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Public Schools to CloseMay 24 Through 28The Westfield Public Schools

will be closed for students andteachers on Friday, May 24through Tuesday, May 28. Theextended Memorial Day week-end is due to unused snow days inthe 2001-2002 school calendar.Students should report back toschool on Wednesday, May 29.

Amy Horowitz for The Westfield LeaderTHEY CAME IN DROVES…Sunday’s Spring Fest was a huge success, bringing crowds of residents and visitors to thedowntown to savor everything from sausage and pepper sandwiches to homemade crafts, pony rides, classic cars andmusic from eras gone by.

Amy Horowitz for The Westfield LeaderA FINE CATCH…During the Annual Fishing Derby, sponsored by the WestfieldPolicemen’s Benevolent Association, Local No. 90, Brett Dougert, 8, of Westfieldreeled in a golden trout.

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Construction RemainsOn Schedule at Schools

By DEBORAH MADISON and LAUREN S. PASS

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Multiple schools in Westfield andScotch Plains-Fanwood are currentlyundergoing construction, and willcontinue into the summer.

Construction at Westfield HighSchool began on March 25. Steel hasbeen erected to expand the guidancearea, cafeteria and gym storage ar-eas. Concrete has already been pouredfor the foundation on the corner ofDorian Road and Trinity Place. Alsoon Trinity Place digging for the foun-dation and footing of the new sci-ence wing is currently underway.According to Westfield Board ofEducation Business AdministratorBob Burman, the project is currentlyon schedule.

Though a complete list of projectsthat will occur over the summer isnot currently available; the roof at

Edison Intermediate School will bereplaced over the summer. Thisproject is being funded in part by theEconomic Development Authority.

Business Administrator for theScotch Plains-Fanwood school dis-trict Anthony Del Sordi has reportedthat of the eight schools being reno-vated, the five elementary schoolsand two middle schools would becompleted over the summer beforethe start of the next school year.

Renovations at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS)would be finished by October.

Construction at Evergreen, Coles,Brunner, School One and McGinnElementary Schools will be com-pleted by Sunday, September 1. Allfive elementary schools are receiv-ing a new multipurpose room andBrunner and McGinn Schools arealso having their media centers reno-vated.

Two new classrooms at ColesSchool are up and receiving the fin-ishing touches on their interiors.School One will have their first floorcompleted by June.

Terrill Middle School awaiting thedelivery of steel for their new mediacenter. The walls are going up for a12-classroom addition and the brick

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

Between 1985 and 2000, theamount of solid waste generated inNew Jersey has consistently risen byapproximately one ton per year. Ac-cording to the state Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP), atotal 17.5 million tons of solid wastewas generated in New Jersey in 2000.

The total amount recycled in NewJersey in 2000 was 9.4 million tons,or approximately 53 percent of thetotal solid waste stream. UnionCounty had 1.1 million tons of solidwaste, of which 51 percent was re-cycled.

The figures for 2001 are expectedto be released soon. The DEP’s goalis to increase recycling to 65 percentby 2005, through stricter enforce-ment of recycling laws in each county.Disposal of the eight million tons peryear of New Jersey’s un-recycledgarbage occurs by incineration or byshipping it to out-of-state landfills.

New York City is negotiating withLinden to ship another four milliontons per year to New Jersey, forconsolidation and shipment to out-of-state landfills. New York City isalso planning to send garbage toNewark for incineration.

The DEP recognizes that manyrecyclables are slipping into the solidwaste stream, and that they end up inincinerators or landfills. DEP regu-lations require facilities to documentthe amount of recyclable materialsthey receive. These materials aresupposed to be separated from the

Green Party, Others Propose OptionsTo Deal With N.J.’s Garbage Problem

burnable solid waste and transportedto recycling facilities.

Al Ivany, spokesman for the DEPMedia Inquiry Department, told TheWestfield Leader and The Times ofScotch Plains-Fanwood that theRahway incinerator is “super hi-techand very well run. It has never faileda stack test, which tests for emissionscompliance. There have been some‘exceedences;’ however, these could

have been caused by temporaryequipment failures, which werepromptly repaired.”

According to Mr. Ivany, theRahway facility is linked directly tothe DEP by hi-tech computer moni-tors, so that the DEP is constantlyaware of any compliance failures inreal time.

DEP regulations governing the

Residents Have Mixed ViewsOn Traffic Calming Project

By LAUREN S. PASSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

Mayor Gregory McDermott wasnot in attendance during Tuesdayevening’s regular public session ofthe Westfield Town Council, as hewas meeting President George W.Bush in Washington D.C. Council-man Matthew Albano served as Act-ing Mayor.

Residents were on hand to discussthe traffic-calming project currentlyin progress on Rahway Avenue. Theproject includes speed humps mea-suring 100 feet across, three inchesin height, and six feet in width to bepositioned in front of Westfield HighSchool and the Field House at KehlerStadium.

Lauren S. Pass for The Westfield LeaderSAFETY OR DANGER…New bump outs on the corner of Clifton Street andRahway Avenue are at the forefront of residents’ complaints about the traffic-calming project.

The plan also includes raised in-tersections at Dorian Road and GroveStreet and crosswalks that will beraised three inches at Willow Groveand Clifton Street to allow bettervisibility for drivers cresting the hill.

There will be bump-outs positionedat several locations, including a 3-foot bump-out on Rahway Avenueacross from Willow Grove Road toprevent drivers from passing on theright.

Bump-outs will also be located atMax Place and Normandy Drive;Rahway Avenue will be 28 feet widein these areas.

There will also be lights in thecrosswalk at Kehler Stadium, whichwill have flashing lights in the cross-

walk and down the center of the road,allowing drivers behind larger ve-hicles better visibility.

Warren Victor, a resident of Ply-mouth Road, raised his objections tothe project. He stated that the neigh-borhoods surrounding the construc-tion were not reasonably informed,and that it was also a surprise to thePrincipal of Tamaques ElementarySchool, Michael Cullen.

Mr. Victor added that SUV’s wouldpass on the right on Rahway Avenueand Willow Grove Road, where theywould hit the bump-out already inplace, and this would cause the ve-hicle to turn over. He compared theproject to the bump-outs on SouthAvenue in Plainfield, citing the 37accidents caused by the bump-outsand stated that this type of projecthas already failed locally. Mr. Victoradded that the City of Plainfield ispaying damages to those involved inaccidents there.

He read to the council what he

Planning Bd., Applicant CompromiseOn Gymnastics Facility Redevelopment

By JAMES M. FOERSTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

South Avenue, East in Westfieldwill be undergoing some changesthat should, “continue to revitalizethe South Avenue corridor,” notedRobert Newell, Chairman of theWestfield Planning Board during ameeting Monday evening.

“Commercial development of thisarea is beginning,” he said, addingthat the board wanted to clean up thisarea for both, “appearance and safetyconcerns.”

On Monday, the board consideredthe application of James Surgent,

Principal of J&K Development, Co.,Inc. and Surgent’s Elite Gymnasticslocated at 401 South Avenue. Mr.Surgent was seeking several vari-ances from the town’s land use law,requesting that the board allow forthe construction of two additions tothe existing building which wouldrender the property non-conformingunder the applicable ordinance.

Mr. Surgent explained to the boardthat his intention was to expand thegymnastics facility in two phases.The first addition, which would beconstructed as soon as possible,would encompass the construction

of a new floor exercise area at therear of the building and the demoli-tion of an existing garage.

The second phase of the expansionwould incorporate a new streetscapeincluding the construction of addi-tional classrooms and party rooms atthe front of the building and thereplacement of front and side yardasphalt with landscaping.

The applicant, however, could notadvise the board of a time frame forthe completion of the second phase.

Mr. Surgent began operating thegymnastics school in 1976 beforemoving to the South Avenue facilityin 1998. The facility provides gym-nastics instructions for children be-tween the ages of 18 months and 18years of age.

The applicant’s engineering ex-pert, Gregory J. Redington, P.E. ofRedco Engineering and Construc-tion Corporation of Westfield, testi-fied before the board that the addi-tion of the proposed floor space wouldincrease the parking requirement to54 spaces under the ordinance.

Mr. Redington’s proposed plansprovided for only 50 spaces, notingthat the additional four spaces werenot necessary.

Mr. Surgent advised that becauseof the nature of the business, “only75 percent of the parking is presentlyutilized.”

The board was also concerned withthe general appearance of the prop-erty.

The property “doesn’t meet ex-pectations relative to appearance”stated William Ziff, Planning Boardmember.

Chairman Newell also requestedthat the property be “cleaned up,”stating that the board’s “emphasis ison making this property look morecommercial as opposed to its presentindustrial appearance.”

After some discussion, a compro-mise was reached between the boardand the applicant. Mr. Surgent agreedto redevelop the property with re-gard to landscaping, parking andlighting which according to the boardwould make the property appear,“commercial as opposed to indus-

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Mrs. Kling LaudedFor Her Receipt

Of Philhower AwardBy ROBERT COAKLEY

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Tuesday night’s meeting of theWestfield Board of Education washeld in the Franklin ElementarySchool auditorium and began with aspecial tribute to fourth-grade teacherCarole Kling, this year’s winner ofthe Charles Philhower Fellowship

Award from the Rotary Club ofWestfield.

The award, named for a formerhead of the Westfield Rotary andSuperintendent of Schools, has hon-ored an elementary school teacherevery year for the past 10 years.

The auditorium was filled withteachers, parents and students whoturned out to celebrate the occasionand praise Mrs. Kling for her abili-ties as a teacher. Franklin SchoolPrincipal Mary Fleck, Assistant Prin-cipal Claudia Andreski and fourth-grade teachers Diane Russell, PaulNigro and Penny O’Donnell all con-gratulated Mrs. Kling on her receiptof the award.

They noted how she helped moti-vate her students and taught them tothink creatively and, “outside thebox.”

Perhaps the most touching tributescame from Mrs. Kling’s studentsthemselves. Amada Rhodes said Mrs.Kling never gets mad.

“I don’t know what Franklin Schoolwould do without you,” MorganSpencer said.


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operations of incinerators, such as theuse of state-of-the-art technology, well-maintained equipment, frequent inspec-tions, recording and reporting procedures,are all designed to ensure incineratorsoperate with the least amount of detri-mental impact on surrounding commu-nities or on the environment.

Absolute adherence to these regula-tions would, in fact, make incineratorsfairly environmentally safe, according toDr. Clifford Weisel, an EnvironmentalEngineer with the Institute of Environ-mental Health Sciences of Rutgers Uni-versity. “If strict adherence were pos-sible,” he said.

“If the technology is well maintainedto function at an optimum level and ifdangerous materials are stringently sepa-rated out, then it is possible to incineratesafely,” Dr. Weisel commented.

“The goal is to attempt to achieve abalance,” he noted. “There is no risk-freesystem and all of the available optionshave detriments.”

Environmentalists urge a dramatic in-crease in recycling, and they are againstthe use of incinerators for disposal ofgarbage.

Joseph Parrish, the Rector of St. John’sEpiscopal Church in Elizabeth, has beenmonitoring the incinerator’s impact onthe health of his parishioners for severalyears. Mr. Parrish has a doctoral degreein chemistry from Harvard Universityand worked as a scientist with MerckLaboratories for many years.

Mr. Parrish told The Leader and TheTimes that in the mid-1990s, when theincinerator began operating, he noticedan alarming increase in the incidence ofasthma among the children in his parish,which rose from a rate of near zero to 40percent.

He said he knows there are seriousflaws in the regulation and compliancesystem of incinerators in New Jersey.

“The existing DEP regulations, even ifthey were being enforced, are not ad-equate to protect the health of residents inthe surrounding communities,” Mr.Parrish stated. “These types of facilitiesare making people sick.”

“The regulations permit an unhealthyamount of toxins to be emitted and manytoxins produced by the burning of gar-bage, particularly PVC (poly vinyl chlo-ride plastic), are not being properly mea-sured and documented,” Mr. Parrishadded.

According to information released bythe American Lung Association, there isan “alarming increase” in the rate of newasthma cases reported each year.“Asthma-related hospitalizations haverisen disproportionately for inner-citychildren and, in particular, for minoritypopulations,” stated a report from theAssociation.

Environmentalist groups, such as theSierra Club, the Green Party and Con-cerned Citizens of Union County blamethese increasing statistics, in part, on thecumulative effects of emissions from allsources, including the operation of incin-erators in New Jersey.

According to Union County GreenParty representative George DeCarlo, theDEP regulations, such as the allowableparts per billion of certain toxins, were“pulled out of thin air.”

He claimed that for some toxins, suchas mercury or dioxin, there were no sci-entific studies of the effects of thesesubstances on health.

The Leader and The Times interviewedGreen Party Presidential candidate RalphNader, who was in Princeton last Fridayto address the subject of New Jersey’sincinerators and waste disposal. Mr.Nader told this newspaper that all NewJersey residents, particularly those in thecounties which house incinerators, suchas Union County, need to organize andfight for the quality of their air and envi-ronment.

“You have to let your municipal andcounty officials know that your healthand air quality are not for sale,” Mr.Nader said. He reaffirmed the GreenParty’s platform that, “DEP regulationshave been proven unsafe” and do notaccount for the most recent scientificevidence regarding the effects of incin-erator emissions on air quality and health.

“Incinerators cause high levels ofasthma in children, particularly in minor-



ity children. All five of New Jersey’sincinerators are located in poor, minoritycommunities,” Mr. Nader said.

“These towns were lured by the prom-ise of lower taxes and other monetaryincentives,” he added.

He suggested the residents of UnionCounty who are concerned about thedetrimental effects of incinerators should“call up talk radio; write op-ed letters;send photos to your local paper, to articu-late and publicize the issue. Tell Wash-ington that you want them to redirecttheir massive military budget to renew-able energy and recycling.”

“And elect county officials who arealso concerned about these issues,” headvised.

Mr. Nader and the Green Party main-tain that recycling and reduced packag-ing could reduce New Jersey’s solid wasteproduction by 90 percent. They claimthat there is still plenty of landfill space tohandle the remaining 10 percent.

This claim is, however, widely dis-puted by landfill opponents, who say thatlandfills will eventually become full anddo not provide a long-term solution. Many

municipal and county officials also main-tain that recycling and reducing packag-ing is not a realistic goal in the immediatefuture and would take extensive effortand time to implement.

Garland “Bud” Boothe, who sat on theUnion County Solid Waste AdvisoryCouncil and was a member of the UnionCounty Utilities Authority during theplanning phase for the Rahway incinera-tor, told The Leader and The Times, “Theproblem with the Green Party’s recy-cling solution is that the garbage is here,now. Enforcing recycling and reducingpackaging are certainly viable long-termoptions, but not options that can be real-istically implemented overnight.”

Assemblywoman Linda d. Stender agreedwith Mr. Boothe. She told The Leader andThe Times that New Jersey already has someof the best recycling laws in the country, butthat it is just not realistic to expect packagingproducers and consumers to change theirmethods and habits overnight.

The problem of providing safe andenvironment-friendly waste disposal iscertain to escalate in New Jersey untilsolutions are found.


Residents Have Mixed Views On TrafficCalming Project, Including Bump-Outs

entitled the “Booby Trap Resolution,”which he used to identify and affix thelegal and financial responsibility of theTown of Westfield to pay damages re-sulting from the road project.

The resolution read, “It is thereforeresolved that the Town of Westfield,N.J. accepts and agrees to pay all dam-age claims to vehicles and property, aswell as, all injuries to persons whocrash into the road traffic booby traps.In addition, the town will pay all legalfees for the injured parties seeking com-pensation, as well as punitive damagesidentified as associated with the inci-dent without limitation. The burden ofproof shall be the town’s to prove thatthe accident was not in ANY way con-tributed to by the new boondoggle de-signs.”

Mr. Victor stated that he expects tohear back from the council by July 4whether they approve the resolution ornot.

Plainfield resident and CouncilmanRobert Ferraro told the council that hecould live with the bump-outs inWestfield, but cannot live with the onesin Plainfield.

He said that he was concerned aboutthe problems that would occur withbump-outs on Willow Grove Road, butCouncilman Rafael Betancourt statedthat those had been eliminated.

Councilman Carl Salisbury statedthat the width of the Rahway Avenuewas going to remain wider than thewidth of South Avenue in Plainfieldand that Plainfield had been consid-ered and discussed during the planningphase.

Plymouth Road resident RodgerSabanash stated his concerns overemergency vehicles being able to getthrough the traffic. He also stated hisconcern over an article in The Star-Ledger that stated the town “was plan-ning congestion.” He added that thechanges in the road needed to be markedcarefully.

Councilman Betancourt stated thatthe council was trying to slow conges-tion, and suggested that if anyone wasconfused about what they read in thenewspaper to call a member of thecouncil.

Mr. Sabanash went on to ask whytraffic lights were not considered andstated his concern over being part of a“pilot project.”

Councilman Betancourt stated thatthey were looking for a way to slowpeople down and that traffic lights causespeeding.

Town Administrator Jim Gildeastated that the project has been re-ported by The Westfield Leader since1999, and that information was nothard to find.

Town Engineer Kenneth Marsh ex-plained that there were several publicmeetings, which were well attended,and that Rahway Avenue was defined

as the biggest problem. He went on tosay that the project was originally muchlarger in scope, but that it was cut backto come under budget.

Mr. Marsh added that the bump-outsand speed humps will be marked withsigns and reflective striping. He statedthat on Tuesday he purposely caused atraffic jam on Clifton Street at RahwayAvenue, and traffic was still able toturn on from Rahway Avenue.

Acting Mayor Albano asked if theDepartment of Transportation (DOT)had any regulations on this project.Mr. Marsh stated that the $210,000grant funding the project came fromthe DOT, but they had not set anystandards yet.

Councilman Carl Salisbury statedthat this topic was one of the mostopen and well-publicized topics, sec-ond only to parking. He also statedthat when they began talking aboutthis project, former Police Chief An-thony Scutti had given the councilstudies with worse than appallingspeeds being used on Rahway Av-enue.

Councilman Betancourt said thathe has received phone calls from otherneighborhoods that want calming.

Councilman Kevin Walsh stated thatthe original proposal from RBA, whowas the consultant hired by the town,included a section stating the townhad no liability.

Deirdre Gelinne, a resident of NorthEuclid Avenue, and a member of theBRAKES (Bikers, Runners and Kidsare Entitled to Safety) Group and thetraffic calming advisory committeestated that emergency vehicle con-cerns were considered and that it wasa well thought out study.

Ms. Gelinne said she is lookingforward to seeing the road calmingimplemented. She then stated that sheobjected to a permanent closure ofSouth Chestnut Street by GumbertPark and said that it will only diverttraffic to other streets.

Councilman Betancourt stated thatthe council has no intention of perma-nently closing South Chestnut Street,only for a 30-day period so that thetraffic could be studied.

Lauren Shub, a Prospect Street resi-dent, stated that pedestrians were theissue on Rahway Avenue, and thatkids are crossing during the day. Sheadded that none of the 37 accidents inPlainfield have involved pedestrians.

Mr. Victor stated that, “commonsense has been replaced by consult-ants.” He added that frustration onRahway Avenue will divert traffic toother streets and that people will haveto learn how to drive again.

On another topic, Gary Eelman ofNorman Place asked how the councilcame up with the curbing assessmentcharge to residents. Mr. Eelman statedthat his neighborhood has petitionedthe council for curbing.

The current charges for assessmentare, if a road project has been initiatedby the town, the town will replace orinstall curbing, but if a resident ini-tiates the project they will be chargedfor 50 percent of the assessment forreplacement curbing and 100 percentfor new curbing.

Councilman Larry Goldman statedthat the policy is reassessed everyyear. He said that it was the feelingthat if the town took the initiative then

they should pay for it, conversely, ifthe residents petitioned, then theywould be charged the full assessment.

The September 11th MemorialCommittee made a presentation to thecouncil in order to update them as totheir progress. They presented a rep-lica of the 11-foot monument, whichwill have a granite base and illumi-nated, etched glass, with the names ofall the victims, including those killedin Washington and Pennsylvania.

There will also be 12 markers, onefor each Westfield resident who per-ished. The monument will be on thecorner of North Avenue and East BroadStreet. The groundbreaking will bethis Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and comple-tion of the project is slated for Thurs-day, August 15.

The budget for the project is ap-proximately $70,000, and they havecurrently raised $42,000.

Acting Mayor Albano thanked thecommittee for all their fine work.

To help with the project, please call(908) 233-0189.

In other business, the council hadthe first reading of three ordinances,one to appropriate money for side-walk improvements and another toappropriate funds for curbing. Thethird ordinance is for $1,176,000,which includes new police vehicles, afire engine and various road projects.A portion of the ordinance wasamended, due to the fact that it waspublished differently in the publicnotice.

The council approved an ordinanceto amend the fire protection code, whichwill allow the fire department to estab-lish fire zones and lanes, which willallow emergency vehicles better in-gress and egress throughout Westfield.

The council also passed a resolutionto temporarily close South ChestnutStreet between Fourth Avenue and thetown line on Mondays through Fridaysfrom 5 p.m. to dusk, on Saturdays from8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 12p.m. to 7 p.m. during baseball season.

Councilwoman Claire Lazarowitzread a letter from Westfield RescueSquad Captain Miki Urso, stating thatthe squad has been chosen as the num-ber one volunteer squad in the state.

“This is an amazing honor,” Coun-cilwoman Lazarowitz stated. She wenton to say that the squad will be recog-nized by the council with a proclama-tion at the next public meeting, whichis on Tuesday, May 21.

trial.”Mr. Surgent agreed to redevelop

the landscape and utilize Belgianblock curbing in and around the prop-erty while also constructing a light-ing configuration of 15-foot poles inconformance with other commer-cial zones throughout town.

Presently, the property consists ofprimarily asphalt with flood lightingmounted on 30-foot telephone poles.

After reaching the compromise,the board conditionally approved theapplication subject to the submis-sion of a new site plan incorporatingthe compromised items.

Mr. Ziff stated, “This type of com-promise is in the best interest of thetown and of the applicant.”

Mr. Surgent echoed this sentimentby stating, “The entire process was agood experience. The board has beenvery fair.”


WestfieldPlanning Bd.

Danielle Confane characterized Mrs.Kling as, “the best teacher a person couldever have.”

School Board President Arlene Gardner,said Mrs. Kling represents the, “epitomeof what we hope to have in every class-room.”

Mrs. Kling said she would always re-member the evening, adding that she wouldwatch the videotape of the event at leastonce a month. She received a standingovation from the audience. Afterwards,she said she appreciated the great outpour-ing of support and that the children did awonderful job.

Dr. Fleck said having someone like Mrs.Kling on the staff is great, and having herrecognized, “honors all of the teachers atFranklin School, partly because (Westfield)really is a school community.”

A parent nominated Mrs. Kling for theaward, which received the endorsement ofa committee of teachers and parents.

Mrs. Kling has been teaching at FranklinSchool for 12 years, she previously taughtat McKinley School for 17 years and 11years at Wilson Elementary School.

The Optimist Club of Westfield willpresent its annual award for WestfieldIntermediate schoolteachers. Gloria White-James of Edison School and Jack Martin ofRoosevelt School were selected as thehonorees for this award.

They will be recognized at a specialschool board reception on Tuesday, May21, at 7:30 p.m. at the school board’s ElmStreet meeting room.

The board also heard a presentationTuesday from Dr. Jamie Edmonds, Assis-tant Superintendent of Curriculum andInstruction, about the new Advanced Learn-ing Program planned for this September.This pilot program will involve a third- andsixth-grade cycle curriculum.

Dr. Foley said students in this programwill have an opportunity to interact withpeers with similar abilities.

These students are not just “bright,” Dr.Edmonds noted, but “think different andhave needs that go beyond the needs ofmost of us.” The school board, administra-tion, teachers, parents and shareholderswill be involved in the program, as well asspecialists in the field of gifted children.

Identifying the gifted students will in-


volve general aptitude screenings in grades2 and 5; teacher and parent observationsand an individual IQ test. According to theschool board, the program will evolveslowly to better service the needs of thestudents.

Dr. Edmonds said the next task is toappoint a new coordinator for the Giftedand Talented Programs, a position createdat the meeting, who will organize servicesfor grade school gifted students and trainteachers in strategies for the instruction ofsuch students.

Also, the board will begin to identifygifted students in need of intervention. Thestudents will be in regular classrooms, butmay be grouped together, she said. Theprogram will also have a name other than“Gifted and Talented.”

Parents of children with learning dis-abilities told the board the Foreign Lan-guage classes in the high school are a“stumbling block” for specialized studentswith dyslexia and other learning problems.

Most students in classes like SpanishOne or French One already took the lan-guage in middle school. The pace of theclass leaves the other students behind, theparents explained.

School board members said they wouldlook into something for students with nobackground in foreign language, perhapsthrough a teacher’s aide or a new introduc-tion class.

Mrs. Gardner said nine Westfield HighSchool juniors were accepted into the se-lective Governor’s School this summer.Emily Chen and Tyler Patla were acceptedto Sciences; David Eisenberg and WilliamMasket to International Studies; Christo-pher Lynn and Jordan Hyman to Arts;Angela Kim and Marisa Lu to Environ-ment, and Katherine Lechner to PublicIssues.

Mrs. Gardner said Roosevelt Schoolwas awarded a first place trophy from theNew Jersey Association of Student Coun-cils’ (NJASC) Spring Business Meetingfor raising the most money for the NJASCstate charity, Camp Fatima.

Roosevelt donated $23,250 to the cause,marking the sixth year in a row that theschool won first place. The total amountraised by New Jersey student councils forCamp Fatima was $174,300.

Mrs. Kling ReceivesPhilhower Fellowship

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is being applied to the new gym.Park Middle School’s lower level

and first floor are completed, whilecompletion of the third floor is ex-pected by Saturday, June 1, accord-ing to Mr. Del Sordi. The new gymand all interiors are currently beingworked on at Park School.

At SPFHS, the bleachers are com-plete and the windows are beingfabricated, said Mr. Del Sordi. Thetwo elevators, which will make thehigh school handicapped accessible,will begin construction over the sum-mer and be completed by October.No delays in school opening areexpected.


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Jennifer Pinto for The TimesVOLUNTEERS AT TERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL…Pictured, from left toright, are: student, Victoria Fosdal; teacher, Susan Laffey and student, JamesAlfano. Victoria and James helped to raise over $10,000 for a local woman, KateWalsh, who lost her husband, Jim, in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

My TMy TMy TMy TMy TownownownownownBy RAY PARDON

I was born in Brooklyn and grewup in Queens

So from New York out west I didroam

To this small town in JerseyThat’s a bit topsy-turvyBut today I call it my home.

Park Avenue is the main street intown

Where the traffic goes up anddown.

The county recently paved itFor what was surely quite a few

bucksBut I would be happy if they

would just get rid of the trucks!

Our schools are a bit taxingWhich keeps me from relaxingBut our kids learn well I am toldA good job they will get and a

trailer they will letFor us to live in when we get old.

A few years ago something hap-pened

That I truly thought rather oddThe council decidedThree names for one street was

better then Centre Boulevard.

We once had a zoo that the chil-dren enjoyed

But the neighbors began tosquawk

So the zoo was shut downAnd bought by the town,And now we get to pay to take a

walk.

Our council is wiseThey speak truth and not lies

On the fires the water they dowseBut I hope they come to their senses

and maintain the fencesAnd not let policemen come into

my house.

Business in town is slow these days

And some businesses are out on aledge.

There is no easy answerBut I know it would helpIf the township would just sell the

Hedge.

My town has its’ faults and prob-lems and issues

Just as all towns doBut it will surviveAnd can only improveBecause of people like me and you!

Horace R. Corbin for The TimesSCOTCH PLAINS LEADER…Ray Pardon, who stepped down as President of the Scotch Plains Business &Professional Association (SPBPA), was honored for his service last Friday evening during the SPBPA’s annual SpringDinner/Dance. Pictured, left to right, are: SPBPA Vice President Joanna Marsh, Mr. Pardon, and Steve Goldberg, whowill assume the Presidency.

SPBPA Tributes Founder,Ray Pardon, During Dinner

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

Ray Pardon, the founder of theScotch Plains Business and Profes-sional Association (SPBPA), wassaluted by the group’s members andothers last Friday night for his yearsof effort at improving the downtownbusiness district.

At SPBPA’s annual dinner-danceat Snuffy’s Pantagis restaurant, nearly100 people turned out to pay tributeto Mr. Pardon, who founded the or-ganization back in 1994 and helpedbuild it into a force for positive changein the downtown area.

Until earlier this year, Mr. Pardonwas the group’s only President andsaw member ship grow from a merehandful to more than 200 at present.

Steve Goldberg, SPBPA’s Presi-dent, said Mr. Pardon was, “numberone responsible” for the changes inthe central business district, includ-ing the Classic Car Show, ScotchPlains Day, the winter holiday cel-ebration and the Farmer’s Market,all of which have become annualevents.

“As a resident, it makes me proud

to come into town and see these greatevents,” Mr. Goldberg said.

Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor FrankS. Rossi, who joined Township Coun-cil colleague Geri M. Samuel at thedinner, said “the vision of an im-proved downtown started with Ray,”and called the increased member-ship in SPBPA “testimony to hisdedication and perseverance.”

State Assemblywoman Linda d.Stender presented Mr. Pardon with ajoint legislative resolution commend-ing him for his service and thankinghim for his work over the years.

Members of SPBPA’s board pre-sented Mr. Pardon with a plaque ofappreciation and a wristwatch.

In brief remarks, Mr. Pardon, theowner of Nuts ‘N Plenty on ParkAvenue, said the secret of SPBPA’ssuccess over the years was, “takingordinary situations and making themextraordinary,” citing such examplesas turning a summer Sunday after-noon into something fun and inter-esting like the Classic Car Show.

“I simply wanted to do some good”for the town, he said. “That’s what Iwanted to do when I started.”

By JENNIFER PINTOSpecially Written for The Times

The tragic events of September 11encouraged many Americans to helppeople who were directly affected bythese tragedies. Communities cametogether to gather supplies, raisemoney, and to just simply help in anyway.

James Alfano and Victoria Fosdal,students at Terrill Middle School inScotch Plains, are two young indi-

viduals who took action by becom-ing leaders during such a difficulttime.

James told the Times of ScotchPlains-Fanwood, “I was lookingthrough The Star-Ledger one daywhen I saw an article about KateWalsh…we both wanted to help thefamily.”

James and Victoria wanted to helpthe local woman who had recentlybecome a widow due to the terroristattacks on the World Trade Center.James contacted Information TechTeacher and Student Council Advi-sor, Susan J. Laffey, with an ideaabout embarking on a volunteerproject for the community.

The two students began to involveother students, parents and membersof the community in this worthy

cause. The Times asked Victoria, whatshe did to get other students involvedin this project, she replied, “I wouldreach students through morning an-nouncements and during meetings.”

Students sold stickers donated by aparent; stationed collection jars inthe lunchroom, and had posters in the


David TrumppBiography

Party: RepublicanEducation: Mr. Trumpp is a

graduate of Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School and Alfred Universityin New York.

ProfessionalBackground:Employed withthe New JerseyTurnpike Au-thority, he hasheld the title ofMarketing Co-ordinator for thepast two years.

Gov/Pol Ex-perience: The son of formerFanwood Mayor Theodore “Ted”Trumpp, he previously ran in 1997,1998 and 2001.

Family Life: A lifelongFanwood resident, he presentlylives on Oakwood Court.

Clubs/Organizations: Mr.Trumpp is President of the FanwoodLions Club. He is a member of theFanwood Historic PreservationCommission and Fanwood Repub-lican Club.

David Trumpp

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Times

Between 1985 and 2000, theamount of solid waste generated inNew Jersey has consistently risen byapproximately one ton per year. Ac-cording to the state Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP), atotal 17.5 million tons of solid wastewas generated in New Jersey in 2000.

The total amount recycled in NewJersey in 2000 was 9.4 million tons,or approximately 53 percent of thetotal solid waste stream. UnionCounty had 1.1 million tons of solidwaste, of which 51 percent was re-cycled.

The figures for 2001 are expectedto be released soon. The DEP’s goalis to increase recycling to 65 percentby 2005, through stricter enforce-ment of recycling laws in each county.

Disposal of the eight million tons peryear of New Jersey’s un-recycledgarbage occurs by incineration or byshipping it to out-of-state landfills.

New York City is negotiating withLinden to ship another four milliontons per year to New Jersey, for con-solidation and shipment to out-of-state landfills. New York City is alsoplanning to send garbage to Newarkfor incineration.

The DEP recognizes that manyrecyclables are slipping into the solidwaste stream, and that they end up inincinerators or landfills. DEP regu-lations require facilities to documentthe amount of recyclable materialsthey receive. These materials aresupposed to be separated from theburnable solid waste and transportedto recycling facilities.

Al Ivany, spokesman for the DEPMedia Inquiry Department, told The

Westfield Leader and The Times ofScotch Plains-Fanwood that theRahway incinerator is “super hi-techand very well run. It has never failed

a stack test, which tests for emissionscompliance. There have been some‘exceedences;’ however, these couldhave been caused by temporaryequipment failures, which werepromptly repaired.”

According to Mr. Ivany, theRahway facility is linked directly tothe DEP by hi-tech computer moni-tors, so that the DEP is constantlyaware of any compliance failures inreal time.

DEP regulations governing theoperations of incinerators, such asthe use of state-of-the-art technol-ogy, well-maintained equipment, fre-quent inspections, recording and re-porting procedures, are all designed

Area Schools GetNeeded Face Lifts

By DEBORAH MADISON andLAUREN S. PASS

Specially Written for The Times

Multiple schools in Westfield andScotch Plains-Fanwood are currentlyundergoing construction, and willcontinue into the summer.

Business Administrator for theScotch Plains-Fanwood school dis-trict Anthony Del Sordi has reportedthat of the eight schools being reno-vated, the five elementary schoolsand two middle schools would becompleted over the summer beforethe start of the next school year.

Renovations at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS)would be finished by October.

Construction at Evergreen, Coles,Brunner, School One and McGinnElementary Schools will be com-pleted by Sunday, September 1. Allfive elementary schools are receiv-ing a new multipurpose room andBrunner and McGinn Schools arealso having their media centers reno-vated.

Two new classrooms at ColesSchool are up and receiving the fin-ishing touches on their interiors.School One will have their first floorcompleted by June.

Terrill Middle School awaiting thedelivery of steel for their new mediacenter. The walls are going up for a12-classroom addition and the brickis being applied to the new gym.

Proposal to CurbUnderage Drinking

Still Poses QuandaryBy FRED ROSSI

Specially Written for The Times

After wrestling again with the par-ticulars of a proposed law aimed atcurbing underage drinking, theScotch Plains Township Council ap-peared to be moving toward eventu-ally introducing, and permitting thepublic to comment on, the ordinance,although its final form is still un-clear.

At its conference meeting on Tues-day night, Mayor Martin Marks ex-pressed some frustration about whathe felt were “misperceptions andmisunderstandings” among someresidents about the proposed ordi-nance, which, as currently being con-sidered, would permit local policeofficers to enter a private residenceand take legal action if they witnessthe possession or consumption ofalcoholic beverages by someone un-der 21 years of age.

Mayor Marks and the council spentmore than an hour discussing thematter, especially its constitutional-ity and potential effectiveness. Mr.Marks said the ordinance would notexpand police powers, but merelyprovide law enforcement officialswith a new “item” on their list ofoffenses to be policed.

Addressing opponents’ fears of anoverzealous police force, MayorMarks said that “nothing in the ordi-nance changes the protocol for po-lice action” regarding search andseizure matters.

“We’re not changing the powers ofthe police,” he stated.

And after questioning TownshipAttorney Douglas Hansen on policerights in certain hypothetical situa-tions involving underage drinking,Mayor Marks stated his belief thatthe proposed ordinance was not un-constitutional.

The specific actions of police inthe enforcement of such an ordi-nance could be struck down by acourt as unconstitutional, he said,

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GETTING THE STORY...Deborah Madison, staff reporter for The Times ofScotch Plains-Fanwood, interviews Green Party Presidential candidate RalphNader, who was in Princeton last Friday to address the subject of New Jersey’sincinerators and waste disposal.

David Trumpp Named to Fanwood Governing BodyTo Fill Term of Late Councilwoman Carol Wood

By KIMBERLY MERZSpecially Written for The Times

The Fanwood Borough Councilwelcomed a new member to its ranksTuesday evening, as RepublicanDavid Trumpp was sworn into officeduring a special meeting of the gov-erning body.

Mr. Trumpp will fill the vacancycreated by the sudden death on April7 of Councilwoman Carol Wood,who was elected to her freshmanterm in November of 2000. Council

terms in Fanwood are for three years.Mr. Trumpp ran three times for the

council since 1997, most recentlylast year, when he lost by just 14votes. The son of former FanwoodMayor Theodore “Ted” Trumpp, heis now part of the GOP’s 5-2 majorityon the governing body.

In addition, first readings wereheld on two new ordinances duringthe special meeting, which precededthe council’s monthly agenda ses-sion.

The first ordinance would providean appropriation of $1,192,350 forvarious capital improvements, suchas road improvements, includingSheelen’s Crossing Bridge, sanitarysewer improvements, field renova-tion, the acquisition of equipment


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hallway to create awareness for the“Jim Walsh Fund.”

James and Victoria also men-tioned that many parents wrotechecks and donated money during“Back to School Day.” Victoria alsospoke to the Parent-Teacher Asso-ciation (PTA) about this projectand, in return, the PTA activelybegan to endorse the fundraising.

Coles and McGinn ElementarySchools also joined to help thecause and eventually donations forthe “Jim Walsh Fund” were beingreceived from Union County andeven from other states.

Kate Walsh is a mother of a tod-dler and is now expecting her sec-ond child. James and Victoria dis-covered that Mrs. Walsh was inneed of a snow removal service, ahousekeeper, and a babysitter. Eachservice was donated for free byindividuals of the community.

The two students designed a spe-cial ceremony in conjunction withthe Student Council’s Veteran’s DayAssembly. The special event paidtribute to veterans and also servedas a tribute to the victims of Sep-tember 11. The Walsh family wasinvited to attend this special as-sembly, not knowing that theywould be the guests of honor.

