Tension Mounts at Council's Last Mtg. Before Deck Vote

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WestfieldPolling Locations

First Ward:Districts 1 and 2:

Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolGym, 302 Clark Street.

Districts 3, 5 and 7:Franklin Elementary School

Auditorium, 700 Prospect Street.Districts 4 and 6:

Westfield Memorial Library,Program Room, 550 East Broad

Street.Second Ward:

District 1:Union County Annex, 300

North Avenue.District 2, 3 and 6:

Washington Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 900 St. Marks

Avenue.District 4 and 5:

Wilson Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 301 Linden Avenue.

Third Ward:District 1:

Westfield Rescue Squad, 335Watterson Street.

Districts 2, 3 and 4:Edison Intermediate SchoolGym, 800 Rahway Avenue.

Districts 5, 6 and 7:Jefferson Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 1200 Boulevard.

Fourth Ward:Districts 1 and 2:

McKinley Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 500 First Avenue.

Districts 3 and 4: WestfieldHigh School lobby, 550 Dorian

Road.District 5:

Jefferson Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 1200 Boulevard.

MountainsidePolling Places:

District 1 and 6:Municipal Building, Court

Room, 1385 Route 22.District 2, 7 and 8:

Our Lady of Lourdes RomanCatholic Church, 300 Central

Avenue.District 3, 4 and 5:

Presbyterian Church, AssemblyRoom, Deerpath and Meeting

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Road ClosuresReported in WF

WESTFIELD – Sections ofNorth and South Avenues andEast Broad Street will be closedon Wednesday, November 3,through Friday, November 5,weather permitting.

Beginning at 9 p.m. onWednesday, November 3, until 6a.m. on November 4, the roadswill be closed for milling pur-poses. At no time will all of theroads be shut down. North Av-enue will be closed from Pros-pect Street to Clark Street, EastBroad Street will be closed fromProspect Street to the Plaza andSouth Avenue will be closed fromWest Broad Street (through thecircle) to Westfield Avenue.

Between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. onNovember 4 and 5 there will belane closing and alternate traffic.The majority of the work willoccur after rush hour.

Motorists are asked to use al-ternate routes and are advised toexpect heavy traffic delays onCentral Avenue, Tuttle Parkway,East Broad Street and Elm Streetbecause of the road closures.

For more information contactthe Westfield Police Departmentat (908) 789-6065, the WestfieldEngineering Department at (908)789-4100 or the New Jersey De-partment of Transportation at(908) 301-0300.

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Freeholders to Consider BanningSmoking in All County ParksBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

The Union County FreeholderBoard is considering a proposal toban smoking in county parks. Theconcept was brought before the boardby representatives of PreventionLinks, a non-profit organization basedin Clark that educates the public onthe dangers of substance abuse in-cluding narcotics as well as alcoholand tobacco products.

Two seniors from Mother SetonRegional High School in Clark, partof Prevention Links Rebel Kids pro-gram, spent an hour recently cleaningup cigarette butts from a county park.They filled a jar with cigarette butsthey collected in just a half hour inWarinanco Park.

Karen Blumenfeld, representingNew Jersey Group Against SmokingPollution (NJGASP), said Bergen

County has passed an ordinance ban-ning smoking in its county parks.Locally, Westfield now offers asmoke-free environment at its mu-nicipal pool. She said the recent RedRibbon day program to promote asubstance free society, held inNomahegan Park in Cranford, was asmoke-free event.

One of the high school students,Kelly Alt of Rahway, said the RebelKids’ anti-tobacco movement “en-courages teenagers to say no to smok-ing.”

High school student Tanya Gauthierof Roselle said the program opposesbig tobacco companies marketingefforts aimed at teenagers. She saidthat the many toxins in cigarettesharm everyone and therefore shouldnot be permitted in parks.

Board member Chester Holmes ofRahway said he would sponsor a reso-lution supporting the efforts by Pre-vention Links. He added that he is

working on an effort to ban smokingin bowling alleys due to the numberof children that are present in thosefacilities.

Board member Deborah Scanlonof Union, chairwoman of the board’spolicy committee, said she wouldplace the issue of banning smoking incounty parks on her committee’s nextmeeting scheduled for Thursday,November 4.

Board Chairman Angel Estrada saidthat the board needs to take up adialogue on the issue before any ac-tion on smoke-free parks can bebrought for action before the board.

“We are concerned how the rest ofthe county feels about this,” said Free-holder Estrada.

Lorraine Kowalski of PreventionLinks told the board that in 1966, 62percent of New Jerseyans were smok-ers. Today that number has declinedto 20 percent. Therefore she believes

Freeholder Candidates Face Off on IssuesDuring an Intense Debate in CranfordBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Three Democrat incumbents andtheir Republican challengers runningfor county freeholder battled it outlast week during a forum in Cranfordsponsored by the League of WomenVoters.

The debate was intense at times,with hecklers supporting one Repub-lican candidate shouting down aDemocrat incumbent.

This year, Democrats DanielSullivan of Elizabeth and Bette JaneKowalski of Cranford, both incum-bents, and Adrian Mapp of Plainfield,are being challenged by RepublicansBruce Paterson and PatriciaQuattrocchia, both of Garwood; FrankArena of Westfield and Joe Renna ofCranford. Mr. Paterson is running forthe one year left on the term of Nicho-las Scutari, who resigned followinghis election to the State Senate lastyear.

Democrat John Wohlrab, who wasappointed by the Union CountyDemocratic Committee to replace Mr.Scutari, recently resigned followinghis arrest on a domestic violencecharge. Mr. Wohlrab’s name will re-main on the ballot, although he hasbeen replaced on the board by NancyWard of Linden. Ms. Ward will fillout the one year remaining for theseat if Mr. Wohlrab wins.

The hottest exchange during theforum came after Mr. Renna, a formercounty employee, said the county hashired inexperienced staff starting withCounty Manager George Devanney,who he labeled as “incompetent.”

“The county manager is incompe-tent; he is responsible for the county

budget. He has no experience. TheDemocrats gave him a job to run acounty government,” charged Mr.Renna, noting the budget is now $366million, with over 3,000 employees, apayroll which accounts for one-thirdof the county budget.

“Unfortunately, we have seen theangry Joe Renna tonight,” respondedFreeholder Sullivan. “I guess every-one is incompetent at the county andI guess everyone doesn’t know how todo their jobs. But I guess I would getangry, too, if I got fired.”

Freeholder Sullivan said Mr. Rennashould explain to the audience that hewas fired for not showing up to work.That drew an angry response fromsome audience members who shouted“liar” at Mr. Sullivan, prompting theplacement of a police officer to si-lence the crowd.

Mr. Renna, who ran his own graphicdesign business before selling it andtaking a job with the county, claimedhe ran for freeholder last year as anindependent and was later fired by thecounty. He said an administrative lawjudge later ruled in his favor.

During the forum, Republican free-holder candidates charged that Demo-crats are running up county debt andproperty taxes, while Democrats shotback that the GOP slate has no newideas and lacks budgetary experience.

Mr. Paterson said he realized at theend of the 1990s that “county govern-ment was looking like it was out ofcontrol.”

“It became clear that self-dealing,self-serve characters had high-jackedthe Democrat line and took overcounty government,” charged Mr.Paterson. “This government is like abig jigsaw puzzle, except that uponcloser inspection, none of the piecesfit.”

Mr. Renna said the county has a“budget crisis” which has resulted ina 40 percent hike in property taxesover the past four years — twice thepace of municipal tax increases. Es-sential services are being cut, he ar-gued, with the bulk of county spend-ing going to “waste, patronage andno-bid contracts.”

Freeholder Sullivan, who is em-ployed with the Motor Vehicle Ser-vices Commission in Trenton, wherehe has worked to rebuild the DMV,pointed to the Democrats’ record ofpreserving over 127 acres of open

space; rebuilding the county parkssystem, including construction of thestate’s first handicapped accessiblepark for children, a dog park andadditional playgrounds; providingbetter training to emergency servicespersonnel and keeping Runnells Spe-cialized Hospital, which now turns aprofit, open after previous Republi-can candidates vowed to either pri-oritize or close the Berkeley Heightsfacility.

Freeholder Sullivan said Democrats

have provided free college educationfor over 8,500 seniors and 500 fullscholarships to county residents at-

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Tension Mounts at Council’sLast Mtg. Before Deck Vote

By LAUREN S. PASSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

The last Westfield Town Councilmeeting before the public votes onthe $10 million parking garage nextTuesday began with a speech fromMayor Gregory McDermott in an ef-fort to quell rumors he had sent TownAdministrator James Gildea away andthen “hijacked” TV36.

He explained that Mr. Gildea hadgone on a pre-scheduled family vaca-tion. The mayor went on to say he hasbeen taping episodes of his “Home-town” show for three years, and thatrecently he did a show with ParkingConsultant Tim Tracy.

According to the mayor, the showis not an “advocacy piece” and hefeels the information needs to get to

the public on the upcoming referen-dum. Mayor McDermott said he neverknew “of any show being edited orreviewed by TV36.”

A few residents criticized themayor’s actions for airing the pro-gram, citing the TV36 policy that nopolitical shows, including “Home-town,” would be aired 90 days priorto the election. They also criticizedthe mayor for not presenting multiplesides of the project in either the tele-vision show or a town-wide mailingthat will go out before the election.

Resident Allen Solomon also saidhe had spoken to Mr. Gildea before hewent on vacation, and was told theshow would not air without the con-sent of the TV36 Committee.

First Ward Councilman Sal

Caruana, the liaison to the TV36 Ad-visory Board, read a letter from boardmember Eileen O’Donnell, who couldnot attend the meeting.

She wrote, “In the past months,we’ve been inundated with parkinghearings, Parking 101 and associatedpresentations on the issue. Regard-less of anyone’s opinion on the sub-ject, between the station and otherlocal media, the mayor has had ampleopportunity to promote his agenda onwhat has been called the ParkingChannel…while promoted as infor-mational and non-partisan, it is im-possible for anyone in this town tobelieve that programming directedby the mayor is not advocating aposition on these decks.”

Regarding the decision to air theprogram, Ms. O’Donnell said it “isdisingenuous of the mayor to expectus to continue setting policy for thestation, if we know we may be over-ruled by politically based decisions. Iask that the town council move todirect the Director of Operations tocease all programming related to park-ing meetings immediately.”

While the council did not make amotion or take a vote on the issue,Third Ward Councilmen MarkCiarrocca and Andrew Skibitsky de-fended the mayor, saying that resi-dents have complained about notenough information being availableto them. They added the programprovides them with information.

Several members of WECARE(Westfielders Concerned About Re-sponsible Development) spoke to thecouncil, saying that they would bevoting against the garage. They citedtraffic, safety, financial and environ-mental concerns with the project.

In response to residents’ commentson the proposed parking garage, Sec-ond Ward Councilman Rafael

Odor Becomes NuisanceFor Mountainside BOE

By BETSEY BURGDORFSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

Upon opening the meeting of theMountainside Board of Education(BOE) on Tuesday night, Board Presi-dent Peter Goggi announced that pastChief School Administrator Dr.Gerard Schaller suffered a heart at-tack over the past weekend. He un-derwent bi-pass surgery and is recu-perating in an area hospital.

Anyone wishing to send wellwishes is encouraged to send cards tothe board offices located atBeechwood School and they will for-ward them on to Dr. Schaller.

Mr. Goggi also stated that the “ef-forts to ameliorate” the odors atBeechwood are ongoing. The boardis investigating consulting and envi-ronmental testing companies in orderto find the firm that best fits the needand has the most experience and ex-pertise in the area of odor detectionand elimination. The five firms theboard has requested resumes fromare PMK Consulting, Home Health

Services, Birdsall Engineering,Enviro Techniques and InsuranceRestoration.

Last week the board met with TanyaMoon of the Westfield RegionalHealth Department and ArnoldSchmidt from the Union County Di-vision of Emergency Management todo a walk through of the building,including the four classrooms androof. They inspected the HVAC unit,which had been recently serviced andchanged as well as the ductwork andareas where the wet insulation hadbeen removed.

According to board member JohnPerrin the results of the meeting indi-cated “they (Moon and Schmidt) didnot think there was any reason to takethe kids out of the classroom.” How-ever, they did recommend interimtesting of the four classrooms andlower corridor calling the smell a“nuisance odor.”

Home Health Services retested theareas for bacteria and the results areexpected in seven to 10 days.

Mr. Perrin confirmed that Paul Otto,of Paul Otto Construction Company,had recently been in the building toinvestigate the odor. He drilled holesin the walls and ceilings to determinethe presence of moisture. “It was dry,”Mr. Perrin stated.

“We realized that the building runson two modes, occupied and unoccu-pied,” he continued. “On occupiedmode, air is delivered into the build-

Horace R. Corbin for The Westfield Leader

THE TRAIN STOPS HERE...Senator Tom Kean, Jr., left, joined AssemblymanJon Bramnick, right, at a rally in Springfield on October 24 to stop the trainrunning through their neighborhoods.

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SPOOKTACULAR DISPLAY...This Westfield Avenue home is bedecked incobwebs, mums, pumpkins and other decorative treats to celebrate Halloween.

The special referendum sec-tion includes eight pages of in-formation on the referendum,garage finances, traffic and envi-ronmental studies.

The referendum question itselfis on Page R1. It includes thewording “the levy of ad valorumtaxes.” This means that the fulltaxation power of the town on allassessable property in Westfieldmust be used to support the re-payment of the bond, if required.

Statements on the referendumby the mayor and all eight mem-bers of the Westfield Town Coun-cil can be found on Page 2.

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Lauren S. Pass for The Westfield LeaderHERE COME THE JUDGE…Westfield resident Doug Fascialle, left, won the NewJersey State Senate’s support this week to become the next Union County SuperiorCourt Judge. Mr. Fascialle will be sworn in on Friday, November 5, in Elizabeth.Pictured with Mr. Fascialle is Westfield Leader Publisher Horace Corbin.

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WESTFIELDPOLICE BLOTTER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12A Wells Street resident reported an

incident of criminal mischief, in whichan unknown person struck the homewith eggs.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14A pocketbook was recovered in the

200 block of Orchard Street after hav-ing been taken five days earlier frominside an unlocked motor vehicle. Theowner of the pocketbook, a Westfieldresident, stated that $80 in cash wasmissing from the pocketbook when itwas found.

An attempted burglary occurred at aresidence in the 800 block of Boule-vard, during which one or more un-known individuals broke the rear glassdoor of the house. Entry was not gainedand nothing was reported taken.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15A teacher at a Lambertsmill Road

school reported the theft of a check-book from a classroom. It had notbeen recovered as of press time.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16Timothy Kaufmann, 31, of Westfield

was arrested at Central Avenue andcharged with driving while intoxicated.He also was taken into custody onoutstanding contempt of court warrantsfrom Ridgewood and Bridgewater, to-taling $690, which he posted. Kaufmannwas released to a responsible adult onthe Westfield charge.

Elizabeth K. Bukuvalas, 29, ofRoselle Park was arrested at CentralAvenue and charged with driving whileintoxicated. She was subsequently re-leased to a responsible adult.

The owner of a building on EastBroad Street reported that someoneentered a vacated business there andremoved a chair from the premises.There was no sign of forced entry.

Harsha Anjaria, 69, of Fanwood wasarrested and charged with shoplifting$148 worth of merchandise from aNorth Avenue store. She was releasedon her own recognizance.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18Ronald Naschak, 58, of Bayonne

was arrested and charged with drivingwhile intoxicated at North Avenue andEast Broad Street. He was later re-leased to a responsible adult.

It was reported that someone broke awindow in the front door of a gas stationon Central Avenue. Police said entrywas not gained.

Someone smashed the glass side doorof a business on Central Avenue andremoved $500 in cash from the register.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20Thomas J. Dunn, 41, of Fords was

arrested at Westfield police headquar-ters and charged with theft by decep-tion. He is alleged to have accepted$2,000 from a Westfield resident toinstall seven windows on her home andthen failing to perform the work.

Dunn, who was also wanted on acontempt of court warrant fromWoodbridge for $5,000, was turnedover to the Middlesex County Sheriff’sOffice on an additional, no-bail con-tempt-of-court warrant.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22Danny Robinson, 38, of Westfield

was arrested and charged with crimi-nal attempt for allegedly trying to steala bicycle from the north side Westfieldtrain station. He was released on hisown recognizance with a summons.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23Unknown persons shattered a small

glass window on the side of a StanmorePlace residence. It is believed a smallplastic juice container was used to breakthe window.

William Vandenschoten, 32, ofCranford was arrested on WoodlandAvenue and charged with driving whileintoxicated. He was later released to aresponsible party.

Horace Corbin for The Westfield LeaderDADS AND PALS…The Westfield Booster Club held their big fall fundraiser indowntown Westfield this weekend with the booster button sales at 15 locationsand involving scores of volunteer high school athletes. The dads supplied coffeeand bagels at the event headquarters at the northside train station. Picturedabove, from left to right, are: Tom Bonard, Mike Venuzia, Vince Wilt, TomCofone, Tom Tresnan, Mike Toth and Joe Hennessey.

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tending Union County College. Theyalso connected schools to the Internet,placing computers in over 1,000 class-rooms throughout the county. In ad-dition, he pointed to a 13 percentreduction in the overall crime rateunder Democratic leadership.

He said that, under Democraticleadership, over $4 billion has beenspent on economic development inUnion County.

Mr. Arena, a sales executive for aninformation technology company,described county government as “aninvisible layer of government.” Hefavors dividing the county into threefreeholder districts to gain two-partyrepresentation on the board.

Mrs. Quattrocchia, a researcher foran executive search firm and a formerGarwood councilwoman, said theRepublicans also pledge to lowerproperty taxes, cut wasteful countyspending, open up governmentrecords, keep Union County businessin the county, and clean up thecounty’s parks.

“Don’t be fooled by what ouropponents have to say when theytalk about accomplishments. Bearin mind, there is only one personsitting up here who has more thanthree weeks on this freeholderboard,” she said.

Mr. Mapp, a Plainfield city coun-cilman and Certified Public Accoun-tant employed in strategic planningfor Bristol-Myers Squibb, said hewants to pass on educational oppor-tunities to other county residents.

The candidate also vowed to workto reduce traffic congestion on Route22.

Freeholder Kowalski, a freelancewriter and editor who joined the boardin September, replacing Mary Ruotoloof Westfield, who resigned, said theDemocrats have extended health careand educational opportunities to resi-dents.

On the issue of property taxes, Free-holder Kowalski responded that thecounty has witnessed a reduction infunding from federal and state gov-ernments. She said the county andtowns “have to pick up the slack” andraise taxes in order to continue toprovide services residents “have cometo expect.”

Mr. Mapp said he supports a con-stitutional convention for state gov-ernment to reduce property taxes.

According to Mr. Arena, countyresidents do not realize how muchof their tax bill goes to county gov-ernment. “It goes unchecked,” hesaid.

Mr. Paterson said fees and grantshave flattened out since 2000, so thefreeholders “are up against the wallright now trying to figure out how toget more fees and grants,” which hecalled “one-time” revenue enhanc-ers.

Freeholder Sullivan said from 1997to 2000, the Democrat-led board ei-ther cut or approved budgets with flattax levies.

Mr. Paterson emphasized that onereason taxes were lower was becausethe state under Governor Christine ToddWhitman took over the courts, whichsaved Union County $17 million.

Mrs. Quattrocchia said despite ahiring freeze, the county added 250additional employees to the countypayroll. She said some workers wereoffered packages to retire, only to bebrought back later as consultants athigher salaries.

Mr. Renna noted that over thepast three years, the number ofcounty employees earning over$100,000 increased from 24 to 64;those earning above $90,000 rosefrom 42 to 107, and employeesmaking over $80,000 went from 104to 222.

In terms of open space, FreeholderSullivan said Union County is thesecond smallest county in terms ofsize in New Jersey. He remarkedthat preserving open space is a ma-jor priority for the Democrats.

Mr. Mapp said that preserving openspace “puts the brakes on urban and


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suburban sprawl.”Mr. Renna said the county achieved

its goal of preserving 100 acres ofopen space, yet has 10 years left onthe life of the open space fund. Hesaid a number of the funds are beingused to renovate buildings and buildon green space.

“It is not what the voters voted for,”said Mr. Renna. He stated the fund“could be put to sleep and when weneed it again we could wake it up.”

Mr. Paterson favors direct grants totowns for open space and recreationalpurposes, as opposed to matchingfunds, which he described as “doubletaxation.”

On the question of homeland secu-rity, Mr. Renna said security shouldbe a top county priority. Instead, hesaid, the county spent $1.8 millionfor an atrium for the county’s admin-istration building.

Mrs. Quattrocchia said moneyshould be redistributed from areassuch as the summer concert series tosupport security initiatives.

According to Freeholder Sullivan,the Democrats “fought for $2 millionfrom Washington for our first respond-ers.” He blamed President Bush andthe Republican-led Congress for fail-ing to provide additional funds toNew Jersey.

Mr. Sullivan added that the currentboard supports Senator Jon Corzine’schemical security legislation, whichwill provide funds to protect chemi-cal and oil plants operating in thecounty.

Mr. Paterson, a licensed plumberand project engineer, said the costestimates on county constructionprojects are significantly higher thanthey should be due to contracts beinggiven out to firms that contribute tothe Democrats, a system known as“pay to play.” As an example, he saidthe initial cost estimate on the newjuvenile detention center being builtin Linden was $40 million. He saidthat project should not exceed $15 to$20 million.

On the issue of prescription drugs,Mr. Renna said the county discountprogram is a “farce” because it sim-ply pays a company to administerthe program to offer 30 to 40 per-cent off on prescriptions, whilecharging seniors a fee for the ser-vice at a profit.

Freeholder Sullivan said the pro-gram is voluntary, but he blamedPresident Bush for not supporting aproposal enabling Americans to pur-chase drugs from Canada at signifi-cantly lower costs.

Mr. Mapp called it “appalling” thatthere are over 45 million Americanswithout health coverage. He said thatnumber is up two million over thepast two years.

On the arts, Mr. Paterson said hefinds fault with the $350 per hour costof running the arts program forhomebound persons.

Freeholder Sullivan said Mr. Pater-son is “so out of touch” with thosecounty residents who look forward tothis program.

Freeholder Kowalski said preser-vation of open space and historic sites,such as the Union County Arts Cen-ter, “strengthen our communities andare good for the local economy.”

Mr. Renna said the county will spend$20 million to renovate the arts center,money which he said “does not educatekids, or train kids, or seek out talent andhave kids perform their craft.”

Also running for freeholder is in-dependent Alexander Savin. He saidhis main reason for running is to helpthe elderly and disadvantaged. Hevowed not to accept a salary if elected.He also said he would work to lowerproperty taxes while driving up prop-erty values.

Republicans Peter Lijoi of Summitand Michael Panagos of Westfield,candidates for sheriff and surrogate,respectively, did not attend the fo-rum. They will face Ralph Froehlich,the longest-serving sheriff in countyhistory, and first-term surrogate JamesLaCorte, respectively.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderIT COULD BE A SHOCK…Fire and Police Departments from around the countycame to the Westfield Fire House Station two for a safety demonstration on thenew Ford Escape Hybrid. In the demonstration the emergency response person-nel learned the procedures to deal with the high voltage electrical system, whichis in place because of the electrical motor and battery pack. The power to themotor comes from the battery pack that contains 300 volts. The car contains manysafety devices to keep occupants and Emergency response workers safe in case ofaccidents, but the additional information learned in the demonstration areadditional safe guards for emergency response workers.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The TimesTOP COP...Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik spokeat the Union County Republican Rally on behalf of President George W. Bush inScotch Plains on Monday night at the Italian American Hall.

Betancourt said Westfield is becom-ing more congested with time, andthat parking capacity needs to beincreased.

He said that “even if it’s only 244spaces, (the town) needs to do some-thing now.” Mr. Betancourt addedthat if something is not done, there isa “risk all of the progress made indowntown is going to be put in jeop-ardy.”

Business owner Richard Fromkinstated that any tax increase wouldnot be “major.” He said even if theproject fails by 20 percent, it wouldonly mean a $20 increase in taxes forthose paying $10,000 now. He saidthat the plan costs users money.

Resident Jim Boyes countered thatthe garage plan was presented asbeing self-supporting, but it’s not.He also charged that the town pre-pared the plans without listening toits own consultants concerning traf-fic and environmental implications.

Thirty-seven-year resident MayFurstner said she has seen adminis-trations come and go, and “like somany councils before you…you havebet on the wrong horse.”

She told the governing body sheopposes the garage and said, “there’snothing wrong with admitting youmight have made an error in judg-ment,” adding officials might evenbe better off for the admission.

In other parking business, DavidMartone, Vice Chairman of theDowntown Westfield Corporation(DWC), said he wished to clarify aheadline printed in The WestfieldLeader last week, stating “DWCGavels Councilman; Nixes DeckContribution.”

At the DWC board meeting lastweek, First Ward Councilman andFinance Committee Chairman PeterEchausse asked the DWC to committo the $50,000 contribution to theparking garage. The DWC did notagree to the contribution and issueda statement.

Mr. Martone reread a portion ofthe statement that was presented atthat meeting, which said the DWC isready to help the town and that itfeels the parking deck financialmodel is viable. The statement alsosaid the DWC does not believe thetown would tax anyone just to keepmoney in surplus.

Both Councilmen Echausse and


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Ciarrocca expressed their disappoint-ment that the DWC has not commit-ted the money.

Councilman Echausse said thatwhile no one wants to raise taxes, thereason the town has a good creditrating is because it has a fund bal-ance. He said he came to the DWC tohave a conversation, but all he gotwas a “vague and nebulous” state-ment.

He said that in an effort to be fairand honest, the DWC has a surplusof over $200,000. He credited Mr.Fromkin for saying that he person-ally did not feel that $50,000 wasunfair.

ing. On unoccupied, the air is basi-cally recycled. We are now runningon occupied mode all the time so thatthere is a continuous stream of freshair being circulated into the build-ing.”

The board is following up with theMusial Group and Mr. Otto, whoheaded up the construction project, todetermine if barriers were installedbetween the concrete and the floor onthe bump outs. “We hope to get an-swers to that soon,” Mr. Perrin said.

Mr. Perrin also stated “the districthas noticed a significant difference inthe odor after cleaning the (HVAC)coils.” It was also determined that theinterior coils of the unit could possi-bly not be getting cleaned due to thedesign of the equipment and the clean-ing technique being used. “It is beinglooked into and we will find out,” heconcluded.

Parents questioned the board on thecontingency plan to move the childrenout of the classrooms with Mr. Rusakresponding, “We are reluctant to dothat. It will have an educational im-pact, not only on the first and secondgraders, but the third through eighthgraders as well. But we will do that ifit is deemed necessary.”

Mountainside resident and parentGary Whyte responded saying,“People recommend there is no needto relocate the students because it is a‘nuisance odor.’ I don’t think, as par-ents, we can settle for a nuisanceodor.”

“We are not settling,” Mr. Goggireplied. “The testing we have doneindicates a safe environment.”

In other news, Interim Chief SchoolAdministrator Walter Rusak thankedthe PTA for “putting up red ribbonsand promoting a drug free environ-ment” in recognition of Drug Aware-ness Week.


Odor Becomes NuisanceFor Mountainside BOE

Mr. Rusak also announced thatDeerfield Principal Robert Burkhardtwould be joining the district in earlyNovember. He also encouraged par-ents to check the school calendarbecause there are “quite a few schoolclosings in November.”

The Halloween Parade will takeplace tomorrow starting at 1 p.m. atDeerfield School and continuing atBeechwood School at the conclusionof the Deerfield parade. TheBeechwood parade will take place onthe softball field behind the school.

Mr. Rusak announced that The Kingand I would be presented in the monthof November. He also stated that up-coming community service projectswould include a turkey drive, Hal-loween candy drive and a coat drive.Halloween candy can be brought tothe school and it will be delivered toOur Lady of Lourdes Church, whereit will be distributed.

At the public participation portionof the meeting, a parent addressedthe board regarding his concernsabout the Vogel Bus Company’sdouble route to Governor LivingstonHigh School.

“I am concerned that the bus is in atime restraint and is breaking thespeed limit. I have personally ob-served this by following the bus,” hesaid.

“Usually the run is late becausethey started late,” Mr. Goggi re-sponded. “It does not mean if youfall behind you make it up by speed-ing.” The board, in conjunctionwith Vogel Bus Company, is tryingto come up with solutions to theproblem with Mr. Goggi stating,“Speeding is not an acceptableone.”

The next regularly scheduled meet-ing of the BOE will be Tuesday, No-vember 9, at 8 p.m.

most of county residents would likelysupport such a ban.

In response to questions on currentlaws on the books, Ms. Blumenfeldsaid there is no state statute in NewJersey currently to ban smoking out-doors. She said research has shown aperson with a heart condition who isdirectly exposed to outdoor smokefor a half hour significantly increasestheir risk of a heat attack or stroke.

Freeholder Lewis Mingo, Jr. ofPlainfield, a smoker, said althoughthe board “needs to do our home-work,” the smoking ban makes senseto him.

In other business, Nancy Ward ofLinden was sworn in as the newestfreeholder. She replaces JohnWohlrab who resigned following hisarrest for domestic violence. Ms.Ward is an attorney specializing inpersonal injury and workers com-pensation cases. She volunteers withthe Emerald Isle Immigration Centerwhere she counsels new immigrantsapplying for visas. She also offeredlegal assistance to families who lostrelatives on September 11, 2001.

Mr. Wohlrab will remain on elec-tion ballots. If he wins, Ms. Ward willcomplete the year remaining on histerm.

The board will vote at its meetingtonight on a resolution establishing a$30,000 fund to pay for burials ofindigent, unidentified or unclaimeddeceased persons in the county. FrankGuzzo, Director of the Departmentof Human Services, said the statenow mandates counties to pay forsuch services. In the past the townswere required to pay for these ser-vices.

The board will also take action toaccept a $157,000 federal grant to beused to purchase DNA analysis equip-ment for the Union County’s crimelaboratory being constructed in thenew county police headquarters inWestfield.

Thursday, October 28, 2004 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

By Westfield Mayor Gregory McDermott

The Mayor's Column

On November 2, I will be voting“yes” on the question of whetherWestfield should construct a parkingdeck between Prospect and Elm Streets.I believe that the proposed parking deckis an element of a well-developed andfiscally-responsible comprehensiveplan that will alleviate a long-standingchronic problem and complement ourdowntown. If you believe that afteryears of talk and studies it is finallytime to add more parking capacity todowntown Westfield, I urge you to joinme in this vote and support a pro-activeapproach to the future of our town.

The downtown is part of the socialfabric of Westfield. A vibrant down-town increases everyone’s propertyvalues. Ask yourself, what is one of themost attractive features of Westfield?Why did you choose to reside inWestfield? For many, the quality of ourdowntown is a leading factor. Main-taining this quality requires a commit-ment by residents to provide the infra-structure necessary to sustain it.

Residents should not be influenced bythe argument of some that the proposeddeck will benefit only downtown propertyowners and merchants. Sure they may bethe direct beneficiaries if increased park-ing capacity enhances business, but goodbusiness for our merchants is good newsfor all of us. Profitability encourages rein-vestment and property improvements,which, in turn, results in higher commer-cial property tax ratables. This lessens theburden on residential property owners.

Investment in our community is just asimportant as investment in our individualhomes.

Similarly, in my view, acquiring an ex-isting commercial property and bulldoz-ing it into a new surface lot, as some havesuggested, would be a backwards step andcounterproductive in terms of enhancingcommercial property tax ratables.

Parking revenues will pay for the park-ing structure. Again, do not be misled bythose who argue that the town will bepaying an exorbitant price for the numberof new parking spaces added. The pro-posed parking deck is only one element ofa comprehensive plan that will be makeour entire commuter and downtown em-ployee/shopper parking system more ra-tionale and operate more efficiently. Oncethe additional parking capacity is created,we will be able to reallocate parking spaces

On November 2, the voters ofWestfield will make a decision that willhave a significant impact on the future ofour town. The decision is whether or notto authorize the municipality to moveforward with the construction of a park-ing garage in our downtown. This park-ing garage would become an integralpart of a parking system to be imple-mented. The goal of this system wouldbe to create additional and more effi-cient parking for our commuters, shop-pers, and employees in the downtown.

After four years of careful study andresponsible citizen, professional, andlegislative involvement, a majority ofthe Westfield Town Council believesthat the solution is to construct a park-ing facility in the Prospect/Elm lot. Thecouncil has presented the voters with aviable financial model that would beused to support this solution, one whichwould have a minimal impact on tax-payers. This financial model has madeconservative assumptions to ensure thisresult, and, by a 7-2 majority, has theoverwhelming support of the council.

The smart growth and continued viabil-ity of our downtown desperately requiresa parking solution such as the one beingproposed. I believe that failure to move

adjacent to the train station on North Av-enue to commuter parking, thereby short-ening the commuter permit waiting list.Longer term downtown parkers will beforced into the new deck freeing up primesurface lot spots for shoppers. The re-vamped parking system, coupled withperiodic parking fee increases and newparking meter technology, are the founda-tion of financial projections that demon-strate that the new parking system may payfor itself, and may actually be profitable! Iagree with several of my council col-leagues that certain elements of the finan-cial plan warrant further discussion, how-ever, personally, I am satisfied that theassumptions underlying the financial pro-jections were developed very conserva-tively and are sound.

The new parking deck is responsibledevelopment. The proposed parking deckis the result of exhaustive analyses ofparking needs, potential solutions and pub-lic comment over a period of many years.In developing the plan, which includes theparking deck, the mayor and town councilhave listened to criticisms and the myriadof suggestions made by residents. Thechoices that have been made in terms oflocation, size, number of additional park-ing spaces, ancillary development and po-tential traffic impact are the product ofdeliberations by citizens advisory groups,advice from professionals and probablyhundreds of hours of discussion amongcouncilpersons and residents.

New residential condominiums on Pros-pect Street intended to appeal to emptynesters and new retail space on Elm willboth mask the parking structure in a man-ner that will enhance the aesthetic appear-ance of downtown and, through the statu-tory tool of the State Redevelopment Law,provide an ancillary source of construc-tion funding.

In addition, the restructure of our park-ing system around a new deck shouldalleviate the traffic congestion caused byindividuals circling the streets downtownin search of parking spaces. Sure, therewill always be traffic jams at peak hours.However, that is a small price to pay inorder to maintain a robust downtown. More-over, I do not believe that a robust down-town sacrifices child safety in nearby resi-dential neighborhoods.

Let’s end the decades old debate aboutparking in Westfield and finally do some-thing.

Much has been said and written aboutthe parking situation in Westfield overthe last several years. However, this isthe first and only time that you thetownspeople have been asked to voteon the issue. I am pleased that you willultimately voice your opinion on No-vember 2. Since I was elected to thetown council, I have advocated that thismatter is too important not to haveevery person’s vote count.

The voters need the facts to make adecision. As such, I recently supportedsending out a pamphlet to the votersexplaining the financial model and otherimportant information about the park-ing system plan. This does not meanthat I endorse plan; it merely reflectsthat I want to get the information out tothe voters. It would be wrong at thispoint not to get as much information aspossible out to you the voters.

I believe each voter needs to givecareful consideration to three impor-tant questions. First and foremost, how

Meeting the demand for both more park-ing spots and greater parking conve-nience is a problem unique to commu-nities that enjoy thriving and dynamicdowntowns. That is why for the pastthirty years, Westfield residents and itselected officials have discussed and de-bated the merits of creating a parkingstructure.

Growing up in Westfield, I remem-ber times when parking wasn’t alwaysa pressing town priority. Less than 10years ago, storefront vacancy signsdominated the downtown and parkingspaces were plentiful. However, overthe past few years, Westfield has notjust revitalized its downtown but hastaken award-winning strides. Just thisyear Westfield was singled out as one ofthe country’s top Main Street Commu-nities.

Success does come with its costs andwith its challenges. That is why thistown council has sought to craft a newresponse to the old dilemma of creatingenough parking capacity to support atown that has become a shopping, din-ing and recreation destination.

Our response, developed with therecommendations of a citizens advi-sory group as well as the input of manyoutside professionals including, plan-ning, traffic, financial and redevelop-ment experts, was to create a redevel-opment plan that does more than sim-ply create parking spots. The planprovides a thorough and comprehen-sive approach to parking management

that will benefit everyone from com-muters to shoppers to employers. Itincorporates residential and retail unitsthat will enhance and control down-town development. It allows drivers tofind convenient and accessible parkingquickly so more time is spent enjoyingthe downtown and less time is spentidling and circling looking for spots.

Most important, the plan is finan-cially responsible. The plan does notrequire new taxes on town residents butrelies on user fees that reflect the broadusage of our downtown. The redevel-opment plan will afford the town afinancial gain. This plan provides for arevenue stream that, after debt service,could realize the town up to $1 milliona year. Westfield is a not for profitcommunity so any money made by theparking structure will be returned to thetown to improve community serviceswithout increasing taxes.

The redevelopment plan that is beingput before the community on Novem-ber 2 is not so much about a parkingdeck. It is truly a question of how tobest support a downtown that Westfieldresidents are proud to call their ownfavorite destination.

By voting “yes” on November 2,Westfield can voice their approval for afiscally sound plan that will create aparking system and infrastructure thatwill encourage a nationally recognized,but locally enjoyed downtown to con-tinue to thrive and prosper now and intothe future.

much of a parking problem do you doyou believe exists in town? Second, dothe benefits of this proposed solutionoutweigh the potential negatives interms of traffic impact and the potentialfinancial burden to the taxpayers? Fi-nally, is this proposed plan the bestsolution for the town?

We have heard a range of views overthe last few months. Now the time ishere for all of us to express ourselves inthe most constructive and effectivemanner: casting a vote for or against theadoption of the parking plan. On No-vember 2, as an individual voter, I willbe voting “no” on the adoption of theplan. However, I will decide how tovote as your council representative af-ter you, the voters, have spoken.

I urge all of us to exercise our right tovote on this important issue on Novem-ber 2. I trust that whatever the outcome,we as Westfielders will vote what weeach believe is in the best interest of ourtown.

forward with this plan would signify anenormous step backwards in our efforts todeal with a well documented parking short-age in our downtown. Westfield has workedhard to earn its status as an ideal locationfor business, shopping andhomeownership. Failure to support thisplan would place in jeopardy the manyyears of hard work by our citizens to makeWestfield the great community it is today.It is difficult to predict with specificity howWestfield will change if we do not addressour parking deficiencies.

One thing that is certain, however, isthat the traffic in and around town islikely to continue to increase, just as ithas in past years. It is our responsibil-ity as a community to address thisreality and to take affirmative steps todeal with the multiple parking issuesfacing our town. The town councilshould move forward with the con-struction of this parking garage only ifthe majority of the Westfield voterssupport this plan.

As your councilman and neighbor, Iwill be supporting the referendum ques-tion to appear on the November 2 bal-lot. Moving this plan forward is just theright thing to do for our town. Pleasevote “yes” on November 2.

To vote, and how to vote?To vote, and how to vote?To vote, and how to vote?To vote, and how to vote?To vote, and how to vote? That is the question.That is the question.That is the question.That is the question.That is the question.Mayor Says Plan Is

Responsible, Vote ‘Yes’

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By Rafael BetancourtWestfield Councilman Ward 2

Parking Solution Needed;Minimal Taxpayer Impact

General George S. Patton once saidthat, “a good plan today is betterthan a perfect plan tomorrow.” Thosewords are especially true in ourpresent parking debate. For 40 years,Westfielders have been discussingparking and waiting for the perfectplan to emerge which will solve allour parking woes...but only one thinghas become clear...there is no per-fect solution.

Many disagree on this issue butrest assured of one thing...theWestfield Town Council has the bestinterest of this town at heart. Whilemembers of the council may want toproceed in different directions, weall agree on the ultimate goal ofmaking Westfield a better place tolive and raise a family.

Your town council has volunteered

countless hours and has put forth toyou a parking system plan, whichsatisfies many of the needs of ourvarious constituency groups by pro-viding additional parking. In fair-ness, the critics will be the first totell you that the plan is less thanperfect...and that is correct. We allhave concerns but in truth...there isno perfect plan. However, I feel thatwe have done our job. Now it is yourturn.

On Tuesday, November 2, you willgo to the polls and decide the future ofour wonderful town. Your town coun-cil, having set forth a plan as a poten-tial solution, is now asking for yourinput. At the end of the day, the simplequestion, which I ask you is this - Isthis a “good plan” or is there morework to be done? I am listening.





