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Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderWOODLAND AVENUE WELL HOUSE…The Westfield Planning Board gave its nod last Thursday to a resolutiongranting local historic designation and preservation status to the well house at 200 Woodland Avenue. The resolution,okayed by the town’s Historic Preservation Commission in December, must now get final approval from the TownCouncil. It is estimated that the well was built between 1780 and 1790 and was used to supply water to the main house.See related story on 1.

Planning Board Apologizes About New Subdivision;Discusses Strengthening Historic Preservation Laws

By INGRID McKINLEYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

A remorseful Westfield PlanningBoard addressed a crowded CouncilChambers February 17 on the sub-ject of a new subdivision at 1065East Broad Street, which was ap-proved by the board in January.

Approval of the subdivision, whichhas resulted in some public unrestparticularly by a neighbor adjacentto the property, was the impetus forthe February 17 special PlanningBoard meeting, which actually wascalled to review the current Westfieldhistoric preservation ordinances.

An 18th century single familyhome currently stands on the EastBroad Street subdivision site andthere has been some concern that thepreservation of the home should havebeen taken more into considerationbefore approving the plan.

Under the approved plan, the 18thcentury home will be moved andrelocated on the property to makeroom for two new homes that willface Karen Terrace, which is locatedoff of East Broad Street.

Opening the February 17 special

Planning Board meeting for publiccomment on the subdivision was doneas a courtesy.

The meeting began with PlanningBoard Chairman Martin Robins ad-dressing the crowded chambers: “Inan unusual and unprecedented man-ner, we are making a special provi-sion tonight to open the floor to thepublic regarding the memorialization(of 1065 East Broad St.).”

He continued by saying that thePlanning Board, due to current laws,had no choice but to approve thesubdivision. But Planning Boardmembers recognize the decision hasbeen controversial and wanted thepublic to be given the opportunity tospeak on the record, he said.

“If it (the subdivision) may lead tofurther legal action, so be it,” saidMr. Robins.

The tone of the public responsewas disbelief.

Residents argued that the Plan-ning Board should have consideredthe impact on the neighbor in termsof historical preservation and main-taining the existing neighborhood.

At the meeting, Karen Terrace resi-dent Lori Zivny, a neighbor of thesubdivision and an outspoken oppo-nent to the plan, and East BroadStreet resident Elizabeth and WarrenHanscom were represented by anattorney.

Michelle Gibson, of Greenbaum,Rowe and Smith in Woodbridge, re-viewed neighbors’ complaints, in-cluding the dismantling of the ga-rage on the site, the moving of the18th century home to another loca-tion on the site and the placement ofa driveway onto Union County RouteNo. 509 (East Broad).

Ms. Gibson proposed to the Plan-ning Board that the property be in-tensively studied in regards to grad-ing and storm water prior to grantingpermits.

She also suggested that the devel-oper take out a bond to guarantee thehistorical house will be restored toits current condition and not be torndown if damaged in the move.

The attorney’s suggestions weretaken under advisement by the Plan-ning Board.

Another complaint by some localneighbors such as Ms. Zivny is thatthey received no notice that the sub-division plan was under consider-ation by the Planning Board.

The applicant of a subdivisionseeking no variances is not legallybound to notify adjacent neighborsabout plans.

The town, though, as a matter ofcourtesy, has been notifing neigh-bors. But because of illnesses in theTown Engineer’s office and the De-cember holidays, neighbors in thisparticular case were not notified.

When the discussion was com-pleted, Mr. Robins responded to thegroup. “We are disappointed we hadso little power in this case. We shouldhave studied the case more, but couldnot within the time frame allotted.With the holidays, board membersbeing ill, we just couldn’t do it. Wewere restricted by time, and neededto abide by the law.”

Board member, Anthony La Portaagreed. “This was a difficult one toapprove. We would rather have not,

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE…Stan Kaslusky, Executive Director of the WestfieldY, offers kudos to committee members and mentors with the Y’s BlackAchievers program during last week’s recognition reception for volunteers andemployees of the agency. Honorees, pictured left to right, are: Melba Nixon,Jean White James, Claudia Watkins, Sandra Chambers and Tracy Fooster.

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderWELCOME TO OUR TOWN…New Westfield entrance signs, which were paidfor through last year’s town budget, are installed on Springfield Avenue andNorth Avenue, as well as five other locations, to serve as a welcoming symbol ofthe town.


Three Incumbents and ChallengerVie For Westfield School Bd. SeatsBy MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – With a Monday,February 28, deadline nearing forfiling nominating petitions, the racefor four seats by three candidates onthe Westfield Board of Educationhas already gotten into full swing.

Incumbents Dr. B. Carol Molnarof Wychwood Road and Anne Riegelof Manchester Drive had returnedtheir petitions to the office BoardSecretary and Business Administra-tor Robert A. Berman at press time.Challenger Peter W. Billson filed hisnominating petition last Friday.

The terms that are available tocandidates include a one-year un-expired term currently held by Ms.Riegel who filled the vacancy left byformer Board Vice-President GingerL. Hardwick last year.

However, Ms. Riegel is seeking athree year term, along with Dr.Molnar and Mr. Billson. These three-year term vacancies have been leftby Dr. Molnar, Michael Kessler ofPark Street, and Thomas Taylor.

As of press day, Mr. Taylor couldnot officially confirm his intentionsfor re-election to the school board.

Mr. Kessler told The WestfieldLeader early Monday morning thathe intended to file his petition for aone-year term by February 28, hop-ing to “keep the taxpayers concernsin mind” and continue formulating

“sound policy and well-thought outideas.”

Although he could not cite anyparticular contribution he made tothe school board when asked, henoted that as a member of the board’sFacilities Committee, he would liketo keep the district’s facilities fromdeteriorating.

Early Monday afternoon, Mr.Kessler confided to The Leader thathe wasn’t sure if he wanted to com-mit to stating that he would return hispetition and run for the school board.Early on Wednesday morning, Mr.Kessler stated that, indeed, he willrun for the one-year term.

Mr. Kessler’s background is in thearea of management, finance andaccounting. He holds 20 years ofexperience with AT&T and LucentTechnologies. The incumbent alsoholds a Master’s Degree in BusinessAdministration from Rutgers Uni-versity.

He has served on a Rescue Squadin northern New Jersey. He has servedas Recording Secretary for the Par-ent Teacher Council, and as Presi-dent, Vice President and Treasurer ofMcKinley Elementary School’s Par-ent Teacher Organization.

A Westfield resident since 1991,Mr. Kessler and his wife, Ginny,have two children.

Mr. Taylor, who did not respond tophone messages, has served the board

since 1997. He held a previous termfrom 1984 to 1987, during whichtime he chaired the Staff RelationsCommittee to find a new SchoolSuperintendent during the 1980s. Theboard hired Dr. Mark C. Smith whoresigned in 1996 to take a post inMassachusetts and later employedcurrent superintendent Dr. WilliamJ. Foley.

A 1968 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, Mr. Taylor is a practicingattorney. He is a former New JerseyDeputy Attorney General.


Residents of Cacciola FearImpact of Development

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

Speaking on behalf of current resi-dents of the Central Avenue build-ings slated for demolition, WestfieldNeighborhood Council (WNC) Di-rector Ezella Johnson and WNCPresident Harold Cohen recently toldThe Westfield Leader “there is a gen-eral impression by the residents ofthis community that real estate de-veloper Ralph Rapuano does not careabout the displacement of these resi-dents, and that the town is going toallow this to happen,” in the words ofMs. Johnson.

The houses that will be razed arelocated on Central Avenue near thecorner of Cacciola Place. Demolish-

ing them will make way for a 23-unittownhouse, apartment and store com-plex to be built by Mr. Rapuano.Currently owned by Mr. Rapuano,the houses are home to more than sixfamilies.

The project was approved by theWestfield Planning Board last Sep-tember, with demolition of the 100-year-old houses scheduled to beginthis spring.

Although she is a Cacciola Placeresident, WNC Vice President MaryWithers declined to comment on thesituation because she holds a seat onthe Westfield Planning Board.

“The fear of all of the residents inthis neighborhood,” said Ms.Johnson, “is that the town is going to

allow this revitalization process toexpand down Cacciola Place andwill replace all of the affordable hous-ing with unaffordable, high rentalunits, as is being done to the homeson Central Avenue.”

According to Ms. Johnson, the bulkof the Cacciola Place neighborhood,including the residences on CentralAvenue, is made up of low- to mod-erate-income renters who cannot af-ford the kind of rent that Mr. Rapuanois going to charge in the new units.

She said she has discussed the rentprices with Mr. Rapuano and, ac-cording to Ms. Johnson, he intendson more than doubling the rent oncethe new units are in place.

“The community feels that‘gentrification,’ as it has been called,is just a smoke screen for moving thelow income minorities out of town,”Ms. Johnson remarked.

The community’s attitude, accord-ing to Mr. Cohen, is that “the townshould assist us in finding ways toanchor this neighborhood as a stable,minority community, rather than fa-cilitating Mr. Rapuano’s displace-ment of the neighborhood.”

When the Planning Board gave

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Rec. Department Seeks FundingFor Parks Maintenance EntityBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Continuing to iron out this year’smunicipal budget, the Town Councilmet with Recreation Department andDowntown Westfield Corporation(DWC) officials Tuesday night.

The council also reviewed a pro-posal to start a senior transportationservice in town.

The governing body was presentedwith a $24.6 million budget fromformer Town Administrator EdwardA. Gottko last month. The spendingplan, as it stands now, is $1,011,207,or 4.06 percent, over last year’s bud-

get.Officials are waiting for state aid

numbers in order to calculate rev-enue outside of property taxes thatwill be available to fund the spend-ing plan. Roughly half of the munici-pal budget is supported by taxes.

The preliminary budget calls for atax increase of around five to sixcents over last year. The Board ofEducation is looking at a prelimi-nary budget calling for a seven centhike to support its proposed budgetof $54.4 million. The school board,however, is considering seeking stateapproval to spend another $212,076outside of the constraints of the stateset cap on spending limitations overlast year.

A cent in Westfield representsabout $180,000 in spending.

Recreation Director Glenn Burrellsaid the Recreation Commission isseeking $85,000 for its consultant,Kinsey and Associates, to completefinal plans for the Memorial Pooland Park renovation plan. Kinsey is aprofessional engineering and archi-tectural firm.

Construction costs for the projectare estimated at $2.6 million, withpreliminary costs for professionalservices provided by Kinsey, includ-ing architectural drawings, in therange of $170,000. The departmenthas spent $19,000 thus far.

Mr. Burrell said the priority is theimprovements to the pool complex.Construction work, he said, mustbegin on the pool the day after LaborDay, when the facility closes, in or-der for the work to be completed intime for the opening of the pool forthe season by Memorial Day week-

end in 2001 or 2002.Recreation officials said work on

Memorial Park will take the facilityout of use for an entire sports season.

Another proposal by the Recre-ation Department is for the creationof a parks and maintenance entitywithin the department. Currently,field maintenance is handled by thePublic Works Department.

Mr. Burrell said the RecreationCommission’s proposal, which hasbeen on the table for several years,would result in the addition of sixparks maintenance workers. The to-tal budget would range from$325,740 to $511,820, depending onwhether new hires or existing De-partment of Public Works staff wereutilized.

Mr. Burrell said the impact to thetown would be a quarter of a milliondollars in costs over what is currentlybudgeted for recreation. Officialsemphasized that a full-time commit-ment is needed on town fields if theyare to be properly maintained.

Mr. Burrell suggested that an openspace tax would be a good way tofund such a department. He esti-mated that a tax of one cent per $100of assessed valuation would gener-ate annual income to the tune of$170,000.

A similar tax was approved byScotch Plains voters last year. AUnion County ad hoc committee iscurrently considering such a tax atthe county level, as well. These taxes,good for 10 years, provide a stablesource of funding through a dedi-cated open space and recreation trustfund which can only be used for

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A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, February 24, 2000 Page 11

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield LeaderTHE EAGLE HAS LANDED…A wooden float in the form of an eagle was hand-crafted by firemen at the MountainsideFire Station to mark the 100th anniversary of the Borough of Mountainside in 1995. The eagle, which is usually housedinside the fire house, was temporarily moved outside because repairs were being done to the fire station.

Westfield’s Well House GrantedHistoric, Preservation Status

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – A resolution wasapproved by the Westfield PlanningBoard last Thursday to grant localhistoric designation and preservationstatus to the well house at 200 Wood-land Avenue in Westfield. The prop-erty is owned by Charles and PatriciaWoodward.

The resolution, which was en-dorsed by the Westfield Historic Pres-ervation Commission in December,must now go before the Town Coun-cil for final approval.

According to the resolution, thewell is estimated to have been con-structed between 1780 and 1790 andis a significant architectural repre-sentation of cobbled dry stone con-struction. It is believed to be one ofthe few remaining such wells in thenortheast.

Although the 25-foot-deep dry wellis no longer in use, at one time itpumped water from a distance of 200feet into the main house. The visibleportion of the well house includes arubble stone foundation constructedin the late 1700s or early 1800s, ac-

cording to the resolution.It is assumed that the original well

house was a wooden structure de-stroyed by fire and rebuilt on theoriginal foundation as the currentmasonry structure in the 1920s.

The well, which is not visible aboveground, is located in the basement ofthe well house and appears to be acircular hole in the basement floor,with a 1,000-gallon tank sitting nextto it.

It is presumed that some type ofpump mechanism transported waterfrom the tank to the main house, butthat pump is no longer there.

The well house, which sits approxi-mately five feet from Woodland Av-enue, was in danger of being de-stroyed as the result of a proposal towiden the road.

Historical designation protects thewell house from possible encroach-ment by the proposed widening ofWoodland Avenue and from futurealterations not in keeping with theproperty’s historical architecture.

The well house is already includedas a historic landmark in the Town ofWestfield’s Master Plan, accordingto Mr. Woodward.

The original section of the mainhouse, a two-story Colonial/Shinglestyle home, was also built in the late18th century, Mr. Woodward revealed.An addition to the residence was con-structed later on.

Mr. Woodward said he may con-sider applying for historical designa-tion for the main house at some pointin the future. The Woodwards haveowned this property since 1973.

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but had no other choice due to the coun-sel of our attorney. As a board, we try todo what is best for Westfield and have toact according to the law. Any other waywould open us up to legal ramifications.”

Board Vice Chairman Robert Newellnoted there was a dramatic increase insubdivisions in the town.

“I love this town,” Mr. Newell said. “Iwant to benefit the town to help preservethe character, but our hands are bound.Am I apologizing? I am sorry to havegranted this subdivision, but I legally hadto.”

At the end of the discussion, the deci-sion was memorialized and that meansthe subdivision will proceed.

Mayor Thomas C. Jardim ended thediscussion by inviting those in atten-dance to stay and listen to the discussionwith the Historic Preservation Commis-sion.

“Do we care about the town?” he said.“If you care about this problem (subdivi-sions), you should stay while we discussthe changes to the laws. Attend the nextTown Council meeting and voice yourconcern to the council.”

The meeting then proceeded to dis-cussions with Bonnie Danser, Chair-woman of the Westfield Historic Com-mission (WHC).

Ms. Danser showed how the currenthistoric preservation ordinances do notcomply with the standards set by the stateof New Jersey.

“Spot zoning will not work, ad hocdecision making will lead to lawsuits;therefore we need to create effective pres-ervation ordinances,” she said.

Mary Krugman, former chairwomanof the Montclair Historic PreservationCommission appeared at the meetingand spoke about the challenges Montclair

faced in the mid-1990’s in the creation ofthe historic sections of Montclair.

The town took about 15 years andmany public discussions in creating aHistoric Preservation Ordinance in 1994,which has since become a model ordi-nance, with a strong commission that cangrant or deny certificate of appropriate-ness of development.

The town of Montclair also has cre-ated a so-called Certified Local Govern-ment (CLG) through the National ParkService. The CLG program helps to cre-ate connections between historic preser-vation and land use planning.

She recommended the Planning Boardconsider applying for CLG status as itwill give the town political clout, finan-cial benefits, a higher standard of deci-sion-making and greater status in thepreservation network.

Mr. Robins felt the comments he heardduring the meeting are, “right on target.”The Town Council needs to establish ateam to revise the current ordinance withthe WHC and the Planning Board.”

Mr. Jardim hopes to “keep the mo-mentum going. I am relying on the WHCto keep the momentum going.”

Mr. Robins ended the discussion ofpossible changes by noting he be-lieves public notice should be requiredon the consideration of all minor sub-divisions.

The meeting concluded with the des-ignation of the well house, an original18th century well located on the propertyof Charles and Patricia Woodward at 200Woodland Avenue (please see relatedstory, page 11).

The well house is believed to havebeen used in earlier times to pump water200 feet to the original house on theproperty.

Planning Board ApologizesAbout New Subdivision



All of Mr. Taylor’s children haveattended Westfield Public Schools.His wife, Penny, has served as a nurs-ery school teacher at the PresbyterianNursery School.

Ms. Riegel was appointed to finishout Ms. Hardwick’s term on August24, 1999.

The mother of two daughters andwife of Robert Riegel, she has servedas Co-President of the Parent TeacherOrganization at Jefferson ElementarySchool. She was also a member of theCitizens Advisory Committee on Capi-tal Projects in the fall of 1998. She waselected to the Board of Directors of theJewish Community Center of CentralNew Jersey in 1994.

Ms. Riegel told The Leader and TheTimes that she would like to continueher work on the Long Range Plan-ning, Budget and Finance and Cur-riculum and Instruction committees,specifically addressing issues such asspace problems at Westfield HighSchool, the elementary mathematicsprogram and the budget for 2000-2001.

Native Westfielder Dr. Molnar hasserved the Westfield Board of Educa-tion since 1988. She has served theWestfield Planning Board, the Boardof Directors of the Youth and Family

Counseling Service since 1977 and theWestfield Community Center Board.She has also served as a member of theBoard of Trustees for the Friends ofMindowaskin Park. For the past twoyears, she has served on the BudgetReview Committee of the United Fundof Westfield.

A mother of two daughters, Dr.Molnar offers legal and accountingservices. If re-elected to the schoolboard, she will set the record as thelongest serving member of the WestfieldBoard of Education. This is a title cur-rently held by Susan Jacobson, whoretired from the board last year.

Dr. Molnar revealed Wednesdaymorning that she thinks the school boardshould “address the middle school cur-riculum” and the way the schedule formiddle school pupils is divided up. Shealso believes the Budget and FinanceCommittee should compile two bud-gets instead of examining one year toyear.

A lifelong resident and 1983 gradu-ate of Westfield High School, Mr.Billson currently serves as Vice Presi-dent of Operations for The WestfieldLeader and The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Prior to his post at the news-paper, he was employed as an indepen-dent Internet computer consultant.

Mr. Billson was a past Chairman ofthe Downtown Westfield Corporation’sPromotions Committee and past Chair-man of the Fanwood Volunteer/Com-munications Committee.

Candidate Billson stated, “I wouldlike to get more people from the gen-eral public informed and involved withthe education of our children.” Hewould be to “make the school boardmore accessible to the public by usingtoday’s technology.”

“I think that the school board and thepublic have an adversarial relationshipprimarily because each side isn’t fullyaware of the other side’s point of view,”Mr. Billson explained. “We need to getthe Board of Education to communicatethrough electronic means to the public.”

He cited posting school board agen-das on the town’s Web site, as well assetting up electronic mail databases toachieve this goal.

Three Incumbents, ChallengerVie for School Board Seats

preliminary approval to Mr.Rapuano’s application in Septem-ber, Westfield Mayor Thomas C.Jardim requested, as a condition offinal approval, that the developerrelocate the current residents whilethe new units were being constructedand then permit them to live in thoseunits for a period of one year at theircurrent rent. Mr. Rapuano’s lawyer,James Flynn, agreed to the Mayor’sstipulations.

Mayor Jardim has verified thatthis special provision was made apart of the final approval and will beenforced. He added that Mr. Rapuanowill be held accountable in keepingto this agreement.

“Any developer’s agreement thatI sign will include relocation andrent abatement provisions for thecurrent residents,” Mayor Jardimconfirmed.

“However, Mr. Rapuano has toldthe Town Attorney that there is noone in the building that wants reloca-tion assistance,” he noted.

Mr. Cohen and Ms. Johnson statedthat there are several families thathave expressed their concerns to themregarding being displaced, and thatMr. Rapuano is not being truthfulabout the number of families thatneed relocation assistance.

Furthermore, Ms. Johnson con-tended, “the current residents do nothave the funds necessary to relocateanywhere else in Westfield becausethere really isn’t enough affordablehousing available.”

A current resident of one of thebuildings slated for demolition, whoasked not to be identified, told TheWestfield Leader that Mr. Rapuanohad repeatedly come to the tenant’sapartment to tell the family theymust vacate by June, but did not offerany relocation assistance. The resi-dent also said it would be difficult tosave up the money to relocate.

Mayor Jardim told The WestfieldLeader that he will investigate andconfirm which residents need to berelocated and which residents desirerent abatement before the developer’sagreement is finalized.

Mr. Cohen pointed out that if thetown was really concerned about pro-viding affordable housing to low-income residents, then they wouldn’thave sold off Westfield’s Mount Lau-rel obligations and wouldn’t haveallowed this kind of development totake place without making it afford-able.

Mayor Jardim’s response to thiswas that the law does not allow forhis office or the Town Council tocompel Mr. Rapuano or any devel-oper to create affordable housing.

“We need to communicate betterwith the community what the TownCouncil can and cannot do,” he stated.

The Mayor confirmed that he ar-ranged a meeting between Mr.Rapuano and county officials regard-ing Housing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD) funding, but that Mr.Rapuano declined to accept suchfunding.

The acceptance of HUD fundswould have necessitated that someof the dwellings be designated asaffordable housing units.

“I have been working to get sev-eral proposals passed that would al-low the Town Council more powerover how neighborhoods are devel-oped and to create affordable hous-ing, but as the laws currently stand,we cannot control how a private de-veloper chooses to renovate his ownproperty,” he remarked.

Councilwoman Claire Lazarowitz,who also sits on the WNC Board ofDirectors, stated that many short-

comings and disparities in housingwere created in the past, but that thisadministration and Mayor Jardimhave worked diligently to correctthese past wrongs.

“Mayor Jardim and many othercurrent council members are verysincere about wanting to preservethis community’s diversity and cre-ate affordable housing for all incomelevels,” Ms. Lazarowitz stated.

Members of the community needto come to Town Council meetingsto voice their concerns, she added.“This would most certainly have apositive effect on how much empha-sis the council places on these is-sues,” Ms. Lazarowitz said.

“We have two meetings a monththat are open to the public, duringwhich we would like to hear theconcerns of the community,” sheadded.

Ms. Johnson agreed that the resi-dents of the community need to be-come more pro-active in town gov-ernment. She cited several reasonswhy community members do notparticipate in municipal government,including fear of reprisals from theirlandlords and no one to watch theirchildren.

“A single mother on a fixed in-come cannot pay a babysitter so thatshe can attend an evening councilmeeting,” Ms. Johnson pointed out.“Perhaps the Town Council couldreach out more to this community,taking these limitations into account.”

Cacciola Place resident Janet

Turner told The Westfield Leader thatshe wants to remain in the commu-nity, but fears she, too, may soon bedisplaced.

“My grandmother lived here, andI would like to also, but I fear that thiswhole block will be sold off to devel-opers,” she said.

Ms. Johnson commented that evenif Mr. Rapuano is compelled to honorthe agreement, it would only be atemporary band aid because afterone year, the current residents wouldonce again be displaced when theycould no longer afford the new rents.

“Westfield will lose a very vitaland important part of this commu-nity if this displacement is allowedto happen,” Ms. Johnson emphasized.“The people of Cacciola Place adddiversity and cultural enrichment tothe town,” she added.

Vivian Cook, President of Con-cerned African-American Parents,commented, “We know that peoplelook at the dilapidated buildings onCentral and Cacciola Place andblame the minority community forthis state of decay, but they need torecognize that long-standing eco-nomic and social forces have led tothis disparity.

“People of every race want to livein nice, landscaped neighborhoodswith renovated buildings and safestreets. The town needs to find a wayto facilitate this for the Central Av-enue/Cacciola Place communitywithout displacing the current resi-dents,” she stated.

Residents of Cacciola Place Seem FearfulOver Impact of Neighborhood’s DevelopmentWESTFIELD

POLICEBLOTTER

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15• An Elm Street resident reported

that a hand-held game belonging to herson was removed from her vehicle whileit was being serviced at a local business.

After an investigation by police, thegame was recovered. An employee ofthe business who allegedly took the itemwas fired by the establishment, authori-ties said.

• A resident of North Avenue, West,reported that he was assaulted the daybefore by an individual known to him inthe parking lot of an Elm Street super-market.

The suspect punched the victim in theleft eye, wrestled him to the ground andstruck him twice more before fleeing thescene, authorities said. Charges had notbeen filed at press time.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16• A Boulevard resident reported that

the sidewalk in front of her residencewas damaged by unknown persons whoinscribed names in the wet concrete.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17• A Union firm reported the theft of a

pipe vise worth $200 from a construc-tion site on North Avenue, West.

• A Hillcrest Avenue resident re-ported that someone entered her vehicleat an unknown Westfield location andremoved her cellular telephone.

• Oscar Goff, 2nd, 29, of Westfieldwas arrested in the 500 block of RahwayAvenue and charged with driving whileintoxicated, refusal to take a breathalyzertest and driving with a revoked license.

Police said Goff, who was also wantedon outstanding warrants from the Lin-den, Roselle and Rahway municipalcourts, was turned over to the Lindenpolice department.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18• Robert Baykowski, 20, of Westfield

was charged with attempting to pur-chase an alcoholic beverage underageand with exhibiting false documents at aliquor store on South Avenue, West. Hewas released on his own recognizance.

• Vincent Diarchangel, 27, of Oak-land was arrested in the 300 block ofSouth Avenue, East, and charged withpossession of under 50 grams of mari-juana, possession of drug paraphernaliaand possession of false documents.

Diarchangel, who was also wanted onwarrants from Bay Head and TintonFalls, was released on $500 bail, au-thorities said.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21• Four hundred dollars in cash was

reported stolen from the drawer of abedroom nightstand at a Dorian Roadresidence.

• A Prospect Street resident reportedthat unknown individuals walked overher 1996 Pontiac in the 1000 block ofProspect Street, causing dents andscratches to the hood, roof and trunk lid.

• A Lawrence Avenue resident re-ported the theft of a Samsung Impaxcamera valued at $200 from his home.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22• A Plymouth Road resident reported

that the front and storm windows of hishome were broken by some type of com-mercial firework.


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specific areas, including park main-tenance.

New Town Administrator Tho-mas P. Shannon said he will reportback to the council within the nextmonth, after a full evaluation of theproposal. Mr. Shannon indicatedhe would look at what other townsare doing with regard to field main-tenance, in addition to consideringhiring an outside contractor to dothe work.

The administrator said he willalso look at a number of areas,including the potential impact tothe Public Works Department ifits employees are transferred outof the department. Mr. Shannonwill evaluate whether there is suf-ficient work for parks maintenanceworkers on a year-round basis.

On another budget item, SecondWard Councilman James J. Gruba,who serves as Finance CommitteeChairman, explained that thatUnited Fund of Westfield is re-questing that the town fund seniortransportation in the municipality.

Westfield and Winfield Park arethe only two out of the 21 munici-palities in Union County whichcurrently do not offer this service.

A Senior Citizens Task Force intown has recommended the townappropriate $175,000 to fund theprogram. If the council goes alongwith the request, officials said theprogram would not begin until Sep-tember.

The bulk of the proposal,$115,000, would be for salariesand wages of a driver and dis-patcher.

Third Ward Councilman Neil F.Sullivan asked if service for com-muters had been considered in therecommendation. He said this ser-vice would be especially needed ifthe town decides to build a parkingdeck.

Mr. Gottko, a member of theTask Force, noted that the commit-tee only looked at providing trans-portation for seniors and those withdisabilities.

He said that the service would beoffered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mr.Gottko reasoned that a commuterjitney service could be offered dur-ing early morning and eveninghours if the council so chooses.

The Union County Board of Cho-sen Freeholders is offering a new

program this year whereby vehicleswill be available to towns for se-nior citizen transportation. Townswill have to pick up the cost of thedrivers. Maintenance will be pro-vided by the county.

Councilman Gruba said the pro-gram would cost the town $10,000a month. The tab for the servicewould be $40,000 for Septemberthrough December of this year.

DWC officials, outside of theirnearly $300,000 proposed budget,have asked the town to consider there-organization of town staff in or-der to establish a Department ofPlanning and Community Devel-opment.

This department would stream-line the operations of the PlanningBoard, Board of Adjustment, His-toric Preservation Commission, Ar-chitectural Review Board, grantwriting and construction code re-view and permit review processes.The department would be underthe direction of a full-time townplanner.

The DWC, which governs thetown’s special improvement dis-trict, was established through townordinance in 1996. It is also seek-ing an ombudsman or economicdevelopment facilitator.

DWC officials recommended thatthe individual be placed in the TownAdministrator’s office or in the pro-posed Planning and CommunityDevelopment Department.

A story about The TownBank of Westfield in the Feb-ruary 17 edit ion of TheWestfield Leader and The Timeof Scotch Plains-Fanwood onpage 20 stated incorrectly thatthe bank opened in 1997, whenit actually opened in 1998.

In a story on Sycamore Fieldthat ran in the February 17 edi-tion of The Westfield Leader,there was a reference that sodhad been laid on the field, butthe sod actually was never putdown.

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Many Questions RemainOn New SP-F School Plan

By SUSAN M. DYCKMANSpecially Written for The Times

Though the Board of Educationhas yet to vote on theproposal, the admin-istration unveiled ten-tative plans for mov-ing Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s fifth gradestudents into themiddle schools duringa February 16 specialmeeting at ParkMiddle School.

In preparation forthe meeting, the ad-ministration hadhustled to respond toquestions and con-cerns raised by theFebruary 10 recom-mendation from Dr.Carol B. Choye, su-perintendent ofschools, to address theenrollment crisis byreconfiguring the district to K-4, 5-8, 9-12 from its present K-5, 6-8, 9-12 structure.

The Board of Education is sched-uled to vote on the proposal nextMonday, February 28. If approved,the new configuration should be inplace by September 2002.

Assistant Superintendent for In-struction Dr. John R. Crews; Busi-ness Administrator and Board Secre-tary Anthony DelSordi; MiddleSchool Principals Rocco Collucci(Park) and John Foulks (Terrill);McGinn School Principal MarianaCassidy; School One Principal JeffGrysko; and Terrill teachers SueLaffey and Ed Leonard (president ofthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Educa-tion Association) addressed five as-pects of the fifth-grade move:

• Academic Program• Logistics (safety, traffic, etc.)• Building Improvements• Co-Curricular Programs• TransitionAccording to Mr. Grysko, the

present self-contained environmentof the fifth grades would continue,though the curriculum would be “en-hanced, using the facilities and pro-grams of the middle school.”

With the exception of a half-hourbreak for lunch, instructional timefrom 8:40 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. wouldfocus on the core content subjects ofreading, language arts, math, socialstudies and science.

Board Member August Ruggieropointed out that fifth graders cur-rently receive 295 minutes per week

on instruction inthe core contentsubjects. Thetentative plan re-duces that by 49minutes to 246minutes perweek.

Exploratoryand special sub-jects would bereserved for theafternoon (suchas physical edu-cation, worldlanguage, art,music, informa-tion technology, theater arts, chorus,project-based learning and band).

As explained, students would ro-tate by marking period through art,music, theater arts and informationtechnology.

Coping with increased traffic atboth middle school facilities toppedthe list of logistical challenges.

Mr. Collucci and Mr. Foulks pre-sented possible scenarios for manag-ing parking demands and drop-off,assembly and building entry at Parkand Terrill.

Mr. Collucci acknowledged he hadnot reviewed the ideas for Park withlocal police or any expert body todetermine their feasibility or costimplications.

Suggestions included expandingthe parking lot by 25 spaces, creatinga special lot for visitors, and creating

a drop-off zone.The fifth-grade move would re-

quire the construction of 12 class-rooms and multi-purpose room atTerrill, plus expansion of the park-ing lot at a cost of $3.9 million.

An additional $5 million wouldbe spent to renovate Park. Reno-vations would involve the mediacenter, science lab, art room, au-ditorium and music room. Light-ing, ceiling, floor, fire detection,ventilation, and electrical renova-tions would occur in 50 rooms atPark. The half-million dollarsslated for window replacementprompted a question from ScotchPlains resident (and former boardmember) Ellie Krump.

She said Park’s windows had

been fully replaced rela-tively recently.

All projected costs were culledfrom recommendations in The Tho-mas Group report. The ThomasGroup, based in Princeton, was hiredlast year to conduct a feasibility studyof the district’s facilities.

Some of the ideas for co-curricularactivities sounded like an extensionof Parent-Teacher Association pro-grams already in place at the el-ementary level, things like sciencefairs and cultural heritage night.

Ms. Cassidy also spoke of the pos-sibilities for intramural sports pro-grams; a student newspaper; leader-ship opportunities in the way of stu-dent government and communityoutreach; and a district-sponsoredAfter Care program. It was recom-


Knights Honor Those Who Protect and ServeDuring Annual Awards Program at St. Bart’s

By SUZETTE F. STALKERSpecially Written for The Times

Elected officials joined Father JohnS. Nelligan Council No. 5730 of theKnights of Columbus last Thursdayfor the council’s annual salute tosome of Scotch Plains’ andFanwood’s finest.

Now in its 24th year, the AwardsNight program honors police, fireand rescue squad personnel from thetwo towns for outstanding service tothe community during the previousyear. Individuals are nominated forawards by their respective depart-ment heads.

Held in the cafeteria of St.Bartholomew the Apostle School inScotch Plains, the event was attendedlast week by the honorees, their fami-lies, colleagues and others, includ-ing Mayors Martin L. Marks ofScotch Plains and Louis C. Jung ofFanwood.

Noting “there are not too manyopportunities for the various organi-zations to show their appreciation”for the services provided by thesepaid professionals and volunteers –sometimes at great personal risk –council Grand Knight Charles Gatesdescribed the program as “a gather-

ing to say thank you.”Besides the honorees, Mr. Gates

recognized fellow members of theirunits who were on duty elsewherethat evening, telling his audience,“you’re not only applauding thepeople who are here but those whoare not here.”

Mayor Marks and Mayor Jung alsooffered kudos prior to distribution ofthe Shield Awards to police, fire andrescue squad personnel. Calling allthree divisions “near and dear to myheart,” Mr. Marks said they continueto live up to residents’ expectations“year after year.”

Mr. Jung concurred, saying, “wecan’t do enough to thank” those indi-viduals responsible for protecting thehealth and safety of the two munici-palities 24 hours a day throughoutthe year.

“The hours they put in are incred-ible. It’s just tremendous and weappreciate it very much,” he added.

Officer Jeffrey Pate of the FanwoodPolice Department received an awardfor having prevented the suicide of aman who was walking in the direc-tion of an oncoming train last Sep-tember 8.

David B. Corbin for The TimesENJOYING A NICE SUMMER EVENING AT LA GRANDE…Residents and sports fans have enjoyed coming to LaGrande Park in Fanwood in the warm summer evenings to take in an exciting softball game. La Grande Park, which hastwo softball fields, tennis courts, a skating rink and a playground, officially opened in 1944. The Fanwood Old Men’sSoftball Association, which is comprised of eight teams, has been playing weekday evening games for more than 50 years.The park was a focus of a Tuesday night meeting of the Fanwood Recreation Commission and residents

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Fanwood Recreation CommissionExamines Spending County Grant


By SUSAN M. DYCKMANSpecially Written for The Times

During a Tuesday night meeting,the Fanwood Recreation Commis-sion reached out to the communityfor suggestions as to how to spend a$100,000 Union County grant toimprove Fanwood’s parks. Threeideas came forth.

The first was from eighth-gradersZack Von Langen of Fanwood andKevin Del Mauro of Scotch Plains,who recommended construction of askate park in the borough because“we’ve been kicked out of parks andparking lots.” At the meeting, Zackpresented a letter signed by Fanwoodbusiness owners and other residentssupporting their recommendation.

He shared information fromRamptech, a company specializingin construction of skate parks. Hesaid Ramptech was responsible forconstructing Extremes, an indoorskate park on Chimney Rock Roadoff Route No. 22 in Bridgewater.

According to Zack, the Ramptechbrochure addresses safety and insur-ance concerns and provides cost in-formation that would assist the com-mission in making their decision.

Zack also suggested ways to helpensure the proper usage of and safetyat such a facility: requiring kids touse helmets, and wearing wrist bandsto prove skaters have been appropri-ately registered. Kevin estimated thatskaters would range between 10 and

17 years of age.Impressed by the youngsters’ ini-

tiative, Recreation CommissionChairman Fred Leahy asked Coun-cilman Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. to dis-cuss the insurance and liability con-siderations of a skate park with Bor-ough Attorney Wilfred P. Coronato.

The ice skating rink at La GrandePark was put forth as a possible sitebecause it would allow officials tokeep it locked.

