DWC Sues Chamber, Claims Trademark of Westfield

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DWC Sues Chamber, ClaimsTrademark of Westfield

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce (WACC)this week reluctantly agreed to de-stroy 1,000 gift cards following alegal challenge by the DowntownWestfield Corporation (DWC) overthe chamber’s use of a stylized “W”

on the cards. The DWC had chargedthe chamber’s use of the“W” represented an in-fringement on its trade-mark.

The DWC’s attorney,Valerie Boccadoro, filedpapers on Monday in fed-eral court in Newark seek-ing a permanent injunctionagainst the WACC’s use ofthe “W” in the future. Inaddition, the 100-page documentseeks payment of all legal fees in thematter.

The chamber’s board of directors

met Monday and voted not to pursuea court battle due to the potential highcost of legal fees. WACC Board Chair-man Hans Winberg said his biggestconcern was that the DWC wouldseek payment of legal fees.

In a letter to U.S. District JudgeWilliam Martini on Monday, WACCattorney James Estabrook stated that

while the chamber “strenuously dis-putes any such claim totrademark” by the DWC,the chamber board of di-rectors voted Mondaymorning not to pursue thematter in the courts. Cham-ber officials said Mondaythat the board did not wantto spend chambermembership’s dues on acostly legal fight.

The chamber was notified on Sep-tember 22 through correspondencefrom DWC Chairman David Martone.He said the DWC didn’t want “any

confusion between the Westfield AreaChamber of Commerce and theDowntown Westfield Corporation,which may be created by using oursignature design.”

In a follow-up letter from Ms.Boccadoro to Chamber Executive Di-rector Allison O’Hara dated October12, the DWC claimed use of the “W”constituted “a direct infringement ofthe DWC’s senior rights in and to thistrademark under federal, state andcommon laws.”

Ms. Boccadoro, a Hoboken attor-ney who identified herself in corre-spondence as the trademark counselto the DWC, said “The DWC inde-pendently commissioned the designof the ‘W’ mark in November 1997.”

Upon receipt of Ms. Boccadoro’sletter, Mr. Hans Winberg responded ina letter to Mr. Martone dated October19: “On behalf of the (chamber) boardI wish to express its dismay at both thetenor and content of the correspon-dence. It reflects a low point in therelationship between the two organi-zations, which have the common goalof supporting and promoting the busi-nesses in downtown Westfield.”

In an interview in The WestfieldLeader’s office on Monday, Mr.Winberg stated that, “Our memberswill think this is dopey and that itwon’t happen again.” He said he hadasked DWC Executive DirectorSherry Cronin if the chamber coulduse the “W” logo on its gifts cards andthat Ms. Cronin had agreed to the use.

Mr. Winberg said the gift cardswere intended to replace theWACC’s gift coins, which he saidcost the WACC money. He said thegift cards are intended to producerevenue for the chamber. The cham-ber intends to produce new gift cardswith a different logo, possibly uti-lizing the “W” as depicted in the“Welcome to Westfield” sign on theSouth Avenue train overpass. TheWACC has requested the DWC payhalf the $1,000 costs of reproduc-ing the cards.

Town Attorney Robert Cockrensaid “it’s not crystal clear” whetherthe DWC is permitted under statestatute or municipal ordinance tohire an attorney to sue another en-tity. The DWC is charged with man-aging the town’s special improve-ment district, which was created byordinance in 1996 by the mayor andtown council.

Mr. Winberg said he hopes the cre-ation of “mediation subsets” of rep-resentatives from the WACC andDWC will “come up with ways wecan work together in the future.”

Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitskytold The Leader, “I am deeply con-cerned that two Westfield entities,with similar goals, did not resolvethis issue amicably. I think that theDWC has lost sight of its mission andthe fact that many of the businessesthat fund the DWC are dues payingmembers of the Chamber of Com-merce.

“I have been in contact with bothgroups and will shortly sit down withthem to make sure that this type ofsilliness never happens again.”

Horace Corbin, publisher of TheWestfield Leader, noted that the “W”claimed as a trademark by the DWCis part of a standard computer fontcalled Quill by Broderbund.

Ms. Cronin released a statement bye-mail Tuesday night that said, “TheDowntown Westfield Corporation ispleased to announce that concernsregarding the Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce gift card programdesign have been resolved.”

“That’s news to me,” said Mr.Winberg upon hearing the DWC state-ment. “I think that’s baloney.” He saidthe DWC is “still in pursuit of the suit.”

DISPUTED “W”...The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) is suing theWestfield Area Chamber of Commerce for using the “W” shown on the gift cardsintended to be issued this Christmas. The DWC claims that the “W” is its common-law trademark (used on street banners, shown below). Pictured also is the gift coinissued by the Chamber in the past with prior use of the “W.” See story on this pageand editorial on page 4.

PRIOR USE?...Chamber of CommerceGift Coin from past years.

James Rossiter for The Westfield LeaderFIRST RESPONDERS…Westfield Firemen are sworn in for their promotions at a ceremony before a crowd of family andsupporters at town hall on November 1. The following 2005 promotions and new hire were announced: Deputy Chief DavidKelly effective January 24; Lt. James Dannevig effective January 24; Captain Robert Buccino effective May 5; Lt. JamesRyan Jr. effective May 5 and Probationary Firefighter Benjamin Corbin effective July 4. Pictured above, from left to right,are: Westfield Fire Chief Daniel Kelly, Firefighter Corbin, Lt. Dannevig, Captain Buccino, Lt. Ryan and Deputy Chief Kelly.

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Debby and Bob Burslem for The Westfield LeaderALL IN THE FAMILY...Last Saturday was a fun, family Halloween affair indowntown Westfield.

Debby and Bob Burslem for The Westfield LeaderHALLOWEEN DOWNTOWN...Last Saturday was spooky and festive in down-town Westfield as costumed hordes invaded the streets looking for treats.

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Voters to Decide Mayoral, CouncilGovernor, State Assembly Races


AREA – Voters will go to the pollsTuesday to cast ballots in a number ofraces and to vote on two questions.

At the top of the ballot this year isthe election of the state’s new gover-nor, a race between first-term Demo-cratic U.S. Senator Jon Corzine andRepublican businessman DougForrester.

Voters will also decide whetherNew Jersey will create the office oflieutenant governor. If this questionwere approved, the lieutenant gover-nor would be elected on the sameticket as the victorious gubernatorialcandidate, the same way the nation’spresident and vice president areelected.

In the 21st Legislative District,which includes Garwood,Mountainside and Westfield, incum-bent Republican Assemblymen JonBramnick of Westfield and EricMunoz of Summit are running againstDemocrats Steve Merman of Cranfordand Bruce Bergen of Springfield. In

District 22, which includes ScotchPlains and Fanwood, Assembly-woman Linda Stender of Fanwoodand Assemblyman Jerry Green ofPlainfield are opposed by ScotchPlains Councilwoman Nancy Malooland Elyse Medved of Rahway.

At the county level, Republicans areattempting to gain seats on the nine-member freeholder board for the firsttime since 1997. Union County ClerkJoanne Rajoppi, a Democrat, is seek-ing her third five-year term. SandySpector, a Plainfield-area caterer whochairs the city’s GOP committee, ischallenging her. As of the June pri-mary, Democrats held 85,432 in regis-tered voters in Union County, as op-posed to county Republicans’ 38,211.

In Westfield, voters will decide themayoral contest between current act-ing mayor Andrew Skibitsky andformer mayor Tom Jardim, as well asfour council races. Incumbent Coun-cilmen Rafael Betancourt and LarryGoldman are not seeking reelection.

The GOP currently enjoys a 7-1council majority in addition to the

mayor’s office.When Mr. Jardim was elected in

1996, he became Westfield’s firstDemocrat to serve as mayor in 85years. He was reelected in 1998. TheWestfield Republican Committeeappointed Mr. Skibitsky, who waselected to the town council from thethird ward in 2002, to fill the vacantmayoral position in June of this yearafter then-mayor Greg McDermottmoved out of town.

Fanwood voters will select twomembers of to the borough council toreplace the retiring Stuart Kline andAndrew Calamaras, both Republi-cans. Democrats are looking to gain a6-0 majority on the council in addi-tion to holding the mayor’s office.

In Garwood, voters will select twomembers to the borough council fromamong four candidates, whileMountainside incumbents PaulMirabelli and Keith Turner seek re-election in their borough’s councilrace.

In Plainfield’s mayoral race, board-of-education member SharonRobinson-Briggs is running unop-posed. Current mayor Al McWilliamswas bounced by the Union CountyDemocratic Committee and replacedon the line by Ms. Briggs.

The mayor, who lost reelection by325 votes, went to court to run as aRepublican. After an initial victory instate Superior Court, an appellatecourt panel overturned the decision.The state Supreme Court declined tohear the case, thus upholding the ap-pellate decision.

Voters in Berkeley Heights willdecide on whether to change to anelected mayor system. Under currentmunicipal law, members of the town-ship committee annually select amember of the committee to serve asmayor.

Council races will be decided inBerkeley Heights, Cranford,Kenilworth, Linden, New Providence,Plainfield, Roselle, Roselle Park,Springfield, Summit and Union.

Polls will be open Tuesday from 6a.m. to 8 p.m.

2004 BookkeepingAudited at MS-BOE

By BETSEY BURGDORFSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE - At the Tues-day night meeting of the MountainsideBoard of Education (BOE), memberslistened to a report from the account-ing firm of Hodulik and Morrisonregarding the audit from the 2004-2005 school year.

Robert Morrison, a certified publicaccountant with the firm, reportedthat the audit revealed 30 areas inneed of improvement.

“This has been the most challeng-ing audit I have ever been involved in.I never expected the struggle that Ihad,” Mr. Morrison said. “We werechanging numbers in the back end,we were changing numbers in thefront end trying to reconcile them inthe middle.”

One major issue Mr. Morrisonpointed out was that the BOE hadoverpaid Governor Livingston HighSchool (GL) and never received re-imbursement. Mountainside teenag-ers go to high school at GL.

“You are entitled to a credit be-cause you overpaid in a previous year,”he stated. “You didn’t get a credit andyou didn’t request it. It was joint

failure on both school districts.”Mr. Morrison stated that to the

board’s credit, “you have addressed asignificant portion of this problemalready.” Recently hired BusinessAdministrator Rod McLaughlin wasinstrumental in changing the word-ing in the contract with GL to elimi-nate overpayment in the future.

“Billings under the new contracthave been adjusted,” Mr. Morrisonsaid.

Other suggestions made includedbreaking down line items in the bud-get into separate classifications. Mr.Morrison explained that during the2004-2005 school year, moneyswould be paid from an account and itwas impossible to determine whatprogram it was being allocated to.

Mr. Morrison referred to an ac-count that included three separateprograms: children’s, enrichment andsummer camp/enrichment. “Allprojects were lumped together,” hesaid. He suggested breaking theprojects down into individual lineitems on the budget.

Prior to the hiring of Mr.McLaughlin over the summer, Paul

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WF Council DiscussesHomecoming for SoldiersBy MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — Tuesday night,the Westfield Town Council discussedthe impending return of WestfieldArmory soldiers from Iraq, futureroad paving projects and grant moneyreceived for Sid Fay/Houlihan fields.During public discussion, WeCarepresented parking revenue comments.

Town Engineer Ken Marsh an-nounced to the council the Depart-ment of Public Works’ bid on a smallroads package that included Websterand Terrace Places and Lennox andForest Avenues. Assistant Town En-gineer Kris Macaloon told TheWestfield Leader the DPW will beopening bids Monday and, “if allgoes well, we can award Wednesdayand maybe two weeks after we canget work underway.”

In a related public works matter,the town bid twice on the RahwayAvenue crossing and received no re-sponse. Because of “trouble gettingpeople to come out and do the im-provements to the Rahway crossingwith Clark,” Fourth Ward Council-man Jim Foerst asked if “we can tackthose improvements on to that bid?”

Mr. Marsh said the town couldn’tbecause the bid was advertised withspecifications. “Kris (Macaloon) hasbeen in contact with some of ourother contractors since we’re autho-rized to negotiate,” he said. Concern-ing the Rahway Avenue crossing, Mr.Marsh said, “We’re waiting to hearfrom Schifano (Construction Corpo-ration) and Marino (Paving).”

In response, Councilman Foerstasked that if “we don’t get pricesbefore the next bid goes out, that

(Rahway) should be included for anywork done.”

Mayor Andy Skibitsky agreed, say-ing, “the sooner we get that done, thebetter, especially before the wintercomes.”

Mr. Marsh announced “bigprojects” for Highland Avenue, NorthChestnut Street, Kimball and NorthEuclid Avenues. Work on Highland,Kimball and North Euclid will beginon Monday, November 14, whileNorth Chestnut will commence thisMonday, November 7.

“That’s two miles of road in thosefour projects and they should be fin-ished before the end of the year,” Mr.Marsh said.

Boulevard work will commence inspring 2006. “We are getting the sur-

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POLICE BLOTTERWestfield

Tuesday, October 25, Patricia Jeter,48, of Somerset was placed underarrest at the Middlesex County Jailon an outstanding Westfield criminalcontempt of court warrant for $584.She was transported to the UnionCounty jail.

Wednesday, October 26, MarcusRawls, 37, of Newark was arrested atWest Orange police headquarters ona Westfield criminal warrant for $150.He was released after posting bail.

Wednesday, October 26,Tyshawn Hamilton, 19, ofPlainfield was arrested in the 200block of Elm Street on two out-standing motor vehicle contemptof court South Plainfield warrantsfor a total of $1,800. Hamilton wasturned over to the South PlainfieldPolice Department.

Thursday, October 27, CoreyMiller, 18, of Westfield was arrestedat Westfield police headquarters ontwo outstanding motor vehicle war-rants, one from Watchung, for $500,and the other from Parsippany-TroyHills, for $175. Miller posted bail andwas released.

Friday, October 28, MarvinChambliss, 19, of Plainfield was ar-rested in the 900 block of South Av-enue for outstanding warrants out ofseveral municipalities. They includedtwo criminal warrants fromWoodbridge for a total of $1,500; acriminal warrant from Plainfield for$500, and two motor vehicle war-rants from Jamesburg andStewartsville in the amounts of $1,200and $1,157, respectively.

Saturday, October 29, IdemudiaEbose, 22, of Scotch Plains was ar-rested in the 1200 block of SouthAvenue, West, and charged on anoutstanding contempt of court crimi-nal warrant from Westfield for $500and possession of less than 50 gramsof suspected marijuana and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia. Policesaid Ebose posted bail on the warrantand was released on his own recogni-zance on the other charges.

Saturday, October 29, a resident ofthe 500 block of Westfield Avenuereported the theft of a black BMXbicycle from her front yard.

Saturday, October 29, KetoArbolishvili, 47, and NailiKhuluzauri, 42, both of Westfield,were arrested and charged with shop-lifting about $550 worth of clothingat a store within the 600 block ofNorth Avenue. Each was released onher own recognizance with a sum-mons.

Scotch PlainsThursday, October 20, a Raritan

Road resident reported being the vic-tim of criminal mischief. Police saidthe victim stated that sometime in thepast week, unknown suspect or sus-pects smashed a portion of his fence.

Friday, October 21, a resident ofForepaugh Avenue reported that whilehis 2002 Jeep was parked in his drive-way, someone damaged the driver’sside door. The incident occurredsometime between 10:30 p.m. and 8a.m.

Tuesday, October 25, Tajay L.Morris, 21, of Plainfield was arrestedand charged with unlawful posses-sion of a weapon following a motorvehicle stop revealed the subject wasconcealing a knife.

Thursday, October 27, a student ofScotch Plains-Fanwood High School,reported his cell phone was stolen.The victim stated he left his lockerunlocked during a team practice. Po-lice said the phone was valued at$100.

Thursday, October 27, an employeeof St. John’s Baptist Church, reportedbeing a victim of theft. The victimstated she left her purse unattendedwhen unknown suspect took moneyfrom her purse.

FanwoodTuesday, October 25, Michael D.

Webb, 45, of Plainfield was arrestedat 3:32 p.m. at the intersection ofMidway and Farley Avenue follow-ing a motor vehicle stop revealednumerous outstanding warrants.

Wednesday, October 26, Roger B.Coley, Jr., 29, of Elizabeth was ar-rested after a motor vehicle stop re-

vealed a no bail warrant. The arresttook place at 8:35 p.m. on SouthAvenue.

Thursday, October 27, Luis G.Yancha, 41, of Plainfield was arrestedon numerous no bail warrants follow-ing a motor vehicle stop at 11:28 a.m.at the intersection of Midway andTerrill Road.

Friday, October 28, Sadiq A.Murray, 32, of Scotch Plains wasarrested following a motor vehiclestop at 10:25 a.m. on Martine Avenuefor numerous outstanding warrants.The suspect was also charged withpossession of a controlled dangeroussubject.

Saturday, October 29, Leroy M.Barber, 48, of Plainfield was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop, whichrevealed outstanding warrants. Thearrest took place at 5:22 p.m. at theintersection of North Avenue andForrest Road.

Sunday, October 30, Ebony M.Newton, 23, of Plainfield was ar-rested at 2:39 p.m. following a motorvehicle stop on Terrill Road and EastSecond Street revealed numerousoutstanding warrants.

Sunday, October 30, a 16- year oldjuvenile was arrested at 7:28 p.m. atthe intersection of Midway Avenueand Ridge Way for reportedly shoot-ing passing cars with a paint ball gun.

Monday, October 31, RicardoMarrero, 27, of Piscataway was ar-rested on outstanding warrants fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop at 2:37p.m. on South Avenue.

Monday, October 31, a 17-year oldjuvenile was arrested following amotor vehicle stop on Westfield Roadat 9:35 p.m. for possession of a con-trolled dangerous substance.

MountainsideTuesday, October 25, Terrill A.

Ross, 44, of East Orange for out-standing warrants in Mountainside.Police said Ross posted the $400warrant.

Saturday, October 29, Ian Austin,34, of East Orange was arrested fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop on Route22 for fictitious plates and a loudmuffler.

Saturday, October 29, two juve-niles were arrested for unlawful pos-session of a weapon. Both suspectswere reportedly in possession of aknife and a set of plastic knuckles.The juveniles were released to theirmother and the weapons were baggedfor evidence, police said. The inci-dent is under investigation by thejuvenile detective.

Sunday, October 30, BryanCallahan, 18, of Westfield was ar-rested and charged with simple as-sault, disorderly conduct and harass-ment following a complaint by a ju-venile. According to police, the vic-tim stated that the suspect, a passen-ger in a red Saturn, drove by andsquirted her with a liquid believed tobe urine. A Super Soaker was re-trieved at the time of the arrest andwas determined to contain urine andwater, police said.

Sunday, October 30, Vincente A.Morales, 38, of Weehawken was ar-rested following a motor vehicle stopon Route 22 revealed he was drivingwith a suspended license and hadnumerous warrants.

Sunday, October 30, Robert T.Childers, 3rd, 22, of Plainfield wasarrested following a motor vehiclestop on Route 22, which reveled out-standing warrants.

Freeholders DebateTo Air on TV-26

AREA – The Union County Boardof Chosen Freeholders candidatesforum, sponsored by the League ofWomen Voters, will be broadcast lo-cally on Community Access Channel26 prior to the Tuesday, November 8General Election. The debate can beviewed in all 42 towns covered byComcast Cable.

Broadcast times are tonight, Thurs-day, November 3, at 9:30 p.m. andMonday, November 7 at 7 p.m.

TV-26 can be seen locally inCranford, Clark, Fanwood, ScotchPlains, Springfield, Mountainside andWestfield.

Vizzuso held the position of businessadministrator in the district. It wasdetermined during the audit that Mr.Vizzuso’s signature was often the onlyone on canceled checks. Board policyrequires at least two signatures on allchecks.

“You were not approving of thedisbursement of money,” Mr.Morrison said. He suggested follow-ing the two or more signature policymore carefully.

It was also recommended that priorto being presented with a bill list, theBOE should incorporate language intothe motion confirming that the pay-ment of the bill will not create an overexpenditure in the account.

“Then you need to check it to makesure you are using the right account,”Mr. Morrison stated.

Mr. Morrison reported that he couldnot find a transportation contract, or afood service contract in the BOE’spossession.

“Not a lot of attention was beingpaid to the food service account,” Mr.Morrison said.

The audit also revealed that an ad-ditional 49 students were included inthe student count that did not attendschool in the district. “We believe thishappened because people didn’t knowwhat they were doing,” Mr. Morrisonreported. “It’s a lot more complicatedthan counting noses.”

When discussing the dissolutionfund following the breakup of theregional high school district of whichMountainside was a member, Mr.Morrison stated when the paymentsare complete and is no longer beingreceived it will create a problem forthe district since it is currently usingthe “money to pay the bills.” He con-tinued saying, “When the dissolutionfund dries up, if you don’t have $1.8million coming out of the budget -you will have a tax increase.”

BOE President John Perrin’s ques-tion Mr. Morrison asking if he feltthere was misuse of funds. He stated,“We did not find any evidence thatmoney was misappropriated in anyform.”

The board approved a motion toabolish the positions of head custo-

dian and coordinator of night work, atotal of three positions. The boardwill be creating three new positionsand will be posting the jobs. The threecustodians whose jobs are being elimi-nated have been in the district foryears. One custodian is three monthsshy of being fully vested in the dis-trict.

Jeannette Maraffi, President of theMountainside Teacher’s Association,confronted that board on this issuestating, “What kind of message areyou sending to your employees?”

“It is an attempt to clean up theaccounting and job positions,” Boardmember Gene Nagle stated. “It is notto eliminate people, but to eliminatepositions,” Chief School Administra-tor Dr. Richard O’Malley added.

Approximately 50 teachers at-tended the meeting to discuss a situ-ation that occurred last weekend.According to Mrs. Maraffi, Dr.O’Malley told her that teachers wouldreceive their paycheck on Friday,October 28, for immediate depositeven though the checks were postdated Monday, October 31. Althoughsome banks did honor the checks,those who bank with the TeachersCredit Union were told the checkswould not be cashed until Monday.

Mr. McLaughlin stated that theteachers contract specifies they are tobe paid in 20 equal monthly pay-ments. He said by paying the teacherson Monday he “acted in accordancewith what the contractual specifica-tions are.”

Dr. O’Malley stated that it was hisintent to accommodate the teachersby paying them on Friday. They havenow created a payment calendar thattakes into account paydays that fallon Sundays, which was sent to Mrs.Maraffi for approval.

“It is not going to happen again,”Dr. O’Malley said. “We are all human- we make mistakes.” He noted that inlight of the overwhelming problemsbrought forth by the audit, he felt Mr.McLaughlin proceeded with cautionin an attempt to do things accordingto the rules.

“A lot of what’s happening ischange,” Dr. O’Malley said.

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vey completed in the winter and beout to bid in March. It will involvepaving from Grove to Clifton Street— an 1800-foot area,” he added.

Five single-family homes will bedemolished. Two, on Garfield andRahway Avenues, are corner lots anddid comply with the new corner lotordinance. None are potential subdi-visions, Mr. Marsh said.

The mayor acknowledged the re-ceipt of two County of Union kidstrust-fund grants — $115,000 for SidFay/Houlihan fields and another$37,000 for equipment, totaling$139,000. Liaison to the RecreationCommission Rafael Betancourt, alongwith the mayor, recognized receipt ofthe check.

First Ward Councilman Sal Caruanasaid he would like to see yellow rib-bons line the streets for the return ofthe 250th Westfield Signal Battalion.“The council, along with other con-stituencies in town, really wants tobring these people home to a hero’swelcome. They’ve sacrificed time,family and their life. We won’t have alot of notice when they leave forWestfield. Main Street was lined withbunting for the end of World War IIand the Korean War. Soldiers werebrought home down the middle oftown. It was the type of ceremonyVietnam didn’t receive. To the extentthat we have people want to make acommitment, we should jump on itand make it significant.”

During the public portion of the

meeting, Sharon Stockwell of theadvisory group We Care submitted areview of the unused permit and longterm parking spaces in town to FirstWard Councilman and Finance PolicyCommittee Chairman Peter Echausse,as per a conversation during lastweek’s council meeting.

The unofficial study, compiled byJim Baker, alleges that during thenearly four-year period since 2001,the town lost $650,000 in net rev-enue. Upon first seeing the numbers,Councilman Echausse said his initialreaction of the study, which, for ex-ample, uses 60 percent as a constantfigure for empty spaces in lot three,was that they “look a little too consis-tent to say 60 spots every day, everyyear.”

In addition, Councilman Echaussetempered his approval for the num-bers because “we know we have avery transient downtown workforce.A lot of employees don’t start till 10,11, 12 o’clock and don’t leave till 8,9, 10 o’clock at night.” Stressing thatuntil he sees the raw data and meth-odology behind the figures, he “can-not determine the validity of the finalnumbers.”

Following the meeting, he wouldnot offer additional comment but saidthat he and Third Ward CouncilmanMark Ciarrocca, the Public Safety,Transportation and Parking chairman,“accepted Ms. Stockwell’s numbersand look forward to examining theunderlying assumptions made.”


Homecoming for Troops

Fred Rossi for The Westfield LeaderKIDS ON PARADE...Children from Washington School in Westfield don theiroutfits this week while having fun celebrating Halloween.

WHO’s SNOOPY?…The Westfield High School Boosters held their annual funddrive this weekend with the help of Snoopy played by an unidentified individual.

How Safe And Secure AreLocal Public Schools?

By ANNA GITHENSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

AREA – Westfield is a town ofapproximately six square miles and30,000 inhabitants, Scotch Plains hasabout 23,000 residents in an area of9.6 square miles; both are only 30minutes from New York City. Visitsfrom President George W. Bush andformer New York City Mayor RudyGiuliani heighten the area’s expo-sure, making local schools’ more vis-ible and possibly susceptible to aterrorist attack.

“No superintendent nor any parentcan rule out the possibility that some-thing could happen,” said WestfieldSuperintendent of Schools Dr. Will-iam Foley, “but we can’t live in fearand we don’t want to turn the schoolsinto fortresses.”

“Student safety and building secu-rity have received a concentrated fo-cus over the past few years in theScotch Plains-Fanwood schools andwill continue to do so,” said LindaNelson, Scotch Plains Board of Edu-cation President, “because certainly,this need isn’t going away.”

Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools,with the exception of the high school,keep all their doors locked through-out the day. “Visitors must ring a bellfor entrance, which is connected to asecretary with a videophone, whobuzzes people into the building,” saidMrs. Nelson. “We are in the processof replacing exterior doors on ourbuildings to enhance security,” sheadded.

Some Westfield schools imposedcertain visitation limits and made itless convenient for visitors to enter.Franklin Elementary School, the larg-est of six schools in town with 594students, locks all doors after its sec-ond bell except for its front door. Avolunteer sits at a table to sign in andprovide a guest pass to any visitor.Originally, many people felt inconve-nienced by Principal Dr. Mary Fleck’ssystem when it was first imposed onthe school, but now it seems as thoughmost see the practicality behind it.

“It’s fascinating how many parentshave come to me recently with thatconcern,” said Dr. Fleck with regard torecent inquiries about school securitymeasures. “I am not averse to the ideaof more security, I take the matter ofsecurity very seriously,” she affirmed.

McKinley and Washington El-ementary Schools have taken secu-rity a step further. Not only are all the

doors locked after the students enter,they have a camera and a doorbell.

“We don’t have a front door, so wehave no visual contact with a personwhen they enter the building,” saidClaudia Andreski, principal ofMcKinley School, which has 334 stu-dents. “We didn’t know if a visitorwas going up or down the stairs,” sheadded, in reference to the empty hall-way and staircase inside the maindoor. Washington has the same typeof entryway.

“I’m skeptical about how helpfulthese things are,” said Dr. Foley. “Un-fortunately the reality is, a busy officemight just buzz someone in anyway,”he added. Mrs. Andreski said thatmanning the buzzer is a challenge foronly two secretaries.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool, because of its size, has itsstaff monitoring the two doors thatneed to be left open, Mrs. Nelsoninformed. All visitors must report tothe school office immediately and geta visitor’s pass.

“We have videotaped our buildingentrances, exits and stairwells for thepolice to have on hand for crisis coor-dination,” she added, which complieswith the governor’s requirement forlocal police to walk through the build-ings and evaluate a safety and secu-rity checklist.

With respect to Westfield HighSchool, Dr. Foley said that parapro-fessionals (which could be a lunchaid or teacher’s assistant) patrol thebuilding, and police officers come infour times a week to work with themand counsel the students.

“We have open lunch at the highschool so it’s virtually impossible tolock it down,” said Dr. Foley, who alsoexplained that every school has a cri-sis-management team. They rehearsewhat to do in emergencies and prac-tice evacuation procedures and “lockdowns” in which every door in theschool is locked, including classrooms(all teachers have their own keys).

The concern at Roosevelt Interme-diate School, with 750 students, is thebreezeway between the two build-ings where students and teachers passthroughout the day.

“We really cannot lock those doorsor the doors to the parking lot,” saidPrincipal Stewart Carey, who alsosaid that the teachers have keys to theclassrooms but not to the building.“Bob Berman (Business Administra-tor/Board Secretary) is working on aplan for Roosevelt to enclose the pas-sageway,” explained Dr. Foley.

Mr. Carey believes it should be acommunity and district decision andin response to the enclosed passage-way he said, “That is a great ideabecause it would cut down on thetraffic that is able to get into thebuilding.”

With respect to Scotch Plains bud-get concerns, Mrs. Nelson said, “Thesafety/security issue is foremost inthe board’s budget decisions whenwe consider what repairs and im-provements are needed each year,”

“And we are very pleased with thepositive working relationships wehave with our two police departmentsand feel comfortable that we are allready to respond quickly to a crisis,”she added.

Mrs. Nelson also said that a crisismanagement planning meeting is heldtwice a year with the local police,public school administrators, princi-pals and representatives from theirlocal parochial schools.

Dr. Foley said he would probablyenact security measures similar tothose of McKinley School in allWestfield elementary schools. “Weare making changes; we are planningto install our own internal telephonesystem at the high school,” he said.Dr. Foley also thought that a buttonwith a silent alarm wired directly tothe police was worth looking into.

“We all hope we won’t have to putall of these preparations into play, butit’s better to be safe than sorry,” as-sured Mrs. Nelson.

Update on WestfieldArmory Troops

Returning from IraqWESTFIELD — Mayor Andy

Skitibisky intends to arrange a down-town homecoming for the soldiers ofthe 250th Signal Battalion of theWestfield Armory returning from Iraq.The date and time is not known as towhen they will be returning toWestfield. It could be any time now.Only 24 hours advance notice will begiven by the military authorities. Thetown will do all it can to get the wordout once the time is known.

Westfield has historically wel-comed home returning troops with agrand downtown parade, except forour Vietnam soldiers.

The plan would be to march fromthe circle through downtown and upto the Armory, where the troops willbe met by family, dignitaries andperhaps Westfield High School stu-dents.

Organizations and volunteers arebeing asked to help “deck out” down-town and get merchant support toshow the flag, yellow-ribbon trees,etc.

Those wishing to help, please con-tact this newspaper by e-mailing [email protected]. The organiz-ers will be notified.

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We Care Lists 10 CampaignIssues for Westfield Review

WESTFIELD – WeCare(Westfielders Concerned about Respon-sible Development) is a non-partisancitizens’ action group and does notendorse any candidate seeking electiveoffice. The organization has released alist of their top 10 issues andrecomendations in Westfield based ona survey of residents. They are as fol-lows:

Issue One – Alternative parking im-provements: The town recently mademany improvements. WeCare recom-mends releasing more permits for com-muters and employees along with con-verting daily commuter parking passesto permanent parking permits.

Issue 2 – Traffic and Safety improve-ments: The town recently provided areport on the “Eight Traffic Hotspots.”WeCare recommends implementationof the recommendations.

Issue 3 – Repeal the redevelopmentagency and zoning designations cre-ated for the parking garage redevelop-ment proposal defeated last year.

Issue 4 – Communications: Create anew town website and improve chan-nel 36. WeCare suggests updated tech-nology for emergency messages.Weekly publication of parking permitinformation in The Westfield Leader isalso recommended.

Issue 5 – Review zoning codes andstandards. The town addressed over-development with new ordinances toreduce building heights and restrict shoe

horning on corner lots. WeCare sup-ports rewriting floor area ratio require-ments and strict oversight of gradingand drainage changes resulting fromnew construction.

Issue 6 – Quality of Life: Regardingnoise ordinances, location port-a-johnsat construction sites and constructionsafety requirements, WeCare supportsamending the noise ordinance to re-strict all motorized paid contractors towork during between 8 a.m. and 5:30p.m. Monday through Friday and 9a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday with nowork on Sunday.

Issue 7 – Board of Education: WeCarerecommends the establishment of regu-lar meetings to enhance communica-tions between the town and school boardto solve common problems.

Issue 8 – Property taxes: WeCarerecommends further working with otheragencies, boards and neighboring com-munities to help keep taxes from in-creasing.

Issue 9 – Revitalization of the SouthAvenue: WeCare has recommendedcreation of a south side business lead-ers committee. Weekly maintenance oftown monuments to enhance aestheticsis also recommended.

Issue 10 – Town planning: WeCarerecommends hiring a full-time townplanner and the creation of a compre-hensive plan for development.

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Stewart Pl. Subdivision WithdrawnAfter Board Expresses Opposition

By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — The borough’sPlanning and Zoning Board of Ad-justment approved the withdrawal ofan application without prejudice for aminor subdivision proposal onStewart Place at its regular monthlymeeting on October 26.

Applicant Tony Lee, who resides at54 Stewart Place, requested two vari-ances to subdivide his 1.1-acre lot,raze his existing house and build twonew houses.

After several board members indi-cated they were likely to deny theapplication, Mr. Lee withdrew, re-taining his right to submit a new ap-plication in the future. The variancesrequested were for failing to meet theminimum lot area and lot width as setforth in the zoning code.

The property is located in an R-75zone, which requires a minimum lotarea of 7,500 square feet and lot widthsof no less than 75 feet. Mr. Lee’sproposal would have created two un-dersized lots of 5,789 and 5,686 squarefeet with widths of 62 feet and 58feet. Each of the proposed houseswould have a footprint of 1,250 squarefeet, which Mr. Lee’s attorney, Rob-ert Kraus of Scotch Plains, character-ized as “modest” in size.

Residents opposed to the applica-tion told the board that they objectedto Mr. Lee’s attempt to “shoehornMcMansions” into their neighbor-hood. Several neighborhood resi-dents grilled Mr. Lee and his wit-nesses regarding numerous detailsof the plan and why he needed thesecond house.

Mr. Kraus pointed out that Mr. Leeor another developer could feasiblydevelop a 3,000-square foot house onthis property, which would complywith the zoning code and, therefore,not need board approval, supporting

his contention that two smaller houseswere more congruent with the rest ofthe neighborhood.

Most of the neighbors opposed tothe proposal live on Paterson Road,but abut Mr. Lee’s property in therear. Paterson Road residents saidStewart Place was a narrow street thatcould not handle the influx of traffican additional house would impose ontheir neighborhood.

Several other neighbors, who liveadjacent to Mr. Lee on Stewart Place,told the board they did not see thisproposal as a detriment to their neigh-borhood and supported the proposal.

The engineer for the applicant,James Watson of EKA Associates,presented color schematics to theboard and public, indicating the per-centage of other homes in the neigh-borhood that also did not meet thezoning requirements for lot area andlot width. Mr. Watson testified thatapproximately 17 out of 19 houses, or89 percent, of the houses in this neigh-borhood were non-conforming inwidth and 12, or 63 percent, werenon-conforming in area to the zoningrequirement.

Jayson Kasler, a professional plan-ner, testified that 33 out of 37 lots inthe neighborhood did not conform tothe zoning requirements.

Residents opposed to the planquestioned Mr. Watson and Mr.Kasler extensively regarding whytheir calculations differed. By ex-cluding some houses and includingothers, the percentage of non-con-forming houses changed slightly,which some residents found contra-dictory.

Mr. Lee told The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times that he did not haveany immediate plans to submit an-other application and that he wouldhave to consult with his attorney be-fore making any decisions.

Mr. Kraus said he was surprisedthat the board indicated they woulddeny the application. The previousowners of this property applied forsimilar subdivisions in 1979 and in1983, which were also denied by theplanning board at that time.

The board permitted another ap-plication to be continued to January.Deborah and Gary Price requested abulk variance to construct a 600-square foot driveway on their prop-erty at 225 Forest Road. The boardexplained to Mr. Price that all appli-cations proposing to increase imper-vious coverage had to agree to imple-ment a storm-water managementplan approved by the borough engi-neer.

Mr. Price asked for a waiver forthe storm water management plan,citing the cost as a prohibitive factor.Mr. Price said that the drivewaywould cost him $2,700, while thestorm-water management plan wasestimated by his engineer to cost$3,300.

He was denied his request for awaiver despite his property having noother driveway. Board attorney Jo-seph Galfy, Jr. (substituting for Rob-ert Mega), explained that the prop-erty had no grandfathered right to adriveway without complying with thestorm-water management plan.

Mr. Price elected to continue hisapplication, allowing him time to re-search more information about thisrequirement.

The board’s next agenda meetingwill be held on Monday, November21, and the next regularly scheduledmeeting will be held on Wednesday,November 30. Both meetings will beheld in Borough Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Fred Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSTUDENT ART…Brian Doyle and Cathy Budzinski of the Scotch Plains Envi-ronmental Commission hand out awards last month at the council meeting for theannual Earth Day Poster Contest.

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT...In Scotch Plains, during St. Bartholomew pre school’s Fire Prevention Week, from left to right,Raymond Lestarchick, Aayush Jha, Patrick Cuccurullo and Karen Degnan visit the Scotch Plains Fire Department

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In addition to regular distribution, this edition is mailed to all residents in Fanwood to promote voterawareness of the borough council candidates and the election on November 8.

Voters to Decide Mayoral, Council,Governor, State Assembly Races

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – Voters will go to the pollsTuesday and cast ballots in a numberof races and vote on two questions.

Voters will elect a new governor ina race between first-term DemocraticU.S. Senator Jon Corzine and Repub-lican businessman Doug Forrester.

Voters will also decide whetherNew Jersey will create the office oflieutenant governor. If this questionis approved, the lieutenant governorwould be elected on the same ticketas the victorious gubernatorial candi-date, the same way the nation’s presi-dent and vice president are elected.

In the 21st Legislative District,which includes Garwood,Mountainside and Westfield, incum-bent Republican Assemblymen JonBramnick of Westfield and EricMunoz of Summit will run againstDemocrats Steve Merman of Cranfordand Bruce Bergen of Springfield. In

District 22, which includes ScotchPlains and Fanwood, Democratic As-semblywoman Linda Stender ofFanwood and Assemblyman JerryGreen of Plainfield are opposed byScotch Plains Councilwoman NancyMalool and Elyse Medved of Rahway,Republicans.

At the county level, Republicans areattempting to gain seats on the nine-member board for the first time since1997. Union County Clerk JoanneRajoppi, a Democrat, is seeking her thirdfive-year term. Sandy Spector, a Plainfield-area caterer who chairs the city’s GOPcommittee, is challenging her. As of theJune primary, Democrats held an advan-tage in registered voters, having 85,432 inUnion County, as opposed to countyRepublicans holding 38,211.

In Westfield, voters will decide themayoral contest between current act-ing Mayor Republican AndrewSkibitsky and former mayor TomJardim, as well as four council races.

Incumbents Councilmen RafaelBetancourt and Larry Goldman arenot seeking reelection.

The GOP currently enjoys a 7-1council majority in addition to themayor’s office.

When Mr. Jardim was elected in1996, he became Westfield’s firstDemocrat to serve as mayor in 85years. He was reelected in 1998. TheWestfield Republican Committeeappointed Mr. Skibitsky, who waselected to the town council from theThird Ward in 2002, to fill the vacantmayoral position in June of this yearafter then-mayor Greg McDermottmoved out of town.

Fanwood voters will select twomembers of to the borough council toreplace the retiring Stuart Kline andAndrew Calamaras, both Republi-cans. Democrats are looking to gain a6-0 majority on the council, in addi-tion to holding the mayor’s office.

In Garwood, voters will select twomembers to the borough council fromamong four candidates, whileMountainside incumbents PaulMirabelli and Keith Turner seek re-election in their borough’s council race.

In Plainfield’s mayoral race, board-of-education member SharonRobinson-Briggs is running unop-posed. Current mayor Al McWilliamswas bounced by the Union CountyDemocratic Committee and replacedon the line by Ms. Briggs.

The mayor, who lost reelection by 325votes, went to court to run as a Republi-can. After an initial victory in state supe-rior court, an appellate court panel over-turned the decision; the state SupremeCourt declined to hear the case, thusupholding the appellate decision.

Voters in Berkeley Heights will de-cide on whether to change to an electedmayor system. Under current munici-pal law, members of the township com-mittee annually select a member of thecommittee to serve as mayor.

Council races will be decided inBerkeley Heights, Cranford,Kenilworth, Linden, New Providence,Plainfield, Roselle, Roselle Park,Springfield, Summit and Union.

Polls are open Tuesday from 6 a.m.to 8 p.m.

SP Officials AwaitDeer-Hunt Decision

Administrators Discuss SafetyIssues at Local Public Schools

By ANNA GITHENSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – Scotch Plains has about23,000 residents in an area of 9.6square miles, and Westfield has ap-proximately 30,000 inhabitants in itssix square miles; both are only 30minutes from New York City. Visitsfrom President George W. Bush andformer New York City Mayor RudyGiuliani heighten the area’s expo-sure, making local schools’ more vis-ible and possibly susceptible to aterrorist attack. Are area publicschools safe enough?

“Student safety and building secu-rity have received a concentrated fo-cus over the past few years in theScotch Plains-Fanwood schools andwill continue to do so,” said ScotchPlains Board of Education PresidentLinda Nelson, “because certainly, thisneed isn’t going away.”

Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools,with the exception of the high school,keep all their doors locked through-out the day. “Visitors must ring a bellfor entrance, which is connected to asecretary with a videophone, whobuzzes people into the building,” saidMrs. Nelson. “We are in the process ofreplacing exterior doors on our build-ings to enhance security,” she added.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool, because of its size, has itsstaff monitoring the two doors thatneed to be left open, Mrs. Nelsoninformed. All visitors must report tothe school office immediately and geta visitor’s pass.

“We have videotaped our buildingentrances, exits and stairwells for thepolice to have on hand for crisis coor-dination,” she added, which complieswith the governor’s requirement forlocal police to walk through the build-

ings and evaluate a safety and secu-rity checklist.

Said Dr. William Foley, Westfieldsuperintendent of schools, “No su-perintendent nor any parent can ruleout the possibility that somethingcould happen, but we can’t live in fearand we don’t want to turn the schoolsinto fortresses.”

Some Westfield schools imposedcertain visitation limits and made itless convenient for visitors to enter.Franklin Elementary School, the larg-est of six schools in town with 594students, locks all doors after its sec-ond bell except for its front door. Avolunteer sits at a table to sign in andprovide a guest pass to any visitor.Originally, many people felt inconve-nienced by Principal Dr. Mary Fleck’ssystem when it was first imposed onthe school, but now it seems as thoughmost see the practicality behind it.

“It’s fascinating how many parentshave come to me recently with thatconcern,” said Dr. Fleck about recentinquiries about school security mea-sures. “I am not averse to the idea ofmore security; I take the matter ofsecurity very seriously,” she said.

McKinley and Washington El-ementary Schools have taken theirsecurity a step further. Not only areall the doors locked after the studentsenter, they have a camera and a door-bell.

“We don’t have a front door so wehave no visual contact with a personwhen they enter the building,” saidClaudia Andreski, principal ofMcKinley School, which has 334 stu-dents. “We didn’t know if a visitorwas going up or down the stairs,” sheadded, in reference to the empty hall-way and staircase inside the maindoor. Washington has the same typeof entryway.

“I’m skeptical about how helpfulthese things are,” said Dr. Foley. “Un-fortunately the reality is, a busy officemight just buzz someone in anyway,”he added. Mrs. Andreski said thatmanning the buzzer is “a challenge”for only two secretaries.

With respect to Westfield HighSchool, Dr. Foley said that parapro-fessionals (who could be a lunch aidor teacher’s assistant) patrol the build-ing, and police officers come in fourtimes a week to work with them andcounsel the students.

“We have open lunch at the highschool so it’s virtually impossible tolock it down,” said Dr. Foley, who



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By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood

SCOTCH PLAINS — ScotchPlains council members continue towait for county officials to make adecision on how to proceed with adeer-management program in theAshbrook Reservation. Last month,Mayor Martin Marks and TownshipManager Thomas Atkins met withDan Bernier, the Union County di-rector of the Division of Park Plan-ning and Maintenance, and repre-sentatives of the Cranford Rod andGun Club and the United Bow Hunt-ers of New Jersey, two organizationsthat could be involved in initial ef-forts at thinning the burgeoning deerherd in the county-owned reserva-tion.

