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Memorial Day EventsIn Area to Pay HomageTo Our Fallen Heroes

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

This Memorial Day, the fallenAmerican heroes who gave their livesfor their country will be honoredwith a wide variety of events inWestfield, Fanwood, Scotch Plainsand Mountainside.

In Westfield, on Monday, May 29,Memorial Day ceremonies will be-gin at the Veterans Memorial Monu-ment at the corner of Broad Street

nel, was awarded many medals andis an active member of Westfield’sVFW Post No. 11467.

This year’s parade route will go upEast Broad Street from the Monu-ment to Fairview Cemetery. The Sonsand Daughters of The AmericanRevolution will break ranks at Moun-tain Avenue to conduct ceremoniesat The Revolutionary War Cemeteryat The Presbyterian Church inWestfield to honor patriots buriedthere.

The parade will briefly stop at theMunicipal Building where theVeteran’s contingent will take a mo-ment of silence at the World War IIMemorial Plaque.

For those who make the last halfmile of the journey to Fairview Cem-etery, a memorial service at theVeteran’s section of the cemeterywill conclude the parade.

An Honor Guard will fire a salute,and “Taps” will sound over the gravesof the 2,450 veterans who are buriedat Fairview.

All parade goers are invited backto The American Legion Hall at 1003North Avenue for refreshments at theparade’s conclusion.

Mountainside will also conduct aseparate service after the WestfieldParade at the Deerfield ElementarySchool, where a wreath will be placedon a plaque honoring POW-MIA’s.

To participate in this special ser-vice, please contact Mr. Farley atMountainside Borough Hall at (908)232-2400.

In case of inclement weather, therewill be a ceremony at The AmericanLegion Hall; a recorded message canbe called at (908) 654-9181 the dayof the parade for information.

In recognition of the 50th anniver-sary of the Korean War and the 37,000Americans who died in the KoreanWar, the theme for this year’sFanwood-Scotch Plains MemorialDay parade is “A Salute to KoreanWar Veterans.” Residents of Fanwoodand Scotch Plains who are veterans

and North Avenue circle at 9 a.m.Opening remarks will be heard fromMayor Thomas C. Jardim, as well asMountainside’s Veterans of ForeignWars (VFW) Chairman RobertFarley, Westfield’s VFW CommanderDr. Marty Cohen and Al Riker, Com-mander of Westfield’s AmericanLegion Post No. 3.

The traditional laying of wreathsat the Monument will be accompa-nied by music from the WestfieldHigh School Band and the New Jer-sey Workshop for the Arts.

Lawrence M. Smith was chosen asWestfield’s Grand Marshal for thisyear’s parade. Mr. Smith was a Ma-rine Fighter Pilot during World WarII. He retired with the rank of Colo-


Special Camera Aids FirefightersDuring Blaze at Local Home

By KIM KINTERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

Firefighters spent hours battling ahouse fire last Thursday night thatwas believed to have started when alive electrical wire fell near the resi-dence and ignited a blaze at theelectrical panel in the basement.

Deputy Fire Chief John Castellanosaid the fire at 133 Stanmore Placebegan about 10:30 p.m. on May 18during the height of a series of thun-derstorms that roared through theWestfield area that night.

A high voltage wire split, he said,and fell right beside the northsidestucco home. Shortly after that, a firebroke out in the basement of theresidence.

Firefighters from Westfield, ScotchPlains and Cranford were on the scenefor hours battling fires on all threefloors of the house, the deputy chiefsaid. In addition, he revealed thatoff-duty firefighters from Westfieldwere called to help contain the blaze.

Firefighters also for the first timeused Westfield’s new Thermal Imag-ing Camera that assists those fight-ing fires in seeing through heavysmoke and darkness, Deputy ChiefCastellano said. The department gotthe camera about a week before thefire and had some training using theapparatus.

The four-member Bakst family washome when the fire broke out, butwas able to get out safely.

However, before police andfirefighters arrived, Mr. Bakst wentback into the house and tried to fightthe fire in the basement himself, aneighbor said. Once he was backoutside, police refused to let the ho-meowner return to the house, theneighbor added.

When firefighters arrived, theyfound the split high voltage line andinvestigated the blaze in the base-ment, Deputy Chief Castellano said.The Westfield Fire Department thencalled in members of the ScotchPlains and Cranford fire departmentsand the off-duty firefighters fromWestfield.

The deputy chief said there wasdense smoke in the basement causedby the burning electrical wires andthat the department’s new ThermalImaging Camera allowed firefightersto find the origin of the fire.

“It did a tremendous job in helpingus see,” he said.

He said that once the firefightersfound the origin of the fire, theydiscovered that the blaze had fol-lowed electrical lines up throughthree levels of the house.

Some floors and ceilings had to betorn up to get to the fire, he said.

The house, which will be uninhab-

itable for some time, sustained quitea bit of smoke damage, Deputy ChiefCastellano said. Most of the damageoccurred inside the home, as the

stucco structure contained the fire.The Fire Department has not put adollar amount on the damage, he

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderAPPRECIATING ART...Eleanor Eills, 4, of Westfield enjoys the homemade sleds produced by elementary schoolchildren of Westfield. The exhibition was one of many on display at the annual Westfield School District art show heldfor three days last week at Westfield High School.

Lawrence M. SmithWestfield’s Memorial Day Parade

Grand Marshal

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderHANDCLAPPING MARATHON...Students at Franklin Elementary School in Westfield participate in a marathonhandclapping session while playing outdoors last week.

Roundtable Discussion SeriesSet on Local Community TopicsBy SUSAN M. DYCKMAN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

The Town of Westfield has sched-uled a four-week series of roundtablediscussions focusing on topics ofcommunity concern as identified bya planning group of Westfield citi-zens convened by Mayor Thomas C.Jardim in January.

The program will be held on fourconsecutive Mondays in June begin-ning at 7 p.m. in the Council Cham-bers of the Westfield MunicipalBuilding. The public is invited toattend.

There will be opportunities to com-ment on the discussions, which willbe broadcast live on TV-36.

A discussion on “The Erosion ofCivility and Community Participa-tion” will launch the series on June 5,followed by “Responding as a Com-munity to Citizens in Need” on June12.

On June 19, the topic will be “Rais-ing Children of Tolerance, Valuesand Purpose.” Concluding the serieswill be “The Need for Spiritual Ful-

fillment” on June 26.Mayor Jardim has envisioned a

fifth roundtable to summarize thediscussions and recommended solu-tions.

Westfield will offer the program inconjunction with Kean University’sGateway Institute for Regional De-velopment.

To help fund the $6,000 program,the town appealed to the WestfieldFoundation and was awarded a grantof $5,000.

“There is no doubt that Westfieldis a good place to live and raisechildren,” stated Mr. Jardim. “But,just like many other towns, we haveconcerns that are very symptomaticof the fast pace of life in the 21stcentury.

“Some people, some children, mayactually be falling through the cracksin our way of life here,” he contin-ued. “What makes Westfield differ-ent is that we are proactively tryingto agree on some solutions to makethis very good place even better.”

According to Gateway’s Associ-

ate Director Tonya Poteat, eachroundtable will feature a differentgroup of individuals from Westfield,including representatives from vol-unteer organizations, municipal of-ficials and professional people.

The programs will be facilitatedby Dr. Lois C. Richardson of theGateway Institute.

Following the panel discussions,the public will be invited to posequestions to panel members, Dr.Richardson and/or the mayor.

Ms. Poteat explained that, if thetownship decides to take the pro-gram further, it could cost an addi-tional $4,000 for follow-up activitiesand public relations efforts, such asmailings to residents.

Gateway has worked on develop-ment programs for Fanwood, Roselle,Elizabeth and Hillside, although“each town wants something differ-ent,” said Ms. Poteat, who is coordi-nating the Westfield project.

Citizens should direct their ques-tions about the roundtable series tothe Mayor’s Office at (908) 789-4041.


Council Delays Deck DesignWhile Considering Report

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

The Town Council opted not toappropriate funds to its parking con-sultant for design work on a parkingdeck, reasoning that the governingbody hasn’t determined if it is evengoing to build such a facility, letalone determine its location and size.

The council instead agreed Tues-day night to continue the contractwith Rich and Associates, Inc., whichhas developed a report that recom-mends a parking deck and/or decksfor the downtown.

The Michigan-based firm will con-tinue to provide support services at aper diem rate, not to exceed $20,000,as the Town Council conducts publicmeetings and considers its next courseof action regarding the recommen-dations included in Rich and Associ-ates’ “Comprehensive Parking Plan”which was submitted to the councilearlier this year.

Town Administrator Thomas B.Shannon explained that, at thecouncil’s direction, Rich and Asso-ciates will not move into pre-designwork for a parking facility until thegoverning body determines if it wantsa deck, and, if affirmative, decidesthe facility’s size and location.

A resolution presented to the coun-cil Tuesday night had proposed a

figure of $55,000 for Rich to proceedwith the pre-design of a deck.

However, there was not full agree-ment on having Rich and Associatescomplete the early design phase ofplans for a deck.

The report recommended decksranging from $10 to $16 million inconstruction costs, with between 743and 1,327 parking spaces. The SouthAvenue train station municipal lot,known as 3A, was rated as the primelocation for a deck, followed by Lot1 on Prospect Street.

Second Ward Councilman JamesJ. Gruba said he felt the councilneeded to determine how it wants toproceed on the parking report beforespending money on pre-design work.

The council agreed to cut the fig-ure from $55,000 to $20,000 to covermoney the firm is owed, in additionto supplemental services Rich maybe asked to complete.

“We don’t know where we aregoing, so there is no point to spend-ing another $35,000,” Mr. Gruba toldThe Westfield Leader.

He explained the $20,000 will en-able Rich to continue to clarify itsreport and answer questions posedby the council.

Both Third Ward Councilman NeilF. Sullivan and Mayor Thomas C.Jardim indicated they were prepared

to support the pre-design work ex-penditure in the contract.

Mr. Shannon explained that the$55,000 figure was “reasonable” forthe consultant to complete the actualdesign phase for a deck, includingtraffic studies and soil samples oncea site for the deck is determined.

In other business, the council wenton record in supporting the $1.5 mil-lion New Jersey Department of Trans-portation (DOT) plan to alleviatetraffic congestion and to boost pe-destrian safety at the Route 28 trafficcircle.

The plan is an alternative to the T-intersection project previously en-dorsed by the Town Council in 1996.That plan called for a fully signal-ized intersection.

The new project will retain thecircle with modifications to improvesafety for motorists and pedestrians.

The council, in its resolution, hasrequested that the DOT reduce thewidth of the right turn lane fromNorth Avenue along the World War Imonument, while retaining existingparking spaces in the area.

Also, the town wants the curb atthe northeastern corner of the NorthAvenue and East Broad Street inter-section reduced to provide for shortercrosswalks to enhance pedestrian

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of the Korean War will be the guestsof honor at the parade.

Starting at 8 a.m., a memorialservice will be held at AmericanLegion Post No. 209 at Park Avenueand Sunset Place sponsored by theAmerican Legion and Veterans ofForeign Wars. At 9 a.m., a memorialservice will be held at the FanwoodLibrary on North Avenue andTillotson Road with wreath layingand an address by Fanwood MayorLouis C. Jung.

At 10 a.m., several organizationswill lay wreaths at the Veteran’sMonument on the corner of ParkAvenue and Front Street. ScotchPlains Grand Marshal, Joseph Duff,a Korean War Veteran who servedover 30 years between active andreserve duty, will address the march-ers along with Scotch Plains MayorMartin L. Marks.

Starting at 10:45 a.m. from theMunicipal Building in Scotch Plains,the parade will proceed along ParkAvenue, down Martine Avenue intothe center of Fanwood and end at LaGrande Park in Fanwood.

More than 45 local groups willparticipate in this year’s parade.

A wide variety of fun activities forthe entire family are planned for thisyear’s Memorial Day in the Parkevent in La Grande Park in Fanwood.Entertainment, barbecued food, ridesand games will be hosted by theborough from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ahotdog eating contest and a dunktank featuring borough officials inthe hot seat are sure to make this themost fulfilling way to spend the day.

A special Memorial Day dedica-tion and concert will be held at EchoLake Park on Sunday, May 28, at6:30 p.m. sponsored by the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freehold-ers, honoring Pearl Harbor Veterans.The Freeholders will dedicate a per-manent memorial in Echo Lake Parkto the memory of those who lost theirlives during the attack on Pearl Har-bor on December 7, 1941.

Members of the Pearl Harbor Sur-vivors, North Jersey Chapter No. 2will be on hand for the dedicationalong with a color guard contingentof the Central Jersey Leathernecksfrom Westfield.

In conjunction with the installa-tion of the Pearl Harbor Memorial,Park Drive in the park will be desig-nated “Pearl Harbor Memorial Drive”

from Saturday, May 27, through Sat-urday, June 3.

After the dedication, The WestfieldSymphony Orchestra will perform afree concert of American patrioticmusic beginning at 7 p.m. in thepark. In case of rain, the concert willtake place at Cranford High School.For information, please call theWestfield Symphony Orchestra at(908) 232-9400.

The question concerning properdisplay of the American flag on Me-morial Day comes up each year. Ac-cording to information from theAmerican Legion’s Web site atwww.legion.org/flagcode.htm, theflag should be displayed at half-staffuntil noon only, then raised to the topof the staff.

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said.Red Cross representatives were

on the scene to offer housing tothe family, but they chose to staywith neighbors.

The Thermal Imaging Camerawas obtained for free from thestate Department of CommunityAffairs, which is making the ap-paratus available to 700 munici-palities, Deputy Chief Castellanosaid.

Westfield was one of the first100 municipalities to apply forthe equipment, and picked it upabout a week ago. Formal trainingis scheduled to occur in the nextfew weeks.

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William A. Burke for The Westfield LeaderHEAD-ON ACCIDENT...Shortly after noon on May 18, the driver of a compact car traveling west on South Avenue nearCrossway Place lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and plowed head-on into a parked Sport Utility Vehicle(SUV) on the opposite side of the street. Paramedic and local rescue units responded and the motorist, who was injured,was extracted from his car by members of the Westfield Fire Department. He was transported to the hospital by theWestfield Rescue Squad.

SP Environmental GroupRaises Ashbrook Concerns

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS -- The ScotchPlains Township Environmental Com-mission seems somewhat skepticalabout the proposal to convert two dozenacres of land in the Ashbrook Reserva-tion into a park and ballfields.

After listening last week to a pro-posal from the consulting engineer plan-ning the project as well as hearingobjections from several environmentalgroups, commission chairpersonMarcia Anderson, while admitting theneed for more open space, said: “we’relooking at a lot of sites for possibleparks.”

She said the commission is “con-cerned about certain aspects of the(Ashbrook) site,” both from an envi-ronmental standpoint as well as for thelocal ecosystem.

The commission’s emergency meet-ing May 18, which was attended byMayor Martin Marks and CouncilmanTarquin Jay Bromley as well as Coun-cilwoman Geri M. Samuel, thecouncil’s liaison to the panel, was heldin response to a Letter of Interpretationapplication sent to the New Jersey De-partment of Environmental protectionby Killam Associates, the consultingengineering firm secured by the town-ship to conduct preliminary studies onthe site.

Robert Lynes of Killam displayedpreliminary sketches for the park thatinclude a baseball field facing northtowards Martine Avenue, a LittleLeague/softball field behind the largerfield, and two soccer fields at the south-ern end of the property.

In addition, the drawings includedprovisions for some 100 parking spacesas well as a small field house with adimension of about 40 feet by 50 feet.There would be access roads to theparking lot from both Raritan Road andMartine Avenue.

A series of walking trails around thearea’s perimeter would also be included.

Mr. Lynes said the presence of des-ignated wetlands areas in the AshbrookReservation would necessitate the in-clusion of a wetlands buffer boundaryto serve as a sort of transition areabetween the actual park and the unde-veloped area of the reservation, whichis designated as a park within the UnionCounty Park Department.

Typically, these types of buffers are50 feet wide, although the state couldorder it expanded to as much as 150feet wide.

Such a widening, he said, “might bethe fatal flaw” in the proposed develop-ment because “it would compress theusable space available.”

In recent months, a number of envi-ronmental groups have registered theiropposition to the park, with the main

concerns being the effect of such adevelopment on the wildlife and plantlife inside the reservation and the po-tential for an increased flood risk forneighboring towns.

The Robinsons Branch of the RahwayRiver runs through the reservation andthen winds it way southeast throughClark and Rahway. Some persons haveclaimed that developing the reservationand flattening the topography of theland would result in much greater floodhazards for both the south side of ScotchPlains and the towns downstream.

William Fidurski, chairman of theClark Environmental Commission, toldhis Scotch Plains counterparts that“even in short storms, we see a sizablechange at the Scotch Plains-Clark linewhere the Robinsons Branch rises rap-idly.”

He said that “any additional waterput into the main channel will have anadverse effect as far as flooding isconcerned.”

Ms. Anderson, pointing out that thewater table in the reservation is lowerthan normal due to the lack of signifi-cant rainfall during the past few sum-mers, asked Mr. Lynes whether the pro-posed soccer fields, which would besituated at the lowest level of the pro-posed park, would turn into “swampyfields” when the water table rises.

He responded by saying this was “anengineering problem that has a solu-tion,” although he didn’t provide de-tails.

The two ballfields at the northernend of the property would be on landthat sits, on average, 70-80 feet abovesea level, while the soccer fields wouldbe 10-15 feet lower.

Ms. Anderson also noted that thearea’s mosquito population, and its ef-fects on children, would also have to beaddressed.

She also asked Mr. Lynes aboutwhere water run-off from heavy rain-falls would be directed by the engi-neers. He said no detention basin wasin the works; instead, he said the planwas to let excess rain water, includingfrom the parking lot, run over the park’sgrounds and into the wetlands area.

Ms. Anderson noted, though, thatrun-off water from the parking areawould also carry with it chemicals suchas motor oil and other fluids that inevi-tably drip from cars.

Speaking from another angle, Rich-ard Bousquet, president of the ScotchPlains Historical Society, noted thatthe area in and around the AshbrookReservation was the scene of the Revo-lutionary War Battle of Short Hills andsaid that a number of artifacts from thatskirmish were still in the area.

In addition, he said Indian tools hadbeen found as well as human-utilizedartifacts dating back 9,000 years. Backin the mid-1960s, teeth from the dino-saur-era mastodon were discovered inthe reservation.

Echoing sentiments expressed to theTownship Council earlier this year,Dennis Miranda, urban parks projectmanager with the New Jersey Conser-vation Foundation, told the Environ-mental Commission that the reserva-tion was intended as a passive countypark for all Union County residents,not just Scotch Plains residents.

He added that the value of the reser-vation as a flood control area “wouldbe compromised” if the developmentproceeded. “Scotch Plains should lookelsewhere,” he said.

Claiming that the township was“overreaching” in taking out countyparkland for its own residents, Mr.Miranda provided a list of what he saidwere 18 properties in Scotch Plains,totaling 130 acres, that could be con-verted into usable parkland.

Dean Talcott, who works in the UnionCounty Engineer’s office and is chair-man of the Fanwood Borough Environ-mental Commission, noted that thecounty proposed raised boardwalk-stylewalking path nearby the planned parkcould be jeopardized, due to the noisethat would emanate from the ballfieldsand soccer fields and, in effect, ruin theintended effect of such a nature trail.

Mr. Miranda’s accusation of overreach-ing by the township governmentprompted a spirited defense at the closeof the meeting by Mayor Marks, whosaid the Council was not being negligentor derelict in trying to find any additionalopen space for recreational use.

He said the local government is rely-ing on experts, activists and the stategovernment as it decides whether ornot the project is feasible.

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderIN THEIR SUNDAY BEST...Outside of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield, these women congregate in their Sunday best to discuss currentevents and exchange pleasantries.

TUESDAY, MAY 16• Security personnel at a North Av-

enue department store alerted policeabout a female suspect who they believeis responsible for 10 shoplifting inci-dents there between April 20 and May11. No charges had been filed as of presstime.

• Kimberlee Harris, 32, of Westfieldwas arrested and charged with theft byfailure to make required disposition ofproperty received, for allegedly fail-ing to return a rented vehicle to aCentral Avenue company last Novem-ber. She was released on her own re-cognizance. Authorities said the carwas eventually returned to the com-pany.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17• The owner of an East Broad Street

business reported that bad checks wereissued at his establishment.

THURSDAY, MAY 18• A Fourth Avenue resident reported

that the front license plate on her vehiclewas stolen or lost sometime betweenMay 16 and May 17.

• A Gallows Hill Road resident re-ported the theft of a Pentex brand cam-era from her stroller in MindowaskinPark.

• A Kimball Avenue resident reportedthat $500 was stolen from his residence.

FRIDAY, MAY 19• A lacrosse stick valued at $180 was

reported stolen from a store on SouthAvenue. A white, male juvenile, be-tween 13 and 15 years old, with shortblack hair, 5 feet and 11 inches tall andweighing 160 pounds, is suspected in the

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safety.The governing body wants to main-

tain the existing curb line along theeastern side of the northbound approachto the North Avenue and East BroadStreet intersection to preserve greenspace and reduce traffic flow to thecentral business district.

Also, the town wants the DOT tomove the proposed Watterson Street-South Avenue intersection in the plansfurther west.

Councilman Sullivan asked that thestate begin work as soon as possible onimprovements to the South Avenue, East,approach to the circle. He called the cur-rent approach “a dangerous situation.”

The DOT has set the projectedcompletion date of 2005, with work tobegin in 2004.

The council also rejected an ordi-nance to vacate the town’s right-of-way on Breeze Knoll Drive by a 5-2tally. Property owner Dr. DavidLictenstein wanted to move his currentdriveway in conjunction with improve-ments he is making to his property.

The vacation of the parcel was op-posed by neighboring property ownerDr. Albert Thrower, who felt the movewould reduce his property value by

making it seem as though Dr.Lichtenstein’s new driveway was onhis (Dr. Thrower’s) property. Both prop-erty owners were represented by legalcounsel.

The parcel in question extends fromthe end of the cul-de-sac to theMountainside boundary where Dr.Thrower’s property is located. Dr.Lichtenstein had proposed to relocatehis driveway along the vacated land,had the council approved his request.

Town Attorney William S. Jeremiah,2nd had advised the council that thevacation would have benefited the pub-lic by adding a parcel to the town’s taxrolls, reducing possible liability to thetown and eliminating maintenance re-sponsibilities for Public Works.

On another matter, the council wasnotified of a vacancy on the DowntownWestfield Corporation’s Board of Di-rectors. The downtown propertyowner’s seat expires on December 31,2001. Interested property owners withinthe special improvement district shouldcall Mr. Shannon at (908) 789-4040.

There is also an opening on the Boardof Health. The board’s president, W.Jubb Corbet, Jr., said he is looking forsomeone with a financial background.

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incident.• A Roselle Park resident reported

that an acquaintance pointed a handgunat him at an apartment complex on Cen-tral Avenue. No weapon was found andno one had been charged in connectionwith the incident at press time.

SATURDAY, MAY 20• An unknown individual unlawfully

used the name and bank account numberof a Cumberland Street resident to cashfive checks totaling $1,994. No chargeshad been filed at press time.

• Two patrons at a local restaurant,one a resident of Edison and the otherfrom Merrick, N. Y., reported the theftof keys to their cars.

SUNDAY, MAY 21• A Quantuck Lane resident reported

that someone poured white paint on thehood of his vehicle while it was parkedin front of his house. The victim usedwater from a hose to remove the paint,police said.

MONDAY, MAY 22• An Elm Street resident reported

that someone uprooted a small tree.• Rasheedah Hassan, 23, of Plainfield

was arrested on South Avenue andcharged with driving with a revokedlicense and with hindering apprehen-sion, for allegedly providing false infor-mation to a law enforcement officer. Shewas released after posting $200 cashbail.

TUESDAY, MAY 23• A Westfield resident reported the

theft of her automatic teller machinecard and its unauthorized use by anunidentified individual.

James Gildea NamedAssistant Administrator

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

WESTFIELD — WestfieldTown Administrator Thomas P.Shannon did not have to look veryfar to fill a vacancy for an assis-tant administrator.

James Gildea, currently Assis-tant Recreation Director and Man-ager of the town’s pool, will takeon his new duties as of Monday,June 12.

The positionhas been vacantsince last year,when BernardA. Heeney, theformer Assis-tant Adminis-trator, wasnamed TownClerk. Mr.Gildea will bereunited in ad-m i n i s t r a t i o nwith ClaireGray, who alsohad worked inrecreation as anoffice clerk forthree years prior to taking a jobfor the City of Summit.

“I’m truly excited about it (theposition),” said Mr. Gildea.

Mr. Shannon said Mr. Gildeawill “truly assist me in the day-to-day operations and evaluate spe-cial projects for the town.”

Among his new duties will bepreparation and implementationof the municipal budget and de-velopment of a long-term debtmanagement plan for the town’scapital budget.

Mr. Shannon said many ideasare talked about by the councilbut, in the end, only the “have-to-do” projects usually get funded inthe budget.

The new assistant administra-tor will be asked to develop a fleetmanagement plan for Westfield’s100 municipal-owned vehicles,including maintenance records.The plan will help officials deter-mine whether to keep a specificvehicle and whether the fleet canbe reduced.

Mr. Shannon said he posted theassistant administrator vacancyfor municipal staff, at which pointhe received two applications.

“To my delight, I had two verygood applicants. So I didn’t ad-vertise it (the position),” he ex-plained.

Mr. Gildea has been in his cur-

rent post for seven years. He hadaccepted a private sector job asoperations manager for commer-cial accounts with Shaw Indus-tries, a Dalton, Ga.-based carpetand flooring manufacturer, in thecompany’s Union office.

Mr. Gildea, who left the townpayroll in December to take thenew job, returned the followingmonth after discovering the com-

pany was reor-ganizing andhe might havebeen trans-ferred out ofstate.

He told TheW e s t f i e l dLeader that hehad applied toKean Univer-sity to gain hismaster’s de-gree in publicadministrationwith thethought ofseeking an as-sistant admin-

istrator or administrator’s postin the future. That occurred priorto the job opening in Westfield.

Mr. Gildea said he was en-couraged to apply for the posi-tion by Mr. Shannon.

“It’s kind of funny how thingsseem to fall into place,” said Mr.Gildea, a lifelong Westfielder.

As Assistant Director of theRecreation Department, Mr.Gildea is responsible for the ad-ministration of the town’s Me-morial Pool complex, but alsohandles a number of other day-to-day activities.

He additionally has specificresponsibility for the annual Hal-loween haunted house at the poolcomplex and the springtime five-mile foot race held in TamaquesPark.

In addition to his role as Assis-tant Director, Mr. Gildea alsoserved in various capacities from1988 to 1993 at the MemorialPool, including stints as a life-guard.

Mr. Gildea developed the pro-cess used this year to handle poolmemberships after the facilityreached capacity last summer.Pool members, previous mem-bers, residents and non-residentswere given three time frames toobtain pool memberships. Allregistration was done in person.

James Gildea

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Fanwood Council Green Lights Market PlanFor Required Affordable Housing Units

By SUZETTE F. STALKERSpecially Written for The Times

During a special public meetinglasting approximately one half hourlast Thursday, the Fanwood BoroughCouncil adopted a market plan forlocal affordable housing and ap-proved a resolution to amend the1999 Pocket Park grant awarded tothe community by Union County.

In compliance with state CouncilOn Affordable Housing (COAH)regulations, officials endorsed anordinance which informs people that

four affordable housing units willbecome available in Fanwood. Threeof the units are earmarked for TerrillRoad, while a fourth is planned forMidway Avenue.

COAH approved substantive cer-tification for Fanwood last monththat reduced the borough’s afford-able housing obligation to zero. How-ever, in order for the certification togo into effect, the governing bodyhad to create a market plan for thefour dwellings it was already obli-gated to build under a prior agree-

ment with COAH.Unveiled by the council on May 3,

the ordinance was approved on sec-ond reading through a unanimousvote last week.

Officials then turned their atten-tion to the $100,000 Pocket Parkgrant which Fanwood received in1999. The governing body appropri-ated capital improvement funds tomatch this grant.

The grant, which expires in Au-gust, was earmarked for expansionof the LaGrande Park building. How-ever, following a recent public hear-ing to determine capital improve-ment needs at both LaGrande andForest Road parks, the FanwoodRecreation Commission passed aresolution supporting use of the fundsto complete various projects at thetwo sites.

Proposed upgrades include reno-vations to playing fields, fences andwalkways, as well as landscapingimprovements and increased storageat one or both park recreation build-ings. Commission members have alsoadvocated a study of how park play-ing fields might be reconfigured to

enhance safety.Through its own resolution last

week, the council confirmed it willstudy a two-year plan for capitalimprovements at the parks, to bedeveloped by the Fanwood Recre-ation Commission, and authorizedthat an amended project descriptionbe submitted to the county for ap-proval.

In conjunction with the revisedproject description, the council isseeking an extension of the comple-tion deadline to December 31, 2001,so that the two parks would not haveto be closed simultaneously whilerenovations are underway. LaGrandeand Forest Road are Fanwood’s onlyparks.

Members of the governing bodysaid they wanted to see a list priori-tizing the proposed improvementsfrom the Fanwood Recreation Com-mission.

In 1998, Fanwood was awarded agrant of $125,000 through the countyPocket Park Program to develop apocket park on a long-dormant lot onWatson Road. Borough officials

Sentinel Chickens Stand Guard In Scotch PlainsAgainst Threat of West Nile Mosquito-Bred Virus


By SUSAN M. DYCKMANSpecially Written for The Times

New Jersey health officials are tak-ing no chances that the West NileVirus, which made its North Ameri-can debut last year in New York state,will sneak unnoticed into New Jer-sey this mosquito season.

In an effort to keep on top of thesituation this year, the MosquitoResearch and Control program atRutgers University obtained$140,000 in state grant money toplace sentinel chickens in each ofNew Jersey’s 21 counties, accordingto Carolyn Vollero, Chief Inspectorof Union County’s Bureau of Mos-quito Control.

One flock of these chickens isliving in Scotch Plains.

West Nile Virus, which is trans-mitted by the Ades Vexan mosquito,was discovered in birds in a numberof New Jersey counties, includingUnion, last September. The virus in-fected close to 40 people in the Em-pire State, four of whom died.

Ms. Vollero explained that hen

chickens have been used to success-fully test for disease for 15 years.Even when infectedwith the virus, thechickens do not be-come sick.

Union County’sthree, 21-week oldchickens have beenstationed in the back-yard of the mosquitobureau’s offices be-hind the county En-gineering Depart-ment on South Av-enue in Scotch Plains.The chickens residein a rabbit hutch-likecage the size of a re-frigerator.

The site was cho-sen according to a directive fromRutgers to position the cage near oneof the 30 light traps used by countymosquito control personnel to cap-ture mosquitoes for testing purposes.

Mosquito samplings are culledfrom the traps, which are located

throughout Union County, three timesa week as part of the bureau’s ongo-

ing surveillance program. Surveil-lance was launched earlier than usualthis year in light of the West Nilethreat.

Of the Scotch Plains site, said Ms.Vollero, “We found this to be the bestlocation. It’s a contained area, no

Memorial Day EventsIn Area to Pay HomageTo Our Fallen Heroes

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Times

This Memorial Day, the fallenAmerican heroes who gave their livesfor their country will be honoredwith a wide variety of events inFanwood, Scotch Plains, Westfieldand Mountainside.

In recognition of the 50th anniver-sary of the Ko-rean War and the37,000 Ameri-cans who died inthe Korean War,the theme for thisyear’s Fanwood-Scotch PlainsMemorial Dayparade is “A Sa-lute to KoreanWar Veterans.”Residents ofFanwood andScotch Plainswho are veteransof the KoreanWar will be theguests of honorat the parade.

A memorialservice will beheld at AmericanLegion Post No.209 at Park Av-enue and SunsetPlace at 8 a.m. sponsored by both theScotch Plains American Legion andthe Scotch Plains Veterans of For-eign Wars (VFW). At 9 a.m., a me-morial service will be held at the

Fanwood Library on North Avenueand Tillotson Road with wreath lay-ing and an address by Fanwood MayorLouis C. Jung.

Several organizations will laywreaths at the Veteran’s Monumenton the corner of Park Avenue andFront Street at 10 a.m. Scotch Plain’s

Grand Marshal Jo-seph Duff, a Ko-rean War Veteranwho served over 30years between ac-tive and reserveduty, will addressthe marchers alongwith Scotch PlainsMayor Martin L.Marks.

Starting at 10:45a.m. from the Mu-nicipal Building inScotch Plains, theScotch Plains-Fanwood Memo-rial Day paradewill proceed alongPark Avenue,down Martine Av-enue into the cen-ter of Fanwoodand end at LaGrande Park inFanwood. Morethan 45 local

groups will participate in this year’sparade.

A wide variety of fun activities forthe entire family are planned for this


public access and safe.”According to Ms. Vollero, an ento-mologist from Rutgers is drawingblood from the chickens everyother week to test for the virus. Ifthere is evidence of West Nile, thebureau will step up its alreadyvigilant mosquito surveillanceprocedures.

During a telephone interview,the inspector reminded The Timesof Scotch Plains-Fanwood thatNew York had no formal mosquitocontrol program in place at thetime of the West Nile outbreak lastsummer.

On the contrary, she said, theUnion County program is one ofthe oldest in the country, datingback to the early 1900s. EveryNew Jersey county currently oper-

ates its own mosquito control pro-gram.

In an effort to inform citizens, theUnion County bureau is distributingpress releases regarding the impor-tance of eliminating stagnant water

Cheri Rogowsky for The TimesYOUNG PATRIOT...During a recent rehearsal in Scotch Plains for a concert, led by Marylu Farrell, this youngsterproudly waved an American flag to demonstrate his patriotic spirit – just in time for Memorial Day.

Cheri Rogowsky for The TimesROCKIN’ AT THE LIBRARY...Ben Suriano of The Fins performed vocal andguitar selections with his fellow band members at a concert held at the FanwoodMemorial Library on May 21.

Ingrid McKinley for The TimesCaptain Joseph W. Duff

Grand Marshal of Scotch Plains’Memorial Day Parade

Ingrid McKinley for The Times



By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

The Scotch Plains Township Envi-ronmental Commission seems some-what skeptical about the proposal toconvert two dozen acres of land inthe Ashbrook Reservation into a parkand ballfields.

After listening last week to a pro-posal from the consulting engineerplanning the project as well as hear-ing objections from several environ-mental groups, commission chair-person Marcia Anderson, while ad-mitting the need for more open space,said: “we’re looking at a lot of sitesfor possible parks.”

She said the commission is “con-cerned about certain aspects of the(Ashbrook) site,” both from an envi-ronmental standpoint as well as forthe local ecosystem.

The commission’s emergencymeeting May 18, which was attendedby Mayor Martin Marks and Coun-cilman Tarquin Jay Bromley as wellas Councilwoman Geri M. Samuel,the council’s liaison to the panel,was held in response to a Letter of

Interpretation application sent to theNew Jersey Department of Environ-mental protection by Killam Associ-ates, the consulting engineering firmsecured by the township to conductpreliminary studies on the site.

Robert Lynes of Killam displayedpreliminary sketches for the parkthat include a baseball field facingnorth towards Martine Avenue, aLittle League/softball field behindthe larger field, and two soccer fieldsat the southern end of the property.

In addition, the drawings includedprovisions for some 100 parkingspaces as well as a small field housewith a dimension of about 40 feet by50 feet. There would be access roadsto the parking lot from both RaritanRoad and Martine Avenue.

A series of walking trails aroundthe area’s perimeter would also beincluded.

Mr. Lynes said the presence ofdesignated wetlands areas in theAshbrook Reservation would neces-sitate the inclusion of a wetlandsbuffer boundary to serve as a sort oftransition area between the actual

park and the undeveloped area of thereservation, which is designated as apark within the Union County ParkDepartment.

Typically, these types of buffersare 50 feet wide, although the statecould order it expanded to as muchas 150 feet wide.

Such a widening, he said, “mightbe the fatal flaw” in the proposeddevelopment because “it would com-press the usable space available.”

In recent months, a number ofenvironmental groups have registeredtheir opposition to the park, with themain concerns being the effect ofsuch a development on the wildlifeand plant life inside the reservationand the potential for an increasedflood risk for neighboring towns.

The Robinsons Branch of theRahway River runs through the res-ervation and then winds it way south-east through Clark and Rahway. Somepersons have claimed that develop-ing the reservation and flattening thetopography of the land would resultin much greater flood hazards for



sources on residential property,which are potential mosquitobreeding grounds. Clogged raingutters, old tires and neglectedswimming pools are major culprits.

In addition, Ms. Vollero has beenon the road speaking to variousgroups in the community about thevirus and the need to take certainprecautions outdoors. To date, shehas addressed a senior citizens’group, garden club and employeesat Lucent Technologies.

Locally, the Scotch Plains HealthDepartment mailed a pamphletabout West Nile Virus along withthe Scotch Plains Township news-letter. Health official Andy Snyderreported that 10,000 copies of thepamphlet were mailed to residents.

The information contained in thepamphlet was gleaned from theWeb site of the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC).There are some copies available atthe Scotch Plains Municipal Build-ing.

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year’s Memorial Day in the Parkevent in La Grande Park in Fanwood.Entertainment, barbecued food, ridesand games will be hosted by theBorough of Fanwood from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. A hotdog eating contest and adunk tank featuring borough officials inthe hot seat are sure to make this themost fulfilling way to spend the day.

In Westfield, on Monday, May 29,Memorial Day ceremonies will begin atthe Veterans Memorial Monument atthe corner of Broad Street and NorthAvenue circle at 9 a.m. Opening re-marks will be heard from Mayor Tho-mas C. Jardim, as well asMountainside’s VFW Chairman Rob-ert Farley, Westfield’s VFW CommanderDr. Marty Cohen and Al Riker, Com-mander of Westfield’s American Le-gion Post No. 3.

The traditional laying of wreaths atthe Monument will be accompanied bymusic from the Westfield High SchoolBand and the New Jersey Workshop forthe Arts.

Lawrence M. Smith was chosen asWestfield’s Grand Marshal for this year’sparade. Mr. Smith was a Marine FighterPilot during World War II. He retiredwith the rank of Colonel, was awardedmany medals and is an active memberof Westfield’s VFW Post No. 11467.

This year’s parade route will go up EastBroad Street from the Monument toFairview Cemetery. The Sons and Daugh-ters of The American Revolution willbreak ranks at Mountain Avenue to con-duct ceremonies at The RevolutionaryWar Cemetery at The Presbyterian Churchin Westfield to honor patriots buried there.

The parade will briefly stop at theMunicipal Building where the Veteran’scontingent will take a moment of silenceat the World War II Memorial Plaque.

For those who make the last half mileof the journey to Fairview Cemetery, amemorial service at the Veteran’s sec-tion of the cemetery will conclude theparade.

An Honor Guard will fire a salute, and“Taps” will sound over the graves of the2,450 veterans who are buried at Fairview.

All parade goers are invited back toThe American Legion Hall at 1003 NorthAvenue for refreshments at the parade’sconclusion.

Mountainside will also conduct a sepa-rate service after the Westfield Parade atthe Deerfield Elementary School, wherea wreath will be placed on a plaquehonoring POW-MIA’s.

To participate in this special service,please contact Mr. Farley at MountainsideBorough Hall at (908) 232-2400.

In case of inclement weather, therewill be a ceremony at The AmericanLegion Hall. A recorded message canbe called at (908) 654-9181 the day ofthe parade for information.

A special Memorial Day dedicationand concert will be held at Echo LakePark on Sunday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m.sponsored by the Union County Boardof Chosen Freeholders, honoring PearlHarbor Veterans. The Freeholders willdedicate a permanent memorial in EchoLake Park to the memory of those wholost their lives during the attack at PearlHarbor on December 7, 1941.

Members of the Pearl Harbor Survi-vors, North Jersey Chapter No. 2 will beon hand for the dedication along with acolor guard contingent of the CentralJersey Leathernecks from Westfield.

