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SEVENTY FIVE CENTS
Soccer Association Asks for
Lights at Kehler Stadium
By SARAH McGRAIL
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD — The lights may
soon be going up at Kehler Stadium
in a desperate attempt to give all of
Westfield’s soccer and lacrosse teams
time to practice.
The Westfield Soccer Association
has asked the town’s board of education to approve the temporary use of
lighting for several weeks from March
to mid-May, the Westfield Recreation
Commission was told Monday night.
Recreation Director Bruce
Kaufmann said the soccer association had asked to conduct a pilot
project where the lights would be on
from dusk until 9:40 p.m. every night
from Monday to Friday.
The board of education would have
the use of the field from dusk until 7
p.m. and the soccer and lacrosse associations from 7 p.m. until 9:40 p.m.
This would provide a total of 127
hours and five minutes extra playing
time for the town’s soccer and lacrosse teams. Earlier in the meeting,
there had been a discussion about the
lack of sufficient field time for these
teams.
Mr. Kaufmann stressed that no
games would be played. Only practices would be allowed.
Commission Chairman Peter
Echausse said, “The temporary lights
aren’t as high or as strong as regular
Paul Lachenauer for The Westfeld Leader
FOND FAREWELL...Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly’s helmet is held by his
nephew during funeral services on Saturday.
Modern Living Is Game
Changer in Fighting Fires
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
CRANFORD — The township began its 2015 departmental budget review Monday at its workshop meeting. During the budget review of the
fire department, Fire Captain Andy
Stratton said when a fire ignites in a
building made with modern-day construction materials and furnishings,
the fire will spread more rapidly than
with materials used in the mid-20th
century.
“The game has changed,” Capt.
Stratton said.
Firefighter deaths have risen by 67
percent, a study by Underwriters
Laboratories shows, due to the fires
in newly constructed buildings, as
well as firefighters having less onthe-job training and fighting more
complex fires.
The fire department requested to
increase its manpower by three — by
adding a deputy chief and two
firefighters. It also requested to reinstate an administrative officer position. The total additional cost for the
deputy chief and two firefighters
would be $230,000 for 2015.
Capt. Stratton said the department
is regarded as the “Miracle Fire Department” by other municipal fire
departments.
Westfield and Cranford have the
two lowest staffed fire departments
in Union County, Capt. Stratton said.
The additions of new apartment
buildings in Cranford — 555 South
Avenue, Riverfront, and the potential
of a development at Birchwood Avenue — would indicate a public safety
impact, Capt. Stratton said. He also
compared those buildings to the
Avalon at Edgewater that caught fire
recently.
“The modern fire problem is very
dangerous,” Fire Chief Leonard
Dolan III said.
Mayor Andis Kalnins said later in
the meeting that the township building department has inspected the new
construction and those buildings are
meeting the codes and also have sprinklers and fire blocks. He said regarding the fire in Edgewater, “the impression is some codes were not met.”
Chief Dolan also noted that every
officer in the department is new. Additionally, Chief Dolan is to retire
next month.
Chief Dolan also requested an increase in the per diem rate of the
EMT workers to $18 per hour. Currently they are paid $15.39.
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Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader
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lights and I don’t think they will
project an enormous amount of light.”
Residents of homes adjoining
Kehler have, in the past, expressed
their concern about lighting on the
field.
Mr. Kaufmann told members of
the commission these details were
only for their information as the decision would be made by the board of
education.
Earlier in the meeting it had been
agreed that the lacrosse teams should
have a little more time on the town’s
fields than they currently have and
the soccer teams a little less. This was
to reflect the number of children who
played the sports (1,273 for soccer
and 555 for lacrosse in spring 2014).
The lacrosse teams were already at
a disadvantage as they were unable to
play on county fields and did try to
arrange for as many of their games as
possible to be played away.
Elsewhere in the meeting, the commission heard that work was expected
to start soon on the tennis courts in
Tamaques Park, where the courts are
to be completely ripped out and redone. It was hoped that the town
council would approve the bond ordinance in the next couple of weeks.
Recreational tennis players were
warned that this may cause them some
inconvenience as the Westfield High
School teams, which usually play at
Tamaques Park, would be using the
courts at the Memorial Pool. It was
expected that the Tamaques Park
courts would be unavailable for the
whole of April and until the middle of
May.
Mr. Kaufmann said the scoreboard
at the Gumbert Park baseball fields
was to be replaced with one dedicated to the memory of Peter Gialluisi.
There was a great deal of discussion around the possible resurfacing
– by sodding or seeding – of field 2 at
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Paul Lachenauer for The Westfeld Leader
AT ATTENTION... Members of the Westfield Fire Department stand at attention outside the Church of St. Helen on
Saturday morning for the funeral of Fire Chief Dan Kelly.
Westfield Council Honors Chief
Kelly; Approves Ordinances
By DOMINIC A. LAGANO
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD — At its regular public meeting Tuesday evening, the
Westfield Town Council began its
proceedings by honoring Fire Chief
Dan Kelly, who passed away last
week.
A longtime resident of Westfield
with more than three decades of experience as a firefighter, Chief Kelly
was Westfield’s fire chief for the past
10 years.
The assembly observed a moment
of silence for Chief Kelly followed
by Mayor Andy Skibitsky’s remarks,
County to Replace Bridges
Over Next Few Years
By PAUL J. PEYTON
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
COUNTY — The Union County
Freeholder Board last Thursday considered a number of engineering contracts for replacing county culverts
and bridges that have been determined to be constructionally deficient.
“Constructionally
deficient...doesn’t mean it is going to
collapse the next day, but it also means
you have to post it, which means you
put a sign on it and limit the vehicle
weights,” County Engineer Thomas
Mineo explained to the board. “Right
now we have five constructionally
deficient bridges (in Union County.)”
William Reyes, director of economic development, said a lot of the
resolutions before the board are to
hire engineers for the projects. He
said the county looks to grant money
to fund construction costs. He said
work on the bridges will not begin for
at least two more years.
Mr. Mineo said the construction
cost to replace minor bridges — those
that are 20 feet in length or less —
range from $500,000 to $600,000,
meaning five minor bridge projects
before the board will cost the county
between $2.5 and $3 million.
The projects before the board for
engineering services contracts for the
design, construction administration
and inspection services are: replacement of Hazelwood Avenue minor
bridge over a stream in Rahway at a
cost of $186,500; replacement of the
minor bridge on Springfield Avenue
in Berkeley Heights at a cost of
$299,260; replacement of minor
bridge on Mountain Avenue in Berkeley Heights at a cost of $207,170,
and replacement of minor bridge on
Central Avenue in Westfield at a cost
of $115,504.
In addition, the board considered
change orders for construction for
replacement of two culverts located
on Valley Road at Glenside Avenue in
Berkeley Heights and First Avenue at
Locust Street in Roselle, which reduces the original contract by
$177,028 to $636,906.
Mr. Mineo said there are 140
bridges in Union County, all of which
are inspected every two years. He
said the county budgets an average of
$6 million annually for road projects,
$3.5 million for the bridges and culverts, and $1 million for intersection
improvements.
Also, the county is set to move
ahead with the design, construction,
administration and inspection services
for the replacement of the Netherwood
Avenue bridge in Plainfield at a cost
of $299,989. Mr. Mineo said the new
bridge will cost the county an additional $1.5 million, with the state
committing $1 million to the county
for the project.
The board also considered a resolution to increase funding for the
county’s Code Blue Emergency Shelter Initiative by $80,000 for total funding of $160,000. The county works
with social services agencies to go
out on the streets in extremely cold
weather to offer shelter to homeless
persons.
Frank Guzzo, director of human
services for the county, said there
have been 48 Code Blue nights thus
far this winter and that the county has
spent $74,000 on the program this
winter to date. He said a number of
people have reached the 60-month
maximum for emergency assistance
from the state so Code Blue is their
last option.
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which follow in part, “The passing of
Chief Dan Kelly is a tremendous loss
to our community. He will be missed.
We will forever be grateful for his
nearly 34 years of exceptional service to the Town of Westfield.
“On behalf of the Town Council
and the townspeople he valued serving so much, we offer our collective
heartfelt condolences to Chief Kelly’s
family.”
The council next passed two ordinances on first reading.
The first ordinance concerns the
Tamaques Park tennis court renovation project.
First discussed a year ago, the
project will entail resurfacing the eight
tennis courts at Tamaques Park in
addition to widening them. Besides
being available to town residents, the
tennis courts also serve as the home
court of the high-school tennis teams.
The project would be paid for by
the issuance of a bond ordinance; the
bond authorized for the project totals
$235,000, and the town also is able to
use $275,000 from other sources toward the work, for a total sum of
$510,000. Contributions for this
project also will come from the
Westfield Board of Education, town
trust fund monies and from Union
County in the form of a grant.
“We spoke about this project first
last year,” stated Town Administrator
Jim Gildea. “This project will be hope-
fully adopted bond-wise and look to
be awarded (a contract) in March and
when the weather breaks, will start.
“The recreation commission has
already been in touch with the board
of education about the scheduling of
the tennis season,” stated Mr. Gildea.
“It has been a long-time-coming
project and a very good improvement for the town.”
The second ordinance that was
passed on first reading further clarifies the town’s historical designation
and preservation ordinance by
amending its language.
As part of the re-codifying project
undertaken by Councilman Jim Foerst
as chairman of the council’s Code
Review and Town Property Committee, the measure was designed to address language in the original ordinance deemed “confusing.”
“As we do these things, we see
obviously there’s changes to be made
and not only to update it but there’s
something that we found in here that
we wanted to clarify,” stated Mr.
Foerst.
“The ordinance basically says if 75
people agree in the district then the
district can be designated and there
was just a little bit of ambiguity about
how that process happens. So we’ll
be voting on that to just clean that
up,” stated Mr. Foerst. “And after we
do that, then I think we’re ready to proCONTINUED ON PAGE 10
Council OKs New Boiler,
Spars Over Retiring Sgt. Pay
By BRIAN TRUSDELL
Specially Written for the Westfield Leader
GARWOOD – Borough Council
members approved funds, Tuesday
night, for the emergency replacement
of the cast iron boiler at Borough
Hall, OK’d the hiring of a replacement police officer and then sparred
over 2015 vacation/sick payments to
a retiring officer.
The 32-year-old boiler gave out
Monday morning, necessitating the
emergency repairs by Cranford
Plumbing and Heating of Garwood
that afternoon-evening. Two bids
were received within hours, according to Councilman Jim Mathieu, the
buildings and grounds committee
chairman — one for $11,385 by Cranford Plumbing and another for
$10,500 by a company he did not
name.
Department of Public Works Superintendent Fred Corbitt recommended that Cranford Plumbing be
authorized to do the repairs due to the
relative similarity of the bids, his
familiarity with the company and
Cranford Plumbing’s familiarity with
the Borough Hall heating system.
After consulting with Mayor Charles
Lombardo, the building and grounds
committee approved the work.
The council also voted to allow
Police Chief Bruce Underhill to hire
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Parking Restrictions Passed
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
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BUDGET TALKS … Cranford Fire Department Captain Andy Stratton gave a
presentation Monday to the township committee regarding staffing of the fire
department.
Fire Fighting Challenges
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The equipment and the fire department
building, built in 1980, he said are old.
The zoning department presented a
flat budget.
Municipal Judge Mark Cassidy requested
the Municipal Court budget be increased to
allow for two additional court sessions
because he said the sessions run too late.
The court sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. and
end somewhere between 11 p.m. and midnight, he said. He also requested an increase
in his salary and a raise for a member of the
clerical staff, who he said is “grossly underpaid.” He said he has been employed with
the township for seven years without a pay
raise.
Chief Financial Officer Lavona Patterson
presented the finance department budget.
Payroll services provided by ADP is
$64,000, and is one of the larger expenses
in the budget, she said.
Township Clerk Tara Rowley presented
the budget of the clerk’s office. An increase
of $20,000 was allotted for the cost of the
codification of the Master Plan and an
increase in legal advertising costs was included.
Prior to the departmental budget presentations, during public comment, resident
Jim Anderson of Walnut Avenue requested
the township delineate driveway access by
painting a yellow box on the street on
Walnut Avenue across from the community center. Users of the community center
typically park on the street instead of in the
parking lot, he said, and cars will park in
front of the driveways along homes spanning 213 Walnut Avenue and 227 Walnut
Avenue, he said.
“We will follow up on this,” Mayor
Kalnins said. “I’m supportive of it.”
Township Engineer Carl O’Brien and
Kevin Nollstadt, an engineer with Hatch
Mott MacDonald (HMM), presented an
update on Phase 2B, which ties the storm
drains into the Riverside Drive pump station, and Phase 5 for the Northeast Quadrant Stormwater Management Project.
Phase 5 provides for additional interior
drainage improvements along the west side
of the Rahway River. The drainage improvements are to include a stormwater
pumping station, express sewer system,
and collector storm sewer system, according to the HMM website.
The township retained HMM to develop
a comprehensive plan for improvements to
reduce the frequency of flooding in the
Northeast Quadrant of the Township of
Cranford, according to HMM’s website.
“Phase 2B is designed and ready to be
submitted,” Mr. O’Brien said. The deadline to submit the paperwork to the New
Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust
(NJEIT) for the loan application is Monday, March 2. Phase 5 has yet to be designed and will not be ready for the March
2 deadline, Mr. O’Brien said.
The cost estimate for Phase 2B and
Phase 5 are between $10 million and $12
million, Township Administrator Terence
Wall said. NJEIT offers no- and low-interest loans over a 20-year period, according
to the NJEIT website.
HMM laid out four potential locations
for the pump station that is to be built for
Phase 5. Mr. Nollstadt said HMM is recommending the pump station be located in a lot
on Park Drive. Phase 5 is addressing flooding issues in low areas in the flood zone
such as Balmiere Parkway, Hampton Road,
West End and Park Drive, Mr. Nollstadt
A Watchung Communications, Inc. Publication
said.
The express sewer would collect
stormwater and discharge it to the Rahway
River, he said.
Mr. O’Brien also said he applied for a
$20,000 grant for i-Tree software that will
map the trees in the township and assess
each tree as good, bad or indifferent. The
last tree inventory was conducted in 1999,
Mr. Wall said.
Two major permits were received for the
North Avenue Train Station Plaza Pedestrian Improvements Project and will be
submitted to the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Mr. O’Brien
said. The project paid partly by grant funds
is for beautification of the North Avenue
train station, as well as creating safe traffic
patterns for pedestrian, vehicular and bus
traffic, Mr. O’Brien said. Commissioner
Thomas Hannen, Jr. asked how many parking spots will be lost, and Mr. O’Brien said
he would find out.
Detective Matthew Nazzaro of the
Cranford Police Department gave an update on his role as the School Resource
Officer (SRO), a newly created position.
The SRO is present in each of the schools
in the township to act as a mentor to the
students and to work with the principals
to assess the needs and problem areas in
each school. The SRO heads up Project
Alert, which has replaced the DARE program in the schools. The SRO is also
involved in many other safety aspects of
the schools.
In committee reports, Commissioner
Robert D’Ambola proposed adding a new
ordinance that requires all cars to be
removed from parking on the street when
the roads are snow covered to allow for
the plow trucks to clear the roadways.
PSE&G has said it will knock down
the substation on South Avenue and
replace it with one directly in front of it,
thereby moving the parking lot behind
the new substation. Mayor Kalnins said
the township recommended that
PSE&G raise the building to one foot
above the 500-year storm floodwaters.
Kehler Lights
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Gumbert and field 1 at Tamaques Park. It
was agreed that, as any field that was completely sodded, it would be unavailable for
an entire season; it would not be possible to
resurface both fields in the same year.
It was agreed to hold a discussion with
representatives of the baseball association to decide on a way forward.
In another attempt to improve the
town’s sporting facilities, Mr. Kaufmann
and commission member Jeff O’Conner
are to investigate the condition of the
town’s outdoor basketball courts and
obtain quotes to carry out remedial work.
Mr. Kaufmann told members the recreation department was already gearing
up for the summer. The cost of the summer playground program would increase
this year from $70 to $80, but there were
unlikely to be many other changes.
Mr. O’Connor said it was hoped to
soon be able to solicit bids for work on
the Memorial Park bathrooms.
New board of education representative Chris Langhart was present at his
first meeting.
CRANFORD — The township’s 2015
departmental budget review continued
Tuesday at the township committee conference session held prior to the official
meeting. The health department and TV-35
discussed each of their department’s budgets with the committee members.
The health department salary remains
flat, Monika Koscova-Jencik, registered
environmental health specialist, told the
committee. The department is in need of a
new copier and the low bid came in at
$5,000, she said. The Environmental Commission has a budget of $3,500, she said.
Ed Davenport of TV-35 said the station’s
budget, “has stayed mostly the same.” The
maintenance and repair budget totals
$130,221 and is used for repairs of cameras, tape machines and other equipment.
An additional cost of $1,500 for access to
the Omni music library that safeguards
against copyright infringement and offers
25,000 songs for the channel to use for its
broadcast was included in the budget. Also,
$2,800 is an annual fee for broadcasts to be
made available on the pay channel as an on
demand option for TV viewers. “We had to
add $12,000 to get our radio station back on
the air,” Mr. Davenport said. “We need it
for emergency backup.”
During the official meeting, the committee passed the rescinding of an ordinance
that establishes a conservation utility.
“This does not impact the conservation
center, the environmental commission or
the green team,” Mayor Andis Kalnins
said.
The committee also passed three ordinances that will restrict parking on a portion
of South Union Avenue as a means to deter
long-term parking by commuters. There
will be a time restriction between Washington and Christopher Street on South Union
Avenue between 9 a.m. and noon, Commissioner Mary O’Connor said.
Adjustments to the salaries of the police
chief and the assistant chief financial officer (CFO) were made in the adoption of
an ordinance fixing salaries and wages. The
salary range for the police chief is between
$148,000 and $174,803, and the CFO is
between $53,657 and $73,000.A resolution that authorizes an amendment to the
township committee bylaws was passed by
a vote of 4-to-1, with Commissioner Tom
Hannen, Jr. opposing the amendment.
“I think this ordinance is rather broad
and I would not want to see this used for a
bludgeon or attack on any commissioner,”
Mr. Hannen said.
“The conflict of interest law is a statutory
law…,” Deputy Mayor Lisa Adubato said.
The resolution prohibits commissioners
who have a conflict of interest on a certain
matter to be in the room during discussion
of that particular matter, Ms. Adubato said.
