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South Plainfields er verVOL 8, NO. 50 50 CENTS AUGUST 19, 2005

TAXES ON THE RISEMunicipal Budget Introduced

Residents will have to dig deeperinto their pockets after receiving theirthird and fourth quarter tax bills. Theschool board, taxes rose bj about $28]and tin.- municipal taxes rose by $60on.i home assessed at $127,000.

The 2006 Municipal Budget, intro-duced at last week's eouneil meeting,will be published in next week's Ob

and a public hearing date will be-held on Tuesday. Sept. 20.

The only questions asked aboutthe budget at its introduction weremadeb) resident FrankMikorski, whoquestioned win1 the town's ratables hadgone down last war. He felt that willall the new In tmes, ratables should havegone up nor down.

' () Glenn Cullcn explained thatmain1 commercial properties in towncontested then tax bills durinjpast year, and either through the courtdecisions and arbitration, were grantedtax a b a t e m e n t s , rhus lowering the

i ivcrall ratables. Ratables are

the valued amount ot anticipated raxesa municipality receive from both com-mercial and residential properties.

( uHcn explained that there is a regu-lation on the books that says that com-mercial properties can appeal their taxesit their buildings are not fully occupiedand thus not receiving the estimated in-i (imeon which their taxes are assessed.Commercial properties are taxed notonly on the value of the property, butalso on the amount of revenue they willproduce. When a commercial propertydoes get tax relief, their taxes do notimmediately increase it the property isoccupied a few months later, a tact thatno one really is happy about.

Mikorski said tin law is unfair tothe residents of the tow n. He askedBorough Clerk Vinnic Butiglieri for alist oi tile commercial properties iliat

id abatements antt that it be madepublic, as well as the amount the taxeswere reduced.

!006 municipal budget shows

an increase in spending of about$295,673 from last year. According tothe third and fourth quarter tax billsresidents received a few weeks ago. theincrease in the municipal rax rate is .04points, last years tax rate was ,86] ,\n<Jithis wars is .909. On a home valued at$ 127,000, the rax increase is about $60per vear or S'/2%.

Your nex tax bill also shows an in-crease in the SCIKX>I tax of .22 points.1 .ast years school tax rate was 2.271 ,m>.\this year it is 2.491. ()n a home valuedat SI2",000, the SCIKXII tax increase is$281.16 per war, <>r 9>:%. The sch< >< >lbudget was approved by the residentsin April.

There is also a slight increase in theopen space tax, about $7 and a slightdecrease m the county tax, $4.

If vou would like move informa-tion on the tax bill, or would like toask questions, be sure to attend theSept. 20 council meeting at 8 p.m. atBorough Hal

The South Plainfield Public Library offered separate opportunities to learn crocheting and knitting and toget close up to various animals at Snakes n Scales, Turtles and Tales. For stories, see page 12.

New Faces TakingHelm At Borough

theSchools

There will be new laces taking(he helm as principals at tiw of thedistricts schools this fall. Only twoprincipals will remain at the schoolthey were at last year, IV. KennethMay at South Plainfield High Schoolami Fred Oberkehr at ).H KennedyElementary School .

I [owever, SIM IS will haw a new-assistant principal, Ralph Erica, whois coming from the Edison schooldistrict, where he was a math teacheral the Edison Middle School lor fiveyears. I le joins Alicia Belman Willamsas one of the two assistant principalsat the high school, This is a reductionfrom an administrative staff o) fourassistant principals last year.

The new pr inc ipa l at Sou th

Plainfield Middle School will beSteve Novak, who Started his career asa social studies teacher in the district36 years ago. He will be replacingAllen Czech, win) will be the newprincipal al Rilev school. The assistantMiddle School principal will be KellyPanuzzo, whose first year as assistantprincipal was at South Plainfield I lighSchool last year.

Last year's assistant principal atGram School, I.eo Whalcn. will bethis year's principal ot Grant School.He will be continuing the traditionof evening locker practice on Aug.25 tor incoming fifth graders andhanding out of schedules to tilth andsixth graders. Stepping in to the newassistant principle position will be

Robert Richkus, who taught socialstudies at the South Plainfield MiddleSchool for five wars.

Charles lord, who w as an assistantprincipal at SPHS last year will bethe principal of Roosevelt Schoolthis war.

Frances Sills, who tilled in as theInterim Assistant Superintendent ofInstruction and Operations tor MarioBarbiere and as Interim CurriculumDirector in 2003 tor Dr. Janet .\lunger,will be Interim Principal at FranklinSchool until Nancy Erickson returnsin February as interim principal offranklin School.

Mrs. Crown, interim principal atf.E. Riley School, will return to herpre\ ious position.

Grand Knight Jcand Bill Butrico (right).

to (center) awards piaqi.

Knights Bestow Knight andFamily of the Year Awards

Recently the South PlainfieldKnights of Columbus presentedthe Knight and Family of the YearAwan

Robert anei Eileen Walker won dieFamily of the Vear award from theKnights. Bob and Eileen are greatsupporters of Sacred Heart Church,the community and the council.Together thev organize Md run thePre-Cana meetings. I.SS and PrayerGroups. Eileen is the disabilitiesadvocate at Sacred Heart Churchand Rob is a Eucharistk minister andruns Holy Hour on Friday eveningsat Sacred Heart Church.

Bill Butrico won the Knight of theYear award for his great leadershipskills and for running many serviceprojects within the community andthe church. Three of the many ac-complishments Bill spearheadedthis vear were the donations a new

flagpole to the Our Ladv of Cachowa Church. I JulyFather John Paul Alxarado of SacredHeart Church informed Bill that thechurch's cafeteria and kitchen was indire need of an uplift. Over 30 mem-bers of rhe South Plainfield councilhelped out wit >r project

for the church. The job took a total of430 man-hours as well as i.;

of paint. Bill saved the church well: UK) for ail of the work our

council did. Finally; with the Knightsof Columbus Special Driveheld this vear. the council collectedaim* - ver a tour day period

.ord for the council', which willbe donated to various special norgani • xtheKevsc

iwn.When you sec these gentlemen in

town congratulate them on their veryworthy accotnpiishrrtc

Update onBorough Construction

Construction work continues onHamilton Blvd. between the hoursof 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the area ofRyan St. and St. Nicholas Aye. Pleaseplan alternate routes. American WaterCompany has continued working onHamilton Blvd. this week.

Construction continues on MapleAw. between the hours oi~ a.m. and4 p.m. At this time, the curbs andsidewalks will be replaced and trafficwill Bow in both directions during the

construction at all times.All local businesses on Hamilton

Blvd. are remaining open during theconstruction period.

Should vou have .\nv questions,call Borough Administrator VincentButtiglieri at (908) 226-7606 orConstruction Coordinator MichaelZushma at (908* "53-3! 5, or youcan log on to spobserver.com orsouthplainfieldnj.com for the latestupdates.

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councilBorough Hall Council Chambers

Meets twice a month on the first and third Tuesday

Borough Hall Council Chambers • Questions? 908-226-7605

Date Agenda Meeting Public Meetinj)

September 6 7:00 p.m 8:00 p.m.September 20 7:00 p.m 8:00 p.m.October 4 7:00 p.m 8:00 p.m.October 18 7:00 p.m 8:00 p.m.All meetings of the Governing Body are held in accordance with New Jersey Open PublicMeetings Act (NJSA 10:4-6 et seq) in the Council Chambers at 2480 Plainfield Avenue.

planningboardMeets second and lourth Tuesday ot the month, 'except where noted.

Borough Hall Council Chambers. 7 p.m. • Questions? 908-226-7641

Aug. 30*. Sept. 13, Sept. 27. Oct. 11, Oct. 25,

Nov. 29*. Dec. 13, Dec. 27.

zoningMeets second and fourth Thursday of the month, 'except where noted.Borough Hall Council Chambers. 8 p.m. • Questions? 908-226-7641Aug. 25. Sept. 8. Sept. 22. Oct. 13, Oct. 27, Nov. 10*. Dec. 8. Dec. 22.

boardofeducationmeetingsRoosevelt Administration Gymnasium on Jackson Ave. unless otherwise notedCommittee of the Whole meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m.Sept. 13. Oct. 11, Nov. 8. Dec. 13, Jan. 10. 2006. Feb. 14, March 14 and March 28.Regular Board Meeting Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Sept. 20. Oct. 18. Nov. 15. Dec. 20, Jan. 17, 2006. Feb. 21. March 21 and April 4.

taxpayersThe Taxpayers Advisory Group (TAG) meets the fourth Tuesday of every month atBorough Hail. 2480 Plainfield Ave. at 7 p.m. Questions? 908-769-0786.

siteplanMeets once a month on the third Tuesday of the month. 8 p.m.Sept. 20. Oct. 18. Nov. 15. Dec. 20.

recreationMeets once a month on the last Tuesday of the month, except July and AugustPAL Building. Maple Ave. 7 p.m. • Questions? 908-226-7716Sept. 27. Oct. 25. Nov. 7 and Dec. 13.

environmentalcommissionMeets once a month (second Wednesday)Borough Hall Conference Room. 8 p.m. • Questions? 908-226-7621Sept. 14.0ct 12, Nov. 9. Dec. 14 and Jan. 11,2006

businessMeets once a month (first Wednesday)Borough Hall Council Chambers, 5 p.m. Questions? 908-757-8100

tratiicsafetMeets once a month (fourth Wednesday) at 7 p.m.in (he Conference Room. Borough Hall (No Meeting in August)

rdofeducationcurriculum/technology meetingsMeets once a month on Mondays, (except where noted) at 8 p.m. in the 2nd floorconference room at Roosevelt Administration Building on Jackson Ave.Sept. 19, OcL 17. Nov. 21. Dec. 19. Jan. 23. Feb. and March 20.

rdofeducationcurriculum/technology meetingsMeets once a month on Mondays, (except where noted) at 6:30 p.m. at RooseveltAdministration Building on Jackson Ave. Work session. No public commentTuesday, Sept. 6, OcL 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5. Jan. 2, Feb. 6, March 6 and April 3.

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YOURDear Editor,

On July Id tin.- Smith PlainfieldPolice Athletic League held it's fourthannual Charity Softball TournamentThe tournament was for four year-oldKevin Conroy of South Plainfield. Iwould like to take this opportunity rothank the many people .\nd businessesthat graciously made some type otdonation, either by money or itemsfor the tournament.

Fust off 1 would like to thank someof those employed by the borough.The South Plainfield Dept of PublicWorks did a great job getting all thefields ready They put many man hoursin the blistering heat to prep the fieldsfor play. Recreation CommissionerMike Hnglish and his newly hired as-sistant, Kevin Hughes, who were criti-cal in organizing the event and pro-viding needed equipment and sup-plies.

