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Andrew Skibitsky Takes ReignsAs Mayor From Greg McDermott

Adjustment Bd. Hears Cell Tower Proposals

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W E S T F IE L D - The Westfield Board o f Adjustment lastWednesday approved a variance to build a Ciijgular Wireless transmitter atop a building at LKK) South Avenue West, after di scuss­ing d if fe re n t o p tions fo r the tra n s m itte r 's screening in to the building's architecture. The approved antennae w ill be placed on the roof o f the 40-foot building and w i l l stand at a total height o f 48 feet from the street.

The twirn was packed w ith concerned residents. Judith Babinsky, a paitner at Pitney Hardin. LLP. was present at the meeting on behalf Of ’Cingular forhotli variances, as well as Cingular network design engineer Ajay Savant

The brick, building that w il l hold the transmitter is .approximately five years old. and. according to a report by the Architectural Review Board, the owner had agreed at one point to plant shade treeson the property along South Avenue, hut had not. As a eon dition o f approval fo r the application. C ingular w ill work w ith the owner to purchase and plant these trees.

Several local residents came forward in opposition o f the variance. They were concerned the location o f the antennae w ill reduce neighboring prop­erty values. Each statement included a reference to the unknown health effects o f microwaves from w ireless transmit­ters. Some residents live in neighbor­hood houses, w bile others live in apart­ments in tiie building itself.

B o a rd C h a irm a n W il l ia m Heinhokei said he understood the pub lic 's uneasiness toward the con­struction o f ce llu la r towers in their neighborhood, but that the board has no ju risd ic tio n to refuse the applica­tion on the basis o f possible health

risks due to the Telecommunications Act o f 19%.

In the second application, Cingular proposed to construct an 85-foot tower on the Wychwood Gardens complex property nearthe juncture ofEast Broad Street and Springfield Avenue. The applicant proposed fodisguisethetower as a flagpole, with a large American Hag that would be lit at night.

Ms. Babinsky presented a summary o f the existing coverage in the proposed tower's area. Mr. Sawant presented the results o f a dnve test that mapped out areas along roadways where the signal from Cingular transmitters was stronger than -75 dBm. citing these areas as having “ optimal" coverage and mark­ing all areas w ith weaker signal in gray. The drive test was performed by a team o f Cingular experts in a car with an mitenna on top that records signal strength as it drives w ith traffic along roads.

According to Ms. Babinsky. the FCC requires that all wireless earn ­ers eventually provide 100 percent coverage to customers in the ir cov­erage areas, w ith evaluation o f net­work progress at five-year intervals.

Mr. Sawant said that the industry standard is -75 dBm. and that this signal strength provides comparable call qual­ity to a landline. Westfield is apparently an area w ith several spots o f coverage worse than Cingular'* threshold, and Cingular plans to place more towers in the area to eliminate these spots.

In a coverage map provided by the applicant show ing existing areas o f -75 dBm o r stronger coverage, five “ search rings." o r areas in w hich C ingular is look ing to construct ad­d itional transm itters, exist.

The Board o f Adjustment was not Convinced as to the scope o f the need

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W E S T F IE L D — M a y o r Greg M cD erm ott resigned this Tuesday, after close to eight years as a Westfield public servant M ayor M cD erm ott ended his tenure prem aturely and is m oving to Bem ardsville. necessitat­ing his resignation p rio r to the end o f his term on December 3 1. 2005.

Fo llow ing the m ayor’ s resignation and farewell speech, under the direc­tion o f acting M ayor and Second Ward Councilm an Rafael Betancourt, the council elected Th ird Ward C ouncil­man A ndrew S kib itsky as interim mayor. Upon his resignation, former M ayor M cD erm ott stepped o ff the dais and sat w ith his w ife , Andrea, and fou r children seated in the audience.

“ I want to thank m y w ife Andrea as much as any part o f the town o r mem­

ber o f the staff. My love and admiration foryou are endless." Mayor McDermott said. 'T o my four children, thanks for keeping up your end o f the bargain. 1 know you are in the eye o f the public, and you made us proud."

"A ll o f us hav e dreams. I am one o f the fortunate people to fu l f i l l the dream. And it is the pow erful sense o f honor I s till feel from when I first came on here. I've been blessed to have the chance and challenge to do what only 3 1 other mayors before me have done. L uck ily , they left the park­ing deck situation fo r me to handle." the form er may o r joked.

A supporter o f the failed parking deck plan. Fourth Ward Councilm an Larry Goldm an, in a sign o f b ipa rti­sanship. adm itted to "knocking heads on a few issues" w ith the fo rm e r . mayor, "hut we always w alked out o f

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W E S TFIE LD — Few people w ould consider one do lla r to be a significant amount o f money, liven fewer would w ork a whole year fo r that amount. But as the m ayor o f W estfield, that's exactly w hat Greg. M cD erm ott did.

He to ld The Westfield Lender that he d id not run fo r office fo r the pay- check; instead, fo r the experience and the opportunity.

M r M cD erm ott stepped down as mayor Tuesday night, six months shy o f com pleting his second term . He w i l l be mov ing to Bem ardsville at the end o f the month.

“ I look at this town, and the people and it (the experience 1 has been tru ly te rrific , both personally and p o lit i­ca lly." he said.

H is write. Andrea, and ch ild ren Bryan, M aggie. Melissa and Patricia echoed his sentiment, saying that the experience has been a positive one.

M a y o r M c D e rm o tt, a l ife lo n g W estfield resident, comes from, a po­lit ica lly involved fam ily. His father. Frank M cD erm ott, was an assembly - man, a state senator and w as appointed

as New Jersey s acting governor for one week.

Mr, M cDermott began his political career as a councilman defeating Marc McCabe in 1997; three years later, he ran against and defeated Susan Jacobson in the mayoral election in 2(XX).

"The opportun ity was there and i f I d id n 't take a chance, then shame on me," Mr. M cD erm ott said referring to his decision to run fo r mayor.

"1 used to k id G reg saying the

M cDerm otts are to Westfield as the Kennedy's are to Massichusetfes," Mr. McCabe said, "I knew it would be an uph ill battle."

Mayor M cDermott said after he won the council race he told Mr. McCabe he w asn't sure who actually had w on refer­ring to his future as a public servant,

"People don 't understand that it (the position o f m ayor) may require only about 20 hours a week, but you

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here as friends and looked beside it." Speaking on election night Novem ­ber 2(X)4 when the tw o Were support­ive o f the defeated parking deck pro­posal. C ouncilm an Goldm an said. "W e almost became kindred spirits, "

P irs t W ard C o u n c ilm a n Peter Hchausse, who wiped away, tears as he finished his speech, said he was “ blessed to know" the form er mayor. " I would© i he on the dais i f it wasn’t foryou. You're a great mentor. Your personality and determination arc infectious. Hold v out head high. Mr. M avoir.”

Second Ward Councilm an Rafael Betancourt acknowledged the g row ­ing resentment that manifested last year concerning the proposed park­ing deck.

“ We witnessed a lot o f rancor. There were times when I said- ’ Do 1 want to do this?' A nd the reason I stood by was because o f Greg (M cD erm ott) and his positiv ism . Sometimes, w ith his show o f patience and dedication in the face o f these issues. I thought, ’ this guy's not from New Jersey

A fter taking the oath, interim M ayor Skibitsky, jo ined by his w ife , Debbie, and four ch ildren Drew . Hope, Shane and Trov. read a resolution honoring M ayor M cD erm ott ’s sen ice and pre­sented him w ith a coin meliorative bow 1 and stand.

M ayor Skibitsky thanked the coun­c il for having faith in h im and giving th e ir unanim ous support. M a yo r Skibitsky said he wants the town to get to know him better and w ill insti­tute Saturday m orning office hours.

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W E S T F IE L D - D o w n to w n Westfield Corporation (D W C ). E x­ecutive D irector Sherry Cronin out­lined the Request fo r Proposal (RFP) fo r the $75.(XX) streetseape renovation specifications the I ) W ( ' hopes to present to town council in the near future.

The money w as authoriz.e'd by town

council fo r specifications for specs as part o f the 2004 Capital Im prove­ment budget fo r streetesape im prove­ments. The money w ill he used to hire an engineering firm , which w il l de­velop specs fo r contractors to b id on fo r the project.

"W e’re taking the money and puinp- i iig 'it right back in to the dow ntow n." - DW C Chairman D avid Murtone said.

Some o f the projects discussed in-

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W E S T F IE L D - The W estfie ld Board o f Educ ation l B O E ) discussed elementary class sizes and d is tric t- w ide nutritiona l plans fo r next year at its Tuesday evening meeting.

W ith the failure o f the budget in A p ril, the BOE was forced to cut tw o o f three new teaching positions in the

: elementary schools. Class si/es in all grades at a ll elementary schools were review'.ed, writh Superintendent o f Schools Dr. W illiam Foley recom ­mending the addition o f a second grade teacher at M cK in ley School to break up large classes. These classes w ou ld also contain mainstreamed special learning disability (S LD ) stu­dents. I t th is tyui-m.:. ills, ih iid Hi flic grade, is nol added, class sizes w il l he 26. includ ing SLD student*.

W ith a decrease in firs t grade en­ro llm ent. the BOE plans to have five fewer sections district-w ide than this past year. “ W hat parents need to un­derstand is that we start fresh every year." said BO E President Anne Riegel, "There is no taking away'

between years. Just because there are four fourth-grade classes one year doesn't mean there always w il l be."

The BOE discussed adding more teachers i f class sizes ballooned at' any school, cutting fund ing fronrpro- gramx to pay teachers' salaries. "The pie is not going to grow," said Dr. Foley, re ferring to the budget. "We have to make choices."

C o-C ha irw om en o f the School N u t r it io n a l A w areness C o u n c il (SNAC), Sara McKeovvn and Lisa BJeich. presented the ir goals to the BOH. SNAC, formed in January. looks to increase nutritiona l education in Westfield schools w h ilew o rk ing writh the food service Chartwells to p tix yide healthier foods to students.

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elude: an underground conduit sys­tem to get power lines o ff o f down town streets, a parking communica­tion system, sidewalk replacement plan and the installation o f new trees and lighting.

Once an engineering firm is hired and the scope o f w o rk is determined,

'the DW C w ill present the findings to the town counc il and request the project he included in the capital im ­provement plan.

The DW C also plans to request Am enabling resolution allowing the corpo­ration to handle the hid pax-ess in-house.

Board member Lee Hale has been preparing the draft, w hich contains a background scope and "legal-ease," ind icating the right to not accept bids. . th e DW C is look ing for the coun­c il to approve the Rf-T. so they: can hire a contractor p rio r to the 2(X)6 budget process.

The RFP w ill be sent to Town Ad m inistrutor Jim ( iild e a next week and the DW C hopes to have the proposal returned within the month.

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Dedication of Boro Clock July ‘>; Tennis Courts to be Resurfaced

By klMBliRI.Y BROADYYEM.Specially Written ]or The Westfield Leader

M O l INTAINS1DE - The Borough C ouncil Tuesday night announced July 9 a* the new date fo r dedication o f the borough clock, awarded a con­tract fo r resurfacing o f tennis courts and provided student and student ath­letic awards.

M ayor Robert V ig lian ti said that the dedication o f the borough's com­m unity clock, o rig ina lly scheduled fo r Ju ly 2. has been rescheduled for Saturday. Ju ly 9 at I p.m. He said the date had been changed due to a need fo r a few more days o f construction.

The new com m unity c lock is lo­

cated front o f Valley National Bank on M ounta in Avenue. According to M ayor V ig lian ti. the bank donated the land to erect the c lock as w e ll as $5,000 to help finance the $35.(XX) b i l l to pay fo r the c lo c k its e lf . M ountainside 'sclock looks very s im i­lar to the c lock in Fanwood. but that it has no chimes.

It was also noted that because o f the generosity fffM rmnHBnmdr’r, busi­nesses and residents there was a SI.(XX) to $3,000 surplus in the fund­ing fo r the c lock and that w il l go mostly to the borough's rescue squad as o rig ina lly reported.

The m ayor d id say that one resident

who made a donation asked fo r some o f the surplus to go lo the fire department and that he w as honoring those w ishes.

In other business,, the governing body unanimously passed a resolu­tion to award D iM ilia , Inc. o f Upper M ontc la ir a contract o f $47,910 to resurface the tennis courts at the Deerfield school. Mayor V ig lian ti said that borough engineer M ichael D isko reported that the hid was % 12.1KX) hefim-

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WES 1 F IE LD — In order to ad­dress the parking problem in llie tli >wii tow n area, angled parking spots-on Prospect Street were suggested as pari o f the overall parking plan introduced to Town Council in May. The week prio r to M em orial Day weekend, work began on Prospect adjacent to the firehouse and abruptly stopped.

D epartm ent o f tra n s p o rta t io n (D O T ) crew s roped o f f Prospect S tre ft" clearing it o f pedestrians and cars and appeared lo be. in lire p m - . ; . , c lr t v s H l f i a i i r i n y i l l y L i y i u i t i»t n a r l t n o

from parallel to angled spaces. A fter several hours, the road was reopened and the parking layout remained the same. " I t yvas determined at that time that only one spot w ou ld he gained." Parking D irector John Morgan told Tile Westfield Lender.

The fix a tio n curren tly affords 10 parking spots and it was hoped that 15 spots w o u ld be found in the reconfiguration. “ W hen the state laid it out. it d id n 't afford any more park­ing," Mr. Morgan said. He continued stating that there are s t i l l other streets in W estfie ld being considered fo r reconfiguration. Some o f the streets being considered would require chang­

ing curb cut outs and rearranging tra f­fic flow.

According to Mr. Morgan, the DOT was on hand at the end o f May to. do several things ineluding repaint the cross walks and the yellow lines in front o f the firehouse. "W hen the guy came out to pai lit he had several things he was doing," M r. Morgan said, " i t d idn 't cost us anything extra."

M r/M o rg a n would not disclose othjzf stieels being considered for ^configuration and possible angled

parking. ‘.U n til we have more in fo I J, ni l waul la iru ipmui’ any ii iu k !»»■■>-

would lay them out firs t © see how they work. "The reality is that curb cuts, where it ends and w here'it be­gins. looks d ifferent on w hire paper."

"N o harm, no find.” Mr. Morgan concluded. "W e ’re s till w orking on th ings " Town A d m in is tra to r J im Gildea concurred. "The state came out w ith us and w ere basically ou tlin ­ing the street,” he said: "W e rail into configu ra tion problem s. We were going L id o something temporary. We p re lim inarily tried, but we lost a spot, it d idn 't w ork out to our advantage."

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C O U N T Y -C o n tin u in g its centen­nial celebration fo r the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth, the held Flag Day ceremony in the Courthouse Rotunda last week.

The ceremony featured musical per­formances. a co lorfu l display o f ser­vice flags and American flags dating back to the turn o f the 20th century', and appearances by local veterans.

The featured speaker was Jack McGreevey. Deputy C hie f o f S ta ff o f the New Jersey Veterans o f Foreign Wars and father o f form er Governor James McGreevey.

Performances included: "The Star- Spang led B anner," by M ic h e lle Durand o f the L inden H igh School ROTC: "The Flag Goes By.” read by Joseph M in io , a student at the Harding School in Ken ilw orth : and. "Y o u ’re a Grand O ld Flag" and "Am erica the Beautiful." by the L inden H igh School Madrigals.

“ A s w e continue to ce le b ra te the h is to ry o f the courthouse, it is only, f it t in g that we honor the sym b o l­ism o f the fla g ," U n ion C oun ty Freeho lder Chairm an R ick P roctor said.

The ceremony, also included the presentation o f ta ttered, to rn and Otherw ise damaged A m erican flags to the Po lish Legion o f Am erican Veterans fo r proper disposal. The C en tenn ia l C om m ittee co lle c te d

m ore than 200 dam aged Hags from U n io n C oun ty res iden ts.

“ We do this as a sign o f respect fo r our flag. These discarded Hags w ill be destroyed according to the U.S. Flag Code and longstanding trad i­tion." said Union C ounty C lerk Joanne Rajoppi. chairwom an o f the Union County Courthouse Centennial C om ­mittee.

A cco rd ing to the U .S. F lag Code, "W hen a flag has served its useful purpose, it shou ld be destroyed, p re fe rab ly by b u rn in g ." The A m e r i­can Leg ion considers F lag Day cer­em onies to be "a p a rt ic u la r ly d ig ­n if ie d and solem n occasion fo r the re tirem en t o f Unserviceable flags."

The Flag Day ceremony was part o f an ongoing series o f activities cel- e b ra tin g the U n io n C o u n ty Courthouse's 100 years as a center o f law, justice and governm ent in Union County, A Courthouse Centennial and Cornerstone Capsule E xh ib it w ill be on display through Saturday, Decem­ber 9. 2005.

The exhib it includes unique arti­facts from a time capsule buried in 190.1 as w ell as m em orab ilia celebrat­ing the past 1(H) years o f history in Union County.

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M O U N T A IN S ID E - Sentencing fo r fo rm er borough resident Paul IxiPupa on charges invo lv ing incur an te and mortgage fraud has been rescheduled according to Slate Supc r io r C ourt Judge W illia m Meehan.

M r IxiPapa was to have sentencing Iasi Fnday. hut the sentencing was ad joum ed and a new date has not yet been determined.

M r LoPapa faces up to 33 years in prison and a fine o f up to $ I lO.(XH) fo r a real estate scam that he successfully ran from November I, 1995 through February 1, 1996. according to the O ffice o f the Attorney General

In this tim e, Mr. LoPapa purchased residential real estate in Saddle R iver Then, under the fic titious name o f Joseph Georges.’ he fraudu len tly

obtained $4.9 m illion by c la im ing that ’Georges’ w anted to buy the prop­erty from h im , authorities stated.

C astle Rock Real Estate was a real estate partnership controlled by M r LoPapa, whose internal connections to the company allowed h im to fund a fake purchase. His fraudulent actions were not discovered u n til Joseph Luccare lli and N icole D, R jzzolo o f the D iv is io n o f C rim ina l Justice’ s O ffice o f Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and D e te c tiv e Sergeant B r ia n G iann in i o f the New Jersey State Police Conducted an investigation in 2(MH), according to o ffic ia ls.

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C O U N T Y — The Union County D iv is ion on Ag ing in the Department o f Human Services is resuming the Senior Farmers’ M arket N utrition Pro­gram to help senior citizens purchase fru its and vegetables.

The program makes loca lly grown fru its and vegetables available to se­niors who are age 60 and older and who meet the income guidelines o f $20,989 single, o r $25,735 combined income. Identification is required in the fo rm o f a P A A D or M edicaid card, or p roo f o f annual income.

E lig ib le seniors may receive vouch­ers on ly once during the season, but may use them until the end o f No­vember al any farm ers’ market where the W IC sign is displayed. Vouchers are lim ited and w i l l be distributed on a firs t come, first serve basis.

Vouchers w ill be distributed fo r the Senior Farmers' Market N utrition Pro­gram and farmers w ill be available w ith their produce on Wednesday, July 6 at The Gazebo on Chestnut Street in Roselle Park, from I to 3 p.m.. and on Friday, July 29 at the Garwood M u ­nicipal Build ing, 403 South Avenue, from 9 a.m. to I p.m. For more in fo r­mation, call (888) 280-8226.

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He was o ffic ia lly invited to jo in the club in 1950 alter circum navigating the w o rld fo r 10 months on an o il tanker

Mr. Morasso. w ho w as then a mem­ber o f the Naval reserves, requested to lie placed on active duty and fought in the Korean War, Since then. Mr, Morasso has been to many exotic locations a ll over the world. He is now the In te rna­tional President for the C ircum naviga­tors. and his son is the th ird generation o f Morasso,’* to be involved w ith the club.

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The h igh ligh t o f the general a c tiv i­ties is a black tie a ffa ir trad itiona lly held in New York C'i t v to honor people who have circumnavigated and con­tributed to w o rld peace and under­standing w ith the M agellan’ Award. Past w inners include Waltei C ronkitc.

Jacques Cousteau and Am erican as­tronauts John Glenn. Sally Ride and Neil Armstrong. Recent award w in ­ners are Steve Fossett and Kenneth Behring.

In addition to the club, a founda­tion was established in 1964. The foundation offers grants to college juniors at select universities to per­form around the w orld research. The foundation has worked closely w ith N o rth w e s te rn U n iv e rs ity .Georgetown U nive rs ity , P rinceton University. C olum bia U niversity and New York U niversity to send students on the tr ip o f a life tim e. They are currently working to start up a pro­gram at the Universities o f M iam i. M ichigan and Arizona.

In addition to his tour o f duty fo r the N a vy , M r. Morasso’s jo b has taken him to va ri­ous places outside the U.S., and since re t i r in g , M r. M orasso and his w ife take m any trips together.

Some o f his fa­v o r ite tr ip s to o k h im toTurkey, Aus­t ra l ia , New Zealand. Nepal. In ­dia. Hong Kong arid locations th rough­out South Am erica. He has also been to a ll 50 states and most o f Europe.

TheC ircum navi- gators C lub has o f­fered exciting trips to its members. One

o f the most memorable, according to Mr. Morasso, was a tr ip to St. Peters­burg and Moscow, Russia. P rio r to that trip , the club had awarded a Ca­nadian astronaut w ith the prestigious Magellan Award, and he invited m em ­bers o f the club to the famous Star C ity astronaut tra ining site.

Mr. Morasso and several others then traveled through Estonia. Latv ia and Lithuania. The C lub also hosted a trip around the world fo r its 100th ann i­versary. where travelers visited va ri­ous chapters o f the C ircum navigators Club. A tr ip to Southern China is currently in the works.

When asked w hy he enjoys trave l­ing. M r. Morasso responded: "There is so much to see; there is a d iffe ren t cu ltu re , a rch itec tu re and natu ra l beauty at each location. Every area has its own home beauty and its own culture and way of. life , w h ich is in trigu ing ."

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Cell Tower on Firehouse Opposed by Town Boards

Town o f Westfield w ill gel revenue from the lease o f the antennas "

According to Elizabeth List, chair­woman o f the commission, the W HPC had arranged to meet w ith the H istoric Sites Council at the New Jersey IX- pamnent o f Environmental Protection last Thursday, but the meeting w as post­poned until a later date. Mrs l ist and the WHPC have been meeting w ith Verizon representatives for almost three years and they have proposed many alternative locations for the cell tower, including the municipal building on East Broad Street.

Verizon also subnutted an application to the SHPO, w hich declared the applica­tion an encroachment. This decision prompted the meeting that was sched­uled for last Thursday morning.

Due to the historical site classifica­tion o f the Westfield Eire Department Headquarters, alterations are unusual.

“ Having (the structure) in a con­spicuous place is not in the best interest o f the historic site." said Mrs. List.

She said the WHPC plans to con­tinue discussing this topic at upcoming meetings.

Sept. 11 Memorial Now Handicap Accessible

C O U NTY - A specially designed rear parking area with the entrance o ff o f M ill Lane was added above the county's Sep­tember l l t h Memorial in Echo Lake Park in Mountainside, which w ill allow greater access to all visitors.

The new parking area features a two- lane access driveway utilizing the existing entrance on M ill Lute and a new long driveway that hugs the tree line and ser­vices a new turn-around circle, w hich w ill allow buses to easily drop o ff v isitors and four ADA parking spaces,

The renovations Were made in memory o f Colleen Eraser, the former director o f the Union County O ffice for the Disabled, who worked for 20 years to make places more accessible for people w ith diseases and was a passen­ger on one o f the planes that crashed on September 1 1 ,2001.

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W ESTFIELD — \fcn/on Wireless' proposal to build a cell tower on top o f ihe Westfield Fire Department He;nlquarters «>n North Avenue has been AippoxxJ by the town’s &»urd of Architectural Review and the^Westfield Historical Preservation om- mission (WHPC) over concerns with the tower’s locution

Veri/on first submined tlx* approxi­mate!) 30-page application, which in- cluded pictures o f the projected tow er, to tlx* Westfield Board o f Adjustment on February 2nd. The board is waiting addi­tional information from Verizon.

While the fire department signed o ff on the proposal, Verizon must first gain approval from the WHPC. the New Jersey State H istoric Preservation O f­fice (SHPO) and any state or federal agency that has jurisdiction.

The original proposal was to install six panel antennas in the existing hell tower o f the fire station and five cabi­nets o f equipment on a new concrete pad on the ground by the south east side o f the building

The Board o f Architectural Review voted against both the Verizon fire house tower and the proposed A T& T Wireless tower on South Avenue at its February 7th meeting, the latter o f which is cur­rently before die board. The board ques­tioned several aspects o f the tower in­cluding the possibility o f noise and the fact that the proposed fence wouldn't match the historic Kx>k o f the building.

Kim A ncin . a spokeswoman for Veri/on Wireless, said that Verizon picked firehouse fo r the antenna be­cause it is an existing structure.

"We can put antennas on top o f the building, which is fa irly inconspicu­ous. Each o f the six panels w ill be approximately the size o f a box o f long stemmed roses." she said.

Verizon is not currently pursuing any alternate locations fo r the tower, because, according to Ms. Ancin. the firehouse is an ideal location and height for the proposed antennas.

Ms. Ancin said the antennas arc ben­eficial to area residents because "the

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( AMPAKIN KICKOFF...WF Second Ward Council candidate Vicki Kimminv. fifth from left, began her campaign June II at a fundraiser hosted b\ Second Ward Council woman JoAnne Neylan. third from left, and her hushanil. Kerin. IN F CiOP officials joined in to support the candidate.

Legislation Introduced to Ban Viagra<’ — Lcgis laViagra For Sex Offenders

1 R E N T O N — L eg is la tion (A 4185) to p roh ib it convicted sex o f lenders from receiving prescription drugs to treat erectile dysfunction was recently introduced.,

"P rogram s like M edica id were de­signed to assist low -incom e lam i lies and people w ith d isa b ilitie s re­

ceive necessary m edical treatment It shou ldn 't he turned in to a one- slop-shop fo r sex offenders to get V iagra." said Asw. L inda Stender (D -U n ion ).

The h ill w as referred to the Assem­bly Ilea lth and Human Serv ices C om ­mittee fo r further consideration.

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NEW BRUNSWICK U S Senator Jon Corzine this week said. " I decided to run for Governor because I know the people o f New Jersey demand and de serve new leadership that can change our state. That is why in the very first policy speech o f my campaign. I out­lined a comprehensive reform package to fundamentally change the political system in our state - including a no­loopholes ban on pay-to play contracts at every level o f government, and a halt to pension padding and wheeling.

Some o f those reforms are included in the legislation being discussed to­day. and I support that legislation, and more. But their proposals simply do not go far enough.

I believe that any pay-to-play legis­lation must also apply to developers seeking approvals. That's why I also support the legislation sponsored by State Senator Karcher that would in ­clude not just contractors, but also de­velopers m a pay-to-play ban

In addition, we must hold every level o f government to high standards. It is not enough to permit counties and mu­nicipalities to enact varying pay-to- play ordinances, we need state legisla­

tion that applies uniform ly The Re­publican legislation fails to do this

Govenxir Codey and the legislature have taken some important steps forward to reform our political system, including the legislation to ban pay-to-play by state contractors. After fits and starts, those steps happened when legislators worked in a bipartisan fashion. I urge the legisla­ture t o work in a bipartisan fashion to continue to move forward While we move forward here in New Jersey, we also need to make sure that the federal government <kx*s not continue to stand in the way o f our efforts

The Bush Administration has refused to allow New Jersey's pay-to-play ban to apply to federally funded contracts.I have sponsored legislation in the United States Senate that would re­move this obstacle and enable states to enact comprehensive pay-to-play bans that apply to all government contracts, including federally funded contracts.

My legislation has been bhxked by ihe Republicans in the Senate

That’s why I ’m calling on the Re­publican Party here in New Jersey to push their colleagues m Washington to support my legislation.’ ’

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Heartfelt Condolences Go to the Grieving Families in the Community

Why Do So Many People Still Remember Tom Seaver?

When we get phohe calls, it’s normally from someone upset over parking tickets or train whistles. This week, we are receiving a steady stream of calls and e-mails inquiring about photos of Tom Seaver from when he visited Westfield last week.

Tom Terrific signed autographs at a store opening in town for over an hour, arriving late after getting lost somewhere in Elizabeth. The place w as mobbed w ith local tans and others as far away as Sayreville and Woodbridge We didn't know there were so many Mels Ians as the Yankees have dominated the baseball world in the last decade.

Nearly thirty years have passed since Tom Seaver had that magic 10-year streak for the Mets. Fans were heart-broken when he was traded. Then, there was a moment of glee for Mets fans when he came hack in 1983 from the Reds hut mysteriously slipped away again to the White Sox in 1984.

Why do so many people still remember Tom Seaver?

Baseballlibrary.com writes, "An intelligent, hard­working perfectionist arid the quintessential profes­sional. Seaver was the first true star for the Mets and

led them to their miracle World Championship in 1969. In his 10 years in New York from 1967 to 1977, he won 25 percent of the Mets’ games. The 17th 300-game winner in major league history, Seaver set a major league record by striking out 200 or more hitters in TO seasons, nine in a row from 1968 to 1976."

Although some fans personally remember his performances on the mound, other fans today were not even born at that time. There’s something more to it, the charm and fascination he castes. We think it might be that Tom Seaver is a great role model for those to look up to. He portrayed great ethics and seemed a statesman to his fans, albeit controversial with management.

We need more such role models today - there aren't many around.

So, the region was lucky when the Mets drew his name out of the hat and were able to sign Tom Terrific for a $50,000 bonus in 1967.

It might he sacrilege to ponder this, but we wonder how many games Tom Terrific might have won were he a Yankee.

Il was with great d ifficulty that I read the accounts o f two murder suicides, which took place in Union County this pust week Having just lost mv own Ml-year- old Tathcr a mere month ago, my heart ached as I struggled through the newspa­per articles and thought o f the families left behind Families, who I am sure, are healing themselves up as they go through the griesing prixcss o f loosing not one parent but two and thinking whal could we have done differently.

I send my heartfelt condolences to these families during this difficult time.

Over the years, we have moved away from the extended family scenario, when generalions o f families lived in the same home Great aunts, uncles and grandpar­ents continued to feel useful as they par­ticipated in the running o f the household in some capacity. When they could no longer assist in providing care for the family, il was understood that the family would provide emotional and physical care for them. Many o f us haby boomers can also recall situations in our own fami­lies where the single aunt or cousin moved in with another family member to help them through a difficult time.

As our society ages and medical care continues to make strides in promoting longevity, we have more and more situa­tions o f "seniors caring for seniors". O f­ten aging, fa irly healthy couples are ei­ther enjoying their “ golden” years when suddenly crisis strikes or don ’t want to be a burden to their grown children.

They just haven't shared the full story o f how much daily support one provides for the other. When the caregiver o f the couple encounters even a minor health crisis o f their own, the fragile apple cart is upset and ot course the grown children step in io provide assistance, as they

Devoted Couple, Life Became Unbearable With Illness of the Other

Reader Supports Leader's Decision To Publish Religious Column

I am writing to support you. in response to the letter f rom Larry Sanders o f Scotch Plains published June lb. who is dis­pleased that you published an article vs rit - ten by Rev ( aril M r Sanders does “ not believe it is proper for a local paper deiWo • cated to local news stories to he publish­ing what is clearly a religious message1.'’

I do not regularly attend any religious services, and I do not know Rev. Carl I. so my support o f your paper's printing re li­gious columns has nothing to do with wishing to find in your paper only what I already believe and agree with.

I lowev er, because I am part o f my town (Westfield), I have attended services in at least eight ol the churches and synagogues in Westfield and Scotch Plains. I stew c\ er\ one of them as a local story . They are an important part o f the fives of mv friends and neighbors, and each of them gives u great deal back to the town.