A second recommendation for afitness trail with stations at La GrandePark, Forest Road Park and the pocketpark on Watson Road came fromCouncilwoman Karen M. Schurtz.Though unable to attend the meet-ing, Mrs. Schurtz presented her ideaof a fitness trail through a letter andphotographs of a similar course shehad visited in Monterey, Calif.

President of the Fanwood SeniorCitizen Club Art Badala reiteratedhis request that the county grantmoney be used to expand the LaGrande Park building to facilitate itsusage by the seniors.

The club, which boasts 93 mem-bers (60 from Fanwood), currentlymeets at All Saints Episcopal Churchin Scotch Plains. Mr. Badala haslong been eager to find a home forthe club in Fanwood.

Mr. Badala also outlined a host ofactivities that he would like to seeinstituted for seniors, including linedancing instruction, crafts, an exer-

cise program, a chess and checkerclub and barbershop quartet. All suchprograms would take place between9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The club also runsbus trips to Atlantic City and to thePNC Arts Center in Holmdel as partof its regular calendar of events.

Acknowledging that all of the Mr.Badala’s program ideas were goodones, Fanwood Recreation DirectorKevin Ewing encouraged Mr. Badalato come to the regular recreationcommission meetings to discussthem.

Councilman Ryan noted that theHistoric Preservation Commissionis looking into converting the oldCarriage House (now the Patricia M.Kuran Cultural Arts Center) into amore useful facility for communitygroups.

“It could be a place for Fanwoodgroups to meet in the not-too-distant

SP Council Republicans to Back PassageOf Township Budget With Zero Tax Increase

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

With the local government sittingatop another large surplus, the Re-publican-controlled Township Coun-cil in Scotch Plains will propose no

tax increase when it introduces its2000 municipal budget next month,Mayor Martin L. Marks said earlierthis week.

The Council met late Tuesday nightwith township auditors to put the

finishing touches on the proposedspending plan for the year and todiscuss the tax levy to be imposed onlocal property owners.

Mayor Marks, noting that the pre-liminary estimate of this year’s sur-plus is about $2.7 million, said hehad “a problem with our surplusesbeing at the level they’ve been. It’snot fair to taxpayers for us to holdthat money.”

Last year’s township surplus to-taled about $3.2 million, the highestlevel ever, but the then-Democratic-controlled council passed a 5.4 per-cent local tax hike in spite of GOPprotests that more of the surplusshould have been used to offset theneed for a significant tax increase.

Mayor Marks said Tuesday nightthat surplus levels “over $3 millionor approaching $3 million are notappropriate,” and said he favoredlowering that level to somewherebetween $2.3-$2.4 million.

The two other Republicans on thefive-member Council echoed theMayor’s sentiments and backed thetax proposal, with CouncilmanFrank Rossi saying the Townshipgovernment had “a unique opportu-nity to hold the line this year.”

Councilman William F.McClintock, now working on his10th municipal budget as a Councilmember, noted that the governmenthas had great success in regeneratingits surplus each year.

Councilwoman Geri M. Samuel,who, as Mayor in 1999, took the brunt

of criticism for last year’s tax increase,told the council she had “nothing tosay at this time” about the proposedzero tax increase.

Her Democratic counterpart, TarquinJay Bromley, said he wasn’t yet surewhat he thought about the idea.

He expressed his concern aboutspending too much of the surplus thisyear while relying on the imprecise artof anticipating future revenue levels.

“What will it cost people two andthree years down the road?,” Mr.Bromley wondered. On the other hand,he noted that local taxpayers this yearwill already begin paying an extra 2cents per $100 of property valuationto finance the new Open Space TrustFund.

The $17.156 million budget, whichwill be formally introduced at thecouncil’s next regular meeting onMarch 14, is higher than the 1999spending plan by $364,787, with mostof the increase due to non-discretion-ary budget items, such as additionalspending on state-mandated items aswell as higher retirement benefits.

Besides using more of the surplus,Mayor Marks said he favored payingfor that increase by factoring in about$200,000 in expected income from anarbitration settlement regarding con-struction of the senior citizens hous-ing development on the south side oftown as well as $86,000 in TropicalStorm Floyd reimbursements.

The public hearing on the budgetand tax proposals will be held onApril 11.

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William A. Burke for The TimesLOCAL HEROES…Fanwood Assistant Fire Chief Len Watt, Lieutenant JasonLowrey and firefighter Marc Gottlick were among the honorees last week whenFather John S. Nelligan Council No. 5730 of the Knights of Columbus of ScotchPlains and Fanwood presented its annual Shield Awards to police, fire andrescue squad personnel from the two towns. The three firefighters rescuedborough residents trapped by flood waters following Tropical Storm Floyd lastSeptember. Pictured, left to right, are: Firefighter Gottlick, Fire Chief JohnPiccola, Lieutenant Lowrey and Assistant Chief Watt.



FanwoodTV-35 Schedule

Friday, Feb. 25, 8:00 P.M.Fanwood Senior Citizens’Valentines Party

Friday, Feb. 25, 9:00 P.M.Sweethearts Night withSoprano Sheila Lounsberry

Sunday, Feb. 27, 8:00 P.M.Rebroadcast of the Feb. 10thCouncil Meeting

Tuesday, Feb. 29, 8:00 P.M.Freeholders’ Forum

Tuesday, Feb. 29, 9:00 P.M.Three Seasons in the Sun

Thursday, Mar. 2, 8:00 P.M.Fanwood Senior Citizens’Valentines Party

Thursday, Mar. 2, 9:00 P.M.Sweethearts Night withSoprano Sheila Lounsberry

mended that there be no dances forfifth and sixth grade students underthe proposed reconfiguration, andthat “fun nights” focusing on gamesand movies replace Friday’s Placefor the younger students.

Fanwood resident JenniferMcGuire asked the administration toback up “a wonderful program pro-posal with budget dollars.”

In speaking of how schools wouldhelp youngsters make the transitionfrom elementary to middle school,Ms. Laffey and Mr. Leonard stressedthe importance of the guidance de-partment. They praised the district’sexisting orientation program for in-coming students and their parents.They assured parents that older stu-dents would be trained as mentorsfor their younger schoolmates.

Despite the administration andstaff’s positive, can-do attitude, thedevil is definitely in the details (ofthe proposal) for board members andparents.

“Have we seen everything thatneeds to be in place to make thiswork?” asked board member JeanMcAllister.

There were questions about asbes-tos removal and lead abatement atPark.

Mr. DelSordi said, “Asbestos isrelegated to floor tiles at Park...whichwe can cover with plywood beforeflooring. I don’t feel that will be amajor impact on costs....Lead con-tent needs to be examined.”

Parents were not satisfied that theproposal can accommodate futureenrollment growth at Park MiddleSchool. They continued to questionhow McGinn and Coles ElementarySchools (the biggest schools in thedistrict) can manage without addingmore classroom space.

They continued to challenge thepropriety of placing “innocent” fifthgrade students in a middle schoolenvironment.

A petition opposing the K-4, 5-8proposal, allegedly signed by 250residents, was presented to Mr.DelSordi at the conclusion of thequestion and answer period.

Captain Donald Domanoski of theFanwood force, who presented theaward, recalled how Officer Patepursued and restrained the individualwhile displaying “professionalismand disregard for his own safety.”

Fanwood Fire Chief John Piccolapresented awards to Assistant FireChief Len Watt, Lieutenant JasonLowrey and firefighter Marc Gottlickfor having rescued three boroughresidents trapped by rising floodwaters on Cecilia Place on Septem-ber 16 in the wake of Tropical StormFloyd.

Also receiving a Shield Award wasCaptain Jeffrey Downing, an 11-year-member of the Fanwood VolunteerRescue Squad. Squad President JohnOatis said Mr. Downing had reacheda “unique plateau” last year by an-swering his 1000th call as a memberof the squad.

Robert Gurske, Vice President andChaplain of the Scotch Plains Volun-teer Rescue Squad, was among thehonorees as well. Squad DelegateWilliam McLaughlin described howMr. Gurske, a longtime local resi-dent, had responded to 2,245 calls inhis 11 years with the unit.

Others selected to receive ShieldAwards this year were Officer BrianCheney of the Scotch Plains PoliceDepartment, who last August pulleda woman from an overturned vehiclefollowing an accident on Bonnie BurnRoad, and the entire Scotch PlainsFire Department.


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KnightsAwards

Ingrid McKinley for The Times

WOODLAND AVENUE WELL HOUSE… The Westfield Planning Board gave its nod last Thursday to aresolution granting local historic designation and preservation status to the well house at 200 WoodlandAvenue in Westfield. The resolution, okayed by the town’s Historic Preservation Commission inDecember, must now get final approval from the Town Council. It is estimated that the well was builtbetween 1780 and 1790 and was used to supply water to the main house.

Westfield Planning Board ApologizesFor New Karen Terrace Subdivision;Vows to Bolster Preservation Laws

By INGRID McKINLEYSpecially Written for The Times

WESTFIELD -- A remorsefulWestfield Planning Board addresseda crowded Council Chambers Febru-ary 17 on the subject of a new subdi-vision at 1065 East Broad Street,which was approved by the board inJanuary.

Approval of the subdivision, whichhas resulted in some public unrest,particularly by a neighbor adjacentto the property, was the impetus forthe February 17 special PlanningBoard meeting, which actually wascalled to review the current Westfieldhistoric preservation ordinances.

An 18th century single familyhome currently stands on the EastBroad Street subdivision site andthere has been some concern that thepreservation of the home should havebeen taken more into considerationbefore approving the plan.

Under the approved plan, the 18thcentury home will be moved andrelocated on the property to makeroom for two new homes that willface Karen Terrace, which is locatedoff of East Broad Street.

Opening the February 17 specialPlanning Board meeting for publiccomment on the subdivision was doneas a courtesy.

The meeting began with PlanningBoard Chairman Martin Robins ad-dressing the crowded chambers: “Inan unusual and unprecedented man-ner, we are making a special provi-sion tonight to open the floor to thepublic regarding the memorialization(of 1065 East Broad St.).”

He continued by saying that thePlanning Board, due to current laws,had no choice but to approve thesubdivision. But Planning Boardmembers recognize the decision hasbeen controversial and wanted thepublic to be given the opportunity tospeak on the record, he said.

“If it (the subdivision) may lead tofurther legal action, so be it,” saidMr. Robins.

The tone of the public responsewas disbelief.

Residents argued that the Plan-ning Board should have consideredthe impact on the neighbor in termsof historical preservation and main-taining the existing neighborhood.

At the meeting, Karen Terrace resi-dent Lori Zivny, a neighbor of the

subdivision and an outspoken oppo-nent to the plan, and East BroadStreet resident Elizabeth and WarrenHanscom were represented by anattorney.

Michelle Gibson, of Greenbaum,Rowe and Smith in Woodbridge, re-viewed neighbors’ complaints, in-cluding the dismantling of the ga-rage on the site, the moving of the18th century home to another loca-tion on the site and the placement ofa driveway onto Union County RouteNo. 509 (East Broad).

Ms. Gibson proposed to the Plan-ning Board that the property be in-tensively studied in regards to grad-ing and storm water prior to grantingpermits.

She also suggested that the devel-oper take out a bond to guarantee thehistorical house will be restored toits current condition and not be torndown if damaged in the move.

The attorney’s suggestions weretaken under advisement by the Plan-ning Board.

Another complaint by some localneighbors such as Ms. Zivny is thatthey received no notice that the sub-division plan was under consider-ation by the Planning Board.

The applicant of a subdivisionseeking no variances is not legallybound to notify adjacent neighborsabout plans.

The town, though, as a matter ofcourtesy, has been notifing neigh-bors. But because of illnesses in theTown Engineer’s office and the De-cember holidays, neighbors in thisparticular case were not notified.

When the discussion was com-pleted, Mr. Robins responded to thegroup. “We are disappointed we hadso little power in this case. We shouldhave studied the case more, but couldnot within the time frame allotted.With the holidays, board membersbeing ill, we just couldn’t do it. Wewere restricted by time, and neededto abide by the law.”

Board Member, Anthony La Portaagreed. “This was a difficult one toapprove. We would rather have not,but had no other choice due to thecounsel of our attorney. As a board,we try to do what is best for Westfieldand have to act according to the law.Any other way would open us up tolegal ramifications.”

Board Vice Chairman RobertNewell noted there was a dramaticincrease in subdivisions in the town.

“I love this town,” Mr. Newellsaid. “I want to benefit the town tohelp preserve the character, but ourhands are bound. Am I apologizing?I am sorry to have granted this subdi-vision, but I legally had to.”

At the end of the discussion, thedecision was memorialized and thatmeans the subdivision will proceed.

Mayor Thomas C. Jardim endedthe discussion by inviting those inattendance to stay and listen to thediscussion with the Historic Preser-vation Commission.

“Do we care about the town?” hesaid. “If you care about this problem(subdivisions), you should stay whilewe discuss the changes to the laws.Attend the next Town Council meet-ing and voice your concern to thecouncil.”

The meeting then proceeded todiscussions with Bonnie Danser,Chairwoman of the Westfield His-toric Commission (WHC).

Ms. Danser showed how the cur-rent historic preservation ordinancesdo not comply with the standards setby the state of New Jersey.

“Spot zoning will not work, ad hocdecision making will lead to law-suits; therefore we need to createeffective preservation ordinances,”she said.

Mary Krugman, former chair-woman of the Montclair HistoricPreservation Commission appearedat the meeting and spoke about thechallenges Montclair faced in themid-1990’s in the creation of thehistoric sections of Montclair.

The town took about 15 years andmany public discussions in creatinga Historic Preservation Ordinance in1994, which has since become amodel ordinance, with a strong com-mission that can grant or deny cer-tificate of appropriateness of devel-opment.

The town of Montclair also hascreated a so-called Certified LocalGovernment (CLG) through the Na-tional Park Service. The CLG pro-gram helps to create connectionsbetween historic preservation andland use planning.

She recommended the PlanningBoard consider applying for CLGstatus as it will give the town politi-cal clout, financial benefits, a higherstandard of decision-making andgreater status in the preservation net-work.

Mr. Robins felt the comments heheard during the meeting are, “righton target.” The Town Council needsto establish a team to revise the cur-rent ordinance with the WHC and thePlanning Board.”

Mr. Jardim hopes to “keep themomentum going. I am relying onthe WHC to keep the momentumgoing.”

Mr. Robins ended the discussionof possible changes by noting hebelieves public notice should be re-quired on the consideration of allminor subdivisions.

The meeting concluded with thedesignation of the Well House, anoriginal 18th century well located onthe property of Charles and PatriciaWoodward at 200 Woodland Avenuein Westfield.

The Well House is believed tohave been used in earlier times topump water 200 feet to the originalhouse on the property.

future,” said Mr. Ryan. “This may bethe answer to some of your (Mr.Badala’s) specific concerns.”

It was unclear whether the formerCarriage House would have the ca-pacity to accommodate the seniorgroup for regular meetings.

After the public comment portionof the meeting, Patricia Plante sug-gested Fanwood take advantage ofthe available grant money to make “abig enhancement” to Fanwood’sparks “rather than little enhance-ments” that she suggested could befunded through the regular budgetover time.

One big project that was consid-ered was addressing the drainageproblems at La Grande or ForestRoad Park fields.

“The fields are the most used partof the parks,” asserted Mr. Ewing.

Council President Joel Whitaker,who also attended the meeting, notedthat something like refurbishment ofthe park fields was a “demonstratedneed with a demonstrated benefit.”


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Environmental Groups QuestionSP Council on Ashbrook Fields Plan

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — Represen-tatives from three environmentalgroups spoke to the Scotch PlainsTownship Council Tuesday nightabout the park and ball fields beingproposed for the Ashbrook Reser-vation and expressed their concernsabout the impact of such a develop-ment on the local ecosystem andthe potential for flooding in neigh-boring communities.

Last fall, then-Scotch PlainsMayor Geri M. Samuel announcedtownship plans to lease 22-25 acresof land from Union County. Theland is located behind the ParkPlace Diner.

William Fidurski, Commissionerof the Clark Environmental Com-mission, told the council during itsregular Tuesday meeting that hisgroup is “concerned” that develop-ment of a park and “the flatteningof the topography will result inadditional runoff and a flood haz-ard for Scotch Plains, Rahway andClark.”

In addition, he said the existenceof a park and ball fields wouldmean children will be present atdusk, putting them at risk of beingbitten by the vast mosquito popula-tion and disturbing “the criticalnature of the habitat,” for example,the ecosystem’s food chain.

He said the Clark EnvironmentalCommission would oppose any at-tempts at mosquito control withinthe swamp. If there were to bescoreboards at any of the proposedball fields, Mr. Fidurski said theyshould have three listings: “Home,Visitors and West Nile Virus.”

“We really feel that the noise andthe traffic that could develop couldbe a nuisance to the neighbors,” hesaid, “especially at night, if thefields are lighted.”

Scotch Plains Mayor Martin L.Marks, noting that the TownshipCouncil was set to approve fundingfor initial environmental studies ofthe proposed parkland, said if theproject’s contractor, Killam Asso-ciates of Millburn, were, in thecourse of its investigation, to find“any fatal flaws” in the develop-ment of the park, the entire projectwould canceled.

“We want to make sure it won’thave an overwhelming environmen-tal impact on our neighbors,” hesaid.

Dennis Miranda, urban parksproject manager with the New Jer-sey Conservation Foundation, toldthe Council he “always feltAshbrook would be protected (inits present state) in perpetuity.”

He expressed his concern that anera of “creeping development ofcounty lands” is dawning, and urgedthe Township to “look within itsborders for open space,” such asthe former zoo property, instead of“compromising the integrity of theAshbrook Swamp.”

And, Steven Barnes, with the NewYork-New Jersey Baykeeper orga-nization, asked the Council to pro-vide his group with any results ofthe environmental investigation.

Mayor Marks said it was impor-tant “to strike a balance betweenwhat contributes to the quality oflife for residents and the protectionof lands.”

In other matters, the Council ap-proved an ordinance to realign and,in some cases, add new bus stopsalong some of the major streets in

Scotch Plains, including PlainfieldAvenue, Westfield Avenue, EastSecond Street, Front Street, Moun-tain Avenue, North and South Av-enues, Raritan Road, and RouteNo. 22. Many of these now-formalstops have served for a time asinformal bus stops, but will now beclearly marked as stops to be usedby New Jersey Transit buses.

The council also approved theawarding of an animal control con-tract for the remainder of this yearand for 2001 to Associated Hu-mane Societies of Newark for anannual fee of $37,500, about 50percent more than the townshipwas paying its previous contractor,Garden State Kennels of Long HillTownship.

At the start of its meeting, thecouncil passed a resolution con-gratulating Nathan Jones, a seniorat Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool on his academic accom-plishments, which include a 3.9grade point average and a 1380score on his SAT, his achievementsas a member of the school’s foot-ball team and his full six-year schol-arship to Rutgers University’s phar-macy curriculum.

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Reports on Proposed Animal Shelter Costs;Open Space Tax Are Due Out Next Month

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

CRANFORD — A financial fea-sibility study on cost estimates forconstruction of a Union County ani-mal shelter is expected out withinthe next month.

Preliminary estimates place con-struction cost at $1.8 million, withan annual operating budget of $1million. The report is being pre-pared by Suplee, Clooney & Com-pany, a public accounting firm basedin Elizabeth.

Margaret C. Sur, a formerWestfield councilwoman and amember of the Animal Control Com-mittee of Union County, spoke onthe project during the monthly meet-ing of the Union County League ofMunicipalities. The committee in-cludes veterinarians, Westfield Re-gional Health Department HealthOfficer Robert Sherr, representativesof various animal rights organiza-tions and the county sheriff.

The League of Municipalities,now 15 years old, provides mayors,former mayors and municipalelected officials the opportunity tolook for ways to share resources andsave money in the end. WestfieldMayor Thomas C. Jardim is Presi-dent of the League this year.

Mrs. Sur, who served six years on

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the Westfield Town Council, saidthe committee has been pushing fora county-wide facility since 1994.She said the growing over-popula-tion of pets in Union County hascreated serious problems for mu-nicipalities that have little optionswhen it comes to animal controldevices.

Officials indicated that the recentclosing of Stirling-based GardenState Kennels caused a number oftowns to have to run around to findan animal control contractor.

Scotch Plains Mayor MartinMarks noted that his communitycontracted with Associated HumaneSocieties of Newark, which alsoservices Westfield, at an annualcost of $37,000. That represents ajump of $13,000 from what thetownship had been paying GardenState.

He said Associated, knowing theyare “the only game in town,” islikely to bump up fees charged toother towns when those contractscome up for renewal.

Mrs. Sur said all 21 municipali-ties combined paid a total of$530,000 in 1997. Westfield paid$18,000 that year.

“We think there is a better way, amore efficient way, a more effectiveway dealing with any (animal con-trol) problems,” Mrs. Sur told thoseofficials in attendance.

She said four of New Jersey’s 21counties currently have county-wideanimal shelters including Atlantic,Burlington and Gloucester.

Mrs. Sur said the committee’s goalis to create a facility with a “friendly”and “comfortable” environment in acommunity where county residentswould feel comfortable leaving petsthey can no longer care as opposedto simply abandoning them whichis currently common place. The fa-cility would be built on betweenfour and five acres so as not todisturb those living near shelter.

The facility would serve both as ashelter for homeless pets and a cen-tral location where county residentscould come to adopt pets. Educa-tion programs would also be offeredon pet care and related topics. Anumber of animal support groups,including People for Animals, sup-port the concept of a county shelter.

Mrs. Sur said the facility wouldhave a mandatory neutering andspading program to address the over-population of pets.

In order to reduce the annual op-erating cost, the committee has beenworking with the Union CountySheriff’s Office to see if the Sheriff’sLabor Assistance Program (SLAP)could be utilized to save money.This program uses persons convictedof non-violent crimes, such as fail-ing to pay child support, to do vari-ous labor intensive projects as op-posed to serving jail time.

In addition, Sheriff’s Officers are

all licensed game wardens. Mrs. Sursaid Sheriff Ralph G. Froehlich, whois expected to address the Leaguenext month, would like his searchand rescue unit to be located next tothe proposed animal shelter.

Mrs. Sur said the Suplee, Clooney& Company report will contain de-tails on the best location for such afacility and how the towns would beinvolved in the program.

Kenilworth Mayor MichaelTripodi, President of the League in1999, explained that the projectcould receive a state grant as part ofthe state’s new shared services pro-gram. He said he would support acounty-wide animal shelter if thecost to his community stays at areasonable rate.

“Unfortunately there is other stuffthat our taxpayers want to see. It’shard to justify if the cost is going todouble,” Mayor Tripodi reasoned.

In other business, the League re-ceived an update on a report by acounty committee looking at thepossible establishment of an OpenSpace Trust Fund in Union County.Union is one of only four countiesin the state that does not have anopen space tax. Salem, Sussex andHudson Counties also do not haveopen space trust funds. Scotch Plainspassed such a referendum last yearto establish such a fund to be usedprimarily for construction of ballfields in a section of the AshbrookReservation. Township residentswill be taxed 2 cents per $100 ofassessed valuation over the next 10years.

“Right now without a dedicatedtrust fund we have no stable sourceof funding for park land improve-ments and open space acquisition,”said Dr. Henry Ross of Summit,Chairman of the county’s ad hoccommittee on open space that islooking into the establishing of anopen space tax for Union County.Dr. Ross is also Chairman of theUnion County Alliance.

The ad hoc committee is lookingat the establishment of a tax be-tween one and three cents per $100of assessed valuation. The tax, whichwould have to be approved by theUnion County Board of ChosenFreeholders first, would be placedbefore voters as a referendum.

While speaking before the countyfreeholder board last June, SteveJandoli, a Principal Planner with thestate’s Department of Environmen-tal Protection (DEP), estimated aone cent tax per $100 of assessedvaluation would generate $3.2 mil-lion each year for a county-wideopen space dedicated fund.

Dr. Ross noted that public hear-ings on the preliminary report fromthe committee are likely to occur inMarch. One of the hearings will bein held in Westfield with the other inElizabeth.

Mayor Marks said he would like

to see funds collected through thetax “channeled back to the munici-palities” and dedicated for acquisi-tion of land to be preserved for openspace. He said the towns would thandecide how the land would be usedas opposed to have the county usethe money to create additionalcounty parks.

Mayor Marks said if another ref-erendum goes before Scotch Plains’voters this year for an open spaceplan he believes it might be a “toughsell.” He said last year’s referendumbecame a “political football” in thetownship.

In 1998, voters around the statepassed an open space fund for state-owned land. That proposal waspassed by 65 percent of voters inUnion County.

Mayor Jardim said he would liketo know if the fund could helpWestfield with the problem it is hav-ing in deal with the new phenom-enon of “shoe horning” and “teardowns.” The latter occurs when de-velopers build two or more homeson a lot were one house previouslyexisted. Tear downs are when newhomes are replaced with newer mod-els.

Mr. Jandoli had indicated that his-toric preservation was one of theareas covered by an open space trustfund along with open space preser-vation, land acquisition and mainte-nance, and park and recreation de-velopment.

Roselle Park Mayor JosephDeIorio asked Dr. Ross to supplythe League with a breakdown of theamount of money that would beraised per community at the differ-ent tax levels under consideration.

In addition to Dr. Ross, the ad hoccommittee, created last year by thenFreeholder Chairman Nicholas P.Scutari of Linden, includes WestfieldFirst Ward Councilman Carl A.Salisbury, former Hillside MayorRalph Milteer, Summit City Coun-cil President Henry Ogden andRoselle attorney Elizabeth Brody.

The League of Municipalities,which holds its meetings in the Fac-ulty Staff Dining Room at UnionCounty College in Cranford, needseight mayors in attendance for aquorum. In January, attendance in-cluded mayors from Westfield, NewProvidence, Scotch Plains,Garwood, Kenilworth, Roselle Parkand a council member fromCranford.

A representative of AssemblymanAlan M. Augustine, former ScotchPlains Mayor Joan Papen, also at-tends the meetings as does Town-ship Councilwoman and formerMayor, Geri Samuel. Last week’smeeting was represented byWestfield, Scotch Plains,Kenilworth, Roselle Park, WinfieldPark, Garwood and Springfield. Twocouncil members from Garwood alsoattended.


TRENTON — Towns that havebeen looking to collect on penaltiesfrom tickets from years ago will haveto look for another revenue stream.

Governor Christine Todd Whitmanlast month signed legislation imple-menting a three-year statute of limi-tations on the collection of overdueparking ticket revenues.

The issue came to the forefront afew years ago when long-timeWestfield resident Warren Victor re-ceived a $169 ticket from the City ofPerth Amboy for what they claimedwas an outstanding ticket from 11years prior.

Mr. Victor decided to fight back.After finding the cashed check for $1which he had sent to Perth Amboy tocover the ticket, he contacted hislegislator, Alan M. Augustine ofScotch Plains. Mr. Augustine is the

primary sponsor of the legislation.Under the bill, a parking ticket

will now automatically be dismissedafter three years unless a municipalcourt has issued a warrant for thedefendant’s arrest or is in the processof suspending the motorist’s driver’slicense.

If action has been taken withinthree years of the date of the ticket,the case will remain open.

Mr. Augustine’s bill follows a stateSupreme Court order issued on Oc-tober 7, 1997.

Nancy Malool, Mr. Augustine’slegislative aide, said the bill simply“codifies” the court ruling.

“So it’s more secure and the peopleare better protected,” she said. Shenoted the law is “set in stone,”whereas court statutes can always bechanged by future court rulings.

Ms. Malool said language in thebill was removed that would have

prohibited courts from suspending aperson’s driver’s license until theyhad failed to pay three tickets. Underthe new law, failing to pay any ticketcan result in suspension of drivingprivileges. She said this languagehad been written into the bill by itsco-sponsor, Assemblywoman JoanM. Quigley (D-32).

Mr. Victor praised AssemblymanAugustine for taking the “bull by thehorns” in gaining support for themeasure in the Legislature.

“It is a refreshing experience tohave a caring and able legislatorfrom the 22nd District applying hisskills to ensure (laws) affecting ourquality of life are reasonable andfair,” he said.

The 1997 State Superior Courtdecision dismissed 454,000 outstand-ing parking tickets dating back threeor more years. That decision becameeffective in February 1998.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING TICKETS IS NOT LONGER A LIFE SENTENCE…GovernorChristine Todd Whitman last month signed legislation implementing a three-year statute of limitations on the collection of overdue parking ticket revenues.

Hearing Wednesday On Parking ReportThe Town Council will hold a special meeting this Wednesday, March

1, at which point the town’s parking consultant will present a comprehen-sive parking plan for the downtown.

Rich and Associates of Michigan was hired by the town to develop thereport on the best location to build a parking deck in town, including itssize and cost projections for construction and annual operation.

According to Michael LaPlace, the deck is the central part of a parkingsystem under consideration by the town.

Also included will be beefed up improvement to surface parking lotsin town, enhanced enforcement of parking regulations and creation of aparking entity that would be in charge of parking on a full-time basis.

Preliminary construction costs of the deck are in the $6 to $7 million range.The public hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council

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SP-F Schools Superintendent’s PlanIs Not ‘a Good Thing’ to Reader

After attending the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education’s presen-tation last Wednesday night regardingtheir proposal to change our school sys-tem by moving our fifth grade studentsinto middle school, I am truly amazed!

Way too much time and effort is beingput into trying to convince the commu-nity that it is a “good thing.” It is not a“good thing” and it is quite apparent they(the school board) agree with that, be-cause of the great lengths they are pro-posing to create a “school within aschool” to keep the younger studentsaway from the influence of the olderstudents.

Just the time spent on this issue alonetells you plain and simple, “if you needto keep fifth graders so isolated andprotected, then maybe they don’t belongthere in the first place.”

In addition, so much time and money(for architects and consultants) is beingspent to persuade this community thatthis is a good solution for our problems.Where is that money coming from, andif this was a really good plan, this com-munity would accept it, without any ofthese theatrics and obvious empty prom-ises of just how wonderful it all will be!

In light of that, we still have to keep inmind that this plan is not a long-rangesolution and does not cure all of our ails.It doesn’t address the future needs ofColes or McGinn. It creates a town-widedisaster of adding 200-plus students tothe intolerable traffic and parking prob-lems at Park Middle School.

It doesn’t leave enough room in ParkMiddle School for any new studentscoming into this town from three pro-posed developments; and no one caneven come up with a reasonable plan ofhow to accommodate these new studentsat Park or show the costs associated withit!

If you saw the side by side compari-sons of the plans for the two middleschools, you could not agree that therewas any equality in the preparation for

new students. From the floor plans to thenew drop-off point designed at Terrill,these plans are in no way, whatsoever,equal. And, the residents of this commu-nity should be appalled because, Dr.Choye, our superintendent, throws thephrase “equity amongst all the schools”,and this is a slap in the face to thefamilies of the children that must attendPark!

Donna ColliganScotch Plains

OSTRACIZEPlutarch was a very perceptive fel-

low. This Greek historian (46-126AD) wrote of an ancient Greek tradi-tion called ostrakamos, which re-sulted in the banishment of someonewho had become too powerful orpopular, or was deemed too danger-ous or unwholesome. Research indi-cates that ostracism was a highlyformalized practice in ancientGreece.

To banish someone from theirmidst, Greek citizens would simplygather in the town marketplace andcast a vote by scratching the name ofthe offending person on an ostrakon,“a piece of clay tile.” If a person’sname appeared a prescribed numberof times, he or she could be banishedfrom the community for 5 to 10years. It has been suggested thatSocrates, the Greek philosopher, wasa victim of ostracism and that, ratherthan accept the consequences, he,instead, drank a potion of poisonoushemlock.

By the 16th century, the word os-tracize took on its current sense of“banishment by whatever means, butusually not physical removal from acommunity.”

Excommunication by the Catho-lic Church is an example of present-day ostracism. Hopefully, you willnot ostracize your Word Sleuths byfailing to faithfully read this column.

By Congressman Bob Franks

NEWS FROM WASHINGTONSeventh Congressional District

U.S. Representative Franks PushesFor Elimination of Marriage Tax

More than 800,000 workingcouples living in New Jersey arepaying a high price for being mar-ried.

Every year, these couples areforced to pay on average $1,400 morein federal income taxes than theywould pay if they were single. That’sbecause the current tax code pun-ishes working couples by pushingthem into higher tax brackets.

Our tax system should rewardcouples who choose to get married,not penalize them.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Houseof Representatives passed, with mysupport, legislation that would elimi-nate the so-called marriage penalty.The bill provides $182 billion in taxrelief to 22 million married couplesnationwide over the next 10 years.

Unlike President Clinton’s pro-posal — which would only offer apartial fix for working marriedcouples — our bill provides com-plete relief. The average couplewould save $1,400 a year in taxes.

As a member of the House BudgetCommittee, I have worked hard tobring fiscal discipline to Washingtonand end a generation of deficit spend-ing in Washington. It is only fair thatwe invest a portion of the budgetsurplus to correct an injustice in thetax code that has been especiallyburdensome on middle-income fami-lies.

According to the CongressionalBudget Office, middle-income fami-lies are hardest hit by the marriagepenalty.

Eliminating the marriage penaltyis an important step forward in ad-vancing tax fairness for families. Butthere is another inequity in the tax

code that still needs to be addressed.Today, more and more parents are

making the decision to leave thework force and stay at home to raisetheir kids. Yet, our tax code doesnothing to encourage full-time pa-rental care. In fact, it discourages it.

I am sponsoring legislation thatwould provide a tax break to parentswho make the financial sacrifice tostay home and care for their chil-dren.

My legislation would make stay-at-home parents eligible for the sametax credit now given to working par-ents who rely on child care outsidethe home. It would expand the De-pendent Care Tax Credit to coverfamilies in which one parent pro-vides full-time care for a child.

A tax credit for stay-at-home par-ents is the next common-sense stepCongress must take to promote stron-ger families and a fairer tax system.

The federal tax system should re-inforce the core values we as Ameri-cans share, and provide incentivesfor parents to spend more time rais-ing their children.

* * * * *Bob Franks represents the Seventh

District in the United States House ofRepresentatives, but is running for theUnited States Senate seat of FrankLautenberg, who is retiring.

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Reader Questions Salary InequitiesIn Westfield Schools’ Expenditures

Tree Preservation Commission HeadCalls Letter to Editor Inaccurate

Lori Zivny’s February 17 Letter to theEditor in The Westfield Leader and TheTimes of Scotch Plains-Fanwood thatreferenced the Westfield Tree Preserva-tion Commission was factually incor-rect and misleading.

The Westfield Tree Preservation Com-mission reviews and enforces tree re-moval and replanting plans. The act callsfor the Town Zoning official to reviewand enforce all Commission recommen-dations. This is done during the buildingpermit and inspection process.

The Tree Preservation Commission ismade up of citizen volunteers who are

dedicated to the prevention of unneces-sary tree destruction. Furthermore, werequire the replanting of as many trees aspossible.

Many in Westfield are concerned aboutrampant development. Working withinthe system for the common good is theappropriate course of action. Lashingout and questioning the intentions ofcommitted, well intentioned volunteersis inappropriate.

Michael SnizekChairman

Westfield Tree PreservationCommission

Regarding Matthew J. Seagull’s ar-ticle on the front page of the February 17edition of The Westfield Leader, we sawPatricia Hersch on C-Span’s Book Notesdiscussing her book “A Tribe Apart.”We bought two copies for our family(six children, 11 grandchildren).

The author/mother of three boys spentsix years talking to junior high and highschool kids. The book is a must forparents of teenagers who want to learnhow to speak to their children. The pub-lisher is The Ballantine Publishing Co.

George B. CainManasquan

In Thursday’s Star-Ledger, there wasa tabulation of the way each schooldistrict spent its money in 1998-99 ver-sus 1994-95. It is noteworthy that for theWestfield schools, faculty salaries de-clined from $57,453 to $52,938 whileadministrative salaries of $87,945 didnot decrease, although there was no fig-ure provided for 1994-95.

Last year, I had an exchange of noteswith Wesfield Schools SuperintendentDr. William J. Foley in which I com-mented on the large sums of moneyspent on administration and he assuredme that every effort was being made toreduce overhead costs. The purpose ofour schools is to teach the students, and

to do this, it requires teachers.Why then, did the money spent on

teachers salaries decrease while the ad-ministrative costs increased? Further-more, why should so much more moneybe spent for administrative salaries thanis spent on faculty salaries?

The article also states that 87 percentof the Westfield school budget is sup-ported by local taxes. I believe both Dr.Foley and the Board of Education owethe taxpayers in Westfield an explana-tion.

Dr. Max J. KalmWestfield

Host of Questions Need to be AnsweredBefore Public Can Support School Plan

The past five weeks of impassioned public involve-ment in the facilities and enrollment crisis in ScotchPlains-Fanwood schools have been a refreshingchange from the general indifference traditionallydisplayed to regular board activities and schoolboard and budget elections. Only two issues in twoyears have sparked such interest: the proposal torelocate the pre-K program to Park Middle School in1998 and the leveling debate of 1999.

The exchange of ideas at individual school andboard of education meetings, and through correspon-dence to the board, has, in many cases, been thoughtprovoking and constructively critical. But, not all of it.