Township officials pushed for thepast several years for permission toconduct a deer-reduction program inthe Ashbrook property. The finaldecision is in the hands of UnionCounty, which will have to decidewhether to accede to a wish by stateofficials that any deer-managementprogram using professional riflemenbe preceded first by what could be aweeks-long effort by bow-and-ar-row hunters.

At the October 21 meeting, MayorMarks, Mr. Atkins and Mr. Bernierreviewed with the two organizationsthe background of the Ashbrook deerpopulation, whose increasing size inrecent years caused a number of caraccidents as well as resident complaintsof deer wandering off the reservationand into neighborhood yards, wherethey destroy landscaping and tip gar-bage cans.

Both organizations have experiencein deer-reduction programs usingbows and arrows; although, Mr.Atkins said United Bow Hunters hasmore experience than the Cranfordgroup. At the council’s conferencemeeting on Tuesday, Mr. Atkins saidMr. Bernier spoke about the matter toUnion County Parks Director CharlesSigmund, who is expected to meetwith County Manager George

Devanney. Mr. Atkins said he ex-pects to hear further from the countynext week.

Mayor Marks expressed his hope thatthe county “will be receptive to someoption that will allow something to goforward,” hopefully in the winter months.

In other business, Mr. Atkins saidhe held a meeting last month withtownship department division headsto get started on preparations for the2006 municipal budget. As he toldthe council several weeks ago, Mr.Atkins reviewed some areas of man-dated spending increases the town-ship government will face next yeareven before intensive budget discus-sions begin. Higher pension contri-butions, debt service, health insur-ance premiums and sewage authorityfees will boost municipal expendi-tures by nearly $800,000 in 2006.

The state Department of Transpor-tation (DOT) will hold public infor-mation sessions later this month aboutthe planned refurbishing of the Route22 bridge connecting Park Avenuewith Bonnie Burn Road. In recentmonths, there has been survey workin connection with the project.

Four years ago, the council en-dorsed a plan for a new, widenedbridge in the same location as thepresent crossing. Plans also call fora widening of the intersection at NewProvidence and Bonnie Burn Roads,as well as an expansion of the areawhere the south side of the bridgeintersects with Park Avenue.

A new traffic light would also beinstalled at the latter location. The plansalso call for dedicated left-turn lanes andseparate right-turn lanes at both inter-sections, which the plan’s designers be-lieve would lead to a smoother-flowingtraffic pattern north of Route 22 and thuswould help create much less congestionon Route 22, Park Avenue and some ofthe secondary roads leading into thecentral business district.

The DOT’s meetings will be heldon November 21 in Watchung andNovember 28 in Scotch Plains at themunicipal building.

Notice From ScotchPlains Post Office.The new hours for the Scotch

Plains post office are: Monday toFriday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday,9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Butch Belanger, Postmaster.

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DWC Sues WF Chamber of CommerceOver Trade Infringement of ‘W’


WESTFIELD — The WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce(WACC) this week “reluctantly”

agreed to destroy 1,000 gift cards fol-lowing a legal challenge by the WestfieldDowntown Corporation (DWC) overthe chamber’s use of stylized “W” onthe cards. The DWC had charged thechamber’s use of the “W” representedan infringement on its trademark.

The DWC’s attorney reportedlyfiled court papers on Monday in fed-eral court in a Newark seeking a per-manent injunction against theWACC’s use of the “W” in the future.In addition, as part of the 100-pagedocument the DWC seeks full pay-ment of all legal fees from the WACC.

The chamber’s board of directors metMonday and voted not to pursue a courtbattle due to the potential high cost oflegal fees. Board Chairman Hans Winbergsaid his biggest concern was that DWCwould seek payment of legal fees.

In a letter to U.S. District JudgeWilliam Martini on Monday, WACCattorney James Estabrook stated thatwhile the chamber “strenuously dis-putes any such claim to trademark”by the DWC, the chamber board ofdirectors voted Monday morning notto pursue the matter in the courts.Chamber officials said Monday thatthe board did not want to spend thechamber membership’s dues on acostly legal fight.

The chamber was notified on Sep-tember 22 through correspondence fromDWC Chairman David Martone. Hesaid the DWC didn’t want “any confu-sion between the Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce and the DowntownWestfield Corporation, which may becreated by using our signature design.”

In a follow-up letter from Ms.Boccadoro, an attorney representingthe DWC, to Chamber Executive Di-rector Allison O’Hara dated October12, the DWC claimed use of the “W”constituted “a direct infringement ofthe DWC’s senior rights in and to thistrademark under federal, state andcommon laws.”

Ms. Boccadoro, a Hoboken attor-ney who identified herself in corre-spondence as the trademark counselto the DWC, said “The DWC inde-pendently commissioned the designof the ‘W’ mark in November 1997.”

Upon receipt of Ms. Boccadoro’sletter, Mr. Winberg responded in aletter to Mr. Martone dated October19, “On behalf of the (chamber) board,I wish to express its dismay at boththe tenor and content of the corre-spondence. It reflects a low point inthe relationship between the two or-ganizations, which have the commongoal of supporting and promoting thebusinesses in downtown Westfield.”

In an interview in The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times offices onMonday, Mr. Winberg stated that,“Our members will think this is dopeyand that it won’t happen again.” He

also explained that every school has acrisis-management team. They re-hearse what to do in the event emer-gencies and practice evacuation pro-cedures and “lock downs,” duringwhich every door in the school islocked, including classrooms (everyteacher has his or her own key).

The concern at Roosevelt Interme-diate School, with 750 students, is thebreezeway between the two build-ings where students and teachers passthroughout the day.

“We really cannot lock those doorsor the doors to the parking lot,” saidPrincipal Stewart Carey, who alsosaid that the teachers have keys to theclassrooms but not to the building.“Bob Berman (Business Administra-tor/Board Secretary) is working on aplan for Roosevelt to enclose the pas-sageway,” explained Dr. Foley.

Mr. Carey believes it should be acommunity and district decision andin response to the enclosed passage-way he said, “That is a great ideabecause it would cut down on thetraffic that is able to get into thebuilding.”

With respect to Scotch Plains bud-get concerns, Mrs. Nelson said, “Thesafety/security issue is foremost inthe board’s budget decisions whenwe consider what repairs and im-provements are needed each year.”

“We are very pleased with the posi-tive working relationships we havewith our two police departments andfeel comfortable that we are all readyto respond quickly to a crisis,” sheadded.

Mrs. Nelson also said that a crisis-management planning meeting is heldtwice a year with the local police,public school administrators and prin-cipals and representatives from localparochial schools.

All in all, Dr. Foley said he wouldprobably establish security measuressimilar to those of McKinley Schoolfor all of Westfield’s elementaryschools. “We are making changes;we are planning to install our owninternal telephone system at the highschool,” he said. Dr. Foley also thoughtthat a button with a silent alarm wireddirectly to the police was worth look-ing into.

“We all hope we won’t have to putall of these preparations into play, butit’s better to be safe than sorry,” saidMrs. Nelson.

said that he had asked DWC ExecutiveDirector Sherry Cronin if the chambercould use the “W” logo on its gifts cardsand that Ms. Cronin had agreed to the use.

Mr. Winberg said the gift cardswere intended to replace the WACC’sgift coins, which he said cost theWACC money. He said the gift cardsare intended to produce revenue forthe chamber. The chamber intends toproduce new gift cards with a differ-ent logo, possibly utilizing the “W”as depicted in the “Welcome toWestfield” banner on the South Av-enue train overpass. The WACC hasrequested the DWC pay half the$1,000 cost of reproducing the cards.

Town Attorney Robert Cockren said“it’s not crystal clear” whether theDWC is permitted under state statuteor municipal ordinance to hire anattorney to sue another entity. TheDWC is charged with managing thetown’s special improvement district,which was created by ordinance in1996 by the mayor and town council.

Mr. Winberg said he hopes the cre-ation of “mediation subsets” of rep-resentatives from the WACC andDWC will “come up with ways wecan work together in the future.”

Westfield Mayor Andrew Skibitskytold The Times, “I am deeply con-cerned that two Westfield entities, withsimilar goals, did not resolve this is-sue amicably. I think that the DWChas lost sight of its mission and thefact that many of the businesses thatfund the DWC are dues-paying mem-bers of the Chamber of Commerce.

“ I have been in contact with bothgroups and will shortly sit down withthem to make sure that this type sil-liness never happens again.”

Horace Corbin, pulisher of TheTimes, noted that the “W” claimed asa trademark by the DWC is standardfront called Quill by Broderbund.

Ms. Cronin released a statement bye-mail Tuesday night that said, “TheDowntown Westfield Corporation ispleased to announce that concernsregarding the Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce gift card programdesign have been resolved.”

“That’s news to me,” said Mr.Winberg upon hearing the DWC state-ment. “I think that’s baloney.” He saidthe DWC is “still in pursuit of the suit.”

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Pay To Play Ban ProposedTo County FreeholdersBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

ELIZABETH – Last Thursday, aresident presented the Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders with adraft resolution encouraging thecounty to ban the use of pay-to-playgovernment contracts. The practiceinvolves giving lucrative governmentcontracts in exchange for campaigndonations to elected officials.

Kevin Retcho, a former Republi-can candidate for freeholder, said hehopes the board will work diligentlyto ban the practice at both the countyand municipal level of government inUnion County.

“The negative influence of bigmoney in the New Jersey politicalprocess has been well documented,”according to Mr. Retcho’s resolution.He noted that former New JerseyGovernor Jim McGreevy issued anexecutive order on September 22,2004 banning pay to play at the statelevel and county levels.

He said the order created a loop-hole “in that it does not extend topolitical parties at the municipallevel.” Mr. Retcho’s resolution states,“allowing the loophole to remaincould defeat the entire purpose of thegovernor’s executive order.”

Mr. Retcho also asked the board ifprogress was made on his recommen-dation for “pedophile-free zones.” Hetold the board last month that UnionCountry has a number of previouslyconvicted sex offenders listed on thestate’s sex-offender list.

Freeholder Deborah Scanlon saidthe county has started to look theproposal. She said the board’s Policeand Administrative Code Commit-tee, which she chairs, still needs todiscuss the issue.

The board approved a resolution togrant a $676,009 contract to TiffanyElectric, Inc. of Fairfield to installtraffic signals at the Westfield inter-section of East Broad Street, Moun-tain and Central Avenues, as well asmake improvements at Elm and EastBroad streets. The contractor will alsoadd a right-turn from Lake Avenueonto Raritan Road in Clark. The workshould be completed by MemorialDay 2006.

The board also approved a resolu-tion for $797,630 contract to J.A.Alexander Inc. of Bloomfield for theCedar Brook Lake in Plainfield resto-ration project. Cedar Brook is thefirst of 10 lakes in the county to bedredged as part of recommendationsincluded in a study conducted by F.X.Browne of Lansdale, Pa. in 1999.Echo Lake in Mountainside is next onthe list.

At the start of the meeting the boardannounced the awarding of $897,000in “Kids Recreation Trust Fund”grants to 19 of the 21 municipalitiesin the county.

Locally, Westfield was awarded$139,691 and Mountainside,$111,565, for field improvements andpurchase of recreation equipment.Scotch Plains was awarded $163,500for field improvements and Garwoodwas given a check for $39,702 forfield improvements and purchase ofrecreation equipment. Fanwood andClark did not receive grant funds.

Freeholder Angel Estrada, chair-man of the county’s Open Space,Recreation and Historic PreservationTrust Fund, said, “Any investment wemake in our children is probably oneof the best investments we can makein life.”

Freeholder Scanlon announced thatthe Bush Administration and Con-gress are seeking to cut $50 billionfrom the federal budget. She saidprograms that face reduced fundinginclude Medicaid, Food Stamps, HeadStart and childcare. She said that“funding $70 billion in tax cuts” tothe wealthy is one of the main reasonsfor the proposed cuts. FreeholderScanlon encouraged county residentsto write the congress representativeto oppose the cuts.

During the public portion of themeeting, Sid Blanchard of ScotchPlains thanked the board for its pastsupport of Community Access Un-limited, a non-profit group that pro-vides services to the developmen-tally disabled and at-risk youth in-cluding housing and employment as-sistance. Mr. Blanchard, executivedirector of Community Access, askedthe board to continue providing grantsto the organization.

Freeholders Square Off OnTaxes, Runnells, Gangs

By BETSEY BURGDORFSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD – Candidates for theUnion County Board of Chosen Free-holder squared off last Wednesdaynight at a debate that was sponsoredby the League of Women Voters andwas held in Cranford’s Town Hall.

Candidates answered questionsposed by the audience relating totaxes, Runnells Specialized Hospitalin Berkeley Heights, gang violence,economic development and preser-vation of open space.

The night was to begin with a debatebetween Joanne Rajoppi and SandraSpector, candidates for county clerk, butMs. Spector was not able to attend due toa personal emergency. A designatedspokesperson who was to represent Ms.Spector in her absence never arrived.

Six candidates are seeking threeopen seats on the freeholder board.Republican candidates Stuart Kline,Albert Dill and Patricia Quattrocchiare challenging Democratic incum-bents Nancy Ward, Rick Proctor andAngel Estrada.

Mr. Kline, a Fanwood councilman,said that he sees the need to “return two-party government to Union County.” Hesaid accountability and integrity needsto be restored in county government.

“I am alarmed at the rising tide ofproperty taxes,” Mr. Kline remarked.“It ends when you vote to end Demo-cratic unanimous control.”

Freeholder Proctor said Republicancandidates have said they would cut thecounty budget but, he said, they onlyhave identified they would expand.

“Where are the reductions going tocome from?” he questioned.

Mr. Kline noted that a reduction in“waste” could be the solution to sky-rocketing taxes. He cited the cost of150 county employees drivingcounty-owned cars at the taxpayersexpense, “patronage” employmentand taxpayer-funded trips to Hawaii.

It was noted by Freeholder Proctorthat none of the Republican candi-dates were present at the budget hear-ing held in the spring.

Candidates discussed gang vio-lence and differed in determining howgrave an issue it is. “It is not a majorproblem. It is not out of control,” Ms.Ward said. She said it is creeping intoUnion County and suggested reach-ing out to children at a young age to

deter them.“They (gangs) aren’t coming,

they’re here. It is a problem,” Mr. Dillresponded. He said that more policeaction should be taken in the schoolsand the county police and sheriff’sdepartment should get involved. Mr.Dill mentioned Elizabeth as a citywhere gangs are a major issue.

Freeholder Estrada stated that gangviolence occurs in other towns as well.“I take offense to you singling outElizabeth,” Mr. Estrada responded.

When the candidates were asked ifthey were in favor of privatizingRunnells Hospital, Ms. Quattrocchisaid, “I have no intention of closingRunnells. It is economically and so-cially necessary.”

Freeholder Ward also said she is infavor of the county maintaining con-trol of the facility, stating, “It is thebest-run county hospital” in the state.

Freeholder Proctor stated that hewould be aggressive in seeking grantprograms to promote economic de-velopment in Union County, citingthe expansion of Newark InternationalAirport and the new ferry link be-tween Elizabeth and Manhattan atJersey Gardens Mall as examples. Henoted that an aggressive approachhas been taken to ensure that employ-ees are efficient and well trained.

Mr. Dill disagreed with FreeholderProctor saying, “I have not seen a lot ofdevelopment.” He said his goal is to“put money back in people’s pockets”allowing them to expand their ownbusiness as they see fit. “Then you willsee changes in economic development.”

In regards to the county’s openspace fund, of which he is the chair-man, Freeholder Estrada said thecounty earmarks funds for the pur-chase of undeveloped land in order tosave it from development.

“I freely support it,” Mr. Kline said.“My disagreement is with how it (theopen space fund) is administered. Iwant to see the money dedicated tothe purchase of open space.”

“I don’t think the money is beingused properly. Voters aren’t gettingwhat they voted on,” Mrs. Quattrocchiresponded, referring to the fact thatmoney put aside to purchase openspace was not used to preserve landbut to purchase the Union CountyArts Center in Rahway, as well asplans to build a children’s museum.

Complaint Filed Over FumesFrom Garwood Paper Board


GARWOOD – During the work-shop session of the October 25 bor-ough council meeting, CouncilmanCharles Lombardo informed the gov-erning body of a complaint registeredwith the Rahway Valley SewerageAuthority (RVSA) concerning fumesemanating from the Garwood PaperBoard cardboard facility in the bor-ough.

Garwood Engineer DonaldGuarriello is in touch with the owner,who assured him that the plant isclosed and that no processing is go-ing on.

“They recycle paper so they stillhave rolls of cardboard in the plant,which they are selling as they can,”said Mr. Guarriello. Mr. Guarrielloindicated in a letter to the owner thatunder no circumstances are they sup-posed to be putting anything into thesanitary sewers, such as storm water.He also said that this complaint cameafter the recent week of heavy rain inthe area.

Discharge of contaminated waterin sewers is strictly prohibited, offi-cials said. Mayor Dennis McCarthysaid if this action has been going on,the borough would like to know howlong it has been occurring and howlong the borough might have beenbilled for it.

“If, in fact, something is amiss, wewant to protect the taxpayers,” saidMayor McCarthy.

Councilman Lombardo suggestedthat a RVSA representative attend ameeting with the owner and operatorof the cardboard plant.

In other news, Borough ClerkChristina Ariemma informed thecouncil of a $40,000 CommunityDevelopment Grant the boroughreceived that expired in August2004 and was extended to June2006 — the maximum amount ofextension allowed for this type ofgrant.

She said the grant is for construc-tion and suggested that the boroughrelease the grant back to Commu-nity Development in anticipation ofthe borough not being ready forconstruction within that time pe-riod.

“We can go ask for the money backwhen we do decide what we are doingwith the community center project,”said Ms. Ariemma.

“Even if we do move on thisproject, [the construction of a com-munity center] it’s not going tohappen that fast,” said MayorMcCarthy.

In other matters, CouncilmanLombardo reported that Police ChiefDennis Lesak received 11 résumésfor a police officer opening with theGarwood Police Department.

Councilman William Schadewaldreported that the Department of Pub-lic Works received a new front-endloader to replace the 1968 loader tobe used for leaf pick up, snow re-moval and road repair.

Mayor McCarthy said a newslet-ter would be released shortly withnew, important leaf pickup rules andregulations. State mandates now re-quire that leaves be picked up withinseven days after they are placed inthe street.

“It is imperative that the residentsread the newsletter so they can beinformed of what is going on and ifthere are any questions, residents cancall the DPW,” the mayor said. TheDPW can be reached at (908) 789-1522.

Mayor McCarthy also asked resi-dents not to put leaves in the streetafter the DPW has left the area after ascheduled pickup. If this occurs, hesaid that the police department willhave to get involved.

Mayor McCarthy also com-mended the borough’s recreationdepartment for doing a good joband he “hopes they keep up thegood work.”

Borough To Receive FirstPayment In Dissolution

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

MOUNTAINSIDE – In an effort toupdate the Mountainside communityon the ongoing litigation and latestcourt decision from the state’s Appel-late Division released October 11 re-garding the Regional District Schooldissolution, Borough Attorney, JohnPost, read a statement at last week’sborough council meeting.

Mr. Post, who addressed membersof the audience at the October councilmeeting, stated that the ruling “marksthe latest step in the litigation.”

According to Mr. Post, the deci-sion determined that there was$11,387,000 in liquid assets, whichwill ultimately be distributed toMountainside and Garwood. Of thattotal Mountainside will receive$8,654,117, $3,528,880 of which willhave been paid by the end of Octoberand $3,449,550 will be paid in equalinstallments in March and Octoberover the next three years. In addition,$1,675,000 will be paid when thefiscal agent is satisfied that reservedfunds can be released.

According to Mr. Post, this decisioncame about because of Mountainside’sdetermination to make what the govern-ing body deemed to be an “unfair” reso-

lution in dividing up assets of the dissolu-tion of the regional high school district.

Mr. Post reported that more than fiveyears ago, Mayor Robert F. Viglianti, aswell as council members, directed himto petition the commissioner of educa-tion to divide the liquid assets betweenthe two municipalities that were receiv-ing nothing in the dissolution settle-ment. He noted that at the time of thedissolution the regional district school“owned substantial assets, which underNew Jersey Law were to be distributedto the member districts.”

He further explained that the for-mula for distributing real estate as-sets was different from that of distrib-uting liquid assets. Under the law, thereal estate assets went only to the fourtowns where the district’s high schoolswere located.

This left Mountainside andGarwood with no monetary compen-sation for $100 million that the otherfour high schools received as real-estate compensation.

Furthermore, Mr. Post had ex-plained that the formula for dividingthe liquid assets was based on thecontribution made by each munici-pality from the real estate values andtaxes in each town “as a percentage ofthe total regional budget.”

Mr. Post stated that this would havetranslated into Mountainside receiv-ing 15 percent of all liquid assets,Garwood receiving 5 percent and theremaining four towns each receiving20 percent of the liquid assets.

He said the governing bodies’ posi-tion was that both Mountainside andGarwood had “contributed to acquiringthe real estate, just like they had toacquiring the liquid assets, but werereceiving nothing for their contribution.”

In his report, Mr. Post noted thatthe case was lost at every level in thestate’s department of education andin the Appellate Division of the Supe-rior Court. He also stated that as ofJanuary 30, 2001 the New JerseySupreme Court ruled in favor ofMountainside and Garwood givingthem sole ownership of the liquidassets. The translation meant that in-stead of Mountainside receiving 15percent of the liquid assets the bor-ough would be receiving 76 percent.

Mr. Post further noted that the lastfour-and-a-half years have been spentin “litigation over what the liquidassets consisted of; when and to whomthey should be paid; the paymentterms and many other issues.”

The regional district school, whichwas dissolved in 1996, included Clark,Springfield, Kenilworth, BerkeleyHeights, Garwood and Mountainside.

The district included Jonathan Day-ton High School in Springfield, DavidBrearley in Kenilworth, Arthur L.Johnson in Clark and GovernorLivingston in Berkeley Heights. Mr. Postnoted that this latest court decision is“not necessarily the last step in the litiga-tion process.” He explained that the otherfour districts have until October 31, 2005to petition the New Jersey SupremeCourt “to hear this phase of the case.”

“If the petition is denied that should bethe end of it,” he said, adding that, if thepetition were granted the litigation “willcontinue for approximately another year.”

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Governor (1, 4-yr.)Jon Corzine (D)Doug Forrester (R)Jeffrey Pawlowski (L)Hector Castillo (Ed)

State Assembly D-21 (2, 2-yr.)Jon Bramnick (R)(I)Eric Munoz (R)(I)Steve Merman (D)Bruce Bergen (D)

State Assembly D-22 (2, 2-yr.)Linda Stender (D)(I)Jerry Green (D)(I)Nancy Malool (R)Elyse Bochicchio (R)

Union County Clerk (1, 5-yr.)Joanne Rajoppi (D)(I)Saundra Spector (R)

Union County Freeholder (3, 3-yr.)Angel Estrada (D)(I)Rick Proctor (D)(I)Nancy Ward (D)(I)Patricia Quattrocchia (R)Stuart Kline (R)Albert Dill (R)

Westfield Mayor (1, 4-yr.)Andrew Skibitsky (R)(I)Tom Jardim (D)

Westfield Council Ward 1 (1, 4-yr.)Sal Caruana (R)(I)Audrey Fisch (D)

Westfield Council Ward 2 (1, 4-yr.)Vicki Kimmins (R)Frank Fusaro (D)

Westfield Council Ward 3 (1, 4-yr.)Darielle Walsh (R)(I)David Haas (D)

Westfield Council Ward 4 (1, 4-yr.)Eric Leuthold (R)Thomas Bigosinski (D)

Fanwood Council (2, 3-yr.)Joan Wheeler (D)Bruce Walsh (D)Michael D’Antuono (R)Maureen Mawby (R)

Garwood Council (2, 3-yr.)William Schadewald (D)(I)Walter Tucker (D)(I)Anthony Sytko (R)Bruce Paterson (R)

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Has the DWC Morphed IntoSomething Unintended?

When it was first formed and had no place tooperate in 1996-1997, this newspaper providedthe Special Improvement District (now theDowntown Westfield Corp. - DWC) its firstoffice space in our second floor on QuimbyStreet. See page 31 of This Is Westfield 1997 andJoe Spector’s photograph on the front page ofThe Westfield Leader carting a desk into theQuimby Street office.

We asked only that they pay half of the actualcost as a gesture to help them get started. Aftertwo months, they found permanent office space.We asked to get paid. We should have known,but we forgave them.

With our personnel and materials, we helpedthe SID/DWC set up downtown street fairs andevents, permitted them to use our electric power,provided power cords, ladders, chairs, restroomsand supplies. Then at the street fair, ourcompetitor’s sign announcing DWC’s partner-ship with them was placed in front of our office.It was harder to forgive them, but we did. Weshould have known.

Matters became tenser. The DWC ran an ad inour newspaper. When the bill became past due,the DWC said they understood it to be gratis,and wouldn’t pay. Most everyone knows howcheap our publisher is – so this certainly can’t betrue. “Fool me once…” but now it’s thrice. Weshould have known.

At that time a few years back, this newspaperand the DWC had a difficult time in findingcommon ground with integrity and truth, and westopped printing much of what the DWC sub-mitted. Instead, we sent reporters to cover theirmeetings. At one of the meetings we reported onlast year, Mr. Spector was being proposed tocontinue as a board member. Westfield TownAdministrator Jim Gildea said that such succes-sion was not legal according to the DWC bylaws– and that the bylaws could only be changed byan act of the town council. Mr. Spector, vicepresident of the DWC board said then, “Wefixed that problem.” He still serves on the board.We should have known.

This year, the DWC has been seeking a newboard member, a business owner in town (not alandlord) as required by their bylaws. We weretold and reported that no business owner hadapplied for the vacancy. Business owners con-tacted us and said our article was incorrectbecause they had applied. They questioned Mr.Spector and were told the DWC was consider-ing changing their bylaws so as not to require abusiness owner to be on the board and thus werenot acting on the applications.

The year has almost passed without filling theposition required by their bylaws. We now un-

derstand that at least six business owners ap-plied and were not acted on. We should haveknown.

The latest debacle is that the DWC is suing theWestfield Area Chamber of Commerce, as theDWC claims the “W” printed on the chambergift card is a “common law trademark of theDWC.” To us, this is ludicrous.

We also question whether the DWC is permit-ted to take legal action and spend money onlawyers. Is the DWC bypassing the authority ofthe town attorney?

We quote the words of Richard Fromkin, whojust called from his new home in Portland,Maine upon finding out about this latest actionof the DWC. “As a former board member of theDWC and former president of the WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce, I’m dismayed anddisgusted. It’s time the leadership of DaveMartone (DWC Board president) and ExecutiveDirector Sherry Cronin be reviewed,” he said.

Many times over the last several years, wequestioned elected town officials about some ofthe actions of the DWC. The officials were bothGOP and DEMs. We received fuzzy responses.No corrective action has been taken. We ques-tioned how the DWC, in collecting tax money, isseemingly unaccountable as required by statelaw. The DWC should be as accountable asothers that collect taxes and spend public money,in our view.

The DWC, with now nearly $400,000 in taxmoney, is currently hiring police officers on an“off-duty” basis to ‘swish’ the crowd aroundthe Rialto Theatre – an act of questionablelegality in our view – given the constitutional‘right of assembly.’ The citizens at the Rialtoare breaking no laws. If they are, it’s the job ofthe Westfield Police Department to enforce thelaw. Should the DWC have its own policeforce? Has the DWC indeed morphed intosomething unintended?

When the SID (DWC) was originally char-tered by the town council, the law provided forthe DWC to be automatically terminated (and tobe no more) in the year 2000. The thinking wasto give the DWC time to do its job and then closeit down before it morphed into something unin-tended. The council removed the automatic ter-mination provision of the DWC in 1999-2000.Was that a mistake?

We thought it was just us that didn’t under-stand matters involving the DWC, but wekept reporting. Now, the Westfield AreaChamber of Commerce and many of theirmembers are outraged. We should haveknown, now we know, the chamber knows –and now you know.

Consider Questions: 1, Yes? 2, No?The Critical Mass of Patronage

Until entering the voting booth, few peopleread the Public Questions proposed at the polls.We suggest you read them beforehand. They areprinted on page C-1. New Jersey has two ques-tions for the voters to decide on November 8:

(1) Shall New Jersey have a Lieutenant Gov-ernor (to be first elected statewide in 2009)?

(2) Shall the State Constitution be changed toallow the Corporate Business Tax to be spent inother ways than currently allowed?

Our opinion is ‘Vote Yes’ on question 1 and‘Vote No’ on question 2.

On Question (1), consider the fact that the lastseven Governors of New Jersey either didn’tfinish their terms or were never elected to theoffice in the first place – and this has been onlysince 2001. For an explanation of this, see oureditorial in the July 21, 2005 edition from thearchives at goleader.com.

Only New Jersey, Arizona, Maine, New Hamp-shire, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia andWyoming do not have a lieutenant governor totake over if a governor leaves office early, dies,resigns, gets indicted, etc. A ‘Vote Yes’ on Ques-tion (1) will put an end to this revolving-doorpolitical debacle.

On Question (2), consider the fact that stategovernment has been completely irresponsiblewith your tax money (in our view) and thatcorruption is, regrettably, a deep-rooted realityin this state. Do we really want to change theconstitution to give them another way to drainthe coffers? We say ‘Vote No.’

Unfortunately, the general public has littleidea of just how much money state officials andpoliticians have borrowed, committed to pad-ded pensions, siphoned off to pay-to-playprojects, allocated to patronage and squanderedin the School Construction Corp. The full bur-den of this will only start to hit the taxpayers likea tsunami after the election.

On the elections in general, consider that thepatronage system in states was entrenched by1828, whereby President Andrew Jackson be-came known for trying to change the systemduring his tenure. Debates back then gave rise tothe well-known phrase, “To the victor belongthe spoils.”

New Jersey faces many of these problemstoday with a patronage system of much greaterperfection. Grants are given by those in power asrewards to towns supporting their party – and arenot given to others as punishment. Grants copi-ously flow at election time by incumbents buy-ing favor of the voters. Grants are monies takenfrom you, the taxpayers.

So, how is it right for politicians to use yourtaxpayer money for political purposes and toinfluence elections?

We recommend that voters take a longer-term view of where New Jersey is headedbefore they vote. The short-term sweetness ofpatronage with one’s piece of the pie mayindeed be the poison that does us all in. Havewe reached critical mass whereby it’s impos-sible to turn back?

Sen. Kean Calls Jardim “Off Track” onCommuter Raritan Line Train Facts

Heather Glenn Tax Break is Affront toScotch Plains Taxpayers, Education

Candidates Forum Needs PublicFollow-up Questions from Floor

WF-DEM Councilman Chides GOP,Credits Jardim on Commuter Rail

I must take issue with Democraticmayoral candidate Tom Jardim’s recentcolumn in which he boldly but inaccu-rately asserted that a one-seat direct ridefrom Westfield to New York City wouldbe available by 2011.

I’ve met both publicly and privatelywith New Jersey’s top transportation ex-ecutives to discuss the Trans-Hudson tun-nel and to further the Raritan Valley Line’sneeds, and the most optimistic timeframeever quoted by credible transportationofficials has been 2014...not 2011. And itis no secret that, given the well-publi-cized transportation deficit that New Jer-sey currently faces, a later deadline forcompletion of the Tunnel is possibly morerealistic.

As a member of the Raritan ValleyCoalition, Mr. Jardim should have knownthese facts and thus known that his com-ments regarding a 2011 tunnel comple-tion were completely off track.

I can assure Westfield commuters thatsecuring a direct service line to NYC assoon as possible remains one of my toppriorities in Trenton, as will be ensuringthat interim improvements and enhance-ments to the line are undertaken. How-ever, both will take time and money.

Westfield commuters deserve greaterconvenience and accessibility, but theyalso deserve the plain truth from thosewho represent them.

Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr.LD-21, Westfield

It is been with great pleasure that I haveobserved local Republican leaders work-ing the Westfield train station platform insupport of one of Tom Jardim’s signatureinitiatives.

As Westfield mayor in the late 1990s,Tom Jardim founded the Raritan ValleyCommuter Rail Coalition, the ultimateobjective of which was bringing to frui-tion a one-seat train ride on the RaritanValley Line to Manhattan. The coalitionhas brought about several improvementsfor Raritan Valley Line commuters overthe years, and work continues on directservice to New York.

Obviously, there are daunting financ-ing and logistical obstacles to be scaled toreach this goal.

Now, in the days leading up to Election2005, only nine years after Tom Jardim’skickoff of the one-seat ride effort, the

initiative has suddenly taken on a sense ofurgency among local elected Republi-cans.

There’s a major difference, however.Tom Jardim started the process in 1997,continued it during his four years as mayorand has remained as a member of theRaritan Valley Coaltion in his five yearsout of office.

In the case of the local Republicans,it’s an election-time gimmick.

Westfield residents will be far betteroff when the guy who has the real trackrecord on the issue is returned to office.Tom Jardim wrote the script on constitu-ent service. Tom’s opponents are criticalof him vocally and in writing. But inpractice, where it counts, they follow hislead.

Lawrence GoldmanWestfield Councilman

One of the basic tenets of public educa-tion is that society benefits from the edu-cation of our children and all citizensshould support the system we use to meetthis goal. It appears the mayor and coun-cil of Scotch Plains believe there are someproperty owners who should be exemptfrom participating in the educational sys-tem and be forgiven property taxes duethe Board of Education.

The proposed Payment-In-Lieu-of-

Taxes agreement with the developers ofHeather Glen is an affront to every taxpaying property owner in town. If BOEtax exemptions are to be granted to theresidents of Heather Glen, then everyScotch Plains household with residentsover 55 and with no school-aged childrenshould be exempt from the BOE portionof our extremely high property taxes.

Walter AppelScotch Plains

On Monday, October 17, 2005, I at-tended the Candidates Night co-spon-sored by the League of Women Votersand The Westfield Leader. The eveningwas worthwhile, and the time and effortsof both sponsors and candidates are sin-cerely appreciated.

However, direct public involvement isneeded in a program such as this, which ismeant to benefit the public. I encourage aquestion-from-the-floor option to be con-sidered for inclusion. In this way, if anissue or question needs further clarifica-tion or isn’t on the agenda, it can beaddressed accordingly.

During the program, former MayorThomas Jardim accurately cited thetown’s waste of $700,000 for the flawedparking decks studies and claimed thatthe plans were rightly defeated by theresidents through the referendum. How-ever, what he didn’t outline was that heand his council had launched and vigor-ously promoted these large commercialparking garages plans in the l996-2000time-frame. The blueprint was then car-ried over by the McDermott Adminis-

tration.Former Mayor Jardim also chaired the

open forums of 1999 and 2000 regardingthese proposed parking garages and therecommendations of Rich and Associ-ates. Many residents attending called foralternative non-deck solutions or a refer-endum on the matter.

Nevertheless, in September 2000,Mayor Jardim and the council approvedunanimously to construct a 600 to 800commercial-sized parking structure in theElm/Prospect Street corridor. At the time,Mr. Jardim claimed this a “Victory forWestfield” and was applauded by thedeck supporters for not listening to thenon-deck voices. There was no mentionof a referendum.

This mayoral election is for a four-year term for the first time. I believeit’s very important for our citizens toweigh in on the issues and the candi-dates with the light of our referendumpointing the way.

John DevittWestfield

Audience ConductQuestionable atCounty Forum

I sat in awe (at the Union County Can-didates Forum) as I watched some terriblebehavior, not from the candidates, butfrom the audience. One guy kept cough-ing and making some very rude com-ments with others about other peoplewhowere there. Then after the debate wasover, these same people went to speakwith the Democrats, and I saw them speak-ing with them in the parking lot outside.

Why do the Democrats have to stagethe audience?

Did you have someone covering thisdebate? Did they see the same thing?

Kurt MeullerCranford

Publisher’s Note: Our reporter notedharassment of Mrs. Tina Renna at theforum by those believed working for theDEM Campaign. Her husband Joe Rennachased these individuals to their car afterthe event without further incident.

The Phantom Of TheOpera and MaestroJohnson – Special

Last Saturday night was a triumph atthe First United Methodist Church withthe showing of the 1925 silent film ThePhantom Of The Opera starring LonChaney. Wonderfully different with thisperformance was the musical backgroundsupplied by Maestro Trent Johnson at theconsole of the mighty Aeolian Skinnerorgan.

To the utter delight of the large audi-ence, Mr. Johnson played continuouslyfor an hour and forty minutes, closelyfollowing the action on the screen, fromballet dancers to the phantom’s residencein the subterranean catacombs.

The standing ovation awarded Mr.Johnson was overwhelming.

This is the kind of entertainment thatmakes Westfield so very special, the placeto live and enjoy life.

David NorwineWestfield

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Letters to the Editor

As you know, the election season isupon us. For the first time, absenteeballots are available to all New Jerseyvoters. This is an important measurethat helps us to ensure that everyonewho is eligible to vote is able toexercise his or her right.

Absentee ballots allow any regis-tered voter to cast a vote from any-where through the mail. If you are outof town, unable to make it to the pollsor just prefer to vote by mail, you canstill make your voice heard. Applica-tions for absentee ballots must bemailed by November 1, or a votermay apply in person at the countyclerk’s office up until 3 p.m. on No-vember 7.

Here in New Jersey, every votecounts. You can print the absenteeballot application and learn moreabout your rights by visiting the De-partment of Law and Public Safety’sDivision of Elections website at http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html.

In addition to deciding our nextgovernor, voters will also decide twomatters of great importance to NewJersey and its future. This year’s elec-tion will decide whether or not toestablish the Office of the LieutenantGovernor and change the order ofsuccession should another governorleave office before his or her termexpires. In addition, voters will de-cide whether or not to expand uses ofdedicated tax revenue to fund air pol-lution control and administrative costsof the underground storage tank pro-gram. Further explanation of theseimportant issues is available on theDepartment of Law and PublicSafety’s Division of Elections websiteat www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/2 0 0 5 _ g e n -election_public_questions.html.

Identity Theft: In today’s world,it’s easier than ever for people to getwhat they want, when they want it.On-line shopping, instant access andautomated transactions have made iteasier for consumers to get what theyneed and move on with their busylives. This luxury, however, has alsomade it easier for criminals to findunsuspecting victims for identitytheft. That is why I signed the IdentityTheft Prevention Act, one of the stron-gest guards against this crime in thecountry.

Identity theft occurs when some-one obtains credit card numbers, So-cial Security numbers, bank accountinformation or other pieces of privateinformation and uses them to commitsome sort of fraud or deception, usu-

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ally for financial gain.Learn how to better protect your

private information by visiting theState’s Identity Theft website atwww.nj.gov/identitytheft.

Stem Cell Research: This month,I announced a pioneering stem cellresearch initiative that will make NewJersey home to the nation’s first pub-lic umbilical and placental stem cellbank. Scientists have discovered thatplacental and umbilical cord bloodholds great promise in its ability toprovide a rich supply of stem cells forthe ground-breaking research beingdone in this field.

Too often, people are unaware ofthe potential this donation has for theadvancement of this science. As aresult, these valuable fluids are oftendiscarded as medical waste after child-birth. To change this trend, I alsoannounced an educational campaignto be conducted by the Department ofHealth and Senior Services, whichwill inform OB-GYNs, hospitals andother health care professionals aboutdonation opportunities. They, in turn,will pass this information on to theirpatients.

This month also marked the an-nouncement of the findings of a studyprepared by Rutgers University thatoutlines the potential economic ben-efits from New Jersey’s proposed stemcell research initiative.

According to the report’s findings,New Jersey stands to benefit from anestimated $1.4 billion in new eco-nomic activity, approximately 20,000new jobs and $71.9 million in newstate revenue over the next 20 years.

These benefits will reach beyondthe immediate reach of the construc-tion and operation of the Stem CellInstitute of New Jersey, the first state-funded facility of its kind in the coun-try, and have a ripple effect through-out our economy.

This detailed report can be viewedat www.policy.rutgers.edu/stemcell.pdf.

Mental Illness: I recently had theopportunity to honor National Men-tal Illness Awareness Week by sign-ing an executive order creating theGovernor’s Council on Mental HealthStigma.

Stigmas are negative perceptionsand presumptions that are seen as theprimary barrier to achieving recoveryand full social integration for thosesuffering from mental illness. Theystem from a lack of understanding.

The Council’s members representconsumers, family members and pro-fessionals from the fields of health,mental health, media, government,business, law enforcement and edu-cation. They will be charged withdeveloping a master plan aimed atincreasing awareness and understand-ing of mental disorders. They willpromote advocacy and outreach andwork to improve training for profes-sional and promote research.

For more information on the state’smental health initiatives, visitwww.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhs/.

GOIN FRAZEE…Representing two early settlers in the Voices from the WestFields tour held Saturday, October 29 in the colonial cemetery were Vicky andRichard Ney, dressed as Aunt Betsey Frazee and her husband Richard Ney, asBritish General Cornwallis. Mrs. Ney is an associate minister of the PresbyterianChurch of Westfield, which sponsored the tour.

Union County United Way ReachingOut to Residents, Including Westfield

Thanks to everyone who supported theFall Sale of Children’s Clothing & Toysat the Westfield Day Care Center. Pro-ceeds to the center amounted to nearly$5,300 (the best ever!) and will help sup-port scholarship tuitions, allowing thecenter to continue its mission to provideaffordable quality childcare to familiesregardless of race, religion or socio-eco-nomic status.

The center wishes to acknowledge andexpress appreciation to many members ofthe community who helped contribute tothe success of this regular sale event:There were numerous donors of items forsale. There were more than 40 volunteerswho contributed more than 200 hours tothis effort. There were many area busi-nesses that allowed the WDCC to post itsflyers on community bulletin boards or instore windows, and of course, there weremany shoppers!

This sale, held twice each year in theWestminster Hall at The Presbyterian

Church in Westfield, provides benefits tomany charities beyond the Westfield DayCare Center. As part of the cleanup thistime, clothing, books and baby equip-ment have been provided to other pro-grams including an orphanage inAlcapulco, Mexico; a preschool literacyprogram at Elizabethport Family Center;families in the Interfaith Homeless Pro-gram in Union County; the MuhlenburgHospital newborn program; the UnionCounty Healthy Families program; theDYFS Kidzpax program, the VietnamVeterans of America for sale in their thriftshops, to the Agape Community ClothingCloset and the Plainfield Health Center.

Residents of Westfield and the sur-rounding towns have provided support tothe Westfield Day Care Center for its 37years of operation, and your support isgreatly appreciated. Come shop with usin May 2006!

Marybeth LaphamLaurie Swetman

WDCC Sale Coordinators

United Way of Greater Union Countyis in the midst of an extremely importantfundraising campaign to support criticalhealth and human service programs forWestfield residents and our surroundingcommunities.

Thanks to the support of thousands oflocal residents and hundreds of local busi-nesses, we have established a strong tra-dition of developing and supporting pro-grams that help create stronger, healthiercommunities and improve the quality oflife of people throughout Union County,North Plainfield and South Plainfield.

United Way of Greater Union Countyis reaching out to all residents of GreaterUnion County, including Westfield resi-dents, to help us reach our $3,725,000fundraising goal.

To begin this outreach, we recentlysent a direct-mail appeal to thousands ofresidents throughout Union County, andwe plan to send another mailing later thismonth that highlights the powerful im-pact of donations to United Way of GreaterUnion County. I encourage local resi-dents to respond generously to these ap-peals or make a secure donation online atour website – www.uwguc.org. We haveseveral new initiatives that are working inWestfield and our surrounding commu-nities that we would like to build upon,but we need your support. These innova-tive programs include:

2-1-1 HelplineUnited Way’s 2-1-1 helpline has

quickly become a vital resource and acritical link for thousands of local peoplein need of assistance with communityresources that can help with life’s ev-eryday needs. 2-1-1 is an easy-to-re-member and universally recognizabletelephone number that always free andconfidential.

Project ImproveProject Improve is improving the qual-

ity of local childcare by bringing spe-cialized on-site training and technicalassistance to local centers. Thanks toProject Improve, more than 90 localchildcare classrooms have already sig-nificantly improved in areas such as lan-guage skills, diversity awareness andarts and music.

Learning Mi WayExposure to the arts has been proven to

help children build self-confidence, ex-press their creativity and perform better

in math and reading. Thanks to LearningMi Way, hundreds of children, ages 3 to5, and their families are now learningessential skills through a special artist-in-residence program at our local preschools.

Volunteer SolutionsUnited Way’s partnership with the

County of Union helps promote the spiritof volunteerism and establishes criticallinks between those who want to helpwith those who need help. This partner-ship also helped create the third edition ofthe Union County Volunteer Directorywhich features more than 500 volunteeropportunities at 120 organizations in theUnion County area. Ongoing volunteerprojects are also available online atwww.uwguc.org and www.ucnj.org.