I could spend more time visiting them all to try to understand what makes them so concerned about others and motivates them to support so much volunteer activ­ity that -helps so many, but, it is a lot

Library Has Caring, Competent EmployeeI would like to publicly thank an em­

ployee ol the Westfield Library.Last week, i received a phone call from

someone at the library that my son Was there and the chain had fallen oil Ins bike He needed to be picked up. He had peddled over to the library and was leaving when the chain fell off!

He is only I (Hears old, so I would hav e been worried had he not returned on time, h was smart of him to go into the library and ask. for help, but it Was even more impressive that someone acknowledged him and called me

The library is a busy place and I am appreciativ e to the person who took the time to contact me.

I am hoping she reads this letter. The library should be happy to have such a competent and caring employee.

Josephine Nanna Westfield

quicker simply to let them speak to me through your paper.

Let me compare your letting religious voices appear in your paper to your letting political voices appear in your paper. We gel far more sermonizing from people with a political axe to grind, little o f it hav ing to do w ith local issues, than w e gel religious sermons in your paper.

I w ill survive both, thank you very much, so keep on publishing. The more different opinions you publish, the less likely w ill someone angrily ask, does that article "reflect the opinion o f your paper? I saw nodisclaimer.' eVen though it clearly was not an editorial by your editor

If Mr. Sanders does not want to hear the thoughts of someone else, he can just stop reading the column that he hates. But, the best route to increasing knowledge is tree speech, letting all competing ideas (short o f exhortations to immediate murder, trea­son and mayhem) be expressed.

Trying to restrict free speech from us­ing one of the few outlets I receive is effectively to prohibit the free speech, not to mention infringe on my right to hear it.I do not know where, other than your paper. Mr. Sanders thinks Rev. Card's religious thoughts ought to be delivered because Mr.. Sanders does not suggest any. and I cannot imagine any that would reach me unless Mr. Sanders thinks reli­gious thinkers should be stuffing reli­gious essays in my mailbox or under the windshield wiper o f my parked car.

I much prefer getting a column in the paper, which I can ignore i f it is boring. In contrast to Mr Sanders's view, I do be­lieve that your paper should be the vehicle through which a Variety o f religious (and other) perspectives are delivered. This "is" your “'publishing mandate.”

Dak* Hagstrom Westfield

Publisher's Note: The Westfield Leader and 'The Scotc h Plains-Fanwood Times actively solicit articles from clergy and regularly publish them. We find them to be cogent and important to a large part o f the community. We thank ihosewho write.I heir work is learned and requires con­siderable endeavor.

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WF Fire Department Was Quick Responding,

Highly ProfessionalEditor's note: Tilts letter was sent to

Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly, The Westfield Leader and Jim Gjldeu Town Administrator.

I his past weekend I benefited from Westfield’ s fire service when Platoon A under Captain Sawicki responded to my home to investigate a smoke odor and "hot’' walls. They quickly located, ex­posed and extinguished a burning over­heated electrical socket w ith minimum of damage. They then used their heat detect­ing cameras to ensure , the fire had not spread through the w alls, leaving the house in safe condition.

In my professional career, first as a utility risk manager and now as a casualty insurance advisor, as well as through my training as a volunteer EMT. I fully ap­preciate the importance o f a well trained and capable fire service to the life safety and property protection of a community’s residents and businesses.

In this era of close fiscal scrutiny to government budgets and concern over tax burdens. I had always argued to friends and neighbors' the importance of main­taining the high quality and ready respon­siveness of Westfield's career fire service.

I now have a concrete example to show them how important that quick response can be.

A r t Cooke Westfield

Veterans Thanked For Flags at Cemetery

I want to thank all the veterans and all the volunteers who put the American Flag on v eterans' grav es at Fairview Cemetery and all the graves o f those w ho served til our armed services.

God Bless them, they never forget!

Jeanette Roteila Scotch Plains

As a long time reader o f the The Times. I was thoroughly disgusted by sour cov­erage on' page I of the June 16th issue entitled “Elderly Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Su icide "

1 have known Tom and Carolyn Sweeney tor a great many years and the coverage in your article did not tell the story o f a devoted couple that when i l l ­ness became unbearable for one. life was not worth liv ing for the other.

't our employee said the paper used the inform ation provided by Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow. Mr. Romankow said. “ It is bey ond my comprehension to understand how anyone under these circumstances could take the life o f someone he pur­ports to love." Prosecutor Romankow has a lot to learn.

f anwood Police C h ie f Donald Domanoski statement was more under­standing of the feeling o f Fanwood resi­dents w hen he said. "This is a sad. tragic ending to two lives — a well-liked couple who were devoted to each other are gone from our community."

I would suggest your reporters while accepting news handouts attempt to de­velop more background information. A good lesson in such reporting can be found as covered in other area newspa­pers where this unfortunate event was

covered w ith compassion and understand­ing.

There was absolutely no news value in your final paragraph except to demean and sully the reputation and memory o f someone loved and respected by many residents o f Fanwood.

It would have been nice i f you hud included information about the funeral arrangements o f the Sweeneys so that many o f us in Fanwood would be able to show our affections and respect for their memories.

However, this was a "murder-suicide" so that was not newsworthy.

Ted Triim pp Form er Fanwood Mayor

Publisher's Note: The Times and the community are sorry for your loss and for the tragedy of Tom and Carolyn Sweeney.

Having received the news shortly be­fore press time. I made the decision that no speculation was to go into the article: just the official information provided by the authorities. There was no time to obtain funeral information. I wish we could have done more.

Just a few days prior, we found it necessary to write about the tragic mur- der/suicide in New Providence.

Our commentary is provided this week on page 5.

Westfielder Espouses School Contingency for Inclement Weather

1 his past week. Dr. Foley e-mailed the parents and guardians o f all Westfield students about the decision to keep the schools open during the recent heat wave. He said that it would he better for the children i f they remained in school as some homes might not be air conditioned.

Now. my kids go to a school that has air conditioning in only the new wing (4th and 5th grades 1. Most o f the classrooms in town don't have A/C. I saw some parents bringing in fans to help keep the kids cool. We sent frozen bottles o f water to school and, needless to say. they didn't stay frozen long.

I do not expect the Board o f Education to air condition all the schools as the cost would be prohibitive (both for the cost o f the units as well as rewiring the class­rooms). However. I would like to suggest to the PTO’s at thy elementary schools that they consider using some of the money they raise during the year to purchase free-standing portable air conditioning units for the kindergarten classrooms.

Younger children have more difficulty regulating body temperature than older kids (ratio o f body mass to surface area).

This year’s, school calendar called for two snow days. I f one w as not used, then schools would be closed on March 28th.

I f both were not used, then schools would be closed on both March 28th and June 23rd. May I suggest to the Board o f Edu­cation that they not be so quick to jump the gun on dosing schools for unused snow days.

Try to save an "inclement weather day” lor those occasional pre-summer heat waves. Yes. it might cause hardship for some parents who now have to either leave work early or make arrangements for someone to watch their child, but it is for the wellbeing of the children.

At least at home you can use a fan, a sprinkler, a pool. You could go to an air- conditioned building (local stores, mall, movies) i f you don't have A/C at home. Perhaps, oh those rare unseasonably hot days, the town pool could be opened for the day to non-members (provided the maximum number has not been reached and overcrowding would occur). At the very least, there should he a half-day o f school if not a total cancellation.

Finally, if any of the “'inclement weather days" were left at the end of the school year, then a day or two extra in school over the mandated 180 won’t hurt a bit in these days o f standardized tests.

Jeffrey Messing Westfield

should.Often this requires taking time o ff from

the job without pay or rearranging their work hours, sometimes jeopardizing their employ ment, to "pitch in" as the caregiver recuperates front a simple cold or the flu or perhaps a short term hospitalization which doesn’t require visiting nurse or home health aid sen ices.

Here in Union County , we have some good programs that provide families as­sistance for the long haul Programs com­plete with detailed financial qualifiers and applications, which take weeks to process, often by the time the paper work is done the crisis is past.

I learned through personal experience thal an area that is lacking is often what families need the most w hen a crisis strikes

Very short-term services when skilled medical caw* is not required to help fami­lies over the sudden hump, similar to mothers-helpers.

One possibility (to help) is a neighbor­hood network of volunteers, or indiv idu­als willing to accept minimal payment. They could come from churches or local senior citizen organizations to name a couple o f sources. Someone to just stop in to make sure dad has taken all his morn­ing pills, perhaps put the already prepared lunch on the table or just bring in the mail and newspaper fo r someone who shouldn’ t be going out on an icy porch without assistance.

Immediate, no frills , very short term, no financial requirements or fancy paper work to complete, just a bit o f a helping hand lor a week or two until the caregiver is back on his or her feet or i f necessary the family is able to arrange for meals-on- wheels. or adult daycare services.

Fat Quattrocchi Garwood

Legislation Could Save Lives with Defibrillators in Health Clubs

As American Heart Association vol­unteers, board members, physicians and concerned New Jersey citizens, we urge support and passage of New Jersey Sen­ate B ill S-2567. II passed, this legislation could over time save untold numbers o f New Jersey lives by requiring all health clubs and fitness centers To have auto­mated external defibrillators (AEDs) on site and staff properly trained to use AEDs.

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Association, health elubs/fitness centers are among the top ten public places with the highest occurrence o f sudden cardiac arrest ("sudden death"), which is differ­ent than a heart attack.

Sudden cardiac arrest, sometimes re­ferred to as "sudden death," is the number one cause o f death in this country . The American Heart Association estimates that at least 250,(XX) people die every' year from sudden cardiac arrest.

Few victims o f cardiac arrest survive after 10 minutes. The national survival rate from cardiac arrest is approximately 8 percent. Surviving cardiac arrest is all about "time.”

The number o f Americans who exer­cise regularly at fitness clubs has increased steadily in recent years, as has their age. It’s time for New Jersey health clubs and fitness centers to be better prepared for cardiac and other medical emergencies.

The American Heart Association is aware o f at least seven documented lives

that have been saved in New Jersey dur­ing the past four years at health clubs and fitness centers equipped with an AFD program. However, those health clubs/ fitness centers are in the minority in the Garden State. The majority o f clubs are not prepared with defibrillator programs.

The cost to purchase a defibrillator has now dropped below $ 1.500, making AEDs affordable for nearly everyone. Surely, rtw rm r of sjivtng a l i f t is worth die

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New Jersey’ s PAD (public access de librilla tii.n l legislation, signed into public law on March 8. 1999, features Good Samaritan immunity, which pro­vides immunity from liability to those that act in good faith while using an AED or implementing an AED program in an attempt to save a life.

Surviving sudden cardiac arresi is all about time. The goal o f the American Heart Association is thal for anyone ex­periencing sudden cardiac arresi.’ fairly 9 l - l . Early CPR and Early Dcfibrillalnm w ill occur in the firsl five minutes before brain damage begins. Citizens deserve safety and protection in iheir health clubs We urge passage of Senate Hill S-2V.7

Help strengthen New Jersey's “ chain o f survival" and improve the chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest

D r. Poonam \la igh Dr. Perry Weimtwk

American Heart Association, SJ

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Letters tothe Editor

The WHS Golf Team: Exceptional Athletes

One o f the pleasures the Westfield Boosters have is attending the Westfield High School athletic team year-end ban­quets to present the Westfield Booster Most Valuable Senior Award.

While all student athletes are to he congratulated for their athletic achieve­ments occasionally the school is fortu­nate to have a group o f exceptional student athletes, such as those who have played on the Westfield go lf team the last four years.

Over the last four seasons, the team posted a record o f 82-3-1 in matches and placed either first or second in 17 o f the 20 high school tournaments in w hich they entered. Two o f their numerous championships- have been 2 o f the last 3 NJSIAA Tournaments o f Champions.

In most sports the school selected as number one by The Star Ledger is either a private or parochial’School but for the second time in three years the Star Led­ger has named Westfield the number one high school g o lf team.

Congratulations to graduating se­niors: tri-captains Ryan Shallcross, Garrett Cockren and Tommy DelDuca, Scott Callender, Brian Dunstan. Nick Petrarea, Chris Tropeano and jun ior Jimmy Arbes. who has been a major contributor to the team the last three years.

Congratulations also to coach John Turnbull who recorded his 200 career win this season and Ryan Shallcross and Jimmy Arbes for their All-State honors.

Tom Madaras The Westfield Boosters

SP Woman’s Club Thanks Garage Sale

ParticipantsThe Scotch Plains Junior Woman’s

Club would like to thank everyone who participated in the town wide garage sale. It was another successful year. Over 100 homes participated, raising over $1,500 that w ill be distributed to local charities.

\Ve hope that all those who partici­pated had successful sales. Also, we would like to thank Palmer Video. Nunzio’ s, Fanwood Bagel. Fanwood Quick Check and the Scotch Plains and Fanwood Library s tor allowing us to distribute the maps at their establishments.

Additionally, a special thanks to the U PS Store tor coping the maps for free. We look forward to another successful year in 2(X)5. I f you are interested in learning,more about the club, please feel free to call Danielle at (908) 245-2699 or send an e-m ail to Josephine at m m w aJsh@ c6m cast.ne t.

I he Junior Woman's Club was orga- m/j’H ,n W tc provide women with an opportunity to socialize, make friends and make a diflerence in our community.

Ann StrattonScotch Plains

President o f Junior Woman’s Club

WF Rotary UpdateIn an article in last week’ s Westfield

Ifader about the Westfield Rotary ( lub scholarship winners, the name of Justin Tullo was missing. Justin

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Tragedy of M urder/Suicide Brings G rief As Families and Communities Seek Answers

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In the past iwo weeks. Union County has experienced Ihe tragic deaths o f two elderly couples due to murder- suicide Death is not an easy subject for most people and the unexpected deaths oi elderly adults, due to suicide or a murder-suicide engenders a confusing array of emotions that fam ily members and the community are left to grapple with.

fam ilies o f these victims are left with not only tremendous grief, but also feelings o f gu ilt and bewilderment, wondering what they could have done to prevent life ’s challenges from esca- lat ing into such in surmountable despair.

According to statistics from the Na­tiona l Ins titu te o f M enta l Health (N IM H I. older adults have a much higher rate o f suicide and murder/sui- cidc than y ounger age groups.,

In 2IXXI. even though older adults over the age o f 65 made up only 15 percent o f the population, they ac­counted for 18.8 percent o f all suicide deaths. The highest rales for suicide were for white men age 85 and older, who are also the fastest growing age group in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Older adults also have murder/sui- cide rates twice as high as their younger counterparts, the CDC reported. Each year, more than 500 h.omicide/suicide IIfXXIi.deaths occur in persons over the age o f 55. in the United States, accord­ing to Ihe CDC,

But statistics o f these tragic deaths do not offer much com fort in explain­ing why a beloved fam ily member would take the life o f their spouse and then their own life.

The most common wanting signs, prior to most o f these deaths are a chronic or term inal illness, a pending move to a nursing home, loss o f fi- nanccs or health care coverage, isola­

tion, depression and lack o f support from fam ily or friends. In most cases of suicide or a inurder/suicide more than one o f these risk factors wax usually present.

Depression or mental illness is a pre cipita ling factor in oxer 90 percent o f the cases. Many medications fo r blood pressure and heart disease can also trig ­ger depression in elderly adults who never had depression before How ever, in some cases o f suicide and murder/ suicide, none o f the typical warning signs w ere apparent, even to close fam­ily members.

It is estimated that 6 percent o f se­niors or approximately 2 m illion older adults have a diagnosahle depressive illness, reported the N IM H Depres­sion afflicts approximately 25 percent o f seniors w ith a chronic illness and an estimated 50 percent o f nursing home residents, according to Donna Cohen, a professor with the Department o f Ag­ing and Mental Health at the University o f Florida.

Many times, health care providers and fam ily members, mistakenly re­gard depressive sy mptoms as a normal part o f aging, overlook depression in elderly adults.

Although the risk factors frequently occur in combination, suicide is not "a normal response to life 's stressors. M illions o f elderly adults deal w ith one or more o f the above difficulties, w ith­out fa lling into despair or taking their own lives.

So how can these tragedies be a\ erted when no wanting signs are present or w hen the presence o f a few o f the w arn­ing signs usually does not mean that someone is harboring ihoughts o f end­ing their life?

Asking key questions o f older adults, especially elderly caregivers o f a sick

. spouse, can often shed light on hidden danger signals and the sudden onset o f depression.

Questions pertaining to Ihe daily care and hy giene o f a sick parent, may be embarrassing, but life saving, in revealing the overw he lm ing tasks faced by the care-giving spouse. Ex­perts from the N IM H recommend be­ing blunt and asking older adults if they are depressed, overwhelmed or hav ing thoughts o f suicide. And rec­ognizing lhat older adults grew up when a stigma was attached to asking for help or admitting to a mental health crisis, can enable family member, to recognize hidden problems

More education (brolderadults, their families and their health care providers is critical to stem this rising trend O r­ganizations such as N IM H . AARP. the CDC and other mental health organiza­tions publish a large amount o f recom­mendations to assist fam ilies in dealing w ith the problems and challenges lac­ing elderly Americans.

There is a tremendous amount o f help available including counseling, support groups and mental health re­sources that can be located on the web through key words such as elderly de­pression or suicide. The A ARP also has contact information lo r resources and services.

And it is also crucial that family members, especially children, who fre­quently blame themselves, obtain coun­seling and support in dealing w ith the aftermath o f a suicide in Ihe family Suicide and murder/suicide in elderly adults is a preventable tragedy w ith awareness and access to information and education.

{The Westfield Leader and The Scoteh Plains-Panwood Times stall wishes to express our deepest sy mpa­thy to the fam ily o f Tom and Caroly n Sweeney and the fam ily o f Ruth and Robert Sessler, two e lderly couples from Fanwood and New Providence that were the most recent victims ol this sad occurrence.I.

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r Letters to the EditorYVestfielder is Frustrated Over Parking

Tickets Received DowntownI realize you get inundated with com­

ments and concerns on Westfield's park ing situation. Now it's my turn. I wanted to let you know that I have once again been stung h\ the "parking ticket Nazis ”

A lter dealing with my previous tickets, which was a fiasco. I recently got another parking ticket. I got issued a ticket at 6:42 P m. on June 6. I realize the meters end at 7 pm but I was m the middle o f video recording. Should I have stopped the pro­duction and told The Choral Art Soeiets ol NJ that I have to check the meter - for the remaining IS minutes it had left?

I pay $10 a year fora permit sticker just to park in .front o f my own home and pay every time I turnaround downtown

I'm absolutely frustrated. Many times. I volunteer tor the town or donate time to the newspaper and it cost me about $25 a parking ticket. They’ re very efficient, even with a little slip up

I also don’t understand how the tow n has the legal authority to suspend one's dm mg license over a parking ticket yet, it is not able to restore il. A person might not-even know about it and could get into trouble

There must be many other people w ork mg and shopping in the downtown area that are also frustrated over this.

Patrick Connor Westfield

Parkin}; Fee Should be Part of Tax Reform

Tax reform, specifically property tax reform, has become a major issue The Westfield Town Council can affect tax reform without a constitutional conven­tion. The parking fee—which is a tax on commuters — was increased by the Tow n Council to fund parking decks.

Hie parking decks were voted dow n. hut the fee has stayed the same. It should not lake a massive letter writing campaign or protests at d own Council meetings to a*c- nfv this unfair tax burden. The Town Coun­cil. w ithout a show dow n. should engage in tax reform by reducing the excessive fee.

Keith Firestone Westfield

WF Farmers’ Market Moving to Saturdays" I S l l l l ID I V Westfield Fann

ers' Market opens July 2 at the South Avenue Train Station, offering "Jersey Fresh" produce from aa-a farmers and food purveyors on a new day and time every Saturday from 9 am until 2 pm

The Westfield Area Chamber o f Com meae organizes the farmers' market. Pace painting, exotic animal displays, apple bobbing and pumpkin painting w ill he a regular feature o f tire weekly market

The tanners' market w ill offer sea sonal tnnts and vegetables In July, con­sumers can,expect to find blueberries, raspberries, zucchini, lettuce, beets, car rots, and potatoes As the sutmnei progresses, additional fruits and veg­etables w ill be .aided to the selection including fresh com and tomatoes, fo l­lowed soon after by fall favorites apples, pumpkins, and squash.

Other merchants w ill carry fresh mo/ zarellu. fresh bread and fine baked gissis to round out the selection o f available products

For further information, please call the Westfield Chamber at i 908) 2.0-3021

Ballusrol PGA ExpectsRecord Golf Crowds

SI’ R IN G F IE LD The 87th PGA Championship, w hich w ill be held August 8 lo 14 a! Ihe Ballusrol G o lf C lub in Springfie ld, w il l have hospi­ta lity villages thin total more than400.000 square feel. The Nicklqus V illage w ill he located along ihe 18th fa irway while the T illinghasi V illage w il l he located along the 17th tail w ay. The Keller Village, named after Louis Keller, founder o f Ballusrol G o lf C lub, w ill be located between the 5th and 6th holes.

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College Woman’s Club Plans Forum on Admissions ProcessW I S H I I I . I ) The C ollege

W ontan'x (Tuhot Westfield i C 'W< ’ m i l lhold Us first major sol lege planning event on Satunky, (X toher I, from ‘1 am . to noon entitled "W hat Color is Your Pennant1 (h om in g and Getting ( ta»en by Y<xtr Ideal College

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A lso speaking that day w ill he Scott White, a M ontcla ir H igh School guid­ance counselor ami former assistant director o f admissions at Bard College

Geared tow ard parents o f h igh school students, the program w il l pro­vide advice on navigating the college choice and admissions process.

The event w ill feature a breakfast and talk, fo llow ed by a question-and- answer period w ith the speakers and a Ixxik signing w ith Mr. Steinberg Tick­ets are S4II per person and general sales w ill begin on Thursday. September I , at tlie Town Hook Store in Westfield.

Advance ticket sales are available through Monday. August 15. to C W C members only. For membership infor­mation. please visit the club’s website at www.WestfieldTrxlay.com/cwc.

Adm ission w ill include a program Ixxik featuring articles on applying to and financing college. Advertisers w ishing to be part o f the book are 'invited to ca ll Annm ariePulcio. Event Chairwoman, at (008) 789-1549.

A ll proceeds from the event w ill benefit the C'WC Scholarship Fund

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Terrill Road Baptist Sets Outdoor ServiceSCOTCH PLAIN S The Terrill

Road Baptist Church o f Scotch Plains w ill mark the Fourth o f July weekend by holding its Sunday, July 3 worship se rv ice o u td oo rs at 10 a .m . at Brookside Park.

A ll are invited to attend the special service at the park, w hich is located on Hetfteld Avenue in Scotch Plains. Participants are advised to dress ca­sually. and to bring a p icn ic lunch and lawn chairs.

Fo llow ing the worship service and lunch, there w ill be games throughout the afternoon. For more information, please ca ll (908) 322-7151. T e rrill Road Baptist Church is located at 13411 Terrill Road. The Reverend W illiam Page is pastor o f the church.

CSH Featuring Three Artists’ Works During June and July

I Scott BlumlM'rg and Ms. Rachel Martin

M O U N T A IN S ID E - For the re­m ainder o f th is m onth and July. C h ild ren 's Specialized H ospita l in M ountainside w il l exh ib it selected works by artists A lly son Hurley . Sona Singh and Carol Funk

An award-w inn ing nature photog­rapher. Ms. H urley 's work is featured in corporations and private homes both in the United States and Europe.

She is a contribu ting ed ito r for Nature Photographer inuga/m c and has had several group shows in her career, includ ing the Korn Gallery at Drew U niversity and The Sandcastlc at Kiavvuh Island, S.C.

Ms. S ingh is a self-taught artist recognized fo r her rare o rig ina lity w ith metal reliefs, w hich are hand embossed and painted Th is y ear, she has had showcases at Centerpiece in

H ighland Park and at the "Gardens o f Garden S ta te " e x h ib it by the Edison A rt Society in M enlo Park

Ms Funk, a w aterco lo rist and pho­tographer. enjoys portraying nature in her works. She won the 2004 Poster A w ard fo r the Edison A rt Socie ty's "Gardens o f the Garden Stale" show held in M en lo Park

The C h ild re n 's Specialized Hos­p ita l Auxiliary- sponsors m onth ly ex­hibits. A ll artw ork is available for purchase, w ith a portion o f the sales benefiting the A ux ilia ry .

Adm ission is free and exhibits can be viewed fro m 10 a m. to 8:30 p.m by entering through C hildren 's Spe­c ia lized H osp ita l s East W ing en­trance at 150 New Providence Road For more in fo rm a tion , please ca ll (908) 301-5463.

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Mr. Carallo Entertains Seniors With Historical Clown Show

M r and M rs. Harlan M artin o f W estfield have announced the en­gagement o f th e ir daughter. Ms, Rachel M artin , to F. Scott B lum berg. He is the son o f M r. and Mrs. Peter Blumberg o f Lansdale. Pa.

The bride-to-be graduated from Westfield H igh School in 1994 and received a Bachelor o f A rts degree in Psychology from Brundeis U niver­s ity in Waltham, Mass, in 1998.

She w ent on to com pl ete a Master o f Science degree in Occupational Therapy at Boston University, and now works as a pediatric Occupa­tional n ierapist at C hildren 's National

M edical Center in W ashington. D CThe fu ture bridegrcxim is a 1991

graduate o f Germ antown Academy- in Fort W ash ing ton, Pa. He was awarded u Bachelor o f A rts degree in Am erican Studies fro m Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. Pa. in 1995 and is now pursuing his Master o f Business A dm in is tra tion degree w ith a focus in finance and manage­ment.

He curren tly is em ploy ed asadealer credit analyst at C hrys le r Financial in E lkridge, M d.

A May 2006 w edding is planned in New Jersey.

Free M ovie Series to Begin Tuesday at LaGrande Park

W E S T F IE L D M as te r c low n Julius C ara llo . known as "C h ips the C lo w n ," ente rta ined seniors last month at the Second W estfie ld Senior C itizen Housing on Boy nton Avenue in W estfield.

Mr. Carallo. 59. performed “ KingsTo Center Rings." a historical clow n show. The free performance was given in cel­ebration o f "O lder Americans Month" and was made possible through the sup­port o f a H E A R T (History Education Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board o f Chosen Freeholders. Mr. Carallo's talents were supported by Angela Tnlivas. narrator.

"K ings To Center R ings" depicts the history o f clow ning from the 16(X)s to the present day, spotligh ting the lost eras o f jesters, puppeteers and harlequins. Mr. Carallo changes cos­tumes and roles from one act to the

next, fina lly becom ing Chips, the modern-day circus dow n.

.For I4years. M r. Carallo has enter­tained and educated thousands o f ch ildren in various public venues. A fte r founding the Humpty D um pty Association in 1991, he endeavored to teach youngsters the importance o f preventing traum atic brain injuries. He created the "P rotect A Good Egg" safety shows that have won seven awards fro m the N ationa l Safety Council and have spread as far as Barbados and Germany.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28 and 29. M r. C ara llo w ill perform as lead c low n at the Great American Olde Tyme C ircus to he held on the H ills ide Avenue School grounds in C ran fo rd . F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , please v is it www.elowntheatre.net or w w w .hum ptydum pty.org .

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Hikinj> Club Provides Various Activities

C O U N T Y - The U n ion County H ik in g C lub prom otes wholesom e re c re a tio n and p h y s ic a l fitness th ro u g h a regular schedule o f h ik ­ing and b icyc ling a c tiv it ie s , most o f w h ich take place in centra l and northern New Jersey.

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Camp Weeto-Wcewanchu uhree- lo five-year-o lds) offers d iffe rent spe­cials each day. including cooking, art, music, gym . science, computers, Italian, story -te lling and a d a ily sw im lesson.

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Adventure Cam p (completed fourth and f ifth grades) participants also w ill travel to various places, w ith daily trips planned to Sandy Hook. Quarry Swim C lub and local parks, among other sites. Bach session w i l l feature a one-night overn ight inp.

C ross ro a d s (c o m p le te d s ix th through eighth grades (w ill make daily trips w ith its campers toCamelbeach, W hitewater R afting and Jenkinson's Boardwalk. Included in each session w ill be a tw o -n igh t overnight excur­sion.

The Y M C A ’s Counselor-in-Train- ing (C IT ) p ro g ra m p ro v id e s a mentoring experience fo r teenagers over age 14. Participants w il l learn group w ork , leadership and safety skills, w h ile w orking d irectly w ith younger campers. D uring each two- week session, the C ITs also w il l take part in team build ing exercises.

New to the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Y M C A summer camp program this year w il l be several one-week spe­cia lty camps, focusing on areas o f interest to ch ildren who have com ­

ple ted k indergarten through f if th grade.

W ith K ids ' Creative Studio, les­sons are designed to develop a ch ild 's talents, w h ile bu ild ing skills in draw mg. painting and 3 -D art The Queen Bees program offers activities aimed at build ing self-esteem, promoting phv steal acliv ity and good eating hab­its, and developing stress manage­m ent skills.

Through hands-on acliv ities in Sci­ence Quest, ch ildren w ill explore the mysterious, the out-o f-th is-world, and the buried treasures o f science.

Scrapbooking w ill allow children to presene the ir photographs while learning d iffe rent and creative scrap­book-m aking techniques.

A d d itio n a lly , sum m er gymnastics camps are available fo r preschoolers, kinderganners and g ir ls in grades I through 1 2. as w e ll as fo r those cur­re n tly com peting or interested in com peting on one o f the Y M C A 's teams

The gym nastics programs meet tw ice a week fo r tw o-week sessions throughout the summer. In addition, dance camps w il l be offered in July fo r three- to six-vear-olds. tw o hours a day fo r three consecutive days.

Open reg is tra tion fo r th e specialty camps, as Well as fo r gymnastics and dance camps, is cu rren tly u n ­derw ay. *

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The Y M C A is a no t-fo r-p ro fit o r­ganization serving people o f all ages, races, faiths, cultures and socio-eco­nom ic levels.

J ' l f f TO SCHOOLS...The Kanwixid ( lean Community Committee recentlv donated emironmenlal/reocling educational tools in the form of CD-ROMs anil books to Scotch Plains-l-anwood district schools. Committee members and school media specialists, pictured left to right, arc: Seated. Bets; W aslak (Terrill Middle School I, lerenc lahrccquc (School One I. Erica Moon iMcGinn School i. Eileen Kav/ka (Coles School) and Eunice Kllard (Scotch ITalns-Kanwnod High School I. ami standing. Diane Kell;, Supervisor; committer members Raymond Manila and Linda Talentt; Laura Coburn (Brunner School), and committee members Robert McCarthy and I San falcon.

Chapter U Members Attend P.E.O. State Convention

W E S TFIE LD - Chapter U m em ­bers attended the 63rd annual con­vention o f the New Jersey State Chap­ter P.E.O., a Ph ilan throp ic Educa­tiona l Organization. It was held A p ril 29 to 30 at the Hanover M a rr io tt in W hippanv

V ic k i H u g i i l , C h a irw o m a n , P.E.O. In te rn a tion a l Peace S ch o l­a rs h ip Fund, was the guest o f honor.

T h e Chapter U delegate to the co nve n tio n was B etty Evans o f

M o un ta in s id e V is ito rs Iro m C h a p te r U a tte n d in g included Jane Tyson o f Berkeley Heights, a past state presi­dent; Kathy Sforcks o f W estfie ld. C indy McCracken oI Warren and Sue M ille r o f Basking Ridge

T h e P I O S is te rh o o d was founded at Iow a Wesleyan College in 1869. There are 5,909 local chap­ters in the U nited States and Canada, w ith 250.583 active members For m ore in fo rm a t io n , p lease v is it w w w. peoin ternational.o rg .

