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Baby Jesus Statue ReturnedTo Saint Helen’s Parish

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – The Parish of St.Helen’s Roman Catholic Church inWestfield happily reported the returnof the Baby Jesus figurine last Thurs-day evening.

The statue had been reported miss-ing from the crèche in front of thechurch, located at 1600 Rahway Av-enue, on January 3.

The Reverend Monsignor WilliamHarms, Pastor of St. Helen’s, told TheWestfield Leader that the Baby Jesusstatue was returned in a black gar-bage bag and placed at the door of theParish Hall between 8 and 8:30 p.m.last Thursday.

Monsignor Harms said he believesthe publicity generated from the front-page story in the January 6 edition ofThe Leader along with a note in theparish bulletin had a lot to do with theindividual or individuals returningthe statue.

The statue, valued at $500, is im-ported from Italy. It was removedfrom the parish’s crèche, which isassembled every year by a group ofeight volunteers.

Monsignor Harms said theWestfield Police Department wascontacted regarding to return of thefigurine.

“So they can close that case so tospeak,” Monsignor Harms said.

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Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderWE REMEMBER...Members of the community remembered the legacy ofMartin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. Pictured, left to right, are: Rabbi DouglasSagal, Hattie Harris, Patricia Faggins, Westfield Superintendent of Schools Dr.William Foley, The Reverend Lawton Nelson, The Reverend Leon Randall,Andrew Lee, Elizabeth Wolf, and Dolores Graves. The group gathered at thesite, where a monument memorializing the Civil Rights leader, will be placed.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader

MARCHING FOR KING...Christina Henry and Tamara Handy marched inmemory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday.

Martin Luther King, Jr.Honored With March,

Service, Future MonumentBy BETSEY BURGDORF

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — Despite the coldtemperatures and the layer of snowthat fell in the early morning hours,marchers gathered Monday after-noon to remember Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr.

The group assembled shortly af-ter noon at the future location of theMartin Luther King, Jr. Memorial,located on the South Avenue circleat West Broad Street behind the TownBank of Westfield.

The Martin Luther King (MLK)Association of Westfield is erectingthe monument, with the help of theWestfield Foundation.

According to Patricia Faggins,Founder and Treasurer of the MLKAssociation, the Westfield Founda-

tion awarded them a $1,750 grantearmarked for the monument.

The MLK Association matchedthe grant and began formulatingplans for the monument. A granitetribute accompanied by a plaquewith an inscription by The Rever-end Leon Randall, Pastor of St.Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Church inWestfield, recognizing Dr. King’scontribution to equality was decidedon. The group will break ground thisspring with the dedication to be heldsometime in May.

Rev. Randall consecrated the fu-ture area of the monument with ashort prayer. The Reverend Dr.Lawton Nelson, Jr., Pastor of A.M.E.Zion St. Augustine Church inBridgeton, also offered a prayer.Rev. Nelson was also the keynotespeaker at the services that followed.

After the consecration, the smallgroup of marchers, carrying quotesattributed to Dr. King, proceededdown East Broad Street towardsTemple Emanu-El for the service.

“Love is the key to the solution ofthe problems of the world,” one signread.

Westfield Superintendent ofSchools Dr. William Foley wasamong the marchers. Mayor GregMcDermott and First Ward Coun-cilman Sal Caruana were among

those who attended the service.Services at the temple began at 1

p.m. with a crowd of approximately300 attending. As well as honoringthe achievements of Dr. King, theMLK Association also honored stu-dents whose essays regarding theleader were chosen by the associa-tion. Winners of the essay, poem andart contest received grants from theassociation ranging in amount from$50 to $500. For information re-garding contest winners, see storyPage 5.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderHERALDING SOUND...The trompett en Chamad, which recently arrived atSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church as part of the church’s new organ, will heraldtriumphant sound as early as Easter Sunday, as estimated by St. Paul’s Ministerof Music, Charles Banks. For the full story and additional photographs, seestory on Page 18.


Mountainside School Bd.Okays Teacher Contract

Mountainside Borough Council IncreasingFees For 2005 Community Pool Season

By KIMBERLY BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE –The BoroughCouncil introduced an ordinanceTuesday night to increase fees for theMountainside Community Pool.

The increase in 2005 summer sea-son fees were recommended by theborough’s Recreation Commission.

Fees will be $235 for a residentfamily, up from $220. Single mem-berships would increase $10 to $120with senior memberships facing a $5increase to $75.

Non-resident families who use thepool will see a $30 increase in theirfees to $440 for the summer season.Fees both for single non-residentmembership and a senior non-resi-dent would increase by $15 to total$220 and $180 respectively. The or-dinance also states that the non-resi-dent initiation fee would be increasedby $5 to total $35 for a family and $20for a single membership.

The governing body also introducedan ordinance to increase the fee forcertified copies of vital statistics from$5 a copy to $15 per copy. Thesedocuments are defined as copies ofbirth, death and marriage records.

The council noted that the increasewas needed because of state man-dated certified paper now being usedfor such documents. Mayor Vigliantistated that this special safety paper

cannot be duplicated or white-out maynot be used on it.

It is numerically ordered by thestate, and any mistake made on theseofficial copies must be sent back witha recording of what the mistake was.

The mayor noted that the new pro-cess is much more costly, but done bythe state as a result of the September11 terrorists attacks noting that theprocess is a security measure.

The mayor and council also passedan ordinance seeking their annualCommunity Development BlockGrant. The mayor noted that the grantwould be used for a senior citizencoordinator, a senior van driver andto fund the borough’s Senior Handy-man Program.

Mayor Viglianti noted that thehandyman program would be avail-able to seniors who need some “mi-nor repairs” done in their home. Healso noted that the fees for these se-niors would be fixed on the “ability topay.”

During the public portion ofTuesday’s meeting, resident GaryWhyte updated the mayor and coun-cil on the odor at Beechwood School.School staff noticed the odor after theheat in the building was turned offlast May. School officials have saidthe odor dissipated when the heat wasturned on November 1.

Mr. Whyte, who has a child at

Beechwood, stated that during thecleanup of the school to see if theodor would dissipate, 58 linear feet ofsoaking wet insulation was removedfrom the building’s roof. He also statedthe material was sent to a lab fortesting and found to have been satu-rated with bacteria.

He stated that the real test to see ifthe odor is finally gone will be in thespring when the heat will be turnedoff and the air conditioning will beturned on again.

Mr. Whyte also gave an update onthe “Flat Stanley” project, as he sawthat Flat Stanley, a character in achildren’s book who travels the world,was sitting with the mayor and coun-cil at the borough’s re-organizationalmeeting. School children are encour-aged to send the character on world-wide journeys.

He noted that at present Flat Stanley

was on a boat heading to Ecuador tohelp with the importing of bananasand is scheduled to return on January27. Mr. Whyte stated that it was hisson’s turn to send Flat Stanley some-where and so he was sent to help withthe family business of importing ba-nanas.

He also stated that when FlatStanley returns next Thursday, chil-dren from that class would welcomeFlat Stanley home and have lunchwith him on the boat.

According to Mr. Whyte, the offi-cial Flat Stanley Website studentsmake a paper Flat Stanley and mail italong with a blank journal to some-one on a list of participants, a celeb-rity or a politician. The recipient treatsthe visiting Stanley as a guest andtakes it places.

After a few weeks Stanley is mailed

By BETSEY BURGDORFSpecially written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Boardof Education ratified a three-yearcontract with the Mountainside Edu-cation Association last week afternegotiations beginning July of 2004.The new contract allots a 4.3 percentraise in teacher salaries. As reportedat the Mountainside school boardmeeting last week, other conditionsof the contract remain unchanged.

Mountainside’s 56 teachers werewithout a new contract since last July,when it was up for renewal. Duringcontract negotiations, teachers werecovered under the previous contract.

For the past six months, teachersfrequently attended the board meet-ings, wearing red shirts. The red shirtswere “to keep negotiations on boardmembers minds,” one educator toldThe Westfield Leader last fall.

Teachers’ Union PresidentJeannette Maraffi confirmed that theteachers were relieved that healthbenefits remained intact, as this wasone contract item under discussion.

Ms. Maraffi had told The Leaderthat 47 percent of Mountainside teach-ers are untenured, and that she wouldlike to see that figure improved.

Teacher tenure is an employmentsecurity device by which the teacherattains permanent status and protec-tion against dismissal — except forcases involving “just cause.” An edu-

cator must complete a probationaryperiod of three full years plus one dayto qualify for tenure.

According to Interim Chief SchoolAdministrator Walter Rusak, 27 teach-ers in Mountainside are not tenured.The tenure process has three levels –first year, second year and third year.In Mountainside, 12 are first year, nineare second year and six are third yearcandidates. Although there are 56 regu-lar teachers, others are employed asaids and as learning disabilities con-sultants. Nine of the first year tenurestatus teachers come from other schooldistricts and thus have more than oneyear of teaching experience.

Five teachers in the third year ten-ure status are eligible for recommen-dation this year – the other will berecommended in March to the board.

By comparison, Westfield employs524 teachers of which 358, or 68percent are tenured. Another 7 per-cent will be considered for tenure thisMay. The remaining 127 teachers, or24 percent of the staff, are not yeteligible for tenure. The beginningteacher’s salary in Westfield is$47,853. The beginning salary inMountainside is $43,450.

Tenure is defined by state statute andrelies on the recommendations of ad-ministrators. In Mountainside, Mr.Rusak makes tenure recommendationsto the board. The school board has finaldecision authority on tenure matters.

KEEPING IT BEAUTIFUL…Louise Shepnew, left, President of the WestfieldGarden Club, presents a certificate to Denise Jackson and David Williams ofWilliams Nursery and Gift House of Westfield. The business was one of six localcompanies honored through the club’s “Random Acts of Beauty” 2004 project fortheir contributions to the aesthetics of the community. See story and additionalphotograph on page 8.

Councilman Peter Echausse ProposesRolling Back Parking Permit Fees

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – A proposal to rollback long-term parking fees maycome within the next few monthsfrom Westfield Town Council FinancePolicy Committee Chairman PeterEchausse.

He told The Leader yesterday thatby March or April he would likelypresent to the council “a potential torolling back the fees to what I believeis a reasonable rate.”

Prior to the increase in fees, long-term commuter parking cost $20 permonth or $240 annually. Current an-nual fees for commuters are $702 forthe South Avenue train station lot orthe $360 for the Waterson Street lotwhich is located two blocks from thestation.

“I think that is too low, quite franklyand I would argue that the citizens ofWestfield might have been subsidiz-ing commuters parking permits. So Ithink we have to strike some sort of abalance,” Councilman Echausse said.

He said in an interview yesterdaythat he would likely make a proposalto roll fees back by March or Aprilafter the municipal budget process iscomplete. He said any proposal wouldhave to be approved by the Financeand Policy Committee as well as fullTown Council.

Councilman Echausse’s announce-ment followed the remarks of tworesidents who demanded a reversal offees in light of town voters’ defeat ofplans to build downtown parking ga-rages.

During discussions on an ordinanceto raise fees, Councilman Echausse

said he made sure that the revisedfees would not be solely dedicated tobuilding a parking structure but thatthe revenue would be used for otherdowntown parking improvements.

Among the improvements is thepurchase of 14 more pay stations fordowntown municipal lots. In addi-tion, officials said last week that thetown would look at previous plans toreconfigure a portion of the NorthAvenue municipal lot in front of thetrain station as well as leveling lots onElm and Prospect Streets to createone larger lot. Both plans, officialshave, would increase parking capac-ity by about 30 spaces.

“But I think it is appropriate to takea look at the fees we are charging thecommuters. And we will start thatprocess with the 2005 budget,” hesaid.

Resident Robert Ratner of Lam-berts Mill Road said parking feeswere raised two years ago in advanceof plans to build a deck but not re-versed after the deck redevelopmentproject was defeated in November.

“The fees have not been reducedand, in fact, there has been no refundof the overcharge,” he told the coun-cil. “This, in essence, amounts to atax on a portion of the population thathas benefited no portion of the popu-lation.”

He said not refunding the inflatedfees is “wrong” but not reducing thefee structure is “unconscious able.”

Marie Zamarelly of KnollwoodTerrace, a 14-year parking permitholder, said she feels that any moneythat was dedicated towards parkingstructure that has not been spent

should be refunded to permit holders.Ms. Zamarelly said parking fees

should be rolled back to their originalamount or at least reduced “to some-thing reasonable.”

“I ask the council to do the rightthing; not to wait for a public outcrybut in fact do what they should do,”she said.

On another matter, Robert Nehringof Carlton Road applauded MayorGreg McDermott and the TownCouncil’s plans to review existingtown codes that address maximumheight limits, overall property cover-age and floor area ratios for newconstruction in town.

“I think that developers should berequired to post a bond before gettingpermission to tear down a home. Thetown would hold the bond money toassure that the site is kept clean andsafe and conforms to all town re-quirements during the entire construc-tion phase,” Mr. Nehring said.

He reasoned that a bond “may dis-courage builders who plan to disre-gard the interests of the neighbor-hood.” In the case of a home beingtorn down to build a new home, Mr.Nehring proposed a one-year limit tocomplete construction on the newhome. The bond would not be re-

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WESTFIELDPOLICE BLOTTER

Twp. Resident LeadsEffort to Raise FundsFor Disaster Victims

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS — A ScotchPlains resident led an effort last Satur-day to raise money to help those af-fected by the December 26 tsunami inSouth Asia.

Tara Romano, working with thePlainfield chapter of the AmericanRed Cross, organized the fundraisingdrive that was held on Saturday after-noon in the parking lot of the ScotchPlains Municipal Building on ParkAvenue.

“It went real well,” she told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times, sayingthat despite the first real winter-liketemperatures of the season, she col-lected about $1,000 in cash donationsbetween noon and 4 p.m.

“We didn’t get a large number ofpeople,” Ms. Romano said, “but theamount of people who did come bygave large donations.”

She said that one Scotch Plains fam-ily brought a large jar filled with dollarbills and coins – money that had beencollected from relatives by the family’stwo young children – totaling about$75.

The money raised last week will begiven directly to the American Red

Cross, which will send it to the devas-tated region, where upwards of 150,000people were killed in last month’s tsu-nami and many times more are home-less and in need of clean drinkingwater, food, medical supplies and itemsto help begin to rebuild the region.

“I was watching the news coverageone night, and I felt helpless,” Ms.Romano said when asked how shebecame involved in the effort.

After she came up with the idea ofa fundraiser, she asked for and re-ceived approval from township offi-cials to use the township parking lot.She then contacted the local Red Crossoffice in Plainfield, which assistedher with a press release that was dis-tributed in Scotch Plains and tookpart in last week’s fundraiser.

Three area businesses – Dunkin’Donuts on Route 22, Gameland onPark Avenue and Swiss Bakery onEast Second Street – donated refresh-ments and snacks.

Ms. Romano said anyone wishingto make a donation to the tsunamirelief effort should send checks pay-able to the American Red Cross (with“International Relief Fund” in thememo line) to its office at 332 WestFront Street, Plainfield, 07060.

Photo Courtesy of US Navy by Airman Jordan Beesley

SPECIAL DELEGATION...A delegation, including Senator Jon Corzine, center,and Congressman Mike Ferguson visited the aircraft carrier USS AbrahamLincoln while deployed to Indonesia. Pictured with Sen. Corzine is Rear AdmiralDoug Crowder, left. The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Timesthanks PHC (Chief Photographers Mate) Jon Baker for helping the newspapersobtain this photo.

MONDAY, JANUARY 10Yekaterina Zhvanetsky, 35, of

Brooklyn, N.Y. was arrested atSouth and Central Avenues andcharged with driving while intoxi-cated. She was released on her ownrecognizance to a responsible adult.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12Jason Ryan, 19, of Westfield was

arrested on Maye Street and chargedwith defiant trespass after he alleg-edly refused to leave a residencethere. It was unknown whether ornot he knew the owner of the resi-dence. Ryan was released on hisown recognizance with a summons.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13Westfield police charged Daryl

Lofton, 36, of Irvington with shop-lifting multiple Coach handbagsfrom a North Avenue store. ScotchPlains police arrested Lofton a shorttime after the theft occurred, basedon a vehicle description and licenseplate number supplied to police bystore security. He was being held atthe Union County Jail on $2,500bail.

Suzanne Marks, 49, of Westfieldwas arrested and charged with driv-ing while intoxicated at Palsted Av-enue and Hort Street. She was re-leased on her own recognizance to aresponsible adult.

Lawrence Maher, 56, ofCranford was arrested at Spring-field Avenue and East Broad Streetand charged with driving whileintoxicated. He was released onhis own recognizance to a respon-sible adult.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14Philip Uhl, 58, of Scotch Plains

was arrested at South Avenue andCrossway Place and charged withdriving while intoxicated. He wasreleased on his own recognizanceto a responsible adult.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15Joseph Wisniewski, 19, John

Zaccaro, 19, and David Rudnicki,27, all of Westfield, and KennethBoger, 21, of Olean, N.Y., werearrested following a motor vehiclestop at North and Edgewood Av-enues.

Each of the men was charged withpossession of less than 50 grams ofsuspected marijuana and possessionof drug paraphernalia. Wisniewskiand Zaccaro were additionallycharged with possession of alcoholunder the legal age. All were re-leased with summonses.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16Michelle Tesman, 19, and

Emmanuel Grau, 21, both of Union,were arrested following a motor ve-hicle stop at the intersection of NorthScotch Plains Avenue andCumberland Street.

Both were charged with posses-sion of less than 50 grams of sus-pected marijuana and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. They were re-leased on their own recognizance.

‘National Wear Red Day’ Slated in GarwoodFor Cardio Disease Awareness on February 4

By ANNA GITHENSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – February 4 has beendesignated “National Wear Red DayFor Women” in Garwood by MayorDennis McCarthy in recognition ofthe importance of the ongoing fightagainst heart disease and strokeamong women.

All citizens of Garwood are urgedto “go red” on Friday, February 4, inorder to call attention to the magni-tude of cardiovascular disease amongwomen. This includes those involvedin organizations, schools, businesses,corporations, media, and simply anyemployee or citizen who would liketo take part in this worthy cause.

According to information providedby the American Heart Association,heart disease and stroke, the numberone and number three killer of NewJersey women, claim the lives of closeto a half million women each year.This is more than the next seven causesof death combined.

A woman is 10 times more likely todie from heart disease than from breastcancer. The cost of cardiovasculardiseases and stroke in the UnitedStates is estimated at $368 billion.

Every year since 1984, morewomen than men have died from car-diovascular disease and one in fivefemales in the United States havesome form of it. Most of the women

who die suddenly of coronary heartdisease had no previous symptoms ofit.

The American Heart Associationinitiated the “Go Red For Women”movement to inform women of theserious risks of heart disease and toinspire them to take charge of theircardiovascular health. February isdesignated as American HeartMonth.

Garwood residents are urged toshow their support, as well as recog-nition of family and friends who havesuffered from cardiovascular diseaseand “Go Red” on February 4.

Anyone who like more informa-tion on heart disease, or who wouldlike to order Wear Red Day coordina-tor kits, stickers or pins should visitwww.Americanheart.org and click onGo Red For Women or call (732) 821-2610 or 1-888-MY-HEART.

Plainfield Man Admits AttackingFanwood Judge; Sentencing Set

Former Municipal Judge Douglas Hansen

Township Man IndictedFor Illegally CollectingUnemployment Benefits

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD — A Plainfield manwill be sentenced on April 1 for at-tempting to attack Fanwood Munici-pal Court Judge Douglas Hansen in acourtroom last November.

Boris Taylor appeared last week inState Superior Court in Elizabeth andadmitted to third-degree resisting ar-rest and fourth-degree aggravatedassault charges stemming from theNovember 18, 2004 incident inFanwood Municipal Court.

Mr. Taylor had been arrested ayear ago and charged with driving acar while on the revoked list. Aftermissing several court dates follow-ing his formal arraignment, Mr. Tay-lor pled guilty last spring and wassentenced to 10 days in county jail.His public defender asked JudgeHansen to allow Mr. Taylor to servehis sentence as a participant in theSheriff’s Labor Assistance Program(S.L.A.P.), a county initiative thatallows qualified non-violent offend-ers to serve their sentences by per-forming various community servicetasks as part of a group of fellowparticipants.

In August of 2004, Mr. Taylor wasrecommended and ultimately ac-cepted into the S.L.A.P. program. Twomonths later, he returned to FanwoodCourt and told Judge Hansen that theprogram was too restrictive, given his

job and family obligations. Instead,he asked to be sentenced to time incourt, whereby a person is essentiallyconfined to a courtroom during thecourt’s regular sessions. Mr. Taylorbegan a nine-day in-court sentence inearly November.

During his first day in court, Mr.Taylor engaged in an argument withJudge Hansen about an unrelated caseadjudicated earlier that session. Afterbeing warned by the judge not to talk,Mr. Taylor continued arguing and wastaken to the Fanwood jail for theremainder of that evening’s court ses-sion.

On November 18, Mr. Taylor ar-rived more than two hours late for hisin-court service. When Judge Hansenthen ordered him to serve the remain-ing eight days of his sentence in acounty facility, Mr. Taylor threw alarge table in front of the bench atJudge Hansen and then attempted to

climb onto the dais to physically at-tack the judge.

It took four Fanwood police offic-ers more than five minutes to restrainMr. Taylor and end a melee that in-cluded Mr. Taylor’s mother jumpinginto the fray.

Mr. Taylor faces three years in stateprison as a result of the incident,according to Union County Prosecu-tor Theodore Romankow.

Assistant Prosecutor AlbertZabady said his office consideredthe incident “an assault on the judi-cial system and wanted it handled ina way that sends a message to otherswho might disrupt any court pro-ceedings.”

Mr. Hansen, who is no longer judge,had no direct comment on Mr. Taylor’splea or possible sentence, telling TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times that“it’s not appropriate for a judge tocomment.”

He did commend the FanwoodPolice Department and the four offic-ers – Sergeant Howard Jarvis, Corpo-ral Martin Haluza, Sergeant Fran-cisco Marrero and Patrolman Ken-neth Zwirko – for their bravery andfor doing “an outstanding job at theirown peril.” He noted that the fourofficers subdued Mr. Taylor in “avery confined space without the useof deadly force,” which he said was atestament to their “high level of train-ing and competence.”

TRENTON — A Scotch Plainsman has been indicted for illegallycollecting unemployment benefits,New Jersey Division of CriminalJustice Director Vaughn L. McKoyhas announced.

Samuel Hanciles, 44, was chargedby the state’s Major Financial CrimesBureau with illegally collecting$7,601 in unemployment benefitsbetween January and June 2000, Mr.McKoy said.

The two-count indictment, handeddown by a state grand jury on De-cember 21, charged Hanciles withtheft by deception and unsworn fal-sification of records to authoritieswhen he allegedly collected unem-ployment benefits between Januaryand June 2000.

Hanciles reportedly worked forJohnson and Johnson in New Brunswickduring the time frame he was receivingbenefits, Mr. McKoy said.

Theft by deception is considered athird degree crime, which carries amaximum penalty of up to five yearsin state prison and a maximum fine of$15,000. Unsworn falsification to au-thorities is considered a fourth-degreecrime carrying a maximum prison termof 18 months and a fine of up to$100,000, Mr. McKoy stated.

Hanciles’ case will be assigned toSuperior Court in Union County.

His case was one of eight indict-ments announced by Mr. McKoy. Theeight state residents reportedly bilkedstate unemployment benefits programout of $58,4900, Mr. McKoy said.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderRECORD-SETTER…Hillary Klimowicz broke the all-time Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Raider basketball scoring mark of 1,482 points set byWillie McCoy in 1986 during the second quarter of a game with Linden onDecember 21. After scoring 13 points in nine minutes in the Newark East Sidegame on January 18, Klimowicz’s career total jumped to 1,672 and her seasontotal jumped to 221 points. She was presented with a special basketball, markingher accomplishment. Pictured, left to right, are: Elizabeth DeCataldo, Hillary,Jen Burke and Maura Gillooly.

back along with the journal andsometimes pictures. Afterwards,children share with their classmateswhat Stanley has done, where hehas been and plot his travels on amap.

In other business, resident DonSharkey addressed the governingbody in support of a resolutionpassed to authorize the County ofUnion to attain a special deer man-agement permit for the borough toparticipate in the deer managementprogram scheduled in March.

He noted that the county had toldhim that 188 deer were recorded bythe county, where the ideal popula-tion, according to the county’s sta-tistics, should be around 60.

He also asked Mayor Vigliantiand council members if there wasan ordinance in Mountainside re-garding prohibiting homeownersfrom feeding the deer as his neigh-bor leaves out bags of feed for theanimals. He noted that this not onlyattracted the deer but also mice.

Borough Attorney John Poststated that at present, Mountainsidedoes not have such an ordinance butthat the governing body could lookinto the possibility of passing one.

Mr. Post noted that he knew ofother towns having such an ordi-nance and that he and the governingbody would do some research intothe matter.

Mayor Viglianti also stated thathe had received a “hefty petition”from Mountainside residents in fa-vor of the deer management pro-gram. He noted that it was the firsttime the borough had received sucha petition and that he personallyhad a fence put in his yard becausehe had so many deer around hisproperty.

Mr. Sharkey stated that he knewof the petition, but had not signedit.

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BoroughCouncil

Downtown Redevelopment PlanApproved by Borough Board

TSUNAMI RELIEF…The 4th grade Webelos from cub scout Pack 270 atWashington School in Westfield conducted a food sale to raise funds for thetsunami relief efforts. The sale took place at play rehearsals for the annualWashington School Show held at Roosevelt Intermediate School. Pictured, fromleft to right, are: Liam McElheny, Austin Fishman, Spencer Fishman, DanielCetlin, Austin Thien and Joseph Salmon.

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD — Borough Planningand Zoning Board of Adjustments mem-bers gave their unanimous approvalMonday night to recommend the re-vised Downtown Redevelopment Planto the Borough Council.

After a two-hour presentation byDave Roberts of Schoor DePalma, boardmembers agreed that this plan was morein line with the preferences and goals ofdowntown property owners as well aslocal residents.

The board’s recommendation willnow go to the Borough Council for apublic hearing and a vote.

Mr. Roberts outlined the plan’s de-tails to the board, highlighting the dif-ferences between this plan and the pre-vious one, which was scrapped afterconsiderable objections by residentsand downtown property owners.

The previous plan, which designatedone developer to acquire downtownproperties and rehabilitate them, wasfraught with obstacles and misconcep-tions, Mr. Roberts told The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times.

The new plan gives property ownersmore leeway in how they want to de-velop and renovate their own propertiesand does not rely on a developer buyingthem out, Mr. Roberts said.

Joseph Higgins, Chairman of theDowntown Redevelopment Commit-tee, who was also present at the meet-ing, said that the new plan does not relyon condemnation by imminent domainin order to encourage property ownersto rehabilitate, a misconception thathindered cooperation with the previousplan. This plan was chosen from fourscenarios, as the one most favored by aconsensus of downtown property own-ers, he said.

The Revised Downtown Redevelop-ment Plan divides the downtown area,from South Avenue to LaGrande andfrom Martine to Second Street, intothree districts: development of the DeanOil site for residential units, redevelop-ment of mixed-use buildings on Martineand South Avenue and rehabilitation ofresidential sites fronting on Martine.

Some of the goals set forth by theplan include linking the Fanwood TrainStation with pedestrian use of the down-town, a Victorian design requirementfor building facades showcasing archi-tectural features of the gateway stores,and improving pedestrian flow throughwalkways, plaza areas and streetscapemodifications.

Some of the design features pro-posed to improve pedestrian flow in-cluded bump outs, plaza areas, pedes-trian easements between stores, andparking lot redesign. Retail buildingswill be required to meet rehabilitationstandards, such as front and back en-trances to improve equal access from

both Martine Avenue and the parkinglots as well as meeting all code require-ments. Eliminating parking lot areasthat front onto Martine Avenue wasalso recommended.

Each property owner will be expectedto submit a rehabilitation applicationwithin five years of the start of the firstproject and will receive a certificate ofcompletion once the rehabilitation hasbeen determined to comply with theplan’s requirements. Those propertiesthat have not complied will be revisitedby the board for corrective action.

Each district has been granted itsown density cap, with the overall resi-dential density cap of 71 units, 24 of

those earmarked for the Dean Oil site.Retail property owners that desire toadd on a second floor for residentialunits can use the remainder.

Two proposals for the Dean Oil prop-erty were discussed, including two-bed-room, luxury townhouses or one apart-ment building with Victorian features.Five years ago, a 35-unit building wasvoted down and more recently a 25-unit building was also rejected, due inpart to considerable opposition by ad-jacent residents.

The townhouses would be pricedsufficiently high such that families withchildren will be priced out, Mr. Robertsexplained to the board. In this way, theimpact on the school district will beminimized without having to imposean age-restriction on the units.

The potential need to clean up con-taminated soil at the Dean Oil site wasdiscussed. The number of units wouldhave to be sufficient to make the cleanup cost effective for a developer to wantthis piece of property Mr. Roberts said.

Board member Andrew McDonaldstated that in his opinion the fear oflitigation was more toxic than the ac-tual contaminants in the soil and thatover-regulation by environmentalistswas the real obstacle in developing theproperty.

Board Chairman Gregory Cummingssaid that density control, which thisplan had, was the key. He also statedthat he had reservations about the pro-posed pedestrian easements.

“I’ve never seen an alleyway that Iliked,” Mr. Cummings remarked.

“Summit and Milburn have somenice ones,” Mayor’s Designee RoseanneTobey commented.

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WF Councilfunded if the developer did not finishthe project in the time required bytown ordinance.

Mr. Nehring said he would like thetown to inspect vacant building lotsafter a home has been torn down toensure that the “vacant lot is safe andsecure.”

In his annual address to residents atthe council’s reorganization meetingon January 4, Mayor McDermott saidtown government this year would“examine residential zones in a thor-ough and comprehensive manner.”

He said the goal is not to inhibithomeowners from making improve-ments to their homes “but to encour-age a smarter and more consistentapproach to residential improvementsin order to keep residential characterconsistent.”

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Twp. Resident LeadsEffort to Raise FundsFor Disaster Victims

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — A ScotchPlains resident led an effort last Sat-urday to raise money to help thoseaffected by the December 26 tsu-nami in South Asia.

Tara Romano, working with thePlainfield chapter of the AmericanRed Cross, organized the fundraisingdrive that was held on Saturday af-ternoon in the parking lot of theScotch Plains Municipal Buildingon Park Avenue.

“It went real well,” she told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times, say-ing that despite the first real winter-like temperatures of the season, shecollected about $1,000 in cash dona-tions between noon and 4 p.m.

“We didn’t get a large number ofpeople,” Ms. Romano said, “but theamount of people who did come bygave large donations.”

She said that one Scotch Plainsfamily brought a large jar filled withdollar bills and coins – money thathad been collected from relatives bythe family’s two young children –totaling about $75.

The money raised last week willbe given directly to the AmericanRed Cross, which will send it to the

devastated region, where upwardsof 150,000 people were killed in lastmonth’s tsunami and many timesmore are homeless and in need ofclean drinking water, food, medicalsupplies and items to help begin torebuild the region.

“I was watching the news cover-age one night, and I felt helpless,”Ms. Romano said when asked howshe became involved in the effort.

After she came up with the ideaof a fundraiser, she asked for andreceived approval from townshipofficials to use the township park-ing lot. She then contacted the localRed Cross office in Plainfield, whichassisted her with a press releasethat was distributed in Scotch Plainsand took part in last week’sfundraiser.

Three area businesses – Dunkin’Donuts on Route 22, Gameland onPark Avenue and Swiss Bakery onEast Second Street – donated re-freshments and snacks.

Ms. Romano said anyone wishingto make a donation to the tsunamirelief effort should send checks pay-able to the American Red Cross (with“International Relief Fund” in thememo line) to its office at 332 WestFront Street, Plainfield, 07060.

Plainfield Man Admits Attacking FanwoodJudge; Sentencing Scheduled For April 1


FANWOOD — A Plainfield manwill be sentenced on April 1 for at-tempting to attack Fanwood Munici-pal Court Judge Douglas Hansen in acourtroom last November.

Boris Taylor appeared last week inState Superior Court in Elizabeth andadmitted to third-degree resisting ar-rest and fourth-degree aggravatedassault charges stemming from theNovember 18, 2004 incident inFanwood Municipal Court.

