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�� Publisher’s Note...................................................Page 2Mayor McDermott’s Note to the Community.......Page 4Former Merck & Co. CEO Dr. Roy Vagelos.........Page 6Commercial and Theater Actress Allison Siko.......Page 10Former U.S. Attorney Michael Chertoff...............Page 11Advisor to Governor DiFrancesco Renee Trabert...Page 12NJPAC Publicist Shayne A. Miller........................Page 14Resourceful Community Guides...........................Page 18Westfield Government Listing..............................Page 20Westfield Realtor and Actress Hye-Young Choi......Page 22New Jersey Labor Commissioner Mark B. Boyd.....Page 24Westfield Park Directory.......................................Page 25Sports Coverage.....................................................Page 26Therapist and Author Dr. Peter M. Kalellis..........Page 32Academy Award-Winning Actress Anne Revere....Page 33Head of Turnpike Authority Frank McDermott...Page 34Football Player Dave Brown................................Page 35Westfield Police Department Roster......................Page 36Westfield Fire Department Roster........................Page 37Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad Roster..............Page 38Politician Thomas Kean, Jr...................................Page 40Nursery Schools and Private Schools.....................Page 41Houses of Worship................................................Page 42Potpourri of Clubs and Organizations..................Page 44Westfield Town Clerk Bernard A. Heeney..............Page 46Old One Horn: Fact or Fiction?.............................Page 48Westfield Board of Education Listing....................Page 52Meet Your Government.........................................Page 54

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Specially Written for This Is Westfield

Is it something in the drinking water?The Town of Westfield has a special

knack for turning out notable personalitiesin all walks of life.

Some of these individuals have decided tomove on from Westfield to pursue the goalsthat make them so notable. Others haveopted to plant their roots in Westfield’s soilfor good.

The Westfielders featured in our 29thEdition of This Is Westfield are profiles incivic duty, creativity, leadership, science,government, sports, medicine and courage.

The number of notable characters whohave made Westfield their home is as innu-merable as the stars in the heavens. Wesimply cannot count them all. Our spot-lighted stars are a small sampling of thosewho touch our lives as Westfielders incountless ways.

* * * * *Profiles in Government

Renee Trabert, who serves as chief advi-sor to Acting New Jersey Governor DonaldT. DiFrancesco of Scotch Plains, can boasta family tree with strong branches that havestood the test of time in Westfield, with rootsdeeply entwined in improving the welfare ofsurrounding communities.

David Palladino, Classical Music Corre-spondent for The Westfield Leader and TheTimes of Scotch Plains-Fanwood inter-viewed Ms. Trabert for This Is Westfield.

Mr. Palladino described this governmentleader as “welcoming,” “fascinating,” and“deeply committed to her sense of family, aswell as her role as a state official.”

Leader/Times Political and GovernmentEditor Paul J. Peyton had a similar experi-ence during his interview with politicianThomas Kean, Jr., a recent candidate for theCongressional seat in the seventh district.

Mr. Peyton did not only learn about thelong line of Kean’s who have left theirmarks on the town, but he discovered thatMr. Kean shares a love and respect forWestfield with his wife, Rhonda and youngdaughter, Elizabeth.

Profiles in CreativityWestfield is not a stranger to excellence in

cultural preservation or talent in the arenaof performing arts. Teenage actress AllisonSiko, Hye-Young Choi and Shayne AustinMiller are proof of that.

As Leader/Times Theater Correspon-dent Kerrianne Spellman Cort discov-ered, Allison has spent most of heryoung life shooting for the stars. And,there are few she hasn’t caught. Fromher roles in Roosevelt IntermediateSchool productions, to Paper Mill Play-house, and Westfield Young Artists’Cooperative Theater, Allison has takenthe stage with some of the top perform-ers in the business.

Allison has flashed across televisionscreens in commercials for Vlasic,Fisher-Price, Cheerios, and Burger

King, to name a few. Through her manyroles, Allison has made the acquain-tance of Susan Lucci of “All My Chil-dren” fame, Betty Buckley and DeborahGibson, among others.

Mr. Palladino, who interviewed ReneeTrabert, also learned about some of thecreative gems in town – namely ShayneMiller.

Having just moved to Westfield, Mr.Miller juggles acting roles and the high-profile career of publicist at The NewJersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)in Newark. Playing Jesus in Godspellchallenges Mr. Miller as much as beingresponsible for almost 20 productionsat NJPAC in March alone.

Ms. Cort also had the pleasure ofmeeting Hye-Young Choi of ColdwellBanker’s Westfield office. If beingnamed the “Number one Realtor –Westfield Office and Area” isn’t enoughof a prestigious accomplishment, shehas also conquered the Broadway stageopposite Yul Brynner in The King andI.

Gone but not forgotten is AcademyAward-winning actress Anne Revere.Community Editor Suzette F. Stalkerresearched the life of the formerWestfield resident who attendedWestfield High School. A descendantof Paul Revere, she is best known forher role as Elizabeth Taylor’s mother inNational Velvet.

Profiles in LeadershipLeaders from Westfield hold strong posi-

tions in New Jersey companies and state

Frank X. McDermott Renee Trabert

Peter M. Kalellis Shayne Austin Miller

Thomas Kean, Jr. Hye-Young Choi

departments. Enter New Jersey LaborCommissioner Mark B. Boyd, formerU.S. Attorney Michael Chertoff andhead of the New Jersey Turnpike Au-thority Frank X. McDermott.

Leader/Times reporter Fred Rossi,who covers the Scotch Plains TownshipCouncil, interviewed Mr. Boyd and Mr.Chertoff about their roles in being topleaders and Westfield residents.

As Labor Commissioner, Mr. Boydreported that his primary interests areworkplace literacy programs and help-ing the disabled community move intothe economic mainstream.

Mr. Chertoff, who served as Repub-lican Counsel during the Whitewaterhearings, praised the excellence main-tained throughout the Westfield SchoolDistrict.

Deborah Madison, who reports on is-sues in both Scotch Plains and Fanwood,learned that Mr. McDermott, the fatherof Westfield Mayor Gregory S.McDermott, seeks to keep the New Jer-sey Turnpike running as smoothly aspossible. A partner in a law firm basedin Liberty Corner, he discussed his rolein politics and his pride in Westfield.

Profiles in MedicineLeader/Times reporter Marylou

Morano learned about the legendary con-tributions to medicine made by formerWestfielder Dr. Pindaros Roy Vagelos.Former Chief Executive of Operations atMerck & Co., Inc. in Rahway (now head-quartered in Whitehouse Station), Dr.Vagelos found the preventative medicinefor river blindness and pioneered themanufacturing of several other pharma-ceuticals which continue to heal peopleworldwide.

Dr. Vagelos’ family owned and oper-ated the Westfield Candy Shop and theWestfield Sweet Shop.

Dr. Peter M. Kalellis, a licensed psy-chotherapist, marriage and family thera-pist in Westfield, knows how to mend themost fragile hearts and how to renew themost downtrodden souls. Though encap-sulated, the story of his adventures andcontributions to psychology is certain tofascinate readers.

Profiles in SportsQuarterback for the Arizona Cardi-

nals Dave Brown, who became an ath-letic celebrity while attending WestfieldHigh School (WHS), still maintains ahome in town. WHS Coach EdTranchina details his memories of Mr.Brown with WHS student and Leader/Times writer Steven Krakauer.

* * * * *While walking down the street in the

downtown or sharing a cup of sugarwith a new neighbor, one never knowswhich Westfield notable dwells amongus. One thing is certain, however. Thetown is bustling with leaders, artists,molders of our government, healers andfamous athletes.

That is something to be proud of.

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Top Left: Mayor McDermott with RepublicanCouncilpersons Neil F. Sullivan, Jr., JanisFried Weinstein and Matthew Albano

Top Right: Mayor McDermott converses withone of Westfield’s finest about safety issues inthe town.

Below: Mayor McDermott with his four daugh-ters and wife, Andrea McDermott.

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By MAYOR GREGORY S. McDERMOTTSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

Westfield is a community in whichordinary people do extraordinary thingseach and every day.

There is, in fact, a tradition ofpublic service in this communitythat dates back to our town’ssettler days.

Some three hundred years ago,Westfield’s first act of business asa newly-incorporated township in1794 was to commit to raising$100 for the support of the poor.

Westfield residents have al-ways cared about each other andabout the welfare of the town in whichthey lived. It is one of the many character-istics that distinguish our town.

Thanks to the service, dedication andthe talent of outstanding Westfield resi-dents, our town has matured into one ofthe most successful communities in thestate. We have established a premier down-town with a wide range of businesses,retail stores and restaurants.

Our top-notch school system, high qual-ity of living, community spirit and enthusi-asm attract new residents to Westfield eachand every year and inspire generations of

families to call Westfield their home.Strong and vital communities like

Westfield don’t just happen. They are cul-tivated, maintained and encour-

aged by concerned individu-als who are willing to makeit happen. And there areso many here in Westfieldwho make it happen notjust for our community,but also for our neigh-bors throughout the state.

I salute Westfield’smany exceptional residents

and thank all of the indi-viduals and organizations that

work tirelessly to support ourtown, to ensure its continued prosperity andto better the world around us.

It is truly the people of this town thatmake Westfield Westfield.

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By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

For nearly 50 years, Dr. PindarosRoy Vagelos has been touching livesand his contributions to medicine haveimproved the quality of life for peoplethroughout the world.

A Westfield native, Dr. Vagelos’parents immigrated from Lesbos, asmall Greek island located off thecoast of Turkey. Joining family mem-bers already settled in Westfield, theVagelos family owned and operatedthe Westfield Sweet Shop and theWestfield Candy Kitchen.

Oddly enough, Dr. Vagelos’ loveof medicine began while helping hisparents with another family busi-ness, Estelle’s Sweet Shop inRahway. The scientists employed atMerck and Co., Inc. would stop infor lunch and while waiting tables,Dr Vagelos would hear them talkingabout their projects.

It was those lunch time conversa-tions that inspired Dr. Vagelos to ma-jor in science at the University of

Pennsylvania and pursue a medicaldegree at Columbia University Schoolof Medicine.

After Columbia, Dr. Vagelos caredfor heart patients at National Insti-tutes of Health and chaired the De-partment of Biochemistry at Washing-ton University School of Medicine. Hediscovered the acyl carrier proteinwhich helps synthesize fatty acids.

In 1976, Dr. Vagelos was appointedPresident of Merck, Sharp & DohmeResearch Laboratories. He then movedon to Chairman of the Board and CEOof Merck, a position he held for 19years.

“I had to retire from Merck at age65”, Dr. Vagelos, now age 72, ex-plained to This Is Westfield. “It wascompany policy.”

While CEO of Merck, Dr. Vagelosset a precedent for socially-respon-sible medicine. Mectizan, an anti-para-sitic medication developed by Merck,had been found effective in killing theparasitic worm, onchocerca vulvulus,transmitted by flies. Bites from in-

fected flies cause a condition known asriver blindness in humans.

Clinical trials conducted by Merck inAfrica showed the drug to be safe forhumans. Just one pill a year preventsriver blindness. When the countries withthe highest incidence of River Blindnesswere economically unable to obtainMectizan, Dr. Vagelos arranged for Merckto distribute the drug at no cost world-wide, thereby preventing River Blindnessin an estimated 21 million people. Theprogram has cost Merck hundreds ofmillions of dollars over the years.

“The River Blindness project contin-ued long after I retired,” commentedDr. Vagelos, adding that the project has

been an example and an encouragementto other pharmaceutical companies tohelp those countries that can’t affordnecessary medication.

Two other widely-used drugs werealso developed under Dr. Vagelos’ di-rection at Merck - Mevacor to lowercholesterol and Proscar to treat en-

larged prostate glands.Dr. Vagelos received the Bower Award

for Business Leadership from the FranklinInstitute for his role in the Mectizan Project.He is also the recipient of the Pupin Medalpresented by the Columbia EngineeringSchool for distinguished service to thenation in Engineering, Science and Tech-nology, as well as many other honorsbestowed by the scientific community.

He is a member of the American Acad-emy of the Arts and Sciences, the NationalAcademy of Sciences and the AmericanPhilosophical Society. Dr. Vagelos is theauthor of over 100 scientific papers.

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Vagelos have founded the Roy and DianaVagelos Laboratories of the Institutefor Advanced Science and Technologyat the University of Pennsylvania.

They have established the VagelosScholars Program in Molecular Life Sci-ences also at the University of Pennsylva-nia, and they tirelessly raise funds for theaward, which is presented to studentsinterested in the biological sciences.

The Drs. Vagelos currently live inPeapack-Gladstone. They have beenmarried 46 years and are the parents offour grown children.

The same week he retired from Merckin 1994, Dr. Vagelos accepted a positionas Director and Chairman of the Board ofRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a smallcompany in Tarrytown, N.Y. He nowdirects an additional company, AdvancedMedicine Inc., located in San Francisco.

Both companies are involved in thedevelopment of new medication.

“The pharmaceutical industry hasgone through many changes over theyears and more changes will follow,” com-mented Dr. Vagelos. “My career has beena lot of fun and very busy and continues to

SPECIAL HONOR...Dr. Vagelos, left, and Walter H. Annenberg, the former U.S. Ambassa-dor to the United Kingdom, earned the American Assembly’s Service to Democracy Award in1994.

WISE SPEAKER...With 50 years of service tothe pharmaceutical and science industries,Dr. Vagelos is a popular guest speaker atuniversities and conferences worldwide.

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By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORTSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

There is something truly special aboutWestfield resident Allison Siko. It isnot the fact that at the ripe old age of 13she is a professional actress with manyremarkable credits.

Allison began performing in com-mercials when she was three, and hassince appeared in movies and on theprofessional stage. One of the directorsthat she worked with on a Fisher Pricecommercial liked her so much that hesent her the toy that was featured in thespot as a gift.

Allison also had the honor of starringalongside Betty Buckley and DeborahGibson in Paper Mill Playhouse’s ac-claimed production of Gypsy. Indeed,Allison has hobnobbed with the stars.But that isn’t what makes her specialeither.

She is special because she is just socool. This Is Westfield was thoroughlyimpressed with how grounded Allisonis, not to mention the young actress’intelligence and wisdom.

Grounded, intelligent and wise, at 13.While she loves her entertainment

work, she made it very clear that it wasreally just a hobby, an “after-schooljob.” Her schoolwork comes first andshe isn’t upset about that at all. In fact,she likes it that way. When asked whather favorite subject in school was, shewittily replied that “I’m sure most kids

would say lunch was their fa-vorite subject, but I think Ilike art class the best.”

Allison explained that shereally likes all of her classes,with Spanish and the sciencesalso being favorites, but thatart class was a peaceful timeof the school day.

She told This Is Westfieldabout a trip that she took toLos Angles to visit her friend,actress Hallee Hirsch. Insteadof describing the business con-tacts she made and what kindof work she might have donein LA, she told This IsWestfield about how much funshe had doing tourist-y things.Strolling down Hollywood’sWalk of Fame, visiting theHollywood Sign. Just being akid, hanging around in theCity of Angels with her bestfriend.

Allison Siko

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TAKING THE STAGE...Westfield’sAllison Siko took the stage last year inRoosevelt Intermediate School’s produc-tion of Annie, Jr.

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After his four-year tenure as UnitedStates Attorney concluded, MichaelChertoff and his family were looking tomove from their Mountainside residenceto a new home.

“We knew Westfield, we patronized the

told This Is Westfield.So in the mid-1990s, Mr. Chertoff, 47,

settled on the north side of town, where hehas lived ever since.

Calling Westfield “a wonderful town,”Mr. Chertoff, who is employed as a Partnerin the Litigation Department in the Newark-based office of the Latham & Watkins lawfirm, said he likes the town for severalreasons.

“There is a warm, wonderful group ofpeople here. We have a lot of friends here,”noted Mr. Chertoff, who served as U.S.Attorney from 1990-1994.