The adversarial tone with which numerous parentshave approached the board of education and admin-istration during the facilities meetings is disturbing.The debate should not be distorted into a battlebetween “us” (parents) and “them” (board/adminis-tration). Whatever the ultimate decision, it will takea unified effort from parents, administrators andboard members to make it work for the children.

In addition, south side Scotch Plains parents ob-jected to what they perceived as an excessively longbus ride for their children, who faced potentialredistricting under one facilities’ option. Their seem-ingly legitimate objection was undermined by thesuggestion that higher property values should carrymore weight in determining which neighborhoodsshould or should not be redistricted. That attitudesmacks of an elitism that is out of place in a diversi-fied community the likes of Scotch Plains andFanwood.

Furthermore, in light of the recommendation tomove the fifth grade into the middle school, someparents have expressed concerns about the disparitybetween the maturity of eighth-grade students andthe naiveté of fifth graders. There have been harshcharacterizations that insult the solid majority ofdecent eighth-grade kids who walk the halls of themiddle schools.

That being said, it is not surprising to hear parentalresistance to the superintendent’s recommendationto move fifth grade students out of an elementarysetting. Such a move calls for widespread change,and change is rarely easy to digest at first glance.

The administration has been accused of espousing

the fifth-grade move for convenience’s sake, ratherthan for its academic benefits. Truth be told, ifbulging elementary schools had not forced theirhand, it is unlikely that administrators would havearbitrarily recommended such a change. But, thereare only so many options and several carry prettyhefty price tags.

Parents want a quality education for their kids.They also want to protect their children from growingup too fast. Professionals and board members want toprovide a sound, rewarding educational program thatencourages every child to reach his full potential.They also have to figure out how to equitably housethousands of students across three levels. In addition,the board has to answer to the taxpayers (only 27percent of whom have children in the school system).They shoulder 90 percent of the costs of publiceducation in Scotch Plains and Fanwood.

It is important to remember during the course ofdiscussion that these goals are not mutually exclu-sive.

There are a host of questions that need to beanswered before the community can throw its sup-port behind the superintendent’s recommendationand the bond referendum required to foot the bill fornearly $16 million in proposed renovation, construc-tion and technology costs.

Parents and board members want assurance thatthis plan will work to the benefit of their children.They want concrete answers to their questions abouthow schools will address the academic, emotionaland social implications of such a gradereconfiguration.

The administration has a responsibility to providethose answers. Answers that would encourage par-ents’ active participation in and support for the solu-tion.

Parents should continue to voice their comments,questions and concerns to board members and theadministration via phone calls, letters and attendanceat meetings.

In the end, there is a certain leap of faith that parentsmust take — whatever plan the board approves. Theywill be able to take it with more confidence if theirquestions have been answered as thoroughly as pos-sible.

SP-F Committee Discussing Shared ResourcesWelcome Idea to Tax-Weary Local Public

The Whitman Administration has been urgingcommunities in the state to take a good look at thesharing of certain services as a way to pare the costof local government and, thus, perhaps save overbur-dened local property taxpayers a few bucks. Thegovernments in Scotch Plains and Fanwood, as wellas the local Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Educa-tion, deserve a pat on the back for their recentlyannounced plan to set up a joint committee to explorewhat services, now being performed by both townsand the school board, could possibly be done jointly,at a lower cost to their taxpayers.

Martin L. Marks, the Scotch Plains Mayor, saidthe panel, made up of three representatives from thetwo governing bodies and the Board of Education,would look at everything from divvying up servicesand personnel to sharing certain land and buildings.Fanwood’s Mayor Louis C. Jung has also expressedinterest in the committee’s potential ideas. MayorMarks made his appointments last week, and wehope that Mayor Jung and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education will name their des-ignees soon.

The idea of sharing services isn’t a new idea. Manycommunities already jointly participate in certaininsurance funds that help cut costs. A few towns atthe Jersey Shore are teaming to clean their adjoiningbeaches. And there may be a new push locally to havetowns in Union County share the costs of animalcontrol services.

It’s been said that local residents have been payingan increasing proportion of the cost of their localgovernment as state assistance has declined in recentyears. We haven’t seen the data to say that this is so.What we do know is that the cost of government justkeeps rising.

However, if state assistance is declining, more aidwould certainly be a welcome relief to municipalitiesnow starving for dollars. There is recently-enactedlegislation to increase annual state assistance levelsin line with the inflation rate. Is this good news? Wedon’t know.

A concern is that government has no incentive toimprove operations and services like private businessdoes. Legislation to automatically provide more fundsbased on inflation further dampens the incentive forgovernment to improve.

The jury is out on an agreement by GovernorWhitman and the State Legislature to restore some$328 million in municipal aid that would have beenreceived in the 1994-2000 period had such stateassistance been indexed to the inflation rate. After all,you are paying for it anyway.

But in the meantime, although the notion of areamunicipalities sharing services is a good idea, it is amature one practiced for some time. There are veryfew other significant opportunities proposed in thisarea to reduce costs. Anything that improves theefficiency of operation in government that cuts thetax burden of property owners, we favor.

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The following is a checklist fromthe New Jersey Department of Com-munity Affairs:

Check Windows. Replace crackedor missing windows. Inspect and in-stall storm windows. Self-storingstorm windows are installed by lift-ing up screens and moving down theprotective window panel.

Check Heater. Have your centralheater checked for efficiency andsafety. Older, oil heaters should getan annual tune-up and cleaning.

Stop Drafts. Install weather strip-ping around doors and windows. Usedraft-stoppers at the bottoms of doors.

Seal Gaps. Use caulk to fill gapsthat lead to outdoors. Caulk can beused, for example, around pipes wherethey go through an outside wall, andaround drafty window panes and door-jambs. Use expandable foam for largeropenings.

Conserve. Conserve. Conserve.Turn off radiators in unused rooms.Use appliances with energy ratingsof 9 or higher. Try replacing incan-descent light bulbs with compact,fluorescent bulbs.

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Thermostat. A programmable,clock thermostat can save money byletting you program your home’s tem-perature to fit your schedule. Nomore forgetting to turn down thethermostat when going out for theday, or encountering an icy cold housewhen you return.

Energy Deregulation has Arrived; With it Comes Choice, Possible SavingsThe New Jersey energy deregulation law has two parts. First, it mandates across the board reductions on electricity costs

beginning at 5 percent in August 1999 and reaching at least 15 percent in 2002. These reductions will happen automaticallyand benefit all consumers.

The second feature of the law is that it allows consumers (if they want) to choose what company supplies their electricityand gas. Customers can choose an electricity supplier starting this fall and a gas supplier by the end of this year.

Before deciding whether or not to choose a new energy supplier, it’s important to understand how energy gets to your homeor business.

There are three steps in the energy delivery process: generation, transmission and distribution. Generation can be likenedto a factory. It is where electricity is manufactured (e.g., in nuclear or coal-fired plants). A good analogy for transmission isan interstate highway. It is how electricity is moved over long distances. Distribution is like a local road that feeds off ahighway and takes electricity directly into your home.

In the past, your local utility provided all three services (generation, transmission, and distribution) and charged a single priceper kilowatt-hour. With deregulation, however, you can now shop for the generation piece (i.e., which company generates thepower that you buy). Regardless of who generates your power, however, it will still flow through the local utility’s (e g., GPUEnergy) transmission and distribution system. Thus, if you experience a power outage, the local utility continues to be responsiblefor maintaining and repairing the local distribution system, regardless of who you buy your energy from.

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Tom Kean and Assemblyman Joel WeingartenLeading Endorsement Battle in Union County


Heading into the county Republi-can conventions, candidates seekingthe GOP nomination for the SeventhCongressional seat in the June 6 Pri-mary election these days are busylining up endorsements. The districtincludes 34 towns stretched acrossfour counties: Union, Middlesex,Somerset and Essex.

The establishment candidateamong Union County Republicancontenders appears to be Tom KeanJr., who has lined up support fromformer long-time District 7 Congress-man Matthew Rinaldo; State SenatePresident Donald T. DiFrancesco andAssemblyman Alan M. Augustine,both of Scotch Plains, and Assem-blyman Richard H. Bagger ofWestfield. All represent the 22ndLegislative District.

In addition, Matthew McDermott,the son of Union County RepublicanCommittee Chairman Frank X.McDermott, is serving as Mr. Kean’sCampaign Treasurer.

Kerry Koch, Kean Campaign Man-ager, said the candidate has beenbuilding his organization “from thetop to the bottom” as a means toattract endorsements at the local level

which are now starting to filter in.“You have to start at the grassroots

and that’s where we started,” she toldThe Westfield Leader and The Timesof Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

Heading into the three county con-ventions (Essex County does not havea convention), Ms. Koch said thecampaign expects to do well inSomerset and Union Counties and tosplit support with two other candi-dates in Middlesex County.

Candidate Ken Gardner ofWoodbridge serves as MunicipalChairman and is expected to gain alot of GOP support in the MiddlesexCounty convention. Ms. Koch saidshe expects Mr. Kean to split theconvention vote with MichaelFerguson and Mr. Gardner.

However, in Somerset, whereformer state Senate President RayBateman has endorsed Mr. Kean,Ms. Koch said the Kean organizationis extremely strong. Candidate PatWalsh, Mayor of Green Brook, isexpected to drum up some supportamong Somerset County delegates.

“So I think we are going to be verytough to beat there,” she stated.

Assemblyman Joel Weingarten (R-21st) of Millburn has received thebacking of Assemblyman Kevin

O’Toole of Verona (R-21st), whorepresents five Union County com-munities, and Westfield native turnedJersey City Mayor Bret Schundler.Also backing his candidacy areMountainside Mayor Robert F.Viglianti and the borough’s munici-pal Republican Chairman and Bor-ough Attorney, John Post.

The candidate is also backed byGOP municipal chairmen inCranford, Garwood and Springfield.

A spokesman for Mr. Weingartensaid the candidate has lined up “moreendorsements in Union County thaneveryone else combined.”

“We are winning the endorsementwar,” he added, noting that it wasimportant that individual municipalleaders have backed Mr. Weingarten.

Mr. Ferguson, however, is concen-trating his effort on winning the partylines in Middlesex and SomersetCounties, which hold their countyconventions on Tuesday and Wednes-day March 21 and 29, respectively.

Daniel Quinonez, Mr. Ferguson’scampaign spokesman, estimated thatthe campaign’s effort will achieve“more than half the vote to win (theparty line in the GOP Primary) inSomerset (County).”

He said the Ferguson strategy is to

win these two counties and than takethat momentum into the UnionCounty Convention on Saturday,April 1.

Among the seven GOP candidates,three reside in Union County – Mr.Kean, Patrick Morrisey and EricUrbano.

Mr. Morrisey said he has beenendorsed by seven members of Con-gress behind his campaign, includ-ing House of Representatives Com-merce Committee Chairman Tho-mas Bliley (R-Va.). Former Con-gressman Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.) is alsoa supporter along with New JerseyCongressman Christopher Smith (R-4th). The candidate had been Coun-sel to the House Commerce Com-mittee prior to moving to Westfield,where he has rented an apartment.

Paul J. Peyton for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCAMPAIGN STRATEGIZING...Political Director Daniel Patrick Ronayne,left, and Seventh Congressional District candidate Patrick Morrisey reviewcampaign materials while working out of their campaign office on Elm Streetin Westfield. (See story below.)

Joel Farley Says Lenape TrailIs Primary Home, Not Manhattan


WESTFIELD — The Seventh Con-gressional District seat has attractedso much interest this year that many of

the candidates moved into the districtto seek the office.

One candidate, however, has drawnquestions from some in the politicalarena who believe he is not living inNew Jersey.

A campaign spokesman indicatedthat while Mr. Farley has multipleresidencies including Manhattan, hisprimary address is in Westfield.

According to Union County Boardof Elections Administrator PatriciaFormato, Democratic Congressionalhopeful Joel Farley, 46, officially reg-istered as a voter in the district onSeptember 29 of last year.

Mr. Farley has listed his primaryresidence as 745 Lenape Trail inWestfield.

According to the office of theWestfield Tax Assessor, the Westfieldhome is under the ownership of EileenFarley, the candidate’s mother. Thehome has been in the Farley family for45 years.

A worker in the New York CityBoard of Elections indicated that Mr.Farley’s name has been deleted fromthe list of registered voters in Manhat-tan. The candidate, however, still main-tains a phone number and residence inthe city.

“His (Mr. Farley’s) residence is 745Lenape Trail. That’s where he hangs hishat,” Ron Connor, Mr. Farley’s spokes-man told The Westfield Leader and TheTimes of Scotch Plains and Fanwood.

He said the candidate also main-tains residences in Manhattan, Bostonand California. A member of the barassociations in California, New Yorkand Massachusetts, he uses these resi-dences when on the road on business.

Locally, Mr. Farley is an active mem-

ber of the Echo Lake Country Club inWestfield, where he has been a mem-ber since 1997, and the First UnitedMethodist of Westfield for which hehas traveled to New England and Eu-rope as a member of the church’s choir.

Mr. Farley, who launched his cam-paign a few weeks ago, was born inSummit and raised in Westfield. Hetold the Westfield Leader and TheTimes that he did not formerly re-gain residency in town until a yearago. Much of his time from the mid-1980s on was spent in Massachu-setts, where he served as a specialdistrict attorney and criminal pros-ecutor, and Manhattan where hemaintains a private law practice.

Prior to moving out of town he hadbeen active in town, including servingas a Democratic Committeeman whenhe was just 18.

While Mr. Farley may have not spentmuch time in Westfield up until a fewyears ago, Democratic candidateMichael LaPolla, who serves as UnionCounty Manager, has only lived in thedistrict a year and a half. He is, how-ever, a life-long Union County resi-dent. Maryanne S. Connelly has re-sided in Fanwood for 20 years whereshe was mayor the past four years anda long-time councilwoman before that.

Jeff Golkin, a Committeeman inWarren, and J. Brooke Hern of NewProvidence, are also seeking the Demo-cratic Party nomination for the Con-gressional seat. The seat has been inRepublican hands since the late 1960s.

Republican candidates Tom Kean,Jr. and Patrick Morrisey, both ofWestfield, and Mike Ferguson of War-ren all moved into the district in thelast few months.

Patrick Morrisey Opens Westfield Campaign OfficeFor Open Seventh District Congressional Seat


WESTFIELD — Twelve candidatesseek the Seventh Congressional seat.Three reside in Westfield. Only onehas an office in town: Patrick Morrisey.

Although he has to hold a formalgrand opening, Mr. Morrisey has offi-cially moved into space abovePeriwinkles’s on Elm Street.

Growing up in Edison, the candi-date said he knows the town and “feltvery comfortable here.”

“It’s a wonderful, safe, clean townand it’s the type of town eventually,when you get married and have chil-dren, that you’d like to bring yourkids up in school here,” he said duringan interview in The Westfield Leaderand Times of Scotch Plains andFanwood offices last Friday.

He moved into an apartment in townlate last year after moving here fromthe Washington D.C. area where hehad worked as Counsel to the Houseof Representatives Commerce Com-mittee for the past several years.

Mr. Morrisey said he has begun histelemarketing as well as a door-to-doorcampaign among registered Republi-cans in town. He has vowed to winWestfield in the Primary. There are 34towns in the district which spans fourcounties including Union County.

“Westfield is an important priorityfor me. Obviously I live here,” he said.“The response (among residents) hasbeen very positive,” he said.

Mr. Morrisey’s chief Republican

competition in town is Tom Kean Jr.,the son of former popular New JerseyThomas H. Kean. Mr. Kean moved totown in December when he and hiswife bought a house on Harrison Av-enue.

“Tom is a gentleman and he has theright civic virtue and is a heck of a niceguy. I just think perhaps he mightneed to start at a different post, adifferent level of government in orderto obtain the seasoning needed to bean effective representative,” Mr.Morrisey stated.

Mr. Morrisey admitted that he will“never be the establishment candi-date” in New Jersey. “And that’s be-cause I’m always going to give folksstraight talk (on issues and on anyquestion posed to him).”

Mr. Morrisey cited his experiencein drafting legislation for the Com-merce Committee and negotiating billswith the White House staff and Houseand Senate leadership.

“My campaign is not going to beabout appealing to the establishment.My campaign will be about appealingto real people who are out working tomake ends meet,” he explained.

He is focusing more on appealingto “rank and file Republicans” than toparty leaders in an effort to win theTuesday, June 6 Primary Election. Thecandidate is not looking at winningthe county lines.

With over $100,000 in campaigncontributions, Mr. Morrisey vowedhe does, indeed, have enough money

to win the Primary.“But this isn’t a race to see who can

have cash on hand. This is about whocan actually articulate a message thatappeals to voters of the Seventh Dis-trict,” Mr. Morrisey emphasized.

The candidate anticipates a Primaryturnout of 50 percent of the 66,000registered Republicans in the district.The candidate said he believes 13,000votes are needed to win the nominationto be the top vote-getter among thefield of seven Republican candidates.

The candidate’s campaign has fo-cused on health care and Medicarereform, reducing taxes and spendingat the federal level.

He said he wants to c clean up thefederal regulations that includes110,000 pages of laws and regula-tions that govern the Medicare pro-gram. By comparison, the InternalRevenue Service is governed by17,000 pages.

Mr. Morrisey intends to show vot-ers the complex forms that senior citi-zens must fill out to be eligible forfederal programs.

The candidate supports a drug pre-scription program for seniors but onlyas part of comprehensive Medicarereform. The program was drafted inthe 1960s. He said one-third of se-niors do not have access to a prescrip-tion drug plan.

Mr. Morrisey said the plan is neededto reduce hospital stays while alsoenhancing seniors quality of life.

He also wants to “fine tune” the

Welfare reform program that was in-stituted a few years ago.

He also wants to reduce the numberof uninsured persons, some 44 mil-lion Americans, which he said in theend will reduce the cost of health caresince people will be going for regularcheckups.

Mr. Morrisey favors expanding theindividual tax deductibility for healthcare insurance.

He said this action would causepeople to shop around for the besthealth care insurance, thus increasingcompetition among health care pro-viders.

Other health care reform optionsare health marts and association healthplans.

A health marts are sort of a “bigsupermarket” whereby an individualhave the opportunity to choice be-tween a menu of health care optionsincluding a primary care physician,specialists, nurse practitioners andambulatory surgery centers.

Mr. Morrisey said a health martwould not be bogged down by regula-tion as exists today which, he said,would allow for discounts on healthcare services thus making insurancemore affordable.



MR. AND MRS. ROBERT J. KEANE, 2ND(She is the former Miss Sue Ann Jankulow)

Miss Sue Ann JankulowWeds Robert J. Keane, 2nd

Miss Tania Lynne HedlundMarries Jonathan Rosenberg

Craig Struzienski and Miss Christine Dzury

Miss Christine DzuryEngaged to Craig Struzienski

Manns WelcomeJacob Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann ofSpring Hill, Tenn. have announcedthe birth of their son, Jacob RobertMann, on Monday, January 10.

The mother is the former MissJennifer Yohalem, who previouslylived in Westfield.

Jacob’s maternal grandparents areLouise and Nat Yohalem of Westfield.

His paternal grandparents are Bettyand Robert Mann of Shrub Oak, N. Y.

The baby’s maternal great-grand-mother is Mary Yohalem of NewYork and his maternal great-grand-father is Samuel Nestanpower ofBoca Raton, Fla.

Matthew ReeseBorn to Golds

Mr. and Mrs. Gold of Morganvillehave announced the birth of theirson, Matthew Reese Gold, on Tues-day, February 1.

The mother is the former MissMarcy Mestel of Morganville.

Matthew joins his brother, Jordan,age 7.

The maternal grandparents are Ritaand Zelig Mestel of Lake Worth,Fla., formerly of Morganville.

Fran and Dan Gold of Westfieldare the paternal grandparents.

Matthew’s paternal great-grand-mother is Ruth S. Feuerstein ofSomerset.

The baby is named in memory ofhis paternal great-grandfathers,Murray Feuerstein and Maurice Goldand his maternal great-grandfather,Ralph Mestel.

Miss Sue Ann Jankulow, the daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Jankulowof Scotch Plains and Bay Head, wasmarried on Saturday, November 27,to Robert Joseph Keane, 2nd. He isthe son of Mrs. Mary Ann Keane ofLarchmont, N.Y. and the late RobertJoseph Keane.

The bride was given in marriageby her father during an afternoonNuptial Mass at the Immaculate Heartof Mary Roman Catholic Church inScotch Plains, with the ReverendMonsignor Raymond J. Pollard, acousin of the bride, as celebrant. Areception followed at The GrandSummit Hotel in Summit.

Mrs. Maura McNulty of Rye, N.Y.was the matron of honor. The bridalattendants included Mrs. KellyGildea of Arlington, Va. and MissAllison Keane of Larchmont, bothsisters of the bridegroom; Miss Jen-nifer Rusnak of Hillsborough, acousin of the bride, and Mrs. JeanHaley of Harrison, N.Y.

Philip Keane of Larchmont wasthe best man for his brother. Servingas groomsmen were Timothy Dillon,Gregory Mouracade, Eric Sundinand Andrew Wilson, all ofLarchmont; Steven Speicher of New

York City, William Gildea, 3rd ofArlington, Va. and Arthur G.Jankulow of Scotch Plains, thebrother of the bride.

A graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, the brideearned her Bachelor of Science De-gree in Business and Finance fromMount Saint Mary’s College inEmmitsburg, Md.

She was awarded her Master ofBusiness Administration Degree inFinance from Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity in Madison and is em-ployed by AT&T in Basking Ridgeas a Manager in the finance organi-zation.

The bridegroom, a graduate ofMamaroneck High School inMamaroneck, N.Y., also received hisBachelor of Science Degree in Busi-ness and Finance from Mount SaintMary’s College. He is employed bythe United States government in theDepartment of the Treasury in NewYork City.

A rehearsal dinner was hosted bythe bridegroom’s mother at the Sub-urban Golf Club in Union.

Following a wedding trip toAntigua, the couple reside in UnionCounty.

Miss Tania Lynne Hedlund, thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. JackHedlund of Kane, Pa., was marriedon Sunday, October 10, to JonathanPaul Rosenberg. He is the son of Mr.and Mrs. Stephen Rosenberg ofWestfield.

The ceremony and reception bothtook place at the Westmount Coun-try Club in West Paterson, with thebride given in marriage by her fatherand the bridegroom escorted by hisparents.

Pastor Rodney Smith and RabbiPhyllis Shapiro officiated at the noonnuptials, which included music byThe Cantabile String Trio on violin,viola and cello. Ms. Leslie Frost, acousin of the bride, was a reader.

The bride wore a handmade,sleeveless, floor-length, A-line gownof silk organza layered over silk satin.It featured a sweetheart neckline,fitted bodice and low-cut back withAustrian crystal faux buttons.

The skirt of the gown had organza“pouffed” over crystal beads, de-signed to give the effect of the bridewalking among the clouds. An el-bow-length veil with satin pipingwas worn by the bride during theceremony, with white margueritedaisies and Austrian crystal hairpinsadorning her hair.

She carried a bouquet of sage hy-drangea, white marguerite daisies,cream message roses, lisianthus andvariegated ivy tied with a transparentivory ribbon with satin trim, leavingthe stems exposed.

Dr. Christina Bucci of Buffalo, N.Y., a friend of the bride and bride-groom, was the maid of honor. Mrs.Tammie Hannon of Bradford, Pa.,the sister of the bride, was the matronof honor. Miss Michele Rosenbergof Hoboken, the sister of the bride-groom, was a bridesmaid.

Each of the attendants designedher own long A-line sleeveless gownin black, sand washed silk charmeuse,

all of which were slightly differentyet complementary to one another.They carried matching bouquets withsage and burgundy two-tone hydran-gea, black magic and Martinez rosesand variegated ivy with the stemswrapped in burgundy ribbon.

Adam Sandler of Los Angeles, afriend of the bridegroom, was thebest man. The groomsmen includedDavid Becker of Chicago and AdamBrown, of New York City, both friendsof the bridegroom, and Dr. TimothyHedlund of Monaca, Pa., the brotherof the bride.

Attendants to the bride and bride-groom included Jonathan Hannon,Miss Erin Hannon and BryanHannon, the nephews and niece ofthe bride from Bradford.

The bride received a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Psychology throughthe Honors Program at the Univer-sity of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y.and a Master of Arts Degree in Crimi-nal Justice from Rutgers Universityin New Brunswick. She is employedas a senior analyst for the Office ofthe Mayor in New York City.

The bridegroom was awarded hisBachelor of Arts Degree in Historyand Political Science at the Univer-sity of Rochester and his master’sdegree in Public Administration fromSyracuse University. He is employedas a Deputy Assistant Director inFinance for the New York City Coun-cil.

Bridal showers were hosted by thebride’s mother and sister in Kane, Pa.and by the bridegroom’s mother andsister in Montclair. A rehearsal din-ner was held at an Italian restauranttwo nights before the wedding.

Following a two-week trip to CostaRica, the couple reside in Manhattan.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dzury ofWestfield have announced the en-gagement of their daughter, MissChristine Dzury, to Craig Struzienski.He is the son of Mrs. MargaretStruzienski of Basking Ridge andthe late Edward Struzienski.

A 1992 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, the bride-elect attended Dela-ware Valley College in Doylestown,

Pa. She is employed by ParagonComputer Professionals in Cranford.

Her fiancé graduated from RidgeHigh School in 1986 and from theCounty College of Morris in 1988.He is co-owner of C & C Construc-tion Company, based in BaskingRidge.

The couple plan to be married inSeptember.

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Historical Society MeetingTo Feature Music Theme

WESTFIELD — Music will bethe theme at the First WednesdayLuncheon of the Westfield Histori-cal Society on March 1 at noon atB.G. Fields Restaurant on Spring-field Avenue in Westfield.

Evelyn Bleeke, a Westfield resi-dent since 1956, will speak on thehistory of the Musical Club ofWestfield and other musical organi-zations. A member of the MusicalClub for more than 40 years, Mrs.Bleeke formerly served as Directorof the Choral Art Society for 32 yearsand is also a past Director of theWestfield Glee Club.

Members of the Musical Club whowill assist her include Donald BillBelcher, George Toenes and JeromeMendel, club historian.

Mr. Mendel will share old photo-graphs and programs with the audi-ence, while Mr. Belcher will speakon the early days of community con-

certs. Mr. Toenes will play a shortprogram of music on the clarinet.

Mr. Belcher served as President ofthe former Westfield CommunityConcerts Association. Mr. Toenes, along-time music educator, is Con-cert Master of the Westfield Com-munity Band and First Clarinet Chairof the Union Symphony.

Regular attendees of the luncheonwill be contacted by a telephonecommittee of the Historical Societyto verify their reservations. Spacepermitting, others are invited to at-tend and may respond by calling(908) 233-2930 before noon on Mon-day, February 28.

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Women, headquartered at 511 NorthAvenue in Garwood, will continueits tax filing assistance programthrough the upcoming tax season.

Accountant Meira Findel will notcharge a fee for this service; how-ever, a membership fee to Womenfor Women and a donation to theorganization would be appreciated.

Women for Women is a private,non-profit organization in UnionCounty which provides self-help ser-vice and professional counseling forwomen in crisis and transition.

To schedule an appointment withMs. Findel, please call the Womenfor Women office at (908) 232-5787.

Foothill Club to HoldBirthday Luncheon

MOUNTAINSIDE — The FoothillClub of Mountainside will hold itsbirthday luncheon on Thursday, March2, at noon at B.G. Fields Restauranton Springfield Avenue in Westfield.

Members will celebrate 37 yearsof community service and are askedto bring an item for show and tell.Guests are welcome.

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A Weekly Column From Members of theScotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerial Association

Bond With God and Each OtherIs Dependent Upon Forgiveness

PULLING TOGETHER…Members of the First Congregational Church inWestfield recently participated in the cleanup of a Manville printing businessowned by a church member. Following Tropical Storm Floyd in September,water rose 12 feet in the basement of the business, with another foot entering thefirst floor. All the inventory and equipment were destroyed. Many churchmembers responded and achieved in a day’s work what would have taken theowners much longer to clean up. Church members, pictured left to right, are:Keith Westerhold, Bob Smith, Lyn Kelman, Ted Scribner and Peter Contos.

Youth Ministry’s Soup KitchenTo Reach Out to Those in Need

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — The Youth Min-istry Program of The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield is planning tohave a couple of people for dinner.Make that a couple of hundred people.And their young hosts hope they willenjoy the food so much that they willreturn the following week. And theweek after that.

In preparation for the program,named the Agape Project, theWestfield Youth Ministry is finaliz-ing an agreement with the First Pres-byterian Church of Elizabeth whichwill allow the young people to oper-ate a weekly soup kitchen at thechurch.

“We spend a lot of time teachingour young people about God’s love,”said the Reverend Tina McCormick,Associate Pastor and Youth Ministerof The Presbyterian Church inWestfield.

“It is equally important to givethem an opportunity to respond toGod’s love and grace in their lives byserving others,” she added.

The Youth Commission, a groupof adults from the church, wantedto provide the Youth Ministry Pro-gram with diverse experiences formission work. In the past, youth ofthe church have traveled to Jamaica,Mexico and parts of the UnitedStates to work on constructionprojects.

As important and worthwhile asthese undertakings are, however, theyouth ministry members wanted aproject which would be continuousand ongoing, and one which wouldallow them to build relationships withthe people they served.

After exploring several opportuni-ties in the surrounding communities,it was determined that a need existedfor a midweek soup kitchen in Eliza-beth.

The Youth Ministry Program hopesto have Agape Project serving theElizabeth community by April.

Every Wednesday evening sincelate October, members of the YouthMinistry Program have been meet-ing to learn how to feed the hungry.They have invited speakers familiarwith setting up a such a facility totalk to them.

In addition, they are learning aboutfood preparation for large numbersof people and are studying issuessurrounding poverty and the work-ing poor.

“Our young people are wonder-fully committed and devoted,” ex-plained the Reverend McCormick.

“They have taken on this projectcompletely on their own.”

The First Presbyterian Church ofElizabeth is located in the downtownsection of the city, next to the UnionCounty Courthouse on Broad Street.The location is ideal in terms ofvisibility and convenience for peoplein need, according to the ReverendMcCormick.

One of the goals of the AgapeProject, fostered by the link with theElizabeth church, is the strengthen-ing of urban-suburban relationshipsbetween Presbyterian churches, Rev-erend McCormick explained.

Two weeks prior to the first serv-ing night, Youth Ministry Programmembers will distribute bag lunchesto the area’s needy. Written on thebags will be the time and place wherepeople can come to Agape Project tobe fed.

Agape Project has the commit-ment and backing of the Westfieldcongregation. It is estimated that$20,000 will be needed to feed 200people a week for a year.

To help with finances, the churchwill hold its annual “stock sale” togive congregation members an op-portunity to purchase stock in theYouth Ministry Program for $10 ashare. The Youth Ministry also hopesto raise money through grants, thecommunity and other churches andorganizations involved in feeding thehungry.

For more information about AgapeProject or to make a donation of foodor money, please call ReverendMcCormick at (908) 233-0301. First Congregational

Sets ‘Welcome In’Service This SundayWESTFIELD — Individuals and

families who have recently moved tothe area or are seeking a new churchcommunity are invited to attend aspecial “Welcome In” service at theFirst Congregational Church inWestfield this Sunday, February 27,at 10 a.m. The church is located at125 Elmer Street in Westfield.

Attendees will have an opportu-nity to meet Dr. Christopher Atwood,the church’s new Senior Minister,and to experience a Congregational-style worship service. Church schooland nursery care are available duringthe service.

A branch of the United Church ofChrist, the Congregational churchcomprises a mix of denominationalbackgrounds including RomanCatholic, Presbyterian, Methodist,Baptist, Episcopal, Unitarian Uni-versalist, Lutheran and Quaker.

A Membership Exploration classwill be held immediately followingthe service for anyone who is consid-ering joining the church.

The church offers a variety of pro-grams to help participants exploretheir faith, including youth fellow-ship, weekly Bible Study, a women’sreading group, and a Faith andParenting group for families withyoung children.

The sanctuary is equipped with awheelchair lift and an infrared audiosystem for the hearing impaired.

For additional information, pleasecall the church office at (908) 233-2494.

Dr. Moore to Present RecitalOf Varied Organ Music

First United MethodistPlans Pancake SupperWESTFIELD — The First United

Methodist Church of Westfield hasannounced a Shrove Tuesday Pan-cake Supper to be held on Tuesday,March 7, in the Social Hall. Therewill be continuous serving from 6 to7:30 p.m.

The suggested donation is $5 perperson. Children age 5 and undermay attend for free. The maximumdonation per family will be $15.

Proceeds from the supper will ben-efit the First United Methodist ChurchScholarship Fund. The Jazz Bandfrom The New Jersey Workshop forthe Arts will perform during the event.

The public is invited to attend. Thechurch is located at 1 East BroadStreet. For further information, pleasecall the church office at (908) 233-4211.

Scotch Plains Baptist ChurchPlans Celebration of Jesus

WESTFIELD — Dr. AndrewMoore will present an organ recitalof varied music this Sunday, Febru-ary 27, at 4 p.m. at the First UnitedMethodist Church in Westfield.

Dr. Moore is on the faculty at thePingry School in Martinsville and isDirector of Music at the Grace Epis-copal Church in Plainfield.

He received his Bachelor of MusicDegree from the Curtis Institute ofMusic in Philadelphia and his Mas-ter of Music and Doctor of MusicalArts degrees from The Juilliard

School in New York City.The program will consist of works

by Bach (including Passacaglia in cminor), Vierne, Jean Langlais, MarcelDupre and others.

The organs of the First UnitedMethodist Church consist of sevendivisions totaling 68 ranks.

The First United Methodist Churchis located at One East Broad Street inWestfield. A $10 donation will bereceived at the door.

For further information, please call(908) 233-4211.

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Baptist Church will join thou-sands of churches representing manydenominations across North Americain an eight-week celebration of theperpetual appeal of Jesus during thisyear’s Lenten season.

Church members will explore thereasons why people are attracted to

Jesus and how they can reflect thequalities he espoused in their livestoday.

Between Friday, March 3, andEaster Sunday, April 23, participantswill work together on a 50-day “spiri-tual adventure” entitled “CelebrateJesus! Discover What Makes HimAttractive to so Many People.”

The program, designed to promotechurch-wide spiritual growth, willfocus on eight reasons why Jesusremains attractive to so many peopletoday.

In addition to hearing weekly ser-mons on these eight themes, adults,teenagers and children at the churchwill complete an age-appropriate“workbook” called an AdventureJournal.

Daily and weekly assignments willhelp them create “lighthouses ofprayer” in their neighborhoods, af-firm and serve other people and sharetheir faith using the media of modernculture, according to Pastor Gary F.Rothwell.

Small group discussion sessionsare being arranged to facilitate inter-action of participants in the pro-gram. These will be held during thenormal Sunday School class time at9:30 a.m. each Sunday morning andat various times during the week.

“I am delighted that our churchcan be a part of this exciting series,”said Pastor Rothwell. “In today’sworld, people look to celebrities orathletes as role models. But Jesus isthe most attractive person to everlive.

Anyone interested in participatingmay visit the Scotch Plains BaptistChurch at 333 Park Avenue. For moreinformation, please call the churchat (908) 322-5487. Weekly worshipservices are on Sundays at 11 a.m.

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By REV. ROBERT T. SNELL

He couldn’t take it. Javert, I mean.He couldn’t take it.

You remember Javert. He is therelentless police inspector of VictorHugo’s 19th century epic master-piece “Les Miserables.”

For more than 15 years, Javertdoggedly pursued the ex-convict JeanValjean. Valjean had violated hisparole. Originally imprisoned forstealing a loaf of bread to feed hiswidowed sister and her seven starv-ing children, Valjean violated hisparole by assuming a false identityand failing to report to parole offi-cials as required.

He resorted to this deception be-cause he discovered there was noplace in the world for an ex-convict;there was no other way for him tomake an honorable life for himself.

And make an honorable life forhimself he did: a life of unparalleledgrace, compassion and benevolence;a life repeatedly disrupted and de-spoiled by Javert’s obsession.

For more than 15 years this strugglecontinued: Valjean running, hiding,beginning again, always just eludinghis would-be captor, always filledwith grace; Javert chasing, ferretingout, disrupting and despoiling, al-ways the elusive quarry just slippingthrough his fingers, always consumedwith retribution.

In the fever pitch of armed rebel-lion, the tables turned. The policeinspector Javert was captured by in-surrectionists and sentenced to death.Not a revolutionary, but providen-tially present, Valjean volunteered tocarry out the execution. Having takenthe bound and doomed Javert out-side, Valjean set him free.

And Javert couldn’t take it. Hetells Valjean, “I’d rather you killedme.”

Through the witness of Valjean’slife, Javert was finally forced to con-cede that grace and forgiveness “hada wider and higher application” thanduty and retribution; that in God’sjust and merciful economy, mercywas both ground and goal of justice.With that, “the whole structure of hislife collapsed,” and Javert jumped

from a bridge to his death.Clearly, Hugo intended Valjean as

a messianic figure: one who bore amessianic legacy bequeathed to himby a peerless bishop and rooted inJesus Christ.