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By Lawrence A. GoldmanWestfield Councilman Ward 4

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By James M. Foerst, Westfield Councilman Ward 4

There Is No Perfect Plan;But Is There Still Work to Do?

The facts are clear: the proposedgarage at Prospect and Elm is a badinvestment for Westfield

On November 2, Westfield residentswill head to the polls to cast their votesfor our national and local leaders and togive critical input to a long-standingissue: whether the town’s parking prob-lem should be solved through the con-struction of a $10 million garage atProspect and Elm.

During my four years on council, Ihave worked hard to keep open andhonest communications with my con-stituents on topics ranging from risingproperty taxes, public safety initiatives,road repaving projects and what ser-vices need to be prioritized due to thecontinuing growth in our community.To that end, I also believe it is just asimportant for elected officials to showleadership when you believe somethingis not good for our community and toback your beliefs with facts. To me, it isthe first rule of good government andWestfield residents deserve nothingless.

With that in mind, I ask all Westfieldresidents to consider the followingweaknesses and shortcomings for thegarage proposal at Prospect and Elm:

Inefficient Design: The town’s engi-neering consultant has opined that theirregular shape of the Elm and Prospectlots has resulted in a design with exces-sively wide turning lanes. As a result,the average cost per space in the garagehas risen from $16,000 per space to$18,000 per space, or a 13 percentpenalty for inefficiency.

Expensive price for only 244 newspaces: Although the town is proposinga garage with 493 spaces; it must beemphasized that 210 of those spacesalready exist today and another 39 mustbe reserved for the developers’ privateretail and residential needs. At $10million of principal, the average costfor each new space added is $40,900and when you include interest over thelife of the bond; it exceeds $75,000 perspace.

Poor Traffic conditions: The town’straffic engineer measured “existing”traffic movements around the Prospectand Elm site. These 16 movementswere graded alphabetically (A-F) andthis site received the lowest score in allof downtown: two D’s, three E’s and sixF’s. The traffic study also measured151 additional turning movements in26 other intersections in downtown,and these movements yielded a grandtotal of only five F’s. If public safety isone of our major concerns as residentsand elected officials, why are we pro-

posing putting more traffic into one ofthe most congested intersections intown?

Parking rates have risen sharplyand will continue to rise: Over fouryears ago, the town council doubledall parking meters to 50 cents an hourand doubled long-term permit rates(via two rate increases) for commut-ers and downtown employees, just tostudy the situation. Under the pro-posed parking plan, all on-streetmeters will rise to 75 cents and long-term permits will initially rise 11 per-cent to $780 per year. On top of that,both on-street meters and long-termparking permits will increase by 10percent every three years to pay thedebt on 244 net new spaces. Say helloto $1 per hour on-street meter park-ing and annual commuter permitsapproaching $935 by 2010.

Debt burden is unfairly assessed: Thecash flow model estimates that theseuser groups will repay the followingpercentage of debt if the garage movesforward: shoppers (46 percent), com-muters (31 percent), downtown em-ployees (17 percent) and the Down-town Westfield Corporation (6 percent).Revenues from the proposed redevel-opment ($175,000) are about equal tothe operating costs of the deck. Askyourself, who is receiving the benefit ofthis proposed structure and who is re-ally paying for it?

The waiting list for a long-term park-ing permit for downtown employees isonly 80 people. We are building 244 netspaces to accommodate only 80 down-town employees on a waiting list?

Finally, I would ask Westfield votersand taxpayers, who are ultimately guar-anteeing this bond, to reflect on whetherthis project is the biggest priority interms of our town’s infrastructure. Areyou satisfied with the conditions of ourroads, sidewalks, storm drainage andathletic fields?

On Election Day, Westfield citizensare being asked to support the town’slargest “investment” of all time by sup-porting a $10 million bond proposal. Iask you, does an expensive and ineffi-ciently designed garage for only 244spaces, that is located in the most con-gested area of downtown, and supportedprimarily by shoppers and commuterswith the highest parking rates in centralNew Jersey sound like a good invest-ment decision?

I think not and I am convinced thatthere is a better solution to our parkingissue.

I look forward to hearing from thevoters on November 2.

Great towns like Westfield don’t justhappen. Instead great towns are theresult of the vision of their cultural,educational, business and governmentleaders. Historically, Westfield has beenblessed with talented and forward-thinking leaders. Former Mayors BudBoothe and Rich Bagger, recognizingthe importance of revitalizing the down-town, formed a committee that led tothe creation of the Downtown WestfieldCorporation (DWC). The DWC hasbeen instrumental in turning aroundthe downtown and helping Westfieldearn the prestigious Great AmericanMain Street Award.

Our former mayors also realized theimportance of addressing thedowntown’s parking deficit to help en-sure the long-term health of the down-town. Former Mayor Thomas Jardimrecognized the long-term importanceof increasing our parking supply andonce stated, “Failing to act on the park-ing problem this year, puts the deck, thenecessary parking infrastructure andthe solution to our parking problems-and by extension, our downtowneconomy- in jeopardy. Consequently,over the years we have had numerousparking studies and parking advisorycommittees all with the same finding-Westfield has more parking demandthan supply.”

Mayor Greg McDermott’s WestfieldParking Advisory committee, com-prised of all Westfield residents, pre-

sented their report in February 2002and recommended the construction ofthree parking decks using mixed-useddevelopment to offset the cost of theprojects. Over time, the project hasbeen narrowed to one mixed-used de-velopment project at the Prospect andElm parking lots. The mayor and coun-cil have done the proper due diligence.We have completed traffic, environ-mental and school impact studies. Wedeveloped a “user-fee” based financialmodel. We have heard hours of citi-zens’ feedback, both pro and con on theproposed redevelopment project.

Now the decision is in the hand ofWestfield residents. The November 2referendum asks voters if the Town ofWestfield should issue approximately$10,000,000 of general obligation fundsto fund the construction of a parkingstructure on municipal lots 1 & 8 be-tween Prospect and Elm Streets. Theplan’s objective is to increase com-muter, downtown employee and short-term shopper parking capacities with-out the application of Westfield prop-erty taxes. So before casting this im-portant vote, please visit the re-devel-opment web sitewww.westfieldredevelopmentproject.com,read the various studies and then formyour own opinion as to how you see thefuture of Westfield and how this re-development project fits into your vi-sion of Westfield and its downtown inthe years to come.





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By Andrew SkibitskyWestfield Councilman, Ward 3

Residents Should ReadWebsite Info. Before Voting

Our parking problems in Westfieldneed solutions, including identifyingand/or creating additional capacity forcommuters, shoppers and downtownemployees; however, I do believecheaper and more strategic options havenot been fully explored or exhausted,and that government can do better thanthe flawed deck plan that is currentlybefore the voters.

I urge voters to vote “no” on theproposed $10,000,000 bond issue be-cause the Prospect/Elm deck will infact have immediate financial conse-quences for every taxpayer from DayOne. On top of that, already high trafficvolumes at and near the proposed sitewill increase and create additional safetyissues for drivers, pedestrians and arearesidents alike.

Under the council’s financial plan,Westfielder’s will wind up paying over$500,000 annually for the next 25 years.What happened to yesterday’s rosypromises that “the decks will pay forthemselves?” Is that burden worth 244additional parking spaces to be gainedthrough this project? Those who sup-port the project by claiming “it willimprove parking without any burden onproperty taxes” are misleading the vot-ers. In fact, the proposed general obli-gation bond financing, by legal defini-tion, guarantees to our lenders that thetown will repay the $10 million debtwith increases in property taxes if theyare needed. But there is more.

Take a closer look at the council’sfinancial plan. The project’s annual ex-pense, including debt repayment, is$930,000. The project’s annual incomeis projected to be only $475,765, or just47 percent of the deck’s costs. To close





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By Sal CaruanaWestfield Councilman Ward 1

Parking Problems NeedSolutions, But This Isn’t It

that gap the council proposes to find$577,000 by diverting $267,000 of 2004budget surpluses; raise rates on exist-ing parking by $267,000, and by askingthe Downtown Westfield Corporationto contribute $50,000 annually fromit’s special tax on downtown propertyowners.

Funds from these current budget sur-pluses and potential higher parking feescould rightly be used to reduce futureproperty tax increases. In this mannerthe deck clearly impacts Westfield prop-erty tax rates, though deck supporterswould like you to believe otherwise.Aren’t municipal taxes high enough?These potential tax-saving revenuesources are being used to further aflawed, last-ditch attempt to salvage aformerly two-deck plan that would havepresented even greater tax conse-quences for voters.

By the way, if anyone tries to tell youthat we are “building” 493 parkingspaces, I hope they are also makingclear that 210 already exist in that loca-tion today. Of the 283 new (additional)spaces, 39 will be reserved for theproject’s private residential and retailneeds. As a result, the net parking gainfrom this $10 million project is only244 additional spaces for public use.

It is important for you to know thatall of the town’s professional studies inconnection with this proposed projecthave yielded very negative results (re-quest them from town hall and see foryourself). The financial study projectsnegative cash flow in excess of half amillion dollars a year; the environmen-tal study of the proposed site identifiedtoxic contamination in more than onelocation and no funds have been re-served in the financial plan to coverthese potentially costly remediation ex-penses; finally, the traffic analysis iden-tified the major intersections adjacentto the proposed deck (Prospect/Broad,Prospect/Dudley) as the worst in termsof current traffic volume of the 26 inter-sections that were studied.

Despite these fatal flaws, our pro-deck mayor and town council have in-sisted on pushing this agenda forward.Thankfully Election Day will deliverthe critical element that’s been absentfrom this long and sometimes rancor-ous debate – the collective voice ofWestfield’s electorate. I look forwardto hearing what our residents think aboutthe wisdom of this plan.

Yes, our parking problems need so-lutions, but not at the risk of building adeck in the wrong location, one thatcarries the baggage of large financialrisk, annual $500,000 deficits fundedwith potential tax-saving revenues, andincreasing traffic and safety issues inan area that the town’s own expertshave rated as very poor. On November2 I will be voting “no” and I urge you tojoin me. Government can, and should,do better.





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By Joanne NeylanWestfield Councilwoman Ward 2

Questions Must Be Weighed;I Will Vote ‘No’ on Nov. 2

On November 2, Westfield voters willhave the opportunity to cast their vote onan issue that has faced Westfield residentsfor more than three decades. The ques-tion that will be put before the voters inthe form of a non-binding referendumwill be whether to erect a new parkingstructure. Over the years our town hasundertaken exhaustive studies and heldcountless meetings to obtain the inputnecessary to finally address this issue.

The product of this effort has been aplan which includes the construction ofa parking structure at a site adjacent toTrader Joe’s between Prospect and Elmstreets. This new structure would notonly provide new parking spaces, butwould also allow for a reallocation ofexisting spaces. The full implementa-tion of this new parking strategy wouldresult in greater parking availability forour downtown shoppers, our commut-ers, and employees. I believe that theplan being put forth to Westfield resi-dents for their consideration provides aresponsible and financially sound solu-tion to a decades-old parking problem.

The plan, as presented by the mayor,is fiscally sound in that the structure willnot be funded by any increase in prop-erty taxes. The development will be paidfor through the modest number of resi-dences (19 condominiums) and retailspace (3,000 square feet) that will beincluded in the structure, modest in-creases in parking fees and an assess-ment to the downtown property owners.

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By Mark CiarroccaWestfield Councilman Ward 3

Plan Benefits Commuters,Shoppers And Merchants

structure and these amounts could beused to decrease property taxes. Parkingfees, which were increased by past coun-cils, were done so explicitly under thecondition that parking revenues would beused solely to improve parking. Underthe mayor’s plan parking improvementswill be funded by those who park here,not by an increase in property taxes.

Equally important, conservative fi-nancial models show the parking systemproviding substantially increased futurerevenue to the town. This will enablefuture parking improvements, such asimproved pay stations or maintenanceof existing lots, to be funded by theparking system. Again, property taxeswill not be used to sustain the system.

The mayor’s plan will also increasecommuter parking by using part of thepresent employee lot behind UBS onNorth Avenue for commuters. Newcommuter space on the north side willprovide enhanced convenience to northside commuters and ease train stationtraffic for south side commuters.

The mayor’s parking plan is fiscallyresponsible in that it does not relyupon increasing property taxes inWestfield. It relies on those who mostuse our parking, including many peoplefrom out of town, and our downtownbusinesses to contribute to the con-struction and the ongoing maintenanceand improvement of a comprehensiveparking system. In return, better,smarter, more convenient parking willbe available for shoppers, commuters,and employees.





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By Peter EchausseWestfield Councilman Ward 1

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Four CandidatesCompete for TwoSeats in Fanwood

By LAUREN S. PASSSpecially Written for The Times

Four candidates are vying for thetwo seats on the Fanwood BoroughCouncil next week. RepublicansMaureen Mawby and Joel Stroz willface off against incumbent DemocratKatherine Mitchell and recently ap-pointed Patrick Higgins. If electedthe candidates will serve on the coun-cil for three-year terms.

The biggest issue in the campaignthis year has been downtown devel-opment. While the Democrats saythat they are listening to the residentsand business owners to see what theywant the development to include, Re-publicans say that the project hasreached a stand still.

Last year the issue of downtownredevelopment was also a large issuein the campaign.

Another big issue among the can-didates has been the ever-increasingproperty taxes.

While the Democrats say that theywere able to get extraordinary aid fromTrenton this year, which was able tokeep the property tax increase lower,Republicans charge that they did notdo enough to keep the budget low.

Information on all the candidatescan be found on Pages 10 and 11.

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By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Times

The Union County Freeholder Boardis considering a proposal to ban smok-ing in county parks. The concept wasbrought before the board by represen-tatives of Prevention Links, a non-profitorganization based in Clark that edu-cates the public on the dangers of sub-stance abuse including narcotics as wellas alcohol and tobacco products.

Two seniors from Mother Seton Re-gional High School in Clark, part ofPrevention Links Rebel Kids program,spent an hour recently cleaning up ciga-rette butts from a county park. They filleda jar with cigarette buts they collected injust a half hour in Warinanco Park.

Karen Blumenfeld, representingNew Jersey Group Against SmokingPollution (NJGASP), said BergenCounty has passed an ordinance ban-ning smoking in its county parks.Locally, Westfield now offers a smoke-free environment at its municipal pool.She said the recent Red Ribbon dayprogram to promote a substance freesociety, held in Nomahegan Park inCranford, was a smoke-free event.

One of the high school students,Kelly Alt of Rahway, said the RebelKids’ anti-tobacco movement “encour-ages teenagers to say no to smoking.”

High school student Tanya Gauthierof Roselle said the program opposesbig tobacco companies marketing ef-forts aimed at teenagers. She said thatthe many toxins in cigarettes harmeveryone and therefore should not bepermitted in parks.

Board member Chester Holmes of

SP Debate Heats Up Over IssuesWith Mayor, Council Candidates

By DAVID GIALANELLASpecially Written for The Times

Dozens of Scotch Plains citizens chosepolitics over baseball Tuesday night andpacked town hall to watch the mayoraland council debates. The event was spon-sored by the Westfield Area League ofWomen Voters and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.

Republican incumbents Mayor Mar-tin Marks and Deputy Mayor PauletteCoronato faced Democrat challengers An-drew Baron, the mayoral candidate andformer Township Attorney, and BarbaraBaldasarre, who is running for council.

A variety of topics were discussed,but property taxes and downtown rede-velopment were the two focal issues.

Fred Rossi, of The Times, moderatedthe debates.

Regarding property taxes, Ms.Baldasarre called attention to a $210 perhousehold increase last year, which shesaid was higher than in surrounding towns.

Deputy Mayor Coronato respondedthat these increased taxes were unusualand not to be expected in the future.

Ms. Coronato, when asked about down-town redevelopment, noted that there wasa “very limited response” in recent surveysamong business and property owners.

Ms. Baldasarre responded that businessowners might have seemed skeptical be-cause they feared tax increases. She alsointroduced a plan to involve Rutgers Uni-versity student and faculty researchers inhelping to plan redevelopment at little cost.

Ms. Baldasarre indicated lack of foottraffic, limited draw and absence of seniorcitizen patronage as three major problemsfacing downtown Scotch Plains.

Ms. Coronato explained that businessowners must be ready and willing toinvest, and that all options must be ex-plored before serious changes can bemade downtown.

Each candidate was asked what thetownship council’s focus should be in thenext four years. Councilwoman Coronatoremarked that, “seniors are the backboneof our community” and proposed a com-munity and senior center. She cited grantmoney and corporate sponsorship as twoways to finance its construction. Ms.Coronato also advocated shared services.

Ms. Baldasarre responded that there arealready activities for seniors at the township’sYMCA and Jewish Community Center, soconstruction of a separate center would beextraneous. Ms. Baldasarre advocated inte-gration of the Scotch Plains and Fanwoodfire departments.

In her closing statement, Council-woman Coronato emphasized her experi-ence by listing her former positions, whichinclude membership on the Board of Ad-justment, Planning Board and Health Ad-visory Board. She added, “BarbaraBaldasarre has no record of service.”

Ms. Baldasarre, in her closing state-ment, mentioned her extensive educa-tion and solid professional record as anurse and supervisor at Runnells Spe-cialized Hospital of Union County inBerkeley Heights.

Ms. Baldasarre assured taxpayers thatwhen trying to correct a problem, “myfirst solution will not be increased taxes.”She promised to donate her first year’ssalary as deputy mayor to the improve-ment of Scotch Plains.

Following the deputy mayoral debate,Mayor Marks and Mr. Baron began avery intense debate of their own.

When asked about last year’s prop-erty tax increase, Mayor Marks claimedthat “last year was an anomaly” and “weare in a very solid position.”

Mr. Baron accused Mayor Marks ofpromising tax cuts and then not followingthrough, saying last year’s jump is not to betaken lightly. Mr. Baron assured voters thathe “won’t play politics with the budget.”

Candidates were asked about Extraor-dinary Aid (state relief from high prop-erty taxes). Mr. Baron noted thatFanwood received $250,000 in Extraor-dinary Aid, criticizing Mayor Marks fornot having applied for it.

Mr. Marks assured the audience thatall available experts were consulted. Heclaimed Scotch Plains is ineligible forExtraordinary Aid, which he explained is

Rahway said he would sponsor a resolu-tion supporting the efforts by PreventionLinks. He added that he is working on aneffort to ban smoking in bowling alleysdue to the number of children that arepresent in those facilities.

Board member Deborah Scanlon ofUnion, chairwoman of the board’s policycommittee, said she would place theissue of banning smoking in countyparks on her committee’s next meetingscheduled for Thursday, November 4.

Board Chairman Angel Estrada saidthat the board needs to take up a dia-logue on the issue before any action onsmoke-free parks can be brought foraction before the board.

“We are concerned how the rest ofthe county feels about this,” said Free-holder Estrada.

Lorraine Kowalski of PreventionLinks told the board that in 1966, 62percent of New Jerseyans were smok-ers. Today that number has declined to20 percent. Therefore she believes mostof county residents would likely sup-port such a ban.

Freeholder Lewis Mingo, Jr. ofPlainfield, a smoker, said although theboard “needs to do our homework,”the smoking ban makes sense to him.

In other business, Nancy Ward ofLinden was sworn in as the newestfreeholder. She replaces John Wohlrabwho resigned following his arrest fordomestic violence. Ms. Ward is an attor-ney specializing in personal injury andworkers compensation cases. She vol-unteers with the Emerald Isle Immigra-tion Center where she counsels newimmigrants applying for visas. She alsooffered legal assistance to families wholost relatives on September 11, 2001.

Mr. Wohlrab will remain on electionballots. If he wins, Ms. Ward will com-plete the year remaining on his term.

usually reserved for inner city communi-ties. Mayor Marks also noted that receiv-ing Extraordinary Aid disallows a mu-nicipality to maintain a budget surplus.

Regarding budget cuts, MayorMarks commented that the Democrats’plan to merge the Scotch Plains firedepartment with the Fanwood fire de-partment, thus eliminating the paid firechief position, is an unwise decision in anera of heightened security.

Mr. Baron responded that Fanwoodhas twice the number of volunteerfirefighters as Scotch Plains, arguingthat it makes good financial and logisticsense to move towards a merger.

Mayor Marks called volunteerism a

WestfieldPolling Locations

First Ward:Districts 1 and 2:

Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolGym, 302 Clark Street.

Districts 3, 5 and 7:Franklin Elementary School

Auditorium, 700 Prospect Street.Districts 4 and 6:

Westfield Memorial Library,Program Room, 550 East Broad

Street.Second Ward:

District 1:Union County Annex, 300

North Avenue.District 2, 3 and 6:

Washington Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 900 St. Marks

Avenue.District 4 and 5:

Wilson Elementary SchoolAuditorium, 301 Linden Avenue.

Third Ward:District 1:

Westfield Rescue Squad, 335Watterson Street.

Districts 2, 3 and 4:Edison Intermediate SchoolGym, 800 Rahway Avenue.

Districts 5 6 and 7:

Scotch Plains Voting Places:Districts 1, 2 and 3: Park Middle

School Boy’s Gym, 580 Park Avenue.Districts 4 and 5: Scotch Plains Li-

brary, Children’s Room, 1927 BartleAvenue.

Districts 6, 7 and 8: EvergreenSchool, Third Grade Hallway, 2280Evergreen Avenue.

District 9: Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School, Front Hall by Audito-rium, Westfield Road.

District 10: Brunner ElementarySchool, Front Lobby, Westfield Road.

District 11: St. John the BaptistChurch, 2387 Morse Avenue, Fellow-ship Hall.

Districts 12 and 13: McGinn El-ementary School, Room 10, RooseveltAvenue.

Districts 14 and 15: Union CatholicHigh School Lobby, Martine Avenue.

Districts 16 and 21: Union CountyVocational-Technical Schools, 1776Raritan Road, Baxel Hall (The Com-mons).

Districts 17 and 18: Terrill MiddleSchool Auditorium Lobby, 1301 TerrillRoad.

Districts 19 and 20: Coles Elemen-tary School, Lobby, 16 Kevin School.

Fanwood Polling Places:Districts 1 and 2: Fanwood Borough

Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue.District 3: Children’s Specialized

Hospital, 330 South Avenue.District 4 and 5: Terrill Road Bible

Chapel, 535 Terrill Road.District 6 and 7: Fanwood Memo-

rial Library, North Avenue andTillotson Road.

“recurrent theme” in his opponents’ plansand proposals, and called it unrealistic tocompletely rely on volunteers. MayorMarks also criticized Mr. Baron for lack ofparticipation in public meetings and lackof experience in unpaid public office.

Mr. Baron called many of Mr. Marks’criticisms over the course of the debate“personal.” Mr. Rossi had to remindboth candidates that they could not ad-dress one another directly.

Concerning downtown redevelopment,he said “this central business district needsprofessional management,” as opposedto reliance on volunteers, and added,“sometimes you have to spend money tomake money.”

Freeholder Candidates Face Off On IssuesDuring An Intense Debate in Cranford

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Times

Three Democrat incumbents andtheir Republican challengers runningfor county freeholder battled it out lastweek during a forum in Cranford spon-sored by the League of Women Voters.

The debate was intense at times,with hecklers supporting one Repub-lican candidate shouting down aDemocrat incumbent.

This year, Democrats DanielSullivan of Elizabeth, Bette JaneKowalski of Cranford and AdrianMapp of Plainfield, are being chal-lenged by Republicans Bruce Pater-son and Patricia Quattrocchia, both ofGarwood; Frank Arena of Westfieldand Joe Renna of Cranford. Mr. Pater-son is running for the one year left on

the term of Nicholas Scutari, who re-signed following his election to the StateSenate last year.

Democrat John Wohlrab, who wasappointed by the Union County Demo-cratic Committee to replace Mr. Scutari,recently resigned following his arrest ona domestic violence charge. Mr.Wohlrab’s name will remain on the bal-lot, although he has been replaced on theboard by Nancy Ward of Linden. Ms.Ward will fill out the one year remainingfor the seat if Mr. Wohlrab wins.

The hottest exchange during theforum came after Mr. Renna, a formercounty employee, said the county hashired inexperienced staff starting withCounty Manager George Devanney.

“The county manager is incompe-tent; he is responsible for the county

budget. He has no experience. The Demo-crats gave him a job to run a countygovernment,” charged Mr. Renna, not-ing the budget is now $366 million,with over 3,000 employees, a payrollwhich accounts for one-third of thecounty budget.

“Unfortunately, we have seen theangry Joe Renna tonight,” respondedFreeholder Sullivan. “I guess every-one is incompetent at the county and Iguess everyone doesn’t know how todo their jobs. But I guess I would getangry, too, if I got fired.”

During the forum, Republican free-holder candidates charged that Demo-crats are running up county debt andproperty taxes, while Democrats shotback that the GOP slate has no newideas and lacks budgetary experience.

Freeholder Sullivan pointed to theDemocrats’ record of preserving over127 acres of open space; rebuildingthe county parks system, includingconstruction of the state’s first handi-capped accessible park for children, adog park and additional playgrounds;providing better training to emergencyservices personnel and keepingRunnells Specialized Hospital, whichnow turns a profit, open after previousRepublican candidates vowed to ei-ther prioritize or close the BerkeleyHeights facility.

Mr. Arena described county govern-ment as “an invisible layer of govern-ment.” He favors dividing the countyinto three freeholder districts to gaintwo-party representation on the board.

Mrs. Quattrocchia said the Repub-licans also pledge to lower propertytaxes, cut wasteful county spending,open up government records, keepUnion County business in the county,and clean up the county’s parks.

“Don’t be fooled by what our oppo-nents have to say when they talk aboutaccomplishments. Bear in mind, thereis only one person sitting up here whohas more than three weeks on thisfreeholder board,” she said.

Mrs. Quattrocchia said despite ahiring freeze, the county added 250additional employees to the countypayroll. She said some workers wereoffered packages to retire, only to bebrought back later as consultants athigher salaries.

Mr. Renna said the county achievedits goal of preserving 100 acres of openspace, yet has 10 years left on the life ofthe open space fund. He said a numberof the funds are being used to renovatebuildings and build on green space.

Mr. Paterson favors direct grants totowns for open space and recreationalpurposes, as opposed to matching funds,which he described as “double taxation.”

On the question of homeland secu-rity, Mr. Renna said security should bea top county priority. Instead, he said,

the county spent $1.8 million for anatrium for the county’s administrationbuilding.

Mr. Sullivan added that the currentboard supports Senator Jon Corzine’schemical security legislation, whichwill provide funds to protect chemicaland oil plants operating in the county.

Rec. Director PledgesContinued Grant Pursuits

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

A day after the new ballfields at ParkMiddle School were dedicated, ScotchPlains Recreation director Ray Poeriosaid that the township in the past three-and-a-half years had taken in more than$2 million in grants and fundraisingdollars geared towards parks and recre-ation purposes, and promised to con-tinue pursuing such funds.

At the township council’s regularmeeting on Tuesday evening, Mr.Poerio, who has headed the Parks andRecreation Department since early2001, gave an overview of where the$2.185 million in grant money, gifts-in-kind and fundraising dollars have beenspent in the past three years, includingthe just-completed Park Middle Schoolproject, which cost $843,000, all but$217,000 of which came from Fanwoodand the local board of education and a$300,000 grant from Union County.Other grants have been used for otherpark and field renovations, includingthe new memorial Park and the ballfieldsat the Union County Vocational-Tech-nical School and on Route 22.

Mr. Poerio also presented the councilon Tuesday with a $35,000 check fromthe county that will be used for prelimi-nary architectural services for a commu-nity center and engineering services forSouthside Park and Brookside Park.

“We will continue to be aggressive”in pursuing new grant funds, he said,even though he admitted that with theuncertain economy, grant money is notas plentiful.

With the winter season approaching,the council approved agreements withthree area contractors A&C Landscapeof Westfield, Truesdale Nursery of Ber-keley Heights and Scotch Plains TreeService to provide assistance to town-ship public works personnel in the eventof a heavy snowfall. The contract, whichwill pay the three companies $85 perhour and $100 per hour if heavier equip-ment is needed will run from Novem-ber 1 through April 2005.

The council approved a $67,946 bidfrom Jesco Inc. of South Plainfield tosupply a back hoe for the townshipPublic Works Department. The pur-chase is part of the township’s multi-

year capital equipment purchase pro-gram.

Councilwoman Paulette Coronatoannounced the recipients of the volun-teers of the year awards that will beformally recognized at the annualMayor’s Gala on Friday, December 3.The female volunteer of the year is CarolParks-Clancy, who has long been in-volved in township recreation programs.The male volunteer is Joseph McCourt,who has long been involved in organiz-ing the annual Memorial Day parade.The volunteer organization being recog-nized is Students Movement AgainstCancer, a high school group that orga-nizes fundraisers to fight cancer.

At the start of the council’s meeting,Joseph Ellis, a student at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and a member ofthe Air Force Junior ROTC, made anappeal for the group’s “Treasures forTroops” effort, which is seeking vari-ous supplies for troops in Iraq. Resi-dents wishing to contribute snacks, footpowder, music and movie CDs, hand lotion,etc. can drop off these items at a collectionbox that will be placed in the hallway of theMunicipal Building outside the entrance tothe police station. The collection will con-tinue through November 15.

There may be a multi-millionaire liv-ing in Scotch Plains who is unaware oftheir new financial status. A Pick 6 Lottoticket worth $2 million was purchasedfor the October 18 drawing at WallisStationery on Park Avenue. The winningnumbers are 9-28-42-43-46-48.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The TimesGREAT DEBATE...Mayoral candidates Andrew Baron, left, and Martin Marks,right, took part in the candidate debate last Wednesday. The debate was moder-ated by Fred Rossi, center, of The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The TimesSENIOR ISSUES...Pictured, from left to right, Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr,Congressional candidate Steve Brozak, Assemblywoman Linda Stender andGovernor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, stopped at The Chelsea to discuss seniorissues such as Medicare with the residents.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The TimesTOP COP...Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik spokeat the Union County Republican Rally on behalf of President George W. Bush inScotch Plains on Monday night at the Italian American Hall.


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Rotary Chooses KolterjahnFor Humanitarian Award

Marilyn Kolterjahn

WESTFIELD – The Rotary Club ofWestfield this week named MarilynKolterjahn, a 50-year town residentand community volunteer, as its re-cipient of the 18th annual Charles P.Bailey Humanitarian Award.

Referring to Mrs. Kolterjahn in hisannouncement, ClubPresident DouglasFasciale explained, “Sheis a model volunteer who,through her numerous andtireless service, has nur-tured the quality of life inWestfield and furtheredthe cause of rehabilitationmedicine for childrenthroughout the state.”

Mr. Fasciale will presentMrs. Kolterjahn with theHumanitarian Award at ablack-tie dinner hosted bythe Westfield Rotary on Wednesday, No-vember 10, at Echo Lake Country Club.

Dr. Kenneth Ciarrocca, President ofWestfield Rotary Foundation, willpresent her with a Paul Harris Fellow-ship from Rotary International.

Nancy Jackson, Westfield Rotary’sVice-President who is chairing theevent, observed, “In keeping withRotary’s motto, ‘service above self,’the Charles P. Bailey HumanitarianAward is presented each year to aWestfield resident demonstrating ex-traordinary commitment and serviceto our community. The award memo-rializes Charles Bailey who was aRotarian and a mayor of Westfield.”

Tributes to Mrs. Kolterjahn during thedinner will be delivered by theReverendVictoria Ney, Associate Pas-tor of the Presbyterian Church inWestfield; Carol Ann Wilson, AssistantDirector of Westfield Memorial Library;Amy Mansue, President/CEO ofChildren’s Specialized Hospital, and theReverend Elmer Talcott.

Born in Derry, Pa., Mrs. Kolterjahn,who is known as Lynn, received herBachelor’s in music fromWestminister College where she methusband, Paul Kolterjahn. The couplemoved to Westfield in 1954 and raisedtwo sons here.

Mrs. Kolterjahn’s first experience withvolunteerism in Westfield was as a mem-ber of the Newcomer’s Club. She soonbecame active in the Jefferson SchoolParent Teacher Organization and waselected its president. She eventually pro-gressed to town-wide involvement asPresident of the Parent-Teacher Coun-cil. She boosted her sons’ activities as aCub Scout den mother and was an activevolunteer for basketball, baseball andfootball leagues.

She was a founder of Westfield’s Youth

Employment Service (YES) and waspresident of the now defunct WestfieldHospital Association that raised fundsthrough direct mail solicitation for Over-look, Rahway and Muhlenberg Hospi-tals, which are equidistant from the cen-ter of Westfield.

As a member of ThePresbyterian Church inWestfield, Mrs. Kolterjahnbecame involved as a Sun-day School Teacher andused her music training asdirector of the adult andyoung people’s HandbellChoirs. She is currently anelder at The PresbyterianChurch and a member ofits Session Board. She vol-unteers in the church of-fice, is co-moderator of theSession Worship Commis-

sion, a wedding hostess and co-facili-tator of the Parkinson’s Disease Sup-port Group.

Mrs. Kolterjahn was a charter mem-ber of the Friends of Westfield Memo-rial Library in 1974. Her late husbandwas instrumental in getting a publicreferendum passed to build the newlibrary and organized the associated fundraising effort. She was also integrallyinvolved in these initiatives and cur-rently remains a member of the LibraryBoard as well as the Friends’ Board.

In 1976, Mrs. Kolterjahn was invitedto join the Auxiliary to the Board ofTrustees of Children’s SpecializedHospital and began volunteering as apre-school recreation assistant andmember of the Motor Corps. She hasnow completed more than 30 years as avolunteer in the hospital’s linen roomstocking carts with bed linen to betransported daily to patients’ rooms.She was elected to the hospital’s Boardof Trustees and served a term as its vicepresident and co-chaired the annualUmbrella Ball with her husband. Cur-rently she is an honorary hospital trusteeand an active trustee of the Children’sSpecialized Hospital Foundation, thehospital’s fund-raising entity.

Ms. Jackson said, “Lynn Kolterjahntypifies so many women in Westfieldwho volunteer at all levels to the greatbenefit of our community. She is highlyeffective in every role she assumes.Anyone who ever worked with her hasthe deepest admiration and respect forher. She is always willing to cheerfullypass along her knowledge, is receptiveto new ideas and is a trusted advisor andchampion for the efforts of others.”

Persons wishing to attend the Hu-manitarian Award Dinner are askedto call the office of Mr. Fasciale,(908) 232-9944.

PUMPKIN PICK…Participants in the School Age Child Care Program at theFanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA recently did some pumpkin picking at SchafferFarms in Flemington. On a sun-filled Columbus Day with no school in session,some 70 children enjoyed a hayride out to the pumpkin patch, followed by a picniclunch and a visit to the petting zoo where they fed the animals.

Veterans To Be HonoredOn Nov. 11 In Westfield

WESTFIELD – Veterans Day, for-merly Armistice Day, is a holidayobserved annually in the United Statesin honor of all those, living and dead,who served with the U.S. armed forcesin wartime. We observe the holidayon November 11.

Armistice Day, the forerunner ofVeterans Day, was proclaimed in1919 to commemorate the termina-tion (at 11 am on November 11,1918) of World War I. On the firstanniversary of the truce, U.S. Presi-dent Woodrow Wilson issued a proc-lamation eulogizing fallen Alliedsoldiers and referring to November11 as Armistice Day.

This year as in the past, MartinWallberg Post No. 3, American Le-gion and The Veterans of ForeignWars (VFW) of Westfield will formup at the parking lot of the FirstMethodist Church at 10:45 a.m. Theywill then proceed across the street tothe WW I Memorial at North Avenueand East Broad Street.

American Legion Commander,Peter Hogaboom will pay tribute toveterans both alive and deceased andto our present active service mem-bers protecting our homeland at homeand overseas. Ceremonies will in-clude the singing of “God BlessAmerica” sung by Kerry Stubs andDr. Theodore Schlossberg will play“Taps”. Wreaths will be placed at themonument in tribute to those whogave their lives for our freedom. At

the conclusion Master Bell Ringer,Jack Panosh, will ring the Town Bells11 times, in memory of the armisticethat started on the 11th hour of the11th day of the 11th month to endWWI in 1918.

The public is urged come to honorthose who have and are defending ourfreedom. Please take time out fromyour busy schedule and attend. Showyour support and respect, and saythank you.

At noon across the street the newKorean War Memorial will be dedi-cated. The memorial is an EagleScout project of Keven Devaney,Troop No. 72 of Westfield, BoyScouts of America. It is dedicatedto the men and women of Westfieldwho fought in the Korean War, 1950to 1953. The memorial is inscribedwith the names of three members ofthe military, from Westfield, whowere killed in action. They are:Richard Wilson, Griswold Hill andCharles Lipphardt.

After the ceremonies all are in-vited back to the American Le-gion, on the corner of North Av-enue and Cross Place, for coffeeand donuts.

Old Time Elizabeth is TopicAt Historical Society LunchWESTFIELD – “Old-Time Eliza-

beth,” a collection of articles thatappeared in “The Daily Journal,” byformer executive editor, ValentineFallon will be the subject of a talk byauthor/historian Jean-Rae Turner atthe First Wednesday Luncheon of theWestfield Historical Society at noon,Wed. November 3, at B.G. FieldsRestaurant, 560 Springfield Avenue,Westfield.

Mrs. Turner, who was a reporterfor the Elizabeth Daily Journal forseveral years, will tell some of thestory of Mr. Fallon, who started as areporter at the Journal in the 1920sand would progress through theranks for the next 38 years, retiringas executive editor in 1958. Hisknowledge of the city and its people,as well as having reported many ofthe events that shaped the city overhis years with the Journal, led to hiswriting an historical column formore than 10 years after his retire-ment. The Union County HistoricalSociety recently decided to reprintmany of these popular historic col-umns. Mrs. Turner, secretary of thesociety and Richard Koles, formerpresident of the society, have com-piled many of these historic col-umns and have assembled them inbook form. Mr. Koles had alsoworked as an award winning pressphotographer for the Journal formany years.

Mrs. Turner has given several talksat the society’s luncheons concern-ing Union County and its history.She is the author and co-author ofseveral pictorial history books aboutUnion County and its early historic

cities such as Newark, Elizabeth andHillside. She and Mr. Koles haverecently completed “Springfield,” anew “Images of America Book,”which is the seventh book they haveco-authored.

Regular attendees of the luncheonwill be contacted by a phone commit-tee of the Society to verify their res-ervations. Space permitting, othersmay attend the luncheon by calling(908) 233-2930 by noon, Monday,November 1.

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The flawed financial plan can only result in increased property taxes.

All on-street parking will increase to 75 cents an hour from 50 cents and 25 cents an hour. Allparking permits will increase to $780/year from $702/year. All these are scheduled to increase10% every three years.

The Downtown Westfield Corporation refused to pay $50,000/year or to guarantee additionalparking permits for its employees despite claiming great demand.

Increased traffic will endanger Westfield's children.

The net gain in parking spaces will be a maximum of 244 not the 490 in the referendum.

Westfield has low-cost alternatives to immediately improve parking.

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SAPHROPHAGOUS1. Excessively fond of salt; salt eating2. Feeding on decaying organic matter3. Nectar gathering, such as with honey

bees4. Subsisting only on plants

ROIN1. To discolor or blacken as if by burn-

ing2. Twining about; twisting3. Ringworm; a skin disease caused by

a fungus4. A scab

SPFHS Graduate CallsFor Embracing Diversity

Being a graduate of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) class of1972, it’s not an uncommon occurrenceto deal with such issues as discrimination.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of expo-sure to cultural differences people begin tounderestimate the humanitarian aspect ofthe individual person. When people are notinformed about people from a human per-spective and more in tune to relationshipsof color awareness, one loses the wholeconcept of the personal human being.

So, it’s an unfortunate situation that istaking place at the SPFHS, but I hope thateveryone realizes that we all bleed thewonderful color of red. Please learn toaccept and respect diversity, because weare all from a different place and timehoping for the American Dream.

Marilyn MasonScotch Plains

BRAKES LaudsWalk to School Day

The BRAKES Group of Westfieldwants to thank all the adults and studentswho participated in “Walk to School Day”on October 6.

Special thanks go to everyone whocontributed to making it a successful event,including Mayor McDermott, who walkedBernadette Latimer from McKinley toschool. Westfield Firefighters Tarantino,Tiller, Lanza, Serchio, Loeffler,McCormack and Deputy Chief Dannevigalso participated, allowing themselves tobe the prizes of individual school raffles.

The firefighters escorted the studentwinners on their walk to school. HolyTrinity students also received a walkingpolice escort from Officer Perotta andCaptain Morgan.

“We Walked” stickers and decorativered balloons were donated by ColdwellBanker and ReMax Properties ofWestfield. Moto Photo contributed de-veloping for the schools’ pictures of theevent. Thank you to them all.

