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Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus
OUR 111th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 38-111
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Thursday, May 31, 2001
Published Every Thursday
Since 1890
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Council Will Vote
To Ratify Contract
With CWA Tuesday
By PAUL J. PEYTON
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield Leader
SOLEMN REMEMBRANCE…Against a backdrop of red, white and blue, the Memorial Day Parade in Westfield drew families, town organizations and patriots
from the surrounding area. A mother and her children watch as the parade passes by, top; Westfield Police Chief Bernard F. Tracy bows his head in remembrance
beside members of his department near the intersection of North Avenue and East Broad Street, bottom; New Jersey Field Music band members participated in
the parade in full costume, bottom right; Westfield High School Marching Band musicians were prepared to process in the parade, dressed in glorious white
uniforms.
The Westfield Town Council is set
to vote to ratify a new, three-year
contract with members of the Communication Workers of America
(CWA) Local No. 1040 this Tuesday,
June 5. The contract is retroactive to
January 1.
The union represents 35 civilian
employees at Town Hall, including
secretaries and support staff such as
the Deputy Town Clerk, purchasing
agent and Recreation Office personnel, as well as dispatchers in the
police department.
Town Administrator Thomas B.
Shannon said the town achieved its
main mission in the contract by establishing a system aimed at enhancing retention of certain employees
by making the wage scale for their
positions more competitive with surrounding towns.
“It (the contract) clearly dovetails
with our desire to adjust positions”
to levels paid in the marketplace, Mr.
Shannon noted.
Union members receive pension
benefits through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Third Ward Councilman Neil F.
Sullivan explained one important
aspect of the contract is that it includes raises based on performance
evaluations, “which I think is terrific
for the town, as well as employees.”
“We must pay our employees an
appropriate salary for their work,”
said Mr. Sullivan. “This is a good
contract for the town and for the
members of the CWA.”
Westfield has lost a number of
employees to better paying positions
in other municipalities. Two Deputy
Town Clerks have left since last summer.
The CWA contract, which was not
available at press time despite repeated attempts to obtain the information over the past week, includes
annual increments for certain positions to move them closer to the top
of the wage scale for that position,
Mr. Shannon stated.
The Administrator said the town’s
police dispatchers had been among
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Some Town Council Members Apprehensive
About Starting Valet Parking Service Now
By PAUL J. PEYTON
While some members of the
Westfield Town Council along with
Mayor Gregory S. McDermott are
ready to move ahead on a private
valet parking service at the South
Avenue train station parking lot, some
council members have expressed reservations about starting the program
now.
During Tuesday’s council conference meeting, Town Administrator
Thomas B. Shannon told council
members that he expects to go out to
bid for the valet service this week.
Mr. Shannon anticipates receiving
bid specifications from interested
firms by the council’s next conference meeting on Tuesday, June 12.
The administrator explained the
system would generate capacity for
another 100 cars on top of the 462
vehicles currently parked at the South
Avenue lot. In turn, the town would
sell another 125 permits.
There are currently over 900 people
waiting for permits for South Avenue
and 150 for the Waterson Street lot.
Mr. Shannon said a visit to see a
similar system operation in Millburn
was “an eye-opening experience” for
him. He said he favors moving ahead
on the program.
The town envisions filling in the
aisles in the South Avenue lot with
SP Set to Sell Land Bordering
Park for Age-Restricted Housing
By DEBORAH MADISON
The Township of Scotch Plains has
worked out a deal with Westfield
developer Broadway Associates to
build an age-restricted housing development on an 11.7-acre parcel of
land, known as the Broadway site.
The proposed development, off of
Jerusalem Road, borders Westfield’s
Brightwood Park and would include
55 to 60 single-family homes restricted to residents age 55 and over.
Approximately seven acres of the
site are owned by the township and
the remaining four acres are owned
by the developer. The township will
sell its portion of the land to Broadway for $785,000, according to the
letter of intent signed by the township. A formal contract will be drawn
up in the fall, according to Scotch
Plains Mayor Martin L. Marks.
Broadway Associates has agreed
to build the 55 to 60 single-family,
detached, ranch-style houses at approximately five units per acre. Each
house would be about 1,600 square
feet and would sit on a parcel measuring between 4,500 to 5,000 square
feet, according to the agreement.
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Talks between the township and
developers, regarding this site, began in 1987, and have included an
apartment complex proposal,
townhouses for seniors and an assisted-living facility. Those deals
subsequently fell through. The land
was originally designated to meet
some of Scotch Plains’ Mount Laurel
affordable housing obligation. At that
time, it was zoned for a high-density
of 12 to 16 units per acre.
However, according to Mayor
Marks, the township has met its
Mount Laurel obligations through
other land designations; this parcel
will now be removed from that status
and rezoned to match the lower density of the surrounding neighborhood.
“Reducing the density and designating the site as age-restricted will
lessen the impact that this development will have on the school system,” Mayor Marks told The Westfield
Leader.
Scotch Plains Township Manager
Thomas E. Atkins said that sometime in June or July, the township’s
planning consultant will draft a zoning ordinance to rezone the site, that
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will be passed on to the Planning
Board for review.
The township will hold off on any
formal contracts with the developer
until the fall, when the council and
the Planning Board will hold public
hearings regarding the rezoning of
the site and the preliminary site plans.
“We will not move forward until
everyone returns from vacation,”
Mayor Marks commented.
Broadway Associates owner Joseph Scalzadonna said that the proposed development is very much in
keeping with the character and quality of the neighborhood. Mr.
Scalzadonna also owns The
Westwood restaurant in Garwood.
“I am certain that once people see
what it is that we are proposing, they
will approve of the plans,” Mr.
Scalzadonna told The Leader.
Mr. Scalzadonna described the
plans as being similar in character to
the one-story, ranch housing developments that are commonly seen in
Ocean County retirement communities.
He also said that access roads will
definitely not be routed through
Brightwood Park, and will most likely
extend to Jerusalem Road or Fanwood
Avenue, subject to Scotch Plains
Planning Board approval.
A coalition of residents, who live
cars while utilizing the “horseshoe”
area of the lot for persons to drop off
their cars and keys to a valet service
employee.
Fourth Ward Councilman
Lawrence A. Goldman said he was
concerned that persons currently
parking at the lot will now be inconvenienced by waiting on line to get
their cars during the evening commute home. He noted that current
commuters have seen a significant
hike in permit fees.
Although calling it “an experiment worth trying,” Mr. Goldman
said he was “skeptical” of starting
the system now instead of waiting so
it could be done in conjunction with
construction of a downtown parking
deck.
“Unless this is a well oiled machine, there are going to be some
ticked off people every day,” reasoned Councilman Goldman.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Janis
Fried Weinstein also said she feels
the valet service she be started at the
time permit holders are displaced
during construction of a parking deck.
Sullivan, Chairman of the Transportation, Parking and Traffic Committee, said he sees the plan as an opportunity to create another 150 spaces
for commuters.
Mayor McDermott indicated that
he would like the council to stop
thinking of the program as just a
short-term plan to increase parking
capacity, but more a long range approach.
First Ward Councilman Carl A.
Salisbury said he would like to view
the Millburn valet system during a
rainy weekday when most cars are
likely to be using the lot in order to
see the operation at work.
The council will hold a public
hearing Tuesday night prior to a second reading of an ordinance to set up
a $700,000 funding source for the
design phase of a parking deck including soil samples, size (numbers
of floors) and aesthetics. The credit
line, as it has been called, would also
set up funding for other parking improvements in town.
Rich And Associates, the town’s
parking consultant, recently recommended building two decks – the
first at lots 1 and 8 at Elm and Prospect Streets, and the second on lot 9
(Shell lot) on North Avenue behind
the Paine Webber building.
In other business, Town Engineer
Kenneth B. Marsh said the town received a low bid of $571,250 on
streetscape improvements planned
along the Central Avenue approach
into Westfield as well as for segments of the Downtown Improvement Plan as drafted by the Downtown Westfield Corporation.
The town received a low bid of
$261,850 for improvements slated
for municipal parking lot 5 behind
the Rialto Theatre and lot 2 at the
North Avenue train station lot.
Mr. Marsh said the bids to purchase pay stations for the two lots
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ranged from $8,000 to as much as
$35,000 a machine. The town had
proposed buying four machines.
The council is set to voice their
opposition on state legislation, Assembly Bill No. 3366, which would
eliminate the “time of decision” rule
Courtesy of Karen M. Hinds
GLAMOROUS COUPLE…Senior Susan M. Hinds and her boyfriend, Jim
Doane, gathered at Susan’s Westfield home to take a keepsake photograph
before proceeding to the Junior-Senior Prom at the Hyatt Regency in New
Brunswick last Friday.
Cheri Rogowsky for The Westfield Leader
AN EVENING TO REMEMBER…On Friday evening, Westfield High School
students gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Schott before going to the
annual Junior-Senior Prom at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. Pictured,
left to right, are: Katherine Trimble and Paul John Stow, Chrissy Kolenet and
Matt Vidovich, and Kathryn M. Schott and Tim Young.
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The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood
Fanwood Neighbors Still
Concerned Subdivision
Will Increase Flooding
By SUZETTE F. STALKER
FANWOOD -- The Fanwood
Planning Board heard opening testimony May 23 on an application
by D. Villane Construction, LLC
to build a single-family home at
226 Tillotson Road — a proposal
which has sparked concern among
neighbors about the potential for
increased flooding in the area.
In February, the board granted
Villane Construction minor subdivision approval, allowing for the
creation of two conforming lots at
the site. The applicant was required, however, to return before
the board for approval of its site
plan and storm water management
plan before the new lot could be
developed.
The Westfield company has a
contract to purchase the property,
where a one-story frame house
already exists. Villane Construction intends to build another house
on the second lot.
Board members also granted a
variance in February for a side
yard setback, to address a covered
patio attached to the existing
house, which fell short of the permitted 10 feet. While the main
part of the house met the permitted distance, the patio section has
a setback of 5.62 feet.
At the time it was approved,
members of the board emphasized
that the variance request allowed
them to stipulate that a storm water management plan be included
as part of the package, thereby
giving the board greater control
over how the property is developed.
The Tillotson Road area has
been plagued by chronic flood
problems for years, neighbors testified during the February hearing. Some dozen residents turned
out again for last week’s meeting,
although they were unable to pursue their storm water concerns at
length because the applicant’s
engineer had another commitment
that evening and was unable to
attend.
The engineer is scheduled to be
present when the hearing on the
appeal resumes at the board’s
Monday, June 18 meeting at 8
p.m. Members of the board and
the public will have an opportunity to question him about the
applicant’s storm water management plan at that time.
James Watson, a land surveyor
and planner with EKA Associates
of Scotch Plains, which designed
the site plan for the new lot, told
the board and the audience a detention system would be installed
on the property that would store
excess water and then gradually
release it into the existing system,
to prevent further flooding in the
area.
The storm water management
plan was further elaborated on by
Borough Engineer Richard
Marsden, whose professional expertise is in hydraulics.
Mr. Marsden’s detailed description of the plan prompted Council
President Joel Whitaker, who sits
on the Planning Board as the Borough Council representative, to
remark that it sounded as though
the Borough Engineer was testifying on behalf of the applicant.
In response, Mr. Marsden said
he had discussed with the
applicant’s engineer what he felt
needed to be done to implement
proper storm water management
at the site and that the engineer
was “cooperative” about following those guidelines in designing
the plan.
Councilman Whitaker stated
that the board needs “to look at
this (the application) with extraordinary care” because of the history of flooding in the area of the
proposed subdivision and because
Fanwood residents are not eligible
for federal flood insurance.
Villane Construction is seeking
bulk variances for the proposed
front yard setback on the new
home, which at 18.14 feet does
not comply with the 30-foot permitted distance, and to allow a
planned driveway to fan out to 20
feet in order to accommodate a
two-car garage on the property.
The permitted width is 10 feet.
Prior to the Tillotson Road appeal, the board unanimously voted
in favor of granting James
Vierschilling, of 225 North Avenue permission to annex a parcel
of adjacent land which his neighbor has agreed to sell to him.
Mr. Vierschilling and his wife,
Barbara, are in the process of transforming the Victorian era, Dutch
Colonial home they own at the
North Avenue address into a bedand-breakfast establishment,
which was approved by the board
last year.
The couple plan to demolish an
existing, six-car garage on the left
side of the house and to build a
new garage on the property acquired from their neighbor on the
opposite side of the soon-to-be
bed and breakfast. Mr.
Vierschilling described the current garage as an “eyesore” and a
“fire hazard.”
The driveway on the property
will also be relocated from the left
side to the right side of the residence, to be in line with the new
garage, while the site of the existing garage will be landscaped as a
park-like setting, according to Mr.
Vierschilling.
In addition to minor and final
site plan and subdivision approval
for the changes, the Vierschillings
also required a variance for an
existing side yard setback for the
new section of property. The setback measures 2.43 feet, while
the permitted distance is three
feet.
A third application which had
been scheduled for a hearing before the Planning Board last week,
that of Commerce Bank for a sign
at its pending new branch at 580
and 590 North Avenue, was postponed until the board’s next regular meeting on Wednesday, June
27, at 8 p.m.
WESTFIELD
POLICE
BLOTTER
MONDAY, MAY 21
• James Sizer, 33, Joseph Wagner,
24, and Troy Spann, 30, all of Linden,
were arrested and charged with shoplifting at a North Avenue pharmacy, authorities said. Each of the men was remanded to the Union County Jail and
held on $10,000 bond.
In addition to the Westfield charge,
Sizer was also wanted on warrants out of
Watchung, for $956; Roselle, for $34;
Ridgefield, for $435; Linden, for $501,
and Newark, for $69.
Wagner was also arrested on contempt of court warrants from Elizabeth,
for $500; Roselle, for $650, and Newark,
for $300.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
• A Central Avenue resident reported
that he was struck in the head with what
he believed was an object as he approached his house after exiting his motor
vehicle. Police said the victim was treated
at Overlook Hospital in Summit and
released.
Jonathan Singhbaba, 18, of Westfield
was arrested at his home the following
day and charged with aggravated assault
in connection with the incident, as well as
with resisting arrest, according to police.
He was released on $1,000 cash bail.
FRIDAY, MAY 25
• Grant Gordon, 20, of Westfield was
arrested at First Street and Osborn Avenue and charged with possession of less
than 50 grams of suspected marijuana
and with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on his own recognizance.
• Cori Grant, 22, of Franklin Park
was arrested and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of suspected
marijuana at South Avenue and Crossway Place. She was released on her own
recognizance.
• A Rutherford resident reported that
someone damaged two tires on her motor vehicle while it was parked on South
Avenue, West.
• It was reported to police that an
unknown person broke two planks on a
wooden bench at the playground of
Jefferson Elementary School on Boulevard.
SATURDAY, MAY 26
• A Beechwood Place resident reported that someone broke off the driver’s
side rear view mirror on her motor vehicle.
• Police received a report that an
unknown person broke the storm door
and two panes of glass on the front door
of a Woodmere Drive home.
SUNDAY, MAY 27
• A resident of the 700 block of Glen
Avenue reported that someone damaged
his house with eggs, yogurt and egg
salad.
• A Breeze Knoll resident reported
that someone flattened the tires on his
motor vehicle while it was parked in
front of his house.
MONDAY, MAY 28
• A Cumberland Street resident reported that his garage was broken into
and that miscellaneous power and air
tools, as well as a woman’s bicycle, were
stolen.
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PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED TO POSE QUESTIONS AT TUESDAY’S MEETING
State DOT Officials to Detail
Plans for Bridge Over Rt. 22
By FRED ROSSI
SCOTCH PLAINS -- Representatives from the state Department of
Transportation (DOT) will be in
Scotch Plains on Wednesday, June
13, at 7:30 p.m. to explain the
department’s proposal to build a new
bridge across Route 22 that would
directly connect Park Avenue and
Bonnie Burn Road.
The DOT is seeking approval from
the Township Council to construct a
new bridge over Route 22 that would
replace the 40-year-old overpass located just west of the proposed structure. Such a bridge would have two
northbound and two southbound lanes,
leading some in the community to
worry about a possible increase in
vehicular traffic and its effects on
residents north of Route 22 and Scotch
Plains’ business district to the south.
During Tuesday’s regular council
meeting, Mayor Martin L. Marks, in
announcing the June 13 meeting,
said the public will be allowed to
offer input and question DOT officials. He emphasized that “nothing
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another. Parents met with Jefferson School Principal Dr. Jorden Schiff, other
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children will experience starting next year. Pictured, above, Mrs. Ho becomes
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with respect to the applicability of
ordinances, statues and regulations
to development applications.
“The time of decision rule is one
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the respect for the separate powers
vested in legislative bodies, and
provides local government body
members the mechanism to correct
errors, or close previously unanticipated loopholes, in statutory or
ordinance language,” according to
the resolution the council is set to
vote on Tuesday night.
“(The bill) would make a drastic
change by providing that protection for a developer from the time
that the application is deemed complete, a step which is basically a
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In other matters, the council authorized two professional services
resolutions, one of which appointed
Killam Associates of Millburn to
design a parking lot at Scotch Hills
Country Club and another that appointed Lauro Associates of
Kenilworth to design handicappedaccessible improvements to the
restrooms at Jerseyland Park.
The council also approved a resolution approving the submission of a
$64,000 REDI (Regional Efficiency
Development Incentive) grant application to the state Department of
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the lowest paid dispatchers in Union
County. He said turnover of dispatchers had been especially high
in town. The contract, Mr. Shannon said, will bring dispatchers
more in line with the mid-range
level of what is paid in the county.
The CWA is one of four collective bargaining units in Westfield’s
municipal government.
Other units include the
Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local No. 90, the
Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association (FMBA) Branch No. 30
and the Teamsters Local No. 866,
which covers Public Works employees. The FMBA is currently in
negotiations with the town.
The three-year CWA pact will
give workers an average 4 percent
hike per year over the length of the
pact.
CWA members voted “overwhelmingly” on May 23 to ratify
the pact.
Westfield workers voted to join
the union in 1994.
Community Affairs that would be
used to purchase computer software
that would allow Scotch Plains,
Fanwood and their joint Board of
Education to share and schedule the
various athletic fields and park areas
for groups and teams. The council
also approved a resolution authorizing a tax appeal settlement with
Pantagis Renaissance restaurant and
banquet hall, a settlement that Township Manager Thomas E. Atkins said
was in the best interests of the
township’s taxpayers.
Late in its 50-minute meeting, the
council approved the appointment of
Corinne Brown as Township Tax
Collector until December 31, 2004.
She replaces Mary Nelle Jones, who
had been serving as Acting Tax Collector since the beginning of the year.
The council also approved a resolution congratulating Priscilla Janus
on her retirement after 32 years of
teaching in Scotch Plains as well as
in Westfield and Middlesex.
Jennifer Lauren Crowl
Receives Bachelor Degree
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Berkeley Heights resident Jennifer
Lauren Crowl was awarded her
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass
Communications from The University of North Carolina at
Asheville during ceremonies held
this month.
Stephen Taranto Earns
Bachelor of Arts Degree
WESTFIELD – Westfield resident Stephen Taranto received his
Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.
during commencement exercises
held on Sunday, May 20.
Stephen, who majored in geology, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Taranto of Westfield. He
is a graduate of Westfield High
School.
Broadway
Association
near Brightwood Park, formed the
Brightwood Association last year, to
express their concerns to the Town of
Westfield that the park be protected
from over-development.
Mayor Marks said that he is sensitive to the concerns of Westfield
residents and the Brightwood Park
Association’s wishes to protect the
area.
“We have always had a good spirit
of cooperation with neighboring
towns,” the mayor remarked. “We
will make every attempt not do anything that adversely impacts our
neighbors however, property owners also have rights to develop their
own land,” he added.
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THE TIMES
— Serving Scotch Plains and Fanwood Since 1959 —
of
Scotch Plains – Fanwood
OUR 43RD YEAR – ISSUE NO. 22-43
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PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED TO POSE QUESTIONS AT TUESDAY’S MEETING
State DOT Officials to Detail
Plans for Bridge Over Rt. 22
By FRED ROSSI
Specially Written for The Times
Cheri Rogowsky for The Times
PATRIOTIC FESTIVITIES…Grand Marshal Michael Rossi takes a ride down Martine Avenue in a camouflage vehicle
during the Memorial Day Parade in Scotch Plains and Fanwood, top; Martine Avenue was lined with parade revelers as
traffic flowed through the intersection at South Avenue, far bottom; Caitlin Mahoney, 4, Jonathan Mahoney, 6, and
Michael Caminiti, 6, wave their American flags with pride, as costumed parade participants pass by, center.
Representatives from the state
Department of Transportation (DOT)
will be in Scotch Plains on Wednesday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. to explain
the department’s proposal to build a
new bridge across Route 22 that
would directly connect Park Avenue
and Bonnie Burn Road.
The DOT is seeking approval from
the Township Council to construct a
new bridge over Route 22 that would
replace the 40-year-old overpass located just west of the proposed structure. Such a bridge would have two
northbound and two southbound
lanes, leading some in the community to worry about a possible increase in vehicular traffic and its
effects on residents north of Route
22 and Scotch Plains’ business district to the south.
During Tuesday’s regular council
meeting, Mayor Martin L. Marks, in
announcing the June 13 meeting,
said the public will be allowed to
offer input and question DOT officials. He emphasized that “nothing
will happen without the approval of
this council.”
In other matters, the council authorized two professional services
resolutions, one of which appointed
Killam Associates of Millburn to
design a parking lot at Scotch Hills
Country Club and another that appointed Lauro Associates of
Kenilworth to design handicappedaccessible improvements to the
restrooms at Jerseyland Park.
The council also approved a resolution approving the submission of a
$64,000 REDI (Regional Efficiency
Development Incentive) grant application to the state Department of
Community Affairs that would be
used to purchase computer software
that would allow Scotch Plains,
Fanwood and their joint Board of
Education to share and schedule the
various athletic fields and park areas
for groups and teams. The council
also approved a resolution authorizing a tax appeal settlement with
Pantagis Renaissance restaurant and
banquet hall, a settlement that Township Manager Thomas E. Atkins said
was in the best interests of the
township’s taxpayers.
Late in its 50-minute meeting, the
council approved the appointment of
Corinne Brown as Township Tax
Collector until December 31, 2004.
She replaces Mary Nelle Jones, who
had been serving as Acting Tax Collector since the beginning of the year.
The council also approved a resolution congratulating Priscilla Janus
on her retirement after 32 years of
teaching in Scotch Plains as well as
in Westfield and Middlesex.
Fanwood Neighbors Still Concerned
Subdivision Will Increase Flooding
By SUZETTE F. STALKER
SP Set to Sell Land Bordering
Park for Age-Restricted Housing
By DEBORAH MADISON
The Township of Scotch Plains has
worked out a deal with Westfield
developer Broadway Associates to
build an age-restricted housing development on an 11.7-acre parcel of
land, known as the Broadway site.
The proposed development, off of
Jerusalem Road, borders Westfield’s
Brightwood Park and would include
55 to 60 single-family homes restricted to residents age 55 and over.
Approximately seven acres of the
site are owned by the township and
the remaining four acres are owned
by the developer. The township will
sell its portion of the land to Broadway for $785,000, according to the
letter of intent signed by the township. A formal contract will be drawn
up in the fall, according to Scotch
Plains Mayor Martin L. Marks.
Broadway Associates has agreed
to build the 55 to 60 single-family,
detached, ranch-style houses at approximately five units per acre. Each
house would be about 1,600 square
feet and would sit on a parcel measuring between 4,500 to 5,000 square
feet, according to the agreement.
Talks between the township and
developers, regarding this site, began in 1987, and have included an
apartment complex proposal,
townhouses for seniors and an assisted-living facility. Those deals
subsequently fell through. The land
was originally designated to meet
some of Scotch Plains’ Mount Laurel affordable housing obligation. At
that time, it was zoned for a highdensity of 12 to 16 units per acre.
However, according to Mayor
Marks, the township has met its
Mount Laurel obligations through
other land designations; this parcel
will now be removed from that status
and rezoned to match the lower density of the surrounding neighborhood.
“Reducing the density and designating the site as age-restricted will
lessen the impact that this development will have on the school system,” Mayor Marks told The Times of
Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
Scotch Plains Township Manager
Thomas E. Atkins said that sometime in June or July, the township’s
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planning consultant will draft a zoning ordinance to rezone the site, that
will be passed on to the Planning
Board for review.
The township will hold off on any
formal contracts with the developer
until the fall, when the council and
the Planning Board will hold public
hearings regarding the rezoning of
the site and the preliminary site plans.
“We will not move forward until
everyone returns from vacation,”
Mayor Marks commented.
Broadway Associates owner Joseph Scalzadonna said that the proposed development is very much in
keeping with the character and quality of the neighborhood. Mr.
Scalzadonna also owns The
Westwood restaurant in Garwood.
“I am certain that once people see
what it is that we are proposing, they
will approve of the plans,” Mr.
Scalzadonna told The Times.
Mr. Scalzadonna described the
plans as being similar in character to
the one-story, ranch housing developments that are commonly seen in
Ocean County retirement communities.
He also said that access roads will
definitely not be routed through
Brightwood Park, and will most likely
extend to Jerusalem Road or
The Fanwood Planning Board
heard opening testimony May 23 on
an application by D. Villane Construction, LLC to build a singlefamily home at 226 Tillotson Road
— a proposal which has sparked
concern among neighbors about the
potential for increased flooding in
the area.
In February, the board granted
Villane Construction minor subdivision approval, allowing for the creation of two conforming lots at the
site. The applicant was required,
however, to return before the board
for approval of its site plan and storm
water management plan before the
new lot could be developed.
The Westfield company has a contract to purchase the property, where
a one-story frame house already
exists. Villane Construction intends
to build another house on the second lot.
Board members also granted a
variance in February for a side yard
setback, to address a covered patio
attached to the existing house,
which fell short of the permitted 10
feet. While the main part of the
house met the permitted distance,
the patio section has a setback of
5.62 feet.
At the time it was approved,
members of the board emphasized
that the variance request allowed
them to stipulate that a storm water management plan be included
as part of the package, thereby
giving the board greater control
over how the property is developed.
The Tillotson Road area has been
plagued by chronic flood problems
for years, neighbors testified during
the February hearing. Some dozen
residents turned out again for last
week’s meeting, although they were
unable to pursue their storm water
concerns at length because the
applicant’s engineer had another
commitment that evening and was
unable to attend.
The engineer is scheduled to be
present when the hearing on the
appeal resumes at the board’s Monday, June 18 meeting at 8 p.m.
Members of the board and the public will have an opportunity to
question him about the applicant’s
storm water management plan at
that time.
James Watson, a land surveyor
and planner with EKA Associates
of Scotch Plains, which designed
the site plan for the new lot, told
the board and the audience a detention system would be installed
on the property that would store
excess water and then gradually
release it into the existing system,
to prevent further flooding in the
area.
The storm water management plan
was further elaborated on by Borough Engineer Richard Marsden,
whose professional expertise is in
hydraulics.
Mr. Marsden’s detailed description of the plan prompted Council
President Joel Whitaker, who sits on
the Planning Board as the Borough
Council representative, to remark that
it sounded as though the Borough
Engineer was testifying on behalf of
the applicant.
In response, Mr. Marsden said he
had discussed with the applicant’s
The board needs “to look at
this (the application) with
extraordinary care” because of
the history of flooding in the
area of the proposed subdivision and because Fanwood
residents are not eligible for
federal flood insurance.
-- Joel Whitaker
Fanwood Council President
engineer what he felt needed to be
done to implement proper storm
water management at the site and
that the engineer was “cooperative”
about following those guidelines in
designing the plan.
Councilman Whitaker stated that
the board needs “to look at this (the
application) with extraordinary care”
because of the history of flooding in
the area of the proposed subdivision
and because Fanwood residents are
not eligible for federal flood insurance.
Villane Construction is seeking
bulk variances for the proposed
front yard setback on the new home,
which at 18.14 feet does not comply with the 30-foot permitted distance, and to allow a planned driveway to fan out to 20 feet in order to
accommodate a two-car garage on
the property. The permitted width
is 10 feet.
Prior to the Tillotson Road appeal,
the board unanimously voted in favor of granting James Vierschilling,
of 225 North Avenue, permission to
annex a parcel of adjacent land which
his neighbor has agreed to sell to
him.
Mr. Vierschilling and his wife,
Barbara, are in the process of transforming the Victorian era, Dutch
Colonial home they own at the North
Avenue address into a bed-and-breakfast establishment, which was approved by the board last year.
The couple plan to demolish an
existing, six-car garage on the left
side of the house and to build a new
garage on the property acquired from
their neighbor on the opposite side of
the soon-to-be bed and breakfast.
Mr. Vierschilling described the current garage as an “eyesore” and a
“fire hazard.”
The driveway on the property
will also be relocated from the left
side to the right side of the residence, to be in line with the new
garage, while the site of the existing garage will be landscaped as a
park-like setting, according to Mr.
Vierschilling.
In addition to minor and final site
plan and subdivision approval for the
changes, the Vierschillings also required a variance for an existing side
yard setback for the new section of
property. The setback measures 2.43
feet, while the permitted distance is
three feet.
A third application which had
been scheduled for a hearing before the Planning Board last week,
that of Commerce Bank for a sign
at its pending new branch at 580
and 590 North Avenue, was postponed until the board’s next regular meeting on Wednesday, June
27, at 8 p.m.
A GREAT TEAM…Clayton S. Pierce, Fanwood’s Downtown Revitalization
Coordinator, left, presents a commemorative plaque to his wife, Evelyn, in
appreciation for her help and support throughout Mr. Pierce’s recent efforts to
acquire the Victorian motif “Fanwood” lamps. A lamp lighting ceremony,
during which past and present borough officials and others also received
plaques, was held in the downtown as part of the community’s Memorial Day
festivities. Pictured at right is Mayor Louis C. Jung.
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Some Westfield Council Members Leery
About Starting Valet Parking Service Now
By PAUL J. PEYTON
JOINING THE COUNTY BENCH...Union County Freeholder Nicholas P. Scutari, left, congratulates Joseph Perfilio
after he was sworn in recently as a Superior Court Judge. Looking on is Union County Assignment Judge Edwin W. Beglin,
Jr. Mr. Perfilio served the past 16 years as Municipal Judge in Scotch Plains.
WESTFIELD -- While some
members of the Westfield Town
Council along with Mayor Gregory
S. McDermott are ready to move
ahead on a private valet parking
service at the South Avenue train
station parking lot, some council
members have expressed reservations about starting the program now.
During Tuesday’s council conference meeting, Town Administrator
Thomas B. Shannon told council
members that he expects to go out to
bid for the valet service this week.
Mr. Shannon anticipates receiving
bid specifications from interested
firms by the council’s next conference meeting on Tuesday, June 12.
The administrator explained the
system would generate capacity for
another 100 cars on top of the 462
vehicles currently parked at the
South Avenue lot. In turn, the town
would sell another 125 permits.
There are currently over 900
people waiting for permits for South
Avenue and 150 for the Waterson
Street lot.
Mr. Shannon said a visit to see a
similar system operation in Millburn
SCOTCH PLAINS
POLICE BLOTTER
MONDAY, MAY 21
•A Rivervale Court resident re-
ported a set of porcelain cups and a
pot had been taken from the premises during the day. There were no
signs of forced entry.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
•The theft of a motorcycle trailer
was reported from a Route 22 business. The incident occurred over the
weekend.
•Henry Pineda, 18, of Martinsville
was arrested for possession of under
50 grams of marijuana on Westfield
Road pursuant to an investigation of
a disorderly person.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
•A Park Avenue resident reported
finding a rear door lock tampered
with. Police said entry to the house
was not gained.
• Brian D. Farkas, 32, of
Lawrenceville was arrested for sexual
assault as the result of an investigation by Detective Brian Donnelly
which arose from a reported act of
sexual gratification in view of two
children that occurred on Frank Street
on May 3.
Farkas was remanded to the Union
County Jail in lieu of $45,000 bail set
by Union County Superior Court
Judge Judge J. Moynihan.
SATURDAY, MAY 26
•A Front Street business reported
that someone had stolen a three piece
patio set, a couch and two chairs
valued at $300 from a display in
front of the store. The incident occurred overnight.
•A Black Birch Road resident reported finding the telephone lines
cut to the house and the master bedroom ransacked. According to po-
lice, Entry to the house was gained
by forcing open a rear door. Miscellaneous jewelry was reportedly taken.
The incident occurred over the previous two days.
SUNDAY, MAY 27
•An Old Farm Road resident reported that someone had dismantled
a portion of a fence located on the
property sometime over the weekend.
•The tires of a vehicle parked at
the Union County Vocational Technical Schools on Raritan Road were
reportedly slashed over the weekend. The side view mirrors were also
reportedly torn off.
MONDAY, MAY 28
•Jorge H. Valladares, 18, of Scotch
Plains was arrested for possession
of under 50 grams of marijuana
pursuant to a report of a possible
burglary in progress on Hill Top
Road.
Police said Valladares later explained that he was trying to gain
entry to his residence but was unable
to. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m.
•A Jacobs Lane resident reported
that the telephone lines were cut to
his house. The resident believes that
it occurred Friday night due to unexplained noises in and around the
house. Entry was not gained.
•Veron A. Williams, 37, of Scotch
Plains was arrested for possession
of a knife for unlawful purposes
and for making terroristic threats
pursuant to an argument during an
outing at a Washington Avenue address.
Williams was released on $4,000
bail set by Scotch Plains Municipal
Court Judge Brian Levine.
BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE…Seventh and eighth graders got a bird’s eye view
of the Memorial Day Parade in Scotch Plains and Fanwood from the bridge on
Martine Avenue.
Christine Hoyer Graduates
Elizabethtown College
FANWOOD – Christine Hoyer of
Fanwood has graduated Suma Cum
Laude from Elizabethtown College in
Pennsylvania. She pursued a double
major in Psychology and Philosophy,
graduating with honors in both disciplines.
During her college career, she was
inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, the
National Honor Society and was named
a College Scholar in 1999 and 2000.
In April, Christine presented research
at the annual Eastern Psychological Con-
ference held in Washington, D.C. She
received a Regional Research Award for
her research on children’s use of a propositional code during mental rotation.
Christine has been hired by Washington University in St. Louis, M.O. as a
research assistant in a Cognitive/Neuroscience Lab in the Psychology Department.
A 1997 graduate of Scotch PlainsFanwood High School, Christine in the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoyer of
Fanwood.
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was “an eye-opening experience”
for him. He said he favors moving
ahead on the program.
The town envisions filling in the
aisles in the South Avenue lot with
cars while utilizing the “horseshoe”
area of the lot for persons to drop off
their cars and keys to a valet service
employee.
Fourth Ward Councilman
Lawrence A. Goldman said he was
concerned that persons currently
parking at the lot will now be inconvenienced by waiting on line to get
their cars during the evening commute home. He noted that current
commuters have seen a significant
hike in permit fees.
Although calling it “an experiment worth trying,” Mr. Goldman
said he was “skeptical” of starting
the system now instead of waiting
so it could be done in conjunction
with construction of a downtown
parking deck.
“Unless this is a well oiled machine, there are going to be some
ticked off people every day,” reasoned Councilman Goldman.
Fourth Ward Councilwoman Janis
Fried Weinstein also said she feels
the valet service she be started at the
time permit holders are displaced
during construction of a parking
deck.
Sullivan, Chairman of the Transportation, Parking and Traffic Committee, said he sees the plan as an
opportunity to create another 150
spaces for commuters.
Mayor McDermott indicated that
he would like the council to stop
thinking of the program as just a
short-term plan to increase parking
capacity, but more a long range approach.
First Ward Councilman Carl A.
Salisbury said he would like to view
the Millburn valet system during a
rainy weekday when most cars are
likely to be using the lot in order to
see the operation at work.
The council will hold a public
hearing Tuesday night prior to a
second reading of an ordinance to
set up a $700,000 funding source
for the design phase of a parking
deck including soil samples, size
(numbers of floors) and aesthetics.
