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Westfield Zoning Board OkaysSeveral Home Variances

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – The zoning boardapproved a plan to extend the secondstory of a home at 241 Kimball Av-enue, telling the applicant to resubmit“as built” drawings after the con-struction was complete.

The application was one of severaldebated by the Westfield Board ofAdjustment during its September 16meeting, which lasted until 11 p.m.and had to adjourn because of thehour with seven more submissionsstill pending. Those will be heard atthe Wednesday, October 14 meeting.

A special meeting of the board isscheduled for Tuesday, September29, to hear the application regardingthe building on North Avenue thathouses the Office Beer Bar and Grilladjacent to the main Westfieldfirehouse.

Kimball Avenue homeownerKapildeo Bahadur was given the okayto erect the second floor in the rear ofthe house and add a back patio anddeck contrary to code.

With the home more than 100 yearsold, Mr. Bahadur is seeking a betterflow, requiring the removal of a rear,or “butler’s” staircase. The deck andpatio are to be added to the “weirdsmall backyard.”

Architect David Bailey said that afull bath was necessary on the firstfloor. He also said that the deck andpatio would make good use of thespace.

Planner Jim Watson said the size ofthe lot creates a hardship.

”We basically followed what’s inthe neighborhood,” he said.

After spending considerable timehearing the application of CharlesDixon, the board denied approval forhis rear deck, porch and lean-tobarbeque area he had already built at

his home at 52 Mohican Drive.Board Chairman William Heinboke

called the project “too big.”Mr. Dixon’s changes exceeded the

coverage areas permitted by ordi-nance in four instances.

His new building coverage areawas 25.1 percent, beyond the 20 per-cent that is permissible; he has 40.5percent coverage with a deck, nearlytwice the allowed 22 percent; andsimilarly his porch coverage area isnow 41 percent, well over the 23.5percent permitted.

Moreover, his side yard shed tookup 168 square feet, 18 square feetmore than allowed by ordinance.

Mr. Heinbokel informed Mr. Dixonthat he could appeal the decision.

The board did approve several otherapplications.

Robert and Pamela Newell weregiven permission to raze their exist-ing detached garage and build a re-placement structure to their Victo-rian-style home at 603 Clark Street.

The couple needed approval sincethe proposed structure is 18 feet, 10inches in height to match the roof lineof the main house but nearly four feetmore than allowed by law. It also willbe built in the rear and side-streetyard. The ordinance requires the ga-rage be built in the rear yard.

“We’ll be demolishing the old ga-rage before it falls down,” Mr. Newellsaid.

Other approvals required smallervariances.

A first-story addition was okayedfor the rear of Hillary and Greg Irwin’shome at 947 Summit Avenue.

The application asked to increasethe floor area to 4,623 square feet, ora ratio of 30.16 percent, slightly abovethe 4,000 square feet or 30 percentpermitted.

Indoor Playground, SubstationApproved in Cranford

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderPAINT THE TOWN…Artist Rosemari Campbell works on her illustration of theCranford Hotel at Saturday’s Cranford Paint Out event.

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderNEVER FORGET…A member of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle caravan in support of POWs and MIAs rides throughWarinanco Park as part of the group’s event in Roselle on Sunday. The 20th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride to bringawareness about American prisoners of war and those missing in action (POW/MIA) was sponsored by Rolling Thunder,Inc., New Jersey Chapter 2 and the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation. Thousands of bikes traveled fromWarinanco Park in Roselle to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel.

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD — An indoor play-ground, the Thirsty Turtle and a newPSE&G substation were three appli-cations heard and approved by theplanning board Wednesday night.

Miln Street Partners, 101-103 MilnStreet, was granted a parking waiver,by a 7-to-1 vote, with planning boardmember Anne Steinbach votingagainst the waiver. Attorney AndrewKeaveney, representing owner KingaKeaveney, said the business is shortthree parking spaces, but that nearbypublic parking is available. Ms.Keaveney agreed to the condition thather employees would park off-site.Previously the site housed a conve-nience store, and the parking lot isshared by the restaurant Il Giordano,a dry cleaners and a tea shop. Theindoor playground will be marketedto children 6 years old and under andwill have a wooden playset, a playmarket area, a rice area, and a racetrack for child ride-on cars, Ms.Keaveney said. It also will have a café

with coffee and prepackaged food.On weekends, the business will beopen for children’s parties, she said.Architect Ronald Meeks testified thatthere are 260 parking spaces avail-able in the municipal lots and on-street parking nearby.

“…Lot 7 is rarely at capacity…. Itwill bring people into the restaurants,”Board Vice-President Lynda Federsaid.

Ms. Steinbach said she is concernedabout the lack of parking on week-ends, saying, “many times on Satur-days I have to drive around the blocktwo or three times” because of a lackof parking.

The business is hoping to be openby January, Ms. Keaveney told TheWestfield Leader.

PSE&G was approved, 8-to-0, withconditions and an amended site planto build a new substation in the down-town at 225 South Avenue East, whichis east of the train station. The sub-station provides electricity to 6,914customers in Cranford, Westfield,

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Brian Trusdell for The Westfield LeaderI SWEAR...Carol Kearney takes the oath of office as the newly-appointedGarwood councilwoman Tuesday. Pictured, from left to right, are: Mrs. Kearney,her son, Vincent Kearney, and Borough Administrator Christina Ariemma.

Kearney Appointed to GarwoodCouncil Amid Controversy

By BRIAN TRUSDELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – Carol Kearney, wholess than two weeks earlier was nomi-nated to replace Ann Tarantino as aDemocratic candidate for council,was installed as Ms. Tarantino’s re-placement on the town’s governingbody Tuesday but not before Repub-lican Councilman Jim Mathieuharshly criticized her and the deci-sion to seat her.

“I find Carol Kearney to be unfitand to lack the character necessary toserve on Garwood’s Borough Coun-cil and Garwood’s voters have said asmuch,” Mr. Mathieu said, while read-

ing from a prepared statement.Ms. Kearney, who twice lost as a

Republican candidate for council– most recently last year, was oneof three people proposed by theGarwood Democratic Party. Theothers were Paul Tarantino, a mem-ber of the Planning Board and thehusband of Mrs. Tarantino, andHugh Sinclair, chairman of theGarwood Democrats.

Mr. Mathieu accused Ms. Kearneyof writing “personal attacks in localnewspaper editorials,” being “com-pletely silent on the termination ofFred Corbitt as DPW superinten-dent” and blaming her loss in lastyear’s election on the Mr. Mathieu-led Garwood Republican Party fornot more stridently attacking Demo-cratic councilman Lou Petruzzellifor his receipt of health benefitsfrom the borough.

His most severe criticism referredto a long-running dispute betweenMs. Kearney and Sandra Sep, aClark resident who owns a prop-erty in Garwood adjacent to Ms.Kearney’s son.

Ms. Kearney, who will appearon the ballot with Council Presi-dent Bill Nierstedt against Repub-lican challengers Ileen Cuccaro andJoe Sarno, did not make a state-ment and declined to respond toMr. Mathieu’s comments when ap-proached after the meeting.

Amid the fireworks, the councilapproved the residential permitparking ordinance in discussionsince January. The move will ex-pand the regulations from Anchor

Place, Myrtle Avenue and WillowAvenue to 10 other streets.

Parking on the 13 streets will berestricted to two hours between 9a.m. and 3 p.m., except for those whodisplay in their vehicle window aborough permit.

Affected residents on Cedar Street,Center, East, North Maple and NorthOak Streets; Second and Third Av-enues; South Oak and West Streetsand Winslow Place will be receivingnotice of the ordinance by mail, likelywithin two weeks, borough clerkChristina Ariemma said.

Additionally, during the work ses-sion, the members generally agreedto introduce an amended dumpsterordinance at the council’s next meet-ing that would impose a $25 fee ev-ery two weeks for any dumpsterplaced in the street but charge noth-ing if the dumpster was placed withinthe property.

The permit, which could be re-newed for a maximum of 56 days,requires “sheeting” under the feet ofthe dumpster and that it be removedduring a “snow emergency”.

In other action, Mr. Lombardo ap-pointed Paul Nieves to complete thelast three months of former Mayor PatQuattrocchi’s term on the PlanningBoard. Mrs. Quattrocchi resigned uponrelocating out of the borough.

A discussion with borough engi-neer Don Guarriello during the worksession brought agreement that nextyear’s repaving of streets should pri-oritize Hickory Avenue and WestStreet. Applications for next year’sstate grants are due by mid-October.

Council Okays New Police Equip.,Tours Conservation Center

By DOMINIC A. LAGANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — During its regularpublic meeting Tuesday evening, theTown Council approved a resolutionapproving the purchase of at least 10new bulletproof vests for members ofthe Westfield Police Department byvoting to participate in the federalDepartment of Justice’s BulletproofVest Program for the 2015 fiscal year.

Begun in 1999, the program hasprovided over $393 million towardsthe purchase of bulletproof vests toover 13,000 municipalities across thenation since the program began. InNew Jersey last year, 229 communi-ties received over $1 million towardthe purchase of 2,462 vests.

The council is initially committing$10,092 toward the purchase of newvests which will cost approximately$800 to $1,000 each, according toWestfield Police Chief David Wayman.Depending on the final cost of eachvest, Chief Wayman anticipates pur-chasing a total of 10 to 12 vests.

“This is a program where we doget money (back) at the end of theyear,” Town Administrator Jim Gildeastated.

“We get reimbursed federally and(by the) state,” continued ChiefWayman. “Fifty percent comes fromthe feds and another 50 percent ofthat 50 percent comes from the state.”

The final cost to the town will beapproximately $2,523.

In other news, the town councilapproved the demolition of single-family dwellings located at 35 Haw-thorn Drive, 1309 Rahway Avenueand 54 Tamaques Way and the demo-lition of single-family dwellings anddetached garages located at 921 Bou-levard and 926 Carleton Road.

Following the meeting, MayorAndrew Skibitsky and the rest of thetown council traveled to the WestfieldConservation Center for a tour of therecently renovated facilities.

Westfield’s Department of PublicWorks (DPW) is in the process ofrehabilitating the conservation site

in order to make the facility safer andeasier for residents to use. The DPWworked in conjunction withWestfield’s Green Team, a group ofvolunteer Westfield department rep-resentatives and residents who imple-ment strategies to make Westfieldmore sustainable.

In addition to providing recyclingservices for aluminum, cardboard,electronics, organic material, paperproducts, plastic, glass and sheetmetal, the DPW recently added fa-cilities for recycling clothing.

Clothing in any condition will beaccepted. “Gently used” clothing willbe reused while clothing in worseshape will be cut up for use as indus-trial rags or shredded for such uses ascouch stuffing and home insulation.

The DPW installed an immenseconcrete slab and placed the refur-bished recycling containers on top ofit. In addition, the road in the centerwas repaired and striped for ease oftravel through the facility.

“You can see there’s been a lot ofimprovements here,” stated MayorSkibitsky. “A lot of recycling opportu-nities with a much better environmentfor our residents to come now and usethe conservation center. It’s really beena great partnership between the GreenTeam chaired by Mr. (Bill) Heinbockeland the Public Works Committee,chaired by Councilman (Frank) Arenato do this and put this together.”

“I especially want to thank GregO’Neil and the public works team forthe phenomenal job they’re doingwith the continuous improvementsthat we’re seeing under your tute-lage. I’m hearing from a lot of people[about] what’s going on here andmuch they like it,” stated Mr. Arena.

The next council conference ses-sion is scheduled for Tuesday, Octo-ber 6, at 7 p.m. at the municipalbuilding, located at 425 East BroadStreet. The conference session willbe followed by the council’s regularpublic meeting at 7:45 p.m.

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ELIZABETH — The Union CountyProsecutor’s Office asked the countyfreeholders to authorize its applicationfor an annual $250,000 state grant thataids the department’s insurance fraudunit. The grant would cover the 2016calendar year and pays for three inves-tigators, First Assistant Prosecutor TimIsenhour said at the September 17agenda meeting of the Board of ChosenFreeholders.

The issue was one of several resolu-tions put forth by various county de-partment heads for consideration by thefreeholders for tonight’s regular meet-ing.

Engineering, Public Works and Fa-cilities Management Director JosephGraziano sought an additional $42,000for storm water sewer investigation.

The new funds would amend an ex-isting contract with Matrix New WorldEngineer of Florham Park, a necessityfollowing a new state Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP) re-quirement to inspect the stormwatersewer system for any illicit connectionsor dumping.

The county has 397 storm sewer con-nections throughout the system, Mr.Graziano said, which the state DEP isrequiring be checked.

“If there is a dry stream and all of asudden it becomes wet where therehasn’t been any rain, there is an inspec-tion done there, just to make sure thereisn’t any sanitary water getting into the

system,” Mr. Graziano said.Parks and Recreation Director Ronald

Zuber asked for approval to sign a one-year, $75,000 contract with ProfessionalFarrier Services of Elizabeth to providehorseshoeing at Watchung Stables, andto award a $173,355 contract to JamaliDevelopers of Monroe Township tobuild a handicap-accessible fishing dockat Warinanco Park in Roselle.

The freeholders also retired to execu-tive session to consider three matters,including a lawsuit by Diane McKernan,the mother of William Parisio, aCranford man who died in February2014 while in the custody of UnionCounty awaiting trial for the murder ofhis girlfriend.

The lawsuit, filed in December, ac-cuses guards at the Union County jail ofbeating the 25-year-old man and caus-ing his death. The Union County Medi-cal Examiner determined Mr. Parisiodied of “cardiac dysrhythmia” — acondition where the heart races due to“excited delirium and physical re-straint.”

A grand jury declined to indict any ofthe officers involved.

According to the meeting’s agenda,the board also discussed a possiblesettlement in a lawsuit brought by Tho-mas and Karen Durana against thecounty, and a shared-services agree-ment with the Union County Improve-ment Authority for strategic facilityplanning services.

No other details were disclosed andno action by the board was taken.

ELECTION...Westfield Ward 4 Town Council candidate Kim Palmieri-Mouded,representing the Democratic Party, poses with her husband, George, and theirthree sons, Matthew and Christopher, 3, and Nicholas. See page 9.

Garwood, Kenilworth, Roselle andRoselle Park.

The substation that is there nowwill remain operating while the newsubstation is being built in front of it.It will be raised one foot above the100-year storm, project managerChristina Ker said.

“It is higher than what was experi-enced during Hurricane Irene,” saidproject director Lauren Thomas.

During Hurricane Irene in 2011,the substation had been under fourfeet of water from the Rahway River,according to a PSE&G press release.The electrical components at the sub-station had been caked with mud anddebris from the flooding that occurred.During Irene, Superstorm Sandy andthe Tax Day Storm, flooding causedoutages for some PSE&G customersfor 10 to 14 days, Ms. Ker said.

The construction is to take abouttwo years, Jessica Kirk, public affairsspecialist for PSE&G, told TheLeader. The 38, 12-hour permit park-ing spaces in a lot that was located infront of the substation have beenclosed off for public use as of earlySeptember and the new lot will berelocated in the rear of the property.The new lot will have five fewerspaces, totaling 33 parking spaces,according to a report provided to theboard by Lieutenant Ed Davenport ofthe Cranford Police Department. Thetownship has been in talks withPSE&G to finesse a design that willallow for as many parking spaces aspossible. The township entered into alease agreement with PSE&G in 1980for those parking spaces. Currently,there is a waiting list for parkingpermits, Mayor Andis Kalnins said.

The board took issue with the de-sign aesthetic of the new substation,which is a white metal structure that is21 feet high and 124 feet wide, andwill have a setback of about 10 feetfrom the sidewalk.

“What is there now is hidden,” plan-ning board member Mary O’Connorsaid. She asked what PSE&G could do

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Cranford Planningto not make it look like a “metal box.”

Currently, the substation sits in therear of the lot with parking in front. Thenew layout will be reversed. The boardhad made a condition of approval thatPSE&G revise its buffering of the frontfaçade, suggesting a brick wall withshrubbery in front. It also requested thethree transformers that will sit to theeast of the substation be shielded fromthe street with a 16-foot brick soundwall that will be in the front. The boardalso made a condition that PSE&Gconsult with the police department onits lighting plan and to discuss policesecurity cameras.

This is one of 29 switching or sub-stations that will be replaced in thestate as part of PSE&G’s EnergyStrong program that is investing over$1 billion to strengthen its systemsagainst severe weather damage, ac-cording to its website.

The Thirsty Turtle, a restaurant andbar owned by Cranford Restaurants,LLC, located at 3 South Avenue,where The Office was situated, re-ceived approval of a minor site plan.It has begun interior renovations andcame before the board to get approvalfor its exterior renovations. Jeff Beers,one of the principal owners, said he isadding 12 windows and removing thewood exterior to expose the stuccoand brick façade. The Thirsty Turtleis not affiliated with The Office, Mr.Beers said. Mr. Beers hopes to openin December, he told The Leader.

EL GRUPO LOGRIPPO…Westfield Councilman Mark LoGrippo, second fromright, poses with his election campaign team, Councilman David Oliveira, left,Jacyln Kirna, second from left, and Jenn Czarnecki. See page 9.

HOUSE PARTY…Supporters of Westfield Town Council incumbent FrankArena, including Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7th) and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick(R-21, Westfield), gather at the Breeze Knoll Drive home of David and AmyNathanson for a fundraiser on September 12. See page 9.

CAMPAIGN COFFEE...Third Ward Councilman Mark LoGrippo and FourthWard candidate Doug Stokes donated coffee and donuts to support Westfield'sPAL Flag Football program at Tamaques Park this past Saturday. Pictured,from left to right, are: Westfield resident Terry Quinn, Mr. Stokes, Westfieldresident Faith Delaney, Councilman LoGrippo and young supporters.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEDrive.

2. Section 13-20 – “Same – at alltimes” of the Town Code shall be changedby adding the following language:

Lamberts Mill Road, southerly side, be-ginning from a point six hundred twentyfeet southwesterly from the westerly curbline of Rahway Avenue and extending twohundred sixty feet southwesterly there-from.

Rahway Avenue, northeast side, fromthe southeast curb line of Watterson Streetand extending in a southerly direction alongthe easterly curb line of Rahway Avenue toa point one hundred feet southeasterlyfrom the southeast curb line of First Street.

3. Section 13-21.5 – “Handicappedparking space – On street.” of the TownCode shall be changed by adding thefollowing language:

1045 Harding Street, northerly side, be-ginning at a point 1,345 feet northeasterlyof the easterly curbline of Sherman Streetas extended and from such beginning pointextending to a point 25 feet easterly thereof.

SECTION II. All ordinances or parts ofordinances in conflict or inconsistent withany part of the terms of this ordinance arehereby repealed to the extent that they arein such conflict or inconsistent.

SECTION III. In the event any section,part or provision of this ordinance shall beheld unconstitutional or invalid by any court,such holding shall not affect the validity ofthis ordinance as a whole, or any partthereof other than the part so held uncon-stitutional or invalid.

SECTION IV. This ordinance shall takeeffect after passage and publication, assoon as, and in the manner permitted bylaw.1 T - 9/24/15, The Leader Fee: $67.83

TOWN OF WESTFIELD

Public Notice is hereby given that anordinance of which the following is a copywas introduced, read and passed on firstreading by the Council of the Town ofWestfield at a meeting held September 22,2015, and that the said Council will furtherconsider the same for final passage on the6th day of October, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or assoon thereafter as said matter can bereached, in the Council Chambers, Mu-nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey, at which time andplace any person who may be interestedtherein will be given an opportunity to beheard concerning said ordinance.

Claire J. GrayTown Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2051

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD, CHAPTER 13

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

SECTION I.1. Section 13-6 – “Stop Intersections”

of the Town Code shall be changed byadding the following language:

Green Briar Court and North WickomDrive

Stop signs shall be installed on NorthWickom Drive.

Green Briar Court and South WickomDrive

Stop signs shall be installed on SouthWickom Drive

Otisco Drive and Cayuga WayStop signs shall be installed on Otisco

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderDISCUSSIONS…The Dr. King Society of Westfield reviews community out-reach plans with the newspaper last week. Pictured, from left to right, are:Donnell Carr, Elisa Sananman, Elizabeth Wolf and Publisher Horace Corbin.

Mrs. Irwin, a dietician, said thecouple intends to expand the kitchenand breakfast area by eight feet andopen it to the family room. She alsosaid they would like to add a coveredporch where a deck is currently.

Bradley Phillips was approved fora patio area of pavers and hot tub forhis home at 304 Woods End Roadthat would require 20.6 percent ofcoverage area, above the 20 percentpermitted.

And the board approved the con-struction of a wrap-around porch forDeidre and Brad Noack at 214 NorthEuclid Avenue that is 2.71 feet shortof the required front-yard setback of32.26 feet. The Noacks also receiveda waiver on maximum building cov-erage. Their new porch would cover20.4 percent of the lot, slightly abovethe 20 percent allowed.

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WF Zoning

Day Care Ctr. Proposed In CranfordAt South Avenue and Thomas Street

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD – On Monday evening,the zoning board quickly approved threeresidential applications and heard plansfor a new day care center near SouthAvenue and Thomas Street.

Divyajan Management, LLC wants toconstruct a day care center on the prop-erty that contains the old Masonic Lodge,which is located at 478 South Avenue,East. The applicants are seeking a usevariance because R-4 zones do not permitday care centers, and variances for lessthan the minimum required rear-yard set-back for a principal structure, for a side-yard setback, to exceed the maximumrequired permitted lot coverage and build-ing coverage, for a free-standing signwhich is not permitted in the zone, andfor having less than the required distancefor driveways.

Architect Kamlesh Shah told the boardthat the present building will be demol-ished. The building will be a brick struc-ture with a pitched roof and will havewindows with brightly-colored awnings.“All finishes will blend in with the neigh-borhood,” he said.

If approved, the center will be calledThe Sapling School. “It will take childrenfrom six weeks old to 6 years old. It willoperate from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday,” said the assis-tant executive director, Jamie Kanrich.At present, the applicant is operating aday care facility in South Brunswick, Ms.Kanrich said.

Planner Anthony Gallerano testifiedthat the parking lot would be in the frontof the school and face Thomas Street. Healso said there would be a driveway en-trance and one exit driveway. He said aplayground would be located in the backof the school and would have a wall toseparate it from the neighboring prop-erty. Many area residents had questions,which caused the hearing to run until11:20 p.m. The meeting was adjournedand the hearing will be continued onMonday, October 26, at 8:15 p.m., at themunicipal building on Springfield Av-enue.

The board approved the following ap-plications:

Robert Lukenda, 35 Harvard Road,who wants to construct a new in-groundswimming pool, with variances for ex-ceeding the maximum allowable lot cov-erage and less than the required mini-mum distance from the side and rear lotlines. He said they would not put a ce-ment apron around the pool to cut downon impervious coverage. He also said thepool would be 20 feet from the house, andthe yard would be surrounded by a fence.

Nicholas Frantzen, of 21 NormanPlace, wants to construct a fence that willexceed the maximum allowable heightand openness. Mr. Frantzen said theywere on a corner, near Cranford HighSchool, and would like to add a six-foot-high fence for privacy. He said they havepermission from the township to build inthe township’s right-of-way. The whitefence would be six feet high and have alattice top surrounded by evergreens.

Peter and Cindy Ballas, of 608 WillowStreet, want to construct a third story thatwill exceed the maximum number of al-lowable stories. Mrs. Ballas told the boardthat they would like to construct a set ofstairs to the attic. She said the steps that arethere are too narrow for easy access to theattic, where they will use the 10-foot-by-10-foot space for storage only and abide bythe agreement not to put a bedroom there.

CorrectionIn the front page article in

last week’s issue of TheWestfield Leader on coverageof the Westfield PlanningBoard, the story should havereported that one of the subdi-visions approved were onGrandview Avenue. Also, thename of one of the residentswho spoke at the meeting wasspelled incorrectly. The correctspelling is Katy Engel.

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SP-F BOE Seeking SuccessorAfter Warren McFall Resigns

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Board of Educa-tion (BOE) has an opening for anew member after longtime boardmember Warren McFall resigned,the BOE announced Thursday at itsopen agenda meeting.

Mr. McFall has served on theboard for over 10 years and hiscurrent term expires in 2017. Theboard is asking interested personsto send a letter of interest, a briefbiography, and why they are inter-ested in being a board member toBusiness Administrator DeborahSaridaki at her e-mail address,

dsaridaki@spfk12.org, no later thanTuesday, October 6. The board willappoint someone for one year. In2016, candidates for the final yearof the term will be voted on by thegeneral public in the Novemberschool election.

An opening of school report wasgiven by Superintendent of SchoolsMargaret Hayes, Assistant Superin-tendent for Curriculum, Instructionand Technology Joan Mast, Direc-tor of Human Resources and Affir-mative Action Officer DeboraBelfield and Ms. Saridaki.

Twenty-six new employees wereadded to the school system this year.Amongst them was Ted Kozlik, who

was hired as interim director of spe-cial services. Mr. Kozlik served theWestfield schools for 24 years until2011. Andrea Tomesko was hired assuperintendent of special education,and Erin Mullman was hired as su-perintendent of elementary educa-tion.

The Chromebook initiative at themiddle schools has expanded to theelementary schools and the highschool. Grades 1 and 2 will havefive, Grades 3, 4 and 5 will have 10,and the high school English class-rooms will have eightChromebooks. Each elementaryschool received a cart of MacBookAirs, as well. Doubling Internetspeeds in the district is to allowclassroom activity to be a priority.

Staff and teachers during the sum-mer engaged in a variety of profes-sional development.

Facilities updates also were in-cluded in the report. Terrill MiddleSchool’s parking lot was completelyrepaved, a new air conditioning unitwas installed for the auditorium,and Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)-compliant sidewalks wereadded. It is Terrill’s 50th-year anni-versary, Superintendent Hayes an-nounced.

Science labs at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS)were 100 percent renovated, withthe work including asbestos abate-ment and the installation of an ADA-compliant bathroom.

Park Middle School had under-gone waterproofing of its founda-tion and a new boiler was installed.The modular classrooms at ColesElementary School had new siding,ramps, steps and sheetrock installed.A new roof was installed at McGinnSchool. School 1 now has new caf-eteria tables and fresh paint.

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By BRIAN TRUSDELLSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

ELIZABETH — The Union CountyProsecutor’s Office has asked the countyfreeholders to authorize its applicationfor an annual $250,000 state grant thataids the department’s insurance fraudunit.

The grant would cover the 2016 cal-endar year and pays for three investiga-tors, First Assistant Prosecutor TimIsenhour said at the September 17agenda meeting of the Board of ChosenFreeholders.

The issue was one of several resolu-tions put forth by various county de-partment heads for consideration by thefreeholders for tonight’s regular meet-ing.

Engineering, Public Works and Fa-cilities Management Director JosephGraziano sought an additional $42,000for stormwater sewer investigation.

The new funds would amend an ex-isting contract with Matrix New WorldEngineer of Florham Park, a necessity

following a new state Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP) re-quirement to inspect the storm watersewer system for any illicit connectionsor dumping.

The county has 397 storm sewerconnections throughout the system, Mr.Graziano said, which the state DEP isrequiring be checked.

“If there is a dry stream and all of asudden it becomes wet where therehasn’t been any rain, there is an inspec-tion done there, just to make sure thereisn’t any sanitary water getting into thesystem,” Mr. Graziano said.

Parks and Recreation DirectorRonald Zuber asked for approval tosign a one-year, $75,000 contract withProfessional Farrier Services of Eliza-beth to provide horseshoeing atWatchung Stables, and to award a$173,355 contract to Jamali Develop-ers of Monroe Township to build ahandicap-accessible fishing dock atWarinanco Park in Roselle.

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Fanwood Approves IncreaseIn Parking Permit Fees

SP Council Introduces NoiseOrdinance; Hearing in Oct.

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The town-ship council last week introduced anordinance intended to control exces-sive noise from residential as well ascommercial properties and will holda public hearing prior to a vote onTuesday, October 20.

The township’s existing laws re-garding noise are “very vague,” ac-cording to Police Chief BrianMahoney, who told the council thatpolice officers now responding to anoise complaint have to “use theirdiscretion” in determining its valid-ity. The proposed ordinance, which isbased on a state model, calls for thenaming of a noise control officer whowould be armed with a device tomeasure decibel levels. Those seek-ing temporary waivers from the noiserestrictions — such as the sponsors ofthe annual Labor Day Italian Festival—would need to apply for a tempo-rary waiver from the restrictions.

The council discussed the issue inJuly, but put off introducing an ordi-nance after some council membersbalked at what they saw as its overly-broad reach. Indeed, the vote lastweek to introduce the ordinance was4-to-1, with Councilman LlewellynJones voting no. In July, DeputyMayor Colleen Gialanella said anordinance of the type being proposed,“would make it impossible to do busi-ness” in Scotch Plains.

In other business, it is anticipatedthat the clubhouse at the Shady RestCountry Club will be ready for use bythe end of the month after a longrefurbishment effort that includedputting a new roof on the historicbuilding as well as installing newinterior walls and ceilings. MayorKevin Glover said he was “pretty

comfortable in saying” that the build-ing will be ready for use in two weeks.He said that rather than clean theexisting walls inside the building, itwas decided instead to put up newsheetrock walls when it was deter-mined that the cost would be thesame. “We saw an opportunity to doit better,” he said.

At last week’s meeting, the counciltabled the introduction of a salaryordinance for municipal employees— something that Township Man-ager Al Mirabella said was a “regularhousekeeping item” that is done peri-odically to revise the salary rangesfor various municipal job titles. Themove to table came after Mrs.Gialanella complained that salaries“have gotten way, way, way, way outof hand” and said that there were“multiple” township employees mak-ing more than $150,000 a year. Shesaid she had been talking about asalary cap during her nearly threeyears on the council, “but it doesn’tseem to be the will of this council” toaddress the matter. The governingbody will discuss the ordinance at itsTuesday, October 6 conference meet-ing.

In other business at last week’smeeting, Mr. Mirabella said he willlikely request additional proposalsfrom firms interested in serving as aconsultant to the municipality’s ef-forts to revitalize the downtown busi-ness district. Earlier in the summer,the council heard brief presentationsfrom four firms, and then in August,two of those firms returned to discusstheir ideas in more detail. Mr.Mirabella told the council last weekthat, “we’ve had some interest fromother planners” and that he may issuea new request-for-proposals.

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — The councilpassed, 5-to-1, at its regular meetingMonday a resolution to raise yearlyparking permit fees at the train sta-tion. The yearly fee will be $370 forresidents, a $10 increase, and $665for non-residents, a $17 increase.

The borough also is researchingthe cost of curbside recycling pickupversus the cost of maintaining itsrecycling center, where residents cur-rently drop off recyclables, by way ofa resolution passed to advertise for

bids for curbside recycling pickupservice.

The recycling center is experiencing“extreme market challenges,” Coun-cilman Dan Levine said, which is caus-ing “a great deal of financial strain.”

“It appears likely we might need toprovide them with more money if weso choose to continueoperations…before we give themmore money, we want to have a fullrange of options available to us,” Mr.Levine said.

A shared-service agreement forgrant writer services for fire serviceswas approved by resolution in theamount of $1,000.

The cost for work related to drainageimprovements to the Glenwood Roadarea came in under budget by $189,000,at a total of $967,000, CouncilmanLevine said. The council approved theresolution for the change order.

Lighthouse Electric was awarded acontract to perform electrical work atthe Community House.

Assistant Fire Chief Steve Szantowas named Volunteer of the Month. Hehas been a firefighter in Fanwood for18 years, said Council PresidentKatherine Mitchell, who stood in forMayor Colleen Mahr, who was absent.

“When you love the work and youare into the job and you work withgreat people it never feels like youare working; it only feels like fun…somany people who contribute to qual-

ity of life here and do so much morethan I could and they go unrecog-nized... I accept this on behalf ofthem,” said Mr. Szanto. He alsothanked his sons, Michael and Paul,and his wife, Lisa, who stood by hisside at the podium.

Fire Chief John Piccola said Mr.Szanto gives “110 percent” and goes“above and beyond” his call of duty.

The council proclaimed Septem-ber as Childhood Cancer AwarenessMonth. Madeline Holt said she hadfought cancer as an older child. “It isa hard thing to go through, especiallyas a kid,” Ms. Holt said. Her mom,Maureen Holt, stood by her side atthe podium. Pediatric cancer is theleading cause of death by disease inthe United States among childrenunder the age of 19, and childhoodcancer rates have risen in the past fewdecades, the proclamation stated.

Pat Plante of the Rotary Club ofFanwood-Scotch Plains accepted theresolution passed by the council rec-ognizing the club’s accomplishmentsin its 77 years of existence.

National Assisted Living Week wasproclaimed September 13 to Septem-ber 19.

POW/MIA Remembrance Day wasproclaimed as September 18, 2015,to honor American prisoners of warand those missing in action.

Borough officials approved an ex-

Photo courtesy of Brian HortonHONORED...Fanwood Fire Department Assistant Chief Steve Szanto receives aframed print of the historic Fanwood train station from Fanwood CouncilPresident Kathy Mitchell after being honored as the borough's Volunteer-of-the-Month at the borough council’s Monday meeting. Looking on is his wife, Lisa,and sons, Michael and Paul. Mr. Szanto has been with the volunteer departmentfor 18 years, serving in a variety of positions.

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesTHUNDER ROAD…Admirers peruse the more than 75 classic cars on display during Thursday’s Cruisin’ Car Night indowntown Scotch Plains.

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesA CLASSIC…A youngster gets a seat in one of the more than 75 classic cars atThursday’s Cruisin’ Car Night in downtown Scotch Plains.

Christina M. Hinke for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSCHOOL ITEMS…The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education at itsagenda session Thursday presents an opening of school report. Assistant Super-intendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Joan Mast is pictured atthe podium.

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Additional maintenance atschools included upgraded securityalarms, new curbing and sidewalk,interior doors to be replaced asneeded, and signage designatingrooms by number and function inthe hallways will be added.

Soccer and football also haskicked off the school year.

Opening enrollment is relativelyflat compared to last year, with 5,558students in September 2015, up byeight students, SuperintendentHayes said.

Back to School Nights began onMonday night for the elementaryschools. The dates for Back toSchool Nights are Wednesday, Sep-tember 30, for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, and Thurs-day, October 1, for the middleschools.

A No Child Left Behind grant forthe Fiscal Year 2016 was awardedin total of $187,684 to the BOE.

The BOE is to vote on upgradingdoor sensors at Brunner, Coles,School 1, Park and Terrill schools.

The final reading of the follow-ing polices were adopted: StudentIntervention and Referral Services,Home or Out of School Instructionfor a General Education Student forReasons Other Than a Temporaryor Chronic Health Condition, Sus-pension, Removal of Students forFirearms Offenses, Assaults on Dis-trict Board of Education Membersor Employees, Removal of Studentsfor Assaults with Weapon Offenses,Expulsion, and Reporting Poten-tially Missing or Abused Children.

Resolutions to be voted for adop-tion at the next meeting include:recognizing the Week of Respect

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FreeholdersThe freeholders also retired to ex-

ecutive session to consider three mat-ters, including a lawsuit by DianeMcKernan, the mother of WilliamParisio, a Cranford man who died inFebruary 2014 while in the custody ofUnion County awaiting trial for themurder of his girlfriend.

The lawsuit, filed in December, ac-cuses guards at the Union County jail ofbeating the 25-year-old man and caus-ing his death. The Union County Medi-cal Examiner determined Mr. Parisiodied of “cardiac dysrhythmia” — acondition where the heart races due to“excited delirium and physical re-straint.”

A grand jury declined to indict any ofthe officers involved.

According to the meeting’s agenda,the board also discussed a possiblesettlement in a lawsuit brought by Tho-mas and Karen Durana against thecounty, and a shared-services agree-ment with the Union County Improve-ment Authority for strategic facilityplanning services.

No other details were disclosed andno action by the board was taken.

WF Zoning Board OkaysSeveral Home Variances

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

WESTFIELD – The zoning boardapproved a plan to extend the secondstory of a home at 241 Kimball Avenue,telling the applicant to resubmit “asbuilt” drawings after the constructionwas complete.

The application was one of severaldebated by the Westfield Board of Ad-justment during its September 16 meet-ing, which lasted until 11 p.m. and hadto adjourn because of the hour withseven more submissions still pending.Those will be heard at the Wednesday,October 14 meeting.

A special meeting of the board isscheduled for Tuesday, September 29,to hear the application regarding thebuilding on North Avenue that housesthe Office Beer Bar and Grill adjacentto the main Westfield firehouse.

Kimball Avenue homeownerKapildeo Bahadur was given the okayto erect the second floor in the rear ofthe house and add a back patio and deckcontrary to code.

With the home more than 100 yearsold, Mr. Bahadur is seeking a betterflow, requiring the removal of a rear, or“butler’s” staircase. The deck and patioare to be added to the “weird smallbackyard.”

Architect David Bailey said that afull bath was necessary on the firstfloor. He also said that the deck andpatio would make good use of the space.

Planner Jim Watson said the size ofthe lot creates a hardship.

”We basically followed what’s in theneighborhood,” he said.

After spending considerable timehearing the application of CharlesDixon, the board denied approval forhis rear deck, porch and lean-tobarbeque area he had already built athis home at 52 Mohican Drive.

Board Chairman William Heinboke

called the project “too big.”Mr. Dixon’s changes exceeded the

coverage areas permitted by ordinancein four instances.

His new building coverage area was25.1 percent, beyond the 20 percentthat is permissible; he has 40.5 percentcoverage with a deck, nearly twice theallowed 22 percent; and similarly hisporch coverage area is now 41 percent,well over the 23.5 percent permitted.

Moreover, his side yard shed took up168 square feet, 18 square feet morethan allowed by ordinance.

The board did approve several otherapplications.

Robert and Pamela Newell weregiven permission to raze their existingdetached garage and build a replace-ment structure to their Victorian-stylehome at 603 Clark Street.

