. A-8 Cranford Chronicle August?, 1997

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS{July 31)

Member Member1st Place — Natalie Pines. Alice Kehler,

Estelle Hiller, hylitzi Fodericl 57• 2nd Place — Nancy Bowers, Ronnie Buob,

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2nd Place (tie) — SUD Mills, Anna Chung..Kim Eckstrom, Shirley Casarola 59

Low Putts — Gina Sandhusen 29Chip-Ins — Mitzi Fedbrioi «16:MJ Hoermer

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Results o( the 7th annual John ShlppenMemorial Golf Tournament held June 23 at theShackamaxon Gold and Country Club:

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The tournament will begin at6 a.m. at the Leonardo State '.Marina, on Concord Avenue inLeonardo. NJ applications willbe available at local bait andtackle shops, or by calling (732)291-3444 or (732) 872-1291.

The captain's meeting will beheld on Aug. 23 at the LeonardoState Marina on the Sandy HookFood and Fuel deck at 7 p.m.The boating/fishing public is cor-dially invited.

Vol. 109. No. 32 CRANFORD«GARWOOD * KENILWORTH Thursday, August 14,1997 50 cents

heading hours'due at library

"Reading hours" for thesummer reading- club of theCranford Public Librarymust be turned in by 2 p.m.tomorrow..• A carnival for reading

d u b members will be 9:30a.m.-npon Wednesday.

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(^rwoocl \ybmenplanning jeunion/'•Members of "the fprmdr

Garwood Woman's Club willhold a reunion noonSaturday, Sept. 20 with.aninternational buffet lunch atThe Westwood.

The reunion committee islooking for names and add-resses of former members.

For reservations, send acheck for $20 by Wednesday,Sept. 10 to Fran Harris, 235Locust Ave., Garwood, N.J.07027.

For more information, callM t o Guare at 789-0598.

-CHS Class of 1992plans reunion

The Cranford High SchoolClass of 1992 is looking formembers to attend its fifth-anniversary reunionSaturday,^ .Sept;' !6"'""ufNomahegan Park.

For more information, callKieran Healey at 272-0934.The cost is $25..

Brearley Boostersto meet tonight

David Brearley HighSchool Athletic Booster Clubmeeting: will be held at 7tonight in the high schoolcafeteria, on Monroe Avenuein Kenilworth. All are wel-come to attend. '

For more information, call.Debbie Paster at 272-8416,

Boy Scouts to collectrecyclables Saturday

Cranford Boy Scout Troop178 will collect newspapersand aluminum cans 9:30a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday atthe conservation center onBirchwOod Avenue to helpsupport troop activities.

If you are unable to dropitems off but would like toparticipate, call GordonBramwell Sr. at 709-1568 toarrange pickup at yourhome.

The Associatesto perform at pool v.

The Cranford Swim PoolUtility has announced TheAssociates will perform atOrange Avenue Pool 8-11p.m. Friday, Aug. 22.

The Associates is a six-piece bancT that featuresmusic from the Big Bandera.

The cost to attend is $3per person.

No glass or alcoholic bev-erages are allowed.

For more information, call709-7270 or 709-7260.

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Officials unveil steps to solve problemBy SHEA THOMAS

THE CHRONICLE

CRANFORD —"" "You did agood job handling the flood, butwhat- needs to; be, discussed, ispreventing them," said EdgarAyeirue: r.eskJent:;Ffan; Boyer atTuesday's. Township Committee• m e e t i n g . . . . . ' . - . . ' . • ' • " ••'.'.'••,'•'••'"

..' ;O'ther•residents were.in.atten-: dance, to. encourage township offi-cials to take stronger actions con-cerning' Ci*anfbrd's tendency toflobjL Iji response, the townshipunveiled steps to solve the prob-lem,

This meeting was a followup

for many residents who attendedthe township engineer's- Aug. 5meeting to discuss • the problemin-depth. .

iring this meeting, Clare-.b. PJace\ resident; George1.

m ng submitted a signed dffi-iyit, which in part asked'fdr'the' •

Ssmissal of Township Engiile6r' Ricrtard E. Brown-; : ,'- :• '. • ,• : .;•• i.-TheaffidavijistatedMi'-BroWn •

had failed to fulfilrhis^jobi-espoh-sibijities, and Mr. Young .askedfor a; "letter of reprimand" to.beplaced in his file, because of thesevere financial losses and greatinconveniences suffered by resirdents caused by the Oct. 19,1996

flood, and more recent floods.In a letter written by Edgar

Avenue resident Liz Fiume, sheblasted township officials forwhat she considered their, lack of.Concern'for Cranford's; flood prob- ..Item and encouraged residents toband.together |n an.effort to:.get '.officials-tg^nake,a stronger" effortin solving thispiioblem. • .; • ;;; "If.it were not; for., our heigh-bors w"hb got up at 4 aim.,'"we'would, have been unaware -that-.-,.We had to move our cars. In ordert6 get away from the floods, wehave to go through our neighbor'syards by foot," Mrs."Fiume said at

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• RAMDALL MILL£RATHE'CHRONICLE'

inCranford Mayor J. Robert Hoeffler and A Clothes Call owner-Justine T,.Bantahg cut the ribbon officially opening the store lastweek. At right'Is assistant manager. Jaekle Masdker. the store,which Is adjacent to the post office, features missy and Juniorapparel. Ms. Bantang has 10 years' experience In retail and adegree from the Fashion Institute of Technology In New York.

Dan Bartone of Antone's and Elizabeth Yo%."'' ' ' • ' •• ' ' " GEORGE PACCIELLO/THE CHRONICLE

is of the Cranford Historical Society pose next to {he historical photos of Cranford.

Old photos give restaurant new lookBy SHEA THOMAS

THE CHRONICLE

CRANFORD — When Antone's ownerDan Bartone wanted to get the restaurantremodeled, he got more than he expected,

"I was interested in having the restau-rant upgraded, so I contacted design con-sultant Liz Youngs," Mr. Bartone said.

Mrs. Youngs is- also on the Board ofTrustees of the Cranford Historical Societyand suggested Antone's use some historicaltownship photos for the interior of theSouth Avenue bar/restaurant.

"I thought a Cranford theme throughoutthe restaurant would be nice for people tosee," Mrs. Youngs said.

Historical Society President Larry Fuhro

gave them photos from the Hanson Housearchives of policemen and firefighters fromthe 1920s.

"This was great because they used tocome here for lunch when they were donewith their shifts," Mrs. Youngs said;

They got a lot of help from many areabusiness owners.

Dreyer's Farms in Cranford designed thecuston-made planters on the outside of thebuilding and Bergen Camera restored andenlarged the photos donated by HistoricalSociety President Larry Fuhro.

Mrs. Youngs said the cost to have theworf?,done, giving the restaurant an"EngfisrTpub" look, was moderate and giv6sthe bar and grill a lot more personality.Patrons seem to agree.

Longtime resident Molly Crane Ruddwas recently having dinner a£ the restau-rant with her husband, Channing. Sheliked the new look.

"I'm so happy because it's so nice andpleasant; the people here do a really greatjob and the new look is wonderful," Mrs.Rudd said.

The new look seems to appeal to theyounger crowd, too.

"I like the new photos and the newtheme. It's interesting," said 28-year-oldpatron Victoria Mascuilli of Cranford.

Along with work to the building, therehas also been an addition for beer lovers.

"We recently added our own speciallybrewed beer to the menu called Antone'sSouth Avenue Amber,'' Mr. Bartone said.

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Garwood teacher honored with governor's awardBy MAUREEN FOYE

CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT

6ARW00D — Former resi-dent Virginia Hansen, a physicaleducation and health teacher inthe borough's schools, has beenhonored with a Governor'sTeacher Recognition Award.

She received a plaque and cer-tificate during a recent breakfastat L'Affaire in Mountainside hon-oring teachers in Union County.