The credit line, as it has been called,
would also set up funding for other
parking improvements in town.
Rich And Associates, the town’s
parking consultant, recently recommended building two decks – the
first at lots 1 and 8 at Elm and
Prospect Streets, and the second on
lot 9 (Shell lot) on North Avenue
behind the Paine Webber building.
In other business, Town Engineer
Kenneth B. Marsh said the town
received a low bid of $571,250 on
streetscape improvements planned
along the Central Avenue approach
into Westfield as well as for segments of the Downtown Improve-
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Fanwood Avenue, subject to Planning Board approval.
A coalition of residents, who
live near Brightwood Park, formed
the Brightwood Association last
year, to express their concerns to
the Town of Westfield that the park
be protected from over-development.
Mayor Marks said that he is sensitive to the concerns of Westfield
residents and the Brightwood Park
Association’s wishes to protect the
area.
“We have always had a good spirit
of cooperation with neighboring
towns,” the mayor remarked. “We
will make every attempt not do
anything that adversely impacts our
neighbors however, property owners also have rights to develop their
own land,” he added.
ment Plan as drafted by the Downtown Westfield Corporation.
The town received a low bid of
$261,850 for improvements slated
for municipal parking lot 5 behind
the Rialto Theatre and lot 2 at the
North Avenue train station lot.
Mr. Marsh said the bids to purchase pay stations for the two lots
ranged from $8,000 to as much as
$35,000 a machine. The town had
proposed buying four machines.
The council is set to voice their
opposition on state legislation, Assembly Bill No. 3366, which would
eliminate the “time of decision” rule
with respect to the applicability of
ordinances, statues and regulations
to development applications.
“The time of decision rule is one
that is created out of judicial for the
respect for the separate powers
vested in legislative bodies, and provides local government body members the mechanism to correct errors, or close previously unanticipated loopholes, in statutory or ordinance language,” according to the
resolution the council is set to vote
on Tuesday night.
“(The bill) would make a drastic
change by providing that protection
for a developer from the time that
the application is deemed complete,
a step which is basically a check-off
of documents being filed, and which
is before any public hearing or decision on the merits of the application,” the resolution continues.
FANWOOD
POLICE
BLOTTER
SATURDAY, MAY 5
• A burglary was reported at a
Cray Terrace residence in which entry was gained by cutting a rear window screen. A laptop computer, some
gold jewelry, a Panasonic video camera and a 35 millimeter camera were
reported missing from the premises.
The total value of the missing items
was tentatively listed at $7,000, police said.
THURSDAY, MAY 10
• A pocketbook containing about
$200 in cash, along with a laptop
computer valued at $1,500, was reported stolen from a Helen Street
residence. Authorities said there was
no sign of forced entry.
FRIDAY, MAY 11
• An unknown individual entered
a home on LaGrande Avenue and
took $20 from a purse in the house.
The person responsible gained entry by cutting a window screen and
apparently exited the home through
the same window after taking the
money.
SUNDAY, MAY 13
• An attempted burglary was re-
ported at another home on LaGrande
Avenue, in which a window screen
was also slashed in an unsuccessful
effort to gain access to the home. The
window itself was locked and police
believe the homeowner’s dog may
have scared the suspect away.
FRIDAY, MAY 18
• A resident of Crest Lane re-
ported that someone cut a window
screen, entered the home and stole
a pocketbook. The suspect was not
apprehended and no description of
the individual was available.
MONDAY, MAY 21
• Luis Almodovar, 60, of New-
ark was arrested and charged with
burglary and possession of burglary
tools after he was discovered inside the enclosed porch of a home
in the 200 block of Paterson Road
by the homeowner, who alerted
police.
The suspect was allegedly attempting to pry open a door leading to the
interior of the home using half a
scissors, according to police.
Almodovar was being held on $5,500
bail at the Union County Jail.
• A Midway Avenue resident discovered an unidentified man in his
home during the early morning hours.
The suspect was described as a
dark-skinned black male, 30 to 40
years old, six feet tall with a thin
build, and with weathered features
and fuzzy black hair measuring
three to four inches in length. He
was also said to be wearing a dark
blue T-shirt.
Police said the suspect took the
victim’s coat before fleeing the
home. Authorities subsequently
searched the area but were unable
to locate him.
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Patricia Romano Seeks Democratic
Nomination As Write-In for Primary
Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield Leader and The Times
EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE...The streets of Westfield were lined with people, who came to see the Memorial Day
parade on Monday, May 28. Memorial Day commemorates those Americans who have fallen in war.
News Highlights
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman Michael A. Ferguson (R7th) joined an overwhelmingly bipartisan majority on Wednesday, May
23, in voting to improve public education by granting new flexibility to
local school districts and requiring
accountability in the classroom while
boosting federal education funding.
The “No Child Left Behind Act,”
H.R. 1, which passed 384 to 45, was
supported by six New Jersey Republican and six Democratic members of
Congress.
“This major reform will ensure
children’s success in our public
schools by requiring accountability
and results while giving schools
greater flexibility to target increased
federal funding where it’s needed the
most,” Mr. Ferguson stated.
Specifically, it will hold state and
local school districts that use federal
funds accountable for improving student achievement while also giving
districts the freedom to target resources
where they are needed from class-size
reduction to higher teacher salaries to
technology in the classroom.
In addition, the legislation requires
schools to prepare annual report cards
on their performance to better inform parents about the quality of
their child’s school. The legislation
allows local schools to decide how to
best use funds for professional development of teachers, recruiting, hiring
or training new teachers. H.R. 1 also
authorized the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act and the
Gun Free Schools to help state and
local school districts fund drug and
violence prevention programs.
The House of Representatives voted
earlier this month to increase federal
education funding to $44.5 billion, an
11.5 percent hike over existing funding.
* * * * *
WESTFIELD – Union County
Chamber of Commerce and guests
are invited to participate in a “distance learning” demonstration during a networking breakfast slated for
Friday, June 15 at the Westlake School
on Lamberts Mill Road in Westfield.
The school is operated by the Union
County Educational Services Commission (UCESC).
Distance learning is accomplished
through the use of an interactive
television system, or ITV. ITV allows students to learn a more extensive variety of subject matter with an
off-site instructor.
“This new technology also has
great potential for businesses,” said
Chamber Vice President Susan
Jacobson of Westfield. “From training programs for new employees or
board of directors meetings to the
introduction of new products, the
possible applications of interactive
television are unlimited.”
In addition to the demonstration,
the school will showcase vocational
training programs for disabled students at the Westlake School. The
school is the former Commerce
Clearing House warehouse building.
The cost for this meeting is $15.
Proceeds from the breakfast will be
donated to the UCESC.
SCOTCH PLAINS — Patricia
Romano, a 12-year resident of Scotch
Plains, has announced her intention
to seek election this fall as the Democratic candidate for the Scotch Plains
Township Council.
The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood previously reported that,
due to the withdrawal of Sharynn
Porter from that candidacy, there was
insufficient time to file a petition to
be on the Primary ballot.
Ms. Porter, the wife of Scotch
Plains Board of Education member
Lance Porter, was named last year to
fill the council vacancy following
the death of Councilman Tarquin Jay
Bromley.
Mrs. Romano will instead seek the
Democratic nomination through
write-in votes at the Primary election, to be held on Tuesday, June 26.
Mrs. Romano lives with her husband, Vincent, himself a 22-year
Scotch Plains resident and a Battalion Chief in the township’s volunteer
fire department, and their 6-year-old
daughter, Giavanna. She is employed
as Principal Assessing Clerk in the
Tax Assessor’s Office for the City of
Rahway.
Her 14 years of government experience also includes working in the
City Clerk’s Office and Building
Department. She served as the shop
steward and helped negotiate three
contracts with the City of Rahway. In
Scotch Plains, Mrs. Romano has been
a volunteer on the Cultural Arts Committee since 1997.
“I look forward to the election and
serving on the Township Council,”
Mrs. Romano said. “When I watch
how the Republican council members run things, I just don’t like what
I see. The people who bring their
concerns before the council don’t get
the response they deserve.”
Democratic Councilwoman Geri
Samuel said, “Pat Romano will be a
great asset to Scotch Plains as a
council member. She is not someone
who just recently arrived and pretends to know what is best for Scotch
Plains, but knows through her many
Local Commission to Present
Awards to Property Owners
WESTFIELD – The Westfield
Historic Preservation Commission
(WHPC) is preparing for its Ninth
Annual Commendations Awards
Reception on Monday, June 18, at 8
p.m. in the Council Chambers of the
Westfield Municipal Building, located at 425 East Broad Street. The
public is invited to attend the presentation.
The commission recently appointed a panel of judges who toured
the community in order to recognize
property owners who have demonstrated generally-established historic
preservation standards when expanding, altering, restoring and maintaining their buildings and grounds.
* * * * *
WESTFIELD – The Downtown
Westfield Corporation (DWC) was
recently recognized for excellence in
the field of downtown revitalization by
meeting performance standards set by
Main Street New Jersey and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s
National Main Street Center.
Qualifying criteria included broadbased public support, historic preservation ethic, active board of directors, adequate funding, a paid professional manager and reporting of
economic progress by providing statistical information.
Westfield joins 345 other Main
Street revitalization programs, nationally, designated as Main Street
communities.
The DWC is the management entity
for Westfield’s special improvement
district, which was formed in the spring
of 1996 by ordinance adopted by the
Westfield Town Council.
years here and those of her husband
what is best for the township.
“Her significant government experience and concern for the interests of every resident make her the
best choice for the election this November.”
If she garners enough votes in the
Primary, Mrs. Romano would face
Republican Guy Celantano in November.
There is one year remaining on
Mr. Bromley’s term. The seat will
come up for a full four-year term
in 2002.
WALKING FOR MARCH OF DIMES...Union County Freeholder Daniel P.
Sullivan, left, and Freeholder Vice Chairman Lewis Mingo, Jr., right, were
among the many walkers who participated in the recent 10K walk for the March
of Dimes, held at Union County College’s Cranford campus.
The buildings should retain architectural integrity from the period, or
periods, of their significance, according to the commission.
Nominating categories are as follow:
Preservation or Restoration Project
– Suitable for a successful rehabilitation/restoration of a building, or
group of buildings, for its original
use or a museum use.
Continuing Use – Suitable for wellpreserved commercial, industrial and
civic structures (still used for original or similar functions) that have
retained their architectural integrity
due to continuous and sensitive maintenance over the years.
Adaptive Use – Suitable for successful rehabilitation of a building or
group of buildings for a changed use
while maintaining the original architectural integrity.
Structure/Object-Site – Suitable for
the successful preservation of a structure, object or site, such as a building, monument or garden, or the
successful preservation or excavation of an archaeological site.
Special Recognition – Suitable for
individuals, groups and governmental agencies displaying outstanding
leadership which has contributed, or
continued to contribute to, the preservation of historic resources in
Westfield.
Education – Suitable for a specific
program, educational institution,
publisher, group or individual displaying excellence in increasing
knowledge about historic preservation and Westfield’s historic sites.
Harry A. Devlin, a noted artist
and architectural specialist,
chaired this year’s judging panel,
assisted by Nancy Priest, WHPC
Chairwoman; Diana Edkins, Bob
Vivian, and Donna Rothstein and
Betty List, WHPC Education and
Community Relations Committee
Chairwomen.
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SALUTING PAST WAR DEAD...At the Monument to Veterans of World War
I in Westfield, the local militia gives a five-gun salute in memory of Americans
who have died in war.
IN REMEMBRANCE...Some of the first American Revolutionary War
dead have been buried in the Revolutionary War Cemetery on Mountain
Avenue in Westfield.
STEPPING IN LINE?...Members of the local militia prepare to coordinate their steps
as they march down East Broad Street in Westfield during the Memorial Day Parade
on Monday, May 28.
Evergreen School Parents Voice Anger
Over Transfer of Teacher to McGinn
By SUSAN M. DYCKMAN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
SCOTCH PLAINS — The mundane, end-of-school-year items addressed by the Scotch PlainsFanwood Board of Education at its
May 22 meeting paled in contrast to
heated reaction to the involuntary
transfer of Evergreen Elementary
School teacher Pat McFall to
McGinn Elementary School for next
year.
A sizable group of Evergreen parents turned out to protest the transfer of Mrs. McFall, who presently
teaches first grade. Kathleen Meyer,
the district’s public information coordinator, confirmed there was
“great concern” among Evergreen’s
parent community, which views
Mrs. McFall as one of their best
teachers.
Parents pointed to Evergreen’s
performance on the Elementary
School Proficiency Assessment
(ESPA). Evergreen’s scores ranked
last among the district’s five elementary schools. Parents questioned the
wisdom of moving such a teacher
out of the worst-performing school
into the best-performing school.
Parent after parent spoke passionately about Mrs. McFall and her many
contributions to Evergreen. Some of
the adjectives used to describe her
were: “highly experienced,” “totally
professional,” “a leader, not a follower,” and “advocate.”
Some criticized the decision to
move Mrs. McFall to McGinn as a
“political move” in anticipation of a
new principal coming in. One parent decried that, saying that, while
Mrs. McFall is a “leader among the
Evergreen teachers....she works for
the betterment of the school...she is
not a divisive element.”
Others said she would be a valuable person to have in place at Evergreen as the new principal gets acclimated to the school and students.
All asked the board to re-consider
its decision.
The transfer, which was initiated
by the administration and ultimately
backed by the board, would see
Mrs. McFall teaching fourth grade
at McGinn in September.
In other business, the board approved the hiring of three new principals for Evergreen, Brunner and
Coles Elementary Schools. Two of
the new hires comes from outside
the district; the third, Mrs. Jodi
Frank, who will assume the
principalship at Brunner, is presently Assistant Principal at Terrill
Middle School.
The out-of-district hires are: Dr.
Deborah Evans, who will come to
Coles from the Bridgewater-Raritan
School District where she is in charge
of curriculum and a language arts
supervisor; and Randi DeBrito, an
Assistant Principal at Columbia
Middle School in Berkeley Heights.
She will take the helm at Evergreen.
The board also approved the hiring of a “Clerk of the Works” to
oversee the construction projects
associated with the passage of $35.7
million bond referendum in December. As an employee of the board,
Anthony Romano will be paid at an
hourly rate of $55. He comes to the
district with an extensive background in construction management,
according to Mrs. Meyer.
In another construction-related
matter, the board awarded the bid
for asbestos removal in the Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School auditorium to D&S Abate at a cost of
$107,000.
It also awarded the bid for the
proposed addition and alterations
to School One to Horizon Contracting in the amount of $3,350,275. As
of the May 22 meeting, the Horizon
bid was under attorney review.
All bids for the fire alarm upgrades at the elementary schools
were rejected, and the business administrator authorized to revise the
specifications and re-bid the project.
To further the joint services efforts of the Township of Scotch
Plains, Borough of Fanwood and
Board of Education, the board
agreed to support an application for
$64,000 in Regional Efficiency
Development Incentive assistance
from the State of New Jersey. If
received, the grant would be used to
promote sharing of recreation hardware and software.
U.S. Senate Confirms Chertoff
To Key Post In Justice Depart.
By FRED ROSSI
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and Times
WESTFIELD — Attorney Michael
Chertoff of Westfield was confirmed
last week by the United States Senate to head the United States Justice
Department’s Criminal Division.
Mr. Chertoff, who moved to
Westfield in the mid-1990s, served
as U.S. Attorney from 1990 to 1994.
He was also chief counsel to the U.S.
Senate committee investigating the
Whitewater real estate transaction in
1995-1996. At the time of his confirmation, he worked in the Newark
office of the Latham & Watkins law
firm.
A native of Elizabeth, Mr. Chertoff,
47, was confirmed by a 99-1 vote,
with the lone dissenter being New
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Most recently, he led the State
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Sharing of Services to Cut Property Taxes
Moves Forward, But More Needs to Be Done
Our local communities certainly deserve a few
words of praise for their efforts, especially in the past
year or so, at putting together shared services agreements among themselves. Sharing of services not
only cuts down on unnecessary duplication of programs and services, but, more importantly, lessens
the onerous tax burden on local property owners.
The idea of communities sharing the expense of
certain services is certainly a good one, given that
local residents have been paying an increasing proportion of the cost of municipal services, as state
assistance has declined in recent years. And the
administration of former Governor Christine Todd
Whitman had been urging New Jersey towns to look
at the sharing of certain services as a way to pare the
cost of local government and save overburdened
local property taxpayers some money.
And local governments in Westfield, Scotch Plains,
Fanwood and Mountainside have certainly responded.
Early last year, Scotch Plains and Fanwood, along
with their joint Board of Education, set up a committee to identify areas where services and their costs
could be shared.
So far, the results are encouraging. The two towns’
initiatives have included sharing the cost of installing
flashing traffic signals in the vicinity of Terrill and
Coles Schools. They have also joined forces to cofinance a shuttle bus to transport senior citizens to
medical appointments. A grant is being sought for
state-of-the-art computer software that would aid in
scheduling the use and maintenance of recreational
fields in both communities.
Westfield’s Recreation Commission and the
Westfield Board of Education are looking at a shared
services venture to improve the quality of the town’s
ballfields. Since last fall, Westfield, along with Scotch
Plains and Clark, has participated in, and shared the
cost of taking part in, the Union County S.L.A.P.
(Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program) initiative, which
makes non-violent offenders available to localities to
perform certain jobs. The workers are rotated among
the three towns every few weeks.
Mountainside has been involved in the sharing of
services for a number of years already, having implemented a variety of agreements with Westfield, Scotch
Plains, Cranford, Clark and Kenilworth.
Of course, we urge our towns to continue to
move forward in identifying other areas where
services could be shared with their neighbors. And
we’d like to see the county government become
even more involved. We’ve already pressed the
county to put together some type of animal control
program under county auspices, a move we feel
would result in lower costs for the 21 municipalities in Union County.
And, perhaps, there are other areas — such as
public works — where the county, which has set up
its own shared services advisory committee, could
become more involved. Kudos to our area towns for
their efforts so far, but we’d like to see even more
progress on the shared services front. And, we’d
guess, so would local taxpayers.
After Long and Tough Winter, Spring
Has Finally Arrived Here In Full Bloom
Officially, the winter season is supposed to last
only about 90 days, from late December until late
March. Yet, this past winter started earlier, by about
a month, and overstayed its welcome, by nearly a
month. In early April, unbelievably, snow fell just a
few miles north of our area.
Yet, it is indisputable that spring has, indeed,
sprung at last. Flowers have sprouted, trees are full
with leaves, lawns are thickening and maybe, just
maybe, we can finally put away our heavy coats,
gloves, hats, scarves and snow shovels for the next
six or seven months. There’s now an hour-plus of
daylight after supper, giving us time to do some yard
work, tend to our nascent gardens, let the kids burn
off their last gasps of the day’s energy before homework and bedtime, or just be outdoors and get
reacquainted with our neighbors after the winter’s
long hibernation.
We’ve missed the sounds of lawnmowers creating
that unique smell that defines the new season: freshlycut grass. It’s now warm enough in the early evening
to uncoil the old garden hose and wash the winter’s
road salt, dirt and sand off our cars.
And the winter’s necessities will be replaced in
coming weeks by summer’s supplies — bathing
suits, beach chairs, tanning oil and sunblock, barbecue grills, picnic tables and the like.
Since the last time we were able to sit outside
in the evening and enjoy the pleasant weather,
certain things have surely changed — the economy
is not as robust
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Senior Gold Offers Help
To Older Citizens to Pay
For Prescriptions, Supplies
By DONALD T. DIFRANCESCO
Everyone looks forward to spending their golden years in fine style,
relaxing, visiting grandchildren and
participating in leisure activities and
hobbies.
Unfortunately, illness can get in
the way. And senior citizens without
prescription coverage can easily go
through their entire savings account
in a year or two by purchasing costly
medications.
But not anymore. Beginning June
1, New Jersey seniors can apply for
the Senior Gold Prescription Drug
Discount Act.
The new Senior Gold plan will
help about 100,000 moderate-income
older adults to purchase prescription
drugs, insulin, insulin supplies and
diabetic testing materials for $15
plus one-half of the cost of the prescription. Members of Senior Gold
who spend more than $2,000 per
year, if single, or $3,000 per year, if
married, pay only $15 per prescription.
For example: If a medication costs
$50, a Senior Gold member would
pay $15 plus half of the remaining
cost — $17.50 – for a total of $32.50.
The state would pick up the rest of
the balance.
However, Senior Gold will provide full coverage in the case of
seniors who spend more than $2,000
a year (for singles) or $3,000 (if
married). Seniors who meet this catastrophic cap will have to pay a $15
co-pay, with the state paying the
balance.
Who qualifies for Senior Gold?
New Jersey residents over the age of
65 or those receiving Social Security
disability benefits, whose income is
between $19,338 and $29,238, if
single, or between $23,589 and
$33,589, if married.
How can someone apply? Applications are available at local pharmacies, senior citizen centers, county
offices on aging and on the Senior
Gold Web site (www.state.nj.us).
Qualified adults will receive a benefits card they need to show when
purchasing medications.
New Jersey’s Senior Gold program
complements our existing Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and
Disabled (PAAD) program, which
enables low-income seniors and disabled persons who qualify to purchase medications at a $5 co-pay.
About 200,000 seniors and disabled
people receive discount medications
through the PAAD program.
Senior Gold is poised to be a landmark program nationally and, in concept with the PAAD program, keeps
New Jersey in the forefront of states
with pharmaceutical assistance programs.
In my work as Senate President
and now as Acting Governor, I’ve
continually championed for ways to
help older adults maintain their health
and lifestyle when they reach their
senior years, making it easier for
them to save, not spend, their retirement dollars.
That’s why I’ve looked for ways to
improve our senior services, from
pushing through an income-tax exemption for qualifying seniors to
increasing their homestead rebates.
It’s my goal to give New Jersey’s
seniors the best services we can offer. They have given their best to
New Jersey and we should give our
best back to them. And New Jersey’s
seniors deserve nothing less.
For more information on Senior
Gold, call toll-free (800) 792-9745.
* * * * *
Donald T. DiFrancesco, a Scotch
Plains resident, serves as Acting Governor and State Senate President.
Letters to the Editor
Internet Leader Reader Recalls
Days of Talcott Farm In Westfield
I grew up in Westfield during the 30s
and 40s. The kids in the neighborhood
played all over Talcott Farm. You can’t
imagine what fun we had wandering all
over that place.
One day we left the road and went into
the woods. We came upon a clearing that
had an old timey car in it. It was the kind
of car gangsters would have used. It was
riddled with bullet holes. Not one of us
would go look inside. We just knew
there were dead bodies inside or some-
one was going to jump out and shoot at
us. We ran like hell out of there. We
never spoke of it again. My question is,
in developing Talcott Farm did anyone
come across that car and why was it
there?
I saw on one of your Web pages that
30,000 people visited downtown for a
festival! Wow! It was such a quiet little
town when I lived there.
Aileen Ronner
Stuttgart, Ark.
Parking Garage Is Bad Financially,
Esthetically, Practically for Town
As a resident of Westfield who has
actively followed the debate over the
proposed parking garage, I write to correct numerous misstatements of fact in a
full page ad appearing in the May 17,
2001, issue of The Westfield Leader.
That ad was taken out by two organizations devoted to promoting downtown
business, many of whose members are
not Westfield residents.
Among the most glaring falsehoods
are the ad’s contentions that a parking
garage designed to hold 800 cars will
ease traffic congestion, make the downtown safer for pedestrians and decrease
air pollution.
Not only do all three of these contentions defy logic and common sense, at
least two of them are directly contrary to
the town’s own formal traffic study and
Westfield Police Department traffic
safety statistics.
The traffic study concluded that add-
ALS Event Received Magnanimous
Response From S. Plains Community
My husband Jim was diagnosed with
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) in October
1997. Our life-map changed course and
we had to navigate the rough waters to
find medical care for management of his
symptoms, alternative care as an adjunct
course and solace in the support of family and friends.
ALS is a progressive, degenerative,
fatal neuromuscular disease. There is no
known cause and, more importantly, no
known cure. Research is our only hope to
find a treatment or to arrest the progression of this devastating disease.
In October of 2000, the Jim and Susan
Airey ALS Fund was founded, primarily
with the hard work of dedicated family
members, colleagues and friends. Jim
and I researched the available foundations and research centers and decided to
direct our efforts to a Newton, Mass.based group, the ALS-Therapy Development Foundation.
We visited their administrative offices, met the staff and director, and
knew immediately that this was the organization we wanted to support.
Research is critical, as ALS is considered an “orphan disease,” since it
is not deemed sufficiently common by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to guarantee a profitable return on the
investment required to develop a
cure. As a result of our initial
grassroots effort, over $30,000
has been raised.
Most recently, on Saturday,
May 19, a softball tournament
was held in Scotch Plains to
facilitate awareness of ALS and
to bring some of Jim’s softball
acquaintances together for a
day of reunion and fun. Jim
was an avid softball player,
active in three leagues before
his diagnosis. It was a serendipitous day.
The sun shone, as well as the
good will of all involved in this
effort. We need to take the opportunity to publicly recognize
the efforts of those who worked
so hard to make this a successful
day.
Governor
Donald
T.
DiFrancesco was able to stop by
to show his support, hit a few
balls, and enjoy a hot dog, before
his schedule propelled him to his
next event. I spoke to him about
the possibility of allocating
money in the budget for funds to
be directed to the ALS Center at
Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School (UMDNJ) in New
Brunswick. He asked me to put
my request in writing and he
would see what he could do. We
were deeply honored that he was
able to find time in his schedule
for a visit to Brookside Park.
We only had a few months to
BANDY
Bandy (bandy) - to toss from one to
another or to and fro: to Fossil: to converse freely with another. The Word
Sleuths often bandy words about (toss
them back and forth, often in a heated
exchange) in an effort to determine which
words to research for a column or book.
So, it is high time, the time just before it
is too late (probably from the earlier
high tide expression), that we dribble
this focus word onto the field of word
play.
Bandv’s figurative sense of a verbal
exchange can be traced to the game of
bandy, which had its origins in a game
played in pre-Christian times. The successor to bandy is today’s popular field
hockey game which has been an Olympic sport since 1908. Webster believes
that to banter, to tease or joke in a goodnatural way, was probably derived from
bandy.
Bandy-legged (bandy) - bow-legged.
A bandy stick was used to toss the ball
back and forth. Like today’s field hockey
stick, the bandy stick had a curved lower
end and, therefore, bandy is still used to
described a bow-legged person whose
legs curve outward.
plan the event and received a magnanimous response to our “call” for assistance. There are many individuals to
thank, but I need to mention a special
thanks to the Scotch Plains Recreation,
Police and Public Works departments,
the ballplayers, umpires, score keepers,
announcers, work crew, family, friends,
media, vendors, suppliers and the Scotch
Plains community. I would be remiss if
I did not acknowledge the persons with
ALS, and their families, who attended
from our area.
It was a memorable day...“Hope is a
waking dream,” and we hope to see you
all next year. God bless everyone who
participated in this event.
Susan Airey
Scotch Plains
ing this large volume of traffic to downtown will further congest major intersections in and near the downtown business district, including the Elm Street
and East Broad Street intersection. Residents know how long it can take to get
through that intersection now — it does
not take a rocket scientist to figure out
what 800 more cars in the area will do to
traffic congestion.
Moreover, the Westfield Police Department has confirmed that several intersections that already have among the
highest incidence of accidents resulting
in injury are within the area suffering the
biggest impact from the proposed garage. Does a town that has suffered a
number of pedestrian fatalities over the
last few years really need to increase
danger to pedestrians?
Another falsehood is the ad’s statement that the garage will provide parking for “900-plus commuter residents”
on a waiting list. Councilman Neil F.
Sullivan, Chairman of the council’s Parking Committee, announced at a recent
public meeting of the Town Council that
the 900-plus figure is badly out of date
and that efforts to purge the list of duplicates and non-residents have reduced
the waiting list substantially.
The current downtown business owners’ desire to have this garage is easily
understood: It will cost the town $12 to $15
million but will not cost these merchants a
dime. The Town Council has publicly
conceded that the garage will never be
self-supporting. In other words, this garage amounts to a $12 to $15 million
handout to the downtown merchants, plus
the cost of ongoing operating shortfalls,
financed by the people of Westfield.
This garage is a bad idea for Westfield
financially, esthetically, and practically.
It should be permitted to die a quick and
painless death.
Randall K. Packer
Westfield
Bob Franks Shouldn’t Talk About
Talking Integrity In Political Arena
Candidate Bob Franks continues to
run radio ads that claim his Republican
primary opponent, Mayor Bret
Schundler, raised property taxes in Jersey City 79 percent since 1994.
Not so fast, Bob! In 1994, Schundler
capped off a highly innovative municipal cost savings campaign — and did
the unthinkable for a politician.
He returned the savings to the people
of Jersey City by means of a five-month
tax holiday. That’s right, the people of
Jersey City didn’t have to pay property
taxes for the last five months of 1994.
Of course, after the one-time savings,
taxes went back to 1993 levels – where
they have remained virtually flat ever
since! (How many other politicians in
recent memory have kept taxes flat since
’93?).
Yet, Mr. Franks sees fit to use 1994 the year of the tax holiday - as the base
period for his calculation... and yes,
mathematically, taxes did go up 79 percent since that (positively) distorted
period.
Hence, Mr. Franks and his merry
band of advisors have tried to turn a
remarkable and highly relevant record
of fiscal austerity into that same old tax
and spend story, with a mere twist of the
old calculator.
I, for one, am tired of politicians who
lie to us without shame, particularly
ones who claim that personal integrity
is their strongest attribute. OK, Franks
assertion is technically correct using
1994 as the base year. In view of what
really happened in Jersey City from
1993 through 2001, however, it is
grossly misleading and just as distortive
and dishonest as a bare faced lie.
How many of his other glib one liners
– which most of us are too busy to
research – are just as misleading and
distorted?
P.S Bob. Nobody cares that Bret
Schundler worked hard for Gary Hart in
the early 1980s.
Did you forget that Ronald Reagan,
his political role model, was a Democrat for most of his early life? People
change, Bob, sometimes even for the
better!
Paul Babik
Westfield, NJ
Town Should Buy
Permit Dispensers
For Municipal Lots
A recent letter to the editor suggested
revamping the existing parking lots by
removing barriers which take up space
and also doing something about the space
wasted by the parking meters, thus creating more parking slots. I heartily endorse this suggestion but also wish to
suggest one further approach.
During a recent visit to Germany, I
noted that parking lots there do not use
meters. Instead, they have a machine
which dispenses a parking permit which
tells how much time is allowed based on
how much money has been deposited.
One places this ticket on the dash
board. This system has the following
advantages. It requires very little space
for the dispensing machine. This machine costs far less than the myriad of
meters, and it is much faster to collect
the money from one machine than from
countless parking meters.
Please consider using this system in
our existing parking lots to save space
and money.
Dr. Max J. Kalm
Westfield
22nd Now Competitive District
Leaning to Democrat Hopefuls
By PAUL J. PEYTON
Redistristricting will separate
Westfield, Scotch Plains and Fanwood
from having the same state legislative
representatives for the first time in 10
years. Westfield will return to the 21st
District it had been in the 1980s, while
Scotch Plains and Fanwood will stay in
the 22nd District.
What will this mean for you and me?
Not too much, unless of course you are in
regular contact with your legislators. In
today’s column, I’ve decided to focus on
the 22nd District. The makeup of this
district will be drastically changed from
what it has been: a Republican stronghold.
Democrats know they have a great
opportunity this fall to put this district in
the “D” column.
A victory is more important at the
state level, where Democrats are seeking to take back the legislature after a
decade of Republican domination.
No sooner were the new districts approved by a state reapportionment committee than did a press release arrive in
our office from Assemblyman Joseph
Suliga announcing his bid for the State
Senate. He knows the importance of
gaining name recognition in this newly
carved out district.
His Assembly running mates are Assemblyman Jerry Green of Plainfield,
currently in the 17th District, and threeterm Union County Freeholder and
former Fanwood Mayor and Councilwoman Linda d. Stender.
Mr. Suliga, a Democrat from Linden,
where he serves as the city’s Treasurer,
has served in the Assembly since 1994.
He has had no election struggle at the
state level, since the 20th District he
represents is solidly Democratic. That
district currently serves Elizabeth, Linden, Rahway and Roselle.
The new 22nd District in which Mr.
Suliga is running includes the cities of
Plainfield, Linden and Rahway, obviously Democratic towns, along with the
mostly Republican-leaning suburban
towns of Clark, Fanwood, Scotch Plains,
Winfield, Green Brook and North
Plainfield.
The district’s black and Hispanic populations account for 40 percent of the total
District population of 207,037. Those
two segments account for 15 percent of
the population in Scotch Plains and 9
percent in Fanwood, compared to
Plainfield, where these groups account
for 80 percent, or 40,000 of the city’s
47,000 residents, and Linden, where they
represent 37 percent, according to figures published in The Bergen Record.
The GOP needs to win the suburban
towns leaning towards their party to
offset a strong Democratic vote coming
out of Linden and Rahway. Republicans
are hopeful of neutralizing Plainfield
with the Senate candidacy of the city’s
Olympic hero, Milt Campbell. He captured the Silver medal for the decathlon
in the 1952 Games and the Gold four
years later. The GOP hopes Mr. Campbell
can capture 50 percent of the vote in his
hometown.
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Town Council Should Look to Solve
Real Problem: Commuter Parking
His running mates are former Scotch
Plains Mayor and former GOP Municipal Chairman in the township, Gabe
Spera, and Green Brook Mayor Patricia
Walsh.
Locally, the fight will be between
Mrs. Stender and Mr. Spera, as both try
to bring home the Scotch Plains and
Fanwood vote.
Mrs. Stender led the Democrats to
take back control of the Freeholder board
in 1996 after five years of GOP majority.
She chaired the board when the county’s
incinerator was privatized in order to be
more competitive in a new open garbage
disposal market.
Some of our readers may remember
Mrs. Walsh from last year’s Republican
Primary race for the Seventh District
seat in Congress. A home health care
nurse for over 30 years, she will be
pushing to get the GOP vote out in the
Middlesex County segment of the district.
All political eyes will be on this race.
It should be a very interesting campaign
to follow.
* * * * *
Paul J. Peyton covers government
and politics for The Westfield Leader
and The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood.
The proponents of the parking deck
have for months tried to kill opposition
to the project by stating that the proposed garage on Elm Street is a done
deal; give up and go home. Perhaps
inadvertently, the article on the front
page of last week’s issue of The Westfield
Leader also implies that it is a done deal
by stating that the council passed the
ordinance to fund design of the parking
deck.
In fact, the ordinance must be approved by a second vote at the Town
Council meeting on Tuesday, June 5, in
order to take effect.
In last week’s issue, you printed a
letter complaining that the Westfield
parking situation has always been defined as a downtown problem, not a
commuter problem. This letter went on
to state that any parking facility built at
the train station will attract more commuters to Westfield, and not fix our
“problem.”
This is untrue. The need for commuter
parking has been more accurately documented than the supposed need for additional shopper or merchant parking. It is
a fact that commuters need to wait as
Area Researcher Receives
Chemical Society Award
explained.
Caspofungin was approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration earlier this year. The
American Chemical Society’s Industrial Innovation Awards recognize individuals and teams whose
discoveries and inventions contribute to the commercial success of
their companies and enhance our
quality of life.
Ms. Bouffard, a research fellow
with Merck, received her Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Chemistry from
Loretta Heights College in 1965 and
her Master of Arts Degree in Chemistry from Mount Holyoke College
in 1969.
Berkeley Heights resident, Dr.
Edwin A. Chandross, Director of
Organic Materials Research at Lucent Technologies, received an award
for enhancing fiber optic performance.
Dr. Chandross developed a process to remove impurities in materials used to make optical fibers, minimizing the loss of data signals during
long-distance transmission.
Lucent has used this process for
more than 20 years to make millions
of kilometers of optical fiber used all
over the world.
SCOTCH PLAINS — F. Aileen
Bouffard of Scotch Plains is among
four Merck & Co., Rahway scientists honored June 1 by the world’s
largest scientific society for discovering a new life-saving treatment for
severe fungal infections.