This world-wide event is meant to re-introduce walking to school as a safe, healthy,environmentally-friendly way for parents tospend special time with their children, andfor kids to enjoy exercise and social time witheach other.

Let’s not make it just a one day event.The most beautiful sights were the safe,car-free campus environments that werecreated as a result of parents leaving theircars behind and letting their children walk.Let your children walk to school with afriend; walk with them; park your car twoblocks away from school and walk yourchild from there; drop your child two blocksfrom school and let him/her walk fromthere; or form a Walkpool and share theresponsibility of getting yourneighborhood’s kids to and from school.

Contact us to help you get started. E-mail us at [email protected].

Sara Clarkson, WestfieldThe BRAKES Group

Borough Council Member Clears UpConfusion Over FW Library Loan

MS Resident Asks School Bd. to PutContingency Plan in Place for Odor

Since May, there has been an apparent“odor” in a number of classrooms atBeechwood School, classrooms occupiedby first and second graders.

In addition to the five or six class-rooms, the odor is prevalent in a hallwayas well. In the opinion of this writer andparent, the odor is reminiscent to that ofeither mustiness or mildew or a combina-tion of both, or to take it a bit further, whoknows what?

I requested to see a copy of all thetesting and test results to-date and I wouldlike to bring to the table the “recommen-dations” that were sent to Paul Vizzuso,Mountainside Board of Education (BOE)Secretary, explaining the MaryPaul Labo-ratories report regarding the water andinsulation samples taken on August 3.

Here are the recommendations detailed:“Given these findings, the most immediatetask would be to conduct a thorough analy-sis of the building envelopes of the foureffected classrooms. A typical harbinger ofbuilding odors is water trapped in roof orwall insulation. These wet areas can de-velop putrid odors due to the growth of avariety of microbiological slimes. We highlyrecommend a detailed mold, moisture andmicrobe audit of each of the classrooms. Nofurther microbiological sampling is neededuntil such an audit is completed.”

I’ve attended the last two BOE meet-ings and I’ve requested at each meetingand via four letters to-date that the chil-dren and teachers in these classrooms berelocated into another area where an“odor” in the classroom does not exist!

In my opinion, I am deeply concernedabout the health of my child and the otherchildren as well.

An “odor” in a number of classrooms andhallway should not exist under any circum-stance and for it to linger over a present sixmonth period is totally unacceptable and intotal disregard for the well-being of thechildren, the teachers and the staff.

I say this only because we have no ideaof what’s being inhaled each and every day

our children sit in these classrooms. Am Ibeing an alarmist? I have every right to be!

All accounts to-date refer to the “odor”as being reminiscent to something metal-lic, mold, mildew or mustiness.

The BOE states that their “experts” claimthere is no mold hazard in the buildingareas tested. Were the full resources of thetesting companies, the industrial hygien-ists or whoever utilized to the full extent toprobe the walls, probe the ceiling tiles,remove sections of walls or do whatever ittakes to find the source of the problemwhich is causing an odor to be prevalent inthese classrooms and hallway?

I for one don’t believe full and totaltesting was done. As long as an odorexists in the classrooms, it’s a clear sign tome that there’s a problem somewhere. Sowhy haven’t these so-called experts foundthe source of the odor?

As a novice looking in, the odor iscoming from a renewable source and un-til such time as that source is found andidentified, our children are inhaling “un-knowns” each and every day the BOEallows these classrooms to be occupied.

With all due respect, the BOE haspresented a laundry list of actions theyhave taken to investigate the problem andI’ve been very vocal as to thank them forthose efforts, but it goes way beyond that.

At the Tuesday, October 12, BOE meet-ing a number of concerned parents wereinformed by the board that they had a“contingency plan” to move the childrenout of these classrooms. Why hasn’t thatbeen done? Do we take the ultimate actionand keep our children out of school untilsuch time as action is taken or perhaps weshould just get Channel 7 on our side?

To the Mountainside BOE-- enforceyour contingency plan now and safeguardthe health of our children until you findthe source of the problem, and then my allmeans, correct the problem and let’s moveon!

Gary WhyteMountainside

As a member of the Fanwood BoroughCouncil and liaison to the Fanwood Memo-rial Library Board of Trustees, I wanted towrite to clear up some confusion over the“loan” recently made by the library to theHistoric Preservation Committee.

Back in August, Mayor Mahr approachedLibrary Director Dan Weiss and asked if thelibrary could lend approximately $2,000 tothe Historic Preservation Commission tofund the purchase of a recently publishedbook, “Images of Fanwood,” for resale dur-ing Fanny Wood Day. Mr. Weiss, withoutthe express authorization of the Library Boardof Directors, approved the loan.

By New Jersey law, the library, unlikeother municipal departments, is a semi-au-tonomous entity with the power to regulateits own finances.

However, from my perspective as a coun-cil member, the more egregious malfeasanceoccurred when the loan was approved with-

out the knowledge or approval of council.As set forth in New Jersey statute, only the

council can approve expenditures or loans.Of course, once a budget is approved, theadministration is authorized to collect rev-enues or spend funds only within that frame-work. Yet, the mayor, in the “interest ofcommunity relations” according to Council-man Jack Molenar, overstepped her limitedauthority and completely ignored the re-quirements of New Jersey law.

Furthermore, it is not relevant whether ornot the loan was paid back. What is relevantis that council, not the mayor, must approveall expenditures or loans.

The solution is simple. Mayor Mahr doesnot need to appoint a committee or meet withthe library board. She simply must: (a) readthe statute and (b) follow the statute.

Councilman Stuart KlineFanwood

WHS Principal Addresses StatusOf Drug Issues in High School

The Superintendent’s annual presenta-tion to the Board of Education on Vio-lence, Vandalism and Substance AbuseReports in the Westfield Public Schoolsand the resulting article in The WestfieldLeader, “Westfield Principal Concernedabout Drug Trafficking,” affords me theopportunity to apprise the community ofthe status of these issues at WHS. Theonly inaccuracy in the article is the num-ber of incidents reported in the “Vio-lence, Vandalism and Substance AbuseReport.” There were 38 reported inci-dents at WHS during the 2003-2004 schoolyear, not 42. Four incidents which oc-curred at the intermediate and elementaryschool levels had been inadvertently in-cluded in the high school figures. Afterreviewing the specifics of the reportedincidents at the high school, it is clear tome that many of them do not meet thestate’s newly established criteria for thisannual report.

WHS is an extremely safe place, perhapsthe safest public place in our community forhigh school students. There is virtually noviolence and relatively little vandalism. Lastyear, of the incidents that were required tobe reported as thefts by the state’s newlyestablished reporting criteria, for example,a majority were actually the result of prop-erty left unattended or not secured in lock-ers. Eleven students were identified as be-ing under the influence of drugs or alcoholduring school hours. Several of these stu-dents arrived at school in the morning al-ready having used these substances, andsome arrived at an after-school event underthe influence of alcohol.

Although the actual use of drugs in theschool is minimal, anecdotal evidencefrom graduates and even currently en-rolled students leads me to believe thatundetected drug transactions do occur inthe building. Some involve prescriptiondrugs like Ritalin. Other transactions in-volve illicit drugs. One drug transactionin WHS is one too many.

Keeping drugs out of WHS has alwaysbeen a priority for this administration.Balancing the civil rights of students withthe need to maintain a safe, drug-free envi-ronment, however, is an administrativedilemma. On one hand, we extend trust toour students, knowing that 95 percent ac-cept our good faith belief in them andreciprocate by behaving exemplarily. Onthe other hand, the few who do take advan-tage of a system based on trust may bemisinterpreting our respect for students byusing the relative freedom they enjoy aslicense to conduct illegal transactionswithin the school building.

This year I informed the student bodythat the administration intended to usethe K-9 Unit to conduct periodic, unan-nounced, non-specific searches. I alsoinformed students that our goal is not tocatch anyone in the act of buying, sell-ing or possessing drugs, but simply tokeep our school as safe as possible bykeeping drugs out of the high school. Ialso firmly apprised our students thatanyone found to be possessing or traf-ficking drugs in school would be ar-rested and prosecuted. The high schooladministration is currently working withthe Westfield Police Department and

the Office of the Union County Pros-ecutor to ensure that searches are con-ducted legally and fairly.

School administrators tend to shy awayfrom publicly speaking as candidly asthey should about drug use among stu-dents. Why? Because even though almostall abuse of drugs and alcohol occursbeyond school hours, the public tends tobelieve that somehow the schools are toblame and that school administrators arehiding the extent to which the problem isactually occurring in the schools. In real-ity, schools aggressively address drugand alcohol abuse by consistently imple-menting well-considered policies thataddress every aspect of the problem.

WHS’s Drug and Alcohol Policy isboth educational and disciplinary in na-ture – a fair and careful response andintervention designed to provide support,help and assistance to students strugglingwith a substance abuse problem. Thepolicy ensures that any student who isdetermined to be under the influence inschool receives the necessary medicalevaluations to determine that he/she isphysically and mentally able to be inschool. Upon return, there is a confiden-tial meeting with the Student AssistanceCounselor, a certified Substance Aware-ness Coordinator, who provides the stu-dent and parents with information, in-school support and a referral to commu-nity resources as needed. The same con-fidential service from our Student Assis-tance Counselor is available to any stu-dent at any time.

At WHS the entire staff is committed tocreating a safe, healthy and substance-free environment. Our approach is a com-prehensive one that begins with preven-tion taught annually through the HealthEducation curriculum and includes op-portunities for students to participate inhealthy extra-curricular activities wherethey can meet and have fun without feel-ing the kind of pressure to drink alcoholor use drugs that they often encounter atprivate parties. Our approach acknowl-edges the importance of identifying stu-dents who come to school under the influ-ence of or in the possession of drugs andaccordingly provides resources for thosewho need additional treatment.

Anyone who has attended a public, pri-vate, parochial or prep school since the1960s should not be surprised that drugsremain a problem in our schools. Whencitizens ask me about discipline at WHS,they usually anticipate a negative response,since teenagers are an enigma to mostadults. The truth is that WHS students, likemost teenagers, are wonderful youngpeople who want to learn and want to dowhat is right. They are unfortunately, ex-posed to many negative influences in ourculture, not the least of which is the drugculture. The role of the school is to edu-cate, to guide and to support our youth in asafe and positive environment. This year,the WHS administration plans to take ev-ery legal action necessary to minimize ourstudents’ exposure in school to the na-tional scourge of drugs.

Dr. Robert PetixPrincipal

Westfield High School

Gerrymandering, Low VoterTurnout Endanger Democracy

In deciding to vote next week on Tuesday, Novem-ber 2, think about this – if voter turnout continues todecline and if gerrymandering of districts continuesto result in only party appointees being elected, thenhave we lost our democracy?

Whether or not next Tuesday’s balloting is person-ally important to you, it is vital to vote for the sakeof our country. We hope you do.

This edition of The Westfield Leader and TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times is dedicated to pro-viding everyone in our readership area with informa-tion to make informed choices.

In addition to our regular distribution throughoutthe county and the country, all homes in Westfield,Fanwood and Scotch Plains are receiving this news-paper. This edition is also available atwww.goleader.com.

There are contests for mayor and council in ScotchPlains. There are elections for borough council inFanwood. There is a $10 million Parking Develop-ment Referendum in Westfield.

Four seats on the Union County Freeholder Boardare up for grabs and the county sheriff and surrogateare up for election.

At the federal level, the Seventh CongressionalDistrict Representative will be chosen by election.And, of course, there is a vote for President of theUnited States.

New Jersey always seems to give rise to bizarrepolitical twists. This year, the governor is resigningin two weeks and Senate President Richard Codey istaking over without a vote by the citizens. The votefor a new governor and assembly will be next year.

This doesn’t mean that matters are dull in UnionCounty. Recently appointed Freeholder John Wolhrabof Linden was arrested for assault two weeks ago andhas resigned. His name has been purged from all ofthe county Democratic campaign literature but heremains on the ballot. If party line voting continuesnext week, county Democrats bolstered by theirnumbers in Elizabeth, Linden and Plainfield willsweep and Wolhrab will be elected. Then, he mustresign again. County Democrats already have cho-sen his replacement, an attorney from Linden. Thecounty Republicans are trying to make a fight of itand hope that they don’t lose in the Freeholderelection to a candidate that has resigned and has beenarrested.

The county GOP Freeholder candidates havestrange bedfellows of Democrats from Kenilworth,Roselle Park and Springfield who want to “Stop theTrain” reactivation proposed by the incumbent all-

Democrat Freeholder board. Whether this translatesinto votes will only be known after November 2.

In Westfield, there is no election of officials for thefirst time in more than 50 years, due to a rule changea couple of years back where officials were givenextended terms; from being elected every two yearsto now being elected every four years. But a hotlydisputed referendum is on the ballot over construc-tion of a parking deck and development. A stronglyorganized citizens’ group opposes the mayor andcouncil’s proposal. The council is also fiercely di-vided on the issue. The outcome of the referendumcould have a significant impact next year on themayoral race.

Mayor Martin Marks in seeking reelection and hasbeen campaigning at the state level for property taxreform. Scotch Plains was hit with a large propertytax increase last year, as were many municipalities.His challenger, Andrew Baron claims Mayor Marksdidn’t do enough to soften the tax blow. MayorMarks retorts that the system is broken, that 20percent of property taxes go to the county, two-thirdsgo to the schools and only a small portion is the resultof municipal expenditures – which are largely un-avoidable, such as for police, fire and services.

Fanwood has two council seats up for grabs andthe main issue seems to be the approach to down-town redevelopment. Up to now, the campaigningseems amicable, as all candidates agree that theywant to keep the small town feel of the borough.

Mountainside Republicans are running unopposedfor the borough council seats.

Incumbent Congressman Mike Ferguson stands tobe reelected based on the strength of the Republicanvoter registration superiority in the Seventh Con-gressional District, which comprises the towns ofthis area.

In New Jersey, voters have not favored a Republi-can candidate for President in more than a decade.However, this year, President Bush is surprisinglyclose in the polls. It may be due to the debacle andschism caused by Governor McGreevey’s escapades,the war on terrorism or John Kerry’s overconfidencewith his lead in the state. Probably, the biggest localimpact on the outcome of the Presidential electionwill be the status of U.S. Attorney ChristopherChristie. The Republican appointee has been send-ing white-collar criminals of both parties to jail indroves. If John Kerry wins as President, Mr. Christiehas said that he will not continue at this post.

We recommend you vote on Tuesday, November 2– and stay informed all year round.

WF Town and School WebsitesMust Be Owned by the Taxpayers

It’s time for the Town of Westfield and the WestfieldPublic School system to straighten out just whoowns the taxpayers’ websites. It’s also time for themto make sure that improper political messages do notbecome posted on these sites or be distributed bytheir e-mail systems.

A controversy brought much of this to a head lastFriday as the website, which is listed as the “official”Westfield Public School system site sent out a politi-cal e-mail through their system and posted the politi-cal editorial position on the website – the site adver-tised as the official site of the Westfield PublicSchools. It urged all residents to vote “Yes” on theupcoming Parking Deck Referendum on Tuesday,November 2.

Several Westfield residents, including a RooseveltIntermediate School mother, received a school no-tice that contained the vote “Yes” message. Objec-tions were e-mailed to Westfield Public School Su-perintendent Dr. William Foley and to the mayor andcouncil. Other residents picked up on the notice andobjected with a flurry of e-mails to authorities and tothis newspaper last Friday.

Correctly, in our view, Dr. Foley contactedWestfield resident Darryl Walker, who runs the schoolwebsite in an effort to have the political statementtaken down from the website.

Dr. Foley responded by e-mail to Ken Sumner ofthe Westfield WECARE citizens group who ob-jected to the notice. Dr. Foley wrote, “I have beenthere and I have called Darryl Walker to object. Heinforms me that westfieldnj.com is his creation and100 percent under his ownership. What I do intend todo is get out a statement that disclaims any associa-tion with the statement. I am also working to breakwith the site completely and set up our own. Formany years Darryl has provided webmaster servicesfor the town and school district at no cost. As withmany things sometimes there is a hidden cost. Youcan call him at (908) 654-5100 if you want to speakwith him directly.”

The Westfield High School and other schoolssubsequently sent out e-mail notices. TheTamaques elementary school notice read, “Youmay have noticed that the westfieldnj.com websitehas posted a message that supports the parkingdeck in town. This website is the property ofDarryl Walker, who has provided webmaster ser-

vices for the town and the school district for manyyears. The website is solely his property. TheWestfield Board of Education has no position onthe parking deck.”

Also, on Friday, the town responded to the contro-versy by e-mail from the mayor’s executive assis-tant, Claire Gray. The e-mail read, “Re: Posting onWestfieldNJ.com — Dear Ms. Wanfried, Your e-mail expressing your views on Mr. Walker’s websitehas been received by this office. A copy has beendistributed to each council member for their infor-mation. The westfieldnj.com is not the official townwebsite. Our website is westieldnj.net. Mr. Walkerbought the rights to westfieldnj.com before the townhad a website and is a privately owned website whichneither the Town or Board of Education have control.Mr. Walker has willingly removed the informationyou are referring to from his website.”

This newspaper has learned that the “official”website of Westfield as reported by Ms. Gray,westfieldnj.net, is also owned by Mr. Walker. Thetown budgets $12,000 a year to pay Mr. Walker tomaintain the site. Mr. Walker also currently owns theprevious official website of Westfield which is ac-tive, by the name of Westfield-nj.com. He also ownswestfieldnj.org and westfieldnj.biz.

This newspaper determined that the website of theDowntown Westfield Corporation (DWC) is ownedby the DWC, but that the two employees of the DWCuse Mr. Walker’s e-mail system at westfieldnj.com.

The Westfield School system owns the nameswestfieldnjk12.com and westfieldnjk12.org. As yet,they are not operational.

According to whois.net, Mr. Walker also ownsfanwoodnj.com, mountainsidenj.com,springfieldnj.com and cranfordnj.com.

The official website of Scotch Plains,scotchplainsnj.com, is owned by the township. Theofficial website of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood pub-lic schools, www.spfk12.org, is owned by the publicschool system.

It’s clearly time, in our belief, for the Town ofWestfield, the school system and the DWC to severeall ties with westfieldnj.com and aliases privatelyowned and to have websites and e-mail systemsowned by the taxpayers that fund them – and to haveprivate e-mail systems not subject to compromise ofthe public trust.

Resident Takes IssueWith Zucker Letter

As a long-time Fanwood resident andobserver of local politics, I am writing inresponse to a letter by Donna Zucker,published in last week’s edition.

The fact is that the council passed a$6.9 million budget in 2004, roughly$400,000 or 6.2 percent over the preced-ing year’s $6.5 million budget. Chief Fi-nancial Officer Fred Thompkins is sim-ply wrong (as he was when he insisted thelibrary could make a loan to the boroughwithout council approval.) Like manyresidents I am dismayed that our newmayor had to go begging to Trenton with-out first trying to reduce our spending asmuch as possible.

With respect to downtown develop-ment, the current council has taken usback to square one. Instead of meetingsthroughout the year, as promised by MayorMahr, we have had two hastily arrangedpre-election day meetings, one of whichwas held on back-to-school night whenmany residents with school aged childrencould not attend.

There has been a lot of complainingabout what we do not want but no substan-tive discussion as to what to do. The previ-ous administration not only had publicmeetings, but also advanced beyond thetalking stage, selecting a developer andproposing an actual plan for discussion.

Sophie KauchakFanwood


WF Taxpayer Thinks Cost of StudiesShould Come Out of Officials PocketsWhat other costly surprises are in store

for Westfield taxpayers? I was absolutelyflabbergasted the other day when I wastold about the other “study” our fair mayorcontracted for.

About a year ago, a traffic flow studywas done to rate the impact garages wouldcause to our town at major intersectionsand, of course, this was done to supporthis need for the garages. Okay, you bettersit down for this one -- it cost the taxpay-ers $900,000 for all garage planning is-sues. It gets even better. This particularstudy was very costly because the firmdid the study on Christmas Eve (now isthat representative of the traffic in town?)Luckily, a few vocal people in town em-barrassed those responsible and the studywas repeated during a more representa-tive time period. The mayor won’t evenpublish the results in the brochure he issending to all Westfield residents be-cause it was determined that the trafficimpact of any garage would negativelyaffect traffic flow in town. On a scale ofA to F (F being the worst), streets in townwere given a D at best and in manyinstances, an F grade. An F grade! Why isthis important information being left out?You and I paid for the study. You and I arealso paying for this brochure.

What ever happened to our public offi-cials being fair and impartial? So, I ask,

how can anyone vote on this referendumon November 2 without all the facts in-cluding the economic and environmentaldamage any garage in Westfield will causethe taxpayers.

This issue just adds to all the (taxpayer)money being wasted in this town by poormanagement and decisions made by thecouncil and mayor. The most recent thatcomes to mind is the mistake made onBenson Place and South Chestnut -- thecost of all the studies, the cost of theconstruction and then the cost to redo theroadway to its original form because, inthe end, no one in the town bothered toreview the project plans until the con-struction was complete. It was so obviousthat the way the roadway was configured;it was just an accident waiting to happen.Thank goodness the neighbors com-plained enough before someone was hurt!The cost (again to the taxpayers) of thisfiasco was in the six-figure range.

Mr. Mayor and council, the next time youhave a brainstorm and need a study, why nottake the cost out of your pockets and notours?

I hope the mayor and council fully under-stand their mistakes. Use common sense.

I urge all of my friends in Westfield tovote “no” on the referendum.

Janice HonymarWestfield

Let Us Not Kill the Goose That LaidThe Golden Egg With Development

As we listen to or read about argumentsin the town council, the planning boardand board of adjustment meetings, I be-gin asking myself, why we moved toWestfield. Is it for the parking? Theshopping? The restaurants? The commer-cial hub that Westfield has developedinto? Or other reasons?

My list is not exhaustive, but I believeit is for the other reasons that many of usmoved to town.

First, we knew someone we admiredwho live here. In our case, it was myhusband’s boss at the E.I. du Pont plant inPerth Amboy and his wife who encour-aged us to look for a home here.

Secondly, although we had no childrenat the time, these friends reported that theschools in Westfield were first-rate.

Thirdly, we loved driving around townand seeing all the tree-lined streets andneat gardens. There was an air of quietcivility about Westfield and also a widechoice of housing styles and prices.

Fourth, the location of Westfield closeto the Garden State Parkway made thecommute to Perth Amboy easy. Our neigh-bors who worked in the Bayway refiner-ies commuted to work with comparativeease too. So did those who worked onWall Street or uptown New York City, byusing the Jersey Central Railroad or theSomerset Bus line that came through town.

Most families had only one care. Thewife dropped her husband off at the JerseyCentral station and picked him up at the end

of the day when his train came in. Those ofus who worked had to plan our day so eachof us could get to work. Most childrenwalked or rode their bicycles to school,while younger one went in a car pool.

We found just about everything wewanted in town: St. Paul’s Church, Drs.Kalbacher and Cohen, Dr. Glickman, theWestfield Library, My Lady’s,The LeaderStore, Randal’s Shoes, the Sweet Shoppe,the Rialto Theatre, the Bonat Bakery, Mrs.Siever’s Bakery, Jarvis Pharmacy andRestaurant, Auster’s, The Westfield Leader,the Finast, the Safeway, Made in America,the Toy Store, Woolworth’s and others.

We moved to Westfield because it wasa residential town with almost no indus-try. North, South and Central Avenueshad not developed into the commercialvenues they are today. There seemed tobe less traffic in town and less trafficmoving through from one highway toanother than there is today.

So, as to why we moved to Westfield,peace and tranquility come ahead of com-mercial expansion. My husband and Iremember the quiet, leafy, beautiful townthat made our choice for us. We hope thatover development with more traffic willnot send Westfield down the path ofRahway, Elizabeth, Plainfield and theOranges. Let us not kill the goose that laidthe golden egg.

Evelyn MacRitchieWestfield

Why didn’t the Town Council give you ALL the informationin a recent mailing? Here are the FACTS from the Town’sexpert studies ... FACTS that you need to know for theParking Deck Referendum on November 2 . . .

A MESSAGE FROM WESTFIELD TOWN COUNCILMEN PETER ECHAUSSE AND SAL CARUANA

QUESTION: “Shall the town of Westfield issue approximately $10,000,000 of general obligation bonds to fund the constructionof a parking structure on municipal parking lots 1 and 8 between Prospect and Elm Streets, which would contain approximately500 total parking spaces and which bonds would be supported by revenue derived from parking fees and mixed useredevelopment fees resulting from approximately 19 residential units and approximately 3000 square feet of retail space, andif necessary, the levy of ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the Town of Westfield?”

EXPLANATION: The underline portion means that the voters are agreeing to repaythe $10,000,000 loan with increases in their property taxes if they are needed.Increased property taxes ARE at risk and guarantee this bond! Why didn’t the Councilexplain it? Bias? Trying to protect it’s misleading claim that “parking improvementswill not impose any burden on taxpayers”??

Why didn’t the Town Council EXPLAIN the Ballot Question? Read the Question and understand WHY ...

PAID FOR BY ECHAUSSE FOR COUNCIL, MICHAEL CASH (TREASURER) & CARUANA FOR COUNCIL, TOM RIPPERGER TREASURER).

Garage Is Not in Town’s Best Interest;Let’s Restore Civility to Westfield

I would like to thank the mayor and thetown council for their patience and persever-ance in dealing with what has become a verybig issue in our town, the proposed parkinggarage. I know that it has not been easy.

While I know that some of you havededicated much effort into seeing thegarage become reality, I would like toexpress my opposition to the proposedgarage and explain why.

The need for the proposed garage hasnot been absolutely proven. And, whilesome perceive that we have a parkingproblem, a thorough search of alternativesolutions have not been fully explored.Furthermore, the proposed solution is sim-ply too expensive for the number of park-ing spaces provided for by the garage.

Another important point is the trafficimplications. Studies conducted indicatethat existing traffic conditions in the areaare lamentable, at best. The proposal willonly exacerbate the problem if mitigatingsolutions are not undertaken.

Unfortunately, no mitigating measureshave been offered. No one wants an in-crease in car and pedestrian-car accidentsin our town! This is especially pertinentgiven the number of children who walk tothe two schools proximate to the garage.

I ask the council to consider thesepoints and the wishes of the majority ofWestfield citizens to be expressed in theupcoming referendum. I also ask thecouncil to regain the civility that seemsto have been lost in the process of deter-mining the fate of this garage. It’s dis-

turbing to see the level of anger that hascharacterized the debate over this pro-posal. We’re all citizens of Westfield,neighbors, friends, and colleagues. Let’stry to act like it.

Robin Rosen ChangWestfield

Westfield Resident Feels DWC ShouldInvest Their Money in Downtown

I cannot believe the audacity of theDWC at their meeting last week. Readingtheir official statement on the proposedredevelopment project floored me.

DWC Chairman Alan DeRose said“Unfortunately there has not been anydirect contact with this board concerningpartnering with the DWC to make park-ing improvements a reality. Despite thislack of communication, we stand ready toassist the town in doing what is fair andequitable to make this project happen.”

Mr. DeRose, members of the DWChave attended town council meetings.Some, including DWC Executive Direc-tor Sherry Cronin, have addressed thecouncil about this very project. The towncouncil has presented its proposal to thepublic at its meetings, in the press, on TV-36, and on the Internet. What does theDWC want, an engraved invitation?

No, they want to save their money andspend $1,880 of it on a bronze plaque to

adorn the building that houses their officeto commemorate the Great AmericanMain Street Award, since the originalplaque “is very nice but it doesn’t giveany context as to when we won the award.”

Instead of spending an as yet unknownamount of money to place black sleevesover existing parking meter poles (I hopea Request For Qualification has been pub-lished), why don’t they sponsor a contestfor school children to decorate the meterpoles and heads (the poles and meterheads would have to be prepared first bypriming and also masking areas that can-not be painted).

Let the DWC get its priorities straight.If the parking is to benefit employees,then it’s only fair to pay their share. Thefinancials for the proposal require the$50,000 contribution from the DWC. It’sthe right thing to do.

Jeffrey MessingWestfield

Letters to the Editor

Voting Is Best Show ofFaith in Our CountryAs the current president of the Westfield

Area League of Women Voters, I wouldlike to give The Westfield Leader and TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times newspa-pers a huge thank you for their contribu-tion to voter service. This year, as in yearspast, the Leader/Times has sent to yourhome a copy of this election issue whetheror not you subscribe.

In the interest of voter awareness andcitizen participation, the League ofWomen Voters commends the publishernot only for taking on this expense but forcaring enough to inform all of the house-holds in Westfield, Scotch Plains,Mountainside and Fanwood, in additionto other towns in our county.

I tip my hat also to the Women’s Clubof Westfield for their continued good actsfor voter participation.

We urge all voters to go to the polls onTuesday. This is the best demonstrationof faith in our country and our way of life.

Merry WislerWestfield


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Woman’s Club of WestfieldSupports Tower RestorationWESTFIELD — The Woman’s

Club of Westfield, along with otherWoman’s Clubs in the state, is sup-porting the restoration of the historicWoman’s Federation Tower in Pali-sades Interstate Park.

The tower, which resembles a small,somewhat rounded stone fortress, wasdedicated to the New Jersey StateFederation of Women’s Clubs in 1929as a tribute to the Woman’s Clubs’role in saving the Palisades from totaldestruction in the early 20th century.

At the time, quarrying companieswere blasting the cliff rock to use inconstruction projects in New YorkCity, which threatened to destroy thecliffs completely.

The Woman’s Club of Westfield,along with other Woman’s Clubs inNew Jersey, lobbied to save the Pali-sades by writing letters and speakingat meetings in support of the NewJersey State Federation’s efforts.

By the time the Federation peti-tioned the Governor and State Legis-lature, they were convinced theyshould save the cliffs for future gen-erations.

Now, the Woman’s Club ofWestfield, along with other New Jer-sey Woman’s Clubs, is championingthe effort to restore this historic tower,a reminder of how the New JerseyWoman’s Clubs saved a much greaterhistoric landmark — the Palisades.

WESTFIELD – Westfield AreaChapter No. 4137 of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons willhold its next general meeting on Mon-day, November 1, in Assembly Hall ofThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield,located at the corner of Broad Streetand Mountain Avenue in Westfield.

Guests and prospective membersare invited to attend. Ample parkingis available at the rear of the building.

The social period with refreshmentswill begin at 1 p.m., and a brief busi-ness meeting will be held later. At 1:30p.m., guest speaker Bernard Heeney,Westfield Town Clerk, will speak abouthis position and discuss and give an-swers to questions regarding the vari-ous documents and records he over-sees that are used by most citizens ofWestfield and other communities.

Members are asked to donate cannedand boxed grocery items to benefit thehomeless. Costume jewelry in goodcondition is also requested to donateto patients at Runnells Specialized

Hospital of Union County.On Tuesday, November 16, a day

trip is planned to the Brownstone fora special Hawaiian feast plus a musi-cal revue entitled “The Road toWaikiki.” There also will be musicfor dancing and a one-hour open bar.The cost is $56 per person for theentire day, including gratuities. Thebus will leave the Lord & Taylorparking lot in Westfield at 10 a.m. Forreservations and further information,please call (908) 232-1362.

Additionally, reservations will betaken at Monday’s meeting for thechapter’s annual holiday luncheon atThe Westwood in Garwood. Theevent, to be held at noon on Tuesday,December 7, will feature an interna-tional buffet and entertainment by theUnion Township Harmonica Group.

The cost is $20 for members andnon-member guests. Reservationsalso may be made by calling Lun-cheon Chairwoman Marie Stock at(908) 925-2536.

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Miss Tara Ann DouglasWeds Joseph Paul Di Bella

Harold and Ruth StrohlCelebrate 60th Anniversary

Miss Tara Ann Douglas, the daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Douglas ofWestfield, was married on Saturday,July 24, to Joseph Paul Di Bella. He isthe son of Mr. and Mrs. John Di Bellaof Piscataway.

The Reverend John Polyak pre-sided over the ceremony at the OurLady of Peace Church in NorthBrunswick, with the bride given inmarriage by her father. A receptionfollowed at the Primavera Regencyin Stirling.

Ms. Kathryn Heinkel of Westfield,a long-time friend of the bride, served

as the maid of honor. Bridal atten-dants included Ms. Alissa Dorman ofAnnapolis, Md., a cousin of the bride;Mrs. Kerri Ryan of New Providence,Mrs. Suzanne Di Bella of FranklinPark, the sister-in-law of the brideand the bridegroom; Mrs. EmmaVarrial of Freehold, Ms. TeresaNicosia of Edgewater Park and Ms.Virginia Margarucci of Hawthorne.

Dominick Di Bella of Franklin Parkwas the best man for his brother.Serving as groomsmen were Mat-thew Douglas of Westfield, the twinbrother of the bride; Michael Ryan ofNew Providence and Mark Ryan ofSouthington, Conn., both cousins ofthe bride; Mark Lucherini of Bristal,Pa., an uncle of the bridegroom; TinoMonti of Turnersville and John Sapioof Gainesville, Fla.

The bride is an elementary schoolSpanish teacher in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district. A graduateof Westfield High School, she earneda Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanishand a master’s degree in educationfrom Rutgers University in NewBrunswick.

The bridegroom is a middle schoolsocial studies teacher in the Edison schooldistrict. A graduate of the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, he wasawarded a Bachelor of Arts degree inHistory from Rutgers University.

Following a wedding trip to St.Lucia, the couple resides in Edison.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strohl ofWestfield celebrated their 60th wed-ding anniversary on Thursday, Oc-tober 21.

The Strohls have lived in Westfieldfor 60 years and have been membersof the First Baptist Church ofWestfield for 58 years.

Mr. Strohl had worked for NorrisIndustries in Newark for 35 yearsbefore retiring in 1975. He later man-aged the West Orange MunicipalFederal Credit Union for eight years,retiring from that position in 1990.

Mrs. Strohl, the former Miss RuthLeiter, had been employed by Jarvis’sPharmacy in Westfield for 35 yearsand later with the Westfield PoliceDepartment as a crossing guard, priorto retiring in 1991.

Their family includes a daughter,Sharon Helsby, and her husband,

Keith; two grandsons, Kenneth andhis wife, Beth, and their two chil-dren, Matthew Phillip and Kara Beth,and Kevin.

The couple was given a luncheonby their family in honor of theiranniversary.

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WESTFIELD — A special infor-mational program will be held onThursday, November 4, from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. at the Family Support Orga-nization (FSO) of Union County, en-titled “Mental Health Diagnosis: WhatAre They Saying About My Child?”

The event, for parents and othercaregivers, will take place at the FSOoffices, 137 Elmer Street in Westfield.

Richard Hlavacek, a school psy-chologist and Executive Director ofFamilies and Communities Together(FACT), will be the facilitator. A

Union County organization, FACThelps families who have children withbehavioral and emotional challengesfind the resources they need.

Mr. Hlavacek will explain the lan-guage of mental health professionals;how to access and understand infor-mation about a child’s diagnosis, andhow parents can develop helpful strat-egies in response to children beingpsychologically “labeled.”

The program will be offered free ofcharge, but reservations are suggested.To make a reservation, be placed on amailing list for future events or formore information, please call Gail orKathy at (908) 789-7625.

Library to Present ProgramSaturday on Lenape Culture SCOTCH PLAINS – Area fami-

lies are invited to attend a free pro-gram on Lenape life and culture thisSaturday, October 30, at 10:30 a.m. atthe Scotch Plains Public Library, lo-cated at 1927 Bartle Avenue.

John Kraft, an expert on the prehis-tory of New Jersey, will be the pre-senter. Mr. Kraft, who has more than30 years of archaeological and mu-

seum experience, is currently a guestlecturer for the New Jersey Councilfor the Humanities. He is also dedi-cated to preserving New Jersey’sNative American heritage.

Specifically designed for youngchildren and their families, the eventwill feature both a slide presentationand hands-on examination of Lenapeobjects and artifacts. Mr. Kraft alsowill exhibit traditional Lenape cloth-ing.

This program is part of an ongoingseries being held at the library forchildren and their families. For fur-ther information and directions,please call (908) 322-5007.

Knights to ConductBlood Drive Nov. 6

GARWOOD – The GarwoodKnights of Columbus will hold a blooddrive on Saturday, November 6, from9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Council Hall, 37South Avenue in Garwood, acrossfrom Pathmark.

Parking is available behind thebuilding on Willow Avenue. Formore information, please call (908)789-9809 after 4 p.m.

Bake Sale and BoutiqueOn Tap For TuesdayMOUNTAINSIDE — The

Women’s Association of the Com-munity Presbyterian Church inMountainside will hold its annualElection Day Bake Sale on Tuesday,November 2, beginning at 9 a.m. atthe church.

This year, a Christmas Boutique withcrafts will also be featured, as well asgift items such as jewelry, crystal andchina. Additionally, there will be a “Si-lent Auction” of a seven-car needle-point crafted train, which involved ap-proximately 100 hours of hand labor.

Proceeds will benefit local chari-ties. The Community PresbyterianChurch is located on Deer Path atMeeting House Lane.


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Church of Westfield, located at 170Elm Street, will present a youth bandnight on Saturday, October 30, from 6to 10 p.m. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m.

Admission will be granted to youthunder age 18. The cost will be $5 atthe door for those wearing a Hallow-een costume and $10 at the door forpersons without a costume.

Local youth bands to be showcasedinclude Yet Another Day, Scars OnSociety, Gut Check, Mafia, From DayOne, the Interceptors, Patent Pend-ing, and Tya.

This event was coordinated byWestfield High School students notnormally affiliated with the church,overseen by the Reverend JeremyMontgomery, Minister of Local Out-reach at First Baptist.

These students, including NatashaCarlos, Kevin Johnson, WillaSchaefer and Drew Skibitsky, choseto direct the evening’s proceeds tobenefit local charities, such as TheArc of Union County, and also tocompensate the youth bands for theirperformances.

“Normally, these youth bandsstruggle to find venues to play, and inmost cases, they are forced to pay outof their own pockets for facilityrental,” said Reverend Montgomery.

“We want to support our local talentby actually paying them for their per-formances,” he added.

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Remembering Who We Are In WorldThat Is Weighed Down By Violence

By REV. EDWARD H. CARLL

Like most folks, I am weighed downwith the heaviness of war, terrorismand escalating violence around theworld, as well as the unrelenting newsof it all. Pre-election rhetoric seemsto compound the problem, numbingus even further to the seriousness ofthe world’s violence.

The other day I was reading anarticle by Jim Wallis of the Sojourn-ers community, which helped me re-gain some focus. I include it’s salientpoints in hopes that it may help youdiscuss, within your community offaith, one of our primary tasks aspeople who are called to offer thelove of Christ, that is: “Peacemakingis central to our vocation in a troubledworld.”

1. Jesus Christ, as attested in HolyScripture, knows no national bound-aries. Those who profess his nameare found throughout the four cornersof the earth. Our allegiance to Christtakes priority over national identity.No political or religious leader hasthe right to twist them in the serviceof war.

2. Christ commits Christians to astrong presumption against war. Thewanton destructiveness of modernwarfare strengthens this obligation.We reject the false teaching that a war

on terrorism takes precedence overethical and legal norms. Some thingsought never be done — torture, thedeliberate bombing of civilians, theuse of indiscriminate weapons of massdestruction — regardless of the con-sequences.

3. Christ commands us to see notonly the splinter in our adversary’seye, but also the beam in our own.The distinction between good andevil does not run between one nationand another, or one group and an-other. It runs straight through everyhuman heart. We reject the false teach-ing that America is a “Christian na-tion,” representing only virtue, whileits adversaries are nothing but vi-cious. We reject the belief thatAmerica has nothing for which torepent, even as we reject that it repre-sents most of the world’s evil.

4. Christ’s most difficult teachingis that enemy-love is the heart of theGospel. We are to show love to ourenemies even as we believe God inChrist has shown love to us and thewhole world. Enemy-love does notmean capitulating to hostile agendasor domination. It does mean refus-ing to demonize any human beingcreated in God’s image. We rejectthe demonization of perceived en-emies, which only paves the way toabuse.

5. Christ teaches us that humilityis the virtue befitting those who havebeen reconciled to God. It tempersall political disagreements, and itallows that our own political percep-tions, in a complex world, may bewrong. We reject the false teachingthat those who are not for the UnitedStates politically are against it orthat those who fundamentally ques-tion American policies must be withthe “evil-doers.”