For approximately 10 years, he shoul-dered the responsibilities of federalprosecutor for New Jersey and the south-ern area of New York. During that time,Mr. Chertoff collaborated with the

Customs Service while investigatingcases involving money laundering, nar-cotics trafficking and export controlviolations.

Mr. Chertoff was also responsible foroverseeing probes into organized crime andwhite collar crime.

From 1991-1994, he participated in someof the top levels of the Department ofJustice while serving as a member of theAttorney General’s Advisory Committeeof United States Attorneys.

From 1995-1996, he took the helm andheadlined as Republican Counsel to theSenate Whitewater Committee, investi-gating the Whitewater real estate trans-action.

In that role, which he held for approxi-mately 13 months, Mr. Chertoff con-

“The center of the town has anice mix. It’s a real downtownwithout being overwhelminglylarge. It’s not like a big shopping

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In October 2000, heagreed to aid the Sen-ate Committee in ana-lyzing New Jersey po-lice documents in orderto determine the in-volvement by FormerNew Jersey AttorneyGeneral Peter Vernieroin racial profilingthroughout the state.

A native of Elizabeth,he also stated that he likesthe way Westfield is geo-graphically laid out.

“The center of thetown has a nice mix.It’s a real downtownwithout being over-whelmingly large. It’snot like a big shoppingmall, but more like aclassically New En-gland town,” he ex-plained.

Mr. Chertoff alsopointed to the fact thatthere are “plenty ofthings to do” in town,including the variety ofrestaurants and stores.

Mr. Chertoff, whosewife works in town,also lauded the publicschools in Westfield,which his daughter at-tended for a time.

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�� By DAVID PALLADINO

Specially Written for This Is Westfield

Grounded in hometown tradition,Renee Trabert is a true daughter ofWestfield — a shining example of thebest that the town has to offer.

Ms. Trabert is a woman who hasbecome comfortable with the ultimatebalancing act: creating the super fam-ily, a dynamic career, and serving as acivic leader to be reckoned with.

Along with her husband WilliamHeinbokel, Ms. Trabert, is the motherof two children bearing great Irishnames, Maura, 5, and Liam, 2.

With a professional and civic-ori-ented career, which has spanned thehighest levels of public service from thelocal to the state level, Ms. Trabert hasassumed a new role — traveling dailyto Trenton to serve as Advisor to theGovernor.

Starting, as always, with the family,Renee and her husband William aredevoted parents. She commented thather children love music, adding thatMaura is especially drawn to Celticmusic — perhaps even a future Irishstep dancer.

Ms. Trabert commented that youngMaura has even shown an early interestin politics. She said that the first ques-

tion her daughter would ask inthe morning during the recentneck to neck election was“Mommy, who is our new presi-dent?”

It is in fact, tough dividingtime between work and fam-ily, but Ms. Trabert confided,“Bill and I have created amanageable balance betweenhome and work.”

Political and civic servicehave after all been one of thecentral focal points of the Irish-dominated Trabert clan, andRenee is, quite inescapably, theinheritor of a great political tra-dition of a family totally de-voted to the welfare of Westfield.

In fact, one could refer to themas our own hometown version ofpolitical Camelot.

Not only the daughter ofFormer Westfield RepublicanChairman Dick Trabert, Reneeis first cousin to the currentMayor of Westfield Gregory S.McDermott, and the wife of aWestfield Board of Adjustmentmember.

But also, in her own shining

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QUALITY TIME...It’s all aboard for the TrabertFamily, which includes Renee, her husband BillHeinbokel and children, Maura and Liam. On Page13 at far right, Renee relaxes porchside with children.

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Ms. Trabert has been and is in themidst of the best in New Jersey

politics. In fact, if GovernorDiFrancesco is giving a speech, youcan bet that Renee wrote it.

“My work for Don DiFrancesco, hasbeen going on since even before I gotout of college.” She worked for thenRepresentative DiFrancesco duringsummer recess and school breaks.

Upon graduation from college, shereceived a call from GovernorDiFrancesco, asking her to come andwork for him for at least a year. Afterabout a year in his district office, shewent on to work at several of the lead-ing advertising agencies in Manhattanand New Jersey, which specialized in

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ON THE JOB...Juggling work and family is at the top of Renee Trabert’s resume. Ms. Trabertserves as top advisor to Acting Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco. Pictured, left to right, are:Ms. Trabert, Mr. DiFrancesco and Rae Hutton of the Governor’s Office.

various fields from finance to familymatters.

“Through my work with these diverseagencies and task assignments, and withexposure to such top quality people, Ireally had the chance to hone my techni-cal and writing skills,” she related.

After gaining valuable experience inthe field of public relations and writing,

Ms. Trabert returned to work for Gover-nor DiFrancesco in a more active role.She became involved with speechwritingand branched into legislation.

Ms. Trabert, in fact, was involved inseveral significant and important legaladvances.

“We are especially proud of initiatingthe series of laws which became known

as “Megan’s Law” as well as contribu-tions to criminal history screening andstate child care laws.”

Involvement in the field of politics cer-tainly seemed to be in the cards for Ms.Trabert. Her earliest childhood recollec-tions included riding in Fourth of Julyparades and handing out literature in thearea and at shopping malls for her fami-lies various political campaigns.

Having attended Westfield PublicSchools, Ms. Trabert commented thatshe was well prepared educationally,for the writing rigors that were to come.

She proudly stated that she had “someof the best teachers” who helped influ-ence her career.

Involved in Advanced Placement Englishand Sophomore Honors Program, she fondlyremembered English teacher Bob Eyre. Shealso recalled other instructors, including thewell-respected Walt Clarkson, who pro-vided effective guidance in writing skillsand college preparation.

In fact, Ms. Trabert served as a co-editor in the triumvirate leadership ofWestfield High School’s award-win-ning newspaper, Hi’s Eye.

Other extra-curricular activities atWestfield High School also saw Ms.Trabert performing on the clarinet aswell as holding the position of concertmistress of the concert band. She addi-tionally served as assistant drum majorin the marching band.

Ms. Trabert also remembered muchof the French she learned at WestfieldHigh School, which she considered to-day to be “passable.” Très bon.

Not wandering too far after highschool, she continued her studies atMuhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.where she kept on the competitive andcutting edge.

Choosing Muhlenberg because of itsCommunications Department, she wenton to further design her own major ofHuman Resource Management, laterimplemented as an official program bythe school.

While at Muhlenberg, she was alsoinstrumental in starting a chapter of theAlpha Chi Omega Sorority on campus,serving as their first president.

Ms. Trabert commented, “It’s kind ofstrange to know that my name has to bememorized by all pledges to the Soror-ity for all time!”

She has kept in touch with goings onsince her graduation from Muhlenbergby acting as a New Jersey liaison forprospective and current students ofMuhlenberg from the area.

On top of her commitments to her homelife and demanding career, Ms. Trabert isalso devoted to the artistic culture of ourregion through her work for the WestfieldSymphony Orchestra and church-relatedactivities.


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A LEADER AT THE PAC...Shayne A. Miller of Westfield stands outside of the New JerseyPerforming Arts Center where he serves as Asst. Publicist for the dynamic arts facility.

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Originally hailing from SouthPlainfield, Assistant Publicist at the NewJersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)in Newark Shayne Austin Miller, an upand coming Westfield star, embodies theexact attributes that every one of us liketo see — a healthy abundance of talent,enthusiasm, charm and a sincere desire tomake our community a better place.

Mr. Miller, who is certainly no strangerto the area, said, “I moved to Westfieldbecause it was just the place that I wantedto be.” He further noted that “there is somuch life here, so many great shops, amovie theater, a Starbucks, and even agreat symphony orchestra”

“What else could anyone wish for?” heasked.

A man who believes strongly in a mis-sion, Mr. Miller’s objective fits Westfieldperfectly — the desire for building com-munity. His strongest wish is to enrich thearea culturally by giving back as much ashe can to the community through histalents and professional work at NJPAC.

Mr. Miller graduated just this past yearwith a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theaterfrom Kean University. While at Kean, he

worked with the Human Rights Cam-paign for a semester down in WashingtonD.C., another mission he strongly be-lieves in.

INTO THE WOODS...Full time publicist,part time actor, Shayne Miller took the stagein the 1999 production of Into the Woods atKean University.

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After the recent election concluded, Mr.Miller applied for and obtained a positionas Assistant Publicist at NJPAC, where hecurrently handles media relations with thepress including television, print and radio.

Mr. Miller was seen on FOX’s morningprogram “Good Day New York,” per-formed piano on NBC’s “Sunday TodayShow,” and was interviewed on “Talkingwith Lee Leonard” on News 12 NewJersey.

“I have been with NJPAC for a littleover four months now and love workingthere. We have some of the best people inthe field on staff and I feel so fortunate tobe a part of it all,” he told This Is Westfield.

Many Westfielders have already vis-ited, and in fact, regularly visit, the cul-tural marvel known as NJPAC, whichstands solidly at the center of the culturalrevival of the once great diamond of acity, Newark.

Mr. Miller commented, “NJPAC is

adding to the Renaissance of Newark andtruly serves to help fuel the great eco-nomic engine of the revitalization efforts.This revitalization is so important to mepersonally, and to all of my associates, asit clearly shows that we are being suc-cessful in our attempt to rebuild ourcommunity in an even more meaningfuland positive way.”

NJPAC has indeed become a focal pointfor what is best in New Jersey performingarts. Mr. Miller is particularly pleasedthat the facility is considered New Jersey’spremier arts education center for studentsand their families.

“This educational mission is also im-portant to me because I am also so person-ally devoted to education,” he confided.

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“This (NJPAC’s) educationalmission is also important to mebecause I am also so personallydevoted to education.”

--Shayne MillerAssistant Publicist, New Jersey

Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Photo courtesy of Robert Baird

FROM PUBLICIST TO ACTOR...Shayne Austin Miller portays Jesus Christ in a recentproduction of Godspell.

Photo courtesy of Robert Baird

ACTING UP...Shayne Austin Miller takes center stage during the Rainbow ExperienceTheatre Company’s production of Godspell.

his talent and experience by serving asDrama Director at South Plainfield HighSchool and the South Plainfield SummerDrama Workshop.

In addition to his duties at NJPAC, Mr.Miller certainly keeps active as a theatricalperformer. He hasstarred in such hon-ored roles as Tonyin West Side Story,Jack in Into theWoods, Curly inOklahoma andJesus in Godspell.

In fact, he de-livered an encoreperformance ofJesus in Godspellat the First Congregational Church inWestfield on Saturday and Sunday, March17 and 18, with the Rainbow ExperienceTheater Company.

In addition to professional theater, hehas also been featured in a show at SixFlags Great Adventure in Jackson in whichhe completed over 300 performances.

He also has a permanent singing engage-ment as tenor in the choir of St. Andrew’s

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Eye Bank(800) 653-9379Family Crisis Intervention(908) 298-7800Family Health Line(800) 328-3838Homeless Union County(908) 756-6060Nar-Anon, Families of Addicts(800) 322-5525Organ Donation(800) 528-2971Psychiatric Crisis Intervention(908) 355-5556Runaway Crisis Line(800) 621-4000Senior Citizen Information(888) 280-8226Social Security Administration(800) 772-1213Substance Abuse Service(908) 527-4837Victim/Witness Program(908) 527-4596

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Westfield High School Project Graduation

Turkey Trot at Tamaques ParkWestfield Municipal Elections

Sweet Sounds DowntownMerchants participate in Sidewalk Sale Days

Westfield Board of Education holds elections

Spring Fling Festival held in downtown area

Westfield Recreation Commission sponsorsannual Five Miler & Fun Run

Philhower Fellowship Award givenWestfield Lions host Annual Easter Egg HuntMiller-Cory House Museum holds Sheep-to-Shawl

Rotary Club of Westfield Pancake DayRead Across America in Westfield Schools

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Nursery Schools, Westfield Symphony holdsBalloon Festival in Mindowaskin Park

Symphony’s Tour of Notable HomesWestfield Art Association’s “Art in Westfield”

Memorial Day ParadesWestfield Public Schools begins Spring Concerts

Classic Car Shows beginFarmers Market begins for summer months.Garden Club of Westfield holds annual Garden Tour.

FestiFall Arts & Crafts sponsored by ChamberJersey Jazz by the Lake

Faith in Westfield Awards sponsoredAnnual Greek Festival of Westfield sponsored

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Taste of WestfieldCacciola Street Fair

Franklin Elementary School Pumpkin FairWestfield Y’s Men host Halloween ParadeOptimist Club co-sponsors Haunted House

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Berkeley HeightsMayor Michael Chait (908) 464-2700Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard G. Bozza, (908) 464-1718, [email protected] Sal Bonaccorso, (732) 388-3600Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul J. Ortenzio, (732) 574-9600CranfordMayor George J. Jorn, 3rd, (908) 709-7200Superintendent of Schools Dr. Emalene F. Renna, (908) 272-9100ElizabethMayor J. Christian Bollwage, (908) 820-4170, www.elizabethnj.orgSuperintendent of Schools Thomas G. Dunn, Jr., (908) 558-3000, [email protected] Louis C. Jung, (908) 322-8236Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol B. Choye, (908) 232-6161, [email protected] Michael Crincoli, (908) 789-0710Superintendent of Schools Bill Murphy, (908) 789-0165, [email protected] Michael Tripodi, (908) 276-9090Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lloyd M. Leschuk, (908) 276-5936, [email protected] John T. Gregorio, (908) 474-8495Superintendent of Schools Joseph E. Martino, (908) 486-5818

MountainsideMayor Robert F. Viglianti, (908) 232-2400, [email protected] School Administrator Dr. Gerard A. Schaller, (908) 232-3232, [email protected] ProvidenceMayor Allen Morgan, (908) 665-1400, [email protected] of Schools Geoffrey Gordon, (908) 464-9050PlainfieldMayor Albert T. McWilliams, (908) 753-3000Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larry Leverett, (908) 731-4200Roselle ParkMayor Joseph DeIorio, (908) 245-6180, [email protected] of Schools Dr. Char Stanko, (908) 245-2103Scotch PlainsMayor Martin L. Marks, (908) 322-6700,Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol B. Choye, (908) 232-6161, [email protected] Sy Mullman, (973) 912-2200, [email protected] of Schools Gary Friedland, (973) 376-1025, [email protected] Walter D. Long, (908) 273-6400, [email protected] of Schools Dr. Michael G. Knowlton, (908) 273-3023, [email protected] Peter Capodice, (908) 851-8500, [email protected] of Schools Dr. Theodore Jakubowski, (908) 851-6400, [email protected]


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MAYORGregory S. McDermott

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TOWN COUNCILPeter Echausse

First Ward Councilman (R)

Carl A. SalisburyFirst Ward Councilman (D)

Rafael J. BetancourtSecond Ward Councilman (R)

Matthew P. AlbanoSecond Ward Councilman (R)

Claire LazarowitzThird Ward Councilwoman (D)

Neil F. Sullivan, Jr.Third Ward Councilman (R)

Janis Fried WeinsteinFourth Ward Councilwoman (R)

Lawrence A. GoldmanFourth Ward Councilman (D)

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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTVincent A. Wilt, Chairman

Glenn de Brueys Frank IsoldiWilliam J. Palatucci David HaasHenry K. Kelly Michael Brandman, Alternate 1Doris S. Molowa Jane Sentivan, Alternate 2William Heinbockel Vince Loughlin, AttorneyKathleen Neville, Zoning Official Colleen Mayer, Secretary

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

Sheldon M. Glickman, Vice President VacancyClifford J. Sheehan Ellen PollackDrew A. Harris Lawrence D. BudnickThomas O’Neill, Alternate 1 Lisa Sharkey, Alternate 2Carl Salisbury, Council Liaison Robert M. Sherr, Health Officer

Marylou Fashano, Secretary

Meetings are held once a month on the last Monday.