"There are so many good, qual-ity teachers in Garwood that Iam quite pleased and honoredwith this recognition," said Mrs.Hansen, who lives in Middlesex

with her husband George, also aphysical education and healthteacher in Garwood.

She has been teaching for 24years at Lincoln School, FranklinSchool and Washington School.

The Garwood native attendedschool in Garwood and returnedto the borough for her teachingcareer when she graduated fromcollege.

"I have always enjoyed work-ing in Garwood all these years,"she said. "I love teaching and Iwant the children to be physical-ly fit."' . '

Other towns throughout tUnion County and the state can

select several teachers to receivethis award, but because ofGarwood's size it was only desig-nated one award.

A panel was formed consistingof teachers, residents, Board ofEducation members and thesuperintendent of schools toselect the recipient of the award.

An application was sent toparents, teachers and students tonominate teachers who met cer-tain criteria such as someonepossessing qualities of a rolemodel and someone who usedunique teaching methods.

,Once all nominations werereceived, the panel reviewed the

submissions anonymously andmade their decision.

In addition to the award dis-tributed by the governor, Mrs.Hansen was presented with aplaque from the Board ofEducation.

The Garwood Parent-TeacherAssociation gave her a monetaryaward on graduation night inJune to be used toward her-cur-riculum this fall.

"This sure has been an honor, Iam quite surprised and pleasedafter 24 years," she said.

The Hansens have two sons,.Stephen, 15, and Michael, 7.

Santulli'lovedthis job''Chamber Lady'served 20 yearsBy MAUREEN FOYE .

CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT

CRANFORD — After'morethan 20 years, Anne M. Santullihas resigned as executive secre-tary of the Chamber ofCommerce.

"The time has come for me topursue other interests," she said."I will remain behind the scenes•and involved in chamber events."-

She officially resigned May 30but has spent the past fewmonths training Mayor J. RobertHoeffler, who will become execu-

,tive director of the chamber andassume her responsibilities withassistance from his daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hoeffler.

"I have really loved this job,"Mrs. Santulli said, "and I dearlylove Cranford.

"I have enjoyed the challengeof resolving problems for manypeople, assisting retailers andhelping new resident* settle in'Cranford." ^

She moved to Cranford 39years ago from Hudson Countywith her husband George, thechamber's longtime accountantwho is now deceas.ee!. TheSantullis raised a son, Sandy,and two daughters, Susan andJoan.

"Cranford and the chamberhas meant so much to my familyand I over the years," Mrs.Santulli said.

"As we would go throughdowntown and pass the CranfordHotel, George would say to me,'Gee, honey, I'm glad we live inCranford — I love it here'."

During the time she was withthe chamber, she worked with 1Jpresidents and more than 200people on the Board of Directors,

"In recent years, the chamberhas really taken off," she said.

<'The directors have really

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A-2 Cranford Chronicle August 14, 1997

Will cigarette tax siiuff out young smokers' habits?By SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE

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people to quit lighting up?"I don't think i;his will keep me

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Meybel Angel, a photography stu-dent at Union County College,

An unidentified jogger inNomahegan Park agreed. She

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As part of the balanced-budgetagreement signed by PresidentClinton last week, cigarette taxeswould increase by 10 cents in2000 and another nickel by 2002,in an effort to keep teens fromlighting up.

"I don't'think it's going tochange anything. All my friendsaTe like 'yo, I'm saving, up for ap'ack of butts. Can I, borrow aquarter?'

The teens may smoke less butthey won't stop," said 19-year-oldMathew Bissett, from BerkeleyHeights, who was. on c/ampus topick up his mom from work.

It's quite possible that the oldsaying about wiseness beingacquired with age, is truebecause" Ironically some adult

smokers are thinking about kick-ing the habit because of the newprice increase.

"If it continues to go tip, I'llprobably quit 'cause they'realready two (dollars) and a quar-ter," qaid a Nomahegan Park jog-ger who asked not to be identi-fied.

Westfield resident JeneaneWillyard believed the only way toreally , discourage teens fromlighting up would.be to enforcethe laws which prohibit underageuse and purchase of cigarettes.People under 18 are not allowedto purchase cigarettes.

Cranford Health OfficerWarren Hehl shared her senti-ments.

"The 15 cents is a smallincrease which may help to dis-courage youngsters, but we really

need to^enforce the laws that notonly prevent underage smoking,but also help to educate peorje'onthe public health issue." he snfrl

As a former smoker who quitnearly 20 years ago, Mr. Hehlbelieves the more people find outabout cigarette smoking themore they realize it to be a realpublic health problem,

"I am very happy thatCongress and President Clintonhave taken the bulkby the hornslike our state and addressed theproblem of underage tobacco saleand usage," Mr. Hehl said.

Still, there are some who arenot getting the message. :

"Yeah, it's expensive and itdoes kill you, but I really don'tsmoke that much' anyway; onlywhen I get depressed," said 19-year-old Aileen Tolentino.

Complaints deluge town officials(Continued from page A-l)

Tuesday's meeting.. A Richmond Avenue resident,who asked not to be identified,spoke of a similar,.problem..

"We are in a dead-end Street,.so ..when the water gets too high,,weare trapped and can't, get our.Vehicles' put;" ttie 'woman -.said. ."•'•..• The woman also said she had'.

4.' inches of-water- in lier'biise'-.

rising of the RahWay River."I woke my husband up at 3

a.m. to move the car and knockedon my neighbors' doors to warnthem about the flood. We alsoemptied"the basement'and firstfloor and, moved, everythirig tpthe. main level," Mrs.,Gigantinb:

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: She Mt-.the^need to dp.thisbecauselS" the damage 'caused by

ment, even wi th-five pumps .going -. the. ; . October.- floods, -Mrs,to stay a step aheadtif tffe water.J Gigan'tinb•sjrid.ahe .was'also con

"It was the same situation inOctober and we had to throwweeverything in the basement out,"she said.

Crescent Place resident LoisGigantino said she had 8 feet ofwater in her basement and hadto stay up all night to watch the

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cerned about a fall in-the town'sproperty value if something isnot done soon to solve the prob-lem,

"I don't want Cranford to beknown as the flood town becauseit took!us nearly 20 years to getrid of that negative image," shesaid.

In an effort to respond to resi-dents' complaints and concerns,Mr. Brown read -a response sub-mitted to Township•Administrator John F. Laezzawhich outlines the steps thetownship will take to help solvethe problem, which included:

Quarterly maintenance to beperformed by public works andfor maintenance to be performedafter all major storm events, thesubmission of water loweringpermits, comparisons of waterlevels implemented by the Union

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Management Council headed byPolice Chief Harry Wilde, a warn-ing siren or other similar devicethat could be installed, monthly-updates and new flood plans tobe requested by the TownshipCommittee to.: the A rriy Corps of'Engineers;to'survey andinvesti-y. g a t e t h e r i v e r .•. '• --: •'•''.' ::'•••:<.•'; • '•:'•

. These ideW are- a imed , a t .• pleasing-resiitients, wlio.are dbvi-r•.o.uslyfed upwfith the'fjrobleip. ..

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been working to make the cham-ber work." .

Most recently Mrs. Santullihad been working with membersof the Cranford Business Park,which she thoroughly enjoyed;-

"I really feel that I have aei ffidas a kind of ambassador betweenthe chamber and the townsnip,"she said. ••'**

"I was involved in most of-fcheactivities taking place in .tojjfoi.It's been a wonderful experience.

"I would walk around, townand people would say, 'Herecomes the Chamber Lady'," shesaid, referring to a nicknamegiven Mrs. Santulli--by—Stuart •Awbrey, a former editor of theCranford Chronicle.

In addition to her work at thechamber offices, Mrs. Santulliserved on several committees, /•,among them the Pride. .,.jn;$Cranford Awards banquet' and r

the secretarial luncheons.Although she will be physical-

ly gone from the chamber.vshewill work behind the scenes onthese events.

Mrs: Santulli was only the sec-ond executive secretary thechamber has had; her predeces-sor served for 14 years.