Mr. Taylor had been arrested a year

ago and chargedwith driving a carwhile on the re-voked list. Aftermissing severalcourt dates follow-ing his formal ar-raignment, Mr.Taylor pled guiltylast spring and wassentenced to 10days in county jail.His public de-fender asked Judge Hansen to allowMr. Taylor to serve his sentence as a

participant in theSheriff ’s LaborAssistance Pro-gram (S.L.A.P.), acounty initiativethat allows quali-fied non-violentoffenders to servetheir sentences byperforming vari-ous communityservice tasks aspart of a group of

fellow participants.In August of 2004, Mr. Taylor was

recommended and ultimately ac-cepted into the S.L.A.P. program. Twomonths later, he returned to FanwoodCourt and told Judge Hansen that theprogram was too restrictive, given hisjob and family obligations. Instead,he asked to be sentenced to time incourt, whereby a person is essentiallyconfined to a courtroom during thecourt’s regular sessions. Mr. Taylorbegan a nine-day in-court sentence inearly November.

During his first day in court, Mr.Taylor engaged in an argument withJudge Hansen about an unrelated caseadjudicated earlier that session. Afterbeing warned by the judge not to talk,Mr. Taylor continued arguing and wastaken to the Fanwood jail for theremainder of that evening’s court ses-sion.

On November 18, Mr. Taylor ar-rived more than two hours late for hisin-court service. When Judge Hansenthen ordered him to serve the remain-ing eight days of his sentence in acounty facility, Mr. Taylor threw alarge table in front of the bench atJudge Hansen and then attempted toclimb onto the dais to physically at-tack the judge.

It took four Fanwood police offic-ers more than five minutes to restrainMr. Taylor and end a melee that in-

Park Middle Students CreateInternet-Based Weather Station

By MATT MARINOSpecially Written for The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS – Look out AlRoker, Sam Champion and CraigAllen. Park Middle School studentsare keeping a close eye on the weatherthese days.

At last Thursday’s meeting of theScotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation, board members viewed apresentation made by several ParkMiddle students.

The sixth graders in Peggy Brown’sscience class, who put together a“weather station,” demonstrated thestation to the board members.

The weather station is made pos-sible through use of WeatherBugAchieve, an Internet-based programthat allows students to create theirown weather site with different piecesof information.

The weather information is derivedfrom a tracking station installed ontop of Linden High School. Throughthe use of the tracking station, stu-dents can monitor such factors astemperature, wind speed, barometricpressure and other data.

Emma Kelly, a sixth grader in Mrs.Brown’s class, showed how currentweather is monitored. She navigatedthrough the high/low temperatures,wind speed, and what it “feels like”outdoors, which takes into accountthe wind chill factor. Emma also dis-played the daily and monthly weathertrends and how different data graphs

overlapped with each other to com-pare various pieces of data.

“It gives you a very descriptive andcolorful way to find the weather,”Emma said.

Another student, Brian Farrell,demonstrated a subsection of theweather station that talks about hurri-canes. Brian explained how hurri-canes are classified using the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which relies on windspeed to measure intensity. He alsoused the weather station to show vari-ous paths of recent hurricanes includ-ing Charlie, Frances and Ivan.

“I was going to show HurricaneFloyd … that hit us six years ago, andwe had to miss school,” Brian added,which elicited laughter from the au-dience.

While the weather station was quiteimpressive, Mrs. Brown explainedthat the variety of lessons within thewebsite made it possible for childrento learn about weather in a fun andinteractive way. She said there are“plenty of kinds of activities to en-hance the classroom,” and that alllessons meet state educational stan-dards.

The board members were im-pressed with the students’ work onthe weather station. Board presidentLinda Nelson recognized the amountof time and effort on behalf of Mrs.Brown and her students, and boardmember Betty Anne Woerner ac-knowledged that the kids “all did awonderful job” on the project.

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Twp. Council MovingAhead With User-FeeClean-Up Program


SCOTCH PLAINS — It appearsthat the Township Council will re-vamp the township’s spring clean-upprogram by instituting a user fee-based system that will require resi-dents, beginning this spring, to pur-chase annual permits if they want todispose of large household items.

It is possible that a draft ordinance,which will set fee schedules and vari-ous rules and regulations, will bediscussed at the council’s Tuesday,February 1, conference meeting, witha formal introduction of that ordi-nance taking place a week later.

At its conference meeting on Tues-day evening, council members dis-cussed some of the details of a newprogram, which township officialssay could save more than $300,000 in

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Downtown Redevelopment PlanApproved by Borough BoardBy DEBORAH MADISON

Specially Written for The Times

FANWOOD — Borough Planningand Zoning Board of Adjustmentsmembers gave their unanimous ap-proval Monday night to recommendthe revised Downtown Redevelop-ment Plan to the Borough Council.

After a two-hour presentation byDave Roberts of Schoor DePalma,board members agreed that this planwas more in line with the preferencesand goals of downtown property own-ers as well as local residents.

The board’s recommendation willnow go to the Borough Council for apublic hearing and a vote.

Mr. Roberts outlined the plan’sdetails to the board, highlighting thedifferences between this plan and theprevious one, which was scrappedafter considerable objections by resi-dents and downtown property own-ers.

The previous plan, which desig-nated one developer to acquire down-town properties and rehabilitate them,was fraught with obstacles and mis-conceptions, Mr. Roberts told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times.

The new plan gives property own-ers more leeway in how they want todevelop and renovate their own prop-erties and does not rely on a devel-oper buying them out, Mr. Robertssaid.

Joseph Higgins, Chairman of theDowntown Redevelopment Commit-tee, who was also present at the meet-ing, said that the new plan does notrely on condemnation by imminent

domain in order to encourage prop-erty owners to rehabilitate, a miscon-ception that hindered cooperationwith the previous plan. This plan waschosen from four scenarios, as theone most favored by a consensus ofdowntown property owners, he said.

The Revised Downtown Redevel-opment Plan divides the downtownarea, from South Avenue to LaGrandeand from Martine to Second Street,

into three districts: development ofthe Dean Oil site for residential units,redevelopment of mixed-use build-ings on Martine and South Avenueand rehabilitation of residential sitesfronting on Martine.

Some of the goals set forth by theplan include linking the FanwoodTrain Station with pedestrian use ofthe downtown, a Victorian design

David B. Corbin for The TimesRECORD-SETTER…Hillary Klimowicz broke the all-time Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Raider basketball scoring mark of 1,482 points set byWillie McCoy in 1986 during the second quarter of a game with Linden onDecember 21. After scoring 13 points in nine minutes in the Newark East Sidegame on January 18, Klimowicz’s career total jumped to 1,672 and her seasontotal jumped to 221 points. She was presented with a special basketball, markingher accomplishment. Pictured, left to right, are: Elizabeth DeCataldo, Hillary,Jen Burke and Maura Gillooly.

this year’s municipal budget and asmuch as $500,000 in future years asthe program, which normally occursin June, is switched from one beingfunded by all property owners viaproperty taxes to one that is financedonly by those homeowners with aneed to dispose of bulky householditems.

Township officials say the modifi-cation is necessary because the costof the program has skyrocketed inrecent years due to a number of fac-tors, chiefly the lack of qualified bid-ders to perform the service as well asproblems involving out-of-townersdumping their own household refuseat Scotch Plains curbs.

Township Manager Thomas Atkinscautioned the council that even ifwith a new, more privatized clean-up

Brooks Crandall for The TimesHOT HOBBIES…Boys collect Yu-gi-oh cartoon cards and duel in tournamentseach Saturday morning at the Little Shop of Comics on Park Avenue in ScotchPlains. Shop owners Steven and Lena Olsen are celebrating their 10-year businessanniversary this spring. Pictured above last Saturday, about 30 boys participatein battle.

Planning Board Inclined to GiveNod to South Ave. Development

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Times

FANWOOD – The Planning andZoning Board of Adjustments said itwould be inclined to approve a SouthAvenue development plan that in-cludes a bank and day care center.

During a concept hearing at theboard’s meeting Monday night, mem-bers indicated they were in favor ofthe plan, provided storm water man-agement, buffering and Victorian fa-cades were incorporated.

A concept hearing is held to affordan applicant the opportunity to gaugethe board’s feelings on a particularplan so that the applicant knows

whether to spend money and moveforward on a site plan petition.

Attorney Robert Kraus of ScotchPlains, who co-owns the property at313 South Avenue, along with hisbusiness associate Edward Boyle,under the company name FanwoodPlaza Partners, presented their planto purchase several additional lots onSouth Avenue.

Mr. Kraus told the board that heand Mr. Boyle wished to purchaseand develop the lots located at 314and 328 South Avenue if the boardwas amenable to a use variance for aparking lot adjacent to 313 SouthAvenue.

Currently, some of the parkingspace requirements for 313 SouthAvenue are satisfied by spaces acrossthe street at 314 and 328 South Av-enue.

This plan, Mr. Kraus explained,was contingent upon Fanwood Plaza

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Baby Jesus Statue ReturnedTo Saint Helen’s Parish

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Times

WESTFIELD – The Parish of St.Helen’s Roman Catholic Church inWestfield happily reported the return ofthe Baby Jesus figurine last Thursdayevening.

The statue had been reported missingfrom the crèche in front of the church,located at 1600 Rahway Avenue, onJanuary 3.

The Reverend Monsignor WilliamHarms, Pastor of St. Helen’s, told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times that theBaby Jesus statue was returned in a blackgarbage bag and placed at the door of theParish Hall between 8 and 8:30 p.m. last

Thursday.Monsignor Harms said he believes the

publicity generated from the front-pagestory in the January 6 edition of TheTimes along with a note in the parishbulletin had a lot to do with the individualor individuals returning the statue.

The statue, valued at $500, is im-ported from Italy. It was removed fromthe parish’s crèche, which is assembledevery year by a group of eight volun-teers.

Monsignor Harms said the WestfieldPolice Department was contacted re-garding to return of the figurine.

“So they can close that case so tospeak,” Monsignor Harms said.

Township Man Indicted For IllegallyCollecting Unemployment Benefits

TRENTON — A Scotch Plains manhas been indicted for illegally collect-ing unemployment benefits, New Jer-sey Division of Criminal Justice Di-rector Vaughn L. McKoy has an-nounced.

Samuel Hanciles, 44, was chargedby the state’s Major Financial CrimesBureau with illegally collecting $7,601in unemployment benefits betweenJanuary and June 2000, Mr. McKoysaid.

The two-count indictment, handed

down by a state grand jury on Decem-ber 21, charged Hanciles with theft bydeception and unsworn falsificationof records to authorities when he al-legedly collected unemployment ben-efits between January and June 2000.

Hanciles reportedly worked forJohnson and Johnson in New Brunswickduring the time frame he was receivingbenefits, Mr. McKoy said.

Theft by deception is considered athird degree crime, which carries amaximum penalty of up to five years

in state prison and a maximum fine of$15,000. Unsworn falsification to au-thorities is considered a fourth-degreecrime carrying a maximum prisonterm of 18 months and a fine of up to$100,000, Mr. McKoy stated.

Hanciles’ case will be assigned toSuperior Court in Union County.

His case was one of eight indict-ments announced by Mr. McKoy. Theeight state residents reportedly bilkedstate unemployment benefits programout of $58,4900, Mr. McKoy said.

Opponents Confident in DefeatOf Plan to Build Home on Island


SCOTCH PLAINS — Saying thatthe group of Scotch Plains residentsopposed to the proposed develop-ment of the Cooper Road island is“more confident” than it was twoweeks ago, Don Cardiff, one of thegroup’s organizers, says a primaryobjective between now and the nextZoning Board of Adjustment hearingon the application in early March is to“keep this whole issue active.”

At the board’s January 6 meeting,

several expert witnesses testified onbehalf of the applicant, MarkLustbader of West Orange, who isseeking to build a single-family houseon the western half of the island.More than 100 neighborhood resi-dents opposed to the applicationturned out that evening, but when thehearing ran late, the board decided tocontinue it in March.

The application requires a variancesince the property was originally be-lieved to be 39,338 square feet in areawhile lots in the neighborhood, which

is an R-1 zone, are required to be atleast 40,000 square feet in size. It wasoriginally believed that the propertywas only 662 square feet short of be-ing in compliance with zoning re-quirements, but at the hearing twoweeks ago, the applicant’s representa-tives admitted that their initial squarefootage calculation had erroneouslyincluded rights-of-way along CooperRoad, meaning that the property issmaller than initially believed and evenfurther from the 40,000 square-footminimum than first thought.

“We’re pleased with the way the(January 6) meeting went,” Mr. Cardifftold The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.“There is a lot of enthusiasm” amongresidents, and he expects “many resi-dents” to attend the Thursday, March 3,meeting, when opponents of the devel-opment are expected to present theircase for denying the application.

He said residents who packed thehearing two weeks ago “really be-came educated” and “allowed us tocreate more interest in this issue.”

Mr. Cardiff, a Wellington Downsresident, feels both Mr. Lustbader andthe expert witnesses who testified onhis behalf “suffered very serious cred-ibility issues” in miscalculating thesquare footage of the property.

While saying he was unable to calcu-late the additional shortfall, which heestimated as being “much greater” thanthe originally presented 662 square feet,Mr. Cardiff said a select group of resi-dents is consulting with legal and otherexperts on the question.

“There are lots of credibility ques-tions here, and they will be answered,”he said.

AT&T currently owns the half ofthe island Mr. Lustbader is seeking todevelop while Scotch Plains owns theother half of the island.

The neighborhood’s opposition hasresulted in the creation of a group, “SaveThe Island,” which last month held aprotest rally at the island and maintainsan updated website on its activities.

Mr. Cardiff said there are more than250 families on a special e-mail list toreceive periodic newsletters regardingthe proposed development. He also saidthat people from surrounding towns,such as Plainfield and Garwood, havebeen contacting the group, indicating awidespread interest in the matter.

“Who knows how many of theseirregular lots there are in ScotchPlains,” Mr. Cardiff said.

Regardless of how the board ulti-mately decides on the application, Mr.Cardiff says the group knows that “we’vedone our best, no matter what happens.”

Another board member, TripWhitehouse, quipped, “I think thatthe weather men and women in thetri-state area better look over theirshoulders.”

Mrs. Brown was also praised forher work with the students. Dr. Mar-garet Hayes, who oversees instruc-tional standards, commented thatMrs. Brown is a perfect example ofgood teachers in action.

“You have just demonstrated per-fectly what good teaching is allabout,” stated Dr. Hayes.

In other board business, it wasannounced that the board had re-ceived the first draft of the 2005-2006 preliminary budget.

Business Administrator AnthonyDel Sordi was quick to point outthat by no means does this draftrepresent the final budget. Budgetdiscussions are ongoing, with anupdate possible for the Thursday,January 27, meeting.

“There will be some changes aswe move through the process,” Mr.Del Sordi noted.

Also at the January 27 meeting, itis expected that the board will votefor final adoption of several poli-cies, including the elimination of


Web-Based Weather StationCreated by Park Students

reporting class rank on student tran-scripts to colleges. The board willalso hear a presentation from TanyaStevenson and her Terrill studentson the German curriculum.

The board has also been awardeda grant in the amount of $73,000from the New Jersey Department ofthe Treasury as part of the SharedServices Field of Dreams Project.Board members plan on submittinga formal application for the grant,which is required even when grantsare awarded. The grant money willbe used to renovate and update ParkMiddle School’s field.

There will be a special roundtablemeeting tonight, Thursday, January20, at Terrill Middle School beginningat 8 p.m., with a “meet and greet”coffee from 7:30 to 8 p.m., immedi-ately preceding the roundtable. Themeeting will consist of Ms. Nelsonand Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)President Deborah Brody exchangingquestions and answers regarding per-tinent issues, followed by a period forquestions from the audience.

According to the PTA website,the setting will be “less formal”than that of a regular meeting. Tele-vision cameras will not be present.

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Council Moving AheadWith Clean-Up Program

Martin Luther King, Jr.Honored During March,

Service, Future MonumentBy BETSEY BURGDORF

Specially Written for The Times

WESTFIELD — Despite thecold temperatures and the layerof snow that fell in the early morn-ing hours, marchers gatheredMonday afternoon to rememberDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The group assembled shortlyafter noon at the future locationof the Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial, located on the SouthAvenue circle at West Broad Streetbehind the Town Bank ofWestfield.

The Martin Luther King (MLK)Association of Westfield is erect-ing the monument, with the helpof the Westfield Foundation.

According to Patricia Faggins,Founder and Treasurer of theMLK Association, the WestfieldFoundation awarded them a$1,750 grant earmarked for themonument.

The MLK Association matchedthe grant and began formulatingplans for the monument. A gran-ite tribute accompanied by aplaque with an inscription by TheReverend Leon Randall, Pastorof St. Luke’s A.M.E. Zion Churchin Westfield, recognizing Dr.King’s contribution to equalitywas decided on. The group willbreak ground this spring with thededication to be held sometime in

WE REMEMBER...Members of the community remembered the legacy ofMartin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. Pictured, left to right, are: RabbiDouglas Sagal, Hattie Harris, Patricia Faggins, Westfield Superintendent ofSchools Dr. William Foley, The Reverend Lawton Nelson, The ReverendLeon Randall, Andrew Lee, Elizabeth Wolf, and Dolores Graves. The groupgathered at the site, where a monument memorializing the Civil Rightsleader, will be placed.

May.Rev. Randall consecrated the fu-

ture area of the monument with ashort prayer. The Reverend Dr.Lawton Nelson, Jr., Pastor ofA.M.E. Zion St. Augustine Churchin Bridgeton, also offered a prayer.Rev. Nelson was also the keynotespeaker at the services that fol-lowed.

After the consecration, the smallgroup of marchers, carrying quotesattributed to Dr. King, proceededdown East Broad Street towardsTemple Emanu-El for the service.

“Love is the key to the solutionof the problems of the world,” onesign read.

Westfield Superintendent ofSchools Dr. William Foley wasamong the marchers. Mayor GregMcDermott and First Ward Coun-cilman Sal Caruana were amongthose who attended the service.

Services at the temple began at1 p.m. with a crowd of approxi-mately 300 attending. As well ashonoring the achievements of Dr.King, the MLK Association alsohonored students whose essaysregarding the leader were chosenby the association. Winners of theessay, poem and art contest re-ceived grants from the associationranging in amount from $50 to$500. For information regardingcontest winners, see story Page 5.

cluded Mr. Taylor’s mother jumpinginto the fray.

Mr. Taylor faces three years in stateprison as a result of the incident,according to Union County Prosecu-tor Theodore Romankow.

Assistant Prosecutor AlbertZabady said his office consideredthe incident “an assault on the judi-cial system and wanted it handled ina way that sends a message to otherswho might disrupt any court pro-ceedings.”

Mr. Hansen, who is no longer judge,had no direct comment on Mr. Taylor’splea or possible sentence, telling TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times that“it’s not appropriate for a judge tocomment.”

He did commend the FanwoodPolice Department and the four offic-ers – Sergeant Howard Jarvis, Corpo-ral Martin Haluza, Sergeant Fran-cisco Marrero and Patrolman Ken-neth Zwirko – for their bravery andfor doing “an outstanding job at theirown peril.” He noted that the fourofficers subdued Mr. Taylor in “avery confined space without the useof deadly force,” which he said was atestament to their “high level of train-ing and competence.”


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‘National Wear Red Day’ Slated in GarwoodFor Cardio Disease Awareness on February 4

By ANNA GITHENSSpecially Written for The Times

GARWOOD – February 4 has beendesignated “National Wear Red DayFor Women” in Garwood by MayorDennis McCarthy in recognition of theimportance of the ongoing fight againstheart disease and stroke among women.

All citizens of Garwood are urged to“go red” on Friday, February 4, in order

to call attention to the magnitude ofcardiovascular disease among women.This includes those involved in organi-zations, schools, businesses, corpora-tions, media, and simply any employeeor citizen who would like to take part inthis worthy cause.

According to information providedby the American Heart Association,heart disease and stroke, the numberone and number three killer of NewJersey women, claim the lives of closeto a half million women each year. Thisis more than the next seven causes ofdeath combined.

A woman is 10 times more likely todie from heart disease than from breastcancer. The cost of cardiovascular dis-eases and stroke in the United States isestimated at $368 billion.

Every year since 1984, more womenthan men have died from cardiovascu-lar disease and one in five females in

the United States have some form of it.Most of the women who die suddenlyof coronary heart disease had no previ-ous symptoms of it.

The American Heart Associationinitiated the “Go Red For Women”movement to inform women of theserious risks of heart disease and toinspire them to take charge of theircardiovascular health. February is des-ignated as American Heart Month.

Garwood residents are urged to showtheir support, as well as recognition offamily and friends who have sufferedfrom cardiovascular disease and “GoRed” on February 4.

Anyone who like more informationon heart disease, or who would like toorder Wear Red Day coordinator kits,stickers or pins should visitwww.Americanheart.org and click onGo Red For Women or call (732) 821-2610 or 1-888-MY-HEART.

requirement for building facadesshowcasing architectural features ofthe gateway stores, and improvingpedestrian flow through walkways,plaza areas and streetscape modifica-tions.

Some of the design features pro-posed to improve pedestrian flow in-cluded bump outs, plaza areas, pedes-trian easements between stores, andparking lot redesign. Retail buildingswill be required to meet rehabilitationstandards, such as front and back en-trances to improve equal access fromboth Martine Avenue and the parkinglots as well as meeting all code re-quirements. Eliminating parking lotareas that front onto Martine Avenuewas also recommended.

Each property owner will be ex-pected to submit a rehabilitation ap-plication within five years of the startof the first project and will receive acertificate of completion once the re-habilitation has been determined tocomply with the plan’s requirements.Those properties that have not com-plied will be revisited by the board forcorrective action.

Each district has been granted itsown density cap, with the overall resi-dential density cap of 71 units, 24 ofthose earmarked for the Dean Oil site.Retail property owners that desire toadd on a second floor for residentialunits can use the remainder.

Two proposals for the Dean Oil prop-erty were discussed, including two-


Downtown Redevelopment PlanApproved by Borough Board

bedroom, luxury townhouses or oneapartment building with Victorian fea-tures. Five years ago, a 35-unit build-ing was voted down and more recentlya 25- unit building was also rejected,due in part to considerable oppositionby adjacent residents.

The townhouses would be pricedsufficiently high such that families withchildren will be priced out, Mr. Rob-erts explained to the board. In thisway, the impact on the school districtwill be minimized without having toimpose an age-restriction on the units.

The potential need to clean up con-taminated soil at the Dean Oil site wasdiscussed. The number of units wouldhave to be sufficient to make the cleanup cost effective for a developer towant this piece of property Mr. Rob-erts said.

Board member Andrew McDonaldstated that in his opinion the fear oflitigation was more toxic than the actualcontaminants in the soil and that over-regulation by environmentalists was thereal obstacle in developing the property.

Board Chairman GregoryCummings said that density control,which this plan had, was the key. Healso stated that he had reservationsabout the proposed pedestrian ease-ments.

“I’ve never seen an alleyway that Iliked,” Mr. Cummings remarked.

“Summit and Milburn have somenice ones,” Mayor’s DesigneeRoseanne Tobey commented.

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program, there will still be costs to thetownship, such as oversight and adminis-trative expenses.

And, as with most new programs, “thefirst year is not going to be a piece ofcake.” He said introducing an ordinancenext month would serve as “a method ofpublic education” about the workings ofa modified program.

While he termed the council’s delib-erations on changing the program “a harddecision,” Mayor Martin Marks disagreed,saying “the hard decision would havebeen scrapping the program altogether orkeeping it.” The mayor said residents willsimply have to “adjust to a new routine.”

While it did not discuss possible per-mit fees, the council talked about some ofthe details of the program’s operation.

Councilwoman Paulette Coronato saidshe favored a tight time frame in whichresidents could place their household itemsat their curb for pick-up. Saying the townin general looks unattractive when numer-ous large items are placed at the curb wellin advance of a pick-up, she urged that anyordinance include a provision that items beput out no more than a few days prior to thescheduled collection.

Councilwoman Nancy Malool ob-jected, saying that such a tight time framecould be problematic for residents who

might be out of town during such a nar-row window of opportunity.

Mayor Marks agreed and suggestedthat, especially in the program’s first yearof operation, maybe the time frame couldbe broadened a bit.

When the question of enforcement ofany time frame provision was brought up,the mayor suggested that the council meetsoon with Police Chief Mark Zyla todiscuss his department’s role in enforce-ment matters.

The permit to be purchased will allowresidents to dispose of up to 750 pounds.Township officials would encourageneighbors with combined items weigh-ing less than 750 pounds to share the costof a permit so that, theoretically, severalhouseholds could place their combineditems at the curb while splitting thepermit’s cost two or three ways.

In response to a question from Coun-cilman Frank Rossi, Mr. Atkins said thatif a household placed more than 750pounds at the curb, that resident would beinformed that they require a second per-mit. Mr. Atkins said it’s likely that theprivate company performing the pick-upwill do a curbside evaluation of neighbor-hoods in advance of the scheduled pick-up dates in order to identify possibleproblems.

‘Like New’ Items SoughtFor Library’s Book Sale

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Friendsof the Scotch Plains Public Libraryare inviting area residents to donate“like new” books up until Friday,March 11, to be resold at the library’sBook Sale.

The sale will take place from Thurs-day through Saturday, March 17 to19, at the library.

Individuals may donate fiction andnon-fiction entries, mysteries, cook-books, gardening books, how-tobooks, craft books and especiallychildren’s books.

These items “should be in verygood condition, since they will beresold,” said Friends PresidentBob Czaja. “We cannot accept anybooks that are damp, wet ormusty.”

“We will also continue to acceptgently-used videos, books-on-tape,CDs and audio cassettes for resale.More specifics on the book sale willbe forthcoming very shortly,” headded.

“In addition, we are looking forvolunteers who would like to help‘Friends’ with pre-publicity, booksorting and staffing for the book sale,”Mr. Czaja continued. “There will be asign-up sheet at the Circulation Deskof the library for anyone who wouldlike to help us.”

Any resident wishing to volunteeror donate books and/or other audio/visual products for the sale may bringthem to the library, located at 1927Bartle Avenue, during regular libraryhours.

getting approval from the PlanningBoard to raze an existing house at 15Old South Avenue and use the lot tosatisfy the parking requirements for313 South Avenue.

The owner of the unused lot wasagreeable to selling the lot and per-mitting an easement through his prop-erty at 319 South Avenue to allowFanwood Plaza access to the pro-posed parking lot at 15 Old SouthAvenue, which is behind 319 SouthAvenue.

If the plan is approved, the twohouses across the street, owned andoccupied by Children’s Special-ized Hospital, would be purchasedand razed to make way for a fran-chise of the Goddard Day CareCenter and possibly a bank, Mr.Kraus said.

Children’s Specialized Hospitalwould move its administrative of-fices across the street to 313 SouthAvenue to alleviate the need for theiremployees to cross South Avenue.The hospital also was agreeable tothe proposed plan, Mr. Kraus stated.


Planning Bd. Inclined to GiveNod to South Ave. Development

Mr. Kraus told the board that heintends on bifurcating the applica-tion, applying first for a use variancewith an easement for the parking lot,before proceeding with the site planfor the lots across the street. Theparking lot would afford 313 SouthAvenue an additional 60 parkingspaces, satisfying the 100-space re-quirement for that building.

It would also make parking saferfor the employees of Children’s Spe-cialized Hospital by eliminating theneed for them to cross the street toaccess their offices or their cars.

In other business, the FanwoodPlanning and Zoning Board of Ad-justments swore in new and incum-bent members. The election of offic-ers and committees will be held at thenext regularly scheduled meeting ofthe board on Wednesday, January 26,at 7:30 p.m.


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County Plans Ferry ServiceFrom Elizabeth to NYC

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

ELIZABETH – The County ofUnion has announced plans to de-velop a passenger ferry service toconnect Elizabeth with Lower Man-hattan.

During last Thursday’s meeting ofthe Union County Freeholder Board,Freeholder Dan Sullivan said the hascounty received a $9.5 a million con-tract from the United States Depart-ment of Transportation’s FederalTransit Administration to operate the1,000-passenger ferry service.

The county plans to build a ferryterminal, slips for two ferries, a pas-senger waiting area and a 1,000-space parking lot on the Elizabethwaterfront near the Jersey GardensMall on the Newark Bay. The ferrysystem would be connected to theproposed light rail line that will of-fer service between Midtown Eliza-beth and Newark Liberty Interna-tional Airport.

Garwood resident and 2004 Re-publican freeholder candidate BrucePaterson questioned how the countywould keep the ferry service solventwith 1,000 passengers when a similarservice, New York Waterway, wasunable to stay in business with 15,000daily passengers.

Freeholder Sullivan said thecounty’s plan would take 1,000 carsoff the highways each day. He saidthe county had been considering theferry plan prior to the September 11,2001 terrorists’ attacks. He noted thatthe service would be similar to ferryservices, which transport New Jerseyresidents from shore areas to NewYork City.

County officials have said the fer-ries would operate every 30 minutesduring the morning and evening rushhours.

Freeholder Sullivan said thecounty has filed a request for pro-posals or RFP to find a private op-erator for the ferry service. He saidthe bulk of the anticipated passen-gers would be from western portionsof Union County.

The county is currently in negotia-tions with OENJ-Cherokee, the ownerof the property, to purchase the site.County officials estimate it wouldcost $14 million to purchase the land.

The land acquisition would be fi-nanced through the Union CountyImprovement Authority.

In other business, the freeholdersapproved a contract to a company todesign a closed-circuit surveillancesystem for the county’s parks andrecreation facilities.

Consolidated Construction Manage-ment Services Corporation of ColtsNeck was given a $92,000 contract todesign the system that will includesome 17 locations in parks and recre-ation facilities, Parks and RecreationDirector Charles Sigmund told theboard at its January 6 agenda meeting.

Mr. Sigmund has said the surveil-lance system is intended to reduceinstances of crime such as vandalism.Although he has not identified thelocations that will be monitored, heindicated that Phil Rizzuto Park inElizabeth, across the street from KeanUniversity, would likely be one of thelocations.

County Director of Public Infor-mation Sebastian D’Elia told TheWestfield Leader and The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times that the moni-toring system was being done “as asecurity measure.”

Mr. Paterson objected to the sur-veillance system, calling it “bigbrother.” He said unless the expendi-ture would save the county money forpolice officers, he was leery about theplan. He said the board should, “takea good hard look at this.”

“It just strikes me wrong,” he said.On another matter, the board ap-

proved four contracts totaling around$80,000 to Matrix Environmental &Geotechnical Services of EastHanover. Among the contracts is oneto conduct quarterly groundwatermonitoring of an underground stor-age tank site at the county’s publicworks facility in Scotch Plains.

Matrix will also perform an envi-ronmental investigation andremediation at the Houdaille Quarryin Springfield after an undergroundtank was discovered during the re-moval of logs. Officials said the tankmust be removed per rules regulatedby the state’s Department of Environ-mental Protection.

In addition, Matrix will conduct agroundwater investigation at the EchoLake Park boathouse in Mountainside.

Mr. Sigmund has said the boathouseat one had a heating system that in-cluded an underground tank. Althoughthe tank was removed the contamina-tion remains.

In other business, Rahway residentVincent Lehotsky recommended thatthe county get involved in the CooperRoad island controversy currentlybefore the Scotch Plains Zoning Boardof Adjustment.

Developer Mark Lustbadder ofWest Orange is seeking to construct asingle-family home on the island,which is located in the middle ofCooper Road. AT&T and the town-ship own the property.

Mr. Lehotsky said the county mightbe able to use its open space fund topreserve the island. He suggested thata garden could be constructed pos-sible honoring, “local legend DonDiFrancesco,” a former state senatorand acting governor.

Mr. Lehotsky also expressed sur-prise that the board did not issue alaudatory resolution to express con-dolences to the family of BernardHeeney, the Westfield town clerk whodied suddenly of a heart attack onNew Year’s Eve.

“He was just a regular guy,” Mr.Lehotsky said. “He was a breath offresh air in a room full of stuffshirts.”

Elizabeth resident Dan Nozza criti-cized the board for raises given out inDecember to department heads. Mr.Nozza incorrectly identified the boardas having given themselves raises towhich board chairman FreeholderRick Proctor said was not correct.Freeholders currently earn $28,000for their part-time positions. Depart-ment heads received an average in-

Dining with Dazzle, (Ages 7-12),Wednesday, February 16, 5 to 7 p.m.,Snuffy’s in Scotch Plains.Topics willinclude understanding the place set-ting, dinner conversation, setting aproper table, cutting and chewingfood, ordering from the menu, host-ing and serving guests, and accept-able behavior at the dinner table.The fee is for the program is $35 perperson.