Meetings are held once a month on the second Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers

BOARD OF HEALTHW. Jubb Corbet, Jr., President

Meetings are held once a month on the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room in Town Hall.

Joseph Biren Jane SentivanCarol Ginsburg Craig Stock

Robert Newell, Alternate

PLANNING BOARD

Meetings are held once a month on the first Monday in Council Chambers.

Martin Robbins, Vice Chairman Richard Elbert, Alternate 1William Ziff William J. Cariste, Alternate 2Anthony LaPorta Kenneth B. Marsh, Class IIJay McDonald, Class IV Rafael Betancourt, Council LiaisonVictor Trzesniowski, Class IV Jay Boyle, Class I, Mayor DesigneeRobert Newell, Chairman Paul Strachler, Attorney

Kenneth B. Marsh, Secretary

RECREATION COMMISSIONKeith Hertell, Chairman

Janis Fried Weinstein William PalatucciKaren Masciale Jonathan W. JonesThomas Cusimano Debbie JuddJohn O’Leary Robert C. Smith

Ray Mattes, Alternate 1Mike Cash, Alternate 2Peter Echausse, Council Liaison

(Open)Meetings are held once a month on the first Monday at 8 p.m. in the Recreation Conference Room in Town Hall.

COUNCIL COMMITTEESFinance CommitteeMatthew Albano, Chairman

Peter Echausse, Carl Salisbury, Lawrence Goldman

Laws & Rules CommitteeCarl Salisbury, Chairman

Matthew Albano, Neil F. Sullivan, Lawrence Goldman

Public Safety CommitteePeter Echausse, Chairman

Rafael Betancourt, Carl Salisbury, Claire Lazarowitz

Public Works CommitteeJanis Fried Weinstein, Chairwoman

Rafael Betancourt, Carl Salisbury, Claire Lazarowitz

Solid Waste CommitteeClaire Lazarowitz, Chairwoman

Carl Salisbury, Janis Fried Weinstein, Rafael Betancourt

Personnel CommitteeRafael Betancourt, Chairman

Janis Fried Weinstein, Mayor Gregory S. McDermott, Peter Echausse, Carl Salisbury

Finance CommitteeMatthew Albano, Chairman

Peter Echausse, Carl Salisbury, Lawrence Goldman

Town AttorneyRobert Cockren

Town AdministratorThomas P. Shannon

Town EngineerKenneth B. Marsh

Town ClerkBernard A. Heeney

Recreation Director(Open)

TOWN OFFICIALS

Building & Town Property CommitteeLawrence Goldman, Chairman

Matthew Albano, Claire Lazarowitz

Transportation, Parking & Traffic CommitteeNeil F. Sullivan, Chairman

Janis Fried Weinstein, Peter Echausse, Lawrence Goldman

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David B. Corbin for This Is WestfieldHARD WORKING SHOES...Councilman Carl Salisbury gives credit to his shoes for carryinghim to victory (January 1999).

MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD

Melissa Stanton Lynn KolterjahnBetty Barcan Michele Albano, TreasurerCynthia Cockren Barbara BaggerSusan Jacobson, Mayor Designee Dr. William J. Foley, Ex-Officio or His Designee

Meetings are held once a month on the third Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Library.

Edmund K. Faltermayer, President

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVENUE SHARING COMMITTEEAndrew Skibitsky Larry McDermottDani Holder, Alternate Jennifer Siburn, Alternate

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TREE PRESERVATION COMMISSIONMichael Snizek Ronald J. BurkettElizabeth Harbaugh David Williams

Meetings are held once a month on the first Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room at Town Hall

Claire Lazarowitz, Council Liaison

LOCAL ASSISTANCE BOARDTerry Tainow Ellen AndersonThe Reverend Kevin Clark Lenore Scurry

Meetings are held four times a year per State Law. At their reorganizational meeting, the members decide when they will meet for the year.

Patricia Antonelli

SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD

Douglas Schwarz, Property Owner, Chairman Joe Spector, Property Owner, Vice ChairmanDavid Martone, Merchants, Treasurer Bernadette M. Houston, MerchantsSherry Cronin, Residents Sal Carauna, ResidentsAlan DeRose, Mayor Designee James Gildea, Town Administrator’s Designee

Meetings are held once a month,usually on the third Monday. There are also three standing committees: Design,Promotions, and Economic Development. Membership is open to all interested volunteers.

TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARDDarryl Walker Phil FalconeLorre Korecky Phil LearyRita Kessler Linda PickeringEileen O’Donnell Jeanne McCardyRichard Solomon Neil F. Sullivan, CouncilmanMeetings are held once a month on the first Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room at Town Hall.

Tony Longo, Executive Director

Ingrid McKinley for This Is WestfieldCOUNCIL HEARS CONCERNS...Members of the Westfield Town Council pose for a photo in TownHall. Pictured, left to right, are: Councilpersons Rafael J. Betancourt, Janis Fried Weinstein, LawrenceA. Goldman, Mayor Gregory S. McDermott, Councilpersons Neil F. Sullivan, Claire Lazarowitz andPeter Echausse. Not pictured are Councilmen Matthew P. Albano and Carl A. Salisbury.

SOLID WASTE ADVISORY BOARDWilliam Kravec John Salerno, Alternate

Attends Union County meetings.

UNION COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARDMarvin Gersten Robert Castelo


CULTURAL & HERITAGE PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARDOlga Vargas Joyce Delpopolo


AIR TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARDJerome Feder Rosemary Millet


WESTFIELD HOUSING COMMISSIONAndrew Skibitsky, Ex-Officio Larry McDermott, Ex-OfficioKaren Trzesniowski Joanne NeylanBarry Thomashow Jennifer Brandt

Meetings are held once a month on the first Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room at Town Hall.

Albert Schleifer

INSURANCE ADVISORY BOARDKeith Firestone Jon BramnickMichael P. Locascio John Crout

Mark Swingle

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

Robert Vivian, Class B, Vice-Chairman Todd Evans, Class CBonnie L. Danser, Class C Donna Rothstein, Class CDiana Edkins, Class B William Ziff, Class CElizabeth H. List, Class C Pamela McClure, Alternate 1Alexander Antonelli, Class A Lawrence Susman, Alternate 2

Meetings are held once a month on the last Monday at 8 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room at Town Hall.

Nancy Priest, Class A, Chairwoman and Town Historian

Claire Gray, Secretary


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Photo Courtesy of Hye-Young ChoiSHE’S QUITE A LADY...Hye-Young Choirelishes one of her portrayals of Lady Thiang,the head wife to the King of Siam in The Kingand I on Broadway.

Photo Courtesy of Hye-Young ChoiBROADWAY CELEBRITY...Before Hye-Young Choi came to the Coldwell Banker office inWestfield, she played opposite Angela Lansbury on Broadway in The King and I.

By KERRIANNE SPELLMAN CORTSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

On her journey from Koreato Westfield, Hye-YoungChoi, made a few interestingdetours along the way.

Although she is a ScotchPlains resident, she spendsan enormous amount of timeand energy making contri-butions to the Westfield com-munity as the Number OneColdwell Banker realtor forthe Westfield area.

The classically trained so-prano left her homeland tostudy at The Manhattan

School of Music where sheearned masters degrees in mu-

sic and music education. Shereceived critical acclaim for her

Carnegie Recital Hall debut andsoon found herself starring oppo-

site Yul Brynner in the Broadwaysmash hit, The King and I.

Long before Ms. Choi was win-ning awards for her remarkable real

estate reputation, she was singing theglorious music of Rodgers and

Hammerstein, eight shows a week fornearly seven years. That translates toapproximately 2000 performances asLady Thiang, the head wife to the Kingof Siam.

The character of Lady Thiang singsone of the more recognizable songsfrom the show, the beloved “SomethingWonderful.”

Ms. Choi was so terrific in the rolethat she was chosen by Mr. Brynner toaccompany him to London to star in theWest End production of The King andI, where she had the opportunity toperform for the Royal Family.

So how does an opera and Broadwaystar wind up in the New Jersey Associa-tion of Realtors Million Dollar SalesClub? Discipline. She claims her track

record at Coldwell Banker, Westfield,speaks for itself.

Ms. Choi told This is Westfield thather career in real estate, like her amaz-ing run on the great white way, requiresfocus and the utmost discipline.

Singing for 3,000 people each eveningis no easy task, and Ms. Choi ap-proaches her real estate career in thesame manner.

“I can’t do anything halfway,” shetold This is Westfield. “I like to focuson only one thing at a time, and Icommit to it 100 percent.”

So why did she choose real estate aftersuch a successful career in the arts?Ms. Choi told This is Westfield thatwhen her husband, Paul Tse, was hiredas the Music Department Chairman at


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Photo Courtesy of Hye-Young ChoiA GRACIOUS TALENT...One of the highlights of Hye-Young Choi’s career includedperforming with the legendary Yul Brynner.

Union County College, they relocatedto Cranford from New York.

She instantly fell in love with the areaand soon found herself thinking about acareer change. When she told her hus-band that she was considering real es-tate, he asked her how she thought shewas going to accomplish that, and shereplied, “I’ll just try!”

Clearly, Ms. Choi’s positive attitudehas paid off. She has been the numberone Realtor in the Westfield area everyyear since 1994. A Gold Level memberof the Million Dollar Sales Club, Hye-Young also received the prestigious honorof being inducted into the InternationalPresident’s Elite, a privilege given toless than one percent of ColdwellBanker’s nearly 52,000 sales associatesin the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

When asked if her music and actingskills come in handy when selling realestate, Ms. Choi told This is Westfieldthat while the two industries are verydifferent, the discipline that she de-veloped as a singer has certainlyhelped her in her current career.

“When you train professionally andconstantly practice your music, thattype of discipline can only help you,no matter what you choose to do.”

This is Westfield asked Ms. Choi ifthere was someone who had influencedher in a positive way, and she immedi-ately mentioned the late Yul Brynner.


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DISCUSSING THE ISSUES...In February, Westfielder and New Jersey Labor CommissionerMark B. Boyd sat down with host of Caucus New Jersey, Steve Adubato to discuss jobs andeconomic development in the state and advancements in technology. The program, “Wired forBusiness,” aired on public television stations.

By FRED ROSSISpecially Written for This Is Westfield

Westfielder Mark B. Boyd, whospends his days in Trenton as NewJersey Commissioner of Labor, actu-ally grew up in Mountainside, but spenta great deal of time as a youth indowntown Westfield, including goingto the movies at the Rialto Theater.

“So when it was time to buy a housein 1989,” he told This Is Westfield,“the choice wasobvious.”

Mr. Boyd, whohas headed theLabor Depart-ment since lastJune, stated, “Anumber of thingsattracted me toWestfield.”

First, was the school system. Hewanted his two oldest children, who 12years ago were set to start school, toreceive “a first-class education,” andsaid he had “no doubt that Westfield fitthat criteria.”

Second, was the downtown businessdistrict, which Mr. Boyd termed “oneof the great jewels” not only in the area

but in all of New Jersey. He also listeda number of other factors that drewhim to Westfield, including the trainstation, which is located just a fewsteps away from his house on Boule-vard, and what Mr. Boyd called “thebasic infrastructure of the commu-nity,” such as its sports teams andrecreation programs.

All these factors, he said, havebrought his family “a wonderful

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Board of Education several years ago.Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Boyd

said he continues to be involved withthe flag football program. His threechildren are now spread across theschool system.

In his role as Labor Commissioner,Mr. Boyd noted that his primary inter-ests are workplace literacy programsand helping the disabled communitymove into the economic mainstream.

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Gumbert FieldFourth Avenue and South Chestnut Street

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No alcoholic beverages are al-lowed in the parks.

Parking a vehicle in other thanan established or designatedparking area is prohibited.

Play on all fields is restricted toplayable conditions.

Permits are required for fire-places, picnic areas, ballfields,and tennis court play.

Assemblies are permitted byspecial permit from the WestfieldRecreation Commission

Defacing or littering park prop-erty or grounds is prohibited.

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All commercial vehicles arebanned from park grounds.

Wading, swimming, skating orboating is prohibited, except indesignated areas.

Fishing is restricted to personsunder 18 years old and to day-light hours.

Bicycles are restricted to pathsand roadways.

Golf playing or practice is pro-hibited.

Mopeds and motorcycles are re-stricted to roadways only.

Michelle H. LePoidevin for This Is WestfieldBALLOONS AND MAGNOLIAS...Every year, The Nursery School of The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield joins the pre-schools in town to mark April as the month of the youngchild. Mindowaskin Park, the site of the festivities, becomes sprinkled by a sea of 1,600 balloonsin a rainbow of colors. The Westfield Symphony Orchestra supplies background music in aspecial program for the event. The pre-schools of Temple Emanu-El, Wesley Hall NurserySchool, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Westfield Cooperative Nursery School, the WestfieldDay Care Center, and Westfield Y pre-school are annual participants.

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Westfield High School Sports

Lady Devils’ Defense PlayedKey Role in Soccer Success

Annual Powder Puff Game

A ‘PAC’ ATTACK...The Westfield High Schoolboys distance runners enjoy running in a “pac”.

LEADING SCORER...Susan Hinds led theBlue Devil girls soccer team with 15 goals.

Devil V’ballers Serve UpSuccessful, 17-6, Season

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

“I’m glad to see that the quality of play inWestfield isi m p r o v i n g , ”s t a t e dWestfield HighSchool girlsvolleyball HeadCoach BevTorok. “Ofcourse the levelof play in thearea has alsoimproved.”

This season,the Blue Devilsmade it to thesemifinals ofthe UnionCounty tourna-ment, played int h equarterfinals ofthe NJSIAA State tournament and finished witha 17-6 record.

“Our girls took the team the farthest ever in thestate tournament,” pointed out Torok. “there will

be tough shoes to fill.”The Westfield girls advanced to the

quarterfinals by defeating a fine Bridgewater-Raritan team, 12-15, 15-7, 15-11,then were stoppedby West Windsor,16-14, 15-12. Butperhaps their fin-est hour and a halfcame on October20 when they de-feated the thenseventh-rankedUnion CatholicHigh School girls,15-9, 3-15, 15-12.

“Hands down,that Union Catho-lic game was thebest game weplayed this sea-son,” expressedTorok.

“It was really a strong group this year,” saidTorok. “Although we had the same record as lastyear, we were more experienced and were a muchbetter team.”


Strong defense was key to the Westfield HighSchool girls soccerteam’s successfulseason record of 14-6-3. The Blue Devilsoutscored opponents,45-17, and werenever blown out inany of their losses.

The last line ofdefense, seniorkeeper MichelleMeglaughlin, wasspectacular. In the 21games that she par-ticipated in, sheyielded just 16 goals,recorded 133 savesand had 13 shutouts.

Senior SusanHinds and sophomoreSusan Williams werethe Blue Devils’ pri-

mary scoring threats. Hinds did most of thescoring and netted 15 goals. Williams was sec-ond in scoring with seven goals and five assists.

Senior midfielderAlex Lee led in assistswith eight. SeniorJenny Korecky drilledin five goals and hadthree assists. SeniorGwyn Lederman wasinstrumental in keep-ing the ball out of BlueDevil territory and re-directing it to her for-wards. Senior TarynWyckoff, a four yearstarter, netted threegoals and added an as-sist.

Summing up the sea-son, Giordano said,“We had a bunch ofgirls who did not wantto quit. I’m proud ofthem.”

Powder Puff Game AssumesPosture of Presidential Race


This was the scenario when the Westfield High School seniorgirls battled to a 12-12, overtime tie with the juniors in the annualPowder Puff game at Gary Kehler Stadium in Westfield onNovember 22. What initially seemed to be a lock for the seniors –projected winners – became frozen in time while the juniors, afterscoring a fourth quarter touchdown, came back again and werejudged to have scored just as regulation time ran out.

The Powder Puff game could be eerily paralleled to the ongoingpresidential race. One side got a big jump and, as the final 1:30 inregulation seemed to last five minutes, the other side edged backto gain a tie in the nick of time to force the overtime.