"I remember when I firstaccepted the position," she said,"I was told to bring reading mat-ter or my knitting as I wouldhave lots of free time. Well, thatnever happened as the chamberbegan to progress rapidly,

"I'll still be involved with thechamber — I loved my job and I

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GARWOOD — TheGarwood Pre-School ParentsAssociation's annual picnicwill be 11:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 21 at theGarwood Little League Field,Myrtle Avenue. The raindateis Friday, Aug. 22.

According to event orga-nizer Kim Davies, the picnicis not only meant to attract.new families to become mem-bers, but to provide activitiesfor current ones. Parents ofchildren from ages newborn

' to 5: years old are invited toattend with their childrenand, older siblings are alsowelcome. .,-•

"We have about 25 moms. and 60 children, so we havemany events planned such asweekly play groups, holidayparties and a' mom's night

^.ttut,^heri all the mothers get.together'and catcK a movie'and .-dinner," Mrs. Davies.s a i d . - ••.-'•'• _ • ' ' • • , • • ' ••••' • : .

:.•;• Aside _frpm-:pltonjrig/fun.family events, the orgaiitea-'tion is also involved with theGarwood PTA. .. .„,, , , . ,

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Police said at the time ofarrest about 3 a.m. Sunday, Mr.Polo was in possession of a fullyautomatic rifle and a .25-calibersemiautomatic handgun.

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Kirby Cleveland, 21, ofWestfie'ld, was charged with cre-ating a hazardous condition* fail-ure to yield, failure to keep right.and failure to yield to an emer-gency vehicle 3:13 a.m. Aug. 6,police said.

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Peter Haupt, 41, of AberdeenCourt, was charged with drunkendriving, leaving the scene of anaccident and operating an unin-sured vehicle 5:30 p.m. Sunday,police said.

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.. Michael.-Ccinheeney, .26,'. ofWestfield,-.w-as-'.pharg;e.d;. vyith'"drunken driving, refusing to takea breath test, failure to obey traf-fic signal 12;11 a.m. Sunday,police said. . ' ...

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Politicians pullinginsurance fraudsAuto insurance rates are like the weather. Everybody

talks about them, but nobody does anything about it.Auto insurance is turning out to be the .hot issue in this

; year's gubernatorial race. Both Gov. Christine ToddWhitman and Democratic challenger James McGreeveyare exchanging promises to cut rates for New Jersey vot-ers, who pay the highest premiums in the country.

Gov. Whitman, whose proposal to reform rates wassmothered earlier this year in the Legislature, promisedMonday that rates 'would decrease between 5-25 percentunder her plan. The cornerstone of her plan is a provision

: that ; Would allow motorists to trade the right to sue forpain and suffering for lower rates. . ;

Mr. McGreevey, who lias criticized the incumbent forrate increases granted by her administration, has calledfor a special legislative session to handle the auto.insur- .ance problems. The challenger said he will lower premi-ums by. 10 percent by cracking down, on fraud, though hehas npt given details: of his plan. •;."•.. .•• •••"•'.••••

. V,; The• candidates, faithful, to; theii? respectiv.e pqlitical.vphilpgophiesy -are-taking on. •thjiusiial'"villains/ Gov.•:Whitman is dempnizing. trial lawyers.'^while Mr,'.'.MeGrefevey is targeting the insut&nce.-companies; -••-.•• .••

• It's disappointing' to see the two candidates resorting to 'political cliches", rather than substantively addressing theissue.There's a horrible truth about auto insurance rates— there's not much the government can do'

In a free market economy, auto insurance rates shouldbe determined by the vagaries of the market. That's theAmerican way. Government interference usually distortsthe market forces and leads to inflated prices. Decades ofTrenton politicians fiddling with the arcane provisions ofauto rates have only worsened the situation. Few outsidethe insurance industry can untangle the stranglingbureaucratic thicket of regulations.

Auto insurance companies — funded by privateinvestors and employing thousands of New Jersey resi-dents — have the right to make a profit And the moreauto insurance companies are allowed to compete andoffer alternatives, the more insurance premiums will.eventually come down.• What is needed is a simplification of the whole industry.Everyone should be able to understand an auto insurancepolicy without having to consunTa lawyer. In true reform,nobody would be forced to sign away their rights inexchange for lower rates and the government would keepits meddling fingers out of the insurance business.

There is no quick fix for high auto insurance rates. Butbetween now and Election Day we will be bombarded withsound bites and commercials from both candidates promis-ing quick and easy rate reductions.:; These promises are an insult to the intelligence of NewJersey voters. We have to demand more from Gov.Whitman and Mr. McGreevey.

Craig Taggert will be missed• It's always sad when a young person loses his or her life,but it's even more painful when that person made such anjmpact by helping others.: Craig Taggert of Cranford, who was killed earlier thisinonth in a Jet Ski accident, was one of those special peo-ple.

• •.' Mr. Taggert was a U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd .Class whoseemed to be doing all the right things. Besides excellingin the military, he had been a lifeguard in Cranford anddown the shore.

While lifeguarding in Belmar, he received the Rookie of• the Year award for making 18 saves. The 26-year-old was•known as a man who cared about other human beings.

Mr. Taggert and his love for others will be missed by alot of people.

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Letters to the editor

soutworst in officials, newspaperTo The Chronicle:

Cranford recently, faced its worst flooding crisissince the early 1970s. CBS News and other televi^sion news programs showed news reporters floatingdown Riverside Drive in row boats. The last timethis happened Jim Jensen was the. news anchor onCBS Evening News. How many of us even remem-ber Jim?. :

For many years, river improvements andTownship Committee actions on flood control keptthe community safe, kept, real estate values highand kept us off TV. Recently, all this changed. TheTownship Committee has neglected its duties to thecommunity regarding.fl.oQd control, . . . . ,

This was made abundantly clear in public state-ments by former township engineer Greg Sgroi. Forhis troubles, Mr. Sgroi was unceremoniouslyremoved by the police from a Township Committeemeeting on the mayor's order. He was removedbecause he tried to get the committee to take someaction on flooding. . . • • • •

As the storm over flooding continues to brew, Iturned to the July 31,1997,-edition of the CranfordChronicle to get all. the news that's fit to print onthe flooding crisis. I found one story of 11 para-graphsln 2-inch-wide columns.

Directly below the flooding story is a great storyon a Cranford balloonist. It had 25 paragraphs in2.4-inch columns. Obviously, this story is almostthree times more important than the flooding issue.

I then turned to the editorial page where I wassure I would find some comments on this critical

matter. Instead, there was a boiler plate editorialon the Union County crime rate which was obvi-ously written so that only one editorial need bewritten for all volumes of the North JerseyNewspaper Company's Union County papers.

What should I expect from "the area's bestsource for local news"? How about some in-depthreporting pf the flood situation? An article on thehistory of flooding in Cranford would have beengreat. An analysis of Township Committee actionson flood control over the past several years wouldenlighten all. of us on its performance.

A piece on, what actions could be taken toimprove, flood control would be an invaluable com-munity service. A hard-hitting editorial on the per-ils of political inaction in critical community issueswould have helped frame the political debate .onflood control that is about to ensue. Your paper didnone of these and therefore you are negligent inyour duty to the community you claim to serve.: Citizens of Cranford, it's, time to pull together tosolve the issue of street flooding. The first thing wehave to do is prod the Township Committee intoaction to relieve flooding. We need a new anddynamic flood control plan now.

At the same time, the community should look atwhat actions we can take to assure that theCranford Chronicleis more responsive to the needsof the community. At the very least we should con-sider the benefits of renewing our subscriptions.

ANDREW VARANELLI JR.Cranford

Since when is loving trees a bad thing?To The Chronicle:

I would like to address remarks and accusations .made by Mr. Coe and Mr. Sugalski in response tomy letter published July 24.

Mr. Coe, I've never really considered myself a lib-eral. In fact, the older I get, the. more conservative!become. As far as "buzzwords" are concerned, Mr.Coe drops quite a few of his own in his response.Using the word buzzword at all is a little bit toocondescending for me.

