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elections and will be the only Repuyears and this.is the first time that,
. Ai this time, the Republicans and voice of dissent is not only condoned,
blican on the council:
it's encouraged. My job is not to we've had a majority like this.'But
Democrat Jerry Coleman, now retired
The Democrats' majority will stay
muzzle voices, whether they arc pro- now the pressure's- on."- .'
from the council, tried to introduce a
in place until at least 1998: Only, the
administration or con."
number.of cuts, saying city governAbout his new colleagues, Jones •
scats of Saliga, Mionc and Jones arc ment was "top-heavy" with adminiAfter the meeting, Jones said of the said, "Fm anxiousjo work wiih them.
up for election this year; even if the strators and that there were a number Democratic majority: "We have an They scem'like very motivated people
Republicans were able' to capture
of unnecessary items that could be cut 8M majority and it's time to produce. and I'd like togivc lhem.any help they
these three seats, they would still be in
or shif/ed around When these cuts I've been on the council for three need.".' .
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a 5-4 minority on the council.
were not approved, they voted against
""I'm just happy that we can work . the municipal budget at. least four
times, delaying the budget process by
together now, that we're all swom in
several months'.
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and get this city working," said Scat-'
uro after being sworn in:
But the Republicans have said that
"We're hoping to work together
the five new Democrats, if elected,
with everybody, including Janusz,"
The following is'Mayor James loolcirig forward to the future! as the
would simply be rubber stamps f o r
said Scaturo, adding, "We're looking
Kennedy's Stoic of the City address . 25.000 residents nf Rahway preKennedy's agenda.. .
at it as a team, not a political paity."
ai the Jan I. City Council rcorganir, pare for the 21st century. What per. Janusz, one of the most vocal oppoc o u n c i l • • • ' . •
"I'm very pleased, obviously," said
zation meeting. '
haps holds' the' most promise for
.With incurnbent Democratic . Democratic. Mayor James Kennedy.' nents of Kennedy, said the new counDuring this year's presidential Railway over tlie next two years is
• Councilmembers-at-large Nancy Sali"I haven't had the luxury of working cil would be "like 1939 Germany, the
.campaign, one of the more popular that the City Council, which has
new world order." He added that Kenga, Sal Mione 'and Jim Jones, it also
wjth a cooperative council."
slogans was President Clinton's been plagued in the past for. its par—r-give-the—BeiTibcrats a- commandrng- •:——Durmg-the~clcction*campaigrrlaja
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8-1 majority over the Republican on. ••.ye^.-._ihe';Pc'n»<^s\-acciised.'-g : ie\-.'!» u n c i l '' i l s m e x c u s e '.nl h e f m u r e century," As I enter my seventh now poised to deliver to all cityRepublicans of holding up thework- ;•..'• According to Jones, who was year in Office, I, like the President, residents the agenda of tax stabilithe Council. Frank Janusz, incumbent
• 2nd Ward councilman, was the only -ings-tif city government, especially- elected council president at the meet-.
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am not looking back to the past but
Republican to. survive November's • during the 1996-97 budcet process. ."• ing, "I want everyone to know that'the
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• J'lie DeparliiK'iil of Public
Work's invites city residents who
have a need for firewood to
slop by the department offices,
located at 999 Hart St.,'from 9
a.m. to--.v30-p.rn. Monday
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By Scan Daily
Staff Writer
The Democrats officially took the
reins of city government last week.
Five new Democrats, all nevcomcrs to the council, were s r during the City Council's reorganiEation
meeting last Thursday. They were
Robert. Rachlin, representing the 1st
Ward, Jerome Scaturo'for the 3rd
•Ward, Dave Brown for the 4th Ward,
. Qcanna Tilton for the 5th Ward and
Donald Andcrgcn for the '6th Ward.
Last Thursday's meeting completes
the overwhelming victory the D c n w
crais pulled off. in November's elections, winning five of six seatson the
applications
for tests
Kennedy sets goalsy
seeks to bridge gap
Kennedy appoints -twmsetf-to UCUA
By Scan Daily
StafTWriter
Last year,' Rahway had one of its City Councilmanreprescnting the city
in the Union County Utilities
'Autlwrity.
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By Chris Suswal
Managing Editor
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•This year, ihc mayor, himself coulcl
Local police departrnenLs' have
be doing it..
good news for those interested in
becoming involved with law
Democratic Mayor James Kennedy
enforcement.
has appointed himself as a commisThe New Jersey Department of
sioner to the UCUA, an appointment
Personnel has announced an exami• that was approved.almost unanimousnation for law enforcement officer
ly by the new Democratic-controlled
lilies. Union County •police departcouncil last Thursday. Kennedy will J
ments currently.have applications,
•be replacing former 4th Ward. Demohut the closing dale forfilingthe cratic Councilman Chester Holmes on
forms, with required, fees, is Jan. the UCUA.