Both scenarios had their degree of heavy hitting; however,unlike the election situation, the Powder Puff game was played inthe athletic arena of spirit and good “clean” fun and the hitting wasactually part of the game and not done with malice.

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Blue Devils Quietly BuildGirls X-Country Dynasty



Ten-straight Union County champion-ships, six-straight Watchung Conferencetitles, five North Jersey, Section 2 titles since1991, two-straight St. Dominic’s AcademyInvitational titlesand 68-straight dualmeet victories! Notbad! But the 2000Westfield HighSchool girls crosscountry team hasdone even more bywinning the ShoreCoaches InvitationalB race for the firsttime in WHS history,placing third in theGroup 4 state cham-pionships and by fin-ishing ninth at theMeet of Champions.

In the past,Westfield has beenknown for its excep-tional boys swim-ming teams – 42-straight UnionCounty titles –, foot-ball teams – 48-straight victories and a state No. 1 recogni-tion in 1977 –, wrestling teams – during the70’s to the mid-80’s –, gymnastics program– seven-straight Union County titles – andgirls soccer program.

But now, the Blue Devil girls cross county“Pac” have quietly built their own dynasty. HeadCoach Tom Hornish, who has been with theWestfield High School cross country program for28 years, deserves plenty of credit for this suc-

cess. Hornish unselfishly recognized andcomplimented the efforts of other teams in thecounty and conference. And, this past season,Hornish was recognized for his efforts by beingawarded the Union County Sportsmanship Award.

Although Westfield won via tie breaker overMorristown at the Mt.St. Dominic’s Acad-emy Invitational,Hornish consideredthe toughest meet tobe at the UC champi-onship when Unionbrought in the number2-3-4-5 runners be-hind Blue Devil AlexisAnzelone and forcedWestfield to place theremainder of their run-ners in the top-12 topull out the victory.

“The Union girlsand coach DonErdman really had afine season and put thepressure on us in thecounties,” saidHornish. “And thatmakes both teams bet-ter.”

All seven of theDevil “Pac” – RachelAckerman, Anzelone,Jackie Cusimano,

Kyle Legones, Sarah Mahran, Erin McClellanand Carolyn Harbaugh – were named to the All-Union County list and Anzelone was selected asthe UC Runner of the Year.

This year’s team could be recognized as thebest ever Blue Devils cross country team. Al-though the 1995 team placed sixth at the Meet ofChampions the 2000 “Pac” turned in a betterteam time. Additionally, all seven 2000 front“Pac” members placed on the WHS All-Timetop-20 list for dual meets at Warinanco Park(Roselle) and six placed on the WHS top-20 fortimes recorded at Holmdel, Warinanco Champi-onship course and at Tamaques in Westfield.

Anzelone recorded the second-best WHS timesat Tamaques and on the Warinanco Champion-ship course both behind Cindy Best, who set thenumber-one standard on all four courses in 1982.

Yes, Westfield has surely built another dy-nasty not just in talent but in numbers.

“The girls team was formed in 1980 andthrough the decade of the 80s there were usuallybetween nine and 16 girls on the team,” pointedout Hornish. “But in recent years, we have car-ried over 40 runners.”

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Westfield High School Gymnastics

Lauren Caravello - Two-time State Uneven Bars Champion

Mike Mroz bursts toward the end zone

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WHS ALL-TIME LIST...Alexis Anzelone ranherself into second place on the All-TimeWHS list.

Caravello Selected Gymnast of the YearWestfield High School junior Lauren Caravello has been selected as the North Jersey, Section

2 Gymnast of the Year by The Star Ledger. Caravello received All-Section honors in every eventat this year’s sectional. Her sister Jessica also received All-Section honors on the floor exercisesand Blue Devil freshman Kristen Valla received All-Section honors on the uneven bars.

Lauren Caravello has won the all-around in the sectional tournament in all three of herappearances. Each time, she has improved her total. As a freshman, she won with a total of 36.2and as a sophomore, she won with a total of 36.7. This year, she upped her winning total to 37.5.

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Westfield Field HockeyWestfield Wrestling

The Blue Devil boys laxers prefer to mix it up with thebest teams in the state.

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Westfield Baseball

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Highly Improved Blue Devil Matmen StunScotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, 39-29

Two years ago, the Westfield High Schoolwrestling program hit rock bottom. Head CoachGlen Kurz had just a handful of wrestlers – onlya few with experience – and was faced withforfeiting as many as five weight classes – 30team points. As a matter of fact, the Blue Devilssuffered their most humiliating defeat, 63 tominus 1, against Caldwell.

As the program began to build, the Blue Devilsstill took their lumps, but improvement wasmade. This year, Westfield, still with a veryyoung team, has improved in every match and

stunned rival Scotch Plains-Fanwood – also avery young team – 39-29 in Scotch Plains onJanuary 17.

“Every time our kids go out on the mat, theyget better,” said Coach Kurz. “It started withthe loss to Kearny. We lost to them by 11 thisseason and last year, they beat us by 50. We’vegotten better in every match that we wrestled.We are very much in a positive mind frameright now.”

The Blue Devils came prepared and ready towrestle.

Devil Hoopmen Finish Strong, Winning 6 of 8;Westfield Will Return All Five Starters

The Westfield High School boys basketballteam sputtered early this season with a record of3-10. Finishingwith only four winslast year, their sea-son seemed to begoing down thatsame tube. Then,the Blue Devilsstepped it up andwon six of their fi-nal eight games tofinish with a re-spectable 9-12record.

Westfield HeadCoach KevinEverly pointed out,“It’s probably thetoughest confer-ence in the state.When you’ve gotWatchung Confer-ence memberscompeting againsteach other in thestate Group 3 and 4finals, you knowit’s talented.”

H i g h l i g h t i n gWestfield’s seasonwere juniors DanDeserio, Jay Cookand Jim McKeon.Deserio led theteam in points

Achievement Responsibility

Blue Devil Dan Deserio slips by a big Raider

(268) and rebounds (151). Cook pulled 72 re-bounds and seized 25 steals. McKeon glittered

with 197 pointsand 20 three-pointers.

This season’stop Blue Devilteam effort cameagainst Lindenlate in the seasonas they handedthe Tigers a 67-59 defeat. It wasthe first time inover 15 years theBlue Devils hadachieved thatfeat. This featwas even morespecial, consider-ing Linden’s tri-umph over St.Patrick’s in theUnion CountyTournament fi-nals.

“Next yearwe’ll get better.We’ll have allfive starterscoming back.Plus, we didokay withmostly juniorsthis year,” con-cluded Everly.

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Devil Baseballers AreDeep Throughout

Youth. In a nutshell, that one word hascharacterized the three main WestfieldHigh School varsity boys sports teams.With football playing a trio of juniorrunning backs and a pair of junior wideouts, basketball starting four juniors anda sophomore, the trend will continue inthe spring as baseball looks to start sixjuniors while having two of them sharepitching duties.

“We’ve got a deep group of kids. We’restrong all the way through our order; theend of our order can start a rally as easily asthe beginning. Not everyone has that and itwill be a big advantage,” said Head CoachBob Brewster.

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Devil Swim Boys, Girls Met the Best;The Future Looks Very Bright

When was the last time the Westfield HighSchool (WHS) boys swim team lost six meets ina season? In the last 47 years, it has only hap-pened twice. The 1983 team was 10-6 and the1954 team was 5-6.

But appearances can be deceiving. This year’sWHS boys’ team went 10-6, but the six losseswere to teams ranked No. 1 (Cherry Hill East), 2(Holy Spirit), 4 (St. Joseph), 5 (CBA), 7(Bridgewater-Raritan) and 8 (Shawnee) in thestate. And most of them were close enough to beconsidered winnable.

“We had a really successful season ... and thefuture looks very bright,” Johnson said. “CherryHill East has the best junior class in the state, but

Westfield has the best sophomore and freshmanclasses in the state.”

The Blue Devils, coached by MarthaHeintzelman and Jamie Ruszala, posted a 12-3record — losing only to top-ranked ImmaculateHeart, No. 2 Vineland and a very strong Shawneesquad — while winning the Union County cham-pionship and the sectional title.

All in all, it was an outstanding season for aWHS team that lost three standouts to graduationa year ago — Abby and Jesse Coxson, and KatieBartholomew.

“We won counties, sectionals and we got to thestate finals ... what’s there to be ashamed of?”said senior Jenny Fowler.

Devil Softballers MakeDefense a Priority

Building a strong defense may be a prioritythis season for the Westfield High School girlssoftball team. Finishing 13-12 last year, themajor problem appeared to with the defense.However, strong offense will come from seniorsCourtney Thornton and Lindsay Gueriero, andjuniors Caitlin MacDonald and Nicole DiFabio

Thornton and Guerrerio, the team captains,will play shortstop and third base, respectively.Thornton has probably the strongest arm in thecounty and isworking onher body po-sitioning fora c c u r a c y .L i n d s a yplayed a lot atthird base lastyear and willbe a strength.

“The rightside has good,t a l e n t e dyoung play-ers,” an-s w e r e dMcFadden .“It is a matterof how wellthey respondto playing atthe varsitylevel. I thinkthey are goingto be fine.”

Blue Devils Grab SecondAt UC Golf Tourney

Three titles in-a-row was not in the cards forthe Westfield High School golf team as theCranford squad captured the Union County GolfCrown held on May 11, 2000 at the par 36 EchoLake Country Club in Westfield for the 36th-straight year. The Cougars totaled 332 to theBlue Devils’ 343.

In 1999 the Blue Devils had a record-setting310 Union County Tournament total to capturethe team title and Brent Bramnick fired a three-over par 75 to edge teammate Ronnie Kashlakwho shot 76. The previous team total had beenfirst set by Scotch Plains-Fanwood in 1970 thentied by Westfield in 1992.

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By MICHELLE H. LePOIDEVINSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

If you ask Dr. Peter M. Kalellis abouthis life story, it’s a good idea to bring atape recorder or a chunky notepad anda pack of pens, because few personalhistories are as captivating and worthchronicling.

A licensed psychotherapist, marriageand family therapist, Dr. Kalellis hasmaintained his practice in Westfieldsince 1975. While he has profoundlytouched the lives of every patient whopasses through his office, the mild-mannered native of Philadelphia hashad to contend with his own hardships.

While growing up on the Greek is-land of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, ayoung Peter Kalellis lived under theNazi juggernaut for about four years.The experience left him traumatizedwith flashbacks of the nightmares hewas forced to endure.

However, Dr. Kalellis turned his paininto published work when he wrote“One More Spring,” a poignant novelbased on his experiences laboring un-der Nazi rule. On the book’s dedication

page, Dr. Kalellis writes, “Besieged byland and sea, starved, tormented,haunted by daily executions, our heartsyearned for justice and freedom.”

After World War II drew to a close,Dr. Kalellis returned to America, enter-ing the Greek Theological Seminary inBrookline, Mass. to study for the priest-hood. He was ordained a priest in theGreek Orthodox Church, serving thespiritual needs of that community forapproximately 21 years.

Dr. Kalellis maintained a strong in-terest in promoting spirituality, but de-cided to extend his mission beyondchurch walls through outreach pro-grams and educating others.

Between 1967 and 1974, Dr. Kalellisorganized the “Heart Mission,” in whichhe took American doctors to Athens,Greece to perform open heart surgery, askill that the Greek doctors were notfamiliar with. With the help of Dr.Kalellis and the generosity of late mil-lionaire ship owner Aristotle S. Onassis,approximately 1,000 individuals re-ceived free heart surgeries from theSeventh Day Adventist doctors.

As a result of thesesuccessful operations,Greek doctors becametrained by the Americanphysicians and theOnassis Cardiac Sur-gery Centre in Athenswas established, per-forming about 2,000 op-erations per year.

From 1975 to 1987,students at the Gradu-ate School of Psychol-ogy of Seton Hall Uni-versity in South Orangewere instructed by Dr.Kalellis. The pupilseventually went on tobecome licensed thera-pists, following in theirteacher’s footsteps.

Approximately 10years ago, Dr.Kalellis traveled toAfrica with his wife,Pat, and daughter,Katina, to serve asmissionaries for amonth. While hetaught family livingskills and self-esteem,Mrs. Kalellis put her teaching exper-tise to use by supplying the Africanpeople with techniques for effectiveeducation.

Daughter Katina acted as a nurse forchildren who had been injured, whilealso teaching them songs and gamesfrom America.

Dr. Kalellis’ work with the cardiacdoctors in Athens, missionary work inAfrica and role as an educator at SetonHall were pivotal milestones for theWestfield therapist.

“These three events have taught me

more about human beings and theirpotential than any other school that Ihave attended,” revealed Dr. Kalellis.

“As a result, I continue to be cre-atively active in my practice and feelvery rewarded in whatever project Iundertake,” he added.

Dr. Kalellis’ contributions extendbeyond the worlds of medicine, phi-lanthropy and psychology. An accom-plished author, he has reached thehearts of many through the writtenword.

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Among the luminaries who havecalled Westfield home was the latecharacter actress Anne Revere, an

Academy Award winner whose ca-reer was distinguished by roles insome of the past century’s best knownfilms and stage plays.

Miss Revere, who moved to

AWARD-WINNING ROLE...Anne Revere, left, captured the Academy Award for Best SupportingActress in National Velvet. In the film, she portrayed the mother of a young Elizabeth Taylor, right.

Westfield with her family from NewYork’s Upper West Side as a young-ster, was the daughter of Clinton T.Revere, a successful commoditiesbroker and descendant of Revolu-

tionary patriot Paul Revere.The future actress, who

grew up in a house on GroveStreet, graduated fromWestfield High School in1922. Four years later, shewas awarded a Bachelor ofArts Degree from WellesleyCollege in Massachusetts.Miss Revere also studied atthe American LaboratorySchool in New York Cityprior to becoming an ac-tress.

Miss Revere, whose tal-ents were first showcasedin regional theater roles,made a name for herself onBroadway in LillianHellman’s 1934 drama TheChildren’s Hour, in whichshe played one of two teach-ers victimized by a student’s

lies.The part, which earned her plau-

dits, led to further theater credits andultimately to the silver screen.

Miss Revere is perhaps best knownfor playing Elizabeth Taylor’s motherin the 1945 movie classic NationalVelvet, for which she garnered a BestSupporting Actress Oscar.

The actress appeared in nearlythree dozen films between 1934 and1951. She played the mother of thelead characters in such films as Bodyand Soul (1947), The Song ofBernadette (1943) and A Place inthe Sun (1951).

Despite earning two additionalAcademy Award nominations, forsupporting roles in The Song ofBernadet te and 1947’sGentleman’s Agreement, Miss Re-vere found herself blacklisted inthe 1950s after she refused to tes-tify before the House Committeeon Un-American Activities con-cerning alleged links to the Com-munist Party.


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By DEBORAH MADISONSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

As Chairman of the New Jersey Turn-pike Authority (NJTA),Westfield resident, Frank X.McDermott enjoys the challeng-ing role of making the 145 milesof New Jersey Turnpike runmore efficiently.

Appointed in 1994 as Chair-man by Former Governor andcurrent Administrator of the En-vironmental Protection AgencyChristine Todd Whitman, andre-appointed in 1999, Mr.McDermott has overseen 1500employees and a yearly budgetof more than $450 million forthe past seven years.

His agency, the NJTA, is re-sponsible for overseeing repairsand maintenance of the Turn-pike, construction and expan-sions, toll bridges and collec-tion of tolls, Easy Pass adminis-tration as well as all of the typi-cal administrative responsibili-ties of running any major com-pany, such as employee benefits

and budgeting.The employees of the NJTA include

engineers, administrative personnel,

tollbooth employees, and a segment ofthe New Jersey State Police assignedto enforce the laws on the Turnpike.

Additionally, the NJTA is landlord tomany major cor-porate busi-nesses, such asSunoco andMarriott Hotels,which rent prop-erty all along thehighway.