Maracas, Wednesdays, 9:30 to10:15 a.m., until February 23. Thisinteractive Spanish language pro-gram for children ages three to fiveaccompanied by a parent or guard-ian consists of themed classes aimedat encouraging children and parentsto explore Spanish. Maracas usesmotion, repetition, and music in acomfortable learning environment.

Bowling (Ages 5-14), throughWednesday, March 30. This programwill be held on Mondays at 4 p.m. atLinden Lanes Bowling Center onNorth Stiles Street in Linden. Chil-dren ages 5 to 7 will bowl in a specialbumper division. This 12-week pro-gram consists of two games, use ofrental shoes, lightweight balls andinstructional assistance. Bowlers will

pay $2 for missed weeks. The fee is$6 to be paid each week at the bowl-ing center. Participants were to pre-register at the Scotch Plains Recre-ation Department in Room 113.

Bumper Bowling – For Pre-K andKindergarten-Aged Children. Held atLinden Lanes on Wednesdays and9:30 a.m. or noon. This program is forchildren and their mothers or guard-ians. Fees are $6 to be paid at thebowling alley.

Babysitting Training (Ages 11-16),Saturday, February 5, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m., Towne House. Topics for thisprogram will include feeding, for-mula and bottle preparation, and hold-ing, burping, playtime activities, dia-pering and dressing. Participants willgain first aid skills, accident manage-ment and prevention as well as han-dling choking emergencies.

Senior Aerobics (14 classes), Tues-days and Thursdays, January 11 toFebruary 24, Towne House, 10:30 to11:30 a.m. This aerobic program in-corporates standing exercise routineswith the use of hand-weights (25-pound maximum).

Jazzercise, Mondays, Tuesdays,Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m., Scotch HillsCountry Club and Saturdays, 8:30to 9:30 a.m., Towne House, throughMarch 8. This original dance exer-cise features 60-minute classes of-fering a blend of jazz dance andexercise science choreographed totoday’s hottest music, including Top40, jazz, country, funk and classics.Easy-to-follow choreography in-cludes a gentle warm-up, 30-minuteaerobic workout, muscle toning andstrengthening segments withweights, and a stretch finale. The feeis $105 per person.

Foxwoods Casino, Connecticut,Wednesday, February 23. The buswill depart the Scotch Plains Mu-nicipal Building parking lot at 8 a.m.and return at around 7 p.m. for thistrip. Participants will receive a $25package upon arrival at the casino,which includes coins and coupons.Registration for township residentswill be held through Friday, Febru-ary 4. The fee for non-residents is$28.

Franklin Mills Outlet ShoppingTrip, Friday, February 26. The coachbus will depart from the Scotch PlainsMunicipal Building at 8:30 a.m. andtravel to the Franklin Mills Mall inPhiladelphia where participants willenjoy a day of shopping at many dis-count outlet stores with name brands.The bus will return to the parking lot atapproximately 5 p.m. Registration isbeing held through Friday, January21, at a fee of $18 per person.

Murder Mystery, “Deadly Be-loved” at Scotch Hills Country Club,Friday, March 18. Doors open at 7p.m. Tickets for this trip must bepurchased at the Recreation Depart-ment by Friday, February 18. Ticketsare $45 per person and include abuffet dinner. Seating is limited forthis trip.

Girls Softball League (third-eighth grades), Season runs fromApril 16 to June 11. This is basicinstructional league is based onteaching skills and drills in a non-competitive format. Teams will beformed and practices and games willbe played on township ball fieldstwice a week. Leagues will dependupon registration numbers. Parentvolunteers are needed to coach toumpire. Early registration will beheld through Friday, February 4 at acost of $45. Regular registration willbe held from Monday, February 7,through Friday, March 4. Cost: $55.

David Steiner NamedNYSE Vice PresidentNEW YORK – David Steiner of

Westfield was named a Vice Presi-dent of the New York Stock Ex-change (NYSE) by the board of di-rectors on January 6.

Mr. Steiner directs and overseessurveillance and investigations con-ducted by the Market Trading Analy-sis II department within the MarketSurveillance division.

Prior to joining the NYSE, Mr.Steiner was senior investigative coun-sel for the New York City DistrictAttorney’s Office.

Health Department SeeksResponse Team Members

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Re-gional Health Department is recruit-ing members of the public interestedin being a member of the Public HealthEmergency Response Team(PHERT), serving Fanwood,Garwood, Mountainside, New Provi-dence, Roselle Park, Springfield andWestfield.

PHERT members are health careprofessionals and lay citizens whowill give critical support to local pub-lic health personnel to conduct massprophylaxis/immunization clinics toprevent naturally occurring or com-municable diseases as a result of anintentional release associated withterrorism.

Active and retired professionalswith backgrounds in medicine,nursing, pharmacy, veterinarymedicine and allied health experi-ence, as well as lay citizens andindividuals with backgrounds intransportation and security, areneeded to supplement the publichealth workforce.

Volunteers will have the opportu-

nity to serve in their own communi-ties or may serve at the local orcountywide level.

For more information, please callthe Health Department at (908) 789-4070 or visit www.westfieldnj.net/health. Anyone interested in volun-teering may call the Health Depart-ment or [email protected].

crease of four percent.Mr. Paterson was critical of the

$75,000 salary paid to new freeholderclerk Nicole Tedeschi. He said thenew salary was $12,000 more thanshe earned as the county’s director ofintergovernmental relations.

It was also the same amount paid toSharda Badri who previously servedin the role. She was promoted toDirector of Citizen Services.

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Recreation Department Eventsby: Traci Kastner

[email protected](908) 789-4080

Bowling League: This 12-weekprogram began January 10 and willcontinue on Monday afternoons at3:50 p.m. at Linden Lanes for agesfive to 14. The cost is $6 per week,payable at Linden Lanes. Additionalregistration forms are availablethrough the local schools.

Third Annual Children’s Yoga:Children’s Yoga is taught using ageappropriate techniques. The earlyspring session will be held for pre-schoolers in March. Details will soonfollow. Call to the Recreation De-partment to sign up.

Golf: Golf class is for ages eightto 14 will be held at the Oak RidgeGolf Course in Clark with teachingpro, Bill McCluney. This popularcourse will be given on Tuesdays onthe following dates: April 12, 19and 26, and May 3. Course times arefrom 4 to 6 p.m. The fee is $88 perchild.

Karate: Classes are for ages fiveand older, and are held at Karate N’Motion in Westfield. Classes are of-fered at the beginning and intermedi-ate levels and are held for 10-weeksessions on Thursdays or Saturdays.Times are as follows: Thursdays, Feb-ruary 3 through April 7, 5:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m., for children 8 and over;Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Feb-ruary 5 to April 9, for children aged5 to 7. The $55 cost per child is inaddition to the $25 price of the re-quired uniform. Uniforms can bepurchased at Karate N’ Motion.

Pre-School Dance: Geared for chil-dren ages 3 to 5 years old, classes willbe held at the Westfield School ofDance on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m.to 10:15 a.m. from February 2 throughJune 8. The cost of the program is$185 per child.

Soccer Squirts: This one-hourcourse introduces children ages 3 to5years old to group experiences andbasic motor skills through soccer re-lated activities. The course will beheld at Tamaques Park on Tuesdaysfrom 10 to 11 a.m. or from 1:15 to2:15 p.m. from April 19 to May 31.The cost of the program is $95 perchild.

Multi Sports: This one-hour courseintroduces children aged 3 to 5 yearsold to a variety of sports from aroundthe world. The course will be held inTamaques Park on Mondays from9:45 to 10:45 a.m. or from noon to 1p.m. from April 18 to June 6. Therewill be no class on Memorial Day,May 30. The fee for the program is$95 per child.

Teen Center: The Teen Center isopen on most Friday Evenings duringthe school year between the hours of 7and 11 p.m. for all Westfield HighSchool students. The center featurespool tables, ping-pong tables, airhockey tables, video games, large TVand VCR with movies, complete ste-reo system, and vending machines.

Total Toning: Classes are held onMondays and Thursdays from 7:30 to8:30 p.m. in the Municipal BuildingCommunity Room. Ten classes areusually offered per session, and ses-sions are continuous. The late wintersession is being held through Febru-ary 10 at a cost of $65 per person.

Atlantic City Trip to Bally’s: Sat-urday, February 12, 9 a.m. to 8:30p.m. Enjoy a day at the casinos, shop-ping, or just sight seeing. The cost is$26 per person and the bus departs at9 a.m.

Rent: Thursday, March 3, at 8 p.m.This Tony and Pulitzer prize-winningBroadway musical will performed atthe State Theatre in New Brunswick.The cost cost is $64 per person and thebus departs at 7 p.m.

The Temptations and the FourTops: Sunday, March 13, at 7 p.m.Two of Motown’s best-loved groupsteam up at the State Theatre. The costis $65 per person and the bus departsat 6 p.m.

Kodo Drummers: Wednesday,March 16, at 8 p.m. Exploring thelimitless possibilities of the tradi-tional Japanese drum, Kodo is forg-ing new directions for a vibrant,living art form. This performancewill be at the State Theatre. Thecost is $60 per person. The bus de-parts at 7 p.m.

Please register for the above pro-grams at: The Westfield RecreationDepartment, 425 East Broad Street.For further information, please call theWestfield Recreation Office at (908)789-4080 or visit www.westfieldnj.net/townhall/recreation.

Night Place: The Night Place pro-gram is held throughout the schoolyear on select Friday evenings. Thisprogram is open to all sixth, seventhand eighth grade students ofWestfield for a nominal fee. The

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Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

MOUNTAINSIDE –Nearly adozen borough police officers wererecognized earlier this month fortheir efforts last year.

Mountainside Police Chief JamesDebbie handed out five recognitionawards to officers during the Bor-ough Council’s annual reorganiza-tion meeting on January 4.

Patrolman Michael Pasquale wasrecognized for his perceptiveness inspotting a car parked in the LowesTheatre on Route 22, early lastspring, in what Chief Debbie de-scribed as “in a suspicious manner.”When Patrolman Pasquale checkedthrough the computer system, hefound out that the car was entered asstolen from Newark earlier in theday.

With the help of fellow officers,Sergeant Allen Attanasio and Cor-poral Kevin Betyeman, who receivedcertificates of recognition for theirhelp in this case, all three males whocame to retrieve the stolen vehiclewere arrested.

Commendation awards weregiven to Detectives, Corporal Ken-neth Capobianco and Michael Jack-son for their work last winter infinding that a comptroller in a localcompany had embezzled more than$750,000. The owner of that com-pany had gone to the detectives stat-ing that he had suspicions that thecomptroller may have made someincorrect transactions.

After receiving a search warrantfor the suspect’s home, both detec-tives recovered more than $600,000in cash, a brand new Mercedes Benzand many records showing weremost of the money had gone.

These two same detectives weregiven another Commendation awardfor their work in arresting a burglarwho had been stealing from manyhomes in the Mountainside and sur-rounding areas.

Chief Debbie reported that lastMarch “a resident had observed ayoung male running from a home onSummit Lane as the burglary alarmbegan ringing.” He added that the“alert resident wrote down the de-scription of the (suspect) and theplate number of the fleeing vehicle.”

Chief Debbie said that within 24hours these two detectives were ableto identify the suspect, obtain asearch warrant and had recoveredthousands of dollars in stolen prop-erty as well as more than one poundof marijuana.

It was further noted that after hisarrest the man gave a complete con-fession of the burglary as well asmany other burglaries in the sur-rounding towns.

Patrolman Jeffrey Stinner was pre-sented a commendation award forhis arrest of two suspects last Sep-tember, who were wanted for crimi-nal activities in other jurisdictions.

The discovery came after the driver ofthe vehicle that they were traveling inwas stopped for careless driving anddriving while intoxicated.

Chief Debbie noted that after thedriver of the car exhibited very suspi-cious behavior Officer Stinner hadforcibly removed 41 bags of rock co-caine from the his right pocket. ChiefDebbie stated that as a police backuparrived, Officer Stinner learned thatthe passenger had false identificationand that both men were wanted onwarrants in other towns.

Finally, a commendation award wasgiven to Patrolman John Phillippakosfor his work on a November 6 case 17-year-old Mountainside resident whohad broken into a home on Route 22near Lawrence Avenue after hysteri-cally running along the highway.

Allegedly, the young man report-edly tried to carjack a car, assaulted apregnant woman in another home andran through her screen door beforeeventually running through a plate glassdoor of the house police found him.

According to Chief Debbie, whenpolice from Mountainside andWestfield had responded to the resi-dence they found two large picturewindows shattered and a large amount

of blood “spread about the area.”Chief Debbie noted that Officer

Phillippakos, along with a Westfield

officer, “volunteered to enter the resi-dence through the broken windowswithout regard for their own personalsafety.” It was noted that tragicallythe officers found the teenager, whowas a student at Governor LivingstonHigh School in Berkeley Heights,unconscious and bleeding heavily.

He died the next morning at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistryin Newark (UMDNJ), the state’s re-gional trauma center, which helpedtransport him.

Certificates of recognition werealso awarded for this case to SergeantAndrew Sullivan and Corporal Rich-ard Latargia for their work in settingup a perimeter of to secure the crimescene and attaining backup help.

Patrolman Michael Perrotta was hon-ored with a certificate of recognitionfor his work in gathering and relayinginformation to other units and ques-tioning witnesses from the point thatthe incident had originated from at ahome the teenager had been visiting.

According to Chief Debbie, Of-ficer Perrotta also found medical as-sistance for another juvenile that wasfound at that scene “to have beenunder the influence of an unknownsubstance.”

Chief Debbie stated that these of-ficers were “recognized for their pro-fessionalism and their dedication toduty on this chaotic day.”

The chief concluded by stating thatall of the officers on the MountainsidePolice Department “do an extremelyprofessional and efficient job.”

He said, “We have had a very busyyear and the officers receiving awardsare an example of the excellent policeforce that we have in Mountainside.”

Photos by Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMOUNTAINSIDE’S FINEST…Mountainside Police Chief James Debbie, cen-ter, recognized four members of his police force during the Borough Council’sJanuary 4 reorganization meeting for their efforts in investigating and providingmedical attention to a teenager who was found in a borough home in criticalcondition in November. Pictured, left to right, are: Patrolman John Phillippakos,Patrolman Michael Perrotta, Corporal Richard Latargia and Sergeant AndrewSullivan. Pictured below, Chief Debbie congratulates Corporal Michael Jacksonfor his efforts in solving an embezzlement case.

program is held from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. at Edison Intermediate School.Featured activities The cost is $2 inadvance and $3 at the door. The datesare: January 21, February 11, April15, and May 13.

County UpdatingVolunteer Directory

ELIZABETH — The Union CountyOffice of Volunteer Services andUnited Way of Greater Union Countyare updating the county’s volunteerdirectory and are seeking non-profit,cultural and social service agencies, aswell as government agencies and or-ganizations who wish to be includedin the new 2005 edition.

For more information, please visitwww.ucnj.org or call (908) 527-4100.


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Attack on One FaithIs Attack on Us All

We, leaders of the religious communi-ties of Westfield, have learned that for thesecond time, a crèche owned by a Catho-lic organization has been vandalized, thistime with the repugnant symbol of theswastika.

We wish to make clear that we considerthis not to be a Catholic or Jewish con-cern, but a concern for all people of faith.An attack on one religious group is anattack on us all. We celebrate the diver-sity of Westfield and condemn in thestrongest possible terms these recent acts.

While the identity of the perpetrators isnot known, this is an opportunity for allWestfielders to speak to one another andtheir children about the virtues of love,tolerance and mutual respect.

Rabbi Doug Sagal,Father Andrew Hamersley,

Reverend Fr. Peter Delvizis,Reverend Ed Carll,

Reverend Dee Dee Turlington,Reverend Paul Kritsch,Father Joseph Masiello

Westfield Clergy

Realtor Thanks AllWho Supported DriveOn behalf of the Westfield Coldwell

Banker Office and the families served byFamily and Children’s Services, we wantto thank those of you who supported ourannual Toys for Tots drive and distribu-tion program.

Your generosity was truly amazing andhelped to serve over a thousand children.These children are among the most disad-vantaged and include those who havebeen abused, removed from their fami-lies, live in domestic shelters, experi-enced domestic violence, or live in thecounty’s foster homes.

We trust that you have all enjoyed yourown holidays a little more, knowing thatyou have given something very special tobrighten the lives of children in the com-munity. Again, we sincerely appreciateyour most thoughtful generosity.

Kathy SheaFaith Maricic

Margaret MaguireColdwell Banker

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Fanwood Lions ThankTree Sale SupportersThe Lions Club of Fanwood would like

to thank all neighbors in Fanwood, ScotchPlains, Westfield, Plainfield and surround-ing communities for their continued sup-port of their Christmas Tree Sale.

The revenue from the sale goes to localcharities and to local students applyingfor scholarship aid for college.

Through the generosity of our benefac-tors, and the hard work of the club mem-bers, this will be fulfilled.

The Lions are always looking for menand women to join their group to work tofulfill its mission of community service.If interested, please call Lion PhyllisFischer at (908) 233-2581.

Phyllis Fischer,Past President

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Swastika, Theft of StatueShould Open Eyes in Town

Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Rob-erts testified recently in Trenton that hehopes the proposed property tax reformconstitutional convention will look at NewJersey state and local government spend-ing. I agree!

In fact, I have been calling for a con-vention that would explore important gov-ernment spending issues because I be-lieve that is the only way we can achievereal and lasting reform.

But is the Majority Leader’s proposalsincere? I hope so. Mr. Roberts has theclout in Trenton to make his request hap-pen. He is one of the most powerful andinfluential people in New Jersey stategovernment, which is controlled by hisDemocrat Party.

Reader DisheartenedBy Recent DepartureOf Kids’ CoordinatorI was most disconcerted to recently

learn of the departure of Carol Wilsonfrom the Westfield Library. The board ofthe library truly lost a treasure when theylet this librarian go by refusing to rewardher years of service and her knowledgewith a salary commensurate with the valueshe adds to the library.

The Westfield Library is one of thetown’s biggest assets, and much of itssuccess is certainly due to the skill, pa-tience and professionalism of thischildren’s department coordinator andassistant library director. Our family isdisheartened by her absence.

Frances R. WardWestfield

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Tid – Tender; soft2. Thrum – The row of thread ends left

on a loom when the web is cut off3. Tercel – The male falcon4. Sanssouci – Without cares or wor-

ries

STREEL1. Unctuous sentimentalism2. To drag3. To grind with the teeth4. Snarl; growl

CLEG1. The great horsefly2. Link together; join3. To hatch; to litter4. A nickname

FERRAGINOUS1. Having the color of iron rust; reddish

brown2. Of or containing iron3. Mixed or jumbled4. Pertaining to reeds or canes

FAITOUR1. A member of a Moslem sect who

lives by begging2. An imposter; a rogue3. A thing already done, so that oppo-

sition or argument is useless4. A fine grade of painted and glazed

pottery or porcelain

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is correct.The others are made up. Are you sharpenough to discern this deception of dic-tion?

If you can guess one correctly – goodguess. If you get two – well-read indi-vidual. If you get three – word expert. Ifyou get all four – You must have a lot offree time!

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Each day in the newspapers and ontelevision we see events in other parts ofthe world that make us glad we live in theUnited States. It could be the desecrationof a temple in Israel, a mosque in an Arabcountry or a church in Europe.

We detest these events and often havetrouble understanding how one could dosuch a thing to another. Of course we sitback in the comfort of our home and sayhow could someone do these things andthen go about our lives.

Recent events in Westfield should makeus open our eyes. Vandals painting aSwastika on the forehead of Baby Jesus inthe heart of town, and the theft of thestatue of Baby Jesus from St. Helen’sChurch is no less disgusting than thebombing of a temple or mosque in theMiddle East. Unfortunately, events likethe ones in Westfield are not uncommonhere in the United States.

The individuals responsible for what

happened are probably proud of whatthey did and are bragging about it to theirfriends. I am sure they will save the ar-ticles from the paper for a long time. Ifthey are caught, some smart lawyer willtry to pass it off as a prank. Let’s hope thecourts don’t see it that way.

Thomas LienhardWestfield

21st District News

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, Westfield

The legislative process in Trentonshould be improved. The standard oper-ating procedure does not provide enoughtime for legislators to review new lawsprior to the vote on the assembly floor.

Presently, lawmakers receive between30 and 50 new laws, four days before thevoting session. The laws can be extremelycomplicated and may have impact that isdifficult to predict without significantstudy. The constituents that may be af-fected must be contacted and must havetime to voice their support or opposition.

The constituent groups, that have afull-time Trenton lobbyist carefullywatching the program, are the onlygroups with some chance of influencingthe vote. The media has little chance toprovide citizens with information con-cerning the new laws. Floor amendmentsare routinely made that dramatically af-

Serious Change Is Required inTrenton’s Flawed System

fect the laws without further committeestudy or citizen input.

I would hope that the media would joinwith me and call for an immediate changethat permits time for reflection and publicdebate prior to a vote.

I have asked that the rules be amendedto provide sufficient time for review anddebate. The majority party is sympatheticto my concerns but does not appear readyto embrace change. We also spend timehonoring citizens before the voting ses-sion but there is never a time when thepublic can speak before the legislature.

It would truly be a real honor to ourfellow citizens to permit a period whenthe public could address the legislature onissues of concern.

I hope the public and media will joinme and demand serious change to a flawedsystem.

21st District News

Assemblyman Eric Munoz, Summit

Bill Is Required To ConsiderSpending at Tax Convention

Republicans have already introduced abill that calls for a property tax constitu-tional convention that can consider gov-ernment spending issues. If Mr. Robertsand the Democrats are sincere, all theyneed to do is post this Republican bill fora vote and we can have a convention thatlooks at the spending side of the equation.

The people of New Jersey are sophisti-cated enough to know the difference be-tween “real” and “pretend” policies of-fered by elected officials. If the propertytax convention does not look at NewJersey spending, we will have missed arare opportunity to actually decrease statespending and taxes.

I hope Mr. Roberts means what hesays.

Trenton Is Not Going To Do AnythingTo Help Us With Out-of-Control Taxes

It was good to see the responses fromMr. Karl Grossman & B. Lyman com-menting on the significant gap betweenprivate industry and the school boardwith regard to the ever-increasing cost ofbenefits and the failure of the schoolboard to excise the sharing that industryexperiences. It is rare for any of us work-ing in the private sector to have our em-ployer pay for our benefits in total. Thisdoes not appear to be the case in ourschool board and their employees.

Mr. Lyman mentioned that he had writ-ten Dr. Choye several times regardingthis issue and received a “skirting man-ner” response. I had previously suggested,in this paper, that the school budgets, bothpresent and one being worked on, beplaced on the Scotch Plains-Fanwoodschool website. This way we could easilysee were our money is going and perhapsmake a recommendation for cost savings.This suggestion was apparently dismissed,with out even a word.

Perhaps the school board has forgottenwho is working for whom!

Our elected officials further compoundthis situation with the apparent lack ofconcern. Last month, I noticed that repre-sentatives from our school system, in-cluding Dr. Choye met with both SenatorThomas Kean, Jr. and Assemblyman JonBramnick to soften the impact of S1701,which limited the school districts rapidrise of their budgets. It should be notedthat both Senator Kean and Assembly-man Bramnick are not Scotch Plains-Fanwood elected officials.

Regardless, I contacted these two indi-viduals, along with our representativesSenator Nicolas Scutari, AssemblymanJerry Green and Assemblywoman LindaStender. I received a nondescript responsefrom Senator Scutari and a promise fromSenator Kean to contact me. There hasnot been any further word from SenatorKean. One can only speculate that we arenot high on their list of priorities.

Mr. Lyman has suggested that theschool board act as company and mademention of the apparent handsome com-pensation that the Dr. Choye receives forher efforts. We can speculate that thenumber is multiples of the average salaryof approximately $40,000 per female resi-dent and $60,000 per male resident ofScotch Plains.

Perhaps they are behaving like a corpo-ration, ones with the names of Enron,Tyco, WorldCom, etc. We taxpayers ap-parently do not have a right to know wereour money is going or participate in anyefforts to control the year after year out-flow of our limited cash.

Prior to my sending this response thereappeared a letter to the editor from formerScotch Plains resident and teacher Mr.David Bello stating that the problem is inTrenton and so is the solution. He men-tioned that the culture is different fromthe corporate world to the education world.Mr. Bello, when I look in my wallet, I seeonly one diminishing amount of money.

Your words were nicely said but failed tolack specifics. Regardless, if one is inAmerica or Europe, controlling expendi-tures is identical. A European company,in fact, employs me.

You stated that cutting their benefitswould force the teachers away from theeducation profession. This begs the ques-tion as to their dedication to the profes-sion. In addition, if you have not noticedfinding a job is not the easiest thing in theworld. Just in the last couple weeks, Iknow three people that lost their “noteducation” jobs. Many that I know thathave lost their jobs in the last seven toeight years have experienced salary cuts,decreased (if any) benefits, no job secu-rity, and long commutes.

A number of these people, that after 25years would be happy to make $80K. Youindicated that you were making $48K inScotch Plains. You failed to mention howlong ago that was.

Looking at the facts, another writtenmedia reported on September 9, 2004stated that the average salary rise in thelast year for teachers was approximately5 percent. This far out weighs most of us,assuming that we received any raises atall. When it comes to salary, the sameother written media on October 3, 2004,reported that the average salary for teach-ers in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood schoolsystem was $58,397. This was slightlymore than they expected. These numbersare roughly confirmed by salary compari-sons on the Internet.

As one can see from above, this is closeto the same male average income of town-ship residents. In fact, the discrepancywidens when one takes into considerationthe massive cost of benefits.

Perhaps if you had stayed longer youwould not have had to move.

Also, when looking at the apparentindifference of our elected officials, you’reidentifying the source in Trenton, is par-tially true but meaningless. They are notgoing to do anything to help us. We are onour own. Perhaps if you still lived in NewJersey you would know about the pro-jected $4 billion budget deficit that we areanticipating this year. There is little sparechange to alleviate the problem. We mustcontrol our cash flow and not depend onsome one else.

I started drafting this response on NewYears Eve. I could not afford to do any-thing else that night with the sucking ofcash out of my wallet for my real estatetaxes, mostly due to the ever-increasingschool board’s need for funding. Mr. Belloplease keep your eyes open for homes forus in Pennsylvania, it will not be longbefore we will be joining you by movingout of Scotch Plains.

This would make us all refuges fromthe out-of-control taxation. Perhaps thisis what is desired and ironic consideringthe birth of this nation.

Al MullerScotch Plains

CorrectionA letter written by Carol Ann Wilson

and published in the letters section of theJanuary 13 issue of The Westfield Leaderand The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Timesmistakenly identified Mrs. Wilson as theassistant children’s librarian and assis-tant library director.

She was actually the children’s coordi-nator and assistant library director. Weapologize for the error.

Codey’s Proposal to Move PrimaryFor President Election Is Good Idea

In his State of the State Address on January 11,Acting Governor Richard Codey proposed severalchanges to New Jersey’s election laws. The mostsignificant is his proposal to move the state’s Presi-dential Primary from June to earlier in the electioncycle. This, Mr. Codey correctly predicts, wouldincrease the state’s role in choosing Presidentialnominees.

We fully applaud this proposal. As currently con-structed, the Democrat and Republican Presidentialnominations are long over by the time New Jerseyvoters head to the polls the first Tuesday in June. Webelieve changing the Primary Election date everyfour years is more important than the inconvenienceit may cause local, state and federal candidates whowould have to amend their fundraising and cam-paign strategies.

Given the importance New Jersey serves in itsproximity to New York City, not to mention its5,009,140 registered voters as of the November 2General Election, it is important that Garden Statevoters are given every opportunity to participate inthis process from the beginning, when the Primarycontests are still ongoing.

In addition to changing the Presidential Primarydate, Acting Governor Codey wants to lengthen thetime New Jerseyans have to register to vote. In 2004,Mr. Codey said, a half million new voters wereregistered in the state in advance of the PresidentialElection. Currently, prospective voters must register29 days prior to elections. We believe the newregistration numbers are a good sign for our state. Itis important that more people participate in theelection process in New Jersey.

In addition, Acting Governor Codey wants torequire that voting machines, namely the new elec-tronic ones, produce a paper record of all vote countsto ensure that a backup record is available in the caseof an error with the machine. He also wants to makeabsentee ballots available to all voters who requestthem, regardless of the reason for their requests.Currently, absentee ballots are only available tomilitary personnel and civilians who are ill or areunavailable to cast their vote in person on the day of

the election.Other interesting proposals by the Acting Gover-

nor include increasing the minimum wage to $7.15per hour from the current level of $5.05, the firstincrease in the minimum wage since 1992. Mr.Codey also wants to re-establish the office of thePublic Advocate “to restore integrity and account-ability in state government.”

The minimum wage increase is important so as toreduce the number of working poor in our state. ThePublic Advocate, however, is another story. Thiscannot become another political office. Whoeverserves in this role must be protected from the gover-nor and the Legislature so he or she can makedecisions on state spending that are in the bestinterest of all New Jerseyans, not just the politicians.One of the powers of the office will be to sue otheragencies. While that may seem like a good idea onthe surface in order to protect the rights of certainsegments of the population, such as the elderly,aren’t New Jersey taxpayers going to be paying forthe legal costs and settlements associated with theseclaims?

We are interested to see what Acting GovernorCodey can accomplish this year. After 30 years in theLegislature, he certainly has the experience to get thejob done.

He may have only a few months to get things doneas the battle is already underway for the election ofa governor in November. The primary to select partycandidates is looming even sooner and United StatesSenator Jon Corzine has already announced hisintention to seek the job. It’s being bandied about thatSen. Corzine will be unstoppable as the Democraticcandidate due to his personal wealth being throwninto the campaign.

Maybe so, but let’s vote on it in the June primary.We’d like to see Acting Governor Codey’s recordstacked up against Sen. Corzine’s bucks. We arealso leery about the fact that if Senator Corzinewins, he gets to name his replacement as U.S.Senator from New Jersey. Haven’t we had enoughof people being put into office without the vote ofthe public?

Letters tothe Editor

Freeholder ProctorFirst Chairman

To Mention JV CenterWhen new Union County Freeholder

Chairman Rick Proctor gave his annualspeech on January 3, it was the first timesince 1997 that a freeholder chairpersonmentioned the county’s juvenile (JV)detention center.

When current Assemblywoman LindaStender delivered her 1997 message, shecited “the need for a juvenile detentionfacility has never been disputed.”

In 1998, newly sworn-in FreeholderChester Holmes said, “a paramount issuefacing the board is to find a new facility tohouse juvenile offenders.” Yet at the samemeeting, Chairman Daniel Sullivan nevermentioned the JV center.

There was no mention of the JV centerby 1999 Chairman Nicholas Scutari. Siteswere being considered, with one beingpurchased for the facility. The center wasat three times its intended capacity.

In 2000 with Freeholder Sullivan againserving as Chairman, he once again failedto mention the JV center in his speech. InNovember of 2000, plans for a JV Centerwere again scrapped despite the fact $2million had been spent on the project.Population at the facility was now doubleits intended capacity.

In 2001, Freeholder Chairman,Alexander Mirabella didn’t mention thecenter in his address. Yet, during histenure it was necessary to bond for repairsto the now deteriorating and much-over-crowded juvenile detention center.

In 2002, Freeholder Chairman LewisMingo did not mention the center. Thatsame year, the state’s Juvenile JusticeCommission reported that in the case ofUnion County, the center is clearly onethat needs to be upgraded and it is up thereat the top of the list to be replaced.

During Mr. Mingo’s tenure, consult-ants were hired to locate a site and againdo other studies costing $300,000 to builda new JV center.

In 2003, under board chairwomanDeborah Scanlon, progress on the JVcenter was not mentioned in her speech.Five months later on Mother’s Day, a 16-year old took his own life at the JV deten-tion center. Factors in his death were laterdetermined to be a lack of repairs andimproper procedures that the county hadalready in previous years been warnedabout and seemingly ignored.

In 2004, Freeholder Chairman AngelEstrada made no mention of the detentioncenter or the loss of a child.

Finally, after six years of annual mes-sages, Freeholder Chairman Proctor’sfour- page address on January 3 con-tained six sentences with regard to theJuvenile detention center. He stated, “Westrive to provide opportunities that willkeep our children out of trouble. Sadlythere are still many who fall through thisnet.” He went on to state that the countyis aware of the importance to continue it’sefforts to build a new center, had pur-chased property and would break groundthis spring with a ribbon cutting in 2006.