We believe that acknowledgingthese truths is indispensable for fol-lowers of Christ. We urge them toremember these principles in makingtheir decisions as citizens. In a worldweighed down with violence and ha-tred, peacemaking is central to ourvocation!

For more, you can go towww.sojo.net, where you may findmore by Jim Wallis and the Sojourn-ers community. May the deep peaceof the one we call “The Prince ofPeace” be yours!

* * * * * * *Reverend Carll is Senior Pastor of

the First United Methodist Church ofWestfield, located at One East BroadStreet.

Giant Book Sale to Kick OffSunday at St. Paul’s ChurchWESTFIELD — The Friends of

Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchin Westfield will hold its annual Gi-ant Book Sale on Sunday, October31, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday,November 1, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Bag Day will be on Tuesday, No-vember 2, from 9 a.m. until noon.Thousands of selections in all catego-ries will be available, including paper-back and hardback fiction and nonfic-tion; audio books, videos, software,

compact discs and children’s books.Proceeds from the sale will support

the many musical programs, concertsand activities offered at St. Paul’s Church,located at 414 East Broad Street.

Books and other donations will beaccepted at the church through to-morrow, Friday, October 29. Thechurch is unable to accept donationsof textbooks, magazines, encyclope-dias, records or Reader’s Digest con-densed books.

For more information, please call (908)232-8506, extension no. 10 or [email protected].

Caregivers to GatherMonday at St. Helen’sWESTFIELD — A support group

for those caring for elderly or chroni-cally ill loved ones will meet on Mon-day, November 1, at 8 p.m. in theParish Center of St. Helen’s RomanCatholic Church on LambertsmillRoad in Westfield.

Meetings are held on the first non-holiday Monday of every month.These are information and sharingsessions. For more details, please callMarilyn Ryan at (908) 232-1867.

Willow Grove to CommenceFree Fall Stretching ClassesSCOTCH PLAINS — The fall ses-

sion of Stretches For Health will beginon Tuesday, November 2, at the WillowGrove Presbyterian Church, located at1961 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.

Classes, which are offered free ofcharge, will continue through the fallon Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.in the church lounge. All are welcome.

Connie DiDario of South Plainfield,a certified yoga instructor, will teach

participants various techniques andaspects of exercise, all done whilesitting in chairs. Individuals are en-couraged to wear comfortable clothes.

Anyone interested in attending thisclass or in more information aboutWillow Grove is asked to call thechurch office during morning hours,Monday through Friday, at (908) 232-5678, e-mail [email protected] orvisit www.scotchplains.com/wgpc.

Pre-Election ServiceSet at Mount St. MaryCOUNTY – The Sisters of Mercy

Regional Community of New Jerseywill hold an ecumenical pre-electionprayer service this Sunday, October31, at 4 p.m. at Mount Saint MaryImmaculate Conception Chapel inWatchung.

All are welcome, regardless of po-litical affiliation. Mount Saint Maryis located on Route 22, West, andTerrill Road in Watchung, across thehighway from Sears. For more infor-mation, please call Sister DorothyFlynn at (908) 756-0994, extensionno. 4039.

Lunch and Learn SeriesTo Include Catskill Trip

WESTFIELD – A three-day trip tothe Catskill Mountains will be thethird event in the Westfield Area “Y”Lunch and Learn series on environ-mental education.

The trip will take place fromWednesday through Friday, Novem-ber 10 to 12. Participants will beinvolved in both classroom and out-door environmental educationprojects at the Straus Center for AdultEducation.

The monthly Lunch and Learn pro-grams, which are free and open to thepublic, are designed for adults to meetothers and participate in stimulatingdiscussions at lunchtime. The “Y” islocated at 220 Clark Street inWestfield.

For more information on the “Y”’syear-long environmental educationseries, or for details about the trip,please call MaryAnn McCormick at(908) 966-9344.

Antiques Appraisal SetAt Library November 8

MOUNTAINSIDE — TheMountainside Public Library willpresent an Antiques Appraisal eventon Monday, November 8, from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. at the library, located atConstitution Plaza.

Antiques expert Alan Snyder ofWatchung will conduct the program.Mr. Snyder is a certified antiquesappraiser and dealer with over 25years experience in the New Jersey/metropolitan area antiques market.

All attendees may bring one smallitem for review. Pieces can be decora-tive or fine arts works, paintings,prints, photographs, household orkitchen items, glass or porcelain ob-jects, pop culture or sports col-lectibles, memorabilia and the like.

This “Antiques Roadshow” styleprogram, sponsored by the Friends ofthe Mountainside Public Library, isfree and open to all. Mountainsideresidents will receive priority regis-tration. To register or for more infor-mation, please call (908) 233-0115 orvisit the library during regular libraryhours.


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Edith Ann Sturcke, 54, Accountant;Was Active at First Baptist Church

Iva D. Flay, 77, Was NJ Bell Secretary;Former Sunday School Superintendent

Betty L. Rice, 76, Past Worthy MatronOf Order of the Eastern Star Chapter

DEATH NOTICEOctavius N. De Moll, 79, Court Clerk;Marine Was Purple Heart Recipient

Teresa M. Pinto, 91Teresa M. Marinaro Pinto, 91, of

Westfield died on Thursday, October21, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Born and raised in Italy, she cameto the United States in 1932, settlingin Westfield.

Mrs. Pinto was a member of theHoly Trinity Rosary Altar Societyand the Holy Trinity Seniors Club,both of Westfield.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Peter Pinto, in 1978, and by adaughter, Grace DiRienzo, in 1981.

Surviving are a son, John Pinto; asister, Rose; four grandchildren and10 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered on Monday, October 25, atthe Holy Trinity Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield. Burial took placeat St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia.

Arrangements were by the DooleyColonial Home, 556 Westfield Av-enue in Westfield.

October 28, 2004

DEATH NOTICERuth Louis Mann, 80Ruth Louis Mann, 80, of Cranford

died on Sunday, October 24, atRunnells Specialized Hospital ofUnion County in Berkeley Heights.

Born in Newark, she had lived inScotch Plains for 63 years beforemoving to Cranford.

A 1943 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Mrs. Mannhad worked as a telephone operatorwith New Jersey Bell during WorldWar II and as a school crossing guardin the 1960s. She had also been adistributor for Vanda Beauty Prod-ucts.

Mrs. Mann was a life member ofthe Deutscher Club in Clark.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Edward Mann, in 1992. Theywere married in 1947.

Surviving are four sons, Thomas S.Mann of Westfield, Dennis E. Mannof Scotch Plains, Brian G. Mann ofStevens, Pa. and William E. Mann ofWhiting; five grandchildren, Tommy,Kelly, Sherry, Eddie and Debbie, andtwo great-grandchildren, Ricky andAdrianna.

Private arrangements were handledby the Memorial Funeral Home, 155South Avenue in Fanwood.

In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made in her name to the MultipleSclerosis Society of Greater NorthJersey, 1 Kalisa Way, Suite 205,Paramus, N.J. 07652(www.njbnmss.org).

October 28, 2004

Charles F. Ivory, 85, Local Architect;Decorated Veteran of World War II

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The Blessed VirginPRAYER TO THE BLESSED

VIRGIN: (Never known to fail)Oh most beautiful flower of MountCarmel, fruitful vine splendor ofheaven. Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assistme in my necessity. Oh, Star of theSea, help me show me herein, youare my mother. Oh Holy Mary,Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech youfrom the bottom of my heart tosuccor me in this necessity. Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh, show me herein youare my mother. Oh Mary, con-ceived without sin, pray for us whohave recourse to thee. Holy Mother,I place this cause in your hands(3X). Holy Spirit, you who solveall problems, light all roads so thatI can attain my goal. You who gaveme the divine gift to forgive andforget all evil against me and thatin all instances in my life you arewith me. I want in this short prayerto thank you for the things as youconfirm once again that I neverwant to be separated from you ineternal glory. Thank you for yourmercy towards me and mine. Theperson must say this prayer threeconsecutive days. After three days,the request will be granted. Thisprayer must be published after thefavor is granted. B.A.K.

Edith Ann Sturcke, 54, of Newarkdied on Wednesday, October 20, atColumbus Hospital in Newark.

Born in Plainfield, she had residedin Westfield most of her life beforemoving to Newark two years ago.

Miss Sturcke was an accountantwith H & R Block in Scotch Plains forfive years.

She was a graduate of WestfieldHigh School and Ellen Cushing Jun-ior College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

A member of the First BaptistChurch of Westfield, she sang in thechoir and played in the bell choir there.

She was predeceased by her father,

Charles H. Sturcke, in March of 2000.Surviving are her mother, Marjorie

G. Sturcke of Whiting, and two broth-ers, Henry Sturcke of Switzerlandand Kenneth Sturcke of Beachwood.

Funeral services were held on Satur-day, October 23, at the First BaptistChurch in Westfield. Interment followedat Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.

Arrangements were by the Memo-rial Funeral Home, 155 South Av-enue in Fanwood.

Memorial donations may be made tothe Elevator Fund of the First BaptistChurch, 170 Elm Street, Westfield 07090.

October 28, 2004

Charles F. Ivory, 85, ofMountainside died on Monday, Oc-tober 25, at Overlook Hospital inSummit.

Born in Goshen, he lived inMountainside since 1953.

Mr. Ivory had been an architect forThe Philips and Kaufman Architectsin Morristown, previously Epple andSeaman, for 16 years before his re-tirement in 2001. Earlier, he hadworked for his father, Percy Ivory,also an architect.

He was a World War II B-24Bomber pilot in the United States AirForce and was with the 458th Bom-bardier Group. Honorably dischargedas a First Lieutenant, he was awardedthe European-African-Middle East-ern Campaign Ribbon, DistinguishedFlying Cross and Air Medal withThree Oak Leaf Clusters. He servedin the European Theater of Opera-tions Air Offensive over Europe;Normandy and Northern France.

Mr. Ivory was a Charter member ofthe Community Presbyterian Churchin Mountainside, where his fatherwas the architect for the church’sChristian Education Building. He alsowas a member of Veterans of ForeignWars Post No. 10136 of Mountainsideand Atlas-Pythagoras Lodge, Free andAccepted Masons of Westfield.

Surviving are his wife of 61 years,Dorothy I. Ivory; three sons, RonaldF. Ivory of North Plainfield, DouglasF. Ivory of Mountainside and JeffreyP. Ivory of St. Charles, Mo.; a brother,Richard G. Ivory of Union; six grand-children and two great-grandchildren.

There will be no visitation. A me-morial service will be held at 11 a.m.today, Thursday, October 28, at theCommunity Presbyterian Church.

Private burial will be under thedirection of the Gray Funeral Home,318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-tions may be made to the CommunityPresbyterian Church, Meeting HouseLane, Mountainside 07092.

October 28, 2004

Octavius N. De Moll, 79, of SanDiego, Calif. died on Wednesday,October 20, at his home.

Born in Newark, he had lived inFanwood for 20 years before movingto San Diego 12 years ago.

Mr. De Moll had been employed asa court clerk for the Superior Court ofUnion County in Elizabeth for 26years, retiring in 1988.

A veteran of World War II, he servedin the United States Marines from1942 to 1945 and was a recipient ofthe Purple Heart. He was a member ofthe Men of the Blue Ghost, USS Lex-ington.

Mr. De Moll was a member of ElCajon Elks Club No. 1812 Benevo-lent and Protective Order of Elks in ElCajon, Calif.; Escondido AmericanLegion Post No. 0149 in Escondido,Calif.; Veterans of Foreign Wars No.11388 in California; Marine CorpsLeague Branch No. 196; the LoyalOrder of the Moose No. 1852 in Mesa,Calif.; Sons of Union Veterans of theCivil War in Kearny, and St.Bartholomew the Apostle RomanCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.

He was predeceased by his wife,Dorothy Ruth De Moll, in 1995.

Surviving are a son, Robert DeMoll, and his wife, Caroline, of SanDiego; two sisters, Margaret Alonzoof Irvington and Antoinette Frese ofNutley; a brother, Vincent Naumowiczof Chesterfield, Mich., and threegrandchildren, Daniel De Moll, SrAJennifer Pegg and Kelly Ann De Moll.

The funeral will be at 9 a.m. tomor-row, Friday, October 29, from theMemorial Funeral Home, 155 SouthAvenue in Fanwood. A Funeral Massis set for 10 a.m. at St. Bartholomewthe Apostle Church. Interment willfollow at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, October

28, at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-

tions may be made to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn.38105.

October 28, 2004

Iva D. Flay, 77, of Scotch Plainsdied on Tuesday, October 19, at herhome.

Born in Roselle, she resided inScotch Plains for the last 49 years.

Mrs. Flay retired in 1965 afterworking as a secretary for New Jer-sey Bell in Elizabeth for 20 years.

She was a member of the FirstUnited Methodist Church of ScotchPlains and was a former Superinten-dent of the Sunday School at thePresbyterian Church in Roselle.

Surviving are her husband,Raymond F. Flay, and a sister, LouiseRomanowich of Union.

Funeral services were held on Fri-day, October 22, at the MemorialFuneral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood. Interment followed atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Autism Society of Dela-ware, 5572 Kirkwood Highway,Wilmington, Del. 19808.

October 28, 2004

Betty L. Rice, 76, of Westfield diedon Wednesday, October 20, at herresidence.

Born in Newark, she lived inWestfield for the last 50 years.

Mrs. Rice had been a cashier forDrug Fair in Westfield for many yearsprior to retiring in 1997.

She was a past Worthy Matron forthe Nutley Chapter No. 121 of theOrder of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Rice also was a long-timemember of the First Baptist Churchof Westfield and was involved withthe Girl Scouts of Westfield.

She was predeceased by her hus-

band, Elmer J. Rice, Jr., in 1969.Surviving are a daughter, Robin R.

Landau of Westfield; a son, Elmer J.Rice, 3rd, also of Westfield; a sister,Bernice Leitschuh of Lakeland, Fla.,and three grandchildren.

Funeral services took place on Sat-urday, October 23, at the Gray Fu-neral Home, 318 East Broad Street inWestfield. Burial followed at Holly-wood Memorial Park in Union.

Memorial donations may be madeto the American Heart Association orthe American Alzheimer’s Founda-tion.

October 28, 2004

Area/Community/Church

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-morial Library’s Friday Film Festivalwill resume in November with threemovies. All films will start at 7:30 p.m.in the library, located at North Avenueand Tillotson Road. Admission is free.

The month will kick off November5 with The Day After Tomorrow (PG-13), a big-budget, special effects-filledlook at what would happen if the green-house effect and global warming con-tinued at such levels that they resultedin worldwide catastrophe.

Casablanca, in black and white,will be presented November 12. Itstars Humphrey Bogart and IngridBergman as former lovers who arebrought together again against the

backdrop of World War II.The month will conclude on No-

vember 19 with Shrek 2 (PG-13),featuring an all-star cast of celebrityvoices. This sequel finds newlywedsShrek and Fiona visiting Fiona’s par-ents for dinner. A Fairy God Motherreminds Fiona’s father of a deal theymade years ago that Fiona wouldmarry her son, prompting the king tohire Puss-in-Boots, a sword-fightingcat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.

The series is co-sponsored by theFriends of the Fanwood MemorialLibrary with the cooperation ofPalmer Video in Scotch Plains. Formore information, please call the li-brary at (908) 322-6400.

Fanwood Library to ResumeFilm Festival in November

Westfield Library PostsAdult and Youth Events

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldMemorial Library, located at 550 EastBroad Street in Westfield, will hostseveral programs for children andadults during the week of Monday,November 1.

“Computer Talk and Discussion:Job Searching on the Internet” willtake place November 1 from 7 to 8:15p.m. This workshop will explore thepossibilities of combining traditionaljob search methods with the Internet.

Participants will look at full-ser-vice job sites, New Jersey jobs, CivilService options, federal job opportu-nities and employment services. Thebasics of posting a résumé online willbe demonstrated as well.

“Steps Around the Stacks,” a hands-on class, will be held on Wednesday,November 3, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Itwill cover basic library skills such asusing the online catalog (from insidethe library and from home); navigat-ing the library’s Web page; using e-books and placing Inter-library Loans(from inside the library and fromhome).

“TGIF: Why We Loved LucilleBall!” will be presented on Friday,November 5, at 1:30 p.m. Partici-pants will recall the comedienne witha video, talk and discussion session.

Children in grades 4 and up areinvited for a presentation, question-

and-answer session and book signingwith author Jim Murphy on Saturday,November 6, from 10:30 to 11:30a.m.

Mr. Murphy chronicled the story ofhow one tiny mosquito foreverchanged history and science in “AnAmerican Plague,” a Newbery HonorBook of 2004. He will discuss whyand how this account was written.Children must have a valid WestfieldLibrary card to attend.

For youngsters age 10 to 23 monthsand their parents or caregivers,“Mother Goose Lapsit” is currentlybeing offered on Tuesdays andWednesdays from 9:45 to 10:05 a.m.,through Wednesday, November 10.The program exposes young childrento language, books and playful ac-tivities. Older siblings are not permit-ted due to the size limitations of theroom.

Storytime programs are conductedon a drop-in basis, but attendance islimited, so participants are urged toarrive early and sign in at theChildren’s Desk. Youngsters musthave a valid Westfield Library card toparticipate.

For more information, please call(908) 789-4090, visit the library’swebsite at www.wmlnj.org or stop bythe library for a copy of its quarterlynewsletter.

College Woman’s Club TeamsWith WSO For Fundraiser

WESTFIELD — On Saturday,November 13, the College Woman’sClub of Westfield will team up for itsfall fundraiser with the WestfieldSymphony Orchestra.

The public is invited to attend thepre-concert wine and cheese party at6 p.m. at the home of Jennifer andBarry Jaruzelski, located at 210 SouthEuclid Avenue in Westfield. Partyadmission and concert tickets are $40per person. Those wishing to attendjust the party may do so for $20.

The concert will be held at ThePresbyterian Church in Westfield atBroad Street and Mountain Avenue

at 8 p.m. The program will feature“Prague,” Mozart’s Symphony No.38 in D, “Serenade in E for Strings,”by Dvorak, and “Serenade for Violin,Strings, Harp and Percussion” byBernstein.

Checks may be made payable to“College Woman’s Club,” in care ofMrs. Lynn Adams, 218 CanterburyRoad, Westfield 07090. The CollegeWoman’s Club awards scholarshipseach year to outstanding and deserv-ing young women from Westfield.Fundraising events such as the con-cert support the club’s scholarshipfund.

St. Paul’s Invites CommunityTo Boutique, Clothing Sale

Haircut Beach in SPTo Host Cut-a-Thon

SCOTCH PLAINS – HaircutBeach, a new beach-themed hair sa-lon catering to men located on Route22 in Scotch Plains, will hold a cut-a-thon tomorrow, Friday, October 29,from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to benefit theCommunity Food Bank of New Jer-sey.

Haircuts will only cost $2. All pro-ceeds raised from haircuts during theevent will be donated to the Commu-nity Food Bank of New Jersey. Pa-trons also are encouraged to drop offnon-perishable food items that day.

According to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the number ofpeople needing food assistance fromlocal emergency pantries has in-creased, despite the fact that the na-tional economy has shown statisticalsigns of recovery. These people needhelp getting over the rough spots whenrent and utility bills are due. Theproblem is exacerbated by the highcost of living in this area, since NewJersey is among the three most ex-pensive states in the nation. Most ofthose who need emergency food arethe working poor and seniors livingon very limited incomes.

“Most people don’t realize thatmore than 40 percent of the emer-gency food recipients have to choosebetween paying for food and payingtheir rent or mortgage,” said MearaNigro, Director of Communicationsat the Community Food Bank of NewJersey. “The suburbs are not immunefrom hunger.”

WESTFIELD – St. Paul’s Episco-pal Church, 414 East Broad Street inWestfield, will host its annual FallBoutique and Clothing Sale Fridayand Saturday, November 5 and 6.

The sale will once again featureantiques, jewelry, china, silver andcrystal, as well as nearly new anddesigner clothing. General inventorywill include clothing, linens and ac-cessories. Gently-used clothing itemsmay be donated on Wednesday andThursday, November 3 and 4, at theParish Hall.

Now in its 24th year, the sale en-ables St. Paul’s outreach program toprovide inexpensive clothing andgoods for people in local communi-ties. Unsold items are sorted and dis-tributed to social service agencieswithin the county and to other disas-ter relief organizations.

Sale hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. on Friday. Saturday’s Bag Daywill begin at 9:30 a.m. and end atnoon. In an effort to control the flowof traffic, access to the sale will befrom the alcove entrance outside the

Parish Hall on St. Paul’s Street. Thereis no admission fee and all are wel-come.

For information on donations, vol-unteering and post-sale outreach, pleasecall the parish at (908) 232-8506.

Lions Club AnnouncesBreakfast on SundaySCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch

Plains Lions Club will present “MoreThan A Lion’s Pancake Breakfast”this Sunday, October 31, from 8 a.m.until noon at the Scotch Hills CountryClub, located at Jerusalem Road andPlainfield Avenue in Scotch Plains.

Pancakes, sausage, ham and eggs,juice and coffee will be available.Admission is $5. Children under agesix may attend for free. Tickets maybe purchased at the door or from amember.

All proceeds will support theorganization’s Blind Fund. For moreinformation, please call PancakeBreakfast Chairman Ron Kelly at(908) 753-8218.

WHS Marching BandAwarded at Competitions

WESTFIELD – The Westfield HighSchool Marching Band won first placein Group 5 at two USSBA competi-tions at North Brunswick High Schoolon October 9 and at Sayreville HighSchool on October 16.

They were also awarded for BestColor Guard, Best Percussion andBest Music at Sayreville.

The band is under the direction ofMichael Fackelman. This year’s pro-duction, entitled “Locomotion,” fea-tures train-inspired music, marchingand choreography.

The band will compete in the NewJersey State Championship at GiantsStadium at the Meadowlands this Sun-day, October 31.

Woman’s Club to HearPresentation on HerbsWESTFIELD – Cheryl Wiley of

Herbs, Spice, Everything Nice inSouth Plainfield will lecture on anddemonstrate how to entertain withherbs for the holidays for members ofthe Woman’s Club of Westfield.

The program is set for Monday,November 8, at the club’s new loca-tion, the Masonic Lodge at 1011 Cen-tral Avenue in Westfield. A businessmeeting will be held at 1 p.m., withthe program to follow at 1:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend thisprogram and the reception afterward.For further information, please call(908) 233-0532.


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NJIT Professor, WF ResidentWill Develop Large LibraryWESTFIELD – Westfield resident

and New Jersey Institute of Technol-ogy (NJIT) Associate Professor ofInformation Systems, Dr. MichaelBieber, is leading a project to create asuper-sized library at the school.

With the click of a mouse, a varietyof reference listings consolidatedfrom public, university and on-linedigital libraries, thisreference optionwould be available atNJIT due to Dr.Bieber’s efforts andmembers of an NJITresearch laboratory.

The Co-Director ofthe CollaborativeHypermedia ResearchLaboratory at NJIT, agroup of informationscientists and librar-ians, Dr. Bieber andhis colleagues re-ceived over $2 millionin federal funding todevelop computersoftware to create theirproject.

“We’re developing a super-sizedlibrary,” said Dr. Bieber. “Our metainformation engine will automaticallyadd links within web pages to relateddocuments and services, customizedto your current task.”

Funding, which extends throughSeptember of 2007, includes$498,000 from the Institute of theMuseum and Library Services(IMLS); $850,000 from the NationalScience Digital Library program atthe National Science Foundation(NSF); and $800,000 from the NSFto develop a general recommenda-tion engine.

Librarians and other researchersfrom NJIT, Olin College of Engineer-ing in Massachusetts, Ramapo Col-

lege, Cumberland Community Col-lege and the Newark Public Library,as well as several on-line digital li-braries, will help Dr. Bieber test anddevelop the software.

Holdings in the virtual mega li-brary will include the home library’son-line catalog databases and elec-tronic special collections. Also avail-

able will be the Na-tional Science DigitalLibrary’s on-line edu-cational resource net-work, theScience@NASA edu-cational digital libraryand books on sale atAmazon.com that per-tain to any item a userselects on the computerscreen.

The National ScienceDigital Library is a net-work that includesteaching resources, ex-periments, data andmore for students ingrade and secondary

schools, as well as in higher educa-tion.

In addition to extra links, the sys-tem will improve upon Google’s styleof information delivery, according toDr. Bieber.

“Just type a topic into a library’sdesignated search engine. A few sec-onds later, a list of resources groupedby sub-topics will appear,” he ex-plained.

“What’s exciting is that now usersmust search each electronic databaseseparately,” he said. “Our new soft-ware will enable users to conduct thesame search over all library resourcesat once. We already have gotten in-quiries from other college libraries,so I believe the project will be helpfulto many people when it’s completed.”

Woman’s Club of WestfieldAwards Gray Scholarships

WESTFIELD – The Woman’s Clubof Westfield has announced ninescholarships winners given throughbenefactor, Marie Gray, President ofthe Gray Family Foundation.

The following students will receive$1,000 one-time grants:

Tyshon Blackmon, the son ofMonique Blackmon, graduated

Westfield HighSchool (WHS) inJune, where heplayed basketballand football.Tyshon will attendMorgan State Uni-versity in Balti-more, Md. Heworked as a coun-selor for the

Westfield Y during his high schoolyears.

Megan Hein, the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. AlbertHein, is a 2002WHS graduate.While attendingWHS, she was aneditor of Hi’s Eye,the school’sweekly newspa-per. She was aalso a member ofthe French Cluband the Frenchand National Honor Societies. Meganis a junior at the University of MaryWashington in Fredericksburg, Va.,where she majors in liberal arts.

Anthony La Vecchia, the son ofSusan CampbellChilds, is a 2004WHS graduate. AtWHS, he was amember of the foot-ball team and anhonor roll student.Anthony attendsRutgers University,Newark campus,and is working on

his undergraduate and graduate de-grees in accounting.

Rui Lu, thedaughter of Mr.and Mrs. ShomingLu, is a 2002graduate of WHS,where she was amember of theFrench and Na-tional Honor Soci-eties. She also rantrack and is a member of Who’sWho Among American High SchoolStudents. She is a third-year stu-dent at Johns Hopkins Universityin Baltimore, where she majors ineconomic relations. She is also amember of the National Society ofCollegiate Scholars.

Bree Sherry, the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Sherry, graduated

WHS in 2002.She is currentlyin her third yearat Elon Univer-sity in Elon, N.C.,where she holdsa double major oftheater and En-glish. For her se-nior year project, which she is doingduring her junior year, Bree is in-volved in the musical, Jekyll andHyde, for which she is the stage man-ager. Bree plans to study in Europefor the winter term in the next fewmonths.

Michael Sherry, the son of Mr. andMrs. Thomas Sherry and the sister ofBree, is a 2004 graduate of WHS.While at WHS, heparticipated in theMarching Band,was an EagleScout, waselected to Who’sWho AmongAmerican HighSchool Students,and participatedin many choir andtheatrical productions. Michael is at-tending the American Musical andDramatic Academy in Manhattan andis pursuing his dream of becoming anactor.

The following students will receiveone-time $500 grants:

Jessica Guerriero, the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Robert Guerriero is a2004 WHS graduate, where she was

active in the girlssoftball league asa player, team cap-tain and coach’sassistant. Sheworked outside ofschool in positionsuch as an all-sports coach at theWestfield Y. She iscurrently enrolled

as a freshman at East StroudsburgState University in East Stroudsburg,Pa.

Sara Hoban, the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. GeraldHoban, graduatedWHS in 2004 at thetop of the class.While at WHS, shewas a member ofthe National HonorSociety, served asFrench Club Presi-dent, and Co-Presi-dent of the Latin Club. During herhigh school years, she worked as apage at the Westfield Memorial Li-brary. As a freshman at WellesleyCollege in Wellesley, Mass., Sara ismajoring in French.

Carrie Hubbard, the daughter ofLisa Hubbard, is a 2004 graduate

of WHS, whereshe was a mem-ber of the Na-tional Honor So-ciety and in-volved in Hi’sEye. Carrie at-tends the Univer-sity of Marylandwith an unde-

cided major, while consideringbusiness with an emphasis on ac-counting.

Anthony LaVecchia

Rui Lu

Bree Sherry

Megan Hein

Tyshon Blackmon

Michael Sherry

Jessica Guerriero

Sarah Hoban

Carrie Hubbard

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COMMENDED STUDENTS…Head of The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison,Chris Williamson, right, congratulates Ashley Harris of Scotch Plains for beingnamed an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement ScholarshipProgram. The honor is given to students of African-American heritage who scorein the top 5 percent of more than 120,000 Black Americans taking the national testknown as the PSAT’s. They are pictured with National Merit CommendedScholars Lexi Correll of Scotch Plains, Sydney Briggs of Edison and JohnFrederick of North Plainfield.

FIRE PREVENTERS…On October 12, during Fire Prevention Week, first gradeBrownie Troop No. 216 at Evergreen Elementary School in Scotch Plains learnedhow to prevent forest fires. They met with Smokey the Bear and Scott Knauer,who is the Fourth Fire Control Technician for the state of New Jersey. The girlswere shown a movie, Smokey the Bear – Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires. A firetruck was also available and each girl tried to use the equipment. The educationalactivity helped the scouts become more aware of fire prevention, especially sincethey are preparing for their first camping trip in the spring.

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Leader and published in the Octo-ber 21 edition regarding the El-ementary Curriculum Extrava-ganza in Westfield Public Schoolsmisidentified the speaker as Bar-bara Ball. The correct identifica-tion is Dr. Regina Kiczek, Super-visor of Math K-12.

First Superintendent’s CoffeeOf Year Set With Dr. Choye

SCOTCH PLAINS – The firstSuperintendent’s Coffee of the schoolyear in the Scotch Plains-Fanwoodschool district will be held on Tues-day, November 2, at 9:30 a.m. in theMedia Center at Terrill MiddleSchool.

Members of the public will havethe opportunity to ask Superinten-dent of Schools Dr. Carol Choye anyquestions and to share their concerns

and compliments about the schoolsand to learn about what is happeningin the district.

Refreshments will be served for thisinformal gathering, which is hosted bythe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Council.

For more information, please callPTA Council Vice-President Marga-ret Ames at (908) 322-5805 or [email protected].

Closure Dates AnnouncedIn Westfield Public Schools

WESTFIELD – Westfield publicschool students in the elementarygrades will attend a reduced ses-sion on Tuesday, November 2, toallow for parent/teacher confer-ences.

Grades 1 to 5 will attend 8:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m., morning kindergartenpupils will attend 8:30 to 10:15 p.m.,while afternoon kindergarten sessions

will be held from 10:45 to 12:30 p.m.Westfield public schools will be

closed for all students and teacherson Thursday and Friday, November 4and 5, to permit the attendance ofteachers at the New Jersey EducationAssociation Convention.

Business can be transacted withschool offices and the Administra-tion Building from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MONARCH LEADERS…Jumpstart students, Jeremy Lenart and JohnDeMarco are ready to lead their classmates outside for the butterfly parade.

Brunner Students BecomeMonarch Butterfly ExpertsSCOTCH PLAINS — On Sep-

tember 17, the children inBernadette Hoyer’s Jumpstartclasses at Brunner ElementarySchool in Scotch Plains, welcomedeighty tiny Monarch larvae to theirclassroom.

This was the beginning of a learn-ing adventure that provided themthe opportunity to watch each stageof the Monarch butterfly life cycletake place.

Through books and songs theyalso learned about the Monarchbutterfly migration to Mexico eachfall.

Parents were invited into the class-room to share the experience withtheir children as the caterpillars grewand changed. Caterpillars wereshared with teachers in the buildingand now there are many Monarch

watchers and experts at BrunnerSchool.

On October 15, the Jumpstart stu-dents, wearing butterfly wings andantennae, held a butterfly parade tocelebrate all that they had learnedand to release the butterflies intothe school garden.

During the parade, the studentssang the “Metamorphosis” song andencouraged spectators to plant milk-weed to help conserve the Monarchbutterfly population. The Brunnerstudent body, staff members andfamily members of the Jumpstartstudents were in attendance at theparade.

The Education Enrichment Foun-dation of Scotch Plains-Fanwoodas part of its annual grant programfunded Mrs. Hoyer’s “Got Milk-weed?” program.

‘Focus on Our Schools’Will Premiere on TV-36

WESTFIELD — A new regularlyscheduled program will be seen onTV-36 beginning on Tuesday, No-vember 2.

“Focus on Our Schools,” will spot-light one Westfield public school eachmonth. In November, McKinley El-ementary School will be featured.

The show can be seen on Tuesdaysat 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursdays at 2and 10 p.m.; Saturdays at 10 a.m. and7 p.m.; and Sundays at 4 p.m. throughNovember 21.

“So many good things are happen-ing in your schools everyday in everyclassroom,” stated Superintendent ofSchools Dr. William Foley.

“We invite our Westfield commu-nity to tune in to “Focus on OurSchools” to experience some of theeveryday learning as well as uniqueevents in each school,” he said.

McKinley Principal ClaudiaAndreski added, “I am thrilled that

McKinley School will be featured inthe debut of ‘Focus on Our Schools.’Our students and teachers are happyto share a glimpse of life at McKinleywith the public.”

John Burns, Westfield High SchoolTV teacher, and Peter Basler, TVtechnician, directed and produced theshow.

“Basically, it’s a 20-minute visit toa school through the eyes of the TVcamera,” stated Dr. Burns. “We’reexcited to bring the information andthe enthusiasm of the school childrenand staff into Westfield homes.”

Immediately following the “Focuson Our Schools” program in Novem-ber will be a segment featuring Wash-ington Elementary School secondgrader Alex Fromm and the visit by theWienermobile to Westfield, made pos-sible by Alex’s contest entry and hisinterest in helping his friend, who suf-fers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy.


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*President George W. Bush (R)

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.)

Congress (2-Year Term)Seventh Congressional District

*Mike Ferguson (R)Hometown: WarrenOccupation: CongressmanEducation: Bachelor’s degree in gov-

ernment from Notre Dame University;Master’s of public policy degree with aspecialization in education policy fromGeorgetown University.

Experience: Congressman since 2000;prior to serving in Congress, Rep.Ferguson taught history in The Bronx andpolitical science at Brookdale Commu-nity College.

Steve Brozak - DEMHometown: WestfieldOccupation: Biotech Research Ana-

lyst; co-founder Westfield BakerinkBrozak LLC, an investment bank special-izing in biotechnology, medical devicesand healthcare research.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in EastAsian Studies, Columbia University(1994) M.B.A., Columbia University.

Experience: A businessman and Ma-rine Corps veteran, Mr. Brozak is runningfor Congress to put his experience towork by bringing high paying jobs backto New Jersey. A decorated officer, hismilitary occupational specialties includeinfantry, public affairs, and foreign areaservice (Western Europe). Prior to hisrelease in November of 2003, he had beenon duty in Bosnia, the US Mission to theUnited Nations in New York, and Haiti.In November of 2002, Mr. Brozak wasrecalled for extended active duty for Op-eration Enduring Freedom as the Spokes-person for the Department of DefenseAgency, the Employer Support of theGuard and Reserve (ESGR) until Decem-ber of 2003. His personal military decora-tions include the Navy/Marine CorpsMeritorious Service Medal with Gold Star,the Navy/Marine Corps CommendationMedal, the Joint Service AchievementMedal, and the Navy/Marine CorpsAchievement Medal.

Platform: He believes in fiscal re-sponsibility, and will fight to get spend-ing under control and balance the budget.His experience as a Marine has prepared

Patricia Quattrocchi - GOPHometown: GarwoodOccupation: Employment executive

search consultant since 1983, SherbrookeAssociates, Inc. Clark, 1994 to presentResearch manager and search consult-ant.

Education: The Taylor Business In-stitute, Plainfield; Arthur L. Johnson Re-gional High School, Clark.

Experience: Garwood Councilwoman2000. Borough Council Activities: Chair-person: Buildings and Grounds Commit-tees: Streets & Roads, Recreation Liai-son: Union County Transportation Advi-sory Board. Volunteer: Team Leader2002-2006/2004 Union County RegionalDomestic Violence Crisis InterventionTeam Serving Garwood/Roselle Park/Cranford/Kenilworth/Winfield Park.

Platform: Lower Taxes, EliminatingNo Bid Contracts, Keep the county’sbusiness in the county, Better/easier ac-cess to public records, and an end to oneparty rule-returning the government to allthe people.

*Daniel Sullivan - DEMHometown: ElizabethOccupation: Director with the New

Jersey Motor Vehicle CommissionEducation: Graduate of Seton Hall

University with a bachelor’s degree ingovernment.

Experience: Freeholder Sullivan be-gan his public service career when he waselected to the Elizabeth Board of Educa-tion in 1993. Appointed to the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freeholders in1995 to complete a one-year term, he waselected to three-year terms in 1995, 1998and 2001. Freeholder Chairman, 1998and 2000.

Platform: We believe it is important tocontinue to provide Union County resi-dents with vital health services they findat Runnells Hospital. Runnells is cur-rently the state’s premier county-run spe-cialized hospital, achieving high reportcard reviews from the New Jersey De-partment of Health. It has also continuedto operate profitably, providing tax reliefto residents.

Freeholder, Union County(3-year terms; 3 positions at large)

Joe Renna - GOPHometown: CranfordOccupation: Marketing and advertis-

ing design.Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in

commercial art from New Jersey City Uni-versity. He is enrolled in the masters pro-gram in public administration at Kean Uni-versity and will earn his master’s degreethis fall. Mr. Renna is a certified publicadministrator and a member of the Ameri-can Society of Public Administrators.

Experience: He ran as an independentcandidate for Freeholder in 2003.

Platform: As a Freeholder of UnionCounty, Joe Renna would bring his vastmanagerial experience, his expertise inbusiness and his commitment to commu-nity development with him in order tohelp make county government more effi-cient and more effective. Mr. Renna is anindependent thinker and committed todoing what is best for the people. He haspointed out areas that can be improvedand as a publisher, is running on a plat-form that would get the public more in-formed and, in turn, more involved. He iscommitted to cutting the tremendousamount of waste and passing the savingson to the taxpayer in the form of lowertaxes and better service.

Bette Jane Kowalski - DEMHometown: CranfordOccupation: Ms. Kowalski has served

for more than 10 years as an editor andmanaging editor for The World Press Re-view, a monthly magazine on foreign af-fairs, and wrote a monthly column onLatin American press. She has served ei-ther as an editor, writer, translator or re-porter at the following publications: NewYork Newsday, The Village Voice, Pub-lishers Weekly, WNYC History Notes, theGotham Gazette, The Stamford Advocate,Criticas and The Cranford Chronicle.

Education: Masters degree in Journal-ism from New York University. Bachelorof Arts degree from Hunter College.

Experience: Member and organizerof the League of Women Voters andboard member of the Lincoln HeightsAssociation, a neighborhood preserva-tion group in Cranford. She has also servedas the second vice president of theCranford Democratic Committee, and asa district leader.

Platform: The arts will play a big partin the revitalization of our neighborhoods.Preserving grants for history educationand the arts (HEART Grants) plays a vitalrole by providing funding to artists di-rectly at the grass-roots level. Anotherprogram worth mentioning is the county’saward-winning “Care for Caregivers: theArts as Respite.” The program provides aseries of free visits by professional artiststo “stressed out” unpaid family caregiversof adults over 60. Caregivers are encour-aged to focus their energies on creativeprojects as the arts are a proven, effectivetool in managing and gaining respite fromstress.

Bruce Paterson - GOPHometown: GarwoodOccupation: Project Engineer, Li-

censed New Jersey Master Plumber, ownerof Powder Puff Plumbing Co.

Education: Bachelor of Science de-gree, Mechanical Engineering, RutgersUniversity.

Experience: Served or serve on vari-ous borough committees in Garwood: Cel-ebrations Committee, Steering committeefor Education Foundation, School Refer-endum Committee, Centennial Anniver-sary Committee, Editor of Garwood’s TheRoaming Eye & Ear newsletter, Treasurerof the Garwood Republican Committeeand District Committeeman.

Platform: Opened and balanced gov-ernment. The county is spending $1 mil-lion a day. Do you know where thatmoney is going? We are four candidatesthat demand to know. What we uncov-ered so far is that they are wasting yourtax dollars on many patronage jobs, inef-ficiency, waste and unethical practices.Taxes that have gone up 40 percent infour years and each year the county pressdepartment reports that they “tightenedevery department’s belt.” But since theydeflect and spin information, all you endup doing is yelling at the town council orschool board because those entities raisedyour taxes 5 percent a year. Elect all fourof us and we will stop this spinning. Wewill hold them accountable and uncoverand correct the waste, inefficiency andunethical practices. We can keep all thosefeel good grants and still decrease yourtaxes. It is time to give the governmentback to all the people.