In conjunction with the installation ofthe Pearl Harbor Memorial, Park Drivein the park will be designated “PearlHarbor Memorial Drive” from Saturday,May 27, through Saturday, June 3.

After the dedication, The WestfieldSymphony Orchestra will perform afree concert of American patriotic mu-sic beginning at 7 p.m. in the park. Incase of rain, the concert will takeplace at Cranford High School. Forinformation, please call the WestfieldSymphony Orchestra at (908) 232-9400.

The question concerning proper dis-play of the American flag on MemorialDay comes up each year. According toinformation from the American Legion’sWeb site at www.legion.org/flagcode.htm, the flag should be dis-played at half-staff until noon only, thenraised to the top of the staff.


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Union County Grant Will BringImprovements to Country Club

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

The approval by Union Countyof a $150,000 grant to Scotch Plainswill mean some significant im-provements to the township-ownedScotch Hills Country Club and ex-panded services there for seniorcitizens, who make up a significantpart of the club’s membership.

After two years of allocating grantmoney for pocket parks and relatedprojects, the county is shifting gearsthis year with its Senior Focus ini-tiative, which is making funds avail-able for programs aimed at seniors(see related story, Page 2).

Scotch Plains’ plans for the coun-try club, located at the eastern endof town, include construction of anew and separate building to housethe pro shop, presently in the mainbuilding, as well as a new meetingroom and an enclosed area for thestorage of golf carts. In addition,improvements will be made to themain building, including makingimprovements to the existing restrooms to make them more compli-ant with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act as well as replacing

some of the furnishings in the com-mon areas.

Township Manager Thomas E.Atkins told the Township Councilearlier this month that the goal ofthe project is to “get more spacethere for the benefit of seniors.”

Any additional funding neededbeyond the $150,000 county grantcan, according to Mr. Atkins, befunded by the township govern-ment out of its capital improve-ment budget or the governmentcould seek some funding assistancefrom the state.

At its regular meeting on Tues-day night, the Township Councilsped through a light agenda thatwas long on recognizing youngertownship residents. The councilpassed resolutions congratulatingCheryl Wagner, Danielle Scizak andLorri Slaugh for achieving the GoldAward, the highest award in GirlScouting.

It also passed a resolution con-gratulating Eric Rosenberg for com-pleting the requirements for therank of Eagle Scout in the BoyScouts.

In addition, the council honored

a group of musical students fromScotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool for receiving a variety ofspecial honors and recognition;at the urging of the council, thegroup also performed a song, acapella.

Councilwoman Geri M. Samuelsaid the Cultural Arts Committee’ssummer concert series on the Vil-lage Green will begin on Thursdayevening, July 6, and be held on thefollowing three Thursdays. Theschedule for August will be an-nounced in the coming weeks.

She also said the Scotch PlainsBusiness and Professional Asso-ciation will holds its annual Clas-sic Car Show on June 11 from 8a.m. to 4 p.m. on Park Avenuebetween East Second Street andFront Street.

Township Attorney Douglas W.Hansen announced the birth of hissecond grandchild. Devon ThomasMerashoff was born on May 18 inTowson, Md., to Mr. Hansen’sdaughter, Kirsten L. Merashoff, andher husband, Thomas Merashoff.

The council’s next regular meet-ing will be held on June 13.

Ingrid McKinley for The TimesCAGE OF CHICKENS...Chief Inspector of Union County’s Bureau of Mosquito Control Carolyn Vollero and BureauChief Ernie Testa pose with two members of their flock of chickens. Ms. Vollero explained that hen chickens have beenused to successfully test for the West Nile-Like Virus for 15 years. Even when infected with the virus, the chickens do notbecome sick. Union County’s three, 21-week old chickens have been stationed in the backyard of the mosquito bureau’soffices behind the county Engineering Department on South Avenue in Scotch Plains. The chickens reside in a rabbithutch-like cage the size of a refrigerator.

both the south side of Scotch Plainsand the towns downstream.

William Fidurski, chairman ofthe Clark Environmental Commis-sion, told his Scotch Plains coun-terparts that “even in short storms,we see a sizable change at theScotch Plains-Clark line where theRobinsons Branch rises rapidly.”

He said that “any additional wa-ter put into the main channel willhave an adverse effect as far asflooding is concerned.”

Ms. Anderson, pointing out thatthe water table in the reservationis lower than normal due to thelack of significant rainfall duringthe past few summers, asked Mr.Lynes whether the proposed soc-cer fields, which would be situ-ated at the lowest level of theproposed park, would turn into“swampy fields” when the watertable rises.

He responded by saying this was“an engineering problem that hasa solution,” although he didn’t pro-vide details.

The two ballfields at the north-ern end of the property would beon land that sits, on average, 70-80 feet above sea level, while thesoccer fields would be 10-15 feetlower.

Ms. Anderson also noted thatthe area’s mosquito population,and its effects on children, wouldalso have to be addressed.

She also asked Mr. Lynes about wherewater run-off from heavy rainfalls wouldbe directed by the engineers. He said nodetention basin was in the works; in-stead, he said the plan was to let excessrain water, including from the parkinglot, run over the park’s grounds and intothe wetlands area.

Ms. Anderson noted, though,that run-off water from the park-ing area would also carry with itchemicals such as motor oil andother fluids that inevitably dripfrom cars.

Speaking from another angle,Richard Bousquet, president of theScotch Plains Historical Society,noted that the area in and aroundthe Ashbrook Reservation was thescene of the Revolutionary War


Battle of Short Hills and said thata number of artifacts from thatskirmish were still in the area.

In addition, he said Indian toolshad been found as well as human-utilized artifacts dating back 9,000years. Back in the mid-1960s, teethfrom the dinosaur-era mastodonwere discovered in the reserva-tion.

Echoing sentiments expressedto the Township Council earlierthis year, Dennis Miranda, urbanparks project manager with theNew Jersey Conservation Founda-tion, told the Environmental Com-mission that the reservation wasintended as a passive county parkfor all Union County residents,not just Scotch Plains residents.

He added that the value of thereservation as a flood control area“would be compromised” if thedevelopment proceeded. “ScotchPlains should look elsewhere,” hesaid.

Claiming that the township was“overreaching” in taking outcounty parkland for its own resi-dents, Mr. Miranda provided a listof what he said were 18 propertiesin Scotch Plains, totaling 130acres, that could be converted intousable parkland.

Dean Talcott, who works in theUnion County Engineer’s office andis chairman of the Fanwood BoroughEnvironmental Commission, notedthat the county proposed raised board-walk-style walking path nearby theplanned park could be jeopardized,due to the noise that would emanatefrom the ballfields and soccer fieldsand, in effect, ruin the intended ef-fect of such a nature trail.

Mr. Miranda’s accusation ofoverreaching by the township gov-ernment prompted a spirited de-fense at the close of the meetingby Mayor Marks, who said theCouncil was not being negligentor derelict in trying to find anyadditional open space for recre-ational use.

He said the local government isrelying on experts, activists and thestate government as it decideswhether or not the project is feasible.


Roundtable DiscussionSeries Planned on Local

Community TopicsBy SUSAN M. DYCKMAN

Specially Written for The Times

WESTFIELD -- The Township ofWestfield has scheduled a four-week series of roundtable discus-sions focusing on topics of com-munity concern as identified by aplanning group of Westfield citi-zens convened by Mayor ThomasC. Jardim in January.

The program will be held on fourconsecutive Mondays in June be-ginning at 7 p.m. in the CouncilChambers of the Westfield Munici-pal Building. The public is invitedto attend.

There will be opportunities tocomment on the discussions, whichwill be broadcast live on TV-36.

A discussion on “The Erosion ofCivility and Community Participa-tion” will launch the series on June5, followed by “Responding as aCommunity to Citizens in Need”on June 12.

On June 19, the topic will be“Raising Children of Tolerance,Values and Purpose.” Concludingthe series will be “The Need forSpiritual Fulfillment” on June 26.

Mayor Jardim has envisioned afifth roundtable to summarize thediscussions and recommended so-lutions.

Westfield will offer the programin conjunction with KeanUniversity’s Gateway Institute forRegional Development.

To help fund the $6,000 program,the township appealed to theWestfield Foundation and wasawarded a grant of $5,000.

“There is no doubt that Westfieldis a good place to live and raise

children,” stated Mr. Jardim. “But,just like many other towns, we haveconcerns that are very symptom-atic of the fast pace of life in the21st century.

“Some people, some children,may actually be falling through thecracks in our way of life here,” hecontinued. “What makes Westfielddifferent is that we are proactivelytrying to agree on some solutionsto make this very good place evenbetter.”

According to Gateway’s Associ-ate Director Tonya Poteat, eachroundtable will feature a differentgroup of individuals fromWestfield, including representa-tives from volunteer organizations,municipal officials and professionalpeople.

The programs will be facilitatedby Dr. Lois C. Richardson of theGateway Institute.

Following the panel discussions,the public will be invited to posequestions to panel members, Dr.Richardson and/or the mayor.

Ms. Poteat explained that, if thetownship decides to take the pro-gram further, it could cost an addi-tional $4,000 for follow-up activi-ties and public relations efforts,such as mailings to residents.

Gateway has worked on develop-ment programs for Fanwood,Roselle, Elizabeth and Hillside, al-though “each town wants some-thing different,” said Ms. Poteat,who is coordinating the Westfieldproject.

Citizens should direct their ques-tions about the roundtable series tothe Mayor’s Office at (908) 789-4041.


agreed to match the grant with a com-bination of funds and in-kind services.

The passive park, which has beenplanned as a haven for relaxation ac-tivities and cultural arts programs, isexpected to be completed by the latterpart of this year. It will be locatedopposite the borough’s municipal com-plex and provide 17 parking spaces.

Before adjourning into executivesession, the council also briefly dis-cussed the status of the borough’s re-vised zoning ordinance. A draft of thatordinance is currently under review bythe Planning Board.

Council President Joel Whitaker,who serves as governing body Liaisonto the Planning Board, reported that, asof last Thursday, the board had alreadycovered some 58 pages of the 220-page document.

The council is also expected to re-view the draft ordinance during severalupcoming special meetings, with hopesof completing the process by Thurs-day, June 1.

Once adopted, the ordinance willreplace an existing version which datesto the early 1960s. The new text, de-scribed by borough officials as more

Fanwood Council OK’s MarketPlan For Required Housing Units

“user-friendly” than its predecessor, isscheduled to be introduced and adoptedby the Borough Council during thesummer.

It will outline contemporary policiesand procedures regarding applicationsfor site plans and subdivisions; theresponsibilities of the Planning Boardand Zoning Officer; building permitsand exemptions; accessory structures;parking and architecture, among othercategories. The document will also re-flect zone changes and include a cur-rent zoning map.

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Tax Credits, Gun PoliciesSeparate Mr. Farley FromDistrict Seven Opponents


WESTFIELD – If Capitol Hillexperience was the main criteria forselecting the Democratic nominee inthe Seventh Congressional District,Joel Farley would win that race handsdown.

But, in the four-candidate raceheaded by Union County ManagerMichael J. Lapolla and formerFanwood Mayor Maryanne S.Connelly, Mr. Farley realizes he isfighting an uphill battle.

The anti-Vietnam War demonstra-tor in the 1960s, however, believeshe received a major boost in proposalto provide full federal income taxcredits to teachers in hopes of in-creasing quality teachers nationwide.The plan received a boost when Cali-fornia Governor Gray Davis proposeda similar plan exempting teachersfrom the state income tax.

The candidate also supports pres-ervation of New Jersey’s open spacesand an end to the shipping of NewYork City garbage into Union County,an end to discrimination against ho-mosexuals in the military includingthe “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” –the candidate is openly gay — theuse of federal budget surplus tostrengthen and preserve Social Se-curity and expansion of Medicare toinclude coverage of prescriptiondrugs.

Last week Mr. Farley, who grewup in Westfield where he wentthrough the public school system, satdown with The Westfield Leader andThe Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood

to discuss his background and plat-form.

The candidate’s first elective of-fice was as Treasurer and later Stu-dent Council President at RooseveltJr. high school from 1968-69.

While at Westfield High School,he participated in the CongressionalSeminar Program, where he went toWashington and meet with Congress-men and Senators including thenCongressman Gerald Ford and Sena-tor Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)

The candidate grew up with sevenbrothers and sisters including hisyounger sister, Stacey, who designedthe tiles on transportation historydisplayed in the Westfield train sta-tion underpass. His two older broth-ers, John and Robert, were WestfieldHigh School valedictorians. Theirmother, Eileen, was President of theFriends of the Westfield Library.

Mr. Farley’s Washington experi-ence dates back to when he internedfor the late U.S. Senator StewartSymington (D-MO).

After graduating from HarvardLaw School in 1983, Mr. Farleyworked as a staff investigator for theHouse of Representatives Subcom-mittee on Employment in Housingunder the House Government Op-erations Committee. The committeewas chaired by Congressman BarneyFrank (D-Mass).

Mr. Farley served as an electedmember of the Westfield TownDemocratic Committee in 1972 at18. He later received an undergradu-ate degree from the Woodrow Wil-

Kean Feels Family Name,Congressional Aide WorkPuts Him Ahead of Field


WESTFIELD – His father wasgovernor. His grandfather and great-grandfather were Congressmen. Andnow, Tom Kean, Jr. of Westfield, 31,the seventh generation of the Keanfamily to live in Union County, wantsto represent the Seventh District inthe House of Representatives.

Looking at the field of four Repub-lican candidates who are seeking theparty’s nomination, Mr. Kean be-lieves the 2½ years he spent in Con-gressman Bob Franks’ Washingtonoffice as a legislative aide and hisexperience with the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) put himahead of the competition.

Born in Livingston, the candidatewent to The Pingry School inMartinsville and attended church inShort Hills. He resided in Massachu-setts for the past few years whilecompleting his doctorate at TuftsUniversity’s Fletcher School of Lawand Diplomacy.

He is just three chapters short onhis dissertation. Mr. Kean receivedhis undergraduate degree atDartmouth College.

While working for Mr. Franks, Mr.Kean put in 20 hours a week as avolunteer firefighter and EmergencyMedical Technician (EMT).

During an interview Monday atVicki’s Diner in Westfield, Mr. Keansaid one of the big issues he is aheadof in the GOP field on is campaignfinance reform.

His plan is three-fold: require allpeople or organizations distributingcampaign literature to either list whotheir contributors are or provide atelephone number for where this in-formation can be obtained; end theuse of foreign campaign contribu-tions, and require full disclosure ofcontributors.

On the issue of Social Securitysolvency, Mr. Kean said the firstpriority in utilizing federal budgetsurplus funds should be to increasethe life of Social Security and Medi-care. After that, he would supportusing the surplus to pare down thenational debt, followed by federaltax cuts.

Mr. Kean supports investing 2 per-cent of the Social Security Trust Fundin the Stock Market, in the form ofpersonal retirement accounts thatwould be controlled by individualsrather than the government.

On health care, he favors includ-ing a prescription drug benefit withinthe Medicare program and placingmore control over medical proce-

dures in the hands of doctors and notHMOs.

A supporter of smaller govern-ment, Mr. Kean favors the elimina-tion of the so-called marriage pen-alty and death taxes, as well as low-ering marginal tax rates. He said hewas the first District 7 candidate tosign a pledge not to raise federaltaxes.

In terms of lowering local prop-erty taxes, Mr. Kean said he wouldmove to cut “the strings” on regula-tions in Washington that he said “dis-able” states and local school districtsfrom moving ahead with charterschools and vouchers.

On vouchers, Mr. Kean said a stu-dent should be able to attend a schoolwhere he or she can reach his or herfull potential.

The candidate also believes NewJersey’s Congressional delegationneeds to work together to attain what’sbest for the state and region. He citedthe Port of Elizabeth, where 180,000persons are employed and which gen-erates $20 billion in business, as anexample, along with infrastructureand transportation concerns.

Mr. Kean said he would utilize hisskills of bringing interested partiestogether to work for a solution as hedid with the EPA.

On the experience front, Mr. Keancited his work on international af-fairs such as on the North AmericaFree Trade Agreement (NAFTA) andthe United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development whileemployed with the EPA. He alsoworked on environment, commerce,international affairs and defense leg-islation as an aid to Mr. Franks.

One issue on which Mr. Kean dif-fers from his opponents is abortion.The candidate is pro-choice. He said,however, that he opposes partial birthabortions, supports parental notifi-cation and favors education for par-ents and youngsters about pregnancyand abortion issues.

He also favors lifting restrictionsto make adoption more available.

“I don’t think the federal govern-ment can legislate morality,” Mr.Kean told The Westfield Leader andThe Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

In the end, however, he feels histheme of smaller government, ac-countability and bringing people to-gether, coupled with honesty andintegrity, will lead him to victory onJune 6.

Noting his lifetime interest in pub-lic service, Mr. Kean concluded, “Wehave the responsibility to step up tothe plate and make a difference.”

Officials Announce GrantAwards for Senior Centers


UNION — Union County officialshave announced the awarding of $3million in grants, spread out amongall 21 towns in the county, to helpfund municipal senior citizens cen-ters.

Towns received funds based ontheir senior population. Towns with9,000 or more seniors were eligibleto receive $250,000; $150,000 wasavailable for towns with between3,000 and 8,999 seniors, and$100,000 could be applied for bycommunities with fewer than 3,000seniors.

Last year, freeholders and other?county officials evaluated the needsin the county and determined thisyear’s focus should be on senior pro-grams.

In the next few programs (is thisthe right word here? Also read therest of this graph because I moved afew words around) will be announcedto provide mini buses to towns for“Seniors in Motion,” involving trans-portation of seniors to social func-tions such as shopping and entertain-ment, and to provide scholarshipsfor seniors to take courses at UnionCounty College through “SeniorScholars.”

Union County Manager MichaelJ. Lapolla told officials and mediagathered on the grounds of a new,11,000-square-foot senior center be-ing built in Union Township thatUnion County is third in the state,behind only Ocean and MonmouthCounties, in terms of its senior popu-lation.

One out of five Union County resi-dents are over 60 and that number is

expected to reach one out of fouronce the “baby boomers” reach theirsenior years, officials revealed.

In terms of the Senior Focus grants,Westfield will receive $150,000,which the town intends to dedicatefor architectural and engineering feesfor the proposed expansion of theWestfield Community Center at thecorner of Palsted Avenue and WestBroad Street.

Both senior and day care facilitiesare planned for the new annex to theexisting building.

Scotch Plains will receive$150,000 to upgrade the Scotch HillsCountry? Club on Jerusalem Road.County officials noted that seniorsrepresent 44 percent of the weekdayusers and 38 percent of the weekendusers of the club’s golf? course be-cause of its size and cost. The facilityis owned and operated by the town-ship.

County officials said funds will beused to make the clubhouse, whereseniors meet, compliant with Ameri-cans With Disabilities Act (ADA)regulations, as well as to fund con-struction of a new pro shop and cartshed.

Fanwood will receive $100,000 toidentify and renovate a suitable down-town building for a senior center andto fund the purchase of furniture andfixtures for the facility.

Mountainside will receive$100,000, to be used to purchase 10computers and printers for computerclasses for seniors in the CommunityRoom at Mountainside Borough Halland at the borough’s library.

Frank Guzzo, Department of Hu-man Services Director for the Countyof Union, called the program “a greatinitiative,” noting that based on theapplications submitted by the towns,there was an “obvious need” for ad-ditional senior centers.

“These (senior centers) really areplaces where seniors can gather,”

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David B. Corbin for The Leader and The Times

LEADER AND TIMES INTERVIEWS...As part of The Westfield Leader andThe Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s interviews with Seventh District Con-gressional candidates, Democrat Joel Farley, at left, meets with political editorPaul J. Peyton. Mr. Farley’s article is on Page 2 along with Tom Kean, Jr.Maryanne S. Connelly is on and Michael Ferguson is on Page 17.



Westfield s Mike Lapolla.The Democrat for Congress.

Paid for by Lapolla for Congress, Inc.

“My wife and I are raising our three year old son Mikey to appreciate howspecial it is to grow up in this great community. That’s one more reason I’vespent my career in public service to help my neighbors.

As Union County’s Manager, I’ve expanded our parks, put computer access inevery classroom and actually lowered the tax rate.

As a Union County Prosecutor, I fought to get assault weapons off our streets,cut car thefts and created Union County’s Child Advocacy Center to combat childabuse.

Congress isn’t an easy place to succeed. To make a difference you have towork hard, work smart and get results.

Others can talk about what they’ll do. I can point to what I’ve done. ”

“Mike Lapolla is more than just our neighborin Westfield. He’s our advocate.

Mike will be a great voice for Westfield in theUnited States Congress.

Please join me in supporting Mike Lapolla inthe Democratic Primary on June 6th.”

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Editor’s Note: This column by ThirdWard Councilman Neil F. Sullivan isanother look at the discussion aboutthe parking situation in downtownWestfield. A column by First WardCouncilman Carl A. Salisbury on thesame topic appeared in the May 18issue.

* * * * *By NEIL F. SULLIVAN

It’s time to act on a comprehensiveparking plan.

“If it wasn’t clear enough from theexcellent report on the parking situa-tion this council received earlier thisyear . . . the three most importantdowntown issues this council needsto address are: 1) Parking. 2) Parking.3) Parking. “

You might think these words werewritten in recent weeks, but in fact, Iwrote them in March 1996, after thecouncil received the work of then-Mayor Bud Boothe’s Main Street park-ing commission, and the RBA Group,a national parking consulting and en-gineering firm.

As Yogi Berra would say, “It’s dejavu all over again.”

Now we have another mayoral park-ing committee study, aided by anotherprominent consulting firm, Rich andAssociates, which has as its corner-stone a 1,300 space South Avenueparking structure.

Originally planned and funded by agrant as an economic developmentstudy, the final product has disap-pointed many in this community in itssingular focus on Mayor Thomas C.Jardim’s special committee’s schemefor a southside railroad lot deck.

This choice of the South Avenuedeck is not supported by the informa-tion contained in the report, let alonethe wide gaps in information left outof the report.

The plan is fundamentally flawedin that it fails to recognize that there isnot a homogeneous parking problemin Westfield. Each user group — theshopper, the employee and the com-muter have different needs and differ-ent consumer behaviors that need tobe addressed to fit their need.

It’s time for the council to act to putin place a comprehensive parking plan,recognizing that there is not just one“parking problem” — and therefore isnot one “parking answer” (such as a1,300 space South Avenue deck) —based on a vision for our downtownthat our entire community will share.

We need to identify the several typesof parking and traffic and pedestrianflow characteristics and needs (com-muter, employee, shopper) in the manydifferent zones in the downtown area,and determine the optimal solutionfor the near term, the mid term and thelong term, including allocation of theexisting supply. These may include“outside the box” reforms, includingjitney or shuttle bus service.

We need to start talking about thatissue first, and defer talk about a park-ing structure (where, who uses, whopays, offsite impacts, etc.) until wehave that comprehensive plan. Ratherthan place all other issues on hold

GUEST COLUMN

Parking Plan Must RecognizeDifferent Needs of Community

until a deck is agreed to, as the council’sdeck supporters would propose, weshould act to implement reforms to-day.

Immediate improvements, whichare possible in a matter of weeks ormonths should not be deferred whilethat discussion and consensus build-ing on a comprehensive plan is occur-ring:

1. Better monitoring of the oversellin the rail commuter lots — both SouthAvenue and Waterson. Frankly, wehave done a poor job in adjusting thenumbers of permits sold since hittingthe 660-680 mark in 1998 after thelast Transportation Parking and Traf-fic committee review in 1998.

2. Pass an ordinance to allow em-ployees (with a “free” permit) to parkin the South Avenue Railroad lot after10 a.m. and better promote and en-courage the use of this option and theChristian Science Church lot.

3. Better oversight of the distribu-tion of parking passes and a compre-hensive license plate check of everycar in the commuter lots. (Also checkon the users of unofficial spaces —Lord & Taylor and nearby streets todetermine whether these vehicles areowned by residents of Westfield.)

4. Reallocation of the existing mu-nicipal lot spaces in the downtownnorth of the tracks to better reflect thereality of downtown, including a “sea-sonal” change from long term to shortterm.

5. Implementation of pay for useand graduated rates to permit legalparking for more than two hours indowntown.

6. Use of a centralized pay station atlong term and pay for use lots. Animmediate benefit would be the col-lection of at least $600 per week inordinanced, but uncollected daily fees($3 versus $1).

7. Meter feeding enforcement onSaturdays, since the “no alternativeparking” argument is invalid (althoughif we did a better job of allocation andwere a little more creative in our sup-ply, I think we should enforce Mon-day-Friday now). We must alwaysview Saturday results for what theyare — there is a different work force(albeit overlapping) in town on Satur-days.

8. Revise the Land Use Ordinanceto create an “in lieu parking fee,” whichwill require future development, whichwill increase parking demand, to payfor additional supply.

9. Reshape and restripe our lots,and acquire, where feasible adjoiningproperty to increase the number ofspaces.

10. Pilot programs for commuters,employees and shoppers using shuttleor jitney service that fits the needs ofthese groups and mitigate the parkingand traffic issues we face in down-town.

These steps are not a panacea. Theyare not a substitute for a comprehen-sive plan and better management. Butthey are essential to begin addressingthe parking and traffic and economicdevelopment issues in our downtown.

MAYDAY . SOSRest easy! We are not sending out

distress signals, but merely advisingyou that the subjects of today’s sleuth-ing are two international distress sig-nals used by ships and aircraft indistress.

Mayday is an international signalgiven by aircraft and ships. It hasnothing to do with the month of May,and is, in fact, simply an anglicizedversion of the French words venezm’aider, meaning “come help me.”

SOS, according to noted etymolo-gist Eric Partridge, is used by ships indistress, because it is easy to trans-mit and receive. SOS is not an acro-nym for Save Our Ship or Save OurSouls. It was derived, indirectly, byinternational agreement in 1908 as asignal made up of three dots, threedashes and three dots (. . . _ _ _ . . .).By coincidence, this signal is trans-lated in Morse code as SOS.

SOS is also used colloquially to-day as “any call for help.” We shalltherefore send out this SOS to enlistyour help by telling your friendsabout The Word Sleuths.

Letters to the Editor

Westfield Rec. Commission, DepartmentCreated Fair Method for Pool Sign-Up

It was slightly more than a year ago whenWestfield’s community pool sold out of member-ships. For the first time in the 30-year history ofWestfield Memorial Pool, no new membershipswere available to anyone — from those who usuallyleisurely registered after the season had begun tothose who had just moved to town. At its current size,the pool accommodates a maximum of 9,000 indi-vidual memberships. Based on the possibility ofeveryone re-registering for the pool membership,Recreation Department personnel were faced againwith telling scores of disappointed people - “Sorry,no room.”

So the Recreation Department, along with theRecreation Commission, began to think of differentways to fairly register those who wanted to bemembers of the town pool. There was talk of alottery, among other ideas, but ultimately the deci-sion was to make everyone register in person in“waves.”

The first wave and priority was given to existingpool members who live in Westfield. Up to 60percent of the pool membership capacity, or 5,400individuals, was made available for this group toregister during the month of March.

The second wave of opportunity was given toeveryone in the Town of Westfield up to 80 percent,or an additional 1,800 individuals. This group wasable to register during the month of April. Lastly,Westfield and non-residents up to 100 percent, or anadditional 1,800 individuals, registered during May.

This represented a radical change in procedure forthe Recreation Department, which previously per-mitted mail-in registrations. But the Recreation De-partment did everything it could to notify residentsand let them know that the procedure would bedifferent this year. The department sent letters toeveryone in the town, ran advertisements and pa-

tiently explained over the phone that procedures hadchanged.

Given the tough situation they faced, the Recre-ation Department and Commission should be com-mended for creating a very fair and equitable methodfor pool sign-ups. The commission tried hard toaccommodate the public by extending hours to someevenings and Saturdays. And on the day of sign-ups,staff moved the sometimes long lines along as quicklyas possible and attempted to politely serve an anxiouspublic.

Yes, there were long lines and some people felt theyneeded to secure a spot at the wee hours – one as earlyas 4:15 a.m.

And, of course, there were still complaints andgrumbling by those who didn’t understand the neces-sity for the change in procedure and did not realizethat the pool was full to capacity. Some also com-plained that the new in-person procedure discrimi-nated against those who go to work early in themorning and not return to town until after regularbusiness hours. And still others viewed the new in-person requirement as a Recreation Commission andDepartment ploy to enlighten the public about theimportance of enlarging the complex.

It is not easy to run a town recreation departmentand, particularly, a popular, public pool complex.The Recreation Commission has been criticized inthe past for not listening to the public and, instead,charging ahead with projects. When it came to thepool this year, however, the Commission and Recre-ation Department have displayed a respect for thepublic.

Despite any missteps with the public in the past, theRecreation Commission and the Recreation Depart-ment seem to be back on track a deserve a pat on theback for a job well done in managing the town’spopular pool.

For more than a decade, the Na-tional Debt Clock in Times Squarehas been a New York City landmark.With its 306 light bulbs, it was aglaring reminder to all taxpayers ofthe mounting federal debt.

But now that the days of deficitspending are behind us and the fed-eral government is actually payingdown the national debt, they will bepulling the plug on the debt clock.

That’s a welcome sign for all tax-payers.

As a member of the House BudgetCommittee, I am proud to have playeda leadership role in ending threedecades of reckless deficit spendingin Washington. To date, we have paidoff $256 billion of the national debtand are now on a course to retire theentire $3.6 trillion publicly held na-tional debt over the next 12 years.

I believe that the greatest legacywe can give our children and ourgrandchildren is to leave them debtfree. That is why I have not onlyspearheaded the efforts in Congressto reduce the debt, I have made apersonal contribution as well. Everymonth, since October of 1995, I havereturned to the Treasury five percentof my take home pay to help retirethe national debt.

In the last few months, Congresshas continued its commitment to fis-cal restraint and lower taxes. Specifi-cally, we have:

Voted to Eliminate the MarriagePenalty. More than 800,00 couplesin New Jersey alone are forced to payon average $1,400 a year in highertaxes simply because they are mar-ried. The bill — passed by Congressand now awaiting action by Presi-dent Clinton — would end the ineq-uity and provide significant tax re-lief to working couples.

Lifted the Social Security Earn-ings Tax. President Clinton recentlysigned legislation, which I enthusi-astically supported, that lifts the So-cial Security Earnings Limit. Fromnow on, seniors will be able to con-tinue to work after reaching retire-ment age without losing any of theirSocial Security benefits.

Increased Funding for SpecialEducation. For a number of years, Ihave been spearheading a drive in

By Congressman Bob Franks

NEWS FROM WASHINGTONSeventh Congressional District

Retirement of Debt Clock SignifiesGood News for New Jersey Taxpayers

the House Budget Committee to forcethe federal government into honor-ing its commitment to special educa-tion. As a result, over the past fouryears, special education funding hasincreased by 115 percent or $2.6billion. But even with those addi-tional funds, the federal governmenthas never kept the commitment itmade in a 1975 law to pay for 40percent of the cost of educating chil-dren with disabilities. In fact, cur-rently the federal government is onlypaying 12.6 percent of the cost ofspecial education, forcing local prop-erty taxpayers to finance the remain-der of the expenses.

Earlier this month, the Housepassed legislation that would fullyfund special education by no laterthan 2010. The legislation – whichprovides for annual increases in fund-ing — marks an important advance-ment in ensuring that children withspecial needs receive the quality edu-cation they deserve without overbur-dening local property taxpayers.

President of SP Business AssociationDisagrees With Recent Editorial

Reader Says FormerZoo Burden to SP

In 1998, Scotch Plains Township knewthat it could not win the battle to confis-cate the old Terry Lou Zoo. Now, aftertwo years and countless thousands ofdollars in legal fees the intelligentsia onthe Township Council will pay $800,000in taxes to take a ratable off the tax rolls.

When will the taxpayer be spared allof this burdensome government?

Frank J. Festa, Jr.Scotch Plains

Group Thanks Those Who HelpedWith Annual Fundraising Drive

Fanwood Clean Community GroupThanks Those Assisting in Event

Letters tothe Editor

In response to the editorial that ap-peared in this newspaper regarding the“hedge” property in downtown ScotchPlains I would like to address a numberof points in the editorial which I feelneed correction and clarification.

First of all, local officials are hardly“barreling ahead” with this project. Ithas been looked at and evaluated for atleast six years and the council has onlytaken the first small step that is neces-sary to properly evaluate the projectfurther.

The second erroneous point in theeditorial is that “parking . . .is alreadytight.” We are not Westfield, we do nothave a parking problem in Scotch Plains.In addition, Mayor Marks made it clearthat a completed parking study outlinedhow enhancements to the current area,which would be paid for with moneyfrom the sale of the property, would infact add 30 or more additional parkingspaces.

According to the editorial the town-ship does not need an additional $50,000in tax revenues because it already col-lects $9.2 million in property taxes. Isn’tthat $9.2 million made up of manysmaller payments? I don’t know of anytown that couldn’t use an additional$50,000.

The town recently lost property taxrevenue from the old zoo property whichnow has to be supported by taxpayerdollars. Additionally, this proposed com-mercial development does not place any

of the burdens on the community likeresidential development does.

No new streets have to be built andplowed. No children will be moving intothe stores and putting additional pres-sure and expense on our school system.

Th editorial also speaks of “putting upa building in the wrong place.” We aretalking about a piece of property directlyin the center of the main business districtwith no impact to the residential com-munity or to usable recreational space.

Finally, it is not true that there has notbeen discussion as to the types of busi-nesses we would prefer to have in theseproposed new stores.

Many committees over the years, andthe current Downtown Task Force, havediscussed preferred businesses and ifand when this project makes it to thedevelopment state I am confident thatthe sale will be as specific as to use as islegally possible.

However, as Councilman Bromley soeloquently said at a recent council meet-ing “we have to let the free market systemwork.” Do we really want governmentdictating specific use of property?

I congratulate and thank the four coun-cil members who voted in favor of tak-ing this project to the next stage and fullysupport them on this issue which I trulybelieve is beneficial to the entire com-munity of Scotch Plains.

Ray PardonPresident,

SPBPA

Fanwood’s 11th annual “Clean Com-munities Day” was a great success thanksto the efforts of many. Over three tons oflitter and debris was removed from bor-ough streets, parks, public areas and therailroad tracks by over 115 volunteerswith assistance from Department of Pub-lic Works employees and NJ Transit.

The Fanwood Lions Club also partici-pated and cleaned the entire length ofSouth Avenue as part of their Adopt AHighway commitment. Fanwood busi-nesses once again signed Clean Com-munities Pledges to keep their proper-ties litter free all year.

Each volunteer received a FanwoodEarth Day T-shirt and refreshments weregraciously donated by Fanwood Bagels& Deli, A Tasteful Touch, Dunkin’ Do-nuts, Lenny’s Bakery and The CornerStore. Thanks also to Parker Greenhousesfor donating flowers and to Jesse Spadenfor planting them at the train station andin downtown planters to commemorateour Earth Day activities.

We thank all those who participated

and urge all residents and businesses tohelp keep Fanwood litter free everyday.

Fanwood Clean CommunityCommittee

Greg CummingsEditor’s Note: Also signing this letter

was Ray Manfra, Bob McCarthy, Pam &Peter Sayles, Ruth Samuelson and Linda& Dean Talcott.

Kudos is DueLocal Symphony

Congratulations! Bravos! Bravissimos!To the Westfield Symphony Orchestrafor a magnificent performance of MadamaButterfly on May 13.

Rita ApplebaumUnion

On behalf of the Father John S.Nelligan Council No. 5730, Knights ofColumbus, representing the Townshipof Scotch Plains and the Borough ofFanwood, I would like to once againthank the residents of both Scotch Plainsand Fanwood for their generous supportof our annual fundraising drive to aidretarded citizens and those with learningdisabilities in the state of New Jerseyand, in particular, within Union County.

This year’s drive, our 25th, whichtook place on the weekend of April 26-

30, was, again, highly successful, thanksto you, our neighbors and our friends.

We also wish to thank The Times ofScotch Plains-Fanwood for your an-nouncements that provided importantadvance information to your readersconcerning the dates and goals of thismost worthwhile drive.

Frank A. Russo,Chairman, Council Retarded

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Dog Bite Prevention AwarenessProgram Held by Postal Service

For every letter carrier bitten, hun-dreds of children needlessly suffer thepain and trauma of dog bites. Whateverthe reasons for them, dog bites are aserious problem for the entire commu-nity, not just our letter carriers trying todeliver your mail.

Nationwide, Postal Service carrierssuffered 2,725 dog bites last year (anaverage of nine dog attacks every de-livery day), and that figure does notinclude the number of threatening inci-dents that did not result in injury. Thesenumbers pale in comparison with themore than 2 million children who fallvictim each year.

During the week of May 21-27, thePostal Service is holding a NationalDog Bite Prevention Awareness Pro-gram. As part of the program, the PostalService offers the following advice.

If a letter carrier needs to deliver acertified letter or package to you, putyour dog into a separate room beforeopening your front door. Dogs havebeen known to burst through screendoors or plate glass windows to get atstrangers.

Nationally, the number of carriersbitten by dogs dropped from more than7,000 in 1983 to 2,725 by 1999. This isbecause of greater cooperation fromdog owners, stricter leash laws, andstepped-up efforts to educate letter

carriers and the public about dealingwith the problem.

Our carriers are vigilant, and we maychoose to stop mail delivery at an ad-dress if they are threatened by a viciousdog.

Dog owners should remind their chil-dren about the need to keep the familydog secured. We also recommend par-ents ask their children not to take maildirectly from letter carriers. A dog maysee handing mail to a child as a threaten-ing gesture.

These simple reminders and helpfultips can reduce the hazard of dog biteattacks. Help us to help you this springand summer.

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Will Split Among SP DemsAffect Fall Township Race?

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — A fissureappears to haved e v e l o p e dwithin theD e m o c r a t i cParty in ScotchPlains, accord-ing to knowl-e d g e a b l esources both in-side and outsideof the party.

The main split looks to be betweenDemocratic Councilwoman and may-oral candidate Geri M. Samuel andher allies and the party hierarchy ledby chairwoman Pamela Boright andher husband, former party ChairmanDr. Walter Boright.

Denying any hint of any divisionand vehemently questioning the ve-racity of this story, Mrs. Boright toldThe Times last week that “the party isstrong and well.” She said “we’llhave a strong, victorious team inNovember.”

Several people have told The Timesthe division in the party goes back tothe aftermath of the 1998 municipalelections in which the Democratswon three council seats and regaineda governing body majority for thefirst time in years. At the time, Dr.Boright, then the party Chairman,had pressed heavily for the threecouncil Democrats to appoint him asTownship Manager, but Mrs. Samuel,soon to become Mayor, and herDemocratic colleagues at the time,Tarquin Jay Bromley and the lateFranklin P. Donatelli, vetoed the ideaand irked Dr. Boright, who is retiringas Superintendent of Schools inMilltown.

Had he been appointed, Dr. Borightwould have replaced Thomas E.Atkins, who has served in that postsince 1980.

The intraparty conflict apparentlydeepened this year. When Dr. Borightwas party Chairman in 1999, Mrs.Samuel’s husband, Richard Samuel,served as first Vice Chairman. At thestart of the new year, the expectationwas that Mr. Samuel would be el-evated to the chairman’s post, but alast minute change in party rulesrequiring that the top party post berotated between men and womenresulted in Dr. Boright’s wife,Pamela, taking over the chairman-ship.

In addition to local politics, theSamuels are continuing to supportformer Fanwood Mayor MaryanneS. Connelly in her second Congres-sional campaign. The party’s hierar-chy has backed the campaign of hermain opponent, Union County Man-

ager Michael J. Lapolla of Westfield.It remains to be seen how the split

will affect party cohesiveness in thisfall’s municipal elections, in whichvoters will elect, for the first time,the township’s mayor, as well as fillan expiring seat on the TownshipCouncil. But it is unclear if Mrs.Samuel, who served as mayor in1999 and announced her candidacyfor the elected mayor post twomonths ago, will run her campaignclosely linked to or somewhat apartfrom that of her Democratic ticket-mate, Peter Tripet, the 21-year-oldSeton Hall University student hand-picked by Mrs. Boright to seek thecouncil seat being vacated by Re-publican Councilman William F.McClintock, Jr..