The couple needed approval sincethe proposed structure is 18 feet, 10inches in height to match the roof line ofthe main house but nearly four feetmore than allowed by law. It also will bebuilt in the rear and side-street yard.The ordinance requires the garage bebuilt in the rear yard.

“We’ll be demolishing the old ga-rage before it falls down,” Mr. Newellsaid.

Other approvals required smallervariances.

A first-story addition was okayed forthe rear of Hillary and Greg Irwin’shome at 947 Summit Avenue. The ap-plication asked to increase the floorarea to 4,623 square feet, or a ratio of30.16 percent, slightly above the 4,000square feet or 30 percent permitted.

Mrs. Irwin, a dietician, said the coupleintends to expand the kitchen and break-fast area by eight feet and open it to thefamily room. She also said they wouldlike to add a covered porch where adeck is currently.

Bradley Phillips was approved for apatio area of pavers and hot tub for hishome at 304 Woods End Road thatwould require 20.6 percent of coveragearea, above the 20 percent permitted.

And the board approved the con-struction of a wrap-around porch forDeidre and Brad Noack at 214 NorthEuclid Avenue that is 2.71 feet short ofthe required front-yard setback of 32.26feet. The Noacks also received a waiveron maximum building coverage. Theirnew porch would cover 20.4 percent ofthe lot, slightly above the 20 percentallowed.

Once a planner’s services are se-cured, the council is then expected tomove ahead on revamping the 2008ordinance that created the specialimprovement district (SID) to man-age business district activities. TheScotch Plains Management Corp.(SPMC), which was formed in 2008to oversee the SID, has been inactivefor much of the past two years after itsbudget was zeroed out in early 2014in the wake of protests from down-town property owners who com-plained the $400 annual assessmentto fund the SPMC’s activities had notresulted in any boost to the down-town.

Mr. Mirabella said last week thatsome of the possible changes to theSID include reducing its boundaries— which presently include commer-cial properties on Park Avenue,Westfield Avenue, East Second Street,Terrill Road, Front Street and a por-tion of Route 22 — as well as lower-ing the number of persons on theSPMC’s board of directors.

tension on the time needed for thenew cell phone tower, owned byPSE&G and located on South Av-enue east of Terrill Road, and acrossfrom the PSE&G substation, to beready for use, Councilman JackMolenaar said. Currently, a tempo-rary tower is located at the Young’sPaint and Varnish store. It could takeas long as 18 months for the switchto occur, but possibly by next fall,Mr. Molenaar said.

It was announced by Council Presi-dent Mitchell that Genesis Healthcareon Sunday, October 11, is having aService for Service day where volun-teers will do work for senior citizens,such as putting away patio furniture,raking leaves, changing light bulbsand minor painting. Interested seniorcitizens may call (732) 903-8322.

The annual Fanny Wood Day streetfair is scheduled for this Sunday, Sep-tember 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.“It’s a fun day for everybody,” Ms.Mitchell announced.

Councilman Tom Kranz recognizedthe work of George Weiss, who retiredfrom his position with the local accesschannel in Fanwood last year and isnow moving out of state. Mr. Kranzalso said the borough is costing outupdating the station’s equipment.

During the public portion of themeeting resident Lynne Pearson ofNorth Martine Avenue told the coun-cil of how her husband suffered car-bon monoxide poisoning after he re-tired from work and was home allday. She said the board of healthreported carbon monoxide in herhome over a year ago and told her andher family to vacate the house. Sheasked the council to obtain a copy ofthe report from the board of healthand to provide it to the Environmen-tal Protection Agency, which she saidhas requested the report.

She blamed carbon monoxide poi-soning for causing her husband tobehave erratically toward her and herson, but said that she did not file apolice report.

She also characterized the behav-iors of her neighbors as “bizarre” andsaid she took a carbon monoxidedetector into the middle of NorthMartine Avenue and to the baseballfield behind her property and its alarmsounded.

“I want to go back to that house andwe are living in a townhouse downthe street,” she said.

“I don’t want to go to court,” shesaid, when asked if she filed a policereport.

Resident Patrice McMorrow ofNichols Court asked the council totalk to the police department abouthaving a speed limit sign installed onthe stretch when Midway reachesNorth Avenue.

Ms. McMorrow also commentedabout the downtown area. She said anarea by the post office and the Chinese

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Fanwood Councilrestaurant has weeds, signage for thecorner store is in shambles and the va-cant storefront that was Oh’ Brian’sPourhouse “looks disheveled.” She askedabout a design requirement and a “con-sistency of look in the downtown.”

In the past year, the township haschanged zoning to “spur the peoplewho own the property to redevelop,”Mr. Molenaar said.

In regards to Ms. McMorrow’s com-ment on the empty stores in the newdevelopment, “this property owner isbeing careful in what he brings in,”Mr. Molenaar noted.

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesUNDER THE HOOD…Thursday’s Cruisin’ Car Night in downtown ScotchPlains drew onlookers for the more than 75 cars on display.

Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesNEVER FORGET…A member of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle caravan insupport of POWs and MIAs rides through Warinanco Park as part of the group’sevent in Roselle on Sunday.

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SP-F Board of Education(October 5 to 9), National SchoolLunch Week (October 12 to 16),School Violence Awareness Week(October 19 to 23), and NationalPrincipal’s Month (October).

Prior to the public meeting, theBOE held an executive sessionwhere members discussed person-nel and legal issues, BOE PresidentNancy Bauer said.

The next regular meeting is to-night, September 24, at 8 p.m.

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesCAR TUNES…Memphis Rain performs at Thursday’s Cruisin’ Car Night indowntown Scotch Plains.

Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesROLLING THROUGH TOWN…Rolling Thunder National Executive Direc-tor Artie Muller, left, poses with Union Countyevent manager Ellen Chaseduring the caravan’s ride in support of POWs and MIAs at Warinanco Parkin Roselle on Sunday.

Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesTHUNDEROUS RIDE…A pair of participants of Rolling Thunder in support ofPOWs and MIAs rides through Warinanco Park in Roselle on Sunday.

CorrectionIn the front page article in last week’s

issue of The Scotch Plains-FanwoodTimes on the Westfield Planning Board,the story should have reported thatone of the subdivisions approved wason Grandview Avenue. Also, the nameof one of the residents who spoke atthe meeting was spelled incorrectly.The correct spelling is Katy Engel.

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CRANFORD — The CranfordDemocratic Committee has announcedthat Patrick Giblin has joined currentCommissioner Tom HannenJr. to run for a position on theCranford Township Commit-tee in the Tuesday, Novem-ber 3 General Election. Mr.Giblin is running to fill theunexpired term of formerTownship Committee mem-ber Lisa Adubato, who re-signed to take a position as ajudge in Essex County.

Mr. Gilbin and his wife,Tara, have three young chil-dren in the Cranford School system.Locally, Mr. Giblin has served on theCranford Clean Communities Com-mittee and the Cranford Citizen Fi-nance Strategy Team.

He has been a coach with CranfordBaseball and Cranford Soccer youthteams, and a Den Leader with Boy

Scout Pack 103. He is also active inthe Cranford Jaycees, serving as presi-dent in 2013.

In his professional life,Mr. Gilbin is a vice-presi-dent at a financial servicesfirm. He has a Bachelor ofScience degree in Financefrom Villanova University,and an MBA fromFordham University’sGraduate School of Busi-ness Administration.

Mr. Hannen, who isrunning for re-election,said that, “Patrick has the

knowledge and experience that weneed on the Township Committee.He has demonstrated his deep com-mitment to our town.”

“I look forward to campaigningwith Tom,” Mr. Giblin said. “And Iwould be honored to be elected toserve Cranford.”

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County Clerk RevenuesContinue Upward Trend

UNION COUNTY — Annual rev-enues to Union County through Au-gust were $24.2 million, near theirhigh in the same period in 2008 be-fore the start of the global economiccrisis, Union County Clerk JoanneRajoppi said.

In a September 16 press release,Ms. Rajoppi attributed the spike inrevenues to an improved economyand housing market in Union County.

“The activity in our recording di-vision continues to reflect UnionCounty’s long-term recovery fromthe recession sparked by the 2008financial crisis,” Ms. Rajoppi said.“This increased activity provides ad-ditional funds to the county budget tooffset taxes, and it also helps to fund

programs designed to assist localfamilies who are still struggling tofind their footing.”

Revenue to the county sunk to lessthan $15 million in the first eightmonths of 2009 after reaching morethan $25 million during the sameperiod a year earlier.

Collections, however, have beentrending upward in recent years andare close to the 2008 high, Ms.Rajoppi said.

The business division, which pri-marily handles passport applications,trade name registrations and notarytransactions, had total revenues of$426,292 from January to August ofthis year, surpassing the previous highof $384,298 set in 2008.

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SUMMIT – The Summit PoliceDepartment participated in the 20thAnnual Police Cruise Night held atFaulkner Buick GMC in West Chester,Pa., on September 11th. The CruiseNight is one of the largest law en-forcement car shows in the regionand features police vehicles fromPennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,Delaware and New York.

The police department entered theshow with a 2013 Dodge ChargerPursuit Edition marked patrol car anda custom 2006 Dodge MagnumD.A.R.E. vehicle. The D.A.R.E. ve-hicle was donated by Summit residentJeffrey Kaufman and his family. With

its custom-built “gull-wing” styledoors, special two-tone paint workand powerful HEMI engine, the Mag-num impressed attendees and judgesat the show and took awards for “BestSpecial Purpose Vehicle” and “LadiesChoice.”

The D.A.R.E vehicle will be ondisplay, accompanied by officersfrom the department, this Sunday,September 20, as part of SummitDowntown, Inc.’s annual Classic CarShow. For more information aboutthe Summit Police Department’s com-munity outreach programs, pleasecontact the Community Policing Unitat (908) 598-2170.

LaZare ChallengesBramnick to Debates

SUMMIT – Jill LaZare, a Demo-crat running for State Assembly in the21st Legislative District, has chal-lenged one of her opponents, Assem-bly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick(R-21st, Westfield), to a series of de-bates.

Ms. LaZare, an attorney from Sum-mit, is running for Assembly along-side Springfield Mayor DavidBarnett.

Ms. LaZare is calling for a series ofpublic debates with Mr. Bramnickthroughout the district, which includesparts of Union, Morris and Somersetcounty including Berkeley Heights,Cranford, Garwood, Kenilworth,Mountainside, New Providence, RosellePark, Springfield, Summit and Westfield.

“I’m ready to debate Assembly-man Bramnick anytime, anywhere,because I know that he has no realsolutions for the huge problems fac-ing our state,” Ms. LaZare said.

“Bramnick’s agenda can besummed up in four simple words:Whatever the governor wants. NewJersey deserves better leaders whowill do what’s right for our state, notjust cling to partisanship and poli-tics. It’s time for Jon Bramnick toanswer for his record and I knowthat the voters of our district haveplenty of questions for him,” shesaid.

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RVSA to Spend $112,000On New Telephone System

By WAYNE BAKERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

RAHWAY — The Rahway ValleySewerage Authority Board of Com-missioners decided to purchase a newtelephone system at their September17th meeting, a change from August’smeeting, where the Authority hadsubmitted a motion to lease the sys-tem.

The phone system is to replacetheir existing system, which was pur-chased in 2006. As described at theAugust meeting, the old system is nolonger being supported with partsand it has been necessary to purchasethrough E-bay in order to keep thesystem operating.

The new system is being pur-chased through a cooperative pur-chasing agreement through the Na-tional Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA)co-op. The equipment is producedby Mitel, with BluePrint Technolo-gies as the servicing dealer throughtheir Perth Amboy office. The pack-age includes one year of customercare and one year of software as-surance.

The choice to purchase repre-sents a change from the Augustmeeting’s recommendation to ob-tain the system on a five-year lease.At the August meeting, consider-able questioning by the commis-sioners raised questions of whatthe Authority would end up with atthe end of the lease, the right topurchase the system at the end ofthe lease, and how these interactedwith the state’s public entity pur-chasing laws.

At the August meeting, the deci-sion to move forward with CDMSmith’s energy audit was made. Whilethis bid was the highest in total cost,by the Authority’s analysis, it was theonly one to properly address all as-pects of the Request for Proposals.The other two bids, while compliantwith the bid standards, failed to ad-dress the process concerns of theAuthority, and it was felt that theirexpertise in evaluating these types ofprocesses was questionable. The NewJersey Board of Public Utilities wasin agreement with RVSA’s analysison this and supported their choice. Inlight of this, the commissioners who

had objected at the July meeting andstated their desire for a re-biddingprocess seemed to acquiesce to thedecision.

Also at the meeting, Dennis Estis,of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith andDavis, the Authority’s counsel, an-nounced receipt of another $6,000from Nationwide Insurance on anadditional appeal related to theNJDEP (New Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection) v. Occi-dental Chemical case, aka PassaicRiver litigation. This was in addi-tion to $25,410 received last monthfrom Maryland Casualty - Zurich.It was also announced in Augustthat the total recovery at that timewas over $682,000 for expensesrelated to this case. Nothing furtherhad been heard from NationwideInsurance. Mr. Estis said these re-imbursements were probably wind-ing down.

Discussions continue regardingacquisition of the U.S. Healthworksproperty adjacent to RVSA’s plant.

Also decided at the meeting wasthe sale, via GovDeals.com, of someexcess lighting equipment.

A combination of technical glitchesand dissatisfaction with the outcomeresulted in the decision not establisha purchase agreement resulting froman online natural gas contract auc-tion.

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Dental implants have been known to exist for more than 2000 years according tohistorians. Earliest known implants took the form of carved stones evolving to carvedivory, casted metal and eventually into titanium placed in place of the extracted tooth,drilled screwed or hammered into place. Modern day dental implants were pioneeredby a Swedish professor Per-Ingvar Branemark in the early 1980’s, and are surgicallyplaced in the jaw. They are known as endosseous or root-form implants made of titanium.Once placed, they become fused to the bone, and the implant fixture or fixtures can beused to restore a tooth, several teeth or all the teeth by either, cementing, attaching byscrews, or having a detachable appliance that snaps into place. There are severalcomponents and instruments needed in order to restore a dental implant fixture.

There is no denying the fact that implants are successful and last many years whenproperly maintained by your dentist. Because of their success, new implant companiesare sprouting up all over the world with new companies appearing on the horizon everyyear! Just like in the auto industry, each company has different parts, sets of instrumentsand tools in order to “work” on their product. However, just like any other industry,implant companies do fail and go out of business. So these “specials” that you seeadvertised may not end up to be such a good bargain given the test of time.

So what makes a good implant system? A long track record is one criterion to use.Another gauge is worldwide appeal and availability. Regional and smaller companieshave good clinical success also, but due to lack of acceptance, they may not survive,and their components and instrumentation would become difficult or impossible to obtainshould problems arise. Successful implant companies can be found worldwide andhave other companies copying their design. This makes componentry andinstrumentation more readily available.

Patients that have artificial joints usually get a document that informs them themanufacturer, lot and reference number to what have been placed. This valuableinformation will allow another physician anywhere in the world to treat this patient shoulda problem or defects arise.

Dental implant fixtures should be treated in the same manner. A document should beprovided to you by the treating dentist that specifies which company, type, size, reference,and lot number of the dental implant placed. Granted that few problems occur withdental implants, but should something occur, any dentist with the proper informationanywhere in the world would be able to obtain the necessary componentry andinstrumentation to treat you.

Be informed. Discuss with your dentist what system would be best for you. Obtain properdocumentation to what implant has been placed. Unlike an automobile, when it gets oldand breaks down, you cannot just go out and trade it in for a new one. Once an implantfixture fuses to the bone, it would be difficult to remove and replace with a differentfixture. Being able to obtain the necessary parts and instruments to treat them is vital.

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Peek at the Week

By Paul Peyton of The Leader/Times

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Scotch Plains to Honor Porter,Ital. Amer. Club, Shippen

Scotch Plains Mayor Kevin Gloverhas announced the introduction ofthree ceremonial street signs thatwill honor the Rev. Kelmo C. PorterJr., senior pastor of St. John's Bap-tist Church in Scotch Plains who hasbeen ministering for more than 50years, at the corner of Union andValley Avenues in front of the Ital-ian-American Club -- which will becalled Montazzoli Plaza, and JohnMatthew Shippen, America's firstgolf pro, TAP Into Scotch Plains-Fanwood has reported.

Mayor Glover has said he wantsthe Montazzoli Plaza sign to be un-veiled on Columbus Day, October12.

McGreevey Begins TakingHis State Pension

Former Governor Jim McGreeveyhas begun taking his state pension,nj.com has reported. Hudson Countytaxpayers will pay for his lifetimehealth benefits following his recentfour-month stint as a county attor-ney.

Mr. McGreevey helped the countydevelop a countywide prisoner re-entry center, also known as a com-munity resource center (CRC) andformerly slated for the Sacred HeartChurch priory.

A county spokesman said he couldnot provide the monetary value of Mr.McGreevey’s health benefits package.

Lawmakers Rip Horizon‘Tier One’ Partnership

Assembly Democrats AnnetteQuijano and Jamel Holley (both D-20th) have derided a new plan pro-posed by Horizon Blue Cross BlueShield (HBCBS) that they say wouldeffectively prevent half the state fromaccessing affordable, local hospitalservices, particularly residents intheir Union County district.

Horizon announced last week thatit was forging a “tier one” partner-ship with only 34 hospitals through-out the state to offer lower out-of-pocket costs, which will result inincreased costs for patients who visitmore than half of New Jersey’s hos-pitals, including Trinitas RegionalMedical Center in Elizabeth, accord-ing to a news release from the law-makers.

“Trinitas saw nearly half a millionvisits last year from Union Countyresidents, the vast majority of whomare from Elizabeth,” Asw. Quijano

said. “These are working familieswith limited incomes who can’t af-ford thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses if an emergencyarises that requires a hospital visit.Not only does this hamper their ac-cess to quality, affordable care, but italso jeopardizes the financial sol-vency of Trinitas and the many otherhospitals shut out of this elite status.This is a dangerous move and I planon doing everything in my power toensure that it does not dispropor-tionately harm select New Jerseycities.”

“This is an alarming move on thepart of Horizon,” said Asm. Holleywho noted that the move “wouldalso threaten the long-term viabilityof Trinitas Medical Center.”

Trinitas has 18,000 inpatients,73,000 emergency visits and over400,000 total outpatient visits yearly.

The lawmakers stressed that theyintend to work with state officials toclosely scrutinize the proposal tomake sure that it does not jeopardizethe delivery of healthcare to work-ing-class families in New Jersey’surban cities, in particular.Attorney General Tries to BlockExxonMobil Settlement AppealThe New Jersey Attorney

General’s office last week filed acourt brief seeking to block oppo-nents of the Christie administration’s$225-million ExxonMobil settle-ment from appealing it. The settle-ment amount is far less than theearlier estimates of a $8.9-billionsettlement.

Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-20,Elizabeth) responded to nj.com thatit is “shameful” that the state is try-ing to deny his appeal of a $1 billion“gift” to ExxonMobil. “The judgehas broad discretion to grant inter-vention to me to allow this and otherissues to be considered by the Ap-pellate Division.”

Environmental groups, which filedtheir own request to intervene in thecase, include the New Jersey SierraClub, Clean Water Action, DelawareRiverkeeper, Delaware RiverkeeperNetwork and Environment New Jer-sey.

“What is really shameful is thatthe State of New Jersey, rather thanbeing on the side of the people, is onthe side of Exxon,” said Jeff Tittel,director of the state Sierra Club chap-ter. “If we win, the state would getmore money.”

REUNITED... Chief Boatswain's Mates Jerieric Hall Pringle, left, and JuanChumpitaz, both natives of Westfield, celebrate their promotion to chief pettyofficer during a ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. The two friends joinedthe Navy together in 2000, and were reunited after 14 years.

Westfield Natives ReunitedAt U.S. Navy Command

WESTFIELD — Westfield nativesJuan Chumpitaz and Jerieric (pronounced“Jerry-Eric”) Hall Pringle met in gradeschool, the summer before sixth grade.

Mr. Chumpitaz and Mr. Hall Pringlelived a tumultuous life growing up inWestfield. They’re no longer kids, though.They are newly promoted chief pettyofficers in the U.S. Navy. They’re bothboatswain’s mates, both living in Jack-sonville, Fla., both stationed at the South-east Regional Maintenance Center(SERMC) and both thriving in the Navy.

They have been friends since scrap-ping against each other while attendingrival middle schools. Mr. Chumpitaz,son of Isabel and Lucio Chumpitaz ofLima, Peru (formerly of Westfield), at-tended Edison Intermediate School, andMr. Hall Pringle, grandson of Naomi andEdward Pringle (deceased) and nephewof Charleen Pringle of Westfield, attendedRoosevelt Middle School. They playedsports together though, and by highschool, they were best friends.

“In high school, we were enrolled to-gether in something called Project 79. Itwas a program for students who wereunder-performing,” Mr. Hall Pringle said.

“We weren’t idiots, we were reallyimmature.” Mr. Chumpitaz said.

“We just had poor academic habits,”Mr. Hall Pringle finished.

They got into a lot of fights, and werein and out of trouble with authorities.

After graduating from high school,Mr. Chumpitaz knew he needed to changethe self-destructive direction his life anddecided to talk to a Navy recruiter. Hewas easily sold on the benefits of militaryservice. The next step was to convinceMr. Hall Pringle to join.

“I’m not doing no Navy thing!” Mr.Hall Pringle told Mr. Chumpitaz.

“I tricked him to come over to myhouse,” Mr. Chumpitaz explained. “Andthe recruiter was there.”

“I was furious. There were pamphletslall over the place,” Mr. Hall Pringle said.“Then [the recruiter] told me sea stories,‘I’ve been around the world…’ thingslike that. It was actually pretty cool.”

The recruiter convinced Mr. HallPringle. “I want to stay with this guy,” hetold the recruiter. “Put me with him; Iwant to go where he’s going.”

The Navy recruiter signed them bothup for a program called the Seaman Ap-prenticeship Program.

“And they offered us each $5,000 tosign up!” Mr. Chumpitaz said.

They entered boot camp together inSeptember.

“I know I disappointed my parents alot growing up,” Mr. Chumpitaz said.“But when I joined the Navy, that was mydad’s proudest moment, and when hesaw me graduate from boot camp was thefirst time I saw him shed a tear, hug meand say he loved me.”

The two of them entered recruit train-ing together, but along the way, Mr.Chumpitaz was set back six weeks fordisciplinary reasons.

“That broke up the team,” Chumpitazsaid. “Jeri graduated and went to the westcoast, and when I graduated, I went to theeast coast.

The next time they would see eachother would be in August 2014 in Jack-sonville, Fla. where Boatswain’s MateFirst Class Hall Pringle was working atNaval Sea Systems Command (SERMC).He heard that a new boatswain’s matefirst class would be reporting soon fromUSS Philippine Sea (CG 58). Curious, heasked about him.

“His name was written on the board,‘Chump,’ and I asked if this guy’s namewas really ‘Chumpitaz,’ first name Juan?”Mr. Hall Pringle recalled.

When Mr. Chumpitaz’s identity wasconfirmed, Mr. Hall Pringle was elatedand demanded to be his sponsor. A yearlater, Mr. Chumpitaz and Mr. Hall Pringlewere promoted together to the rank ofchief petty officer. The Westfield friendsare now looking ahead to more excitingNavy adventures together as chiefs.

“I guess we did all right,” Mr. HallPringle said about their ascent from Jer-sey thugs to Navy chiefs.

Mr. Chumpitaz smiled with satisfac-tion, “We sure did.”

Cranford GOP Candidates Are onTheir Way to Door Knocking Goal

HELLO...Cranford Township Committee Republican candidates Barbara Bilgerand Michael Petrucci meet with a resident at Cranford Senior Housing.

CRANFORD -- Barbara Bilger andMichael Petrucci, Republican candidatesfor Cranford Township Committee aredetermined to visit 4,000 doors beforeElection Day, Tuesday, November 3.

“This is undoubtedly the most im-portant part of any municipal cam-paign,” said Ms. Bilger, a formerCranford mayor and township com-missioner. While we are tellingresidents about ourselves, and ourvision for the community we love,what we really need to do is listen totheir concerns. We want to knowwhat local government is doing welland where there could be improve-ment,”

Mr. Petrucci added, “We want toknock on doors in every one ofCranford's 30 voting districts becauseneeds vary from neighborhood to neigh-borhood. The feedback we get willhelp shape the future of Cranford. Thereare concerns we all have: safe neigh-borhoods, good schools, a thrivingdowntown, all the things that our resi-dents and taxpayers know make ourtown one of the most desirable in UnionCounty if not all of New Jersey."

During the past two years, remark-able progress has been made inCranford, the candidates said througha campaign press release. The Re-publican majority has initiated a vig-orous road improvement and repav-ing project that will see over 40 roadsresurfaced within two years. Floodcontrol projects that were sidelinedfor years are back on track and thereis a new focus on community servicewith expanded municipal office hoursand new communication tools.

Ms. Bilger stated, “The feedbackwe are getting from our residents ispositive. People are pleased withthe accomplishments Cranford hasachieved during the past two years

under Republican leadership. Forthe first time in years, you can actu-ally see tangible results happening.Michael and I are focusing on thatprogress during this campaign and,more importantly, will work to makecertain that it continues when we areelected in November.”

The door-to-door campaign willcontinue for the next several weeks.Ms. Bilger and Mr. Petrucci will leavetheir calling cards with contact infor-mation if residents are not home.Residents are encouraged to reachout to the candidates to discuss theimportant issues facing Cranford.

Senators Tell FundingFor Homeless Vets

NEWARK – U.S. Senators BobMenendez and Cory Booker (bothD-N.J.) have announced $5,478,156in federal funding to help homelessveterans in New Jersey find sup-portive services and a place to callhome. This grant is part of the Sup-portive Services for Veterans Fami-lies (SSVF) program within theDepartment of Veterans Affairs.

Among the four organizations re-ceiving funding is Catholic Familyand Community Services, which willgarner $1,772,974 for Hudson, Essex,Bergen, Union, Passaic, Morris andSussex counties.

Under the SSVF program, theVA offers community-based orga-nizations grants to promote hous-ing stability among very low-in-come veteran families who residein or are transitioning to perma-nent housing. These grants pro-vide eligible veteran families withoutreach, case management andassistance in obtaining VA andother benefits.

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Ask Our Legislators to SupportConventions of States

On June 26, 2014, AssemblymenMichael Carroll and Robert Auth (asprimary sponsors) along with Assem-blymen Jack Ciattarelli, Erik Peterson,Donna Simon and Sean Kean (as co-sponsors) introduced to the New JerseyAssembly ACR 171 (Assembly Con-current Resolution 171): a “Resolutionapplying to the Congress of the UnitedStates for the calling of an Article VConvention of States for the purpose oflimiting certain powers of the federalgovernment.”

On August 11, 2014, New JerseyState senators Michael Doherty andJoseph Pennacchio (as primary spon-sors) and Senator Christopher Bateman(as co-sponsor) introduced to the NewJersey Senate an identical version ofthat resolution: SCR 130 (Senate Con-current Resolution 130).

The texts of the resolutions are avail-able at www.njleg.state.nj.us.

The resolutions in both legislativehouses now await consideration by theirrespective committees: the State andLocal Government Committee in theAssembly and the State Government,Wagering, Tourism and Historic Pres-ervation Committee in the Senate.

These resolutions mirror others be-ing brought forward in every state housethroughout the country by supporters

of the national initiative for a conven-tion of the states as provided by ArticleV of the Constitution of the UnitedStates. The purpose of the convention isto propose amendments to the Consti-tution that would restore power to thepeople through their states while re-turning the scope and power of thefederal government to their originaland proper limitations.

Anyone concerned about the futureof our nation... its exploding debt andits feckless congress, its proliferationof stifling regulations from an ever in-creasing host of unrestrained bureau-cratic agencies, and its ever more auto-cratic presidency... should learn moreabout the urgent need for an Article Vconvention.

Everything needed to understand andsupport the convention can be found atwww.conventionofstates.com/

Learn more about the convention ofstates and ask our New Jersey statelegislative representatives to supportthe adoption of ACR171 and SCR130.All the legislators along with their re-spective districts and committee mem-berships can be found atwww.njleg.state.nj.us

Robert CirasaWestfield

Give Back at theWestfield Expo

The Westfield United Fund invites allmembers of the community who want to“give back” to attend the second annualWestfield Area Volunteer Expo onWednesday, September 30 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. in the Community Room of theMunicipal Building at 425 East BroadStreet.

More than 25 local non-profits will beat this open house to share informationabout volunteering opportunities withprospective volunteers. There are “jobs”to fit all skills and schedules! TheWestfield United Fund is sponsoring thisevent in partnership with the WestfieldRecreation Department and the GreaterWestfield Area Chamber of Commerce.Come and check it out!

Deirdre Gelinne, Exec. Dir.Westfield United Fund

To the Friends ofThomas Hornish

Words cannot express my grati-tude for the overwhelming show oflove, respect and support that youhave shown for Thom, both duringhis illness and at his passing. I wishthat I could thank each of you indi-vidually for the wonderful memoriesthat you shared with me and withThom’s family. Nothing can erasethe unbearable loss that we feel, butthe comfort that you offered helpedus more than you can know. His fam-ily was so proud when you sharedstories of Thom’s kindness and im-pact on your lives. For the time thatyou spent patiently waiting to con-sole us and to share your memorieswith us, for the beautiful notes thatyou wrote and for the prayers and thehugs that you offered, we thank youfrom the bottom of our hearts.

As a friend and colleague said tome as we looked around at the hun-dreds who waited at the visitation,“Thom is not gone...a part of himlives on in every one of these people!”I will keep that thought with me al-ways. With sincere gratitude,

Donna Hornish, Clarkand the Hornish Family

Westfield Leadership and ManagementHave Shown the Maximum Effort

In the September 17th edition of TheWestfield Leader, Westfield Council-man Sam Della Fera informed the pub-lic that the Standard and Poor’s RatingServices had assigned Westfield its high-est credit rating to the town’s 2015general obligation bond issuance, andaffirmed AAA status to the town’s long-term rating for debt. Mr. Della Fera, thechairman of Westfield’s town councilfinance policy committee, commendedthe mayor and his fellow council mem-bers for their “leadership and vital as-sistance in achieving and maintainingour AAA rating”, town administratorJim Gildea for his “guidance and wis-dom” and department heads for “theirimportant cooperation and contributionsto the town’s economic success.”

To put the recent S&P’s assignmentand affirmation into perspective, a AAAcredit rating is similar to and individualbeing assigned a FICO score near or at850 on a personal credit report. Just asthe FICO score represents the financialcondition for an individual, the S&Prating is a reflection of the fiscal healthof the town and the strength of its man-agement team. Mr. Della Fera statedthat the net interest rate to be paid onWesfield’s most recent bond issue isonly 2.027 percent, representing a sav-ings of “more than $1 million over the12-year term”. In addition to being as-signed S&P’s highest credit rating, theterms for this debt is impressive.

The highest credit rating, along withthe lowest terms on town debt, must notbe overlooked. Asking where our taxdollars go is never limited to electionyears, and saving money never goes outof fashion. By saving the taxpayers ofWestfield in excess of $1 million over

12 years, town leadership and manage-ment afford our town options and flex-ibility as we navigate an uncertain fu-ture. Municipalities such as Westfieldwill be challenged by an aging Boomerpopulation, the need to retool ourschools for educating our youth in thecompetitive digital era and the neverending attrition of town infrastructure.By saving about $83,000 per year,Westfield now has more flexibility toadd manpower, create or improve apublic service or fix broken or agingroads, buildings and equipment. Bysaving this money now, Westfield townleadership and management have shownthe maximum effort toward trying tosave its constituency from making hardchoices: raising taxes, cutting services,reducing the headcount of public ser-vants. The savings also provides futuretown leadership with a positive trackrecord for negotiating future terms ondebt.

Too often we look at federal and statepolitics and ask where the leadershipand management is while our hard-earned money is sucked into the abyss.Earning S&P’s highest credit rating,and securing low interest rate terms fordebt, exhibits responsibility and pru-dence. It is evidence that Westfield’sleadership and management recognizesand takes seriously the inherited ac-countability that comes with servingthe interests of the town. It representsthe type of leadership and managementthat is often promoted in the privatesector. It represents the type of leader-ship and management that should bepromoted to our state government.

Edward StellingwerfWestfield

Development Pits Money vs QualityOf Life in Scotch Plains

The Association of New Jersey Envi-ronmental Commissions (ANJEC) haspresented a compelling argument forleaving open spaces in their naturalstate in its article “Open Spaces Are aGood Investment” on anjec.org. Thearticle convincingly asserts that it iseconomically responsible and highlybeneficial to municipalities not to de-velop available land. This concept isstrongly supported by a mathematicalformula and is especially relevant inmature towns like Scotch Plains.

Our neighborhood is currently be-fore the planning board opposing vari-ances requested by a homeowner for aFlag Lot development on almost fouracres of land fronting at 1230 CooperRoad. The proposal is so objectionablebased on the threats to safety, flooding,natural environment, home values andlast, but not least, the cherished qualityof life in our lovely, tranquil town.

Builders throughout the state, after aprotracted period of difficult economictimes, are finally seeing home valuesrise to a point where they can onceagain make profits. Many mature townslike Scotch Plains are under unrelent-ing pressure because buildable land isalmost completely unavailable. Theconflict is quite comprehensible but, infact, very simply and succinctly stated:Money versus Quality of Life. You canget a basic understanding of our posi-tion and efforts by viewing our petitionon Change.org, searching”Ashbrook”and clicking on the title.

The conflict with the application be-fore the Planning Board on September28 has many undesirable and conten-tious aspects since ordinances arebuilder-friendly and allow for variances,placing ill-prepared and outmannedhomeowners on the defensive. Whenthe neighbors bordering the property

first realized this inequity, our first re-action was outrage but we amicablyjoined together to fight the good fight.Sometimes people can get so caught upin the battle, they “can’t see the forestfor the trees”; but our group had a“eureka” moment. We don’t have tochoose between winners and losers!Everyone, including the applicant, canwin if the land is left as an open spaceor passive park with the state, county,township and homeowners using somegood, old-fashioned common sense andcooperation. There are taxpayer fundsavailable specifically dedicated for thispurpose under Green Acres initiativesat the federal, state and local levels. Thebuilders will certainly object but theirshort-term financial gains are far over-shadowed by the priceless quality oflife benefits our families, the entiretownship and future generations willenjoy. It can be done!

However, we must first defeat theapplication to permit the variances re-quired to construct the offensive FlagLot (google “Flag Lots Scotch Plains”)for more information and insight.

Please join us on Monday, Septem-ber 28, 7: 30 p.m., at the Scotch PlainsMunicipal Building. We can also takethe first steps in the movement to en-sure that Open Spaces are responsiblepreserved and perpetuated. Your pres-ence is absolutely critical to stoppingover-development and maintaining thelife we have come to appreciate in ourbeautiful town.

John ZarelliScotch Plains

Union County FreeholdersElizabeth, New Jersey

(908) 527-4200Al Faella, Mgr. afaella@ucnj.org

We Owe It to Our Vets to OfferAccess to Quality Health Care

One issue that is getting some, but not enough,attention in the Presidential campaign is that ofveterans affairs. With some of our vets waiting yearsto receive medical care at veterans affairs facilities,many of whom died in the Phoenix area as reportedlast year, along with VA mismanagement and falsi-fied records, it is obvious that major changes areneeded at the VA.

Republican Presidential contender Ben Carson,a former Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon,has proposed eliminating the Department of Veter-ans Affairs and merging it into the Department ofDefense, while Donald Trump says he would havevets go to any private hospital if quality care wasnot available at VA facilities. Mr. Carson wantshealth savings accounts that could be used to payfor vets’ treatment at any hospital. Former FloridaGov. Jeb Bush, also a GOP contender for the party’snomination for president, has said he would ex-pand healthcare options through both the VA andoutside caregivers.

The existing system only allows those who cannotget an appointment within 30 days or those living 40miles or more from a VA health facility to receiveoutside care, according to time.com.

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has vowedthat if elected president in the November 2016elections she would protect the “Post 9/11 GI Bill”

that offers college tuition and a monthly housingallowance to vets who served in Iraq and Afghani-stan after September 11, 2001.

She said she is opposed to privatizing the VA.Meanwhile, New Jersey’s two United States Sena-

tors, Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both Demo-crats), have announced that the state will receive$5,478,156 in federal funds to assist homeless vetsin finding services as well as a place to call home. Atotal of $1.8 million will go to Catholic Family andCommunity Services, the service area of whichincludes Union as well as Hudson, Essex, Bergen,Passaic, Morris and Sussex Counties.

Union County’s annual POW/MIA RemembranceDay ceremony to honor prisoners of war and thosemissing in action was held this past Friday at thecounty courthouse. While this ceremony helps pro-mote the plight of our POWs as well as those missingin action, we also need to help our returned vets withhealth care and employment opportunities whenthey come back from deployment.

Our vets have put their lives on the line for our nationevery day. It is our duty to ensure that they receivequality health care as well as have a roof over their head.Letting them live on our streets as part of the homelessstatistic is an embarrassment to the United States,which has always taken pride in having the best equippedand most qualified military in the world.

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Culpon – A shred or splinter2. Sapient – Wise; knowing3. Rectirostral – Having a straight bill

or beak4. Chukker – One of the periods into

which a polo game is divided

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is cor-rect. The others are made up. Are yousharp enough to discern this deception ofdiction?

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

All words and correct definitionscome from the board game DictionDeception.