Next, 1 would like to thank thosebusinesses in town who can always becounted on when running theseevents; HalFs Warehouse. Frcihoffcr'sBakery and Betteway Trucking forsupplying the food and drink andAKA Inc. for donating the winner'strophies. And all the other businessesin the area who made a monetary do-nation.

To all those people w ho volunteeredtheir own rime who could have foundother things to do on a Saturday af-ternoon; Sal Severini of Sal's SpiritShoppe and Jay Cappola, who spentall day running the fcxxi stand. Shan-non Collucci, who t<x>k care of theregistration tent. All of the childrenwho helped out during the day as run-ners. And lastly, but by fir the least,those who umpired over 50 gamesthat were played; Kevin Sehwcers and

Dziomba fall day), Lou Coliccio,Joe Oranchek, Jimmy Curcio, KillG>chranc, Kevin Lykes, Chris Hub-ner, Mike Alvarez, Dennis Moskal andWendell Bom. Without you this eventcould not have happened.

To the teams who participated inthe tournament. There are t(x> manyto mention, but congratulations to thewinners, Universal Nutrition, the vic-tors in the Men's Division who, withmuch class, donated their $500 win-nings back to the cause. And toQualCare, who came out on top inthe Co-Ed Division. A special thanksto Fred Moret t i and the SouthPlainfield Elks for their generous do-nations as always.

This has been a very successful tour-nament over the last four years andhopefully with the help of those men-tioned above, can be an annual eventfor many years to come for a child inneed. On behaJf of the South Plain-field Police Athletic Ixaguc commit-tee, thank you all.

DET. GARRETT CASSIO, VICEPRESIDENT SOUTH PLAINFIELDPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE

Red CrossOfferingCPR Courses

The Tri-County Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross is offering thefollowing CPR courses:

Adult, CPR, Child CPR, InfantCPR and First Aid will be held onSaturday, August 20, from 8:30a.m. to 6 p.m. The course will be heldat the American Red Cross office at332 West Front Street in Plainfield.Some or all portions of the coursemay be taken.

CPR/AEDJbr the Professional Res-cuer will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thecourse will be held at the AmericanRed Cross office at 16 Jefferson Av-enue in Elizabeth.

Call (908; 756-6414 cxt. 10 toregister or for more information.

From the South Plainfield Library

BookmarksBy Ken Morgan

As we m o v e t h r o u g h the c a t . . . n o ,

COW...um, r abb i t . . .wa i t , t e n e t . . . n o ,

wolverine...uh, duck-billed platypus. . .oh, yeah, the dog days of sum-mer, here's news from the SouthPlainfield I .ibrary.

Miss Linda and Miss Danva needtime to rest and reorganize following all the hectic activity of the Summer Reading Club. (Actually, thatgoes for the rest of the Library staff,too). As a result, Storvtime programshave been cancelled until September27. However, we still have somechildren's programs on tap for nextweek, file Game Gang program willbe held on Monday afternoon at3:30; children may play one of theLibrary's board games, or bring inone of their own to share. The Chess('luh, for both beginning and ad-vanced players, will meet on Tuesdayat 3:30 p.m.; players may bring theirown chess sets. And on Wednesdayevening at 6:30, we'll have a sessionofDino Bingo tor the kids.

Another note for the kids: Nowthat the Summer Reading Club hasfinished up for this year, be sure toturn in your booklets. Your certifi-cates will be ready for you in a few

days. The same goes for the grown-ups in our Adult Reading Program.Prize winners in that group will benotified ASAP.

And one last note tor children andparents: With the start of the schoolyear coming soon, South Plainfieldstudents are engaged in the tradi-tional frantic rush to read those Sum-mer Reading List selections from thev.u ii HIS grades. Please be advised that,as we noted a while hack, we're awareof the situation and will do our bestto till your requests. Flow ever, withbig bunches of students .ill lookingtor die same handful of books, youmust expect some delay in gettingwhat you want. All we ask is that yoube patient. And, tor those who've already taken care of their requiredreading, well done! By clearing thevvav tor the stragglers, you've been agreat help.

Next Hridav will be the last day of

availability for the current group of( n\ uit videos .\\\>\ DVDs. Get 'em

while they're hot.Our Notary Public has returned

from his (all too brief) vacation.Please call us at (908) 754-7885 forhis schedule.

1 lore's the latest on changes to ourinternal arrangement. As noted lastweek, our CD collection is now allout on display in the rotating racksin front of the Circulation Desk.Meanwhile, our ESL (English as aSecond Language), ABR (Adult Ba-sic Reading), Folio, Phone Bcxik, andAdult Paperback collection has beenmoved to the tail end of our Refer-ence collection. And our collectionof Paperback (lassies has been relo-cated ro a cart in the rear of the Adultfiction section. It vou IK\\\ help find-ing an item, just stop by the Circula-tion Desk and we'll guide vou. l ookat it this vvav; we're preparing youtor when things (eventually) getmoved to the new building.

Finally, -\n advisor)' from our Di-rector: due to our continuing missionto stock up-to-date materials and tillrequests from our patrons, we willcontinue to add new items to our AY collection. 1 lowcvcr, due to highcosts and space limitations, we willno longer automatically replace A Vitems that become damaged, unlessspecial circumstances occur. We re-gret any inconvenience that this maycause the public. Inn our current situ-ation leaves us little room to maneu-ver. To supplement our own collec-tion, though, we will continue to of-fer our Circuit A Y collections, andattempt to provide items we don'tstock via Inter-] ibran I o.m. Amquestions? Don't hesitate to ask.

That's all for now. See you next Fri-day for more news.

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Put On Your Running Shoes: Signup forThe Labor Day 5K Run and Walk

' 'MI i- again, the South PlainfieldUliance for Substance Awareness and

the stall .H I he < Hub ai Rica IK i aresp insoringthe 15th Annual The d u bn Ricochct/SPASA Labor Day 5KRun on Sept, 5, Hun- will also Ix- a1.5 Mile Family Fitness Walk onceagain.

Last year more than 200 runnersparticipated in the SK Run and 25 inthe 1.5 Mile U'.ilk and the hope is tomi n ase those competiting this year

The Famil) Walk supports familytogetherness and .i positive drug free,fun-filled limcss lifestyle. The cntn

fee l< ii the jvalkers is SS |KT person orfamily T-shirts and substani i a'ness information packets«ill be givento the first 50 parti< ipants.

This gear's 5K Run pre enotration is SI3 (by Aug. 26) with arace day fee of $15. The first 200 5Kentrants will receive t-shirts along witha packet <>t various items and sub-stance awareness information. Againthis war, Aiello Chiropractic Centerwill oiler pre and |x>st race/walk mas-sages and computer timing will behandled by Best Race Systems. Raceresults will be posted on the Internet

$1.6 M Allocated in HomelandSecurity Grant Funds

A 28-fooi patrol boat, a commandpost trailer and tow vehicle and anaerial imaging system that can Ix- usedby all 25 municipalities will Ix amongthe equipment purchased by Middle-sex County with federal HomelandSee iii it\ grant funds.

The U.S. Department of Home-land Security awarded the county$1,649,437 tor the fiscal year 2005grant, the third year of the program.

"The committee has worked hardto devise a plan that would make thesefunds go the farthest m enhancing thesafety and security of all our residents,"said Freeholder Director David B.

Crabiel, who sirs on the 12-memberCounty Homeland Security Imple-mentation ( onimittee, which is re-sponsible for allocating the federalgrant funds.

I he county will also purchase acommand post trailer and tow vehiclethat will compliment the Mobile Spe-cial Operations Unit put into servicelast year. This will enable the ( 'ounns(Mlicc of Emergency Management toprovide Command Post capabilitiesti i several scenes simultaneously shouldthe need arise.

Each of the county's 25 muniri-Continued on pnijc 9

SPEA to Hold Emil LeporinoMemorial Golf Classic

The South Plainfield EducationFoundation, Inc. Emil LeporinoMenu )i i.il I ,< .It"( lassie will be held on

Saturday, Sept. 24, at Heron Glen(.Kill ( burse located at I 10 Highway202 & 31 in Ringoes.

I he cost ot registering for this out-ing is S155, which includes a full eigh-teen-hole golt event, green lees andcart, lunch and a bultet dinner. Allgratuities are included. Suggested at-tire is casual; rubber spikes are to beworn only

Attractive prizes w ill be offered

eluding a new car. a vacation and apot of gold. Awards will Ix- given forlow net, low Ljrosv longest drive, dos-

es! to the hole, closest to the line, cor-porate team net ,\ni.\ corporate teamgross.

'Hie outing registration will start atH:M) a.m. and the day will commenceat 10 a.m. with a shotgun start. Lunchwill be served at noon and dinner andawards will take place at 4 p.m.

To register, send a check to theSouth Plainfield Education Founda-tion, P.O. Bca 733, South Pfciinfidd,N) 07080. lor more information,call Bob Hunter .it 908 756-2800

i n, '(us 769-0439 (home)or call Rich Regan at (732) 24°-4~02 work) oi 908 ~56-45.:.OI home

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PAL Building on Maple Avc. near JostReid, 1 he run walk will begin at 9:25in i. with registration starting at 8:00a.m.

It is also important to note that allproceeds for the race go to support-

th( effort • of the South PlainfieldAlliance tor Substance Awareness inmaking the South Plainfield commu-nity drug five. It is a hope that partici-pants will find time to recognize andor patronize the many businesses andsponsors of the race.

Prizes include S100 in cash, onemonth free membership to The Clubat Ricochet, S50 gift certificate do-nated by Home Depot or Nike run-ning shoes donated by Sporrworld.Trophies will also Ix' presented to theoverall male and female winners ineach age group.

The race is just the first of a full dayof fun in South Plainfield. Festivitiesinclude the race, the parade, games,picnicing and fireworks. Bring a friendin support of healths' exercise and re-ducing substance abuse. Let's makethis year the best ever.

The SPASA 2005 business sup-porters are as follows: South PlainfieldLiquor Store, David's Stationary,Slierban's Diner and Restaurant,k.C.\s Korner Bar and Restaurant.Spring Lake Texaco Sen ice ('enter.Domino's Pizza, McC'riskin HomeFor Funerals, South Plainfield FuneralHome, Giakas Cleaners, The Club atRicochet, ]oc Romer Trophy Shop.Sporrworld, The Home Depot. Ro-dolfo's Pizza, Oak Tree Harms, BagelPantry; -twin City Pharmacy (lccio'sPizza, Poland Spring Water, (blanca Is Hair, Flanagan's Restaurant,Mohn's Florist, Aiello ChiropracticCenter, Physiques In Motion. Buy-Rite Auto Parts. Presto Printing Ser-vice, South Plainfield PAL. SP Alli-ance for Substance Abuse and SouthPlainfield Education Foundation.