Our outreach efforts are not meant toconfuse or mislead anyone. We want allWestfield residents to be aware that thereare two independent United Ways serv-ing our community – United Way ofGreater Union County and United Way ofWestfield. Our goal is to ensure that po-tential donors have choice in determiningwhere their gifts will be targeted.

United Way of Westfield effectivelysupports programs at 19 local agenciesfocusing on serving the residents ofWestfield.

Our United Way of Greater UnionCounty takes this approach a step beyondto ensure that Westfield AND our sur-rounding communities are well cared for.Our United Way of Greater Union Countysupports 80 percent of United Way ofWestfield’s agencies and more than 50additional agencies beyond Westfield thatsupport local children and youth, seniors,people with disabilities and families inimmediate crisis.

I have personally worked with severalWestfield businesses and other commu-nity leaders that have underscored whatwe have long believed – the vitality of oursurrounding communities directly impactsthe vitality of Westfield. It is based on thisprincipal that we proudly offer Westfieldresidents the option of giving locally oron a greater scale.

As always, we thank our good neigh-bors for their generous support in doingwhat matters in our community.

James W. Horne, Jr.Chief Executive Officer

United Way of Greater UnionCounty

Cable Consumers SeekChoice of Providers

TRENTON – Cable rate increasesof up to 17.8 percent were approvedby the New Jersey Board of PublicUtilities last week.

“Cable rates have gone up morethan 35 percent over the past fiveyears,” said Rachel Holland, Execu-tive Director of New Jersey Consum-ers for Cable Choice (NJC4CC). “Weare tired of the cable monopolies andwant cable companies to compete forour business.

“As we talk to consumers all overNew Jersey, we are hearing their frus-tration that they don’t have a choicein their cable companies. Choice is anintrinsic concept for Americans,” Ms.Holland continued.

By allowing competition in NewJersey communities, NJC4CC hasmaintained, consumers will be given areal choice in service providers andcompetition between cable companies.

NJC4CC is a coalition of New Jer-sey community, civic and businessgroups and organizations. NJC4CCis solely owned by Consumers forCable Choice, Inc.

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CARUANA KIMMINS SKIBITSKY WALSH LEUTHOLDFIRST WARD SECOND WARD MAYOR THIRD WARD FOURTH WARD

Listening. Working Hard. Getting Results. For Westfield.

www.VoteWestfield2005.com

STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT. HOLDING THE LINE ON TAXES.Mayor Skibitsky has made eliminating waste, controlling spending and

lowering taxes a priority. As a member of the Council’s Finance Committee

with over 30 years experience on Wall Street, Sal Caruana will help Skibitsky

develop innovative solutions to help keep property taxes down, including

establishing shared services agreements.

PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.Andy Skibitsky knows how important it is to protect the quality of our

neighborhoods. As a lifelong resident of the Second Ward, Vicki Kimmins

has witnessed first-hand the changes our neighborhoods can go through.

Together, Skibitsky and Kimmins will work to enact tougher zoning regulations

that advocate classic architectural standards for new construction.

INCREASING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY.As a member of the Council’s Public Safety, Transportation and Parking

Committee, Darielle Walsh is committed to keeping our streets safe. Along

with Mayor Skibitsky, Walsh has begun working with school administration

officials, the police department and concerned parents to discuss traffic and

pedestrian safety around our schools.

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION.Mayor Skibitsky holds Saturday morning office hours to meet with local

residents and hear their concerns. As our Fourth Ward Councilman, Eric

Leuthold will work with the Mayor to create a new town-wide newsletter and

upgrade our website to give residents the ability to provide feedback on local

initiatives as they develop.

CARUANAFIRST WARD

KIMMINSSECOND WARD

WALSHTHIRD WARD

LEUTHOLDFOURTH WARD

THE SKIBITSKY TEAM…HOLDING THE LINE ON TAXES.

CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT.

INCREASING TRAFFIC SAFETY.

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, PLEASE REMEMBERTO VOTE THE SKIBITSKY TEAM FOR COUNCIL .

PAID FOR BY WESTFIELD REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE, GREG SAWYERS, TREASURER, 15 HAWTHORNE DRIVE, WESTFIELD, NJ.


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ANDY, WIFE DEBBIE,DAUGHTER HOPE,AND SONS TROY,SHANE AND DREW.

Four short months ago,Andy Skibitsky took the oath ofoffice and was sworn in as ourMayor. He made us promisesand so far, he’s kept every one.

Improve communication and accessbetween the Mayor and local residents.

Roll back parking rates.

Tough new guidelines for construction on corner lots.

Establish height restrictions on construction.

Initiate discussions of shared servicesagreements with local school board, to eliminate duplication of servicesand save taxpayer money.

Install new, state-of-the-art turf fields and establish trust fund to pay for them.

Create blue ribbon panel of volunteers to review local departments and eliminate waste.

Install new “10 Free Minutes” parkingmeters throughout downtown.

If Andy Skibitsky could do all this in just fourmonths—imagine what he could do over four years.

Mayor Andy

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NORTHSIDE PRIDE...Assemblyman Jon Bramnick presents Tim Boyle, co-owner of Northside Trattoria, with the Faith in Westfield Community ServiceAward for offering unusual humanitarian support in a given year. The WestfieldArea Chamber of Commerce recognized Mr. Boyle and his brother, NorthsideTrattoria co-owner Chris Boyle, for their ongoing commitment to the Center forHope Hospice and Palliative Care.

WACC RecognizesTop Business People


WESTFIELD - The Westfield AreaChamber of Commerce (WACC) heldits 57th anniversary dinner and Faithin Westfield award ceremony on Oc-tober 27. The ceremony took place atShackamaxon Golf and Country Clubin Scotch Plains. Assemblyman JonBrammnick presented the honoreeswith a resolution from the State ofNew Jersey recognizing their contri-bution to the community.

Jerry Gerardiello, owner of Jerry’sBarber Shop on East Broad Street,was the evening’s guest of honor. Hewas given the Lifetime AchievementAward for his commitment toWestfield. Jerry’s Barber Shop hasserved the community for nearly 60years.

When asked about his secret tosuccess Mr. Gerardiello stated, “I treatpeople like I want to be treated.” Theprogram noted the Lifetime Achieve-ment Award is given to individualswho have “made fundamental contri-butions to Westfield” as well as dem-onstrated a dedication to the town.

“With his philosophy, genuinekindness and humble spirit, Jerryleaves a lasting impression and thechamber is proud to honor him withthis award,” said WACC ExecutiveDirector Allison O’Hara.

Alicja Wasilweski was recognizedas Employee of the Year, an awardgiven to an employee who exceedsthe expectations of their employeeand its clients. She has served asdirector of client services withAberson Narotsky and White, Inc.for three years.

An immigrant from Poland, Ms.

Wasilewski moved to the UnitedStates in search of a better life. Sheearned her English-as-a-second-lan-guage (ESL) degree, as well as anassociate’s degree in early childhoodeducation. The WACC recognizedher for her determination to makeher dream a reality.

Brunner Opticians was pre-sented the Business of the YearAward, an award presented to abusiness that has the finestWestfield has to offer in terms oflongevity, appearance and clientrelations. Brunner Opticians is runby sisters Susan Auer and KathleenPreziosa.

“The chamber values Brunner Op-ticians as a gem in Westfield for itsprofessional care, courteous serviceand distinctive product line,” Ms.O’Hara noted.

Tim and Chris Boyle, owners ofNorthside Trattoria, were given theFaith in Westfield Community Ser-vice Award for offering unusual hu-manitarian support in a given year.The brothers were recognized fortheir ongoing commitment to theCenter for Hope Hospice and Pallia-tive Care. They have been instru-mental to the success of the center’sspring fundraiser, helping them raiseover $20,000.

“The best part of owning a busi-ness is to share your abilities withorganizations like the Center forHope Hospice,” Tim Boyle said. “It’srewarding to be involved in doinggood for someone else.”

The WACC recognized NorthsideTrattoria for their “purposeful andrandom acts of kindness,” as notedin the program.

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Sen. Kean Appointed toSCC Review Commission

Senator Tom Kean, Jr. (R-21) wasrecently appointed to serve on theSchool Construction Review Com-mission. This 19-member board isresponsible for reviewing the spend-ing practices of the now defunctSchool Construction Corporation(SCC).

The SCC was created in 2002 tomake it easier for school districts toapply for state aid to repair or reno-vate old buildings or construct newones. Three years later, the commis-sion is under investigation for poorfiscal management and millions ofdollars in questionable spending. Itwas also revealed that schools builtby the SCC had typically cost 45percent more than schools built bylocal districts.

“Time and again studies have showna student’s ability to learn directlycorrelates to their surroundings,”Senator Kean stated. “The state rec-ognizes this relationship and has ear-marked billions of dollars to upgradeolder school facilities as well as erectnew ones. It is essential that thesefunds are spent prudently and effi-ciently and that those responsible forallocating these resources are heldaccountable.”

This new review commission willnot only evaluate the SCC’s spendingpractices but will also decide whetheradditional funding for school construc-tion is needed and where that moneywill come from. An initial report is duein six months and a final report will becompleted within a year.

DINNER AND FAITH...The Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce held its 57thAnniversary Dinner and Faith in Westfield Award ceremony on October 27 atShackamaxon Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains. Norman and Carol Grecoshare dinner and conversation with Susan Auer, owner of Brunner Opticians.

NJ Transit, Jardim DifferOn Tunnel Completion Date


WESTFIELD – NJ Transit (NJT)this week said construction of aHudson River rail tunnel would beginby 2009. Construction is expected totake six years to complete.

NJT’s chief spokeswoman, PennyBassett Hackett, told The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times on Monday that con-struction of the tunnel would be com-pleted by either 2014 or 2015. Shesaid the agency is committed to giv-ing a “one-seat” ride to Raritan Val-ley Line riders.

Democratic mayoral candidate TomJardim said this week he stands by acampaign release, published in TheLeader/Times on October 27, that thetunnel would be completed by 2011.

Mr. Jardim had submitted a secondversion of the release after the dead-line had passed for that section of thepaper in which he stated, “aftercompletion of construction beginningas early as 2009, Westfield and all thetowns along the Raritan Valley RailLine will have direct train serviceinto Manhattan.”

While stating he would have pre-ferred the second version of the pressrelease published, Mr. Jardim said hestands by both versions.

State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. ofWestfield and NJT spokespersons con-tacted The Leader/Times last Friday tostate that 2011 was never the year dis-cussed for completion of the rail line.

Mr. Jardim said he has heard infor-mally that NJT plans to begin con-struction on the new Hudson Rivertunnel “as early as 2009 or as late as2015.”

“I don’t think anyone knows howlong this could take,” Mr. Jardim toldThe Leader/Times during an inter-view on Monday.

As a member of the Raritan ValleyCoalition he has asked for a statementfrom NJT documenting previous in-formal verbal statements made at coa-lition meetings by agency officials.

In a letter to the editor this week,Senator Kean said 2014 is the earliestdate that the tunnel could be com-pleted.

“I can assure Westfield commutersthat securing a direct service line toNew York City as soon as possibleremains one of my top priorities inTrenton,” Senator Kean stated.

WINE DOWN…Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit recently hosted their an-nual Great Grapes wine tasting. The Union County historic site attracted guestsfrom around the area, including, from left to right, Elissa Correy of Summit,Andrea Flood and Jennifer Kopser, both of Westfield.

Historical Society, RotaryTo Host Frazee House Talk

SCOTCH PLAINS – Bringing tolight the architectural history of aprominent local landmark, the His-torical Society of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, in cooperation with theFanwood-Scotch Plains RotaryClub Frazee House Committee, willhost a talk by historic architect RickDetwiller on the planned restora-tion of the house and recent archi-tectural discoveries within theFrazee House.

Mr. Detwiller will also presentinformation on the house’s builder,documented carpenter and joiner,Gershom Frazee.

This talk is scheduled for Tues-day, November 22 at 8 p.m. at theregularly scheduled monthly meet-ing of the historical society. Mr.Detwiller will lead an interactivediscussion following the program.The talk will be held at the FanwoodCommunity Center/Train Station

located at North Avenue and MartineAvenue in Fanwood.

The event is free; however, alldonations go toward restoration ofthe Aunt Betty and Gershom FrazeeHouse, under the direction of theFanwood-Scotch Plains RotaryFrazee House, Inc., a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. Through thejoint efforts of the Fanwood ScotchPlains Rotary Club, the mayor andcouncil of Scotch Plains Townshipand concerned citizens, the non-profit Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ro-tary Frazee House Inc. has taken onthe restoration and stewardship ofthis important structure. TheFanwood Scotch Plains Rotary Clubhas undertaken this lifetime sus-taining project for the communityas part of the 2005 Centennial Cel-ebration of Rotary International.

For more information, please visitwww.frazeehouse.org.

Hadassah to HonorAnnette Mansfield

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldChapter of Hadassah will honorAnnette Mansfield as Woman of theYear at the Northern Region ofHadassah Myrtle Wreath Luncheonon Sunday, December 11, at theMarriott Hotel in Whippany.

Mrs. Mansfield is a Life Member,having handled the job of tributes andcertificates. The Northern Region ofHadassah also will recognizeHadassah National President JuneWalker, who will be the guest speaker.

For reservations by Friday, Novem-ber 11, and information, please callRozalyn Kawalek at (908) 756-7368.

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When Voting November 8, Consider:Westfield Deserves New Leaders

The most important thing to remember about all of those who haveserved, for the last 5 years, on the town council with the former mayor, istheir stewardship of the town’s finances and revenues. We all know thatfor 4 years until last November, the town had wrestled with the decisionof whether, or not, to build a parking deck or parking garage-multiuse-retail and residential parking structures. The town’s citizens came forth todebate and protest any building and redevelopment. Those who came for-ward had a far better understanding of the opinions of the town’s citizens,as a whole, than did those who sat on the council. Their understanding ofthe opinions of the citizens lead them to know that the town was greatlyopposed to the building of any parking structures. This was confirmedwhen the town defeated the referendum by a 78 percent to 22 percentmargin last November.

The mayor and council spent in excess of $600,000 in studies thatproduced plans that were the financial equivalent of the “nuclear dirtybomb.” While the financial model was flawed, the citizens were also greatlyopposed to the effect these structures would have had on the town’s qual-ity of life. Yet, the majority of the council was still in favor of proceedingwith the project. The town’s great fortune was that the council felt somuch pressure from the citizens, that it put the subject to a referendum.

Even more disturbing was the lack of effort to enact the plans forimproving parking and for more efficiently managing the existing park-ing spaces. Proper management would have allowed for additional per-mits to have been issued for these unused spaces. There has been a mini-mum of 200 unused parking spaces on a daily basis for at least the past 5years. Yet, the council has not acted on the existing plans that could havebeen enacted, whether the town were to have built parking structures ornot. My calculations for the amount of lost revenue from this lack of ef-fort is at over $650,000. I challenged the council to issue their figure forlost revenue for this time period. The council has yet to issue their figure.The issuance of these permits would not only have benefited the townfinancially, but would have benefited each employee or commuter whoreceived them.

There are several members of the council who are running in thiselection on November 8. We should all weigh in our own minds howthose council members stood on the parking structures and if they didanything to enact the plans to improve parking for the last 5 years. Weshould remember that the lack of urgency and the lack of effort has costour town over $1,250,000. Westfield deserves new members for the coun-cil and mayor’s position that can bring new ideas and a much greatersense of urgency to our town’s government.

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YOUTH IS SERVED…Allegra Kenwell, second from left, and Bob Kraus, the2005 Youth and Adult Volunteers of the Year for the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsYMCA, are joined by Karin Dreixler, far left, executive director of the YMCA,and Ellen Buckley, president of the YMCA’s board of directors, at the awardsdinner sponsored by the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance.

PA Proposes $625 Million PlusIn Security Spending For 2006

REGION — The Port Authorityhas proposed a record total of morethan $625 million in security oper-ating and capital expenditures for2006, which would bring total se-curity expenditures by the agencyto more than $2.3 billion since 9/11and nearly $2.9 billion since thestart of 2000.

Operating security expenditures– accounting for nearly $400 mil-lion in spending this year and pro-jected to increase to more than $440million in 2006 – support the PortAuthority Police Department, theagency’s Office of Emergency Man-agement and other security person-nel who protect customers at theagency’s facilities.

The agency also has a record capi-tal security program underway. Theagency’s 2003-2007 capital plan in-cludes nearly $500 million in fund-ing to enhance security through theuse of state-of-the-art technologyand other initiatives throughout thePort District. Projects include:

– Airside access controls andhardened perimeters at John F.Kennedy International, Newark Lib-erty International, LaGuardia andTeterboro airports.

– Intelligent Transportation Sys-tem enhancements at the Lincolnand Holland tunnels and a measureto strengthen security at the GeorgeWashington Bridge.

– Security improvements through-out the PATH system, including en-hancements on the HackensackRiver Bridge.

– Closed-circuit television moni-toring upgrades and additional ac-cess controls at the seaport facili-ties.

“We have worked diligently toensure the highest levels of securitysince 9/11, and our investments re-flect that commitment,” Port Au-thority Chairman Anthony Cosciasaid.

“Over the last several years, wehave made a host of security en-hancements and improvements atour airports, bridges, tunnels, ter-minals, PATH and seaports, yet werecognize our work in this impor-tant area continues to evolve. Our10-year strategic plan aggressivelyseeks ways to protect customers whouse our facilities and cargo that istransported through the region’swaterways, airways, roadways andrailways.

“It’s important to note that wereceive limited funding from out-side sources such as the federal gov-ernment, with the lion’s share ofcosts being covered directly by thePort Authority,” the chairman added.“And the cost of funding opera-

tional and capital security initia-tives will only grow in future years,along with the agency’s financialcommitment.”

Port Authority Vice ChairmanCharles Gargano said, “Althoughrevenues have declined and we havebeen operating under tight finan-cial structures since 9/11, there willbe no compromise on our securityprogram. We have undertaken anumber of security-risk assessmentssince the terrorist attacks and haveplanned accordingly to ensure wedo all we can to make safety andsecurity our number-one priority.”

Port Authority Executive Direc-tor Kenneth Ringler, Jr. said, “Themost ambitious security spendingprogram in the agency’s history hashelped us to better protect our cus-tomers. The Port Authority PoliceDepartment is operating at an all-time high in staffing, and their finework is supplemented in a varietyof ways – in many cases with addi-tional personnel, but also throughthe use of innovative and cutting-edge technological enhancements.While the cost of providing the high-est levels of security has placedconsiderable pressure on our bot-tom line, we believe this expensecannot be spared, and we will con-tinue to take that approach as wemove forward.”

The proposed total for operatingexpenditures next year for the PA –$442.9 million – is nearly 100 per-cent higher than the $227.1 millionthe agency spent in 2000. The pro-posed total for capital expendituresin 2006 – $183 million – representsan increase of nearly 25 times the$7.4 million spent in 2000.

Silver Snowflake Sale SetThis Weekend at Church

WESTFIELD – The PresbyterianWomen of The Presbyterian Churchin Westfield will once again sponsorthe Silver Snowflake sale during theweekend of November 4 to 6.

As in years past, this sale will fea-ture items provided by “fair trade”organizations that support artisangroups around the world.

The sale will kick off tomorrow,Friday, November 4, from 5 to 8 p.m.and feature a wide selection of orien-tal rugs from Pakistan. These rugs arehand-tied, individually designed andcrafted by people in Pakistan.

On Saturday, November 5, the salewill be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. andwill include hand-carved olive woodornaments and nativities from Israel;

hand-crafted purses and totes fromChina; musical instruments from Af-rica and coffee from South America,among other merchandise. Arts andcrafts created by members of the con-gregation, as well as baked goods,jams and jellies, also will be featured.The sale will continue on Sunday,November 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Over the years, proceeds from thissale have enabled the PresbyterianWomen to donate over $50,000 tolocal, national and international mis-sion projects.

The Presbyterian Church inWestfield is located at 140 MountainAvenue. Cash, checks and credit cardswill be welcome and ample parkingwill be available.

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WESTFIELD – Dan Kalem,director of the Union CountySHIPP program, will make a pre-sentation to senior citizens to-morrow, Friday, November 4,beginning at 10 a.m. at theWestfield Community Center,558 West Broad Street inWestfield.

He will discuss changes inMedicare’s prescription cover-age program and answer ques-tions. Seniors must choose theprogram in which they wish toenroll by Tuesday, November 15.

Westfield residents in need oftransportation may call the cen-ter between 8:30 and 9 a.m. thatday at (908) 232-4759 to requesta ride.

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WESTFIELD – Members of thepublic are invited to join local veter-ans organizations in observing Veter-ans Day on Friday, November 11,during ceremonies at the Monumentto Veterans of World War I at theNorth Avenue and East Broad Streetplaza.

American Legion Martin WallbergPost No. 3 and the Veterans of ForeignWars of Westfield will assemble in theparking lot of the First United Meth-odist Church at One East Broad Streetat 10:45 a.m. They will then proceedacross the street to the monument.

American Legion Commander Pe-ter Hogaboom will pay tribute to vet-erans both living and deceased, in-

cluding active military members pres-ently serving at home and overseas.

Ceremonies will include KerryStubs’ rendition of “God BlessAmerica,” and Dr. Ted Schlosbergplaying “Taps.” Wreaths will be placedat the monument in tribute to thosewho gave their lives in the defense offreedom. At the conclusion, MasterBell Ringer Jack Panosh will ring thetown bells 11 times in memory of thearmistice that started at the 11th hourof the 11th day of the 11th month toend World War I in 1918.

After the ceremonies, all are invitedback to the American Legion hall atthe corner of North Avenue and Cross-way Place for coffee and doughnuts.

Library Reveals ActivitiesFor Adults and Youngsters

WESTFIELD – On Thursday, No-vember 10, at 7 p.m., the WestfieldMemorial Library will host a SCOREseminar designed to take some of themystery out of developing a consult-ing company.

Representatives of SCORE, a re-source partner with the Westfield AreaChamber of Commerce, will discusshow individuals can market theirknowledge; where to start and what isneeded in order to develop a success-ful consulting business.

Several other programs also willbe offered for youth and adults. Forchildren, “Pajama Story Time” willbe held for ages two-and-a-half andup on Monday, November 7, from 7to 7:30 p.m. Children may wear theirpajamas for special bedtime stories.

“Mother Goose Group,” for walk-ing toddlers up to age two-and-a-halfwith a caregiver, is slated for Tues-day, November 8, from 10 to 10:20a.m. It features rhymes, songs, move-ment activities and stories.

“Tots’ Story Time,” for ages two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half with acaregiver, will be offered Wednes-day, November 9, from 10 to 10:30a.m. Children listen to a story and doan activity.

For adults, “Computer Basics II” isset for Wednesday, November 9, from10 to 11:30 a.m. This hands-on be-ginners’ class is designed for studentswith little or no knowledge of com-puters. It will cover using a computermouse, computer keyboard functionsand Windows basics.

The library is located at 550 EastBroad Street. For more informationor to register for free adult programs,please call (908) 789-4090, visit thelibrary’s website at www.wmlnj.orgor stop by the library for a copy of itsquarterly newsletter.

Library Plans EventOn College Essays

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-morial Library will host “College Es-say Emergency Assistance” on Thurs-day, November 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. atthe library. Registration is requiredand seating is limited.

Melissa Jurist, an educational con-sultant, will offer a free session ofcollege essay assistance. Ms. Jurist,whose background includes experi-ence on admission committees andpersuasive writing, will provide par-ticipants with individualized attention.

Participants are asked to bring theirdrafts and applications. The library islocated at North Avenue and TillotsonRoad. For more information, please callNancy at the library at (908) 322-6400.

Junior Women’s ClubTo Hold Coat Drive

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Junior Women’s Club will holdits Annual Charity Coat Drive fromMonday, November 7, through Sat-urday, November 12.

The club is seeking new or almostnew children’s and adult coats. Theymay be dropped off at the ScotchPlains Public Library at 1927 BartleAvenue or at the Jewish CommunityCenter of Central New Jersey, lo-cated at 1391 Martine Avenue inScotch Plains.

Both facilities will accept donationsduring their regular business hours. Halfthe items will be given to local citizensin need, and the remainder will bedirected to Harmony House in Newark.Anyone with questions about the coatdrive or membership in the Scotch PlainsJunior Women’s Club is asked to con-tact [email protected].

AARP Meeting Set MondayAt Presbyterian Church

WESTFIELD – Westfield AreaChapter No. 4137 of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons willhold its next meeting on Monday,November 7, in The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield’s Assembly Hallat the corner of Broad Street andMountain Avenue.

The social period with refreshmentswill begin at 1 p.m., and a brief busi-ness meeting will be held later. At 1:30p.m., guest speaker Beth Maloney, a

Westfield Realtor and volunteer with“Foster Care of Animals Association,”will discuss the association’s work inplacing pets for temporary or perma-nent adoption.

Members are asked to bring dona-tions of canned and boxed groceryitems to be given to the homeless andneedy. Used costume jewelry also iswanted for patients at Runnells Spe-cialized Hospital of Union County.

Reservations may be made at themeeting for a seven-day trip called“Christmas in Nashville andGatlinburg,” slated November 15 to21. The cost will be $875 for doubleoccupancy, and single rates may behad upon request. Individuals maycall Marie Walsh at (732) 669-0399or Mary Walsh at (908) 276-3576.

Members and their guests also maymake reservations at the upcomingmeeting for the chapter’s annual holi-day luncheon, to be held at noon onTuesday, December 6, at TheWestwood in Garwood.

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Miss Lisa Ann Toth, the daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Robert Toth, Sr. ofWestfield, was married on Saturday,August 20, to Raffaele Fischetti ofWest Harrison, N.Y. He is the son ofMrs. Rosa Fischetti of West Harrison,N.Y. and the late Angelo Fischetti.

Monsignor Joseph P. Masiello offi-ciated at the afternoon ceremony at theHoly Trinity Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield. A reception and after-party followed at the Pleasantdale Cha-teau in West Orange.

Given in marriage by her father, thebride wore an ivory silk organza VeraWang gown with floral embroideryand delicate beading, with customhand-made jewelry by Homa Bridal.

Ms. Jane Giannone of Westfieldserved as her cousin’s Maid of Honor.The bridal attendants included Mrs.Katja Toth of Westfield, the bride’ssister-in-law; Mrs. Betty Ann Acitoof Scotch Plains, a cousin of the bride;Ms. Elizabeth Veloz of Fair Lawn, afriend of the bride, and Mrs. AngelaSilva of Valhallah, N.Y. and Mrs.Phyllis Casarella of Bedford, N.Y.,both sisters-in-law of the bride.

Eugene Mosca of Yonkers, N.Y., along-time friend of the bridegroom,was the best man. Nello Burgio andAnthony Burgio, both of White Plains,N.Y., Salvatore Burgio of Harrison,N.Y. and Michael Portanova of WhitePlains, N.Y., all friends of the bride-groom, and Robert Toth, Jr. of Westfield,the bride’s brother, were groomsmen.

Miss Isabella Silva and AlexCasarella, the niece and nephew ofthe couple, were the flower girl andring bearer.

A lifelong Westfield resident, thebride is a Vice President, RegionalMarketing Director of New York City,Westchester, Bronx, Queens, Brook-lyn and Northern New Jersey Areafor AIG/Sunamerica Retirement Mar-kets, Inc., headquartered in New YorkCity and Los Angeles, Calif.

The bridegroom, a lifelongWestchester, N.Y. resident, is a VicePresident, Senior Financial Consult-ant with JP Morgan Chase on ArthurAvenue in the Bronx, N.Y.

A bridal shower was hosted by thecouple’s families in June at PasqualeRigoletto’s in the Bronx.

The rehearsal dinner, given by thebridegroom’s mother, was held atAcquaviva della fonti in Westfieldthe week of the wedding. A Sundaybrunch, hosted by the bride’s parents,was held after the nuptials at thePleasantdale Chateau for friends andfamily who stayed for the weekend.

Following their weekend-long wed-ding celebration, the couple took atrip to Naples, the Amalfi Coast inItaly, where the bridegroom’s parentsand family are from. They also cruisedprivately to the island of Capri, andended their trip in Sicily.

The couple will reside betweentheir homes in Westchester County,N.Y. and Watchung.

BUCKETS OF CARING…In response to the devastation caused by HurricanesKatrina and Rita, the First United Methodist Church of Westfield’s Sundayschool sponsored a fund drive to provide flood buckets filled with cleaningsupplies to be shipped to those in need. Through the generosity of the church andWesley Hall Nursery School families, 37 buckets (valued at $45 each) werepurchased. The Sunday school children assembled them in preparation for themto be shipped to the Gulf region.

Caregivers MeetingSlated For Monday

WESTFIELD – A support groupfor those caring for elderly or chroni-cally ill loved ones will meet on Mon-day, November 7, at 8 p.m. in theParish Center of St. Helen’s RomanCatholic Church in Westfield.

Meetings take place on the firstnon-holiday Monday of each month.These are information and sharingsessions. For more information, pleasecall Marilyn Ryan at (908) 233-8757.

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Chapter of Hadassah will conduct itsannual paid-up membership event onMonday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m.at Temple Emanu-El, located at 756East Broad Street in Westfield. Des-sert will be served.

Joan Forscher and ElizabethDubman are Chairwomen for theevent, which will include a screeningof the video “Treasurer on the Roof.”Presented during the 2005 NationalHadassah annual convention, it isdescribed as an entertaining versionof the national treasurer’s report ofthe monies earned for variousHadassah projects in 2004.

Dr. Ronald Glassman, who is na-tionally board certified and registeredin clinical hypnosis, will be the fea-tured speaker. He maintains a full-time clinical hypnotherapy practiceand has offices in New Jersey, Man-hattan and Boca Raton, Fla.

Hadassah, the Women’s ZionistOrganization of America, supportsmedical care and research, women’shealth education, communityvolunteerism and social action.

The Hadassah Medical Organiza-tion was nominated this year for theNobel Peace Prize because of thehumanitarian works of its hospitalsin Israel. Hadassah treats more than700,000 patients annually fromthroughout the Middle East, regard-less of race, religion or nationality.

For more information about thepaid-up membership event, please callJeanne Goldstein at (908) 232-3308.

‘Grandma’s Attic’ SetSaturday at Church

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Baptist Church will hold itsannual “Grandma’s Attic” bazaar onSaturday, November 5, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the church, located at 333Park Avenue.

Visitors will have an opportunity topurchase one-of-a-kind items, bothbrand-new and used, as well as Christ-mas and gift items, toys, jewelry,clothing for men, women and chil-dren, china, glassware, kitchen andmiscellaneous household items.

Additionally, there will be fresh-baked goods for sale, and hot andcold refreshments from the café,among other selections.

Proceeds from Grandma’s Attic willbe used to support several missionprojects in the church and commu-nity. For further information and di-rections, please call the church officeat (908) 322-5487.

Workshop to Be OfferedOn New Age Movement

SCOTCH PLAINS – The SpiritualGrowth Team of the Willow GrovePresbyterian Church in Scotch Plainswill present a workshop at the churchnext week on the New Age movement.

Participants will explore questionsof spirituality, meaning and life pur-pose and their relation to God – whetherit comes from within each individualor through a relationship with God.They also will learn how to recognizeNew Age influences, nuances andmanifestations in the world today, andstudy the differences between NewAge and Christian teachings.

Individuals may attend the work-shop on Wednesday, November 9, from7:30 to 9 p.m. or Thursday, November10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Each sessionwill be preceded by a half hour ofrefreshments and fellowship.

The Reverend Diane Curtis, In-terim Pastor of Willow Grove Church,will lead this study/discussion basedon a chapter in the book “SearchingIssues” by Nicky Gumbel.

Babysitting will be available in theChildren’s Ark if requested in advance.Individuals are asked to let the churchknow if they will need childcare andthe ages of the children so appropriate

activities can be planned for them.The Willow Grove Church is lo-

cated at 1961 Raritan Road. Any-one interested in attending the work-shop is invited to call the churchoffice during morning hours, Mon-day through Friday, at (908) 232-5678, e-mail [email protected] visit the church’s website atwww.scotchplains.com/wgpc.

Labyrinth Walk SlatedSunday at Area Church

CRANFORD – The First Presby-terian Church of Cranford will spon-sor a series of open Labyrinth Walks,with the next one scheduled for Sun-day, November 6. All walks will beheld in the church’s Bates Hall, lo-cated at 11 Springfield Avenue.

Participants are invited to walk theLabyrinth anytime between 1 and 4p.m., but are asked to begin their walkby 3:30 p.m. Subsequent walks willtake place on the first Sunday of everymonth unless otherwise specified.

Walking the Labyrinth is an an-cient spiritual practice of prayer andmeditation. The 11-ringed pattern,painted on canvas, is modeled afterthe 13th-century Labyrinth at ChartresCathedral in France.

In Medieval times, walking theLabyrinth symbolized the Christianpilgrimage to Jerusalem for those whocould not personally make the jour-ney. For more information on the Laby-rinth program or future walks, pleasecall the church at (908) 276-8440.

Scouts to Hold Food DriveTo Benefit Needy People

WESTFIELD – This month, BoyScouts, Webelos and Cub Scouts fromcommunities throughout Union andSomerset Counties will collect foodfor the benefit of local food banksduring Scouting’s annual Good Turncalled Scouting For Food.

The dates chosen for the activitymay differ among various scout unitsand communities. In the Westfield-Scotch Plains area, some parent-su-pervised scout and cub units will dis-tribute specially marked bags theweekend of November 5 to homes intheir assigned neighborhoods. Thebags will be collected from doorstepsin the morning of the following Sat-urday, November 12.

Homeowners are asked to fill a bagwith nourishing, non-perishable, not-in-glass food products that can bestocked at a food pantry, and to putthe bags out in a visible place before9 a.m. on the pickup Saturday (or asdirected in a note with the bag).

The scouts will return to the samehomes they visited previously to takethe bags to a local food pantry, suchas a church or a community facility.The food will be used to prepareThanksgiving baskets and to serveneedy families throughout the win-ter. Scout units participating in thefood drive at this time are part of theFlorham Park-based Patriots’ PathCouncil of Boy Scouts of America.

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GSWRC ConductsPaver Fundraiser

WESTFIELD – The Girl Scouts ofWashington Rock Council Inc.(GSWRC) are seeking individuals andgroups interested in purchasing brickpavers as part of a fundraiser at CampLou Henry Hoover.

A four-inch by eight-inch brick canbe purchased for $50 and may con-tain two lines of text with 14 charac-ters per line. An eight-inch by eight-inch brick can be purchased for $100and may contain five lines of textwith 14 characters per line. The pav-ers will line the path to the IdamaeTrenner Pavilion, which is slated forconstruction in 2007.

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Miller-Cory to SpotlightLenape Culture Sunday

WESTFIELD – Lenape Indian cul-ture in New Jersey will be featuredthis Sunday, November 6, from 2 to 4p.m. at the Miller-Cory House Mu-seum in Westfield. This program isdescribed as ideal for children.

In early America, the Lenape Indianswere local to New Jersey, SouthernNew York, Eastern Pennsylvania andDelaware. Sherry Lange of Cranfordwill explain various aspects of the ev-eryday life of the Lenapes, such asfolklore, village structure, types ofdwellings, the division of labor be-tween men and women, children’sgames and herbal medicines.

As part of the overall theme, Joan

Barna and Arlene Soong will preparefoods over the museum’s open hearthusing Native American recipes. Tastetreats will be available for visitors tosample. Costumed docents will pro-vide tours of the restored farmhousethroughout the afternoon. The lasttour will be at 3:30 p.m.

Located at 614 Mountain Avenue,the museum has been entered on boththe State and National Registers ofHistoric Places. Admission to themuseum is $2 for adults, 50 cents forstudents and free for children underage six. For information about otherevents, please call the museum at(908) 232-1776.

Hiking Club OffersOutdoor Excursions

COUNTY – The Union CountyHiking Club offers a diverse programof hiking and bicycling activities thatpromote wholesome recreation andphysical fitness.

Most events take place in centraland northern New Jersey. Member-ship dues are $10 per year. To requesta complimentary six-month schedule,please call (908) 527-4900.

A GOOD CAUSE…Lisa Rubin, left, of Westfield and Kathi Edelson, President,of Edelson Communications in Scotch Plains volunteered to staff the Susan G.Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, North Jersey Affiliate table at Westfield’sFestifall celebration. The women also chair the committee for the affiliate’s majorfundraiser, the Pink Tie Ball®, to be held on Saturday, November 12, at theNational Guard Armory in Morristown.

Singles Group ListsNovember Meetings

WESTFIELD – Widowed, divorcedor never-married individuals are in-vited to join their peers on Sundays,November 6, 13, 20 and 27, at 9 a.m.at the First Baptist Church of Westfieldfor coffee, cake and lively discus-sions on single living.

Meetings take place in the church’sdownstairs Fellowship Hall, locatedat 170 Elm Street. A $2 donation isrequested and all are welcome.

Group members also take part inwinter movie nights, summer picnicsand holiday get-togethers, amongother activities. For more informa-tion, please call (908) 889-5265 or(908) 889-4751.

WESTFIELD – Boy Scout Troop72, the “Pack and Paddle Troop” basedat The Presbyterian Church inWestfield, will hold an open house onMonday, November 14, from 7 to8:15 p.m. in the church’s WestminsterHall at the corner of East Broad Streetand Mountain Avenue.

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tions of camping, canoeing, theKlondike Derby, cooking, mountainbiking and other troop activities, aswell as videos and refreshments.

All boys who have completed atleast the fifth grade, are at least 11years old or who have earned theArrow of Light Award are eligible tojoin the Boy Scouts. It is not neces-sary to have been in Cub Scouting,but all Cubs are encouraged to con-tinue on into Boy Scouting.

Troop 72 has been serving the com-munity for more than 80 years. It is arelatively large troop with a substan-tial amount of adult support, enablingit to offer a wide range of activitiescovering every scouting interest.

In addition to hikes, service projects,campouts, canoeing, kayaking, ski-ing, snowshoeing and bicycle trips,the troop spends a week each summerat a high-adventure camp in Canada.

Those who cannot attend this re-cruiting event may call Jim McCabe at(908) 789-0413 and then come to anyregular troop meeting. Meetings areheld most Mondays at the church’sWestminster Hall from 7:30 to 8:30p.m. For more information, please callMr. McCabe or John Woods at (908)789-8518 or visit the troop website atwww.westfieldnj.com/troop72.

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All Saints’ to HoldFall Harvest Fest

SCOTCH PLAINS – The AllSaints’ Episcopal Church, located at559 Park Avenue in Scotch Plains,will host a special fall Harvest Fest onSaturday, November 12, from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. It will be open to the publicand there is no admission charge.

The event will include vendorbooths with holiday crafts and items;a bake sale; chili and other lunch fare;a 50/50 raffle and varied entertain-ment, plus a room full of merchan-dise from the All Saints’ Crafters. Ahand-made bedspread, which accord-ing to research is more than a centuryold, will be raffled off.

A limited number of vendor spacesremain, according to Event Chair-man Joe Britt. For more information,please call (908) 322-8047.


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WESTFIELD – The Little OperaCompany of New Jersey, a divisionof the New Jersey Workshop for theArts, announced a partnership withthe Target Corporation to bring to-gether professionals and children forfully staged opera performances.

“The Little Opera Company andthe New Jersey Workshop for theArts are thrilled to have the supportof the Target Foundation. We havebeen performing outstanding operain the community for more than fiveyears and are so excited to be recog-nized for our hard work and commit-ment to arts education,” said Execu-

tive Director of the Little Opera Com-pany Valerie Pineda.

This grant is part of the continuingsupport Target provides to local com-munities throughout the country. Ev-ery week Target gives more than $2million to strengthen families andcommunities across the nation, witha focus on education, the arts, socialservices and other vital communitypartnerships.

“At Target, we are making a realdifference every day through ourgrant-making program,” said VicePresident of Community Relationsat Target Laysha Ward. “We’re proudto partner with the Little Opera Com-pany, a division of the New JerseyWorkshop of the Arts, as part of ourongoing commitment to give back tothe communities where our guestsand team members live and work.”

The opera company’s upcomingperformances include Puccini’s LaBoheme on March 4 and 5 and Verdi’sLa Traviata on April 29 and 30 at theRoy Smith Theater in Union CountyCollege in Cranford.

For more information about TheLittle Opera Company, or the NewJersey Workshop for the Arts, locatedat 150-152 East Broad Street inWestfield, call (908) 789-9696. Ad-ditional information is available onthe web at njworkshopforthearts.com.

NOT SO LITTLE OPERA…Soprano Maureen Monroe, as Gianetta, and tenorLuis Cabrera, as Nemorino, are surrounded by cast members of the Little OperaCompany of New Jersey in last April’s performance of Donizetti’s L’Elisird’amore, performed at the Roy Smith Theater at Union County College inCranford.

Jumble Store to Kick OffCoat Sale Next Thursday

CRANFORD – The Jumble Store,operated by the Junior League ofElizabeth-Plainfield (JLEP), willhold its Annual Coat Sale Thursday,November 10 through Saturday, No-vember 12. Gently used men’s,women’s and children’s coats willbe on sale during regular store hourson the second floor of the store,located at 110 Walnut Avenue inCranford.

The Jumble Store is a thrift andconsignment shop wholly owned andoperated by the JLEP. It carries avariety of new or gently used house-hold items and clothing for the en-tire family. Proceeds from the sale ofthese donated items fund commu-nity service projects staffed by themore than 110 volunteer members

of the league to help families incrisis throughout Greater UnionCounty.

The Jumble Store is open Mondaythrough Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.(Thursday until 8 p.m.) and Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For moreinformation about the sale, pleasecall the Jumble Store at (908) 276-0222.

The JLEP is a non-profit organiza-tion of women committed to promot-ing voluntarism, developing the po-tential of women and improving thecommunity through the effective ac-tion and leadership of trained volun-teers. For more information, or tofind out how to join the JLEP, pleasevisit wwwjlepnj.org or call (908) 709-1177.

Tom Chapin, FriendsPerform At Arts Center

RAHWAY – On Sunday, Novem-ber 13 at 3 p.m., Grammy-award-winning performing artist TomChapin will take the stage at the UnionCounty Arts Center with two of hisfellow musicians, Jon Cobert andMichael Mark.

Tickets are $15 and may be pur-chased by calling (732) 499-8226 oronline by visiting the website atwww.UCAC.org. Tickets may alsobe purchased in person at the TicketCentral box office, located at the cor-ner of 1601 Irving Street and MainStreet in Rahway.

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Service League Thrift ShopTo Hold Toy and Doll Sale

SCOTCH PLAINS – Beginning onTuesday, November 15, the Fanwood-Scotch Plains Service League’s ThriftShop will begin a gigantic toy anddoll sale.

Throughout the year, new toys andothers in excellent condition havebeen saved for this sale. Many arestill in their original boxes. They willbe featured in the main room of thestore, located at 1730 East SecondStreet in Scotch Plains.

Cars, trucks, children’s books, newpuzzles, infant and baby toys andsuperheroes merchandise will beamong the items for sale. Prices willstart at 25 cents. On a special shelf,the store will feature its doll displayof Annies, Barbies and Cabbage Patchdolls, along with many others.

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Visitors to the store also have anopportunity to enter a free Thanks-giving turkey-dinner drawing that be-gan on Tuesday. A frozen turkey, plusall trimmings, will be the prize. Whileat the store, participants are asked towrite their name and telephone num-ber on a piece of paper and put it in thebasket for the drawing.

The winner will be called on Thurs-day, November 17. Individuals neednot make a purchase, and they mayenter the drawing more than once.

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Westfield Police DepartmentSolves Gravestone Mystery

By CHRISTIE STORMSSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Po-lice Department solved a mystery sur-rounding a headstone recovered twoyears ago, according to Westfield Po-lice Officer Chris Wilson.

The marble and granite cross-shaped grave marker was reportedlyrecovered fromBrightwood Park byOfficer Greg Hobsonin November 2003. Itis described as beingapproximately two feetin height, and bares thename “Sister FortunataRiegelsberger” and thedate she passedaway—November 30,1936.

According to Of-ficer Wilson, detec-tives conducted an ini-tial investigation in2003 to determinewhere the headstone was from origi-nally, but they were unsuccessful.

The mystery remained unsolveduntil last month, when Officer Wilsondecided to pursue the matter further.

“I just thought it should be with thedeceased where it belongs, so I madeit kind of my quest to find out,” Of-ficer Wilson said.

Officer Wilson, who grew up inWestfield and has been with theWestfield Police Department for thepast 21 years, began searching theInternet for more information.

“First, I looked up the name online,but didn’t come up with anything,”Officer Wilson said.