She said in the past it was unclear that when
a conflict of interest was present if that
person should be privy to the discussions of
the matter. “It is a simple clarification,” she
added.
“By leaving the room, we eliminate the
appearance of conflict,” Commissioner
Robert D’Ambola said.
“Each of the committee members were
elected by voters… By prohibiting a
person’s ability to be in the room… disenfranchises those voters who sent those commissioners here with a specific job in mind,”
Commissioner Hannen said.
The committee passed a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into a settlement agreement with Government Strategy Group, a consultant that provided chief
financial officer services for a period of
approximately two years, Mayor Kalnins
told The Westfield Leader. The township
has since hired an in-house chief financial
officer.
The new Mexican restaurant, River &
Rail Cantina, slated to open at the Riverfront,
was authorized by resolution to accept a
person-to-person transfer of a liquor license.
A resolution was passed that designates
$9.7 million of notes consisting of $9.55
million general bond anticipation notes and
$141,151 swim pool utility bond anticipation notes. Those notes were funded at
0.25- percent interest rate, Mayor Kalnins
said.
“We know those rates won’t last and we
are in the process of putting together a debt
management plan,” he said.
“We need to come up with a plan we can
sustain over time. There is a lot of discussion around the (state’s) Transportation
Trust Fund. I recommend we continue to
pressure our state leaders to make sure that
is funded so our roads do not crumble,”
Mayor Kalnins said.
Mayor Kalnins also announced the $1
million authorized by the federal government to complete the Rahway River Basin
Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Once the study is completed, the next step
would be to attain funding for construction.
The invocation said by Commissioner
O’Connor was in honor of Father John
McGovern, pastor emeritus at Saint
Michaels Roman Catholic Church, who
died January 21 at the age of 74.
“I worked many years with Father
McGovern at the school and church,” Ms.
Adubato said. “He was a source of comfort
to many people in the community… He
will be missed.”
Zoning Officer to Recommend
Changes to Land Dev. Ord.
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
CRANFORD — Township Zoning
Officer Robert Hudak has recommended
amending the land development ordinance the planning board signed off on
and township committee passed in December. Mr. Hudak is to make his final
recommendations to the township council Monday at the workshop meeting.
Within the ordinance, building coverage maximums were added. Since the
ordinance was passed, he said most of the
homes in Cranford are non-conforming
in building coverage. This would mean
any construction to a home would need a
variance sought and would burden the
taxpayer and the zoning board.
“If all these houses are nonconforming…their houses are worthless
then. That is a big issue,” Mr. Hudak said
at the Cranford Planning Board’s February 4 meeting.
Building coverage is the percentage of
the lot area covered by a home or attached
garage, Mr. Hudak said. This is different
from lot coverage, which includes building coverage and impervious surfaces
such as driveways.
“I think we need to recognize our issues with flooding and impervious
surface…What we need to be concerned
about is impervious surface,” Board ViceChairwoman Lynda Feder said.
In 2009, the township had concerns
with McMansions being built on small
properties and changes to lot coverage
were put in place to “severely curtail
development,” Mr. Hudak said.
Mr. Hudak said he is still investigating
the matter. He will present his recommended changes to the percentages of
building coverage in the various residential zones at Monday’s council meeting.
During the public portion of last
Wednesday’s planning board meeting,
resident Frank Krause again brought up
his issue with the North Avenue corridor.
He has concerns with how the board of
adjustment has approved applications for
two new banks: Investors Savings Bank,
to be built next to the Rustic Mill Diner,
and Two River Bank, on the corner of
Lincoln and North Avenues. He believes
the front-yard setbacks are too shallow
and that there is a public-safety issue with
ingress and egress of traffic to the banks.
He had previously addressed the township committee and planning board on
these issues.
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Garwood native Valerio Zuena, 32, who
now lives in Springfield, as a probationary patrolman and numerical replacement on the force for Sgt. Mario Morelli,
who retired January 31 after 25 years.
Mr. Zuena, who has served as a deputy
sheriff with the Essex County Sheriff’s
Department, will begin Monday.
Both resolutions passed unanimously,
5-to-0, with Councilman Mike Martin
absent.
But Mr. Mathieu balked at an item
originally on the consent agenda, authorizing $34,305.81 to Sgt. Morelli for
vacation, holidays, sick time, personal
time and other hours for 2015.
He criticized the payment, saying that
officers that work one day into a calendar year are paid an entire year’s vacation and off time for “not working.”
“It erodes the faith in the police,” he
said. “Our police should be paid and
paid well, but this is gaming the system.”
After rhetorically asking Borough Attorney Bob Renaud what the likely consequence would be if the council voted
not to authorize the payment, Councilwoman Sara Todisco said the money
being paid to Sgt. Morelli was a contract
provision and denial would almost assuredly result in a lawsuit the borough
would lose.
This sparked a terse exchange between the two, with Mr. Mathieu calling
for the policemen’s contract to be
changed and an exasperated Ms. Todisco
claiming it would be irresponsible to
vote against the measure.
“Whether we agree or not, I don’t
want to waste the taxpayers’ money,”
she said.
When Mr. Mathieu shot back that
someone has to speak up for the taxpayer, Councilwoman Ann Tarantino
snapped back from the other side of the
dais: “We are standing up for the taxpayer.”
The measure passed 4-to-1.
In the work session, the council once
more discussed the three remaining encroachments on the Recreation and
Sports Complex from private homes.
As building and grounds chairman,
Mr. Mathieu approached all three home
owners and gave the council a rundown
on the status, telling the council that two
of the three made reasonable requests of
the borough.
The owner at 116 Myrtle Avenue
asked that the property line be delineated again so she could understand
where it is, and the owner at 119 Willow
Avenue requested that if a fence was to
be removed and replaced properly on
the line that both actions be done on the
same day for her dog.
However, the owner at 167 Myrtle,
identified by Mr. Mathieu as Kenneth
Higney, is disputing the borough’s
claims and indicated he would seek counsel if the town sought to enforce its
claim.
“We have our survey,” Mr. Renaud
said. “He provided the same survey that
showed the same encroachment.”
Councilman Bill Nierstedt suggested
moving ahead with the undisputed properties, and the council deferred on the
third while Mr. Renaud researched an
ordinance that would enable the town to
place a lien on the property.
In other issues, Traffic Committee
Chairwoman Mrs. Tarantino informed
the borough that due to mounting complaints over the years regarding speeding vehicles on Fourth Avenue, the police department was looking into obtaining grants to erect “radar feedback” signs.
The devices detect a car’s speed and
flash it at the drivers, intending to get
those over the limit to slow down.
Chief Underhill said at the meeting
that speed bumps were an option, but he
considered them a “drastic start” that
came with maintenance costs. He also
expressed concern that it would force
traffic onto North Avenue and through
the Lincoln School zone.
County
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Also on Thursday’s agenda was a resolution to appoint the law firm of
Javernaum Wurgraft Hicks Wikstrom &
Sinins, P.C. of Springfield to represent
former Union County Juvenile Detention
Center officer Sherrie Brown-Braswell
in a lawsuit entitled Shiquon Fowler vs.
County of Union at a cost of $20,000.
The guard has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy at the facility and the boy’s family is now suing the
county.
The board also considered a resolution
to increase funding to $40,000 to the law
firm of Florio & Kenny of Hoboken to
represent the county in the same case.
Michael Fleming, acting administrator of the Cornerstone Behavioral Hospital of Union County, said a couple of
psychiatrists have left the hospital and
that Cornerstone has reached an agreement with Trinitas Regional Medical
Center in Elizabeth to provide two fulltime psychiatrists by the middle of the
year. The county is leasing Cornerstone
from the Center Management Group of
Queens, N.Y. after selling Runnells Specialized Hospital to the company in December.
Freeholder Al Mirabella said he will
sponsor a condolence resolution for
tonight’s regular meeting in memory of
Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly, who
passed away on February 3 of cancer at
the age of 54.
WF Council
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ceed on our first historic district designation that we’ve seen since Kimball Avenue in the 1980s. So for historians, this
is quite an exciting time.”
In other news, the council approved
the demolition of a single-family dwelling located at 127 Harrow Road as well as
single-family dwellings and detached garages located at 415 Everson Place and
679 Rahway Avenue.
The next town council conference session open to the public is scheduled for
Tuesday, February 24, at 7 p.m., at the
municipal building, located at 425 East
Broad Street. The conference session
will be immediately followed by the
council’s regular public meeting at 7:45
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Planning Board Grants One-Year
Extension For Temp. Cell Towers
By FRED T. ROSSI
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
SCOTCH PLAINS — The planning board on Monday gave twin
approvals to New Cingular Wireless
to keep in place temporary cellular
telephone antennas at two sites on the
south side of town, but warned the
company that it needed to restore the
antennas to permanent spots on
PSE&G transmission towers by April
2016.
In October 2012, the board gave
permission to New Cingular to erect
temporary cell towers for two years
on Terrill Road near Parker Greenhouses and on Raritan Road near the
Ashbrook Nursing Home while
PSE&G replaced its transmission
towers along the right-of-way that
parallels Terrill Road. With that twoyear period ending in April and the
PSE&G project not fully completed,
New Cingular sought a one-year extension in order to maintain adequate
cell phone coverage for its subscribers. The temporary monopole on
Raritan Road stands 140 feet tall while
the pole on Terrill Road is 122 feet
high.
Representatives for the cell phone
carrier said they expected the antennas to be placed back on the transmission towers within the next year, but
still needed time to coordinate the
installation with the utility and with
Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
TAKING THE LEAD...Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District middle-school
students participate in an exercise during Saturday’s leadership training
conference for middle-school students held at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High
School.
Zoning Board OKs Addition
To Bryant Avenue Home
By FRED T. ROSSI
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoning
board of adjustment last week approved an application allowing a homeowner to construct a front porch
and a two-story addition to his house.
Fabricio Silva of 2409 Bryant Avenue told the board at its February 5
meeting that he and his wife need to
add to their home, located at the corner of Bryant Avenue and Poets Place,
in order to accommodate their growing family — four children since they
moved there in the early 2000s. Several variances were requested and
approved, including two side-street
setbacks. The side of the Silva house
is situated very close to Poets Place,
and several board members last week
expressed some concern that the new
porch, which is set to wrap around
from the front of the Cape Cod-style
home to the side where there is an
existing porch, would be located too
close to the side street.
The local ordinance calls for sidestreet setbacks on a corner lot to be a
minimum of 20 feet from the property line while Mr. Silva’s plans show
the porch being slightly more than
seven feet from that line along Poets
Place. A similar variance was requested for the two-story addition at
the rear of the house. A rear-yard
setback, normally 30 feet, was also
approved for 28 feet.
Mr. Silva’s contractor told the board
he expects construction to start in
April and be completed in about four
months. Some board members requested that certain measures be taken
to ensure that dirt piled from any
excavation be protected from rain in
order to avoid muddy stormwater runoff onto Poets Place and other neighborhood streets.
At the start of the board’s brief
meeting, new board chairman Anthony Gialanella thanked former
members Rich Duthie and Brian
Doyle for their “longtime service” to
the board and also announced that
Chris Abeel, a member of the board
since 2001 and its vice-chairman last
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SERVICE MILESTONE...Battalion Chief John J. Lestarchick, second from
left, is honored for 30 years of service at the Scotch Plains Volunteer Firefighter
Association annual awards ceremony held on January 24 at The Westwood in
Garwood. Joining him, pictured from left to right, are: Fire Captain Joseph
Rodriguez, Fire Chief Jonathan Ellis, Township Manager Alexander Mirabella
and Mayor Kevin Glover.
the state Board of Public Utilities.
New Cingular engineer Frank Pazben
said that a “controlled outage” of
electric power will need to be scheduled to allow the antennas to be put
back on the transmission towers.
Daniel Penesso, a radio-frequency
engineer, said if the extensions were
not approved, New Cingular users
would experience a loss in coverage
in that part of town.
Several residents living near the two
temporary monopoles spoke in opposition to the extension, with one Raritan
Road resident claiming that the temporary towers are emitting microwaves
that have led to him, his wife and child
experiencing tinnitus amidst what he
said was an audible hum in their home.
Others also opposed the extension,
both in support of their neighbor and
because of what they felt were potential health risks to them and their families from the towers.
After a hearing that lasted about an
hour, Board Chairman Michael
Graziano noted that — with the
PSE&G project nearing formal
completion — New Cingular was now
“much more in control of the situation” to complete the antenna transfers and added that the board’s approval of a one-year extension should
be seen as its “implicit confidence”
that the project will be completed by
April 2016. If not, he warned, there
“will not be a favorable response”
from the planning board if New
Cingular returned in a year to seek
another extension.
Judith Fairweather, an attorney for
New Cingular, was adamant that the
antennas will be placed back on the
PSE&G towers before next April.
The board also approved a subdivision allowing K&K Developers to
split a 40,002-square-foot tract at
2030 Lamberts Mill Road into two
conforming lots on which single-family houses will be built. An existing
home and two wooden sheds on the
property, which is located at the corner of Jacobs Lane, will be razed
before the lot is divided into one
25,000-square-foot lot and one lot
measuring about 15,000 square feet.
Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
LEADERSHIP TRAINING...Among those on hand at Saturday’s Scotch Plains-Fanwood (SP-F) School District
leadership training conference were Phyllis and Freeholder Al Mirabella, Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr, Don Parisi,
president of the Education Enrichment Foundation (EEF) of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, and Leland McGee, past
president of the EEF.
Union County Plans to Replace
Bridges Over Next Few Years
By PAUL J. PEYTON
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
COUNTY — The Union County
Freeholder Board last Thursday considered a number of engineering contracts for replacing county culverts
and bridges that have been determined to be constructionally deficient.
“Constructionally deficient...doesn’t
mean it is going to collapse the next
day, but it also means you have to post
it, which means you put a sign on it and
limit the vehicle weights,” County Engineer Thomas Mineo explained to the
board. “Right now we have five constructionally deficient bridges (in Union
County.)”
William Reyes, director of economic development, said a lot of the
Soccer Association Asks For
Lights at Kehler Stadium
By SARAH McGRAIL
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
WESTFIELD — The lights may
soon be going up at Kehler Stadium in
a desperate attempt to give all of
Westfield’s soccer and lacrosse teams
time to practice.
The Westfield Soccer Association
has asked the town’s board of education to approve the temporary use of
lighting for several weeks from March
to mid-May, the Westfield Recreation
Commission was told Monday night.
Recreation Director Bruce
Kaufmann said the soccer association
had asked to conduct a pilot project
where the lights would be on from dusk
until 9:40 p.m. every night from Monday to Friday.
The board of education would have
the use of the field from dusk until 7
p.m. and the soccer and lacrosse associations from 7 p.m. until 9:40 p.m.
This would provide a total of 127
hours and five minutes extra playing
time for the town’s soccer and lacrosse
teams. Earlier in the meeting, there had
been a discussion about the lack of
sufficient field time for these teams.
Mr. Kaufmann stressed that no games
would be played. Only practices would
be allowed.
Commission Chairman Peter
Echausse said, “The temporary lights
aren’t as high or as strong as regular
lights and I don’t think they will project
an enormous amount of light.”
Residents of homes adjoining Kehler
have, in the past, expressed their concern about lighting on the field.
Mr. Kaufmann told members of the
commission these details were only for
their information as the decision would
be made by the board of education.
Earlier in the meeting it had been
agreed that the lacrosse teams should
have a little more time on the town’s
fields than they currently have and the
soccer teams a little less. This was to
reflect the number of children who
played the sports (1,273 for soccer and
555 for lacrosse in spring 2014).
The lacrosse teams were already at a
disadvantage as they were unable to
play on county fields and did try to
arrange for as many of their games as
possible to be played away.
Elsewhere in the meeting, the commission heard that work was expected
to start soon on the tennis courts in
Tamaques Park, where the courts are to
be completely ripped out and redone. It
was hoped that the town council would
approve the bond ordinance in the next
couple of weeks. Recreational tennis
players were warned that this may cause
them some inconvenience as the
Westfield High School teams, which
usually play at Tamaques Park, would
be using the courts at the Memorial
Pool. It was expected that the Tamaques
Park courts would be unavailable for
the whole of April and until the middle
of May.
Mr. Kaufmann said the scoreboard
at the Gumbert Park baseball fields
was to be replaced with one dedicated
to the memory of Peter Gialluisi.
There was a great deal of discussion
around the possible resurfacing – by
sodding or seeding – of field 2 at
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resolutions before the board are to
hire engineers for the projects. He
said the county looks to grant money
to fund construction costs. He said
work on the bridges will not begin for
at least two more years.
Mr. Mineo said the construction
cost to replace minor bridges — those
that are 20 feet in length or less —
range from $500,000 to $600,000,
meaning five minor bridge projects
before the board will cost the county
between $2.5 and $3 million.
The projects before the board for
engineering services contracts for the
design, construction administration
and inspection services are: replacement of Hazelwood Avenue minor
bridge over a stream in Rahway at a
cost of $186,500; replacement of the
minor bridge on Springfield Avenue
in Berkeley Heights at a cost of
$299,260; replacement of minor
bridge on Mountain Avenue in Berkeley Heights at a cost of $207,170,
and replacement of minor bridge on
Central Avenue in Westfield at a cost
of $115,504.
In addition, the board considered
change orders for construction for
replacement of two culverts located
on Valley Road at Glenside Avenue in
Berkeley Heights and First Avenue at
Locust Street in Roselle, which reduces the original contract by
$177,028 to $636,906.
Mr. Mineo said there are 140
bridges in Union County, all of which
are inspected every two years. He
said the county budgets an average of
$6 million annually for road projects,
$3.5 million for the bridges and culverts, and $1 million for intersection
improvements.
Also, the county is set to move
ahead with the design, construction,
administration and inspection services
for the replacement of the Netherwood
Avenue bridge in Plainfield at a cost
of $299,989. Mr. Mineo said the new
bridge will cost the county an additional $1.5 million, with the state
committing $1 million to the county
for the project.
The board also considered a resolution to increase funding for the
county’s Code Blue Emergency Shelter Initiative by $80,000 for total funding of $160,000. The county works
with social services agencies to go
out on the streets in extremely cold
weather to offer shelter to homeless
persons.
Frank Guzzo, director of human
services for the county, said there
have been 48 Code Blue nights thus
far this winter and that the county has
spent $74,000 on the program this
winter to date. He said a number of
people have reached the 60-month
maximum for emergency assistance
from the state so Code Blue is their
last option.