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SPIRITUAL OCCASION...In May. scouts amt other youngsters at the First Baptist Church of Westfield earned their Religious Recognition Pin after complet­ing an eight-week program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Bottom row, Megan Winey. Melanie Della Perutti, Stephanie Fine. Coleman Scott and Owen Martin; second row, Uhclsea Housel. Brianna Yirzi, Taylor Kline. Devin Arujo, Tyler Marlin and Patrick Martin, and hack row, Claire Braun, Membership Specialist of the Washington Rock Girl Scout Council, Marlee Arujo and llasitlia Kakileti.

co lo rfu l stories o f the then and w omen in the B ible , and to illustrate those stories and the ir own ideas w ith paints, c lay and other materials.

Beth W o jc io is D irector o f the A ll Saints' Sunday school and Vacation B ib le School. The Reverend Jane Rockman is the Rector o f the church. For more in fo rm a tion .' please call (908) 322-8047.

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First Baptist to Sponsor Billy Graham Bus Trip

W E S T F IE LD The First Baptist Chureh o f Westfield w ill sponsor a bus tr ip to the Sunday. June 26 meet­ing o f the B illy Graham Crusade at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. N Y

rite bus w i l l leave the church park­ing lo t at noon that day fo r the ra lly , to he held from 3:30 to 6 p m., and return around 8 p.m.

Reverend Graham's New York area campaign w ill last three days. June 24 to 26 The Sunday event w ill include music by Marcos Watt, Gaither Vbcal Band. Mercy M e and Michael W'.Smith.

Box lunches w ill he provided en route, but trave lers should bring bottles o f water. Tickets and lunches are free, hut are lim ited and must be ordered as soon as possible. They are available from the chureh o ffice at I7t> E lm Street. For further in fo rm a ­tion, please ca ll (908) 233-2278.

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Carolyn Higgins, 61, Real Estate Agent; Member of Churches, Service League

Carolyn “ C .K " H iggins, ft I . passed assay on Friday, June 1 7, 2005 ai her daughter Jennifer's home

Born in Washington, D C., she re­sided in South Orleans, Mass, for the past |0 years, and was form erly o f Westfield. N.J. She w as a graduate o f Westfield H igh School and married her high school sweetheart

A fo rm e r real estate agent in Westfield. Carolyn also w as a former member o f the W illow Grove Presby­terian Church o f Scotch Plains, N.J , a form er member o f The Presbyterian Church in Westfield and a former member o f the W estfie ld Service League She w as affectionately known as the "sparkplug" o f the fa m ily

She was predeceased by her par­ents, Robert and M a rga re t Fish Newman.

She is survived by her husband o f 43 years. Low e ll K . H igg ins; two sons. Low ell K H iggins, Jr and his w ife, M indy, o f W ilm ington, N.C. and Daniel K. Higgins and his wife, Jamie, o f Basking Ridge, N.J.; two daughters, Barbara I I B rown and her husband. Stephen, and Jennifer H Factor and her husband. Jay, all o f Fair Haven;,four sisters, Peggy Free­man and her husband, Joseph, o f Huntsville, A la., Cynthia Haas and her husband, Karlheinz, o f Red Bank, Barbara Tavlor-R e illy and her hus­band, Douglas Reilly, o f M iddletown, and Robin Chappell and her husband, John, o f Boca Raton, Fla,; three sis­ters-in-law, Faye Chidester and her husband, Jim , o f Camp H ill, Pa,. Kathy O ’ Day and her husband, Jerry1, o f Exton, Pa,, and Sherry Heyd and her husband, M ark, o f Masbpee. Mass,; eight grandchildren who lov­ing ly called her MeM e, Low e ll K. H igg ins . 3rd, Le igh R. H igg ins, L illia n M H iggins. J. M organ Brown. Taylor L. B rown, Justin R. Brown,

Curtis C Factor and M in H Factor; a m other in las* and la th e r- in -la w , L illia n H Falk and Ben Falk o f South Orleans. Mass

Arrangements were entrusted to ihe John E. Day Funeral Hom e o f Red Bank A m em oria l service was held on Tuesday, June 21. at The Feder­ated Church o f Orleans m East O r­leans, Mass. Interm ent is private.

In lieu o f flowers, m em oria l dona­tions may be made to The Orleans Conservation Trust. P.O. Box 1078, East Orleans, Mass. 02643. Letters o f condolence may be emailed through the fu n e ra l h o m e 's w e b s ite . www.sidun.com .

Jun.23, 2005

Phyllis R. NorthPhyllis R. N orth o f Basking Ridge

d ie d on Tuesday, June 14, at M orris tow n M em oria l H ospita l in M orristown.

Born in Buffa lo , N Y , she had lived in Westfield fo r 23 years.before mov­ing to Basking R idge 34 years ago.

Mrs, North was a member o f the Somerset H ills Recorder Society o f Basking Ridge.

She was predeceased by her hus­band, Howard C. North, in 2001, and by a brother, James Reynolds, in 2000.

Surviving are a son, John D. North o f W estfield; tw o daughters, Janet DeLazzero o f Kalonah, N.Y, and Bar­bara North o f W im berly, Tex.; a sister, Ethel R. Casey o f Hamburg, N . Y.. and five grandchildren.

Private services are under the d i­rection o f the Gallaway & Crane Fu­neral Home in Basking Ridge.

M em orial donations may be made to the A lzheim er's Disease and Re­lated Disorders Association. Inc., 400 M orris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville 07834,

June 23, 2005

Edward W. Joyce, Sr., 85, Machinist; Active With Westfield Area Old Guard

Edward W. Joyce, Sr„ 85, o f Scotch Plains died on Thursday. June 16, at Overlook Hospita l in Sum m it.

Born in ihe Bronx, N.Y., he had resided in Garwood fo r 49 years be­fore relocating to Scotch Plains' 10 years ago.

Mr. Joyce had been em ployed for many years as a machinist fo r R. Hoe & Co. in Dunelleri, re tiring in 1973. He later Worked in the United States Post O ffice in W estfield from 1975 to 1982 as a postal clerk,

He was a member o f the Westfield Area O ld Guard, where he was active in the M errym en Chorus, and \yts.a bow ler w ilh the O ld Guard League and other leagues in the area. Mr, Joyce a lso w as a m e m be r o f

Prayer toThe Blessed Virgin

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN: (Never known to ta il) Oh most beautiful flower o f M ount Carmel, fru itfu l vine splendor o f heaven. Blessed Mother o f the Son o f God, Immaculate Virgin, assi st me in my necessity. Oh, Starofthe Sea, help me show me herein, you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother o f God, Queen o f Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you Irani the bottom o f my heart to succor me in this necessity . There, are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for Us who have recourse to thee. Holy Mother. I place this cause in your hands (,3X).1 Icily Spirit, you w ho solve all prob­lems, light all roads so that 1 can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine g ift to forgive and forget all evil.against me and that in all instances in n iy life you are with me, 1 w ant in this short prayer (o thank you for the things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy towards Hie and mine. The person must say this prayer three consecutive days. After three da\s, the. request w ill be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. A.P H

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He served in the United States Arm y A ir Force in W orld War II as an avia­tion cadet.

He was predeceased by his w ife, Lorraine L. Joyce, in 1995.

Surviving are tw o sons, Edward Joyce, Jr. and Richard Joyce; a daugh­ter, Lynn B rink ; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services took place on Monday, June 20, at the M em oria l Funeral Home. 155 South Avenue in Fanwood. Interment fo llow ed at Hdl- lyw oo jl M em oria l Park in Union,

M em orial donations may be made to the American Lung Association o f New Jersey, 16(H) Route 22, East. Union 07083.

Juse 23 2005

Thomas J. Sweeney, 81Thom as John Swebney, 81, o f

Fanwood died on Monday, June 13, at his home.

Born in Staten Island. N.Y., he had I i ved there before m oving to Fanwood over 50 years ago.

A graduate o f M ich igan State U n i­versity. Mr. Sweeney had been em­ployed as an o ffice manager w ith M ary Kay Cosmetics in Piscataway before retiring. Earlier, he was a tra f­fic manager w ith Costa Ice Cream in Woodbridge.

He was a United States A rm y vet­eran o f W orld War II and a longtime member o f the Fanwood Republican Club.

Surviving are a daughter, Joanne W olf, and her husband, Gus. o f Scotch Plains; a son, Thomas S. Sweeney o f North P lain fie ld ; a brother. James Sweeney o f Westport, Mass.; a sister, Helen Costa o f N orth Caro lina, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Sat­urday, June 18, at the Te rrill Road Bible Chapel in Fanwood. Cremation was private.

Arrangements were by the M em o­ria l Funeral Hom e, 155 South A v­enue in Fanwood.

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— <0trittiarieg —John J. Doucette, 76, Retired Baker; Scotch Plains Rescue Squad MemberJohn J. Doucette, 76, o f Hellertown,

Pa. died on Sunday, June 19, at Gracedalc in Upper Nazareth Tow n­ship. Pa.

Bom on December 8, 1928, son o f the late John J. and Rose (Doucette) Doucette, he fo rm erly lived in Scotch Plains fo r 44 years.

He had worked as a baker fo r Drake Bakeries in Wayne fo r 2ft years until re tiring in 1993 and also fo r the A & P Bakery in Newark fo r 14 years.

He served his country fa ith fu lly during the Korean War in the United States A rm y as a Corporal, and was the recipient o f five Bronze Service Stars and the United States Nation Service Medal

M r Doucette volunteered for six years w ith the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad

Surv iv ing are his w ife o f 5,3 years.

Martin H. Adler, 77, Philanthropist; Had Been Owner of Jewelry Chain

M artin H Adler, 77, o f Rancho Santa Fe, C a lif, died on Saturday, June 4, after a long illness. Mr. A d ler was born in Chicago. III. and moved to New Jersey at age I I , He gradu­ated from L inden H igh School and Rutgers University.

For more than .35 years, Mr. Adler was the owner o f the Adler's jewelry chain until he retired in 1987. The main store, on North Avenue in Westfield, still bears his name. A fter his retire; ment from the jew e lry business, he continued to pursue his secondary ca­reer developing and acquiring com­mercial real estate in New Jersey.

He was m odestly philanthrop ic, supporting Jewish Federations both in New Jersey and C alifornia . His passion was help ing children in need, inc lud ing C hildren 's Hospital in San D iego and Casa De Am paro, a fa c il­ity fo r abused and neglected children, as w ell as many other charities.

He is survived by his w ife, M arilyn ;

Barbara Dayhoff, 75Barbara A rndt Dayhoff. 75. o f Avon

Park. Fla; died on Friday, June 17. at her residence.

Bom in P lainfie ld, she had lived in W estfield and N orw ich. Conn, before m oving to Avon Park in 1988.

Mrs, D ayhoff had taught English to speakers o f other languages in Connecticut pub lic schools, al New Y o rk U n ive rs ity and overseas in Beirut, Lebanon.

She was a member o f the Union Congregational Church o f Avon Park and o t the R iver Greens G o lf Course.

Mrs. D ayh o ff attended Allegheny College o f M eadville . Pa.

She was predeceased by her hus­band. Van Dayhoff, in 1997 and by her parents, Robert and Dorothy Arndt.

Surviv ing are several Cousins,A graveside service w ill be held at

1 1 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, June 24, at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements are by the Gray Fu­neral Home, 3 18 East Broad Street in Westfield.

June 23, 2005

Carolyn E. Sweeney, 77Carolyn Elaine Sweeney, 77, o f

Fanwood died on M onday June 13. at her residence,

A native o f Elizabeth, she had lived there before m oving to Fanwood over 50 years ago.

Surviving are a daughter, Joanne W o lf, and her husband, Gus. o f Scotch Plains; a son, Thomas S. Sweeney o f N orth P lainfie ld; a brother, Joseph D rosdick ol West C aldwell; a sister, D orothy Van Dyke o f Mountainside, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Sat­urday, June 18, at the Terrill Road B ib le Chapel in Fanwood, Cremation was private.

Arrangements were by the M em o­ria l Funeral Home. 155 South A v­enue in Fanwood,

Memorial donations may be made to International ALERT Academy, One Academy Boulevard, Big Sandy, Tex. 75755 (alertacademy.com).

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three ch ildren, Je ry ll Adler. E llen Adler and Dana Kaplan; tw o step­ch ild ren . E llen L ie b e r and M ark Caplan. and eight grandchildren.

Graveside services were held at El Camino M em oria l Park in San Diego on Tuesday, June 7.

June 23. 2005

Isabelle Me Millan, 85Isabelle Me M illa n . 85, o f Westfield

died on Thursday. June 16, at the Ashbrook Nursing and Rehabilita­tion Center in Scotch Plains.

Bom in H am ilton, Scotland, she lived in W estfield fo r approximately 60 years.

Mrs. Me M illa n had been a ma­chine operator fo r J.B. W illiam s in Cranford fo r 20 years before re tiring in 1982.

She was a 5 1 -year member o f The Order o f the Eastern Star. Atlas Chap­ter No. 99ofW estfie ld. Mrs. Me M illan also was a member o f the Daughters o f Scotia. Bonnie Doone Lodge No. 10. and bowled fo r more than 50 years at the Garwood Lanes in Garwood.

She was predeceased by her hus­band. Alexander M e M illa n . in 1985.

Surviv ing are three sons, Glenn Me M illan o f W estfield, Gary Mc­M illan o f Scotch Plains and Greg Me M illan o f Manalapan; a sister. Anne Kaiser o f Roselle; fo u r grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on M o n ­day, June 20, at the Gray Funeral Home. 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Burial fo llow ed at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

June 23. 2005

Brett M. Tozzo, 22B re tt M a tth e w T ozzo , 22. o f

Sarasota, Fla. went to be w ith his dad. the late Charles Peter Tozzo, on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19. 2(H)5.

B orn S ep tem ber 8 , 1982 in Westfield, Brett came to Sarasota in August o f 1993, where he attended Nokomis Elementary and graduated from Riverview H igh School in 2(H) I .

He was a Boy Scout, B M X racer and personal trainer and had dreamed o f entering the Fire Academy in the fall. Brett was easygoing, soft spoken and introspective.

Brett leaves behind his mother. Christine; a sister. C hris ty Tozzo; his brother, Justin Charles; a niece, Halle Christine Bannon; his grandparents, Madeline and Charles Zimmerman o f M iddle Island. N .Y . and Angelina Tozzo o f Howard Beach. N.Y., as well as aunts, uncles and many friends he met on his journey through life .

The fam ily w ill receive friends to ­morrow. Friday, June 24, from 7 to 9 p in at the Roberts Funeral Home, 2990 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. A Mass o f the Christian Rite w ill take place at 10 a. m. on Saturday, June 25, at St. Thomas More C atholic Church, 2506 G u lf Gate D rive. Sarasota,

In lieu o f flowers, please make do­nations to Compass Center, 2750 Bah ia V is ta S tre e t. S u ite 190, Sarasota, Fla. 34239 or M A D D p f Sarasota.

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DEATH NOTICEAldo S. Cerone, 88, Decorated Veteran; Had Worked For Lockheed Electronics

Josephine F icch i D ouce tte ; tw o daughters, Debra L . and her husband, Robert A . Coscia o f Bethlehem Town­ship. Pa and Catherine A. and her husband. Mark E. RohcrtsonofTraey. C a lif.; two sisters. M arion Dahlgren o f Groton. Conn, and Theresa Porter o f Norw ich. Conn., and three grand­children. Rebecca Robertson, An thony Cosciaand Matthew Robertson

Graveside services w il l be held at 11 a m. today, Thursday, June 23, at St. Theresa's Cemetery in Sum m it

Arrangements are being handled by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. o f H ellertow n, Pa. Expressions o f sympathy m ay be recorded at w w w .he in tze lm anfli.com .

Memorial contributions maybe made to the Alzheimer's Association, 617 Main Street, Hellertown, Pa. 18055,

June 23, 2005

A ld o S. "T is h " Cerone. 88, o f W estfield died on Thursday, June 16. at the Berkeley Heights N ursing and Convalescent Center in B erke ley Heights,

Born in Orange, he grew up in West Orange and lived in Westfield fo r the last 40 years.

M r. C erone had w o rk e d fo r L ockh e e d E le c tro n ic s in N o rth P lain fie ld as an Engineering Assis­tant fo r 24 years until his retirem ent in 1984, He was one o f the firs t to use a laser in repairs, such as the Polaris Submarine, and had top secret clear­ance from the government to w o rk on secret assignments. Prior to this, he bu ilt homes fo r Suburban Properties in Basking Ridge and S pring fie ld w h ile studying electronics.

M r, Cerone enlisted in the United States A rm y A ir Corps early in 1942, He served w ith the 5th A ir Force. 90th Bomb Group as a co -p ilo t o f B24s in New Guinea. He fle w 50 missions, logging 300 hours.

He was the recipient o f the S ilve r Star, D istinguished F ly ing Cross, A ir Medal, American World War I I and A s ia tic -P a c ific Cam paign M eda ls and, in 2001, the New Jersey D is t in ­guished Service Medal.

The S ilver Star was awarded after M a jo r Cerone's plane remained be­hind to protect the lead bomber whose bom b site malfunctioned. The other fo u r bombers released the ir bombs and flew back to base. When the lead B24 circ led again to drop its bombs, both planes were attacked by Japa­nese Zeros. Many Zeros were shot down, and M ajorCerone’s plane came

home w ith bullet holes in the fuse­lage. He was the last surviving crew member.

He remained in the active A ir Force Reserve until 1973. H is brother A lfred served in Ita ly during W orld War 11. A th ird brother, John, was injured dur­ing the D-day invasion landing on Omaha Beach and died the next day. He is buried in the American C em ­etery in Norm andy. In 1989, M r. Cerone, his w ife and sister-in-law visited the gravesite.

He was a member o f the 90th Bomb Group "Jo lly Rogers" Association and the Veterans o f Foreign Wars. He belonged to the First United M ethod­ist Church o f Westfield, was a go lfe r w ith the Lockheed Electronics team, and was a member o f the H ighway B ow ling Senior Team in H ills ide. He received many trophies that attest to what an excellent go lfe r and bow ler he was.

He is survived by his w ife o f 4ft years. E lsie; a son, Stephen, and his w ife, Rosarie; grandchildren Anthony and Anna, sisters-in-law Rose Cerone and M arilyn Schnaars. as well as many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held on M o n ­day. June 20, at the Gray Funeral Home. 318 East Broad Street in Westfield. Interment was private.

M em oria l donations in lieu o f f lo w ­ers may be made to the First United M ethodist Church M em oria l Fund. One East Broad Street, W estfie ld 07090 or to the W estfield Volunteer Rescue Squad. P.O. B ox 356 , Westfield 07091,

June 23.2005

Dorothy M. Brennan, 83, Volunteer; Involved in Arts, Theater and Choir

D o ro th y M ay Brennan. 83, o f Mountainside died on Sunday. June 19, at Overlook Hospital in Sum m it.

Bom in Bayonne, she had lived in Fanwood from 1958 to 1993, when she moved to Mountainside.

Mrs. Brennan, a homemaker, also

Muriel E. Lonek, 82M u r ie l E d ith L o n e k , 8 2 ,J o f

Sum m erfie ld, Fla. died on Friday, June 17. at Stonecrest in Summerfield,

Bora in Newark, she had lived in M illb u rn fo r many years before re lo ­cating to Florida in 2001.

Mrs. Lonek retired several years ago after w orking fo r 41 years as a secretary w ith Bethlehem Steel.

She was predeceased by her hus­band, John Lonek.

Surviv ing are a brother, John Rail, and a sister. Florence Barbery.

Private interm ent took place at Fa irv iew Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were by the Gray Funeral Home, 3 18 East Broad Street in Westfield.

M em oria l donations may be made to the M arion County Humane Soci­ety in Florida.

was a member o f the Scotch Plains- Fanwood Arts Association and the P h ila th a lia n s a c tin g g rou p in Fanwood. A dd itiona lly , she was a choir member at the Fanwood Pres­byterian Church and a member o f St. John's Lutheran Church in Summit and its over 60 club.

She volunteered her time traveling to New York C ity as a part o f the Christmas at Sea volunteer program at the Seaman's Institute at the South Street Seaport.

She was predeceased by her hus­band. Bryant W. Brennan.

Surviv ing are a daughter, A lison L. Brennan o f Mountainside; two sons, Peter H. Brennan o f Princeton and New Y o rk C ity and G ordon W. Brennan o f M ichigan, and two grand­children.

A m em oria l service w il l be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. at St. Jbhn's Lutheran Church, 587 Spring- fie ld Avenue in Summit.

Arrangements are by (he Gray Fu ­neral Home. 3 18 East Broad Street in Westfield.

M em oria l donations may be made to a local rescue squad.

June 23, 2005

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Shapedown Program Set Up For Helping Teens at CSH

M O U N TA IN S ID E — Parents who are concerned about teenagers, ages 12 through 18. who may be over­weight o r are increasingly inactive can now turn to the Shapedown Pro­gram at Children's Specialized Hos­pital in Mountainside.

Shapedown, originally developed in California, is a weight management pro­gram for children and adolescents. The program works directly with young­sters and their families in order to de- vekipahealthy lifestyle, including heal thy eating, exercise and family communica­tion. The 10-week program w ill begin on Monday. September 12. and conclude on Monday, November 2 1.

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Scotch Plains Service League has announced that summer hours w ill begin on Tuesday, July 5. at its T h rift Shop, located at 1730 East Second Street in Scotch Plains.

Summer hours w ill be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The shop w il l be open on Saturdays in July this year fo r the first time to accom­modate customers who cannot shop there on other days.

Ttie T h rift Shop is featuring sum­mer clothes fo r the entire fam ily, in ­cluding shorts and T-shirts, bathing ttU lh.-aaniirrssrs saiiiiaU. oieakeo.,-

It w ill be held every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Children's Specialized Hospital's Mountainside facility, located at 150 New Providence Road. In addition to each teen who attends, at least one parent or guardian is required to participate in the two- hour sessions, as the program is de­signed to enhance the entire fam ily 's understanding o f weight management, nutntion and physical fitness. Instruc­tors w ill include a physical therapist, nurse, dietitian and a psychologist.

Space fo r the program is lim ited and a $370 registration fee is re­quired. For additional in form ation about Shapedown o r tp„ register, please ca ll (888(C hildren , extension nos. 5707 or 5478.

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s c o t c h Pt 4 IN S -T h e St. John's Baptist Church Women's M in is try has inv ited a ll wom en to wear w hite dresses and jo in them fo r fellowship this Sunday. June 26, at the 10 a.m. service at St. John's Baptist Church in Scotch Plains.

The theme w ill be "G od Is More Than You Can Imagine." w ith the a ll­women choir provid ing music fo r the occasion.

The Reverend A llis o n Browne Johnson w i l l be the guest speaker. She

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College Woman’s Club Awards Eight ScholarshipsW E S T F IE LD D uring ils annual

meeting and scholarship dinner at Echo Lake C ountry C lub on May 10, the C o lle g e W om an 's C lu b (C W C ) o l W e s tf ie ld aw ardedS28.000 to e ight students

Scholarship w inners arc selected based on the ir academic achieve­ment, the ir financia l need and the ir com m unity service. M em ber dues, d o n a tio n s , m e m o ria ls and fundraising events fund the C W C scholarships.

Organized in 1917, the CW'C has been gran ting scholarsh ips since 1925.

A fte r dinner. Scholarship C om ­mittee Chairw oman C ynth ia Kravec in trod u ce d the re c ip ien ts . Each young woman expressed her g ra ti­tude to the c lub and spoke about her plans fo r the future.

Katelyn Hoens is described by her guidance counselor as " a woman lo r a ll seasons." She took challcng-

D istric t A rt Show fo r the past three years She w i l l attend The U niver­sity o f M ich igan in the fa ll, m ajor­ing in com m unications.

She w ou ld lik e to w rite fo r a wom an's magazine, o r pursue a ca­reer in advertising.

M ichelle K uppersm ilh 's language sk ills won her awards at the W illia m Paterson U n ive rs ity Foreign Lan­guage Poetry Contest, and a very- high score on the National German Exam. She has taken an active role in the W H S Young Democrats, the W HS Youth in Government C lub, and the W estfie ld Y Leaders C lub, where she was named Youth Volun­teer o f the Year fo r 2(M)3 by both the local and the state Y M C A s.

M iche lle is a member o f the Na­tiona l Honor Society and w as named National H ispanic M erit Scholar. She was awarded the Edward Bloustein D istinguished Scholar award. She was features e d ito r fo r Hi t Exe, and

ing Advanced Placement (A P ) and honors courses, she was chosen fo r the National H onor Society and the French National H onor Society, she dedicated her tim e to the W estfield H igh School (W H S ) M arch ing Band as d r il l captain, she worked on the yearbook, and played tenor sax fo r the Concert Band.

A t St. Helen 's Rom an C atholic Church, Kate lyn was a peer m inister and worked on many church projects, as w ell. She enjoyed w ork ing as a camp counselor fo r ch ildren w ith physica l and developm ent al d is­ab ilities. She plans to attend The U n ive rs ity o f M aryland to m ajor in mathematics w ith the expressed goal o f teaching at W HS.

Lindsay Seagull maintained honor ro ll status a ll fo u r years o f high school, and was inducted into the N ational Honor Society. She pur­sued her interest in the tine arts, literature, the flu te and the culinary arts. Since ch ildhood, L indsay lias been interested in a career in the food industry. She worked part-time at local restaurants, and was a val­ued employee in the kitchen at Chez Catherine.

L indsay w il l attend The C ulinary Institu te o f A m erica in Hyde Park. N. Y.. pursuing a four-year bachelor’s degree in baking and pastry arts man­agement

Leah D i M atteo has taken honors and A P courses in every subject area. She has been on the honor ro ll every m ark ing period in high school and is a member o f the National Honor Society. Her interests include fie ld hockey, basketball, track and p lay­ing the double bass in the WHS Cham ber Orchestra. She is a mem­ber o f several h igh school clubs and is president o f the Junior O ptim ist C lu b . She has w orked as a dog w alker, a babysitter and as a camp counselor. She is also an assistant at a local law o ffice .

Leah has been accepted at the U n i­vers ity o f Delaware where she in ­tends to m ajor in English and even­tu a lly study abroad.

A lliso n Feldman is a member o f the National H ono r Society and the French National H onor Society. She w rites fo r W H S 's aw ard-w inn ing w eek ly newspaper. Hi \ Eye. very - m g as the graphics editor. She plays fo r the fie ld hockey team and runs spring track. H er com m un ity in ­volvem ent includes the senior youth group at Temple Em anu-EI, vo lun­teering ul C h ild re n 's Specialized H ospita l, at a soup kitchen, and at cancer fundraiser events.

A llis o n worked summers at Camp H arm ony and as an assistant phy s i­cal therapist fo r an orthopedic m edi­cal center. - H er a rtis tic ta lent has resulted in her a rtw ork being fea- i t i ir d in tht' Wesrfre tit 'P n b tlr 'S it ir iB f

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMKNT...The winners of the College Woman's Club (CWCI scholarships include, pictured, left to right: top row. Allison Feldman, Michelle Kuppcrsmith, CWC President Carolyn Daurio, Suzanne Merkelson. Katelyn Hoens. Lyndsay Seagull: bottom row, Lisa Zhang. Leah l)i Matteo and Jacqueline De La Puente.

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She w il l m ajor in po litica l science and German at Brow n U n ive rs ity in the fa ll.

Suzanne M erke lson w il l attend C olby College (his fa ll as an environ­mental science major. As chairper­son ol Project Green, the high school environmental c lub, she organized Earth Day activ ities and a school- w ide recycling program. She is a member o f the National Honor Soci­ety. the French N ational H onor Soci­ety. and w as named a National M erit Scholarship Commended Student.

Suzanne wan an ed ito r o f the Arts and Enterta inm ent Page o f Hi's Eye. and participated in the W H S cross country and track and fie ld teams. She also participated in the youth group o f Temple Emanu-EI as an o ffic e r and peer leader. Suzanne spent Iasi summer on a service expe­d itio n to the southwest, w hich in ­cluded volunteering on a H op i In ­dian reservation in Arizona.

A lthough English is her second language. Lisa Zhang scored a per­fect 800 on the v erbal portion o f her SAT.,She received a National M erit Commendation as Well as the E d ­w ard B lo u s te in D is t in g u is h e d Scholar award and the AP Scholar award. She is a mem ber o f the Na­tional Honor Society.

Lisa earned varsity letters in sw im - m ing and competed in the State,and Junior O lym p ic Championships. She has been p rinc ipa l v io lin is t fo r the WFJS Symphony Orchestra. She has also been a vo lunteer at C hildren 's Specialized Hospita l.

She plans to attend Cornell Uni versity in Ithaca.- N.Y.. where she w il l m ajor in b io logy., Jacqu e lin e : D eL a F u e n te has achieved excellence in one o f the most demanding academic programs offered at W HS. She is a member o f the National Honor. Society and is a National Hispanic M e rit Scholar. Her sw im m ing sk ills helped the W HS sw im team w in the U nion County Championship fo r the past four y ears, anil advance to the slate finals.

She was able to compete and train at the C olorado Springs O lym pic. Tra in ing. Center, and earned the honor o f being named a U..S. Sw im iTimg. Scholastic A l l- Amtl kail, thefirs t at WHS to receive this honor; She also w rites for Hi's Eye and serves as a peer m in is te r at St. Helen's.

This fa ll. Jackie w i l l m ajor in En­g lish or psychology at A m herst C o l­lege. where she plans to jo in the college swim team.

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Since 1972 ,elementary students in grades K through 8 attended the Deerfie ld School. Recently, ihe popu­la tion in Mountainside has risen, ne­ce ss ita ting the reopen ing o f the Beechwood School, about a m ite away. A t Beechwood. the "b ig k ids" are now the second graders, w h ile the th ird through eighth graders remain at Deerfield.

However, a change o f venue sepa­rating the upper from the low er grades hasn 't stopped ihe annual project o f matching up K indergartners w ith a "buddy” from the eighth grade.

The seemingly m ism atched duos participate in the longstanding tra d i­tion o f creating together w hateventu­a lly resembles a stuffed bear. The pairs jo in together in tw o sessions coordinated bv the home economics department and the kindergarten in ­structors.

A heartwarm ing experience a ll around, the older students w ork pa tie n tly w ith the little ones, show ing a side o f themselves rarely noticed in th e ir adolescent years. W hen the project is complete, the event is ce l­ebrated w ith ceremony and song-and on "Teddy Bear Day," one is hard pressed to tell w hich is the "re a l" softie.

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W E S T F IE LD On June 4, the C law o f 2(8)5 graduated at the 111 th Kent Place School Commencement. Among the 68 members o f the gradu aiing class are W estfie ld residents Morgan Scully and Shea M acDonald

Shea won Ihe Pal Conley Varsity A th le tic Award during commence­ment fo r outstanding athletic ability and unwavering sportsmanship. She played filed hockey and lacrosse, and served as captain for both teams dur­ing her senior year.

Shea also played the flu te and was president o f Ensemble at Kent Place.

She graduated w ith departmental

honors in music and received per­form ing arts recognition during Class N ight.

Morgan graduated cunt laude with departmental honors in English. Latin, mathematics music and science. A Na­tional Commended and Edward J. Bkxistcin Scholar, site w ist nuinenxis aw anls during Class Night, including the Jane P.utctson Science Awanl and tie (Xitstatxling Student o f Classics Award fivw i the New Jersey Classical League

She w as editor o f the school new s­paper. vice president o f Junior States men o f America, and participated in several choral groups

L in d * C o n d h llo fo r The W e ith e ld Leader a nd The Tim etrEDDY TRADITION...Eric Sullivan, left, and Justin Tavares join tedd> bear, “Starr)” in a Mountainside public school tradition.