He also did research to decipheranother of the stone’s inscriptions,the letters “JMJA” that preceded thedeceased’s name. He learned the firstthree letters stood for “Jesus, Maryand Joseph.”

He then sent out information and adigital photograph over the Internetand made phone calls to local churchesand convents such as Holy Trinityand St. Helen’s in Westfield as well asMount St. Mary’s in Watchung.

He soon received an email replyfrom Reverend Donald Hummel, theWestfield Police chaplain and a formerSt. Helen’s priest who is now directorof Ongoing Formation and Continu-

ing Education for the Priests of theArchdiocese in Newark.

Father Hummel, who resides at therectory of St. Agnes in Clark, saidwhen he viewed the photo with theinscription of the word “Sister” and“JMJA” on the headstone combinedwith the fact that it was a simplecross, he deduced it might have been

a nun’s tombstone.“I took the e-mail

to our archdiocese’scemetery department,they ran it throughtheir computer data-base and didn’t comeup with anything,” Fa-ther Hummel said.

He also deduced thatwith the German lastname on the cross andconsidering the timeperiod in which SisterRiegelsberger lived, itwould probably be-long to nuns from a

German Order.He knew the Sisters of Christian

Charity in Mendham were a GermanOrder, and placed a call to them first.

The Sisters of Christian Charityreportedly told Father Hummel andOfficer Wilson that the headstone,along with two others, had been sto-len 13 years ago. They were report-edly grateful for its return. The re-maining two stolen gravestones havenever been reported found.

Parts of the recovered headstonebroke at the bottom of the cross, soOfficer Wilson asked Sally and TimDoerr of Master Memorials inWestfield if they could repair it, andthey did.

At press time, Officer Wilsonplanned to personally return the re-stored grave marker to its rightfulplace in Mendham himself.

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Red Cross to OfferLifeguard Training

COUNTY – The Tri-County Chap-ter of the American Red Cross willhold a Lifeguard Training course onNovember 14, 17, 20, 21 and 23 at332 West Front Street in Plainfield.

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Councilman Sal Caruana: Experience and A Neighbor You Can TrustHe fought hard against the proposed parking deck at Elm and Prospect and for the right of our citizens to decide the issue in a voter referendumin 2004; worked to increase the safety of our school children and helped to bring three new crossing guards to the Franklin and Roosevelt schoolareas; began the Council initiative focusing on the negative impacts of over development and oversized new homes (“McMansions”) includinga new Town ordinance reducing maximum height; supported a state-of-the-art turf field to improve recreational facilities for Westfield kids andintroduced new management and fiscal tools to improve government efficiency and to keep tax increases down.

Sal Caruana: Community LeaderHe has a history of caring for our community, and a record of leadership and accomplishment in helping his neighbors.Helping Our Kids: Developed and executed a plan as Dinner Chairman (for 5 years) for the College Men’s Club of Westfield that led to increasing scholarship aid from$5,000 to $50,000 per year for needy Westfield High School graduates; Developed and executed a plan to help needy students increase their educational opportunities by wayof scholarship grants for SAT tutorial courses; Volunteer youth coach of soccer, softball and basketball for 9 years.Helping Our Families: Founder of Westfield Cares, a program in which 50 Westfield volunteers united over 120 local businesses to provide gifts, goods and servicesto our September 11th families; Established the Caruana Family Fund at the Westfield Foundation to provide financial assistance to families in need.Helping Our Community: Fundraising Chairman of the Westfield September 11th Monument and Park; Board of Directors of Westfield United Fund; Board ofDirectors of Downtown Westfield Corporation

Sal Caruana: Our Neighbor - Our ValuesHe Is Concerned About: quality of life issues and other negative impacts of over development, and will work for needed new controls; increasing our traffic safety,and will work to focus local government on improvements for more intersections like the recently completed plan for our 8 most dangerous locations; keeping property taxesdown, and will continue to bring his professional financial expertise, 30 years of experience on Wall Street and private sector solutions to making government more efficientand improving delivery of services; and improving youth recreation through better field maintenance and management.

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Football Blue Knights GallopTo 39-8 Win Over Blue Devils

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

Only a few positive things could benoted about the Westfield High Schoolfootball Blue Devils in their 39-8defeat at the hoofs on the 6-1, 18th-ranked Irvington Blue Knights at

Kehler Stadium in Westfield on Oc-tober 29. The most positive note camewith the extra effort put out by juniorwide receiver Tom Bonard who scoredthe 0-6 Blue Devils’ only points on a19-yard touchdown (TD) receptionfollowed by a two-point conversionreception.

Nearly all of the Blue Devils’ offen-sive possessions were interrupted by

fumbles, interceptions or penalties. TheBlue Devils fumbled four times – twowere recovered by Irvington and oneresulted in a TD. Quarterback NickDeRosa, who completed six of 15passes for 67 yards and one TD, wasintercepted four times – one a 92-yardTD return by Amir Morris that wasnullified by a Blue Knight penalty.

MELINO SCORES, BARBA BOOTS WINNER, YOUNG SCORES

Blue Devil Soccer Boys StunRaiders, 2-1, in Double OT

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School andScotch Plains-Fanwood soccer boysfaced their last challenge of the regu-lar season by battling for braggingrights before one of the largest and

most enthusiastic student bodies as-sembled at Kehler Stadium inWestfield on October 26. One fortu-nate break on a pass from Matt Melinoto Nick Barba equaled a 2-1 doubleovertime victory, its first in nearly 11years for the Blue Devils over the No.5-ranked, 10-3 Raiders.

“First of all, the game was great!We played two wonderful games withthese guys. They won one in over-time; we won one in overtime. Greatrivalry! The atmosphere here was theway it used to be, so high schoolsports is back. We haven’t been theprogram we wanted to be in recentyears and we are today,” said DevilHead Coach George Kapner. “I’msuper proud of my coaching staff. Wemade a couple of decisions together.One was, Nick Barba coming out of

our back and going up front and hescored the goal that won the game.Another was decided today on thefield and that was to move TommyTaylor into the middle of the fieldfrom his outside halfback positionand that gave us tremendous benefits.I can’t say enough about our backsand our goalkeeper Gregory O’Brien.Everyone just played great from be-ginning to end.”

The 12-5 Devils demonstrated ag-gressiveness early on and did every-thing they wanted to do in the firsthalf. They maintained ball control inthe Raider domain while the defensestifled the offensive artillery to justone shot.

The Devils took a 1-0 lead whenMelino lofted a shot over goalkeeper

PERRELLA CROSSES FIRST, GUTERI GETS SECOND

Blue Devil XC Boys CaptureUnion County Championship


Westfield High School Blue DevilJeff Perrella and Cranford CougarJoe McKenney have had monumen-tal battles in the past for individualsupremacy in Union County boyscross country. McKenney edgedPerrella last year for top honors in the

Watchung Conference (WC) NationalDivision and the Union County titlesbut Perrella, not only won handily atthe WC in near record time (15:43),but also crossed the line first with atime of 15:59 to lead the Blue Devilboys to the team title at the UnionCounty championship at WarinancoPark in Roselle on his birthday, Octo-ber 26.

Westfield won with 46 points fol-lowed by Summit at 95, Scotch Plains-Fanwood at 98 and Roselle Catholicat 104. Cranford, the winner of thepast eight county championships(1997-2004), finished fifth at 117.Westfield had won eight straight from1975-1982 and 1989-1996.

Once again, the Blue Devils’ key tovictory was their ability to place fiverunners in the top 15. Kris Kaganfinished seventh with a time of 17:37and Evan Friedman finished ninth at17:52 while Ameer Rogers crossed14th at 18:05 and Tyler Maccubbin,winner of the WC JV race on October20, came in 15th with a time of 18:08.

Ray Chen finished 22nd with a timeof 18:23.

Perrella finished 38 seconds aheadof Union Catholic’s Brian Guteri whocrossed in 16:37 to lead the Vikings toa sixth-place finish with a total of159. McKenney was a distant third at16:56. Raider Josh Zinman finishedeighth with a time of 17:41. Perrella’sonly competition, however, was themuddy conditions.

“Cross-country is about racing theelements as well as other people,” saidPerrella. “It was a lot of fun. I figuredI had a stab at it. I wouldn’t have beenable to live with myself if I didn’t. Thestrong points were wherever therewasn’t mud and the weak points werewhere there were spots. There were acouple of spots that were really badbut I tried to find a line around it ortried to jump it. It worked once ortwice. I ran the same pace the first twomiles. I had to work a lot harder tomake it. The mud didn’t make it anyeasier in the last mile.”

“I was a little disappointed in plac-ing third,” said Raider Head CoachJeff Koegel. “Our goal all season wasto place at least second in the meet.We gave up too many places in thelast mile and that cost us second.Zinman had a good race.”

The Blue Devil Junior Varsity sweptits race with 15 points. Alex Tarlow



2005 State Doubles ChampionsCONTINUED ON PAGE 19

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesRUNNING AWAY WITH IT…Blue Devil Jeff Perrella ran away with the UnionCounty individual title with a time of 15:59 on the muddy track.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTHE UNDEFEATED…Blue Devils Lisa Aliche, front, and Jessica Bender,serving, finished the season undefeated by winning the state doubles title.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesEXTRA EFFORT FOR A TD…Blue Devil wide receiver Tom Bonard, No. 3,stretches over the goal line for a touchdown.

Johnson’s Devils’ DenOn Page 20

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFORMIDABLE SAVE…Blue Devil goalkeeper Gregory O’Brien demonstrates tremendous aggressiveness in the game withthe Raiders before a large group of fans assembled in Westfield.


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Holmdel Nips Devils in TOC,Bender/Aliche Win NJ Net Title

The No. 5 Westfield High Schoolgirls tennis team battled down tothe wire but were nipped, 3-2, byNo. 1 Holmdel in the NJSIAA/ThorGuard Tournament of Championsat Inman Sports Club in Edison onOctober 26. Holmdel won all threesingles matches while the 23-1 BlueDevils won both doubles matches.

Blue Devil Co-Captains JessicaBender and Lisa Aliche remainedundefeated, upping their record to27-0 at first doubles with a 7-5, 6-3,victory over Rose Yan and ReneeLee. On October 27, Bender andAliche went on to become the 2005New Jersey Doubles Champions bydefeating Chase Fitsimmons andDana Tausek of Manasquan, 6-2, 6-0, also at Inman Sports Club.

Bender had an amazing four yearsas a varsity tennis player. In herfreshman season, she won the UnionCounty title at third singles. In her

junior season, she and her partnerLane Maloney won the county firstdoubles crown. This season, Alicheand Bender won the county firstdoubles crown. Bender concludedher high school career with an amaz-ing 102-4 record. She was namedFirst Team All-Area last year andshe, along with Aliche, are shoe-insfor First Team All-State honors.

Against Holmdel, Blue DevilsRachel Louie and Kim Morawskiwon their second doubles matchwith a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win over Jes-sica Liu and Arshia Chatterjee.Holmdel’s Jackie Wu at first singlesdefeated Nikki Reich, 6-0, 6-0, andMaryanna Milchutsky topped Lind-say Goldberg, 6-0, 6-0, to set up ashowdown match with undefeatedBlue Devil Lane Maloney andStephanie Sher, who played thematch of her life to pull out a 6-3, 6-0, victory.

Indians Oust Blue DevilsIn UC Volleyball Semis


The second-seeded Rahway In-dian girls volleyball team oustedthe third-seeded, 15-6 WestfieldHigh School girls in three games inthe Union County Tournament semi-final round, 25-19, 12-25 and 25-19before a packed house in Westfieldon October 24.

Blue Devil senior outside hitterErin Roudebush was on her markand notched 10 kills, three aces andone block. Junior workhorse AnnaKoehler made a huge impact with

12 digs. Junior outside hitter TaraDaly sparked 16 assists and six digs.

Kristgen Dilzell zapped four killsand Kristina Fietkiewicz triggeredthree kills. Molly Williams contrib-uted seven assists, Monica Dryerhad eight digs and Kaitlyn Shulmannotched two service aces and oneblock. Jamie Godfey led the Indianswith 28 assists, 10 service points, 11digs, four aces and two blocks.

“Game 1, we were a little slug-gish. We were having a little troublegetting the offense rolling. Weweren’t necessarily playing a smartgame,” said Devil Head CoachBeverly Torok. “Game 2, we serveda little bit better in spots and we gotour attack where we made themmove to places. That seemed to bevery worthwhile and they started tomake their own errors. Game 3 wasneck and neck. They got a quicklead on us but we came back, held;however, our starting center Will-iams turned ill and had to come outand the kids played fantastic out ofthat. Dilzell was filling in for PaigeRoudebush, who hurt her ankle, andshe turned in a fabulous game, so Iwas very proud of our team.”

Rahway quickly jumped to an 11-point lead in Game 1, but Blue DevilShulman ran off five straight serves.Daly and Roudebush added kills toclose within four points. Later inthe game, Rahway closed the dooron a kill by Maggie Majcher.

The Blue Devils had all of theirpieces secured in Game 2 and pro-vided plenty of sparks. Westfieldtook a 15-10 lead, which includedservice points by Shulman, Dryerand kills by Williams, Roudebush,Daly and Dilzell. The Devils ex-tended that margin to 20-10 andfinished off the Indians on a vicioussmash by Roudebush.

Game 3 began a little shaky forthe Blue Devils as the Indiansproved to be the worthy. With thescore 15-10 the Indians powered upand battled to take a 19-15 edge.The Devils established more of arhythm and closed the lead to twopoints, however, the Indians rolledoff five points to secure the gameand the match.

“It’s hard to lose; however, I real-ize that no matter if we win or lose,the bond that we have formed thisyear is so much better,” said Daly.“As a setter today, I had to play a 5-1 and I had to set up every singleplay, therefore that gave me a fewmore assists than usual. Fietkiewiczhad a lot of kills and she reallyhelped me out with the assists.”

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesLEADING THE CHEERS…Tri-Captains Kathleen Solan, left, Ellie Riddle,center, and Brittany Simone lead the Blue Devil cheerleaders in bolstering thespirits of the fans during the football games at Kehler Stadium and at away games.

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Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSPARKING THE BLUE DEVILS… V’baller Molly Williams, center, sparkedthe Blue Devils with seven assists in the county game against Rahway.

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MCCARTHY SCORES GOAL, HAMBLETON TIES SCORE

Blue Devil/Raider Girls DuelTo 1-1 Double OT Deadlock


Statistical parity played itself outas the Westfield High School girlssoccer team and the hosting ScotchPlains-Fanwood girls dueled to a 1-1,

double overtime tie at Park MiddleSchool field on October 27. Blue Devilbread-and-butter forward ErinMcCarthy netted a goal in the firsthalf and Raider bread-and-butter for-ward Allie Hambleton tied the scorein the second half.

By the end of regulation play, the 8-4-3 Raiders and the 9-6-2 Blue Devilseach fired off 15 shots on goal. Bothteams took two shots in the first over-time and another two in the secondovertime. Blue Devil goalie LaurenSinnenberg made 12 saves in regula-tion and two in overtime, as did Raidergoalie Lauren Mains. Both teams tookthree corner kicks in regulation.

The first serious shot in the furi-ously, pleasing fast-paced game waslaunched by Raider Meaghan Kellyafter Kelly Rigano, on a breakaway,crossed to her in the box. Kelly’s shotsailed over the cross bar. Two min-utes later, at the 8:30 mark, McCarthy,assisted by midfielder Gillian Kape,won a scramble in the box and skidthe ball past Mains. McCarthy fin-ished with eight shots on goal.

“She makes it happen. She works

very well with our other forwardCorrine (Parkinson) who does a nicejob up front,” said Blue Devil HeadCoach Katie Egan.

“With any good team that has toughkids up front, we try to contain the

kids who can score with tough de-fense,” Raider Head Coach KevinEwing commented about McCarthy.

Adding to the parity, other than thescore, both teams took seven shots ongoal and both goalies made six savesby halftime.

Midway through the second half,at the 22-minute mark, Hambletonbroke free on the right side, forcingSinnenberg to commit forward.Hambleton patiently slanted her shotinto the vacant left corner of the BlueDevils’ net. Hambleton finished withseven shots on goal.

“Allie is an exceptional player.Every time she takes the field, she’sprobably the best player on the field,”said Ewing. “Today, she proved itagain. We look for her to create (op-portunities) and she did that a numberof times.”

“We marked not only Hambletonbut also Rigano who are, in my opin-

ion, two of their strongest playersaside from their keeper,” said Egan.“I had two of my best defensive play-ers, Miriam Becker-Cohen andLindsey Sauerwein, on them. I

thought they really held them. Wedid our best to keep the ball out ofthe middle. They are very strong upthe middle. The goal that they gotwas a nice goal. Our keeper cameout. She did the right thing. The girljust slid it right past her. That’s thechoice you have to make as akeeper.”

Pesky Raider sophomore forwardAlana Bencivegno also createdmuch concern for the Blue Devildefense throughout the game asdid Blue Devil Parkinson to theRaider defense.

“Alana is tough. She’s fast. Atthe beginning of the season, shewas lacking some confidence butshe really has come along and hasbecome a real asset,” said Ewing.

Obviously, the final score indi-cated that each defense held upwell to the challenge – Blue DevilsBecker-Cohen and Sauerwein,Raiders Allie Zazzali and LisaCamarda.

“Defensively, we played a greatgame. We are very evenly matchedteams. If we (both teams) are tak-ing 17 shots in a 1-1 game, obvi-ously our strengths are our defense,”

said Egan.Westfield 1 0 0 0 1Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 1 0 0 1

MINTZ NETS WINNING GOAL, RIGANO GETS ASSIST

Raider Soccer Girls BlankCrusaders, 1-0, in UC Semis


Another big win! After the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School girlssoccer team dazed Cranford in thequarterfinals of the Union CountyTournament, it happened again.Strong defense and an unrelentingoffense spelled, “shutout,” as thefired up Raiders earned a 1-0 victoryover A.L. Johnson in the semifinalround in Union on October 29.

The Raider defense allowed onlysix shots while the offense launched14 rockets on the Crusader goal.Keeper Lauren Mains, although notthreatened much, prevailed with twooutstanding saves when it counted.Hallie Mintz scored the winning goaloff a corner kick from Kelly Riganoin the second half.

“I told the girls to just keep onfighting all season long and goodthings would happen and they did,”said Raider Head Coach KevinEwing. “I think we had the better ofthe play eighty percent of the gameand that was the difference. Hats offto Johnson. They has an excellentdefense, they’re very physical, ag-gressive and they have a good goaliein Krissy Cheeks, but we pulledthrough.”

In the first half, the Raiders’ de-fense played great and the offensedominated by switching the fieldand pummeling the Crusader net sixtimes. Mintz triggered three whileRigano, Allie Zazalli and Allie

Hambleton each fired off one.The Raiders attacked from every-

where and blasted the Crusader goalwithout a score in the second half.Then, Rigano launched a corner kickout on the right side into a horde ofRaiders positioned in front of thenet. Mintz tapped in a right-footedshot with 20 minutes remaining.

“Mr. Ewing said in the beginningof the season that we had a real toughschedule, playing the hardest teamsin New Jersey and that it would payoff in the end. Basically, this is whereit’s paying off,” said Mintz. “As to thegoal, I was fighting for it the wholegame. It was just awesome that wehad a lot of shots and a bunch ofcorners. The keeper was not holdingon to them, and I was always told asa forward to stay on the front post andI did. I just saw the way and put it in.”

When asked how the defense wasso successful by holding Johnsonout of the red zone, Zazzali said,“Our midfield played so well andwon the balls in the midfield, so itreally never got that bad. But when itdid, we cleaned it up. FreshmanStephanie Glover and sophomoreBridget (Cornwell) stepped up and Ireally enjoy playing with them everysingle minute.”

“We knew that we are the betterteam, but we had to go out there andprove it. We picked up our intensitymore and it paid off,” added Rigano.“I think if we play like we have beenplaying, I think it’s our year to winthe championship.”

The Raiders meet fourth-seededOak Knoll for the county title atWilliams field in Elizabeth on No-vember 5.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesONE OF MANY SAVES…Blue Devil Lauren Sinnenberg made many saves in the 1-1, double overtime game with the Raiders.

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RAIDER VALDES GETS 6TH, VIKING PETERS GETS 8TH

Blue Devil XC Girls FinishSecond at UC Championship


Laura Gallo defended her crownand led the Cranford High Schoolgirls cross-country team to the UnionCounty championship at the verymuddy course at Warinanco Park inRoselle on October 26. The Cougars,who placed five girls ahead ofWestfield’s top runner, totaled 38while the runners up Blue Devils fin-ished second with 88 points.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood, led byCassy Valdes, who finished sixth witha time of 20:30, finished sixth with a

total of 190. Union Catholic, led bySamantha Peters with a time of 20:36,finished seventh with a total of 209.

“She never raced in conditions likethat. It wasn’t her best race but weneed to remember that she still camein sixth in a very competitive county,”Raider Head Coach Jeff Koegel saidof Valdes.

Ravenna Neville, who finished14th, was the first Blue Devil to crosswith a time of 21:22 followed by AynWisler who crossed 17th with a timeof 21:29 and Kim Legones (18th)also at 21:29. Marissa Mumford

placed 19th with a time of 21:34,Rose Driscoll placed 20th at 21:40,Nicole DiBenedetto was 21st at 21:40and Jen Danielsson finished 23rd at21:46.

Before all of the tallying of timeswas posted, Blue Devil Head CoachThom Hornish said, “Cranford did anoutstanding job. You can’t take it awayfrom them. They ran a great race.Laura Gallo is certainly the class actof the county. It’s been a long time forthem to win a county championship.We ran a good race. We did not run therace that we wanted to. It was a raceby place, not a race by time, given themuddy conditions. From all appear-ances, we will probably take second.This is the second year in a row. Since1988, we have either been first orsecond, so that is not too bad a record.Hopefully, we can put it together nextweek to defend our state sectionaltitle.”

The Blue Devil junior varsity ranaway with first place in its race, plac-ing nine girls in the top-10. CarlyOliff took top honors with a time of21:47 followed by ElizabethMcCarthy at 22:21, Jayne Ruotolo at22:29, Marissa Goldner at 22:38, MegDriscoll at 22:41 and Rachel Barrettat 22:55. Caitlin Burke, who finishedeighth, finished with a personal best22:59 followed by Jillian Hobson at23:23 and Beth Budnick at 23:44.

The freshmen Blue Devils won theirrace and placed four girls in the top-10 led by Chelsea Bryk who finishedfirst with a time of 15:14. HannaBerman crossed fifth with a time of17:30 followed by Andrea Petrarca at17:30. Elal Nozari finished 10th at18:26.

“The other thing that often getsoverlooked is today we had a fresh-man championship team and ChelseaBryk led that. We had a county cham-pionship won by the JV’s today ledby Carly Oliff. So, the feeder systemcontinues,” added Hornish.

TOP-10 TEAMS:1. Cranford (C) 38, 2. Westfield (W)

88, 3. Summit (S) 111, 4. Oak Knoll (OK)120, 5. New Providence (NP) 153, 6.Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) 190, 7.Union Catholic (UC) 209, 8. Kent Place(KP) 232, 9. Roselle Catholic (RC) 262,10. Governor Livingston (GL) 284

TOP-10 INDIVIDUALS:1. Gallo (C) 19:22, 2. Kelly Pollisin

(OK) 20:14, 3. Samantha Lee (S) 20:21,4. Jen Hanke (C) 20:21, 5. Katie Zaeh(GL) 20:26, 6. Valdes (SPF) 20:30, 7.Jahilisa Smith (Plainfield)20:36, 8. Pe-ters (UC) 20:36, 9. Hannah VanWhy (C)20:45, 10. Kelly Catano (NP) 20:48

STRONG SCORES; PORTER GRABS 30-YARD TD PASS

Linden Football Tigers SlipPast Raider Gridmen, 19-14


Contain Laron Capers, Oneal Tho-mas and Desmond Wade is what theScotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolfootball team needed to do to halt theLinden Tiger ground game, and theydid on November 28 in Linden. Un-fortunately, the heartbreakers cameon a 52-yard touchdown (TD) fumblereturn and an interception, giving the4-3 Tigers a 19-14 victory.

The ending resulted into the fifthdisappointing loss this year for a com-bined 16 point total. On 36 offensivesnaps, ferocious Raider defensivepressure limited the Tigers to 126yards rushing. Quarterback JerryJones completed four of six passesfor 82 yards. Rooks Crawford hauledin three passes for 71 yards. Thomascarried 11 times for 78 yards, includ-ing the 52-yard TD fumble recoveryin the second quarter. Linden wascharged 35 yards on four penalties.

The Raiders plowed for 103 yardsand quarterback Colin Weber (5rushes, 31 yards), who recovered afumble on defense, completed five of18 passes for 126 yards and one inter-ception. Wide receiver NehemiahBurney-Porter had two receptions for75 yards, including a 30-yard TD.Dan Ragan had an 11-yard reception

and Kyle Rowbotham grabbed onefor 10 yards. Rashawn Strong rushed35 yards on eight carries and NickGiannaci added 25 yards on four car-ries. Tom Pennella blocked two kicksand had several tackles. The Raidersfumbled twice while committing sixpenalties for 56 yards.

“I can’t question their effort. Ourkids play hard all the time and that’swhat I’m proud of. We only have twostarters back this year, however, youcan’t use that as an excuse, but we’remaking young mistakes. It hasn’ttranslated into wins for us, but I don’tthink we embarrass ourselves on thefootball field,” said Raider HeadCoach Steve Ciccotelli. “Offensively,we struggled a little bit. We had someopportunities to make some plays andwe didn’t in the passing game. Colinmade some great plays, however, theymade a couple more plays than wedid. The fumble return, I want to seethe film. I thought he was down andwe gave them a score, otherwise wewin the game, 14-13.”

The Raiders appeared to be movingthe ball when Weber hit Rowbothamat the Linden 48 but Thomas grabbedRowbotham’s ruled fumble and ranfor pay dirt with 9:34 left in the half.Jones kicked the point after.

After the kickoff, Weber engineered

a nine-play, 70-yard drive that culmi-nated with Strong’s two-yard TD bashwith 4:32 left in the half. MattHirschhorn booted he extra point.

Linden seized a 13-6 lead with2:32 left in the half when Jones aireda 30-yard TD pass to Crawford.Pennella blocked the extra point.

In the third quarter, the Tigers capi-talized when Thomas snatched a Weberto Rowbothan pass and hustled down tothe Raider two-yard line. Caperspunched it over to put Linden ahead,19-7. Pennella blocked Jones’ extrapoint.

Linden was paralyzed in the fourthquarter when the Raider defensiveline slowed down quarterback Joneslong enough for John Badala to re-cover a fumble that led to a 30-yardTD pass from Weber to Burney-Por-ter. Hirschhorn’s extra point was good.

“Everyone came out and played foot-ball with their hearts, however we cameup short again. It’s so disappointing tomyself, the coaches and the team,” saidteam captain Giannaci. “We alwaysplay physical and sometimes that over-compensates for playing smart. We hada few let ups. It happens. Unfortunately,it has happened in every game and it hasbeen the deciding factor.”Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 7 0 7 14Linden 0 13 6 0 19

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesPUTTING FORTH A BIG EFFORT…Raider Cassy Valdes, top, finished sixth inthe county tournament with a time of 20:30. Below, the Blue Devil varsity girlsblast off to begin the Union County cross-country race.

Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesREADY TO HIT THE HOLE…Center Steve Betau hikes the ball to quarterback Colin Weber while halfback RashawnStrong, No. 2, prepares to break loose.



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Football Blue Knights GallopTo 39-8 Win Over Blue Devils


Westfield yielded 42 yards on six pen-alties and Irvington yielded 40 yardson eight penalties.

Blue Knight quarterback OsvaldoBerjulet completed 13 of 23 pass at-tempts for 160 yards and two TD’sbut he was intercepted twice. Morrishad six receptions for 127 yards andtwo TD’s. Irvington rushed 31 timesfor 201 yards, led by Amir Dupree(13 rushes, 60 yards) and (Al-TamarKnighton 11 rushes, 118 yards, in-cluding TD runs of 8 and 15 yards,respectively).

Westfield totaled 124 yards on theground on 40 attempts, but had only50 rushing yards in the first half, ledby Jayshawn King who rushed sixtimes for 32 yards in the half. Themost inspiring Blue Devil run camefrom senior Tri-Captain AndrewShaffer who put out a second andthird effort to gain 11 yards. Seniorwide receiver Terron Rogers hadthree receptions for 42 yards andBonard had three receptions for 26yards and a TD.

Defensively, Ryan Yarusi led theBlue Devils with 12 tackles. WillHarbaugh, John Dugan and TyrellSimmons made nine each. CowlesStewart had six, Andrew Shaffer,Marcus Graham and Rogers had fiveeach.

On its opening drive, Irvingtonmarched 75 yards on 15 plays, whichwas concluded by Berjulet’s one-yard sneak with 5:59 left of the firstquarter. The point after failed. Withthe help of a 15-yard unsportsman-like conduct penalty, the BlueKnights put together a 55-yard drive,concluded by Berjulet’s 27-yard TDpass to Morris with 1:37 left in thefirst quarter. The two-point conver-sion failed. On the Blue Devils’ nextpossession, DeRosa fumbled on theWestfield 34 and Shawn Danielspicked the ball up and rumbled intothe end zone. The point after wasgood, giving the Blue Knights a 19-

0 first-quarter lead.The first positive Blue Devil note

came early in the second quarter whensafety Graham stopped a BlueKnights’ drive with a leaping inter-ception on the Westfield six-yard line.

The Blue Knights added a 77-yardTD drive that ended with Knighton’seight-yard glide into the end zonewith 4:02 left in the half. The pointafter made the score 26-0.

Defensive end Dugan started aseries of positive notes by battingdown Berjulet’s pass on a fourthdown to give Westfield possessionon its 41-yard line. Irvington wasdrawn off side on a fourth-and-two,giving Westfield new life. DeRosahit Rogers for a 20-yard receptionthen three plays later, DeRosa firedhis pass right into the hands ofMorris who ran for the TD that wasnullified. Westfield got possessionon the 10 but DeRosa was sackedfor a nine-yard loss, setting up hispass to Bonard who stretched justenough to get the ball over the goalline with 17 seconds left of the half.Bonard added the two-point con-version when he grabbed PeteAntonelli’s pass in the right cornerof the end zone.

Early in the second half, Morrisintercepted DeRosa’s pass but line-backer Tyrell Simmons returned thefavor by intercepting Berjulet’s pass.Morris, however, intercepted anotherDeRosa pass at the Westfield 33 toset up another Irvington TD thatconcluded with Knighton’s 29-yardgallop into the end zone.

Irvington scored its final TD onMorris’ 64-yard reception with 10:15left of the game. Simmons blockedthe extra point attempt. After BlueDevil Stephen Markowski recoveredan Irvington fumble, Blue KnightMichale Galarce interceptedDeRosa’s final pass attempt.Irvington 19 7 7 6 39Westfield 0 8 0 0 8

Blue Devil XC Boys CaptureUnion County Championship


finished first with a time of 18:10followed by Brent Souders at 18:13,John Meredith at 18:30, NeilFitzpatrick at 18:35 and Matt Harrisat 18:40. Logan Knisely took sixthat 18:45, followed by Eric Williamsat 18:47, Dave Hyslip at 18:49, An-drew Cantor at 18:52, Scott Cantorat 18:55 and David Ackerman at19:05. Brendan Berkowitz (19:09),Tianyou (19:14), Vince Fitzpatrick(19:16), Matt Kamel (19:20), BrianDavidson (19:21), AndrewBrunhofer (19:27), Kevin O’Rourke(19:34) and Donnie Turlington(19:37) finished 12 through 20, re-spectively.

The freshmen won their race with atotal of 40. Josh Einbinder crossedfirst at 12:50. Dan Morse finishedfifth at 13:19 followed by DennisElwell at 13:23. Adam Kavalin was12th with a time of 13:45, Zach Frisstook 16th at 14:04, Nick Chartrain

was 17th at 14:06 and JulianApplebaum finished 18th at 14:13.

Looking ahead to next week’s sec-tional championships on Saturday,November 5, on the dual meet courseat Warinanco, the WHS record is 15:50set by Cliff Sheehan.

Perrella said, “I don’t know whatthe course record is. The school recordis 15:50. That’s going to be hardenough. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

TOP-10 TEAM TOTALS:1. Westfield (W) 46, 2. Summit (S) 95,

3. Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SPF) 98, 4.Roselle Catholic (RC) 104, 5. Cranford(C) 117, 6. Union Catholic (UC) 159, 7.Elizabeth (E) 174, 8. Union (U) 242, 9.Oratory (O) 254, 10. Johnson (J) 311

TOP-10 INDIVIDUALS:1. Perrella (W) 15:59, 2. Guteri (UC)

16:37, 3. McKenney (C) 16:56, 4. SteveHankinson (S) 17:11, 5. Watson Estelan(Rahway) 17:30, 6. Josh Hanke (C) 17:33,7. Kagan (W) 17:37, 8. Zinman (SPF)17:41, 9. Friedman (W) 17:52, 10. KevinBrown (C) 17:54

Marc Stiffler into the upper corner ofthe net 32:56 into the first half.

“That was one great, great goal,”expressed Kapner.

The Raiders regrouped and playeda super second half, attacking theDevil net with a volley of shots thatresulted into a quick goal by SeanYoung to knot the score, 1-1, at 4:51.Westfield did not back off or fold andtook control toward the end of regula-tion.

Finally, 1:17 into the second over-time Barba took a pass from Melinoand scored from the right side of thebox for the victory.

“We deserved to win,” said Kapner.“Our boys put a lot of heartache intothis season. It’s been one of lot inju-

ries and illnesses that made us changethe lineup over and over, more than Iever have seen in my whole career.This team has stuck together and cameback from a very, very disappointingloss in the counties.”

“The story of the game was that wedominated the first twenty five min-utes, but you got to put them away.We had our chances but you got to putit away. That’s all there’s to it,” saidYoung. “They came out strong in thesecond half, overtime and put us away.Hopefully, we can learn from thisgame and fix our mistakes. I thoughttheir two goals were lofted up. Greatshots like that don’t happen that of-ten, but they played well. I wish themgood luck.”

Blue Devil Soccer Boys StunRaiders, 2-1, in Double OT


Lakeland Hills ‘Y’ Boys EdgeFSPY Boys Swimming Team

Compliments of Bill Howard for The Westfield Leader and The TimesLEADING THE CHARGE…Defensive stalwarts Matt Morgan, No. 5, and KevinMurphy, No. 16, lead the charge upfield in the Blue Devil freshmen team’s soccermatch against Kearny on October 28. The season ending, 2-1, victory gave theBlue Devils a 5-5 record under coach Don MacDonald. There are 41 boys on thefreshmen team plus another eight freshmen playing JV and varsity for WHS.

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains boys’YMCA swim team was defeated byLakeland Hills on October 29.

FSPY Piranhas started off strongwith the individual medley. (9-10)Ryan Gadjidtz took first and AaronMarkey third. Greg Baliko (11-12)placed second. For 13-14’s, ZachPeart placed first. (15-18’s), PatDaurio and Scott Marino touched 1-2.

In freestyle, (8U) Alex Skoog fin-ished second and Matthew Auda hada fast swim. For 9-10’s, Tim Walshand Jeff Peart took 2-3 and MikeBoyle had a strong showing. (11-12)Dan Napolitano placed second and(13-14) Eric Walker touched second.William LaCosta (9-10) and GregFavreau (11-12) also had very strongswims.

(8U) breaststrokers started FSPY

off strong with a win by JasonSteinberg and a third place by HenryChang. Thomas Leistikow and ColinSullivan swam well. S. Marino andDaurio again took 1-2 in the 200breast.

In backstroke, fast swims were hadby (8U’s) Kevin Kirby and EricChang. First place finishers wereGadjidtz (11-12) and Z. Peart (13-14). (13-14) Peter Livolsi took third.James Livolsi (15-18) was barely outtouched for second in a very exciting200 back race.

In Butterfly, Skoog (8U) took sec-ond. (9-10s) Walsh placed third andMatthew Marino had a great swim.Joe Dunn (11-12) and Phil Lunzy(15-18) finished second.

The (9-10) relay team of Walsh,Markey, J. Peart, and Gadjidtz placedfirst.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHAVING A GOOD RUN…Union Catholic’s Brian Guteri crossed second with atime a 16:37 to lead the Vikings to a sixth-place finish with a total of 159.

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWEDGED BETWEEN RAIDERS…Blue Devil Tommy Taylor, No. 10, getswedged between two Raiders during Westfield’s big, 2-1 double overtime victory.

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Westfield PAL B Boys StunSummit Grid Kids, 20-10

WF PAL ‘E’ TrouncesNew Providence 21-6The 6-1-1 Westfield PAL “E”

football team defeated New Provi-dence, 21-6, on October 30. The“E” will play its final game of theseason on Sunday, November 5, atKehler Stadium.

Eugene Rawls opened the scor-ing with a 35-yard touchdown (TD)run around left end. Thomas Ander-son ran in the extra point. Rawlsshowed his versatility by taking one40 yards around right end for a TD.Pat Decker converted the extrapoint. Eric Shor scored his first TD,breaking one up the middle. Ander-son ran in the extra point.

Defensively, Chris Callahan,Matt Barber and David Kane con-tinued their dominant play. Theywere strongly supported by JackLevine, Neilan Dolan, AndrewSimcox, Thomas Gerris and JackColleran. Kane, Jack Simcox andMark Trinkle each had big tacklesfor losses.

PLOWING HIS WAY THROUGH…Mike Fink of the Union County RugbyFootball team plows his way through a tackle. Union rugby defeated Rockawayrugby, 10-8, to finish the season at 6-1 and advance to the Division II North Eastplayoffs for the second year in a row.

RUNNING FOR THE TD…Westfield PAL B safety and QB Daniel Kerr, No. 1,intercepts a Summit pass and runs 50 yards to score a TD. Defensive tackle NickMatthews, No. 76, makes a key block. Kerr also scored an offensive TD. The 8-0Westfield B team defeated Summit 20-10.

The Westfield PAL “B” footballteam pulled out a stunning, 20-10,victory over previously unbeatenSummit to preserve an undefeated, 8-0, season and clinch a NJ SuburbanYouth Football League playoff berth.Westfield will host Perth Amboy atKehler Stadium on Sunday, Novem-ber 6, at 3 p.m.

On the game’s third play, halfbackJack Kephart ran off-tackle for a 55-yard touchdown. Craig Callahan ranbehind defensive tackle Tom Snyderfor the the extra point.

Westfield soon got into trouble ona bad snap while punting and gaveSummit good field position but line-backer Peter Ondi and defensive endsNick Boyle and Matthew Buccinostopped Summit on the one-yard linewhere Westfield took over. Two plays

later Westfield got snagged in theend zone by Summit for a safety.Westfield led 7-2.

Summit took possession of the ballon the 50-yardline, marched for atouchdown and added the two-pointconversion to lead at the half, 10-7.

With four minutes left in the game,Westfield took possession. Quarter-back Dan Kerr connected five yards toTony Pafumi, who added 30 yards ofdodging to make it a 35-yard play.Kerr then connected with PatrickBergin for 33 yards to the Summit onewhere Kerr bootlegged to the left forthe touchdown. The point after failed.

With a minute remaining, Summittook to the air but Kerr picked off thepass and ran 40 yards for the touch-down. Pafumi ran the extra-point tosecure the victory.

Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield Athletic Hall ofFame’s Class of 2006 inductees havebeen selected and, like the previoussix sets of athletes/coaches/teams, it’sa really good one.

Following in alphabetical order arethe 11 athletes, one coach and oneteam who will be inducted on Mon-day, Nov. 20, 2006, at the Westwood,Garwood.

Roger Anderson (Class of 1955):The first great WHS swimmer,Angerson was a five-time New Jerseystate champion, an All-American atYale and nearly a member of the 1960Olympic team.

Brian Ciemniecki (Class of 1996):One of the all-time great all-aroundathletes at WHS, a three-year starterin football, basketball and baseball.

Denise Comby (Class of 1980): Asuperior field hockey and softballplayer at WHS, also captain of thebasketball team. Only an injury atMichigan State kept her from theU.S. Olympic team.

Matt Elmuccio (Class of 1997):Arguably the finest all-around runnerin WHS’s long and storied history.Anchored distance medley to firstplace at the 1994 Penn Relays. Wonchampionships at every distance from400 to 1,600 meters.

Chuck Gantner: A nationalrecord-holder as a swimmer at BlairAcademy in the late 1930s, Gantnercoached some of the best swim teamsin New Jersey history from 1968-76at WHS.

Bob Harvey (Class of 1971): Oneof the rocks on the unbeaten footballteams of 1969 and ’70, and also astandout wrestler at WHS. Playedcollegiately at South Carolina.

Andy Hubsch (Class of 1976): Thefinest mid-distance runner ever atWHS and called “the greatest com-petitor I ever coached” by Hall ofFame coach Walt Clarkson.

Jack Rogers (Class of 1941): Out-standing in football, swimming andtennis at WHS, he went on to anoutstanding football career at Cornelland later was an outstanding sailingcoach at that school.

Dave Robinson (Class of 1975):The Blue Devils’ only boys statesingles champion (he was runnerupas a junior) and holder of the schoolrecord for soccer goals in a game(six).

Steve Tebbetts (Class of 1972):Until Mike Murray came along,Tebbetts was the finest lefty-hittingbaseball player at WHS. He laterstarred at Florida State and was a

WF Hall of Fame’s Class of 2006Features Ciemniecki, ’70 Grid Team

first-round draft pick of the Angels.Also an all-county soccer player.

Bob Torborg (Class of 1928): Astandout on the WHS basketball andbaseball teams in the mid-1920s, hecontinued playing on semipro teamsin both sports.

Marcy Williams (Class of 1990):One of the finest soccer goalies andpoint guards in WHS history, she wonfour letters in each. Also a three-yearmember of some outstanding trackteams as a high jumper and sprinter.

1970 football team: The third foot-ball team to be inducted in sevenclasses, and many would argue thiswas the best ever at WHS (the Denstill feels the 1961 team was the mosttalented). Led by All-Staters Harvey,Joe Monninger, Jim Zitch, KevinBonner and Bill Napier, coach GaryKehler’s club was ranked No. 1 in thestate (with Thomas Jefferson of Eliza-beth) and were a perfect 9-0.

The two alternates, should one ofthe electees be unable to make it, are1980’s soccer standout RebeccaKrohn and Bob Davis, a football-basketball-baseball star of the early1970s.

DEN TRIVIAWhat is the connection between

WHS’s 2005 state Group 4 tennischampions and its 1979 state Group 4champions?

FOOTBALL UPDATEOK, we write about the defense last

week and it goes out and gives up 39to an Irvington team that’d beenblanked the previous week. So thisweek we’re going to talk about the“spirit” groups — the WHS band thecheerleaders.

Both did an excellent job last week,the band constantly playing inspir-ing, football-type music during thegame, and providing its usual out-standing halftime show.

And the cheerleaders … WHS hasa 27-girl cheer squad this year and 26were suited up last Saturday. They,too, never stopped with their cheers,pyramids and something new. I’mnot sure what it’s called, but severalof the girls get on their bellies andsort of do pushups while pushingthemselves up and backward downthe track. (If any of you girls read thisand want to write me with what it’scalled, my e-mail address is at end ofthe column.)

Tomorrow night it’s off to Will-iams Field in Elizabeth. And, call mecrazy, but I don’t see why that oneshould be out of reach, though ahealthy Garry Warren is a concern.

Still, Elizabeth has probably been themost disappointing team in the statethis fall, with its 4-3 record.

Next week, WHS will play in anNJSIAA Consolation game, possiblyagainst Columbia of Maplewood.More on that next week.

On your out-of-state scoreboard,Neshaminy (Pa.) rolled over Bensalem,setting the stage for another huge game,tomorrow night against archrivalPennsbury. Both bring 8-1 records intothe game. And in Ohio, I’d like toknow just how darn good is CantonMcKinley if it can put up a 39-8 hurt-ing on my Massillon Tigers. I sawMassillon in its opener, and it was oneof the best high school teams I’ve everseen. Anyhow it’s on to the playoffsfor the 9-1 Tigers, who could faceMcKinley again.

DOUBLE THE FUNThe girls tennis season came to its

amazingly successful conclusion lastweek when senior co-captains Jes-sica Bender and Lisa Aliche capturedthe NJSIAA Doubles Championship,the first Blue Devils — male or fe-male — to do that.

Bender and Aliche are both formersingles players. Bender played thirdsingles as a freshman and sophomore,winning the Union County Tourna-ment third singles title as a freshman.Aliche played third singles as a jun-ior. But both were bumped down aspot this fall by Lane Maloney, whowas unbeaten until the Tournamentof Champions final.