Ms. Bouffard received one of two
2001 Industrial Innovation Awards
at the American Chemical Society’s
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting
in Baltimore, Md.
“(The awardees) exemplify the
creativity, perseverance, teamwork
and dedication that is the hallmark of
the very best drug discovery efforts
at Merck,” said Dr. Milton Hammond,
Senior Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck.
Merck has developed the first of a
new class of antifungal agents to be
introduced in a decade.
The drug, caspofungin acetate,
works by attacking the cell wall of
fungi such as Candida and Aspergillus, the most common fungal pathogens.
“Most people are naturally immune to these molds, but those with
weak immune systems - cancer,
AIDS, cystic fibrosis and even asthma
patients - can develop life-threatening infections,” a Merck spokesman
Repairing Dickson Drive Needs
To Be Priority for Town Council
much as four years for a permit by the
train station; Councilman Neil Sullivan
was quoted in the same issue as saying
that there is a commuter deficit of approximately 350 spaces.
As I understand it, only Westfield
residents are allowed to apply for permits in the south side train station lot.
The addition of commuter parking at the
train station would not attract more
people to town, but would merely provide parking for town residents who
need it. Even the Rich report estimates a
greater need for south side parking than
on the north side.
What would attract more people and
traffic to our town would be the proposed
parking garage on lots 1 and 8. This
location is inconvenient for commuters.
While there appears to be ample parking
for shoppers, based on the empty parking
spots in every short-term downtown lot
every day, the downtown merchants have
decided that there is a problem.
The only “problem” is that without a
mall-like shopper-parking garage, developers cannot squeeze as much additional retail and office space as physically possible into our already crowded
downtown area.
The Town Council should first try to
solve the very real problem of commuters, who live, pay taxes and vote in our
town, before attracting more and more
shoppers to the downtown area. This
implies that any additional parking
should be at the train station. The ridiculous and costly recommendation for two
parking structures, both on the north side
of town, should be ignored.
Cathy Salomon
Westfield
Former Mayor Lists
Street Fair Committees
WESTFIELD – Former Westfield
Mayor Thomas C. Jardim, Chairman
of the Fourth Annual Street Fair sponsored by the Westfield Neighborhood Council, to be held on Saturday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Cacciola Place, has announced
the following committees for the
event:
Program – Janet Turner and Claire
Lazarowitz; Publicity – Jeanne
Attenborough; Food – Mary Withers, Penny Faggins and Claire
Lazarowitz; Baked Goods – Sylvia
Wilson; Patrons, Flea Market, Vendors – Pat Faggins, and Financial –
Jeanne Attenborough and Joanne
Ellis.
Stage – Ken Wooster; Street Decorations – Dick Attenborough and Ken
Wooster; Program Journal – Susan
Madorma; Permits – Ken Rotter;
WNC Table – Miltonia Williams and
Linda Petterway.
On Wednesday, May 2, Johnny
Weingold was riding his bicycle down
Dickson Drive, heading for Tamaques
Park, when he suddenly hit a pothole,
forcing his bicycle into an oncoming,
speeding car. This did not happen; however, imagine if it had.
For three years now, I have been alerting my representatives, Larry Goldman
and Janis Weinstein, to make Dickson
Drive a top priority for repaving. This
street has been accumulating potholes,
last I counted 17, mostly along the rutted
out sides of the road.
Last year, Assistant Town Administrator Jim Gildea claimed that this was
the worst road in Westfield. Councilman
Goldman came to see it and thought it
was in great disrepair. Councilwoman
Weinstein said to me five weeks ago it
was a mess.
Both of my representatives have not
been kept in the dark about this, because
they, too, ride this street regularly for
sporting games in Tamaques.
For several years, I have contacted my
representatives and the police department about the speeding, and I mean 40
to 50 miles an hour, mostly in the evening
and on weekends, when there are activities in the park.
For years, I have witnessed close calls
with children riding bikes, moms with
strollers, etc., forced into the potholed,
rutted sides of the road so speeding cars
could pass.
Besides this road being unsafe for
pedestrians, it can be very unhealthy,
especially during the summer months
after it rains and when people are using
their sprinklers, and here is why: Last
year, Union County Mosquito Control
tested the ruts and potholes filled with
water and found large counts of mosquito larvae. Four weeks ago, a crow
tested positive in Edison for West Nile.
Mosquito spraying is not the answer,
because it is only a smelly, ongoing,
temporary fix. Gravel was put down
along some of the rutted out parts of the
road. This only served to push the water
out further into the street. Guys, water
has to go someplace! Gravel, as everyone knows, moves, especially when it is
being walked or ridden on.
Water still collects; it becomes messy
and dangerous. Water has no place to
drain on Dickson because the poor grading of the street does not allow it to make
its way down to the one and only drain.
So, just filling in potholes is not the
answer. I am asking my representatives
to make this a top priority and get Dickson
taken care of in the right way now, so
that the many people who use this street
can use it safely.
Monica Felsing
Westfield
Paper Should Not Have Sensationalized
‘Unfortunate’ Ticket Incident on Page 1
I am writing to comment on the picture on the top of the front page of The
Westfield Leader (Thursday, May 17). I
was bothered by that picture, but not as
one might suspect. Yes, it was unfortunate that the woman pictured got a ticket.
With her handicapped tag, she should
not have been ticketed, and will have to
go through the hassle of getting it waived.
However, what bothered me most
about that photo, especially with its placement in the paper, was the image it
conveys of our police force. I don’t
know who wrote that ticket, but obviously he or she made a mistake, probably never looking at the upper windshield to notice the tag. Mistakes happen, people — including the police —
are human.
Since when did parking tickets become worthy of front page news? That
picture shouted, “Look what our coldhearted police force does!” It conveys
the idea that the police force is responsible for the recent crackdown on parking violations.
The police are issuing more parking
tickets because they are being directed
to do so. It’s not their choice, it’s their
job. They are not the ones who changed
the meter prices. They are not the ones
insisting on a parking deck or deciding
how to fund it. More importantly, they
are not the ones who have delayed the
much-needed and long overdue deck.
If the residents of Westfield had not
been so vocally opposed to a deck “on
their side of town” — which both sides
have fought – we’d have better parking
options for all.
The police are doing their jobs, enforcing the laws of this town. I feel the
paper should not have sensationalized
an unfortunate incident on the front page
just because people don’t like getting
tickets. Instead, let’s give the police
their due. They play a vital part in keeping Westfield the safe and pleasant place
it is to live.
I’ve lived in this town virtually my
whole life, and I appreciate their contribution to making this a nice town.
Overall, the officers I have encountered have been helpful and fair. Again,
the ticket Ms. Betkowski received was
unfortunate. However, let’s not cast an
image of insensitivity on the whole department by what may have been an
oversight by one. And, perhaps, the paper could give a little more time to some
of the good things the local police do to
keep Westfield the kind of town we all
want to live in.
Debra A. Wolfe
Westfield
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THE STUDENT VIEW
The weekly column written by local high school students
A Day in the Life of a Teen
By ADAM TURNER
Reverend Kevin Clark
Rev. Clark to be Honored
At Annual WNC Street Fair
Miss Sandra C. O’Brien and Keith M. Karyczak
Miss Sandra C. O’Brien
To Wed Keith M. Karyczak
Mrs. Barbara Chemidlin of
Westfield and William F. O’Brien of
Scotch Plains have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Sandra C. O’Brien of Scotch Plains,
to Keith M. Karyczak of Staten Island. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Karyczak, also of Staten Island.
A 1989 Westfield High School
alumna, the bride-elect graduated
from Rosemont College in Rosemont,
Pa. in 1993. She is employed as a
local product manager for AT&T in
Somerset.
Her fiancé graduated from Staten
Island Technical High School in 1990
and from Pennsylvania State University in 1993. He is pursuing a graduate degree at Stevens Institute of
Technology in Hoboken and is employed as an operations engineer for
Telergy in Manhattan.
The couple plan to be married in
December.
Caregivers Group Sets
Meeting for Monday
Girl Scouts to Give
Tours on Sunday
Of Cannonball House
WESTFIELD – A support group
for individuals caring for elderly or
chronically ill loved ones meets on
the first non-holiday Monday of each
month at 8 p.m. in the Parish Center
of St. Helen’s Roman Catholic
Church, located on Lamberts Mill
Road in Westfield.
The next meeting will take place
on Monday, June 4.
These are information and sharing
sessions. For more information,
please call Marilyn Ryan at (908)
232-1867.
SCOTCH PLAINS – The Osborn
Cannonball House, located at 1840
Front Street in Scotch Plains, will be
open to visitors this Sunday, June 3,
from 2 to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge.
Cadette Girl Scouts from Troop
No. 751 from Fanwood-Scotch Plains
will serve as junior docents and give
tours of the museum, built circa 1760,
and the surrounding gardens. Nancy
Bauer of Scotch Plains is the leader
of the troop.
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WESTFIELD – The Reverend
Kevin Clark of the Bethel Baptist
Church in Westfield will be honored on Saturday, June 16, during
the Westfield Neighborhood
Council’s (WNC) Fourth Annual
Street Fair along Cacciola Place in
Westfield.
The fair will take place from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. and the rain date is the
following Saturday, June 23.
Former Westfield Mayor Thomas
C. Jardim will chair the event, which
will feature multi-ethnic entertainment such as gospel singers, praise
and worship teams, martial arts and
precision drill teams. Other step
groups and dance teams are also
invited to participate and refreshments will be available.
“We are pleased with the prospect
of honoring Reverend Clark,” WNC
President Harold Cohen said. “He
has been a pillar of the community
and has done such good work with
the youth and adults throughout
Westfield.
“He deserves recognition for helping the residents of this community
in any way possible. It is a wonderful
opportunity for this neighborhood
and community at large to celebrate
his generous spirit and committed
leadership,” Mr. Cohen added.
“The fair is an excellent opportunity to come together with our neighbors and have fun while helping WNC
raise the funds needed to continue its
programs,” said Cacciola Place resi-
Mansfield Family
Welcomes Son,
Daniel Edward
Bob and Barbara Mansfield of
Westfield have announced the birth
of their son, Daniel Edward
Mansfield, on Thursday, April 26, at
5:26 p.m. at St. Barnabas Medical
Center in Livingston.
Daniel weighed 7 pounds and 6
ounces and measured 19 inches in
length at birth.
He joins his brother, Brian, 4½,
and sister, Allie, 2½.
The baby’s maternal grandparents
are Czeslawa and Edward Witkowski
of Elizabeth.
His paternal grandparents are
Kathleen Mansfield of Livingston
and the late Robert Mansfield.
dent Linda Petterway, who is also a
WNC staff member.
Each year, Ms. Petterway and
neighbor Toni Williams man the
WNC table and sell flea market items
at the fair. Other vendors will be
selling their wares at the event as
well.
All are invited to attend the fair. To
reserve vendor space, participate in
the entertainment or help with planning, please call the WNC office at
(908) 233-2772.
For all of you out there expecting
another article about our views on a
topic, you will have to wait until next
week. For now, I am going to address
a problem brought to my attention
over the last few years.
I have been told numerous times
that many adults have a spiteful view
of my generation. So, I decided one
way to change that view may be to
give adult readers a look into my life.
I went to bed at 1:30 a.m. What
else am I supposed to do when I have
homework, a junior research paper,
two tests the next day and a threehour SAT prep course, all in one
night? At least I didn’t have basketball practice, right?
School the next morning started at
7:40 with the HSPAs (High School
Proficiency Assessment), a pointless
field test that no one seemed to care
about.
After waking up at 7:10 and rolling out of bed eight minutes later, I
clumsily fell into the shower, which
is my morning coffee and breakfast
all in one, a real quicker-picker-upper. I threw on some clothes, which I
had actually set out the night before.
I don’t think I’ve ever done that
before, but this was a special occasion, considering I didn’t want to
forget my Yankee jersey for the game
that night.
I drove to school at 7:40, and got
my exercise for the day by walking to
Historical Society to Hear
Talk on Betsy Frazee House
WESTFIELD –Stacey E. Spies,
an architectural historian and historic preservation consultant in
Scotch Plains, will give a talk on the
history of the Betsy Frazee House in
Scotch Plains at the First Wednesday
Luncheon of the Westfield Historical Society, to be held at noon on
June 6 at B.G. Fields Restaurant in
Westfield.
According to local legend, Britain’s
Lord Cornwallis was drawn to the
Frazee home by the aroma of Mrs.
Frazee’s baking bread and asked her
for some for his troops as they traveled toward the notch in the Watchung
Mountains in what would be known
as the Battle of Short Hills on June
26, 1777.
As recounted in the tale, Mrs.
Frazee replied that she would give
the bread to the troops out of fear, not
love. Lord Cornwallis is said to have
refused it, stating, “Then, neither I
nor a soldier of mine shall eat it,
Madam,” and continued on his way.
While the story will likely never
be authenticated, Ms. Spies undertook archival research to reconstruct
much of the history of the Frazee
property and its inhabitants, in order
to gain a greater understanding of
Mrs. Frazee and her significance for
local residents.
Ms. Spies has researched and documented historic sites throughout New
Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.
Recent projects have included several National Register of Historic
Places nominations and pictorial histories of Metuchen and Edison.
Regular attendees of the luncheon
will be contacted by a telephone committee of the society to verify their
reservations. Space permitting, others may also attend. Interested individuals are asked to call (908) 2332930 by noon on Monday, June 4.
Miller-Cory to Celebrate
Colonial Romance Sunday
WESTFIELD – On Sunday, June 3,
the Miller-Cory House Museum, located at 614 Mountain Avenue in
Westfield, will feature “Love and Marriage Colonial Style” from 2 to 5 p.m.
Joan Barna of Scotch Plains will
highlight the customs, traditions and
superstitions surrounding courtship
and marriage in 18th-century
America.
Tours of the museum will be conducted by volunteers, with the last
tour beginning at 4 p.m. Admission
to the museum is $2 for adults, 50
cents for students and free for children under age 6.
Colonial reproductions, teas,
books, crafts and educational materials are available at the museum gift
shop, managed by Deborah Bailey of
Westfield.
On Sunday, June 10, Owen
McWilliams of Westfield will present
a program on tin-piercing.
For information about the museum,
its programs and volunteer opportunities, please call the museum office
at (908) 232-1776. The museum office is open Monday through Friday
between 9 a.m. and noon.
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WESTFIELD – The Newcomers
Club of Westfield will hold a new member coffee event on Thursday, June 7, at
7:30 p.m. at a member’s home.
It will be held for women who are
interested in meeting new people
and getting more involved in the
community.
The club, founded in 1944, is open
to women who are new to Westfield
or who have had a recent lifestyle
change such as a birth, marriage, job
change or move within the town.
Activities include age-based play
groups and events for children, a
monthly dinner for women at a local
restaurant, social events for couples
and a monthly book group.
Mothers to Hear Talk
By Family Therapist
CRANFORD – Dr. Peg Pipchick,
a licensed marriage and family therapist, will speak to the Union County
Chapter of Mothers & More on
Wednesday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. The
meeting will take place at Hanson
House, 38 Springfield Avenue in
Cranford.
Her topics will include helping
children develop family values,
strong morals and good self-esteem.
A question-and-answer session will
follow.
Dr. Pipchick has a practice in
Cranford specializing in psychotherapy with individual children,
adolescents, adults, couples and
families.
Mothers & More is an international, not-for-profit organization
supporting women who have altered
their career paths in order to care for
their children at home.
The Union County chapter holds
meetings on the first and third
Wednesday of each month at Hanson
House. New members are always
welcome.
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school from my parking spot, a good
10 miles. I sat in a classroom half
asleep, contemplating why I had decided to come take this stupid test,
for which half the grade didn’t show
up, and the half that did had students
who, for the most part, rushed through
it or simply picked up a game boy to
play Mario Golf for three hours.
I went through my daily school
routine after the test, just waiting for
that precious ringing at 2:45, the end
of school for exactly 10 days, 16
hours and 45 minutes, or 924,300
seconds, if you prefer. Spring break,
the birds chirping, baseball bats
swinging and me not having to deal
with school, what a time. Every second felt like, oh, a couple hours each.
When that bell finally rang, it was
New York Yankee baseball time. I
sprinted home, placed our orders with
a local deli which sells subs for a
good $3 each, instead of those $1,500
wieners they sell at the park. I pressed
the pedal to the metal all the way
down to Bradlees to get a poncho, or
some other sort of rain protection
gear. Hey, did anyone else realize
Bradlees in Clark shut down? I didn’t.
It was now 3:30 and I still had
plenty to do. I cruised to the train
station to pick up round trippers to
New York Penn for six, I rounded up
five different friends from five houses,
hit up Hershey’s to retrieve the goods
and casually walked up onto the platform of the Westfield train station,
just in time for the 4:50 train. And in
all that mess, I managed to get three
clear tarps for the “downpour” of
rain in the Bronx.
Since I’ve already used up a good
560 words of your newsprint, I’ll tell
you how the rest went. We got to the
game with plenty of time to spare. In
the bleachers of Yankee Stadium is
where we sat — $8 tickets to sit
among the greatest fans in sports, the
“bleacher creatures,” chant the greatest taunts/cheers in sports, watch the
greatest team in sports play the greatest sport in our great country. Well,
the Yanks lost, 13-4, and we left a
little early to get home at a reasonable time. Whatever, we have 12
more sets of tickets this year.
Oh yeah, the Hershey’s wasn’t
enough and I gave into that irresistible urge to buy food at the park. So
I took $9 and got myself two hot dogs
and a pretzel, not a bad deal. Who am
I kidding? A family in Somalia could
live on that for a month. Never again,
I promised, to myself and my mom.
Sorry, mom.
So to wrap up this epic tale, we got
home at 11:30 and I made the round
trip around Westfield one more time
to drop everyone off. I got home
around 11:45 and, after staying up
until 2 a.m. talking sports, life, with
my friend, I gently fell into the soft,
fluffy feel of my bed for a good 11
hours of sleep. And at one o’clock
the next afternoon, I’d wake up to do
it again, maybe not the same thing,
but the cycle never ends.
So we’re all just little “kids,” right?
Barbara Bartell
Hearing Aid Specialist
LIC.#536
Father Hudson Walk Slated
For June 24 at Nomahegan
CRANFORD – The annual Center
For Hope Hospice and Palliative Care
Walk in memory of the Reverend
Charles Hudson will be held on Sunday, June 24, at Nomahegan Park in
Cranford, beginning at 6 p.m.A candlelight memorial service, from 7:15 to
8:15 p.m., will follow the walk.
The walk encourages people to
celebrate the lives of their loved ones
and to remember them. It covers 2.2
miles, but participants may walk
whatever distance is comfortable for
them. Walkers may be sponsored per
mile or make a direct donation.
Anyone who has suffered a loss is
invited to participate in both parts of
WESTFIELD – The subject of
“Youth Violence in Schools” will be
addressed at the 10:30 a.m. worship
service this Sunday, June 3, at the
First Baptist Church of Westfield, located at 170 Elm Street.
Pastor Todd Walker, Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Trinity Christian Center in
Littleton, Colo., will be the guest
speaker.
Trinity Christian Center is located
two blocks from Columbine High
School where, on April 20, 1999, 15
students were killed and others
wounded during a shooting rampage
by two of their schoolmates. Pastor
Walker’s church hosted four of the
funerals.
Pastor Walker has been working
with youth in the Littleton area since
1996 and has a close relationship with
a number of the families that were
impacted by the tragedy.
He will share his experiences surrounding the tragedy, relay the testimonies of the Christian students of
Columbine High School whom he personally knows and outline individuals’
responsibility to their community.
The topic will be addressed as a
response to the American Baptist
Churches’ “Statement of Concern” on
“Violence in the Schools,” which explores the questions of who or what is
responsible for violence in schools
and the reasons such acts of violence
are committed.
Mount Carmel Society
Reveals Feast Date
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Members
of the Feast Committee of the Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Society have
announced that the 92nd Annual Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Feast will be
held from Thursday through Monday,
July 12 to 16.
The feast will be held at the Mount
Carmel Field at Springfield Avenue
and River Road in Berkeley Heights.
Feast times will be 5 p.m. on Saturday
and Sunday and 7 p.m. on Thursday,
Friday and Monday.
Among the highlights will be amusement rides, games, refreshments, a
Classic Car and Truck exhibit on July
14 and a Monday night fireworks display at 11 p.m., presented by Garden
State Fireworks.
There will also be a procession with
the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Little
Flower Church on Plainfield Avenue,
followed by a Mass at the church at 11
a.m. All are invited to participate in the
processional.
For additional information on the
many events to be featured, please call
(908)
464-9898
or
visit
community.nj.com/cc/
bhmtcarmelfeast on the Internet.
Trilogy Trio to Give
Concert on June 10
At St. Paul’s Church
the evening’s programs or may attend the events separately. Participants are asked to bring lawn chairs
to the memorial service in case there
is a shortage of seating.
In the event of rain or threatening
weather conditions, please call (908)
587-2139 or further instructions regarding the walk. The memorial service will still be conducted on June
24 in the event of rain, but will be
held instead at the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church, located at 971
Suburban Road in Union.
For more information, please call
the Reverend Jack DiMatteo at (908)
486-0700.
First Baptist Service to Focus
On Youth Violence in Schools
All are welcome to attend the worship service. For more information,
please call the church office at (908)
233-2278 or send an email to
[email protected].
WESTFIELD – Friends of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
in Westfield will present the Trilogy Trio in concert on Sunday,
June 10, at 4 p.m.
The Trilogy Trio, featuring Linda
Boyd on flute, Brett Deubner on
viola and Lynett Wardle on harp
will perform works by Jacques Ibert,
Francoise Devienne, Vaughan Williams and Papastavrou.
St. Paul’s Church is located at
414 East Broad Street. For further
information, please call Charles
Banks at (908) 232-8506, extension no. 17. Donations will be accepted at the door.
Knights Plan Dinner
To Benefit Sick Child
A SUNDAY OF SONG…The Chancel Choir of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield will perform in concert on Sunday,
June 3, at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. “Hymn to St. Cecilia,” by Benjamin Britten, and “Missa Brevis,” by Zoltan Kodaly,
will be the centerpieces of the program, while four anthems will also be featured. Organist Annette White will accompany
the choir, which is under the direction of Interim Music Director David Drinkwater. The public is invited. Advance ticket
purchase is not necessary, but an offering will be received. The church is located at the corner of Mountain Avenue and
East Broad Street.
Rally Planned at Local Church
To End Bombing at Vieques
WESTFIELD — A rally and prayer
gathering will be held at 3 p.m. on
Sunday, June 3, on the front lawn of
the First United Methodist Church of
Westfield, located at 1 East Broad
Street, in support of an end to the
United States military bombing at
Vieques, a tiny island off the east
coast of Puerto Rico.
Scheduled speakers include Dave
Cline of Veterans for Peace, who
recently returned from a visit to
Vieques; Mellissa Mark-Viverto of
“Todo Con Nieve York,” or NewYorkers for Vieques; Carlos Rovira of
Vieques Support Network, and Irely
(Lita) Tejeda, a local Puerto Rican
artist and member of the Elizabeth
Arts Council. Music will be provided by the Solidarity Singers and
local artists.
This program will be sponsored
and supported by the Union County
Committee for Peace and Justice,
New Jersey Peace Action, Veterans
for Peace, Vieques Support Campaign, New Jersey Hiroshima Day
Remembrance Committee, South
Mountain SANE and the Peace and
Justice Committee of the First United
Methodist Church of Westfield.
For more information, please con-
Elder Law Presentation
To be Held at Sunrise
WESTFIELD – Sunrise Assisted
Living of Westfield, located at 240
Springfield Avenue, has invited members of the public to attend a Family
Night presentation by Donald D.
Vanarelli, a Certified Elder Law attorney and former Social Security
claims representative.
The program will take place on
Wednesday, June 13, from 6 to 7
p.m. Mr. Vanarelli will address guardianship and the legal issues surrounding the appointment of a surrogate
decision maker to take care of estate
and medical care matters.
For more information about Sunrise or the Family Night presentation,
please call Sunrise Assisted Living of
Westfield at (908) 317-3030.
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tact the First United Methodist
Church at (908) 233-4211 or Sylvia
Zisman at [email protected] or
Laurie
Wiegand
at
[email protected].
Literacy Volunteers
Post Summer Sessions
AREA – Literacy Volunteers of
America’s Union County Affiliate,
based in Westfield, has announced
its new 2000 Summer Workshop programs for the training of tutors.
The first English as a Second Language Workshop will be held at the
Hillside Presbyterian Church, 1141
Salem Avenue, Hillside. Registration will take place on Saturday, June
23, at 9:15 a.m., with classes to be
offered on Saturdays, June 23 and 30
and July 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 9:15
a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The next English as a Second Language Workshop will be held at the
Elizabeth Public Library, 11 South
Broad Street. Registration will take
place on Monday, June 25, at 6 p.m.,
with classes to be offered on Mondays, June 25, and July 2, 9, 16, 23
and 30, from 6 to 8:45 p.m.
The only Basic Literacy Workshop to be offered this summer will
be at the Elmora Library in Elizabeth, located at 740 West Grand Avenue. Registration will be held on
Monday, July 23, at 9 a.m., with
classes to take place on Mondays,
July 23 and 30, and August 6, 13, 20
and 27, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The final English as a Second Language Workshop will be held at the
Elizabeth Public Library. Registration will be held on Saturday, August
18, at 9 a.m., with classes to take
place on Saturdays, August 18 and
25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on
Thursday, August 30, from 6 to 9
p.m.
For additional information or to
register for any of the workshops,
please call (908) 518-0600.
Hadassah Leadership Award
Received by Marilynne Ford
SCOTCH PLAINS – Marilynne
Ford of Scotch Plains, a member of
the Westfield Chapter of Hadassah,
the Northern Region, has been named
the recipient of the 15th Annual
Hadassah National Leadership
Award.
This award honors members whose
leadership accomplishments within
Hadassah and other civic, educational and cultural organizations reflect Hadassah’s dedication to the
principles of the volunteer ethic.
Award recipients are selected by
their peers and represent a wide range
of achievements.
Temple Emanu-El Set
To Debut ‘KinderPlus’
WESTFIELD — A new program,
KinderPlus, will become part of
Temple Emanu-El’s Early Childhood
Education Program for the 20012002 school year, starting in September.
The program will be offered within
a new, state-of-the-art facility at the
temple. Temple Emanu-El is located
at 756 East Broad Street in Westfield.
Designed for kindergarten-age children who will be attending a half-day
program in local public schools,
KinderPlus is an Enrichment Program
geared toward enhancing a student’s
day with art, movement, library, science, Judaic content and an age-appropriate curriculum.
Optional bus transportation and
extended hours will be available.
Temple Emanu-El’s Early Childhood Education Program is accredited by the National Association of
the Education of Young Children’s
National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. It emphasizes creativity, personal growth and Judaic
content for children ages 2 through 6.
For further information, please
call Jill Cimafonte, Director of
Early Childhood Education, at
(908) 232-7663.
“Marilynne Ford personifies
today’s Hadassah women who have
built this organization, given of themselves to create a better world. She
has proven herself worthy of the
Hadassah National Leadership Award
and will continue to give her time
and talent to the future,” according to
a statement by Westfield Hadassah.
Hadassah has 1,500 chapters in
the United States and Puerto Rico.
The organization is celebrating 89
years of service in the promotion of
health care, education, child rescue
and rehabilitation.
GARWOOD – The Garwood
Knights of Columbus will hold a
benefit roast beef dinner on Friday,
June 15, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the
Council Hall, located at 37 South
Avenue in Garwood.
All proceeds will benefit Nicholas
DeLaurentis, a 4-year-old boy from
Roselle Park who is suffering from
brain cancer.
Tickets are $8 each and are available at the Council Hall. Advance
tickets only will be sold and there
will be no door sales. Take-out dinners will be available the evening of
the event.
The Knights are also collecting
the following items on behalf of the
family: canned and dry food goods,
grocery store gift certificates, diapers in sizes 4 or 5 and laundry
detergent. Donations will be accepted
after 4 p.m. at the Council Hall.
Monetary donations may be made
to: Nicholas DeLaurentis Fund, 650
Myrtle Avenue, Garwood, 07027. For
ticket information regarding the dinner,
please call (908) 789-9809 after 4 p.m.
Pet Adoption Event Slated
For Upcoming Weekend
AREA – People for Animals, a
non-profit animal welfare organization serving New Jersey, will sponsor a pet adoption event on Friday,
June 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. and on
Saturday, June 2, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Cats and kittens will be available
for adoption at the PETVALU store,
located at 300 South Avenue,
Garwood, in the Kings Shopping
Mall.
Jackson
Among the many cats for adoption
will be “Jackson,” a small, one-yearold male gray tabby. Jackson has a
sister named Julian and People for
Animals hopes they can be adopted
together.
These kittens are neutered, current
with distemper and rabies vaccinations and tested negative to FIV and
feline leukemia. They are described
as “playful, affectionate and good
with other cats and with dogs.”
To adopt, or for further information, please call (908) 688-1073 and
press 8 for cat adoption or visit
www.pfa.petfinder.org.
Foster homes are needed for many
cats and dogs. People for Animals is
seeking temporary homes for at least
a two-week period of time for cats
and dogs. Food and veterinary care
are provided and the foster family is
asked to provide shelter and loving
care.
Interested individuals may call
(908) 688-1073 and press 1 for dog
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Michael J. Zampella, 80, Was Machinist;
Served With Aviation Battalion in War
Michael J. Zampella, 80, of Scotch
Plains died on Sunday, May 20, at
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born and raised in Plainfield, he
relocated to Scotch Plains 54 years
ago.
Mr. Zampella had been employed
as a machinist with Howell Electric
of Plainfield for 37 years before retiring in 1987.
He served with the United States
Army’s 1881st Engineer Aviation
Battalion during World War II.
He was a communicant of St.
Bartholomew the Apostle Roman
Catholic Church in Scotch Plains.
He was predeceased by his brother,
Frank Zampella, in 1996.
Surviving are his wife, Jennie
Arenobine Zampella; a son, Michael
F. Zampella of Scotch Plains; two
daughters, Linda Lehlbach of
Branchburg and Cynthia Howarth of
South Plainfield; four brothers, Andrew Zampella of Stirling, Nicholas
Zampella of Scotch Plains, Anthony
Zampella of North Plainfield and
Phillip Zampella of Springfield; three
sisters, Mary Martino of Spring Hill,
Fla., Catherine Toth and Donetta
Bruno, both of Plainfield, and three
grandchildren.
Services were held on Wednesday,
May 23, from the Scarpa Funeral
Home in North Plainfield, followed
by a Mass at St. Bartholomew the
Apostle Church. Interment took place
at the Holy Redeemer Cemetery in
South Plainfield.
May 31, 2001
Josephine La Ferrara, 88, Had Owned
Sweet Shop in Plainfield for 36 Years
Josephine La Ferrara, 88, of Scotch
Plains died on Monday, May 21, at
Greenbrook Manor in Green Brook.
Born in Plainfield, she moved to
Scotch Plains in 1959.
Mrs. Ferrara and her husband of 67
years, Carlo Ferrara, had owned and
operated the La Ferrara Sweet Shop
in Plainfield for 36 years before retiring in 1970.
Surviving, in addition to her hus-
band, are two daughters, Phyllis
Sanguiliano and Dorothy Darrow; a
brother, Mike Della Ventura; two
sisters, Mary Croat and Maryann
Contarino; seven grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Friday,
May 25, at St. Bernard’s Roman
Catholic Church in Plainfield, following the funeral from the Rossi
Funeral Home in Scotch Plains.
May 31, 2001
Alethea ‘Toddy’ Pond, 83, Was Member
Of Clubs, Boards and Hospital Twig
Alethea “Toddy” Pond, 83, of
Scotch Plains died on Monday, May
21, in Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Plainfield, she moved to
Scotch Plains in 1948, and also maintained a summer home in South Dennis, Mass.
Mrs. Pond was a member of the
Plainfield Country Club, the
Plainfield Garden Club, the Heather
Twig at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center and the Junior League of
Plainfield-Cranford.
She also served on the board of the
Plainfield Foundation and on the
Board of Directors of United National Bank.
She was a graduate of LaSalle
Junior College.
Surviving are a son, Charles N.
Pond, Jr.; a daughter, Grace Greaves;
two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services were held on Thursday,
May 24, in the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church of Plainfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Memorial Funeral
Home, 155 South Avenue in
Fanwood.
May 31, 2001
Harold H. Stotler, 79, Patent Holder;
Had Worked on Manhattan Project
Harold H. Stotler, 79, of Scotch
Plains died on Thursday, May 24, in
the Westfield Center, Genesis
ElderCare Network, in Westfield.
Born in Martinsburg, W. Va., he
had lived in Westfield for 30 years
and Leisure Knoll in Lakewood for
17 years before moving to Scotch
Plains in 1999.
Mr. Stotler had been a chemical
engineer with the Dyna-Electron Corporation in Trenton for 40 years before retiring in 1986. Prior to that, he
had worked for Hydrocarbon Research, Inc., also in Trenton.
He received a bachelor’s degree in
chemical engineering from the University of West Virginia in 1944,
after which he worked on the Manhattan Project at the Kellex Corpora-
Ely H. Wolff, 91
Ely H. Wolff, 91, of Westfield
died on Thursday, May 24, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he
had lived in Queens and Clark before moving to Westfield five years
ago.
Mr. Wolff had worked for the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators Union Local No. 1087 in
New York City for more than 46
years prior to retiring in 1976.
He served in the United States
Army during World War II.
He was predeceased by his wife,
Ethel Wolff.
Surviving are a daughter, Gail
Yudkovitz; a son, Steven Wolff,
and four grandchildren.
Services were held on Sunday,
May 27, in the Menorah Chapels at
Millburn in Union. Interment took
place at Mount Judah in Queens.
May 31, 2001
tion in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Mr. Stotler
held numerous patents.
He was a former Superintendent
of the Sunday School at the First
United Methodist Church in
Westfield.
Mr. Stotler was a member of the
Booster Club and was a Little League
coach and a Boy Scout leader for
Troop No. 171, all of Westfield.
Surviving are his wife, Edna
Stotler; three sons, Thomas Stotler,
Richard Stotler and Andrew Stotler;
a sister, Margaret Edwards; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services were held on Tuesday,
May 29, at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Westfield.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home,
556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be
made to SAGE Spend-A-Day, 550
Springfield Avenue, Berkeley
Heights, 07922.
May 31, 2001
Todd David Bixler, 33
Todd David Bixler, 33, of Westfield
died on Monday, May 14, at home.
Born in Plainfield, he lived all of
his life in Westfield.
Mr. Bixler was a self-employed
construction worker.
Surviving are his parents, Robert
A. Bixler, Sr. and Jean M. Messner
Bixler; three brothers, Robert A.
Bixler, Jr., Eric Bixler and Joel
Bixler, and three sisters, Carter
Bixler Gerhart, Dana Bixler and Jill
Bixler.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Gray Funeral Home,
318 East Broad Street in Westfield.
made to the American Heart Association, 208 West End Avenue,
Bridgewater 08807.
May 31, 2001
– Obituaries –
Dorothy E. Grant, 96, Active With YMCA;
Owned Dancing School in New York City
Dorothy Elise Gray Grant, 96, a
former Westfield resident, died on
Sunday, May 13, at the Country
Meadows Nursing Home in
Bethlehem, Pa.
Born in Brockton, Mass., on January 28, 1905, she was the daughter of
Ernest Adelbert and Mary Ethel Cash
Gray. She had lived in Augusta, Me.,
and in Springfield, Mass., before relocating to Westfield, where she resided from 1939 to 1969. She later
lived in Lakewood and moved to
Country Meadows in July of 1996.
She attended public school in Augusta, graduating from Cony High
School in 1922, and attended the
Louis Chalif School of Dance in
New York City.
Marie DeAngelis, 90
Marie Prete DeAngelis, 90, of Atlantic City died on Sunday, May 20,
at home.