One individual recently told TheTimes that he himself had been ap-proached by Mrs. Samuel earlier inthe year about running for council,and that the Samuels also tried with-out success to recruit others in townto seek the council seat. When askedby The Times if Mr. Tripet was in-deed the best candidate the Demo-crats could find for the Novemberelection, Mrs. Boright respondedby saying, “Well, he’s certainly oneof the youngest candidates we’veever had.”


WESTFIELD — The day afterMaryanne S. Connelly lost to BobFranks in the 1998 Seventh DistrictCongressional race, she answeredthe telephone, “Connelly 2000.”

Realizing she had the best show-ing of any Democrat in the district in28 years, with 45 percent of the vote,Mrs. Connelly decided to launchanother campaign in 2000.

She said a poll conducted last Aprilshowed she had 50 percent namerecognition in the polls and was 20points ahead of her only opponent atthat time, Warren Township Com-mitteeman JeffreyGolkin. Since thatdate, she has been in abattle with UnionCounty ManagerMichael J. Lapolla,who entered the racein January.

After introducingherself to commutersat the Westfield trainstation, the candidatepopped over to the of-fices of The WestfieldLeader and The Timesof Scotch Plains-Fanwood for an inter-view during which shediscussed the key is-sues that make up hercampaign platform.

Mrs. Connelly sup-ports the use of fed-eral budget funds to make SocialSecurity solvent for future genera-tions.

She favors adding a prescriptiondrug benefit to the Medicare pro-gram, noting that senior citizensshould not have to choose betweenfood on the table and obtaining theirnecessary medication.

She supports a bill before Con-gress which would enable seniors topurchase prescriptions at the samerate that is charged to HMOs and thegovernment. Mrs. Connelly saidpharmaceutical firms would stillmake a profit if the legislation ispassed.

The candidate supports full fund-ing for the Head Start program, in-

creasing academic standards inAmerican schools and reducing classsize in the lower grades. She alsoadvocates better training for teach-ers.

One issue that has arisen in thecampaign is school vouchers. Mrs.Connelly told The Leader and TheTimes she is “adamantly opposed” toany program, including vouchers,which takes money away from pub-lic schools.

Mrs. Connelly said the federalgovernment needs to take a biggerrole in public education by provid-ing funds to renovate school build-ings in to building new schools. She

said federal funds are also needed tobe to increase technology advance-ments, such as networking comput-ers and providing Internet connec-tions.

One issue for which Mrs. Connellyhas strongly campaigned is schoolsafety. She favors “common sense”laws such as trigger locks for hand-guns, and requiring backgroundchecks for firearms purchases at gunshows, to close what she described as“loopholes” in current gun laws.”

“I don’t think that is an unreason-able request at all,” she commented.

When asked how she feels aboutcharacter building education, Mrs.Connelly cited a student mentoringprogram now in place in the West-field public schools. Students iden-

tify the issues and then address themwith fellow students. Mrs. Connellyfavors encouraging increased inter-action between teachers, parents andstudents.

On the subject of health care, Mrs.Connelly said the time has come topass a Patients Bill of Rights. Thisplan would allow patients to selectthe doctor of their choice, enablephysicians to make the best medicaldecisions for their patients and allowthem patients to sue HMOs to makethem accountable for their actionsconcerning insurance issues thatimpact medical procedures.

Mrs. Connelly favors expansion ofthe medical leave bill toallow parents more timewith their children. She isalso a proponent of long-term care for seniors, not-ing that more affordableassisted living facilitiesare needed.

Mrs. Connelly notedher opposition to a re-gional medical wastetreatment plant being builtin Linden. Mrs. Connellysaid she is opposed to sucha facility anywhere in thestate, due to what sheviews as the dangerouspractice of transportinginfectious medical wasteon county roads.

“I’m opposed to it, pe-riod,” she asserted.

Instead, Mrs. Connelly favors con-tinued use of on-site treatment medi-cal waste facilities at hospitals. Shealso is opposed to accepting garbagefrom New York in New Jersey.

“We live in the Garden State, notthe garbage state,” she emphasized.She said Congress must continue toact responsibly on clean air, waterand related environmental issues.

Mrs. Connelly also opposes cuts inbenefits for America’s veterans, call-ing that “a slap in the face” to vets.

In the waning weeks of the cam-paign, she said she will continue tomeet with voters “face to face” attrain stations and supermarketsamong other places in additioncoupled to door-to-door campaign-ing.

son School of Public and Interna-tional Affairs at Princeton Univer-sity.

The candidate got his first cam-paign experience working for GeorgeMcGovern’s Presidential campaignin 1972, both in the New Hampshireand New Jersey Primaries. Mr. Farleyalso worked for the 1970 Congres-sional campaign of Dan Lundy.

His legal experience includesworking as a criminal prosecutor inMassachusetts. Mr. Farley also rep-resented individuals applying forpolitical asylum to the United States.

In terms of his campaign platform,Mr. Farley has also proposed guncontrol measures, which call formandatory trigger locks; taking bal-listic fingerprints of guns; raising theage for handgun ownership from 18to 21; and requiring instant back-ground checks of gun buyers at gunshows.

“The level of violence in our soci-ety is way out of control,” he said,noting this doesn’t apply just to hand-guns.

He favors a “maximum gun regu-lation” policy that is “consistent”with the Second Amendment, theright to bear arms.

The candidate also supports thelicensing of persons owning gunsand the registration of all handguns.

In terms of the campaign, Mr.Farley lacks the strong fundraisingof the other candidates in the race –his quarterly Federal Election Com-mission filing shows $11,275 versusclose to $800,000 combined for con-tenders Mr. Lapolla and Mrs.Connelly.

“We are trying to run a very strongInternet campaign,” he said. His sitecan be found atwww.farleyforcongress.com.

In terms of advertising, Mr. Farleyhas bought space for a billboard onRoute 22 in Scotch Plains and hashired a pilot to fly a campaign bannerover the New Jersey shore on Memo-rial Day weekend.

He said the top two contenders are“tearing each other down” and, thus,perhaps voters will look for “some-one with fresh ideas; a new personnot beholding to anyone.”

said Board of Chosen FreeholdersChairman Daniel P. Sullivan. He saidthe program was “a perfect fit” formunicipalities.

Mr. Lapolla noted that the grantwill enable Garwood and Fanwood“to have senior centers of their own.”

Other towns receiving funds were:Elizabeth, Linden and Union,$250,000; Clark, Cranford, Hillside,Plainfield, Rahway, Roselle, Spring-field and Summit, $150,000; Berke-ley Heights, Garwood, Roselle Park,$100,000; Kenilworth, $99,850; NewProvidence, $99,720, and WinfieldPark, $52,185.

Officials noted that Roselle,Winfield Park and Hillside will usethe grant money to renovate andimprove centers with new furniture,fixtures and kitchen equipment forexisting facilities. Plainfield,Fanwood and Garwood will use theirfunds for land acquisition, site prepa-ration or construction of new facili-ties.

The county freeholder board hasauthorized a? debt of $1,995,000 asper its capital budget this year. (shouldthere be more explanation here?)


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The bride-to-be is a graduate ofColorado State University in FortCollins and is currently enrolled in adoctoral program at the Universityof Wisconsin, where she is studyingmosquito-borne diseases.

A 1991 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, the future bridegroom was

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Andrew weighed 7 pounds and 5ounces and measured 19½ inches inlength at birth.

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CONTACT We Care MilestoneTo Include Several Honorees

Miller-Cory to Hold ProgramOn Beehive Ovens June 4

LADDER OF SUCCESS…Jeff Lynes, right, a senior at Westfield High Schooland a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 79 from St. Helen’s Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield, recently completed two ice rescue ladders for his EagleScout project. The ladders will be placed by the ponds at Westfield’s TamaquesPark and Mindowaskin Park. Jeff completed the project with assistance fromCaptain Daniel Kelly of the Westfield Fire Department, left, and with suppliesdonated by the Westfield Lumber and Home Center.

WESTFIELD — CONTACT WeCare has announced that Milton Faith,Executive Director of Youth and Fam-ily Counseling Service in Westfieldsince 1964, will be among the honor-ees at the agency’s 25th anniversarycelebration on Saturday, June 3, atthe AT&T Learning Center in Bask-ing Ridge.

Mr. Faith has served as Presidentand Vice-President of the Westfield-Mountainside Ministerium and wasthe first lay person admitted to theministerium more than 30 years ago.

He writes the advice column “HungUp,” which has appeared in The West-field Leader for 33 years and whichis additionally syndicated in TheTimes of Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Mr.Faith also speaks on mental healthand family issues.

Fanwood resident Candy Santo,who served as Executive Director ofCONTACT from 1987 to 1997, willalso be honored. A telephone volun-teer with the agency for more than 20years, she built a Board of Trustees tostrengthen the organization. She alsoserved as a board member and asAssociate Director during her tenure.

The Willow Grove PresbyterianChurch in Scotch Plains and ThePresbyterian Church in Westfield willalso be recognized by CONTACTduring its anniversary celebration.

CONTACT began at Willow Grove

through the inspiration and commit-ment of former church member BettyAlexander, now living in Florida,who sought to establish a listeningservice for individuals in need.

She and fellow church membersDorothy Champlin and NancyGodfrey devoted many hours to cre-ating the new service. The organiza-tion, founded in 1975, also benefitedfrom the efforts of many other volun-teers from the church. CONTACTwas housed at Willow Grove for morethan five years until a larger spacewas needed.

The Presbyterian Church in West-field also gave steadfast support tothe agency. Charging only minimalrent, the church housed the CON-TACT office for many years, untilthe agency needed to move to largerquarters.

In addition, regular appeals forvolunteers were made from thechurch pulpit, resulting in many long-standing telephone workers joiningthe organization.

A 24-hour telephone hotline andcrisis intervention service, CON-TACT is a United Way agency.

The not-for-profit organizationrecruits, trains and supervises adultvolunteers who serve as non-judg-mental and compassionate listeners.CONTACT We Care’s hotline num-ber is (908) 232-2880.

WESTFIELD — The Miller-CoryHouse Museum, located at 614 Moun-tain Avenue in Westfield, will featurea demonstration of the Beehive Ovenon Sunday, June 4, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Beehive ovens were part of the hearthstructure in almost every 18th-centuryhome. The fire in the beehive oven waskindled, established and then left towane.

Once the ashes were removed fromthe floor of the oven, the baking wasready to begin. Members of the Miller-Cory Cooking Committee will demon-strate this process for visitors. Cos-tumed docents will provide tours ofthe 1740 farmhouse.

Admission to the museum is $2 for

adults, 50 cents for students and freefor children under 6 years old.

On Sunday, June 11, a program onthe Reverend James Caldwell and theAmerican Revolution will be presentedby the Reverend John A. Mills ofFanwood. The museum will close forthe summer season on Monday, June12.

Cookbooks, Colonial recipes andreproductions, educational materialand handicrafts are available in themuseum’s gift shop.

For information about the museumand its outreach school programs,please call the museum office at (908)232-1776, weekday mornings between9 a.m. and noon.

FOR THE CHILDREN…A check for over $3,000 was recently presented by theJunior Woman’s Club of Westfield to Debbie Garber and Michael Giordano,President of the Westfield Fireman’s Benevolent Association, for the ScottGarber Children’s Scholarship Fund. The money was raised at the club’s 21stAnnual Grand Auction, which was held on March 10. Pictured, left to right, are:Mr. Giordano, Auction Co-Chairwoman Bonnie Borton, Mrs. Garber andAuction Co-Chairwoman Nanette Loftus.

Junior Women Present ChecksTo Beneficiaries of Auction

WESTFIELD – The JuniorWoman’s Club of Westfield recentlyannounced that its 21st Annual GrandAuction, which was held on March10, raised more than $24,000.

Beneficiaries of the auction includethe Scott Garber Children’s Scholar-ship Fund; Pathways, a resource forwomen with cancer, and college schol-arships for two graduating WestfieldHigh School seniors.

“The members of the club reallywent all-out this year,” said AuctionCo-Chairwoman Nanette Loftus.“Their hard work and enthusiasm paidoff. We had a tremendously success-ful auction. Our thanks to everyonewho donated and participated in this

year’s event.”Checks were presented at the club’s

April meeting to Debbie Garber andMichael Giordano, President of theWestfield Fireman’s Benevolent Asso-ciation, for over $3,000.

Eloise Heacock, Director of Path-ways, accepted a check for over$15,000. Two Westfield high schoolseniors, Linda Madorma and SandraRhein, received college scholarshipchecks at the club’s May meeting.

Linda will attend Plymouth StateCollege in Plymouth, N. H. Sandra willattend Ramapo College in Mahwah.

For more information about the club,please visit www.westfieldnj.com/jwcw on the Internet.

Blood Screenings are SlatedFor Health Day on June 10

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldBoard of Health will hold a HealthDay on Saturday, June 10, from 9 to11 a.m. at the Westfield MunicipalBuilding, 425 East Broad Street.

An extensive blood screening willbe conducted by Medical Labora-tory of West Orange, consisting of aSMAC 26, CBC and HDL.

The SMAC 26, an elaborate bloodanalysis which monitors severalbodily functions, is used in assessingtotal cholesterol results, to deter-mine possible coronary risk factors.

The CBC test includes a red bloodcell and a white blood cell count, anda differential count. It may indicatethe presence of infection, anemia,allergies, lung disease or other con-ditions. The HDL test measures fac-tors protective against coronary heartdisease.

Robert M. Sherr, Director of theWestfield Health Department, ad-vised that anyone taking the bloodtest must fast 12 hours prior, with theexception of water.

Pre-registration for the blood testis mandatory and will be conducted

by the Westfield Health Department,located in the Municipal Building,between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. fromTuesday, May 30, through Thursday,June 8.

The cost of the SMAC-26 test is$16. Additional tests can be per-formed for the following costs: T4(thyroxin test), $5; TSH (thyroidstimulating hormone), $10; PSA(prostate test), $30; Blood Group/Rh Factor, $10; Iron, $5; Send Rate,$10; Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B,$25 each, and Urine Analysis, $5.All fees must be paid upon registra-tion.

A Blood Pressure Program willalso be offered at the Health Day.Hemmocult test kits will be avail-able to test for occult blood in thegastrointestinal tract. Test packetsand dietary restrictions will be dis-tributed at the Health Program.

The program is subject to cancel-lation unless a minimum participa-tion of 25 is achieved. It is open toresidents of Westfield, Fanwood,Mountainside, Garwood, RosellePark and Springfield exclusively.

Area Veterans to ReceiveState’s Top Military Award

AREA — Major General Paul J.Glazer, the Adjutant General for theState of New Jersey, will present theNew Jersey Distinguished ServiceMedal (NJ DSM), the state’s topmilitary award, to 135 state residentswho are combat veterans of WorldWar II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet-nam War or the Persian Gulf War.

The awards will be presented dur-ing a special ceremony on Wednes-day, May 10, at 10:30 a.m. at theLawrenceville Armory inLawrenceville.

To be eligible for the DistinguishedService Medal, recipients must be acurrent New Jersey resident and havealso been a resident at the time theyentered into military service; havebeen honorably discharged and musthave received at least the equivalentof the Air Medal, Purple Heart orBronze Star or proof of having servedin combat while on active duty dur-ing wartime.

Recipients whose service was rec-ognized by the award of the BronzeStar, Purple Heart, Air Medal orequivalent medal will receive a NewJersey Distinguished Service Medalwith an oak leaf cluster.

Area residents who are among therecipients include: Private First ClassRobert J. Jordan of Westfield, UnitedStates Army, Korea; Specialist FourMichael D. Swingle of Westfield,United States Army, Vietnam; Cor-poral Howard C. Van Duyne of ScotchPlains, United States Army, WorldWar II, and Petty Officer SecondClass Allen J. Weingartner of ScotchPlains, United States Navy, Vietnam.

Individuals interested in applyingfor an NJ DSM should send a writtenrequest, together with copies of allpertinent information, such as theirDD 214 (discharge document) andaward citation, to: NJDMAVA, At-tention: CIO-GS-PA, P. O. Box 340,Trenton, 08625-0340.

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Dinners and lunches are delivered to homes Monday through Friday at a cost of$30 per week, or dinner only for $20 per week. Deliverers can also provide clientswith a few minutes of company, according to a Mobile Meals representative.

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HISTORIC VISIT…American history came alive for fifth graders at BrunnerElementary School in Scotch Plains when they visited the New Jersey StateHouse in March. The students were given a tour of the Senate Chambers andGovernor Christine Todd Whitman’s office, thanks to fellow Scotch Plainsresident State Senate President Donald T. DiFrancesco. Pictured, above, areSamantha Gates and Senator DiFrancesco at the State House.

SP Library to OfferIntroduction in JuneTo Sign LanguageSCOTCH PLAINS — The

Children’s Department at theScotch Plains Public Librarywill offer an introduction tobasic sign language for all agesduring the month of June.

Two separate sessions willbe offered. Ages 3 to 6 willlearn the colors, animals andnumbers on Monday and Satur-day mornings, from 10 to 11a.m. Ages 7 and up will learnthe manual alphabet, numbersand common phrases onWednesday nights from 6 to 7p.m. and Saturday afternoonsfrom 2 to 3 p.m.

Saturday sessions will be arepeat for those who cannotattend during the week.

Sign up sheets will be on theChildren’s Room desk. The pro-gram is open to Scotch Plainsand Fanwood residents exclu-sively. For more information,please call Mary Schank at(908) 322-5007.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood PupilsLearn About Drunk Driving

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School chap-ter of Students Against Driving Drunkwill sponsor the Chrysler Neon DrunkDriver Simulator today. The seniorand junior classes will be invited tocome to the parking lot of St.Bartholomew the Apostle’s Churchwhere an obstacle course will be setup.

Students holding valid driver’s li-censes will drive through the courseonce to familiarize themselves withit, while two other students will sit aspassengers in the back seat. Then, aninstructor with the Neon Drunk DriverSimulator will program a computerin the car to simulate handling by adriver with a blood alcohol levelabove the legal limit of 0.1.

The car’s steering and brakes willbe affected as the students drivethrough the course a second time.

The Simulator will graphically illus-trate the dangers of driving drunk toyoung drivers without endangeringthem or their two passengers.

The SADD students, includingPresident Jessica Parker, Vice Presi-dent Terry Levine, and Secretary/Treasurer Naomi Schiff have orga-nized this event. They secured a gen-erous contribution of $3,000 fromAllstate Insurance Company, whichwill fund the entire program.

In addition to thanking St.Bartholomew the Apostle Church forthe use of their parking lot, the Stu-dents Against Driving Drunk wouldlike to thank Michael Abadir, theirfaculty advisor, and committee mem-bers Jackie Klock and CharlesMatthews for their dedication whichmade this experience possible for theclasses of 2000 and 2001.

Willie A. Green, 3rd EarnsBachelor of Science

At University of MichiganFANWOOD – Willie A. Green,

the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie A.Green, Jr. of Fanwood, has gradu-ated the University of Michiganwith a Bachelor of Science De-gree in Psychology.

Willie, who will pursue a gradu-ate degree in the fall, graduatedScotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool in 1996.

Enrollment Rise in DistrictBegins to Weigh Heavily

On Music ProgramsMoria Catherine Cappio

Earns Rebuth ScholarshipSCOTCH PLAINS — Moria

Catherine Cappio, a sophomoreat Boston College, has beenawarded a special Scholarshipfrom the College Club ofFanwood-Scotch Plains.

The award, in the amount of$2,000, is in memory of ClaudiaRebuth, a member of the CollegeClub, who passed away suddenlyin February of this year.

Moria, eldest daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Philip Cappio of ScotchPlains, is being recognized forher academic achievement anddedication to pursuing a careerin education, goals dear to Mrs.Rebuth who was herself a formereducator for many years in pub-lic elementary school districts inNew Jersey, including ScotchPlains-Fanwood.

Moria carries a double mayor,Elementary/Moderate SpecialNeeds Education and English.She has been named to the FirstHonors on the college’s Dean’sList.

During this fall semester, shetaught children in the secondgrade in a prepracticum experi-ence in a Boston public schooland volunteered as tutor/mentorin an inner city high school. Upongraduating, she would like to

teach in an urban school.During this year’s spring break,

Moria participated in an UrbanImmersion Program in which stu-dents serve at sites such as awomen’s shelter, a communitycenter for victims of HIV/AIDS,meal and clothing distributioncenters or with the Girls and BoysClub of Western Boston. The stu-dents also do in-home visits withpoor, elderly shut-ins.

Moria was recently inductedinto the National Society for Col-legiate Scholars through whichshe will participate in “America’sPromise,” the Colin Powellworldwide program that sendscollege students into inner cityhigh schools to promote highereducation.

She had maintained a high av-erage and is the principle trum-pet player with the Boston Col-lege Symphony.

Jeanne Pauly College ClubPresident said, “It is most fittingthat we make this award inClaudia Rebuth’s name for inMoria’s zest and accomplishmentin learning and desire to put hertalents to educating young chil-dren. She exemplifies Mrs.Rebuth’s accomplishments andspirit.”

By LAWRENCE HENRYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — Fine Arts Supervi-sor Linda King noted that when shecame to work for the Westfield schooldistrict in 1988, “there were maybe fivekids enrolled in instrumental music pro-grams at each of the elementary schools.”

“So I started beating down doors,”she said.

Now, according to a report presentedthree weeks ago by Superintendent ofSchools Dr. William J. Foley, there are417 children playing musical instru-ments in the fourth grade at Westfield’selementary schools. Every fifth gradersings in the choir for every elementaryschool.

This flourishing music program can

be traced almost entirely to the efforts ofMs. King.

“I went right into the classrooms,”she recalled. “I asked, ‘Who’s playingwhat instrument? Come on, let’s signup.’”

The music program expansion hasn’tcome without a cost, however.

Ms. King’s staff of music teachers,she noted, are “teaching from carts,”because there are almost no dedicatedmusic rooms. Instead, the instructorsconduct classes and rehearsals in corri-dors, cafeterias, and gyms.

The growth in music participationwill, inevitably, make a major impact onWestfield High School - an impact thattends to get lost in the larger issue of theschool population boom and the pro-posed expansion of the high school bythe Board of Education.

The numbers tell the story.For the school year 2000-2001, there

are 91 students enrolled for the highschool’s concert band, 42 for the windensemble, 18 for the prep orchestra, 39for the symphonic orchestra, and 19 forthe writing and arranging class.

Freshman chorus has 54 students,mixed chorus another 78, concert choir83 more, and choraleers and chorale, 23members each. All of this has beenpossible with a single band room andinadequate instrument storage space,according to a recent interview by TheWestfield Leader and The Times of ScotchPlains-Fanwood with Ms. King and

Westfield High School Principal Dr.Robert G. Petix.

Even with some students droppingout of bands and orchestras in the el-ementary grades, the population of stu-dents playing instruments can be ex-pected to double at the high school levelwhen today’s elementary kids reachninth grade.

Within the next several years, Ms.King said, “Our projection is to hireanother (music) person full time, possi-bly to get to three concert bands, twowind ensembles, two prep orchestras,and one symphony orchestra”- plushandle increased enrollment in the writ-ing and arranging class.

Ms. King has entered the request tohire that additional music instructor, but

it has not yet been ap-proved.

For music studentsand their parents, in-strumental music fol-lows a regular sea-sonal routine.

In May, Ms. Kingexplained, The MusicShop of Boontoncomes in to theschools to introducestudents and their par-ents to instrumentsand instrument rentalarrangements.

“You sign up for arental program inMay,” Ms. King said,“and your instrumentis waiting for you inSeptember.”

The teachers “stayon top of the paper-work” involved in in-strument rentals, Ms.King explained.

Instrumental in-struction takes placein small groups offour to five students.As the students ad-vance in their abili-ties, they enter bandsand orchestras.

A recent band re-hearsal at TamaquesElementary Schoolinvolved an en-semble of more thana dozen children, oneon trombone, and

four or five each on clarinet, trumpetand saxophone.

Ms. King explained that students arerequired to meet certain standards ofplaying as they advance year by year. Theinstrumental music book series is called“Standards of Excellence,” published byNeil A. Kjos Music Company.

There are no individual lessons pro-vided in the schools themselves, thoughsome children do take private individuallessons on their own initiative.

At the sixth grade level, students arerequired to demonstrate mastery of thetechniques in “Standards of Excellence,”Level II.

“These are not Juilliard-type audi-tions,” said Ms. King. The technicalskills in “Standards of Excellence” canbe mastered by virtually any studentwilling to do the homework - that is, topractice.

The system does mean, however,that “We don’t have the facilities tostart out new students at sixth grade orhigher,” according to Ms. King. A stu-dent who wanted to play in a band ororchestra at school could take privatelessons, practice, and catch up.

Ms. King’s efforts show not only inthe quantity of students involved inmusic, but in the quality of music beingperformed. At a recent Tamaques Schoolrehearsal, the band played sophisticatedarrangements in tune and in tempo.

The entire Tamaques fifth grade, linedup on risers, sang “Alexander’s Rag-time Band” and “School Days” in tune- tracing a musical program rich inhistory and heritage.

But that Tamaques rehearsal took placein the school’s gym - a situation thatcontinues to frustrate Ms. King.

“Imagine what (the music teachers)could do if they had rooms,” she said.

Lauren B. CandiaGraduates with Honors

WESTFIELD — Lauren B. Candiagraduated Magna Cum Laude fromVillanova University on May 14.

A 1996 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, Lauren majored in commu-nication with a minor in Spanish andpsychology. She is a member of PhiBeta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi andLambda Pi Eta, the National Com-munication Honor Society.

After graduation, Lauren will bespending a month in Cochabamba,Bolivia working with MaryknollMissionaries at a school for the blind.She then intends to pursue a Doctor-ate program in Cognitive Scienceand Communication at The Univer-sity of California in San Diego.

Scholarships PresentedBy Junior Woman’s Club

Lawrence Henry for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSPRING REHEARSAL...Adric Quackenbush, front, andVictoria Attanasio, members of the Tamaques Elemen-tary School Band, rehearse for a spring concert. Morethan 400 fourth graders currently play msuical instru-ments in Westfield’s public schools.

WESTFIELD — The JuniorWoman’s Club of Westfield recentlypresented two graduating WestfieldHigh School Seniors each with$1,500 scholarships.

The first recipient, LindaMadorma has a 3.34 grade pointaverage, is active in St. Helen’sRoman Catholic Church YouthGroup and is a member of the GirlScouts. Linda will be attending Ply-mouth State College in the fall.

The second recipient is SandraRhein. Ms. Rhein is a member ofthe National Honor Society, volun-teers with the Booster Organiza-tion and tutors a 7-year-old boy.She plays volleyball and has a 3.6grade point average. She will be

attending Ramapo College in thefall.

According to the Club’s Scholar-ship Chair Suzanne Connaughton,“The club was able to offer two$1500 scholarships due to the phe-nomenal success of our recent 21stAnnual Grand Auction, which washeld in March.”

“There were many deserving ap-plicants and it was a very toughdecision to narrow it down to twostudents,” said Ms. Connaughton.

The Junior Woman’s Club wouldlike to thank all our supporters inthe Westfield community and be-yond who participated in the eventsthat made this year’s scholarshipspossible.

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DECA Students PresentOutstanding Service AwardSCOTCH PLAINS — Scotch

Plains-Fanwood High School DECAstudents Chris Gawryluk, EricKonzleman and Doug Gillie presentedDECA’s Outstanding Service Awardto Richard Gonzales, President ofPersonal Assistance ManagementCompany for his support of the stu-dents in their national competitions.

The marketing students won First

Place in the nation in the Free Enter-prise Promotion event, for which theyvisited five foreign embassies in Wash-ington, D.C., including China, Japan,Romania, Great Britain and France.

Upon their return, the students pre-pared a detailed report and gave pre-sentations to several civic groups.They also organized a debate amongDECA students and visited manyhigh school classes to explain whatthey learned to other students.

For their national competitionsagainst winners from all other states,and over 150 entries, Chris, Eric andDoug faced a panel of business per-sons to explain and defend theirproject. Mr. Gonzales provided thestudents with a laptop computer fortheir PowerPoint presentation.

Doug stated, “We are very appre-ciative of Mr. Gonzales, because hissupport helped us win First Place atour National Competitions.”

MAKING A DIFFERENCE…Second-grade students in Patricia Arnao’s classat McGinn Elementary School in Scotch Plains recently raised $178.50 —including a $63 donation from their Parent-Teacher Association — to help save5.1 acres in the Maya Mountain Marine Corridor in Belize. The children savedpart of their allowances, did special chores and gave up eating “junk food” tohelp raise the funds. This was part of an Earth Day project which empoweredthe children to make a difference for the planet. Pictured, above, is Ms. Arnaoand her students.

OFF TO GERMANY…Alison Wilks, left, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. AllanWilks of Scotch Plains, was recently awarded a four-week, all-expenses-paidstudy trip to Germany, based on her scores in a nationwide German testingprogram administered by the American Association of Teachers of German.She is seen here being congratulated by her German teacher, Jillian Ritchie.Alison, a junior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, was one of 23,000students across the country who competed for the study trip and 51 students,representing each state and the District of Columbia, who were eventuallyselected to receive the prestigious prize.

SP-F Students RecognizedIn Annual Writing Contest

SCOTCH PLAINS — Nine stu-dents from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood public school system, thehighest number from any district,have been recognized in the 19thAnnual Writing Contest sponsoredby the New Jersey Council of Teach-ers of English.

The organization is a professionalassociation for New Jersey educa-tors in English studies, literacy andlanguage arts.

Educators, family members andfriends honored this year’s winningwriters and their teachers at an awardscelebration held earlier this month atBridgewater-Raritan Middle School.

Over 1,000 entries were receivedin this annual contest, which is opento students from kindergarten to 12thgrade. Every submission in the po-etry, prose fiction, dramatic scripts

and non-fiction prose categories wasevaluated by at least two judges, andwinners were selected by no fewerthan four judges. The winning selec-tions are published in whole or inpart in an annual anthology, TheGauntlet.

Winning writers from ScotchPlains-Fanwood include, in K-3 po-etry, Christopher Guns (Grade 1,Evergreen School), honorable men-tion; in K-3 prose fiction, AllisonLasher, (Grade 3, McGinn School),2nd place, Antonio Albano (Grade 3,Evergreen School), 3rd place, andAlexandra Friedman (Grade 3,McGinn School), honorable men-tion.

In Grades 4-6 poetry, Elise Coker(Grade 6, Terrill Middle School) re-ceived first place, and in 4-6 prosefiction, Meryl Coker (Grade 6, Terrill)also received first place.

Winners in poetry for Grades 7-9included Andrea Meyer (Grade 8,Park Middle School), second place,and Allyson Salisbury (Grade 8,Terrill Middle School), third place;in script writing, Adam Corbin (Grade8, Park Middle School) received thirdplace.

The teachers of the winning stu-dents include Patricia McFall andPaula Franko (Evergreen School),Joan Costello (McGinn School),Stacey Tighelaar and CatherineMattfield (Terrill Middle School),and Marguerite Fitzgerald and Bar-bara McGuane (Park Middle School).

Westfield Residents toGraduate From UCCWESTFIELD – Union County Col-

lege will graduated 750 students duringits 66th Annual Commencement ceremo-nies on May 24 at the Cranford Campus.

Westfield students included: Mary C.Bolwell, Elizabeth D. Bucciarelli, NorlenL. Cowell, Michael E. Cuenca, KathleenM. Curialle, Brian J. Degutis, DorothyA. Dicomo, Margaret L. Diggory,Michael D. Evans, Joseph A. Gallagher,Janice L. Guglielmi, Patrick C. Hanos,Jeffrey M. Harris, George M. Haydenand Corinne E. Hoffman.

In addition, Westfielders Pamela A.Johnston, Jarett M. Kamins, Nesha G.London, Timothy J. Lyons, AnthonyMarotta, Vanessa Martinez, Shaun T.McNamara, Donna L. Saunders, John S.Stagaard, James T. Stoffers, AlexanderStotler, Collin J. Szczygiel and RuthDesiree Urbanski received degrees.

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Area VolunteersAre Recognized

At Centenary EventMore than 150 Centenary College vol-

unteers were recognized for their service atthe college’s recent 2000 Volunteer Recog-nition Reception, held on campus duringVolunteer Recognition Month.

Local volunteers included KristenMcKitish Balog of Scotch Plains and LindaKlebe Larsen of Westfield.

Nicole Kress InductedInto Oak Knoll’s

Cum Laude SocietyMOUNTAINSIDE — Nicole

Kress of Mountainside is one of sevenseniors at Oak Knoll School of theHoly Child in Summit who was re-cently inducted into the Cum LaudeSociety during a ceremony held inthe school’s Mother Mary CampionCenter for the Performing Arts.

The Cum Laude Society is a na-tional organization founded to rec-ognize and foster academic excel-lence in secondary school students.Faculty members maintain eachchapter and elect students once ayear.

Nicole is a member of Oak Knoll’sForeign Language Honor Society andwas Co-Captain of this year’s varsityswimming team.

She also played varsity fieldhockey and served as a Peer Leader,providing guidance to younger stu-dents. She is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Richard Kress of Mountainside.

Theodore SananmanNamed Recipient

Of Excellence AwardWESTFIELD — Theodore O.

Sananman of Westfield, a seniormajoring in geography in the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences at SyracuseUniversity, received the Preston E.James Award for Excellence at thecollege’s awards convocation heldon May 13.

Aileen Borrero PlansTo Attend FDU in FallFANWOOD – Fanwood resident

Aileen Borrero, the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Richard Borrero, willattend Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity’s Teaneck-Hackensackcampus this fall.

Aileen plans to major in busi-ness. She will be a 2000 graduateof Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool.

Delbarton SchoolAnnounces GraduatesDelbarton commencement exer-

cises will be held for 103 graduatingseniors at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 4,in the St. Mary’s Abbey Church atDelbarton, St. Mary’s Abbey. CoryBooker, a Newark Municipal Coun-cil member representing the CentralWard, will address the graduates andguests.

The following students will gradu-ate: Michael Carter, James Korn,Michael Krivak, Charles Murphy andAlbert Thrower, all of Westfield.

Magnet High School StudentsRaise Funds for Rainforest

SCOTCH PLAINS— Studentsfrom the Union County Magnet HighSchool were able to raise enoughfunds to “purchase” five acres thatwill extend and protect the Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor Projectin northwest Ecuador.

Because of the contributions, theMagnet High will have its nameadded to the list of benefactors whichis displayed at the MaquipucunaReserve in Ecuador. The funds wereraised through bake sales and otherschool-sponsored events.

Rainforest Concern, a non-profitorganization based in London, En-gland, was the recipient of theschool’s contribution. It is dedicatedto securing the endangered lush greenvegetation, wildlife and plant life ofthe Maquipucuna Reserve.

According to Geoffrey W. Zoeller,Jr., Principal of the Magnet HighSchool, the rainforests are perhaps

the world’s most important naturalresources. They provide the planetwith oxygen, medicines and irre-placeable wildlife. They are crucialto the Earth’s survival. He added,however, cattle-ranching, timber ex-traction along with “slash and burn”agriculture are stripping the Earth ofthese natural resources.

Those wishing to contribute tothis cause can do so by sendingdonations to Rainforest Concern,27 Lansdowne Crescent, LondonW11 2NS. Forty dollars can protectone acre of land.

Magnet High School students wholed the way during the campaignwere: Katharyn Angeles, BetsyGauthier; Mark Butler, Sara Carballo,Daniel Butchko, Kevin Reyes, NikkiCarpenter, Craig Montuori, DavidLevine, James Nelson, Ewa Solarz,Jeff Tangowski, Judy Wicker-Briscoe, and Ray Chow.

Miss New Jersey to AddressPupils in Edison IntermediateWESTFIELD — Miss New Jersey,

Victoria Andrews Paige, will speak attwo assembly programs at Edison Inter-mediate School in Westfield on Wednes-day, May 31, at 9 and 10 a.m.

The first assembly program will beattended by the sixth and seventh gradeclasses. Eighth graders will attend the10 a.m. session.

Miss Paige will explain her role as MissNew Jersey, talk about her experiences atthe Miss America pageant and present amotivational speech about child advocacy.

She will explain how she grew up in

a single family home, overcame dys-lexia and is now attending PrincetonUniversity.

Following a few minutes set aside forquestions from the students, she willperform an aria from “Non so PiU” fromthe Marriage of Figaro by Mozart.

Her appearance is made possible bythe Miss New Jersey Education Foun-dation. Edison Intermediate SchoolGuidance Counselor Gloria White-James arranged the complimentary visit.

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Fiorello Tartivita, 75Fiorello Tartivita, 75, of Westfield

died on Tuesday, May 16, atMuhlenberg Regional Medical Cen-ter in Plainfield.

Born and raised in Pagliara, Italy,he came to the United States in 1961and settled in Westfield.

Mr. Tartivita had been employed asa factory worker and assemblymanfor Sillcock’s Plastics InternationalIncorporated in Berkeley Heights from1977 until retiring in 1990.

Surviving are his wife of 37 years,Rose Sapienza Tartivita; a son,Michael Tartivita; a daughter, JudyAnzalone, and a brother, OrlandoTartivita.

A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated on Friday, May 19, at theHoly Trinity Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield. Interment took place atFairview Cemetery, also in Westfield.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Dooley Colonial Home,556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

May 25, 2000

Alfred P. Reber, 87Alfred P. Reber, 87 of

Marlborough, Mass. died on Tues-day, May 16, at Avery Manor inNeedham, Mass.

Born in St. Louis, Mo., he hadlived in Delray Beach, Fla. and inWestfield before moving toMarlborough in 1996.

Mr. Reber was an Eagle Scout andDirector of the National Supply Di-vision of the Boy Scouts of Americauntil his retirement in 1976 aftermore than 40 years of service.

Following his retirement from theBoy Scouts, he spent an additional18 years as a Sales Associate for bothGlenn Murray Associates and Pru-dential Realty in Boca Raton, Fla.

He served in the United StatesArmy during World War II.

Surviving are his wife, BeatriceReber; a son, Charles Reber ofWeston, Mass.; a daughter, JaneGibney of Chatham, and four grand-children.

A private memorial service washeld by the family.

May 25, 2000

Dr. James D. Battaglia, 85, PracticedIn Dental Field for Over 50 Years

Mary Rudko, 84Mary Rudko, 84, of Westfield died

on Friday, May 19, at home.Born in Hillside, she had lived in

Newark before moving to Westfield16 years ago.

Mrs. Rudko was a member of theWestfield Senior Citizens.

Surviving are a daughter, PatriciaJ. Duca; a son, John R. Rudko; twosisters, Patricia Calavano and AliceGeldhauser; five grandchildren andthree great-grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Monday,May 22, in St. Anne’s Roman Catho-lic Church in Garwood, followingthe funeral from the Higgins &Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home inWestfield.

May 25, 2000

Harriet F. Kelber, Had Been EmployedBy Weichert Realtors for Many Years

Amelia R. Karnish, 83Amelia R. Karnish, 83, of Allen-

town, Pa. died on Tuesday, May 16,in the Phoebe Home in Allentown.

Born in Coaldale, Pa., she had livedin Westfield and in Bethlehem, Pa.before moving to Allentown recently.

Mrs. Karnish had worked for KiddyKlose, a clothing manufacturer inLansford, Pa. for many years beforeretiring.

Surviving are two sons, Michael J.Karnish and Casimir Karnish; adaughter, Lorraine Taylor; a sister,Anna Mae Shigo, and six grandchil-dren.

A Mass was offered on Monday,May 22, in Sts. Cyril and MethodiusChurch in Coaldale.

Arrangements were handled by theAugust M. Gulla Funeral Home inCoaldale.