Apparently spurred on only by a youngperson’s untimely demise while entrustedto their care and the ensuing state inves-tigation into the circumstances, this boardis almost reluctantly squeezing into itsagenda to construct a safe facility for ourmost troubled and at-risk children.

Issues like the juvenile detention cen-ter should take precedence over otherswhen the new initiatives are announcedeach year.

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Assemblywoman Linda Stender, Fanwood

Legislation Clarifies Cable TV Charges,Other Law Aims to Help State Parks

Assemblywoman Linda Stenderhas introduced legislation requiringcable television providers to clearlydisclose terms and conditions of in-troductory rates on cable bills to newand existing customers.

“Customers lured by introductoryrates are commonly unaware of whenthese rates expire or how to terminatetheir service before being billed atsignificantly higher rates,” said As-semblywoman Stender. “By requir-ing this information to be included ontheir cable bill, consumers will beless likely to exceed their introduc-tory rate period and be surprised byhigher bills.”

Assembly Bill A-3716 directs theNew Jersey Board of Public Utilitiesto require cable television providersto disclose particular information oncable television bills to new and ex-isting customers who accept the in-troductory rates.

Information that must be disclosedon the cable television bill includesthe number of months the introduc-tory rates are in effect, the date whenthey are scheduled to expire, and theprocedure by which the customermay terminate the service withoutpenalty.

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State Park Plan MeetsCommittee Approval

On January 13, legislation spon-sored by Assemblywoman Linda

Stender that would allow taxpayersto voluntarily support State park im-provements on gross income tax re-turns passed the Assembly Agricul-ture and Natural Resources Commit-tee.

“Taxpayers presently have the op-tion of donating to a number of im-portant causes when filing their in-come tax returns,” said Stender. “Byadding this option, New Jersey resi-dents will be able to support improv-ing state parks and the programs theyprovide.

A-2017 allows taxpayers the op-portunity to indicate on their NewJersey gross income tax return that aportion of their tax refund or an en-closed contribution be deposited in aspecial fund to be known as the “NJState Parks Improvement Fund.” Netcontributions would be deposited intothis fund and appropriated to the De-partment of Environmental Protec-tion for improved facilities and pro-grams in State parks.

New Jersey taxpayers are currentlyprovided the option of donating over-payments to a number of funds in-cluding the NJ Endangered WildlifeFund, the NJ Children’s Trust Fund toPrevent Child Abuse, the NJ VietnamVeteran’s Memorial Fund, the BreastCancer Research Fund and the U.S.S.NJ Educational Museum Fund.

A-2017 now awaits considerationin the Assembly Appropriations Com-mittee.

SCOUTING SECRETS…On January 6, St. Bartholomew Church’s Cub ScoutPack 103 in Scotch Plains received a presentation from Mr. Jose Riera. Mr. Rierais both an Eagle Scout and an agent for the US Secret Service. He discussed his rolein the Secret Service and how scouting has helped him. Mr. Riera displayed abulletproof vest and walkie-talkie. Pictured above are members of the pack,Father Donald Hummel, pastor of St. Bartholomew’s Church and Mr. Jose Riera.

Klondike Derby to Be HeldAt Reservation on January 29

MOUNTAINSIDE – At 8:30 a.m.on Saturday, January 29, Boy Scoutsof the Patriot District of the Patriots’Path Council will hold their 48thKlondike Derby sled race and scout-skill contest at the playground areaabove Surprise Lake in the WatchungReservation in Mountainside.

Bruce Monticello of NorthPlainfield, a long-time leader of manyscouting activities, will serve as DerbyGovernor. Some 100 adult leadersand volunteers from various scouttroops will assist with the event.

On Derby day, the Reservation willbe transformed to resemble theKlondike region of the Yukon Terri-tory, and the locations where differ-ent skill events occur will take on thenames of Klondike towns.

Scout patrols in timed waves willuse compass directions to map outtheir routes and will pull Eskimo-style sleds between the towns, wherethey will be graded on their perfor-mance of different scout-skill prob-lems, such as first aid, lashings andknots, measuring and fire-building.Each team’s test scores and elapsedtimes will be relayed to a centralscoreboard and will determine thewinners in each age group.

If there is too little snow, the patrolswill hike around the course with back-packs loaded with the required equip-ment. Only severe rain or mud willcause cancellation or postponement.

The public is welcome. Awards willbe presented around 2 p.m. The Pa-triot District is comprised of areatowns including Garwood, Westfield,Fanwood, Scotch Plains, NorthPlainfield, Watchung, Millington,Summit and Mountainside.

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Local Arts Groups AwardedGrants From Union CountyCOUNTY – Forty-eight Union

County organizations and presentersof arts programs will receive a total of$112,395 from the fiscal year 2005Union County Arts Grant Program.

“That sum represents the majorityof the grant of $195,840 awarded bythe New Jersey State Council on theArts to the Union County Division ofCultural and Heritage Affairs,” notedFreeholder Chair Rick Proctor.

“The remainder and a cash matchprovided by the Board of ChosenFreeholders will enable the Divisionto hire staff, present technical assis-tance workshops, the Teen Arts Pro-gram, the Senior Citizen Art Showand other services for the benefit ofUnion County artists, cultural orga-nizations and residents,” he added.

“For the eighth consecutive year,the Union County Division of Cul-tural and Heritage Affairs in the De-partment of Economic Developmenthas been designated as a major ser-vice organization by the New JerseyState Council on the Arts, Depart-ment of State,” said Freeholder BetteJane Kowalski, liaison to the Culturaland Heritage Programs AdvisoryBoard.

Phyllis Brociner, Chairwoman ofthe Union County Cultural and Heri-tage Program Advisory Board, ex-plained that the applications wereinitially evaluated by professionalpanels and then were reviewed by theArts Grant Committee in a highlycompetitive process before beingacted upon by the entire AdvisoryBoard.

“We are very excited by the qualityand variety of programs available to

county residents through these pro-grams,” Ms. Brociner stated.

For information about the grantprogram and other services offeredby the Union County Division ofCultural and Heritage Affairs, con-tact the division at 633 Pearl Street,Elizabeth, NJ 07202; e-mail,[email protected].

Among those groups to receive agrant are:

Fanwood:Children’s Specialized Hospital,

instrumental enrichment program forchildren with disabilities, $2,300.

Scotch Plains:Garden State Cultural Association,

East Indian-American Cultural FallFestival, “Durga Puja,” $1,800.

Westfield:Chinese American Cultural Asso-

ciation, performances and classes inChinese and American choral music,$1,700. Choral Art Society, generaloperating support leading to publicperformances, $2,400. CommunityPlayers of Westfield, $3,450. FirstCongregational Church of Westfield,$1,900. Holy Trinity Parochial Schoolafter school drama club, $1,800. NewJersey Workshop for the Arts, LittleOpera Co., $2,700. Union CountyEducational Services Commission,performing arts classes by WYACT(Westfield Young artists CooperativeTheater) for students in alternativehigh school setting, $3,300.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.Contest Winners Awarded

WESTFIELD – On Monday, Janu-ary 17, a community-wide service inWestfield was held at Temple Emanu-El to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

The following Westfield PublicSchool students were awarded prizesfor essays, poems and art that re-flected this year’s theme: “Fear andHow to Conquer It.”

High School/Essay:Ravi Netravali, first place, ninth

grade; Yuchen Zhang, second place,11th grade; and Alissa Eisenberg, thirdplace, 11th grade.

High School/Poetry:Rachel Charatan, winner, 11th

grade; Gregory Greifeld, honorablemention, 10th grade; and HannahWeisman, honorable mention, 10thgrade.

High School/Art:Cindy Wang, winner, ninth grade;

Maggie Lee, honorable mention, 12thgrade; and Shane Strano, honorablemention, 10th grade.

Intermediate Schools/Essay:Jessica Harris, first place, eighth

grade, Edison Intermediate School(EIS); Andrew Deutchman, secondplace, seventh grade, EIS; OliviaRyan, third place, sixth grade (EIS);and Cassie Simcox, eighth grade,Roosevelt Intermediate School (RIS).

Intermediate Schools/Poetry:Shannon Murray, first place, eighth

grade, RIS and Maddy Archambault,honorable mention, sixth grade, EIS.

Intermediate Schools/Art:Alex Goldin and Carla Ralston,

winners, eighth grade, EIS; Domin-ique Gillyard, honorable mention,eighth grade, EIS; and AmeliaMorabito, honorable mention, sixthgrade, EIS.

Elementary Schools/Essay:Sarah Chandler, first place, fifth

grade, Washington School; RebeccaSarkos, second place, fifth grade,Washington; and Dean Schapow, thirdplace, fifth grade, Jefferson School.

Elementary Schools/PoetryJeff Marino, winner, fourth grade,

Wilson School.Elementary Schools/Art

Henry Hershey, winner, fifth grade,Tamaques School and Matias Werner,honorable mention, fifth grade,McKinley School.

Prizes for the contest were savingsbonds ranging from $50 to $500 de-nominations at the various grade lev-els and categories. Students who wereawarded Honorable Mention receivedgift certificates from the Town Book-store in Westfield.

Ravi, who won a $500 savingsbond for his essay, wrote of Dr. King,“His methods of love embraced mercyand forgiveness, promoted life andcommunity, and let people reach outto other members of their commu-nity. I feel that today we need leaderswho can preach and practice thesemethods of love.”

Fanwood GOP ClubTo Induct ’05 OfficersFANWOOD – The Fanwood Re-

publican Club will induct its officerson Monday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m.at the Community House on NorthAvenue at the borough’s train station.

The officers for 2005 are Joel Stroz,President; Christine Graham, FirstVice President; Louis Jung, SecondVice President; Thomas Drubulis,Treasurer; Margaret Dunn, Record-ing Secretary, and Maureen Mawby,Corresponding Secretary.

Club meetings are held on the firstMonday of each month. Anyone in-terested in joining the club may call(908) 322-3241.

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Historical Society to HearTalk on the ‘Huckleberry’

WESTFIELD – “Wake Up, Mr.Groundhog!…Do All Animals Hiber-nate?” will be presented on Sunday,January 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. at theMiller-Cory House Museum, locatedat 614 Mountain Avenue in Westfield.

Patricia D’Angelo of Westfield willconduct a program on hibernatinganimals, including the groundhog.There will be several crafts and a birdfeeder project for children to makeand take home.

Visitors also will hear the story ofthe groundhog and learn why Ground-hog Day is celebrated on February 2.

This program is described as ideal foryoung children.

The museum’s gift shop also willbe open, featuring a wide variety ofColonial reproductions, crafts,candles and educational materials.

The museum will open again onSunday, February 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.with a program on “Historic Valen-tines.” Admission to the museum is50 cents for students, $2 for adultsand free for children under age six.

For information about the museum,its winter events or volunteer oppor-tunities, please call (908) 232-1776.

SCOTCH PLAINS – Food histo-rian Judith Krall-Russo will lecture onthe history of the Pinelands “SwampHuckleberry” at the Tuesday, January25 meeting of the Historical Society ofScotch Plains and Fanwood.

Ms. Krall-Russo will discuss the cul-tivation of this fruit known as the blue-berry, as well as its health benefits andthe various ways it can be prepared.

The meeting will take place at 8p.m. at the Fanwood train station,

located at North and Martine Av-enues, and is free and open to all.Refreshments and fellowship willfollow the program.

This program will be offeredthrough the Horizons Speakers Bu-reau of the New Jersey Council forthe Humanities, a state partner of theNational Endowment for the Humani-ties. For further information, pleasecall Richard Bousquet, HistoricalSociety President, at (908) 232-1199.

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ALL SMILES…Everyone was “all smiles” at Coldwell Banker’s Westfield officefollowing its highly successful Toys-for-Tots Christmas gift program, and laudedthe generosity of the community toward this effort. Pictured, left to right, are:Margaret Maguire, Faith Maricic and Kathy Shea.

Library Reveals ActivitiesFor Adults and Children

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldMemorial Library, located at 550 EastBroad Street in Westfield, will hostseveral programs for adults and chil-dren during the week of Monday,January 24.

The French language film Man onthe Train, about the unlikely friend-ship between a professional thief anda retired poetry teacher, will be shownTuesday, January 25, at 7 p.m. (RatedR, 90 minutes).

“TGIF: Do You Remember Vaude-ville?, Part II” will be offered onFriday, January 28, at 1:30 p.m. Thishour-long program will feature sing-ing, laughter and listening to somefavorite acts from the past. Light re-freshments will be served.

“Mother Goose Lapsit,” for chil-dren age 10 to 23 months and theirparents or caregivers, is held on Tues-days and Wednesdays from 9:45 to10:05 a.m. The program exposesyoung children to language, booksand playful activities. Older siblingsare not permitted due to space limita-tions. Attendance is limited to 10children.

“Time for Tales: 3½ to 5 Years Old”

takes place on Mondays from 1:30 to2 p.m. and Fridays from 10:30 to 11a.m. Children go into the story roomwithout an adult to listen to storiesand watch a video of a picture book.Adults may not accompany the child,but are asked to stay in the libraryduring the program in case of “emer-gencies.”

“Little Listeners: Ages 2 to 3½Years Old” is held on Tuesdays andWednesdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m.Children must be accompanied by anadult for this program. Infants will bepermitted, but older siblings will notdue to size limitations of the group.

The library requests that childrenattend this program only once perweek so that as many children canparticipate as possible.

All storytimes are conducted on adrop-in basis, but attendance is lim-ited, so participants are advised toarrive early and sign in at the Children’sDesk. Children must have a validWestfield Library card to participate.

For more information, please call(908) 789-4090, visit www.wmlnj.orgor stop by the library for a copy of itsquarterly newsletter.

Richard J. Milligan of Scotch Plainsand Mrs. Laura Salvati Coburn ofFanwood have announced the engage-ment of their daughter, Miss SarahLaura Milligan of Sterling, Va., toDavid Bernard Mainen, also of Ster-ling. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Eugene Mainen of Andover, Mass.

Miss Milligan graduated fromScotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolin 1998 and earned her bachelor’sdegree in elementary education fromPenn State University in 2002, whereshe was a member of the Lady Lions

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Mr. Mainen graduated from PhillipsAcademy and from Harvard Univer-sity with a degree in sociology. Hereceived his Masters in Educationdegree from George Washington Uni-versity and is the Director of LibraryMarketing at The Teaching Companyin Chantilly, Va.

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Red Cross Posts ScheduleFor Babysitter Training

WESTFIELD – The Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of the Ameri-can Red Cross will host four sepa-rate Babysitter’s Training coursesfor boys and girls ages 11 to 15.

The first three classes are sched-uled for Saturdays, January 22, 29and February 12, from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. each day, while the fourth willbe held on Tuesday, February 22,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Designed for current and futurebabysitters, it teaches youth the bestways to keep children in their caresafe.

Topics will include making gooddecisions; supervising children ofdifferent ages; keeping everyone safeinside and outside; handling emer-gencies; age appropriate activities;performing basic infant care (feed-ing, diapering, burping) and some

basic first aid.Participants also will be given in-

struction in how to handle breathingemergencies and choking for a childor infant. The course emphasizes theimportance of handling babysittingjobs in a professional manner.

All classes will be held at theWestfield/Mountainside ChapterHouse, located at 321 Elm Street inWestfield. The course will include ahandbook and a small first aid kit.Pre-registration is required and spaceis limited.

The chapter holds this course, aswell as Cardiopulmonary Resusci-tation and First Aid courses, everymonth. Interested persons may callthe chapter at (908) 232-7090, visitwww.westfieldmtside-redcross.org,or stop by the Chapter House duringbusiness hours.

Boy Scout Troop No. 78 SetsCrab Soccer Tournament

WESTFIELD – Boy Scout TroopNo. 78 of Westfield will hold a CrabSoccer Tournament for all boys infourth, fifth and sixth grades inter-ested in joining the Boy Scouts.

The event will take place from 8 to9 p.m. on Monday, January 31, in theFranklin Elementary School gymna-sium, located at 700 Prospect Streetin Westfield. No previous cub scout-ing experience is necessary.

Boys will be placed on teams at theevent. Parents and siblings will beinvited to watch the tournament, enjoysnacks and ask questions of the TroopNo. 78 parents and scoutmasters.

Sponsored by the First UnitedMethodist Church of Westfield, thetroop meets at the church from 8 to 9p.m. Monday nights during the schoolyear. The church is located at OneEast Broad Street.

During meetings, scouts work onmerit badges; learn basic scoutingskills and take part in skills competi-tions at the end of the evening.

Troop members also participate intent and cabin camping; backpack-ing; whitewater rafting and ski trips.Additionally, they have visited his-torical sites such as Valley Forge,

Gettysburg and the USS New Jerseybattleship, and attend summer campin the Adirondacks for a week.

For more information about TroopNo. 78, please call Mark Rhodes at(908) 518-9523 or Tim Waddell at(908) 654-0273.

Workshops to FocusOn Divorce RecoveryWESTFIELD – A Divorce Recov-

ery Workshop Series will be offeredon six Thursday nights starting Feb-ruary 3 at the First United MethodistChurch of Westfield, located at OneEast Broad Street.

Open to all persons in the Westfieldarea who currently are or recently havebeen in the process of divorce, the serieswill run from 8 to 9:30 p.m. each evening.

The facilitator will be the Rever-end Dr. Dan Bottorff, a licensed mar-riage and family therapist with over20 years experience in the field.

A $30 contribution is suggested forthe complete series of six sessions.Financial assistance and childcare areavailable upon request. For more in-formation and to register, please callthe church office at (908) 233-4211.

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Christians Ought to Work TowardUnity For Which Jesus Prayed

By REV. PAUL KRITSCH

For many years the week of January18-25 has been designated as the Weekof Prayer for Christian Unity. Extend-ing from the Confession of St. Peterthrough the Conversion of St. Paul,both dates on the church year calen-dar, this week is a special opportunityfor Christians to seek the unity forwhich Jesus prayed in John’s gospel.

“May they (Christians) be broughtto complete unity to let the worldknow that you (God the father) sentme,” Jesus interceded for the churchin chapter 17, verse 23.

As it turns out, it wasn’t too longbefore that prayer was put to the test.Early in the history of the Christianchurch, Peter and Paul found them-selves arguing over the direction thechurch was to take. They debated therequirements people needed to meet inorder for them to be truly Christians.

If two of the greatest leaders in thehistory of the Christian church hadstrong disagreements, is it any won-der that the modern church often findsitself in similar debates?

Our non-Christian neighbors mustwonder about us at times. If we can’targue about something important,then we pick out the mundane. Eventhe color of the church’s front doorsometimes becomes a reason forchurch members to part company.And just witness all the debates thatgo on between Christian denomina-tions. Some are very important; oth-ers are just plain silly. Does the churchneed intercession? You bet!

The good news is that Christiansbelieve that they have someone whointercedes for us. We believe that Jesuscontinues to pray that his church maybe one. Focused on him as our savior,Christians find the reason and the powerfor the true unity we desperately need.

As we work as one, our neighborsare blessed. Not picking unnecessaryfights with one another, we have theenergy to make a difference in ourcommunities. Having the wisdom toknow which are the important issuesthat divide us, we have the ability todebate, so that even in disagreement,we can affirm our unity in Christ.

Those are the possibilities and theideals. Sadly, over my 32 years as apastor, I have seen good people ignorethe fact that Jesus fervently desires hisfollowers to be one. Brothers and sis-ters, once friends, refuse to even saygood morning. Valued members of theflock go out of their way not to shakehands with their pastor. Fellow Chris-tians from different denominationskeep each other at arm’s length.

We are in constant need of our Lord’sintercession. Hopefully, our disagree-ments will not be the reason why ourneighbors discount the Christianchurch. Just a week of prayer for Chris-tian unity? How about a lifetime?

* * * * * * *Reverend Kritsch has begun his

17th year as Senior Pastor of theRedeemer Lutheran Church andSchool, 229 Cowperthwaite Place inWestfield.

First Baptist Series to ContinueWith Guidelines For MarriageWESTFIELD – On Sunday, Janu-

ary 23, the First Baptist Church ofWestfield will continue its “ExtremeLiving: Amazing Relationships” ser-mon series during the 10:20 a.m.worship service with a discussion ofmarriage.

The Reverend Lou Ruprecht, Min-ister of Adult Education, will offerguidelines on the husband/wife rela-tionship.

Marriage also will be the themethat day at the church’s Adult Forum,to be held from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in

the church lounge. Reverend Ruprechtwill moderate a discussion on build-ing strong marriages and dealing withbroken marriages.

Visitors are welcome to either orboth events. Childcare for infants andtoddlers is always provided, and gradeschool children may attend their ownSunday school classes and Children’sChurch.

The church is located at 170 ElmStreet. For more information, pleasecall (908) 233-2278 or [email protected].

Registration Now UnderwayFor YMCA Spring Session

SCOTCH PLAINS – TheFanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA, lo-cated at 1340 Martine Avenue inScotch Plains, currently is conduct-ing registration for the Early SpringSession that will begin Monday, Feb-ruary 7, and end Sunday, April 17.

A variety of membership plans areavailable for adults, senior adults andchildren to participate in programsand classes.

The YMCA offers a Wellness Cen-ter with cardio and strength trainingmachines, plus day and evening adultfitness classes for all levels, with someprograms specifically designed forsenior adults.

Adult aquatics classes offer par-ticipants the chance to improve fit-ness levels while reducing stress onjoints.

Youth classes include Tae KwonDo; Pee Wee and Youth RollerHockey; Pee Wee and Youth AllSports; Yoga, and Dance.Cheerleading classes are open to girlsin kindergarten through grade 5. Forteenagers, there is Cycle Reebok,Wellness Center weight training, andTae Kwon Do.

Parent//Toddler Gymnasticsclasses are designed for parents andtheir children who are walkingthrough three years old.

The Progressive Preschool Pro-gram is a gymnastics program for

three- to five-year-olds. KinderGirlsintroduces kindergarten girls to gym-nastics, while KinderBoys helps boysdevelop the strength, balance andcoordination demanded by all sports.

For girls in grades one through 12,the Progressive Skills Programteaches skills in all four Olympicevents of Women’s Gymnastics.

Preschool and youth swim lessonsfor ages three to 14 feature a progres-sive skills format, with an emphasison stroke development and personalsafety. Parent/child lessons for agessix months to three years, as well asadult lessons, are also offered.

For information on membership orprograms, or to request a schedule ofclasses, please call the Fanwood-ScotchPlains YMCA at (908) 889-8880 or visitwww.fanwoodscotchplainsymca.org.

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Professor to Give LectureSunday on Jews of China

SCOTCH PLAINS – On Sunday,January 23, at 10:30 a.m., ProfessorXu Xin of Nanjing University in Chinawill return to Temple Sholom topresent a lecture entitled “The KaifengJews of China.”

Sunday morning lec-tures take place from10:30 a.m. to noon atUnion Catholic HighSchool, located at 1600Martine Avenue in ScotchPlains.

The professor’s talkwill deal with the Jewishexistence in China beforemodern times, with a fo-cus on the history and lifeof the Jewish communityof Kaifeng in the last 800 years afterthe community was established inChina.

Professor Xu Xin is President ofthe China Judaic Studies Association

and Editor-in-Chief of the Chineseedition of Encyclopedia Judaica.

He also has written “Legends of theChinese Jews of Kaifeng” and “Anti-Semitism: How and Why,” plus ar-

ticles on Judaic topics andsurveys of Jewish commu-nities in Shanghai, Tianjin,Harbin, Hong Kong andTaiwan.

For more informationabout Dr. Xu Xin and theChina-Judaic Studies As-sociation, please visitservercc.oakton.edu/~friend/chinajews.html.

Temple Sholom is a Re-form congregation locatedin Fanwood-Scotch Plains.

Lectures are open to the general pub-lic.

Anyone with questions may call thetemple office at (908) 889-4900 or [email protected].

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The Mighty Oak Tree Has Problems Too

Most Oak trees are provided

with tap roots which grow straight

down as deep as 12 feet to keep the

trees from falling over in strong

winds and to get water in dry spells.

A full grown Oak tree can

weigh as much as 20 tons and

can absorb up to 25 gallons of

water per day. A typical

drought episode in the late fif-

ties had caused the Oak trees

to fall into despair and by

showing drought symptoms,

attracted destructive scale in-

sects. Scale insects like golden

Oak scale, Oystershell scale

and obscure scale suck sap out

of small branches and inject a

toxic substance back into the

sap-stream. This causes the

branches to become weak and

eventually die due to poor cir-

culation and fungus infections.

The deteriorating symptoms

subsided after 2 rainy seasons in

the early sixties and the scale in-

sects disappeared. Severe

droughts are like poison to Oak

trees and ample rainfall is like a

blessing. Recently a few Oak trees

toppled over in high winds. The

examination of the root system re-

vealed that the center roots and tap

roots were rotted away and the up-

rooted trees were simply relying

on superficial developed roots fur-

ther out from the stem.

We can help to minimize the

drought symptoms of our Oak

trees by soaking the parched

ground with soaking hoses unless

restrictions are preventing us to do

that in severe dry spells.

Drought stress has caused na-

tive Oak trees to simply die within

3 months from a fungus infection

called Oak leaf scorch. The fun-

gus xylella fastidious simply clogs

up the Xylem tissues which are

sending nutrients like nitrogen,

potash and phosphates up into the

leaves to be converted into starch

and sugar with the help of sunlight.

Fungicidal injections into the Xy-

lem tissues under pressure are the

only direct remedies against the

Oak leaf scorch. Deep-root feed-

ing and removal of dead branches

can help slightly infected trees to

recuperate.

The infected trees can be

chipped, made into mulch or

used as firewood because the

Oak leaf scorch infection is

not persistent in the wood,

soil or water.

Another fungus infection is

causing a lot more concern. In

Nassau County, N.Y. a red Oak

has tested positive to the sud-

den Oak death fungus

phytophtora ramorum. Trees

that are afflicted with this fun-

gus will have to be quarantined

by the Department of Agricul-

ture. There is no way to help

the infected trees. All parts of

the positive tested trees have

to be incinerated because the

fungus is persistent in the wood,

soil and water for decades.

In spite of droughts, Oak leaf

scorch and sudden Oak death, we

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Workshop Slated For ParentsOf Special Needs Children

MOUNTAINSIDE – S.N.A.P.(Special Needs Advocate for Parents),a national, non-profit public benefitcorporation, will host a workshop on“Planning for the Future of Your Childor Dependent with Special Needs.”

The workshop will be held onWednesday, February 9, from 7 to 8:30p.m. in the auditorium of Children’sSpecialized Hospital, 150 New Provi-dence Road in Mountainside.

This workshop is designed to edu-cate both families and professionalson the many faceted legal and finan-cial issues regarding planning for thefuture of a disabled person.

Topics will include Estate Plan-ning, Guardianship, Letters of Intent,Will versus Special Needs Trust,Funding Issues and Changing Laws.

This free workshop is open to allparents and caregivers of childrenand dependents of all ages and dis-abilities.

For additional information or to

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FSO Slated to SpotlightIntervention ProgramWESTFIELD – The Family Sup-

port Organization (FSO) of UnionCounty will present a discussion onThursday, January 27, regarding anintervention program to assist UnionCounty parents and caregivers whenthey face a crisis with their children.

Dr. Anthony DiFabio will explainthe program, called Children’s Mo-bile Response and Stabilization Ser-vices, between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. atthe FSO’s offices, located at 137Elmer Street in Westfield. He is theDirector of the program, throughwhich parents can arrange for assis-tance to come to their location.

FSOs are private, non-profit orga-nizations funded by the New JerseyDepartment of Human Services, Di-vision of Child Behavioral HealthServices, to provide support, educa-tion and advocacy for parents andcaregivers of children with specialemotional and behavioral needs.

To reserve a seat for the program, orfor directions and information, pleasecall Gail or Kathy at (908) 789-7625.

Book Club to DiscussMitch Albom Titles

WESTFIELD – The Women’sBook Club of the First Baptist Churchof Westfield will meet at 10 a.m. thisSaturday, January 22, to discuss “TheFive People You Meet In Heaven”and “Tuesdays with Morrie,” both byMitch Albom.

Participants are asked to read thebooks or familiarize themselveswith them beforehand. Refresh-ments will be served. The First Bap-tist Church is located at 170 ElmStreet. For more information, pleasecall (908) 233-2278 or [email protected].

Discussion to Address TravelWith Special Needs Children

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Public Library and the Learn-ing Disability Association of ScotchPlains and Fanwood will present “Trav-eling with a Special Needs Child” onThursday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m.

Claudette Bardwil, a travel man-agement expert and the mother of aspecial needs child, will be the guestspeaker.

This program is free and pre-regis-tration is optional. Light refreshmentswill be available. The library is lo-cated at 1927 Bartle Avenue. For fur-

ther information or directions, pleasecall (908) 322-5007.

African Violet GroupPlans Meeting TodaySCOTCH PLAINS – The Union

County Chapter of the African VioletSociety will hold its monthly meet-ing today, Thursday, January 20, at 1p.m. at the Scotch Plains Public Li-brary, located at 1927 Bartle Avenue.

The program, entitled “TucsonConvention Show,” will feature a slidepresentation by Chris Brenner andJan Riemer. Anyone interested inAfrican Violets is invited to attend.


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Christopher Richey, 51Christopher C. Richey, 51, of

Bayonne died on Sunday, January 9,at his residence.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he grew upin Scotch Plains and also had lived inWestfield before moving to Bayonnefour years ago.

Mr. Richey had been a ProductionSupervisor for Johnson & JohnsonPharmaceuticals in New Brunswickfor 19 years, working until 1995.

He earned an Associate’s degree inPublic Administration from UnionCounty College, and later graduatedfrom Upsala College in East Orangewith a bachelor’s degree in market-ing.

Surviving are a daughter, MelissaRichey of Westfield; his father, Rob-ert Richey of New Brunswick; threebrothers, David Richey and NoelRichey, both of Germantown, Md.,and Chet Richey of Bayonne, andtwo sisters, Tara Roessle of Elizabethand Amanda Richey of Bayonne.

A memorial service was held onFriday, January 14, at the First UnitedMethodist Church of Westfield. Burialwas private.

Arrangements were by the GrayFuneral Home, 318 East Broad Streetin Westfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-tions may be made to the AmericanHeart Association.

January 20, 2005

Laurence Beekman, Jr., 90, Salesman;Was Army Major In World War II

Frances Macrae died peacefully onSaturday, January 8, at the KingslandHealth Care Center in Kingsland, Tex.She was 100 years old.

Born in Irvington on May 14, 1904,she lived in Westfield before movingto Horseshoe Bay, Tex. in 1997.

In 1939, Frances and her late hus-band, Walter, became entrepreneursengaged in the operation of their owndelicatessen in Newark. She worked asa telephone operator for Bell Telephonefor several years, and after that, she andher husband owned and operatedMacrae Gifts in East Orange. She hadbeen a receptionist for Ingersoll-Randin Newark before retiring in 1969.

She was a member of the Tele-phone Pioneers of America.

Frances was predeceased by herhusband, Walter L. Macrae, and by

her son, Walter A. Macrae.She is survived by her son, Robert

L. Macrae, and his wife, Shirley, ofHorseshoe Bay, Tex., and her daugh-ter-in-law, Kay Macrae of Westfield;her sisters, Eva Armstrong, MinnieBurns and Elizabeth Fritz; her grand-children Scott, Craig, Tim and KeithMacrae, Barbara Gail Toomes, NancyLynn Anderson and Kim Otto; 17great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

A funeral service was held at theBradley, Smith and Smith FuneralHome in Springfield on Saturday,January 15. Entombment followed atHollywood Memorial Park in Union.

In lieu of flowers, please make con-tributions in Frances’ memory to ahospice or favorite charity.

January 20, 2005

Laurence S. Beekman, Jr., 90, ofWestfield died on Wednesday, Janu-ary 12, at his residence.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.,he lived in Westfield since 1930.

Mr. Beekman had been a textilesalesman for J.P. Stevens in New YorkCity for 37 years, retiring in 1977.

He served in the United States Armyduring World War II as a Major in theSouth Pacific.

He was an elder of The Presbyte-rian Church in Westfield and a mem-ber of the church’s Over 50 YearClub.

Mr. Beekman graduated fromRutgers University in 1937 with abachelor’s degree in business admin-istration.