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• The form enables the applicant to
be.ccinsidered for all entry level law
nforcement titles listed. Trie range
includes: municipal police officer!
campus police officer, park police
officer, housing police officer,
county police officer. Sheriff's
officer, county.corrections officer,
and stale corrections officer recruit.
Some of these titles include a separate (itle distinction of bilingual in
Spanish and English. The titles are
based on 'residency requirements
and'-nceds of appointing authorities.
Tlie requirements for law erifor;.
cement applicants include:-
The Board <if Chosen. Freeholders
They will do so Feb. 12.
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_. According to Kennedy, his duties
The Union County Utilities Authority continues running the incinerator in Rahway and •
•will be the same as any other commiswill have Mayor James Kennedy as a commissioner.
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sioner. But, he said, possible changes
on the horizon in New jersey's waste
Regarding Railway's relation to the
ness elsewhere at that time. If the . her" pulls out of the UCUA and sends
flow laws "can affect the economy-of
UCUA.'he said, "That's pretty much'
its trash to another, possibly
the city, so 1 think.it's key that the . incinerator loses enough Business, it
complete. .I'm just looking at the '
may be unable to pay its more than
unlicensed trash disposal facility, that
chief administrator should be close to
h e a l t h , . a n d welfare • of other
(he-other customers of the UCUA will
this."
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' - ' . " S200 million in bonds and would have
communities.".'
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to'default on them.
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' not be liable for any legal .problems
. . The 'changes stem from'a ruling by
-.But a number of people opposed
This affects the city government • that develop.
Supreme Court Justice Joseph IrSnas
Kennedy's appointment to the
because the city receives '.millions of
There' have been suggestions that
UCUA."
tha< the waste flow laws in New
''dollars a year in host community fees • the. UCL/A also import trash from out :
Jersey are unconstitutional. These .for having, the. incinerator based in
According to Peter Bufoff, a memside-sources. One of the-largest outlaws gave tile UCUA incinerator a
Rahway.
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".' side sources could be New York City,
ber of the Union .County Concerned
• An applicant must meet, the
virtual monopoly on garbage disposal
Kennedy said he wants to look into
which wil| he closing its Fresh Kills -•Citizens,: the' UCUA "is the enemy ot
residency requirement of the in Union County.
• the City, of Rahway audio have May.
(lie UCUA keeping Elizabeth and •landfill in a few- years^ '• •
appointing jurisdiction and may be
or'Kennedy on that,is. a conflict ol
..The laws will be overturned in as '. other communities as customers, pos'When asked about that. Kennedy
required to maintain continues resiinterest.
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little as two years and the-City of Eli- sibly by charging lower rates for the said. "As much as we're looking out
dency in ihal-juris'dictibn up to and
larger customers. He said he also
'•Now the city will have jr.* rep
zabeth, the UCUA's biggest customfor. our health and welfare, we're
including.the date of the appoint-,
wants to make sure that, if a "mem- looking- at -the-big picture."
er, has alrea'dv; vowed to take its. biisiSee KENNEDY. I'aue menl. For'jurisdictions that do not
have specific'residency ordinances,
eligibility-is open to all rcsideiilsof
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Board wants to keep tuition students in district
• Applicants must be graduates
from high school; vocational high
school or must have possession of
'•air approved -High School-Equiva-r
lent.'Certificate. Those who will
graduate by Juric'30 will be eligible
for' this announcement. .
t e n d e n t , of S c h o o l s Bernard
By Sean Daily
Ruekgauer.
'
Staff Writer
...... Ihere:ire,ib'oui.40 ofthem.inRah- •„ _.... TheWinfieldPark boardis cpnsid-_
way's school system, yet the Board of •.ering proposals for studies of other
school districts,' including Clark,
. Education is committed to keep them.
Kenilworth and Cranford.
They are the grade 9-12 students
These studies will compare, among
from
Winfield
Park
that
attend
R
a
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-.'• The applicantmust be 18 years
other things, score's on standardized
way
High
School,
and
whether
they
of age by the Jan. 31 cjosing date
tests such as the High School Profistay in the Rahway school system was
for filing applications.
ciency Test and Scholastic '.Assess-,
' the subject of a special joint meeting
• Appomtees.may be required tb
ment Test, curriculum, advanced
of the Rahway and Winfield -Parkpj>s t h r o u g h medical a n d
.placement courses and demographics.
school boards on Tuesday.^
psychological/psychia.tric
They could also include comparisons
Winfield Park, a K-8 school disexaminations.