Mr. Coe's perception of the "real" reason I urgedthe township to take action is just his mistakenimpression. I resent his accusation that I am onlyconcerned with my property values.

I am here in Cranford for the long haul. I plan toremain for the duration and it is for this reasonthat I could no longer remain silent when I felt sostrongly about an issue.

Yes, Mr. Coe, there are things beyond our controlthat negatively affect the environment. I can't stopa volcano from erupting or acid rain from fallingbut I can try to do what I can locally to protect ourenvironment and the quality of our lives. (The key-word here is our.)

The "few trees that homeowners take down"need to be multiplied by hundreds every year. Yes,there are plenty of trees left, but will that be thecase in 20 years?

Look ahead, Mr. Coe, common sense and simplemath will show you the answer. I only suggest thathomeowners and the township stop and thinkbefore they cut down healthy trees. ....„

I guess I am a "tree lover" as Mr. Sugalski com-ments. However, I don't consider that a negativelabel. I have never suggested that the DPW seeksout healthy trees for destruction. I am all for rid-ding our neighborhood trees of dead Wood and haz-ardous conditions. I did object to taking down treesto put in sidewalks.

Please don't try to tell me that every one of thosetrees was dying. It ..was the sidewalks that were ahazard, not the trees. A better solution would havebeen to curve the sidewalks around the trees. Yes,our children would be very capable of steering theirbikes around those curves. In fact, they probablywould enjoy the ride much more.

I also didn't mean to suggest that homeownerswere naive. But from my own personal experiencepricing tree trimming, I know that most of the"trimmers" (the experts?) I spoke to tried to sell meon the idea of taking down my trees instead ofpruning the dead wood because the trees were "get-ting old."

Yes, Bill, someone is trying to deprive us of oxy-,gen. If we all sit back and relax what will be ourexcuse 20-30 years from now?

A tree loving liberal? I guess I could be calledworse.

What concerns me, however, is that I get the dis-tinct impression that the individuals who appliedthese labels to me think there is something wrongwith them.

ANN MARIE MAHONCranford

Cranford Police Department responds to letter writerTo The Chronicle:

Editor's note: The following is the CranfordPolice Department's response to Gregory J.linbriaco's letter that appeared in last week'snewspaper.

Concertgoers blocked our residents' dr.ive-ways, parked too close to intersections, too closeto crosswalks and in other ways to cause unsafe

conditions for the pedestrian and motor vehicletraffic near Cranford High School on July 2,1997.

Police responded to complaints from residentsand issued a total of 10 parking summonses, Novehicles were towed.

LT. THOMAS E.KANETraffic Safety Division

Pfeyfosophies

to becpittemad as hell

Several questions have beenrunning about in my head.Perhaps ifl share them with youthey will go away; perhaps youhave the answers. .

The first; In every plane crash,whether in be.a fall down-on the! runway, -9 crash into a mountainor-a dive into the'bcean.the black" .•box reittainsintacSt...'•' y : . " . ; ;'".

' • Often' it is'found hundreds offe"et. away*°fr!Jnt: the plane's final .

• .resting.plape,;buried -By rocks-'or...'sand or:s'ea:'Alwa~ys, it is whole. •:

What is the box made of? Andif that material is so strong, whyare not. planes made of it? Or atleast girded with it? '' ,

I am sure the reason, has to dowith some physics problem Idon't understand, but in this dayand age of always doing theimpossible, wouldn't you thinkthey could make thpse. planesstronger? ' '

And how about cars? Studiesshow that a minor bump cancause major damage to a car.Those dummies get crunchedpretty good when their cars hit awall at only 25 mph.

If bumpers and frames weremade of black box stuff, wouldthey not survive with Only minordamage?

Speaking of cars, that's thecrux of another question. Forevery road that is repaired, per-mits have to be submitted.

Whose job is it to examinethose permits? And why aren'tthey doing it.so two major high-ways, running parallel, are notunder repair at the same time?

One could argue one may be astate or federal road, the other acounty or municipal arid so there

. is no coordination of permits.But shouldn't someone some-

where have a big map of the statewith all the roads on and little !colored push pins marking roadsunder repair or about to berepaired, so no there is no over-lap in any one part of the state?

Or, in this wonderful age ofcomputers, could not the stateDepartment of Transportationhave a file, so that every road-about to undergo repair isentered in the file and when oneoverlaps or interferes with anoth'er a "Warning! Warning!Warning!" alert \ig sounded orflashed on screen. ;. .....I

Drivers of Route 287-fromBridgewater through Bedrninaterhave being enduring' inter-minably long, incredibly tediousrides as roads are widened onboth sides simultaneously leav-ing tiny corridors to inchthrough, and extraordinarilyugly baffle walls are erected tothe gods of silence.

That one side at a time couldbe worked on, through the night,seems not a possibility.

So, one must withstand , thedelays in the name of progress,and someday the rush-hourhostages shall be rewarded witha multilane highway that getsthem through quickly, nevermind the consequences to nerves.

The permits for all this work ison file somewhere. Someone gavean OK to the job before it began.

Why then was the parallelRoute 206 through Bedminsterallowed to be expanded at thesame time?

Why didn't the permit personsay, "Repairing two highwaysrunning parallel through onetown will cause the people-of that

• town an intolerable, inconve-nience; therefore I will not OKthe permit for the second, roaduntil the first one is completed?

I happen to know about theBedminster road because I haveto transverse it when visiting ason. ;

I know some of you are goingthrough the same ordeal in otherparts of New Jersey. Why must itbe so?

It's time for each of us todecide to stand up and yell, "I'mmad as hell and not going to takeit anymore!"

Until we do we shall continueto have permits not help us frombraving the broken blacktop in asingle area, ..

How come? '

..JAugust 14,1997 Cranford Chronicle

Letters to the editor

ation called poorly written, ambiguousTo The Chronicle:•» '* Again we have legislation thatis" po'o'riy written, ambiguous anddifficult to understand, althoughit probably does accomplish someof its intentions.

I refer to Qrdinance No. .97-10which many of us received a copyof with our tax bill

First it says that they arerepealing Chapter 55 and then itsays that we are responsible forconforming "thereof in accor-dance with (squiggly squiggly).Chapter 55-5 and 55-57 hereof,"which, not having a copy of, I'mnot sure what it means.

¥ Then they give us a few defin-itions, tforae of which seem to beall inclusive, so that if a neighborcan hear my smoke alarm orbarking dog and alert the police,I can be liable. ~ '

Other definitions such as"Designated Representative — Arepresentative designated by theTownship" seem to be self-evi-dent and superfluous since it isnot mentioned further in thisordinance or chapter, whatever itis..

Under regulations, one mightthink that an automobile alarmset off "on or within the premisesof the Township of Cranford" issubject to the provisions of thischapter. . . .

Under fees, I am not sure whatis considered. .

I have at least six alarms onmy windows and doors that alertme if someone tries to open/.them,

I have three smoke alarms indifferent parts of my home thatwill alert me if there is a fire.

I have a regular and cellular

phone that can be used to alertanyone including the local policeand fire department if I dial 911.

I have a ham radio stationthat can be usfed to call my neigh-bor who could then call emer-gency services as required.

My invalid wife/Carries a lock-et that wilL call a person in caseshe falls down and can't get up.

I also have an infrared sensorthat will alert someone if there ismotion in the house while I amaway.. • . . ^.;• I also have a small but noisy

dog that is my best alarm.Since none of my alarms are

directly connected to the police orfire department, I may have nofees or. I may have lots of feesdepending on interpretation ofthis ordinance. •

Then I come to the indemnity

clause.That reads that I might have

to indemnify and hold harmlessthe township of Cranford for anyand all claims.

My insurance company mayrefuse to defend me should I havea claim and might not even issueme a homeowners policy if such awaiver is in effect.

Is such a waiver really neces-sary to protect the township?