At this event, James and Victoriapresented Mrs. Walsh with donatedservices offered by members of thecommunity and with a check in theamount of $7,775.

In addition students at ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School col-lected $2,000, raising the total ofthe fund to over $10,000.

James and Victoria are continu-ing their efforts for the Walsh fam-ily. They are currently planning a“Wishing Well” in order to collectgifts for Mrs. Walsh’s unborn baby.They are also planning on otherprojects that will continue to sup-port Mrs. Walsh. Plans of a schol-arship in the memory of Jim Walshare also underway.

James and Victoria serve as anexample to people on a local andnational level. The dedication anddetermination that these studentshave for serving their communityspeaks for itself.

“They did this all on their own,”stated Susan Laffey.

The two students were recentlyhonored by the Union County Boardof Chosen Freeholders and havebeen nominated for the Governor’sAward by English teacher and Com-munity Service Club Advisor,Maureen Semple.

To donate to the Jim Walsh Fund,please contact Ms. Laffey at (908)322-5215.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1to ensure incinerators operate withthe least amount of detrimental im-pact on surrounding communities oron the environment.

Absolute adherence to these regu-lations would, in fact, make incin-erators fairly environmentally safe,according to Dr. Clifford Weisel, anEnvironmental Engineer with the In-stitute of Environmental Health Sci-ences of Rutgers University. “If strictadherence were possible,” he said.

“If the technology is well main-tained to function at an optimumlevel and if dangerous materials arestringently separated out, then it ispossible to incinerate safely,” Dr.Weisel commented.

“The goal is to attempt to achievea balance,” he noted. “There is norisk-free system and all of the avail-able options have detriments.”

Environmentalists urge a dramaticincrease in recycling, and they areagainst the use of incinerators fordisposal of garbage.

Joseph Parrish, the Rector of St.John’s Episcopal Church in Eliza-beth, has been monitoring theincinerator’s impact on the health ofhis parishioners for several years.Mr. Parrish has a doctoral degree inchemistry from Harvard Universityand worked as a scientist with MerckLaboratories for many years.

Mr. Parrish told The Leader andThe Times that in the mid-1990s,when the incinerator began operat-ing, he noticed an alarming increasein the incidence of asthma among thechildren in his parish, which rosefrom a rate of near zero to 40 percent.

He said he knows there are seriousflaws in the regulation and compli-ance system of incinerators in NewJersey.

“The existing DEP regulations,even if they were being enforced, arenot adequate to protect the health ofresidents in the surrounding commu-nities,” Mr. Parrish stated. “Thesetypes of facilities are making peoplesick.”

“The regulations permit an un-healthy amount of toxins to be emit-ted and many toxins produced by theburning of garbage, particularly PVC(poly vinyl chloride plastic), are notbeing properly measured and docu-mented,” Mr. Parrish added.

According to information releasedby the American Lung Association,there is an “alarming increase” in therate of new asthma cases reportedeach year. “Asthma-related hospital-izations have risen disproportionatelyfor inner-city children and, in par-ticular, for minority populations,”stated a report from the Association.

Environmentalist groups, such asthe Sierra Club, the Green Party andConcerned Citizens of Union Countyblame these increasing statistics, inpart, on the cumulative effects ofemissions from all sources, includ-ing the operation of incinerators inNew Jersey.

According to Union County GreenParty representative George DeCarlo,


the DEP regulations, such as theallowable parts per billion of certaintoxins, were “pulled out of thin air.”

He claimed that for some toxins,such as mercury or dioxin, there wereno scientific studies of the effects ofthese substances on health.

The Leader and The Times inter-viewed Green Party Presidential can-didate Ralph Nader, who was inPrinceton last Friday to address thesubject of New Jersey’s incineratorsand waste disposal. Mr. Nader toldthis newspaper that all New Jerseyresidents, particularly those in thecounties which house incinerators,such as Union County, need to orga-nize and fight for the quality of theirair and environment.

“You have to let your municipaland county officials know that yourhealth and air quality are not forsale,” Mr. Nader said. He reaffirmedthe Green Party’s platform that, “DEPregulations have been proven un-safe” and do not account for the mostrecent scientific evidence regardingthe effects of incinerator emissionson air quality and health.

“Incinerators cause high levels ofasthma in children, particularly inminority children. All five of NewJersey’s incinerators are located inpoor, minority communities,” Mr.Nader said.

“These towns were lured by thepromise of lower taxes and othermonetary incentives,” he added.

He suggested the residents ofUnion County who are concernedabout the detrimental effects of in-cinerators should “call up talk radio;write op-ed letters; send photos toyour local paper, to articulate andpublicize the issue. Tell Washingtonthat you want them to redirect theirmassive military budget to renew-able energy and recycling.”

“And elect county officials whoare also concerned about these is-sues,” he advised.

Mr. Nader and the Green Partymaintain that recycling and reducedpackaging could reduce New Jersey’ssolid waste production by 90 per-cent. They claim that there is stillplenty of landfill space to handle theremaining 10 percent.

This claim is, however, widelydisputed by landfill opponents, whosay that landfills will eventuallybecome full and do not provide along-term solution. Many munici-pal and county officials also main-tain that recycling and reducingpackaging is not a realistic goal inthe immediate future and would takeextensive effort and time to imple-ment.

Garland “Bud” Boothe, who sat onthe Union County Solid Waste Advi-sory Council and was a member ofthe Union County Utilities Authorityduring the planning phase for theRahway incinerator, told The Leaderand The Times, “The problem withthe Green Party’s recycling solu-tion is that the garbage is here,now. Enforcing recycling and re-ducing packaging are certainly vi-able long-term options, but notoptions that can be realisticallyimplemented overnight.”

Assemblywoman Linda d.Stender agreed with Mr. Boothe.She told The Leader and The Timesthat New Jersey already has someof the best recycling laws in thecountry, but that it is just not real-istic to expect packaging producersand consumers to change their meth-ods and habits overnight.

The problem of providing safe andenvironment-friendly waste disposalis certain to escalate in New Jerseyuntil solutions are found.

Park Middle School’s lower leveland first floor are completed, whilecompletion of the third floor is ex-pected by Saturday, June 1, accord-ing to Mr. Del Sordi. The new gymand all interiors are currently beingworked on at Park School.

At SPFHS, the bleachers are com-plete and the windows are beingfabricated, said Mr. Del Sordi. Thetwo elevators, which will make thehigh school handicapped accessible,will begin construction over the sum-mer and be completed by October.No delays in school opening are ex-pected.

Construction at Westfield HighSchool began on March 25. Steel hasbeen erected to expand the guidancearea, cafeteria and gym storage ar-eas. Concrete has already been pouredfor the foundation on the corner ofDorian Road and Trinity Place. Alsoon Trinity Place digging for the foun-dation and footing of the new sci-ence wing is currently underway.According to Westfield Board of Edu-cation Business Administrator BobBurman, the project is currently onschedule.

Though a complete list of projectsthat will occur over the summer isnot currently available; the roof atEdison Intermediate School willbe replaced over the summer. Thisproject is being funded in part bythe Economic Development Au-thority.


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but the ordinance itself would not bea violation.

“The police would still have tofollow the same search and seizurelaws” if the ordinance is approved,Councilman Frank Rossi said, de-spite “the perception that it createsextra power for the police.”

Councilwoman Paulette Coronato,the governing body member who hasexpressed the most skepticism aboutthe proposal, continued to voice herobjection to “giving police extrapowers” and “giving police an extraopportunity to invade people’s pri-vacy.”

When Councilwoman GeriSamuel, a vocal proponent of theordinance, said the proposal wouldhelp curb teenage drinking, whichshe called “the biggest problem inScotch Plains,” Mrs. Coronato askedfor proof for her claim.

After Mrs. Samuel told her thePolice Department had conducted astudy, Mrs. Coronato asked for acopy of the study’s findings.

Mr. Hansen provided the councilwith a memorandum summarizinghis conversations with officials inCranford, which enacted an ordi-nance similar to the one being con-sidered in Scotch Plains.

Mr. Hansen informed the councilthat Patricia Hernandez, MunicipalProsecutor in Cranford, had told himthat “there have been numerous ar-rests with substantial proof prob-lems” and that she “has some legalreservations concerning the consti-tutionality of the statute.”

Mr. Hansen also said Ms.Hernandez reported “that in somecases which have already occurred,she has had difficulty proving hercase and has had to reduce the chargesand in at least one instance, 14 caseswere unprovable due to the failure ofthe police to substantiate consump-tion by the defendants.”

Mrs. Coronato saw Cranford’s ex-perience as proof that a similar law inScotch Plains would not be effective.

“Why have an ordinance if it’shard to enforce?” she asked.

Mayor Marks seemed resigned tothe fact that, despite the efforts of theordinance’s proponents, some resi-dents will continue to have the per-ception that a new law “expandspolice powers” when, he said, all itreally does “is expand police oppor-tunities to exercise their powers.”

He said he wasn’t sure “that wecan do anything about it. Whateverwe do, the perception is out there.”Mayor Marks favored going forthwith introducing the ordinance, “andreserving my vote on final passageuntil we hear from the public,” al-

Proposal to Curb UnderageDrinking Poses Quandary


though no date for introduction wasset.

And at the end of the discussion, inan effort to mollify fears of oppo-nents, the Mayor broached the possi-bility of revising the proposal to re-quire a police officer to obtain awarrant from a judge or magistratebefore entering a private residence,an idea that Councilwoman Samuelcalled “an interesting compromise.”

The council will discuss the issuefurther at its next conference meet-ing on Tuesday, May 21.

In other matters, the council pre-pared for next Tuesday’s public hear-ing and vote on the $17.9 millionmunicipal budget, which calls for afive-point property tax increase tofund the local government.

Township Manager Thomas Atkinssaid the only outstanding matter re-lated to the budget was pending leg-islation in Trenton that would allowtowns to spread the funding of supple-mental health insurance over severalyears instead of one year.

Mr. Atkins said he expected pas-sage of the legislation, which wouldsave an additional two points frombeing added to the local tax bill.

Mayor Marks also noted that atownship-wide yard sale will be heldon Saturday, May 18. Residents canpay a $15 fee to have the address oftheir sale listed in a directory thatwill be available at various locationsto yard sale aficionados.

Proceeds from the $15 fee will bedonated to several organizations, suchas the Scotch Plains Public Libraryand Scotch Plains Fire Department.

Lauren S. Pass for The TimesPEELING PAINT…Scotch Plains has begun their streetscape project in con-junction with Union County along Martine Avenue. The project is not yetcomplete and the paint is starting to wear off from heavy traffic. Westfield is setto begin a similar project on Elm and East Broad Streets.


FW Counciland various renovations to munici-pal and fire department buildings.

A second ordinance amends thesalary and compensation schedulefor Borough of Fanwood employ-ees.

During the agenda meeting thatfollowed, Special Counsel DennisEstis presented a finalized “requestfor qualifications” (RFQ) documentfor the redevelopment plan for ablock of downtown property bor-dered by South, Martine andLaGrande Avenues and by SecondStreet.

In addition, Mayor Louis Jungsaid a public hearing on the 2002municipal budget is scheduled totake place during a special meetingof the governing body on Monday,May 20, at 7:30 p.m.

Councilman Trumpp, who wasborn and raised in Fanwood, com-mented after the meeting that hewas deeply honored to have thesupport of the Mayor and councilin his new position. He said it isimportant for people to give backto the community whenever theycan.

“We lost a valuable member ofthe council three weeks ago, but Iwill remember Carol Wood throughspirit, by committing myself to theresidents,” Mr. Trumpp remarked.

Mr. Trumpp will take over Mrs.Wood’s council responsibilities,chairing the Public Works Com-mittee and serving as Liaison to theBoard of Education and the Envi-ronmental Commission. He willalso replace his predecessor on theShared Services CoordinatingCouncil.

Mayor Jung told The Times ofScotch Plains-Fanwood yesterdaythat he is looking forward to serv-ing with Mr. Trumpp.

“He really wants to do the job,”Mr. Jung said, adding that he knowsfor a fact that Councilwoman Woodthought highly of Mr. Trumpp.

According to Mr. Estis, the RFQdocument for the redevelopmentplan is ready for approval. MayorJung said yesterday that the coun-cil hopes to advertise for biddersfor the downtown revitalizationproject as early as the end of thismonth.

Mr. Estis said an April 3 meetingwith the borough’s Blue RibbonCommittee was very productive andthat he was surprised at the amountof new good ideas.

The 11-member committee in-cluded Fanwood citizens, businessowners and property owners. Mr.Estis, along with Borough Attor-ney Wilfred Coronato and RichardPreiss, who crafted the redevelop-ment plan, made the necessary re-visions to the document from thenumerous committee suggestions.

Upon approval, parts of the docu-ment will be available for viewingon www.visitfanwood.com for pro-spective bidders. According toMayor Jung, there have alreadybeen calls from 15 to 20 interesteddevelopers.

“The process has been extraordi-narily open,” Council President JoelWhitaker said.

Councilman and Police Commis-sioner Thomas Ryan requested sup-port from his colleagues to autho-rize Police Chief DonaldDomanoski to hire a new patrol-man, bringing the Fanwood forceto a total of 21 officers.

The hiring would give the policedepartment a full complement andsave the borough money, by lessen-ing out less in overtime wages.Last year, $72,000 was spent inovertime.

The 2002 budget includes a cap of$60,000 for overtime wages. Cur-rently, the police department is shorttwo officers with its current struc-ture. The council has already autho-rized the hiring of one patrolman.

Councilman Stuart Kline said hehad an open mind regarding the issue.“I don’t know how to run a policedepartment, but I am willing to talk tosomeone who does,” he said.

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By LAUREN S. PASSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – The New Jersey StateDepartment of Health and SeniorServices, Office of Emergency Medi-cal Services, announced the winnersof the 2002 Emergency Medical Ser-vice (EMS) Week Awards. Awardsare being given in 18 categories andwill be presented during EMS weekon May 20 at the Radisson Hotel inMount Laurel.

The Westfield Volunteer RescueSquad will receive the EMS Volun-teer Service of the Year Award.Westfield is one of more than 400volunteer rescue squads in the State.

“I’m very proud that we are beingrecognized for the wonderful workthat we do. This is very gratifying,”Captain Miki Urso told The Leader/Times.

She went on to say, “the reasonthat our members deserve this honoris primarily because of the high levelof training they receive; our TrainingLieutenant deserves a special thankyou.”

Though many were nominated,several other area individuals andorganizations will also be receivingawards: Margaret McMahon, Mo-bile Intensive Care Paramedic(MICP) from Trinitas Hospital Mo-bile Intensive Care Unit (MICU),Elizabeth will receive the EMS Para-medic of the Year award; Dr. SolNevins, M.D. of Atlantic Health Sys-

tem – Morristown Memorial Hospi-tal MICU, Morristown, will receivethe EMS Medical Director of theYear Award; Tonnie Glick, RN,MICP, from the Union County Col-lege Paramedic Program will receivethe EMS Educator of the Year Award;Joel Bunis of Scotch Plains will re-ceive an EMS “Star of Life” Award;and Jeanne Kerwin of Atlantic HealthSystem Mobile Intensive Care Pro-gram, Summit will receive the EMSCareer Lifetime Achievement Award.

One of four NJ EMS Memorial Awardswill be given in memory of Clive IanThompson, Emergency Medical Tech-nician – Basic (EMT-B), of SummitVolunteer First Aid Squad, Summit. Mr.Thompson died on September 11, 2001in the line of duty.

From The Desk Of MayorMcDermott

2002 Municipal Budget PutsImprovements On Fast Track

“Don’t put off until tomorrow whatcan be done today.” The proverbialwisdom of Benjamin Franklin is notoften adhered to in local govern-ment, but this year Westfield hasmade a major financial commitmentto heed Franklin’s advice. The pas-sage by the town of Westfield’s 2002budget this spring represents a firststep forward toward ensuring thatthe projects budgeted for in this yearare started and completed this yearas well. The town budget earmarkssome $1.8 million for capital projectsfor 2002, and our goal is to completeas many projects as possible beforeyear’s end.

Why not put off until tomorrow?For one thing, significant cost effi-ciencies can be achieved whenprojects are completed within theyear in which they are funded. Forexample, capital projects can be putout to bond counsel as a lump-sumfigure since the costs for the projectsare already known. This enables thetown to expedite the eventual award-ing of contracts and, ultimately, keepskey town projects on schedule andon budget.

Keeping to this more aggressiveschedule also pays dividends in termsof overall aesthetics and convenience.The town intends to begin severalprojects this summer, when the townis not at its greatest capacity. Havingimprovements finished by fall willthen enable the public works depart-ment to dedicate its energies to im-portant ongoing maintenance efforts,such as recreation field maintenanceand leaf pick-up. Perhaps, even snowremoval will be a priority this comingwinter.

Capital improvements are essentialto preserving the beauty and safety ofour town, which is why they willalways be a priority in Westfield’sbudget. But so too are the many otherquality services that we provide ourresidents. Town government workedhard this year to craft a budget thatwould not only produce a strong in-frastructure, but also a financiallysecure future as well.

Westfield, like many towns in ourarea, faced three significant financialhurdles this year. First, state aid –which makes up 16 percent of thetown’s budget – was held flat. Levelstate funding becomes a decreasedfigure when coupled with rising costs,particularly in the area of insurance.Like many municipalities, Westfieldfaced a dramatic rise in insurancepremiums as a result of post-Septem-ber 11 rate increases. Working againstthis backdrop of decreased aid, in-creased expenses and an increase inUnion County costs, the town wasable to approve a budget that con-tained a 4.5 percent increase in taxes,a figure far below comparable UnionCounty towns.

It should be noted that reining in anincrease in taxes did not require thetown to cut or eliminate essentialservices. The town government foundnew ways to streamline and to save.As a result, Westfield residents willnot see a decline in the services andprograms they have come to expectand to rely on from their town.

What they will see in 2002, how-ever, are their tax dollars going towork immediately to pave roads, toupdate safety equipment and to makeimprovements to Westfield that canbe used and enjoyed this year. BenFranklin would be proud.

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Scotch Plains Recreation EventsScotch Plains Recreation EventsScotch Plains Recreation EventsScotch Plains Recreation EventsScotch Plains Recreation Events Tennis Ladders: will be formeddepending upon registrations formen’s and women’s singles anddoubles and seniors as well. Thereis a $5.00 registration fee. For allthose interested there will be ameeting on Tuesday May 7 at theScotch Hills Country Club at 7p.m. to discuss the details of theprogram. Overnight Vacation Trips: aresponsored by Scotch Plains,Mountainside and New ProvidenceRecreation Departments. The tripsare as follows: August 17 to 20 toGettysburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn.in September 28 to October 4. Forfurther details, contact the Recre-ation office at (908) 322-6700, ext.221. Summer Programs: will includebut are not limited to Parks Program,Small Fry Summer Program, Basket-ball clinic, tennis lessons, trip to seeSomerset Patriots Ball game, TeenClub Night, Teen White Water Raft-ing trip, golf clinics and tourna-ments, adult yoga, senior aerobicsand adult dance and much more,keep your eyes open for the summerbrochure which you will receive inMay. Teen Club Night: Will be held onFriday June 7 at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School from 8 p.m to

Midnight. All students, 13through 18, who attend the HighSchool are invited. Activities in-clude, DJ, Human Foosball, RockClimbing Wall and Virtual Real-ity as well as refreshments. Thisprogram is sponsored by TheScotch Plains Recreation Com-mission and by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Municipal Alliance andfunded by the Governor’s Coun-cil on Alcoholism and Drug Abusethrough the UCDHS Division ofPlanning. The High School MoonglowersMusic Group: will be performing onWednesday, June 12 on the VillageGreen at 7 p.m. This is a free concertprovided to the residents of the com-munity. The Cultural Arts Concert Series:will begin on Thursday, July 11 andwill conclude on Thursday, August29. All shows will be held on theVillage Green at 430 Park Avenue.In case of rain, the concerts will bemoved indoors to the High SchoolAuditorium. Concert performancesinclude but are not limited to: JimBarone as Elvis, Teddy Halek witha tribute to Frank Sinatra,Beatlemania, and The Nerds! Youwon’t want to miss it! Bring a chairand a blanket and relax under thestars.

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Lions Club CollectingGlasses For Needy

WESTFIELD – During May, theWestfield Lions Club is collecting old,unwanted eyeglasses and sunglasses,which may be deposited in yellow mail-box receptacles identified with the Lionsemblem. One such receptacle is locatedat the northeast corner of Broad and ElmStreets in Westfield.

Donated glasses are processed at sev-eral recycling centers in North Americaand distributed by optical mission teamsto needy people in developing countries.

Individuals interested in donating eye-glasses or sunglasses may also callWestfield Lions Sight Chairman DaveHensel at (908) 233-5533.

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Citizens Encouraged to SendArmed Forces Day E-CardsAREA – The American Legion is

encouraging people to show theirappreciation to United States mili-tary personnel with an Armed ForcesDay E-card.

Armed Forces Day, to be observedon Saturday, May 18, was estab-lished through the Department ofDefense in 1949 to unite citizensand members of the military in sup-port of their country.

The special card, created by theAmerican Legion, may be sent tomilitary members via e-mail.

Anyone interested in sending acard first needs to visit the Ameri-can Legion’s web site ,www.legion.org and must know theservice person’s e-mail address inorder to send it.

The sender then clicks on the e-card link from the front page, fills inthe e-mail information, selects theappropriate branch of service, typesin the message and clicks “Send,”and the card is on its way to therecipient.

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Brooks Crandall for The Westfield Leader/TimesTEAM EFFORT...Westfield High School students help Westfield Leader/TimesPublisher, Horace Corbin, second from left, hand out free water conservationkits in conjunction with Elizabeth Town Water Company, at Sunday’s Springfest.The team handed out over 2,000 kits in less than 3 hours.

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Family Skate Nights: Enjoy anevening of family fun at the Armoryfrom 7 to 9 p.m. on the followingdates: April 19, 26; May 3, 17, 24,31, and June 7 and 14. Alsoincluded: Shoot the Target Goalie& Radar Timed Slap-Shots! Adultsare $6 and children are $3 perevening.

Roller Hockey Clinics: Join theIce Hockey Team to improve yourhockey skills, meet new friends,& just have fun! Clinics will beheld on the following Saturdays:May 11,18, and June 1. from 9:00to10:30 a.m. for 7 through10 yearsand 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. for 11through 14 years. The cost is $15per Saturday.

Jean Ann’s Art Studio of Cranfordteaches Art classes listed below:

Crafty Kids : This class isdesigned to be a fun time forchildren between ages 6 to10years. Children will be guided indeveloping different craftprojects, some as a class and someaccording to children’sindividual interests. Classes areheld on Wednesdays May 15through June 12 from 4:15 to 5:15p.m. The fee is $60.

Junior Drawing: This class isfor young people 11 through 17years and is designed to teach thefundamentals of learning, drawingand developing artistic talent.Classes are held on Thursdays fromMay 23 through June 20 from 4:15-5:15 p.m. (For the first class bringa 9X12 sketchpad, ebony pencils,and a kneaded eraser & an egg).The fee is $60.

Adult Drawing: This course isdesigned for adults in teaching boththe fundamentals of drawing andmore advanced techniques for thosestudents who are at a more advancedskill level. Principles are taught tothe class as a whole, howeverindividual attention is paid to eachstudent. Class begins May 7 to June4 on Tuesdays from 7:45 to 8:45p.m. (For the first class bring a 9X12sketchpad, ebony pencils, kneadederaser & an egg). The fee is $75.

Mah Jongg Group: Call theRecreation Office if interested instarting a group.

Night Place: (Grades 6 through8) 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Features: DiscJockey, food, games, movies, anddancing. Cost: $2.00 in advanceand $3.00 at the door. Last date:May 17.

Teen Center: Open to high schoolstudents selected Friday nightsduring the school year form 8 p.m.to 12 p.m. (excluding May 17). Thecenter features music, movies, pooltables, video games, ping pong,foosball, air hockey, TV,refreshments and a lounge area.

Summer Programs: Registrationfor our Summer Playground Programwill be June 27 at 1 p.m. at theElementary Schools. (Registrationfee will be $10 per child)

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Union County History GrantWorkshop Slated on May 13Does your non-profit organization

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The Union County Board of Cho-sen Freeholders announces the UnionCounty History Grant Program, whichis made possible by a grant from theNew Jersey Historical Commissionto Union County’s Division of Cul-tural and Heritage Affairs.

The free workshop detailing howto write a successful Union CountyHistory Grant proposal will take placeMonday, May 13 at 7:15 p.m. in theKenilworth Library, 548 Boulevardat 22nd Street in Kenilworth.

“The new history grant programenhances efforts to further promotethe County’s rich historical legacy,”said Freeholder Vice-ChairmanMary P. Ruotolo, liaison to theCultural and Heritage Program Ad-visory Board. “Last year UnionCounty awarded funds to ten orga-nizations. The Freeholder Boardencourages potential grantees totake advantage of the free technicalassistance on how to write award-

winning grant proposals.”This step-by-step workshop will

explain how to develop specificcomponents of an effective pro-posal, including the narrative,project/need statements, budget andpublicity plans.

Historical organizations, museums,historic sites, libraries, schools andother non-profit organizations withcollections or programming relatingto Union County and local historyare invited to apply for funding fromthe History Grant Program.

Funding is available for GeneralOperating Support (GOS) and Spe-cial Projects. Specific guidelines andeligibility requirements are describedin the application packet, which willbe distributed at the workshop.

Advance registration is encour-aged. Contact the Union County Di-vision of Cultural and Heritage Af-fairs at 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth07202; telephone (908) 558-2550 ore-mail: [email protected] 711 to access New Jersey RelayService. Assistive services are avail-able upon advance request.

Cheri Rogowsky for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSPORTS PORTION ON THE AIR...SportsEditor/Assistant Publisher DaveCorbin of The Westfield Leader and The Times serves up a “heeping helping” ofinformation from Westfield High School boys tennis Head Coach George Kapnerduring a Westfield’s TV-36 airing during SpringFest on May 5 .

Screenings ScheduledFor Skin Cancer

ELIZABETH – A free skin cancerscreening will be held on Tuesday,May 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. in theOncology Treatment Center ofTrinitas Hospital, Jersey StreetCampus, 925 East Jersey Street inElizabeth.

Endorsed by the American Acad-emy of Dermatology, the screeningwill consist of a thorough examina-tion by a Board-certified derma-tologist. Printed educational mate-rials will be provided.

The screening is for individualsage 18 and older and will be doneby appointment only. Free parkingwill be available in the hospital’sparking garage. For information andappointments, please call (800)525-3462.



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Disappointed Man Needs to LookAt Future Options For Happiness

A sad man writes: I’m sitting herelistening to some music from earlieryears. The song on the CD is “The Anni-versary Song,” a nostalgic look at along-term, loving marriage. I’ll be cel-ebrating 40 years of being married toGail (disguised name). We have twosons; we are in good health; we arefinancially secure; we have loving fam-ily and friends.

So why does the song make me un-comfortable? Because I have to admitthat this has not been a good marriage.It’s been one filled with anger over justabout everything. My wife has alwaysbeen critical of me: I’ve been too abu-sive with the children; I neglected herand always worked; I’ve never been toosensitive.

I don’t know why I stayed in themarriage. Too insecure to leave? It hasn’tbeen easy in recent years. If I couldrelive the years, I would’ve left a longtime ago. A relationship without lovehas little or no value. Let your readersremember this.

Answer: I am sorry that you havebeen so unhappy in the marriage. I amsure your wife has been unhappy, too. Idon’t know why you stayed around, butI do know that your life isn’t over yet.Since you seem so depressed (the songreflects your emotional state), I urge youto talk to a professional counselor tohelp clarify your feelings and the situa-tion, and focus on healthier future op-tions.

The September 11, 2001 horror hashelped us tune into our vulnerabili-

ties. The adage “live one day at atime” should include “love one day ata time.” Try, with proper professionalhelp, to bring this into your reality.Good luck.

A frustrated young adult writes:When I was growing up, my mother usedto tell me, when I had fights, “Sticks andstones may break my bones but nameswill never harm me.” Well, it’s not true.Since I was always overweight, my fam-ily and friends called me names like“Fatso,” “stupid,” “lump-lump,” “bar-rel,” etc.

It hurt; it always hurts. I have a 12-year-old daughter, and guess what? Shehas a weight problem, and although sheis under medical care and is on a gooddiet plan, she is teased by her brother,“Mr. Muscle” (always exercising) andby her father, who says boys won’t dateher.

My own mother is always “remind-ing” her to eat less and exercise more.I’m always defending her and yell ateveryone, since I know how my daugh-ter feels. Is there anything else I cando?

Answer: Name calling is emotionalabuse and does damage to one’s ego.One grows up to feel inadequate, infe-rior, “different.” I encourage you to sup-port your daughter’s attempts to be on ahealthy diet plan, which includes properexercising, etc. At the same time, speakto each member of your family: tell themthey must cease and desist all namecalling, insults, criticisms, etc.

You must obtain your husband’s sup-port and both of you must curtail yourson’s nasty comments about his sisterand her weight problem. And then, fi-nally, confront your mother and tell hershe is welcome to visit, etc., only if sheis supportive and decent in all of hercomments to you and your daughter.This is long overdue!

A distraught daughter-in-lawwrites: My mother-in-law is very criti-cal of me. She never liked nor acceptedme because she feels I “took her sonaway from her” and now he rarely con-tacts her. She refers to the cartoon“Momma,” in which the daughter-in-law is depicted as an incompetent.

She is sarcastic and biting and I try tooverlook her comments. She has alsodone silly things which have hurt me,like praising my choice of decorating thehouse, but adding that it would be evenbetter if I listened to her and redid this orthat. My husband tells me to go on withmy life and he is supportive and feels weshould maintain a distance. Any otherrecommendations?

Answer: Your husband sounds rea-sonable and is fully aware that his motheris a control freak and will not let go. Iencourage you to move on and enjoyyour life and marriage. Keep at a dis-tance and try not to let her “touch youemotionally.”

A colleague of mine has a wonderfulsaying: “People will forget what yousaid, People will forget what you did,But people will not forget how you madethem feel.”

Your mother-in-law will continue todo what she wants; you may be right –she’s still competing with you regardingher son. Since she tries to create feelingsof insecurity and inadequacy in you,minimize contacts and maximize yourgood sense of worth.

A father writes: I am a coach for myson’s soccer team and I am angered bythe recent incidents of parents gettingtoo involved with their children’s per-formances and whether the coach usestheir children enough.

The manslaughter conviction of aparent recently was an example of howout of control these competitive situa-tions are. And the ones who really suf-fer are the children. Let me tell yourreaders my philosophy. Before everygame, I get the kids together and I tellthem: “Recognize you will win someshots and some games, and you willlose some. Just give your best and beproud of it.”

It works for the children; they knowthey are supposed to have a good timeand do what they can. I wish there weresome way to get this across to theirparents.

Answer: Yours is a very true, yetsimple saying. If parents could detachfrom their own personal needs to havetheir children win (which they may feelis proof of their own adequacy), childrenwould enjoy their activities more andparents would calm down and not de-mand that their children prove some-thing!

Club Malibu, Once A TroublesomeNight Spot, Now An Eyesore

Teaching Supervisor FavorsEnding WHS Open Campus

It has come to my attention that yourcommittee (Concerned Parents) is inter-ested in revising and possibly reversingWestfield High School’s policy of anopen campus during student lunches.Because I have a strong opinion on thetopic of the open lunch, because I am aformer Westfield school district em-ployee, and because I currently work ina high school that also has an open lunchpolicy, I feel compelled to share myopinion with you.

Without hesitation, I am in favor ofclosing the open campus and of keepingall students, grades nine through twelve,in school for the entire school day.

As a supervisor in my current dis-trict, I am privy to information that isnot always shared with the entire schoolpopulation. One piece of informationalong these lines is the recurring con-cerns and complaints from parents andpolice officers about students’ behav-ior during their open lunch period. Caraccidents, sexual relations, impromptuparties – which include alcohol con-sumption and drug use – in homeswhere parental supervision is nonex-istent (because parents are at work),and other less serious mischief all oc-cur regularly during the open lunchperiod.

I taught for seven years at RooseveltIntermediate School and have since keptin touch with several students. Duringprivate conversations with currentWestfield High School students of vari-ous ages and “cliques,” I have listened tothese students disclose the exact samesort of information – sexual relations,alcohol consumption, and drug use –about their peers’ activities during theopen lunches.

This is not to say that all WestfieldHigh School students are engaged inunsavory and illegal behavior duringopen lunches; however, even if only afew students are engaging in these acts,it means that the possibility exists forANY student to become involved inthese activities.

As I understand it from years of teachertraining in undergraduate and graduateschools, the school is supposed to act inloco parentis during the day for any andall enrolled students. How can it be goodand logical practice, then, for a schoolsystem to allow its students, the vastmajority of whom are minors and all ofwhom are emotionally immature, to haveunsupervised time in the middle of theday? The school day is meant primarilyto achieve educational goals. Certainly,some of those goals involve socializa-tion skills as well as “book learning,” butsocialization does not have to be andshould not be unsupervised.

I do not believe the students ofWestfield High School are any less ma-ture than any other high school students;nor do I believe them to be any moremature. The bottom line is that they areKIDS; they are children; they shouldspend the school day in pursuit of educa-tional goals and not be left unsuper-vised, during which time they can muchmore easily be hurt or harmed or dosome kind of harm to themselves.

Will closing the open campus elimi-nate all of these problems? Of coursenot. But keeping the campus open onlyallows the problems to continue to exist– right under the noses, so to speak, andwith the tacit approval of the schoolofficials – and certainly does nothing totry to decrease them.

Rose McCauleyWhippany

It’s been almost 3½ years since a fatal shooting inits parking lot led to the closing of Club Malibu onTerrill Road in Scotch Plains. Two years ago, theTownship Council, after several hearings that in-cluded testimony from the club’s new owners abouttheir plans for a better, safer and friendlier nightclub,denied the renewal of the establishment’s liquorlicense.

A year ago, however, the state’s Alcoholic Bever-age Control authority overturned the Scotch Plainsgovernment’s denial, and issued the Malibu ownersa liquor license that was predicated on their adher-ence to a host of conditions regarding crowd control,noise abatement and other safety issues.

In the meantime, the Terrill Road property, whichwas an eyesore two years ago, is even more of onetoday. There is no evidence of any work at all beingdone to the building or the surrounding property.Besides the sketches unveiled at the license renewalhearings back in 2000, there have been no indications

of what is being planned for the nightclub. All thatappears inevitable at this point in time is that anothergeneration of grass and weeds are thriving on thepremises.

Perhaps the earnest promises of the owners twoyears ago to make a re-furbished nightspot a betterneighbor to those residents who live across TerrillRoad in Plainfield and behind the property on FarleyAvenue – people who had complained of noise, litterand general late-night disturbances when the clubwas open – are actually being kept through the many,many months of inactivity, and, thus, silence onTerrill Road in Scotch Plains.

Or one could look at the lack of any progress at theClub Malibu site as showing a complete lack ofcaring about the neighbors, the neighborhood andthe town. We realize the local government can dolittle about this festering eyesore, but the owners ofthe property owe it to the residents to let them in ontheir plans.

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Tauromachian – A toreador; bull-

fighter2. Homunculus – A dwarf or pigmy3. Impostation – The act of making

into paste4. Holosiderite – A meteorite contain-

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HYDROPARASTATAE1. A water wheel2. A pathological accumulation of

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Resident Says Previous Letter OnTemple Parking Lot Diverts AttentionI have lived in Westfield for over 30

years and would like to respond to arecent letter from Joanna Cherensky ofBrooklyn, New York, in which she criti-cizes my neighborhood’s opposition tothe construction of a large parking lot inour backyards.

I disagree with her assertion, that ourobjective is motivated by anti-Semitism.Our objective to this expansion is basedsolely on preserving our neighborhoodsambiance, as well as property values.This neighborhood is zoned residentialand a giant parking lot does not fit.

I agree with Ms. Cherensky thatthere are few times when parking con-ditions are crowded and temple mem-bers and neighbors are slightly incon-venienced, but constructing a giantpermanent, and brightly lit parking lot

right in the middle of our neighbor-hood is a totally inapproiate solution.Our feelings have nothing to do withthe fact that this is associated with asynagogue. We would feel this way ifit were a church, the Y or even alibrary. I would also like to mentionthat it is my understanding that thelibrary was built on the same groundsthat housed Grant school at one time,and no additional property was pur-chased to accommodate the library. Ialso believe that because it was a schoolbefore, the library falls in the lastprofessional/commercial zone. Soplease, Joanna, don’t divert attentionfrom the real issue which is to main-tain the quality of life in our neighbor-hood.

Ann TilyouWestfield

Ordinance on Underage DrinkingWill Violate Residents’ Rights

I have been watching the progressionof this ordinance’s development in thistown with dismay. Never an activist forthe Bill of Rights, 17 does howevercertainly recognize an encroachment onmy basic freedoms with the possiblepassage of this ordinance.

When I attended the informationalmeeting last September, I was shockedat the attendees’ general acceptance ofthis proposed ordinance. First, all seemto think that this will “cure” underagedrinking in these towns, replacing pa-rental authority with that of the localpolice force, which is the rationale anddriving force behind this ordinance. Weall agree that there is a problem, and itneeds to be addressed—but not at thecost of one of our basic freedoms.

Second, I vehemently object to thesituations in which the local police willhave the authority to enter private resi-dences without a warrant. As proposed,the investigation would be initiated upon

“a complaint from a concerned citizen oran officer’s observation that underagedrinking is taking place on private prop-erty”. I don’t think that any of us, in anyof our towns, like to think that havingseveral cars in the driveway and outfront of the house would be valid groundsfor searching our houses. Even castingaside our rights, this would subject ourtowns to the possibility of numerous andexpensive lawsuits whenever searchestake place without proper warrant

Third, when I protested the violationof our rights at this meeting, severalpeople in charge seemed to think thatthis loss of our rights was “worth it if itjust saved the life of one teenager”. Tothat, .I offer Ben Franklin’s famous quotefrom 1759: “They that can give up essen-tial Liberty to obtain a little temporarySafety, deserve neither their Liberty norSafety.”