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By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
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FUTURE LEADERS...The Education Enrichment Foundation (EEF) of Scotch
Plains-Fanwood and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District co-sponsored a
leadership training conference for middle-school students on Saturday morning
for the sixth consecutive year. This year more than 125 new student leaders were
trained. The program, under the leadership of Phyllis Mirabella of the EEF, has
over 70 volunteers who help make it a success for the district.
Zoning Officer to Recommend
Changes to Land Dev. Ord.
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
CRANFORD — Township Zoning
Officer Robert Hudak has recommended amending the land development ordinance the planning board
signed off on and township committee
passed in December. Mr. Hudak is to
make his final recommendations to the
township council Monday at the workshop meeting.
Within the ordinance, building coverage maximums were added. Since
the ordinance was passed, he said most
of the homes in Cranford are nonconforming in building coverage. This
would mean any construction to a home
would need a variance sought and would
burden the taxpayer and the zoning
board.
“If all these houses are nonconforming…their houses are worthless then. That is a big issue,” Mr.
Hudak said at the Cranford Planning
Board’s February 4 meeting.
Building coverage is the percentage
of the lot area covered by a home or
attached garage, Mr. Hudak said. This
is different from lot coverage, which
includes building coverage and impervious surfaces such as driveways.
“I think we need to recognize our
issues with flooding and impervious
surface…What we need to be concerned about is impervious surface,”
Board Vice-Chairwoman Lynda Feder
said.
In 2009, the township had concerns
with McMansions being built on small
properties and changes to lot coverage
were put in place to “severely curtail
development,” Mr. Hudak said.
Mr. Hudak said he is still investigating the matter. He will present his recommended changes to the percentages
of building coverage in the various
residential zones at Monday’s council
meeting.
During the public portion of last
Wednesday’s planning board meeting,
A Watchung Communications, Inc. Publication
resident Frank Krause again brought
up his issue with the North Avenue
corridor. He has concerns with how the
board of adjustment has approved applications for two new banks: Investors
Savings Bank, to be built next to the
Rustic Mill Diner, and Two River Bank,
on the corner of Lincoln and North
Avenues. He believes the front-yard
setbacks are too shallow and that there
is a public-safety issue with ingress and
egress of traffic to the banks. He had
previously addressed the township committee and planning board on these
issues.
Kehler Lights
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Gumbert and field 1 at Tamaques Park.
It was agreed that, as any field that was
completely sodded, it would be unavailable for an entire season; it would
not be possible to resurface both fields
in the same year.
It was agreed to hold a discussion
with representatives of the baseball
association to decide on a way forward.
In another attempt to improve the
town’s sporting facilities, Mr.
Kaufmann and commission member
Jeff O’Conner are to investigate the
condition of the town’s outdoor basketball courts and obtain quotes to carry
out remedial work.
Mr. Kaufmann told members the
recreation department was already gearing up for the summer. The cost of the
summer playground program would
increase this year from $70 to $80, but
there were unlikely to be many other
changes.
Mr. O’Connor said it was hoped to
soon be able to solicit bids for work on
the Memorial Park bathrooms.
New board of education representative Chris Langhart was present at his
first meeting.
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FUNDING FLOOD STUDY…Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), at rostrum
surrounded by several state and local officials, announces the federal government
has approved funding to complete a flood mitigation study in the Rahway River
Watershed.
CRANFORD — The township’s
2015 departmental budget review
continued Tuesday at the township
committee’s conference session held
prior to the official meeting. The
health department and TV-35 discussed each of their department’s
budgets with the committee members.
The health department salary remains flat, Monika Koscova-Jencik,
registered environmental health
specialist, told the committee. The
department is in need of a new
copier and the low bid came in at
$5,000, she said. The Environmental Commission has a budget of
$3,500, she said.
Ed Davenport of TV-35 said the
station’s budget, “has stayed mostly
the same.” The maintenance and repair budget totals $130,221 and is
used for repairs of cameras, tape
machines and other equipment. An
additional cost of $1,500 for access
to the Omni music library that safeguards against copyright infringement and offers 25,000 songs for the
channel to use for its broadcast was
included in the budget. Also, $2,800
is an annual fee for broadcasts to be
made available on the pay channel
as an on demand option for TV viewers. “We had to add $12,000 to get
our radio station back on the air,”
Mr. Davenport said. “We need it for
emergency backup.”
During the official meeting, the
committee passed the rescinding of
an ordinance that establishes a conservation utility.
“This does not impact the conservation center, the environmental
commission or the green team,”
Mayor Andis Kalnins said.
The committee also passed three
ordinances that will restrict parking
on a portion of South Union Avenue as
a means to deter long-term parking by
commuters. There will be a time restriction between Washington and
Christopher Street on South Union
Avenue between 9 a.m. and noon,
Commissioner Mary O’Connor said.
Adjustments to the salaries of the
police chief and the assistant chief
financial officer (CFO) were made
in the adoption of an ordinance fixing salaries and wages. The salary
range for the police chief is between
$148,000 and $174,803, and the
CFO is between $53,657 and
$73,000.A resolution that authorizes
an amendment to the township committee bylaws was passed by a vote
of 4-to-1, with Commissioner Tom
Hannen, Jr. opposing the amendment.
“I think this ordinance is rather
broad and I would not want to see this
used for a bludgeon or attack on any
commissioner,” Mr. Hannen said.
“The conflict of interest law is a
statutory law…,” Deputy Mayor Lisa
Adubato said.
The resolution prohibits commissioners who have a conflict of interest on a certain matter to be in the
room during discussion of that particular matter, Ms. Adubato said.
She said in the past it was unclear
that when a conflict of interest was
present if that person should be privy
to the discussions of the matter. “It is
a simple clarification,” she added.
“By leaving the room, we eliminate the appearance of conflict,”
Commissioner Robert D’Ambola
said.
“Each of the committee members
were elected by voters… By prohibiting a person’s ability to be in the
room… disenfranchises those voters who sent those commissioners
here with a specific job in mind,”
Commissioner Hannen said.
The committee passed a resolu-
tion authorizing the mayor to enter
into a settlement agreement with
Government Strategy Group, a consultant that provided chief financial
officer services for a period of approximately two years, Mayor
Kalnins told The Scotch PlainsFanwood Times. The township has
since hired an in-house chief financial officer.
The new Mexican restaurant, River
& Rail Cantina, slated to open at the
Riverfront, was authorized by resolution to accept a person-to-person
transfer of a liquor license.
A resolution was passed that designates $9.7 million of notes consisting of $9.55 million general bond
anticipation notes and $141,151
swim pool utility bond anticipation
notes. Those notes were funded at a
0.25-percent interest rate, Mayor
Kalnins said.
“We know those rates won’t last
and we are in the process of putting
together a debt management plan,”
he said.
“We need to come up with a plan
we can sustain over time. There is a
lot of discussion around the (state’s)
Transportation Trust Fund. I recommend we continue to pressure our
state leaders to make sure that is
funded so our roads do not crumble,”
Mayor Kalnins said.
Mayor Kalnins also announced
the $1 million authorized by the
federal government to complete the
Rahway River Basin Flood Risk
Management Feasibility Study by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Once the study is completed, the
next step would be to attain funding
for construction.
The invocation said by Commissioner Connor was in honor of Father John McGovern, pastor emeritus at Saint Michael Roman Catholic Church, who died January 21 at
the age of 74.
“I worked many years with Father
McGovern at the school and church,”
Ms. Adubato said. “He was a source
of comfort to many people in the
community… He will be missed.”
County
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Also on Thursday’s agenda was a
resolution to appoint the law firm
of Javernaum Wurgraft Hicks
Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. of Springfield to represent former Union
County Juvenile Detention Center
officer Sherrie Brown-Braswell in
a lawsuit entitled Shiquon Fowler
vs. County of Union at a cost of
$20,000. The guard has been
charged with sexually assaulting a
teenage boy at the facility and the
boy’s family is now suing the
county.
The board also considered a resolution to increase funding to $40,000
to the law firm of Florio & Kenny of
Hoboken to represent the county in
the same case.
Michael Fleming, acting administrator of the Cornerstone Behavioral
Hospital of Union County, said a
couple of psychiatrists have left the
hospital and that Cornerstone has
reached an agreement with Trinitas
Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth to provide two full-time psychiatrists by the middle of the year.
The county is leasing Cornerstone
from the Center Management Group
of Queens, N.Y. after selling Runnells
Specialized Hospital to the company
in December.
Freeholder Al Mirabella said he
will sponsor a condolence resolution
for tonight’s regular meeting in
memory of Westfield Fire Chief Dan
Kelly, who passed away on February
3 of cancer at the age of 54.
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AT ATTENTION...Members of the Westfield Fire Department stand at attention outside the Church of St. Helen on Saturday morning for the funeral of Fire
Chief Dan Kelly.
Westfield Honors Chief
Kelly; Approves Ordinances
By DOMINIC A. LAGANO
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
WESTFIELD — At its regular public meeting Tuesday evening, the
Westfield Town Council began its
proceedings by honoring Fire Chief
Dan Kelly, who passed away last
week.
A longtime resident of Westfield
with more than three decades of experience as a firefighter, Chief Kelly
was Westfield’s Fire Chief for the
past 10 years.
The assembly observed a moment
of silence for Chief Kelly followed
by Mayor Andy Skibitsky’s remarks,
which follow in part, “The passing of
Chief Dan Kelly is a tremendous loss
to our community. He will be missed.
We will forever be grateful for his
nearly 34 years of exceptional service to the Town of Westfield.
“On behalf of the Town Council
and the townspeople he valued serving so much, we offer our collective
heartfelt condolences to Chief Kelly’s
family.”
The council next passed two ordinances on first reading.
The first ordinance is concerned
with the Tamaques Park Tennis Court
Renovation Project.
First discussed a year ago, the
project will entail resurfacing the eight
tennis courts at Tamaques Park in
addition to widening them. Besides
being available to town residents, the
tennis courts also serve as the home
court of the high-school tennis teams.
The project would be paid for by
the issuance of a bond ordinance; the
bond authorized for the project totals
$235,000, and the town also is able to
use $275,000 from other sources toward the work, for a total sum of
$510,000. Contributions for this
project also will come from the
Westfield Board of Education, town
trust fund monies and from Union
County in the form of a grant.
“We spoke about this project first
last year,” stated Town Administrator
Jim Gildea. “This project will be hopefully adopted bond-wise and look to
be awarded (a contract) in March and
when the weather breaks, will start.
“The recreation commission has
already been in touch with the board
of education about the scheduling of
the tennis season,” stated Mr. Gildea.
“It has been a long-time-coming
project and a very good improvement for the town.”
The second ordinance that was
passed on first reading further clarifies the town’s Historical Designation and Preservation Ordinance of
the Town of Westfield by amending
its language.
As part of the re-codifying project
undertaken by Councilman Jim Foerst
as chairman of the council’s Code
Review and Town Property Committee, the measure was designed to ad-
dress language in the original ordinance deemed “confusing.”
“As we do these things, we see
obviously there’s changes to be made
and not only to update it but there’s
something that we found in here that
we wanted to clarify,” stated Mr.
Foerst.
“The ordinance basically says if 75
people agree in the district then the
district can be designated and there
was just a little bit of ambiguity about
how that process happens. So we’ll be
voting on that to just clean that up,”
stated Mr. Foerst. “And after we do
that, then I think we’re ready to proceed on our first historic district designation that we’ve seen since Kimball
Avenue in the 1980s. So for historians, this is quite an exciting time.”
In other news, the council approved
the demolition of a single-family dwelling located at 127 Harrow Road as well
as single-family dwellings and detached
garages located at 415 Everson Place
and 679 Rahway Avenue.
The next town council conference
session open to the public is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, at 7
p.m., at the municipal building, located at 425 East Broad Street. The
conference session will be immediately followed by the council’s regular public meeting at 7:45 p.m.
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year, had resigned.
At the board’s reorganization meeting on January 8, Mr. Gialanella, the
husband of Deputy Mayor Colleen
Gialanella, defeated Ken Anderson,
who had served as chairman for five
years, in an unusual secret-ballot vote.
Afterwards, Mr. Gialanella was then
tasked with running the remainder of
that brief meeting, and several times
required assistance and prompting
from Mr. Anderson on certain procedures and protocol. These delays
eventually led Mr. Abeel to mutter
impatiently about Mr. Gialanella’s
performance, leading the new chairman to castigate Mr. Abeel for his
remarks, and Mr. Abeel telling Mr.
Gialanella, “You’re the chairman now.
Run the meeting!”
Their conversation continued after
that meeting, with Mr. Abeel again
criticizing what he felt was Mr.
Gialanella’s lack of preparation, at
one point telling the new chairman
that if he was not familiar with the
ways the board was supposed to be
led, he should not have accepted the
post.
“It’s going to be a long year,” Mr.
Gialanella then tersely told Mr. Abeel,
who opted not to comment on his
resignation when contacted by The
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times.
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Services Held for Teen
Killed in Warinanco Crash
Peyton's
Peek at the Week
In Politics
By Paul Peyton of The Leader/Times
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE... Cranford Police remembered Patrolman Robert F.
Hand, yesterday, February 11th, 40 years after he was killed in the line-of-duty
during a motor vehicle pursuit.
Officer Hand Remembered
By Cranford Police Dept.
CRANFORD — The Cranford
Police Department remembered Patrol Robert F. Hand yesterday and the
sacrifice that he made 40 years ago
on February 11, 1975 when he was
killed in the line of duty during a
motor vehicle pursuit.
The car that Patrolman Hand was
chasing was driven by an 18-yearold Rahway resident. The chase began in Cranford and continued onto
Westfield Avenue in Clark, where
the officer lost control of his car
and crashed into the storefront of a
glass and mirror shop. The 18-yearold driver of the car that Patrolman
Hand was chasing was arrested in
Rahway several minutes after the
crash. Patrolman Hand was taken
to Rahway Hospital where he was
pronounced dead. Patrolman Hand
left behind a wife and four young
children.
Patrolman Hand was nicknamed
‘The Senator’ because he was known
to stop and talk to all of the store
owners , shoppers, and everyone else
who he saw on his beat. His peers
would joke that it would take him
half of his shift to walk just one block
because of his desire to help people
and start conversations with everyone he saw.
Cranford Police Chief James
Wozniak said, “Patrolman Hand could
have written a book on community
policing. His desire to give back to
the community wasn’t something that
anyone could teach; it was a gift that
came very natural to him.”
Patrolman Hand was an Air Force
veteran who served in the Korean
Conflict and he received an honorable discharge in 1950. He was sworn
in as a Cranford patrolman in 1956
and received numerous commendations during his 19-year career. In
1968 he was issued a commendation
for breaking up a large scale narcotics ring that resulted in the arrest of
10 drug dealers, and in 1969 he was
commended for arresting a child sex
offender.
Patrolman Hand was active in the
Cranford Elks Lodge and VFW Post
335 and had been elected by his fellow officers to serve as president of
the Cranford P.B.A.
Uniformed Cranford officers wore
black mourning bands yesterday, February 11, across their badges in remembrance of their fallen brother.
“Officer Hand is nothing short of a
legend within the Cranford Police
Department, and this week we will
take time to remember his service to
our country, his dedication to our
community, and the sacrifice that he
and his family made 40 years ago,”
Chief Wozniak said.
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Stender Gets $90K Job With
County Improvement Authority
Assemblywoman Linda Stender
(D-22nd, Scotch Plains) has been
hired as deputy director and project
manager of the Union County Improvement Authority with an annual
salary of $90,000, NJ Advance Media has reported. The executive director of the Authority is Dan Sullivan
— who also runs the county’s utilities authority. Ms. Stender and Mr.
Sullivan served as county freeholders in the mid to late 1990s.
Ms. Stender currently is chairwoman of the Assembly State and
Local Government Committee and
vice-chairwoman of the Transportation and Independent Authorities
Committee. She receives a $49,000
annual salary as assemblywoman and
was volunteer coordinator at the then
county-owned Runnells Specialized
Hospital in Berkeley Heights from
2004 and 2005. The county sold the
hospital last year.
New NJ Law Allows Privatization
Of Public Water Systems
A bill signed into law by Governor
Chris Christie would allow for fasttracking the privatization of many
public water systems in New Jersey,
NJ Advance Media has reported.
While sponsors of the bill say the
new law is a way to get needed investment into water systems that have
been neglected, opponents said it is
an attempt to turn private profits off
public infrastructure at the expense
of taxpayers.
The bill has drawn opposition from
the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Business
and Industry Association, environmental groups like the Sierra Club
and Food and Water Watch, and the
Communications Workers of America
union.
The state’s Division of Rate Counsel, Stefanie Brand, has said
ratepayers would end up paying for
the sale of their own water systems
with the way infrastructure sales are
legally regulated.
The story reported that American
Water of Voorhees, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and sewer
company, gave $50,000 to the Republican Governors Association in
the final days of the Governor Chris
Christie’s chairmanship.
Brian Williams Takes Absence
From NBC Over Scandal
NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian
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In a story that aired on the NBC
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Williams recalled a story of how a
military helicopter he was passenger
in during an assignment in Iraq took
a rocket-propelled grenade. However,
those on the aircraft that took the fire
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following the helicopter that was hit.
Feds Subpoena PA Travel
Records for Samson
The Record has reported that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the
Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey for records concerning the personal travel of former PA chairman
David Samson as well as his relationship with Newark Liberty International Airport’s largest carrier, United
Airlines.
The newspaper reported that the
route provided non-stop service between Newark and Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina,
which is 50 miles from a home where
Mr. Samson often spent weekends
with his wife. United halted the nonstop route on April 1 of 2014 days
after Mr. Samson resigned from PA.
Monmouth U. Poll: Booker
Not Ready for Vice-President
Only 22 percent of New Jerseyans
believe U.S. Senator Cory Booker (DN.J.) has enough experience to be considered for vice-president, according to
a new Monmouth University poll conducted from January 30 to February 2,
according to politickenj.com. A total of
805 persons took part in the survey,
including 712 registered voters.
Poll respondents gave the junior
senator a 51 percent approval rating
and a 21 percent disapproval rating
among all New Jersey residents.
Union Mayor Sends Letter to
Comptroller Over Kean Table
Union Township has sent a letter to
the state Office of the Comptroller blasting the university for purchasing a
$219,000 conference table from China,
NJ Advance Media has reported.
In his letter, Union Mayor Manuel
Figueiredo referred to the purchase
as the university’s “continued reckless disregard for taxpayer dollars.”
The mayor said in his letter that Kean
spent an additional $28,708 for an
audio conferencing system, also purchased in China. The university, according to the article, said the audio
conferencing system was included in
the cost for the table.