TEFF1. To make or look smart; to dress up2. A mild, friendly slap on the back or

shoulder3. A grain plant of Abyssinia from

which flour is made4. Excessive grief; very sad

TEREBINTH1. A translucent quartz of leek-green

color2. A medieval catapult for hurling

stones3. A small European tree of the sumac

family. Turpentine tree.4. A German helmet with a sharp metal

spikeDEAVE

1. To confuse or stun with noise2. To understand or perceive3. To belittle or humble4. To run abandon; decamp

DICHOSTASIS1. Spontaneous subdivision2. In biology, the cessation of natural

selection in generation3. State of exaustion; worn out4. Motionless; inert

See more letters pages 5, 9

Your Voice!

Congratulations to F-SP RotaryOn 77th Anniversary of Service

This year marks the 77th anniversary of thefounding of the Rotary Club of Fanwood-ScotchPlains. The club invites members of the communityto help celebrate this milestone at a dinner atSnuffy’s Pantagis Renaissance in Scotch Plains onWednesday, October 7, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Enter-tainment will be included in the festivities. All arewelcome.

During its more than three quarters of a century aspart of the local community, the Rotary Club ofFanwood-Scotch Plains has richly lived up to Rotary’smotto of “Service Above Self.”

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains club is part of theglobal service organization Rotary International.Comprised of men and women from the local busi-ness and professional community, Rotary clubs pro-mote and support humanitarian, cultural and educa-tional outreach through a variety of programs andprojects.

Activities of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains club covera broad spectrum. The club awards multiple schol-arships annually. Members are active in area pro-grams such as Mobile Meals of Westfield, which

serves clients in Westfield, Scotch Plains and Clark;the Dictionary Project, in which complimentarydictionaries are distributed to all third graders inFanwood-Scotch Plains schools, and efforts to re-store and preserve the historic Frazee House inScotch Plains. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotaryparticipates as well in various international projectsbenefiting disadvantaged people.

We congratulate the Rotary Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains on its 77th-year anniversary, as well asthe club’s long tenure of service to the local commu-nity and beyond. Those wishing to attend thecelebratory dinner are asked to respond to SteveGoldberg at stegold94@aol.com.

Additionally, we wish the club and other Rotaryorganizations much success as they tackle chal-lenges that exist in our 21st-century world. Finally,we encourage members of our communities to bol-ster Rotary efforts either by pursuing membership inthe organization or supporting in other capacitiesRotary’s endeavors in service to others. Furtherinformation about Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary isavailable at fsprotary.org.

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Westfield Candidates ForumWestfield - The Westfield Leader will hold the traditional Candidates

Forum in conjunction with TV36 on Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in theCouncil Chambers at the Westfield Municipal Building. Candidates formunicipal election for Westfield Council (Wards 1-4) will participate. Thepublic is encouraged to attend and to email topics for discussion byOctober 10 to editor@goleader.com

Garwood Candidates ForumCandidates for Garwood Council will debate on Thursday, October 22

on 7:30 at The Pointe condominium complex on Thursday, October 22, thehousing association’s board has announced. Republicans Ileen BocchinoCuccaro and Joseph R. Sarno III will face off against Democrats CarolKearney and Bill Nierstedt. Questions for the candidates can be askedduring the session or submitted prior via email to PointeForum@gmail.com.Taxes, redevelopment of North and South Avenues, shared services and theborough’s policy on social media are expected to be discussed.

Light refreshments will be served after the discussion. For more informa-tion, call Bill Connolly at (908) 789-0659 or email onmyword@verizon.net.

How do you create a legacy? Theauthor Shannon Adler says, “carveyour name on hearts, not tombstonesand a legacy will be etched in theminds of others and the stories theyshare about you.” An important legacywas left in the Westfield communitywith the recent passing of my friendAllen Solomon, and I would like toshare the story that explains it.

In October 2002, after three sepa-rate studies in the seven previous years,the Westfield Planning Board ap-proved sites to accommodate two park-ing decks: the South Ave train stationlot for commuters and the Prospect/Elm lot for shoppers. This was theculmination of an development effortthat began in a bi-partisan administra-tion a few years before, and a politicalprocess which in its earliest days foundoften only one resident as a regularvocal critic at town council meetings:Mr. Allen Solomon.

Beginning in 2001, Allen attendedalmost every public town councilmeeting and rose to always ask thesame two questions (mixed in amongothers): “What are these projects go-ing to cost?” and, with the public in-terest and our real estate taxes in mind,“How are we going to pay for them?”He asked these questions every week;weeks soon turned into months, andmonths turned into years. His persis-tence brought repeated public atten-tion to the fact that as the projectsadvanced to each new planning step,none of the cost and revenue estimateswere being made public, or, worse yet,may not even have been known. Allen’sregular council visits and demandswere also a weekly reminder to thegoverning body that nothing less thanfull transparency and accountabilitywould be acceptable for the durationof this mystery ride. I agreed with himand decided to run for town council inNovember 2002 in part inspired byAllen and the unanswered questionsthat were surrounding the project.

Over time Allen’s crusade and sin-gular voice began to be heard by alarger audience. It was heard by theWestfield community in televisedcouncil meetings on TV36, and in TheWestfield’s Leader’s outstandingweekly reporting of the same byLauren Pass. In 2003 a passionategrass roots opposition movementcalled We Care led by SharonStockwell began to form and theyjoined this fight. Soon the public com-ment portion of town council meet-ings would last for hours with manyresidents speaking in opposition, in

A Singular VoiceCan Be Heard

By Sal CaruanaFormer Westfield Councilman

turn bringing out many downtownbusiness/property owners whostrongly favored the plan, as did ourMayor Greg McDermott and the vastmajority of our town council. Ulti-mately the issue was decided in 2004in a public referendum on the Novem-ber ballot with the facts at hand. Morethan 10,400 residents (77 percent)voted against the bipartisan project, aproject whose major costs and risks toWestfield taxpayers would have gonefrom bad to truly catastrophic giventhe unforeseeable economic and mu-nicipal finance crashes that began na-tionwide in 2007.

Some nights during the raucousmeetings Allen, now the senior states-men of the anti-deck movement, wouldbegin his comments with the words “Iam not here to ask about the parkingdecks.” A hush would come over thecrowd, though many of us knew whatwas coming next. Allen was a lover ofbooks and understood the immensevalue and importance of a vibrant pub-lic library to any community. Thosecouncil appearances were for the pur-pose of publicizing the yearly booksale at the Westfield Memorial Li-brary, an event he worked tirelessly onfor years, as well as at the annual booksales at St. Paul’s Church.

Allen’s legacy is that he proved whatthe power and reach of a single pas-sionate voice in a local communitycan be. He proved that the town hallmodel that inspired our founding fa-thers is still the greatest virtue ofAmerican democracy. And MayorMcDermott and the town councilproved their democratic worth too byauthorizing the referendum so thatevery voter’s voice could he heard onthe issue, not just Allen’s, or the loud-est, or the better organized. At the endof the day, what began with one voiceended with 10,000 more on his side atthe polls. That is not to say it was asimple, clean or pleasant journey foreveryone involved, or that some pri-vate agendas did not spin out of con-trol; those are stories for another time.As for my friend Allen Solomon, Iwill remember him as a driving forcein one of Westfield finest chapters indemocracy, which in the end, trulymade our community shine.

Invest in our TransportationInfrastructure to Expand Jobs

If we have any hope for solvingNew Jersey’s economic crisis, ex-panding job opportunities and pro-viding a quality of life that attractsbusiness and industry, we must re-pair and modernize our vital infra-structure. No one wants to relocatetheir business to an area where roadsare crumbling and bridges are un-safe.

According to Forward New Jersey,New Jersey’s highway, bridge andtransit network is crucial to the suc-cess of the state economy, facilitat-ing the shipment of nearly $500 bil-lion in goods produced by New Jer-sey businesses, over $59.6 billion inoutput related to the state’s retailtrade, tourism and service industriesand $70 billion in international trade.Nearly, 2 million New Jersey jobsfully depend on a modern updatedinfrastructure system.

New Jersey’s Transportation Fundwill reach insolvency on June 302016, leaving the state with no abil-ity to pay for any transportationprojects and more than $16 billion indebt. According to experts, the TTFneeds $20 billion over the next 10years to maintain and improve thestate’s roads, bridges, and mass tran-sit systems, as well as to begin criti-cal projects. The lack of a long-termsolution to this dire problem threat-ens the safety and quality of life ofresidents and commuters, as well asthe state’s business climate andeconomy.

As New Jersey’s neighboring statescontinue to gain jobs well past pre-recession economic levels, New Jer-sey has lagged the nation and theregion in jobs recovered after therecession. The efficient and safe

movement of goods and people iscritical to the economic competitive-ness of New Jersey and the quality oflife for its citizens.

Collectively, NJ’s 3.9 million com-muters are stuck in the car for theequivalent of an additional 35 mil-lion minutes every day, directly im-pacting business productivity andquality of life. Every employee, cus-tomer and business pays a price whenthe system is congested, unsafe or inpoor condition.

As a result of an improved trans-portation network, New Jersey busi-nesses will enjoy reduced operatingcosts and increased market access.These spillovers, or network effects,will benefit all businesses, but will beparticularly important for those in-dustries that rely more heavily ontransportation, such as manufactur-ing, warehousing and storage, tour-ism, retail and wholesale trade. Inaddition, commuters will save timeevery day, which in turns leads togreater productivity and a better qual-ity of life.

My goal would be to:Achieve sufficient revenue that al-

lows for $2 billion in annual state-wide TTF capital spending, maxi-mize the federal match and continueto pay annual debt service obliga-tions. We must also ensure that everydollar generated for transportationbe protected and not be spent onpolitical giveaways or pork. I supportpassing a constitutional amendmentthat will dedicate every new dollarraised to its intended purpose ofstrengthening transportation infra-structure.

I am asking for your vote On No-vember 3 so that making the properinvestment in our transportation in-frastructure is a priority for New Jer-sey.

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Election GlanceREGION — There are state, county,municipal and school board electionson tap for the New Jersey GeneralElection on Tuesday, November 3.State Assembly (Two seats, 2-yr.terms) eachLD 20Annette Quijano-DemJamel Holley-DemStephen E. Kozlovich-RepRoger Stryeski-RepLD-21Jill Anne Lazare-DemDavid Barnett-DemJon Bramnick-RepNancy Munoz-RepLD22Gerald Jerry Green-DemJames J. Kennedy-DemWilliam Bo Vastine-RepWilliam H. Michelson-RepCounty Freeholders (Three seats,3-yr. terms)Alexander Mirabella-DemMohamed S. Jalloh-DemBruce H. Bergen-DemRené Dierkes-RepRichard S. Fortunato-RepJoseph A. Bonilla-RepCounty Clerk (5-yr. term).Joanne Rajoppi-DemJoseph G. Aubourg-RepWestfield Town Council (FourWards, each 4-yr. terms)First Ward (1)Daniel R. Ortolani-DemFrank Arena-RepSecond Ward (1)JoAnn Neylan-RepNo Democratic CandidateThird Ward (1)Martin C. Rothfelder-DemMark LoGrippo-RepFourth Ward (1)Kimberly J. Palmieri-Mouded-DemDouglas Stokes RepWestfield BOE (Three seats, each 3-yr. terms)Gretchen OhligRichard MattessichCharles R. OstroffRobert S. GarrisonFanwood Mayor (4-yr. term). Un-contested, DEM winColleen Mahr-DemNo Republican CandidateFanwood Council (Two seats, each3-yr. terms). Uncontested, DEM winJack Molenaar-DemErin McElroy-Barker-DemNo Republican Candidates

SP BOE (3 seats, each 3-yr. terms).Tonya Y. WilliamsKaren KulikowskiBetty Anne WoernerMountainside Mayor (4-yr. term).Uncontested, GOP winPaul N. Mirabelli-RepNo Democratic CandidateMountainside Council (Two seats,each 3-yr. term). Uncontested, GOPwinRobert W. Messler-RepWendy Fech-Caccamo-RepNo Democratic CandidatesMountainside BOE (Two seats, each3-yr. terms)Katie MotzMauro M. WolfeJordan HymanJeane ParkerGarwood Council (Two seats, each3-yr. term)William Nierstedt-DemCarol Kearney-DemIleen Cuccaro-RepJoseph R. Sarno III-RepGarwood BOE (Three seats, each 3-yr. terms). Only one candidateAmanda LangstonCranford Committee (One seat, 3-yr. term; one seat unexpired term)Thomas H. Hannen, Jr.-DemMichael A. Petrucci-Rep(unexpired seat)Patrick Giblin-DemBarbara Bilger-RepCranford BOE (Three seats, each 3-yr. terms)William B. HulseMaria Loikith(One seat, 1-yr. unexpired).Insufficient candidates.Summit Mayor (4-yr. term)Nora G. Radest-DemEllen Dickson-RepSummit Council(One seat, 2-yr. term; Two seats, 3-yr.terms).At Large (1)Richard Sun-DemAndy Smith -RepFirst Ward (1)B. David Naidu-DemAlbert Dill Jr.-RepSecond Ward (1)Mary Ogden-RepNo Democratic CandidateClark BOE (Three seats, each 3- yr.terms).Jill CurranHenry R. VirrianoScott BohmRobert F. Smorol, Jr.There are no municipal elections inClark and Scotch Plains; no BOEelection in Fanwood.Candidates are invited to submit let-ters to the editor, provide photo andbio to editor@goleader.com.

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Harvest Festival to TakePlace Sunday at Trailside

MOUNTAINSIDE — The UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freehold-ers invites everyone to attend the34th Annual Harvest Festival tak-ing place this Sunday, September27, at Trailside Nature and Sci-ence Center. The event will takeplace from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.,rain or shine. Trailside Nature andScience Center is located at 452New Providence Road,Mountainside, within UnionCounty’s Watchung Reservation.

The Harvest Festival is a cel-ebration of Early American lifefeaturing music, children’s crafts,games, demonstrations and dis-plays, a petting zoo and many otheractivities. The always popularScarecrow Building event will

again take place.“This event gives those in atten-

dance an opportunity to see EarlyAmerican culture and history cometo life while walking through thefestival grounds in the picturesqueWatchung Reservation,” saidUnion County Freeholder Chair-man Mohamed S. Jalloh. “Visitorsof all ages will enjoy this fascinat-ing, fun-filled event.”

Admission to the Harvest Festi-val is $4 per person, with childrenages 7 and younger admitted freeof charge. There may be a feecharged for some of the activities.

For more information on theTrailside Nature and Science Cen-ter, interested persons are invited tovisit ucnj.org/trailside.

George Weiss, Fanwood TVPioneer, Leaving Borough

FANWOOD — George Weiss, whoput together Fanwood television two de-cades ago using used parts and ingenuity,is leaving the borough, according tofriends.

Mayor Colleen Mahr said, “GeorgeWeiss pioneered community televisionfor Fanwood and chronicled the historyof the borough for more than two de-cades. Fanwood will miss him and wewish him well and thank him for all of hiscontributions through the years.”

As the driving force behind FanwoodCommunity Television, Mr. Weiss vid-eotaped hundreds of community eventsand council meetings and edited hun-dreds of programs, many historical innature, in the small space now called the

“studio” on the second floor of the his-toric Fanwood train station on NorthAvenue.

“Everything ran on VHS tapes, playedback on Panasonic VCRs that ran on anindustrial timer that George lashed to-gether to play one tape after the other,”said Fanwood Councilman Tom Kranz,who is overseeing a modernization of thecommunity television operation. “This ishow Fanwood TV has operated for twodecades. It’s amazing what George wasable to do with very little money anddonated equipment.”

Mr. Weiss, 87, lived for several yearsin an apartment at The Chelsea at Fanwoodon South Avenue. He is moving to Vir-ginia to be closer to family.

Photo courtesy of Tom KranzEYE ON FANWOOD...George Weiss shoots video at the groundbreaking for theFanwood Crossing I complex in May, 2011, in Fanwood.

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POPCORN SALE...Westfield Boy Scout Troop No. 77 recently began its annualBoy Scouts of America Popcorn “Show and Sell” Sale. This is their largestfundraiser of the year, which helps Scouts earn money for their troop activities.Popcorn sales run September through mid October. Troop 77 meets eachMonday night at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield, where they plancamping trips, organize community service projects, and develop character,citizenship and personal fitness. Boys ages 11 to 17 are invited to join. For moreinformation, e-mail 77troop77@gmail.com. Pictured, from left to right, are:James Moriarty, Philip Lizzo and William Arida.

Health Dept. SchedulesFlu Inoculation Clinics

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Re-gional Health Department has scheduledthe dates for its seasonal Flu InoculationPrograms. These programs are open ex-clusively to residents of Cranford,Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside, NewProvidence, Roselle Park, Summit andWestfield. Proof of residency may berequired.

There is a $20, cash-only fee for everyparticipant who does not have MedicarePart B or the following insurance: Aetna,CIGNA, Coventry, Multiplan, UMWA,Humana, Medicare Railroad, Three Riv-ers and United Healthcare. Individualsare asked to bring their health insurancecard. Participants will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

The dates are as follows: Monday,September 28, 3 to 4:30 p.m., WestfieldMunicipal Building (Community Room),425 East Broad Street, Westfield.

Wednesday, September 30, 6 to 7:30p.m., Mountainside Municipal Building(Court Room), 1385 Route 22 East,Mountainside.

Anyone who is Medicare Part B eli-gible must bring their card to the pro-gram.

The Centers for Disease Control nowrecommends all individuals age 6 monthsand older receive seasonal influenza vac-cine (i.e., the flu shot), especially personsage 65 and older, with and without chronichealth conditions; residents of long-termcare facilities; persons age 2 to 64 yearswith chronic health conditions; childrenage 6 months or older who attend any

licensed child care center or pre-schoolactivity; pregnant women; health-carepersonnel who provide direct patient care;household contacts and out-of-homecaregivers of children age 6 months orless.

For additional information, call theWestfield Regional Health Departmentat (908) 789-4070.

Fanwood Recreation Offers New,Returning Youth Activities

FANWOOD — “Cool chemistry” andElectronic Game Design will join peren-nial favorites such as LEGO club,babysitting certification, Mystery Mak-ers Magic Workshop, Fall Into Tennis(tennis lessons) and String Orchestraamong the Borough of Fanwood Recre-ation Department’s fall offerings of af-ter-school programs this year.

Besides Cool Chemistry and ElectronicGame Design, other new programs in-clude Comic Book Creation Class, Plat-form Games and Child’s Play ChallengeCourse. For the youngest athletes, theU.S. Sports Institute offers Parent & MeSports, Lacrosse Squirts, T-Ball Squirtsand Soccer Squirts.

Most programs will begin the week ofMonday, September 28, although thesports programs begin earlier. More in-formation can be obtained atfanwoodrecreation.org, which also al-lows for registration and payment.

Babysitting teaches 11- to 15-year-olds childcare services skills using guide-lines provided by the American Safety &Health Institute. Students who success-

fully complete the class receive a two-year babysitting safety certification cardand manual and a two-year CPR certifi-cation card and manual.

Students will learn basic first aid, howto change diapers, handle unexpectedvisitors or phone calls, and get vital infor-mation from parents. Also taught is handhygiene, food preparation safety tips,proper supervision and appropriateplaytime activities.

Melissa Padulsky, the owner of LittleHearts Big World, LLC in Fanwood, willbe the instructor. She has been a paid andvolunteer emergency medical technician(EMT) in New Jersey for 14 years andcurrently is a volunteer EMT with boththe Fanwood and Scotch Plains RescueSquads. She has been a CPR and EMTinstructor for the last 10 years, and hastaught at corporate training programs,major public gas and electric facilities,day care centers, private agencies andEMS agencies. For more information,call (908) 322-2242, e-mail tolittleheartsbigworld@verizon.net or visitlittleheartsbigworld.com.

Westfield Y Invites TeensFor Six Flags Fright Fest

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldArea Y invites teens in grades 6 to12 to enjoy some thrills and chillswith a trip to Six Flags GreatAdventure’s Fright Fest on Friday,October 2, when the park trans-forms into a “scream park” withHalloween-themed shows and at-tractions in addition to its world-class thrill rides.

The bus will depart at 3:30 p.m.from both Roosevelt and EdisonIntermediate Schools in Westfieldand will return to the Main Y Facil-ity, located at 220 Clark Street,Westfield, by midnight.

A Westfield Area Y membershipis not required. The trip includesround-trip transportation, chaper-ones and admission. Registrationand payment is required byWednesday, September 30. Nobagged lunches are allowed intothe park. Participants can bringmoney for food and games. Regis-tration forms can be found onlineat westfieldynj.org.

Completed forms along withpayment (discounted fees for those

who have a season pass) can bedropped off at the Welcome Centerat the Main Y Facility or in themain offices of Roosevelt andEdison Intermediate Schools.

The Westfield Area Y providesaffordable, structured and super-vised activities for youth such astrips, sports classes and leagues,fitness classes, swim team, Lead-ers Club, Achievers, Friday NightTeen Nights, dances and more.These activities are designed togive teens opportunities to increasetheir level of responsibility andindependence and to build self-esteem.

For more information on pro-grams and activities for teens andpre-teens, visit westfieldynj.org;call Marty Collett at (908) 233-2700, extension no. 405, or e-mailmcollett@westfieldynj.org.

Interested persons also are in-vited to visit westfieldynj.org forinformation on other WestfieldArea Y programs. Financial assis-tance is available for those whoqualify.

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Pet Adoption EventOn Tap Saturday

AREA — Best Friend Dog and Ani-mal Adoption, All Star Pet Rescue andBrendan’s Meadows will hold a pet adop-tion event this Saturday, September 26,from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will take place atInvestors Bank, located at 56 WestfieldAvenue, Clark. Refreshments will beserved courtesy of Investors Bank.

Dogs, cats and kittens will be availablefor adoption. Additionally, the rescueorganizations are in desperate need oftemporary foster homes.

The rescue groups are accepting do-nations of much-needed cat food andlitter for their foster pets. Items can bedropped off on adoption day. The groups’veterinary and boarding expenses arevery high because they value every lifethat is entrusted to their care until apermanent home can be found throughadoption.

For more information on pets avail-able for adoption, call (732) 381-4600 orview pets waiting for permanent homesat bestfriend.petfinder.com.

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SOUND OF THE SHOFAR...Rabbi George Nudell, of Congregation Beth Israelin Scotch Plains, teaches students how to blow a shofar on opening day of thesynagogue’s Religious School, September 9. The students learned about thisancient instrument that is sounded during the Jewish High Holidays of RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur. Pictured with Rabbi Nudell are, from left to right:Evan Katz, Joseph Entin and Jenna Goldberg.

WNC Event to FeatureMusic, Spoken WordWESTFIELD — The Westfield

Neighborhood Council (WNC) in-vites everyone to attend its All WhiteAffair Jam Session & Spoken Wordevent this Saturday, September 26.

Sponsored by the WNC seniors, itwill take place from 6 to 11 p.m. atthe WNC, located at 127 CacciolaPlace, Westfield.

Backup Band Charlie Jones withsinger Jean Avery will be featured.The program also will include Spo-ken Word by Kevin Barden, author of“Thoughts of a Brotha”; Qiana Mon-roe, an up-and-coming actor fromWestfield, and Corey Dishmen, Sr.from Union, writer of “Poetry,” alongwith other guest artists. Refreshmentswill be served and attendees are wel-come to BYOB. For further informa-tion, call (908) 233-2772.

Westfield Library to FeatureCake-Decorating Program

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldMemorial Library will present aprogram on cake decorating onWednesday, September 30, at 7p.m., with the goal of teaching par-ticipants how to decorate cakes likea professional. The library is lo-cated at 550 East Broad Street.

Chef Suzanne Zimmer Lowerywill demonstrate basic cake-deco-rating skills. She will spin her turn-table to fill and frost a cake, as wellas teach how to color butter creamicing and use the proper techniquesfor handling a pastry bag to createvarious simple as well as lavishborders. Her final, edible work willbe festooned with roses and leaves.

Following her training at The NewSchool for Social Research’s NewYork Restaurant School, Ms.Lowery began working as a pastrychef at several establishments in-cluding Keens Chophouse, one ofNew York City’s oldest restaurants.She currently teaches culinary artsat several local cooking studios.

Adults and teenagers age 16 andolder are welcome to attend theprogram.

This program is free and open toWestfield Memorial Library andMURAL cardholders. MURALcardholders belong to the 43 librar-ies that are part of the MiddlesexUnion Reciprocal Agreement Li-braries. To see if their library par-ticipates, interested persons shouldvisit the Westfield Memorial Li-brary website, wmlnj.org, and clickon the “About Us” tab. To registerfor the program, visit wmlnj.organd click on the Online Calendar,or call (908) 789-4090, option 0.

Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday;9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Sat-urday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on libraryprograms and services, call (908)789-4090, visit wmlnj.org and signup for the monthly e-newsletter, “Li-brary Loop,” or stop by the libraryfor a copy of its award-winning,quarterly newsletter, “Take Note.”

Cranford Hist. Soc. InvitesFamilies to ‘Ox-Cart Man’

CRANFORD — The Cranford His-torical Society will present a pro-gram for children entitled “The Ox-Cart Man” this Sunday, September27, from 2 to 4 p.m. It will take placeat the Crane-Phillips House Museum,located at 124 North Union Avenue,Cranford. The program will begin at2:15 p.m.

Visitors will hear a story aboutwhat life was like for a 19th-centuryfarming family, including the manydifferent historic jobs that followedthe change in seasons.

Authored by Donald Hall and il-lustrated by Barbara Cooney, “TheOx-Cart Man” was written in 1979and received the prestigiousCaldecott Medal in 1980. CranfordHistorical Society Education Chair-

person Christine Glazer will readthe story. In addition, each childwho attends this program will beable to make leaf and apple prints.This craft is appropriate for chil-dren age 6 or older.

Admission is free but donationsare greatly appreciated. Space islimited so reservations are re-quired. To reserve a seat, call theCranford Historical Society’s of-fice at (908) 276-0082 or e-mailcranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net.

Established in 1927, theCranford Historical Society, a non-profit organization, has been dedi-cated to the preservation and per-petuation of Cranford’s history. Formore information, visi tcranfordhistoricalsociety.com.

Center For Hope AuxiliaryPlans Benefit Fashion Show

SCOTCH PLAINS — Tickets areon sale now for the Center for HopeHospice and Palliative CareAuxiliary’s 18th Annual FashionShow and Luncheon. The event willtake place on Sunday, October 18,from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the PinesManor, located at 2085 Lincoln High-way, Edison. Tickets are $65 and canbe purchased by calling Dot Chard at(732) 521-5362.

Each year this benefit event is at-tended by more than 450 women,who enjoy a luncheon and show fea-turing fashions, accessories and jew-elry, which this year will be providedby Lord & Taylor. More than 100baskets will be raffled off, along witha gift card apron valued at over $1,000.A Grand Raffle will include a $3,000travel voucher, a $1,000 Visa gift

card and a $500 ShopRite gift card.All proceeds from the fashion

show go directly to support the Cen-ter for Hope Hospice and PalliativeCare, located at 1900 Raritan Road,Scotch Plains. The center is a non-profit organization that provides ser-vices for terminally ill patients andtheir families regardless of their fi-nancial situation. Loving end-of-lifecare is provided at two inpatientfacilities in Scotch Plains and Eliza-beth, and also in a patient’s home.

For information regarding the Aux-iliary, visit the Hope Chest ThriftShop at 26 Prospect Street, Westfield,or call the store at (908) 233-9973and speak with one of the volunteers.Information also can be found atcenterforhope.com. The Auxiliaryalways welcomes new members.

‘Faith and the Front Page’To Headline FCC Series

WESTFIELD – The First Congrega-tional Church (FCC) of Westfield willhost a variety of learning opportunitiesthis fall, designed to enhance spiritualand intellectual growth for all ages. Allevents are free and open to the public.

Visitors and prospective members areinvited Sunday, October 4, to “Bagels &Beliefs,” an opportunity to learn aboutthe history and mission of the First Con-gregational Church in an informal set-ting. The informational brunch will beheld following the 10 a.m. service andchildcare is available. Participants areinvited to share their beliefs and askquestions of the Reverend Dr. MarkBoyea, senior minister, and other FCCmembers and staff.

Beginning Monday, October 5, “Faithand the Front Page” returns to the adultstudies program. This popular seriesexamines current events from a moral,ethical and Biblical perspective. Par-ticipants will explore how faith informsone’s opinions on difficult topics. Thenuclear treaty with Iran, “Black LivesMatter,” and same-sex marriage upheldby the Supreme Court are just some ofthe issues that will be discussed from aspiritual viewpoint. The series will con-tinue over five consecutive Monday eve-

nings through November 2, from 7:30to 8:30 p.m., in the church’s ChapelLounge.

Starting Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30p.m., “Religious Fervor: The First andSecond Great Awakenings” will exam-ine the two major religious revivals in theUnited States that had a profound effecton established Protestant denominationsand brought about the creation of newones, including the United Church ofChrist. Over five consecutive Tuesdaysthrough November 3, the series will con-sider how those Great Awakenings con-tinue to be influential today.

The FCC also offers a wide variety ofChristian education and volunteer ser-vice for children and teens, including aweekly children’s sermon, church schooland Confirmation program. An activeyouth group for middle- and senior-highstudents combines fun, fellowship andcommunity outreach, including Bridgesruns to Newark and New York City andan annual Super Bowl party for the Eliza-beth Coalition to House the Homeless.

The FCC, a member of the UnitedChurch of Christ, is located at 125 ElmerStreet. For more information, call thechurch office at (908) 233-2494 or visitfccofwestfield.org.

Registration OpenFor Youth Ice HockeyWESTFIELD — Registration is

open for fall/winter Westfield YouthIce Hockey, including the middle-school team. For more information,visit westfieldhockeyclub.com.

FestiFall Is Set SundayIn Downtown Westfield

WESTFIELD — The GreaterWestfield Area Chamber of Com-merce (GWACC) will sponsor the26th annual FestiFall celebration thisSunday, September 27, welcomingall to downtown Westfield. Musicwill be featured beginning at 11 a.m.with the Pre-School of Rock and con-tinuing throughout the afternoon,along with many other activities.

The perennial street fair, takingplace between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,will showcase local businesses andguest vendors, whose booths will linethe streets and offer food, games,products, services and other fare. Theevent will be held along Elm, Quimby,Broad and Prospect Streets.

“The Greater Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce is very pleased tobring the 26th anniversary FestiFallto Westfield,” said Gene Jannotti,GWACC executive director. “Onceagain, we expect thousands to be inattendance and to enjoy the festiveatmosphere created in downtownWestfield.”

“I am so proud of our vibrant andmultiple award-winning downtownarea. Certainly much of its continuedsuccess is attributable to the efforts ofthe many businesses that are cham-ber members,” said Westfield Mayor

Andy Skibitsky.The roster of performers includes

Little Secret at noon followed byMuDavis Performing Arts Company,The Core at 1:30 p.m., The Backbeatat 2:45 p.m., and UMOJA DanceStudio at 3:45 p.m., finishing withNikki Briar and the SweetBriar Band.

The following streets will be closedto vehicles on Sunday starting at 6a.m.: East Broad Street from NorthAvenue to Central Avenue, QuimbyStreet, Elm Street from North Av-enue to the Texaco Station, and Pros-pect Street from North Avenue toFerris Place. Street parking will beprohibited in the main exhibition areaall day Sunday.

Downtown businesses are advisedto have employees park in the SouthAvenue train station lot. Downtownresidents are being asked to park inmunicipal lots out of the main exhibi-tion area. Skateboarding androllerblading are prohibited in theFestiFall area.

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SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003884

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-30391-14

Plaintiff: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONFKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEEFOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT,INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-30T1,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2006-30T1

VS.Defendant: CARLOS FERNANDEZ; STACEY

FERNANDEZ; MRS. FERNANDEZ, WIFE OFCARLOS FERNANDEZ; HACKENSACK UNI-VERSITY MEDICAL CENTER; OVERLOOKHOSPITAL

Sale Date: 10/21/2015Writ of Execution: 07/14/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Nine HundredThirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred and 46/100***$936,800.46.

The property to be sold is located in the TOWNof WESTFIELD, County of UNION and State ofNew Jersey.

Commonly known as: 815 OAK AVENUE,WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07090.

Tax Lot No. 4 in Block No. 1304.Dimension of Lot Approximately: 50 X 101Nearest Cross Street: SHERWOOD PARK-

WAYBEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE NORTH-

WESTERLY SIDE OF OAK AVENUE DISTANT159.10 FEET AS MEASURED IN A NORTH-EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID SIDEFROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH-EASTERLY SIDE OF SHERWOOD PARKWAYRUNNING THENCE.

PRIOR LIENS/ENCUMBRANCESSEWER OPEN + PENALTY: $340.00. TOTAL

AS OF July 28, 2015: $340.00.Total Upset: ***Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven

Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Two and 68/100*** $977,722.68 together with lawful interestand costs.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, PC7 CENTURY DRIVESUITE 201PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054(973) 538-47004 T - 09/24, 10/01, 10/08& 10/15/15 Fee: $199.92

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003889

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-029905-12

Plaintiff:U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THEHOLDERS OF THE CREDIT SUISSE FIRSTBOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,HOME EQUITY PASS THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2007-1

VS.Defendant: JOSEPH M. MARGIOTTA; STATE

OF NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES OFAMERICA

Sale Date: 10/21/2015Writ of Execution: 10/20/2014By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Nine HundredNinety-Five Thousand One Hundred Thirteenand 31/100*** $995,113.31.

MUNICIPALITY: Township of Scotch Plains.COUNTY AND STATE: County of Union, State

of New Jersey.STREET AND STREET NUMBER: 1541 Coo-

per Road.TAX LOT AND BLOCK NUMBERS: Lot: 17;

Block: 12001.DIMENSIONS: 000.916 AC.NEAREST CROSS STREET: Terrill Road.Beginning at a point in the northwesterly line of

Cooper Road distant 377.11 feet northeasterlyfrom its intersection with the northeasterly line ofTerrill Road.

Pursuant to a tax search of 07/22/2015; 2015QTR 3 Taxes: $4,904.06 Open; due on 08/01/2015; 2015 QTR 4 Taxes: $4,904.06 Open, dueon 11/01/2015; 2016 QTR 1 Taxes: $4,747.66Open, due on 02/01/2016; Sewer Account: 07/01/2015 - 12/31/2015, $129.69 Open; $217.19Open plus penalty; owed in arrears; sewercharges are based on prior water consumption.

Total Upset: ***One Million Twenty-SevenThousand Five Hundred Fifty*** $1,027,550.00together with lawful interest and costs.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

This concise description does not constitute alegal description.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN &GORDON, LLP80 MAIN STREETSUITE 460WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07052(973) 325-88004 T - 09/24, 10/01, 10/08& 10/15/15 Fee: $206.04

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003803

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-022360-14

Plaintiff: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLCVS.Defendant: PHYLLIS D. FASANOSale Date: 10/14/2015Writ of Execution: 04/23/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredTwenty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Nine-teen and 74/100*** $422,319.74.

Municipality: Borough of FanwoodStreet Address: 33 Laurel Place, Fanwood,

New Jersey 07023Tax Lot: 13Tax Block: 91Approximate dimensions: 75 feet x 159.63

feet x 79.87 feet x 192.09 feet.Nearest cross street: South AvenueTotal Upset: ***Four Hundred Forty-Three

Thousand Five Hundred Sixty and 16/100***$443,560.16 together with lawful interest andcosts.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PLUESE, BECKER & SALTZMAN, LLC20000 HORIZON WAYSUITE 900MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-17004 T - 09/17, 09/24, 10/01& 10/08/15 Fee: $153.00

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003649

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-022263-14

Plaintiff: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCVS.Defendant: JAMES MORRISON; ROBIN

BRENNER; SOUTHWYCK CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION, INC; STATE OF NEW JER-SEY; UNIFUND PARTNERS CCR

Sale Date: 09/30/2015Writ of Execution: 04/09/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Five Hundred SixThousand Thirty-Eight and 58/100***$506,038.58.

The property to be sold is located in the TOWN-SHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS, County of Unionand State of New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 22 MADDAKETCOURT, SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY07076.

It is known and designated as Block 13701.09,Lot 3 CM022.

The dimensions are approximately: N/A Condo.Nearest cross street: Carriage Drive.Prior lien(s): Sewer account past due in amount

of $320.42.Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Twenty-Two

Thousand Three Hundred Six and 46/100***$522,306.46 together with lawful interest andcosts.

Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens orother charges, and any such taxes, charges,liens, insurance premiums or other advancesmade by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interestedparties are to conduct and rely upon their ownindependent investigation to ascertain whetheror not any outstanding interest remain of recordand/or have priority over the lien being fore-closed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:STERN, LAVINTHAL & FRANKENBERG, LLC105 EISENHOWER PARKWAYSUITE 302ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068(973) 797-11004 T - 09/03, 09/10, 09/17& 09/24/15 Fee: $191.76

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003663

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-032059-14

Plaintiff:WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.VS.Defendant: GARNET H. CLEVENGER HIS

HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVES, AND HIS, THEIR, OR ANY OFTHEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST; SHARON VASTANO; KENNETHCLEVENGER; MINLAND FUNDING LLC;STATE OF NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATE OFAMERICA

Sale Date: 09/30/2015Writ of Execution: 07/02/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Eighty-One Thou-sand Four Hundred Ninety-Two and 01/100***$81,492.01.

Property to be sold is located in the BOR-OUGH of GARWOOD, County of UNION, Stateof New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 445 THIRDAVENUE, GARWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07027-1026.

BEING KNOWN as LOT 5, BLOCK 107 on theofficial Tax Map of the BOROUGH of GARWOOD.

Dimensions: 150 feet X 50 feet X 150 feet X 50feet.

Nearest Cross Street: Maple StreetTotal Upset: ***Eighty-Five Thousand Forty-

Nine and 56/100*** $85,049.56 together withlawful interest and costs.

Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens orother charges, and any such taxes, charges,liens, insurance premiums or other advancesmade by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interestedparties are to conduct and rely upon their ownindependent investigation to ascertain whetheror not any outstanding interest remain of recordand/or have priority over the lien being fore-closed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shallhave no further recourse against the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PHELAN HALLINAN & DIAMOND, PC400 FELLOWSHIP ROADSUITE 100MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-55004 T - 09/03, 09/10, 09/17& 09/24/15 Fee: $208.08

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003752

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-003105-14

Plaintiff: GREEN TREE SERVIVING LLCVS.Defendant: SYED SHAHNAWAZ; MELINDA

M. DAVID, HIS WIFE; MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ASNOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC.

Sale Date: 10/07/2015Writ of Execution: 05/19/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Two HundredNinety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteenand 84/100*** $293,816.84.

Municipality: Township of Scotch PlainsStreet Address: 550 Willow Avenue, Scotch

Plains, New Jersey 07076Tax Lot: 13Tax Block: 404Approximate dimensions: 175 feet x 37.73

feet x 175.12 feet x 31.11 feet.Nearest cross street: East 2nd AvenueTotal Upset: ***Three Hundred Three Thou-

sand Nine Hundred Four and 44/100***$303,904.44 together with lawful interest andcosts.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PLUESE, BECKER & SALTZMAN, LLC20000 HORIZON WAYSUITE 900MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-17004 T - 09/10, 09/17, 09/24& 10/01/15 Fee: $163.20

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003756

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-045617-14

Plaintiff: SENIOR HOMEOWNER ASSIS-TANCE PROGRAM 2012-1, SERIES I

VS.Defendant: PAULINE V. TIMS, AS SURVIV-

ING TENANT BY THE ENTIRETYSale Date: 10/07/2015Writ of Execution: 06/17/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Eight HundredFifty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Twoand 15/100*** $859,432.15.

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED IN:Borough of Mountainside, County of Union, Stateof New Jersey

PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1332Stony Brook Lane, Mountainside, New Jersey07092.

TAX LOT #36, BLOCK # 15.ENEAREST CROSS STREET: Briar PatchAPPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 0.287 ACRESTotal Upset: ***Nine Hundred Thousand Two

Hundred Twenty and 38/100*** $900,220.38 to-gether with lawful interest and costs.

The sale is subject to any unpaid taxes andassessments, tax, water, and sewer liens andother municipal assessments. The amount duecan be obtained from the local taxing authority.

All interested parties are to conduct and relyupon their own independent investigation to as-certain whether or not any outstanding interestsremain of record and/or have priority over the lienbeing foreclosed and, if so, the current amountdue thereon. **If the sale is set aside for anyreason, the Purchaser at the sale shall only beentitled to a return of the deposit paid. ThePurchaser shall have no further recourse againstthe Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.**

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC1 EAST STOW ROADMARLETON, NEW JERSEY 08053(856) 482-14004 T - 09/10, 09/17, 09/24& 10/01/15 Fee: $189.72

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003774

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-016187-13

Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.VS.Defendant: BERNARDINA SANTORO;

SCOTT SANTORO; TINA L. BALLASSale Date: 10/07/2015Writ of Execution: 07/10/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred TenThousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Five and 63/100*** $410,895.63.

Property to be sold is located in the TOWN-SHIP of SCOTCH PLAINS, County of UNION,State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 2048 PROS-PECT AVENUE, SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JER-SEY 07076-1369.

BEING KNOWN as LOT 7, BLOCK 2803 onthe official Tax Map of the TOWNSHIP ofSCOTCH PLAINS.

Dimensions: 75.00 feet X 100.00 feet X 75.00feet X 100.00 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: SCOTLAND STREETTotal Upset: ***Four Hundred Twenty-Nine

Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Three and 38/100*** $429,243.38 together with lawful interestand costs.

The sale is subject to any unpaid taxes andassessments, tax, water, and sewer liens andother municipal assessments. The amount duecan be obtained from the local taxing authority.

Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens orother charges, and any such taxes, charges,liens, insurance premiums or other advancesmade by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interestedparties are to conduct and rely upon their ownindependent investigation to ascertain whetheror not any outstanding interest remain of recordand/or have priority over the lien being fore-closed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shallhave no further recourse against the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PHELAN HALLINAN & DIAMOND, PC400 FELLOWSHIP ROADSUITE 100MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-55004 T - 09/10, 09/17, 09/24& 10/01/15 Fee: $208.08

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003845

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-034089-13

Plaintiff: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONALTRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEUNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMHASSETS CORP.

VS.Defendant: JOSEPH MINEO; BANK OF

AMERICA, N.A.; NANCY MINEOSale Date: 10/14/2015Writ of Execution: 07/14/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredFive Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Four and59/100*** $405,754.59.

Property to be sold is located in the BOR-OUGH of FANWOOD, County of UNION, Stateof New Jersey.

Premises commonly lcnown as: 78 PORT-LAND AVENUE, FANWOOD, NEW JERSEY07023-1172

BEING KNOWN as LOT 2, BLOCK 23 on theofficial Tax Map of the BOROUGH of FANWOOD

Dimensions: 80.00 feet X 104.00 feet X 80.00feet X 104.00 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: Watching View PlaceTotal Upset: ***Four Hundred Thirty-Nine

Thousand Six Hundred Thirteen and 15/100***$439,613.15 together with lawful interest andcosts.

Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens orother charges, and any such taxes, charges,liens, insurance premiums or other advancesmade by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interestedparties are to conduct and rely upon their ownindependent investigation to ascertain whetheror not any outstanding interest remain of recordand/or have priority over the lien being fore-closed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shallhave no further recourse against the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PHELAN HALLINAN & DIAMOND, PC400 FELLOWSHIP ROADSUITE 100MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-55004 T - 09/17, 09/24, 10/01& 10/08/15 Fee: $204.00

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15003906

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-007455-14

Plaintiff: CITIMORTGAGE, INCVS.Defendant: JOHN E. RIECK, II; JENNIFER

RIECKSale Date: 10/21/2015Writ of Execution: 07/02/2015By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Five HundredSeventy-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine and 23/100*** $574,999.23.

Property to be sold is located in the TOWN ofWESTFIELD, County of UNION, State of NewJersey.

Premises commonly known as: 707 DORIANROAD, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07090.

BEING KNOWN as LOT 1, BLOCK 2804 onthe official Tax Map of the TOWN of WESTFIELD.

Dimensions: 128.81 feet X 55.06 feet X 126.72feet X 76.39 feet.

Nearest Cross Street: Hyslip Avenue.`Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Ninety-One

Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Seven and76/100*** $591,477.76 together with lawful inter-est and costs.

Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens orother charges, and any such taxes, charges,liens, insurance premiums or other advancesmade by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interestedparties are to conduct and rely upon their ownindependent investigation to ascertain whetheror not any outstanding interest remain of recordand/or have priority over the lien being fore-closed and, if so the current amount due thereon.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser at the sale shall be entitled only areturn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shallhave no further recourse against the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Joseph CryanSheriff

Attorney:PHELAN HALLINAN & DIAMOND, PC400 FELLOWSHIP ROADSUITE 100MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 813-55004 T - 09/24, 10/01, 10/08& 10/15/15 Fee: $193.80

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GENEROUS DONATION...“The Bayit,” the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, sentout a 24-foot truck of donations to Furniture Assist this past Sunday. A non-profitorganization, Furniture Assist accepts donations of furniture and other house-hold goods for distribution to those in need. While it currently is not otherwiseaccepting physical donations pending establishment of a new home base, Furni-ture Assist is asking people to hold onto items they may wish to donate until newheadquarters are in place.

Scotch Plains Senior Comm.Plans Final Trip For 2015

SCOTCH PLAINS — The SeniorCitizen Advisory Committee of ScotchPlains has announced that its final tripof 2015 will take place on Thursday,November 12, when seniors will visitthe Royal Manor in Garfield, N.J.

The new banquet house will presenta show entitled “The Big Band Sa-lute,” showcasing songs of the 1940s.This trip will feature live entertain-ment and dancing, plus a four-courseluncheon.

The bus charter, sponsored by theTownship of Scotch Plains, will leaveat 9:30 a.m. from the Scotch HillsCountry Club parking lot, located at820 Jerusalem Road, Scotch Plains.

Senior residents of Scotch Plainsand Fanwood may register beginningTuesday, October 13, at a cost of $46.

Space permitting, non-residents mayregister beginning the following Tues-day, October 20, and will pay $48.

Registrations can be made onlineat scotchplainsnj.gov or in person atthe Scotch Plains Recreation Office,Room 113, 430 Park Avenue, ScotchPlains, beginning October 13. Formore information, call (908) 322-6700, extension no. 222, or Chair-woman Laura Swidersky at (908)889-2084.

Conservancy to HostFree Movie Night

CRANFORD — The free familymovie night entitled Movies Underthe Stars will be held on Friday, Oc-tober 2. It will begin at approximately7 p.m. at Hanson Park, located at 38Springfield Avenue, Cranford.

The feature presentation will beHome, starring the voices of Rihannaand Jim Parsons. There will be raffles,prizes, popcorn, refreshments and funfor the entire family.

Movies Under the Stars is pre-sented by the Hanson Park Conser-vancy and Spencer Savings Bank.For more information on the HansonPark Conservancy, visitHansonParkConservancy.com orlike the organization on Facebook.

Needle Nite Session SetOctober 2 In Fanwood

FANWOOD — The monthlyNeedle Nite session at the FanwoodPresbyterian Church is scheduledfor Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m.,in the church’s Westminster Hall.Visitors are asked to enter fromMarian Avenue.

Quilters are asked to bring theirmachines and the squares cut atthe September meeting. The newpattern, “Half Square Triangles,”will be the project for this year.

In September, the knitters andthose who crochet brought in itemsthat they had made during the sum-mer. Beth Israel Hospital in New-ark will receive, for newborns inits care, nine afghans, six sweaterand hat sets and five hats. TheSeafarers, through the Christmasat Sea Project, will receive twomore scarves. Also, two lap robes

for delivery to a nursing home werebrought in. This month membersof this group will continue on theirprojects for charity.

All are welcome to come and seewhat is being done and to join theNeedle Niters.

If fabric, batting or yarn isneeded, Needle Niters may e-mailtheir requests toneedlenite@fanwoodpc.org.

Donated materials end up inmany forms usable by the charitiesthat receive them. Needle Nite par-ticipants then take their newly-learned skills for their use at home.

For further information aboutthese projects or directions to theFanwood Presbyterian Church, callthe office at (908) 889-8891, e-mail admin@fanwoodpc.org orcheck the website fanwoodpc.org.

‘Lincoln Center Local’ DueAt Westfield Library Oct. 3

WESTFIELD — In a continuingeffort to bring the most excitingnew programs to Westfield, theWestfield Memorial Library hasbecome a partner in the “LincolnCenter Local: Free Screenings Se-ries,” one of the first libraries inNew Jersey to do so.

This means that the library willstream free, high-definition qualityvideos of select Lincoln Center per-formances throughout the year. TheFree Screening Series is fundedthrough support from the Oak Foun-dation, Altman Foundation andBooth Ferris Foundation.

“We are excited to be able tobring world-class performances tothe library, and we are happy to bepart of the world’s largest perform-ing arts complex,” said WestfieldMemorial Library Director Phil Is-rael. “Our goal is to continue toenrich the lives of our patrons withhigh-quality arts programming intheir own backyard.”

The first screening of the series, theNew York Philharmonic 2013 Galawith violinist Yo-Yo Ma, will be shownon Saturday, October 3, at 2 p.m.

It was originally recorded atAvery Fisher Hall on September25, 2013. The New YorkPhilharmonic’s opening gala con-cert features music director AlanGilbert and special guest cello so-loist Yo-Yo Ma. The concert offersdance-inspired orchestral works,including Azul by Osvaldo Golijov,a cello concerto written for Ma; theworld premiere of an arrangementof Astor Piazzolla’s La serie delÁngel by Octavio Brunetti, com-missioned by the New York Phil-harmonic; and a classic by MauriceRavel, “Alborada del gracioso.”

The screening will be free andavailable to Westfield Memorial Li-

brary and MURAL cardholders.MURAL cardholders belong to the43 libraries that are part of theMiddlesex Union Reciprocal Agree-ment Libraries. To see if their li-brary participates, interested per-sons are asked to visit the WestfieldMemorial Library’s website,wmlnj.org, and click on the “AboutUs” tab. To register for the pro-gram, visit wmlnj.org and click onthe Online Calendar, or call (908)789-4090, option 0.

Westfield Memorial Libraryhours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mon-day through Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 1to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information about li-brary programs and services, call(908) 789-4090, visit wmlnj.org andsign up for the monthly e-newslet-ter, “Library Loop,” or stop by thelibrary at 550 East Broad Street fora copy of its award-winning, quar-terly newsletter, “Take Note.”

Library to Feature ‘Watchman’ EventFANWOOD — Is Harper Lee’s first

published novel in the five-and-a-halfdecades since “To Kill a Mocking-bird” her first or second book? Thissimple question will be discussed, aswell as Harper Lee’s life and times, onTuesday, September 29, at 7 p.m., atthe Fanwood Memorial Library.

The publication of “Go Set AWatchman” in mid-July has spurredmuch conversation and controversy.As Joe Nocera wonders in his July24, 2015 New York Times op-ed, “is‘Go Set a Watchman,’ in fact, a ‘newlydiscovered’ novel, worthy of thehoopla it has received, or [is] it some-thing less than that: a historical arti-fact or, more bluntly, a not-very-good

first draft that eventually became,with a lot of hard work and smartediting, an American classic.”

C. Brid Nicholson, associate pro-fessor of history at Kean University,will tackle this and other questions in“Nelle Harper Lee: Two Stories and aParadox.” Participants will explore if“Go Set A Watchman” lives up to“Mockingbird,” what to think ofAtticus Finch, and if Scout is still abeloved heroine or if her life hastaken a different road.

The Fanwood Memorial Library islocated at 5 Forest Road. No registra-tion is required for this free presenta-tion and discussion. For more infor-mation, call the library at (908) 322-6400 or access fanwoodlibrary.org.

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– Obituaries –Arthur B. Annis, Was Active In Church,Tennis Club, Theater, Comedic Groups

Arthur B. Annis of Mountainside,N.J. peacefully passed away on Satur-day, September 19, 2015, in the lovingcompany of his wife and two sons.

A memorial service will be held onSaturday, September 26, 2015, at11:30 a.m., at The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield, 140 MountainAvenue, Westfield.

Mr. Annis graduated from MarshallUniversity where he was a member ofSigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Hewas a member of The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield for over 50 years.Mr. Annis also was a member of theWestfield Tennis Club and was activein various theater and comedic groups.

Born in Huntington, W.Va., he hadlived in Westfield for 15 years before

moving to Mountainside 26 yearsago. He served in the Marine Corpsduring peacetime.

Mr. Annis is survived by lovingfamily members including his wife,Jane Hamill Annis, and his two sons,Charles Hamill Annis and Arthur BAnnis, Jr. He also is survived by hisdaughters-in-law, Liz Annis andMargie Annis, along with his fourgrandchildren, Arthur Aaron, AdenJames, Henry Charles and JuliusAlexander.

Arrangements have been com-pleted by Higgins and Bonner EchoLake Funeral Home, 582 Spring-field Avenue, Westfield,www.higginsandbonner.com.

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Letters to the EditorMark LoGrippo for Council

Announces Westfield Campaign TeamI hope everyone had a great summer.

As you may know, I represent Westfield’sThird Ward on the Town Council, work-ing alongside Councilman DavidOliveira. I am running for re-election thisNovember 3rd. I serve as the Vice Chairof the Town Council’s Finance Commit-tee and as a member of the Code Reviewand Town Property Committee. In addi-tion, for the past three years I have beenan active member of the Raritan ValleyRail Coalition, which helped bring toWestfield direct off-peak and eveningtrain service to and from New York PennStation. As a commuter to the city my-self, I look forward to continuing theeffort for direct peak service betweenWestfield and Manhattan.

I would like to introduce my campaignteam for this year’s election, each ofwhom has actively served our commu-nity for many years:

Jaclyn Kirna, Campaign Manager —Jaclyn has been a resident of Westfieldfor 23 years and is my neighbor on TudorOval. She is currently a full-time studentpursuing her MBA in Finance and Strat-egy at Rutgers Business School in New-ark. At Rutgers, Jaclyn is actively in-volved in the MBA Student GovernmentAssociation through her role as StudentSenator. She is also Secretary of theToastmasters Club. Prior to pursuing herMBA, Jaclyn spent two years teachingelementary school with Teach for Americain an underprivileged district in NorthCarolina.

Jenn Czarnecki, Treasurer — Jenn andher husband John have resided inWestfield for 15 years. They have threechildren, John (13), Sean (11), andKaitlynn (9). John and Sean attend EdisonIntermediate School and Kaitlynn is a 4th

grader at Jefferson Elementary School.

Jenn was PTO president at Jefferson fortwo years and Corresponding Secretaryat Edison. Currently, she serves on theTown’s Recreation Commission and His-torical Preservation Commission.

Karen Petruzzi, Events Coordinator— Karen and her husband Sal have en-joyed living in Westfield for 18 years.Karen works at DesignPoint Solutionsand is a member of the Westfield Parks &Recreation committee. Her son Jason isnow a 7th grader at Edison IntermediateSchool. When Jason was a student atJefferson Elementary School, Karen wasactively involved in school fundraisingefforts, included in her role as co-chair ofthe school’s fashion show and her assis-tance with the Jefferson Jubilee. Karenalso volunteered her time working theWestfield Baseball Association openingday parade.

David Oliveira, Council Liaison —David and his wife Anne have been resi-dents of Westfield for 12 years. Theyhave two children, Laura and Catherine.David has resided in the Third Ward fornine years, and was elected as a Council-man in November 2013. He earned hisBachelor’s Degree in Business Adminis-tration from Boston University and hisMaster’s Degree in Educational Admin-istration from Saint Peter’s University.Currently, David is the Business Admin-istrator for the Piscataway TownshipSchools. He is also active in Town as acoach and parishioner at Holy TrinityChurch.

I look forward to meeting with resi-dents and continuing to hear and addresstheir concerns during my campaign, andI thank the members of my campaignteam for their assistance.

Councilman Mark LoGrippoWestfield

First Ward Councilman Frank Arena’s“Friend-raiser” Reaches Neighbors

First Ward Councilman Frank Arena’sfirst “Friend-raiser,” held September 12,2015, was a rousing success. Graciouslyhosted by David and Amy Nathanson ofBreeze Knoll Drive, over 100 residentsjoined Frank to celebrate the incumbent’saccomplishments and support his re-election. The event brought neighborsfrom across the Ward together. “I didn’twant the focus of the event to be raisingmoney,” Frank said. It was most impor-tant to provide a chance for our neigh-bors to get together, celebrate the won-derful town we live in and share anyconcerns.”

Joining Frank were Congressman

Leonard Lance, Assembly MinorityLeader Jon M. Bramnick - himself a FirstWard resident, Mayor Andy Skibitsky,and a number of Town councilpersons.Congressman Lance and AssemblymanBramnick touted Frank’s tireless dedica-tion to public service as well as theMayor’s and Council’s work on behalf ofWestfield.

As Assemblyman Bramnick explained,“the reason it works is because we havenice people who care.” Describing himas “one of the most passionate peoplewhen it comes to local government,”Mayor Skibitsky noted the most recentaccomplishments of the Town Council’sFinance and Public Works Committeesunder Frank’s leadership: a Triple-A Bondrating for the Town, continued budgetstability, a new Public Works Director,extensive road paving over the summer,and a revamped and safer ConservationCenter.

Pledging to continue his work on be-half of the Town and Ward, Frank said:“Our opponents have said that they havea ‘vision’ of Westfield, and to that end Isay that there are many towns in NewJersey - many towns across the countrythat have a ‘vision’ of their town, and youknow what that vision is? That vision isWestfield. And we have it here, we haveit now, and that’s why I want to continuedown the path that we’re on.”

Frank is looking forward to reconnect-ing with even more neighbors at his nextFriend-raiser, and to continuing the ex-change of ideas with the residents of theFirst Ward, noting afterward: “we’ve hadsuch positive feedback from our neigh-bors, and excellent suggestions on somethings we can do to add to the commu-nity.” I’m looking forward to continuingour great work together if the residents dome the honor of re-electing me.”

Councilman Frank ArenaWestfield

Candidate Palmieri-Mouded on WhyRunning for Westfield Town Council

My name is Kim Palmieri-Moudedand I am thrilled to be Westfield’s 4thWard Town Council candidate repre-senting the Democratic Party. My hus-band George and I both grew up in UnionCounty and moved to Westfield two yearsago. We have three amazing youngboys—Matthew and Christopher, 3, andNicholas, 20 months. We are also eagerlyawaiting the birth of our fourth son laterthis year. As a newer resident to Westfieldand a stay-at-home mom, I was lookingfor the perfect opportunity to get in-volved in our town. By participating inthis Town Council campaign, I am ex-cited to use this opportunity to serve mynew neighbors.

For 10 years, I worked for St. John’sUniversity, Staten Island campus, whereI was the Associate Dean for StudentLife. In this role, I worked directly withthe university’s administrators, faculty,academic colleagues, students, parents,and community members to ensure anoverall successful academic and co-cur-ricular experience.

I was drawn to St. John’s Universitydue to its Vincentian Mission — to serveothers who otherwise cannot serve them-selves. During my time at St. John’s, myaccomplishments included the develop-ment of a highly successful Women’sHistory Month program and launchingthe campus’s first two-night extendedNew Student Orientation program. I alsoplanned and coordinated various studentservice projects and organized the firstRelay For Life event on the campus,which raised more than $20,000 for theAmerican Cancer Society in its first year.Further, I taught college-level coursesand provided hands-on community ser-

vice both locally and abroad, including inNew Orleans after Hurricane Katrina andin Rome with Caritas Internationalis. Ilook forward to using the relevant skillsI developed while at St. John’s to help mefulfill my obligations in the position asCouncilwoman.

While campaigning, I have been asked“Why get involved in local politics andwhy Town Council?” For me, the answeris simple—it’s in my blood. I grew up ina family where my grandparents and par-ents were actively involved in local gov-ernment and serving their community,specifically in Elizabeth and UnionCounty. They set an example for theirchildren and grandchildren to follow,which demonstrated the importance ofknowledge and involvement in govern-ment.

As a parent myself now, I want to setthe same example for my children andshow them that all voices matter and inorder to be a catalyst for change in ourworld, we must start right here at home.Westfield has a wonderful reputation as atown, but as with all things, as time goesby, things have a tendency to stay thesame and become stale. It is my hope thatI can bring some balance to the TownCouncil and a fresh perspective fromsomeone who is not only newer to thecommunity, but driven with fierce moti-vation and enthusiasm to make the Townof Westfield my family’s lifetime homefor many generations to come.

Your support is truly and greatly ap-preciated. I invite you to follow me on thecampaign trail atwww.ElectKPM2015.com.

Kim Palmieri-MoudedCandidate for Westfield Council

Garwood Candidate Kearney OnWhy I Became a Democrat

The great Edgar Allan Poe oncewrote, “Believe nothing you hear, andonly one half that you see,” a turn ofphrase easily applied to what has hap-pened in Garwood since I decided toaccept the invitation of the DemocraticParty to stand for election with them. Ihave “heard” many snide remarks: ThatI am only out for myself or “power,”that I have no principles, and that Iacted “unprofessionally” in last year’selection. None of these could be furtherfrom the truth.

Council President Nierstedt initiallyapproached me due to my well-knowndesire to move Garwood forwardthrough “SMART” development. Aftermany discussions with Bill, otherDemocrats, and my friends and family,I felt the landscape in Garwood hadshifted enough over the last severalyears that the majority of my viewswere aligned with, and better repre-sented by, the Democratic Party. TheGarwood Republican Party of today isa dysfunctional group, focusing on aseries of outright lies regarding singleissues taken out of context, the spread-ing of misinformation, and baselesspersonal attacks. Sadly, these new “Re-publicans” contribute nothing to ourcommunity, except negativity in theirwords and actions.

I did my best last year to run a profes-sional and positive campaign with zero

support from GOP Chair Jim Mathieu.After I won the party nomination, hewas only interested in getting me toparrot his views, which I took excep-tion to, as I pride myself in being anindependent thinker. When I refused tofollow him in lock step, I had to face aconstant stream of behind the scenesattacks from him and his team, up toand including the childish removal oflawn signs. As an elected district leader,I was shunned; not even informed ofmeetings. I chose to take the high roadthen, as I do now, and I will not addressthese nonsensical attacks on my char-acter again. My vision for Garwood is apositive one, which will result in abetter life for both current and futureresidents through proper development,a vision that both my running mate andmy new party share.

I believe my fellow residents will seethrough the spin and personal attacks ofthe current Garwood Republican Party.I believe they will see why I chose tojoin a team of positive people, who arewilling to work together to build aneven better Garwood. I believe theywill see which candidates have charac-ter and a plan, and vote according totheir conscience this November.

Carol Kearney (D)Candidate for Council

Garwood

Political Pollsters Aren’t ElectionEquivalents, Ask Truman

President Truman knew somethingabout polling. He was supposed to loseaccording to the pollsters. He won.

We look to the pollsters for the an-swers as to who should win. Polling is notdemocracy. Voting is.

Nor is it healthy in a democracy thatpolling is undermining the value of vot-ing. That we vote for the candidate lead-ing in the polls.

There is nothing wrong with polling totest the marketability of a new soap butpolling to tell us who is leading is quiteanother matter. It is as if leading in thepolls means being the best.

Most news coverage is not about whatthe candidate says but rather about thecandidate’s poll numbers and the strate-gies to be employed to improve them.

Our democracy survives if we take aninterest in what the candidate says andnot in the candidate’s poll numbers. Evencandidates with low poll numbers oftenhave something positive to contribute.

We want instant answers. We do notwant to wait until election day to find outwho wins. Nor do we even wait until thepolls close on election night. We look to“exit polls” that skew the votes of voterswho have not yet voted.

Truman and Cameron would have con-sidered themselves lost causes if they hadpaid attention to the polls. They surelywould have lost had the voters listened tothe polls.

What if Washington or Lincoln hadfaired poorly in the early polling if therehad been polling back then?

What would have become of the worldhad Churchill paid attention to the lowpublic opinion of him resulting from hisdecrying the appeasement of Hitler?

Of course an elected official must notdisregard the will of the people. Butpolling public opinion before taking astand undercuts the idea that in represen-tative government the voters defer to thejudgment and experience of the peoplethey elect.

Churchill, “I have heard it said that agovernment should keep its ear to theground but they also should rememberthat this is not a very dignified attitude”.

The public is not always right and theelected official is not always wrong. Thepublic is not always informed. The publicmay be disinterested. The public may notalways have time to consider this or thatpublic policy issues, especially the morecomplex they are. The public can befickle. How then can elected governmentofficials always subscribe to public opin-ion?

Edmund Burke observed, “When theleaders choose to make themselves thebidders at an auction of popularity, theirtalents, in the construction of the state,will be of no service. They will becomeflatterers instead of legislators; the in-struments, not the guides, of the people.”

The elected official must lead. Pollingnever won a war or made the economystrong. As General Norman Schwarzkopfsaid, “When in command, take charge.”

Stephen SchoemanWestfield

Schools Open: Please Keep In MindThe Following Top Five Safety Tips

With students returning to school andmorning routines likely to be more hec-tic and rushed than during the hazy, lazydays of summer, let’s keep the safety ofnot only our own children, but of allchildren, in mind, especially during thehours children will be walking to andfrom school.

For your safety and the safety of oth-ers, please keep in mind the followingtop five tips.

Safety begins with you. I cannot em-phasize this enough. You set the ex-ample for your children. It may be hu-man nature to point to the “other guy” orrecount past “other guy” experiences,but to do so is not productive in thepresent or necessarily accurate. Studies,along with our own experience, haveshown that most people are aware ofwhat constitutes risky behavior, espe-cially distracted driving and distractedwalking, but as the AAA Foundation forTraffic Safety informs, “they condemnothers for being risky – but they refuseto apply what they know to their ownbehavior.” The U.S. Department ofTransportation Federal Highway Admin-istration recommends following theGolden Rule when driving – “Drive likeyou would want people to drive in frontof your own home.” One of the safestthings you can do for yourself, yourfamily, and others is avoid the “lastminute rush” and allot yourself extratime to accommodate the unexpected.People tend to take more chances andnot have safety at the forefront whenrushing to their destination.

Teach your children to stay alert whenwalking to and from school. Make surethat they are familiar with the route yourecommend they follow. Use sidewalkswhenever available. If there is no side-walk, they should walk as close as pos-sible to the side of the road and facetraffic. When crossing a street, use amarked crosswalk whenever possible.(You may have noticed that prior to thestart of the school year, the town em-ployed a contractor to re-stripe markedcrosswalks with special retro reflectivepaint. Glass beads are added to the paintto increase visibility.) If there is nomarked crosswalk nearby, cross the streetat an intersection (which is consideredan “unmarked” crosswalk). Teach themto look left, then right, then left againand check for any vehicles that may beturning. Though children should mindthe crossing guards and obey traffic sig-nals, children (and adults) should al-ways “double check” by looking bothways before crossing no matter what.

Do not be a pedtextrian! Talking andtexting while walking has become socommonplace that the term has becomepart of our vocabulary. Safety experts,traffic engineers, government agencies,researchers, and insurance companiesare very concerned as according to thePew Charitable Trust’s “Stateline,” pe-

destrian injuries are up 35 percent since2010 due to mobile device use. Dis-tracted walking may lead children andadults to miss important safety cues.Again, set a good example for yourchildren.

Drivers – remain alert to the unex-pected. Even with the best of instruc-tions, remember that children are chil-dren. They will react to a variety ofsituations according to their age andmaturity level. Because you never knowwhen you may have to stop suddenly fora child, distracted driving or drivingover the speed limit is never acceptable.

Drivers – expand your field of visionwhen approaching crosswalks and in-tersections. In the State of New Jersey, acrosswalk is defined as an extension ofthe road, sidewalk, curb or edge of theshoulder at an intersection for people onfoot. That means that there is a cross-walk at every intersection, whether it ismarked or unmarked. You must stop fora pedestrian(s) in a crosswalk and besure to stop two car lengths back so thatdrivers behind you and in other lanescan also see the pedestrian in time tostop. When approaching a stopped ve-hicle, assume it is stopped to allow apedestrian to cross. (You may not beable to see the pedestrian(s) at first ifthey are in front of the stopped vehicle.)If you are waiting for a gap in traffic inorder to make a turn, double check thata pedestrian hasn’t entered the cross-walk while you were waiting beforeproceeding.

Councilwoman Jo Ann NeylanWestfield

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SCHETELICH-TO-NORTON FOR 2 TDs, BAKIE 40-YD TD

Cougar Gridders Roll OverSomerville Pioneers, 41-14By DAVID B. CORBIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

One week after slipping past theWarren Hills Blue Streaks in a 24-23nail-biter, the Cranford High Schoolfootball team got its offensive en-gines rolling in the second quarter tooutdistance the Somerville Pioneers,41-14, at Memorial Field in Cranfordon September 18.

The 2-0 Cougars amassed 418 total

yards and senior quarterback JackSchetelich connected on six of 12pass attempts for 164 yards, whichincluded respective touchdowns (TD)tosses to wide receiver Joe Nortongood for 53 yards and 15 yards.Schetelich rushed 10 times for 61yards, including an 18-yard TD sprintin the third quarter.

After the Cougars forced the Pio-neers to punt on their first series,

scoring came quickly when runningback Ryan Bakie capped a four-play,65-yard drive with a 40-yard TD gal-lop with 8:13 on the clock. Norton’spoint after made the score, 7-0.

“It was just a run up the middle. Isaw a hole open. I just made a breakfor it,” Bakie, who rushed four timesfor 73 yards, explained. “It was up themiddle, I broke right and I was home

KELLY 4 1ST HALF TD PASSES TO ‘BOUTS’, CURRY 2 TDs

Blue Devils Rap Raiders, 42-10For 600th WHS Grid Victory

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

Milestone No. 600 achieved wasexpected by the Westfield HighSchool football team in its match-upwith rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood atKehler Stadium in Westfield on Sep-tember 19. But learning from pastexperiences, the Blue Devils did nottake the Raiders lightly on their wayto a 42-10 triumph, which was the600th WHS varsity grid victory.

“It feels great knowing that not just

us, but we got coaches on our team,coach [Owen] Brand was a part of the400th win. So it’s special. I think weare a special team this year as well,”said outside linebacker OwenColwell.

Additionally, two WHS recordswere tied when senior quarterbackJack Kelly connected to tight endChris Boutsikaris for respective touch-down (TD) passes of 37 yards, 13yards, 19 yards and two yards, all inthe first half. (See Devils Den).

Kelly completed 12 of 14 passesfor 141 yards and all were in the firsthalf as Head Coach Jim DeSarnocalled up the reserves to play themajority of the second half.Boutsikaris totaled six receptions and88 yards in the half, while flankerJack Shirk had three for 30 yards. JDMarner had two receptions for 16yards and Jelani Pierre had a seven-yard reception.

“I have to thank my ‘O’ line, Max

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING BIG GAINS...Cougar Ryan Bakie, No. 4, gains 15 yards on a reception from quarterback Jack Schetelich in thegame against Somerville on September 18. Bakie also had a 40-yard touchdown run in the 41-14 victory in Cranford.

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HUGE AFTERNOON AT KEHLER...Blue Devil tight end Chris Boutsikaris, No. 87, scores his third touchdown and lateradds a fourth in the 42-10 win over the Raiders on September 19. It was the 600th victory for the WHS gridders.

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Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WHS’s Football History III:The Kehler/Zimmer Eras

THE THIRD IN A SERIESSometimes it all seems so long ago.

Sometimes it seems like it was yester-day.

Looking back on the football seasonsof 1961-82, the years Gary Kehlerroamed the WHS sidelines, can seemlike revisiting the dinosaurs, or theMiddle Ages, or the Roaring ’20s, orreading a Ken Follett novel. Or maybeit’s a little bit of each.

The first snap of the GK Era was onSept. 23, 1961. Bill Bryant took a handofffrom Bud Mueller, followed pullingguard Greg Weiss and picked up 10yards on a 4-2, WHS’s opening playevery game for the next 22 years. Theplay was such a tradition that on Oct. 30,1993, when Recreation Field was re-named Gary Kehler Stadium, WHScoach Ed Tranchina had his team run a4-2 on the game’s first play, usingKehler’s infamous unbalanced line,double wing-T. Erwyn Lyght took ahandoff from Steve Cheek and gainedfour yards.

The GK Era ended in a 21-3 Thanks-giving Day loss to Plainfield at frigid

Hub Stine Field on Nov. 25, 1982.In 204 games, Kehler’s teams had a

171-26-7 record; outscored the oppo-nents 5,112-1,336, an average score of25-6; posted 75 shutouts and were shutout just six times (including two 0-0ties).

For two decades, Westfield footballwas as good as anybody in New Jersey –before or since. Year in, year out, Kehler’steams were a model of consistency: of-fense, defense, kicking game. They rarelyoutsized anybody but they were rarelyunprepared.

The names and jersey numbers con-stantly changed, even the uniform stylesand helmets changed, but the product onthe field never did. Watching game filmsfrom the 1961 season is the same aswatching game films from the 1982 sea-son.

Another thing that didn’t change muchwas the coaching staff. Kehler sur-rounded himself with top people: NormKoury in 1961, Dick Zimmer in 1963, AlLeonzi and Pete Lima in 1967, BobMartin in 1968, Dave Cilo in 1970, BillHedden in 1971, Greg Gorski in 1972,Bob Brewster in 1974, Shaun Cherewichin 1976, and Ron Barner (1980).

While all the assistant coaches con-tributed, the addition of Zimmer prior tothe 1963 season really kicked WHS intoanother gear. With Kehler handling theoffense and Zimmer the defense,Westfield had a 17-year run that wouldmake today’s parochial powerhousesenvious, especially considering thatWHS did it with kids from just one town.

The ’60s saw Kehler’s teams post atotal record of 67-9-5, with unbeatenteams in 1961, 1965 and 1969.

The ’70s were even better, with arecord of 84-9-2, unbeaten teams in 1970,1971, 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1977, andunbeaten streaks of 48 and 24. Fourtimes – 1970, ’71, ’74, ’77 – the Devilswere ranked No. 1 in the state by TheStar-Ledger.

Eight times – (1961, 1965, 1969, 1970,1971, 1972, 1976, 1977 – WHS earnedsectional titles.

The 1961 team Kehler inherited fromLes Zorge was a loaded mix of seniorveterans and standout juniors, with someoutstanding sophomores. The seasonended with the first of many Thanksgiv-ing morning showdowns between Kehlerand Plainfield’s Abe Smith. With a re-ported 13,700 fans at Recreation Field,the Blue Devils used a second-half BudMueller-to-Dwight Winn touchdownpass and three second-half defensivestands to win 13-7. Kehler was carried

off the field by happy players and theBlue Devil (Phil Newbert), and the bandmarched down Rahway Avenue as thecheerleaders sang, “Cheer boys cheer,’cause Westfield has the ball. See themrun, they never stop or fall. And whenthey hit that line, there’ll be no line at all.There’ll be a hot time in the old towntonight.”

As the real world of the ’60s – theCold War, the Cuban missile blockade, aHot War (Vietnam), the Civil Rightsmovement, the Summer of Love, andWoodstock – was coming to an end, theKehler Era was ready for its definingmoment.