Or, is it just to cover the deli-ciefncies of the township officialswho don't seem" to write goodordinances?

I think the citizens ofCranford deserve better legisla-tion.

GEORGE B. SKIDMORECranford

Edwards foe didn't likeeditorial on freight trainsTo The Chronicle:

I am writing to correct aninaccuracy contained in youreditorial "Let freight trainsroll in Cranford" thatappeared in the Aug. 7 issue.

Your editorial implied thata new freight train, which willcross South Avenue near theproposed Edwards site at 555South Ave., will supply goodsto Edwards, thereby decreas-ing. Edwards's reliance ontruck deliveries. You alsoimply that general truck traf-fic on local roads woulddecrease.

According to Edwards, thisis not the case. Edwards haspublicly stated that they can-

not receive deliveries by train.All deliveries will be made toEdwards by truck.

Since South Avenue will bethe terminus of the new train,we may.expect more trucks totraverse South Avenue, Whiletruck traffic might decline onmajor highways, local trucktraffic is bound to go up.

As your editorial stated,:then, we may expect eighttrucks on our local roads forevery box car unloaded inCranford.

Therefore, the new freighttrain will increase the impactof truck traffic, not decrease it.

ROGER S. COHENCranford

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It's sad when government ruins residents' propertyTo The Chronicle:

I am writing this letter onbehalf of my in-laws, Mr; andMrs. .Elpidip Rivera, who< own-arid, reside/in the house• at 24.7'

• Walnut Ave. in the township' ofC f d••'• .I-..am lodldng".for-someone;to;

'act as •their advocate regaVBirig a"'.situation that'^'ae .arisei) ,as aresult of the Lincoln Avenue'bridge renovation/restorationproject.

The situation that has arisenis that, as a part of this project,sidewalks located on LincolnAvenue and destroyed as a resultof the construction were redone.

As it turns out,'a portion of thesidewalk belonging, to my in-lawsi property was affected;. -My. ir\-laws had their .entiresidewalk: renovated in .gray con-crete several years" ago' and paidfor it of their small fixed income

,£nd;savings.'.; .• v:../\: '' Well, the portion of the side-

walk that \vas recently restored,by ihe bridge construction crew"was clone in brown concrete.

Now my in-laws' sidewalk is acombination of the original graycolor and the newly laid brownconcrete. It looks atrociously hor-rible and detracts from the prop-erty value.

My wife (the Riveras' daugh-ter) immediately went to theCranford township engineer

• located in the Cranford munirir.•/pal building, wheieshe was giventhe, name' ,of/Mr. •Louis' Anta:o;state DOT engineer' in charge ofthe. LincolrcAyenue.bridge- pro- ••jectL-as'the person to deal with.• Upon calling Mr. Aritao, she

was told that Cranford decidedon the brown concrete and whenhe was asked by my wife as towhy the remaining portion of herlather's sidewalk was not done inbrown at least to make it all onecolor, she was told that the pro-ject had to stop where it did due

to a lack of funds.When he w,as asked as to who

.was above him that could be spo-ken to, h^ said nobody.

;••. I. think .that whenhnrd-wof-k-ingpeople .like the Riveras taketheir limited funds to upkeep and -

: maintain their property, inly.:t'ohave the government ebriie alo'rigand arbitrarily destroy and ruinitt it is a sad state of affairs.

It is my hope that some gov-.eminent authority reads this andcontacts my wife so that a mutu-ally agreeable resolution of thismatter can be achieved.

FRANK DELGADOCranford

Charles Kuralt's death should sadden everyonet o The Chronicle:

The recent death of CharlesKuralt should deeply sadden allAmericans who love their coun-try. He was the Walt Whitman oftelevision, extolling the virtuesqjid steengths of our great coun-try.Z What an antidote to the nega-tivism and cynicism of today!££ere he was reporting on 10 chil-dren who made it in the world onreturning to visit their poorsharecropper parents or on theman who provides bicycles tochildren who cannot afford themor on Lady Bird Johnson's effortsto beautify America's highways

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lere is a fine line betweenbeing supportive of your childand being intrusive," said Hall.. "Parents also need to appreci-ate the transition their child goesthrough when going to college.They are sharing a room withsomeone, have rigorous acade-mics and written assignments, nocurfews and sometime mixedgender dorms. They don't needthe added pressure from parentsabout grades and finances," addsHall.

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CRANFORD — The townshipand West Point have somethingin common.

Police Chief Harry Wilde saidhe and the State Police ChiefsAssociation were honored to bechosen to host West Point CadetAndrew Short as part of a crimi-nal justice internship.

Chief Wilde was the projectcoordinator for the West PointLeadership and Command Pro-gram that was developed /orstate law enforcement at theheadquarters of the chiefs' asso-ciation at West Point andPrinceton.

According to the police depart-ment, Chief Wilde and the StatePolice Chiefs Association havehad a working relationship Withthe upstate New York militaryschool since.1992. . . . ....

The day after his arrival.Cadet Short met Gov. ChristineTodd Whitman who was in.townon July 22« to sign a bill. Duringhis three-week stay in Cranford',Cadet Short was invited to stayat the home of Chief Wilde and

. his wife Joan, who were pleasedto open their doors and extendtheir hospitality. ' ,,.

"He's been a great houseguest. Joan and I ha-ue..reallyenjoyed our time with him. IfAndrew is an example of thefuture leaders our country is pro-ducing, we are in good hands,"the chief said.

Cadet Short was equallyimpressed with Cranford and itsresidents.

"I like Cranford: It's, muchsmaller than my hometown ofDetroit, Mich., and the peoplehere are really friendly and theatmosphere is very welcoming,"he said... :.. • . .

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HEARING will tie held by IheBoard ol Adjuslmenl ol Ihe Bor-ougnol Kenllworlh for (he ap-'proval ol a variance lor proper-ly owned by Anthony a NancyBruno shown on the tax mapsol the Borough ol Kenilworlh asBlock 108 Lot(s) 14 located al404 Coolidge Drive, lor permis-sion 10'extend rool & buildporch.

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NOTICE OF DECISIONTAKE NOTICE THAT on me2<lth day ol July. 1997. ThePlanning Board ol the Boroughol Kemlworth. New Jersey, altera public hearing. GRANTEDthe application ol Rudolph &Nancy Cammarota, Charles &Charlotte Vilale and Carole L &Richard Eul, 510 Boulevard.Kenilworlh, New Jersey 07033lor'a minor subdivision joiningtwo 25'XIOO' vacant lots inioone 50'X100' lot. and that aresolution ol said PlanningBoard has been died in me of-fice ol said Board at the Munic-ipal. Building, Borough ol Keml-worth, New Jersey, ano is avail-able lor inspection during busi-ness working hours

Rudolph O. CammarolaApplicant

$12.24 CC95 1TB/14-97

PUBLIC NOTICETAKE NOTICE that on the 24thday of July, 1997 the PlanningBoard ol the ol Ihe Borough piKonilworth, N.J., alter a publichearing, GRANTED Ihe appli-cation of Rossano Gulla al 295N. Michigan Avenue. Kenil-worth, NJ 07033 lor a minorsubdivision ol land 50 X 200into two 50 X 100 loot lots-known as 234 North 22ndStreet and 235 North 21 siStreet, and thai determinationol said Planning Board hasbeen Wed in the office ol saidBoard at the Municipal Build-ing, Bqrough ol KENlLWORTH,Now Jersey, and is available lorinspection.

Rossano Gulla. Applicant$13.77 CC97 IT 8/14/97

PUBLIC NOTICETAKE NOTICE that on Thurs-day, August 28. 1997 at 8:00PM in the Municipal Building,567 Boulevard, Kenilworth,New Jersey a PUBLIC HEAR-ING will be held by Ihe Board olAdjustment ol ihe Borough ofKtjiWworlh lor the approval ul avariance/subdivision lor prop-erty owned by Ira. & KarenSinger shown on Ihe lax mapsol the Borough of Kenilworth asBlock 142, Lot(s) 20 localeo at520 Richlield Avenue, lor per-mission to have i? X 12 shedin back yard.