Holley Demands Councilman’s
Resignation Over PoorAttendance
Roselle Mayor Jamel C. Holley has
demanded that 5th Ward Councilman
Roy Locke resign “for his abysmal
attendance record at Borough Council meetings and that he reimburse
local taxpayers for collecting a salary
without showing up for work.”
According to a press release submitted for Mayor Holley, Councilman Locke missed nearly 40 percent of the meetings in 2014 . Members of the Roselle council receive a
$15,000 salary, but Mayor Holley is
demanding it back. In addition to
salary, Councilman Locke also receives a $5,000 waiver for insurance.
CRANFORD — A funeral Mass
was held Monday for a 16-year-old
Cranford High School student who
was killed February 3rd in a car crash
in Warinanco Park.
Justin Juzefyk was the passenger
in a 2003 Honda CRV when it struck
a light pole and then a tree on the
passenger side, according to a NJ
Advance Media report.
He was taken by county EMS to
University Hospital in Newark and
died around 2:30 a.m., according to
the report. The accident occurred
about a quarter-mile from the
Warinanco ice kating rink around
8:30 p.m., after the conclusion of
the 6:45 p.m. Cranford-Summit
hockey game, according to the report.
The car’s 17-year-old driver survived the crash with only minor injuries. His name has not been released.
Union County spokesman Seb D’Elia
said the Union County Police are
investigating the accident.
According to his obituary, Justin
was a junior at Cranford High School
with an interest in photography and
was a member of the Cranford swim
team. A candlelight vigil was held in
his memory on February 4.
Justin is survived by his parents,
Steven Juzefyk and Theresa
Gambino; a sister, Halley Juzefyk,
and his grandparents.
Dooley Funeral Home in Cranford
handled funeral arrangements. The
funeral was held at St. John the
Apostle Church in Clark.
Feds Allocate $500,000 for
Flood Mitigation Study
By BRIAN TRUSDELL
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
UNION TOWNSHIP – U.S. Sen.
Bob Menendez led a phalanx of government officials last week announcing $500,000 in federal Army Corps
of Engineers funds, with the promise
of another $500,000, to complete a
flood mitigation study of the Rahway
River Watershed.
Surrounded by more than a dozen
officials at the Union Township
Municipal Building on February
6, including state Sen. Raymond
Lesniak (D-20th, Elizabeth), three
Union County freeholders and a
half dozen mayors of towns along
the waterway, Mr. Menendez
lauded the funds approved in the
infamous continuing resolutionomnibus – or CROMNIBUS –
spending bill that passed Congress
in December.
The second $500,000 is included
in President Barack Obama’s upcoming 2016 budget. The $1 million in federal money is to be
matched by state funding already
approved for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Rahway River
Basin Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study.
“Nothing happens without taking
this first step,” Sen. Menendez said.
The study is a continuation of
work that began more than a decade ago. That investigation identified several issues within the 82
miles of the watershed stretching
from Essex County through
Middlesex to the Arthur Kill. Officials devised a $68-million cost
estimate to reduce the risk of flooding along the Rahway and its tributaries, said Dan Aschenbach,
former mayor of Cranford and coordinator for the Mayors Council
Rahway River Watershed Flood
Control.
This study will primarily focus on
the area between the Orange Reservoir at the northern end of the waterway south through Rahway.
Mr. Aschenbach said the Army
Corps of Engineers will have a meeting later this month to begin the process with a projected completion by
the end of the year. Once the study is
completed, it must still go through a
cost-benefit analysis before Congress
would take any action to fund the
project, Mr. Aschenbach and Sen.
Menendez said.
Mr. Aschenbach noted that FEMA
payments in Cranford for the flood
damage caused by Hurricane Irene in
2011 totaled $100 million, but that
figure alone will not be used to determine the cost effectiveness of the
changes recommended by the Army
Corps of Engineers.
He also noted that Cranford officials have been working on their
own recently with regard to rethinking a process regarding obtaining
easements from property owners
along the Rahway River and the
Orchard Brook. Those easements
have consequences for towns such
as Garwood and Westfield upstream.
Garwood officials this past year
approached Cranford about the
plan abandoned years ago after
heavy rains during the summer
twice caused flash flooding on the
south side of the borough with
storm water runoff into the
Garwood Brook.
While residents blamed the thenunder-construction Recreation and
Sports Complex, Garwood Engineer Don Guarriello pointed to the
constrictions along the brook as it
traverses into Cranford.
Union County Freeholder Bruce
Bergen blamed what he said was an
increase in the flooding in the area on
“climate change,” but until that is
addressed, flood mitigation is the best
option, he said.
Sen. Menendez stressed any
changes to the waterway will not
eliminate flooding.
“This is a flooding risk management plan,” he said.
In a press release issued by Rep.
Leonard Lance (R-7th) on February
4, the Congressman praised the Army
Corps’ funding of the study.
“This is certainly welcome news
for the municipalities that face
chronic flooding issues from the
Rahway River. While this is a step in
the right direction, we will continue
to promote this vital project to
achieve the resources needed to complete the study. Thousands of residences and businesses as well as
vital infrastructure must be protected,” said Rep. Lance, the federal
representative for several of the affected towns.
Mr. Lance noted that the Army
Corps of Engineers and the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection signed a Feasibility
Cost Sharing Agreement for this
project in 2002. Twelve years later
the study has yet to be completed,
he said.
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WF Board OKs Addition to
Doris Parkway Home
By DELL SIMEONE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
WESTFIELD – The board of adjustment met on Monday evening
and immediately carried four applications to the Monday, March 9 meeting.
The board approved the application of Donna Kenny, 39 Doris Parkway, to construct additions to her
family’s home on the first and second
floors. The family wishes to add a
fireplace and a half bath to the first
floor and a full bath on the second
floor. Ms. Kenny needed approval
for side and backyard setbacks. The
ordinance allows a minimum sideyard setback of 10 feet where she
proposed 7.6 feet. The ordinance allows a rear-yard setback of 35 feet
where she wants 33 feet.
Kris and Ken Tanji, 117 North
Chestnut Street, won approval to raise
the roof on their home to install a new
dressing room. The board unanimously voted to approve the application. The ordinance requires a rearyard setback of 12 feet, 6 inches
where the couple has proposed 7 feet,
10 inches.
The following applications were
carried to March 9: Jorge and Vera
Ortiz of 208 Livingston Street; David
and Hillary Crall of 1005 Kimball
Avenue East; Rachel and Mark
Lipschutz of 181 Lincoln Road; and
Michael Amaroso and Lisa Saverd of
465 Topping Hill Road.
The next meeting of the board will
be Monday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m., at
the municipal building, located at
425 East Broad Street.
Bill to Increase Use Of Vehicle
Interlock Devices OK’d By Sen.
TRENTON – A bill sponsored by
Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (D-22nd,
Linden) to revise the penalty structure for driving while under the influence of alcohol in New Jersey,
including increasing the use of ignition interlock devices, has received
final legislative approval in the Senate. It now goes to the governor’s
desk.
“Too often we hear about repeat
drunk drivers who have gotten behind the wheel and injured or killed
someone on our roadways. It’s clear
that the current penalty system is
not working,” Sen. Scutari said. “Installing an ignition interlock device
will make certain that a vehicle is
inoperable if the driver is under the
influence. This will reduce cases of
drunk driving without unintentionally creating other problems such
as job loss that may lead to depression and other issues that could
encourage more of the substance
abuse that led to the penalty in the
first place.”
An ignition interlock device (IID)
is a small device that is wired to a
vehicle’s ignition. It requires a breath
sample before the engine will start.
If the IID detects alcohol on the
driver’s breath, the engine will not
start. The International Council on
Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety
maintains that IIDs, when combined
with a comprehensive monitoring
and service program, lead to a 40to-95 percent reduction in the rate of
repeat drunk driving offenses among
offenders as long as the IID remains
on the vehicle.
The bill (S-385/A-1368) seeks to
move New Jersey away from driver’s
license suspensions as the default
penalty for first offenders charged
with drunk driving offenses by creating a rebuttable presumption that
the offenders should instead be sentenced to install an ignition interlock device (IID) in their primary
vehicle. The bill would not remove
the court’s discretion to impose a
license suspension for a first offender. Instead, it would create a
presumption that the installation of
an IID would be the least disruptive
and rehabilitative penalty, unless the
court determines based on the
offender’s history and the nature and
circumstances of the offense that a
license suspension is the proper penalty. The bill would also create more
stringent penalties on second and
repeat offenders.
The Senate approved the bill by a
vote of 29-4. The Assembly approved
it in June.
“Every day, almost 30 people in the
United States die in motor vehicle
crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Innocent people are dying because of the irresponsible
choices of others,” Asw. Stender said.
“Under this bill, if you get caught
drinking and driving, you face having
to install an ignition interlock device
in your vehicle, having your driving
privileges restricted or losing them all
together.”
Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Christie Signs Muñoz Bill to
Administer OD Antidotes
UCC IN RAHWAY... Union County Freeholder Chairman Mohamed S. Jalloh
and Union County College President Margaret McMenamin cut the ribbon
officially opening the new Union County College facility in Rahway. They were
joined by Freeholder Sergio Granados, Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman, Union
County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) Board President Sondra Fishinger
and Executive Director Lawrence McCullough, members of the College’s Board
of Trustees and Board of Governors and faculty, staff, and students. Rahway
UCC students will now have the opportunity to take for-credit drama and public
speaking courses, and also enhance their skills through volunteering with their
next-door-neighbors at the UCPAC.
Lance Introduces Taxpayer
Bailout Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep.
Leonard Lance (R-7th) has introduced
the ‘Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act’
to eliminate the possibility of a taxpayer-funded bailout of insurance companies under ObamaCare. The legislation mandates that payments under the
risk corridor program, the mechanism
by which payments to insurance companies would be made, must be revenue neutral – meaning no taxpayer
funds could be used to cover insurance
company loses. Companion legislation
will be introduced by Republican U.S.
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
“ObamaCare’s risk corridor program poses two questions: does the
law allow the administration to cover
insurance company loses and are
American taxpayers going to have to
foot the bill?” said Mr. Lance, a member of the Energy and Commerce
Health Subcommittee. “Taxpayers
need to be protected from more bailouts and we need to ensure that the
(Obama) Administration is following the letter of the law. The ‘Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act’ will
protect taxpayers from a potential
financial liability.”
There are many questions regarding ObamaCare’s risk corridor program, Mr. Lance said. As written in
statute, there is no appropriation of
funds for the purpose of administering the program. The program has
the potential to operate at a signifi-
cant cost to American taxpayers and
is being managed outside of the Congressional appropriation process –
unlawfully and without oversight,
according to a press release from Mr.
Lance’s office.
Last Congress, as members of the
House Energy and Commerce Health
Subcommittee, Mr. Cassidy and Mr.
Lance examined this possibility and
saw that not only are taxpayer funds
potentially being used as a bargaining chip to stabilize insurer exchange
participation, but the Administration
is overreaching and acting outside of
its statutory authority to use taxpayer
funds. Without an appropriation from
Congress, any payments delivered to
cover the loses of insurers would be
illegal, throwing into doubt whether
payments already made to insurance
companies were lawful.
“Many in Congress believe that any
payment made to an insurance company under ObamaCare’s risk corridor program is not authorized by law.
No where in statute does the Administration have the power to appropriate
money to cover insurance company
loses. I am pleased to join my colleague and friend Senator Cassidy
again as we move this bicameral effort
to tackle the two pressing elements of
the risk corridor program: protecting
taxpayers from more bailouts and ensuring that the administration is following the letter of the law.”
TRENTON – Governor Chris
Christie has signed legislation aimed
at saving lives in cases of a heroin
overdose. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy F. Muñoz (R21st, Summit), will allow more first
responders and other healthcare professionals to administer drug overdose antidotes and protect them from
liability.
“Heroin overdoses can take anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes to turn
deadly. Every second counts when
reacting to an overdose situation,”
said Asw. Muñoz, who is a registered
nurse. “Allowing more first responders and other professionals to administer this critical first aid without fear
of legal repercussions will help prevent more unnecessary tragedies.”
Under the current “Overdose Prevention Act,” healthcare practitioners
and pharmacists are protected from
liability when prescribing, dispensing, or administering an opioid overdose antidote. This bill, S-2378/A3720, expands the list of people authorized to administer an opioid antidote and provides them immunity
from liability, including sterile syringe access program employees, law
enforcement officials, emergency
medical technicians, and other emergency responders. In addition to
heroin, opioids include drugs such as
hydrocodone, oxycodone and codeine.
The measure also authorizes needle
exchange programs to obtain a stand-
Port of NY, NJ Sets
New Record for Cargo
TRENTON — The Port Authority
has announced that annual cargo volumes in the Port of New York and
New Jersey set a new record in 2014,
surpassing the previous record set in
2012.
During the year, the port handled
3,342,286 cargo containers, an increase of 5.4 percent over the previous year and 4.1 percent more than in
2012, when the previous annual
record was established. The record
volumes allowed the port to maintain
its position as the busiest on the East
Coast with nearly 30 percent of the
total market share.
ExpressRail, the Port Authority’s
ship-to-rail system serving New York
and New Jersey marine terminals,
also set a new record, handling
465,405 containers during the year,
up 9.3 percent over 2013. The previous annual record was set in 2012,
with 433,481 containers handled.
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ing order permitting their employees
to carry/dispense opioid antidotes,
and provide overdose prevention information to clients.
A recent national trend of rising
heroin overdose deaths across demographic groups has been reflected in
New Jersey. Last year, more than 500
residents died from heroin overdoses
– nearly double the number reported
in 2010.
Twenty-nine states and the District
of Columbia have implemented laws
making it easier for responders to
give life saving antidotes to reverse
overdoses.
Salisbury Joins
Bramnick Law Firm
SCOTCH PLAINS — Carl
Salisbury, who recently led the New
York office insurance recovery team
at Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP, has joined the law firm of
Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas and
Woodruff, where he will lead the
commercial litigation and insurance
recovery practice.
Mr. Salisbury has more than 25
years of experience in the litigation
and trial of complex commercial disputes. In addition to handling general
commercial matters, Mr. Salisbury
has more than 25 years of courtroom
and trial experience helping policy
holders in complex commercial insurance cases and has represented
the full gamut of companies in disputes involving large insurance
claims, from small and middle-market corporations, condominium associations, restaurants, and non-profit
institutions, to Fortune 100 companies.
He has helped corporate policyholders recover for insurance claims involving environmental pollution, workplace discrimination, bodily injuries
and property damage, mold contamination, construction defects, and a variety of other commercial disputes.
Mr. Salisbury is a former Westfield
councilman.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Instead Of $1 Million Study,
We Should Dredge Rahway River
Mayors of Cranford, Garwood, Millburn, Rahway,
Springfield and Union Township having been calling for help to mitigate against future flooding such
as occurred during Hurricane Irene in August 2011.
They sent a letter to Governor Chris Christie requesting $20 million to build floodwater storage
areas and enhance their levies.
This past week Senator Robert Menendez (DN.J.) announced $500,000 in federal funding from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ budget and
another half-million dollars from President Barack
Obama’s federal budget to complete a flood mitigation study of the 82-mile Rahway River Watershed.
The project itself is said to cost $68 million.
That’s a lot of money. The study is said to primarily
focus on the area between Orange Reservoir to the
north through Rahway to the south.
Would this be the correct solution or just a repeat
of past mistakes? Seems like dredging the river on
a regular basis is a more effective safeguard. We
understand from old-timers that dredging from
Millburn through Springfield, Cranford and Rahway
then to the ocean outlet in Elizabeth was practiced.
The old-timers tell us the Rahway River bed in
Cranford was 12 feet deep back then. It’s about four
feet now, having been silted up (with little way for
the water to pass through). Could the old-timers be
correct?
Surely, a solution must be regional — and it must
be put in the hands of the engineers.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT…The Riverside Inn in
Cranford takes the brunt of the floodwaters that raged down
Springfield Avenue onto North Avenue on August 28, 2011
after Hurricane Irene’s wrath. Vast areas of Cranford were
under water.
Origins of Valentine’s Day: A
Pagan Festival in February
www.history.com/topics/valentines-day - “Every
February 14, across the United States and in other
places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are
exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St.
Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and
where did these traditions come from? ...
this centuries-old holiday, from ancient
Roman rituals to the customs of Victorian England.”
“While some believe that Valentine’s
Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of
Valentine’s death or burial — which probably occurred around A.D. 270 — others claim that
the Christian church may have decided to place St.
Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an
effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of
Lupercalia. Celebrated at the ides of February, or
State LD-21
Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R)
425 North Ave. E.
Westfield, N.J. 07090
(908) 232-3673
Asm. Jon Bramnick (R)
251 North Ave. West
Westfield, N.J. 07090
(908) 232-2073
Asm. Nancy Munoz (R)
57 Union Place, Suite 310
Summit, N.J. 07901
(908) 918-0414
LD-21 includes Westfield,
Mountainside, Garwood,
Summit and Cranford.
State LD-22
Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D)
1514 E. Saint Georges Ave.
Linden, N.J. 07036
(908) 587-0404
Asw. Linda Stender (D)
1801 East Second St.
Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076
(908) 668-1900
Asm. Jerry Green (D)
17 Watchung Ave.
Plainfield, N.J. 07060
(908) 561-5757
LD-22 includes Scotch Plains,
Fanwood, Plainfield, Clark and
Linden.
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February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as
well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.”
... “Americans probably began exchanging handmade valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s,
Esther A. Howland began selling the first
mass-produced valentines in America.
Howland, known as the “Mother of the
Valentine,” made elaborate creations with
real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures
known as “scrap.” Today, according to
the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are
sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second
largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)
Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all
valentines.”
7th Congressional District
Representative Leonard Lance (R)
425 North Avenue E., Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 518-7733
[Westfield, Mountainside, Garwood, Summit and Cranford
are in the 7th Congressional District]
12th Congressional District
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
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Fire Chief Dan Kelly Is Remembered
As Dedicated and Kind Individual
I would like to add my voice to the
many tributes for Fire Chief Dan
Kelly. Chief Kelly was a proud graduate of Westfield High School and was
always ready to help the students in
our schools. Whether responding to
an alarm in a school building or inspecting new construction, Chief
Kelly always made sure that our students’ safety was assured. In the aftermath of Newtown, the Chief was
part of a town-wide team that reviewed safety procedures in all of our
schools.