Kristen PapareflaScotch Plains

Letters to the Editor

Commuters Are A Resourceful Lot,Especially In These Inconvenient Times

Commuting never has been that much fun. Butwhen you take a whack in the eye like this area didwith the World Trade Center tragedy, commutinggets a little tougher. With the path to the WTC anddowntown New York City destinations knocked out,the rest of the system understandably gets stressed.The people do, too.

As we understand, the daily train service betweenNewark and Penn Station in New York is oversub-scribed by about 10,000 riders. Our leaders knowabout the situation, but there’s little that can be doneabout it for the moment.

Part of the reason for the overburdened trains intoand out of Newark is that the 1,800 riders from ourarea who take the Raritan Valley Line are forced tochange trains once they reach Newark. Why? TheRaritan Valley’s diesel engines aren’t permitted inthe electric engine-only Hudson River tunnels. Thislong-standing problem may seem absurd and some-how solvable but, then again, how much of what NJTransit does makes perfect sense? After all, despitethe apparent full houses on their trains, the agencycontinues to bleed some $200 million annually.

People just grin and bear the overcrowding orfind an alternative commuting means. There arebuses, ferries, subways and cars. Commuters usemany novel means, circuitous routes and oddtimetables to reach their targets and to retreathome each day. Some commuters have evenchanged jobs, and companies have relocated todeal with the situation. Some commuters have losttheir jobs too.

Commuters are a resourceful lot, and they equipthemselves with many tools of the trade. For some,

it’s a simple umbrella; for others it’s a tough over-coat for the wind and grime. There are specialwalking shoes to save the feet and to quicken thepace. There are handkerchiefs to deflect the sneezesin crowded places. Many traditional briefcases havegiven way to sport utility backpacks. Commutersknow where the parking is, and they know the cost.They know the transportation schedules and manyof the alternatives. Perhaps, they are best equippedwith a sense of humor.

So, when you see someone get off the train someevening, remember that they probably spent a fewtough hours on the road in addition to the hours atwork. Give them that little extra “atta boy.”

Most commuters don’t like to give out their tradesecrets of unique means to cope with the travel. Theydon’t want others to find out about it. However, forthose commuters that don’t mind telling others, we’dlike to hear of a few of yours. We’ll print them. Whenyou have a moment, email us your story [email protected].

Life was a little simpler in the ’70s when you couldtake the club car home on the “Jerky Central Rail-road.”

Despite the sometimes nightmarish commutingconditions, our area is uniquely positioned on offhours though to take advantage of a Subway Series– not one between the Mets and Yankees, but betweenour two local minor league ball teams, the NewarkBears and the Somerset Patriots. Their delightfulstadiums are both just a short train ride away from us,and it beats fending for yourself on the New YorkCity subway any day.

WSO Tour FriendsThank The Community

It is with heartfelt appreciation thatwe thank all the members of Westfieldand the surrounding community thatcontributed so generously to theWestfield Symphony’s Tour of NotableHomes on Saturday, May 4. In a year thatwe have all come to appreciate the im-portance of community, the true spirit ofthis town was on glorious display for theclose to 1,000 visitors who came toWestfield on that day. The generositybegan with our five homeowners – theBurgdorfs, Ertmans, Hanleys,Luppescus, and O’Learys – who wel-comed us into their homes. Withouttheir support, this event would not havebeen possible.

In addition, more than 90 volunteerslent their time and enthusiasm to theday, and over 100 Westfield area mer-chants donated products and services toour Raffle. As a result of everyone’stremendous support, a significant con-tribution will be made to the WestfieldSymphony Orchestra, allowing the Or-chestra to continue to bring world classsoloists and outstanding musical perfor-mances to Westfield and the greaterUnion County community.

Deirdre Trabert MalacreaPresident, WSO FriendsSharon Zydney Walker2002 Home Tour Chair



This Is Westfield Gave Wrong ImpressionAbout First Church of Christ, Scientist

The recent 30th Annual Edition of“This is Westfield” did a fine job ofdepicting the quality of life and diver-sity in the community. How inspiring tosee the ways that people of faith arereaching out to our neighbors.

I was dismayed, however, to see thatthe article on the First Church of Christ,Scientist, Westfield, gave the impres-sion that members aren’t as engaged inefforts to embrace the community. Thisis far from true, and I regret that the false

impression given in the article was dueto the fact that I didn’t give the inter-view the full attention it deserved, as Iwas in the middle of a life-time move ofhome and business to new locations.

I’m planning an article, to be pub-lished in this paper in the near future,which will give readers a better under-standing of Christian Science and thewonderful religion which has grown uparound its teachings.

Nancy Plum TuthillMontgomery Township

Mores Letters to the Editor

The Open Lunch Policy ShouldRemain At Westfield High School

Editor’s Note: This letter was copiedto Dr. Robert Petix, Dr. William Foleyand Arlene Gardner.

* * * * *The recent protest of the WHS ‘Open

Lunch’ policy afforded deserving jun-iors and seniors is an unfortunate over-reaction to some equally unfortunatesituations. We, the undersigned, feel anobligation to dispel the myth of hyper-bole.

The policy that does not allow fresh-men and sophomores to leave the schoolduring lunch should be maintained; spotchecks of color-coded identification area good suggestion and one we endorse.It’s demeaning and egregiously unfairto our upper classmen, however, to re-scind this privilege because of the trans-gressions of a few.

A suggestion: freshmen and sopho-mores who do break school rules shouldface appropriate consequences, i.e. theforfeiture of their ‘Open Lunch’ privi-lege when they become juniors.

That some students eat lunch inparentless homes is neither news nornoteworthy. It’s always been this way.

The vast majority of our young peoplecause no trouble whatsoever. Moreover,we daresay that the majority of thosehomes are still parentless at 2:45 p.m.Someone who is intent on trouble willfind that window of opportunity,whether at lunch or after school.

We fully support the administrationaddressing and enforcing the issue ofwho leaves the grounds during lunch;what we oppose, however, is turning aschoolhouse into a jailhouse.

Most of our children will be startingtheir independent college lives withintwo years. In today’s jargon, they’ll beon their own 24/7. How hypocriticaland shortsighted to deny them this smallfreedom now, only to send them out ontheir own in several months time!

Let’s not create more divisivenessbetween our children and ourselves.Instead, let us send the strong and nur-turing message of support: “we trustyou. Do the right thing.”

Ann and Peter CoriascoPatricia and Tim Doyle

Hope and Lee SchraeterWestfield

Open Lunch Policy Allows FreedomAt the Expense of Students Security

In his attempt to justify the highschools failed open lunch policy, Dr.Robert Petix voiced a distorted percep-tion of critical security issues as well asa mystifyingly radical view of the re-spective responsibilities of parents andeducators.

When we, as parents, entrust our chil-dren to our schools, we have the right toexpect, demand and rely upon educa-tional excellence in a secure learningenvironment. The stunning revelationthat ingress and egress are completelyuncontrolled makes it clear that mean-ingful security does not exist at the highschool. Quite literally, anyone at all canenter or leave the school at will. DoesDr. Petix truly believe that safety andsecurity are hallmarks of a police state?Campus radicals of the 60’s may haveonce believed that kind of hogwash, butevents have tragically proven that secu-rity is integral to the very survival offreedom.

Perhaps Dr. Petix’ most disturbingrevelation is his continuing failure toeven recognize the dangerous futility ofperpetuating a “privilege” which is pur-portedly limited to juniors and seniors,but routinely violated by younger stu-dents. That’s not a privilege at all. Thefact that it took a committee of con-cerned parents, hundreds of petitionsignatures and a public outcry at a

School Board meeting to galvanize himto reluctant action betrays an appallinglack of understanding of the serious-ness of this problem.

Interestingly, Dr. Petix actually statedhis belief that the advent of the openlunch policy converted the high schoolfrom a “prison” (his word, not mine) toan institution which fosters responsi-bility and mutual respect. That’s utternonsense. In fact, the opposite is true.The students are fully aware that a policywhich is not enforced is nothing morethan a joke. That’s not respect at all. Ifanything, it teaches and fosters irre-sponsibility and disrespect for the schooladministration and all of its policies.(And, while we’re on this topic, Dr.Petix really ought to explain his view ofthe school as a “prison”. I’m sure thathis observations will be nothing shortof enlightening.)

It is time to reiterate and reinforce theproper relationship among parents,schools and administrators. Our chil-dren attend our schools at our expense.We pay administrators to provide anacademic education. We emphaticallydo not pay them to intrude upon ourright to teach moral values to our ownchildren. Dr. Petix should not imposehis detached conception of morals, re-sponsibility and freedom upon our chil-dren at the expense of their security.

Robert J. RatnerWestfield

Times Reader Urges Fight AgainstPolice Home Search Ordinance

In the near future your Mayor and Coun-cil in Scotch Plains are expected to hear anordinance, which if passed, will give thelocal police department the option of enter-ing your home under the suspicion of under-age drinking. The Fourth Amendmentclearly states that “The rights of the peopleto be secure in their persons, houses, papersand effects, against unreasonable searchesand seizures, shall not be violated”.

This proposed ordinance effects everyfamily in our town, regardless of whetheryou have teenagers now or not. If passedby our Mayor and Council, it will remainon our books as law for many years tocome until it can be challenged. A chal-lenge to this law can only be brought bysomeone that had their home invaded bythe police under this ordinance and the

cost of defending such a challenge by thetownship, will of course be picked up byyou, the loyal taxpayer.

While we are fortunate to be repre-sented by very committed individuals,this issue is too serious not to be ad-dressed by the residents of our town. Weneed to organize a respectful campaignopposing this ordinance now. Let’s stopthis while we can. Our Mayor and Coun-cil members need to hear from you on thisissue. If you want to get involved then,please contact me at the email address orat the phone number listed below.

Geraldine KeoghScotch Plains

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Great Decisions 2002 WrapsDiverse Eight-Week SessionWESTFIELD – Great Decisions

2002, an eight-seminar program oninternational issues held at theWestfield Adult School, concludedon April 22.

Although Great Decisions was de-veloped as a public educational pro-gram almost 50 years ago by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association(FPA), this marked the first time it wasoffered to residents of Westfield andsurrounding communities.

The program was sponsored by the

Westfield Area League of WomenVoters (LVA), with coordinator JoanneHone of Westfield arranging for speak-ers with specific expertise and back-ground on each session’s topic. The34-member class offered a range ofopinions in the discussion that fol-lowed the talks.

Class participant Margaret Walker, alongtime member of the LVA, praisedboth Ms. Hone and Marianne Kerwin ofWestfield, who moderated the eight ses-sions, saying “Great Decisions wouldnot have happened without them.”

The Great Decisions outline wasdeveloped by the FPA and featuresnew topics each year as part of itsnational program. Among the featuredspeakers this year were foreign serviceprofessionals, educators and scientists.

Ted Tanen, speaking on “The Rootsof Terrorism,” spent 30 years with theState Department and the UnitedStates Information Agency.

Peggy Blackford, a member of theUnited States Foreign Service from1972 to 2001, served in numerousAfrican and South American coun-tries. She spoke on “AIDS in Africa.”

Geoffrey Martin, a teacher atEdison Intermediate School inWestfield, discussed “Korean Secu-rity Issues,” while Charles Lightnerof Westfield shared his knowledge ofthe “Middle East Peace Process.”

Mr. Lightner is a member of theNational Committee on Foreign Policyand is an officer and Director of thePhiladelphia Center on the Holocaust,Genocide and Human Rights.

Professor Rekha Datta, who chairsthe Political Science Department atMonmouth University, spoke on“South Asia-Focus on India,” duringwhich she described her concerns aboutsecurity and Indian domestic issues.

Brian Stanton of Westfield, whohas worked as an analyst with theForeign Affairs and National Defensedivision of the Congressional Re-search Service, was the speaker for“Russia Reexamined.”

The sessions closed with a discus-sion on Energy and the Environmentgiven by Westfield resident RobertKerwin, a visiting lecturer at theBrookings Institution and Bell LabsFellow with 15 patents fundamentalto semiconductor technology.

An announcement will be madenext fall about a 2003 Great Deci-sions program in Westfield. More in-formation about the Westfield AreaLeague of Women Voters is availableby emailing [email protected] orvisiting the group’s Internet site atwww.westfieldnj.com/lwv.

Dedication Ceremony,Various Festivities

Set at Hetfield HouseMOUNTAINSIDE – The

Mountainside Historic PreservationCommittee has revealed its scheduleof special activities at the historicHetfield House on Sunday, May 19.

“First, we are going to have our dedi-cation ceremony for the memorial brickprogram that the committee has workedso long and hard to establish,” saidCommittee Chairman Scott Daniels.“Thanks to the community, this pro-gram continues to be a success.”

The brick dedication will take placeat 1 p.m., followed by refreshments,with a raffle drawing to start at 2 p.m.

Winners in the three categories ofprizes will be announced, including“Eight Meals Around Town,” valued at$275; an Oriental rug valued at $250,and a Day of Beauty, valued at $135.

Visitors may also tour the HetfieldHouse between 1 and 3 p.m. Thelandmark is located next to theMountainside Public Library onConstitution Plaza.

Mr. Vivian Receives S.A.R.’sDistinguished Service MedalWESTFIELD – Robert P. Vivian of

Westfield, immediate Past Presidentof the New Jersey Society, Sons ofthe American Revolution(N.J.S.S.A.R.), was recently awardedthe S.A.R. Distinguished ServiceMedal.

He was honored at the group’sannual luncheon meeting at the RockSpring Club in West Orange.

A graduate of Princeton Univer-sity and a Past President of the WestFields Chapter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution, Mr. Vivian isaffiliated with several patriotic or-ganizations at the state level.

He has served as Lieutenant Gov-ernor of the Society of Colonial Wars;Secretary General of the Order of theFounders and Patriots of America;President of the War of 1812 Asso-ciation and President of the Sons ofthe Revolution.

The Distinguished Service Medalis awarded at the personal discretionof the New Jersey Society, S.A.R.President. During his tenure, he canpresent the award to only one recipi-ent, and the honoree may receive the

medal only once.Mr. Vivian was awarded his medal

by N.J.S.S.A.R. President Dr. GeorgeJ. Hill. Another member of the WestFields Chapter, Paul W. Cook, was aprior recipient of the medal.

The West Fields Chapter origi-nated in 1921. Membership in theS.A.R. is open to all men who cantrace their family lineage to the Revo-lutionary War. For further informa-tion, please call George P. Gross,Chapter Registrar, at (908) 232-3845.

Mr. and Mrs. James P. McDonald ofGlen Rock have announced the en-gagement of their daughter, MissChristine McDonald, to Brian T.Murphy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Kevin J. Murphy of Westfield.

The prospective bride is a graduateof Paramus Catholic Girls RegionalHigh School and the University of

Scranton in Scranton, Pa. She is em-ployed as a second-grade teacher atCherry Hill School in River Edge.

The future bridegroom is a gradu-ate of Westfield High School and theUniversity of Scranton. He is em-ployed as a sales executive for EliteSports Properties.

A wedding is planned for August.

Genesis to Wrap UpLibrary Film FestivalWESTFIELD – As the conclusion

to its Spring International Film Festi-val, the Westfield Memorial Librarywill present Genesis on Wednesday,May 22, at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.

Presented in Bambara and Frenchwith English subtitles, the South Af-rican film is a retelling of the Hebrewstory of Jacob and Esau, through ablend of Bible stories and vivid Afri-can imagery.

The film is offered free of charge tolibrary cardholders. InternationalFilms are presented for adult audi-ences. Tickets are available startingtwo weeks prior to the event at thelibrary, located at 550 East BroadStreet. For additional information,please call (908) 789-4090.

Scotch Plains BaptistTo Hold Block PartySCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch

Plains Baptist Church will host itsSecond Annual Community BlockParty on Saturday, June 15, from 12:30to 3:30 p.m.

The event will take place on GrandStreet between Park Avenue and For-est Road. Free food and beverages,games and live entertainment will allbe featured. Participants may alsobring food and soft drinks to share.

Para-church organizations will setup displays to introduce their minis-tries to the community. In the event ofrain, the festivities will be held insidethe church, located at 333 Park Avenue.

For more information, please call(908) 322-5487 or visitwww.scotchplainsbaptistchurch.org.

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Matthew Printz HonoredFor Safety Patrol

WESTFIELD – Matthew Printz, afifth grade student at Franklin El-ementary School in Westfield, is therecipient of a 2002 AAA School SafetyPatrol Lifesaving Award.

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Hospital to HoldMay Art Exhibit

MOUNTAINSIDE — Children’sSpecialized Hospital inMountainside will exhibit the workof The Art Center Watercolor Affili-ates (ACWA) throughout the monthof May.

All artwork is available for pur-chase with a portion of sales benefit-ing the Auxiliary. Admission is freeand exhibits can be viewed from 10a.m. to 8:30 p.m. by entering throughthe hospital’s East Wing entrance,150 New Providence Road,Mountainside.

For information, please call (908)233-3720, extension no. 5379.

Nursery School PupilsTo Show Their Art

SCOTCH PLAINS – The JewishCommunity Center (JCC) of CentralNew Jersey will host an opening re-ception of the 11th Annual Multi-Media Art Exhibit on Tuesday, May21, at 7 p.m.

The public is invited to join par-ents and children as they view art-work created by all students underthe direction of art teacher JodiBerkowitz.

The exhibit will be held until Thurs-day, May 23. Visitors are welcome.For more information, please callSusan Bennett at (908) 889-8800,extension no. 204.

SP-F Garage SaleTo Benefit Charities

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Junior Woman’s Club willsponsor its second annual ScotchPlains-Fanwood Town-wide Ga-rage Sale on Saturday, May 18.Proceeds will benefit local chari-ties.

Residents of Scotch Plains andFanwood will hold their own ga-rage sales, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., andkeep all profits. For $15, their ad-dress will be listed on a map ofparticipating homes and items forsale at each location. The club willdistribute the maps for freethroughout the two communities.

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All of Us Can Do Our PartTo Reduce Suicide Statistics

By KATIE FEEKS

May 5 to 11 is Suicide PreventionWeek. Each year, during the first weekof May, the American Association ofSuicidology renews its efforts to edu-cate the public about issues surround-ing this national trag-edy. Suicide affects allof us, and we can allplay a part in reducingthe heartbreaking sta-tistics.

Statistics show sui-cide as the 11th lead-ing cause of death inthe United States. Sui-cide is the third lead-ing cause of deathamong young peopleages 15 to 24, and anarticle on suicide inthe Sunday New YorkTimes Magazine onApril 28, 2002, citedan even more alarming statistic:suicide is the second leading causeof death among college students.The highest rate of suicide, in anyage group, is among the elderlyover 75.

These statistics, however, really donot define the scope of the impact onour society. They do not reflect thegrief and suffering experienced bymillions of survivors, be they family,friends, or colleagues in the school orwork place who try, not only to copewith the loss, but struggle with thecontinual self examination, “whatdidn’t I see or hear?”

People who commit suicide areoften suffering from depression ormental illness. They are in the midstof a painful situation, and the feel-ings of hopelessness and worthless-ness make suicide seem the onlyanswer.

The majority of them do not reallywant to die, they just want to end thepain and cannot see another way outof their problems.

What are some of the warningsigns? Some indications may be:talking about suicide; talking aboutdeath and dying; withdrawal from

friends or social contacts; loss of in-terest in work or school; loss of inter-est in personal appearance; drasticchanges in behavior, or expressionsof hopelessness or worthlessness.

More than 80 percent of peoplewho commit suicidecommunicate their in-tent to kill themselvesbefore they die.

CONTACT We Careresponds to calls to 1-800-SUICIDE. Atrained telephone cri-sis worker answers thecall, providing non-judgmental listening,reassurance, support,and, if the situation war-rants, help for the caller.

What can you do?Listen. Listen, and lis-ten some more. Learnabout the warning

signs. Allow your friend to expresshis or her feelings of hopelessness;be direct and talk openly aboutsuicidal thoughts; don’t debate thevalidity of the thoughts; encour-age the person to seek professionalhelp; show you care by accompa-nying the person to appropriatecrisis intervention resources; helpthem get help.

Join the local efforts to removethe stigma attached to mental ill-ness and substance abuse. The re-luctance to address these issueshas created a major barrier to treat-ment, treatment that could poten-tially reduce the incidence of sui-cide across our nation.

We can all impact suicide statis-tics. Let’s listen to the message ofSuicide Prevention Week, work toeradicate the stigma attached tomental illness and substance abuseproblems, and reach out to thoseseeking help and support.

* * * * *Mrs. Feeks is the Executive Direc-

tor of CONTACT We Care, head-quartered in Scotch Plains. She isalso a member of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerium.

Katie FeeksTorah Center RevealsShavuot CelebrationWESTFIELD – The Union County

Torah Center, located at 418 CentralAvenue in Westfield, has announcedits upcoming celebration of Shavuot,the two-day festival commemoratingthe giving of the Ten Commandmentsand the Torah on Mount Sinai.

A special reading of the Ten Com-mandments will take place on thefirst day of Shavuot, on Friday, May17, at 6:30 p.m. An ice cream party forchildren and a dairy Kiddush for theadults will follow. Everyone is wel-come and there is no charge.

Shavuot will be ushered in onThursday evening, May 16, and willcontinue through Friday and Satur-day. For more information on the TorahCenter festivities, please call (908)789-5252.

Discussion to FocusOn Use of Science

In Interpreting BibleWESTFIELD – Members of the

public are invited to take part in adiscussion of how science can aid ininterpreting the Bible at the FirstCongregational Church in Westfieldnext Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Participants will examine certainBiblical passages in light of con-temporary scientific understanding,with the goal of discovering newinsights into the passages.

Individuals will have an opportu-nity to look at the Tree of Knowl-edge in Genesis and the story of howJesus walked on water.

The discussion will be led by theReverend John A. Mills, Director ofWisdom’s Light, a ministry promot-ing positive dialogue between reli-gion and science. It will take place inthe Coe Room in the basement of thechurch.

The First CongregationalChurch is located at 125 ElmerStreet. For directions, please call(908) 233-2494. More informationabout the Wisdom’s Light ministryis available at ht tp: / /wislit.home.att.net.

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12, the Right ReverendDavid B. Joslin, Bishop ofthe Episcopal Diocese ofNew Jersey, will join thecommunity of St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church inWestfield for a Service ofConfirmation.

The confirmands havebeen preparing for the oc-casion for many monthsthrough study of Chris-tianity, the Episcopal

Church Youth to ParticipateIn Benefit Carhop SaturdayWESTFIELD – The youth of the

First United Methodist Church inWestfield will hold a carhop on Sat-urday, May 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. inthe church parking lot.

Profits from the event will benefitRISE, a program whereby the churchsends teams of youth and adultseach summer to participate in theRisingville Intercommunity Ser-vice Effort.

The group travels to SteubbenCounty, N.Y., where participantsperform home repair and renova-tion work for elderly and disabledhomeowners.

The community is invited to at-tend the carhop. Hot dogs, ham-burgers and cheeseburgers will beserved by skating waiters and wait-resses.

The church is located at 1 EastBroad Street and the parking lot isaccessible by Ferris Place Road. Forfurther information, please call the

church office at (908) 233-4211.

Church and other faiths, led by theReverend Andrew C.Hamersley, Rector.

Many confirmands alsovisited other religious in-stitutions for worship ser-vices with their sponsors.

A reception will be heldfollowing the service,honoring the youngpeople and adults who areconfirmed. St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church is located at414 East Broad Street.Rev. David Joslin

Free Rabies ClinicOn Tap in FanwoodFANWOOD – The Fanwood Board

of Health will conduct a free RabiesClinic from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tues-day, May 14, at the borough’s De-partment of Public Works buildingon North Avenue in Fanwood.

The program will be offered for theinoculation of both cats and dogs.No appointments are necessary.

If bitten by any animal, individu-als are advised to consult their phy-sician immediately and to contacttheir local health department to re-port the incident.

To reach the Westfield RegionalHealth Department, which servesFanwood, Mountainside andWestfield, please call (908) 789-4070.

Caregivers of Older AdultsInvited to Attend Meeting

BERKELEY HEIGHTS – A meet-ing of P.R.E.P. (People Responsiblefor Elderly Persons), a caregivers’support group sponsored by SAGESolutions, will take place on Wednes-day, May 15, from 7 to 9 p.m.

The meeting will take place atSAGE Spend-A-Day Adult Day HealthCenter, located at 550 SpringfieldAvenue in Berkeley Heights.

Dr. John Gregory, Director of Pal-liative Care at Overlook Hospital inSummit, will speak on “Essentials ofPalliative Care.” A question-and-an-swer session will follow the presenta-tion.

He will cover such topics as “dyingwell,” an exploration of palliativecare, the role of hospice in palliativecare and advance care planning.

P.R.E.P. holds monthly meetingsand is offered free of charge to anyone

who assumes the responsibility ofcaring for an older adult.

Participants have an opportunityto meet others with similar concernsabout their aging loved ones; sharecommon problems and solutions;discover what community resourcesare available and learn effective prob-lem-solving and coping skills.

For more information, please callEllen McNally, SAGE InfoCare Di-rector, at (908) 273-4598.

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Program to FocusOn Heart DiseaseAmong Women

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Public Library will host a pro-gram on Women and Heart Disease onThursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. in thedownstairs conference room.

Cyndi Hermey, a CardiovascularClinical Nurse Specialist at OverlookHospital in Summit, will be the guestspeaker. The library is located at 1927Bartle Avenue. All are welcome to at-tend.

Holy Trinity SeniorsTo Meet on MondayWESTFIELD – The regular meet-

ing of the Senior Social Club of theHoly Trinity Roman CatholicChurch will be held on Monday,May 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the gymna-sium/auditorium of theinterparochial school. Attendees areasked to use the side entrance onFirst Street.

Dr. Karen Ensle of Rutgers Coop-erative Extension of Union Countywill present a program entitled “WhoGets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate.”

Registration for the group’s ca-tered luncheon on Monday, June 10,will also be taken at this meeting.

On Thursday, May 23, club mem-bers will travel to the New JerseyPerforming Arts Center in Newark.The bus will leave from B.G. FieldsRestaurant in Westfield and returnthere for dinner after the performance.

Members may sign up for theorganization’s Monday, June 24 trip,which will be a ride aboard the Spiritof Philadelphia. Further informa-tion will be available at the May 13meeting.

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– Obituaries –

Alfred H. Murphy, 86Alfred H. Murphy, 86, of

Mountainside died on Saturday, April27, in Union Hospital.

Born in Elizabeth, he had lived inSpringfield for 21 years prior to mov-ing to Mountainside five years ago.

Mr. Murphy had been a shoemakerbefore retiring.

A memorial Mass was held onTuesday, May 7, at St. James Ro-man Catholic Church in Spring-field.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of Smith and Smith (Subur-ban) in Springfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to St. JamesChurch, 45 South Springfield Av-enue, Springfield 07081.

May 9, 2002

Frederick W. Wieboldt, 80, Had BeenAthletic Director at Upsala College

Alfred F. Heintz, 78, Army Veteran;Owned Fred F. Interiors in Westfield

William J. Dunn, 88, Service EngineerFor Westinghouse Corp. in New York

Edward G. Fey, 78, Systems Analyst;Active In Various Church Programs

Edward G. Fey, 78, of Fanwooddied on Wednesday, May 1, atMuhlenberg Regional Medical Cen-ter in Plainfield.

Born in Elizabeth, he had livedthere before relocating to Fanwood41 years ago.

Mr. Fey had been employed as asystems analyst with the Exxon Cor-poration for 34 years, prior to retir-ing in 1985.

He received his bachelor’s degreefrom Rutgers University in 1949 andhis master’s degree from theuniversity’s business school in 1953.

A veteran of World War II, heserved with the United States Armyin the European Theater.

Mr. Fey was a Deacon, SundaySchool teacher and Youth BasketballDirector, as well as a baseball teammember, at various churches. He wasa member of the Hydewood ParkBaptist Church in North Plainfield atthe time of his death.

He was predeceased by his par-ents, William and Lydia Fey, and abrother, Robert Fey.

Surviving are his wife of 48 years,

Lois Worman Fey; two sons, DavidFey and Douglas Fey, both of Hous-ton; a daughter, Debra Fey of Chi-cago; two sisters, Charlotte Hunte ofCalifornia and Lois Hungerford ofWestfield, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Sat-urday, May 4, from the MemorialFuneral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood. Interment followed atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Mission Fund of HydewoodPark Baptist Church, 100 NorwoodAvenue, North Plainfield 07060.

May 9, 2002

Alfred F. Heintz, 78, ofManahawkin died on Monday, April29, at Southern Ocean County Hos-pital in Manahawkin.

Born in Pforzheim-Brotzingen,Germany, he had lived in Spring-field, Westfield and New Port Richey,Fla., before relocating toManahawkin 11 months ago.

Mr. Heintz had owned AlfredHeintz Interiors, an upholstery anddrapery business in Westfield, formore than 25 years before his retire-ment in 1989.

He was a United States Army vet-eran of World War II and a member

of the New Port Richey Veterans ofForeign Wars.

He was predeceased by his wife,Adele V. Cortese Heintz, and by abrother, Paul Heintz.

Surviving are two brothers, Rob-ert Heintz and Herman Heintz, and asister, Elsie Gergulas.

The funeral service was held onFriday, May 3, at Smith and Smith(Suburban) in Springfield.

Memorial contributions may bemade to NJAPDA Chapter(Parkinson’s Disease), P.O. Box 5273,Kendall Park 08824.

May 9, 2002

Frederick W. Wieboldt, 80, ofSouth Dennis, Mass., died on Sun-day, April 28, at Cape Cod Hospitalin Hyannis, Mass.

Born in Summit, he had lived inScotch Plains before moving to SouthDennis.

Mr. Wieboldt had been a Girls’Junior Varsity soccer and softballcoach at the Dennis-Yarmouth Re-gional High School in Dennis from1986 to 1996.

He was also the former AthleticDirector at Upsala College in EastOrange, where he was departmentChairman, a basketball, soccer, golfand cross-country coach, and a physi-cal education teacher.

Mr. Wieboldt had been inductedinto the Upsala College Hall of Fame.

Earlier in his career, he was ateacher at Highland Park HighSchool.

He was a graduate of Rutgers Uni-versity in New Brunswick.

Mr. Wieboldt served in the UnitedStates Army Air Corps during WorldWar II.

Surviving are his wife, MarionDavis Wieboldt; two daughters,Phyllis Tyler of Holliston, Mass.,and Ellen Wieboldt of Fallston, Md.;a son, Kenneth Wieboldt of Coven-try, R.I.; a brother, Herbert Wieboldtof Dennis, Mass.; a sister, Ann Wil-son of Andover, Mass., and nine

grandchildren.A funeral service was held on

Thursday, May 2, at the Doane, Bealand Ames Funeral Service in SouthDennis. Interment was at the Massa-chusetts National Cemetery inBourne, Mass.

Memorial donations may bemade to Camp Calumet Lutheran,P.O. Box 236, West Orange, N.H.03890-0236.

May 9, 2002

William J. Dunn, 88, of ScotchPlains died on Tuesday, April 30, atMuhlenberg Regional Medical Cen-ter in Plainfield.

Born in Beaver Meadow, Pa., hehad lived in Plainfield prior tomoving to Scotch Plains 49 yearsago.

Mr. Dunn had worked as a serviceengineer with Westinghouse Corpo-ration in New York City for 36 yearsbefore retiring in 1979. He was alsoa volunteer firefighter in ScotchPlains.

Surviving are his wife of 55 years,Madeleine M. Tietz Dunn; twodaughters, Cathy E. Lasowski ofPort Monmouth and Janet L. Burnsof Oakhurst; a son, William P. Dunnof Hillsborough; two sisters, Eliza-beth Loftus of Newark, Del., andLouise Faust of Weatherly, Pa.;seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter.

Funeral services were conducted

on Saturday, May 4, at the MemorialFuneral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood. Interment followed at Hill-side Cemetery in Scotch Plains.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the American Cancer So-ciety, P.O. Box 815, Elizabeth07207 or to the Scotch Plains Res-cue Squad, P.O. Box 325, ScotchPlains 07076.

May 9, 2002

Albert Lanza, 75, Was Fire Captain;Served in Navy During World War IIAlbert R. Lanza, 75, a lifelong

Westfield resident and retired fireCaptain, died on Thursday, May 2, atOverlook Hospital in Summit.

Mr. Lanza, who joined theWestfield Fire Department as a vol-unteer in January of 1952, became apaid firefighter in June of 1953. Hewas promoted to Lieutenant in De-cember of 1963 and to Captain inJanuary of 1973, retiring in Januaryof 1992.

He was a life member of Firemen’sBenevolent Association Local No.30 of Westfield and a fire member ofthe Westfield Firemen’s Exempt As-sociation.

Mr. Lanza enlisted in the UnitedStates Navy during World War II andserved aboard the USS LST 477 in the

Asiatic Pacific Theater.He was a member of Martin

Wallberg Post No. 3 of the AmericanLegion of Westfield and the Veteransof Foreign Wars Post No. 7363 ofClark.

Surviving are his wife, DorothyAngelo Lanza; a son, Glenn Lanza; adaughter, Lynn Carneiro, and fivegrandsons.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld on Saturday, May 4, at St.Helen’s Roman Catholic Church inWestfield. Interment took place atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Dooley ColonialHome, 556 Westfield Avenue inWestfield.

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Marie J. Watkins, 81Marie J. Norberg Watkins, 81, a

lifelong resident of Plainfield, diedon Tuesday, April 30, at MuhlenbergRegional Medical Center inPlainfield.

Mrs. Watkins helped her husband,Frank, with bookkeeping for his busi-ness, Frank Watkins Carpentry, inPlainfield for many years. The couplemarried in 1939.

She was a communicant of St.Mary’s Roman Catholic Church inPlainfield.

She was predeceased by threebrothers and three sisters.

Surviving, in addition to her hus-band, are two sons, John F. Watkinsof Alpha and Robert Watkins ofPlainfield; five daughters, EllenSciaraffa of Naples, Fla., LindaWatkins of Connecticut, KarenFlanagan of South Plainfield, CarolKilleya of Ohio and Debbie Clarkeof Westfield; nine grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held onSaturday, May 4, from the HigginsHome for Funerals in Plainfield. AMass followed at St. Mary’sChurch. Interment took place atthe Holy Redeemer Cemetery inSouth Plainfield.

May 9, 2002

Everett K. Dobson, 86, Police Chief;Was Navy Veteran of World War II

Michael J. Petriano, 3rd, Had EarnedDegree In Language and Linguistics

Philip Parizeau, 75, Retired Salesman;Served Aboard USS Theodore Chandler

Everett K. Dobson, 86, died onFriday, May 3, at The Brighton Gar-dens Assisted Living in Middletown.

Born in Plainfield, he had lived inMountainside for more than 40 yearsprior to moving to Middletown twoyears ago.

Mr. Dobson became a police of-ficer in 1942, serving 30 years withthe Union County Park Police be-fore retiring as a Police Chief in1972. He was a member of the NewJersey Policemen’s Benevolent As-sociation.

He was a United States Navy vet-eran of World War II.

He was predeceased by his wife,

Elsie Mary Dobson, in 1993, and bya sister, Ruth Dobson, in Septemberof 2000.

Surviving are two daughters, JudithA. Nelson of Thompson, Pa., andSusan D. Somers of Tinton Falls;three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tues-day, May 7, at the Gray FuneralHome, 318 East Broad Street inWestfield. Interment took place atGraceland Memorial Park inKenilworth.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Salvation Army, 20 Riv-erside Drive, Red Bank 07701.

May 9, 2002

Philip Parizeau, 75, of ScotchPlains died on Saturday, May 4, atOverlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Montreal, Canada, he cameto the United States in 1929, settlingin Westfield. He lived in Scotch Plainssince 1959.

Mr. Parizeau had been employedas a salesman with J. P. Stevens, Inc.in Manhattan for 30 years beforeretiring 20 years ago.

He was a United States Navy vet-eran of World War II, serving aboardthe USS Theodore E. Chandler in theAtlantic and the Caribbean.

He received a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Marketing from RiderCollege in Lawrenceville in 1952.

Surviving are his wife, Gail

Parizeau; three sons, Philip Parizeau,John Parizeau and Charles Parizeau;a brother, Murray Parizeau; a sister,Annette Harms, and four grandchil-dren.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld yesterday, Wednesday, May 8,at the Holy Trinity Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield. Interment tookplace at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Dooley Colonial Home,556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Scotch Plains RescueSquad, P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains07076.

May 9, 2002

Michael J. Petriano, 3rd, 37, ofWestfield died on Thursday, May 2,at Muhlenberg Regional MedicalCenter in Plainfield.

Born in Brooklyn, he resided inWestfield since 1973.

Mr. Petriano was employed as abook seller at Barnes and Noble inSpringfield for the past three and ahalf years.

He was awarded a Bachelor of ArtsDegree in Language and Linguisticsfrom Georgetown University in

Washington, D.C. in 1988.Surviving are his parents, Michael

J. Jr. and Anne Marie Petriano; asister, Larisa DePalma, and his grand-mother, Margaret Petriano.

A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered on Monday, May 6, at theHoly Trinity Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield, following the funeralfrom the Dooley Colonial Home,556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.Interment took place at FairviewCemetery in Westfield.

May 9, 2002

Joseph A. LaRosa, 85Joseph Anthony LaRosa, 85, of

Warren died on Tuesday, April 30, inthe Somerset Medical Center inSomerville.

Born in Newark, he had been aresident of Scotch Plains before relo-cating to Warren in 1965.

Mr. LaRosa had been employed withWigton-Abbott Engineering in Plainfieldas an electrical and design drafter for 19years prior to retiring in 1982.

Prior to that, he had worked in thesame capacity for the Lockheed Cor-poration in Watchung and as a cus-tom suit maker for Bonds Clothing inNew York City for 15 years.

He worked in the Kearny ship-yards during World War II.