Ira Singer. Applicant[his notice is published by theApplicant by Order ol the Bor-ough ol Kcralworth Board olAdjustment$1530 CC96 IT 8/14/9/

BOROUGH OF GARWOODNOTICE OF ADOPTIONORDINANCF NO. 97-13

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CERTAIN REALPROPERTY KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 6 BLOCK 103ON THE TAX MAPS OF I HE BOROUGH OF GARWOODWHEREAS, the Borough ol Garwood is the owner ol a certain par-cel ol real properly in Ihe Borough ol Garwood, described as fol-lows:BLOCK LOT ADDRESS AREA QF PROPERTY103 6 Third Avenue 0026 ol an acreWHEREAS, this parcel is less than the minimum sue required lordevelopment under the municipal land development ordinance andis without any capital unpiovements; andWHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A.12-13 (b) permits a municipality to adoptan ordinance author ing a sale ol any real property not neededlor public use by private sale to the owner ol tho real propertycontiguous to the real properly bang sold, provided thai the prop-erty being sold is less than the minimum size required lor develop-ment under the municipal ioning ordinance and is without anycapital improvement thereon, and luriher provided lhal any suchsale shall bo lor not less than the lair markel value ol said realproperty; andWHEREAS, the Mayor and Council has determined that said realproperly is not needed lor public use and that it is in the besl in-terest ol the Borough ol Garwood to sell said property by privatesale to the owner ol Ihe property contiguous thereto for Ihe pricehereinafter set forth, which price u' not less lhan the lair marketvalue ol said property

NOW. THERtFORE. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayoi and Councilol the Borough ol Garwood. as loiiows,SECTION t .The property described below shall be sold al privatesale, m accordance with law. to ihe owner ol the loal propertycontiguous al th» price as set lorin belowBLOCK LOT PURCHASER ' PRICE103 6 Gmosi Duilders, Inc S6.000.00In addition thereto, the purchaser shall pay the legal leos and e<-pensBS ol Ihe Borough of Garwood including Ihe realty lee il anvnot to exceed Si.bOO. ' 'SECTION 2. The Municipal Clerk « hereby aulhon:ed ana directedto post a copy of this ordinance on the municipal bulletin board inIhe municipal building, and to advertise a copy ol this ordinance inIhe official newspaper ol the Borough ol Garwood wilhin live 15)days lollowing the enactment ol this ordinance.SECTION 3. Offers lor tho atravcHislud property may be made tothe Municipal Clerk lor a period ol twenty (20) days lollowing the ad-vertisement herein directed, al not. less than Ihe price set lorthabove, by any prospective purchaser, real ostale broker or otherauthorized representative. In the event ol the receipi ol such oilers,the Mayor and Council may reconsider this ordinance not later thanthirty (30) days atler Us enactment, and adveriiso Iho real propertyin question for public sale pursuant to N.J.S.A..1OA:12-13 (a)SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts ol ordinances inconsistentherewith are hereby repealed lo tho exlont ol such inconsistencySECTION 5, If any portion ol this ordinance shall be determined tobe invalid, such determination shall not nlloct the validity ol the re-maining portions ol said ordinanco.

SECTION 6. This ordinance shall lake effect upon final pasjurjoand publication in accordance with law.

STATEMENTTAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ONTHE FINAL READING AFTER PUBLIC HEARING AT A MEETINGOF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BOROUGH OF GARWOODON GARWOOD ON AUGUST 12,1997.ATTEST:Doris PolidoreMunicipal Clerk$36.72 • cc92 IT 8/14/97

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INVITATION FOR BIDS. Sealed bids will be received by

Iho Borough Council ol the Bor-ough ol Kenilworlh, CountyofUnion, New Jersey, on August25.1997 al 11:00 ^ M . . provarl-ing lime at the Municipal Build-ing, 567 Boulevard, Kenilworth,N.J. for:

"DRAINAGE. SIDEWALK ANDDOOR IMPROVEMENTS ATKENILWORTH LIBRARYCONTRACT 97-8"

Plans and Specifications lorthis work may be examined aridprocured -at Ihe office of IheBorough Engineer, 2005 Route22, Union, N.J, Plans andSpecifications may be pur-chased for the payment of$40.00 check made payable loM. DISKO ASSOCIATES, saidcost being the reproductionprice of Ihe documents and isnot returnable.

Each bid must be accompaniedby a guarantee, payable lo theBorough ol Kenilworth. NewJersey, in the amount ol 10 per-cent of Ihe bid, nol to exceedS20.000.00, which guaranteemay be provided by CertifiedCheck, Cashier's Check, or BidBond, at the option ol the Bid-der.

Each bidder must also submitwith the bid a Certificate from aSurety Company staling thaisuch Surety Company will pro-vide the Contractor wilh a Per-formance Bond, II awarded Ihecontract, in an amount equal lo100 percent of tha total bid anda 10 percent MainlenanceBond lor a one-year, period.Each bid must be enclosed in asealed envelope marked withthe name and location ol theproject and hand delivered orsent by Certified Mail lo reachIhe Borough Council prior toIhe stated time ol the openingol the bids.

The successlul bidder mustcomply with the requirements0/ P.L 1975, C. 127 concerningallirmative action. (NJAC17-27)The bidder, il doing businessunder a trade name'or partner-ship, must submit the bid underthe exact title ol the Irade nameor partnership, and the tedmust be signed by either tnoowner or a partner, and, il acorporation, the exact corpo-rate title must be set lortn Acorporation must also affix uscorporaleJMal and indicate thename o f lhe Slate in winch ilbecame incorporated and thenames and titles ol Ihe corpo-rate officers nulhor'ijed by cor-porale resolution to executeagreements in its bohall.The successlul bidder will berequired to execule properlyconlracts lorwarded by Ihe B O N .ough Attorney's Ollice withinion (10) days ol their recoipt. Inaddition, all proper insurancerequirements must also be metand said mlormaiion rulurnedwith the execuleo contracts al-so within ten | i 01 days.Ihe Borough ol Kemtworth orUs representative shall Oo'tiiefinal |udge as to whether or nolIhe work performed fully rnueisthe Specifications and the re-quirements lor winch they areintended.

The succosslui bidder snailguarantee his equipment andwork performed to be tree fromall delects in workmanship andmaterial and shall correct anysuch delecl al his own expenseor (hat ol his SurelyTho Borough Council reservesthe nniii to consider bids lorsuly (60) days alter their ie-coipt and tho nghl is rosorvedto accopl any bid or to reject 'any or all ol them and lo walvoany or all mlormalilies in meBids.

Hedy LipkeBorough Clerk

$68.14 CC98 IT &M4/07

NOTICE TO ABSENTDEFENDANTS

(LS.) STATE OF NEW JER-

FRANCISCO J. LAPA ANDGRACINDA M. LAPAYou are hereby summoned andrequired, to., serve uponSHAPIRO & KREISMAN.Plaintiff's Attorney, whoso ad-dress Is Liberty View Building457 Haddonfield Road, Suite420, Cherry Hill. New Jersey08002-2201, an answer to thecomplaint (and amendment tocomplaint, il any) filed In a civilaction in which CARTERETSAVINGS BANK, FA is Plaintilfand FRANCISCO J. LAPA ANDGRACINDA M. LAPA are De-fendants, pending in the Supe-rior Court of New JerseyChancery Division. UNION andbearing Docket UNN-L-1000- •97-97 wilhin Thirty-five (35)days after AUGUST 14,1997exclusive ol such dale. II you

lail to do so, judgment by de-fault may be rendered againslyou for Ihe relief demanded inIhe complaint (and amendmentIQ complainl. if any). You shalllile your answert and prool ofservice in duplicate wilh theClerk of Ihe Superior CourtNew Jersey, 2 BROADSTREET, ELIZABETH. NewJersey, in accordance with theRules of Civil Practice and Pro-cedure.