We are fortunate to be part of a
community where the town government works in cooperation with the
schools for the public good. It has
been a privilege to work with such a
dedicated and kind individual as Chief
Kelly, and I will always be grateful
for the time and service he so willingly provided to our schools.
On behalf of the Westfield Public
Schools, may I extend my heartfelt
sympathy to the entire Kelly family.
Margaret Dolan, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Westfield
Does Scotch Plains Zoning Board
Have Conflict of Interest Problem?
At its reorganization meeting in
January, the new Scotch Plains Town
Council, led by Mayor Glover and
Deputy Mayor Gialanella, appointed
Councilwoman Checcio’s husband
to the town’s Zoning Board. Mr.
Checcio joins Mr. Gialanella, the
Deputy Mayor’s husband, on the
Zoning Board. I also serve on the
Zoning Board, having been appointed
last year. Both Mr. Gialanella and Mr.
Checcio seem to take their position
seriously and want to do a good job.
But they, personally, are not the point
of this letter. It is Glover, Gialanella
and Co.’s disregard, once again, of
conflict of interest issues that concerns me.
The Zoning Board is not an advisory committee (like a parade committee or such) under control of the
Council or the mayor; rather it is a
separate part of town government
called for by state statute. The board
approves waivers to the zoning rules
in the case of, for example, new cell
towers or when developers wants to
build new subdivisions. It is supposed to be a nonpartisan board, independent of the Town Council. Town
Council members aren’t supposed to
attend Zoning Board meetings, and
board members are not supposed to
discuss zoning cases outside of official board meetings. Board meeting
are governed by the state land use law
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with four definitions – only one is correct. The others are made up. Are you
sharp enough to discern this deception of
diction?
If you can guess one correctly – good
guess. If you get two – well-read individual. If you get three – word expert. If
you get all four – You must have a lot of
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come from the board game Diction
Deception.
Answers to last week’s arcane words.
1. Yird – Scottish for earth
2. Laurin – A fatty, acrid, crystalline
substance contained in the berries of the
laurel
3. Thesmothete – A legislator or lawgiver
4. Proterandry – The maturation of the
male organs of reproduction in advance
of the female organs
and subject to the open public meetings act. State law says any appeal
from the Zoning Board is to the Town
Council.
So having two full members of the
board, one of whom is now its chairman, who are married to members of
the Town Council, seems to me clearly
to create a conflict of interest problem. For one thing, husbands will
have to be extra careful not to discuss
zoning issues with their wives, and
vice versa. More substantively, any
appeal to the Town Council from a
decision of the Zoning Board will
now require both Deputy Mayor
Gialanella and Councilwoman
Checcio to recuse themselves from
that appeal. The town voted for 5
council members but only 3 will be
able to hear an appeal. That’s unfair
to the people who voted for Ms.
Gialanella and Ms. Checcio. There is
at a minimum the appearance of
Council influence with respect to
Zoning Board decisions.
Are there not enough other qualified and interested Democrats in town
who can serve? Is the Zoning Board
being equated with a parade committee? Why expose the Town to the risk
of someone suing the Town claiming
that zoning decisions have been influenced by the Town Council?
CYPHONISM
1. A state of purification or having
impurities removed
2. The study of the mammary gland
and its milk-producing secretions
3. A form of ancient punishment consisting of smearing the victim with honey
and exposing him to insects
4. Blood letting as a form of medical
practice
TOHUBOHU
1. A gum resin which oozes from the
Indian hemp
2. Mixed or jumbled
3. Minced chicken or veal, mixed with
eggs and bread crumbs
4. Chaos
CATABASION
1. A chamber in a Greek church, under
the alter, where relics are kept
2. A mountain pass
3. In anatomy, the study of involuntary
muscle contractions
4. A slaughterhouse for cattle
MELIC
1. Producing honey
2. Of song or poetry
3. Well-formed; symmetrical
4. Resembling a grape cluster in form
Rich Fortunato
Scotch Plains
Since “snow season” is upon us,
I’m hoping this letter will serve as a
reminder to all residents and business owners about the importance of
snow removal from sidewalks. Please
be considerate of others and shovel at
least part of your sidewalk. Let’s try
to make it a clear and safe path of
travel for the students walking to and
from school, mail carriers delivering
our mail, as well as dog walkers. To
those of you who are already clearing
your sidewalks, thank you! I know it
is greatly appreciated by those who
travel on foot!
Brian Williams Has Lost All
Credibility As A Journalist
One of the most important aspects of journalism is ethics. This
past week NBC anchor Brian Williams took himself off the air after
his recollection of being in a helicopter hit by a grenade in Iraq in
2003 was challenged by United
States veterans who were on the
copter at the time. NBC, on Tuesday. suspended him for six months
without pay.
We believe Mr. Williams’ credibility has been severely damaged
by this and other alleged false reporting claims he has made during
his tenure as anchor. Many members of the media this week questioned whether Mr. Williams will
be able to return as anchor as no one
will likely ever be able to trust him
again, a point with which we agree.
Flight engineer Lance Reynolds,
who was on board the actual Chinook that was shot down in 2003,
ripped Mr. Williams in a Facebook
comment. “Sorry dude, I don’t remember you being on my aircraft.
I do remember you walking up
about an hour after we had landed
to ask me what had happened.”
Mr. Williams apologized last
Wednesday for his comments,
saying, “I want to apologize. I
said I was traveling in an aircraft
that was hit by RPG fire. I was
instead in a following aircraft.”
Fox News has reported that this
is not the first time Mr. Williams
has fabricated a story involving
himself. He has repeatedly said
that in 2006 he came under
Hezbollah rocket fire while riding
in an Israeli Defense Forces helicopter. Mr. Williams initially said
in an NBC blog that the rocket fire
was six miles away. He later
changed that account to say the
rockets passed 1,500 feet underneath the aircraft.
Mr. Williams also is being scrutinized for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when he
claimed to have viewed a man’s
body face down floating by his
hotel in the French Quarter. It has
since been pointed out, however,
that the French Quarter, the heart
of New Orleans, was spared the
worst of Katrina.
The NBC anchor claimed he
had gotten sick from dysentery
while covering New Orleans from
ingesting flood water. Media reports, however, question this account as well, saying an official
DD
with the New Orleans Health Department could not recall a single
case of gastroenteritis during
Katrina or in the month afterward.
These accounts, if they prove
accurate, are serious blows to Mr.
Williams’ credibility as a journalist and to NBC. We, however, question NBC trying to investigate these
alleged false claims by Mr. Williams on its own. In our view, the
network needs to bring in an outside source with no ties to NBC or
Mr. Williams to do a thorough
investigation of all the above claims
and any others that are likely to
surface in the coming weeks.
We are angry that Mr. Williams,
a product of the New Jersey Shore,
was just named to the New Jersey
Hall of Fame in 2014. Hopefully,
the state does not receive any negative publicity for that.
Unlike the 1970s, when most
Americans got their news from
trusted nightly news anchors
Walter Cronkite (CBS), John
Chancellor and David Brinkley
(NBC) and ABC’s Frank
Reynolds, we are now inundated
with news from cable news and
opinion shows and on social media as well as on the Internet from
sources such as Google — not
always reliable sources.
With the daily print media having lost a good portion of their
subscribers in recent years, Americans have been looking for a
trusted source. It does not look
like NBC News is that source if it
opts to retain Mr. Williams.
IF YOU DON’T LIE,
YOU DON’T HAVE
TO REMEMBER
WHAT YOU SAID!
Letters to
the Editor
Fellow Residents,
Please Shovel Sidewalks
Jeff Rembisz
Westfield
News Shorts
AFP Rips NJ Senators
For Keystone No Votes
TRENTON – Americans for
Prosperity’s New Jersey (AFP) State
Director Daryn Iwicki issued the following statement in response to Senators Cory Booker’s and Bob
Menendez’s (both D-N.J.) votes
against approving Keystone XL pipeline construction.
“We are disappointed that Senators Booker and Menendez chose to
stand with special interests against
the workers and families across the
nation who will benefit from the Keystone pipeline. Despite state department reports showing that construction will create 42,000 jobs and have
no significant environmental impact,
Booker, Menendez, and a few other
Senators continue to do the bidding
of their extremist ideologically-driven
funders. It’s time to stop playing politics with commonsense economic
opportunities and get America working again. We hope President Obama
shows bipartisan leadership and
quickly signs this into law, allowing
construction to finally begin.”
Christie Signs Bill For
Inmate Mental Health
TRENTON – Legislation to improve the quality of mental health
and substance abuse treatment for
inmates has been signed by Governor Chris Christie.
The bill, A-3722, requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) and
the Department of Human Services
(DHS) to share the authority over
prison-based treatment centers.
The measure, by establishing interagency oversight in the prisons,
ensures that treatment standards and
protocols are consistent so when prisoners get out, their treatment can
continue on the same path.
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Rible Supports Bramnick’s Debate
Challenge to Democrats
WALL TWP. – Assemblyman
David Rible (R-30th, Wall Twp.) has
called on Assembly Speaker Vincent
Prieto (D-32nd, Secaucus) to accept
Assembly Minority Leader Jon
Bramnick’s (R-21st, Westfield) challenge for public debates.
“The people of New Jersey should
be more engaged with their elected
officials, and these debates will provide that,” Mr. Rible said. “Voters
deserve to hear the leaders of the two
parties engage in a spirited forum
where the important issues facing the
state are discussed.”
“Assembly Republicans want to
present our policies which include
lower taxes, a new school funding
formula, and less regulation while
giving Assembly Democrats the
chance to explain their nearly 15
years of job-killing policies and history of massive tax increases,” Mr.
Rible said.
Mr. Bramnick has challenged
Speaker Prieto to six debates.
Rain Barrel Workshop On Tap For
Environment Panel in Cranford
CRANFORD — New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Watershed Ambassador Brittany Musolino will lead a
rain barrel workshop in partnership
with the Cranford Environmental
Commission on Saturday, March 21.
Taking place at the Cranford Community Center on Walnut Avenue,
the event will run from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Rain barrels are an important tool
for preventing run-off from entering
storm drains, which transport nonpoint source pollutants to rivers and
streams. At the workshop, residents
will be given a presentation on why
rain barrels help to protect water qual-
ity and aid in easing floods. For a fee
of $12, participants will also receive
their own barrel with training on how
to construct and install this rain collection system.
The workshop would not be possible without the donation of barrels
from L’Oreal USA and support from
the Cranford Environmental Commission, Union County Parks and
Recreation and Rutgers Water Resources.
Registration is limited. To pre-register for the workshop, Ms. Brittany
Musolino, watershed ambassador for
Watershed Management Area 7, at
(908) 789-3209 or e-mail
[email protected].
Prieto: Christie UEZ Veto
A Missed Opportunity
TRENTON – Assembly Speaker
Vincent Prieto (D-32nd, Secaucus)
released the following statement
Thursday after Governor Chris
Christie vetoed legislation he sponsored to spark economic development and create jobs.
The bill (A-3952) required that, as
of July 1, 30 percent of the reduced
rate sales tax revenues collected by
qualified businesses in Urban Enterprise Zones be deposited to the accounts held in the Enterprise Zone
Assistance Fund in the name of the
respective municipalities. The remaining 70 percent of those revenues
would have been deposited in the
state’s general fund. For several years,
all funds statutorily due to the zones
have been redirected to the state’s
general fund:
“This was a simple, easily doable
and fiscally responsible change designed to help urban areas compete
for shoppers, attract new businesses
and prosper economically,” Mr. Prieto
said. “The Urban Enterprise Zone
initiative is one of our state’s most
powerful economic drivers and this
legislation would have been a strong
step toward improving the program
and helping our urban areas become
more competitive by creating more
jobs.
“New Jersey has lagged behind
the nation in the economic growth,
so we cannot afford to this chance to
create jobs and boost our economy,
but sadly Gov. Christie’s veto is a
costly missed opportunity. With these
simple, common sense changes, we
would have been boosting economic
development and creating jobs in the
places that need it most. I will review
all options as we consider this veto
and where we can go from here to
ensure this important policy initiative becomes reality.”
Bill Promotes Native
Plants In Landscape
TRENTON – Legislation requiring
state entities to purchase native plants for
land management and restoration projects
has won approval of the General Assembly. A-1305 promotes the use of trees,
shrubs and grasses that are indigenous to
the state for all landscaping projects under the direction of state agencies, departments, authorities or colleges.
The bipartisan bill would also help
New Jersey workers by directing state
entities to give preference to Garden Statebased nurseries, plant dealers, landscape
architects and construction.
The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Senate Committee Passes Bill
To Create Bus. Advisory Panel
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TRENTON — The Senate Economic
Growth Committee has passed legislation to create the “New Jersey Business
Advisory Council” to recommend jobcreating ideas to the state Economic
Development Authority, the Legislature and the governor.
S-2709 is part of the Senate
Republican’s fourth phase of a new sixphase jobs bill package, which they say
will not cost taxpayers extra money and
should quickly garner bipartisan support and passage.
Senate Bill 2709 stipulates that the
Business Advisory Council is to be
comprised of 12 volunteer business representatives from various economic sectors, company sizes, geographic locations and northern, central and southern
regions of the state. They would meet at
least four times a year and offer solutions to help improve New Jersey’s competitiveness and job climate.
Here is a briefing of the five other
“Improving New Jersey’s Economic
Development Policies and Programs”
bills:
S-2710 — Provides state leaders with
the answers necessary to correct the
actual root causes of job loss here and,
in turn, make New Jersey more attractive to job creators. Requires the state
Department of Labor and Workforce
Development to execute a comprehensive survey to explain why businesses
leave or downsize. Results from the
written survey, which would be created
with input from the state Economic
Development Agency, would be compiled into an annual report by the labor
commissioner. That report must be
promptly published on the department’s
website and submitted to the governor
and legislature;
(To be introduced immediately) —
Improves data collection, analysis and
employment information within the
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would consolidate research in one place
to improve New Jersey’s economic development decisions throughout state
government;
(To be introduced immediately) —
Permits local governments to enter into
regional partnerships for the purpose of
coordinating economic development
initiatives. This would make it easier
for local governments to accomplish
job-creating projects that cross government boundaries.
(To be introduced immediately) —
Creates a singular online database of
products that are manufactured in New
Jersey to promote locally made products and to connect New Jersey businesses with New Jersey-based suppliers. This would also set up teams of
EDA officials and business experts to
travel the state and implement this local
supply network.
(To be introduced immediately) —
Improves the EDA’s ability to market
New Jersey-made products to growing
markets across the world. This would
help lead to new businesses and job
creation.
In the coming weeks, the media will
be advised as Senate Republicans continue to tour the state to help grow the
economy and create opportunities for
people, by unveiling more new legislation in these two remaining categories
of the new jobs bill package: reducing
burdensome regulations and enhancing
tourism and agriculture.
Senate Republicans said they will
continue to push other cost-cutting solutions to lower nation-high property
taxes; simplify and reduce this state’s
income tax structure; and make government more efficient and less burdensome.
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‘Move and Groove’ to Benefit
Historic Borough Homes
KEEPING ACTIVE...Westfield Area Y member and participant in the Delay the
Disease exercise program, Carol Mucci, left, is pictured with Westfield Area Y
Health and Wellness Director Jean White. An open house event about the Delay
the Disease program is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, from 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m., at the Main Y Facility in Westfield.
Westfield Y Sets Open House
On Exercise For Parkinson’s
WESTFIELD — The Westfield
Area Y is celebrating the third anniversary of its “Delay the Disease:
Exercise to Fight Parkinson’s Symptoms” program with an open house
on Wednesday, February 25. Free
and open to the community, it will be
held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Main Y Facility, located at 220 Clark
Street, Westfield.
The Y program incorporates
strength, flexibility, balance and cardiovascular exercises. These exercises
can help soothe tremors, improve
posture, smooth steps and increase
overall well-being. Participants can
observe or join in a Delay the Disease
exercise class.
Information about the Y’s
Parkinson’s classes and support group
will be available. Time will be allotted for questions and to speak with
staff and Delay the Disease students
about their classes and support group.
Light refreshments will be served.
Registration is encouraged and can
be done online at westfieldynj.org or
in person at the Welcome Center at the
Main Y Facility. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Jean White at
(908) 233-2700, extension no. 246, or
by e-mail at [email protected].
To learn more about Westfield Area
Y programs, visit westfieldynj.org.
Financial assistance is available for
those who qualify.
Best Friend Valentine Sale
To Aid Homeless Animals
SCOTCH PLAINS — Best Friend
Dog and Animal Adoption is holding
a 60-percent-off Valentine’s Day Sale
at its thrift store now through Saturday, February 14. The store is located
at 1750 East Second Street, Scotch
Plains, and is open from 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. every day except Sunday
and Monday.
The Best Friend Rescue group is a
not-for-profit organization run solely
by volunteers. Thrift store shoppers
can find many one-of-a-kind items,
small furniture, jewelry, collectibles,
books and knickknacks. Many winter
coats, new scarves, hats and gloves are
still available as well. Best Friend also
is accepting donations of new items.
The organization is dedicated to
rescuing homeless animals who would
otherwise suffer from exposure to the
weather, hunger and lack of shelter, as
well as illness or disease, or would
otherwise wind up at the pound. With
spring coming, a new wave of kittens
will be born, many of which will die
simply because there is no one to take
care of them.
Volunteers are always needed in
the thrift store. Best Friend also is
desperately in need of foster homes
for the cats in its care.
Proceeds from the resale store benefit homeless animals cared for by
the Best Friend organization.
For more information, call (908)
322-2502 or view pets waiting for
permanent
homes
at
besfriend.petfinder.com. Tax-deductible donations are urgently
needed and much appreciated by
the group. Donations can be sent
to: Best Friend, P.O. Box 335,
Cranford, N.J. 07016.
Kenilworth Historical Soc.
Schedules Soup-Tasting
KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth
Historical Society will host a souptasting event on Tuesday, March 3,
from 6 to 8 p.m., in the cafeteria of
David Brearley Middle and High
School, located at 401 Monroe Avenue, Kenilworth. Entitled “Soup’s
On,” this event will give participants
the opportunity to taste a variety of
favorite homemade soups, along with
assorted breads and desserts.
Admission is $14. Advance reservations are required by Tuesday, February 24. For reservations/tickets, call
(908) 709-0434 or (908) 709-0391 or
visit EspeciallyYours Florist, 13 North
20th Street, Kenilworth, where tickets
for the event also are being sold.
Proceeds from “Soup’s On” will
benefit the Kenilworth Historical
Society’s circa 1880 Oswald J. Nitschke
House “living history” museum and
cultural arts center by helping to defray
the cost of an elevator that makes all
levels of the newly restored site fully
accessible to everyone.