He was predeceased by his wife,Hope Lukens Beekman, in 1996, andby a grandson, Matthew Beekman.

Surviving are a daughter, Diane H.Smice of Loveland, Colo; a son, Rob-ert L. Beekman of Deltona, Fla.; asister, Betty Peterson of Westfield,

and a grandson.A memorial service was held on

Tuesday, January 18, at the Chapel ofThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield.Burial was at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

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

Memorial donations may be madeto the Center for Hope Hospice, 1900Raritan Road, Scotch Plains 07076 orThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield,140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield07090.

January 20, 2005

Elinor Gilbert Johnstone, 83, be-loved mother, grandmother and friend,passed away suddenly and peacefullyat her home in Stuart, Fla. on Wednes-day, January 12.

Born in Lynn, Mass., she was raisedin nearby Rowley, Mass. and gradu-ated from Manning High School inIpswich, Mass. It was there that shemet her husband, Donald E. Gilbert,with whom she shared many wonder-ful years in New England, Westfield,and finally in Toronto, where he diedsuddenly in 1965.

In 1970 she married another re-markable man, Irvine B. Johnstone,Jr., and they enjoyed time together inMountainside before moving to CapeCod and ultimately to Stuart, wherehe passed away in 1995. She stayedon in Stuart and continued to feel joyfrom her membership at St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church in Stuart, her manyfriends, and the many family mem-bers who visited often.

She is survived by her sons, DonaldE. Gilbert, Jr. of Houston, Tex. andRobert T. Gilbert of San Francisco,Calif., and her stepchildren, I. BlakelyJohnstone, 3rd of Tewkesbury, Ruth

Ann Stewart of West Chester, Pa. andColby Andersen of Ellicott City, Md.In addition, she leaves her belovedgrandchildren, Jennifer A. Gilbert,Donald E. Gilbert, 3rd, Nicholas L.Gilbert, Alexander G. Gilbert, KaitlinC. Johnstone, Blake Johnstone, Jef-frey Stewart, Ryan Stewart, LindsayStewart, Melissa Andersen andMichael Andersen, and her niece,Cynthia Donnelly. She brought lightinto the lives of many and will besorely missed.

A Service of Holy Communion wascelebrated in her honor at 2 p.m. onMonday, January 17, at St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church in Stuart. A recep-tion followed at the community club-house at her residence. Donations tothe Memorial Fund at St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church, 623 SE OceanBoulevard, Stuart, Fla. 34994 are en-couraged.

January 20, 2005

Charlotte B. Gregory, 91, died onThursday, January 13, 2005 at theresidence of her son in Salisbury, Md.

Born in Elizabeth, she grew up inCranford. She had resided inWestfield for 30 years, and then inWhippany, before moving near herdaughter in Basking Ridge, whereshe lived for 11 years. She relo-cated to Salisbury five years agowith her son.

A graduate of the Katharine GibbsSchool, Charlotte was an executivesecretary for National Geographicand then Chubb Insurance compa-nies in New York City. She later wasan executive secretary for theWestfield school system and lastworked for Jefferson ElementarySchool for 10 years, retiring in 1967.

She was predeceased by her lov-ing husband, Thomas Gregory, Jr.,who died in 1987.

She is survived by a daughter,

Beryl G. Hunter, and son-in-law,John Bradley Hunter of BaskingRidge; a son, Thomas Gregory, 3rd,and daughter-in-law, Lenore S. Gre-gory of Salisbury, Md., and six grand-children, Timothy, Matthew Thomas,Caroline, Tom Kendall, Shelly andTodd Steven.

Private burial was held at FairviewCemetery in Westfield under the di-rection of the Gray Funeral Home,318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

A memorial service will take placeat 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 22,at the Liberty Corner PresbyterianChurch in Liberty Corner, where shewas a member.

Donations in lieu of flowers maybe made to The Coastal Hospice andHome Care, P.O. Box 1733,Salisbury, Md. 21802 or the LibertyCorner Presbyterian Church, ChurchStreet, Liberty Corner, N.J. 07938.

January 20, 2005

Prayer to

The Blessed VirginPRAYER TO THE BLESSED

VIRGIN: (Never known to fail)Oh most beautiful flower of MountCarmel, fruitful vine splendor ofheaven. Blessed Mother of the Sonof God, Immaculate Virgin, assistme in my necessity. Oh, Star of theSea, help me show me herein, youare my mother. Oh Holy Mary,Mother of God, Queen of Heavenand Earth! I humbly beseech youfrom the bottom of my heart tosuccor me in this necessity. Thereare none that can withstand yourpower. Oh, show me herein you aremy mother. Oh Mary, conceivedwithout sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee. Holy Mother, Iplace this cause in your hands (3X).Holy Spirit, you who solve all prob-lems, light all roads so that I canattain my goal. You who gave methe divine gift to forgive and forgetall evil against me and that in allinstances in my life you are withme. I want in this short prayer tothank you for the things as youconfirm once again that I neverwant to be separated from you ineternal glory. Thank you for yourmercy towards me and mine. Theperson must say this prayer threeconsecutive days. After three days,the request will be granted. Thisprayer must be published after thefavor is granted. A.M.P.

DEATH NOTICERobert Liana, Sr., 79, Business Owner;Helped Liberate Concentration Camp

Celia Kickenweitz, 88Celia “Mickey” Kickenweitz, 88,

of Scotch Plains died on Monday,January 17, at Runnells SpecializedHospital of Union County in Berke-ley Heights.

Born in New York City, she residedin Scotch Plains for the last 53 years.

Mrs. Kickenweitz had worked as aproofreader for the RCA Corporationin Clark and most recently was em-ployed in the housekeeping depart-ment of the Westfield ConvalescentCenter in Westfield.

She was predeceased by her hus-band, Adolph Kickenweitz, in 1990.

Surviving are four sons, RobertKickenweitz, Edward Kickenweitzand Richard Kickenweitz and DanGalati; 11 grandchildren and eightgreat-grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m.today, Thursday, January 20, fromthe Memorial Funeral Home, 155South Avenue in Fanwood. A FuneralMass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at St.Vincent DePaul Roman CatholicChurch in Sterling. Entombment willtake place at Somerset Hills Memo-rial Park in Basking Ridge.

January 20, 2005

Robert J. Liana, Sr., 79, ofPennington died in Princeton on Tues-day, January 11.

Born in Plainfield, he had been aresident of Pennington for 40 years.

His parents had emigrated fromPoland, eventually moving to ScotchPlains, where Mr. Liana later gradu-ated from high school in 1944.

A World War II veteran, he was amember of the last active United StatesCavalry. He single-handedly capturedmany German POWs and his regimentliberated the Birkenau concentrationcamp. Mr. Liana arrived in Franceduring the Battle of the Bulge anddrove the first gasoline truck acrossthe pontoon bridge at Remagen.

Mr. Liana was a member of Ameri-can Legion Post No. 209 and was avolunteer fireman in Scotch Plainsfor 10 years.

He later attended Union College inCranford and was the co-founder andPresident of Custom Country Build-ers in Pennington.

He is survived by his wife of 56years, Betty Loeffler Liana; a daugh-ter, Gail Marie Thompson ofPennington; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert J. Jr. and Petra Liana ofStockton; four grandchildren,Courtney and Victoria Thompson andDennis and Kevin Liana, and manynieces and nephews.

Private family services were held.Memorial contributions may be madeto the American Diabetes Associa-tion, Memorial and Honor Program,P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, Va. 22038-1132. Arrangements were by theBlackwell Memorial Home inPennington.

January 20, 2005

Dr. Sidney R. Winett, 90, Was Dentist;Founding Member of Temple Emanu-El

Dr. Lawrence R. Gibson, Oral Surgeon;Was Avid Golfer at Echo Lake Club

Dr. Lawrence R. Gibson ofWestfield died on Tuesday, Janu-ary 11.

Born in Long Island City, N.Y.,he resided in Westfield since 1982.He was an oral and maxillofacialsurgeon with officesin both Westfield andSparta.

A graduate ofHofstra University,NYU Dental Schooland the New YorkH o s p i t a l / C o r n e l lMedical School withan oral surgery spe-cialization, Larry wason staff at OverlookHospital in Summit,Morristown Memo-rial Hospital andChildren’s Specialized Hospital inMountainside.

Larry also was very involved inthe Evangel Baptist Church ofSpringfield, N.J. and the Westfieldcommunity, and was a member ofthe Westfield Rotary. He also was a

member of the American DentalSociety, the American College ofOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons,the New Jersey Dental Society andDelta Sigma Delta, an internationaldental fraternity.

As a member of EchoLake Country Club,Larry was an enthusi-astic golfer.

Larry is predeceasedby his father, Lewis H.Gibson. He is survivedby his wife, Janet, aformer teacher atFranklin School inWestfield; his son,Brad; his mother,LaFern Gibson, and hissisters, Sandy Perrinand Pat Bowditch.

A college education fund has beenestablished for Brad. Contributionsmay be made to Wachovia Securi-ties and mailed to: 190 River Road,Summit, N.J. 07901, Attention:Robert Bezzone.

January 20, 2005

Dr. Lawrence R. Gibson

Dr. Sidney R. Winett, 90, ofSeaville died on Monday, Decem-ber 27, at Shore Memorial Hospi-tal in Somers Point.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., the son ofthe late Morris and Hannah Winett,he had lived in Westfield, Cranford,Scotch Plains and Plainfield formore than 20 years before movingto Seaville in 1991.

Dr. Winett graduated from JamesMonroe High School in the Bronx,N.Y. in 1930, from New York Uni-versity in 1934 and the ColumbiaUniversity School of Dental andOral Surgery in 1938. He practiceddentistry in New York and New

Jersey for 54 years.He served as a United States

Army Captain in the Pacific duringWorld War II and was active withthe Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dr.Winett also was a founding mem-ber of Temple Emanu-El inWestfield.

Surviving are his wife, RuthWinett; a daughter, Heather Winettof Philadelphia, Pa., and a son,Michael Winett of Beltsville, Md.

Burial took place at Beth IsraelCemetery in Woodbridge under thedirection of the Goldstein FuneralChapel, Inc. in Edison.

January 20, 2005

Jeffrey Nusse EarnsDean’s List StatusWESTFIELD – Coastal Caro-

lina University in Conway, S.C. hasreported that Westfield resident Jef-frey Nusse was named to the Dean’sList for the fall 2004 semester.

Meeting Date ChangedFor Library TrusteesFANWOOD – The date for the

February meeting of the Board ofTrustees of the Fanwood MemorialLibrary has been changed from Mon-day, February 14, to Wednesday, Feb-ruary 16, at 7:30 p.m.

The meeting will take place at thelibrary, located at North Avenue andTillotson Road.

Westfield Garden Club HonorsLocal Beautification Efforts

GARDEN AMBIANCE…Louise Shepnew, President of the Westfield GardenClub, presents a certificate to owner Tim Boyle of the Northside Trattoria. Therestaurant was named one of six winners of the club’s “Random Acts of Beauty”project for 2004. Located at 16 Prospect Street in Westfield, the eatery washonored for its outdoor dining section, which is enhanced with plantings.

WESTFIELD – A major project ofthe Westfield Garden Club in 2004was “Random Acts of Beauty,” theobjective of which was to recognizeand thank merchants in the area fortheir efforts to beautify their surround-ings. The six winners were as fol-lows:

Williams Nursery and Gift House,which planted and maintains the urnsat the Mindowaskin overlook.

Restaurant 89, for providing an at-tractive seating area outside the res-taurant, located at the corner of Moun-tain Avenue and New ProvidenceRoad.

The James Ward Mansion, 169 EastBroad Street, which features hanging

baskets during the warmer months ofthe year.

The Dharma Center for HealingArts, 208 Lenox Avenue, for theplantings at its entrance to welcomepatients.

Northside Trattoria, 16 ProspectStreet, which provides outdoor din-ing within a well-planned arrange-ment of potted plants.

Kirkwood and Gachko, a law firmat 319 Lenox Avenue, for the care-fully planted and maintained bordersin front of the office.

Plans call for a continuation of theRandom Acts of Beauty Project in2005. A review of nominated spaceswill take place in July and August.The Westfield Garden Club is a mem-ber of the National Garden Clubs,Inc. and the Central Atlantic Region.

Community/Area News

Nature Club Posts Meeting,Delaware Water Gap Trip

MOUNTAINSIDE – On Tuesday,February 1, at 7:30 p.m., the GreaterWatchung Nature Club will meet inthe courtroom of the MountainsideMunicipal Building, located off ofNew Providence Road just prior tothe traffic light on Route 22.

Captain Bill Sheehan will present aprogram entitled “A Virtual Tour ofthe Hackensack River Watershed.”This program will feature sceneryand wildlife photographs and willillustrate the unique ecological quali-ties of this urbanized watershed from

Rockland County to Newark Bay.On Saturday, February 5, a trip is

planned to the Delaware Water GapNational Recreation Area to explorethe rivers and ridges in New Jerseyand Pennsylvania for eagles andhawks.

Participants will meet at thesouthside Fanwood train station at 8a.m. for carpooling. Joyce Payeur willlead the group and may be reached at(908) 647-2308. Guests are alwayswelcome at club meetings and ontrips.


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Westfield School BoardWill Discuss Budget

At January 25 MeetingWESTFIELD — At the Tuesday,

January 25, meeting of the WestfieldBoard of Education, the agenda willinclude a discussion of the proposed2005-2006 school budget, with spe-cial emphasis on curriculum and capi-tal projects.

The meeting will be held in Room105 at 302 Elm Street at 8 p.m.

A complete agenda will be avail-able on Monday, January 24, in theBoard Secretary’s office at 302 ElmStreet and at www.westfieldnj.com/boe.

All public meetings of the schoolboard are taped and may be viewedon Channel 36 on Tuesdays at 8 a.m.,3 and 11 p.m. and Thursdays at 8 a.m.and 7 p.m.

Westfield Students HonoredBy St. Peter’s Prep School

Brian Osborn AchievesDean’s List Recognition

WESTFIELD – Brian Osborn, theson of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Osborn ofWestfield, has achieved Dean’s Liststatus during the recently concludedsemester at Centenary College inHackettstown.

A 2000 graduate of WestfieldHigh School, Brian is a senior ma-joring in business administrationwith a concentration in sports man-agement.

Brian was the captain of the Cente-nary Cyclones cross-country teamduring the fall season.

WESTFIELD – During a recenthonors assembly, Eamon Hartnett,David Finn, Michael Serzan, Gre-gory Morrissey, Luke Power andBrian Serzan were recognized forachieving academic excellence dur-ing the first marking period at St.Peter’s Prep in Jersey City.

Eamon, a freshman, earned FirstHonors, while David, also a fresh-man, and Michael, a junior, receivedSecond Honors. Gregory and Luke,both freshmen, as well as Brian, asenior, were awarded HonorableMention.

To received First Honors, a studentmust achieve 90 or higher in allcourses. Second Honors distinctionis granted to students earning 85 orhigher in all courses. Honorable Men-tion is awarded to students with aminimum of 85 average with nocourse grade below 80.

OLÉ!…Donning sombreros and serapes, kindergarteners in Joellen Surace’s classat Franklin Elementary School in Westfield concluded their study of Mexico witha fiesta. By the end of this social studies unit, students had learned to speak, countand sing in Spanish, locate Mexico on a map, sculpt authentic Mexican “pinch pots”from clay, and create maracas filled with dried macaroni. During the fiesta, theydanced the Mexican Hat Dance, decorated sombrero cookies and munched onquesadillas, tortilla chips, and salsa. The fiesta concluded with the traditionalbreaking of a piñata, providing goodies for all. Pictured, left to right, are: front row;Devon March, Katie Foley, Brendan Glenn, Lea Moynihan, and back row; KaylaNuzzo, William Swatz, Eric Storms, Parker Yarusi and Alexander Murray.

LITERARY MURAL…Children in Diane Young’s four-year-old class at WestfieldCooperative Nursery School enjoy their favorite books and the Cinderella muralin their literacy area. Westfield resident Mary Paynter recently painted uniquemurals in each of the school’s three classrooms. Ms. Paynter based the murals onrenowned children’s literature and shaped it to the reading area. An alumna ofthe school, Ms. Paynter specializes in portraits.

Effective Writing CourseAt UCC to Begin Feb. 10

CRANFORD – Union County Col-lege (UCC) in Cranford will offer“Effective Writing,” an eight-weekcourse for students to hone their writ-ing skills, beginning on Thursday,February 10.

Students will learn important toolsfor developing employment-relatedand other written materials that re-flect their best talents. The coursewill target a reading audience basedon the purpose, message, and style ofwriting content.

Proper word selection, the use ofthe apostrophe, elimination of un-necessary words and sentence struc-ture and punctuation will be taught,as well as how to avoid run-on sen-tences, subject-verb agreement, place-

ment of words in sentences for en-hanced readability and building para-graphs that are unified, coherent andcomplete.

Participants will obtain hands-oninstruction in writing for employment,as well as for educational and otherpurposes. Assignments will featureessays and the approach to writingmaterials such as e-mails, memos,reports and other documents.

The course will run for eightThursdays through March 11, from6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cranfordcampus.

For more information or to regis-ter, please call UCC’s Division ofEconomic Development and Continu-ing Education at (908) 709-7601.

Laura Goscicki NamedTo SUNY Dean’s ListSCOTCH PLAINS — Laura

Goscicki of Scotch Plains, currentlya senior at the State University ofNew York (SUNY) at New Paltz, hasbeen placed on the Dean’s List for thefall 2004 semester.

Laura is a 2001 graduate of ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School and isdouble majoring in art history andstudio art. She will be graduatingwith honors this May.

Westfield School Sets Fashion,International Talent Show

WESTFIELD — On Friday, Janu-ary 28, Edison Intermediate Schoolwill hold its first International Talentand Fashion Show from 7 to 8:30p.m. in the school auditorium at 800Rahway Avenue, Westfield.

“This program will help raise

awareness of the many cultural dif-ferences in our schools and commu-nity,” explained Edison GuidanceCounselor Gloria White-James.

The program will consist of songs,dances, fashions and informationalbooths and is open to Westfield resi-dents and the surrounding communi-ties.

Music and dancing will includeselections from China, Ireland, theUkraine and India. A fashion showfeaturing Nigerian, Japanese andAmerican attire will also be held thatevening.

Adult members of the communityand students will be performing.

Tickets will be available at the doorand also on sale starting on Monday,January 24, at Edison IntermediateSchool. The ticket price is $3 foradults and $1 for children. LIFE Center at UCC Plans

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SP-F Special Services HeadWill Attend Coffee and Tea

SCOTCH PLAINS – Tom Beese,Director of Special Services in theScotch Plains-Fanwood school dis-trict will lead a special discussion,“Coffee and Tea with Mr. B,” onWednesday, January 26, from 9:30to 11:30 a.m. in the Media Center atScotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool.

Mr. Beese will discuss all of thelatest developments and follow-upsin special education and answer par-ticipants’ questions.

The Lindamood-Bell curriculumproject, Play Attention Project, Bud-get, new child study team members,progress towards corrective actionplan and other issues will be ad-dressed.

The discussion is sponsored andorganized by the Learning Disabili-ties Association of Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

For more information and to at-tend, please call (908) 322-4020, ex-tension no. 5.

CRANFORD – Celebrating its 25thanniversary, the LIFE (Learning isFor Ever) Center, sponsored by UnionCounty College (UCC) will offer freeclasses for senior citizens 65 and overbeginning on Monday, January 24.

This is a program of free college-level classes given at senior citizencenters, senior housing complexes andother sites in Union County, andtaught by UCC faculty members andadjunct staff.

Classes meet once per week, usu-ally for two hours, and are open to allUnion County senior citizens at nocost. Students may take as manycourses as they wish at all locations.

Courses in art, literature, music,political and social history, nutrition,psychology, biology, and computerswill be offered.

For a listing of classes and loca-tions, please call Roberta at the LIFECenter at (908) 965-2990.

Scholarship Contest WinnersReported by Ivy EducationalSCOTCH PLAINS – Ivy Educa-

tional Services has announced thetwo winners of the SAT class/privatetutoring packages they gave away tocelebrate the opening of their ScotchPlains office next to the Stage HouseRestaurant.

Courtney Fox-Sherman ofWestfield and Marla Maccia ofMendham are the winners of a pack-age for the math, critical reading orwriting section of the new SAT.

The class/tutoring packages begin-ning this week are taught by the fol-lowing tutors:

Adrinda Kelly graduated fromHarvard with a degree in English andAmerican Literature. She is an edito-rial assistant in the Test Preparationand Study Guide Division of a topNew York City publisher. Ms. Kellyhas “tutored” many authors and hashad many of her own articles pub-lished. She tutors SAT Verbal, Litera-ture, and College Essays.

Ben Harris earned his master’s de-gree international relations from theLondon School of Economics andearned his Bachelor of Arts degree atJohns Hopkins University. He teachesHebrew school and private music in-struction in addition to SAT and GREtest prep. He is a freelance writer andmusician based in New York. He tu-tors for the SAT, GRE, SAT II Math I& IIC, and college essays.

Adrienne Lazazzera is completingher doctoral degree in anthropologyat the University of Virginia. She re-ceived her Bachelor of Arts degree inAnthropology from Johns Hopkins.She has designed and taught coursesfor high school and college students.She tutors for the SAT Math, SATIIMath I & IIC, and anthropology.

New classes will be beginning atthe beginning of February. Privatetutoring for test prep and curriculumsubjects and college counseling arealways available.

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Ketubah Unit to DineAt Portuguese ManorCOUNTY – The B’nai B’rith

Ketubah Married Couples Unit (40+)will meet for dinner at the PortugueseManor, 310 Elm Street in PerthAmboy, on Sunday, January 30, at 5p.m.

The cost of the dinner will be splitevenly among those attending. Non-members also are welcome to come.Interested persons are asked to callElaine at (908) 232-0062 by Friday,January 28.

SAGE Eldercare to RelocateTo New Summit Address

SUMMIT – SAGE Eldercare, for-merly SAGE Solutions, has an-nounced it will have a new location asof Monday, February 14.

After 50 years of serving the com-munity from its headquarters in aVictorian home at 50 DeForest Av-enue in Summit, the non-profit orga-nization will relocate to a new, state-of-the-art facility at 290 Broad Street,also in Summit.

Construction of the new buildingwas made possible by a $7.1 millioncapital campaign, including supportthrough donations from individuals,corporations and foundations.

The new facility will house all ofSAGE’s programs and services un-der one roof – with the exception ofthe SAGE Resale Shop at 478 MorrisAvenue in Summit.

Along with a new location, theorganization will feature a new logoand the tagline “Let our family takecare of you.” With more space tohouse volunteers and staff members,SAGE Eldercare also will present

three new programs this year.In 2005, SAGE will pilot a bill

paying service; a chore service aimedat assisting seniors with minor homerepairs to ensure their safety, and afall prevention program to reduce therisk of falling.

Anyone interested in visiting SAGEEldercare at its new location and learn-ing more about its programs and ser-vices may call (908) 273-5550.

‘Genies, Lamps and Dreams’On Tap at Township LibrarySCOTCH PLAINS – Youth Stages

will present “Genies, Lamps andDreams: Tales of the Arabian Nights”for children ages three through eightat 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, atthe Scotch Plains Public Library, lo-cated at 1927 Bartle Avenue.

Nancy McBride and Joey Madia –with a great deal of participation fromthe audience – will recreate the tales of

the Genie and the Fisherwoman, Sinbadthe Sailor, Aladdin and the Genie, andAli Baba and the Sticky Thieves.

Youth Stages, a professional the-ater group from Princeton, first ap-peared at the library last summer. Theperformance is free and pre-registra-tion is optional. For further informa-tion or directions, please call (908)322-5007.

Township Library to BeginAdult Evening Book GroupSCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch

Plains Public Library has announcedthe start of an evening book discus-sion for adult patrons, which willmeet the first Monday of each monthat 7:15 p.m. and will be led by EdieScher.

The first program will take place onFebruary 7, when the group will dis-cuss “We Need to Talk About Kevin”by Lionel Shriver. Copies of themonthly selection will be available atthe library prior to the discussion.

Ms. Scher is presently on the En-glish faculty at the Union CountyMagnet School, where she teaches

classes on Shakespeare and Litera-ture of the Stage. She also is a pub-lished author.

The library’s afternoon book dis-cussion group will continue to meeton the third Tuesday of each month.The new group is being formed inresponse to many requests for anevening program.

Pre-registration is optional but sug-gested to accommodate sufficientcopies of the book for the group.Light refreshments will be served.The library is located at 1927 BartleAvenue. For further information ordirections, please call (908) 322-5007.

Horace R. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING THE REAL SCOOP…Mountainside Tiger Cub Troup 8, above, andTiger Cub Troup 9, below, recently toured The Westfield Leader and The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times office and got the real scoop on how the newspaperoperates.


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PAT MINEO GRABS MAJOR DECISION OVER TAGLIA

SP-F Raider Matmen DefeatTough Cougar Squad, 43-24

MILLER PUMPS IN 17 PTS, FIETKIEWICZ SCORES 13

Blue Knight Cagers ‘Ware’Down Blue Devil Girls, 71-53

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

Cranford High School gymnasiumset the stage for an exciting matchbetween the hosting Cougars and theRaiders of Scotch Plains-Fanwoodon January 12. In the end the match,which featured three key showdownbouts, was won, 43-24, by the 7-1Raiders.

The first of the three showdownscame at 130-lbs where Cougar starAnthony Crecca pulled off a late sec-ond-period takedown and added avery quick fireman’s takedown in thethird period to defeat Raider DakiemGaines, 6-3. Gaines got a double legtakedown and an escape.

The most amazing bout came at140-lbs between Raider Pat Mineoand Cougar Chris Taglia who hadbattled to close bouts in the districtfinals and Region 3 tournament lastyear. Mineo won both, 8-5, and 10-6,respectively. This time, Mineo took itto Taglia and walked off the mats witha 14-1, majority decision but the boutwas not without another type of dramathat was reminiscent of last year’sbout with Roselle Park.

After Mineo pulled off a superbquick side drop takedown to near fallmove in the first period and added anescape, a takedown and a two-pointtilt in the second period to take a 10-0 lead, his nose began to bleed and thebleeding time clock, with a five minutelimitation, began to tick. After somerepairs, Mineo went to center mat

again but his nose began to bleedagain. This time, donning a superbandage job and a mask, Mineo wasable to add a takedown and a two-point tilt to complete the bout.

“I went out to North Dakota overthe summer and wrestled in the Beastof the East. I feel I got a lot better. Itook it to him and wrestled the way

I’ve been wrestling. I knew what hedid last year, so I worked on my duckunders. I knew he would turn in so itwas a slide by to his back and I caughthim a few times. I liked the outcome,”said Mineo.

“I’m proud of everyone but it kindof goes back to the Roselle Park inci-dent. It drove me up a wall but Pat dida wonderful job. He stepped up andtook it to him. He doesn’t lose focusof what’s important,” said RaiderHead Coach John Scholz.

The third showdown came in the215-lb bout between two strongmen,Raider Nick Giannaci and CougarMatt Costello. Both had plenty ofexplosive power but Giannaci had the


Katrina and Betina Ware demon-strated that they have spent a lot oftime on the courts as they hit for acombined 53 points in a 71-53Irvington High School victory overhost Westfield on January 13. BlueDevil freshman Erin Miller also let itbe known that she had the ability tofray the net by burning in 17 points,

including three 3-pointers, while abet-ting with six assists and creating sixacts of theft.

Blue Devil junior ChristinaFietkiewicz came off the bench latein the second quarter and poured in13 points – 12 in the second half –while hauling in seven rebounds.Point guard Gabriele O’Leary, whocontributed three points, had six as-sists and four steals. Stephanie

Slodyczka put in six points, had fourrebounds and made five blocked shots.Lauren Sinnenberg had four pointsand Danielle Infantino had two pointsand four rebounds. Casey El Kouryand Kate Judd each nailed a 3-pointer.The Blue Knights finished with four3-pointers.

“I’m proud of the girls. We playeda tough game. We were playing against

CAMERON, HELOCK, M. HENKELS GRAB VICTORIES

SPF Raider Swimmers DunkBridgewater HS Girls, 89-81

SHAFFER, WHITNEY, McCAY, KAMEL PIN

Elizabeth Capitalizes, TopBlue Devil Matmen, 54-29

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Propelled by freshman MelissaHelock who supplied two victoriesand swam on a first-place relay team,the 4-2 Scotch Plains High Schoolgirls’ swimming team topped visitingBridgewater, 89-81, while the depthof the Bridgewater boys proved to bethe deciding factor in defeating the 5-3 Raiders, 116-54, on January 13.

Helock glided to victory in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.33 then tookcontrol of the 500-freestyle in 5:29.05.Senior team captain AmandaCameron was victorious in the 200-meter individual medley (IM) in2:21.05 and touched second in the100-meter backstroke in 1:05.20.Cameron joined Mary Henkels, jun-ior Kristen Henkels and JillianMurphy to win the 200-yard freestylerelay in 1:46.18.

“We all have been swimming soawesome that I think we’re on targetright now. Currently we are placedfifth in the state,” said Cameron. “Welost to Westfield by four points butnow we want to show them that wecan come near them in counties andmaybe even beat them.”

Mary Henkels tasted victory in the

100-backstroke with a time of 1:04.82.Brittany Larkin, Kate Johnson, KristenHenkels and Helock closed out themeet with a solid performance to winthe 400-freestyle relay in 3:53.01.

“It was tough going into that swimat the end of the meet,” said RaiderHead Coach Jessie Hulnik. “You’reexhausted and the meet depends on it.You really cannot gauge how hard

you need to go, so those kids had touse whatever they had left.”

Murphy placed second in the 50-meter freestyle in 25:81 then touchedsecond in the 100-yard freestyle in56:67. Larkin placed second in the100-butterfly in 1:05.77 and CatherineHarley touched second in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:18.40.

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Andrew Shaffer, Dan Whitney,Colin McKay and Matt Kamel eachrecorded pins for the Westfield HighSchool wrestling squad, however ced-ing 48 team points via forfeit earnedElizabeth a 54-29 victory in Westfieldon January 12.

“We’re trying to get more aggressiveon our feet, nothing flashy, simplyworking singles, doubles, high crotchesand front headlocks, the stuff that’sgoing to beat anybody at any level,”said Blue Devil Head Coach Glen Kurz.

Shaffer (10-2) put on a clinic anddemolished 152-lb Anthony Daviswhen he flicked him to the mat atwill, rode him and finally showedhim the lights at 3:55.

“I haven’t been working my offensetoo well as of late, so I was looking toget back by hitting some of my high‘C’s and doubles,” said Shaffer. “All ofmy takedowns except for one came offfront headlocks. Later in the secondperiod, I responded with a reversal, sathim back, dropped my arm over hishead and pinned him.”

Whitney (10-2) made it look easyat 171-lbs when he destroyed Min-uteman Raheem Eleazer in 1:20.

“My first takedown came off a highcrotch. I rolled him onto his back andheld him there for a while but wewent out of bounds. Heading back tothe middle, somehow he tripped overhis own feet. I got on top of him,

applied the half and pinned him.”McKay crunched 119-lb Anthony

Niar to his back at 1:26.“I went out looking for the first

takedown and to see what would hap-pen from there,” said McKay. “I gotthe first takedown and I saw his armgo to the outside, so I decided to go





David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTAKING A SHOT AT THE BASKET…Blue Devil Stephanie Slodyczka, No. 21, takes a shot at the basket as teammatesLauren Sinnenberg, No. 20, and Erin Miller, No. 11, await the outcome. Irvington’s Betina Ware guards the basket.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUGAR IN A TIGHT SITUATION…Raider Ricky Olsson, front, has CougarSteve Chencharik stuck in a double back, arm bar in his 125-lb bout.

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCRUISING TO VICTORY…The SP-F Raider girls’ swimming team brought home victories in the 200 relay (M. Helock),the 200 IM (A. Cameron), the 500 freestyle (M. Helock), the 100-backstroke (M.Henkeld) and the 400 freestyle relay teamof (B. Larkin, K. Johnson, K. Henkels and Helock) to dunk Bridgewater HS, 89-81.

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Jim O’Connor (NJ Sport Pics) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING A PINPOINT SAVE…Blue Devil goalie Eric Zagorski, No. 1 makes apointblank save against Summit senior forward Tim Feeley last week. Summitwon, 5-3. Jim O’Connor has several pictures of the Westfield ice hockey team andhe can be reached at www.njsportpics.com.