Jesus’ message was, “You are for-given.” It was a fundamental claimand proclamation intended to be de-terminative in all things. Seems harm-less enough, but for it he was cruci-fied.

It was not a new message. Fromthe dawn of creation, God has madeit clear that the divine-human rela-tionship depends on forgiveness. Butfrom the dawn of creation, we havefailed to grasp or accept the pro-found implications of “You are for-given” as the ground of existence.

“You are forgiven” condemns be-fore it liberates; there is an implicitdemand for repentance, change, radi-cal reordering, and if forgiveness isessential to the divine-human rela-tionship, so too must it be to thehuman-human relationship.

Surely we want forgiveness forourselves. But for all others? Are wewilling to extend it to all others?Surely we recognize and accept someof that for which we need forgive-ness? But do we recognize and ac-cept all of it?

“If anyone strikes you on the rightcheek, turn the other also; and ifanyone wants to sue you and takeyour coat, give your cloak as well;and if anyone forces you to go onemile, go also the second mile. Youhave heard that it was said, ‘Youshall love your neighbor and hateyour enemy.’ But I say to you, Loveyour enemies and pray for those whopersecute you, so that you may bechildren of your Father in heaven.”

Do we truly recognize how threat-ening to our way of life “you areforgiven” is? Javert couldn’t takeforgiveness as the ground of exist-ence and an essential condition forlife as God intends it. Can we?

* * * * *Reverend Robert T. Snell is Senior

Pastor at the Fanwood PresbyterianChurch, located at Martine andLaGrande Avenues in Fanwood.

Good News

Luke 12, 6,17 The Gospel

Are not five sparrows for two pennies, andnot one of them is forgotten before God?But even the very hairs on your head arenumbered. Fear not therefore: ye are ofmore value than man sparrows.



Concepts &Thought

QUALITY TIME…The Jefferson Elementary School Parent TeacherOrganization recently hosted its annual Dads’ Night. During theevening, a demonstration of new science kits piloted in the elementaryschools was offered. Diana Collins, a fourth grade teacher, discussed“Motion and Energy,” a hands-on science program in her classroom.Parents also experimented with creating their own electrical circuitsduring Michael Craver’s presentation of the fifth grade projectinvolving energy and electricity. Pictured, above, are Mrs. Collinsand parents Dave Dilzell, left, and Joe Kiefer examining vehiclescreated by Jefferson fourth graders.

Preliminary Applications AcceptedFor Pre-Kindergarten Program

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Title I Program foradmission to the Title I Pre-Kin-dergarten program is currently ac-cepting applications. The last dayfor submitting an application isFriday, April 28.

The program is without cost tofamilies of participating students.Children must have reached theirfourth birthday on or before Sun-day, October 1. Staff members willevaluate the child’s language abili-

ties and large and small muscledevelopment.

Preliminary applications areavailable at every elementaryschool in the district or by callingthe Title I office at (908) 412-0830.

Oliver Janney MortonNamed to Dean’s List

At Univ. of South CarolinaWESTFIELD – Oliver Janney

Morton of Westfield has receivedDean’s List status at the Universityof South Carolina in Columbia,S.C. for the fall 1999 semester

Oliver is the son of Bryan HowardJanney. He is a freshman at theuniversity’s School of Business.

Sandra Bavolar EarnsFall Dean’s List StatusAt Univ. of HartfordWESTFIELD – Sandra Bavolar

of Westfield has been named to theDean’s List for the fall 1999 se-mester at the University of Hart-ford in West Hartford, Conn.

Amanda Podlas EarnsDean’s List Status

At Campbell UniversitySCOTCH PLAINS – Amanda J.

Podlas of Scotch Plains has beennamed to the Dean’s List for thefall 1999 semester at Campbell Uni-versity in Buies Creek, N.C.

Amanda is a junior at Campbell,where she majors in Mass Commu-nications.

UniversityNews:

Brian Dowd

Laura Krasnor

Jonathan Calvert

Timothy Caprario

Laura Mottley

Special Concepts & Thought Notice:The Westfield Leader is currently looking for freelance writers

interested in focusing on education issues and the Westfield Boardof Education.

To speak with the Education Editor to coordinate an interview orforward a resume, please write: Michelle H. LePoidevin, P.O. Box250, 50 Elm Street, Westfield, 07091 or e-mail:[email protected].

Jennifer Del Roio EarnsDean’s List RecognitionAt University of Sciences

SCOTCH PLAINS – Jennifer DelRoio of Scotch Plains has beennamed to the Dean’s List for thefall 1999 semester at the Univer-sity of the Sciences in Philadel-phia.

Amy E. Molnar EarnsDean’s List Recognition

At Bates College in MaineWESTFIELD – Amy E. Molnar,

the daughter of B. Carol Molnar ofWestfield and Allen Molnar ofBedminster, has been named to theDean’s List for the first semester atBates College in Lewiston, Me.

Amy is a first-year pupil and a1999 graduate of Westfield HighSchool.

Jason M. Lilly EarnsDegree at BloomsburgSCOTCH PLAINS – Jason M.

Lilly of Scotch Plains has earnedhis Bachelor of Science in Educa-tion Degree in Elementary Educa-tion, Health and Physical Educa-tion from Bloomsburg Universityin Bloomsburg, Pa.

Gray Family Foundation AwardsScholarships to WHS Students

WESTFIELD – Westfield HighSchool graduates Jonathan Calvert,Timothy Caprario, Brian Dowd,Laura Krasnor and Laura Mottleyhave been awarded scholarshipgrants by the Gray Family Founda-tion. The students were selected onthe basis of academic achievement,community service and leadership.

Jonathan iscurrently at-tending KeanU n i v e r s i t yand majoringin communi-cations. He isalso em-ployed at a lo-cal law office.He is the sonof MelanieCalvert.

Timothy attends the Universityof Florida atGainesvilleand is ma-joring inp h y s i c a ltherapy. Hehas receiveda 3.3 gradepoint aver-age in hisfirst semes-ter whilemaintaininga sciencecurriculum.Timothy is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Rudy Caprario.

Brian attends Syracuse University,where he majors in architecture. Hehas achieved a 3.4 grade point aver-age and joined the U.S. Army R.O.T.C.He is the son of Patricia Dowd.

Laura Krasnor has completed herfirst semester at the University ofDelaware with a 3.0 grade pointaverage. She is in the College of

Human Resources with a major infamily andcommun i t yservices. Thisspring, shewill partici-pate in a pro-gram as a “bigsister” to achild in thecommunity.She is thedaughter ofN a n c y

Krasnor.Laura Mottley, the daughter of

Mr. andMrs. PeterMottley, is asophomoreat LoyolaUniversi tyand is pursu-ing a careerin elemen-tary educa-tion ands p e e c ht h e r a p y .While at

Loyola, she has achieved a 3.6 gradepoint average. She holds employ-ment on campus, as well as volun-teer duties.

The GrayF a m i l yFoundationcoordinateswith theE d u c a t i o nCommit teeof theW o m a n ’ sClub ofWestfield inselecting re-cipients ofthese schol-arship awards.

Please send allUniversity News to:

Michelle H. LePoidevinat [email protected]

Peter W. Billson

BOE Candidate Peter BillsonDiscusses Campaign Process

By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Peter W. Billson,a candidate for the Westfield Boardof Education, will participate in aseries of articles outlining the step-by-step process one must follow torun for the school board.

Mr. Billson, who serves as VicePresident of Operations at TheWestfield Leader and The Timesobtained his School Board Candi-date Kit from the office of BoardSecretary and Business Adminis-trator Robert A. Berman on Thurs-day, February 3, which was 25days prior to the Monday, Febru-ary 28, deadline for filing nomina-tion petitions.

“The school system has beenvery helpful, although the kit wasself-explanatory,” the candidatetold The Leader and The Times.

One vital piece of the CandidateKit entitled, “(Sample) Nominat-ing Petition for Annual SchoolElection” required only 10 signa-tures, but offers spaces for 12 sig-natures, according to the candi-date.

Twelve signatures were obtainedby the candidate, including thoserepresenting various members ofthe community such as formermembers of the school board, pastand present members of theWestfield Town Council, profes-sionals in the community, seniorcitizens and parents.

The candidate revealed thatwhile all petitioners were veryagreeable in signing the petition,he noted that each one questionedhim in one way or another aboutthe sanity of running for a schoolboard seat.

He also noted that Mayor Tho-mas C. Jardim, who also signed thepetition of current school boardmember Dr. B. Carol Molnar, toldthe candidate that he would notendorse him specifically, but fullyencouraged anyone interested ingetting involved in the schoolboard.

However, Mr. Billson noted thatwhen he submitted his applicationlast Friday, he was “surprised tofind that they (the Administrator’sOffice) don’t verify the names onthe petition.” Mr. Billson’s litera-ture says signatures must be fromqualified voters living in the schooldistrict.

He added that even though theapplication gives an official ap-pearance, “it’s really informal.”

One financial component of theprocess has been particularly “con-fusing” to the candidate. He re-ported that a booklet with 112 pagesdetailing the campaign financialrules left him “running around incircles.”

When he phoned the help lineprovided in the booklet and spokewith a representative named

“Chris,” he later reported that therepresentative was “polite, but zeropercent helpful.” Mr. Billson notedthat Chris kept referring him back tothe rule book for specific sections

instead of answering the questions inlayman’s terms.

The candidate explained that hecame to understand through the rulebook that a separate checking ac-count must be set up in order to runa campaign for the school board, afactor he did not anticipate.

He also stated that the rule book,which also explains financial obliga-tions for individuals running for mu-nicipals elections, details those rulesand often tacks on a sentence thatnotes that the above does not refer toschool board requirements. The can-didate believes that a separate rulebook should be compiled for schoolboard candidates.

Overall, the candidate reported thathe feels confident, although not “100percent confident” that he submittedexactly what the state was lookingfor.

Mr. Billson noted that when hereturned his forms to theAdministrator’s Office, he found Mr.Berman to be very helpful andfriendly and “very open about thewhole process.”

He also revealed that the Candi-date Kit should be more localizedbecause the average candidate mightnot know that Mr. Berman is theBusiness Administrator and BoardSecretary (a portion which must becompleted on the form), or the com-plete and real title of the schoolboard which is also required.

The candidate noted, however, thatthe Administrator’s Office did notinform him about the different termsavailable to the candidates—one yearand three year terms.

Mr. Billson, who is running be-

cause he believes the Board ofEducation needs someone withtechnical, hands-on experience toapply to the real world, also thinksthe Kit should include a listing of

local candidate forums that willbe upcoming and available for par-ticipation.

The candidate plans to open upa separate checking account forthe campaign today, Thursday,February 24.

He will place an advertisementin the March 2 edition of TheLeader and The Times in the formof a questionnaire for the public togive input on issues that are im-portant to them. He also intends tospeak with parents, as well as cross-ing guards at the schools.

“The Board of Education needsto get back on track and give infor-mation to the public. The way theBoard of Education meetings arecurrently being run, they offer verylittle information. Public input hasnothing to do with their decision-making process,” he said.

Pressing for better use and imple-mentation of technology in theschools, the candidate wants tosee the school board “kill less trees”and receive their school boardpackets electronically.

He believes each board membershould, and has the means to, pur-chase his or her own laptop com-puter in order to communicateagenda issues and other messagesbecause so often member packetsare incomplete with pages miss-ing or received late.

While he intends to continuewatching the school board meet-ings on TV-36, the candidate willalso research using this newspaper’snew Internet archives to comparepast school budgets with the bud-get proposed for 2000-2001.

Please send allEducation News to:

Michelle H. LePoidevinat [email protected]



Concepts &Thought

Hunger Banquet OrganizedBy High School Students

SCOTCH PLAINS – StudentsConcerned for the Needy, a servicegroup spearheaded by ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School stu-dents, will sponsor a Hunger Ban-quet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March1.

The Hunger Banquet is a dinnerprogram that raises communityawareness of hunger.

Guest speakers from Heart forHumanity and the Coalition forHunger Awareness will attend.Guests will be separated into threegroups based on social class. Themeal provided to each group willreflect their social class. There-fore, since the dinner mirrors glo-bal hunger issues, a meal is notguaranteed.

The banquet is free, however,

financial donations are suggested.Donations are still welcome if un-able to attend.

Please send donations to ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School, c/oSCN, 667 Westfield Road, ScotchPlains, 07076. Make all checks pay-able to SCN-SPFHS. All donationsare tax deductible.

The Hunger Banquet will be heldat the Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool cafeteria. To attend, pleasecall Mr. Stevens at (908) 889-8600.

SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY…Ellen Earl and Donna Katz’ kindergartenclasses from McGinn Elementary School in Scotch Plains recently visitedLiberty Science Center. Participating in hands-on exhibits ranging from laserlight manipulation to exploration of the human body, children also had theopportunity to examine insect and marine areas, the rock climbing wall andbuilding block areas. Pictured, left to right, at the ocean tides exhibit, are: JuliaVallejo, April Quinn, Bianca Marcazzo and Abigail Slaugh.

Terrill Middle School PostsSecond Period Honor Roll

SCOTCH PLAINS – Terrill MiddleSchool in Scotch Plains has an-nounced the names of students whoreceived Distinguished Honor Rolland Honor Roll status for the secondmarking period of the 1999-2000school year.

To be named to the DistinguishedHonor Roll, a student must receivean “A” in all subjects. Pupils mustearn at least two “A”s and no gradelower than a “B” in all major sub-jects, with at least a “C” in othersubjects to qualify for the HonorRoll.

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLLEIGHTH GRADE

Flora Alexander Lindsay OrdowerAlexander Clark Vaidehi PatelHannah Greenspan Roshni PatelCheryl Kaplun Arianna PowerVani Kilakkathi Allyson SalisburyKimberly Lorenzini Tracy SalmonAmanda Miller Barie SalmonJared Montagna Eric SwensonScott Moynihan Stephen TavaresJessica Neuringer Christopher Wallden

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLLSEVENTH GRADE

Aliza Burns Michael LeightonElise DeVries Kelly McManusRachel Dolgin Lauren PerrottaElizabeth Elko Jamie QualeRachel Goor Sarah SchwartzKarina Gotliboym Brittany SpeerNora Isack William SwensonStephanie King Michelle SwickRebecca Koransky Katie Zaleski

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLLSIXTH GRADE

Allison Abbott Gary HerzbergMatthew Anderson Daniel IngramCheryl Beqaj Alexander KonturMichael Bonacum Caroline LazurKara Brass Matthew LinsenbergDaniel Bugg Andrew LipsteinMeryl Coker Joanne SchurtzElise Coker Jennifer SeemannNeil Dalal Amira SelimSamantha Feldman Joshua ShvartsmanVictoria Fosdal Leah SiegalDavid Ginsberg Gabrielle StreepChristian Hambelton Sam TepperKristen Henkels Emily Wallden

Katerina Wong

HONOR ROLLEIGHTH GRADE

Jesse Allen Andrew LoomisRicardo Arocha Joseph MalchowRyan Aspell Laura ManziTheodore Baker Peter MillerSara Beckerman Christina MinnitiShaun Bendik Joshua ParkerErica Bloom Matthew RienKristen Bover Abigail RosenblattAyana Brody Rosanna RyskasenHeather Caldora Juliana SamsGhasson Channaoui Kristin SchardienRupnath Chattopadhy Jeanne SchneiderKevin DelMauro Elaine Shea

Michael DeNichilo Dana SkwirutRachel Diken Dustin TenenbaumCaryn Feder Michael ThompsonDani Finkel Jared TimmonsKristi Gayara Jonathan WagnerJaime GomezSalvadorDaniel WassermanMichael Hessemer Ryan WeberMorgan Larkin Talia WeinbergJoshua Liss Sara WoodsArleta Lobacz Edward Zazzali

HONOR ROLLSEVENTH GRADE

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For Educational ServicesBy KIM KINTER

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — It was in the early1960s that Joanne Kaplan Bartosik usedto walk daily to Westfield’s LincolnSchool to attend elementary school.

Now she finds it hard to believe shehas returned to the same school on adaily basis, this time to take on thechallenging new post of Director ofDevelopment for the Union CountyEducational Services Commission.

The Union County Educational Ser-vices Commission, which is housed inthe former Lincoln School on WestfieldAvenue, is an agency that provides edu-cational programs and services to dis-abled and non-disabled county childrenwho are not succeeding in a regularclassroom or through their school’s spe-cial education departments. The com-mission was started in 1969.

The commission operates specialeducation secondary education pro-grams for students ages 12 through 21in two settings: Beadleston High Schoolon Lamberts Mill Road in Westfield forstudents classified as emotionally dis-turbed and in need of mental healthsupport services, and Centennial HighSchool in the former Lincoln School,for the emotionally disturbed and indi-viduals who may have neurological orperceptual impairments.

In addition, the commission offers anon-special education alternative highschool at the Hillcrest Academy onPlainfield Avenue in Scotch Plains forstudents who have not succeeded intheir regular schools.

Special education programs for el-ementary and junior high school stu-dents are also available at two localsites, both known as the WestlakeSchool. One facility, situated on Lam-berts Mill Road in Westfield, is forstudents with orthopedic and multipledisabilities. The other, located onWoodacres Drive in Mountainside, isfor multiply-handicapped, emotionallydisturbed and neurologically impairedyoungsters.

The commission also provides anumber of auxiliary services, such asspeech therapy and testing and classi-fication, for children in private schoolsettings.

In her third-floor, no-frills office, Ms.Bartosik is now in charge of workingwith and promoting the commission,finding additional funding for the bodyand developing contacts within the busi-ness and industrial community to helpthe commission.

She also is working closely with theUnion County Educational ServicesFoundation, formed by the commissionin 1994, to rally support and raise fundsfor programs and services the commis-sion could not afford.

“I guess if you’re not uniquely in-volved with the commission throughyour children or a job, you wouldn’tknow anything about it,” mused Ms.Bartosik about her job, which she be-gan in the fall. “I want to raise aware-ness.”

She pointed out that about 7,000Union County children in both publicand private schools currently are usingthe commission’s services.

Edward M. Hartnett, Superintendentof the commission, agreed with Ms.Bartosik. “It has been very frustrating toget the word out (about the commissionand Foundation). That is why we de-cided to hire a director of developmentfull time.”

Ms. Bartosik’s past experience andpersonality has prepared her well for thepost.

A 1970 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, Ohio University and New YorkUniversity, where she earned a master’s

degree in leisure services and resourcesadministration, Ms. Bartosik has held avariety of jobs throughout her careerthat have entailed promoting organiza-tions and looking for alternative sourcesof funding.

In Manhattan, she worked for theNew York City Department of Parksand Recreation and helped open theAsser Levy Recreation Center. Whenthe city cut back on funding, she wasfaced with trying to find ways to keep it

afloat. The city paid for her return toschool and she received a certificate infundraising management from New YorkUniversity’s School of Continuing Edu-cation.

After the birth of her two children,and tired of maneuvering a doublestroller throughout Manhattan and intoher building’s elevator, which she de-scribed as “the size of a refrigerator,”Ms. Bartosik decided it was time tomove.

She and her family relocated to ScotchPlains. Ms. Bartosik took on a numberof part-time posts, including Director ofDevelopment for the Resource Centerfor Women in Summit and an eventscoordinator for the John F. KennedyMedical Center’s professional develop-ment program.

About a year ago, she decided shewanted to begin working full-time.

When she began looking for a job,she found out about the new post at theUnion County Educational ServicesCommission. She had some experiencewith the commission with one of herchildren, and had a natural interest.

Ms. Bartosik, whose quick smile andoutgoing manner may make the some-times difficult task of asking for moneyseem easy to others, has several goals inher new post, particularly for the Foun-dation.

For one, she wants to make the Foun-dation, which is currently subsidized bythe commission, self-sustaining. Toachieve that, Ms. Bartosik wants to in-crease the number of people on theboard and the organization’s visibilityby getting out into the community andpromoting its mission.

Ms. Bartosik pointed out that over thelast five years, the Foundation has beensuccessful in three areas. It has sup-ported intra- and inter-school sports forthe various schools it operates; has runa program, entitled The CommunityAdvantage, which places secondary stu-dents in one of the commission’s schoolsettings into volunteer positions withinthe community, and has funded mini-grants for commission staff to instituteprograms not possible with regular com-mission funding.

Ms. Bartosik said she wants to con-tinue to develop those programs and tryto create new ones.

Secondly, Ms. Bartosik wants towrite more successful grants for thecommission and Foundation to fundprograms. That, she conceded, will taketime, as some of the grants that shewrote for the Resource Center forWomen in Summit are just now com-ing to fruition.

She pointed out that she wrote andrecently received an $8,000 grant fromthe E.J. Grassmann Trust Foundation,headquartered in Warren, to fund thepurchase of fitness equipment to beused by all Commission students. Theequipment will be located at BeadlestonHigh School.

The goal, she said, is to have thefitness center open one night a week forstudents and their families to interacttogether. The idea was presented to Ms.Bartosik by a staff member.

“This is the type of thing we’re aim-ing for,” she said. “These kids deservethe very best shot at life.”

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Dr. Joan Merel, 67, Retired Teacher;Was Hadassah’s Woman of the Year

Anna Stern, 91Anna Stern, 91, a resident of the

Senior Citizen Housing in Westfield,died on Thursday, February 3, in theWestfield Network, GenesisElderCare Center in Westfield. Shewould have turned 92 years old onMonday.

Born in Potunov, Poland, she wasorphaned as a child and came aloneto the United States in 1920. Shelived with relatives in New York City,eventually supporting herself as agarment worker.

A homemaker after her marriage,she had been a resident of Manhattanbefore moving to Westfield four yearsago.

She was predeceased by her hus-band of 66 years, Copeland J. Stern,in October of 1994.

Surviving are a son, Gerald L.Stern of Brooklyn; a daughter, ReneeC. Schleifer of Westfield; four grand-children and two great-grandchil-dren.

A graveside service was conductedby Kehila Chapels of Brooklyn onSunday, February 6.

Memorial contributions may bemade to Planned Parenthood, 123Park Avenue, Plainfield, 07060.

February 24, 2000

Margaret Cox, 82Margaret Cox, 82, a former area

resident, died on Wednesday, Febru-ary 16, in the Wayne WoodlandsManor Nursing Home in Waymart,Pa.

Born in Elizabeth, she had lived inScotch Plains and in Jamesburg be-fore moving to Waymart in 1996.

Mrs. Cox had been an executivesecretary for the Hoffman BeverageCompany in Newark for many yearsbefore retiring in 1974.

She was a graduate of the DrakeBusiness School in Elizabeth.

Services were held on Friday, Feb-ruary 18, in the James W. ConroyFuneral Home in South Plainfield.Interment took place in HollywoodMemorial Park in Union.

February 24, 2000

� Obituaries �Robert M. Koppenhoefer, 90, Received

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Charles J. Dodge, 6th, 56, Executive;President of Mortgage Company

Dr. Joan Merel, 67, of BaskingRidge died on Thursday, February17, at home.

Born in Philadelphia, she had lived

in Hackensack, Verona and Westfieldbefore moving to Basking Ridge fiveyears ago.

Dr. Merel had been a teacher withthe Verona school system for 29 yearsbefore retiring in 1995.

She was a member of Hadassah inWestfield, where she was votedWoman of the Year in 1999.

She earned her bachelor’s, master’sand Doctoral degrees in education,all from the University of Pennsylva-nia in Philadelphia.

Dr. Merel also was a volunteer atChildren’s Specialized Hospital inMountainside.

Surviving are her husband, LeeMerel; a brother, Roy Blumenthal,and a grandchild.

Funeral services were conductedon Friday, February 18, from theMenorah Chapels at Millburn inUnion. Interment was at Mount Leba-non Cemetery in Iselin.

February 24, 2000

Charles Joseph Dodge 6th, 56, ofWestfield died on Saturday, Febru-ary 19, at home.

Born in New Brunswick, he hadlived in Washington, Boston andPhiladelphia before moving toWestfield 27 years ago.

Mr. Dodge was President of theCronheim Mortgage Company inChatham for 27 years. He also ownedthe Moorehouse Corporation, a con-struction company in Somerville.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts De-gree in Sociology from Rutgers Uni-versity in New Brunswick in 1965and a master’s degree in businessadministration from the WhartonSchool of Business at the Universityof Pennsylvania in 1973.

Mr. Dodge served as a First Lieu-tenant in the United States Air Forceduring the Vietnam era.

He was on the Board of Trustees ofthe First Real Estate Investment TrustCompany, Hekemian & CompanyInc. and the Cheshire House.

He was also a member of the Mort-gage Bankers Association, the Inter-national Council of Shopping Cen-ters and the Plainfield Country Cluband a former member of the Ap-praisal Institute.

Surviving are his wife, SusanDodge; a son, Charles Joseph Dodge,7th of Westfield; a daughter, Shan-non Elizabeth Dodge of Boston; hismother, Grace Metler of PompanoBeach, Fla.; a brother, GregoryFrancis Dodge of New Brunswick,and a sister, Gail D. Erath ofPennington.

A Mass was offered on Tuesday,February 22, in St. Helen’s RomanCatholic Church in Westfield, fol-lowing the funeral from the Higginsand Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Homein Westfield. Interment was atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

February 24, 2000

Robert M. Koppenhoefer, 90, diedat Village on the Green in Longwood,Fla. on Saturday, February 19.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sep-tember 4, 1909, he had lived inWestfield for 20 years before relo-cating to central Florida in 1986.

A chemical engineer in the petro-leum industry, Mr. Koppenhoefer wasa Past President of the AmericanLeather Chemists Association, fromwhich he received the ALSOP Award.He was also a member of the Ameri-can Chemical Society.

Surviving are his wife, DorothyKoppenhoefer; a son, Kenneth R.Koppenhoefer of Kissimmee, Fla.; adaughter, Karen K. Castelloes ofCasselberry, Fla., and three grand-children.

Memorial services will be held ata date to be announced at the Villageon the Green. Interment will takeplace at Spring Grove Cemetery inCincinnati.

Arrangements are under the di-rection of the Woodlawn CareyHand Funeral Home in Longwood,Fla.

February 24, 2000

Betty Klein, 74, St. Paul’s Parishioner;Charter Member of Quilters Club

James P. Coffey, 45James P. Coffey, 45, died on Satur-

day, February 19, at his home inCranford.

Born in East Orange, he lived mostof his life in Cranford.

Mr. Coffey had been employed asa supervisor at Polychrome in Clarkfor the past 20 years.

He was predeceased by his mother,Patricia “Tecia” Kearney Coffey, in1996.

Surviving are his father, James R.Coffey of Scotch Plains; a brother,John J. Coffey of Midlothian, Va.,and a sister, Janice Bonavita ofStillwater.

Funeral services were held yester-day, Wednesday, February 23, in theMemorial Funeral Home, 155 SouthAvenue in Fanwood, followed by aMass at the Immaculate Heart ofMary Roman Catholic Church inScotch Plains. Interment was atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto the American Heart Association,2550 US Highway 1, NorthBrunswick, 08902-4301.

February 24, 2000

Mary Lahn, 86Mary Lahn, 86, a former area resi-

dent, died on Wednesday, February16, in Hollywood, Fla.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she hadlived in Tokyo and in Mountainsidebefore moving to South Florida morethan 30 years ago.

A commercial artist, Mrs. Lahnhad produced newspaper advertise-ments in the 1930s for New York Citydepartment stores including Macy’sand Lord & Taylor.

She wrote and illustrated an “abouttown” column in the American Ad-vertiser in Tokyo until being forcedto leave Japan with other Americansprior to World War II.

She earned a degree in art from thePratt Institute in New York City,where she won the St. Gaudens Medalfor art.

Surviving are a son, Richard Lahn;a stepdaughter, Jean Balinsky; abrother, Morris Warshawer, and twograndchildren.

Arrangements are under the direc-tion of the Fred Hunter Funeral Home,Hollywood.

February 24, 2000

Ed Woike, 56Ed Woike, 56, of Hillsborough died

on Sunday, February 20, at his home.Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was a

former resident of Westfield. He livedin Hillsborough since 1974.

Mr. Woike was employed as a stockbroker with Financial Network inEdison since 1995.

A self-employed registered finan-cial planner since 1990, he foundedthe Liquiflo Company in Warren, adivision of Picut Manufacturing, in1972. He continued with the com-pany until 1982.

He was a graduate of PenningtonPrep in Pennington and of WestfieldHigh School. Mr. Woike also at-tended Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-sity in Rutherford.

He was a member of the HunterdonChamber of Commerce.

Surviving are his wife, JudithWoike.

Funeral services were held yester-day, Wednesday, February 23, at theHillsborough Funeral Home in BelleMead.

Memorial donations may be madeto The Pennington School, 112 Dela-ware Avenue, Pennington, 08534.

February 24, 2000

Robert A. Sale, 46Robert A. Sale, 46, of Scotch Plains

died on Saturday, February 19, athome.

Born in the Bronx, he had been alongtime resident of Fanwood be-fore relocating to Scotch Plains fouryears ago.

Mr. Sale was an honor student inthe Union County College NursingProgram.

Surviving are a daughter, VictoriaSale; his parents, Nicholas and RoseSale, and a sister, Doreen Mondi.

The funeral was held yesterday,Wednesday, February 23, from theMemorial Funeral Home, 155 SouthAvenue in Fanwood, followed by aMass at St. Bartholomew the ApostleRoman Catholic Church in ScotchPlains.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Scotch Plains Volunteer Res-cue Squad or the Fanwood VolunteerRescue Squad.

February 24, 2000

Raymond D. Moore, 51Raymond D. Moore, 51, of Toms

River died on Thursday, February17, in University Hospital in New-ark.

Born in Newark, he had lived inHillside and Scotch Plains beforemoving to Toms River in 1969.

Mr. Moore was the owner and pro-prietor of Moore & Garvey Inc. inBayville and of Derflinger Roofingin Whiting.

He graduated from MonmouthCollege in 1973 with a bachelor’sdegree in history.

Surviving are his wife, SusanMoore; two sons, Michael Mooreand Douglas Moore; a daughter,Lyndsey LaBrutto; his mother, Su-san Mallinson Moore; a brother, Gre-gory Moore; a sister, Susan Tatum,and two grandchildren.

Services were held on Tuesday,February 22, in the Carmona-BolenHome for Funerals in Toms River.

February 24, 2000

Elouise Hammond, 74Elouise S. Hammond, 74, of South

Plainfield died on Thursday, Febru-ary 17, in the John F. Kennedy Medi-cal Center in Edison.

Born in Burlington, N. C. on Sep-tember 29, 1925, she had lived inScotch Plains for several years be-fore moving to South Plainfield 31years ago.

Mrs. Hammond, a professionalmusician, had been the organist andChoir Director of the Wesley UnitedMethodist Church in South Plainfieldfor 24 years before retiring in 1993.She also was the organist at theMundy Funeral Home in Dunellenfor more than 20 years.

She was a member of the PlainfieldArea Children’s Choir Festival formany years and served with theUnited Way of Scotch Plains for 22years.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Joseph T. Hammond, in 1983.

Surviving are a son, Joseph T.Hammond, 3rd of Berryville, Ark.; adaughter, Melinda Anne Hammondof South Plainfield; a sister, IoneEuliss of Burlington, N. C.; two broth-ers, Merrimon Cheek of Burlingtonand Richard Cheek of Salisbury, N.C., and seven grandchildren.

Services were held on Tuesday,February 22, in St. Francis EpiscopalChurch of Dunellen.

Arrangements were handled by theMundy Funeral Home.

February 24, 2000

Betty Klein, 74, of Denville diedon Friday, February 18, at St. Claire’sHospital in Dover.

Born and raised in Ashdown, Ark.,she relocated to Albany, N.Y., in1946. She had lived there for about10 years, in Calvert City, Ky. foranother 10 years and in Westfield for32 years before recently moving toDenville.

Mrs. Klein was a member of SaintPaul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield,where she was a charter member of

the Quilters Club.Surviving are her husband, Robert

T. Klein; four sons, Michael Klein ofHillsborough, Kenneth Klein ofMcLean, Va., Richard Klein ofLafayette, Calif. and David Klein ofAkron, N.Y.; a daughter, BarbaraKennedy of Denville; a sister, MaryPope of Prescott, Ariz., and eightgrandchildren.

A memorial funeral service willbe held on 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Fri-day, February 25, at Saint Paul’sEpiscopal Church.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.and from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday,February 24, at the Gray FuneralHome, 318 East Broad Street inWestfield.

February 24, 2000

Charles F. Herbst, 78Charles F. Herbst, 78, of

Bridgewater died on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 15, in the Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital in NewBrunswick.

Born in South Plainfield, Mr.Herbst had lived in Scotch Plainsbefore moving to Bridgewater 20years ago.

Mr. Herbst had been a machinistfor more than 30 years at BridgewaterEngineering before retiring 16 yearsago.

He was a staff sergeant in the UnitedStates Marine Corps during WorldWar II.

Surviving are his wife, Ann Herbst,and a sister, Ruth DiRubba.

A Mass was offered on Saturday,February 19, in St. Joseph’s RomanCatholic Church in North Plainfieldfollowing the funeral from theHiggins Home for Funerals in NorthPlainfield.

February 24, 2000

Marie Piegari, 77Marie Piegari, 77, of Westfield

died on Thursday, February 17, inUnion Hospital in Union.

Born in Newark, she lived inWestfield for 39 years.

Mrs. Piegari was a member of theRosary Altar Society of St. Helen’sRoman Catholic Church in Westfield.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Anthony J. Piegari; a sister,Rose Crisatulli, and a brother, Jo-seph Di Leo.

Surviving are three daughters,Mary Ann Fela, Bonita Herrmannand Sandra De Grande; a sister, AdeleParratt; two brothers, George Di Leoand Frank Di Leo; three grandchil-dren and a great-grandchild.

A Mass was offered on Tuesday,February 22, in St. Helen’s Church,following the funeral from theMcCracken Funeral Home in Union.

February 24, 2000

John Hoffmeyer, 72, Reserve Captain;Was Retired From Chevron ShippingJohn Thomas Hoffmeyer, 72, of

Hendersonville, N.C., died on Tues-day, February 8, in Mission Hospitalin Asheville, N.C.

Born on November 15, 1927 andraised in Manhattan, he was the sonof the late Carl Julius and BridgetMary Arthur Hoffmeyer. He had livedin Westfield before moving toHendersonville.

Mr. Hoffmeyer retired from Chev-ron Shipping of Perth Amboy in 1987after 30 years of service.

He graduated in 1949 from KingsPoint Merchant Marine Academy.While a cadet, he sailed on LibertyShips at the end of World War II andwas aboard the ship that evacuatedthe Lippinzer Stallions from Europeto prevent them from falling intoCommunist hands.

He began his career with the UnitedStates Navy teaching Officer’s Can-didate School in Newport, R.I., in1954. He attained the rank of Cap-tain with the United States NavalReserve in 1969 and retired in 1987.

Mr. Hoffmeyer was active with theLions Club and the Naval Order ofthe United States.

He was predeceased by his wife of36 years, Eugenie T. Hoffmeyer, in

1990.Surviving are two daughters,

Eugenie Hoffmeyer of Essex, Conn.and Adele Hoffmeyer of Ridgewood;a son, Frederick Hoffmeyer of Mo-bile, Ala., and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, 919 North Michigan Avenue,Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill., 60611.

February 24, 2000

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A graduate of Hofstra College andHarvard Law School, Mr. Tullis hadpracticed law for three years with thefirm of Simpson Thacher and Bartlettof New York.

After moving to Longmeadow,Mass., he became General Counselof the Springfield Fire and MarineInsurance Company in Springfield,Mass.

When that firm sold its business tothe Home Insurance Company ofNew York he went with the companyin New York as Associate GeneralCounsel. He retired as President andChief Executive Officer.

Following his retirement fromHome Insurance, Mr. Tullis servedas Provost of The College of Insur-ance in New York for three years.

While in New York, he was ViceChairman of the American Insur-ance Association, a Director of theDowntown Lower Manhattan Asso-ciation and a Trustee of BeekmanDowntown Hospital, The College ofInsurance and the WillistonNorthhampton School of Massachu-setts.

After relocating to Connecticut,he served at various times as Presi-dent and as a Director of the GrotonLong Point Association; Chairmanof the Board of Deacons of the Mys-tic Congregational Church and Presi-dent of the Board of Trustees of theMystic & Noank Library.

Mr. Tullis served with the UnitedStates Army’s 104th Infantry(Timberwolf) Division in Europeduring World War II. He participatedin the crossings of the Roer andRhine rivers, the capture of Cologneand the final campaign across Ger-many. He was awarded the PurpleHeart and the Combat Infantryman’s

Badge.Surviving are his wife, the former

Mary Agnes Stanton, whom he mar-ried in Amsterdam, N.Y. on July 3,1954; two sons, Robert S. Tullis ofMelrose, Mass. and Jonathan F. Tullisof Welches, Ore.; a daughter, MaryT. Engvall of North Canton, Conn.; asister, Elizabeth T. Hagen of Vienna,Va., and eight grandchildren.