For years, the “city” papers – theNewark Evening News and the NewarkStar-Ledger – had not given the Devilsas much love as some in town felt theydeserved. Probably because they playedin the Watchung Conference, which atthe time did not include the county’sbigger schools like Elizabeth, Linden,Plainfield and Union. And they playedno Essex County schools. After tyingBarringer in 1966, and splitting withNutley in 1967 and ’68, Westfield took

the big step. On Nov. 8, 1969 Kehlertook his team to Woodman Field, to takeon coaching legend Clary Anderson’sMontclair Mounties, who were unde-feated. The game was no contest. FrankJackson rumbled for 158 yards and twotouchdowns and Zimmer’s defensepitched a shutout as WHS rolled 24-0. Itwas the first time Montclair had beenblanked in 108 games, since Clifton in1957.

Despite WHS’s rivalry games withScotch Plains and Plainfield, theMontclair game was usually the season’shighlight for the next decade. In 1970the Mounties raced to a 22-6 lead afterone period at Recreation Field only tofall 62-22.

The 1971 season, which included atitanic defensive struggle againstMontclair (a 7-6 WHS win), is best re-membered for two things: the insanenumber of injuries and the 12-6 win overPlainfield on Thanksgiving morning, agame that is now known as the Ice Bowl.

Streaking Westfield had a 39-gameunbeaten streak going in 1972 whenMontclair visited, and went home on theshort end of an 18-14 game.

And, of course, in 1973 – three weeksafter WHS barely held off Scotch Plains14-7, and one week after WHS andNutley played to a 0-0 tie in a No. 1 vs.No. 2 slugfest at the Nutley Oval –Montclair ended Westfield’s 48-gameunbeaten streak 20-15.

That loss was followed by 12 straightwins, including 7-0 over Summit to openthe ’75 season. Then, for the first time,things fell apart. Union and ThomasJefferson (Elizabeth) won back-to-backgames (the only time a Kehler-coachedteam ever lost two straight). The teamwas 3-4 with two games left but beatLinden and then sloshed its way to a 9-6 victory over Plainfield in the MudBowl.

The 1976 and ’77 seasons sawWestfield go 21-0-1, score 660 pointsand allow just 84. (An average score of30-3.9.) A reported crowd of 32,000watched WHS cap an 11-0 1977 seasonwith a 33-12 win over unbeaten Barringerin Giants Stadium.

The 1978 season figured to followthat path, but an opening 6-2 loss atSummit was followed three weeks laterby an 11-7 loss at Scotch Plains. (Thatfirst-ever loss to SPF made going to a 7-Eleven very difficult for a while.) De-spite outscoring its next four opponents174-0 and having wins over all fourteams that qualified for the sectionalplayoffs, the Devils had to settle for 7-2

season and no sectional crown.After the Devils went 8-2 in 1979,

Zimmer stepped down as assistant coach.WHS went 8-2 and 7-2 the next twoyears.

Alas, nothing lasts forever. Kehlerannounced he would be stepping downafter the 1982 season to replace JohnLay as athletic director. His final teamwent 5-4. Zimmer came out of retire-ment and got the job, but the talent levelwas down. Although the defense wasstrong as always, the team reallystruggled offensively, scoring just 115points in 18 games. After two disap-pointing seasons, Zim stepped down.

While WHS has never quite returnedto those thrilling days of yesteryear, thelast 30 years have been pretty darn good.

Next week: 1985-present.RECORDS FALL

In Saturday’s 42-10 rout of SPF, quar-terback Zach Kelly and tight end ChrisBoutsikaris tied the school record offour touchdown passes and four touch-down catches in a game – and they did itall in the first half!

Kelly tied the mark set by Sam Mitchell

in 1948, and later equaled by Bud Muellerin 1961, Joe Monninger in 1970, DannyKerr in 2010 and Chris Hogge in 2013.Boutsikaris shares the record withCharles Luce, who caught four touch-downs on Thanksgiving Day 1934against Nyack, New York. Luce caughttwo scores from Bobby Kaiser and twofrom Joe DiFrancesco.

PINK OUT VIIThe seventh “Pink Out” – to raise

awareness for breast cancer – will beheld Friday, Oct. 2, when the WHS vol-leyball team hosts Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Freshman game is at 4, jayveesat 5:30 and varsity at 7.

PARTY AT THE CROSSROADSIt would be wise to get your tickets

early for the Oct. 2 Westfield Class of’75 Pre-reunion Rock and Roll Extrava-ganza at the Crossroads in Garwood.There is no doubt it will be a memorableFriday night of terrific music from the’60s, ’70s and beyond, featuring thereunion of Andy Kowalczyk (’75) andCadillac, plus a performance by TenderPolman, the guitarist formerly known asTom Polman (’71).

Admission is $10 each on the Cross-roads Facebook page; doors open at 5p.m. with the show starting at 7. Allproceeds will go to the Paul JacksonFund, which was created by the late PaulJackson (’79) to help families with fi-nancial problems handle medical bills.

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BORETZ RULES SERVE, MATTESSICH NOTCHES 6 KILLS

Blue Devil Volleyballers TopLady Cougars in Straight Sets

By ALEX LOWESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Westfield served up a balanced teameffort on its way to defeating theCranford High School girls volleyballteam in straight sets (25-14, 25-16) ina match played on September 17 at theWestfield High School gymnasium.The Blue Devils led from wire to wirein the first set, capitalizing on astrong service game that helpedthem keep Cranford off balance,while recording three aces.

“Our serve comes and goes,”said Westfield Head Coach BevTorok. “We do have some decentservers though. Today Dana[Boretz] did a good job for us inthat role.”

Boretz would serve up threeaces on the day for the Blue Dev-ils. The key sequence in the firstset came with Westfield leading20-12. Cranford managed to cutthe deficit to 20-14 after a pair ofback-to-back kills by EmilyEicholtz and Natalie Schenker.Westfield nipped the rally in thebud though when senior KellyDorry tipped the ball overCranford’s front line for a criti-cal point. After Cougar MurielleMason netted a spike attempt,Westfield was in complete com-mand at 22-14. The Blue Devilswould score three of the nextfour points to clinch the openingset win, 25-14.

“I think Cranford struggled withtheir own serve today, especially inthe first set.” Said Torok. “Our pass-ing was pretty sharp today and we dida really nice job coming up with digs

throughout the match.”In the second set, Westfield again

jumped out to the lead by scoring thefirst four points. But Cranford ral-lied; eventually pulling ahead 6-5 aftera tip by Elizabeth Wojtowicz gavethem their first lead of the day. Thevisiting Cougars pulled ahead at 11-9 on the strength of back-to-back

aces from Wojtowicz but things wouldfall apart from there.

The Blue Devils reeled off fourstraight points and nine of the next 10overall to take charge of the set at 18-12. An important point came from

Rachel Holt, whose cross court killgave Westfield the lead at 12-11 andforced Cranford into calling a timeout. The Blue Devils would never trailagain. Boretz served up three straightpoints to place Westfield one pointaway from victory at 24-15. Theclincher came moments later whenjunior Olivia Meyer put away a kill for

a 25-16 final margin in the sec-ond set.

Cranford never really got ahandle on the Westfield servethroughout both sets. The Cou-gars also made several errorsthat kept them from really es-tablishing a threat.

“Every play in volleyballstarts with passing,” saidCranford Head Coach ChelseaHoeffler. “Today one mistakesnowballed into another for usand we just could not get any-thing going.”

Westfield came up with 36digs over the two-set match,including seven each for OliviaMeyer and Lizzy Sottung.Rachel Mattessich led the waywith six kills, while LindsayMiller recorded seven Assists.Westfield served up 10 aces onthe day with Boretz and LeighScarano leading the way withthree each. About the only badnews to come on the day forWestfield occurred midway

through the first set when StephanieBorr went down with an ankle sprain.

Westfield moved its season mark to4-1, with their only loss coming toBridgewater-Raritan. The CranfordCougars fell to 3-2.

The starting defense of the 1964 WHS football team, which posted a 7-1-1 record, included, front row (from left): E DanHely, T Steve Hoppin, MG Bob Schofield, T Bob Van Keuren, E Jim Minno; middle row: CB Ron Hall, LB Jim Coy, LBJerry Hendershott, CB Rudy Brown; back row: S Charlie Clark, S Chuck Hood.

Alex Lowe for The Westfield Leader and The Times

IN ACTION AGAINST THE COUGARS...The Blue Devils girls volleyball team gets into action against the CranfordCougars in Westfield on September 17. The Lady Blue Devils defeated the Cougars, 25-14, 25-16.

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COUGAR TRI-CAPTAINS...The Lady Cougar tri-captains from left to right are: Elizabeth Wojtowicz,Kacey Waleski and Nicole Schneider.

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BIRLE SCORES, BEAULIEU PK GOAL, BIRKEL 8 SAVES

Soccer Blue Devil Boys StunSPF Raiders, 2-0, in Thriller

By ALEX LOWESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School boyssoccer team stunned Scotch Plains-Fanwood with a pair of late goals toregister a 2-0 upset of the favoredRaiders on September 19 in ScotchPlains. Blue Devil Michael Birlefound the back of the net with a tap-in from the back post in the 65thminute of play to break a defensivestruggle and send the Westfield faith-ful in attendance into a frenzied cel-ebration.

“We got a ball on the side and myjob was just to stay on the back postfor a tap if it came to me,” said Birle.“Eddie [Encinas] got the ball over toOwen [Prybylski], who then got it tome and it was pretty open for me tojust tap it in from there. It was anunbelievable feeling to see it open up

like that and then have the ball findthe back of the net. Even though theywere down a man at that point, ScotchPlains is the best in the county andyou just knew that they were stillcapable of winning the game. Theatmosphere in this place is almostsurreal.”

Birle’s scoring play came with theRaiders down a man after SPF seniorZach Cimring received a par of yel-low cards moments earlier. Cimringgot the first yellow for diving andthen was shown a second yellow cardafter arguing with the referee. Almostimmediately the momentum shiftedin favor of the visiting Blue Devils.

Westfield took advantage whenOwen Prybylski’s cross made its wayto Birle, who was waiting in the openspace in the box.

“That was the turning point of the

game,” said Scotch Plains-FanwoodHead Coach Tom Breznitsky. “Assoon as it happened Westfield got thegoal.”

To that point, it had been the Raid-ers who controlled the ball and whohad the better shot opportunities. Butgoaltender Cullen Birkel proved tobe the firewall for the Blue Devils,stopping eight shots on the match,including a couple of impressive savesearly in the game.

“Our goaltender kept us in the gameto that point,” said Westfield HeadCoach Eric Shaw. “There is no ques-tion about that. He played great ingoal today. They came at him hardearly and he kept them off of thescoreboard.”

Down 1-0 with just over 10 min-utes to play, the Raiders began forc-

CO-CAPTAIN PIERCE SCORES AFTER MUSKUS SHOT

Lady Raiders’ 1st Half ScoreNips Blue Devils in Soccer, 1-0

By BRIAN TRUSDALESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s performance was not asimpressive as its previous five games.But the effect was still the same.

Senior co-captain Annie Piercescored on one of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls soccerteam’s few chances in the 27th minute,and the Raiders held on for a 1-0victory over Westfield on September19 in Westfield.

The match kicked off a rivalry daybetween the two schools that also sawa 42-10 Westfield victory in footballand a 2-0 win in boys soccer.

The victory improved the Raidersto 6-0 with a sixth straight shutout.But it also was its lowest scoringgame of the year and came despite theBlue Devils, who fell to 2-2, domi-nating possession and chances.

“We’re a young team. We’re a workin progress,” Scotch Plains-Fanwoodcoach Kevin Ewing said. “We’re veryyoung offensively. We have to learn

to keep possession of the ball in theoffensive third and they’re not doingthat yet. ‘So our defense is very strong,and because we are not as strongoffensively, the play winds up in ourhalf a lot.”

After averaging four goals throughits first five games, the Raiders man-aged only three shots on goal – in-cluding the winning score.

The Raiders appeared to have theearly advantage, but within 10 min-utes, Westfield was getting the betterpossession and more chances.

Carly Bechtloff, Julia Frontero andTaylor Morgan each put shots wide inthe first 20 minutes. Morgan put across through the box in the 25thminute and a goal seemed inevitable.

But a tally against the run of playput Scotch Plains-Fanwood ahead. Aball out of midfield found EricaMuskus inside the Westfield defen-sive third. Muskus, who leads theRaiders with five goals this season,hit a shot that goalkeeper Liz Bruciacame off her line to get a touch to, but

the deflection fell to the feet of Pierce,who tapped it into an empty net.

It was Pierce’s fourth goal of theseason and second in as many games.

The goal seemed to only have atemporary impact, wih Westfield go-ing back to having the upper hand,generating two more chances beforehalftime.

“Scotch Plains has been the domi-nant team in this area for a long time,and every time we play everythinggoes out the window,” Westfield HeadCoach Alex Schmidt said. “I give it tothem. They capitalized on their onechance, and that’s soccer. That’s thetough part about soccer. You love thisgame. You hate this game.”

Westfield continued to get the bet-ter of possession in the second halfand had its best chance in the 52ndminute when Hanna Liddy had timeand space to take a try from 25 yardsthat goalkeeper Andrea Leitner tippedover the bar.

“Our kids stepped up. We got thewin, played great defensively,” Ewingsaid. “Our goalie was outsanding,Andrea Leitner, and that was the dif-ference.”

A hazy, overcast sky at the start of thegame gave way to a bright warm sun inthe second half and by the final 10minutes, Westfield had faded. It pushednumbers forward looking to get abounce to fall its way and enabled theRaiders to finish the game comfortably.

“It got hot at the end. It’s tough tochase the game,” Schmidt said. “Whenyou’re down, and you’re always chas-ing, trying to get one, you expendmore energy.”

Brucia had to come off her line toblock Muskas, and Taylor Diggs’looping shot from distance was eas-ily handled, keeping Scotch Plains-Fanwood unbeaten in 11 gamesagainst its Union County rival.

“The kids got a little more comfort-able and just settled themselves down,”Ewing said. “With a young team it’shard to keep their composure.”SC Pl-Fanwood 1 0 1Westfield 0 0 0

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUGAR ATHLETES OF THE WEEK...Freshman gymnast Erin Infante hasbeen the leading scorer on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. She hasattained scores above the 9.0 mark consistently this season. She had a season highof 9.275 on beam against Summit. Junior cross-country runner Tom Whiteheadled the Cougars to a 4th place finish in the Metuchen/Old Bridge Invitational thispast weekend and had a personal-best time of 17:36 for the 5K course. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

Alex Lowe for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCLOSING IN ON A RAIDER...Blue Devil Mike Birle, No. 21, closes in on Raider Alex Guevara, No. 7, in the thriller inScotch Plains on September 19. The Blue Devils pulled off a stunning 2-0 victory.

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Cougar Gridders Roll Over Somerville PioneersCONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

Soccer Blue Devil Boys Stun SPF Raiders, 2-0CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

free from there.”Later in the game, Bakie also had a

15-yard pass reception.“It was a five-yard out. It was a great

pass,” Bakie added.The 0-2 Pioneers showed they had

intentions of being competitive whenthey marched 76 yards for the score,which was concluded by RobertMcTernan’s 25-yard TD reception fromquarterback Mike Tarver with 2:44 leftof the first quarter. Cougar Alex Espositoblocked the PAT.

“I guess we were settling in. They gota couple of penalties that went theirway which helped them move the balldownfield with the helmet-to-helmet.They got 15 yards on that,” Cougarmiddle linebacker Niko Cappello, wholed the team with two tackles and sixassisted tackles, said.

Looking back to the struggle withWarren Hills, Cappello added, “It was ahard fought game by both sides. I don’tknow what really happened. I guess wereally didn’t come out with the fire likeusual. We underestimated them. It wascloser than we expected,” Cappello said.

The Cougars, however, did not wasteany more time with the Pioneers and puttheir offense in high gear again with a78-yard scoring drive, which includedSean Leonard’s 46-yard reception tothe three-yard line where BrianMcGovern (6 rushes, 15 yards) carriedit in on the first play of the secondquarter. Leonard finished the game withtwo carries for 31 yards.

With 3:10 left in the half, Nortoncapped a four-play, 75-yard drive whenSchetelich spotted him all alone on theright and from there he sped to the endzone then added the PAT to up the leadto 21-6.

“The first one was in the secondquarter. They blitzed the cornerback sothere was no one covering me. I just hadto beat the safety and I did,” Nortonsaid.

After Chris Szerkeres recovered aPioneer fumble on their 38-yard line,the Cougars were back in business againthen with 27.5 seconds on the clock, theSchetelich-to-Norton connectionworked again, this time for 15 yards.

“It was a plant. They were playingman, so I had to get inside. Once Icaught it, I tried to find my way into theend zone,” Norton explained.

While the Cougar defense was stop-ping the Pioneers in their tracks, theoffense went to work again in the sec-ond half.

“Everyone played their spots. Theydid what they were supposed to do andit worked. I just read my keys and that’swhere I go,” Cappello said.

After an incomplete pass, Schetelichengineered a 71-yard ground game thatended when he dashed 18 yards for thescore spreading the margin to 35-6 with9:07 on the clock. The Cougars’ offen-sive success also came with the supportof a formidable offensive line.

“It was definitely a group effort. Ev-eryone was doing their job and makingtheir assignments, so we could open theholes so they could score. Myself, An-thony Ramirez, Michael Bellrose, KevinDoran, Dylan Grady definitely playedtogether as a unit,” Offensive/defensivetackle Will Fries said.

After this season, Fries’ football ca-reer will continue at Penn State.

“It’s a great feeling taking Penn State.I am very comfortable with the coach-ing staff and it’s a great atmosphere upthere, so I am very happy with mydecision,” Fries said

From that point, Cougar Head CoachErik Rosenmeier put in his reserves butstill they managed one more TD whenjunior Sean Bryson (4 rushes, 33 yards)plunged one yard into the end zone with4:02 left in the third quarter to start therunning Mercy Rule clock. Nortonmissed the PAT, his first of the season.

“I pulled my head up a little bit. Iunderestimated it,” Norton said.

With 4:11 remaining in the game,Pioneer quarterback Nick Couzzi scoredon a four-yard run and the two-pointconversion by Ahmad Lee was good.

Watching the second team get anopportunity to test their skills was apleasing experience for Fries.

“It’s a good feeling to know that youare doing your job, but you definitelywant to be in the game and keep bat-tling,” he said.

This Friday night at Memorial Field,the Cougars will be put to the test whenthey face a tough Roselle Ram team andquarterback Gerald Hairston that had a27-15 lead at the half before Cranfordrallied to pull out a 35-27 victory.

“They are a great team. They have alot of athletes and are an exceptionallywell-coached team. We have to comeout with a lot of fire with everybody toplay. We really have to take it to them,”Fries said.Somerville 6 0 0 8 14Cranford 7 21 13 0 41

ing the issue, which resulted in apenalty kick opportunity forWestfield. With 6:07 remaining, LukeBeaulieu calmly drilled the ball pastRaider goaltender Sean Murray for ahuge insurance goal.

“Once they got that first goal, be-ing down a man, we had to changeour approach,” said Breznitsky. “Wewent with three backs instead of four.Then we ended up getting caughtwith the penalty kick. That really wasit. We held possession most of the

game, we just did not finish our op-portunities.”

For all intents and purposes thatwas it as the Blue Devil cheeringsection, which filled up half of thestands, began to celebrate and ser-

enade the Raider nation as the finalminutes ticked off of the clock. As thegame ended the entire Westfield teamcharged over to the fence and shoutedtheir appreciation to the fans.

The game was every bit the spec-tacle we have come to expect whenWestfield visits Scotch Plains. Thepacked stands featured the boister-ous Westfield contingent on one sideseparated from the equally chattyRaider nation fans on the other, andmade the stands nearly as entertain-

ing as the game itself. Fans circled theouter fence, lined the hills or watchedfrom the top row of the football sta-dium bleachers.

Whether it was the dueling rendi-tions of the National Anthem of-

fered up by each school’s fans, theconfetti canons and red white andblue smoke bombs or the Westfieldfan painted completely blue, thisgame had a fever pitch and excite-ment to it that made it the place to beon Saturday

The loss was the first of the year forScotch Plains-Fanwood (4-1) whichremains one of the very best teams inthe county if not the state. Westfieldimproved its season mark to 3-2-1and now has some much needed

momentum heading into a slate ofgames that includes Linden and Eliza-beth.

“The atmosphere out here todaywas certainly special,” said CoachShaw. “It is always fun to play in asetting like this one where you havesuch support and excitement in thestands. Can we get up for all of ourmatches as we did for this one today?That will be the key question for usmoving forward.”

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Blue Devils’ Gymnasts ToppleALJ Crusaders, 106.875-105.15

The Westfield High School gym-nastics team opened its regular sea-son with a 106.875-105.15 win overthe AL Johnson Crusaders inWestfield on September 16.

According to Blue Devil HeadCoach Amanda Diaz, “The girls hada great first meet. Our seniors downto our freshman were able to show offtheir talents on each event. As theseason continues the girls plan towork hard to clean up and perfecttheir routines to maintain our pasttitles.”

The Crusaders recorded the top-four totals in the All-Around withGina Ferdinandi taking top honorswith a 36.975 score. Kelsey Briscesewas second at 34.975, followed byAngela Pieros at 32.55 and ChristinaSheafer at 32.225.

Blue Devil senior Megan Melillowon the uneven bars with an 8.825,followed by Blue Devil senior CarlieFasano at 8.775. Ferdinandi at 8.7and Briscese at 8.525 took 3-4, whileBlue Devil freshman Kaela Azzarettotook fifth at 8.475.

Ferdinandi recorded the highestscore of the meet when she capturedfirst on the floor exercise with a 9.625although Fasano was close behind with

a 9.575, followed by Blue Devil sopho-more Sarah Fox at 9.45 and Azzarettoat 9.3. Briscese scored an 8.875

Ferdinandi took first in the vaultwith a 9.45, followed by Melillo at9.05, Briscese and Azzaretto at 9.0,and Blue Devil senior MeganTroutman at 8.65. Ferdinandi alsoplaced first on the balance beam witha 9.1, followed by Blue Devil seniorLexi Holzer at 8.8, Fasano at 8.625,Briscese at 8.575 and Fox at 8.35.

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Townof Westfield Planning Board (the “Board”)will hold a public hearing on October 5,2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Cham-bers of the Town of Westfield MunicipalBuilding, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey, to review and act upon anapplication for preliminary and final majorsite plan approval and variances (“Appli-cation”) filed by 7-Eleven, Inc. (“Applicant”)for development of the property located at800 Central Avenue, Westfield, New Jer-sey, which has been designated on theTown of Westfield Tax Map as Block 4801,Lot 8 (the “Property”). The Property islocated in the GB-3 General BusinessZone.

Applicant proposes to demolish the ex-isting improvements located on the Prop-erty and to construct a principal building ofapproximately 3,044 square feet that con-tains a retail sales use (7-Eleven conve-nience store). Applicant also proposes siteimprovements, including, but not limitedto, off-street parking, landscaping, light-ing, and signage.

In addition to preliminary and final majorsite plan approval, Applicant seeks bulk or“c” variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) as follows: (i) minimum side yardsetback less than required; (ii) permissionto locate a trash enclosure in a side yard;(iii) permission to locate off-street parkingand loading areas in the front and sideyards; (iv) permission to construct a free-standing sign; (v) maximum number ofwall signs greater than permitted; (vi) maxi-mum area of wall sign(s) greater thanpermitted; (vii) maximum height of wallsign(s) greater than permitted; (viii) per-mission for internally illuminated signage;(ix) front yard setback greater than permit-ted; (x) proposing pavement in the frontyard; & (xi) maximum illumination level atProperty line greater than permitted.

Applicant reserves the right to seek, andrequests that this Application be deemedamended to include and that the Boardgrant, any additional determinations, ap-provals, variances, waivers or exceptions,continuation of any pre-existing non-con-forming conditions, and modifications toany conditions of any prior approval asreflected on the filed plans and materials(as same may be further amended fromtime to time without further notice) and asmay be determined to be necessary dur-ing the review and processing of the Appli-cation.

When this case is called, interested par-ties may appear, either in person or byattorney, and present questions and evi-dence, and make statements regardingthis Application. The hearing may be con-tinued without further notice on such addi-tional or other dates as the Board maydetermine. The Application, plans, docu-ments, and other materials will be avail-able for public inspection, at least 10 daysprior to the hearing, at the Board secretary’soffice, located at the Department of PublicWorks Building, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey, during regular busi-ness hours, which are typically 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

7-Eleven, Inc.By: Jason R. Tuvel, Esq.

Gibbons P.C.One Gateway Center

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PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE OF DECISION

On September 16, 2015, the PlanningBoard of the Township of Cranford adopteda Resolution granting minor subdivisionand variance approvals to the Applicant,MD Developers, LLC, for the property lo-cated at 124 Spring Garden Street,Cranford, New Jersey, Block 173, Lot 26on the Tax Map of the Township of Cranford.The Approvals will permit the demolition ofall existing structures and subdivision ofthe property into two lots for the construc-tion of a new single-family home on eachlot. A copy of the Resolution is on file andavailable for inspection by the public in thePlanning/Zoning Office located at 8 Spring-field Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey, dur-ing that Office’s normal business hours.

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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted resolutionsat its meeting on September 16, 2015 forthe following applications decided upon atits meeting on July 13, 2015.

F&J Foot, Inc. 112-115 Cacciola Place.Applicant sought a one year extension ofpreliminary and final major site plan ap-proval with c and d variances grantedFebruary 11, 2008, extended through June30, 2015. Extension granted to June 30,2016.

Jeffrey Gabriel, 118 Oak Tree Pass.Applicant sought approval to construct anew single family home contrary to Sec-tions 11.05E5 and 11.05E7 of the LandUse Ordinance to allow a front yard set-back of 20.32 where 42.31 is required; andto allow a rear yard setback of 15 feetwhere 40 feet is required. Application ap-proved with conditions.

Valerio & Diana Bruscianelli, 110Cottage Place. Applicant sought approvalto construct a second story addition con-trary to Sections 11.09E7, 11.09E6,11.09E13 and 11.09E14 of the Land UseOrdinance to allow a rear yard setback of32 feet where 35 feet is required; to allowa side yard setback of 9.6 feet where aminimum of 10 feet is required; to allow acontinuous wall length in a zoning sideyard of 32 feet where 25 feet is allowed andto allow no garage where a one car garageis required. Application approved with con-ditions.

Leslie North, 550 Sherwood ParkwayApplicant sought approval to construct atwo story addition and a front porch con-trary to Sections 11.09E6, 12.03D and12.04F of the Land Use Ordinance to allowa side yard setback of 7.8 feet where aminimum setback of 10 feet is required toallow a front yard setback of 28 feet and 30feet where a 32 feet is required; to allow abuilding coverage of 20.7% where a maxi-mum of 20% is allowed. Application ap-proved with conditions.

Estate of William H. Roeben, 1907Grandview Avenue. Applicant soughtapproval to construct a second story addi-tion contrary to Sections 11.09E6,11.09E14 and 12.03D of the Land UseOrdinance to allow no garage where a onecar garage is required; to allow side yardsetbacks of 9.6 feet and 9.8 feet where aminimum of 10 feet is required and to allowa front yard setback of 23.08 feet where27.4 feet is required. Application approvedwith conditions.

Plans and applications are on file in theoffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kathleen NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF GARWOOD

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 15-18

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND§21-33 (ISSUANCE OF PER-MITS; DURATION; VISITORPERMIT; DISPLAY; FEES)AND § 21-37 (SCHEDULE OFRESIDENT PREFERENTIALPERMIT PARKING ZONES) INARTICLE XIV (RESIDENTPREFERENTIAL PERMITPARKING) IN CHAPTER 21(VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC)AND TO AMEND § 21-8.(TWO-HOUR PARKING) INARTICLE I (TRAFFIC ANDPARKING) IN CHAPTER 21(VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC)OF THE CODE OF THE BOR-OUGH OF GARWOOD TOREVISE THE RESIDENTPREFERENTIAL PERMITPARKING ZONE AND TO RE-VISE THE TWO-HOUR PARK-ING ZONE BY ADDING ADDI-TIONAL STREETS TO EACH.

STATEMENT

TAKE NOTICE THAT ORDINANCE NO.15-18, WAS PASSED ON THE FINALREADING AFTER PUBLIC HEARING ATA MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUN-CIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GARWOODON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015.

ATTEST:Christina Ariemma

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Alex Lowe for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBLUE DEVIL SIGHTING...A Blue Devil (not Big Foot) has been sighted climbing the hill during the thrilling match-upbetween the Westfield Blue Devils and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders in Scotch Plains on September 19.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHELPING SEPARATE THE PILE...Cougar safety Brian McGovern, No. 31, helps to separate the pile after a Cranfordgang tackle of Pioneer running back Keyshawn Newton, No. 1, at Memorial Field in Cranford.

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

Public Notice is hereby given that thefinal revised ordinance as follows waspassed and adopted by the Town Councilof the Town of Westfield at a meetingthereof held on September 22, 2015.

Claire J. GrayTown Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2050

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD CHAPTER 2,“ADMINISTRATION,” AR-TICLE II, TOWN OFFICERSAND EMPLOYEES, DIVISION3, PERSONNEL POSITIONSAND SALARY SCHEDULE,”SEC. 2-12.28, “SCHEDULE.”

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUGAR GYMNASTIC TEAM...Pictured, left to right, are: front row; freshman Gabby Markase, sophomore KellyMcAuliffe, and freshmen Jen Kosty, Bee Iosso, Kerry Pollock and Hanna Capone; back row, freshman Maddy Larrabee,senior captain Lauren Costa, junior Taylor Grant, freshman Sasha Knapp, junior Delaney Sciascia and freshman ErinInfante.

INFANTE WINS BEAM, FLOOR, BARS; MARKASE VAULT

Cougar Gymnasts DominateUnion Farmers, 105.55-75.25

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

Freshman power propelled theCranford High School gymnasticsteam to an easy 105.55-75.25 victoryover the Union Farmers in Cranfordon September 16. It was also thatsame freshman power plus the addi-tion of senior captain Lauren Costaand sophomore Kelly McAuliffe thathelped the Cougars pull out a not-so-easy 106.1-105.6 victory over theSummit Hilltoppers in their seasonopener on September 10.

“It was like a last minute schedul-ing. The girls did well. It was mostlyfreshmen and our one sophomore,Kelly McAuliffe, that competed. Weare a really young team and we havea couple of kinks to work out. Wewere happy with how we did. Wescored over 106 and we don’t haveour best vaulting, so we have a lot ofroom to grow,” Cougar Head CoachMichelle Charney-Hulse said.

Just as she did in the win over Sum-mit, freshman Erin Infante took tophonors in the uneven bars, balancebeam and floor exercise. In fact, twofreshmen, Infante at 8.85 and MaddieLarrabee at 8.8, along with juniorDelaney Sciascia at 8.5 swept the floorexercise, followed by another fresh-man, Hanna Capone, at 8.4.

“We have eight freshmen. It givesour team a lot of depth. They have alot of difficulty. They have a lot of

skills,” Coach Charney-Hulse said.No Cougar needed to compete in

all four events against the Farmersbut their performance on the unevenbars was unparalleled with four ofthe five competitors including giantswings in their routine. Infante endedher routine with a full twisting backtuck dismount to earn a score of 9.05.McAuliffe took second at 8.6 andfreshman Gabby Markase took thirdwith an 8.5, followed by Larrabee at7.15 and junior Taylor Grant at 7.1.

Infante also captured first on thebalance beam with a 9.0. Aside fromseveral difficult leaps, she included aback somersault. Sciascia took sec-ond in the event with a score of 8.65and freshman Jen Kosty took third at8.6, followed by McAuliffe at 8.15and Costa at 7.6.

“Erin’s got great skills. She has agreat attitude. She is an all-aroundgymnast,” commented CoachCharney-Hulse.

In the very first event of the after-noon, Markase took top honors in thevaulting with a 9.05, followed byCapone at 9.0 and Sciascia at 8.95.Ayanna Chambers had the Farmers’highest score of the afternoon withan 8.55. Costa scored an 8.6 andCougar freshman Kerry Pollockscored an 8.5.

With a pair of 100+ team scores intheir first two meets, Coach Charney-Hulse said, “So far so good! But weare looking to increase difficulty onsome of our events, particularly vault-ing. We have to do vaults that are ableto compete and just to add more diffi-culty here and there with a lot of polishand on bars and clean everything up.”

The Cougars traveled to work theirskills against the Ridge Red Devilson September 18.

Schwetje, Tom Morley, Brendan Col-lum, Brett Spass, Tim Norris. Theyare unbelievable. They played greatboth games. I think they only let upone sack last week and none thisweek,” Kelly said.

The Blue Devil defense limited the0-2 Raiders to just 51 total yards infirst half (21 in the air, 30 on theground) but after recovering aWestfield fumble on the opening kick-off, the Raiders actually took a 3-0lead when Maxwell Toll booted a 25-yard field goal. From there, it was allWestfield.

“We knew that they lost to Plainfieldbut we didn’t take them lightly be-cause it is a rivalry game. Every singleyear they come out with whateverthey have and they give whateverthey have at us,” Colwell said. “Wegot the job done today.”

The Blue Devils answered with adrive that ended with one of the mostspectacular efforts on the part ofBoutsikaris when he grabbed Kelly’spass near the right sideline and shednot one, not two, not three but fourwould-be tackles to enter the endzone with 7:24 left in the first quarter.Michael Moriarity hit the first of hissix points after (PAT).

“I was in another zone, I guess. It wasa great play call. We just put it in thisweek. It was like a regular boot pass butit was a brand new formation and it wascalled at the right time,” Boutsikarissaid. “It was great blocking by my ‘O’line and great throw by Zach.”

“That first touchdown was beauti-ful, the effort. I’m thinking, ‘alright!we got a first down.’ He broke a

tackle, then he broke another tacklethen another. He just kept running.Great effort,” Blue Devil Head CoachJim DeSarno said.

“The play calls were there. I justhad to complete them. The wide re-ceivers are always wide open runninggreat routes. Boutsikaris! I don’t evenknow what to say about him. Thatfirst touchdown was unbelievable.Then the other three, he made it easyfor me with great routes. He’s verysmart, has a lot of football knowl-edge,” Kelly said.

Blue Devil Kyle Dombrowski re-covered a Raider fumble at the SPF37 to set up the next TD. After a five-yard pass to Marner, running back

Jack Curry found an opening, shedsome tackles and sprinted 32 yardsfor the TD. Curry had 53 rushingyards in the first half and added an-other 45, including a 13-yard TD run,on the first series of the third quarter.

With 8:01 left in the second quar-ter, Kelly mixed four pass plays withtwo runs to make the score, 21-3,when he hit Boutsikaris for a 13-yardTD reception. Less than five minuteslater, Boutsikarius made a 19-yardTD grab. Then with 1:23 left in thehalf, the Kelly-to-Boutsikaris con-nection was good for a two-yard TD.

Once Curry got his TD in the thirdquarter, making the score, 42-3, the

Blue Devils Rap Raiders for 600th Grid WinCONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

V-Ball Blue Devils BeatRaiders, Old Bridge

The Westfield High School girlsvolleyball team improved to 6-1 witha 25-22, 25-15, win over ScotchPlains-Fanwood on September 18 anda three set, 21-25, 5-15, 25-11, vic-tory over Old Bridge on September21.

Blue Devil Lindsay Miller had 10assists, four aces and seven digsagainst the SPF Raiders. Olivia Meyerhad 12 digs and three kills, whileLeah Andrews notched five kills.Leigh Scarano and Lizzy Sottungeach had four digs. Against OldBridge, Miller had 15 assists, 11 digs,three kills and four aces. Meyer had10 digs and four kills. RachelMattessich notched five kills. Sottungwas credited with 10 aces and fourassists. Scarano had four digs andthree aces.

Probitas Verus Honos

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBREAKING THE TACKLE...Raider running back Ben Powell, No. 3, breaksloose towards the end zone in the fourth quarter.

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Blue Devils Rap Raiders, 42-10CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR

NONPAYMENT OF TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, Lori Majeski, Collector of Taxes of the Township of Scotch Plains, County of Union will sell at publicauction on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 in the Municipal Court, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey at 9:00 o’clock in themorning or at such later time and place to which said sale may then be adjourned, all of the several lots and parcels of land assessedto the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount of municipalliens chargeable against said lands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1, et seq. as computed to the 20th DAY OFOCTOBER 2015.

Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount of municipal liens chargeable against each parcelof said land assessed as one parcel, together with interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowest rateof interest bid, but in no case in excess of 18%. Payments for said parcels shall be made prior to the conclusion of the sale in the formof cash, certified check or money order or other method previously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold. Propertiesfor which there are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to the Township of Scotch Plains at an interest rate of 18%.

At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any property with interest and costs. Payment must be in theform of cash or certified check.

Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58-10-23.11 et seq.), the Water PollutionControl Act (N.J.S.A. 58-:10A-1 et seq.) and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.), In addition, the municipality isprecluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in any way connected to the prior ownerof the site.

In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, the Tax Collector should be notified immediately.