May 25, 2000

Patrick Reddington, 41, Active in PAL;Sales Representative for Area Company

Henry A. Wolklin, 84, of TomsRiver died on Tuesday, May 16, athome.

Born in Newark, he had lived inMountainside and in Hudson, Fla.before moving to Toms River twoyears ago.

Mr. Wolklin had been employed asa sales office manager with the PalnutCompany in Mountainside for 20years before retiring in 1976.


Mr. Wolklin was a former memberof the Paramus Planning Board andhad also been a member of the ElksLodge and the Knights of Columbus,both in Florida.

He also was a Little League man-ager of the Pioneer’s Club inMountainside.

Surviving are his wife, GertrudeWolklin; four sons, Michael Wolklin,Thomas Wolklin, James Wolklin andJohn Wolklin; three daughters,Catherine Kozak, Patricia Wolklinand Eileen Talebi; a sister, HelenHealy, and 12 grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Saturday,May 20, in Our Lady of LourdesRoman Catholic Church inMountainside.

Arrangements were handled by theDooley Funeral Home, 218 NorthAvenue in Cranford.

May 25, 2000

Harriet F. Kelber of Mendham diedon Saturday, May 20, in MorristownMemorial Hospital in Morristown.

Born in Newark, she had lived inCranford and in Westfield beforemoving to Mendham.

Mrs. Kelber had worked forWeichert Realtors in Westfield for

many years before retiring in 1995.Surviving are two daughters,

Charlene Anderson and SheilaStafford, and five grandchildren.

Services were held yesterday,Wednesday, May 24, in the BroughFuneral Home in Summit.

May 25, 2000

Michael S. Holowka, Sr., 50, Veteran;Was Heavy Equipment Transporter

Dr. James Dominic Battaglia, 85,of Marco Island, Fla., who had prac-ticed dentistry and oral and maxillo-facial surgery in Westfield for over50 years, died on Friday, May 19, atNaples Community Hospital inNaples.

Born on May 18, 1915 in Paterson,the son of Domenico and JosephineMachrone Battaglia, he had lived inWestfield before moving to MarcoIsland in 1992 following his retire-ment.

Dr. Battaglia graduated in 1941from the University of Pittsburgh

Dental School, where he was classPresident.

He was a member of the AmericanSociety of Oral Surgeons, the NewJersey Dental Society and the Soci-ety of Dental Anesthesiologists. Dr.Battaglia also was Past President ofthe Union County Dental Societyand a Fellow in the American Soci-ety of Dentists.

He additionally was a member ofthe Marco Island Sail and PowerSquadron.

He was a United States Army vet-eran of World War II, having attainedthe rank of Major.

He was predeceased by his par-ents; two brothers, Joseph Battagliaand Richard Battaglia, and three sis-ters, Nancy Veltre, Dorothea Schuckand Margie Beadle.

Surviving are his wife, AndreaHughes Battaglia; two sons, JamesD. Battaglia, 2nd of Jackson, Ga. andthe Reverend Peter T. Battaglia ofPlant City, Fla.; two daughters, Bar-bara Ann Newton of Marietta, Ga.and Mary Lynn Osolin of ChagrinFalls, Ohio; two step-sons, MajorKarl Trenker of Cardiff by the Sea,Calif. and Gary Carl Trenker of WestChester, Ohio; a stepdaughter, NancyTedesco of West Palm Beach, Fla.;two sisters, Ellen Kubacki ofKingston, and Josephine “Babe”Hopkins of West Longbranch; sixgrandchildren; five step-grandchil-dren and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services were held onMonday, May 22, at the Fuller Fu-neral Home in Naples, with Dr.Battaglia’s son, the Reverend PeterBattaglia, officiating. Interment fol-lowed at the Marco Island Cemetery.

May 25, 2000

Michael S. Holowka, Sr., 50, alifelong resident of Scotch Plains,died on Saturday, May 13, at home.

He was born in Plainfield.Mr. Holowka was employed as a

mechanic and heavy equipment

transporter for Davcon/DiIorio Inc.in South Plainfield for seven years.He had previously owned and oper-ated M.S. Holowka Trucking Inc. inScotch Plains.

He served in the United StatesArmy during the Vietnam War.

Surviving are his wife, KarenNelsen Holowka; a son, Michael S.Holowka, Jr. of Scotch Plains; twodaughters, Marie Holowka-Bedatasky and Renee S. Holowka,both of Scotch Plains; his mother,Gladys Woodcock Holowka of SouthPlainfield; a brother, John Holowkaof South Plainfield, and a sister,Margaret Bishop, also of SouthPlainfield.

Funeral services were held onWednesday, May 17, in the Memo-rial Funeral Home, 155 South Av-enue in Fanwood. Interment fol-lowed at Hillside Cemetery in ScotchPlains.

May 25, 2000

Patrick R. “Rick” Reddington, 41,of Cranbury died on Friday, May 12,at the Medical Center in Princeton.

Born in Newark, he had lived inFanwood before moving to Cranburyin 1986.

Mr. Reddington was employed asa sales representative for Mid Atlan-tic Waterproofing in South Plainfield.

A 1977 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, he receivedhis Associate’s Degree from UnionCounty College in 1979.

Dr. Emilio F. De Lia, 86, Was HonoredAs ‘Leader of Newark’ for Long Service

He was a member of St. Anthonyof Padua Roman Catholic Church inHightstown and of the East WindsorPolice Athletic League Association,where he coached basketball, soccerand baseball.

He was predeceased by his father,Martin Reddington.

Surviving are his wife, PhyllisNovello Reddington; a daughter,Kayla Marie Reddington ofCranbury; two sons, PatrickLawrence Reddington and RobertRichard Reddington, both ofCranbury; his mother, MadelineReddington of Fanwood; three sis-ters, Mary Taylor of Dunellen,Maureen Reddington of Fanwoodand Susie German of Branchburg,and five brothers, Brian Reddingtonof Washington State, JohnReddington of Belmar, JamesReddington of Asbury Park, KevinReddington of Fanwood and Tho-mas Reddington of Morganville.

Funeral services were held on Tues-day, May 16, at the Glackin/SaulFuneral Home in Hightstown, fol-lowed by a Mass at St. Anthony ofPadua Church. Interment took placeat Holy Cross Burial Park in SouthBrunswick.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Patrick ReddingtonChildren’s Educational Trust Fund,64 Princeton-Hightstown Road,Princeton Junction, 08550.

May 25, 2000

Dr. Emilio F. De Lia, 86, a lifelongresident of Newark who maintaineda practice in his native city for 45years, died on Tuesday, May 9, atMountainside Hospital in GlenRidge.

Graduating from Barringer HighSchool in Newark at 15, Dr. De Liaattended the University of NotreDame in Indiana and the LoyolaUniversity of Chicago MedicalSchool before returning to Newarkto intern at the Martland MedicalCenter.

He served in the United States AirForce Transport Command as a sur-geon at bases in Maine, Arizona andFlorida during World War II.

Dr. De Lia was a board member,President and a benefactor of theBoys and Girls Clubs of Newark,where he gave free checkups toyoungsters.

He had also been medical officerfor the Newark Post Office until heretired in 1988. In addition, he servedas surgeon for the County of Essex atthe former Overbrook Hospital inCedar Grove and was Belleville HighSchool’s athletic team doctor until1988.

Dr. De Lia was a founding mem-ber of the Essex County DoctorsChorus, which raised funds and en-tertained for chronically ill and eld-erly people during the 1960s and1970s.

In the 1970s, he was honored as a“Leader of Newark” by the city’sChamber of Commerce.

After retiring from his practice in1988, Dr. De Lia served as an Emer-gency Room volunteer at Clara MaassHospital in Belleville.

He was predeceased by his wife of52 years, Anita De Lia, in 1997; ason, Louis De Lia, and a grandson,Jeffrey De Lia.

Surviving are two sons, Emilio DeLia of Westfield and Dr. Julian E. DeLia, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Sat-urday, May 13, at the Caggiano Me-morial Home for Funerals inMontclair, followed by a Mass at St.Lucy’s Roman Catholic Church inNewark. Burial followed in Glen-dale Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto either the Boys and Girls’ Clubs ofNewark, 155 Washington Street,Suite 202, Newark, 07102, or to St.Vincent’s Nursing Home, care ofAdministration, 45 Elm Street,Montclair, 07042.

May 25, 2000

Eddie Wright, 75, Guitarist PerformedWith Top Artists, Recorded Hit SongsEddie Wright, 75, of Clark, a gui-

tarist who performed with some ofthe top musical artists of the 20thcentury, died on Monday, May 8, inRahway Hospital.

Born in Orange, he had lived inPlainfield and East Orange beforemoving to Clark 10 years ago.

Mr. Wright had been employed byInternational Telephone and Tele-graph for 20 years before retiring in1992.

A member of the Newark JazzOrchestra, he performed with fellowmusicians at the annual Newark JazzFestival, including an appearance atthe Terrace Ballroom at SymphonyHall.

Known for his musicianship sincethe 1940s, Mr. Wright played withsuch luminaries as Dinah Washing-ton, Sarah Vaughn, Dionne Warwickand Cissy Houston, the mother ofpop music star Whitney Houston.

The leader of a musical groupwhich recorded for the Newark-basedSavoy Records label in the 1940s,Mr. Wright and his ensemble oftenhad chart-topping hits.

He also recorded for many yearson Blue Note, one of the nation’s topjazz labels.

Mr. Wright recorded the album“Mo Greens Please” in the 1960s. Healso performed on the television show“Stairway to the Stars” from ClubCaravan in Newark.

He was named “Guitarist of theYear” in New Jersey in 1948.

An elder at the Kingdom Hall ofJehovah’s Witnesses in Clark, he wasalso a lay minister.

He was predeceased three yearsago by his mother, Olive, who lived

in Mount Vernon, N. Y. and was oneof the first female guitarists of herera.

Surviving are his wife, FannieWright; four daughters, Shirley Free-man of Plainfield, Roxanne Douglasof East Orange, Camille Douglas ofScotch Plains and Simone Carter ofthe Avenel section of Woodbridge;four sisters, Olive Force, BarbaraBaylock and Beatrice Miller, all ofWhite Plains, N. Y., and Myrtle Willisof Plainfield; a brother, CharlesWright of Plainfield; four grandchil-dren and one great-grandson.

A memorial service was held onSaturday, May 13, at the KingdomHall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Cotton Funeral Ser-vice in Orange.

May 25, 2000

Helen M. Bohannon, 99, Had WorkedFor Western Electric and Hahne & Co.

Helen M. Bohannon, 99, ofWestfield died on Wednesday, May10, at home.

Born in Paxton, Ill., she had livedin Elizabeth before relocating toWestfield in 1929.

Mrs. Bohannon had been employedby Western Electric Company inChicago and in Kearny before mov-ing to Westfield.

She was a homemaker for manyyears before becoming a saleswomanfor Lillian O’Grady’s and Hahne andCompany in Westfield.

She was member of the Woman’sClub of Westfield and The Presbyte-

rian Church in Westfield.She was predeceased by her hus-

band, William B. Bohannon, and bya son, Thomas E. Bohannon, both in1979, and by two stepsons, RobertBohannon and William M.Bohannon.

Surviving are a son, Dr. Richard A.Bohannon of San Francisco; a daugh-ter, Elizabeth A. Bohannon ofWestfield; seven grandchildren and20 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service took place onSaturday, May 13, in the Chapel ofThe Presbyterian Church inWestfield. Interment followed atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Gray Funeral Home,318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Westfield Rescue Squad, P. O.Box 356, Westfield, 07090 or to afavorite charity.

May 25, 2000

Paul M. Ginder, 62Paul M. Ginder, 62, died on Sun-

day, May 7, in the Robert WoodJohnson University Hospital in NewBrunswick.

Born in Elizabeth, Mr. Ginder hadlived in Fanwood before moving toSouth Plainfield in 1978.

Mr. Ginder founded and ownedAffordable Appliance Service inSouth Plainfield.

He served as the Park Superinten-dent in Fanwood from 1964 to 1978.

Mr. Ginder served in the UnitedStates Army during peacetime.

He was a member of Elks LodgeNo. 2298 in South Plainfield and theNew Jersey Audio Society.

Surviving are his wife, Celeste I.Radnovich Ginder; a son, GeorgeGinder; a daughter, Paula Higgins; abrother, Robert Ginder; a sister,Bernice Osborne, and four grand-children.

A Mass was offered on Wednes-day, May 10, in the Sacred HeartRoman Catholic Church in SouthPlainfield, following the funeral fromthe Rossi Funeral Home in ScotchPlains.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Nursing Oncology Fund, careof Dr. Michael J. Nissenblatt, 205Easton Avenue, New Brunswick,08901.

May 25, 2000

Helmut Moeller, 74, Bank Trustee;Owned Plastics Company in RahwayHelmut Moeller, 74, of

Mountainside died on Tuesday, May9, at home.

Born in Germany, he had lived inHillside before moving toMountainside. He also maintained aresidence in Mantoloking.

Mr. Moeller had owned the Or-ange Plastic Company in Rahwayfrom 1964 until his retirement in1996.

He served on the Board of Trusteesof Summit Bank and was a memberof the Ocean Heights Association ofMantoloking.

Surviving are his wife, Joan Y.Moeller; two sons, Gary Hilyard andLary Hilyard; a daughter, Cathy

Kniffin; a sister, Elisabeth Uhlig;nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A Mass was offered on Saturday,May 13, in the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church in Westfield.

Arrangements were handled by theGray Memorial Funeral Home, 12Springfield Avenue in Cranford.

May 25, 2000

Martin NuernbergerMartin Nuernberger, 77, of Bare-

foot Bay, Fla. died on Sunday, May7, at home.

Born in Garwood, he had been aresident of Westfield before movingto Barefoot Bay.

Mr. Nuernberger had been a brewerfor Anheuser-Busch in Newark for34 years, retiring in 1985.


He was a member of the Veteransof Foreign Wars Post No. 4425 inBarefoot Bay and the Barefoot BayGolf Club.

Surviving are his wife, JacquelineNuernberger; a daughter, LynneKosch; two sons, Scott Nuernbergerand Drew Nuernberger; three grand-children and two great-grandchil-dren.

May 25, 2000

Stephanie Sheola, 90, Merck Retiree;Active With GOP and Other GroupsStephanie M. Sheola, 90, of

Ashland, Ohio died on Monday, May8, in the Samaritan Regional HealthSystem in Ashland.

Born in Perth Amboy, she had livedin Westfield, Jackson and in TomsRiver before moving to Ashland lastyear.

Mrs. Sheola had worked for Merck& Company, Inc. in Rahway beforeretiring.

She was a founding member of theWomen’s Republican Club in Berke-ley Township. In addition, she hadbeen a member of the Singles Cluband the Jolly Travelers of HolidayCity in Toms River and of theColumbiettes in Dunellen.

Surviving are a son, Frank Lemko;a daughter, Stephanie Jenemann; twostepsons, James Sheola and JohnSheola; a sister, Stella Manhart; 12grandchildren and two great-grand-children.

A Mass was offered on Saturday,May 13, in St. Bartholomew theApostle Roman Catholic Church in

Scotch Plains, following the funeralfrom the Rossi Funeral Home, alsoin Scotch Plains.

May 25, 2000

Carole Kahn, 73, Was Longtime PartnerIn Michael Kohn Jewelers of WestfieldCarole Harris Kahn, 73, of

Westfield died on Monday, May 22,at home.

Born in Newark, she had lived inGlen Ridge, Livingston andTewksbury before moving toWestfield five years ago.

Mrs. Kahn was a partner for thelast 30 years, along with her hus-band, Lester A. Kahn, of MichaelKohn Jewelers in Westfield. The busi-ness was started by her father-in-law,Michael Kohn, in 1906.

She was a member of the WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce.

She was predeceased by herbrother, Donald Harris.

Surviving, in addition to her hus-band, are two daughters, PatriciaEinhorn of New City, N. Y. and NancyFields of Rocky Hill, Conn.; a son,Dr. Donald Kahn of Old Bridge, andfive grandchildren.

The funeral service was held yes-

terday, Wednesday, May 24, at theHiggins and Bonner Echo Lake Fu-neral Home in Westfield. Intermenttook place in Temple B’Nai AbrahamMemorial Park in Union.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the American Cancer Soci-ety, New Jersey Division-Union Unit,507 Westminster Avenue, P. O. Box815, Elizabeth, 07207-3615.

May 25, 2000

Arthur R. Pfeiffer, 85Arthur R. Pfeiffer, 85, of Bound

Brook died on Saturday, May 20, athome.

Born in Westfield, he lived inBound Brook since 1941.

Mr. Pfeiffer had been a machineoperator for Thermionics in NorthPlainfield before retiring in 1990.

He was a member of The Cloversin Westfield and Mountainside.

He was predeceased by his wife of61 years, Bertha Ann Pfeiffer, in1998.

Surviving are a son, William A.Pfeiffer of Bound Brook.

Funeral services were held on Tues-day, May 23.

Memorial donations may be madeto the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Gray Funeral Home,318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

May 25, 2000

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CHURCH, MILLER GET TRIPLES; PINIAT SILENCES

Softball Raiders MesmerizeDazed Lady Minutemen, 8-1

By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Katie Church and Megan Millerunloaded the big thunder and pitcherAlicia Piniat provided the pacifier asthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool softball team silenced Eliza-beth, 8-1, in Scotch Plains on May17. Both Church and Miller tripledand singled and Piniat fanned sevenLady Minutemen while yielding nowalks.

Previously, the Raiders sufferedtwo heartbreaking setbacks, one atthe hands of Cranford, 5-4, in 11

innings in the quarterfinals of theUnion County Tournament and thenext a 1-0 thriller to Kearny.

“We were extremely disappointedon Saturday against Cranford,” saidRaider Head Coach Frank Butz. “Butafter the weekend, I think theybounced back. We played Kearnyvery well – out-hitting them 9-2 – butit was another tough loss. We had thebases loaded three times with no-body out and just couldn’t get thingsdone. We were hitting the ball well,but couldn’t seem to get anythingthrough when we needed it.”

The Lady Minutemen scored in topof the first when Amy Paul singledand advanced to third on a two-baseerror, then Vera Knight tapped an RBIsingle. From that point on, only Raiderfootprints would step on home plate.

The Raiders tied it in their half ofthe first when Miller and LindseyPinnella both singled then Jen Doyleripped an RBI single. Then in thesecond, the Raiders took a 4-1 lead.Piniat rounded first and sped to sec-ond on an error, then Katie Blomlooped an RBI double to right. Jill

MCMAHON WINS 800, 1,600; FEIGHNER WINS SHOT

Blue Devils Get 2nd, RaidersTake Third at County Track


Senior Maura McMahon addedsome extra kick to win both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter events whichenabled the Westfield High Schoolgirls to place second behind the Eliza-beth Lady Min-utemen, who to-taled 85 points,at the UnionCounty Trackand Field Cham-pionships at Wil-liams Field inElizabeth onMay 17. TheBlue Devils to-taled 76 points toedge the ScotchPlains-Fanwoodgirls, who placedthird with 75points.

M c M a h o nbreezed to thefinish in the1,600 with a timeof 5:24, toppingUnion CatholicViking KatieMarshall whoplaced second at5:28.5. Despitefalling down, Blue Devil AlexisAnzelone took third at 5:35.6 andGovernor Livingston HighlanderMegs DiDario came in fifth at 5:37.3.McMahon’s kick proved importantin the 800 as she edged Raider ErinKelly by .8, finishing in 2:23.3 toKelly’s 2:24.1. Viking RebeccaBabicz took third at 2:24.6.

“Scotch Plains has a well-balancedteam and for us to be able to pullahead of them, we had to have ex-traordinary performances across theboard,” pointed out Blue Devil FieldCoach Thom Hornish. “In otherwords, we had to match them in areas

where they tendto dominate andexploit them inthe areas whichwe have theability to topthem, such asthe distanceevents.”

Raider seniorKatie Feighnercame up big inthe shot put,winning with ashove of 37’2”.T e a m m a t e sC h r i s t i n aHillman at34’6” and RuthRohrer at31’10” placedthird and sixth,respec t ive ly.Feighner thenplaced second inboth the javelinand discus with

respective tosses of 112’6” and116’10”. Highlander DianeMatuszewski tied for third in thediscus with a toss of 107’4” andRohrer took fifth at 102’9”. BlueDevil Dana Grau had a personal-bestthrow of 106’5” to grab fourth in thejavelin and Highlander MargyGoodspeed placed sixth at 98’8”.

“We had an extraordinary breakthrough with Dana hitting 106’5”,”expressed Hornish. “That’s her per-sonal best and that’s a great throw. Andfortunately for us, in the area of thediscus, Scotch Plains had an off day.Because, some changes there, therewould have been a different outcome.”

Hillman cleared 5’0” to win thehigh jump and Blue Devil NikkiHerttua placed sixth with a height of4’8”. Hillman also placed fourth inthe long jump with a leap of 15’6”behind Blue Devil Heather Denniswho finished third with a distance of15’6.5”. Blue Devil Susan Hinds tooksixth at 14’8.5”.

“We had a little bit of a let down in thelong jump distances, but we also did notget some of the points we expected inthe distance events with Alexis fallingdown,” commented Hornish. “And weusually gets some lower points (fifthand sixth) in the mile and two mile butwe came up short.”

The Raider foursome of JillKoscielecki, Kate Bereznak, JaymeFerraro and Kelly captured first inthe 4x400 with a time of 4:13.1,edging McMahon, AdrianneBlauvelt, Hinds and Dennis by anose. The Highlanders finished thirdat 4:17.7 and the Vikings took sixthwith a time of 4:23.9.

“They had beaten us previously,”said Hornish. “They had their best

girls in and we had ours. Heathermade up a lot of distance and it wasa close call. The time was excellent.”

Dennis also placed third in boththe 400-hurdles and the 400 meterswith respective times of 1:08.7 and1:01. Raiders Ferraro at 1:09.2 andAlyssa Sams at 1:11 finished fourthand sixth, respectively, in the 400-hurdles. Ferraro also took sixth in the100-hurdles with a time of 17.6 andHighlander Dana McCurdy placed


DEVILS MUST WIN SANS SALMOND

Devil Lady Laxers ArePrepared for Sectionals

By CLARE CAMBRIASpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School girls’lacrosse team continues on their questfor victory as their season approaches

the state tournament. The Devillaxers, who are currently ranked fifthin group four section two, have a byein the first round of the state tourna-ment. Today the laxers will begintheir fight in the state tournament asthey face fourth-ranked ImmaculateHeart Academy, whom they defeatedearlier this season.

Tri-Captain Julia Gates said,“We’re looking optimistically atThursday’s game but we have learnednot to underestimate any team. Weknow there are very tough teams inour future and we hope we will beable to step up against some of thosetop teams in our section”

On May 12, despite a strong effort,the lady laxers were defeated by10th-ranked Ridge. The girls heldtheir ground with two goals scored

TIM PAI SINGLES AND SCORES RAIDERS’ ONLY RUN

Indians Execute in UC Semis;Stun 4th-Seeded Raiders, 7-1


Rahway’s “came to play” attitudeand its proper execution of plays atthe right time compoundedwith the Raider’s three missedopportunities to change mo-mentum resulted in a 7-1 In-dian victory over the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High Schoolbaseball team in the semifi-nals of the Union CountyTournament at Williams Fieldin Elizabeth on May 21. TimPai rapped a single and scoredthe sole run for the Raiders.

Raider pitcher KevinSchenk, who was relieved byBrian Maroney in the sixthinning, struck out seven Indi-ans while walking five andhitting one via pitch. In themeantime, the Raiders wereonly able to muster threesingles – and another whichinstead ended up being an un-usual force play – from Indianpitcher Steve Brown whofanned eight and walked five.

“From what I understand, itwas his best outing of the sea-son. And he happened to haveit against us,” said Raider HeadCoach Brian Homm. “He did a greatjob. He kept us off-balance and kepthis fast pitches low. He had controlof his off-speed stuff. I think that hewas one of the best pitchers we sawall year.”

Without a hit, the Indians scored inthe top of the first on three walks anda deep sacrifice fly to center bycatcher Jesse Campanelli. A fly outto right and two strikeouts later, theIndians returned to the plate, but thistime, Schenk retired all three batters.

A shallow chopper by Andy Pavonicaused the charging Indian secondbaseman Gene Ronkiewicz to throwthe ball into the dirt at first and theRaiders had a chance to stir up someaction. Maroney drilled a grounderbehind second, but shortstop ChrisPetrosky made a spectacular grab

and back-tossed it to second for aforce out, killing a potential rally.

The next “Murphy’s Law” inci-dent occurred in the bottom of the

fourth. Pai walked, stole second andmoved to third on a passed ball. Thenwith a squeeze play on, the batter

missed the pitch and Pai wastrapped and chased down bycatcher Campanelli.

“If we would have justfouled it off, then we wouldhave used another method toscore,” explained Homm.“That hurt us.”

The Indians added a run inthe fifth, making the score 2-0. Lou Becker slapped asingle to right, stole secondthen dashed to third on a sac-rifice bunt. Ronkiewiczdribbled an infield RBI singleto deep short.

The third missed opportu-nity came in the Raider fifth.The first two batters walkedon eight pitches and the nextwatched a call third strike. Afly out to right advanced theRaider runner to third, butfailure to capitalize on apassed ball kept the momen-tum with the Indians.

“Our inability to get a buntdown to advance the runnerto second and third hurt us,”




by sophomore Morgan Lang and onegoal apiece by senior KristenSalmond and junior Jenny Korecky.By the end of the half the team wasfacing a 10-4 deficit. In the second

half, Lang and Korecky each nettedtwo and McGovern scored one. Se-nior goalie Libby Schundler contrib-uted a solid game, tallying 18 saves.

As mentioned in a previous ar-ticle, Salmond unfortunately suffereda sprained ankle in the second halfand is expected to be out for theremainder of the season.

“Our Ridge game was one of thebest performances we’ve had all sea-son and despite loosing Kristen, Ithink we pulled it together and man-aged to overcome the loss and playour game,” said Gates.

On May 16, the lady laxers de-feated the Bears of East Brunswickby a score of 16-8. Despite the lop-sided score Westfield had difficultygetting on track and the score re-

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesTHE SWING…Blue Devil RyanMacDonald takes a good cut. See storyon page 14 (photo from previous game)

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesALMOST DOUBLED UP…Raider Tim Pai stretchesto get the ball as Indian Steve Bailey slides back to first.

BREAKING THROUGH INTO THE OPEN…Blue Devil laxer Lauren Mattes,white uniform, breaks through to eventually make a run at the goal. TheWestfield girls have qualified for the state sectionals and feel prepared.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesPUTTING ON THE TAG…Raider shortstop Katie Blom, left, puts the out tagon a Lady Minuteman. The Raiders handled the Elizabeth softball girls, 8-1.

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesGETTING DIRTY…Blue DevilHeather Dennis blasts the dirt in thelong jump. (previous meet)

Raider Ruth Rohrer throws the shot(previous meet)

Devils Maura McMahon, front, andAlexis Anzelone (previous meet)

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Blue Devils Get 2nd, RaidersTake Third at UC Track


Softball Raiders MesmerizeDazed Lady Minutemen, 8-1


Saridakie’s hopper to the moundmoved Blom to third, then Churchhit a bouncer off the pitcher’s gloveas Blom scored. Kellie LaForgestepped up and sliced an RBI singleto right.

Doyle, at catcher, gunned out Veraas she attempted to steal second inthe top of the third. Then in the lowerhalf of the inning she sizzled agrounder to short, reached first safelyand continued to second on the throw-ing error. Doyle’s courtesy runnerAmy Ondeyka, who later doubled inthe sixth, moved to third on a groundout then scored on Piniat’s sacrificefly to right.

A nice running catch by Raidercenter fielder Jen Van Deroff cutshort the Lady Minutemen’s scoringopportunity in the fourth. The Raid-ers then responded with three runs,upping the score to 8-1. Saridakieblooped a single over second thenChurch crunched an RBI triple tocenter. LaForge brought Churchhome with an RBI ground out tosecond. Miller hammered her tripleto left-center and Pinnella groundout to short, scoring Miller.

Piniat, who allowed five scatteredhits, then retired nine-straight LadyMinutemen to elevate the Raiders’record to 16-5. Elizabeth fell to 11-10.

“We got the job done today. Therewas no super intensity but some-times it’s tough when you have three,four games in a week. Alicia threwwell and the kids hit the ball well,”pointed out Butz. “This is a bit of alull period before the states. But wewill be ready for the states!”Elizabeth 100 000 0 1Sc Plns-Fanwood 131 300 x 8

third at 16.1.Blue Devil Anzelone came in sec-

ond in the 3,200 meters with a time of11:55.2 followed by Viking Marshallat 12:12.7, Blue Devils RachelAckerman at 12:18.6 and JackieCusimano at 12:24.6 and HighlanderJessica Talbot at 12:37. Blue DevilSarah Burke crossed fourth in the 100meter dash with a time of 13.2.

TEAM SCORES:1. Elizabeth (E) 85, 2. Westfield (W)

76, 3. Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF)75, 4. Cranford (C) 26, 5. Union Catho-lic (UC) and Linden (L) 21, 7. RosellePark (RP) 20, 8. Union (U) 17, 9. Gov-ernor Livingston (GL) 16, 10. Plainfield(P) 15, 11. New Providence 12, 12. Hill-side (H) 11, 13. Rahway (R) 10, 14.Summit (S) 9, 15. Dayton (D) and OakKnoll (OK) 8

FIRST PLACES:100-M: 1. Ahndrea Allen (RP) 12.6200-M: 1. Allen (RP) 26400-M: 1. La’Kel Chester (C) 59.7800-M: 1. McMahon (W) 2:23.31,600-M: 1. McMahon (W) 5:243,200-M: 1. Christina Morgano (U)

11:49.54x400-M: 1. SPF (Koscielecki,

Bereznak, Ferraro and Kelly) 4:13.1

100-H: 1. Kiera Underwood (E) 14.9400-H: 1. DiNai Parker (E) 1:06.6High Jump: 1. Hillman (SPF) 5’0”Long Jump: 1. April Williams (E)

16’6”Shot Put: 1. Feighner (SPF) 37’2”Discus: 1. Lakrisha Howard (P) 120’9”Javelin: 1. Megan Bauer (R) 134’11”

(Union County and meet record)

MAY 17:Immaculata 12, Union Catholic 1

The Vikings were held to three hitsby the No. 1 Spartans who got homeruns from Nick Koken and KevinCust.Union Catholic 000 01 1Immaculata 510 15 12

Kearny 4, Cranford 2The Kardinals avenged an earlier

loss to the Cougars when Chris Mayoblasted a two-run home run in thethird.

MAY 22:GROUP 2, SECTION 2

Governor Livingston 10,Pequannock 6

The Highlanders jumped in frontearly with six runs in the top of thefirst, highlighted by Pete Caggiano’sthree-run triple but got shaken in thesecond when Pequannock scored sixruns. Eric Cantagallo drilled a two-run double in the second.Pequannock (14-10) 060 000 0 6Gov Livingston (15-11) 620 011 x 10

REGULAR SEASON:Elizabeth 11, Cranford 4

Alberto Vasquez had three hits,including a home run, and five RBIfor the Minutemen and Andy Kindlerhad a two-run double for the Cou-gars.Scotch Plains-Fanwood 11, New-ark East Side 1

Dave Herrmann had two singles, adouble and two RBI for the 14-5Raiders. Dan Goehry and AndyPavoni each thumped a triple andTim Pai, Brian Maroney, PaulO’Connor and Anthony Blasi eachhad a double.Sc Plns-Fanwood 332 021 11Newark East Side 100 000 1

Local Area High SchoolBaseball Results:

Blue Devils Top Columbia,Union; Edged by Chiefs

The Westfield High School base-ball team clouted the Columbia Cou-gars, 10-8, in Maplewood on May 16then shocked Union, 4-3, in Unionon May 17. The winning streak endedin Westfield on May 18 when thePiscataway Chiefs held off a lateBlue Devil rally to win, 6-5.

Sophomore Jay Cook did most ofthe damage against Columbia as he

had two hits, including a two-runhomer in the fourth inning. Sopho-more Jim McKeon had two hits andthree RBI and senior Brian Flynnhad a double.

Sophomore Brett Picaro was theplayer of the game against the Farm-ers when he drilled a double, slappedtwo singles and tallied two RBI inthe Blue Devils’ 13-hit attack. Flynnripped two singles and knocked intwo runs, junior Ryan MacDonaldsmashed a triple and Mike Duelksdoubled. Nick Geissler picked up hissecond win for the 9-11 Blue Devilsas Union stumbled to 11-8.

The 9-12 Blue Devils out-hit the13-6 Chiefs, 10-5, but five costly er-rors made the difference. Flynn hadthree singles and scored two runs andsenior Randy Majocha added a double.

The Chiefs had a 6-2 lead headinginto the bottom of the seventh but theBlue Devils battled back with threeruns, which included an RBI eachfrom Cook and Duelks.Westfield 313 200 1 10Columbia 230 201 0 8

Westfield 001 300 0 4Union 020 100 0 3

Piscataway 020 211 0 6Westfield 000 110 3 5

Local High SchoolGolf Results:

MAY 17:Westfield 169, Shabazz 219

(Weequahic Park, par 36)Rich Kaplan led the Blue Devils

with a 40, Jeff Luker and EvanSmith both shot 42 and MikeKazazis fired a 45.

MAY 18:Westfield 155, West Windsor 169

(Echo Lake, par 36)The Blue Devils were firing on

all cylinders an boosted their recordto 17-1-1. West Windsor fell to 10-3. Brent Bramnick shot a smootheven par 36 to lead all golfers.Senior Jeff Weber fired a two-overpar 38 while Adam Karnish had a40 and Erin Cochren shot a 41.

MAY 17:Union 8, Westfield 0

Rayneesha Adams tossed a three-hitter and Diana Badger had a double,a single and scored two runs for the(22-4) Farmers. Lindsay Guerrierothumped a triple for the (11-9) BlueDevils.Union 100 123 1 8Westfield 000 000 0 0

Governor Livingston 4, Randolph0

Senior Gina Turturiello fired an-other one of her many shutouts, al-lowing just three hits and walkingnone. Jen Calabrese had three hits,including a double and HeatherMcDonald drilled a double, slappeda single and had three RBI. Turturielloalso doubled for the (18-4) High-landers. The Rams fell to 14-8.Gov Livingston 000 220 0 4Randolph 000 000 0 0

MAY 18:Westfield 17, Plainfield 5

The Blue Devils plucked the Cardi-nals with 13 hits in five innings. Jun-ior Courtney Thornton ruffled feath-ers with three hits, including a three-run homer, and totaled five RBI. AlexLee bashed a two-run home run to gowith her two singles, finishing withthree RBI. Pitcher Peggy Doerr fireda three-hitter with six strikeouts andno walks to earn her fourth victory.Westfield (12-9) 382 13 17Plainfield (4-12) 500 00 5

Cranford 5, Roselle Park 4The (15-5) Cougars barely won

the battle of the big cats. CatherineConnelly tapped a two-run singleand Lindsey Pfeiffer scored in thefifth with the deciding run. JoannaOllinick had a two-run double andNancy Miller added an RBI singlefor the (13-8) Panthers.

Local Area High SchoolSoftball Results:

Brewster BaseballCamp Notice:

Three sessions of “Baseball Like ItOught To Be VII,” a camp featuringWestfield Varsity Coach Bob Brewsteras director, will take place on June 26-30 and July 10-14, and a special sessionfor 1st-3rd graders on July 5-7 at theWestfield High School varsity field.

The two-week long sessions are rec-ommended for players entering 4th-9thgrades In the fall. The 1st-3rd gradesession will be three days long. All ses-sions go from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

For more Information or for a campapplication, please call Brewster at(908) 232-8049 or [email protected] or call LarryCohen at (908) 889-0097 or [email protected].

The 20th Annual Westfield Cup willfeature 110 soccer teams ages 8-19 overMemorial Day weekend. The 2000 Cupfeatures teams from Massachusetts, NewYork, Pennsylvania and New Jersey toplay in 12 different flights.

The Westfield Cup is one of the oldestand most prestigious soccer tournamentsin New Jersey and will kickoff at 8:55 a.m.Saturday, May 27. First place trophies willbe awarded in 12 different divisions forboys and girls on 17 fields throughout thetown and in neighboring Cranford.

All preliminary round matches will becompleted by Sunday afternoon with thefinals conducted on Memorial Day.Edison Intermediate School will serveas headquarters where results of all gameswill be posted and standings within eachdivision listed.

The tournament is Co-chaired by MikeMelino and Tom Maher. This year the

New Jersey/New York MetroStars ofMajor League Soccer are recognizingthe Westfield Cup as one of six tourna-ments they are sponsoring; along withrecognition and co-sponsorship fromAllstate Insurance Company.

The Cup employs the World Cup struc-ture, having teams play a round robin in eachdivision with points awarded for a win or atie. The two best teams will face each otherin the championship games on Monday.

The Metrostars will provide a player atEdison Intermediate School to sign auto-graphs and hand-out souvenirs. AllstateInsurance Company will also be presentto hand-out soccer souvenirs, and willsponsor a kicking game for speed andaccuracy. J & M Markets will provide thecatering. The Westfield Soccer Associa-tion has provided donations to the rescuesquad of Westfield, as they are on standbyalert to handle any injuries.

WESTFIELD CUP COMING…Co-Chairs for the Westfield Soccer Association’s20th Annual Westfield Cup this Memorial Day weekend from Mike Melino, left,and Tom Maher, right, present Reid Edles, center, of the Westfield Rescue Squadwith a donation for the Westfield Rescue Squad Fund Drive. In addition to beinga vital organization in the Westfield community, the Rescue Squad is a long-standing supporter of the tournament. This year, the NJ/NY MetroStars are theCup’s title sponsor, with co-support from Allstate Insurance Co. The Cup hasregistered 110 teams and expects to draw 5,000 attendees. Also pictured, from leftto right, are Cup participants Brandon Heroux, Brian Maher and Mark Melinowho are part of the 1,800 children 9-19 years of age competing in the Cup.

Westfield Soccer Presents20th Annual Westfield Cup

Devil Laxers LashPingry Boys, 6-4The No. 11 Westfield High School

boys lacrosse team captured theBristol Cup with a 6-4 victory overPingry in Westfield on May 17. Se-nior Alex Lau nailed the net twice inthe final two minutes to give the BlueDevils the win.

Earlier in the game, Sean Joffeflicked in two goals then assistedLau on his final goal with just 10seconds remaining. Brad Gillin andMike Debrossy also had a goal. Lauand Joffe both finished with twoassists and goalie Chris Driscoll had12 saves.Pingry (9-6) 0 2 1 1 4Westfield (9-7) 1 2 1 2 6

gerous Dave” Rothenberg and Al“Yanni” Rezza each had three hits andDom “Seprano” Valenzano, CaptainTony Perfilio and Frank Chupko eachhad two hits.

St. Thomas 18, St Blaise 9While some teams have yet to play

their first game, St. Thomas won theirsecond. The St. Thomas slugfest wasinitiated by Bob Reick and rookie MikeRivera with three hits apiece. With twohits each were “Mild Mike” Hayek, GerryRiepe, Mike Brennan, Paul Morello,Mark DiFrancesco and Art “Hobble longCassidy”. For the “Blaisers”, RookieBob Stratton had three hits and “DirtyHarry” Semple had two hits.

STANDINGS MAY 21Angels Division:

TEAM W L Pct.St. Louis 1 0 1.000St. James 0 0 .000St. Blaise 0 1 .000St. Michael 0 1 .000St. Joseph 0 1 .000

Saints Division:TEAM W L Pct.St. Thomas 2 0 1.000St. Patrick 1 0 1.000St. Paul 0 0 .000St. Anne 0 0 .000St. Jude 0 1 .000

St. Barts Oldtimers Men’sSoftball League Results:

St. Thomas 12, St. Michael 9On May 12, the season began despite

weather and field permit problems. Slug-gers for the victors – with three hitsapiece – were: Tom McGall, MarkDiFrancesco and Johnny “Brooks”Chupko. With two hits each were GerryRiepe (3 RBI) and “Killer Karl” Mende’.For St. Michael, rookie Tony Perconte,Tom “All-World” Straniero, Brian Wil-liams (1 homer and 3 RBI) and Jack“Quinn the Eskimo” each had two hits.