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A t D eer fie ld S ch o o l in M SN o one know s fo r sure when the

first b irthday card Was delivered, but one th in g is certa in, at D eerfie ld School, they've taken on a new form . On the b ig day, the ce lebrant’s locker is d u t ifu lly decorated by best buds in the wee hours o f the m orn ing w ith w rapping paper, ribbon, and yes, even candy. Later in the day. mischievous boys grab a sweet as they w alk by in between classes, w h ile , others tape notes w ish ing (heir pals a really nice day.

Students don 't l im it the ir friend ships to th e ir peers at Deerfie ld, as often, fav orite teachers’ doors are done up as w e ll candy and g(im allowed.

D eerfie ld graduates have a way o f leaving the ir mark. W alking down the halls in the M idd le School is a little like w a lk in g through a time capsule The "k in g s and queens" o f Deerfie ld have been leaving remnants o f pop culture behind in g ra ffit i lik e fashion on whatever wall.space happens to be free fo r over a quarter o f a century.

Bits and pieces o f the past year are ch ron ic led w ith poster paint, w ith each graduate signing the ir respec­tive names on the w all, com pleting one o f D eerfie ld 's rites o f passage into h igh school. Names o f bands front the 1980s w ith the ir signature logos, cartoon characters long fo r­gotten, and favorite fast food insig mas are hand drawn w ith amazing accuracy. Some years, the w all adopts a theme, as in this year's creation "D eerfie ld -O po ly"

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NXl S 11II I D (.RADI ATES...Morgan Scully, left, and Shea MacDonald, both Westfield residents, graduated Kent Place School in Summit on June 4.

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WES M il l I) farynSam antha W yckoff. the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs' 1 >( melas VV\ ekofTc ifW ’estfield. recent ly graduated f rom Lynchburg College in Lynchburg. Va. She re­ceded a Bachelor o f Arts degree in Spoils Management

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W E S T F IE LD - E m ilie C ohort. Daniel Egan and Sherry- Wells Hines, all o f Westfield graduated from New York University 's College, o f Arts, and Science as Founders Day Honors Scholars. They accumulated a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

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Anne Palmer Named to Garwood Board of Ed Seat

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G A R W O O D - T h e G a rw o o d Board o f Education appo inted Anne Palm er to f i l l an open seat on the board Tuesday n igh t.

T ra c e y S c h a d e w a ld was re ­e lected to a tw o -yea r seat in the A p r il 10 school e le c tio n hut an­nounced her re s ig n a tio n a fess weeks later. R aym ond G rim es a t­tended the meeting w ith the in ten ­tio n to ( i l l the scat but re sp e c tfu lly w ithdrew his o ffe r at the m eeting M r. G rim es fille d a vacancy on the board e a rlie r this year

M r. G rim es said he fe lt that the board was having d if f ic u l ty m a k­ing a decis ion. He dec ided to y ie ld to M rs. Palmer because she e x ­pressed her plans to run in the A p r il e lections, M r G rim es had no in ­ten tion o f running. N e x t A p r il there w il l be a tota l o f fo u r seats open, three three-year term s and one one- year term .

M rs. Palmer, a p rev io u s board m em ber who had served tw o con­secutive fu l l terms on G arw ood 's Hoard, has been o f f the board fo r about a year and a h a lf. M rs . Palmer cou ld n o t run th is past A p r il fo r personal reasons but now she is prepared to take on the pos ition .

" I know that righ t n ow 1 can take on a ny th in g that I to o k on in the past," assured M rs P a lm er, w ho expressed that she has reso lved her personal issues.

M rs Palmer was B oard Prc'si . dent w hen the last G a rw ood schools bond referendum w as passed. She also served on two nego tia ting com m ittees fo r the teachers ' nego tia ­tions. M rs . Palmer has served oh a ll the com m ittees th ro u g h a ll the c u rr ic u lu m changes w hen she was president. She also rece ived a cer­tific a te fo r the New Jersey ,School Board C red it Program.

James P h itb in . cons truc tion m an­ager p rov ided the b u ild in g s and g rou n d s re po rt on the L in c o ln S chool renovation. He in fo rm e d

. the board that they are tw o weeks ahead o f schedule.

“ The concrete was poured and fin ish e d on the tenth o f June and the steel went up ra th e r q u ic k ly ," in fo rm ed M r. P h ilb in . He also noted

that the lig h t fix tu res w ere sub­dued and the storage shed was cam ­ouflaged w ith landscaping in re­sponse to the ne ighbor's concerns.

C la rk Board o f E ducation L ia i­son L in d a Kocncg in fo rm e d the board that B rian Z ych o w sk i was appo inted to Superin tendent o f the C la rk Board M r Zychow s k i w as p rev io u s ly P rinc ipa l and S uperin ­te n d en t o f W est H ud so n H ig h School dow n in H igh lands.

G a rw ood sends the ir h ig h school students to A r th u r L. Johnson H igh School in C la rk ._________ ___

Mayor M cDermott Says Goodbye, Thanks Residents

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Mr. G ildea cited the drivew ay lo ­cated on Prospect Street used by stores on Last Broad Street to make deliver­ies lo the ir rear entrances as a m ajor safely concern. He stated that v is ib il­ity o f vehicles ex iling the driveway would be obstructed, rendering the project unsafe.

Mr. Gildea said the town "hopes to recoup” the five lost spots in other locations "We are Itxrking to reposi­tion a loading /one in order to find two or three spots on a downtown street," he said. One location being considered is the loading /one in front o f Gap Kids on hast Broad Street.

When sou ate pulling up (to Gap Kids facing Town Hall) you can't see the cross­walk ( i f a truck is unloading).” He said that the parking committee asked Mr. Morgan to write an ordinance changing tlx.1 current location o f the loading zone ti > a position on Central Avenue alongside the Rialto Theatre.

"D o ing that, we may be able to p ick up some spaces," Mr. G ildea said. Town Engineer Ken M arsh told The Leader that plans fo r the parking recon figu ra tion never crossed his desk. "The parking com m ittee had momentum and enthusiasm and did things a little out o f order." lie said.

M r Marsh said that the engineer­ing department w il l handle future plans and that his assistant K ris M cA loon w ill, attend town council meetings to stay abreast o f fu tu re plans, " i t (Prospect Street i w as a great idea that unfortunately d id n 't m ateri­alize.’ 'Mr; G ildea concluded.

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the original estimate lor the job.Recreation D irector Sue Winanx

stated that the money for the project came from a matching grant program called the Kkls Recreation Trust bund Cirant from the Union County Open Space Trust Fund.

In other business, the governing bod) announced that a $300 savings bond was awarded to Colleen Calfrey for her achievement as the class valedictorian at Deerfield School It was also an flounced that savings bonds in the amount o f $200 each were given to Hllen Kaplun and Amanda Quaglia for earning the d is tin c tio n o f being Deerfield’ s salutatorians.

A resolution of commendation was awarded to John Thiemer fo r complet­ing the requirements for the rank of Bugle Scout It was announced that his community service project included or­ganizing the painting o f 300 fire hy-

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drants in the Township o f M ilIburri. which had not been painted in 20 years.

It was noted that the project was under the jo in t guidance o f the M i I Iburri Fire Department and the NJ American Water Company, and that it took a total o f 203 volunteer hours spread through three weekends with 28 scouts and adults volunteering from Boy Scout Troop 17-

Other resolutions of commendations were read for the Governor Livingston High School (GLHS (. Berkeley Heights, varsity girls softball team for their 25-7 season; the GLHS varsity boys baseball team for their 23-6 season, setting a school record for the most wins in a season and holding a county high 16 games winning streak and the GLHS varsity boys track team for placing first m the North Jersey Section 2. Group 2 state truck championships.

The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday. July 12 at 8 p in

The group plans to circulate elec­tronic newsletters to parents with nutri­tional tips about healthy lunches and snacks, and is considering sponsoring a

, program, similar to A rt Appreciation, where parents give short lessons on nutrition in elementary school classes.

SNAC looks to increase education and advocate moderation in diet, but does not want to ban cupcakes and sweets from school parties.

Anita Schaefer, a registered dietitian for Chartwells, presented the service’s goals to increase the number of ‘ ‘bal­anced choice offerings" at the middle arid high school cafeterias; Chartw el Is w ill introduce 100 new healthy meals next year.

BOL member Richard Solomon ex­pressed concern that cafeterias w ill con­tinue to serve junk L khIs like French fries and soda. "We need to make the healthy choices so attractive to the kids that the) choose them over the less health) choices, or eliminate junk food altogether."

However. Dr. Foley pointed out that junk food is a big money maker for the food program, and that profits from vending machines paid fora new freezer at Edison School this y ear. "In the past, (the BOB) had to subsidize the food program, hut selling junk food makes

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o f hew NlcMansions w ith new home construction plans that w il l also make it d ifficu lt to shoehorn two homes in corner lots. M ayor Skibitsky said he would institute a three-phase plan to Case com m uter-parking concerns, work with the Board of Education on a llevia ting parking congestion on adjacent streets and review’ the com ­m unity parking fees.

He plans to make the 1 Vpartment o f Public Works more efficient and "maxi mize every dollar we have " The new mayor said he wishes to focus oh shared serv ices and create a shared serv ices council.

Prior to the business portion o f the Tuesday June 21 council meeting, the audience and counc il reconvened outside the M un ic ipa l Building to dedicate a plaque to. longtime down C lerk Bernard Heeney outside-his old o ffice window.

down A dm in is tra to r Jim .Gildea read Westfield le a d e r Publisher Horace C orb in ’s m emorial to the late Mr. Heeney. and ended, saving. "We w ill continue the best we can. to fo l­low on in an orderly way as he’d i M r Heeney) l ik e ”

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the program a break-even operation," said Dr, Foley. " I hope students w ill buy healthy choices and not walk (to other options like open lunch at the high school), bul junk (food) sells."

Also discussed at the meeting were new appointments. The resignations o f seven staff members were announced: Peter Basler (Westfield High School T V S tud io T e ch n ic ia n ), John Brzo/owski (Roosevelt Intermediate School-Choral Music), Christine Cul- v er i Washington School teacher I, I vette Davis (F ranklin -P arapro fess iona l). Doreen Gre/elak (Tamaques-Parapro- lessioiial). Elizabeth M artin (Washing­ton School teacher), and MeaganLongo.

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fo r new towers. ‘ ‘Your threshold o f -75 dBm seems very subjective.” said Board member Lori Duffy. The council requested that Cingular produce actual data t" i the drive test, which was con­ducted in April, so that it Can hire an expert to evaluate the current state o f Cingular's coverage.

Michael Fernandez of 12 Sandra Circle questioned Mr. Saw ant and Ms. Babinsky. concerning the details o f the drive test, as w ell a> if other properties within Cingular s search ring had been considered. Ms. Babinsky replied that several properties, including Fairview Cemetery. Williams Nursery . Lenape Park and Echo Lake Coun­try Club had been considered, but all had refused Cingular’s offer.

Cingular is in the process o f applying for a variance for a temporary tower near the existing site at Route 22 and Springfield Avenue to prov additional capacity for the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, which will occur in August

According to Mr.'Saw-ant. tlx.* tower might remain as a permanent part o f the network if the alditional capacity was deemed necessary

Board member Chris MasciaJe asked what impact the temporary tower would have on coverage around the proposed site at W’ychwood Gardens, and Ms. Babinsky re­plied that the u aver was not approved yet. and would only be temporary. However, board member Vincent Wilt stated that based upon Mr. Saw anfsiuialysisofthe temporary tow er’s ct aerage footprint. only u 45-foot tow er at the Wychwood Gardens site might be needed.

Don Whellan of 33 Mariitou Circle said that he has had celt phones from AT&T. T- Mohile and Verizon and that all have worked fine for him at his house. He is in an area considered sub-standard by Cingular

The board w ill continue the hearing later this year, after reviewing FCC policies re­garding wireless coverage policies and hir­ing an expert to revJew Cingular’s network and drive test data,

No date was set for the next meeting, bui the applicant w ill re-notice, publishing the date in The Westfield Leader.

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are always thinking about it." Mayor McDermott told The leader

Mrs McDermott said her husband return from work and be i»n the

phone for hours dealing w ith town issues Time, Mrs. McDermott said, he could have dedicated to his job or his family

"It was a great life lesson for the kids," she said. " It makes you realize how im­portant public service is and that you should respect them."

She said that the outpouring o f grati­tude from residents has been touching.

“ We’ve received flowers from people to thank us. That's so great." she said "There was so much that was so positive about it I wouldn't change a thing,*’

Bryan, a junior history major at The College o f W illia m and M ary, in Williamsburg. V u . noted that being the oldest o f the four children, his experience was different faun his siblings.'

He was given the opportunity to drive the White House staff m the motorcade from Newark Airport to Westfield when President George W Bush visited the National Guard Armory last March

Regarding the negative press that some­times accompanied his father’s political decisions. Bryan said. “ You get to the point where you take everything with a grain o f salt. I know every thing that was happening from being here. I know what he was doing from his point o f view .”

Bryan said that he has given a political career some thought. He w ill serve as Vice President o f Social Affairs at W ill­iam and Mary for the second year in a row . an elected position.

The McDermott's eldest daughter. Maggie, w ill be a freshman at Eton Col­lege in Elon. N.C. in the fall.

When asked what it was like to be known as "the mayor’ s daughter" she said. “ You're just the mayor’s daughter, nothing was that different. But people make it a big deal."

She did take exception to the negative press saying. "It is weird to see headlines about our family."

Melissa, who will begin her junior year o f high school at Bemardsville High School, declared she would be feeling the move the hardest. Her new school is much smaller that Westfield High School (WHS) with only 600 students in the entire student body, as opposed to the 1,600 who attend WHS

Melissa told The Leader that the expe­rience o f being the mayor's daughter w as a positive one. "I was younger and par ents and people would know you that you don’ t really know."

"In a way, the positive o f my kids being in the school w as that it brought an aware­ness to local governm ent." M ayor McDermott said.

Patricia w ill also be leaving Westfield w ith mixed feeling but said she is excited to move. She w ill enter the seventh grade in the fall.

The mayor said there many things he would miss about serving as Westfield's mayor, primarily with town officials.

"The relationships Eve established w ith members o f the council - especially Jim Gildea (Town Administrator) and Claire Gray (Town Clerk)." he said.

"He was one of the nicest human be­ings I ever met." Mr. Gildea's secretary. Joyce LaRocca. said.

"Mayor McDermott was always the consummate professional, and was also sincere and caring." Mrs. Gray said. “ He did not try to micromanage. He trusted the professional staff to handle the day- to-day business, and he was in daily com­munication to keep his pulse on w hut was going on in town and give direction when needed."

"The things 1 w ill remember most about him is that he was insistent that every letter, e-mail, and phone call be answered as soon as possible, usually w ithin a day or two; he always made me laugh even during the difficult times," said Mrs. Gray . “ He found the positive; and his first and

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foremost thought was always What is best for the Town o f Westfield.’ Even though moving at this time ts w hat is best for his family, I know Mayor McDermott \ heart w ill always be in Westfield."

Mr. Gildea had similiar feelings about the parting mayor. “ My experience w ith Mayor McDermott has been very re­warding." Mr. Gildea said "I can’ t thank him enough for huv mg the confidence In me to recommend me for the position o f Town Administrator in 2001. Mayor McDermott was always very supportive o f the professional staff in Town and had faith m the skills and abilities o f the Town o f Westfield workforce.” Mr. G ildea commented that M ayor McDermott was always accessible and stressed the importance o f responsive­ness "He tried to bring a business like approach to municipal government ”"In addition." Mr Gildea concluded, "I can also say that I have found the Mayor to be a man of great integrity. He treated all people with the utmost respect and dignity even during d ifficu lt times 1 have been additionally impressed by his loyalty to not only his family, but to the town staff, fellow town council members and the town residents. M ayor McDermott always had the best interests o f Westfield at heart and he w ill be missed. The Tow n o f Westfield has been fortunate to have had such a dedicated v olunteer serve them for so many years ."

Mayor McDermott also has mixed feel­ing about moving out o f Westfield, and w ill miss the connection he had with residents, as well us the responsibility o f being mayor.

" I think the theme has been you are going to miss the recognition o f being the mayor - getting involved, getting the job done." he said. "The biggest responsibil­ity as mayor is to represent the town in a positive way. Not just in Westfield, but in the county and state as well."

Mr. McDermott also admitted that he “could have spent more time building a

better relationship with the paper."When asked whether he has aspira­

tions to take his political career to the next level. Mayor McDermott said, "For me to go to the next level, it would require u lot more time." He said that his goal now is to focus tin his family and his real job. "We, have two kids to put through col- lege"

"Just because I was the mayor o f Westfield doesn’ t make me qualified to be the mayor o f Bemardsville "

Bt>th the mayor and his wife said that (he move out o f Westfield does not have any hidden agenda behind it. “ The value of our home was increasing and it was time to get our return." Mayor McDermott said.

"We have done so much in this town.I ' ve been the may or - i I w e can move and make it a positive thing, then change is good."

"M y final words would simply be thanks.’ No matter what anyone says, it

has been g rea t," fo rm er M ayor McDermott concluded.

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"We would be in better shape i f we hud something firm in our hand by the end o f the year." board member Joe Spector said.

At the Monday evening meeting, the DWC also discussed the amount o f time engineering-firms considering the job w ill hav e to examine the plans prior to placing a bid. That timeline was originally allotted for two months and is being cut back to a one-month timeframe to expedite the project.

Mr. Hale said. "You are asking the firms to do a lot o f different type of work — concrete, trees.. referring to the fact that he thought the engineering companies should have as much time us possible to examine the specs for the scope o f work.

The Imprint material located in the cross­walks at the intersection of East Broad and Elm Streets was also discussed in great detail. The Imprint, a poly mer material, has recently been showing signs of premature cracking.

According to Mr,. Ciyfiiit, llu. ottguiai specs presented to the county by the DWC' recommended the use of bnck and granite lo i ihc intersection.

"The Union County Engineer. i Bruce O'Connor), said we couldn't do it." she said.

"The crackingobserved throughout the intersects >n is a result o f reflectiv e cracking of the asphalt surface under the fmpnnt installation, and not the failure o f die Im­print material" Assistant Town Engineer Kris McAloon said in a letter to the DWC

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entire intersection has been m i I led and paved many w eeks prior to the installation o f the patterned treatment, due to the change in contract from Street-print, and the Imprint installation was performed at night in cold temperatures,” Mr. McAloon concluded.

The milling and paving o f the intersec­tion was completed in June 2004. Accord­ing to Mr. Martone. Statewide Striping installed the Imprint material in October and November o f 2004.

Mr. Martone told The Westfield Leader " l am confident they (Statewide Striping) will come back and make it more aestheti­cally pleasing."

Board member Frank Arena reported that May or Gregory McDermott would step down from office and Councilman Andy Skibitsky would be appointed interim mayor on Tuesday night.

“Certainly, w hat I would try to do w hen the dust settles, is get Andy here for a meeting." Mr. Arena said. “ Andy is a big DWC supporter."

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PEREZ GETS 2 HITS. 2 RUNS. 2 RBI: COLONEY. 2 RBI

SP-F Reds Stun Orioles, 6-4, In Youth Baseball Semifinals

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Seeded sixth, ihe Reds had the ir w ork cut out fo r them, hut rose to the occasion to stun the second-seeded Orioles. 6-4. in the Scotch Plains- Fanwood Youth Baseball Association M ajo r D iv is ion sem ifinals at Booth Field in Scotch Plains on June 18. Reds pitchers M ichae l C am inetti. Luke M ineo and Johanna O f f it /e r combined to l im it the O rio les to five hits w h ile s trik ing out six and y ie ld ­ing ju s t tw o walks.

Reds firs t baseman M ike Perez went 2- fo r-2 . w ith a double and a two-run single. T h ird baseman Sean Coloney provided the key game-win- ning tw o-run trip le in the top o f the fifth inning to snap a 4-4 tie. M ineo had an R BI single and scored a run. John Foti and O ff it /e r each singled and scored a run and Brendon C'anover also scored a run.

"W e were very composed We came from behind. Everybody played as a team. I cou ldn 't ask fo r more." said Reds Coach Ian McCarthy.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING CONTACT W ITH THE BALL...Oriole hatter Ian Johnston makes contact with the hall in the first inning against the Reds.

Evan Lehransky led the Orio les w ith a tw o-run single and Raymond Tay lor ripped an R B I sing le and scored once. M att D 'A p u z /o had an R B I s ing le . B rian Dem psey and N ow ell Whitehouse each tapped a single. N ick Petrow. Sam Brown and Ian Johnston each scored a tun

O rio le pitchers N ick Galasso and Brian Dempsey were throw ing some heat, com bin ing for 13 strikeouts Galasso w ith e ight and Dempsey w ith five. The Reds, however, were able to capitalize on the six w alks allowed by the O rio le pitchers and managed to bring four o f them across the plate.

“ O ur strength all year has been pitching They are kids and the pres­sure probably got to us hut they (Reds) beat our best God bless them fo r that. I 'm happy fo r them.” said Orioles Coach M ike Dempsey.

The Reds' p itching strategy worked out like a charm. C am inetti. a south­paw. tossed a lot o f off-speed pitches and kept the O rio le batters o ff-b a l­ance. W hen the O rio les adjusted and loaded the bases, in came the flame throw ing M ineo who recorded four strikeouts in his one-and-two-thirds innings. O ff it /e r pitched the f ifth and sixth innings and allowed jus t one- walk and one single

" I picked Michael Cam inetti be­cause he is a lefty, he's accurate and he throws a little softer. My speed guy. Mineo. I sw itch those guy s around to throw the cadence off. It s a g ixxl combination." said Coach McCarthy.

"The Reds had a tough road to gel here. They made a great move by

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SMITH RAPS HOMER: NIGRO SMACKS 2 HITS. 3 RBI

St. Jude Grasps the ‘Force’, Sets Back St. ‘Luke’, 11-7By DAVID B. CORBIN

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St, Jude fu lf ille d a quest and seized the “ force." scoring five runs in the th ird inn ing and five more in the fifth to set back St. Luke, 11-7. in St. B a rt's O ld tim e rs M e n 's S o ftb a ll League action at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on June 17. The Judes

Park. Food w il l he prov ided by Outback Steakhouse. A ll food and refreshments are free to the public w ith a donation o f $ 10._

"Th is year’s game is dedicated to the memory o f Kenny Gerbowski." Fugett said.

W ith respect to the game on hand, Jude's Pat N ig ro made a ll three o f his

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The rimesA LITTLE OUT OF RANGE...St. I.uke first baseman Neil LeSlrange can’t quite get a bad throw as St. Luke's Al Rezza zips safely to first.

•8totaled 15 hits, inc lud ing tw o doubles and tw o triples, w h ile the Lukes to­taled 13 hits, includ ing a double, a trip le and a home run.

W ith his m ind somewhat preoccu­pied w ith the future. St. Luke team Captain Luke Fugett. also the Chair­man o f theSeotch Plains C harity Cup, wanted to rem ind a il o f the upcoming C harily Cup so ftba ll game to be played between the Scotch Plains PBA N o. 87 and members o f the Scotch Plains F ire Department. The game is slated fo r Ju ly 30 at Brookside

David B Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesRETURNING BLUE DEVIL OFFENSIVE THREAT...Sophomore attacker Ryan Yarusi. No. 4. led the Blue Devils with 43 total points and 18 assists while netting 25 goals. He also was second in ground halls with 54.

ZAFFUTO. GALLAGHER. YARUSI RECEIVE HONORS

Devil Laxer Boys Finish 9-12, Showed Flashes of Brilliance

By DAVID B. CORBINSpec(fills Written for The Westfield I fskier oru! The Times

Fin ish ing w ith a SJ-12 record in a schedule that features top-five teams such as S u m m it. D e lb a rto n and R id g e w o o d , the W e s tf ie ld H igh School hoys lacrosse team displayed flashes o f b rilliance that reminded top-ranked opponents that they could not be taken lightly. A dd itiona lly , sex - e ra l B lue D e v ils p roduced top- notched ind iv idua l Statistics

On A p r il 27.'the Blue D evils gave Head Coach Gerry Benaquista his 100th w in w ith an impressive 8-7 v ietory over Mendham, then fo l lowed

the next day w ith a 10 -6: conquest o f West Windsor PlainshoroSouth. Per­haps the Blue D evils ' most impres­sive victory, however, same in a 6-3 w in over then No 8 Seton Hall Prep.

A fte r that game. Coach Benaquista said. " It was a very good, complete game against a very good team. A ll aspects o f our game were click ing. We came out on fire like we have done a couple o f times this year. H ow ­ever. today the difference was in the second half. We came back at them and d idn 't give them any ground to gain momentum."

Senior goalkeeper Chris Zaffuto,

who made 335 saves, came up w ith a trunk - fu llo f awards. Locally, he shared the team M V P Defense award w ith senior defender M ike Patella. Zaffuto. who made the Fitch Conference First Team. A ll-C o u rie r News First Team and All-State First Team, also received A ll-Am erican recognition.

" He w as the glue that kept our team together, "saidCoach Benaquista.“ He d id a great jo b a ll year and w as very consistent. Chris kept ns in all the games by continua lly stopping one- on-one shots as well as the outside shots. He w as an exceptional person

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at bats useful by smacking tw o one- run singles and adding an R BI sacri­fice fly . Gerry Reipe rapped an RBI double and scored three times. Jim Hoelzel (trip le, run.scored), Jim Steger (R B I). Joe G u ilian i and Bob Cuomo (trip le ) had tw o hits apiece. A l Rezza had a two-run single and scored twice. Stan Liesniewski and Stev e Ferro each had an R B I single and scored a run w hile Pat Enright singled and scored tw ice.

Scott Sm ith led the Lukes w ith a solo home run and a single while scoring tw ice. B ill M cKinney had tw o one-run singles and Ken Blaes singled tw ice and scored once. Paul Naldony trip led and scored a run. Jack Ley doubled and Larry Szenyi had a single, an R B I and a run scored. Russ Voorhees singled and scored tw ice and A rt Hobble had a single and an R B I w h ile A l Weber and Kevin St. Onge each singled.

The Lukes turned fou r double plays (DPI. Second baseman Voorhees in i­t ia te d a 4 -6 (S m ith ) -3 (N e il LeStrange) DP in the second. Smith initiated a short-to-first to home DP in the fourth . Sm ith grabbed a liner and stepped on second in the f i f th and Voorhees added another 4-6-3 DP in the sixth. Jude's Reipe made a sec- ond-to-first DP in the second inning.

Jude scored a run in the bottom o f the first when Reipe scored on N igro 's single to center. St. Luke answered

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The fourth-seeded M arlins came up w ith five runs in the sixth inn ing to grab a 7-4 v ic to ry over the previously undefeated. 13-0 Rockies in the semi­finals o f the Scotch Plains Fait wood Youth Baseball Association Majors p layo ffs at Booth F ie ld in Scotch Plains on June 18. Starting pitcher Marcus Rivera lim ited the Rockies to jus t five hits while seating eight and w a lk ing one in five innings on the mound. Sean Reilly relieved in the sixth and shut down the Rockies w ith tw o strikeouts.

"The boys did a great jo b against a tremendous team like the Rockies: however, when you have the p itch­ing. you always have a chance to win. We had tremendous p itching and I th ink that was the d ifference," said

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WF Lax Girls Finish, 8-8; Set Sight on Strong Year

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W iih nine talented seniors, a re la­tive ly young core o f players and lirs i year Head Coach L u Coulson, the Westfield H igh School g irls lacrosse team finished the season. H-8. but finished in style.

“ From the beginning. I was im ­pressed. not only by the skill level, but also by the genuine enthusiasm lo r the spun and the determination to become bette r p laye rs .” said C ou lson . “Throughout the entire season, I really emphasized pushing themselves in practice in order to better themselves and then teammates. I wanted them to

to turn over the ball, liven nxae impres­sive, Tri-Captain senior first home I -iz/te Trimble was the Blue Devils' biggest threat on attack as a key shooter and play maker in the eight meter.

"A lthough w e're losing some key senior playmakers, I tru ly believe we w il l only be belter next year," said Coulson.

Team balance and strong leader­ship can be expected from next year's g ir l's lacrosse team.

"We have a very strong jun io r class who demonstrated tremendous strength on defense w ith Sam Zuckerand 1 auren Sinnenherg." added Coulson.

Coulson plans to get plenty o f often-

Fr»d Lecomte for The |Veettleld Leader and The Time»ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL...The Blue Devil girls lacrosse team show solidarity before a game. This year’s team finished with an even, 8-X, record and look to have an even more successful season next year.

practice under the kind o f pressure we would see in games. I think that those times when they did, their hard work paid o ff in our closest games when we came away w ith a w in."

The Blue D evils worked around the ir experienced m idfie lders and got stronger as the season progressed. During the ir last three games, they faced th ree Ctjpgh o pponen ts (H unterdon Central, Voorhees and North Hunterdon).

"They rea lly stepped it up when it counted and it showed they were not going to give up or let anyone take away w hat they knew could be theirs." said Coulson. "They really proved themselves during those contests, when it cou ld have gone either way. They were focused and were deter­mined. 1 was extrem ely proud o f their e ffort shown throughout the season, hut especia lly / lu r in g those games because m dyjffayed w ith tie1 and really dug deep fo r those wins.”

Tri-Captain senior defensive w ing and m idfie lder Elsa Werner, senior midfielder Anne Siwulec and senior defensive w inger Katie Cole-Kelly were strong on ground balls and careful not

sive muscle from starters. Mary-Kate Luker and Julie Shelman as go-to midfielders. Speed and defensive ma­turity may put the IX ’v ils in the hum for county and sectional honors nest year.

"W e proved ourselves and to our opponents that we are a forge to be reckoned w ith ." said Coulson. "W e w il l look to take that strength into next season and on ly continue to build upon it."

Westfield Selected Golf Team of Year

It comes as no surprise that the Westfield H igh School g o lf team has been selected as the H igh School G o lf Team o f the Year by The Star Ledger, considering the B lue D evils won the ir second Tournament o f Champions in three years. A ll fou r o f the Blue Dev-

top golfers received A ll-G roup (cognition and tw o o f them. Ryan

Shallcross and J im m y Arbes. were named to the A ll-S tate First Team.

While Shallcross and Arbes made the AI|-Group4RrstTeam,GarrettCockren and N ick Petrarca made the All-Group 4 Second and Third Teams, respectively.

■Devil's Den

It Was a Good Year, but Could’ve Been BetterB> BRUCE JOHNSON

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It was the kind o f scholastic spoils season that most schools would be very happy w ith - around a .667 over­all w inning percentage fo r a ll sports, fo u r county championships, a couple o f sectional titles and one state trophy.

Butat Westfield High School, w here the bar is set a little b it h igher because o f the sports tradition, the 2004-05 year was not among the most memo­rable. L ike it o r not. a school is judged as an athletic giant by its success in footba ll, boys basketball, wrestling and baseball. And in those sports this year. WHS was 1-9. 11-10.0-16. 17- 10 fo r a combined 29-45. Forget the state g o lf champs, the county champs m swimming and tennis and the solid soccer, track and cross-country teams. We were 29-45 in the so-called “ ma­jo r " sports.

“ I f you want to get your props, you have to be gixxJ all the non-country c lub sports,” cross country/track coach Jack Martin said.