A funeral service was conductedon Monday, February 14, at theMystic Congregational Church, fol-lowed by interment at the Elm GroveCemetery, also in Mystic.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Mystic & Noank Li-brary, 40 Library Street, Mystic,Conn., 06355.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of The Dinoto Funeral Homein Mystic.

February 24, 2000

Stanley Stanislawski, 75, Navy Veteran;Had Worked for Turnpike Authority

Stanley Stanislawski, 75, a life-long resident of Bayonne, died onWednesday, February 9, in theWestfield Center, Genesis ElderCareNetwork, in Westfield.

Mr. Stanislawski had been em-ployed by the New Jersey TurnpikeAuthority as a toll collector on theBayonne Exchange for more than 30years.

He was a United States Navy vet-eran of World War II.

He was predeceased by his wife,the former Alfreda Luscz; a son,Stephen Stanislawski; three broth-ers, Joseph Stanislawski, EdwardStanislawski and Henry Stanislawski,and a sister, Harriet Sullivan.

Surviving are two daughters, Su-san Petrow of Maryland, formerly ofWestfield, and Carol Collins of Clark;a sister, Barbara Wirth of Teaneck,and six grandchildren.

A Mass was held on Saturday,February 12, at the Mount CarmelRoman Catholic Church in Bayonne,followed by burial at the Holy CrossCemetery in North Arlington.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Z. Dzikowski & SonFuneral Home in Bayonne.

February 24, 2000

Earl Eaton Bach, 88Earl Eaton Bach, 88, of

Mantoloking died on Monday, Feb-ruary 14, at Berkshire Medical Cen-ter in Lenox, Mass.

Born in Philadelphia, he had livedin Westfield before moving toMantoloking in 1956.

Mr. Bach had been a pilot forUnited Airlines from 1942 until hisretirement in 1971. He was also astockbroker at Talco Inc. in Roslyn,Long Island.

He was a founding member of theOXS Flying Club and of the AirlinePilots Association and a member ofthe Air Transportation Safety Board,the Bay Head Yacht Club, St. Paul’sMethodist Church in Bay Head andthe Jersey Aero Club.

Surviving are his wife, Alyce Bach;three stepsons, Joseph V.Wolfersberger of Point PleasantBeach, Roger Wolfersberger of Up-land, Calif. and Scott Wolfersbergerof Marlboro; seven step-grandchil-dren and two step-great-grandchil-dren.

Private funeral services were ar-ranged by the Pable-Evertz FuneralHome in Point Pleasant.

February 24, 2000

Elaine M. Keets, 74Elaine M. Keets, 74, of Scotch

Plains died on Saturday, February19, in Muhlenberg Regional Medi-cal Center in Plainfield.

Originally from Plainfield, she hadbeen a Supervisor of Central Supplywith Muhlenberg Regional MedicalCenter for 34 years before retiring in1995.

Surviving are a son, Gaylord G.Keets; two sisters; a brother; fourgrandchildren, five great-grandchil-dren and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

Services were held yesterday,Wednesday, February 23, in St. John’sBaptist Church in Scotch Plains.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Plinton Curry FuneralHome in Westfield.

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THE WEEK IN SPORTSCheck it out on the website!

www.goleader.com Sports Section - pages 13-16

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

Good things are on the horizon!The youthful Westfield High Schoolwrestling team got some fine perfor-mances from several of its youngmembers and split a Tri-Meet inRoselle on February 16, falling firstto Edison, 42-28, then rebounding tooverpower Roselle Catholic, 52-18.Freshman Dan MacDonald andsophomores Dan Caprario and ChrisGismondi showed marked improve-ment and won both of their bouts inconvincing fashion.

MacDonald’s 12-7 victory overEdison Eagle Anthony Brusca at 135ignited a string of six Blue Devilvictories. Becoming more proficientwith a low single-leg takedown,MacDonald dropped Brusca to themat four times and added two rever-sals for the victory. Then against theLions, MacDonald ignited anotherstring of six victories with his im-pressive, 15-6, majority decision overPat Sullivan. This time, MacDonaldused five single-legs and a lateraldrop to take Sullivan to the mat.

MacDonald, who was quite suc-cessful with his takedowns, ex-plained, “Our coaches and our cap-tains have been pushing all the fresh-men to work harder in practice, espe-cially since it’s near the end of theseason. And, it’s helped. I like thelow single (takedown).”

“He really has been concentratingon his offense in practice,” said Blue

Devil Head Coach Glen Kurz. “He isstarting to see that if you shoot youwill take people down. He is havingsome success with his offense.”

Caprario at 140, back in the lineupafter an injury, grounded Eagle ChrisLoux in 2:29 then demolished Lion

Dennis Artz with a cradle in just :48.Gismondi at 152 was unrelentingwith his pursuit of a cradle when heseized a 12-0, majority decision overEagle Anthony Scaletti. Unable toclamp his cradle, Gismondi recordedtwo takedowns, an escape and a pen-

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTRYING TO CONTROL A WICKED EAGLE…Blue Devil John Leonardislifts Eagle Ryan Rendina off the mat in his 119-lb. bout. Rendina, a fine wrestler,had a rocky third period but held on to win, 10-6.

WESTFIELD BOYS WIN NORTH SECTIONAL TITLE

Devils Head For ShowdownWith BridgeH2O Swim Boys

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Was Westfield’s season-opening88-82 victory over Bridgewater-Raritan a fluke? Or is B-R’s season-long higher ranking by one N. J.swimming poll legitimate? The an-swer could come tonight (7:30, at theCollege of New Jersey in Ewing),when the Westfield boys swim teamtakes on the powerful Panthers in theNJSIAA Boys A Division semifinal.

The Blue Devils’ early-Decembervictory was aided by the disqualifi-cation of B-R’s winning medley re-lay for an early start. And the Pan-thers were also without Matt Silver,one of their better swimmers. ButWHS was minus seniors ScottKautzmann and Turner Yevich.Bridgewater, which also lost to St.Joseph (Metuchen) by 18 points(WHS was an 86-84 loser to theFalcons), won seven of the eightindividual races in that first meeting,but also took most of the (non-scor-ing) sixth places.

Chris Hider (the outstanding swim-mer at this year’s Pirate Invitational),Steve Chiou, Glenn Sudol and TomRoglieri are a potent foursome forcoach Steve Beatty’s club, whichadvanced to the semifinal with avictory over a solid West Windsor-Plainsboro team in the Central Jer-sey sectional final.

Westfield tuned up for tonight’sshowdown by posting a 105-65 vic-tory over arch-rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood Monday in the North Jer-sey sectional championship inBayonne. Last Thursday, the BlueDevils (12-2) had eliminatedRandolph 108-62.

Coach Martha Heinzelman’s clubhad a number of amazing swims inthe win over SP-F. Senior PaulKolterjahn swept the distancefreestyles, upsetting two-time UnionCounty 200-yard freestyle championCharlie Rowe to win in 1:53.10, thenearning a spot in the Individual StateChampionships (and the No. 15 spoton the WHS All-Time Top 15 List)with a 5:00.90 in the 500 free.

Other superior swims were by RobFreundlich (2:10.55) and ChrisDriscoll (2:13.41) in the 200 IM,John Chiesa with a winning 58.82 inthe 100 fly, Devin Power’s 5:25.07 inthe 500, Driscoll’s 1:02.43 in the 100back and Andrew Ruotolo’s 1:11.37

in the 100 breast. Freshman ZachCoppa also split a 22.5 on his 50freestyle leg of the medley relay.

Scotch Plains (10-2) won five races,including senior Chris Swenson’sschool-record 1:03.13 in the 100breaststroke. Classmate SteveBerkowitz took the 200 IM (2:04.61)and 100 back (58.88), while juniorChris Smith avenged a narrow loss toKautzmann in the 50 free with aneven narrower (52.41 to 52.44) winin the 100 free. Freundlich (2:00.34200 free), Kautzmann (2:11.53 200IM), Kolterjahn (5:08.64 500 free)and Colby Fagin (1:09.62 100 breast)were individual winners for WHS ‘DENICH’, NATALE, GRABEL GRAB PINS; ROMEO WINS

Raiders Stumble in Sections;Nutley Matmen Win, 40-28

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

Four close and crucial bouts, threein the lower weight classes, went infavor of Nutley as the Essex Countyteam defeated the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling teamin the first round of the North Jersey,Section 2 Group 3 Tournament inRahway on February 15. The lowerweight class losses created an 18-point swing in team score towardNutley, forcing the Raiders to furtherjuggle their weight classes.

Sophomore Matt DeNichilo did,however, get the Raiders rolling bypinning Nutley’s Mark Samet at 103in 1:40, using an arm hook, half-nelson combination. But the real testwas to come in the next four bouts.

Raider Dave Loewinger got thejump on Mike Bonora at 112, using asmooth duck-under takedown, butlater yielded two reversals, a takedownand a two-point nearfall to eventuallylose, 8-5. At 119, however, Pat Romeosaved two team points when he re-sisted being pinned by Nutley standoutAnthony Montes.

“He has been going out thereagainst some quality kids and his jobis not to give up the big points,” saidRaider Head Coach Mike Artigliereof Pat Romeo. “Montes will prob-ably be a state qualifier this year. Patdoes the job. He’s got more heartthan anybody I’ve ever met.”

Mike Loewinger at 125 just couldnot get around on John Castronovaand gave up two takedowns to drop a4-1 decision. But even more disap-pointing to the Raiders was LucasFrancavilla’s, 4-2, loss to SteveBonora at 130, which put Nutleyahead 13-6. Francavilla took a 2-0lead with a backdoor takedown in thefirst period and held the lead untillate in the third when Bonaro scoreda reversal and was awarded a two-point nearfall on what appeared to bea quick roll through.

A. J. Romeo, who has been wres-tling superbly, continued his streakand seized a 12-3, majority decisionover Justin Bakal at 135. Romeoflawlessly recorded four fireman’stakedowns and backed them up withtwo nearfalls while allowing just three

escapes and never stopped keepingup the pressure.

“Coach told me to step it up andget more physical,” said Romeo. “So,I got more physical. I’m getting moreconfident with my fireman’stakedown. My coach has been help-ing me with it.”

“A. J. was outstanding. He goesmove to move. He never stoppedworking out there,” commentedArtigliere.

Back in the lineup for the secondtime since being sidelined due to ap-pendicitis, Mike Natale got into thegroove and stacked 145-lb. RafaelFabiano in 3:41 to tie the team score,16-16. Natale hit a fireman’s takedownthen followed with two, three-pointnearfalls, using a double-arm bar, tograb an 8-0 first-period lead. Thenfinally in the second period, still keep-ing up the attack, Natale stacked

Fabiano on his shoulders.“A. J.’s been helping me with my

fireman’s,” pointed out Natale, whoalso performed a smooth fireman’stakedown. “I’m in pretty good shape.I wrestled against Chatham and feltpretty good. But I know that I have todrill a lot harder for districts.”

“Natale came out kicking tonight,”commented Artigliere.

Nutley recorded a fall at 152 and aforfeit at 160 to take a 28-16 lead,then Mike Grabel, wrestling up twoclasses at 171, wore down strongmanChris Helm in 4:42, using a yank-and-crank, wrist and half-nelson pin-ning combination.

“I weighed in at 160,” said Grabel.“He had a lot of power and he got atakedown on me which I gave up onbecause I didn’t want to do anythingstupid. Once I got on top, I ran the

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTACKING UP A NUTLEY RAIDER…SPF Raider Mike Natale at 145 stacksNutley Raider Rafael Fabiano on his back. Natale pinned Fabiano in 3:41.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSHOULD I EASE HIM OVER SOME MORE?…Raider A. J. Romeo looks overto his coaches for instructions as he rolls 135-lb. Justin Bakal of Nutley towardhis back. Romeo won, 12-3.


DANNY ‘MAC’, DAN CAPRARIO AND CHRIS GISMONDI WIN BOTH BOUTS

Blue Devils Get Snared by Eagles, 42-28;Then Tame RC Lion Matmen, 52-18

alty point to tame Lion MikeDemcovitz, 6-1.

“Caprario was banged up for alittle while. He’s got so much abil-ity,” pointed out Kurz. “Just watch-ing him drill in practice, he reallylooks smooth now. He’s a sopho-more. He still makes some mistakes,but he is going to do some goodthings in the future.”

Blue Devil Justin Reyes, who wonby forfeit against the Eagles, won thelongevity bout award when he es-caped with less than a second re-maining to win a 3-2, overtime crite-ria decision over Lion BrandonLoadholt at 160.

Blue Devil Kyle Swingle at 145won by forfeit against the Eagles thenflattened Lion Dan Gonclaves in 4:42with a half nelson and a body press.Sophomore John Leonardis at 119,who received a forfeit against theLions, showed plenty of moxie in his10-6 loss to high-flying Eagle RyanRendina. After trailing 9-0, Leonardiswent to work with the help of hisdouble-grapevine maneuvers and reg-istered two takedowns and a nearfallin the third period to send notice thathe could roll with the big ones.

“Our young guys are coming along.Rendina’s tough. John (Leonardis)did a nice job with him,” said Kurz.“He gave up a few back points butJohn took it to him in the third pe-riod. You never want someone to losea match but, heading into the dis-



GIRLS BEAT KNOLLS, WALL-TECH FOR SECTION TITLE

Section Champion Devils WillFace Swimming Pirate Girls

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The last time the Westfield girlsswim team was in the same pool withWest Windsor-Plainsboro — January15 — they produced the most intense,nerve-wracking finish in the 21-yearhistory of the Pirate Girls Invitationalin WW-P’s famed Bubble.

WHS won that day when seniorJesse Coxson edged WW-P seniorCara Drum in the final yards of thefinal event — the 400-yard freestylerelay — to give the Blue Devils anarrow eight-point win in the highlycompetitive four-state meet.

Tonight (6, at the College of NewJersey in Ewing) the two teams willgo at it again in the NJSIAA Girls ADivision semifinal. Westfield ad-vanced with a 121-49 victory overWall-Tech in Monday’s North Jerseysectional final in Bayonne. WW-Pmoved on with a win overHillsborough in the Central Jerseytitle meet.

Senior twin sisters Abby (50 and100 free) and Jesse (200 IM and 100fly) Coxson, along with junior Chrissy

Schwebel (200, 500 free) were alldouble individual winners for WHS(11-0) in its win over Wall-Tech, ateam comprised of students fromWallkill Valley and Sussex Vo-Tech,in rural Sussex County. Junior AshleySaul took the 100 back and sopho-more Chrissy Kolenut the 100 breastas the Blue Devils won all 11 events.

Coach Bev Torok’s club survived aminor scare from Morris Knolls inSaturday’s snow-delayed sectionalsemifinal, winning 97-72 after trail-ing 32-30 at the break. Jesse Coxsonwon the 100 fly and 500 free, withSaul (100 back) and Nichole Herttua(100 breast) helping complete thecomeback.

This will be the fourth meetingbetween the WHS and WW-P — twoof the state’s premier girls (and boys)swim programs. WHS won in ’87and ’89 (during its then-state record79-meet win streak). But in the mostrecent meeting, the Pirates posted a109-61 victory in the 1995 state ADivision championship. That wasalso WW-P’s last time in a state final.Westfield has been in three since,

losing to Vineland (1996) and CherryHill East (1998) and beating Rumson-Fair Haven a year ago.NORTH A DIVISION SECTION TITLE:WHS 121, WALL-TECH 49200 medley relay: 1. (W) (Heather Lane,Katie Bartholomew, Saul, Herttua)2:01.13, 2. W-T 2:03.88, 3. (W) 2:06.12.200 free: 1. Schwebel (W) 2:09.75, 2. Hart(W) 2:11.69, 3. Dembaugh (W-T) 2:13.81,4. Dresely (W) 2:23.41.200 IM: 1. J. Coxson (W) 2:22.36, 2.McCarton (W-T) 2:25.77, 3. Fowler (W)2:26.28, 4. Vogel (W-T) 2:30.77, 5. Lane(W) 2:32.11.50 free: 1. A. Coxson (W) 26.81, 2. Esser(W-T) 26.89, 3. Saul (W) 27.02, 4.Kolterjahn (W) 28.21.100 fly: 1. J. Coxson (W) 1:02.23, 2. Jogel(W-T) 1:08.78, 3. Anderson (W) 1:09.21,4. Bartholomew (W) 1:09.75.100 free: 1. A. Coxson (W) 58.15, 2.Vantosky (W) 59.03, 3. Esser (W-T) 59.36,4. Selend (W-T) 1:00.41, 5. Lane (W)1:03.36.500 free: 1. Schwebel (W) 5:33.20, 2.Kolterjahn (W) 5:48.74, 3. Dambaugh (W-T) 6:01.37, 4. Hartman (W-T) 6:36.28, 5.Ostrega (W) 6;55.32.200 free relay: 1. (W) (J. Coxson, JennyFowler, Alexa Vantosky, A. Coxson)1:51.95, 2. (W) 1:55.59, 3. Wall-Tech1:56.94.100 back: 1. Saul (W) 1:07.24, 2. Romano


David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesLOOSENING UP BEFORE A BIG MEET…Blue Devil senior Paul Kolterjahn warms up with a backstroke prior to theNorth A Sectional semifinal meet with Randolph. The Blue Devils sank Randolph, 108-62, then went on to defeat ScotchPlains-Fanwood, 105-65, on February 21.



Devils Will Face

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SIX HIGHLANDERS WIN ALL 3; MARC IS FLAWLESS

Highlander Matmen FlattenChatham, Union, Elizabeth

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Turning it up and peaking could nothave come at a better time as theGovernor Livingston High Schoolwrestling team wrapped up its regularseason with three-straight impressivevictories. First, the Highlanderscrumbled the Chatham Cougars, 61-14, on February 14 in BerkeleyHeights, then surprised the Farmers,39-27, in Union. Returning home onFebruary 17, the Highlanders blastedElizabeth off the mat, 55-17.

Senior Tim Marcantonio, whojumped his record to 27-0, alongwith 103-lb. Tim Vanderveer, 112-lb. Mike Fullowan, 140-lb. JonRegenye, 152-lb. Marcello Cavalleroand 189-lb. Fred Williams each addedthree victories to their kilts.

The Highlanders totally confusedthe Cougars. Recording falls were:Vanderveer in 0:47, Fullowan in1:42, 125-lb. Eric Serrano in 1:36,Marcantonio in 1:38, 171-lb. MikeFarrell in 3:05, Williams in 1:17 and215-lb. Shawn Coughlin in 1:10.Regenye, still nursing a nasty eyeinjury incurred at the Union CountyTournament, earned a 16-3, major-ity decision.

“Not feeling in the best of shapeafter the layoff and a concern ofwrestling with the face mask, I waspleased overall with my technique,”said Regenye.

Cavallero won by an 11-3, major-ity decision while heavyweight ChrisPagano, wrestling his first varsitymatch, won a 7-4 decision.

In one of the more outstandingmatches of the season, the Highland-ers with seven freshmen in the line-up, surprised the Farmers. Vanderveerbattered James Glenn, 15-6, whileFullowan took Dominic Guisti toharvest, 16-4.

Regenye won an intense, 2-1, duelwith Robert Mann. After two periods,

Mann held a 1-0 edge on an escape.While gaining an escape in the third,Regenye was also awarded a penaltypoint for Mann’s locking hands.

The Farmers held a 27-12 edgeuntil Cavallero buried MikeLoughney in 1:01 and Colin Price at160 whacked Alex Iwankiew, 10-3.

Then, Marcantonio won the battle ofUnion County Champions when hebumped up to 171 and rocked BarryStein, 8-2, in an excellent bout byboth for six intense minutes, utiliz-ing every technique in their arsenal.

“I felt good on my feet, but hadsome difficulty with Stein’s strengthon the bottom,” noted Marcantonio.“I still need to get my conditioningup a little, but this was a great matchfor me.”

Williams pinned in 5:38 as didfreshman standout Coughlin in a fallover Jason Cross at 0:38. Finally,

heavyweight Tom Robina upped hisrecord to 15-9 when he decisionedFred Roesser, 10-8.

Coach John Mineo, pleased withtheir performance said, “We cameout wrestling the full six minuteswithout making too many mistakes.Winning four pivotal matches in the

last 30 seconds proved our condi-tioning, so I am pleased to see no-table improvement, and all the hardwork has paid off for our kids.”

Time stood still for the ElizabethMinutemen. Vanderveer (15-10)clocked Jose Ferceira in 1:21.Fullowan improved to 20-8 by fol-lowing with a 3-2 decision over feistyWillie Banks. Next, Matt Sidie threwAmino Queen around on his way toa 14-0 decision. 135 lb. GregGranholm drew cheers with a 1:54fall over Ammar Karim. Gainingmore confidence with each match,Cavallero put his Minuteman to sleepin 5:01. Marcantonio flicked off thelight switch on Elivier Jean-Louis in0:47 as did Williams (18-2 ) overGary Cory in 0:44.

The young Highlanders have beena hard working, enjoyable to watchteam on the move. They possess tal-ent, discipline and most importantly,“that winning attitude!”

GL 61, CHATHAM 15:103: — Vanderveer (GL) p. Doug Rillo, :47112: — Fullowan (GL) p. Traver, 1:42119: — Ed Gibbons (C) p. CraigDeStefano, 1:43125: — Serrano (GL) p. John Viola, 1:36130: — No bout135: — Adam Skordinski (C) p. Granholm, :29140: — Regenye (GL) md. Jim Wadsac, 16-3)145: — Alex Baren (C) d. Dan Reichard, 17-16152: — Cavallero (GL) md. Eric Frisch, 11-3160: — Marcantonio (GL) p. MikeMasceroli, 1:38171: — Farrell (GL) p. Joe Mannino, 1:38189: — Williams (GL) p. Sam Grammer, 1:17215: — Coughlin (GL) p. Alex Gelb, 1:10Hwt: — Pagano (GL) d. Dan Oliphant, 7-4

GL 39, UNION 27:103: — Vanderveer (GL) md. Glenn, 15-6112: — Fullowan (GL) tf. Guisti, 21-4, 6:00119: — Phil Maffei (U) d. Sidie, 5-2125: — Chris Terranova (U) p. Serrano, 3:07130: — Graham Markel (U) won forfeit135: — Rich Growney (U) won forfeit140: — Regenye (GL) d. Mann, 2-1145: — Jeff Bubnowski (U) p. Reichard, 3:31152: — Cavellero (GL) p. Loughney, 1:11160: — Price (GL) d. Iwankiew, 10-3171: — Marcantonio (GL) d. Stein, 8-2189: — Williams (GL) p. Rob Ramirez, 5:39215: — Coughlin (GL) p. Cross, :38Hwt: — Robina (GL) d. Roesser, 10-8

GL 55, ELIZABETH 17:103: — Vanderveer (GL) p, JoseFerceira, 1:21112: — Fullowan (GL) d. Banks, 3-2119: — Sidie (GL) md. Queen, 14-0125: — Serrano (GL) won forfeit130: — Bob Ward (E) p. Bill Lentis, 3:23135: — Granholm (GL) p. Karim, 1:54140: — Regneye (GL) won forfeit145: — Reichard (GL) won forfeit152: — Cavellero (GL) p. Chris Patino, 5:01160: — Marcantonio (GL) p. Jean-Louis, :47171: — Akeem Jackson (E) d. Farrell, 8-5189: — Williams (GL) p. Cory, :44215: — Ishmael Medley (E) tf. Coughlin,20-5, 3:58Hwt: — Jaoquin Colon (E) d. Robina, 14-8



CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORPO-RATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MYRENDIACARTER, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JANUARY 24, 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 22ND OF MARCH 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.


Township of Elizabeth, County of Union andState of New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 1009 Bond Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block No. 8,Lot No. 353.

The dimensions are 37.50 feet wide 115.00feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the north-westerly line of Bond Street, 100.00 feetfrom the northwesterly line of Spring Street.

Prior lien(s): None.There is due approximately the sum of

$80,726.78 together with lawful interest andcosts.




STERN, LAVINTHAL, NORGAARD &KAPNICK, AttorneysSuite 300293 Eisenhower ParkwayLivingston, New Jersey 07039-1711CH-754384 (WL)4 T - 2/24, 3/2,3/9 & 3/16/00 Fee: $ 169.32

Raiders Stumble in Sections;Nutley Matmen Win, 40-28


wrist and half. I knew that I could gethim in the third when he wore down.I was in much better condition thanhe was.”

“We have had to make moves allyear because we have no one at 160and 171,” explained Artigliere.

A real heartbreaker came in the189-lb. class where Union County

Champion Gary Cousar took it to 18-1 Nick Beckmeyer and carried an 8-6 lead into the third period beforebeing reversed and caught on hisback in 4:57.

“Win or lose the match as a team,I wanted that match for him downthe road,” said Artigliere. “Whenpeople read the paper, they will seethat Beckmeyer pinned Cousar.Nobody knows that Cousar was tak-ing him to school!”

Wrestling in his second varsitybout, Raider Tyler Stender becamea victim of a pick-and-twist maneu-ver by 215-lb. Jason Horan in 1:59.Saving their heavyweight, theNutley Raiders forfeited to SPFRaider Matt Loomis.

“It was nice to qualify and I amproud of our guys for getting as faras we did,” expressed Artigliere.“Winning the Conference was a greataccomplishment. So hopefully, wewill go into the districts with ourheads up.”

WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:103: — DeNichilo (SPF) p. Samet, 1:40112: — M. Bonora (N) d. D. Loewinger, 8-5119: — Montes (N) md. Pat Romeo, 21-8125: — Castronova (N) d. MikeLoweinger, 4-1130: — S. Bonora (N) d. Francavilla, 4-2135: — A. J. Romeo (SPF) md. Bakal, 12-3140: — Mike Falduti (N) d. Pete Civins,10-3145: — Natale (SPF) p. Fabiano, 3:41152: — John Cascarano (N) p. AdamGarrity, 1:32160: — Ian Adamczyk (N) won forfeit171: — Grabel (SPF) p. Helm, 4:42189: — Beckmeyer (N) p. Cousar, 4:57215: — Horan (N) p. Stender, 1:59Hwt: — Loomis (SPF) won forfeit

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTRAPPING THE LEG…Raider Matt DeNicholo, top, at 103 puts himself in agood position to set up a pin by trapping Nutley Raider Mark Samet’s leg.DeNichilo turned Samet in 1:40.

(W) 1:09.33, 3. Herttua (W) 1:10.22.100 breast: 1. Kolenut (W) 1:15.66, 2.Seland (W-T) 1:16.98, 3. Uhl (W-T) 1:18.94,4. Vantosky (W) 1:19.03.400 free relay: 1. (W) (Saul, StephanieKolterjahn, Schwebel, A. Coxson)4:07.77, 2. (W) 4:10.67, 3. Wall-Tech4:17.53.

SECTIONAL SEMIFINALWHS 97, MORRIS KNOLLS 72200 medley relay: 1. MK (KristenMeyerick, Katie Drogan, Cook, JennyPitcher) 2:01.34, 2. (W) 2:02.91, 3. (W)2:18.89.200 free: 1. Kolterjahn (W) 2:10.32, 2.Pitcher (MK) 2:13.42, 3. Beck (W) 2:21.13,4. Brown (W) 2:25.66.200 IM: 1. Kristen Meyerick (MK) 2:24.14,2. Schwebel (W) 2:24.26, 3. Powers (MK)2:36.68, 4. Anderson (W) 2:41.95.50 free: 1. Megan Cook (MK) 26.54, 2. A.Coxson (W) 26.43, 3. Reichard (MK) 31.28,4. Falcone (W) 31.28, 5. Curran (W) 32.32.100 fly: 1. J. Coxson (W) 1:01.75, 2. Saul(W) 1:05.12.100 free: 1. Pitcher (MK) 58.62, 2. Cook(MK) 1:00.04, 3. Schwebel (W) 1:00.26, 4.Kolterjahn (W) 1:00.28, 5. Ostrega (W)1:09.50.500 free: 1. J. Coxson (W) 5:44.40, 2.Drogan (MK) 6:06.24, 3. Dresley (W)6:28.25, 4. Anderson (W) 6:46.96.200 free relay: 1. (W) (J. Coxson,Schwebel, Kolterjahn, A. Coxson)1:48.90, 2. (MK) 1:49.65, 3. (W) 1:59.24.100 back: 1. Saul (W) 1:08.07, 2. Meyerick(MK) 1:09.23, 3. Hart (W) 1:10.06, 4. Beck(W) 1:15.71, 5. Ings (MK) 1:32.42.100 breast: 1. Herttua (W) 1:19.08, 2.Drogan (MK) 1:19.95, 3. Vanarelli (W)1:21.20.400 free relay: 1. (W) (Saul, Jane Ander-son, Kolterjahn, A. Coxson) 4:26.40, 2.(MK) 4:43.52, 3. (W) 4:47.70. Swim Raiders Top

Vernon in SectionsThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

School swimming team advancedto the North A Sectional Finals toface Westfield after downingVernon, 98-72, on February 17. TheRaiders placed first in nine of the 11events.200 medley relay- SPF (Steve Berkowitz,Steve Swenson, Ann Espinoza, ChrisSmith) 1:46.07200 free- Charlie Rowe (SPF) 1:54.54200 IM- S. Berkowitz (SPF) 2:01.6550 free- Smith (SPF) 23.89100 fly- Espinoza (SPF) 58.94100 free- Caleb Bohman (V) 51.42500 free- Rowe (SPF) 5:16.67200 free relay- SPF (Evan Flath, Rowe,Steve Swenson Smith) 1:38.98100 back- S. Berkowitz (SPF) :58100 breast- Chris Swenson (SPF)1:04.03400 free relay- V (Adam Papanestor,Bohman, Steve Lapitka, AdamGoldstein) 3:37.4



NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. NOEL NEGRON, ET ALS., DE-FENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED OCTOBER 27,1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $109,678.01.Property to be sold is located in the CITY

OF ELIZABETH, COUNTY OF UNION,STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Premises commonly known as 440MARSHALL STREET, ELIZABETH, NEWJERSEY 07201.

BEING KNOWN as Lot No. 931-W05,Block No. 5 on the official Tax Map of theCITY OF ELIZABETH.

Dimensions: (approximately) 25 FEET x100 FEET.

Nearest Cross Street: FIFTH STREET.There is due approximately the sum of

$118,232.25 together with lawful interestand costs.




FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, AttorneysSuite 505 Sentry Office Plaza216 Haddon AvenueWestmont, New Jersey 08108CH-755017 (WL)4 T – 2/10, 2/17,2/24 & 3/2/00 Fee: $165.24

Miller Cagers GrindHighlander Boys

The Governor Livingston boysbasketball team got run through themill by hosting Millburn, 58-42, onFebruary 17. Jordan Maleh hit 14 ofhis 19 points in the first half to givethe Millers a 32-23 lead. Rob Findlayled the Highlanders with 10 pointswhile Mark Cantagallo and AndrewWhitney sank eight points each.Gov Liv (11-10) 7 16 6 13 42Millburn (10-11) 8 24 7 19 58

Highlanders WinTriple OT ThrillerThe Governor Livingston High

School boys basketball team putRidge to sleep, 8-0, in the third over-time and came up with a 65-57 vic-tory in Berkeley Heights on Febru-ary 16. Mike Mangold netted six freethrows in the third overtime to sealthe win.

Ridge took an early 13-6 lead inthe first quarter but the Highlandersstomped back to grab a 33-30 lead bythe end of the third. Highlander MarkCantagallo rolled in a lay-up to sendthe game into the third overtime.Andrew Whitney led the Highland-ers with 17 points, Cantagallo had 11and Mangold finished with 10.Ridge (11-9) 13 9 8 15 6 6 0 57Gov Liv (11-9) 6 13 14 12 6 6 8 65



CENLAR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK,PLAINTIFF vs. HUMBARTO A. BAZURTOAND XIMENA I. BAZURTO, H/W, DEFEN-DANT.


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 1ST DAY OF MARCH A.D., 2000 attwo o’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.


City of Elizabeth, County of Union, and Stateof New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 16 Jacques Street,Unit 26, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208.

Tax Lot No. 565C026, Block No. 7, Unit 26on the Tax Map of the City of Elizabeth,Union County, New Jersey.

Dimensions of Lot (approximately): (con-dominium) Being an undivided 5.408 per-centage interest in the Common Elementsof Regency 9, A Condominium.

Distance to nearest cross street: Unknown.There is due approximately the sum of

$74,543.90 together with lawful interest andcosts.




FLANZBAUM & COHEN, Attorneys7 Mt. Bethel RoadP.O. Box 4253Warren, New Jersey 07059CH-754992 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $173.40



NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. UBERTI MACIAS, ET AL, DE-FENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JULY 20, 1999 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.



City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 236 Summit Road,Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208.

Tax Lot No. 1970 in Block No. 10.Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 45

feet wide by 100 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the west-

erly side of Summit Road 92 feet from thesoutherly side of Magie Avenue.





ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN,Attorneys1139 Spruce DriveP.O. Box 1024Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-0024Telephone: 1-908-233-8500File: XFZ L 38717CH-754705 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $171.36



NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, CO.,PLAINTIFF vs. EDUARDO ALVAREZ ANDJANETH ALVAREZ, H/W, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is $185,256.42.The property to be sold is located in ELIZA-

BETH, in the County of UNION, and theState of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 420 JERSEY AV-ENUE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07202.

Tax Lot No. 643, in Block No. 13.Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 40

feet wide by 119 feet long, irregular.Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the North-

erly side of Linden Avenue, distant 220 feetfrom the Westerly side of Grove Street.





FRANK J. MARTONE, Attorney4 Brighton RoadClifton, New Jersey 07012CH-754999 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $157.08



AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION,PLAINTIFF vs. SALVATORE SAVATTERIAND KAREN SAVATTERI, HIS WIFE; ETALS, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED FEBRUARY 19, 1998 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $179,070.34.Located in the Borough of Mountainside,

County of Union, and State of New Jersey.Property Address: 380 New Providence

Road, Mountainside, New Jersey.Tax Lot No.: 10, Block No.: 15E.Dimensions: 100.00 Feet Wide x 360

Feet Deep.Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the south-

eastern side of New Providence Road 365.41feet from the southwesterly side of Ole ToteRoad.





SPEAR AND HOFFMAN, P.A., Attorneys1034 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 1Voorhees, New Jersey 08043CH-753734 (WL)4 T – 2/10, 2/17,2/24 & 3/2/00 Fee: $163.20

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFARMER DEALING WITH HARD TIMES…Union Farmer James Glenn,bottom, at 103 finds himself to be a victim of hard times as Highlander TimVanderveer clamps him with a headlock and a body press.

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA COUNTY CHAMP CLASH…Highlander Tim Marcantonio, top, tilts FarmerBarry Stein toward his back in a 171-lb. clash. Marcantonio, a Union CountyChamp at 160, jumped up to 171 and beat UC Champ Stein, 8-2.PUBLIC NOTICE

BOROUGH OF FANWOODNOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF

ORDINANCE 00-01-RAND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by the Mayorand Council of the Borough of Fanwood onFebruary 10, 2000. Copies of this ordinancecan be obtained without cost at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hours of8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

The purpose of this ordinance is to es-tablish the cost of obtaining a copy of abirth, death, and marriage certificates.

A public hearing on this ordinance will beheld on March 9, 2000 at 7 p.m.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

1 T – 2/24/00, The Times Fee: $ 17.34

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

I, BERNARD A. HEENEY, TOWNCLERK OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD,HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE AT-TACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECTCOPY OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BYTHE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WEST-FIELD AT A MEETING HELD FEBRUARY15, 2000.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVEHEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AF-FIXED THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD THIS 15TH DAY OF FEBRU-ARY 2000.

BERNARD A. HEENEYTOWN CLERK

RESOLUTION

LAWS AND RULES COMMITTEE

FEBRUARY 15, 2000

WHEREAS, the Town of Westfield en-tered into an agreement with Keyes Martin,the Bruno Group, on August 1, 1999 for aterm of five months ending December 31,1999 pursuant to which the Bruno Group isto provide professional consultation and otherwork involved with obtaining grants and re-lated research; and

WHEREAS, at the time of submission ofits proposal the Bruno Group agreed toprovide a guarantee to the Town of Westfieldthat it would generate not less than $40,000in grant funds; and

WHEREAS, the guaranty provision wasnot included in the original contract inas-much as it was only in effect for a term of fivemonths; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council believesthat the most productive method of dealingwith this guaranty issue is to extend thecontract with the Bruno Group for an addi-tional seven months terminating July 31,2000 and to incorporate in an amendment tothe agreement a guaranty provision for thetwelve month period August 1, 1999 to July31, 2000; and

WHEREAS, this proposal has been ac-cepted by the Bruno Group;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the agreement between the Town ofWestfield and the Bruno Group shall beextended to July 31, 2000 and an addendumto the agreement shall be drafted whichincorporates the guaranty provision that theBruno Group will guarantee not less than$40,000 in grant funds; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayorand Town Clerk be and they hereby areauthorized to execute and deliver the amend-ment to the contract.