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ANS Consultants Win CleanCommunities Glitter Award

Anil Shah, President of ANS Con-sultants, Inc. has accepted the SourhPlainfield dean Business Association'sGlitter Award from Joe Diegnan, CBApresident. Mr. Shah bought the prop-erty at 4405 South Clinton Ave. sevenv eat s ag< >, as his business uas outgrow-ing its previous location in GreenBrook. The beautiful landscaping wasdesigned and is maintained by Cedar-brtx)k Landscaping. A sprinkler sys-tem was installed, and rvu> years agothe parking lot was redone with Bel-gian block edging throughout. Thegrounds are near and well-kept, evenin the back of the building by the l< \\iA-ing dock.

Mr. Shah joked that Laxmi, theGoddess of Prosperity, likes a wellmaintained property He and his em-ployees all pick up any stray litter theyfind between the landscaper's visits, inthe roadway as well is on the grounds.The entire i applauded when

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he read the Glitter Award certificateout loud, before congregatingaround the Glitter Award sign for agroup photo.

The offices inside are well-ap-pointed and show the signs of a thriv-ing business, desks piled wirh papersand books. ANS is an engineering firmthat does third-party testing for archi-tects and contractors.

They are certified for all construc-tion and environmental testing. Shahstarted his business 11 wars ago withfour employees in two rooms andcurrently employs over 60 people.One of his tenants has moved out andhe will be expanding into that part ofthe building. He also plans to install anew landscaping bed along the northdriveway next year

.Shah said one of the reasons he lo-cated in South Plainfield was theclosely linked business community

i family. Hewith the architectural contractor and

•ruction firms, which referto one another. He said South Plain-

has been a me for hiscompany, and he will help the com-munity anywhere there is a need.

The Clean Business AssodGlitter Awards to South Plain-

field businesses that are unusualhmaintained or haw recent!',their appearance through renovationor landscaping. Membership in theCBA is open to all businesses that share

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Lowe, Mommy, Daddy.Bij; Sister Sarah.

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SPHS Field HockeyCar WashAugust 20

The South Plainricld Higji SchoolField Hockey team will be holding acar wish on Saturday Aug. 20, (raindate Aug. 211 in die parking lot of theSouth Pkmlield Middle School Cost is$5 tor a car and S~ tor a truck/van SUV

The ijirls will be washing cars from10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please comeout and support the team!

100th Anniversary ofSacred Heart ChurchAugust 21

The celebration of the 100th Anni-versary of Sacred Heart will be heldon Sunday, Aug. 21 starting with aconcert at 11 a.m. followed by a spe-cial Anniversary Liturgy at 11:30 a.min the church. A reception for all at-tending will be held in the schoolcafeteria immediately following the .\ lass.The Centennial Gala (reservation only)begins at 4 p.m. at the Pines Manor inEdison.

for reservations or information, callParish Center at (908) 756-0632 orNatty SnJlman-Pender 1908) 561-5917.

Stress FactoryComedy ClubAugust 21

The Stress Factor}' Comedy Clubwill present a fundraiser to benefit theSouth Plainfield Rescue Squad on Sun-day, Aug. 21. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.and show beeins at 7 p.m. Cost is S30.

Feature performer will be LennyMarcus. Reserve your tickets now.Stress Factory is located on Church Sr.in New Brunswick. For tickets call"32 558-9076 or (908) 754-2324.

Hunterdon Hills TripAugust 24

The Senior Center is sponsoring atrip to Hunterdon HilLs Playhouse onAug. 24 to see the new summer musi-cal Living It Up: A Celebration of 100Tears of Popular Music & Dance. Costis S55 and includes transportation,lunch and the show. Bus departs thesenior center at 10 a.m. and returnsaround 5 p.m. You do not have to bea member to participate. For informa-tion or tickets call (908) 756-4135.

VFW BreakfastSeptember 4

South Plainfield VFW MemorialPost #6763, located on 155 Front St.,will hold their monthly breakfast onSunday, Sept. 4 from 8-11 a.m. "Ihepublic is invited to attend, ( all (908)668-9751 for more information.

WOODLOCHPINES TRIP

The South Plainfield seniors aresponsoring a trip to WoodlochPines in the Poconos Oct. 31 toNov. 4. Trip includes transportationfrom the senior center, tour nightsof breakfast, lunch and dinner daily,hotel taxes and gratuities, all resortactivities and nightly entertainment.Cost is S475 for twin, $465 fortriple and $555 for single.

A down payment of S100 is re-quired and a SI00 payment permonth, with final balance due on Sept.1. Make checks payable to SouthI'l.iinlield Seniors and mail to: Mkkki'.m/.irclk 128 Clifford St., SouthPlainfield, NJ 07080. For informationcall (908) 755-2487.

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9-11 AM Coffee & Cake9 AM-4 PM Cards & Pool

(908)754-1047The Senior Citizen's Center is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.NOW OPEN SATURDAYS 9:00 AM-12:30 PM—CREATIVE PAINTING 10AM

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Hunterdon Hills Playhouse

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Woodloch Pines Pocono Resort

Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Info at Senior Center

Weekly Shopping I ftPathmark 9amPractical Crafts 10am

| Computer Class11am & 1pm

Knitting'CrochetingoQ9:30-11:30am C.C.Yoga 10:30-11:30amDrawing Class 11 am

Bingo 10am-2pmLadies Social 10am 24Excercise 8:30am

Line Dancing 10amComputer Class10am. 11:30am & 1pm

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Sons of the AmericanLegbn Super 50/50September 5

There will be a Super 50/50 draw-ing sponsored by the Sons of theAmerican Legion Squadron #243held on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased atAmerican Legion on Oak Tree Are.Ticket cost is $5. Only 1,000 ticketswill be sold. Proceeds benefit the vari-ous charities that SAL #243 support.

Senior Center Trip toTaj Mahal CasinoSeptember 7

The Senior Citizen Center is run-ning a trip to the Taj Mahal Casino on\\ ednesday, September 7. The bus de-parts the Senior Center at 9:00 a.m.and returns around 7:00 p.m. The costis SI5, which is returned in a voucherby the casino upon arrival.

VFW Picnic/Pig RoastSeptember 10

South Plainfield VFW MemorialPost #6763, located at 155 Front St.,will host their annual picnic and pigroast on Saturday, Sept. ] 0 from 12-5p.m. Tickets are S15 in advance andSI7 when purchased at the gate. Call1908) 668-9751 for more information.

Celebrity Roast forChief John CotoneSeptember 11

A Celebrity Roast for Chief JohnCotone will be held on Sept. 11 from2-6 p.m. at the Italian American Clubin North Plainfield. Dinner and anopen bar will be available. Cost is S40per person. Only a limited number oftickets are available and reserved seat-ing for a table of 10 only Call (908)753-3775 for tickets.

AARP Chapter 4414MeetingSeptember 15

'JTie .South Plainfield Chapter 4414of AARP will resume its meetings atthe South Plainfield Senior (Center at90 Maple Ave. on Thursday, Septem-ber 15 at 12:30 p.m. The program willbe Professor William 1 Xmscombe pre-senting Series # 3 N'J Trivia. The tripto Delaware's Dover Downs Casinoand Racetrack is approaching and isopen to all. Call Lee (732) 968-6613or Man,' (732) 752-3764 by August3] to reserve.

Trip to LancasterIncludes TheatreSeptember 21-22

The Senior Citizens Center is spon-soring an overnight trip to Lancaster,Pa. on September 21 and 22.

Trip includes transportation via pri-vate motor coach, overnight accom-modations at the Best Inn, tickets toHie Story of Ruth at the MillenniumSight and Sound Theatre, dinner atMiller's Smorgasbord, breakfast at thehotel, a tour of the Amish Country,and tax. Trie cost is SI79 per persondouble occupancy

For reservations, please call the Se-nior Center at (908) 754-1047.

VFW DinnerSeptember 23

South Plainfield VFW MemorialPost #6763, located on 155 FrontStreet, will host their monthly dinneron Friday September 23 from 5-7 p.m.The public is invited to .mend. Call(908) 668-9751 for more information.

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Shelter CelebratesHomeless PetsAugust 20

Join the Plainfield Area HumaneSociety on Saturday, Aug. 20 for Na-tional Homeless Animal Day as theyremember all homeless pets waiting forfamilies of their own to love. All con-cerned with the plight of homelessanimals are invited to join PAHS in acandlelight vigil from 8-9 p.m. at theshelter, located on 75 Rock Ave. in

Plainfield. Call (908)more information.

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Woodbridge WOWsDance/SocialAugust 21

The Wcxxibridge Area Chapter ofWidows or Widowers (WOWs) willhold a dance/social on Sunday, Aug.21 at the Elks' Hall in Woodbridgefrom 7:30-11:30 p.m. Live music byand refreshments served. Call (732)297-1775 for more information.

CHATS MeetingAugust 22

A meeting of CHATS (ConnectedHearts Adoption Triad Support) willtake place at 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. onMonday, August 22 at Watchung Av-enue Presbyterian Church on 170Watchung Avenue in North Plainfield.An open sharing of adoption-relatedstories and light refreshments will beserved. ('heck i >ur website at www.chats-nj.com or call Alyce at (732) 227-0607for more information.

Ninth Annual SweetSounds DowntownAugust 2.5 and .10

The "Sweet Sounds Downtown"Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Down-town West-field Corporation (DW<kick oil their ninth annual season indowntown Westfield. Performancestake place on sidewalks and street cor-ners every Tuesday in Aug. from 7 to9 p.m. Rain dates are the followingWednesday evenings at the same time.

For information, call the DWC at(908) 789-9444.

JFVS Support GroupMeetingAugust 24

JFVS Caregivers Support Group,open to family members caring forloved ones with memory loss and alltypes of dementia, will hold a meet-ing on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. at the JFVS office, 515Plainfield Ave. in Edison. Topics dis-cussed are "Medication Management,"RSYP is necessary as seating is lim-ited. Call Mamie Kean, Older AdultSocial Worker, at (732) 777-1940 e\t.121 to register.

Singles Starlight SocialAugust 25

A Starlight Social for Christian Pro-fessionals in their 3()'s and 40's will beheld on Thursday, Aug. 25, Thursday9 p.m. at Houlihans Restaurant inBridgewater.

Gather at the bar at 9 p.m. for somenice conversation, cocktails andfriendly atmosphere. At 10 p.m., DJ80s music.

RSYlHoAngelButtcrfly37@aol.comor call (732) 764-9073.

Cruise and SeasideHeights VisitAugust 27

Join People for Animals on Satur-day, Aug. 27 for a two-hour sight-seeing cniise on the "River Lady" in-cluding lunch on board, followed by atwo-hour visit to the Seaside 1 [eightsBoardwalk. Motor coach leaves at 10a.m. from tine Jeanette Avenue Munici-pal Parking Lot in Union. Free parking tor the day is available in this lot.