The Kenilworth Historical Society
is an independent, volunteer-based,
non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the research,
preservation and interpretation of the
Oswald J. Nitschke House, local history and culture.
The recently restored Nitschke
House “living history” museum features five authentically furnished historic rooms on the first floor for interpreting life in the 1905 to 1934 period; an exhibition center on the second floor and a cultural arts center on
the lower level, all of which are wheelchair-accessible. For further details
regarding the Kenilworth Historical
Society and the Nitschke House, visit
the organization’s website.
kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org.
MOUNTAINSIDE — The
Mountainside Restoration Committee will sponsor “Move & Groove
for History” – a dance and exercise
event — to raise funds for the restoration and maintenance of
Mountainside’s historic Hetfield
House and Levi Cory House. Everyone age 10 and up is invited to
participate in the event, which will
take place on Sunday, March 8,
from 2 to 4 p.m.
Theresa Belford, a dance fitness
instructor for the Scotch Plains Recreation Department, will lead the
program. It will be held at the
Mountainside Borough Hall Community Room, located at 1385 Route
22 East.
Ms. Belford incorporates dance
with other aspects of fitness such as
boxing, balance and Tai Chi. She
believes that there are many benefits
to dance fitness including weight loss,
cardio, health, improved coordination, stress relief and fun. Her pro-
grams are accompanied by music
which, she says, “brings people together.”
Attendees are asked to wear sneakers and comfortable clothing. Refreshments will be available and there
also will be a basket auction and door
prize. The cost for tickets is $15 per
person; $25 for two people; $30 for a
family (immediate family members)
and $15 for two Scouts (with Scout
groups in uniform). Tickets are available by calling (908) 789-9420 or go
to mountainsidehistory.org. Space is
limited.
The Mountainside Restoration
Committee is comprised of volunteers and is governed by the Borough
of Mountainside. Its purpose is to restore and maintain the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House and the Levi
Cory House and to collect and save
historic information and items from
destruction. For further information
or to donate funds, call (908) 7899420 or go to mountainsidehistory.org.
Trinity Day School to Hold
Tricky Tray, Registration
CRANFORD — Trinity Episcopal Day School (TEDS) will host
its fourth annual Tricky Tray event
next Thursday, February 19, from
7 to 10 p.m. It will take place in the
Trinity Episcopal Church’s
Sherlock Hall, located at 205 North
Avenue East, Cranford. Tickets are
$15 per person.
“Proceeds from the evening will
go for an AED Defibrillator for the
school and build the necessary facilities to provide infant care,” said
Nancy Ditzel, TEDS director. “We
invite all adults to join us for a fun
evening for a great cause,” she continued.
Attendees need to bring their own
food and wine. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door.
Additionally, TEDS has announced that Fall 2015 enrollment
is now open. TEDS serves chil-
dren from age 2½ through kindergarten. Flexible schedule options
include half days, two days per
week, five days per week, as well
as early drop-off, from 7 a.m., and
late pick-up, until 6 p.m. It also
offers a Kindergarten WrapAround program and full-day kindergarten, said Ms. Ditzel.
Kindergarten Wrap-Around provides a full day of kindergarten,
half day in TEDS and a half day in
public school, which eases the
child’s transition into first grade in
public school. TEDS also has an
active Aftercare Program for children, kindergarten through grade 5,
from the Cranford Public Schools.
For more information about Trinity Episcopal Day School or the
TEDS Tricky Tray, call (908) 2762881, e-mail [email protected]
or visit tedscranford.org.
College Club to Welcome
Local Tuskegee Veteran
FANWOOD — As part of its programs for the community, the College
Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains will
present Malcolm Nettingham, a veteran of World War II and one of 300
Tuskegee Airmen to receive the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest
civilian award Congress can bestow.
The program will begin at 7:45 p.m.
on Monday, February 16, at The
Chelsea, located at 295 South Avenue,
Fanwood. Refreshments by the College Club will be served at 7:30 p.m.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the
first black pilots in American military service. They overcame discrimination and prejudice to become
one of the most highly respected
groups of service members during
World War II. Their achievements
paved the way for the full integration of the U.S. military.
A resident of Scotch Plains since the
age of 5, Mr. Nettingham is a graduate
of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
and he is still active in the community.
He is a member of Alpha Lodge 116
F&AM in East Orange and is a member in good standing at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Scotch Plains,
where he sings in the men’s chorus and
the Voices of Metropolitan.
Throughout his life, he has served as
a role model for young people, which
has included many years as a Sunday
school teacher. Last year he served as
grand marshal of the Fanwood-Scotch
Plains Memorial Day Parade.
Mr. Nettingham is the patriarch of
a family that includes his son,
Malcolm V., and daughter, Deborah;
five grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.
Trinity Plans Services
For Ash Wednesday
CRANFORD — The Trinity Episcopal Church invites everyone to
come for Ash Wednesday services at
noon and 7 p.m. on February 18. The
Reverend Dr. Gina Walsh-Minor, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will
be the celebrant. Trinity is located at
119 Forest Avenue, Cranford.
Ash Wednesday is the first day of
Lent. The name comes from the practice of placing of a cross of ashes on
the forehead of Christians as a sign
of their mortality and penitence.
Lent is the liturgical season of 40
days of penitence and fasting. Sundays, the Sabbath day, are not part of
the Lenten fasting days. Christians
are invited “to observe a Holy Lent
by self-examination and repentance
by prayer, fasting and self-denial,
and by reading and meditating on
God’s Holy Word.”
Historically, Lent was a time converts were prepared for Holy Baptism or for reconciling those who
had been separated from the church
through penitence and forgiveness.
The liturgical changes in Lent include quieter, more meditative services, purple vestments, veiled
crosses and less ornate altar pieces.
The Law Offices Of
The Westfield Memorial Library presents
Gardens of the Garden State
on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:00 pm
Our state has beautiful
gardens! Learn all
about them from
Nancy Berner and
Susan Lowry, authors
of Gardens of the
Garden State. Longtime
volunteers at the
Conservatory Garden
in Central Park, they
also wrote Garden
Guide: New York City.
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Westfield Library Program
To Highlight N.J. Gardens
WESTFIELD — The Westfield
Memorial Library will present
“Gardens of the Garden State” on
Wednesday, February 18, beginning at 7 p.m. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.
Presenters Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry, a highly-regarded garden-writing team, have successfully collaborated on the “Garden
Guide to New York City” and “Gardens of the Hudson Valley.” Longtime volunteers at the Conservatory Garden in Central Park, they
have lectured widely on the subject of urban public gardens.
“Gardens of the Garden State”
celebrates the rich and complex
garden world of New Jersey, vividly illustrated through a selection
of both outstanding public gardens
and magnificent private ones by
well-known fi rms including
Innocenti & Webel, Ferruchio
Vitali, and Fernando Caruncho.
The 28 selected gardens, from
the elegant formal gardens of former
estates to horticulturists’ havens,
illustrate the manifold reasons for
which New Jersey continues to be
known as the Garden State. The
book was specially photographed
throughout the seasons by Gemma
and Andrew Ingalls to capture the
gardens at their peak of beauty.
This program will be free and
open to Westfield Memorial Library
and MURAL cardholders. MURAL
cardholders belong to libraries that
are part of the Middlesex Union
Reciprocal Agreement Libraries.
For participating libraries, check
the Westfield Memorial Library
website at wmlnj.org. To register
for the program, visit wmlnj.org
and click on the Online Calendar,
or call (908) 789-4090, option 0.
Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9
p.m., Monday through Thursday;
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information on library
programs and services, call (908) 7894090, visit the library’s website and
sign up for the monthly e-newsletter,
“Library Loop,” or stop by the library
for a copy of its award-winning, quarterly newsletter, “Take Note.”
Scotch Plains Library to Be
N.J. Makers Day Location
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch
Plains Public Library will be a participating site for the first-ever New
Jersey Makers Day on Saturday,
March 21. New Jersey Makers Day is
designed to be a statewide, singleday event that introduces, celebrates
and promotes maker culture, as well
as the values associated with making,
tinkering and STEM-based (science,
technology, engineering and mathematics) learning. Community members of all ages are invited to come to
the library that day for activities focusing on maker culture.
The maker movement in the United
States is not just a hobby; it is having
a significant impact on school curriculum development and growing
local economies. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employment in occupations related to STEM
is projected to grow to more than 9
million between 2012 and 2022. That’s
an increase of about one million jobs.”
Maker spaces across the state are
having a significant impact on education and job skills development by
providing access to people, informa-
tion, resources and tools that facilitate
making to a wide variety of skill levels. Popular equipment in some maker
spaces might include 3D printers,
single board microcontrollers like
Arduino and Raspberry Pi, robotics,
digital media production, computer
programming, textile and handicrafts,
among others.
As the library plans activities for
this event and for future maker programs, community members are encouraged to contact Maribeth Fisher
by e-mail at [email protected] or
by calling (908) 322-5007, extension
no. 204, if there are particular maker
skills they would be interested in
trying or that they would like to share
with others.
This event will be free and open to
all. When the schedule is finalized,
more information will be posted on
the library’s website, scotlib.org. To
find out more about New Jersey Makers Day, visit njmakersday.org.
The Scotch Plains Public Library
is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, one
block from Park Avenue, in the center of the township.
Tuskegee Airman to Speak
At WCC on February 18
WESTFIELD — As part of its celebration of Black History Month, the
Westfield Community Center (WCC)
will host Malcolm Nettingham of
Scotch Plains, who served as one of
the Tuskegee Airmen during World
War II. Mr. Nettingham will speak to
senior citizens at the center on
Wednesday, February 18, at 12:30
p.m. All are welcome.
In February 1945, Mr. Nettingham
completed training for flight crew,
radio operator/technician. Two months
later, in April, he completed Air Crew
Gunnery training and received his Silver Flight Wings. These were the first
racially-integrated classes to be trained
by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Mr. Nettingham was assigned to
the 617th Squadron, 477th Composite Group as a radioman/gunner on
the B-25 bomber aircraft. This was
the bomber wing of the World War II,
all-black fighter squadrons that came
to be known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
In June 1946, Mr. Nettingham was
honorably discharged. As a Tuskegee
Airman, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for military
service during World War II.
The WCC is located at 558 West
Broad Street, Westfield. For more
information, call (908) 232-4759.
Black History Event
To Feature Band
WESTFIELD — The Westfield
Community Center (WCC) will celebrate Black History Month with a
program on Friday, February 27,
from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., featuring
Universal Sound Band.
The band will perform jazz, oldies
and blues standards. Refreshments and
honorees also will be part of the
evening’s activities. A fundraiser donation of $15 is requested. The WCC is
located at 558 West Broad Street,
Westfield.
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All Saints’ Invites Everyone
For Supper, Ash Wednesday
SCOTCH PLAINS — The All
Saints’ Episcopal Church invites
members of the community to enjoy a traditional Pancake Supper on
Shrove Tuesday, February 17, the
day before the penitential season of
Lent begins. Attendees may come
for supper anytime between 6:30
and 8 p.m. that evening.
Pancakes have been the popular
choice on Shrove Tuesday for generations, partly because the ingredients include foods that might be
“given up” for Lent in exchange for
plainer fare.
Besides freshly-made pancakes
with butter and syrup, the Shrove
Tuesday Supper will feature sausages, applesauce and beverages,
including coffee, tea and soft drinks.
There is a charge of $5 for adults, $2
for children age 10 and under, and a
$15 maximum for a family. To make
reservations for the supper, call the
church at (908) 322-8047.
All Saints’ also invites the public
to begin the season of Lent on Ash
Wednesday, February 18, at the
church. Two services will be offered, at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. There
will be Holy Communion and a
homily from the rector. The All
Saints’ Choir will sing in the
evening. Ashes will be imposed at
both worship services, and will be
available throughout the day.
The Reverend Jane Rockman is
rector of All Saints’ Episcopal
Church; Sohyun Ahn is organist
and choirmaster. All Saints’ is located at 559 Park Avenue, across
from Park Middle School, in Scotch
Plains. Parking is available behind
the church, accessed via School
Place. For more information, call
(908) 322-8047.
JCC Announces Sixth Year
Of University Lecture Series
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Jewish
Community Center (JCC) of Central New Jersey will host its sixth
annual University Lecture Series
from February 19 through March
29. It will take place at the JCC,
located at 1391 Martine Avenue,
Scotch Plains.
This year the lecture series will
feature authors and experts speaking about their books, their experiences and their research. It also will
include a Music Appreciation series
in June with conductor and educator
Thomas Elefant.
In the first lecture, on Thursday,
February 19, at 7:30 p.m., veteran
New York Times journalist and author Joseph Berger will examine the
Hasidic population’s origins, beliefs,
struggles and the implications of
their expanding presence in America.
The following Thursday, February
26, at 7:30 p.m., Kean University
Professor Gil Kahn will present his
thoughts on Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to establish a better governing coalition in
Israel and how that might impact
Israel’s geopolitical position, peace
prospects with the Palestinians and
relations with the United States.
Author Eddie Shapiro will be the
next speaker. On Monday, March 2,
at 7:30 p.m., he will share stories
about and interviews with some of
Broadway’s most famous leading
women, including Patti Lupone,
Elaine Stritch and Angela Lansbury.
Award-winning drama critic and
author Alisa Solomon will follow on
Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m.
She will trace how and why Fiddler
on the Roof has had an astonishing
global impact and has been beloved
by audiences the world over.
Author Liel Leibovitz is next on
Sunday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m. He
will treat all to a look at musician
Leonard Cohen – from the inner man
to the environments that shaped Cohen,
from the rock scene of NewYork in the
1960s to the remote Zen monastery
where he spent years later in life.
All are welcome to enjoy this series.
For full information, including pricing, visit jccnj.org or contact Simone
Klein at (908) 889-8800, extension
no. 214, or [email protected]. Online
registration is available.
The JCC of Central New Jersey is
a constituent agency of the Jewish
Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ,
United Way of Greater Union County
and the Westfield United Fund. Financial assistance is available for
membership and various programs.
HONORED FOR SERVICE...The Interfaith Human Relations Committee of the
Cranford Clergy Council honored Pat Jurpalis, a parishioner at the Calvary
Lutheran Church in Cranford, with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award at its
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service January 15 at the First Baptist
Church of Cranford. Ms. Jurpalis was recognized for her service to local elderly
and shut-in residents. She is pictured with Rabbi Benjamin Goldstein of Temple
Beth-El Mekor Chayim in Cranford.
WESTFIELD – The First Congregational Church of Westfield
will mark the season of Lent with
several programs, beginning with
a special Ash Wednesday service
of hymns, scripture, reflection and
the distribution of ashes on February 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary at 125 Elmer Street, Westfield.
All programs are free and visitors
are welcome.
On Sunday, February 22, at 10
a.m., the church will begin its annual Lenten sermon series. This
year’s theme is “Answering the
Call.” Each week will examine the
response of a character in the Gospels who Jesus calls in some way,
and what that has to say to people
today and how they respond to the
ways they are called.
On Monday, February 23, at 7:30
p.m., the adult studies series,
“Lentwise: Spiritual Essentials for
Real Life,” will examine this most
sacred season of the Christian year
and how faith helps sustain people
as they face the challenges of life.
Using the Gospel of John, participants will explore topics such as
direction, nourishment, wisdom, refreshment and security.
The five-week class will continue
on consecutive Mondays through
Single Jewish Friends
Post Sunday Luncheon
AREA — The Circle of Single Jewish Friends 49+ will hold a Meet and
Eat Luncheon this Sunday, February
15, at noon. It will take place at Quaker
Steak & Lube Restaurant, located at
561 Highway 1 South, Edison.
The cost is the price of a meal off
the menu and tip plus $3. Interested
persons are asked to respond to
Roberta at (908) 668-8450 or
[email protected].
WESTFIELD — Pancakes, Mardi
gras beads and children’s activities will
highlight the Shrove Tuesday celebration on February 17, beginning at 5:30
p.m., at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
The next day, Ash Wednesday, February 18, will begin the season of Lent
leading up to the Feast of the Resurrection on Easter Day, Sunday, April
5. Ash Wednesday will be observed
with four services of the Holy Eucharist, at 7 a.m., noon, 3:30 p.m. (for
children and their families) and 7:30
p.m. with full choir. The distribution
of ashes will be offered at all services.
During the Lenten season, the Stations of the Cross will be offered at
noon on all Fridays in the nave of the
church.
Throughout Lent, Morning Prayer
is said at 9:10 a.m., Monday through
Friday, in the chapel, and the Eucharist is celebrated at 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays with a healing rite.
A special series of four Wednesday
events will include programs for
adults that will reflect upon the liturgical calendar from Christ’s birth, to
his baptism, transfiguration, passion,
resurrection, ascension and the coming of the Spirit, all from the perspective of revealing God’s glory.
“Glory” will be studied in sessions
on the Hebrew Bible as well as the
New Testament. The program will
conclude with a Choral Evensong on
The Feast of the Annunciation.
Programs on February 25 and March
4 will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1
p.m. with lunch included. A donation
will be requested. On March 11, the
Holy Eucharist will be offered in the
chapel at 6 p.m., a potluck supper will
follow, and the program will run from
7 to 8 p.m. Choral Evensong will be
offered at 6:30 p.m. on March 25,
followed by a potluck supper.
The public is invited. For more
information, call (908) 232-8506, extension no. 10. St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church is located at 414 East Broad
Street, Westfield.
March 30. There will be no class March
9. Participants will receive a copy of
the book. To register for the class,
contact the church office at (908) 2332494 or [email protected].
The Lenten music service on Sunday, March 22, at 10 a.m., will feature musical settings of the Psalms
by composers Felix Mendelssohn,
John Rutter and Leonard Bernstein.
The Festival Chorus and guest soloist Maureen Francis will perform
with instrumental accompaniment
led by Dr. Barbara Thomson, organist and director.
First Congregational Church is a
member of the United Church of
Christ. For additional information,
call (908) 233-2494 or visit
fccofwestfield.org.
Church ‘Souperbowl’
Benefits Food Pantry
MOUNTAINSIDE — The Community Presbyterian Church held a
“Souperbowl” Party on Super Bowl
Sunday, February 1, where attendees
enjoyed food, fun and football while
raising money for charity.
Approximately 70 people attended
the celebration, which followed the
church service last Sunday, warming
up with bowls of chicken soup and
attendant breads. The youth group of
the church has made an annual tradition of cooking a soup luncheon on
Super Bowl Sunday, and this year
was no exception. Participants contributed $254, which is slated to go to
a local food pantry.