Mr. McDermottsaid that he sees theTurnpike as, “theengine that pumps the economy of NewJersey. The Turnpike is the major trans-portation route for most of NewJersey’s trucks, enabling the State’seconomy to flourish,” Mr. McDermottstated.

“My job is very challenging. We arealways expanding or looking for newways to operate more efficiently,” headded. The idea for Easy Pass cameabout to enhance efficiency, Mr.McDermott explained. Easy Pass en-courages off peak hour use with lessexpensive tolls during non-rush hourtimes.

He foresees an ever-increasing needfor greater efficiency on the Turnpikeas New Jersey’s population and trafficwill undoubtedly balloon in years tocome.

Economic and traffic studies alsoenable Mr. McDermott’s office to as-sess future development projects.

“By analyzing economic growth anddevelopment, we candetermine when andwhere the Turnpikeneeds to expand,” herevealed.

Mr. McDermott isalso a practicing law-yer and partner in thefirm, Apruzzese,McDermott, Mastroand Murphy, based in

Liberty Corner, which specializes inLabor Law. He has also had a veryactive political career, beginning withelection to the Assembly in 1963 andbecoming the Assistant MajorityLeader in 1965.

In 1966, Mr. McDermott was theRepublican Minority Leader and thenthe Majority Leader after being electedto the Senate in 1967. He becameSenate President in 1969 and the Sen-ate President Pro Tem in 1970.

Mr. McDermott lost re-election tothe Senate in 1973, but was re-electedto the Assembly in 1976. He becameChairman of the Union County Re-publican Party in 1989. In the interim,between 1978 and 1989, he worked oncampaigns for Former GovernorWhitman and Matthew J. Rinaldo.


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Dave Brown graduated fromWestfield High School (WHS) in thespring of 1988. However, his nameand face have been a mainstay in thenational spotlight for quite some time.

Mr. Brown, whose team jersey boastsnumber 17, currently plays for theArizona Cardinals, a National Foot-ball League (NFL) team playing outof Tempe, Ariz.

Last season, he threw for 467 yardsand a touchdown while handling quar-terback back-up duties to JakePlummer.

Mr. Brown was a two-year varsitystarter at quarterback for Westfield HighSchool, and his accomplishments wereplentiful as both a player and a person.

While at WHS, he earned Honor-able Mention All-America and All-State in football. He was an All-County and All-Conference choice ashe threw for more than 2,000 yards asa senior. He also earned the title ofteam MVP as a junior and senior. Hislegacy as an outstanding basketballand lacrosse player earned him teamMVP honors in basketball and first-team All-State recognition in lacrosse.

In his senior season, Mr. Brown washeavily recruited by top football pro-grams such as the University of Mary-land. He decided to attend Duke Uni-versity in Durham, N.C.

At Duke, Mr. Brown excelled and was

eventually drafted in the first round ofthe 1992 NFL Supplemental Draft bythe New York Giants, a dream of hissince his Westfield High School years.He worked his way up the ranks of theGiants rotating quarterbacks. In 1994,he took over the starting responsibilitiesfor his team. He played well, gaining

Photo Courtesy of Ed Tranchina

2,536 passing yards.After six seasons with the New York

Giants, he left his position there andquickly signed on as an unrestrictedfree agent with the Arizona Cardinalson April 29, 1998.There, he hasserved as the pri-mary secondstringer since hisarrival.

E d w a r dTranchina, WHSAthletic Director,still keeps in touchwith Mr. Brown.

“We played golf together in the sum-mer,” Mr. Tranchina told This IsWestfield. “He feels 100 percenthealthy with the Cardinals, which isbetter than he did when playing forthe Giants. He has a good perspective

“He feels 100 percent healthywith the Cardinals, which is bet-ter than he did when playing forthe Giants.”

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Ed Tranchina

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on life, too.”Coach Tranchina noted that, although

Mr. Brown “gets paid well for a back-up,” he still would like to get anothershot at starting in the NFL.

Mr. Brown mar-ried his high-schoolsweetheart, KatieLynch. They cur-rently reside in theTempe, Ariz. area.

However, home iswhere the heart is forthe Brown Family.The pair recentlypurchased a house in

Westfield as well.Mr. Brown is enjoying his NFL

lifestyle, and the successes of his skill.But, as Coach Tranchina revealed, healways will have a back-up plan.

“He’s pretty good at golf, too,” he said.

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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT...In 2000, newly-sworn in Police Chief Bernard Tracy,right, congratulated the town’s newest police officer, Preston Freeman. Mr. Freeman was thefirst officer to be assigned to the Westfield Police Department by Chief Tracy.

YULETIDE TREATS…Brownie Troop No. 76 from Franklin Elementary School in Westfielddelivered homemade brownies to members of the Westfield Police Department, the WestfieldVolunteer Rescue Squad, both firehouses and the Union County Police Department who wereon duty during the Christmas holiday. Pictured, left to right, are: front row, Emma Franks,Julia Harbaugh, Nikki Koll, Caroline Kupfer, Charlotte Lorentzen and Charlotte Murtishaw,and back row, Patrolman Robert Beaton and Sergeant Patrick Gray of the Westfield PoliceDepartment.


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A SHINY NEW FIRE TRUCK...In late September of 2000, The Westfield Fire Departmentaccepted the delivery of an Emergency One Cyclone II pumper which cost $324,071. The firetruck features an all aluminum body with a Hale-2000-gpm pump. The rig has two speedlays,three crosslays, 10KW amp generator which can be engaged while the vehicle is moving, a 3000watt Will-Burt telescoping light, hydraulic ladder rack, storage for a stokes basket and abackboard.

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Telephone: (908) 789-4130Fax: (908) 789-4136

CHIEFJohn Castellano

DEPUTY CHIEFRaymond Luck

www.westfieldnj.net/[email protected] ** NON EMERGENCY ONLY

CAPTAINSJohn Duelks

Michael BrennanKenneth Dannevig

James PfeifferFIRE PREVENTIONDaniel KellyJames Ryan

LIEUTENANTSAlan Deak

Thomas DriesDavid Kelly

Peter KlebaurGlenn Lanza

John MorrisonCharles PfeifferRoger Sawicki

FIRE FIGHTERSAngelo Bencivenga*

Timothy BrennanRobert BuccinoJames DannevigRobert Dunlap

R. Brian DunlapMichael Giordano

Richard Green

Harry KeenMichael LoefflerChristopher LoveDaniel Maglione

David MazzaScott Mazza

John McCormack*Bruce MillerScott Miller

Matthew PereiraJohn PetersonMichael RidgeJames Ryan, Jr.Thomas RyanEdward Silver

Aldo Tammaro**Anthony Tiller

Dates of Appointment: *7/10/00 **9/15/00

Kenneth BradleyWalter CohenDavid Duelks

Richard Garbinski

VOLUNTEER COMPANYRoy George

Corrado GerminarioRick JurgensKarl Kelber

Daniel Kelly, Sr.James C. Pfeiffer

Travis ReddGregory Ryan

John ScalzadonnaMichael Skubish

Craig SteverRobert Vastano

SECRETARIESAnn M. Brown, Headquarters

Maureen Gabriel, Fire Prevention Bureau (Station No. 2)

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WESTFIELD: 318 East Broad St., William A. Doyle, Mgr. • 233-0143CRANFORD: 12 Springfield Ave., Dale R. Schoustra, Mgr. • 276-0092

Executive Administrator – William A. Doyle PGK

•WILLIAM A. DOYLE • PAULETTE CRABIEL WAHLER• DALE SCHOUSTRA • LISA LO RICCO SHARP

We appreciateour neighbors

Like you, we appreciate having good neighbors. That's why we also do ourbest to be good neighbors.

As established members of the Westfield business community, weunderstand the security of dealing with people you know, people you trust!We've built our reputation on this trust.

For over 100 years, we've provided area families with sound advice andcaring service at times of personal loss. We believe we help the most bylistening and providing choices.

We hope you remember you can turn to us in times of need. You can alsotalk to us about planning ahead... removing this burden from the minds ofothers. Please call us or stop by.

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ADMINISTRATIONReid Edles, PresidentLynn Feldman, Vice PresidentKathleen Morley, SecretaryJeanne Gladis, TreasurerDiane Sanchez, Assistant Treasurer

OPERATIONSMichelle Urso, CaptainGrace Kowalski, Deputy CaptainMichael Mottley, Daytime LieutenantDaniel Sullivan, Scheduling LieutenantDiane Holzmiller, Equipment LieutenantMichael Brennan, Training LieutenantStephen Kowalski, Ambulance Lieutenant

APPOINTED POSITIONSGeorge Harbt, ChaplainDaniel Sullivan, OVH DelegateSamantha Power, Recruiting ChairLynn Feldman, Publicity Co-ChairKathy Morley, Publicity Co-ChairDaniel Sullivan, MRMC DelegateArt Cooke, Legal ChairDiane Sanchez, Social ChairDaniel Sullivan, NJSFAC DelegateJeff Harris, Membership Chair

VOLUNTEER MEMBERS

Donald Amberg Paul MacClymontRobert Barrett Shantay MayerRonen Bercovicz April McConnaughayJames Block Jack McGuireMichael Brennan Kathleen MorleyCarol Carson Michael MottleyArthur Cooke Bridget MurphyAlexandra Cornell Mary Anne MurphyJacklyn D’Ambrosio Marcella ParaskevasJames D’Ambriosio Lauren PassBrian DeGutis Kimberley PedanaDorothy DiComo Woozevalt PierreReid Edles Mary Alice PleningerLynn Feldman Samantha PowerRobyn Feldman Charles QuintardKirk Fleming Christine ReissJeanne Gladis Lori RidingsGeorge Harbt Diane SanchezJeff Harris Karen SimonChristine Hartigan Gregory SimpsonKaren Hogan Lisa SortinoDiane Holzmiller Craig SteverDiane Jackson Mary StonePeter Jackson Daniel SullivanRichard Jackson Mahdi TahaSydney Jeffries David ThurstonRick Jurgens Patrick TigheJuan Jurjo Joseph UrsoKarl Kelber Michelle UrsoGrace Kowalski Michael WarrenStephen Kowalski Richard WarwickLi-Juan Liu Thomas WitzelKelly Ludwig Elizabeth Yevich

335 Watterson StreetWestfield911-Emergency Number(908) 233-2501- Non-Emergencywww.westfieldnj.com/rescue

CHIEF DISPATCHERDr. Jay Slomovitz

Glenda AlbertChris BeckDave BertrandSean BordeBrent BramnickBob BuntingFrancine BurkeMyrna CummingsLindamae DanksBob D’AreccaDebbie DavidsonJanet DeFioreAmy DiGiovanniFrank ElbyJoe FoxJanet FrigerioMay Furstner

SCHEDULINGGlenda Albert

SERVICE LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVEBobbee Mulvee

DISPATCHERS

Rachel HylanBob JankowitzMarie KellerBetty KopfShannon KunathBobbee LauerFrank LembergBobbee MulveeEd NeedEvelyn Pierce

Lois PimentalLisa Sananman

Virginia SandersScott Satkin

Cathy SchwartzenbekPaula Seidman

Susan SharpeRay Showfety

Dan SimoneBert SingletonJay Slomovitz

Mary Ann SmithCarolyn Smokowski

Evan StattonErin SteinbrecherJeffrey Tabachnik

Lloyd TemesStephen WilsonBettylou Yevich

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PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY...Cub Scouts from Pack No. 172-Den 2 visitedthe Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad and were treated to a tour and a presentationon safety tips. Pictured, left to right, are: back row, Emergency Medical TechniciansBettylou Yevich and Lauren Pass; front row, Jonathan Erman, Daniel Sproull, andDavid Kabakow.

COMPLETE CARE WELCOMESDr. Susan Frankel - Geriatrician

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��TOTAL CALLS: 2,317TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS: 22,673SECOND CALL: 260THIRD CALL: 22FIRST CALL PAGER CREW:ALS INTERFACE: 1,024TRANSPORT WITH ALS: 629

MUTUAL AID PROVIDED 81Scotch Plains 19Clark 18Mountainside 15Garwood 14Cranford 3Fanwood 3Weehawken 3Roselle Park 2Berkeley Heights 1Newark 1Rahway 1South Orange (Seton Hall) 1

MUTUAL AID RECEIVED 9Scotch Plains Rescue Squad 3Garwood First Aid Squad 2Mountainside Rescue Squad 2Fanwood Rescue Squad 1Linden Rescue Squad 1

Genesis ElderCare 69Sunrise Assisted Living 67Senior Citizen Housing 129

TRANSPORTS TO:Overlook Hospital 910Rahway Hospital 277Muhlenberg Regional Medical Ctr. 198Union Hospital 86St. Barnabas Medical Ctr. 11University Hospital UMDNJ 13

Non-Emergency Transport 13Pre-Arranged Transport 24Special Event Coverage 2Fire Stand-By 5Respiratory 260Cardiac Pain 235Cardiac Arrest 32Unconscious 61Motor Vehicle Accident 174Head/Neck Injury 56Spinal Injury 24Diabetic Reaction 49Burns 4Special Rescues 1Seizures 44Falls 293Chest Injury 1Abdominal Injury 3General Illness/Weakness 199Suspected CVA/Stroke 54Suspected Fracture 44Shock/Trauma 8Maternity 5Substance Abuse 37Refused Medical Attention 454Psychological 16Allergic Reaction 19Poisoning 9Heat/Cold Related 0Dead On Arrival (DOA) 7Other 545

CALL TYPE ANALYSIS:

John F. Kennedy Medical Ctr. 11Morristown Memorial Hospital 3Trinitas Hospital, Jersey St. 9Trinitas Hospital, Williamson St. 7

TRANSPORTS CONTINUED:

Courtesy of The Westfield Rescue Squad

COMING TO THE RESCUE...Members of The Westfield Volunteer RescueSquad mark the organization’s 50th Anniversary this year. Established in1951, the squad is the designated Emergency Medical Service (EMS) for theTown of Westfield. A self-governing, volunteer staffed organization, the groupis maintained separately from the municipal government, working closelywith Westfield’s Police and Fire Departments. The Westfield Rescue Squadreceives its operational budget from tax deductible contributions from thecommunity. To make a tax deductible donation, please visit http://www.westfieldnj.com/rescue/form.htm.

Christine CosenzaState Farm Insurance Companies2 Elm St.Westfield, NJ 07090(908) 233-9100

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE

Westfield Office209 Central Avenue

(908) [email protected]

©1997 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Corporation. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office Independently Owned and Operated.

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Member of the 1998 New Jersey Association of Realtors Million Dollar Club, Gold LevelMember of Coldwell Banker’s International President’s Elite

Whether buying your first home,selling the family home or anything inbetween, Kim works hard to ensure thatthe experience is trouble-free and easy.

Kim will settle for the best and nothingless; that’s why she and her husbandDrew, who works at your local MerrillLynch office, chose this area to raise theirfamily. That’s also why she works hardfor each and every one of her clients.

Expect More... Call Kim for all your Real Estate needs.

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“I’m a New Jerseyan, bornand bred and we love it here.”

--Thomas Kean, Jr.

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for This Is Westfield

When Tom Kean Jr. and his wife,Rhonda, a lifelong New Jersey resident,decided to buy a home in town, theychose Westfield largely because of itsdowntown and the sense of a close-knitcommunity.

The parents of a two-year old, Elizabeth, residein the Wilson ElementarySchool district. The couplewere married in 1994 andmoved to Westfield in De-cember 1999 from Cam-bridge, Mass.

Residing in Massachusetts while Mr.Kean was completing his doctoral dis-

sertation at Tufts University in interna-tional relations, the couple knew theywanted to live in Union County. Afterall,four generations of the Kean family wereinvolved in the ownership/managementof Elizabethtown Water since its organi-zation in 1854. The company is based inWestfield.

But why didthe couplemove toWestfield?