St. Patrick 19, St. Joseph 6The big bats of St. Patrick showed no

mercy in route to their victory over theleague defending champs. For St. Patrickrookie Frank Samulian, Pat Nigro, Ed“the near-patriot” Belford, Mark Ro-maine “lettuce”, Ron DePrete and broth-ers Tony and Nick Barattucci each hadthree hits. Lee “make it hurt” DiDonatoand Dave Hagan (3 RBI) helped withtwo hits each. Lou Balestriere, rookieKevin Woodring, “Marvelous Marv”Scherb and Captain Dean Talcott eachhad two hits for St. Joseph.

St. Louis 12, St. Jude 9For the “Louies”, Tom Reade had four

hits; Gerry “white wine” Spitzer andNorm Hansen (5 RBI) had three hits; andMike “Camfield of dreams”, rookieMarty “mayor” Marks, Larry Szenyi,Tom Maher and rookie John Renoldseach had two hits. For the “Judies” “Dan-

Scotch Hills WomenTell Golf Results

A spokeswoman for the Scotch HillsWomen’s Golf Association of ScotchPlains announced the winning team ofthe “4 Combined Scores, Less 4 Com-bined Handicaps” tournament held May16.

FIRST TEAMLlewyellen Fisher, Martha Berghahn

and Kathy Sjonell 98SECOND TEAM

Margaret Hickey, Laura Botto andCharleen Szenyi 105

THIRD TEAMDolores Veghte, Arlene LaTourette,

Barbara Cutinello and Drina Erhard

Low putts: Mary Pearsall, Veghte,Trudy Kesting, Lucy Banta 15

Chip-ins: Veghte #5, Alice Callahan#5

Birdies: Alice Yorks #5, Callahan#7, Kesting #6, BJ Morgan #2

See it all on the web!www.goleader.com

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesIN FULL SWING…The St. Bart’s Softball League is presently in full swing andoffers plenty of fun and action. (from 1999 season playoffs)

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDRILLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE…Blue Devil Brett Picaro drills the balldown the first baseline. (previous game)

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCRUNCHING AN RBI TRIPLE…Raider Katie Church crunches an RBI triplein the fourth inning to up the lead to 8-1.

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Lady U-16 Bandits Formed;Ready for National Softball

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

BERKELEY HEIGHTS-MOUNTAINSIDE: Berkeley Heights-Mountainside celebrates the comingof ladies softball. Established this year,the “Bandits” are a traveling Nationalsoftball tournament team, comprisedof 12 players, age 16 and under, whowill duel the toughest and most tal-ented teams in and around the tri-statearea.

The Bandits, headed by coachesVinny Turturillo and Craig Hill, aresupported by committee members, sec-retary Joe Ringwood, treasurer BillHopkins and tournament director TomButler. The Bandits are recruited forplay and sponsored by donations fromcorporations, fund-raisers and parentsfrom BerkeleyHeights/Mountainside.

Bandits representing BerkeleyHeights are: Meghan Butler, BeckiRingwood, Kathleen Dreitline, JennyCalabrese, Katie Freda, PeggyAnnLallis, Kristen Turturiello and NicoleHill. The Mountainside players: LaurenBeasley and Susanne Hopkins. Repre-senting Cranford are Jackie Cuozzoand Christine Pemoulie.

Car wash fundraisers are scheduledduring June and July in BerkeleyHeights.

Ladies softball is comprised of 165nationally sponsored teams. SeveralNew Jersey participating teams includethe Morris County Bells, BridgewaterBlue Diamonds, Edison Angels,Livingston Lightning and New Jersey

Panthers as well as several shore areateams.

The softballers will play eight tour-naments, in addition to an average offive to seven games weekly. Qualify-ing teams then advance for nationalcompetition, playing an additional fivegames, with the winners advancinginto a bracket that includes a pool of 50teams looking to claim the nationalchampionship.

The Berkeley Heights/MountainsideBandits open up play in the MemorialDay Tournament on May 27-28, play-ing three games Saturday, with a doubleelimination series on Sunday. The Ban-dits meet the Mullica Hill Hornets, ateam from the Cherry Hill area, one of24 teams drawn to play in the two day,six to eight game event.

On June 2-3, the Bandits play in theToms River NJASA Shore Champion-ship. On June 10 and 11, the Banditshost the Berkeley Heights Pony Quali-fier, a National Tournament represent-ing softball teams from Connecticut,Pennsylvania, New York and New Jer-sey. Games will be played at the Co-lumbia Middle school and GovernorLivingston High School sites. The even-tual champion advances to the PonyNationals on July 24-29 in Virginia.

The Bandit schedule includes thefollowing additional contests: EdisonAngels – June 17-18 –, Morris CountyBelles – June 24-25 –, Livingston Light-ning – July 8-9 –, Lincroft Beachgirls –July 15-16. For information call VinnyTurturiello (908) 464-6509.

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBIG BAD BANDITS… The Berkeley Heights/Mountainside Bandits softballteam are ready to play. Pictured, left to right, are: kneeling; Nicole Hill andChristine Pemoulie; standing, Jenny Calabrese, Katie Freda, Susanne Hopkins,Jackie Cuozzo, PeggyAnn Lallis and Kristen Turturiello. Missing from thephoto are: Meghan Butler, Becki Ringwood, Lauren Beasley and KathleenDreitline.

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said Homm. “Instead, we get astrikeout.”

And the momentum really did ar-rive in the sixth with a five-runrumble. Ten Indians stepped to theplate. Two bases-on-balls, three hitbatters, a two-run single by TomMoran, an RBI sacrifice fly and asecond single placed the Raiders indire straits.

With some spunk the Raidersscored their sole run in the sixth.Dave Herrmann and Pai both singled,but a fabulous diving play by pitcherBrown enabled the Indians to get aforce out at third. Maroney steppedto the plate, literally exploded his batas the ball dropped in between theright and center fielders for an appar-

ent single. However, unsure ofwhether the ball would be caught,the runner timidly heading to secondwas nailed for a force out. In themeantime, Pai scored.

“It was a lousy day to play. I’m notmaking excuses. But we had someopportunities that we did not cash inon which could have changed thingsaround a little bit,” said Homm. “Iwish we had another opportunity toplay them.”

The Raiders slipped to 13-5 whileRahway (13-8) advanced to the fi-nals to face the Cranford Cougars(20-3), who shutout Union 2-0 on aone-hitter by Tom Polito.Rahway 100 015 0 7Sc Plns-Fanwood 000 001 0 1

Indians Execute in UC Semis;Stun 4th-Seeded Raiders, 7-1


mained close throughout much ofthe first half.

The defense led by Tri-CaptainDonna Schaller, senior Lauren Mattesand Schundler kept the Devils in thegame until the offense picked it up inthe second half. Strong offensiveperformances were given by Langwho scored four goals, followed byGates and McGovern who talliedtwo goals each.

Gates added, “We’ve actually hadan excellent season so far, surpassingmany people’s expectations. I’m re-ally looking forward to States, and,as our record proves, we are capableof handling pretty tough teams.”

The laxers were slated to facePrinceton on May 19 for a regularseason game. However, due to in-clement weather, the game was can-celed. This will be the Blue Devilgirls third appearance in the statetournament. Last season they weredefeated in the first round, but thistime, their winning record has cata-pulted them into the second round.

Devil Laxers Are

Preped for StatesCONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

NJ SEC 2 GROUP 4:Westfield 3, Montclair 2

1st singles: Trevor McDonough (M) d. GriffinMalonet, 6-0, 6-0

2nd singles: Daren Rogers (M) d. Ryan Jones, 6-2, 6-2

3rd singles: Dave Eisenberg (W) d. Andrew Littell,6-4, 6-3

1st doubles: Ryan Buntain and Josh Warren (W)d. Walker Roberts and Kriss Olsen, 6-0, 6-2

2nd doubles: Brett Kahn and Will Cashman (W)d. Joe Janklovits and Sam Lindo, 6-2, 6-0

NJ SEC 2 GROUP 4:SEMIFINALS:

Columbia 3, Westfield 21st singles: Barron Weir (C) d. Griffin Maloney,

6-2, 6-22nd singles: Jeremy Steglitz (C) d. Ryan Jones, 6-

3, 6-33rd singles: Mike Garea (C) d. Dave Eisenberg,

6-3, 6-01st doubles: Ryan Buntain and Josh Warren (W)

d. Alex Toledano and Jett Greenberg, 6-3, 4-6, 6-32nd doubles: Brett Kahn and Will Cashman (W)

d. Ryan Zia and Josh Posner, 6-0, 6-1

NJ SEC 2 GROUP 3:Mount Olive 4, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 1

1st singles: Kevin Sheuers (M) d. Gen Bekkelman,6-2, 6-1

2nd singles: Justin Kermiach (M) d. ShawnLafkowitz, 7-5, 6-3

3rd singles: John Corbin (SPF) d. Mike Morano,6-3, 6-3

1st doubles: Saket Chaudhari and Arun Rajaram(M) d. Paul Sweedlund and Josh Sanders, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

2nd doubles: Mike Baker and Bartek Ringwelski(M) d. Terry Levine and Rob Bugg, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

NJ SEC 2 GROUP 2:Mendham 5, Governor Livingston 0

1st singles: Rhett Silverstein d. Frank Geiger, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

2nd singles: Kiernan Laughlin d. Dan Perez, 6-1, 6-03rd singles: Ryan Hastings d. Vijay Varma, 6-3, 6-11st doubles: John Sharkey and Andy Raddin d.

Mark Papier and Chris Barnett, 7-6 (7-2), 6-32nd doubles: Andrew Chanin and Manny Rodiero

d. Vivek Ventkatackalam and Yiwey Shieh, 6-4, 7-5

REGULAR SEASON:Union Catholic 4, Roselle Catholic 1

1st singles: Arun Sundarum (RC) d. J. T.Wilkinson, 6-3, 6-3

2nd singles: James Bischoff d. Eric Johnson, 6-1, 6-13rd singles: Drew Terpenning d. Brandon Mirda,

6-1, 6-01st doubles: Ryan Price and Tom Kierzkowski d.

Jim Sweeney and Brian D’Agostini, 6-1, 6-12nd doubles: Dan Majcen and George Goros d.

Javier Rubio and Adam Lewandowski, 6-3, 6-1

MAY 18:Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4, Kearny 1

1st singles: Mark Borges (K) d. Gen Bekkelman,1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3)

2nd singles: Shawn Lafkowitz d. Dan Schormond,6-2, 6-3

3rd singles: Chris Schlegel d. Luis Arce, 6-3, 6-31st doubles: John Corbin and Paul Sweedlund d.

Randy Cangre and Kris Warda, 6-1, 6-02nd doubles: Josh Sanders and Terry Levine d.

Fred Shauvinhold and Brian DeOliveria, 6-2, 6-1

Governor Livingston 4, Immaculata 11st singles: Frank Geiger (GL) d. Chuck DuBois,

6-1, 6-12nd singles: Ryan Gondeck (I) d. Chris Barnett,

6-1, 6-23rd singles: Vivek Venkatachalam (GL) d. Der-

rick Schneider, 6-0, 6-11st doubles: Yiwey Shieh and Oliver Eng (GL) d.

John Jacobson and Paul Lyon, 6-4, 6-42nd doubles: Eric Goldstein and Dave Chen (GL)

d. Mike Scott and Mike Sibilla, 6-4, 6-1

Local Area High SchoolBoys Tennis Results:

Parents SupportGirls Lacrosse

The Westfield High School girlslacrosse parents held a springfundraiser at the home of Lori andNeal Vantosky to support the self-funded teams. More than 60 West-field High School girls comprisethe freshman, junior varsity andvarsity teams. This season, thevarsity girls have had their bestyear yet.

Scholar-Athletes GetCounty RecognitionThe 23rd Union County Interscho-

lastic Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete, distinguished American,Outstanding Educator Awards Din-ner was held at the Westwood inGarwood on May 18. Among thosehonored were eight local athletes.

Seniors Jeff Weber and PaigeCorbett were the Westfield HighSchool representatives. SeniorsCarolyn Pilkington and NathanJones represented Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Tim Marcantonio andEmilie Perrett represented Gover-nor Livingston and Lissette Brandaoand Thomas Gottlieb representedUnion Catholic.

Corbin/SweedlundQualify for StatesScotch Plains-Fanwood High

School first doubles players JohnCorbin and Paul Sweedlund havequalified to compete in the NJSIAAState Tournament to be held on Sun-day, June 4.

Corbin and Sweedlund are one ofonly 48 teams in the state to qualifyfor the No. 1 doubles tournamentwhich requires a 75 percent or betterwon/loss record. Based on theirUnion County First Doubles Cham-pionship, they were awarded a BYEin the first round. They will play thewinner of the Kingsway High School(Matt Jenkins and Brian Haas) vs.Dayton High School (SergeyKhoroshevsky and Jared Weisman).The second round will also be playedon June 4 at 2:30.

Legg Mason 19, Crest Refrigeration 18Tom Dick drove in the winning run in

the bottom of the seventh. Jack King andRed Eger had four hits each for Legg’s.

Antones Pub & Grill 20, Crest Refrig-eration 6

Steve Fatula went 4-for-4, Al Daddio,Don Montefusco and Rich Hyer addedthree hits each as Antones winning streakgoes to six.

Nilsen Detective Agency 13, BottomsUp 12

Ron Ivory Homered and had two hits,and Lou Kruk, Lenny Yennish, AlTheresa, Bob Debellis and Butch Ernstadded two hits each as Nilsen wins theirfifth straight.

Comcast Cablevision 26, Rehabco 11Comcast pounded out 32 hits to ex-

tend their streak to six. Ron Virgilio (4hits, HR), Art Kopacz, Steve Ferrow andPat Serullo had four hits each, FrankD’Amato had three hits with a HR andDom Deo with three hits led the attack.

Legg Mason 26, The Office 9Legg’s belted out 29 hits as nine play-

ers had multi hits including Bob Clarkwith four and Tony McCall with three.Ray Meigs belted a HR., Tom McNultywent 4-for-4, Dennis Kosowicz and ArtWesley had three hits each and JerryPermoulie, Gerry Halfpenny and ChipWeiss whacked two hits each for TheOffice.

Mangel Realtors 6, L. A. Law 5Mangel’s scored a run in the bottom of

the last inning for the win. Rich Halperinand Gerry Halfpenny had two hits andtwo runs each and Howard McNicholashad three hits and two runs scored. L. A.Law tied the game in the top of theseventh with four runs. Joe LaPlaca was3-for-3 and Jake Wood was 2-for-3.

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Dean White 3-for-3, Larry Erhardand Joe Wolosen added two hits eachfor Il Giordino.

Union County Senior 50+Softball League Results:

Westfield PBA SetsFishing Derby Date

The Westfield Policemen’s Benevo-lent Association Local No. 90 will spon-sor a “Fishing Derby” at MindowaskinPark on Saturday, June 24 from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m. for children ages 14 andunder. The admission is free and therewill be food, games and prizes.

Sign up is at the Westfield PoliceDepartment located at 425 E. BroadStreet. Spaces are limited and the cut-off date for registration is June 1.

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesSLOW CHOPPER…Andy Pavoni hitsa slow chopper to the second basemanbut reaches first safely.

WESTFIELD SOCCERW.S.A. YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION

PO Box 582 • Westfield, NJ 07091

WSA TRAVEL TEAM TRYOUTSThe WSA will hold tryouts for its Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 travel

teams in accordance with the following guidelines and schedule:

INFORMA TION AND TR YOUT RULES1) FREQUENCY OF TRYOUTS: Tryouts will be conducted once per year with team

assignments for play during the following Fall and Spring seasons. Players selectedfor the teams will be expected to play both seasons.

2) ELIGIBILITY : Players will only be permitted to tryout in their appropriate agegroup unless it is requested (submitted in writing to the appropriate VP prior to theday of the tryout) to be moved into an older age group. Players attempting to“playup” must be evaluated at the older age group tryout in the top three players forconsideration for permission to “playup”. All players attempting to “playup” mustalso tryout in their appropriate age group to be considered for a team in the eventthey do not finish in the top three players of the older group.

3) TRYOUT APPAREL: No part of a WSA travel uniform may be worn to a tryout.Players wearing such will not be allowed to tryout. Shin guards must be worn andcleats are highly recommended.

4) EXCUSED ABSENCES: Players must attend both tryouts. If a player is unable toattend a scheduled tryout, they must contact the appropriate VP of Travel prior tothe tryout in order to be considered for a travel team position.

David Reich - VP of Girls Travel Bob Lynes - VP of Boys Travel1120 Minisink Way 728 Knollwood Terrace

233-4482 Box 2 233-4482 Box [email protected] [email protected]

5) RAINOUTS: A message will be left on the WSA Telephone Message Center withdirections as to the cancellation of the tryouts, alternate field locations or changes intime. The WSA Message Center can be accessed by dialing 233-4482, Box 1.

Rain Date - Week of June 14th - Call 233-4482 for Rainout Information

All Tryouts At Sid Fay Field and Houlihan Field

Div Date of Birth Tryout DatesU9 8/1/91-7/31/92 Friday, 6/2 - 6pm

Friday, 6/9 - 6pm

U10 8/1/90-7/31/91 Saturday 6/3 - 12:30pmThursday, 6/8 - 6pm

U11 8/1/89-7/31/90 Saturday 6/3 - 10:30amTuesday 6/6 - 6pm

Div Date of Birth Tryout DatesU12 8/1/88-7/31/89 Saturday, 6/3 - 8:30am

Monday, 6/5 - 6pm

U13 8/1/87-7/31/88 Thursday 6/1 - 6pmWednesday, 6/7 - 6pm

U14 8/1/86-7/31/87 Saturday 6/3 - 2:30pmMonday 6/12 - 6pm

Please note that tryouts for U13 & U14 teams ARE NOT COMBINED this year.Our plan is to field 2 teams in each gender/age group from U11 to U14. The U9 & U10 age

groups will each have 3 teams if enough players try out.

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F-SP YMCA Hosts StateGymnastics ChampionshipsWith less than a single point separat-

ing the top three finishers, the hostingFanwood-Scotch Plains “C” Divisiongymnastics team placed third in the 2000State Championships of the New JerseyYMCA Girls Gymnastics League on May7. Their team total of 83.40 fell just shortof the second-place Five Points team,with 83.80, and first-place Madison team,with 84.15.

In the 9 and under age group, LindsayRobinson was named State Championon both vault and beam, while placingsixth on bars and fourth all around. Shetied for sixth on floor with teammateGina Pelosi, who took third on beam,seventh on vault and bars, and fifth allaround. Allison Zelleralso had a strongshowing on beam and floor.

For the 10-year-olds, FrancescaLumetta tied for fifth on bars and sixthon floor. Magda Mierzejewska andNatalie Szaroleta placed fifth and ninth

on beam, respectively.F-SP grabbed most of the top spots in

the age 11 group. Laurel Devlin cap-tured State Champion honors on bars,floor, and all around, while placing sec-ond on beam. She tied for gold on vaultwith teammate Samantha Scarinci, whoplaced second on bars and floor, andthird all around. Named State Championon beam, Katelyn Davitt placed secondall around, third on bars and floor, andeighth on vault. Natasha Loeffler alsoperformed well on beam.

The 12+ group saw Tracy Salmontake State Champion honors on beamand eighth on floor, while her twin sisterBarie took fifth on bars. Karen Luceyplaced third on vault and beam.

Attracting nearly 70 “C” Divisiongymnasts, the championship meet alsoincluded fourth-place finisher Montclair,with a team total of 81.50, and fifth-place South Mountain, with 79.40.

THIRD-PLACE GYMNASTS…The Fanwood-Scotch Plains “C” Division gym-nastics team placed third in the 2000 State Championships of the New JerseyYMCA Girls Gymnastics League on May 7.

PUBLIC NOTICESHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY,CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY,DOCKET NO. F-17106-99.

CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGECORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MAGDALAMA, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED MARCH 20, 2000 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of execu-tion to me directed I shall expose for sale bypublic vendue, on the 6th Floor of the UnionCounty Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAYTHE 31ST DAY OF MAY A.D., 2000 at twoo’clock in the afternoon of said day. Allsuccessful bidders must have 20% of theirbid available in cash or certified check at theconclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTWENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX-HUN-DRED EIGHT & 16/100 ($125,608.16).

Property to be sold is located in the CITYOF ELIZABETH, COUNTY OF UNION,STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Premises commonly known as 507-509FULTON STREET, ELIZABETH, NEWJERSEY 07206.

BEING KNOWN as LOT NO. 510,BLOCK NO. 3, on the official Tax Map of theCITY OF ELIZABETH.

Dimensions: 50 feet x 5 feet x 50 feet x 28feet x 100 feet x 33 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: FIFTH STREET.There is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOU-SAND FOUR-HUNDRED ELEVEN & 74/100 ($132,411.74) together with lawful in-terest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file inthe Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjournthis sale.

RALPH FROEHLICHSHERIFF

FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, AttorneysSuite 505 Sentry Office Plaza216 Haddon AvenueWestmont, New Jersey 08108CH-755208 (WL)4 T - 5/4, 5/11,5/18 & 5/25/00 Fee: $177.48



IMC MORTGAGE COMPANY, AFLORIDA CORPORATION, AS SUCCES-SOR, PLAINTIFF vs. LUIS R. ARIAS ANDMAYDA ARIAS, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is TWO-HUN-DRED TWELVE THOUSAND NINETEEN& 24/100 ($212,019.24).

REAL ESTATE TAX DISCLOSUREThere is a tax lien in the estimated sum of

$11,500.00 as of April 4, 2000.CONCISE DESCRIPTION1. Municipality: City of Elizabeth;2. Tax Lot No. 15, Block No. 8;3. Property Street Address: 543 Adams

Avenue;4. Dimensions: 100 feet x 46.75 feet.

Schedule A-5All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land,

with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the City ofElizabeth, County of Union, State of NewJersey:

BEGINNING at a point in the southeast-erly line of Adams Avenue at a point thereindistant 50 feet southwesterly measured alongthe aforesaid southeasterly line of AdamsAvenue from its intersection with the south-westerly line of Julia Street, thence (1) South60 degrees 25 minutes East at right anglesto the said southeasterly line of AdamsAvenue 100 feet to a point; thence (2) South29 degrees 35 minutes West and parallelwith the southeasterly line of Adams Avenuedistant 46.75 feet to a point, thence (3) North60 degrees 25 minutes West and parallelwith the first course of this description adistance of 100 feet to a point in the afore-said southeasterly line of Adams Avenue;thence (4) North 29 degrees 35 minutesEast and along the southeasterly line ofAdams Avenue 46.75 feet to the point orplace of BEGINNING.

BEING commonly known as 543 AdamsAvenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

There is due approximately the sum ofTWO-HUNDRED TWENTY THREETHOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED FORTYSEVEN & 70/100 ($223,147.70) togetherwith lawful interest and costs.




SALVATORE L. BORRELLI, Attorney986 McBride AvenueWest Paterson, New Jersey 07424CH-755192 (WL)4 T - 5/4, 5/11,5/18 & 5/25/00 Fee: $259.08



BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OFCALIFORNIA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE, PLAIN-TIFF vs. WILLIAM CLAVIJO AND ANDREACLAVIJO, ET AL, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDREDSEVENTEEN & 48/100 ($111,417.48).

City of Elizabeth, County of Union, Stateof New Jersey.

STREET ADDRESS: 452 First Avenue,Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208

TAX LOT NO. 499, BLOCK NO. 5.DIMENSIONS: 106.58 feet x 25.00 feet x

112.87 feet x 253.87 feet.NEAREST CROSS STREET: South 5th

Street.As of April 4, 2000, there are unpaid

real estate taxes in the amount of$4,243.72 which the successful pur-chaser at the sale must pay upon takingtitle to the property.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSANDTHREE-HUNDRED SIXTY THREE & 90/100 ($118,363.90) together with lawful in-terest and costs.




BUDD, LARNER, GROSS,ROSENBAUM, GREENBERG & SADE,AttorneysWoodland Falls Corporate Park200 Lake Drive East, Suite 100Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002-4805CH-755191 (WL)4 T - 5/4, 5/11,5/18 & 5/25/00 Fee: $193.80



CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGE COM-PANY, PLAINTIFF vs. RACHEL V. FLOYD,DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTHREE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDREDFORTY FIVE & 10/100 ($103,845.10).

COMMON STREET ADDRESS: 160Catherine Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

TAX LOT AND BLOCK: Lot No. 149,Block No. 9.

DIMENSIONS: 23 feet wide x 100 feetdeep.

NO. OF FEET TO NEAREST INTER-SECTION: 25 feet from William Street.

UNPAID REAL ESTATE TAXES ANDOTHER MUNICIPAL CHARGES INCLUD-ING WATER AND SEWER IN THE AP-PROXIMATE AMOUNT OF: $3,900.00.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED NINE THOUSANDTHREE-HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR &83/100 ($109,324.83) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




FARR, BURKE, GAMBACORTA &WRIGHT, Attorneys211 Beningo Boulevard, Suite 201P.O. Box 788Bellmawr, New Jersey 08099-0788CH-755189 (WL)4 T - 5/4, 5/11,5/18 & 5/25/00 Fee: $179.52



FIRST NATIONWIDE MORTGAGECORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs.FRANCES LLOYD; IZETTA LLOYD, DE-FENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2000 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of execu-tion to me directed I shall expose for sale bypublic vendue, on the 6th Floor of the UnionCounty Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAYTHE 7TH DAY OF JUNE A.D., 2000 at twoo’clock in the afternoon of said day. Allsuccessful bidders must have 20% of theirbid available in cash or certified check at theconclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is NINETY TWOTHOUSAND EIGHTY EIGHT & 36/100($92,088.36).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 831-833 MartinStreet (a/k/a 831 Martin Street), Elizabeth,New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block No. 7,Lot No. 886.

The dimensions are approximately 27 feetwide by 110 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the north-easterly line of Martin Street, 8.44 feet fromthe northwesterly line of Bank Street.

Prior line(s): None.SUBJECT TO UNPAID TAXES AND

OTHER MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS,AMOUNT DUE IS AVAILABLE IN THESHERIFF’S OFFICE OR FROMPLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS UPON WRIT-TEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S ATTOR-NEYS.

There is due approximately the sum ofNINETY NINE THOUSAND FIFTY & 16/100 ($99,050.16) together with lawful inter-est and costs.




STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG,NORGAARD & KAPNICK, AttorneysSuite 300293 Eisenhower ParkwayLivingston, New Jersey 07039-1711CH-755219 (WL)4 T - 5/11, 5/18,5/25 & 6/1/00 Fee: $206.04


SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY,CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY,DOCKET NO. L-004380-95.

MARO REALTY, LLC., PLAINTIFF vs.VINCENT VIGLIOTTI, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JANUARY 18, 2000 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is FORTY ONETHOUSAND THREE-HUNDRED NINE-TEEN & 71/100 ($41,319.71).

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the City ofElizabeth, County of Union and State of NewJersey:

Street: 144-152 Rahway Avenue.Nearest Cross Street: Pearl Street.Tax Lot and Block No.: Block No.: Ward

#6, Lot No.: Acct. #931.Dimensions (Approx.): 46 x 66 x 36 x 192

x 130 x 81 x 130 feet.Status of Taxes as of January 26, 2000:

Taxes have been paid through December31, 1999. Taxes for first quarter of 2000 inthe amount of $4,834.55 are due and owningon February 1, 2000.

As the above description does not consti-tute a full legal description, said full legaldescription is set forth in that certain Deedrecorded in the Office of the Register ofUnion County in Deed Book 3457 at Page615 et seq., Elizabeth, New Jersey.

There is due approximately the sum ofFORTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT & 27/100($43,828.27) together with lawful interestand costs.




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KARATE N MOTION…Pictured, left to right, are: front row; JonathanChironna, Tristian Bundy, Daniele Koebli, Nooreen Helm and Ashling Coffee;second row, Maggie Kowalski, Toni Krulyak, Sean Dolgin, Adam Monzella andThomas Snyder; third row, Nick Murray, Anton Yudin, Richard Oathout,Jason Okoro, David Kruglyak and Nick Blackwood; back row, Master JonathanRobinson, Jason Chironna, Matthew Green, Ibrahim Helm Sana Husain,Vanessa Okoro, Jennifer Sirak and Grand Master Alan Simms.

Karate N Motion CollectsTwenty Five Awards

Students from the Karate N MotionFamily Martial Arts Center in Westfieldrecently won 25 awards in a Karatecompetition held at Brookdale Commu-nity College in Lindcroft. Students wonnine first place trophies, seven secondplace, five thirds and finished fourthfour times.

First place winners from Scotch Plainswere Kellie Kaskiw (12) in sparring,Nick Blackwood (8) in sparring and SueCohen, who took the Senior Women’sSparring Division title. Ibrahim Helm(10) took first in weapons kata and sec-ond in sparring. Sarah Cohen took sec-ond in sparring; Tristian Bundy (7) tooksecond in weapons kata; Nooreen Helm(7) and Brian Glassett (12) each took

fourth in their respective weapons katadivisions. Nick Murray and TravisRosado took third and fourth respec-tively in sparring.

Toni Koebli, of Clark, Bill Risberg ofWestfield and Fred Rosado of ScotchPlains took 1,2,3 in the Men’s SeniorUnder Black Belt Sparring Division,while Colin Jenkins of Westfield re-peated at third in the Senior Men’s BlackBelt Division.

April and Jennifer Sirak of Garwoodand Sana Husain of Plainfield, finished1,2,3 in Kata, second and third in Weap-ons, and one/two in sparring. MaggieKowalski (8) of Berkley Heights, and LauraStupi, (14) of Elizabeth won in sparring.

Proprietor and Grand Master AlanSimms has been teaching martial arts inthe Westfield/Scotch Plains area fornearly a decade and has a long list ofMartial Arts achievements. Karate NMotion advertises itself as a FamilyMartial Arts center with a lot more goingon than simply karate. For more infor-mation, please call (908) 232-6440.

WTA Men’s MastersTennis Ladder Told:The Men’s Masters Tennis Ladder

results as of May 21 are listed below.The ladder coordinator this year is MikeMcGlynn. Please contact Mike at (908)654-1651 if you are interested in joiningthe ladder and are not already a member.Use the regular reporting number (908)317-0001 to report matches. The Men’sMaster ladder is for men playing singlestennis and aged 50 and over.

1. Irwin Bernstein 2. Dewey Rainville 3. Mike McGlynn 4. Charles Carl 5. Len Albanese 6. Hugh Colemen 7. Donald Dohm 8. Jonathan Gazdak 9. Ted Moss

Holy Trinity Wins 21stAnnual Track Invit’l

The Holy Trinity InterparochialSchool, Westfield track team regainedthe overall team title in the 21st annualHoly Trinity Invitational Track Meetheld in Westfield on May 7. The TrinityBlue Braves finished ahead of 10 areaschools in the longest-running parochialschool track competition in New Jersey.

Holy Trinity outscored last year’schampion St. Clare’s of Staten Island,N.Y., 222-197. Trinity also won the boysteam title and finished second to St.Clare’s in the girls division.

In the McCabe Cup boys race, estab-lished in 1999 to honor Mr. JerryMcCabe, the meet’s founder and long-time director, the Trinity foursome of8th graders Joe Korfmacher, Kevin Behr,Steve Fromtling and Brendan Egan, allof Westfield, combined for a winning800-meter sprint medley mark of 1:56.91,just missing the eight-year old mark setby Holy Trinity in 1992.

The girls race was won by the Trinity8th graders. Westfielders Deenie Quinnand Megan O’Shea were joined bySamantha Gregory of Plainfield andCourtney Bryson of Scotch Plains torecord a time of 2:11.74.

Egan at 2:31.03 and Behr finished 1-3 in the 800 while Korfmacher at 1:00.59and Fromtling placed 2-3 in the 400meters. Andrew Clark won the 100 metersin :12.82 and Jayson DeMarco placedfourth in the 1,600 in 5:50.72. In fieldevents, Korfmacher won the long jumpin an impressive 15’0”.

In girls events, McCabe winner Brysonwon her class 100-meter title for thesecond year in a row. Gregory repeatedas 800-meter champion while Quinn and

O’Shea repeated as runners-up in the1600 and 400, respectively.

In four hours of packed action, 352medals were awarded in 55 individualrunning events, eight field events and 13relays for student-athletes from 11schools ranging from third through eighthgrade.

OTHER AWARDS:First place: Megan Rauch, Gus Gib-

bons, Patrick Muldoon, Samantha Gre-gory, Brendan Egan, Ben Camargo,Courtney Bryson, Andrew Clark, EmmetGregory, Amy Behr, Sarah Zukowski,Joe Korfmacher

Second place: Deenie Quinn, LukeGranstrand, Annmarie Granstrand, MattKiebus, Kevin Behr, Greg Solimo,Robbie Granstrand, Rose Gregory, Rob-ert Whitehead, Grant Moryan, JoeKorfmacher, Conor Drew, Matt Colon

Third place: Tommy Fitzpatrick,Kathryn Ilg, Mary Kate Manganiello,Joann Mathew, Steve Fromtling

Fourth place: Jayson DeMarco, LisaRauch, Erin Kelly, Andrew Kilduff,Andrew Colon, Patrick Duffy

TEAM SCORES:1. Holy Trinity 222, 2. St. Clare’s

197, 3. Our Lady of Sorrows (SouthOrange) 68, 4. St. Michael’s (Cran-ford) 55, 5. St. Vincent de Paul(Stirling) 47, 6. Assumption School(Morristown) and Rev. Brown(Sparta) 45, 7. Holy Family (FloramPark) 42, 8. Academy of St. Benedict(Newark) 40, 9. St. Virgil’s (MorrisPlains) 37, 10. St. Elizabeth’s (Lin-den) 21

WTA Mixed DoublesTennis Ladder Told:

Match play for the Westfield TennisAssociation mixed doubles ladder be-gan on May 1. Below are the standings ofthe WTA Mixed Doubles Ladder as ofMay 21. New year 2000 teams are indi-cated (*) at the bottom of the ladder inthe order in which their applicationswere received. WTA non-renewals havebeen dropped from the standings. Teamsnot playing a match during the reportingperiod have been dropped three ladderpositions. Information including appli-cation forms, ladder rules, matchesplayed and current standings for all WTAladders, and upcoming events can beobtained from the WTA Web site: http://westfieldnj.com/wta. The next matchreporting period ends on Sunday, June 4.Match scores should be reported to (908)317-0001. If you are a Westfield resi-dent and have any questions regardingthe mixed doubles ladder, please call AlShineman at (908) 654-7577.

1. Britt/Britt 2. Clevenger/Clevenger 3. Shineman/Shineman 4. Hudelson/Gazdak 5. Bender/Bender 6. Karnish/Karnish 7. Bernstein/Bernstein 8. Page/Aliche 9. Myers/Darmanin10. Veres/Veres* Chou/Chou* Coleman/Coleman* Douglas/Douglas* Fitzpatrick/Fitzpatrick* Honeymar/Mancini* Wilhelm/Wilhelm* Zaccaro/Zaccaro* Regal/Celorio* Elizabeth Mitchell/ ?* Rosemary Kulp/ ?* Terry Palmer/ ?

WTA Women’s SinglesTennis Ladder Told:

The following list shows to date theWestfield Tennis Association memberseligible to play on the Women’s SinglesLadder this year. The ladder standingsreflect a few upsets in the 21 matchesplayed through May 21 and also includenew players added to the bottom as theysigned up. All players are reminded thattwo free challenges are allowed within onemonth of signing up and that players aredropped three spaces due to inactivity.

Players can access weekly updatedstandings (as well as Matches played) onWTA’s Web site: www.westfieldnj.com/wta by clicking on Womens Singles(under L adders), then Standings, thenRecent. Further information about rulesor joining the ladder is available bycalling Jean Power at (908) 654-7418 (ore-mail at [email protected]). Thenext reporting period will conclude at 8p.m. Sunday, June 4. Match scores shouldbe reported within 48 hours and week-end scores by Sunday evening to J. Power. 1. JoAnn Purdy 26. Diane Fleming 2. Liz Mitchell 27. M. Iarochenko 3. Cindy Fechter 28. Kristen Kolek 4. Karen Dorne 29. Ellen Smith 5. Wendi Cohen 30. Deirdre Gelinne 6. Jean Power 31. Liz Fischer 7. Sherri Bender 32. Carole Smillie 8. Helaine Wasserman 33. Joni Sweetwood 9. Andrea Krest 34. Anne Colucci10. Clara Karnish 35. C. Clevenger11. Rosemarie Kulp 36. Marci Fisher12. Kathy O’Neill 37. Tina Wasilewski13. Janet Cornell 38. Suzanne Minken14. Janice Honymar 39. T. Tamborlane15. Jody Weisman 40. Linda Coleman16. Lisa Mikovits 41. Carol Gross17. Evelyn Matino 42. Jeanie Arida18. Pat Page 43. Lisa Alter19. Leslie Streit 44. Lynne Augis20. Lisa Berkower 45. Paula Brotman21. Diane Barabas 46. Patricia Fornaro22. Deidre Hewett 47. Donna Kennedy23. Michelle Fine 48. Terry Palmer24. Mimi Fritz 49. Rita Winnicker25. Monica Gundrum 50. Shari Schuster

51. Kelly Yang

2000 WSA Traveling TeamFall and Spring Tryouts:

The Westfield Soccer Association willhold tryouts for its Fall 2000 and Spring2001 travel teams. Please note that try-outs for U13 and U14 teams are notcombined this year. Our plan is to fieldtwo teams in each gender age groupfrom U11 to U14. The U9 and U10 agegroups will each have three teams ifenough players try out.

The tryout location for girls is Sid FayField and for the boys is Houlihan Field.The first tryouts will be June 1-3 and thesecond tryouts will be the week of June5-12. For more exact information on thefirst and second tryout dates for each agegroup, rules and regulations, eligibility,apparel, rain outs and excused absences,

please call:David Reich - VP of Girls Travel –

1120 Minisink Way (908) 233-4482 Box2 E-Mail [email protected]

Bob Lynes - VP of Boys Travel — 28Knollwood Terrace (908) 233-4482 Box3 E-Mail - [email protected]

The rain dates will be the week of June14. Call 233-4482 for Rainout Informa-tion.

WTA Women’s DoublesTennis Ladder Told:

The following list reflects the standingsas of May 21. Teams should schedule atleast one match a week. The next reportingperiod ends Sunday, June 4. Be sure tocheck out the WTA Web sitewww.westfieldnj.com/wta/ for match re-sults, standings, upcoming events and gen-eral information. It isn’t too late to join thetennis ladders. If you need a partner wewill help you find one. Please call (908)233-7669 for more information.