Frank Arena - GOPHometown: WestfieldOccupation: Senior Sales Executive

for an industry leading $6.5 billion infor-mation technology company where I amresponsible for the marketing, sales andsupport services for major financial andgovernment institutions including the Cityof New York.

Education: Bachelor of Science inEconomics and Marketing.

College: Susquehanna University,Selinsgrove, Pa.

Experience: He held the position ofVice-Chairman of Campaigns for theWestfield Town Republican Committee.Additionally, he is currently a board mem-ber of the Downtown Westfield Corpora-tion, where he helps oversee Westfield’sdowntown revitalization projects. He alsois a member of the National AdvisoryBoard of the Black America PoliticalAction Committee (BAMPAC).

Platform: It is a sad fact that mostUnion County people are not familiar withthe office of freeholder, or that about 20percent of their tax bill goes to UnionCounty. The reason is simple. New Jersey

Platform: Eighty-one residents of theseventh Congressional District were killedon September 11, 2001. I have voted inCongress to invest billions of dollars (morethat $32 billion in Fiscal Year 2004 alone)in strengthening our defenses, includinga plan that provides first responders withthe tools they need to protect us, our portsand borders, and our critical communica-tions systems. I also recently co-spon-sored legislation in the House which wouldimplement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Passage of this impor-tant bill is my top priority.

him to be a leader on the foreign policychallenges and national security needsfacing our country in the post-9/11 world.As your Congressman, he will fight toprotect the long-term stability of SocialSecurity and Medicare, and to deliver realprescription drug relief for New Jerseyseniors. Mr. Brozak put himself throughcollege working in the restaurant busi-ness.

* denotes elected incumbents

* Mike Ferguson (R) Steve Brozak (D) Left to right, DEM: * Dan Sullivan,Bette Jane Kowalski and Adrien Mapp

Left to right, GOP: Frank Arena,Pat Quattrocchi Joe Renna

Adrien Mapp - DEMHometown: PlainfieldOccupation: Adrian Mapp is a certified

public accountant. He is an Associate Di-rector of Planning for the Bristol-MyersSquibb Company, where he has worked forthe past 14 years.

Education: M.B.A. in InternationalBusiness from Fairleigh Dickinson Uni-versity; Bachelor of Science degree fromRutgers University.

Experience: President of the PlainfieldCity Council, he has served on the councilfor more than six years. He is the Council’sliaison to the Plainfield Municipal Utili-ties Authority and served as chairman ofthe Finance Committee and liaison to theBoard of Education. Councilman Mapphas served also on the Cable AdvisoryCommittee, the Plainfield RedevelopmentAuthority, and the board of directors ofthe Plainfield Health Center, and he ischairman of the Capital Campaign Com-mittee at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Platform: With our nation and UnionCounty on heightened alert because of thewar on terrorism, we must remember ourveterans and honor their sacrifices. UnionCounty has initiated a unique policy toprovide benefits and compensation toCounty employees who are called to activemilitary duty. The Democratic team hasexpanded the Office of Veterans Affairsand outreach to local veterans’ organiza-tions to assist veterans of past wars. Ifelected, I will continue to support and im-prove upon these programs.

counties attempt to deliver programs thatare already delivered by the state and/orlocal municipalities. For example, todaywe fund three separate road departments;a local public works department, the countydepartment and the state Department ofTransportation. To put this in perspective,Union County is responsible for about 170miles worth of roads while my hometownof Westfield’s Public Works Departmentis responsible for 110 miles of roads. Thesalaries alone in the county department areover $1 million a year. This is the type ofgovernment overlap, redundancy and bu-reaucracy I intend to drastically streamlinewhen on the freeholder board.

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John Wolhrab - DEMHometown: LindenMr. John Wolhrab of Linden whose

name remains on the ballot was chargedwith assault by the Linden police twoweeks ago for domestic violence and re-signed from his appointed Freeholderposition. If elected, the Democrat partyannounced it will replace him by appoint-ing a Linden attorney, Nancy Ward.

Mr. Wohlrab, an executive with WasteManagement, Inc. in Elizabeth was ap-pointed to the freeholder board in Marchby the Union County Democrat party toreplace former Freeholder NicholasScutari, who resigned his position to servein the State Senate in 2003 in the wake ofsexual harassment charges leveled againstthen Senator Joseph Suliga.

Other Candidates

Alexander Savin is running as anIndependent candidate for Freeholder.

No information has been proved bythe candidate.

* James LaCorte - DEMMr. LaCorte of Elizabeth has served as

the Union County Surrogate for the lastfive years. During his 25 years as a prac-ticing attorney, Mr. LaCorte took part in acapital murder case involving a policeofficer who murdered his wife. He alsoserved as the public defender for UnionCounty, and had his own private practice.

Mike Panagos - GOPMr. Panagos of Westfield has been a

practicing attorney for 27 years and is aformer five-term Westfield Town Coun-cilman. He previously served as UnionCounty’s First Deputy County Councilwhere he was responsible for supervisingthe legal department in connection withUnion County Social Services.

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Maureen Mawbry - GOPOccupation: Career in CorporateMarketing Sales, Finance and Hu-man Resources; Currently Market-ing and Office Manager.

Education: Certified Project Man-ager, AT&T; Instructor, Dale CarnegieInstitute.

Experience: Homeowner and 30-year resident of Fanwood; three adult

children, graduatesof Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools;five grandchildren.Platform: TheDowntown Rede-velopment planningis creeping along atan anemic pace. I

pledge to help to get this plan movingin the right direction. We need towork with and scrutinize the plansand proposals of any developers andan environmental study must be com-pleted on the Dean Oil site to make itsafe from toxic problems. I support aDowntown Redevelopment Plan thatwill add property tax revenue andcreate a more attractive community.

*Katherine Mitchell - DEMOccupation: Registered Nurse at

Runnells Specialized Hospital in Ber-keley Heights.

Education: Graduate of Holy Trin-ity High School in Westfield. Gradu-

ate of the ElizabethGeneral School ofNursing.

E x p e r i e n c e :Elected to FanwoodBorough Council in1998; reelected in2001. Council Presi-dent in 2004. Cur-

rently Police Commissioner, councilrepresentative to Historic Preserva-tion Commission, member of Ad-ministration and Finance Commit-tee, Cultural Arts Committee, andCommunication and VolunteerismCommittee.

Platform: Fanwood has been myhome for more than 50 years and Icare deeply about what happens inmy community. As a senior citizenapproaching retirement, I feel that itis important that we do all that we canto encourage our senior citizens toremain in Fanwood. We should con-trol spending and taxes, seek avail-able grants and other alternativesources of revenue and shared ser-vices. We should continue the progresstoward sensible downtown redevel-opment which is vital to our economy.And we should provide seniors, chil-dren and families with the servicesand facilities they need and deserve.

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Patrick Higgins - DEMOccupation: Land use and site

planner with New Jersey SchoolsConstruction Corporation. More than30 years of public sector experiencein finance, transportation planning,land use and site planning with com-munities in Middlesex County andNJ Transit.

Education: Masters Degree in Cityand Regional Planning from RutgersUniversity. Master of Business Ad-ministration from Rutgers University.

Experience: Appointed to FanwoodBorough Council to complete the termof former Councilman MichaelBrennan in 2004. Chairman ofFanwood Downtown Advisory Com-

Joel Stroz - GOPOccupation: AttorneyEducation: Juris Doctor, Rutgers

School of Law; Masters in BusinessA d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,Rutgers GraduateSchool of Manage-ment; Bachelor ofArts, Economics,Queens College-C.U.N.Y.

E x p e r i e n c e :Member, Fanwood

Strategic Plan Advisory Committee;concerned resident that has followedlocal politics and policies such asDean Oil Site development proposalsand member of the Fanwood Repub-lican Club.

Platform: Bring fiscal responsi-bility and a sense of urgency toFanwood’s Borough Council. Spend-ing needs to be controlled to keepFanwood an affordable and desirablecommunity. The council has had topetition for extraordinary aid this yearin order to avoid an 11.3 percent taxincrease passed this spring. Despitethe fiscal emergency, the council hasexpanded expenditures in this year’sbudget by 6.2 percent over last years’budget. A continued reliance on ex-traordinary aid from Trenton and fail-ure to go through each year’s budgetline by line to minimize spendingwill promote an unrealistic and dan-gerous dependency on Trenton lar-gess. We can and must do better topreserve Fanwood’s future.

So, as we wait for redevelopment,time is wasting – we are actuallylosing money every day. I pledge toget going full steam ahead, for a bet-ter Fanwood, as we preserve our fu-ture.

For the betterment of all residents,Fanwood Borough Council doesn’thave, and needs to have a balancedrepresentation of Republican andDemocrats, which provides better andmore dialog on every issue. I am anew face, with new ideas. If I amelected to the Fanwood BoroughCouncil, I pledge to work hard, ener-getically, diligently and quickly toget “issues” resolved for the peopleand the community to preserveFanwood’s future.

Barbara Baldasarre - DEMOccupation: Registered Nurse.

Currently Administrative Director ofProfessional/SupportServices at RunnellsSpecialized Hospitalof Union County. Inthis role, overseesmultimillion dollarbudget and managesseveral professionalcontracted services.

Education: Bach-elor of Science degree in Nursing,Jersey City State (College); Masterof Science, Jersey City State (Col-lege); Certificate in Public Manage-ment, Kean (College) University;Classes in Municipal Budgeting andPlanning/ Zoning, Rutgers Univer-sity.

Experience: Past Director and PastPresident, National OrthopedicNurses Association; Founder and PastChairperson of Associate Nurse Ad-ministrators of New Jersey and heldtop level positions in health care ad-ministration for past 25 years in NewJersey and Delaware.

Platform: Last year there, was an18-point increase in municipal taxes.If elected, I would place efforts in thearea of long range planning to antici-pate needs to prevent the need forcrisis management which is morecostly. I would look for those servicesthat are included in the budget andseek alternate ways to finance them.This would include applying for allpublic and private grants that mightbe available to decrease tax burden.

As my running mate for Mayor,

SP Mayor SP Council*Martin Marks - GOP

Occupation: DentistEducation: Virginia Tech, Bach-

elor of Science degree in Biology;UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School,D.M.D.; Booth Memorial MedicalCenter, General Practice Residency;VA Medical Center, Certificate of

Advance Trainingin Endodontics.

Exper ience :Scotch PlainsMayor 2000-present; ScotchPlains TownshipCouncil 1997-

1999; New Jersey State League ofMunicipalities Property Tax ReformReview Committee; Scotch PlainsPlanning Board; Scotch Plains Envi-ronmental Commission.

Platform: The number one issuefacing all mayors across the state isthe desperate need for property taxreform for New Jersey. New Jerseyhas the dubious distinction of havingthe highest property taxes in the na-tion and it is forcing many, especiallythose living on fixed incomes, out ofour communities and out of New Jer-sey. Because of my advocacy for re-form, I have been asked to representthe New Jersey State League of Mu-nicipalities and travel the state in aneffort to get our state government tochange the system. If our state lead-ers fail to lead, then our next bestoption for property tax reform is via aConstitutional Convention. It does agreat disservice to our residents tolead them to believe that the propertytax crisis is just a Scotch Plains issue.It is time for Democrats and Republi-cans in Scotch Plains and across thestate to rally for change in a biparti-san manner.

*Paulette Coronato - GOPOccupation/Experience: Cur-

rently serving my fourth year as Coun-cilwoman and second year as DeputyMayor. Since my four children aregrown, I am able to devote full atten-tion to my constituents and municipalmatters.

Education: Graduate of ImmaculataCollege of Washington, D.C.; Associ-

ate in Arts degree,Business, MedicalSecretary.

E x p e r i e n c e :Scotch Plains Town-ship Deputy Mayor,2003 and 2004;Scotch Plains Town-ship Council Mem-

ber, 2001 to 2004; Scotch Plains Coun-cil Liaison to Senior Housing Corpo-ration; Scotch Plains-FanwoodShared Services; Planning Board;Scotch Plains Planning Board, Mem-ber, 1985 to 1990; Council Represen-tative, 2001 to 2004; Scotch PlainsZoning Board of Adjustment, Mem-ber, 1994 to 2000, Vice Chairman,2000.

Platform: My platform revolvesaround protecting and enhancing thequality of life that Scotch Plains resi-dents currently enjoy. I want to con-tinue to work with our land use offi-cials in preserving the residential char-acter of our neighborhoods by elimi-nating zoning laws that are counter-productive to achieving that goal. Ialso want to continue to preserve pub-lic lands as conservation zones, wherethey can be enjoyed in perpetuity intheir pristine condition.

While on council, we have builtnew and renovated old ball fields andparks to better provide for the recre-ational needs of all our residents.There is more work to be done and

Andrew Baron - DEMOccupation: Attorney in private

practice. Fanwood and PlainfieldProsecutor.

Experience: Scotch Plains Town-ship Attorney in 1999 and Assistant

Township At-torney in 2000and 2001. Hep r e v i o u s l yserved as anA s s i s t a n tUnion CountyCounsel andA s s i s t a n tM i d d l e s e xCounty Pros-

ecutor. In 1997, Mr. Baron ran unsuc-cessfully for State Assembly in theformer 22nd Legislative District.

Platform: Improving the down-town without imposing a tax increase.Using the experience and knowledgeof residents to examine the townshipbudget practices and make recom-mendations.

that includes exploring the opportu-nity to build a community/senior cen-ter. Our seniors are the backbone ofour town and they should have accessto a quality place for their recre-ational and meeting needs.

Andy Baron and I have already done,we initiated a panel of citizens withfinancial/business backgrounds toreview the budget and offer recom-mendations. We expect to also do thisin several other areas including work-ing very closely with the businessassociation for improvement in allbusiness sections of town. Anothergoal will be to hold town meetingsthroughout the township on a regularbasis which will give us the opportu-nity to meet with the citizens and heartheir concerns.

mittee. Served on Fanwood PlanningBoard. Served in U.S. Army, MilitaryPolice, 1970-1972.

Platform: Using my professionalbackground and my sports experi-

ence, I believe I canmake a significantand positive impactin Fanwood, par-ticularly in plan-ning and redevelop-ment, finances andbudgets, and parksand recreation. I

will work to maintain and enhancethe unique qualities of our commu-nity by helping to develop a down-town for Fanwood’s families – notthe developers. We should work tosecure more grants to control prop-erty taxes, improve our parks andmaintain vital emergency serviceswhile we strengthen our localeconomy. I will pay particular atten-tion to the financial concerns of se-nior citizens and young residents whowant to remain in Fanwood.

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* Ralph Froehlich - DEMIncumbent Sheriff Ralph

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The sheriff graduated from KeanCollege in 1975 with a Bachelor ofArts degree in Sociology, and healso attended the NorthwesternUniversity Traffic Institute in Illi-nois, and the National Institute ofCorrections in Boulder, Co.

He lives in Union Township withhis wife, Marlene. He has threedaughters – Debra, Lora and Rene(deceased).

County Sheriff(Union County 3 years)

Peter Lioji - GOPMr. Lioji of Summit is an attor-

ney seeking the office of sheriff.No further information has beenprovided.


THE WEEK IN SPORTSSports Section Pages 13-18

LEISCHNER NETS GOAL, ASSISTS HUETHER’S GOAL

Raiders Give Coach BreznitskyHis 500th Career Soccer Win

BLUE DEVILS, PERRELLA TAKE 2ND IN BOYS RACE

Raider Girls Beat Blue DevilsBy Whisker for WC XC Title

By Q. T. RAVENSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Thirty years in the making; how-ever, the time finally came when theScotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolboys soccer team delivered HeadCoach Tom Breznitsky his 500th ca-reer win by defeating the hostingCranford Cougars, 2-0, at WalnutAvenue Elementary School Field onOctober 20. It was only fitting thatone of his team captains, Greg

Leischner, made that fete possible bynetting the game’s first goal and as-sisting senior Chris Huether on thesecond goal.

“We knew that it was his 500thcareer win coming and we wanted toget a good win out of it,” saidLeischner.

Well! The Raiders did get a goodwin in the sense that they out-shot theCougars, 11-5, and had goalie NeilDellaValle scrambling to make eight

saves. The Raiders also had an 8-4edge in corner kicks and Raider keeperBrian Meredith was challenged onlyfour times en route to his ninth shut-out of the season.

After a scoreless first half in whichthe Raiders out-shot the 7-6 Cougars,6-2, Leischner penetrated the middleand headed Billy Albizati’s cornerkick into the net 12 minutes into thesecond half.

“It was a corner kick. Billy just sentit to the middle. I had the middle andput a head on it,” explained Leischner.

The icing goal came in the 28thminute when Leischner chased theball down to the left corner andlaunched a left-footed shot into thecenter where Huether charged in andbutted the ball into the net.

“It was a left foot cross. Chris wasthere and he headed it in,” saidLeischner.

After beginning slowly, losing twoof their first three games, the 14-3Raiders have found success with theirdepth and have been on a roll.

“We have been turning it on. Wegot the losses out of us. It’s betterlosing at the beginning of the seasonthan at the end so, hopefully, we cankeep the winning streak going,” saidLeischner.

The victory elevated Breznitsky’scareer record to 500-111-38 for an.818 percentage. His teams amassed,18 Watchung Conference titles, nineUnion County titles, 11 state sec-

By GHOSTWRITER BLAIRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Waiting for the results had to createedginess for both the Westfield HighSchool and Scotch Plains-Fanwoodgirls cross-country teams after theconclusion of the girls’ portion ofthe Watchung Conference Cham-pionships at Warinanco Park inRoselle on October 21. In the end,the Blue Devils and Raiders bothfinished with a 35 total, but theRaiders successfully defended itsNational Division title by virtue ofa sixth-runner tiebreaker.

Cranford’s Laura Gallo crossedfirst with a time of 19:58 followedby Raiders Mary Shashaty andLaura Harrison with respectivetimes of 20:10 and 20:29. Headedby Annie Onishi, the Blue Devilstook the fourth through seventhspots with Onishi at 20:38, Jenni-fer Danielson at 20:40, RachelBarrett at 20:47 and Anne Siwulecat 20:58. Raiders Allie Hoynes-O’Connor at 21:14 and SamanthaGates at 21:18 placed ninth and10th, respectively. Raiders Liz Elkofinished in 21:27 and SamanthaCarow, the No. 6 runner, crossed in21:36. Blue Devils Kim Legonescrossed in 21:42 and Rose Driscoll,the No. 6 runner, crossed in 21:47.

“She’s (Gallo) the real deal,” saidBlue Devil Head Coach ThomHornish who added, “Their (Raiders)sixth runner was 10th. Our sixth run-ner was 13th. You can’t ask for anybetter in cross-country. Our girls didoutstanding. You can’t coach atiebreaker. You just tell kids that ev-eryone matters. In this race, we are

running American Division, NationalDivision. In between, you have noway of knowing. Therefore, theywouldn’t know, we wouldn’t know.You just have to run fast. Their No. 6

runner today was the most importantrunner on their team.”

“I knew they (Westfield) would beback,” said Raider Coach Jeff Koegel,who was celebrating his birthday. “Itnever used to be a rivalry. Last year, itpicked up a lot and we went back and

forth. They really put it out there,the Westfield girls. I thought welost until I looked at the clipboardafter the race and added things up.The difference today was LauraHarrison beating their first girl,which didn’t happen last week, andSam Carow, our sixth getting inbefore their fifth.”

Last week, the Raiders defeatedthe Blue Devils, 24-33, in a dualmeet, so as the Union CountyChampionships, won by Westfieldlast year, nears (November 3 atWarinanco Park), the competitionbetween the two rivals has heatedsignificantly.

“Scotch Plains got off to a reallygood start and we ran our regulartactical race. We just ran out ofcourse,” Hornish said of the dualmeet.

“It will be interesting to see howthe teams outside of our confer-ence will affect things. Oak Knollhas a few decent girls and the girlfrom Roselle Catholic is good aswell. That may change the dynam-

ics quite a bit,” said Koegel of the

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LUKER SLIDES IN WINNING GOAL, KAPE SCORES

Soccer Blue Devils ToppleUC Viking Girls, 2-1, in UCT


By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School soccergirls displayed their determinationwhen senior midfielder Gio Palatucciproperly placed a free kick to GillianKape, who found the net to produce a2-1 victory over third-seeded UnionCatholic in the Union County Tour-nament quarterfinals in BerkeleyHeights on October 23.

“Winning this game definitely is abig accomplishment for us becauseone of the goals was to make it fartherin the counties than last year whenthey lost to Cranford,” said Blue DevilHead Coach Katie Egan. “In the firsthalf, I didn’t think we executed ourgame plan very well. We didn’t winas many fifty-fifty balls as I would ofliked; however, two girls who nor-mally don’t score a lot scored the twogoals scored today. I think that says alot about our team. We had our mo-ments of great passing sequences andonce we got into our groove, we were

winning more fifty-fifties, balls outof the air and kept the ball on theground. We didn’t give up and wedidn’t hang our heads when theyscored. I told the girls that I wanted towin this one, (I don’t know if thathelped them) but they wanted it justas bad and they delivered.”

Blue Devil goalkeeper LaurenSinnenberg and Viking keeper KatiePiotrowski made seven saves apiece.

The Blue Devils turned up the in-tensity early in the first half and bom-barded the Viking goal area with aconstant shelling although severalshots sailed high over the crossbar.The first Devil goal came when sopho-more midfielder Mary Kate Lukerstruck gold off a feed by sophomoremidfielder Kape at 29.38.

In the second half, Vikingmidfielder Lara Kaminski, on abreakaway, crossed the ball over ahost of defenders to forward AmandaPitts who outmaneuvered the BlueDevil keeper and ripped a shot inside

the left post to tie the match at 1-1 inthe 61st minute.

“Pitts and Kaminski are very pow-erful when they get the ball and one ofour goals was to keep it way from themand we did a nice job of shutting themdown, “ said Egan. “Pitts got throughon that goal but that’s tough to stopwhen she’s right in front of the goal.”

Viking defender Michelle Simpson,who had never played soccer beforethis year and delivered a very intensegutsy performance, said, “I neverplayed defense before. I love the waywe play our hearts out. I love how wework as a team, I love our coachesand the team supported me the wholeway. This is a team that delivers 110



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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTAYING CLOSE IN THE PACK…Raider senior Mary Shashaty, right, is in the thick of the front-running pack at thehalf-mile point of the Watchung Conference cross-country championships at Warinanco Park in Roselle.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBREAKING AWAY TOWARD THE GOAL…Raider Matt Fleissner, No. 22,breaks towards the Cougar goal and later gets off a shot.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHOME STRETCH…Blue Devil Jeff Perrellatrails Cougar Joe McKenney down the homestretch.


Raiders Give Coach BreznitskyHis 500th Career Soccer Win


tional titles and seven state Group 3titles. He collected his 400th careervictory with a 10-0 conquest of New-ark East Side on October 13, 1999.

“The first game was a 5-0 victoryin 1975 over Roselle Catholic,” re-called Breznitsky who was also aRaider baseball coach at the timewho “strongly” recruited for his soc-cer team and got one of his baseballplayers, Ed Zazzali whose son Edplayed on the soccer team last year.Another player on his 1975 team wasthe father of senior A.J. Appezzato(2004 Raider soccer team) and an-other baseball player, Henry Janssen,played for his 1976 and 1977 teams.

“As a matter of fact, he was the very

first guy (Raider) to do the flip throw,”said Breznitsky of Janssen. “He wasbig. He was big and strong!”

That 1975 team finished with a 13-6 record and was seeded eighth in theUnion County tournament andJanssen, a catcher on the Raiders’1977 state championship baseballteam, later became an All-Americanbaseball player for Seton Hall Uni-versity and was drafted by the Hous-ton Astros.

“At that time, they seeded onlyeight teams for the tournament andwe were seeded eighth. BerkeleyHeights was seeded number 1. Webeat them 1-0 and AJ’s father, whowas a sophomore at the time, scoredthe lone goal,” Breznitsky recalled.

After the nostalgia, Breznitsky re-turned to 2004 and said, “Not just thelongevity and a tremendous numberof great players, but you don’t do italone. My assistant coach JoeMartarulo, who has been with me for10 years and who was on our firststate championship team deserves anawful lot of credit. John Turnbull, ourJV coach does a great job. We are allon the same page. It took us 10 yearsto build the program and in 1985when we first burst onto the scene asone of the top teams in the state, wehave been there ever since. It is harderto get started and easier to keep go-ing, because each team wants to dobetter than the previous team. Thisteam started out 1-2. Now they are14-3. That’s a tribute to their hardwork and the belief that Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School soccer is oneof the best if not (the best) in thestate.”Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 2 2Cranford 0 0 0

HAMBLETON DRILLS IN TWO GOALS

SP-F Raiders StaggerCougar Soccer Girls, 3-0


The Raiders never forgot their open-ing day encounter in September whenthe Cranford Cougars snarled for a 1-1 tie late in the game. That memorywas dispelled as the (10-1-1) ScotchPlains-Fanwood High school girls’soccer team tamed Cranford, 3-0, onOctober 20 in Scotch Plains.

“We had a week and a half layoffwhere we didn’t play, so we were alittle worried about getting back intothings,” said Raider Head CoachKevin Ewing. “The last two gameswere against teams that were a littleweaker and we really needed to stepit up today and the kids did. We didn’tplay the best brand of soccer, but weplayed well and I was proud of themespecially after the first time weplayed Cranford.”

The superb Raider defense madesure that the majority of the gamewould be contested in Cougar terri-tory. Goalkeeper Lauren Mains wasfocused as usual and was creditedwith seven saves.

“Defensively, Mains in goal andsophomore Allie Zazzali at sweeper(who I hardly ever take off the field)really control things back there.They’re great kids! They work hardand never complain about anything,”commented Ewing. “Fullbacks, se-niors Lauren Perrotta, Carly Wells;they all do a great job for us, alongwith freshman Bridget Cornwell, andKristen Henkel. It’s younger kidsmixed with some older kids backthere and they’re all doing a greatjob.”

Despite concentrating on defend-ing against the Cougar front, the Raid-ers hit pay dirt when Mintz curled acorner kick from the left side to Rigano

who penetrated the box and fired abullet into the upper corner at 5:59 togive the Raiders a, 1-0 first half lead.

The Raiders continued to apply thepressure when seven minutes and 43seconds later into the second half,Allie Hambleton positioned herselfproperly in front of the cage on acorner kick from Rigano and stuffeda header into the net.

“We wanted to stay wide and hit itup to the forwards so they could beatthem with their speed,” said Rigano.

Then at 18:56, Jenna Balestrieredrilled a line drive into a crowd ofCougars defenders. The ball found itsway onto the foot of Hambleton whorepeated her feat by zipping it throughthe crowd for the final goal.

“Today, it definitely was a lot of

hard work, heart, dedication and teamwork. We all carry a very good atti-tude on the field, we’re positive andmotivated,” explained Perrotta. “De-fensively, we continuously tell our-selves, ‘no goals, mark tight, beatthem to the ball and win every fifty-fifty ball.’ As long as they’re not inour defensive end of the field, we’redoing our job. It’s just about how weexecute our game. We feel as long aswe give it 110 percent, we can win thecounties.”

Asked if all the ammunition hadarrived, the guns loaded and every-thing set to go, Ewing said, “Hope-fully! Sometimes they’re shootingblanks, but the kids have been work-ing hard. Our main goal is to win theWatchung Conference Title and gofrom there.”

MARKOWSKI FINDS MARK FOR GOAL

Blue Devil Girls ShutoutGL, 1-0, in Field Hockey


The visiting Governor LivingstonHigh School field hockey team foundthe going rough as host Westfieldproved to be a vicious foe with thesticks, sending the Highlanders homewith a 1-0 setback on October 14. The4-8-3 Blue Devils did everything rightby firing off 20 corners while 26 shotsrang off their sticks.

Despite the shelling, only one shotby senior right-winger MichelleMarkowski on an assist by seniormidfielder Lauren Purdy found itsmark. Blue Devil keeper JessicaRopars did what she had to do byhalting two shots.

The game was highlighted by amarvelous defensive performance byHighlander senior captain/goalkeeperSam Pingor who withstood a volleyof 26 shots while making 15 saves.

“That’s been the story of the sea-son. Twenty-six shots on goal and weonly scored once. We just haven’tbeen able to finish,” said Blue DevilHead Coach Maggie McFadden. “Ibelieve we played well over time and

I think we have gotten better from thetwenty five to the twenty five butwe’re not finishing in the offensivecircle. We’re keeping other teams inthe game and with one mistake theycould tie or beat you. It’s not the factthat the kids are not working out therebecause they are and they’re improv-ing. I was very happy with Markowskigetting in there and putting the ball inthe goal. I challenged them at half-time to step up and they did.”

The Blue Devils fired 13 cornersand 10 dangerous shots, which weredeflected, in the first half. In the sec-ond half, the Blue Devils launched amassive assault into Highlander coun-try and pressured keeper Pingor, butshe successfully deflected a volley ofshots until Markowski converted offa feed from Purdy for the lone goalwith 17:41 remaining.

“The ball just kept rebounding offthe goalie’s pad and we just kept onpushing for it”, said Markowski. “Asfar as our offense was concerned, a lotof us just were not in the game in thefirst half. We picked it up in the secondhalf but we need to become more ag-gressive, keeping our sticks on the ball,keep pushing for it and finishing.”

Commenting on the Highlander, 1-14 season, Pingor said, “Our team showsa lot of heart. Skill wise, we’re not thatgreat but we really put everything intoit. We work so hard at it and we de-served to win more games. Even thoughwe didn’t, we kept our heads and spiritsup because we felt we could do it. Thefuture for the Highlander field hockeyprogram promises to be very success-ful. With all of the new coaches thisyear, we started the beginning of areally strong and great program.”Gov. Livingston 0 0 0Westfield 0 1 1

Devil V’ballers QuellCougars, 25-20, 25-10The Westfield High School girls

volleyball team overcame rivalCranford, 25-20, 25-10, in Westfieldon October 20 to up its record to 12-5. Lizzy Myers led the charge, espe-cially in the second game where sheserved up 11 straight points with fiveaces.

In the first game, the Blue Devilsmatched unforced errors with 12 killsuntil Tara Daly rolled off six straightservice points to finish the game.Daly had nine service points in thatgame and Erin Roudebush, who to-taled 11 kills, made seven of them inGame 1.

In Game 2, Myers’ 11 service pointswere supported by Roudebush’s andJillian Olsen’s kills.

WF’s Connors HavingGreat Year at NC State

North Carolina State sophomoregoalkeeper Megan Connors, fromWestfield, is having a great season ingoal for the Wolfpack women’s soc-cer team. Connors has posted an im-pressive 1.14 for average goals al-lowed per game for the season.

On October 12, she had a career-high 12 saves in an ACC game againstDuke University. She also finishedwith nine saves against No. 2 Univer-sity of North Carolina.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesRECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS…Raider Head Coach Tom Breznitskyreceives congratulations from a fan after gaining his 500th career victory after theRaiders’ 2-0 win over Cranford.

Fred Lecomte for The Leader and The TimesRaider Goalie Lauren Mains

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING A STATEMENT…Despite a battering of 26 Blue Devil shots, High-lander goal keeper Jessica Ropars stayed tough and allowed one goal by MichelleMarkowski on an assist by Lauren Purdy. Westfield won, 1-0.


POWERS HAS TOUCHDOWN PASS STOLEN IN END ZONE

Farmer Footballers Trip UpWestfield Blue Devils, 24-3

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

Good fortune was not on theWestfield High School football team’sside when the Union Farmers rolledinto Kehler Stadium in Westfield andleft with a 24-3 victory on October 23and a 25-18 edge in wins/losses sincethe rivalry began. The 0-6 Blue Dev-ils, who had been struggling all sea-son to put points on the scoreboard,could muster only a 29-yard fieldgoal from kicker Paul Goldweitz butalso watched another would be touch-down vanish on a ruled interceptionin the first half.

The Farmers accumulated 246 yardsrushing on 32 carries and were led byPaul Harper, who carried 15 times for138 yards, including a 50-yard touch-down (TD) run and a five-yard TD run.The Blue Devils were held to 52 groundyards on 27 carries and quarterbackMike Patella completed four of 11passes for 54 yards. Patella’s favoritetarget, tight end Bryan Power, whohad been covered by cornerback LuisCoral, had three receptions for 49 yardsand added an interception from hislinebacker position.

“The coaches noticed that number22 (Coral) would have a hard timecovering me, so we started to open itup a little bit,” said Power.

The 2-4 Farmers took only 28 sec-

onds to score their first touchdown.After returning the kickoff to theUnion 26, Raphael Lee rolled aroundthe right side for a 24-yard gain, thenon the next play, Harper tried to blastoff-tackle but found no hole, so hedarted around the left side for his 50-yard TD. Joe Minneci kicked the pointafter to put the Farmers up, 7-0.

The Blue Devils answered bymarching the ball from midfield tothe Farmer 13 on 10 plays beforeGoldweitz booted his 29-yard fieldgoal, making the score 7-3 with 3:44left in the first quarter.

On the Farmers next possession,Power intercepted at midfield andreturned the ball to the Farmer 35.

“The coaches told us about theircrossing routes. They had the tight endcrossing, so I stepped in front of himand picked it off,” explained Power.

With the help of a 10-yard holdingpenalty, unfortunately againstWestfield, the Blue Devils turned theball over on downs.

Midway through the second quar-ter, the Blue Devils got a great chanceto take the lead when Tom DelDucaattempted to pick up a fumble as itrolled deeper into Farmer territory,but eventually teammate JayshawnKing recovered the ball at the 19-yardline. Later, on fourth down from the22, Patella hit Power in the end zone

with what appeared to be a TD pass.After he hit the ground, a Farmersafety seemed to come up with theball. The referee ruled it an intercep-tion and the Farmers got the ball onthe 20-yard line.

“I had both hands on the ball. I hadthe ball for two seconds in the end zonewith my knees down then I let go of theball because I thought it was a touch-down. The kid grabbed it and theycalled it a touchback,” Power described.“If we scored right there, I don’t thinkthey would have come back.”

The Farmers took advantage of theirgood fortune and moved the ball tothe Westfield six where Minnecikicked a 23-yard field goal to give theFarmers a 10-3 lead at the half.

With 3:10 remaining in the thirdquarter, the Farmers concluded a 10-play 91-yard march with Harper’sfive-yard sprint into the end zone.The Farmers’ final touchdown camewith 7:11 left in the game when quar-terback Matt Melody scored on atwo-yard keeper to cap a 29-yarddrive that was set up by a partiallyblocked punt.

“It really kills me that we lost. Wedefinitely had a shot to win,” saidPower. “We could have brought our‘A’ game, but we didn’t.”Union 7 3 7 7 24Westfield 3 0 0 0 3

BLUE DEVIL GIRLS GRAB THIRD PLACE AT 101.025

Dayton/Brearley Tops RaidersFor UCT Gymnastics Crown

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

Defense of the Union County Gym-nastics title became even more diffi-cult with the sudden surge of talentfrom the Dayton/Brearley squad.Normally, it could be expected to seeWestfield, Cranford or Scotch Plains-Fanwood battling it out for top hon-ors; however, it was the Dayton/Brearley girls who captured the crownwith a team score of 102.85 in

Cranford on October 22.Prior to the meet, Raider Head

Coach Lisa Cerchio commented abouther team’s preparedness, “They have

been pretty consistent halfwaythrough the season. The girls have putin their new skills. They have beenworking with them. We are just hop-ing that everything pulls together to-day. Hopefully, they are going to sticktheir beam routines today.”

The defending champion Raidersplaced second with a total of 101.525– their third-best of the season. TheBlue Devils finished third with a101.025 total and the hosting Cou-

gars took fourth at 94.0. Union Catho-lic placed fifth at 92.7.

Tiffany Lewis of Elizabeth capturedthe highest all-around score with a36.35 total. She placed first in the vaultand uneven bars with respective scoresof 9.2 and 9.05, second on the balancebeam with a 9.0 and third on the floorexercises with a 9.0. Raider JackieDeJohn, who demonstrated grace inher dance skills and explosiveness onher back somersaults, took top honorson the floor with a personal-best 9.25.

Blue Devil Claire Macdonald, whowas first in the all-around at the Cou-gar Invitational on October 8, fin-ished fifth with an all-around score of35.275. She took third on the vault at8.85, fourth on the beam at 8.9, fifthon the floor at 8.925 and sixth on theunevens at 8.6.

Prior to the meet, Macdonald dis-cussed her concerns, especially withthe uneven bars at Cranford.

“I was going to put in harder skillsif there were bigger bars, but since thebars are the same, I can’t do what Inormally do. I added some jumps on

floor that are high bonus so I can geta few extra tenths on that. I am stron-gest at beam. As long as I stick every-thing, I can get a good score.”

Raider Katie Zaleski took sixth inthe all-around with a total of 35.1.Her best individual placement cameon the uneven bars where she per-formed giant swings and alit with atoe on, front off tuck dismount toplace second with a 9.025. Zaleskialso placed fifth on the beam at 8.8and sixth in the vault at 8.45.

“She has been pretty consistent sofar this year,” Cerchio said of Zaleski.

TEAM TOTALS:1. Dayton/Brearley (D) 102.850, 2.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood (S) 101.525, 3.Westfield (W) 101.025, 4. Cranford (C)94.0, 5. Union Catholic (UC) 92.7, 6.Johnson (J) 84.350, 7. Union (U) 79, 8.Elizabeth (E) 52.05, 9. Roselle Park (RP)32.0, 10. Rahway (R) 31.4

ALL-AROUND:1. Lewis (E) 36.35, 2. Andie Soblosky

(D) 35.575, 3. Jessica Greenwald (U)35.35, 4. Marissa Rusin (J) 35.3, 5.Macdonald (W) 35.275, 6. Zaleski (S) 35.1

VAULT:1. Lewis (E) 9.2, 2. Sablosky (D) 8.95,

3. Macdonald (W) 8.85, 4. Rusin (J) 8.8,5. Greenwald (U) 8.8, 6. Zaleski (S) 8.45

UNEVEN BARS:1. Lewis (E) 9.05, 2. Zaleski (S) 9.025,

3. Rusin (J) 8.9, 4. Greenwald (U) 8.8, 5.Sablosky (D) 8.6, 6. Macdonald (W) 8.6

BALANCE BEAM:1. Greenwald (U) 9.05, 2. Lewis (E)

9.0, 3. Sablosky (D) 8.95, 4. Macdonald(W) 8.9, 5. Zaleski (S) 8.8, 6. Rusin (J) 8.75

FLOOR EXERCISE:1. DeJohn (S) 9.25, 2. Sablosky (D)

9.075, 3. Lewis (E) 9.0, 4. Jessica Zalutko(D) 9.0, 5. Macdonald (W) 8.925, 6. LisaMadonia (D) 8.875

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David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesLEAPING HIGH…Raider JackieDeJohn performs a high leap on thebalance beam.

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesWORKING THE VAULT…Blue DevilClaire Macdonald practices her hand-spring, full twisting dismount on the vault.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesRELAXING BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT…The Blue Devil gymnastics teamgather on the mat and relax a little prior to the start of the Union CountyTournament.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSWEEPING AROUND THE OUTSIDE…Blue Devil quarterback Mike Patella, No. 17, sweeps around the left side lookingfor an opening against the Farmers. Patella had four completions for 54 yards and his favorite receiver, Bryan Power, hadthree receptions for 49 yards.


Soccer Blue Devils ToppleUC Viking Girls, 2-1, in UCT


Raider Girls Beat Blue DevilsBy Whisker for WC XC Title


upcoming county race.“The best thing that has happened to

Union cross-country in the past fouryears is the resurgence of teams acrossthe board. No one team dominates.Whether it’s Oak Knoll, Cranford,Scotch Plains or Westfield, the fact ofthe matter is there is competition. Thatis what is going to make the countybetter,” stated Hornish.

The boys’ team score did not haveas thrilling a finish as the girls’ asseventh-ranked Cranford took top

honors in the National Division witha total of 22 followed by the No. 17Blue Devils at 37 and the Raiders at85. However, the individual race camedown to the wire as Cougar JoeMcKenney, on his 16th birthday, beatout Blue Devil Jeff Perrella by a sec-ond, 16:04-16:05.

“I race him all the time. He edgedme out as usual. I ran how I wanted to.I ran to the best of my ability, but Iwould like to get out faster. I justdidn’t finish first,” commentedPerrella who smiled and added. “Heran a great race. It was his birthday.”