“I left it upRhonda whofell in love withthe downtown,”

Mr. Kean said. They were lucky enoughto find a house – on Harrison Street –

that was within walkingdistance of MindowaskinPark and the downtown.

“There was just a greatsense of community thatwe both loved,” he saidduring an interview withThis Is Westfield at TheWestfield Diner in Febru-ary. Mr. Kean grew up inLivingston and graduatedfrom the Delbarton Schoolin Morristown.

The Keans are quicklybecoming involved in thecommunity. Rhonda hasjoined the Friends of TheWestfield Symphony andTom is a Republican Com-mitteeman from the FirstWard, Sixth District.

Mr. Kean also plans tojoins the Volunteer Com-pany of the Westfield FireDepartment. He is atrained Emergency Medi-cal Technician and

former volunteer firefighter with theHyattsville Volunteer Department inMaryland.

The son of former Governor ThomasH. Kean (1982-1990), he ran for Con-gress last year and is a candidate forState Assembly this year.

The Kean family’s roots in politicscan be traced back to John Kean, whoserved in Continental Congress fromSouth Carolina before moving north toserve as the first cashier of The Bank ofUnited States. The family is also linkedthrough marriage to William Livingston,New Jersey’s first Constitutional Gov-ernor who served from 1776 until hisdeath in 1790.

Two Keans also served in the United

Cheri Rogowsky for This Is Westfield

FAMILY PORTRAIT...On Election Night, Thomas Kean,Jr. poses with his wife, Rhonda and daughter Elizabeth.Although Mr. Kean succumbed to defeat that evening tocurrent Congressman Michael A. Ferguson, the Keans keptsmiling.

Cheri Rogowsky for This Is Westfield

FATHER AND SON...Former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean applauds his son’sdetermination in the Congressional race.

States Senate. Hamilton F. Kean servedfrom 1929 to 1937 with his brother,John Kean serving from 1899 to 1911.Senators were appointed by the Legisla-ture in those days.

Tom Kean Jr.’s grandfather, Rob-ert Winthrop Kean, who was Presi-dent of the Livingston National Bank,served in Congress from 1939 to1959.

“I’m a New Jerseyan, born and bredand we love it here,” he told This IsWestfield.

Mr. Kean graduated from DartmouthCollege in 1990 and is completing hisdissertation in international relationsfrom Tufts University’s Fletcher Schoolof Law and Diplomacy.


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Nursery and Independent Schools

Acorn Early Learning Center1171 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains(908) 322-4586The Christopher Academy510 Hillcrest Avenue, Westfield(908) [email protected] Terrill Road, Scotch Plains(908) 322-4652Westminster PreschoolFanwood Presbyterian ChurchMartine Avenue & LaGrande Avenue,

Fanwood(908) 889-4405

Holy Trinity Interparochial School336 First Street, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Kinderprep812 South Avenue, Westfield(908) 317-6900

Mother’s Morning Out125 Elmer Street, Westfield(908) 232-2084

Precious People Early Learning Ctr.132 South Avenue, Westfield(908) 233-2330

Presbyterian Nursery School140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Redeemer Lutheran Nursery School229 Cowperthwaite Place, Westfield(908) [email protected]

St. Paul’s Day School414 East Broad Street, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Temple Emanu-El Nursery School756 East Broad Street, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Time Out for Parents140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield(908) 654-5157

Wesley Hall Nursery School1 East Broad Street, Westfield(908) 233-9570

Westfield Cooperative Nursery School125 Elmer Street, Westfield(908) 233-4501

Westfield Day Care Center140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Westfield Infant Toddler Day Care Ctr.462 West Broad Street, Westfield(908) 233-1511

Westfield Pre-School Handicapped Program800 Rahway Avenue, Westfield(908) 789-4442

Westfield Y Child Care220 Clark Street, Westfield(908) [email protected]

Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCAChild Care CenterGrand Street/Union Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-7600Jewish Community Centerof Central New Jersey1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 889-8800

L’Academy Montessori1577 East Second Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-2233

Scotch Plains Baptist ChristianNursery School333 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-9187

Willow Grove Pre-School1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains(908) 232-7117

Holy Trinity Interparochial School336 First Street, Westfield(908) 233-0484www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

St. BartholomewInterparochial School2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-4265www.sbis.org

Union Catholic High School1600 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) [email protected]

Union County College1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford(908) 709-7000www.ucc.edu

Noah’s Ark836 Mountain Avenue, Westfield(908) 232-7011

Scotch Plains Baptist Nursery School333 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-9187

Union County Vocational-Technical,Union County Magnet High School1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains(908) 889-8288

Westfield Adult SchoolP.O. Box 606, Westfield(908) 232-4050www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

Children’s Specialized HospitalNew Providence Road, Mountainside(908) 233-3720Our Lady of Lourdes304 Central Avenue, Mountainside(908) 233-1777

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Adult SchoolEvergreen Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 889-7718

Please see pages 44-45 for listingof Westfield Public Schools

AnotherGreat Thing

About Westfield

908-233-3042220 south ave. west westfield, nj 07090

amazing variety of fresh fish, prepared soups,

sauces, vegetables, entrées and desserts

friendly professional service

YOUTH AND FAMILYCOUNSELING SERVICE

People Helping PeopleAn independent family counseling

and mental health resource.We are here to serve our community.

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Office Hours by AppointmentTues., Wed., Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Mon. & Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Call us for an appointment if you have experienced

parent-child, teen, marital, adult and family problems.

Milt Faith, Executive Director233 Prospect Street • Westfield, N.J.

(908) 233-2042a United Fund of Westfield Agency


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�� ALL SAINT’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

559 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-8047

Reverend Jane Rockman

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH539 Trinity Place, Westfield

(908) 233-4250Reverend Kevin Clark

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

1781 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains(908) 889-5556

Bishop Linden Slaugh

CONGREGATION ARI YEHUDA1251 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(732) 541-4849

COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHDeer Path & Meeting House Lane,

Mountainside • (908) 232-9490www.mountainsidenj.com/cpc

[email protected] Christopher R. Belden

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL1920 Cliffwood Street, Scotch Plains

(908) 889-1830www.scotchplains.com/cbi

[email protected] George Nudell

ECHO LAKE CHURCH OF CHRIST419 Springfield Avenue, Westfield

(908) 233-4946www.westfieldnj.com/elcc

[email protected] Jeff Harris

EVANGEL CHURCH1251 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 322-9300www.scotchplains.com/evangel

[email protected] Kevin M. Brennan

FANWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHMartine & La Grande Avenues, Fanwood

(908) 889-8891Reverend Robert T. Snell

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH170 Elm Street, Westfield

(908) 233-2278www.westfieldnj.com/fbc

[email protected]@worldnet.att.net

Reverend Pastor Dr. Darla Dee TurlingtonFIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST

257 Midway Avenue, Fanwood(908) 322-8461

First Reader Vivian DelandSecond Reader Phyllis Jenkins

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST422 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 233-5029www.westfieldnj.com/fccs

[email protected] Reader Nancy Tuthill

Second Reader Allen ColemanFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST125 Elmer Street, Westfield

(908) 233-2494www.westfieldnj.com/fcc

[email protected] Dr. Chris Atwood, Senior Minister

Reverend Pamela Gilchrist, Associate Minister

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1171 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 322-9222www.scotchplains.com/fumc

[email protected] Sam Chong

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) [email protected] David F. Harwood

HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH250 Gallows Hill Road, Westfield

(908) 233-8533www.westfieldnj.com/htgoc

[email protected] Dimitrios Antokas

HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHWestfield Avenue & First Street, Westfield

(908) 232-8137www.westfieldnj.com/ht

[email protected] Monsignor Joseph Masiello

William A. Burke for This Is WestfieldHONORING A TRUE LEADER…Community leaders and congregants gathered at St.Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield remembered peace leader Martin Luther King,Jr. during the 14th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration held in mid-January.

First United Methodist Church of WestfieldOne East Broad Street(across for the monument)

parking lot accessible from Ferris Place off Prospect Street.

www.fumcwestfield.org

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“A Historic Past, A Future of Hope”

Life Have You All Worked Up?Need a Refreshing Break?

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.

Indeed, the water l give him will become in him a spring of waterwelling up to eternal life.”

– Jesus

Life's demands have you in a sweat? Strugglingto pay bills, get the kids to all their activities, andmeeting deadlines at work? Scotch Plains BaptistChurch is a place where you can go to have yourspirit refreshed and be encouraged to better copewith life's demands. You will find a caringcommunity, teaching that relates to everydaychallenges and refreshing worship that will connectwith your spiritual side.

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Year-Round Extended Care • Flexible Schedules

Sunday Services: 9:30 Sunday School • 11:00 Worship

Scotch Plains Baptist Church

Offering Christian worship,fellowship, education and

ministry to the localcommunity

(908) 322-5487

(908) 322-9187


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METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH823 Jerusalem Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 233-2855Reverend Clement Griffin

MOUNTAINSIDE CHAPEL1180 Spruce Drive, Mountainside

(908) 232-3456www.mountainsidenj.com/chapel

[email protected] Dr. Gregory Hagg

OUR LADY OF LOURDESROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

300 Central Avenue, Mountainside(908) 232-1162

www.mountainsidenj.com/[email protected]

Reverend Patrick J. Leonard

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WESTFIELD140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield

(908) 233-0301www.westfieldnj.com/pc/home.htm

[email protected] Dr. William Ross Forbes

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH229 Cowperthwaite Place, Westfield

(908) 232-1517www.westfieldnj.com/rlcs

[email protected] Paul E. Kritsch

ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLEROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) 322-5192www.sbis.org

[email protected] Donald Hummel

ST. HELEN’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield

(908) 232-1214www.westfieldnj.com/sthelens

[email protected] Monsignor William C. Harms

ST. JOHN’S BAPTIST CHURCH2387 Morse Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 232-6972Reverend Kelmo C. Porter, Jr.

ST. LUKE’S AFRICAN METHODISTEPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH

500 Downer Street, Westfield(908) 233-2547

Reverend Leon E. Randall

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH414 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 232-8506www.westfieldnj.com/stpauls/home.htm

[email protected] Richard W. Reid, Interim Rector

SCOTCH PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH333 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 322-5487Reverend Gary F. Rothwell

TEMPLE BETH O’R/BETH TORAH111 Valley Road, Clark

(732) 381-8403www.uscj.org/njersey/clark

[email protected] Shawn B. Zell

TEMPLE EMANU-EL756 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 232-6770www.westfieldnj.com/temple

[email protected] Charles A. Kroloff

TERRILL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH1340 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 322-7151http://members.aol.com/terrillrdbaptist/trbc.htm

terrillrdbaptist/trbc.htmPastor Michael C. Seaman

TEMPLE SHALOM815 West Seventh Street, Plainfield

(908) 756-6447www.shalomnj.org

[email protected] Joel N. Abraham

TERRILL ROAD BIBLE CHAPEL535 Terrill Road, Fanwood

(908) 322-4055

WILLOW GROVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 232-5678www.scotchplains.com/wgpc

[email protected] Kenneth G. Hetzel

WOODSIDE CHAPEL5 Morse Avenue, Fanwood

(908) 889-2375www.fanwoodnj.com/woodside

[email protected]

Looking for a GREATReform Congregation?

Temple Sholom, led by Rabbi Joel Abraham, provides:

An innovative Religious School for pre-K through postconfirmation, interesting Adult Education programs,Renaissance trips for congregants age 50+, warm andinviting Shabbat services, individualized attention for ourB’nai Mitzvah, meaningful Social Action programs,enjoyable youth group activities, special holiday programs,entertaining social activities, a very fun Shabbat Pray ‘nPlay program for families with kids ages 0-4, and most ofall, our synagogue provides a warm environment to allJewish families, including intermarrieds.

For an OPPORTUNITY to get involved with a greatReform congregation, Contact our Membership Chair,Ellen Berman, through the synagogue office.Email: [email protected]

GRACE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH1100 Boulevard, Westfield

(908) 233-3938, (908) 232-4403www.westfieldnj.com/gopc

[email protected] Stanford M. Sutton, Jr.

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARYROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1571 South Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains(908) [email protected]

Reverend John F. Kennedy

Ingrid McKinley for This Is WestfieldHE IS RISEN...Parishioners enter Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church to celebrate Easterwith the holiest of services.

SUSAN CHECCHIO Sales Associate

NJAR Million Dollar Club - Silver 1999 & 2000

E-mail: [email protected]

Westfield Office209 Central Ave.

(908) 233-5555 ext. 199

As a life-long area resident with first hand knowledge of the communityand schools, Sue Checchio uses creative and pro-active approaches tobring your real estate transaction to a quick and happy conclusion.Sue has been a successful licensed Realtor since 1988 with a

background in marketing and relocation. She has consistently been atop sales and listings producer in Westfield – Coldwell Banker’s #1Office – and has earned the New Jersey Association of Realtors SilverLevel Million Dollar Club in 1998 through 2000 along with the honor ofbeing a member of the exclusive Coldwell Banker InternationalPresident’s Circle.

EXPERIENCE • TRUST • RELIABILITY__________________________________________________________________________

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For a complete listing of all clubs andorganizations, please obtain a copy of WORD

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, PATRIOTS PATH COUNCIL1170 Route No. 22, West, Mountainside

(908) 654-9191Character building, citizenship training and promotion of

physical and mental fitness.

CONCERNED AFRICAN-AMERICAN PARENTS OFWESTFIELD (CAAP)

1204 Prospect Street, Westfield, (908) 233-3520CAAP is an organization dedicated to the education and

social welfare of children in town.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS25 North Wickom Drive, Westfield, (908) 233-5080AARP is an organization of persons 50 and older which

performscommunity service, fellowship and socialization.

AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 31003 North Avenue, West, Westfield, (908) 232-9689War-time veterans promote the quality of life for veterans,

their widows and orphans in this group.

COLLEGE MEN’S CLUB OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 841, Westfield

This organization seeks to serve the community andpreserve higher education of men.

COLLEGE WOMAN’S CLUB OF WESTFIELDMembership Chairwoman: Lynda K. Sperry, P.O. Box 2694,

Westfield, (908) 233-2586, [email protected] works to further higher education of women and serve

the interests of the community.

DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD CORPORATION125 Elm Street, Suite No. 1, Westfield, (908) 789-9444

The group seeks to preserve and enhance downtown Westfield.Volunteers help staff in promotions, projects and research endeavors.

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, (DAR)620 Green Briar Court, Westfield, (908) 232-8674,

Direct descendants of patriots from the American Revolution seekto preserve history, promote education and patriotic endeavors.

EDUCATION FUND OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 221, Westfield, (908) 789-4420,

www.westfieldnj.com/edfundThis volunteer group raises funds to enhance the educational

opportunities for children in Westfield Public Schools.

FIRST NIGHT WESTFIELD220 Clark Street, Westfield, (908) 233-2700,

[email protected] work throughout the year to plan this alcohol-

free, community-wide celebration on New Year’s Evewhich celebrates arts and culture.

FRIENDS OF MINDOWASKIN PARKP.O. Box 87, Westfield, (908) 233-8100

This organization seeks to preserve the beauty ofMindowaskin Park for future generations.

FRIENDS OF THE WESTFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY550 East Broad Street, Westfield, (908) 789-4900

Volunteers support the library through activities designed to further itsservice to the community and to help provide funds for special needs.

GARDEN CLUB OF WESTFIELD15 Kent Place, Westfield, (908) 232-3974,

[email protected] group promotes an interest in gardening and flower arranging by

urging preservation of trees, birds, wildflowers, civic beautificationand the study of gardening and arranging as a fine art.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE WEST FIELDS550 East Broad Street, Westfield, (908) 232-6419,

[email protected] looking for information for their family trees are

assisted by members of this organization.

GIRL SCOUTS-WASHINGTON ROCK COUNCIL201 Grove Street, Westfield, (908) 232-3236,

[email protected] enrichment programs are offered to girls ages 5-17.