1. Dorne/Karnish 2. Masterson/Dreyer 3. Thomsen/Hansen 4. Fechter/Perry 5. Power/Mitchell 6. Krest/Berkower 7. Goldberg/Cohen 8. Beder/Zoidis 9. Pecker/Mack10. Gordo/Hodges11. Clevenger/Barabas12. Bernsten/Shusman13. Leog/Zorn14. Goldberg/Erlich15. Britt/Coleman16. Kielar/Wilhelm17. Verchick/Rickles18. Forman/Tucker19. Fisher/Pomerantz20. Marino/Descali21. Donahue/Spector22. Pino/Palmer23. DeSantis/Spiegal24. Matino/Britt25. Ryan/MacDoald26. Healey/Freundlich27. Antonelli/Kline28. Roger/Abramowitz

WTA Men’s SinglesTennis Ladder ToldMen’s singles standings for the first

reporting period ending May 21 are asfollows. Report match results to (908)317-0001 to Frank DeSantis. Next re-porting period ends June 4. The lightsare on until 10 p.m. at Tamaques so getout and play! 1. Vince Camuto 13. Ross Errazo 2. Robert Errazo 14. Ty Lamcheck 3. Gary Wasserman15. Andrew Ross 4. Jaime Celorio 16. Dewey Rainville 5. Frank DeSantis 17. Charles Carl 6. Mike Gonnella 18. Jim Bender 7. Chris Camuto 19. Jeff Sobel 8. John Mancini 20. Alan Lo 9. Steve Parker 21. Hugh Coleman10. Peter Sharpe 22. Chris Callahan11. Simon Lee 23. Allan Chou12. Steve Satkin 24. Len Albanese

25. Weldon Chin

UNRANKED DUE TO NO MATCH:David Armstrong Dave FerioRichard Boland Ernest JacobTuyen Diep Todd KrellDonald Dohm Steven KreutzerRohan Douglas Devin PowerJoseph Donnolo Lawrence SeltzerJon Eisenberg Barney Veres

Mike Walters

Fanwood Youth BaseballMinor League Results:

The Tigers squared off with the Dodg-ers in a makeup game on May 12 andwere victorious by a score of 14-4. Al-though the Dodgers did not pull out thewin, Alex Carow and Matthew Sawchukturned in a good game with three hitsapiece. Dodgers second grader MarinaDugan provided a key hit.

On May 13, the Dodgers edged theMets, 7-6, in a hard fought game. TheDodgers’ offense was sparked by Christo-pher Kocot and Christian Prince with keyhits in the six-run, two out rally in thebottom of the fifth inning. Good defensefor the Dodgers was provided by Ian Feller.

Michael Kebbekus had a good day atthe plate for the Mets with a triple andhome run. Billy Muirhead broke out of abatting slump with a key single. Defen-sively, Dwayne Otha was outstanding,throwing a runner out at first with astrong throw from third base.

The Orioles defeated the Athletics 21-7 on May 15.

On May 16, the Cubs stopped the

Dodgers 8-2. Jared Lindenberg and Chris-topher Nix each had two hits for theDodgers. Defensively, third basemanChristian Prince turned in a strong per-formance.

MCCABE RELAY WINNERS…Pictured, left to right, are: Jerry McCabe,Deenie Quinn, Courtney Bryson, Samantha Gregory, Meet Director BillFitzpatrick and Megan O’Shea.



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Seventh Congressional UpdateJon Corzine and Jim Florio Trade Barbs in 3rd DebateFor Democratic Party Nomination in U.S. Senate RaceBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

LIVINGSTON — With the Pri-mary election less than three weeksaway, Democrats Jon Corzine andformer Governor Jim Florio debatedfor the third time in a week on May16 in their race for the party’s UnitedStates Senate nomination.

Mr. Corzine and Mr. Florio arevying for the seat currently held bySenator Frank Lautenberg, who isretiring after 18 years.

The event, sponsored by the Metro-West Jewish Community RelationsCommittee and the New Jersey Jew-ish News, was held before an esti-mated crowd of 500 at Temple BethShalom in Livingston.

The candidates responded to ques-tions ranging from Israel-UnitedStates relations to gun laws and edu-cation to gay marriages.

Although low key in nature, bothcandidates traded barbs throughoutthe 90-minute debate. Mr. Corzinetold the audience that his opponent“wants to pick a fight, while I want tofight for the people of New Jersey.”

Mr. Florio, a former 16-year Con-gressman who served as Governorfrom 1990 to 1994, shot back bystating that his proposals are basedon a past record and thus are “anexample not of rhetoric, but reason.”

Mr. Corzine’s platform focuses onmaking health care and pre-schoolavailable to all Americans and imple-menting registration for all guns,along with extending the life of So-cial Security by investing 15 percentof its Trust Fund in the Stock Market.

Mr. Florio said his opponent’s pro-posal threatens to “dismantle” So-cial Security, which he described as“a system of our sense of caring” forthe senior population. He supportskeeping the entire fund, estimated at$2.2 trillion, invested in United StatesTreasury notes.

On the issue of child care, Mr.Corzine wants to double federal fund-ing for Head Start and kindergartenthrough grade 12 programs from $30to $60 billion annually, while alsomaking child care available to allchildren.

Mr. Florio supports federal incometax deductions for parents paying forchild care services and for employ-ers who provide day care programsfor their workers.

Discussing education reform, Mr.Florio responded that the federalgovernment needs to significantlyincrease its financial support of pub-lic education which, he said, cur-rently stands at just 7 percent of thecost. He said federal tax dollars areespecially needed to cover capitalimprovements to school buildings.

Mr. Corzine, noting the currenteconomic prosperity in the nation, aswell as a federal budget surplus, saidgovernment needs to invest more in

public education. The candidateseeks to utilize federal dollars forupgrading existing school buildings,while also making classrooms ac-cessible to computer technology.

Mr. Corzine also said he favorssmaller class sizes and NationalBoard Certification for teachers.

“Education is the bridge to theAmerican promise,” he said.

Both candidates stated their oppo-sition to school voucher programs,although Mr. Corzine said he wouldnot object to a closer look at charterschools.

On the State of Israel, Mr. Corzinesaid the United States’ role must beto “facilitate the (peace) process”and dictate policy.

Calling Israel the Unites States’only ally in the Middle East, Mr.Florio responded that the UnitedStates must continue to provide se-curity to Israel.

Both candidates supported relo-cating the United States embassy inIsrael to Jerusalem. Mr. Florio saidthe time to make this move should beleft up to Israel and not the UnitedStates. Mr. Corzine said he believesthe relocation should be done now,adding that he views Jerusalem asthe Israeli capital, both “eternallyand undividedly.”

On Charitable Choice Proposals,whereby funds are made available toreligious organizations for social pro-grams, Mr. Florio said he would sup-port such initiatives so long as therecontinues to be a separation of churchand state. He said he would not sup-port programs whereby groups oper-ate on behalf of religious organiza-tions.

Mr. Corzine said these programsmust be clearly defined and be “veri-fiable” to ensure

“Because what works in one insti-tution can be Bob Jones Universityin another,” he said, a reference to avisit there by Texas Governor andlikely GOP Presidential nomineeGeorge W. Bush.

When asked why he continues tobeat up Mr. Florio on the 1991 taxincrease implemented during theformer governor’s administration,Mr. Corzine said it is important toshow where a candidate has said onething in a campaign and done just theopposite when elected.

He has stated that Mr. Florio brokea campaign promise not to raise taxes,yet he delivered the biggest tax in-crease package in the state’s history.

Mr. Corzine said he was specifi-cally disturbed by increases in thesales tax by then-Governor Florio, afigure representing $1.5 of the total$2.8 billion tax package.

He called sales taxes “the mostregressive of taxes,” since they im-pact the economy and people whocan least afford to pay more.

The former governor told onlook-

ers that Mr. Corzine was an “enthu-siastic” contributor to his gubernato-rial campaign. He said Mr. Corzineprovided the maximum in contribu-tions allowed by federal electionlaws.

Mr. Florio defended his past ac-tions, noting that instead of a prom-ised $300 billion surplus when hetook office in 1990, the state was leftwith a $600 billion shortfall.

“I was not about to be the Gover-nor of a deadbeat state,” he responded.

When questioned on the issue ofgay marriages, Mr. Florio said heopposes such unions, although hesupports civil agreements in that re-gard. To bolster his stand, he notedhis past record of pushing throughstiff anti-discrimination measuresspecifically addressing discrimina-tion with regard to sexual orienta-tion.

Mr. Corzine explained that he sup-ports anti-discrimination rules, in-cluding those impacting gay partner-ships, inheritances, adoptions and

property rights.Discussing gun laws, Mr. Florio

accused his opponent of being asso-ciated with Goldman Sachs at a timewhen it was financing major gunmanufacturers.

Mr. Corzine said some of thesecompanies are leading the way insafety measures, such as the so-called“smart gun” technology.

He also said, in reference to afederal gun registration law, thatsomething needs to be done to stopNew Jerseyans from going to Penn-sylvania to buy guns at shows. Penn-sylvania has no registration require-ments.

In his closing statement, Mr. Floriosaid he should be elected because, “Ihave the experience. I have the cre-dentials.”

Mr. Corzine, noting that the elec-tion should focus on the future andnot the policies of the past, said hiscampaign is “an agenda of progress.”

The candidates will face off oncemore before the primary.

Michael Ferguson labeled chargesby opponent Joel Weingarten that heswitched residences with a major cam-paign contributor as “silly.”

Mr. Weingarten has records revealingthat Mr. Ferguson sold his home in RedBank to Patrick McMorrow who, in turn,sold his Warren home for $462,000 toMr. Ferguson and his family.

“To say that somehow we benefitedfrom this transaction financially is one ofthe silliest things I’ve ever heard,” Mr.Ferguson told The Leader and The Times.

He has been accused of switchingresidences with Mr. McMorrow and ofbeing behind a group based in Virginia,the Council for Responsive Government(CRG), which has been sending out at-tack direct mail pieces and press re-leases against Mr. Weingarten and fel-low Republican Congressional candi-date Tom Kean, Jr.

Mr. Ferguson, who indicated he hasno knowledge of CRG, said he has askedthe organization to stop its mailings. Mr.Weingarten has hired legal counsel toinvestigate the matter.

Mr. Ferguson labeled both criticisms

“rumors that are trying to be spread byguys who are lagging far behind in thepolls.”

“It (negative campaigning) goes againsteverything I am about. I spend my lifetrying to teach young people and trying toget them involved in the process,” heexplained. He also issued a press releaseasking that CRG stop its attacks.

GOP Congressional contender PatrickMorrisey has asked that CRG stop itsattacks, in addition to ceasing the use of hisname in the literature. Mr. Morrisey saidthe literature falsely implies that he is theapparent source of the attacks. He has saidhe has no involvement with CRG.

* * * * *Tom Kean, Jr. has picked up the

endorsements of former Westfield Mayorand current Assemblyman Richard H.Bagger, former Westfield Mayors AllenChin and Garland “Bud” Boothe, FirstWard Councilman and this year’s May-oral contender Gregory S. McDermott,Fourth Ward Councilwoman Janis FriedWeinstein and Second Ward Council-man James J. Gruba.

Among Scotch Plains residents, he hasgained the support of State Senate Presi-dent Donald T. DiFrancesco, Assembly-man and former Mayor Alan M. Augus-tine, former Mayors Irene T. Schmidt andAlice Agran, Councilman Frank Rossi,Township GOP Chairman and formerMayor Gabe Spera and County GOP Com-mitteeman Chris Abeel.

* * * * *Maryanne S. Connelly has released a

Cable TV ad in which she charges that,in 1997, Union County employees wereforced to take early retirement or give uptheir health benefits forever. The ad putsthe blame on her chief rival in the Demo-cratic Primary, Michael J. Lapolla.

In response to the ad, Freeholder Chair-man Daniel P. Sullivan, a member of theLapolla Campaign, called the accusa-tions false. In a statement, he accusedMrs. Connelly of “scrambling for issueslate in the campaign and she shouldreally stick to the facts, not fabrications,for her platform.”

A press conference had been sched-uled for Monday, with a county employ-ees union, Mr. Sullivan, Freeholder MaryRuotolo and county government retireesand long-time staff participating. Thatconference was canceled due to inclem-ent weather.

* * * * *Democrat Michael Lapolla and Re-

publican Patrick Morrisey launched newCable TV spots this week. Mr. Lapollafocused on his experience as a prosecu-tor working to “put a dent in car thefts”and gun violence. The candidate’s adalso focused on his role as County Man-ager where, he said, he helped providecomputer access to classrooms through-out Union County and secured healthcare for seniors and fought to keep NewYork City garbage out of the county.

Mr. Morrisey’s ad starts out with avisual image of President Bill Clintonand states, “Tired of the lies and doubletalk?” It states that Mr. Morrisey helpedto fight the “Clinton White House on itsdeceptions, firsthand.” He promisedvoters “straight talk” on issues such aspreserving Social Security and reform-ing Medicare.

Ferguson Looks to Win PrimaryOn Fresh Ideas, Education Issue


WESTFIELD — Saying that Sev-enth District needs a Congressmanwith fresh ideas and a passion torepresent their interests in Wash-ington, Michael Ferguson is push-ing ahead in his effort to win theRepublican nomination in the June6 Primary.

An adjunct professor in politicalscience at Brookdale College inLincroft, the candidate said he“brings real life experiences” to theGOP field. A new father, he oncetaught high school at Mount St.Michael Academy in the Bronx. Helater started an education consult-ing firm, Strategic Education Initia-tives Inc.

A Delbarton School graduate, Mr.Ferguson holds a masters degree inpublic policy with a specializationin education policy fromGeorgetown University. He also wasthe Executive Director of the BetterSchools Foundation, a nationalschool reform advocacy groupfounded by former President GeorgeBush’s Education Secretary, LamarAlexander, and U.S. Senator PaulCoverdell.

“I think we have tremendous cre-dentials and strength on the educa-tion issue,” the candidate stated inan interview with The WestfieldLeader and The Times of ScotchPlains-Fanwood conducted overlunch at Vicki’s Diner in Westfield.

On the education issue, Mr.Ferguson, 29, wants to return con-trol of schools to parents, familiesand teachers at the local level. Hesupports merit pay hikes for goodteachers and competency testing forall teachers and favors smaller classsizes with less money spent on bu-reaucracy. He also supports federalblock grants that could be used atthe local level for everything fromtext books to adding teachers toreduce class size.

In the area of taxes, Mr. Fergusonsupports the elimination of the In-ternal Revenue Service which hesaid should be replaced with a “sim-pler, fairer system.” New Jerseyans,he notes, pay on average 40 percentof the gross income on taxes.

Cutting taxes, the candidate be-lieves, would free up more take homepay for parents to spend on childcare and elder care for their ownparents. Mr. Ferguson wants to elimi-nate the death tax and marriage pen-alty tax and reduce the capital gainstax. He proposes to cut the nationaldebt by slashing “wasteful govern-ment programs.”

Regarding on Social Security, Mr.Ferguson said his first priority onfederal budget surplus funds wouldbe dedicated to Social Security sol-vency. The rest of the surplus, hesaid, should be used for tax reliefand to pay down the national debt.He also wants to reform Social Se-curity system to ensure it is pro-

tected.Another big issue these days at

the federal level is gun control. As ateacher in the Bronx Mr. Fergusononce witnessed a gun going off inhis class which struck a radiator. Hesaid he wants to keep guns out of thehands of kids and criminals by in-creasing enforcement of existinglaws.

The conservative candidate is alsopro-life on the abortion issue, a standhe said is based more on principalthan politics. He said he is a “multi-dimensional” and not a one issuecandidate.

Mr. Ferguson said he is also cam-paigning on restoring confidence ingovernment.

On health care, Mr. Ferguson fa-vors expansion of Medicare to in-clude a prescription drug plan forseniors, giving patients the choiceof doctors and having medical deci-sions made by physicians and not byHMOs.

He feels not being a “career poli-tician” and the fact he brings “some-thing refreshing to the table” is whatseparates him from his opposition.He wants to start Town Hall meet-ings in an effort bring constituentsinto the process.

“The question I think for all of usis who can muster the passion andenergy in the last two and a halfweeks of the campaign,” Mr.Ferguson. He believes he is thatcandidate.



PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:LEONARDO ROSADO

You are hereby summoned and requiredto serve upon FRANK J. MARTONE, P.C.,Plaintiff’s Attorney, whose address is 4Brighton Road, Clifton, New Jersey, 07012,an answer to the complaint filed in a civilaction in which NATIONAL CITY MORT-GAGE CO. is Plaintiff and LEONARDOROSADO, et als. are Defendants, pendingin the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, UNION County and bearingDocket Number F-5950-00 within Thirty-five (35) days after May 25, 2000 exclusiveof such date. If you fail to do so, Judgmentby default may be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the complaint andamendment to complaint. You shall file youranswer and proof of service in duplicate withthe Clerk of the Superior Court of NewJersey, Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Mar-ket Street, CN-971, Trenton, New Jersey08625 in accordance with the Rules of CivilPractice and Procedure.

This action has been instituted for thepurpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage datedDecember 22, 1998, made by LEONARDOROSADO, MARRIED, as Mortgagor(s), toNATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO. DBACOMMONWEALTH UNITED MORT-GAGE COMPANY, recorded on January 8,1999, in Book 7021 of Mortgages for UNIONCounty, Page 0344, and subsequently as-signed to the plaintiff; and (2) to recoverpossession of and concerns premises com-monly known as: 1104-1106 WEST THIRDSTREET, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY07061.

If you are unable to obtain an attorney, youmay communicate with the New Jersey StateBar Association by calling 908-249-5000.You may also contact the lawyer referralservice of UNION the County of Venue bycalling 908-353-4715. If you cannot affordan attorney, you may communicate with theLegal Services Office of the County of Venueby calling 908-354-4340.

You, LEONARDO ROSADO, are made aparty defendant to this foreclosure actionbecause you are the record owner(s) of themortgaged premises, because you executedthe Bond/Note and Mortgage being fore-closed herein and may be liable for anydeficiency thereon, and for any right, title,claim or interest you may have in, to oragainst the said mortgaged premises.

DONALD F. PHELANCLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

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OCWEN FINANCIAL SERVICES,PLAINTIFF vs. RUDY LAVANTURE ANDMRS. RUDY LAVANTURE, HIS WIFE,DEFENDANT.


By virtue of the above-stated writ of execu-tion to me directed I shall expose for sale bypublic vendue, on the 6th Floor of the UnionCounty Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAYTHE 14TH OF JUNE A.D., 2000 at twoo’clock in the afternoon of said day. Allsuccessful bidders must have 20% of theirbid available in cash or certified check at theconclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTHIRTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR-HUN-DRED FORTY FOUR & 63/100($135,444.63).

SCHEDULE “A”All that certain tract or parcel of land and

premises situate, lying and being in theCITY OF ELIZABETH, County of UNIONand State of New Jersey.

Also known as Tax Lot No. 658 f/k/a 60 inBlock No. 2 f/k/a 62 on the Tax Assessmentmap of the CITY OF ELIZABETH, NEWJERSEY 07206.

More commonly known as 104LIVINGSTON STREET, ELIZABETH,NEW JERSEY 07206.

All that certain tract or parcel of land andpremises situate, lying and being in theCITY OF ELIZABETH, County of UNIONand State of New Jersey, being more par-ticularly described as follows:

BEING known and designated as LotNo. 60 in Block No. 62 as shownon a certain map entitled “Map ofThe New Manufacturing Town ofElizabethport, New Jersey” whichmap was filed in the Union CountyRegister’s Office on February 21,1913 as Map No. 37-C.

BEGINNING at a point in the southwest-erly sideline of Livingston Street, formerlyknown as Washington Street, (60 feet wide)said point being distant 50.00 feet north-westerly from the intersection of the samewith the northwesterly sideline of First Street(60 feet wide) and running; thence

1) South 54 degrees 33’ West, 100.00feet to a point; thence

2) North 35 degrees 27’ West, 25.00 feetto a point; thence

3) North 54 degrees 33’ East 100.00 feetto a point on the southerly sideline ofLivingston Street; thence

4) Along the same, South 35 degrees 27’East, 25.00 feet to the point and place ofBEGINNING.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY: Beingknown as Lot No. 658 in Block No. 2 (for-merly known as Lot No. 60 in Block No. 62)on the Current Tax Assessment Map of theabove municipality.

BEING commonly known as 104LIVINGSTON STREET, ELIZABETH,NEW JERSEY.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOU-SAND NINE-HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE& 13/100 ($142,979.13) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




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CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. ORLANDO PEREZ ANDDAMARIS PEREZ, H/W; CECILIA PEREZMONTANES, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED DECEMBER 30, 1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of execu-tion to me directed I shall expose for sale bypublic vendue, on the 6th Floor of the UnionCounty Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAYTHE 21ST DAY OF JUNE A.D., 2000 at twoo’clock in the afternoon of said day. Allsuccessful bidders must have 20% of theirbid available in cash or certified check at theconclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT-HUN-DRED FOURTEEN & 60/100($157,814.60).

The property to be sold is located in theCITY OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 66-70 MARSHALLSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206.

Tax Lot No. 752 in Block No. 2.Dimension of Lot: approximately 52.50

feet wide by 100.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: First Street.Situate at a point on the southwesterly

sideline of Marshall Street distance approxi-mately 250.00 feet southeasterly from itsintersection with the southeasterly sidelineof First Street.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOU-SAND THREE-HUNDRED ELEVEN & 35/100 ($176,311.35) together with lawful in-terest and costs.




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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OFCALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE UN-DER THE POOLING & SERVICINGAGREEMENT, DATED AS OFDECEMBER 11, 1997, ET ALS, PLAIN-TIFF vs. HILDA ROSALES, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is NINETY ONETHOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTYFIVE & 08/100 ($91,185.08).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 610 Grier Av-enue, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block No. 4,Lot No. 675.

The dimensions are 27.00 feet wide 100.00feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the south-easterly line of Grier Avenue, 127 feet fromthe southerly line of Summer Street.

Prior lien(s): Subject to a prior Mortgagerecorded 5/7/96, Mtg. Bk. 5909, P. 312, andon which Stewart Title Guaranty Co., hasagreed to indemnify any purchaser at sale.

Subject to a Judgment held by RickelHome Center, DJ-340707-97, entered 7/4/97 in the original amount of $479.19.

Subject to Tax Sale Cert No. 5207, re-corded 4/14/98 in Mortgage Book 6631 Page49 in the original amount of $265.56.

SUBJECT TO UNPAID TAXES,AMOUNT DUE IS AVAILABLE IN THESHERIFF’S OFFICE OR FROMPLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS UPON WRIT-TEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S ATTOR-NEYS.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSANDSEVENTY EIGHT & 84/100 ($107,078.84)together with lawful interest and costs.




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HOMESIDE LENDING, INC., PLAINTIFFvs. IVAN E. PENA AND SONIA PENA, HISWIFE, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED APRIL 16, 1998 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFORTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX-HUN-DRED SIXTY SEVEN & 74/100($148,667.74).

The property to be sold is located in theCITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07202, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 215 PALMERSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07202.

Tax Lot No. 7 in Block No. 1012.Dimension of Lot: approximately 50.00

feet wide by 100.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Second Avenue.Situate at a point on the northerly sideline

of Palmer Street distance approximately174.07 feet westerly from its intersectionwith the westerly sideline of Second Av-enue.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOU-SAND TWO-HUNDRED THIRTY THREE& 90/100 ($176,233.90) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at themeeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustmentof the Township of Scotch Plains held onMay 4, 2000, the following decisions of theBoard were memorialized:

Granted a Temporary Operating Permitwith conditions to Felix and PeterSanguiliano t/a Sanguiliano Garden Cen-ter to allow the outdoor display of organicmaterials at the property located at 2591Mountain Avenue (Block No. 4703, LotNo. 4), Scotch Plains.

Granted a renewal of the Temporary Op-erating Permit with conditions to the JewishCommunity Center to allow the utilizationof a temporary tent during the summer daycamp program at the property located at1361 Martine Avenue (Block No. 10401,Lot No. 1.01) , Scotch Plains.

Linda M. LiesSecretary to the

Zoning Board of AdjustmentTownship of Scotch Plains

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Invitations are extended to qualifiedBidders to initially bid for the following

Project:

Lease-Purchase of One (1) IncidentCommand Fire Apparatus for the Fire

Department

Bids will be accepted by mail or in personat the Scotch Plains Municipal Building, 430Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey07076 (ATTN: Barbara Riepe, TownshipClerk) until June 9, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. Atthat time, the bids will be publicly openedand read aloud. All bids must be presentedin sealed envelopes which are clearly marked“Lease-Purchase of One (1) Incident Com-mand Fire Apparatus for the Fire Depart-ment, Township of Scotch Plains, 430 ParkAvenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076”.No bid will be received after the time anddate specified. After receipt of bids, no bidmay be withdrawn within sixty (60) daysafter the date of the bid opening except ifprovided forth herein. The bid of any Bidderwho consents to an extension may be heldfor consideration for a longer period of timeas may be agreed upon between Bidder andthe Township.

All bids must be on the bid forms providedby the Township of Scotch Plains in the BidPackage. Specifications and bid forms maybe obtained for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00at the Township Clerk’s Office, MunicipalBuilding, Township of Scotch Plains, 430Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey,between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30p.m. Monday through Friday.

Bid proposals and all required documentsmust be completed and submitted by thedate as set forth above. All documents in theenclosed Bid Package must accompany thebid proposal.

In addition to the above documents, acertified check, cashier’s check or bid bondissued by a responsible bank, trust com-pany or insurance company, payable to theTownship of Scotch Plains shall be submit-ted with each bid as a guaranty that if acontract is awarded the Bidder shall executesaid Contract and furnish the bonds re-quired by the Contract Documents (“BidSecurity”). The Bid Security shall be in theamount of ten percent (10%) of the totalamount of the bid or Twenty-Thousand Dol-lars ($20,000.00), whichever is lower.

All bid Security, except the Bid Security ofthe three (3) apparent lowest responsibleBidders shall, if requested in writing, bereturned after ten (10) days from the open-ing of the bids (Sundays and holiday ex-cepted) and the bids of such bidders shallbe considered withdrawn.

The Township reserves the right to rejectany or all bids, and to waive immaterialinformalities, or to accept any bid which, inthe opinion of the Township of Scotch Plains,will be in the best interest of the Township.The Township will evaluate all bids and anyaward will be made to the lowest responsibleBidder whose bid conforms to this solicita-tion.

The selected Bidder, will, within seven (7)days of award of the bid, enter into anappropriate contract with the Township.

All Bidders must comply with P.L. 1975,Chapter 127, entitled “An Act Relating toAffirmative Action in Relation to Discrimina-tion in Connection with Certain Public Con-tracts and Supplementing the ‘Law AgainstDiscrimination’ approved April 16, 1945 (P.L.1945, Chapter 169)”, N.J.A.C. 17:27, asamended from time to time, and the Ameri-cans With Disability Act.

Where applicable, prevailing wage rateshall be paid to all workers on the job as perN.J.A.C. 34:11-56, 25 et seq.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWNSHIP OFSCOTCH PLAINS OF THE COUNTY OFUNION, NEW JERSEY.

Thomas AtkinsMunicipal Manager

Barbara RiepeTownship Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOARD OF EDUCATION

WESTFIELD NEW JERSEY

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, West-field, New Jersey, for the following supplies,equipment or services:

BID FOR:BID NO. B1-11 FIRE ALARM

EQUIPMENT SERVICE

BIDS DUE:MAY 30, 2000 AT 11:30 AM

The bids will be received at the Adminis-tration Building, 302 Elm Street, Westfield,New Jersey 07090, on the date and at thetime indicated, and then publicly openedand read aloud.

Bids must be in strict compliance withspecifications. Bids must be made on theproposal forms in the manner designated.Proposals must be endorsed on the outsideof the sealed envelope, with the name of thebidder, the bidder’s address and the nameof the supplies, equipment, or services forwhich the bid is submitted. It is understoodand agreed that proposals may be deliveredbefore the time or at the place specified foropening. The Board of Education assumesno responsibility for bids mailed or misdi-rected 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 of theBoard of Education. No bid may be with-drawn for a period of sixty (60) days after thedate set for the opening thereof.

Bidding shall be in conformance with theapplicable requirements of N.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et. seq., pertaining to the “PublicSchool Contracts Law”.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of P.L. 1975, C.127, (NJAC17:27).

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

Robert A. BermanBoard Secretary

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IMC MORTGAGE COMPANY, PLAIN-TIFF vs. DONALD W. GABLE, SR., DE-FENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFIFTY TWO THOUSAND FOUR-HUN-DRED EIGHT & 22/100 ($152,408.22).REAL ESTATE TAX DISCLOSURE

There are no tax liens as of April 14, 2000.Plaintiff advises that the municipal tax officeshould be contacted to obtain any additionaltax amounts that may be due.CONCISE DESCRIPTION

1. Municipality: City of Elizabeth;2. Tax Lot No. 7, Block No. 103;3. Property Street Address: 635 Court

Street;4. Dimensions: 50 feet x 100 feet;5. Nearest Cross: Seventh Street;6. Feet to Nearest Cross: 350 feet.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOU-SAND SEVEN-HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE& 50/100 ($158,785.50) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




SALVATORE L. BORRELLI, Attorney986 McBride AvenueWest Paterson, New JerseyCH-755248 (WL)4 T - 5/18, 5/25,6/1 & 6/8/00 Fee: $177.48



NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. VICTOR H. ANGULO, ET AL.,DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFORTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE-HUN-DRED SIXTY FIVE & 50/100 ($143,565.50).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth in the County of Union, NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 236 Lt. GlennZamorski Drive, Elizabeth, New Jersey07206.

Tax Lot No. 155 in Block No. 5.Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 50

feet wide by 100 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situate at the inter-

section of the southwesterly side of Lt. GlennZamorski Drive and the northeasterly side ofThird Avenue.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN THOU-SAND SIX-HUNDRED FORTY NINE & 03/100 ($167,649.03) together with lawful in-terest and costs.




ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN,Attorneys1139 Spruce DriveP.O. Box 1024Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-0024Telephone: 1-908-233-8500File No.: XWZ-L-39322CH-754591 (WL)4 T - 5/25, 6/1,6/8 & 6/15/00 Fee: $189.72



FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, ASCUSTODIAN;, PLAINTIFF vs.ADOLPHUS, LTD., A NEW YORK COR-PORATION, ETALS., DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is THIRTEENTHOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED FIFTYSEVEN & 01/100 ($13,557.01).

Schedule ACounty of Union.State of New Jersey.City of Elizabeth.BLOCK NO. 11, LOT NO. 890.844 Newark Avenue.Elizabeth, New Jersey.There is due approximately the sum of

FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE-HUN-DRED ELEVEN & 40/100 ($14,111.40) to-gether with lawful interest and costs.




DONALD E. WILLIAMSA Professional Corporation101 Farnsworth AvenueBordentown, New Jersey 08505CH-755247 (WL)4 T - 5/18, 5/25,6/1 & 6/8/00 Fee: $159.12

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

The Bond Ordinance published herewith,Ordinance 00-05-S, has been finallyadopted on May 11, 2000 by the BoroughCouncil of the Borough of Fanwood and the20 day period of limitation within which asuit, action or proceeding questioning thevalidity of such ordinance can be com-menced, as provided in the Local Bond Law,has begun to run from the date of the publi-cation of this statement.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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BANC ONE FINANCIAL SERVICES,INC., A INDIANA CORP., PLAINTIFF vs.RAYMONDE FERTIL A/K/A RAYMONDFERTIL, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED AUGUST 31, 1999 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTWENTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE-HUN-DRED TWENTY SEVEN & 95/100($125,527.95).

ALL THAT CERTAIN land and premisessituate in the City of Elizabeth, County ofUnion, and State of New Jersey:

COMMONLY known as 177 Third Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey;

Also known as Lot No. 1022, Block No. 2on the tax map.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOU-SAND EIGHTY & 59/100 ($139,080.59)together with lawful interest and costs.




FARR, BURKE, GAMBACORTA &WRIGHT, Attorneys211 Benigno Boulevard, Suite 201P.O. Box 788Bellmawr, New Jersey 08099-0788CH-754805 (WL)4 T - 5/25, 6/1,6/8 & 6/15/00 Fee: $167.28

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY

POLICY AS TO STUDENTSThe Westfield Young Artists’ Cooperative

Theatre, Inc. admits young people of anyrace, color, national and ethnic origin to allthe rights, privileges, programs, and activi-ties generally accorded or made available toyoung people in the company. It does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, color,ethnic and national origin in administrationof its educational policies, admissions poli-cies, scholarship and loan programs, andathletic and other company-administeredprograms.1 T – 05/25/00, The Leader Fee: $14.28



PENN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, AUSA CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs.JOAO COUCEIRO AND FATIMAESTRAFALHOTE, ETALS, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is TWO-HUN-DRED ELEVEN THOUSAND FOUR-HUN-DRED SIXTY ONE & 09/100 ($211,461.09).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey. Commonly known as 37Florida Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey. TaxLot No. 2, Block No. 5. Dimensions of Lot:(Approximately) 33 feet wide by 100 feetlong. Nearest cross street: Situate at theintersection of the northerly line of FloridaStreet with the westerly line of Merritt Street.

There is due approximately the sum ofTWO-HUNDRED TWENTY THREETHOUSAND THREE-HUNDRED FORTYTWO & 65/100 ($223,342.65) together withlawful interest and costs.




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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance No.00-08-R

AN ORDINANCE CREATINGAN AFFIRMATIVE MARKET-ING PLAN FOR THE BOR-OUGH OF FANWOOD TO SAT-ISFY ITS FAIR SHARE PLANOBLIGATIONS FOR REGION2-NORTHWEST REGION(ESSEX, MORRIS, WARRENAND UNION COUNTIES)

was passed and adopted on the second andfinal reading at a Meeting of the Mayor andCouncil of the Borough of Fanwood held onMay 18, 2000.

This Ordinance shall take effect immedi-ately after final passage and publication asrequired by law.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that onTHURSDAY, June 8, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. inthe Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue,Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the ScotchPlains Zoning Board of Adjustment will holda public hearing to consider the followingappeal:

PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. seeks permis-sion to construct a self-storage facility at theproperty located at 1720 Route 22 East(formerly Buick 22) also known as BlockNo. 705, Lot No. 1, Scotch Plains, whichrequires a use variance from the followingsection of the Zoning Ordinance:

Section 23-3.12 whereby self-storagefacilities are prohibited in the B-3 HighwayBusiness Zone.

PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. has also ap-plied for preliminary and final major site planapproval in connection with its applicationfor a use variance.

The Scotch Plains Zoning Board of Ad-justment at its February 10, 2000, meetingdenied the previous application of PublicStorage, Inc. which was limited to a usevariance. Since that time, Public Storage,Inc. has filed a new application which PublicStorage, Inc. believes to contain substantialchanges so as to require an entirely newhearing before the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment.

At the aforesaid time and place, the Boardof Adjustment is expected to rule on whetherthe application has sufficiently changed inorder for the Board of Adjustment to hear thenew application.

The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of Zoning Board of Adjustment,430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, Scotch Plains,and is available for public inspection duringregular hours.

Linda M. Lies, Secretary to theZoning Board of AdjustmentTownship of Scotch Plains

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PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that thePlanning Board of the Township of ScotchPlains will hold a public hearing on Monday,June 5, 2000, at 7:30 p.m., Council Cham-bers, Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue,Scotch Plains, to hear the Waiver of SitePlan Application of Dino Cerdeira, for 1766East Second Street, Block No. 1201, LotNo. 20, who proposes to use the existingproperty as in office.

All interested persons may be present andbe heard. The file pertaining to this applica-tion is in the office of the Planning Board andis available for public inspection during regu-lar office hours.

Barbara HorevSecretary to the Planning Board

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The Board of Adjustment of the Town ofWestfield, New Jersey will meet on Monday,June 12, 2000 in the Council Chambers atthe Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m.to hear and consider the following appealsfor variance from the requirements of theWestfield Land Use Ordinance:

Richard & Denise Mele, 15 Tudor Ovalseeking permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section 11.08E.6. of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinancerequires a minimum side yard setback of 10feet. - applicant proposes 7 feet.

Michael J. Oates, 1070 Lawrence Avenueseeking permission to erect a front entrybuilding addition contrary to the require-ments of Section 11.05 E5 and 12.03 D ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Minimum frontyard depth proposed of 47.5+ feet (frontentry addition) and 43+ feet (platform). Theestimated front yard depth permitted is 52+feet.

Paul Schwartz, 733 Oak Avenue seekingpermission to erect an addition contrary tothe requirements of Section 11.09 E6 of theLand Use Ordinance Minimum interior sideyards (2) first story 8.07 feet. and 7.70 feet.proposed second story 8.07 feet. and 7.70feet. Ordinance requires 10 feet.

Boogie’s Tickets, Owner AdamGartenberg, 41 Elm Street seeking permis-sion to retain permanent sign “Boogie’s Tick-ets” painted on the front window glass. Or-dinance permits only 30 days temporarysigns.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coltrera, 1024 Boulvardseeking permission to construct a deck whichwill be located partly in rear and partly insideyard contrary to the requirements ofSection 13.02 C1 and 13.02 C2 of the LandUse Ordinance. Deck location proposedpartly in sideyard. Ordinance allows only inrear yard. Minimum deck sideyard setbackproposed of 8.50 feet. Ordinance requires10 feet.

Jennifer S. Scutti, 102 Rodger Avenueseeking permission to construct a two cargarage in the rear yard; with second story forpossible recreation room. This garage willbe connected to the existing house with abreezeway and is therefore considered bythe zoning ordinance to be part of the “prin-cipal structure” (the house) contrary to therequirements of Section 11.07 E.5 and 11.07E.7 of the Land Use Ordinance. Minimumstreet sideyard proposed of 15.5 feet. Ordi-nance requires 20 feet. Minimum rear yardsetback proposed of 18 feet. Ordinancerequires 35 feet.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pyle, 307 North EuclidAvenue seeking permission to erect an ad-dition contrary to the requirements of Sec-tion 11.08 E.6 and 12.03D of the Land UseOrdinance. Minimum side yard setback pro-posed of 8.28 feet and 3.78 feet. Ordinancerequires 10 feet. Estimated front yard depthproposed of 36.70 feet. Average estimatedfront yard depth is 37.64 feet.

John Froelich, 564 Sherwood Parkway,seeking permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section 11.09E6, E10, and E9 of the Land Use Ordinance.Minimum sideyard setback proposed of +8.5feet. Ordinance requires 10 feet. Maximumbuilding coverage, without deck (existingdetached garage to be removed) proposedof 20.5%. Ordinance allows 20%. MaximumFloor Area Ratio proposed of 36.6%. Ordi-nance allows 35%.

Robert and Lisa Rohwetter, 931 CarletonRoad seeking permission to erect an addi-tion contrary to the requirements of Section11.08 E6 and E10 of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Minimum interior sideyard proposedof 8.1 feet. Ordinance requires 10 feet.Maximum building coverage, not includingdeck proposed of 20.5%. Ordinance re-quires 20%.

Christine Mason, 617 Prospect Streetseeking permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section 11.08E10 of the Land Use Ordinance. Maximumbuilding coverage, not including deck pro-posed of 21.0%. Ordinance allows 20%.

Walter and Phyllis Zahorodny, 633 Boule-vard seeking permission to erect a six foottall wrought iron fence as enclosure andscreening for pool contrary to the require-ments of Section 13.02 D5 of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires fence to be“solid” (a vision screen).

Documentation of the above is one file inthe Office of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAvenue West., Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Colleen Mayer, SecretaryBoard of Adjustment

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WESTFIELD NEW JERSEY

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, West-field, New Jersey, for the following supplies,equipment or services:

BID FOR:BID NO. B1-13A SECURITY ALARMMONITORING AND REPAIR INSTAL-LATION OF FIRE ALARM MONITOR-

ING EQUIPMENT, FIRE ALARMMONITORING

BIDS DUE:JUNE 5, 2000 AT 10:30 AM

The bids will be received at the Adminis-tration Building, 302 Elm Street, Westfield,New Jersey 07090, on the date and at thetime indicated, and then publicly openedand read aloud.

Bids must be in strict compliance withspecifications. Bids must be made on theproposal forms in the manner designated.Proposals must be endorsed on the outsideof the sealed envelope, with the name of thebidder, the bidder’s address and the nameof the supplies, equipment, or services forwhich the bid is submitted. It is understoodand agreed that proposals may be deliveredbefore the time or at the place specified foropening. The Board of Education assumesno responsibility for bids mailed or misdi-rected 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 of theBoard of Education. No bid may be with-drawn for a period of sixty (60) days after thedate set for the opening thereof.

Bidding shall be in conformance with theapplicable requirements of N.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et. seq., pertaining to the “PublicSchool Contracts Law”.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of P.L. 1975, C.127, (NJAC17:27).

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

Robert A. BermanBoard Secretary

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Better to live in the desert than with aquarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.