Mr. LaRosa served as an usher atOur Lady of the Mount Roman Catho-lic Church in Warren and was a mem-ber of the Knights of Columbus coun-cil in Martinsville.

Surviving are his wife of 62 years,Ann Oliver LaRosa; four sons, Jo-seph F. LaRosa, Frank R. LaRosa,Raymond A. LaRosa and Ronald G.LaRosa; nine grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Fri-day, May 3, from the Higgins Homefor Funerals in Watchung. A Massfollowed at Our Lady of the MountChurch. Interment took place at theHoly Redeemer Cemetery in SouthPlainfield.

May 9, 2002

Debra L. Malgeri, 47Debra L. Malgeri, 47, a lifelong

resident of Westfield, died on Sun-day, May 5, at St. Barnabas MedicalCenter in Livingston.

Mrs. Malgeri was employed as theoffice manager for George H.Malgeri, M.S.,C.P.A. in Westfieldfor 15 years.

She was a 1973 graduate ofWestfield High School.

She was predeceased by hermother, Dolores Wilson, and her step-mother, Lenore Wilson.

Surviving are her husband of 30years, George H. Malgeri; three sons,Eric Malgeri, George Malgeri, Jr.and Ryan Malgeri; a daughter,Kristen Malgeri; her father, John R.Wilson, Sr.; three sisters, Barbara,Doreen and Patricia, and three broth-ers, Jack, Anthony and Daniel.

A Mass of Christian Burial will beoffered at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday,May 10, at the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church in Westfield. Inter-ment will be at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

Visitation will take place from 2 to4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today,Thursday, May 9, and at 9 a.m. to-morrow at the Dooley ColonialHome, 556 Westfield Avenue inWestfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-tions may be made to St. JosephSchool for the Blind, 253 BaldwinAvenue, Jersey City, 07306.

May 9, 2002

Stephen Karwan, 85Stephen M. Karwan, 85, of

Westfield died on Monday, May 6, atOverlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Elizabeth, he had lived inScotch Plains for 45 years beforemoving to Westfield two years ago.

Mr. Karwan had been employed asa chemical engineer with Combus-tion Engineering Company inBloomfield for more than 40 years,prior to retiring in 1982.

He graduated from the Universityof Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1938with a Bachelor of Science Degree inChemical Engineering.

He was a member of the AmericanInstitute of Chemical Engineering,the American Chemical Society, theWestfield Chapter of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons andthe Scotch Plains Senior Citizens.

He was predeceased by his wife,Helen S. Karwan, in 1999.

Surviving are three daughters, KarenH. Karwan of Robbinsville, ChristineK. Ferrao of New Providence andMarianne “Mimi” Peluso of Hartsville,Pa., and five grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass was offered yes-terday, Wednesday, May 8, at theImmaculate Heart of Mary RomanCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.Interment followed at Fairview Cem-etery in Westfield.

Memorial donations may be madeto Mobile Meals of Westfield, 170Elm Street, Westfield 07090 or to theWestfield Volunteer Rescue Squad,P.O. Box 356, Westfield 07091.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Memorial FuneralHome, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.

May 9, 2002

Joseph Mariano, 82Joseph Mariano, 82, of Scotch

Plains died on Monday, May 6, atMuhlenberg Regional Medical Cen-ter in Plainfield.

Born in Campo Basso, Italy, hehad lived in Fanwood for more than30 years before moving to ScotchPlains two years ago.

Mr. Mariano had been employedas a plant manager for Bennett MetalTreating Company in Newark for 20years prior to retiring in 1982. Hehad also worked as a crossing guardin Westfield from 1992 to 1999.

He was predeceased by his wife,Ruth Giordano Mariano, in 1999.

Surviving are a son, Thomas J.Mariano of Whitehouse Station; asister, Aida Liberatore of CocoaBeach, Fla., and three grandchildren.

Services were held yesterday,Wednesday, May 8, from the Memo-rial Funeral Home, 155 South Av-enue in Fanwood.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad,P.O. Box 325, Scotch Plains 07076.

May 9, 2002

John Morgan, 93, Bank Executive;Past President of Local Rotary Club

John Morgan, 93, of Bridgewaterdied on Thursday, May 2, at theSomerset Medical Center inSomerville.

Born in Rockville Centre, LongIsland, N.Y., he had lived in Westfieldfor 30 years, relocating to Florida in1978. He returned to New Jersey in1997, settled in Mountainside andeventually moved to the Avalon inBridgewater.

A 1926 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, Mr. Morgan had worked inbanking for many years and wasPresident of the Fanwood-ScotchPlains Savings and Loan and VicePresident of Queen City Savings.

He was a member and Past Presi-dent of the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsRotary Club.

He was predeceased by his wife of60 years, Villette Voss Morgan, in 1997.

Surviving are two daughters, JoyceSiegfried of Bridgewater and JoanMorgan of New York City; three grand-children and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, atSt. Martin’s Episcopal Church inBridgewater. Interment was to beprivate.

Funeral arrangements were underthe direction of the Gray FuneralHome, 318 East Broad Street inWestfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial do-nations may be made to RotaryInternational’s PolioPlus campaign,in care of local Rotary Club orNational Wildlife Federation,111000 Wildlife Center Drive,Reston, Va. 20190-5362 or to afavorite charity.

May 9, 2002

Galina Bartolf, 89Galina Bartolf, 89, of Westfield

died on Friday, May 3, at the home ofher daughter, Elena Bartolf, inWestfield.

Born in China, she had lived there andin Russia before coming to the UnitedStates in 1967. She had lived in New YorkCity prior to moving to Westfield.

Surviving, in addition to her daugh-ter, are a sister, Tamara Verter ofWest Palm Beach, Fla., and twograndchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial tookplace yesterday, Wednesday, May 8,at St. Alexander Nevsky RussianOrthodox Church in Howell. Inter-ment was at Woodlawn Cemetery inLakewood.

Arrangements were under the di-rection of the DeBow Leber FuneralHome in Jackson.

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Following A Winning Team: A Day WithStudents Competing in The Fed ChallengeBy STEVEN KRAKAUER

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

On April 26, I arrived at the WestfieldTrain Station at 9:30 a.m. for an excur-sion with the Westfield High School(WHS) Fed Challenge team.

The group competes in Fed Challengecompetitions, and today it would competein the regional finals. This was the farthestany team from Westfield had gotten in thefour years the club had been around.

The team discussed economics andinterest rates. I took a diary of the day’sevents:

9:32 a.m. — The group gathers at theWestfield Train Station. The group in-cludes seniors Jon Bender, Dan Kaganand Rui Lu, junior Chris Urban andsophomore Ravi Bharadwaj. Also goingon the excursion to the Federal ReserveBank are the team’s advisors, WHSteacher Thom Hornish and ComputerConsultant Pete Billson.

9:38 a.m. — It’s time for the first peptalk. “When you guys win this after-noon, stay calm,” warns Mr. Hornish.

9:50 a.m. — I realize I don’t actuallyknow what will be happening this after-noon. Dan Kagan attempts to explain.“Basically we’re going to talk aboutsome junk,” he says.

Jon Bender goes into a little moredetail. “We’re going to present theeconomy in terms of macroeconomics.”

9:51 a.m. — We board the train.10:03 a.m. — The team doesn’t waste

time in last minute preparations for theday’s events. Raj Bharadwaj asks, “Howwere the U.S. Financial Markets in the1980’s?”

“Pretty crappy,” replies Jon.10:05 a.m. — Rui describes Chris

Urban as “this Hungarian guy here.”Then I realize, this team has a lot ofethnicity behind it. Hungarian (Chris),Chinese (Rui), British (Jon), Indian (Raj)and American (Dan). They’ll all be dis-cussing the U.S. economy.

10:22 a.m. — I get the run-down fromDan on how the Westfield team got tothis point in the competition. The firstround consisted of 125 teams from theNew York area, and those teams werenarrowed to 25. The top six teams movedon to today’s regional finals.

The winner would go to Washington,D.C.

Raj, the youngest member, joined theteam just one week before the first round,taking over for a member who quit.

11:02 a.m. — We arrive on Wall Streetwith 30 minutes to kill. I get the run-down on the practice schedule for thisteam. Yesterday, starting at two in theafternoon, the team gathered for a finalpractice. They didn’t leave the schooluntil 10 p.m.

They were working on their presenta-tion, a 15-minute “editorial board” simu-lation on the economy today, as well asthe 10-minute question and answer ses-sion where they are to be grilled by threejudges involved with the Fed.

11:10 a.m. — The team is involved ina heated discussion…about tea. Consen-sus? English tea, no good, Chinese tea,good.

11:15 a.m. — The team is proud oftheir diversity. “Immigrants are takingover,” says Chris.

11:23 a.m. — They’re also modest,with a sense of humor. “We’re not thebrains of Westfield. The ‘brains’ are moreimportant than us,” says Jon.

11:29 a.m. — It’s not a stretch to findan enemy for the Westfield Fed Chal-lenge team.

“Montclair is what you may call ourarchrivals. They won last year, and wewant to win this year,” says Jon.

The team agrees.11:45 a.m. — Lunchtime, free buffet.

Contestants eat up…they’re the first teamto compete after lunch. Montclair? Theywere the first team to present, some-where around 9 this morning.

12:19 p.m. — Lunchtime is over. Theteam gathers to do a run-through of theirpresentation.

12:21 p.m. — The “editorial boardmeeting” begins. Dan is the “editor-in-chief,” while the other four are special-ized in different subjects. It’s a skit thathas to do with interest rates. The team’sconsensus is that interest rates must re-main constant due to a variety of well-presented reasons.

12:30 p.m. — Chris puts hishighlighter down for the first time sincethe beginning of the run-through. Lastminute preparations are still underway.

12:36 p.m. — Practice ends. The teamis slightly over the 15-minute mark, theideal time, according to the judges.

12:46 p.m. — Lloyd Bromberg, theDirector of Education Programs at theFed, stops by the table. He’s been thedirector of the Fed Challenge since it’sinception seven years ago.

He explains that there are six othercompetitions going on at Federal banksacross the U.S. — in Chicago, St. Louis,Dallas, Boston, Cleveland and Rich-mond. The New York competition is byfar the most competitive, fielding 125teams. The other competitions have about125 teams combined.

Eight years ago this competition startedwith 14 teams.

What does he think about Westfield’ssuccess, in only their fourth year? “A lotof the success is dependent on the teacher.Pete (Billson) and Thom (Hornish) de-serve a lot of credit,” he says.

12:58 p.m. — Nikki Candalore, aWestfield member of the Fed Challengeteam last year and current Barnard Col-lege student, meets up with the team justas they enter the competition room. “I’mexcited to see how they do,” she says. “Itsays a lot for our program that they’re inthe finals.”

12:59 p.m. — The Westfield teamtakes the stage, hooked up to micro-phones and given water. The fan baseincludes six or seven parents, two advi-sors, Nikki and me.

1:06 p.m. — Besides the weekend tripto Washington and the chance to be thebest team in the country, Mr. Brombergannounces another quirk of winning.The winning team gets to ring the bell atthe American Stock Exchange.

1:16 p.m. — Westfield begins theirpresentation. Everything is going fairlysmoothly.

1:31 p.m. — Dan wraps up as Mr.Hornish checks his stopwatch in theaudience. 14 minutes, 55 seconds. Mr.Hornish is ecstatic.

1:36 p.m. — The judges begin theirquestion and answer period. Questionnumber two seems to temporarily stumpthe team: “How does an increase in inter-est rates relate to stock valuation?”

Raj begins to answer, but is correctedby Dan. Jon takes over, followed byChris. “Good Answer, Jon!” whispers

Nikki.1:42 p.m. — The question and answer

session is over, and Mr. Hornish is beam-ing. “That’s not the group I saw fourweeks ago. That’s as close to perfect asyou can get.”

The Westfield team had a newspaperthey produced prepared for the judges,and Mr. Hornish explains how this couldpossibly affect the judges decision.

“It could be risky because the judgesare used to a meeting format, but thenewspaper is organic, and they can actu-ally read it while we presented,” he says.

1:44 p.m. — “Economically Incor-rect, with Bill Maher” begins, a spoof ofthe ABC show performed by the nextcompeting group from Long Island. “Thisis more risky,” says Mr. Hornish.

The judges seem confused by the pre-sentation.

2:01 p.m. — The Long Island schoolends, over two minutes late.

2:03 p.m. - A tense Mr. Hornish whis-pers, “Anyone who though this was aday off from school should come withus,” he says.

2:11 p.m. — Dan is annoyed withhimself. “I think it the presentation wentall right, but Ravi didn’t know the an-swer to the question. I should have founda better way to help him,” he says.

2:12 p.m. — Mr. Hornish is gettinganxious for the results. “I don’t drink,but I’m getting close,” he says, laughingnervously. The big announcement is setto come in only one hour.

2:40 p.m. — The judges leave andbegin to converse in their conferenceroom. The announcement of the winneris said to be 15 minutes away.

2:44 p.m. — Raj is anxious too. “Ithink we did really well, but I haven’tseen all the other teams. I was nervousduring the question and answer, but ba-sically everything was fine,” he says.

2:47 p.m. – Mr. Billson liked what hesaw. “Out of the three groups we saw thisafternoon, ours was the best.”

He did have a qualm with that dreadedquestion two. “We blew one question,but the rest of the team recovered,” hesays.

3:34 p.m. — 38 minutes after theyretired to their chambers, the judges re-enter the room to announce the winners.

3:35 p.m. — All teams get plaquesand are announced individually. “Arch-Rival” Montclair stands near Westfieldfor the ceremony.

3:38 p.m. — The winner is announced:For the third year in a row, MontclairHigh School takes the win in the re-gional competition.

3:40 p.m. – Mr. Hornish shakes thehands of his team. “No DC for us,” saysJon.

3:58 p.m. – Mr. Hornish tells his teamthat the judges told him it was the ques-tion and answer that they lost on. But hedoes offer some condolences to his dis-heartened team. “Maybe we didn’t screwup at all, and they were just that muchbetter,” he says.

4:06 p.m. — Chris, the junior, islooking towards next year. “We’ve seenthe finals, and next year hopefully we’llfind members to replace the three gradu-ating,” he says.

4:09 p.m. — Jon is not as accepting.“They must have stolen our newspaperidea. That’s the only way they couldhave won,” he says.

4:44 p.m. — “I think we did ex-tremely well. There was just someoneout there who did better,” says Mr.Hornish on the train ride home.

5:12 p.m. — Trash-talking has al-ready begun for two graduating seniors.“Don’t worry Rui, because JohnsHopkins is going down to The Collegeof New Jersey next year,” says Jon. “Oh,you watch it,” says Rui.

Since that day, Mr. Hornish says heheard “unofficially” that Westfield camein second by a half a point. Either way,the 2002 Fed Challenge team from WHScan always know that they were the firstteam to make it to the regional finals.And their hard work paid off.

Richardson NamedTo Headmaster’s ListWESTFIELD – Joanna

Richardson, the daughter of PhilipRichardson and Diana Edkins ofWestfield, has been named to theHeadmaster’s List at Blair Academyin Blairstown. Joanna received thishonor by maintaining a minimum5.0 average on a 6.0 scale in hercourses for the winter term.

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Abigail Speck InductedInto Kappa Delta Pi

WESTFIELD – Abigail Speck ofWestfield was inducted into theGamma Zeta Chapter of Kappa DeltaPi, the International Honor Societyin Education, on April 26.

A member of the Sigma SigmaSigma sorority, Abigail has beenplaced on the Dean’s List for allthree semesters at The College ofNew Jersey.

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Woman’s Club to AnnounceWinners of Scholarships

WESTFIELD – Scholarship win-ners from Westfield High School,who are to be awarded scholarshipsfrom the Woman’s Club of Westfield,will be introduced to members attheir general meeting on Monday,May 13, at 12:30 p.m. in the PattonAuditorium of the First Congrega-tional Church in Westfield.

Since 1949, the organization hasawarded grants to Westfield studentsfor their further education. At thattime, a continuing fund was estab-lished to aid students in their educa-tional pursuits.

This year, five Westfield HighSchool graduates will each receiveda one-year freshman grant.

Families and friends of the recipi-ents are invited to attend the meet-ing. Other guests would be welcometo attend and should call (908) 654-3946 for further information.

New officers of the Woman’s Clubof Westfield for 2002-2004 will alsobe installed.

A reception following the meetingwill be hosted by the IntermediateDepartment members of the organi-zation.

School District PlansAnnual Art ExhibitionWESTFIELD — The public is in-

vited to attend the 18th annualWestfield Public School District’s FineArts Show, which will be held in theWestfield High School varsity gym-nasium from May 14-16.

A sampling of artwork by studentsrepresenting all nine public schoolsand grades ranging from kindergar-ten through 12th will be on display atthe annual show.

On Tuesday, May 14 and Wednes-day, May 15, the artwork can beviewed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and inthe evening from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Visi-tors are also welcomed on Thursday,May 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Paintings, two-dimensional work,ceramic, crafts, computerized art andother pieces will be exhibited.

Linda King, Supervisor of FineArts, noted that the annual exhibit hasbecome “an outstanding cultural eventin this community. The Art Show is awonderful opportunity to exhibit hun-dreds of various art media created byour talented students under the direc-tion of dedicated art educators.”

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Governor’s School AcceptsNine Westfield HS Juniors

VISITING WESTFIELDER…Immaculata High School Principal Sister MaryL. Birster visited with the many guests present at Career Day 2002. Sister Marycaught up with the activities of alumni Kathleen Hartnett Jacobs of the Class of1977 from of Flemington, and Susan Myrah Kujawski of the Class of 1978 fromWestfield, during a welcome breakfast held for the guests at the school.

WESTFIELD — The New JerseyGovernor’s School has accepted nineWestfield High School (WHS) juniors tofive of the six programs.

Emily Chen and Tyler Patla were ac-cepted to the Governor’s School in theSciences, David Eisenberg and WilliamMasket were accepted to the Governor’sSchool in International Studies, Christo-pher Lynn and Jordan Hyman were ac-cepted to the Governor’s School of theArts, Angela Kim and Marisa Lau wereaccepted to the Governor’s School on theEnvironment, and Kate Lechner was ac-cepted to the Governor’s School of Pub-lic Issues.

Applicants to the six Governor’sSchools must have been nominated by ateacher and must be in their junior year ofhigh school. Minimum requirements forapplications included the writing of twoessays and the submission of teacherrecommendations.

Jordan was one of 12 students ac-cepted to the theater division of the Artsschool. His application process also in-cluded an a capella audition and a mono-logue audition. The theater students willperform two plays: the drama TheLaramie Project and the musical Assas-sins.

Lynn, a tenor, was one of 16 studentsaccepted into the voice division of theArts program.

“I am really thrilled, and I can’t wait toexperience this with the other students asinterested in the arts as I am,” he said.

William compared the InternationalStudies program to a more advancedModel United Nations trip. William andDavid, along with approximately 100other students, will go to Quebec for fivedays during which they will participatein mock debates.

Kate, who will be studying domesticpolitics in the Public Issues School, said,“I think it will be an educational experi-ence. Hopefully I can bring back what Ilearned to the WHS community.”

For the Environmental School, An-gela and Marisa will be visiting differentNew Jersey habitats. Marisa said, “I waselated to find out that I had been ac-cepted. This is a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity.”

Emily, who said she believes her ac-ceptance to the Science School will helpher with her future career plans, said, “Iwant to be a doctor, and I thought thiswould help me understand the field bet-ter.”

Tyler stated, “I felt honored to be ac-cepted, and I look forward to workingwith other students with interests similarto mine.”

WHS Principal, Dr. Robert Petix,added, “I’m extremely pleased that ourstudents have been recognized throughtheir acceptances to Governor’s School.Nine acceptances is extraordinary.”

Assistant Principal John Farinella, “Wehave very talented students at WHS, andthat’s reflected in their successful candi-dacies.”

Drexel Univ. PlacesGalitzer on Dean’s List

FANWOOD – J. Richard Weggel,Associate Dean of the College ofEngineering at Drexel University inPhiladelphia, Pa. has announced thatFanwood resident Alexander Galitzerearned Dean’s List distinction forthe winter quarter 2001.

A freshman at Drexel, Alexanderis the son of Mr. and Mrs. Barry D.Galitzer of Fanwood. He is a gradu-ate of The Wardlaw-Hartridge Schoolin Edison.

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WESTFIELD – Brandon AlbertDoerr of Westfield has beenelected to the Phi Beta Kappa aca-demic honorary society at TheJohns Hopkins University in Bal-timore, Md.

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ENTIRE LINEUP GETS INTO THE ACT WITH 8 IN THE 6TH

Blue Devils Erupt to ToppleHighlander Baseballers, 12-2

WAGNER WHACKS 3-RUN 2B, ‘MAC’ NO HITS, FANS 10

Top-Seeded Blue Devils RockRam Softballers, 10-0, in UCT

WESTFIELD TAKES 2ND AT 2ND, 3RD SINGLES AND IST, 2ND DOUBLES

Blue Devil Boys Fall Short to SummitIn Union County Tennis Tournament

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

Going into the finals of the UnionCounty Tennis Tournament on May6 at Donald Van Blake courts inPlainfield, the Westfield High Schoolboys had an even chance of topplingdefending champion Summit. Bothteams had representatives in four ofthe five contested positions; how-ever, the Hilltoppers defeatedWestfield in three head-onmatches to outpoint the BlueDevils, 88-76.

The big shock of the tour-nament came at first singleswhere third-seeded FrankGeiger of GovernorLivingston bullied top-seeded Steen Sehnert of Sum-mit, 6-2, 6-1, in the finals.Also, Geiger pulled a mild,7-5, 6-4, upset over second-seeded Blue Devil GriffinMaloney in the semis.

Mahoney and Geiger areno strangers to each other.“We play at the same club,”said Geiger. “I just wanted toplay my game, keep to hisbackhand and get to the netbecause, if I got to the net, hecouldn’t beat me there.”

Previously, Geiger toppedDemetry Koval of Elizabeth,6-3, 6-1, then advanced tothe semis by beatingCranford’s Scott Zucker, 6-3, 6-4.

Maloney received a first-roundforfeit then battled the howling windto breeze past Jared Weissman ofDayton, 6-2, 6-1, to advance to the

semifinals.“I played really well. I did every-

thing right and everything workedout the way I planned it,” Maloneysaid after his match with Weissman.

As to the influence of the wind, hesaid, “When I was practicing, I wasseeing how the wind was blowing. Itdid affect my serve. I did change mygame a little bit at the beginning of

my match but, once I got going, itdidn’t seem to be a factor.”

Maloney seized third by blankingAndre Dragun of Johnson, 6-0, 6-0.

Blue Devil sophomore Rich

Moran, seeded second at secondsingles, blew Jose Flores of Eliza-beth away, 6-0, 6-0, in the first roundand breezed by Plainfield’s LeroyParker in the quarterfinals with a 6-1,6-2, win.

But the semifinal match with third-seeded Will Sehnert of Summit wasanything but a breeze. Falling justtwo minutes short of four hours,

Moran and Sehnert continu-ously broke each other’s serveuntil Moran finally won hisserve on the last game to win,5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.

“It was a marathon but itwas a great match,” saidMoran. “He was a great playerand he handled my serve andvolley game very well.”

Not concerned with thelength of the match, Moransaid, “The time is meaning-less out there on the court.I’m just trying to think ‘winthe next point, win the nextpoint’. I wanted to go outthere and do my best and,luckily, my best was goodenough to win.

With his years of experi-ence as Blue Devil HeadCoach, George Kapnerpointed out, “Actually, therewas one (UCT) longer thanthis but this was of great qual-ity play. The other was two

‘moonballers’ going back and forth.This was net play, all-around play.Will made some unbelievable plays.Rich had him put away and he randown two balls, one to the backhand

and one to the forehand. I am proudof both of them. It was four hours ofgreat tennis.”

The exhaustion from Moran’ssemifinal match took its toll in thefinals when he was stopped by top-seeded Mike Klimchak of Johnson,6-0, 6-1.

Seeded fourth at second singles,Raider Mike Thompson stoppedFranco Maldonado of Roselle Park,6-3, 6-3, in the first round but lost, 6-1, 6-4, to fifth-seeded Chase


“Total Team” seems to be the themefor the 10-1-1 Westfield High Schoolbaseball team this season. The factthat there is not a weak hitter in theentire Blue Devil lineup has baffledopposing pitchers.

Although the visiting Governor

Livingston Highlanders managed tokeep the potentially viciously bark-ing Blue Devil bats at bay for fourinnings, Westfield, nursing a 2-1 leadgrowled for two runs in the bottom ofthe fifth and erupted for eight runs inthe sixth to end the game with a 12-2victory in the first round of the UnionCounty Tournament on May 4.

Westfield ace pitcher Jay Cook,who had two singles, improved hisrecord to 4-0 by holding the 5-9-1Highlanders to four hits while theBlue Devils amassed 11 hits. High-lander pitcher Jon Regenye took theloss.

Westfield took a 1-0 lead in thebottom of the first when Ben Koketscored on an RBI double by MikeSofka, who also had an RBI single inthe sixth. The Highlanders tied thescore in the third when Bryan Bealsingled, moved to second on a wildpitch and scored on Chris Floyd’ssingle. The Blue Devils regained thelead, 2-1, in the fourth when MannyGuasp singled and later scored onJohn Leonardis’ single.

The Blue Devils added somebreathing room with two runs in thefifth. With Koket, who singled, andBlair Richardson on base, BrianButts, who finished with two hits andthree RBI, ripped a two-run single.However, the Blue Devils gasped abit in the top of the sixth when High-lander Marcello Cavallaro blasted asolo homer over the right field fencenear the 350-foot marker to tightenthe score to 4-2.

The fateful sixth inning began


Always realizing the potential ofan upset and taking no chances, thetop-seeded Westfield High Schoolsoftball team kept focus and rockedthe 2-12 Roselle Rams, 10-0, in thefirst round of the Union County Tour-

nament in Westfield on May 4. The13-1 Blue Devils played a solid gameboth defensively and offensively,yielding no errors while groupingnine hits with two walks and twoRam miscues to account for all oftheir runs.

“I thought our team played really

well. We made a few base runningmistakes but defensively, we playedwell, said Head Coach MaggieMcFadden. “They have made errorsin some previous games but theyhaven’t allowed it to affect them likeit had in the past. That is the differ-ence in this team as opposed to pre-vious teams.”

“I can not remember the last timeour team has made an error. Thisteam is absolutely sharp. Anytime Igive up a ground ball, I know it’sgoing to be an out,” expressed seniorpitcher Caitlin MacDonald.

With reference to team focus,MacDonald said, “You really can’tchange your style because a 2-11team really doesn’t mean that much.Anybody can come out and win onany day. So you have to be carefulwith everybody.”

“I have been coaching too long totake anybody for granted,” addedMcFadden. “The longer you let ateam stay in the game, the moreconfident they get and mistakes canhurt you. You have to be well pre-pared. It’s important that the kidscome out and approach any gamelike it’s their top rival.”

CIANCIOTTO SLAPS 2-RUN DOUBLE, RBI IN NINTH

Raider Softball Girls CageBears, 6-5, in U.C. Qualifier

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Freshman Taylor Cianciottocracked a two-run double in the bot-tom of the seventh inning, then tappedan RBI single in the ninth, scoringCaitlin McNelis to give the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School soft-ball team a dramatic, 6-5, victoryover Brearley in the preliminaryround of the Union County Tourna-ment on May 3 in Scotch Plains.

“There was a little bit of pressureon me,” said first basemen Cianciotto,“I knew I was going to perform to thebest of my ability, so I just went outthere and did what I could. As far asthe hit was concerned, I like them alittle high, but this one came rightdown the middle.”

Picking up the win was sophomoreLaura Manzi who entered the gamein the sixth inning for McNelis whopitched outstanding.

“I was becoming a little tired, but Iwas pleased by my ball placement,particularly my change up,” saidMcNelis. “I think we really deservedthis game and it shows a lot of teams inthe county have to watch out for us.”

From the onset, the Bears came toplay and win attitude resulted in a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning ona RBI single by Jullian Kelly and atwo-run single by Christina Chonko.

The Raiders retaliated in the bot-

tom of the second on back-to-backwalks after the bases were loaded,collaring the Bears for two unearnedruns. Then in the third, Scotch Plainsknotted the score at 3-3 when Lind-say Pennella walked, McNelissingled and Shanayia Willis crackedan RBI single. The Bears, with thebases loaded in the fifth, forged ahead,4-3, on a high throw to the plate andpicked up their fifth run on a RBIsingle by Allison Shields in the sixth.

The Raiders answered in the sev-

enth. McNelis walked, Willis singledand Cianciotto ripped her two-rundouble, forcing the game into extrainnings. Manzi was awesome in theeighth as she struck out the numbertwo, three and four Bear batters.

“I came in and my arm felt great,”said Manzi. “The weather was greatand I just wanted to throw pitchesthat moved.”

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Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING THE PUTOUT AT FIRST...Raider junior Lindsay Pennella makesthe putout at first in the game against Brearley.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDEFINITELY SCORING A RUN...Blue Devil Sara Bobertz, who drilled adouble in the fifth inning, scores the ninth run against the Rams after TaraDowling tapped a grounder to the mound.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDIVING BACK TO FIRST...Blue Devil Jim McKeon dives back into first asHighlander pitcher Jon Regenye tosses to first baseman Chris Floyd in an effortto nail McKeon.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBlue Devil Griffin Maloney (third at first singles)

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesPLACING SECOND AT THIRD SINGLES...Blue Devil Dave Eisenberg, thedefending UCT champ at third singles, was upset in the finals by Don Richardsof Summit.




Raider SoftballersCage Bears, 6-5

COOK CRACKS 2-RUN HR, RICHARDSON RAPS 440 FT 3B

Blue Devil Baseballers SquashElizabeth Minutemen, 15-8

By D. BLAIR CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Three Elizabeth pitchers keptsearching for the Achilles’ heel in theWestfield High School baseballteam’s offense – but didn’t! Everyslot in the lineup either crossed theplate or drove one across as the 9-1-1 Blue Devils squashed the 7-5 Min-utemen, 15-8, in Westfield on May 1.

The Minutemen diamond men andthe Blue Devils have had manyknockdown offensive battles over theyears and this game was no excep-tion. According to Blue Devil HeadCoach Bob Brewster, “We have hadsome unbelievable games with eachother through the years, 13-11, 13-12. We’ve been down by nine runsand came back.”

Leftfielder Jay Cook trampled theplate four times and put the BlueDevils on the board first with a two-run home run over the left-centerfield fence in the first inning. How-ever, of the 13-hit bombardment,first baseman Blair Richardson, whofinished 3-for-4 with three RBI andtwo runs scored, hammered the long-est, a 440-foot RBI triple to a veryremote crevice in centerfield in thefourth inning.

“It was a fast ball, pretty muchover the plate. He made the mistakeand I took advantage of it,” saidRichardson. “I could feel the poweron the bat.”

With every Blue Devil getting intothe offensive act, John Leonardis –No. 8 man in the lineup – and JimMcKeon – batting ninth – provedthat there were no slots where theMinutemen pitchers could relax.Leonardis slashed a double in thesecond and chopped an RBI single inthe fourth while McKeon, who hadthree RBI, poked two one-run singles.

Leadoff hitter Josh Ludmer went1-for-1, had an RBI sacrifice fly,walked three times and scored threeruns. Ben Koket had two RBI and asingle. Manny Guasp punched twosingles had an RBI and scored a run,Brian Butts scored twice and MikeSofka singled and scored a run.

Enough about the hitting, the baserunning was phenomenal! In addi-tion to advancing bases on a combi-nation of five passed balls or wildpitches and tagging up three times onfly balls – two resulting in runs scored,the crafty Blue Devils stole eightbases and capitalized on six first-

and-third situations. Twice, with twomen out and runners on first-and-third, McKeon at first attempted toprovoke a rundown in order tosqueeze out more runs. Unfortu-nately, on each occasion, the Min-uteman infielder did not bite.

“We play greedy,” explainedRichardson. “We want every run thatwe can get. We have been scoring alot of runs lately and it’s because wehave been trying to take advantage ofevery mistake they make. It makes itharder on the pitchers and it defi-nitely puts the momentum back onour side.”

Westfield jumped to a 2-0 leadafter Cook’s two-run shot in the firstthen added three more runs in thesecond. Leonardis doubled andscored on McKeon’s single. McKeonstole second. Ludmer walked thenboth advanced two bases on a passedball. Koket concluded the inning withhis RBI sacrifice fly to center.

Junior Andrew Garrison, whopitched well for four innings, did runinto a bit a trouble in the third butescaped by yielding only two runs.Cook, Richardson, Guasp and Buttsall scored in the bottom of the inning,and Cook, Richardson and Butts

scored again in the fourth to up theBlue Devils’ lead to 12-2.

Just one pitch away from elimina-tion – 10-run rule – the Minutemenexploded for five runs in the fifth.Ludmer, Sofka and Richardsoncrossed the plate in the Westfieldhalf of the inning. The Minutemenadded a run in the sixth but Garrisonsat down all three Minutemen battersin the seventh.Elizabeth 002 051 0 8Westfield 234 330 x 15

PUBLIC NOTICESHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY,CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY,DOCKET NO. F-20785-01

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS-TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., PLAINTIFFvs. NILZA B. DELFINO, ET AL, DEFEN-DANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JANUARY 31, 2002 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex-ecution to me directed I shall expose for saleby public vendue, at the Union County Ad-ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jer-sey on WEDNESDAY THE 29TH DAY OFMAY A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the after-noon of said day. All successful biddersmust have 20% of their bid available in cashor certified check at the conclusion of thesales.

The judgment amount is TWO-HUN-DRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND NINE-HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN & 76/100($241,967.76).

All that certain tract or parcel of land andpremises situate, lying and being in theCITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07202, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Also known as Tax Lot 262 in Block 4 onthe Tax Assessment map of the CITY ofELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07202.

More commonly known as 602 BRITTONSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07202.

BEING LOT 153 ON BLOCK 7 ON MAPENTITLED “HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, STANDARDOIL COMPANY”’ SURVEYED FEBRUARY1, 1922 BY J.L. BAUER, CIVIL ENGINEERAND SURVEYOR, ELIZABETH, NEWJERSEY, FILED JUNE 29, 1922 AS MAPNO. 69-C.

PREMISES BEING MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCEWITH A SURVEY MADE BY RUDOLFOPIERRI, P.L.S. DATED AUGUST 20, 1998AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THESOUTHERLY SIDELINE OF BRITTONSTREET DISTANT 44.00 FEET WEST-ERLY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITHTHE WESTERLY SIDELINE OFCLARKSON AVENUE, IF EXTENDED,AND RUNNING THENCE:

1. SOUTH 10 DEGREES 19 MINUTESWEST 100.00 FEET TO A POINT;THENCE

2. NORTH 79 DEGREES 41 MINUTESWEST 44.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE

3. NORTH 10 DEGREES 19 MINUTESEAST 100.00 FEET TO A POINT IN THESOUTHERLY SIDELINE OF BRITTONSTREET; THENCE

4. ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY SIDE-LINE OF BRITTON STREET, SOUTH 79DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 44.00FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OFBEGINNING.

There is due approximately the sum ofTWO-HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOU-SAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE &80/100 ($258,481.80) together with lawfulinterest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file inthe Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjournthis sale.

RALPH FROEHLICHSHERIFF

FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, P.C.Suite 2017 Century DriveParsippany, New Jersey 07054CH-756570 - (WL)4 T - 5/2, 5/9, 5/16& 5/23/02 Fee: $291.72

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)

Addendum to Regularly Scheduled Meetings

TYPE OF MEETING: Regular Public Meeting

DATE OF MEETING: Monday, May 20, 2002

LOCATION: Administration BuildingEvergreen Avenue & Cedar StreetScotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

TIME: 7:00 p.m.

PURPOSE OF MEETING: The Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. to honor/recognizethe 2002 retirees. The Regular Public Meeting willbegin at 7:45 p.m. in Executive Session and at 8:00p.m. in public session.

ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Action will be taken.1 T - 5/9/02, The Times Fee: $36.72



FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGEASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs. LIGIARUA, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED FEBRUARY 8, 2002 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex-ecution to me directed I shall expose for saleby public vendue, at the Union County Ad-ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jer-sey on WEDNESDAY THE 5TH DAY OFJUNE A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the after-noon of said day. All successful biddersmust have 20% of their bid available in cashor certified check at the conclusion of thesales.

The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFIVE THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDREDEIGHTY FOUR & 52/100 ($105,584.52).

The property to be sold is located in theCITY of ELIZABETH in the County ofUNION, and the State of New Jersey.

Tax LOT 46A BLOCK 1COMMONLY KNOWN AS 138 CLARK

PLACE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07206

Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately)100.0 feet wide by 17.5 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Situated on theSOUTHWESTERLY side of CLARKPLACE, 498.07 feet from the NORTH-WESTERLY side of FIRST STREET.

THE SALE IS SUBJECT TO UNPAIDTAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, TAX,WATER AND SEWER LIENS AND OTHERMUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS. THEAMOUNT DUE CAN BE OBTAINEDFROM THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHOR-ITY.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOU-SAND FOUR-HUNDRED THIRTY NINE& 72/100 ($114,439.72) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




SHAPIRO & DIAZ, LLPATTORNEYS AT LAWSuite J406 Lippincott DriveMarlton, New Jersey 08053CH-756550 - (WL)4 T - 5/9, 5/16, 5/23& 5/30/02 Fee: $210.12



CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES INC, ETALS., PLAINTIFF vs. ANNADEJOURNETT HER HEIRS, REPRESEN-TATIVES AND HER, ET AL., DEFEN-DANT.



The judgment amount is NINETEENTHOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED SEVENTYSEVEN & 88/100 ($19,177.88).