ITALIAN-AMERICAN CLUB OF WESTFIELD (UNICO)505 Central Avenue, Westfield, (908) 654-6522

Fraternal group that provides fellowship for its members.

JAYCEES OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 517, Westfield, (908) 232-5123,

[email protected] Jaycees provide leadership training through volunteerism for menand women ages 18-40. Funds are raised through concerts and raffles.

JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 524, Westfield, (908) 322-1236

[email protected] ages 18-40 seek to improve the community, state andlives of others by supporting local charities, providing localscholarships, conducting clothing drives and other activities.

KIWANIS CLUB OF WESTFIELD935 Summit Avenue, Westfield, (908) 233-7835

Men and women focus on service to youth, sponsor highschool Key Club and provide scholarship.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSP.O. Box 101, Westfield, (908) 232-9767,

[email protected] fraternal organization dedicated to family,

church and community service.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS-WESTFIELD AREAP.O. Box 2163, Westfield, (908) 889-5948,

[email protected] non-partisan, political, grassroots volunteer group.

LA LECHE LEAGUEwww.prairienet.org/llli/WebWestfieldNJ.html

Provides support and information on breastfeeding fornursing and pregnant mothers.

LIONS CLUB OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 572, Westfield, (908) 654-3643

Service club which promotes sight conservation and blindness prevention.

MASONS, ROYAL ARCH-CORINTHIAN CHAPTER1011 Central Avenue, Westfield, (908) 233-7349

This fraternal group provides fellowship for members.

MOBILE MEALS OF WESTFIELD170 Elm Street, Westfield, (908) 233-6146,

[email protected] organization delivers meals to ill, handicapped and

elderly individuals.

NEUMANN FOUNDATIONP.O. Box 2654, Westfield, (908) 232-0715

The Neumann Foundation provides financial support to manycauses, including working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

OLD GUARD OF WESTFIELD220 Clark Street, Westfield, (908) 233-2700

Fellowship, recreation and community service isprovided for retired business and professional men.

OPTIMIST CLUB OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 2213, Westfield, (908) 232-9584,

[email protected] primarily on Westfield youth, this group

sponsors Project Graduation and the Blast.

RAKE AND HOE GARDEN CLUB811 Cranford Avenue, Westfield, (908) 233-7829A club dedicated to educating its members in garden

related subjects and to serving the community.

ROTARY CLUB OF WESTFIELD220 Clark Street, Westfield, (908) 233-2700,

[email protected] of business and professional leaders who

provide humanitarian service to the community.

RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONOF UNION COUNTY

300 North Avenue, East, Westfield, (908) 654-9854Educational programs and services are provided in the areas of

family and consumer sciences, agriculture, resource management.

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, (SAR)730 Forest Avenue, Westfield, (908) 654-3946

Members are dedicated to patriotic, historical and educationalobjectives to preserve the understanding of American freedom.

SOROPTIMIST CLUB107 Quimby Street, Westfield, (908) 232-0900

A service organization for women whose membersbroadly represent the professions, industries and

organizations in the community.

TOASTMASTERS CLUBFirst Savings Bank, 206 South Avenue, Fanwood, (908)

789-0974, [email protected] men and women learn the arts of speaking,listening and thinking in a mutually supportive

and positive learning environment.

MUSICAL CLUB OF WESTFIELD345 Wychwood Road, Westfield, (908) 233-1352,

[email protected] community group which fosters and provides classical music.

JUNIOR MUSICAL CLUB OF WESTFIELD1055 Sunny Slope Drive, Mountainside, (908) 233-0759,

[email protected] group of high school pianists, instrumentalists and

vocalists from Westfield and the immediate area.

PARKINSON SUPPORT GROUP IN WESTFIELD140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, (908) 889-2075,

[email protected] organization seeks to foster the maximum potential for

living by individuals with Parkinson Disease and their families.

ORATORIO SINGERSc/o First United Methodist Church of Westfield,

One East Broad Street, (908) 233-4211,[email protected]

A chorus which performs major choral works by variouscomposers.

Art Association make trees for Children’sSpecialized Hospital patients at Christmas.

Garden Club members beautify downtown.


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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NO. 11467P.O. Box 2562, Westfield, (908) 232-7875

This organization helps foster, encourage and promote theimprovement and condition of the veterans and their families.

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER NO. 688P.O. Box 1, Westfield, (908) 396-1733

To help foster, encourage and promote the improvement andcondition of the Vietnam-era veterans and their families.

WESTFIELD DEMOCRATIC CLUB850 Nancy Way, Westfield, (908) 654-8919

A statutory group which represents the interests of theDemocratic Party in Westfield. Social and educational events

for Democrats and the community at large are held.

WESTFIELD CHAPTER OF HADASSAH125 South Florence Avenue, Westfield, (908) 233-3245

Volunteer women’s organization supporting projects in theUnited States and Israel.

WESTFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER558 West Broad Street, Westfield, (908) 232-4759

To contribute to the full development of individualmembers, aid those in need, preserve the

community, foster good citizenship, educate andcultivate self-sufficiency, and advance social well-

being and stability.

WESTFIELD FOUNDATIONP.O. Box 2295, Westfield, (908) 233-2177,

[email protected] promote the betterment of the Westfield community and

enhancement of quality of life for all of its citizens.

WESTFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETYP.O. Box 613, Westfield, (908) 789-4047,

[email protected] which encourages interest in area history, providing amuseum and archives, annual and monthly programs and field trips.

WESTFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL127 Cacciola Place, Westfield, (908) 233-2772,

[email protected] empower all members, children, youth and adultsin the community through quality, educational and

direct hands-on outreach.

WESTFIELD NEWCOMERS CLUBP.O. Box 612, Westfield, (908) 233-0157,

[email protected] club for new residents and residents with a recent

lifestyle change.

WESTFIELD SCHOOL BOOSTERSP.O. Box 594, Westfield, (908) 789-9136,

[email protected] all-volunteer organization whose sole objective

is to provide ongoing financial assistance insupport of all Westfield High School athletic

programs through fundraising efforts.

WESTFIELD SERVICE LEAGUE114 Elmer Street, Westfield, (908) 232-1223,

[email protected] and operates the Westfield Thrift and Consignment Shop,

provides dispatchers to the Westfield Rescue Squad andvolunteers to deliver meals for Mobile Meals of Westfield.

Profits from the shops are donated to local charities.

WESTFIELD TOWN REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEP.O. Box 611, Westfield, (908) 654-4956,

[email protected] group provided by New Jersey Election Law consisting of

elected representatives from each of the election districts in Westfield.

WESTFIELD WEAVER’S GUILD715 Dorian Road, Westfield, (908) 654-1540

Organization of hand weavers who meet monthly.Workshops and programs regarding fiber arts

are presented.

Y’S MEN’S CLUB OF WESTFIELD220 Clark Street, Westfield, (908) 233-2700,

[email protected]’s organization which raises funds for local

charitable causes.

WESTFIELD COMMUNITY BANDP.O. Box 2513, Westfield, (908) 233-3265,

[email protected] and women comprise this band which performsat local civic and holiday events, parades, and at aconcert series in Mindowaskin Park in the summer.

WESTFIELD/MOUNTAINSIDE CHAPTERAMERICAN RED CROSS

321 Elm Street, Westfield, (908) 232-7090,[email protected]

A humanitarian organization led by volunteers who provide relief to victims ofdisaster and help prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

UNITED FUND OF WESTFIELD301 North Avenue, Westfield, (908) 233-2113,

[email protected] Westfield volunteer group; plans for community needs;raises and allocates funds for member agencies; increases the

organized capacity of people to care for one another.

WELCOME WAGON OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 852, Westfield, [email protected]

A social organization for women new to the area or those whohave had a lifestyle change and want to make new friends.

WESTFIELD COALITION FOR THE ARTSCatherine Marchant, (908) 654-1540,

[email protected] non-profit organization seeks to preserve arts

programs in Westfield Public Schools.

WOMEN’S CLUB OF WESTFIELDP.O. Box 2548, Westfield, [email protected]

Supports charities, education and the intelli-gent promotion of the best interests of the

community.

WESTFIELD ART ASSOCIATION, INC.P.O. Box 874, Westfield, (908) 232-7058,

[email protected] non-profit group which fosters an appreciation of the fine arts.

Rotary President Dr. William J. Foley wel-comes guest speaker Elizabeth Demos.

The Westfield Community Band performs during the summer in the gazebo at MindowaskinPark.

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The hub of communication in anymunicipality is the clerk’s office. Since1999, that responsibility in Westfieldhas been handled by Bernard A. Heeney.

“When people don’t know who tocall, they call the clerk,” Mr. Heeneysaid.

Taking over for long-time Clerk JoyVreeland in 1999, Mr. Heeney’s dutiesinclude everything from being the town’schief election official to swearing innew police officers, firefighters, as wellas Town Council members.

The Clerk’s Office, located on thefirst floor of the Westfield MunicipalBuilding, 425 East Broad Street,handles everything from issuing dogand cat licenses to maintaining the listof persons holding commuter and down-town employee parking permits. Thesepermits are issued by the office.

The clerk and his staff also registernew voters while working in conjunc-tion with the Union County Clerk’sOffice.

Mr. Heeney said his office is ready toassist the public whenever needed.

Mr. Heeney attends all council meet-ings (held on Tuesday nights) where he

records votes on action taken by thecouncil as well as maintaining an audiotape of proceedings which is used toproduce council minutes.

In addition to Mr. Heeney, the clerk’soffice staff includes:

•Camille Roscigno, Deputy TownClerk, in charge of preparing TownCouncil agendas, meeting minutes andpackages of resolutions, ordinances andother communication delivered to theMayor and Town Council members onFridays. The Deputy Clerk also fills infor Mr. Heeney when necessary.

•Sue Beahm issues limousine, dog,kennel and used car licenses.

• Jean Lay is responsible for dog li-censes and bookkeeping.

Mr. Heeney’s goals are to make theoffice fully accessible by e-mail. Theoffice was only recently computer-ized.

Mr. Heeney holds a Bachelor of Busi-ness Administration Degree from PaceCollege (now Pace University) and aMaster of Arts Degree in Public Ad-ministration from Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity-Rutherford. He is a statelicensed municipal clerk.

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HEARING THEIR VOWS...One of the duties carried out by Westfield Town ClerkBernard A. Heeney includes swearing in Town Council members. Below, RepublicanCouncilman Peter Echausse prepares for his swearing in while his wife and son lookon.

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Courtesy of the Westfield Historical Society

Editors’ Note: Frank Sullebargerof Fairview Cemetery submitted thisstory about Old One Horn, a little-known artifact nestled in the cem-etery.

* * * * *Resting among the graves of Westfield’s

military heroes atop the highest hill inFairview Cemetery, stands a battered oldcannon, affectionately known as “OldOne Horn.” It is distinctive both becauseits right trunnion or mounting “horn” hasbeen broken off, and also because it’shistory has been clouded by conflictingaccounts of its origin.

In the words of Westfield historian andscholar Ralph H. Jones, “In the absenceof hard evidence, the ‘One Horn’ story isnot history, but folklore.”

The popular account of the gun hasbeen related in the writings of three oldWestfield residents. It first appears in the“Brief History of Westfield” in 1897 byThe Reverend Newton W. Cadwell, thePresbyterian Pastor from 1882-1902.

Basically, the same account is of-fered by Charles A Philhower in 1923,and the 1950s writings of Arthur N.

Pierson, a descendant of Henry Bakerwho is prominently mentioned in all ofthe accounts.

Rev. Cadwell’s account is as follows.“Early in the morning of June 23, 1780,the citizens of Westfield were called outby the warning peals of the old church

bell...sprang to arms and thronged thehighways. The Britishtroops...advanced in two divisions fromElizabethtown under Sir Henry Clinton.A small detachment took the WestfieldRoad, capturing citizens and plunder-ing farm houses as they advanced.”

“The family of William Pierson (re-siding where 629 East Broad Street isnow), was on the alert. The mother,standing on a pile of wood, suddenlysaw them and shouted ‘The red coatsare coming!’ The husband ran out andhid in the orchard. Soon the house wassurrounded by and filled with British.‘Where is that damned old rebel?’ theydemanded. But failing to find him orelicit any information, they contentedthemselves by taking a fine horse fromthe barn, leaving a young colt.

“Hastening forward they next stoppedat the old Baker homestead, then occu-pied by Henry Baker. The officer incommand asked for a drink of cider andpromised protection to the family if thewants of himself and his men weresupplied. Finding themselves unmo-lested, they became boisterous and in-sulting. A ‘minute man’ by the name ofCaptain Littell hid himself in the bushesclose to the house to watch and, ifnecessary, render the family assistance.When one of the men approached Mrs.Baker and forced her, at the point of thebayonet, to the wall of one of the roomsof the old farm house, he fired andseriously wounded the officer in com-mand. The British sprang to theirsaddles, but in the quick turn, one of thecannons was thrown over against alarge rock, and one of its arms or ‘horns’was broken off. It has ever since been

called Old One Horn”. Rev. Cadwellbased his report on interviews withseveral aged Westfield natives between1872 and 1887.

“Old One Horn” was moved toFairview Cemetery and set into a con-crete emplacement on Decoration (Me-morial) Day in 1889, where it remainsto this day. The wonderful tale of itsorigin is unfortunately in conflict withfacts presented by two highly qualifiedWestfield scholars, Dr. J. A. Morgan,and Mr. Jones.

James Appleton Morgan was an in-ternationally famous Shakespeareanscholar and lawyer. He was the founderand President of the Shakespeare Soci-ety of New York and the editor of a 22volume “Bankside Shakespeare,” andauthor of several books on Shakespeareand his writings. He was also a meticu-lous critic and seeker of the truth. Heclaimed to be a direct descendant of theinfamous James Morgan, the sentrywho was hung on Gallows Hill for themurder of Rev. Cadwell,Elizabethtown’s “Fighting Parson.”

Dr. Morgan did considerable researchon that incident and declared, “It wasnot Morgan who committed murder butthe jury which convicted him on theshallowest circumstantial evidence.”

Dr. Morgan’s personal writing on July17, 1908 in the Union County Stan-dard, a now defunct newspaper, reports“The Old ‘One Horn’ cannon now in theSoldier’s plot in the (Fairview) cem-etery is not a revolutionary relic. It isnot a field piece. At my request the lateDaniel Morgan Taylor of the U. S.Ordinance Department and Superin-tendent at the time of the SpringfieldMassachusetts Arsenal examined it.”

His idea was that it was probably acondemned piece such as were thrownout by the hundreds at the beginning ofthe Civil War when the government re-munitioned all the forts. It is of the sortthat was called a parapet or barbettogun or it might have been in a casement…When local patriotism in Civil Wartimes demanded something to fire sa-lutes with as good news from the front,these old pieces were indemand...Colonel Taylor thought thatit might have been cast at about the dateof the Mexican War (1846-1848), butthere are no foundry marks thereon tosettle this...it is an interesting old relic,whatever it is.

Dr. Morgan also did a study of theBritish and American reports of theBattle of Springfield and reported thatno iron guns were used on either side,


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“our field pieces were brass piecescaptured from the enemy” in previousbattles.

Mr. Jones, in his series of three ar-ticles on “Old One Horn” published inDecember 1989 states, “The acceptedstory of the capture on old ‘One Horn’(Cadwell’s phrase) strains credibilityin many ways. It says that the famousmilitia captain, Eliakim Littell, cameto the rescue of Mrs. Baker that day,shooting an officer who molested herand causing the hasty departure of theBritish contingent. Captain Littellwould certainly not have been inWestfield on a day when the militiaunit he headed was defending his ownhome and others at Hobart’s Pass,above Springfield, and picking off theBritish on their hasty retreat down theVauxhall and Connecticut Farms roadstowards Staten Island. Blood lustgripped these farmers who had seentheir homes and churches burned inSpringfield and Connecticut Farms.”