Bender and Aliche finished the sea-son unbeaten, and were simply over-powering to many opponents. Therewas no lob game or serve and volleywith them. It was power tennis, all theway through the doubles tournament,where they overwhelmed theirManasquan opponents 6-2, 6-0.

They now join Kim Schmidt (Selert),who was in attendance at the NJSIAATeam Tournament final in Edison whenWHS fell to Holmdel 3-2 in the Tour-nament of Champions final, and DaveRobinson as WHS’s only state indi-vidual/doubles champions.

Speaking of the Holmdel match,the Hornets were quite impressive,especially at singles, where they hadthe state’s top singles player and thestate’s premier No. 2 player for start-ers. Any team that outscores WHS’stalented singles players by a com-bined 36-3 is truly an awesome team.

BAND ON THE RUNIt’s been quite a fall so far for Jeff

Perrella and the boys cross countryteam. Over the last few weeks, Perrella

and Co. won both the Watchung Con-ference and Union County champi-onships.

Next for coach Jack Martin’s un-beaten boys squad are this weekend’ssectional championships. Martin’ssquad is to be among the favorites,along with Phillipsburg, to win boththe sectional and Group 4 titles.

SOCCER STREAKSIt’s hard to believe that when coach

George Kapner’s boys soccer teamdefeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood lastWednesday, it snapped a 16-matchwinless streak for the Blue Devilsagainst the Raiders. Since a 3-2 winin the 1994 UCT semifinals, WHShad gone 0-12-4 vs. SP-F. The Raid-ers lead the overall series 29-23-11.

Speaking of 16-game streaks, itwas also shocking that the WHS girlslost to Rahway in the UCT, ending a16-match win streak for the Devilsover the Indians.

TRIVIA ANSWERWestfield’s No. 1 singles player in

2005 was junior Nikki Reich. Hermother, Sylvia Bartok, was the cap-tain and No. 2 singles player on the1979 team that beat Shawnee in thestate Group 4 final. That team, by theway, beat 17 of its 20 opponents by a5-0 score (including Shawnee), los-ing just 3½ sets all season. The rest ofcoach Kathy Luckey’s lineup includedKirsten Loft (first singles), KarenHarris (third singles), Liz Albrechtand Erin Scott (first doubles), andTricia Mullaney and Gwen Scher (sec-ond doubles).

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SPF U14 Blue Sharks RecordTwo Shutouts in Tournament

The Scotch Plains Blue Sharks U14 girls intercounty team playedwell at this past weekend’sSoccerfest Tournament at St.Joseph’s Metuchen, but in a com-petitive division that took only fourof 25 teams, their two shutout winsfell short of qualification for thesemifinals.

The Sharks played heroicallywithout their injured goalie Mel-issa McKenna. The defense wasextra effective in helping replace-ment goalies Alyssa Young and KaraGaynor avoid any extremely diffi-cult shots and the offense scoredtwice in the first half of each game.

In the opener against Westfield,Amanda Rodriguez opened the scor-ing with a hard right foot and LaurenBuckley scored seconds before thehalf ended.

In the nightcap against SouthMountain, Rodriguez tallied the sec-ond goal with another rocket afteran own goal gave the Sharks anearly lead.

The inability to score more goalskept the Sharks out of the champi-onship round by a mere point.

Other standouts included: LaurenBerk, Sarah Lazarus, Sarah Weber,Annie Rubin, Jessica DiGiacomo,Kara Gaynor, Rebecca DiGiacomo,Emily Cohen, Dominique Osterman,Giulia Mercuri, Jessica Feeley andNikki Hodulik. Although unable toplay, McKenna and Toni Ann Capecehelped with their team spirit.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at thePlanning Board Meeting of the Townshipof Scotch Plains held on October 24, 2005,the Board adopted the following Resolu-tions of Approval:

Gilbert & Carolyn Markham, minorsubdivision approval of one lot into two lotsfor 145 Glenside Avenue, Block 5301, Lot7, R-2 Zone.

Commerce Bank, waiver granted toretain gray brick pavers for Block 1803,Lots 21 & 22, Park and Mountain Av-enues.

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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, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14,2005 AT 10:00 A.M. PREVAILING TIMEFOR THE RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT FORPLOWING AND HAULING SNOW FROMTHE STREETS, WALKWAYS ANDPARKING LOTS IN THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD. EQUIPMENT TO BERENTED ON AN HOURLY BASIS WITHOPERATOR INCLUDES DUMPTRUCKS, (TWO AXLE TANDEM) FRONTEND LOADERS, BULLDOZERS ANDGRADERS. BIDDERS MUST COMPLYWITH ALL PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER127 PL 1975 SUPPLEMENT TO THELAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (AF-FIRMATIVE ACTION).

ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT WITHTHEIR BID A COPY OF THEIR NEWJERSEY BUSINESS REGISTRATIONCERTIFICATE. FAILURE TO SUBMITPROOF OF REGISTRATION WILL DIS-QUALIFY THE BID.

SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE SEEN ORPROCURED ($25.00) AT THE OFFICEOF THE TOWN ENGINEER, PUBLICWORKS CENTER, 959 NORTH AVENUE,WEST, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RE-SERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANYAND ALL BIDS, IF IN THE INTEREST OFTHE TOWN, IT IS DEEMED ADVISABLETO DO SO.

KENNETH B. MARSHTOWN ENGINEER

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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Cham-bers at the Municipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at10:00 AM prevailing time on Monday,November 14, 2005, for:

“2006 COLLECTION ANDMARKETING OF RECY-CLABLE MATERIAL IN THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY”.

Proposals shall be in writing on the formsfurnished and must be delivered at theplace and before the hour above men-tioned, and must be accompanied by acertified check or bid bond payable to theTown of Westfield in an amount equal to atleast ten percent (10%) of the base amountof the bid, but not less than $500.00 normore than $20,000.00. Each bid mustalso be accompanied by a Surety Com-pany Certificate stating that said Suretycompany will provide the bidder with therequired Performance bond in the fullamount of the Contract, by a Non-Collu-sion Affidavit and a Contractor’s Qualifica-tion Statement, Statement of Ownership,on the forms included in and explained inthe contract documents.

Bidders must be in compliance with allprovisions of Chapter 127 P. L. 1975supplement to the law against discrimina-tion (Affirmative Action) and must payworkmen the prevailing wage rates pro-mulgated by the New Jersey State Depart-ment of Labor and Industry for this project,copies of which are on file in the Office ofthe Town engineer.

Specifications may be seen or procuredat the office of the Town Engineer, PublicWorks Center, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey. The non-refund-able cost of contract documents is $25.00made payable to the Town of Westfield,which must be paid in cash or certifiedcheck. The Mayor and Council reserve theright to reject any bid, and to waive anyinformality in any bid, if in the interest of theTown, it is deemed advisable to do so.

Kenneth B. MarshTown Engineer

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SP-F PAL Wrestling RegistrationTo Begin Last Week of November

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL youth wrestling program will start thelast week of November and continue through the month of February. Theprogram is for athletes K-6 and will practice two to three nights per week.

All athletes will learn the fundamentals of wrestling. The experiencedPAL coaching staff will work with all athletes on conditioning and teamtraining. The team practices will be broken into two sections – Novice andExperienced. The Junior Raider wrestlers also compete in the CentralJersey Wrestling League and will have matches with teams from around thearea.

For any questions or to register please call Mike Ridge at (908) 889-5030or call the Scotch Plains Recreation Department at (908) 322-6700extension no. 5.

David B. Corbin (January 2005) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBUILDING CHAMPIONS…Sean Cannon, left, and Brian Lapham, whowrestle for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Junior Raiders wrestling program,which is in the Central Jersey Midget Wrestling League, qualified for the USAWrestling, NJ Wrestling Federation State Tournament by finishing first andthird, respectively, at the North Burlington State Qualifying Tournament.


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BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoard of Education of the Westfield SchoolDistrict, Union County, New Jersey, at theBoard of Education, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey, for the followingsupplies, equipment or services:

BID FOR:B06-11A FIRM TRANSPORTATION

OF NATURAL GAS

BIDS DUE:NOVEMBER 15,2005 AT 2:00 PM

The bids will be received at the Admin-istration Building, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090, on the dateand at the time indicated, and then publiclyopened and read aloud.

Bids must be in strict compliance withspecifications. Specifications may be se-cured from, Purchasing Office 302 ElmStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (908)789-4407. Bids must be made on theproposal forms in the manner designated.Proposals must be endorsed on the out-side of the sealed envelope, with the nameof the bidder, the bidder’s address andthe name of the supplies, equipment, orservices for which the bid is submitted. Itis understood and agreed that proposalsmay be delivered before the time or at theplace specified for opening. The Board ofEducation assumes no responsibility forbids mailed or misdirected in delivery.

The Board of Education of the Town ofWestfield, in Union County, New Jersey,reserves the right to accept or reject anyand/or all bids for the whole or any part andwaive any informalities in the interest ofthe Board of Education. No bid may bewithdrawn for a period of sixty (60) daysafter the date set for the opening thereof.

Bidding shall be in conformance with theapplicable requirements ofN.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et.seq., pertaining tothe “Public School Contracts Law”.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of Affirmative Action Regu-lations of P.L. 1975, C.127, (NJAC 17:27).

By order of the Town of Westfield Boardof Education, Union County, New Jersey.

Robert A. BermanBoard Secretary

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READY FOR ACTION…The newly approved Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool ice hockey team will begin try-outs on November 15 and look forward toan exciting season.

SP-F Ice Hockey TeamApproved by BOE

Several months ago, a group ofice hockey players attended aScotch Plains-Fanwood Board ofEducation meeting and proposed apay-to-play high school hockeyteam. Citing their own passionatedesire to play for the high schooland the fact that most neighboringtowns like Westfield, Cranford andSpringfield already have teams, theybegan a long process of establish-ing the credibility of their proposal.

Months later, their dream will soonbecome a reality. The board hasvoted to develop a pay-to-play policyand to accept the team’s plan. Al-most 30 players attended the firstmeeting at the high school to ex-press their interest in the program.

Try-outs for the ice hockey teamwill begin on Monday, November15. For more information, pleasecall SP-F Athletic Director RobHarmer.

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Brimming with a jewel like quality, this charming Westfield abode reveals a tranquil ambiance that welcomes you. The sun filled interior features a living room with bay window and a for-mal dining room with an Anderson Frenchwood sliding glass door to the deck and fenced yard. Nice sized bedrooms, a heart-warming kitchen and good closet space enhance this homes al-lure. Tucked away on a quiet tree-lined street, close to many amenities, this home offers wonderful possibilities. Presented for $495,000. Dir: Rahway to Washington

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealedbids will be received by the Borough Clerkfor the Borough of Fanwood, County ofUnion, State of New Jersey on Tuesday,November 22, 2005, at 10:30 A.M., pre-vailing time in the Borough of Fanwood,New Jersey, at which time and place bidswill be opened and read in public for:

LEASE FOR THE PLACE-MENT OF ANTENNASCABLES AND ACCESSO-RIES ON A SELF-SUPPORT-ING WIRELESS TELECOM-MUNICATIONS TOWER, ANDANCILLARY WIRELESSTELEPHONE SUPPORTEQUIPMENT AND STRUC-TURES WITH POSSIBLELEASING AND CO-LOCA-TION OF AN ADDITIONALCARRIER AT THE SAMESITE.

All bids must be enclosed in a sealedopaque envelope bearing the name andaddress of the bidder and clearly marked“Telecommunications Lease”.

The Borough reserves the right to awardtwo leases: One shall be to the highestresponsible bidder, which shall be consid-ered the “Lead Tenant”, and a secondshall be to the second highest responsiblebidder, which shall be considered the “Co-Tenant”.

Bidders are asked to bid for the right toplace antennae, cables and accessorieson a new, one hundred twenty (120’) foottall, self-supported tower, erected next tothe Borough Hall at 75 North Martine Av-enue, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023. Two(2) antenna positions are available, for upto twelve (12) antennas apiece, at heightsabove grade of approximately one hun-dred twenty (120’) feet and one hundredten (110’) feet. The lease shall also includethe right to install ancillary wireless tele-phone support equipment within equip-ment shelter to be constructed by the LeadTenant and/or the Co-Tenant from plansand specifications attached. The LeadTenant under the lease shall be respon-sible for maintenance of its antenna andrelated equipment, any shared equipmentshelter, and/or any ancillary shared im-provements on the site, except as other-wise provided in the lease agreement tobe executed.

If the bidder can demonstrate to theBorough that it requires a shelter largerthan that shown on the attached drawings,the Borough will consider increasing thesize up to a maximum of twelve (12’) feetby thirty (30’) feet. The Borough shall bethe sole determiner as to whether theshelter should be increased. If the bidderwishes to have the Borough consider suchincrease, the bidder must provide evi-dence of such need with its bid.

A Pre-bid meeting for interested bidderswill be held on Thursday, November 10,2005, at 10:30 a.m. at Fanwood BoroughHall if requested by one or more bidders.Such request must be submitted in writingto the Borough Clerk by Monday, Novem-ber 7, 2005 or no pre-bid meeting will beconducted. Interested bidders will havethe opportunity to inspect the property atthat time.

Specifications and other bid informationmay be obtained at the offices of theBorough Clerk for a fee of Fifty ($50.00)Dollars and may be obtained by prospec-tive bidders between the hours of 9:00A.M. and 3:30 P.M., Monday through Fri-day, holidays excluded. If a prospectivebidder paid the fee in connection with anyprior bids, the bid documents excludingthe drawings will be available for a fee ofTwenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars. The Bor-ough will be utilizing the same drawingsthat were part of the May 6, 2005 bid. Norefunds will be made. Other bid informa-tion may also be obtained at the offices ofthe Borough Clerk, Borough of Fanwood,75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey 07023, during regular businesshours.

All bids must be accompanied by cash,certified check or bid bond in the amount often (10%) percent of the bid (i.e., the firstyear’s annual base rent) and one-half ofthe Borough Costs as defined in the lease,not in excess of $20,000.00. If a success-ful bidder does not execute the lease withthe Borough within sixty (60) days follow-ing the award, then that bidder’s bid de-posit shall be forfeited.

All bids shall be referred to the BoroughAttorney for review and final approval. TheBorough will make its decision known byresolution within sixty (60) days after bidsare received. The Borough reserves theright to reject any and all bids in accor-dance with New Jersey law.

Each Tenant or Co-Tenant shall havethe right, without prohibition, to assign itslease or sublease the demised premisesto any corporation affiliated with the Ten-ant, namely: (1) a parent corporation of theTenant; (2) a wholly owned subsidiary oraffiliate corporation of Tenant or Tenant’sparent corporation; (3) any corporationsucceeding to substantially all of the as-sets of the Tenant as a result of a consoli-dation or merger; or (4) any entity acquir-ing fifty-one (51%) percent or more of theassets and/or stock of the Tenant.

The Borough will not accept bids of lessthan Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dol-lars per year as the annual base rent, withthe annual base rent increase being four(4%) percent. The initial lease term shallbe five (5) years, with four (4) five (5) yearrenewal options. The installation of theCommunications Facility shall be theshared responsibility of each successfulbidder.

The successful bidder(s) shall be re-quired to comply with the requirements ofP.L. 1975, c. 127 (N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq.),an Act relating to affirmative action in rela-tion to discrimination in connection withcertain public contracts.

Any prospective bidder who wishes tochallenge the bid specifications or anyaspect of the bidding process itself shallfile such challenges in writing with theBorough Clerk no less than three (3) daysprior to the date specified in this notice forthe opening of the bids. Challenges filedafter that time shall be considered voidand have no impact on the Borough or theaward of the lease. If a bidder submits abid, any exceptions taken to such bidshall be deemed null and void and of noeffect.

Eleanor McGovern, Borough ClerkBorough of Fanwood

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 605

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625

SEALED BIDS will be received from bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 etseq.; in the NJDOT MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, New Jersey Department of Transporta-tion, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; until 10:00 A.M. on 11/17/2005and opened and read for:

Readv. of Maint. Median Crossover Protect. Cont. North. No. 3, Various loca-tions, Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties

FEDERAL PROJECT NO: STP-B00S(348)DP NO: 05455

Bidders are required to comply with the requirement of P.L. 1975, C.127 N.J.A.C.17:27.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, For Federal aided projects; bidders must register withthe New Jersey Department of the Treasury, division of Revenue, prior to the time ofcontract execution. appropriate proof of registration should be provided to NJDOT assoon as possible after receipt of the Notice of Award.

Pursuant to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act”, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 etseq. (P.L. 2003, c. 91), bidders must register with the New Jersey Department of Labor,Division of Wage and Hour Compliance.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity tosubmit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder onthe grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the contract award.

Drawings and specifications for the proposed work are available at Bid Expresswebsite www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe follow theinstructions on the website. The fee is $35.00 per month for unlimited access to view anddownload the documents and additional $95.00 per month for unlimited access todownload the plans, directly payable to Bid Express.

Drawings, special provisions, and bid documents may be inspected (BUT NOTOBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at thefollowing locations:

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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The Board of Adjustment of the Town ofWestfield, New Jersey will meet on Mon-day, November 14, 2005 in the CouncilChambers at the Municipal Building, 425East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jerseyat 7:30 p.m. to hear and consider thefollowing appeal for variance from the re-quirements of the Westfield Land UseOrdinance:

Robert & Susan Spass, 804 RamapoWay, seeking permission to construct anaddition contrary to the requirements ofSection 12.04G of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Ordinance states the maximum allimprovements coverage is 20%. Presentand proposed is 25.1%.

Beata Wojdak, 517 First Street, seek-ing permission to add 31.5 square feet tothe back corner of the house to enlarge thesmall kitchen by enclosing the area that iscurrently a landing and steps contrary tothe requirements of Section 12.04F1 ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance statesmaximum allowable building coverage is20%. Proposed is 21.8%.

Asif M. Mohammad, 122 ConnecticutStreet, seeking permission to constructan addition contrary to the requirements ofSection 12.03D of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Ordinance requires a front yardsetback of 35 feet (E.F.Y.D.) Proposed is27.8 feet.

Bharat Shah, 1026 Ripley Avenue,seeking permission to construct an addi-tion contrary to the requirements of Sec-tion 11.09E6 of the Land Use Ordinance.Ordinance requires a minimum side yardsetback of 10 feet. Proposed is 5.9 feet.

Paul Zdep, 102 Cedar Street, seekingpermission to construct an addition con-trary to the requirements of Section11.09E5 of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a minimum side yard set-back on a corner lot of 20 feet. Proposedis 16.7 feet.

Lynn M. O’Brien, 438 St. Marks Av-enue, seeking permission to demolish andre-construct an existing porch with thesame exact dimensions contrary to therequirements of Section 11.08E6 and12.03D of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a minimum side yard set-back of 10 feet. Present and proposed is3.79 feet. Ordinance requires a front yardsetback of +33 feet (E.F.Y.D.). Presentand proposed is 31.81 feet.

Neville Mobarakai & Donna Slattery,33 Sunnywood Drive, seeking permis-sion to construct an addition contrary tothe requirements of Section 11.05E &12.04F of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a minimum side yard set-back of 15 feet. Present and proposed is12.05 feet. Ordinance states maximumallowable lot coverage is 20%. Proposedis 20.72%.

Charles & Mary Bowman, 748Fairacres Avenue, seeking permission toconstruct an addition contrary to the re-quirements of Section 11.09E6 of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance requires a mini-

mum side yard setback of 10 feet. Presentand proposed is 6.58 feet.

Geoffrey & Wende Gates, 100 DudleyAvenue, West, seeking permission toerect a 6-foot fence contrary to the require-ments of Section 12.07C of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires a maxi-mum allowable height of a fence located infront yard or street side yard of 4 feet.Proposed is 6 feet.

Elvira M. Ardrey, 238 CanterburyRoad, seeking permission to construct anaddition contrary to the requirements ofSection 11.07E6 & 11.07E7 of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance requires a mini-mum side yard setback of 10 feet. Presentand proposed is 5.65 feet. Ordinance re-quires a minimum rear yard setback of 35feet. Proposed is 35 feet.

Maxine & Robert Schwartz, 415Kimball Turn, seeking permission to con-struct an addition contrary to the require-ments of Section 11.07E6 & 12.04E1 ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance re-quires a minimum side yard setback of 10feet. Proposed is 3 feet. Ordinance re-quires a maximum allowable habitablefloor area of 30% / 4,000 square feet.Proposed is 31.1% / 4,546 square feet.

Suzanne C. Carroll, 530 Saint MarksAvenue, seeking permission to enclose asection of the currently existing patio con-trary to the requirements of Section11.06E6, 12.04F1 & 12.04F2 of the LandUse Ordinance. Ordinance requires a mini-mum side yard setback of 15 feet. Presentand proposed is 6.96 feet. Ordinance re-quires maximum allowable building cover-age of 20%. Proposed is 21.2%. Ordi-nance requires maximum allowable build-ing coverage with deck of 22%. Proposedis 22.4%.

Robert DeMarco, 422 Broad Street,West, seeking permission to demolish a4-foot wide front porch and reconstruct itas a 6-foot wide porch, and to keep anexisting wood pergola in the back whichexceeds the allowable 20% lot coveragecontrary to the requirements of Section11.12E6, 12.04F1, 12.04F2, 12.04F3 &12.03D of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a minimum side yard set-back of 10 feet. Present and proposed is2.2 feet. Ordinance requires maximumallowable building coverage of 20%. Pro-posed is 21.8%. Ordinance requires maxi-mum allowable building coverage with deckof 22%. Proposed is 23.2%. Ordinancerequires maximum allowable building cov-erage including decks and porches of 24%.Proposed is 24.8%. Ordinance requires aminimum front yard setback of 33.83 feet(E.F.Y.D). Proposed is 32 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 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Lori A. Boyd, SecretaryBoard of Adjustment

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Veterans Day CelebrationTo Be Held at Courthouse

COUNTY – The Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders and theUnion County Courthouse Centen-nial Celebration Committee will hosta Veterans Day ceremony on Thurs-day, November 11, at 11 a.m. insidethe Union County Courthouse at 2Broad Street in Elizabeth.

“This will be a wonderful occasionto honor and salute the men andwomen who served our country in themilitary,” said County Clerk JoanneRajoppi, who chairs the CourthouseCentennial Committee.

“Veterans are very much a part ofUnion County history and they’vebeen instrumental in the organizationof this special Veterans Day obser-vance,” she added.

Dr. Ralph Oriscello, Colonel (Ret.)United States Army Medical Corps,will be the main speaker. The cer-emony will include patriotic music, aflag salute, other guest speakers andan outdoor rifle salute on the steps ofthe courthouse. All Union Countyresidents who are veterans are invitedto attend the ceremony. Refreshmentswill be served.

Representatives from the UnitedStates Postal Service will be on handfor the issuance of a new postagestamp honoring four highly decoratedveterans of the United States MarineCorps. The postage stamp will honorSergeants John Basilone and DanielDaly, Major General John Lejeune,and Captain Lewis “Chesty” Pulleron the birthday of the Marines.

For more information about theVeterans Day ceremony, please callthe Union County Office of VeteransAffairs at (908) 659-7407.

Kids Vendors SoughtFor November 20 Fair

COUNTY – The YM-YWHA ofUnion and B’nai Brith will holdtheir fourth annual Fair and Expoon Sunday, November 20, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.

Over 40 vendors have alreadysigned up for the event, but theagencies are still seeking vendorswho are selling children’s items,including toys, clothing, books andnovelties.

The festivities will include vari-ous activities and entertainment foradults and youth. Prices for ven-dors start at $55. The Hester StreetKlezmer Band and SolomonSchechter Lower School Choir arescheduled to perform.

For more information, please callthe Y at (908) 289-8112. The Y andB’nai Brith are both located at 501Green Lane in Union, and both arenon-profit organizations that pro-vide programs for the Jewish com-munity.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

ORDINANCE NO. 619-2005 INTRO: 9/29/2005

FINAL ADOPTION: 10/27/2005

was introduced and passed on first reading by the Board of Chosen Freeholders at aREGULAR MEETING on, September 29, 2005, and said Ordinance has been publishedwith Notice of Introduction thereof and of the time and place fixed for its furtherconsideration and the Board has duly held a hearing thereof and has given all personsinterested an opportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by theBoard of Chosen Freeholders that said Ordinance be and the same hereby is finallypassed and adopted, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ordinance publishedherewith has been finally adopted on October 27, 2005, and the 20 day period oflimitations within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of suchOrdinance can be commenced has begun to run from the date of first publication of thisstatement.

Nicole L. Tedeschi, Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders

ORDINANCE PROVIDING THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF CHOSENFREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF UNION TO THE ISSUANCE BY THEUNION COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY OF ITS NOT TO EXCEED$15,700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION GUARANTEED LEASE REVENUEREFUNDING BONDS (LINDEN AIRPORT PROJECT) OF THE UNIONCOUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPALAMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $15,700,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO-VIDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH THEAUTHORITY’S PROJECT

WHEREAS, the Union County Improvement Authority (the “Authority”) has been dulycreated by a resolution of the Board of Chosen Freeholders (the “Board of Freeholders”)of the County of Union, New Jersey (the “County”), as public body corporate and politicof the State of New Jersey (the “State”) pursuant to in accordance with the CountyImprovement Authorities Law, constituting Chapter 183 of the Pamphlet Laws of 1960 ofthe State, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Act”); and

WHEREAS, the City of Linden (the “City”) undertook the redevelopment of the LindenMunicipal Airport as a redevelopment project (the “Redevelopment Project”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized by law, specifically Section 11 of the Act(N.J.S.A. 40:37A-54(d)), to provide public facilities for the use of the County andmunicipalities and certain local governmental units located within the County (collec-tively, the “Local Units”) including the City of Linden (hereinafter the “City”) in connectionwith aviation; and

WHEREAS, the Local Units are authorized by law, specifically Section 35 of the Act(N.J.S.A. 40:37A-78), to enter into and perform any lease with the Authority for the leaseto or use by the Local Units of all or any part of any public facility or facilities; and

WHEREAS, to provide for the financing of the Redevelopment Project, the City aslessor, and the Authority, as lessee, entered into a certain “Ground Lease Agreement”(the “Ground Lease”), pursuant to the terms of which the City leased to the Authority thereal property upon which the Linden Municipal Airport is located and infrastructurethereon owned by the City, all of which is located in and around the RedevelopmentProject (the “Linden Airport Project”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority, as lessor, and the City, as lessee entered into a “Propertyand Infrastructure Lease Agreement” (the “Lease”), pursuant to the terms of which theAuthority leased back to the City the Authority’s right, title and interest in and to the LindenAirport Project in exchange for payment by the City of certain general obligation leasepayments, which lease payment secure the payment of the principal and redemptionpremium, if any, of and interest on the bonds of the Authority; and

WHEREAS, the Linden Airport Project was acquired and constructed with theproceeds of the Authority’s “City of Linden General Obligation Guaranteed LeaseRevenue Bonds, Series 1998 (Linden Airport Project)” (the “1998 Bonds”) in anaggregate principal amount of $18,145,000; and

WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that certain savings can be achieved byrefunding all or a portion of the 1998 Bonds (the “Refunding”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority intends to undertaking the Refunding through the issuanceof one or more series of its “City of Linden General Obligation Guaranteed LeaseRevenue Refunding Bonds (Linden Airport Project)” (the “Bonds”) in an aggregateprincipal amount of not to exceed $15,700,000 which may be issued in one or moreseries; and

WHEREAS, the Bonds shall have such other terms as set forth in that certainSupplemental Bond Resolution authorizing the issuance of the “City of Linden GeneralObligation Guaranteed Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Linden Airport Project)” of theUnion County Improvement Authority to be adopted by the Authority prior to the issuanceof the Bonds (the “Supplemental Bond Resolution” which together with the initial bondresolution relating to the 1998 Bonds, and any amendments or supplements thereto in

accordance with the terms thereof shall be collectively referred to as the “BondResolution”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority, as lessor, and the City, as lessee shall enter into a “FirstSupplemental Property and Infrastructure Lease Agreement” (the “First SupplementalLease”), to amend certain terms of the Lease, including but not limited to the leasepayments, which lease payment secure the payment of the principal and redemptionpremium, if any, of and interest on the bonds of the Authority; and

WHEREAS, the payment of the principal and redemption premium, if any, of andinterest on the Bonds will be secured by certain general obligation lease payments of theCity under the Lease as supplemented and amended, to be dated as of the first day ofthe month of issuance of the Bonds; and

WHEREAS, payment when due of the principal of (including sinking fund installments,if any) and interest on the Bonds shall be additionally secured by a full faith and credit,unconditional and irrevocably guaranty of the City in accordance with a guarantyordinance to be finally adopted by the Municipal Council of the City and approved by theMayor of the City and a guaranty certificate executed on the face of each Bond upon theissuance thereof by an authorized officer of the City (collectively, the “Guaranty”), all inconnection with Section 37 (“Section 37”) of the Act (N.J.S.A. 40:37A-80) and otherapplicable law; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of Section 37 of the Act (N.J.S.A. 40:37A-80) and the Guaranty, the City shall be obligated, if necessary, to levy ad valorem taxesupon all the taxable property within the City without limitation as to rate or amount to makethe timely payment of the principal of (including mandatory sinking fund installments, ifany) and interest on the Bonds; and

WHEREAS, in order to market and sell the Bonds, (i) the Authority shall issue aPreliminary Official Statement (the “POS”) and a final Official Statement (the “OS”) , (ii)the Authority shall enter into a negotiated sale of the Bonds with one or more underwriters(collectively, the “Underwriter”) pursuant to the terms of a bond purchase agreement (the“BPA”), (iii) the Authority, the City and the trustee for the Bonds, or any successor theretoin accordance with the terms of the Bond Resolution (the “Trustee”) shall enter into aContinuing Disclosure Agreement (the “Continuing Disclosure Agreement”) upon theissuance of the Bonds if necessary, convenient, useful or desirable in connection withRule 15c2-12 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1934, asamended, or any successor rule or regulation thereto (“Rule 15c2-12”), (iv) the City shallmake certain representations, warranties and covenants regarding, among other things,the Linden Airport Project and the Bonds in a Letter of Representation (the “City Letter”)and a Tax Letter of Representation (the “City Tax Letter”, and together with the City Letter,the “City Letters”), and (v) the City and the Authority shall take such actions and shallauthorize, execute or acknowledge, as the case may be, and deliver such otherdocuments, instruments or certificates as Bond Counsel to the Authority and to the Citydeem necessary, convenient, useful or desirable in order to issue the Bond (collectively,the “Certificate”, and together with the Supplemental Bond Resolution, First Supplemen-tal Lease Agreement, the Bonds, the Guaranty, the Bond Insurance Policy(if it isdetermined to insure the Bonds), the POS, the OS, the BPA, the Continuing DisclosureAgreement and the City Letters, the “Financing Documents”); and

WHEREAS, in order to induce the prospective purchasers of the Bonds to purchasesame, the Bonds shall otherwise be secured by this ordinance unconditionally andirrevocably guaranteeing the principal of and interest on the Bonds, all pursuant toSection 37 of the Act (N.J.S.A. 40:37A-80) (the “Guaranty”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority believes: (i) it is in the public interest to accomplish suchpurpose; (ii) said purpose is for the health, wealth, convenience or betterment of theinhabitants of the County of Union; (iii) the amounts to be expended for said purpose arenot unreasonable or exorbitant; and (iv) the proposal is an efficient and feasible meansof providing for the needs of the inhabitants of the County of Union and will not create anundue financial burden to be placed upon the County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLD-ERS OF THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY, as follows:

Section 1. In accordance with Section 13 and all other applicable law, the Board ofFreeholders hereby consents to (i) the Project and the financing of same, (ii) theexecution and delivery by the Authority of the Financing Documents and such otherdocuments as necessary and reasonable for the transaction, which documents shall befiled with the Clerk of the Board prior to the issuance of any Bonds, (iii) the adoption bythe Authority of the Bond Resolution, and (iv) the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bondsto effect such purpose. The consent hereto given to the Financing Documentscontemplates the insertion of the final financing terms.

Section 2. This ordinance shall take at the time and in the manner provided by law.

Section 3. Upon the adoption hereof, the Clerk of the Board of Freeholders shallforward certified copies of this ordinance to the County Manager, County Counsel,Executive Director of the Authority, and John G. Hudak, Esq., Frohling & Hudak, LLC,Bond Counsel to the Authority.1 T - 11/3/05, The Leader Fee: $244.80

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

ORDINANCE NO. 620-2005INTRO: 10/6/2005

FINAL ADOPTION: 10/27/2005

was introduced and passed on first reading by the Board of Chosen Freeholders at aREGULAR MEETING on, October 6, 2005, and said Ordinance has been published withNotice of Introduction thereof and of the time and place fixed for its further considerationand the Board has duly held a hearing thereof and has given all persons interested anopportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board ofChosen Freeholders that said Ordinance be and the same hereby is finally passed andadopted, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ordinance published herewith hasbeen finally adopted on October 27, 2005, and the 20 day period of limitations withinwhich a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such Ordinance can becommenced has begun to run from the date of first publication of this statement.

Nicole L. Tedeschi, Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders

PREAMBLE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ‘AN ORDI-NANCE ADOPTING A CODIFICATION OF THE LAW, ORDINANCES,POLICIES AND RESOLUTIONS OF UNION COUNTY, STATE OF NEWJERSEY; PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SAID CODE; ANDSAVING FROM REPEAL CERTAIN LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDEDTHEREIN, ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS OFTHE COUNTY OF UNION ON AUGUST 19, 1993

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE “LAWS OF UNION COUNTY”

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union that theAdministrative Code of the County of Union is hereby amended, as outlined in theattached Appendix A:

(See attached)

Note:All text that is underlined is inserted/new language.All text that is struck through is deleted language.

APPENDIX ACHAPTER 26, BENEFITS[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union: Art.

I, 5-14-1987 as Res. No. 396-1987; Art. II, 4-12-1973 as Res. No. 299-1973; Art. III, 6-28-1979 as Res. No. 516-1979; Art. IV, 8-26-1982 as Res. No. 419-1982; Art. V, 11-25-1986 as Res. No. 845-1986; Art. VI, 4-11-2001 as Res. No. 391-2001; Art. VII, 2-13-2003as Res. No. 153-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCESAdministrative Code — See Ch. 1.

Authorities — See Ch. 20.Indemnification and defense — See Ch. 68.

ARTICLE III, MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT[Adopted 6-28-1979 as Res. No. 516-79]

§ 26-3. Rate of reimbursement established.[Amended 9-24-1992 by Res. No. 749A-92; amended 4-22-04 by Ord. No 596-04;

amended 10-27-05 by Ord. No. 620-05]The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union hereby establishes as policy

of this County the payment of an amount equal to the standard mileage rate establishedby the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, $0.30 per mile asreimbursement to County employees using their own motor vehicles to conduct autho-rized County business.

§ 26-4. When available.[Added 10-25-1984 by Res. No. 679-84]No member of the Board shall be authorized to receive any reimbursement for mileage

for the use of their personal vehicle for any mileage attributed to a trip to or from theirhomes to the County Administration Building for meetings of the Board of ChosenFreeholders. The Freeholders shall be authorized to receive reimbursement for mileagefor use of their personal automobiles and for mileage attributed to all other Countybusiness performed by any Freeholder.

§ 26-5. Availability of funds.[Amended 4-10-2003 by Ord. No. 569]This policy is subject to the County Manager and the department heads ensuring that

the total mileage be closely monitored to ensure availability of funds within the currentBudget.1 T - 11/03/05, The Leader Fee: $116.28

WESTFIELD:Peter and Nancy Harley to Anthony

M. Gaydos and Laura Diego, 521 Top-ping Hill Road, $1,300,000.

C.F.G.R., LLC - Allen Chrone toWilliam F. Ryan and Jacqueline Britt,10 Rodman Lane, $1,750,000.

John P. and Nancy W. Reynolds toMarc and Naomi Wood, 848 KimballAvenue, $1,080,000.

John E. and Chloe R. Cohoon toJake S. and Allison N. Sigmund, 739Warren Street, $695,000.

Clifford J. and Felicia A. Sheehan toCedric and Silke Halvorson, 515Dorian Court, $585,000.

Matthew J. Mitrow and Rae Rarie

Recent Home Sales

Mitrow to Colin E. Shields and Marga-ret M. Maloney, 687 Dorian Road,$699,000.

Needlepoint Homes, LLC to Davidand Susan Weinrab, 27 WoodbrookCircle, $1,300,000.

Patrick and Carol A. Genova to Jo-seph and Donna Dwyer, 808 New En-gland Drive, $879,000.

Cynthia and Ronald Gerckens toRichard and Mary Alice Elliot, 1025Tice Place, $1,181,600.

Debra Dowling to BernardoMessercola, 3 Village Circle, $439,900.

Marvin I. Lorraine Gershenfeld toCarl and Beverly Figueroa, 14 SouthWickom Drive, $500,000.

Clinical Psychologist to Give Talk to FSO In WFWESTFIELD – The Family Sup-

port Organization (FSO) of UnionCounty will welcome Dr. DeniseWilliams Johnson, a clinical psy-chologist, on Tuesday, November8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at itsoffices at 137 Elmer Street inWestfield.

Dr. Johnson will explain and dem-onstrate three innovative mentalhealth therapies being used withclients instead of traditional meth-ods like talk therapy and taking

medication. During this seminar, shewill introduce Eye Movement De-sensitization and Reprocessing(EMDR), Energy Psychology andSPECT Imaging – all new ways totreat emotional distress.

Dr. Johnson earned her Doctoraldegree in Clinical Psychology fromEmory University in Atlanta, Ga. Sheis in full-time private practice withher father, Dr. Daniel Williams, inEast Orange.

The FSO is contracted by the New

Jersey Department of Human Ser-vices to offer support, educationand advocacy for parents andcaregivers of children with specialmental health needs.

The public is invited to attendthis event. To reserve a space, beplaced on the mailing list for futureevents, or for information, pleasecall Kathy or Gail at (908) 789-7625 during business hours. Theevent will be offered free of chargeand refreshments will be served.

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

PLANNING BOARD

The Planning Board of the Borough ofFanwood has scheduled a Special Meet-ing for Monday, December 12, 2005 at7:30 PM to be held at Fanwood BoroughHall, Mayor and Council Chambers, 75North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey at 7:30 PM. The purpose of themeeting is a hearing for a bulk varianceapplication for the property at Block 17, Lot7, 145 Forest Road, Fanwood, New Jer-sey. Also to be discussed are revisions toPlanning Board Rules.

Official action may be taken.Pat Hoynes

Planning Board Secretary1 T - 11/3/05, The Times Fee: $16.32

265 South Avenue

Fanwood, NJ 908-889-0200

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New on market: 1 BR, 1 bath, endunit condo. First floor living withprivacy but no maintenancedrudgery.


CLASSIFIEDSHELP WANTED

Real Estate: Thinking of making achange? Prudential NJ Propertiesis now interviewing for full timereal estate agent positions,Westfield Office. Call Margie

(908) 232-5664, ext. 103.

WEIGHTS DESIRED

Looking for fixed, solid 20-lb, 30-lb, 65-lb, 70-lb, dumbells.Please call Dave Corbin at:

(908) 232-4407

OFFICE FOR RENT

Large attractive psychotherapyoffice. Good parking. Available 3

days per week in Westfield.$600/mo Contact Dr. Parsons

(908) 233-2626.

DINING ROOM

Beautiful hand carved double ped-estal table, lighted hutch & buffet,8 padded chairs. Still in boxes.

List $7000. sell $3100.Can deliver. (732) 259-6690

BEDROOM SET

7 pcs. Cherry wood sleigh bed,dresser, mirror, chest, night

stand. New, still in box.Value $4000 sell $1575.

(732) 259-6690

MATTRESS SET

Pillow Top. Name brand withwarranty, new in plastic

sell Queen $125, King $195Can Deliver. (732) 259-6690

DINING ROOM

Cherry set, table w/leaf,hutch/buffet, 8 chairs. New!List $3000. sacrifice $1475.

Can deliver. (732) 259-6690

PASSION FOR FITNESS?

Open a Fitness Together PersonalTraining Franchise in Scotch Plains,NJ. We are selling out in Boston,and now are focusing on NJ.

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CONTRACTOR / HANDYMAN

The Portuguese CraftsmenFor all Home maintenance

repair and improvement needs!~ Any job large or small !

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OFFICE FOR RENT

Second Floor SuiteApproximately 1000 sq ft.

Heart of downtown Westfield.Landlord pays heat.

$1500/month(908) 233-6603

BABYSITTER NEEDED

Loving caregiver needed forchildren ages 9 and under whocan assist in the regular pre/postwork hours. Duties to includebreakfast, school transportation,homework and dinner. Schedulecan vary. Min. of 2 nights/ week.Must have drivers lic. and vehicle.Will pay top-dollar. (908) 403-4506

HOSANA C. SFALSIN

Cleaning Service, move in, moveout, experience, responsibility,good references, free estimate.Don’t waste time with cleaning,we do it for you! (908) 923-8637

CLERICAL HELP WANTED

Clerical Help wanted forreal estate company,

must be detail oriented.Call (908) 477-3400or email resume to

[email protected]

HOUSECLEANER

Reliable, exp. and ref. Houses &aparts. English speaking & owntransportation. Give your home aspecial touch! Call Christine

(908) 527-6261

NANNY WANTED ASAP

Seeking experienced nannyon MWF for 3.5 yr old girl and11 mo old boy, in Westfield home.Must speak English, and havereferences. Must have car.(908) 654-8255 before 8:30pm.

WOODWORKING

ACCENTS WOODWORKINGCustom Cabinetry and finishcarpentry. Mantles, built-ins,

bookcases & vanities. Customkitchens & cabinet re-facing.

Portfolio & references.Bruce Theil (908) 358-2325

HOUSE FOR SALE

OPEN HOUSE 11/06/05OPEN SUNDAY 12-5 PM

92 Midway Ave, Fanwood3BR, 1BA Ranch w/ LR, FDR,fully updated EIK, hdwd fls andCAC. 3 level deck overlookinglarge, fncd yrd. Att 2 car garage.Realtors welcome. $464,000.

(908) 322-6591

CHILD’S BEDROOM FURNITURE

Bed w/trundle, desk, dresserw/painted flowers, nightstand -

all white. $400 for all.Call (908) 301-0335.

LARGE RUMMAGE SALE

Sunday, Nov 6th, 9AM - 1PMTemple Beth’Or

111 Valley Rd, ClarkGST Prkwy exit 135, 1 block

past hotel. Temple is on right.Many items, low prices.

FOR RENT

Professional Office - 1st Floor,Suitable for physician, dentist,lawyer, accountant or architect

in center of Westfield. 1400 sqft.Call (908) 232-8167 for details

CALCULATOR FOR SALE

GRAPHING CALCULATORTI-83 Plus -- BRAND NEW inSEALED PACKAGE. Comes w/cover, unit to unit link cable, 160kavail. ROM, 24k Avail. RAM,Batteries included -- $80

Call Jim at (732) 801-3200

COMPUTER PROBLEMS?

Fast ON-SITE service. Trouble-shooting, Virus & Spyware Re-moval, DSL & Cable ModemSetup, Wireless Networking andMore!!! Call Jim at (732) 801-3200

LOCATED IN WESTFIELD

MULTIMEDIA HELP

Do you need Website Design, Mul-timedia, Printing or Marketinghelp??? Locally owned & oper-ated, iSight Design Inc. is here toHELP!!! Contact Ryan at

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AUDIO VISUAL RENTALS

Do you ever have small meetingsand need Audio Visual Equipmentfor them? We can HELP! We arelocally owned and operated. CallWestfieldAV.com ANYTIME at(732) 801-3200. MENTION THISAD for a 15% RENTAL DISCOUNT!

TUTOR IN YOUR HOME

Certified teacher available to tutorin your home, 1-2 days/wk.References available. Please call(908) 789-3020 after 4:00 p.m.

WESTFIELD HOME FOR SALE

Just Listed! 3 BR 1 ½ BATH DutchColonial w/ buffed Oak Floors andNatural Trim throughout. Walk-upattic awaits your finishing touch.Spacious rooms & High ceilings.Walk to town and trans. $449,000

Howard J. Reynolds, Inc.Realtors

(908) 766-5440

DINING SET - QUEEN ANNE

Drexel-Heritage cherry woodQueen Anne style. Oval table with2 leafs, 6 chairs and buffet. $999.

Please call (908) 231-4122.