BEING KNOWN AS THE PREMISESLOCATED IN THE CITY OF ELIZABETHCOUNTY OF UNION AND STATE OFNEW JERSEY

BEING KNOWN AS: 130 WEST GRANDSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY

LOT 1749BLOCK 13DIMENSIONS OF LOT: N/ANEAREST CROSS STREET: CHILTON

STREETNUMBER OF FEET: 298 FEETANY FURTHER INFORMATION CAN

BE OBTAINED FROM THE SHERIFF OFUNION COUNTY

TAX SALE CERTIFICATES ABLAC FFL. 4/10/00 - $1,166.96 - #006507

There is due approximately the sum ofTWENTY THOUSAND NINE-HUNDREDTHIRTY EIGHT & 06/100 ($20,938.06) to-gether with lawful interest and costs.




THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL A.ALFIERISuite One187 Route 34Matawan, New Jersey 07747CH-756552 - (WL)4 T - 5/9, 5/16, 5/23& 5/30/02 Fee: $204.00



BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OFCALIFORNIA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE ONBEHALF OF PACIFIC AMERICA HOMEEQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 1998-1,PLAINTIFF vs. JOSEPH MERCY, ET AL.,DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED DECEMBER 07, 2001 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFORTY THREE THOUSAND ONE-HUN-DRED SEVENTY SEVEN & 31/100($143,177.31).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth, County of Union, State ofNew Jersey.

Commonly known as: 507 Riverside Drive,Elizabeth, New Jersey

Tax Lot No. 1313, Block No. 11Dimensions of Lot: BEGINNING at a point

in the easterly line of Riverside Drive distantnortherly along the same 57 feet from thecorner formed by the intersection of the saideasterly line of Riverside Drive and the north-erly line of Parker Road and running thence;1) north 68 degrees 40 minutes east, 98.48feet; thence 2) north 21 degrees 20 minuteswest, 29.54 feet; thence 3) north 68 degrees40 minutes east, 31.52 feet; thence 4) North21 degrees 20 minutes west, 27.46 feet;thence 5) south 68 degrees 40 minuteswest, 130 feet to the easterly line of River-side Drive and thence; 6) along the easterlyline of Riverside Drive, south 21 degrees 20minutes east, 57 feet to the point or place ofbeginning.

Subject to: Tax Sale Certificate No. 00-6151, Amount: $4,260

Nearest Cross Street: Parker RoadThere is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOU-SAND THREE-HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE& 72/100 ($181,335.72) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




GEORGE CRETELLA, ESQ.Suite C20 Cambridge DriveAberdeen, New Jersey 07747CH-756559 - (WL)4 T - 5/2, 5/9, 5/16& 5/23/02 Fee: $238.68

Union County High SchoolVarsity Baseball Results:

MAY 1:Union 12, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2

Marc Weres whacked a grand slamfor the 13-1 Farmers. Kyle Adamsdrilled two doubles and scored a runfor the Raiders.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 000 02 2Union 219 0x 12

Governor Livingston 5, RoselleCatholic 3

Bryan Beal smashed a two-runhomer and Mike Manganiello rappeda two-run single.Roselle Cath. (7-5-1) 012 000 0 3Gov. Liv. (4-8-1) 002 201 x 5

Cranford 7, Plainfield 5Dave Drechsel had three RBI for

the 7-4 Cougars. Jose Reyes had twoRBI for the 6-7 Cardinals.Cranford 301 210 0 7Plainfield 012 200 0 5

MAY 4:U. C. TOURNAMENT1ST ROUND – MAY 4:

Union 7, Roselle Park 3The top-seeded Farmers got two

RBI each from Kevin Wright andDante Harvey.Elizabeth 7, Rahway 3

Xavier Santiago crushed a two-run homer for the fifth-seeded Min-utemen.A. L. Johnson 7, Linden 1

Justin Roszkowski had a three-runtriple for the fourth-seeded Crusad-ers.

Brearley 10, Roselle Catholic 0Rich Sporer fired a four hitter for

the seventh-seeded Bears.Westfield 12, Governor Livingston

2The second-seeded Blue Devils

erupted for eight runs in the sixthinning. See story.Cranford 12, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2

See story.Plainfield 7, Summit 2

Dante Harvy had three hits andtwo RBI for the Cardinals.Plainfield 002 002 3 7Summit 000 010 0 2

New Providence 9, Union Catholic6

Adam Rusnock had a two-rundouble for Union Catholic.Union Catholic 301 011 0 6New Providence 100 053 x 9


Blue Devil Boys, Girls TakeSecond at UC Track & FieldThe Westfield High School girls

and boys track and field teams bothplaced second at the Union CountyRelays at Williams Field in Eliza-beth on May 6. The Blue Devil boystotaled 69 points behind first-placeUnion at 80 and the girls totaled 50behind Elizabeth at 64 points. TheScotch Plains-Fanwood girls tookthird with a total of 45 and the boysfinished seventh at 28.

Constantly improving, the Blue

Devil boys grabbed three firsts, asecond, three thirds and a fourth.Scotch Plains-Fanwood had threesecond places but Ray Williams, whohad a 46.6 split on the 400 leg of thedistance medley, soared 23 feet inthe long jump to leap into state con-tention for that event. GovernorLivingston won two events and alsopicked up a third place and twofourths.

Blue Devils Earl Lambert, AdamWendel and Alexis Gonzalez com-bined for a total of 17’8” to win theteam high jump. Rich Miller,Gonzalez, Lambert and Diano Reavisteamed to win the 4x400 with a timeof 3:25.3 and Mike Gorski and JoeHubbard had a combined height of22 feet to win the pole vault.

Highlanders Jeremy Pfund, AlexHotz, Mike Prazak and Mike Carmodywon the 4x800 with a time of 8:14.1followed by Westfield at 8:16.5. MartyMaroney, Robert Hernandez and ColinPrice stuck first in the team javelinwith a distance of 445’1”. Westfieldplaced third at 393’1”.

The Raider boys placed second inthe 4x1600 with a time of 19:23.8,second in the team long jump with adistance of 59’8.5” and second in thedistance medley (DMR) at 10:47.6.Westfield took third in the DMR at11:26.1, third in the 4x100 at 43.7and third in the 4x200 at 1:30.9.

Lady Blue Devils Robyn Jeffries,Laura Pietruszki, Annie Onishi andEmily O’Neill won the sprint med-ley with a time of 4:21.9 and theRaider girls took third at 4:27.7.Westfield took second in the shuttlehurdles with a time of 1:09.9, secondin the distance medley with a time of13:19.1 and third in the 4x800 at10:31.6.

Raiders Rachel Jones, Aja Bundy,Lauren Perrotta and Jill Koscieleckiwon the 4x400 with a time of 4:02.9.The Raiders also placed second inthe 4x200 at 1:46.4, third in the teamlong jump with a distance of 45’2”and third in the discus with a distanceof 274’5”.

Union Catholic Vikings RebeccaBabicz, Lori Sobers, Linda Dolanskyand Katie Marshall won the distancemedley with a time of 13:17.9. TheGL Highlanders placed second in the4x800 at 10:25.5, second in the4x1600 at 22.52.3 and second in thejavelin with a distance of 275’10”.

the ninth on walks to McNelis andWillis. Junior shortstop Kelly Luskstepped up to the plate and laid downa picture-perfect bunt, advancing therunners. Then Cianciotto did the restwith her RBI single.

Senior second baseman KellieLaForge and senior centerfielderMegan Reddington made some finefielding plays. Numerous long dis-tance salvos were intercepted byleftfielder Jodi Fiorino.

“The kids just played a great game,particularly defensively ” said RaiderHead Coach Frank Butts. “I thinkearly on, if we could have had a fewmore key hits, we would of finishedthe game off earlier. We had tremen-dous pitching and defense, and whenwe needed to, we came through. But,we deserve it. We had a rough year,that’s two in a row for us, and hope-fully we can go from here.”Brearley (4-5) 300 011 000 5Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 021 000 201 6

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that on May 22,2002 at 8:00 P.M. in the Borough Hall of theBorough of Fanwood at 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey the FanwoodPlanning Board will hold a public hearing toconsider the appeal of Mr. & Mrs. EdwardGelling to widen the driveway on the prop-erty at 208 Vinton Circle, Fanwood, NewJersey also known as Block 82 Lot 5 on theFanwood Tax Map.

The application will also seek such otherrelief as may be determined necessary atthe public hearing based upon review of theapplication or amendment(s) to the applica-tion.

All interested persons may be presentand heard. The file pertaining to this appli-cation is available for public inspection dur-ing normal business hours from the Secre-tary of the Board at the Administration Of-fices of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 NorthMartine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gelling208 Vinton Circle

Fanwood, New Jersey 070231 T - 5/9/02, The Times Fee: $24.48



AVSTAR MORTGAGE CORPORA-TION, PLAINTIFF vs. ROBERT TORRESAND MRS. ROBERT TORRES, HIS WIFE;DOMINGO FUENTES, ET ALS., DEFEN-DANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JULY 5, 2000 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of ex-ecution to me directed I shall expose for saleby public vendue, at the Union County Ad-ministration Building, 1st Floor, 10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jer-sey on WEDNESDAY THE 22ND DAY OFMAY A.D., 2002 at two o’clock in the after-noon of said day. All successful biddersmust have 20% of their bid available in cashor certified check at the conclusion of thesales.

The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFORTY FOUR THOUSAND NINTY FIVE& 48/100 ($144,095.48).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth, County of Union and Statesof New Jersey.

It is commonly known as 155-157 West-field Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey.

It is known and designated as Block“Ward” 13, Lot “Acct” 1573.

The dimensions are approximately 35.62feet wide by 182.71 feet long.

Nearest cross street: Situate on the north-erly line of Westfield Avenue, 101.50 feetfrom the easterly line of Clinton Street.

Prior lien(s): Subject to unpaid taxes andmunicipal liens. Amount due will be an-nounced at the Sheriff’s Sale or is availableupon written request to plaintiff’s attorneys.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOU-SAND EIGHT-HUNDRED TWENTYFOUR & 88/100 ($181,824.88) togetherwith lawful interest and costs.




STERN, LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBURG,NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LLPSuite 300293 Eisenhower ParkwayLivingston, New Jersey 07039-1711CH-755449 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $204.00

PUBLIC NOTICEWESTFIELD PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board at its meeting on Monday,May 6, 2002 memorialized the followingBoard action of March 4, 2002 re:

02-02 U-YEE SUSHI CORPORATION,341 SOUTH AVENUE, EAST,BLOCK 3204, LOT 9. APPLICANTSEEKING TO CONVERT A VA-CANT STORE FORMERLY OC-CUPIED BY THE DRESS BARNINTO A JAPANESE RESTAU-RANT. – Approved with one condi-tion

Kenneth B. MarshSecretary

1 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $16.32


PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that on May 22,2002 at 8:00 P.M. in the Borough Hall of theBorough of Fanwood at 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey the FanwoodPlanning Board will hold a public hearing toconsider the appeal of Mr. & Mrs. ArielQuinones for a bulk variance to construct anaddition on the property at 126 MidwayAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey also knownas Block 27 Lot 8 on the Fanwood Tax Map.The following bulk variance is requestedfrom the Land Use Ordinance of the Bor-ough of Fanwood:12.04E4 Variance requested: Front yard

setback Permitted: 30 feetPresent: 18.72 feet Proposed:16.82 feet


All interested persons may be presentand heard.

The file pertaining to this application isavailable for public inspection during normalbusiness hours from the Secretary of theBoard at the Administration Offices of theBorough of Fanwood at 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.

Ariel & Leila Quinones126 Midway Avenue



PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that on May 22,2002 at 8:00 P.M. in the Borough Hall of theBorough of Fanwood at 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey the FanwoodPlanning Board will hold a public hearing toconsider the appeal of New York SMSALimited Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wirelessfor a minor site plan to construct a facility onthe existing PSE&G transmission tower onthe property at Elm and North Avenues,Fanwood, New Jersey also known as Block50 Lot 30 on the Fanwood Tax Map. Thefollowing use and bulk variance is requestedfrom the Land Use Ordinance of the Bor-ough of Fanwood:

(a) 12.04(D) Nature of deficiency: Usenot permitted

(b) 12.04(E) (8) Nature of Deficiency:Height Permitted: 35 feet Present: 115feet Proposed: 122 feet

(c) 13.15 Nature of Deficiency:Structure within 50 feet of distributionline, etc. Permitted: 50 feet Present: -0- Proposed 42 feet

(d) 14.05(G) (3) Nature of Deficiency:Storage building area Permitted 200square feet Proposed: 360 square feet


All interested persons may be presentand heard.

The file pertaining to this application isavailable for public inspection during normalbusiness hours from the Secretary of theBoard at the Administration Offices of theBorough of Fanwood at 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey

Richard D. Stanzione, Esq.,Hiering, Dupignac & Stanzione

64 Washington StreetToms River, New Jersey 08754-2015

Attorney for: New York SMSA Ltd.Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless1 T - 5/9/02, The Times Fee: $42.33

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOVERING THIRD BASE...Raider Meghan Reddington covers third but theBrearley Bear base runner slides safely into the bag. The Raiders defeated theBears, 6-5, in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament.

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesFAKING THE BUNT...Blue Devil JimMcKeon fakes a bunt but finishedwith two singles and three RBI againstElizabeth.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesNOT PRETTY, BUT STILL A RUN...Blue Devil Josh Ludmer rolls over homeplate in the second inning against the Minutemen. Ludmer crossed the platethree times.



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when McKeon reached first on anerror by the third baseman then got agreat jump on a hit-and-run playinitiated by Ludmer. Koket laid down

a perfect bunt single to load the basesand Sofka ripped an RBI single upthe middle.

Highlander Kevin Wyvlatt camein to relieve Regenye but to no availas Cook followed with a looping RBIsingle over second. Richardson fol-lowed with a grounder to short thatwas muffed and Manny Guasp sentWyvlatt to the dugout with a two-rundouble.

Highlander Tom Lallis relieved butthe growling continued as Buttsbounced an RBI single over second,Leonardis reached first on a throw-ing error and Ludmer brought Buttshome with the game ender when hetapped a slow roller back to themound.

“Everybody is contributing. Mostteams expect problems from the topof the lineup but when the other guysconstantly come through, that’s whenyou know you are going to win a lotof games,” expressed Blue DevilHead Coach Bob Brewster. “We hadsome really nice bunts. Brian Buttshad a nice bunt early in the game andBenny’s (Koket) bunt was just out-standing. Manny (Guasp) had bigRBI’s and Butts had three RBI’s.When that happens, you are going tohave a chance to win champion-ships.”Gov. Livingston 001 001 2Westfield 100 128 12

MacDonald, who improved herrecord to 12-1, tossed her fourth no-hitter of the season and fanned 10Rams in the five-inning game andsenior Rachel Wagner capped aseven-run second inning with a three-run double.

If there was any uneasiness at allon the part of the Blue Devils, itcame in the top of the first whenMacDonald walked two Rams andhit another with a pitch to load thebases with two outs. Fortunately, shehad the next batter swinging at air toretire the side.

“At first, I couldn’t settle down butTara (Dowling – catcher) helped mealong and we got things going,” ex-plained MacDonald.

After the Blue Devil bats weresilenced in the first inning, they spokeloudly in the second with seven runs.Freshman Lauren Gelmetti startedthe roar with an infield single andErin Corbett was hit-by-a-pitch.Nicole DeFabio bunted safely andGelmetti scored. Jessica Guerrieroripped a two-run single and walkswere ceded to MacDonald and SaraBobertz, loading the bases. Wagnerbrought them all home with herdouble and Gelmetti added anotherRBI single.

With a strong desire to end thegame in five innings via 10-run rule,the Blue Devils took to the long ballin the bottom of the fourth andtrampled the plate three more timesto take a 10-0 lead. MacDonaldcrushed a leadoff triple to deep leftfield and Sara Bobertz, on a 3-0count, unloaded with an RBI doubleover the centerfielder’s head. Bobertzsped to third on a ground out andscored on Dowling’s sacrificegrounder. Gelmetti poked her thirdhit of the game and Corbett lined ashot off the centerfielder’s glove.DeFabio finished with an RBI single.

All three Ram batters were as si-lent as lambs in the fifth to fulfill theBlue Devils’ desire.Roselle 000 00 0Westfield 070 3x 10

Blue Devils Erupt to ToppleHighlander Baseballers, 12-2


Top-Seeded Blue Devils RockRam Softballers, 10-0, in UCT


URBAN SINGLES TWICE, SCORES; DOCKERY GETS RBI

Cougar Baseball Boys DazzleSP-F Raiders, 12-2, in UCT

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Hitting the ball was not a scarcityfor the sixth-seeded, defending UnionCounty Tournament (UCT) cham-pion, Cranford High School baseballteam as they overwhelmed ScotchPlains-Fanwood, 12-2, in the firstround of the UCT on May 4 inCranford. Two-run singles around abases-loaded walk accounted for fiveof the Cougars’ runs in the second

inning.The 4-9 Raiders could muster just

two runs on five hits off Cougarstarter and winning pitcher, DerickZulick. Second baseman Jeff Hensaland shortstop Chris D’Annunzio eachdoubled while third baseman KevinUrban collected two singles. MarcusDockery had an RBI single. JuniorDave Senatore, (2-4), took the lossfor the Raiders.

“Although we lost seven in a row,we came to play, “explained Head

Coach Brian Homm. “This being acounty tournament, we wanted toprove that we weren’t that bad. Butthings are tough right now. We’remaking mistakes that are hurting us.We’re getting ourselves in a holeearly in the game, and that’s tough tocome back from. When you makeseveral errors and you walk a fewbatters and hit a few, things com-pound and its tough to win when youplay like that. We hope to turn it

around, eliminate some ofthe mistakes and get somebetter pitching.”

The Raiders struck firstwith a run in the top of thefirst. Hensal drilled a doubleto left field. Two batters laterand with two out, Dockerystepped up to the plate andrifled an RBI single up themiddle.

The Cougars tied the gamein the bottom of the inningafter a bases loaded walk.Cranford then added fivemore runs on the board inthe second inning, givingthem a 6-1 advantage. Aleadoff double by Matt Wil-son, a single and a balk re-sulted in the seventh run.

Then in the top of fifth,the Raiders added their sec-ond run. Urban poked asingle then scampered tosecond. D’Annunzio fol-lowed with his RBI doublebehind third, making the

score, 7-2.“Personally, I came through today,

said freshman Urban. “I just try tomake contact with the ball and get afew hits. I haven’t been producinglately, so today it was good for me,but the overall effort by the teamwasn’t good enough.”

“I didn’t exactly play well, and Ineed to play well for the team towin.” explained D’Annunzio. “Hope-fully, we can bounce back and winsome games.”

The Cougars sealed the deal in thebottom of the inning scoring fiveruns on three singles, a walk and fourerrors to end the hopes of an upset.

“It’s a game of momentum! Afterthat drop in the outfield and, by theway we don’t make many out there,they took the lead. That’s the gameof momentum and they got it andkept going with it,” concluded coachHomm.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 100 010 2Cranford 150 150 12

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Local High SchoolGolf Results:

MAY 1:Scotch Plains-Fanwood (12-2) 149,Roselle Park 168 (6-3)

(Scotch Hills, par 33)Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Mike

Sprung 33, Chris Meehan 37, JackEgan 38, Brian Muller 41

Roselle Park: Marc Henkel 37,Anthony Gabriele 40, GabeDilorenzo 42, Mike Dercale 49

Cranford Tops WestfieldFor WCT Golf Title

The Cranford High School golfteam continues to keep the Westfieldteam on it toes as the Cougars de-throned the Blue Devils 331-339 forthe Watchung Conference Tourna-ment title at the par 72 Roselle Coun-try Club in Roselle on May 6. ScotchPlains-Fanwood finished third witha total of 355.

Cougar senior Mike Occi shot a 3-over par 75 – 38 on the front nine and37 on the back nine – to capture firstamong the individuals and his sopho-more brother, Jason, was just onestroke behind at 76 – 39 front, 37

back. Blue Devil freshman RyanShallcross shot a 41 front nine and a39 back nine to finish third at 80.

Blue Devil senior Adam Karnishshot 44 on the front nine and 39 onthe back to finish fourth at 83. BlueDevil Gerritt Ill – 46-41 – tied RaiderMats Notoane – 44-43 – for seventhat 87. Raiders Brian Muller – 42-46– and Mike Sprung – 45-43 – tiedwith Union’s Shawn Strauss – 46-42– for ninth at 88.

TOP 6 TEAM TOTALS:1. Cranford 331, 2. Westfield 339, 3. ScotchPlains-Fanwood 355, 4. Union 366, 5. Lin-den 444, 6. Plainfield 472.


2002 RaiderSoccer Camp

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Scotch Plains Fanwood High School

Grades 1-4: $120.00 / session;$220.00 for both sessions

Grades 5-11: $170.00 / session;$320.00 for both sessions

Pascal Clerigo: Brazilian Soccer Academy

Roger Bongaerts: Director- Adidas ESP Camp

HOURS:“Kindersoccer”: 9:00 am - 11:30 pm

Grades 1-4: 9:00 am - 12:00 pmGrades 5 - 11: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

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SHACKAMAXON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBis accepting pool members for the 2002 summer season.

Our amenities include:

Olympic swimming pool with 2 baby poolsRestaurant with hot / cold food

Basketball and VolleyballRacket Ball and Tennis

Activities and special events for kidsPoolside barbeques

Limited Membership

2002 Membership Rates: $1,400.00

Please call Mable Ginsberg for an application at(908) 233-1300 ext. 200

Westfield Baseball LeagueSummer Traveling TeamRegistration & Tryouts

Tryouts begin Saturday, 5/4/02 through 5/19/02.Detailed information as to exact times andlocations for each age group (8’s through 16’s)can be found by accessing the WBL web site:www.westfieldnj.com/wbl

Registration forms are available at The Westfield Recre-ation Department and The Leader Store. Any additionalquestions, please call the WBL message center at908-233-4767 or contact us viae-mail at [email protected]

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesBIG HOME RUN...HighlanderMarcello Cavallaro trots home in thesixth inning after blasting a solo homerover the right field fence.

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING THE DELIVERY...Raider pitcherSteve Pietrucha makes the delivery in the gameagainst Cranford.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSLIDING HOME WITH THE GAME WINNER...Blue Devil Brian Butts slideshome safely in the sixth inning with the 12th run to end the UCT game againstthe Highlanders.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWHACKING A THREE-RUN DOUBLE...Blue Devil Rachel Wagner whacks a3-run double in the second inning against the Roselle Rams. Westfield blankedthe Rams, 10-0, in five innings.

Scotch Plains FanwoodFootball Camp

Held by the Suburban Youth Football League in conjunctionwith the Scotch Plains - Fanwood Police Athletic League

Scotch Plains - Fanwood High School10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Ages 7 years to 14

Registration Deadline: May 15Fee: $129.00

Teaching kids all positions and while making theathlete stronger, faster and more knowledgeable.

Forms available in the lobby of theScotch Plains Police Department or the

Fanwood Police Department.Contact Camp Director Russell Yeager at

(908) 586-9300 for more information.

June 24 - 28, 2002

Proceeds of the camp will be directed to thePAL football program for new equipment.

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Please note: Wednesday, June 26 - no camp



Freundlich of Dayton in the quarters.Thompson defeated Brian Walsh ofNew. Providence, 6-2, 6-2, in theconsolations then lost to HighlanderYiwey Shieh, 6-2, 6-2, to finish sixth.Shieh won his first round match, 6-0,6-1, but was defeated, 6-1, 6-0, byWill Sehnert of Summit in the quar-ters.

Defending UCT champion at thirdsingles, Blue Devil DaveEisenberg swept his Elizabethopponent, 6-0, 6-0, in the firstround and glided to the semiswith a 6-2, 6-1, conquest overBrandon States of Plainfield.

After his match, Eisenbergsaid, “There is not too muchpressure yet. Presently, the mainthing is to focus on winning ourmatches today and get sometime to watch our opponents.”

Eisenberg focused on AdamCohen of Dayton in the semisand won, 7-5, 6-2, to advanceto the finals where he wasoutlasted, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) byDon Richards of Summit forthe title.

Raider Josh Sanders, seededthird at third singles, squashedAngelo Antontucci of Linden,6-0, 6-0, in the first round andadvanced to the semis by stop-ping Highlander Chris Barnett,6-3, 6-0 – Barnett won his firstround over Nikhal Ravankar ofRoselle Park, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Inthe semis, Sanders fell toRichards, 6-3, 6-0, and eventuallyfinished fourth after being defeatedby Cohen (Dayton), 6-2, 6-2.

“I am really pleased with the playof Josh. He played a very competi-tive match against the number two

seed,” said Raider Head Coach DaveBlackman, who was voted 2002Union County Coach of the Year,after his semifinal match.

Second-seeded Blue DevilsShaun Simone and Ryan Miller wontheir opening first doubles match,6-0, 6-2, and, after a slow start,gained their composure and toppedBrian Banks and Brian Costello of

Union, 7-5, 6-2, in the quarters.They went on to defeat third-seededHighlanders Kevin Guidicipietroand Diego Quintana, 7-5, 6-4, butfell short in the finals, losing, 6-1,7-6 (7-2), to Alex Uy and Roshan

Varma of Summit.Raiders Adam Corbin and Jason

Krueger won their opening firstdoubles match against New Provi-dence, 6-3, 6-2, but lost a marathon,7-6 (9-7), 4-6, 6-1, battle toGuidicipietro and Quintana in thequarters. Earlier, Guidicipietro andQuintana defeated their Union Catho-lic opponents, 6-0, 6-2. The High-

lander twosome lost to BrianSperber and Brandon Baronof Dayton in the match forthird place.

Top-seeded Blue DevilsDevin Power and DougShineman, at second doubles,strong-armed their NewProvidence victims, 6-1, 6-0,in the first round then crushedSteve Donneman and DavidFincke of Union, 6-0, 6-0, tojump to the semis. Power andShineman bounced AnthonyGuarrari and Joe Trac ofJohnson, 6-2, 6-0, but werestunned in the finals, 6-1, 6-4,by Neel Gehani and RafaelRoberti of Summit.

Third-seeded RaidersSimon Poplyansky and JesseRogowsky won their seconddoubles opener, 6-1, 6-0, thenwon a three-set, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3,nail-biter over HighlandersCharles Bong and Oliver Engwho had won their opener, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). In the semis,Poplyansky and Rogowsky

were stopped, 6-0, 7-5 Gehani andRoberti.

“They had a tough match withSummit but every game went todeuce. So, I’m hoping they willbounce back for third place,” saidCoach Blackman after the semis.

Poplyansky and Rogowsky did notquite bounce back as they were de-feated by Guarrari and Trac(Johnson), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, for third.

TOP 6 TEAM TOTALS:1. Summit (S) 88, 2. Westfield (W) 76, 3.Johnson (J) 50, 4. Governor Livingston (GL)41, 5. Dayton (D) 39, 6. Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) 24.

CHAMPIONSHIPS:First singles: Geiger (GL) d. Steen Sehnert(S), 6-2, 6-1Second singles: Klimchack (J) d. Moran(W), 6-0, 6-1Third singles: Richards (S) d. Eisenberg(W), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)First doubles: Uy and Roshan (S) d.Somone and Miller (W), 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)Second doubles: Gehani and Roberti (S)d. Power and Shineman (W), 6-1, 6-4

THIRD PLACE:First singles: Maloney (W) d. Dragun (J),6-0, 6-0Second singles: Will Sehnert (S) d.Freundlich (D), 7-5, 6-3Third singles: Cohen (D) d. Sanders (SPF),6-2, 6-2First doubles: Sperber and Baron (D) d.Guicipietro and Quintana (GL), 6-1, 6-2Second doubles: Guarri and Trac (J) d.Poplyansky and Rogowsky (SPF), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

Blue Devil Boys Fall to Short SummitIn Union County Tennis Tournament


PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following proposed bond ordinance was introducedand passed on first reading at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Westfield, inthe County of Union, State of New Jersey, held on the 7th day of May, 2002, and that saidordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at the meeting of saidTown Council to be held at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, NewJersey, on the 21st day of May, 2002, at 8:00 o’clock, P.M., or as soon thereafter as saidmatter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested thereinwill be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the same.

A copy of this ordinance has been posted on the Bulletin Board upon which public noticesare customarily posted in the Municipal Building of the Town, and a copy is available up toand including the time of such meeting to the members of the general public of the Town whoshall request such copies, at the office of the Clerk in said Municipal Building in Westfield,New Jersey.

Bernard A. HeeneyTown Clerk

Town of Westfield

SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO.

BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF VARIOUS PUBLICIMPROVEMENTS, THE ACQUISITION OF NEW ADDITIONAL OR REPLACE-MENT EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, NEW ADDITIONAL FURNISHINGSAND NEW COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT ANDTHE RECONDITIONING OF A FIRE ENGINE IN, BY AND FOR THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TOAPPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $1,671,000 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TOAPPROPRIATE A STATE GRANT, TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT ORFULLY FUND APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTFUND, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCHAPPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCHBONDS.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Westfield, in the County of Union,State of New Jersey, as follows:

Section 1. The Town of Westfield, in the County of Union, State of New Jersey (the“Town”) is hereby authorized to make various public improvements, to acquire new additionalor replacement equipment and machinery, new additional furnishings and new communica-tion and signal systems equipment and to recondition a fire engine in, by and for said Town,as more particularly described in Section 4 hereof. The cost of the improvements includesall work, materials and appurtenances necessary and suitable therefor.

Section 2. There is hereby appropriated to the payment of the cost of making theimprovements described in Sections 1 and 4 hereof (hereinafter referred to as “purposes”),the respective amounts of money hereinafter stated as the appropriation for said respectivepurposes. Said appropriation shall be met from the proceeds of the sale of the bondsauthorized, and the State grant and Capital Improvement Fund moneys (either to make adown payment or to fully fund appropriations) appropriated by this ordinance. Saidimprovements shall be made as general improvements and no part of the cost thereof shallbe assessed against property specially benefited.

Section 3. It is hereby determined and stated that the making of such improvements isnot a current expense of said Town.

Section 4. The several purposes hereby authorized for the financing of which saidobligations are to be issued are set forth in the following “Schedule of Improvements,Purposes and Amounts” which schedule also shows (1) the amount of the appropriation andthe estimated cost of each such purpose, and (2) the amount of each sum which is to beprovided by the State grant hereinafter appropriated, and (3) the amount of each sum whichis to be provided by the appropriation from the Capital Improvement Fund hereinafter madeto either fully fund the appropriation or to provide a down payment, and (4) the estimatedmaximum amount of bonds and notes to be issued for each such purpose, and (5) the periodof usefulness of each such purpose, according to its reasonable life, computed from the dateof said bonds:

SCHEDULE OF IMPROVEMENTS, PURPOSES AND AMOUNTS

A. Undertaking of the following road improvements: (i) improvement of LawrenceAvenue, Section 1 (from Hillside Avenue to Mountain Avenue), including roadway resurfac-ing and curb replacement, where necessary, (ii) improvement of Scotch Plains Avenue (fromW. Broad Street to Dartmoor), including roadway reconstruction, drainage improvementsand replacement of existing concrete curb with granite block curb, (iii) improvement ofDudley Avenue (from Prospect Street to North Avenue), including roadway resurfacing andreplacement of existing concrete curb with granite block curb, (iv) resurfacing of the PublicWorks Center Yard, (v) undertaking of various traffic calming improvements at variouslocations in the Town, as set forth on a list prepared by the Town Engineer on file or to beplaced on file with the Town Clerk, and hereby approved as if set forth herein in full, and (vi)resurfacing or reconstruction of various roads (including curb construction or replacement,where necessary), as set forth on a list prepared by the Town Engineer on file or to be placedon file with the Town Clerk, and hereby approved as if set forth herein in full. Depending uponthe contract price and other exigent circumstances, and upon approval by the Town Council,there may be additions to or deletions from the lists referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of thepreceding sentence. It is hereby determined and stated that said streets being improved areof “Class B” or equivalent construction as defined in Section 22 of the Local Bond Law(Chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, as amended; the “Local BondLaw”).

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $1,012,200State Grant Appropriated $ 200,000

Down Payment Appropriated $ 38,700Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 773,500Period of Usefulness 10 years

B. Undertaking of the engineering design and permitting phases of the MindowaskinLake Dredging Project.

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 52,500Down Payment Appropriated $ 2,500Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 50,000Period of Usefulness 15 years

C. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery for the useof the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) consisting of (i) a lawn tractor and (ii) a ridinglawn mower/sweeper.

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 51,900Down Payment Appropriated $ 2,500Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 49,400Period of Usefulness 15 years

D. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery for the useof the Engineering Department consisting of (i) land surveying equipment and (ii) computerequipment for a geographic information system (GIS) for Town data.

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 21,000Capital Improvement Fund Appropriated $ 21,000Period of Usefulness 10 years

E. Undertaking of the Town-wide Tree Planting Program.

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 10,500Down Payment Appropriated $ 500Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 10,000Period of Usefulness 15 years

F. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery consistingof a new computer system for the use of the Free Public Library. It is hereby determined andstated that (a) the Trustees of the Free Public Library of the Town have requested, pursuantto Section 40:54-16 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, as amended, that the Town raisethe sum of $78,750 in order to finance the aforesaid improvement and (b) the Trustees ofthe Free Public Library are hereby authorized and empowered to expend said sum of $78,750to pay for the aforesaid improvement.


G. Reconditioning of a pumper fire engine (Engine No. 5), which is reasonably expectedto extend the useful life of such fire engine for at least five years, and acquisition of newadditional or replacement equipment and machinery for the use of the Fire Departmentconsisting of various items of fire fighting and safety equipment.


H. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery and newcommunication and signal systems equipment for the use of the Police Departmentconsisting of (i) various items of radio, communications and radar equipment, (ii) computers,(iii) mobile data terminals, (iv) emergency light bars and (v) digital cameras and printers (andrelated equipment) and record storage equipment.


I. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery and newadditional furnishings for the use of the Police Department consisting of (i) biological/chemical protection equipment and (ii) office furniture.


J. Acquisition of new additional furnishings consisting of office furniture for the use ofvarious Town departments, offices and agencies.


K. Acquisition of new additional or replacement equipment and machinery and newcommunication and signal systems equipment consisting of telephone, computer and otherinformation technology equipment and improvements for the use of various Town depart-ments, offices and agencies.


L. Undertaking of the study phase for future recreation improvements.

Appropriation and Estimated Cost $ 25,200Down Payment Appropriated $ 1,200Bonds and Notes Authorized $ 24,000

Period of Usefulness 15 years

Aggregate Appropriation and Estimated Cost $1,671,000State Grant Appropriated $ 200,000Aggregate Capital Improvement Fund

Appropriated either as a Down Paymentor to Fully Fund Appropriations $ 564,100

Aggregate Amount of Bonds and NotesAuthorized $ 906,900

Section 5. The cost of such purposes, as hereinbefore stated, includes the aggregateamount of $161,402 which is estimated to be necessary to finance the cost of such purposes,including architect’s fees, accounting, engineering and inspection costs, legal expenses andother expenses, including interest on such obligations to the extent permitted by Section 20of the Local Bond Law.

Section 6. The sum of $200,000, received or to be received as a grant from the New JerseyDepartment of Transportation, is hereby appropriated to the payment of the cost of theimprovement of Lawrence Avenue, Section 1, authorized in Section 4.A above.

Section 7. It is hereby determined and stated that moneys exceeding $564,100,appropriated for down payments on capital improvements or for the capital improvement fundin budgets heretofore adopted for said Town, are now available to finance said purposes. Thesum of $564,100 (consisting of $518,700 to fully fund appropriations and $45,400 of downpayments) is hereby appropriated from such moneys to the payment of the cost of saidpurposes.

Section 8. To finance said purposes, bonds of said Town of an aggregate principalamount not exceeding $906,900 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the LocalBond Law. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate per annum as may be hereafter determinedwithin the limitations prescribed by law. All matters with respect to said bonds not determinedby this ordinance shall be determined by resolutions to be hereafter adopted.

Section 9. To finance said purposes, bond anticipation notes of said Town of anaggregate principal amount not exceeding $906,900 are hereby authorized to be issuedpursuant to the Local Bond Law in anticipation of the issuance of said bonds. In the eventthat bonds are issued pursuant to this ordinance, the aggregate amount of notes herebyauthorized to be issued shall be reduced by an amount equal to the principal amount of thebonds so issued. If the aggregate amount of outstanding bonds and notes issued pursuantto this ordinance shall at any time exceed the sum first mentioned in this section, the moneysraised by the issuance of said bonds shall, to not less than the amount of such excess, beapplied to the payment of such notes then outstanding.

Section 10. Each bond anticipation note issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be datedon or about the date of its issuance and shall be payable not more than one year from its date,shall bear interest at a rate per annum as may be hereafter determined within the limitationsprescribed by law and may be renewed from time to time pursuant to and within limitationsprescribed by the Local Bond Law. Each of said bond anticipation notes shall be signed bythe Mayor and by a financial officer and shall be under the seal of said Town and attestedby the Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk. Said officers are hereby authorized to execute saidnotes in such form as they may adopt in conformity with law. The power to determine anymatters with respect to said notes not determined by this ordinance and also the power tosell said notes, is hereby delegated to the Chief Financial Officer who is hereby authorizedto sell said notes either at one time or from time to time in the manner provided by law.

Section 11. It is hereby determined and declared that the average period of usefulnessof said purposes, according to their reasonable lives, taking into consideration the respectiveamounts of bonds or notes authorized for said purposes, is a period of 10.73 years computedfrom the date of said bonds.

Section 12. It is hereby determined and stated that the Supplemental Debt Statementrequired by the Local Bond Law has been duly made and filed in the office of the Town Clerkof said Town, and that such statement so filed shows that the gross debt of said Town, asdefined in Section 43 of the Local Bond Law, is increased by this ordinance by $906,900 andthat the issuance of the bonds and notes authorized by this ordinance will be within all debtlimitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.

Section 13. Any funds received from the County of Union, the State of New Jersey or anyof their agencies (other than the State grant hereinbefore appropriated which shall be appliedto the cost of such purposes, but shall not be applied to the payment of outstanding bondanticipation notes and the reduction of the amount of bonds authorized) or any funds receivedfrom the United States of America or any of its agencies in aid of such purposes, shall beapplied to the payment of the cost of such purposes, or, if bond anticipation notes have beenissued, to the payment of the bond anticipation notes, and the amount of bonds authorizedfor such purposes shall be reduced accordingly.