A donation of S69 per person is requested. Call (908) 688-8787 for res-ervations before fury 22.

JFVS Low VisionSupport GroupAugust 30

JFVS Low vision Support Group,fbi anyone with low vision, will holda meeting on Tuesday .August 30 from10:30 a.m. to 12 pin The group willbring together people to exchangehelpful information and learn pracrjca] solutions while meeting, talkingand giving emotional support

The group will be held at [In IIA Soffice at 515 PlainfiddAve^ Suite 201in Edison. Transportation can Ix- arranged if needed MK\ insurance ma)Ix- accepted in lieu of fee. RN\T is esscntial

( .ill l-Van Starr to join or with anyquestions at (732) 777-1940 cxt. 113.

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PassportApplications atBorough Hall

Residents car renew or obtain passp u l l s .11 B l » ( l U g h I I . i l l i n t h e u m i l l

cn< c room on Friday, Oct. " fromnoon in 2 p m. Personnel from theMiddlcsex( ount) Passport Office wi]be <in hand to assisi applicants Therearc several items required to renewp a s s p H I S , s i i ( h e c k i m l t h e lisi bcl<iwor you w ill be dissappointcd.

In older to renew you] passport,you must have a completed applica-tion unsigned. All applicants musia p p e a r i n p e r s o n . F o r t h o s e u n d e r I I .both parents musi be present.

Von will need proof of Americancitizenship such as a birth certificate, aprevious passport or a naturalizationcertificate (original). Hospital or Bap-tismal certificates are not acceptable.

Bring two identical photographs(2"x2") taken within six months; driv-en' license, employmcni photo ID,high school or college photo ID areacceptable. Be prepared to write twoseparate checks.

For those Id and over, a check for$67 made payable to the U.S. Deptof State and one for $30 made pay-able to I lie Middlesex Count v Clerk isrequired. This passport is gixxj tor 10years.

For those under 16 passport isgixxj for five years. Write checks forS52 made payable to: the U.S. Dept.ol State and $30 payable to theMiddlesex County Clerk.

No cash or credit cards will be ac-cepted, ('hecks or money orders only.Passports will not be issued that day.Normal processing time is six weeks.

Chris Sweigart with his winning fish.

Knight FishingThe South Plainfield Knights of Columbus held their second annual

Deep Sea Fishing trip on July 23. The council went out from the Atlantic1 h'ghlands. ()vcr 20 members and friends had a great day fishing for flukeand striped bass. Chris Sweigart won lx)th pools for the biggest fluke andsea bass caught. Member Gary Marks ran the trip for the council. After thetrip ended everyone went back to the council hall and member GlennScrudato cooked up the fish that was caught.

MCIA Recognizes Roosevelt Employees

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The Middlesex County Improve-ment Authority officially recognizedand thanked the employees ofRoosevelt Care Center for their out-standing dedication during the open-ing of the new 160-bed long-termcare and rehabilitation facility and thereopening of the Barbara E. CheungMemorial 1 lospice.

The MCIA owns and operates the(lare ('enter and Hospice, located nearMenlo Park Mall in Edison.

The MCIA Board passed a resolu-tion at its regular meeting )ulv 13 thatpraised thestall andadministrationloitheir hard work: "The Authoritywould like to recognize the talent,dedication and professionalism of theemployees who have continued toperform at the highest standard in pro-

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vidmg quality care to the residents ofRoosevelt Care Cxntcr."

Leonard Roseman, MCIA chair-man, said the transition into the newfacility went smoothly due to thestaff's efforts.

"I am extremely proud of the workand commitment that ever)' one ofour employees - from the top down- exhibited during this hectic time,"Roseman said. "Their dedication wasclearly apparent and our residents andtheir families are better for it."The Improvement Authority and of-ficials from Middlesex Count); whichfunded the construction of the 521.3million facility, dedicated it in January.Residents began moving into it inMay. The Barbara E. Cheung Memo-rial Hospice, which was moved 300feet from its original site to make wayfor the new facility, was rededicatedJanuary 11 and welcomed patientssoon afterward.

*'I personally want to thank theentire star] for their tireless efforts tomaintaining excellent care while in thethroes of a formidable move,1' said Dr.frank Damiani, director of residentcare at Roosevelt "It's been said thatRoosevelt is more like a family than afacility Never was that more evidentthan this past vcar."

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MilestonesVincent Fucci Earns Masterof Education Degree

Vincent M. Fu ated fromRutgi 19 w i t h aMaster of Education degree in hdu-

>n Administration. This degreeed him in obtaining his supervi-

sor and principal certificates.Vincent has been selected to join

the Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa DeltaPhi, an International Honor Societyin Education. In order to be a mem-ber of this honor society, the candi-date must be in the teaching field andexemplifies the society's motto of"knowledge, duty and power." Also,the candidate must hold an Ed. M.with a cumulative average of 3.75 orbetter.

While Vincent was enrolled atRutgers University, he has been em-ployed at RoselJe Park High School asa Spanish teacher. Vincent has beenteaching there for four years. Besidesteaching all of the levels of Spanishthe school has to offer, he has shown acommitment to his students' growth

as well as to his own. I Ie created twourricular clubs at Roselle Park

High School. A few wars ago, with agroup of interested students, he Starteda multicultural club called ('AR1rural Alliances Reflect Eveiyo

! lie last few years, this club held awalk-a-thon to raise money for thePeace Corps and then held amulticultural carnival for the elemen-tary sch(x>l students in town. He alsostarted a Debate 'Icam where the stu-dents study the art of debate andspeech and research the controversialpoints of each topic. Next year themembers will start competing againstother schools.

Lastly, Vincent advises the Com-puter Club and the Class of 2008 atRoselle Park High School. With all ofthis going on, Vincent is researchingprograms of study in the hope of start-ing his doctoral degree in education.He is the son of Mary Ann andMichael Fucci of South Plainfield.

Teixeira Named South PlainjleWsNew Unity Bank Branch Manager

Janice Bolomey, senior vice presi-dent, Unity Bank, has announced theappointment of Linda Teixeira ofSouth Plainfield as the new AssistantVice President/Branch Manager oflTnitv\ South Plainfield Branch.

Icixcira brings SO years ot cus-tomer service and sales experience toUnity, as well as numerous years ofexperience in financial services. Shecomes to Unity from Fleet Bank,where she was an assistant vice presi-dent branch manager. Teixeira is flu-ent in three languages, English, Por-tuguese and Spanish.

Stop by and visit Linda at theSoudi Plainfield branch, located at

2426 Plainfield Ave. or call her at(908) 412-9393 and find out theunique products and services Unit}'Bank has to offer. The branch is open8-5 Monday through Wednesday.8-6 Thursday through Friday and 8-12 on Saturday.

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police report• On Aug. 2 Keith L. Washington,

29, of Plainfield »as arrested for driv-ing while intoxicated, no license, care-less driving leaving the scene of an .w-cJdcnt and failure to report an accidentafter he was caught walking aw

• Elkn A. Rihxn. l9,ofGilkttearrested for driving whiie intoxicated,reckless driving, underage drinkingand driving am mal dri\ing

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• A New Maiported thai ,i credit card he h.\.plied tor and ne

arge $264 worth of in• On Aug. 3 New 1 scap-

eportcd rlv irubsthat they had planted at Marinowareon Metuchen Rd.

• An Evergreen 1 n. resident re-ported that someone had broken aplastic lamp cover on their front lawn.

• An Arlington Ave. resident re-ported that the lock to their kitchenwindow had been broken and threegold rings, three gold bracelets and aRolex watch had been taken from thebedroom.

• Flavor Dynamics on MontroscAve. reported that their glass outdoortable had been smashed along withfour plastic chairs.

• On Aug. 4 Joseph Ducey. 37, ofMiddlesex was arrested for driving ona suspended license and four outstand-ing warrants .it a motor vehicle stop.

• Luke James Ferrante. 27, ofSpring Lake was arrested for drivingon a suspended license, no insuranceand an outstanding warrant at a mo-tor vehicle stop.

• Bedrock Concrete Corp. reportedthe theft of a saw; hand tamper, ham-mer drill chipping gun and a diamondtip saw Wade worth S4,S00 wen; takenfrorr ir rhe Hampton Innconstruction site on New World Wa\.

• On Aug. 5 Desidoro G.Ramirez, 26, of Plainfield was ar-rested for driving on a suspended li-cense, a brake light out, driving anunregistered vehicle and an outstand-ing warrant at a motor vehicle stop.

• Frank Jackson. 42, of Plainfieldwas arrested for driving on a sus-pended license, no insurance and sev-eral outstanding warrants at a mo-tor vehicle stop.

• On Aug. 6 a Joan St. residentreported that their first floor bath-room screen and window had beenpushed up. Nothing was taken.

• A Piscataway resident reported

that the rear w indow oi his \ chick hadbeen shattered while parked in theI lolidav Inn parking lot.

• On Aug. 7 Alexander Ram2"->. of PaiMppanv was arrested (brdrh -inu MI unn chick, failure toexhibit a , nse .\nA an out-standing warrant at a mol

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of his vehicle had been punched out,m a Pioneer car stereo .wd cell phone

aken while parked at BinderMachinery on Hamilton Blvd. Twoother victims in the parking lot re-ported that their door locks had beenpunched out, however nothing wastaken.

• A Kosciusko Ave. resident re-ported the theft of a portable bas-ketball hoop from the front of thehome and was replaced by one thatwas slightly damaged and had sev-eral large-rusted areas.

• On Aug. 9 Raymond Johnson,47, of famesburg was arrested fordriving an unregistered vehicle andan outstanding warrant at a motorvehicle stop.

• Kayarash T. Vossough, 36, ofVerona was arrested for driving on asuspended license and an outstand-ing warrant at a motor vehicle stop.

• Jason Arthur Zeeb, 3 1 , ofRarirnn was arrested for driving ona suspended license and two out-standing warrants at a motor vehiclestop.

• A Carbray Ct. resident reportedthat gasket had been ripped oft hisvehicle's window; the door unlockedand a sub w oofer, radar detector andassorted CD's had been taken.

• Modern Electric reported that! lock had been pried off their

trailer that was parked at the HadlevCenter construction site and assortedpower and hand tools and batten-packs worth S800 had been taken.

• Avon Contractors reported thatlocks had been cut off a tool box thatwas in a building under constructionat Hadlev Center and assorted toolsworth $2,000 had been taken.

• Debrancllo Contracting re-ported that the iock on their trailerhad been cut that was parked behindRegal Cinema. It was unknown whatwas taken.

• A Park Ave. resident reportedthat their front bedroom windowhad been broken by a rock.