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of tuitions for out-of-district students.
trict; has a long-standing agreement to
. • Driig screening through urinal
Some Rahway board members fell
1
ysys.is mandatory during the pre- • send its high-school grade students to that such a comparison^ would be
Rahway
in
exchange
.for
an
out-ofemployment hiring stage and again
unfair, pointing out that only one of
during training pursuant to the district tuition. According- to board
the named towns, kenilworth, is conPresident
Edward
Henderson,
this
tuiattorney general's Law Enforcesidered by the state Department of
tion
is
about
$8,300;
he
could
not
conrnent;Drug Screening Guidelines.
Education to be similar to Rahway.
firm
whether
this'.amount
was
per• Appointees to bilingual posiBut Ruekgauer said,'"I think that
student
or
for
all
of
the
Winfield
Park
Jions mus^ b e a b l e t q r e a d , .write
.Winfield -should_send~its..children-,
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speak, understand and communi- "students. . ' " ' . - '
where they have a good chance of betAccording 'to' the- Winfield Parkcate in English and Spanish. Canditer-grades."
dates' wilbbe tested for Spanish lan- ^ Board of Education, no plans have
The Winfieid Park board said that
guage a b i l i t y at time of
been made >ei to send its students "tfiese studies indicate no "dissatisfaceeriification.
. elsewhere.
tion"' with the Rahway school system.:
"We don't know what's-going to
.Indeed, Winfield Park board president
Jurisdictions include Clark, Elihappen, but you should know that we Robert Heuser,seemed mystified as to
zabeth, Hillside, Linden, Rahway
why his board was beginning these
are considering studies that will
Roselle. Union Township, and
studies.
explore options that were unavailable
Union' Countv.
"1 really and honestly and truly see
in 1995." said Winfield Park Superin-
,
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referendum..- Because of this, both
Ctark and KeVnlworth are to become
K-12 instead of K-.X districts and'will
According to Ruekgauer. the stu1 take up ownership ot the high schooti
that are based in both tov.n>. • '.
dies stem, from two unrelated
incidents.
•' . . Winfield Park has been.-exploring
this issue since before their school
One was a fire at VVmfield School
in April of 1995. the only public; burnt'down: but the Rahwav 'school
. rx<ard has not been able to deal vcn.
school in Winfield Park This fire
.' destroyed . about two-thrids ot" the much uiih it. accordms; to Henderson,
build and left only the portion dedi- because of.problem-y.ith grades and
the search'for a neu supenntendeni cated to grades 6-8 standing To this
"" The Winii'eld" Pirki ' hi<ar.d brunt '
day, Winfield Park's lower ^grades
hold .their classes a: the facilities' .of. \»iin ii ^ number vi questions that it
Air.!- irs-wcredb.N lheRahv.j> Board'
. the. Polish Cultural Foundation in
. : hciLCjti^.r.. -.including,.questions, ot •
Clark. ; ' . . ' .
h rier iht
h Rih
Rh
K'irJ would like
..After the fire. V>'infield Park
wanted to rebuild the school .and con-• j.se \Vin:leld Park's vhoi>l build..
1. tiniie with its' K-S operstior.v. but * is
:-;r--^-Ws:r Rahv*a> w^uiJ help pa\
denied approval"p/' the DOE "Rw •:.••:: i n i ' s i u i i s me -Aheiher members'
DOE did tfJis.' said Ruekiauer. '-..
>- ~ -s .r^ > -a'rvl- «h>->uld SII in on each
that the students like it here." he said,
adding that its "mostlythe adults that
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• ing with other districts." This - .overturned a >ear later and the DOF.
granted • permission to V»'infie!J :
rebuild: but asked them to keep :.v» '. ine into alternatives
•'. Around this lime, the dissolution •::
the ..Union Count) Regional High
School District, comprising six school
districts including Clark and Kenilworth, was approved in a special
.'i-rr-im)fIi*.-'s
•>. R J : < J ; rs-jiJ '^J~ unable to
±r:~-:: •"•.'--. ju-j.»li.nv nul Hender„ - -r.<-.-.M?J .r i-vnt committee to
- ^ • ' . • I ' j C T T . ' H - n ^ anj to come up '
•*-,:' iiV'A*'-" i: such u comrruttce
.-.-ri: tornv^. Henderson said that'he
-vuid *.uu :; to meei.bi-monthly so
irut it wan-get in tv*o meetings before >
whoul Kiard elections and so that ii
will"he "less^pressured."
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