Cougar Kevin Brown crossed thirdat 16:37 and Blue Devil RobertBroadbent turned it on in the last 50meters to nose out Cougar Nate Th-ompson for fourth, 16:50-16:51. Cou-gars Josh Hanke at 17:00, BrianMahoney at 17:04 and Kevin Mahoneyat 17:09 finished 6-7-8 while BlueDevils Mike Gorski at 17:14 and KrisKagan at 17:23 finished 9-10. BlueDevils Jay Hoban and Ameer Rogersrecorded respective times of 17:31and 17:39 while Raiders Mike Millerand Josh Zinman recorded respectivetimes of 17:34 and 17:55.NATIONAL DIVISION GIRLS TEAMS:

1. Scotch Plains-Fanwood 35(tiebreaker), 2. Westfield 35, 3. Cranford61, 4. Linden 120

NATIONAL DIVISION BOYS TEAMS:1. Cranford 22, 2. Westfield 37, 3.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood 85, 4. Linden 106

percent each and every game. That’swhat I wanted and that’s what I got.”

The Blue Devils’ mission of relentlesspenetration and zeroing in on net provedsuccessful when Palatucci looped theball on a free kick into the top of theViking penalty area where Kape tappedit in off a defender at 35:60.

“Offensively, I thought we movedthe ball around very well, We weregetting passes and looking for feet,not just sending the ball down andthat’s how we kind of controlled thegame,” explained Devil fullbackEmily MacNeil. “Defensively, wewere solid once again. The girls backthere did a great job staying com-posed and winning balls in the air. Werealized that if we wanted to get far incounties and states we had to step itup and that’s what we did.”Westfield 1 1 2Union Catholic 0 1 1

County High SchoolBoys Soccer Results:

OCTOBER 20:Linden 3, Westfield 0

Tim DosSantos, Gus Cabral andMaurico Rivera netted goals for theTigers.

OCTOBER 23:UC TOURNAMENT:

Union 2, Union Catholic 0Andrew Gagliardo and Chris

Faustino scored for the Farmers. ChrisVarga had seven saves for the Vi-kings.Elizabeth 6, Cranford 3

Felix Mathey netted three goals forthe Minutemen.Scotch Plains-Fanwood 3, Johnson 0

Casey Hoynes-O’Connor, SeanYoung, Greg Leischner and TerranceCharles scored for the Raiders.

County High SchoolGirls Soccer Results:

OCTOBER 20:Westfield 5, Linden 0

The 9-4-2 Blue Devils appear to bepeaking at the right time as ErinMcCarthy put in three goals whileGio Palatucci and Aly Ludmer scoreda goal and an assist each.

OCTOBER 23:UC TOURNAMENT

Governor Livingston 1, Johnson 0Chrissie Sidie scored the game

winner in the second overtime.Cranford 3, Oak Knoll 2

Keeper Dani D’Amico made a keysave for the Cougars in the first roundof sudden death penalty kicks andLisa Levonas slipped in the winner.Rahway 2, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 1

Amanda Casares scored in over-time for the ninth-seeded Indians tostun the top-seeded Raiders. KristenZyla scored for the 12-2-1 Raiders.

High School GirlsVolleyball Results:

OCTOBER 19:Union Catholic over New Provi-dence, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18

Louise Gonzalez had 26 assists and13 digs and Megan Conheeney notched12 kills, nine digs and two kills for theVikings. Nicole Palumbo had four kills,eight digs and two blocks.

OCTOBER 21:Union Catholic over Mount St.Mary, 25-9, 27-25

Megan Conheeney had four acesand three kills while Louise Gonzalezhad nine assists and six aces.

OCTOBER 22:UC TOURNAMENT:

Westfield over Union, 22-25, 25-21,25-23

Erin Roudebush notched 14 kills,two aces and three digs while MollyWilliams had 16 assists for the 13-5Blue Devils and Annette Baez addedfour kills.Union Catholic over Cranford, 25-15, 25-17

Megan Conheeney had seven killsand three digs for the 19-4 Vikingsand Courtney Harris had four killsand four digs.Rahway over Kent Place, 25-11,25-19

Jamie Godfrey had 28 assists.Scotch Plains-Fanwood over Lin-den, 19-25, 25-9, 25-17

Kelli Kaskiw had seven servicepoints with five aces, 11 digs and fourkills for the 7-8 Raiders.New Providence over RoselleCatholic, 25-21, 23-25, 25-12

Liza Demby had 13 kills and ninedigs for the 17-5 Pioneers.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSHOW OF STRENGTH AT THE LINE…Above, the Blue Devil girls have a littlefun just before the start of the Watchung Conference race. Below, the Raider girlshuddle after defending their conference title. The Raiders and the Blue Devilsfinished with 35 points, but the Raiders won on a sixth-runner tiebreaker.

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBATTLING FOR CONTROL…Blue Devil forward Erin McCarthy, left, andViking junior midfielder Lara Kaminski battle for ball control.

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Richard Gottlick to Be InductedInto Westfield Hall of Fame

BREAKING INTO THE OPEN…Westfield PAL “A” football team running backBret DeFazio breaks off a big run in the win over Springfield on October 17 whileCraig Dyer and T.J. Mruz throw key blocks.

Richard Gottlick, who producedone of the greatest wrestling seasonsin Westfield High history, will beamong the inductees when theWestfield Athletic Hall of Fame holdsit sixth induction dinner on Novem-ber 22 at The Westwood in Garwood.The event will begin at 6 p.m.

In the 1973 season, Gottlick, asenior that year, cruised to districtand region titles. He capped his 27-0 season when he decisioned DeanGuyton of Glassboro, 3-0, in the

148-pound state tournament cham-pionship match at Princeton’s JadwinGym.

The Westfield High wrestling teamin 1973, sparked by Gottlick andfellow state champion ChrisCampbell, who is also a member ofthe Westfield Athletic Hall of Fame,finished with a 14-0 record, won theDistrict 12 team title and was No. 2in the final rankings in the state bythe New Jersey Wrestling Coachesand Officials Association. Gottlickwent on to wrestle at the Universityof Maryland.

Tickets to the dinner are availableat the Westfield High athletic officeor in town at Cosenza Insurance andTaylor & Love Realtors. Westfield PAL ‘A’ Thumps

Richmond Boro Boys, 32-7Westfield’s PAL A football team

thumped Richmond Boro, 32-7, onOctober 24, improving its record to6-0 on October 24.

Chris Rhodes surged up the middlefor a first down. Unable to convert,Tyshon Allen punted to the Richmondfive-yard line, but Westfield’s defensegot the ball back. Rhodes and Johnsonrushed for a first down with blockingfrom linemen Josh Firestone, MikeTarnofsky, Eric Moran, Chris Sheehan,Matt Marcus, Craig Dyer and ChrisJacob. Rhodes burst in for the TD.

Richmond answered with a 30-yarddash. Westfield responded with tack-les by Kevin Murphy, GeraldSchuman and James Diddell, butRichmond scored a TD with an extrapoint.

Later, Westfield forced a fumblewith a 10-yard loss. Jimmy Reardonand Murphy plugged a center hole

and thwarted a Richmond challenge.Rhodes carried to the 16 then TonyDiIorio passed to Billups for the TD.The extra point was good.

In the second half, Brett DeFaziorecovered a fumble. DiIorio handedoff to Johnson for a first down. Rhodesadded six yards. Johnson tacked onfive yards, then pushed up the middleto score. Center Joe Kania plowedforward with DiIorio clinging to getthe extra point.

Next, Reardon made a key tackleand a holding penalty followed by apounding by Michael Clark put Rich-mond behind its own line. Diddelland DeFazio closed the advance.

Later, Rhodes scored, then tremen-dous defensive showings by JordonJohnson, Matt Reiss and SpencerCassidy, a fumble recovery by RyanGradel and near interception by JohnGillmartin blanked Richmond’s efforts.

SPF PAL ‘C’ Team CrushesSummit Grid Kids, 26-6

RETURNING AN INTERCEPTION…Raider linebacker Chris Gilman returnsa key interception up the sidelines along with fellow Raiders Marcus Rivera, KyleBerwick and Jason Mazursky. Gilman returned the ball 20 yards into Summitterritory to set up a Scotch Plains touchdown.

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF)PAL “C” football team crushed Sum-mit, 26-6.

SPF, led by Connor Thompson,scored on the game’s first posses-sion. Tailback Quentin Blackwellchurned out yard after yard in thedrive and Nick Galasso capped itwith an explosive off-tackle run.

Zach Tussell pressured Summit’sQB, leading to an interception byChris Gilman, who ran 20 yards,bringing the ball deep in Summitterritory. Thompson connected withSean Coloney in the end zone on aneight-yard pass. Blackwell scoredthe extra points on the first two TDs,with assistance from linemen Tussell,Tom Bell, John Howarth, MarcusRivera, Jason Mazursky and Gilman.

In the second quarter, an intercep-tion set up the third Raider TD. Th-ompson connected to SebastianRosen with short passes, gettingblocks from Nick Sebolao. Blackwelladvanced the ball into Summit terri-tory then caught a swing pass, with ablock by Coloney.Later, Blackwellpunched in for the score.

Summit scored its only TD on a50-yard run. Andrew Krema andRivera ran down Summit backs forlosses. But Summit had to contendwith Howarth, Tussell and DrewConvery, as well as linebackersCourtney Zyla, Damian Tardi,Mazursky, Bell and Gilman. JCDavidson and Berwick shutdown thesweep plays.

In the second half, Galasso inter-cepted. Blackwell and Galasso hadimpressive runs. Evan Hubbard,Steve Loshiavo, Ben Parisi, Rosenand Berwick provided blocking.Lineman Joe Carroll opened a holefor Galasso who sprinted for a 55-yard TD.

Later, the Raiders knocked downpasses and rushed the QB. TylerPalkoski had an interception. Line-men Justin Gonzales, Paul Honeycuttand Ryan Laguna opened holes forbig gains.

SP-F U12 Tempest ThwartsDelaware Valley Girls, 2-1

Overcoming a sluggish first halfwith great intensity in the second, theScotch Plains-Fanwood Tempest U12girls soccer team beat Delaware Val-ley, 2-1, on October 24.

Delaware Valley scored first mid-way through the first half. With twoplayers away and Elizabeth Tenzerand Gabrielle Vacca sidelined by in-jury, keeping the players fresh was astruggle for the Tempest. EmilyNagourney changed that however, latein the first half.

Dribbling nimbly through severaldefenders and surveying the field,Nagourney found a streaking EricaRandazzo on her left. Randazzo foundthe back of the net to tie the game at1-1. The goal gave a noticeable lift tothe Tempest as the half ended.

The Tempest came out fast andfurious in the second half as RebeccaKreyer, Meghan Cunningham, EvelynKlotz and Claudia Falconieri allplayed with reckless abandon, divingall over the field while anchoring theTempest defense. Melanie Rome,Michelle Rogoff and Julia Babis alldid a fine job on the offensive end,keeping pressure on DelawareValley’s defense.

That pressure allowed Ali Pearland Avika Shah to roam near the net,and Shah eventually scored the go-ahead goal midway through the sec-ond half. Delaware Valley had twogood opportunities to tie the gamelate but goalkeeper Paige Della Badiamade two beautiful saves to insurethe win.

U12 Blue Sharks RipMountainside, 4-0

Two early goals set the tone andtwo late ones provided the exclama-tion points as the Scotch Plains BlueSharks U12 Girls intercounty soccerteam played its finest game of theyear inflicting a 4-0 whitewashingof the previously undefeatedMountainside Cosmos on October23. Both teams’ records shifted to 6-1-1.

The Sharks burst from the gatequickly when Amanda Rodriguezpicked up a loose ball and fired in alow shot from 10 yards. Minuteslater Erin Brown converted on a highhard direct kick over the defensivewall. The goalie was unable to holdonto the ball and it was 2-0.

Goalie Melissa McKenna was gen-erally untested but came up big bybatting away a Mountainside shotmidway through the second half. Jes-sica DiGiacomo, brilliant with herdribbling and passing, was nearlyrewarded but her breakaway shotwas saved. Two minutes later sheconverted another breakaway. Jes-sica Feeley notched her third goal tocomplete the victory.

Other contributors included AlyssaYoung, Kara Gaynor, Sarah Weber,Toni Ann Capece, Lauren Buckley,Emily Cohen, Rebecca DiGiacomo,Annie Rubin, Sarah Lazarus andDesli DeMarsico.

WTA Women SinglesFinal Standings:

Because 26 players achieved eightor more matches during the seasonin which 213 matches were played,two division playoffs were run con-currently in the Westfield TennisAssociation Women’s Singles Lad-der.

For the third year in a row, JoAnnPurdy won the “A” division defeat-ing Vanessa Barber, who had anupset win over Wendi Cohen in thesemifinals. In the “B” division, LisaBlack-Polak was the winner andEvelyn Matino was the runner-up.The Most Active award went to Bar-ber and Sheri Pardo who tied with28 matches each.

FINAL STANDINGS: 1. JoAnn Purdy 15. Dianne Mroz 2. Vanessa Barber 16. Paula Brotman 3. Wendi Cohen 17. Lisa Black-Polak 4. Meg Butler 18. Evelyn Matino 5. Lisa Sottung 19. Hong Jiang 6. Jean Power 20. Ellen Smith 7. Monica Morin 21. Deirdre Gelinne 8. Sam. Schmell 22. Tina Wasilewski 9. D. Coleman 23. Diane Barabas10. M. E. Whelan 24. Priscilla Wood11. Sheri Pardo 25. Kathy O’Neill12. Laurie Woog 26. Linda Coleman13. Clara Karnish 27. N. Freundlich14. Sherri Bender 28. Jan Velasco

29. Julia Walker

Blue Thunder EdgesPerth Amboy, 1-0

Physical defense and midfieldball control proved the winningcombination as the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Blue Thunder U14 boyssoccer team blanked Perth Amboy.1-0.

Blue Thunder striker ChrisMcManus tallied the lone score atthe five minute mark of the first halfas Brendan Stripling, Juan Castillo,Danny Gore and McManus pep-pered the Amboy keeper with 12shots.

The physical Blue Thunder de-fense was anchored by DenzelAmankwah, Michael Roth andMark Koransky while fullback DanRodriquez added the sole assist ashis mammoth throw-in landedsquare in the goal box and foundthe explosive foot of McManus.Goalkeeper Andrew Smith recordedhis second shutout of the seasonwith nine saves.

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SHUTTING DOWN THE OFFENSE…The Westfield PAL C football defense ledby Michael Giacone, Christian Barber and Craig Callahan shut down RichmondBoro’s offense.

WF PAL ‘C’ WhacksRichmond Boro, 13-7Westfield’s PAL C football team

improved its record to 7-0, by defeat-ing Staten Island’s Richmond Borosquad, 13-7.

Taylor “T” Brand led the Westfieldoffense with explosive running. Brandhad two touchdowns, including a 65-yard touchdown run on the secondplay of the second half. Christian Bar-ber, Chris Mannino, Eric Gozdieskiand Colin Fitzhenry provided strongoffensive blocking.

Defensive middle linebacker, AlexGordon, recorded the game’s onlysack, and cornerbacks EddieMcGovern and Connor Slifer helpedcontain Richmond Boro’s sweep plays.Richmond’s only touchdown occurredfrom a broken play with less than aminute left in the game. Kevin Kesslerand Jack Baudhuin also contributed toWestfield’s stronghold.

Westfield will host the HalloweenDay game against Chatham at KehlerStadium at noon.

Westfield PAL ‘D’ Rally FallsShort Against Scotch PlainsA late rally sparked by the passing

of quarterback Patrick Dyer and threecatches by tight end Jake Harris camea little late for Westfield as ScotchPlains won, 32-13.

Harris had three receptions for 86yards, including a touchdown. Dyercompleted five passes for 111 yardsand one touchdown. He also had areception. On the last play, Dyerpitched a quick lateral to NathanMitchel, who came into the game foran injured Johnny Lanzano. Mitchelhit Dyer for an 18-yard reception.Brendan Dugan fought off blitzinglinebackers to give Dyer and Mitcheltime to throw.

Defensively, Will Johnston, Michael

Kalimtzis, Troy Skibitsky, John Dooley,Taylor Friss, Frankie Scalera, RyanMarsh, Alec Garrity, Wil Johnston,Thomas Ross, Michael Carlino, DillonRolnick, Anthony Amatucci, MichaelLaFace, Kyle Kania, Michael D’AnticoRyan Bohrod and Justin Ricardo allmade tackles.

Westfield rushed for 131 yards.Wingbacks Brandon Vassallo, ColinBarber, and receivers Brad Ericksonand Zachary Choder provided blocksto spring the running backs. Runningback Paul Werner rushed for 76 yardsand one touchdown. Dugan had fourcarries for 18 yards. Offensive line-men Daniel Bigelow, Nicholas Colello,Michael Mondon, Alex Williams,Nicholas Ertman Kevin Anderson,Thomas Flanigan, Chris Albanese,Nicholas Arnold, Daniel Berke andAlex McHugh opened up holes forVassallo, Joseph Rinaldi, JohnnyLanzano and Barber.

Dyer’s and Mitchel’s pass attemptsto Chodor and Erickson were unsuc-cessful. Erickson had an open fieldtackle to stop an interception runback.

Westfield PAL ‘E’ CrumblesCranford Grid Kids, 26-0

The Westfield “E” football Teamrelied on a stifling defense to shut-down Cranford, 26-0, this past week-end, extending their win streak to fivegames.

After stopping Cranford on its firstpossession, Westfield drove 50 yardsin eight plays, finishing with a 12-yard scamper around the left side byKeegan Hess for the score. Greatdownfield blocking was provided byPat McCusker, Chris Stivala andKevin Mikovitz during the drive. ThePAT failed.

The Blue Devils wasted no timeadding to the lead, as the defense cameup big again on Cranford’s ensuingpossession. Linebacker Brian Githensintercepted a Cranford pass andrambled 65 yards for the touchdown,followed by a successful PAT run by

Hess, giving Westfield a 13-0 lead.Kell Dolan, Chris Callahan and

Jake Greenberg had powerful runs onthe next possession. Dolan finishedthe drive with a nifty six-yard TD run,with Kevin Urbina, Mike Hughes,Joe Scaglione, Liam Devin and Tho-mas Anderson providing overpower-ing blocking. Charlie Callinan addedthe successful PAT.

After a quick Cranford possessionyielded minimal gains, Westfield fin-ished the scoring with a two-yardplunge by Christian Burgdorf.

A cadre of Westfield defensive play-ers had an outstanding game, includ-ing Quinn Dursee, Sam Wolfson, HarryMcCarthy, Jon Nanna, Nick LeFace,Matt Barber and Brenton Harries, withhelmet rattling hits provided by line-backer Brett Glenn and Patrick Decker.

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Secluded adjacent to protected parkland, this 5 bedroom,

2 1/2 bath colonial sits on a quiet cul-de-sac in Berkeley

Heights on a quarter acre. Currently under construction,

the home will feature state-of-the art engineering for en-

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and 2x6 wall framing. Westfield-based Custom Service

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on this 3200 square foot home, including floor plans and

builder references, call Jim Fawcett. Offered at $899,000.

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WESTFIELD $985,000Wonderful new home built by Michael Mahoney near school, with unique open floor plan. Octagonalsun-filled Study opens thru French doors to Living Room and Dining Room, fabulous center island gourmetKitchen w/French sliders to back yard and open to ceiling and his and hers walk in closets; large MasterBath, and Laundry. Ready for December occupancy. WSF0194

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATEFOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES

AND MUNICIPAL CHARGESPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, Corinne Clements Stutcavage, the Collector of Taxes of the Township of Scotch Plains,

Union County, New Jersey will sell at a public auction on the 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER 2004, in the Municipal Court in the MunicipalBuilding, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey at 10 o’clock in the morning, the below described lands.

The said lands will be sold to make the amount of the municipal liens chargeable against that same on the 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER2004 together with interest and cost of sale, exclusive however, of the lien for taxes for the year 2004.

Said lands will be sold in fee to such persons as will purchase the same, subject to redemption at the lowest rate of interest, but inno case in excess of eighteen (18) per cent per annum. Payment for the sale shall be made in cash, certified or cashier’s check or moneyorder before the conclusion of the sale or the property will be resold. Payment of “Premiums” should be with separate funds.

Any parcel of real property for which there shall be no other purchase will be struck off and sold to the municipality in fee for redemptionat eighteen (18) per cent per annum and the municipality shall have the right to bar or foreclose right of redemption.

The sale will be made and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 54, Revised Statutes of NewJersey, 1937 and amendments thereto.

At any time before the sale, the undersigned will receive payment of the amount due on the property, with interest and costs incurredup to the time of payment by cash, certified or cashier’s check, or money order.

In the event that the owner of the property is on active duty in the military service, the Tax Collector should be notified immediately.Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution

Control 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 municipalityis precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in any way connected to the prior owneror operator of the site.

The said lands so subject to sale, described in accordance with the tax duplicate, including the name of the owner as shown on thelast tax duplicate and the total amount due thereon respectively on the 22nd day of November 2004, exclusive of the lien for the yearare as listed below:

Corinne Clements StutcavageCollector of Taxes

Scotch Plains, New Jersey

# BLOCK & LOT OWNER NAME PROPERTY LOCATION TAX MUNIC. INTEREST COST TOTAL1 203 - 3 SLBIG, LLC 445 TERRILL ROAD 33,123.35 60.00 8,437.87 100.00 41,721.222 503 12 WASILITION, THEODORE 436 WILLOW AVENUE 1,249.48 0.00 105.79 27.11 1,382.383 1903 - 17 TUCKER, WILLIE &

ANNIE 1993 PROPSPECT AVE 3,837.21 0.00 895.51 94.65 4,827.374 1904 - 5 TUCKER, JEANETTE 1996 PROSPECT AVE 6,292.70 0.00 1,377.80 100.00 7,770.505 2601 - 1 DINIZO, FRANK &

EILEEN 2053 WESTFIELD AVE 1,684.00 0.00 299.75 39.68 2,023.436 4401 - 14 WEST, MARY E. 4 JOHNSON STREET 926.57 0.00 182.25 22.18 1,131.007 5501 - 12 GOINES, MICHELLE 30 COPPERFIELD RD 3,620.42 0.00 574.90 83.91 4,279.238 7201 - 5.16 MEJIA, SALVADOR 809 O’DONNELL AVE 2,236.34 0.00 61.50 45.96 2,343.809 7201 - 24 SMITH, CRYSTAL 2402 HAMLETTE PL 38.03 0.00 4.91 15.00 57.9410 10101 - 11 FRANCO, FRANCISCO &

MARITZA 2090 W. BROAD ST 4,111.67 0.00 212.85 86.49 4,411.0111 12302 - 22 KIRKLAND, JAMES 1681 RARITAN RD 2,623.36 0.00 341.00 59.29 3,023.6512 12403 - 13 RYSKASEN, THOMAS &

SUSILA 1 BLACK BIRCH RD 6,000.38 0.00 1,081.83 100.00 7,182.2113 12501 - 5 MAC DOWELL, GAYLE A. 1808 CHAPEL ROAD 4,154.11 0.00 688.58 96.85 4,939.5414 15601 - 12 HERNANDEZ, LIGIA 1011 LOCUST AVE 724.18 0.00 75.02 15.98 815.1815 15901 - 13 CURRIE, CRAIG 14 WEDGEWOOD WAY 15,331.80 0.00 3,899.08 100.00 19,330.8816 15901 - 40 MIGNANO, MICHAEL &

MARGARET 2 ORCHARD DRIVE 453.39 0.00 83.42 15.00 551.8117 16101 - 5 BALL, ETHEL-ESTATE OF 917 RARITAN ROAD 5,852.75 0.00 1,056.42 100.00 7,009.17

4 T - 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 & 11/18/04, The Times Fee: $569.16

Fabulous Colonial, Delightfully Appointed and Situated OnA Serene Lot Just Under a Quarter of an Acre In Westfield

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Fanwood . . . Delightful 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath split level home fulfills your wish list with centralair conditioning, wood burning fireplace, hardwood floors, family room, fenced yard with patioand deck, and move-in ready neutral decor. All on quiet Fanwood street. Offered for $419,900.

Fanwood . . . 1940’s Colonial with entrance vestibule, formal living room and dining rooms, eat-inkitchen, 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, and basement rec room. Amenities include central airconditioning and hardwood floors under wall-to-wall carpeting. Coveted location on a quiet tree-linedstreet just a short walk from McGinn School, town and NYC trains. Offered for $395,000.


Embraced by 1.43 acres of magnificent roll-ing lawns, this distinguished Westfield resi-dence displays architectural beauty & integ-rity. Enveloping you with an atmosphere of serenity, the interior flows with spacious rooms embellished with natural wood trim such as box beam ceilings & framing around doorways & windows. A gracious ambiance is revealed in the exquisite living room & formal dining room. The family room & modern kitchen complement the fabulous conservatory that offers a panoramic view of the backyard. Reflecting the interdependence of man & nature, the grounds are punctu-ated with an in-ground pool, two patios, marvelous plantings and towering trees.

Outstanding Westfield Homes

Bathed in the rays of the sun this traditional Tudor, in The Gardens, has a sumptuous in-terior radiating with lustrous hardwood floors, arched entries, lead glass windows & handsome moldings. A fabulous addition with marvelous kitchen, breakfast room, fam-ily room with handsome wood cabinetry & two 2nd floor bedrooms enhances this exqui-site residence. The elegant living room & formal dining room reveal a graceful style of entertaining . The master suite with enchant-ing Juliet balcony crowns a lovely 2nd floor featuring updated baths. An expansive back-yard with patio, charming enclosed porch, 1st floor laundry & a darling guest/au-pairs suite add to the charisma this home radiates.

For additional information or your private tour call:

Joyce Taylor, Sales Associate 908-233-6417, Direct Dial NJAR Circle of Excellence 1977—2003

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Move right into this Westfield Colonial Charmer built circa 1922. Light flowsthrough the generously sized rooms with high ceilings, deep moldings andgleaming hardwood floors. The ten rooms include a elegant living room withcherry and marble surround fireplace, large formal dining room, new eat-inkitchen with butler’s pantry and separate dining area with sliders to a fabulouspaver patio and fenced-in yard. A large family room, master suite with dressingroom, walk-in closet and full bath, and three more bedrooms. Situated on abeautifully landscaped lot, this property is located within walking distance totown, schools and transportation. Call Grace for an appointment at 908-301-2019. Offered at $659,900.

Fabulous 10 room expanded ranch, 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths on professionallylandscaped acre. Offering quality lifestyle. Sunken Living room, Formal din-ing room, extraordinary kitchen with separate breakfast area, sunny Familyroom overlooking park-like property, deck, gorgeous pool, central air, two cargarage and much more, all for $769,000. Call Grace at 908-301-2019 today foran appointment.

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COMMERCIAL/BUSINESSPROPERTY RENTAL

WESTFIELDInviting, lovely commercial space.Four office consultation rooms,one office with fireplace. Use ofany or all furniture. $1600/mo.

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DINING ROOM

All wood set, hand carvedpedestal table, 6 chairs, hutch/

buffet. Retail $8000. Sell $2900.Can deliver (732) 259-6690

BED

New Visco Memory Foam,Queen mattress set in plastic.

Value $1500. Sell $425.Can deliver (732) 259-6690

HOME HEALTH AIDE

Home Health Aide available tobe companion for the elderly;Mon-Fri, daytime. References.

Call (908) 232-0157

HELP WANTED

School Crossing Guards Needed:The Scotch Plains PoliceDepartment is looking forindividuals interested in workingas a School Crossing Guard,initially to substitute for currentguards. The Police Departmentwill provide clothing, training, anda starting wage of $15.35/hr. Forfurther information, please stop inor call the Traffic Safety Bureau at(908) 322-7100, ext. 104.

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References / free estimates.Call Vera: (973) 286-2938

AFTERNOON NANNY

Westfield area college student.Good driving record & refs. M-F3:00-7:00PM to babysit and driveto act. $15/hr. Desires long-termsit. Now interviewing good home.Call Katherine (732) 340-1046.

HELP WANTED

Real Estate: Thinking of making achange? Prudential NJ Propertiesis now interviewing for full timereal estate agent positions,Westfield Office. Call Margie

(908) 232-5664, ext. 103.

WESTFIELDFri. 11/5, 9:30 – 2:30 &

Sat. 11/6 Bag Day: 9:30 –12:00414 East Broad Street

clothing, collectibles, antiques

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HELP WANTED

RESTAURANTCharlie Brown’s

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We are expanding our building &would like to expand our staff too!If you enjoy working in an upbeatenvironment & have thepersonality to match, you may bejust what we’re looking for. FT/PTpositions avail. Benefits & 401KSavings Plan avail for full time.Stop by daily & speak with a Mgrbet the hrs of 2:00PM & 4:30PM2376 North Ave, Scotch Plains.Equal Opportunity Employer

HELP WANTED

Signage person neededSign Tech in Westfield, division ofPrint Tech - a dynamic printing &signage company - now hiring signproduction / install / design.Experience required. FT w/Benefits. Great career opportunity.

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CUSTOM POOL TABLE

7 foot, Italian slateOak with ball return.

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FANWOODClothing, furniture, infant to toddlersizes, other household items

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PIANO LESSONS

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HELP WANTED

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDWestfield Volunteer RescueSquad seeks persons willing totrain as Emergency MedicalTechnicians. No prior exp.needed. Valid NJ Driv. Lic., req.,min. 4 hrs/wk. We offer 24 hr.coverage. Wkday 9am - 1 pm or1-5pm slots are perfect for par-ents of school children. Childcarereimbursement available!Seeks trainees as Dispatchers. Min.2 hrs./wk. All training provided.

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CHEMISTRY TUTORING

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TUTORING

H.S. Math, Chemistry, Physics,SAT Prep. Licensed TeacherCall W. Roth (732) 548-3706

Since 1968

MATTRESS SET

Ortho plush Full size, new inplastic with warranty $120.

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MATTRESS AND BOX

Queen pillow top. Name brand,new in plastic $140. Can Deliver.

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BEDROOM SET

7 pc. Cherry, bed, chest, dresser& mirror and night stand. New inbox. Value $2200 sell $925.

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DINING ROOM

Beautiful cherry set, table, hutch& buffet, 6 chairs. Sacrifice. $1275.Can deliver (732) 259-6690

MATH TUTOR

Ivy-level mathematics degree,proven results. Calculus,

statistics, algebra II, math SAT.Joe (908) 781-0888

K-12 TUTOR

Certified 10 year teacher presentlyon maternity leave. Tutors allsubjects & grades. Areas ofexpertise include: organizationalskills, test prep, study skills, SATprep, verbal and writing skills.Specializes in the social sciences.

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FURNISHED HOUSE WANTED

Westfield family seeking 2 or 3 BRhouse/apt/condo for 3 mo. renov.of our home: Dec/Jan/Feb.

Call Jen (908) 233-0717 or(908) 803-4319 (cell)

COLLEGE ADVISOR

Need help with applications,essays, financial aid, collegeselection, etc. Reasonable.Call (908) 789-5980 for a

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K-8 TUTOR

Certified experienced teacher,All subjects plus study and

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FUNERAL HOME ASST NEEDED-P/T

Westfield funeral home seeksperson to assist with funerals on apart time basis. Greeting peopleand driving on funerals are amongthe duties. Call (908) 789-7400.

AUTO FOR SALE‘91 BUICK SKYLARK

New inspection sticker.AC, PS, PW, PD, AM/FM

Casette. Call Jim(732) 801-3200 or [email protected]

AUTO FOR SALE

1987 NISSAN SENTRAGood condition, new

brakes/battery Call Jim at(732) 801-3200 or e-mailJimR1000@ yahoo.com

OFFICE LEASE

CLARK - 2200 sq. ft. ProfessionalOffice Space. Free standing.Completely remodled building.On-site parking. $3500 per month.Please call (732) 449-9616.

BRAND NEW Townhouse 4SALE/rent

Available 11/1, THE RESERVEat SCOTCH PLAINS, 3BR, 2.5bath, finished walkout basement,LR w/fp, 1 car garage, patio, decks.Call (330) 283-4483, Princ. only$429,900 or $2500 per month

WESTFIELD . . . This beautiful home is located in a residentialfamily neighborhood and features four bedrooms, two and 1/2baths. Formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, fireplace in livingroom, sunroom. Family room with sliders to a private deck thatoverlooks a beatuiful large yard. Two car detached garage. Closeto schools, town and train. $709,900 (052009889)

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COMPUTER HOME SERVICE

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

LAUREX HOME SERVICESFall projects, General

Construction, Finish Basements,Real Estate Punch Lists.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that thePlanning Board of the Township of ScotchPlains will hold a public hearing on MON-DAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2004, at 8:00 pm inCouncil Chambers, 430 Park Avenue tohear the application of Michael Mahoney,t/a M & M Real Estate Developers, Inc.and Andrew and MaryLou Holowka for880 Raritan Road, Block 16202, Lots 5 &6 who propose to subdivide two lots intofour lots. The following variances are re-quested with this application:

Section 23-3.4A, Para. C, Col. 4 & 6 -Lot Width

Proposed Lots 5.01 & 6.01: Required:90 feet; Proposed: 88 feet

Proposed Lots 6.02 & 6.03: Required:90 feet; Proposed: 84 feet

All interested persons may be presentand be heard. The file pertaining to thisapplication is in the Office of the PlanningBoard and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara HorevSecretary to the Planning Board

1 T - 10/28/04, The Times Fee: $25.50

P/T DOMESTIC HELP WANTED

Mature woman for after school helpin my S.P. home, M-TH or TU&W,3:30-7:30. Duties: assist busy momof 3, care for 2 year old, simplemeal prep & clean-up. Referencesrequired. (908) 756-9923.

CAREGIVER - PT

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Westfield location.Call: Cheryl or Liz@ (908) 518-0900

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The Board of Adjustment of the Town ofWestfield, New Jersey will meet on Mon-day November 8, 2004 in the CouncilChambers at the Municipal Building, 425East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jerseyat 7:30 p.m. to hear and consider thefollowing appeals for variance from therequirements of the Westfield Land UseOrdinance:

Jennifer Maranz, 627 Salter Place,seeking permission to erect an additioncontrary to the requirements of Sections:11.09E6, 12.04F1&12.04E of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance requires a sideyard setback of 10 feet. 5.2 feet is pro-posed. Ordinance requires a maximumallowable coverage of 20%. 21.6% is pro-posed. Ordinance requires a maximumallowable Floor Area Ratio of 35%. 36.9%is proposed.

Janet Schafer, 153 Madison Avenue,seeking permission to install an in-groundpool in the backyard contrary to the re-quirements of Section: 13.02D3 of theLand Use Ordinance. Ordinance requiresa pool setback from the property line of 15feet. 3 feet is proposed.

Peter Tolias, 1157 Tice Place, seekingpermission to install a 6-foot fence con-trary to the requirements of Section: 12.07Cof the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinancerequires a maximum allowable height of afence on the street side yard of a corner lotto be 4 feet. Applicant proposes a 6-footfence.

Michael & Lisa Riggs, 533 Birch Av-enue, seeking permission to keep a shedin the current location contrary to the re-quirements of Section: 13.02B.1of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance requires the

shed location to be in the rear yard only.Applicant proposes a side yard.

Richard A. Weinstock, 455 GroveStreet, seeking permission to replace anexisting porch contrary to the requirementsof Section: 11.09E6 of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Ordinance requires a side yardsetback of 10 feet. + 18 feet is present andproposed.

Marlene & Carlos Perez-Santalla, 846Shadowlawn Drive, seeking permissionto erect an addition contrary to the require-ments of Section 11.07E6 of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires a side yardsetback of 10 feet. 9 feet 1 3/16 inches areproposed.

Scott & Mara Zilberberg, 516 KimballAvenue, seeking permission to erect anaddition contrary to the requirements Sec-tion 11.08E6 &12.04F1 of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires a sideyard setback of 10 feet. 9.1 feet is pro-posed. Ordinance requires a maximumallowable coverage of 20%. 26.7% is pro-posed.

Matt Gaglioti, 419 Otisco Drive, seek-ing permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section:11.08E7 of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a rear-yard setback of 35feet. 33.3 feet is present and proposed.

Variances, waivers or exceptions fromcertain site plan details or relief from re-quirements may be sought as appropriate.

Plans and application 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.

Lori A. Boyd, SecretaryBoard of Adjustment

1 T - 10/28/04, The Leader Fee: $70.38

PUBLIC NOTICE


PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board at its Special Meeting onTuesday October 19, 2004 memorializedthe following Board action taken October4, 2004:

04-24 CHARLES PIJANOWSKI, 619ELM STREET, BLOCK 1002, LOT8. APPLICANT SEEKS TO CRE-ATE TWO NEW CONFORMINGBUILDING LOTS WITH NO VARI-ANCES FROM A SINGLE EXIST-ING LOT. APPLICANT SEEKSTO DEMOLISH EXISTINGDWELLING AND GARAGE ONEXISTING LOT AND CON-STRUCT A SINGLE FAMILYDWELLING ON EACH OF THENEWLY CREATED LOTS. – Ap-proved with conditions.

Kenneth B. MarshSecretary

1 T - 10/28/04, The Leader Fee: $22.44

PUBLIC NOTICETHE SUPERIOR COURT FORTHE COUNTY OF DEKALB

STATE OF GEORGIA

IN RE: PETITION OF STELLASKIPPER FOR THE ADOP-TION OF AYESHA BROWN, AMINOR CHILD

Civil Action Adoption No. 04AD282-3Notice of Adoption Proceedings

To: Rudolph Brown or any other un-known unnamed alleged putative fathersto Ayesha Brown born on April 5, 1995 inElizabeth, New Jersey to ThomasinaSeymour.

You are hereby notified that you are thealleged putative father of a said child whois the subject of a Petition for Adoptionfiled in DeKalb County, Georgia, SuperiorCourt on September 13, 2004. Pursuantto Georgia law, you lose all rights to thechild and will neither receive notice nor beentitled to object to the adoption of thechild unless, within 30 days of receipt ofthis notice you file:

(1) A petition to legitimate the childpursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-7-22 and in ac-cordance with the ruling of the SupremeCourt of Georgia in Holmes v. Traweek,276 Ga. 296 (2003); and

(2) Notice of the filing of the petition tolegitimate with the Court in which thisaction is pending at DeKalb County Supe-rior Court, 556 North McDonough Street,Decatur, Georgia 30030 and to the Attor-ney listed below.

Karen Scott GreeneAttorney at Law

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WESTFIELD – On Sunday, Oc-tober 31, the Christian drama groupCovenant Players will perform anumber of plays at the First BaptistChurch, located at 170 Elm Streetin Westfield.

Two of the players will lead themiddle school and high school Sun-day school classes at 9:15 a.m. Dur-ing the 10:20 a.m. worship service,the Players will present a sermon indrama, focusing on stewardship ofresources. Afterwards, they will givea presentation on the theme of masksand true identity at a church-widereception.

During the reception, gradeschool children will make a Hal-loween craft, while adults will hearfrom the Reverend Dee DeeTurlington on “Halloween Un-masked,” a look at the history andmeaning of the holiday.

A repertory company founded byplaywright Charles Tanner in 1963,the Covenant Players draw on morethan 3,000 original plays to bringdrama to church settings.

All are welcome. For more infor-mation, please contact the churchoffice at (908) 233-2278 [email protected].


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The classic silent film,NNNNNosferatuosferatuosferatuosferatuosferatu, starring Max Schreck,will be shown at the Union CountyArts Center in Rahway, accompa-nied by live organ, just like when itwas released in 1922, on Saturday,October 30, at 2:30 p.m., for $5.For information call (732) 499-8226 or log onto www.ucac.org.

* * * * * * *The New Jersey premiere of John

Walch’s CirCirCirCirCircumfercumfercumfercumfercumference of a Sence of a Sence of a Sence of a Sence of a Squir-quir-quir-quir-quir-rrrrrelelelelel will be at the Playwright’s The-atre, 33 Green Village Road in Madi-son, through Sunday, November 14.It’s a comic look at a young manwhose father fears that his plans towed his Jewish girlfriend are doomed.Among dad’s other fears, of course, isrodentophobia. Single tickets in thisoff-Broadway style theater are from$22.50 to $27.50. Order seats onlineat: http://www.ptnj.org/FramePps/FrameNPD.htm or call (973) 514-1787.

* * * * * * *There are still a few performances

left of the Westfield CommunityPlayers’ production of LillianHellman’s drama, Little FLittle FLittle FLittle FLittle Foooooxxxxxeseseseses. Thestory is set in the deep south, andtells of the cruelty and greed of onefamily, and was an Academy Awardnominee for best Screenplay in1941. Tickets are $15. Call the the-ater at (908) 232-9568 for informa-tion on the two remaining perfor-mances on October 29 and 30.