TV Has Ruined SportsFor At Least One Fan

When I was a kid, there were fourTV stations to watch. If I rememberright, they were CBS, ABC, NBC andthe Dumont Network. That was it.Four! My current cable hookup givesme over 400 channels, but it could justas easily still be four – The HistoryChannel, TV Land, ESPN Classic (withall post-1970 stuff blocked out) andeither American Movie Classics orTurner Classic Movies. (OK, maybe Iwould need five, because HBO’sCarnivale is back for its second seasonon Sunday nights.)

TV has probably done more to influ-ence American culture than we canimagine … and that isn’t necessarily agood thing.

Gary Kehler used to always have theWHS football team over on Sundayafternoons to watch films of the previ-ous day’s game. One reason he didthat, the rumor goes, was so the kidswouldn’t watch NFL games on Sun-days and get bad habits. If “GK”thought it wouldn’t be productive forhis kids to watch NFL games in the1960s, what would he think today?

How long would Randy Moss last ina WHS uniform if he “mooned” theUnion bench after scoring a touch-down? Who cares what the Green Bayfans have done for years, mooningopponent’s busses? How long wouldsome of those defensive linemen lastwhen they celebrate over a sacked quar-terback? Dick Zimmer would’ve hadthe headphones on the ground and bereaming the player out. Would BarryBonds get away with not running out apop up if Norm Koury was his coach?How would Neil Horne have reacted ifTim Goski showed up Rodman-esquewith green hair?

But is it the fault of Moss, Bonds andDennis Rodman and the others? Afterall, they’re just the by-product of whatthey’ve seen for years on ESPN andFOX and all the other non-stop sportsshows. ESPN has its Top 10 playsevery night, and it’s a hot dog lover’sdelight. You don’t make the ESPN

highlights if you just quietly go aboutyour job, as a professional. I was goingaround the channels the other nightand actually watched it. Of the 10highlights, eight were by players onthe losing team … and I wondered ifthere was a correlation.

Maybe I live with my head in thesand, but I sure prefer the days whenguys scored a touchdown and flippedthe ball to the ref (not flipped the birdto the fans). And they also didn’t haveto worry about five or six 300-poundguys jumping on them to celebrate.And end zone dances? How come JimBrown and Gale Sayers never did them?And what the heck is it with guyswearing black socks? The Mets’ RonHunt used to get hit by pitches 20 to 30times every year, but I never rememberhim charging the mound. Guys used tohit home runs and actually be almost tosecond base before the ball landed, notstill in the batter’s box. Players whoweren’t pitchers could actually laydown a sacrifice bunt. And guys whomissed an 18-foot jump shot wouldactually follow up their shot or at leasttry for a rebound.

But most of what I like to see is onlyavailable in black and white on “Clas-sic.” That was all, ironically, from thepre-ESPN era. It’s probably wrong toblame all the woes of sports on onetelevision network (especially whenabsurd salaries are at least equally toblame, but that’s another column). ButI used to love watching the occasionalcollege football or basketball game. Itwas special, because it wasn’t some-thing that was on very often. SinceESPN and the NFL and NBA delugedthe market with games every day andnight, I can’t even watch it anymore. Itmight as well be QVC, or the HomeShopping Network … it’s just “blah,blah, blah … ”

TRIVIA QUESTIONWHS Hall of Famer Tim Goski is

No. 7 on the school’s all-time scoringlist. Bob King, Bob Felter and BooBowers are the only 1,000-plus pointscorers. Who are Nos. 4, 5 and 6 on thelist?

A DAY TO REMEMBERPat Daurio, a junior on the WHS

boys swim team, had a memorableSunday in The Bubble at West Windsor-Plainsboro South. Competing in the26th Pirate Invitational, Daurio be-came the first Blue Devil since SeanSchafer (1994) to win two events at thePirate. And Daurio’s wins in the 200-individual medley and 100 breaststrokemoved him into the No. 2 spot in eachevent on the WHS Top 15 All-TimeList. He trails WHS Hall of FamerDarren Hertell in the IM and two-timestate champion Dave Schwartz in thebreaststroke. Daurio trains year-roundwith 1992 WHS swim captain Ed Pretreat the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA.

CONTEST UPDATEOK, we’re now up to FIVE entries in

the What Was the Best Year for WHS?contest. It’s easy to play (only oneentry per person), and free. And if youcan guess what school year was thebest in school history, you win a nightat the Jolly Trolley with the Corbinbrothers! Just send me an email withyour guess and when the numbers arecompiled, you could be a winner. Weare going to put a Feb. 3 deadline onyour entries, so that gives you two fullweeks to come up with your guess.And, should multiple people guess thecorrect year, there will be a tiebreakerquiz.

MAT MIDGETSWe have received word that the PAL

Wrestling program in Westfield is aliveand well, and ready to help WHS re-turn to its proper place in New Jerseywrestling. Every top team is the resultof an active and vibrant youth feedersystem. Coaches John Yingling andHarry Kalimtzis have 40 boys in the K-3 beginner program and another 25 onthe Central Jersey Midget WrestlingLeague team (grades 3-6). There isalso a team in the New Jersey GradeSchool League (grades 5-8).

For more information about thePAL team, please contact MicheleAlbano at (908) 317-9044 [email protected].

REMEMBER WHEN …Jan. 22, 1960: WHS wrestlers defeat

Roselle Park 20-19. Coach Gary Kehlersaid, “That puts us on the (N.J. wres-tling) map.”

Jan. 22, 1994: Shi-Kia Carter scoresno points but grabs a school record 25rebounds in a 39-38 win over Kearny.

Jan. 25, 1975: Heavyweight JimHoward’s third-period escape earns a1-1 tie that gives WHS a 21-20 winover Hunterdon Central. Moments ear-lier, John Williams had posted a 7-2win over Joe Alvater in another keybout.

Jan. 26, 1985: The WHS wrestlersend Hunterdon Central’s 49-matchunbeaten streak with a 32-22 victory.The Blue Devils featured John Schaefer(108) and Rob O’Hara (115) downbelow, and a solid middle-upperweights of Mark Giacone (148), TolyVolkov (158), Mike Stagaard (170)and Jay Factor (188).

TRIVIA ANSWERJohn Miles (Class of 1985, 971

points), Dan Deserio (’02, 951) andSpud Monroe (‘’77, 925). Goski onlyplayed two years varsity and had 901points. King (’63) leads with 1,329,followed by Felter (’65, 1,094) andBowers (’77, 1,002). All but Goskiplayed three years varsity.

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Blue Devil Icemen WinFirst 2 Games of Season

By ANDREW GOLDMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School icehockey team commenced an impor-tant week, which consisted of gamesagainst three division opponents, be-ginning with Summit on January 11.Westfield lost that game 5-3; how-ever, they bounced back to win theirnext two games (their first two winsof the year) against A.L. Johnson andNutley.

On January 12, the Blue Devilsedged Johnson 8-7. Westfield fell be-hind only once and responded by scor-ing five of the next six goals to take a7-4 lead. However, the Blue Devilsfailed to hold the lead, which theygained in the third period and neededa goal in the game’s final two minutesfrom senior Captain Brent Davis tobreak the tie and earn the win.

After the game, junior Assistant Cap-tain Sal Esposito, who contributed fourassists, said, “This game was good forus. It was a big win. The bounces finallywent our way and we capitalized on it.Now that we have won a game we havegained confidence that will lead to a lot

more wins.”Westfield got three goals each from

Davis and senior Ryan Madaras. Theother goals were by sophomore BrianDavidson and senior Captain Greg Speir.

The Blue Devils finished the weekwith a 4-3 win over conference foeNutley. Westfield jumped out to a 3-0 lead, then blew the three-goal leadfor the second consecutive game.Again, Brent Davis came to the res-cue to score the Blue Devils’ secondconsecutive game-winning goal.Davis scored two goals and Davidsonscored one, as did Speir.

Westfield is hoping to continue itswinning ways in order to qualify forstates.

Blue Devil Boys RapUnion Cagers, 66-58The Westfield High School boys

basketball team outpaced the visitingFarmers from Union to grab a 66-58victory on January 15. Senior BryanPower nailed eight of his 15 points inthe fourth quarter for the 4-6 BlueDevils.

Tom Bonard scored 15 points, EricHayes sank 13 and Mike Veneziabucketed 11 while Billy Hearon andJosh Gerckens each added four pointsfor Westfield. Sean Houston led the1-9 Farmers with 17 points.Union 4 24 14 16 58Westfield 14 14 17 21 66

MACNEIL CAPTURES FIRST IN 800M

Devil Boys Get 3rd, Girls 8thAt Group 3 Indoor Track

The Westfield High School boystied for third with Oakcrest, eachwith a total of 18, in the NJSIAAGroup 3 Track and Field Champion-ships at Jadwin Gym in Princeton onJanuary 16. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys finishedin a five-way tie for 15th with a totalof eight points. The Westfield girlsplaced eighth with a total of 11.

Blue Devil Emily MacNeil took tohonors in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:19.6. MacNeil has be-come the first member of the Westfieldgirls program to win a group level title.In her previous three years, she hasplaced fourth in this meet. Despite themeet having been held at a much earlier

date than in past years, her time was herbest performance at this meet.

Teammate Annie Onishi, runningeighth with 50 meters remaining, puton a strong kick to place sixth in the800 meters with a season-best time of2:25.8. It was the first time she placedin the top six to move on to the Meetof Champions. Last year she quali-fied as a wild card.

Blue Devil Mike Woods cleared13’0” to take second in the pole vault.Jeff Perrella finished third in the 3,200meters with a time of 9:53.39 and RobBroadbent finished fourth in the 800meters with a time of 2:02.87. RaiderSean Smith crossed second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.1.

Raider Hoopmen BurnMinutemen, 60-57

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Highschool boys basketball team improvedto 5-5 by stinging Elizabeth, 60-57, inScotch Plains on January 13. GregBayard, who finished with 16 points,sank three 3-pointers in the first quarterto give the Raiders a 19-15 head start.

Rob Lewis netted 10 points and GavinFord hit for eight points and pulleddown 10 rebounds for the Raiders. DJGarrett scored eight points and JeffMarable put in six. Corey Williams had18 points for the 5-4 Minutemen.Elizabeth 15 10 21 11 57Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 19 17 16 8 60

Lady Raiders EraseAllen Cagers, 55-37

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Highschool girls basketball team traveledto Nazareth, Pa. on January 15 andreturned with a convincing, 55-37,victory over Allen. Hillary Klimowiczhad her 10th straight double-doublewith 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Elizabeth DeCataldo sank 15points, Maura Gillooly put up 13,Tiffany Smith scored seven and JennyBurke netted six for the 8-3 Raiders.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 22 14 13 6 55Allen (6-5) 6 8 16 7 37

Viking Hoopsters TopDayton Boys, 60-35

The Union Catholic High Schoolboys basketball team jumped all overvisiting Jonathan Dayton, with a 12-6 first-quarter run and a 23-9 secondquarter sprint, to coast to a 60-35victory on January 14.

Matt Peters and Obi Nwizgugboeach scored 12 points for the 4-4Vikings. Joe Furnaguera netted 14points for the 4-4 Bulldogs.Dayton 6 9 15 5 35Union Catholic 12 23 13 12 60

Raider Hoopsters RapIrvington Girls, 70-59The 6-3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood

High School girls basketball teamhanded Irvington its first loss with a70-59 drudging in Irvington on Janu-ary 11. Hillary Klimowicz sank 19points, had 13 rebounds and madeeight blocks for the Raiders.

Jenny Burke scored nine of her 11points in the third quarter when theRaiders outscored the 8-1 Blue Knights,21-8. Tiffany Smith had 10 points andMaura Gillooly scored nine whileKatrina Ware scored 37 for Irvington.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 16 20 21 13 70Irvington 13 12 8 26 59


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“We hung tough today. Maybe notnecessarily swimming the best times,but placing where we needed to,” saidHulnik. “I’m pleased with the waywe held on in certain events.Bridgewater had kids popping off theirtimes left and right. There were acouple of surprises in events that Iexpected to take, so we had to step itup in other events. Harley, in thebreaststroke, did a great job becausepressure was key today. If she didn’tplace with one of her best times of theseason, I don’t think we would havebeen able to take it in the end.”

Despite not winning a race, the Raiderboys’ established pretty good timesagainst the seventh-ranked Panthers.Senior Co-Captain David Hauptmantouched second in the 50-freestyle andthe 100-freestyle with respective timesof 23:50 and 53:00. In the 100-butter-fly, Co-Captain Mike Sheffield touchedsecond with a time of 57:95.

“We competed against big schoolsearly on, so we really have not beenable to see how well we do againstschools our size,” said Hulnik. “It maybe a little rougher ride for the boys toget where they want to be, but I thinkthey’re going to do it. We had severalillnesses that we’re coming back frombut I really feel by the time countiesand states come around we’re going tobe right in the mix of everything.”

“We definitely appear to have moredepth that I thought we would haveand we’re surprising some teams onhow well we’re doing,” saidHauptman. “While we don’t have asmany superstar swimmers it seemslike we’re getting the job done alright.As captain, I want them to understandthat they need to step up, swim ashard as they can to get the job donebut have fun doing it.”

for the half. While I was turning him hetried to roll but I squeezed as hard as Icould. Once you get someone on theirback, you don’t want them getting outbecause mistakes can happen.”

Blue Devil Sam Kramer, wrestlingin his first match of the season,matched up with Erick Ogada in the125-lb. class. Kramer opened up hisoffensive weaponry with double legtakedowns then added a high crotchand half nelson to build up a 11-2lead. Kramer took the heart out of hisopponent in the third period when heapplied a high crotch double to chalkup the 14-2 victory.

“It was so big to get this win againsta kid that knew what he was doing,”said Kramer. “I just used stuff that’sreal easy to use against kids of hisheight. I wrestled him last year in thecounties and this win means that hehas not closed the gap at all on mewhile I extended it.”

Kamel at 130-lbs, had a standoutperformance and slicked KendallNelson down with three double legtakedowns added a half nelson to sealthe bout in 3:06.

“We’re getting better every day.That’s what we said in the beginningof the season and we’re going to con-tinue to work hard to do that,” saidKurz. “The kids have their individualgoals. We focus really on the bigtournaments at the end of the season.All of this is just gearing up for thatand in a way it’s almost nice since wedon’t have the pressure of a teamseeking a sectional title looming overus and the kids can focus on them-selves as individuals.”

DAURIO WINS TWO FOR DEVIL BOYS

Lady Devils Place Second,Raiders 3rd at Pirate Invt’l

A wave of “Blue” bathing suits filledin most of the top spots when theWestfield High School and ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School girls fin-ished second and third, respectively, atthe Pirate Invitational swim meet atthe Bubble in Princeton Junction onJanuary 15. Mount St. Mary won theevent with a total of 237 while the BlueDevils totaled 204 and the Raiderstotaled 177. The Blue Devil boys fin-ished 10th in their meet on January 16with 53 points while the Raider boysplaced 11th with 28 points.

The Blue Devil girls’ strongest in-dividual showing came in the 100-breaststroke where Jackie Dela Fuenteat 1:09.47 and Amanda Dickson at1:09.62 finished 2-3, respectively.Dickson also finished third in the200-individual medley with a time of2:14.03 while teammate Darrell AnnSmith finished fifth at 2:19.5.Westfield also touched second in the200-yard medley relay at 1:56.78,third in the 400-freestyle relay at3:49.05 and third in the 200-freestylerelay at 1:47.14.

Blue Devil Kylie Fraser touchedfourth in the 500-freestyle with atime of 5:31.16 and fourth in the 100-butterfly at 1:03.12 while teammateBrittany Reyes touched third in theevent at 1:02.02.

The Raider girls took top honors inone individual event and one teamevent. Melissa Helock came in first inthe 200-freestyle with a time of1:58.92 while Amanda Cameron fin-ished fifth at 2:03.29. Helock alsotouched second in the 100-butterflyat 1:01.4. Cameron and JillianMurphy touched 5-6 in the 100-freestyle with respective times of57.69 and 57.72. Murphy and MaryHenkels placed 5-6 in the 100-back-stroke with respective times of 1:05.53and 1:06.2.

Raiders Helock, Cameron, Henkelsand Murphy took top honors in the400-freestyle relay with a time of3:48.53. The Raiders also placed sec-ond in the 200-freestyle relay at1:44.94 and fifth in the 200-medleyrelay at 2:02.64.

Blue Devil Pat Daurio made his-tory by breaking the meet record inthe boys 100-breaststroke with a timeof 59.29. The former record was setlast year by Eric Swenson of ScotchPlains for St. Joseph’s. Daurio alsotouched first in the 200-individualmedley with a time of 1:55.94. RaiderDavid Hauptman placed sixth in the50-freestyle with a time of 23.5.

Blue Devil Bowlers WhipKearny and Livingston


The Westfield High School BlueDevils bowling team swept three gamesfrom Kearny to gain a 7-0 score onJanuary 11 at Hyway Bowl in Linden.Then on January 13, the Blue Devilsimproved their meet record to 8-1 bybouncing Livingston five games to two.

“The season is progressing verynicely,” commented Blue Devil HeadCoach Mike Tirone. “Since it wasthought to be a rebuilding year.”

On January 6, the Blue Devils real-ized that it could be more than just arebuilding year after they blankedthen No. 2 ranked Linden 7-0 andwon total pins, 2,747-2,610.

“Linden was an extremely huge winsince they have their entire lineup backfrom last year and especially since theywere ranked number two,” said Tirone.

The Blue Devils outpointed the

Kearny Kardinals, 2607-2389, in to-tal pins. Brian Stotter led the BlueDevils with a 609 series, with gamesof 191, 203 and 215. Fellow seniorBrian Burkhardt had a 191 high gameand a solid 532 series to lead thekeglers to the win.

In the first game against theLivingston Lancers, the Blue Devilslost, 859-769, which was their lowscore of the year. Freshman EricCurialle entered the second game andbowled a 256 to wake up and lead theBlue Devils to an 892-831 victory.Sophomore Harrison Mercado bowleda 208 third game to lead Westfield toan 832-794 victory. Westfield won intotal pins, 2493-2484.

“It was a really tough meet,” Tironesaid of the Livingston meet. “EricCurialle carried us to help us win thematch. We have all freshmen andsophomores.”

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesAWESOME FOURSOME…Raiders Melissa Helock, Katie Johnson, BrittanyLudkin and Kristen Engle (left to right) enjoy their victory in the 400-meter freerelay. The SPF girls sank Bridgewater, 89-81.

No. 6 Lady Raiders BombardElizabeth Hoop Girls, 62-43Sophomore guard Allie Zazzali tied

her career-high with 12 points, includ-ing 10 in the first half, as the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School girlsbasketball team registered its fifth-straight win with a 62-43 victory overhost Elizabeth on January 13.

Elizabeth took a 10-8 lead in thefirst quarter led by forward DeonnaOverton who scored six points.Zazzali caught fire in the second quar-ter, hitting all three of her shots, in-cluding a 3-pointer, and a pair of freethrows to give the 7-3 Raiders a 27-22, halftime lead.

In the second half, Raider HillaryKlimowicz pushed in 18 of her game-high 25 points. An inlet pass fromZazzali, which led to a Klimowicz layupat the end of the third quarter, gave the

Raiders a 45-33 lead. The lead stretchedto 22 at one point in the fourth quarter.

Klimowicz hit 12-of-19 shootingfrom the floor and added 16 rebounds,seven blocks and two steals. Zazzalihit 4-of-5 from the floor. Tiffany Smithadded eight points and six reboundsand Lauren Benevengo contributedseven points. Marbeli Montas scored15 and Overton and Qinna Porteradded nine apiece for Elizabeth.SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD (7-3)Gillooly 0-1-0-3, Burke 1-0-0-2,Decataldo 1-1-0-5, Benevengo 2-0-3-7,Klimowicz 12-0-1-25, Smith 4-0-0-8,Zazzali 3-1-3-12.ELIZABETH (5-5)Montas 7-0-1-15, Adbur-Rahman 1-2-0-8, Hector 1-0-0-2, Porter 4-0-1-9, Overton4-1-0-9.

Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 8 19 18 17 62Elizabeth 10 12 11 10 43

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING READY TO DROP HIM…In the 152-lb. Bout, Blue Devil AndrewShaffer sits back Minuteman Anthony Davis then showed him the Westfield lightsat 3:55. Shaffer upped his record to 10-2.

Viking Hoopmen MuteOratory Boys, 58-44

The Union Catholic High Schoolboys basketball team silenced Ora-tory, 58-44, in Summit to even itsrecord to 3-3. Chris Esperon bucketedeight of his 16 points in the first quar-ter when the Vikings rolled to a 17-6lead. Mike Seamon added six points.Union Catholic 17 12 10 19 58Oratory 6 12 10 16 44

Irvington Boys DownDevil Cagers, 48-36

The Westfield High School boysbasketball team found the going roughagainst 9-1 Irvington as the BlueKnights dealt the Blue Devils a, 48-36, defeat in Irvington on January 13.Terron Rogers scored 12 points forthe 3-6 Blue Devils while Billy Hearonhad seven, Eric Hayes netted six andBryan Power sank five.Westfield 7 5 14 10 36Irvington 12 4 14 18 48

Blue Devil Cagers JarEast Side Boys, 55-48The Westfield High School boys

basketball team got back on the win-ning track by jarring Newark EastSide, 55-48, in Newark on January11. Senior Bryan Power pushed in 16points and pulled down 10 reboundsfor the 3-4 Blue Devils.

Terron Rogers sank nine points,Billy Hearon nailed eight and MikeVenezia scored seven points whileJosh Gerckens had six for Westfield.Corey Chandler scored 16 for 5-3East Side.Westfield 13 8 17 17 55East Side 14 12 14 8 48


Blue Knight Cagers ‘Ware’Down Blue Devil Girls, 71-53


SP-F Raider Matmen DefeatTough Cougar Squad, 43-24


Karen Clarkson for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTORMING THE GOALIE…The Westfield High School JV ice hockey teamstorm a Crusader goalie and went on to beat A. L. Johnson, 10-2, at Floyd Hall(Montclair State University) on January 10.

advantage of wrestling knowledge togo along with decent balance.Giannaci accumulated fivetakedowns, a reversal and an escapeto win a 13-6 decision.

“I need some work on top. I let himout too much. I was riding too high,”said Giannaci. “I saw him suckingwind. My endurance was above hisbut I still need to work on it.”

With the match beginning at 103-lbs, the Cougars took a 3-0 lead whenJesse Hynes won a 4-0 decision overGary Schardien but Raider TrevorCannon pinned Mesut Ozcar in 2:40with a Petersen stack at 112-lbs. At119-lbs, Raider Sal Gano pinned MattPetrozziello with a half nelson, tightwaist in 1:44 and Ricky Olssoncranked 125-lb Steve Chencharik withdouble, back arm bar maneuvers toseize an 8-2 decision and to give theRaiders a 15-3 lead.

At 135-lbs, Raider Steve Mineoused a double grapevine smother tosettle Chris Ridente in 1:26. After PatMineo’s win put the Raiders ahead,25-6, Raider Anthony Ferrante uppedhis record to 10-1 with a 4-0 victoryover 145-lb Cougar Jeb Dennis.

“You could tell that he was stallingon me. I’ve got to work on my pins alittle more but, overall, I thought thatI did a great job and so did the team,”stated Ferrante.

Raider AJ Watson effectively usedhis height leverage to pin 152-lb SteveFerrao in 2:58 using a double grape-vine and chin hook. Earlier, Watsonhad a great five-point maneuver us-ing double overhooks to take Ferraoto the mat.

“I came out with a throw. When Iwas down, I tried to work legs but

when he came up for an escape, that’swhen I pancaked him to his back,”explained Watson.

Cougar Pat Hogan, ranked in thetop eight at 160-lbs, stopped Joe Bachiin 2:49 and CJ Ferrara pinned RobBethea in 19 seconds at 171-lbs. In about that could have gone either way,Cougar Dave Veca pinned ChrisPhlaum in 3:52. Raider heavyweightMarc Fabiano received a forfeit.

“I like good competition. I don’twant anyone blowing the other out. Itwas great,” said Scholz.

WEIGHT SEQUENCE:103: — Hynes (C) d. Schardien, 4-0112: — Cannon (S) p. Ozcar, 2:40119: — Gano (S) p. Petrozziello, 1:44125: — Olsson (S) d. Chencharik, 8-2130: — Crecca (C) d. Gaines, 6-3135: — S. Mineo (S) p. Ridente, 1:26140: — P. Mineo (S) md Taglia, 14-1145: — Ferrante (S) d. Dennis, 4-0152: — Watson (S) p. Ferrao, 2:58160: — Hogan (C) p. Bachi, 2:49171: — CJ Ferrara (C) p. Rob Bethea,:19189: — Dave Veca (C) p. Chris Pflaum,3:52215: — Giannaci (S) d. Costello, 13-6Hwt: — Marc Fabiano (S) won forfeit

a very good team. We knew we had tostop the twins (Katrina and Betina).They are outstanding ball players. Theyare good athletes. They drive to thebasket and dish it off to someone,” saidBlue Devil Head Coach Joe Marino.

Both teams had a propensity formoving the ball quickly down courtand driving hard to the basket but the9-1 Blue Knights were especiallymore effective with that technique inthe first half and darted to a 43-24lead. Katrina Ware, who finished withfour assists, netted 13 points in the

second quarter and finished with 19for that half. Betina Ware, who ledeveryone with 18 rebounds, hit 11 ofher points in the half.

In the second half, the Blue Devilsheld their own and even outscored theBlue Knights, 29-28. But still therapid pace prevailed in both quarters,which led to many fouls and manytrips to the line and Irvington wasdeadly, hitting 17-for-20 for 85 per-cent. Katrina Ware bucketed all 11 ofher free throws.

The Blue Devils were shaky fromthe free throw line in the first half andhit just 6-for-14, but came around alittle bit in the second half to hit 10-for-17 to finish 16-for-31 for 51 per-cent. Fietkiewicz hit 5-for-8 andMiller was 8-for-13 from the line.

“We only shot 50 percent for foulshots! The nice thing is, the secondhalf we outscored them. That’s a posi-tive to work on,” said Marino. “Theywere a good team. We respect that.Hopefully, we can catch them downthe road.”

The Blue Devil girls will host Eliza-beth today, January 20, at 4 p.m.Irvington 20 23 11 17 71Westfield 11 13 12 17 53

Westfield PAL Wrestlers TopMiddlesex, Plainfield Mat Kids

The Westfield PAL wrestling teamimproved to 3-2 with back to backwins over Middlesex and Plainfieldthis past week. The Little Blue Devilscompete in the Central Jersey MidgetWrestling League.

The January 10 match againstMiddlesex saw tremendous effortsby Nick Kalimtzis, Connor Chopey,Matt Albano, Troy Skibitsky, ColinBarber, Christian Barber and TonyPafumi. Novice wrestler and heavy-weight Brendan Oster put Westfieldon top with his first win of the season.Pins by Albano, Skibitsky and Pafumiprovided the, 38-32, margin of vic-tory over Middlesex.

On January 2, the Little Blue Dev-

ils were victorious over Plainfield,51-41, at Plainfield High School. JakeRabinowitz (pin), Matt Barber (pin),Brian Bulger (superior), Matt Albano(pin), Troy Skibitsky (pin), ColinBarber (pin), Jey Yingling (major),Christian Barber (pin) and TonyPafumi (F) won for Westfield.

PAL sponsors a Beginning Wres-tling program (K-3rd grade), a teamin the Central Jersey Midget Wres-tling League (3rd through 6th grades)and a team in the New Jersey GradeSchool League (5th through 8thgrades). For more information of thePAL Wrestling programs, please visittheir website atww.WestfieldPALWrestling.com.

SP-F U-12 Tempest Girls TieMendham Soccer Girls, 2-2The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Tem-

pest U-12 girls soccer team posted a2-2 tie against Mendham at The Cen-ter Circle in Rahway on January 16.

Metuchen matched the 1-0-1Tempest’s intensity and no scoring oc-curred until 22 minutes had passed whena Metuchen forward found the net andthe Tempest fell behind for the first timethis season. Ten minutes later EricaRandazzo took a nice pass from MelanieRome and ripped it past the Metuchenkeeper to even the score at 1-1.

Despite heavy pressure and shots ongoal from forwards AlexandraMolinaro, Michelle Rogoff and AvikaShah, the Tempest found themselvesbehind again when an indirect kickgave Metuchen a 2-1 lead. It couldhave been worse but defenders ClaudiaFalconieri and Meghan Cunninghamhustled around the field to limit thenumber shots taken at goalkeepersPaige Della Badia and Emma Kelly.

Then, with 10:20 left in the game,Elizabeth Tenzer fired a shot high intothe Metuchen net to tie the score.

Though playing somewhat short-handed with Ali Pearl on the benchwith an arm injury, the last 10 minutessaw great pressure put on the opposingkeeper, but she did an outstanding jobkeeping the Tempest at bay.

Union County High SchoolVarsity Wrestling Results:

JANUARY 12:ROSELLE PARK 39, BREARLEY 27

KEY BOUTS:215: — Jesse Boyden (B) p. AnthonyWeiland, 1:28112: — Dan Conroy (B) d. Kevin Blatt, 15-13119: — Joe Blackford (RP) tf JemViglianti, 17-1, 3:21125: — Ross Soares (RP) d. Joe Mraz, 5-4130: — Brian Swick (RP) p. Mike Lawson,1:29

LINDEN 43, IRVINGTON 24KEY BOUTS:

130: — Will Cooper (L) md AnthonyJallah, 17-4152: — Marco Renderos (L) p ShaneSamuels, 3:34Hwt: — Ronnell Orr (L) p Vic Sannon, 1:38125: — Ralph Celestin (L) md Ed Nonez,9-1

NEW PROVIDENCE 60, GOVERNORLIVINGSTON 15

KEY BOUTS:119: — Rob Coughlin (GL) d GusGallinot, 5-2125: — Ross Baldwin (NP) p. SteveReedy, 4:41145: — Mark Neuwirth (NP) p MattFullowan, 3:18152: — Chris Pennisi (NP) tf Scott Mack,18-3, 6:00

UNION 66, KEARNY 15KEY BOUTS:

145: — Pete Jacangelo (U) p SteveCedola, 1:02171: — Jesse VonLinden (U) p JoeSerrara, 1:16

RAHWAY 52, JP STEVENS 29KEY BOUTS:

130: — Jon Santoni (R) p. Jesus Colon, 2:36135: — Darrion Caldwell (R) tf TravisMcCarthy, 16-0, 3:30119: — Ryan Wilson (R) p Al Stevens, 1:01

JANUARY 14:ROSELLE PARK 45, BOUND BROOK 28

KEY BOUTS:130: — Nick Murray (B) tf Ross Soares,16-1135: — Brian Swick (RP) d. Reggie Terry,6-3152: — Andrew Flanagan (B) p. EricWright, :54160: — Troy MacDermant (RP) p. ChrisDobranski, 2:47

JANUARY 15:RAHWAY 46, BREARLEY 18

KEY BOUTS:112: — Ryan Wilson (R) p. Dan Conroy, 1:53119: — Jon Santoni (R) md Jem Vigi-lante, 13-4125: — Joe Mraz (B) d Joe Andes, 9-4130: — Darrion Caldwell (R) p MikeLawson, :49145: — Carlos Nicasio (R) d AnthonyEvans, 11-5Hwt: — Andre Neblett (R) tf MannyLewis, 16-1, 4:03

IRVINGTON 46, WESTFIELD 35KEY BOUTS:

160: — Andrew Shaffer (W) tf Eric Votor,21-6, 5:30171: — Mark Boyd (W) p Akili Smith, 1:06189: — Dan Whitney (W) p Derek West, 1:00

St. Helen’s Boys RunHoops Record to 15-0The St. Helen’s eighth Grade Boys

basketball team ran its regular-sea-son record to 15-0 with five morevictories. St. Helen’s is 5-0 in UnionCounty CYO play, 5-0 in Perth AmboyCatholic League (PACL) and 5-0 inOLP Varsity action.

In the PACL action, St. Helensknocked off St. Bart’s behind 15 pointsfrom Matt Isabella. In Union CountyCYO play, St. Helen’s topped previ-ously unbeaten St. Teresa’s, 46-44, asTony DiIorio led all scorers with 15points while Kevin Boyle chipped in10. In OLP Varsity action, St. Helensdowned St. James behind Isabella with16 points and DiIorio with 14 points.