This action has been institutedlor the purpose ol obtaining adeficiency judgment againstdefendant, FRANCISCO J LA-PA AND GRACINDA M. LAPA,as a result of a foreclosureludgment obtained in lavor olplaintiff, CARTERET SAVINGSBANK. FA, entered SEPTEM-BER 30, 1992 in Ihe amount ol$209,669.25.

II you are unable to obtain anattorney, you. may communi-cate with the New Jersey SlateBar Association by calling(201) 249-5000. You may also

•conlact the lawyer relerral ser-vice ol Ihe County ol Venue bycalling 908-353-4715 II youcannot afford an attorney, youmay communicale with the Le-gal Services Ollice ol theCounty ol Venue by callmn908-354-4340.

You. FRANCISCO J. LAPAAND GRACINDA M. LAPA, aremade a parly defendant to thisdeficiency action because youexecuted a note/bond loCAR1ERET SAVINGS BANKFA in Ihe sum of 5177,600.00and neither the sum due plain-till, post-judgment advancesand taxed costs nor any partiriereol has been paid lo plain-till.Dated 8-6-97

DONALD F. PHFLAN, ClerkSuperior Court ol New Jersey

S-12.84 cc93 II 8/14/97

BOROUGH OF GARWOODNOTICE OF ADOPTIONORDINANCE NO. 97-12

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDSECTION 21-8.6 (PARKINGREGULATIONS-MUNICIPALPARKING LOTS) IN ARTICLE I(PARKING). IN CHAPTER 21(TRAFFIC AND PARKING) OFTHE REVISED ORDINANCESOF THE BOROUGH OF GARWOOD, 1974, TO ESTABLISHCERTAIN PARKING REGULA-TIONS AT THE GARWOODMEMORIAL PARK PARKINGLOT.

STATEMENTTAKE NOTICE THAT TMCABOVE ORDINANCE, WASPASSED ON THE FINALREADING AFTER PUBLICHEARING AT A MEETING OFTHE GOVERNING BODY OFTHE BOROUGH OF GAR-WOOD ON AUGUST 12,1997ATTEST:Doris PolidoroMunicipal Clerk$15.30 CC91 1T 8/14/97

NOTICE TO ABSENTDEFENDANTS

(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JER-SEY TO;CHRISTINE ANN TWOMEY.INFANT BY G/A/L MARYANTWOMEY; KIMERLEYHAWKINSYou are he'rey summoned andrequired lo serve uponSHAPIRO & KREISMAN,Plaintiff's Attorney, whose ad-dress is Liberty view Building457 Haddonfield Road, Suite420, Cherry Hill, New Jersey08002-2201, an answer to thecomplaint (and amendment to..complainl, i l any) filed In a civilaction in which CITICORPMORTGAGE, INC. is Plaintiffand BITHA HUNTER A/K/ABITHAM. HUNTER AND DAN-DRA DAVIS are Defendants,pending in the Superior Courtof New Jersey, Chancery Divi-sion, UNION and bearingDocket #F-9654-97 within Thir-ty-five (35) days alter.the dateol this publication, exclusive olsuch date. II you fail to do so.judgment by default may berendered against yhou for therelief demanded in the com-plaint (and amendment lo com-plaint, if any). You shall Tile youranwer and prool of service induplicate with the Clerk of theSuperior Court of New Jersey.Hughes Justice Complex, 24Markel Street, Trenton, NewJersey 08625, in accordance;wilh the Rules of Civil Practice!and Procedure. :

This action has been institutedlor the purpose ol (1) foreclos-ing a mortgage daled NOVEM-BER 30, 198B, made byBITHA HUNTER, UNMAR-RIED AND MICHAEL NEL-SON, UNMARRIED, as Mort-gagors), lo CITICORP MORT-GAGE INC. recorded on DE-CEMBER 6. 198B, in Book3932 ol Mortgages lor UNIONCounly, Page 267, and (2) torecover possession ol the con-cerned premises commonlyknown as: 640-642 EASTSIXTH STREET, PLAIMFIELD,NEW JERSEY 0.7060.II you are unable to obtrain anattorney, you may communi-cate with the Now Jersey StaleBar Association by calling(201) 249-5000. You may "alsocontact Ihe lawyer relerral ser-vice ol the County ol Venue bycalling 908-353-4715. If youcannot atlord an attorney, youmay communicate with the Le-gal Services Ollice ol theCounty ol Venue by calling908-364-4340.

You. CHRISTINE ANN TWOM-EY, INFANT BY " G/A/LMARYANN TWOMEY; KIM-BEREY HAWKINS are madea party defendant to this lore-closure action because youmay have an interest in Ihesubject property by reason ol alien, encumbrance, or other-wise which may be perfectedagainst the property being lore-closed and for any right, title,claim or interest you may havem, to or against said mort-gaged premises.Dated 8/6/97

DONALD F. PHELAN, ClorkSuperior Court ol New Jersey

$48.06 cc77 118/14/97

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observed stops of a homicide sus-pect's vehicles and three stolencars.

Cadet Short also spent severalhours on 'patrol with Cranfordofficers and actually assistedlocal officers during the recentflood emergency.

"We have tried to exposeCadet Short; to leadership-arid:decision-making-:.processes.- in avariety of situations* Chief -Wilde' i L ! \iL-i._.!:::-.:_-•:-. : \ , r

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CRANFORD — Nominationsare being solicited for the 37thannual "Pride in Cranford"awards sponsored by theCranford Chamber of Commerce,

Three sets of awards will bepresented Wednesday, Sept. 24 atThe Westwood in Garwood. Theyare:

The Community developmentAward, for those who have under-taken a significantremodelingorconstruction project that has con-tributed to the appearance, social

' or economic well-being of thetown.

Pride in Cranford ServiceAwards, to individuals and orga-nizations that have displayed'unusually high levels of serviceto the township. •

Special Recognition awards, toorganizations and groups, forprogress which directly affectsCranford citizens.

Applications are available .atthe. 'Cranford Public Library,

•Cranford. Book Store, and anyCraJi'ford .pdnkv Deadline'' for-•nominations is midnight;Wednesday,. Sept. 3; For more';

'•information, pall.272r6114; •'; ': 1

KemTvforth l i ^ r y ^ :programs planned '

KENILWORTH - Two pro-grams at the Kenilworth PublicLibrary are planned to mark theAug. 22 end of summer readingclub.

Marcie Kanovsky will speakabout the importance of trees inthe environment 10:30-11:15a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. She iswith the Community Forestryprogram of the New JerseyDivision of Parks and Forestry.The program is recommended forchildren 4 and older.

Certificates and book logs willbe distributed to reading clubmembers 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.26. A children's travel kit andactivity book will be raffled offalong with a visit from Bernie theMagic Bug. Refreshments will beserved.

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Aziire Assemblyplans ice-cream social•: Azure Assembly No. 40

Oi$er of Rainbow for Girls willhold an ice-cream socialSaturday at the CranfordMappnic Temple, ThomasStreet and South Avenue.', "tiHe cost to attend is $3,50

fprjivinlimited ice cream. Formofe information, call JodeeMasijula at 647-1845.

Luanne Lohmanhonored by school.:' 'Xjuaprie. I^hman. has beenn^led; teacher, of the. year at'Eyergrefeh School in Plain-field;.

I'^he::;Kenilworth fesideht:JiaS" been;-teaching -in -the-Plainfield schools since 198.7a4il;.ciiirrently teaches secondgradeflt Evergreen School. Ms.Lohman holds a bachelor'sdegMf in education plus amaster's degree in early child-Kdod-'-'and elementary educa-'ti<jfi;"bpth from Kean College ofNew Jersey.

."iSHe'-js the daughter of Mr.an6j,Mrs. James Lohman ofKenilworth. She graduatedfrom David Brearley HighSchool. . '

Ladies auxiliaryto visit Pa. outlets

The-ladies auxiliary of theGarwood Fire Department issponsoring an outlet shoppingtrip to Reading,.Pa., Saturday,Oct..ll. The cost is $8.