BLOCK & LOT OWNER NAME PROPERTY LOCATION TOTAL

00101 05 LOPEZ, BERNADETTE & GEORGE 1508 GABLES ST $1,216.8500102 12 AKINS-HARVEY, OLLIE\HARVEY, CA 1565 FRONT ST $157.1100204 05 JADE ISLE HOLDING CORP 475 TERRILL RD $2,329.1200302 01 BRITO, PETER 1552 E SECOND ST $185.2500302 22 BARKER,DAVID K & KAREN L 515 CICILIA PL $1,900.5300402 06 POWELL, RAYMOND & BERNICE 518 FOREPAUGH AV $5,083.8200404 26 MCDOWELL, SHIELA 541 HUNTER AV $1,247.7600502 05 DAVIS, WILLA RUTH 1628 FRONT ST $10,882.7800502 14 BUONTEMPO, RICHARD 1635 E SECOND ST $1,057.5500503 28 MARTINEZ, CARLOS & CAMPOS, PAO 415 HUNTER AV $297.4500601 30 PAYNTER, VALLARINE 318 HOE AV $164.7000603 01 STRADFORD,JOHN G & BELINDA 315 JACKSON AV $9,191.8200603 02 STRADFORD, KELVIN 319 JACKSON AV $291.2700701 01 MANSO-RIVERA, RUTH 1639 MOUNTAIN AV $297.2200704 09 HILL, BRENDA N. 1733 MOUNTAIN AV $109.8700704 14 BANKS, ALBERT & MELINDA 218 MYRTLE AV $290.6300705 15 PEREZ, JOSE LUIS & LINDA RUTH 1781 MOUNTAIN AV $324.6500801 03 POWELL, BENJAMIN III & SHAROND 214 PINEHURST AV $310.3800903 31 TRUSLOW, KENNETH 331 SYCAMORE AV $4,917.5100903.04 26 CKJ13 PINCUS, JULIE 13 KING JAMES CT $273.1301001 30 KNECHTEL, PAUL & PATRICIA L 340 CEDAR GROVE TR $307.0901001 59 THOMPSON,PATRICK 1815 FRONT ST $8,058.2901001 60 GALLAGHER, RITA 1805 FRONT ST $552.7301001.01 63 CVP08 KENNEDY,JAMES W 8 VILLAGE PARK CT $205.4201101 17 FLUHARTY,JENNIFER & LEVINSEN,M 1740 FRONT ST $151.1501201 35 C0207 LEISSING, ERIC 530 PARK AV $148.0701201 35 C0216 JOSEPH, MICHAEL D 530 PARK AV $304.8901401 29 PICI,VINCENT/ROBLES,MELISSA 565 SCHOOL PL $207.0701602 02 LEHMAN,JAMES J & KELLY A 375 FOREST RD $15.1501602 10 POLANCO,ALASTOR & BONNIE 1956 GRAND ST $207.0701703 09 DONALDSON, ROBB & AUDREY 316 STOUT AV $16.7801803 02 CHARLES, KEN & MARIA R H/W 1912 SUNSET PL $2,456.7701903 10 CIUFIA, MICHAEL A 218 SCOTLAND ST $109.8701904 05 TUCKER, JEANETTE 1996 PROSPECT AV $2,803.0701904 16 DE OLIVEIRA, JUAREZ 2005 MOUNTAIN AV $6,720.4102103 12 MAZZEI,ROBERT J 2005 WESTFIELD AV 2FAM $30.3202303 03 RICE, CATHERINE 1956 CHURCH AV $151.2702402 09 KELLY, MICHAEL JOSEPH 2056 CHURCH AV $162.5302402 10 FUSSELMAN, JOYCE 2062 CHURCH AV $9,013.9602501 13 SPIEGEL, GARY & ANN 506 WESTFIELD RD $308.1902501 34 KULIK, F B-CHENEY, B K-CHENEY, 542 WESTFIELD RD $310.4802601 15 MC MAHON, KEVIN & BARBARA E 420 RIDGEVIEW AV $165.8602602 06 GIBKI, CHRISTOPHER 2058 LYDE PL $156.0202603 14 TEDESCO,AARON & LESLIE ANN 2097 COLES AV $154.9402603 18 RUSSO, ROXANE 2081 COLES AV $293.9210801 03.02 MESSERCOLA BROS. BUILDING CO, 1 NORWEGIAN WOODS RD $5,530.0302604 15 NOCERA,KENNETH & KRISTI 408 WESTFIELD RD $158.7402802 23 GRAY,CHRISTOPHER & CYNTHIA H/W 2057 PROSPECT AV $297.2202803 02 ENCARNACION, FRANK R 243 SCOTLAND ST $300.5002903 19 CHAILLET, KATHY 2209 PINE TR $308.1902904 02 SAILSMAN, LORNA 2205 MOUNTAIN AV $17.3003002 01 PILGRIM, BARRY J & JACQUELIN K 2200 MOUNTAIN AV $327.9503002 03 RUSSELL, DONA Y ESTATE OF 2210 MOUNTAIN AV $290.6303101 11 BATES,CHRISTOPHER 2212 COLES AV $303.3703101 24 SHARKEY, GERARD & DEBORAH 418 EVERGREEN BL $290.2103201 05 MAGNOTTA,LISA B 533 WESTFIELD RD $302.7003301 15 WHITE, TERENCE J & LAURIE E 582 WEST CT $303.8003703 24 FRANCO, ISMAEL & PASQUALINA 336 HENRY ST $303.1903803 10 TEVIS, PETER & KIM 240 BYRD AV $303.8003902 03 SAFI, JUDY; SIMPSON, ALICIA 185 WATCHUNG TR $152.0803903 03 OLIVEIRA, RUI & DEOLINDA 2377 LAKE PARK TR $311.4903903 06 GENTILE, BONNIE B 2389 LAKE PARK TR $290.6303905 07 DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC 201 HARDING RD $309.2903905 13 JACOBS, PAUL W & HELEN 230 WILLIAM ST $157.1103906 08 CZURLANIS, KENNETH & DEBORAH M 204 HARDING RD $172.8303906 12 SHEVLIN, RICHARD 224 HARDING RD $10,177.0403907 07 CATO, RAMONA 213 MOUNTAINVIEW AV $109.8704001 01 VERRASTRO, THOMAS F & CAROL A 357 HENRY ST $305.6504001 03 CATRICALA,BARBARA/CATRICALA,MA 351 HENRY ST $291.73

04103 01 REAGAN, JAMES JR & NICOLE 2405 ROSE ST $151.2404104 18 MCNAMARA, JAMES R SR & LINDA M 424 JERUSALEM RD $20.5004201 02 BEIRNE, MATTHEW & KAREN 502 VICTOR ST $421.3204301 20 RODRIGUEZ, RAMON & GRISELDA 515 VICTOR ST $307.2904302 15 EGUES-DELGADO, MARIA 537 WARREN ST $157.5004401 14 WEST, MARY 4 JOHNSON ST $1,666.2404501 25 PARDO,ANTHONY 505 JERUSALEM RD $156.9504801 04 CLARK, JOHN HARDING & ROSEMARY 179 WILLIAM ST $207.0704801 09 BORESEN,DONALD R & KATHERINE J 182 VICTOR ST $153.2904802 03 SILLS, GREGORY E 189 VICTOR ST $160.9004901.01 03 CO102 LAI, RONALD 102 DONATO CR $298.3104901.01 03 CO118 NARGUNDKAR, SAGAR & PATEL,PRIY 118 DONATO CR $109.8704901.02 03 CO206 WEEMS, MELVINA 206 DONATO CR $159.7804901.03 03 CO306 VOLCY, KELLY 306 DONATO CR $17.6704901.06 03 CO602 SIDDIQUI, MAHAMMAD 602 DONATO CR $134.8604901.06 03 CO606 LARKINS, GAIL 606 DONATO CR $16.1404901.06 03 CO612 LEE,YENLIN & HSUEH,CHUN LIN 612 DONATO CR $60.6305901 26 ALBERT, WAYNE B & ANNE H 379 ROBERTS LN $155.4806001 03 HOUSTON-LEWIS, VICKIE 20 JOHNSON ST $290.4906001 29.04 ROGERS, RICHARD & NOELLA - EVA 2573 MADISON AV $207.0706001 33 GOSKI, KENNETH, JR.. MADISON AV REAR $31.6606103 04 WILLIAMS, ERIC B & SHERRI V 15 JOHNSON ST $1,729.4706301 03 TURPIN, PAULINE LARK 2509 SMITH ST $3,228.3206301 04 PHILLIPS, LINCOLN ESTATE OF 2521 SMITH ST $294.9706305 04 HILLMAN, REGINALD & MONICA 2518 JOHN ST $151.1506703 29 JUDGE, JOSEPH G & SUSAN C 709 WESTFIELD RD $4,684.0106901 27 AL SANGUILIANO, INC 2389 BERYLLIUM RD $5,294.1706901 28 AL SANGUILLANO INC 2397 BERYLLIUM RD $2,784.6507201 12 SANGUILIANO, RALPH 2386 BERYLLIUM RD $14,589.5307201 14 AL SANGUILIANO INC 2398 BERYLLIUM RD $11,646.4507201 15 AL SANGUILIANO, INC 2596 PLAINFIELD AV $762.1707201 25 AHEARN, EDWARD G JR 2406 HAMLETTE PL $295.3307303 20 MC COY, CALVIN A 2704 PLAINFIELD AV $2,690.2507304 10 JENKINS, LEMUEL S & ZULLA 2672 PLAINFIELD AV $7,065.2707304 17.01 MELENDEZ, GRACE 2405 B PARK PL $247.9507304 17.02 FDS INVESTMENT INC 2405 A PARK PL $1,724.3007401 08 RUSSO, MARLA 2293 STOCKER LN $306.0007401 46 BERMINGHAM, SCOTT 879 O’DONNELL AV $207.0707601.02 14 CCC07 WESSEL, SEAN T 7 CRESTWOOD COM N AV $109.8707704 22 FARRALL, MARK D & JUDITH A 2345 SENECA RD $299.4108301 01 PEIST, EDWARD & DONNA 2308 NORTH AV $292.8208504 29 MASON, KEVIN & MARYANN 2101 MAPLEVIEW CT $9,041.3108504 33 SENATORE, ALBERT & ROSICLER S 2083 MAPLEVIEW CT $300.5008701 08 SIMS, NATHANIEL 1128 WASHINGTON AV $301.6108801 08 REDDERSEN, HEATHER 1153 MARTINE AV $245.2308802 06 BOOKER, VANESSA 1169 WASHINGTON AV $202.5509002 15 FERGUSON,MATTHEW & HEATHER 2259 JERSEY AV $16.6009004 06 POMPEO, JASON 2307 ELIZABETH AV $6,006.1309201 25 THOMPSON, STEPHEN J & SARA M 2103 MEADOW VIEW RD $289.5309204 03 SIMONS, G - DEMPS, C 1199 WOODSIDE RD $300.5009501 11 LUSK, MICHAEL & PATRICIA 1200 CHRISTINE CI $318.0709901 06 PATEL, HARSH 2211 W BROAD ST $297.2210001 19 BONADIES, WILLIAM J & PAMELA R 16 OXFORD RD $303.8010301 28 CARO ESPOSITO, ANTONIO & CLAUD 1301 MARTINE AV $356.5410801 03.03 MESSERCOLA BROS. BUILDING CO, 2 NORWEGIAN WOODS RD $6,064.7110803 02 HUNNELL, WILLIAM P 1976 INVERNESS DR $151.6711002 02 QUINTANA, JESSICA 2028 DOGWOOD DR $15.7511501 12 KOCOT, WILLIAM & ELIZABETH 1642 KING ST $306.4711603 04 FAUST, DEREK H 1161 TERRILL RD $203.7211902 06 MURPHY, SEAN & BARBARA J 6 GAYCROFT DR $164.6412001 17 MARGIOTTA, JOSEPH 1541 COOPER RD $109.8712101 04 SEIFERT, GEORGE & MONICA 5 FRANCES LN $120.3212101 15 HUNTER,JR, RICHARD & DANA 3 STONELEIGH DR $96.2012101 16 PORCARO, MICHAEL P & MCFADDEN, 5 STONELEIGH DR $16.8312202 01 CASSIDY, RAYMOND H & DIANNA L 68 RAMBLING DR $148.3412401 46 PEDERSEN, STEVEN & SUSAN 1889 NORTH GATE RD $303.8012501 07 HEATH, DAVID A 1934 RARITAN RD $15.8612701 05 RAPPA, RYAN 1908 LAKE AV $13,771.1213301 17 CHARLES,MATTHEW & SHERRY 4 LINDEN LN $304.7413301 21 ROMEO, DOMENICK - MAURER, KRIS 5 LINDEN LN $325.6713302 07 DIFABRIZIO, LARA & MICHAEL 2051 WINDING BROOK WY $316.7013502 01 CALVO, RICARDO A & ARLENE S 35 JACOBS LN $173.3513701.09 03 CM022 MORRISON,JAMES/BRENNER,ROBIN 22 MADDAKET VI $207.0713701.16 03 CB019 HOOD-MARSHALL, PORTIA 19 BURNHAM VI $15.5813701.17 03 CB023 SEVIN,GERALDINE/SEVIN,SETH R 23 BURNHAM VI $10,380.3313701.19 03 CE002 LASSITER, RAY S 2 EASTHAM VI $5,827.4513701.42 04 CRE05 FLOWERS, CINDY 1005 CELLAR AVENUE $261.2614001 08 THOMPSON, PATRICK C 1680 RARITAN RD $326.9314301 02 SANTANGELO,CHRISTOPHER & MARIA 4 OVERLOOK WY $307.0914602 07 TURCHIN, MARILYN %SCOTT PERRY 11 GREENBRIER LN $24,068.6915004 19 SAMUEL, RICHARD I - SAMUEL, G 1271 COOPER RD $331.0115101 38.0201 RODRIGUEZ, ESTRELLA I 1231 COOPER RD $55,751.6115302 25 GORSKI, PAUL & JUDITH 12 BALMORAL LN $158.1915303 10 ARGILA, CHARLES 11 LAURIE CT $169.5815303 17 BYRNE, JACQUELINE PATRICIA 1230 TERRILL RD $112.1915402 10 WALSH, MARGARET 1224 SUNNYFIELD LN $15,111.2615503 06 O’DONNELL, HEATHER 1248 SUNNYFIELD LN $17.7915901 05 DI FABIO, ANSEIMO AND AMY 1470 RAHWAY RD $303.8016001 08 BANNON, CHARLES 1010 RARITAN RD $153.86

Lori Majeski,Collector of Taxes

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

FIRST TD OF THE DAY...Mac Prybylski ( 20) reaches for the goal line and scoresthe team’s first touchdown of the game. The Westfield PAL Football B Team wenton to defeat the Cranford Cougars, in a hard fought game, 13-0.

Westfield PAL C Shuts OutCranford Grid Kids, 20-0

BIG GAIN, BIG BLOCKS...PAL ‘C’s David Link, No. 17, is propelled for a biggain behind the blocking of Tyler Sontz, No. 61, and Trey Constantinou, No. 13.

The Westfield PAL Football C Teamdefeated Cranford, 20-0, on Septem-ber 20 at Kehler Stadium. The BlueDevils’ win was keyed by a strongdefensive effort, and due to the blus-tery weather conditions, the teamscored methodically using a solidrunning game.

Westfield took its opening drive 40yards in four plays for the touch-down. The advantageous field posi-tion was set up by an impressive puntreturn by Jalen Simpson. Simpsonthen shouldered the load on the nexttwo carries moving Westfield into thered-zone. Jack Barker then punchedin for the opening score.

On Westfield’s next possession,James Csorba keyed the offense withtwo 15-yard runs before Simpsonsprinted off tackle for the Blue Devil’s

second touchdown.Csorba then rumbled for 40 yards

and a touchdown earlier in the thirdquarter to finish the scoring. Pullingguard Mark Gialluisi, WR David Linkand Simpson threw key downfieldblocks on the play. Also gaining yard-age for Westfield were David Link,Duncan Foster, Steven Harvey, RonanFowler and Luke Jacobs.

Coach Joseph Vaszily highlightedthe stellar play of the offensive line inkeying the running attack. “Our frontfive got tremendous push,” he noted.“This group works particularly hardin practice and they seem to get stron-ger as the game goes on. I am ex-tremely proud of their effort.”

Westfield next faces Summit thisSunday, September 27, at Summit at10:30 a.m.

Mercy Rule went into effect and therest of the reserves got the opportu-nity to gain game experience.

“We got a certain amount of pointswhere the running clock started andwe were able to get the young guys inthe game. That’s good for the programin the future with sophomores andjuniors getting reps,” Colwell said.

An absolutely great 60-yard run byrunning back Matt Varano in the firstquarter turned out to be the TD thatnever was when it was negated with apenalty.

“Matt’s very good on the outside.He knows how to make cuts. That Ithink we just got unlucky. One of ourlinemen fell down and they threw theflag. That was an unbelievable run.He has great vision just like Jack[Curry] does,” Kelly said.

“What a shame! We got a littlesloppy up front, but he runs hard. Allthe kids run hard. Jack [Curry] obvi-ously, we got some other kids whorun hard. I gave him a couple of othercarries hoping he will pop one. Hewill get his chance,” Coach DeSarnosaid of Varano.

With 10:18 remaining in the game,the Raiders engineered a 12-play, 78-yard scoring drive when running back

Ben Powell bolted 10 yards for the TD.Such a dominating performance

with the Kelly-to-Boutsikaris con-nection will not go unnoticed by fu-ture opponents.

“I am not worried at all. If theywant to put two, three on him, it justopens up the flood gates for Jack[Curry]. They already have someonespying on him. Then Jack Shirk, JDMarner and Jelani are going to takeover. They are going to run theirroutes. They are going to get openand they are going to exploit thatdefense,” Kelly said.

“We can’t hide that any more. Hehad a good year last year. Today wasa day where they gave him a lot andwe were able to capitalize,” CoachDeSarno said

Not only did the 600th victory marka milestone for the Blue Devils, but itjust happened to have occurred onCoach DeSarno’s birthday (Septem-ber 19), so the team sang, “HappyBirthday!”

“We have a few kids who can reallystretch the vocals a little bit. I’m gladwe got the win, especially for theseniors and it was a bonus to do it oncoach’s birthday,” Boutsikaris said.

After a bye week, another bonuswould be a win against Linden onSaturday, October 3, at 2 p.m.

“They beat us twice last year. We gotto get back to work on Monday and wewill see where it takes us. We are 2-0but we got to validate all this. We can’tjust sit on it,” Coach DeSarno said.Sc Pl-Fanwood 3 0 0 7 10Westfield 14 21 7 0 42

WF PAL ‘A’ Stops Cranford Gridders, 26-22

HEADING DOWNFIELD FOR A BIG GAIN…Tim Alliegro, No. 24, breaks abig gain in Westfield PAL A team’s 26-22 win over Cranford.

The Westfield PAL “A” footballteam tallied a 26-22 victory overCranford on September 20 at KehlerStadium. The Blue Devils jumpedout to a 20-0 halftime lead and thenheld off a late charge by the Cougarsto complete the win. Tim Alliegroscored on touchdown runs of 50 andfive yards and Hank Shapiro con-nected with Colin Elliott on touch-

down passes of 45 and two yards.Griffin Rooney also ran the ball ef-fectively for the Blue Devils and Jus-tin Chambliss kicked an extra point.

The swarming Westfield defensefrustrated Cranford all day as NickMartini, Sean Link, Bryan Felter,Tristan Waddell, Declan McCauley,George Garcia, Chris Larkin, RyanSmith, Victor Coustan and JohnCzarnecki recorded sacks and tack-les. Next up for the PAL A team willbe an away game against a toughsquad from Summit.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

COUNTY OF UNION

TAKE NOTICE, The undersigned will expose for sale at Public Auction, in accordancewith Title 39:10A-1, at the times and locations specified below, the following motorvehicles which came into the possession of the Scotch Plains Police Department throughabandonment or failure of owners to claim same.

All the vehicles on the following lists are offered in strictly “as is” condition, with norepresentation as to condition or fitness for any particular purpose.

Purchase must be made by cash or certified check. A 10% deposit must be given at timeof auction. Balance must be paid by 4:00 p.m. the same day.

The public auction shall be held on September 30, 2015 in accordance with the lawsof the State of New Jersey pertaining thereto.

The following vehicle may be examined at Plains Auto Body, 2368 Beryllium Road,Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07090, at 9:15 am. Public Auction will commence at 9:30 am.

MAKE YEAR VIN NO. MINIMUM BID DOD 1999 1B4HS28Y0XF667447 $3265.00

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PLANNING BOARD

Please take notice that on September16, 2015, the Borough of Fanwood Plan-ning Board granted approval to SprintSpectrum L.P., the lessee of a portion ofproperty known as the Public Service Elec-tric and Gas Company property located onSouth Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey, andshown as Lot 8, Block 55, on the FanwoodTax Assessment Map, to construct a wire-less communications facility on the prop-erty. The documents pertaining to thisproject are available for inspection at theoffice of the Planning Board at the Bor-ough Hall during normal business hours.

Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio, P.C.Attorneys for Sprint Spectrum L.P.

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PLANNING BOARD

Please take notice that on September16, 2015, the Borough of Fanwood Plan-ning Board granted approval to T-MobileNortheast LLC, the lessee of a portion ofproperty known as the Public Service Elec-tric and Gas Company property located onSouth Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey, andshown as Lot 8, Block 55, on the FanwoodTax Assessment Map, to construct a wire-less communications facility on the prop-erty. The documents pertaining to thisproject are available for inspection at theoffice of the Planning Board at the Bor-ough Hall during normal business hours.

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PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD

BOARD OF EDUCATIONSEEKS APPLICANTS for UNEXPIRED

SCOTCH PLAINS SEAT

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education is seekingapplicants interested in filling the ScotchPlains seat on the board due to a vacancyeffective September 8, 2015.

The Board has 65 days from September8, 2015 to appoint a new Scotch Plainsmember of the board to serve until the nextschool election in November 2016.

Scotch Plains residents who are inter-ested in applying for the open board seatare invited to submit a letter of interest,including a brief biography and their rea-sons for wanting to be on the board, toScotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Educa-tion, Deborah S. Saridaki, Board Secre-tary, Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street,Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076.

The deadline for applications is Tues-day, October 6, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. TheBoard will conduct public interviews ofcandidates on Tuesday, October 13, 2015beginning at 7 o’clock p.m. The board willmake a decision following the interviews.

The appointed candidate will take his/her position on the board as soon as pos-sible.1 T - 9/24/15, The Times Fee: $27.54

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BOARD OF EDUCATIONNOTICE OF MEETINGS

(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLICMEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)*ADDENDUM TO REGULARLY

SCHEDULED MEETINGS*

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation will meet in Executive Sessionfor Superintendent’s Evaluation on Mon-day, September 29, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. inthe Administration Bldg., Evergreen Av-enue & Cedar Street, Scotch Plains.

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation will again meet in ExecutiveSession with the superintendent to con-duct the evaluation on Wednesday, Octo-ber 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Administra-tion Bldg., Evergreen Avenue & CedarStreet, Scotch Plains.1 T - 9/24/15, The Times Fee: $18.87

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BOARD OF EDUCATIONNOTICE OF MEETINGS

(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLICMEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)*ADDENDUM TO REGULARLY

SCHEDULED MEETINGS*

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation will hold a public meeting toconduct interviews with prospective candi-dates to fill an open position on the board.This meeting will be held on Tuesday,October 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ad-ministration Bldg., Evergreen Avenue &Cedar Street, Scotch Plains.1 T - 9/24/15, The Times Fee: $15.30

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PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-018632-15FILE NO: 51333-581

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

STATE OF NEW JERSEY TORUTH CLARKE A/K/A RUTHDURHAM CLARKE, WIDOW,HER HEIRS, DEVISEES ANDPERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES, AND THEIR OR ANYOF THEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTER-EST; SHARON CLARKE A/K/A SHARON DENISE CLARKE,INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-ADMINSTRATOR OF THEESTATE OF RUTH CLARKEA/K/A RUTH DURHAMCLARKE; JOHN DOE, HUS-BAND OF SHARON CLARKEA/K/A SHARON DENISECLARKE, SAID NAME JOHNDOE BEING FICTITIOUS;GARY CLARKE A/K/A GARYM. CLARKE, INDIVIDUALLYAND AS CO-ADMINSTRATOROF THE ESTATE OF RUTHCLARKE A/K/A RUTHDURHAM CLARKE; MRS.GARY CLARKE A/K/A GARYM. CLARKE;

YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and re-quired to serve upon the Law Offices ofGoldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz,Pfeffer, Bonchi & Gill, A Professional Cor-poration, Attorneys for Plaintiff, whoseaddress is 660 New Road, Suite 1-A,Northfield, New Jersey 08225, an answerto the Complaint filed in a civil action inwhich US Bank Custodian for PhoenixFunding is plaintiff and Ruth Clarke a/k/aRuth Durham Clarke, widow, her heirs,devisees and personal representatives,and their or any of their successors in right,title and interest, et al. are defendants,pending in the Superior Court of New Jer-sey, within 35 days after Thursday, Sep-tember 24, 2015, exclusive of such date. Ifyou fail to do so, judgment by default maybe rendered against you for the relief de-manded in the Complaint. You shall fileyour answer and proof of service in dupli-cate with the Clerk of the Superior Court,Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971,Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, in accor-dance with the rules of Civil Practice andProcedure. You are further advised that ifyou cannot afford an attorney, you may call

the Legal Services office in the countywhere you live or the Legal Services ofNew Jersey Statewide Hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529). If you donot have an attorney and are not eligiblefor free legal assistance, you may obtain areferral to an attorney by calling one of theLawyer Referral Services. The names andtelephone numbers of such agencies areas follows: Lawyer Referral Service:(908)353-4715. Legal Service: (908)354-4340.

THE ACTION has been instituted for thepurpose of foreclosing Tax Sale Certifi-cate #2013-0173 dated May 17, 2013,made by Richard Lorentzen, Collector ofTaxes of the City of Rahway, County ofUnion, and State of New Jersey, to USBank Custodian for Phoenix Funding andcovers real estate located at 473 EastMilton Avenue, in the City of Rahway,County of Union and State of New Jersey,known as Lot 7, Block 334, as shown onthe Tax Assessment Map and Tax Mapduplicate of the City of Rahway. Said taxsale certificate was recorded in the Clerk’sOffice of Union County on July 18, 2013, inBook 13624 of Mortgages, page 507, asinstrument #574961.

YOU, RUTH CLARKE a/k/a RUTHDURHAM CLARKE, WIDOW, are made adefendant in the above entitled action be-cause you are the record owner of theproperty being foreclosed.

YOU, HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF RUTHCLARKE a/k/a RUTH DURHAM CLARKE,WIDOW, AND THEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST, AND EACH of you are madedefendants in the above entitled actionbecause Ruth Clarke a/k/a Ruth DurhamClarke died, intestate, on May 25, 2010, aresident of Union County. Inasmuch asRuth Clarke a/k/a Ruth Durham Clarke,widow died intestate, plaintiff joined her,her heirs, devisees and personal repre-sentatives, and their or any of their succes-sors in right, title and interest as partydefendants.

YOU SHARON CLARKE a/k/a SHARONDENISE CLARKE, INDIVIDUALLY, aremade a defendant in the above entitledaction because you are the child of RuthClarke a/k/a Ruth Durham Clarke who diedintestate on May 25, 2010, and co-admin-istrator of the Estate of Ruth Clarke a/k/aRuth Durham Clarke.

YOU SHARON CLARKE a/k/a SHARONDENISE CLARKE, AS CO-ADMINSTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF

RUTH CLARKE a/k/a RUTH DURHAMCLARKE, are made a defendant in theabove entitled action because you are thechild of Ruth Clarke a/k/a Ruth DurhamClarke who died intestate on May 25, 2010,and co-administrator of the Estate of RuthClarke a/k/a Ruth Durham Clarke.

YOU JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OFSHARON CLARKE a/k/a SHARONDENISE CLARKE, SAID NAME JOHNDOE BEING FICTITIOUS, are made adefendant in the above entitled action be-cause plaintiff is uncertain whether SharonClarke a/k/a Sharon Denise Clarke is mar-ried and if married the name of her spouse.Therefore, plaintiff joins John Doe, hus-band of Sharon Clarke a/k/a Sharon DeniseClarke, said name John Doe being ficti-tious, as a party defendant.

YOU GARY CLARKE a/k/a GARY M.CLARKE, INDIVIDUALLY, are made adefendant in the above entitled action be-cause you are the child of Ruth Clarke a/k/a Ruth Durham Clarke who died intestateon May 25, 2010, and co-administrator ofthe Estate of Ruth Clarke a/k/a RuthDurham Clarke.

YOU GARY CLARKE a/k/a GARY M.CLARKE, AS CO-ADMINSTRATOR OFTHE ESTATE OF RUTH CLARKE a/k/aRUTH DURHAM CLARKE, are made adefendant in the above entitled action be-cause you are the child of Ruth Clarke a/k/a Ruth Durham Clarke who died intestateon May 25, 2010, and co-administrator ofthe Estate of Ruth Clarke a/k/a RuthDurham Clarke.

YOU MRS. GARY CLARKE a/k/a GARYM. CLARKE, are made a defendant in theabove entitled action because plaintiff isuncertain whether Gary Clarke a/k/a GaryM. Clarke is married and if married, thename of his spouse. Therefore, plaintiffjoins Mrs. Gary Clarke a/k/a Gary M. Clarkas a party defendant.

The nature of which and the reason thatyou and each of you are joined as defen-dants is set forth with particularity in theComplaint, a copy of which will be fur-nished you on request addressed to theattorneys of the plaintiff at the above men-tioned address.DATED: September 24, 2015

MICHELLE M. SMITH, ClerkSuperior Court of New Jersey

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CLASSIFIEDS

VW BEETLE FOR SALE

1999 Beetle for sale.One owner, 56,000 miles.

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MOVING SALE

After 23 years we are moving out!Huge garage sale. Friday, 9/25and Saturday 9/26 from 8am-1pm. Everything must go! 710Woodland Avenue, Westfield

GARAGE SALE

Everything for the home and inmint condition. Books, Jewelry,china, appliances, lawn furniture,fishing equipment, tablecloths,toys, so many things can't mentionthem all. Sale on Saturday,September 26th from 9-3.Address: 1321 Cooper Road,Scotch Plains, NJ. Parkingacross from the home on theisland. All items priced to sell.

WAREHOUSE

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SEASONAL LABORER

The Borough of Fanwood isaccepting applications for a parttime seasonal Laborer position inthe Borough's Public WorksDepartment for the 2015 LeafPickup Program. Applicants musthave a valid NJ Driver's license.Knowledge of public worksoperations a plus. Interestedapplicants should contact EleanorMcGovern, Borough Administrator,emcgovern@fanwoodnj.org, ormail to 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, NJ 07023. The Boroughof Fanwood is an EOE. Responsesmust be received by October 7. 2015.

LABORER / ENTRY LEVELOPERATOR

The Borough of Fanwood isaccepting applications for a fulltime Laborer/Entry Level Operatorposition in the Borough's PublicWorks Department. Applicantsmust have a valid NJ Class BDriver's license with air brakeendorsement. Knowledge of publicworks functions and infrastructuremaintenance including theoperation of small equipment aplus. Send resumes and salaryrequirements to EleanorMcGovern, Borough Administrator,emcgovern@fanwoodnj.org, ormail to 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, NJ 07023. The Boroughof Fanwood is an EOE. Responsesmust be received by October 7. 2015.

CONDO FOR SALE BY OWNER

Two bedroom/two bathroomcondo for sale in MonmouthBeach. Two blocks from the beachwith water and courtyard views.

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FREELANCERS WANTEDStrong, detail-oriented writerswith professional demeanorneeded to cover localgovernment meetings. Must beable to meet deadlines, knowhow to write a lead, and takean active interest in their beatsin order to develop newsstories. Please emailresume and clips to:

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Nannies - HousekeepersBabyNurses Needed

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HOUSEKEEPER/CLEANER

Housekeeper/cleaner of Polishdescent with over 15 yearsexperience. Recently completed3-year commitment taking care ofan elderly gentleman. I can helpwith house cleaning or elderly care.

Please call Margaret(732) 510-3161

HELP WANTED

Small Westfield law firmspecializing in trusts and estatesseeks full time paralegal/administrative assistant able toprovide bookkeeping, IT support,with knowledge of Word and Excel.Good communication skills a must.Please e-mail resume tocontactus@pfplawfirm.com.

SITUATION WANTED

Caregiver for Elderly People Look-ing for Job. I Have Experience &References. Certified. English &German Speaking. Drive own car.

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LOVELY 2 BEDROOM APART

Three bedroom apartment in theWashington school area of Union,NJ. Includes updated kitchen,washer and dryer, basementand garage. Rent is 2,300 permonth plus one month security.

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WHS Girls V-Ball to SponsorAnnual ‘Pink Out’ TourneyThe Westfield High School Girls’

Volleyball Team is sponsoring its sev-enth annual volleyball tournament,known as “Pink Out” on Friday Oc-tober 2, to raise funds and promotepublic awareness as National BreastCancer Awareness Month begins inOctober.

“Pink Out” was initiated sevenyears ago as a tribute to the girls’inspirational Coach Bev Torok. Sevenyears ago, Torok revealed to her teamthat she was diagnosed with breastcancer and pledged to battle thedeadly disease. The team marveled attheir coach’s bravery and unyieldingspirit as she continued to work, whileshe recuperated from surgery andendured rounds of debilitating che-motherapy. After her doctors declaredher cancer-free, Torok enlisted theteam’s help to bring more publicawareness about breast cancer and toraise funds to fight it.

The first Westfield High Schoolvolleyball match for breast cancerraised more than $8,000, the secondover $12,000, and each year sincethen the amount raised by the teamhas continued to climb. Last year’s

event raised an incredible $40,000.This year’s Pink Out event is plannedfor Friday, October 2 when the fresh-men team, junior varsity and varsityteams play on their home court againstneighbor and rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.

The Freshmen game begins at 4p.m., the JV game at 5:30 p.m., andthe Varsity game at approximately 7p.m. A serving contest will be heldafter the JV game and winners willreceive prizes donated from localmerchants. There will also be a re-freshment stand, and a tricky trayauction for baskets of prizes. In addi-tion, breast cancer survivors will behonored in a special procession ledby Coach Torok at the conclusion ofthe event.

Donations to this worthy cause canalso be made online through the fol-lowing link:w w w. ko m e n n o r t h j e r s ey. o rg /PINKOUT The event is open to thepublic and tickets can be purchased atthe door. Anyone wearing pink is ad-mitted free. All proceeds will go toSusan G. Komen Foundation. Comeout and support this very worthy cause!

SPF PAL A Nets 14-0 ShutoutOf Richmond Boro. Grid Kids

The Scotch Plains Fanwood PAL Afootball team received another strongdefensive effort when the eighth gradeRaiders blanked Richmond Borough,14-0, in Staten Island to highlightNew Jersey Suburban Youth FootballLeague action on September 20.

Gus Barco scooted 30 yards to atouchdown and Elisha Bryant re-turned a punt 80 yards for the A teamRaider touchdowns.

The A team defense was led byJustin Williams, Mike DiFrancesco,Aidan Guma, Justin Clark, DanEmiliani, Nick Johns, JimmyMcNichol, Nick Belford, Jayson Wil-liams, Bobby Root, Nolan O’Connorand Will Watson.

That A team defense also posted ashutout in week one of the season onSeptember 13 when the Raiders fellby an interception return againstCranford, 8-0.

The other SPF PAL teams did notfare as well last Sunday.

The sixth grade C team was also inStaten Island where the Raiders

dropped a 12-7 decision to RichmondBorough. The Raiders struck fastwhen Anthony Robinson picked off apass that set up a 50-yard TD run byMatt Power. Chase Alber kicked theconversion.

The C Raider team defense shinedbehind Tommy Ricci, Gabe Barco,Tommy Schmidt, Ben Root, OmarCasamiro, Thomas Savoca, JackEckstine and Ricky Watt.

The other SPF PAL team that playedin Staten Island was the D squad, whichfell, 13-6, to Richmond Borough.

In Kenilworth last Sunday, the Bteam Raiders were defeated byKenilworth, 21-0. Shawn Harris andRyan Duthie were the standouts forthe Raiders, while the SPF D teamwas edged by Kenilworth, 13-6.

This Sunday, September 27, the SPFPAL will play its first home game ofthe season at SPF High’s Tyson Field.The A, C and E teams will serve as thehosts to Morristown, while the B teamplays home to New Providence andthe D team is home to Chatham.

HELP WANTED

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UNDEFEATED...The Westfield U9 Boys Sampdoria soccer team went unde-feated in a tournament in Piscataway on September 12-13. Pictured, left to right,are: front row; Brendan O’Connor, Thomas Jasina, Ted Crall, Nicholas Russo,Max Burrick and Neil Shastri; second row, Ethan Wade, Colin Coyle, NikolasLukis, Jake Pardes, Daniel Gonzalez, Henry Iannuzzi and Alex Meyer; thirdrow, coaches and trainer, John Coyle, Ruben Vloedgraven and Jason Iannuzzi.

Westfield Library to Offer‘Recipe For A Healthy Life’

integrative nutrition health coach,chef and new author, Ms. Goldnerfrequently speaks on wellness. Hergoal is to motivate and guide indi-viduals and groups to improve their

diet, health and happi-ness. Ms. Goldner’scoaching practice is lo-cated in Fanwood.

This program is freeand open to WestfieldMemorial Library andMURAL cardholders.MURAL cardholdersbelong to the 43 librar-ies that are part of theMiddlesex Union Recip-rocal Agreement Librar-ies. To see if their libraryparticipates, interestedpersons should visit the

Westfield Memorial Librarywebsite, wmlnj.org, and click onthe “About Us” tab. To register forthe program, visit wmlnj.org andclick on the Online Calendar, orcall (908) 789-4090, option 0.

Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday;9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Sat-urday, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information about li-brary programs and services, call(908) 789-4090, visit wmlnj.org andsign up for the monthly e-newslet-ter, “Library Loop,” or stop by thelibrary for a copy of its award-winning, quarterly newsletter,“Take Note.”

Sharon Goldner

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldMemorial Library will present aprogram entitled “A Recipe for aHealthy Life” on Tuesday, Septem-ber 29, at 7 p.m. The library islocated at 550 EastBroad Street.

Westfield residentSharon Goldner will bethe presenter.“Through this informa-tive program, you willacquire some new strat-egies to maintain a bal-anced diet and lifestylethat will stand the testof time and circum-stance. If you dislikethe idea of ‘dieting’ forshort-term benefits,discover how eatingwhole grains and colorful producecan improve your energy, digestionand waistline for the long term.”

Stress, sleep and exercise canhave an important impact on anindividual’s food choices, she con-tinued, and the energy of food alsocan affect one’s quality of life.