Born in Newark, she had lived in
East Orange and Irvington, then in
Plainfield for many years before
moving to Atlantic City 30 years
ago.
Mrs. DeAngelis had been employed by Augusta Burns, a photography studio at Bambergers in
Plainfield, then as a sales associate
at Sears in Watchung, and last worked
as a teacher’s aide in Atlantic City.
While a resident of Plainfield, she
was a member of the Barlow School
Parent Teacher Association and was
a Brownie troop leader. In Atlantic
City, she was a member of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church and the
Atlantic City Senior Citizens.
She was predeceased by her husband, Pat DeAngelis, in 1960.
Surviving are a daughter, Joan
Kirner of Fanwood; three sons, Joseph DeAngelis of Lancaster, Pa.,
Robert DeAngelis of Lebanon and
Thomas DeAngelis of New Rochelle, N.Y.; a sister, Florence Runnells
of North Miami, Fla.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, May 24, at the Memorial
Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in
Fanwood, followed by interment at
the Holy Redeemer Cemetery in
South Plainfield.
May 31, 2001
Carol A. Alvarado, 56
Carol Ann Alvarado, 56, of
Belleville died on Monday, May 21,
at St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark.
Fanwood before relocating to
Belleville in 1986.
Mrs. Alvarado was a payroll manager with Garden State Limousine in
North Arlington. She had previously
worked for Hoffmann-LaRoche in
Branchburg.
She was predeceased by her father, John Ellison.
Surviving are her husband, John
Alvarado; three sons, Richard
Alvarado, Ronald Alvarado and John
Alvarado; her mother, Harriet
Ellison; two brothers, John Ellison
and Harry Ellison; a sister, Debbie
Ellison, and a grandchild.
May 25, at St. Catherine of Siena
Church in Hillside, after the funeral
from the Haeberle & Barth Colonial
Home in Union.
May 31, 2001
Katherine A. Lamb, 79
Katherine A. Lamb, 79, of Scotch
Plains died on Sunday, May 20, at
home.
Born in Larksville, Pa., she was a
resident of Scotch Plains since 1955.
Mrs. Lamb was a member of the
Catholic Daughters of America.
She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Lamb, in 1999.
Surviving is a son, Charles P. Lamb.
A Mass was offered on Thursday,
May 24, at St. Bartholomew the
Apostle Roman Catholic Church in
Scotch Plains, following the funeral
service from the Rossi Funeral Home
in Scotch Plains. Interment took place
at St. Teresa’s Cemetery in Summit.
May 31, 2001
While still in high school, she began teaching in a dancing school in
Augusta, and shortly after graduation became the owner and director
of the school, a position she held
until her marriage to Raymond S.
Grant on October 28, 1928.
Mr. Grant was a career YMCA
Secretary for 44 years, with positions in Augusta, in Springfield,
Mass., in Westfield, in Frost Valley,
N.Y. and in Princeton. The couple
led several trips to Europe and the
Middle East on behalf of YMCA
World Service Projects.
Mrs. Grant served on the board of
the Springfield YMCA and was its
President for several months in 1939.
She resigned from the post when her
husband took a new position in
Westfield.
She was a member of the First
United Methodist Church in
Westfield and the United Methodist
Women, holding various offices
within the group. Mrs. Grant was
also a 50-year member of Gnosis in
Westfield.
During the 1970s, she served on
the board and was ultimately elected
State President of Church Women
United of New Jersey. She and her
husband were later active in the Christ
United Methodist Church in Lakewood.
An artist specializing in pastel
portraits, oil and water-color paintings, Mrs. Grant was instrumental in
founding an art league at Original
Leisure Village in Lakewood. The
league later honored her by establishing a scholarship in her name.
She was predeceased by her husband of nearly 54 years on September 20, 1982.
Surviving are two sons, Raymond
S. Grant, Jr. of Helena, Ala. and
Robert E. Grant of Haydenville,
Mass.; a daughter, Joan Closs of
Easton, Pa.; 11 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
A gathering to honor her life will
be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 9,
at the Church of the Master-United
Methodist in Howell. A service of
remembrance and inurning will take
place at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, July
29, at the Maple Grove Cemetery in
South Acton, Me.
Memorial donations may be made
to YMCA World Service, National
YMCA Fund, Inc., 101 North Wacker
Drive, Chicago, Ill. 60606; to the
Dorothy Grant Scholarship Fund,
OLV Art League, in care of M. A.
McKinney, 112C Edinburgh Lane,
Lakewood 08701-6264, or to a favorite charity.
May 31, 2001
Irma J. Wukitsch, 83
Irma J. Wukitsch, 83, of Thornton,
Colo., died on Saturday, May 19, in
the home of her son, Michael
Wukitsch, in Thornton.
Westfield and Mountainside before
moving to Thornton five years ago.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Wukitsch, Sr., in 1983
and by a son, Joseph Wukitsch, Jr., in
1990.
Surviving, in addition to her son,
are a daughter, Lois Fromhertz; five
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
May 25, at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in North Plainfield. Interment took place at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union.
Arrangements were handled by
the Scarpa Funeral Home of North
Plainfield.
May 31, 2001
Robert J. Delaney, 65, Retired Engineer;
Active With Golf Club and Little League
Robert J. Delaney, 65, of
Mountainside died on Monday, May
21, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Long Branch, he had lived in
Union before relocating to
Mountainside in 1972.
Mr. Delaney had been an operating
engineer with the Operating Engineer
Union Local No. 825 of Springfield for
46 years and for 20 years was a lead
engineer at Hoffman International in
Piscataway.
He was a teller and auditor of the
Election Committee and on the Good
and Welfare Committee, all of Local
No. 825. Mr. Delaney retired in 1998.
He served in the United States Army
Corps of Engineers during peacetime.
Mr. Delaney was a member of the
Scotch Hills Golf Club in Scotch Plains
and was a baseball coach with the
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Elaine P. Lee, 66, of Scotch Plains
died on Saturday, May 26, at St.
Barnabas Medical Center in
Livingston.
Born in Rahway, she had lived there
before relocating to Scotch Plains in
1963.
Mrs. Lee had been employed as a
secretary with Tecknit, Inc. in Cranford
for 15 years before retiring in 1999.
She had previously worked for
Purolator in Rahway and as the secretary at the Willow Grove Presbyterian
Church in Scotch Plains.
An active parishioner at Willow
Grove, Mrs. Lee was a member of the
session, a Sunday School teacher, a
Bible school teacher and a volunteer
with the homeless hospitality program
at the church.
She was predeceased by her husband, George K. Lee, in 1996.
Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy
Lee Barone of Readington Township;
two sons, James Lee of Highland Park
and Kevin Lee of Morristown, and two
brothers, Paul Lowman of Bowie, Md.
and Howard Lowman of Glenmoore,
Pa.
Memorial services were held yesterday, Wednesday, May 30, at the Willow
Grove Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements were under the direc-
David L. Newcomer, 54
David L. Newcomer, 54, of Westfield
died on Monday, May 28, at Overlook
Hospital in Summit.
Born in Uniontown, Pa., he lived in
Westfield for the past five years.
Mr. Newcomer was employed by the
Equitable Life Assurance Society in
Secaucus for the past 32 years as Vice
President of Administration. He was a
charter life underwriter with the company.
He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., with a bachelor’s
degree and from the Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania with a
Master of Business Administration
Degree.
He was a member of the Holy Cross
Lutheran Church in Springfield, where
he was active in the homeless ministry.
Surviving are his wife, Edna “Edie”
Malwitz Russo; a daughter, Emily
Newcomer of Salt Lake City, Utah; a
son, Eric Newcomer of Fort Collins,
Colo.; his parents, David E. and Larna
Byers Newcomer of Uniontown; two
stepsons, Brian Russo and Travis
Russo, both of Westfield, and two sisters, Patricia Kohrman and Jane Ruse,
both of Pennsylvania.
A memorial service will be held at 4
p.m. today, Thursday, May 31, at The
Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
Arrangements are being handled by
the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad
Street in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any cancer society or to the Holy Cross Lutheran
Church Building Fund, 639 Mountain
Avenue, 07081.
May 31, 2001
24 years of service.
He was a member and Past President of the Union Township Teachers’ Association.
Mr. Judge was a member of the
Knights of Columbus in South Orange and a Eucharistic Minister at
St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church
in Westfield. He also was a coach
with Westfield Little League Baseball.
He received a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from Seton
Hall University in South Orange in
1948, a teaching degree from Kean
College in 1958 and a master’s degree in teaching from Kean College
in 1960.
He was a private in the United
States Army during World War II,
serving in the European Theater.
He was predeceased by a brother,
Thomas Judge.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years,
Constance Schafer Judge; a son,
Michael F. Judge of Chatham; two
daughters, Lavinia Hand of Sparta and
Constance F. Judge of Hillsborough;
four sisters, Rita Kenny Mary Bolger,
Margret Morris and Loretta Cavanagh,
and seven grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held on Monday, May 28, at St.
Helen’s Church. Interment took place
at St. Vincent’s Cemetery in Madison.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home,
556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
made to either the Center For Hope
Hospice in Linden or Helping Hands
and Hearts of Westfield.
May 31, 2001
May 31, 2001
Elaine P. Lee, 66, Former Secretary;
Was Active in Willow Grove Church
Francis M. Judge, 78, Former Teacher;
Little League Coach, Knights Member
Francis M. Judge, 78, of Westfield
died on Thursday, May 24, at home.
Born and raised in Newark, he was
a resident of Westfield since 1957.
Mr. Judge had been a fifth grade
teacher for the Union Township
school system, retiring in 1984 after
Mountainside Little League.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Jane
Glevy Delaney; two daughters, Doreen
M. Delaney of Warren and Colleen A.
Morris of Clifton Park, N.Y.; two sons,
Robert F. Delaney of New York City
and Glenn M. Delaney of Hillsborough;
a sister, Margaret Frantz of Keyport,
and four grandchildren.
A Mass was offered on Friday, May
25, at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman
Catholic Church in Mountainside, following the funeral from the Higgins
and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home
in Westfield. Interment took place at
Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society, New
Jersey Division, 507 Westminster Avenue, Elizabeth 07208.
tion of the Memorial Funeral Home,
155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
Memorial donations may be made to
Center For Hope Hospice, 176 Hussa
Street, Linden 07036 or to the Elaine P.
Lee Memorial Fund at Willow Grove
Presbyterian Church.
May 31, 2001
Anne Prendergast, 100
Anne Gibbons Prendergast, 100,
of Westfield died on Monday, May
28, at home.
Born in Westport, County Mayo,
Ireland, she came to the United States
in 1922 and settled in New York City.
She lived in Westfield for the last
eight years.
Mrs. Prendergast was active as a
volunteer at Elmhurst General Hospital in Elmhurst, N.Y., up until eight
years ago.
She was a communicant of the
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
in Westfield and of St. Joan of Arc
Church in Jackson Heights, N.Y.
Mrs. Prendergast was a longtime
member of the Rosary Society at St.
Joan of Arc Church.
She was predeceased by her husband, James W. Prendergast, in 1971.
Surviving are three daughters,
Anne Mitchell of Ridgefield, Conn.,
Helen Hawkinson of Warren, R.I.,
and Nora Crandall of Westfield, with
whom she lived; two sons, James
Prendergast of New York City and J.
Lawrence
Prendergast
of
Ridgewood; a sister, Ellen McGovern
of Riverdale, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
offered at 10 a.m. today, Thursday,
May 31, at the Holy Trinity Church.
Interment will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, N.Y.
The Dooley Colonial Home, 556
Westfield Avenue in Westfield, is in
charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Westfield
Volunteer Rescue Squad, 335
Watterson Street, 07090.
May 31, 2001
Elizabeth Williams, 79
Elizabeth Williams, 79, of Norfolk, Va. died on Monday, May 7, at
Harbor Point Medical and Rehabilitation Center in Norfolk.
Born in Brooklyn, she had lived in
Scotch Plains before relocating to
Norfolk.
Mrs. Williams was a member of
the Westfield Women’s Club for a
number of years, as well as the Monday Club and Wednesday Bridge
Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Laura
Honeycutt of Norfolk, and a son,
Hamilton Williams of Brevard, N.C.
A private service will be held at a
later date.
Altmeyer Funeral Homes, Virginia
Beach Chapel, is handling the arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association, 20
Interstate Corp Center, Suite 233,
Norfolk, Va. 23502.
May 31, 2001
Linda W. Lincoln, 87
Linda W. Lincoln, 87, of Boca
Raton, Fla., died on Saturday, May
12, at Hospice By The Sea Care
Center in Boca Raton.
Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, she
had lived in Westfield and
Mountainside for many years before
moving to Boca Raton.
Mrs. Lincoln attended Ohio
Wesleyan University and was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.
She was a Life Member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Boca Raton
and a member of the Royal Palm
Yacht and Country Club.
She also was a longtime member
of the Westfield Service League, the
Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield
and The Presbyterian Church in
Westfield.
Surviving are her husband, Robert
J. Lincoln; a daughter, Barbara L.
Kloehn of Lakewood, Colo.; a son,
Robert J. Lincoln, Jr. of Telluride,
Colo.; a sister, Jeanne W. Thomas of
Boca Raton; three grandchildren and
a great-granddaughter.
A memorial service will be held at
11 a.m. today, Thursday, May 31, at
the First Presbyterian Church of Boca
Raton.
Babione Funeral Home of Boca
Raton was in charge of the arrangements.
made to Hospice By The Sea Care
Center, 1531 W. Palmetto Park Road,
Boca Raton, Fla. 33486-3395, to the
First Presbyterian Church of Boca
Raton or to a favorite charity.
May 31, 2001
Concepts & Thought
Jamie Dougher Wins Scholarship
From State Press Association
SCOTCH PLAINS — Jamie
Dougher, a senior at Scotch PlainsFanwood High School, is the winner
of this year’s Bob Stevens Memorial
Scholarship.
The Garden State Scholastic Press
Association (GSSPA) announced the
selection of Jamie at its annual Advisers’ Conference on Monday, May 7.
GSSPA is a non-profit organization that provides resources for advisors to school publications, as well
as to students.
Jamie will receive a scholarship
worth $1,000 after she provides the
association with a copy of her first
college tuition payment.
Advisers at GSSPA-member
schools nominate their students for
the scholarship. Nominees must be
graduating seniors with at least a 3.0
grade-point average and have served at
least two years in some capacity in the
journalism program at their high schools.
In addition to an essay by the student and a letter of recommendation
from the adviser, nomination packets
include a portfolio showing the breadth
of the student’s work. Each school
can nominate only one student.
Bob Stevens was a dedicated
teacher at Highland Park High
School, where he was the adviser to
the Highland Fling, the student newspaper. Stevens was one of the founding members of GSSPA. He also
served as the Association’s first president. GSSPA started the scholarship
to honor his memory and to help
aspiring high school journalists.
Jamie is the assistant editor-inchief and news editor of The
Fanscotian, her high school’s stu-
dent newspaper. According to
Catherine Hoffman, the journalism
teacher at Scotch Plains-Fanwood
High School, Jamie’s skills greatly
expanded through her association
with the newspaper, which she joined
in September 1998.
In addition to her current duties,
she has been a photographer, sports
writer, news reporter, and copy desk
editor. Jamie also has written
freelance pieces for the Watchung
Communications community newspapers, The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood and The Westfield Leader.
In her letter nominating Jamie,
Ms. Hoffman wrote that Jamie has
shown herself to be “intellectually
superior to the majority of staff writers (on The Fanscotian). Jamie has a
tremendous work ethic, one admired
and emulated by other members on
staff.”
Ms. Hoffman continued, “For this
reason, I chose her as one of my
assistant editors-in-chief as well as
news editor. She has handled the
dual responsibility flawlessly and
effortlessly.
Jamie plans to attend the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
where she would like to major in
English and journalism. Her career
goals include becoming an editor at
a newspaper or magazine.
The New Jersey Press Foundation assisted GSSPA with some of
the administrative tasks in collecting the nominations and in the selection process. Members of the
Editorial Committee of the New
Jersey Press Association judged the
nominations.
Lee Betts Delivers Address
At Houghton College Ceremony
WESTFIELD – Forty-five years
after his own graduation from
Houghton College in Houghton,
K.Y., Westfield High School graduate Dr. Lee J. Betts delivered a baccalaureate address on Sunday, May
13, to the Class of 2001. The address
was entitled, “Do Something on Earth
For Heaven’s Sake.”
Dr. Betts is the son of the late
Leamon and Kathryn Betts, longtime Westfield residents. Since retir-
Skidmore College Posts
Names of Graduates
AREA – During the 90th commencement exercises at Skidmore
College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,
Westfielder Ann Elyse Polak, Scotch
Plains resident Krista-Anna Alba,
and Berkeley Heights resident
Helaina Jaye Blume received their
bachelor degrees.
Ann received her degree in English, Krista-Anna earned a degree
in English, and Helaina received a
degree in art.
ing to Strasburg, Pa. in 1998, Dr.
Betts and his wife, Marjorie, have
served as volunteers and board members with Little Children of the World,
Inc. The group is an international,
interdenominational and Christian
relief organization.
President emeritus of Frederick
Community College in Maryland,
Dr. Betts earned his Bachelor’s
Degree from Houghton College
and Masters Degrees in Theology
and Counseling from GordonConwell Theological Seminary
and Florida Atlantic University,
respectively.
He pursued graduate studies at
Harvard University and the
Claremont Higher Education Management Institute. Dr. Betts received
a Doctorate Degree in Administration of Higher Education from the
University of Florida.
Houghton College President
Daniel Chamberlain bestowed an
honorary Doctor of Pedagogy Degree upon Dr. Betts during commencement exercises.
Page 9
Principal John C. Foulks of Terrill Middle School
Reveals Third Marking Period Honor Roll
SCOTCH PLAINS – Principal
John C. Foulks of Terrill Middle
School in Scotch Plains recently announced the names of pupils placed
on the Distinguished Honor Roll and
Honor Roll for the third marking
period of the 2000-2001 school year.
To qualify for the Distinguished
Honor Roll, students must receive an
“A” in all subjects. For the Honor
Roll, pupils must earn at least two
“A”s and no grade lower than “B” in
major subjects, and at least “C” in
other subjects.
DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL
GRADE 6
Nora Ali
Anne Arasin
Samantha Bendik
Margaret Bernhard
Lisa Bloom
Samantha Carow
Diana Chaves
Jeremy Cole
Elizabeth Day
Megan Dyckman
Morgan Finkel
Brittany Fusillo
Jennifer Gaglioti
Genevieve Gilroy
Casey Griffin
Helen Han
Allison Hoynes-O’Connor
Magda Isack
Austin Jefferson
Sindhu Kilakkathi
Melissa Kliesch
Megan Domenick
Joseph Fallon
Samantha Feldman
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Staci Goldberg
Shannon Gomes
Maggie Gousman
Jonathan Grana
Jonathan Greenspan
Sarah Halpern
Christian Hambleton
Devang Patel
Edward Ragan
Alexander Resnick
Allison Rosi
Chelsea Rowe
Joanne Schurtz
Amira Selim
Leah Siegal
Joanna Snodgrass
Sam Tepper
Andrew Wong
GRADE 8
Elise DeVries
Rebecca Koransky
Elizabeth Elko
Jason Krueger
Alexander Gerveshi Michael Leighton
Eddie Han
Jason Livingston
Nora Isack
Christopher Mattern
Stephanie King
Brittany Speer
Chloe Sundstrom
HONOR ROLL
GRADE 8
Brittany Adisano
Jonathan Altman
Michael Baumwoll
Katherine Breuninger
Carlene Bronikowski
Gregory Bryant
Jenny Burke
Aliza Burns
Krystina Byron
Joscelyn Chang
Robert Lasher
Jessica Leide
Gregory Leischner
Yuney Lio
Jonathan Lorenzini
Marissa Mastroianni
Kelly McManus
John Monti
Laura Mortkowitz
Vanessa Okoro
David Kopylov
Colleen LaForge
Brittany Larkin
Jessica Lieberman
Melissa Loewinger
Jaclyn Lopez
Jillian Lusk
Emily Mankoff
Simone March
Kimberly Molnar
Nikki Moses
Poojaben Patel
James Sacca
Danielle Sepe
Amanda Shukla
Ian Starker
Stephen Wallden
Kenneth Wasserman
Eric Wasserman
Lauren Weissbrod
Arianna Williams
Lauren Aylward
Edward Mann
Jane Baker
Sarah Marable
Samantha Bamberger Julie Meurer
Courtney Berger
Hayley Middleton
Jonathan Birnbaum Matthew Miller
Meghan Cadigan
Michael Miller
Grant Darwin
Colin Moynihan
Ariel DiGiorgio
Danielle Nigro
Natalie Diken
Talia Nudell
Lauren Edwards
Anthony Osterman
Matthew Flynn
Cintia Pereira
Daniel Foley
Christopher Rau
Bailey Fowler
Liana Rivera
Kaye Garcia
Adda Roshansky
Jason Giamboi
Kyle Rowbotham
Briana Giasullo
Timothy Salisbury
Michael Goland
Alisa Schink
Evan Goldsmith
Travis Schwartz
Alana Hassan
Alexandra Sebolao
Cristin Joy
Brittany Skwirut
Eric Kaufman
Angela Smith
James Kavinski
David Solomon
Alexander Kuhn
Grover Sundstrom
Christopher Lacko Kiara Thomas
Christopher Thompson
Ryan Lemence
Jillian Lusk
Nina Williams
Nicole Makely
Lauren Wright
Allison Zazzali
Allison Abbott
James Alfano
Christopher Barry
Michael Bonacum
Meryl Coker
Elise Coker
Neil Dalal
Carolyn DiProspero
Kelly Dougher
Victoria Fosdal
David Ginsberg
Kristen Henkels
Gary Herzberg
Alexander Kontur
Caroline Lazur
Matthew Linsenberg
Katherine Schrieber
Jennifer Seemann
Joshual Shvartsman
Gabrielle Streep
Emily Wallden
Katerina Wong
HONOR ROLL
GRADE 7
Claudia Ahiabor
Chelsea Holloway
Christine Albanese-DeMair Julie Hyman
Matthew Anderson Daniel Ingram
Cheryl Beqaj
Kelli Kaskiw
Daniel Bodenstein Richard Kickenweitz
Kara Brass
Alexa Knox
Daniel Bugg
Maria Kolakowska
Michele Calvo
Andrew Lipstein
Jessica Churgin
Ricardo Lisojo
Nicole Desiato
Alyssa Markovits
Benjamin Lee Named
To Spring Dean’s List
FANWOOD – Alfred University
in Alfred, N.Y. recently noted that
Benjamin M. Lee of Fanwood was
named to the Dean’s List for the
spring 2001 semester.
A junior in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, Benjamin is a
communication studies/English major at Alfred University.
Benjamin, a Scotch PlainsFanwood High School graduate, is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R.
Lee of Fanwood.
Amanda Cohen
Jasmine Pagan
Dori D’Aloisio
Manish Pandya
Christopher D’Annunzio Sarah Quale
Tiffany Davis
Jamie Quale
Elizabeth DeCataldo Stephanie Reed
Christine DeLuca Sean Robinson
Alexa DiGiorgio
Joshua Rogowsky
Janee Easley
Michael Ross
Marc Fabiano
Christina Roth
Octavia Gomez
James Scalfaro
Rachel Goor
Sarah Schwartz
Karina Gotliboym Alyssa Shea
Jennifer Grana
Michael Sheffield
Nicole Hagerty
Amber Sizemore
Laura Henderson Samuel Slaugh
Rachel Herzberg
Michael Sprung
Abraham Hiatt
Erica Stuppler
Justin Hla-Gyaw
William Swenson
Aaron Klemow
Michelle Swick
Hillary Klimowicz Sean Varsolona
Daniel LaForge
Benjamin Vogel
Katie Zaleski
Erin Kathleen Zupkus
Awarded Degree
At Stockton College
HONOR ROLL
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRANT WINNER…Summer Opportunity Grants that enable school principals to fulfill a personal learning objective have been awarded to 25 New Jersey
school leaders by the Principals’ Center for the Garden State. The awards were
funded by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. In addition to pursuing their
project, recipients will attend the center’s 2001 Summer Institute. Pictured, left
to right, are: Director of Education for the Dodge Foundation Dr. Ross Danis;
grant recipient and Principal of Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield
Michael Cullen, and Principals’ Center Executive Director Dr. Carol C. Wilson.
WELCOME HOME…A new playhouse was constructed by Bill Uber of
Cranford for Westfield Cooperative Nursery School and Mothers Morning Out
in Westfield, located at The First Congregational Church in Westfield. Mr. Uber
donated his time and labor, calling it “a gift of love.” “I have been very lucky in
my life. It is time to give back to the community,” he said. The completion was
celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony and party attended by the teachers
and children of the two schools, as well as members of Mr. Uber’s family.
Pictured, cutting the ribbon, is Barbara Arthur, Director of Mothers Morning
Out. Also pictured, are: Terri Mandrillo, Director of Westfield Cooperative
Nursery School, Mr. Uber and school children.
SCOTCH PLAINS – Erin Kathleen
Zupkus, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David McNelis of Scotch Plains,
graduated from Richard Stockton
College of New Jersey during commencement exercises held on Friday, May 11.
Erin earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology. She graduated with Program Distinction, indicating a maintained 4.0 grade point average in her
major.
The president of the Speech Pathology & Audiology Club at Stockton, Erin was on the Dean’s List for
the spring semester 2001 with a 4.0
grade point average.
Erin will attend Kean University
in the fall, where she will pursue a
Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology.
She is a 1997 graduate of Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School.
McKinley Students Learn
Through Early Act Program
WESTFIELD — Participation in
EARLY ACT, a school-wide service
club sponsored by the Westfield
Rotary Club, is a an opportunity for
young students to gain an awareness
and knowledge of the needs in their
community and world.
Through EARLY ACT, children
are encouraged to be caring and helpful by identifying and taking responsibility for real life problems within
their school, local and global communities.
A leadership team of fourth and
fifth grade students at McKinley Elementary School have been working
all year to help instill the philosophy
of the EARLY ACT program throughout their school. Student officers involved in this program are co-presidents, Ryan Scanlo and Gina
Polizzano, vice president, Kelly
Braun, secretary, Marissa Perch and
treasurer, Annie O’Neill.
Members of the fourth grade board
who have the opportunity to carry
over this work into their fifth grade
year are Chiara Sabino, Sally
Bregman, Tomm McManus and Ben
Colvin.
The most recent project the students are activating is one that will
provide the Union County Interfaith
Council for the Homeless with small
personal hygiene packages to be distributed to the homeless when they
are sheltered at the various churches,
synagogues and temples throughout
the county. Small-sized shampoos,
conditioners, soaps, combs, toothbrushes, toothpastes, and hand lotions are being packaged in zip lock
bags and tagged with a heart and
ribbon.
Students throughout the school
have been bringing in these items for
collection by the EARLY ACT leadership team. Many parents and families travel for business as well as
vacation and oftentimes hotels and
motels provide these items in rooms.
Other activities that have been
touched by EARLY ACT this year at
McKinley School have been the purchase of more than 33 acres of
rainforest in the Dominican Republic, money collected for UNICEF,
over the counter cold medicines for
adults and children contributed to
St. Joseph’s Mission in Elizabeth,
and an initiative called “Extra
Lunches on Wednesdays” that provide bagged lunches for the poor.
The leadership team is beginning
to prepare for ongoing projects as
well as for new ones to carry onto the
next school year.
Emory University Posts
McMahon Graduation
WESTFIELD – Joshua McMahon,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard
McMahon of Westfield, graduated
from Emory University in Atlanta,
Ga. on May 14 with a Bachelor of
Arts Degree, with a double major in
Philosophy and Sociology.
Joshua, who plans to attend law
school in the fall, was also inducted
into Alpha Kappa Delta, the National Honorary Society in Sociology.
WHO’S WHO…Senior Jennifer
Jimenez of Scotch Plains was among
the 11 New Jersey City University
(NJCU) students who have been named
to Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges for
2001. During a campus reception, Jennifer, a sociology major with a 3.34
grade point average, was congratulated by NJCU President Dr. Carlos
Hernandez.
Marnie Cambria Receives
Doctor of Medicine Degree
WESTFIELD – Marnie Cambria
of Westfield is among the 116 students to be awarded Doctor of Medicine Degrees at The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine’s commencement exercises on May 24.
Dr. Cambria will intern at Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh,
Pa. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Cambria of Westfield.
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THE WEEK IN SPORTS
Page 11
Sports Section - Pages 11-14
BURKE PLACES IN 3 EVENTS, MILLER LEAPS 21’8.25”
Anzelone Grabs 2, Thirds; Boys
4x4 Get 2nd at Group 4 Track
By SETH AUGENSTEIN
Like so many Westfield High
School track teams of the recent past,
this year’s boys and girls teams have
focused on performing well in a few
memorable events. At Hub Stine Field
in Plainfield, the girls finished 13th
with 17 points, while the boys finished 11th with 11 points in the North
Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament on May 25-26. The Plainfield
boys won with 90 points and the
Morristown girls won with a total of
71.
“All things considered, it was a
good effort,” concluded Coach Jack
Martin after the final event, the boys
mile relay.
That relay turned out to be the
Blue Devils’ fastest of the season,
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
SO VERY, VERY CLOSE...Blue Devil Adam Walker, left, nearly catches the
Plainfield anchor man at the finish line in the 4x400-meter relay.
finishing second with a time of 3:22.8.
Rich Miller (50.9), Earl Lambert
(51.2), Diano Reavis (50.5), and captain Adam Walker (49.85) all kept
the race close to the end. They finished second only to a Plainfield
team, whom they had previously
outperformed at the Union County
Relays.
“It was a good race for us.
Plainfield’s a tough team, and we’re
just going to have to give even more
effort to beat them in groups,” stated
captain Adam Walker.
Among the four, it is accepted that
competing in the Meet of Champions is the goal.
“That’s the goal, to be there with
the best,” affirmed Reavis.
Miller is also hoping to make the
Meet of Champions in what is perhaps his best event, the long jump.
He finished fifth in sectionals with a
jump of 21’8.25”, but he knows that
might not be far enough to land into
competition the week after groups.
“I need at least twenty-two in
groups to get to the M.O.C. I’m
right there, though, with my jump
in sectionals. I am definitely prepared to do what I have to do,” he
confirmed.
The other placing finish for
Westfield was senior Matt Borchin,
who came in sixth in the two-mile
with a personal-record time of
10:08.5. This beat his previous
best time of 10:13 from indoor
track season.
Raiders Repeat, Highlander
Girls Win Track Sectionals
By FRED LECOMTE
Raiders and Highlanders dominated the NJSIAA Group 3 and 2
track and field championships, respectively, at Mount Olive on May
25-26. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood
boys successfully defended their title
with a total of 95 points and the girls,
who also won last year, shared the
title with Warren Hills, both with 72.
The Governor Livingston girls ran
away with the North Jersey, Group 2
title, totaling 78 points.
The Lady Raiders have won or
shared the title four times since 1994
and amassed three firsts, a second,
four thirds, a fourth, two fifths and
two sixths.
Erin Kelly placed second in the
400 meters then won the 800 in
2:21.7. Jayme Ferraro won the 400
hurdles with a time of 1:05.5 and the
foursome of Rachel Jones, Jill
Koscielecki, Ferraro and Kelly won
the 4x400 in 4:09.0.
A very happy Jones said, “We knew
we were going to come here and win
this event, because we had a lot of
confidence ever since we won the
counties and the conference. So I’m
pretty proud of our team. All of us
Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times
TAKING THE HANDOFF...Raider Jill Koscielecki receives the handoff from
Rachel Jones to begin the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay.
together supporting each other gives
you a great feeling.”
Stefanie Heath, who placed third
in the 800 and 1,600 meter run said,
“I just went out and left everything
on the track, I was thinking about our
coaches how they had faith in me, so
I did it.”
Raider junior Ray Williams
breezed to victory in the 400 meters
with a time of :47.8, and was nosed
out for first in the 200 by Rahway’s
Danny Johnson, both finishing with
a meet record-setting time of :22.1.
Derrion Aberdeen won the long jump
with a distance of 21’11.5”, Mike
Dixon crossed first in the 800 at
2:00.7 and sophomore Chris Feighner
shoved the metal orb a personal-best
54’8.5 to win the shot put.
In all, the Raider boys grabbed
four firsts, three seconds, a third,
three fourths, two fifths and two
sixths.
Raider distance coach Jeff Koegel
sporting a huge grin, shared his feelings. “It was important to keep the
tradition going after eight or nine
years for the boys. They weren’t
complaining about the weather. We
practice in this mess all the time. A
lot of people we expected, stepped
up and scored big for us, like Ray
Williams, the 200 and the 4x400.
Dixon had to win the 800, and he did.
A nice surprise came from Chris
Feighner, who won the shot put. We
don’t like singling out anyone specific, we preach a team concept.”
The Highlander girls grabbed the
majority of their points from Dana
McCurdy – three firsts – and Megs
DEMONSTRATING STRONG DEFENSE...Blue Devil defenseman Dillon Depalmer, No. 17, takes the ball from a Green
Knight attackman and begins to head down field. Westfield’s defense was very stubborn and provided an 11-3 victory.
MR. OPPORTUNITY, DODGE ON ‘O’, MITCHEL ON ‘D’
Blue Devil Laxmen Humble
St. Joe Boys, 11-3, in Sections
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Holding a 14-4 team scoreless for
two quarters in boys lacrosse is quite
a feat. Holding the state’s secondhighest scorer, Devin Regan, to just
one goal even adds to the impressiveness. The Westfield High School boys
did just that when they humbled an
extremely physically minded St. Joseph team, 11-3, in the NJSIAA tournament in Westfield on May 25.
Opportunism is needed to accomplish that feat and seniors, Chris
Dodge on offense, and Jim Mitchel
on defense, each became Mr. Opportunity in their respective positions.
Dodge seemed to be the right place
at the right time and scored four
goals while adding an assist. And
Mitchel, made any place the right
place by sticking to the Green Raider
attackers tighter than the adjoining
stones in the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
“He was featured in The (Star)
Ledger as being the player of the
week. So, we knew we had our work
cut out for us,” said Mitchel of Regan.
THORNTON CRACKS 2-RUN HR, CORBETT TRIPLES
Linden Softballers Startle
Blue Devils, 6-3, in Sections
By STEVEN KRAKAUER
The Westfield Blue Devil softball
season has been filled with ups and
downs. Losing many players to longterm injuries as well as temporary
ailments left the strong state tournament contenders slightly weak.
Westfield, ranked third in the Union
County Tournament, lost in the
quarterfinals to 11th-seeded Union
Catholic. And in the first round of the
state tournament, the 16-6 Blue Devils fell, 6-4, to 13-7 Linden on May
24 at Westfield High School.
Westfield was without its ace,
Caitlin MacDonald, who was out
with laryngitis, and started pitcher
Sara Bobertz, who had four starts
before this state game. On the other
side, the Tigers started ace Rose
Berardi.
The first inning was a pitching
nightmare for both teams. In Linden’s
half of the inning, eight out of the
first nine batters successfully reached
base. Three walks and two singles
were recorded, however the big hits
came from sluggers Erica Drozd and
Stephanie Kuban. Drozd blasted a
two-RBI triple deep to left-center
field. Kuban batted next, and
doubled-in Drozd. The Linden bombardment was completed after four
batters crossed the plate, putting the
Lady Devils in a tough hole.
Drozd ended the day with two RBI
and a .500 average, while Kuban was
3-for-4 with two RBI.
In the Blue Devil half of the first,
with two outs, senior Co-Captain
Courtney Thornton nailed a two-run
home run to deep center. As soon as
SAFE IN A CLOUD OF DUST...A Linden Tiger safely steals third in the first
inning as Blue Devil Courtney Thornton covers.
“In practice, we worked on how to
shut him down.”
Mitchel, who also had four
pickoffs, added, “This is the playoffs. We have to bring our best game
every day.”
“He goes all over the field. He
makes things happen, picks up ground
balls and is a gutsy, tough
defenseman,” Blue Devil Head Coach
Gerry Benaquista pointed out.
RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME...Blue Devil defenseman Jim Mitchel,
No. 11, seemed to be at the right place at the right time and helped lead Westfield
to victory.
Page 12
Raider Boys, Girls Repeat; Highlander
Girls Win Track and Field Sectionals
MAKING CONTACT...Raider Kellie LaForge PUTTING DOWN THE BUNT...Raider Katie Blom attempts to bunt
makes contact and sends the ball to center field. Laura Manzi home in the sixth inning.
PINIAT TRIPLES; BLOM, PENNELLA BUNT TO WIN
DiDario – two seconds and a third. In
total, the Highlanders had four firsts,
two seconds, a third and two fourths.
GL gained 50 points on May 25,
commanding a 28-point lead over
second place Hanover Park, then, on
May 26, maintained the lead, outpointing both Hanover Park and Summit, 78-52.
“This was an extremely satisfying
win,” said Head Coach Bill Gorski,
GLHS. “We got the field event points
as well as points on the track. It was
great to have Karen Bocian in good
health and Margy Goodspeed back
on track. Dana McCurdy, Megs
DiDario and Maya Monroe have been
‘money’ all year and sure were great
in this meet.”
Standout junior McCurdy won
handily in the 400 meters at 1:00, the
400 intermediate hurdles at 1:04.3
and the 100 hurdles at :15.3. Sophomore DiDario placed second in the
1,600 at 5:22.3 and 3,200 at 12:01.1
and third in the 800 at 2:27.9.
“I felt pretty good today. My
coaches and friends helped me get
here today, and we had such a good
time at this meet in spite of the
weather. I’m simply happy with my
accomplishments and that of our
team,” said McCurdy
The GL boys finished fourth with
44 points and were spearheaded by
the champion javelin threesome of
Brian Bergeski, Marty Moroney and
Colin Price, while Andrew Whitney
dominated to win the pole vault event
at 13-0.
“I think this is almost like the
triple crown in horse racing. You
Raiders Regroup, Roll Past
Parsippany Softballers, 4-3
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Regroup was what the Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School softball team had to do after losing a
tough, 3-0, game to Governor
Livingston in the Union County
championship game. Although it took
a little while, the Raiders did just
that, defensively and offensively, to
grab a 4-3 win over Parsippany in the
first round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament in Scotch
Plains on May 24.
“Actually, we were happy to get
that far,” said Raider pitcher Alicia
Piniat of the county game. “But yes,
it hurt. But we started from the top
and got ready for the game today.”
Piniat appeared to be battling with
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-2123-01
FILE NO. 4071-00
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS
(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:
KATE FORCE, her heirs, devisees and
personal representative, and their or
any of their successors in right, title
and interest; CHATEAU ASSOCIATES
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
REQUIRED to serve upon CASALE &
PELLEGRINO, LLC, plaintiff’s attorneys,
whose address is GATEHALL 1,
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054, an
Answer to the Complaint filed in a Civil
Action, in which FUNB as Trustee or Custodian c/o Plymouth SPV 1 Inc. is the plaintiff and KATE FORCE, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR
SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND
INTEREST; CHATEAU ASSOCIATES, are
defendants, pending in the Superior Court
of New Jersey, Chancery Division, UNION
County and bearing Docket No. F-2123-01
within 35 days after MAY 31, 2001 exclusive of such date. If you fail to answer or
appear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgment by Default may be rendered against
you for relief demanded in the Complaint.
You shall file your Answer and Proof of
Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the
Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex - CN 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of
Civil Practice and Procedure.
You are further advised that if you are
unable to obtain an attorney you may communicate with the Lawyer Referral Service
of the County of Venue and that if you cannot
afford an attorney, you may communicate
with the Legal Services Office of the County
of Venue. The telephone number of such
agencies are as follows: Lawyer Referral
Service 908-353-4715 - Legal Services
Office 908-354-4340.
THE ACTION has been instituted for the
purpose of foreclosing the following tax
sale certificate(s):
1. A certain tax certificate 97-556, recorded on 8/20/1997, made by DAVID
MARSHALL, Collector of Taxes of
PLAINFIELD, and State of New Jersey to
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOAN and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, FUNB as
Trustee or Custodian c/o Plymouth SPV 1
Inc. This covers real estate located in
PLAINFIELD, County of UNION, and State
of New Jersey, known as LOT NO. 14
BLOCK NO. 613 as shown on the Tax
Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of
PLAINFIELD and concerns premises commonly known as 605-07 Richmond Street,
PLAINFIELD, New Jersey.
YOU, KATE FORCE, her heirs, devisees
and personal representative, and their or
any of their successors in right, title and
interest, are made party defendant to the
above foreclosure action because you are
the owners of the subject premises.
YOU, CHATEAU ASSOCIATES, are
made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because on April 21, 1983, a
judgment was entered in the Superior Court
of New Jersey, Burlington County by Chateau Associates against Kathryn Force disclosing a debt in the amount of $612.90 plus
costs. Said judgment was recorded as Judgment No. DJ-017739-1983. Said judgment
is subordinate to the Plaintiff’s lien and or
any lien, claim or interest you may have in, to
or against the subject premises.
DATED: May 23, 2001
DONALD F. PHELAN
CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF NEW JERSEY
CASALE & PELLEGRINO, LLC
ONE GATEHALL PLAZA
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054
1 T – 5/31/01, The Leader
Fee: $76.50
her concentration in the first two
innings, yielding a walk in the first
and three in the second – an unusually high amount for her. But Piniat
and the Raiders quickly regrouped
and held the Redskins – soon to be
formerly the Redskins – scoreless
for the remainder of the game.
The Raiders got out of a small jam
in the top of the first when catcher
Katie Church threw out Redskin
Kristen Viscardo attempting to steal
third. In the Raider half of the inning,
Kellie LaForge smashed a double,
moved to third on a single by Caitlin
McNelis then scored on Church’s
sacrifice fly to deep center.
As a matter of fact, the Parsippany
outfielders were playing the Raiders
deep and their strategy was successful as they found themselves in the
right position to pull down seven
Raider long balls.
“They must have known that we
were a long ball hitting team, especially Katie (Church) and Megan
(Miller), because they were playing
us very deep,” Raider Head Coach
Frank Butz pointed out.
The Redskins did get under Piniat’s
skin in the second and scored all
three of their runs. Leadoff batter
Jennifer Romano reached on an error, then retired the next batter but
ceded two-straight walks and an RBI
single by Lindsey Kmit. After a
fielder’s choice, two more Redskins
scored on a dropped fly in center.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY,
CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY,
IRWIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
PLAINTIFF vs. JOHN R. CHAMBERS, ET
AL, DEFENDANT.
CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION,
DATED MAY 15, 2000 FOR SALE OF
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by
public vendue, at the Union County Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabethtown
Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on
WEDNESDAY THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE
A.D., 2001 at two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day. All successful bidders must have
20% of their bid available in cash or certified
check at the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is EIGHTY FOUR
THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED FORTY
EIGHT & 59/100 ($84,548.59).
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land,
with the buildings and improvements
thereon erected, situate, lying and being in
the City of Elizabeth County of Union State
of New Jersey:
BEGINNING at a point in the southeasterly
line of Walnut Street, said point being distant
229.00 feet northeasterly along same from
lands formerly of the Estate of John O. Stearns,
said point also being northeasterly along said
line of Walnut Street 118.27 feet from the
northeasterly line of Anna Street; thence
(1) Along said southeasterly line of Walnut Street, North 36 degrees 48 minutes
East, 25.00 feet to a point; thence
(2) South 53 degrees 19 minutes East,
81.00 feet to a point; thence
(3) South 55 degrees 12 minutes East,
(4) South 28 degrees 03 minutes West,
(5) North 53 degrees 19 minutes West,
115.30 feet to the point and place of
BEGINNING.
The above description is drawn in accordance with a survey made by Harry L. Paff
Associates, Inc. dated December 31, 1997.
Commonly known as 449 Walnut Street,
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
There is due approximately the sum of
ONE-HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND FIVEHUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT & 81/100
($106,538.81) together with lawful interest
and costs.
There is a full legal description on file in
the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
FARR BURKE GAMBACORTA &
WRIGHT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW
211 Benigno Boulevard, Suite 201
PO Box 788
Bellmawr, New Jersey 08099-0788
CH-754585 (WL)
4 T - 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
& 5/31/01
Fee: $234.60
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF MEETINGS
(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)
*ADDENDUM*
TYPE OF MEETING:
DATE OF MEETING:
LOCATION:
Special Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Evergreen Elementary School
Evergreen Avenue
Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076
TIME:
7:00 p.m.
PURPOSE OF MEETING: The Board will meet for Student Recognition.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN:
Action will be taken.
DATE OF NOTIFICATION: May 31, 2001
1 T – 5/31/01, The Times
Fee: $29.58
After walking the next batter, Piniat
avoided further damage by fanning
the next.
“I was fighting a muscle spasm but
I move the ball around a lot and was
not getting the strike calls,” explained
Piniat.
McNelis singled and scooted to
second on a throwing error in the
third. Church slapped a single to left,
Piniat walked and Katie Blom ricocheted an RBI single off the pitcher
to narrow the score to 3-2.
With opportunities running shy,
Piniat helped her cause in the bottom
of the sixth by thumping a leadoff
triple over the left fielder’s head.
With courtesy runner Laura Manzi
on third, Blom bunted. Pitcher
Kristen Viscardo fielded the ball,
faked a throw to first and successfully caught Manzi in a rundown. In
the meantime, an alert Blom scampered to second. Next, Blom darted
to third on a passed ball, and Lindsay
Pennella laid down a bunt. Viscardo
faked again but then threw late to
first and Blom scored. Shanayia
Willis walked and Megan
Reddington’s pop up was caught by
the second baseman, who then threw
wide and out of play to first in an
attempt to double up Willis. Pennella
was awarded home with what proved
to be the winning run.
“I was getting a lot of frustration
off with that triple,” commented
Piniat.
“We had two errors and gave up
three walks (in the second),” said
Butz. “But we hung in there and our
bats got going.”
The Raiders improved to 18-6
while Parsippany fell to 14-10.
Parsippany
Sc. Pl.-Fanwood
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101
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002
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. HUGO PADILLA & PILAR
PADILLA, HIS WIFE; JOSE I. CABRERA,
ET ALS, DEFENDANT.
DATED MARCH 07, 2001 FOR SALE OF
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED
NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND TWENTY
SIX & 64/100 ($198,026.64).
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises situate, lying and being in the
CITY of ELIZABETH, County of UNION
and State of New Jersey.
Also known as Tax Lot No. 1008 W07 in
Block No. 7 on the Tax Assessment map of
the CITY of ELIZABETH, New Jersey 07202.
More commonly known as 29 PALMER
STREET, ELIZABETH, New Jersey 07202.
BEGINNING at a point in the northerly
side of Palmer Street distant along the same
easterly 100 feet from the corner formed by
the intersection of the said northerly side of
Palmer Street with the easterly side of Second Avenue; thence (1) North 14° 48' West
and parallel with Second Avenue 92.75 feet;
thence (2) North 73° 50' East 27 feet; thence
(3) South 14° 48’ East and parallel with the
first course 93.39 feet to a point in the said
northerly side of Palmer Street; thence (4)
along the said northerly line of Palmer Street,
South 75° 12' West 27 feet to the point and
place of BEGINNING.
BEING also known as 29 Palmer Street,
Elizabeth, New Jersey and Tax Account No.
07-1008, on the Tax Rolls of the City of
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
BEING so much of Lot No. 17 and 2 feet
off the Westerly side of Lot No. 16 as laid
down on the “Map of Block “A” of lots late of
John Peters in the City of Elizabeth”, and
recorded in Book 11 of Deeds for Union
County, page 550, as is embraced in the
above description, with a gore on Palmer
Street, directly in front of said lots.
THE above description is drawn in accordance with a survey made by Victor Vinegra,
dated September 8, 1987.
TWO-HUNDRED TWENTY ONE THOUSAND THREE-HUNDRED TWENTY &
89/100 ($221,320.89) together with lawful
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
FEIN SUCH KAHN & SHEPARD, P.C.
Suite 201
7 Century Drive
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
CH-755922 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $263.16
Steven Krakauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times
PUTTING ON THE POWER...Blue Devil senior Courtney Thornton crushed a
two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning against the Linden Tigers.
Linden Softballers Startle
Blue Devils, 6-3, in Sections
sweep the conference, county and
the sectionals. I think it is a testimony to their hard work, their skill
and their coaches,” said a jubilant
Head Coach Joe Hubert.
GROUP 3 BOYS
SP-F Placements:
100-meters: 5. Dave Larkin, 11.4
200-meters: 2. Williams, 22.1
400-meters: 1. Williams, 47.8
800-meters: 1. Dixon, 2:00.7
1,600-meters: 6. Wallden, 4:29.8
3,200-meters: 4. Wallden, 9:52.4
4x400-meters: 2. Franzone, Aberdeen, Dixon, Williams (3:27.2
110-hurdles: 2. Aberdeen, 15, 6.
Franzone 16.5
400-hurdles: 6. Franzone 1:00
High jump: 3. Aberdeen, 5’10”,
Franzone 5’8”
Long jump: 1. Aberdeen, 21’11.5”,
3. Williams, 20’10.25”
Shot put: 1. Feighner, 54’8.5”,
Adam Powers, 49’3.75”
Discus: 4 Hetzel, 123’10”
GROUP 3 GIRLS
SP-F Placements:
200-meters: 4. Ferraro, 27.3
400-meters: 2. Kelly, 100.1, 3.
Jones, 1:01.2, 5. Koscielecki, 1:02
800-meters: 1. Kelly 2:21.7, 3.
Heath, 2:29
1,600-meters: 3. Heath, 5:30
4x400-meters:
1.
(Jones,
Koscielecki, Ferraro, Kelly) 4:09
400-hurdles: 1. Ferraro, 1:05.5
Long jump: 6. Ferrara, 14’7.5”
Shot put: 3. Rorher, 32’10”
Discus: 5. Rorher, 95’2”
GROUP 2 BOYS
GL Placements:
800-meters: 6. Prazak, 2:04.6
3,200-meters: 6. Matt Sidie, 10:27.5
Pole vault: 1. Whitney, 13’0”
Shot put: 3. Felezzola, 47’1.5”
Javelin: 1. Bergeski, 166’7”, 2.
Moroney, 165’8”, 3. Price, 161’5”
GROUP 2 GIRLS
GL Placements:
400-meters: 1. McCurdy, 1:00.0
800-meters: 3. DiDario, 2:27.9
1,600-meters: 2. DiDario, 5:22.3
3,200-meters: 2. DiDario, 12:01.1
100-hurdles: 1. McCurdy, 15.3
400-hurdles: 1. McCurdy, 1:04.3
High jump: 1. Monroe, 5’2”
Shot put: 4. Bocian, 31’3”
Javelin: 4. Goodspeed, 95’7”
the bases were cleared, junior Erin
Corbett rocked a triple to keep
Westfield’s two-out rally alive.
Westfield’s next batter, Co-Captain
Lindsay Guerrerio slapped an RBI
single to bring Linden’s lead to one.
Thornton finished the day with
two walks, three stolen bases and
two RBI, while Corbett finished the
day 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run
scored.
That wild first inning was followed
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
BENEFICIAL NEW JERSEY, INC.,
D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO.,
PLAINTIFF vs. PETER SCATURO, JR
AND SHARON SCATURO, HIS WIFE,
ET ALS., DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN &
51/100 ($198,007.51).
All that certain Lot, piece or parcel of
land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying
and being in the City of Elizabeth, County
of Union State of New Jersey:
BEGINNING in the southerly line of
Loomis Street 209.74 feet easterly from the
intersection of the same with the easterly
line of Fourth Avenue, as shown on map of
LaFortuna Park, property of Frederick H.
Tiplin, and running
thence (1) in an easterly direction along
Loomis Street, 25 feet to the westerly line of
Lot No. 23 on said map;
thence (2) in a southerly direction 112.50
feet, more or less, to the rear line of Lot No.
26 on the aforesaid map;
thence (3) along the same in a westerly
direction 25 feet to the easterly line of Lot
No. 27 on said map;
thence (4) along the same in a northerly
direction 112.50 feet, more or less, to the
said southerly line of Loomis Street and the
place of BEGINNING.
BEING known and designated as Lot No.
25 in Block “E” as shown on Map of
LaFortuna Park, field on January 18, 1909
as Map No. 33-B.
Township/City: Elizabeth
Lot No.: 25 Block No.: E
Street Address: 322 Loomis Street
TWO-HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND
TWENTY EIGHT & 46/100 ($208,028.46)
together with lawful interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY,
P.C. - LAW OFFICES
Suite 600
216 Haddon Avenue
Westmont, New Jersey 08108
CH-755902 (WL)
4 T - 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
& 6/14/01
Fee: $244.80
by six innings of keen defensive play.
The Blue Devils managed just five
more hits, including a run in the
bottom of the seventh. The Tigers
scored again in the second on a Rachel
Hanns triple, then added another in
the fourth. Afterwards, Bobertz
yielded only two hits in the last three
innings.
Although Westfield had a great
season, their run in the state tournament was short lived.
“We didn’t help ourselves. It took
a bit for Sara to get going, but basically we have to win games like this
and we didn’t,” said Blue Devil Head
Coach Maggie McFadden.
Westfield will return all but two
members of the varsity, so they hope
to remain strong next year.
“It’s tough to come off the field
like this, but we had a good season,”
said McFadden.
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GETTING POINTS...Highlander
Megs DiDario placed second in the
1,600 and 3,200 and third in the 800.
Area High School Softball
Sectional Tournament:
MAY 24:
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 3
Cranford 2, West Morris 1
Christine Pemoulie tapped an RBI
single in the bottom of the eighth for
the win. Lauren O’Donnell had an
RBI bunt in the fifth to tie the game.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4,
Parsippany 3
See story
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 4
Linden 6, Westfield 4
See Story
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 1
Roselle Park 6, Madison 3
Kristen Merkel drilled a two-run
double and Amanda Strahan slapped a
two-run single for the 14-11 Panthers.
PUBLIC NOTICE
PAROCHIAL A:
Pingry 2, Union Catholic 0
Jill Kehoe had an RBI single and
scored a run for Pingry.
MAY 25:
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 2
Governor Livingston 5, Hanover
Park 0
Kerri Moore thumped a two-run
triple and Jen Calabrese poked an
RBI single in the first inning.
Hanover Park
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Whippany Park 11, Roselle Park 1
Amanda Strahan had an RBI single
for the 14-12 Panthers in the losing
effort.
PUBLIC NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION
EVERGREEN AVENUE AND CEDAR STREET
SCOTCH PLAINS, NEW JERSEY 07076
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education
of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public School District, Union County, New Jersey for REFUSE
DISPOSAL OF Nine (9) School locations for the period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004
Copies of the Bid Specification may be obtained at the Board Secretary’s Office on or after
June 4, 2001 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The address is Scotch PlainsFanwood Board of Education, Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street, Scotch Plains, Union
County, New Jersey, 07076.
Bids for the above will be received at the Office of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of
Education, Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, 07076, on
Thursday, June 14, 2001 at 11:00 AM (Prevailing Time) and will be publicly opened and read
immediately thereafter.
Bids must be made on the proposal forms in the manner designated, enclosed in a
separate sealed envelope with the name and address of bidder and work bid noted on the
outside, and must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond drawn
to the order of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education for not less than ten per cent
(10%) of the amount of the bid, but in no case in excess of $20,000.00 and must be delivered
to the Secretary of the Board of Education, or the Board’s designated representative, at the
above pace on or before the hour named. The Board of Education assumes no responsibility
for bids mailed or misdirected in delivery.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening
thereof. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive information in the bidding
if deemed in the interest of the Board of Education to do so.
Bidding shall be in conformance with the applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A
Pertaining to “N. J. Public Schools”.
All Bidders are placed on notice they are required to comply with the requirements of P. L.
1975, Chapter 127.
By Order of the Board of Education of the
Scotch Plains -Fanwood School District
Union County, New Jersey
1 T – 5/31/01, The Times
Anthony Del Sordi
School Business Administrator/
Board Secretary
Fee: $65.28
Page 13
Charged Up Raiders Shock
Blue Devil Netmen, 4-1
RUNNING AT THE FRONT...Blue Devil Alexis Anzelone, left, runs at the front
of the pack after the first lap of the 1,600 meters at the Group 4 Sectionals.
Anzelone Grabs 2, Thirds; Boys
4x4 Get 2nd at Group 4 Track
For the first time in the history of
the school, the Scotch PlainsFanwood High School boys tennis
team defeated Westfield in a headto-head match. The visiting Raiders
defeated the Blue Devils, 4-1, on
May 24. However, the Blue Devils
did sit senior second singles player
Ryan Jones, who had defeated his
Raider opponent on previous occasions, and also played two pair of
freshmen at first and second doubles
while the Raiders also had new faces
in the doubles lineup.
“I realize that Westfield did not
field their absolute starting team but
neither did we,” pointed out Raider
Head Coach Dave Blackman. “Besides, I don’t care! We have had
average teams, good teams and very
good teams. And until today, we
have still never beaten them.”
Blue Devil Griffin Maloney defeated
Gennady Bekkelman, 7-5, 6-3 at first
singles but the Raiders won the remaining matches. The most impressive came at second singles. After los-
ing the first set, 6-3, Raider senior John
Corbin – a Union County champion at
first doubles in 2000 – came back to
defeat Dave Eisenberg, the 2001 Union
County third singles champion, in the
next two sets, 6-2, 6-2.
At third singles, Joe Wilkinson
defeated Devin Power, who normally
competes at second doubles, 6-0, 61. Mike Thompson and Josh Sanders
at first doubles defeated Alex Barrett
and Rich Moran, 7-5, 6-3. At second
doubles, Dave Sigmon and Jesse
Rogowsky defeated Mike Checchio
and Alec Jaslow, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
Bekkelman and Corbin, both seniors, played their final varsity match.
“What a way for John to go out
with a bang!” exclaimed Blackman.
The clinching team point came
after the first doubles match and
Corbin’s win added the insurance
point. The Raiders improved to 19-6
and the Blue Devils shifted to 15-7.
The win guarantees the Raiders a coshare of the Watchung Conference,
National Division title.
The most surprising effort came
from sophomore Dan Lynes, who
won his 800-meter heat with a time
of 2:04 in his first spring track season. Although he did not place, he
continued to pick up pace throughout the second lap, effectively pulling away from the pack behind him.
Like the boys, the Westfield girls’
events were all-around good efforts,
but with few points to show for them.
Alexis Anzelone and Sarah Burke
were the only lady Blue Devils to
place in the meet.
Anzelone finished third in both the
mile and two-mile, with respective
times of 5:22.7 and 11:27.2. She ran
the two-mile on Friday with her hair
styled for the prom, which she attended after the race. The 1,600 was
run on Saturday, but she could not
find a way to break through the crowd
to make up for the previous day’s
disappointment.
“The mile was rough at the start.
The competition was pushing all
around and I was boxed in. I have
groups to redeem myself, however,”
she stated.
Burke placed in three events, al-
though the one she placed highest in,
pole vault, was not scored. She finished sixth in the 200 with a personal
record of :27.3, and despite a bad start,
fourth in the 100 with a time of :12.9.
“My start was bad, but I moved up
with the pack,” she said succinctly.
Burke seemed more surprised with
the pole vault than with her two great
sprint-times.
“It was a pleasant surprise to pole
vault eight feet, since I haven’t
vaulted all season,” she explained.
It will not be a surprise, however,
to see her and the other Westfield
representatives at the Group championships improve on their still impressive Sectional efforts.
BLUE DEVIL BOYS:
3,200-meters: 6. Borchin, 10:08.5
4x400-meters: 2. (Miller, Lambert, Reavis, Walker), 3:22.8
Long jump: 5. Miller, 21’8.25”
BLUE DEVIL GIRLS:
100-meters: 4. Burke, 12.9
200-meters: 6. Burke, 27.3
1,600-meters: 3. Anzelone, 5:22.7
3,200-meters: 3. Anzelone,
11:27.2
Pole vault: 2. Burke, 8’0”
The Story Below Was Accidentally Omitted Last Week
COOK HOMERS, TRIPLES, SINGLES
Blue Devil Nine Pound
Linden Tigers, 15-5
By ADAM TURNER
The Westfield High School baseball team squared off against the
Linden Tigers on May 16 in a game
that would prove to be a 15-5 onesided battle, which Westfield would
use to tune their bats for the much
bigger games that lie ahead.
Senior pitcher Nick Geissler ran
into trouble early as the Tigers tagged
him for four runs in the first inning,
giving the Devils a reality check.
“I think Nick has to realize that
you have to pitch without your best
pitches going. He needs to compensate for it,” said Westfield Head Coach
Bob Brewster.
Pitcher Steve Cucco kept the Tigers’ confidence high by retiring
Westfield in four batters. From there
on out the game wasn’t a question.
“Starting in the second we realized that we can hit the ball. A
changed that helped us was bringing
our Assistant Coach Pete McClellan
into the dugout from first base to
help the players focus on the job at
hand,” said Brewster.
The Devils responded with a threerun inning to put them down by one.
After another Tiger run in the third,
the Devils exploded with seven runs.
Senior Adam Feinberg began with a
walk, then the onslaught continued
until Jay Cook capped it off with a
two-run homer. It was his fourth of
the season and ninth of his career to
tie him with former Devil Lamont
Turner for the WHS record. The hit
was a routine single that bounced
over the center fielders head and to
the fence.
Brewster said, “Jay has been on a
tear. His grandfather was there so I
think that gave him some motivation.”
Cook finished 4-for-4, with three
RBI and two runs scored.
With the bases loaded, Cook stepped
to the plate in the bottom of the sixth
and drilled a shot into the gap which
would have given him his double, and
the cycle, but unluckily, the hit was
ruled a single because the game was
concluded via the ten-run rule when
the first man crossed the plate.
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Junior Blair Richardson went 2for-4 with three runs scored and one
RBI and junior Mike Softka went 2for-3 and got on base four times to
spark Westfield rallies. He also relieved Geissler in the sixth with two
out and the bases loaded and easily
put Frank Meade away by forcing
him to ground out.
“We’re 10-3 in conference and with
two games left against Shabazz and
Cranford all we have to do is win one
to clinch a tie for first in the Conference. If we can beat both we will
have it alone. We’ve got a great team
and a lot of kids with pop in the bat,”
said Brewster.
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Westfield Board of Education, intends to seek out contractors for Asbestos
Removal. The Board invites prospective
contractors to submit their sealed bids for
this project. These bids are to be submitted
in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the
outside, ASBESTOS REMOVAL WESTFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION
BID # 1019-217. Direct all sealed bids to the
Business Administrator/Board Secretary,
Westfield Board of Education, 302 Elm
Street, Westfield, NJ 07090.
There will be a mandatory site inspection
on Friday,June 1, 2001 at 3:15 p.m. in the
Cafeteria of the Westfield High School. All
potential bidders or their representatives,
must attend in order to bid. Plans and
Specifications will be available at this site
inspection upon payment of fifty dollars
($50.00) per set payable to Environmental
Remediation & Management, Inc. (ER&M,
Inc.) This fee is non-refundable.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
deposit equal to ten percent (10%) of the
base bid, but not in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in form and subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. No bidder may withdraw
his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days
after the actual date of the opening thereof.
The sealed bid opening will be at 1:30 p.m.
on Monday June 11, 2001 in the office of the
Business Administrator.
The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Performance Bond in the full
amount of the contract price, indemnifying
the Owner from any and all proceedings,
suits, or actions of any kind, name or description and condition for the faithful performance of the work, and a Payment Bond
in the full amount of the contract price as
security for the payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in
connection with the contract.
Every contractor and subcontractor, shall
comply with the New Jersey Prevailing Wage
Act, Laws of 1963, Chapter 150. Suppliers
are required to comply with requirements of
P.L. 1975, Chapter 127, (Affirmative Action).
Questions concerning this statement and
specifications should be directed to Mr.
Gary Leverence, Consultant (609-2598077). The Westfield Board of Education
reserves the right to reject any and all bids,
waive any informality or to accept a bid that
in its judgment will be in the best interest of
the Board.
Westfield Board of Education
Mr. Robert Berman
Business Administrator/
Board Secretary
Fee: $55.08
GAINING POINTS IN ANOTHER EVENT...Blue Devil Sara Burke, center,
placed sixth in the 200 meters. Burke also finished fourth in the 100 meters and
second in the pole vault.
Devil Diamond Boys Down
Bengals, Morris Knolls
Being seeded tenth did not phase
the Westfield High School baseball
team as they bounced Bloomfield
from the North Jersey, Section 2,
Group 4 sectionals, 10-2, in
Bloomfield on May 24, then followed with an 8-6 win over secondseeded Morris Knolls on May 25.
Blue Devil junior Jay Cook was a
one-man wrecking crew both offensively and defensively against
Bloomfield and Mike Duelks went
3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs
scored against Morris Knolls.
On the mound, Cook fanned eight
Bloomfield Bengals while scattering eight hits and allowing just one
walk. Cook’s toughest inning was
the fifth, when the Bengals scored
both of their runs when Scott Anderson rapped a two-run double. More
runs were prevented when the Blue
Devils turned a double play.
Offensively, Cook went 3-for-4 –
two doubles and a single – with five
RBI. In the fourth, he drilled a tworun single to give the Blue Devils a 40 lead. Then in the fifth, he cracked
an RBI double. However, the game
went totally in Westfield’s direction
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
GOLDEN NATIONAL MORTGAGE
BANKING CORP., PLAINTIFF vs.
ZAKIYAH S. ISLAM; MRS. ZAKIYAH S.
ISLAM, HIS WIFE, ET ALS., DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
FIFTY THREE THOUSAND SEVEN-HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE & 07/100
($153,781.07).
The property to be sold is located in the
City of Elizabeth, County of Union and State
of New Jersey.
It is commonly known as 555 South
Park Street a/k/a South Park, Elizabeth,
New Jersey.
It is known and designated as Block No.
“Ward” 3, Lot No. “Acct” 995.
The dimensions are 25 feet wide by 100
feet long.
Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the northerly line of South Park Street, 100 feet from
the easterly line of Sixth Street.
Prior lien(s): Subject to unpaid taxes and
municipal liens. Amount due will be announced at the Sheriff’s Sale or is available
upon written request to plaintiff’s attorneys.
ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND NINE-HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX &
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
STERN LAVINTHAL, FRANKENBERG,
NORGAARD & KAPNICK, LL
Suite 300
293 Eisenhower Parkway
Livingston, New Jersey 07039-1711
CH-755894 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $204.00
when five more Blue Devils trampled
across the plate in the sixth, highlighted by Cook’s two-run double to
left-center.
Westfield finished with eight hits,
including a double by Blair
Richardson, and upped its record to
13-10. Bloomfield slipped to 14-11.
Against (19-7) Morris Knolls,
Brian Butts bashed a three-run double
as the Blue Devils scored four runs in
the second inning.
Westfield
Bloomfield
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. RAFAEL
NOVA, ET AL., DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND ONEHUNDRED NINETY FOUR & 25/100
($174,194.25).
Municipality: City of Elizabeth
Street Address: 505 Edgar Road, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 07201
Tax Lot No.: 396W04
Tax Block No.: 4
Approximate dimensions: 37.50 feet x
125.00 feet x 14.31 feet x 25.00 feet x 35.10
feet x 98.32 feet
Nearest cross street: South Elmora Avenue
ONE-HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED TWENTY ONE
& 77/100 ($182,421.77) together with lawful
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
PLUESE, ETTIN, BECKER
& SALTZMAN
A DIV. OF KATZ, ETTIN, LEVINE,
905 North Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
CH-755903 (WL)
4 T - 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
& 6/14/01
Fee: $175.44
HAVING A GREAT OFFENSIVE DAY...Blue Devil Greg Elliot, No. 4, scored
three goals against St. Joseph’s in the NJSIAA tournament in Westfield on May 25.
Blue Devil Boy Laxers Humble
St. Joe Boys, 11-3, in Sections
Sticking to their usual style, established at the beginning of the season,
the Blue Devils were shaky in the
first quarter and yielded the first two
goals – Pat Walsh and Regan. But
junior Greg Elliott got the Blue Devils back into the game with two quick
goals. With 20 seconds left in the
quarter, Mitchel made a great pick
off and quickly flicked to Gil
Arbitsman, who rippled the net, putting Westfield up, 3-2.
Defense prevailed in the second
quarter and the Blue Devils got the
opportunity to prove how strong it
really was as the Knights spent most
of the time on the attack. Dillion
Depalmer, Evan Molloy and Mitchel
had fine pick offs while goalie Dan
Morrissey made two great saves to
shut out the Green Knights. With 27
seconds left in the half, Elliot fired in
his third goal to give Westfield a 4-2
lead.
Although still spending most of
the time on the defensive, the Blue
Devils made good use of their offense and scored four goals in the
third quarter. Duffy Lau, on a Tim
Mansfield assist, netted the first goal.
Then Dodge placed himself in the
right spot and, with assists from Mike
Debrossy, netted two goals. After
Jeff Keough scored for the Knights,
Dodge alertly scooped up the ball
dropped by the goalie and fired it in
to give the Blue Devils an 8-3 lead.
Dodge netted his fourth goal early
in the fourth quarter. Lau, on an
assist from Jack Kane, scored next,
then Debrossy added the final goal.
“I have been playing since fourth
grade and my dad played for
Georgetown. So I guess it’s just a
family ritual to get open,” chuckled
Dodge. “I’m trained to watch the
ball at all times.”
“He is one of our best shooters and
knows how to finish the ball,” said
Benaquista of Dodge. “He’s able to
bang it in there with the defensemen.
He uses what he has. He controls the
offense.”
“My two senior defensemen
(Mitchel and Molloy), I think can
match up with any defensemen in the
state,” said Benaquista. “Because we
lost a few games, our record hurts
them in getting enough recognition.
And behind them, Morrissey has been
playing unbelievably. I have total
trust in our defensemen.”
Benaquista added, “Matt Simone
kept us in there on faceoffs. It was a
good, tough, physical game. That’s
the kind of game you need to prepare
for Ridgewood (Next playoff game).”
Morrissey finished with 13 saves.
Westfield boosted its record to 11-7
while St. Joseph’s slipped to 14-5.
St. Joseph
Westfield
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Area High School Baseball
Sectional Tournament:
MAY 24:
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 4
Plainfield 6, Belleville 3
Kevin Wright had a two-run single,
a triple and scored a run for the 12-73 Cardinals.
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 3
Cranford 2, Jefferson 0
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. ANA LUCIA RAMIREZ
A/K/A ANNA, ET AL., DEFENDANT.
DATED OCTOBER 03, 2000 FOR SALE
OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.
The judgment amount is SIXTY FIVE
THOUSAND SEVENTY SIX & 56/100
($65,076.56).
DOCKET NO: F-10333-99
MUNICIPALITY: Elizabeth
COUNTY: Union STATE OF NEW JERSEY
STREET & STREET NO.: 161 Fulton Street
TAX BLOCK AND LOT NOS.:
BLOCK NO.: 2 LOT NO.: 505
DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 25 FEET X 68 FEET
NEAREST CROSS STREET: 25 feet
from Second Street
SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY SIX & 94/100 ($76,126.94)
together with lawful interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
WILLIAM M.E. POWERS, JR.
CHARTERED
737 Stokes Road
PO Box 1088
Medford, New Jersey 08055-9962
CH-754871 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $169.32
Dave Dreschel had an RBI single,
Bob Sawicki’s squeeze bunt scored
Mike Savnik and Mike Polidoro
tossed a three-hitter for the 18-8
Cougars.
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 2
Dover 4, A. L. Johnson 1
Jim Malloy had the only hit for the
12-12 Crusaders.
Nutley 3, Rahway 2
MAY 25:
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 2
Caldwell 9, Governor Livingston 5
Jon Regenye had two hits and two
RBI for the 18-9 Highlanders, but
Chris Mrugalski had two hits and
four RBI and Jim Edwards had three
hits and two RBI for Caldwell.