Having said that, there were cer­ta in ly way more h ig h lig h ts than low lights. Here's a look back, and a look ahead:

F A L L : Things just never clicked fo r the football team, w hich had some nice players returning fo r the ir senior year Marc Dowling. Bryan Power, R ich Stewart. M ike F inne. M ark Harbaugh and M ike Patella - but just never got it going completely. You win w ith defense, and the ’ 04 defense fe ll apart, allowing a school record 297 points Take out the 28-7 consolation game w in over Edison and the “ D " gave up over 30 points per game. With veterans M ike luce and Bobby Mroz at end. Cowles Stewart and Santo Nardi at tackles, linebackers W ill Harbaugh. Ryan Yarusi and Tyrell S immons, and DBs Chris Cassell, Terron Rogers, W ill Jenkins, Jayshawn K ing and An­drew Shaffer, things should be belter. And w ith rumors o f some "run and shoot" offense fo r QBs N ick DeRosa and ( asset!, and w id e o u ts John Gagliano and Ryan Sharkey, things could be happening on the brand new fie ld at Kehler Stadium this fa ll. (Re­member, the jayvees were 7-3 and the freshmen went 9-1!)

The good new s fo r W HS boys soccer last fall w as that the jayvee went 15-0- 2 (tying Scotch Plains and Kearny 0-0). The bad new s was the varsity went 2- 12-3, the worst record in the sport’s 42 years at WHS. Coach George Kapner returns 13 veterans and w ill be anxious to start the rebuilding process.

Katie Egan's firs t year as g irls soc­cer coach went pretty w e ll, a 13-6-3 record. W hile she must replace nine seniors, there are 15 letter winners re tu rn in g , p lus g ir ls l ik e JoAnn Mathew and Lindsay Sauerwein from a 12-3-3 jayvee team that won the

Union County Tournament.The fie ld hockey team managed just

14 goals in a 4-10-3 season, and Maggie McFaddcn's team was senior- dominated. The Blue Devils w i l l open their 33rd fie ld hockey season just six w ins from 300.

Ed Ttrone's tennis team should be a force this fa ll, w ith seven letter w in ­ners back from a 17-2 team whose only losses were by 3-2 scores to M illburn and J.P. Stevens.

Jun io rs Tara Daly and E rin Roudebush w il l be the big guns for Bev Torok’s volleyball team, which was 16-7.

Jack M artin and Thom H om ish al­ways produce strong cross-country teams, and that shouldn't change tii the fall. Je ff Perrella and K ris Kagan return for M a rtin 's team, w hich lost only to C ranford and won the North 2 Group 4 sectional title. H orn ish's girls had an X-1 record, losing only to Scotch Plains-Fanwood, and won the ir sec­ond straight sectional crown. Annie Onishi w ill be missed, but C arly O lif f and the D risco ll sisters. Margaret and Rose, should keep WHS at the front o f the pack.

Senior A lly Psyhojos and jun iors Claire MacDonald, L iz Ealzon and Catherine Cordeiro w ill be the keys fo r the WHS gymnastics team as it tries to regain county and sectional dominance.

W IN T E R Swimming again was the big sport o f the season, w ith the g irls capturing the county (tied w ith Scotch Plains-Fanwoodjund sectional titles, and the boys w inning at coun­tie s and lo s in g se c tio n a ls to Bridgewater on a tiebreaker.

Jaime Ruszala's girls team took a huge hit at graduation, w ith Kirsten S e le rl, A m anda D ickson . Jackie D eLaFuente. Lauren W inchester, L izzie Trim ble, Christine C la rk , Neda Simaika and Lisa Zhang a ll w alk ing the aisle. But there is a nice nucleus re turning, led by B rittany Reyes. Darrell Ann Smith, Katie Morgan. Ky lie Fraser. Julie Ccderroth, A lexi Kuska and L iz Hawkins.

The boys sw im team returns most o f its big guns Pat Daurio. Luke Baran, P.J. Harley. Brandon C uba. Kyle Murray, Dan McGrdry. P hil Anton, M att B lu tfie ld and Matt Green — and w ill get some big-time help from in­coming freshmen Chris DeLaFuente, M att Morgan and Max B lum , among others.

Kevin Everlycontinuesto doagreat jo b w ith the boys basketball team, but he has some holes to f i l l a fter losing Bryan Power. B illy Hearon and two- year captain Eric Hayes. Sophomores M ike Venezio and tom Bonard got lots o f playing time and Josh Gerckens. Tom Bottin i and Terron Rogers w ill

help. And a 19-4 jayvee team featur­ing Dan Pritsker. Terrell Shaw and Pete A n tonelli should provide big- time assistance

No team had a bigger turnaround than girls hoops, where Joe Marino's team recovered from a winlcss 2004 season to go 9 -13 and be way more than competitive in most o f its games. Fresh­men EnnM ille r(377po in ts), Stephanie Slodyczka (251 points, 188 rebounds) and Gabby O 'Leary led the Way.

f i le wrestling team suffered its first winless season since 1941, the first year o f the program (w hich then w as canceled until 1958-59). There were only six able-bodied letter winners, but only one (Tom DelDucal gradu­ates. Matt Kamel (14-17 at 119). A n ­drew Shatfer (23-7 at 152). Mark Boyd (18-9 at 160), Dan Whitney (23-9 at 171) and C o lin W illard (9-3 at 189) give coach Glen Kurz some hope, and there's also guys like Bobby Mroz. Matt Shaffer. Zach Bullek and Steve Cruikshank, who spent most o f the season battling injuries.

With five o f his seven letter w inners returning, veteran bow ling coach M ike Tirone w ill hx ik to improve on a 12 -1 team that was jus t fourth in the county and eighth at sectionals.

Dennis D oherty's ice hockey team went 13-8-5 and qualified for the stale tournament fo r the first time since 1999. W h ile Ed Kramkowski. Brent Davis. Greg Speir and Ryan Madaras w ill be missed, there are more than a dozen le tte rm en back, inc lud ing standout freshm an g oa lie E ric Zagorski.

S P R IN G : W h ile the g o lf team dominated the spring season, captur­ing its second state title in three years, the rest o f the spring sports could be crying "W ait t i l next year" because o f the talent returning.

Nowhere is that more obvious than the baseball team. Bob Brewster has 386coaching victories and should jo in the 400 C lub early next spring. The graduation losses from this year’s 17- 10 team include speedy Sam K im . Bryan Power, Chris H ildand the hard- to-replace B illy Hearon. who put to­gether one o f the more spectacular all- around seasons since BrianCiemniecki was playing. Hearon was 6-2 as a pitcher, h it .418. had 18 extra-base hits (two short o f Lantont Turner’s school record) and was just a super­solid guy.

But look at who dpes return: A ll- State C M ike Murray, who broke four school records this y ear (season bat­ting average, career-hits, career RBI. career doubles), tied two others (ca­reer home runs: R B I in a game), threw out 12 o f the 38 runners attempting to Steal: bases, and also only struck out one time (look ing ) in over 1(H) plate

appearances; P-SS Tom R icc iu ti, a hard-thrower and cleanup h itte r who w ill be back for his fourth year as a starter, like Murray; IB A lex Zierlcr, who tied school records w ith tw o hom­ers in one game (both grand slams) and eight RBI in a game: 2B M ike Diaz, who put together another great offensive season and tied the school mark o f three doubles in a game: P- DH Brandon Cuba, who came on as a hitter and pitched a couple o f solid games; 3B Jay Anderson and 3B/SS Josh Gerckens. who both flashed some fine glove work: P-CF Craig E llis , a smooth-fielding outfie lder who w ith R icciuti and Cuba w ill give Brewster a solid 1-2-3 on the mound; and Dave Kaplow, who is too good to not get a regular spot somewhere next spring.

Softball coach Tara Pignoli must be feeling about the same. Despite losing four-year starter Lauren Gelmetti and dependable 2B Katie Smith. Pignoli re tu rns e igh t s tarters, in c lu d in g standouts in CF M .K. Flannery. SS Kristina FietkiewiczandCJillian Olsen.

George Kapner became W H S ’s all- time winningest coach this year, and his tennis team won the county cham­pionship fo r the first time since 1998 (the 25th time overall). W ith Kevin Shallcross. Ravi Netravali and Evan Eisenberg all back in singles after strong freshman years, and Lee Bernstein and Jack T rim ble atdoubles, you know Kapner - who is 15 wins from passing Tony Berardo as W H S ’s a ll-tim e winningest tennis c o a c h -w ill be looking for a lale-season bus ride to Mercer County Park in West W indsor, and not just to watch some other team play for a state title.

G o lf coach John Turnbull w il l have a few tears at graduation Monday. He w ill watch basically his entire team, other than Jimmy Arbes. receive a diploma.

M ike Woods and M ike G orski. two o f the best pole vaulters in W HS his­tory. w il l be away at college next year, but Jeff Perrella returns as one o f NJ's premier distance runners. In g irls track. E m ily MacNeil and Annie Onishi w il l be tough to replace, but N ancy Carpenter's teams are always solid, so long fo r more o f the same.

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w ith one in the second when Bines and Hobble singled and St. Onge ripped an R B I single to left.

The Lukes took a 3-1 lead in the th ird. Naidony hammered his trip le to center and scored on Szenyi’s sac fly. Voorhees and Weber singled and M cKinney hopped an R BI single to left. H igh lighted by H oelzel's trip le and R B I double from R iepc and Lesniewski. the Judes took a 6-3 lead in the bottom o f the inning.

Smith whacked his solo hom er in the fourth but the Judes added five more runs in the f if th to up the ir lead to 11 -4. S /enyi and Voorhees scored in the sixth and Sm ith scored in the seventh to fina lize the scoring.St. Luka 012 102 1 7St. Jude 10S 050 x 11

WF’s Flannery Gets All-Group Honors

Westfield H igh School ju n io r M ary Kate Flannery received A ll-G rou p 4 Th ird Team honors by The Shir Led­ger. F lannery and Scotch Plains- Fanwood senior Tayler C iancio tta were also selected to the A ll-U n io n County (U C ) F irst Team.

Flannery, an outfielder, d id not com­m it an error a ll season and finished w ith a .463 batting average w ith 24 runs scored and I 0 stolen bases. C ianciotta. a second baseman, batted .383 w ith fou r trip les, four doubles, 29 R B I's and 23 runs scored.

Blue D evil Lauren Gelm etti. Raider K e lli Kaskiw and Union C atho lic V ik ing Danielle Chapla were named to the A ll-U C Second Team. Raider Elaine Piniat and Blue D evil Katie Smith were named lo th e A ll-U C T h ird Team.

0«vtd B Corbin for The Weetheki Leader end The TimesA LITTLE OUT OF REACH...St. Luke catcher Larry Szenyi attempts to put the tag on St. Jude’s Steve Ferro as he scores the fourth of five runs In the fifth Inning.

SP-F Reds Stun Orioles, 6-4, In Youth Baseball Semifinals

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putting h im (M ineo ) in when we had the bases loaded w ith one out." said Coach Dempsey. "That really turned the tide fo r them."

The Reds scored a run in the top o f the second when Perez cracked a doub le to cente r and scored on M ineo 's single to right-center. The O rio les answered w ith three in the bottom o f the inning. A fte r D ’ Apuzzo grounded out. Whitehouse reached first on an error and scooted to second on a passed hall. B row n w alked. Whitehouse attempted to take th ird on another passed ball but was unsuc­cessful. B rown skipped in to second. Taylor fo llow ed w ith an R B I single. Petrow reached safely on a throw ing error and Lebransky lashed his tw o-

Veteran Hunters Track Down Shady Lane Softballers, 7-5

run single to right.The Reds knotted the score, 3-3. in

the third. Foti andO ffitzer both walked and Perez ripped a two-run single. The Orioles, however, regained the lead w ith a run in the bottom o f the inning. Johnston, who was on first, darted to th ird on Dempsey’ s single and scored on D 'A pu zzo ’s single up the m iddle.

In the fourth , Canover. who walked and sped to th ird on Fo ti’s single, alertly scored the ty ing run when Foti was throw n out attempting to steal second. In the fifth inn ing. Perez walked. M ineo reached safely on a throwing error and Coloney slashed his tw o -run tr ip le down the firs t baseline.

"That was clutch." M cCarthy said o f C olony 's trip le . “ T he ir team was great. It was ju s t our day."

A lso p laying fo r the Orio les were B rian C a m fie ld and Fred Feller. Michael Risenberg, Julian McCarthy, M att Jegedc. Brendan Farre ll and Musa A l i also played fo r the Reds.Reds 012 120 6Orioles 031 000 4

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Hunter Avenue, w ho boasts a 7-2 record, seized a 7-5 v ic to ry in a very close and defensive ly w ell-p layed game over Shady Lane in Fanwood O ld M en ’s Softba ll Association ac­tion at Forest Park on June 17. Hunter veteran p itcher A1 M anzi gave up 10 hits and struck out tw o.

H un te r A l Penczak pounded a double and a single and had three R B I. F rank C uccaro s ingled and knocked in a run. Tom Petrolta ripped a tw o -R B I single and P hil Wein had tw o singles.

" I t fe lt pretty good to come out and play a sound defensive game, how ­ever our h itting is s till a little o ff." said Hunter team captain Cuccaro. "Breuninger. fo r the ir team played a great game. He’s a hard thrower but we w ere able to get enough runs across to w in. The great equalizer. I thought, was M anzi. He is pretty much what makes us go. He had great location, good ve locity and we made the plays behind him ."

l.aner ace H al B reuninger perm it­ted seven hits, struck out two and walked 11. A t the plate, he went 2- fo r-3 and scored a run. A l Betau blasted a two-run double. M att Betau ripped an R BI tr ip le and M ike Forte poked an RBI single.

" I had a hard time finding the strike zone and getting comfortable, however I settled in during the last four innings and was able to find some strikes." said Breuninger. "O n the other side, we could not put it together. We didn't hit right out o f the box and that really came into play, so we w ere unable to put the necessary runs on the board.”

The Hunters loaded up and hanged in fou r runs in the f irs t. W ein and Chris Kluckas walked. Cuccaro yanked an RBI single to right and Steve Kamins strolled to firs t on a pass. Pemotta then stepped up to the dish and tattooed a two-run Single to righ t and M ike Ew ing fo llowed w ith a sac flv.

WF’s Murray Selected All-State First Team

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING THE FORCE PLAY...Reds shortstop Johanna OfTilzer, No. 2, gets the force out on Oriole Nick Galasso and prepares to throw to first.

W estfield H igh School ju n io r M ike M urray was selected to the A ll-S ta te First Team in baseball by The Star Ledger. M urray was one o f three Blue Devils, to receive A ll-U n io n County (U C) recognition.

M urray, F irst Team A ll-G rou p 4 and First Team A ll-U C , d id not com ­m it an error, batted .519 w ith 40 RBI and 38 runs scored. Raider C hris D 'A nnunzio , who batted .471 w ith 26 RBI, 27 runs scored and five home

"O ur bread and butler is the m iddleo f the lineup." said Cuccaro. "A n y ­where we stack it. we are a good lineup, top to bottom , hut the m iddle really has to come through and w e did that. The top o f the order got on base and it was our jo b to knock ’em in.”

In the bottom o f the inn ing. Laner Robbie Denner bashed a double to left and scored on a two-out single by Breuninger. Hunter cranked out two more tuns in the second. Wein heat out the throw to firs t. Cuccaro scooted safely to first on an in fie ld miscue and Penczak scorched his two-run double to right.

Shady Lane plated tw o runs in the third. Mark Betau lashed a trip le to right and brother M att thumped a trip le to left! Forte laced an RBI single to center to cut the lead to three. The Lanerx added tw o runs in the fourth.

Kevin F tlip sk i sizzled a double to left, K evin M ooney singled and M ark Betau worked a walk toToad the bases. A l Betau jum ped all over a 3-2 count and d r ille d a two-run double.

Hunter added a run in the fifth when W ein singled and scored on an R B I single by Penczak

"The key play was the shortstop (K luckas) m aking the throw w ith his back to the play and made the catch in the fifth inning. That took them out o f an inning. We came back, scored a run and tw o runs up is good enough fo r th is team." said M anzi. “ 1 threw the same except w ith a little more experience; however, fo r an o ld man. I noticed th is year my change-up fo r some reason has been better. I love it, that’s the on ly reason why I do it.”Shady L«na 102 200 5Hunter 420 01 x 7

Fr*d K. L#comt* for The Westfield Leader end The TimesTHE GREAT EQUALIZER... Veteran pitcher Al Manzi of the Hunter Avenue softball team brings good location and velocity lo the plate. Manzi, after 25 plus years on the mound, continues to love the game.

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runs, also made th e A ll-U C First Team as w e ll as the A ll-G rou p 3 Th ird Team. B lue D evil p itcher B il ly Hearon (A ll- UC, First Team) fin ished w ith a 6-2 record, a 2.54 ER A and recorded 45 strikeouts. He also batted .418 w ith 23 RBI and 33 runs scored.

U n io n C a tho lic V ik in g Andrew Koncen was Selected‘to the A ll-U C Second Team and W ile D evil M ike Diaz, was named 16’ the A ll-U C T It ird Team.

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Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and Die TimesSHUT DO W N ...R elief pitcher Scan Reilly recorded two strikeouts in the sixth to secure a 7-4 M arlin v ictor; and the w in for pitcher Marcus Rivera.

both walked and moved to second and third. Butler Santino lofted an RBI sac­rifice fly and Rivera ripped an RBI single.

The Rockies returned the favor in the bottom o f the inning. Tommy Lyons walked and A lex Graham, w ho finished w ith tw o hits, poked a single to center. Scall'aro ripped a two-run single to center.

The fateful fifth inn ing began when Andrew Jacobs and Santino drew back-to-back walks. Rivera fo llowed w ith a looping R BI single over sec­ond. Sweeney crushed a tw o-run double to left to give the fish a 5-2 lead. Patrick M onfra tapped an RBI in fie ld single and scored on Brian Van B runt’s sac f ly to right.

The Rockies scored two runs in the bottom o f the inning. Scalfaro sliced a single to left, Ky le Mattson pounded an RBI single to center and N ick S taw icki unleashed a double to right.

In the bottom of-the sixlhi Rockie Paul Honeycut took mne tor .the team but Reilly sat down the next two batters and Santino hauled in a long f ly ball.

" I got scared when I h it that firs t batter because I was fearfu l that it w ou ld slow me down when 1 had to

Scotch Plains Men’s Softball Standings:

A DIVISION (AS OF JUNE 17):TEAM W LDunellen Hotel 12 0Geeks on Call 8 3Investor Savings Bank 8 5Revolution Fitness 5 5Hand 2 Hand 3 7ACI 2 9Trinity Electric 0 9

B DIVISION:TEAM w LDelasal 11 3AFP 10 4T&J’s 10 4Cepp s Vets 10 4Sofa Kings 7 5Family Investors 3 10Misfits 2 12Mortarulo Masonry 0 11

The Dunellen Hotel appears to be booked fo r first place in the A D iv i­sion at this point in the season. A lot o f snarling is happening in the B D iv is ion as four teams want to be the A lpha Dog and the fo rm er A lpha Dogs, Sofa Kings, seem to be doing quite a b it o f lounging recently.

Devil Laxer Boys Finish 9-12, Showed Flashes of Brilliance

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on and o tl the fie ld . A lso, his leader­ship stood out during games.”

Senior m idfie lde r M alt Gallagher was the team 's Offensise M V P and named F itch Conference Honorable Mention Gallagher led the Blue Dev­ils w ilh 27 goals and was th ird in total points w ith 32 w hile scooping tip 31 ground balls

"M a ll was a groat senior leader, always stayed positive and believed in the team, a true team player," said Bcnaquista. "H e w as a great shot and finisher. M att fought through injuries all season He d id scry w ell fo r us in ihe second h a lf o f the season when he was not in jured.”

Sophomore m idfie lder Ryan Yarusi received the team ’s Coaches Award, was Second Team Fitch Conference and an A ll-S tate Honorable M ention. Yarusi led the Blue Devils w ith 43 total points and 18 assists w h ile net­ting 25 goals He also was second in ground balls w ith 54.

"He was the hardest worker, day in and das out He had a lot o f desire and w as one o f our biggest competitors,” Coach Benaquista said. "R yan ’s re­fusal to surrender portrayed w hat type o f player he is. a great athlete as w ell as a great lacrosse player. H is relent- lessness to always w ant the ball in big parts o f the games helped our leant st in numerous games.’*

Sophomore m idfielderChris Mattes, w ho spent a lot o f his time in face offs, led the team in ground balls w ith 76, while netting five goals and two as­sists. Patella scooped 49 ground halls and had three goals and four assists.

Sophomore attacker Joe Simone (33 ground halls), who scored 19 goals, was second tn assists and total points w ith 16

and .35. respectively. Senior attacker Andrew Schott(22goals. 11 assisisttied junior attacker Ryan Sharkey (21 gouls, 12 assists) in total points w ith 33. Schott also had 42 ground halls while Sharkey seixiped 26.

Senior m idfielder Brady Lau was third in assists w ith 14 and added seven grails, while scooping 51 ground halls (fourth on team). Sophomore midfielder Luke Baran (2 goals, I assist) was third in ground ha lls w ith 52. Ju n io r midfielder M ike B ialtck contributed sis grails, seven assists and 23 ground halls, while senior m idfielder David lannazzonc 15 goals. 5 assists) also hail 23 ground ball s. Junior m idfielder Nic k DeKosatdgoals, I assist)had30ground halls Senior m idfie lder Toni Tresnan ( I assisii had nine ground balls and jun io r Christian l.uker had a goal and three ground balls.

D e fen s ive ly , se n io rs Jonathan Herttua and Nias Thomas ( I assist) had 36 and 32 ground balls, respec­tively. Senior Bry an Skorge (2 goals, I assist) and jun io rs Kevin Maus and Tom Bottin i I I assist) each had 19 g round h a lls S e n io rs A n d re w Prunesti, Kevin Anderson and Marc D ow ling had 13. 12 and 11 ground halls, respectively, and senior Joe Geissler had tw o goals and six ground balls. Sophomores W ill Harhaughand A lex Vanarelli each had three ground halls w hile Eddie Kane had four and ju n io r Andrew B runhofer had two.

Sharkey. B ia ltck and Yarusi have been chosen captains fo r next year's team, w hich a cco rd in g to coach Benaquista have the cohesiveness as well as the team spirit to want to he the best. The Blue Devils w i ll be ready to take the next step next season.

David B Corbin for The Weethekt Leader and The TknaaOUTMANEUVERING DEFENDERS...Senior attacker Andrew Schott. No. 5. scored 22 goals and had 11 assists for the Blue Deiils. Schott also had 42 ground halls.

Union County Sr. M en’s 50+ Softball League Results:

50+ DIVISION 1:TEAM W lAntone . Pub & Grill 11 1D&K Associates 10 2Linwood Inn 8 4Lombardi/Green keepers 7 5

50+ DIVISION 2:TEAM W kAwnings Galore 7 5Marlon/Jaconson Roofing 6 6Northwestern Mutual 5 8The Office 3 9Crest Retrigeration 3 10Union Center National Bank 1 11

SUPER SENIORS DIVISION: TEAM W kCreative Industries 10 1It Giardino Ristorante 8 4L.A. Law 4 7Legg Mason 1 11A ntone 's Pub 18, M arion/.lacohson Roofing 10

Antone’s got three hits apiece from Ron Kulick. Don Montefusco. Boh Nardelli and Joe Viso. Boh D 'M eo and Randy Tenhengel smashed homers. D & K Associates 9, U n ion Center Nat. Hank 8

The Bankers received outstanding pitching and defense in their hid for an upset while Charles Geiger and Steve Lem anow ic/ had three hits apiece. T y rone Sharpe. A I Tem ple and Lem anowic/ had key extra-base hits. D & K scored the w inning run in the bottom o f the seventh.L om b a rd i & Greenkeepers 13, Aw­n ings G alore I

Pitcher Dorn Deo allowed a run in the opening-inning. Tom Lombardi rapped four hits w hile Larry Berra. Brian W illiams and Tony W illiams each contributed three hits. Patrick Sarullo had three hits for Awnings.N orthw estern M u tu a l 16, The O ffice 1 1

M utual's Dennis Baker, Steve Ealco. John Malone. Ed McColgen. Wayne Morse and Pete Osborn all produced m ultip le hits. The Office, Jed by Ken D unbar’ s bases-clearing trip le , ex­ploded for six runs in the fifth inning. Tom M cN ulty had four hits while Lou

Koehler. Dennis Kosowicz and Chip Weiss each had three hits C reative Industries IS, Legg Mason (I

Dom Deo threw a nine-hitter, the league's first shutout o f the season. Demo Cervelli and Rich Viia liano had three hits fo r Creative. Joe Addochio. Ray Cozzarelli, B ill Dougherty and C harles Lehman also contributed with multiple-hits.I I , G ia rd in o ’s 17. L .A . Law 12

Boh Lorinez (3 hits, 5 RBI) and Bruce Symon (3 hits) led the winners. Matt Spanicr. Felix Vales and Lorin ’cz ex­celled on defense. Relief pitcher Fred DeMartino allowed only two runs over Ihe last four innings to get the victory. L .A . Law 11, Creative Industries 6

Solid defense and timely h itting by the Lawyers created problems for the undefeatedCreators. Pitcher LenYenish held Creads e to their lowest run total o f the season. Creator Charles Lehman provided three hits. B ill Dougherty, Karl Grossmann. Don Robertson and Rich V iialiano each had multiple hits. L inw ood In n 18. Crest R efrigera tion 9I I . G ia rd in o ’s R istorante 25. I.egg Mason 14

New Basketball League Available For Men

WESTET E L D - The W estfie ld Area “ Y ” has announced the addition o f a new M e n ’ s S um m er B a s ke tb a ll League to its sports lineup.

Those interested may jo in as a team or ind iv idua lly . The program w il l he d iv ided by age: I 8 to 3 0 a n d 30 plus, and w III run from Sunday. Ju ly 10. to Sunday, August 21. C ertified re fer­ees w il l oversee all game play.

A n in form ational meeting w il l be held on Sunday, June 26, at 7 p.nt. at the “ Y,” located at 220 C la rk Street. For more inform ation , please ca ll Jen­n ifer Hessberger, Sports D irector, at (908) 233-2700. extension no. 258.

Marlins Knockout Rockies, 7-4 In SP-F Youth Baseball Semis

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w alk ing one. Anthony Scalfaro a l­lowed tw o runs on one hit. struck out five and w alked tw o in tw o-aifd-one th ird innings. Reliever N ick Sebolao scattered three hits, struck out two and walked four.

"T he ir p itching and defense was really good. We played hard hut they played a little harder.” said Scalfaro.

” We d id our best, but just d idn ’ t get the hits when we needed them. Our p itching and fie ld ing was good, how ever we d id n ’ t make the play s that we could.” added Sebolao.

The Marlins struck for two in tlic top o f the third. Dylan Mruczinski and Reilly

come up against Graham, w ho m ight have h it a home run to w in the game.”said Reilly.

■ f in proud o f the Rockies team They never gave up. The kids have a lot o f character. They’re good gentle­men. they play hard and m y hat is o ff to the other team. When you ’re unde feated. they come gunning fo r you and they played a fine game,” said Rockies Manager Joe Sebolao. “ O ur hoys know that they can play w ith any body. Today wasn’ t the ir day, how ­ever they are champions inside."Marlins 002 050 7Rockies 002 020 4

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Highland’s Bill Reichle Is a Coach/Teacher for All Seasons

When Highland S w im Coach B ill (htvc a.*vivtanl coaches Reichle stepped on the pool deck at Reichle, who in col the Scotch Plains C lub fo r the first the St B o ik o enture t. time 20 years ago. he had no idea that active sw im niing . mmhe w ould s till he there today. One ot marathons and pair

the th ird and held the Red Sox score­less The Cardinals scored tw o runs in the th ird to make the score 5-3. C harlie Scott and Joseph M cD onald, w ho both w alkcd. scored on tw o w ild

tain then as it is today. h ow e u 'i. i- that tin h i e l i h s ik c c s n I u I , lub and Inch s c h is i l coa, liloses being around the H iwater and the young I swimmers he has had |the o p p o r tu n ity to work w ith.

W h ile Reichle has I Vhast wealth o f . . . . . . ' l l : ' 1!' ' A Hi. L S

20 w inning seasons, as I B B H Hw ell as several state Hillchampionships at The I’ ingry School w here he coaches and teaches, it is seeing how the kids develop and give back to the sport that keeps him com ing back.

3k hen Reichle joined H igh land, the program had about 70 sw im m ers Today, over 140 swimmers partic i­pate in the six-week summer pro­gram. Several o f the current sw im ­mers are sons and daughters from some ot R cich le 's fo rm er teams. Reichle estimated that he has coached over 1.000 sw immers at H ighland.

Reichle gets particular satisfaction when sw im m ers e n jo y the sport enough that as they develop, they w ant to teach young swimmers them selves. There could he no better illu s ­tration o f this than his current s ta ff at H igh land A lliso n Hessemer and Morgan Larkin.current college sw im ­mers who started under Reichle. and current team member Erin O 'C onnor, headed to college nest year, are his

In the fourth. W ill Cronen reached softba ll teams Base hall was where he got his athletic start as his mother started a league when he was grow ing up in Irv ing ton , w hich became known as the "S ally League” recog­nizing her efforts. B i l l ’s 80-year-old father re centlv stopped p laying softball, w hich may be another sure sign that Reichle w il l he' w ork ing w ith local youth fo r

In finals, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead in the firs t inn ing Evan Fried­man and Jordan Clausen walked and Jack Rickies. Christian Barber and Tom Malley each singled A lex L u /z i singled ami M ike Giacone got h it bv a pitch hut the Cards fa iled to score in the first.

The Red Sox added tw o runs in the second Adam Firestone. Justin Brody and A lex Rothfelder walked w hile Andrew G oldfarb and Friedman both singled. The Cards answered w ith a run on walks to Jordan Siegel and F.rtc Solomon and tw o h it hatters.

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base fo r the Sox on a hard shot past first Red Sox reliever Jake Ham s pitched a scoreless fourth inn ing sur v iv ing a walk and hit hatter M ichael Jones. In the fifth . Ry an E llio tt blasted a solo home run for the Cards

The Red Sox scored six runs in the s ix th H arris . C lausen and Sean D o h e rty a ll w alked B arber and Firestone tapped RBI singles and Jus fin Brody looped a two-run single.

Cards Joseph McDonald and Jimmy D oyle singled in the sixth Declan F it/m a u ric e and T ripp H effe rnan walked. Eric Solomon singled and a w ild pitch led to three runs

f EIGHT 4 CH VMPS . 1 hi Westfield VV ildcals finished with a 6-2-2 record and tiHik first place in Flight 4 fur the Mid \cw Jersey Youth Soccer Association. Pictured, left to right, are: front row: Vmanda Mongtove. Jenna Karnofskv. Kim Hoffman, (.uhhv Punurvsc. Katherine fox. Hianca l)i Bella. Kelly Itiglin and Jillian Monglove: middle row : Caroline Bcrtoni. Rica l .akuh. Isabel Wcisman, Alie Merkelson. Alie Spera, Jess l.ukowiak and Sarah Knapp: back row: Coach Jeff llolfman. Not pictured: Julia f isher and Coach Steve f isher.