Lady Blue Devils ZapEast Side Cagers

The Westfield High School girlsbasketball team jumped all over New-ark East Side, 68-24, in Westfield onJanuary 11. Erin Miller, who made 10steals and had five assists, pumped in18 points to lead the 3-5 Blue Devils.

Led by Miller, who pushed in sevenpoints, the Blue Devils quickly leaptto a 20-4 lead at the end of the firstquarter. Gabriele O’Leary scored 12points and Kate Judd netted seven.East Side 4 11 5 4 24Westfield 20 14 24 10 68

Raider Hoopmen DownKardinal Boys, 58-45The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

School boys basketball team im-proved to 6-5 with a 58-45 victoryover host Kearny on January 15. GavinFord pumped in eight of his 21 pointsin the first quarter to give the Raidersa 15-6 head start.

Kyle Gates and Greg Bayard eachfinished with 11 points and SeanYoung put in 10 for the Raiders.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 15 11 13 19 58Kearny (6-4) 6 8 12 19 45

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWORKING ON A TOUGH CUSTOMER…Raider Nick Giannaci, top, tries topry Cougar Matt Costello with a three-quarter nelson in his 215-lb b out.

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PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-15364-04FILE NO. 8556-04

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT

(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:ALEXANDER PORTER, HISHEIRS, DEVISEES AND PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVESAND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANYOF THEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTER-EST; SHARON A DOZIER;

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED ANDREQUIRED to serve upon CASALE &PELLEGRINO, LLC, plaintiff’s attorneys,whose address is GATEHALL 1,PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054, anAnswer to the Complaint, Amendment toComplaint, Second Amendment to Com-plaint, and Third Amendment to Com-plaint filed in a Civil Action, in which LIONREAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC isthe plaintiff and ALEXANDER PORTER,his, heirs, are defendants, pending in theSuperior Court of New Jersey, ChanceryDivision, UNION County and bearingDocket No. F-15364-04 within thirty-five(35) days after January 20, 2005 exclusiveof such date. If you fail to answer or appearin accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgmentby Default may be rendered against youfor relief demanded in the Complaint,Amendment to Complaint, Second Amend-ment to Complaint, and Third Amendmentto Complaint. You shall file your Answerand Proof of Service in duplicate with theClerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey,Hughes Justice Complex - CN 971, Tren-ton, New Jersey 08625, in accordancewith the Rules of Civil Practice and Proce-dure.

You are further advised that if you areunable to obtain an attorney you maycommunicate with the Lawyer ReferralService of the County of Venue and that ifyou cannot afford an attorney, you maycommunicate with the Legal Services Of-fice of the County of Venue. The tele-phone number of such agencies are asfollows: Lawyer Referral Service 908-353-47151 - Legal Services Office 908-354-4340.

THE ACTION has been instituted for thepurpose of foreclosing the following taxsale certificates: 1. A certain tax certificate4407, recorded on 6/18/1996, made byROBERT A MACK, Collector of Taxes ofCITY OF ELIZABETH, and State of NewJersey to F.U.N.B./ BREEN CAPITAL andsubsequently assigned to plaintiff, LIONREAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC .This covers real estate located in CITY OFELIZABETH, County of UNION, and Stateof New Jersey, known as LOT 516ABLOCK 7 as shown on the Tax Assess-ment Map and Tax Map duplicate of CITYOF ELIZABETH. and concerns premisescommonly known as 607-609 FULTONSTREET, CITY OF ELIZABETH, NewJersey. 2. A certain tax certificate 4816,recorded on 6/12/1997, made by ROB-ERT A MACK, Collector of Taxes of CITYOF ELIZABETH, and State of New Jerseyto FUNB, NWK CUSTODIAN and subse-quently assigned to plaintiff, LION REALESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC . This cov-ers real estate located in CITY OF ELIZA-BETH, County of UNION, and State ofNew Jersey, known as LOT 516 A BLOCK7 as shown on the Tax Assessment Mapand Tax Map duplicate of CITY OF ELIZA-BETH and concerns premises commonlyknown as 607-609 FULTON STREET,CITY OF ELIZABETH, New Jersey.

YOU, ALEXANDER PORTER, his heirs,devisees and personal representatives andhis, her, their or any of their successors inright, title and interest, are made partydefendants to the above foreclosure ac-tion because you are the owners of aproperty which is the subject of the aboveentitled action.

YOU, SHARON A DOZIER, are madeparty defendant to the above foreclosureaction because on May 18, 1995, a childsupport judgment was entered in the Su-perior Court of New Jersey, Union County,by Sharon A Dozier against AlexanderPorter Jr disclosing a debt. Said judgmentwas entered as Judgment No. J-272488-1995, CS 80419073A. Said judgment issubordinate to the Plaintiff’s lien.DATED: January 12, 2005

Donald F. Phelan,Clerk of the Superior Court

of New JerseyCASALE & PELLEGRINO, L.L.C.1 Gatehall DriveParsippany, New Jersey 070541 T - 1/20/05, The Leader Fee: $92.31

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

**REPRINT WITH CORRECTIONS**

RESOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted Resolutionsat its January 10, 2005 meeting for thefollowing applications heard at its Decem-ber 13, 2004 meeting:

Austin DeStefanis, 825 North Avenue,seeking approval of an above ground pooland deck erected without a permit con-trary to the requirements of Section:12.04F, 13.02C2, &13.02D3 of the LandUse Ordinance. Approved with condi-tions.

Jefferson & Kimberly Grahling, 571Topping Hill Road, seeking permissionto erect an addition contrary to the require-ments of Section: 11.06E6 & 12.04F of theLand Use Ordinance. Approved withconditions.

Jennifer Maranz, 627 Salter Place,seeking permission to erect an additioncontrary to the requirements of Sections:11.09E6, 12.04F1&12.04E of the LandUse Ordinance. Approved with condi-tions.

Peter Tolias, 1157 Tice Place, seekingpermission to install a 6-foot fence con-trary to the requirements of Section: 12.07Cof the Land Use Ordinance. Approvedwith conditions.

Michael & Lisa Riggs, 533 Birch Av-enue, seeking permission to keep a shedin the current location contrary to the re-quirements of Section: 13.02B.1of the LandUse Ordinance. Denied

Richard A. Weinstock, 455 GroveStreet, seeking permission to replace anexisting porch contrary to the requirementsof Section: 11.09E6 of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Approved with conditions.

Matt Gaglioti, 419 Otisco Drive, seek-ing permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section:11.08E7 of the Land Use Ordinance. Ap-proved with conditions.

Marlene & Carlos Perez-Santalla, 846Shadowlawn Drive, seeking permissionto erect an addition, contrary to the re-quirements of Section 11.07E6 of the LandUse Ordinance. Approved with condi-tions.

Scott & Mara Zilberberg, 516 KimballAvenue, seeking permission to erect anaddition contrary to the requirements Sec-tion 11.08E6 &12.04F1 of the Land UseOrdinance. Approved with conditions.

Salvatore & Jennifer Imbornone, 29Rodman Lane, seeking permission toerect an addition contrary to the require-ments of Section: 11.06E7 of the Land UseOrdinance. Approved with conditions.

Andrew Becker, 648 Willow GroveRoad, seeking permission expand the 2nd

floor of his house and upgrade the kitchencontrary to the requirements of Section:12.03D of the Land Use Ordinance. Ap-proved with conditions.

John & Karen Fuller, 427 BeechwoodPlace, seeking permission to erect an ad-dition contrary to the requirements of Sec-tion: 12.03D of the Land Use Ordinance.Approved with conditions.

Jonathan & Regina Walsweer, 728Saint Marks Avenue, seeking permissionto install a 6-foot fence along the side of thehouse and continue the fence to the rear ofthe property line contrary to the require-ments of Section: 12.07C of the Land UseOrdinance. Approved with conditions.

Susan & Paul Francis, 224 BrightwoodAvenue, seeking permission to finish anexisting attic space contrary to the require-ments of Section: 12.04E1 of the Land UseOrdinance. Withdrawn.

William Trinkle, 877 Tice Place, seek-ing permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section:12.04D/E of the Land Use Ordinance.Approved with conditions.

Domingas Kober, 137 Greene Place,seeking permission to erect an additioncontrary to the requirements of Section:13.02C1 of the Land Use Ordinance.Approved with conditions.

Miriam T. Kulnis, 671 Summit Avenue,seeking permission to install an a/c unit onthe left side of their property contrary to therequirements of Section: 13.02H6 of theLand Use Ordinance. Approved withconditions.

Paul Laface, 619 Maple Street, seek-ing permission to have a deed restrictionremoved. Such deed restriction was a con-dition required by the ZBA in connectionwith a variance granted by the Board onFebruary 26, 2001. The deed restrictionprevented the applicant from ever buildinga second floor above the first floor. Thatwas the subject of the variance approval.Approved with conditions.

Daniel Swartz, 541 Elm Street, seek-ing permission to erect an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section:11.07E6 of the Land Use Ordinance.Approved with conditions.

Lori A. Boyd, SecretaryBoard of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTFOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY

THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD

RESOLUTION 05-01-24

CONTRACTOR: Kupper Associates; 15Stelton Road; Piscataway, New Jersey08855-0036

NATURE OF SERVICE: ProfessionalEngineering Services/Development of aStormwater Pollution Plan and a Munici-pal Stormwater Management Plan

DURATION: For a period ending nolater than April 1, 2005

AMOUNT: Not to exceed $10,000.00A Copy of the Resolution and Contract

relating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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RESOLUTION 05-01-17

CONTRACTOR: Suzanne T. Mack; 348First Street; Jersey City, New Jersey 07302

NATURE OF SERVICE: ProfessionalPlanning Services/Acquisition of Grants

DURATION: For a period ending nolater than December 31, 2005

AMOUNT: $100.00/hour, Not to exceed$3,000.00

A Copy of the Resolution and Contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.


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RESOLUTION 05-01-23

CONTRACTOR: Joseph Pryor; KupperAssociates; 15 Stelton Road; Piscataway,New Jersey 08855

NATURE OF SERVICE: EngineeringServices

DURATION: Period ending December31, 2005 or until his successor is ap-pointed.

AMOUNT: $47,102A Copy of the Resolution and Contract

relating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.


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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of: FRANK R. GOUSMAN, SR.,Deceased

Pursuant to the order of James S.LaCorte, Surrogate of the County of Union,made on the 14TH day of JANUARY, A.D.2005, upon the application of the under-signed, as EXECUTOR of the estate ofsaid deceased, notice is hereby given tothe creditors of said deceased to exhibit tothe subscriber under oath or affirmationtheir claims and demands against the es-tate of said deceased within six monthsfrom the date of said order.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

INVITATION TO BID

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-CEIVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUN-CIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD ATTHE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 425 EASTBROAD STREET, WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY, AT 10:00 A.M., PREVAILINGTIME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005FOR:

2005 TREE REMOVAL PROGRAM

PROPOSALS SHALL BE IN WRITINGON THE FORMS FURNISHED ANDMUST BE DELIVERED AT THE PLACEAND BEFORE THE HOUR ABOVE MEN-TIONED, AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIEDBY A CERTIFIED CHECK, OR BID BOND,PAYABLE TO THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD, IN THE AMOUNT OF$500.00. EACH BID MUST ALSO BEACCOMPANIED BY A SURETY COM-PANY CERTIFICATE STATING THATSAID SURETY COMPANY WILL PRO-VIDE THE BIDDER WITH THE RE-QUIRED PERFORMANCE BOND IN THEFULL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT,BY A NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT ANDA CONTRACTOR’S QUALIFICATIONSTATEMENT, AND A STATEMENT OFOWNERSHIP, ON THE FORMS IN-CLUDED IN, AND EXPLAINED IN THECONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH ALLPROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 127 PL 1975SUPPLEMENT TO THE LAW AGAINSTDISCRIMINATION (AFFIRMATIVE AC-TION), AND MUST PAY WORKMEN THEPREVAILING WAGE RATES PROMUL-GATED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPART-MENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY FORTHIS PROJECT, COPIES OF WHICHARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THETOWN ENGINEER.

SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE SEEN ORPROCURED ($25.00) AT THE OFFICEOF THE TOWN ENGINEER, PUBLICWORKS CENTER, 959 NORTH AVENUEWEST, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY. THEMAYOR AND COUNCIL RESERVE THERIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS,IF IN THE INTEREST OF THE TOWN, ITIS DEEMED ADVISABLE TO DO SO.

KENNETH B. MARSHTOWN ENGINEER

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Watters Charles Joseph, Maj., Army,Berkeley Heights, Date of Death: 19-Nov-67, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 17-Jan-27.

Gilray Robert Bruce Jr, 2lt, Army,Chatham, Date of Death: 7-Sep-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 27-Mar-45, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Hadley Stephen James, Sgt, Army,Chatham, Date of Death: 15-May-71, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 6-Sep-50, “Hostile,Killed”.

Johnson Guy Frederick, WO., Army,Chatham, Date of Death: 26-Mar-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 9-Aug-48, “Hostile,Killed”.

Pierson Robert Emmett, Pfc., Army,Chatham, Date of Death: 21-Mar-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 6-Feb-48, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Hartman Richard Danner, Cdr, Navy,Clark, Date of Death: 22-Jul-67, N. Viet-nam, Birth date: 1-May-35, “Hostile,Died-”.

Kuspiel Kenneth Edward, Sp4, Army,Clark, Date of Death: 1-Feb-68, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 23-Jan-47, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Sevell Robert Lee, Capt, Marines,Clark, Date of Death: 28-Feb-68, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 23-Apr-43, “Hostile,Killed”.

Winters John, Lcpl, Marines, Clark,Date of Death: 25-May-69, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 3-Jun-50, “Hostile, Killed”.

Anderson Marcus Peter, Sp5, Army,Cranford, Date of Death: 6-Aug-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Jan-47, “Hostile,Killed”.

Ashnault Raymond John, Sp4, Army,Cranford, Date of Death: 19-Aug-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 17-Apr-48, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Elichko Dean Joseph, Pfc, Army,Cranford, Date of Death: 25-Jan-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 23-Jan-45, Non-Hos.Died-Miss..

Hezel Karl D, Maj, Air Force, Cranford,Date of Death: 17-Nov-67, Thailand, 8-Dec-33, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Johnson Anthony Kent, Capt, AirForce, Cranford, Date of Death: 8-Jul-67,S. Vietnam, Birth date: 6-Oct-40, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Minnock Joseph Patrick, Pfc, Army,Cranford, Date of Death: 6-Nov-65, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 19-Jan-47, “Hostile,Killed”.

Secor Gilbert Arthur, Msgt, Army,Cranford, Date of Death: 23-Aug-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 6-Jan-32, “Hostile,Killed”.

Burns Charles Stuart Iii, Capt, Army,Fanwood, Date of Death: 28-Sep-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 26-Jan-41, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Klaniecki Edward Matthew, Sp4,Army, Fanwood, Date of Death: 9-May-

69, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 31-Aug-48, .Badavas Thomas Edward, Pfc, Ma-

rines, Garwood, Date of Death: 21-Feb-67, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 1-May-46,“Hostile, Killed”.

Corcoran Kevin, Pfc, Marines,Garwood, Date of Death: 24-May-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 31-Jan-50, “Hostile,Died-Wounds”.

Whelan Joseph Vincent, Capt, Army,Garwood, Date of Death: 25-Oct-69, Laos,1-Feb-42, “Hostile, Died-”.

Egan James Thomas Jr, Capt, Marines,Mountainside, Date of Death: 3-Feb-78,S. Vietnam, Birth date: 31-May-43, .

Little William F Iii, 1lt, Army,Mountainside, Date of Death: 11-Nov-69, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 23-Nov-46,“Hostile, Killed”.

Hutchinson George Robert, Sgt, Army,New Providence, Date of Death: 4-Mar-68, S. Vietnam, Birth date: , .

Baranoski John Frank, Pfc, Marines,North Plainfield, Date of Death: 20-Feb-68, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 29-Sep-47, .

Christenson William B, Cwo, Army,North Plainfield, Date of Death: 10-Jul-69, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 22-Mar-45, .

Kinsler Frederick C Jr, Lcpl, Marines,North Plainfield, Date of Death: 23-Aug-69, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 18-Jul-49, .

Santoro Ronald Peter, Lcpl, Marines,North Plainfield, Date of Death: 3-Aug-68, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 9-Jan-49, .

Schmidt Dennis Richard, Cpl, Marines,North Plainfield, Date of Death: 8-Aug-66, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 6-Jun-45, .

Baumann Ludwig George, Maj, AirForce, Plainfield, Date of Death: 30-Jan-69, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 19-Apr-31,“Hostile, Died-”.

Boyce James Franklin, Pfc, Army,Plainfield, Date of Death: 20-Jan-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 30-Mar-48, “Hos-tile, Died-”.

Carden Charlie Alfred, Sp4, Army,Plainfield, Date of Death: 29-May-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 23-Jul-47, “Hostile,Killed”.

Foley John Joseph Iii, Lcpl, Marines,Plainfield, Date of Death: 11-Jun-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 11-Jun-47, “Hostile,Killed”.

Hendricks Eugene William, Ssgt, AirForce, Plainfield, Date of Death: 21-Oct-68, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 13-Jul-46,Non-Hos.Died-Other.

James Rodney Alvin, Pvt, Marines,Plainfield, Date of Death: 22-Jul-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 30-Mar-46, “Hos-

tile, Killed”.Jordan Kent Douglas, Lcpl, Marines,

Plainfield, Date of Death: 3-Nov-65, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 3-Aug-44, “Hostile,Died-”.

Kissam Edward Knell Jr, Capt, AirForce, Plainfield, Date of Death: 11-Feb-62, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 29-Nov-33,“Hostile, Died-”.

Robinson Robert James, Sp4, Army,Plainfield, Date of Death: 23-Jun-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 21-Jan-47, “Hostile,Killed”.

Rowe Salvatore Alfred, Pfc, Army,Plainfield, Date of Death: 13-Dec-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 24-Sep-50, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Spikes Stanley, Sp4, Army, Plainfield,Date of Death: 13-Apr-68, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 22-May-47, “Hostile, Killed”.

Stybel Conrad Anthony, 1lt, Army,Plainfield, Date of Death: 17-Sep-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 19-Jun-42, “Non-Hos.Died-Ill, Inj”.

Barnhart Jack Adrian, Pfc, Marines,Rahway, Date of Death: 27-Aug-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 23-Mar-48, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Bezega Michael Stephen, Ssgt, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 22-Jun-70, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 9-Jul-48, “Hostile,Killed”.

Danchetz Lester, Pfc, Army, Rahway,Date of Death: 9-Mar-69, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 1-Jul-49, “Hostile, Killed”.

Di Antonio Martin M Jr, Sp4, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 30-Mar-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Aug-45, “Hostile,Killed”.

Felver Gale Herbert, Hm2, Navy,Rahway, Date of Death: 29-Jul-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Jul-46, “Hostile,Killed”.

Genovese Carmine Vincent, Pfc, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 8-May-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 5-Mar-44, “Hostile,Killed”.

Kaminski Edward J, Sfc, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 29-Feb-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 29-Jan-28, “Hostile,Killed”.

Moses Donald Harvey, Fa, Navy,Rahway, Date of Death: 9-Jul-66, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 4-Aug-45, “Non-Hos.Died-Ill, Inj”.

Ross Myron Rudolph Ii, Pfc, Marines,Rahway, Date of Death: 3-Oct-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 15-Aug-48, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Rutter Lynne Harlan, Gsgt, Marines,

Rahway, Date of Death: 5-Nov-70, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 5-Sep-31, “Non-Hos.Died-Ill, Inj”.

Scheller Jeffrey Lynn, Sa, Navy,Rahway, Date of Death: 1-Oct-72,N.Vietnam, Birth date: 31-Jul-54, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Solomon Robert George, Sp4, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 19-Aug-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 8-Aug-49, “Hostile,Killed”.

Stalevicz Gregory Henry, Pfc, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 1-Jun-68, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 25-Mar-49, “Hostile,Killed”.

Young William Vincent, Sp5, Army,Rahway, Date of Death: 7-Feb-70, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 16-Oct-30, “Non-Hos.Died-Ill, Inj”.

Spence Roger James, Sgt, Army,Roselle Park, Date of Death: 7-Mar-69,S. Vietnam, Birth date: 8-Apr-45, .

Worshinski Robert Matthew, Sgt, AirForce, Roselle Park, Date of Death: 22-Aug-68, S. Vietnam, Birth date: , .

Benn Philip Craig, 2lt, Army, ShortHills, Date of Death: 26-Mar-68, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 14-May-45, “Hostile,Killed”.

Gaspard Claude Joseph Jr, Sp4, Army,Short Hills, Date of Death: 20-May-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 14-Oct-46, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Huyler William D Jr, 2lt, Army, ShortHills, Date of Death: 14-Sep-67, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 21-Mar-44, “Hostile,Killed”.

Judge Charles Mark Jr, Sp4, Army,Short Hills, Date of Death: 12-Jul-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 30-Sep-46, “Hos-tile, Died-”.

Maguire William A Jr, Pfc, Marines,Short Hills, Date of Death: 28-Sep-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 16-Jun-49, “Non-Hos.Died-Ill, Inj”.

Mullins William F Jr, 1lt, Marines,Short Hills, Date of Death: 14-Oct-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 28-Dec-42, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Whiting Justin Rice Iv, Pfc, Marines,Short Hills, Date of Death: 23-Aug-65, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 10-Jan-43, “Hostile,Killed”.

Bass Seymour R, Maj, Air Force,Springfield, Date of Death: 14-May-68,Thailand, 20-Apr-28, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Bennett Robert Elwood Iii, 1lt, AirForce, Springfield, Date of Death: 13-Dec-67, S. Vietnam, Birth date: 8-Dec-42, “Hostile, Died-”.

Coll Dennis Joseph, Sp4, Army, Spring-field, Date of Death: 3-Mar-69, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 23-Jul-48, “Hostile,Killed”.

Ackerman David Foley, Pfc, Army,Summit, Date of Death: 6-Jul-69, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 5-Oct-45, “Hostile,Killed”.

Baxter Dennis Warren, Pfc, Marines,Summit, Date of Death: 26-Jan-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 18-May-47, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Bird John Thomas, Sp4, Army, Sum-mit, Date of Death: 4-Oct-66, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 14-Mar-44, Non-Hos.Died-Miss..

Font Manuel Louis, Pfc, Army, Sum-mit, Date of Death: 15-Aug-66, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 18-Aug-46, “Hostile,Killed”.

Francisco William Jr, Sp4, Army, Sum-mit, Date of Death: 10-Jan-69, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 2-Sep-48, “Hostile, Died-”.

Halsey Macdonald Brooke, 2lt, Army,Summit, Date of Death: 21-Jul-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 25-Oct-44, “Hos-tile, Died-”.

Moore Leon David, Sp4, Army, Sum-mit, Date of Death: 27-Jan-69, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 24-Aug-49, “Hostile,Killed”.

Petracco Robert, Pfc, Army, Summit,Date of Death: 25-Aug-68, S. Vietnam,Birth date: 9-May-49, “Hostile, Died-Wounds”.

Ryan Terrence Patrick, Lt, Navy, Sum-mit, Date of Death: 11-Jan-70, S. Viet-nam, Birth date: 31-Jan-44, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Scuitier James, Pfc, Army, Summit,Date of Death: 28-Feb-68, S. Vietnam,

Birth date: 14-Feb-47, “Hostile, Killed”.Bachman Roger Joseph, 1lt, Army,

Westfield, Date of Death: 19-Nov-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 30-May-45, “Hos-tile, Died-”.

Brunn Richard Conrad, 1lt, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 25-Feb-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 30-Jul-43, “Hostile,Killed”.

Hardin William Richard, Capt, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 29-Jan-66, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Mar-32, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Lewis Richard Gary, Wo, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 5-May-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 26-Jul-43, “Hostile,Killed”.

Miller Robert Theodore, Sgt, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 19-Jan-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Dec-46, “Hostile,Killed”.

Nichols Daniel Clement, 1lt, Marines,Westfield, Date of Death: 13-May-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 9-Apr-43, Non-Hos.Died-Other.

Price John William, Sp5, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 15-Mar-69, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 28-Apr-47, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

Retzlaff Arthur Clifton, 1lt, Army,Westfield, Date of Death: 10-Jul-67, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 2-Dec-42, “Hostile,Killed”.

Selig Ronald John, Lcpl, Marines,Westfield, Date of Death: 2-Feb-68, S.Vietnam, Birth date: 17-Oct-48, “Hos-tile, Killed”.

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 05-04-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on January 11, 2005. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughFriday.

The purpose of this ordinance is toAMEND SECTION 185 OF THEFANWOOD BOROUGH CODE TO BARTHE PLACING INOPERABLE VE-HICLES IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OFTHE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE.

This ordinance is scheduled for adop-tion on February 8, 2005 7:30 P.M.,Fanwood Borough Hall, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.


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PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD

BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF AWARD OFPROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation awarded the following contractfor professional services pursuant to18A:18A.5.a(1). The resolution of awardand the contract listed below are availablefor public inspection at the Office of theBoard Secretary located at EvergreenAvenue & Cedar Street from 9:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday:

Name: Potter ArchitectsNature of Award: Architectural Ser-

vicesContract Period: 7/1/04-6/30/05Contract Amount: Based on Individual

ProjectAnthony Del Sordi

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PLANNING BOARD

The Westfield Planning Board will meeton Thursday, March 10, 2005 in CouncilChambers in the Westfield Municipal Build-ing, Westfield, New Jersey at 8:00 p.m. tohear and consider the following applica-tion:

04-25(V) D. VILLANE CONSTRUCTION,LLC, 621 GLEN AVENUE,BLOCK 801 LOT 23 SEEKINGMINOR SUBDIVISION WITHVARIANCE. APPLICANTSEEKS TO DIVIDE EXISTINGLOT INTO TWO LOTS. THEEXISTING HOUSE AND GA-RAGE WILL REMAIN ON ONEOF THE NEW LOTS AND ANEW HOME WILL BE BUILTON THE OTHER NEW LOT.Applicant seeks variance fromthe following:List of New C.40:55D-70c Vari-ances Requested for Pro-posed Lot 23.02:Section 11.09E6 of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance re-quires minimum side yard of 10feet. Proposed is 6.13 feet.

Variances, waivers, or exceptions fromcertain site plan details or relief from re-quirements may be sought as appropri-ate.

Plans and application are on file in theOffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAve. W., Westfield, New Jersey and maybe seen Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

Kenneth B. MarshSecretary

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RECREATION COMMISSION

In compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8D(Open Public Meeting Act), the WestfieldRecreation Commission wishes to advisethe public that it will hold its regular meet-ings for 2005 in the Recreation Confer-ence Room of the Municipal Building 425East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jerseyat 7:30 p.m., on the following dates:

MONDAY, JANUARY 10MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7

MONDAY, MARCH 7MONDAY, APRIL 11

MONDAY, MAY 2MONDAY, JUNE 6

MONDAY, JULY 11 (Memorial PoolComplex)

NO REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGSCHEDULED FOR AUGUST

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

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PUBLIC NOTICEKINGS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

HANFORD, CALIFORNIA

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):

PAUL SHEARER; AND THEESTATE OF PAUL SHEARER

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAIN-TIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO ELDEMANDANTE):

WESTLAKE FARMS, INC., ACALIFORNIA CORPORA-TION

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS afterthis summons and legal papers are servedon you to file a written response at thiscourt and have a copy served on theplaintiff. A letter or phone call will notprotect you. Your written response mustbe in proper legal form if you want the courtto hear your case. There may be a courtform that you can use for your response.You can find these court forms and moreinformation at the California Courts OnlineSelf-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or thecourthouse nearest you. If you cannot paythe filing fee, ask the court clerk for a feewaiver form. If you do not file your re-sponse on time, you may lose the case bydefault, and your wages, money, and prop-erty maybe taken without further warningfrom the court.

There are other legal requirements. Youmay want to call an attorney right away. Ifyou do not know an attorney, you maywant to call an attorney referral service. Ifyou cannot afford an attorney, you may beeligible for free legal services from a non-profit legal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups at the Cali-fornia Legal Services Web site(www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), the Califor-nia Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by con-tacting your local court or county bar asso-ciation.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOdespues de que le entreguen esta citaciony papeles legales para presentar unarespuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacerque se entregue una copia al demandante.Una carta o una llamada telefonica no toprotegen. Su respuesta por escrito tieneque estar en formato legal correcto sidesea que procesen su caso en la corte.Es posible que haya un formulario queusted pueda usar para su respuesta.Puede encontrar estos formularios de lacorte y mas informacion en el Centro deAyuda de las Cortes de Califomia(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/),

en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado oen la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si nopuede pagar la cuota de presentacion,pida al secretario de la corte que le de unformulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo,puede perder el caso por incumplimiento yla corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero ybienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Esrecomendable que llame a un abogadoinmediatamente. Si no conoce a unabogado, puede llamar a un servicio deremision a abogados. Si no puede pagar aun abogado, es posible que cumpla conlos requisitos para obtener servicios le-gales gratuitos de un programa de servicioslegales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrarestos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitioweb de California Legal Services,(www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), en el Centrode Ayuda de las Cortes de California,(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) oponiendose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales.

CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso):04C 0483

The name and address of the court is:(El nombre y direccion de la corte es):

Kings County Superior Court1426 South DriveHanford, CA 93230Hanford Division

The name, address, and telephone num-ber of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff withoutan attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion yel numero de telefono del abogado deldemandante, o del demandante que notiene abogado, es):

Ronald P. Jones #146281KAHN, SOARES & CONWAY, LLP219 North Douty StreetHanford, CA 93230(559)584-3337

DATE (Fecha): Nov 03 2004Todd H. Barton, Clerk (Secretario), byMelissa Cooley, Deputy (Adjunto)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Paul Shearer, or his estate, as to anundivided 1/10 interest, as to the followingdescribed parcel:

Lot 29 in Block 1 of FranklinTract No. 1, in the County ofKings, State of California, ac-cording to the Map thereofrecorded in Book 3, Page 34of Licensed Surveyor Plats,Kings County Records.APN: 042-276-021

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PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-20642-03FILE NO. 7790-03

NOTICE TO REDEEM

FT PROPERTIES, L.L.C. VS.ALEX OLYNYK, HIS HEIRSDEVISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES ANDTHEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST;MARIE OLYNYK, HER HEIRSDEVISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES ANDTHEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST;CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO,INC.; BANC ONE FINANCIALSERVICES, INC.; GIANT CAR-PET STORES OF AMERICA,INC. A/K/A G.C. LIQUIDATIONCORP.; MACARTHUR FUELN/K/A ORTEP OF NEW JER-SEY, INC.; HERSHEYS DELIA/K/A SAM & DAN, LLC;ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL &MEDICAL CENTER;MONMOUTH OCEAN COL-LECTION SERVICE; ALEXOLYNYK III; MARIA OLYNYK,WIFE OF ALEX OLYNYK III;JW PIERSON CO; NEW CEN-TURY FINACIAL SERVICESINC.; STATE OF NEW JER-SEY

TO: ALEX OLYNYK, HIS HEIRS DEVI-SEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES AND THEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST; MARIE OLYNYK, HERHEIRS DEVISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR ORANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; GIANTCARPET STORES OF AMERICA, INC.A/K/A G.C. LIQUIDATION CORP.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an ordermade on JANUARY 4, 2005, the SuperiorCourt Fixed FEBRUARY 18, 2005 be-tween the hours of nine o’clock in theforenoon and four o’clock in the afternoon,prevailing time, at the office of the TaxCollector of the BOROUGH OFROSELLE, located at 210 CHESTNUTSTREET, ROSELLE, NJ 07203, as thetime and place when and where you maypay to the plaintiff the amount so founddue for principal and interest on its certifi-cate of tax sale as follows:

TAX SALE CERTIFICATE # 00-012,covering LOT 23 BLOCK 1001 on the taxduplicate of the BOROUGH OF ROSELLE.Total amount required to redeem is$43,479.03, together with interest fromAUGUST 30, 2004 and costs.

And that unless, at the same time andplace, you or one of you redeem by payingthe aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff,then you, and each of you shall be de-barred and foreclosed of and from all rightand equity of redemption of, in and to thelands and premises above set out anddescribed in the complaint and every partthereof, and that the plaintiff be vestedwith an absolute and indefeasible estateof inheritance in fee simple in said landsand premises.