PERSONAL TRAINING

For women only.Qualified mature female trainerwill train you in the privacy of

your home. Ref. available.Call (732) 754-7427

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AUTO REPAIR

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• Emission Repair Facility• Tune-ups & Batteries

• A/C Service• Tires & Brakes

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908-272-4456Residential • Commercial

PAINTING&

POWER WASHING

Annual Contracts for Start-Ups & Shut-Offs • Guaranteed Immediate Response • Fully Licensed & Insured

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Drip Systems • Lawn Sprinklers • Planting Beds

Landscape Design

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Patio • Walks • Masonry

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Free in-home consultation and customized estimatesWe offer weekly, alternate weekly, monthly or occasional service

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Teacher - Substitute Teachersfor grades K-8. LOOKING FOR AGREAT OPPORTUNITY TOGAIN VALUABLE TEACHINGEXPERIENCE? Substituteteachers needed at highlyregarded, small independentschool in Short Hills, known for itsinnovative and enrichedcurriculum. Qualities desiredinclude quick intelligence,creativity, flexibility, resource-fulness, enthusiam for hands-onactivities, sense of humor, andability to relate well to youngpeople. Applicants for all gradelevels or subjects (English, history,math, science, French) shoulde-mail or fax cover letter andresume to: Jim Benz, Assistant Director

Far Brook School [email protected]

or fax (973) 379-9237

HOUSE CLEANING

Polish woman looking for homesto clean. Good experience &

references. Own transportation.cell (551) 221-6594

COMPUTER HOME SERVICE

Free Estimate at your house. PC& Mac repair, upgrades, virusremoval, software, wirelessinstallations. Call Katie & Mark

(908) 494-5409

BOOKKEEPER / ADMIN ASST.

Union County Developer seeksa self-motivated individual forgeneral office and bookkeepingduties. Must be good withnumbers. Experience with QBPro, Word and Excel. Excellentsalary and benefits. Fax resumewith salary requirements to:(908) 654-8741 attn: Developer

CHILDCARE POSITION

Energetic, dependable, caringindividual wanted to help care formy children in my Westfield home.Mon - Fri, 3:00 to 6:00, $12/hr.More hours available. Musthave own transportation.Please call Ellen at (908) 389-9350

Trailside FeaturesLecture on RevolutionMOUNTAINSIDE –Trailside Na-

ture and Science Center inMountainside is offering a free lecturefor adults, ages 18 and older, aboutNew Jersey’s role in the American Revo-lution. The lecture is scheduled forFriday, November 11, from 7:30-9 p.m.at Trailside.

Participants will enjoy a slide pre-sentation and lecture about the Britishinvasion of New Jersey in late 1776,presented by distinguished authorArthur Lefkowitz of Piscataway, au-thor of “The Long Retreat” and “GeorgeWashington’s Indispensable Men.”Viewers will discover how close theBritish came to winning a military vic-tory in the American Revolution beforeGeorge Washington’s famous Christ-mas night raid on Trenton.

There is no fee for this event. Pre-registration is required due to limitedseating. Light refreshments will beserved. This program is made possiblein part by a grant from the New JerseyCouncil on the Humanities.

For additional information on thislecture or on upcoming fall programsor special events at Trailside, call (908)789-3670, or visit the Union Countywebsite, www.ucnj.org. Trailside Na-ture and Science Center is located at452 New Providence Road inMountainside.

Car Donations HelpBoys and Girls Clubs

COUNTY – Area residents areinvited to donate their unwantedmotor vehicles to help their localBoys and Girls Clubs. Donors maybe eligible to receive a tax deduc-tion on their income tax.

To donate a car, please call (800)246-0493. Cars are picked up injust a few days. Donors may des-ignate their wish that their dona-tion help the club.

FREELANCERS WANTEDStrong, detail-oriented writerswith professional demeanorneeded to cover localgovernment meetings. Alsoneeded: A&E writer & copyeditor. Must be able to meetdeadlines, know how to writea lead and take an activeinterest in their beats in orderto develop news stories.Please email resume and clipsto: [email protected].


– Obituaries –

Mary Jane Harper, 90, Had BeenRealtor In Shrewsbury For 37 Years

Mary Jane McHugh Harper, 90, ofRed Bank died on Wednesday, Octo-ber 19, at Brick Hospital in Brick.

Born in Toledo, Ohio, she had livedin Westfield before moving to RedBank. She had spent summers inNormandy Beach.

Mrs. Harper had been a Realtorwith Walker & Walker, then DarrahRealty, in Shrewsbury for 37 yearsprior to retiring in 1996.

She was a member of theMonmouth County Board of Real-tors and St. Michael’s Roman Catho-lic Church in Long Branch.

Those who knew her will remem-ber her conscientiousness, sincerityand grace.

She was predeceased by her hus-band of 49 years, Richard W. Harper,in 1990. A daughter, Patricia Fast; abrother, Richard McHugh, and a sis-ter, Kathleen McHugh-Gerdes, also

predeceased her.Surviving are two daughters and a

son-in-law, Mary “Sharon” Moore ofToms River and Kathleen A. and JohnR. Thorsen of Blacksburg, Va.; abrother, Leo J. McHugh, Jr. ofWestfield; six grandchildren, AndreaM. Borowski, Spencer Fast, TracyMezey, Erin Kopf, John Thorsen andAnne Thorsen, and five great-grand-children.

A Funeral Mass was offered onMonday, October 24, at St.Maximilian Kolbe Roman CatholicChurch in Berkeley Township. Burialfollowed at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield.

Arrangements were by the Timo-thy E. Ryan Home for Funerals inToms River.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Red Bank or Lavallette, N.J.First Aid Squads.

November 3, 2005

Frederick J. Nelson, 89, Was Engineer;Air Force Veteran of World War II

Frederick J. Nelson, 89, of StateCollege, Pa. died on Thursday, October20, at The Fairways in State College.

Born in Bayonne, he had formerlylived in Westfield for 85 years.

Mr. Nelson had been a plant engi-neer at Bush Terminal in Brooklyn,N.Y. and later a civil engineer forWeeks Marine Dredging and Con-struction Company of Cranford, re-tiring 19 years ago.

A graduate of Holy Trinity HighSchool in Westfield, he earned abachelor’s degree in civil engineer-ing from New York University.

He served as an Air Force secondlieutenant during World War II.

Mr. Nelson was a member of theHoly Trinity Roman Catholic Churchand later St. Helen’s Roman Catholic

Church in Westfield, the Old Guardof Westfield, the Veterans of ForeignWars, the New Jersey Chapter of theAmerican Ex-POWs, the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers and theAir Force Historical Society.

Surviving are his wife of 58 years,Bernadette Whelan Nelson; a son,John Nelson; a daughter, JoanneBennett; four grandchildren; threestep-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Mon-day, October 24, at St. Helen’s Church.Burial was at St. Gertrude Cemeteryin Colonia.

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

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Frances Reilly, 86, Was Volunteer;Secretary to St. Bart’s Principal

Frances “Bobbe” Reilly, 86, ofDenver, Colo., formerly of ScotchPlains and Chatham, died on Satur-day, October 22, at the Gardens of St.Elizabeth, where she had resided forthe past four years.

Born in Newark, Mrs. Reilly raisedher family in Scotch Plains and hadworked as a secretary to the principalof St. Bartholomew’s School in ScotchPlains for 37 years until her retire-ment in 1989.

Mrs. Reilly moved to Chatham in1984 and served as a volunteer atRunnells Specialized Hospital in Ber-keley Heights and St. Patrick’s Rec-tory in Chatham, where she was amember of the Legion of Mary.

She was Past President and a mem-ber of the St. Bartholomew RosaryAltar Society,

She was the beloved wife of JohnV. Reilly, who predeceased her in1966.

She is survived by her five chil-dren, Kathleen, John and Joanne of

Denver, Rosemary Cooke of Chathamand Maureen Spittlehouse ofLawrenceville; sisters Peggy Ryan ofNew York and Jean Dolan of Califor-nia; brother-in-law Jeremiah Dolan;sons-in-law Daniel Spittlehouse andRon Otsuki; five nieces; four neph-ews; four grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

A Mass will be offered on Satur-day, November 5, at 11 a.m. at St.Bartholomew the Apostle RomanCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.Interment will take place on Monday,November 7, at the Holy SepulchreCemetery in East Orange.

Visitation will be held tomorrow,Friday, November 4, from 3 to 7 p.m.at the Rossi Funeral Home in ScotchPlains.

In lieu of flowers, donations inMrs. Reilly’s memory can be made tothe Gardens of St. Elizabeth Founda-tion, 4231 West 16th Avenue, Den-ver, Colo. 80204.

November 3, 2005

Daniel S. Clark, 54, Dedicated Teacher;Was Avid Outdoorsman and Musician

Daniel S. Clark

Daniel Sommer Clark, 54, ofGorham, Me. died on Saturday night,October 1, at Maine Medical Centerin Portland, Me. from metastatic mela-noma. He was the sonof Eugene and LucilleClark of Cumberland,Me., formerly ofWestfield, and thehusband of JennieClark. Mr. Clark wason the faculty ofGorham High Schoolat the time of his death.

Born in NewBrunswick in 1951,Dan grew up inWestfield, graduatingfrom Westfield HighSchool in 1969 be-fore receiving abachelor’s degreefrom Dartmouth Col-lege in 1973. Hisgraduate studies at the University ofMaine resulted in a Master of Artsdegree in English in 1981 and a Mas-ter of Education degree in 1986.

Dan taught English and SpecialEducation in East Corinth,Narraguagus and for 12 years at theGeorge Stevens Academy in BlueHill, all in Maine. He moved to thePortland area and his position atGorham High School in 2001.

The breadth of his interest in Ameri-can literature is illustrated by his the-sis on “The Influence of Jazz on JackKerouac’s Life and Writing” and hisarticle on “The West Branch Revis-ited” in the Thoreau Journal Quar-terly in 1981. After changing his fo-cus to special education, he most en-joyed his personal involvement in thedevelopment of his students.

Dan was an enthusiasticoutdoorsman and maintained lifelongfriendships with former associatesfrom Camp Spears in Pennsylvania.He had climbed Mount Kilimanjaroin Tanzania, Mount Katahdin (sev-eral times) and numerous other peaksin northern New England, but regret-ted being unable to finish his goal ofclimbing all the 4000-foot mountainsin New Hampshire.

As an amateur musician, he wasparticularly interested in African,African-American, Irish, folk, jazzand blues music. He loved baseball,followed the Red Sox closely, andwas periodically employed at HadlockField in Portland.

In addition to his wife and parents,he is survived by his brother and

sister-in-law, David and Susan Clarkof Portland, Me.; his sister andbrother-in-law, Carolyn and JoeHeasly, also of Portland; his sister

Margaret Clark ofMorristow; sevennieces and neph-ews, and manystudents andfriends.

A memorialcelebration ofDan’s life washeld on Saturday,October 29, inPortland. Memo-rial contributionsmay be made to aSpecial Educa-tion ScholarshipFund establishedin his memory, incare of GorhamHigh School, 41

Morrill Avenue, Gorham, Me. 04038.November 3, 2005

Edith Gerardiello, 83Edith M. Battiato Gerardiello, 83, a

lifelong resident of Westfield, died onSunday, October 30, at MuhlenbergRegional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Mrs. Gerardiello was a homemakerand a member of the Rosary Altar So-ciety of the Holy Trinity and St. Helen’sRoman Catholic Churches of Westfield.

Surviving are her husband of 57years, Jerry Gerardiello; a daughter,Cynthia Gerardiello; a son, JerryGerardiello, and two sisters, LenaKapitko and Dolores Martin.

A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered yesterday, Wednesday, No-vember 2, at St. Helen’s RomanCatholic Church. Burial took place atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

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

Memorial donations may be madeeither to the Westfield Rescue Squad,P.O. Box 356, Westfield, N.J. 07091or the Rosary Shrine, in care of SisterMary Daniels, 543 Springfield Av-enue, Summit, N.J. 07901.

November 3, 2005

Joan Catania, Taught Writing Skills;Retired Public Relations Executive

Joan Catania (nee Magdzinska)died after an arduous struggle withbreast cancer on Tuesday, October25, 2005 in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Born on December 10, 1941 inPhiladelphia, Pa., Joan completed aBachelor of Arts degree summa cumlaude at Kean College of New Jerseyand earned a Master of Arts degreefrom Seton Hall University as a Gar-den State Fellow. Upon graduation,she taught writing skills at state andcommunity colleges in New Jersey.

Joan retired as a vice president fromStern & Associates, a public relationsfirm, in 1999. She moved to Bonita Springswith her husband of 43 years, SalvatoreC. Catania, a retired partner with theformer Coopers & Lybrand.

She is also survived by her sons, RobertA. Catania, M.D., a Fellow of the Ameri-can College of Surgeons, and Nicolas S.Catania, an independent filmmaker; hersister, Joyce Magdzinska; two brothers,Alexander Maginski and FrankMagdzinski; three beloved grandsons,Jacob, Evan and Brycen, and her cher-ished friends.

Condolences to the family will beheld today, Thursday, November 3, at 9a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. Mass ofChristian Burial at St. Charles BorromeoCatholic Church in Bensalem, Pa. In-terment will be at the ResurrectionCemetery in Bensalem, where her par-ents, other family and in-laws repose.

Arrangements are under the direc-tion of the Burns Funeral Home of

Philadelphia, Pa., (215) 637-1414.A memorial service also is being

planned at St. Leo’s Catholic Churchin Bonita Springs, Fla. Memorial con-tributions may be made to Hope Hos-pice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, FortMyers, Fla. 33908.

November 3, 2005

Peter ‘Jim’ Sisto, 78Peter V. “Jim” Sisto, 78, of Scotch

Plains died on Saturday, October 29,at Haven Hospice in MuhlenbergRegional Medical Center inPlainfield.

Born in Westfield, he had lived inLarchmont, N.Y. for 20 years and inCape Cod, Mass. for 15 years beforerelocating to Scotch Plains three yearsago.

A brokerage clerk, he retired manyyears ago.

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

Mr. Sisto had been active as a vol-unteer with the AIDS Center inHarwich, Mass.

He was predeceased by his long-time companion, Patrick Kelly, aswell as by five sisters and two broth-ers.

Surviving are many nieces andnephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered yesterday, Wednesday, No-vember 2, at the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church in Westfield. Inter-ment took place at Fairview Cem-etery in Westfield.

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

Memorial donations may be madeto the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad,1916 Bartle Avenue, Scotch Plains,N.J. 07076 and Haven Hospice, 56James Street, Edison, N.J. 08818.

November 3, 2005

Peter E. Lane, 54, Was NJIT Graduate;Elder at Fanwood Presbyterian Church

Peter E. Lane, 54, of Suwanee, Ga.died on Friday, October 28, atGwinnett Medical Center inLawrenceville, Ga.

Born in Plainfield, he had lived inGreen Brook, then in Edison for 20years, before moving to Suwanee in1998.

Mr. Lane was employed with Ma-trix Resources in Dunwoody, Ga.

He graduated from the New JerseyInstitute of Technology with a Bach-elor of Science degree in IndustrialEngineering.

While in New Jersey, he served asan Elder at the Fanwood PresbyterianChurch in Fanwood, where he was amember for more than 20 years.

Surviving are his wife, SusanJohnson Lane; two sons, Kevin E.Lane and Jason S. Lane; a daughter,Megan H. Lane; his mother, LouiseLane of Green Brook, and a brother,Michael Lane of Edison.

Funeral services will be held at10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Novem-ber 3, at the Fanwood PresbyterianChurch. Interment will follow at Hol-lywood Memorial Park in Union.

The Memorial Funeral Home, 155South Avenue in Fanwood, is in chargeof the arrangements.

The family has established a col-

lege fund for Mr. Lane’s daughter,Megan. In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations may be made to the MeganLane Scholarship Fund, in care of theDuluth First United MethodistChurch, P.O. Box 699, Duluth, Ga.30096.

November 3, 2005

KIDS FOR KATRINA RELIEF…All public elementary schools in Westfieldjoined in a “Dollars for Katrina” effort to help victims of the hurricane in theweeks following the disaster. The effort resulted in more than $4,000 donated tothe Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of the American Red Cross. On October 28,representatives from each of the six elementary schools were on hand for the checkpresentation to Charles Serson, Disaster Relief Coordinator for the Red Crosschapter, and Maureen Kaufmann, Interim Executive Director. The studentsincluded, from left to right: Walter Sincox, McKinley; Henry Brown, McKinley;Sam Sarokin, Tamaques; Lexi Vicari, Washington; Tessa Verga, Wilson; MattCatanzaro, Franklin; Maura Heinbokel, Jefferson; Charlotte Zee, Franklin;Sophia Barry, Jefferson; Kristin Ragoza, Wilson; Scott Thompson, Tamaques,and Matthew Gordner, Washington. Following the check presentation, eachschool received a certificate of appreciation from the Red Cross.

Sunshine Boys to DebutTonight at Synagogue

WESTFIELD – The TempleEmanu-El Actors Theater will presentNeil Simon’s comedy The SunshineBoys tonight, Thursday, November 3and Saturday, November 5, at 8 p.m.There also will be a 3 p.m. productionon Sunday, November 6.

The play tells the story of the trialsand tribulations of a two-man vaude-villian comedy team who are reunitedfor a television variety show. It isbeing produced by special arrange-ments with Samuel French, Inc.

Stan Nathanson of Westfield is castas Willie Clark, while Chuck Azen ofMadison will be Al Lewis, Willie’scomedy partner. Jonathan Fishmanof Westfield will perform the part ofBen Silverman, Willie’s nephew.

Other cast members includeLauren Shub of Westfield as the reg-istered nurse; Cynthia Weinberg ofWestfield as the on-stage assistantdirector Edie; Cantor Martha Novickof Springfield as a nurse; Alan LeVine of Clark as the patient, and SamRosalsky of Berkeley Heights as theoff-screen director and the an-nouncer.

The play is being directed by KenRosenblum and produced by DebbieLinder. Shelly Aberson-Narotzky isthe assistant director.

The Sunshine Boys will be pre-

sented at Temple Emanu-El, locatedat 756 East Broad Street in Westfield.General admission tickets are $10 perperson. Patrons’ tickets for the Satur-day night performance are $25 (oneorchestra ticket). Sponsors’ ticketsare $72 (two orchestra tickets).

Patrons and sponsors are invited toa special dessert reception with thecast after the November 5 perfor-mance.

For additional information and topurchase tickets, please call CarolynShane at the temple at (908) 232-6770.

SP-F Alumni To HostDistinguished TrusteesSCOTCH PLAINS –The Scotch

Plains-Fanwood High School AlumniAssociation will meet Tuesday, No-vember 15, at 7 p.m. on the secondfloor of the high school media center.They will host the newly-foundedDistinguished Hall of Fame Induct-ees. The program following this eventwill be a slide program on the Battle-ship USS New Jersey presented byClass of 1945 graduate Bill Schacht.Everyone is invited to attend this pro-gram. Refreshments will be served.For more information, please callBernice Montagna at (908) 232-1468.

Donna L. Froelich, 57Donna L. Young Froelich, 57, of

Westfield died on Wednesday, October26, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.

Born in Newark, she had lived inElizabeth before moving to Westfield31 years ago.

Mrs. Froelich was employed withthe Edcon Press in Cranford for manyyears. Before that, she had been abookkeeper at Congregation ShaareyTefiloh in Perth Amboy.

Surviving are her husband, FrankC. Froelich; three daughters, DanaFroelich, Deann Froelich and Chris-tina Froelich, and a sister, DanielleKootman.

A Mass was offered on Saturday,October 29, at the Holy Trinity Ro-man Catholic Church in Westfield,following the funeral from the Higginsand Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Homein Westfield.

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WALK-A-THON…Brunner Elementary School participated in a memorial Walk-a-Thon in honor of Dennis Kinsella, former executive director of the Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of the American Red Cross and husband of Mrs. PatriciaKinsella, Brunner School secretary. The Walk-a-Thon raised $3,178.22 to help thevictims of Hurricane Katrina. The event was held as part of the school’s annual Weekof Respect activities. From left to right are: Front Row: Elizabeth Horn (Grade 3),Ethan Johnston (Grade K), Christina Rodgers (Grade 1), Jillian Linderberg (Grade4), Samantha Gorman (Grade 2). Back Row: Maureen Kaufmann, interim executivedirector of the Westfield/Mountainside Chapter of the American Red Cross, Mrs.Kinsella, Valerie Uehlinger (parent volunteer), Jodi Frank (principal of BrunnerSchool), Lorraine Staniec (PTA president).

ABOUTFACE…The Franklin PTO held its annual Pumpkin Fair fundraiser lastweek in the Roosevelt School gymnasium. The fair consisted of a wide varietyof games, food and attractions, as well as a raffle for giant gift baskets donated byeach class. Pictured are Franklin fourth grader Melanie Grycan and fifth graderClaire Dorwart, who enjoyed having their faces painted and painting their ownpumpkins during the fair.

Jefferson ConsidersOne-Way Parking

WESTFIELD –Together, JeffersonSchool Principal Dr. Jeanette Munoz,Westfield Police Detective LisaPerrotta, Westfield 3rd Ward Coun-cilwoman Darielle Walsh andBRAKES group representatives puttogether a plan to enhance safetyaround Jefferson Elementary School.Along with improved striping andsignage around the school, DetectivePerotta prepared a proposal for lim-ited one-way traffic on LansdowneAvenue after similar traffic patternsproved successful at Wilson andMcKinley Schools.

Dr. Munoz scheduled a meeting fortonight at 7 p.m., to provide a forumto discuss the proposal. As was donewith changes at other schools, changeswill be implemented on a trial basis.Afterwards, it will be determinedwhether the changes should be madepermanent.

Two Area StudentsNamed SemifinalistsAREA – Nat Conard, headmaster

of The Pingry School, announced thatSam Blum, a Westfield resident, andJodie Francis, a Bridgewater resident,were named semifinalists in The Na-tional Achievement ScholarshipProgram’s academic competition forAfrican-American high-school stu-dents.

The scholastically talentedyoung adults now have an opportu-nity to continue in the competitionfor approximately 800 Achieve-ment Scholarship awards worthsome $2.5 million that will be of-fered next spring for college un-dergraduate study. The winners’names will be revealed in April2006.

Public Invited to CoffeeWith SuperintendentSCOTCH PLAINS – Area resi-

dents are invited to attend a morningcoffee with Scotch Plains-FanwoodSuperintendent of Schools Dr. CarolChoye. The coffee will take place onTuesday, November 8 at 9 a.m. in themedia center at Terrill MiddleSchool, 1301 Terrill Road, ScotchPlains.

This forum, sponsored by the ScotchPlains-Fanwood PTA Council, pro-vides a valuable opportunity to meetwith Dr. Choye in an informal settingand learn about topics of interest in theScotch Plains-Fanwood school dis-trict. All interested community mem-bers are invited to share their ques-tions, concerns and compliments.

For more information, contact AmyCarow, PTA Council VP, at (908)889-4918.

NURSERY TIME…Kindergarteners from Woodrow Wilson Elementary Schoolin Westfield take a break during their Halloween field trip to Williams Nursery.The children picked pumpkins and enjoyed hayrides, an inflatable haunted houseand a hay maze. Pictured are students from Maryann Sepe’s morning class.

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Brain Cancer SurvivorRunning For Others

WESTFIELD – MaryellenSullivan is a survivor of brain can-cer. A resident of Westfield, she isrunning the New York City Mara-thon to prove to the world and her-self that you canlive with the di-agnosis of abrain tumor.While the diag-nosis is life al-tering, it doesn’thave to be lifeending.

Ms. Sullivanwas initially diag-nosed with a braintumor in the fallof 1996. Her ini-tial surgery inMarch 1998 wasdeemed a successas the pathologyrevealed the tu-mor to be a low-grade tumor. Nei-ther radiation norchemotherapywould be neces-sary. Tragically,Ms. Sullivan’ssister Nancy wasdiagnosed with a tumor in 2000. Un-like Ms. Sullivan’s tumor, Nancy’swas a glioblastoma multiforme(GBM)— the most malignant anddeadly form of brain cancer. Duringthis period, Ms. Sullivan’s tumor re-turned. She underwent a second sur-gery. Both sisters underwent chemo-therapy and radiation. Tragically, Ms.Sullivan’s sister Nancy lost her life inJuly 2003 after a two-and-a-half-year

battle with the disease.The Central New Jersey Brain Tu-

mor Support Group (CNJBTSG) hasbeen a lifeline for the Sullivan family,who met many others who also had

brain tumors.Ms. Sullivanlives every dayknowing theprobability of thetumor returningis strong. She isdedicating herrun to her sisterand all survivorsof brain cancerand in particularto the CentralNew JerseyBrain TumorSupport Group( C N J B T S G ) .This supportgroup is invalu-able to those whohave suffered di-rectly or indi-rectly with braintumors.

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CNJBTSG in support of Ms. Sullivanand her marathon run, please sendyour donation to: Central NJ BrainTumor Support Group and ResourceCenter, Inc (or CNJBTSG) P.O. Box221, Martinsville, NJ 08836. Formore information regarding the latesttreatments or their meeting times andlocation, please see their web site atwww.njbt.org. All donations are taxdeductible.

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MURDER IN THE FIRST...The Edison Intermediate School Drama departmentis ready for its performance of Ax of Murder by Pat Cook. There will be a specialperformance today, November 3, at 4 p.m. for school children and anyone else whowould like to attend.

Edison Offers Ax OfMurder For Just $1

WESTFIELD – The Edison Inter-mediate School Drama department isready for its performance of Ax ofMurder by Pat Cook.

This drama/comedy event is ap-propriate for audiences of all ages.Ax of Murder is performed withdifferent endings each show. Therewill be a special performance todayat 4 p.m. for school children andanyone else who would like to at-tend.

This performance will cost $1 andtickets are only available at the dooron the day of the performance.

“We have added a third ending forthis special performance. It has alsoadded another dimension of creativ-ity for the cast members,” said MichaelAltmann, the play director.

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Kent Place School EighthGrade Visits West Point

SUMMIT – “It was an experiencethat I will remember and treasure forthe rest of my life,” said Kent PlaceSchool eighth grader Whitney Lee. Whitney and her fellow classmateshad the privilege of spending the dayat West Point, the United States Mili-tary Academy in West Point, N.Y.

The girls, together with their teach-ers, Middle School Director Dr. KarenRezach and Head of School SueBosland were treated to a walkingtour of the grounds, watched the lunchformation of nearly 4,000 cadets andwere invited to join the cadets forlunch in the mess hall. The highlightof the day was the opportunity tomeet with Supreme Court JusticeSandra Day O’Connor.

Thomas Davidson, Sr., grandfather

of eighth grader Cassidy Higgins,arranged the trip, held on Thursday,October 20.

After lunch, the eighth graders lis-tened to a session on ethics and theCadet Honor and Respect Programsof the Military Academy, led by Ma-jor Eileen Granfield and Major De-von Blake. The Majors told the girlsthat respect is a key component ofleadership.

The middle schoolers were able tojoin a group of 300 invited guests fora special session with JusticeO’Connor, who spoke about her vastexperiences as a woman, from break-ing into the law profession in the1950s all the way through to her past24 years of service on the U.S. Su-preme Court.

TROPHY POINT...The Kent Place School eighth-grade class at Trophy Point onthe West Point Academy campus.

MONARCH MAGIC…Since the beginning of school in September, the childrenin Mrs. Bernadette Hoyer’s Jumpstart classes at Brunner School in Scotch Plainshave been rearing and watching the metamorphosis of dozens of Monarchbutterflies. The children were able to watch each stage of development take placefrom tiny larva to butterfly. Many of the caterpillars were found on milkweedplants in the Brunner School Children’s Garden. On October 24, the students,wearing butterfly wings and antennae, held a butterfly parade and migrationcelebration. Family members and the Brunner School student body lined theparade route. During the parade, the children encouraged everyone to plantmilkweed plants and shared information about Monarch conservation with thespectators. The parade concluded with a butterfly release in the Children’sGarden. Above, Brunner students Justin Brown and Sophia Mineo display life-cycle projects that they made to share with family members after the parade.

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When was the last time you thoughta movie was too short, that it movedalong a little too quickly? Quite acompliment, isn’t it? But such is pre-cisely the case with Good Night, andGood Luck,” director GeorgeClooney’s fascinatingly responsibleand astute chronicle of reporter Ed-ward R. Murrow’s heroic efforts toexpose Senator Joseph McCarthy andhis reign of terror in the early 1950s.

Everything works, from DavidStrathairn’s phenomenally studied de-piction of the legendary newscaster inquestion to art direction so captivatingof the era’s look and aura that one won-ders if the filmmaker didn’t secretlyhave a time machine at his disposal. Butwatch it. You might wind up with a sorethroat. Not from the cheering this fine bitof history fully deserves, but from all thesmoking everyone does in the black andwhite period piece.

Part and parcel of the times, swirlingin cloud-like puffs and streams in seri-ous newsrooms where television jour-nalism cut its teeth, the permeatingsmoke sends up a clarion signal. Foramong the manifold metaphors readilysuggested by its then ubiquitous ex-ample is the notion that, indeed, thingscan change for the better. Clouds can belifted. A better life can be achieved.

No historical work has a highercalling. Herodotus can tell you that.

No doubt, Mr. Clooney was listen-ing when the old boy said it. Granted,the thinking viewer will be thoroughlyabsorbed by the story itself. It’s oneof the early television age’s truly greatcat and mouse games. But it takes nofantastic leap of the imagination torealize that its lessons can be appliedto like scams being perpetrated onthe American public today.

Insofar as the sheer entertainmentfactor is concerned, there’s no dis-counting the salubrious benefits thatcome with rooting for real-life goodguys, even if it’s only for ninety-threeminutes. An empowering optimismsaturates the doings. And even thoughwe know that good old Americanpluckiness will ultimately triumphover evil, it is testament to Mr.Clooney’s thrifty but poignant script,co-written by Grant Heslov, that theoutcome is fraught with doubt.

Ostensibly letting Mr. McCarthyplay himself via superbly integrated,actual footage, the redbaiter is a fright-ening specter. But not in and of him-self. We now see him for what he was:an opportunistic clown. But go backto 1952 and say that out loud.

Nope, the fear that he instilled camefrom the position of power he occu-pied in the U.S Senate. Penetratingthat august body, he temporarilyfooled some of his colleagues for

much too much of the time, and thusinfamously forged his career by ruin-ing lives wholesale.

And so it’s a given that, as soon asEdward R. Murrow challengedMcCarthy, the war correspondent here-tofore heralded for his bravery duringthe Battle of Britain would now alsocome under his attack. Everyone whoopposed McCarthy was labeled a trea-sonous communist. Talk about selfishchutzpah. But the drama gets thicker.

There is the internal threat…thefear that comes from within whenfaced with such tactics. Murrow bestsummed it up when he declared at theoutset of his fight: “We will not walkin fear, one of another.”

But that’s just how it works. It’s athing inside us that despots know allto well. It’s at the ugly center of thecurrent grass roots fascism known aspolitical correctness. And it struckfear in good people at CBS Newswhen the chain-smoking championof truth dared confront McCarthy.

Short and sweet, like this movie, hehad his eye on the big picture. Andwe’re all the better for it.

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Larger Than Life:Seeing Is Believing

Rahway Arts GuildShowcases UC Artists

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE...Aaron Yassin’’s “Television Watches You”features televisions, surveillance cameras, electronics, paint and wood.

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD —The term “largerthan life” takes on an entirely newmeaning when one observes the artforms presented in “Collective In-telligence,” currently on exhibit atUnion County College in Cranford.

Until renovations are complete atthe McKay Library, home of thecollege’s Tomasulo Art Gallery, ex-hibits are being displayed in theCollege’s Commons.

Because of the size of the piecescontained in this exhibit, the expan-sive openness of The Commons isone of the few venues which can dojustice to this aerial exhibit.

The display consists of a scantfive pieces, but what it lacks incontributions is made up in the sizeof the brightly colored geometricinflatable plastic sculptures.

These pieces reminded me ofthose plastic inflatables on a stickthat are sold at parades. Only, theones hanging in the Commons arelarger. Much larger.

Adding to the uniqueness of thisexhibit are the four TV monitorsthat project bits and pieces of eachof the other works in the presenta-tion, as recorded by surveillancecameras.

“Collective Intelligence” is a five-piece collective exhibit of five art-ists: Lisa Bateman, NormFrancoeur, DB Lampman, DoreenMcCarthy and Aaron Yassin. Rob-ert Costa serves as guest curator.

“…in today’s fragmented, mani-fold environment where chaos is

“Circulation” by Doreen McCarthy isa large-scale inflatable sculpture madeof polyurethane and coated nylon. Eachring measures 72 inches in diameter.

just another form of order, the sin-gular point of view begins to seeminadequate,” said Mr. Costa.

“Collaboration in art is a moresuitable approach to giving form tothe complexity and contradictionsof modern life than the expressionof any isolated world view.”

Only the dimensions of these five

pieces of art will give a sense oftheir size. For example, Mr.Francoeur’s “Racing Worm” andMs. Lampman’s “Window Vine,”are both plastic sculptures, measur-ing 100 ft. long. Ms. Bateman’s“Arbor Vitae” is a fabrication ofrubber, latex and paint that mea-sures 15 ft.

The bright colors and interestingshapes, and “pseudo parade-likereminisces” of “CollectiveIntelligence’s” plastic sculptures aregood reminders that art can stepaway from the serious, and be play-ful and fun.

There’s no doubt the uniquenessand modernity of “Collective Intel-ligence” will challenge the percep-tions of those who like their artserved to them as traditional water-color landscapes and oil on canvassportraiture. To these people I canonly say “seeing is believing.”

“Collective Intelligence,” will beon exhibit until November 23. It islocated in The Commons on thecampus of Union County College,1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford,New Jersey.

Attended gallery hours are from1 to 4 p.m. on Monday throughThursdays and on Saturdays.Evening hours are from 6 to 9 p.m.on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Formore information, please call (908)709-7155.

By CAROL F. DAVISSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — The Arts Guild ofRahway filled with visitors on Sun-day, October 16, as the gallery un-veiled the annual Merck 2005 UnionCounty Art Show: Celebrating Ex-cellence.

In it’s sixth year, this partnershipbetween the artists and the UnionCounty Division of Cultural & Heri-tage Affairs, according to Guild Di-rector Lawrence Cappiello, is “meantas a showcase for Union County art-ists, who have brought us a widerange of medi-ums and stylesthis year.”

M r .Cappiello fur-ther noted thatthis year’sshow includesa significantnumber of newartists. Forhim, part of thejoy in puttingtogether thisshow is that “Idon’t knowwhat the showis until thework actuallyarrives.”

Among the40 pieces se-lected by a juryof three profes-sional artists,curators or arteducators brought in for their exper-tise and ability to critique, are a seriesof small oil paintings by Westfieldartist Gina Minichino, who won FirstPlace in the show.

The subject matter, bowls of color-ful breakfast cereals, is conveyed in arealistic, almost photographic man-ner that sends the onlooker the mes-sage that this artist has excellent tech-nique. A lover of Fruity Pebbles andLucky Charms, Ms. Minichino said,“I do a lot of figure and portrait paint-ing and I think, even though it doesn’tlook it, it’s a similar kind ofpainting...tracking color changeacross an organic type of surface. Allthe little pieces look the same but

they are all different.”Consistent with her technique and

expertise, Ms. Minichino also doescaricatures at parties and events, andcan be reached at: (908) 232-8201.Fans may also see Ms. Minichino’swork at the Allan Stone Gallery on E.90th Street in Manhattan, where she’sbeen showing since 1977.

The other 24 artists deserve meritas well. One in particular, whose workstood out among the rest, is MarcelTruppa’s remarkable mixed mediapiece in which he uses paints andassemblage. Known for his three-

dimensionalcollages, Mr.Truppa, inhis eighties,has exhibitedwidely and isstill hard atwork in hisRahway stu-dio.

OnlookerF r a n kPapandrea, al o n g t i m eR a h w a yresident andthe Directorof the Diver-sity Art Gal-lery in Clark,said, “I amvery im-pressed withthe ArtsGuild ofRahway, and

its fine visual presentation of someincredible local art.”

Dr. Papandrea went on to praise thecompetition. “Larry (Cappiello) is tobe complimented on his ability toselect fine art and promote local art-ists and their works. The guild hasbeen a tremendous asset to the cul-tural diversity and artistic dimensionof our town.”

If you are creative and think you canstand the thought of possible rejectionby a jury, consider entering your work(up to three pieces) in the 2006 show.For information, or to get your nameon the mailing list, contact the Divi-sion of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at(908) 558-2550. You never know.

MAGICALLY DELICIOUS...Westfield art-ist Gina Minichino, who won first place in theRahway Arts Guild, displays bowls of color-ful breakfast cereals in a realistic, almostphotographic manner . The above work provesher affection for Lucky Charms.

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MANY FACES… “Faces of a Children’s Hospital” takes an in-depth look at thecritical role of hospitals around the country that specialize in serving children’smedical needs. Children’s hospitals are important because children have specialphysical and emotional needs that are very different from those of adults. Theprogram, which aired on NJN Saturday, October 29 at 3 p.m., is supported locallyby Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation of Mountainside.

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Visual Arts Center of NJ To Hold ‘For Art’s Sake’

SUMMIT – On Saturday, Decem-ber 3, the Visual Arts Center of NewJersey will host “For Art’s Sake,” itsannual holiday party and art sale from7:30 p.m. till midnight. “For Art’sSake” makes buying art fun, whileoffering guests the opportunity to meetthe artists whose work is for sale in anintimate atmosphere. Held in thecenter’s new gallery, the event willfeature live jazz, food, libations and asilent auction of a mystery piece ofart to be unveiled for the lucky winnerwith a toast of champagne.

In addition to the December 3 holi-

day party, the Visual Arts Center ofNew Jersey will also hold “For ArtsSake” holiday boutique in its newly-renovated building from SaturdayNovember 26 until the end of Decem-ber 2005. The boutique offers one-of-a-kind gifts handmade by artisans,including jewelry, pottery, glass, tex-tiles, handbags and much are. It isopen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays and10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday andThursdays. It will additionally beopen from noon to 4 p.m. on week-ends.

Trailside HayrideIs Re-Scheduled

MOUNTAINSIDE – Union Countyofficials rescheduled “Autumn Hayrideand Entertainment” outdoor social foradults to Saturday, November 5, from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Trailside Natureand Science Center in Mountainside.

Attendees will enjoy the eveningsights and sounds around the naturecenter and board a hay wagon for a ridethrough the Watchung Reservation.Along the way, look for deer browsing,listen for owls calling and visit LakeSurprise. Storyteller/folksinger KenGalipeau will provide entertainments.Song books will be provided.

Recent inclement weather is thereason for the re-scheduling to Satur-day, November 5. Call Trailside onthe day of the hayride for up-to-dateinformation about the program.

Pre-registration is required. The feefor this program is $5 per person forUnion County residents and $10 perperson for out-of-county participants.

For additional information about theautumn hayride or for information onupcoming fall programs or specialevents at Trailside, call (908) 789-3670,or visit the Union County website,www.ucnj.org. Trailside Nature andScience Center is located at 452 NewProvidence Road in Mountainside.

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By CAROL F. DAVISSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The highly-acclaimed documen-tary, The Witness, is a film that por-trays one man’s journey on the pathto compassion. Eddie Lama, a toughguy from Brooklyn, has an encounterwith a kitten that forever changes hislife. There will be a free screening onFriday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. atthe First United Methodist Church ofWestfield, on 1 East Broad Street. Adiscussion and refreshments will fol-low the film.

* * * * * * *Diversity Art Gallery’s 15th exhi-

bition focuses on pastels. The open-ing reception will be held on Sunday,November 6, from 1 – 4 p.m. Meetthe artists, all of whom are local,enjoy refreshments and see 60 pas-tels at the historic 1840’s chapel build-ing of Union County Baptist Church,4 Valley Road, Clark. Call (732) 574-1479 or visit: http://www.diversityart.com.

* * * * * * *2 Lives, by Arthur Laurents, is on

the Mainstage of the George StreetPlayhouse in New Brunswick throughNovember 13. Friends and familyhave gathered for a weekend to cel-ebrate a 65th birthday, but they are allin for “an unexpected, shockingevent.” You can see it for as little as$28. Call the box office at (732) 246-7717, or purchase tickets online at:www.GSPonline.org.

* * * * * * *Cleanse your soul using the an-

cient spiritual practice of meditationby taking the Labyrinth Walk at theFirst Presbyterian Church, 11 Spring-field Avenue in Cranford on Sunday,November 11, between 1 p.m. and 4p.m. The labyrinth is a replica of theone in Chartres Cathedral. For infor-mation call (908) 276-8440, log onto:www.firstprescranford.org, or email:[email protected].

* * * * * * *The New Jersey Youth Symphony

will perform Beethoven’s SymphonyNo. 8 and Elgar’s “Enigma” Varia-tions, at Plainfield’s Crescent Av-enue Presbyterian Church on Sun-day, November 6, from 4-6 p.m.There will also be chamber music forbrass, woodwind and percussion en-sembles. The suggested donation is$10. Call (908) 771-5544 or visitwww.njys.org.

Get Outta’The House

By SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Big league hitters for the WorldSeries might get their start in LittleLeague or Pop Warner. Where doBroadway performers get their prac-tice when they are young?

If they belong to the New JerseyWorkshop for the Arts, they might getsome minor league playing time withThe Light Bulb Players.

In its second year of operation, theWestfield-based theater group wasinitiated, run and operated by teens.With their latest presentation in Oc-tober of The Apple Tree, a little-knownwork by Jerry Bock and SheldonHarnick, they proved they know howto select vehicles for their perform-ers.

It’s always a challenge to find theright musical that will showcase teentalent without having to water down ablockbuster of a show.

One of the co-founders of the orga-nization, co-producer and co-direc-tor of this production, MichaelMietlicki, a Scotch Plains residentwho is a junior at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, says heheard songs from the third act of themusical and fell in love with it. “Ididn’t know what it was from, butthought it was pretty funny,” he said.

And funny it is. The Apple Tree is atrio of short one-act musicals comi-cally linked by the theme of man,woman and temptation. The first is adelightful take on original sin in “TheDiary of Adam and Eve,” the second

is a classic fable of love/ jealousy in“The Lady or the Tiger” and the thirdis “Passionella,” a Cinderella storyset in the beatnik era of 1960s Holly-wood.

From the authors of famed Fiddler onthe Roof and not-as-well-known Fiorello!and She Loves Me, The Apple Tree boastssatire mingled with tenderness.

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Playing Adam is Billy Geltzeiler, asophomore at Westfield High School(WHS) while Amanda Chang, a WHSfreshman, plays Eve.

“That new long-haired creaturekeeps trying to touch me,” Adam com-plains of the one who will become hismate. He is afraid of this beautifulgirl who mesmerizes the audiencewhen she explains what she thinksabout Eden in “Feelings.”

WHS sophomore Max Lazar, wholooks and acts much older than hisyears, charmingly plays the snake. Witha rich, warm, seductive singing voice,Max has an easy time deceiving Eve.

An adorable portion of Act I is theaddition of Abel to the family. Nei-ther father nor mother knows exactlywhat the child is, but Adam con-cludes in his hilarious song “It’s aFish” that it must be a fish since it

Dress Code: How AfricanDress Can Forge Identity

POWERFULLY DRESSED…Stanislaus Kamanzi, United Nations Ambassadorfrom Rwanda, greets Consul General of Portugal Francisco Carlos and his wifeRita, along with Dr. Christa Clarke, curator of the exhibition.

By MICHAEL POLLACKSpecially Written For The Westfield Leader and The Times

Continued from last week…The second section of Power Dress-

ing, ‘Fit for a King,’ identifies leader-ship dress. Works express politicalpower. Dress of a leader rarely con-cerns an individual’s sense of style;although it can incorporate those ele-ments, it’s more about embodyingthe wealth of the state.

One such item is the akunitan(‘cloth of the great’), which would beworn by chiefs. Their powers are il-lustrated in several motifs on an em-broidered blanket.

This is another example of culturalexchange. It’s a British-made im-ported wool blanket and the symbolsare machine-embroidered. All thesymbols relate to certain proverbs orcontain specific meanings of wealthand leadership. The many icons in-clude a porcupine and elephant inaddition to two flags and a head — areference to Ghana’s first president,Kwame Nkumah — dating the ex-ample to between 1957 and 1966.

The elephant with a palm tree on itsback is a reference to colonialism andrelates to the strength of the strength.The proverb is ‘only the elephant canpull down the palm tree.’ The crossedcrocodiles relate to the idea that twocrocodiles share a stomach but fight fora food, a symbol of the importance ofunity. Westfield’s Dr. Clarke, the New-ark Museum’s African curator, stressedthat the symbol for unity is “very ap-propriate in post-colonial period.Ghana, formed from artificial borders,contains many different cultures andnow the symbol says we have to cometogether and govern together.

“It’s a spiritual culture, but there isa component of wealth. Showing yourwealth in a flashy, flamboyant way isa way of saying you’re blessed by thespiritual world.”

The third installment does deal withspirituality, and is called “divine dress.”It negotiates the different ways reli-gion is expressed through dress and, incertain examples, ancestors are con-tacted through divine mediums.