To? "more information and'tickets* call 789-2126 or 789-i t r r

Rumor that supermarket would dose at 11 p.m. apparently falseBy SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE

CRANFORD -^ The case against theEdwards Super Food Store is still unre-solved and the Lincoln HeightsAssociation wants to make it clear it's notbacking/down^

"We are.still pursuing our legal actionand are moving right along as we continueto be optimistic in our outcome. We are notgiving ,up," said; LHA spokeswoman•ShirlejrGazsi;-/. •; 'V--',;:. .,.;.. '.-: '•,••/.','•

. It was rumored, in town: thiat ah agree-ment .had 'been, established' b'etw'e.e'n; the

two that Edwards had agreed to close by11 p.m., not keep the store open 24 hours.

"Officially, I don't believe that's true,"said B.J. Kowalski, a member of the LHA.

According to Mrs, Gazsi, there was a'meeting, but nothing was resolved.

"There is no active, negotiation going onright now and the LHA still stands behindits original complaint," she said. .

Edwards' attorney, Brian Fahey, couldnot be reached for comment. LHA attorneyJeff Kantowitz refused to comment on the

...alleged agreement.r•/..•..- .-'.••: / •.. "As an attorney, I anl ."not in the busi-

-hes's of speculation;.if ybii can give me.

something concrete to let me know whereyou got this information from, I will com-ment," Mr. Kantowitz said, i"

What Mr.Kantowitz would comment onwas a Friday, Sept. 5 hearing, where hewould raise the issue of the handling ofthe application and the site plan approval.

Even if Edwards, did agree to close by11 p.m., the LHA has other complaints.

"Although time is an important concernbecause we, really don't want a 24-hourbusiness in^our .-neighborhood, we're lalsa.concerned that Granford's dbwhtown-'busi-'.

• ness^district will b&.affected,by the.^tore,- •" 'criitje and traffic. I.Vvpuld not say that ariy

one issue was the main focal point," Mrs.Gazsi said.

However, according to Mrs. Kowalski,the LHA is not against the development, itjust believes it should have been -betterplanning between the builder and thecommunity. .

Mayor J. Robert Hoeffler is not pleasedabont the ongoing controversy.

"I think they (LHA) should be happy ifEdwards would be willing to close by 11p.m.," he.said. . .. . . . . ; ... •':

Mayor Hoeffler, who is also the exe'eu- '••live,, director'of the' Chamber of Commef ce,.'.' .":.'" •• '(Continued on page A-2) .'•'*' . :

Burger King fightsmuscular dystrophy

rJ?Wger King at 251 NorthAverin: Garwood is donating aportion of its sales of dinnersbetepBeh 5-8 p.m. today to helpfrght^muscular dystrophy.Diners.1 are advised to drop

in the fish bowl.

Schoolfor 41st year

™fhe: Helen K. BaldwinNuiaery School will open fori'ts^mst year as part of theChristian education programof^'tlTe First PresbyterianCh,si$ti, Springfield and NorthUnionavenues in Cranford..T'Openings are still available

itt^afternoon classes for chil-drenvl years old. The schoolha|!V'",programs for thosebetween 2 1/2-5. It is- fullylicensed and accredited by theNational Academy of EarlyChildhood Programs.• We more information, call

Director Karen Dermody at276-1166.

Haiinen, Wilde joinUCCboard

. Among those recently elect-ed to three-year terms on theUnion County College Board ofGovernors were AssemblymanAlan Augustine of ScotchPlains, Thomas H. Hannen Jr,of Cranford and Police ChiefHarry Wilde of Cranford. ChiefWilde was also elected to a one-yeat ,term on the ExecutiveCommittee.

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JailbirdsII Glardlno's on Mlln Street inCranford hosted a "lock up" tobenefit the MuscularDystrophy Association lastweek. Local business leaderswere recruited to be locked upfor the day as they raised"ball" money to benefit theMDA. Participants helped raiseover $15,000. In the top photo,Kevin Kelly of MasonTransportation escorts "pris-oner" Robert Davles of DavlesAutomotive. At right, DougBrown of Paradigm Associatestries to get himself balled out.Cranford Mayor J. RobertHoeffler was among the fund-raisers.

sought inGarwoodAutumn referendumin works for townBy MAUREEN FOYECHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT

GARWOOD — A new pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade facility is the recommenda-tion the Ad Hoc FacilitiesCommittee made to the Board ofEducation at an Aug. 11 emer-gency meeting.

The committee presented itsreport to the board detailing thebest option to remedy the bor-ough's deteriorating school facili-ties ' problem. The new facilitywould adjoin the current Lincoln-Franklin school site and extendacross Second Avenue. With thisplan, the students would attendschool in the original buildinguntil construction was completein the new structure. Then theold building would be demolishedand the site used for some of theadditional amenities the recom-mendation offers.

According to the report, thisplan would "consolidate all schoolfunctions at one modernprekindergarten-grjwle ^ .eightschool facility, complete with des-ignated off-street parking, pickup/drop off zones, separated age-appropriate playgrounds andathletic field capabilities.

In addition, a community-sized library would be availableto all Garwood residents aswould a space for communityfunctions and stage productions.

The proposed expandedLincoln-Franklin School siteincludes portions of the existingSecond Avenue, First Aid Squad,Hartman Park and privateinvestment property.

The estimated cost of the pro-ject is $10.87 million, which doesnot include any land acquisitionthat may be necessary, or materi-als for playing fields or' play-grounds. The new facility wouldopen in September 2000.

"This was a committee formedby the board to research andreview the best possible optionfor solving our aging school prob-lem," said John Nardone, com-mittee chairman. "We were givenfour building plans and upon ourreview we presented the boardwith the option we felt was best

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Flooding problem still hot issueByEDGUINANCHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT

CRANFORD — With an above-average turnout,Cranford residents took full advantage of theopportunity to express their concerns at theTownship*Committee meeting Tuesday.

One of the biggest areas of concern was the flood-ing in the Riverside Drive section that resultedfrom the storm of July 24-25. More than 7 inches ofrain fell in Cranford during the storm. Millburn, upthe Rahway River from Cranford, had 9 inches ofrain during that period.

Mayot J. Robert Hoeffler pointed out that mostrain that falls on Millburn will then run throughCranfofd, making the problem worse.

The July storm was considered the area's worstin 85 years.

-Dredging, repair and improvement of sewer flapgates, plus construction of the High Street bridge,will help minimize future problems, according toMayor J. Robert Hoefljer, Sortie steps to stop flood-ing in Cranford were included in a Page One article

in last week's Chronicle.Township Engineer Rick Brown emphasized that

raising the Riverside Drive dike and installing apermanent pumping station would help even morebut require some traffic to be rerouted and a feasi-bility study for the pumping station.

The most encouraging note came when MayorHoeffler announced a public meeting of mayorsfrom the Rahway River area for Wednesday, Sept.10. State officials and two Union County freehold-ers are scheduled to attend the meeting, whichgrew out of an initiative from Gov. Christine ToddWhitman's office.

Another major concern of the meeting was thesite of the abandoned service station on NorthAvenue West. Residents expressed a resolve to pur-sue environmental and health issues as well as anongoing concern over back taxes and extended non-conforming use of the property. Mayor Hoefflerindicated that an upcoming sheriffs sale of theproperty may help resolve this.

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High Street bridgeset to reopen soonBy SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE

CRANFORD — The most traveled municipal spot inCranford, the High Street bridge, is way ahead of schedule andsoon will be ready for vehicles.

"The asphalt has been laid and will need to set for a couple ofweeks, then the final course will be laid," Mayor J. RobertHoeffler said.

He said his office has been receiving phone calls from pleasedresidents concerning the beauty of the work, even though it's notcompleted yet.

"The whole sidewalk is gray and matches the side of thebridge. The rest of the road will be in conjunction with thebridge from Walnut (Avenue) to Centennial (Avenue) to make it

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