Interfaith Singles PostMeeting Dates for June

WESTFIELD – Interfaith Singles,a support group for single adults overage 45, holds weekly discussions onsuccessful single living. Continentalbreakfast is available and a $2 dona-tion is requested.

Meetings will take place on Sun-days, June 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 9 to10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Churchof Westfield, located at 170 ElmStreet.

For further information, please call(908) 889-5265 or (908) 889-4751.

First Baptist RevealsBook Discussion SeriesWESTFIELD — On Sundays dur-

ing June, the Adult Forum at the FirstBaptist Church of Westfield, located at170 Elm Street, will read and discussseveral books from 9 to 10:15 a.m.

The books will include “RevivingOphelia” by Mary Pipher, “RaisingCain” by Dan Kindlon and “RealBoys” by William Pollack.

All three books document the ef-fect of cultural expectations on pre-teens and teenagers. Discussions areexpected to focus on what happens toyoungsters as they enter adolescence.For more information, please call(908) 233 2278.

Atlas Pythagoras Lodge HoldsChild Identification Program

Rev. Clark to Give AddressAt Revolutionary Cemetery

By Richard Gorman“I try my best to be just like I am,

but everybody wants you to be justlike them,…” – Bob Dylan,“Maggie’s Farm”

Bob Dylan laments an age-old ten-dency of man — the tendency tocriticize, because someone doesn’tact the way we expect, because some-one doesn’t seem as smart as we are,or as fast as we are, or maybe theydrive too fancy a car, or any numberof reasons. In fact, throughout theentire song, somebody wants Bob todo or be something he’s just not cutout for.

Don’t there seem to be quite a fewof Maggie’s cronies around thesedays? In fact, I’d almost call it anepidemic of them. I’m ashamed toadmit that sometimes even I throw ina few hours working for Maggie.

You may well wonder what I’mtalking about? What I’m getting at isa pervasive tendency by a lot ofperfectly wonderful, loving people,religious, un-religious and otherwise,to be hyper-critical. They do noteven seem to wish to be that way.

Let’s take a look at what the Bibletells us about criticism and see ifthere might be some other way.

One example is the episode inGenesis 32 and 33, where Esau andhis brother, Jacob, meet again nearthe Jordan River after many years ofestrangement. Jacob had fled Esauearlier under threat of death and wasnow to meet Esau again, poorly de-fended against a large force.

Jacob spent the entire night pre-ceding the meeting wrestling with anangel, in a contest to prove he hadovercome his sometimes dishonestnature. In the process, Jacob is trans-formed; he receives a new name,Israel, which means “he who wrestleswith God.”

At dawn the angel departs andJacob bravely goes forth to meet hisformer enemy. With his new, morecomplete understanding of God, heis reunited with his brother, and each

A Bi-Weekly Column From Members of theScotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerial Association

Forgetting Prejudices and HatredsAllows Us to Find Our Way to God

forgives the other, forgetting anyprejudices and previous hatreds.

This may seem like a nice storywith a Hollywood-happy ending, butthere is really a lesson of much greaterimportance. How were they able toforgive such egregious trespasses?The norm in those days was that ifsomeone wronged you, it was ex-pected that you would take some sortof overt action to right the wrong;otherwise you were thought to beweak.

Certainly, a very fundamentalchange in thinking has come over thebrothers. In the text the brothers eachacknowledge that God has graciouslyprovided for them and that they feelno animosity. Have they not come torealize that their well being was notdependent upon the actions of othersbut upon their understanding of God,their firm obedience to the First Com-mandment?

Something I also find helpful is aquote from the founder of the Churchof Christ, Scientist, Mary BakerEddy: “When we realize that there isone Mind, the divine law of lovingour neighbor as ourselves is unfolded;whereas a belief in many ruling mindshinders man’s normal drift towardsthe one Mind, one God, and leadshuman thought into opposite chan-nels where selfishness reigns.” (“Sci-ence and Health with Key to theScriptures,” page 205)

To me, this really reinforces theimportance of the First and GreatCommandment.

The brothers recalled in the Biblehad some real grievances against eachother, but found healing. We can findthe same healing for our grievances;we can erase our prejudices and ceaseto be hyper-critical. How? By put-ting into practice the First Com-mandment, finding God as the onecomplete and infinite Mind, wholoves his children dearly; who doesnot make one child inferior to an-other but only makes them different.What, then, is there to be critical of?

* * * * *Richard Gorman has served for many

years as a Reader at the First Church ofChrist, Scientist of Fanwood-Scotch Plains.

PROTECTING OUR KIDS…Sergeant George Valladares of the Union CountySheriff’s Department fingers a young applicant while Detective Matthew Cassidyfrom the Westfield Police Department looks on during the Child IdentificationProgram held recently by Atlas Pythagoras Masonic Lodge in Westfield.

WESTFIELD — Eighty-sevenyoungsters and several senior citi-zens went home with free laminatedphoto identification cards and video-tapes from the Atlas PythagorasMasonic Lodge in Westfield on May6. Members and their wives volun-teered for various administrativetasks.

Participants were photographedand fingerprinted by Sergeant GeorgeValladares and Officer RobertMcLaughlin of the Union CountySheriff’s Department and videotapedby volunteers at the lodge.

The three-minute videotapes docu-mented each child’s physical char-acteristics in face, profile, ear de-tails, teeth and voice.

The fingerprint cards, identifica-tion cards and tapes were presentedto each parent for safekeeping.

Detective Matthew Cassidy of theWestfield Police Department assistedwith the program. In addition, re-freshments and safety-oriented col-oring books were distributed.

The concept of the program is torecord identifiable features of thechildren to ensure swift action bylaw enforcement agencies in the caseof a missing child.

Atlas Pythagoras began itsChildren’s Identification Program in1991. It is offered free of charge toarea residents by the Masonic Lodge.

Woodside ChapelInvites CommunityTo Sunday Services

FANWOOD — The WoodsideChapel, located at 5 Morse Avenuein Fanwood, has invited members ofthe community to its Sunday morn-ing Family Bible Hour and SundaySchool.

This Sunday, May 28, DavidNaysmith will speak at 11 a.m. andat the 6 p.m. service. A nursery isprovided for both time periods.

For further information, please callGene Graber at (908) 889-5462 orDave Brooks at (908) 789-0796.

Minister to DiscussCoping With SufferingThrough SpiritualityWESTFIELD – The Reverend

Gene Koch of the Franciscan Friarsof the Renewal will hold an Eveningof Recollection at the Holy TrinityRoman Catholic Church in Westfieldon Tuesday, May 30, beginning at7:30 p.m.

Reverend Koch’s talk, entitled“Seeing Christ in Those Who Suf-fer,” will focus on the many waysindividuals can develop an activesense of charity.

He will elaborate on how spiritual-ity can help people cope with suffer-ing and how individuals can bestrespond when tragedy strikes home.

Drawing on his own experience,Scriptures and Catholic teaching,Reverend Koch will also address thethreats to spirituality posed by afflu-ence.

Reverend Koch’s appearance willbe sponsored by the WestfieldKnights of Columbus as part of theorganization’s ongoing lecture se-ries devoted to spiritual development.Admission is free and open to thepublic.

WESTFIELD — The ReverendKevin Clark of the Bethel BaptistChurch in Westfield will deliver theMemorial Day address at the Revo-lutionary Cemetery on MountainAvenue in Westfield on MemorialDay, Monday, May 29.

The ceremony is expected to startbetween 9:30 and 10 a.m. after theMemorial Day parade, heading northon Broad Street, has passed The Pres-byterian Church in Westfield.

This traditional observance inmemory of veterans of the AmericanRevolution and other wars is spon-sored by the Westfield chapters ofthe Daughters and Sons of the Ameri-can Revolution.

In addition to Reverend Clark’smessage, the program is scheduled

to include greetings from HelenManton, Regent of the Daughters ofthe American Revolution.

Altona T. Caldwell, 68, Retired Nurse;Member of St. John’s Baptist Church

� Obituaries �

Altona T. Caldwell, 68, of Fanwooddied on Saturday, May 20, at home.

Born in Lynchburg, Va., she hadlived there before moving to Fanwood30 years ago.

Mrs. Caldwell had worked as aregistered nurse at Beth Israel Hos-pital in Newark for 16 years beforeretiring in 1996.

She graduated from Dunbar HighSchool in Lynchburg and from theGood Samaritan School of Nursingin Charlotte, N. C., in 1953.

She was a member of St. John’sBaptist Church in Scotch Plains andthe Nurses Association of New Jer-sey.

Surviving are her husband,

Haywood W. Caldwell; a daughter,Deborah A. Caldwell of Broken Ar-row, Okla., and three brothers, PaulS. Trimiar, Jr. of Lanham, Md., OthaO. Trimiar of Washington, D. C. andConrad Trimiar of Dallas-Fort Worth,Tex.

Funeral services will be held at St.John’s Baptist Church today, Thurs-day, May 25, at noon. Interment willfollow at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. tonoon at the church.

Arrangements are being handledby the Memorial Funeral Home, 155South Avenue in Fanwood.

May 25, 2000

Joseph Tusso, 90, Was Sales ManagerWith ITT in New York for 35 Years

Jerry Lee, 84, United States Navy Veteran;Was Active With Bethel Baptist ChurchJerry Lee, 84, a lifelong Westfield

resident, died on Thursday, May 18,at Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Mr. Lee had worked for the SprayDrying Company in Garwood andthe Plinton Funeral Home inWestfield for many years before re-tiring.

He was a member of the choir, theUsher Board and Men’s Fellowshipof the Bethel Baptist Church inWestfield.

He also was a member of the Cen-tennial Lodge No. 400, the ElksLodge and the Veterans of ForeignWars, all of Westfield.

He served in the United StatesNavy during World War II.

Surviving are his wife, DorothyLee; a son, Jerry Franklin; a daugh-ter, Velma C. Lee; two stepsons,Christopher Brown and WalterBrown; a stepdaughter, JacquelineBrown; a sister, Nancy Lee Darby;nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Services were held yesterday,Wednesday, May 24, in the BethelBaptist Church.

Arrangements were handled by thePlinton Curry Funeral Home.

May 25, 2000

Joseph R. Tusso, 90, of Denvilledied on Thursday, May 18, at theFranciscan Oaks Life Care Center inDenville.

Born in New York City, he residedin Westfield before relocating toDenville in 1995.

Mr. Tusso had been employed for35 years with ITT in New York Cityas an import sales manager beforeretiring in 1974.

He received a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Business from FordhamUniversity in the Bronx.

He was a Past President of theFranciscan Oaks Residential Coun-cil and was a member of the Tele-phone Pioneers of America.

Mr. Tusso was a senior member ofI. E. E. E. and also a member of the

ITT Export Corporation.A veteran of World War II, he

served in the United States CoastGuard, attaining the rank of Lieuten-ant.

He was predeceased by his wife,Helen Blair Tusso, in 1992.

Surviving are a daughter, KarenWasserman of Westfield; a son, Rob-ert J. Tusso of Chatham, and twograndchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld on Monday, May 22, in St.Helen’s Roman Catholic Church inWestfield. Interment took place atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements are under the direc-tion of the Dooley Colonial Home,556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

May 25, 2000

AARP Plans Spring LuncheonFor June 6 at The Westwood

Scotch Plains Chapter PlacesFirst in Orators Competition

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Chapter of the New JerseyOrators took top honors May 6 at theorganization’s second and final state-wide competition of the 1999-2000season, which was held at McKinleySchool in New Brunswick.

The Scotch Plains group, spon-sored by the Phi Eta Omega Chapterof Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority andSt. John’s Baptist Church Youth Min-istry, won Group First Place.

Participants included MichaelMorgan, Certificate of Participation;Brittany Bynum, Commendationwith Bronze Award; Alaysha Suggs,Jeffrey Harrell and Ayana Brody, allHonors with Silver Medal; RolondaOliver and Sonya Garner, both Ex-cellence with Gold Medal; NicoleSpivey, Excellence with Gold Medaland Perfect Score, and Jailyn Suggs,Special Award.

New Jersey Orators is a non-profitorganization that fosters communi-cation skills and cultural enrichment,primarily among African-Americanyouth.

These students, ranging in age from7 to 16, gave recitations which wereat least five minutes in length. Headcoaches for the Scotch Plains chap-ter were Gloria Young Brody andMary Gladden.

WESTFIELD — Westfield AreaChapter No. 4137 of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons willhold its Annual Spring Luncheon atnoon on Tuesday, June 6 (not theusual Monday) at The Westwood inGarwood.

In addition to a choice of entrees,soda and wine will be included freeof charge. Entertainment will be pro-vided by the musical variety group“A Bunch of Banjos” from Clifton.

Luncheon Chairwoman MarieStock is taking reservations for theevent and may be reached at (908)925-2536. This year, members maybring one non-member to the lun-cheon. The cost is $16 for membersand non-members alike.

A brief installation ceremony fornewly-elected officers will be con-ducted by Past President OwenMcWilliams.

A tour of Branson and St. Louis,Mo. is scheduled for Saturdaythrough Sunday, June 10 to 18. In-cluded will be hotel rooms, mostmeals and tickets to many shows.There will also be a dinner and showon a paddle wheeler, plus a tram rideand winery and brewery tours, aswell as sightseeing in St. Louis.

Complete details are available bycalling Marie Stauder at (908) 889-6769.

Another all-inclusive tour isplanned for Friday, October 27,through Sunday, November 5, toBiloxi, Miss. and New Orleans, La.The trip will feature entertainment,historic and natural sites including aMississippi River boat ride, authen-tic Southern food and Dixieland Jazz

music.Tours of the city will also be in-

cluded, as well as two nightclubshows with cocktails, and other at-tractions. Participants will stay at adeluxe hotel. To make reservations,please call Mrs. Stauder.

Membership Chairman Arthur Tay-lor has asked that members who havenot yet paid their annual $5 member-ship dues mail their checks to him.

He added that since there are nowsome openings, individuals on themembership waiting list may jointhe organization by calling him at(908) 889-1685.

Anyone seeking details about fu-ture dates for the AARP’s 55-AliveProgram, through which membersmay receive discounts on car insur-ance, may call Mr. McWilliams at(908) 233-2608.

Additional information may beobtained by calling Hazel Hardgroveat (973) 376-3348.

Book Discussion SlatedAt Fanwood LibraryFANWOOD — The Fanwood

Memorial Library, located at NorthAvenue and Tillotson Road, will hosta book discussion on Thursday, June8, at 7:30 p.m.

Participants will discuss “To Kill aMockingbird” by Harper Lee.

Interested individuals are encour-aged to read the book prior to themeeting date. Copies are availableat the library. For more informa-tion, please call the library at (908)322-6400.

Science Program SlatedFor Grades 3 through 6Over Summer MonthsWESTFIELD – Parents of chil-

dren who will be entering thirdthrough sixth grade in Septemberand who enjoy science are invited tosign them up for the 4-H SummerScience Program sponsored byRutgers Cooperative Extension ofUnion County.

The program, featuring a varietyof hands-on activities, will meet onFriday mornings from July 7 throughAugust 18. There will be two sessiontimes to choose from: 9:30 to 10:30a.m. or 11 a.m. to noon.

Certified teachers will conduct theprogram. There is a $15 fee for ma-terials and each session is limited to10 children. The program will beheld at the Rutgers Cooperative Ex-tension 4-H building, located at 300North Avenue, East, in Westfield.

To request an application or formore information, please call the 4-H office at (908) 654-9854 or e-mailCounty 4-H Agent JamesNichnadowicz [email protected].

Battle of Westfield to be FocusOf Historical Society’s DinnerWESTFIELD – “The Revolution-

ary War Battle of Westfield, Recon-sidered” will be the topic of historianDr. Mark E. Lender of Kean Univer-sity in Union during the Annual Din-ner of the Westfield Historical Soci-ety on Wednesday, May 31, at 5:30p.m. at the Echo Lake Country Clubin Westfield.

Dr. Lender will relate the eventssurrounding the Battle of Westfield,when Lord Charles Cornwallis led his

large British and Hessian army to anevacuated Westfield on June 26, 1777.

He will discuss the outcome ofLord Cornwallis’ plan to draw Gen-eral George Washington out of hisstrong position in the WatchungMountains, as well as his famousmeeting with “Aunt Betty Frazee” inWestfield.

Individuals interested in attendingthe dinner may call Bob Miller at(908) 233-6360.

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Weichert, Realtors AnnouncesWestfield Office Staff AwardsWESTFIELD — Niki Fry of

Westfield, a Sales Associate withWeichert, Realtors, in Westfield haswon the office’s top listing and topsales awards for the month of April.

She recently won repeat member-ship to the New Jersey State MillionDollar Club and Weichert’s MillionDollar Sales and Marketed Clubs,

most recently in 1999.A licensed real estate professional,

Ms. Fry was a fashion designer, work-ing for European and American de-signers including Yves St. Laurent,Emanuel Ungaro, Jones New Yorkand Phillips Van Heusen.

* * * * *Dean S. Miner of Plainfield has

won the April award for the greatestnumber of marketed listings. Mr.Miner has been a licensed real estateprofessional since 1996. He is a mem-ber of the Westfield Board of Real-tors and the Garden State MultipleListing Service.

* * * * *Brenda Putzer has earned two of-

fice awards for her accomplishmentsin April. For leading the office insold listings, Ms. Putzer earned theApril top producer award. A licensedreal estate professional since 1986,she is a member of the Greater UnionCounty Association of Realtors. Sheis a company buyer specialists, quali-fied to act as the single point ofcontact throughout the homebuyingprocess for buyers who wish to usethe services of Weichert’s affiliatedmortgage, insurance and title com-panies.

She is a representative forWeichert’s Historic Homes Division,specializing in vintage homes andproperties of historical significance.

She is a member of Weichert’sMillion Dollar Sales and MarketedClubs and the 1998 New Jersey StateMillion Dollar Club.

Ms. Putzer, a Westfield resident,serves home buyers and sellers inUnion, Somerset and MiddlesexCounties.

Westfield Foundation InstallsDr. Glasser as New PresidentWESTFIELD — Dr. Gerald J.

Glasser, a lifelong Westfield resi-dent, was installed as President ofthe Westfield Foundation at theorganization’s 25th annual meetingrecently.

Officers serving with Dr. Glasserinclude Henry K. Kelly, Vice Presi-dent; John D. Ketcham, Treasurer,and Margaret L. Cimei, Secretary.

Outgoing President Frank A.MacPherson noted the communityFoundation, which awards grants tonon-profit organizations, started 25years ago with $2,000 in seed moneyand now has assets in 76 funds witha total market value of over $9 mil-lion.

In 1999, the Foundation provided$247,103 in grants to 48 area non-profit agencies and programs, as wellas $71,800 in scholarships to areastudents. During that same period,over 350 families contributed to theFoundation.

Three people introduced by Dr.Glasser at the meeting discussedprojects which received support fromtwo Foundation grants in 1999. Dr.

Glasser had served as Chairman ofthe Foundation’s Grants Committee.

They included Tom Hornish, Presi-dent of the Westfield Optimist Club,and Margaret Teitlebaum, schoolnurse and health educator at WestfieldHigh School, who explained a newneon drunk driving simulator projectwhich will be available to 600 highschool students on Wednesday, May24.

Also introduced was Robert Tobias,Director of Social Services atWestfield Senior Citizens Housing,who discussed a new “conveniencestore” which is now available to resi-dents at the senior citizens housingcenter on Boynton Avenue.

Executive Director Betsy Chancepresented tokens of appreciation fromthe Foundation to four retiring Trust-ees, including Robert E. Dillon, Jr.,Joanne Santoriello, Jill Sitcer andMr. MacPherson.

Further information about theWestfield Foundation is available atthe Foundation Office, 301 NorthAvenue, West; at (908) 233-9787;via e-mail [email protected] and on theInternet at www.westfieldnj.com/wf.

Burgdorff Era AnnouncesAwards for Local Offices

Kimberly A. Haley is NamedTo Elite of Coldwell’s Associates

Rotary Club Presents AwardsFor Vocational, Volunteer Work

SERVICE BEFORE SELF...Westfield Rotary President William B. Bonsall leftstands with vocational and volunteer award winners, left to right, Grant M.Buttermore, Carolyn Klinger-Kueter and Kenneth J. Ciarrocca.

WESTFIELD — A few weeks agothe Rotary Club of Westfield an-nounced the creation of three newawards to be given to individuals inWestfield annually. Two will be vo-cational awards and the third will bepresented to the volunteer of theyear.

A committee, under the leadership

of Rotarian Kenneth J. Ciarrocca,considered the nomination submit-ted by Rotarians and members of thepublic. The committee has decidedto make awards as follows:

• Vocational Award to a memberof the Rotary Club of Westfield,named after long-time Rotarian andformer Mayor H. Emerson Thomas,was given to Rotary Past PresidentGrant M. Buttermore who was judgedto be living by the ideals of theRotary. Mr. Buttermore is a practic-ing attorney in town.

• Vocational Award to a non-Rotarian, named after the late JimmyConventry, was presented to CarolynKlinger-Kueter who was noted tohave taught music to many privategroup classes in schools and otherWestfield organizations.

• The committee chose RotarianDarielle Walsh for the honor of beingVolunteer of the Year. Mrs. Walsh iscurrently President of the WestfieldBoard of Education.

All three recipients were honoredas living to the Rotary motto, “Ser-vice Before Self.”

Town Bank of WestfieldPlans Second Public Offering

WESTFIELD — The Town Bankof Westfield has announced that theinvestment banking and brokeragefirm of Tucker Anthony, Inc., a mem-ber of the New York, and AmericanStock Exchange as well as the NASDand Securities Investor ProtectionCorporation (SIPC) will act as thebank’s financial advisor in its secondoffering of up to 750,000 shares of itscommon stock.

In making the announcement, Rob-ert W. Dowens, Sr., President andChief Executive Officer, stated thatthe bank’s Board of Directors in-tends to “continue to augment thegrowth and expansion of the bank.”

He added that the offering is sched-uled for early in the third quarter ofthis year, at which time a copy of theoffering circular or more informa-tion will be available by contactingNicholas A. Frungillo, Jr., Chief Fi-nancial Officer, at the bank, located520 South Avenue, or by calling (908)301-0800.

Mr. Dowens further noted that thebank’s initial offering, prior to itsopening in October 1998, raised up-wards of $6 million in community-based capital, representing more than300 shareholders, the majority ofwhom reside in the greater Westfieldarea.

At the close of the first quarter2000, the bank reported assets of $39million.

In addition to Mr. Dowens, othermembers of the Board of Directorsinclude Ronald J. Frigerio, Chair-man; Nicholas Bouras, RobertCagnessola, Allen Chin, JosephDeAllessandro, Anthony DeChellis,Richard Frigerio, Robert Gregory,Frederick Kurtz, Joseph F. X.O’Sullivan, Frederick Picut, NormanSevell, and Germaine Trabert.

WESTFIELD — Kimberly A.Haley of Coldwell Banker Residen-tial Brokerage in Westfieldhas been chosen as one ofthe company’s Interna-tional President’s Elite - ahonor bestowed upon thetop 4 percent of the morethan 70,000 ColdwellBanker sales associatesworldwide.

As a member of thecompany’s InternationalPresident’s Elite, Ms. Haleywill be extended an invita-tion to attend the company’s “EliteRetreat,” a three-day conference ex-clusively for the company’s top pro-ducing sales associates.

Ms. Haley was recently recognizedat the company’s International Busi-ness Conference held recently in LasVegas, Nev.

More than 8,000 Coldwell Bankersales associates, brokers, managers

and employees attended theevent.

“The InternationalPresident’s Elite designationis the preeminent honoramong our sales force,” saidAlex Perrielillo, Presidentand Chief Operating Officerof Coldwell Banker RealEstate Corporation. “Kimhas demonstrated superiorsales performance and is acredit to the Coldwell

Banker network.”Ms Haley is entering her third year

of Real Estate and her second withColdwell Banker. She has achievedthe Gold and Silver levels of the NewJersey Association of Realtors Mil-lion Dollar Sales Club. She currentlyresides in Westfield.

Kimberly A. Haley

WESTFIELD — Susan Wilson, abroker/sales associatewith the Westfield of-fice of Burgdorff ERA,has been honored bythe company for salesin February.

Ms. Wilson hasmore than 18 years ofreal estate experience.

* * * * *Burgdorff ERA has been named

the company’s Westfield office top-achieving office in terms of produc-tion for units and in dollars for Feb-

ruary.Managed by Jean

Massard, Vice Presi-dent, the BurgdorffERA Westfield officeis a full-service realestate office offeringcomprehensive mar-keting programs

through the Burgdorff Signature Ser-vice Program.

* * * * *Burgdorff ERA in Westfield has

achieved a major showing at thecompany’s annual awards luncheon,

winning branch officeawards in several cat-egories. The awardsincluded: Most Out-going Referrals, MostImproved CompanyDollar, Highest Com-pany Dollar, Most Im-proved Company

Units, Highest Company Units, andthe newly created Excellence Award.

The Highest Company Dollar andHighest Company Units Awards were

achieved by theWestfield Office for thesecond consecutiveyear. The office wasalso well-representedwith the company’sPresident’s Elite, wherethree sales associatesout of 21 winners were

from Westfield, and sales associate

Faith Maricic was named to thePresident’s Council.

Westfield won formost closed outgoingCendant Mobility re-ferrals and most closedimproved sales dollarvolume. In the closedimproved units cat-egory, Westfield saw a33 percent increasefrom their 1998 num-

bers. The highest closed units awardwas also taken by Westfield. TheExcellence Award recognized Ms.Massard as an “exceptional” man-ager who displays superior leader-ship qualities, making her office oneof the top in the company.

Additionally, Ms.Maricic was one of 17top producing salesassociates in the com-pany named to thePresident’s Councilfor production in ex-cess of $10 million.

Jayne Bernstein,Patricia Connolly and

Joyce Taylor, three top producingsales associates with the Westfieldoffice Burgdorff ERA, were awardedmembership in the President’s Eliteat the luncheon. The award is givento a sales associate who has achievedsuperior sales production in the $7 to$10 million range.

* * * * *Margie Rankin has joined

Burgdorff Era as a sales associate intheir Westfield office, at 600 NorthAvenue West.

A longtime resident of Westfield,she is a member of the Greater UnionCounty Association of Realtors anda graduate of Union County Collegeand previously held a real estate li-cense in Florida. Prior to joiningBurgdorff ERA, she was a sales rep-resentative for a cellular phone com-pany and spent many years in therestaurant business.

She is an active volunteer in theWestfield School District and is a vol-unteer with the “Logos” program ofThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield.

S. WIlson

J. Massard

F. Maricic

J. Bernstein

P. Connolly

J. Taylor



UNION PLANTERS PMAC, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. VICENTE ZUMBA AND MIRTAZUMBA, HIS WIFE, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED DECEMBER 7, 1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDSEVEN THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDREDNINETY & 55/100 ($107,590.55).

ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land andpremises, situate, lying and being in theCITY OF ELIZABETH, County of UNION,and State of New Jersey, more particularlydescribed as follows:

SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE “A”Tax Lot No. 943, Block No. 4.Commonly known as 439 MAPLE AV-

ENUE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07202.There is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSANDFOUR-HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR & 14/100 ($115,484.14) together with lawful in-terest and costs.




PETILLO & STERN, AttorneysSuite 3001170 Route 2E EastBridgewater, New Jersey 08807-2926CH-755254 (WL)4 T - 5/25, 6/1,6/8 & 6/15/00 Fee: $167.28



CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, PLAIN-TIFF vs. MELBOURNE RICHARDS ANDIOLA RICHARDS A/K/A IOLA KENN, H/W, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is EIGHTY THOU-SAND FOUR-HUNDRED SIXTY & 63/100($80,460.63).

1. Municipality: City of Elizabeth,County of Union and State of NewJersey;

2. Mailing Address: 941 Flora Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey;

3. Tax Lot and Block: Lot No. 766;Block No. 8;

4. Dimensions: 100 x 25 x 100 x 25;5. Number of Feet to Nearest Cross

Street: 275.There is due approximately the sum of

EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND THREE-HUN-DRED SIXTY & 98/100 ($85,360.98) to-gether with lawful interest and costs.




JAMES D. DONNELLY, Attorney1236 Brace Road, Suite CP.O. Box 536Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003-0536CH-755250 (WL)4 T - 5/18, 5/25,6/1 & 6/8/00 Fee: $169.32


WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

The School Business Administrator/BoardSecretary of the Westfield Board of Educa-tion, in the County of Union, State of NewJersey, by authority of said Board, solicitssealed bids for pupil transportation. Bids tobe received at the Business Office of theWestfield Board of Education, located at302 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey07090 up to 10:30 AM, June 9, 2000.

PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

ATHLETIC TEAMS -TRANSPORTATION

TR01-22000/2001 School Year

Specifications and full information may beobtained upon application at the BusinessOffice of the Westfield Board of Education,located at 302 Elm Street, Westfield, NewJersey 07090.

All bids must be submitted on a bid formwhich will be furnished upon application atthe Office of the Westfield Board of Educa-tion. Bids which are not submitted on suchform may be rejected.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of P.L. 1975, c.127 (N.J.A.C.17:27). Affirmative Action.

The Board of Education reserves the rightto reject any or all bids.

By order of the Westfield Board of Educa-tion.

Robert A. BermanSchool Business Administrator/

Board Secretary1 T – 5/25/00, The Leader Fee: $33.15

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Chambersat the Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey, at 10:00 AMprevailing time on Monday, June 12, 2000for the “THE MILLING AND PAVING OFWINDSOR AVENUE & LIVINGSTONSTREET”.

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 under this contract in-clude the following in estimated quantities:

7,000 square yards of bituminous con-crete surface course (1-1/2inches thick)

7,000 square yards of milling (1-1/2inches thick)

15 lineal feet of granite block curb96 square feet of concrete sidewalk

(4 inches thick)The successful bidder shall start con-

struction ten (10) days after notice of awardof Contract is given, and shall complete allwork within twenty-five (25) working daysafter the start of work.

Proposals shall be in writing on the formsfurnished and must be delivered at the placeand before the hour above mentioned, andmust be accompanied by a certified checkor bid bond payable to the Town of Westfieldin an amount equal to at least ten percent(10%) of the base amount of the bid, but notless than $500.00 nor more than $20,000.00.Each bid must also be accompanied by aSurety Company Certificate stating that saidSurety company will provide the bidder withthe required Performance bond in the fullamount of the Contract, by a Non-CollusionAffidavit and a Contractor’s QualificationStatement, Statement of Ownership, on theforms included in and explained in the con-tract documents.

Bidders must be in compliance with allprovisions of Chapter 127 P. L. 1975 supple-ment to the law against discrimination (Affir-mative Action) and must pay workmen theprevailing wage rates promulgated by theNew Jersey State Department of Labor andIndustry for this project, copies of which areon file in the Office of the Town Engineer.

This project is being funded by a Commu-nity Development Block Grant administeredby the Union County Community Develop-ment Revenue Sharing Committee.

Plans and specifications may be seen orprocured at the office of the Town Engineer,Public Works Center, 959 North AvenueWest, Westfield, New Jersey. The Mayorand Council reserve the right to reject anybid, and to waive any informality in any bid,if in the interest of the Town, it is deemedadvisable to do so.

Kenneth B. MarshTown Engineer

1 T – 5/25/00, The Leader Fee: $ 60.18

WESTFIELDKai Rossen and Ann Lark Gray to

Kevin and Ellen Windorf, 529Hanford Place, $420,000.

James and Annemarie Demarco toTod K. Reichert and Karen GowrieReichert, 354 Dudley Avenue, West,$375,000.

John L. and Mary Donnelly toRobert J. and Mary Beth Howarth,191 Lincoln Road, $520,000.

Jeffrey M. Adler to Michael J. andChristina O’Connor, 15 WychviewDrive, $345,000.

Richard O. and Maureen Aicheleto Frederick W. Debbie and SusanRonick Debbie, 123 Harrison Av-enue, $472,000.

Eric R. and Mary Beth L’Heureuxto 428 Downer Street, LLC, 428Downer Street, $160,000.

John C. and Laila Logan to StephenJ. Roma, 636 Drake Place, $214,000.

Richard A. Towner and Cydni L.Grant to David P. Kanter, 831Coolidge Street, $264,500.

Helen Myers to Beata WojdakJedruszczak, 780 Boynton Avenue,$180,026.

Craig S. and Nerissa D. Morong toSally Dungan, 710 Westfield Avenue,$355,000.

Ernest K. Settles, 3rd to Louis andCarole De Pinto, 821 GrandviewAvenue, $213,000.

SCOTCH PLAINSLeonard G. Episcoplo to Frank P.

Diaco and Lynn Marie Diaco,$415,000.

Letter Carriers to HoldMuscular Dystrophy Walk

WESTFIELD – Letter carriers ofBranch No. 1492, which includesWestfield and Mountainside, will holdtheir 12th Annual Muscular DystrophyWalk-a-thon on Sunday, June 11, atTamaques Park in Westfield.

Individuals who have supported theircarrier with pledges are asked to submittheir donations by Friday, June 30, ormail them care of Branch 1492, P.O.Box 152, Westfield, 07091.

Branch No. 1492 was again recog-nized last year by the National Associa-tion of Letter Carriers for its fundraisingefforts and most recently placed fourthin the state. Members expressed appre-ciation to the many patrons who havesupported their campaign.

Recent Home Sales

Firefighters and Rescue SquadTeam Up for Training Exercise

Center for Hope to ConductWalk and Memorial ServiceAREA — Governor Christine

Todd Whitman will serve as Honor-ary Chairperson for the Center forHope Hospice and Palliative Care’sannual Walk/Memorial Service inmemory of the Reverend CharlesHudson.

The dual events will be held onSunday, June 11, at Nomahegan Parkin Cranford, from 6 to 8:15 p.m.

“The Walk encourages people tocelebrate the lives of their loved onesand to remember them,” said PeggyColoney, President of the Center forHope Hospice and Palliative Care.

“We are grateful to Christie Whitmanfor her support.”

Following the walk, a StarlightMemorial Service will be held from7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Refreshments willbe served immediately after the ser-vice.

Anyone who has suffered a loss iswelcome to participate in both partsof the evening’s program or mayattend the walk or memorial serviceseparately. The rain date is Sunday,June 25. Participants are asked tobring lawn chairs in case there is ashortage of seating.

FIRE DRILL…Westfield Fire Department firefighters and personnel from theWestfield Volunteer Rescue Squad train in proper patient care for a simulatedinjury to a firefighter during a recent exercise conducted at the Union CountyFire Academy in Linden.

WESTFIELD — Continuing theongoing training between theWestfield Fire Department and theWestfield Volunteer Rescue Squad,both agencies recently trained to-gether at the Union County Fire Acad-emy, located in Linden.

The drill was designed to give therescue squad’s Emergency MedicalTechnicians (EMTs) an opportunityto enhance their skills in caring forpotential injuries involving both resi-dents and firefighters at a structurefire scene.

The Fire Academy provided a con-trolled atmosphere where the stressof real smoke and flames could beexperienced by both firefighters andEMTs.

Each time an “injured” firefighter

was extricated from the trainingbuilding, rescue squad personnelwere challenged to identify and cor-rect any and all life-threatening inju-ries. One drill scenario simulated afirefighter having been injured dueto a floor collapse while extinguish-ing a fire.

In addition to the injury scenarios,EMTs received training in firefighterrehabilitation at the simulated firescene. Rehabilitation is essential inidentifying firefighters who may beat risk for dehydration or exhaustionduring the stress of fighting a fire.

The Westfield Fire Departmentand the Westfield Volunteer RescueSquad plan on conducting moretraining exercises of this nature inthe future.

Dr. Sussman to TalkOn Motivating Kids

With ADHD on June 7MOUNTAINSIDE — Dr. Steven

Sussman will discuss “How to Moti-vate Your ADHD Child” at the nextWestern Union County CHADD(Children and Adults with AttentionDeficit Disorder) meeting atChildren’s Specialized Hospital inMountainside on Wednesday, June7, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Networking and registration willtake place from 7 to 7:30 p.m.

CHADD is a non-profit, nationalorganization which provides educa-tion, advocacy and support for indi-viduals with Attention Deficit Hy-peractivity Disorder.

For more information, please callRegina Monahan at (908) 301-0709.

Mountainside PTA SetsAnnual Spring FestivalMOUNTAINSIDE — The Annual

Mountainside Parent-Teacher Asso-ciation Spring Festival will be heldat Deerfield School, located at 302Central Avenue in Mountainside, onSaturday, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. All are invited to attend.

Activities for all ages will be fea-tured, including food, rides andgames, entertainment by a diskjockey, pony rides and amusements,as well as Father’s Day crafts. Theevent will take place rain or shine.

For further information, please callSue at (908) 789-8629 or Maureen at(908) 654-7262.



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VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDEasier Than You Might ThinkWestfield Rescue Squad seeks per-sons willing to train as EmergencyMedical Technicians. Valid NJ Driv.Lic. req., min. 4 hrs./wk. We offer 24hr. coverage. Select a duty periodthat’s right for you. Wkday 9 am - 1pm or 1-5 pm slots are perfect forparents of school children.Seeks trainees as Dispatchers. Min.2 hrs./wk. All training provided.

Call the Recruiting Team at(908) 233-2500 for details

HELP WANTED

Administrative AssistantThe United States Golf Asso-ciation seeks an organized anddetail-oriented individual toassist our busy PersonnelDepartment.Duties include recording atten-dance, maintaining variousemployee records, calculatingovertime hours, assisting withjob description/phone list/orgchart updates, and otherprojects as assigned. Idealcandidate will have excellentcomputer skills, particularlyWord, Access & Outlook, abilityto handle multiple tasks, andwork will with all levels ofemployees.The USGA offers a competitivesalary, generous company-paidbenefits, flex hours, and a pleas-ant work environment. Pleaseforward resume with salary ex-pectations to:

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[email protected]

WANTED

APARTMENT TO RENTProfessional couple looking to rent1-2 BR apt. in downtown Westfieldin walking distance to the train toNYC. Excellent references.

Pls. Call (609) 494-3642

HELP WANTED

Scotch Plains: The Recreation De-partment is now accepting appli-cations for the following summerpositions--laborer, park counse-lor, pre school counselor and ten-nis attendant. Must be 18 yearsold. For further information con-tact

The Recreation Office(908) 322-6700

HELP WANTED

RECEPTIONIST - Days, wk. ends& some holidays. Exp. in comput-ers a must. Apply in person:Shackamaxon Country Club, 1607Shackamaxon Dr., Scotch Plains.

HELP WANTED

Waiters/WaitressesFT/PT. Days & nights. Flexiblehours. Good pay. Apply inperson, Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm.Shackamaxon Country Club, 1607Shackamaxon Dr., Scotch Plains.

HELP WANTED

RECEPTIONIST--F/T, temp.employment in busy, energetic,exciting office. Good pay. Startimmediately. Call Marilyn Kellyat (908) 233-5555.

HELP WANTED

Billing/AR Manager for smallWestfield medical devices com-pany. Knowledge of Medicare/Medicade needed, will train onour software. P/T, Mon - Fri, 9 to3.

Call (908) 889-9700

HELP WANTED

P/T nursery school teacher, 3-yr-olds, Sept. 2000 - State Cert. req’d& prev. exp. Call directorPresbyterian Nursery School

(908) 233-0766

CAMP STAFF

Summer ‘00 children’s day campcounselors. WSI/Lifeguard, ka-rate, camping skills, woodwork-ing, archery, nature, rollerblade,canoe. Teacher, college studentswelcome.Watchung area 1-888-THE CAMP

HELP WANTED

NURSE, part-time for Westfielddoctors office.