Historian Jones points out that “nei-ther Cadwell’s nor Philhower’s histo-ries were noteworthy for attributionsand bibliographies. A far more crediblework on local Revolutionary events isFrederick C. Detweiler’s ‘War in theCountrywide: The Battle of Plunder ofthe Short Hills, New Jersey, June 1777.’Detweiler’s fully annotated work pub-lished in 1777, clearly reflects the manyinvaluable sources he uncovered in archives

and libraries around the country. It is anilluminating contribution to local history.”

“Mr. Detweiler did not mention ‘OldOne Horn’ (no surprise), but there ismuch to say for his contention that theincident of the (Presbyterian Church)bell and the taking of prisoners tookplace during the British Army’s biv-ouac in Westfield on June 26-27, 1777,following the skirmish at the Short Hillsnear Raritan Road on the outskirts of

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Scotch Plains. This visitof the main British Armyis well documented. TheBritish did take over thechurch on that occasionand they looted a numberof houses nearby. Theyprobably heard the bell’swarning of their approach,and as no one was aboutto seriously challenge thisinvading army of 8,000professional soldiers, theycould have taken the bell,or anything else theywanted on that day!”

Mr. Jones then questionsif the “One Horn” incidentmight also have happenedon that occasion, and heposed an interesting hypo-thetical scenario.

“Granted, the gun atFairview is a 19th cen-tury parapet gun. But dur-

ing that century, the young men ofWestfield, Scotch Plains (who claimedthe gun was left behind on their villagegreen), Plainfield, Rahway, and NewMarket were stealing relic guns backand fourth to use on the Fourth of July.Sometimes “Old One Horn” was miss-ing for many years. Following such aperiod a ‘tip’ was received that it wassitting on the bottom of a millpond in aneighboring town. It was retrieved on a

midnight raid, but it wasn’t the Revolu-tionary fieldpiece.

Someone had knocked the right trun-nion off with a sledge to make it look likeOne Horn, and the youths who retrievedit, who hadn’t seen the fabled gun before,were fooled. Under this scenario, some-where in Rahway, or Plainfield, or NewMarket, there may even now rest a genu-ine Revolutionary fieldpiece, with onetrunnion missing, that the British aban-doned in Westfield on June 27,1777.

“Or, as far as the date is concerned, itcould have happened after the first Battleof Springfield on December 17, 1776.The British did control Elizabethtown atthat time, and there is historical supportfor a British column advancing and re-treating through Westfield. Did the sto-rytellers confuse the earlier clash inSpringfield with the more publicizedbattle three and a half years later?

So, here’s to Old One Horn. May itrest in peace where it has rested for thelast 100 years — Fairview Cemetery.”

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When asked about her role models,Allison named Ms. Buckley and Ms.Gibson from the Gypsy production, butquickly added that her mother, CherylSiko, was her ultimate role model. Shementioned that while she would love tobe on Broadway and on the silverscreen when she finishes school, shealso wouldn’t mind being an interiordecorator or a forensic scientist.

Allison listed musicals, painting anddrawing as some of her favorite thingsand thinks one of the best things aboutliving in Westfield is the shopping.

She is currently waiting to hear fromThe Paper Mill Playhouse to see if shewas cast in their upcoming production ofCarousel. But if not, she isn’t worried.

Something else will come along. Sherecently got a dog and was happilytaking her time trying to come up withthe perfect name for her new pet.

As the interview continued, Allisonlaughed and said that the questions keptgetting harder, like on ABC’s “Who wantsto be a Millionaire?” Yet, she always hada terrific, thoughtful answer.

As far as future plans, Allison saidthat she just wanted to live her lifewell, have fun and be healthy. Wisewords from a wise little lady. Staytuned. We are all going to hear fromAllison Siko.


LOVING MOTHER...Renee takes time out of her hectic schedule torelax porchside with her two children, Maura and Liam.

At the forefront of public service, shecontinues her work as publicist with theFriends of the Westfield Symphony Or-chestra and is also working closely on theorchestra’s largest fundraiser, the Tour ofNotable Homes held each spring.

Ms. Trabert also faithfully fulfills her

duties to God. Every Tuesday afternoon,she provides religious instruction andguidance for kindergarten aged young-sters through her church, St. Helen’s

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Roman Catholic Church.Her final comments on Westfield rep-

resent her sincere demeanor: “I truly lovethis town and take comfort in the fact thatwe have been able to maintain, through alot of hard work and devotion, the samehigh standard of living today that

Westfielders havealways traditionallyenjoyed. I like liv-ing here because wehave such a greatatmosphere whichembodies much ofthe best in New Jer-sey suburban life –great schools, greatstores, clean streetsand parks, beauti-ful architecture andlandmarks and oneof the best thingsof all, friendly andcaring people.”

“We have an en-vironment whereour local citizensenjoy giving backnot just a little, but

a lot,” she said.The balancing act can be difficult one,

but Renee Trabert has proved to be amaster of dividing time, so essential in

modern society. And for it, she deservesto be recognized as a true local hero anda true celebrity.

She reflected, “All aspects of my lifeare very rewarding for me, and I amthankful to have been so very fortunate.”


Like others who took such a stanceduring the era of McCarthyism, theactress saw her career virtually come toan end. She re-bounded in 1960,however, with herBroadway perfor-mance in anotherLillian Hellmanwork, Toys in theAttic, for whichshe won a TonyAward.

Miss Reveresubsequently appeared in the films TellMe That You Love Me, Junie Moon(1970) and Birch Interval (1977), the1960s daytime serial “A Time for Us,”and other television programs.

Married to Stage Director Sam Rosenfor 49 years, until his death in 1984,Miss Revere died of pneumonia at herLong Island home in 1990 at age 87.

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Working with him was a wonderful expe-rience and something she will never forget.Ms. Choi told This is Westfield that Mr.Brynner was a perfectionist and alwaysfound something new in his role, despite thefact that he did over 4000 performances.

“He always kept it interesting, and Ithink I did my best work in the showbecause of him,” she said.

Opera singer, Broadway star and apioneer in the world of real estate. Whatcould be next for the lovely and graciousHye-Young Choi?

She told This is Westfield that she isquite content where she is and that it isjust so remarkable that she has foundanother career that truly makes her happy.

After speaking with Ms. Choi, there isno question that she will excel in anythingthat she chooses to do. She is “SomethingWonderful,” indeed.


“I believe in the printed word,” statedDr. Kalellis. “People hear messages,remember them for a while, and theyforget. But, when they read something ina book, they remember it or underline it,and refer back to it.”

Dr. Kalellis has penned “Pick Up YourCouch and Walk: How to Take BackControl of Your Life,” “Restoring Rela-tionships, Five Things to Try BeforeYou Say Goodbye,” and the aforemen-tioned novel, “One More Spring.” Hehas also written “On the Other Hand: ANew Self Image” and “Wedded orWedlocked?”

During a recent interview with This IsWestfield, Dr. Kalellis revealed that he isworking on another book, based on thetale of “The Phoenix.” The book, whichwill be under the category of fiction writ-ing, is just the right niche for Dr. Kalellis.

“I feel freer in that form,” he said.The producer and host of a television

program, “Our Family,” Dr. Kalellisutilizes the media form to help otherswith family issues. The program is airedfive times per week on LarchmontMamaroneck Community Television.

With a bounty of accomplishmentsbehind him and the endless verve whichkeeps him forging forward in his craft,Dr. Kalellis is not about to stop bringingpeace of mind to the world.

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vitality, an inner force that can be trans-lated into action,” said Kalellis, the fa-ther of four children, grandfather of twoand owner of two cats, Lucy and Ethel.

“God put it there, although some peopleare afraid to use it,” he said. “If I don’t usethis inner force creatively, if I block it, itwill never materialize and will be lost.”

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Circa 1962641 Willow Grove RoadMichael J. Cullen, Principalwww.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

TAMAQUES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCirca 19541200 BoulevardDr. Jordan Schiff, Principal(908) 789-4490www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Circa 1930700 Prospect StreetDr. Margaret Dolan, Principal(908) 789-4590www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Circa 1935301 Linden AvenueDr. Andrew Perry, Principal(908) 789-4605www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Circa 1954900 St. Marks AvenueJoseph Malagna, Principal(908) 789-4600www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

McKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Circa 1908500 First AvenueCharles Hansen, Principal(908) 789-4555www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

ROOSEVELT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Circa 1926302 Clark StreetKenneth Shulack, Principal(908) 789-4560www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

LINCOLN SCHOOLCirca 1922728 Westfield Avenue

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WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Circa 1952550 Dorian RoadDr. Robert G. Petix, Principal(908) 789-4500www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

EDISON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Circa 1958800 Rahway AvenueCheryl O’Brien(908) 789-4470www.westfieldnj.com/[email protected]

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Circa 1922302 Elm Street

* The candidates indicated have finished their terms and will not seek reelection on Tuesday, April 17.

Formal Public Business Meet-ings: Third Tuesday of each month.

Special Meetings: First Tuesdayof each month.

Meetings begin at 8 p.m., usuallyin the Board Meeting Room at 302Elm Street.

The public is welcome. Time isallotted for public questions andinput.

Further information is availableby calling (908) 789-4402.

School Board Meetings:

Committee ChairpersonsFacilities

Darielle WalshPolicies

Arlene GardnerBudget & FinanceMichael J. Kessler

Board/StaffDarielle Walsh

Long Range PlanningEileen Satkin

Town RelationsB. Carol Molnar

Curriculum, Instruction & ProgrammingAnnmarie Puleio

President*Darielle Walsh

(1992-2001)[email protected]

Vice PresidentArlene Gardner

(1996-2002)[email protected] Members

B. Carol Molnar(1988-2003)

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Eileen Satkin*(1992-1995) (1998-2001)

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Michael J. Kessler*(1997-2001)

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Kimberly Rhodes(2000-2003)

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Annmarie Puleio(1996-2002)

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William T. Wallace(1999-2002)

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Anne Riegel(1999-2003)

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GATHERING OF THE BOARD...Members of the Westfield Board of Education areresponsible for making critical decisions regarding the education and future ofWestfield students. Pictured, left to right, are: front row, William Wallace, BoardPresident Darielle Walsh, Vice President Arlene Gardner, Michael J. Kessler; backrow, Kimberly O. Rhodes, Annmarie Puleio, B. Carol Molnar, Eileen Satkin andAnne L. Riegel.

Administration Telephone Numbers:ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

302 Elm Street(908) 789-4401DR. WILLIAM J. FOLEY

Superintendent of Schools(908) [email protected] BERMAN

Buisness AdministratorSecretary to the Board of Education(908) [email protected]. JANIE P. EDMONDS

Assistant Superintendent forCurriculum and Instruction(908) [email protected] M. TULLER

Director of Human Resources andAffirmative Action Officer(908) [email protected]. THEODORE KOZLIK

Director of Student Personnel Services(908) [email protected] KORECKY

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GEORGE W. BUSHThe White House, Washington, D.C., 20500,

(202) 456-1111, [email protected].

VICE PRESIDENTRICHARD B. CHENEY

United States Senate, Washington, D.C., 20510,(202) 224-3121, [email protected].

ACTING GOVERNOR/SENATE PRESIDENT

DONALD T. DIFRANCESCOGovernor’s Office: 125 West State Street,

P.O. Box 001, Trenton, 08625, (609) 292-6000, Fax (609) 292-3454, or 153 HalseyStreet, Newark, 07102, (973) 648-3939,www.state.nj.us/governor. Senate Office:1816 Front Street, Scotch Plains, 07076, (908)322-5500; Fax : (908) 322-9347 ,[email protected].

UNITED STATES CONGRESSUnited States Senator Robert G. Torricelli, (D), 1

Riverfront Plaza, Third Floor, Newark, 07102, (973)624-5555, Fax (973) 639-0418,[email protected].

United States Senator Jon Corzine, (D), UnitedStates Senate, Washington, D.C., 20510, (202)224-4744, [email protected].

United States Congressman Michael A.Ferguson, (R), 2333 Morris Avenue, Suite No.B, Union, 07083-3577, (908) 686-5576, Fax(908) 688-7390.

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATUREWESTFIELD (22ND DISTRICT)

State Senator Donald T. DiFrancesco (R)(see listing to the left under “Acting Gover-nor”)

Assemblyman Richard H. Bagger, (R), 203Elm Street, Westfield, 07090, (908) 232-3345,[email protected].

Assemblyman Alan M. Augustine, (R), 219 SouthStreet, Suite No. 109, First Floor, New Providence,07974, (908) 665-7777, Fax (908) 665-0903,[email protected].

UNION COUNTY BOARDOF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella (D)(908) [email protected].

Freeholder Vice Chairman Lewis Mingo, Jr. (D)(908) [email protected].

Daniel P. Sullivan, (D)(908) 527-4112

[email protected].

Nicholas P. Scutari, (D)(908) [email protected]

Chester Holmes, (D)(908) [email protected]

Mary P. Ruotolo, (D)(908) [email protected]

Deborah P. Scanlon, (D)(908) [email protected]

Linda d. Stender, (D)(908) [email protected]

Angel Estrada, (D)(908) [email protected]

(Please note: All Freeholders may be faxed at(908) 289-4143. Their mailing address is: UnionCounty Administration Building, Elizabeth Plaza,Elizabeth, NJ 07207).

UNION COUNTY CLERKJoanne Rajoppi, (D), Old Courthouse, First Floor, 2

Broad Street, Room No. 115, Elizabeth 07207, (908)527-4998, Fax (908) 528-2589,[email protected], www.unioncountynj.org/constit/clerk.

UNION COUNTY SURROGATEJames LaCorte, Old Courthouse, Second Floor, 2

Broad Street, Elizabeth, 07207, (908) 527-4280,Fax (908) 351-9212.

UNION COUNTY CLERKOF THE BOARD

M. Elizabeth Genievich, (908) 527-4140

UNION COUNTY MANAGERMichael J. Lapolla, (908) 527-4200

UNION COUNTY COUNSELCarol I. Cohen, (908) 527-4250

DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGERGeorge W. DeVanney, (908) 527-4202

SHERIFFRalph G. Froehlich, (D), Old Courthouse, Fifth

Floor Tower, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, 07207,(908) 527-4450, Fax (908) 527-4456 or (908)289-4884.

WESTFIELD TOWN COUNCILMayor Gregory S. McDermott, (R), 570

Lawrence Avenue, (908) 654-8329First Ward Councilman, Peter Echausse, (R),

323 Tuttle Parkway, (908) 317-9021First Ward Councilman, Carl A. Salisbury, (D),

715 Hanford Place, (908) 654-4837Second Ward Councilman, Rafael J. Betancourt,

(R), 233 Golf Edge.Second Ward Councilman, Matthew P. Albano,

(R), 828 East Broad Street, (908) 317-9044Third Ward Councilwoman, Claire Lazarowitz,

(D), 817 Tice Place, (908) 232-9439Third Ward Councilman, Neil F. Sullivan, Jr.,

(R), 335 Sycamore Street, (908) 232-0168Fourth Ward Councilwoman Janis Fried Weinstein,

(R), 642 Knollwood Terrace, (908) 233-0189Fourth Ward Councilman Lawrence A. Goldman,

(D), 850 Nancy Way, (908) 654-8919.WESTFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION

Darielle Walsh, President, 1715 Grandview Av-enue, (908) 654-3144

B. Carol Molnar, 232 Wychwood Road, (908)654-1213

Annmarie Puleio, 430 Kimball Turn, (908) 789-1549

Arlene L. Gardner, 634 Carleton Road, (908)789-8578

Michael J. Kessler, 303 Park Street, (908) 654-1715

Eileen Satkin, 1465 Grandview Avenue, (908)232-5293

William Wallace, 718 Warren Street, (908) 654-9464

Anne Riegel, 18 Manchester Drive, (908) 232-1584

Kimberly Rhodes, 10 Webster Place, (908) 518-9523

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