In South Africa, beads are believedto facilitate contact with ancestors.Certain beads would adorn ceremo-nial attire, “but the underlying sig-nificance of beads is the spiritual con-nection that is believed to be made.”

Dr. Clarke added that the beadworkis done by women and is done as atoken of their affection. She said thatthe beadwork becomes an expressionof the relationship; specifically, thelength of a relationship.

“By wearing the body harness, beltand the necklaces (multiple layers), itsymbolizes the weight of wearingone’s ancestors. The beadwork is con-sidered imported.”

Dr. Clarke explained that thebeadwork seen in a Xhosa ensemblewould be considered traditional dress(even though the beads were importedfrom Europe). Ceremonial dressdoesn’t tend to be in fashion too thesedays.

“In the catalogue, there’s an inter-view that my colleague did where theCEO of the Xhosa Royal Councildescribed the beadwork as a ‘tele-phone wire’ to his ancestors.”

Again, to place the necklace into afurther modern context and show thedress’ relevance, Dr. Clarke relatedan example of (former South African

President) Nelson Mandela being sen-tenced to jail and arriving to court inXhosa dress with a very simple beadednecklace.

“It was a really strong statement. Itbasically said, ‘I am a black manbeing tried in a white man’s court.’ It(photograph of Mandela) was con-sidered so potentially explosive thatit was banned in South Africa formany decades.”

The last section, innovation andidentity, focuses on cross-culturalaspects or novelties evident in theitems. Dr. Clarke conceded that theexamples could be placed in the ear-lier sections, but “thought they hadthings that, to me, needed to be em-phasized in this section. One of thesub themes in this exhibition is thatAfrican dress is changing and evolv-ing and always draws from differentcultures. Can we say there is tradi-tional dress?”

To extrapolate, Dr. Clarke detaileda tunic worn by Malian men whowork in urban areas outside of Mali inGhana. The tunics are striking be-cause, being from the 1990s, theydraw upon a new, changing and dy-namic culture. Malian men embroi-der the tunics, which involve tradi-tional elements, but are dominatedwith images of pop culture, includingmotorcycles and a stoplight, relatingto modernity. Dr. Clarke remindedagain that Ghana has centuries ofestablished trade with the West, mak-ing it a more cosmopolitan area wherethe “Ghana Boys” tap into. In Dr.Clarke’s eyes, it again shows how“Africa is one of the most cultural-absorbing continents.”

In terms of the Ghana Boys, they areyoung men in their 20s melding oldtraditions and ideas of nationalisticpride with newer, younger motifs. To-gether, it shows Africa’s diverse cul-tural bounty. “The exhibit is not justabout leaders necessarily, it’s aboutusing dress as a way to forge a newidentity, which can give you power.”

Susan M. Dougherty for the Westfield Leader and The TimesDOESN’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE…Max Lazar of Westfield, playing theBalladeer in The Apple Tree, wails out his tune that love can bring pain andjealousy, while co-producer/director Michael Mietlicki of Scotch Plains keeps thesingers on the beat with the taped music.

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Bus Trip OfferedTo Guggenheim

SCOTCH PLAINS – Join the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Art Association for atrip to the Guggenheim Museum to seea gathering of Russian masterpieces.

The Scotch Plains And FanwoodArts Association’s fall bus trip will beon Tuesday, November 22 to see“RUSSIA!” — the most comprehen-sive and significant exhibition of Rus-sian art outside Russia since the end ofthe Cold War. Including more than250 artworks, many of which haverarely or never traveled abroad, thisinnovative presentation features thegreatest masterpieces of Russian artfrom the 13th century to the present.

The bus departs from the ScotchPlains municipal building parking lotat 9:45 a.m. and returns around 4:45p.m. The cost of the trip is $35,which includes the bus and admis-sion to the museum. Reservationsmust be made by November 14 forreservations and further information,call Anne Gibbons at (908) 232-2631.

surrounds itself in water.“Go to Sleep Whatever you Are” is

Eve’s lovely folk-style ballad to thesleeping child.

Act II is more familiar to audiencemembers since many have read theshort story “The Lady or the Tiger.”Natalie Narotzky, co-director, co-pro-ducer and co-founder of Light BulbPlayers, has the featured role of QueenArik. The WHS junior plays royaltywith ease of body language and dis-plays a commanding voice with quitea range.

Max is the balladeer this time, com-plete with strolling minstrel’s guitar.“Love and hate go hand in hand,” hewarns.

In this segment, Amanda Chang donsa guard’s uniform to join Nadjira(Zhenia Bemko), the maiden (CatalinaGaglioti) and Princess Barbara (An-drea Roberts). When the girls sing asan ensemble, their voices blendsmoothly. Love interest Sanjar is BillyGeltzeiler, who looks like he enjoysbeing the imprisoned illicit lover.

Act III brings back Max as thenarrator who tells the story of chim-ney sweep Ella (Catalina Gaglioti),who becomes famous Hollywood starPassionella by night. CatalinaGaglioti, quite at home playing thestar Passionella complete with featherboa and sequins, steals the show withher number, “Gorgeous.”

Through all three acts, MikeMietlicki’s baton in the pit keeps theteens right on the money with thefast-paced taped music.

Bravo to the teen-originated troupeand the adult supervisors Valerie andJuan Pineda who, along with sup-portive parents and friends, continueto provide the safety net to the adoles-cents who have their eye on the WorldSeries of their intended profession.

Related EventsNovember 4- Afropop Dance Party

November 12- Power Dressing Family Day

December 1- Mary McFadden Lecture

FOR ART’S SAKE…Pictured planning the “For Art’s Sake” Holiday Party andArt Sale are, from left to right, Catie McCormack Totman of Summit, Bob Dillonof Westfield, Eric Pryor, the Visual Arts Center’s president, Regan Wesson ofSummit and Betsy Smith, the Visual Arts Center’s director of development.

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Meet Artist YurochkoAt WF Art Gallery

WESTFIELD – Artist BobYurochko will present his exhibi-tion of “Musical Figures,” featur-ing jazz and classical paintings. Areception will be held on Sunday,November 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. atthe Westfield Art Gallery, 150-152East Broad Street, Westfield.

The exhibition began on Novem-ber 1 and continues through De-cember 30. Public viewing is free.The gallery hours are: Tuesday toFriday from 10 to 2 p.m., Thursdayevening 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 9 a.m. to noon.

For information, call 908-789-9696.

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Governor (1, 4-yr.)Jon Corzine (D)Doug Forrester (R)Jeffrey Pawlowski (L)Hector Castillo (Ed)

State AssemblyD-21 (2, 2-yr.)

Jon Bramnick (R)(I)Eric Munoz (R)(I)Steve Merman (D)Bruce Bergen (D)

State AssemblyD-22 (2, 2-yr.)

Linda Stender (D)(I)Jerry Green (D)(I)Nancy Malool (R)Elyse Bochicchio (R)

Union CountyClerk (1, 5-yr.)

Joanne Rajoppi (D)(I)Saundra Spector (R)

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Andrew Skibitsky (R)(I)Tom Jardim (D)

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Joan Wheeler (D)Bruce Walsh (D)Michael D’Antuono (R)Maureen Mawby (R)

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William Schadewald (D)(I)Walter Tucker (D)(I)Anthony Sytko (R)Bruce Paterson (R)

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Keith Turner (R)(I)Paul Mirabelli (R)(I)

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Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesRUDY!…Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guliani with Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester and StateAssemblyman Jon Bramnick talks with reporters after campaigning for Forrester at the Knights of Columbus in ScotchPlains on October 12.

WESTFIELDFirst Ward:Districts 1 and 2: Roosevelt Interme-diate School Gym, 302 Clark Street.Districts 3, 5 and 7: Franklin Elemen-tary School Auditorium, 700 Pros-pect Street.Districts 4 and 6: Westfield MemorialLibrary, Program Room, 550 EastBroad Street.Second Ward:District 1: Union County Annex, 300North Avenue.District 2, 3 and 6: Washington El-ementary School Auditorium, 900 St.Marks Avenue.District 4 and 5: Wilson ElementarySchool Auditorium, 301 Linden Av-enue.Third Ward:District 1: Westfield Rescue Squad,335 Watterson Street.Districts 2, 3 and 4: Edison Interme-diate School Gym, 800 Rahway Av-enue.Districts 5, 6 and 7: Jefferson El-ementary School Auditorium, 1200Boulevard.Fourth Ward:Districts 1 and 2: McKinley Elemen-tary School Auditorium, 500 FirstAvenue.Districts 3 and 4: Westfield HighSchool Lobby, 550 Dorian Road.District 5: Jefferson ElementarySchool Auditorium, 1200 Boulevard.

SCOTCH PLAINSDistricts 1, 2 and 3: Park MiddleSchool Boy’s Gym, 580 Park Av-enue.Districts 4 and 5: Scotch Plains Li-brary, Children’s Room, 1927 BartleAvenue.Districts 6, 7 and 8: Evergreen School,Third Grade Hallway, 2280 EvergreenAvenue.District 9: Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School, Front Hall by Audito-rium, Westfield Road.District 10: Brunner ElementarySchool, Front Lobby, Westfield Road.District 11: St. John the BaptistChurch, 2387 Morse Avenue, Fel-lowship Hall.Districts 12 and 13: McGinn Elemen-tary School, Room 10, RooseveltAvenue.Districts 14 and 15: Union CatholicHigh School Lobby, Martine Avenue.Districts 16 and 21: Union CountyVocational-Technical Schools, 1776Raritan Road, Baxel Hall (The Com-mons).Districts 17 and 18: Terrill MiddleSchool Auditorium Lobby, 1301Terrill Road.Districts 19 and 20: Coles Elemen-tary School, Lobby, 16 Kevin School.

FANWOODDistricts 1 and 2: Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue.

District 3: Children’s SpecializedHospital, 330 South Avenue.District 4 and 5: Terrill Road BibleChapel, 535 Terrill Road.District 6 and 7: Fanwood MemorialLibrary, North Avenue and TillotsonRoad.

GARWOODDistrict One - Firehouse Building,415 South AvenueDistrict Two - Borough Hall, 403South AvenueDistrict Three - Lincoln School, 400Second AvenueDistrict Four - Lincoln School, 400Second Avenue

MOUNTAINSIDEDistrict 1 and 6: Municipal Building,Court Room, 1385 Route 22.District 2, 7 and 8: Our Lady ofLourdes Roman Catholic Church, 300Central Avenue.District 3, 4 and 5: PresbyterianChurch, Assembly Room, Deerpathand Meeting House Lane.

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Betsey Burgdorf for The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesCLINTON FOR CORZINE…Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke in Union at a Kean University rally in support ofDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Senator Jon Corzine on September 29.

Public Question #1 (Yes or No)CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICEOF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Shall the amendment of Articles11, IV, V and XI of the Constitution,agreed to by the Legislature, estab-lishing the office of Lieutenant Gov-ernor, and providing for the term,election, succession, salary, qualifi-cations, and duties of the office, andfor an interim succession to be em-ployed in the event of a vacancy in theoffice of the Governor before the elec-tion of the first Lieutenant Governor,be adopted?

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INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTApproval of this amendment

would establish the office of Lieu-tenant Governor. Candidates for theoffices of Governor and LieutenantGovernor would be elected as jointcandidates in the general election.The Lieutenant Governor wouldserve as acting Governor duringbrief periods when the Governor is

absent from the State or unable toserve and would become Governorin the event of a vacancy in theoffice of Governor. The LieutenantGovernor would perform other du-ties as assigned by the Governor orby law. The first Lieutenant Gover-nor would be elected at the generalelection held in 2009. In the eventof a permanent vacancy in the of-fice of the Governor occurring be-fore the inauguration date of thefirst Lieutenant Governor, the Presi-dent of the Senate, followed by theSpeaker of the General Assembly,would become Governor, rather thanacting Governor. A vacancy wouldbe created in the Legislature if theSenate President or AssemblySpeaker becomes Governor, to befilled in the manner currently pro-vided by the Constitution.

Public Question #2 (Yes or No)CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO UPAND USES OF DEDI-CATED TAX REVENUE TO FUND AIR POLLUTION CONTROLAND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE UNDERGROUND STOR-AGE TANK PROGRAM

Shall the amendment to Article VIII,Section 11, paragraph 6 of the Consti-tution of the State of New Jersey,expanding the authorized uses of theconstitutionally dedicated CorporationBusiness Tax revenue: (1) to allow theuse of 17% of the dedicated funds for10 years, to pay for providing grantsfor the costs of air pollution controlequipment to reduce particulate mat-ter emissions from diesel-powered en-gines, funding for other measures toreduce human exposure to those emis-sions, and for no more than $1,150,000in associated State administrativecosts, (2) to allow the use of no morethan $1,000,000 per year for Stateadministrative expenses for the under-ground storage tank program, and (3)to allow an appropriation as the Legis-lature may provide up to $10,000,000from the preceding unexpended bal-ances dedicated and appropriated forthe underground storage tank programto provide grants for cost of air pollu-tion control equipment to reduce par-ticulate matter emissions from diesel-powered engines, and funding for othermeasures to reduce human exposureto those emissions, be approved?

—————————INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTSince 1996, 4% of the annual rev-

enue from the Corporation BusinessTax has been constitutionally dedi-cated to fund environmental programs.Approval of this constitutional amend-ment would (1) expand the authorizeduses of those revenues to provide grantsfor the costs of air pollution controlequipment to reduce particulate mat-

ter emissions from diesel-powered en-gines, and funding for other measuresto reduce human exposure to thoseemissions, and (2) change the alloca-tion of funds for the existing autho-rized uses. The Constitution currentlyallocates one-half for hazardous dis-charge cleanup performed by the State,a minimum of one-sixth or a mini-mum of $5,000,000 for water qualityprojects, and a minimum of one-thirdfor funding loans or grants for under-ground storage tank upgrades, replace-ments, closures and remediations,loans or grants to remediate hazard-ous substance discharges, and for anunderground inspection program. Thisconstitutional amendment would re-duce the allocation for hazardous dis-charge cleanup by the State to 33% forten years, allocate 17% for that periodfor grants for air pollution controlprograms, and would allow up to$1,150,000 per year of that 17% allo-cation to be used for the State’s asso-ciated administrative costs. Also, thisamendment would allow the use of nomore than $1,000,000 per year forState administrative expenses for theunderground storage tank program,and would allow an appropriation bythe Legislature of up to $10,000,000from the preceding unexpended bal-ances dedicated and appropriated forthe underground storage tank programto provide grants for cost of air pollu-tion control equipment to reduce par-ticulate matter emissions from diesel-powered engines, and funding for othermeasures to reduce human exposureto those emissions.

Legislative District 21 TownsBerkeley Heights TownshipChatham TownshipCranford TownshipGarwood BoroughHarding TownshipLong Hill TownshipMadison BoroughMillburn TownshipMountainside BoroughNew Providence BoroughRoselle Park BoroughSpringfield TownshipSummit CityWarren TownshipWatchung BoroughWestfield Town

Legislative District 22 TownsClark TownshipDunellen BoroughFanwood BoroughGreen Brook TownshipLinden CityMiddlesex BoroughNorth Plainfield BoroughPlainfield CityRahway CityScotch Plains TownshipWinfield Township

Senate and AssemblyIn New Jersey, there are 40 Legis-

lative Districts, each with twoAssemblypersons (elected every twoyears) and one Senator (elected on4, 4, and 2 year cycle).

Every 10 years corresponding tothe U.S. Census (Year 2000 was thelatest census), the Legislative Dis-tricts are adjusted as necessary tomaintain an equal population bal-ance within each with no more than10 percent difference permitted.

There are 21 counties inthe State of New Jersey

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Voters will be asked to select three Union County Freeholders to serve three-year terms. They will also choose the county clerk to serve a five-year term. There are nine freeholders based in the county seat of Elizabeth governing the county’spopulation of a little over 500,000 people. Each year, three freeholders are elected on an “at large” basis. The county budget budget is approximately $390 million funded mostly by property taxes, which in this area amounts to about 20percent of the property tax bill. For the last ten years, the board has been composed of all Democrats based on their numerical voter registration in the densely urban population areas from Elizabeth, Plainfield, Linden and Union.

Union County Voters to Select Freeholders and Clerk on November 8

Angel Estrada, DEM Rich Proctor, DEM Nancy Ward, DEM

Joanne Rajoppi, DEM Sandra Spector, GOP

Two Vie for Union County Clerk

Let’s Bring Two-Party Gov.Back to County Freeholders

County Democrats RunningOn Record of Experience

By The Union County DemocratsThis year three Democrats are run-

ning for re-election to the Board ofChosen Freeholder.

Angel Estrada of Elizabeth wasfirst elected to the board in 1999.Freeholder Estrada served as free-holder chairman last year and is cur-rently chair of the Open Space, Rec-reation and Historic PreservationTrust Fund Committee. An immigrantwho came from Cuba at the age of 10,Freeholder Estrada believes that pub-lic service is one way to give back tohis community.

Freeholder Rick Proctor is thehealth official for his town of Rahway,as well as Scotch Plains, Winfieldand Hillside. He has authored andpublished several papers on terror-ism and weapons of mass destructionas they relate to public health. He wasfirst appointed to the freeholder boardin 2002.

An attorney with a private practicein Linden, Freeholder Nancy Wardwas appointed to the board last year.Besides running her business, she isan active volunteer in her town ofLinden.

The 21 municipalities in UnionCounty range from very urban to verysuburban, from moderate income tohigh income, from a port economy inElizabeth to bedroom communitiesalong the commuter rail lines.

Union County Democrats havedeveloped programs and services thatserve every part of the county’s popu-lation and which make our communi-ties even stronger. We have investedin parks and open space, youth recre-

ation programs, historic preservationand services for senior citizens.

Parks and Open SpaceFor instance, through the county’s

Open Space, Recreation and HistoricPreservation Trust Fund, UnionCounty has preserved 130 acres ofopen space. In some of the state’smost highly-developed towns we pre-served open space, saved the county’slast working farm and created newparks and athletic fields.

We are also proud of UnionCounty’s incredible network of parks,golf courses and recreation areas. Ourparks system encompasses more than6,400 acres and it includes a stable,pools and an ice skating rink. Nextyear we plan to open the new TrailsideNature and Science Center, a largerfacility that can accommodate moreschool programs, classes and will havestate-of-the-art exhibits and hands onactivities.

Youth ServicesWith more than 135,000 children

below the age of 18 living in UnionCounty, we put children and familiesfirst. Democrats have supported theKids Recreation Trust Fund, whichprovided $1 million last year forequipment, scholarships, and im-provements to recreation programsand athletic fields. Every town inUnion County received funds throughthis program.

To keep children healthy, we willalso expand our immunization pro-gram. This program immunized morethan 6,000 children last year. To pro-tect your precious cargo, we will

By The Union County RepublicansUnion County is a great place to

live and raise a family. We have won-derful communities and a wealth ofparks and recreational facilities, likethe Watchung reservation,Nomahegan, and Echo Lake Park.

We, Al Dill, Patricia Quattrocchi,and Stuart Kline, are candidates forthe freeholder board because we areoutraged at the waste and misman-agement in our county government.Al Dill served nine years on the Sum-mit council, is a former Commis-sioner of the Union County UtilitiesAuthority, and has been a volunteerfireman for the past 20 years.

Patricia Quattrocchi is a formerGarwood councilwoman and hasserved as a volunteer for the UnionCounty Domestic Violence Crisis In-tervention team. Stu Kline has beenon the Fanwood Borough Council fornine years, four years as chairman ofthe administration and finance com-mittee. Together, we bring a wealth ofexperience on municipal and countyaffairs.

Like many of you, we are alarmedat the rising tide of property taxes.County taxes, which are about one-fifth of the average resident’s tax bill,have gone up 44 percent in the lastfive years, or almost 10 percent eachyear. We reject the conventional wis-dom that property taxes must go up

Pat Quattrocchi, GOP Albert Dill, GOP Stuart Kline, GOP

Joanne RajoppiHometown: Union TownshipCandidate for: Union County ClerkParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Ms. Rajoppi is the

Union County Clerk.Education: Ms. Rajoppi received

Bachelor of Arts degree from CaseWestern University in Cleveland, OH.She has a master’s degree in PublicAdministration from Center for Pub-lic Service at Seton Hall University.

Experience: Ms. Rajoppi is serv-ing her second five-year term as UnionCounty Clerk. Elected to terms in1995 and 2000, she is the first womanto serve in the 139-year history ofUnion County. She previously servedas Union County Registrar of Deedsand Mortgages for 12 years. The reg-istrar was merged into the clerk’soffice in the mid-1990s. Ms. Rajoppiserved on the Springfield TownshipCommittee and was the township’sfirst woman mayor in 1977. She waselected to the Union County Board ofChosen Freeholders in 1878, servingas the board’s first woman chairmanin 1980. Former Governor BrendanByrne appointed her assistant secre-tary of state.

Sandra SpectorHometown: PlainfieldCandidate for: Union County ClerkParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Ms. Spector owns her

own catering business in Plainfield.Education: Ms. Spector holds two

postgraduate degrees from New YorkUniversity.

Experience: Ms. Spector is Repub-lican Municipal Chairman for the Cityof Plainfield.

Rick Proctor

Hometown: RahwayCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Proctor is the

Health Officer to Rahway and ScotchPlains, Hillside and Winfield.

Education: Freeholder Proctor hasa Master of Science degree in Man-agement from New Jersey Institute ofTechnology and a Bachelor of Arts inPsychology/Sociology from Wash-ington and Lee University.

Experience: He was elected to fourterms on the Rahway Board of Edu-cation. He served as board presidentin 1984 and vice president in 1980and 1981. He was appointed to thefreeholder board in February 2002and was elected to a full three-yearterm in November 2002.

Angel EstradaHometown: ElizabethCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Freeholder Estrada is

a Department of Motor Vehicles agentin Elizabeth.

Education: He earned Bachelor ofArts degrees in History and Spanishfrom Kean College (now Kean Uni-versity) in Union.

Experience: Freeholder Estradawas elected to a three-year term onthe Board of Chosen Freeholders in1999 and reelected in 2002. He servedas vice chairman of the board in 2003.He was elected to the Elizabeth Boardof Education in 1994 and reelected toa second three-year term in 1997.

Nancy WardHometown: LindenCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Ms. Ward is an attor-

ney with offices in Linden, where shespecializes in personal injury, work-ers compensation, landlord/tenancyand cooperative housing law. She pre-viously had an office in Springfield.

Education: Freeholder Ward gradu-ated magna cum laude from FordhamUniversity’s College of BusinessAdministration, with a Bachelor ofScience degree in Finance. She re-

year after year. We believe that countygovernment must be responsive tothe needs of our residents and at thesame time spend every tax dollar asjudiciously as possible.

However, the current administra-tion has served to protect its owninterests, not those of the taxpayers.For instance, in the last five years, thenumber of top county bureaucratsearning more than $100,000 almosttripled (from 24 to 64). Among 21counties in New Jersey, Union rankssecond, behind Essex, for highestadministrative salaries ($273 thou-sand). In the last five years, the boardof freeholders has twice voted itself araise after Election Day that was ret-roactive for a full year. Go ask yourboss for a retroactive raise. Further-more, as recently reported by the StarLedger, one out of seven Democraticelected municipal officials in UnionCounty is on the County payroll.

Time and time again, the currentadministration has been out of touchwith the residents it supposedlyserves. While we cope with rising carpayments and $3 per gallon gasoline,according to a recent Star Ledgerarticle, 150 county employees haveuse of county vehicles and are fillingup their tanks at our expense. CountyManager George Devanney (RayLesniak’s nephew) cruises to work in

County Candidate Bios

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proudly continue our Child SafetySeat inspection program. Hundredsof residents have their child safetyseats installed and inspected throughthis program every year.

Public SafetyMany of the County’s public safety

services have been located in a newfacility in Westfield. The freeholderboard created this facility to modern-ize our crime labs, improve commu-nications systems and support theprosecutor’s efforts to fight crime. Italso gave us an opportunity to up-grade communications equipment andto make these offices accessible topeople with disabilities.

This facility brings the county’scrime-solving, crime prevention andemergency management services intothe 21st Century.

Amazingly, our Republican oppo-nents have come out against buildingnew crime labs.

To keep residents and first respond-ers safe, Democrats expanded UnionCounty’s fire academy. It trains newfirefighters and provides ongoingtraining in areas like hazardous mate-rials handling and response to poten-tial terrorist attacks. Democrats alsoprovided millions of dollars in spe-cialized equipment to help police,firefighters and EMTs respond to in-cidents involving biological and ra-dioactive materials and hazardouschemicals.

And it was Democratic leadershipthat developed the Municipal Trans-port system with Sheriff RalphFroehlich. This system helps keepofficers on the street in municipali-ties by using sheriff’s officers to trans-port prisoners from the towns to thecounty jail in Elizabeth.

Senior ServicesDemocratic leadership has helped

seniors as well. Democrats eliminatedthe waiting list for meals on wheelsand hot meals for seniors, and nowwe serve more than 2,200 a day acrossthe county. We helped seniors controlthe cost of prescription drugs andprovided towns with more than $3million to build or improve their se-nior centers.

Our Paratransit system providesseniors and people with disabilitieswith non-emergency transportationto doctors or other important appoint-ments.

And it was under Democratic lead-ership that the county developed atoll-free telephone number for anyresident to contact the Division onAging for information and services.That number is (888) 280-8226.

Union County Democrats believethat maintaining the great quality oflife in this county is our most impor-tant mission. We ask that you vote tocontinue this quality of life, and thesevital services, by voting for the Demo-cratic Team on Tuesday, November 8.

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a luxurious nine-seat Chevrolet Sub-urban (15 miles per gallon) from hisresidence in suburban BerkeleyHeights.

While many of us struggle to savefor retirement or pray that our cor-porate pensions will be still be there,the Union County freeholdersboosted the salary of Deputy Attor-ney General Robert Codey (theGovernor’s brother) by more than$46,000, increasing his lifetime pen-sion by more than $12,000 each andevery year.

While many of us cannot even af-ford the Jersey Shore next summer,the county paid $18,000 for freehold-ers to go to a conference in Hawaii.

The freeholders boast that they es-County Candidate Biosceived her Juris Doctorate degree fromPace University Law School andpassed both the New York and NewJersey bar exams.

Experience: Freeholder NancyWard was appointed to the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freeholdersin October 2004. She brings morethan a decade of legal experience tothe board, plus years of service as avolunteer in the community.

Patricia QuattrocchiHometown: GarwoodCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mrs. Quattrocchi has

been a research manager and recruiteremployed by Sherbrooke Associates,Inc. in Clark for 10 years. She hasworked in the executive search indus-try since 1984.

Education: A graduate of the ArthurL. Johnson Regional High School inClark, the candidate attended the Tay-lor Business Institute in Plainfield.Mrs. Quattrochi also completed 40hours of training to be a domesticviolence crisis-intervention volunteer.

Experience: The candidate ran forfreeholder last year. She served as aGarwood councilwoman in 2000. Sheserved on the Union County Trans-portation Advisory Board and thecounty’s Shade Tree Advisory Board.Mrs. Quattrocchi is vice-president ofthe Garwood Republican Commit-tee.

Al DillHometown: SummitCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate has

more than 20 years of experience inworldwide electronic technology.

Education: A graduate of OratoryPrep in Summit, Mr. Dill attended St.Leo’s College in Florida before leav-ing to go to work.

Experience: Mr. Dill served threeterms on the Summit Common Coun-cil from 1988 to 1997. He ran forfreeholder in 1999 and 2000. He hasserved as a commissioner on theUnion County Utilities Authority,where he chaired the Procurement

Committee, and he is a former chair-man of the Union County Park andRecreation Board. He was also a mem-ber of the Joint Meeting of Union andEssex County, where he chaired thePublic Relations Committee. Mr. Dillhas served as a Summit volunteerfirefighter for 27 years.

Stuart KlineHometown: FanwoodCandidate for: Union County Free-

holderParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mr. Kline is an attor-

ney with a Union County insurancedefense firm.

Education: He holds a Bachelor ofScience degree from LaSalle Univer-sity, a Master of Business Adminis-tration degree from Cornell Univer-sity and a law degree from the RutgersUniversity School of Law.

Experience: Mr. Kline is complet-ing his third term on Fanwood Bor-ough Council, where he is past chair-man of the Administrative and Fi-nance Committee. He has served onthe public safety, recreation and pub-lic works committees.

tablished a prescription drug plan tohelp our senior citizens. But many ofour seniors are forced to move out ofNew Jersey, out of the homes wherethey have lived for decades and raisedtheir families, because of unaffordableproperty taxes.

Right now, with 9-0 Democraticcontrol, there is no debate, no discus-sion, no dissent. And hardworkingUnion County residents, both youngand old, both Democrat and Republi-can, are paying the price.

We need to bring back two-partygovernment to Union County. OnNovember 8, please support Al Dill,Patricia Quattrocchi, and Stuart Klineto restore integrity and accountabil-ity in Elizabeth.

Betsey Burgdorf for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUNTY ISSUES...Merry Wisler of the Westfield League of Women Votersintroduces the Union County Candidates Forum in Cranford last Wednesdaynight in front of a packed house prior to the spirited exchanges by the Freeholdercandidates.

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Union CountyDEMs Statement


Union CountyGOP Statement

County Dems Claim RecordAs Justification for Reelection


ELIZABETH – Union County free-holder Democratic incumbents, BoardChairman Rick Proctor of Rahway,Angel Estrada of Elizabeth, Nancy Wardof Linden, and Union County ClerkJoanne Rajoppi are standing on theirrecords as they seek reelection on No-vember 8.

When asked about the biggest chal-lenges facing county government, Free-holder Estrada, a six-year incumbent,said, “meeting people’s expectations.”He added, “Our taxpayers are consis-tently looking for services that we needto provide.”

As chairman, Freeholder Proctor saidhis focus has been in the area of emer-gency management and public health.

“I think the challenge is trying to staystrategically ahead of the curve. Youcan see that when you don’t you get a(Hurricane) Katrina,” said Mr. Proctor.A health officer for a number of com-munities including Scotch Plains, Mr.Proctor said the current “public healthinfrastructure is inadequate to supportanything but day-to-day public activi-ties.”

Freeholder Estrada said he would ondeveloping children’s programs “thatengage young people” in such areas asemployment and job training. He saidthe county’s $390 million budget “isthe size that it requires in terms of

providing services that we are provid-ing.”

On property taxes, Freeholder Estradasaid, “In the State of New Jersey wehave a big dilemma in terms of how wecan do things differently so we don’trely all on property taxes.” He supportsa constitutional convention on propertytaxes.

Mr. Proctor questioned whether 21municipal operations for tax assessors,recreation boards and libraries shouldbe consolidated into one departmenteach. “Do we need 21 of these things orwould one authority do it for the entirearea?” he asked. “Plus, of course thenyou have differences in quality. Youhave good ones and bad ones.”

Freeholder Nancy Ward said that ifelected to a full term she would lookclosely at county budget proposed in-creases to keep property-tax hikes incheck. She “definitely” supports a prop-erty-tax convention. “It’s a 300-year-old system that is not working andneeds to be changed,” Freeholder Wardsaid.

Freeholder Ward also has worked togain county funding for Sheriff RalphFroehlich’s Lifesaver program to pro-vide transmitters to families of victimsof Altzheimer’s, Autism and other de-bilitating disorders who might wonderaway from home. The Sheriff’s search-and-rescue unit would be used to quicklylocate a person.

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Republicans Seek WatchdogStatus on Freeholder Board


ELIZABETH – High taxes, waste-ful spending and closed governmentare among those issues cited by Re-publicans Pat Quattrocchi, StuartKline and Al Dill in their campaignfor the Union County Board of Cho-sen Freeholders.

Mr. Dill, a former nine-year coun-cilman in Summit, said Republicanswould bring a “watchdog” back tocounty government. He is running forthe third time in six years because heis “just plan mad at what is going on.”He continued stating, “I’m mad atwhat county government is doing tothe average person in Union County.We have a layer of government thathas gotten out of control.”

Mr. Dill opposes the use of countyopen-space funds to purchase theUnion County Arts Center in Rahway.“The last thing in the world we needto do is to buy theaters with taxpay-ers’ money,” he said. He advocates“zero-based budgeting” whereby thedepartment would have to justify thecurrent budget and explain why theycannot reduce spending. “Thereshould be absolutely no pay-to-playin Union County,” he said.

In terms of the 9-0 Democraticmajority, Mr. Dill said, “I don’t care ifyou have the majority. What I careabout is what you do with it, how yourun the government.”

“The key question is: how are wemanaging our finances? Could we bedoing better? And I think the answeris an unqualified, unequivocal yes,”Mr. Kline said. “It’s a $390 millionbudget. We are spending more than amillion dollars a day.”

He said retroactive raises by free-holders are “unconsciousable.” Healso objected to a recent news articlethat reported that 150 county em-ployees have 25-hour use of countyvehicles. He said at $20,000 per ve-hicle, “that’s $2 million right there”that could be saved in the countybudget. “County taxes have gone upabout 44 percent in the last fiveyears,” he said, an increase from$151.1 million in 2000 to $216.3million in 2005.

The issue of property taxes is themost important issue for Ms.Quattrocchi. She said that countytaxes are up 40 percent since 2000.“They (Democrats) are paying outmoney on contracts that are over-priced. They have a lot of consult-ants in the employ of the county,”she said.

Ms. Quattrocchi said duplicationof services must be eliminated.“Right now, Union County tries tobe all things to all people, rightdown to providing you with enter-tainment on a Sunday afternoon.And I don’t think that’s the role ofcounty government.”





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Westfield Voters to Select Mayor and Councilpersons on November 8

Audrey Fisch, Ward 1, DEM Frank Fusaro, Ward 2, DEM Tom Jardim for Mayor, DEM Andy Skibitsky for Mayor, GOP Sal Caruana, Ward 1, GOP

Westfield Candidate BiosVicki Kimmins, Ward 2, GOP

Dave Haas, Ward 3, DEM Tom Bigosinki, Ward 4, DEM Eric Leuthold, Ward 4, GOP Darielle Walsh, Ward 3, GOP


Andrew SkibitskyHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield MayorParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mayor Skibitsky is the

global marketing director withSchering-Plough in Union.

Education: The candidate is a cumlaude graduate of Rider University.

Experience: The candidate waselected to the town council from thethird ward in 2002. He was appointedto fill the mayoral vacancy in Junefollowing the resignation of GregMcDermott. As a councilman, hechaired the public works and publicsafety committees. He also served onthe Union County Development Rev-enue Sharing Committee.

Tom JardimHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield MayorParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Jardim is an attor-

ney in Morristown.Education: The candidate is a

graduate of the University of Rich-mond. He received his law andmaster’s degrees from American Uni-versity.

Experience: Mr. Jardim was electedmayor of Westfield in 1996 and wasreelected in 1998. He served as presi-dent of the Union County League ofMunicipalities. He serves on a num-ber of local boards, including theWestfield Foundation, WestfieldNeighborhood Council and theRaritan Valley Rail Coalition. Mr.Jardim was a candidate for State As-sembly from District 21 in 2001.

Sal CaruanaHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

First WardParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Councilman Caruana

is president of Foster Capital Corpo-ration, an investment managementfirm he founded in 1991. He has spentmore than 30 years on Wall Street.

Education: The councilman gradu-

ated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cumlaude from Binghamton Universityin 1973. He attended the CornellUniversity Law School briefly beforeleaving and going to work due to afamily illness.

Experience: Mr. Caruana waselected to the town council in 2002.He is a director with the WestfieldUnited Way and served on the boardof the Downtown Westfield Corpora-tion. He founded Westfield Cares(WeCare) following 9/11 to assistWestfield families directly impactedby tragedy. He also was thefundraising chairman for theWestfield September 11th Memorial.

Audrey FischHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

First WardParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate is a pro-

fessor of English and Education atNew Jersey City University in JerseyCity, where she has taught since 1993.Professor Fisch coordinates the Sec-ondary English Education program,training students to teach high-schooland middle school English.

Education: The candidate gradu-ated in 1987 from Amherst Collegewith a Bachelor of Arts degree inMath and English. She earnedmaster’s and doctoral degrees in En-glish from Rutgers University.

Experience: The candidate has vol-unteered as a class parent and a vol-unteer at Franklin School events. Sheand her family have run the Franklinpumpkin fair. The candidate has ref-ereed field hockey and girls’ lacrossein and around Westfield at the youth,high-school and college levels.

Vicki KimminsHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Second WardParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Ms. Kimmins is a sub-

stitute teacher at the Presbyterian

Westfield Democrats ExplainWhere They Stand on Issues

By The Westfield Democratic Candidates

Throughout this campaign season,The Westfield Leader has offeredspace for candidates for local officeto communicate with voters about theissues facing the Town of Westfield.We have utilized this useful forum toinform voters, and this article is abrief summary of our beliefs. If youwant to access the pieces you missed,please see the Westfield Democraticcandidates’ website:www.westfielddems.org.

First, we believe that the town cando better in controlling municipalproperty taxes. Over the last five years,municipal property taxes have in-creased by 34 percent. In 2004 alone,

municipal taxes rose by 11 cents per$100 of assessed value. Blaming thestate or county isn’t a viable answer.If we want to maintain the characterof our community, taxes need to re-main stable and low, as they did dur-ing the four years Tom Jardim wasmayor, when the average tax increaseper year was only 3.5 cents per $100of assessed value.

We believe we can minimize taxincreases by using long range capitalplanning, decreasing the amount spenton consultants and lawyers, and over-seeing the town’s operating divisionsin a more exacting, fiscally prudentmanner.


WF Republicans CandidatesVow to Continue Progress

By Westfield Republicans Candidates

When I first took office as Mayorof the Town of Westfield four shortmonths ago, I set forth an aggressiveagenda of progress and change. I di-rected the council, our town profes-sionals and service departments toaddress the important issues of ourtown.

I promised to listen to the citizensand make government more respon-sive. I promised to work to curtailover-development. I promised to im-prove our streets and parks. I prom-ised to do all these things and morewith less. With much hard work andlong hours, in just four short months,I have kept these promises and donemore.

I have served with great enthusi-asm as your mayor and look forwardto keeping my position as your mayorfor four more years. Also, I am fortu-nate to be running for this office sideby side with a great group of candi-dates that not only are my runningmates, but also my friends.

I have made eliminating waste,controlling spending and loweringtaxes the top priority of your towngovernment. As a member of thecouncil’s finance committee with over30 years experience in the financialservices industry, Sal Caruana – first

ward councilman, will help me tocontinue to develop innovative solu-tions to help keep property taxes lowincluding establishing shared servicesagreements with our school boardand surrounding towns. We also willcontinue to work with our volunteerCitizens’ Review Committee to takeour successful experience in improv-ing the effectiveness and efficiencyof the Department of Public Works toour other departments in town, therebysaving valuable tax dollars.

I know how important it is to pro-tect the quality of our neighborhoods.As a lifelong resident of the SecondWard, Vicki Kimmins, candidate forcouncil in the second ward, has wit-nessed first hand the changes in ourneighborhoods. Together, we willwork to enact tougher zoning ordi-nances to compliment the work wehave done thus far. The council, hav-ing passed into law ordinances tocontrol both “shoe horning” and“McMansions,” Vicki and I will con-tinue the council’s efforts by amend-ing our flawed zoning ordinance toremove the loopholes used by devel-opers. We will do this while preserv-ing the ability of existinghomeowner’s to increase the size of


Westfield voters will choose a mayor and elect four members to the town council this Tuesday. All positions are for four-year terms. Westfield voters elect council members in each of the town’s four wards every two years. This year’scampaign has focused on local property taxes, newly introduced user fees at town fields to pay for future capital improvements, parking improvements and fees, and better use of communication including an enhanced town website andbetter use of TV-36. Republicans currently hold the mayor’s office and a 7-1 majority on the council. Democrats are hoping to capture the mayor’s office for the first time in five years and only the second time in 95 years.



Church Nursery School in Westfield.Education: Ms. Kimmins is a 1980

graduate of Penn State University.Experience: The candidate has

served as treasurer of the JuniorLeague of Elizabeth-Plainfield, asthe assistant chairman of the Col-lege Woman’s Club of Westfield’sScholarship Committee, as thepresident of the Presbyterian Nurs-ery School Parent-Teacher Organi-zation and as the president of theWestfield TWIG of Children’s Spe-cialized Hospital.

Frank FusaroHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Second WardParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate owns a

commercial engineering and con-struction management firm.

Education: Mr. Fusaro has Bach-elor of Science and master’s degreesin civil engineering from the NewJersey Institute of Technology.

Experience: Mr. Fusaro is presi-dent of the Board of Directors of theWestfield Baseball League. He hasalso served as an officer with theWestfield basketball and soccer asso-ciations. He has been active with theWestfield Rotary and UNICO.

Darielle WalshHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Third WardParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mrs. Walsh is a con-

sultant with not-for-profit organiza-tions to provide training and organi-zational development solutions forboard development and effectiveness.

Education: The candidate has a

bachelor’s degree in psychology fromthe College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Experience: Mrs. Walsh was namedto the town council this past spring toa fill a vacancy. She previously servedon the Westfield Board of Ed. from1992 through 2001, holding the posi-tions of president and vice presidentduring that time frame. She has alsoserved four years as the chief volun-teer officer and chairman of theWestfield Y Board of Directors. Shehas held leadership posts with theUnited Way of Westfield and theWestfield Rotary Club.

David HaasHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Third WardParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: He is director of opti-

cal interconnect development at alarge electronics manufacturer.

Education: Mr. Haas has a doctoraldegree in optical electronics from theUniversity of California.

Experience: Mr. Haas served on thetown council in 2003. He was a mem-ber of the town’s board of adjustmentfor six years. Mr. Haas is a member ofthe Rotary, Friends of the WestfieldMemorial Library and the WestfieldIce Hockey Association Board.

Eric LeutholdHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Fourth WardParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mr. Leuthold is em-

ployed as an administrative directorof radiology at Pascack Valley Hospi-tal in Westwood.

Education: The candidate holds twoundergraduate degrees from the Uni-versity of Vermont and a master’sfrom New York University.

Experience: Mr. Leuthold has beenWestfield YMCA Y’s Men’s Clubmanager since 2000. He is a diplomatwith the American College ofHealthcare Executives.

Tom BigosinskiHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: Westfield Council,

Fourth WardParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Bigosinski has

been a practicing attorney for 11 years.Education: He holds an undergradu-

ate degree from Rutgers Universityand a law degree from the Seton HallLaw School.

Experience: The candidate is oneof three members of the WestfieldTree Preservation Commission.

Second, we believe that the towncan do better in controlling develop-ment. In our view, the threat to thecharacter of our neighborhoods isconsiderable and the response fromthe mayor and town council must bedecisive. We need to strengthen thetown’s zoning code both within localneighborhoods (zoning areas) andtown-wide. This means enacting or-dinances that address all areas ofbuilding (not just building heights). Italso means enacting ordinances thatare strong enough to allow us to main-tain the character of our differentneighborhoods (as a town-wide three-foot height restriction will not).

Third, we believe that the town cando better in providing basic servicesto our community. The condition ofour playing fields and parks, publicspaces, and roads points to the factthat town residents are simply notgetting a good value for their taxdollars. While taxes rose 34 percent,the level of municipal services hasn’tand indeed seems to be declining.Residents have a right to expect thattheir roads will get patched, and pavedwhen necessary; that our children willplay on safe, well-maintained fields;and that public spaces and parksthroughout town will be appropri-ately maintained.

Finally, we believe that the town


WestfieldGOP Statement


Westfield DEMsStatement

can do better at being accessible andresponsive. A person, not a machine,should answer or respond to calls byresidents. Taxpayers are right to ex-pect an honest answer to questions,including a realistic assessment ofhow long it will take to solve a par-ticular problem.

Neighborhoods with particular lo-cal problems need opportunities tooffer both their concerns and theirideas about solutions, and they needassurances that resolutions will bemade in a timely manner and reflectthe input of those residents. Morebroadly, the work of the council needsto be more transparent, with clearcommunication through the inexpen-sive vehicles of The Westfield Leaderand the Internet. In this way, resi-dents could understand the work-in-process of our local government andhave an opportunity to share theirexpertise and ideas on particular is-sues without having to attend councilmeetings.

Over the course of this campaign,we have visited thousands of resi-dents at their homes and spoken tocountless more in downtownWestfield and elsewhere. We are will-ing to listen and to work hard to solvethe problems facing our town, and wehope we have earned your votes onNovember 8.

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their new homes in keeping with theneighborhood feel. We are hopeful tocomplete this work in early 2006 af-ter a review of our concept legislationhas passed the muster of our planningboard, board of adjustment and boardof architectural review. When weachieve our ultimate goal, we willbalance the demand for new homeswith the desire to maintain the lookand feel of our hometown.