Section 14. The Town intends to issue the bonds or notes to finance the cost of theimprovements described in Sections 1 and 4 of this bond ordinance. If the Town incurs suchcosts prior to the issuance of the bonds or notes, the Town hereby states its reasonableexpectation to reimburse itself for such expenditures with the proceeds of such bonds ornotes in the maximum principal amount of bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance.

Section 15. The full faith and credit of the Town are hereby pledged to the punctualpayment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this ordinance.Said obligations shall be direct, unlimited and general obligations of the Town, and the Townshall levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the Town for the paymentof the principal of and interest on such bonds and notes, without limitation as to rate oramount.

Section 16. The capital budget is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of thisordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith and the resolutions promulgated bythe Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capitalprogram as approved by the Director, Division of Local Government Services, is on file withthe Town Clerk and is available for public inspection.

Section 17. This ordinance shall take effect twenty days after the first publication thereofafter final passage.1 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $409.02

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

Devil Laxers LumpHunt. Central, 8-2The Westfield High School boys’

lacrosse team upped its record to 9-3 with an 8-2 win over host HunterdonCentral on May 1. Junior BillySchultz fired in two goals and hadtwo assists to lead the Blue Devils.

Mike Debrossy, Dan Kane and TimMansfield, who also had an assist,netted two goals apiece. AndrewTucker, Matt Cleaves and GilArbitsman had one assist apiece andBrian Pirot made 11 saves.

On May 4, the Blue Devils werestopped by No. 2 Ridgewood, 12-5,in Westfield. Sophomore TaylorHogarth flicked in two goals andKane fired in a goal and abetted withtwo assists. Alex Buckley scored threegoals for Ridgewood.Westfield 2 2 3 1 8Hunterdon Cent. 1 1 0 0 2

High School BoysTennis Results:

MAY 1:Westfield 5, Kearny 0

First singles: Griffin Maloney d. MarcinPolak, 6-0, 6-2

Second singles: Rich Moran d. RobGoncalves, 6-0, 6-0

Third singles: Dave Eisenberg d. FlavioSilva, 6-2, 6-1

First doubles: Shaun Simone and RyanMiller d. Greg Jastrab and Chris Casplelin,6-2, 6-2

Second doubles: Devin Power andDoug Shineman d. Fred Schaivinhold andCesar Martinez, 6-0, 6-0

Scotch Plains-Fanwood 5, Eliza-beth 0

First singles: Terry Levine d. DemetryKoval, 6-1, 6-2

Second singles: Mike Thompson d.Jose Flores, 6-3, 6-0

Third singles: Josh Sanders d. CarlosRosales, 6-0, 6-0

First doubles: Simon Poplyansky andJesse Rogowsky d. Chris Cifuentes and MoKasilbash, 6-2, 6-1

Second doubles: Adam Corbin andJason Krueger won forfeit

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of: JOSEPH T. GILDERSLEEVE,Deceased

Pursuant to the order of James S. LaCorte,Surrogate of the County of Union, made onthe 3RD day of MAY, A.D. 2002, upon theapplication of the undersigned, as EXECU-TOR of the estate of said deceased, noticeis hereby given to the creditors of saiddeceased to exhibit to the subscriber underoath or affirmation their claims and de-mands against the estate of said deceasedwithin six months from the date of saidorder, or they will be forever barred fromprosecuting or recovering the same againstthe subscriber.

MADELYN TORGERSENEXECUTOR

ATTORNEYSNICHOLS, THOMSON, PEEK &PHELAN210 ORCHARD STREETP.O. BOX 2038WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY 070911 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $22.44

PUBLIC NOTICEWESTFIELD PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board at its meeting on Monday,May 6, 2002 memorialized the followingBoard action of May 6, 2002 re:

02-09 TEIXEIRA REALTY, 240-242NORTH AVENUE, WEST, BLOCK3116, LOT 14. APPLICANTSEEKS APPROVAL FOR INTE-RIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THEPREMISES, THE CONSTRUC-TION OF THREE ONE-BED-ROOM DWELLING UNITS ONTHE SECOND FLOOR OF THEBUILDING. - Approved with onecondition

Kenneth B. MarshSecretary

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FSPY B Gymnasts PlaceSecond in Final Home MeetThe Fanwood-Scotch Plains Y

(FSPY) B Division gymnastic teamhosted its final home meet of theregular season on April 27 and placedsecond with a 91.1 total. Madison“Y” took first with a total of 98.05.Montclair totaled 88.35, Westfieldtotaled 84.1 and South Mountain to-taled 75.9. South Brunswick did notcompete for a learn score.

Allison Zeller competed in the 11Uage group and earned personal highscores on vault and floor exercise.

In the age 12 group, Rebecca Ketsercaptured second in the all-aroundand placed first on balance beam,second on vault, and third on bothuneven bars and floor. MagdaMierzejeska took third in the all-

around, second on unevens and floorand fifth on the beam. FrancescaLumetta took fourth in the all-aroundand fourth on unevens and beam.Natalie Szaroleta had personal-bestscores on all four events.

Savanna Scarinci competed in the13+ group on all four events andcontributed to the team’s final score.

Three gymnasts from the B teamhave qualified to compete at the Re-gional Championship meet, alongwith all 11 members of the A team.The ‘A’ Team will also be travel toNiagara Falls, N.Y. in July to com-pete at the National Championshipmeet.

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Y willhost the C Division State Champion-ships on May 5. Spectators are wel-come. For more information on gym-nastics, please call BarbaraBreuninger at (908) 889-8880.

David B. Corbin for The Leader and The TimesMAKING THE RETURN...RaiderMike Thompson returns the serve inhis second singles consolation matchagainst Highlander Yiwey Shieh.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSECOND AT FIRST DOUBLES...Blue Devils Shaun Simone, front, and RyanMiller placed second at first doubles at the Union County Tournament.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFINISHING SECOND AT SECOND DOUBLES...Blue Devils Devin Powers,front, and Doug Shineman, seeded first at second doubles, breezed to the UnionCounty Tournament finals but were stunned in the title match by Neel Gahaniand Rafael Roberti of Summit.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTHE LONGEST MATCH...Blue Devil Ryan Moran(second singles) won a 4-hour match in the semis.



Westfield Rec. 5-Mile RunTop Finishers by Division

TOP 10 MALE FINISHERS:PL NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Anthony Cioce Morristown 35 26:57 2. Darren Hertell Westfield 27 27:41 3. Alex Filides Westfield 26 28:12 4. Jeffery Bryk Westfield 39 29:07 5. Mike Borik Scotch Plains 36 30:26 6. Marc Hollander Westfield 49 31:28 7. Davis Gates Westfield 39 31:45 8. Chris Johnson Westfield 27 31:53 9. Larry D Amico Westfield 42 32:2610. Raymond Mikovits Westfield 34 32:49

TOP 10 FEMALE FINISHERS:PL.NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Ilona Bella Edison 30 31:46 2. Lena Hollmann Scotch Plains 50 36:13 3. Anna Thornhill New York, NY 61 36:52 4. Elaine Mc Avoy Matawan 47 37:58 5. Cynthia Benn Westfield 44 37:59 6. Vera Stek Somerset 50 38:12 7. Andrea McDermott Westfield 44 39:02 8. Liz Robertson Westfield 37 39:24 9. Kim Morris Short Hills 45 40:0910. Dawn Xiques Bedminster 37 40:11

TOP 10 MALE MASTER FINISHERS:PL.NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Marc Hollander Westfield 49 31:28 2. Larry D Amico Westfield 42 32:26 3. Jjaire Estrada Elizabeth 44 33:56 4. Wayne Baker Westfield 42 34:14 5. Russell Stallone Avenel 57 34:27 6. Tom Cusimano Westfield 50 34:41 7. Jim Rech White Plains, NY 53 34:45 8. Robert Greifeld Westfield 44 35:09 9, Jim Burns Iselin 40 35:1910. Tim Mcaloon Summit 43 35:53

TOP 10 FEMALE MASTER FINISHERS:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Lena Hollmann Scotch Plains 50 36:13 2. Anna Thornhill New York, NY 61 36:52 3. Elaine McAvoy Matawan 47 37:58 4. Cynthia Benn Westfield 44 37:59 5. Vera Stek Somerset 50 38:12 6. Andrea McDermott Westfield 44 39:02 7. Kim Morris Short Hills 45 40:09 8. Susan Macmullan Westfield 41 40:31 9. Ellen Smith Westfield 40 40:4910. Ann Skudlark Westfield 46 40:55

TOP MALE 19 AND UNDER:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Frank Bartolick Garwood 15 34:12

TOP FEMALE 19 AND UNDER:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Jillian Hobson Westfield 14 41:38 2. Joanna Todaro Westfield 18 49:06

TOP 4 MALES 20-29:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Darren Hertell Westfield 27 27:41 2. Alex Filides Westfield 26 28:12 3. Chris Johnson Westfield 27 31:51 4. Jonathan Gordon Morristown 23 33:51

TOP 4 FEMALES 20-29:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Julie Mankowski Cranford 27 41:01 2. Melissa Witz Westfield 23 41:17 3. Monica Gildea Westfield 27 42:10 4. Alison Malarkey Fanwood 29 42:38

TOP 4 MALES 30-29:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Anthony Cioce Morristown 35 26:57 2. Jeffery Bryk Westfield 39 29:07 3. Mike Borik Scotch Plains 36 30:26 4. Davis Gates Westfield 39 31:45

TOP 4 FEMALES 30-39:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Ilona Bella Edison 30 31:46 2. Liz Robertson Westfield 37 39:46 3. Dawn Xiques Bedminster 37 40:11 4. Rachel Schapow Westfield 37 40:22

TOP 4 MALES 40-49:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1 Marc Hollander Westfield 49 31:28 2. Larry D Amico Westfield 42 32:26 3. Jjaire Estrada Elizabeth 44 33:56 4. Wayne Baker Westfield 42 34:14

TOP 4 FEMALES 40-49:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Elaine Mc Avoy Matawan 47 37:58 2. Cynthia Benn Westfield 44 37:59 3. Andrea McDermott Westfield 44 39:02 4. Kim Morris Short Hills 45 40:09

TOP 4 MALES 50-59:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Russell Stallone Avenel 57 34:27 2. Tom Cusimano Westfield 50 34:41 3. Jim Rech White Plains, NY 53 34:45 4. Robert Shire Westfield 55 36:21

TOP 4 FEMALES 50-59:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Lena Hollmann Scotch Plains 50 36:13 2. Vera Stek Somerset 50 38:12 3. Joann Coffee Somerset 53 41:27 4. Paula Sabreen Westfield 52 46:57

TOP 4 MALES 60 AND OVER:PL. NAME TOWN AGE TIME 1. Christophe Smith Honolulu, HI 67 38:07 2. Jeffrey Kassover Pompton 60 41:41 3. Patrick Brady Edison 66 45:03 4. Keith Ferguson Scotch Plains 60 45:48

SP-F Diamondbacks EdgeReds, Fall to Rockies

The Diamondbacks of the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Youth Baseball As-sociation major division got back intothe win column with a 5-4, 10-inningmarathon win over the Reds on May4. On May 5, the Diamondbacks fellto the first-place Rockies 7-1.

Against the Reds, Jimmy Burke,Mike Bello, Adam Brous andCourtney Bifani combined to formthe Diamondbacks “Killer B’s” pitch-ing attack with Bifani picking up thewin by pitching a scoreless 10th in-ning.

After falling behind 2-0, the Dia-mondbacks evened the score on atwo-run double by Dan Gilman. TheDbacks took a 4-2 lead in the eighththanks to Bifani’s double, but the

Reds tied it up. In the top of the 10th,Gilman had an RBI sacrifice. In thebottom of the inning, Bifani foundherself in a two out, bases loadedjam, but caught the batter looking ata called third strike to end the game.

Joe Sette and Bello collected threehits against the Reds while Burkenotched two and Bifani and Gilmanone apiece. Dylan McMahon pro-vided solid defense while PaulLongson reached base three times.

Against the Rockies, despite thesolid pitching of Joseph Del Preteand Sette, the Dbacks just couldn’tgenerate any offense. Burke, Brous,Ryan Ayala, Danny Jones and PhilipRosenkrantz provided the only hitsfor the Diamondbacks.

SP-F Blue Thunder StrikesNew Providence Cougars

The Blue Thunder of the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Soccer AssociationU-11 division faced off against thefirst-place New Providence Cougarson May 5 and won, 3-2. It was a veryphysical game that was highlightedby some outstanding goaltending andexcellent ball control.

The Thunder took a 2-0, halftimelead and added another goal early inthe second half. The Cougars, refus-ing to go quietly, clawed back withtwo goals and finished with an 18-14edge in shots-on-goal.

Andrew Smith was awesome ingoal as he recorded 16 saves, two ofwhich were penalty kicks. The de-fensive unit of Danny Gore, Marc

Fusillo, Colin Grimm, DannyRodriguez and Mike Lauricellaplayed a tough suffocating defenseas they put a body on every Cougarattacker.

Greg Bencivengo, BrendanMcEvoy, Mark Koransky, EddieByron, Reid Miller, Joseph Del Prete,Chris McManus, Matt Bonner andJack Dunphy meanwhile kept con-stant pressure on their opponents.They combined speed, outstandingpassing and ball control to keep theball in the Cougar’s end of the field.Bencivengo scored the first goal andMiller scored off a pass from McEvoy.McEvoy scored the third goal on anassist from Dunphy.

Union County High SchoolVarsity Softball Results:

MAY 1:Westfield 7, Elizabeth 1

Caitlin MacDonald pitched a no-hitter and fanned 11 Lady Minute-men. Senior Tara Dowling had atriple, a double and two RBI, andfreshman Lauren Gelmetti had adouble, a single and an RBI for the12-1 Blue Devils.Westfield 021 001 3 7Elizabeth (4-10) 000 000 1 1

Roselle Catholic 4, GovernorLivingston 3

LeeAnn Potchney and KristenKennedy each had three hits for the4-6 Lady Lions. Kerri Moore hadtwo doubles and an RBI and KristenHauser had two hits for the 8-5 High-landers.Gov. Livingston 001 100 1 3Roselle Catholic 030 100 x 4

MAY 3:Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4, Rahway2

Lindsay Pennella thumped a solohomer for the Raiders and MeghanReddington had three hits.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 010 210 0 4Rahway 000 110 0 2

Union 5, Governor Livingston 1Kristen Hauser hit an RBI double

for the Highlanders.Union (9-5) 201 020 0 5Gov. Liv. (8-6) 000 001 0 1

Cranford 11, Ridge 0Jessica Carroll had three RBI and

Christine Permoulie had two hits andan RBI for the Cougars.Cranford (7-5) 00(10) 10 11Ridge (8-6) 00 0 00 0

MAY 4:U. C. TOURNAMENT1ST ROUND – MAY 4:

Westfield 10, Roselle 0Caitlin MacDonald “K”ed 10

Rams. See story.Roselle 000 00 0Westfield 070 3x 10

Governor Livingston 9, ScotchPlains-Fanwood 4

Highlander Megan Butler did thedamage with four hits, including adouble, and four runs scored. LindseyDann clouted a two-run homer.Meghan Reddington had three hitsand Lindsay Pennella had a doublefor the Raiders.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 002 010 1 4Gov. Livingston 240 021 x 9

Union Catholic 3, Rahway 0Pitcher Suzanne Hennessy threw a

no-hitter and fanned 10 Indians.Melinda Rosado had a triple, a doubleand an RBI for the 7-7 Vikings.Rahway (6-9) 000 000 0 0Union Catholic 000 201 x 3

Roselle Park 4, Dayton 0Panther Becky Riccatelli struck

out 13 Lady Bulldogs en route toanother shutout.A. L. Johnson 6, Oak Knoll 3

Katie Mulligan thumped a two-run triple for the fourth-seeded Cru-saders.Linden 5, New Providence 2

Melanie Sura smashed a solohomer for the seventh-seeded Ti-gers.

Cranford 7, Roselle Catholic 1Jenna Colineri had three hits, in-

cluding a triple, and five RBI for thesixth-seeded Cougars.Union 5, Elizabeth 0

Caroline Gelmi had three hits andscored two runs for the fifth-seededFarmers.


Public Notice is hereby given that an ordinance of which the following is a copy wasintroduced, read and passed on first reading by the Council of the Town of Westfield at ameeting held May 7, 2002, and that the said Council will further consider the same for finalpassage on the 21st day of May 2002, at 8:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as said matter canbe reached, in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey, at which time and place any person who may be interested therein will be givenan opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance.

Bernard A HeeneyTown Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO.AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD,CHAPTER 11, FIRE PROTECTION.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Westfield, County of Union,State of New Jersey, as follows:

Chapter 11, Fire Protection, is hereby amended as follows:

(A.) Chapter 11, Article IV is hereby established as follows:

ARTICLE IV - FIRE ZONESSec. 11-50: EstablishmentThe Fire Department of the Town of Westfield may establish Fire Zones or Fire Lanes upon

such property within the Town of Westfield as it shall deem appropriate for fire safetypurposes with the approval of the Mayor and Town Council by Resolution. The number,location, width, length and markings of such Fire Zones or Fire Lanes shall be determinedby the Fire Department with the approval of the Mayor and Town Council.

Sec. 11-51: PurposeThe Fire Zones or Fire Lanes shall be established to insure fire equipment and other

emergency vehicles unobstructed means of ingress and egress in case of fire or otheremergency to such properties and the buildings, persons, vehicles, fire hydrants, FireDepartment connections and standpipes thereon in case of fire or other emergency.

Sec. 11-52: DesignationA description identifying each Fire Zone and Fire Lane shall be filed by the Chief of the Fire

Department or his designee with the Police Department and Town Clerk, and is herebyincorporated into this Ordinance. The Fire Department shall cause each designated FireZone or Fire Lane to be clearly outlined and marked on the pavement and/or on the adjoiningbuilding wall area as a Fire Zone or Fire Lane. Appropriate signs stating, “No Parking, FireZone” or “No Parking, Fire Lane” shall be installed as directed by the Fire Department.

Sec. 11-53: Parking or StandingIt shall be a violation of this Ordinance for anyone to park or stand a vehicle in or cause an

obstruction to a Fire Zone or Fire Lane. Any person who violates the provisions of this sectionshall be issued a summons, and shall, upon conviction in Municipal Court, be punished bya fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for a term notexceeding fifteen (15) days, or both.

Sec. 11-54: Failure to Implement; Non-Approved Zone(A.) Any individual, firm, corporation or other entity that fails to comply with the

implementation or maintenance of a Fire Zone or Fire Lane as directed by theFire Department shall be issued a summons and shall, upon conviction inMunicipal Court, be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars($250.00), or imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both.

(B.) Any individual, firm, corporation or other entity that establishes a Fire Zone orFire Lane which has not been approved by the Mayor and Town Council byresolution shall be issued a summons, and shall, upon conviction in MunicipalCourt, be subject to the penalties set forth in Paragraph “A” of this section.

Sec. 11-55: Definitions(A.) Parking – Standing or waiting of a vehicle not actually engaged in receiving or

discharging passengers or merchandise, unless in obedience of traffic regu-lations or traffic signs or signals.

(B.) Standing – Any cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance withthe directions of a Police Officer, or traffic sign or signal.

Sec. 11-56: EnforcementThe Police Department shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Fire Department to

enforce the provisions of this Article.Sec. 11-57: RatificationExcept as expressly modified herein, all other provisions and terms of the Code of the Town

of Westfield shall remain in full force and effect.Sec. 11-58: SeverabilityIn case any section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-division, or provision of this Ordinance

shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall noteffect or invalidate the remainder of any section, paragraph, sub-division, clause or provisionof this Ordinance, and to this end, the provisions of each section, paragraph, sub-division,clause or provision of this ordinance is hereby declared to be severable.

Sec. 11-59: RepealAny Ordinance or portion of any Ordinance, which is inconsistent with the provisions of

this Ordinance, is repealed to the extent of its inconsistency.Sec. 11-60: Effective DateThis Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication according to

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following proposed bond ordinance was introducedand passed on first reading at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Westfield, inthe County of Union, State of New Jersey, held on the 7th day of May 2002, and that saidordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at the meeting of saidTown Council to be held at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, NewJersey, on the 21st day of May, 2002, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as saidmatter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested thereinwill be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the same.



SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO.AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RE-PLACEMENT OF CURBINGAND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CURBING, AND RECONSTRUCTION OFROADWAY ON VARIOUS STREETS AND THE APPROPRIATION OF MON-IES NECESSARY THEREFOR.

BE IT ORDAINED by Town of Westfield in the County of Union as follows:SECTION I. That the following streets be improved in the following manner:1. Dickson Drive – Entire Length2. Standish Avenue – Birch Ave. to Cedar Terr.3. Coleman Place – Dudley Ave. to Seneca Pl.

Improvements:a. Construct new granite block curb or replace the existing curbing with new granite

block curbing, as applicable.b. Reconstruct roadway (Dickson Drive only)c. Install storm drainage facilities (Dickson Drive only)d. Repair sidewalks and driveways damaged as a result of the curbing installation

work.e. All work necessary and incidental thereto.SECTION II. That all the said improvements shall be made and completed under the

supervision of the Town Engineer and in accordance with preliminary plans and specifica-tions, which are now on file in the office of the Town Engineer and are hereby made a partof this ordinance.

SECTION III. That one hundred (100%) percent of the final cost of the curb for DicksonDrive and fifty (50%) of the final cost for the other streets named above as certified by theChief Financial Officer shall be assessed by the Tax Assessor on lands specially benefitedby the improvement.

SECTION IV. It is hereby determined and declared that the number of annual installationsin which the special assessment to be levied on account of the said improvements may bepaid is five (5).

SECTION V. It is hereby determined and declared that the estimated amount of moniesnecessary to be raised from all sources for said purpose is $190,650.00 and that theestimated amount of Bond Anticipation Notes necessary to be issued for said purpose is$82,000.00. There is hereby appropriated to said purpose the sum of $108,650.00 fromCapital Improvement Funds available for said purpose.

SECTION VI. To finance said purposes, bonds of said Town of an aggregate principalamount not exceeding $82,000.00 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the LocalBond Law (as hereinafter defined). Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate per annum as maybe hereafter determined within the limitations prescribed by law. All matters with respect tosaid bonds not determined by this ordinance shall be determined by resolutions to behereafter adopted.

SECTION VII. To finance such purpose there shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 2 ofTitle 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, as amended (the “Local Bond Law”), in anticipation ofthe issuance of bonds, Bond Anticipation Notes of said Town not to exceed in the aggregateprincipal amount the sum of $82,000.00. Said notes shall bear interest at a rate per annumas may hereafter be determined within the limitations prescribed by said law and may berenewed from time to time pursuant to, and within, the limitations prescribed by said law. Allmatters with respect to said notes not determined by this ordinance shall be determined byresolution of the Town to be hereafter adopted.

SECTION VIII. Not more than $1,000.00 of the sum to be raised by the issuance of saidnotes may be used to finance such purpose, whether temporary or permanent, or to financelegal expenses or to finance the cost of the issuance of such obligations as provided inSection 20 of the Local Bond Law.

SECTION IX. It is hereby determined and declared that the period of usefulness of saidpurpose for which said obligations are to be issued is a period of ten years (10) from the dateof said bonds.

SECTION X. It is hereby determined and declared that the Supplemental Debt Statementrequired by law has been duly made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk of said Townand that such statement so filed shows that the gross debt of the Town as defined in Section43 of the Local Bond Law is increased by this ordinance by $82,000.00, and that the notesauthorized by this ordinance shall be within any debt limitations prescribed by said law.

SECTION XI. Any funds received from the County of Union, the State of New Jersey orany of their agencies or any funds received from the United States of America or any of itsagencies in aid of such purposes, shall be applied to the payment of the cost of suchpurposes, or if bond anticipation notes have been issued, to the payment of the bondanticipation notes, and the amount of bonds authorized for such purposes shall be reducedaccordingly.

SECTION XII. The Town intends to issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of theimprovements described in Section I of this bond ordinance. If the Town incurs such costsprior to the issuance of the bonds or notes, the Town hereby states its reasonable expectationto reimburse itself for such expenditures with the proceeds of such bonds or notes in themaximum principal amount of bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance.

SECTION XIII. The full faith and credit of the Town are hereby pledged to the punctualpayment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this ordinance.Said obligations shall be direct, unlimited and general obligations of the Town, and the Townshall levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the Town for the paymentof the principal of and interest on such bonds and notes, without limitation as to rate oramount.

SECTION XIV. The capital budget is hereby amended to conform with the provisions ofthis ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith and the resolutions promulgatedby the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capitalprogram as approved by the Director, Division of Local Government Services, is on file withthe Town Clerk and is available for public inspection.

SECTION XV. This ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after first publicationthereof after final passage.1 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $168.30

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF KENILWORTH

TAKE NOTICE THAT AN EXPANSIONOF PREMISE APPLICATION HAS BEENMADE TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OFKENILWORTH TO TRANSFER TO EJ’SGRILLE, INC., TRADING AS EJ’SGRILLE FOR PREMISES LOCATED AT651 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE,KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY THE RE-TAIL LICENSE NO. 2008-33-006-003.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at themeeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustmentof the Township of Scotch Plains held onMay 2, 2002, the following decisions of theBoard were memorialized:

Granted a side-yard setback Variance toMichael Varvar for the construction of atwo-story addition at the property located at1905 Lake Avenue (Block 129.02, Lot12), Scotch Plains.

Granted a front-yard setback Variance toJames and Linda Nelson for the construc-tion of a front deck at the property located at14 Essex Road (Block 12001, Lot 20),Scotch Plains.

Denied a Variance to Neil and SamanthaMonaghan in conjunction with the conver-sion of the garage to living space at theproperty located at 2309 Concord Road(Block 6801, Lot 14), Scotch Plains.

Linda M. LiesSecretary to the

Zoning Board of AdjustmentTownship of Scotch Plains

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Nikki, Jackie LeBlanc LeadAtlantic VBC to Nationals

Nikki and Jackie LeBlanc ofWestfield, helped their volleyballteams win two bids to the USAVJunior Nationals on April 28. Nikki,a junior at Westfield High School(WHS), plays outside hitter for the17U Atlantic Wave. Jackie, a sopho-more, plays outside for the 15UAtlantic Riptide.

Both girls were instrumental inproviding a potent outside attack.Nikki hits on the left side for theWave, a team that was seeded sec-ond in the three-state region (N.J.,N.Y., Conn.). The Wave, whichstruggled early in the 12-hour tour-nament, had to fight their way backthrough the loser’s bracket in thedouble elimination tournament.

The Wave had to beat the winner’sbracket champion twice to qualifyfor Nationals. Hitting their stridein the finals, the Wave won the lastrally scored game 30-12.

Jackie’s team, which also fea-

tures Sophie Hall of WHS, domi-nated the tournament despite beingseeded fifth. The Riptide did notlose a game until they dropped thefirst game in the finals. They pre-vailed in a close third game, 15-13.

The USAV Junior Nationals arebeing held in Salt Lake City thisyear from June 24 to July 4. Onlyone team from each age group inthe Garden-Empire Region can winan invitation to attend.

The Atlantic Volleyball Club islocated in Westfield and has eightteams in competition from age 13to 17. For information about theclub, please call (908) 789-9059 orvisit http://eteamz.com/AtlanticVBC/.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of: SHELBY LYNN SOBALA,Deceased

Pursuant to the order of James S. LaCorte,Surrogate of the County of Union, made onthe 3RD day of MAY, A.D. 2002, upon theapplication of the undersigned, as EXECU-TOR of the estate of said deceased, noticeis hereby given to the creditors of saiddeceased to exhibit to the subscriber underoath or affirmation their claims and de-mands against the estate of said deceasedwithin six months from the date of saidorder, or they will be forever barred fromprosecuting or recovering the same againstthe subscriber.

JOSEPH B. SOBALAEXECUTOR

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POSTERSThe Westfield Leader and The Timeshave the capabilities of making largecolor posters (24x18 and smaller) ofsports photos or any photos you maywish to be reproduced. Prices arereasonable. Call David Corbin at(908) 232-4407 or e-mail Dave forinformation at [email protected].

FOURTH IN THE MORRIS COUNTY TOURNEY...Westfield resident MarkGately, age 16 and a sophomore at Delbarton, shot a 77 at Picatinny on April 22to place fourth in the Morris County Golf Tournament.



White Sox Take PossessionOf First in Westfield MajorsThe White Sox took over sole pos-

session of first place in the WestfieldMajors Baseball League as of May 5.The White Sox improved to 6-0,while the Mets suffered their firstdefeat, falling to 5-1.

The Mets beat the Yankees 2-0, butlater fell from the unbeaten rankswith a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals.Michael Irving, Nick Fusaro andMike Melillo combined for the shut-out and Max Fusaro had the key RBI.

The Cardinals trailed the Mets, 2-0,with two outs in the bottom of the sixthwhen they scored three times to pullout a 3-2 win. After Matt Reiss’ two-out walk forced in Danny Liebowitzwith the Cardinals first run, HarryMarino stole home to tie the gamebefore Alex Colucci won it with asharp single to right, scoring SteveAnzalone with the winning run. TheCardinals were sparked by a great firstinning double play from Liebowitz toDanny Strauss. Irving and Nick Fusaropitched well for the Mets.

In other action, the Orioles beatthe Dodgers 10-7 scoring six runs inthe first inning. Robert Granstrandhad two hits, including a two-rundouble. The Orioles also turned twodouble plays. John Petroccelli pitchedwell, getting out of a tough third

inning jam, and Sean Mack had twohits for the Dodgers.

The Orioles also won 12-3 over theYankees. A six-run first inning se-cured matters for the O’s. Six O’shitters had two hits, while LukeGranstrand had three. Kevin Neylandrove in three runs including a two-run double and catcher RobertGranstrand made a fine diving stabof a foul ball.

The Yankees avenged their loss tothe Mets with a 12-7 victory sparkedby Justin Olsen’s pair of three-runhomers. Olsen and Brendan Burgdorfcombined for the win. Joe VallLlobera smacked a grand slam in alosing cause.

The O’s closed the week by beat-ing the Dodgers 18-2 with balancedhitting led by Neylan, RyanKuppersmith, Josh Firestone andRobert and Luke Granstrand. GregMucci also had two hits, as well asturning in some fine glove work atshort. Aidan Granstrand pitched twoscoreless innings.

WESTFIELD MAJORS:(As of May 5)

TEAM W L TMets 5 2 0White Sox 6 1 0Orioles 3 2 1Yankees 3 2 1Cardinals 1 5 0Dodgers 0 6 0

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXESASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNCIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, Colleen M. Huehn, Collector of Taxes of the Boroughof Fanwood, County of Union will sell at public auction on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2002, inthe Mayor and Council chambers at the Borough Municipal Building, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or at such later time and placeto which said sale may then be adjourned, all of the several lots and parcels of land assessedto the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respective parcel as the ownerthereof for the total amount of municipal liens chargeable against said lands respectively, inaccordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1, et seq. As computed to the 5th day of June, 2002.

Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount ofmunicipal liens chargeable against each parcel of said land assessed as one parcel, togetherwith interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowest rate ofinterest bid, not to exceed 18%. Payment for said parcels shall be made prior to theconclusion of the sale in the form of cash, certified check or money order or other methodpreviously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold. Properties for whichthere are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to the Borough of Fanwood at aninterest rate of 18%.

At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any property withinterest and costs. Payments must be in the form of cash, certified check or money order.

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 theIndustrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.). In addition, the municipality isprecluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may bein any way connected to the prior owner or operator of the site.

In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, the TaxCollector should be notified immediately.

The lands to be sold are described in accordance with the last tax duplicate as follows:

BLOCK LOT ASSESSED TO LOCATION TOTAL DUE1 006 004 McMoran, I&J & Ayala, J. 25 Madison Avenue $ 5,947.422 010 22.01 Barnes, William J. 177 N. Martine Avenue $ 1,024.083 027 060 Clark, Charles & Jill 162 Farley Avenue $ 2,863.244 082 011 Fischbein, Gerald & Ellen 156 Vinton Circle $ 2,877.125 116 055 Slaughter, Keith 21 Roosevelt Avenue $ 157.046 116 75A Terry, Janet P. 4 Saville Row $ 4,232.577 119 004 Gee, James & Dorothy 12 Jefferson Avenue $ 8,375.048 120 004 Felton, James 13 Jefferson Avenue $ 231.70

Colleen M. HuehnCollector of Taxes

4 T - 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 & 5/30/02 Fee: $289.68



WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE,INC., PLAINTIFF vs. DALTO A.MONCADA, ET AL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED JUNE 26, 2001 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTHIRTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE-HUN-DRED SIXTY THREE & 95/100($132,563.95).

The property to be sold is located in thecity of Elizabeth in the County of Union, NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 59-61 Elmora Av-enue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202

Tax Lot No. 443 W13 in Block 13Dimensions of Lot: (approximately) 45

feet wide by 100 feet longNearest Cross Street: Situate on the north-

westerly sideline of Murray Street with thenortheasterly sideline of Elmora Avenue.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED FIFTY ONE THOUSANDTWO-HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE & 23/100($151,281.23) together with lawful interestand costs.




ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMANATTORNEYS1139 Spruce DrivePO Box 1024Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-00241-908-233-8500XFZ L 44537CH-756118 - (WL)4 T - 5/9, 5/16, 5/23& 5/30/02 Fee: $189.72



NORWEST MORTGAGE, INC., PLAIN-TIFF vs. NOEL NEGRON, ET ALS., DE-FENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDNINE THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED SEV-ENTY EIGHT & 01/100 ($109,678.01).

Property to be sold is located in the Cityof Elizabeth, County of Union and Stateof New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as 440Marshall Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey07201.

BEING KNOWN as LOT 931-W05,BLOCK 5, on the official Tax Map of theCity of Elizabeth.

Dimensions: 25.00 feet x 100.00 feet x25.00 feet x 100.00 feet

Nearest Cross Street: Fifth StreetSubject to unpaid taxes, assessments,

water and sewer liens.There is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY SIX THOUSANDSIXTY TWO & 15/100 ($156,062.15) to-gether with lawful interest and costs.




FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, P.C.Suite 505 Sentry Office Plaza216 Haddon AvenueWestmont, New Jersey 08108CH-755017 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $183.60

UC Summer Youth BaseballRegistration Begins May 11The Union County Baseball Asso-

ciation invites young baseball play-ers – boys and girls – ages 8 to 15, toregister for its Summer 2002 YouthLeague baseball teams. This annualyouth baseball program is sponsoredby the Union County Board of Cho-sen Freeholders, the Union CountyDepartment of Parks and Recreation,and the Union County Baseball As-sociation.

Sign-ups will be held at theWarinanco Park Boat House inRoselle on five Saturdays, beginningMay 11 and continuing on May 18,June 1, June 8, and June 15, from 9a.m. to noon each day.

Each player is required to bring a$25 registration fee and a birth cer-tificate to the sign-up. Players mustbe at least 8 years old by June 25 andcannot be 16 before August 2.

A new feature this year is a skilllevel evaluation at the time of reg-istration, so all players must bringa glove when they show up toregister. This is not a try-out or adraft – all those who register willparticipate.

For further information as to leaguedivisions, length of season, etc.,please call (908) 527-4910. Therewill be no refunds after Team As-signment Day, June 24.

GRAND MARSHAL...Veteran Richard Mondrodt, Grand Marshal for the2002 Memorial Day Parade, poses with the flag at his home in Westfield.

Grand Marshal SelectedFor Memorial Day Parade

By JENNIFER PINTOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – The AnnualWestfield Memorial Day Parade,scheduled for Monday, May 27, willpay tribute to all men and womenwho made the ultimate sacrifice fortheir country, beginning at 9 a.m.with services at the Monument toVeterans of World War I in the centerof the town. Participants will as-semble at the Lord & Taylor parkinglot at 8 a.m. Richard Monrodt hasbeen selected as the Grand Marshalof this year’s parade.

Inducted into the Army in 1942 atFort Dix, Mr. Monrodt was sent toCamp Phillips in Salina, Kan., andassigned to the 79th Engineer Com-bat Battalion for basic training. Hewent to Tennessee for Army maneu-vers and then to Camp Stoneman inOakland, Calif. Mr. Monrodt shippedout on a 29-day trip to Good EnoughIsland near New Guinea and Austra-lia, during which time he sufferedfrom an injured foot and pneumoniaand also came down with Malaria inthe jungles of New Guinea.

On October 20, 1944, Mr. Monrodtlanded in the Philippines on LeyteIsland. He said he and his fellowtroops were positioned close to theJapanese Army and that the bombingstarted immediately. On his way toMindoro on a Landing Ship Trans-port (L.S.T.) vessel, his ship wasattacked by Japanese Kamikazeplanes. “One Kamikaze came rightat us in the middle of the ship; wekept firing and at the last minute hedid a little flip and hit us in the tail,which set off the ammunitions andexplosives. The L.S.T in back of uswas one blast and everyone was lost,”stated Mr. Monrodt. In August 1945,he was issued his winter clothing andwas instructed on how to removemines from the water. The droppingof the atomic bomb in southern Ja-pan brought Mr. Monrodt back toLeyte.

On December 30, 1945, he arrivedin Los Angeles, Calif., where hecaught a flight to New York. Hearrived at Penn Station in New YorkCity, where he was robbed of hisbelongings, including all his winterclothing. Wrapping up his career withthe Army upon his return to Fort Dix,on January 24, 1946, he married thefollowing year and moved toIrvington. He lived there until 1970,when he moved to Westfield. He isretired from Red Devil Inc., wherehe served as a plant manager until1971.

This year’s parade route will start

at East Broad Street, go left onto ElmStreet, right onto Orchard Street, andright onto Mountain Avenue, pastthe Revolutionary Cemetery, wherethe Sons and Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution will hold memorialservices. The parade will then con-tinue on East Broad Street up to thefinal ceremonies at Fairview Cem-etery.