Anything to the contrary notwithstand-ing, redemption shall be permitted up untilthe entry of final judgment including thewhole of the last date upon which judg-ment is entered.

MICHAEL G. PELLEGRINO, ESQ.Attorney for Plaintiff

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SCOSCOSCOSCOSCOTTTTTCH PLCH PLCH PLCH PLCH PLAINSAINSAINSAINSAINS — Quiltingand other techniques of fabric art arecurrently on display at Diversity ArtGallery, located at the Union CountyBaptist Church in Clark. “Quilt andFabric Art II” is Diversity Art Gallery’s13th exhibit and its second quilt andfabric show.

Among the many individual artistsand artistic groups participating inthe exhibit are the Harvest Quiltersof Scotch Plains.

Founded in 1983, the HarvestQuilters, originally known as theYWCA Quilt Group, currently meetsonce a month at Cozy Corner Cre-ations in Scotch Plains.

From the onset, the HarvestQuilters, numbering about 25 people,has used the time and talent of itsmembers in a socially responsible way,performing many educational, ser-vice and charitable projects. Theyhave created quilts for babies bornwith AIDS, children affected byfloods in the Midwest, and childrenimpacted by an earthquake in Japanin 1996.

Peace Quilts made by the HarvestQuilters have been presented in Rus-sia, and individual quilt blocks have

been brought toYWCAs in Kenya,New Zealand andCanada.

In December of2000, a five-day quiltshow in TakamatsuCity, Japan featuredJapanese and Ameri-can quilts shared bythe Harvest Quilters.

Over the years,money raised by theHarvest QuiltersQuilt Shows hashelped supportwomen’s program-ming at the YWCA,funded a new play-ground at NorthPlainfield’s West EndSchool, and helpedGirl Scouts and after-school programs.

Harvest QuiltMember Paula Pearl of Fanwood hasseveral quilted pieces, includingclothing, on display at Diversity ArtGallery’s “Quilts and Fabric Art II.”

“To me, quilting is a way of tyingtogether the past and the present,”explained Mrs. Pearl, who spear-headed the sharing of HarvestQuilters’ quilts at the annual HarvestFestival at Trailside Museum.

The organization also participatesin the Scotch Plains Street Fair.

“Quilts are the homespun artworkof women’s history,” commented AnnEelman, one of the Harvest Quiltersfounding members.

Also exhibiting at “Quilts and Fab-ric Art II” are The Nubian HeritageQuilters Guild of Irvington, quilter

ber of scripts but don’t know if theywant to do a straight play or a musical.

“I just know that I want the com-pany to continue after we all graduate,”she shared.

Since the oldest teens in the troupe aresophomores, they don’t have that prover-bial bridge to cross for another two years.

pieces set to Elizabethan texts, andwritten in honor of the British jazzpianist George Shearing. These madri-gals, sung by the full choir, were ac-companied by piano and bass fiddle.Some were definitely in the jazz idiom,while others sounded more “classical,”but with modern harmony.

The madrigals explored the gamutof moods, from the hauntingly beauti-ful “Draw on, sweet night,” to theupbeat “Come live with me,” with itssyncopated rhythms and “ooh-aah”vocal harmonizing. It was fascinatingto hear both this madrigal and “Whendaisies pied,” which followed, as theywere composed hundred of years aftertheir counterparts sung earlier in theprogram.

Despite the difficulty of the first halfof the program, as a whole the concertwas performed brilliantly, with thepieces having been carefully chosenand well suited to the ensembles. Oncecould easily have listened to at leastanother half hour of madrigals.

This writer looks forward to thegroup’s next concert. It surely will fur-ther demonstrate Mr. Little’s appeal-ing choices of repertoire and the cho-risters’ ability to execute a strong per-formance under his expert direction.


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Both performers, who have touredNorth and South America, Europe andAfrica, respectively, are known for theircontributions to Brazilian jazz, a genre,which contains upbeat, percussivepulse, generally adhering to a sambarhythm.

Tickets are $13. The center is lo-cated at 18 Stirling Road in Watchung.Ample parking is available.

For more information, please call(908) 753-0190 or visitwww.WatchungArts.org.

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CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD — The CranfordDramatic Club (CDC) will presentDavid Auburn’s 2001 Pulitzer Prize-and Tony Award winning drama Proof,opening Friday, February 4, for threeweekends. Proof made its mark as thelongest running Broadway play sinceHarvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy”when the drama closed at the WalterKerr Theatre on January 5, 2003 after918 performances and 16 previews.

Proof is part mathematical mystery,part family drama and part contempo-rary romance. One of the most ac-claimed plays of recent years, Proofexplores the complexities of love asmuch as it does the mysteries of math-ematics.

On the eve of her 25th birthday, ayoung woman (Catherine) who hasspent years caring for her brilliant butunstable father (Robert) must deal notonly with him, but also with the arrivalof her estranged sister (Claire) andwith the attentions of a former studentof her father’s (Hal) who hopes to findvaluable work in the 103 notebooksthat Robert has written. As Catherineconfronts Hal’s affections and Claire’splans for her life, she struggles to solvethe most perplexing problem of all:how much of her father’s madness —

or genius — will she inherit?CDC’s production team includes vet-

eran director Peter Clark and producerArt Kusiv. Danielle Shepard and RichardSibello, both of whom starred in CDC’sfall production of Company, are cast asCatherine and Hal. The role of Robert isfilled by area veteran John Correll, withTracey Randinelli taking the part of Claire.Understudies Patty Maurer and PaulBettys round out the cast.

Proof will be staged on Fridays andSaturdays, February 4, 5, 11, 12, 18and 19, all at 8 p.m., with reservedtickets priced at $15.

For more information and ticket res-ervations, please call the box office at(908) 276-7611 or visitwww.cdctheatre.org.

The theatre is also offering mini-subscriptions for this show and its sea-son closing musical, Into the Woods,for $30, a savings of $5. Into the Woodswill be presented from Friday, May 6,to Saturday, May 21.

The theater is located at 78 WinansAvenue in Cranford, off CentennialAvenue near Exit 136 of the GardenState Parkway. The theatre features anewly constructed handicapped acces-sible restroom in the first floor lobby inaddition to the upper lobby facilities.

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EDISON EDISON EDISON EDISON EDISON – At the request of herneighborhood friend and Wardlaw-Hartridge second grade teacher BevFantini, Kumiko Spitz, a native of Ja-pan, offered a demonstration on the artof origami and discussed Japanese cus-toms and culture.

“How lucky am I?” asked Ms. Fantiniof her acquaintance. “We are doing asix-week unit on Japan, Mexico andAfrica. Kumiko agreed to come and doorigami with the children and two ofmy other friends from Mexico andAfrica will come to speak as well.”

To begin the January 11 afternoonpresentation, Mrs. Spitz asked the chil-dren, “Who knows Pokemon?” Sheinformed them that the popular comicoriginated in Japan. From there shespoke of the importance of numbers,especially odd numbers. “March 3 or3/3 is Children’s Day in Japan,” sheexplained.

The children’s books she brought infor display were in Japanese; the chil-dren were able to deduce that the char-acters were written vertically, not hori-zontally. Mrs. Spitz explained that an-other difference is that the Japaneselanguage is written and read from right

to left.With loads of artifacts and memen-

tos from her own life and childhood,she showed the class bamboo dolls,shoes and games. Since the studentswere just at the beginning of their unitof study, they had a myriad of ques-tions on customs, food and clothing.

Mrs. Spitz brought a kimono for onestudent to model. Rida Aziz ofWoodbridge got to experience the feelof the silk apparel that belonged to theformer Japan native’s sister.

Ms. Fantini displayed and gave theclass flowers she had made from col-ored paper, but she also gave the stu-dents a crane. When she was younger,she and her sister made and sent 1,000cranes to their sick grandfather sincethe Japanese belief is that cranes in thatnumber will bring good health.

Next, each child got newspapers totry out origami for him or herself.

“I decided to use the large paper forthe younger children to accommodatetheir dexterity at that age,” said Mrs.Spitz, who is also a teacher. Step by stepthey folded the paper as they wereinstructed to make hats that were thenworn and proudly displayed.

By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERBy MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERBy MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERBy MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERBy MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER3 & ½ POPCORNS

It takes quite a director to pick a cliché,tear it down to its basic essence, build itback up again, and in the process make itseem like we’re seeing it for the very firsttime. But then Clint Eastwood is quite amotion picture director. And he proves itonce again with Million Dollar Baby, anextraordinarily sensitive, two-fisted delveinto the boxing world that isn’t afraid togo the distance.

In just a few minutes you dismiss anyqualms you may have had about the gim-mick value inherent in the saga of a femaleboxer. Hilary Swank as Maggie Fitzgerald,the gal desperate to disassociate herselffrom haunting trailer park roots via suc-cess in the ring, sees to that.

Keeping up her reputation as the one tocall when the role is offbeat, Swank’sspunky Missourian out to show the worldwhat she’s really made of is invested witha plethora of interesting character traits.So she quickly and affectionately con-vinces us that to focus on the presumednovelty of her vocational choice would beboth silly and shortsighted.

Frankie Dunn (Eastwood), on the otherhand, a grizzled boxing trainer who runs agym in downtown L.A., doesn’t share ourliberal point of view…at least not at first.Maggie shows up on his doorstep beseech-ing to be trained by the quietly acknowl-edged legend. And he’ll have none of it.

Maybe it was all that wincing Eastwood’sMan With No Name did back in thespaghetti western days, when he was watch-ing the masterful Sergio Leone direct. Fornow, in his national treasure period, hischaracters sport a wrinkle for every raisond’etre, a furrow for every misgiving. Match-ing crow’s feet symbolize a life spent fend-ing off the glaring pain of guilt, Eastwoodstyle. Among those crevices, a symphonyof forewarning says don’t do it…don’ttake on this young lady.

Of course it’s not that easy. Complexand conflicted characters of the sort film-maker Eastwood revels in (Unforgiven,Mystic River), fraught with all the strengthsand weaknesses the Greek dramatis perso-nae first exampled, also have that graceand redemption thing going on. Maybethis will be it…a chance to wipe the slateclean, to be exonerated of every sin com-mitted in the name of survival, vanity andfear…a disinfecting of the soul with roomto spare before judgment day.

Maggie’s winning and winsome ways,along with some prodding from his old palScrap (Morgan Freeman), convince him.It’s once more into the breach. At least theaudience is all the better for it. That is, ifyou can take the good with the bad.

This film should come with a warninglabel. Eastwood, working from screen-writer Paul Haggis’s adaptation of a storywritten by real-life trainer and cut-man,F.X. Toole, pulls no punches. This istough stuff told straight, and the last halfhour of Million Dollar Baby offers theroughest going of any film in recentmemory.

Making the movie’s last five rounds allthe more difficult are the fine character-izations Eastwood and company weave.You see, we truly like the trio at the core ofthe story. Each embodies a portion of the

human virtues and foibles we ourselveswrestle with on a daily basis. Gosh knowswe’re all rooting for a storybook ending.

Ferrying us through the emotional ex-perience in a narrative stint reminiscent ofhis role in The Shawshank Redemption(1994), the third party in the plot is playedby Morgan Freeman. He’s Eddie “Scrap-Iron” Dupris, a former boxer who nowserves in the multi-functional role of gymcustodian, right-hand man, conscience andDevil’s advocate. Through their banter,we learn that Frankie and Scrap share ahistory. But it’s come to be much morethan that. They have a worldview and asense of destiny in common, and as thefates would have it, their hopes of salva-tion have become intertwined.

And you thought this was a boxingmovie. Well, it is. Along with the postula-tions and conjectures stitched into theRunyonesque tapestry of a flea-bitten gymthat aspiring prizefighters and hangers-oncall home (Scrap actually lives there), thereis plenty of fisticuffs. Maggie can surethrow a punch. And once Frankie beginsto train her, the boxing jewel in the roughreally begins to sparkle.

The endearing welterweight’s excitingand meteoric rise to the big time is jam-packed with realistic action, even if sheputs most of her early opponents away inthe first round. True fans of the sport willappreciate the no-holds-barred viewEastwood supplies. Still, the filmmakerdoesn’t miss the opportunity to pontifi-cate when applicable.

In one of Frankie’s tutelages, whichgoes into greater detail on the subject offootwork than you’re likely to witness inany other film portrait of pugilism,Eastwood’s curmudgeonly trainer makesnote of a contradiction. To go this way,you must point your feet this way. It’s anunnatural move. We suspect the allusionis a microcosm of some universal law. Butthen we’ve come to expect complicationand nuance from Frankie. How else wouldyou figure a guy who, when he isn’t im-proving someone’s left jab, is reading Keatsor studying Gaelic?

Less complex, at least on first blush, isthe refreshingly candid title characterSwank brings to the screen. Maggie justwants to get ahead, to make something ofherself. When you meet her unapprecia-tive mother, ne’er-do-well sister and rep-robate brother, you can understand why.How she sprang from this miserable crewis a mystery. Eastwood uses the chance toimpart some sociological background, andin just two scenes affords us with a ratherastute update on rural poverty’s latest look.

Unlike the usual cliché, which inevi-tably builds up to the big championshipfight, the comeback match or a rigorousdefense of the crown, there’s more tothis one. Though, that’s still a big partof it. And the challenge is greater thanusual.

Granted, Maggie has plenty of heart.But at 32 and relatively inexperiencedcompared to her much younger oppo-nents, she’s a bit long of tooth to be justnow embarking on a career. If she’s to geta title shot with the infamous Billie “TheBlue Bear” (Lucia Rijker), she has to beparticularly impressive.

But will Frankie take her that far?According to Scrap, who shares his ownunspoken secret with Frankie, past expe-rience shows the trainer has become gunshy, and perhaps hesitant to reach for thebrass ring. Just to add more apprehen-sion to the psychological stew, the oldboy is developing a deep and abidingdevotion to Maggie, which, if you haven’tguessed it, is the true centerpiece of themovie.

To tell more would be a misstep, espe-cially about that last half hour or so.Which represents a bit of a conundrumfor the critic. How to advise? Undeniably,it’s a valuable work from opening bell tofinal count. But Million Dollar Baby’sbrutally honest lessons come at an expensethe more casual viewer might not want topay.

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a Warner Bros. Picture’s release directedby Clint Eastwood and stars ClintEastwood, Hilary Swank and MorganFreeman. Running time: 137 minutes.

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Debbie Lee of Springfield, and car-pet designers Kennedy and SilviaReyna of Rahway. Gini Pagdon, aDiversity Art Gallery volunteer whocreates quilt clothing, and Laura Fyhr,who creates fabric dolls are also ex-hibiting.

“Diversity Art Gallery is one way ofbringing church to the community,”said Dr. Frank Papandrea, Pastor ofUnion County Baptist Church, andDirector of the Diversity Art Gallery.

The Union County Baptist Churchis located at 4 Valley Road in Clark,where the Clark Circle meets GardenState Parkway Exit 135.

For more information, please callthe gallery at (732) 574-1479 or visitwww.diversityart.com.

Photo Courtesy of www.ucc.edu“Aloha,” by Tim Murphy, mixed media on aluminum, 10’ x“Aloha,” by Tim Murphy, mixed media on aluminum, 10’ x“Aloha,” by Tim Murphy, mixed media on aluminum, 10’ x“Aloha,” by Tim Murphy, mixed media on aluminum, 10’ x“Aloha,” by Tim Murphy, mixed media on aluminum, 10’ x15’, 2001.15’, 2001.15’, 2001.15’, 2001.15’, 2001.

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By MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOBy MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD CRANFORD – The larger-than-life artwork of Tim Murphy is pres-ently on exhibit in a solo show entitled“Paintings,” in the Commons area ofUnion County College’s (UCC)Cranford Campus.

Mr. Murphy usessize and brilliantcolors to evokesemi-abstract ren-ditions of figures,landscapes, andother subjects. Sev-eral of the titles arepresented in fourand six panel com-pilations. His tech-nique involvespouring paint onaluminum, a pro-cess that, for somepieces, took morethan 50 gallons ofpaint. The artistcalls the effect “psy-chedelic.”

“For years I have been experiment-ing around with paint,” explained Mr.Murphy. “I have thrown it, poured it,spit it, crawled in it, and rolled in it –all to just figure out a different way tomake a picture.”

Several of Mr. Murphy’s paintings

are presented in a series. “In Red, Blackand Blue,” a series of three paintings ofa pegged-leg officer, the viewer is led atfirst to believe that there is no differ-ence between the three interpretations.However, once one realizes what setseach painting apart from the other, onewonders how the differences could havebeen overlooked.

In “Panorama,” one of the exhibit’slandscapes presented as mixed mediaon aluminum, Mr. Murphy uses vividgreens and blues as well as white tocreate a sense of expectation. This is

definitely not your every day, land-scape painting of a tranquil mountain,river and forest.

Mr. Murphy’s home and studio arelocated in Montclair. In addition topainting, the artist is a also a sculptor.He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

from Rutgers University and a Masterof Fine Arts degree from the School ofVisual Arts in New York City. He hastaught at The Museum of Modern Art,been a visiting artist at The Universityof Iowa and was part of the design andinstallation team for Planet Hollywoodin London, Prague, Amsterdam andVancouver.

Mr. Murphy is also a 19-year vet-eran, and currently serves as a Captainin the United States Marine Corps.Reserve G Company in Dover. Hecurrently commands a Weapons Pla-toon consisting of Machine Gunners,Mortarmen and Assault Teams, andserves as The Company Fire SupportCoordinator.

“Paintings” will be on exhibit atUCC until Thursday, March 17. Dueto continuing renovations to theMcKay Library, “Paintings” will beon exhibit in the College’s Commonsarea. Exhibit hours are 1 to 4 p.m.,Mondays through Thursdays, and onSaturdays. Evening hours are from 6to 9 p.m., Tuesdays through Thurs-days.

UCC is located at 1033 SpringfieldAvenue in Cranford. For more infor-mation, please call (908) 709-7155.

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By BRAD TINFOWBy BRAD TINFOWBy BRAD TINFOWBy BRAD TINFOWBy BRAD TINFOWSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD — Last Saturdaynight’s concert by the Choral Arts So-ciety (CAS) of New Jersey featured an

eclectic musical mix of sacred and secu-lar, old and new. Music Director JamesLittle conducted the performance atThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield.

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The Diversity Art Gallery’s fea-tured exhibit, QQQQQuilts & Fuilts & Fuilts & Fuilts & Fuilts & Fabrics IIabrics IIabrics IIabrics IIabrics II,will remain on view each Sundayfrom 1 to 3 p.m., or by appoint-ment, through Sunday, March 20.The gallery is located in the UnionCounty Baptist Church, 4 ValleyRoad in Clark. To make an ap-pointment, call (732) 574-1479.

* * * * * * *Metuchen’s Forum Theatre

Company will present a specialperformance for one day only ofThe PThe PThe PThe PThe People Geople Geople Geople Geople Gararararardendendendenden on Saturday,January 22, at 11 a.m. The musi-cal, which has been on tour forseven years, is perfect for familieswith kids ages three to 12. Reserva-tions are required and seats are $10for all. Call (732) 548-0582 or visitwww.akidsforum.com.

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Meadowlands Exposition Center willbe home to the AAAAAuto Euto Euto Euto Euto Expo 2005xpo 2005xpo 2005xpo 2005xpo 2005. Bethe first to see the new-model foreignand domestic vehicles coming to thetri-state area. Sports and radio person-alities will make special appearancesand sign autographs, and there will beplenty to keep the kids entertained.Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for kids,and toddlers get in for free. For a $2adult discount coupon, visitwww.autoexpo.com/NJfcoupon.htm.

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Summit Hotel. On Monday, Janu-ary 24, celebrate the life and workof Scottish poet Robert Burns, withreadings, Scottish music and dance,and dinner. Call (908) 273-3509for times and tickets.

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By SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYBy SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD — Make believe.Pretend. Dress up.

It’s what kids (of all ages) love to do.So it’s no wonder that Light Bulb Play-ers was born when Natalie Narotskyand Michael Mietlicki, two teen per-formers from the Westfield SummerDrama Productions, decided to put ontheir own show.

“I was in the car driving with myparents to Florida for vacation andtalking to Natalie on the phone,” saidMichael, a Scotch Plains resident. Thetwo students have become good friendsthrough three years of performing to-gether in Westfield productions.

“We were talking about a friend whowas doing a show when Natalie justsaid, ‘Why don’t we put on a show?’”Michael explained. It was one of thosegreat “aha” light bulb moments; thusthe name as suggested by Natalie, whois a sophomore at Westfield HighSchool (WHS), was born.

It is pretty daring to start one’s owndrama troupe of players, but accordingto Michael, who is a sophomore at TheWardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison,it evolved naturally. “We both hadworked with Valerie and Juan Pinadafrom New Jersey Workshop for theArts (NJWA) for three summers and

for the Little Opera too, so Natalie andI talked to Valerie about our idea andshe and NJWA said they would assistus in every way they could.”

And according to Mrs. Pineda, thefemale director of many shows, thatassistance has been minimal yet educa-tional in nature.

“I’ve talked on the phone with thekids trying to give them suggestions formotivating their peers and schedulingproblems, but they have done the wholething,” she said.

“This is a learning opportunity forthem to see how tough it is to cast ashow, do the publicity, block scenes, dothe sets, costumes and all,” continuedMrs. Pineda. She was the one to securethe rights for the recent undertaking ofthe group, You’re a Good Man, Charlie

Brown since the whole troupe is madeup of underage teens.

“I did make arrangements with theFirst Baptist Church for the use of theirbuilding – they have been very accom-modating,” she told The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-FanwoodTimes.

Mrs. Pineda has asked her husbandto do the lighting and sound for theupcoming show that is scheduled forSaturday, January 22, with a 3 p.m.matinee and a 7:30 p.m. show at thelocal church. Parents have volunteeredto run a bake sale during the intermis-sion of the performances to raise fundsfor more shows.

“We’re thankful for them,” Michaelsaid of the Pineda duo. “They’ve puttheir confidence in us that we can puton a good show that we’ll all be proudof.” He mentioned that the sponsoradults haven’t seen a rehearsal yet.

“Tonight (a week and a half beforecurtain) and this is the first time I’mseeing it,” said Mrs. Pineda. “Theybuilt the sets, Kristen (Dilzell) is onbook and has served as choreographerand they are on their own. That’s theway it should be in a student producedshow,” she explained.

Michael said they elicited the help ofKristen because they have worked withthe WHS sophomore in past shows

and have faith in her ability to danceand move people. She is especially help-ful while the co-directors – Natalie andMichael – are on stage as charactersLucy and Charlie Brown.

At the end of the rehearsal, Michaelwas dying to give feedback to the per-formers. “Can I give notes now?” heasked the others. Then he questioned ifValerie had any suggestions. “Don’t beafraid to be bigger than how you areplaying it now,” she recommended withaccolades and kudos for their work.

Choreographer Kristen added herconstructive comments: “I’m going towant more facial expressions,” she sug-gested.

What’s next after Charlie Brown?Natalie said they are considering a num-

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Westfield will include her artistry inthe Second Miniature Art Textiles Ex-hibit at the Ocean County Artists’Guild, Ocean and Chestnut Streets inIsland Heights, from Sunday, March 6,

to Tuesday, March 29. A reception willbe held on March 6 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Dreyer is among a number of award-winning textile artists using fiber andmixed media. These artists live and workin many states of the United States andmany other countries including Canada,Australia, New Zealand, the Nether-lands, Great Britain and Belgium.

For more information, pleasevisit www.ocartists.org. The ex-h ib i t w i l l be on l ine a twww.miniaturesocag.homestead.com.

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the Fanwood Memorial Library willexhibit photographs by Briana Falco,a Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool student, in the Teen Sectionof the library from Saturday, January29, to Saturday, February 26.

Briana has studied at the New JerseyCenter for Visual Arts in Summit. Herfavorite subjects are people, whether athome or on her travels throughout theUnited States, Canada or Europe. Shehopes to continue her studies at theSchool of Visual Arts in New York City.

The exhibit may be viewed duringregular library hours. The library islocated at North Avenue and TillotsonRoad in Fanwood. For more infor-mation, please call (908) 322-6400.

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WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – After traveling allover the United States and Canada toselect the best builder for the church’snew custom-designed organ, CharlesBanks, Minister of Music at St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church in Westfield, settledon the elaborate and elegant Opus 74manufactured by Cornell ZimmerOrgan Builder in Denver, N.C.

Currently, parts and pieces of theorgan are strewn across the church’spews and stored in boxes throughoutthe hallways, however, the organ’s con-sole, which contains six manual divi-sions and 200 drawer knobs to activatethe over 3,000 pipes, is intact – bring-ing a childlike glow to Mr. Banks’ eyes.

“It’s like flying a jet plane,” said Mr.Banks when asked about the new in-strument. He had seen the organ com-pletely assembled in the North Carolinafactory and heard the music producedfrom its different divisions, however, hehas not had the chance to play it.

Mr. Banks told The Westfield Leaderand The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Timesthat he estimates the organ will becompletely assembled by Easter Sun-day, March 27. However, he hasn’tfigured out exactly which hymn he willplay as the organ’s first.

Some of the instrument’s pipes,which range from 16 feet to the size ofa pencil, come from the church’s oldorgan, while St. Paul’s purchased otherpipes from the Crescent Avenue Pres-byterian Church in Plainfield gener-ously donated. Mr. Banks noted thatthe pipes would be mitered to fit thechapel’s limited ceiling space.

During an interview with TheLeader/Times, Mr. Banks also pointedout the organ’s pipe racks, which holdup the pipes, as well as its expressionshades.

He proudly noted that the church’snew organ is the only floor manualorgan in Westfield and only a few of thatvariety exist in the state of New Jersey.

According to Mr. Banks, St. Paul’s kickedoff its organ project in 1992. Since June of2004, the entire sanctuary of the churchwas gutted and renovated to make theproper accommodations for the new or-gan. In addition, the church employed anacoustical engineer to make the roomoptimal for the organ and singing.

A new electrical system and HVAC(Heating, Ventilation & Air Condition-ing) have been included in the project,as well as new liturgical renovations.

“The ceiling was tongue and groove,”noted Mr. Banks, “which was ad for theacoustics in the church. So it was caulkedand filled in. Also, all wood panelingwas redone and it’s ultra-thick.”

While the new organ also featuresstate-of-the-art digital voices, Mr. Banksis aware that such an attribute mightmake “purists” uncomfortable. How-ever, he believes the digital enhance-ments add to the blend of sound and heis pleased with the result they produce.

St. Paul’s established a capital cam-paign to fund the organ, and thechurch’s children’s chorus raised over$10,000 for its purchase.

Shortly before The Leader/Timeswent to press, Mr. Banks reported thatthe glorious and much-anticipatedtrompett en Chamad had been deliv-ered to the church.

composer wrote in his early 20s, wasscored for five-part chorus and fivesoloists. In his program notes, Mr.Little postulated that the original per-formers “must have been highly skilled,”as “Handel showed no mercy to any ofthem…in this demanding work.”

The chorus members, singing at ahigher pitch than in Handel’s era, werechallenged in maintaining their into-nation in the upper registers. The so-pranos had to struggle with sustainedhigh A’s and B flats. The tenors andbasses seemed to be singing above theircomfort range some of the time.

A small orchestra with harpsichordaccompanied the chorus, often dou-bling the vocal parts. With the liveacoustics of the church, the effect offour-part counterpoint in full choruswith orchestra could be blurred at times.Despite these obstacles, the intent ofthe music was made clear, and some ofthe future Handel’s genius shonethrough. The Gloria Patri et figlio fi-nale, in which the soloists joined insinging the chorus parts, was particu-larly rousing.

Two of the soloists, soprano AndiCampbell and bass R. Dale Livingston,were repeat performers from last year’swinter concert. Second soprano EllenGoff Entriken, alto Luthian Brackett,and tenor Steven Sands comprised theremaining soloists.

Ms. Entriken’s solo in the VirgamVirtutis section demonstrated excel-lent breath control and smooth han-dling of extended phrases. Her voicesounded consistently good from top tobottom, and her trills were especiallyfine.

Ms. Campbell sang her solo in themore rapid Tecum Principium, whichalso contained long phrases. Ms.Campbell, who had performed so wellin Haydn’s Paukenmesse last year, hadmore difficulty here. Although hersound was still sweet and warm, sheshowed less command of her phrasingand intonation, tending to fall short inthe latter a number of times. She alsolagged in tempo once or twice, but thismay have been due to her inability tosee the conductor well.

Handel’s writing made this a chal-lenging movement for anyone to sing.The other soloists were comparativelyunderutilized, but all sang very well.

After intermission, the CAS Cham-ber Chorus, a group of about 16 sing-ers selected from the full group, sangmadrigals by Webbe, Baksa, andLennon/McCartney (arranged by oth-ers in madrigal style) without instru-mental accompaniment. The memberswere arranged in quartets in a success-ful effort to maximize the feeling ofensemble.

These intimate pieces were of a com-pletely different character than theHandel, and they were performed di-vinely. In Webbe’s “Come Live withMe,” the sopranos were hammeringaway at the top of their range, but herethey did it relatively softly and with nointonation problems.

The second selection was a solo forMs. Entriken, Arne’s “When DaisiesPied,” which Mr. Little accompaniedon harpsichord. Ms. Entriken showedsuperb technique, musicality, and hu-mor in her rendition of the text, whichreferred to “Cuckows” mocking mar-ried men in the spring.

Each verse was repeated with lovelyornamentation (also of the “cuckoo”sounds), which Mr. Little echoed onthe harpsichord. It was easily the mostpolished, charming, and entertainingpiece of the evening.

Baksa’s “My True-Love Has MyHeart” and the arrangements in mad-rigal style of “Can’t Buy Me Love” and“Ticket to Ride” employed more mod-ern harmony and were sung by theChamber Chorus with style, elegance,and a dash of humor.

The final work on the program wasJohn Rutter’s Birthday Madrigals, five

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Board of Chosen Freeholders will presentan exhibit by Christine Dolinich ofRahway in the gallery space at the of-fices of the Union County Division ofCultural and Heritage Affairs, locatedat 633 Pearl Street in Elizabeth.

“The solo exhibit of award-winningmulti-media artist Christine Dolinichcan be seen now through March 15 atthe Pearl Street Gallery,” said FreeholderChairman Rick Proctor. “We are hon-ored to display her beautiful artwork.”

Ms. Dolinich recently exhibited herworks in Singapore at Orita SinclairInternational Front Room Gallery in anexhibition entitled “ContemporaryAmerican Artists: Dolinich, Lokuta,Macarol.” Other recent exhibitions in-clude “Celebrating Excellence” – theUnion County/Merck 2004 Juried ArtShow; “Meditations on War,” at theNational Association of Women ArtistsGallery in New York; and the nationaltraveling exhibition “Mirrored Echoes.”

The recent works of ChristineDolinich are evolved photographicimages. At the core of each of theseworks is a straight photographic im-age, chemically altered to bind withother media. Combining monoprint

and drawing techniques, the artist de-scribes the medium as “contact col-lage.” Dolinich’s work balances on atightrope between the technical andthe intuitive. The works in the recentseries, which were shown in Singaporeand are included in the Elizabeth show,were revealed to her in a dream.

Ms. Dolinich has been the recipient ofthree HEART (History, Education andthe Arts Reaching Thousands) Grantsfrom the Union County Board of Cho-sen Freeholders. These grants resulted insite-specific installations of her work,one of which is a Union County ArtsMillennium Time Capsule, a mixed-media construction. This, her secondtime capsule, has been permanently in-stalled in the Union County Administra-tion Building.

Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday. UnionCounty artists (whose works can behung on a wall) interested in exhibit-ing in the gallery are welcome to apply.

For more information about the PearlStreet Gallery, please contact the UnionCounty Division of Cultural and Heri-tage Affairs, 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth,07202 or call (908) 558-2550. Relayusers can dial 7-1-1 or [email protected].

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WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD WESTFIELD – TheChansonettes of Westfield, a woman’schoral group, will begin rehearsals forthe spring program on Wednesday,January 26, at 7:30 p.m. at The Pres-byterian Church in Westfield.

The program’s theme,“Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” will featureshow tunes and jazz.

New members are welcome toattend the rehearsals. For more in-formation, please call Nancy Lau at(908) 654-5139 or Jane Walsweerat (908) 232-4531.

The Chansonettes perform forvarious organizations, church groupsand nursing homes. The ensemble isunder the direction of Jean Schorkand accompanied by Mel Freda.

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