Bernard A. HeeneyTown Clerk

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Devils Head For ShowdownWith BridgeH2O Swim Boys


Devils Get Snared by Eagles;Then Tame Lion Matmen




HECTOR CUEVAS, PLAINTIFF vs. 1121ELIZABETH AVENUE CORP., DENNISCARDONA, 61-65 GROVE STREETASSOC, DEFENDANT.




City of Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 1121-1125 Eliza-beth Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey.


The dimensions are approximately 90 x109.02 x 76 x 10 x 167.54 x 24.73 x 95(irregular).

Nearest cross street: Situate on the North-easterly side of Elizabeth Avenue, 122.58from the westerly line of West Scott Place.

Prior lien(s): SUBJECT TO UNPAIDTAXES, AMOUNT DUE IS AVAILABLE INTHE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR FROMPLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS UPON WRIT-TEN REQUEST TO PLAINTIFF’S ATTOR-NEYS. Also subject to Tax Sale Certificate#4492, recording information unknown, dateof sale 6/3/96 original amount $8,284.62.





STERN, LAVINTHAL, NORGAARD &KAPNICK, AttorneysSuite 300293 Eisenhower ParkwayLivingston, New Jersey 07039-1711CH-755067 (WL)4 T - 2/24, 3/2,3/9 & 3/16/00 Fee: $ 197.88

against Randolph.The North Jersey sectional title

was the fifth for WHS in the last sixyears, the only loss coming againstSP-F in ’98. The other wins cameover Vernon (1995, ’96, ’97) andSummit (’99).NORTH A DIVISION SECTIONALCHAMPIONSHIP: WHS 105, SP-F 65200 medley relay: 1. SP-F (S. Berkowitz,C. Swenson, Rowe, Smith) 1:45.16, 2.(W) 1:45.37, 3. (W) 1:49.86.200 free: 1. Kolterjahn (W) 1:53.10, 2.

Haldeman (W) 1:54.45, 3. Rowe(SP-F) 1:56.10, 4. S. Swenson (SP-F)1:57.66, 5. McCloskey (W) 1:58.53.200 IM: 1. Berkowitz (SP-F) 2:04.61, 2.Freundlich (W) 2:10.55, 3. Shen (W)2:12.10, 4. C. Swenson (SP-F) 2:12.71, 5.Driscoll (W) 2:13.41.50 free: 1. Kautzmann (W) 23.65, 2. Smith(SP-F) 23.74, 3. Coppa (W) 23.98, 4. Cahill(W) 24.19, 5. Wetleson (SP-F) 24.77.100 fly: 1. Chiesa (W) 58.82, 2. Matthews(W) 59.16, 3. Espinoza (SP-F) 59.47, 4.Vidovich (W) 1:03.61, 5. King (SP-F)1:05.28.100 free: 1. Smith (SP-F) 52.41, 2.Kautzmann (W) 52.44, 3. Haldeman (W)53.08, 4. Yevich (W) 53.73, 5. Sheffield(SP-F) 1:00.05.500 free: 1. Kolterjahn (W) 5:00.90, 2. S.Swenson (SP-F) 5:15.87, 3. Power (W)5:25.07, 4. Rowe (SP-F) 5:27.90, 5.Freundlich (W) 5:44.21.200 free relay: 1. (W) (Kautzmann, MattCahill, Cliff Haldeman, Coppa) 1:38.06,2. SP-F 1:38.86, 3. (W) 1:39.18.100 back: 1. S. Berkowitz (SP-F) 58.88, 2.Chiesa (W) 1:00.27, 3. Shen (W) 1:01.26,4. Driscoll (W) 1:02.43, 5. Dana Berkowitz(SP-F) 1:03.04.100 breast: 1. C. Swenson (SP-F) 1:03.13,2. Vidovich (W) 1:04.28, 3. Fagin (W)1:08.77, 4. Wetleson (SP-F) 1:11.09, 5.Ruotolo (W) 1:11.37.400 free relay: 1. (W) (Coppa, Kolterjahn,Yevich, Kautzmann) 3:38.54, 2. (W)3:40.28, 3. SP-F 3:44.90.

SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL:WHS 108, RANDOLPH 62200 medley relay: 1. (W) (Chiesa,Haldeman, Shen, Coppa) 1:50.32, 2. (R),3. (W) 1:52.66.200 free: 1. Freundlich (W) 2:00.34, 2. (R),3. Power (W) 2:04.18,4. (R), 5. Kyle McCloskey (W) 2:09.38.200 IM: 1. Kautzmann (W) 2:11.53, 2.Kolterjahn (W) 2:15.38, 3. Matthews (W)2:21.24.50 free: 1. Sean McCrudden (R) 24.3, 2.Cahill (W) 24.54, 3. Baran (W) 24.76.100 fly: 1. Andrew Richardi (R) 58.1, 2.Vidovich (W) 1:03.70, 3. Yevich (W)1:03.80, 4. Eckman (W) 1:09.76.100 free: 1. Ryan McCrudden (R) 53.8, 2.Shen (W) 54.22, 3. Power (W) 57.46.500 free: 1. Kolterjahn (W) 5:08.64, 2.Haldeman (W) 5:17.96, 3. Randolph, 4.Driscoll (W) 5:39.38.200 free relay: 1. (W) (Cahill, Matthews,Freundlich, Baran) 1:40.08, 2. (W) 1:40.34,3. (R).100 back: 1. Richardi (R) 59.8, 2. Chiesa(W) 1:00.95, 3. Encarnacion (W) 1:05.08,4. (R), 5. Keith McCloskey (W) 1:13.50.100 breast: 1. Fagin (W) 1:09.62, 2. (R), 3.M. Cahill (W) 1:11.67, 4. (R), 5. Ruotolo(W) 1:14.88.400 free relay: 1. (W) (Shen, Yevich,Haldemen, Kautzmann) 3:41.78, 2. (R), 3.(W) 3:49.82.

tricts, John’s conditioning is clearlywhere it has to be to win those tightmatches in the end.”

Freshman Joe DeCampo at 103ran into “double trouble” in 1:15against Eagle Mike McGorvin, butrebounded well to put Lion MikeRizzo to sleep in :23 with a cradle.

Veteran Mike Kivetz, who won byforfeit against the Lions, had a battlewith 171-lb. Eagle Mario Aponte,but won, 7-6. Kivetz scored twotakedowns, an escape and a two-point nearfall to take a 7-3 lead butyielded an escape and a takedownlate in the third to make it close.

After falling to 215-lb. Eagle ChrisYuhas in 4:43 while attempting adesperation move, Blue Devil BrianWilliams regained his composure andused four takedowns, an escape andtwo nearfalls before silencing LionDan Pena with a cradle in 2:48.Heavyweight Nick Clark was on theshort end of a tough, 8-6, decision toEagle Nick Kilroy.

Westfield will host the District 11

Wrestling Tournament on February25-26.

EDISON 42, WESTFIELD 28:103: — McGorvin (E) p. DeCampo, 1:15112: — Tom Trasmontero (E) won forfeit119: — Rendina (E) d. Leonardis, 10-6125: — Mike Veisz (E) p. Ethan Powell, :59130: — Ryan MaGee (E) p. Gil Arbitsman, 5:15135: — MacDonald (W) d. Brusca, 12-7140: — Caprario (W) p. Loux, 2:29145: — Swingle (W) won forfeit152: — Gismondi (W) md. Scaletti, 12-0160: — Reyes (W) won forfeit171: — Kivetz (W) d. Aponte, 7-6189: — Bill Miller (E) won forfeit215: — Chris Yuhas (E) p. Williams, 4:33Hwt: — Nick Kilroy (E) d. Clark, 8-6

WESTFIELD 52, ROSELLE CATH. 18:103: — DeCampo (W) p. Rizzo, :23112: — No match119: — Leonardis (W) won forfeit125: — Ethan Powell (W) won forfeit130: — Steve Catone (RC) p. Arbitsman, 5:12135: — MacDonald (W) md. Sullivan, 15-6140: — Caprario (W) p. Artz, :48145: — Swingle (W) p. Gonclaves, 4:42152: — Gismondi (W) d. Demcovitz, 6-1160: — Reyes (W) d. Loadholt, 3-2, SD OT171: — Kivetz (W) won forfeit189: — Joe Base (RC) won forfeit215: — Williams (W) p. Pena, 2:48Hwt: — Joe Longo (RC) p. Clark, 3:38

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTURN OUT THE LIGHTS!…The party is about to be over for 145-lb. Lion DanGonclaves as Blue Devil Kyle Swingle tightens his clamp.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesOOMPH! THAT’S GOT TO HURT!…Blue Devil heavyweight Nick Clark rollsover Eagle Nick Kilroy’s head in the bout with Edison. After quite a battle,Kilroy eked out an 8-6 decision. See another picture on page 16.

Local Area High SchoolGirls Basketball Results:

Local Area High SchoolBoys Basketball Results:UC TOURNAMENT:

FEBRUARY 15:St. Patrick’s 66, Elizabeth 42

The top-seeded Pats got 19 pointsand 13 rebounds from HerveLamizana.Elizabeth (7-14) 9 10 10 13 42St. Pat (15-5) 17 16 22 11 66

St. Mary’s 72, Union Catholic 51Fourth-seeded St. Mary’s took con-

trol of the Vikings with 24 pointsfrom Jamaul Thomas. Joey Greenhad 18 points and Chris Gainey tossedin 16 for the Vikings.Union Catholic 6 20 8 17 51St. Mary’s (19-1) 11 18 22 21 72

Plainfield 70, Summit 53Larry Jackson scored 22 points for

the fifth-seeded Cardinals. RyanCarey sank 16 for the Hilltoppers.Summit (10-8) 8 16 14 15 53Plainfield (15-4) 15 14 17 23 70

Roselle Catholic 79, Cranford 73The 17-3 Lions won this double-

overtime slasher over the Cougarswith the help of Demetric Gosa whoscored 10 points in overtime. PhilBauknight had 22 points for the Li-ons while Mike Snyder and JonPolinitza had 27 and 23 points, re-spectively, for the Cougars.Cranford (12-8) 18 10 9 15 9 12 73Roselle Cath 14 14 13 11 9 12 79

FEBRUARY 16:Linden 64, Scotch Plains-Fanwood42

The second-seeded, fifth-rankedTigers got the loudest roar fromJamaal Tate who pulled in 13 re-bounds and scored 37 points in thefirst round. Raider Mike Jackson firedin 17 points, Andy Feeley sank eight,Dave Herrmann hit five and SteveWilliams scored four.Sc Pl-Fnwd (6-14) 10 9 17 6 42Linden (19-2) 29 13 11 11 64

Union 60, New Providence 41The third-seeded Farmers were led

by Jim Nann and Mike Gluck whoscored 11 points each.New Prov (10-9) 4 5 12 20 41Union (17-2) 22 13 15 10 60

Dayton 53, Roselle 47Ryan Freundlich scored 22 points

for the sixth-seeded Bulldogs.Roselle (12-7) 15 8 10 14 47Dayton (16-2) 18 15 6 14 53

Rahway 60, Hillside 55The 10th-seeded Indians skinned

the seventh-seeded Comets with thehelp of Anthony Jordan who fired in17 points.Rahway (15-5) 14 17 16 13 60Hillside (15-8) 16 15 8 16 55

QUARTERFINALS:FEBRUARY 19:

Union 55, Dayton 46Mike Gluck scored 14 points for

the third-seeded Farmers and RyanFreundlich sank 15 for the Bulldogs.Dayton (16-3) 14 14 9 9 46Union (19-2) 12 20 13 10 55

Linden 67, Rahway 37Jamaal Tate pumped in 29 points

for the Tigers and Anthony Jordan hit14 for the Indians.Rahway (14-6) 6 12 7 12 37Linden (20-2) 16 14 14 23 67

UC TOURNAMENT:QUARTERFINALS:

FEBRUARY 17:Union Catholic 21, GovernorLivingston 13

The fourth-seeded Vikings playeda “slooow” down game and the strat-egy worked. Viking Shrita Smithscored six of her game-leading eightpoints in the first half, StephanieGreen sank six and Kenyall Johnsonhad five. Maya Monroe fired in sevenpoints for the Highlanders.Gov Liv (12-6) 0 3 4 6 13Union Cath (15-4) 6 4 3 8 21

Union 62, New Providence 41The top-seeded Farmers were led by

Brittiny Porter with 20 points. KristiePaxson led the Pioneers with 15.New Prov (14-7) 4 14 12 11 41Union (20-2) 20 12 18 12 62

FEBRUARY 18:Summit 63, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 29

The third-seeded, 12th-ranked, 18-2 Hilltoppers showed their talents asKaren Jann ripped in 21 points andStephanie Bruce nailed 17 pointsand pulled down 12 rebounds. RaiderKatie Feighner was quite productivewith 16 points, Najwa Glover sanksix, Erin Gillooly scored five andLindsay Pennella added two.Sc Pl-Fnwd (12-9) 12 4 7 6 29Summit 14 12 23 14 63

Elizabeth 57, Roselle Catholic 30The 19-2, second-seeded Lady Min-

utemen jumped out early as ShontaeHunter netted 11 of her 22 points in a15-5, first quarter. K. K. Foster led the14-8 Lions with 13 points.Roselle Catholic 5 3 9 13 30Elizabeth 15 11 15 16 57

Regular SeasonGirls Basketball:

FEBRUARY 15:Union Catholic 46, Roselle 17

Offensive punch from the Ramswas nearly extinct in the first half asthe 16-4 Vikings outscored them, 18-4. Shrita Smith led with 14 pointsand Jackie Huber sank eight.Roselle 4 0 4 9 17Union Catholic 12 6 12 16 46

Union 49, Livingston 37Jayme Gray hit 18 points for the

19-2 Farmers.Union 8 11 15 15 49Livingston (8-12) 4 6 15 12 37

FEBRUARY 16:Governor Livingston 36, Ridge 28

Jen Calbrese and Maya Monroeled the Highlanders with 13 and 10points, respectively.Gov Livingston 2 14 10 10 36Ridge 7 8 8 5 28



NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. CARLOS A. ALVEAR, ET ALS,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 15TH DAY OF MARCH A.D., 2000 attwo o’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 $117,227.69.Property to be sold is located in the City of

Elizabeth, County of Union and State ofNew Jersey .

Premises commonly known as 11 CedarAvenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202.

BEING KNOWN as Lot No. 109, BlockNo. 6 on the official Tax Map of the Cityof Elizabeth.

Dimensions: (approximately) 92.81 feet x45.57 feet x 89.05 feet x 35.26 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: Hayes Avenue.There is due approximately the sum of





FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, AttorneysSuite 505 Sentry Office Plaza216 Haddon AvenueWestmont, New Jersey 08108CH-755027 (WL)4 T - 2/17, 2/24,3/2 & 3/9/00 Fee: $165.24



BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, ASTRUSTEE, PLAINTIFF vs. HUGODOMINGUEZ-ROLDAN, ET AL, DEFEN-DANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JULY 27, 1999 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $151,638.31.MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth.COUNTY: Union.STATE OF NEW JERSEY.STREET & STREET NO.: 574 3rd Av-

enue.TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK NO.: 7,

LOT NO.: 1315.DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 25 feet x 100

feet.NEAREST CROSS STREET: Amity.There is due approximately the sum of





WILLIAM M. E. POWERS, JR., Attorney737 Stokes RoadP.O. Box 1088Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962CH-754712 (WL)4 T - 2/24, 3/2,3/9 & 3/16/00 Fee: $ 161.16



THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK F/K/A CHEMICAL BANK, PLAINTIFF vs.JOSEPH A. DORSAINVIL, ET ALS, DE-FENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED APRIL 22, 1997 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $156,054.16.All that certain land and premises situated

in the City of Elizabeth, County of Union,State of New Jersey, being more particularlydescribed as follows:

Lot No: 498; Block No. 12 on the Tax Mapof the City of Elizabeth.

Nearest Cross Street: Fairmont Avenue.Approximate Dimensions: 33.00 feet x

145.00 feet x 33.00 feet x 145.00 feet.Being more commonly known as: 619

Jefferson Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey07202.





ZEICHNER, ELLMAN & KRAUSE,AttorneysOne Gateway CenterNewark, New Jersey 07102CH-753150 (WL)4 T – 2/10, 2/17,2/24 & 3/2/00 Fee: $169.32



JOZEF HUDAK, PLAINTIFF vs. HARRYC. ISAKSEN, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is $149,323.62.BEGINNING at the point of intersection of

the Easterly sideline of Chilton Street withthe Northerly sideline of Westfield Avenue,and running thence (1) N 12 degrees 59’ W,along the Easterly sideline of Children Street,a distance of 111.98 feet to a point; thence(2) N 73 degrees 12’ 45” E, a distance of54.11 feet to a point; thence (3) N 88 de-grees 01’ E, a distance of 70.52 feet to apoint; thence (4) S 02 degrees 00’ E, adistance of 123.71 feet to a point on theNortherly sideline of Westfield Avenue;thence (5) S 88 degrees 01’ W, along theNortherly sideline of Westfield Avenue, adistance of 101.50 feet to the point and placeof BEGINNING.

BEING KNOWN as Block No. 13, Lot No.1574 on the Tax Map of Elizabeth, NewJersey and also known as 157-165 West-field Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

While Sheriffs are the preferred officersto levy and conduct execution sales, they arenot the exclusively empowered officers un-der the statutes. A court may order another“officer” to conduct the sale where a crisisexists, the volume is overwhelming and theSheriff’s manpower is inadequate. The of-ficer appointed is designated as “SpecialReferee” with the authority to advertise, no-tice, conduct the sale and report the samefor confirmation as required by Rule 4:65-6(b).





LEONARD & LEONARD, Attorneys715 North Wood AvenueP.O. BOX 1553Linden, New Jersey 07036-0006CH-755037 (WL)4 T - 2/17, 2/24,3/2 & 3/9/00 Fee: $226.44

Ram Cagers BumpViking Boys, 64-60Young freshman Ram Jesse Holey

banged in 24 points to lead Rosellepast the Union Catholic High Schoolboys basketball team, 64-60, inRoselle on February 17. Kurt Simmonsled the Vikings with 18 points.

The Vikings held a 31-28 lead atthe half but the Rams charged in thethird with a 23-9 dash. Joey Greenand Chris Gainey had 16 and 13points, respectively, for the Vikingsand Will White sank nine.Union Cath (5-16) 14 17 9 20 60Roselle (12-8) 18 10 23 13 64



PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORT-GAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. CARIDADPAZ; OLD REPUBLIC INSURED FINAN-CIAL ACCEPTANCE CORP., ET ALS,DEFENDANT.




CITY OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 223 CLARKPLACE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206.


feet wide by 100.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Second Street.Situate at a point on the northeasterly

sideline of Clark Place distance approxi-mately 275.00 feet northwesterly from itsintersection with the northwesterly sidelineof Second Street.





FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD,AttorneysSuite 2017 Century DriveParsippany, New Jersey 07054CH-755056 (WL)4 T - 2/24, 3/2,3/9 & 3/16/00 Fee: $ 185.64



WALSH SECURITES, INC., ADELAWARE CORPORATION, PLAIN-TIFF vs. TSAMBIKOS PELARDIS; CAPI-TAL ASSETS PROPERTY MANAGE-MENT & INVESTMENT CO., DEFEN-DANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED OCTOBER 28, 1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.



City of Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 1052 WilliamStreet, Elizabeth, New Jersey.


The dimensions are 25.00 feet wide 100.00feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the south-westerly line of William Street, 100.00 feetfrom the northwesterly line of CatherineStreet.

Prior lien(s): None.There is due approximately the sum of





STERN, LAVINTHAL, NORGAARD &KAPNICK, AttorneysSuite 300293 Eisenhower ParkwayLivingston, New Jersey 07039-1711CH-755040 (WL)4 T - 2/17, 2/24,3/2 & 3/9/00 Fee: $187.68

Westfield BoostersSet Dinner DanceThe Westfield Boosters Associa-

tion, a non-profit organization whoseprincipal purpose is to support allstudent athletes competing for West-field High School, will hold a DinnerDance on Saturday, March 25, atTemple Emanu-El in Westfield from7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Tickets are $40 per person and in-cludes a hot and cold buffet (catered byClyne and Murphy), refreshments (in-cluding beer and wine) and dancing fromthe sounds of our DJ, Cutting Edge En-tertainment. Tickets are available atTaylor & Love (Century 21 Realtors),Kehlers Athletic Balance or NickGismondi at (908) 654-1753 or VinceWilt at (908) 654-9062.

U. C. Sr. SoftballAnnouncement:The Union County Senior Softball

Association wants Union County resi-dents to know that, if they are of the ageof 50 or more, they have an opportu-nity to play on teams in the county’scompetitive Senior-Softball League.Currently, there are ten teams in the50+ division and five in the 60+ divi-sion. Participants must be residents ofUnion County and must turn 50 (or 60if interested in playing in that division)by December 31, 2000. If interested,call Dom at (908)-654-5088 or Jerry at(908)-925-5140.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTAKING THE PLUNGE…Blue Devil Scott Kautzmann takes a plunge into thewater to begin his warm-up prior to the Sectional meet with Randolph onFebruary 17.

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❍2000 RAIDER SOCCER CAMPat Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Director: Tom Breznitsky – SP-F Boys’ Varsity Coachin association with

THE DUTCH SOCCER ACADEMYDirector: Roger Bongaerts – European Training Specialist

Camp Features• Novice to Advanced• Ability Grouping• Kinder Soccer Program

Camp Features• Tactical Camp for Teams• Goalkeepers School• Indoor Facilities• Family Discounts

Tom Breznitsky – (908) 322-6102Boys’ Varsity Soccer Coach, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Home of the ’87, ’89, ’91, ’92, ’95, ’97, ’98 NJ State Champions Boys Soccer Team

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SESSION I – July 10-14

SESSION II – July 31-August 4

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DOMINICK CUCCINELLO, PLAINTIFFvs. RAFAEL TORRES, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED OCTOBER 13, 1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $40,978.00.All that certain tract, lot and parcel of land

lying and being in the City of Elizabeth,County of Union, and State of New Jersey,being more particularly described as fol-lows:

BEGINNING at the point of intersection ofthe southerly line of 3rd Street (60 feet wide)and the westerly line of Magnolia Avenue (60feet wide), formerly known as Wall Street,and running, thence;

1. Along said westerly line of MagnoliaAvenue, South 25 degrees 00 minutes 00seconds East, 42.23 feet to a point, thence;

2. Parallel with said 3rd Street, South 65degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, 25.00feet to a point, thence;

3. Parallel with said Magnolia Avenue,North 25 degrees 00 minutes 00 secondsWest, 42.23 feet to a point on the aforemen-tioned southerly line of 3rd Street, thence;

4. Along said southerly line of 3rd Street,North 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 secondsEast, 25.00 feet to the point or place ofBEGINNING.

Said property is located in Block No. 2, LotNo. 1024 as shown in the Tax Map in the Cityof Elizabeth, County of Union and Sate ofNew Jersey.

More commonly known as: 183 3rd Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey.

There is due approximately the sum of$45,891.41 together with lawful interest andcosts.




FLORES & STERNICK, AttorneysPan Plaza Building 4th Floor35 Church StreetPaterson, New Jersey 07505CH-755005 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $218.28



DMR FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,PLAINTIFF vs. MONIQUE HARRIS, ETALS, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is $97,230.35.Property to be sold is located in the City of

Elizabeth, County of Union and State of NewJersey.

Premises commonly known as 118 ClarkPlace, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206.

BEING KNOWN as Lot No. 44, CW 01,Block No. 1 on the offical Tax Map of the Cityof Elizabeth.

Dimensions: (approximately) 100 feet x17.50 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: First Street.There is due approximately the sum of





FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, AttorneysSuite 505Sentry Office Plaza216 Haddon AvenueWestmont, New Jersey 08108CH-754985 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $165.24



EASTERN MORTGAGE SERVICES,INC., PLAINTIFF vs. FERNANDODUNGCA, ET AL, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED AUGUST 18, 1999 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is $241,469.30.The property to be sold is located in ELIZA-

BETH, in the County of UNION, and theState of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 1261-1263WAVERLY PLACE, ELIZABETH, NEWJERSEY 07208.

Tax Lot No. ACCOUNT #: 1737, in BlockNo. WARD: 11.

Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 48feet wide by 189 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Situate on theNORTHERLY side of WAVERLY PLACE,distant 237 feet from the EASTERLY side ofNORTH BROAD STREET.





FRANK J. MARTONE, Attorney4 Brighton RoadClifton, New Jersey 07012CH-754771 (WL)4 T - 2/3, 2/10,2/17 & 2/24/00 Fee: $167.28



THE BANK OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEEUNDER THE POOLING AND SERVIC-ING, PLAINTIFF vs. VIRGINIA FERICY,ET AL., DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is $120,998.93.MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth.COUNTY: Union.STATE OF NEW JERSEY.STREET & STREET NO: 448 Fulton

Avenue.TAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK NO.: 22

LOT NO.: 16.DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 100 feet x 25

feet.NEAREST CROSS STREET: 175 feet

from Fifth Street.There is due approximately the sum of





WILLIAM M. E. POWERS, JR., Attorney737 Stokes RoadP.O. BOX 1088Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962CH-755026 (WL)4 T - 2/17, 2/24,3/2 & 3/9/00 Fee: $167.28

Fanwood Flames TopWarren and UnionThe Fanwood Flames put their of-

fense into high gear, defeating Warren,73-45, and Union, 61-43, to run theirGarden State League winning streak toseven in a row.

Against Warren, the Flames raced toa 21-5 first-quarter lead. A strong bal-anced attack was led by Jeff Bell andLorenzo McDonald with 11 points each.Lance Thomas and Travis Morganpumped in 10 points apiece while RickyLisojo and Clayton Balch popped ineight each. Sean Young drilled in sixpoints and DJ Garrett added four. BrianHalpin and Joe Jacobi added three andtwo points, respectively.

The Flames needed a strong secondhalf to turn back Union. Thomas led theway with 15 points while McDonaldhad a strong game off the boards andnotched 14 points. Balch hit for ninepoints and Jacobi drilled in eight.

The Flames ran their Garden StateLeague record to 12-1 and overall recordto 14-6. As the defending champions,Fanwood plan to defend their leaguechampionship with the playoffs start-ing next week.

Jr. Raiders Grab 18 MedalsAfter Invt’l Mat Tourney

The SPF Jr. Raider matmen attendedthe 26th Annual South Plainfield Invi-tational Tournament on February 19where they shined, bringing home 18place winners.

Dominating their weight classes tobring home first place gold were Ban-tams 59 lb. Mike Ridge, 62 lb. MattNobbs, 73 lb. Daniel Gore, Midget 95 lb.Patrick Mineo and Intermediates 80 lb.Derek Francavilla and 90 lb. Ron Ferrara.

Bringing home second place wereMidget 77 lb. David DeNicilo and HWTJohn Loomis. Placing third in their weightdivision were Bantam 62 lb. MikeFerrara, Midget 64 lb. Sal Gano andIntermediate 119 lb. Andrew Silber.Taking fourth place were Juniors 90 lb.Stephen Mineo, 124 lb. Nick Giannaci,140 lb. Matt Hazel and IntermediateHWT Andrew Loomis. Fifth place wentto Pee-Wee 48 lb. Sean Cannon and

Midgets 70 lb. Trevor Cannon and HWTSteve Wenson.

The Jr. Raider Matmen have a busyweek ahead starting tonight in a CentralJersey League match againstKenilworth, another Central JerseyLeague match in Union tomorrow andthe Suburban League tournament onSunday, February 27.



MIDFIRST BANK, PLAINTIFF vs.MIGUEL ANGEL PATTARO, ET ALS,DEFENDANT.




City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, andthe State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 10 South FifthStreet, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Tax Lot No. 1170 in Block No. 5.Dimensions of Lot (Approximately) 100.00

feet wide by 25.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situate at a point in

the Southerly line of South Fifth Street dis-tant Westerly one hundred feet and forty twoone hundredths (100.42) of a foot from theintersection of said line of South Fifth Streetwith the Westerly line of First Avenue.





CARKHUFF & RADMIN, Attorneys598-600 Somerset StreetNorth Plainfield, New Jersey 07060CH-755068 (WL)4 T - 2/24, 3/2,3/9 & 3/16/00 Fee: $ 167.28

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGROUNDING AN EAGLE FOR GOOD…Blue Devil Dan Caprario tightens hishalf nelson around 140-lb. Eagle Chris Loux and buries him in 2:29.

FEBRUARY 15:NORTH GR. 3 SEMIS:

Rahway (12-1) 52, Nutley (15-3) 22WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:

103: — Sean Horton (R) p. Mark Samet, 2:44112: — Gene Ronkiewicz (R) md. MikeBonora, 13-5119: — Anthony Montes (N) tf. DougCorso, 21-6, 5:41125: — John Kiesler (R) p. JohnCastronova, 3:32130: — Steve Bonora (N) p. DaveCostello, 3:33135: — Jim Racelis (R) p. Justin Bakal, 1:01140: — Dave Racelis (R) d. Mike Falduti, 10-4145: — Jesse Campanelli (R) p. JohnCascarano, 3:55152: — Ian Adamczyk (N) tf. Al-TareekFrazier, 20-3, 5:43160: — Walt Braxton (R) d. Chris Helm, 14-9171: — Mike Rassmussen (R) p. DavePastellato, 3:49189: — Nick Beckmeyer (N) won forfeit215: — Dan Garay (R) won forfeitHwt: — Steve Kwarec (R) p. AdamJemick, 3:41

FIRST ROUND:Warren Hills 40, Cranford 27

WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:103: — Pat Daly (C) p. Nolan Cody, 3:18112: — Bud Hahn (W) p. Tom Murray, 1:00119: — Mike Lanfrank (W) d. NickSeeman, 7-5125: — Brian Everts (W) d. AnthonyDonofrio, 3-0130: — Dan Genovese (C) d. DerrickKries, 7-2135: — Rob Yurkanin (W) d. BrendonSmall, 8-5140: — Rob Verhoeven (C) p. Lou Risko, 2:57145: — Greg Weisburn (W) md. MikeCarbone, 12-1152: — John Donofrio (C) d. Kevin Rush, 9-7160: — Greg Donofrio (C) d. TonyFerrara, 3-2171: — Bill Bennett (C) p. Jeff Dziedzic, 5:18189: — Brian Fritts (W) md. Josh Harris, 13-2215: — Dale Markle (W) p. Dave Peist, 1:43Hwt: — Tim Bellatore (W) p. PatMcDermott, 1:14

NORTH GR. 1 SEMIS:Roselle Park (16-1) 54, WhippanyPark (13-2) 21

WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:103: — Nick Zangari (RP) p. AnthonyMalta, :24112: — Dan Appello (RP) p. Allan Shih, :28119: — Kevin O’Toole (W) tf. Lou Panetta,15-0, 4:41125: — Nick Panetta (RP) tf. Nick Gre-

gory, 18-3, 5:24130: — Rory Adams (RP) md. DevonEngleberger, 20-6135: — Bryan Garrison (RP) p. JeremyZuchowski, 1:12140: — Greg Skiff (W) md. Ben Binko, 13-4145: — Bob Appello (RP) p. DavidWeiderman, 3:59152: — Gary Taluba (RP) d. Kevin Pilipie, 5-2160: — Chris Gregory (W) p. ShawnKachnowski, 4:32171: — Doug Schoening (RP) p. Bill Wil-liams, 1:57189: — Scarley Elmera (RP) p. RichDimitrakis, :25215: — Jareem Miranda (W) won forfeitHwt: — Nate Mooney (RP) p. Kevin Carey, :07

GROUP 1 FINALS:Belvidere 34, Roselle Park 27

The Panthers could not quite handlethe County Seaters.

WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:103: — Nick Zangari (RP) d. MattBochino, 5-3112: — Dan Appello (RP) p. Rusty Mor-gan, 1:49119: — Rich Fielding (B) md. Alex Smith, 10-0125: — Joe D’Imperio (B) d. Nick Panetta, 8-4130: — John Hansler (B) d. Rory Adams,4-2, OT135: — Ben Binko (RP) p. Joe Fielding, 2:31140: — Bryan Garrison (RP) p. RobSloboda, :56145: — Bob Appello (RP) d. Nick Bruno, 10-5152: — John Larney (B) d. Gary Taluba,7-5, OT160: — Jeff Kolodziejczyk (B) p. ShawnKachnowski, 2:51171: — Ron Schroeder (B) p. DougSchoening, 2:43189: — Josh Constantino (B) p. ScarleyElmera, :14215: — Nate Mooney (RP) d. BobStanley, 12-8Hwt: — Tony Fearnhead (B) d. JasonVargas, 5-4

GROUP 3 FINALS:Parsippany 29, Rahway 26

The Redskins edged the Indians inthe final bout.

WEIGHT BREAKDOWN:103: — Sean Horton (R) d. RobCampbel, 12-8112: — Chris Wells (P) d. GeneRonkiewicz, 10-4119: — Doug Corso (R) d. DustinMitschele, 7-5125: — Brian Rathburn (P) p. JohnKiesler. 2:47130: — Anthony Curcio (P) md. DaveCostello, 16-2135: — Matt Wells (P) d. James Racelis, 7-6140: — Ken Johnsen (P) d. DaveRacelis, 11-10145: — Jesse Campanelli (R) p. AlexMcDonald, 2:13152: — Vin DeNicola (P) md. All-TareekFraizer, 13-4160: — B. J. Braxton (R) md. AdamArtaega, 16-6171: — Joe Sun (P) d. Mike Rasmussen, 8-1189: — Ony Pius (R) md. Kaan Erpanur, 19-5215: — Dan Garay (R) p. Keith Meyers, 2:40Hwt: — Rich Hua (P) d. Steve Krawec, 13-6

High School WrestlingState Sectional Tournament:



CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. ORLANDO PEREZ ANDDAMARIS PAREZ, H/W; CECILIA PEREZMONTANES, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.




CITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 66-70 MARSHALLSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206.


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.





FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD,AttorneysSuite 2017 Century DriveParsippany, New Jersey 07054CH-755031 (WL)4 T - 2/17, 2/24,3/2 & 3/9/00 Fee: $185.64

High School WrestlingRegular Season:

Belleville 40, Cranford 24Another cat fight but the Bengals

won this one on February 16.KEY BOUTS:

103: — Pat Daly (C) d. Anthony Malanga, 9-2140: — Rob Verhoeven (C) p. DomClimaco, 1:27152: — John Donofrio (C) d. Jay Isip, 9-5160: — Greg Donofrio (C) d. AndreLugo, 12-6171: — Bill Bennett (C) tf. Luis Pacheco,16-0, 5:30

North Plainfield 42, New Provi-dence 26

KEY BOUTS:135: — Chris Dowling (New) md. DaveMiller, 11-3189: — Brian Disch (No) p. Mike Hieber, :41215: — Ron Fiorilli (New) d. John Piniero, 1-0



EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,PLAINTIFF vs. HOMES REALTY, INC.,ET AL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.



City of Elizabeth in the County of Union, NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 177 Reid Avenue,Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Tax Lot No. 1102 in Block No. 7.Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 26.25

feet wide by 100.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the east-

erly side of Reid Street 100.00 feet from thesoutherly side of East Grand Street.





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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUSTCOMPANY, PLAINTIFF vs. LUIS P.GONZALEZ AND NANCY ALVELO-GONZALEZ, DEFENDANT.




City of Elizabeth in the County of Union andState of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 140 Acme Street,Elizabeth, New Jersey 08861.

Tax Lot No. 22 in Block No. 10.Approximate dimensions of Lot: 120.00

feet long by 34.00 feet wide.Nearest cross street: southerly line of

Jersey Avenue.There is due approximately the sum of





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SPF Boosters PlanAtlantic City TripOn Sunday March 26, the Scotch

Plains-Fanwood Boosters organizationis sponsoring a bus trip to Caesar’sResort in Atlantic City. The bus willdepart the high school at 10 a.m. andwill return around 8 p.m. Sunday, March26. The cost is $25 per person, with $17being returned at the casino. All pro-ceeds go to the SPF Athletic Boosters.Reservations are first-come, first-served upon payment. If there are ques-tions please call (908) 889-5159 andask for Ed Belford.

Irwin Bernstein GetsGold Medal in Track

Irwin Bernstein of Westfield won agold medal in the Metropolitan MastersIndoor Track & Field Championships atthe 168th Street Armory in New YorkCity on February 18. Representing theShore Athletic Club in the 65-69 agegroup, Bernstein placed first in the 800meter race with a time of 2:50.57.

Elmuccio is NamedRookie of the YearJulie Elmuccio, the daughter of Shelli

and John Elmuccio of Westfield, and afreshman at Hamilton College inClinton, N. Y. has been named theRookie of the Year for the UpstateCollegiate Athletic Association IndoorTrack and Field Championships held atHamilton College. Elmuccio, a gradu-ate of Westfield High School, won boththe long jump (5.04 meters) and the 55-meter hurdles (9.19).

See it all on the web!www.goleader.com

St. Bart’s SoftballApplication News:

Applications are available for men,a minimum of 30 years old, who wantto join a great softball league. Theymay be picked up in Scotch Plains at St.Bartholomew’s Church vestibule, Stan-dard Pest Control or Sideline Sports,and in Fanwood at The Fanwood Clip-per or Family Investors Company.