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* * * * * * *The Westfield Recreation

Department’s 14th Annual14th Annual14th Annual14th Annual14th AnnualHHHHHaunted Haunted Haunted Haunted Haunted Houseouseouseouseouse will be held onSunday, October 31, from 5 to 9p.m. at the Memorial Pool Com-plex. It’s only $2 to get in, and you’llsee all types of creatures in a spookysetting. If you have little ones, bringthem between the hours of 5 to 6p.m., when the scare factor is mild.Call the Recreation Department fordetails at (908) 789-4080.

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SCOSCOSCOSCOSCOTTTTTCH PLCH PLCH PLCH PLCH PLAINS AINS AINS AINS AINS – The last timeDr. David Heisey had a dance lesson,he was attending a college class thattaught the finer points of folk andcountry dancing.

But, on October 23, Heisey, theprincipal of Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School (SPFHS), decided to ac-cept an invitation made by dance in-structors John Russitano and KaraShovlin to learn the waltz and have theexperience taped for an episode of“Make You Wanna Dance.”

Russitano and Shovlin host the tele-vision dance instruction program,which is currently being filmed atSPFHS and produced by WilliamMcMeekan. The program airs onWestfield’s Channel TV-36 and ScotchPlains Channel TV-34.

“John said something to me in thespring or summer about being a gueston their show, and I said, ‘Well, sure,I’m not a dancer, but I thought I wouldgive it a try,’” Heisey told The WestfieldLeader and The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

Heisey’s wife was intrigued when shelearned of her husband’s interest inbecoming more waltz-proficient.

How will SPFHS students react whenthey see their principal, who is nor-mally laying down the law through thehigh school’s hallways, now kicking uphis heels on local television?

“The students will see that I’m will-ing to try new things,” shared Heisey.“They’ll see that it’s okay to branch outand they might see me in a differentlight instead of the stereotypical role ofa principal.”

Heisey recalled the involvement in

and importance of dance during hisparents’ generation, noting thatRussitano and Shovlin have renewedviewers’ and participants’ enthusiasmabout dance.

“For whatever reason, dance doesn’tplay a significant role in our genera-tion, but they (Russitano and Shovlin)offer something that is very unique.They show that dance is a way ofexercising, as well as a way to findenjoyment.”

Heisey will demonstrate hisnewfound waltzing techniques on“Make You Wanna Dance” through-out November on both TV-36 and TV-34.

In addition, Russitano and Shovlinwill participate in a benefit for fosterchildren in Perth Amboy, during whichthey will demonstrate and teach theirdancing skills, on Friday, December 17.

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WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – Under the guid-ance of her mother, a young MargoSeaman would feed fabricthrough a black Singer Feather-weight sewing machine to cre-ate her own cloth dolls.

Today, the Westfield residentis not only passing on her loveof textiles and doll-making toher daughters, Lydia, 9, andKatie, 5, but she has been spe-cially creating the Silver Snow-flake doll for the annual giftmission sale at The Presbyte-rian Church in Westfield, whichbenefits local and internationalmission projects.

Seaman visited The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times office on Oc-tober 15 to reveal this year’sdoll, which features a skirt madefrom a poinsettia handkerchief,snowflake-themed bloomersand shirt, hair of Christmas redyarn, a matching Jade greendress with a hair bow and othervintage embellishments.

Seaman’s Silver Snowflakedoll will be included in theboutique’s silent auction for atake away price of $75. She noted thatshe might include two or three otherdolls into the original sale.

“There’s something about their littlefaces that people like,” said Seaman,adding that, based on the reaction shehas received from buyers, the dollsseem to “trigger something in you aboutyour childhood and you are immedi-ately drawn to them.”

While most of her dolls are createdduring the summer months, Seamanworks on at least three dolls at onetime, and each can take one to a coupleof days to create. She selects the fabrics,some of which are collected by family,friends or from used clothing stores inNova Scotia.

At such stores, she will explore binsof men’s shirts filled with unique stripesand plaids. Because the amount ofmaterial is limited to a small piece,mass-production is impossible, there-fore making the fabrics sewn on the

dolls and the huggable cloth compan-ions truly one-of-a-kind.

Using muslin fabric, the faces andlimbs are stained with tea and coffee, as

well as a hint of vanilla for a pleasantaroma. Old lace pillowcases, handker-chiefs and quilted remnants are incor-porated into each design, while thedoll’s boots are painted on and oftenadorned with glass glitter. Vintage but-tons are used for the eyes and, perhaps,antique bells will be strung from adoll’s skirt.

Seaman also designs Santa dolls,which sell for approximately $125each. One of the Santas she showedThe Leader/Times features a beardmade of mohair from her cousin’sranch in Texas.

Her dolls were not always targetedfor the Silver Snowflake audience, how-ever. When she was younger, she de-signed “character dolls” or “portraitdolls” that were almost effigies of herclosest friends. They immediately sup-ported her and recommended that shecontinue doll making, because herhandiwork was so endearing.

Seaman told The Leader/Times that

her enthusiasm for her craft stems froma fondness for childhood and a love forthe history of textiles, vintage fabricsand buttons. A large part of her will

always be a child, she admitted.At the Fashion Institute of Technol-

ogy (FIT) in New York City, where shealso worked at the FIT Museum, Sea-man obtained a master’s degree in cos-tume and textile history. She also at-tended the Bank Street College of Edu-cation in New York.

As a teacher, Seaman found thatchildren responded enthusiastically tocreating story quilts, like those demon-strated by famed artist and author FaithRinggold, who pioneered the use ofquilt as an art form.

The Presbyterian Women’s SilverSnowflake sale reopened the door forSeaman to return to doll making. Shenoted that she is constantly amazed bythe selflessness volunteerism demon-strated by the Presbyterian Womanand other churchgoers, such as artistsJana Sage Peterson and her husband,Jon Peterson, Jane Annis, cellist BillCook, and others.


WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – Several years ago,story ideas for contemporary romance,romantic suspense and mysteriespopped into Westfield resident LoisWinston’s head and she knew she hadto do something…anything to get themout of her system and onto paper.

She joined some literary organiza-tions and six years ago, united forceswith her agent, Carolyn Grayson, whohas stood by her through thick andthin.

When publishing houses barragedher mailboxes with rejection letters orswitched plans to publish her work atthe last-minute, Winston counted onher talent and Grayson’s fortitude toget her through.

Currently, Winston is vying for thecrown in York-based DorchesterPublishing’s American Title competi-tion, with her creative and candid en-try, “Resurrecting Gertie.”

Told in first-person point of viewby both characters, the story revolvesaround a 50-year-old mother, whotries to bring her 26-year-old daugh-ter out of her new life in New YorkCity, back to Ten Commandments,Iowa, where she would marry the manthey have chosen for her – a richmortician.

However, Winston explained, when

the mother goes to the Big Apple toretrieve her daughter, the mother takesa liking to the city and in her own mid-life, menopausal crisis, doesn’t want toreturn to Iowa after all.

Throughout “Resurrecting Gertie,”the daughter “conjures up her imagi-nary childhood friend to help her copewith life, love and a menopausalmother.”

Romantic Times Book Club andDorchester Publishing have run a simi-lar competition in the past, however,Winston noted, this year’s winners willbe judged by outside readers, not apanel of professionals.

“It’s great that Dorchester Publish-ing is giving the average reader thechance to have a direct influence ontheir publishing decisions in this case,”said Winston. “It will be truly exhila-rating to see how readers respond toour work, and I think the use of theInternet makes that immediacy evenmore exciting.”

A Westfield resident for six years,and native of Newark, Hillside andUnion, Winston is competing forthe crown against writers from Mas-sachusetts, Iowa, California, Vir-ginia, British Columbia, Pennsylva-nia, Tennessee, and localWoodbridge.

Voters can cast their ballots for “BestFirst Line,” “Best Hero and Heroine,”“Best Story Summary,” “Best DialogueScene,” and “Best Romantic Scene.”The two finalists with the least numberof votes will be eliminated before eachround.

On Monday, May 2, 2005, thewinner’s name will be posted onwww.romantictimes.com. Votingwill continue through Sunday,March 6, 2005, and the winner of apublishing contract will be an-nounced on Thursday, April 28,2005 at the Romantic TimesBooklovers Convention in St. Louis,Miss. To cast your vote for Winston,please visit that website.


WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – After Westfield resi-dent Michael Jackman’s post-produc-tion duties on the Super Size Me docu-mentary concluded, the film’s mes-sage, which advises against sloppy, fastfood eating habits, lingered andhaunted him.

Jackman, the father of two childrenwith his wife, Lisa, realized that thelife-threatening, fast-food-only dietendured by the film’s producer and starMorgan Spurlock, applied to his ownfamily.

In Super Size Me, Spurlock surren-ders to a 30-day diet exclusively onitems from the McDonald’s menu. Hecould only eat what was available overthe counter, including water; he couldnot super-size his portions unless itwas offered; he had to eat every item onthe menu at least once and he had toeat three squares a day, breakfast, lunchand dinner.

Spurlock’s intake of fried and so-dium-rich foods increased, as well ashis cholesterol and sodium levels. How-

ever, Spurlock’s experiment graduallyturned into serious concern for theabove average healthy Spurlock’s well-being.

Suddenly, Jackman began examin-ing what he and Lisa feed their chil-dren, local school lunch programs andother health issues.

“Think about how easy it is to go

through a drive-thru and how acces-sible fast food is, compared to howdifficult it is to eat healthy and stay ona diet,” Jackman told The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-FanwoodTimes.

“It (the movie) is valuable for every-one to see because it creates an organicdiscussion,” he said.

Jackman, who would like to startsuch a discussion in the community,believes that it is vital to impress theimportance of healthier eating uponas many people as possible. So, heasked Spurlock if he would attend thescreening and submit to a questionand answer session about his experi-ence at a special screening of SuperSize Me at the Rialto Theatre inWestfield in early November. Next,he networked with members of theWestfield Jaycees, extending invita-tions to specific members of the com-munity, who would be the most ca-pable of carrying the message beyondthe movie theater.

Westfield Mayor GregoryMcDermott, members of the WestfieldTown Council, the Westfield Board ofEducation, Parent-Teacher Council,parents, school principals, physicaleducation instructors, school nurses,pediatricians, clergy members, nutri-tionists and “anyone interested in hav-ing a meaningful discussion that canlead to change” were invited and arescheduled to attend.

“Kids especially develop habits whenthey’re young which can lead to diabe-tes, high blood pressure and obesity,”noted Jackman.

Personal responsibility is vital, hesaid, however, corporate responsibilityis also crucial.

For example, while McDonald’spulled the super-size option fromits menu, fast-food enterprises con-tinue to encourage obesity and mustpay attention to the obesity epi-demic in the nation, according toJackman.

“There are certainly areas for im-provement,” he said, adding that aschool-aged version of Super Size Mehas been made available to amend theeating habits of youngsters. Additionalscreenings of the movie, targeted tospecific audiences, may also be sched-uled in the future.

STEP BY STEP...Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Principal Dr. David Heisey,STEP BY STEP...Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Principal Dr. David Heisey,STEP BY STEP...Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Principal Dr. David Heisey,STEP BY STEP...Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Principal Dr. David Heisey,STEP BY STEP...Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Principal Dr. David Heisey,left, learns some basic waltz steps from John Russitano in the school’s Media Centerleft, learns some basic waltz steps from John Russitano in the school’s Media Centerleft, learns some basic waltz steps from John Russitano in the school’s Media Centerleft, learns some basic waltz steps from John Russitano in the school’s Media Centerleft, learns some basic waltz steps from John Russitano in the school’s Media Centeron October 22. Below, right, Dr. Heisey learns more dance steps from Kara Shovlin.on October 22. Below, right, Dr. Heisey learns more dance steps from Kara Shovlin.on October 22. Below, right, Dr. Heisey learns more dance steps from Kara Shovlin.on October 22. Below, right, Dr. Heisey learns more dance steps from Kara Shovlin.on October 22. Below, right, Dr. Heisey learns more dance steps from Kara Shovlin.Russitano and Shovlin are the hosts of the television show, “Make You WannaRussitano and Shovlin are the hosts of the television show, “Make You WannaRussitano and Shovlin are the hosts of the television show, “Make You WannaRussitano and Shovlin are the hosts of the television show, “Make You WannaRussitano and Shovlin are the hosts of the television show, “Make You WannaDance.”Dance.”Dance.”Dance.”Dance.”

Michelle Helen Le Poidevin for The Westfield Leader and The Times

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UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION — The Andrew De GradoFoundation, Inc. has launched a newcontest for piano soloists and piano ac-companists, ages 23 and over.

The competition seeks to challenge,recognize and promote adult pianists whoare U.S. born or naturalized citizens resid-ing in one of 15 states on the Easternseaboard. The semifinals and finals will beheld at Kean University in Union in June2005, and the two winners — one pianosoloist and one piano accompanist — willhave the opportunity to perform in a NewYork City debut concert in Weill RecitalHall at Carnegie Hall.

The foundation, established in 1998by Libby De Grado-Condo in thememory of her son, Andrew De Grado(1960-1998), seeks to bring music andmusicianship to the public through pi-ano competitions and concerts featuringhighly celebrated artists.

“My son was always available to assistother musicians in reaching their goals,whether as a teacher or a collaborator,”said De Grado-Condo.

De Grado received his Bachelor of

Arts degree, magna cum laude, fromKean University and his Master of Musicdegree, cum laude, in piano performancefrom Indiana University, where he was ateaching assistant to Menaham Pressler.From 1991 and 1998, he served as assis-tant professor of piano at the Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Schoolof Music.

In addition to being a professor, DeGrado was also a much sought-after col-laborator for numerous highly respectedartists, most notably the esteemed violin-ist Joshua Bell.

According to De Grado-Condo, theAndrew De Grado Biennial Piano De-but Competition will encourage aspir-ing pianists to achieve their personalgoals.

Monday, May 9, 2005, is the entrydeadline for the Andrew De Grado Bien-nial Piano Debut Competition. Appli-cants are advised to obtain official rulesand applications as soon as possible fromthe foundation website atwww.andrewdegrado.org. For furtherinformation, please call (973) 467-1348.


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WWWWWAAAAATTTTTCHUNG CHUNG CHUNG CHUNG CHUNG – A photography ex-hibit, “Connections II: Photographs fromthe Unique Vision Photography Work-shop,” curated by Ross Wagner, will openon Monday, November 1, at theWatchung Arts Center (WAC).

The exhibition will close on Tuesday,November 30. A special reception will beheld on Sunday, November 7, from 1 to 4p.m. The gallery is open on Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from1 to 4 p.m., and on Thursdays from 1 to7:30 p.m.

The photographs included in the ex-hibit focus more on content and involve-ment than on technique. Accidental im-ages are also considered as they are oftenclues to the development of aphotograph’s unique vision. Salon and

pictorial imagery are de-emphasized.According to the WAC, the Unique

Vision Workshop, founded by Wagner,a Summit photographer, encourages pho-tographers to search for their deepestconnection with the world, prioritizinguniqueness of vision before the quest fortechnical mastery.

Wagner noted that the workshop viewsphotography as a path of self-discovery.Therefore, the images often say moreabout the photographs than they sayabout the subjects before the lens.

He added, “Frequently, the photo-graphs ask more questions than theyanswer. The images invite participationby the viewer.”

Some of the local photographers dis-playing their work are: Jennifer Bailey,Arnis Balgalvis, Norma Bernstock, RonBrown, George Bujarski, Marvin Cline,Brian Geldziler, Pam Greene, LindaGuerci, Fred Hedge, Tom Heller, DotKuehn, Sheilia Lenga, Coleen Marks,John Martancik, Walter Oliver, LesterPfeffer, Jody Pfeiffer, Glenn Podel, JoeRiggio, Maureen Rock, John Shyers, NealSnitow, Tom Stillman, Ray Yaros and SueZwick.

Additionally, several prints by PamConstable, who participates via Internetfrom New Zealand, will be shown.

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RAHWRAHWRAHWRAHWRAHWAAAAAY Y Y Y Y – The Rahway ValleyJerseyaires Chapter of the Society forthe Preservation and Encouragementof Barber Shop Quartet Singing inAmerica, Inc. (SPEBSQSA) willpresent their 57th annual show, YouAin’t Heard Nothin’ Yet on Saturday,November 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,November 7, at 2:30 p.m. at RahwayHigh School, 1012 Madison andCentral Avenues in Rahway.

A musical tribute to Al Jolson, theshow will be sung in barbershop style.The chorus is directed by Rich Taylorand assisted by Doug Brown.

The featured quartet in the show is“Debut!” The Region 15 Quartet Cham-pions of the Sweet Adeline’s Internationalcompetition, the quartet began its tour in1995 and has captured several titles.

They won the championship in theGreater New York Region 15’s quartetcontest in April of 2004 and will com-pete on the international stage in India-napolis, Ind. this fall. The quartet previ-ously captured the title of Region 15Quartet Champion for two consecutiveyears, and have been semifinalists in the1999 and 2000 International Competi-tions. They traveled to Russia in 2003 toparticipate with the International Music

“Debut!”“Debut!”“Debut!”“Debut!”“Debut!”Festival, performing in St. Petersburgconcert halls.

Rahway High School’s Madrigal Sing-ers will also be featured in the first act ofthe show. They consist of 22 singers,most of whom are seniors, who haveearned the honor of singing in the mad-rigal group. Six of the madrigal singerswill also have speaking roles in the show.

General admission tickets, purchasedat the door for evening or afternoonshows are $15. If purchased in advance,tickets are $12 for general admission,$10 for senior citizens and children un-der 12 will be admitted for $5.

For reservations and information,please call (732) 494-3580 or visitwww.geocities.com/rvjerseyaires.


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BAND BOUTIQUE…Meaghan Fitzpatrick, Julia Nelson and Anne Sinisi are sur-BAND BOUTIQUE…Meaghan Fitzpatrick, Julia Nelson and Anne Sinisi are sur-BAND BOUTIQUE…Meaghan Fitzpatrick, Julia Nelson and Anne Sinisi are sur-BAND BOUTIQUE…Meaghan Fitzpatrick, Julia Nelson and Anne Sinisi are sur-BAND BOUTIQUE…Meaghan Fitzpatrick, Julia Nelson and Anne Sinisi are sur-rounded by examples of products that will be available at this year’s Holiday Boutique onrounded by examples of products that will be available at this year’s Holiday Boutique onrounded by examples of products that will be available at this year’s Holiday Boutique onrounded by examples of products that will be available at this year’s Holiday Boutique onrounded by examples of products that will be available at this year’s Holiday Boutique onWednesday, November 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the home of AnnmarieWednesday, November 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the home of AnnmarieWednesday, November 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the home of AnnmarieWednesday, November 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the home of AnnmarieWednesday, November 10, from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the home of AnnmariePuleio and Joe Sinisi, 630 Kimball Turn, Westfield. The boutique will feature PartyLite,Puleio and Joe Sinisi, 630 Kimball Turn, Westfield. The boutique will feature PartyLite,Puleio and Joe Sinisi, 630 Kimball Turn, Westfield. The boutique will feature PartyLite,Puleio and Joe Sinisi, 630 Kimball Turn, Westfield. The boutique will feature PartyLite,Puleio and Joe Sinisi, 630 Kimball Turn, Westfield. The boutique will feature PartyLite,Longaberger baskets, The Pampered Chef, Floral Designs and Gifts by Pamela Newell,Longaberger baskets, The Pampered Chef, Floral Designs and Gifts by Pamela Newell,Longaberger baskets, The Pampered Chef, Floral Designs and Gifts by Pamela Newell,Longaberger baskets, The Pampered Chef, Floral Designs and Gifts by Pamela Newell,Longaberger baskets, The Pampered Chef, Floral Designs and Gifts by Pamela Newell,Partners in Paper (personalized stationary and cards), monogrammed silver jewelry,Partners in Paper (personalized stationary and cards), monogrammed silver jewelry,Partners in Paper (personalized stationary and cards), monogrammed silver jewelry,Partners in Paper (personalized stationary and cards), monogrammed silver jewelry,Partners in Paper (personalized stationary and cards), monogrammed silver jewelry,Carolina Quilts, handbags, wallets, Berebi picture frames, fashion jewelry and more.Carolina Quilts, handbags, wallets, Berebi picture frames, fashion jewelry and more.Carolina Quilts, handbags, wallets, Berebi picture frames, fashion jewelry and more.Carolina Quilts, handbags, wallets, Berebi picture frames, fashion jewelry and more.Carolina Quilts, handbags, wallets, Berebi picture frames, fashion jewelry and more.Coffee and cookies will be available for shoppers and all proceeds will benefit the WestfieldCoffee and cookies will be available for shoppers and all proceeds will benefit the WestfieldCoffee and cookies will be available for shoppers and all proceeds will benefit the WestfieldCoffee and cookies will be available for shoppers and all proceeds will benefit the WestfieldCoffee and cookies will be available for shoppers and all proceeds will benefit the WestfieldHigh School (WHS) Marching Band and WHS Marching Band scholarship fund.High School (WHS) Marching Band and WHS Marching Band scholarship fund.High School (WHS) Marching Band and WHS Marching Band scholarship fund.High School (WHS) Marching Band and WHS Marching Band scholarship fund.High School (WHS) Marching Band and WHS Marching Band scholarship fund.


Margo Seaman

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WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – Westfield Com-munity Players (WCP) PresidentNaomi Yablonsky has reported thatthe theater received a special “PerryAward” as an “outstanding commu-nity theater” in New Jersey.

The non-profit RECT (Recogni-tion of Excellence in CommunityTheater) organization distributes theannual Perry Awards to spotlightachievements by artists of all disci-plines involved in the performanceand production of community the-ater in New Jersey.

Open to any community theater inthe state, the RECT organization sendsreviewers to productions to nominatevarious shows and actors. RECT hostsa season-ending awards gala to an-nounce the winners and to distribute

other special awards.Yablonsky noted, “WCP is very

honored to receive this award, whichis a testament to the talent and dedi-cation of cast and crew, which gracesour stage. The entire board of directoris very pleased to accept this awardthat recognizes and honors excellencein community theater productions.”

She added that WCP is also a pastrecipient of a Perry Award that recog-nized Lynn Langone for her portrayalof Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roofduring the 2002 season.

The Perry Awards are named inhonor of William Perry Morgan, adirector, actor, composer and musi-cian, who was a driving force in NewJersey community theater for manyyears.

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AREA AREA AREA AREA AREA – Through Sunday, Janu-ary 2, 2005, visitors to the Philadel-phia Museum of Art (PMA) willhave the opportunity to relish andappreciate the endless creativity ofsub-Saharan Africa through the re-gions’ ceremonial and symbolic

masks, photography, textiles, furni-ture, contemporary art and jewelry.

During the exhibition, “AfricanArt, African Voices: Long Steps NeverBroke a Back,” the museum hasincorporated performance,storytelling, films, concerts, lectures,classes and fashion shows intospellbindingly elaborate display.

Visitors are invited to participatein an audio tour, which describes thetwo-section exhibit – “African Art inMotion” and “Contemporary Afri-can Art,” and the treasures on loanfrom the Seattle Art Museum are

priceless and extensive.Hunters’ vests, shirts and war shirts

adorned with teeth, horns, leather,tin, cotton twine, amulets, cowryshells and other native ornamentsare as intriguing as the cotton andsilk Kente cloths of 20th centuryGhana.

Also from Ghana, the “LionStool,” which has become one of theexhibitions main images, fascinatesas much as the haunting and com-manding Ga Wree Wree mask, com-prised of leopard teeth, hairpins,wood, cloth, bells, raffia and othermaterials.

Shields, warriors’ thigh high bells,calabashes, spears, memorial figures,thrones, and ceramics from Kenyatransport visitors to an under-ap-preciated culture.

The bull and bridal necklaces,earrings of wire, glass beads andplastic, medallions and bridal head-dresses are intricate in form and de-sign, while the innumerable maskscomposed of simpler materials arespellbinding in their historical mean-ing and presentation.

The Mercedes Benz coffin ofwood and paint from Ghana stopsvisitors in their tracks.

Museum officials explain,“Ghanians order custom coffins notfor display but to hold the body ofthe deceased and convey it througha lavish burial ceremony. Such cus-tom coffins are a 55-year-old tradi-tion whose inspiration can be tracedto the special role the dead haveamong the Ga people.”

While the PMA is often associ-ated with the massive steps uponwhich Rocky Balboa made his cham-pion stance, the museum invitesand embraces any visitor, ever-pre-pared to educate, excite and invigo-rate the cultural curiosity of thosewho enter.

In two days, beginning on Octo-ber 30, the PMA will present “Ital-ian Master Drawings: 1540 to thePresent.” For more information,please visit www.philamuseum.orgor call (215) 763-8100.


Lois Winston

She noted that last year’s proceedsfrom the Silver Snowflake, which to-taled approximately $8,000, helpedorganizations such as CONTACT WeCare, the Westfield NeighborhoodCouncil (WNC), the PresbyterianChurch’s Agape Soup Kitchen, BrandNew Day in Elizabeth, and other in-ternational mission projects.

Earlier this month, Seaman and herdaughters vended their dolls at theWestfield Street Fair, sponsored by theWNC. Traditionally, she noted, Lydia is incharge of naming each doll, while, at thefair, Katie ensures that every doll has its ownspecial place and is arranged perfectly.

Currently, Seaman is considering aline of dolls she would call “Ice CreamSocial Girls.” Her family in Texas, wheresuch ice cream parties are a staple,suggested that such a group of dollswould suit Seaman’s doll making skills.Each one, she said, might carry herown unique dessert recipe. She mayalso design her own line of “story dolls.”

Until then, creating dolls with Lydiaand Katie under the official companyname, “Lydia Anne and Katie Lou,” isa reward in itself. There is already evi-dence that the young girls will followin Seaman’s footsteps and that wouldcertainly warm her heart.

“For me, it’s not about making moneyfrom the dolls I make, it’s about creat-ing something special and hopefullyraising money to help other people. It’salso about spending time with my kidstoo,” she said. “It gives them some-thing to hang on to.”

To learn more about Seaman’s dolls,please e-mail [email protected].

A finalist in 36 literary contests, Win-ston has won 12 of the competitions.Earlier this year, she was a finalist in theMalice Domestic competition spon-sored by St. Martin’s Press. Two of herworks were chosen as finalists in theGolden Heart competition presentedby Romance Writers of America.

She has found inspiration from thesuspense writing of Sandra Brown andthe romantic comedy of Susan Eliza-beth Phillips.

As for Winston’s writing, she said theflavor depends on the story. Some lendthemselves to a serious or comedic ap-proach, while others are based on per-sonal experiences or current issueswhich she incorporates into her writ-ing.

For more information on Winstonand her current competition, pleasevisit www.loiswinston.com.

Currently, Jackman is working in NewYork City on post-production duties forthe much-anticipated film, The Aviator.Scheduled to open in theaters on Friday,December 17, the film stars LeonardoDiCaprio as Howard Hughes and is di-rected by Martin Scorsese.

Jackman is also working on a smalldocumentary about a seven-hour hip-hop concert hosted by David Chappellein Brooklyn. A release date has not beenscheduled. While another small film is inthe works, he noted that he traveled toMoscow, Russia to share his expertiseabout the film industry.

For more information about SuperSize Me, please visitwww.supersizeme.com. Announce-ments regarding future screenings andevents related to the film will be an-nounced in The Leader/Times.

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By MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD — Millburn residentTinky Weisblat has recently publisheda cookbook that transports the readerback in time to when life was slowerand bake sales and country fairs rein-force the concept of community.

Weisblat has titled her book, “ThePudding Hollow Cookbook” afteran area in the hamlet of Hawley,Mass., where she spent summers as agirl, and now lives part-time.

“The Pudding Hollow Cookbook”is a wonderful addition to any cook’slibrary. In a friendly, down homeconversational style, Weisblat alter-nates recipes for good home cookingwith information about Hawley, andits people, customs and traditions.

The idea for a cookbook camefrom Weisblat’s friend, the late folkartist, Judith Russell, whose artworkdepicting scenes from Pudding Hol-low appear in the book.

“Judy had a childlike enthusiasmabout her work that was infectious,”explained Weisblat.

The two friends began collaborat-ing on “The Pudding Hollow Cook-book” in the early 1990’s, but in 1993,Russel became ill and died of leukemiashortly thereafter.

“The book had a lot of ups anddowns,” continued Weisblat, whoactually abandoned the project for

a number of years and took a job inNew York as the editor of the catalog atthe Museum of Television and Radio.Eventually she returned to writing“The Pudding Hollow Cookbook,”quitting her job and living off hersavings while she completed the book.

A graduate of Mount Holyoke Col-lege in Massachusetts, Weisblat holds aMasters Degree in Communicationfrom the University of Tennessee anda doctorate in American Studies fromthe University of Texas at Austin.

Weisblat enjoys living in both Mas-

sachusetts andNew Jersey.

“I love thecombination!In Massachu-setts I have themost beautifulscenery imagin-able. In NewJersey, I haveeasy access to

more theater, music and shopping,”the author explained.

“Both my country neighborhoodand my suburban one offer wonderfulcommunities where neighbors careabout each other and like to sharefood,” she added.

“Writing about food is a wonder-fully creative form. You can talk aboutanything you want to and frame it ina food context. Food is something wecan all identify with, something thatspeaks to the heart, the body and theimagination,” said Weisblat.

“The Pudding Hollow Cookbook”has what I see as a universal appeal tolovers of tradition, good food and folkart,” she said.

Each recipe comes with a little bit ofhistory and an introduction to theperson who provided it. When you’veturned the last page, you’ll feel asthough you have an entire new set ofneighbors and friends.

“The Pudding Hollow Cookbook”was also published by Weisblat. Herpublishing house, Merry Lion Press isnamed after her mother’s antique shop.

Although Weisblat sees herself firstand foremost as a writer, she is also apart-time cabaret singer. Among localcircles, she is well known for her rendi-tion of “I Can Cook, Too!” from theBroadway musical On the Town.

“I love dressing up and putting on ashow,” she explained.

Currently, Weisblat is at work on abook of recipes titled “TV Dinners,”based on classic American televisionshows.

Weisblat will be greeting food en-thusiasts and signing books at the TownBook Store in Westfield on Saturday,October 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, please visitwww.merrylion.com.


ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTCOUNTY OF UNION

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that CellularTelephone Company d/b/a AT&T Wire-less (“Applicant”) filed an application foruse and height variances, a variance forplacing antennas on a building that doesnot meet the 45 feet minimum heightrequirement along with preliminary andfinal site plan approval with the Town ofWestfield, seeking permission to placetwelve (12) telecommunication anten-nas and an E911 antenna on an existingrooftop. Applicant also intends to placeequipment cabinets in the basement.The property which is the subject of thisapplication is located at 900 South Av-enue, West, Westfield, New Jersey,which is located in the GB-3 ZoningDistrict and is designated on the TaxMaps as Block 2606, Lot 19 (“Property”).Applicant is seeking the following vari-ances, approvals and waivers:

* Use Variance* Height Variance* Variance for placing antennas on

a building that does not meet the45 feet minimum height require-ment

* Preliminary and Final Site Planapproval

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that theApplicant also seeks such approvals,waivers and variances from the require-ments of the Zoning Ordinance as may bedeemed necessary or required by theTown of Westfield Zoning Board of Ad-justment at the hearing in this matter.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that theTown of Westfield Zoning Board of Ad-justment will meet at 7:30 p.m. prevailingtime, Monday, November 8, 2004, in theCouncil Chambers at the Municipal Build-ing, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey, at which time opportunitywill be given to all those in interest to beheard and at which time the Board mayapprove, modify or deny the application.Any interested party may appear at theaforesaid hearing, either in person, or bytheir attorney, and be given the opportu-nity to be heard with respect to the afore-said application.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that theapplication for development and all sup-porting maps, site plans and documentsare on file in the office of the TownEngineer, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey, and are avail-able for inspection Monday through Fri-day, during normal municipal businesshours.

This notice is given pursuant to N.J.S.A.40:55D-1 et seq.

Cellular Telephone Company d/b/aAT&T Wireless

Pitney Hardin, LLPJudith A. Babinski, Esq.

P.O. Box 1945Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1945

(973) 966-8253Attorneys for the Applicant

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PLANNING BOARD

SPECIAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that theWestfield Planning Board will hold aSpecial Meeting on Monday, November15, 2004, in Council Chambers in theMunicipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey at 8:00p.m. to continue hearings and considerthe following applications:

04-15(V) A & R WESTFIELD BROADSTREET, L.L.C., (THE AP-PLICANT), 21 EAST BROADSTREET, BLOCK 2506, LOT12 (THE “PREMISES”),SEEKING PRELIMINARYAND FINAL MAJOR SITEPLAN APPROVAL WITHVARIANCES. APPLICANTSEEKING APPROVAL TOALLOW THE CONSTRUC-TION OF A THREE-STORYMIXED USE BUILDING ONTHE PREMISES WITH RE-TAIL ON THE FIST FLOOR,RESIDENTIAL UNITS ONTHE SECOND AND THIRDFLOORS AND ENCLOSEDPARKING ON GRADE.Applicant is also seeking anamendment to the Site PlanApproval granted by the Plan-ning Board of the Town ofWestfield to Lincoln FederalSavings and Loan Associa-tion dated June 23, 1975 (the“Lincoln Federal Site Plan Ap-proval”), which applied to bothLot 12, Block 2506 (subjectApplication’s lot) and Lot 1,Block 3104 on the Tax Map ofthe Town of Westfield (the cur-rent site of PNC Bank hereaf-ter referred to as the “BankSite”). Said Site Plan Ap-proval allowed the use of thefirst floor of the building as abank branch facility and thesecond and third floors as ad-ministrative offices. The pro-posed amendment to the Lin-coln Federal Site Plan Ap-proval would eliminate the per-mission to use the second andthird floors of the Bank Site asoffice use. The use of thesecond and third floors of theBank Site would be subject tothe further approval of the Plan-ning Board of the Town ofWestfield.

And

04-20(V) A&R WESTFIELD LINCOLNPLAZA, LLC, ONE LINCOLNPLAZA, BLOCK 3104, LOT 1,SEEKING PRELIMINARY FI-NAL MAJOR SITE PLAN AP-PROVAL WITH VARIANCES.APPLICANT SEEKING TOCONVERT THE SECONDAND THIRD FLOORS OFTHE EXISTING BUILDINGFROM BUSINESS OFFICESTO EIGHT (8) RESIDENTIALCONDOMINIUM UNITS,ALSO APPLICANT PRO-POSES ADDITION TOHOUSE AN ELEVATOR.PNC BANK BRANCH FACIL-ITY WILL CONTINUE TOOCCUPY THE FIRSTFLOOR.

Plans and application are on file in theOffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAve. W., Westfield, New Jersey and maybe seen Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

Kenneth B. Marsh, SecretaryWestfield Planning Board

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of the 85th season of the Musical Clubof Westfield will be held on Wednes-day, November 10, at 8 p.m. at theFirst Baptist Church, 170 Elm Streetin Westfield. The public is invited toattend.

Flutist Helen Bartolick of Garwood,accompanied by pianist Mary BethMcFall, will perform Sonata in E Majorby J.S. Bach, and Sonate pour Flute byFrancis Poulenc.

Violinist Momoko Matsumura will

Momoko MatsumuraMomoko MatsumuraMomoko MatsumuraMomoko MatsumuraMomoko Matsumuraplay the unaccompanied Partita No. 3in E Major by J.S. Bach.

Vocalist Elsa Gail Hahn, soprano,accompanied by McFall, will sing“When We Were Very Young.” Themusic is by H. Fraser-Simson and thelyrics are by A.A. Milne.

Organist F. Allen Artz, 3rd of ShortHills will perform Prelude in C Major(BWV 547) by J.S. Bach, Partita on“Was Gott tut, das ist wohligetan”(What God Ordains Is Always Right)by J. Pachelbel, Prelude and Fugue inG Major, F. Mendelssohn’s Opus 37 –No. 2, Toccata on “Leoni” (God ofAbraham Praise) by MichaelBurkhardt.

The program chairperson for theconcert is Virginia Toenes. EdnaBorchers is the hospitality chairperson.


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OUR 115th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 09-115 (908) 232-4407Thursday, October 28, 2004USPS 680020Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J.

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Special Parking Deck Referendum SectionSpecial Parking Deck Referendum SectionSpecial Parking Deck Referendum SectionSpecial Parking Deck Referendum SectionSpecial Parking Deck Referendum Section

BALLOT QUESTION No. 1: Shall the Town of Westfield issue approximately $10,000,000 of general obligation bonds to fund the constructionof a parking structure on municipal parking lots 1 and 8 between Prospect and Elm Streets, which would contain approximately 500 totalparking spaces and which bonds would be supported by revenue derived from parking fees and mixed use redevelopment fees resulting fromapproximately 19 residential units and approximately 3,000 square feet of retail space, and, if necessary, the levy of ad valorem taxes uponall the taxable property within the Town of Westfield?

November

2001:

Parking

Advisory

Committee

recomends

three deck

s

for $40

million.

Creates

875

spaces.

December 2001:

Mayor McDermott

stresses need for

public/private

partnership for

garage construction.

April 2002:

The Atla

ntic G

roup

with at

torney Robert

Goldsmith

is chosen

by the c

ouncil to

lead

them th

rough the

redevelo

pment

process.

February 2002:

The council

designates itself

as the Redevelop-

ment Agency.

January 2002:

The West

field Town

Council deci

des to

proceed w

ith tw

o

decks. O

ne at S

outh

Avenue and an

other at

Prospect an

d Elm

Streets

.

January 2003:

Requests for proposals

were sent to three

companies

AmericanProperties of

Woodbridge, Matrix

Development Group,

and Nassau HKT

Associates of

Princeton.

July 2003: The

council passes revised

redevelopment plans

for South Avenue and

Prospect and Elm

Streets which offi-

cially designated them

as areas in need of

redevelopment.

Summer 2003:

Four public

meetings, r

efered

to

as chare

ttes w

ere

held to

seek public

input on th

e

redevelo

pment

projects.

March 2003: T

he

Westfie

ld Planning

Board pass

es the

redevelo

pment plan

s

for South Avenue a

nd

Prospect an

d Elm

Streets

which

official

ly

designate

d them

as

areas

in need of

redevelo

pment.

September

2004: Mayor

McDerm

ott

reveal

s park

ing

deck fin

ancials

and the c

ouncil

approves it i

n 7-2

vote.

January 2004:

Robert Powell

presents

School

Impact

Study

May 2003:

The council

chooses Nassau

HKT headed by

Robert Powell as

the developer for

the parking

garages and

development.

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Westfield Voters to Decide onParking Garage On Tuesday


On Tuesday, November 2, Westfieldvoters will go to the polls to decidenot only who will be the next Presi-dent of the United States, but also tovote on a parking garage and redevel-opment for the parking lots on Pros-pect and Elm Streets.

After more than 40 years of discus-sion, debate and studies by the Townof Westfield, under the direction ofMayor Gregory McDermott, the Pros-pect and Elm Street properties havebeen declared as areas in need ofredevelopment.

In May of 2003, the Westfield TownCouncil chose to partner with HKTNassau, led by Robert Powell, to builda parking garage with attached retailand residential development.

Use of the redevelopment law al-lows the town to bypass all zoninglaws and create an outline of require-

ments for a particular piece of prop-erty. The council approved guide-lines for the structure, including a 10-foot minimum setback on ProspectStreet, 15-foot minimum setbacks onElm Street and a 25-foot minimumsetback between the garage and theexisting apartment building on Pros-pect Street.

The height of the structure is notto exceed 45 feet. The current modelshown atwww.westfieldredevelopmentproject.comshows an elevation of 45 feet onProspect Street and 40 feet on ElmStreet.

The project was originally proposedfor both Prospect and Elm Streets andSouth Avenue, but in June 2004 theSouth Avenue project was shelved,and a public non-binding referendumwas announced for the Prospect/Elmproject. Because the town council isoperating as the RedevelopmentAgency and using the New JerseyRedevelopment Law, it cannot hold abinding referendum.

The town is proposing to spendapproximately $10 million to con-struct a 490-space parking garage.The money will come from a GeneralObligation (GO) bond, and will berepaid through parking revenue andPayments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)by the developer.