Ms. Goldner studied to be a healthcoach at the Institute of IntegrativeNutrition in New York City, and iscertified by the American Associa-tion of Drugless Practitioners andColumbia University Teachers Col-lege.

She trained as a vegetarian chefat the Natural Gourmet Institute forHealth and Culinary Arts. As an

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE OF DECISION

On September 16, 2015, the ZoningBoard of Adjustment of the Town ofWestfield adopted a Resolution grantingvariance approvals to the Applicant/Owner,Jeffrey Gabriel, for the property located at118 Oak Tree Pass, Block 306, Lot 3 on theTax Map of the Town of Westfield. Theapproval will permit the demolition of theexisting home and construction of a newsingle-family home on the property. A copyof the Resolution is on file and available forpublic inspection in the office of the TownEngineer, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey, during that Office’snormal business hours.

HEHL & HEHL, P.C.,Attorneys for the Applicant

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Volunteers Are Sought ForNew Senior Resource CenterWESTFIELD — The newly-estab-

lished Lavy House, a joint venturebetween the Westfield United Fund,Temple Emanu-El and Jewish Fam-ily Service of Central New Jersey, isin need of volunteers.

The center will provide free infor-mation and programs connecting areasenior citizens to resources and pro-grams available in the local commu-nity. It will be located in the newlyrenovated Dr. Norman Lavy Com-munity House on East Broad Streetin Westfield, adjacent to the templeproperty.

The center is looking for adultswho can give two to four hours eachweek to staff the center and to meetwith seniors and/or family memberswho are seeking information aboutlocal services. The Lavy House will

be open Monday through Friday,from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning inlate October. No experience isneeded, just a friendly attitude and adesire to help.

Interested persons are invited tocome to the second annual WAVE —Westfield Area Volunteer Expo — onWednesday, September 30, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. It will take place in theCommunity Room of the WestfieldMunicipal Building, located at 425East Broad Street.

Individuals also can call theWestfield United Fund at (908) 233-2113 or send an e-mail tocontact@westfieldunitedfund.org.The Westfield United Fund office,located at 301 North Avenue West,Westfield, is open Monday throughThursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Old Guard to Hear AboutAdvancements at Overlook

SUMMIT AREA — Kenneth D.Cole, director of Planned Giving andFinance at Overlook Medical Centerin Summit, will speak to the OldGuard of Summit at its Tuesday, Sep-tember 29 meeting. He will discuss“Advanced Services Available atOverlook Hospital Today.”

During his talk, Mr. Cole will de-scribe some of the new equipment,strategies and procedures currentlyavailable at Overlook Medical Cen-ter. These include brain surgery whilethe patient is awake; advanced radio-surgery, and medicines specificallydesigned for the patient’s body andcondition. Patients also can expect anew Emergency Department experi-ence.

Mr. Cole will explain how Over-

look Medical Center is staying aheadof the curve and supplying leading-edge medical expertise and technol-ogy to the community it serves.

All active men age 50-plus are in-vited to attend the Tuesday morningmeetings of the Summit Area OldGuard. Meetings are held at the NewProvidence Municipal Center, locatedat 360 Elkwood Avenue, New Provi-dence. A coffee hour starts at 9:15a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. businessmeeting brightened by singing andhumor. Guest speakers begin theirtalk at 10:30 a.m.

Old Guard members participate insports, bridge, hikes, trips, plays,concerts and other cultural events.For more information, call Jim Hewittat (908) 233-5507 or log onto thewebsite summitoldguard.org.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 600

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received via the Internet until 10:00:59

A.M. on 10/01/15, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, from Bidders classifiedunder N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.; in the CONFERENCE ROOM-1A, 1st Floor F & ABuilding, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton,New Jersey 08625; for:

Centerline Rumble Strip Installation - North 2015, Contract No. SWI153460,Federal Project No: HSP-C00S(807) UPC NO: 153460, DP No: 15132

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Actof 1964. Specifically, “the contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminateon the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. Thecontractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 26 in the award andadministration of DOT-assisted contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out theserequirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination ofthis contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury,Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontrac-tors prior to contract award or authorization.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New JerseyDepartment of Labor, Division of Wage and hour Compliance at the time of bid.

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

Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at BidExpress website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribefollow the instructions on the website. Fees apply to downloading documents and plansand bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directlypayable to Bid Express.

Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected (BUT NOT OB-TAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design Field Offices at the followinglocations:

200 Stierli Court One Executive Campus Rt 70 WestMt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002973-601-6690 856-486-6623

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received by the Township of ScotchPlains, in the County of Union, State ofNew Jersey, at the office of the TownshipClerk, Scotch Plains Municipal Building,430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NewJersey, 07076 (ATTN: Bozena Lacina,Township Clerk) on or before October 8,2015 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time or assoon thereafter as the matter may bereached, for “RENTAL OF TANDEMDUMP TRUCK FOR FALL LEAF SEA-SON 2015 - 2016” in accordance with theSpecifications and Information to Biddersprepared by the Township. At that time andplace, such bids will be publicly openedand read aloud. No bids shall be receivedother than at the time and place hereindesignated for their receipt, unless mailedto the Township Clerk for receipt at thedesignated time and place.

Copies of the Bid Documents may beobtained during regular business hoursfrom the Township Clerk upon payment of$25 for each complete set of documents,which sum is non-refundable, beginningSeptember 29, 2015. Written questionsregarding the bid specifications may besubmitted to the Bozena Lacina, Town-ship Clerk, at 430 Park Avenue, ScotchPlains, New Jersey 07076 on or beforeOctober 2, 2015.

A certified check, cashier’s check or bidbond in the amount of ten per cent (10%)of the bid, but in no case in excess of twothousand five hundred dollars ($2,500),must be submitted with the bid guarantee-ing that if a contract is awarded, the biddershall execute the contract. Bidders mustalso submit a Consent of Surety with thebid, wherein the Surety agrees to furnish aperformance bond if the Bidder is awardedthe contract.

The successful bidder shall be requiredto submit a Performance Bond in a sumequal to one hundred per cent (100%) ofthe full amount of the contract. Such Per-formance Bond must be furnished by thesuccessful bidder simultaneously with thedelivery of the executed contract.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and all other appli-cable statutes, laws or regulations.

Bidders are required to submit a validBusiness Registration Certificate from theState of New Jersey Department of Trea-sury, Division of Revenue.

Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealedenvelope addressed to the Township Clerk,bearing the name and address of the bid-der, upon which shall be designated:

“RENTAL OF TANDEM DUMP TRUCKFOR FALL LEAF SEASON 2015 - 2016”

The Township reserves the right to re-ject any and all bids under the provisions ofN.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2.

By Order of the Township of ScotchPlains, in the County of Union and State ofNew Jersey.

Alexander MirabellaMunicipal Manager

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD

PLANNING BOARD

TAKE NOTICE that on the 16th day ofSeptember, 2015, the Planning Board ofthe Township of Cranford, in the County ofUnion took the following action:

1. Applicant #PBA-15-00004: AdoptedA Resolution of Memorialization grantingapproval to MD Developers, LLC, Appli-cant To permit subdivision approval withless than the minimum required lot widthfor one lot on Block 173, Lot 26 as desig-nated n the Township Tax Map, also knownas 124 Spring Garden Street, in the R-1Zone.

2. Applicant #PBA-15-00007: Adopteda Resolution of Memorialization grantingapproval to Strength & Fitness, LLC, Appli-cant To permit waiver of site plan approvalwith less than the required on-site parkingspaces provided on Block 534, Lot 1 andBlock 533, Lot 19 as designated on theTownship Tax Map, also known as 570South Avenue East, in the C-2 Zone.

3. Applicant #PBA-15-00006: Grantedapproval to Miln Street Partners, Appli-cant, to permit conversion of an existingconvenience store to an indoor playground/gym with less than the required on-siteparking spaces for proposed use and lessthan the total amount of required parkingspaces for all uses on site on Block 187,Lot 1 as designated on the Township TaxMap, also known as 101-103 Miln Street,in the D-B Zone.

4. Applicant #PBA-15-00005: Grantedapproval with conditions to PSE&G, Appli-cant to permit To permit amended site planapproval for alterations and improvementsto an existing sub-station with the followingvariances: buffer landscaping not providedin parking areas; no trees proposed inparking area; to exceed the maximumallowable height and openness for a fence;trees not to be replaced; to exceed themaximum allowable height for an acces-sory structure; no bicycle rack providedand no loading or unloading zone pro-vided and following waivers: requiredsketch plan not provided; and landscapingnot provided on Block 479, Lot 5 as desig-nated on the Township Tax Map, alsoknown as 225 South Avenue East, in theD-C Zone.

5. Applicant #PBA-15-00008: Grantedapproval to Cranford Restaurants, LLC,Applicant to permit minor site plan ap-proval associated with exterior renova-tions to the existing structure on Block475, Lots 3 and 4 as designated on theTownship Tax Map, also known as 3 SouthAvenue West, in the D-C Zone.

Kathleen MurrayBoard Secretary

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

In accordance with the ordinances of theTown of Westfield, and the statutes of theState of New Jersey, Notice is herebyserved that an application for develop-ment, Application No. PB15-07 to belocated in Zone P-2 Professional OfficeDistrict, on the premises known as 501Westfield Avenue, Westfield, New Jer-sey, Block No. 3003, Lot No. 50, hasbeen submitted by Paul Denis of 501Westfield Avenue, Westfield, New Jer-sey 07090.

The development in involves the grant-ing and relief of any such other variances/waivers as may be required in order toallow Preliminary and Final Site Plan ap-proval with Variances for maximum cover-age by improvements, parking and drive-way width. The property in question is amixed use building with an apartment andoffice and has pre-existing conditions of lotarea, lot width, lot frontage, side yard andset back that do not conform to existingzoning.

The Planning Board will conduct a pub-lic hearing on this matter on October 5,2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambersin the Municipal Building at 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey07090. Any person or persons affected bythis application will have an opportunity topresent any objections to the proposeddevelopment. The Board does, however,have the right to exclude repetitious testi-mony.

All documents relating to this applicationmay be inspected by the public Mondaythrough Friday between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the Planning Of-fice, 959 North Avenue, West, Westfield,New Jersey.

Gary S. Goodman, Esq.Attorney for Paul Denis

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received by the Township of ScotchPlains, in the County of Union, State ofNew Jersey, at the office of the TownshipClerk, Scotch Plains Municipal Building,430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NewJersey, 07076 (ATTN: Bozena Lacina,Township Clerk) on or before October 6,2015 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time or assoon thereafter as the matter may bereached, for “SENIOR CITIZEN MINI BUS”in accordance with the Specifications andInformation to Bidders prepared by theTownship. At that time and place, suchbids will be publicly opened and read aloud.No bids shall be received other than at thetime and place herein designated for theirreceipt, unless mailed to the TownshipClerk for receipt at the designated timeand place.

Copies of the Bid Documents may beobtained during regular business hoursfrom the Township Clerk. Written ques-tions regarding the bid specifications maybe submitted to the Bozena Lacina, Town-ship Clerk, at 430 Park Avenue, ScotchPlains, New Jersey 07076 on or beforeSeptember 30, 2015.

A certified check, cashier’s check or bidbond in the amount of ten per cent (10%)of the bid, but in no case in excess oftwenty thousand dollars ($20,000), mustbe submitted with the bid guaranteeingthat if a contract is awarded, the biddershall execute the contract. Bidders mustalso submit a Consent of Surety with thebid, wherein the Surety agrees to furnish aperformance bond if the Bidder is awardedthe contract.

The successful bidder shall be requiredto submit a Performance Bond in a sumequal to one hundred per cent (100%) ofthe full amount of the contract. Such Per-formance Bond must be furnished by thesuccessful bidder simultaneously with thedelivery of the executed contract.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and all other appli-cable statutes, laws or regulations.

Bidders are required to submit a validBusiness Registration Certificate from theState of New Jersey Department of Trea-sury, Division of Revenue.

Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealedenvelope addressed to the Township Clerk,bearing the name and address of the bid-der, upon which shall be designated:

“SENIOR CITIZEN MINI BUS”The Township reserves the right to re-

ject any and all bids under the provisions ofN.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2.

By Order of the Township of ScotchPlains, in the County of Union and State ofNew Jersey.

Alexander MirabellaTownship Manager

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD

ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL

PERSON TO PERSON TRANSFER

Take notice that application has beenmade to the Township Committee of theTownship of Cranford to transfer toCranford Restaurants, LLC, trading asThirsty Turtle Restaurant for premises lo-cated at 3 South Avenue West, Cranford,New Jersey, the Plenary Retail Consump-tion license, #2003-33-008-010 heretoforeissued to The Office of Cranford, LLC,trading as The Office Restaurant for thepremises located at 3 South Avenue West,Cranford, New Jersey.

The applicant intends to engage in theretail sale of beer, wine, spirits at 3 SouthAvenue West, Cranford, New Jersey, un-der the terms and conditions allowed bylaw.

The persons who will hold an interest inthis license are:

Alan Beers, 198 Talmage Road,Mendham, New Jersey 07945.

James Finnegan, 432 Elm Street,Millington, New Jersey 07980.

James Beers, 25 Ann Street,Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924.

John Dourney, 25 Oak Ridge Road,Basking ridge, New Jersey 07920.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the following Ordinances were passedon first reading by the Township Council ofthe Township of Scotch Plains, County ofUnion, New Jersey on the 15th of SEP-TEMBER 2015, and that said Ordinanceswill be considered for final adoption at ameeting of the said Township Council tobe held in the Council Chambers, 430 ParkAvenue, on the 20th day of OCTOBER2015 at 7:00 p.m., at which time and placea public hearing will be held prior to finalpassage of said Ordinances and all inter-ested persons will be given an opportunityto be heard concerning the same. Copiesof said Ordinances can be obtained fromthe Township Clerk’s Office at any timeprior to final adoption at no cost to anymember of the general public who re-quests same.

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-20

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE REVISED GENERALORDINANCES OF THETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCHPLAINS TO ENACT ARTICLEXXXII (NOISE CONTROL) ANDTO AMEND SUBSECTION 3-18.1 (USE OF LANDSCAPINGEQUIPMENT) IN § 3-18 (LAND-SCAPING EQUIPMENT ANDLANDSCAPING ACTIVITY) INCHAPTER III (POLICE REGU-LATIONS) OF THE REVISEDGENERAL ORDINANCES OFTHE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCHPLAINS TO PRESCRIBENOISE REGULATIONS.

BOZENA LACINA, RMCMunicipal Clerk

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WESTFIELDSunday, September 13, Li Martinez,

45, of Cranford was arrested pursuantto a motor vehicle stop in the area of1600 Rahway Avenue on a Garwoodwarrant, with bail of $104, and aRoselle warrant, with bail of $89. Shewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released after post-ing bail.

Monday, September 14, JavierAmaya, 34, of Elizabeth was arrestedon a no-bail Union County Sheriff’sOffice warrant pursuant to a motor ve-hicle stop in the area of East Broad andProspect Streets. He was transported topolice headquarters, processed andturned over to the Union CountySheriff’s Office.

Monday, September 14, a businesson the 20 block of East Broad Streetreported the theft of a navy blue fur“Joie” vest between 3:20 and 3:30p.m. The stolen merchandise was val-ued at $798.

Monday, September 14, StarshimaHankins, 22, of Plainfield was arrestedon a Westfield warrant, with bail of$729, and a Roselle Park warrant, withbail of $500, pursuant to a prisonerpickup at the Plainfield Police Depart-ment. She was transported to Westfieldpolice headquarters, processed andturned over to the Union CountySheriff’s Office in lieu of bail.

Monday, September 14, a 2014 black-and-orange Trek bicycle, valued at ap-proximately $500, was reported stolenfrom the 800 block of Rahway Avenuebetween 4 and 5:30 p.m. that day. Thebicycle lock was cut at the time of thetheft and left at the scene.

Tuesday, September 15, CassandraBarrera, 23, of Rahway was arrested ona Roselle Park warrant, with bail of$898. She was transported to policeheadquarters, processed and releasedon her own recognizance per the RosellePark Municipal Court.

Tuesday, September 15, a Westfieldresident reported the theft of a Trekmountain bicycle, with a silver framewith red markings, black wheels withgray rims, and an all-black leatherseat. Valued at approximately $350, itwas stolen from the bicycle rack atWestfield High School on September8 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The bi-cycle was not secured with a lock atthe time of the theft.

Wednesday, September 16, BriannaR. Fleming, 20, of Roselle was arrested

subsequent to a motor vehicle stop inthe area of Lamberts Mill Road andSpruce Mill Lane and charged withpossession of less than 50 grams ofsuspected marijuana and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. She was transportedto police headquarters, processed andreleased with a summons.

Wednesday, September 16, StarshimaHankins, 22, of Plainfield was arrestedat the Westfield Municipal Court on aWestfield warrant. Hankins was takenbefore the municipal court judge andreleased with a payment plan.

Thursday, September 17, Jose Soto,36, of Westfield was arrested on anNCIC no-bail warrant from theMonmouth County Sheriff’s Officepursuant to an investigation on the 800block of Forest Avenue. He was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand held while awaiting pickup byMonmouth County Sheriff’s Officepersonnel.

Thursday, September 17, a bicyclewas reported stolen from a business onthe 100 block of East Broad Street by anunknown suspect who cut the lock on it.The bicycle was valued at $1,000.

Thursday, September 17, a burglarywas reported on the 300 block ofEdgewood Avenue. The victim statedthat entry was gained via a rear door. Noproperty was determined to be missingat the time of the report.

Friday, September 18, an establish-ment on the 300 block of Clark Streetwas the target of criminal mischief. Acontainer on the property was defacedwith graffiti. The amount of damagecaused by the graffiti was unknown atthe time of the report.

Friday, September 18, a Westfieldresident reported finding a musical in-strument leaning against a sign on the300 block of Lenox Avenue.

Friday, September 18, HarryEspinosa, 32, of Elizabeth was arrestedon two drug charges as well as twooutstanding warrants out of the Eliza-beth Municipal Court, pursuant to amotor vehicle stop in the area of Centraland Myrtle Avenues. Bail was set at$5,000 with a 10-percent cash optionon the drug charge from Westfield. Heposted bail on the Westfield charge and

was held in lieu of posting bail onElizabeth warrants with bail amountsof $1,500 and $500, neither of whichhad a 10-percent cash option. He laterwas turned over to the custody of theElizabeth Police Department. Addition-ally, Jessica Morera, 33, of Elizabethwas arrested and charged with posses-sion of a controlled dangerous sub-stance (CDS). She was processed andreleased with a summons.

Saturday, September 19, an em-ployee of a business on the 800 blockof West South Avenue reported beingthe victim of a robbery. The victimstated that two white males, wearinghooded sweatshirts and masks, ap-proached him and made threateningcomments. The two suspects removedapproximately $200 from the victim’spockets and $100 from a box. Theyalso took numerous packs of ciga-rettes. The suspects fled onCumberland Street on foot.

A similar incident was reported onSeptember 10, also on the 800 block ofWest South Avenue. The victim in thatcase also reported that two white males,wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks,made threatening remarks. The sus-pects removed approximately $800 incash and 18 packs of cigarettes beforefleeing on foot on Osborn Avenue.

FANWOODMonday, September 14, a resident of

the 100 block of Midway Avenue re-ported illegal dumping in front of hishouse. The resident stated that an un-known person left several garbage bagson his front lawn. The incident is beinginvestigated.

Monday, September 14, EdmondMelillo, 56, of Whitehouse Station wasarrested on an outstanding Scotch Plainswarrant following a motor vehicle stop.He was processed and turned over toScotch Plains police.

Monday, September 14, a businesson the 200 block of South Avenue re-ported a theft of linens from the busi-ness. The value was unknown at thetime of the report.

Tuesday, September 15, ElizabethTedeschi, 47, of Scotch Plains was ar-rested on an outstanding Fanwood war-rant following a motor vehicle stop.She was processed, posted bail andreleased.

Tuesday, September 15, UlyssesWoodard, 23, of South Plainfield wasarrested on an outstanding SouthPlainfield warrant following a motorvehicle stop. He was processed andturned over to South Plainfield police.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-dent of the 70 block of North Avenuereported that his unlocked parked mo-tor vehicle was entered overnight by aunknown person. The only items takenwere $3 in loose change.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-dent of the 10 block of Oak Courtreported her unlocked motor vehiclehad been stolen from her driveway over-night. The vehicle is described as afour-door 2013 BMW, black in color.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-

dent of the 40 block of Elm Avenuereported his parked unlocked motorvehicle had been entered by an un-known person. Nothing was determinedto be missing at the time.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-dent of the 50 block of Locust Avenuereported that his parked motor vehiclehad been scratched by an unknownperson.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-dent of the 30 block of Paterson Roadreported that her parked, unlockedmotor vehicle had been entered by anunknown person who removed a pursecontaining credit cards and $60 incash.

Wednesday, September 16, a resi-dent of the 15 block of Oak Courtreported that her parked, unlocked mo-tor vehicle was entered by an unknownperson but that nothing was determinedto be missing at the time.

Thursday, September 17, WilliamWilliams, III, 24, of Somerville wasarrested and charged with driving whileintoxicated (DWI) and refusal to sub-mit to a breath test following a motorvehicle stop. Williams was asked toexit the vehicle to perform some fieldsobriety tests, which he was unable tocomplete, authorities said. He was pro-cessed and released to a responsibleperson.

Friday, September 18, a resident ofthe 140 block of North Avenue reportedthat her parked, unlocked motor ve-hicle was entered by an unknown per-son who removed approximately $10 inchange.

Friday, September 18, police re-sponded to a dispute at a business on the340 block of South Avenue. Upon offic-ers’ arrival they separated both partiesinvolved. A check on both individualsshowed an active warrant out ofWoodbridge on Avtar Singh, 54, ofIselin. Singh was arrested, processed,posted bail and released.

Friday, September 18, a resident ofthe 80 block of Farley Avenue reportedhis parked, unlocked motor vehicle wasentered by an unknown person. Noth-ing was determined to be missing at thetime.

Saturday, September 19, SherelleOgilvie, 26, of Plainfield was arrestedon an outstanding Scotch Plains war-rant following a motor vehicle stop.She was processed and turned over toScotch Plains Police.

SCOTCH PLAINSMonday, September 14, an Aberdeen

Road resident reported that his motorvehicle had been targeted for criminalmischief. The resident stated that some-time between 10 p.m. and 11:20 p.m.someone had hit his vehicle with paintballs while it was parked in the driveway.

Thursday, September 17, an atten-dant at a Route 22 east gas stationreported a robbery that occurred around9:45 p.m. The attendant stated that hewas approached by two males wearingmasks. One of the suspects brandisheda black handgun and demanded money.Both suspects fled the scene on foot.The incident remains under investiga-tion.

Thursday, September 17, the atten-dant at a North Avenue gas station re-ported a robbery that occurred around11 p.m. The attendant stated that whileclosing the station for the evening twomales wearing masks demanded moneyfrom him and then fled on foot. Theincident currently is under investiga-tion.

Saturday, September 19, ScottBulzachelli, 27, of Chatham was ar-rested on an outstanding Plainfieldwarrant following a motor vehicle stop.Bulzachelli was transported to policeheadquarters for processing and releasedafter posting bail.

Saturday, September 19, IvanMartinez, 18, of Piscataway was ar-rested on an outstanding warrant. Po-lice had stopped Martinez for a motorvehicle violation and discovered he hadan active warrant out of the PlainfieldMunicipal Court. Martinez was trans-ported to police headquarters for pro-cessing.

Saturday, September 19, a St. AnnStreet resident reported the theft of abicycle. The resident stated that some-time between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. some-one came onto her property and stolethe bicycle, which had been in the drive-way.

Sunday, September 20, a ValleyScent Avenue resident reported an at-tempted burglary of her apartment.The resident heard a noise around 9:30p.m. and when she went downstairsshe discovered her outside screen hadbeen cut and the window was ajar. Thesuspect had not gained access to theapartment. The incident in under in-vestigation.

PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the following Ordinance was finallyadopted by the Township Council of theTownship of Scotch Plains, County ofUnion, New Jersey, on the 15th of Septem-ber 2015.

ORDINANCE 2015-18

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-ING A TAX AGREEMENT BE-TWEEN THE TOWNSHIP OFSCOTCH PLAINS AND TOLL,NJ, LP FOR PROPERTY LO-CATED AT BLOCK 11301,LOT 1.02.

BOZENA LACINA, RMCMUNICIPAL CLERK

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Fanwood Gets GrantFor Special-Needs Kids

FANWOOD — The Borough ofFanwood recently was informedby the state Department of Com-munity Affairs that a $20,000 grantagain was awarded to Fanwood tofund programs to help childrenwith special needs learn to playsoccer and baseball and to holdteen social nights.

A portion of the money is fund-ing a program organized by Inten-sive Therapeutics, a Fanwood-based, non-profit organization of-fering individual and group therapyprograms for children with specialneeds, which is teaming up withthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Soc-cer Association. The soccer pro-gram is for children with specialneeds, ages 4 to 6, 7 to 10, and 11to 14 years old.

This program is open to all fami-lies from surrounding communi-ties. The six-week season, whichbegan September 19, is being of-fered on Saturdays, from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. The season will con-tinue until November 7, with Sat-urday, October 17, off. For moreinformation, visi tintensivetherapeutics.org or call(973) 771-1582.

Kenilworth Hist. Soc. Slates‘Paint Nite’ For October 1

KENILWORTH — TheKenilworth Historical Society willpresent “Paint Nite” next Thurs-day, October 1. A two-hour inter-active guided painting session, itwill be held at the KenilworthKnights of Columbus Hall, locatedat 191 Market Street. The programwill begin at 7 p.m., so registrantsare asked to arrive by 6:30 p.m.

This event will give participantsof all backgrounds and abilities anopportunity to create a uniquepainting under the guidance of amaster artist instructor.

Paint, brushes, canvases, easels,smocks and other art supplies willbe provided that evening as part ofthe admission price, which is $45.

Participants are invited to bringfood and beverages/wine to theevent.

Advance registration is required.Interested persons are asked to reg-ister at PaintNite.com/pages/events/view/northeastnj/916905 orthey may call (908) 709-0434 forinformation.

Proceeds from “Paint Nite” willbenefit the Kenilworth HistoricalSociety’s circa 1880 Oswald J.Nitschke House “living history”museum and cultural arts centerby helping to defray the cost of anelevator that makes all levels ofthe newly-restored site fully ac-cessible to everyone.

The Kenilworth Historical Soci-ety is an independent, volunteer-based, non-profit, tax-exempt,501(c)3 organization dedicated tothe research, preservation and inter-pretation of the Oswald J. NitschkeHouse, local history and culture.

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Comedy Born Yesterday toOpen CDC’s 97th Season

BORN IN OCTOBER...The cast of Born Yesterday poses during dress rehearsal.Pictured, from left, Matt Lafargue, Joel Redmount, Joe Leo and Julie Ann Nolan.

CRANFORD – Rehearsals are un-derway at CDC Theatre, 78 WinansAvenue in Cranford, for the openingshow of the theatre’s 97th season,Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin. ABroadway triumph turned AcademyAward nominated film, Born Yester-day is a deliciously witty screwballcomedy about a corrupt business-man, Harry Brock, trying to get aheadin Washington. He hires a newspa-perman, Paul Verall, to tutor his brassygirlfriend, Billie Dawn, but gets morethan he bargained for when he dis-covers a little bit of learning can be adangerous thing.

Directed by Eric Walby, the cast isled by Joe Leo as Paul Verall, JulieAnn Nolan as Billie Dawn and MattLafargue as Harry Brock. JoelRedmount, seen on stage at CDC inlast season’s Aladdin is Ed Devrey.The cast also features Barry Leonardand Maureen Muldoon as Senatorand Mrs. Hedges, Susan Roberts asHelen, James Beckman as the Bell-hop and Brittany Patterson as the

Assistant Manager.The director recently asked, “Can

a classic still be considered timely?This piece is about ruthless business’purchasing politicians to further theirown interests at the cost of the generalpublic. It’s about the abused and pow-erless finding their voice through in-formation and bravery. It’s about ge-nius’ selling their souls through weak-ness and fear; because the themes ofgovernment corruption and themarginalization of women are just asrelevant to a story line today as theywere 70 years ago.”

Born Yesterday opens Friday, Oc-tober 16, and runs through Saturday,October 24. For tickets and moreinformation visit cdctheatre.org.Funding has been made possible inpart by the New Jersey State Councilon the Arts, Department of State, aPartner Agency of the National En-dowment for the Arts, through a grantadministered by the Union CountyOffice of Cultural and Heritage Af-fairs.

Bobbi Snyder of WestfieldEnrolls at St. Lawrence Univ.

Tremearne Hotz Named toDean’s List at Bates College

Champlain WelcomesStudents for Fall 2015

UCC Students FindAffordable Path to Degrees

LEWISTON, M.E. – TremearneHotz was named to the dean’s list atBates College for the semester end-ing April 2015. This is a distinctionearned by students whose cumulativegrade point average is 3.71 or higher.

Mr. Hotz, the son of Paul A. Hotzand Lynn S. Robertson-Hotz ofMountainside, is a 2013 graduate ofGovernor Livingston High School.He is majoring in biological chemis-try at Bates.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Batesis internationally recognized as a lead-ing college of the liberal arts, attract-

ing 2,000 students from across theU.S. and around the world. Since1855, Bates has been dedicated toeducating the whole person throughcreative and rigorous scholarship in acollaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability,Bates has always admitted studentswithout regard to gender, race, reli-gion or national origin. Cultivatingintellectual discovery and informedcivic action, Bates prepares leaderssustained by a love of learning andzeal for responsible stewardship ofthe wider world.

Glasser-Baker of WestfieldGraduates from Albright

CRANFORD – With college tu-ition costs at an all-time high, highschool graduates are seeking afford-able paths to earn college degrees. TheAmerican Honors program at UnionCounty College (UCC) provides highachieving, motivated students the op-portunity to earn an associate degreeand transfer to a four-year universityas a junior. The in-county tuition costfor the American Honors program atUnion County College is $7,220.Whereas, the average cost nationallyfor a four-year college education isapproximately $23,000 before the costof housing, travel and other fees.

But it isn’t all about the moneysaved. American Honors students takeclasses with other high achieving stu-dents in a smaller, more intimate set-ting. Classes are capped at 20 stu-dents and are taught by Honors fac-ulty. Students also have a dedicatedadvisor who encourage professionaldevelopment, leadership and trans-fer seminars to prepare them for theirfuture endeavors.

Transfer rates are extremely highamong American Honors students.An American Honors diploma shows

an admissions officer at a four-yearcollege that a student has the strongwork ethic and the maturity needed tosucceed and graduate with abachelor’s degree. The AmericanHonors program maintains transferagreements with over 50 colleges anduniversities nationwide.

All of the 2015 American Honorsgraduates from Union County Col-lege were accepted to four-year insti-tutions. This fall, some of the institu-tions students will be attending in-clude American University,Vancouver Film School, John JayCollege of Criminal Justice, RutgersUniversity, and Drew University.

Janine Mills, a current AmericanHonors student at UCC, said, “Ameri-can Honors means everything to mebecause it embodies my personal feel-ings about my education: to go aboveand beyond what I can imagine. TheHonors program has helped me toembrace my future with not onlyopen arms, but with a calm readi-ness.”

For more information about Ameri-can Honors at Union County College,visit ucc.edu/AmericanHonors.

READING, Penn. – RebeccaGlasser-Baker of Westfield, gradu-ated with a bachelor of arts degree inEnglish. More than 330 graduatesreceived diplomas at AlbrightCollege’s 2015 Spring Commence-ment on May 24. Diplomas werepresented by Albright President LexO. McMillan III, Ph.D. Naturalistand author Scott Weidensaul deliv-ered the commencement address.

Ms. Glasser-Baker now joins themore than 20,000 alumni of AlbrightCollege.

Founded in 1856, Albright Collegeis a selective, national liberal artscollege enrolling 1,700 full-time un-

dergraduates and more than 800 adultlearners and graduate students. TheCollege’s flexible interdisciplinarycurriculum, strengthened by a close-knit residential learning environment,encourages students to combine ma-jors and disciplines to create indi-vidualized academic programs. Closefaculty mentorship, numerous expe-riential learning options, and a di-verse, supportive community of schol-ars and learners help students exceedtheir own expectations and graduatewith a commitment to a lifetime ofservice and learning. Albright Col-lege is located in Reading, Pennsyl-vania.

BURLINGTON, V.T. – In August,Champlain College welcomed one ofits largest classes to its Burlington,Vermont campus including JacobBeckerman of Fanwood and AlexSabatell of Scotch Plains. Mr.Beckerman is majoring in ComputerScience and Innovation and Mr.Sabatell is majoring in Broadcast andStreaming Media.

New this year at Champlain Col-lege is the Center for Communicationand Creative Media. This 42,000square-foot addition to the HaukeCenter and Alumni Auditorium is lo-

CANTON, N.Y. – St. LawrenceUniversity welcomes Bobbi N.Snyder of Westfield as a member ofthe Class of 2019. She attendedWestfield High School.

The Class of 2019 with approxi-mately 680 students is one of thelargest and most diverse in St.Lawrence’s 159-year history.

Each first-year student participatesin St. Lawrence University’s innova-tive First-Year Program, one of theoldest living-learning programs in thecountry, helping students make suc-cessful transitions from high schoolto college. Students live together andare taught by faculty teams, develop-ing the writing, speaking and researchskills needed for college. Studentscontinue to develop these skills in aspring First-Year Seminar.

Founded in 1856, St. LawrenceUniversity is a private, independentliberal arts institution of about 2,500students located in Canton, New York.The educational opportunities at St.Lawrence inspire students and pre-pare them to be critical and creativethinkers, to find a compass for theirlives and careers, and to pursue knowl-edge and understanding for the ben-efit of themselves, humanity and theplanet. Through its focus on activeengagement with ideas in and beyond

the classroom, a St. Lawrence educa-tion leads students to make connec-tions that transform lives and com-munities, from the local to the global.Visit www.stlawu.edu.

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Applicants SoughtFor Scotch PlainsBd. of Edu. Seat

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Board of Educa-tion is seeking applicants inter-ested in filling the Scotch Plainsseat on the board due to a vacancyeffective September 8, 2015.

The Board has 65 days fromSeptember 8, 2015 to appoint anew Scotch Plains member of theboard to serve until the next schoolelection in November 2016.

Scotch Plains residents who areinterested in applying for the openboard seat are invited to submit aletter of interest, including a briefbiography and their reasons forwanting to be on the board, toScotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation, Deborah S. Saridaki,Board Secretary, Evergreen Av-enue and Cedar Street, ScotchPlains, NJ 07076.

The deadline for applications isTuesday, October 6, 2015 at 4:00p.m. The Board will conduct pub-lic interviews of candidates onTuesday, October 13, 2015 begin-ning at 7 o’clock p.m. The boardwill make a decision following theinterviews.

The appointed candidate willtake his/her position on the boardas soon as possible.

NJSO Announces DepartureOf President and CEO Roe

NEWARK – The New Jersey Sym-phony Orchestra (NJSO) Board ofTrustees today announced that NJSOPresident and Chief Executive Of-ficer (CEO) James Roe has been ap-pointed President and Executive Di-rector of Orchestra of St. Luke’s(OSL) in New York City, assuminghis new post effective Tuesday, De-cember 1. He has been President andCEO of the NJSO since July 1, 2013.Prior to that, he was acting principaloboe of the NJSO for two years.

During Mr. Roe’s tenure, the NJSOinaugurated multiple initiatives thatfocused on audience engagement,stressing participation, interactionand relevance to both individualsand communities. The Orchestra’ssignature series of audience engage-ment programs, NJSO Accents, isthe cornerstone of those efforts. InJuly 2014, the NJSO established theEdward T. Cone Composition Insti-tute for young and emerging com-posers, an immersive educationalopportunity for exciting young tal-ents presented in partnership withPrinceton University. The NJSO wasa key leader in the formation of theEl Sistema New Jersey Alliance—the partnership between NJSOCHAMPS (Character, Achievementand Music Project) and five, sisterEl Sistema programs across the stateis the first of its kind in the UnitedStates. In Mr. Roe’s tenure, the NJSOmade continued progress toward

achieving a balanced operating bud-get through key fundraising initia-tives including a major gifts program.

NJSO Board of Trustees Co-ChairsRuth C. Lipper and Steve Sichak said,“Through his dedication to buildingaudiences and achieving financial sta-bility, Jim led the NJSO to an evenhigher level of strategic focus in de-livering our mission.We accom-plished great things together in thetime we had, and we wish him well inhis work with Orchestra of St. Luke’s.”

Mr. Roe said, “My time with theNJSO as a leader both on stage andoff has been an incredibly importantand rewarding time in my life. I deeplyrespect the NJSO’s mission, thepeople who day in and day out live todeliver that mission and the manypeople around the state who are opento the mission. It is not easy to leave:when leaders of OSL approached meto take the helm, it presented an op-portunity to return to an organizationwith which I had a deep 20-year rela-tionship, and such opportunities arerare in life. I am profoundly gratefulfor my time with the NJSO and, witha full heart, acknowledge its leader-ship, musicians and staff.”

NJSO Chief Operating Officer(COO) Susan Stucker will serve asInterim President and CEO from thetime of Roe’s departure until his suc-cessor is in place. Ms. Stucker hasbeen with the NJSO for 26 years,having served as COO since 2013.

Kid’s Auditions AnnouncedFor A Christmas Story

MILLBURN – Paper Mill Play-house announces non-union children’sauditions for the acclaimed theater’sproduction of A Christmas Story: TheMusical on Saturday, October 3, atPearl Studios, 500 8th Ave., NewYork City. A Christmas Story will runat the Millburn theater fromWendesday, November 25 throughSunday, January 3. Rehearsals beginon Sunday, October 25.