This picture was taken in March 1974 at Walter Janus' Past Commander Dinner at the American LegionPost #243. They represent World War I, World War II and the Korean War. All are deceased except for twoof them. Pictured left to right are: Walter Janus, Lou DeFillipo, Chauncey Smith, Dick Coleman, Art Divine,Al Lubener, Carmen Pacifico and Doc Austin. Submitted by Pat Janus

Educators Should Save Receipts for Tax BreakAs the new school year approaches,

the Internal Revenue Service remindsteachers and other educators to savetheir receipts for purchases of booksand other classroom supplies. Theseout-ot-pocket expenses may lowertheir 2005 taxes.

"flie deduction is available t<> eligibleeducators in public or private elemen-tary or secondary schools. To be eli-gible, a person must work at least 900hours during a sch(x>l year as a teacher.instructor, counselor, principal or aide.

Educators mav subtract up to S2B0ol qualified out-ot-pocket expenseswhen figuring their adjusted gross in-come (AGI). This deduction is avail-able whether or not the taxpayer item-izes deductions on Schedule A.

Qualified expenses are non-reim-bursed expenses paid < >r incurred forb<x)ks. supplies, computer equipmentincluding related s< rftware and sen ices,other equipment, and supplementarymaterials that are used in tile class-room, for courses in physical educa-tion, expenses for supplies are quali-fied expenses only if they are relatedto athletics.

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Two Stores Moving into VacantPathmark Space in Middlesex Mall

The retail space in rhe MiddlesexMall which w as occupied bv Pathmarkis in the process of being divided intothree retail spaces.

Two of those spaces have alreadybeen rented. One to the Dollar Storeand the other to MJM I )esigner Shi KVThe opening date for these stores isestimated for the end of September,but they already have a help wanted

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South Plainfield Lions President Ron DeSclafani present a scholarshipto Rosanna Mootoo as her mother looks on.

A Busy Summer for the Historical SocietyJust because it's summer, doesn't

mean thai the South Plainfield His-torical Society has been on vacation.This summer has been packed with allkinds of exciting things. The first thingwas to start the Education OutreachProgram (for more information, pleasesee out website) by applying (or agrant from the Middlesex CountyCultural and 1 [eritage Commission topublish, in book form, a series of ar-ticles about South l'lainticldYspastbyLarry Randolph of South Plainfield.\nd distribute them to local schoolteachers, libraries and local historygroups. As you may have read in lastweek's paper, this grant was approved,md publishing has begun. A separate[Minting, funded by the HistoricalSociety, will IK- available for purchaseto the public at the I listorical Society'sbooth on Labor Day.

Also happening tins summer, vari-ous members were visiting local busi-nesses to enlist their support of the2006 Keepsake Calendar by purchas-ing an ad to Ix- placed in the calendar.A very big thank you to our salespeople and an even bigger thank youto all our sponsors Look for the calen-dars t< i alv i Ix- a\ ailahlc at < wr I -ilx >r 1 )avlxx«hand alter that at Oak Tree Farms.

Were you wondering what the soi ii iv was going to do with .ill the oralhistories it's been collecting? What isan oral history you ask? An oral givesinsight into what life was like in theb o r o u g h by t h o s e w h o exper ienced it.

Well they are being published in sev-eral volumes due to the large numberthat have been collected. Volume Oneis a compilation of 15 oral historiesplus five pages ot photographs fromthe Oral History Preservation Pro-gram. The title for the first volume isNot Only Did I Get Find, Hut the Honeate my Lunch; Remembrances of SouthPlainjicld, NJ. This original title wasprovided by South Plainfield nativeMichael Santoro. To find out what itmeans, stop by our booth on LaborDay and purchase a copy for yourselfto keep and enjoy. After Labor Day acopy will Ix- available lor loan fromthe South Plainfield Library

Another noteworthy project theHistorical Society has undertaken isthe installation of 1 listorical Markers.This project is a c< illaboration betweenMiddlesex County, the Board of Cho-sen Freeholders, the Middlesex (!ountyCultural and Heritage Commission.The follow ing sights have been se-lected for nomination and include: the

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New Brooklyn Crist Mill, the I.ehighVallev Railroad (Perth Amboybranch), I.VRR coal storage facilityjust to name a few. For more on thisand other things, please see ourwebsite http:/gcocities.com/sphistoricalsocicty.

Finally, in January of 2005, the I Jis-torical Society formally proposed add-ing a small and modest monument inMonument Park. The memorialwould honor the five men from NewBnx)klyn who died during the CivilWar in the sen-ice of their country. TheMonument Park Committee submit-ted it to a local architect to integrate itinto the present design of the park. Acost estimate for preparing the groundwas proposed by Stilo Paving at thebeginning of July. The nearly S7,500price tag was much more than theSociety had allowed for and was notinclusive of all the costs necessary tocomplete the project. The HistoricalSociety will now counter-propose adesign modification t<> reflect a sim-pler, smaller and less costly memorialCO honor Hugh Downey; Harry Brant-ingharn, Augustus Ryno, George Boiceand Aaron Randolph. .

If anyone would like to help fundthis project, donations or services otany kind would graciously be acceptedand appreciated. Stop by our ixx>thon Labor Day or contact us at PC) Bo\11. South Plainfield. NJ 07080 or atsphistoricalsoc (a. cs.com. And youthought we weren't busv! Hope to seeyou on Labor Day

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In .1 I.mi.:\M< finish to

Vmeri-c m I H v i s i o n b y \>-

J f - p o i n i a i r

5 -2 r e c o r d s , Inn !

the course of the 14146.

On t< ,i ot regulai

play, K( ?s Korner, led by Dan '

37, managed a 10-10 tie with last

. champions. Masters. Mike King

earned the medal for Masters with a

35. Al Szumski posted another solid

round with a 36 and Irish 1 )annv Grif-

fin had a 38.

The tie was just enough for KC's

Korner to win the pennant and they

needed every point because Plainfield

Animal Hospital took full advantageof a Parti's Construction team that

played with one man short and blasted

Parti's 19-1. Steve Schock led the wayfor PAH with a 36 and Mike

Sikanowicz chipped in with a 39 as

PAH came excruciatingly close to gain-

ing first-place honors. Iron Mike Behr

had the best score for Patti's with a

40. Jay G>ppola concluded a terrific

year with Twin City and shot a 36

to spark his team to a 13!/:-61/: win

over Pornovets. Mike Kavka, in his

only appearance as a sub this season,

tilled in fora short-handed Pornovetsteam and was low-man with a 38.

Pornovets finished the season inthird place.

The National Division pennant

race also came down to the last week

of the regular season. 'The South

riamtield Elks w ere red-hot and had

won five marches in a row to move

into first-place, slightly ahead < >f Aielk I

Chiropractic who had been in first

place for most of the season. In the

final, decisive match, Aiello prevailed

over the F.Iks. 15'. : -4 : : to win the

pennant and will f.\cc KC's Korner

next week in the season-ending plav-

otfs.

Aiello got strong performances as

usual from Fred "Catfish" Kirchofer

who fired a 36 and from Ed Banach

who shot a 3" . Phil Aiello. Jr.. who

showed such significant improvement

South PlainfieldGolf League

Submitted By Bob Nilan

over this summer, hat) a

tine round of 38. ChrisNii//o's outstandingplay was the kev in the

turn around the Elksd this season,

and Niiz/.o

earned medalist honors

for the FJks with a 38.

imare Jim Gash

39 in

In the single Ix-st performance ot

nty's

started his round with tour straight

'hen birdio

holes on hi beautiful three -

under-par 30. the low-round of the; for the league. The only glitch

on Adler's card was a bogey on theseventh hole. With that brilliant dis-ptay of Adler's, U'irry's had a no prob-lem defeating Sport & Social. 13'/>-6V2, to finish in third place. ChadHibbard was low-man for Sport &Social with a 41.

John Cacciatore of Hackers, one ofthe big bombers in the league, wasmore than a bit embarrassed when hetopped his drive on the first hole. Hewas even more shcx;k up when he didit again on the second hole. When hegot ro the sixth hole and could use hisdriver again, he ripped into his drivewith John Daly-like force and camev cry close t< > driving the 339-yard hole.Fd Banach of Aiello was about to hita short pitch shot to the green whenCacciatore's monster drive came roll-ing by and that's the first time thatkind of thing has happened this sea-son. Surging with renewed confi-dence, Cacciatore crushed a coupleof beauties on eight and nine thatmight have found the greens if theyhad been straighten The awesomefinish enabled Cacciatore to winmedalist honors for Hankers with A38, despite his uncharacteristic start.Teammates Bill Mann and ToddSherman both had 39's as the Hack-ers got by the YFW. HVi-8%. AlTillotson and Bob Milan shared

• ist honors for the VFW with

..''43.Rich Steele won the weekly c

est-to-the-pin competition on thethird hole.

L< >w ccores for the night: HowardAdier. 30; Mike King. 35; Ai Szu:36; Jay Coppola. 36; Fred Kirchofer.36 and Steve Schoek, 36.

LEAGUE STANDINGS:

American DivisionW L T

KC's Korner 7 5 2PAH 7 5 2Pornovets 6Masters 6 7 1Twin tan- 6 S 0Run's 3 10... 1

National DivisionW L10 . . . .4.9 :

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Wittv's S 5Sport & Social 6 5 3Hackers 5 8 1VFW 3 10... 1

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Sports, 2OO5

Tiger Sharks Swim Team Compete in Roycefield SprintInk 10. the South Plainfidd

xv S\\ im Team participatedin the Royccfield Swim dub SprintMeet in Hillsborough. Swimifrom eighteen teams competed indi-vidually in 25 \\wd sprints in the tourstrokes. Hie top swimmer tor d*ger Sharks, Dylan McDermott, ako

..ght home a trophy tor his highpoint performance of an almost per-fect score in his age group (39 out of40 points i. Swimmers were awardedmedals for first, second, and third placeand ribbons for fourth through tenthplace. The following is a list of theawards won by the South Pbinfieldswimmers.

ButterflySeta and ww&r-Megan McDermottplaced fifth for the girls and NicholasGurrien placed third for the boys.

Age tf-Kelley O'Brien placed secondfor the girls and Enzo Bucrico placedllrh for the boys.

Age 0-Taylor Aljian placed third andAmy Zinsky placed 1 lth for the girls.Charlie Butrico placed eighth and JoeyValentino placed ninth for the boys.

. /0-Gracie Piekarski placed sev-enth and Kaidyn Kenny placed 11 thfor the girls. Anthony Gurrieri placedfourth .\nd l.iam McDermott p10th for the boys.

Maggie Valentino placedninth and Kate O'Brien placed 12th

for the >rirls. Dylan McDermott placedfirs! tor the boys.

Age /2-Sarah Konops placed thud.Agt 13 Emily Piekarski placed

eighth.Atje /4-MichaeJ Boyk placed sixth.Age /5-Joanna Luzny placed sixth.Age 16-18—Calvinjohn Smiley

placed sixth.