Year 2000 will mark the league’s22nd year. The league started with fourteams and has grown to 10 teams. Muchof the league’s success can be attributedto the fact that new teams are choseneach year during a draft ala the NFL’scollege draft.

For more information about theleague, please call Commissioner DomLawrence at (908) 322-1697 or Public-ity Chairman Dean Talcott at (908)322-6577. All games are played inScotch Plains or Fanwood on weekdaynights. Please visit our Web site, cre-ated by Karl Mende, at http://home.att.net/~stbartsotsb/.

KEEPING THINGS IN CHECK…Blue Devil Brian Luck, No. 12, checks aMendham attacker as James Cororos, No. 9, and keeper Chad Puschel, right,look on. Mendham defeated Westfield, 6-1, on February 12.

PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE is hereby given that at a regularmeeting of the Township Council of theTownship of Scotch Plains, held on Tues-day, February 22, 2000, the following ordi-nance:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THEAMENDMENT AND REVISION OF TOWN-SHIP ORDINANCE 7-9 AND SCHEDULEXII THEREOFwas duly passed on second and final read-ing.

BOND ORDINANCE TOAMEND SECTION 3 (a) OF THEBOND ORDINANCE (ORD. NO.96-25) ENTITLED: “BOND OR-DINANCE PROVIDING FORVARIOUS IMPROVEMENTSAND EQUIPMENT IN, BY ANDFOR THE TOWNSHIP OFSCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JER-SEY, APPROPRIATING$1,950,000 THEREFOR ANDAUTHORIZING THE ISSU-ANCE OF $1,857,142 BONDSOR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIPFOR FINANCING PART OFSUCH APPROPRIATION”,ADOPTED AUGUST 13, 1996.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Coun-cil of the Township of Scotch Plains, in theCounty of Union, State of New Jersey, asfollows:

Section 1. Section 3 (a) of Ordinance No.96-25 entitled:

“BOND ORDINANCE PROVID-ING FOR VARIOUS IMPROVE-MENTS AND EQUIPMENT IN,BY AND FOR THE TOWNSHIPOF SCOTCH PLAINS, NEWJERSEY, APPROPRIATING$1,950,000 THEREFOR ANDAUTHORIZING THE ISSU-ANCE OF $1,857,142 BONDSOR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIPFOR FINANCING PART OFSUCH APPROPRIATION”

adopted by the Township Council of theTownship of Scotch Plains, in the County ofUnion, New Jersey (the “Township”) on Au-gust 13,1996 (the “Prior Ordinance”) ishereby amended to add the acquisition of amultipurpose utility vehicle for the use of theSewer Division of the Department of PublicProperty to the equipment and apparatusauthorized to be acquired, and shall hereaf-ter read as follows:

“Section 3. (a) The improvements herebyauthorized and the purposes for the financ-ing of which said obligations, if necessary,are:

(i) the acquisition of the following equip-ment and apparatus for the Department ofPublic Property: (A) three dump trucks; (B)various snow plows; (C) one generator; (D)crack sealing and patching equipment; (E)four pick-up trucks; (F) one aerial lift truckwith chipper body; (G) one loader; (H) oneheavy duty truck; (I) calcium chloride dis-pensing system; (J) vacuum equipment; (K)one heavy duty roller; (L) one skid steerloader; (M) one sewer jet; (N) one chipper;(O) one heavy duty trailer; (P) one tag-alongpump; (Q) one street sweeper; (R) two hop-per spreaders; (S) one all purpose tool truck;and (T) one multipurpose utility vehicle forthe use of the Sewer Division;

(ii) the acquisition of the following equip-ment and apparatus for the Department ofParks and Recreation: (A) five mowers; (B)one pick-up truck with plow; (C) one utilityvan; (D) one workman vehicle with sprayer;(E) one tractor; (F) one dump truck; (G) oneslicer/seeder accessory; (H) one cushmantruckster; (I) one pick-up truck; and (J) vari-ous park and playground equipment;

(iii) the acquisition of various computerequipment for the Finance Department; and

(iv) the improvement of the following rec-reational facilities: (A) basketball court atHaven Park; (B) roof at Green Forest Park;(C) facilities at Farley Park; (D) basketballcourt at Brookside and Jerseyland; and (E)any or all of the various parks located in theTownship, together with all other work, ma-terials and appurtenances necessary there-for or incidental thereto, all as shown on andin accordance with the plans and specifica-tions therefor on file in the office of theTownship Clerk and hereby approved.”

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effecttwenty days after the first publication thereofafter final passage.

STATEMENTThe bond ordinance published herewith

has been finally adopted by the TownshipCouncil of the Township of Scotch Plains, inthe County of Union, in the State of NewJersey, on the 22nd day of February, 2000,and the twenty day period of limitation withinwhich a suit, action or proceeding question-ing the validity of such ordinance can becommenced, as provided in the Local BondLaw, has begun to run from the date of thefirst publication of this statement.

Barbara RiepeTownship Clerk

Township of Scotch PlainsCounty of Union

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTThe Board of Adjustment of the Town of

Westfield, New Jersey will meet on Monday,March 13, 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:

1. Arthur and Laura Siegel, 914 Cleve-land Avenue seeking permissionto erect a two (2) story additioncontrary to the requirements ofSection 11.09 E10, E.7 and E ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Maxi-mum building coverage proposedof 24.4%. Ordinance allows 20%.Minimum rear yard setback pro-posed of ± 18 feet. Ordinance re-quires 35 feet. Maximum floor arearatio proposed ± 38%. Ordinanceallows 35 %.

2. Brendan Mooney, 216 CharlesStreet seeking permission to erectone (1) story building addition insideyard contrary to the require-ments of Section 11.09 E.6 of theLand Use Ordinance. Minimuminterior sideyard proposed of ± 8feet—9 inches. Ordinance requires10 feet.

3. Amy and Andrew Horowitz, 302Wychwood Road seeking permis-sion to retain driveway expansioncontrary to the requirements ofSection 17.05 A and 17.03 B1 ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Maxi-mum coverage by improvementsin front yard violation of ± 60%.Ordinance allows 50%. Locationof parking area on a residential lotviolation of in front yard. Ordinanceallows only in rear or interiorsideyard, or in a defined driveway.

4. Philip and Elizabeth Round, 240West Dudley Avenue seeking per-mission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Sec-tion 11.06 E.6 of the Land UseOrdinance. Interior sideyard (mini-mum) proposed of 10.55 feet. Mini-mum interior side yard proposed of± 8 feet. Ordinance requires 15feet.

5. James and Donna McCabe, 1034Coolidge Street seeking permis-sion to erect an addition contrary tothe requirements of Section 11.09E10 and 12.04 F.1. of the LandUse Ordinance. Maximum build-ing coverage proposed of 20.6%.Ordinance requires 20%.

6. Richard Mack, 10 Bell Drive seek-ing permission to erect ingroundpool contrary to the requirementsof Section 13.02 D3 of the LandUse Ordinance. Minimum setbackfor pool from rear and side propertylines proposed ± 6 feet and 6 feet.Ordinance requires 15 feet and 15feet.

7. Maureen Verrier, Trustee, 852Ramapo Way seeking permissionto erect an addition contrary to therequirements of Section 11.04 E5of the Land Use Ordinance. Viola-tion of Minimum front yard depth of58+ feet. Ordinance requires 74feet = Estimated front yard depth.

8. John and Courtney Mackin, 412Wells Street seeking permissionto erect an addition contrary to therquirements of Section 11.09 E10of the Land Use Ordinance. Maxi-mum building coverage proposedof 21.96%. Ordinance allows 20%.

9. Kevin and Virginia Morrissey, 224Seneca Place seeking permissionto erect an addition contrary to therequirements of Section 11.09 E10of the Land Use Ordinance. Maxi-mum building coverage of 24.8%.Ordinance allows 20%.

Documentation of the above is on 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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IN FASHION…Senior Girl Scouts in Westfield Troops Nos. 430 and 482recently presented a fashion show of women’s clothing through the century towomen at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield. Lauren Bannworth organizedthis event and coordinated the clothing that was modeled by both senior GirlScouts and their leaders. Moderator Mary Bannworth described the fashions ofeach decade and gave a short current events description for each era. Partici-pants, pictured left to right, are: Marisa Lau, Shannon Gilmartin, AmandaWilhelm and Mrs. Bannworth; second row, Brigid Abraham, Lauren Bannworth,Kathy Gilmartin and Christine Leiz, and third row, Malissa Cass, MerylReichbach, Kasey Cass and Sara Ackerman.

Torah Center to Offer TourOf Brooklyn’s Crown Heights

Parenting Seminar on TapAt Presbyterian Church

WESTFIELD — Dr. Jennifer Hill-Keyes, a licensed psychologist andneuropsychologist, will discuss“Parenting, Perplexity and Prayer”at a Family Life Seminar at ThePresbyterian Church in Westfield onSunday, March 5.

The seminar will begin at 12:30p.m. in the Chapel of the ParishHouse. A luncheon at 11:30 a.m. inthe Assembly Hall will precede theseminar.

Dr. Hill-Keyes has been an occu-pational psychologist at BrookhavenNational Laboratory, staff psycholo-gist at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston

and a senior psychologist and assis-tant unit coordinator at Harlem Hos-pital in New York City.

She has also held appointments asan adjunct professor at the City Uni-versity of New York’s Medgar EversCollege and a clinical fellow in theDepartment of Psychiatry at theHarvard Medical School.

The public is invited. Admissionfor adults will be $5. Child care willbe available. Reservations are re-quired for the luncheon and seminar,as well as for child care, and may bemade by calling the church office at(908) 233-0301.

WESTFIELD — The Union CountyTorah Center will sponsor a “WalkingTour of Crown Heights” for a look atthe Lubavitch community in Brook-lyn on Sunday, March 5.

During the tour, participants willhave an opportunity to witness ascribe at work in his studio; a matzahbakery in operation; Crown Heightsmikvah, 770 Eastern Parkway, theLubavitch World Headquarters andother activities.

Attendees will also be able to meetthe people of the community and askquestions.

Transportation will be providedfrom the Torah Center, 418 CentralAvenue in Westfield, at 9 a.m. Partici-pants will return between 3 and 4 p.m.

The cost is $40 per adult and $30per child under 13 and includes lunchand transportation.

For more information and to re-spond, please call (908) 789-5252.

PUBLIC NOTICEBOARD OF EDUCATION

WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEYNOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoard of Education, Westfield, New Jersey,in the Board of Education Office, 302 ElmStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, at2:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on March 6,2000 at which time bids will be opened andread aloud for:

“RESTROOM RENOVATIONS ATWESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (SECONDFLOOR - REAR SECTION) R-2012A”

Plans and Specifications will be availableon February 24, 2000.

Plans, Specifications, form of bid, con-tract and bond for the proposed work andother Contract Documents thereto, as pre-pared by M. Disko Associates, are on file intheir offices at 493 Lehigh Avenue, Union,New Jersey 07083, and may be examined atthe office of M. Disko Associates duringbusiness hours.

Bidders will be furnished with a copy of thePlans and Specifications by the Engineer,upon proper notice and payment of a checkfor Fifty ($50.00) (dollars), payable to M.DISKO ASSOCIATES, said cost being thereproduction price of the documents and isnot returnable.

Proposal forms (as contained in the Speci-fications) provide for the awarding of all thework to the lowest qualified bidder under asingle contract.

The guaranty accompanying the bid shallbe given in the amount of ten percent (10%)of the bid and may be given at the option ofthe bidder by a Certified Check, or Bid Bondfrom a reputable insurance company.

All bidders must be prequalified in accor-dance with Chapter 105, Laws of 1962, asamended by Chapter 188, Laws of 1968 asset forth in Instructions to Bidders.

Labor in connection with the project shallbe paid not less than wages as listed inPrevailing Wage Rate Determination, pur-suant to Chapter 150 of the New JerseyLaws of 1963, or the U.S. Department ofLabor Wage Determinations, whichever arehigher for each class of labor.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of PL 1975, C. 127. (NJAC17:27)

Bids may be held by the Board of Educa-tion for a period not to exceed sixty (60) daysfrom the date of the opening of Bids for thepurpose of reviewing the bids and investi-gating the qualifications of bidders, prior toawarding of the Contract.

The Board of Education reserves the rightto reject any or all bids if in its judgement thepublic interest will be served by so doing.

By order of the Board of Education,Westfield, New Jersey.

Robert BermanBoard Secretary

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meetingof the Township Council of the Township ofScotch Plains, held in the Council Cham-bers in the Municipal Building of said Town-ship on Tuesday, February 22, 2000, therewas introduced, read for the first time, andpassed on such first reading, an ordinanceentitled:

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINGFOR THE APPROPRIATION OFUNION COUNTY GRANTFUNDS THROUGH AN ECO-NOMIC DEVELOPMENTGRANT TO PROVIDE FOR IM-PROVEMENTS IN THE CEN-TRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTOF THE TOWNSHIP OFSCOTCH PLAINS.

Purpose: To provide necessary fundingfor improvements in the Central BusinessDistrict including streetscape work and ap-propriating the sum of $450,000 from theUnion County Economic Development Grantfunds for this purpose.

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday,March 14, 2000, at 8:00 p.m. in the CouncilChambers of the Municipal Building, or anytime and place to which a meeting for thefurther consideration of such ordinance shallfrom time to time be adjourned, and allpersons interested will be given an opportu-nity to be heard concerning such ordinance.

A copy of same may be obtained from theoffice of the Township Clerk, 430 Park Av-enue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, betweenthe hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday by any member of the gen-eral public who wants a copy of same with-out cost.


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PUBLIC NOTICEWESTFIELD PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board at its meeting on February17, 2000 memorialized the following Boardaction of January 3, 2000 re:

99-19 MICHAEL MAHONEY, 1049E. BROAD STREET, BLOCKNO. 2003, LOT NO. 49, MI-NOR SUBDIVISION — ap-proved with conditions.

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Holy Trinity to PresentHymn Festival March 4

WESTFIELD – The Holy TrinityRoman Catholic Church in Westfieldwill hold its sixth annual Hymn Fes-tival on Saturday, March 4, at 8 p.m.in the church.

During the program, entitled “AMillennium Celebration: The His-tory of Our Salvation,” audiencemembers will have an opportunity tosing hymns assisted by the Holy Trin-ity choir and instruments, includingbrass and timpani, woodwinds, hand-balls, Orff instruments and organ.

The hymns, interspersed with nar-ration written for the occasion, willfeature a wide variety of styles in-cluding a Gregorian chant, an Afri-can-American spiritual, an earlyAmerican hymn tune, traditionalhymn tunes of the 19th and 20thcenturies and a millennium hymn.

Rives Cassel is the organist andMusic Director. The public is invitedto attend. Admission is free.

Rev. Ciorra to DiscussStress-Free Living

At St. Helen’s ChurchWESTFIELD — The Reverend

Anthony Ciorra will discuss “Learn-ing to Live Simply: Stress Free” atSt. Helen’s Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield on Thursday, March 2,at 8 p.m.

This pre-Lent presentation, deal-ing with spirituality for today andtomorrow, will address the humanneed and desire for closeness withGod, others and ourselves in the ten-sion and confusion of day-to-dayliving.

Reverend Ciorra is Director of theCenter for Theological and SpiritualDevelopment at the College of SaintElizabeth in Convent Station and theauthor of “Everyday Mysticism:Cherishing the Holy,” a study of spiri-tuality for the 21st century.

There is no fee for this program.Further information is available bycalling (908) 233-8757.

Westfield Y Reveals RosterOf Classes to be Offered

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Y,located at 220 Clark Street, has an-nounced that it will present variousprograms at its facility beginningnext week.

An advanced Cardio Kick Circuitclass will be held on Monday eve-nings at 8 p.m. beginning February28. The circuit class, offered in addi-tion to the facility’s Cardio Box andKick program, is limited to sevenparticipants and will feature person-alized attention to punching and kick-ing skills using targets.

Cardio Box and Kick classes aredesigned to improve strength, flexibil-ity, endurance, balance and agility.

They include circuit style classes,utilizing traditional boxing andkickboxing equipment; “Tae BoStyle” classes, requiring no equip-ment, and combination classes thatmay include the use of target mitts,kick pads, jump ropes, weights andtubing.

In addition, a nine-week work-shop on fall prevention and exercisefor people with osteoporosis will beheld twice a week on Tuesdays andThursdays, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.,beginning on February 29.

Appropriate for both men andwomen, the workshop is designed toreduce the risk of falling and im-prove functional mobility. Partici-pants will learn exercises to improvebalance, strength, joint mobility andcoordination.

Comfortable clothing and sturdyshoes are a must. A doctor’s releaseform provided by the Y is also re-quired before starting this class.

A martial arts program for chil-dren ages 5 to 8 will once again beoffered at the facility on Saturdaysbeginning March 4 from 1 to 1:55p.m.

The class will feature instructionin Tae Kwon Do patterns and forms,while encompassing various martialarts including jujitsu, self-defense,boxing and strength and flexibilitytraining.

Registration for each of these pro-grams is now underway for both cur-rent and new members and may bedone in person at the Y or by fax,using a form included in the facility’sbrochure.

Brochures are available at the Y, orindividuals may request that one bemailed to them by calling (908) 233-2700. For more information, pleasecall Karen F. Simon, Director ofAdult and Senior Programs, at (908)233-2700.

Employees, VolunteersHonored for Service

To Programs at YBy MARYLOU MORANO


WESTFIELD — For the ninth con-secutive year, the Westfield Y held arecognition reception to honor theagency’s employees and volunteersfor their dedication and hard work.

Approximately 175 people at-tended this year’s event, which washeld on February 16 at Snuffy’sPantagis in Scotch Plains. CarolynFleder, President of the Board ofDirectors of the Y, opened the recep-tion with welcoming remarks.

Westfield resident Linda Johnson,the Y’s Risk Management/Youth Pro-gramming Director, was the recipi-ent of a service award pin for 15years of continuous employment.

Individuals recognized for fiveyears of continuous employment in-cluded Kathleen Dawson (Adminis-trative Assistant), Dianne Favor(Aquatics), Adele Lewis (Preschool),Joan Wright and Erin McCaffery(Adult Programs), Ed Rudyk andMarian Tumolo (Member Services),Hannan Haddad and KarenMcCutcheon (Day Care), DianeServello (Strength Training) andDeana Sroka (Sports).

For 10 years of continuous em-ployment, Inglese Caroe (FrontDesk), Tom Dougherty (BuildingServices), Michael Johnson (StrengthTraining) and Cynthia Saul (AdultPrograms) were saluted by the Y.

Also honored was the Board ofDirectors of the Y, as well as thevolunteers who chaired the commit-tees which oversee the facility’s spe-cial projects and events.

Volunteers honored included Ms.Fleder (Executive Committee), TerryConnell (Finance Committee), Rob-ert Weldon (Program Committee),Richard Coltrera (Youth Commit-tee), Mark Ciarrocca (Adult Com-mittee), Nicholas Dovidio (LongRange Planning), Roger Love (Build-ing and Grounds), Jill Sitcer (AnnualMeeting), Dennis Poller (HumanResource), Melba Nixon (FamilyCommittee), William Jeremiah (ByLaws Committee), George Lewis (In-ternational Committee), TheodoreNelson (Investment Committee),Diane Genco (Child Care Commit-tee), Ed Gottko (A.D.A. Commit-tee), John McLaughlin (Audit/Insur-ance Committee), Austin Sayre(Nominating Committee), Elaine

Slabe (Financial Development), SyKoslowsky (Medical Advisory Com-mittee), Julia Black (First Night Com-mittee), Natalie Tyler (Black Achiev-ers Committee) and Emerson Tho-mas (President’s Council).

“The Y could never acquire theresources to employ all those neededto provide the community servicethat we do,” said Executive DirectorStan Kaslusky, referring to the im-portance of both paid and volunteerstaff.

Human Resources DirectorMaureen Martin commented on howpleased the Y is to have an opportu-nity to show its appreciation to itsemployees and volunteers.

Ms. Martin added that employeesand volunteers are honored togetherat one ceremony because they worktogether side-by-side.

Several years ago, after he lost hisjob, the Y assisted Westfield residentAl West and his wife with child carefor their son. The couple pledged toreturn the good deed as soon as theywere in a position to do so.

“The Y is like our family,” said Mr.West, who currently serves as Chair-man of the Black Achievers programand who was one of the volunteerhonorees. “As much as you think youare giving back, you are getting somuch more in return.”

Eileen Puglisi, Director of Pre-school Childcare, was recently ap-pointed to head the Westfield Y’sVolunteer Champion Campaign. Shewill be responsible for recruitment,orientation and training of volun-teers.

Volunteer opportunities currentlyexist in all departments for those age13 and older who wish to contributetheir time. For more information,please call Ms. Puglisi at (908) 654-8460.

Rosary Society SlatesParty Honoring SaintsWESTFIELD — Holy Trinity and

St. Helen’s Rosary Altar Society willhold their St. Patrick and St. JosephDay Party on Thursday, March 9, at12:30 p.m. at St. Helen’s Parish Cen-ter, 1600 Rahway Avenue inWestfield.

Participants are asked to bring abrown bag lunch. Beverages anddessert will be provided. Everyone isinvited to attend and new membersare invited.



HELPING THE HOMELESS…Den nos. 6, 21 and 24 of Franklin ElementarySchool’s Cub Scout Pack no. 172 in Westfield recently prepared over 250sandwiches for St. Joseph’s Shelter for the Homeless. Pictured, left to right, are:bottom row, Dylan Olson, Greg Howard, Mac Dolan, Christopher Morrisseyand Neil Haggerty; second row, Kevin Paul, Aidan Granstrand, Scott Howard,Ian Devaney, Dan Santry, Matt Monaghan, Gregory Morrissey and JulianApplebaum, and third row, Bennett Pilkington, Ethan Krell, Charlie Solan andSean Wicks. Cub scouts who participated but are not pictured include DavidRodman, William Knights, Matt Santry and Ryan Kuppersmith.

Election Board to Use High SchoolStudents as Poll Workers This Year


ELIZABETH — In an effort to tryto deal with the continual shortage ofelection poll workers, the UnionCounty Board of Elections has initi-ated a new program utilizing highschool students. The program is thefirst of its kind in New Jersey.

In an effort to get teenagers in-volved in the election process whilealso addressing a continual shortageof poll workers, the election boardhas begun visiting high schools inthe county to register students for theSchool Board, Primary and GeneralElections and, also, to invite them toapply for the new Student BoardWorkers Program.

“We are getting very favorableresponses from all of the towns,” saidBoard of Elections AdministratorPatricia Formato, who conducted aprogram last week at Roselle ParkHigh School.

A representative from the boardwill be at Westfield High Schooltoday from 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m. in theSocial Studies Room. Similar pro-grams are currently being set up atGovernor Livingston High School inBerkeley Heights and at CranfordHigh School.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood SchoolDistricts have been contacted on twooccasions, but have not responded tothe inquiries to date, board officialssaid.

Mrs. Formato indicated that thosestudents selected from each town willcome via recommendations from theirrespective high school principals.

To be eligible to become a pollworker students must be United Statescitizens, turn 18 by the date of theelection they wish to work and be aresident of the district they are votingin at least 29 days prior to the election.

“We are hoping that we have tappedan interest with students,” Mrs.Formato explained. She said theboard decided that they wanted toget students “excited” about the elec-tion process, particularly since thisis an election year in which a newPresident will be chosen by voters.

Westfield and Scotch Plains voterswill also be selecting a new United

States Senator, and new Congress-man in addition to deciding mayoraland council elections in each of thetowns. Fanwood voters will electtwo members of the Borough Coun-cil this year.

As part of the high school pro-grams, election board workers willbring the new electronic voting ma-chines to the schools and give stu-dents the opportunity to learn how tocast a vote.

“Hopefully, this (the new program)will get everybody involved,” she said.

Those students selected to be pollworkers will be required to attend atwo-session training program.

The first class will focus on comple-tion of the necessary paperwork ateach polling place with the secondsession providing “hands-on” prac-tice of operating the voting machines.Each class will have a maximum ofbetween 20 and 25 students.

Poll workers are paid $100 for anentire day of work, beginning at 6:15a.m. and continuing until the pollsclose in New Jersey at 8 p.m. Stu-dents will be paid the same fee. Thehours and fees are the same for thePrimary Election, Tuesday, June 6,and the General Election on Tues-

day, November 6.Phil Campo of the elections board

explained that the county currentlyhas 1,600 poll workers. There aretwo machines per district and fourworkers per polling place. There are25 districts in Westfield, seven inFanwood.

“We try to get as many (workers) aswe can and close to it (four workersper district),” Mr. Campo explained.Due to workers calling in sick orcanceling out on the day of electionfor some other reason, he said, extraworkers are always needed.

In addition to the General Electionon Tuesday, November 6, students canwork the school board elections onTuesday, April 18, or the Primary Elec-tion on Tuesday, June 6, if they meetthe criteria to become poll workers.Westfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwoodschool elections pay $7.69 per hour.Polls are open from 2-9 p.m. Fees areset by the local school districts.

Poll workers on the county’s mail-ing list have until Wednesday, March1, to notify the Board of Elections onthere intent to work elections thisyear. After this date officials are ex-pected to begin to fill in open slotsincluding using student workers.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thefollowing proposed bond ordinance was in-troduced and passed on first reading at ameeting of the Township Council of theTownship of Scotch Plains, in the County ofUnion, State of New Jersey, held on the22nd day of February, 2000, and that saidordinance will be taken up for further consid-eration for final passage at the meeting ofsaid Township Council to be held in theCouncil Chambers in the Township Hall,430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jer-sey, on the 14th day of March, 2000, at 8:00o’clock, P.M., or as soon thereafter as saidmatter can be reached, at which time andplace all persons who may be interestedtherein will be given an opportunity to beheard concerning the same.

A copy of this ordinance has been postedon the Bulletin Board upon which publicnotices are customarily posted in the Town-ship Hall of the Township, and a copy isavailable up to and including the time of suchmeeting to the members of the general pub-lic of the Township who shall request suchcopies, at the office of the Clerk in saidTownship Hall in Scotch Plains, New Jer-sey.


Township of Scotch PlainsCounty of Union

State of New JerseyBOND ORDINANCE TO AU-THORIZE THE UNDERTAKINGOF PHASES I AND II OF ENGI-NEERING SERVICES FORTHE PROPOSED ASH BROOKPARK RECREATION FACIL-ITY IN, BY AND FOR THETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCHPLAINS, IN THE COUNTY OFUNION, STATE OF NEW JER-SEY, TO APPROPRIATE THESUM OF $225,000 TO PAY THECOST THEREOF, TO MAKE ADOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHO-RIZE THE ISSUANCE OFBONDS TO FINANCE SUCHAPPROPRIATION AND TOPROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCEOF BOND ANTICIPATIONNOTES IN ANTICIPATION OFTHE ISSUANCE OF SUCHBONDS.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Coun-cil of the Township of Scotch Plains, in theCounty of Union, New Jersey, as follows:

Section 1. The Township of Scotch Plains,in the County of Union, New Jersey (the“Township”) is hereby authorized to under-take Phases I and II of engineering services

in connection with the proposed construc-tion of the Ash Brook Park recreation facilityto be located in the vicinity of the intersectionof Raritan Road and Martine Avenue in, byand for the Township, including Phase I -site analysis, environmental investigationand conceptual design development andPhase II - final design, preparation of bidspecifications and application for variouspermits. Said improvement shall include allwork, materials and appurtenances neces-sary and suitable therefor and shall be un-dertaken in accordance with the proposalprepared by Killam Associates, ConsultingEngineers, and hereby approved and incor-porated herein by this reference thereto.Such proposal is on file or shall be placed onfile with the Township Clerk and made avail-able for public inspection during regularbusiness hours.

Section 2. The sum of $225,000 is herebyappropriated to the payment of the cost ofmaking the improvement described in Sec-tion 1 hereof. Said sum so appropriatedshall be met from the proceeds of the sale ofthe bonds authorized and the down paymentappropriated by this ordinance. It is antici-pated that the improvement will be funded inits entirety with open space taxes to becollected by the Township and deposited inthe Township’s Municipal Open Space Rec-reation Trust Fund. Said improvement shallbe made as a general improvement and nopart of the cost thereof shall be assessedagainst property specially benefited.

Section 3. It is hereby determined andstated that (1) the making of such improve-ment (hereinafter referred to as “purpose”)is not a current expense of said Township,and (2) it is necessary to finance said pur-pose by the issuance of obligations of saidTownship pursuant to the Local Bond Law(Chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New JerseyStatutes, as amended; the “Local BondLaw”), and (3) the estimated cost of saidpurpose is $225,000, and (4) $10,800 ofsaid sum is to be provided by the downpayment hereinafter appropriated to financesaid purpose, and (5) the estimated maxi-mum amount of bonds or notes necessary tobe issued for said purpose is $214,200 and(6) the cost of such purpose, as hereinbe-fore stated, includes the aggregate amountof $225,000, which is estimated to be nec-essary to finance the cost of such purpose,including architect’s fees, accounting, engi-neering and inspection costs, legal expensesand other expenses, including interest onsuch obligations to the extent permitted bySection 20 of the Local Bond Law.

Section 4. It is hereby determined andstated that moneys exceeding $10,800, ap-propriated for down payments on capital

improvements or for the capital improve-ment fund in budgets heretofore adopted forsaid Township, are now available to financesaid purpose. The sum of $10,800 is herebyappropriated from such moneys to the pay-ment of the cost of said purpose.

Section 5. To finance said purpose, bondsof said Township of an aggregate principalamount not exceeding $214,200 are herebyauthorized to be issued pursuant to theLocal Bond Law. Said bonds shall bearinterest at a rate per annum as may behereafter determined within the limitationsprescribed by law. All matters with respectto said bonds not determined by this ordi-nance shall be determined by resolutions tobe hereafter adopted.

Section 6. To finance said purpose, bondanticipation notes of said Township of anaggregate principal amount not exceeding$214,200 are hereby authorized to be is-sued pursuant to the Local Bond Law inanticipation of the issuance of said bonds. Inthe event that bonds are issued pursuant tothis ordinance, the aggregate amount ofnotes hereby authorized to be issued shallbe reduced by an amount equal to the prin-cipal amount of the bonds so issued. If theaggregate amount of outstanding bonds andnotes issued pursuant to this ordinanceshall at any time exceed the sum first men-tioned in this section, the moneys raised bythe issuance of said bonds shall, to not lessthan the amount of such excess, be appliedto the payment of such notes then outstand-ing.

Section 7. Each bond anticipation noteissued pursuant to this ordinance shall bedated on or about the date of its issuanceand shall be payable not more than one yearfrom its date, shall bear interest at a rate perannum as may be hereafter determined withinthe limitations prescribed by law and may berenewed from time to time pursuant to andwithin limitations prescribed by the LocalBond Law. Each of said notes shall besigned by the Mayor and by a financialofficer and shall be under the seal of saidTownship and attested by the TownshipClerk or Deputy Township Clerk. Said offic-ers are hereby authorized to execute saidnotes and to issue said notes in such formas they may adopt in conformity with law.The power to determine any matters withrespect to said notes not determined by thisordinance and also the power to sell saidnotes, is hereby delegated to the Chief Fi-nancial Officer who is hereby authorized tosell said notes either at one time or from timeto time in the manner provided by law.

Section 8. It is hereby determined anddeclared that the period of usefulness ofsaid purpose, according to its reasonable

life, is a period of fifteen years computedfrom the date of said bonds.

Section 9. It is hereby determined andstated that the Supplemental Debt State-ment required by the Local Bond Law hasbeen duly made and filed in the office of theTownship Clerk of said Township, and thatsuch statement so filed shows that the grossdebt of said Township, as defined in Section43 of the Local Bond Law, is increased bythis ordinance by $214,200 and that theissuance of the bonds and notes authorizedby this ordinance will be within all debtlimitations prescribed by said Local BondLaw.

Section 10. Any funds received from theCounty of Union, the State of New Jersey orany of their agencies or any funds receivedfrom the United States of America or any ofits agencies in aid of such purpose, shall beapplied to the payment of the cost of suchpurpose, or, if bond anticipation notes havebeen issued, to the payment of the bondanticipation notes, and the amount of bondsauthorized for such purpose shall be re-duced accordingly.

Section 11. The Township intends to is-sue the bonds or notes to finance the cost ofthe improvement described in Section 1 ofthis bond ordinance. If the Township incurssuch costs prior to the issuance of thebonds or notes, The Township hereby statesits reasonable expectation to reimburse it-self for a such expenditures with the pro-ceeds of such bonds or notes in the maxi-mum principal amount of bonds or notesauthorized by this bond ordinance.

Section 12. The full faith and credit of theTownship are hereby pledged to the punc-tual payment of the principal of and theinterest on the obligations authorized by thisordinance. Said obligations shall be direct,unlimited and general obligations of theTownship, and the Township shall levy advalorem taxes upon all the taxable realproperty within the Township for the pay-ment of the principal of and interest on suchbonds and notes, without limitation as to rateor amount.

Section 13. The capital budget is herebyamended to conform with the provisions ofthis ordinance to the extent of any inconsis-tency therewith and the resolutions promul-gated by the Local Finance Board showingfull detail of the amended capital budget andcapital program as approved by the Director,Division of Local Government Services, ison file with the Township Clerk and is avail-able for public inspection.

Section 14. This ordinance shall take ef-fect twenty days after the first publicationthereof after final passage.1 T – 2/24/00, The Times Fee: $ 200.94

County Seeks Additional $1 Million State AidFor Road and Bridge Repairs This Year

ELIZABETH — The UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freehold-ers will seek more than 1 million inadditional state highway dollars inthe year 2000 to be used for roadpaving, repairs and safety measuresthroughout the county.

Union County is seeking$4,659,000 for road and bridge re-pairs this year. The figure is about $1million higher than the amount re-ceived for projects last year. It in-cludes funding for a major bridgeimprovement and improvements toover 13 miles of county roadways.

The county just received word thatit will be awarded $3.7 million infederal funds for two roadway andtraffic improvement projects. Thefunds were approved February 14 bythe North Jersey Transportation Plan-ning Authority (NJTPA) Board ofTrustees. A total of $1.2 million ofthat amount will be used to modern-ize traffic signals in Rahway.

The remaining $2.5 million will beused for milling, resurfacing and handi-cap ramp construction at various UnionCounty roads in Berkeley Heights,Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth, Linden,Rahway, Roselle Park, Roselle, ScotchPlains, Union and Westfield.

“One of the most important re-sponsibilities of county governmentis to ensure the safety and efficiencyof county roadways, bridges and cul-

verts,” said Freeholder ChairmanDaniel P. Sullivan, in commentingon the county’s request for funding.“We will be making thorough repairsand improvements to roads through-out the county this year.”

Mr. Sullivan serves as Secretaryon the NJTPA Board of Trustees. Thefunds were approved throughNJTPA’s Local Lead Program, a com-petitive grant program. The programprovides an opportunity for theAuthority’s 13 member counties andthe cities of Newark and Jersey Cityto directly apply for federal funds toadvance local projects through de-sign, right-of-way and construction.

State funds, if approved, wouldenable work on many of the projectsto begin in the spring.

One of the largest projects is acomplete rebuilding of the MiltonAvenue Bridge, which spans theRahway River in Rahway. The bridgewas originally built in 1916 and theroad surface and top of the bridgewere constructed in 1954.

In addition, the county plans tomill and repave more than 13.4 milesof county roadways. The roads slatedfor improvement include: Portionsof Raritan Road through Clark,Cranford and Linden; Springfield andCentennial Avenues in Cranford;Central Avenue in Westfield; Moun-tain Avenue in Scotch Plains; Tucker

Avenue and Galloping Hill Road inUnion; North and South Broad Streetin Elizabeth; Westfield andHazelwood Avenues in Rahway;Locust Street in Roselle Park, andHorseshoe Road in Berkeley Heights.

Freeholder Vice ChairmanAlexander Mirabella said road im-provements are one of the primaryresponsibilities of county government.

Last year, Union County resur-faced more than 20 miles of countyroads and rebuilt the Lawrence StreetBridge in Rahway. An additional$800,000 in repairs were made tosmaller bridges and culverts.

Union County, with a land area ofjust over 100 square miles, has morethan 172 miles of county-owned andmaintained roads and more than 470bridges and culverts.

Miller-Cory to Hold ProgramOn Slaves in Colonial Jersey

Band Parents to Hold’50s Dance on March 4WESTFIELD — The Westfield

Band Parents Association has begunits annual effort to raise scholarshipfunds for Westfield High SchoolMarching Band students who will beattending college.

A ’50s dance fundraiser will beheld on Saturday, March 4, from 8p.m. to midnight at The Gran Centu-rions in Clark. The dance will featurethe music of ’50s band Satin and Goldunder the direction of Linda King.

Tickets for the event may be pur-chased for $27.50 by calling theRoosevelt Intermediate School Mu-sic Department at (908) 317-6730.

Dr. McNeil to AddressMeeting of CHADD

MOUNTAINSIDE – Dr. KenMcNeil will discuss “Parenting theADHD Child” at the next WesternUnion County CHADD (Childrenand Adults with Attention DeficitDisorder) meeting at Children’s Spe-cialized Hospital in Mountainsideon Wednesday, March 1, from 7:30to 9:30 p.m.