Caldwell (17-11)
Gov. Livingston
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9
5
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 4
West Orange 12, Plainfield 2
Plainfield (12-8-3) 200
W. Orange (13-10) 290
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Roxbury 7, Union 1
NJ SEC. 2, GROUP 1
Roselle Park 8, Verona 4
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Page 14
Aquaducks Take Top Honors
At Synchronized Swim Regions
St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s
Softball League Results:
Angels Division:
TEAM
St. Jude
St. James
St. Joseph
St. Blaise
St. Paul
W
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
L
Pct.
1.000
.667
.667
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.000
Saints Division:
TEAM
St. Louis
St. Anne
St. Patrick
St. Thomas
St. Michael
W
2
1
1
1
1
L
0
1
1
2
2
Pct.
1.000
.500
.500
.333
.333
St. Michael 14, St. Paul 4
St. Michael tasted victory for the first
time this season with a 20-hit barrage
that left Capt. Paul Nadolny speechless.
Joe Shea and the rest of the Big six for St.
Michael combined for most of the damage that was inflicted. For St. Paul’s,
Stan Lesniewski and Marty Marks had
two hits apiece.
St. Joseph 9, St. Thomas 8
Tom Hendersons St. Thomas team
had to be feeling pretty good going
into the bottom of the sixth inning
ahead by three. Unfortunately lightning struck four times in the with
Marty Bernstein leading off and ultimately scoring. Pete Chemidlin, Matt
Fugett and Jerry Rites also scored in
the inning. For St. Thomas, Bob Guy
led the charge with two doubles and
two RBI.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
I, BERNARD A. HEENEY, TOWN CLERK
OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD, HEREBY
CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED IS A
TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD AT A MEETING HELD MAY 22, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHERE OF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED THE
SEAL OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD
THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY 2001.
BERNARD A. HEENEY
TOWN CLERK
RESOLUTION
TRANSPORTATION, PARKING AND
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2001
WHEREAS, T & M Associates has recently completed Traffic Impact Study associated with the proposed parking deck; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to supplement the initial Traffic Impact Study with
additional analysis of traffic impacts; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that it would be in the best interests of
the Town to accomplish these supplemental services through an amendment to the
Traffic Impact Study; and
WHEREAS, T & M Associates has submitted a proposal dated May 8, 2001 to the
Town Administrator to provide the aforesaid
supplemental professional services for a
fee of $18,000; and
WHEREAS, the Town Administrator has
reviewed the aforesaid proposal and recommends that a professional services contract in
the amount of $18,000 be awarded to T & M
Associates pursuant to the proposal dated
May 8, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Certificate of the Town Treasurer, certifying the availability of adequate
funds for this purpose has been provided to
the Town Clerk in accordance with NJAC
5:30 1.10 expenditure of funds charged to
Amended Special Ordinance No. 1992.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
by the Town Council of the Town of
Westfield, that the aforementioned contract
for supplemental professional services to
the recently completed Traffic Impact Study
be awarded to T & M Associates, Eleven
Tindall Road, Middletown, New Jersey
07748-2792 in a lump sum amount of
$18,000, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this
professional services contract is awarded
without public bidding in accordance with
NJSA 40A:11-5 (Public Contracts Law); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a
copy of this resolution be published in the
Westfield Leader as Public Notice of action
taken in accordance with NJSA 40: 11-5.
1 T – 05/31/01, The Leader Fee: $55.08
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Town of Westfield in the Council Chambers
at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad
Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at 10:00 AM
prevailing time on Monday, June 25, 2001,
for the “2001 VARIOUS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT WILSON SCHOOL IN THE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.”
The work under this Proposal includes
the furnishing of all labor, materials and
equipment necessary to complete the work
as shown on the Contract Drawings and
described in the Contract Specifications,
and Proposals shall be in accordance with
such Drawings and Specifications and the
terms proposed in the Contract.
The major items of work under this contract include, but are not limited to the following in estimated quantities: 60 linear feet of
granite block curb; 200 square feet of 4 inch
thick concrete; 9,000 square yards of 4 inch
thick stabilized base course; 29,000 square
yards of 2 inch thick surface course; 9,000
square yards of 4 inch thick milling; reset 35
manhole rims; 3,800 square yards of topsoil
(4 inches thick) & sod (type 1).
The successful bidder shall start construction ten (10) days after notice of award
of Contract is given, and shall complete all
work no later than August 31, 2001
Proposals shall be in writing on the forms
furnished and must be delivered at the place
and before the hour above mentioned, and
must be accompanied by a certified check
or bid bond payable to the Town of Westfield
in an amount equal to at least ten percent
(10%) of the base amount of the bid, but not
less than $500.00 nor more than $20,000.00.
Each bid must also be accompanied by a
Surety Company Certificate stating that said
Surety company will provide the bidder with
the required Performance bond in the full
amount of the Contract, by a Non-Collusion
Affidavit and a Contractor’s Qualification
Statement, Statement of Ownership, on the
forms included in and explained in the contract documents.
Bidders must be in compliance with all
provisions of Chapter 127 P.L. 1975 supplement to the law against discrimination (Affirmative Action) and must pay workmen the
prevailing wage rates promulgated by the
New Jersey State Department of Labor and
Industry for this project, copies of which are
on file in the Office of the Town Engineer.
Plans and specifications may be seen or
procured at the office of the Town Engineer,
Public Works Center, 959 North Avenue
West, Westfield, New Jersey. The Mayor
and Council reserve the right to reject any
bid, and to waive any informality in any bid,
if in the interest of the Town, it is deemed
advisable to do so.
Kenneth B. Marsh
Town Engineer
Fee: $57.12
The Westfield Y Synchronized Swim
Team, the Aquaducks, recently competed
in Phoenixville, Pa. on Wednesdays, May
2 and May 13 for the U.S. age group
regional competition. The team coached
by Diane Hunsinger and Dana Nolan won
eight gold medals and two silvers.
For figures ages 16-17, Megan Lesko
took first and Becky Zakian earned second. For figures and solos ages 18-19,
Brianne Piniero placed first. For duets
ages 14-15, Rachel Goor and Christine
Clark placed first and Emily Terwelp
and Caroline Thompson placed fifth.
Zakian and Lesko took first place in
the 16-18 duets, while Stephanie Rolin
and Sophie Hall took fourth. In (18-19)
duets, both Pintero and Faith Mikalonis
garnished first place. For (14-15) trios,
Clark, Hall and Rochelle Ross took first
while Goor, Jamie Quale and Ilya Sabnani
placed second. In the 18-19 trios, Lesko,
St. Louise 11, St. Blaise 3
St. Blaise, blazing new trails for futility, dropped another in a game that was
close for three innings. St. Louis broke it
open in the fifth with five runs on six hits.
Dave Rothenberg led the winners with
three hits. Allan Bettau meanwhile limited St. Blaise to just eight hits. St. Blaise
was led by Mike Camfield with three hits.
St. James 17, St. Anne 7
The St. James Gang roared by winning
two in-a-row in impressive fashion. The
“Gang”sters pounded out 22 hits. Howard
Jones was valiant in defeat striking out
two. He simply could not overcome the
onslaught led by Jim Hoelzel, Art Hobble,
Karl Grossmann and Dan Morgolis. For
St. Anne’s, Jerry Spitzer and Tony Williams collected two RBI apiece.
UC Senior Men’s
Softball Results:
Antones Pub & Grill 25, Union Center
National Bank 6
Bob Lieberman belted two home runs
and had three hits, and Terry Franklin
and Bob D’Meo had four hits each for
Antones.
Comcast Cablevision 25, Crest Refrigeration 4
Comcast hammered 27 hits, four each
from Bob Canales, Dom Deo and Steve
Ferro. Charles Lehman and Ron Virgilio
added three hits each and Deo had four
RBI.
Bottoms Up 12, Legg Mason 12
50+ DIVISION 1 STANDINGS:
(As of May 28)
TEAM
Antones Pub & Grill
Nilsen Detective Agency
Comcast Cablevision
Bottoms Up
Legg Mason
W
6
5
5
4
3
L
1
1
2
2
4
50+ DIVISION 2 STANDINGS:
TEAM
Marion Jacobson Roofing
The Office
Union Center Nat. Bank
Crest Refrigeration
Rehabco
W
4
2
2
1
0
L
2
4
5
5
6
60+ DIVISION STANDINGS:
TEAM
Mangel Realtors
Haven Savings Bank
LA Law
Creative Industries
Il Giardino Restaurant
W
4
3
2
2
0
L
1
2
1
2
5
THE WESTFIELD AQUADUCKS...The Westfield Y Aquaducks Synchronized
Swim team has been among the best in the country. Pictured, from left to right,
are: Aquaduck team members Becky Zakian and Megan Lesko.
SP-F Soccer Jazz Rip Rebels,
Tie Watchung Hills Wolves
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Jazz girls
inter-city soccer team outscored the
Readington Rebels, 3-2, at Park Middle
School in Scotch Plains on Saturday,
May 19, then tied the Watchung Hills
Wolves, 1-1, on Sunday, May 20, boosting their record to 4-4-1.
Against the Rebels, the Jazz broke a 11 tie midway through the second half
when Hallie Mintz broke free on the left
side and found Michelle Protopapas open
in the middle. Protopappas powered a
shot past the Rebel goalie.
The Rebels tied the game on a
breakaway, but the Jazz responded. Mintz
dribbled up the left side and crossed to the
right wing where Meg Kelly immediately
fired the ball in front of the goal. Jess
Churgin then one-touched the pass into
the goal with her left foot. Fullback Katie
Van Haasteren cutoff a final attack and
goalkeeper Kristen Henkels came up big
with two saves in the final minutes.
The Jazz scored early against the. Briana
Falco picked up a lose ball in the middle
of the field and alertly back-passed to
Shannon Hauser. Hauser directed a perfect pass by several Wolves to Staci
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
SOURCE ONE CORPORATION,
PLAINTIFF vs. ELBA GUADALUPE
CUBIAS; ET ALS, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE A.D., 2001
at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All
successful bidders must have 20% of their
bid available in cash or certified check at the
conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED SEVENTY
SEVEN & 21/100 ($75,677.21).
CITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07208,
County of UNION and State of New Jersey.
Commonly known as: 104 SAYRE
STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
07208.
Tax Lot No. 1305 W13 in Block No. 13
Dimension of Lot: approximately 18.36
feet wide by 95 feet long
Nearest Cross Street: Cherry Street
Situated at a point on the southerly sideline of Sayre Street distance approximately
54.20 feet westerly from its intersection with
the westerly sideline of Cherry Street.
EIGHTY THOUSAND FOUR-HUNDRED
TEN & 17/100 ($80,410.17) together with
lawful interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
Suite 201
7 Century Drive
CH-755889 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $181.56
SHERIFF’S SALE
CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MELVIN
SILVA, ET ALS., DEFENDANT.
DATED FEBRUARY 28, 2001 FOR SALE
NINETY THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED
FIVE & 01/100 ($190,205.01).
Property to be sold is located in the City
of Elizabeth, County of Union and State
of New Jersey
Premises commonly known as 1025
Louisa Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey
07207
BEING KNOWN as LOT NO. 8-1154,
BLOCK NO. 8, on the official Tax Map of the
City of Elizabeth
Dimensions: 100 feet x 30 feet x 100 feet
x 30 feet
Nearest Cross Street: Jackson Avenue
TWO-HUNDRED THOUSAND SEVENHUNDRED NINETY SIX & 29/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
FEDERMAN AND PHELAN, P.C.
Suite 505 Sentry Office Plaza
216 Haddon Avenue
CH-755881 (WL)
4 T - 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
& 5/31/01
Fee: $177.48
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
PACIFIC THRIFT AND LOAN COMPANY, PLAINTIFF vs. JORGE A.
RODRIGUEZ; ADDIA I. RODRIGUEZ; ET
ALS, DEFENDANT.
DATED JULY 19, 2000 FOR SALE OF
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
The judgment amount is SEVENTY
SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHTY FIVE &
96/100 ($77,085.96).
municipality of ELIZABETH in the County of
UNION and State of New Jersey.
Commonly known as 425 FULTON
STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.
Tax LOT NO. 490 BLOCK NO. 3.
Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 50
feet wide by 100 feet long
Nearest Cross Street: Situate at the
Intersection of the Northeasterly side of
Fulton Street and the Northwesterly side
of Fourth Street.
EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE & 58/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
CASALE AND PELLEGRINO, L.L.C.
4 Century Drive
CH-755459 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $177.48
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AS NOMINEE FOR
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PLAINTIFF vs. WALTER DIAZ,
ET AL, DEFENDANT.
DATED DECEMBER 29, 2000 FOR SALE
The judgment amount is THIRTY TWO
THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED FIFTY
NINE & 64/100 ($32,559.64).
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED
IN THE CITY OF ELIZABETH, COUNTY OF
UNION AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 817 GIBBONS
COURT, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.
TAX LOT NO. 565 BLOCK NO. 4
DIMENSIONS: 175 X 26
NEAREST CROSS STREET: GRIER
AVENUE
THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND SEVENHUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE & 17/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
LYONS, DOUGHTY & VELDHUIS, P.C.
Suite 310
1288 Route 73, P.O. Box 1269
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
CH-755877 (WL)
4 T - 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
& 5/31/01
Fee: $181.56
Goldberg who faked the goalie to the
right and found the left corner of the net.
Watchung tied the score late in the
first half, but the Jazz behind some terrific goal tending by Bitsy Kipping, kept
the game knotted at 1-1.
Irwin Bernstein Grabs
Three Track Medals
Irwin Bernstein of Westfield opened
his masters track indoor season by winning three medals at the New Jersey
Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships at Fairleigh Dickinson University on February 11. Representing the
Shore Athletic Club in the 65-69 age
group, Bernstein won the 400-meter dash
for the second time in three years with a
time of 1:12.80.
Later in the meet, Bernstein placed
second in the 800-meter run at 2:56.30
behind teammate Frank Haviland, whose
winning time was 2:37.23. Bernstein
finished the day by participating on a
Shore Athletic Club 4x400 relay team
which placed second in the 40-49 age
group in an overall time of 4:18.07. First
was North Jersey Masters in 4:06.75.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MARILYN
E. REYES, ET ALS., DEFENDANT.
FIFTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN-HUNDRED FIFTY SIX & 96/100 ($152,756.96).
of New Jersey
Marshall Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207
BEING KNOWN as LOT NO. 7, BLOCK
NO. 840, on the official Tax Map of the City
of Elizabeth
x 25 feet
Nearest Cross Street: Sixth Street
ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHTY THREE & 73/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
216 Haddon Avenue
CH-755606 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $177.48
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
INVITATION TO BID
Mayor and Council of the Town of Westfield,
New Jersey on Monday, June 18, 2001 at
10:00 a.m. prevailing time at the Municipal
Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,
New Jersey for the following:
ONE (1) BRAND NEW CUSTOM BUILT
FIRE APPARATUS
ALL ALUMINUM CUSTOM
FIRE PUMPER
(DEMO UNITS NOT ACCEPTABLE)
*(1975 SEAGRAVE 1500 GPM
PUMPER TRADE-IN,
MINIMUM BID-$7,500.00)
Proposals must be delivered at the place
and before the hour above mentioned in a
sealed envelope marked “Bid for Pumping
Engine” bearing the Name and Address of the
bidder, addressed to the Town of Westfield,
425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, and must be in the office of the Purchasing Agent on or before the hour named.
Bids must be accompanied by a proposal
guarantee in the form of a certified check,
cashier’s check or bid bond in an amount of
10% of the total bid, payable to the Town of
Westfield. Each proposal must be accompanied by a surety company certification stating
that the said Surety company will provide the
bidder with the required performance bond in
the full amount of the contract.
provisions of Chapter 127 pl 1975 supplement to the law against discrimination (Affirmative Action). Bidders statement of Ownership, as required by Chapter 33 of the
Public Laws of 1977, must be submitted
with all bids.
Specifications and proposal forms can be
examined and procured at the office of the
Purchasing Agent. 425 East Broad Street,
Westfield, New Jersey 07090, Monday
through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m.
The Mayor and Council reserve the right
to reject any and all bids, and to waive any
informality if it is deemed advisable to do so.
Marianne K. Horta
Purchasing Agent
Fee: $44.37
Zakian and Mikalonis earned first.
The team to place first place in the 1415 category included: Jennifer Gaglioti,
Goor, Quale, Alicia Rolin, Sabnani,
Emily Terwelp and Caroline Thompson.
The team to take first place in the 18-19
included members: Clark, Hall, Lesko,
Mikalonis, Piniero, Ross, Stephanie
Rolin and Zakian.
The top three places in each age category will enable the Aquaducks to compete in the 2001 U.S. age group synchronized swimming championships in Syracuse, N.Y. from Saturday, June 23, to
Saturday, June 30.
The Westfield Y Aquaducks have garnished recognition by placing as finalists at age groups, zones, the United
States Open and regions for the past five
years. Young women interested in joining should contact the Y at (908) 2332700, extension no. 324.
Azzurri Falls to Explosion,
Ties Princeton Spirit, 1-1
A double-header for Scotch PlainsFanwood’s U-12 Azzurri girls soccer
team resulted in a 5-4 loss to the
Watchung Explosion last Saturday, May
19, and a 1-1 tie with the Princeton Spirit
last Sunday, May 20.
A lackluster performance during the
first half left the Azzurri down 3-1 against
Watchung. Allie Zazzalli scored her
team’s only goal during that period, with
a well-placed shot from beyond the box.
The SP-F team looked more lively in
the second half as Amanda Makowski
scored early on with a header off a kick
from Lisa Camarda. A nice series of
passes among Maggie McLaughlin,
Zazzalli and Brittany Larkin enabled
McLaughlin to ultimately tie the game
at 3-3. Watchung forged ahead with a
fourth goal, which Zazzalli answered off
an assist from Makowski.
While it looked as though Azzurri
might hang on for the tie, the Explosion
squeezed in a winning goal in the last 30
seconds of the game.
Azzurri’s defense played a stronger
game against Princeton, with Sam Buteas
and Lauren Weissbrod in fine form at
sweeper. Fullbacks Kim Appezzato, Alex
Garber and Becky Lundgren controlled
the backfield, while goalie Ashley Jacobi
thwarted the Spirit’s attempts to take the
lead.
Megan Dyckman and Sam Gates controlled the right side of the field on
offense through the second half, while
Makowski knocked in the Azzurri’s one
goal off a cross from the left.
SP-F Soccer Revolution Ties
Elizabeth Metrostars, 3-3
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood U-11
Revolution soccer team and the
Metrostars of Elizabeth played to a
seesaw, 3-3, tie on May 20. Nevertheless, the Revolution improved their
record to 6-2-1
The Metrostars struck first in the
opening minutes but the Revs quickly
tied the score on a header from Steve
D’Angelo after consecutive passes from
Tim Stuart and Tommy Holt who provided the assist.
Ryan Krueger, Adam Brous and John
Guiffre were stalwarts on defense, with
Jordan Neuhauser controlling the
midfield throughout the contest. Taylor
Molinaro anchored the central defense.
However, Elizabeth scored again towards the end of the half to make the
score 2-1.
Soon after the break, Eddie Kahn
scored on a crossing shot from the right
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Take notice that application has been
made to the Municipal Clerk of the Town of
Westfield, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,
New Jersey 07090, to transfer to Parikhs
Corp., trading as Central Avenue Wine &
Liquor, for premises located at 781 Central
Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey, the Plenary
Retail Distribution License, number 202044-018-008, heretofore issued to R Cano R,
Inc., for the premises located at 781 Central
Avenue.
The person who will hold an interest in this
license is Shaunat Parikh of Parikhs Corp.,
of 10 Wright Street, Edison, New Jersey
08820. The applicant intends to engage in
the retail sale of beer, wines and other types
of liquor at 781 Central Avenue, Westfield,
New Jersey under the terms and conditions
allowed by law.
Objections, if any, should be made in
writing to Bernard A. Heeney, Jr., Municipal
Clerk of the Town of Westfield, 425 East
Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey.
Shaunat Parikh
Parikhs Corp.
10 Wright Street
Edison, New Jersey 08820
2 T – 5/31
& 6/7/01, The Leader
Fee: $55.08
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY,
PLAINTIFF vs. AGOSTINHO G. DE
CARVALHO A/K/A AGOSTINO GOMES
DECARVALHO; ET ALS, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
FIFTY SIX THOUSAND NINE-HUNDRED
& 97/100 ($156,900.97).
CITY of ELIZABETH in the County of
UNION, and the State of New Jersey.
Tax LOT NO. 923 BLOCK NO. 2
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 18 SOUTH
SECOND STREET A/K/A 18-20 SOUTH
SECOND STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW
JERSEY 07206
Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately)
50.00 feet wide by 100.00 feet long.
Nearest Cross Street: Situated on the
SOUTHEASTERLY side of SOUTH SECOND STREET, 200.00 feet from the SOUTHWESTERLY side of ELIZABETH AVENUE
ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED EIGHT & 85/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
SHAPIRO & KREISMAN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite J
406 Lippincott Drive
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
CH-755914 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $191.76
side, with support from Tommy Hercel.
John Deluca, Jordan Sedwin, and Ryan
Mullen kept up constant pressure, with
Neil Merchant providing steady play in
the back. Goalie Brandon Reddington
made several key saves.
Once again, Kahn found the net on
another crossing shot to give SPF its first
lead, 3-2; however, the Metros quickly
scored to even the contest.
Blue Wave Extends
Streak to 8 Games
The (8-1) Westfield Blue Wave Under 9 girls soccer team extended their
win streak to eight with victories over
Somerset Hills and Summit on Sunday,
May 20. Every girl on the team scored
this season resulting in 38 goals.
Leading the offensive punch were Ilana
Herzberg, Cate Munkittrick, Rebecca
Kape, Amanda Rhodes and Kate Brennan
who showed excellent ball handling skills
around the goal.
The wings were manned by speedsters Melissa Ford, Seton Hartnett, Robyn
Knapp, Sara Mitchell and Anna Ridings
who created scoring opportunities by
moving the ball aggressively up the sidelines.
The team was anchored by lightning
quick and tenacious defense provided by
Natalie Morrison, Rhodes, Arielle
Herzberg and Kape. Ridings, Rhodes,
Ilana Herzberg and Ford were stellar
keepers allowing only four total goals.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Board of Adjustment of the Town of
Westfield, New Jersey will meet on Monday, June 11, 2001 in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 425 East
Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30
p.m. to hear and consider the following
appeal for variance from the requirements
of the Westfield Land Use Ordinance:
Presbyterian Church of Westfield, 140
Mountain Avenue, Block No. 2403, Lot
No. 30, seeking permission to construct
additions to the Parish House and Westminster Hall, add additional parking and
rearrange present parking and traffic flow
patterns and to erect a storage structure
and dumpster enclosure. This application constitutes an expansion of an existing non-conforming use and site plan
approval. A house of worship is a permitted conditional use in this zone if it complies with the requirements of Section 18
of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant
seeks variances from the following:
List of Existing Nonconforming zoning conditions:
Section 18.08 F of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance requires a minimum
sideyard setback which is not less than
the height of the building (54 feet) - 26.7
feet and 2.14 feet is existing.
Section 12.05B of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance allows a maximum building height of 45 feet - 54 feet is existing.
List of New C.40:55D-70 c. and d. variances requested:
Section 18.08 E. of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes a front yard of
118.76 feet - 161.72 feet is existing.
Section 18.08 D. of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance allows a maximum all
improvements coverage of 50% - applicant proposes 54.3%
Section 17.02C.3.a. of the Land Use
Ordinance. Ordinance requires 303/424
parking spaces - applicant proposes
104 spaces.
Section 12.04C of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes a portion of
the basement to be used for other than
storage or utility room purposes and Ordinance prohibits such use.
Any interested party may appear at the
hearing, either in person, or by their attorney, and be given an opportunity to be heard
with respect to this application.
The above applications/applicant also may
seek other any other variances or waivers
that may be necessary.
Documentation of the above is on file in
the Office of the Town Engineer, 959 North
Avenue West, Westfield, New Jersey and
may be seen Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Colleen Mayer, Secretary
Board of Adjustment
Fee: $61.20
HELP WANTED
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Westfield Volunteer Rescue
Squad seeks persons willing to
train as Emergency Medical
Technicians. No prior exp. needed.
Valid NJ Driv. Lic., req., min. 4
hrs/wk. We offer 24 hr. coverage.
Wkday 9am - 1 pm or 1-5pm slots
are perfect for parents of school
children. Childcare reimbursement available!
Seeks trainees as Dispatchers. Min.
2 hrs./wk. All training provided.
Call the Recruiting Team at
(908) 233-2500 for details
HELP WANTED
Part Time Telemarketer Wanted
for Local Insurance and Financial
Services Agency. $10 per hour.
Call 301-0728 for details.
HELP WANTED
Home-based business in
Westfield seeks P/T help for
invoicing and posting A/R on
computer. Flexible hours. Business sense a plus.
Call (908) 518-0707
HELP WANTED
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Summer work for all majors. $17
base appt. Gain resume experience - Customer service/sales.
Flexible hours, conditions apply.
Call for more info (908) 490-1163
HELP WANTED
Dental Assistant
Pleasant, outgoing, assistant
wanted for orthodontic office.
Tues., Wed. & Fri.
232-2203
HELP WANTED
Part Time Position
Administrative Assistant
Laboratory located in Mountainside looking for dynamic and selfmotivated individual. Must have
experience in Microsoft Windows
98 or Small Business 2000. Flexible hours. Hourly salary.
Call for appointment
(908) 654-8836
or fax resume to (908) 232-2114
-CL
ASSIFIEDS-CLASSIFIEDSHELP WANTED
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Punctual, mature, responsible,
work independently, highly motivated & experienced.
Reply in confidence to:
PO Box 609,
Westfield, NJ 07091
HELP WANTED
Nursery School Teacher, 5 mornings, 4 year old class, BA w/EC,
excellent salary, partial benefits.
Send resume to Westfield Cooperative Nursery School, 125 Elmer
St., Westfield, N.J. 07090
(908) 233-4501, Fax (908) 233-1416
CHILD CARE
Searching for a full-time babysitter
to care for 2 children, ages 3 and
5 in my Westfield home from 7:30
a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday.
(646) 245-5489
SITUATIONWANTED
Mature, experienced, responsible
honor student, GREAT with kids,
looking for summer childcare employment in Westfield area. Red
Cross certified; references available.
Call 232-5456 (mailbox 3)
after 4 p.m.
SITUATIONWANTED
Experienced home health aide
with good references to care for
your elderly family. Live in or out.
(732) 906-7922
SITUATIONWANTED
Good day worker looking for
weekday employment. Very honest. Excellent references.
(908) 769-7028
HOUSECLEANING
Housecleaning by Marie.
Very dependable.
(908) 647-2112
HOUSECLEANING
Polish woman is looking for more
homes to clean. Good experience
and references. Westfield area.
(732) 553-1593
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GARAGE SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 2nd
9 a.m. - 12 noon
MOUNTAINSIDE LIBRARY
Constitution Plaza
Mountainside
Huge yard sale — Toys, furniture, household items, collectibles, kitchenware, etc.
YARD SALE
Neighborhood Wide Yard Sale
Saturday, June 2
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mountain Avenue & Cedar
Grove Terrace, Scotch Plains
GARAGE SALE
Saturday, June 2
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
136 Harrison Ave., Westfield
YARD SALE
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
436 Second Ave., Garwood
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YARD SALE
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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NO EARLY BIRDS.
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Please call (908) 561-3583
Page 15
More Letters to the Editor
Case for Additional Shoppers Parking
Less Compelling Than for Commuters
Editor’s Note: The following letter
was cut for length.
* * * * *
I am concerned about the level of
acrimony being directed toward the
mayor and council over Westfield’s parking issue. These are our neighbors whose
only interest is the continued success of
this town, even if their perception of
how that is accomplished differs from
our own.
The case for additional shoppers’ parking, let alone a deck, is less than compelling.
Since we paid Rich and Associates,
Inc. a good deal of money to generate
data justifying additional parking, why
not use it? According to the February
2000 Rich report, the total number of
spaces in the parking lots north of North
Avenue is 624. At peak, the total number
of spaces occupied is 496. That means
that at peak usage there should be 120+
spaces unoccupied.
Consider how your own parking experiences support this data. Often you have
been unable to park near your favorite
store or restaurant. But, how often were
you completely unable to find any spot
in any lot?
Indeed, the Rich study acknowledged
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that there are spaces. But, at 85 percent of
capacity, Rich argues, people perceive
that parking is unavailable. So, we are not
going to spend millions of dollars to overcome a current deficit in parking for shoppers? We are going to spend millions of
dollars to change shoppers’ perceptions.
If a shoppers’ deck is built, will we all
abandon the desire to park in front of
some shop on Quimby Street or in one of
the smaller, more convenient lots, automatically opting instead to park behind
the Leader Store? We don’t do that now.
Why not try valet parking for shoppers? This solution will be used in the
commuter lot on South Avenue. Or
maybe, a smaller, more centrally located deck (such as across from the Post
Office) would provide the necessary perception of available parking. Nothing in
the Rich study provides any assurance
that the currently proposed deck will
change shoppers’ behavior or perceptions. A better case needs to be made
before we spend another dime on such a
project. If the proper case can be made,
the town will have my support.
The case for commuters is different. I
think a commuter deck may be necessary. But, does it need to be in the middle
of town? Do we really want hundreds of
cars trying to make a left or a right onto
East Broad Street at rush hour? I think
the case for a commuter deck is compelling, but I think we have settled upon the
single worst possible place to put it.
Michael H. Teschner
Westfield
Utah Resident Thanks
Leader for Hospitality
During Westfield Visit
Thanks so much for your (The
Westfield Leader) hospitality when I
was in New Jersey. I really enjoyed
Westfield. What a nice community to
live in — so difficult to remember that
you are on the outskirts of the largest
metropolitan area in the country. I think
you really have the best of both worlds!
Also, I really enjoyed reading your
newspapers on my return trip — very
professional and interesting. You have
good writers.
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Kim Haley Named No. One
In Buyer Controlled Sales
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT…The 17th Annual “Research Symposium” of the New Jersey City University (NJCU) Department of Nursing
and Kappa Eta Chapter of the Sigma Theta Honor Society of Nursing
featured presentations by professors of nursing and displays by students in
NJCU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program. The symposium
included Westfield resident and NJCU Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr.
Patricia Joffe. Pictured, left to right, are: Chairwoman of the NJCU
Department of Nursing Dr. Gloria Boseman, nursing student Denise
Galczynski and Dr. Joffe.
WESTFIELD – Kim Haley of
Coldwell Banker New Jersey ranked
as the 2000 Number One Sales Associate in buyer controlled sales in the
Coldwell Banker Westfield office.
Ms. Haley, a Westfield resident,
was presented with her award at the
company’s International Business
Conference, held recently in Tampa,
Fla. Nearly 7,000 Coldwell Banker
Sales Associates, Brokers, Managers and employees attended the
event, which featured keynote
speaker and motivator Tony
Robbins, as well as entertainment
by the 1980s pop musical group
Huey Lewis & The News.
“Kim Haley’s dedication to the
real estate industry and to her customers is reflected through this prestigious and coveted award,” said
Michael Scott, Manager of the
Westfield office. “She is one of our
company’s top professionals and it is
an honor to have her as a member of
our sales team.”
“Kim exhibits the highest standards of excellence, which is what
distinguishes our company from the
competition. Our organization is built
on the accomplishments of top-producing individuals like Kim Haley,
who are committed to outstanding
levels of customer support and service,” he added.
Ms. Haley is entering her fourth
year of real estate and her third with
Coldwell Banker. She has achieved
the Gold level of the New Jersey
Association of Realtors Million Dollar Sales Club.
FREE SCREENINGS OFFERED…The Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of
the American Red Cross is offering free blood pressure screenings for men and
women on the second Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the
Chapter House, located at 321 Elm Street in Westfield. For further information
about the screenings or any other Red Cross program, please call (908) 232-7090
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Pictured above, David
Hensel has his blood pressure checked by Red Cross volunteer Al Hoffman.
Blood Drives Set in Westfield;
Rewards to be Given to Towns
Kimberly A. Haley
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WESTFIELD – The Blood Center of New Jersey has announced
that two community blood drives
will be held in Westfield during the
month of June.
The first will be held from 3 to 8
p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, at the
Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of
the American Red Cross, located at
321 Elm Street in Westfield.
The second will be from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, at the
Holy Trinity Parochial School, located at 336 First Street in Westfield.
The Blood Center is holding a
campaign entitled “Who Wants to
Be a Lifesaver” through Sunday,
September 30. Loosely based on
the television game show “Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire,” it rewards communities which, collectively, donate the most blood.
A bonus for participating communities is an awards program based
on the number of pints of blood
donated. The local first aid squad of
the top three blood-donating communities each month will receive
donations of supplies and/or equipment.
While each community is limited
to one win during the campaign, a
grand prize equipment donation will
be made to the top overall community at the end of the campaign.
All individual blood donors and
community, government, faithbased and corporate donor groups
are automatically entered into the
contest. Groups may join together
for community-wide drives or run
independent blood drives.
For more information on the program, please call Judy Daniels at
(800) 652-5663, extension no. 104.
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Judy Bell, Jerry Bonnetti, Fran Comstock, Janet DeFiore, Barbara Doherty,
Tammie Hamill, Carmen Imgrund, William Jordan, Brian Kastner, Jennifer D. Love, Roger Love,
Kelly Micklo, William Moffitt, Karen Roman, Genoveva Smith, Janet Sonntag, Lauren Stravach,
Miriam Tedesco, Cheryl Wilkinson, Carol Wood
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SCOTCH PLAINS – Scotch
Plains residents Adam Chinoy,
Robert Cardinale and Erica Abreu
will attend Fairleigh Dickinson
University’s Florham-Maidson
Campus this September.
Adam, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Chinoy, will major in electronic filmmaking and digital video
design.
Robert, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Cardinale, will major in
liberal arts.
Erica, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Abreu, will major in
elementary education and psychology.
Adam, Robert and Erica will
graduate Scotch Plains-Fanwood
High School in June.
Page 17
Westfield Adult School Assoc.
Selects Board for Coming Yr.
WELCOME NEW OFFICERS…The Westfield Adult School Association
held its annual board meeting on Thursday, May 10. The officers elected
to lead the board for the school year 2001-2002, left to right, are: Vern
Smith, Claudis Cuca (Secretary), Dominic Lisanti (Treasurer), Barbara
Gigon (President), Gail Boothe (Vice President), and Lawrence Pargot
(Past President).
Local Latin Scholars
Excel in Latin Exam
Univ. of Delaware Honors
Melendez, Kennedy
AREA – Latin scholars of Oratory
Preparatory School in Summit excelled in the National Latin Examinations.
Joseph Pellicano of Westfield
(Latin II) earned a Silver Maxima
Cum Laude medal.
Chris Esposito of Berkeley Heights
(Latin I) received a Cum Laude certificate.
Matthew Boyle of Scotch Plains
and Martin Paul of Westfield both
earned Outstanding Achievement
certificates and ribbons.
FANWOOD – Marisa Melendez,
a freshman elementary education
major, and Karen Lynn Kennedy,
a senior finance major, at the University of Delaware in Newark,
Del. were honored at an awards
ceremony this spring. Marisa and
Karen are members of a group of
Latino/Latina Students of Distinction.
As members, Marisa and Karen
represent academic excellence in a
wide range of colleges and areas of
study.
WESTFIELD – The Westfield
Adult School Association celebrated
its 63rd year at its annual board
meeting on Thursday, May 10. Several new members were voted onto
the board, which bid farewell to
Carol O. Phelan, the school’s executive director, and Patricia Perry,
the arrangements coordinator, both
of whom joined the school in 1993.
“Carol and Pat have been a tremendous asset to the school,” stated
Board President Barbara Gigon.
“We are grateful for the dedicated
work they did for us over the past
several years.”