Call Cindy (908) 232-5092

HELP WANTED

Preschool TeacherAssistant teacher needed forMontessori School, beginningSeptember, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM,school calendar, Bachelor De-gree preferred, Associate De-gree considered.Call (908) 322-4652 Ext. 122

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Quality Day Camp in MorrisCounty has openings in the fol-lowing areas: Music, sports,high ropes, cooking, rollerhockey, tennis, junior counselors,teen counselors (must be 21)

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Arts & EntertainmentGarden Club Tour to Feature Lush,

Two-Year-Old Mountainside GardenWESTFIELD — New gardens sur-

rounding a gracious center hall co-lonial in Mountainside will be amongthose featured in the tour of sixprivate gardens sponsored by theGarden Club of Westfield on Satur-day, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Carlene (Tinky) Dunn was raisedin the Mountainside house andmoved back into it with her husbandJames only two years ago.

The path leading to the front dooris flanked by a dogwood tree and ared maple, gifts to her parents onMother’s Day and Father’s Day 12years ago.

In only two years the Dunns havedeveloped all the lush new beds offlowers surrounding the house. Al-though both have full-time profes-sional jobs, they enjoy hands-ongardening.

“I love to get my hands in the soiland Jim likes to dig,” said Mrs. Dunn.

Twin island beds with weepingcherries, and laurels mark the frontperimeters of the property, with avariety of evergreen shrubs alongthe house front. Mrs. Dunn’s love ofperennials is illustrated by a largeborder filled with what she hopes isa season-long successor of bloom.

She shows visitors a lengthy list ofthe flowers she has planted there,including coral bells, astilbe, orien-tal poppies, lilies, false indigo, digi-talis, potentilla and many more.

In the rear, beside the spaciouspatio, there is an oval bed of rosebushes brimming with buds. A vari-ety of shade-loving shrubs grow

under the tall oak trees that mark therear of the property.

The garden tour will take placerain or shine.

At one house there will be aboutique featuring gifts for garden-ers and baked goods. Refreshments

Arts, Crafts, Music To TurnLocal Park Into Cultural Event

GARDEN OF SPLENDOR...This magnificent two-year-old gardenwill be open to visitors during the Garden Club of Westfield’s tourof six private gardens on Saturday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tickets may be purchased from any Garden Club member or bycalling (908) 233-7572.

CRANFORD — The 14th an-nual Spring Fine Art and Crafts atNomahegan Park show will takeplace on Saturday and Sunday, June3 and 4, in Cranford across fromUnion County College.

The show will feature over 120professional artists, photographersand craftspeople from throughoutthe northeast and beyond, display-ing and selling their American-made,hand-crafted work. This free to thepublic show will be open from 10a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine.

The show is co-sponsored by theUnion County Board of Chosen Free-holders, the Union County Divisionof Parks and Recreation and Janetand Howard Rose of Squared Pro-

ductions, Inc.Sue Preston of Springfield will

display her clothing and glassware,Bill and Sandi Kaplan of Short Hillswill offer pottery, Mary Westcott ofEdison will show her stained glass

pieces and Gina Romano of Summitwill display her handcrafted jewelry.

The Spring Fine Art and Crafts atNomahegan Park Show also will fea-ture fine art, photography, weaving,clothing, pottery, wood, fiber, leather,stained glass, and much more. Theshow will be accented with music ofthe 1970’s by the band “CarnabyStreet” and a variety of ethnic foods.

For further information, pleasecall (908) 874-5247 or visit theWebsite: www.rosesquared.com.

DAZZLING EARRINGS...These silver and pearl earrings byGina Romano of Summit will be among some of the handcraftedgems available at the 14th annual Spring Fine Art and Crafts atNomahegan Park show on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4.

Spring Recitals ScheduledAt Paul Nazzaro Music Studio

WESTFIELD — The Paul NazzaroMusic Studio in Westfield will present itsannual Spring Recitals at the end of Mayand during the first week in June. Mr.Nazzaro’s students will be performingworks in styles such as classical, jazz,blues, ragtime, popular and new age.

Showcased at this recital will be piecesstudents have written on their own.Students have been composing on thecomputer and MIDI (Musical InstrumentDigital Interface) keyboard at the studio,and now will perform these pieces.

Some original pieces include: “TwelveStrikes” by Kaitlin Kominsky, “CrashingWaves” by Jacob Lavenhar, “My Lullaby”by Seton Hartnett, “Now And Then” byMark Raimondi, “Dreamland” by HillaryNicoll, and others.

Students will receive their Digital Cas-sette Tapes and Digital MIDI Disks (MIDIstands for Musical Instrument DigitalInterface) which they have been work-ing on all year. They include digitsrecordings of pieces they will perform atthe recital as well as pieces they mas-tered during the academic year. Also onthese tapes and disks are original piecesthe students composed, performed, andrecorded throughout the year on thestudio’s digital music technology setup.

Also featured at the Spring Recitals willbe original arrangements by Mr. Navarroof various classical pieces by Mozart,Beethoven, J.S. Bach and Haydn. Thesepieces are part of an original music bookseries, “Classic Music Adventures For

Piano and Keyboard, Level 1 and PrimerLevel,” with music arranged by Mr.Nazzaro, and artwork by his wife.

On Tuesday, May 30, the performerswill be: Connor Jennings, Derek Wanfried,Kate McGee, Kim Angus, Jackie Nicoll,Matt Harris, Courtney Phillips, LucyPeterson, Cecilia Della Peruti, HillaryNicoll, Matt Carville, Don McGee andAnnie Peterson.

On Wednesday, May 31, the recitalwill feature: Andrew Calvaruso, JayTieman, Andrew Goldman, MelanieKaufhold, Patrick McGowan, NikolaiChowdbury, Kylie Fraser, KaitlinKominsky, as well as some of the Studio’sadult students, Nancy Bateman, TrishaWheeler, Karen Vowells, and MaryKominsky.

On Thursday, June 1, the followingstudents will be spotlighted: Liz Allen,Seton Hartnett, Eamon Hackett, GeorgieWilliamson, Ben Chewey, Crista Ricci,Mark Raimondi, Allison Cascone, MaxKaplan, Michelle Morganoff, HelenKaplan, Angela Ricci and Eric Pratt.

On Friday, June 2, the musicians willbe: John Thomas Colucci, JuliaWasilewski, Steve Marino, MalloryBoesch, Laura Schwab, Julie Yee, HarryMarino, Allison Sharkey, Jacob Lavenhar,Matt Liebowitz, Katherine Nicol, MikeYee, and Laura Yee.

For more information, please call (908)232-3310, [email protected], or visitwww.NazzaroMusic.com.

Clarissa Nolde�s PupilsPresent May Recital

WESTFIELD — The students ofClarissa Nolde gave a recital in herhome on May 22.

The recital opened with a perfor-mance of the “Concierto No.4 in B forFive Flutes” by Boismortier. BethGrausso, Kristin Wuest, Allison Grow,Ilana Weinberg and Christina Rosaperformed.

Following was a selection of worksby Bach, Handel, Schumann andHaydn for flute and piano, performedby Nicole Spera, Mary Anna McCabe,Adrienne O’Rourke and Allison Grow,all of Westfield.

Adrienne, Nicole and Mary Annaperformed two Renaissance trios. LydiaForesti of Rahway performed an Ariettaby Haydn.

Intermediate students of ScotchPlains-Fanwood include Sara Schwartz,Kaitlin Carmen and Christina Rosa,who performed pieces by Bach, Purcell,and Handel, respectively. IlanaWeinberg, a junior, performed aTelemann Sonata in C.

Kristin Wuest, a freshman at ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School, per-formed Franz Doppler’s “HungarianPastoral Fantasie.” Kristin is a memberof the New Jersey Youth SymphonyFlute Choir.

Beth Grausso, a member of theGUYS Flute Forum, performed theSonata for flute and piano by FrancisPoulenc. A junior at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High, she was recently ac-cepted to study flute at the Northwest-ern University Summer Institute.

Both Kristin and Beth are membersof the Junior Music Club of Westfield.

Mia Laine of Scotch Plains performedthe piano accompaniment.

The recital ended as everyone joinedtogether to perform the Allegro fromthe “Boismortier Concierto No. 2 forFive Flutes.”

Clarissa Nolde, far left, and her students at their May recital.

comedy-drama for CBS, the net-work decided it wasn’t interestedafter all.

For years after turning its noseup at the show, CBS played withthe idea of making then-“Stuckeyville” a half-hour showinstead of a full-hour program andeven decided to change the name.

“CBS didn’t really fit the direc-tion that the program goes with,”Ms. Luckenbill told The Leaderand The Times, adding that “Ed”and NBC make a better fit.

Mr. Whelan had described themain character of Ed, played byThomas Cavanaugh, as “a manfrom a small town who goes toNew York to get rich, has a wake-up call, and goes back home toreconnect.”

NBC.com described the pilot asfollows: “First, Ed lost his job as alawyer. Then he found his wife inbed with the mailman…returnedhome to Stuckeyville to look upthe girl of his adolescent dreams.The reunion was a bust (she’salready involved).”

While Ed decides to stay inStuckeyville and become “a smalltown lawyer,” he moves in withhis best friend and runs a bowlingalley on the side.

The comedy-drama will also starJulie Bowen and Josh Randall.

Ms. Luckenbill said that NBCexecutives picked up two newdramas including “Ed” which sheconsiders “a privilege and anhonor.”

“We’re stoked and we’re ex-cited,” she said, adding that NBCreaches a younger demographicand younger people than the net-work it was originally intendedfor.

While the program will be placedin the Sunday night line-up, Ms.Luckenbill feels this is better thanthe network’s blockbuster Thurs-day night menu which has in-cluded half-hour hits such as“Friends” and “Frasier.”

“We’re crossing our fingers andhoping for the best,” said Ms.Luckenbill. “It’s quirky, funny andsomething unique, something dif-ferent.”

Several telephone calls to publi-cists at NBC Studios in Burbank,Calif. were not answered for thisreport.

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Flying Burritos and Jeff Buckley:Just Some of the Finest Releases

By ANDY GOLDENBERGSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Some great archival releases tonote this past week, courtesy ofColumbia/Legacy Records. Mostinteresting musically-speaking aretwo Ornette Coleman albums,“Skies of America and The Com-plete Science Fiction Sessions.”

Recorded in 1971 and 1972,Legacy now offers this classic avantgarde alto-sax legend with nine

bonus tracks. While jazz puristsmay be offended at the inclusionof extra material, music archivists/addicts can’t get enough of theseextra tunes as they often shedlight on potential alternate direc-tions the artist may have taken atthe time as evidenced by the MilesDavis and Jimi Hendrix reissues.

While the “Science Fiction Ses-sions” is typical jazz mayhem fromColeman, Skies of America was atotally different ball of notes asColeman recorded this gem inApril, 1972 with the London Sym-phony Orchestra.

The music, which flows moresmoothly than the usual free-jazzone was accustomed to fromColeman, was based on theHarmolodic Theory, whichColeman described as, (paraphras-ing) “using melody, harmony andthe instrumentation of movementof forms.”

Consequently what one hears isColeman playing inventive sax fillsover ornate orchestration. While Iprefer the atonal craziness of the“Science Fiction Sessions,” I ad-mire Coleman for attempting suchan ambitious undertaking, maythe listener decide if he succeededor not.

Also from Legacy come five late1970s early 1980s remasters, “NeverDie Young,” “That’s Why I’m Here,”“JT,” “Flag” and “Dad Loves HisWork.” These albums neversounded better and with summercoming around, are always greatto pop on as one basks in thesummer sun.

Hits spread out among thesereleases include “Your SmilingFace” “Handy Man” ‘Up on theRoof” and the touching “Her TownToo.” Definitely check these outas they are sure to put a smile onyour face.

From the main label, Columbia,comes a terrific release from thelate-great Jeff Buckley, “MysteryWhite Boy.” Buckley, who tragi-cally drowned a few years backjust as his career was taking off, iscaptured live from various loca-tions.

Son of the majestic folk trouba-dour Tim Buckley (who also metan early demise at the hands of adrug overdose,) had an amazingvoice and could out-sing any ofhis peers as evidenced by themajestic, “Mojo Pin” “LastGoodbye” and a fantastic cover ofBig Star’s “Kanga Roo.”

If you are interested in musicwith some emotional and lyricalintelligence, look no further thanthis great live release. There willnot be another talent of Buckley’scaliber for a long time.

Finally this week comes a longoverdue anthology from A&M/Universal, “Hot Burritos! The Fly-ing Burrito Brothers Anthology1969-1972.” It features all of thegreat tunes from the band thatmany consider the most under-appreciated of the country-rockbands, “The Flying Burrito Broth-ers.”

Consisting of Chris Hillman andthe late Gram Parson of the Byrdsas well as future Eagle BernieLeadon among other rotating mem-bers, the Bros. helped pave theway for future alternative countrybands such as Poco, Uncle Tu-pelo, Son Volt Wilco and TheJayhawks.

Standout tracks include the beau-tiful, “Colorado” (brilliantly cov-ered by Linda Ronstadt in the early‘70s,) “Lazy Days” “High FashionQueen” “Wild Horses” “White LineFever” and the rollicking, “Handto Mouth.”

If you are curious where TheEagles learned their terrific har-monies, be sure to pick up thisrelease.

will be provided by Trader Joe’s.Co-chairwomen for the tour are

Jennie Williams and Mary Ann Malloy.Tickets are available, for a dona-

tion of $1, from all garden clubmembers or by phoning (908) 233-7572.

mer stock and community theaters.It has at least one song with whicheveryone in the audience can singalong. Based on an old Germanstory, Germelshausen, the play, ac-tually, is about a mystical town inScotland that has been blessed by amiracle.

With such stunning musical clas-sics as “Come to me, Bend to me,”and “Almost Like Being in Love,” themusical tale tells the story of a lovelyScottish Village that appears onlyonce every one hundred years. In anattempt to protect the indigenouspeople of Brigadoon from the evilsof the modern world, a wise Minis-ter asks God to allow the people tofall asleep every night as if nothinghas changed. (When they awake,however, it is one hundred yearslater.) The people have not changed;their customs and beliefs have notchanged, but the outside world hasmoved ahead one hundred years.

Obviously, this bizarre miraclemakes it very difficult for outsidersto stumble upon Brigadoon, butwhen two American travelers do fallinto the mystical town one fatefulday, the story begins.

WCP presents a lovely adaptationof the classic tale, and, with a fewminor problems, it is a winningproduction. The entire Principal castis appealing, and several performersstand out notably.

Rick Brown is charming and debo-nair as the American, TommyAlbright, who falls in love with alocal lassie, Fiona. Mr. Brown hassome wonderful romantic momentswith his Scottish love, as well assome very humorous scenes withhis best buddy, Jeff, the other Ameri-can tourist who has stumbled intoBrigadoon.

Joe Schmidt in the role of JeffDouglas, Tommy’s friend, is excep-tional. The role of Jeff is sarcasticand wary; a true devils advocate sortof character.

Not wanting to fall into the roman-tic jeopardy that his best friend has,Jeff is cocky and faithless. He re-fuses to trust in the miracle that heand his companion soon discover,and Mr. Schmidt shrewdly covers allof Jeff’s emotions. He gives a dry,witty performance that is at timesfunny, and sometimes quite sad. Heis a very good actor.

I cannot say enough about HopeWeinstein, who plays the leadingrole of Fiona MacLaren. The diffi-cult soprano role of Fiona is sungeffortlessly by Ms. Weinstein, andshe also delivers an impeccableScottish accent. Her work onstageis honest and heartfelt, and she is atrue professional who is a pleasureto watch.

I recently experienced Ms.Weinstein’s work in the very differ-ent role of Agnes Gooch, in a pro-duction of Mame at the CranfordDramatic Club. Gooch and Fionaare like night and day, and Ms.Weinstein handled both roles withease. This is an actress to watch.

Roger Hayden, in the strenuoustenor role of Charlie Dalrymple, isan absolute treasure. Mr. Haydensings the lovely Lerner and Loewemusic with acuity and sheer talent.His voice is spectacular and be-longs on a professional stage. Mr.Hayden is polished and profes-sional, and I look forward to hear-ing more of his glorious voice infuture productions.

Elizabeth Mahon is adorable inthe comic role of Meg Brockie, thenotorious local girl with a voraciousappetite for the lads. Ms. Mahonsings the two humorous songs inthe musical play, and she is particu-larly effective in a witty scene withthe American, Jeff, who seems tobe the only man who won’t be castunder her spell.

I would like to have seen Ms.


Brigadoon at Community PlayersMahon really let loose in some ofher scenes. The character of Meg isfull of vim and verve, and Ms.Mahon’s portrayal is on the sweetside, feeling more like the ingenuethan the wacky second banana. Butshe is charming and genuine, andshe clearly is enjoying herselfonstage, which is always a delight.

Richard Sibello is terrific as HarryBeaton, the disillusioned local ladwho is the only person who is nothappy with the miracle. Harry wantsto see the rest of the world and heknows he can’t ever leaveBrigadoon. He is also madly in lovewith Jean MacLaren, Fiona’s youngersister, who is marrying CharlieDalrymple. Harry Beaton meets atragic end, and Mr. Sibello conveysall of his character’s dark senti-ments.

It is a multi-dimensional perfor-mance, full of anger and self-pity,fear and the pain of unrequitedlove. Mr. Sibello is a strong, focusedactor.

Leilani Makuakane Potter is lovelyas the bride-to-be, Jean. She is freshand innocent, and is also a gracefuldancer. Ms. Potter shines on stage.

Alexandra Orme and MerylBezrutczyk, two local high schoolperformers, are both quite good inthe roles of Maggie Anderson andJane Ashton, respectively. Bothyoung ladies are refined and secureonstage, and give proficient perfor-mances.

Ms. Orme dances beautifully asthe broken-hearted Maggie, (whowas in love with the deceased HarryBeaton), and Ms. Bezrutczyk is el-egant and interesting as Jane,(Tommy’s American girlfriend). Sheis terrific in a rather small scenetowards the end of the play and alsostrongly supports the ensemblethroughout most of the perfor-mance.

Ms. Bezrutczyk has a nice careerahead of her.

Stephen Bonick, Jim Caffrey, JeffRea and Russ Cronin all turn in verygood work in smaller roles. Thesegentlemen firmly plant their feetonstage and deliver fine perfor-mances.

This leads me to mention the onlynegative thing I have to say aboutthis production. The ensemble insome areas is rather weak. I hesitateto say this about a community pro-duction, because I know that peopledo this for the sheer love of per-forming.

This production could be flaw-less if some members of the en-semble would commit 100 percentto what they are doing onstage. Attimes some performers seemed abit lost, particularly in the openingnumber, which should be strongand focused. It is the first time thatthe audience sees the entire castonstage together, and it sets thepace for the rest of the show.

The ensemble of a play is ex-tremely important, and one shouldnever feel that their tiny role is notan integral part of the puzzle. Ev-eryone onstage is significant, whetheryou are the star or the third chorusgirl from the right. If you have a sololine to sing- commit to it! Own it!That line was written for a reasonand you earned the right to sing it.Never feel embarrassed or insignifi-cant to be in the ensemble. It is justas worthy a job.

That said, this is still a very goodproduction and I encourage you togo see it.

Brigadoon was directed by WCPveteran, Anne King. The show wasmusically directed and conductedby Jonathan D. Flowers, and agilelychoreographed by Ann MarieSquerrini. The costumes were alsoquite impressive.

Brigadoon continues its run atWCP June 2, 3, 9, and 10. Tickets are$12.

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Editor is looking for a fewgood poets. If you would liketo see your poetry consid-ered for publication in a newsection called “Local Laure-ates,” please send to: MichelleH. LePoidevin, P.O. Box 250,50 Elm St., Westfield, 07091or e-mail:[email protected]. Nosimultaneous submissions toother poetry journals or pub-lications will be considered.



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The s how go t movedaround a bit, only makingma t t e r s wo r s e . I amashamed to admit that Ihave forgotten about thetime slot switch and kickmyself the next day when Irealize I missed it. I am,however, relieved that theshow has been picked upfor another season by thenetwork.

I am no t , howeve r,thrilled with the explana-tion for the pick-up. Thereason given? Her hair isgrowing in and that meansthe ratings will pick up.

If all we are interested inis the length of Felicity’shair when we watch theshow, how shallow are we?Doesn’t the storyline holdenough substance that weshould be concerned withsomeone’s decision to geta haircut ? Sending Ker iRussell the message that shehad better grow in that hairor her show will be gettingthe ax is atrocious.

Instead of the message toFel ici ty that she shouldgrow hair, her audienceshould just grow up.

The Day the Earth Stood Still.His other work, One of ThoseDays, was more experimentalin its nature, with “one frozenimage dissolving into anotherimage with the final image shotin video.”

Mr. Halverston explained thatOne of Those Days was a multi-image project assigned to himwhile attending college in NewJersey. Such a film required stillphotography, 16 millimeter film,video and multi-track audio withdifferent tracks such as soundeffects and voiceovers.

In the Cityvisions competition,Mr. Halverston hopes to cap-ture the categories of “Best Cin-ematography” and “Best FictionFilm.” Competing against film-makers who have entered 70-minute projects to the contest,Mr. Halverston is confident thathis 20-minute production willmake a firm impression.

He explained, “Making a lowbudget film is immensely ex-pensive,” adding that the film-maker must balance gettingacross his/her message in a vi-sually appealing way that is alsoaffordable.

Juggling uncertain weatherconditions and last minutechanges requires a certain mea-sure of flexibility and patience,all of which Mr. Halverston dem-onstrated that he possessed dur-ing the shooting.

Looking forward, he wouldlike to produce more featurefilms and send some of them forconsideration to the Cannes andSundance Film Festivals.

Although he has had hisbrushes of fame with actors suchas Bi l ly Bob Thorton, Mr.Halverston mused that he would

MAKING A SCENE...Paula Ospina, left, and Jarod Gibson perform a gripping scene in ChristopherJ. Halverston’s 20-minute film, “Back in the Day” in the streets of New York City. Mr. Halverston isa Fanwood resident.

Shane Tourtellotte NominatedFor Science Fiction Award

WESTFIELD – Shane Tourtellotte,a long-time resident of Westfield, wasnominated recently for the John W.Campbell Award as the best newwriter in the science fiction field.

Mr. Tourtellotte’s first story, “MortalInstruments,” was printed in the Feb-ruary 1998 issue of Analog, a sciencefiction magazine. His work has ap-peared in Analog nine more timessince then, and his 11th story there,“The Hanoi Tree,” will run in the July/August issue which will be on thebookshelves in June.

The writer also has a story in thecurrent issue of Artemis magazineentitled, “High and Away,” about theorigin of a baseball league on theMoon.

A novel based on two of his pub-lished novellas is making the roundswith publishers, according to Mr.Tourtellotte who is currently research-

ing an alternate history novel aboutthe end of World War II.

The John W. Campbell Award isgiven every year to the best writer oftwo years’ experience or less in thefield of science fiction and fantasy. Ithas been named for John W.Campbell, a science fiction authorwho, in his decades as editor ofAstounding (the original name ofAnalog), who influenced the work ofother authors.

Nominations for the CampbellAward are made by members of theWorld Science Fiction Convention,held annually. This year’s conventionwill be held in Chicago from the endof August to the beginning of Septem-ber. The award ceremony will takeplace on September 2.

For more information on Mr.Tourtellotte’s literary works, pleasevisit http://www/webspan.net/˜smt.


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Editor is looking for a fewgood poets. If you would liketo see your poetry consideredfor publication in a new sec-tion called “Local Laureates,”please send to: Michelle H.LePoidevin, P.O. Box 250, 50Elm St., Westfield, 07091 or e-m a i l :[email protected]. Nosimultaneous submissions toother poetry journals or pub-lications will be considered.

l ike to work wi th Dust inHoffman, Leonardo DiCaprioand Heather Graham. He alsonoted his great admiration fordirectors Stephen Spielberg,Ridley Scott, Quinten Tarantinoand Paul Thomas Anderson.

However, today, he will bekeeping his fingers crossed andhis hopes high for prize recog-nition by Cityvisions. He in-tends to keep us posted.

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MILLBURN -- Paper MillPlayhouse in Millburn willhost a star-studded winetasting event on Sunday,June 4, at 5:30 p.m. in theF.M. Kirby Carriage House.

Paper Mil l s tarsChristiane Noll, BrandonJovanovich, EddieBracken and JohnDavidson, along with Ex-ecutive Producer AngeloDel Rossi and AssociateProducer Roy Miller, willbe in attendance.

Wine specialist JeffreySapara of Fedway Associ-ates, Inc. of New Jerseywill conduct the tasting,which will feature a newbreed of California stars,as well as an accompani-ment of cheeses.

Following the tasting,guests will be invited tosee a technical rehearsalof Paper Mill’s upcoming,brand new production ofthe Broadway hit, Pippin,starring Jack Noseworthyand Charlotte Rae, as wellas Jim Newman.

Select bottles of the fea-tured wines, as well assome surprise vintages,will be raffled off duringthe evening’s events.

The cost of the eveningis $35 per person. All pro-ceeds benefit the PaperMill Playhouse Guild.

For more information,please call Bonnie Guyreat (973) 379-3636, Exten-sion No. 2946.

Sample WinesAt Paper Mill

On June 4

ScrewedNo Twists, Turns or Laughs

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Hurry up if you want to see theworst movie of the year! Soon tovanish from your multiplex screen,perhaps even before this review ap-pears in The Westfield Leader and TheTimes of Scotch Plains-Fanwood!

Screwed snuck into town withoutbenefit of critics’ previews. That’s so asnot to hurt its opening weekendchances. Figure it to skedaddle in themiddle of the night like some carnivalgrifter after he’s scooped up someeasy pickings.

So act fast and slip into a theatershowing this movie if you’re either amasochist, a census taker in pursuit ofmasochists or an assassin looking toditch the Secret Service. Screwed isalso recommended for depressiveslooking to get in out of the nice springweather.

Come to think of it, this might evenbe the worst picture of the decade.

But as it’s going to be a long cen-tury, we’ll leave it at that — for now.However, look to this column some-time in the 2050s for a reassessment.

In the meantime, it behooves thosehumanitarian cineastes among us tokeep friends and family from suc-cumbing to ads for this mess of amovie, and to then continue the vigilwhen the VCR version surreptitiouslyslithers into the video store. At thatpoint bumper stickers may be neces-sary: “Friends Don’t Let Friends GetScrewed.” Only so that we may pre-pare for the crusade, a review is inorder.

A very poor man’s (we’re talkingdestitute here) Dumb and Dumber,Screwed is much less than the sum ofits parts. It proves that everything canindeed go wrong if you gather enoughtalent and do absolutely nothing rightwith it. For starters, there’s the hereto-fore successful writing team of ScottAlexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed

fried chicken joint, David Chappelleas the incredulous pal issues the film’sonly funny line: “Huh? People don’tfire their slaves.”

They plot revenge. A dognappingscheme. They’ll ask for a million dol-lars.

Naturally, the plan goes awry. Andwhen the Pomeranian finds his wayback to Mrs. Krock before she evenknows he’s gone, the old gal figuresthe ransom note she received is refer-ring to Willard. So of course she re-fuses to pay. She is supported by Chip,her corporate guru and right-handman, played by everyone’s favoriteT.V. dry cleaner, Sherman Hemsley.

Eventually, public opinion and sink-ing profits alter her sang-froid stand.

Enters Daniel Benzali, strugglingagainst type as the bumbling detectiveassigned to the case. You know him asthe sleazy but brilliant, baldheadedattorney who defended the connectedguys on “NYPD Blue.” An actor of hisstature appearing in such slop de-mands an investigation of its own.And equally confounding is the pres-ence of Danny DeVito as the coronerwho Willard and Rusty frantically en-list when their continuously skewedplans require a corpse.

A hideous cross between thesorcerer’s apprentice and Renfield,Dracula’s unsavory goon, blood-drenched Grover is literally up to hiselbows in cadavers. Neither camp norclever, DeVito’s unfunny attempt atghoulishness is in pathetically badtaste.

The lead performances fair no bet-ter. Expanding on his bit part as aslacker/hanger-on in Billy Madison,Mr. Macdonald makes a none toointeresting dolt. His weak-kneed im-pression of an imbecile sets moviemorons back several decades. Andthe same goes for Mr. Chappelle ashis coconspirator and partner in idi-ocy.

You wonder: Is this a new kind ofcomedy? One that isn’t funny? Yourub your eyes in disbelief and lookaround the theater to make sureeveryone else is witnessing the samething. Is anybody laughing, or atleast smiling?

It’s so bad that you’re distracted tothought. And just maybe it’s ourbuilt-in tolerance — that which makesus human. Because while watchingthis sort of disaster, there is thegnawing feeling that there just has tobe a behind-the-scenes explanation.We want to graciously give Screwedthe benefit of the doubt. Perhapssomeone owed someone a favor. Ormaybe the boss’ son finally got hischance to produce.

Two things are for sure: whateverthe excuse, it has to be a lot moreentertaining than this; and you’d haveto be nailed to the seat to sit throughScrewed again.

* * * * *Screwed, rated PG-13, is a Univer-

sal Pictures release directed by ScottAlexander and Larry Karaszewski andstars Norm Macdonald, Elaine Stritchand David Chappelle. Running time:89 minutes.

Wood, Man On The Moon) tryingto make like the collaboratingFarrelly Brothers (There’s Some-thing About Mary).

While the would-be auteursare listed as both writer anddirector, a viewing of Screwedwould suggest that no one ac-tually directed this anarchicalhodgepodge. And what’s worse,it appears that while Alexanderand Karaszewski were busy notdirecting this film, they alsoforgot to write a funny movie.To call what tries to pass for ascreenplay a re-hash of tiredold ideas would be truly chari-table.

Norm Macdonald stars (thoughtarnishes is the more accurateverb) as Willard Filmore, secondgeneration chauffeur in the das-tardly employ of pie baking bar-oness Mr. Krock (Elaine Stritch).He anguishes when the old hagrefuses to buy him a new uniformafter 17 years on the job. When hecomplains, the witch adds insultto injury by firing him....on Christ-mas Eve no less.

Upon relating his tale of woe tobest friend Rusty, proprietor of a

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AN ARTISTIC DISPLAY…Students and public alike visited the WestfieldPublic Schools sixteenth annual District Art Show May 16 - 18. LourdesPalacios, left, and Ercilin Aniceto accompany Erin Fox at the fifth gradedisplay of 3-D watercolor space creations. A sampling of artwork bystudents from kindergarten through twelfth grade in the town’s ninepublic schools was on display.



Arts & EntertainmentPen and InkBy MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN

What A DifferenceShort Hair Makes:‘Felicity’Continues

Despite HairdoThey called me “Straight From

the Bottle” in my sorority be-cause I changed my hair colorlike a chameleon. Red one

week, blond streaks the nextand one year, dark brown aunatural. Various hairdos, sameol’ Michelle.

Granted, my decisions for flip-flopping around were basedheavily on what was going onin my life. Often after a longrelationship wearing longerhair, I chopped it shorter be-cause it was like starting over,cleaning the slate. It’s a woman’sprerogative, darn it.

So, when “Felicity’s” FelicityPorter decided to snip her sinu-ous tresses after she was fed upwith the indecisiveness of Ben,her love interest, I understoodcompletely. However, theprogram’s loyal audience didn’tseem so forgiving. Everyoneloved the curly, long hair. “Whatwas she thinking,” voices ech-oed worldwide. What KeriRussell, who plays the neuroticand perky Felicity, was thinkingstems from a decision she madeover the summer before last sea-son when she decided she wasdue for a change. She notifiedWB executives who turned theirnoses up at the notion, but laterthought it might be an interest-ing twist to the new season.

Go ahead and cut it, theysurrendered.

Since then, ratings have plum-meted and left those big cheesesat WB wondering what to do.

Keri Russell

RETURNING TO WESTFIELD FOR PRODUCTION REMAINS UNCLEAR

NBC�s Sunday Line-Up Will IncludePilot Filmed in Westfield Last Year

Friends Will Come and Go:So Fanwood Filmmaker

Chronicles In �Back in the Day�

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A Picture in Poetry“A sepal, petal, and a thornUpon a common summer’s mornA flash of dew, a bee or two,A breezeA caper in the trees, --And I’m a rose!Poem by Emily DickinsonRose from Michelle H. LePoidevin’s garden

ON LOCATION...Miguel Jerez and Chris-topher Halverston

WITH KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT

Take the Stage

By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

and The Times

FANWOOD – The filmsFanwood resident Chris-topher J. Halverston makesmay not be as big as Battle-field Earth or Gladiator,but his movies have a big-ger challenge – deliveringa moral in only 20 min-utes.

Take his latest creation,Back in the Day, whichwas filmed in New YorkCity over a span of 14 daysin order to depict a one-day encounter. The filmhas been entered into theCityvisions Film & VideoShowcase at The City Col-lege of New York whereMr. Halverston will gradu-ate this year.

“It’s a short film,” hereported. “You really haveto get your point acrossand make it move.”

In the film, four friendswho attended a small townhigh school, meet up againin New York City after not


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SPOTLIGHT ON WESTFIELD...In April 1999, cameras pointed toVivian’s Kitchen, above, and other spots in Westfield to film apilot for CBS called “Stuckeyville.” Uninterested in the pilot, NBCpicked it up for next fall’s Sunday line-up and changed the nameto “Ed.”

seeing each other for five years. InTimes Square, the main characterRick Gannon, runs into Damianwho has become a con artist. Rickthen finds his old friend Mike atBryant Park. Mike has become astockbroker. Angela, a modelturned drug addict, is discoveredby Rick in Harlem.

The moral of the story is some-thing Mr. Halverston thinkseveryone can relate to. Allfour friends realize that theties that once kept themconnected are fragile andthey have easily driftedaway.

Mr. Halverston noted thathe used New York City asthe film’s backdrop becausehe believes the characterswould have eventuallyended up there. Being fa-miliar with the surround-ings and hiring actors andcrew members from NewYork also added to the ap-peal.

A black comedy, whichfalls into the genre of filmssuch as Fargo and thosemade by Quinten Tarantino,Back in the Day is what Mr.Halverston describes as “astraight out farce” in whichthe “humor has to do withthe characters themselvesand how eccentric some ofthem are and the twists andturns that they go through.”

A graduate of New JerseyCity University in Jersey City,Mr. Halverston demands origi-nality from himself.

“I try not to make the samefilm twice,” he said. “I reallywant to grow from eachmovie.”

Past Halverston originalsinclude Helen O’Loy, whichhe describes as a science

fiction film of the 1950s such as

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Jerry Garcia(1942-1995)

ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Life was one long, strange trip forJerome John Garcia of “The GratefulDead,” who was born in San Fran-cisco in 1942 and died while trying torecover from a drug addiction in1995.

A 4-year-old Garcia had his righthand middle finger severed by hisbrother who was chopping woodwith an ax at the time. His motherentered the workforce after Garcia’sfather, a swing musician, drownedin a fishing accident. These circum-stances forced the young musicianto be brought up by his grandpar-ents.

Garcia first took up the guitar atthe age of 15. He dropped out of highschool and, later left the Army, de-ciding that music was his true path inlife. Little did he realize that his voicewould speak for a restless genera-tion yearning for peace amongst theturbulent 1960s.

When I heard the news that Garciadied that hot August day, I was inLahaska, Pa. with my mother. ThoughI was not a self-proclaimed “Dead-head,” I greatly admired the musi-cianship and devotion Garcia had tohis craft. It seemed like, yet again,another day that the music died.

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PEONIES IN EVERY COLOR...will be available atThe New York Botanical Garden in The Bronxuntil Sunday, June 24.


By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Move overFrasier, Will and Grace, NBC’s gota new kid in town. His name is“Ed” and come next fall, he’ll havehis own show in the network’sSunday night line-up.

Big deal, you say? If you live inWestfield it is.

Of course the name of the pro-gram, “Ed,” might not sound fa-miliar because the original namewas “Stuckeyville” when a portionof the pilot was shot at Westfield’sVivian’s Kitchen, MindowaskinPark, Tamaques Park, WestfieldHigh School and St. Marks Avenuein late March through mid-April in1999.

The facades and landscapes ofthe town were selected as theideal quaint and cozy backdropfor the show after Location Man-ager Tom Whelan drove aroundNew Jersey for an entire day search-ing for the best atmosphere.

When Mr. Whelan’s attentionbecame captured by the tall, whitesteeple of The Presbyterian Churchin Westfield and the winding townstreets, he knew he found a gem.

“Everyone said, ‘Wow, that’s re-ally nice,’” he recalled last year.

Mr. Whelan hinted that the cam-era crews would consider return-

ing to Westfield if the pilot re-ceived rave reviews.

Viacom Productions Publicity

Coordinator Wendy Luckenbill toldThe Westfield Leader and The Timesthat “as of now, production is still

scouting locations” for the pro-gram and won’t know until July orAugust if camera crews will returnto the Town of Westfield.

She added that the productionteam must factor in whether or notthe original locations are still avail-able, or if permits are required bythe town selected for “Ed”’s back-drop.

Approximately 15 other towns,such as Rockland County, N.Y.were considered for the pilot.

However, the plot thickenedwhen, after filming the one hour

Chinese Peonies BurstAt Botanical Garden

By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

THE BRONX – Ap-preciating the rich andcolorful splendor ofChinese tree peonies atThe New York Botani-cal Garden will be a rareway to spend MemorialDay next Monday, alongwith other floral and gar-den festivities.

The Enid A. HauptConservatory at the Gar-den will overflow withpeonies in shades ofwhite, red, pink, ma-genta, violet, yellow andgreen. With their paper-like texture, the Garden’sflora will feature selec-tions such as “GreatWinged Butterfly,” “Bet-ter Than Jade With TripleMagic,” and “Lotus thatShines in the Sun.”

Over 100 specimenswill be available topeony lovers throughSunday, June 4.

Also during MemorialDay Weekend, “AllAbout Flowers” in theBendheim Global Green-house will be offered atthe Everett Children’s Ad-venture Garden.

The exhibit will affordchildren the chance totouch spring flowers anddiscover how they aremade. Plant science willalso be discussed in the 12-acregarden.

Several other children’s activi-ties are on the menu at the Gar-

den, as well as a Garden High-lights Tour, Bird Walk, Forest Tour

and Tram Tour.The New York Botanical Garden

is located at 200th Street andKazimiroff Boulevard in The Bronx.For more information, please call(718) 817-8700 and visit the Garden’sWeb site at www.nybg.org.

Memorial DayConcert SlatedBy SymphonyWESTFIELD -- A free concert

commemorating fallen Americansoldiers will be offered by TheWestfield Symphony Orchestraon Memorial Day, Monday, May29, at 7 p.m. at Echo Lake Park.

The event will be held rain orshine, however, the location willbe switched to Cranford HighSchool if rain does occur.

The Symphony will performRhapsody in Blue, Gould’s Ameri-can Salute, Armed Forces Med-ley and selections from West SideStory, among others.

For more information, pleasecontact the Westfield SymphonyOrchestra office at (908) 232-9400.

Brigadoon Ensemble OffersFine Performance in Westfield

By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — Westfield Com-munity Players (WCP) is stagingthe wonderful Lerner and Loewemusical, Brigadoon, for the lastshow of their successful season.This is the 67th consecutive yearfor WCP, and the local troupe hasoffered Union County theatergoersa diversity of plays this season.Closing their favorable year withthis classic musical was an excel-lent choice for the company.

The writing team of Alan JayLerner and Frederic Loewe, (whoboth, unfortunately passed awayin the mid-1980s,) brought us out-standing works such as My FairLady, Gigi, Paint Your Wagon,and Camelot. Their first hit wasBrigadoon, and the subsequentfilm version starred the gloriousGene Kelly, as well as his extraor-dinary dance partner, Cyd Charisse.

The original production ofBrigadoon opened on March 13,1947 at The Ziegfield Theater inManhattan and ran for 581 perfor-mances.

Brigadoon is one of those trea-

sured standard American musicalsthat has become a staple of sum-


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Editor is looking for a fewgood poets. If you would liketo see your poetry consid-ered for publication in a newsection called “Local Laure-ates,” please send to: MichelleH. LePoidevin, P.O. Box 250,50 Elm St., Westfield, 07091or e-mail:[email protected]. Nosimultaneous submissions toother poetry journals or pub-lications will be considered.

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