Dr. McNeil is a psychologist inprivate practice in Westfield.

CHADD is a non-profit, nationalorganization which provides educa-tion, advocacy and support for indi-viduals with Attention Deficit Hy-peractivity Disorder. Meetings areopen to the public. For more infor-mation, please call (908) 301-0709.

WESTFIELD – In recognition ofFebruary as Black History Month, theMiller-Cory House Museum, 614Mountain Avenue in Westfield, willpresent a program on African-Ameri-can slaves in Colonial New Jersey thisSunday, February 27, from 2 to 4 p.m.

The program will be presented byJoan Barna of Scotch Plains, a mu-seum volunteer. Open-hearth cook-ing demonstrations will resume thatday.

Visitors will learn how courageous,enslaved Africans living in rural,18th-century New Jersey contributedto the growth of America. They willalso have an opportunity to sample“short’nin’ bread” and “cracklin’cornbread.”

Miller-Cory cooks Sherry Langeof Cranford and Cathy Seale ofRoselle will show how slave cookswere able to transform poor-quality

meat and ingredients into deliciousmeals over an open-hearth fireplace.

Costumed docents will give toursof the fully-furnished 1740 farm-house. The gift shop has many Colo-nial items including cookbooks,crafts and educational items.

Admission to the museum is $2 foradults, 50 cents for students and freefor children under six years old.

On March 5, the museum will cel-ebrate Sugar Maple Day with a dem-onstration of how handmade spiles,which are inserted into maple trees,allow the sap to run into woodenbuckets. The museum’s regular Sun-day hours of 2 to 5 p.m. will resumethat day as well.

For information about the museumand its schedule of events, please callthe office at (908) 232-1776.

Attention Deficit DisorderTo be Focus of Workshop

WESTFIELD — As part of theCommunity Education Workshopseries offered by Women for Womenof Union County, Dr. Kenneth L.McNiel will present “What is Atten-tion Deficit Disorder (ADD)?”

The workshop will be held in theWestfield Municipal Building Com-munity Room, 425 East Broad Street,on Monday, February 28, from 7:30to 9 a.m.

Dr. McNiel will discuss issues in-cluding understanding the ADD di-agnosis, medications and treatment,helping children with ADD at homeand in school, and ADD in adults.

A licensed clinical psychologist infamily practice in Westfield, Dr.McNiel is a former Director ofBeadleston High School in Westfield,a therapeutic high school for emo-tionally disturbed students in UnionCounty.

He has worked extensively withchildren and adolescents in clinicaland educational settings and has pro-vided consultation and training atmedical, educational and social ser-vice agencies.

In his local practice, Dr. McNielspecializes in the treatment of chil-dren and families, forensic work,psychodiagnostic assessment andclinical supervision.

Women for Women of UnionCounty, headquartered at 511 NorthAvenue in Garwood, is a nonprofitagency established in 1984. It offersshort-term, low-cost individual coun-seling and legal referral services, aswell as support and self-actualiza-tion groups, for women and childrenin the community.

To join the organization or forfurther information, please call (908)232-5787.

Westfield Stamp ClubAnnounces Show Dates

WESTFIELD — The annualshow of the Westfield Stamp Clubwill be held on Saturday and Sun-day, March 4 and 5, in the Com-munity Room of the WestfieldMunicipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Sunday. Admission andparking are free and the public isinvited to attend.

The event will feature 40 framesof exhibits of philatelic materialsand eight dealers available to buyand sell stamps, covers and sup-plies. Free appraisals will be of-fered by the dealers.

Further information may be ob-tained by calling (908) 232-0539.

Ghost Hunters AnnounceDates for Presentations

WESTFIELD — The New JerseyGhost Hunters Society (NJGHS) willhold its monthly meeting tomorrow, Fri-day, February 25, in the CommunityRoom of the Westfield Municipal Build-ing, located at 425 East Broad Street.The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. and isopen to all first-time visitors and mem-bers.

A non-profit group, the NJGHS teachesindividuals how to investigate and docu-ment paranormal activity. Areas cov-ered are ghost photography, Electromag-netic Voice Phenomena and hands-oninvestigations.

During the meeting, NJGHS foundersJeff and Laura Muller will show whatthey have described as images of ghostscaptured on film during an investigationin conjunction with Telemundo televi-sion at a group member’s home inSewaren.

Mrs. Muller is scheduled to do a pre-

sentation about the Ghost Hunters Soci-ety for the Old Guard of Westfield to-day, Thursday, February 24, at 10 a.m. atthe Westfield Y, 220 Clark Street.

The Mullers will also make a presen-tation to the College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains on Monday, February 28,at 8 p.m. at the First United MethodistChurch, 1171 Terrill Road in ScotchPlains. The public is invited to attend.

The presentations will cover descrip-tions and definitions of ghosts, hauntings,poltergeist activity and what differenti-ates a modem-day ghost hunter fromspiritualists and Hollywood versions.

Included will be accounts of past in-vestigations and a 35 millimeter slidepresentation featuring examples of vari-ous ghostly manifestations.

For more information or to arrange apresentation for a group, please call (908)654-7502 or e-mail [email protected].

HELPING THE SCOUTS...Weichert, Realtors’ Westfield Office hosted volun-teers from the Patriots Path Council of Boy Scouts during a recent alumniPhone-A-Thon to raise money to support local Scout programs. During theevent, callers at five sites raised $15,000 in pledges for Scouts in Union,Somerset, Morris, Sussex and Middlesex counties.

Cheri Rogowsky for The Westfield Leader and The TimesLEADERS FOR REFORM...The Reform Party of New Jersey elected its slate of officers Sunday at Pantagis Renaissancein Scotch Plains. Pictured, left to right, are: front row, Sue Harris DeBauche, Reform Party U.S.A. Northeast regionalrepresentative; Ronn Young, Reform Party U.S.A. National Treasurer and Convention 2000 Chairman, and Dr. DanielNazza, Chairman of the Reform Party of New Jersey; back row, Eric Dixon of North Bergen; Ray Downing, National ViceTreasurer of the American Reform Party, Reform Party U.S.A. National Chairman Jack Gargan and Ralph Fabre ofElizabeth. The event also featured Reform Party Presidential candidate Dr. John Hagelin.



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John Bruett Named to BoardOf Student Run PR Agency

Aberson Narotzky & WhiteUnveil New Offices in Town

NEW OFFICES...Hal Narotzky, right, and his wife Shelly Aberson, center, cutthe ribbon at the grand opening of their new offices with Westfield MayorThomas C. Jardim, also center, and Anthony Schilling, left, a Real EstateBroker with Relocation Realty. Aberson Narotzky & White recently moved to649 Central Avenue in Westfield.

WESTFIELD — AbersonNarotzky & White, originally lo-cated in New York City before relo-cating to Westfield in 1992, recentlymoved to new offices at 649 CentralAvenue in Westfield.

“Our new location offers additionalspace for our employees and muchneeded parking for our customers, aswell as a display room for our manypromotional products,” said HalNarotzky, Chief Executive Officer.

Aberson Narotzky & White wasfounded in January 1989. The firmspecializes in promotional items formajor corporations, companies andadvertising agencies.

‘We represent hundreds of manu-facturers who develop and produce

promotional items for our clients.We work directly, both overseas anddomestically, with the appropriatefactory on production of each pro-motional piece,” said Shelly Aberson,company President.

Ms. Aberson began her career asthe Promotion Director of WMCARadio in New York. When she openedAberson Narotzky & White, she de-signed and developed promotionalevents and programs for the radiostation. Mr. Narotzky spent manyyears in the advertising and promo-tion fields, including positions atMedia General Broadcast Services,SKR Resources and General SalesManager of KSRF Radio in Los An-geles.

SUPPORTING YOUTH…Bob Cristiano of Westfield, right, a re-insurer,receives a check for $5,700 as the first prize winner in the Fanwood-ScotchPlains Rotary Club’s annual “Share-in-Youth” fundraiser. The second andthird prize winners were Grant Buttermore of Westfield and Dr. Mike Rosa ofLong Island, respectively. The Rotary club raised $9,500, which will be distrib-uted among six youth organizations. Pictured at left is Dr. James Checchio,fundraiser Co-Chairman.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Recently,Wilkes University, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., held the grand opening ofan innovative student-run public rela-tions agency, Zebra Communications.

Westfield resident John Bruett hasbeen appointed to the Board of Di-rectors of the agency. John, who alsoserves as the agency’s Webmaster, isthe son of Ann and Vincent Bruettand is a 1997 graduate of WestfieldHigh School.

John is one of 18 advanced publicrelations students who work withselected small businesses and non-profit organizations on public rela-tions, marketing and advertisingprojects. Twelve clients signed onwith Zebra Communications beforethe agency held its opening.

“We work with organizations andcompanies that might otherwise notbe able to afford public relations andmarketing services,” explained Dr.Jane Elmes-Crahall, Faculty Direc-tor of Zebra Communications.

John, who designed the agency’sWeb page, agreed that, “There is aneed for our services. Nearly half ofour clients are requesting help withweb page design or critique.”

With an interest in the Internet,John is finding his work with theagency to be a positive experience.

“To be part of this group from thevery beginning has helped build myconfidence. I enjoy working with theother students. We all have put ourblood, sweat and energy into makingthe agency as professional as pos-sible. I am anxious to see where itgoes from here,” he commented.

In addition to serving on the Boardof Directors, John is Account TeamManager for a small business that

provides video streaming on theInternet.

Professor Elmes-Crahall feels thestudents are doing professional qual-ity work in part due to their strongbackgrounds, including internships.

“John brings technical skills andthe experience he gained while in-terning last summer with theWebmaster at FAO Schwarz in NewYork City,” she said.

John is also on the executive staffof the campus radio station, WCLH-FM, and does live sports coverage atuniversity games. He will graduatefrom Wilkes with a degree in com-munications in May 2001.

Students in Zebra Communicationsreceive academic credit while en-rolled in a three-course public rela-tions sequence at Wilkes. The ZebraCommunications Web site that wasdesigned by John can be found at:http://wilkes.edu/~zebra.

Westfield Y AnnouncesAquatic Open HouseWESTFIELD — The Westfield Y,

located at 220 Clark Street inWestfield, will hold an Aquatic OpenHouse this Saturday, February 26, at3:30 p.m.

The two-hour event will include atour of the Y facility, an opportunityto meet with Y lifeguards and swiminstructors and a free family swimfrom 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Balloons, face-painting, a make-your-own-sundae bar and a chanceto see Willy the WYSE Owl will alsobe available.

For more information, please callthe Westfield Y Aquatics Depart-ment at (908) 233-2700, ExtensionNo. 223.

Scotch Plains Library Seeks‘Adopt-A-Shelf’ Volunteers

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Public Library, with assistancefrom the Friends of the Library, is reor-ganizing its Volunteer Program in honorof the library’s 200th anniversary year.

Volunteers are asked to commit aminimum of two hours per month tothe library’s “Adopt-A-Shelf” program,in which participants survey shelvesand rearrange books that are out oforder.

Individuals or small groups (such asa family or group of co-workers) mayaccept responsibility for keeping thematerials in order in a particular areaon a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Cer-tain areas get heavier use than othersand thus require more attention.

Other volunteer opportunities arealso available, either on a regular sched-ule or on an as-needed basis, such ashelping with children’s programs.

An orientation meeting for volun-

teers will be held on Wednesday, March1, at 7:30 p.m. at the library. Furtherinformation may also be obtained atthe Reference Desk or by calling thelibrary at (908) 322-5007.

Book Discussion SlatedAt Fanwood LibraryFANWOOD — The Fanwood Me-

morial Library will present a book dis-cussion on Thursday, March 9, at 7:30p.m. at the library, located at NorthAvenue and Tillotson Road.

The event will be a book discussion ledby librarian Ruth Ahnert on “A LessonBefore Dying” written by Ernest J. Gaines.

Interested individuals are encouragedto read the book before the meetingdate. Anyone requiring the book maypick up a copy at the library.

For more information, please callthe library at (908) 322-6400.



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Arts & Entertainment

POPCORN�

One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent

By Michael S. Goldberger

On The Beat

The BeachParadise Lost...Again

1 & 1/2 popcorns

It is an adolescent fantasy goneawry. Not good, but not quite as badas you’d expect. Leonardo DiCaprio,primarily in swimsuit, woos and iswooed by the fairer sex whilst search-ing for the meaning of life.

The post-Titanic Mr. DiCaprio isas precious to Hollywood inter-ests as fire was to the cave man.The magazines have elevated himto glossy sainthood.

The Beach is the kind of moviethat gets made after the mediadrops its latest produit celebre inthe grinder. One can only sit backand wait for the parade to pass.

Until then, we have The Beachand its ilk to deal with. And oddly,when placed in such historicalperspective, the random banali-ties of this curiosity piece seemsomehow easier to take. Certainlythe pretentious babble aboutmankind’s inability to reside in anearthly Eden (don’t worry, Adamand Eve’s names have beenchanged to protect the originallyguilty) once again proves thatrather poor films can still bewatchable. Well, almost.

Borrowing snippets and bits ofideas from a broad spectrum ofpop philosophy as well as severalreal movies, The Beach is a fea-ture-length buzz word. And asRichard, the EveryGeneration X-eron a date with destiny, DiCaprio isto be commended for survivingthe most trite dialogue you’re aptto hear at the cinema this year.

However, we are tempted not toforgive him when, as narrator, heopines: “Desire is desire. Bleachwon’t wipe it out. Waves won’twash it away.”

Nonetheless, Richard, travelingwith recent French acquaintancesFrancoise (Virginie Ledoyen) andEtienne (Guillaume Canet), theother two sides of a love trianglejust waiting to happen, does findhis supposed paradise off the coastof Thailand. And while the wholeset-up is actually a Yuppie varia-tion on “Lord Of The Flies,” theisland social structure and the in-ternational assortment of baccha-nals residing therein are not com-pletely uninteresting.

Tilda Swinton as Sal, the ac-knowledged leader of the beachcommunity, gives the impressionthat since she couldn’t be a mon-arch back in Merry Olde England,she has settled for being the queenbee here. Ooh, but watch out. Shehas an eye for Richard. And herboyfriend, Bugs (Lars Arentz-Hansen), sure has a rotten temper.

Paradise consists of unlimited fieldsof marijuana, pristine lagoons forfishing and a commune-like sex ori-entation that makes the 60s look likethe Gilded Age. But the honeymoonis brief. Earlier in the odyssey, direc-tor Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) tipshis hand. Like a criminal returning tothe scene of the crime, the helmercan’t seem to resist a bit of sopho-moric foreshadowing.

First, Richard stops in at a the-ater showing Apocalypse Now. Andjust a bit later, a lunatic appropri-ately named Daffy (Robert Carlyle)turns him on to the island, tellingof its pleasures as well as its mys-tically inescapable, and equallyunexplainable, downside.

All the while, this ScottishCassandra is doing the unabridged,Willem Dafoe crazy man bit. Youknow: “I’ve been there, man...I’veexperienced things no man shouldsee, man.” And then he gives Rich-ard the secret map anyway. Somepal. Fast forward and past mis-judgments come to visit Richard.Fool.....back in Thailand Mr. NiceGuy showed some surfers the map.That’s against Paradise by-laws,you know.

Matters inevitably go bad, andthe film becomes irreparablyhaunted with Neo-Vietcong char-acters and Conradian auras ofdoom. It is at this point when youfigure the movie can’t get anymore inane.

You’re right. Instead it just turnscompletely absurd. Richard startsplay acting at being a guerrilla-ascetic, mischievously sneaking intothe tents of the militaristic mari-juana farmers who occupy the otherhalf of the island; the video gamegraphics that illustrate his VietnamWar fantasy are rather nifty.

Pity, it’s the film’s only bit ofcreativity. And odds are, unlessyou’re a diehard Leo fan you’ll bewanting to close your umbrellasand leave The Beach long beforethat one wave of artistry washesashore.

* * * * *The Beach, rated R, is a Twen-

tieth Century Fox release directedby Danny Boyle and stars LeonardoDiCaprio, Tilda Swinton andVirginie Ledoyen. Running time:119 minutes.

Cultural Arts CenterContinued From Pg. 22

EditorialContinued From Pg. 22

U2�s Rattle and Hum Remaster OffersPoignant and Powerful MomentsBy ANDY GOLDENBERG


Let’s talk DVD’s. From The Crite-rion Collection comes the hilari-ous Monty Python’s Life of Briancomplete with some tasty extras tofurther wet the DVD lover’s appe-tite.

Included in this gorgeouswidescreen digital transfer are theoriginal theatrical trailer, two ex-clusive audio commentaries byPython members Terry Gilliam,Eric Idle, Director Terry Jones, JohnCleese and Michael Palin. Britishradio ads and a documentary film,The Pythons, shot on location dur-ing the making of the film are alsoincluded.

This kind of quality as well asthese extra features should be thebenchmark to which all DVDmovie companies should strive.

From Sony Music Entertainmentcome two very opposite yet thrill-ing DVD’s. James Taylor Live AtThe Beacon Theatre captures thesensitive singer-songwriter in alive setting in New York and isbeautifully shot. The color, cam-era angles and sound quality arespectacular and Taylor is in finevoice.

Moving from the concert stageto the studio for Pearl Jam’s SingleVideo Theory, we find the boysfrom Seattle recording their intro-spective Yield album as well aswaxing poetic about numeroussubjects including writing, play-ing, recording and each other.

This is a very interesting docu-mentary as well as an educationalone for aspiring musicians. Thefilm was shot in black and white,which adds to the documentaryvibe.

I will be reviewing more SonyMusic Entertainment DVD’s in thefuture so keep watching this col-umn.

Paramount Pictures brings usthe suspenseful thriller, TheGeneral’s Daughter starring JohnTravolta. Also from Paramountcomes the touching comedy TheWood with Taye Diggs and Rich-ard T. Jones. This rites of passagefilm provides a keen insight intothe importance of friendship.

Finally from Paramount comesthe inspiring U2 film, Rattle & Hum.Filmed mostly in black and white,R&H takes a look at the Dublin-based super-group on tour acrossAmerica in 1987. Besides the awe-some music are some poignantmoments when the band journeysinto Harlem to sing with a gospelchoir as well as the band’s visit toGraceland which tends to lendsome perspective on the hazardsof stardom. Throw in a duet withB.B. King and a breath-taking pic-ture and this DVD is a hands-down winner.

They clearly went back to theoriginal print when they digitizedthis film and it shows. There are no“artifacts” or screen blemishes thatmar the film as it progresses. Somefilms, particularly older ones, areharder to digitize and great caremust be taken to find the originalprint when re-mastering the printinto the digital realm.

MGM sent a bunch of their greatnew DVD titles as well as a fewolder ones. Three fantastic thrill-ers, Scorpio starring Burt Lancasteras a CIA operative, is a Cold Warspy film, The Eye of the Needle,starring Donald Sutherland, is aWorld War II spy thriller and theThomas Crown Affair, starringPierce Brosnan and Renee Russo,

is a re-make of the 1968 thriller.MGM also just released the 1970

World War II escape drama, TheMckenzie Break, starring BrianKeith, which may be my favoriteof the bunch.

If that is not enough to wet yourwhistle, be sure to check outMGM’s DVD versions of AnnieHall, by Woody Allen and perhapshis best film, Martin Scorcese’sRaging Bull and the charming Teawith Mussolini, starring the ubiq-uitous Cher, Judi Dench and LilyTomlin.

Lastly, Palm Pictures has re-leased the sometimes controver-sial yet always amusing SandraBernhard in her one womanshow, I’m Still Here…Damn It!Witness Ms. Bernhard’s wittytakes on Paula Jones, CourtneyLove and Fleetwood Mac amongothers. All in all a terrific set ofDVD’s.

Some blasts from the pastgraced my CD player this pastweek, courtesy of ColumbiaLegacy Records. From their richJazz archives come re-masteredversions of pianist Keith Jarrett’s1972 classic, Expectations as wellas one of the greatest Jazz Fusionalbums ever recorded, Return ToForever’s 1976 release, Roman-tic Warrior.

While Expectations has more ofan avante-garde Jazz, introspec-tive vibe, Romantic Warrior bril-liantly melds Jazz Fusion withprogressive rock virtuosity. War-rior features the legendary ChickCorea on keyboards as well as AlDimeola on guitar, Lenny Whiteon drums and the incomparableStanley Clarke on bass. The soundquality is sparkling on this re-master and the playing is aston-ishing.

If I were going to pick one Jazzalbum from the 70’s, this would bethe one to hear first.

Also from Columbia Legacycomes four more sonically-en-hanced gems from The Byrds,Farther Along, Byrdmaniax, Un-titled/Unissued and a new archivalrelease, Live At The Fillmore, Feb-ruary 1969. Farther Along is agreatly under-appreciated countryrock gem. Byrdmaniax lacks thesame cohesion and seems a bitrushed but is salvaged by someterrific bonus tracks at the end.Untitled features a second disc oftotally unreleased material includ-ing the epic, “Lover of the Bayou”as well as the then-unreleased BobDylan gem, “You Ain’t Goin’ No-where.”

Lastly, the Live at the FillmoreCD presents a complete Byrdsconcert experience from 1969 andis quite simply an essential record-ing to own. The band churns outa great mix of rock and countryclassics. These albums are worthyadditions to any rock fan’s collec-tion.

Last, and finally not least,Aimee Mann of ‘Til Tuesdayfame (circa early 80s) made acomeback of her own withMagnolia’s “Save Me.” Her voiceis haunting like McLachlan’sbut it fits the movie’s blatantstand-out strangeness like aglove. (P.S.—What did all thoseslimy amphibians droppingfrom the sky have to do withanything?) I have a distinct feel-ing that Mann will charm Oscarenough to receive the awardon March 26. The soundtrackhas flown off the shelves andinto the CD players of severalhomes. Rightfully so. I’m ad-dicted to the CD.

Chances are, Oscar will betoo.

YOU’RE LOOKIN’ SWELL DOLLY!…Hello Dolly! is the nextproduction on tap at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child inSummit. The production will be presented on Thursday, Fri-day, and Saturday, March 2, 3, and 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the MotherMary Campion Center for the Performing Arts, 44 BlackburnRoad, Summit. Tickets are $8 and are available by calling (908)522-8146. Seating is limited. Pictured, left to right, are: frontrow, Elena Goetz, Alicia Mazzucca and Laura Mazzucca ofScotch Plains; back row, Stephanie DeVos of Mountainside,Amanda Kokie, John Carrell and Ryan Carrell.

Sweet Charity ScheduledAt Kent Place in Summit

SUMMIT – The classic Broad-way musical comedy, Sweet Char-ity, will be offered by Kent PlaceSchool on Friday, February 25,and Saturday, February 26, at 8p.m.

The cast of 35 members hasbeen acting, singing and danc-ing since the first week of Janu-ary.

The production will be per-formed in the Hyde and Watson

Theater at 42 Norwood Avenuein Summit. Early ticket purchaseis advised.

For tickets, please call (908)273-0900.

to endure a ballad-heavy revue ona legitimate stage that clearly be-longs in a casual atmosphere. WhatI saw seemed more like severalpeople gathering to try out theiraudition material.

Not to say that the ensemble wasnot talented, but there was not astrong enough through-line to sus-tain the piece.

Singers came onstage in the dark-ness and stood nervously waitingfor the lights to come up. At othertimes, the lights did indeed comeup and no one was there. Therewas a lot of talking backstage thatthe audience could hear, and atone point an actress came onstagewith an angry look on her face andscowled as she waited for the mu-sic to start.

In some songs, there were musi-cal breaks that were filled in withdancing, and at other times, sing-ers were left alone onstage doingnothing, looking a bit lost as theywaited for the next verse to begin.

The bowing at the end of eachnumber was not necessary, as therewas a very nice company bow atthe end of the performance. This iswhy I say a revue such as thisbelongs in a true cabaret environ-ment, where singers can get up attheir leisure and sing some of theseheartfelt songs.

In lieu of this, perhaps the showwould have worked better if therehadn’t been so many blackoutsbetween numbers. A possible rem-edy would be for the singers toremain onstage at all times — giv-ing the show a Greek Chorus am-biance — so that there wouldn’t beso much dead air between songs.

Perhaps the show was just un-der-rehearsed, and, with a few moredays of work, the timing couldhave become a bit smoother. Thisproduction had the feel of a singer’sworkshop, a master class in musi-cal theater training that culminateswith an invited performance.

Original songs by Ms. Fontanaincluded “I Love You,” “All the MenI Did Not Marry,” “You’re In MyLife,” “Gee Wizzable,” “Lady onThe Hill,” “The Leaves Fell,” “Re-member Your Mother,” “WondrousLove,” and “Love.”

Some of the old standards andfavorites featured during the pro-duction included: “Day in Day Out,”“Unforgettable,” “Cry Me a River,”“Losing My Mind,” “It’s All RightWith Me,” “My Funny Valentine,” “IWon’t Dance” and “Summertime,”as well as “You Go to My Head.”

Cast members included RonCapik, Stephen Christen, MarieComerford, Rhonda McBee, SoniaOwchariw, Bonnie White, andRamona Whittle.

Ms. Fontana played the pianoand sythesizer, while AdrienneSynnott played bass.

I would like to see more Func-tion Ten, Inc. works in the future.With the correct environment,hopefully these writers and singerscan be showcased properly.

Function TenContinued From Pg. 22

State of the Art

MusicThe Crossroads in

Garwood will welcome Cupof Joe on February 24, KrizanBrothers on February 25, FunkyBlack Widows on February 26,and Juggling Suns on March 1.For more information, pleasecall (908) 232-5666.

The New Jersey Perform-ing Arts Center in Newark(NJPAC) will offer a concertwith the San Francisco Sym-phony on February 25 at 8 p.m.in Prudential Hall. For moreinformation, please call 1-888-GO-NJPAC.

TheatreCranford Dramatic The-

atre will wrap up its produc-tion of Mame on February 25and 26. Both performances willbe held at 8 p.m. in the theaterat 78 Winans Avenue inCranford. All tickets are $15each. For ticket information,please call (908) 276-7611.

The Union County ArtsCenter in Rahway will con-tinue its 1999-2000 Classic FilmSeries with a presentation ofGigi on Wednesday, March 15,at 1 and 8 p.m. For more infor-mation, please call (732) 499-8226 or visit www.ucac.org.

ArtWestfield Art Associa-

tion will host a demonstra-tion on contemporary figurepainting on Sunday, March19, from 2 to 4 p.m. at theWestfield Community Room,425 East Broad Street ,Westfield. For more informa-tion, please call (908) 232-7058 or (908) 232-3381.

Mixed BagReeves-Reed Arboretum

in Summit will offer a dem-onstration on maple sugaringon February 26. The facility islocated at 165 Hobart Avenue.

On March 1, Reeves-Reedwill offer a floral designinglecture and demonstration.

For more information,please call (908) 273-8787 orvisit www.reeves-reedarboretum.org.

ComedyThe State Theatre in New

Brunswick will welcome BillCosby, comedian and actor-extraordinaire, to its stage onFebruary 26. For more informa-tion, please call (732) 246-7469or visit www.statetheatre.com.

LiteratureThe Town Book Store in

Westfield will host a booksigning with “Boardwalkers”author Fred Schofield on Feb-ruary 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.From 2 to 4 p.m. on the sameday, Dr. Bruce Schneider, au-thor of “Relax! You’re AlreadyPerfect” will be on hand. Formore information, please call(908) 233-3535.

funding from the state, countyand federal governments havebeen discussed for the space.

“We’ve stepped beyond feasi-bility. Now, we have to ask our-selves, ‘does it make sense?’” saidMs. Walsh.

“It is a central location with ourcentral business district and we

Another portion of the auditorium space at the Administration Building

are running out of space for ourcultural arts and community or-ganizations. The Municipal Build-ing space is overbooked,” MayorJardim stated, pointing to theneed for such a facility.

Although the project has beenplaced on the back burner, Ms.Walsh concluded, “Out of sight doesnot mean that it is out of mind.”

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COUNTY – The Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholdershas organized its Union CountyCalendar of Events, “CulturalConnections” on the county’sWeb site,www.unioncountynj.org.

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Proposed Cultural Arts, Community CenterPlaced On Back Burner As Town Council,Board of Education Hammer Out Budgets

ARTIST OF THE WEEK

“Tete Bleue et Oiseau Fleche”by Joan Miro

Joan Miro(1893-1983)

Spanish surrealist painterand sculptor Joan Miró,drew his inspiration frompure fantasy, imaginationand illusions during the20th century.

The Barcelona-born artistbegan his studies at theBarcelona School of FineArts and the Academia Gali.He quickly became a studentof vibrant colors, cubistforms, f lat , two-dimen-sional figures and frescopainting.

However, it wasn’t untilhis move to Paris at the ageof 37, that Miró formulateda signature technique ofcombining dream-like vi-sions and strange shapesand ideas, using the hues ofyellow, red, blue, green andblack.

Miró once shared of hisvision, “The spectacle of thesky overwhelms me. I’moverwhelmed when I see,in an immense sky, the cres-cent of the moon, or thesun. There, in my pictures,tiny forms in huge emptyspaces. Empty spaces,empty horizons, emptyplains — everything whichis bare has always greatlyimpressed me.”

Prior to his death inMajorca, Spain, Miró ex-tended his artistry to differ-ent forms of media such asceramic sculpture, collage,watercolor, pastel andpainting upon metals andstone.

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Venue for Function TenProduction Causes Group

To �Miss the Mark�By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Cupid’s arrowswere flying recently at The The-atre in Elizabeth, as Function Ten,Inc., a Westfield theater group,

presented Valentine 2000, the fifthinstallment in their series of musi-cal variety shows.

Margaret N. Fontana, andWestfield native Audrey F.


Aimee Mann

Oscar’s Nominees for Best Original Song

Should Be Tough Choice Minus South Park

Pen and Ink

By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN

Sarah McLachlan

Gloria Estefan

Phil Collins

SMASHING SUCCESS...The Washington School Players announcedthat their 52nd annual production held earlier this month, OnWith the Show, was widely acclaimed and well attended. The full-scale musical production involved over 150 parents and facultymembers, while serving as the school’s primary fundraiser.

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By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – While munici-pal government and the WestfieldBoard of Education place theirbudgets under the microscope,

the proposal to turn the audito-rium of the board’s Administra-tion Building on Elm Street intoa community/cultural arts centerwill be briefly tabled.

Board of Education PresidentDarielle Walsh told The WestfieldLeader and The Times of ScotchPlains-Fanwood that although ar-chitectural plans for the spacehave been eyed by the LiaisonCommittee, both the school boardand the Town Council will needto “catch their breaths” beforeproceeding any further.

“It is better to proceed slowlythan to try and do so much atonce,” Ms. Walsh noted.

An article in the January 27edition of the Arts & Entertain-ment section revealed that theauditorium inside of the Admin-istration Building has been uti-lized as a storage facility, whenin fact, Westfield may benefitfrom holding cultural or commu-nity events there instead.

The architectural information,Ms. Walsh advised, is not yetavailable for public consumption.However, she said that whenboth school board and munici-pal budgets are ready to be pre-sented for vote, the architecturalinformation will be re-analyzed.

Ms. Walsh also stated that ad-ditional architectural informationwill be required by the schoolboard’s Facilities Committee andafter that analysis, the full schoolboard and Town Council willexamine the information.

Mayor Thomas C. Jardim toldThe Leader and The Times, “It’sso preliminary right now. I agreewith Darielle that we have to getinto our own budget processesfirst” before proceeding.

Mayor Jardim confirmed thatpreliminary drawings done whenthe school board discussed reno-vations to the lavatories and otherparts of the building hang in theoffice of Board Secretary andBusiness Administrator Robert A.Berman.

The school board president alsoreported that an ad hoc commit-tee, comprised of residents, andrepresentatives from communityand cultural arts organizations,

would take a hard look at allinformation.

Mayor Jardim added that sucha “citizens advisory group” couldbe put together as early as March.Examining the feasibility of the

project and gathering public in-put and reaction would be thetop priorities of the group, ac-cording to the mayor.

Making the dream of a culturalarts and community center a re-ality requires a serious look atfunding possibilities, accordingto both Ms. Walsh and Mayor

Jardim.“This is not something that the

school district would finance,”Ms. Walsh said, adding that whilethe board would “absorb a por-tion” of the cost, the remainderwould have to be funded throughoutside sources.

Downtown Westfield Corpora-tion Executive Director MichaelLa Place reported that Keyes-Martin – The Bruno Group ofEast Hanover is seeking grantmoney for the space on ElmStreet.

Ms. Walsh confirmed that arepresentative from The BrunoGroup, Jorge Cruz, has attendedsome preliminary meetings totake a look at the space.

However, after several tele-phone messages were left for Mr.Cruz, he finally reported to TheLeader and The Times that he didnot feel authorized to speak aboutthe matter.

Mr. La Place added that whenhe gave the new Town Adminis-trator Thomas Shannon a tour ofthe auditorium, he recalled thatMr. Shannon was “very excitedabout the potential” of the space.

Mayor Jardim stated, “Nomoney has been applied for yet.”He added that every level of

Schindler together produce anddirect original plays and revues forFunction Ten Inc., with Ms.Fontana serving as musical direc-tor. Ms. Fontana is also a com-poser and much of her original

THE FUNCTION TEN CAST included Producer and Director Margaret N.Fontana at the piano, Rhonda Mc Bee, Sonia Owchariw, Stephen Chris-ten, Ron Capik, Peter Lampradkos, Ramona Whittle, Bonnie White andMarie Comerford.

music was featured in the Valen-tine spectacular.

These two women are clearlypassionate about their work and itwould be nice to see the fruits oftheir labor placed in the appropri-ate arena, but this time, unfortu-nately, they missed the mark.

There was clearly some talenton this stage, and some of Ms.Fontana’s original music was show-cased nicely. However, a revuesuch as this belongs in a piano bar-environment or an open-mikenight, so to speak.

With varying levels of talent andprofessionalism onstage, it is hard


SCOTCH PLAINS – Sketch-ing and painting sessions willbe offered for children ingrades 4, 5 and 6 by theScotch Plains Recreation De-partment.

Registration will begin onWednesday, March 1, at theRecreation Office.

The classes will be con-ducted in the art room atBrunner Elementary Schoolin Scotch Plains from 3:30 to4:45 p.m. on Wednesdaysthrough May 3.

The sessions cost $20 forresidents and $25 for non-residents. For more informa-tion, please call (908) 322-6700.

WITH KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORT

Take the Stage

When the Oscar 2000 nominations werereleased last week, I had my pen poised forevaluation and critique. But, I have to behonest with you. With the exceptions ofSleepy Hollow, The Hurricane, Toy Story 2and Magnolia, I really did not feel magne-

tized toward theRialto Theater.Therefore, I’ve de-cided to follow asimple rule I have:“Talk about whatyou know.” Hence,I’ve decided to poise my magnifying glasson the tough-to-choose-from nomina-tions for Best Original Song.

First, I must say that I am literallyfrightened that anyone could considergiving an Oscarfor “Blame

Canada” for South Park’s movie, Bigger,Longer and Uncut.

All of Cartman’s cuteness aside, themovie was a travesty and an overdrawnextension of the Comedy Central televi-sion show. Why perpetuate this with atheme song? If we are going to be thisridiculous and nonsensical about Oscarpicks, why didn’t we resort to nominat-ing Lionel Richie’s version of “BrickHouse” from Muppets in Space?

Turning toreality, Gloria Estefan and ‘N SYNC’sgorgeous ballad, “Music of My Heart”for the movie Music of My Heart hit theradiowaves like a freight train – span-ning different genres from the Lite FMset to Z-100. Everybody loved it and itgot an audience. Teeny-boppersscreeching outside of ‘N SYNC concertswere tickled pink and Estefan fanswere happy to hear from Gloria again.Does it deserve the golden nod fromOscar? Stay tuned.

I didn’t expect to get any tear-jerkingmoments out of Toy Story 2, but I must admit that I was touchedby Sarah McLachlan’s tender offering “When She Loved Me.”McLachlan’s haunting voice has always had the strength to soarwith the angels when it is not falling prey to drastic amounts ofradio overplay. The first Toy Story picture received high acclaimfor “You’ve Got A Friend in Me.” Will Oscar let it win again? DoesMcLachlan have the Midas touch? Hmmm….

Phil Collins has been out of sight and out of mind for too longin the music industry. His flair in the 80s might have stereotypedhim, however, Collins has made a stupendous comeback byrecording “You’ll Be in My Heart” for Disney’s Tarzan. Hisinnovative approach to the piece is definitely Oscar-worthy.

“I went around the studio bashing things with my hands andwith the drumsticks,” Collins told Disney executives. “Everybodywas looking at me like I was crazy. Eventually I hit myself on theforehead with my fists, and they said, ‘That’s it!’ We only did acouple of takes, but the next day my head was all red. In the nextsession, we sent some guys to go out and get some pots and pansfor the drum duet where a couple of gorillas are challenging eachother. It was great fun,” Collins stated.

Michelle H. LePoidevin for The Westfield Leader and The Times

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