Backstroke:Seven and WMfer-Megan McDer-

mott placed 10th for the girls andNicholas Gurrieri placed third for theboys.

Age S-Kellcy O'Brien placed first forthe girls and Enzo Butrico placed ninthfor the boys.

Age 9-Taylor Aljian placed secondfor the girls. Charlie Butrico placedsixth and Joey \ alenrino placed eighthfor the bo vs.

South Plainfield Elks CharityGolf Outing September 12

The South Plainfield Elks will beholding their first Youth Activities G< >lfOuting on Monday, Sept. 12 atConcordia Country Club in Monroe.Proceeds from the outing will benefitriie vourh of .South PlainfiekL

If anyone is interested in eithersponsoring a hole or making a dona-tion to the outing your considerationwould be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Dale R Dube at (908)

656-5994 or the South Plainfidd Elks,1254 New Market St., South Plain-field, NJ 07080, attention Dale P.Dube to make arrangements if you areinterested in making a donation to thischaritable And worthy event. Holesponsors are SI00, specialty holesponsors are S150. Any gift donationsare welcomed. If you are interested ingolfing please contact Dale P Dubeor Sal Severini

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(iracic Piekarski placed IOthtor the girls. Anthony Gurrieri placedsecond and l.iam McDermott placed10th for the boys

Aqe / /Maggie Valentino placedsixth for the girls and Dylan M<Dermott placed first for the boys.

Sarah Konops placed eighthMid Ellen /.inskv placed 1 lth.

Age /.v Emilv Piekarski placed sixth,Michelle Ciustafson placed ninth, andTeresa Gustafeon placed 12th.

. \ge 14-Alan Kasmer placed 12th.

Age /5-Joanna Luzny placed sev-enth.

Age Z<5-i5-CalvinJohn Smileyplaced fifth.

Breaststroke:Sei'en and Under—Megan McDer-

mott placed ninth for the girls andNicholas Gurrieri placed second forthe boys.

Age 8 - Kelley O'Brien placed sixthfor the girls and Enzo Butrico placedeighth for the boys.

Age 9- Taylor Aljian placed ninthand Amy Zinsky placed 10th for thegirls. Charlie Butrico placed fourth and

Joey Valentino placed ninth for theboys.

AgelO-Gwx Piekarski placed 10thtor the girls. Liam McDermott placedsecond and Anthony Gurrieri placedthird for the boys.

Age 17-Kate O'Brien placed secondand Maggie Valentino placed seventhfor the girls. Dylan McDermott placedsecond for the boys.

Age 72-Sarah Konops placed third.Age /J-Tercsa Gustafeon placed

10th and Emily Piekarski placed 1 lth.Age 15 - Joanna Luzny placed 10thAge 16-18 - Calvinjohn Smiley

placed sixth.

Freestyle:Seven and KWflkr-Megan McDer-

m o t t placed t i l th for the girls .\\\d

Nicholas Gurrieri placed second lor theboys.

Age 8--Kelley O'Brien placed thirdfor the »iils and Enzo Butrico placedeighth for the boys.

Age9-?foy\oT Aljian placed sixth and

Amy Zinskv placed 1 l th for the girls.

Charlie Butr ico placed 10th for the

boys.

Age 10-Gasx Piekarski placed fifthfor the girls. Anthony Gurrieri placedfirst and 1 ,iam McDermon placed 1 lthfor the boys

Anc //-Maggie Valentino placedfifth and Kate (VBncn placed ninth forthe girls. Dylan McDermott placedfirst for the boys.

Age 12- Sarah Konops placed thirdand Ellen Zinsky placed 1 lth.

Age /3-Emily Pickarski placed third.Age 74-Michael Boyle placed

eighth.Age /5-Joanna Luzny placed

eighth.Age 16-18—Calvinjohn Smiley

placed fourth.Other team members swimming

their personal lx-st times were.MichelleO'Sullivan, Cristina Butrico andCristian Butrico.

I [alfway through die competition,swimmers wen- given a break andsome entertainment watching theircoaches swim an individual medleyrace. Approximately 24 male and fe-male coaches competed. Tiger Sharkcoaches Sarah Blessing placed 11 th andShannon Dabrio placed fourth.

The Tiger Sharks Swim Team cel-ebrated their undefeated season witha picnic at the community pool onAug. 7. Each swimmer received a tro-phy, shirt and swim bag. Special thanksto Matthew Zinskv for providing theswim bags. Boys high point swimmertor the team receiving first place at alldual meets was Dylan McDermott.Girls high point swimmer tor the teamalso receiving first place at all dualmeets was Katie Kac/.ka. Next weekthe results of the Summer Splash willbe reported.

Submitted In Cheryl Xagel-Smilty

Annual Golf Outing to Benefit CenterFor Hope Hospice & Palliative Care

Monday, Sept. 12 will mark the 19*annual golf outing to benefit the ( enter Eor Hope Hospice & PalliativeCare. Oxer the past 19 \cars, the golfouting, which is i air largest fundraiser,has raised < >v cr $2 million. This moneyis utilized to provide services from ourphysician, nurses, home health aides,social workers, counselors and volun-

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LEGAL NOTICEBOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

ORDINANCE 1708

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD, MIDDLESEXCOUNTY, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

Ord. 1708 enlltlod: A CAPITAL ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $540,000,00 FOR THE ACQUISITION OFCAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FOOTBRIDGE ATMONUMNET PARK AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DETECTIVE / JUVENILE CONFERENCE FACILITY

t i t reading and advertised in The Observer on Friday. August 12, 2005 and thai a publichoaring be scheduled lor Tuesday, September 6, 2005 al 8:00 p m. In the Municipal Building, 2480 PlainlieldAvenue, South Plainlield, NJ 07080

ORDINANCE NO. 1708

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $540,000.00 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTSAS LISTED BELOW FOR THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELO, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. STATE OFNEW JERSEY

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD. NEW JERSEYas lollows

Section 1. That there is hereby authorized pursuant to applicable statutes of the State of New Jersey, as ageneral improvement, the following improvements in the Borough of South Plainfield. County ofMiddlesex, New Jersey:

Monument Park Footbridge/Improvements $230,000.00

Police Detective Facility S Forensic Lab $310,000.00

TOTAL $54Q.Q0Q,Q0

Section 2. That the improvements described in Section 1 hereof shall be authorized as general capitalimprovements for the Borough of South Plainfield in the County ol Middlesex, New Jersey.

Section 3. II is hereby determined and declared by this Mayor and Borough Council as follows:

A That the maximum estimated amount of money to be raised from all sources for the purposesstaled in Section 1. hereof, is $540,000.00.

B.That the cost for said projects shall be financed by a $180,525.00 grant from the MiddlesexCounty Open Space Recreation and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund: $50,000 00from the SFY05 Statewide Livable Communities Grant: $50,000.00 from Ihe Department of theTreasury Special Purpose Grant and $260,000 00 Irom the Federal Forfeiture Fund Trust.

C.The estimated useful life of said improvements is hereby determined to be twenty (20) years.

Section 4 That the total amount of the appropriation to be expended for Architectural and inspection costs,legal costs, advertisement ot ordinance and other expenses as provided in Section 48:2-20 of theRevised Statutes, is not to exceed $30,000,00.

Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect after final passage and publication in accordance with ihe law.

ATTEST:Vincent Buttiglien/Mumcipal Clerk

$105 00 August 19. 2005

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

ORDINANCE 1706

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD,MIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY, THAT:

Ord. 1706 entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO EXCEEDTHE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONLIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK wasadopted on first reading and advertised in TheObserver on Friday. August 12.2005 and that a publichearing be scheduled for Tuesday, September 6,2005al 8:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 2480 PlatnfieldAvenue. South Plainfield. NJ 07080.

ORDINANCE NO. 1706

AN OnOINANCE TO EXCEED THF MUNICIPALBUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TOESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14)

WHEREAS ihe Local Government Cap LawN J S.40A4-45.1 et seq., provides that in thepreparation of its annual budget, a municipality shalllimit any increase in said budget to 2.5% unlessauthorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% overthe previous year's Una! appropriations, subject tocertain exceptions, and

WHEREAS N J S A 40A 4-45 14 provides that amunicipality may, when authorized by ordinance,appropriate the difference between me amount of itsactual final appropriation and the 3 5% percentagerate as an exception to its final appropriations in eitherof the next two succeeding years: and

WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Borough olSouth PlamfieM in the County of Middlesex finds itadvisable and necessary to increase its SFY 2006budget by up to 3 5% over the previous year s finalappropriations, in the interest of promoting health.salety and welfare of the citizens: and

WHEREAS ihe Mayor and Council of the Borough olSouth Plamtield hereby determines thai a 3.5%increase in the budget for said year, amounting to$134,977 56 in excess ol the increase in finalappropriations otherwise permitted by the LocalGovernment Cap Law. is advisable and necessary,and

WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Borough olSouth Ptamfield hereby determines that any amountauthorized heremabove that is not appropriated aspart of the final budget shall be retained as anexception to final appropriation m either of Ihe nexttwo succeeding years

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by Ihe Mayorand Council of the Borough ol South Plainfield. in theCounty of Middlesex, a majority of Ihe full membershipof this governing body affirmatively concurring, thai,in the SFY 2006 budget year, the final appropnationsof Ihe Borough of South Plainfield shall, m accordancewith this ordinance and N.J.S.A. 4OA:4-45.14. beincreased by 3.5%. amounting to $134,977.56 whichwill result in a total ol $472,421 46 and thai the SFY2006 municipal budget for the Borough of SouthPlainfield be approved and adopted in accordancewith this ordinance; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED thai any amountauthorized hereinabove that is not appropriated aspart of the final budget shall be retained as anexception to final appropriation in either of the nexttwo succeeding years; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a certified copy ofthis ordinance as introduced be filed with the Directorof the Division of Local Government Services within5 days of introduction; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a certified copy ofthis ordinance upon adoption, with Ihe recorded voteincluded thereon, be filed with said Director within 5days after such adoption.

ATTESTVincent Burtiglieri/Municipal Clerk

$92.75 August 19. 2005

Applying for avariance?

Please note that all legalnotices must be publishedat least 10 days prior toyour meeting date.

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

ORDINANCE 1707

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD,MIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY, THAT:

Ord. 1707 entitled: AN ORDINANCE VACATING APORTION OF KENNETH AVENUE, LYONS PLACE,BLEY PLACE. SHAW PLACE AND RACE PLACE INTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD,MIDDLESEX COUNTY was adopted on first readingand advertised in The Observer on Friday, August 12,2005 and that a public hearing be scheduled forTuesday, September 6, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. in theMunicipal Building, 2480 Plainfield Avenue, SouthPlainfield. NJ 07080.