Friedlander’s Seniors Earn Bronze in Int’l Softball Tennis Ladder Told

The standings o f the W TA M e n ’s Masters singles as o f June ID are listed be low The w ork to renovate the Tamaques courts should have be­gun on June 20, but players should find courts at K im Street o r M em oria l courts o r make other accommoda­tions fo r the next tw o months. The next reporting period ends on July V1. Mike McGlynn (2) *2. Joe Donnolo (1) *3. Hank Koehler (4) *4. Chri9 Wendel (6) *5. Don Dohm (1) *6. Bob Kolesik (2)7. Dewey Rainville8. George Sincox 9 Her.ry Williams* reported match played in reporting period(#) number of matches reported.

claimed Santo from Hampton “ Be­sides running the bases tor them ­selves, guys like M cLaugh lin , Pep and Tommy Straneiro (Scotch Plains i run fo r other players every inning Pep and Tommy then hustle to the outfie ld and run down balls into the gaps or at the fence. Both guys made great catches throughout the week­end to keep us m games ”

For the past three years, the team has been sponsored b \ the Jeff Fried- lander and The Friedlander Group, an Insurance Agency in H illsborough

" I t ’s always a pleasure to give your sponsor some hardware to display,’ ’ remarked Pepe. “ Today, i t ’s Bronze, A t the next tournament w e 'll shoot fo r Gold again.”

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D«vtd B Corbin for The Wetttield Leader and The TimetNATION \l SOFTBALL ( ’ll \M P...Chick Miller of Westfield dons his medal for U ing a member of the New Jersey O 'er 75 Softhull League team, the New Jersey Frnhers based in West Orange, that won the National Sr. Olympic Softball title b> edging a team from Ohio, 8-7, in Pittsburgh. Pa. on June 6-8. Miller still plays for the l.egg Mason team of the l nlon Count) Sr. 60+ Softhull League.

WINNING SEASON...The Westfield Arsenal soccer team, who has played together as a team for six years, recently finished their season on a high note. Pictured standing, left to right, are; And) Flood, Nick Brczza, Todd Saunders. Matt Isabella. Michael Lessner, Tommy McManus. Brendan Burgdorf and Coach Alex Schmidt. Pictured front row, left to right, are; Patrick Trcsnan. George Wharam. Michael Korgash. Dean Thompson, Brendan .McLvoy, Matt Morgan and Michael Ining. Missing from the photo is Joey Kopscr.

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Thai magic number. 100I So many golfers want lo break I00, bul find il d ifficu lt to achieve. I believe w ith a little coaching, this achievement is not

The first thing y o u must do is the paro l the g o lf course. Il

72, add 18 strokes and make the pat now 90 Now you ate ttying to play bogey golf. We base learned from watching g o lf on television that bo­geys are not good hut i f you bogey every hole you w ill shoot 90.

This leads me to the next idea to fo llo w w hen trying to break I IK I. G iv ­ing yourse lf an extra shot on each hole w il l lake pressure o f f o f your long shots, You w i l l need to put your tee shot in play and then you have tw o more shots to get on o r around the g r e e n .

For example, you are playing a '60-yard par four. Hitting: your lee shot just 2(H) yards in play w i l l leave you 160 yards to the green. Remem­ber, y ou have two shots to get it on the

green. Th is type o f th ink in g w il l re­lieve some o f the pressure and w i l l help you relax, w hile you are try ing to hit a shot.

Now that you are on. o r c lose to, the green, your short game w il l be very important. From 30 yards and in is where you should spend the m ajority o f your practice i f you want to break 100. Make sure you always tw o-putt o r occasionally one-putt.

Being able lo ch ip or p itch rela­tive ly w e ll is also extrem ely im po r­tant Next tim e you play, keep a sec­ond score from 30 yards and closer. I f that score is more lhan h a lf o f your tota l score, this is the reason w hy you cannot break 100. So i f you can put your tee shot in play, take some pres­sure o ff your second shot and have an effic ien t short game, you w il l start to break l(K).

Mu h ea l Kiener is the Head Teach­ing Professional at Sliackumuxon Golf <S Country Club Eor more informa­tion about lessons please call, ( VOS) 233-3984.

Westfield's Adam Mendel.

U14 Arsenal Completes Fine Soccer Season

Hit* W estfield Arsenal l I4 soccer team finished the ir season w ith an 11 4-4 record and took second place in the ir final tournament in Ocean last weekend.

The Arsenal has played together for six years under the guidance o f various coaches, most recently A lex Schmidt, also Westfield l ligh School's Assistant Varsity Coach In addition. Je ff'Irv ing and Kevin McManus, two parent coaches, have made s ig n ifi­cant contributions to develop these players over the years,

The Arsenal played in the M APS league fo r the past tw o years, w hich is a h igh l) com petitive program. This past spring. Coach Schmidt took the team to the next level o f p lay ,w h ich resulted in a successful season and so lid ified the camaraderie amongst the players.

McGlynn, Aliche Nab Doubles Tennis Title

Mike McGlynn and Irondi Aliche held o ff s tiff competition to w in the Westfield Tennis Association Men's Doubles tennis tournament'. The tour­nament was held at the courts at Tamaques Park on June IK.

McGlynn and Aliche -defeated Rich Pardo and Ravi Motwuni during regu Jar play and in the finals. Rounding out the competition w ere the team ofTuyen Diep and Don Dohm and the team of John Mane ini and Jim Oslislo,

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VVTA Women Singles Tennis Ladder Told:O n ly one match was played

through June 19. Players can ac­cess w eekly updated standings as

j w e ll as matches played on W TA 's ! website: w w w .w e s tfle ld n j.co m / wta.

F u r th e r in fo rm a tio n abo u t ru les or jo in in g the ladde r is available b \ ca lling Jean Power

: at (908) 6 5 4 -7 4 18 (or e -m a il at j ; jbpumpironC« aol.com .(T h e next

reporting period w ill conclude at 8 p.fn. Sunday. July 3. M atch scores should be reported w ith in 24 hours and w eekend scores by Sunday evening to J. Power.

1. Danielle Coleman2. Ellen Smith3. Janet Cornell4. Linda Coleman5. JoAnn Purdy6. Meg Butler7. Lisa Sottung8. Jean Power9. Monica Morin

10. Sheri Pardo11. Dianne Mroz12. Paula Brotman13. Lisa Black-Polak14. Hong Jiang15. Diane Barabas16. Nancy Freundlich17. Alison Fleder18. Judy Robertson19. Lucila Vollbrecthausen

The C W S Centurions, a locally based se le c t soccer team fro m Westfield, Scotch Plains and the sur­rounding area, defines the meaning o f “ team.” Comprised o f 15-year-old boys, the team, in tw o short years, has forged a strong bond o f commitment, and dedication to each other, their coaches and the fam ilies that cheer them on. Th is past season, the CWS Centurions played in the semifinals o f the N'J State Cup and are now ranked n in th in the state fo r their age group.

The p layer’s commitment to the team perfectly m irrors the support, enthusiasm and camaraderie on the parent's sideline. The team spirit o f this co llective team (players, coaches and parents) is such, that this sum­mer. the C W S Centurions w ill be competing in Europe - firs t in Lon­don and then on to Sweden for the Gothia Cup.

VVTA Men’s Singles Tennis Ladder Told:

The th ird reporting period has come to a close w ith a hew player ho ld ing the num ber one position. Dun Siegel took over the lop spot from Robert E rra /zo w ith a hard fought. 10 -8 , v ictory, Ttlyen D iep holds on to th ird position and is the most active partic ipant w ith eight matches played. As a rem inder, the Tam aques c o u r t r e h a b i li ta t io n p ro jec t is scheduled to start this week w ith a com ple tion date Of m id August. The next reporting period ends on Ju ly 3. Please report, a il m atches to R ic h a rd P a rdo at rspardo53 I <tf msn.com.

1. Dan Siegel(3)' 15. DavidFeriot2)‘2. Robert Errazo(6)' 16. C. Wendel(1)3. Tuyen Diep(8)* 17.RossErrazo(1)4. Mike Gonella(4)' 18. SteveParker(1)5. G. Wasserman(3p 19. SteveSatkin(l)6. Chris Conley(3)- 20. AndrewCohen7. Weldon Chin(7)‘ 21. Brian Anderson8. Meivin Diep(6)’ 22,TomBigosinski9. Vince Camuto(1)' 23. Joe Donnolo

10. Richard Pardo(6)*24. Adam Krell11. Jon Eisenberg 25. Ethan Krell12. Paul Moum(2) 26. Jeremy Krell13. Alex Winnicker(1)27. Todd Krell14. Vollbrechthausen28.DeweyRainvilte( ) cumulative matches played * denotes match played in current re­porting period

Held each year in Gothenberg. Sweden, the G oth ia Cup is the largest international soccer tournament, at­tracting over 28,(XX) soccer players representing l .5(X I teams from around the world. A l l 16 CW S players and a majority o f the parents w il l be em ­barking on this soccer adventure.

In addition to W estfie ld and Scotch Plains com m unities w ho supported our players by se lling ra ttle tickets to defray the cost o f the ir trip , many local merchants also provided their support in the many d ifferent forms. The CWS Centurions greatly appre­ciate everyone's support includ ing the sponsors: The Soccer Post, D unkin 'D onuts.Anthony James Con­struction. Em broidery Baby. M an­hattan Bagel. The Center C ircle. Lotto USA, UK Elite Soccer and various other private supporters.

Go CWS Centurions! Onska oss tur! (W ish us luck !) ,

Scotch Hills Women Tell Golf Results:

A spokeswoman lo r the Scotch H ills Women’s G o lf Association]

|o f Scotch Plains announced the; !j results o f the R a lly fo r a Cure| jjTournament held June 14.

FLIGHT ALow Gross: Lisa Sanguiliano 38 Low Net: Sanguiliano 29 Second: Maureen Wetzel 30 Third; Pat Kelk 31 j

FLIGHT B:Low Gross: Martha McCaskie/Su-

1 san Schwarz/Pat Herring 52 Low Net: McCaskie 29 Second: Schwarz 30 Third: Barbara Laguna/Herring 32

FLIGHT C:Low Gross: Mary Ann Schuler 57 Low Net: Schuler 30 Second: Mary Pearsall 32 Third: Nancy Christensen 35 Low Putts: B etts Sutm an/E lsie Btanchette/Laguna/McCaskie 14 Chip-in: Nettie Maguire #2. Nancy Phares/Phyllis Coumbe/Blanchette #3Birdie: Sanguiliano #6 Straightest Drive Hole #1: Betts SutmanLongest Drive Hole #8: Sanguiliano. Closest to the #3 Hole: Sanguiliano Who Drove #9 Hole: Rosemary DeWitt/Schwarz/Bev Heinrich/Marge Grimmer

WF’s VVendel Wins llil>h Jump Event

Adam VVcndcl, a recent Westfield H igh School graduate, competed at the New Jersey International Meet at ( oils Neck H igh School on June 11 and placed firs t w ith a jum p o f 6 ' 8" 12.03m).

This was W endd 's firs t meet in over a year-alid-a-lia lf, since being sidelined w ith injuries. He had sur­gery in September on a torn quadri­ceps arid has been rehabbing his leg. Wendel hopes to be able to clear 7 '3 " o r more this com ing w inter indoor season.

VVendel. coached by M ikePascu/./o and the "great" O lym p ic high jum per D w ight Stones, who according to VVendel. "w rites my workouts. We speak on the phone and communicate through e-m ail, but 1 rarely see him in person," has his sights on turning pro in the w inter.

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at around 5:35 p in.Josh Hartslie ld. 19, o f Plainfie ld,

was transferred to the Union County ja i l over the weekend on $750,000 hail set hy Judge M oynihan fo llo w ­ing his arrest late Thursday night, authorities said.

M r Mansfield was spotted hy Ser­geant Daniel Passarelii on the 900 block o f West H u rd Street at around 9:30 p.m. and token in to custody w ith ­out incident hy patro l officers, au­thorities said.

"Another m agnificent group effort, find ing witnesses and putting a d if f i­cu lt case together over tim e, this job hand led hy Sergeant G a llagher. P la in fie ld Detective Samad Abdel and Detective Dean M arcantonio of the Union County Prosecutor's O ffice.” said C h ie f Santiago.

Mr. Romankow and P lain fie ld Po­lice D irector Jiles Ship said the teams o f detectives, under the direct super- \ is ion o f Captain Ruth Sel/um and Lieutenant D onald M ove and Ser­geant Carl R iley o f the Union County Prosecutor's O ffice , found their in ­vestigative efforts boosted by Flor Gonzalez, President o f ,the Latin Am erican C oa lition and Robert W il­son; Treasurer. because they w ere able to dispel a series o f false rumors c ir­cu la ting in d iffe rent neighborhoods.

" I 'd say they actually countered a series o f irresponsible and inaccurate media comments." he added.

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HADASSAH EVENT...“A kaleidoscope of lladnvsah" was the theme for (hi Northern New Jersey 1NNJ1 Region of lladassah's Spring Conference, held Iasi month at the Crnwne Plaza Hotel in The Meadow lands. Pictured, left to right, are: Delira Ma/on of Emerson, President or NNJ Region of Hadassah; Rotate Richer of W estfield and Andrea Pass of Fair I ,awn. w ho eo-ehaired the conference, and F.ddyse Kessler of Miami, Fla.. Hadassah National Adviser.

Tri-County Red Cross Offers Lifeguard Instructor Course

S C O TC H P L A IN S - The Tn County Chapter o f the Am erican Red Cross w ill host a L ifeguard Instructor Course on Wednesdays and Fridas s, July 6 to 15. front 8:30 a 111. to 4:30 p.m.

It w il l he held at the Jewish C om ­m u n ity C en te r o f C e n tra l N ew Jersey's W ill' Jew ish C om m un ity Campus, located at 1391 M arline

- Avenue in Scotch Plains.The purpose o f the course is to train

instructor candidates to teach courses

in the lifeguard program. A required, pre-requisite course w ill take place on Tuesday. July 5, from 12:30 to 5 p. m. at the American Red Cross chap­ter o ffice al 332 West Front Street in P lain fie ld .

Participants must lx- at least I 7 y ears o f age to complete this course. To register o r obtain more in fo rm a­tion, includ ing course fees, please call the Am erican Red Cross chapter o ffice at (908) 756-0414. extension no. 27.

Plainfield Police Arrest Seven In Connection With MurdersP L A IN F IE L D - The C ou n ty

Prosecutor's O ffice and die P lain fie ld P o lice D ep a rtm e n t M o nd a y an nouneed that in less than three day s over the weekend, the arrestsof seven persons charged in connection w ith three separate homicides, w hich oc­cu lted in the c ity between March and May.

“ I jo in P o lic e C h ie f E d w a rd Santiago in poin ting out that the teams o l detectives w ho worked for weeks and weeks on these cases arc the ones that deserve credit fo r rounding up the evidence and those believed re­sponsible fo r these k illin g s ." said Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow.

( h ie f Santiago said the first person arrested was an Irv ington resident.Omar Lewis. 18. w ho wav.oharged w ith the murder and robbery o f Jose Lope?, on M arch 13.

Lopez, a resident o f P la in fie ld , w as reportedly accosted on the Madison Avenue in the c ity by a group o f persons, knocked to the ground and then allegedly stabbed by Lewis and left in the m iddle o f the street.

C h ie f Santiago said his body was . discovered at around 9:10 p.m.

"The defendant, w ho moved frdm P lain fie ld to Irv in g to n after the k i l l ­in g , was a rres ted T h u rs d a y in Irv ington by detectives w ithout in c i­dent," the ch ie f said, adding Lew is is currently being held in the U nion C ou n ty ja i l in E liz a b e th unde r $500,000 hail set by Superior Court Judge James H eim lich .

On Saturday at 6 a.m.. P lainfie ld D e te c tiv e F ra n k W ils o n and P ro secu to r's D e te c tiv e W il l ia m M a n n ix a rres ted Juan A n to n io Montanez. 19, in Perth Am boy near his home and charged h im w ith tak­ing part in the k illin g and attempted robbery o f Lopez in the street, au­thorities said.

A third suspect, Keith Carson. 27, was arrested hy P la in fie ld Detectives Jean C alvin and Thomas M asultr at his P lain fie ld home at around the same time and he is being held in lieu o f $1 .5 m i l l io n set by Judge M oynihan. authorities said.

The final suspect, a 16-year-old male from the c ity , was also arrested Saturday at his home and he is in the George W. H erlich Detention Center m Elizabeth awaiting a court hearing this afternoon.

" I t took some tim e to finally piece together this attempted robbery and murder, hut the credit goes to Detec­tives Calvin and M ann ix fo r not let­ting go," said M r. Romankow.

On Friday, detectives charged an­other city man w ith the murder and robbery o f M anuel Suriel Perez, back on M ay 9, C h ie f Santiago said.

Richard Green. 18, P lainfie ld was served w ith the m urder com plaint w hile silting in the. U nion County ja il where he is being held on an unre­lated robbery charge, authorities said.

Perez w as reportedly found shot to death inside the vestibule at a m ulti- fam ily build ing at 709 West Front Street and evidence collected by Ser­geant Richard Gallagher, W ilson and Detective Harvey B arnw ell o f the Prosecutor's O ffice Hom icide U nit p o in te d d ire c t ly at G reen, M r,Romankow said.

The final ease cleared over the weekend invo lve d , the m urder o f Ashanti Robinson, who was fatally shot on M ay 25. during a confronta­tion between tw o groups o il the street

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Scotch Plains Dentist Elected To NJ Dental Association Post

SCOTCH P LA IN S In .1 recent ceremony at the New Jersey Dental Association's (N JD A ) 135th Annual C onven tion in A tla n tic C ity . D r Walter Chinos, was sworn in as die organization's speaker o f the House o f Delegates fo r the 2005-2000 year

Fins marks the 15th year I )r Chinos has served in th is capacity, and makes him the longest serving speaker in the association’s history, according to a press re lease su bm itte d to The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Tanwoml Times.

"It is a great honor to represent organized dentistry' in this capacity." said Dr. Chinoy. “ I look forward to helping the association sharpen its focus on attracting new members and continuing to demonstrate value to our current mem bers."

A general dentist in Scotch Plains. Dr. Chinoy received his bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and his dental degree from the University ot Pennsy Ivania Denial School. I le is a member o f the Academy o f General Dentistry, Am erican Academy o f the History ot Dentistry, and the A m e ri­can Institute o f Parliamentarians.

Dr. Chjnoy is a fellow o f both the American and International Colleges

o f Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy

I )r Chinoy is a pasi president o f the Central Dental Soviets, and was e d i­to r o f Us Hnlletin He has serv ed as amember o f the N JD A Board o fT rust ees since 1988. and has been a mem her o l the N JDA House o f Delegates since 1481 He served fo r three years on die NJDA C ouncil on Com m uni cations and fo r si x years o il the NJDA C ouncil on Legislation

Dr. Chinoy and his w ife , Elaine, live in Scotch Plains w ith the ir two soils. Adam and Evan

Girls Lax Camp Comes To Westfield/Cranford

I lie Westfield and C ranford g irls lacrosse programs are partnering w ith Academy International to bring high qua lity tra ining to the area tins sum liter. A cco rd in g to L o is M ciy o f W e s tf ie ld and S k ip M u rray o f Cranford, g irls ages 7 to 17 are en eouraged to attend.

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Michael Pollack Named to The Leader and Times Staff

The WestfieldUader and the Scotch Plains Fanwood Times have a n ­nounced lhat M ichael Po llack o f W estfield has jo ined the newspaper’s fu ll- t im e editoria l staff. M ichael is a recent graduate o f Gettysburg C o l­lege in ( let!) sburg. Pa, He has a B .A . in English and minored in w rit in g A t Gettysburg. Michael served as sports editor o f the Grit wintry tan fo r three years

He w ill be replacing M iche lle Le IM idevin as the Arts and Eniertain- ment and I ducalion Editor. who has accepted the position o f d irector o f a lum ni relations at f l ic Wafdlaw Hai ti idee School in Edison.

The ljtider and The Times have tour interns helping out during this summer Don W illiam s, a sophomore a DavtiKon College in Davidson, N ( . is returning for his second year a s .m intern David Riggs. M ichelle Kuppersim th and Cassie la* w il l be* jo in in g linn

David is a sophomore at Boston I mversiiv in Boston. Mass. He is planning to major in either prin t or broadcast journalism . M ichelle w ill be entering her freshman year at Brown l Diversity. Providence, l< I . in the ta ll

t ’assie is a sophomore English and education m ajorat the C o llegeo j the Holy Cross in Worcester. Mass.

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Starlite Chorale Plans Concert Tomorrow

C l A R K -T h e Starlite Chorale w ill perform its spring concert, entitled “ Sing. Sing. Sw ing" tomorrow', F ri­day. June 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 19, at 4 p.m. at the Osceola Presbyterian Church in C lark

A 16-member auditioned group, the Starlite Chorale includes several local residents, among them Anna (.'lark and Susan D if f o l Scotch Plains and Caroline M anning o f Westfield.

The program w ill feature selec­tions from the Su ing era. H igh lights w ill include.the works o f Irv ing Ber lin, Duke E llington, Harry James and Rogers and Hart.

Dr. Tony C iodlelski. musical d irec­tor o f the Starlite Chorale, w il l con­duct the performances w ith Dr. Laura Bell, accompanist.

Tickets are S i 2 fo r adults and SIO for seniors. Children ,may attend for free. The church is located at 1689 Raritan Road in C lark, near Garden State Parkway ex it no. 136. Tickets may be purchased at the door at the time o f the performance.

Illegal Use of Devices to Control Traffic Signals Now RegulatedSCOTCH M A IN S -G overnor R i­

chard Codes has signed legislation that regulates the use o f tra ffic con­tro l signal preemption devices. Spon­sored by Assemblywoman Slender. A 640 estab lishevciv il and emnio^J penalties lo r the possession o f these devices, w hich can alter the opera­tion o f a tra ffic control signal.

Under the terms ol the b ill, traffic control preemption devices are de­fined as infrared transmitters or other devices that transmit infrared beams, radio waves or any other signal de­signed to changes >r disrupt the normal operation o f a traffic control signal.

I liis technology was developed to a s s i s t police, lire, first aid and emer- genev rescue personnel. In life saving situations, a matter o f seconds makes a world oj d ille renccv said Assembly­woman Slender. " I sing this technol­ogy to change a red light to green to get through traffic faster, however, is an uru. a c.ptahle abuse o lih is equipment."

A person using a tra ffic control preemption device to interfere w ith the operation o f a traffic control sig­nal can he subjected to a range o f offenses from disorderly,.persons to a fourth degree crime. A person found in possession o f a traffic control pre­emption device can also be subject to lines up to $5,000,

This law w i l l not affect emergency services personnel. Paid or volunteer liicpersons, emergency first-a id o r medical services workers and any law enforcement o ffice r w i l l be per­mitted to use the devices while per­form ing the ir duties. Employees or agents o f tra ffic control preemption device manufacturers or retailers w ill also be perm itted to own a device while p rov id ing , selling, manufac­turing, o r transporting a tra ffic con­trol preemption device to the emer­gency services personnel.

Governor Codey signed A -649 into law on June 15. '

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Willie Wlhiin Baseball Camp. For boys and g irlv ages 10 to 16. This camp w il l he held August 15 to 19 from 9 a in to 3 p.m at Farley Hark. The cost is $250 per person Details w ill fo llow

Summer Parks, trees six hi 12. 9 iu ii. hi .1 p.m., Monday through Fri- tiny July 5 to August 12. This pro­g ram is lo r S co tch P la ins and Ranwood residents. The six-week pro­gram features games, contests and weekly trips, as well as arts and crafts. Parents can choose e ith e r the Brook vide or Green Forest Parks to r their children. The program is super­vised by mostly college students ex­perienced in supers ising children The registralion fee is $50 per child.

Small l n Phignim. ayes ihree la the Registration for this program, which began A p ril 16. is $40 before Thursday . June 16, and $50 after this dale. The program can only accom­modate 25 youngsters. The program includes arts and crafts as well as active and passive activities.

MAHACAS Summer Spanish Camp, fa n liildicn aged[fourtoeight, 9 to 11 a.m.. Monday through F r i­day, June 2“ to July I or July 18 to July 22. at the Scotch H ills Country C lub Tu ition for the camp is $150 per ch ild and includes all materials and supplies Call Amanda Seewald at (908)447 8447 fo r more inform a­tion.

Youth Tent us Team, ttges 10 la 17, Monday through Friday; June 28 lo Augusl 13. from I lo 3 p.m.. at the Kram er M anor Park tennis Courts. The team-will play matches w ithother teams in the area w ho are members o f the New Jersey foss il Tennis League. Players arc e lig ib le lo compete in the state tournament. The fee for this program is $15 per person which

includes a T-shirt. Registrationthrough Thursday. June 23.

Basketball Skills & Drills, fo r chil­dren entering kindergarten through second grades Ken M ille r w il l again teach the skills o l basketball to be­ginners as well as more experienced players. The program , lo be held at the Kramer M anor basketball courts, w i l l have a m axim um o f 25 children The program w il l he held Thurs­days, July 7 th rough August 25, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registra tion w ill he held through Friday. June 24. The cost is $40 fo r Scotch Plains resi denis and $45 fo r non-residents.

Girls/bays Basketball, far children entering glades J through 6. Ken M ille r w ill teach sk ills to those who have played ball and want lo im prove their skill level. The boys and girls w ill be together in one group. The program w ill be held at the Kram er M anor basketball courts on Thurs­days, July 7 through August 25. from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. R egistration fo r Scotch Plains residents is being held through Friday. June 24, The cost is $40 tor residents and $45 fo r non­residents, Registration w il l be through Friday. June 24.

Junior Golf Clinic, ages eight la 17. B ill M cC luney, PGA Pro. w ill instruct this sum m er's c lin ic . The program is fo r a ll experience levels from beginner to advanced. G o lf w il l be taught at Jerseyland Park, unless otherw ise ind ica ted, on M ondays from July I I through August 15. Class size is lim ited . The cost is $50 fo r tow nship residents and $55 fo r non-residents.

Youth Tennis Camp, ages five to 12, Kramer Manor Park Tennis Courts. C hildren w il l have a choice o f three weeks this summer. Registration is now being accepted.

Bill on Illegal Truck Routes Clears Transportation PanelTRENTON - A b ill,to allow mu­

nicipalities io increase fines on trucks that deviate from established truck routes and travel more dangerous ■shortcuts w as unanimously approved by the Senate Transportation C om ­mittee on June lo The b ill how heads to the lu ll Senate fo r consideration.

Sponsored by Stale Senator N icho­las Scutari il.in d e ii. D 22). S-261E applies to trucks that exceed four tons that deviate from established sale truck routcv The b ill would allow m unicipa lities to impose penalties' between $2,500 and STOOD for lhe first offense, up from the current $ 1,000 line they are allowed to im ­pose. Die b ill would also require m unicipa lities to post si^ris in appro­priate locations to make truck drivers aware that they are traveling on un­safe routes, and that they would be subject to increased fines.

“ Ih is legislation addresses a seri­ous safety concern. New Jersey trucks haul, over 260 m illio n tons o f freight .1 year on our roads.” said Senator Scutari. “ We re talking about a busi­ness where lim e is money, and there can be pressure to cut corners. Bya llow ing m un ic ipa lities to impose tougher financial penalties on the lew drivers that dev iate from designated

truck routes, we can ensure that the cost o f breaking the law outweighs the benefit.”

FSP-Y to Hold Raffle For PGA Championship

SCOTCH PLAIN S - Watch history come alive in 2(X)5 by jo in ing the gal­lery at the season's final m ajor to see such g o lf greats as Tiger Woods. Phil Miekelson. V ijay Singh and Ernie Els.

Raffle tickets are now available at the Fan wood-Scotch Plains Y M C A . w ith a top prize o f tw o Wanamaker C lub tickets fo r the 87th PGA Cham ­pionship at Baltusrol G o lf C lub in Springfie ld, August 8 to 14.

A donation ol $25 per ticket, w ith a lim it o f 500 tickets sold w ill benefit the Y M C A Scholarship Program. A lso to be aw arded are a second prize g o lf bag and third prize two-dozen g o lf balls.

The draw ing w ill lx* held on Tuesday. Julv 12. at I p.m. at the Tanwood-Scotch Plains Y M C A , located at 1340 Marline \venuc. Scotch Plains, Please call 19()8)

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TSA Adds Explosives Detection Trace Portals to 10 Airports

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W A S H IN G TO N . D C A lte r com ­p leting a p ilo t program in 14 cities, the Transportation Security A dm in ­istration (TS A ) plans to deploy ex­plosives detection trace portals in all o f the nation's largest airports In Janu­ary 2006.

According to a press release from the TS A , serceners at airports w ith the new technology w i l l direct some passengers to step in to the new por­tals, w here passengers w il l stand still fo r a lew seconds, as the machine releases several “ p u ffs " o f air, co l­lecting and analy zing th is a ir for traces o l explosive materials, A com puter­ized v oice w ill indicate when the pas­senger may evil the porta l.

“ f l ic explosives detection trace portal technology is a proven and v aluable asset in our layered approach to aviation security, im proving our

ab ility to identify explosives," said Kenneth Kasprtsin, acting assistant secretary lo r the D epa rtm en t o f Homeland Security

Explosives detection truce portals were tested in the p ilo t program in a irp o r ts in B a lt im o re . ' B o s to n , G u lfp o rt, M iss.. Jacksonville , Las Vegas, I os Angeles, M iam i. New York tJP'K). Phoenix, Providence. Roch­ester. San Francisco. San D iego and Tampa. The TSA w ill begin the first round o f adding 44 new machines in July, w ith deployment Complete by the end o f September in New ark. New York (l.aGuardia), Charlotte, Dallas (D FW i. Fort 1 .auderdalc. Palm Beach. Pittsburgh. San Juan and Washing­ton. D C . (Dulles and Reagan Na­tional).

The 44 new machines w ill cost $6,8 m illio n , and w ill be subject to TS A silo surveys after they are im p le ­mented in airports.

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Abrakadoodle Art Class, In this program, children are introduced to art materials, artists, and various tech­niques. August 22 to August 24. Ages 18 lo 36 months. 9:30 lo 10:15 a m; ages three to live years. 10:30 to 11:15 u.m.. and grades 1 to 6. from I p.nt, to 1:45 p.m. Call fo r fees.

Baseball Camp, ages eight lo 13, M onday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon at Tamaques Park. June 27 to 30 or July 11 to 15. The fee is $65 per student.

Basketball Camp, grades 3 lo 7 ,9 a.in. to noon at Edison School. June 27 to 30 or July 5 to 8. The cost is $65 per student.

Bowling Camp, fo r ages live to 12. Th is nine-week program w il l bo held on Wednesdays at 10 u.m, at L inden Lanes. The w eekly cost o f S6 is payable to L inden Lanes.

Soccer Camp, fo r ages eight to 16. M onday through Friday, front 9 a.in. to noon at Tamaques Park, June 27 to July 1 or July 4 through 8. The fee is $65 a ch ild per Week.

G ulf Camp, ages 8 lo 14. Tuesday through Friday. 11 a.m. to I p.m. or I p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oak Ridge g o lf course in C lark. The cost is $88 per child.

Wrestling Camp, M onday through Friday, August I to 5 (ages seven to ten), o r August 8 to 12 (ages ten to 13), W estfield H igh School wres­tling gym . The fee is $65 per week.

Sports Squirts Camp, ages 3 to 5. Monday. August 29 through Friday, September 2 from 4 :30 to 6 p.m., at Tamaques Park, The fee is $99 per child.

M ulti-Sports Camp. M onday through Friday. July I I to 15 and August 29 through September 2, ages live to seven, (9 a.m. to I p.m.), $147 per child, and ages seven to 14(9 a.m. io 3 p.m.). $169 per child. The camp w ill be held at Tamaques Park.

USA Soccer Camp, ages three to sev en, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.. $99 per ch ild , and ages five to 14. from 9 a.m. to I pup., at a cost o f $155: The camp w ill he held at Tamaques Park from Monday through Friday,

August 15 lo 19.Boiler Hockey, for ch ildren six

to 12 years old. This program w il l he held M onday through Friday, June 27 through July I. 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (six to nine years), and 10:30 a.m. to noon fo r ten to 12 years. The fee is $60 per student.