The Community Presbyterian
Church is located at 1459 Deer Path,
Mountainside.
IN HIS MEMORY...During Imagine’s annual public board meeting January 12 at
the James Ward Mansion in Westfield, board member Gail Cassidy, right, presents
a plaque in memory and honor of Dr. Gerald Glasser, who was the catalyst and
inspiration for the start of Imagine in Westfield. Dr. Glasser wanted to insure that
no child should ever have to grieve alone. The Thomas Glasser Foundation
continues to provide extraordinarily generous annual support to Imagine. Pictured
at left is Mary Robinson, founder and executive director of Imagine.
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St. Paul’s Church to Begin
Lenten Services and Events
First Congregational Church
Announces Lenten Programs
SHALL WE DANCE?...About 175 Fanwood-Scotch Plains Girl Scouts in grades
4 through 12 braved the cold January 31 for one of the annual “Me & My Guy”
dances, attended by girls with their fathers or father-figures, at Connell Corporate
Park. The previous weekend, 172 kindergarten and first-grade Daisy Girl Scouts
enjoyed a “Winter Wonderland” dance at Mount Saint Mary Academy. To wrap
up the dance season, second- and third-grade Brownie Girl Scouts will have an “All
That Glam” dance at St. Bartholomew Academy in March. All three dances feature
music by a DJ, food and a portrait photograph of each girl with her guy.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Jerome Kaplow, 93, Executive; Known
For Humor, Generosity, Love of Family
Jerome Samuel Kaplow passed
away on Wednesday, February 4, at
age 93, in his home in Westfield.
Mr. Kaplow, a U. S. Air Force
veteran of World War II, spent most
of his working life as an executive in
the automobile business. In addition
to managing Loprete Motors in West
Orange for 25 years, he was the executive vice-president for Checker
Motors in New York for 20 years,
popularizing the Checker taxi cab in
Manhattan.
He will be remembered for his
ever-present humor and popularity,
his generosity, and his deep love of
family. He is survived by his sons,
Richard and Robert; his grandchildren, Evan, Leah and David, and his
great-grandson, Jake.
Funeral services were held on Friday, February 6, 2015, at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J. Arrangements were made by Menorah Chapels at Millburn, 2950 Vauxhall Road,
Union, N.J.
February 12, 2015
Historical Society to Spotlight
Influential Political Leaders
WESTFIELD — The Westfield
Historical Society will offer an hourlong presentation on Sunday, February 22, beginning at 4 p.m., on two
current political leaders who are helping to shape society.
Attendees are invited to experience the subjects’ genealogical journey to better understand their activist
roots, the realization why they are
drawn into this country’s political
arena and how their current roles in
politics may be rooted not only in
their desire for political justice for all
people, but also may hinge on their
genealogical past.
This Black History program will
be free and open to the public. Light
refreshments will be served after the
presentation, which will take place at
the Reeve History and Cultural Resource Center, located at 314 Mountain Avenue, Westfield.
Space is limited, so interested persons are asked to call (908) 654-1794
to reserve a place. Donations are
welcome to help continue the
Westfield Historical Society’s history
and historical preservation educational outreach programs.
GROUND HOG DAY...Children in Beth Hahn’s kindergarten class at the
Westfield Area Y’s Robert and Virginia Bauer Family Branch in Westfield
utilized Ground Hog Day for a lesson on shadows by making their very own
ground hog and predicting whether or not he would see his shadow. Registration
for Westfield Area Y preschool and kindergarten programs is presently underway. To schedule a tour, contact Eileen Rooney, director of Preschool and
Kindergarten, at (908) 233-2700, extension no. 423, or e-mail
[email protected].
Authors to Discuss Journeys
Following Bipolar Diagnosis
AREA — The Depression and
Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
will feature at its monthly meeting
on Wednesday, February 25, Wendy
Williamson and Honora “Nora”
Rose, co-authors of a new book
entitled “Two Bipolar Chicks Guide
to Survival: Tips for Living with
Bipolar Disorder.” They will tell of
their personal journeys and will
answer all questions from the audience.
Ms. Williamson was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder eight weeks before
graduating from Virginia Tech. After
being downsized from corporate
America, she wrote her first book,
entitled “I’m Not Crazy Just Bipolar.”
Ms. Williamson now writes for The
Huffington Post and other venues. She
has been interviewed on more than 40
radio stations worldwide.
A graduate of Boston University,
Ms. Rose worked in the financial
field for 10 years before starting a
family; her children are now 12 and
15. Not long after the birth of her
second child, she was diagnosed
with Bipolar type I at age 35 — her
years of meteoric highs and crushing lows finally had a name, and her
journey to wellness began. She is
an author, editor, advocate and she
has been a guest on radio shows
across the globe.
Both authors co-founded The Red
Bank Writers Group. There will be
a book signing after the program.
Books will be available at the meeting for a discount or can be ordered
via twobipolarchicks.com.
In the event of inclement weather,
to see if the program will be on or
postponed, call (973) 994-1143 after
6 p.m. on February 25. The speakers
are coming from Monmouth County
to the meeting in Morristown.
These educational meetings of
the DBSA take place on a Wednesday every month at 7:45 p.m. using
the facilities of the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, located at 21
Normandy Heights Road, about one
block east of the Morris Museum,
in Morristown. The public is invited to attend all meetings; a nominal donation is requested from nonmembers, when possible. Free literature is available to all attendees
and there is an extensive lending
library of educational audiotapes,
CDs and videotapes, also free.
To learn more about the support
group and to view links to other
sources of helpful information,
visit
dbsanewjersey.org/
morristownarea. For further local
information, call (973) 994-1143
or the New Jersey Self-Help Group
Clearing House at (800) 367-6274.
Gray Funeral Homes
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Begun in 1876 by William Gray, in Cranford and later Incorporated in
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Today, known by many simply as Gray’s. We continue to provide the
personal service that began with Mr. Gray, whether it be for burial or
cremation.
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The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION
– Obituaries –
Patricia H. Conroy, 88, Former Resident
Of Westfield, Award-Winning Artist
Patricia H. Conroy passed away they relocated to Humble.
peacefully on Monday, December 29,
Pat was an Elite Signature Mem2014, at the age of 88, surber of the Watercolor Art
rounded by her family in
Society – Houston. She
her home in Humble, Tex.
was a frequent exhibitor
Widow of Joseph T.
and won numerous
Conroy, Jr., she is survived
awards over the course
by their seven children,
of a very long and proMargaret Winters, Mari
ductive career.
Conroy, Kathleen Brown,
The Funeral Mass was
Joseph Conroy III, Patricia
held on Saturday, JanuBond, William Conroy and
ary 3, at St. Mary
Christopher Conroy, and
Magdalene Catholic
12 grandchildren.
Church, 527 South
Mrs. Conroy was born Patricia H. Conroy Houston
Avenue,
on June 27, 1926 in PhilaHumble, Tex. Interment
delphia, Pa. and graduated from was at Rosewood Memorial Park,
Rosemont College with a degree in Humble.
February 12, 2015
Fine Arts. She and her husband lived
in Westfield, N.J. until 1977, when
CF Rotary, Alliance Offer
Medication Safe Boxes
CRANFORD — Recognizing that
many youngsters who take illegal
drugs start with the prescriptions in
the medicine cabinets in their own
homes, the Rotary Club of Cranford
is partnering with the Cranford Municipal Alliance to stop them before
they can begin.
The two organizations are making
low-cost medication safe boxes
available to families in the community at local outlets.
A recent survey released by The
Partnership at Drugfree.org and the
MetLife Foundation confirmed that
one in four teens reports having misused or abused a prescription drug at
least once in their lifetime. More than
four in 10 teens who have misused or
abused a prescription drug obtained it
from their parents’ medicine cabinet.
Experts recommend that parents
secure prescriptions the same way
as other valuables, like jewelry or
cash. If possible, all medicines, both
prescription and over-the-counter,
should be kept in a safe place, such
as a locked container.
“Keeping our students safe from
drugs is something we should all be
involved in. These medication boxes
should be in every house, reinforcing what we are saying in school –
stay away from all drugs,” said
Cranford Superintendent of Schools
Gayle Carrick.
The safe boxes are small plastic
containers that hold three to four
Library to Present
Gospel Music Concert
MOUNTAINSIDE — Nina etcetera
and her New Jersey band will perform
“This Train is Bound for Glory,” a
gospel music concert, on Saturday,
February 21, from 2 to 3 p.m., at the
Mountainside Public Library.
Sponsored by the Friends of the
Mountainside Library, the concert
will be part of the library’s Saturday Musical Getaways Community Concerts for all ages.
Area residents are invited to come
and listen to Sayville, N.Y. native
Nina Roman and her band play a
concert geared to all ages. This performance will include gospel songs
from many decades of both the African-American and white traditions.
Individuals may listen to Ms.
Roman and her band on YouTube
at youtube.com. The library is located at One Constitution Plaza.
To register for the concert, call the
library at (908) 233-0115.
SHERIFF’S SALE
SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14006395
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-38503-09
Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
VS.
Defendant: MOHAMED BOTO; KARINA G.
BOTO
Sale Date: 02/18/2015
Writ of Execution: 10/08/2014
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution
to me directed I shall expose for sale by public
vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETHTOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on
WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day. All successful bidders must have 20%
of their bid available in cash or certified check at
the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred
thirty-One thousand Five Hundred Seventy and
49/100*** $431,570.49.
Property to be sold is located in the Town of
Westfield, County of Union, State of New Jersey.
Premises commonly known as: 1811 Boynton
Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090-1706.
BEING KNOWN as lot 13, Block 5711 on the
official Tax Map of the Town of Westfield.
Dimensions: 100 x 63 x 100 x 63
Nearest Cross Street: Maryland Street.
Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Fifty Thousand
Four Hundred Thirteen and 78/100***
$550,413.78 together with lawful interest and
costs.
Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or
other charges, and any such taxes, charges,
liens, insurance premiums or other advances
made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested
parties are to conduct and rely upon their own
independent investigation to ascertain whether
or not any outstanding interest remain of record
and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the
Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only a
return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall
have no further recourse against the Mortgagor,
the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and
expenses, there remains any surplus money, the
money will be deposited into the Superior Court
Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,
or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to
Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature
and extent of that person’s claim and asking for
an order directing payment of the surplus money.
The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale
will have information regarding the surplus, if
any.
There is a full legal description on file in the
Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this
sale for any length of time without further advertisement.
Joseph Cryan
Sheriff
Attorney:
PHELAN HALLINAN & DIAMOND, PC
400 FELLOWSHIP ROAD
SUITE 100
MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054
(856) 813-5500
4 T - 01/22, 01/29, 02/05
& 02/12/15
Fee: $187.68
smaller pill bottles or two larger
bottles. They have a combination
lock attached which makes the box
tamper-evident, so parents will be
able to tell if someone has tried to
get it open. While someone can break
into the box, it sends a signal that
parents are concerned and interested
in their kids’ well-being.
The boxes are available for purchase locally for $5 at the Cranford
Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue, and at Bell’s Pharmacy, 17
North Union Avenue, Cranford.
The Rotary Club of Cranford was
established in 1923 and serves the
Cranford community through service
projects, sponsorships and scholarships.
The club meets every Thursday at 7:45
a.m. at the Cranford Community Center. Any man or woman, actively employed or retired, is invited to attend a
meeting of the club. For additional
information, call Membership Chairman Mike Flynn at (908) 272-2827.
The Cranford Municipal Alliance
Committee is a community-based
organization, consisting of volunteer members, which is dedicated to
a comprehensive and coordinated
effort to reduce and prevent substance abuse. For more information,
call Kara Noesner, Municipal Alliance coordinator, at (908) 709-7200.
Lions Club to Hold
Pancake Breakfast
SCOTCH PLAINS — The
Scotch Plains Lions Club will once
again hold a Pancake Breakfast on
Sunday, March 1. It will take place
from 8 a.m. to noon at the Scotch
Hills Country Club, located at
Jerusalem Road and Plainfield Avenue in Scotch Plains.
This “all-you-can-eat” breakfast
will feature pancakes, eggs, ham
and sausage. Beverages will include juice, coffee, tea and milk.
The cost for the breakfast is $8;
children under age 6 may attend
for free. Tickets can be purchased
at the door or in advance from a
Lions Club member.
This is one of many fundraisers
for this Lions Club, proceeds of
which are distributed to local charities and community activities, with
a particular emphasis on the many
organizations throughout the area
that serve the blind and visuallyimpaired.
For more information on the
Scotch Plains Lions Pancake
Breakfast or to reserve a place, call
Pancake Breakfast Chairman Ron
Kelly at (908) 753-8218.
Westfield
Tuesday, February 3, Bilal
Muhammad, 27, of Plainfield was
arrested at Plainfield police headquarters on a Westfield criminal warrant for $535. Bail was posted with a
court date to be announced.
Tuesday, February 3, Tamanika A.
Brown, 39, of Westfield responded to
police headquarters to satisfy an active traffic warrant from the Borough
of Milltown with bail of $400. Brown
was processed and released after posting the full cash bail.
Wednesday, February 4, Andres
Bravo, 27, of Elizabeth was arrested
following a motor vehicle stop at
North and Edgewood Avenues on a
Beach Haven criminal warrant for
$1,000 (no 10 percent). Bravo was
unable to post bail and was turned
over to Beach Haven authorities.
Wednesday, February 4, a burglary
and theft was reported at a residence
on the 800 block of Carleton Road.
According to police, one or more
unknown suspects gained access to
the residence and took an undetermined amount of jewelry.
Wednesday, February 4, an attempted burglary was reported on the
800 block of Carleton Road. At the
time of the report it was believed that
the suspects were not able to gain
access to the residence.
Thursday, February 5, Calvin S.
Kearney, 38, of Metuchen was arrested on an outstanding Edison warrant, with bail of $750, following an
investigation on the 800 block of
West North Avenue. He was released
after posting bail.
Thursday, February 5, Alejandra
Benitez, 23, of Westfield was arrested
on an outstanding Westfield traffic
warrant, with bail of $114, after surrendering at police headquarters. Further investigation revealed that a traffic warrant, for $89, had been issued
for Benitez by Roseland Municipal
Court. Benitez posted bail on the
Westfield warrant and was released
on her own recognizance by
Roseland.
A CENTURY AGO...The Fairview Cemetery Board of Trustees recently commemorated the 147th anniversary of the founding of the cemetery in Westfield. Pictured is
the original Fairview Cemetery Lodge at the turn of the 20th century. Built circa 1890,
the Lodge was used by the superintendent and for services when necessary. The
facility eventually was converted to office space, and restoration of the main office has
been completed. A further addition is a Memorial Remembrance Center.
Fairview Cemetery Observes
147th Year In Community
WESTFIELD — Fairview Cemetery, located at 1100 East Broad
Street, Westfield, recently commemorated the 147th anniversary
of its founding in 1868.
Local records indicate that the establishment of a place of burial for
the dead was considered a priority for
the citizens of Westfield, and so, in
January 1868, notable citizens gathered at the Presbyterian Church for
the purpose of securing a cemetery.
Incorporated under the Rural Cemetery Act as a nonprofit, nonsectarian
cemetery, Fairview was established
through the acquisition of seven local farms. According to local lore, the
southeast slope of the cemetery was
at one time an Indian burial ground.
The location was considered ideal
for the citizens of Westfield and
Cranford. At the time, Cranford was
still a part of Westfield, and so an
equidistant property between both
train stations was sought. According
to the original meeting minutes:
“The Cemetery Grounds are located on the public road leading
from Westfield to Springfield,
about one and a half miles from the
depot of the Central Railroad in
Westfield, and about the same distance from Cranford station; convenient for each village, and at the
same time not too far for the accommodation of Springfield.”
SHERIFF’S SALE
SHERIFF’S SALE
SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15000346
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-32982-08
Plaintiff: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS, CWMBS, INC., CHL
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 200732 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES
VS.
Defendant: ERNEST DI FRANCESCO AND
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB
Sale Date: 03/11/2015
Writ of Execution: 06/25/2014
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution
to me directed I shall expose for sale by public
vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETHTOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on
WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day. All successful bidders must have 20%
of their bid available in cash or certified check at
the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is: ***Five Hundred
Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight
and 42/100 *** $596,588.42.
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED IN:
Township of Scotch Plains, County of Union, in
the State of New Jersey.
PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1923
Mountain Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
07076.
TAX LOT # 18.0201, BLOCK # 1803
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: N/A
NEAREST CROSS STREET: Union Avenue
*Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and
sewer plus interest through date of payoff.
Total Upset: ***Six Hundred Seventy Thousand Fifty-Three and 97/100 *** $670,053.97
together with lawful interest and costs.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and
expenses, there remains any surplus money, the
money will be deposited into the Superior Court
Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,
or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to
Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature
and extent of that person’s claim and asking for
an order directing payment of the surplus money.
The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale
will have information regarding the surplus, if
any.
There is a full legal description on file in the
Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this
sale for any length of time without further advertisement.
Joseph Cryan
Sheriff
Attorney:
PARKER MC CAY
PO BOX 5054
9000 MIDATLANTIC DRIVE
SUITE 300
MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054
(856) 596-8900
4 T - 02/12, 02/19, 02/26
& 03/05/15
Fee: $179.52
SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15000342
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-031399-13
Plaintiff: RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST 2013-TT2, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS LEGAL TITLE
TRUSTEE, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
VS.
Defendant: HOWARD F. BELL; JEAN MARIE
JACKSON-BELL; STATE OF NEW JERSEY;
BENEFICIAL NEW JERSEY INC D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO.
Sale Date: 03/11/2015
Writ of Execution: 12/02/2014
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution
to me directed I shall expose for sale by public
vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETHTOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on
WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day. All successful bidders must have 20%
of their bid available in cash or certified check at
the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is: ***Four Hundred
Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Eight
and 44/100*** $465,548.44.
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATED IN:
Borough of Fanwood, County of Union, in the
State of New Jersey.
PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1
Pandick Court, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.
TAX LOT #26 BLOCK #102
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 76 feet x 105
feet.
NEAREST CROSS STREET: n/a
*Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and
sewer plus interest through date of payoff.
Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Seventy-Nine
Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Five and 10/100
*** $479,845.10 together with lawful interest and
costs.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and
expenses, there remains any surplus money, the
money will be deposited into the Superior Court
Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,
or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to
Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature
and extent of that person’s claim and asking for
an order directing payment of the surplus money.