As a member of the council’s pub-lic safety, transportation and parkingcommittee, Darielle Walsh, third wardcouncilwoman, is committed to keep-ing our streets safe. CouncilwomenWalsh has already begun using herexperience and resume of volunteerservice in working with school ad-ministration officials, the WestfieldPolice Department and concernedparents to discuss traffic and pedes-trian safety around our schools and inour neighborhoods. We have recentlycompleted our review and shortly willbe implementing traffic control solu-tions for the eight most hazardousareas and intersections in town. Thisexperience will be our guide for con-tinued cooperative and interactivecommunity solutions to upgrade andincrease safety at other hot spotsaround Westfield.

I will work with Eric Leuthold,candidate for fourth ward council,and utilize his years of experience inthe budget process, collective bar-gaining negotiations and disaster pre-paredness to not only stretch our taxdollars and “do more with less,” butalso ensure that our town is preparedfor any threat to our citizens. By

utilizing Eric’s experience as plan-ning section chief and logistics com-mander of disaster preparedness at aregional healthcare facility, we willwork with the police and fire depart-ments to make sure that our emer-gency management planning is con-tinually being reviewed, ensuring thegreatest protection of our families.

I have worked hard as your as yourmayor and will continue my efforts tofulfill my promises to you. As mayorfor just four months, I promised anddelivered the solutions to many of ourlocal and town-wide issues. My prom-ises are heart felt, true and honest andmy achievements are clear, open andbeneficial to our town as a whole. Ipledge to continue the work of myfirst four months and multiple theseefforts to tackle all our issues over thenext four years.

Along with my running mates, SalCaruana, Vicki Kimmins, DarielleWalsh and Eric Leuthold we willwork, listen, fulfill our promises andproduce the results that you, the resi-dents of Westfield, expect and de-serve. It is only with your help onElection Day that we will continuethe good work of my first four monthsand continue to make Westfield thegreat place we know and love and callhome.

For more information on me andmy running mates, please visitwestfield2005.com. I hope you willsupport us and our efforts to keepWestfield the premiere town of UnionCounty known for our schools, ourhomes, our neighborhoods and mostimportantly, our wonderful people.

WF-DEMs Vie for Change,Say ‘We Can Do Better’

By BETSEY BURGDORFSpecially Written for The Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD –Democratic candi-dates have been going door-to-doorthrough Westfield in order to meet theirconstituents and hear their concerns.

“The best thing about walking is youget to meet wonderful people,” TomJardim said. “The best thing aboutWestfield is the people who live here.”

A dominant topic on residents’ mindsis the lack of parking downtown. Mr.Jardim said he has specific ideas that hehopes will help to elevate the conges-tion in lots, as well as on the street.

Mr. Jardim is suggesting is a valetservice for commuters. He also sug-gests overselling parking permits forcommuter lots. “Everyday that goes by(that the commuter lot isn’t full) is lostrevenue,” First Ward candidate AudreyFisch added.

Fourth Ward candidate TomBigosinski noted that the parking prob-lem in neighborhoods around WestfieldHigh School has a different set of cir-cumstances not associated with otherparking issues.

“The two problems (associated withhigh school parking) are the ability toaccommodate high schoolers and theimpact that it has on local residents,” hesaid. All the candidates feel the Na-tional Guard Armory on Rahway Av-enue across the street from the highschool is a viable parking option forstudents who want to drive to school.

The high cost of living in Westfield isone reason Mr. Jardim is making a bidto regain control of municipal govern-ment. “It seems to me when your dealta difficult hand, you have to get to

work,” he said, referring to the 11-centtax increase residents have been forcedto pay. “Don’t walk away from the tablesaying there is nothing I can do about it.Seniors can’t afford that.”

Third Ward candidate David Haasrecognized that overdevelopment intown is a “quality-of-life issue that goeson and on.” He said he feels heightrestrictions on new construction is a“baby step.” Mrs. Fisch added, “Thereis a street in all our wards where there isa teardown. We need to limit develop-ment and make developers have less ofa disruption on our neighborhoods.”

Mr. Bigosinski said he feels everyoneis in favor of responsible developmentbut that height restrictions don’t go farenough. “I am concerned about theimpact on our community. We need areal plan for replacing trees and limitingthe nuisance of construction.”

Mr. Jardim discussed the replace-ment of Police Chief Bernard Tracywho recently resigned stating, “Theparticular thing to look for is workingon bettering the job that police do andthe image of police in town.” He feelsthat the right candidate should makesame effort that Chief Tracy made toreach out to African Americans.

Second Ward candidate Frank Fusarovoiced concern over user fees for play-ing fields that is being considered bytown hall saying, “the town has to proveit is absolutely necessary.” He wouldlike more information as to how themoney is going to be “equitably distrib-uted between baseball and soccer.” Hesuggests having the Department of Pub-lic Works (DPW) take over field main-tenance and make it a priority.

Mrs. Fisch hopes to improve com-munication between residents and townhall by using community resources sothat “all people can have a voice.”

“I grew up in this town, I lived heremy whole life,” Mr. Fusaro continued.He noted that when he was in school,the BOE budget was $14 million. Thisyear, the budget was $79 million. “Idon’t see anyone looking at town bud-gets and school budgets and havingthem paired down,” he said.

“We need to visit all avenues andfind out how we can reverse this trend,”Mr. Fusaro continued. He said mainte-nance must be a priority and road main-tenance should be at the top of the list.“Our infrastructure is falling apart. Caremust be given to repairing our roads.”

WF-GOP United on Issues:Taxes, Traffic, Development

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Fanwood Voters to Select Two Members for Borough Council

Joan Wheeler, DEM Bruce Walsh, DEM Maureen Mawby, GOP Michael D’Antuono, GOP

Fanwood Candidate BiosJoan Wheeler

Hometown: FanwoodCandidate for: Fanwood Borough

CouncilParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Ms. Wheeler is employed

as the associate administrator at RunnellsSpecialized Hospital of Union County.She is a registered nurse and a licensednursing home administrator. She hasworked in system development and hos-pital administration in public and privatehealth-care systems for more than 40years.

Education: Ms. Wheeler holds a Mas-ter of Science degree in Nursing andBusiness Administration from WagnerCollege. She received her Bachelor ofArts degree from the University of theState of New York at Excelsior College.

Experience: The candidate has servedon the Fanwood Board of Health since2002. She is currently the board’s vicechairman.

Where Fanwood DemsStand on Important Issues

GOP Focus on Maintaining2-Party Gov. In Fanwood

By Joan Wheeler & Bruce WalshDemocratic candidates for Fanwood Borough Council

Fanwood residents deserve the mostqualified and experienced candidatesto represent their interests. That is whywe ask for your vote on Election Day.

We pledge to control the costs ofmunicipal government and pursue al-ternative means to support the servicesthat our community expects and de-serves. Because public education inNew Jersey continues to be fundedthrough local property taxes, we sup-port a Constitutional Convention toachieve structural reform and reduceproperty taxes.

We support current progress beingmade to increase business “ratables”in our downtown. In the past two years,under Mayor Colleen Mahr’s leader-ship, redevelopment is happening with-out the threat of eminent domain or a“one-size-fits-all” redevelopment plan.In fact, four exciting projects havebeen approved along South Avenuethis year alone - two of which havebroken ground already.

Renewed energy and interest in com-mercial improvements has occurredthrough the cooperation and consulta-tion of merchants, property owners,and concerned residents; and was rati-fied under the leadership of MayorColleen Mahr and unanimous votes ofDemocratic and Republican councilmembers who supported the new

downtown redevelopment plan.We want progress to continue. We

are prepared to address local issues wediscussed with the many residents wemet during the campaign walking doorto door and at numerous open housegatherings neighbors hosted in sup-port of our candidacy.

We share the concerns of seniorsabout housing, recreation, transporta-tion, and use of the new Forest RoadPark facility. We believe a percentageof the new downtown housing can beset aside for seniors who wish to down-size and stay in Fanwood.

We’re committed to providing saferoutes to schools for our children andto reduce speeding in our neighbor-hoods. We will work to fix roads andsidewalks, make intersections more“pedestrian friendly,” and help ourseniors and those who can’t drive totake care of their recyclables. We be-lieve we can achieve these resultsthrough shared-services and grantfunding.

As important as downtown redevel-opment is, it is equally important thatwe protect our historic district and ourother neighborhoods. We must protectour community against the prolifera-tion of so-called “McMansions” inFanwood. We must update our zoningordinances and give the planning boardthe tools it needs to maintain the charac-ter of our neighborhoods while still

Bruce WalshHometown: FanwoodCandidate for: Fanwood Borough

CouncilParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate is an at-

torney with a full-time private prac-tice. He also works part time in theoffice of the Union County Counsel.

Education: Mr. Walsh completed hisundergraduate degree at Iona Collegeand has a master’s from the City Uni-versity of New York. He received hislaw degree from the Brooklyn LawSchool.

Experience: Mr. Wash served on theBorough Council from 1988 to 1990and from 1993 through 1998. He wascouncil president in 1996 and 1997.He is a former Fanwood police com-missioner and fire commissioner. Cur-rently, he serves on the Fanwood Plan-ning Board. He was a member of theFanwood Board of Health from 2003to 2004. He served on the borough’slibrary board, historic preservation andshade tree commissions.

Michael D’AntuonoHometown: FanwoodCandidate for: Fanwood Borough

CouncilParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate is retired

after working 40 years in the bankingindustry.

Education: Mr. D’Antuono has aBachelor of Science degree in account-ing from Seton Hall University.

Experience: The candidate serves onthe finance committee at St.Bartholomew of the Apostle Church. Hehas also coached in the Fanwood YouthOrganization, Little League and theYMCA Flag Football league.

Maureen MawbyHometown: FanwoodCandidate for: Fanwood Borough

CouncilParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate is a certi-

fied project manager with AT&T. Herprofessional experience is in the field ofcorporate marketing, sales and humanresources. She is an instructor at the DaleCarnegie Institute.

Education: The candidate is a gradu-ate of the AT&T School of Business, theDale Carnegie Institute and Drake Col-lege.

Experience: Ms. Mawby is the presi-dent of the Parent-Teacher Association(PTA) at Park Middle and Brunner El-ementary Schools and has served on thePTA Council Executive Committee. Sheis a member of the Board of Directors ofthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Youth Base-ball Association and the Young People’sTheatre.

By Michael D’Antuono and MaureenMawby, Fanwood GOP Candidates

We appreciate this opportunity toaddress our neighbors provided by theeditors of The Westfield Leader and TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times. Thesenewspapers serve as a vital source ofinformation on civic and communityactivities in Fanwood and surroundingcommunities. And, as the newspaperissues demonstrate, there is a lot ofactivity in our community and religiousorganizations serving Fanwood, as wellas our town governing body.

We have both lived in Fanwood forover 30 years. We appreciate the smalltown environment in which we haveraised our children, and hope to preservethat environment for young families rais-ing their children today. That includessafe neighborhoods, good schools and avariety of youth activities.

Mike has coached basketball andbaseball teams for a number of yearsand Maureen was a leader on the PTACouncil. We have a strong appreciationfor the time and commitment of peoplewho have taken over those roles today.

As recently retired professionals, wealso appreciate the senior citizens forwhat they have given to this communityover the years and the challenges theynow face to maintain their homes andpay their bills on a fixed income. As wespoke with many neighbors in our door-to-door campaign, it was the seniorswho have expressed alarm over theincreasing property taxes and their abil-ity to remain in Fanwood.

We want to maintain a diverse com-munity, and we will study all avenues ofshared services with surrounding townsin order to control the costs of govern-

ment services.We will continue to raise questions

on the impact of the current DowntownRedevelopment Plan. Will the proposeddevelopers, with no building experi-ence, be able to complete their projectsin a timely manner? Why would thetown consider a tax abatement for de-velopers, when the objective is to bringin more revenue now?

Will the addition of up to 80 familiesultimately cost us more in school taxesthan we get in municipal taxes? And,why is there no traffic study on theimpact to our already congested down-town area? At every borough counciland planning board meeting we haveattended over the past few months, wehave come away with more questionsthan answers.

Fortunately, Mike’s career was incommercial banking and lending, so heknows the right questions to ask andwould be a real asset on the boroughcouncil.

In order to preserve our small townenvironment, control taxes, managesound development, and respond toneighborhood needs for safe streets, weneed two-party representation on theborough council. Republicans who areretiring from public office currentlyhold the two council seats up for elec-tion. Who will raise the questions ifthere is one-party control? Who willensure that proposals are well thoughtout before they are enacted? Who willspeak up for the taxpayers during bud-get meetings? That will be our role ifyou elect us to borough council. Wewant to ensure that all dealings of towngovernment remain open to public viewand in your interest.

allowing modest home improvementsthat enhance our quality of life. As yourcouncil representatives, we will workfor the adoption of new laws regardingfloor area ratios, height restrictions andtighter bulk variance requirements. Wemust be more pro-active in managingour growth instead of re-active to therequests of builders.

As active community volunteers, wealready are involved in the borough.Between Bruce’s experience as a formerborough council president, an attorneyspecializing in elder-law and an activemember of the planning board, andJoan’s participation as vice chair of theboard of health and her skills as anadministrator at Runnells SpecializedHospital with experience in budgetingand emergency management, we areuniquely qualified to serve the citizensof Fanwood.

In our capacities as volunteers andprofessionals, we know about public ad-ministration, budgeting, strategic plan-ning, legal issues, and the health and well-being of our neighbors. We have theexperience, energy and know-how nec-essary to make a difference, and we areready to continue our decades of involve-ment by serving on the Fanwood Bor-ough Council. We look forward to yoursupport on November 8.

Fanwood borough residents will elect two new members of the borough council to replace two retiring Republican members. Democrats currently hold the mayor’s office and a 4-2 edge on the council. Terms of office on the at-large governingbody are for three years. This year’s campaign has focused on a downtown redevelopment plan initiated by the administration of Mayor Colleen Mahr as compared to a plan proposed by former Republican Mayor Louis Jung. Shared serviceswith the County of Union and surrounding towns to save money, property taxes, and maintaining two-party representation on the council have also been key issues addressed by the four council candidates.




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Voters will be asked to select three Union County Freeholders to serve three-year terms plus to choose the county clerk to serve a five-year term. There are nine freeholders based in the county seat of Elizabeth governing the county’spopulation of a little over 500,000 people. Each year, three freeholders are elected on an “at large” basis. The county budget budget is approximately $390 million funded mostly by property taxes, which in this area amounts to about 20percent of the property tax bill. For the last ten years, the board has been composed of all Democrats based on their numerical voter registration in the densely urban population areas from Elizabeth, Plainfield, Linden and Union.

Garwood Voters to Select Two Members for Borough Council

Anthony Sytko, GOP Bruce Paterson, GOP

Four Candidates RunningFor Two Seats on Council

Garwood Candidate BiosWilliam Schadewald

Hometown: GarwoodCandidate for: Garwood CouncilParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Schadewald owns

Mr. B’s in Garwood, a pet and pet-grooming store.

Education: Councilman Schadewaldis a graduate of St. Anne’s ParochialSchool in Garwood, David BrearleyHigh School in Kenilworth and UnionCounty College.

Experience: Mr. Schadewald hasserved on the borough council for nineyears. He has served as Garwood Bor-ough Council president and currentlyserves on the streets and roads, recre-ation and senior citizen committees.

Walter TuckerHometown: GarwoodCandidate for: Garwood CouncilParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Tucker is an execu-

tive with a medal manufacturer.Education: Mr. Tucker graduated

from Kean University with a Bachelorof Science degree in Industrial Tech-nology and is a certified municipalofficial. He is a graduate of WarrenRegional High School.

Experience: Councilman Tucker cur-rently serves as borough council presi-dent. He was elected to a four-yearterm on council in 2001. He currentlyserves as fire commissioner.

Bruce PatersonHometown: GarwoodCandidate for: Garwood CouncilParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mr. Paterson is now the

head of construction estimating for alocal construction company. He has beenemployed with two engineering and con-struction firms and is presently startinghis own plumbing contracting company.

Education: Mr. Paterson has a Bach-elor of Science degree in MechanicalEngineering from Rutgers University.He is a licensed New Jersey plumber.Mr. Paterson is a 1969 graduate ofCranford High School.

Experience: The candidate has servedon various borough committees inGarwood including the Celebrations

Committee, Steering Committee forEducation Foundation, School Refer-endum Committee, and CentennialAnniversary Committee. He is the edi-tor of Garwood’s The Roaming Eye &Ear newsletter. He is treasurer of theGarwood Republican Committee anda district committeeman. Mr. Patersonwas a candidate for Union County free-holder in 2004.

Anthony SytkoHometown: GarwoodCandidate for: Garwood CouncilParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate is a ca-

reer fireman and deputy chief with theIrvington Fire Department.

Education: A graduate of RoselleCatholic High School, Mr. Sytko re-ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree inCommunication Studies and a minor inPolitical Science from The College ofNew Jersey in Trenton in 2003. He iscurrently a student at Seton Hall LawSchool in Newark.

Experience: The candidate is a mem-ber of the Garwood Republican Com-mittee.


GARWOOD – Garwood residents willchoose between four candidates for twoseats on the borough council on ElectionDay, Tuesday, November 8.

Republican Bruce Paterson, a life-longresident of Union County, graduated witha Bachelor of Science Degree in Me-chanical Engineering from Rutgers Uni-versity.

He has been employed in two engi-neering and construction firms and ispresently starting a plumbing contractingcompany. Mr. Paterson is currently nowhead of construction estimating company.

When asked why he was running forcouncil he said, “My main objective is tosupply information to the people ofGarwood.”

“I want people to know what is goingon, on the county level and the locallevel,” said Mr. Paterson, who ran lastyear for county freeholder.

Mr. Paterson already writes a quarterlynewsletter and distributes them person-ally throughout the borough. He has servedon various municipal, planning and schoolcommittees. He has taken a special inter-est in helping Garwood seniors and hardworking families.

His involvement in the school district’splans for construction helped save millionsof taxpayer dollars in the borough, accord-ing to Mr. Paterson. He says it’s a matter of“taxpayers versus the government.”

Mr. Paterson’s running-mate, AnthonySytko, graduated with honors from TheCollege of New Jersey with a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Communication Studiesand a minor in Political Science. He cur-rently is a career fireman and deputy chiefwith the Irvington Fire Department.

Mr. Sytko said he can bring a youngerperspective to the council and is capable ofmotivating change and progress in theborough. If elected, he plans to bring fiscalresponsibility to the local government dur-ing this time of rising property taxes. Healso said would work closely with theGarwood Board of Education to ensure thatchildren’s needs are more closely addressed.

“One point on my platform is opengovernment,” Mr. Sytko informed. “I willwork to give the government back to thepeople, not just on the county level, but onthe municipal level as well.”

“I don’t feel that the current council isdoing a good enough job representing thetaxpayers,” said Mr. Sytko. “They are notproperly defending their constituents, theybend toward the desires of the county.”

Mr. Sytko’s father served as a firefighter in Irvington for 25 years where herecently retired as deputy chief.

“I hold no bias toward any public ser-vice department, they all work togetherin concert to a common goal. I will ensurethat all emergency departments get theproper funding so we can work to securethe safety of all the citizens of Garwood,”Mr. Sytko said.

Democrat Walter Tucker has served on

the Garwood Borough Council for fouryears and is currently council president.A Garwood resident for 22 years, Mr.Tucker graduated from Kean Universitywith a Bachelor of Science Degree inIndustrial Technology.

Throughout his time on the board, Mr.Tucker, as fire commissioner, activelyparticipated in upgrading fire apparatusand equipment. He also established aborough parking committee and has beena strong supporter of chamber of com-merce activities.

If re-elected, Mr. Tucker said he plansto petition the State of New Jersey torepair sidewalks along North Avenue. Heis also a strong supporter of the reverse911 system, which is a fast way of broad-casting an emergency message from thefire department, police department andrescue squad to Garwood residents.

Councilman Tucker said he has dis-covered from speaking directly to theresidents that “the biggest issue in town isspeeding.” He is currently working withthe Garwood Police Chief to identifytrouble areas in the borough by usingradar and police surveillance.

William Schadewald, a nine-yearGarwood councilman, is a graduate of St.Anne’s Parochial School in Garwood,David Brearly High School in Kenilworthand Union County College.

He previously served as Garwood coun-cil president and is currently a member ofthe streets and roads, recreation, and se-nior citizen committees.

“I got into this (the Garwood BoroughCouncil) because I was born and raisedhere,” said Mr. Schadewald. “I have childrenin the public schools and I’m a local busi-nessman here. I care about this community.”

Mr. Schadewald said he played a roll indeveloping the borough’s police promo-tion policy and the installation of theborough clock. He also worked to up-grade Hartman Park.

Mr. Schadewald said he has workedhard to supply equipment needed for theGarwood Department of Public Works(DPW) and the police department.

He said he would work to entail bettermanagement of bulk waste pick-up, in-crease recreational activities and seekfuture grants for borough projects.

William Schadewald, DEM Walter Tucker, DEM




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Jon CorzineHometown: HobokenCandidate for: GovernorParty Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: United Senator for

New JerseyEducation: Senator Corzine is a

Phi Beta Kappa graduate from theUniversity of Illinois. After graduat-ing from college in 1969, Mr. Corzineenlisted in the United States MarineCorps Reserves, serving until 1975.Going to school at night, he receiveda Master of Business Administrationdegree from the University of Chi-cago Business School in 1973.

Experience: The candidate has rep-resented New Jersey in the U.S. Sen-ate for the past five years. He waselected to a six-year term in Novem-ber 2000. In 1997, he was appointedby President Clinton to co-chair astudy on capital budgeting as a meansof increasing investments inAmerica’s technology, infrastructureand schools.

Doug ForresterHometown: West Windsor.Candidate for: GovernorParty Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate is the

president of Benecard Services, Inc.,a prescription-benefits managementfirm he founded 15 years ago. He haslived in West Windsor since 1975, hasbeen married for 26 years, has threechildren and is 48 years old.

Education: Mr. Forrester holds de-grees from Harvard University andPrinceton Seminary.

Experience: A former mayor ofWest Windsor, Mr. Forrester servedas assistant state treasurer in Gover-nor Tom Kean’s administration. Hethen served as pension director forNew Jersey’s 500,000-member pen-sion. He has served the State of NewJersey as a consultant for the Depart-ment of Environmental Protection.

Jeffrey PawlowskiHometown: Parlin

Jon BramnickHometown: WestfieldCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 21Party Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: The candidate is an

attorney with an office in ScotchPlains.

Education: Assemblyman Bramnickholds a Bachelor of Arts in PoliticalScience from Syracuse University anda law degree from the Hofstra Uni-versity School of Law.

Experience: Mr. Bramnick wasappointed to fill a seat in the GeneralAssembly in February 2003. He waselected to a full two-year term inNovember 2003. He served on thePlainfield City Council from 1984through 1991.

Eric MunozHometown: SummitCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 21Party Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Assemblyman Munoz

is employed as a trauma surgeon andprofessor of surgery with the Univer-sity of Medicine and Dentistry ofNew Jersey in Newark.

Education: Assemblyman Munozholds a Bachelor of Arts degree fromthe University of Virginia as a pre-med student. He received his medicaldegree from the Albert Einstein Col-lege of Medicine and has a Master ofBusiness Administration degree inFinance from Columbia University.

Experience: Dr. Munoz was ap-pointed to fill a seat in the GeneralAssembly in 2001 and was elected to

Governor Candidate Bios

District 21 Candidate Bios District 22 Candidate BiosLinda Stender

Hometown: Fanwood.Candidate for: State Assembly,

District 22Party Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate is the

coordinator of volunteer services withRunnells Specialized Hospital in Ber-keley Heights.

Education: AssemblywomanStender has a Bachelor of Arts degreein Interdisciplinary Communicationsfrom American University.

Experience: Mrs. Stender waselected to the General Assembly in2001 and reelected in 2003. She waselected to three terms on the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freehold-ers, serving from 1994 to 2002. Shewas board chairman in 1997. Mrs.Stender served on the Fanwood Bor-ough Council from 1994 to 2002. Shewas mayor from 1992 to 1995.

Jerry GreenHometown: PlainfieldCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 22Party Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: Mr. Green is a self-

employed consultant in marketing andreal estate.

Education: The candidate is agraduate of the Roselle public schoolsystem.

Experience: Assemblyman Greenwas first elected to the General As-sembly in 1991. He was reelected in1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and2003. He served two terms on theUnion County Board of Chosen Free-holders, from 1982 to 1984 and from1989 to 1991. He was board chair-man in 1990. He is a former president

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a full two-year term in the legislaturein November 2001.

Steve MermanHometown: CranfordCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 21Party Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate is an

attorney in Cranford.Education: He received his under-

graduate degree from American Uni-versity and his law degree from theSeton Hall School of Law.

Experience: The candidate is thedeputy county counsel for the Countyof Union. He is the municipal pros-ecutor for the Borough of Garwoodand the board of adjustment attorneyfor Hillside and Roselle.

Bruce BergenHometown: SpringfieldCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 21Party Affiliation: DemocratOccupation: The candidate is an

attorney in Cranford.Education: Mr. Bergen has a Bach-

elor of Arts in Sociology and Psy-chology from Case Western ReserveUniversity in Cleveland, Oh. He re-ceived his law degree from the SetonHall University School of Law.

Experience: The candidate hasserved as the Springfield township at-torney since 1994. He ran for Congressin 1990. He is twice past president ofthe Cranford Rotary Club, former chair-man of the Union County Legal Ser-vices and current vice-chairman of theCentral Jersey Legal Services for Union,Middlesex and Mercer Counties.

of the Roselle and Linden MerchantsAssociation.

Nancy MaloolHometown: Scotch PlainsCandidate for: State Assembly,

District 22Party Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Mrs. Malool is a prac-

ticing attorney.Education: The candidate has a law

degree from the Seton Hall Univer-sity School of Law.

Experience: Mrs. Malool is ScotchPlains township councilwoman.

Elyse Bochicchio MedvedHometown: RahwayCandidate for: State Assembly.

District 22Party Affiliation: RepublicanOccupation: Ms. Bochicchio

Medved is a substitute teacher.Education: The candidate has a

bachelor’s degree from Hunter Col-lege, part of the City University ofNew York. She started but did notcomplete studies for a master’s de-gree in welfare policy from StonyBrook College of the State Univer-sity of New York.

Experience: The candidate is aformer Rahway City Councilwomanand ran for freeholder in 2002. Shehas been active on environmental is-sues with the Concerned Citizens ofUnion County. Ms. Medved is vicechairwoman of both the Union CountyRepublican Women and the RahwayRepublican Committee. She wasRahway Council liaison to the city’slibrary board and is a former memberof the Board of Trustees of the RahwayCenter Partnership, a group that worksto revitalize Rahway.

By LINDA STENDER, JERRY GREENCandidates for District 22 Assembly

New Jersey residents pay thehighest property tax bills in the na-tion. To address this escalating prob-lem, we proudly support and votedfor legislation, which authorizes astate constitutional convention forthe sole purpose of reforming thesystem of property taxation in thisstate. This bill puts the question ofwhether a convention should be helddirectly into the hands of the voters.

It is imperative that all residentsare actively engaged in this pro-cess. If adopted, the proposed meth-ods of restructuring the current sys-tem of property taxation put forthby this convention will affect everyresident in the state of New Jersey.The convention’s recommendationswill be presented back to the votersas a single package for their ap-proval at the next general election.Sweeping changes introduced at thespecial convention will only be ef-fective if there is significant sup-port for these plans at the groundlevel.

Our current property tax systemis making home ownership more

onerous and near impossible formany residents, particularly for theelderly, young and working fami-lies. This burden is also passed ontorenters and businesses owners, sti-fling the state’s economy. There isno questioning the need to supportpublic schools and municipal gov-ernments. Our current system mustbe changed so that the costs of theseservices are delivered in an equi-table manner. We are confident thatwith the participation of the votersof this great state, we will adopt afair and just system to support ourschools and municipal services.

We have made significantprogress and have accomplished agreat deal together during our timein the assembly. During that time ithas been a privilege to serve you.With your support, we will lookforward to returning to Trenton foranother term and working on theissues that matter to the residents ofthe 22nd Legislative District.

By JON BRAMNICK, ERIC MUNOZCandidates for District 21 Assembly

Fiscal ResponsibilityAssemblyman Eric Munoz and

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick knowthat providing families and seniorswith property tax relief must remaina top priority. They are working toend the runaway spending and bor-rowing of the politicians in Trenton.

Both legislators are fiscally respon-sible, they voted against tax and feeincreases on cell phones, gasoline,tire purchases, real estate sales, in-come, motor vehicle fees and medi-cal procedures.

They are supporting the establish-ment of “Fiscal Swat Teams.” Theseteams would act as watchdogs of statetax dollars by conducting unan-nounced audits of different govern-ment agencies.

Common SenseThe assemblymen sponsored a law

to impose tougher penalties againstconvicted sex offenders. The legisla-tion also provides support for victimsand their families.

They also support legislation torequire convicted felons to pay forthe cost of their incarceration.

Their strong support for protectingthe environment has earned them thesupport of the New Jersey Environ-mental Federation and the Sierra Club.Their commitment to a strongereconomy has earned them the sup-port of the National Federation ofIndependent Business.

Targeting CorruptionAssemblyman Munoz proposed a

law that will take away pension ben-efits of corrupt politicians who areconvicted of a crime while in office.

Both legislators support legislationthat will keep politicians from steer-ing lucrative government contracts totheir friends.

Candidate for: GovernorParty Affiliation: LibertarianOccupation: Mr. Pawlowski owns

Pawlowski Inc. DBA Pride LandscapeSupply. The candidate was an in-structor and night-school assistantprincipal at the Middlesex CountyVocational School District in EastBruswick from 1981 to 1985.

Education: A graduate of ChristianBrothers Academy in Lincroft, Mr.Pawlowski received his bachelor’sdegree in industrial technology fromMontclair University. He holds twomaster’s degrees, one in educationaladministration from Kean Universityand a second in business administra-tion from Seton Hall University. Healso received his certification as amunicipal official from Rutgers Uni-versity in 1989.

Experience: The candidate servedon the Sayreville Council from 1999to 2001. He has also served as amember of the town’s planning boardand as a member of South Amboyvolunteer rescue squad.

Hector CastilloHometown: PatersonCandidate for: GovernorParty Affiliation: IndependentOccupation: Mr. Castillo is em-

ployed as an attending physician atthe Essex Surgery Center.

Education: The candidate gradu-ated from Paterson High School in1973. He received a Bachelor ofScience degree in Biology in 1976from Seton Hall University, with aminor in Chemistry. Dr. Castilloreceived his medical degree fromthe University of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey in 1981.He graduated from Columbia Uni-versity with a degree in internalmedicine in 1984.

Experience: The candidate ran formayor of Paterson in 2002. Dr.Castillo has served as advisor to themedical board of Congressman Wil-liam Pascrell, Jr. (D-8, Passaic).

Jon Bramnick (R) Eric Munoz (R) Steve Merman (D) Bruce Bergen (D)

Linda Stender (D) Jerry Green (D) Nancy Malool (R) Elyse Medved (R)

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By NANCY MALOOLCandidate for District 22 Assembly

I am a candidate for state assemblybecause, as a taxpayer, I am angrythat New Jersey residents pay someof the highest property taxes in thenation. Because, as a mother, I wantto insure that our schools are safe andcontinue to provide an outstandingeducation, yet do not overly burdentaxpayers. And because I am tired ofliving in a state that is so full ofcorrupt politicians that we providematerial for late night talk show hostson a regular basis.

In recent years, our representativeshave made our great state an embar-rassment. Clearly, most politicianstoday care more about themselves

and fulfilling their own needs and thoseof their friends than they do about theconstituents that they were elected torepresent. Nepotism, patronage, no-bid contracts, pension-padding, no-show jobs, campaign contributions inexchange for state contracts are someof the ethical lapses that occur daily inour state government, not to mentionoutright abuse and corruption. Be-coming an elected official used to beabout public service. Sadly it has be-come about self-service.

I believe that becoming an electedofficial is a privilege – one that I amhonored to hold as a councilwomanin Scotch Plains and one that I would

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Forrester: It’s Time forReal Change in TrentonBy DOUG FORRESTERRepublican Candidate for Governor

It’s time to take back New Jersey fromthe politicians and power brokers whohave raised our taxes and turned a blindeye to corruption, and return New Jerseyto the people. It’s time we brought realchange to Trenton.

Elect me as your Governor and we willbring change to New Jersey – cut propertytaxes by 30 percent, reduce wastefulspending, and fight the corruption thathas plagued our state for too long.

My wife Andrea and I moved herenearly 30 years ago with only a few dol-lars in our pockets. New Jersey has givenus the opportunity to work hard, raise afamily, educate our children, and start abusiness. But now all that we have workedfor is being threatened by rising propertytaxes, wasteful spending, and corruption.

We can change that. I am not a politi-cian – I am a businessman with a real planto permanently cut property taxes by 30percent and change Trenton.

My property tax relief plan – the 30-in-3 Guarantee - will reduce property taxesby 30 percent over three years on NewJersey’s hard-working families and se-niors.

The plan provides a 10 percent prop-erty tax cut in the first year, a 20 percentcut in the second year, and a 30 percentcut in the third year. In the third and everyyear going forward, 30 percent of yourproperty tax bill will be paid for by the

state and guaranteed by the state constitu-tion.

We will pay for property tax relief bycutting wasteful spending – like the hun-dreds of millions of tax dollars beingwasted on a hockey arena in Newark, thethousands of political patronage jobs JimMcGreevey created, the exorbitant feespaid to politically connected contractors.The list goes on and on.

Corruption costs New Jersey an esti-mated $1 billion every year. It’s robbingus of our tax dollars, robbing our childrenof their education, and sapping the faithand confidence that we must have in ourgovernment and its leaders.

To fight corruption, we will institutetough, comprehensive ethics reforms. Wewill end “pay to play” by banning theappropriation of state contracts to cam-paign contributors and making all gov-ernment contracts go to bid. We willcreate an elected state auditor and stateaudit team to root out and eliminate gov-ernment waste, fraud, and abuse.

It’s time to put an end to higher andhigher property taxes every year.

It’s time to put an end to the corruptionand scandals that have plagued our state.

It’s time to put an end to governmentbeing run to benefit the friends of thepowerful political bosses.

It’s time to take back New Jersey.Give me your vote and we will lower

property taxes, root out corruption and makeNew Jersey a better place for all of us.

By JON S. CORZINEDem Candidate for Governor

I’m often asked why I’m running forgovernor, and the answer is simple: Iwant to make sure New Jersey is the bestplace in America to grow up, to go toschool, to live, to work, to start a business,and to retire with security.

I feel lucky to have lived the AmericanDream. I went to great public schools andhad the support of a loving family and astrong community. I worked my waythrough business school at night, thenstarted at the ground floor of a greatAmerican business and worked my wayup, eventually leading a company namedone of the 10 best places to work inAmerica.

I want to move New Jersey from theold pattern of “tax, borrow and spend” toa new strategy of “invest, grow and pros-per.” I believe we need to invest in ourhuman assets. We are home to one of themost diverse, best educated, highly skilled,and most ambitious and hopeful popula-tions in the world. All of our potentialmust be put to work to broaden opportu-nities for every family in New Jersey.

First, we need to make New Jersey a farmore affordable place. Throughout mycampaign for governor, I have outlinedwhat I call my “Affordability Agenda,” tomake life more affordable for New Jerseyfamilies.

Since February, I’ve outlined specificplans to do this – from creating 10,000new tuition assistance grants to help fami-lies afford college, to doubling fundingfor after-school programs that give work-ing parents an option for a safe, enrichinglearning environment for their children.

I have also outlined my plan, in the nextfour years, to make affordable health careavailable to 95 percent of New Jerseycitizens, and to cut costs for families 10

percent below what they otherwise wouldbe. Unacceptably, 1.2 million of our fel-low New Jerseyans go without any healthinsurance. They only receive health careat a moment of crisis – and at the highestcost - in our hospitals’ emergency rooms.Those who are uninsured are seeingdouble-digit premiums increases annu-ally. I know we can do better.

I have also offered a real property taxplan that delivers relief to those who needit most. My plan provides a responsibledirect rebate to middle class New Jerseyfamilies and seniors. Those rebates willincrease 10 percent each year over thenext four years. Beyond rebates, I willwork for a Citizens’ Property Tax Con-vention to find a permanent solution tothe unfair property tax burden thathomeowners across this state can no longerafford.

Another aspect of making New Jerseymore affordable is growing high wagejobs. When I’m governor, creating jobswon’t be just the focus of an agency or‘line B’ in some program; it will be mypersonal mission. By making strategicinvestments in research and developmentthrough what I call an “Edison InnovationFund,” and leveraging growth in our portregions to grow the logistics and port-related industries, we can drive high-wage job growth for decades.

It’s time to bring a higher ethical stan-dard to every level of government. Asgovernor, I will end pay-to-play at alllevels of government and establish a new,elected state comptroller to crack downon waste, fraud and abuse from schoolboards to the governor’s office.

New Jersey deserves a government ashonest and hard working as its people,and as governor, it will be my mission togive New Jersey citizens value for theirhard earned tax dollars.

By JEFF PAWLOWSKILibertarian Candidate for Governor

I have a history of standing for open,honest government and I view my in-volvement in libertarian politics as anextension of that theme.

A resident of New Jersey my entirelife, my experience in the inner workingsof local government have given me a realopportunity to study what is wrong withNew Jersey politics.

As a husband and father of two daugh-ters, I understand the value of family andpersonal responsibility. As an Eagle Scout,a member of Sacred Heart Church, amember of the Rotary club, Lions Club,and former member of the South AmboyFirst Aid squad, I have proven myself tobe a vital part of the Sayreville commu-nity. As a councilman and planning boardmember, I grew tired of party politics andsquabble. The old parties spend too muchtime attacking each other and not enoughtime attacking the problems our residentsface everyday.

I have seen issues mishandled and resi-dents cheated out of honest government.In our party, I have found answers to theproblems effecting politics in general.Perhaps the greatest single problem todaywith publicly elected officials is a lack ofaccountability and personal responsibil-ity. Public servants who serve only them-selves cripple local and state government.I will be a public servant, not a self-servant.

I believe in a strong, but limited, gov-ernment that protects and serves its citi-zens. I will shrink the size of state govern-ment. Lower taxes and less governmentspending will result in a better life for all.

New Jersey is ready for an independenthonest politician that owes nothing tocorrupt party bosses and owes no favorsto special interests.

Because of my experience, integrityand honesty, I am the ideal candidate totake on the commitment of bringing open,honest, smaller government to New Jer-sey voters. Life for all.

Smaller GovernmentOur state’s residents are among the

highest taxed citizens in the nation. I willonly approve legislation that shrinks thesize, power, spending, taxes, and debt oftoday’s big government. I will end un-founded mandates and edicts from Tren-ton.

Open GovernmentThe string of federal indictments of

Democrats and Republicans supports the

notion that New Jersey is the most corruptstate in the union.

Our state government is clogged withpatronage jobs and pay-to-play contracts.The best weapon against corruption is toreduce the size and power of governmentat every level. I will use executive order toensure that if a taxpayer dollar is spent,there will be a record of it on a website. Iwill also require that every public meet-ing agenda and minutes will be availableon line as well.

Private Property RightsMany New Jersey towns are currently

considering using eminent domain to al-low for redevelopment on private prop-erty. I will work to restore private prop-erty rights. I will stand against eminentdomain seizures and uncompensated regu-latory takings of private property. Gov-ernment has no business confiscating yourproperty for developers of shopping mallsand luxury condominiums.

Second Amendment RightsI believe in the Second Amendment

and stand with law-abiding people whoown firearms for protection, target shoot-ing, or hunting.

Property Tax ReformThe Republicans and the Democrats

have proposed virtually identical plans toshift the burden of government schoolingfrom property taxes to state income taxes.Neither of these plans will reduce taxes. Iwill put an end to the state mandatedexpenses that are being forced upon localschool districts. I will support tax breaksfor parents with children outside of thegovernment school system. This is thefirst step toward fostering competitionthat will improve the quality of educationfor all students.

End Consensual Activities LawsI believe in a strong, but limited gov-

ernment that protects and serves its citi-zens. I do not believe in a government thattells you how to live your life, because ina free society, government has no busi-ness creating laws against consensualactivities.

End Penalties for Victimless CrimeI will work toward removing all laws

against activities that do no harm to aperson or property of another, leavingmore resources to combat real crime. Iwill work to repeal seat belt and helmetlaws. I will work to repeal all sin taxes. Iwill focus on removing criminal penaltiesfor marijuana use, with a particular em-phasis on making marijuana medicallyavailable to seriously ill people.


WESTFIELD – Mayor Andy Skibitsky,who took over on June 21 on the resigna-tion of former Mayor Greg McDermott,hopes to get the opportunity to serveWestfield for the next four years. FirstWard Councilman Sal Caruana is seekingre-election for another four-year term.

Candidates Ms. Kimmins of the Sec-ond Ward, Darielle Walsh of Ward Threeand Mr. Leuthold of Ward Four are firsttime candidates for municipal council.

Councilwoman Walsh told The Leaderand Times that quality of life issues areforemost in residents’ minds. “Residentsdidn’t feel their voices were being heard,”she said. She feels her nine years on theWestfield Board of Education have givenher a unique perspective about what isimportant to residents.

Working as a business administrator,Mr. Leuthold feels he can find new waysto “streamline operations and save tax-payer dollars.”

As a team, they agree that controllingtaxes, traffic calming and opening thechannels of communication between resi-dents and the mayor and council are themost important issues facing the town.

Mayor Skibitsky started Saturdaymorning “Coffee with the Mayor” to keepthe communication lines open betweenhimself and residents. He has met withover 100 residents listening to their con-cerns, opinions or ideas in a one-one one

format. Mayor Skibitsky frequently heardabout the need for traffic-calming mea-sures.

The council recruited citizens to be partof a Citizens’ Traffic Advisory Committeewhose focus was to investigate improve-ments to eight high-priority locationsthroughout town. Changes are being madeor are in the process of being done.

They commented that seeking a newpolice chief is an importnat priority. “Atthis time it is not our intent (to lookoutside the department),” CouncilmanCaruana responded. The process to fillthe vacancy has not yet begun.

Knock down/tear downs and shoehorn-ing are major problems in town that needto be addressed. Two ordinances are be-ing rewritten to halt the influx ofMcMansions. One piece of legislatureestablishing guidelines as to corner lotconstruction has already been approvedby the governing body.

“It has a major impact on keeping withthe charm of the neighborhood,” MayorSkibitsky said.

The other ordinance being revised in-volves reducing the height restriction of anew home 38 to 35 foot maximum. Thefloor area ratio (FAR) of new construc-tion is also being reviewed.

“The new ordinances do not impactrenovations or additions,” CouncilmanCaruana said. “They will impact newhomes - these are the target of theseordinances.”

value greatly as an assemblywoman. Ihave spent more than 15 years in gov-ernment service. During the eight yearsI spent as chief of staff to the lateAssemblyman Alan Augustine, a manof the highest integrity. It is possible toserve your constituents without com-promising your principles.

If I am elected, I will never abusethe power I’ve been granted for myown benefit. Unlike the incumbentsin this district, I will not be beholdento county bosses who control themajority of the district; I will not takeadvantage of taxpayers by working ata county job created just for me at arate of $65,000 a year; and I will notwaste the time and effort working todefeat candidates on the local level.

I believe the fundamental issues onpeople’s minds are property taxes, eth-ics and schools. Our high propertytaxes are a direct result of our schoolfunding method and wasteful spend-ing due to ethical lapses. Research hasidentified $1 billion in wasteful spend-ing in Trenton, which could have beenused to increase the paltry ‘property taxrelief’ rebates that many recently re-ceived. Even rebates themselves costmillions of dollars to administer. I favora non-partisan, elected auditor position


Malool District 22be established to identify this waste. Themoney saved could be credited to tax-payers on their tax bills, thus savingmore money by eliminating the rebates.

School taxes account for an averageof 65 percent of every property tax bill.The school funding method has beencalled archaic, unfair and regressive.The inescapable truth is that there is arelationship between the quality of atown’s school district and the propertyvalues in that town. What doesn’t makesense is that the state has not providedadequate state aid to schools in years.What also doesn’t make sense is that wehave 566 municipalities in New Jerseyand more than 600 school districts. Man-datory regionalization efforts will re-duce the burden on taxpayers.

Significant savings resulting fromsmaller government, elimination ofwaste and corruptive practices mustbe dedicated to more state aid to schoolsand municipalities, thus lowering theburden on taxpayers through lowerbudget increases, while providing di-rect relief to taxpayers.

I am not satisfied with the statusquo, and I cannot sit by idly whilethey continue to raise taxes, reducerebates, and do little to improve theeveryday lives of their constituents.



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