During these next few weeks, andagain around Veterans Day in No-vember, many people will see veter-ans selling artificial red poppies. Theflowers are best described and in-spired by the poem “In FlandersFields,” written by Lieutenant Colo-nel John McCrae, M.D. (1872-1918)of the Canadian forces, before theUnited States entered World War I.

In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppies

blowBetween the crosses, row on rowThat mark our place; and in the

skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset

glow,Loved and were loved, and now we

lie,In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies

growIn Flanders fields.

The bright, red poppies grow through-out fields and roadsides in parts ofEurope between May and July. Sell-ing replicas of the Flanders poppybegan in Allied countries after theArmistice to help children in thedevastated areas of Belgium andFrance.

In the 1920s, the Veterans of For-eign Wars came up with the “buddypoppy,” which was started by needyveterans and spread across the coun-try. The American Legion, whichadopted the poppy as an officialflower, has been selling the paperflowers since 1923. The poppy salesare based on one idea: “Honoring thedead by helping the living.” All pro-ceeds go to veteran assistance pro-grams that help disabled veteranswho fought for the United States.

For more information on the Me-morial Day Parade, please call StanCuba at (908) 233-2767.


PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the PLAN-NING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD after public hearing deniedapproval to Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gelling towiden the driveway at 208 Vinton Circle,Fanwood, New Jersey being Block 82 Lot 5.

Documents pertaining to this applicationare available for public inspection at theBorough Hall during normal business hours.

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gelling208 Vinton Circle


Laura Torgersen EarnsDean’s List Recognition

FANWOOD – Laura Torgersenof Fanwood has been placed on theDean’s List for the fall 2001 semes-ter at Virginia Tech, Virginia Poly-technic Institute and State Univer-sity in Blacksburg, Va.

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HELP WANTED

Real Estate/Construction SalesApprentice Needed. We will putyou through RE School. Salary +Commissions Earn double $$ perdeal. Computer/Phone skills a must.908-346-1111 or 908-518-9597/fax

AUTO FOR SALE

Grandpa’s Buick1996 LeSabre

12,400 miles, $7,500(908) 654-6352

FOR SALE

Maytag Neptune StackedWasher/Dryer(gas) 2yrs. Old,$1700 new, $800; King PlatformBed & newer mattress, matchingnight tables & waterfall desk $300;Precor treadmill $200 & rowingmachine $50; Schwinn Air-Dynebike $200; Ping pong table $50;Console sewing machine $40;Oak triple dresser & armoire $250;baby stroller $25; 4 leather kitchenchairs $40; 4 leather dining roomchairs $80; triple sofa $25; chaise$25; local delivery possible fornominal charge.

Call (908) 233-1476

AUTO FOR SALE

1998 Ford Explorer - Eddie Bauer,61,000 miles, Blue & Gold, NewTires, CD Changer, Telephone,$15,000

(732) 505-4097

YARD SALE

Westfield - 1 Westbrook Rd. atRahway near Edison School.

Sat. & Sun. 5/11 - 5/129AM - 2PM

Good Stuff, Cheap.

HELP WANTED

SALES COUNSELORSLAUNCH YOUR

SALES CAREER!LA Weight Loss Centers, a rapidlyexpanding leader in the $40 Billionweight loss industry, is seekingindividuals with sales and serviceindustry experience for entry-levelpositions in our CLIFTON, WESTCALDWELL, ROXBURY &SCOTCH PLAINS locations. Fulland part-time schedules available.Previous sales experiencepreferred, but not required as weprovide paid training. Promote aproven program and enjoy acompetitive base salary +commission, excellent benefits,401k & opportunity foradvancement.

Call 866-691-7876, fax888-699-0210 or e-mail

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HELP WANTED

BOOKKEEPER - Part Time forsynagogue office. 8 Flexible HoursPer Week. Knowledge of Quickenrequired.Fax resume to (973) 376-5478

or call (973) 376-0539 x 11.

NANNY WANTED

Wed, Thurs, Fri in my Westfieldhome. Must own car. Experienceand references required.

Please call (908) 317-6918

AUTO FOR SALE

99 Honda Civic EX 2 door, green,20,000 miles, power everything,sunroof, CD, $12,500.

Call (732) 398-4407HELP WANTED

St. Paul’s Nursery School is seek-ing a NJ certified kindergartenteacher, a part time pre-schoolteacher and a teacher assistant.

Please fax resume to:908-232-9723 or mail to:

414 E. Broad StreetWestfield, 07090

STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE

8 FT x 20 FT ContainersReasonable Rates

Westfield - Scotch PlainsBorder

Call (908) 234-0087

GARAGE/YARD SALE

Westfield - Redeemer School229 Cowpertwaite Place, SpringFair and Tag Sale - large variety

9am-3pm, Saturday, May 18rain or shine.

HOME FOR SALE

BERKSHIRES: Begin the experi-ence in 5 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Baths, 2decks, contemporary “all year”house. Lenox Location. Call Bethat Giles Real Estate, Broker at:

(866) 784-GILE

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.

Call the Recruiting Team at(908) 233-2500 for details

FOR RENT

WESTFIELD - Oversized 2 cargarage, ideal for storage.Immediate availability. Safe,secure location. $295.00/m CallLori 973-397-3541 or evenings973-540-1671.

FLOOR REFINISHING

Applied WoodRefinishing & new floors.

900 types of wood.VISA/MC

908-874-7179

TUTORING

Experienced Tutor withMA-History Rutgers Univ. willtutor HS-College students in

history and composition.Call Alex 732-549-2339

OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE

Westfield. Prime location, centerof town, in modern elevator build-ing. High ceilings, palladian win-dows. Adj parking and NY trains.4,200 sq. ft. to divide.email: [email protected]

ph: (508) 228-3030

HELP WANTED

Quality Day Camp in MorrisCounty has staff openings in thefollowing areas: Swim (LGT orWSI), High ropes, Sports,Photography and Roller Hockey.

Please call 973-895-3200 oremail us at [email protected].

• Hair Transplantation formen and women

• Botox and Collagen

• Laser Hair Removal

• Laser Surgery for spiderveins, brown spots andtattoo removal

• Rejuvenating chemicalpeels

• Sclerotherapy (leg veins)

Darryl S.Weiss MD is pleased to announce the relocation

of his Westfield office for the practice of Cosmetic Dermatology.

New Location:2253 South Ave, Suite 8 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

908-232-9100

Board Certified Dermatologist

Last Time Before Fall!

“THE BIGGEST MISTAKESWOMEN INVESTORS MAKE

AND HOW TO AVOID THEM”THE FINANCIAL SEMINAR FOR

SERIOUS WOMEN INVESTORS

Speaker:

When:Where:

Stewart A. RitterSenior VP for Prudential FinancialThursday May 23 at 7:00 p.m.The Westwood438 North Avenue, Garwood

Admission is free but space is limited.For tickets please call Rosie DeSimone at 908-789-7827.

Serving All Your Financial Needs(908) 789-7827 (800) 265-5736

AUTO FOR SALE

2001 VW Passat GLS V6 -Purchased Aug 2000, 20k miles,Silver/Gray leather interior, 5 spd,all options included, excellentcondition, $20,900. Call Michaelat: (908) 273-1422

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WESTFIELD $704,000New construction by D. Villane. 4/5 BedroomColonials with 2 story entry, 9’ ceilings, FamilyRoom with fireplace. WSF0191

WESTFIELD $339,000This charming cape cod is ideally located on aquiet street within a short walk to JeffersonSchool. 3 Bedrooms, 2.1 Baths. WSF6272

WARREN $749,900

SCOTCH PLAINS $1,100,000

Classic, gracious, Normandy Colonial circa 1939.Tranquil, serene setting with lush gardens andpond. By appointment. WSF0105

MOUNTAINSIDE $569,000

5 acres, 3 Bedrooms, 2.1 Baths, Kitchen opensto Great Room, patio, deck, inground Sylvanpool, horse barn. WSF6203

Large, charming circa 1895 Victorian in one ofthe most desirable neighborhoods. Retaining oldworld charm with new amenities. WSF6276

CRANFORD $399,900

Center Hall Colonial with many updates. 3 Bed-rooms, 2.1 Baths, 2 fireplaces, inground pool,Central Air Conditioning, Game Room, Recre-ation Room. WSF6177

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Wooden Swing SetGood Condition

Such as Wanna-Play, Rainbow,Childlife or Childcraft.Call (908) 235-1324

League to WelcomeEight New MembersAt Annual MeetingSCOTCH PLAINS – The annual

meeting of the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsService League will hold its annualmeeting on Monday, May 13, at 10:30a.m. at the Scotch Hills Country Clubon Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains.

New members will be introduced,including Maureen Clancy, NancyGreenberg, Eileen Guidi, TheresaLeone, Cynthia Patey, Helen Piasecki,Helen Surridge and Marie Walford.

The guest speaker at the luncheonwill be Pamela Radel of Children’sSpecialized Hospital, a beneficiary ofthe league’s work. She is the managerof the child care center there.

The Service League’s mission is thebetterment of the Fanwood-ScotchPlains area, with an emphasis on youth.Funds for its mission are generatedthrough the Thrift Shop, located at1730 East Second Street. Now in its29th year, the League has contributedmore than $700,000 to the community.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBEING SPOTTED FROM ABOVE AT SPRINGFEST...Several people noticethat they are being photographed from the balcony of the Arcanum Hall duringSpringFest in Westfield on May 5. Thousands of people strolled the streets,sampled the vast variety of food and observed the many exhibits.

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IMPRESSIVECONTEMPORARY

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Wonderful WESTFIELD beauty withlarge rooms, this 8-room home includes 4Bedrooms, 2.1 Baths, Living Room, For-mal Dining Room, Eat-In Kitchen, hard-wood floors, freshly painted and refin-ished and near schools, town and NYCtransportation. $449,000.

Spacious WESTFIELD home features 9rooms and includes 4 Bedrooms, 2.2 Baths,Formal Dining Room, Eat-In Kitchen, Liv-ing Room with wood-burning fireplace, newerroof, new furnace, water line to street andcopper plumbing. $779,000.

Splendid Custom homes (2) inCRANFORD each offering 3400 squarefeet of luxury living space includes 10rooms; 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Eat-InKitchen with separate dining area, FormalDining Room, Family Room with fire-place, 2-story entry foyer and many otheramenities. $564,900.

All-remodeled CRANFORD home in-cludes 5 Bedrooms, 3.1 Baths, MasterBedroom with full Bath, Formal DiningRoom, Eat-In Kitchen, Living Room withgas fireplace, wrap around porch and Cen-tral Air Conditioning. $599,900.

Splendid, renovated WESTFIELD homeoffers 11 rooms and includes 5 Bedrooms,3.1 newer Baths, and Eat-In Kitchen, Fam-ily Room with fireplace, Formal DiningRoom, 1st floor leaded and stained glasswindows 3rd floor au pair suite, newer roofand near town, train and schools. $699,900.

Fabulous MOUNTAINSIDE home withimpressive entry foyer and beautiful stair-well, it also includes 4 Bedrooms, 3.1 Baths,Living Room, Kitchen with eating area,fireplace and sliding glass door to deck,Family Room with fireplace and built-ins,hardwood floors, Master Bedroom with bathand many other amenities. $789,000.

SCOTCH PLAINS home (circa 1880)offers 11 rooms and includes 4 Bedrooms,updated Eat-In Kitchen and 3.1 Baths,wide plank floors, banquet sized FormalDining Room, Living Room with 10-footceiling and fireplace, Family Room withfireplace, 3-car garage and Central AirConditioning. $599,900.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF BOND ORDINANCE02-09-S AND PUBLIC HEARING

The Bond Ordinance published herewith Ordinance No. 02-09-S was introduced and passed upon first reading at the meeting of Councilof the Borough of Fanwood in the County of Union, New Jersey, held on May 7, 2002. It will be further considered for final passage, afterpublic hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Council on MAY 20, 2002 at Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jerseyat 7:30 P.M. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available atthe Clerk’s office to the members of the general public who shall request the same.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

Borough of FanwoodBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

ORDINANCE 02-09-S

BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,192,350 FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVE-MENTS FOR AND BY THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY AND,AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $752,750 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH FOR FINANCING PARTOF THE APPROPRIATION.

BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEWJERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWSBE IT ORDAINED, BY THE BOROUGHCOUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all membersthereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1:

The improvements described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance (the “Improvements”) are hereby authorized to be undertaken by theBorough of Fanwood, New Jersey (the “Borough”) as general improvements. For the said Improvements there is hereby appropriated theamount of $1,192,350, such sum includes the sum of $400,000 expected to be received from the New Jersey Department ofTransportation in connection with the improvement described in Section 3(a)(1) and (b) $39,600 as the down payment (the “DownPayment”) required by the Local Bond Law of the State of New Jersey, constituting Chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes,as amended and supplemented (the “Local Bond Law”). The Down Payment is now available by virtue of provisions in one or morepreviously adopted budgets for down payments for capital improvement purposes.

SECTION 2:

In order to finance the cost of the Improvements, negotiable bonds of the Borough are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amountof $752,750 pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bond Law (the “Bonds”). In anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds and to temporarilyfinance said improvements or purposes, negotiable bond anticipation notes of the Borough are hereby authorized to be issued in the principalamount not exceeding $752,750 pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bond Law (the “Bond Anticipation Notes” or “Notes”).

SECTION 3:

(a) The Improvements authorized and the purpose for which obligations are to be issued, the estimated cost of each Improvement andthe appropriation therefor, the estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for each Improvement and the period of usefulnessof each Improvement are as follows:

Appropriation Estimated Periodand Estimated Maximum Amount of

Improvements Cost of Bonds or Notes Usefulness

1. Various road improvements including Sheelen’s $682,000 $267,900 12.30 Crossing Bridge; milling and resurfacing of FarleyAvenue, Woodland, Third and First Avenue; slurry seal various streets; curb replacement and sidewalkreplacement at various locations; drainage reconstructionat Poplar Place and Clement Place; pedestrian/bikewaybridge crossing at Sheelen’s Crossing; bikeway pathengineering and bikeway path network, including all workor materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

2. Sanitary sewer improvements at various locations, 314,500 298,800 40reconstruction of Byron Lane drainage, and reconstructionof Saville Row drainage, including all work or materialsnecessary therefor or incidental thereto.

3. Various recreation improvements including Forest 110,000 104,500 15Road Park improvements and field renovations, includingall work or materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto.

4. Acquisition of equipment including leaf machine, vibratory 55,000 52,250 5roller and high pressure cleaner.

5. Various renovations to municipal building and fire 30,850 29,300 14.22department building, codification of land use ordinance,acquisition of security system at municipal building, andacquisition of furniture and equipment.

TOTAL $1,192,350 $752,750

(b) The estimated maximum amount of Bonds or Notes to be issued for the purpose of financing a portion of the cost of theImprovements is $752,750.

(c) The estimated cost of the Improvements is $1,192,350 which amount represents the initial appropriation made by the Borough.

SECTION 4.

All Bond Anticipation Notes issued hereunder shall mature at such times as may be determined by the chief financial officer of the Borough(the “Chief Financial Officer”); provided that no Note shall mature later than one year from its date. The Notes shall bear interest at suchrate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall determine all mattersin connection with Notes issued pursuant to this ordinance, and the signature of the Chief Financial Officer upon the Notes shall be conclusiveevidence as to all such determinations. All Notes issued hereunder may be renewed from time to time subject to the provisions of Section8(a) of the Local Bond Law. The Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the Notes from time to time at public or privatesale and to deliver them to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued interest from their dates tothe date of delivery thereof. The Chief Financial Officer is directed to report in writing to the Borough Council of the Borough at the meetingnext succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the Notes pursuant to this ordinance is made. Such report must include the amount,the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the Notes sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.

SECTION 5:

The capital budget of the Borough is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistencyherewith. The resolution in the form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capitalprogram as approved by the Director, Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey is onfile with the Borough Clerk and is available for public inspection.

SECTION 6:

The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited and stated:

(a) The Improvements described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are not current expenses, and are capital improvements or propertiesthat the Borough may lawfully make or acquire as general improvements, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be speciallyassessed on property specially benefited thereby.

(b) The period of usefulness of the Improvements, within the limitations of the Local Bond Law, and according to the reasonable life thereofcomputed from the date of the Bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 23.23 years.

(c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly prepared and filed in the office of the Borough Clerkand a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the office of the Director, Division of Local Government Services, Departmentof Community Affairs, State of New Jersey. Such statement shows that the gross debt of the Borough, as defined in the Local Bond Law,is increased by the authorization of the Bonds and Notes provided in this bond ordinance by $752,750 and the obligations authorized hereinwill be within all debt limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law.

(d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $95,000 for items of expense listed in and permitted under Section 20 of the Local Bond Law isincluded in the estimated cost of the Improvements, as indicated herein.

SECTION 7:

Any funds received from time to time by the Borough as contributions in aid of financing the purposes described in Section 3 of thisOrdinance shall be used for financing said Improvements by application thereof either to direct payment of the cost of said Improvementsor to the payment or reduction of the authorization of the obligations of the Borough authorized therefor by this Bond Ordinance. Any suchfunds received may, and all such funds so received which are not required for direct payment of the cost of said Improvements shall, be heldand applied by the Borough as funds applicable only to the payment of obligations of the Borough authorized by this Bond Ordinance.

SECTION 8:

The full faith and credit of the Borough are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the obligationsauthorized by this bond ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the Borough, and the Borough shall be obligatedto levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the Borough for the payment of the obligations and the interest thereon withoutlimitation of rate or amount.

SECTION 9:

This Bond Ordinance constitutes a declaration of official intent under Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2. The Borough reasonablyexpects to pay expenditures with respect to the Improvements prior to the date that Borough incurs debt obligations under this BondOrdinance. The Borough reasonably expects to reimburse such expenditures with the proceeds of debt to be incurred by the Borough underthis Bond Ordinance. The maximum principal amount of debt expected to be issued for payment of the costs of the Improvements is $752,750.

SECTION 10:

This bond ordinance shall take effect 20 days after the first publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law.Introduced: May 7, 2002.

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WESTFIELD LEADER ON THE AIR WITH JAMES GILDEA...Westfield Town Adminsitrator James Gildea, right,was interviewed by Lauren Pass, left, and Horace R. Corbin, Jr. Publisher of The Westfield Leader and The Times of ScotchPlains-Fanwood for a special presentation for Westfield’s TV-36 during Westfield’s annual SpringFest on May 5. Stateand local politicians, town officials, military personnel and local sports figures were interviewed by members of TheLeader staff.

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CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGECORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. PABLOTEJEDA, SINGLE; RAUL COSS, MAR-RIED; ELSA TEJEDA, DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFIFTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUN-DRED EIGHTY THREE & 85/100($155,883.85).

REAL ESTATE TAX DISCLOSUREIf designated below, there are liens in the

estimated sum as specified below. Plaintiffadvises that the municipal tax office shouldbe contacted to obtain any additional taxamounts that may be due.

1. Taxes: $662.16 first quarter year 20022. Water & Sewer Lien: $2,345.52 plus

interest, penalties and recording feesCONCISE DESCRIPTION1. The property to be sold is commonly

known as: 537 South Bond Street, Eliza-beth, New Jersey 07208

2. Tax Block No.: 1 Lot No.: 8723. Dimensions of lot: 100.00 x 32.004. Nearest cross street: Sixth StreetThere is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOU-SAND NINE-HUNDRED THIRTY THREE& 28/100 ($169,933.28) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




HUBSCHMAN & ROMANATTORNEYS AT LAW318 Bergan BoulevardPalisades Park, New Jersey 07650CH-756526 - (WL)4 T - 4/18, 4/25, 5/2& 5/9/02 Fee: $199.92

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

2002-2003ANNUAL NOTICE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS

(N.J.S.A. 10:4-8d)

ALL MEETINGS HELD AT:Administration Building

Evergreen Avenue and Cedar StreetScotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

OPEN AGENDA MEETINGS - 7:30 P.M.(8:00 P.M. Public Participation)

* Thursday, May 9, 2002 Tuesday, November 5, 2002Thursday, June 6, 2002 Thursday, December 5, 2002No Meeting in July, 2002 Thursday, January 9, 2003Thursday, August 15, 2002 Thursday, February 13, 2003Thursday, September 12, 2002 Thursday, March 13, 2003Tuesday, October 8, 2002

The Board will meet at 7:30 P.M. to recess into executive session, and will returnto the public meeting at 8:00 P.M. at which time action may be taken.

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETINGS - 7:45 P.M.(8:00 P.M. Public Participation)

* Monday, May 20, 2002 Tuesday, November 19, 2002Tuesday, June 18, 2002 Thursday, December 19, 2002No Meeting in July, 2002 Thursday, January 23, 2003Thursday, August 29, 2002 Thursday, February 27, 2003Thursday, September 26, 2002 Thursday, March 27, 2003Thursday, October 17, 2002 Thursday, April 10, 2003

The Board will meet at 7:45 P.M. to recess into executive session, and will returnto the public meeting at 8:00 P.M. at which time action will be taken.

Thursday, April 24, 2003 - Annual Organization Meeting - 8:00 p.m.

* The Board will meet at 7:00 P.M. to recess into executive session, and will returnto the public meeting at 8:00 P.M. at which time action will be taken.

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Fashion Show, Dinner to HaveAttendees Stepping Into Spring

FASHIONABLY ORGANIZED…Members of the Ladies Philoptochos Societyof Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield have been making finalpreparations for their Fashion Show and Dinner, entitled “Stepping IntoSpring.” Pictured, left to right, are: Cynthia Ladas, Society President, AthenaEconomou, Chairwoman of the event, Jean Fountas of Scotch Plains andBarbara Manos of Westfield.

WESTFIELD – More than 350guests are expected to attend “SteppingInto Spring,” the fashion show/dinnerhosted by the Ladies Philoptochos Soci-ety of Holy Trinity Greek OrthodoxChurch in Westfield on Wednesday, May15, at The Chanticler in Millburn.

Fashions by Emily’s Boutique of StatenIsland and furs by Christie Brothers ofNew York City will be featured. Proceedswill aid the charities supported by theLadies Philoptochos.

An array of baskets will be offered atthe raffle, each filled with elegant gifts. Aspecial raffle for the Laine’s Angels Foun-dation, a national organization created toaid parents of children with Ewing’s Sar-coma and other childhood cancers, willbe held.

The organization has a parent advo-cate “angel” in the Robert WoodJohnson Hospital in New Brunswick,which works in association with theInstitute for Children at the CancerInstitute of New Jersey.

Organized by Athena Economou ofMendham and Phyllis Verenes ofMorristown, the President of the Soci-ety is Cynthia Ladas of Westfield. TheNational President of the Society, EveCondakes of Boston and the DiocesanPresident Ronnie Kyritsis, are ex-pected to attend the show/dinner, aswell as guests from New York andConnecticut.

For more information, please call(908) 233-8533.

Leadership Forum HonorsKaren Stark of Westfield HSWESTFIELD – The National

Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF),in commemoration of NationalTeacher Appreciation Week, whichis held from May 5 through 11,recognized the efforts of Karen Starkof Westfield High School for en-couraging students to pursue theircareer interests.

According to NYLF, Ms. Stark,“shows commitment to enhancingthe educational experience by nomi-

nating Westfield High School stu-dents to explore NYLF programs inlaw, medicine and/or defense, intel-ligence and diplomacy.”

Executive Director of NYLF,Donna Weldin, stated, “as we cel-ebrate our 10th anniversary this year,the NYLF is proud of educators likeKaren Stark because they demon-strate the concern and knowledgenecessary to help get their studentsto get to where they want to go.”

GOING TO WORK…To celebrate the 10th annual Take Our Daughters toWork Day, several first grade girls from Franklin Elementary School inWestfield visited local businesses. The girls toured the First National Bank, TheTown Book Store, National Shoe Repair, TV-36, the Municipal Building andCroll-Reynolds. Pictured, left to right, at Village Shoe Repair, are: front row,Beth Pindilli, Oria Alexander, Coral Cooper, Claire Dorwat, back row, IsabelleMcDonald, Alice Bonnaeua, Tara Scirtino, Kate Pindilli and Albert DiTullio,owner of National Shoe Repiar. Sara Miller Dorwart, a music teacher, and Ms.Pindilli, an attorney, organized the event.

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BANK OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.RAYMOND JOHN MILLER, JR., ET ALS.,DEFENDANT.



The judgment amount is NINTY ONETHOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED THIRTYFOUR & 45/100 ($91,434.45).

The property to be sold is located in thecity of Elizabeth in the County of Union, NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 10 Stewart Place,Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202

Tax Lot No. 1395 in Block 6Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 16.50

feet wide by 113.71 feet longNearest Cross Street: Situate on the south-

erly sideline of Stewart Place 117.97 feetfrom the westerly sideline of WashingtonAvenue.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED TWO THOUSANDONE-HUNDRED SIXTEEN & 01/100($102,116.01) together with lawful interestand costs.




ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMANATTORNEYS1139 Spruce DrivePO BOX 1024Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-00241-908-233-8500FILE NO. XWZ L 47260CH-756531 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $189.72


NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 02-08-S AND

PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by the Mayorand Council of the Borough Hall of Fanwoodon May 7, 2002. Copies of this ordinancecan be obtained without cost in the Clerk’sOffice, at the Fanwood Borough Hall, 75North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jer-sey between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,Monday through Friday.

The purpose of this ordinance is toAMEND AND SUPPLEMENT CHAPTER31, SALARIES AND COMPENSATION,AND CHAPTER 25, POLICE DEPART-MENT, OF THE CODE OF THE BOR-OUGH OF FANWOOD.

A public hearing on this ordinance will beheld on May 20, 2002, at 7:30 PM.


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NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 02-11-R AND

PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by the Mayorand Council of the Borough of Fanwood onMay 7, 2002. Copies of this ordinance canbe obtained without cost in the Clerk’s Of-fice, at the Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 NorthMartine Avenue, Fanwood, NJ between thehours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughFriday.

The purpose of this ordinance is toAMEND ORDINANCE 02-01-R ADOPT-ING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FORTHE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD.

A public hearing on this ordinance will beheld on May 20, 2002, at 7:30 PM.


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AAA Honors WestfieldSafety Patrol Student

WESTFIELD – Matthew Printz,a fifth grader at Franklin Elemen-tary School in Westfield, is the re-cipient of a 2002 AAA School SafetyPatrol Lifesaving Award, accordingto AAA New Jersey AutomobileClub.

“This is an extremely importanthonor,” explained Michele Mount,Public Affairs Manager for theFlorham Park-based club. “In fact,it’s the highest honor given to mem-bers of the AAA School Safety Pa-trol program.”

A National Review Panel com-prised of traffic safety professionalsselected this year’s recipients. Inaddition to Matthew, five other pa-trollers from Ohio, Minnesota andVirginia will be similarly honored.Recipients are selected patrol mem-bers, who, while on duty, have savedthe life of a person in imminentdanger.

Last October, Matthew was at hisusual post outside of the school withfellow patrols and a school crossingguard. Although he was not letting

anyone cross, a fellow studentstepped around Matthew and intothe street. Matthew immediatelygrabbed the student’s backpack strapand pulled him out of the street justin time to avoid an oncoming car.

In addition to this prestigious na-tional award, Matthew has also beenselected as the Club’s 2002 SafetyPatroller of the Year and nominatedfor the first-ever national AAA Pa-troller of the Year Award (the win-ner will be announced in Washing-ton, D.C.). This award recognizesexemplary leadership qualifies,safety skills, school involvement andcitizenship.

Ms. Mount accompanied Matthewand his family, along with his safetypatrol advisor, to Washington, D.C.,May 3 to 7, for the award ceremonyand related events. While in Wash-ington, he participated in a nighttour of the city and the Safety PatrolParade. The festivities culminatewith the AAA Safety Patrol AwardsLuncheon on May 7 at the RayburnHouse Office Building.




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following proposed bond ordinance was introducedand passed on first reading at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Westfield, inthe County of Union, State of New Jersey, held on the 7th day of May 2002, and that saidordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at the meeting of saidTown Council to be held at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, NewJersey, on the 21st day of May, 2002, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as said mattercan be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested therein will begiven an opportunity to be heard concerning the same.



SPECIAL ORDINANCE NO.AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALKAND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALK AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS INTHE TOWN AND THE APPROPRIATION OF MONIES NECESSARY THERE-FOR.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Town of Westfield in the County of Union as follows:SECTION I. That the Town of Westfield will be replacing existing sidewalk with new

sidewalk and constructing new sidewalk where none exists at various locations and all worknecessary and incidental thereto.

SECTION II. That all of the said improvements shall be made and completed under thesupervision of the Town Engineer and in accordance with preliminary plans and specifica-tions on file in the office of the Town Engineer and are hereby made a part of this ordinance.

SECTION III. That not more than fifty (50%) percent of the final cost of the project ascertified by the Chief Financial Officer shall be assessed by the Tax Assessor on landsspecially benefited by the improvement.

SECTION IV. It is hereby determined and declared that the number of annual installationsin which the special assessment to be levied on account of the said improvements may bepaid is three (3).

SECTION V. It is hereby determined and declared that the estimated amount of moneyto be raised from all sources to said purpose is $150,000.00, and that the estimated amountof bonds or notes necessary to be issued for said purpose is $75,000.00. There is herebyappropriated for said purpose the sum of $75,000.00 from Capital Improvement Fundsavailable for said purpose.

SECTION VI. To finance said purposes, bonds of said Town of an aggregate principalamount not exceeding $75,000.00 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the LocalBond Law (as hereinafter defined). Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate per annum asmay be hereafter determined within the limitations prescribed by law. All matters with respectto said bonds not determined by this ordinance shall be determined by resolutions to behereafter adopted.

SECTION VII. To finance such improvements there shall be issued pursuant to Chapter2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, as amended (the “Local Bond Law”), in anticipationof the issuance of bonds, Bond Anticipation Notes of said Town, which shall not exceed inthe aggregate principal amount the sum of $75,000.00. Said notes shall bear interest at arate as hereafter may be determined within the limitations prescribed by law, and may berenewed from time to time pursuant to, and within, the limitations prescribed by said law. Allmatters with respect to said notes not determined by this ordinance shall be determined byresolution to be hereafter adopted.

SECTION VIII. Not more than $500.00 of the sum to be raised by the issuance of saidnotes may be used to finance interest on obligation issued to finance such purpose, whethertemporary or permanent, or to finance legal expenses or to finance the cost of the issuanceof such obligations as provided in Section 20 of the Local Bond Law.

SECTION IX. It is hereby determined and declared that the period of usefulness for thefinancing of which said obligations are to be issued is a period of ten (10) years from the dateof said bonds.

SECTION X. It is hereby determined and declared that the supplemental debt statementrequired by said law has been duly made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk of said Townand that such statement so filed shows that the gross debt of the Town as defined in Section43 of the Local Bond Law is increased by $75,000.00 and that said notes authorized by thisordinance shall be within all debt limitations prescribed by said law.

SECTION XI. Any funds received from the County of Union, the State of New Jersey orany of their agencies or any funds received from the United States of America or any of itsagencies in aid of such purposes, shall be applied to the payment of the cost of suchpurposes, or if bond anticipation notes have been issued, to the payment of the bondanticipation notes, and the amount of bonds authorized for such purposes shall be reducedaccordingly.

SECTION XII. The Town intends to issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of theimprovements described in Section I of this bond ordinance. If the Town incurs such costsprior to the issuance of the bonds or notes, the Town hereby states its reasonable expectationto reimburse itself for such expenditures with the proceeds of such bonds or notes in themaximum principal amount of bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance.

SECTION XIII. The full faith and credit of the Town are hereby pledged to the punctualpayment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this ordinance.Said obligations shall be direct, unlimited and general obligations of the Town, and the Townshall levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the Town for the paymentof the principal of and interest on such bonds and notes, without limitation as to rate oramount.

SECTION XIV. The capital budget is hereby amended to conform with the provisions ofthis ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith and the resolutions promulgatedby the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capitalprogram as approved by the Director, Division of Local Government Services, is on file withthe Town Clerk and is available for public inspection.

SECTION XV. This ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after first publicationthereof after final passage.1 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $149.94



DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION,PLAINTIFF vs. THERESA ZAMBUJO, ETAL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED MARCH 20, 2001 FOR SALE OFMORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDTHIRTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT-HUN-DRED EIGHTY TWO & 17/100($134,882.17).

MUNICIPALITY: ElizabethCOUNTY: UNION, STATE OF NEW

JERSEYSTREET & STREET NO. 229 Clark PlaceTAX BLOCK AND LOT: BLOCK: 1, LOT:

31DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 100 feet x 25

feetNEAREST CROSS STREET: 350 feet

from Second StreetSUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): NONEThere is due approximately the sum of

ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOU-SAND FIVE-HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT &58/100 ($153,558.58) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




WILLIAM M.E. POWERS JR.CHARTERED737 Stokes RoadPO Box 1088Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962CH-755919 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $183.60



FIRST TRUST OF CALIFORNIA NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEEUNDER THE POOLING AND SERVIC-ING AGREEMENT DATED AS OFMARCH 1, 1993, PLAINTIFF vs. HENRYKATRUS AND MARINALVA KATRUS,HUSBAND AND WIFE, ET. ALS., DE-FENDANT.



The judgment amount is TWO-HUN-DRED NINE THOUSAND FIVE-HUN-DRED FIFTY SIX & 71/100 ($209,556.71).

REAL ESTATE TAX DISCLOSUREIf designated below, there are liens in the

estimated sum as specified below. Plaintiffadvises that the municipal tax office shouldbe contacted to obtain any additional taxamounts that may be due.

1. Taxes: $1,843.49 - first quarter, year2002

CONCISE DESCRIPTION1. The property to be sold is commonly

known as: 1053-1055 Cross Avenue, Eliza-beth, New Jersey 07208.

2. Tax Block No.: 11, Lot No.: 220.A3. Dimensions of Lot: 122.50 x 48.004. Nearest cross street: Virginia Street.There is due approximately the sum of

TWO-HUNDRED THIRTY THREE THOU-SAND FOUR-HUNDRED NINTY TWO &30/100 ($233,492.30) together with lawfulinterest and costs.




HUBSCHMAN & ROMANATTORNEYS AT LAW318 Bergen BoulevardPalisades Park, New Jersey 07650CH-756540 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $206.04

Westfield Police DepartmentBegins Phase Two of S.O.S.

WESTFIELD – As a result of acci-dent study, the Westfield Police De-partment has implemented plans forphase two of Operation S.O.S. (SafeOperating Speed) which designed toaddress accidents at intersections, stopsign, yield sign, red light, right on redand crosswalk violations throughoutthe Town of Westfield for the year2002. The plan will include Educa-tion/Advertisement, Warnings and En-forcement.

The department will begin by study-ing and observing various intersec-tions throughout the town and by ad-vising residents that the WestfieldPolice Department will be conductinga campaign to decrease accidents atthese intersections.

This campaign will begin with ar-ticles in the two local newspapers andwill follow-up with items on TV-36.Flyers will be distributed through theB.RA.K.E.S. (Bikers, Riders and Kidsare Entitled to Safety) Group and en-list the help of our S.O.S. Speed LimitCar Promoters by e-mail.

During the course of the year, flyerswill be distributed and postings willbe placed on the Westfield Policewebsite, educating residents on statelaws along with tips for adults andchildren on vehicle, pedestrian, bicy-clist and crosswalk safety.

The Warning Phase will begin inMay with violations on the north andsouth sides of town. The Patrol Divi-sion, along with the Traffic Bureau,will begin issuing warning summonsesat key intersections where accidentrates are high due to stop sign, redlight, yield sign and crosswalk viola-

tions.Beginning in the latter part of May,

the department will begin violationenforcement at various intersectionsin town for numerous offenses includ-ing stop sign, yield sign, red light,right on red and crosswalk violations.

Residents will be able to voice theirconcerns about problem intersectionsby contacting the Westfield PoliceDepartment and the B.R.A.K.E.S.GROUP at the following phone num-bers and e-mail addresses:

Westfield Police Department, Foremergencies, call 9-1-1. For non-emergencies, call (908) 789-4000, ore-mail [email protected].

The Westfield Police DepartmentTraffic Safety Bureau will collect andanalyze the data for future planning.The department will also begin thestandardization of all crosswalkswithin the town to meet the up andcoming state minimum guidelines.

The state standard for crosswalks isas follows:

•When crosswalk lines are used,they shall consist of solid white linesthat mark the crosswalk. They shall benot less than six inches nor greaterthan 24 inches in width.

•Marked crosswalks should not beless than six feet wide.

•Crosswalk lines, if used on bothsides of the crosswalk, should extendacross the full width of pavement todiscourage walking between cross-walks.

•If used, the diagonal or longitudi-nal lines should be 12 to 24 incheswide and spaced 12 to 24 inches apart.

•Crosswalks should be marked atall intersections where there is sub-stantial conflict between vehicular andpedestrian movements.

•Crosswalk lines should not be usedindiscriminately.

•An engineering study should beperformed before they are installed atlocations away from traffic signals orstop signs.

County 4-H PresentationNight Deemed A Success

UNION COUNTY –Union County4-H club members participated in theRutgers Cooperative Extension PublicPresentation Night on March 22 atUnion County Vocational TechnicalSchools in Scotch Plains. 4-H mem-bers, ranging from grade 1 throughhigh school, talked for 1 to 5 minutesabout their pets and how to make acorsage, archery safety and butterflygardens. There also was a violin soloand a reenactment of President Bush’s9-11 speech.

Some members had their talks evalu-ated by adult volunteer judges, usingthe Danish System to rate them asExcellent, Very Good, and Good. Theevening concluded with rosettes pre-

sented to all participants. Youngsterswho attended were from the townslisted below.

Cranford: Kristy Daubert, NicoleBrink, Sydney DeBlass, ShannonBarry, Lindsay Nichnadowicz, JennyEllis, Steffi Newton, ChelsieNichnadowicz, Lauren and ElizabethHolohan, Connor Londregan, KristinRupp, David Marsden, Julie Adonna,Mary Grace Decotiis, BrianGambardella, Michelle Gargiulo, BrianJackson, Victoria Labrutto, Rachel andAmanda Jaquin.