Paper Mill Playhouse seeks boysand girls who look ages nine to 13 andsing well with some tap dancing ex-perience. Open call will begin at 10a.m. and sign-in will start at 9 a.m. Allchildren will be taught a section of asong from the show and then will singit for their initial audition. All mem-bers of the children’s ensemble willlikely tap dance in this production.Some children will do more basic tapand some will do more advanced tap.Callback in the afternoon will be adance call, so please bring tap shoesand jazz shoes. Bring a picture andresume stapled together and bringyour book with a song of your own;an accompanist will be provided.

“Students who have appeared on

the Paper Mill Playhouse stage havegone on to have major careers onstage, in movies and on television,”commented Mark S. Hoebee, PaperMill Playhouse’s Producing ArtisticDirector. “This is a wonderful oppor-tunity for young people to be a part ofa professional production and per-form on the legendary Paper Millstage.”

Straight from Broadway, this holi-day musical is based on the classic1983 movie. Ralphie wants only onething for Christmas: An Official RedRyder® Carbine-Action 200-shotRange Model Air Rifle. A ChristmasStory: The Musical is the hilariousaccount of Ralphie’s desperate questto ensure that this most perfect ofgifts ends up under his tree this Christ-mas. It’s funny, heartfelt, and cap-tures holiday wonder with such deli-ciously wicked wit that it is sure todelight children and grown-ups alike.Bring the whole family, again andagain.

The entire Children’s Ensemlbe ismade up of non-AEA performers. Theroles of Ralphie, Ralphie Alternateand Randy will be on AEA contracts.

The Theater Project PresentsThree Plays in Three Weeks

See it all on the Web!www.goleader.com

Pingry Announces Nat.Merit Semifinalists

BASKING RIDGE – Nine Pingryseniors, the most of any independentschool in New Jersey this year, areamong 16,000 semifinalists in the2016 National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram. The program is in its 61st yearof honoring students who show ex-ceptional academic ability and po-tential for success in rigorous collegestudies. Including these nine students,51 Pingry students have been semifi-nalists over the past five years.

Semifinalists included John Limaof Westfield.

To enter the 2016 program, 1.5million juniors took the 2014 Pre-liminary SAT/National Merit Schol-arship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The national pool of semi-finalists includes the highest-scoringentrants in each state. Approximately15,000 semifinalists are expected toadvance to the finals, and 7,400 Na-tional Merit Scholarships will be of-fered in the spring of 2016.

MAPLEWOOD – After its summerhiatus, The Theater Project comes backto life with Three Plays in Three Weeks,an entire season of entertainment deliv-ered in less than one month. The profes-sional theater company at the BurgdorffCenter in Maplewood allowstheatergoers to experience a mini the-ater season over three weekends.

The shows will run September 24 toOctober 18, Thursdays through Sun-days, at the Burgdorff Center for thePerforming Arts, 10 Durand Road,Maplewood. Actors greet the audienceafter each performance, and talkbacksare held every Friday night.

Teacher in the House (September 24to September 27), about the challengesfacing a teacher assigned to home schoolchildren, will be performed by its au-thor: character comic Susan Jeremy.

For Whom the Southern Belle Tollsand other theater parodies by Christo-pher Durang (October 1 to 4) satirizes

the classic plays of Tennessee Will-iams, such as The Glass Menagerie,Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and A StreetcarNamed Desire. Director Mark Spinasays, “You will never see these storiesagain in quite the same way after yousee what has been done to them byChristopher Durang.” The cast includesGail Lou of Englewood, Gary Glor(Union,) Barbara Guidi (Scotch Plains),Will Budnikov (Woodbridge) and Den-nis DaPrile (Spring Lake).

Buyer and Celler (October 9 to 12)by Jonathan Tolins, a one-man showabout an out-of-work actor who lands ajob as the “curator” of Barbra Streisand’sbasement, was a hit in New York andNew Brunswick. Jason Gillis (Spring-field) plays all the characters and DavidChristopher (Cranford) directs.

At the door admission is $30 adults,$15 students. To purchase tickets inadvance visit TheTheaterProject.org orcall (908) 809-8865.

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Alliance Rep Theater’s TryingExplores Relationships

By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SUMMIT – What makes for en-gaging theater? For some, it’s inter-esting subject matter or perhaps de-tailed, precise direction. For others,great characterization and superioracting are what draws them into aplay. In Alliance Repertory Theater’sproduction of Joanne McClellandGlass’s play, Trying, that opened lastFriday night at the Mondo Brown-stone in Summit, it’s a combinationof all of these specifics that makesthis show a delight.

“We can’t help but find each otherextremely trying,” tells 81-year-oldJudge Francis Biddle (Chris Gibbs)to his brand new secretary (EmilyWilliams). What causes the exaspera-tion on both characters’ parts is amultitude of issues. This two-act playtransports the audience back to the1960s through allusions and props,but the core relationship transcendsany time period.

A tender memory play, it is report-edly the experience of the playwrightas seen through the secretary. Theelitist judge, born to a prominent fam-ily and one who attended Ivy Leagueschools is, at times, insufferable. Hispedigree, however, has credentials toback up his big ego; he was part ofFranklin D. Roosevelt’s New Dealadministration as Attorney-Generaland served as a judge at the post-World War II Nuremberg trials. Nowhe is consulted by historians and iswriting his memoirs and requires thesecretary to organize and sort out hispapers. Yet this isn’t a play aboutpolitics.

There are historical references thatexpress his feelings on the internmentof Japanese-Americans during WorldWar II, and there are many specificsabout historical events, but it is more

importantly a poignant piece abouttwo people who make an impact oneach other’s lives.

The witty octogenarian judge sayshe is “somewhere between lucidityand senility.” He shares that death iseminent with the wry line, “The exitlight is blinking over the door, and thedoor is ajar.” There isn’t anythingspecifically wrong with him besidesdebilitating arthritis, but through theplay, he loses physical vitality, but nothis spitfire attitude.

Despite the weighty subject, thereare a variety of comedic moments. Asthe judge locks horns with his secre-tary he tells her, “When you are inyour persistent mode, the flies leavethe room.” There are plenty of chuck-les for grammarians, too; the judgecastigates Sarah when she makes theunforgivable, grievous error of split-ting an infinitive. “It is a thorn in myside,” he laments. Through the firstfew days of getting to know eachother, Sarah feels he is a bully, justlike her alcoholic, abusive father.When the judge gets into an argumentwith his wife or Sarah, he calls it a“tune up.” There are plenty of thosewhen Sarah calls him on his pecu-liarities and intractability.

Mr. Gibbs has crafted a curmudg-eon who might be familiar to some ofus. The talented actor has found theheart of a man who has been great andis facing his own decline. A shakinghand, a flaring nostril and poppingeyes are a part of his bag of tricks tomake us see an 81-year-old. Ofcourse, by today’s standards, thatnumber doesn’t seem that old.

Sporting a perfectly captured 1960sflip secured by the requisite headband,Ms. Williams shows her spunkiness,just what the role requires. We rootfor her character throughout the showbecause of her backbone of sticking

CALMING INFLUENCE...In Alliance Repertory Theater’s presentation of the play, Trying, secretary Sarah Schorr (EmilyWilliams) is there with comfort and Ben Gay arthritis cream for her boss Judge Francis Biddle (Chris Gibbs). For ticketsto the two-act play that runs through October 3, visit the website at alliancerep.org.

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Schantz Jazz combo of Westfield hasannounced a tour of libraries aroundMiddlesex, Union, Monmouth andEssex counties for Fall 2015. Theprogram is a mixture of live musicand educational content, which dis-cusses the music, composers, instru-ments, techniques and musicians fromthe “hot jazz era” in the early 20thCentury.

The band is led by Florian Schantz,13 year old trumpet, cornet andFluegelhorn player from Westfield

who founded the band when he wasonly nine years old and has deliveredprograms at scores of different ven-ues across New Jersey and New York.

The band also features RupChattopadhyay on trombone and tuba,Florian’s sister Margaret Schantz ontrumpet and Flügelhorn, CoryAckerman on drums, and LowellSchantz on guitar.

The following dates are planned:Saturday, September 26, at 2 p.m. atthe Sayreville Free Public Library;Sunday, September 27, at 3 p.m. at

the Middlesex Library; Tuesday, Sep-tember 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the CaldwellLibrary; Saturday, October 24, at 2p.m. at the Piscataway Public Li-brary; Thursday, November 12, at 7p.m. at the Garwood Public Library;Saturday, November 14, at 1 p.m. atthe Fairfield Free Public Library;Sunday, November 15, at 2 p.m. atthe Summit Public Library; and Fri-day, November 20, at 7 p.m. at theMatawan-Aberdeen Public Library

For more information about theFlorian Schantz Jazz Combo pleasevisit: VFSJazz.com

up for herself to the man who is heremployer and, metaphorically to herabusive, alcoholic father. When shedelivers the line that she’s “not apleated plaid Ivy girl,” we feel thecharacter’s indignation.

Breaking away from the black boxapproach that is normally taken inthis tiny theater space, director DavidChristopher has created the loft ofJudge Biddle with authentic lookingdesks and chairs, a cot, and convinc-ing props such as a typewriter withcarbon paper, Dictaphone and smallgas heater. Even the tray on whichSarah brings in the morning coffee is1960s vintage.

Trying gives a glimpse of twopeople from very different back-grounds who make an impact on eachother’s lives and in the process findrespect and friendship. And our livesare enriched by that glimpse.

The play runs through October 3.For tickets, visit alliancerep.org.

Apple Fest 2015The Westfield Historical Society in-vites the community to join them fortheir sixth annual Apple Fest, a fallfestival and fundraiser on Saturday,October 3, at the Reeve House Mu-seum and Cultural Center located at314 Mountain Avenue, Westfield.Festivities will run from noon to 4p.m., with a rain date on Sunday,October 4.

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NORTON 2 TD RECEPTIONS, SCHETELICH 2 TD PASSES, 2 TD RUNS, BAKIE 40-YARD TD RUN

Cougar Gridders Roll Over Somerville Pioneers, 41-14By DAVID B. CORBIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

One week after slipping pastthe Warren Hills Blue Streaks ina 24-23 nail-biter, the CranfordHigh School football team gotits offensive engines rolling inthe second quarter to outdis-tance the Somerville Pioneers,41-14, at Memorial Field inCranford on September 18.

The 2-0 Cougars amassed 418total yards and senior quarter-back Jack Schetelich connectedon six of 12 pass attempts for

164 yards, which included re-spective touchdowns (TD)tosses to wide receiver JoeNorton good for 53 yards and15 yards. Schetelich rushed 10times for 61 yards, including an18-yard TD sprint in the thirdquarter.

After the Cougars forced thePioneers to punt on their firstseries, scoring came quickly whenrunning back Ryan Bakie cappeda four-play, 65-yard drive with a40-yard TD gallop with 8:13 onthe clock. Norton’s point aftermade the score, 7-0.

“It was just a run up the middle.I saw a hole open. I just made abreak for it,” Bakie, who rushedfour times for 73 yards, ex-plained. “It was up the middle, Ibroke right and I was home freefrom there.”

Later in the game, Bakie alsohad a 15-yard pass reception.

“It was a five-yard out. It was agreat pass,” Bakie added.

The 0-2 Pioneers showed theyhad intentions of being com-petitive when they marched 76yards for the score, which wasconcluded by Robert McTernan’s25-yard TD reception from quar-terback Mike Tarver with 2:44

left of the first quarter. CougarAlex Esposito blocked the PAT.

“I guess we were settling in.They got a couple of penaltiesthat went their way which helpedthem move the ball downfieldwith the helmet-to-helmet. Theygot 15 yards on that,” Cougarmiddle l inebacker Niko

Cappello, who led the team withtwo tackles and six assistedtackles, said.

Looking back to the strugglewith Warren Hills, Cappelloadded, “It was a hard foughtgame by both sides. I don’t knowwhat really happened. I guesswe really didn’t come out withthe fire like usual. We underes-timated them. It was closer thanwe expected,” Cappello said.

The Cougars, however, did notwaste any more time with thePioneers and put their offense inhigh gear again with a 78-yardscoring drive, which includedSean Leonard’s 46-yard recep-tion to the three-yard line whereBrian McGovern (6 rushes, 15yards) carried it in on the firstplay of the second quarter.

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Leonard finished the game withtwo carries for 31 yards.

With 3:10 left in the half, Nortoncapped a four-play, 75-yard drivewhen Schetelich spotted him allalone on the right and from therehe sped to the end zone thenadded the PAT to up the lead to21-6.

“The first one was in the secondquarter. They blitzed thecornerback so there was no onecovering me. I just had to beatthe safety and I did,” Nortonsaid.

After Chris Szerkeres recov-ered a Pioneer fumble on their38-yard line, the Cougars wereback in business again then with27.5 seconds on the clock, theSchetelich-to-Norton connectionworked again, this time for 15yards.

“It was a plant. They were play-ing man, so I had to get inside.Once I caught it, I tried to find myway into the end zone,” Nortonexplained.

While the Cougar defense wasstopping the Pioneers in theirtracks, the offense went to work

again in the second half. After anincomplete pass, Schetelich en-gineered a 71-yard ground gamethat ended when he dashed 18yards for the score spreading themargin to 35-6 with 9:07 on theclock.

“Everyone played their spots.They did what they were sup-posed to do and it worked. I justread my keys and that’s where Igo,” Cappello said.

The Cougars’ offensive successalso came with the support of a

formidable offensive line.“It was definitely a group ef-

fort. Everyone was doing theirjob and making their assign-ments, so we could open theholes so they could score. My-self, Anthony Ramirez, MichaelBellrose, Kevin Doran, DylanGrady definitely played togetheras a unit,” Offensive/defensivetackle Will Fries said.

After this season, Fries’ foot-ball career will continue at PennState.

“It’s a great feeling taking PennState. I am very comfortable withthe coaching staff and it’s a greatatmosphere up there, so I amvery happy with my decision,”Fries said

From that point, Cougar HeadCoach Erik Rosenmeier put in hisreserves but still they managedone more TD when junior SeanBryson (4 rushes, 33 yards)plunged one yard into the endzone with 4:02 left in the thirdquarter to start the running MercyRule clock. Norton missed thePAT, his first of the season.

“I pulled my head up a little bit.

I underestimated it,” Norton said.With 4:11 remaining in the

game, Pioneer quarterback NickCouzzi scored on a four-yard runand the two-point conversion byAhmad Lee was good.

Watching the second team getan opportunity to test their skillswas a pleasing experience forFries.

“It’s a good feeling to know thatyou are doing your job, but youdefinitely want to be in the gameand keep battling,” he said.

This Friday night at MemorialField, the Cougars will be put tothe test when they face a toughRoselle Ram team and quarter-back Gerald Hairston that had a27-15 lead at the half beforeCranford rallied to pull out a 35-27 victory.

“They are a great team. Theyhave a lot of athletes and are anexceptionally well-coached team.We have to come out with a lot offire with everybody to play. Wereally have to take it to them,”Fries said.

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Westfield Blue Devils Rout Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 42-10, for 600th WHS Grid Win

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*** Cranford Cougar Gymnasts Dominate Union Farmers, 105.55-75.25 ***

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*** Cranford Cougar Gymnasts Dominate Union Farmers, 105.55-75.25 ***

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By BRIAN TRUSDELLSpecially Written for the Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – Carol Kearney,who less than two weeks earlierwas nominated to replace AnnTarantino as a Democratic can-didate for council, was installedas Ms. Tarantino’s replacementon the town’s governing bodyTuesday but not before Republi-can Councilman Jim Mathieuharshly criticized her and thedecision to seat her.

“I find Carol Kearney to be unfitand to lack the character neces-sary to serve on Garwood’s Bor-ough Council and Garwood’s vot-ers have said as much,” Mr.Mathieu said, while reading froma prepared statement.

The decision by the Democratic-dominated council to choose hershows that it is “completely outof touch,” he said.

Ms. Kearney, who twice lost asa Republican candidate for coun-cil – most recently last year, wasone of three people proposed by

the Garwood Democratic Party.The others were Paul Tarantino,a member of the Planning Boardand the husband of Mrs.Tarantino, and Hugh Sinclair,chairman of the Garwood Demo-crats.

Mr. Mathieu accused Ms.Kearney of writing “personal at-tacks in local newspaper editori-als,” being “completely silent onthe termination of Fred Corbittas DPW superintendent” andblaming her loss in last year’selection on the Mr. Mathieu-ledGarwood Republican Party fornot more stridently attackingDemocratic councilman LouPetruzzelli for his receipt of healthbenefits from the borough.

Ms. Kearney has twice writtento The Westfield Leader in recentweeks excoriating Mr. Mathieufor his actions on council.

“Finally, and most disturbingly,about one year ago in councilchambers, during a break in acouncil meeting, Ms. Kearney wasoverheard stating: ‘I hope she

dies’ regarding Sandy Sep, aborough property owner and fel-low taxpayer,” Mr. Mathieu said.

That statement drew a sharprap of Mayor Charles Lombardo’sgavel as Mr. Mathieu continued.

After council voted 4-1 to seatMs. Kearney, Mrs. Tarantino, whoresigned from council and with-drew from the race because ofelective surgery, rose during thepublic comment portion to re-buke Mr. Mathieu, calling his re-marks “despicable” and “child-ish.”

“It reminded me of being in amiddle school lunchroom, insteadof a dais, what was overheard ina parking lot,” she said.

Mr. Mathieu and Mrs. Tarantinobriefly exchanged words, whichdrew another rap of Mr.Lombardo’s gavel, while Ms. Sep,sitting in the front row intoned:“If anyone cares, I didn’t die.”

Ms. Kearney, who will appearon the ballot with Council Presi-dent Bill Nierstedt against Re-publican challengers IleenCuccaro and Joe Sarno, did notmake a statement upon takingher seat and declined to respondto Mr. Mathieu’s comments whenapproached after the meeting.

Amid the fireworks, the councilalso approved the residentialpermit parking ordinance whichhas been in discussion since Janu-ary. The move will expand theregulations from Anchor Place,Myrtle Avenue and Willow Av-enue to 10 other streets on bothsides of town.

Parking on the 13 streets willbe restricted to two hours be-tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., exceptto those who display in theirvehicle a window permit obtainedfrom the borough.

Residents in the100-300 blocks

Kearney Appointed to GarwoodCouncil Amid Controversy

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderPAINT THE TOWN…Artist Rosemari Campbell works on her illustration ofthe Cranford Hotel at Saturday’s Cranford Paint Out event.

Indoor Playground, SubstationApproved in Cranford

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD — An indoor play-ground, the Thirsty Turtle and anew PSE&G substation were threeapplications heard and approvedby the planning board Wednes-day night.

Miln Street Partners, 101-103Miln Street, was granted a park-ing waiver, by a 7-to-1 vote, withplanning board member AnneSteinbach voting against thewaiver. Attorney AndrewKeaveney, representing ownerKinga Keaveney, said the busi-ness is short three parking spaces,but that nearby public parking isavailable. Ms. Keaveney agreedto the condition that her employ-ees would park off-site. Previ-ously the site housed a conve-nience store, and the parking lotis shared by the restaurant IlGiordano, a dry cleaners and atea shop. The indoor playgroundwill be marketed to children 6years old and under and will havea wooden playset, a play marketarea, a rice area, and a race trackfor child ride-on cars, Ms.

Keaveney said. It also will havea café with coffee and prepack-aged food. On weekends, thebusiness will be open forchildren’s parties, she said. Ar-chitect Ronald Meeks testifiedthat there are 260 parking spacesavailable in the municipal lotsand on-street parking nearby.

“…Lot 7 is rarely at capacity….It will bring people into the res-taurants,” Board Vice-PresidentLynda Feder said.

Ms. Steinbach said she is con-cerned about the lack of parkingon weekends, saying, “manytimes on Saturdays I have todrive around the block two orthree times” because of a lack ofparking.

The business is hoping to beopen by January, Ms. Keaveneytold The Westfield Leader.

PSE&G was approved, 8-to-0,with conditions and an amendedsite plan to build a new substa-tion in the downtown at 225South Avenue East, which is eastof the train station. The substa-tion provides electricity to 6,914customers in Cranford, Westfield,

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Garwood, Kenilworth, Roselle andRoselle Park.

The substation that is therenow will remain operating whilethe new substation is being builtin front of it. It will be raised onefoot above the 100-year storm,project manager Christina Kersaid.

“It is higher than what wasexperienced during HurricaneIrene,” said project directorLauren Thomas.

During Hurricane Irene in 2011,the substation had been underfour feet of water from theRahway River, according to aPSE&G press release. The elec-trical components at the substa-tion had been caked with mudand debris from the flooding thatoccurred. During Irene,Superstorm Sandy and the TaxDay Storm, flooding caused out-ages for some PSE&G customersfor 10 to 14 days, Ms. Ker said.

The construction is to take abouttwo years, Jessica Kirk, publicaffairs specialist for PSE&G, toldThe Leader. The 38, 12-hourpermit parking spaces in a lotthat was located in front of thesubstation have been closed offfor public use as of early Sep-tember and the new lot will berelocated in the rear of the prop-erty. The new lot will have fivefewer spaces, totaling 33 park-ing spaces, according to a reportprovided to the board by Lieu-tenant Ed Davenport of theCranford Police Department. Thetownship has been in talks withPSE&G to finesse a design thatwill allow for as many parkingspaces as possible. The townshipentered into a lease agreementwith PSE&G in 1980 for thoseparking spaces. Currently, thereis a waiting list for parking per-mits, Mayor Andis Kalnins said.

The board took issue with thedesign aesthetic of the new sub-station, which is a white metalstructure that is 21 feet high and

124 feet wide, and will have asetback of about 10 feet from thesidewalk.

“What is there now is hidden,”planning board member MaryO’Connor said. She asked whatPSE&G could do to not make itlook like a “metal box.”

Currently, the substation sits inthe rear of the lot with parking infront. The new layout will bereversed. The board had made acondition of approval that PSE&Grevise its buffering of the frontfaçade, suggesting a brick wallwith shrubbery in front. It alsorequested the three transform-ers that will sit to the east of thesubstation be shielded from thestreet with a 16-foot brick soundwall that will be in the front. Theboard also made a condition thatPSE&G consult with the policedepartment on its lighting planand to discuss police securitycameras.

This is one of 29 switching orsubstations that will be replacedin the state as part of PSE&G’sEnergy Strong program that isinvesting over $1 billion tostrengthen its systems againstsevere weather damage, accord-ing to its website.

The Thirsty Turtle, a restaurantand bar owned by Cranford Res-taurants, LLC, located at 3 SouthAvenue, where The Office wassituated, received approval of aminor site plan. It has beguninterior renovations and camebefore the board to get approvalfor its exterior renovations. JeffBeers, one of the principal own-ers, said he is adding 12 windowsand removing the wood exteriorto expose the stucco and brickfaçade. The Thirsty Turtle is notaffiliated with The Office, Mr.Beers said. Mr. Beers hopes toopen in December, he told TheLeader.

of Cedar Street, the 200-300blocks of Center, the 100-300blocks of East, the 100-300 blocksof North Maple, the 100-300blocks of North Oak, Second andThird Avenues from the Cranfordborder to North Maple, the 100-300 blocks of South Oak and the200-300 blocks of West andWinslow Place between North andSecond will be receiving notice ofthe ordinance by mail, likelywithin two weeks, borough clerkChristina Ariemma said.

While signage will need to beinstalled on all of the new streetsbefore any summonses are is-sued, police Capt. Douglas Stofferspeculated the police could be-gin enforcing the ordinance withina month.

Additionally, during the worksession, the members generallyagreed to introduce an amendeddumpster ordinance at thecouncil’s next meeting that wouldimpose a $25 fee every two weeksfor any dumpster placed in the

Playground Approved in Cranfordstreet but charge nothing if thedumpster was placed within theproperty.

The permit, which could be re-newed for a maximum of 56 days,requires “sheeting” under the feetof the dumpster and that it beremoved during a “snow emer-gency”.

Willow Avenue resident JeanMcComb, who has appeared be-fore council several times to com-plain about a dumpster that saton her street throughout the win-ter and reappeared she said onSeptember 17, was the reasonfor the amended ordinance. Shecomplained during the publiccomment portion of the meetingthat the $25 fee was “too cheap”and the 56 days were “too long.”

In other action, Mr. Lombardoannounced that he had appointedPaul Nieves to complete the lastthree months of former MayorPat Quattrocchi’s term on thePlanning Board. Mrs. Quattrocchiresigned upon relocating out ofthe borough.

A discussion with borough en-gineer Don Guarriello during thework session brought a generalagreement that next year’s re-paving of streets should priori-tize Hickory Avenue and WestStreet. Mr. Guarriello made theproposal with state grant appli-cations for next year due by mid-October.

The council received a first visitfrom department of public workshead Clint Dicksen, who replacedMr. Corbitt during the summerafter a hotly debated shared ser-vices agreement with Fanwood.

And the council also spent about15 minutes in executive sessionto receive an update from bor-ough attorney Bob Renaud aboutthe town’s litigation efforts re-garding affordable housing and acontract with Taser Internationalof Scottsdale, Ariz., for the pur-chase of body worn digital cam-eras for police use.

Kearney Appointed to Council Amid Controversy

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD – On Mondayevening, the zoning board quicklyapproved three residentialapplications and heard plans fora new day care center near SouthAvenue and Thomas Street.

Divyajan Management, LLCwants to construct a day carecenter on the property thatcontains the old Masonic Lodge,which is located at 478 SouthAvenue, East. The applicants areseeking a use variance becauseR-4 zones do not permit day carecenters, and variances for lessthan the minimum required rear-yard setback for a principalstructure, for a side-yard setback,to exceed the maximum requiredpermitted lot coverage andbuilding coverage, for a free-standing sign which is notpermitted in the zone, and forhaving less than the requireddistance for driveways.

Architect Kamlesh Shah toldthe board that the present buildingwill be demolished. The buildingwill be a brick structure with apitched roof and will have windowswith brightly-colored awnings. “All

finishes will blend in with theneighborhood,” he said.

If approved, the center will becalled The Sapling School. “It willtake children from six weeks oldto 6 years old. It will operatefrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday,” said theassistant executive director,Jamie Kanrich. At present, theapplicant is operating a day carefacility in South Brunswick, Ms.Kanrich said.

Planner Anthony Galleranotestified that the parking lot wouldbe in the front of the school andface Thomas Street. He also saidthere would be a drivewayentrance and one exit driveway.He said a playground would belocated in the back of the schooland would have a wall to separateit from the neighboring property.Many area residents hadquestions, which caused thehearing to run until 11:20 p.m.The meeting was adjourned andthe hearing will be continued onMonday, October 26, at 8:15p.m., at the municipal buildingon Springfield Avenue.

The board approved thefollowing applications:

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Robert Lukenda, 35 HarvardRoad, who wants to construct anew in-ground swimming pool,with variances for exceeding themaximum allowable lot coverageand less than the requiredminimum distance from the sideand rear lot lines. He said theywould not put a cement apronaround the pool to cut down onimpervious coverage. He alsosaid the pool would be 20 feetfrom the house, and the yardwould be surrounded by afence.Nicholas Frantzen, of 21Norman Place, wants to constructa fence that will exceed themaximum allowable height andopenness. Mr. Frantzen said theywere on a corner, near CranfordHigh School, and would like toadd a six-foot-high fence forprivacy. He said they havepermission from the township tobuild in the township’s right-of-way. The white fence would besix feet high and have a latticetop surrounded by evergreens.

Peter and Cindy Ballas, of 608Willow Street, want to construct athird story that will exceed themaximum number of allowablestories. Mrs. Ballas told the boardthat they would like to construct aset of stairs to the attic. She saidthe steps that are there are toonarrow for easy access to theattic, where they will use the 10-foot-by-10-foot space for storageonly and abide by the agreementnot to put a bedroom there.

Garwood Candidate Kearney OnWhy I Became a Democrat

The great Edgar Allan Poe oncewrote, “Believe nothing you hear,and only one half that you see,”a turn of phrase easily applied towhat has happened in Garwoodsince I decided to accept theinvitation of the Democratic Partyto stand for election with them. Ihave “heard” many snideremarks: That I am only out formyself or “power,” that I have noprinciples, and that I acted“unprofessionally” in last year’selection. None of these could befurther from the truth.

Council President Nierstedtinitially approached me due tomy well-known desire to moveGarwood forward through“SMART” development. Aftermany discussions with Bill, otherDemocrats, and my friends andfamily, I felt the landscape inGarwood had shifted enough overthe last several years that themajority of my views were alignedwith, and better represented by,the Democratic Party. TheGarwood Republican Party oftoday is a dysfunctional group,focusing on a series of outrightlies regarding single issues takenout of context, the spreading ofmisinformation, and baselesspersonal attacks. Sadly, thesenew “Republicans” contribute

nothing to our community, exceptnegativity in their words andactions.

I did my best last year to runa professional and positivecampaign with zero support fromGOP Chair Jim Mathieu. After Iwon the party nomination, hewas only interested in gettingme to parrot his views, which Itook exception to, as I pridemyself in being an independentthinker. When I refused to followhim in lock step, I had to face aconstant stream of behind thescenes attacks from him and histeam, up to and including thechildish removal of lawn signs.As an elected district leader, Iwas shunned; not even informedof meetings. I chose to take thehigh road then, as I do now, andI will not address thesenonsensical attacks on mycharacter again. My vision forGarwood is a positive one, whichwill result in a better life for bothcurrent and future residentsthrough proper development, avision that both my running mateand my new party share.

I believe my fellow residentswill see through the spin andpersonal attacks of the currentGarwood Republican Party. Ibelieve they will see why I choseto join a team of positive people,who are willing to work togetherto build an even better Garwood.I believe they will see whichcandidates have character and aplan, and vote according to their

conscience this November.Carol Kearney (D)

Candidate for CouncilGarwood

Garwood GazetteI recently received the

quarterly publication of ourGarwood Gazette. I had to laugh.As I read the second paragraphof the mayor’s letter I was quitetaken by his remarks about thecouncil members. He stated thathe was truly honored to besurrounded by such a hardworking, dedicated group ofpeople whose sole purpose is tomove Garwood forward in anunwavering spirit of teamworkand cooperation. Is he comatoseat the council meetings?

No sooner does the “meeting”begin they are embroiled incontroversy. There is a totaldisregard for etiquette andprofessional conduct! What anembarrassment to our Borough.They are the laughing stock ofUnion County. The mayor wouldbest serve our community byresigning and thereby allowingGarwood a chance to have a trueleader. If the council believesthey are doing an acceptable jobfor the citizens of Garwood it isonly because their vanity andself-serving agenda blinds themfrom seeing the poor leadership

they display. It’s all about them!

Joe GarritanoGarwood

Daycare Ctr Proposed UCC Students FindAffordable Path to DegreesCRANFORD – With college tu-

ition costs at an all-time high,high school graduates are seek-ing affordable paths to earn col-lege degrees. The American Hon-ors program at Union CountyCollege (UCC) provides highachieving, motivated studentsthe opportunity to earn an asso-ciate degree and transfer to afour-year university as a junior.The in-county tuition cost for theAmerican Honors program atUnion County College is $7,220.

Whereas, the average cost na-tionally for a four-year collegeeducation is approximately$23,000 before the cost of hous-ing, travel and other fees.

But it isn’t all about the moneysaved. American Honors studentstake classes with other highachieving students in a smaller,more intimate setting. Classesare capped at 20 students andare taught by Honors faculty.Students also have a dedicatedadvisor who encourage profes-sional development, leadershipand transfer seminars to preparethem for their future endeavors.

Transfer rates are extremelyhigh among American Honorsstudents. An American Honorsdiploma shows an admissions of-ficer at a four-year college that astudent has the strong work ethicand the maturity needed to suc-ceed and graduate with abachelor’s degree. The AmericanHonors program maintains trans-fer agreements with over 50 col-leges and universities nationwide.

All of the 2015 American Hon-ors graduates from Union CountyCollege were accepted to four-year institutions. This fall, someof the institutions students willbe attending include AmericanUniversity, Vancouver FilmSchool, John Jay College of Crimi-nal Justice, Rutgers University,and Drew University.

Janine Mills, a current Ameri-can Honors student at UCC, said,“American Honors means every-thing to me because it embodiesmy personal feelings about myeducation: to go above and be-yond what I can imagine. TheHonors program has helped meto embrace my future with notonly open arms, but with a calmreadiness.”

For more information about Ameri-can Honors at Union County Col-lege, visit ucc.edu/AmericanHonors.

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Cranford GOP Candidates Are Well onTheir Way to Door Knocking Goal

CRANFORD -- Barbara Bilgerand Michael Petrucci, Republicancandidates for Cranford Town-ship Committee are determinedto visit 4,000 doors before Elec-tion Day, Tuesday, November 3.

“This is undoubtedly the mostimportant part of any municipalcampaign,” said Ms. Bilger, aformer Cranford mayor and town-ship commissioner. While weare telling residents about our-selves, and our vision for thecommunity we love, what wereally need to do is listen to theirconcerns. We want to know whatlocal government is doing welland where there could be im-provement,”

Mr. Petrucci added, “We wantto knock on doors in every one ofCranford's 30 voting districts be-cause needs vary from neighbor-hood to neighborhood. The feed-back we get will help shape thefuture of Cranford. There areconcerns we all have: safe neigh-borhoods, good schools, a thriv-ing downtown, all the things thatour residents and taxpayers knowmake our town one of the mostdesirable in Union County if notall of New Jersey."

During the past two years, re-markable progress has beenmade in Cranford, the candidatessaid through a campaign pressrelease. The Republican major-ity has initiated a vigorous roadimprovement and repavingproject that will see over 40 roadsresurfaced within two years.

Flood control projects that weresidelined for years are back ontrack and there is a new focus oncommunity service with ex-panded municipal office hoursand new communication tools.

Ms. Bilger stated, “The feed-back we are getting from ourresidents is positive. People arepleased with the accomplish-ments Cranford has achievedduring the past two years underRepublican leadership. For thefirst time in years, you can actu-ally see tangible results happen-

HELLO...Cranford Township Committee Republican candidates Barbara Bilgerand Michael Petrucci meet with a resident at Cranford Senior Housing.

Garwood Candidates ForumCandidates for Garwood Council will debate on Thursday,

October 22 on 7:30 at The Pointe condominium complex onThursday, October 22, the housing association’s board hasannounced. Republicans Ileen Bocchino Cuccaro and Joseph R.Sarno III will face off against Democrats Carol Kearney and BillNierstedt. Questions for the candidates can be asked during thesession or submitted prior via email to PointeForum@gmail.com.Taxes, redevelopment of North and South Avenues, sharedservices and the borough’s policy on social media are expectedto be discussed.

Light refreshments will be served after the discussion. For moreinformation, call Bill Connolly at (908) 789-0659 or emailonmyword@verizon.net.

CRANFORD — The CranfordDemocratic Committee has an-nounced that Patrick Giblin hasjoined current Commis-sioner Tom Hannen Jr. torun for a position on theCranford Township Com-mittee in the Tuesday,November 3 General Elec-tion. Mr. Giblin is runningto fill the unexpired termof former Township Com-mittee member LisaAdubato, who resignedto take a position as ajudge in Essex County.

Mr. Gilbin and his wife,Tara, have three young children inthe Cranford School system. Lo-cally, Mr. Giblin has served on theCranford Clean Communities Com-mittee and the Cranford CitizenFinance Strategy Team.

He has been a coach with CranfordBaseball and Cranford Soccer youthteams, and a Den Leader with Boy

Scout Pack 103. He is also active inthe Cranford Jaycees, serving aspresident in 2013.

In his professionallife, Mr. Gilbin is a vice-president at a finan-cial services firm. Hehas a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in Financefrom Villanova Univer-sity, and an MBA fromFordham University’sGraduate School ofBusiness Administra-tion.

Mr. Hannen, who isrunning for re-elec-

tion, said that, “Patrick has theknowledge and experience thatwe need on the Township Com-mittee. He has demonstrated hisdeep commitment to our town.”

“I look forward to campaigningwith Tom,” Mr. Giblin said. “AndI would be honored to be electedto serve Cranford.”

Patrick Giblin

Giblin Joins DemocraticTicket in Cranfording. Michael and I are focusing

on that progress during this cam-paign and, more importantly, willwork to make certain that it con-tinues when we are elected inNovember.”

The door-to-door campaign willcontinue for the next severalweeks. Ms. Bilger and Mr. Petrucciwill leave their calling cards withcontact information if residentsare not home. Residents areencouraged to reach out to thecandidates to discuss the impor-tant issues facing Cranford.

Cranford Hist. Soc. InvitesFamilies to ‘Ox-Cart Man’

CRANFORD — The Cranford His-torical Society will present a pro-gram for children entitled “The Ox-Cart Man” this Sunday, September27, from 2 to 4 p.m. It will takeplace at the Crane-Phillips HouseMuseum, located at 124 NorthUnion Avenue, Cranford. The pro-gram will begin at 2:15 p.m.

Visitors will hear a story aboutwhat life was like for a 19th-cen-tury farming family, including themany different historic jobs thatfollowed the change in seasons.

Authored by Donald Hall andillustrated by Barbara Cooney,“The Ox-Cart Man” was written in1979 and received the prestigiousCaldecott Medal in 1980. CranfordHistorical Society Education Chair-

person Christine Glazer will readthe story. In addition, each childwho attends this program will beable to make leaf and apple prints.This craft is appropriate for chil-dren age 6 or older.

Admission is free but donationsare greatly appreciated. Space islimited so reservations are re-quired. To reserve a seat, call theCranford Historical Society’s of-fice at (908) 276-0082 or e-mailcranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net.

Established in 1927, theCranford Historical Society, anon-profit organization, has beendedicated to the preservation andperpetuation of Cranford’s his-tory. For more information, visitcranfordhistoricalsociety.com.

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