Louise Frankel of Westfield will
replace Ms. Phelan as Executive
Director. Joining her as Arrangements Coordinator for each semester is Donna Dzury.
The officers selected for the
school year 2001-2002 are: Ms.
Gigon, President; Gaile Boothe,
Vice President; Claudia Cuca, Secretary; and Dominic Lisanti, Treasurer.
Continuing board members are
Deborah Bailey, Karen Fountain,
Marcia Kendler, Larry Pargot, Neil
Schembre, Vern Smith, Norma
Weinstein, Eva Wiley, and trustee
emeritus, H. Emerson Thomas. New
members appointed to serve threeyear terms are Westfield area residents Dianne Gorbaty, Alison
McCabe, Linnea Rhodes and Melissa Stanton.
Among the guests at the annual
meeting, which was held during a
dinner reception at Aquaviva in
Westfield, were former Westfield
Board of Education President
Darielle Walsh, former Westfield
Adult School Director Mae Furstner,
and former Board Member Carol
LaPierre.
The Westfield Adult School is an
independent, not-for-profit, voluntary organization formed for the
purpose of providing educational
opportunities for people in Westfield
and its surrounding areas. The school
receives no taxpayer monies and is
supported by nominal tuition fees,
as well as by charitable donations
from individuals, sponsoring organizations and endowments.
Donations may be made payable
to the Westfield Adult School Association, P.O. Box 606, Westfield,
07091.
GOOD HYGIENE…The Four Plus class of Saint Paul’s Day School in Westfield
and their teacher Ann Bruett paid a visit to the dental office of Dr. Kenneth Arida.
The children each took turns examining each other’s mouths with dental instruments and an intra-oral camera. This visit is all part of an effort by all of the
community’s dentists to improve dental health awareness amongst area children.
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Local Woman’s Efforts Raise
$20K to Fight Breast Cancer
PERSONAL CRUSADE…Susan Hess of Westfield, pictured above, has raised
$20,000 for breast cancer research, through her involvement with the Avon 3Day, 60-mile Walk for Breast Cancer. Mrs. Hess, who did her first walk last year
in New York, will be walking again in Chicago from Friday through Sunday,
June 15, 16 and 17.
WESTFIELD — In a personal crusade to make strides against a disease which has touched her own family, Westfield resident Susan Hess
has single-handedly raised $20,000
for breast cancer research through
her participation in the Avon 3-Day,
60-mile Walk for Breast Cancer.
Mrs. Hess will participate in her
second walk from Friday through
Sunday, June 15, 16 and 17, in Chicago, where she lived for six years.
Her first walk took place a year ago
in New York.
Initially, Mrs. Hess, who was 16
when she lost her own mother to
breast cancer, sought merely to raise
awareness of the disease among her
friends, hoping to encourage them to
do monthly breast exams and to be
more proactive about taking care of
their health.
When she first decided to walk a
year ago, Mrs. Hess was joined by
four other Westfield women for the
event. The five began training for the
walk together and organized a pri-
vate cocktail party in town, which
was attended by a large number of
women.
While each sought to raise the
required $1,500 entry fee for participation in the walk, none of them
were prepared for the level of donations they received – more than
$20,000 in one evening.
On May 10 of this year, Mrs. Hess
hosted another private cocktail party
to kick off her upcoming walk. Over
100 women attended, allowing Susan to raise approximately $20,000
for the cause, with funds continuing
to come in after that.
Her four partners will not be walking in Chicago, but prepared a slide
show from last year’s event that was
shown at Mrs. Hess’ recent cocktail
party.
Mrs. Hess called her upcoming
adventure “a journey from the heart,”
adding that she plans to walk in each
city where Avon sponsors a 60-mile
trek. She is already looking forward
to next year’s event in Boston.
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FUTURE ACCOUNTANTS?…Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School students Jen
Steans and Scott Leichner were among 19 finalists in a written competition sponsored
by the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. Jen was awarded a $4,000
scholarship by the organization. She will use it to attend James Madison University
in the fall. Scott, who will attend Central Florida University in September, was a $3,500
scholarship winner. Jen and Scott, students of Fran DeSalvo at the high school, were
among 492 New Jersey students who took the scholarship exam.
Cub Scouts Send Wishes
For America’s Birthday
SCOTCH PLAINS – Cub Scout Pack
No. 34 of Evergreen Elementary School
in Scotch Plains recently joined thousands of other students and scouts from
across the country in a special project
called “Birthday Wishes to America,”
in celebration of the nation’s 225th
birthday on Wednesday, July 4.
The scouts designed and wrote birthday wishes at their May 18 meeting
that revealed their personal feelings
and hopes for their country. In addition
to promoting literacy, the Pack No. 34
Scouts also helped to establish a possible world record for “the most birthday wishes ever received by one addressee.”
The United States Postal Service and
the Smithsonian National Postal Museum are co-sponsoring “Birthday
Wishes to America.”
Locally, Scotch Plains Postmaster
James McDade will recognize Pack
No. 34’s efforts by displaying the
scouts’ birthday wishes in the Main
Post Office lobby on Park Avenue until
Friday, June 22.
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The wishes will then be mailed to the
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
in Washington, D.C. for possible further recognition.
Once the July 4 deadline has been
reached and all the birthday wishes
have been counted, the Postal Service
in Washington, D.C. plans to randomly
draw some of the more interesting,
creative and well-written birthday
wishes and publicize them. The National Postal Museum will also display
some of the letters and cards during the
project, too.
Anyone wishing to send their own
birthday wishes to America should send
them to the Smithsonian’s National
Postal Museum at the following address: Birthday Wishes to America, in
care of the National Postal Museum,
P.O. Box 44100, Washington, D.C.
20026-4100. All birthday wishes must
be postmarked by July 4.
Additional information about “Birthday Wishes to America” is available at
www.usps.com or at www.si.edu/
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Notebook Computer Prize
At WHS Project Graduation
SPEAKING OUT…Holy Trinity Interparochial School in Westfield captured
the Team Trophy during the Annual Middle School Public Speaking Tournament held at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange on Saturday, April
28. Pictured, left to right, are: Michael Serzan, Brian Serzan, P.K. Duffy, Drew
Bonner, and, back row, Seton Hall Forensics Advisor Jill Gerken.
Holy Trinity Students Win
Seton Hall Speaking Tourney
WESTFIELD – Pupils from Holy
Trinity Interparochial School in
Westfield captured the Team Trophy
during the Annual Middle School
Public Speaking Tournament held at
Seton Hall Preparatory School in
West Orange on Saturday, April 28.
Sixth, seventh and eight grade stu-
Montclair State Grants
Bachelor of Arts Degree
To Angelo Ucciferri
WESTFIELD — Angelo Ucciferri,
a 1997 graduate of Westfield High
School, graduated from Montclair
State University this semester. He
received a Bachelors of Arts Degree
in Broadcasting, with a Minor in
Filmmaking.
Angelo also made the Dean’s List
this semester with a 3.9 grade point
average.
He is currently employed by “News
12 New Jersey” television studios in
Edison as an Audio Engineer and
Robotic Camera Operator.
Four Local Students
Make Honors at Prep
AREA – St. Peter’s Preparatory
School in Jersey City revealed that
Westfield residents Charles Maffey
and Joseph Serzan, John Cossolini
of Fanwood and Christopher Delaney
of Scotch Plains received honors for
the third marking period.
Classes 1989 and 1982
At UCHS Set Reunions
SCOTCH PLAINS – Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains’
Class of 1989 will host their 10-Year
Plus Reunion on Friday, November
23, at The Westwood in Garwood.
All classmates interested in more
information and attending this reunion should contact Bob Wischusen
at [email protected] or
Sue Higgins at [email protected].
Graduates may also contact the Union
Catholic High School Alumni Office
at (908) 889-1600, extension no. 301
or
e-mail
[email protected].
A search has begun for graduates
of the Class of 1982 from Union
Catholic to help form a committee to
plan for the 20th Reunion to take
place in the fall of 2002. For more
information,
please
e-mail
[email protected]
or
[email protected] or call
(908) 889-1600, extension no. 302.
dents from a dozen middle schools
throughout northern New Jersey competed in six categories, paralleling
those found in the Prep’s high school
competitive schedule.
The members of Holy Trinity’s
team included Michael Serzan, Brian
Serzan, P.K. Duffy, and Drew Bonner.
The students’ Seton Hall Forensics
Adviser was Jill Gerken.
WESTFIELD – A Dell Inspiron
2500 notebook computer with
Internet access will be the grand
prize for the Westfield Project
Graduation – BASH 2001, the allnight substance-free party for
Westfield High School (WHS) seniors on their graduation night.
“The monies for the computer, a
$1,500 value which will be awarded
at the breakfast at the end of BASH,
came from donations by the
Westfield Service League ($1,400)
and the Optimist Club,” said Project
Chairman A. Donald Pray.
The Optimist Club was one of the
founding co-sponsors of Project
Graduation in Westfield, along with
the WHS Parent-Teacher Organization and the Westfield Recreation
Department.
“This is the 12th year for
Westfield’s graduation party and we
are delighted to again have a computer as the grand prize. A notebook
computer is an ideal gift for a college-bound graduate to use at both
school and home,” said Mr. Pray.
Member of the Westfield Board
of Education and Donations Chairwoman of the Westfield Service
League, Ginny Leiz, presented Mr.
Pray with the club’s $1,400 check.
Sign-up for BASH 2001 began
on Thursday, May 24, at WHS and
it is anticipated that over 90 percent
of this year’s 326 graduating seniors will attend the event.
Graduation will occur on Wednesday, June 20, and the party will be
held after graduation from 10 p.m.
to 6 a.m. at Ricochet Racquet Club
in South Plainfield. The theme for
this year’s party is “Calvin and
Hobbes.”
Area Bloustein Scholars
Commended at UCHS
SCOTCH PLAINS – Principal of
Union Catholic High School Sister
Percylee Hart recently congratulated
three local seniors on UC-TV on
their designation as Edward J.
Bloustein Distinguished Scholars.
Katie Schurtz of Fanwood, Kelly
Feil of Scotch Plains, and John
Wilkinson of Westfield were honored by Sister Percylee.
This honor, based on class rank
and SAT scores brings with it a
$1,000 scholarship, renewable
yearly for undergraduate study at a
New Jersey college or university.
The program was established in order to recognize the academic
achievement of New Jersey’s secondary school students.
Astronaut Scholarship
Earned by Sheri Weinberg
SCOTCH PLAINS – Sheri D.
Weinberg of Scotch Plains, a student
at Tufts University, earned one of 17
college scholarships amounting to
$8,500 each.
Sheri will be a senior in electrical
and biomedical engineering. Her goal
is to obtain a master’s degree in
electrical engineering while pursuing a doctoral degree for the testing
of certain devices.
Oberlin Scholarship
Granted to Westfielder
Rebecca A. Brachman
WESTFIELD – Rebecca A.
Brachman of Westfield has been
named as the recipient of the Oberlin
College Merit Scholarship. She is
concentrating on creative writing/
neuroscience.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS
NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Scotch Plains, held in the Council
Chambers in the Municipal Building of said
Township on Tuesday, MAY 29, 2001,
there was introduced, read for the first
time, and passed on such first reading, the
following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SALARIES AND WAGES
FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
The Purpose of the Ordinance: Replacing
salary ordinance No. 96-19 adopted on 6/
12/96 and subsequent amendments made
thereafter establishing salary and wages for
municipal employees.
A public hearing for same will be held on
Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of the Municipal Building,
or any time and place to which a meeting for
the further consideration of such ordinance
shall from time to time be adjourned, and all
persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.
A copy of same may be obtained from the
office of the Township Clerk, 430 Park
Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday by any member of
the general public who wants a copy of
same without cost.
BARBARA RIEPE
Township Clerk
1 T – 5/31/01, The Times
Fee: $31.11
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
FLEET MORTGAGE CORP., PLAINTIFF vs. STEVEN A RODRIGUEZ &
VIOLETA RODRIGUEZ AKA VIOLATA
RODRIGUEZ, H/W, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
FORTY THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED
TWENTY & 60/100 ($140,820.60).
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 527-29
MURRAY STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW
JERSEY 07201
NORTHWESTERLY side of MURRAY
STREET, 330.00 feet from the SOUTHWESTERLY side of CLOVER STREET
ONE-HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN-HUNDRED SEVENTY
NINE & 87/100 ($147,779.87) together with
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
SHAPIRO & KREISMAN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite J
CH-755916 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $187.68
SHERIFF’S SALE
CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF vs. NAEOGA I. OLIVENCIA A/K/A
NAEOGA L. OLIVENCIA AND ELUIS
RIVERA, ET ALS., DEFENDANT.
DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2001 FOR SALE
TWENTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED SIXTEEN & 66/100 ($121,516.66).
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1238
CLINTON PLACE, ELIZABETH, NEW
JERSEY 07208
SOUTHERLY side of CLINTON PLACE,
WITH THE WESTERLY SIDE OF NEWARK AVENUE
ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND NINE-HUNDRED THIRTY
FIVE & 37/100 ($127,935.37) together with
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
SHAPIRO & KREISMAN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite J
CH-755888 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $187.68
SINGING AT SUNRISE…Members of Brownie Girl Scout Troop No. 824 of
Franklin Elementary School in Westfield recently sang, spread good cheer and
distributed cards they made to residents of Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield.
Pictured, left to right, are: Bottom row, Gabriella Pirrone, Rebecca Dorward,
Audrey Peterson, Allie Jason, Sabrina Greene and Mia Ballan, and top row,
Madison Yarusi, Emily Smith, Jordan Yarusi, Anna Margolis, Allie Hoffman
and Samantha Furst.
Reception Set for Retiring
School Employees in Town
WESTFIELD — Forty-one
Westfield Public School staff members will be honored by the Westfield
Board of Education and colleagues
at the 14th Annual Gala for school
employees to be held Thursday, June
7, at The Westwood in Garwood.
The annual event will bring staff
members together to honor retirees
and people with 25 years of service.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
William J. Foley and Westfield Education Association (WEA) President
Michael Seiler will address the honorees, thanking them for their dedication and service to the Westfield
Public Schools.
Board of Education President
Arlene Gardner and Vice President
Anne Riegel will present tokens of
appreciation to the guests of honor,
Amanda Jane Podlas
Awarded Degree
From Campbell Univ.
NEW MEMBERSHIP…The Westfield Adult School recently selected four new
members to serve on the board for the 2001-2002 school year. The new members
appointed to serve three-year terms, left to right, are: Westfield area residents
Diane Gorbaty, Alison McCabe and Melissa Stanton. Linnea Rhodes will also
serve on the board of the organization.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SCOTCH PLAINS – During the
115th graduation service at Campbell
University in Buies Creek, N.C. on
Monday, May 14, Scotch Plains resident Amanda Jane Podlas was
awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township of Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, will conduct an auction of used vehicles
and equipment at 10:00 a.m., June 9, 2001 at the rear of the Scotch Plains Police Department, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains. Listed
below is a list of the items to be offered at the auction:
Department
Parks and Recreation
Public Property
Tax Collector
Building Department
TV-34
Item
Starting Bid
Typewriter
$25
1984 Dodge Ram Charger
$2,000
IN # 4GW12TXES370200
(2) Olympia Adding Machine/
Calculator
$2
Sharp Adding Machine/
Calculator
$2
Swingline Electric Stapler
$1
(20) Miscellaneous Type 13”
Color Monitors
$5 each
(3) Okidata Laser Printers
with miscellaneous trays
$5 each
(1) H.P. Laser Printer
$5
(20) Keyboards
$5
(2) IBM Selectric Typewriters
$2
Condition
Fair
Poor
Fair
Fair
Poor
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Poor
ITEM NO.
BICYCLES
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SCOTCH PLAINS POLICE DEPARTMENT 2001 AUCTION
DESCRIPTION
CONDITION
START BID
CASE NO.
TRIBER BOYS 10SP BLUE
CROSS ROADS BOYS 10SP PURPLE
ROYCE UNION BOYS BMX SILVER
MONGOOSE BOYS BMX SILVER
GOFFA USA GIRLS BMX BLUE
PRO THUNDER BMX
HUFFY BOYS BMX SILVER
HUFFY GIRLS MT. BIKE BLUE
COLUMBIA BOYS 10 SP BROWN
HUFFY BOYS MT. BIKE PURPLE
FREE SPIRIT BOYS 10SP BLUE
PACIFIC BOTY MT. BIKE GRAY
ROSS BOYS 10 SP GRAY
HERCULES GIRLS 3SP BLACK
FUJI 15 SP MT BIKE BLUE
FUJI 15 SP MT BIKE BLUE
POOR
POOR
FAIR
GOOD
FAIR
POOR
POOR
GOOD
POOR
POOR
FAIR
GOOD
POOR
POOR
GOOD
GOOD
$3.00
$3.00
$5.00
$10.00
$5.00
$3.00
$3.00
$10.00
$3.00
$3.00
$5.00
$20.00
$3.00
$3.00
$25.00
$25.00
00-13207
00-13029
00-14255
00-8719
00-11103
N/A
00-8895
00-11478
00-9726
00-13508
00-6157
00-8488
00-10153
00-14147
N/A PD
N/A PD
JEWELRY
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GOLD CHAIN/HEART PENDANT
22 INCH GOLD CHAIN
18 INCH GOLD CHAIN
(5) GOLD RINGS
(8) SILVER RINGS
GOLD ROPE BRACELET
GOLD ROPE BRACELET
GOLD ROPE BRACELET
GOLD ROPE BRACELET
14K GOLD WATCH
GOLD EARRINGS (LEAF)
WT. GOLD RING
RING; GOLD BAND
RING; GOLD BAND
GOLD RING
GOLD RING W/ STONES
SILVER/GOLD BRACELET
GOLD BRACELET
SILVER EARRINGS
EARRINGS - GOLD HOOP
SILVER EARRINGS
GOLD RING W/ STONE
EARRINGS - GOLD SHELL
EARRINGS - GOLD TWIST
EARRING - GOLD SHELL (1)
EARRINGS - GOLD SHELL
EARRING - GOLD (1)
EARRING - GOLD (1)
EARRING - GOLD (1)
EARRING - GOLD (1)
GOLD NECKLACE
GOLD NECKLACE
NECKLACE - 14K GOLD
RING - GOLD BAND
GOLD RING
JEWELERY BAG
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
POOR
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
$5.00
$5.00
$3.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$3.00
$5.00
$5.00
$100.00
$2.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$3.00
$5.00
$3.00
$5.00
$5.00
$5.00
$2.00
$5.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$25.00
$10.00
$15.00
$5.00
$5.00
$1.00
98-3718
00-9674
00-9674
00-9674
00-9674
00-6376-2
00-6376-3
00-6376-4
00-6376-5
00-6376-6
00-6376-7
00-6376-8
00-6376-9
00-6376-10
00-6376-11
00-6376-12
00-6376-13
00-6376-14
00-6376-15
00-6376-16
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00-6376-18
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00-6376-20
00-6376-21
00-6376-22
00-6376-23
00-6376-24
00-6376-25
00-6376-26
00-6376-27
00-6376-28
00-6376-29
00-6376-30
00-6376-31
00-6376-32
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
FAIR
FAIR
POOR
POOR
FAIR
POOR
FAIR
POOR
FAIR
$5.00
$1.00
$2.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$2.00
$1.00
$1.00
$3.00
98-18423
98-18423
98-18423
99-5632
99-16312
98-10240
98-10240
98-17219
99-6121
98-8445
98-8445
98-8445
99-16312
98-8445
97-6463
97-6463
MISCELLANEOUS:
51.
SEGA SATURN VIDEO GAME
52.
SEGA SOLAR ECLIPSE
53.
SEGA MYST GAME CD
54.
PANASONIC CORDLESS PHONE
55.
MOTOROLA CELL PHONE
56.
MOTOROLA TAC CELL PHONE
57.
SONY SPRINT CELL PHONE
58.
DC POWER INVERTER
59.
KODAK ADVANTIX CAMERA
60.
SONY PERSONAL CD PLAYER
61.
62.
63.
SONY CAR STEREO
64.
EASTPAK BACK PACK
65.
(1) BAG OF MISC. FOREIGN COINS
66.
(1) BAG OF NYC BRIDGE/TUNNEL TOKENS
The Township reserves the right to withdraw any item from sale at the Township’s sole discretion. All items sold “as is” and may be
inspected prior to the sale during business hours or at 9:00 a.m. the day of the sale.
Purchases may be made by cash or certified check, payable at the time the bid is accepted by the Township. All items shall be removed
from Township premises within one week from the date of acceptance of the bidder’s offer at the bidder’s own expense.
Barbara Riepe
Township Clerk
1 T – 5/31/01, The Times
Fee: $252.45
who include:
Retirees
Susan Apgar, Franklin Elementary School; James Beil, Westfield
High School (WHS); Joseph
Bencivenga, Edison Intermediate
School; Mary Clarke, McKinley Elementary School; Betty Cole,
Franklin School; Noralen Cowell,
WHS; Merilyn Diamond, WHS;
Doris Gerber, Special Services; Paul
Infuso, Edison Intermediate; Robert
Lipman, Jefferson Elementary
School; Darlene Nowak, Director of
Technology; John O’Brien, Business
Office; Claire M. Pigott, Franklin
School; Sally Reynolds, Edison Intermediate; Patrick Rooney, Franklin
School; David Tuller, Human Resources and Pamela Wychunas,
WHS.
25th Year of Service
Doris Gerber, Special Services;
Edward Lauerman, WHS; William
Mathews, WHS; Anthony Tomasso,
Special Services and Vinnie Yacullo,
Franklin School.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE,
INC. F/K/A NORWEST MORTGAGE,
INC., PLAINTIFF vs. YANIRA R.
CARDOZA, ET AL., DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED FIFTY NINE & 73/100 ($197,559.73).
of New Jersey
Rebecca Place, Elizabeth, New Jersey
07201
of Elizabeth
x 125 feet
Nearest Cross Street: Division Street
TWO-HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND
FIVE-HUNDRED THIRTY SIX & 66/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
216 Haddon Avenue
CH-755897 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $181.56
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION,
PLAINTIFF vs. THERESA ZAMBUJO, ET
AL, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
EIGHT-HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO & 17/
100 ($134,882.17).
COUNTY: UNION STATE OF NEW
JERSEY
STREET & STREET NO: 229 Clark Place
TAX BLOCK AND LOT NOS.: BLOCK
NO.: 1 LOT NO.: 31
DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 100 FEET X 25
FEET
NEAREST CROSS STREET: 350 feet
from Second Street
SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): NONE
ONE-HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED NINETY THREE
& 35/100 ($141,293.35) together with lawful
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
CHARTERED
737 Stokes Road
PO Box 1088
CH-755919 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $187.68
Page 20
Graduating Senior Students
Revealed by Union Catholic
Boy Scouts and Families Help
Clean Up Reservation Land
SCOTCH PLAINS – Boy Scouts,
parents and grandparents from Troop
No. 33 in Fanwood and Scotch Plains
recently trudged through the scrub at
the Watchung Reservation last week
to haul out trash.
Litter blown from Route 78 and
flotsam from Lake Surprise were collected in more than a dozen large bags
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Board of Adjustment of the Town of
Westfield, New Jersey will meet on Monday, June 11, 2001 in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 425 East
Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30
p.m. to hear and consider the following
appeals for variance from the requirements
of the Westfield Land Use Ordinance:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Brian and Carol Noonan, 33 Moss
Drive seeking permission to erect an
addition contrary to the requirements
of Section 11.07 E7 of the Land Use
Ordinance. Applicant proposes minimum rear yard setback of 25.1 feet.
Ordinance requires 35 feet.
Gary R. Roth and Cynthia D. Benn,
415 Topping Hill Road seeking permission to erect an addition contrary to the requirements of Section
11.06 E6 of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes minimum sideyard setback of 10.71 feet.
Dwight Adams, 580 Cumberland
Street seeking permission to erect
a two story addition contrary to the
requirements of Section 11.12 E6
and 11.12 E10 of the Land Use
Ordinance. Applicant proposes
minimum sideyard setback of 8.6
feet and 4.2 feet. Ordinance requires 10 feet. Applicant also proposes maximum building coverage
of 28.46% (current coverage is
27.63%). Ordinance allows 20%.
Richard Bakunas, 636 Clark Street
seeking permission to erect an addition contrary to the requirements
of Section 11.08 E6 and 12.04 F of
the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant
proposes left sideyard setback of
8.21 feet. Ordinance requires 10
feet. Also proposed is right sideyard
setback of 4.72 feet. Ordinance requires 10 feet. Maximum building
coverage proposed is 25.8% Ordinance allows 22%.
Michael McKenna, 973 Willow
Grove Road seeking permission to
erect a 6 foot high fence on the side
of property contrary to the requirements of Section 12.07 C of the
Land Use Ordinance. Maximum
fence height proposed is 6 feet.
Ordinance allows 4 feet.
Christopher and Janine Mesbah,
438 Longfellow Avenue seeking permission to erect a second story
addition contrary to the requirements
of Section 11.09 A E5, 11.09 AE6,
and 11.09AE4 of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes
sideyard setback of proposed (and
present) of 6.3 feet and 11 feet.
Manny and Gail Erlich, 761 Norman
Place seeking permission to retain
storage shed in rear yard contrary to
the requirements of Section 11.06
E10(12.04F) and 13.01 EG1b. of
the Land Use Ordinance. Maximum
allowable building coverage proposed with shed is 20.82%. Ordinance allows 20%. Also proposed is
setback for shed (rear and side) of
20 inches. Ordinance requires 5 feet.
Jeffrey and Patricia O’Connor, 705
Clark Street seeking permission to
erect a shed dormer contrary to the
requirements of Section 11.09 E6 of
the Land Use Ordinance. Minimum
sideyard setback proposed of 6 feet11 inches. Ordinance requires 10 feet.
John and Jenny Carroll, 906 Coolidge
Street seeking permission to erect a
deck contrary to the requirements of
Section 11.09 E6 and 13.02 C1 of
the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant
proposes minimum sideyard setback
of 3.55 feet and 9.46 feet. Ordinance
requires 10 feet. Also, a portion of
deck is proposed to be located in
sideyard. Ordinance allows deck only
in rear yard.
Martin Sheehy, 441 Lenox Avenue
seeking permission to erect a garage contrary to the requirements of
Section 13.01 Gb of the Land Use
Ordinance. Ordinance requires accessory structure in rear yard adjacent to sideyard to be set back 10
feet. Applicant proposes 5 feet.
Douglas S. Schwartz, 230 Avon
Road seeking permission to erect a
gazebo enclosing a spa contrary to
the requirements of Section 12.04
F2 of the Land Use Ordinance. Maximum building coverage proposed is
23.2% Ordinance allows 22%.
Henry and Susan Johnson, 834
Standish Avenue seeking permission to erect a porch addition contrary to the requirements of Section
11.06 E6 of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes sideyard
setback of 10.21 feet. Ordinance
requires 15 feet.
Documentation of the above is on file in
the Office of the Town Engineer, 959 North
Avenue West, Westfield, New Jersey and
may be seen Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Any interested party may appear at the
hearing, either in person, or by their attorney, and be given an opportunity to be heard
with respect to this application.
Colleen Mayer, Secretary
Board of Adjustment
1 T – 5/31/01, The Leader Fee: $107.10
of sorted recyclables and rubbish during a 90-minute “mini-marathon.”
Among the items collected was a
bent, two-foot section of corrugated,
galvanized 30-inch culvert pipe
which had settled in a depression and
rusted alongside a wildlife path.
Volunteers minimized the impact
on the Reservation by walking, and
later hauling, along the county-established trails whenever possible.
Brambles and branches overhanging
the established trails were pruned by
the scouts, to assist the County Park
staff in maintaining trails and to deter visitors from breaking trails
through adjacent growth.
Eagle Troop No. 33 sponsors a
variety of community service projects
each year. For more information on
Boy Scouting and related community activities, please call the Patriots’ Path Council of Boy Scouts of
America in Mountainside at (908)
654-9191.
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
FLEET MORTGAGE CORP.,
PLAINTIFF
vs.
EFSTATHIOS
MALETOS; DENIS LEWIS; JESUS
MARMOLEJOS, DEFENDANT.
DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2000 FOR SALE
THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVENHUNDRED SIX & 82/100 ($137,706.82).
LOT NO. 836 BLOCK NO. 8
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 524 JACKSON AVENUE, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07201
NORTHWESTERLY side of JACKSON
AVENUE, 350 feet from the NORTHEASTERLY side of MARY STREET.
ONE-HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE-HUNDRED NINETY FOUR &
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
SHAPIRO & KREISMAN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Suite J
CH-755693 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $187.68
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. VICTOR
DOMINGUEZ, ET AL., DEFENDANT.
DATED JULY 31, 2000 FOR SALE OF
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SIX-HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR & 24/100
($117,684.24).
of New Jersey
Premises commonly known as 916 Anna
Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207
BEING KNOWN as LOT NO. 131,
BLOCK NO. 8, on the official Tax Map of the
City of Elizabeth
x 115 feet
Nearest Cross Street: Henry Street
ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED ONE & 43/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
216 Haddon Avenue
CH-755480 (WL)
4 T - 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
& 6/14/01
Fee: $177.48
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
MAINTENANCE ROADWAY REPAIR CONTRACT NO. 120
SEALED BIDS will be received from bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.,
in the NJDOT MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035
Parkway Avenue, until 10:00 A.M. on 6/28/01 and opened and read for:
MAINTENANCE ROADWAY REPAIR CONTRACT NO. 120,
NORTH - 2001 ROUTES 82 AND 124
COUNTIES OF ESSEX AND UNION
100% STATE
DP NO. 01449
The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 U.S.C.,
49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder on the grounds of race,
color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the contract award. Bidders are required to comply
with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 NJAC 17:27. Drawings, specifications and bid
documents may be inspected or obtained for a fee of $19.00, for full size drawings, at the
NJDOT Plans Distribution Building No. 8 Thiokol P.O.Box 600 Trenton, New Jersey 08625
during business hours. Names and addresses of prospective bidders for this project may be
acquired by telephoning (609) 530-8584 or (609) 530-8585 during business hours. Their fax
number is (609) 530-8347. Drawings, supplemental specifications, and boring logs may also
be inspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design
Field Offices at the following locations:
200 Stierli Court
Route 79 and Daniels Way
3906 Church Road
Mt. Arlington, New Jersey
Freehold, New Jersey
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
(973) 770-5141
(732) 308-4025
(856) 866-4953
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Bureau of Construction Services, Procurement Division
3 T – 5/31, 6/7 & 6/14/01, The Leader
Fee: $180.54
SCOTCH PLAINS – Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains has
reported the names of students expected to graduate during Commencement Exercises on Saturday,
June 2, at 9 a.m.
Students with asterisks beside their
names are members of the National
Honor Society.
HELPING MOTHER NATURE…Members of Boy Scout Troop No. 33 in
Fanwood-Scotch Plains and their family members collect trash from the Watchung
Reservation during a recent, 90-minute “mini-marathon,” during which they
picked up debris from nearby Route 78 and flotsam from Lake Surprise.
AARP Spring Luncheon Set
For June 4 at The Westwood
WESTFIELD – Westfield Area
Chapter No. 4137 of the American
Association of Retired Persons will
hold its annual spring luncheon on
Monday, June 4, at noon at The
Westwood in Garwood. The luncheon
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
INVITATION TO BID
Town of Westfield in the Council Chambers
at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad
Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at 10:00 AM
prevailing time on Monday, June 25, 2001,
for the “2001 SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM IN THE TOWN OF
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.”
The work under this Proposal includes
the furnishing of all labor, materials and
equipment necessary to complete the work
as described in the Contract Specifications,
and Proposals shall be in accordance with
such Specifications and the terms proposed
in the Contract.
The major items under this contract include the following in estimated quantities:
250 linear feet of granite block curb; 32,300
square feet of concrete sidewalk (4 inches
thick); 3,900 square feet of concrete sidewalk (6 inches thick); reset 1,000 linear feet
feet of bluestone/slate sidewalk; 370 linear
feet of new bluestone sidewalk; 100 square
yards of bituminous concrete sidewalk.
The successful bidder shall start construction ten (10) days after notice of award
of Contract is given, and shall complete all
work within ninety (90) calendar days after
notice to proceed.
Proposals shall be in writing on the forms
furnished and must be delivered at the place
and before the hour above mentioned, and
must be accompanied by a certified check
or bid bond payable to the Town of Westfield
in an amount equal to at least ten percent
(10%) of the base amount of the bid, but not
less than $500.00 nor more than $20,000.00.
Each bid must also be accompanied by a
Surety Company Certificate stating that said
Surety company will provide the bidder with
the required Performance bond in the full
amount of the Contract, by a Non-Collusion
Affidavit and a Contractor’s Qualification
Statement, Statement of Ownership, on the
forms included in and explained in the contract documents.
provisions of Chapter 127 P.L. 1975 supplement to the law against discrimination (Affirmative Action) and must pay workmen the
prevailing wage rates promulgated by the
New Jersey State Department of Labor and
Industry for this project, copies of which are
on file in the Office of the Town Engineer.
Plans and specifications may be seen or
procured at the office of the Town Engineer,
Public Works Center, 959 North Avenue
West, Westfield, New Jersey. The Mayor
and Council reserve the right to reject any
bid, and to waive any informality in any bid,
if in the interest of the Town, it is deemed
advisable to do so.
Kenneth B. Marsh
Town Engineer
Fee: $56.61
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Board of Education, Westfield, New Jersey,
in the Board of Education Office, 302 Elm
Street, Westfield, New Jersey, 07090, at
11:00 A.M. (Prevailing Time) on June 12,
2001 at which time bids will be opened and
read aloud for:
“FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION AND
RELATEDWORKATWESTFIELDADMINISTRATION BUILDING B1-22A”
Plans and Specifications will be available
on June 1, 2001.
Plans, Specifications, form of bid, contract
and bond for the proposed work and other
contract documents thereto, as prepared by
M. Disko Associates, are on file in their
offices at 151 Sumner Avenue, Kenilworth,
New Jersey 07033, and may be examined at
the office of M. Disko Associates during
normal business hours.
Bidders will be furnished with a copy of
the Plans and Specifications by the Engineer, upon proper notice and payment of a
check for Sixty ($60.00) dollars, payable to
M. DISKO ASSOCIATES, said cost being
the reproduction price of the documents
and is not returnable.
Proposal forms (as contained in the Specifications) provide for the awarding of all the
work to the lowest qualified bidder under a
single contract.
The guaranty accompanying the bid shall
be given in the amount of ten percent (10%)
of the bid and may be given at the option of
the bidder by a Certified Check or Bid Bond
from a reputable insurance company.
All bidders must be prequalified in accordance with Chapter 105, Laws of 1962, as
amended by Chapter 188, Laws of 1968 as
set forth in Instructions to Bidders.
Labor in connection with the project shall
be paid not less than wages as listed in
Prevailing Wage Rate Determination pursuant to Chapter 150 of the New Jersey
Laws of 1963, or the U. S. Department of
Labor Wage Determinations, whichever are
higher for each class of labor.
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of PL 1975, C.127, (NJAC 17:27).
Bids may be held by the Board of Education for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days
from the date of the opening of Bids for the
purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to
awarding of the Contract.
The Board of Education reserves the right
to reject any or all bids if in its judgment the
public interest will be served by so doing.
By order of the Board of Education,
Westfield, New Jersey.
Robert Berman
Business Administrator
Fee: $55.59
will replace the regular monthly
meeting held in Westfield.
Luncheon Chairwoman Marie
Stock is currently taking reservations for the luncheon and members
may bring one guest. She may be
reached at (908) 925-2536. An international buffet with a variety of foods
will be featured, along with coffee,
tea, wine and soda on each table.
The cost is $18 per person, which
will include the full-course luncheon
and entertainment. “Just a Bunch of
Banjos,” a musical and vocal group,
will perform a mix of old-time melodies and newer songs.
Trips and Tours Chairwoman
Elizabeth Montag is planning a bus
trip in December to the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center in Newark
for an evening performance of the
Boston Pops Orchestra following a
full-course dinner at the Casa Vasca
Restaurant. Additional information
will be provided at the chapter’s next
regular meeting in September.