Tennis. This beginner camp is offered fo r children ages eight to 14. M onday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. lo noon. The program w ill be offered during the weeks o f July 4 and August 8.

Summer Playground Program. Parents need to register the ir c h il­dren lo r the playground program at the recreation department. Every camper must bring in a report card to register. The Junior P layground Program fo r grades kindergarten through grade 5. Teen Scene fo r grades6 to 8, and C'.I.T. program fo r n inth grade students. The programs w il l be held from Wednesday. June 29 through Thursday, Augusl 11.

Michael McDonald in Concert, Wednesday. July 13 at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre in New Brunsw ick. The hits fo r the concert w il l depart al 7 p.m. The cost is $73 per person.

Yankee Game, Friday, August 12, 7:05 p.m. vs. Texas Rangers. The bus w i ll depart al 3:30 p.m. The fee is $66 per student,

Mels Game, Thursday, September I al 1:05 p.m. vs. PhiladelphtaPhillies. The bus w ill depart at 11 a.m. The fee is $56 per student.

NY Liberty Game, Wednesday, A u ­gusl 10 at 7:30 p.m. Vs. Sparks. The bus w ill depart al 4:30 p.m. The fee w ill is $49 per person. The cost in­cludes tra n sp o rta tio n and fo o d voucher.

Concert Under The Stars, The Capris w ill perforin on Monday. July IS at 7 p.m. in Tamaques Park.

Summer Concert Series, W ill be held in Miiidovvaskin Park on the fo llow ing Thursday nights from 7:30 p.m. lo 9 p.m.: June 23, June 30, July 7. July 14. July 21 and July 28. Con­cert goers are urged to bring a blanket and a lawn chair.

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A R E A - C.R. Bard has awarded Samantha Carow o f Scotch Plains a scholarship fo r a summer experience in A ustra lia through Youth For U n­derstanding USA (Y F U -U S A ) as an international exchange student.

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Panasonic awarded W estfie ld resi­dent D anie l Shorrqck a scholarship

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INTRIGUING INVENTION...NicholasGilligan,a Roosevelt Intermediate School student, poses with the actual door that he displayed at the competition.

Young Inventor, Gilligan, Opens Door to the Future

WESTFIELD - Nicholas G illigan. a seventh grader at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, won first place in the

PUBLIC NOTICETO W N S H IP OF S C O T C H P LA IN S

ZO N IN G B O A R D O F A D JU S T M E N T

N O TIC E IS H E R E B Y G IVE N that on J U L Y 7 .2 0 0 5 at 7 :30 p .m . m the M un icipal Build ing. 430 Park A venue. S cotch P lains. N ew Jersey, the S cotch P la ins Zoning Board o f Adjustm ent w ill ho ld a pub lic hearing to consider the fo llow ing appea l(s)

R o b e rt a nd S a lly R o w la n d (C o n tin ­u e d ) fo r a V ariance in o rd e r to perm it the cons truc tion o f a rear a d d itio n at the p ro p ­e rty loca ted a t 14 J o h n s o n S tre e t (B lo c k 4401. L o t 19). Scotch P la ins , contra ry to the fo llow ing section o f the Zoning O rd i­nance:

S e c tio n 23-3.4A, P a ra g ra p h G. C o l­u m n 10 w hereby m in im um rear-yard se t­back requ ired is thirty (30 ) fee t; proposed: app rox im a te ly tw en ty -four (24) feet (byplan).

D o u g la s a n d J o a n n e L a y n e (C o n tin ­u e d ) for a V ariance to p e rm it the co ns tru c­tion o f an add ition to the re a r o f the p re ­m ises located at 1129 L in c o ln A v e n u e (B lo c k 0704. L o t 3 .02), S cotch P lains, contra ry to the fo llow ing section o f the Zoning O rd inance:

S e c tio n 23-3.4A , P a ra g ra p h G, C o l­u m n 10 w hereby m in im um rear-yard s e t­back required.is thirty (30) fee t; proposed; app rox im a te ly tw en ty -th ree (23) feet.

A n th o n y a nd M aria S a r to r for two (2)V a riances in order to p e rm it the cons truc­tion o f a tw o-story add ition a t the prem ises loca ted a t 27 A ile n b y L a n e (B lo c k 14901, L o t 25). S cotch P la ins, co n tra ry to the to llow ing sections o1 the O rd inance;

S e c tio n 23fc3.4A , P a ra g ra p h A, C o l­u m n 8 w hereby m in im um side-yard s e t­back requ ired is thirty (30) fee t; proposed app rox im a te ly fifteen (1 6 ) fee t (by plan)? - . and i

S e c tio n 23-3.4A, P a ra g ra p h A. C o l­u m n 9 w hereby m in im um to ta l o f both s ide-yard setbacks re q u ired is sixty-five (65) feet; proposed: fo rty -five (45) feet

R o b e rt a n d D onna R o o t to r a Variance in o rder to perm it the co ns tru c tio n o f a front porch a t the prem ises lo ca te d a t 1275 W h ite O ak R o ad (B lo c k 9601 , L o t 01),S cotch P la ins, contrary to the fo llow ing section o f the Zoning O rd inance:

S e c tio n 23-3.4A , P a ra g ra p h C, C o l­u m n 7 w h ereb y m in im um fron t-ya rd se t­back requ ired is forty (40) fee t; proposed; app rox im a te ly thirty (30) fe e t Iby plan],

J a m e s a n d S he lle y M u rra y for a V a ri­ance in o rder to install a s ix -fo o t-h ig h fence at the p rope rty .located a t 1684 R a m a po W a y (B lo c k 11803. L o t 23), S cotch P lains, w h ich is a co rner lot and conside red to h ave tw o (2 ) front yards, co n tra ry to the fo llow ing section of the Z o n in g O rd inance:

S e c t io n 2 3 -2 .3 o w h e re b y no tence greate r than tou r (4) feet in h e ig h t shall be insta lled in the front-yard a re a , proposed, six (6 ) fee t in height in rea r-ya rd area, w hich is cons idered to be fron t-ya rd area on a co rner lot.

AH S a in ts ' E p is c o p a l C h u rc h for twelve (12) V ariances, nine (9) o f w h ich a lready exist, in o rder to perm it th e u tiliza tion of a ' vacan t lot to the rear o f th e p roperty lo ­ca ted a t 559 P ark A v e n u e (B lo c k 1401, L o t 15), S co tch Plains, as a C hurch park ­ing lo t w ith th irty-three (3) p a rk ing spaces. Th is proposa l is contrary to the fo llow ing sections o f the Zoning O rd in an ce

S e c tio n 23-5.2 - P e rm it te d C o n d i­t io n a l U ses :

S e c tio n b2 whereby the m in im um lot area required is three (3) a cre s ; e x is t in g and proposed ; a pp rox im a te ly one ( 1 ) acre;

S e c tio n b2 whereby the m inim um lot w id th required is 150 feet; e x is t in g and proposed: 147 feet,

S e c tio n b3 whereby m a x im u m lot cov­e rage perm itted for s truc tu res is twenty (Stp) p e rcen t, e x is t in g a n d p roposed : tw en ty -four (24) percent;

S e c tio n b4 whereby n o b u ild in g shall be located w ith in sixty (60) fee t o f a street line nor w ith in titty (50) feet o f a s ide or rear property line;

E x is t in g and p ro po sed front se t­back 32.5 fee l in nom ina lly w e s te r ly direc-

E x is t in g and p ro po sed side se t­back: 7,5 tee t in nom ina lly so u th e rly direc-liori;

E x is t in g and p ro po sed side se t­back 16 fee t in nom ina lly n orth e rly d irec­tion; and

E x is t in g and p ro po sed rear se t­back: 14 5 fee t in nom ina lly e as te rly d irec­tion

S e c tio n b5 whereby p a rk in g spaces sha ll n o t be located thirty (3 0 ) fee t o f a p rope rty tine: proposed: p a rk ing spaces located five (5) feet from L o t 20 and ten (10) fee t from Lot 21, .

S e c tio n b 5 whereby p a rk ing spaces snait not be located in a fro n t-ya rd area; i/ iu p u s in i. learning in fro n t y a ra a long Schoo l P lace; and

S e c tio n b5 whereby o ff-s tree t parking spaces sha ll be p rovided a t a ra te of one (1) space per (6 ) seats in the Church requ innq forty-n ine (49) spaces , p roposed th irty (30)

S e c tio n b 6 w hereby fre e-s ta n d in g signs sha ll n o t be located c lo ser tha n ten ( 10 ) feet from a street o r p roperty line : e x is t in g and p ro po sed 2 .5 feet.

S e c tio n b 6 w hereby fre e-s ta n d in g signs sha ll n o t exceed ten ( 10 ) squa re feet; e x is t in g a nd proposed: 15 .99 squa re feet.

AH in te res ted persons m a y be present and be heard.

The file perta in ing to th is a pp lica tio n is in the O ffice o f the Zoning B oa rd o f A djust­m ent, 4 3 0 P ark Avenue, 2” * F loor. Scotch P la ins, and is availab le fo r p u b lic inspec­tion d u ring regu la r o ffice h ou rs

L ind a M. Lies B oa rd Secretary

1 T - 6 /23 /05 , The Tim es Fee: $114 24

Greer, EIS French Teacher, Recognized with AATF Award

W E S T F IE L D - The A m ericanA ssocia tion o f Teachers o f French (A A T F ) announced that D a v id Greer, a French leacher al Edison In term ediate School in W estfie ld , has been awarded an A A T F Sum ­m er S cho la rsh ip o ffe red by the U n iv e rs ity du Q uebec D C h ic o u tim i, Canada in 2005.

The scholarships are intended to a llow teachers to perfect language s k ills and learn about the cu ltu re firsthand in an im m ers ion setting.

The scholarsh ips cover a ll ex­penses except trave l. Programs in ­

c lude courses in language, cu ltu re , lite ra tu re and h is to ry , and num er­ous oppo rtun ities are p rov id e d fo r im m ersion in lo c a l a c tiv it ie s and contact w ith n a tive speakers. Par­tic ipan ts in the va rious program s com e from a ll o v e r the w o rld .

M r. Greer has a lso made a co m ­m itm en t to m ake at least one p re ­sentation on h is experiences at a lo ca l, regional, o r na tiona l p ro fes­s iona l m eeting. T h is a llo w s the benefits gained fro m the e x p e ri­ence to be shared w ith o the r teach­ers.

Student Inven ting Through Educa­tion (S IT E ) regional com pe tit io n recently held at M idd lesex C oun ty C ollege.

A p p ro x im a te ly 10 0 m idd le school students presented the ir inventions fo r ju d g in g .

N ic h o la s in v e n te d the "D o g Knob." a gadget attached to a French- style door knob that enables a dog 's paw to release and open the door.

N icho las brought (he actua l door to the co m pe tit io n , as w e ll as a video that showed his dog open ing the doo r w ith the “ D og K nob ."

C onstruc tion o f the inven tion was done , it hom e w ith b ra ins to rm ing , research, sketch, log book, patent search and PowerPoint presentation com ple ted d u rin g his attendance in the G ifte d and Talented p rogram in the W estfie ld P ub lic Schools, w ith the encouragem ent o f G & T teacher Karen M arcus.

PUBLIC NOTICE B O R O U G H O F FA N W O O D

N otice is hereby g iven that O rd in a n c e No. 0 5 -1 4-R

A N O R D IN A N C E A M E N D IN G T H E C O D E O F T H E B O R ­O U G H O F F A N W O O D T O A D D O R IN C R E A S E V A R I­O U S FE ES O R FINES

w as passed and adopted on the second and final reading a t a m eeting o f the M ayo r and C o un c il o f the Borough of Fanw ood held on Ju ne 14. 2005.

Th is O rd inance sha ll take e ffect im m e­d iate ly a fte r final passage and pub lica tion as requ ired by law.

E leanor M cG overn Borough Clerk

1 T - 6 /23 /05 , T h e T im es Fee: $16 .32

PUBLIC NOTICES U P ER IO R C O U R T OF NEW J E R S E Y

C H A N C E R Y D IVIS IO N U N IO N CO UNTY

D O C K E T NO . F-3430-05 F ILE N O . 8856-05

N O TIC E T O A B S E N T D E FE N D A N T

(L .S .) S T A T E O F NEW JE R S E Y TO : C A R L G R E E N E ; MRS. C A R L G R E E N E , W IF E O F C A R L G R E E N E ; A L T A G REENE;

Y O U ARE H E R E B Y S U M M O N ED A N D R E Q U IR E D to se rve upon C A S A LE & P E LLE G R IN O , LLC . p la in tiffs a tto rneys, w h o s e a d d re s s is G A T E H A L L 1, P A R S IP P A N Y , N E W JERSEY 0 70 54 , an Answ er to the C om p la in t filed in a C iv il Action, in w h ich R E. IN V ES TM E N TS . LLC is the p la in tiff a nd C A R L G R E EN E, ET ALS; a re de fendan ts , pending in the S u ­perior C ourt o f N e w Jersey, C h an ce ry D iv is ion , U N IO N C o un ty and b ea rin g Docket No. F -3430 -05 w ith in th irty-five (35) d ays a fte r June 23, 2005 e xc lus ive of such date. If you fa il to answ er o r appea r in accordance w ith Rule 4:4-6, Judgm ent by Defau lt m a y be rendered aga inst you for relief d em anded in the C om pla int, and Am endm ent to C om pla in t, it any. Y ou shall file your A nsw er and P roof o f S erv ice in dup lica te w ith the C le rk o f the S upe rio r Court o f N ew Jersey, H ughes Justice C o m ­plex - C N 971 , Tren ton . New Jersey 08625, in accordance w ith the Rules of C iv il P rac­tice and Procedure.

You a re fu rth e r adv ised that if you are unable to ob ta in an a ttorney you m ay com m unicate w ith the Lawyer R eferra l Service of the C oun ty o f Venue and tha t if you cannot a ffo rd an attorney, you m ay com m unicate w ith the Legal Serv ices O f­fice of th e C oun ty o f Venue. T h e te le ­phone num be r o f such agencies are as follows. L aw ye r R e fe rra l Service 9 08 -353 - 4715 - Legal S erv ices Office 908-354- 4340.

THE A C T IO N has been instituted fo r the purpose o f fo rec los ing the fo llow ing tax sale ce rtifica te : 1 A certa in tax ce rtifica te 96-0839, recorded on 9/4/1996, m ade by S TEVEN M. D A VIS , C o llector of T a xes of P LA IN FIE LD , and S ta te o f New J e rse y to FUNB A S C U S TO D IA N FOR FU N D C O and asa iyueu to p ia in tltt,R E. IN V E S TM E N TS . LLC This covers real esta te located in PLA INFIELD . C oun ty of U N IO N . and S ta te o1 N ew Jersey, know n as LOT B B LO C K 146 as shown on the Tax Assessm ent M ap and Tax M ap d up lica te of P LA IN F IE LD and concerns p rem ises com m only know n as 1514 W E S T 3RD STREET, P LA IN F IE LD , New Jersey.

YOU. C A R L G R E EN E, are m ade party defendant to the above foreclosure action because you a re the ow ner o f a p roperty which is the sub ject o f the above em itted action.

YOU. M R S C A R L G REEN E, W IFE OF CARL G R E E N E , a re m ade party defen-

- awn ro -wiB untrue leteciteu iu aUmn Tie ".w u c .c i-

mine w h eth er d e fendan t CA R L G R E E N E is m arried, a nd if m arried, the nam e of C A R L G R E E N E s s p o u s e If C A R L G REEN E is m arried, the plaintiff jo ins M R S C A R L G R E E N E . W IF E O F C A R L G REEN E as a de fendan t fo r any p osse s ­sory o r m arita l righ ts you m ay have.

YOU. A LT A G R E EN E, are m ade party defendant to the above foreclosure a ction because on S ep tem ber 1, 1992. a ch ild support ju dg m e n t w a s entered in the S u ­perior C o u rt o f N ew Jersey. Union C oun ty, by M idd lesex C o Bd S ocia l Servs and A lta G reene aga in s t C a rl G reene. Said ju d g ­m ent w as ente red as Judgm ent No. J- 255912-1991. C S 80514550A Said ju dg ­m ent is subo rd ina te to the P la intiff's lien. DATED: June 16. 2005

D o na ld F Phelan. C le rk of the S up e rio r C ourt o f New Je rsey

CASALE & P E LLE G R IN O , L.L.C. t G ateha ll D rive Parsippany, N e w Je rse y 07054 1 T - 6 /23 /05 , The Leade r Fee $78 .03

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER...Franklin Elementary School fifth graders celebrate the end of their elementary school career. Picture, left to right, are: Nick Ertman, Max Tabak. Sam Rosenburgh. Jackson O’Leary, and Alex Williams.

Anthony, Harbaugh Named to Dean’s List

John Merriman Earns Bachelor’s Degree

At Dickinson CollegeW E S T F IE L D -Joh n M errim an,

son o f Mr. and M rs . Frederick M errim an o f W estfie ld, and a 2(X)I graduate ofW estfie ld H igh School, received a Bachelor o f A rts degree in English and Ita lian studies from

W ESTFIELD -T im o th y Campbell A n thony and C aro lyn E lizabeth Harbaugh. both Westfield residents, were named to the spring dean's list at Wake Forest University. Timothy is a senior m ajoring in business. Carolyn is a freshman.

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANW OOD

PLAN N IN G BO A R D

Notice is hereby given that the PLAN-

cum laude; and was named to the 2004-2005 dean's list.

FANW O O D after public hearing on May 25, 2005, granted approval for a variance to Richard Trigo, for property at 25 Elm Street, Fanwood. New Jersey being Block 49. Lot 6.02.

Docum ents perta in ing to this applica­tion are available fo r public inspection at B orough Hall d u ring norm al business hours.

Mr. Bob Kraus Leib . Kraus, Grispin & Roth

328 Park Avenue P.O. Box 310

Scotch P la ins, New Jersey 07076 For

Mr. Richard Trigo 1927 Mountain Avenue

Scotch P la ins, New Jersey 07076 1 T - 6 /23/05, The T im es Fee S20 40

PUBLIC NOTICES UPER IO R C O U R T OF NEW JERSEY

C H A N C E R Y DIVISION U N IO N COUNTY

D O C K E T NO . F -1905-05 FILE NO . 8844-05

NO TICE T O A B S E N T DEFENDANT

(L .S .) STATE O F NEW JERSEY TO: M A N L E Y F L E M M IN G S ; KATH Y M. FLEM M IN G S, HIS W IFE; V A L E R IE W ELCH;

YOU ARE H E R E B Y SUM M ONED AND REQ UIRED to serve upon CASALE & PELLEG RINO , LLC, p la in tiffs attorneys, w h o s e a d d re s s is G A T E H A L L 1 , PARSIPPANY, N E W JERSEY 07054, an Answ er to the C om pla in t filed in a Civil Action, in which D A N N Y FERRERA. JR. is the p laintiff and M AN LEY FLEMMINGS, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the S uperior Court o f N ew Jersey, Chancery D iv is ion , U N IO N C oun ty and bearing D ocket No. F -1905-05 w ith in thirty-five (35) days after June 23. 2005 exclusive of such d a te . If you fa il to answer or appear in accordance w ith Rule 4:4-6, Judgment by Default m ay be rendered against you for re lie f dem anded in the Complaint. You shall file your A nsw er and Proof of Service in duplicate w ith the Clerk of the Superior Court o f New Jersey, H ughes Justice C om ­plex - CN 971. T renton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance w ith the Rules of Civil P rac­tice and Procedure.

You are further advised that if you are unable to obta in an a ttorney you m ay com m unicate w ith the Lawyer Referral Service of the C ounty o f Venue and that il you cannot afford an attorney, you may com m unicate w ith the Legal Services O f­fice of the County of Venue. The te le ­phone num ber o f such agencies are as fo llow s; Lawyer R eferral Servirw a nR -'^q - 4715 - Legal Services Office 908-354- 4340

THE A CTIO N has been instituted for the purpose of forec los ing the follow ing tax sale certificate; 1 A certain tax certificate 97-150. recorded on 8/20/1997, made by DAVID M ARSHALL, Collector of Taxes of PLA INFIELD , and State of New Jersey to FUN B AS C USTO DIAN FOR FUNDCO and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, DANNY FERRERA, JR . This covers real esta te located in PLA INFIELD , County of U N IO N, and State of New Jersey, known as LO T 13 BLO CK 203 as shown on the Tax A ssessm ent M ap and Tax M ap dup li­cate o f P LAINFIFI n anri p—m ise s co m m o n ly know n as 1726-07

PUBLIC NOTICETO W N S H IP OF S C O T C H P LA IN S

ZO N IN G B O A R D O F A D JU S T M E N T

C A N C E L L A T IO N O F S P E C IA L M E E T IN G

P LE A S E TA KE N O T IC E tha t the S pe ­cia l M eeting of the Z o n in g B oard o f A d jus t­m en t o f the T ow nship o f S cotch P la ins scheduled for J u n e 2 9 , 2005 has been cance lled. A new d a te fo r the hearing of the M a rk L u s tb a d e r a pp lica tio n to perm it the construction o f a s in g le -fa m ily re s i­dence a t the p roperty located a t 1300 C o o p e r R o ad (B lo c k 14702, L o t 01) has not been scheduled as o f th is date .

Linda M. Lies B oard Secreta ry

1 T - 6 /23/05, The T im e s Fee: $16 .32

PUBLIC NOTICETO W N OF W E S T F IE L D

P LA N N IN G B O A R D

Notice is hereby g iven tha t the W estfie ld P lann ing B oard at its sp e c ia l m e e ting on Monday, June 20, 2 00 5 m em oria lized the fo llow ing B oard action ta k e n a t a specia l m eeting held on Thursday , M ay 19, 2005:

05-04 IN -T O W N C O N D O M IN IU M C O N S TR U C TIO N C O M P A N Y , LLC, 111 - 129 P R O S P E C T STREETS. B LO C K 2506, LO TS 6 , 7 & 8 S E E K IN G P R E LIM I­N A R Y A N D F IN A L M A J O R S ITE PLAN A P P R O V A L AN D C O N D IT IO N A L U S E A P ­PROVAL. A P P L IC A N T SEE K S T O C O N S T R U C T A M U L T I­FAM ILY B U ILD IN G W ITH 35 U NITS O F A G E R E S TR IC TE D H O U S IN G W IT H P A R K IN G B E N E A T H THJE B U IL D IN G . A P P L IC A N T M A Y R E Q U IR E W A IV E R O F R .S .l.S . C O N ­C E R N IN G P A R K IN G A N D SU C H O T H E R V A R IA N C E S A S MAY BE R E Q U IR E D . A p ­proved w ith cond itions.

K en n e th B. M arsh S ecreta ry

1 T 6 /23 /05 , The L e a d e r Fee: $26 .52

PUBLIC NOTICET O W N OF W E S T F IE L D

P LA N N IN G B O A R D

The W estfie ld P lann ing B oa rd w ill m eet on Ju ly 7 ,2 0 0 5 in C ounc il C ham bers in the W estfie ld M un icipal B u ild ing . 4 25 East Broad S treet, W estfie ld, N ew Je rsey at 8:00 p .m . to hear and c o n s id e r the fo llow ­ing app lica tion:

04-32 (V ) J W V , Inc . 6 4 5 W illo w G rove Road, B lock 460 3 . Lot 25. se ek ­in g m inor su bd iv is io n approval. A pplicant s e e k s to rem ove e x ­is ting house, ga rag e and shed and create tw o new s ing le fam ­ily building lo ts fro m the ex is ting

1 lot.Applicant s e e ks va riances from the follow ing:L is t o f N e w C 4 0 :5 5D -7 0c V a r i­a n c e s R e q u e s te d fo r P ro ­p o s e d L o t 2 5 .0 2 :S e c tio n 11.07E 1 of the Land

O rd in a n c e ----- O rt lin a n fif t

M T t t i L t AVfcNUE, PLAINFIELD, New Jersey.

YOU. MANLEY FLEM M ING and KATHY M. FLEM M ING S. H IS W IFE , are m ade party defendants to the above foreclosure action because you are the .owners of a p roperty which is the subject o f the above entitled action.

YOU. VALERIE W ELCH, are m ade party defendant to the above foreclosure action because on S eptem ber 1 , 1992, a child support judgm ent w as entered in the S u­p e rio r C ourt o f N ew Je rsey , P assa ic County, by Valerie W e lch aga inst Manley F lem m ings. Said judgm en t w as entered a s J u d g m e n t N o . J -1 4 7 6 0 9 -1 9 9 2 , CS20468957A. Said judgm ent is subord i­nate to the P la in tiffs lien.DATED; June 16, 2005

D ona ld F. Phelan,C lerk o f the Superior C ourt o f N ew Jersey

C A S ALE & P ELLEG RINO . L.L.C.1 G atehall DriveParsippany, New Je rsey 07054 1 T - 6/23/05, The Leade r F6e: $69 87

iQ l l t TIKMPO HACE?.. .Third grader, at School One Elementary In Scotch Plains cumulated their second year of Spanish classes with a show consisting of a variety of skits in Spanish. The presentations included a version of “The Three I Jttle Pigs," a fashion show, weather reports. “What’s in My Suitcase?" and "Arguments." The performances were enjoyed by a packed house of family and Mends. Pictured, above, Punayiolis Dimopolnus. Brendan Pierce and Paras Jha present a weather report for Mexico, w hile Spanish teacher Catherine Jinks looks on.

M orristown-Beard School Announces Local GraduatesM O R R IS T O W N - M o rris tow n -

Beafd School in M orris tow n held its 2005 Commencement Ceremony on June 11 fo r members o f the seniorclass.

C h r is to p h e r H e s lin A dam s o f W estfie ld received the A rth u r Lee James Award. M ark Tucker M olow a o f W estfield graduated, and Roshan Nozari received the P h ilip Anderson Prize.

C h r is to p h e r John M eehan o f Scotch Plains was also among the graduates.

Sarah Beth Rosenberg o f Berkeley Heights graduated cum laude.

E LlITTK R ltY ...Students in the Jumpstart Pre-K classes at Brunner Elementary School in Scotch Plains recently released 20 Painted I.ady but­terflies into the school's Children's Garden. The pupils watched the stages of metamorphosis from tiny larva to butterflies. A butterfly tent was put up in the classroom and when the butter­flies emerged from their chrysalises, each child was able to go into the tent to feed the butterflies and spend time watching them. Pictured, above, a Painted I.ady butterfly decided to gel a close-up look at Nina Daniclc and landed on her nose, w hile she w as in the butterfly tent.

PUBLIC NOTICEB O R O U G H OF F A N W O O D

N otice is hereby g iven tha t O rd in a n c e N o. 0 5-13-R

A N O R D IN A N C E C H A N G IN G TH E N A M E O F F A N W O O D P LA C E T O M A N FR A W A Y

w as passed and adopted on the second and final read ing at a m eeting o f the M ayor and C ouncil o f the B orough o f Fanw ood held on June 14. 2005.

T h is O rd inance shall take e ffe c t im m e­d ia te ly a lte r fina l passage and pub lica tion as requ ired by law.

E leanor M cG overn B orough C lerk

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B E IT O R D A IN E D by the Tow n of W estfie ld in the County ot U n io n as fo l­lows;

S E C TIO N I. T h a t the im provem ents inc luding, but not lim ited to, the fo llow ing be m ade to recreational facilities :

Im provem en t o f S id Fay Field.

states m in im um gross a rea ot lo t requires 10 ,0 0 0 square feet. A p p lic a n t p ro p o s e s 8 ,3 5 9 square feet.S e c tio n 11 .07E 4 of the Land U se O rd in a n c e . O rd in a n c e s ta tes m in im um lo t dep th re quired is 120 feet. App lican t p roposes 119 fee t (average). Variances, w a ive rs o r e xcep ­tio ns from ce rta in s ite p lan de ­ta ils o r re lie f fro m requ irem ents m ay be so ug h t as appropria te .

P lans and app lica tion a re on file in the O ffice o f the Town E ng in ee r. 959 North A venue, W est, W estfie ld. N e w Je rsey and m ay be seen M onday th rou g h F riday 8 :30 a.m . to 4 :3 0 p.m .

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SPECIAL ADDRESS...Morristown- Beard Middle School Valedictorian Dean Kowalski of Westfield addresses the crowd during the school's gradua­tion ceremony on June 10.

On June 10. m iddle school stu­dents graduated from M orristow n- Beard School.

G ra d u a te Dean K o w a lk s i o f W estfield was Valedictorian. He re­ceived the Presidential Award fo r Aca­demic Excellence, National Junior Honor Society. Kay Drake H istory Award, and A rt Award.

Webb Institute Grants Degree to Evan J. LeeW E S TFIE LD - Evan Joseph Lee,

thd son o f Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lee o f Westfield, received a Bachelor o f Sci­ence degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering during the 109th commencement exercises at Webb In­stitute in Glen Cove. N Y . on June 18.

D uring the ceremony, Evan was awarded the J. Lew is Luckenbach M em oria l Prize for attaining the h igh­est general average fit a four-year course.

He also received the Keeler M e ­morial Prize for m aintaining thehigh- est average in mathematics.

The Charles A. Ward, Jr. M em oria l Award fo r obtaining the highest aver­age in naval architecture curricu lum was also granted to Evan. He also received the Am erican Bureau o f Shipping Prize fo r obtaining the h igh­est senior average.

A W estfield H igh School graduate, Evan w il l pursue a master's degree in naval architecture at the Massachu­setts Institu te o f Technology.

He w ou ld like to w ork on yacht design in the future.

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Town Unveils M onument To Dr. Martin Luther King

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W E S T F IE L D - The Dr. M artin Lu lh e r K ing . Jr. Associa tion o f Westfield held a ceremony last Sun­day to celebrate the unveiling o f a monument in memory o f Dr. M artin Luther King. Jr.

The granite fixture, which boasts an inscription honoring the c iv il rights leader, is located adjacent to the South Avenue circle and stands beside the Tow n Bank o f Westfield.

The afternoon began with St. Luke A fr ic a n M e th o d is t Ep iscopa l (A .M .E .) Z ion Church’s Reverend Leon Randall, the president o f the association. The service continued w ith the Senior Minister o f the First Baptist Church o f Westfield, the Rev­erend Dr. Darla DeeTurlington. lead­ing the crowd in a brief prayer re­garding the morals and dignity repre­sentative o f Dr. King,

The Warriors o f God. a choral group from the Bethel Baptist Church, then chanted a gospel song to com­memorate Dr. K ing. Following this tribute. Patricia Faggins, the trea­surer o f the association, discussed not only the purpose o f the monu­ment. but also the history o f the orga­nization. Ms. Faggins’ words broughj to light the monument’s real s ign ifi­cance, as attendees grasped the amount o f time and effort taken in order to fina lly uncover the monu­ment.

Next, Co-Founder Dr. Miles Aus­tin, directed the gathering in a litany o f dedication, follow ed by an unveil­ing and dedication prayer led by Rabbi Douglas Sagal o f Temple Emanu-HI. Dorothy H ill o f the St. Luke’s A.M .E. Zion Church also sang “ I f l Can Help Somebody,’’ a per­sonal favorite o f Dr. King, played at his funeral.

Director o f the Afro-American H is­tory Program Giles Wright discussed an ensuing project planned for the New Jersey Historical Commission, w hich hopes to explore various monu­ments and dedications for Dr. King across New Jersey, as well as the docu­mentation o f appearances made by Dr. K ing in the slate.

Dolores Graves, a longtime member o f the association, expressed the association’s appreciation to those w ho aided in the construction o f the fixture.