ORDINANCE NO. U9Z

AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OFKENNETH AVENUE, LYONS PLACE, BLEY PLACE,SHAW PLACE AND RACE PLACE IN THEBOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD, COUNTY OFMIDDLESEX, STATE OF NEW JERSE.'

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD. NEWJERSEY that m accordance with the provisions ofR.S 40:67-1. specifically Chapter 421 of the PublicLaws 1985 and amendments thereto as lollows.

1 That a portion ol Kenneth Avenue from thesouthern intersection of Wooden Avenue to thesouthern terminus of Kenneth Avenue is herebyvacated

2. That Lyons Place from the western intersectionof Kenneth Avenue to the eastern terminus ofLyons Place is hereby vacated.

3. That Bley Place from the western intersection ofKenneth Avenue to the eastern terminus of BleyPlace is hereby vacated.

4 That Shaw Place from the northern intersectionot Bley Place to the southern terminus of ShawPlace is hereby vacated

5 That Race Place from the northern intersectionof Bley Place to the southern terminus ot RacePlace is hereby vacated

6 The above noted right-of-way vacations areindicated in Schedule "A" attached hereto beinga portion of the Borough of South Plamfield TaxMap Sheel 30

7 The vacations specifically reserve any and allutility easements, which may be contained withinthe vacated public right of ways

8. This ordinance shall take effect upon publicationas provided by law.

ATTESTVincent Buttiglien/Municipal Clerk

$7000 August 19. 2005

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD. NEWJERSEY, THAT:

WHEREAS the Borough of South Plainfield is requiredto develop a housing element responding to SouthPlamfield's low and moderate income housingobligation; and

WHEREAS a proposal to prepare all statutoryrequirements of said housing element has beensubmitted by THP Inc.. as per the attached; and

WHEREAS this contracl is being awarded withoutcompetitive bidding as "Professional Services" inaccordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a); and

WHEREAS funds for said contract will be madeavailable in the FY2006 Engineering Budget, account#6-01-20-165-000-235.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by theGoverning Body of the Borough of South Platnfieldthat authorization is hereby given to enter into acontract with THP, Inc. to prepare all requireddocuments relative lo Ihe Borough's housing elementat a cosl not to exceed $13,500.00.

ATTEST:Vincent Buttiglieri/Municipal Clerk

$40.25 Augusl 19. 2005

Celia V (Juva)Konkowski, 81

( eh.i V I [liva 0 ed miFriday, Aug. 12 at J IK Medical (tcr in Edison.

Bom in Brooklyn, NY she had residcil 111 South Plainfield tor mosi ofher life.

Employed as a secretary for theformer SafVs Opticians in Plainfield,she retired in 1980 after 20 years withthe company.

A communicant of Our Lady otCzestochowa RC Church in SouthPlainfield, Celia loved bingo. Sheplayed for many years at various placesincluding Wednesdays at the ArborRescue Squad in Piscaraway. Embroi-dery was another enjoyment for her.She made many various items for herfamily and m addition, Celia spentmany nights dining out. One of herfavorite restaurants was CharlieBrown's in Edison,

I ler husband of 51 years, Chester,died in June of 2001. She is also pre-deceased by three sisters. Alice Blasz-cak, Estelle Sabino and Adele Simpsonand brother Frank Juva.

Surviving are a sister, Victoria andher husband Tom Evans of SouthPlainfield and two brothers, Stanleyand his wife Ann Juva of South Plain-field and John and his wife Mary Juvaof Edison. Also surviving are manynieces and nephews and her belovedgreat nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at theMcCriskin Home For Funerals.

Donald N. Thompson, 62Donald N. Thompson died on

Tuesday, Aug. 9 in Raritan Bay Medi-ca! ('.enter. Old Bridge, after a long \U-ness.

A native of Monmouth Counry, he

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paliries will receive computer hardwareand software as part of the visual in-telligence system that enables first re-sponders and domestic preparednessplanners to view aerial imagery of theentire county. The software also hasthe ability to measure area and distanceas well as the size of buildings to planfor emergency response.

"Everything we plan to purchasewith this year's grant reallv goes to-ward outfitting our emergency person-nel with the most up-to-date tools andtechnologies to respond to the broad-est range ot'possible crisis situations."said Freeholder Christopher D.Ratano, chair of the ('ounrv's I aw andPublic Safety Committee and Imple-mentation Committee member.

According to grant requirements.10 percent of the funds must be usedfor target hardening of critical siteslisted on the Office of Counterter-rorism inventory. The MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor's Office identifiedtwo sites it believes are the most inneed ot additional security

bd in ilr,uh by his parents.John 11* i :n.l Gladys

11 [aviland) Thompson.McThon -ii in die I 'nited

during the Vietnam con-flict, imaker in North (Carolina tor 30 years.mil was <i carpenter by trade.

He was an avid fan of car racing.Surviving are his stepmother, Man'

Baker Thompson of Saniord, NCandtwo brothers, John Thompson and hiswife Shirley of South Plainfield andMichael Thompson and his wifeGloria of Sanfbrd, N'C. Also surviv-ing are many nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements were madeIn- McCriskin Home For Funerals.

James W. Barrett, 84James W Barrett died on Iiiesday

Aug. 9 at Muhlenlx'rg Regional Medi-cal Center.

Bom in Jersey City Mr. Barrett hadresided m South Plainfield, XorthPlainfield, and Edison before settlingto Plainfield in 1957.

He served in the United States Ma-rine (brps during World War II as abottom gunner. He served in the Pa-citic Theater and was present for raidson Japanese strongholds.

A chemical officer for CarterWallace, he worked in New Brunswickand Cranbury prior to his retirement.

James was a true sports fan whoplayed semiprofessional baseball as ayoung man. He watched even' majorsporting event on TV and wara truefan of both the Giants football teamand the original Giants baseball team.In addition, James enjoyed watchinggolf and basketball.

He is predeceased by his wife, Man'E. (Jones) Barrerr, who died in 1995.

Surviving .we six children, lames W

Barrett, jr., Elizabeth A. Sabo, JohnMIM J. Stickle, Bruce

E. Barret) and Kevin A. Barrett; abrother Raymond; ten grandchildren

grandchildren.Funeral services were held at the

McCriskin Home For Funerals.

Benjamin J. Oiler, 83Benjamin J. Oiler died on Sunday,

August 14 at Haven Hospice in JFKMedical (xnter in Kdison.

Born in Raritan, Mr. Oiler was along time resident of South Plainfield.

A veteran of the United StatesArmy, he served during WWII in thePacific Theater. He received the Amer-ican Campaign Medal, the World WarII Victory Medal and the Asiatic Pa-cific Campaign Medal.

A carpenter by trade, he hadworked for various companies includ-ing Well Built Homes of ChimneyRock. He had also previously workedfor Johas Manville.

An avid golfer, he also enjoyedswimming and is credited with teach-ing all of his grandchildren and greatgrandchildren how to swim. In addi-tion. Ben loved trips to Atlantic City.

He is predeceased by his wife, Mvr-tle (Kline) Oiler who'died in 1998,son-in-law Frank Borowski and eightbrothers and sisters.

Surviving arc his daughter DianeBorowski of South Plainfield; son Benand his wife Janice of Manviiie; fourgrandchildren. Robert and his wifeCindy Borowski, David and his wifeMichelle Borowski. Scott and his wifeAlyson Oiler and Terri and her hus-band Tony Zaliwski and his cherishedgreat grandchildren, Sarah, Katie,Brianna and Devin.

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LEGAL NOTICESBOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

ORDINANCE 1709

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD,MIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY. THAT:

Ord. 1709 entitled: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINGFOR THE SALE OF MUNICIPAL LAND KNOWN ASBLOCK 284. LOT 24 (DOVER PLACE) was adopted

: 'eading and M ifi Observer onFnday. August 12, 2005 and thai a pubic hearing bescheduled tor Tuesday .Septembers. 2005 at 8 00 pmin the Muntc ;• -80 Piamfield Avenue.South Planfield. NJ 07080.

ORDINANCE NO. 1709

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OFMUNICIPAL LAND KNOWN AS BLOCK 284. LOT 24IN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD. NEWJERSEY TO PETER G ANIARIS IN THE AMOUNT OFS40.0O0.00.

WHEREAS, the Borough of South Plamfiek) is theowner ot properly known as Block 284. Lot.property bang situated on Dover Place, m the 8oroughof South Piamfield. County of Middlesex. Slate ot NewJersey, as set forth m Appendix A attached hereto, and

WHEREAS, Peter Gamans is the owner ol acontiguous parcel, and

WHEREAS, tie Borough of South PtanfieW by andthrough its governing body has deemed that Block 284.Lot 24 is not needed tor public purpose or use. and

WHEREAS. New Jersey Statute provides tor the saleof said parcel to a contiguous owner without the needtor public sale.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THEMAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OFSOUTH PLAINFIELD. that the said property shall besold to said contiguous owner on September 6.2005at 8:00 p.m in the Municipal Building of the Boroughof South Plainfietd, 2480 Plainfieid Avenue. SouthPiamfield. New Jersey and will be made subject to thetoflowmg conditions;

1. That conveyance by the Borough of South Ptainfieldshad be by Bargain and Sale deed without covenantsand without representations as to the marketability oftitle. In the event that ttie purchaser shall determine thattitle of the property in question shall not be good andmarketable, and questions as to the marketability oftitle shall be submitted to the Borough Clerks Officewitfin forty-five (45) days of the date of sale In theevent said questions have not been raised within saidforty-five (45) day period, then and in that event allquestions relating to the marketability of title shall bedeemed waived and tras matter snali proceed to dosingof We within ninety (90) days of the date of sale

2. Easements, both of record and not of record.

3. Restrictions of record

4. Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of South Plainfield as presently constituted without representationsas to the use to which said property can be put

5. In the event that the purchaser is unable to dosetide within ninety (90) days of the date of sale, they

Borough of South Plainfield acheck representing the balance of the purchase pneeto be placed in the general fund ot the Borough.

6. In the event that the purchaser tails or refuses todose titte and 'or Dav the consideration therefore within

Borougn of S: . "ay. by resolution of theMayor and Council, declare the transaction null andvoid and the purchaser s deposit shall by retained bythe Borough of South Plainfield as liquidated

~e time of second reading of this Ordinance,ten percent (10%) of the purchase pnee plus Si ,000.00shall be paid by the purchaser representing the costof advertising, legal fees and associated costs incurredby ttie Borough. The purchaser shall be credited thecost of any appraisal previously paid by the purchaseras required by the Land Management Committee

8. The purchaser shall make application for anyrequired approvals, including but not limited tosubdivision approval, on site and site improvementsas required by appropriate Borough Boards, Agenciesand Officers, and all costs shall be paid by thepurchaser

9 H is expressly agreed by the purchaser that if thesubject parcel does not require Planning Board orBoard of Aojustment review, then in that event, thepurchaser will make all required improvements asdetermined by the Borough Engineer. The necessaryperformance guarantees shall be posted for sameprior to the issuance of any building permits.