For information and reservations
for the trip to Washington, D.C. from
Monday through Friday, September
17 to 21, please call Co-Chairwoman
Marie Stauder at (908) 889-6769.
Timothy Advani*
Anthony Insinger
Brian Paul Albano* Dane Iorio
Lucia Marisa Ferreira de Almeida* Nicole Januik
Andrea L. Angulo Haig Salnave Robert Jean
Brad J. Antoniewicz Tara Lynn Kalkus
Claudia M. Arango Tomasz Kierzkowski*
Celeste Rebecca Vincent Armfield Zeena Christine Koda
Joseph Russel Baldowski Paul Joseph Kolesa
Jessica Leigh Ballweg* Christine Ann Kus*
Jeremy G. Baluyot Samantha Katharine Large
Christina Baran
Melissa E. Leach-Douglas
Paula G. Bavosa
Jason M. L’Hommedieu
James Joseph Bischoff* Justin Andre Little
Michael Thomas Black Andria Mercedes Lopez
Holly Lynn Blessing Natalie C. Lucante
Jillian Marie Bonafide* Miroslav Michael Majcen
Nicole Bottone
Christopher Dwight Villanueva Malapit*
Laura Elizabeth Bowman Maria Pauline Marletta
William Joseph Boyar* Ryan James McKenna*
Najah Aliya Briggs Thomas D. McLeod, 3rd
Maureen Catherine Brown Michelle C. Meade*
Christopher Anthony Bruno Ryan J. Miller
Christine A. Brzezicki* Melanie Louise Mitchell*
Debra Beth Buchan* Jennifer Lynn Montferret
Amornratana Bunnag Gregory Anderson Moonsammy
Teddy Cadet
Chassidy Renee Moore
Genevieve Co Caliolio* Socrates Luis Morilla
Dianna Patricia Cardinale Samad Lee Moses
Christopher James Carnivale Sarah Nicole Mugavero
Cori Anne Cassidy Vanessa B. Munoz
Erica Serena Castro Rae Frances Neshimka
Jason Cepeda
Patricia Joann Nuwer*
Alessandra Chan
Christine Lea O’Donnell
Ronald Joseph Ciasulli Daniel James Orlando
Tamara L. Colangelo Pamela J. Orosz
Michael L. Coleman, Jr. James P. Osborne
Laura Michelle Colon Babatope Joseph Oyawusi
Lawrence Ramsey Crawley Dennis Alfred Panzavecchia
Ivan J. Cruz, Jr.
Angela Jean Paster
Andrea Orael D’Addario Sarah Lyn Perara
Christopher Daly* Michael Pereira
Erik A. Da Rocha* Maureen Victoria Perkins
Constance Victoria Davis Christopher A. Ponce
Jimmy DeLaCruz Ryan H. Price
Lea Bueno Dela Cruz Steven Bernard Quince
Laura Marie DelGuercio Kristin Michelle Raimonde
Mark J. De Oliveira John Paul Rakowski
Debbie Kethelyn Derisse Marci C. Rasoilo
Stephen DiPalma
Blanca C. Rodrigues
Nicole Marie DiRobbio Blanca Rosa Rodriguez*
Katherine Elizabeth Doll Eva Sajonas
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CITICORP MORTGAGE, INC., PLAINTIFF vs. FILLETTE VALESTIN; MARIE S.
DORCEUS, ET ALS, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
The judgment amount is ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY TWO THOUSAND
NINE-HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX & 47/
100 ($122,976.47).
CITY of ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07201,
County of UNION and State of New Jersey.
Commonly known as: 1059 LAFAYETTE
STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
07201
Tax Lot No. 890 in Block No. 9
Dimension of Lot: approximately 25 feet
wide by 105.08 feet long.
Nearest Cross Street: Catherine Street
Situated at a point on the northeasterly
sideline of Lafayette Street distance approximately 200 feet west from its intersection
with the westerly sideline of Catherine Street.
ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY NINE THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE &
interest and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
Suite 201
7 Century Drive
CH-755926 (WL)
4 T - 5/31, 6/7, 6/14
& 6/21/01
Fee: $187.68
PUBLIC NOTICE
Kathryn Nichole Donnan Kathryn Marie Schurtz*
Monifa A. Ellis
Casey Jennifer Serden
Melissa S. Esquilin Tracey Lyn Sheehy
Kelly Jean Feil*
Thomas D. Simpson
Carolyn Grace Fenmore Rachelle H. Singer
Vanessa Kathleen Fernandez Shrita Marie Smith
Daniele Ferraro*
Yushiciachanuvia H. Smith*
Michael Rego Ferreira Cory D. Spearman
Matthew Steven Ferro Kyle Matthew Stec
Kate Elizabeth Fitzgerald* Elizabeth Anne Stowasky
Vermond Peter A. Flores Jessica Lynne Thornton
Melissa Sue Foglia* Robert Samuel Trotte*
Arlene Gerardo
Katrina Aimee Tubayan*
Colleen Ann Goodheart Shana Dale Tucker
Christine Dawn Turoczy
Craig Gorczyca
George Willis John Goros* Anoop D. Varghese*
Justine Elizabeth Grady Margaret Mary Walsh
Joe Benjamin Green, 2nd Leroy White, Jr.
Cynthia Marie Griffin Nicole Schier Wilkens
Amy Lynn Grillo
John Thomas Wilkinson*
Nicole J. Grzywacz* Danielle Marie Williams
Ninou de los Angeles Hardaker Rashida Shavon Williams
Rosa Maria Hernandez Tracia Rosetta Worrell
Jacquelyn Rose Huber Jennifer A. Yelverton
Amanda K. Hudziak Deena Marie Zack*
Bryan Joseph Hughes* Veronica B. Zak*
Ashlei Margaret Huntley Marilyn Zambrycki*
Lesia Ilyasova*
Schultz, Klock Granted
Bachelor’s Degrees
At Providence College
AREA – Providence College students Robert Schultz of Westfield
and Thomas Klock of Scotch
Plains received bachelor’s degrees
during the college’s 83rd commencement exercises on Sunday,
May 20.
R o b e rt wa s awa rd e d a
bachelor’s degree in Humanities,
while Thomas Klock of Scotch
Plains graduated Magna Cum
Laude with a bachelor’s degree in
Accountancy.
Sean M. Schafer Earns
Degree at Univ. of Mass.
WESFIELD – Sean M. Schafer
graduated in January from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst,
Mass. He received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and
Finance.
Sean, the son of Dr. Steven K.
Schafer of Watchung and Michele
Schafer of Westfield, is currently
employed by IBM in White Plains,
N.Y. in the Accounting Department.
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. MARIA
MIKHAIL, DEFENDANT.
MORTGAGED PREMISES.
SIXTY ONE THOUSAND THREE-HUNDRED SIXTY NINE & 41/100
($161,369.41).
of New Jersey
Burnham Road, Elizabeth, New Jersey
07202
of Elizabeth
x 35 feet
Nearest Cross Street: Clover Street
ONE-HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND TWO-HUNDRED FIFTY & 12/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
216 Haddon Avenue
CH-755887 (WL)
4 T - 5/17, 5/24, 5/31
& 6/7/01
Fee: $181.56
SHERIFF’S SALE
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, AS
TRUSTEE, PLAINTIFF vs. REGINA
CONDEZ, ET AL., DEFENDANT.
NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND ONE-HUNDRED NINETY & 99/100 ($197,190.99).
COUNTY: UNION STATE OF NEW
JERSEY
STREET & STREET NO: 54 Elmora
Avenue
TAX BLOCK AND LOT NOS.:
BLOCK NO.: 13 LOT NO.: 511
DIMENSIONS OF LOT: 111 FEET X
46.66 FEET
NEAREST CROSS STREET: 46.66 feet
from Murray Avenue.
TWO-HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND
SIX-HUNDRED THIRTY TWO & 51/100
and costs.
this sale.
RALPH FROEHLICH
SHERIFF
CHARTERED
737 Stokes Road
PO Box 1088
CH-755597 (WL)
4 T - 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
& 5/31/01
Fee: $181.56
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY
FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES, ASSESSMENTS
AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS
Public notice is hereby given that I, Colleen M. Huehn, Collector of Taxes of the Borough of Fanwood, County of Union will sell at public
auction on
THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2001
In the Mayor and Council Chambers at the Borough Municipal Building, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey at 9:00 o’clock
in the morning or at such later time and place to which said sale may then be adjourned, all of the several lots and parcels of land assessed
to the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount of municipal
liens chargeable against said lands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1, et seq. As computed to the 14th day of June, 2001.
Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount of municipal liens chargeable against each parcel
of said land assessed as one parcel, together with interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowest rate of
interest bid, not to exceed 18%. Payment for said parcels shall be made prior to the conclusion of the sale in the form of cash, certified
check or money order or other method previously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold. Properties for which there
are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to the Borough of Fanwood at an interest rate of 18%.
At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any property with interest and costs. Payments must be in the
form of cash, certified check or money order.
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Zinman, David
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Reese, Robert Jr. & Amy E.
Mueller, Jeffrey & Suzanne
Kenyon, Richard C. & Janice M.
Gardner, Carole & Gladys
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and Jane Twombly manage their company, Crop Paper Scissors, in Long
Branch.
During a telephone interview on
Tuesday, May 15, Mrs. Pabon explained
that workshops and classes are taught
to groups of about six people at a time.
Supplying scrapbook materials is another facet of the organization.
Becki Skinner of El Dorado, Ark. has
been selling approximately 150 different handmade products (paper piercings,
punch art, die cut
letters and phrases),
making her company Blooming
Ideas a unique pleasure.
Carol Countryman, who runs Orchard View Stickers out of her home
in North Rose, N.Y.,
takes orders for
some of the top stickers. After collecting
them for herself, she
started to sell them
through her familyrun country market.
“Scrapbooking is
indeed a huge category – and only getting bigger,” said Sara
Tie Me To The Moon presents themed memory Naumann, Marketing
albums of the highest quality, like “School Manager of HOTP.
“According
to
Days,” pictured above.
Memory Makers
Barbara Marino of Mrs. Grossman’s magazine, the scrapbooking industry
said, “Our stickers were the
first chosen when the phenomenon (scrapbooking)
took off, with Mrs.
Grossman’s pioneering decorative stickers more than 23
years ago.” These stickers,
ranging in price, are crisp in
design and concept. Their
borders come on a roll, so
you can get up to 2 yards of
sticker perfection.
Highest accolades go to BoBunny for their series of enchanting stickers (an average
of $1.75), which coordinate
with the papers previously
mentioned. You will feel compelled to make a scrapbook
with only their products.
Tie Me To The Moon vends
a variety of collections. From
the 12 cuddly characters in
The Dimple Street Gang™
and the clever Be Still My
Heart™ collection, the company that started in 1999
charges about $1.99 for their
packaged sheets (5 .5" x 12").
Minnesota is home to the
Mother-daughter Company
founded in 1984, It Takes Two.
Their line of playful designs
is flourishing. With a smaller Stickopotamus’ Sticker Binder System allows
line, Paper House Productions collectors to keep their stickers like “Thanksgivoffers modules of photo- ing -- Friendly Crows,” pictured above, clean and
graphic, non-illustrated qual- organized.
ity.
A CUT ABOVE – In place of stickers
or along side of them, the scrapbooker reached $770 million last year.”
Kate Griswold, one of the organizmight choose to use die-cuts. Accuers
of Michigan’s 2nd annual
Cut® of Nebraska provides large paper dolls in the unique Jill’s Paper Doll scrapbooking convention, the Great
World series, as well as its own die- Lakes Mega Meet, reported, “Creatcutting equipment. Since 1997, HOTP ing memory albums is not only a
has sold about 3 million Punch Outs relaxing and rewarding hobby, but the
with sayings, verses, borders and other scrapbooker creates a keepsake that
will be treasured for generations.”
embellishments.
OVER THE BORDER — Decorating
Living Local and Artsy?
scrapbook pages extends to stamping
and stenciling. D.J. Inkers of Utah
We want to talk to you:
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Contact the A&E Editor software, “You won’t know where to
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cost between $4-$11 each.
Using stamps instead of stickers
Butterfly Concerto at WHS
has several benefits, according to Posh
To Include Peter, Allen Yu
Impressions’ dynamo since 1979, Dee
Gruenig. “You can change the colors
WESTFIELD – Peter and
and anything else associated with your
Allen Yu, seniors at Westfield
photo or page, using different colorHigh School (WHS), will pering implements.” She added, “Rubform as soloists in the Butterfly
ber stamps almost never wear out and
Concerto with the high school’s
they’re collector’s items.”
orchestra this evening, Thursday,
Over 10-years-old, Close To My
May 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the high
Heart® of Utah has sold hand-asschool’s auditorium.
sembled rubber stamps from handThis composition, more fordrawn designs, stamp pads, stampmally entitled, Liang Shan Po
ing markers, and scrapbooking ideas.
Stamps run from $4.95 per design to
and Zhu Ying Tai, is a program$34.95 for some sets.
matic work inspired by an old
Stencil borders templates by
Chinese legend. The work was
FairyTale Creations, add a less orcomposed in 1960 by two stunate flavor to pages with themes like
dents at the Shanghai Music In“Summertime Fun,” “Gracious Garstitute.
den,” and “Christmas & Beyond.”
Five years ago, the Yu family
Peddler’s Pack Stampworks of Orof Westfield performed the piece
egon, which has been in business for
as a piano trio during First Night
15 years, also manufactures charmWestfield.
ing, non-cartoonish stickers. “Our collection of art rubber stamps offers over
This performance by Allen and
2,000 original art images, all created
Peter Yu will be their last as stuby award-winning artists,” said Head
dents at WHS.
Stamp Peddler Joyce Kurtz. Most of
their stamps are in the “double-digits”
($10, $13), but are priceless.
GET IT IN WRITING – With every
photograph comes a thought worth
journaling. This process can include
quotations, song lyrics, free-association, sketches and collages. To
make your memory book into an
illustrated life story, you need the
perfect pen that will flow in ink as
quickly as your memories flow.
Gelly Roll pens by Sakura, Japan
imprint stardust into every sentiment.
Available in funky names like cosmic, galaxy, nova, meteor and quasar,
I haven’t been able to stop writing
with these intergalactic implements.
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
– Scrapbook supplies are not only
manufactured in a factory or sold
from a store, but in the home.
“Scrapbooking sisters” Ann Pabon
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Shrek
Monstrous Fun
By Michael S. Goldberger
One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent
3 popcorns
Once upon a time, in a moviemaking
kingdom far, far away, some really good
filmmakers at DreamWorks SKG decided
that audiences both young and old deserved an animated feature that didn’t reissue the same old Disney stencil.
For one, the title would not sound pretty,
but would be guttural and realistic. It would
be called Shrek. But most importantly,
there wouldn’t be the usual set of politically correct characters, their names and
period costumes merely changed to distinguish them from the last batch of dramatis
cartoonis. You know: a handsome prince,
a pretty princess, and either some furry
little animals or a set of witty dinnerware
to serve as the heroine’s loyal pals.
Nope. This movie would have an ugly
ogre as its lead. A real monster of a bully
beset with er, well, human flaws. And while
there would be a perfectly fabulous princess, her real beauty would lie not in her
comeliness, but in her imperfection.
And so it came to pass. After searching
far and wide for the right scribe to adapt
the book by William Steig, the producers
retained Ted Elliott. He gives Shrek just
the right edge, making the story humorously acerbic, yet benevolent by virtue of
its honesty.
Equally astute whilst sharing the directorial reins, Andrew Adamson and
Vicky Jenson successfully convey the
script’s parodical spirit with notable
aplomb. And finally, it is all marvelously interpreted by the wonderfully
emotive voices behind the scenes.
Again, as evidenced by the SKG
team’s ingeniously created characters,
computer animation takes still another
quantum leap.
Dusting off the Scottish brogue he
used for one of his naughtily named
villains in Austin Powers: The Spy who
Shagged Me (1999), Mike Myers is a rip
as the title ogre. Eddie Murphy is great
as his Sancho Panza, a lonely donkey
simply referred to as Donkey. And
Cameron Diaz is just swell as Fiona,
who, aside from needing saving, is not
exactly your typical princess.
Rounding out the cast, John Lithgow
is comically chilling as Lord Farquaad,
hardly a prince of a man despite the title
he seeks. As the story goes, the vertically challenged ne’er-do-well must save
a real live princess if he is to ever be a
prince. This little bit of lore comes via
the mirror, mirror on the wall he has
confiscated from Snow White. The theft
of personal property is just an inkling of
the havoc little Lord Farquaad has
wreaked on the fairy tale world.
You see, just like in real life, it’s all
about love, power, real estate and bigotry.
The latter item is tossed in for the convenience of those politicos who finesse the
very fears they sow for their own unconscionable advantage. Farquaad is just such
a cad. Looking to cleanse Duloc of its
diverse populations, he has resettled all
fairy tale characters in a swamp outside of
the kingdom where resides our ogre. He
has stumbled on a plan despite himself.
Suddenly, a Who’s Who of Kiddy Lit is
camped on the monster’s doorstep.
Shrek, who wishes no company while
he dines on barbecued swamp rat and
swigs putrid water, wants the Dulocian
refugees off his land. He professes to enjoy the solitary life to which he has become accustomed. And he doesn’t care if
he’s repulsive when he pulls a wax candle
out of his ear to festoon his dinner table
(actually, we think it’s pretty neat). But
now, these interlopers. This calls for a
summit meeting. Strange bedfellows and
all that.
As a lampoon of how international
relations works, the resulting unholy
alliance between Shrek and Farquaad is
worthy of Twain if not Aesop. Farquaad
is no dragon-slayer. And he knows it.
But it’ll take just that deed if he wants
the hand of Princess Fiona and the title
of prince that will come with it.
Shrek, on the other hand, is made to fell
such beasts. Hence the deal is struck, amazingly concluded without benefit of legal
counsel on either side: Shrek will go forth,
kill said dragon, who it just so happens is
a female, and return to Duloc with Princess Fiona in tow. In consideration of said
services, Farquaad will then diligently remove from the ogre’s swamp the likes of
the Three Little Pigs and every other displaced fairy tale character that huddles
therein.
It is at this juncture that Donkey attaches himself to Shrek. Of course our
monster must put up a front, but in time
begrudgingly accepts the chatty sidekick. It’s two for the road. Not unlike
Bogart and Rains in Casablanca (1942),
it looks like this is the beginning of a
wonderful friendship. The banter is terrific, with Murphy’s running commentary a ceaseless amusement.
Later, after they collect Fiona, they’re
a troika. And thus ensues the equally
entertaining return trip of the odyssey.
But hey, is that a courtship that begins to
bloom between Shrek and Fiona as they
wend their way to Duloc?
Is it possible? The Beauty and the Ogre?
Now, what you should know about Fiona
at this point, without giving the princess’s
dark secret away, is that appearances can
be deceiving... which in essence is the
heartfelt moral of this story.
The convivial threesome reminds of
Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert as the
spatting lovers in Boom Town (1940),
with Donkey as the stoical third wheel that
Spencer Tracy played. Granted, these specific analogies may be a bit of a stretch.
But, what they imply is that the lead
characters in Shrek are far more threedimensional than are normally found in
most animated features. Which, in its own
way, makes Shrek a beautiful thing.
* * * * *
Shrek, rated PG, is a DreamWorks
SKG release directed by Andrew Adamson
and Vicky Jenson and stars the voices of
Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie
Murphy. Running time: 90 minutes.
Get Outta
the House
By CAROL F. DAVIS
Temple Emanu-El of Westfield
will host its 13th Annual Evening
in Song on Sunday, June 3, at 7
p.m. Accompanied by Beged
Kefet, the group of seven talented
musicians will perform Hebrew,
Israeli and original songs. Among
the members of this talented group
are Student Cantor Leon Sher and
his wife, Beth. The folksy songs
are reminiscent of groups like Peter, Paul, and Mary and The Weavers. Their rich harmonics, that will
send your spirit soaring, are accompanied by guitar, piano, flute,
tambourine, and yup, you guessed
it – the tof (I did some research on
this one, and I believe it’s a hand
drum). Tickets are from $5 to $10,
and can be purchased before the
event or that evening. On a larger
scale, Beged Kefet donates all proceeds to help promote tolerance.
Ask about their name.
• • • • • • • • • • •
It’s new! It’s free! And it’s local!
The SummerYouth Ensemble Festival is forming now, and will provide young, advanced string players of the violin, cello, viola, and
string bass the opportunity to play
classical music in a chamber orchestra. Join them for rehearsals
every Thursday night from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. at Clark Library’s Ayers
Meeting Room, 303 Westfield Avenue. The end product of these
rehearsals, which will continue into
August, will be a concert performance in Clark. To apply or to
receive information, please call Richard or Karen at (732) 499-7213,
or
e-mail
[email protected]. This
library’s got is all. It’s air-conditioned and handicapped accessible,
so no excuses, young masters.
• • • • • • • • • • •
If you are a mush at heart, “Isn’t
it Romantic” is a local cabaret
event that will nourish your soul.
Broadway crooner Lauren Shub
and her jazz combo will perform
at Westfield’s Temple Emanu-El
on Sunday, June 10, at 7 p.m.
Suitable for the young and old
alike, the program will feature
ballads from the American
songbook, including the eponymous “Isn’t it Romantic” and
“How High the Moon.” Proceeds
benefit ARK, which helps area
homeowners rehabilitate and
make repairs. Admission is $10 $15 in advance, or $16 at the door.
Call (908) 232-1775 or (908) 2323308. One critic has described
Ms. Shub as a performer with a
“clear, lyrical voice that sails on
breathless notes.” Ahh.
• • • • • • • • • • •
On Friday, June 1, at 8 p.m.,
the Watchung Arts Center will be
presenting the Wooster Street
Trolley Jazz Band. These metropolitan area musicians have fun
and it shows. Their unique interpretation of jazz emphasizes
catching the spirit of the original
pieces, while they are reworked
into new arrangements. The band
mixes great versatility and fine
musicianship with unique creativity. They will take you on a
musical journey with sensitive
ballads and vigorous swing.
Sound intriguing? Fifteen-dollars
gets you a ticket and light refreshments during intermission.
You can reserve yours by calling
(908) 753-0190.
• • • • • • • • • • •
There’s a society out there, and
not too far from home, that works
to preserve and encourage barbershop quartet singing. Our local
chapter, The Rahway Valley
Jerseyaires Chorus will be joined
by some local children for a free
performance in Rahway at the
Roosevelt School Auditorium, 811
St. Georges Avenue tonight at 7:30
p.m. Some of these local kids are
professionals, as their performance
will demonstrate. The Jerseyaires
will end the evening with a few
favorite barbershop quarter classics. Didn’t know they existed?
There’s only one way to find out
what they are.
ART IS IN THE AIR…Artists and friends at the Sunday, March 25, awards
reception for the Westfield Art Association’s “Salon 2001” gathered to view the
creations of local talent.
Winners of Art Association’s
‘Salon 2001’ Sho
w Re
vealed
Show
Revealed
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Art
Association (WAA) has revealed the
winners of “Salon 2001,” the members’ exhibit displayed from Saturday,
March 24, to Sunday, April 1, in the
Westfield Community Room. The
NY Philharmonic
nance – somewhat of a rarity among
certain composers of the modern era.
Acoustics in the hall have recently
been improved since the distance in the
“sound gaps” between the acoustical
furnishings behind the orchestra has been
lessened. This more solid background
creates a better sounding board for orchestral projection, especially in the bass
register.
The concluding Brahms Symphony
No.2 was the product of experienced
musicians. The Zinman version of this
past Saturday evening could quite easily
be considered by some as definitive.
The Second symphony underscores a
happier, more laid-back Brahms. In fact,
the composer commented to a contemporary critic that he would soon “hear
such a symphony that sounds so cheerful
and delightful, that you would think I
wrote it especially for you, or rather for
your young wife.”
Smiling throughout almost the entire
performance, Zinman brought out the
best in the orchestra by not hampering
their creativity – an essential when dealing with musicians of high caliber.
For example, the work contains a
plethora of solo sections, especially for
French Horn. Principal hornist Philip
Myers, who is one of, if not the leading
symphonic horn player of any orchestra,
performed in flawless fashion, highlighting perfect tone, and musical interpretation. He possesses a beautiful vibrato
that is quite uncommon, but that comes
quite naturally to him.
Phrasing of orchestra was perfect, not
one idea was cut short. Basses produced
exceptional sound. All attacks and releases were perfect — far surpassing
even the excellent Concertgebouw Orchestra who performed at the NJPAC
several months ago.
This past weekend, the Philharmonic
emphasized all that is best in the state’s
grand musical heritage and clearly set
the standard for excellence in orchestral
performance at the NJPAC.
judge, sculptor Miklos Sebek, selected
22 pieces for awards out of 87 entries
in the WAA’s largest show.
WAA Awards of Excellence were
given to Bronna Butler for her pastel
portrait, “Michael;” Philip S. Drill for
his sculpture, “Naples:” S. Allyn
Schaeffer for his oil painting,
“Backroom;” and Betty Stroppel for
her watercolor, “Last Stop, Boatyard’s
Back Row.”
Members granted WAA Awards of
Merit were: Lydia Brunelli for her
watercolor, “Desert Glow;” Gladys
Reimers for her carved stone sculpture, “Peacock;” Roy M. Steinberg for
his oil and acrylic painting, “Festival;”
and Barbara Zietchick for an etching,
“Fern Garden.”
WAA Honorable Mentions were
given to: Julie Castillo for her gouache,
“Grandma Trinidad;” Andrew Engle
for his oil, “Interior by Winter Light;”
Ralph Garafola for his oil, “The Stuff
of Memories;” Phil Kass for his watercolor, “Elm Street V;” Jomo Kenyatta
for his black and white photograph,
“Life’s Journey;” Linda Kolar for her
charcoal with gouache, “Pygmalion;”
Fran Maurer for her watercolor, “Spring
Floral;” Joan McKinney for her watercolor, “The Open Porch;” and Barbara
Schwinn for multiple-image color photograph, “Suburban Westfield.”
The WAA’s fourth annual Memorial
Awards were all presented this year at
Salon 2001. The Betty Rappold Award
for an oil painting went to Arlene
Melchior for “Fall – 2001.” The
Norman Webb Award for a watercolor
was won by Jim Malady for “The Boys
at Mrs. Comerford’s.” The Katherine
and Denzil Bush Award for an oil
painting was given to Eugene Mazaiarz
for “Landscape.” The Catherine Barnett
and Fred Sitzler Award for an oil or
acrylic painting went toAllen F. Higbee
for “The Danmark.”
New at Westfield, the plaque and
cash prize of the New Jersey Chapter
of the American Artists’ Professional
League, for traditional realism, was
awarded to Paul Casale for the oil
portrait of his daughter, “Jessica.”
The large crowd at the awards reception on Sunday, March 25, determined
the People’s Choice by casting ballots.
Ms. Melchior’s “Fall – 2001” won this
popular vote.
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Scrapbooking: It’s More
Than Just Cut and Paste
Tomasulo Gallery Pr
esents
Presents
Various Appr
oaches
Approaches
T
Too Figurative Painting
titled “Tryptych” is a sequence of
events portrayed in three panels. The
CRANFORD — Union County panels are entitled “Going to Work,”
College’s Tomasulo Gallery is clos- “Stop,” and “In Memory.” These
ing its season with an exhibit of New paintings revolve around the death
Figurative Paintings by Dan Gheno of Mr. Gheno’s father and the artist’s
and Jerry Weiss. The two artists are reaction to his father’s death.
on the faculty of Academy of Fine
Mr. Weiss’ work is influenced by
the old masters such
as Degas, Corot and
Sargent. His pieces
are realistic and true
to
form.
In
“Adriane,”
the
viewer can almost
hear the crinkle of
the black taffeta
gown the model is
wearing.
Each artist uses
different techniques
to draw attention to
detail. Mr. Gheno’s
work shows heavy
use of a palette knife
to give depth to the
head and face,
thereby lending emphasis to light and
shadow. Mr. Weiss’
use of foreshortening
— the ability to bring
part of the painting
closer to the eye of
the viewer — is demonstrated by several
exhibited pieces.
Marylou Morano for The Westfield Leader and The Times
“New Figurative
Paintings
is a most
“Adriane” by Jerry Weiss, oil on linen.
pleasurable exhibit
by very talented artArts in Old Lyme, Conn.
ists,” said Raymond Cohen of SpringAlthough both are contemporary field, a volunteer docent for the
realists, each treats the subject of Tomasulo Art Gallery.
portraiture differently. Mr. Weiss,
The gallery is located in the
who paints with oil on linen, portrays Kenneth Campbell Mackay Lihis work with brighter colors. Mr. brary Building on the Union
Gheno’s work — painted on canvas County College Cranford Campus
— is muter in color.
a t 1033 Springfield Avenue,
The difference in painting styles is Cranford. The exhibit runs until
immediately seen, making the paint- Thursday, June 21. Exhibit hours
ings of Mr. Weiss, whose work in this are Mondays through Thursdays,
exhibit features models, seem lively, 1 to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through
brilliant and uplifting, while the work Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturof Mr. Gheno appears more intro- days, 1 to 4 p.m.
spective, and psychological in depth.
For more information, please call
One large image of Mr. Gheno’s (908) 709-7155.
By MARYLOU MORANO
Alex Angler, Paperkins by EK Success
in Clifton.
By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN
WESTFIELD – Admit it. Somewhere in your house there is a box
laden with photographs that you’ve
been meaning to organize, the
thought of which can be daunting,
and who has the time or creativity to
preserve precious memories?
The authors of “Making Terrific
Scrapbook Pages” from Hot Off The
Press (HOTP) explain, “You will be
successful. You only have to please
yourself.” In fact, the core of
scrapbooking, the new form of photojournalism, follows a formula of
no-nonsense, at-your-own-pace, no
rights and no wrongs.
Some of the leading scrapbooking
supply companies have revealed information about their products to
help our readers get started. They
have noted that, in order to preserve
these mementos safely, their products are acid-free, photo safe and
lignin-free.
HOME BASE — To archive photographs and other keepsakes, the starting point is finding the perfect scrap-
One of the many acid-free, lignin-free
pre-matted paper shapes offered by
Hot Off The Press in “Paper Pizazz,”
“Sayings #3.”
book. MBI: The Album People, based
in Somerset, creates The Fashion
Collection of 100-page magnetic
photo albums for snapshots of all
sizes. For $3.88, I purchased mine,
which is adorned with pansies, at a
local AC Moore.
Tie Me To The Moon™ of California crafts scrapbooks with motifs
like “School Days” or “Garden.” Each
boasts original artwork on textured
paper, watercolored design, laminated on foam core, and tied with
flowing ribbon. While higher in price
($49.99), these 15” x 15” albums
come gift-wrapped. Stickers coordinate conveniently with each album.
WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?
— Reflecting the event or mood of a
photo can be related effectively with
“Making Terrific Scrapbook Pages,” by Hot Off The Press gives detailed, stepby-step layouts for eager scrapbookers. This wedding page, pictured above,
features borders of different widths, paper edging, die-cuts and rich, quality
papers.
Background paper is manufactured by Colors By Design
Music Corner
NJP
AC Audience Finessed
NJPA
By Ne
wY
ork Philharmonic
New
York
By DAVID PALLADINO
“Readers in Silence” by Dan Gheno, oil.
Fine Art & Crafts at
Nomahegan Park
NEWARK — The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark played host to the spectacular New York Philharmonic last
week in a thrilling concert under guest
conductor David Zinman.
Engaging repertoire included Three
Excerpts from La Damnation de Faust,
by Hector Berlioz; the Violin Concerto, by Christopher Rouse with wellknown guest violin virtuoso Cho-Liang
Lin; and the formidable Symphony
No.2 by Johannes Brahms.
Maestro Zinman, current music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra in
Zurich, is highly sought after as a guest
conductor and has led major orchestras
such as the Boston Symphony, the
Berlin
Philharmonic,
the
Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the
London Symphony, amongst others.
As an ensemble, the New York Philharmonic has achieved the coveted “top
five” orchestra status for several reasons. But, essentially, their musicians,
soloists and conductorship are drawn
from not only the best in North America,
but throughout the entire world, and
their leadership has been excellent.
The two great hallmarks of the concert were a well-chosen repertoire and
total musical finesse. The balanced repertoire included a rousing, tone-setting
opener, an eclectic modern piece high-
David Zinman, Guest Conductor
lighting a world-class virtuoso and a
standard, timeless symphonic powerhouse classic.
The Three Excerpts from La Damnation de Faust included the Minuet of
the Wil-o’-the-Wisps, the Ballet of the
Sylphs and the better known Rákóczy
March were musical poetry in motion.
With the opener, the Philharmonic
quickly established the benchmark for
the tonal quality, sectional accuracy
and perfect ensemble balance that was
to follow. In fact, the excitement only
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intensified as the evening progressed.
Specifically, Maestro Zinman, not
encumbered by a score, provided the
overall idea for the orchestra but most
certainly left the virtuosi of the Philharmonic plenty of room to breathe. For
example, tempos were well chosen,
rubato sections were dramatic but not
overplayed, attacks and releases were
super smooth, and volume projection
from the experienced sections and
musicians was considerable.
Guest violinist Cho-Liang Lin is
known the world over not only for his
technical mastery and beauty of tone,
but for his role as one of today’s foremost violin virtuosos. He appears annually with major orchestras and chamber
music series, and at NJPAC, he took his
place at the fore of the orchestra.
With his first several notes, he declared that the work would be somewhat unconventional in tonality. However, when the orchestra entered highlighting beautifully constructed tonal
and sometimes even dissonant chords,
the audience did in fact not glaze over,
but were drawn further and further into
the compelling and ultimately beautiful work – the work might be best
described as “atonality with taste.”
Most certainly contemporary, it was
composed in August of 1991 by Rouse,
nicely transversing these modes of
familiar tonality and acceptable disso-
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Mik
ers
Mikee My
Myers
(1963- )
By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVIN
Canadian Mike Myers, who was
born in Scarborough, Ontario in 1963,
is currently sharing the silver screen
with Eddie Murphy in the Dreamworks
production Shrek. Both Myers and
Murphy should be getting along swimmingly, since they are famous for their
portrayals of multiple characters in
just one flick.
For Myers, comedy was always part
of his daily diet. During his pre-teen
years, he appeared in a commercial
with one of comedy’s funniest ladies
and a woman he adored, Gilda Radner.
Later, he would charm young women
with his Wayne Campbell character
from Wayne’s World during parties.
Three hours after graduating from high
school, he became a member of
Toronto’s Second City Comedy Ensemble. The troupe was Canada’s answer to “Saturday Night Live.” (SNL)
After his future wife, Robin Ruzan,
was hit by a hockey puck during a
came, he instantly fell for her. What was
humorous about that, I don’t know.
But, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
Robin’s mother became the object of
Myers’ funny bone when he modeled
the SNL character of Linda Richman
after her.
After leaving SNL, Myers packed up
his characters with him – Wayne, Dieter, Linda Richman, and Angus the
Scotsman. Wayne and Angus were like
old friends when they turned up in
some of Myers’ movies. Wayne’s World,
So I Married An Axe Murderer, Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery,
and Austin Powers: The Spy Who
Shagged Me were Myers’ flicks before
he chose the voice of the silly, green
“Shrek.”
The son of first generation British
immigrants, Myers has convinced himself that he is straight from Big Ben
country. Maybe it’s the frisky and
groovy Austin Powers character that
satisfies Myers’ craving for all things
British. He carries a British passport
with him — probably just in case he has
to solve a crime as the “International
Man of Mystery.”
Last year, Myers ran into a bit of
legal trouble when he was taken to
court by Universal Pictures. When he
pulled out of a film deal involving his
“Dieter” character from SNL’s
“Sprockets” skit, they slapped him with
a $3.8 million lawsuit.
Forever unpredictable and a comedic marvel, Myers is as shaggadelic as
they come…baby.

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