Donnell Carr, the vice president o f the association, gave some closing remarks, and M inister James Turpin o f the Bethel Baptist Church led a

benediction.Mayor Gregory McDermott com­

mented on the monument, saying, “ Dr. Martin Luther K ing, Jr. was a man who had a big effect on a lot o f people and the tim ing couldn’t be better. W ith all that’s going on in the world, this monument gives Westfield optimism.’’

D r King, it was noted, was once scheduled to speak at Westfield High School in February o f 1958. Due to poor health. Dr. King could not make the trip, but instead wrote a personal letter to the Baptist Church, w hich was also read at the ceremony.

The association was started 18 years ago. nearly 19 years after Dr. K ing ’s death. Shortly after the asso­ciation was established, a diverse assembly o f religious and commu­nity leaders met and planned an in ­terfaith service to commemorate Dr. King in 1988.

When roughly 300 people showed up for the ceremony, the association realized what a strong connection they were providing for all races, ethnicities and religions. Along with bringing the community together, the associa­tion also sponsored art and essay con­tests; subsidized student fees at the Enrichment Center, an SAT prep lo­cation. distributed scholarships to African-American students and much more.

It was not until 2005. however, that the association decided to dedicate its next feat to constructing a memorial in Dr. King's name. When Judge W il­liam Jeremiah thought o f celebrating Dr. King through a fixture in town, it did not take long until W illiam Shafer brought this idea to the town council and the Westfield Foundation. Less than a year later, and vv ith the help o f countless others, the association's v i­sion became a reality.

Reverend Randall said, “ This monument is here to show that Westfield is still working together to keep the dream alive. This is a healing movement anil it offers some peace and calmness to our lives."

Regardless o f its accomplishment, the association still hopes to expand the project through the construction of a small park surrounding the monu­ment with benches. Members antici­pate that this w ill give citizens a chance to sit and reflect upon the C ivil Rights Movement. Dr. King, and justice and morality.

"Our vision extends beyond this monument.’’ added Mr. Carr.

M askalys o f S. Plains Earn Doctoral Degrees from MITSCOTCH PLAIN S - KarleneRosera

Maskaly, the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Richard M askaly o f Scotch Plains, and her husband. Garry Maskaly o f Penn­sylvania. were both awarded doctoral degrees in materials science and engi­neering on June 3 at Massachusetts Institute o f Technology (M IT ) gradua­tion ceremonies if) Cambridge, Mass.

Mrs. M askaly V doctoral thesis ex­plored the effects o f imperfections in photonic crystals (materials used in fiber optics, lasers and other optical

Hogarth Graduates Ohio Wesleyan Univ.W E S T F IE L D - W estfie ld H igh

S choo l g radua te R yan M ic h a e l H o g a rth has g radua ted O h io Wesleyan U n ive rs ity in Delaware. Ohio. He is the son o f Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hogarth o f Westfield.

Beckerman Placed On Dean's List

SCOTCH P LA IN S - Scotch Plains resident Sara Beckerman was placed on the spring 2005 dean's list at Syracuse University’s College o f Arts and Sciences. She is a sophomore majoring in com­munication sciences and disorders.

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PROUD GRADUATES...Matt Daw in of Scotch Plains gives Melissa DuPont Keyes of South Plainfield a reassuring squeeze of the hand before the commence­ment activities at The Wardlaw-Hurtridge School in Edison on June 13. Thirty- one students were graduated with eight from Scotch Plains and Westfield. At left, Lexi Correll of Scotch Plains plans to attend Baylor University in the fall.

Local Students Graduate W ardlaw-Hartridge School

E D IS O N — Eight area student, were graduated from the Ward law Hartridge School in Edison on June 13. A m ong the graduating class o f 3 1 are seven students from Scotch Plains

John Badalamenti. one o f the stu­dent-selected speakers o f commence­ment, w i l l attend M iam i University o f Ohio. Lexi Correll w il l attend Baylor University. Matthew D arw in has been accepted to Susquehanna University

Ashley Harris, who won the A lum ni A sso c ia tio n 's Aw ard, w i l l attend Brown University.

Chandni Patel w ill attend New Y< irk Institute o f Technology in the fa ll

Planning to major in journa lism at

N o rth w e s te rn U n iv e rs ity . H enry Rosotf was honored with the Patents' Associa tion Award, the W ard law - Hartridge Scholar Athlete Award, tin- I x-w is B .Timherlakc Publications Award, and w as inducted intolhe Q uill and Scroll International Honorary Society fo r High School Journalists at Honors Night.

C ra ig Torpey. w ho w i l l attend Lehigh U niversity in September, won the Patricia West A rt Prize, the Pho­tography Award, the Elaine W. Bart Science Award, the C om puter Award and the Headmaster's Cup,

From Westfield, Gregory Weissman w ill attend Marshall U niversity in the fa ll.

Carow, Shorrock Receive Corporate Scholarships

A R E A - C R Bard has awarded Samantha Carow o f Scotch Plains a scholarship fo r a summer experience in Australia through Youth For Un­derstanding USA (Y F U -U S A ) as an international exchange student.

She w il l live w ith a fa m ily in Aus­tralia on the YEU Summer program, Samantha currently attends Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.

Panasonic awarded W estfield resi­dent Daniel Shorrock a scholarship

fo r a summer experience in Japan through Y IT - USA as an international exchange student.

Daniel W ill live w ith a fa m ily in Japan o n th eY F U 2005 Sum m er pro­gram. He curren tly attends W estfie ld H igh School.

Y FU -U S A offers summer, semester and year exchange programs designed to prepare young people fo r the ir re­sponsibilities and opportunities in a changing, jpler-dependem world.

devices, which also occur naturally in theform afopalsjusingcom puter simu­lation.

Both Karlene and Garry are pursu­ing post-graduate W'ork in materials science at Los Alamos National Labo­ratory in New Mexico.

Mrs. Maskaly is working as pru t o f a group effort to improve the long-term stability and efficacy o f artificial reti. nas, which may someday return sight to people who have lost vision from conditions such as macular degenera­tion and retinitis pigmentosa.

She is specifically, working on mak­ing a high-resolution electrode array that can. also conform to the complex surface o f the retina without causing cell damage.

Mrs. Maskaly is a graduate o f St. Agnes School in Clark. She is also a graduate o f Mount Saint Mary Acad­emy in Watchung.

County High School Seniors Awarded by Historical Society

C O U N T Y - Six outstanding high school seniors have been presented framed certificates and a stipend for the ir achievements While in h igh school fro m the Union C ounty H is­torical Society:

The recip ients included students who said they studied to achieve h igh marks. They include: A lex is Gonzalez o f Benedictine Academy, and Daniel Osorio o f E lizabeth H igh School, both in E lizabeth, Maggie E b itig e r o f G overnor L iv in g s to n H igh School in Berkeley .Heights; Kena Mena o f Jonathan D ayton H igh S chool in S p r in g fie ld ; M agen ta Ranero o f U n ion H igh School and Jacqueline Burns o f W estfield H igh School.

Each student spoke b rie fly in re­sponse to questions by M ichae l

LOCAL GRADUATES...Residents of Westfield graduated Newark Academy during commencement exercises on June 12. Pictured, left to right, are: Julien Cobert. Ariclle Alter Confino, Daniel Forman and Adam Subhas. Julien will attend Duke University. He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma and was a member of the Cum l.aude Society. Ariclle will attend Washington University in St. Louis. Daniel will attend George W ashington University. Adam, who will study at Haverford College, received the Carol J. Ileaney Biology Book Award and was a member of the Cum Uaodc Society.

Jessica Patterson EarnsBachelor of Arts Degree

W E S T F IE L D The College o f W illiam & M ary in W illiam sburg. Va, reported that Westfield resident Jes­sica Lauren Patterson received a Bach­e lor o f Arts degree in A rt History.

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER ..Michael Whitney, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Whitney of I annum!. lias been aw arded a Colonel Kairleigh Dickinson Scholarship and will attend I nirleigh Dickinson University’s College at Elorham campus in Madison this fall. He is a June 2005 graduate of Scotch

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TEAM SPIRIT—Students from Evergreen Elementary School in Scotch Plains enjoyed their annual Field Day despite 04-degree weather. Students and faculty participated in several activities while heating the heat The day was coordinated by Ray Ciecwisz. one of the school's physical education teachers. Pictured, above, fourth graders are cheered on bv their teacher. Pam Cheatham during a spirited game of tug-o-war.

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Mr. 6c Mrs. Smith: A Match Made in Hollywood

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Thr bickering, the ceaseless m ind games, the curious allegiance to ones

Yesenko, chairm an of the program. C h ie f Lester Sergeant o f the Union C ounty S h e riff 's O ffice, President, welcom ed the guests and conducted the Pledge o f A llegiance.

Jean-Rae Turner, society secre­tary, outlined the socie ty's purpose to w rite , Collect and preserve local h istory, w h ile W illia m F ro lich ..ac t­ing treasurer, assisted.

The awards are presented annu­a lly to students who are selected by th e ir teachers, guidance counselors o r p rinc ipa ls on a coxintywide basis.

Each February, the names o f the schools are selected, inc lud ing pub­l ic . p a ro c h ia l and p riv a te . The schools arc chosen by the num ber o f students in each. When the selection o f a ll schools is complete, the d raw ­ings begin again.

The Union County H is to rica l So­ciety, w hich .sponsors the awards, includes members from the county.

Scotch Plains ResidentsGraduate Boston Univ.SC O TC H P L A IN S - Boston U n i­

versity awarded degrees to Scotch P la ins res iden ts D iane M a x illa . M .C .J, in C r im in a l Justice; A m y Swenson. M .S .W . in Social W ork.

James Donovan Named lo VM1 Dean’s RosterW | STFIHLD James D onovan.

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gender and that unexplainable th ing called love. Such are tnc primary ele­ments that conspire to offer a comical treatise on marriage in Mr. 6c Mrs. Smith, director Doug Liman’s smart- alecky film about two assassins who wed w ithout making each other privy to their professions.

O f course, i t ’s a black comedy, and. in parts, frighteningly astute. W hich is why those w ho have never said ” 1 do" at least once in their lives may be at a loss to understand this interm ittently funny movie’s subtler points, let alone the near deranged determination o f its princi­pal-. to perpetually deb- logic.

l or instance, at the dinner table in their suburban 10-room colonial, John Smith, neatly portrayed by Brad Pitt, continuously requests that wife Jane pass the salt. To wnich Jane, played w ith equal portions o f whim and vinegar by Angelina Jolie, always informs that the salt is directly at the center o f the table.

Single folk might not understand why it’s so important for John to he thus accommodated, or why Jane is just as vehement in refusing to oblige. In fact, most married people would be hard put to explain it themselves. But whatever it is that makes otherwise totally sensible Homo sapiens irrational when they’re mating, Mr. Sc Mrs. Smith tries to go it one better hv tossing its vocational whimsy into the mix.

Sometimes it works. It is most zanily eloquent when all the derring-do o f spying and counterspyjrtg is made to seem like small potatoes compared to the ruses and stratagems of matrimony.

As a metaphor, the fireworks that ensue once John and Jane learn that each has been assigned to k ill the other have their moments. The already com­p e tit iv e re la tio n sh ip goes in to nyperdrive. You imagine now Carole lom bard and Carv Grant might have etched a classic screwball comedy out o f similar doings.

But now, before moving on, it be­hooves to momentarily address all that marriage-destroying chemistry between Angelina and Brad that the tabloids have been spewing about. Truth is, I haven’t been up to Jen and Brad’s place in quite a while. So it ’d be difficult to tell you what ra lly went down. Hqtycvgr, there’* , no doubt rharMiss Jolie and Mr. Pirr sure cart make the sparks fly on screen.

They prove an excellent team. And it s none o f m y business. $ u t let’s be realists. Hollywood being what it is,

Performance Will Salute HollywoodH O LM D EL — The Garden State

Arts Foundation w ill host a free con­cert, “A Salute to Hollywood” per­formed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

The first o f three concerts sponsored bv the foundation, other classical per­formances w ill include The New York Philharmonic on Tuesday, July 18, and the Westfield Symphony Orchestra w ith the New York C ity Opera on Wednesday, September 28.

A ll classical events begin at 8 p.m. and are held at the PNCBank Arts ( ’enter, located at Exit 116 on the Garden Stare Parkway in Holm dcl.

For tickets, please call the Garden State Arts Foundation at (732) 442- 9200 or visit www.gsafourtdation.org.

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odds arc. the film partnership w ill out­live any other association that may evolve. We can only hope their next pairing sports a better screenplay.

This one had potential. Early in the doings, when Jane shimmies down the side o f a skyscraper Catwonun style, wc take it all in good fun. It ’s a stretch, but not w ithout its pizzazz quotient. But then director Liman, whether hounded into compliance by the sjsccial effects lobbv or simply a v ictim of fashion, goes overboard.

Endless shoot-em-ujrs w ith unknown armies of faceless S'XAT types whove come to do the job Jane and John haven’t yet been able to carry out nut things in reverse. What should he tnc battle l>c tween the sexes begins to grind on like the Hundred Years War.

Glib, w itty and acerbic give way to noisy, anarchical and violent. Suddenly the incessant shattering o f glass and other modes o f cacophony-creating chaos arc a priority*. It ’s as if the script loses confi­dence in itself. What started o ff intellec­tually edgy now veers toward the trite and visually superfluous in search o f the easy laugh and the cheap thrill.

Eventually, the magnetism o f the du­eling double agents can no longer hold up the increasingly illogical plot. The viewer tends to be less forgiving o f tin- multifarious flaw's that soon rush to the surface. Wc begin to question.

How could they actually live together for several years w ithout once suspect­ing what their employers w ill come to call a conflict o f interest? What compet­ing agencies do they work for anyway? They sure k ill a lot o f people. And how- come Jane’s company is almost entirely comprised of women? Is it supposed to be some offshoot o f Charlie’s Angels?

So there’s another metaphor at work here, one certainly not intended. When things go had in a film , as w ith a mar­riage, intolerance of the little faults begets larger dissatisfaction. It becomes in ­creasingly d ifficu lt to remember the good times.

O K, so its cynical. However, while film producers can’t bottle love for profit, they generally know how to capitalize on chemistry. And as a Tinseltown ty­coon may have once opined, “Credibil­ity shmcdibility, i t ’s money that’ll keep this onscreen marriage together.”

Mr. Sc Mrs. Smith, rated PG-13, is a 2()thi,Century Fox release directed byDoug Liman and stars Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Vince Vaughn. Running time; 120 minutes.

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world you w ill have trials and tribula­tions, but be o f good cheer, tor 1 have overcome the world.” Jesus promises a life aFtcr death that our minds cannot possibly perceive, but our faith envisions a new and different life, far and above the present one.

Leader/Times: Dr. Kalellis could you briefly tell us about the book o f healing?

Dr. Kalellis: It would be difficult to summarize the “ Twenty Secrets for Heal­ing'Thoughts, Feelings and Relationships.’’ Readers o f this hook may find giving themselves two years o f individual psy­chotherapy. It can he a life companion.

Leader/Times: In a small paragraph, what would you say is the message?

Dr. Kalellis: My message is based in an ancient axiom: “Get deeper into yourself and learn from yourself what von must do." Philosophers and teachers of all time seem to agree,that we cannot de­pend on someone else for our own wellness. Nobody can give us that inner feeling ol contentment and peace. The answers lie w ithin pur own reach and in our own endowments.

The book centers on guiding people in how to guide themselves. It focuses on practical ways in how to tap into the powerful emotional and spiritual re­sources w ithin you.

On behalf o f Leader/Times Publisher, Horace Corbin, thank you Dr. Kalellis tor your time and your helpful contributions to our town and its neighbors.

Both book are written in easy, (lowing language for the average reader They are not meant to be for theologians or psy­chologists, although, everyone even stu­dents o f religion or psychology may find them of some benefit. The books arc reasonably priced and can be purchased at the Town Bookstore or Barnes & Noble.

T O t’K'A-DOODLE' GOOD TIME...Kindergarteners at Evergreen Elementary School in Scotch Plains spent two weeks caring for and hatching baby chicks. The project came from a farm in Pennsylvania and was ftinded by the volunteers efforts of I )ebbie Narzone and Verizon. The students turned eggs in thie incubator, monitored the temperature, graphed the days until hatching, predicted which egg would hatch first and viewed 11 hatchings. After being placed in the brooder, the children fed and cared for the chicks during the remaining five days of the project, after which the chicks were returned to the farm. Journals were written to document the experience.

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WESTFIELD - Change is posi­tive, but you never forget your roots.

Two weeks ago. I accepted the position o f D irector o f A lum ni Rela­tions at Wardlaw-Hartridgc School in Edison; so, this w ill he the last A & E section I w ill oversee. However, I w ill stay connected to the newspa­per as a freelance writer.

W hen Leader/Times Publisher Horace C orb in and E d ito r Paul Peyton took a chance on me - a green college grad looking for her big break and a byline - seven years ago, I never imagined the diverse experi-

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cnees that would be sandwiched be­tween the years, enriching me profes­sionally and personally.

I have had the opportunity to try my hand at broadcasting, p roving Dr. Ramses’, my public speaking teacher wrong when he told me, “ Michelle, you don’t belong on camera." I learned website design and a slew o f computer applica­tions I would normally be daunted by. Most o f all, 1 learned to be part o f a team and to improve my writing.

Confidence and maintaining the cour­age o f my convictions have been big les­sons learned during my years o f serving under the Corbin Dynasty, and I ’ve been proud to represent the many talented and intriguing residents inhabiting the towns covered by our newspapers. So many o f you have become lifelong friends.

I am so thrilled to begin this new journey in m y career and 1 w ill be proud to represent Wardlaw-Hartridgc in this capacity. The people 1 have met- from current employees to graduates- have been positive, inspirational and encouraging. I w ill be especially fortu­nate to work w ith Leader/Times the­ater reviewer Susan * Dougherty' in the I f f schools Develop- - ment Office.

So, you’ll be see- i in g m y by lin e I again. I won’t be a 1 stranger because I I believe you should I never fo rge t the * people you call your family.

Westfield High School Students Ride ‘The Bus’ To Funk Rock StardomBy JOSH HAMERMAN

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WESTFIELD — M any Westfield teenagers and children take the bus to school. However, to several Westfield. H igh School (W H S ) students, “ The Bus’’ isn’t a large m otor vehicle — it ’s the title o f their acclaimed funk rock musical group.

The band consists o f W H S sopho­mores Jon Fichter (vocals and guitar), W ill Harbaugh (bass and backup vo­cals), M ike Risbcrg (guitar), and Gabe Yukon (drums).

Jon, W ill, M ike, and another stu­dent formed an early version o f The Bus in m iddle school, but it wasn’t until they began high school that the current lineup and focus were molded.

“ We had a band in eighth grade but we weren’t that serious,” M ike ex­plained. “ Then, at the beginning of freshman year we met Gabe, and that’s when we started practicing a lo t more.’’

T he ir practice has already paid pres­tigious dividends. The Bus won a battle o f the bands competition at The Cross­roads in Garwood several weeks ago, and took second place at an earlier contest at the Jewish C om m unity 'Cen­ter o f Central New Jersey. W ill was named best bass player at another band competition at The Fire Escape in New Providence.

A t the end of June, the students, who cite James Brown, Jim i Hendrix and the Red H o t C h ili Peppers as some o f their musical influences, w ill depart for their annual tr ip to Austin, Tex., where Gabes fam ily owns a house. Austin is where the creative process takes place.

“ We go down there every year to write new songs and perform them,” M ike said.

Band members are hoping the new material they put together in Austin w ill impress audiences as well as pro­spective managers. The Bus has already caught the attention o f the manager w ho represents A nw ar Robinson, former “American Ido l” contestant and New Jersey native. M ike said no con­tract has been signed, but the manager

has expressed interest in possibly repre­senting The Bus and having the group open for other musicians at concerts.

Th is good fortune comes on the heels o f another milestone for the group — the completion of their first C D . The self-titled C D is available fo r pur­chase at the Sound Station on South

TICKET TO RIDE.. .The Bus records their debut C D at Brick Window Recording Studio;

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M T V ‘M A D E ’ Crew To Visit W F Library

WESTFIELD — O n Friday, June 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. M T V ’s crew from the h it series “ M A D E ” w ill be at the Westfield Memorial Library screening potential sub­jects.

“ M A D E ” is all about making dreams come true. M T V 's goal is to demonstrate that w ith hard work (and some help) any goal is attainable.

For more inform ation, please call Tammy Lee, Westfield Me­morial Library publicist at (908) 789-4090, ext. 4133.

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for. The Westfield leader and The Times

School is out and the long summer stre tches before us.Reading books is a great way for young people to f ill those long hours.

For starters there’s “ The Mess” by Jennifer W olfe (A nnick Press,2002). This is a perfect book for emergent read­ers because it comes complete w ith stickers that can be used to cre­ate a story. Because the stickers are reusable, the story can change w ith every reading. Young readers w ill have hours o f fun w ith this book, as well as build their reading skills.

Sydney lives on the 52nd floor, high above a street in the city that never sleeps in “ The H ubbub Above.” She loves the peace and quiet, u n til new, very noisy neighbors move upstairs, that is. W ho do they turn out to be?Youngsters o f all ages w ill love this book by, A rthu r Howard that gives a new meaning to the term, “party animal” (Harcourt, 2005).

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book? Then “ Please Bury M e in the Library” is the book for you! W ritten

by J. Patrick Lewis, it ’s fu ll o f poems about reading and books. The pictures aren’t bad, ei­ther! It’s published by Gulliver Books, a d iv i­s ion o f H a rc o u r t (2005).

B ill’s a bull and he’s looking for a special tea­cup to com plete his china collection. So, he’s about to enter a china shop. Need 1 say more? You’ ll love the ending o f “ B ill in a C h ina Shop” w ritten by Katie McAllaster Weaver and p u b lishe d byBloomsbury Children ’s Books (2003).

“ Enemy Pie” is a cute book that contains a recipe for teaching ch il­dren how to get along, even w ith the ir “ best enemy.” Its w ritten by D erek M unson and published by Chronicle / Books (2000).

M iddle school -age children w ill enjoy read­

ing “ Zoe Sophias Scrapbook: An A d ­venture in Venice” by Claudia Mauner and Elisa Smalley. Zoe, 9, travels to Venice to visit her aunt and fills a scrapbook w ith her memories o f gon­dolas, glassbiowers, museums and res­taurants. There are lots o f Italian words sprinkled in arnon^ this book as well. I t ’s a great way to escape” on a m in i- reading vacation this summer. Pub­lished by Chronicle Books (2003).

C h ild re n who treasure m usic and playing m u­sical instru ­m ents w il l enjoy reading tw o book:

Two New Books Penned By Dr. Peter Kalellis

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WESTFIELD — Two striking titles by Westfield therapist, Dr. Peter Kalellis could be valuable summer compan­ions: “ Five Steps to Spiritual Growth, A journey," (Paulist Press, 2005) and “ Twenty Secrets to Healing Thoughts, Feelings, Relationships,” (Crossroad, Publishing Company, 2005.

After his bestseller, "Restoring Relationships — Five Things to Try Before You Say Goodbye, two publishers invited Dr, Kalellis to write “ Five Steps..." and “ Twenty Secrets...” — one about spiritual­ity and the other about healing.

D uring 2004, Dr. Kalellis be­came busier, completed both booksmp land submitted them to the pub­

having a home, conveniences, material possessions, a good job. recreational ac­tivities.

Dr. Kalellis: They seem content, but ate they satisfied? In view o f all the abun- dance that is available in our times, the heights o f contemporary tec hnology and science that wc atcrish, there exist an ongoing undercurirnt o f dissatisfaction. Wc ate agonizing about what we don't

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W hat causes the dissatisfaction?

Dr. Kalellis:O u r inner world, o u r soul suffers and th irs ts fo r something above all affluence and material wealth.

Leader/Times: How can you tell th a t o u r inne r

D r. Kalellis: When our spiri­tual dimension, our soul suffers, our thoughts get confused or dis­torted and we react w ith anger,

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lishers. As o f A p ril both titles are available in most bookstores.

Recently, on behalf o f The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, I inter­viewed Dr. Kalellis about the con­tents o f each o f these titles.

Leader/Times: What is the theme o f your book, “ Five Steps to Spiritual G rowth, A Journey?”

Dr. K ale llis : Fo strengthen our inner world , so the reader may have a guide for the journey o f life.

Leader/Times: What do you mean by joiimey?

D r. K a le llis : A journey which does not require heavy luggage or much prepa­ration. A ll aperson needs is a desire.

Leader/Times: A desire?Dr. K a le llis : A desire to take a kx>k

within and rediscover the true meaning o f life. This inner journey is a spiritual expe­rience that promises peace and lasting joy.

Leader/Times: So, this is a spiritual book?

Dr. K ale llis : It is. It speaks to the human soul. Mass media, especially television w.ith clever advertisement inundates our daily lives and in flu ences every age: What to buy, what to eat, what to wear, where to spend your vacation, how to lose weight, now to live longer, endless promises o f a happy life.

Leader/Times: W hy is that so bad?D r. K ale llis : All o f that cannot be

bad, because they pertain our physical wellness. But humans are also spiritual beings. Beyond what we see, our physi­cal self, we have a major part that cannot be seen. We have a spiritual dimension. Aspects o f our daily life, such as our thinking process, caring and loving oth­ers, accepting the realities o f life and making plans for tomorrow, all these functions are invisible.

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anxiety, blaming others fo r feel­ing bad, a whole syndrome o f destructive behavior. We also get physically sick. Most addictions, alcoholism, drugging, smoking, gambling, are results o f an ailing soul.

Leader/Times:W hat do you rec­o m m end as a “ turn” toward our inner world?

D r . K a le l l is : W ith in us exist the sources o f self- know ledge, self- evaluation and d i­rection - W ho am I? H ow d id my life start? W hat is my purpose on this planet?

Leader/Times: Could you briefly say what are the “ Five Steps o f Spiritual Growth?”

Dr. K ale llis : Step O ne: Wc make a new beginning. Learn what is faith? W ho is God?

Step Two: The sacred part o f self, which leads to self-knowledge, the real truth o f self, and clear vision o f a healthy life.

Step Three: W hat is the soul? The voice o f the soul, and the soul after death. The topic o f the soul occupied the m ind of great teachers and philoso­phers, before Jesus Christ and contin­ues to be a m ajor concern o f our thoughts even today: W hat happens to the unseen part o f a human being after death?

Step Four: This part presents us w ith practical tools that help to purify the inner-self and gain more confidence o f who we are. It suggests ways to le t go of past offenses and hostile feelings, which consume our energy, and how ro use the good parts o f our humanity by caring and being loving.

Step Five: People who desire to be spiritual are confronted w ith a chal­lenge. Wc all face difficulties and ad­versities in life that we don’t necessarily cause. Yet, we cannot escape opposing forces, painful experiences and eventu­ally death.

But this is not the end. People o f the Christian faith have a promise: “ In this

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Be sure to schedule lots o f tim e w ith books this summer, and keep watching fo r more good reading suggestions in upcoming summer Book N ook col­umns. Remember: there’s so many books and so little time.

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30. at 7:30 D.m.This concert serves as a town-wide

Independence Day celebration. The band w ill be joined by the Sons o f the American Revolution and Daughters o f the American Revolution, who w ill hold traditional ceremonies.

A highlight for the evening w ill be “American Pageant” by Thomas Knox. The. song was commissioned for the inauguration o f President Richard N ixon in 1973 and has been used at each subsequent inaugural.

The patriotic tunes featured in the w ork include: “Am erica,” “ Yankee Doodle,” “ Battle Hymn o f the Repub­lic ," “ D ix ie ,” “America the Beautiful,” and “ C o lum b ia , the Gem o f the Ocean.”

The band w ill also explore the nation s musical roots w ith selections such as “ S oph is tica ted Ladies” by D uke

Ellington and “ Symphonic Gershwin" by George Gershwin, h igh ligh ting "American in Paris,” “ Cuban Over­ture,” and “ Rhapsody in Blue.”

Other patriotic melodies to be per-f o i m g j tn a t..Spirit of*76” bv Clare Crundm an. “ The Liberty Bell March” by John Philip Sousa and “American O verture for Band" by Joseph W illcox Jenkins.

The band w ill continue their con­cert on July 7, 14 and 2 1 , followed by the Westfield C om m un ity Swing band on July 28.

The concert is free and open to the public. Audience members are encour­aged to brine blankets or chairs. In the event o f inclement weather, the con­cert w ill be held in The Presbyterian Church on the corner o f East Broad Street and M ountain Avenue.

The Westfield Com m unity Band is sponsored by the Westfield Recreation Department, Bruce Kaufmann, Direc­tor.

For more inform ation, please call (9 0 8 ) 7 8 9 -4 0 8 0 o r v is itwww.westfieldcommunityband.com.

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Sports colum nist M aury Allen w ill sign copies o f his new book, ■Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 D a p o f the Dodgers’ onThursday, June 23, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Route 22 in Springfield, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. A ll 11 surviving members o f that historic baseball team contribute the ir poignant and personal recol­lections o f the championship sea­son that warmed the hearts o f base hall fans across America. The cost o f the signed book w ill he $24.95. Add it to your library.

The Summer Arts Festival atEcho Lake Park (on the Mountainside/Wcstfield border) will open on Wednesday, June 29, with a free performance by The New Jer­sey Symphony Orchestra. The theme w ill be patriotic, and the con­cert begins at 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Refreshments and rest rooms w ill lx* available. I f it looks like it may rain, call (908) 352-8410 after 3 p.m. on the day o f the con­cert. The alternate site is Cranford High School.

A stylized interpretation o f the classic tragedy. Antony & Cleopatra. w ill lx performed outdoors at the Kenilworth Borough Hall Lawn, 546 Keniloworth Boulevard, on Sunday, June 26, at 4 p.m. Admission is free for this presentation by the Hudson Shakespeare Company.

Plan your summer activities with the assistance of Spotlight on New Jersey at the M olly Pitcher Travel Plaza. This all-dav event w ill high­light the states tourist attractions and destinations, offering ideas for daytrips. There w ill lx* giveaways, mascots, entertainment, and food available on the premises. It ’s on the New Jersey Turnpike, between exit 8A and 8, Southbound, on Friday, June 24. For more information, call (609) 655-4330.

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POSTER PERFECT...Alana Zepka, a fourth grader from Franklin Elementary School in Westfield, w as named the Union County winner in the 17th Annual Burn Awareness Poster Contest sponsored by the Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation and the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children project Alana Is pictured, above, with her art teacher Mary lee Massenzio. The poster contest was created to teach youngsters the importance of fire safety and bum prevention.

N O T E S FR O M T H E BALTIC SEA...Cranford resident, Karl Heinze, the author o f “Baltic Sagas — Events and Personalities that Changed the World,” recently lectured during a two-week cruise in the Baltic Sea ahoard b ^ f t t y Cruiscs*Xhip Cvmdktftaia. . He ufieta a weeklycourse for six weeks this sumhter at Union County College (UCC) beginning July 12. He reported that the Baltic Sea area ports arc changing rapidly since the end o f the Cold War brought the eastern end out from behind the Iron Curtain. Ac­cording to Mr. Heinze, the economic activity is up sharply judging from street and port activity and ship traffic. He also noted that the care o f streets and houses seems to have improved. St. Petersburg, Russia is rapidly restoring churches ne­glected under Communism and opening up more historical sites for visitors, ac­cording to Mr. Heinze. He added that Russian authorities are also more relaxed about taking pictures inside museums and wearing shoe covers. Mr. Heinze has lectured extensively at local clubs and librariesTo register for Mr. Heinze’s course, please call U C C at (908) 709- 7600. For more information on Mr. Heinze, please visit www.balticsagas.net.

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