10. Purchaser recognizes that the sale is subject todevelopment standards to be set by the PlanningBoard. Board of Adjustment and/or the BoroughEngineer m addition of the Middlesex County PlanningBoard, if applicable. This sale is made withoutrepresentation as to same and is subject to same.

11. The subject parcel shall merge with and become apart of the contiguous parcel owned by the purchaserand Shan not be subdivided at any future date.

12. Purchaser will take any action required by theBorough E ngineer and/or the Borough EnvironmentaJOfficer to protect any designated wetlands or floodplane existing on the subject parcel.

13. Certain properties within the Borough of SouthPlainfield may be designated as contaminated sites bythe Environmental Protection Agency and/or theDepartment of Environmental Protection. One suchproperty is the "Cornell Dutxlier" facility now known asthe Market Avenue which has been designated as aSuper Fund site. The purchaser acknowledgesknowledge of such locations and the existence of samewill not be a basis for avoidance of buyer's obligations.

This Ordinance shall take effect immediately uponpublication and adoption m accordance with NewJersey Law.

ATTEST:Vincent Buttiglien/Municipal Clerk

$136.50 August 19. 2005

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will bereceived by the Borough of South Piamfield. CountyOf Mkl. . New Jersey on SEPTEMBER1, 2005 at "*10:00 a.m."" prevailing time n the

Chambers ot the Municipal Building, 2480Piainfteld Avenue. South Piainfield. New Jersey atwhich time and place bids will be opened and read in

2006 FORD EXPEDITION

Specifications and other bid information may beobtained at the Municipal Clerks office in theMunicipal Building at the above address duringregular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Onlybidders who have picked up specifications will beallowed to submit bids All bids must be submittedon the Proposal Forms furnished by the Borough. ADid bond m the form ot a certified check, cashier'scheck or bid bond payable to the BOROUGH OFSOUTH PLAINFIELD m the amount equal to 10°« ofthe highest bid amount, including alternates, if any.but not to exceed S20.000 and a duly executedConsent of Surety. Bidders are required to complywith the requirements ol PL 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C.17:27 et seq ). the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,N.J S.A. 34:11-56:25, Employment on Public WorksN.J.S.A. 10 2 EOE.ADA

A FEE OF $25.00 MADE PAYABLE TO THEBOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD MUSIACCOMPANY YOUR REQUEST FOR A COPY OFTHE BID PACKAGE.

ATTEST.Vincent Buttiglien Municipal Clerk

$4200 Agusut19. 2005

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will bereceived by the Borough of South Ptainfield. Countyof Middlesex. State of New Jersey on SEPTEMBER1, 2005 at *'«10:00 a.m."* prevailing time in theCouncil Chambers of the Municipal Building. 2480Plainfield Avenue. South Plainfield. New Jersey atwtiich time and place bids will be opened and read inpublic for

CONSTRUCTION OF POLICE DEPARTMENTDETECTIVE JUVENILE CONFERENCE FACILITY

Specifications and other bid information may beobtained at the Municipal Clerk's office in theMunicipal Building at the above address duringregular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Onlybidders who have picked up specifications will beallowed to submit bids. All bids must be submittedon the Proposal Forms furnished by the Borough. Abid bond in the form of a certified check, cashierscheck or bid bond payable to the BOROUGH OFSOUTH PLAINFIELD in the amount equal to 10% Ofthe highest bid amount, including alternates, if any.but not to exceed $20,000 and a duly executedConsent of Surety. Bidders are required to complywith the requirements of PL. 1975. c. 127 (N.JJVC.17:27 et seq.). the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,N.J.S.A. 34 11-56 25. Employment on Public WorksNJS A 10 2 EOE AD«

A FEE OF $25.00 MADE PAYABLE TO THEBOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD MUSTACCOMPANY YOUR REQUEST FOR A COPY OFTHE BID PACKAGE.

ATTEST:Vincent Buttiglien/Municipal Clerk

S42.50 August 19. 2005

BOROUGH OF SOUTH PLAINFIELDMIDDLESEX COUNTY. NEW JERSEY

LEGAL NOTICE

August 12, 2005 - Public Notice is hereby given thatthe following actions were taken by the SouthPlainfield Board of Adjustment at its meeting held onAugust 11. 2005.

A Case #36-O5TU - Morris Schechter. Block 328;Lot i : 400 Hamilton Blvd. The applicant's request thatthe application be withdrawn without prejudice washereby GRANTED.

B. Case #47-05 - Robert Delair, Block 147; Lot 22:1621 Windrew Avenue. The applicant's request for ause variance in order to enclose a side porch washereby GRANTED.

C. Case #49-05 - Nick Samson, Block 137.02; Lot15.02; 1110 Clinton Terrace. The applicant's requestfor a variance to construct a first floor deck was herebyGRANTED.

D. Case #50-05 - Thomas Taylor. Block 149; Lot 18;1345 Cherry Street. The applicant's request for avariance in order to erect an (8) eight fool high, 100%solid fence in his rear yard line only was herebyGRANTED

E. Case #51-05 Donald Dillon, Block 132; Lol 7;1910 Kenyon Avenue. The applicant's request for avariance to permit an existing shed was herebyGRANTED for the life of this shed only.

F. Case #52-05 - Steve Accardi, Block 420. Lot 8.01;224 Hamilton Blvd. The applicant's request for avariance in order to construct a first floor deck washereby GRANTED with voluntary conditions.

G. Case #53-05 - Raquel Garcia Shucai. Block 37;Lot 8; 324 Firth Street. The applicant's request for (2)two side yard setback variances to erect a secondfloor addition as well as a covered porch was herebyGRANTED with voluntary conditions.

Respectfully submitted.Danielle M. UtterSecretary Board of Adjustment

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Snakes n Scales, Turtles and Tales AffordsKids a Close Up Look at Wild Animals

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Robbie Rodrick, 7, touches Buttercup's smooth scales.

Isaiah David, 5, learns snakes are deaf.

By Patricia Abbott

Mammal Mania recently tookover the main room of the SouthPlainfield Public Library. More than50 children and parents filled thefloor and sears anxious to view theunknown creatures hidden fromsight. The exciting event wasbrought to the library by "Snakes nScales and Turtle Tales." an environ-mental education organizationwhich focuses on the rescue and careof a w ide assortment of animals.

Before unveiling the first animal.educator Janell Bevan from Snakes nScales explained to the youths thatwhile some of the animals might ap-pear scare they are equally afraid of

humans. She reminded them hi sta\in their seals and refrain from beingtixi noisy so .is noi to startle the .mimals.

The hour tlew by as she broughtout six animals noi necessarily foundin a neighborhood pet store, flic firstwas .m American alligator namedDizzy. He was followed by a redfooted tortoise appropriately namedRed. I [is beautiful shell had an amaz-ing pattern of ridges that looked natu-ral, bur in reality Red's shell shouldhave been smooth. He had been ledhamburger meat which gave him pro-tein not necessary in his diet. The c\cess protein caused the distortions inhis shell. Crash. ,\n Eastern Box"lurtlc, was next to visit the group.1 [e was named for his badly crackedshell damaged when a car ran overhim. He has been with Snakes nScales in excess of 10 years, and hisshell may never fully heal. Next upwas a lizard named Spike, a beardeddragon named Jack, .\n endangeredRed Rat or Com Snake found in thePine Barrens. I .ast but not least was acurie named Buttercup, m AlbinoBurmese Python 12 feet long but stillgrowing.

Both youths and parents t(x>k theopportunity to touch these unusualanimals, discovering the texture ofshells, rough scales AIK\ smoothnessof a snake's skin. Most of the animalsare unwanted or abused pelphaned, injured i >r c< mfiscated by au-thorities.

For more information on Snakes nScales and Turtle Tales visit snakes-n-scales.com. The site has a wealth ofinformation on their pixagrams, Je-well as photos, stones, tacts, puzzlesand more.

Fourteen Learn Practical CraftingBy Patricia Abbott

In late Julv a handful of moms anddaughters, as well as one dad, gath-ered at the library to learn to crochetand knit. The course was taught bypractical crafting instructor, RhondaWisniewski. A total of 14 signed uplor the classes, nine for knitting andfive for crocheting, and four registeredfor both classes. The group includedone mother daughter team in theknitting class; one father brought hisdaughters to both classes. After theintroductory meeting, the knittingand crocheting classes met for onehour on alternate Thursdays. Eachstudent also received a list of internetlinks and other sources for patternsd\\d other helpful information.

Each student was given a list ofsupplies needed tor their first proiect-a scarf. Needles and hooks tlew andseveral students went well hcvond the

scarf. It was a i lass <it quick learners.according to Rhonda. One studenthad finished two knitted scarves andhad begun a knitted cap by the timet lasses ended. A second student fin-ished her knitted scarf, a pair otdieted "11111 fur" flipflops, and wasworking on a "tun tin "scarf A thirdstudent had finished both knittedand crocheted scarves, and \~\.\i\started to crochet a bedspread. Al-though the Practical (rafting classhas ended. Children's Librarian MissLinda, has plans to host her ownknitting group.

There are t< >ur m< ire practical craft -ing workshops scheduled at the li-brary: Sept, 12-Origami Boxes; Oct,3-Bouch Cards; Nov, 7-Photo Cand-le ami Dec. 5- Rosebud Folds andLattice Cards.

Rhonda also teachc- \n ... i ii .i!ing workshops at South PlainfieldSenior Center.

The South Plainfield Labor Day Parade Public Celebrations Committee invites you to

The 48th Annual Labor Day ParadeMonday,

September 5

Girl ScoutsBOY SCOUTS O f AMERICA

"Civic groups arethe heart of South

Plainfield" >

BRING TiffWHOLE FAMILY!

Parade starts10AM at

the Middlek School '

njserves.org

JEWISH FEDERATION^

F i r e w o r k s at dusk m

Spring Lake Park preceded by theentertainment of "SDUfld InVEStmEflt"

Activities at the PAL Field:9am - 5k Race & 1.5 Mile Walk

Beginning at 12:30

Pie/Watermelon Eating ContestsEgg Toss 'Water Balloon Toss • Potato Sack Race

Extreme Rock Wall and Pirate's CoveMusical Entertainment by "Forrester"

rr Greater Plain field AreaHabitat for Humanity

Come out and enjoy erafts,food, loeul business and

organization giveaways andplenty of food at the field!

If your organization would like to participate in the parade, or is looking for a fundraising idea and would like to have a concession in the park, contact Kim Gallagher at (908) 755-9874.