Because the town is using a GObond, the town cannot guaranteepayment through revenue, and mustguarantee payment by taxes. Ifthere were a shortfall in the rev-enue, the town would have to usetaxing power to pay the debt. Theproposed bond is for a period of 25years with a 5.5 percent annual

interest rate.The town is proposing to sell the

land on Prospect and Elm Streets toHKT Nassau for approximately $2.1million. This money will be set asidein an interest bearing account and notto be used to offset deck costs.

Part of the town’s plan for pay-ment of the bond is also to assessthe Downtown Westfield Corpora-tion (DWC) for $50,000 a year. Thetown also wants the DWC to guar-antee the sale of downtown em-ployee permits, making up anyshortfalls that may occur. However,the DWC Board of Directors hassaid it will not pay an additionalassessment and that it believes thefinancial model to be adequate with-out the DWC contribution.

Three hundred thousand dollars thathas been set aside over the years inthe parking improvement fund is cur-rently being used in the model tooffset the deck costs. However, it ismore likely that the $300,000 will beused as part of the $500,000 the townwill have to make as a down paymenton the bond.

Three thousand square feet of re-tail space is proposed for Elm Street,and 19 for-sale condominiums willbe built on Prospect Street and abovethe retail on Elm Street. The develop-ment will be paid for entirely by HKTNassau. Under the redevelopment law,the land will not fall under regular taxassessable property. Instead, PILOTpayments will be made, with 95 per-cent going to the town and 5 percentto Union County. Under the currentfinancial model, all of the moneybeing obtained through the PILOT

CONTINUED ON PAGE R8

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderVOICING OPINIONS...Nelson Place resident Sharon Stockwell, a member ofWECARE (Westfielders Concerned About Responsible Development), has beenspeaking at council meetings to voice her opinions and concerns associated withthe construction of the 490 space parking garage and associated developmentproposed for Prospect and Elm Streets. In the foreground, Fourth Ward Coun-cilman Lawrence Goldman, left, listens while Third Ward Councilman AndrewSkibitsky jots down notes.

Editor’s note: The Westfield Leader has assembled this specialeight-page section in order to give the voters the facts on the proposedparking garage-redevelopment project at Prospect and Elm Streets.On the cover page, the exact wording of the referendum, as well as thefinancial projections for 10 years, as provided by the Town ofWestfield and Desmon Associates, are provided. The artist renderingsof the redevelopment were provided by the Town of Westfield.

A full break-down on the financials from Desmon Associates isprovided on Page R2.

Information from the environmental report from PMK Environ-mental is provided on Page R7.

Traffic study information from both Edwards & Kelcey and Keller& Kirkpatrick is on Page R6.

The best of The Westfield Leader parking cartoons and letters to theeditor are on Page R4.

Questions StillExist on Deck


With only five days to go beforeWestfielders cast their vote on theparking garage redevelopment projectat Prospect and Elm Streets, manyquestions have yet to be answered.

The issue of the parking deck hasdominated public discussion atWestfield Town Council meetings forover a year. Residents, business own-ers, former councilmen and down-town property owners have all cometo make their opinions known to themayor and council.

Residents have joined together toform groups such as WECARE(Westfielders Concerned About Re-sponsible Development) and Citizensfor Responsible Development (CRD)to oppose the garage and raise con-cerns regarding traffic and costs.

On both sides of the issue, resi-CONTINUED ON PAGE R8

Page R-2 Thursday, October 28, 2004 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

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The full Power Point presentation from Desmon Associates, which wasgiven to the Westfield Town Council by Tim Tracy on September 14, 2004is available at www.westfieldredevelopmentproject.com

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderQUESTIONS...Above, a resident stands up to ask questions during the publicmeetings last summer while Developer Robert Powell was on hand. At anothermeeting, left, residents waited patiently in line for their turn to address the mayorand council on the parking garage and redevelopment issues.

A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, October 28, 2004 Page R-3


VOTE

PARKING GARAGE REFERENDUMPUBLIC QUESTION # 1 - NOVEMBER 2ND

This Tuesday, Westfield residents will cast an important vote that will determine the direction of our community for years to come. That proposal is for the town to build a $10 million parking garage/retail/residentialcomplex between Prospect and Elm Streets. This garage will cost the town $24,500,000 including principal, interest and maintenance over 25 years. The net gain is only 244 parking spaces not the 490 gross spaces inthe referendum wording. The development rights are to be sold to a Mercer County developer for below-market value in a non-competitive bid procedure.

The Downtown Westfield Corporation has refused to commit to contribute 5% or $50,040 per year to this project and will not commit to guaranteeing the sale of 105 annual parking permits for downtown employees.

A large number of concerned community members, including both current and former council members, a former Board of Education member, Planning Board members, Republicans, Democrats and Independents andmembers of the mayor’s own blue ribbon committee on parking AGREE THAT THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING METHODS ARE NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR WESTFIELD.

NO!

ALTERNATIVE PARKING PLANS

TOP TEN REASONS TO VOTE PARKING DECKNO!1. INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES LIKELIHOODThe two financial industry professionals on the Town Council’s Finance committee, Sal Caruana and Pete Echausse, have voted NO on the financial plan, stating that it is “financially flawed.” Many of Westfield’sbusiness and financial professionals have agreed that the revenue streams are overly optimistic and will fall short of producing the needed funds. The plan includes revenue that has not been committed to and excludesexpenses that are inevitable, such as environmental clean-up. The garage only generates 45% of the revenue needed to be self-sufficient. The balance will come from increased meter fees and parking permit fees. Whilethis is not a direct tax on Westfielders, the vast majority of this revenue will be coming from the citizens of Westfield. Any and all shortfall will be made up by the taxpayers of Westfield through increased property taxes!As the referendum states, “If necessary, the levy of ‘ad valorum’ taxes upon all taxable property in the Town of Westfield.”

2. 75 CENTS AN HOUR PARKING METERS AND INCREASED PERMIT PARKING FEESAll on-street parking meters will increase to 75 cents/hr. from 50 cents/hr. including the 74 long-term meters costing 25 cents/hr. 217 long term meters in the parking lots will increase to 50 cents/hr from 25 cents/hr. Allpermit parking will increase to $780/year from $702/year. In the financial plan, all these fees are scheduled to increase 10% EVERY 3 years.

3. INCREASED TRAFFIC AND STRESS ON ADJOINING STREETSThe town’s traffic consultant, Edwards and Kelcey, indicated that Prospect Street is one of the worst rated streets in town. On a scale of A to F, the intersection of Prospect and Broad is rated an “F”. The intersection ofProspect and Dudley is currently rated an “E” and will tumble to an “F” if the garage were to be built. Prospect would have 7 “F” points out of a possible 16. The other areas considered for a garage have a total of 5 “F’s”out of a possible 151. The town has chosen to build the garage in the WORST possible location. Streets and intersections in a condition this poor should be immediately considered for traffic improvements and not placedin a situation that will make them dramatically worse.

4. DRAMATICALLY REDUCED SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AND ALL CITIZENSWithin one and one half blocks of the affected area there are 1,920 pre-middle and elementary school children attending public and private schools. Over the past 22 months there have been 16 accidents on CowperthwaiteStreet and Prospect Street and 43 accidents on Dudley. Included in these totals are 10 injury accidents. Increased traffic from the garage would further endanger our children.

5. RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL UNITS EXEMPT FROM SCHOOL TAXESThe proposed retail and the 19 proposed residential units do not pay any taxes to support the Westfield school system for the 25 years of this financial plan. Under the Redevelopment law, developers do not pay taxes perse. Developers make “Payments in lieu of Taxes”(PILOT) meaning that these revenues can be channeled back into the project as a revenue stream. A school impact study, paid for by the developer, projected a minimumof 1 to 2 children would be living in these residential units. We believe there would be more. The excellence of Westfield’s school system would be a great draw to these units for people with school age children. Thecost of supporting each student in our schools is in excess of $11,000 a year.

6. EROSION OF QUALITY OF LIFEThis proposed garage/retail/residential complex affects the 233 residences in the immediate area. It will bring greater traffic onto the side streets, reduce the already poor pedestrian safety and increase the density levelsin this historic neighborhood. The garage would be three stories and the residential units on Prospect Street would be four stories.

7. SALE OF TOWN PROPERTY AT BELOW-MARKET RATESWestfield’s Town Council recently agreed to stop the sale of the town’s assets to offset expenses in the general fund. Yet the town will be selling this prime section of downtown real estate for $2,200,000, a sum that hasnot been open to competitive bidding. At least one local developer has publicly stated he would pay more. The 39 parking spaces that are allocated to the developer’s condos and retail are paid for by the taxpayers ofWestfield. This sum is in excess of $1,500,000.

8. EMPLOYEE PARKING SUBSIDIZED BY TAXPAYER MONEYThe majority of spaces in this garage is reserved for employee parking. One only has to look at the 75, or more, empty spaces that occur daily at the employee lot at North and Central Avenues to question whetheremployees would fill the garage, especially at increased permit fees. Even if the employees were to fill the garage, another 55% of the revenue to fill the garage will come from diverting all surplus parking revenue intopayments for the garage. This is a back-door tax increase on the citizens of Westfield since these revenues currently go into the general fund to offset expenses.

9. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND CONCERNSWestfield’s environmental consultant determined that there are gasoline tanks, more than 30 years old, buried beneath the garage site. These must be removed and the soil that is contaminated with Lead and Xylene,among other contaminants, must also be removed until the area is approved by the EPA. This removal will cost at least $100,000 and could easily be much higher. This expenditure is not in the financial plan nor is theloss of revenue due to the time that these two parking lots will be unavailable for parking.

10. ALTERNATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS IGNOREDThe town never implemented the numerous alternative parking solutions proposed over 4 years ago. The town’s parking consultant stated that the number one parking availability problem is that employees park inmetered spots and then illegally feed the meters during the day, “taking short term and convenient parking from shoppers.” The “no meter feeding” ordinance is in place to prevent this activity. However, the town has notchosen enforcement as its priority due to “lack of manpower.” The commuter parking situation has also been exacerbated by the fact that the town allowed the number of permits for the South Avenue train station lot toerode from 680 in 2000 to 600 this year. The town, after great public outcry, has reluctantly just recently sold 80 additional permits. The permit waiting lists are still unreliable.

There are always at least 200 permit parking spots, long-term parking meters and free parking spaces unused daily. We must remember that the garage will add only 244 additional spots for a total cost of $24,500,000.We can manage the town’s parking inventory in a much more efficient manner before deciding if the lack of parking is so great that it would require the building of a $10,000,000 garage. WE CARE has submitted detailedplans to improve parking. Below are three steps that can be taken immediately at very little cost to the citizens of Westfield.

The town could sell 140 commuter and employee parking permits immediately. The town has just sold 80 additional permits for the South Avenue train station lot and reduced the permit wait time to 2.5 years. The towncan now sell 30 more for this lot, 20 more for the Watterson lot and 90 more employee/commuter permits for the North and Central Avenue lot. This would be an immediate total of 140 permits. At the completion of thetraffic circle construction, 40 additional permits can be sold for the Watterson lot.

There are 205 long-term meters on the north side of town that can be made more user-friendly for employees by making their hours of operation from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. time frames. This will enable an employee topay for a day’s parking without having to return during the day for additional payments.

The town must enforce the “no meter feeding” ordinance, making the employees park in the long-term spaces and the free parking areas. This would open approximately 150 parking spots for shoppers.

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Scotch Plains ShopperOne gorgeous dress at Chico’s: $88.One pair black Italian shoes from Sole´:

$150; nine pairs of socks from LeaderStore: $45; one pair running shoes fromLeader Store: $75; lunch for two at ElmStreet: $28. Total: $386.

Distaste from $20 parking fine at twohour meter: Priceless.

Consideration should be given tolengthening the amount of time availableon a meter.

It was a beautiful day. Shoppers wantto and should be encouraged to stroll thestreets and shop without being paranoidabout whether or not there is enough timeon the meter. Since when did shoppingbecome a marathon sport? Why isWestfield so eager to have shoppers leavethe parking lot?

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Mayor and CouncilPraised for ParkingDeck Referendum

I want to commend and thank the mayorand council for listening to citizens’ concernsand taking the important step of calling for apublic referendum on the Prospect/Elm re-development project. This was the right de-cision and they deserve a lot of credit forinitiating this process that will finally ascer-tain the will of their constituents.

Hopefully, this process will settle the mat-ter once and for all, and one way or another,we can move on. I’m sure that people on bothsides of the issue will be happy to have someclosure to this very long process.

Cory MermerWestfield

Westfielders Call for Mayoral RecallIn Order to Stop Deck Construction

WF Council ThankedFor Parking Efforts

I would like to commend the TownCouncil of Westfield for their thoughtfulhandling of the parking garage issue. Ihave watched this issue from personalparking experience over 18 years, fromrecent articles in the in The Leader, fromreports of the town council meetings andfrom attendance at the meetings. Parkingis a problem in Westfield! Our town coun-cil has thoughtfully listened to every out-spoken citizen and to the developers andtheir economic considerations. They havealso heard the-middle-of-the-road voicesin every camp. I have been impressed thatthe council has been careful to do specificstudies of the effected groups. They havesincerely and aggressively researched whoparks, who walks, who drives and whoresides in this very personal town. I haveevery confidence that in the midst of thefervor and possibly fueled by the fervor,that our wise and chosen council willmake a decision that will be outstandingfor the future of the town of Westfield. Ithank them for listening very patiently toour debate and hope that they make abalanced and educated decision. Theyhave my support.

Trudy Burke, DDSWestfield

Resident Says Elm Street ParkingPlan is Déjà Vu All Over Again

The mayor and town council are mov-ing ahead with the plan to build two of thelargest structures this town has ever seen,namely, the parking garages. Despite con-tinued protests from the townspeople,they refuse to acknowledge their posi-tions as representatives of the citizens ofthis town. They go so far as to hold closeddoor sessions before the public portionsof town meetings in an apparent attemptto discourage people from remaining.Every action by the mayor and the mem-bers of the town council twists the mean-ing of the redevelopment act.

To highlight the path the mayor and thetown council are forcing upon us, let’slook at a similar fiasco in the Borough ofPrinceton. This locale is nearing comple-tion of a structured parking facility. The500-car garage is scheduled to open inApril, despite a long fight in the form ofa suit brought by Concerned Citizens ofPrinceton. This story was news not just oflocal importance, but it was also carriedby The New York Times.

The Westfield Town Council has pro-posed to use the same developer, NassauHKT Associates, as Princeton. The fol-lowing information was gleaned from thewebsites of The Princeton Packet andTown Topics:

- Costs of a structured parking facilityare high: Princeton is spending $13.7million for a 500-space garage (we are inthe stratospheric range at $40 million).

-Projected costs for a project such asthis are rarely, if ever, within budget:Princeton’s project has gone from an ini-tial change order of $297,788 to a currentfigure for total additional capital expen-

ditures of $1,014,435; this total is sinceSeptember and they aren’t done yet.

-The parking equipment is also costly:Parking would be paid for by a SmartCard system. The cards, at values up to$50, would, at first, only be purchased atthe Princeton Borough Hall. The Bor-ough Administrator is “trying to avoid alot of cash at the garage.” This was laterchanged to allow machines in the garage,but the Administrator added, “The initialcost of (the machines) is staggering.”

- The construction itself has been alogistical nightmare: The Princeton ga-rage was assembled from 439 pre-castpieces. This required between 400 and420 individual trips to the site. A 280-footcrane has also been kept on site for aconsiderable period of time due to weatherdelays.

- Esthetics comes last: The foundationsfor the two residential and retail buildingswhich were to screen the garage are justnow being poured.

Initially, we face construction night-mares and cost overruns. Ultimately weface unstoppable traffic and congestion.With over 1,000 parking spaces, Westfieldis destined to become a mini-transit hub.

Once the process starts in our beautifultown, it will not stop and the results willbe something we and our children will allhave to live with. Do the citizens ofWestfield want a permanent symbol ofour public officials’ shortsightedness?

We cannot stop the development withpetitions merely stating we don’t approveof the project – this has been tried andfailed. Recently, there have been letters tothe editor calling for the recall of ourelected officials, specifically the mayor.The time has come to start the process. Toget the job done, we need to stop talkingand move to action. The information tocreate a petition (and any ordinary citizenhas the right to do this) is available at TheWestfield Leader website(www.goleader.com/laws/charter.htm).Article 6 of the Town Charter is veryspecific about the petition(s) and all crite-ria must be met or they are invalid. Createthe petitions according to the Town Char-ter to recall the mayor. Time is running out;we need signatures from no less than 25percent of registered voters in order for thepetition to be filed with the Town Clerk.

Jeffrey Messing andGrace Braverman

Westfield

Four years ago, the council planned tobuild a single parking structure on ElmStreet. After months of objections fromresidents of the town, the citizens’ park-ing advisory committee was formed andrecommended three smaller structures.The council decided to build only twostructures. Last Tuesday night, it wasannounced that we are now back to onestructure on Elm. As the saying goes, it’sdéjà vu all over again.

A parking structure near the busiestintersection in town was a terrible ideathen and it’s a worse one now. The resi-dents of the town still don’t want it. Thesame traffic, safety and environmentalconcerns still exist. If anything, trafficand safety are more of a problem than afew years ago.

A few weeks ago, it became obviousthat waiting list for commuter parkingwas much less than it had been advertisedto be. Although it may or may not havebeen validated recently, the fact that 40out of 65 people turned down spacesoffered them indicates the list isn’t veryaccurate. I don’t have confidence that thetown has a good assessment of what thetrue demand is for downtown employeeparking either. Before Westfield consid-ers building a downtown employee park-ing garage, an accurate, current, verifiedlist of people or businesses willing to payfor a space must be compiled, with adeposit required to ensure commitment.

Mr. Caruana said at the council meet-ing that the net gain in parking spaces thatwill result from the proposed Elm Streetstructure is not worth the money it willcost and that we should be able to add thatmany spaces in some other way. This iswhat the town should strive to accom-plish. Add a moderate amount of parkingfor downtown employees, reasonablyaccessible to where they work. For a start,encourage downtown employees to usethe almost always empty eight-hour

meters around the Elm Street field or turnthese spaces into permit spaces. Surely,this location is within walking distancefrom most of downtown, and shoppersdon’t use these spaces anyhow.

Westfield doesn’t need “redevelopment;”it doesn’t need large parking structures onany side of town; it just needs to manage itsresources better and perhaps add a moder-ate amount of additional parking.

Cathy SalomonWestfield

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Parking Fee Raise –You Gotta Be Kidding

Let me see if I understand the re-marks of Alan DeRose, Chairman ofthe DWC: on street parking would beraised from 50 to 75 cents per meterper hour.

If I were to go downtown for ahaircut, a cup of coffee at Vicki’s orPanera’s, and some shopping, my park-ing fee could easily be $2.25. $2.25 forthe privilege of patronizing the mer-chants of Westfield, the town in whichI live, the town in which I pay taxes.

You gotta be kidding.

James ClarkinWestfield

Editor’s note: All the letters onthis page were published in 2004.

Letters on the parking garagefrom November 1, 2003 to Octo-ber 14, 2004: For - 7; Against - 35;Questions/Ideas - 15. Total: 57



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Existing Levels of Service by Edwards & Kelcey

AM Peak PM Peak Intersection Approach Movement V/C

Ratio Delay LOS V/C Ratio Delay LOS

Prospect Street & Stanmore Place

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.14 0.00 0.05 0.00

13.6 16.9 8.1 7.8

B C A A

0.03 0.02 0.02 0.00

10.3 14.1 7.7 7.9

B B A A

Prospect Street & Newton Place

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.63 -

0.18

21.4 -

8.2

C - A

0.29 -

0.09

10.7 -

7.7

B - A

Prospect Street & West Dudley

Avenue

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.02 0.08 0.64 1.00

8.0 9.4

44.7 109.8

A A E F

0.02 0.06 0.50 0.53

8.9 8.0

34.6 43.6

A A D E

Prospect Street & Cowperthwaite

Place

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.84 0.38 0.01 0.02

37.5 16.7 7.6 7.5

E C A A

0.21 0.23 0.01 0.01

12.6 13.5 7.5 7.6

B B A A

Prospect Street & Trader Joe’s Exit

Drive

WB NB SB

LR T T

0.03 - -

10.2 - -

B - -

0.12 - -

10.4 - -

B - -

Prospect Street & Ferris Place/Trader

Joe’s Entrance Drive

EB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR

0.01 0.06 0.01

15.1 7.7 7.6

C A A

0.00 0.03 0.01

11.2 7.5 7.6

B A A

Prospect Street & Municipal Parking

Lot North Driveway

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.02 -

0.01

10.2 -

7.7

B - A

0.03 -

0.01

10.0 -

7.7

B - A

Prospect Street & Municipal Parking

Lot South Driveway

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.01 -

0.00

10.3 -

7.7

B - A

0.05 -

0.01

10.7 -

7.7

B - A

Prospect Street & Broad Street

EB WB NB NB SB

LT TR L

TR LR

0.13 -

0.11 0.38 0.58

8.9 -

79.8 50.8 52.7

A - F F F

0.15 -

0.32 0.35 0.92

9.9 -

155.1 34.6

109.5

A - F D F

Elm Street & Cowperthwaite

Place

EB NB SB

LR LT TR

0.70 0.08

-

25.0 8.4 -

D A -

0.27 0.08

-

12.1 8.0 -

B A - Ratio Ratio

Elm Street & Walnut Street

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.21 -

0.11

14.8 -

8.2

B - A

0.15 -

0.06

13.7 -

8.2

B - A

Elm Street & Trader Joe’s Driveway/

World Bank Driveway

EB WB NB SB

LR LTR LT TR

0.10 0.01 0.02

-

13.3 13.7 8.3 -

B B A -

0.20 0.01 0.06

-

16.6 20.7 8.7 -

C C A -

Elm Street & Municipal Parking

Lot Entrance/ Bank – Texaco

Driveway

WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR

0.11 0.02 0.03

16.1 8.5 8.2

C A A

0.33 0.02 0.02

18.3 8.3 8.1

C A A

Elm Street & Municipal Parking

Lot Exit

EB NB SB

LR T T

0.05 - -

14.0 - -

B - -

0.14 - -

15.5 - -

C - -

North Avenue & Prospect Street

EB WB

LT TR

0.02 -

8.8 -

A -

0.02 -

9.8 -

A -

EB LR 0.67 41.5 E 0.36 26.2 D Ratio Ratio

EB EB WB WB NB SB

LT R

LT R

LTR LTR

1.02 0.21 0.82 0.13 0.24 0.22

52.0 9.3

28.5 8.6 9.2 8.9

D A C A A A

0.48 0.14 0.81 0.18 0.29 0.15

12.0 8.7

21.7 9.1 9.5 8.6

B A C A A A

Elm Street &

East Dudley Avenue

Intersection 30.0 C 14.2 B EB EB WB WB NB SB SB SB

L TR L

TR LTR LTR DefL TR

0.22 0.65 0.10 0.52 0.36

- 0.69 0.52

8.6 13.6 7.6

11.1 19.7

- 33.9 23.3

A B A B B - C C

0.38 0.61 0.15 0.65 0.39 0.72

- -

11.9 12.8 8.1

13.6 20.1 27.5

- -

B B A B C C - -

Elm Street &

East Broad Street

Intersection 16.9 B 17.4 B EB WB WB WB NB SB

LTR LTR DefL TR

LTR LTR

1.00 0.97

- -

1.00 0.66

65.8 48.2

- -

44.7 24.4

E D - - D C

1.00 -

0.96 1.36 0.91 0.85

63.3 -

67.5 194.5 30.7 33.1

E - E F C C

North Avenue/ Route 28

& Central Avenue

Intersection 45.9 D 79.8 E EB EB WB WB NB NB NB SB

L T L

TR L T R

LTR

0.74 0.85 0.85 0.65 0.84 0.84 0.26 0.54

39.4 37.0 58.1 20.5 45.4 29.1 14.4 22.0

D D E C D C B C

0.99 0.70 1.00 0.82 0.67 0.73 0.23 0.78

92.2 27.9 81.6 27.8 37.5 23.2 14.1 27.8

F C F C D C B C


& East Broad Street

Intersection 30.4 C 34.3 C

Morning Evening SaturdayIn Out Total In Out Total In Out Total

Residential 3 12 15 12 6 18 12 10 22Retail 7 5 12 18 20 38 38 34 72Commuter/Employee 111 66 177 124 160 284 0 0 0Total 121 83 204 154 186 340 50 44 94less: Existing Commuters 54 29 83 58 75 133 0 0 0less: Passby 2 2 4 6 6 12 9 9 18Total New 65 52 117 90 105 195 41 35 76less: Already in downtown 14 9 23 17 21 38 0 0 0Total 51 43 94 73 84 157 41 35 76

Keller & Kirkpatrick Garage Trip Generation

Edwards & Kelcey Comments North Avenue and Central Avenue The delays on the westbound and northbound approaches are projected to be slightly longer during the evening peak hour. The overall intersection delay is comparable to the No Build Conditions delay. North Avenue and East Broad Street The eastbound left and westbound left turn movements are projected to continue operating at capacity and at LOS “F”. The overall intersection delay and level of service is similar to the No Build Conditions. Prospect Street and West Dudley Avenue The stop controlled southbound approaches are projected to continue operating at or near capacity during the peak hours due to the high volume of traffic on West Dudley Avenue. Delays on these approaches will not be significantly impacted. Prospect Street and East Broad Street The northbound and southbound approaches are projected to continue operate at LOS “F” during morning and evening peak hours. The southbound approach is projected to continue operating at capacity.

We concur with the trip distribution assumptions used by the E&K report for the most part. We do believe that there was a mathematical error with respect to traffic assignment to the intersection of Elm Street and Dudley Avenue. We also believe that a significant portion of the Prospect Street garage traffic will turn to/from Dudley, and continue on to Mountain Avenue or North Avenue. However, we do not believe that this will significantly impact conclusions, since the intersection of Elm Street and Dudley Avenue operates at good levels of service.

Keller and Kirkpatrick Comments

The traffic study is available at www.westfieldredevelopmentproject.comfrom Edwards & Kelcey in its entirety. The peer revue study done by Keller& Kirkpatrick is also available on the website. The peer review was doneafter residents and council members questioned the ability of Edwards &Kelcey to be unbiased because they were hired by the developer. Thefindings were presented by both firms at a special public meeting on March31.

StudiesStudiesStudiesStudiesStudiesProjected Post Construction Levels of Service by Edwards & Kelcey

AM Peak PM Peak

Intersection Approach Movement V/C Ratio Delay LOS V/C

Ratio Delay LOS

Prospect Street & Stanmore Place

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.10 0.00 0.05 0.00

11.2 9.7 7.5 7.8

B A A A

0.03 0.02 0.02 0.00

10.4 14.4 7.7 7.9

B B A A

Prospect Street & Newton Place

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.64 -

0.18

21.8 -

8.2

C - A

0.30 -

0.10

10.9 -

7.8

B - A

Prospect Street & West Dudley

Avenue

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.02 0.08 0.69 1.08

8.0 9.5 50.8 136.0

A A F F

0.02 0.06 0.62 0.60

8.9 8.0 44.2 52.4

A A E F

Prospect Street & Cowperthwaite

Place

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.90 0.40 0.01 0.02

45.4 17.7 7.6 7.5

E C A A

0.23 0.29 0.01 0.01

13.0 14.7 7.6 7.6

B B A A

Prospect Street & Trader Joe’s Exit

Drive

WB NB SB

LR T T

0.03 - -

10.2 - -

B - -

0.13 - -

10.7 - -

B - -

Prospect Street & Ferris Place/Trader

Joe’s Entrance Drive

EB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR

0.01 0.06 0.01

15.4 7.8 7.6

C A A

0.00 0.03 0.01

11.5 7.6 7.7

B A A

Prospect Street & Municipal Garage

Driveway

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.02 -

0.02

10.5 -

7.9

B - A

0.12 -

0.02

11.1 -

7.8

B - A

Prospect Street & Broad Street

EB WB NB NB SB

LT TR L

TR LR

0.14 -

0.13 0.46 0.70

9.0 -

92.5 65.3 74.5

A - F F F

0.16 -

0.35 0.40 1.05

10.0 -

175.0 39.6 144.7

A - F E F

Elm Street & Cowperthwaite

Place

EB NB SB

LR LT TR

0.74 0.08

-

28.0 8.5 -

D A -

0.27 0.09

-

12.1 7.9 -

B A - Ratio Ratio

Elm Street & Walnut Street

WB NB SB

LR TR LT

0.22 -

0.11

15.3 -

8.2

C - A

0.17 -

0.06

14.5 -

8.4

B - A

Elm Street & Trader Joe’s Driveway/

World Bank Driveway

EB WB NB SB

LR LTR LT TR

0.11 0.01 0.02

-

13.9 14.3 8.4 -

B B A -

0.20 0.01 0.06

-

16.9 22.1 8.6 -

C C A -

Elm Street & Municipal Garage/

Bank – Texaco Driveway

EB WB NB SB

LTR LTR LTR LTR

0.07 0.11 0.06 0.03

15.0 16.0 8.7 8.1

B C A A

0.45 0.32 0.02 0.02

21.4 17.4 8.3 8.1

C C A A

North Avenue & Prospect Street

EB WB

LT TR

0.02 -

8.8 -

A -

0.02 -

9.9 -

A -

EB LR 0.69 45.0 E 0.37 27.0 D Ratio Ratio

EB EB WB WB NB SB

LT R LT R

LTR LTR

1.04 0.20 0.84 0.13 0.25 0.21

56.6 9.2 30.1 8.6 9.2 8.9

E A C A A A

0.49 0.14 0.83 0.19 0.30 0.15

12.3 8.7 22.8 9.1 9.6 8.6

B A C A A A

Elm Street &

East Dudley Avenue

Intersection 32.3 C 14.6 B EB EB WB WB NB SB SB SB

L TR L

TR LTR LTR DefL TR

0.23 0.69 0.11 0.51 0.30

- 0.62 0.50

8.8 14.6 7.7 11.0 19.0

- 29.5 23.0

A B A B B - C C

0.35 0.59 0.14 0.62 0.45 0.81

- -

11.1 12.4 7.9 12.9 21.1 32.3

- -

B B A B C C - -

Elm Street &

East Broad Street

Intersection 16.5 B 18.7 B EB WB WB WB NB SB

LTR LTR DefL TR

LTR LTR

1.02 0.99

- -

1.02 0.71

69.9 53.1

- -

49.7 25.9

E D - - D C

0.97 -

0.98 1.38 0.98 0.93

57.4 -

72.9 203.0 41.9 42.7

E - E F D D


& Central Avenue

Intersection 49.8 D 85.5 F EB EB WB WB NB NB NB SB

L T

DefL TR L T R

LTR

0.66 0.87 0.86 0.64 0.84 0.87 0.27 0.57

32.3 38.8 60.5 20.3 46.3 31.8 14.5 22.6

C D E C D C B C

0.99 0.69 1.02 0.84 0.76 0.75 0.24 0.81

95.0 27.3 85.8 28.7 47.2 23.9 14.2 29.2

F C F C D C B C

North Ave – Route 28

& East Broad Street

Intersection 31.2 C 35.6 D Ratio Ratio EB WB NB NB SB

LTR LTR LT R

LTR

0.58 0.51 0.07 0.01 0.57

13.7 12.4 17.9 17.3 26.7

B B B B C

0.51 0.69 0.26 0.04 0.84

12.8 15.4 20.2 17.5 43.0

B B C B D

North Avenue – Route 28

& Elm Street

Intersection 14.9 B 19.2 B EB DefL 1.04 106.0 F 0.98 83.8 F



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Previously the site of a gas station, there are at least four suspectedtanks under the surface near the exit of the Elm Street parking lot.

When ground samples were taken by PMK on December 2, 2003,concentrations of chemicals were found.

According to PMK, underground storage tank removal is recom-mended for the four suspected tanks. The soil contaminants identifiedin the area of the tanks can be removed by being excavated anddisposed of. However, it should be noted that the sampling representsa limited investigation, and as such, PMK has not investigated ordelineated the entire location. The soil sample results cannot accu-rately determine if a discharge has previously occurred, or if the testingfailed. Therefore, there is a potential for additional soil and groundwater contamination.

There no current plans to perform the remediation that is needed onthe site regardless of whether the project moves forward.

The PMK Study was given to the town on February 5, 2004. Thoughit is not available on-line, the extensive report is available from theTown of Westfield.

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderWHAT LIES BENEATH...The drawing pictured above was provided by HKTNassau during a public meeting. The drawing shows the 12-foot sewer main thatruns underneath the property.

Photo Courtesy Snapshots of WestfieldUNUSUAL PARKING...On an ordinary Saturday morning on East Broad Streetin downtown Westfield, passersby gawked at the unusual parking situationpictured above.

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Benzo(b)flouranthene

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At a depth of 9.5 to 10 feet 99.6 mg/kg of Xylene was found near thelocation of the suspected tanks. TheNJDEP standard is 67 mg/kg.

Lead was found near the sidewalkalong Elm Street in a concentrationof 522 ug/L. The NJDEP standard is10 ug/L.

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In November of 2003, it was dis-cussed at a town council-board ofeducation liaison meeting that thetown would pay the board of edu-cation should a child move into thedevelopment, but no formal agree-ment was made.

Mr. Powell provided a school im-pact study to the town in Novemberof last year. However, the study wasdone solely on luxury for-rent apart-ments, and not on for-sale condo-miniums. According to the study,which was prepared by Richard B.Reading Associates, as of 2000,there were 0.55 school children perWestfield household. The calcula-tion that was used by Reading forthe rental units was 0.059 childrenper unit. If the Reading report per-centage is correct, the condos willyield at least one school age child.If the regular equation for schoolchildren per household is used, asmany as 10 children could be addedto the Westfield school system. El-ementary school children in the de-velopment would attend FranklinSchool, and intermediate school-aged children would attendRoosevelt.

The PMK Group of Cranford per-formed an environmental study atthe end of last year. Soil sampleswere taken from the Elm Streetparking lot that proved to be con-taminated. Regardless of whetherthe town proceeds with the devel-opment or not, environmentalremediation will need to be per-

formed. A cost and time estimateon that project has yet to be deter-mined, but the New Jersey Depart-ment of Environmental Protectionhas been notified.

Also underneath the parking lotsis a 12-foot sewer main, which runsby gravity, that will have to bemoved.

Of the 490 spaces in the parkingdeck, 207 of them already exist inthe current surface lots. Eighty-nine of the current permit holdersin Lot 9 off of North Avenue willbe moved to the garage, creatingspace for commuter permit hold-ers.

The town estimates that it will beable to issue 130 new commuterpermits in Lot 9. The 85 permitholders currently using the ElmStreet lot will be put into the ga-rage, as well as 75 new downtownemployee permit holders.

There also will be 148 meteredspaces in the garage. Nineteenspaces will be set aside for theresidential development. Eachspace in the garage will cost$18,000 to construct.

Permit prices for both commut-ers and employees will be raised to$858 a year, and on-street meterswill go from 50 cents an hour to 75cents an hour. Parking rates willfurther increase at a rate of 10 per-cent every third year. The increasein fees will be used to pay off thegarage debt, along with any otherparking funds the town collectsover and above $1.2 million thatremains in the town’s operatingbudget.


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Questions remain on how much itwill cost and how long it will take toperform the environmentalremediation required in the Elm Streetparking lot, which was once the siteof a gas station.

While residents continue to voiceconcern over the traffic that the ga-rage and development will bring tothe area, the council has yet to reveala traffic improvement plan.

The two First Ward Councilmen,Peter Echausse and Sal Caruana, areboth opposed to the Prospect/ElmStreet location. Councilman Echaussehas previously suggested that a park-ing garage would be better suited tothe corner of North and Central Av-enues.

Councilman Caruana has raisedconcerns with the current financialmodel. He suggests that the councilreview it again and look at a shorter-term bond. A 25-year bond is cur-rently proposed, but CouncilmanCaruana has stated that the town couldsave money in interest payments byusing a 15- or 10-year bond. How-ever, this would increase the cost ofdebt service every year.

Among the most vocal residentsopposing the project have been northside residents Allen Solomon, JimBaker, Sharon Stockwell, John Devittand Cathy Salomon, and south sideresidents Nick Karter, Ken Sumnerand Cory Mermer. Residents and busi-ness owners who have spoken out infavor of the development include JoeSpector, Roberto Oliveres, DebbyBurslem, Jubb Corbett and RichardFromkin.

Deck proponents, who have beenless publicly vocal than opponents ofthe project, say that not only is park-ing needed, but development will alsobenefit the town in the long run.

A flyer was distributed through TheSuburban News that spoke in favor ofthe deck, and highlighted parkingproblems around town.

Mr. Baker has spent nearly everyday out counting empty parkingspaces in permit lots and at long-termmeters. But the need for parking intown became a big question when itwas revealed that the commuter waitlist had not been verified. After it was,approximately 40 percent of thosewho were actually offered permitsdeclined them.

Mr. Solomon has been at the meet-ings to hammer out the costs associ-ated with the parking deck. Like manyother taxpayers, he does not want to


Questions Still Exist on Decksee a tax increase associated with thedevelopment. He continually ques-tions how the board of education willbe paid if school children move intothe development.

Mrs. Stockwell has been voicingher traffic and safety concerns. Thetraffic study done by Edwards &Kelcey and then reviewed by Keller& Kirkpatrick showed that Prospectand East Broad Street is an F ratedintersection, the lowest possible rat-ing, based on traffic delays. The inter-section of Prospect and Dudley Av-enue, where a pedestrian was recentlyhit by a car, drops from D and Eratings to E and F ratings with theconstruction of the parking garage.

Opinion pieces from all eight mem-bers of the Westfield Town Counciland Mayor Gregory McDermott canbe found on Page 2 of the first sectionof the paper.

TREE TIPS:Garden Graffiti

By: Martin Schmiede, PresidentSchmiede Tree Expert Company

Imagine a young couple

strolling hand-in-hand through

the public park. They stop and

rest under the shade of a spread-

ing beech tree. A few words of

love are exchanged. The macho

male carves a heart in the bark

of a tree with a pocket knife. Is

the tree doomed by damage?

We view tree graffiti with

mixed emotions. Done exces-

sively, it is certainly unsightly. If

the knife gouges too deeply, the

layer of cambium beneath the

bark is harmed. This is the layer

of live wood containing the tree’s

vascular system, regenerating a

new layer each year. Cambium

should not be imperiled substan-

tially. Most graffiti on thick-

barked shade trees, like the oaks,

do not go deeply enough to hurt

the cambium beyond re-growth.

The initials and hearts do not

circle the trees sufficiently to

impede circulation.

This may read as condoning

the couple in the park. Not so.

They will not kill the beech tree,

but they did carve a tree not be-

longing to them. The park’s trees

are public – we all own them – PAID BULLETIN BOARD

SCHMIEDE TREE

EXPERT CO., INC.

908-233-TREE

and no people have rights to scar

them for personal pleasure.

Had the tree been in their

own garden, the lesson would be

different. Trees have been used

for centuries to commemorate

special events. If the lad had

proposed, successfully, to the

lass by that tree, carving their

initials, its value could increase.

If could be listed as a sentimen-

tal asset.

In case of natural damage or

destruction, a tree with docu-

mented intrinsic value may have

an insurance worth more than

that of a similar tree without

such tracings. So if any trees on

your property mark any special

events, take photographs includ-

ing any relevant graffiti. Place

the photos in a safety deposit

box. Even though many years

may pass, your heartfelt mark-

ings may return even more

blessings to you.

Occasionally apple trees,

poplar trees and even maple

trees look as if certain trunk areas

have been used as air-gun prac-

tice targets. The yellow sap-

sucker (a small woodpecker) is

usually the cause of these bullet-

hole markings on the trees. The

bird, quite simply, just likes the

succulent cambium underneath

the rough bark. The punctured

holes appear frequently in

straight horizontal lines. As a

result of these bird-caused inju-

ries, the trees’ sap oozes pro-

fusely in early spring–time. (As

times have changed, park trees

are no longer disfigured by large

posters of most–wanted crimi-

nals. See now the post office

bulletin boards if interested.)

Through their natural beauty,

God has written His name on

every tree. So must we really add

ours? Yes, we do have mixed

emotions.

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderCALL IT OUT..During the summer of 2003, Sean Davis of the engineering firmMorris Ritchie and Associates conducted the public meetings where residentswere able to ask questions and list concerns with the parking garage andredevelopment project.

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderAT THE MIC...Business owner Rich-ard Fromkin spoke out in favor of thegarage and redevelopment.

Patrick Connor for The Westfield LeaderTHE ANSWER MAN...Developer Robert Powell of HKT Nassau answeredresidents questions about the parking deck and redevelopment construction atmeetings last summer.

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