Clark: Danielle KoebliElizabeth: Leah Wallerstein, David

LoreHaskell: Samantha BalisrieriKenilworth: Karilyn Serina, Kevin

McCarthyLinden: Max LeeMurray Hill: Sophia OsborneNew Providence: Lily CalaycayPlainfield: Farris Dwyder, Sarah

DwiderRahway: Kyra Lee, Alejandra MexiaRoselle: Darius Washington, Tomas

Carvallo, Erica FischerScotch Plains: John RobertsUnion: Kaitlyn Cooper, James

ColwellWestfield: Jane Braun, Lauren

Corcoran, Brian Duffy, Brianna Hurtt,Madison Mone, Anthony Mormile,Brad Ross, Olivia Salinardo, MichaelCorcoran, Andrew Rivera, Kyla Im,Sarah Beese, Jessica Anderson,Danielle Infantino, Danielle Shoback,Melissa Verzi.

The Rutgers Cooperative Exten-sion 4-H Program of Union County isa youth development program ofRutgers University and is supportedin part by the Union County Board ofChosen Freeholders. For more infor-mation about joining 4-H, call 908-654-9854.

Trailside Announces DatesFor ‘Baby Makes Three’

MOUNTAINSIDE — The TrailsideNature and Science Center inMountainside will present a programcalled “Baby Makes Three” for fami-lies with young children.

Children ages 2½ to 4, with youngersiblings and an adult, may take a hikeas part of their introduction to theworld of nature.

“Young children don’t have to betold that they can’t go because there’sno one to watch their baby sister orbrother,” said Union County Free-holder Angel Estrada. “They just comealong.”

Upcoming classes include: “TheAnts Go Marching,” on Tuesday, May14, which will employ special tech-niques to find these social creaturesand learn their way of life.

“Wetland Watchers,” on Tuesday,May 28, will comprise a walk along awetland in search of nesting birds,insects and frogs.

In “Time for Turtles” on Tuesday,June 11, participants will learn aboutland and pond turtles that call thereservation home and meet some of

Trailside’s residents.Pre-registration is required. Classes

are held on alternate Tuesdays from 11a.m. to noon. The fee for each familygroup is $8 per class for Union Countyresidents and $10 per class for out-of-county families.

For further information about theseclasses or other Trailside programsfor children, please call the TrailsideNature and Science Center at (908)789-3670.

Trailside is located at 452 NewProvidence Road and is a facility ofthe Union County Department ofParks and Recreation.

Letter Carriers SlatedTo Collect Food ItemsSaturday For Needy

WESTFIELD – The National As-sociation of Letter Carriers (NALC)will conduct its nationwide 10th an-nual “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive”on Saturday, May 11.

United States Postal Service lettercarriers will collect non-perishable fooddonations as they deliver mail alongtheir postal routes in over 10,000 citiesand towns nationwide, includingWestfield.

According to NALC PresidentVincent R. Sombrotto, postal custom-ers’ donations will be delivered to com-munity food banks and pantries thatserve the area where the donations arecollected.

Customers are asked to leave theirdonations in a bag near their mailboxon Saturday before their letter carrierarrives. The donations will be taken tothe local post office and delivered to alocal food bank or pantry.

Borough of Fanwood PlansMemorial Day in the Park

FANWOOD – Fanwood’s annualMemorial Day in the Park celebra-tion will be held on Monday, May27, in LaGrande Park.

The festivities in the park willbegin immediately after the Me-morial Day parade, around 11:30a.m., and will continue until 2:30p.m.

The day’s events will start indowntown Scotch Plains with a me-morial service at 10 a.m. A halfhour later, the parade will kick off,following Park and Martine Av-enues into Fanwood and ending atMarian Avenue next to LaGrandePark.

Rides and attractions, as well ashot dogs, Italian ices and othertreats, will be available at the cel-ebration in the park.

As a tribute to America’s mili-tary forces and area residents who

suffered losses as a result of theattack on the World Trade Center,this year’s celebration will includea special poster competition forlocal children, featuring the theme,“What Memorial Day Means ToMe.”

“With members of our armedforces in harm’s way overseas, it isimportant to recognize the contri-butions of our military personnelon this special day,” noted FanwoodMayor Louis Jung.

Entries will be divided into sev-eral age groups and judges willaward special prizes for the bestposters. For further information re-garding the Memorial Day PosterCompetition, please call PamSayles at (908) 889-9384.

This year’s celebration is beingcoordinated by the Fanwood Spe-cial Events Committee, an out-growth of the Fanwood RecreationCommission, that was formed toconcentrate on special events.

The Recreation Commission willcontinue to oversee all parks-re-lated programs and activitiesthroughout the year.

Volunteers are needed to sell tick-ets, assist with food preparation andsales, and supervise activities. In-terested individuals are asked to callJeanne Fulford at (908) 889-6215.

CAMERAS ROLLING...Doug Black of Westfield’s TV-36 placed his camerasin the office of The Westfield Leader to film interviews conducted by Leader staffmembers with politicians and community leaders.


NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFBOND ORDINANCE 02-10-S

AND PUBLIC HEARINGThe Bond Ordinance published herewith

Ordinance No. 02-10-S was introduced andpassed upon first reading at the meeting ofCouncil of the Borough of Fanwood in theCounty of Union, New Jersey, held on May7, 2002. It will be further considered for finalpassage, after public hearing thereon, at ameeting of said Council on MAY 20, 2002 atBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey at 7:30 P.M. Duringthe week prior to and up to and including thedate of such meeting, copies of said ordi-nance will be made available at the Clerk’soffice to the members of the general publicwho shall request the same.


BOROUGH OF FANWOODORDINANCE 02-10-S

BOND ORDINANCE AMEND-ING BOND ORDINANCE NUM-BER 01-07-S FINALLYADOPTED BY THE BOROUGHCOUNCIL OF THE BOROUGHOF FANWOOD, NEW JERSEYON MAY 10, 2001

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOROUGHCOUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION,NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds ofall the members thereof affirmatively con-curring), AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Bond Ordinance of theBorough Council of the Borough of Fanwood,in the County of Union, New Jersey (the“Borough”) entitled “Bond Ordinance Au-thorizing Various Capital Improvements Inand For the Borough of Fanwood, in theCounty of Union, New Jersey Appropriating$988,749 Therefore and Authorizing theIssuance of $939,149 Bonds or Notes toFinance Part of the Cost Thereof” finallyadopted on May 10, 2001 (the “Ordinance”)is hereby incorporated by reference in itsentirety.

Section 2. Section 3(a)(7)(iv) of the Ordi-nance is hereby amended by amending theproject description from “acquisition of voicelogger” to “acquisition of a lightening protec-tion system for municipal building.”

Section 3. The capital budget of the Bor-ough is hereby amended to conform with theprovisions of this ordinance to the extent ofany inconsistency herewith. The resolutionsin the form promulgated by the Local Fi-nance Board showing full detail of theamended capital budget and capital pro-gram as approved by the Director of theDivision of Local Government Services is onfile with the Clerk and is available there forpublic inspection.

Section 4. All other provisions of theOrdinance shall remain unchanged.

Section 5. This amendatory bond ordi-nance shall take effect twenty days after thefirst publication thereof after final adoptionas provided by Local Bond Law.1 T - 5/9/02, The Times Fee:$59.16



BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TION, AS TRUSTEE, PLAINTIFF vs.DAVID L. MITCHELL, ET ALS., DEFEN-DANT.



The judgment amount is EIGHTY THOU-SAND ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY TWO &04/100 ($80,132.04).

The property to be sold is located in theCITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07201, County of UNION and State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 1059 WILLIAMSTREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY07201.

Tax Lot No. 1383 in Block No. 9Dimension of Lot: approximately 25.00

feet wide by 100.00 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Catherine StreetSituated at a point on the northeasterly

sideline of William Street distance approxi-mately 175 feet northwesterly from its inter-section with the northwesterly sideline ofCatherine Street.

There is due approximately the sum ofEIGHTY SIX THOUSAND TWO-HUN-DRED THIRTEEN & 18/100 ($86,213.18)together with lawful interest and costs.




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WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE,INC., PLAINTIFF vs. GLORIA DUNNING,ET AL., DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2001 FOR SALEOF MORTGAGED PREMISES.


The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDREDFORTY ONE THOUSAND SEVEN-HUN-DRED EIGHTY NINE & 81/100($141,789.81).

The property to be sold is located in theCity of Elizabeth in the County of Union,New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 553 Jackson Av-enue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207

Tax Lot No. 964 in Block 8Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 25

feet wide by 100 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the south-

easterly side of Jackson Avenue 100.8 feetfrom the northeasterly side of Julia Street.

There is due approximately the sum ofONE-HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOU-SAND SIX-HUNDRED TEN & 30/100($164,610.30) together with lawful interestand costs.




ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMANATTORNEYS1139 Spruce DrivePO Box 1024Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-00241-908-233-8500FILE NO. XFZ L 39733CH-755817 - (WL)4 T - 04/25, 05/02, 05/09& 05/16/02 Fee: $189.72

PUBLIC NOTICEBOARD OF EDUCATION

WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoard of Education, Westfield, New Jersey,in the Board of Education office, 302 ElmStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, at2:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on May 21,2002 at which time bids will be opened andread aloud for:

"ROOF REPLACEMENT AND RE-LATED WORK AT EDISON INTERME-

DIATE SCHOOL, Section 4, B2-21"

Plans and Specifications will be availableon May 10, 2002.

Plans, specifications, form of bid, con-tract and bond for the proposed work andother contract documents thereto, as pre-pared by M. Disko Associates, are on file intheir offices at 151 Sumner Avenue,Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, and may beexamined at the office of M. Disko Associ-ates during normal business hours.

Bidders will be furnished with a copy ofthe plans and Specifications by the Engi-neer, upon proper notice and payment of acheck for Fifty-five ($ 55.00) dollars, pay-able to M. DISKO ASSOCIATES, said costbeing the reproduction price of the docu-ments and is not returnable.

Proposal forms (as contained in the Speci-fications) provide for the awarding of all thework to the lowest qualified bidder under asingle contract.

The guaranty accompanying the bid shallbe given in the amount of ten percent (10%)of the bid and may be given at the option ofthe bidder by a Certified Check or Bid Bondfrom a reputable insurance company.

All bidders must be prequalified in accor-dance with Chapter 105, Laws of 1962, asamended by Chapter 188, Laws of 1968 asset forth in Instructions to Bidders.

Labor in connection with the project shallbe paid not less than wages as listed inPrevailing Wage Rate Determination pur-suant to Chapter 150 of the New JerseyLaws of 1963, or the U. S. Department ofLabor Wage Determinations, whichever arehigher for each class of labor.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of PL 1975, C. 127 (NJAC17:27).

Bids may be held by the Board of Educa-tion for a period not to exceed sixty (60) daysfrom the date of the opening of Bids for thepurpose of reviewing the bids and investi-gating the qualifications of bidders, prior toawarding of the Contract.

This project is being funded in part byfunds from the Economic DevelopmentAuthority (EDA) pursuant to the terms of anAgreement between the School District andthe EDA. All contractors and subcontrac-tors engaged by the Board of Education towork on this project agree to be bound by theterms of this Agreement.

The Board of Education reserves the rightto reject any or all bids if in its judgement thepublic interest will be served by so doing.

By order of the Board of Education, West-field, New Jersey.

Robert A. BermanBusiness Administrator

1 T - 5/9/02, The Leader Fee: $63.24

MONEY WELL SPENT…The Fund Distribution Committee of the UnitedFund of Westfield is in the process of analyzing requests for financial supportfrom its 22 member agencies for distribution in 2003. Pictured, left to right, are:standing, Marilyn Gulotta, Tom Cusimano, Scott Cassie, Mark Ciarrocca,Carol Molnar, Steve Petrucelli, and Mark Swingle; seated, Sal Caruana, JohnVerrier, Stan Ciemniecki, Chairman, David Gelinne, and Linda Kaplan. Notpictured is Ed Gottko.

Andrew Corey SteinNamed to Dean’s ListWESTFIELD – Westfield resi-

dent Andrew Corey Stein, a seniorat Washington and Lee Universityin Lexington, Va., has earnedDean’s List status for the recentlyended winter term. Andrew is theson of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinof Westfield.



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ENCHANTING…Emile de Becque,played by Westfielder Roger Hayden,courts Ensign Nellie Forbush, playedby Cindy Jung of Basking Ridge, with“Some Enchanted Evening,” in theclassic romantic musical, South Pa-cific. For more information, pleasecall (908) 276-7611.

SPOTLIGHTED SINGER…CatalinaGaglioti of Westfield, 9, of Jefferson El-ementary School in Westfield, was in-vited to sing “Hero” at the state’s cel-ebration of National Crime Victims’Rights Week, April 21 to 27, at LibertyState Park in Jersey City. Pictured, above,Catalina poses with Chairman and Com-missioner Jacob Toporek of the NewJersey Victims of Crime CompensationBoard. Catalina studies under the tute-lage of Juan Pineda at The New JerseyWorkshop for the Arts in Westfield.

Before OpeningA Door, Think

Of It As ArtworkBy MARYLOU MORANO


SUMMIT — The door. Our fastpaced and hectic lifestyles don’t allowus to stop and consider its significance.And why should we, anyway? The dooris something to go through to get whereyou are going. You either go in one or

going for-ward. Icame awayfrom theNJCVA exhibit with a new sense ofrespect for an ordinary convenience Iuse hundreds of times a day, yet hardlygive a thought to.

The exhibit will be open until Wednes-day, May 15. The NJCVA is located at 68Elm Street in Summit. Gallery Hours arefrom noon to 4 p.m., from Monday toFriday, 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday eveningsand 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is free. For more informa-tion, please call the NJCVA at (908)273-9121.

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Marylou Morano for The Leader and The TimesCANVAS DOOR...“Liz Lives Here,”an acrylic collage, mixed media oncanvas by Burhan Dogancay.

come out one. What’s the big deal?The New Jersey Center for Visual

Arts’ (NJCVA) exhibit, “Doors: Imageand Metaphor in Contemporary Art”will have you thinking about doors inways you’ve never imagined.

A mixed media presentation in paint,collage, sculpture video and photogra-phy, the display has the viewer ponder-ing the significance of doors in each ofour lives as well as the messages theyconvey.

The artists and their door subjectscome from all parts of the world. Theglobal context of the exhibit only under-scores the universal themes that doorshold for each of us. All doors, whetherplaced outside or inside a structure,whether they bid us enter or exit, hold asense of mystery.

Even familiar doors, doors we passthrough many times a day are in manyways mysterious, as one never reallyknows what one will find on the otherside.

The door as art object is an interestingconcept. Doors tell stories like that inHolly Lane’s acrylic painting set incarved wood panels titled, “Fortuna’sEarly Formative Years in the South ofFrance.”

The colors and arrangements of thepanels cause one to think about therelationship between fantasy and real-ity.

Doors comment on social issues.Sculpture Siah Armajani’s bronze andaluminum “City Center No. 7” showsthree cots lined up in front of two plain,yet at the same time elaborate, doors.Do the cots represent part of a homelessshelter or extra beds in a fancy hotelroom?

One interesting photography tech-nique is used by Shimon Attie in his“Writings on the Wall” series of photo-graphs.

“Joachimstrasse IIa Berlin” depictsthe photographer’s rendition of a Jewishimmigrant neighborhood after he hasprojected on the walls, slides of signsfrom the city’s past. The effect is at thesame time eerie as well as sentimental— eerie because Attie projected thesigns in the exact locations of wherethey once were and sentimental becausestudying the work evokes a feeling ofhow Berlin may have looked 70 yearsago before the horror of the Holocaust.

Several of the works so graphicallyportray real life as seen through opendoors, that it causes one to wonder whatwould be going on behind closed doors.

Possibility, mystery, looking back,

Murder By Numbers:Doesn’t Add Up to Much

By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER2 popcorns

There is something seductively magneticabout ugliness. Perhaps even more so thanbeauty. When confronted with it, we turnaway in horror, fear and shock, only toguiltily give a quick owl-twist of the neck topeek again…and then maybe again.

Ashamed by said practice since we figureit’s a base instinct that drives our curiosity,and because we’ve been taught that it’simpolite to stare, some of us measure ourrung on the ladder of civilization by howwell we avert our eyes in the presence of suchdismaying situations.

“I will not look” you tell yourself whenfinally coming upon the crash scene on theopposite side of highway no less. It’s allthose other “animals” slowing down to lookthat caused the jam. The ugliness can alsocome in the form of a film, like Murder byNumbers.

A distastefully tiring tale about two highschool boys obsessed with committing theperfect crime, it should attract its share ofrubbernecks and gawkers in search of acinematic accident, literally and figuratively.

Actually though, director BarbetSchroeder’s overlong peer into the abyss oftwo sick minds is nothing more than a con-temporary transposition of the Roaring 20’sLeopold and Loeb case, and not a very goodone at that.

Anyway, if Cassie Mayweather, playedby a just so-so Sandra Bullock, is such aworld class sleuth, how come she nevercompares the cold-blooded murder at theheart of these bleak doings to the famous1924 case? Or maybe she does and I missedit whilst briefly dozing.

Mind you, dear reader, if so it was onlymomentarily, lest you write me up for fallingasleep at the switch. In all due fairness todirector Barbet Schroeder, there are someinstances when his handling of TonyGayton’s script warrants staying awake. Well,almost.

For one thing, the filmmaker extracts twovery fine performances from the young menplaying the dastardly duo. Both Ryan Gos-ling, as Richard Haywood, the high school’sMr. Popular, and Michael Pitt, as JustinPendleton, the resident genius dork, contrib-ute splendid stints. Ostensibly dysfunction’sanswer to the odd couple, they are entirelydespicable.

Take poor, poor Justin. So smart, yet solonely. So misunderstood. Then there’s poorlittle rich Richard. So inundated with goodlooks and material wealth, including a clas-sic Mustang GT. Heck, what new thrillscould the world possibly have in store forhim?

Is it all their fault? At least that’s thecautionary question Murder by Numbershas the chutzpah to ask. You see, despite thetrappings of opulence, both boys aren’t get-ting much attention at home. I couldn’t makeit to my daughter’s track meet last week. Ihope she doesn’t become a serial killer.

Please don’t waste all your pity on Rich-ard and Justin. Save a little for Bullock’sCassie, the lady gumshoe with a scarred pastshe’d just as soon keep to herself.

Only thing is, there’s an inherent contra-diction at work here, and it’s the film’s mostcritical flaw. Because it just so happens that

the movie’s subtext is everything you al-ways wanted to know about Cassie’s deepdark secret. At least it’s supposed to just bethe subplot.

Doled out piecemeal throughout the grimproceedings and too often overshadowingthe icky revelations about our PrinceCharmings, we learn all about Cassie’s abu-sive ex-spouse.

Some writers think irony is just the cat’spajamas. So they employ it everywhere.And wouldn’t you just know it? The MO ofthis particular murder case practicallymatches to a tee the circumstances surround-ing the detective’s personal tragedy of sev-eral years ago, except that she escaped withher life.

While this convenient literary mechanismpromulgates the notion that there is somegreat eternal balance at work, in many casesit can compromise credibility. Which is whatit does in Murder by Numbers. It’s the proseversion of forsaking the meaning of a poemfor the sake of rhyme.

Like the murder victim in question, Cassiewas tossed into a ravine by her attacker andleft for dead. Flashbacks graphically makethe comparisons. A swirl of psychologicalpurports overtakes her with each reminder.We learn that the horrible event is whatinspired her to become a cop in the first place.Forever replaying it is at once her weakestand strongest asset.

Thus following these clichés that havebeen carefully strewn like Hansel and Gretel’scrumbs, we inevitably arrive at the ultimatecop story platitude: Cassie’s boss, worriedthat she may be taking this one too person-ally (even though she always does!), is threat-ening to take her off the case.

As always, there are the political consid-erations to take into account, such as all thepowerful people young Haywood’s rich fa-ther controls. Even her kindly new partner inhomicide detection, a former vice squadflatfoot played by Ben Chaplin, is question-ing her objectivity. Well, he was admon-ished, “No one wants to be Cassie’s partner.”

There were also some off-color warnings.But they figure only a little in the film’s R-rating.

So, when at long last arriving at film’send, we realize that the screenplay’s preoc-cupation with Cassie has veered us off thetrack. Yes, we’ve been shown this movie’smidway attraction, rendered aghast by itsugly accident on the side of the road. But towhat purpose?

We haven’t really delved into the crux ofthe horror beyond the usual TV magazinemaxims.

It is apparent that screenwriter Gaytonand director Schroeder really don’t haveanything very intelligent to add or impart,whether about Richard and Justin, or aboutLeopold and Loeb, or about what fuels aColumbine, or about anything else for thatmatter.

In fact, aside from a disturbing look atsome rather sick puppies, about the onlything you can count on with Murder byNumbers is a Hollywood ending.

* * * * *Murder by Numbers, rated R, is a Warner

Bros. release directed by Barbet Schroederand stars Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling andMichael Pitt. Running time: 120 minutes.

Halcyon Trio to TakeStage at St. Paul’s

WESTFIELD – Friends ofMusic at St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch in Westfield will presentThe Halcyon Trio in concert onSunday, May 12, at 4 p.m. at thechurch, which is located at 414 EastBroad Street in Westfield.

A trio including clarinet, violaand piano, has enjoyed two interna-tional radio broadcasts since form-ing earlier this year. Collectively,the ensemble has performed withreputable orchestras and has beenmet with critical acclaim.

Donations will be accepted at thedoor. For more information, pleasecall Charles Banks at (908) 232-8506, extension no. 17.

Musical Club to HearPerformances Featuring

Scholarship WinnersWESTFIELD — The last meeting

of the 2001-2002 season of the Musi-cal Club of Westfield will be held onWednesday, May 15, at 10 a.m. at theFirst Baptist Church in Westfield.

The program will feature graduatingsenior college scholarship recipientswho are majoring in music, JenniferKanarek, Benjamin Siegel and Ben-jamin Schwartz.

The club promotes the musical tal-ents of young musicians through schol-arships which are awarded based onmusical ability and financial need. Re-cipients may re-audition each year tocontinue their awards.

Jennifer Kanarek, soprano/voice per-formance major at Brandeis Univer-sity will pursue a career as a cantor.She earned the Jacqueline Foster Awardfor excellence. She will be accompa-nied in her performance by MusicalClub member Louise Andrews.

Benjamin Siegel, a jazz studies ma-jor at Indiana University, has performedwhile traveling with Carnival CruiseLines. He is also a member of a rhythmand blues band at Indiana, with whichhe has composed, arranged, and re-corded music. He has played with theTommy Dorsey band, conducted byBuddy Morrow.

Benjamin Schwartz is a music edu-cation major at the Mason Gross Schoolat Rutgers University. He plans to con-tinue his studies in music educationafter graduation.

Rounding out the program will beSondra Tammam, Co-Chairwoman ofthe Scholarship Committee, who willperform Franz Schubert’s Piano So-nata, Opus 143.

The public is invited to attend theprogram. Admission is free. To inquireabout active or associate membership,please call (908) 232-2173.

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Pen & Inkthat I could possibly give to thisthing we call “motherhood”.From trying to jam a spoonful ofmedicine between clenched lips,to soothing those painful mo-ments that took us into the weehours of the morning to listenand share, to the pots of Siciliangravy on the stove to offer toanyone Michelle would befriendand to keep those Italian tradi-tions going, to just plain tryingmy darndest to be a special friendand mother to my special friendand daughter, it has been oneheck of a wonderful ride! I canonly hope and pray that Godkeeps me walking and talkingfor the wonder that lies ahead asI await all the good things com-ing into Michelle’s life! Can’twait!!!

Writers In ActionProgram ScheduledSCOTCH PLAINS – Students

in the seventh and eighth grade atPark and Terrill Middle Schoolswill display their original writingsduring an evening program entitled,“Writers In Action,” on Wednes-day, May 15, at the Park MiddleSchool Media Center.

Seventh graders will read origi-nal works from 7 to 7:30 p.m.,while eighth graders will read theirwriting from 8 to 8:30 p.m. From7:30 to 8 p.m., visitors will have anopportunity to take a gallery tour ofdisplays of students’ writings.

Refreshments will be served.

By CAROL F. DAVISSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

A single night’s benefit per-formance of the Broadway mu-sical You’re A Good ManCharlie Brown by the BrickCommunity Players will be atthe Union County College The-atre on Friday, May 31, at 8p.m. The proceeds from the $15admission will benefit theEmmanuel Cancer Foundation,headquartered in Scotch Plains.Much of this show’s charm andhumor is timeless. Laugh asyou get a glimpse of humanbehavior, and don’t be fooledby the simplicity of it all. It’sgot all the characters you havecome to love. Refreshments willbe available. Call Monica at322.4323, extension no. 17 forticket information.

* * * * *You may have read about this

musician in The WestfieldLeader and The Times of ScotchPlains and Fanwood before —he is Bob Young. Along withhis group, the Friends of Jazz,Young will be performing aspecial Jazz and Gospel Trib-ute to Mothers & Grandmoth-ers on Saturday, May 11, from5 to 7:30 p.m. at the CrescentAvenue Presbyterian Church inPlainfield. Purchase tickets inadvance at Sound Express inPlainfield, New Brunswick, orSomerville, Scotts Pharmacy inPlainfield, or Our Story Book-store on South Avenue inPlainfield for just $7.50 Theywill be $10 at the door, or $5 forseniors, students, and the dis-abled. Also featured will beDena Allen, Eller Weas Little,and Gospel Ways.

* * * * *Also in Plainfield is the not-

to-be-missed 9th Annual FOSH(Friends of Sleepy Hollow)Yard Sale on Sunday, May 19,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plan todrive your car to one spot on theroute of 120 or so homes, notedby balloons, pick up a map, andwalk around looking for bar-gains, antiques, collectibles,bric-a-brac and chachkas allday. This is a perfect opportu-nity to gather some friends andhave some fun. People from allover make it a point to be there.So should you. Rain or shine.

* * * * *For a unique musical experi-

ence, make sure you see theSummit Chorale, New Jersey’soldest active choral group, onSaturday, May 18, at 8 p.m., fortheir performance of a uniqueblend of old and new musicfrom Poland. Finally Heard:The Voice of Poland, will fea-ture the rarely presented“Miserere” by Górecki, inwhich Drew University Cho-rale will join Summit Choraleto form a chorus 100 voicesstrong. The concert is at theUnited Methodist Church inMadison on Route 124. Ticketsare $16 and $11 for seniors andstudents in advance, and $18and $13 at the door. For ticketsand information, call (973) 762-8486 or seewww.summitchorale.org.

* * * * *There will be a Garden Fair

on May 19 at the Trailside Na-ture & Science Center, ColesAvenue & New ProvidenceRoad in Mountainside. Theplant sale & workshops, fromnoon to 5 p.m., are adminis-tered by Union County MasterGardeners. Trained by theRutgers Cooperative Extension,these guys know what they’redoing with plants. Bring yourgardening questions. Admissionis free.



Pen & InkPen & InkPen & InkPen & InkPen & InkBy Michelle H. Le PoidevinBy Michelle H. Le PoidevinBy Michelle H. Le PoidevinBy Michelle H. Le PoidevinBy Michelle H. Le Poidevin

Michelle H. Le Poidevin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA FINE DISPLAY…Students from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district proudly exhibited their works in the OldGymnasium of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) last Tuesday. Pictured, left to right, are: top row, a paintedportrait by SPFHS student Amber Temchus; a multimedia piece by fourth grader Shannon Reimers; a study inportraiture drawing from a Park Middle School pupil; a black and white portrait painting by SPFHS student MaggiePepe; a pencil and crayon piece of Raggedy Andy by kindergartener Laura McGovern; a portrait for the RepertoryTheatre group’s production of Mame by SPFHS student Alex Greco; and one drawing, which was part of a constructionpaper quilt crafted for “Together: A Celebration of Our Global Community.”

Leaving No Medium Unexplored, Students in SP-FSchool District Put Their Best Pieces Forward

By MICHELLE H. Le POIDEVINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS – Vast tech-niques and studies are etched into thecurricula of art teachers with the hopethat the students will be stimulated by

one of them enough to create some-thing that moves them.

In the Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SP-F) school district, the pupils seem tohave appreciated everything they’vebeen taught, while developing a profi-

ciency in portraiture. Last Tuesdayevening, students had the opportunityto display their artwork during a showheld in the Old Gymnasium at SP-FHigh School.

Jeffrey Gutterman, a young art

teacher at the school, meticulously hungand labeled all of the pieces, whichfilled three rooms-plus in the gym,from Katherine Howell’s life-size paint-ing, “Little Black Sambo,” at the en-trance, to the Day-Glo hot air balloonscrafted by School One Elementary stu-dents near the end of the exhibit.

Maggie Pepe, who, according to Mr.Gutterman, will be attending the Fash-ion Institute of Technology in NewYork, captured the despondency in theeyes of her subject in one particularlyprofound black and white painting. Aknowledge of portraiture far beyondcollege instruction was demonstratedby Pepe.

Building with painted blocks of colorand utilizing other techniques, AlexGreco designed four top-notch por-traits of Auntie Mame for the ScotchPlains Repertory Theatre’s productionof Mame.

Amber Temchus filled ¾ of a gym-nasium wall with captivating portraitsin almost every medium. The majorityof the pieces used black and whitetones, conveying a dark, broodingmural of changing faces. The otherworks boldly added color, provingTemchus’ versatility as an artist.

“Together: A Celebration of Our Glo-bal Community,” a special programheld on March 11, included a blue andlight blue construction paper quilt cre-ated by Evergreen Elementary Schoolstudents. Words like “care,” “compas-sion,” “talk,” “listen,” and “together”were interspersed through the quilt,while students added colored, cut-outdrawings of people representing vari-ous nations.

A common study of portrait draw-ing, which asks students to draw theother side of a face found in a maga-zine, was well-achieved by Park MiddleSchool students, who selected famouspeople like actress Julia Stiles andBackstreet Boy Brian Litrell for theirsubjects.

Simpler in scale, yet awfully impres-sive for a kindergartner, LauraMcGovern, a student in Lynn Sanders’class at Evergreen School, designed anadorable drawing of everyone’s favor-ite doll, Raggedy Andy.

Some students were challenged by

their teachers to construct 25 differentself-portraits, while others, accordingto Mr. Gutterman, vied to be part of thepopular airbrush course, which is taughtby SPFHS art teacher Ronnie Siegel.

In every classroom, by every artteacher, students in the school districtwere obviously challenged to discovertheir creative skills and encouraged todo their best.

Special Mentions:SPFHS:•Mac Calello’s pencil drawings;•“Thinking Cap” by sophomore Eric

Kogan;•Kenji Hasegawa’s haunting abstract

painting and portraits;•To J. O’Brien for demonstrating a

thorough knowledge of how to createtexture;

•Angela Sanford’s delicious-lookingmargarita candle, complete with salt,lime and lipstick mark;

•Kevin Louison and DeanaMustachio’s elegant mirror etchings;

•Mart Razal’s pastel of droplets inrainbow hues;

•Danielle Turner’s foil painted fla-mingos with purple roses;

Middle Schools:• Courtney Berger’s pencil still-life;•Brad Stenek’s contemporary paint-

ing of still-life painting;•The watercolor entitled, “Tropical

Waters” by Sherman Fritz, age 14;•Eighth graders’ abstract fluorescent

sculptures constructed from Foamcore-like material.

Elementary Schools:•Kelly O’Leary, McGinn School,

Grade 1, for the happiest and brightestbutterfly I’ve ever seen;

•The patriotic multimedia collagesby Evergreen School second graders,Luke Vuono, Ryan Kiel and CarlyGrossman of Betty Gasiorowski’s class;

•“Starry Nights” printmaking piecesby fourth graders from Evergreen;

•School One students Jenny Malinakand Rachel Dolan crafted some daz-zling snow scenes with silver glitter andblends of blue and white paint;

•Rachel Pincus’ very serious pencildrawing of William Taft. (School One).

Many thanks to Mr. Gutterman forhis time and patience in explaining thepieces and in organizing the event withlove and care. Special kudos to thedistrict’s art teachers, who continue tonurture the artist in all of us.

Clubhouse Antiques in Mountainside: WhereSophistication and Quality Are the PasswordsBy MICHELLE H. Le POIDEVIN


MOUNTAINSIDE – A 300-year-old tapestry from Italy, a 200-year-old church pew and a 150-year-oldhall tree, both from Holland, can befound in the enchanting shop, Club-house Antiques & Furnishings, which

has met with enormoussuccess since its open-ing in December.

Nestled between DonMaxwell Furniture Re-pair and Refinishing andFleet Bank on Moun-tain Avenue inMountainside, theeclectic emporium isowned by GeorgeGatesy and Lisa

Alicandri, both War-ren residents.

Admitting thathe’s always beenaround antiquesand collectibles,George, who livedin Westfield for 21years, explainedthat a sizeableamount of moneywas invested inopening Club-house and it hasbeen well worththe hard work.

According toLisa and George, customers havebeen attracted to Clubhouse, eagerto admire and purchase delicate, spar-kling chandeliers, which have hov-ered throughout the store’s winding

rooms. The one-of-a-kind pieces re-flect the 1920s and 1930s and arevery Victorian in style, noted Lisa.

“Over one weekend, we’ve soldabout two or three,” said George.Since the store opened, he said, 18have been purchased by contentedcustomers.

“We keep refining what we’rebringing in,” contributed Lisa, whoreported that the aforementioned pewwas used by church elders and mon-signors, with “a beautiful look for aVictorian home.”

With representatives seeking out

one-of-a-kind products throughoutEurope to contribute to the Club-house collection, George and Lisaadded that these agents continuouslyhave “eyes and ears” tuned into one-of-a-kind items at estate sales, barnsales and homes.

Currently, George and Lisa areconsidering the inclusion of estatejewelry into their items in stock.

“We’re eclectic,” said Lisa. “Wehave a lot of fun gift items.” Amongthose items are approximately 5,000decorative candles by A.I. Root ofOhio, as well as scented lotions and

luxury products from Crabtree &Evelyn.

“And, we work very hard on theprices,” she said, when commentingon the affordability of many Club-house pieces.

“There are few places where youcan find a stuffed raccoon on the wallnext to an antique oil painting fromSpain,” chimed in George.

In fact, in just one room, the eyecan take in an arrangement of col-

lectible toys and clocks, while a deli-cate birdcage is perched near a roomluring the customer with candle

Michelle H. Le Poidevin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW...Clubhouse Antiques & Furnish-ings at 865 Mountain Avenue in Mountainside has been beckoning customerswith gorgeous chandeliers, aromatic candles, and unique pieces from thepresent and the past.

Michelle H. Le Poidevin for The Leader/The TimesA COLLECTION OFCOLLECTIBLES...At Clubhouse,every nook and cranny is filled withcollections of fine pieces. Every week,36 new pieces are added and everyroom is rearranged to add an interest-ing perspective and new adventurefor the customer.

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You’ve Heard AbYou’ve Heard AbYou’ve Heard AbYou’ve Heard AbYou’ve Heard About Her Before…out Her Before…out Her Before…out Her Before…out Her Before…Now Mom Says A FNow Mom Says A FNow Mom Says A FNow Mom Says A FNow Mom Says A Feeeeew Ww Ww Ww Ww WordsordsordsordsordsBy MICHELLE H. Le POIDEVIN


At St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, with one eye closed, I was born to a youngEllen Le Poidevin, whose labor nurse told her that if she yelled, “Oh,my God,” during labor one more time, she would lose her mind. I wasone week late and mom still has the umbilical cord tucked away in aphoto album, stocked with congratulatory cards and my first lock ofhair.

Many lullabies and long nights of heart-to-hearts later, my motherhas gone from the blushing bride with the beehive hairdo to the sagefriend with a salt and pepper colored coif. Thirty years of being mybest friend.

Mom and I have weathered emo-tional tornados in the funnel shapesof family disagreements, haplesshurricanes in the form of hopesthat have been dashed, andheartbreaks which could havecrashed The Richter scale.We’ve survived it all – asmother and daughter and life-long friends.

HERE ARE A FEW WORDSFROM MY MOTHER….

Hi! I suppose it’s about time weformally met. You’ve been hear-ing bits and pieces about me fromthe editor but have yet to hearfrom the subject herself — themother! Of course, there are some

out there who would rather not — but, in any case and in the spirit offun, here goes!

Let’s take it back to April 4, 1972 - the day I actually became “amother”. Rightfully, we should take it back nine months before thatdate, when all the anticipation, excitement and trepidation set in as towhether I would meet up to the challenge of being “a mother”. WouldI bring as much joy into the life of my little one as she or he would bringinto mine and her father’s?

Would we be able to offer her all that was necessary to meet heremotional, physical and spiritual needs to give her the footing shewould need to face this world and all that would be thrown at her(literally!)? No one ever gave me a course on how to be this “mother”I was supposed to become overnight! So…to make a long story short,I/we simply put all of this into God’s hands and would take each day,hour and minute at a time!

Chuck and I thought June 7, 1969 was the most important day of ourlives, the most beautiful — the day we were united in the sacrament ofMatrimony during our Mass/ceremony at St. John the Apostle Churchin Clark/Linden! To think, after all the years of searching and praying,we were gifted by God with this beautiful love between us!

How could we know that this day would be topped in importance andbeauty? How could we know that on Tuesday, April 4, 1972 at 4:10 p.m.we would be gifted with the most precious gift possible — the birth ofour daughter Michelle? The joy and wonder she has brought into ourlives knows no measure! No amount of sleepless nights, scraped knees,questions to answer, decisions to make, bruised feelings to heal,directions to give or just offer, past experiences and hurts to call forthto offer as our “educated” advice when things came up we didn’t havea clue about can equal the love, awe and wonder Michelle has broughtinto our lives these 30 years!

As far as whether I have met the mark of being a “good” mother (whatwith this “annual” celebration of Mother’s Day), only Michelle canevaluate. I only know that to my mind, heart and soul I have given all

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BEFORE AND AFTER...Inside thewomb, I never knew how preciouslife was or how precious my motherwould be in it.

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