The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale
will have information regarding the surplus, if
any.
There is a full legal description on file in the
Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this
sale for any length of time without further advertisement.
Joseph Cryan
Sheriff
Attorney:
PARKER MC CAY
PO BOX 5054
9000 MIDATLANTIC DRIVE
SUITE 300
MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054
(856) 596-8900
4 T - 02/12, 02/19, 02/26
& 03/05/15
Fee: $179.52
Around 1890, a simple building,
known as the Lodge, was constructed at the entrance to the cemetery, for use by the superintendent, and where accommodations
for services were provided if required. By 1904 a small chapel
was added for funeral services.
Over the years these facilities were
converted to office space. In 2013
additional renovations to the main
office commenced, and it was reported at the 147th annual meeting, held February 2, 2015, that
the restoration of the main office
was completed. In addition to offices, a Memorial Remembrance
Center was established for families to gather prior to or following
a burial of a loved one. This room
also doubles as a state-of-the-art
media center, thereby, its use reverting back to its original purpose as a community space.
The grounds at Fairview Cemetery are open to the public from
dawn until dusk. A security team is
on the grounds 24 hours a day, a
service provided by Fairview Cemetery, to ensure the dignity, solemnity and safety for the benefit of its
property owners and visitors.
See it all on the Web!
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SHERIFF’S SALE
SHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-15000103
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-030950-12
Plaintiff: BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
VS.
Defendant: 354 NORTH GARWOOD ASSOC.,
LLC; GIUSEPPE AMATO A/K/A JOSEPH
AMATO, INDIVIDUALLY; WACHOVIA BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION N/K/A WELLS
FARGO BANK, NA., GARWOOD KITCHENS &
BATHS AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Sale Date: 03/04/2015
Writ of Execution: 12/04/2013
By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution
to me directed I shall expose for sale by public
vendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETHTOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey on
WEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day. All successful bidders must have 20%
of their bid available in cash or certified check at
the conclusion of the sales.
The judgment amount is: ***Eight Hundred
Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine
and 01/100*** $859,239.01.
Property to be sold is located in: Borough of
Garwood, County of Union, in State of New
Jersey.
Premises Commonly Known As: 354 North
Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027.
Tax Lot # 26, Block # 111
Approximate Dimensions: 50 feet x 150 feet.
Nearest Cross Street: Walnut Street.
* Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and
sewer plus interest through date of payoff.
Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Ninety-Seven
Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Six and 79/
100*** $897,226.79 together with lawful interest
and costs.
Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and
expenses, there remains any surplus money, the
money will be deposited into the Superior Court
Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,
or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to
Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature
and extent of that person’s claim and asking for
an order directing payment of the surplus money.
The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale
will have information regarding the surplus, if
any.
There is a full legal description on file in the
Union County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this
sale for any length of time without further advertisement.
Joseph Cryan
Sheriff
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WHS Awarded Outstanding
Delegation at Model UN
BEE A CHAMPION...For the third consecutive year and setting a school record,
Jasper Lemberg, currently an 8th grader at Roosevelt Intermediate School in
Westfield, has captured the school level Geography Bee Championship. Jasper
appears in the photo second to right, next to his Social Studies teacher, Marissa
Conneely. To Jasper’s left are seventh graders Anthony Butera, placing third
and Stephen Park, winning second place. Roosevelt Intermediate School Assistant Principal Brian Gechtman and Social Studies Supervisor Andrea Brennan
also were on hand to congratulate the students. The next phase in the competition
consists of a written qualifying test submitted to the National Geographic Society
at the end of January. Jasper’s and Jeffrey’s results will be compared with
students across the State to determine qualification for the NJ State Geography
Bee to be held this spring at Rowan University.
Special Education Comm.
Plans 2015 IEP Roundtable
WESTFIELD – The 2015 IEP
Roundtable: Transitions and Preparing for the Next Stage will be presented by Westfield PTC-Special
Education Committee on Wednesday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Westfield High School Cafeteria B,
located at 550 Dorian Road in
Westfield.
The Annual Review Season is rapidly approaching, with reviews occurring between now and April. The
event ames to prepare parents about
the IEP process so they can be the
best advocate for their child. The
event also serves as an opportunity to
meet with parents in the same situation, gain knowledge, and learn from
their experiences. Parents will form
breakout groups (elementary and
middle/high school) in order to share
experiences, support and learnings
from one another, with the objective
to create appropriate goals and accommodations and services for their
children.
Sponsored by PTC-Special Ed. Committee. This program is free and all
parents, teachers, and advocates are
invited to attend. No pre-registration is
required.
For further information email
[email protected]
or visit www.westfieldnjk12.org/pages/
Westfield_Town_School_District/Parents/specialedparents.
Children Raise Money to
Assist Summit Speech School
NEW PROVIDENCE – The students of The Academy of Our Lady
of Peace (OLP) in New Providence
raised much-needed funds to help
support programs at Summit Speech
School for deaf and hard of hearing
children. The Academy OLP students
held a fundraising “Tag Day” and
made donations to “dress down” on
January 8th, raising $675 for their
neighboring nonprofit school. Summit Speech School teaches children
from infancy through high school
throughout New Jersey to listen and
talk without the use of sign language.
Through their generous support,
the Academy OLP students are rec-
ognized as a Sponsor of Summit
Speech School’s 25th Annual Spring
Benefit. The event will be held at
Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in
Bedminster on Tuesday, April 21 with
a 10 a.m. Luncheon Fashion Show
featuring vineyard vines and a 6 p.m.
Dinner event with cocktails, dinner,
and music.
For information about the benefit
and sponsorship opportunities, contact Calli Heenan at (908) 508-0495
or [email protected]. To
get involved with Summit Speech
School, contact Bruce Naidoff at
(908)
508-0495
or
[email protected].
WF Edu. Fund Invites Public
To Rock 4 Schools Event
WESTFIELD – The Education
Fund of Westfield invites you to our
Annual Rock 4 Schools event at
The Crossroads in Garwood on Saturday, February 21. The benefit will
raise money for the Education Fund
to provide grants to teachers and
schools for innovative programs.
Three rock bands with ties to
Westfield schools will provide great
music for a great cause - our school
children. The show will start at 8
p.m. and the night will include an
auction and 50/50 raffle.
The bands to perform are: Crash
Combo; 3rd Gear and The Core. The
bands have all generously donated
their performances to the Ed Fund
benefit.
The Education Fund of Westfield
raises money used to award grants
to all of the Westfield Public
Schools. This winter we gave out
almost $17,000 in grants including
$5,000 to support the District’s new
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math (STEM) initiative for the
elementary schools. Other grants
included support for robotics programs at the high school and middle
school level, new computers for the
Jefferson School library and the
high school’s digital learning center, and support for the WHS Fed
Challenge team. We encourage professional staff in all curriculum areas and in extracurricular activities
to submit proposals to implement
innovative and unique learning opportunities for our children. These
grants enable faculty and administrators to create new programs, enhance existing lessons, and bring
new technology to the classroom.
Grants have been funded across
many areas within our schools, including core academic subjects,
special programs and the arts.
Over $370,000 in grants has been
allocated since 1992. Many of the
educational materials, resources
and programs obtained by these
grants likely would not have been
funded through the traditional district budget. Unfortunately, our
resources do not allow us to fund all
eligible grant applications.
Visit westfieldnj.com/edfund for
more information and other ways
to support the Ed Fund. The door
charge is $15. The Crossroads is
located at 78 North Ave., Garwood.
WESTFIELD – Westfield High
School’s (WHS) delegation of 173
students participated in wide ranging
debates at the YMCA Model United
Nations Conference in Hershey, PA
January 9th to 11th. Following
months of research and preparation,
Westfield High School received several awards, including the Outstanding Delegation Award that recognizes
success in the conference as a whole
from preparation to debates.
The following individual students
were individually recognized: William Chandler, Albert Chen, Astha
Dutta, Spencer Fishman, Ryan
Soldati, Eli Wirtshafter and Andrew
Zale were named Premier Diplomat
Charity Basketball
Game Planned at WHS
WESTFIELD – The Westfield High
School (WHS) Student Government
Associations happily welcomes the
public to their sponsoring of the second annual Student Faculty Basketball game on Thursday, March 5 at 7
p.m. in the high school’s varsity gym.
Admission is five dollars for adults
and three dollars for students who
present a photo identification. A large
portion of the proceeds go to
“Christine’s Hope for Kids,” a charity working toward empowering economically disadvantaged youth in
New Jersey. Refreshments will be
sold. Please come for a great night of
fun for the whole family.
as top debaters.
The following WHS students were
recognized for the Outstanding Country Research Paper: Francis Ling,
Abigail Hurwitz, Andrew Zhou, Jared
Geoghan, and Courtney Ryan.
The Outstanding Youth Secretariat
award, presented to a committee of
students who help to improve the
conference throughout the year, was
bestowed on Jorge Ledesma and Mia
Moritz.
The Curtis Meyer Award for Student Leadership – presented to one
Youth Secretariat who demonstrates
significant leadership – was won by
Andrew Zale.
“The students all performed well
and were a credit to the institution, “
noted Daniel Farabaugh, co-adviser
of the WHS Model UN along with
David Della Fera. “ I was impressed
with both their level of preparation
and execution.”
Officers for the 2014-2015 Conference included Ed Dellarso and
Andrew Zale. Officers elected for
next year’s Conference, who will plan,
organize and run committees, are
Bryanna Reinhardt, Albert Chen,
Ethan Prevoznak, and Elizabeth
Smith.
This summer a Conference on National Affairs will take place during a
two-week conference in North Carolina with representatives from all 50
states. Westfield High School will be
represented by William Chandler,
Astha Dutta, Anthony Pirrone and
Elizabeth Smith.
Plainfield Man Sentenced
To 16 Yrs. for Attack on Cop
COUNTY — A Plainfield man has
been sentenced to 16 years in state
prison for brutally attacking a police
officer without warning on a city
street in 2012, acting Union County
Prosecutor Grace H. Park has announced.
Andre Henderson, who was 35 at
the time of the attack, must serve at
least 85 percent of the sentence prior
to becoming eligible for parole, according to the terms set down by
state Superior Court Judge Robert J.
Mega.
The date was March 11, 2012
when Henderson encountered then60-year-old Plainfield police officer
Israel Valentin as the officer exited
his vehicle to mail a letter to his
daughter at the downtown post office, according to Union County
Assistant Prosecutor Nathan
Hewette-Guyton, who prosecuted
the case. Without warning,
Henderson punched the officer in
the head, knocking him to the
ground, and started kicking him in
the torso and stomping on the
officer’s head, Mr. Hewette-Guyton
said.
A passerby traveling through the
area with his wife and children,
Miguel Garcia, witnessed the incident, grabbed his daughter’s softball
bat out of his vehicle, and started
hitting Henderson with it in an attempt to bring the attack to a halt,
according to the investigation. Two
other good Samaritans in the area
also helped Mr. Garcia distract
Henderson until backup patrol units
arrived, at which time he was immediately arrested. Mr. Garcia and the
other witnesses all testified during
the three-week trial, which concluded
with a Union County jury returning
guilty verdicts in October 2014.
Officer Valentin, a 30-year veteran of the Plainfield Police Division, suffered five broken ribs and a
brain bleed as a result of the attack.
He spent several days in the hospital and was able to return to light
duty following five months of rehabilitation. He remains on the force
today.
Committee Advances
E-Driver’s License Bill
TRENTON — The Senate Transportation Committee on Monday
passed bi-partisan legislation sponsored by Senate Minority Leader
Tom Kean, Jr. to require the state
Motor Vehicle Commission to
study and make recommendations
about implementing electronic
driver’s licenses and mobile applications.
Senator Kean said the ideal edriver’s license program in New
Jersey, resulting from Senate Bill
2695, would allow people to still
use traditional plastic licenses if
they want.
SCHOOL BEE WINNER...Geography Bee champion at Edison Intermediate
School in Westfield is eighth grader Jeffery Yang (center). To his left is eighth
grader, Julian Trott, claiming second place, and at right is Kailey Zhao, sixth
grader, who came in third. Assistant Principal David Duelks and Social Studies
Supervisor Andrea Brennan congratulated the winners. Jeffery’s Social Studies
teacher, unavailable for the photo, is Robert Maver.
TOP EDUCATORS...Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (SPFBOE)
was pleased to recognize the district level recipients of the Governor’s Educator
of the Year Program 2014-2015. In recognition of the Governor’s Educator of the
Year Recipients, the board passed resolutions that were presented to each
recipient to recognize these outstanding teachers and educational service professionals. The Board recognized the following 14 as recipients of the Governor’s
Award: Catherine Hoffman, SPFHS Guidance Counselor; Charlene Hall, Brunner
Third Grade Teacher; Christine Segotta, School One Third Grade Teacher;
Connie Salisbury, McGinn School Nurse; Darlene Tomasulo, Evergreen School
Nurse; Diane Heath, School One Speech Therapist; Eileen Raszka, Coles School
Media Specialist; Elizabeth Coleman, SPFHS Teacher of Language Arts; Heather
Filipski, McGinn School Teacher of Music; Heidi Sweeney, Park Middle School
Social Studies Teacher; Maureen Holler, Evergreen School First Grade Teacher;
Michelle Emanuel, Terrill Middle School Teacher of World Language; Michelle
Mallozzi, Coles School Second grade Teacher and Tiffany Aneese, Brunner
School Occupational Therapist.
Westfield Y Invites Youth For
Ski Trips and Hockey Game
WESTFIELD — The Westfield
Area Y is offering ski/snowboard
trips and other activities for teens
and families this winter.
Participants will board a coach
bus to Hunter Mountain on Sunday, February 22, and to Blue
Mountain on Sunday, March 8.
Both trips will depart at 6 a.m. The
trip to Hunter Mountain will return at 7 p.m. and the Blue Mountain trip will return around 5 p.m.
Both will depart from the Y’s Robert and Virginia Bauer Family
Branch, located at 422 East Broad
Street, Westfield.
Any child age 10 and under must
be accompanied by an adult. The
fee for this trip includes the lift
ticket, coach bus and adult chaperones. Rentals and lessons are available for an additional fee. To get the
most out of the day, the Y recommends participants rent locally and
bring their equipment with them on
the trip. Food is not included; however, participants can bring lunch
or money to purchase food at the
lodge. A discounted price is available to season pass holders.
Additionally, the Y is offering a
trip to a New Jersey Devils versus
Columbus Blue Jackets game on
Friday, March 6. The Y invites Devils fans to bring their family and
friends for a discounted price that
includes transportation, game
Rible Supports
Bramnick’s Debate
Challenge to Dems
WALL TWP. – Assemblyman
David Rible (R-30th, Wall Twp.) has
called on Assembly Speaker Vincent
Prieto (D-32nd, Secaucus) to accept
Assembly Minority Leader Jon
Bramnick’s (R-21st, Westfield) challenge for public debates.
“The people of New Jersey should
be more engaged with their elected
officials, and these debates will provide that,” Mr. Rible said. “Voters
deserve to hear the leaders of the two
parties engage in a spirited forum
where the important issues facing the
state are discussed.”
“Assembly Republicans want to
present our policies which include
lower taxes, a new school funding
formula, and less regulation while
giving Assembly Democrats the
chance to explain their nearly 15
years of job-killing policies and history of massive tax increases,” Mr.
Rible said.
Mr. Bramnick has challenged
Speaker Prieto to six debates.
ticket, Y adult chaperone counselors and even a food voucher to
this game. Participants will meet
at 5 p.m. at the Main Y Facility,
located at 220 Clark Street,
Westfield. Pickup after the game
will be at the Westfield Train Station.
Y membership is not required.
Trip registration forms can be
found online at westfieldynj.org,
and registration for the trips is
available online to current members. Only the base fee can be paid
online. Non-members can visit the
Welcome Center at the Main Y
Facility to register. Rentals and/or
lessons are paid separately. Hard
copies of the registration form and
waiver are required. One hard copy
of the registration form and one
hard copy of each waiver are required for each trip.
For more information on programs and activities for teens and
pre-teens, visit westfieldynj.org;
call Marty Collett at (908) 2332700, extension no. 405, or e-mail
[email protected]. To
learn more about Westfield Area Y
programs, visit westfieldynj.org.
Financial assistance is available
for those who qualify.
Bramnick Responds to
Wisniewski’s Tirade
TRENTON – Assembly Minority
Leader Jon Bramnick (R-21st,
Westfield) issued the following in
response to comments made by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D19th, Sayreville) after Mr. Bramnick
suggested alternative approaches than
increasing taxes to fix the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF):
“John Wisniewski does not have
veto power over ideas. To solve the
problem, we need to have a real conversation with everything on the table.
Reducing spending should also be on
the table and allowing the Legislature to determine how to fund schools
not the courts.
“He has had 13 years as head of the
Transportation Committee to find a
solution to the TTF. Now that the
fund is approaching insolvency, the
only idea he can come up with is to
raise everyone’s taxes.
“If we limit the conversation to
increasing taxes, we will get the same
answer Trenton Democrats have repeatedly given us – more taxes. That
is why we have higher income taxes,
a higher sales tax and higher corporate business taxes. His ideas contribute to residents and businesses fleeing New Jersey.”
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
SPORTS
Sports Section
Pages 11-17
MURRAY SINKS 10 PTs, ELLIOTT NETS 9, HESS HITS 8
More photos at
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Blue Devil Cagers Hold Off
Rahway Boys with ‘D’, 44-41
The 9-7 Blue Devils, who trailed
after the first quarter and trailed by
four entering the fourth quarter, managed to grab the lead then came up
with their strongest defensive effort
in the final 16.7 seconds when they
prevented the Indians from organizing any offensive setups and made it
very difficult for them to get off a
decent inbound pass. Interestingly,
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Mistakes beget mistakes and the
Westfield High School boys basketball team had more than its share by
missing the mark when it came to layups, free throws, jumpers and 3-pointers, but the defense was on the mark
in a 44-41 victory over Rahway in
Rahway on February 7.
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the victory was secured when Blue
Devil Owen Murray leaped high in
the air and intercepted an inbound
pass just before the buzzer.
“With his size and his length, he
was able to do a lot of that. He got a
lot of deflections and he got a big one
there,” Blue Devil Head Coach Daryl
Palmieri said of Murray.
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THE MAKING OF A BIG UPSET...Blue Devil Devin Anderson, left, bumped up to the 182-lb class and pulled off a 10-2,
major decision over Raider Jaylen Bryant during the “Pin Cancer” Classic in Westfield on February 6.
ANDERSON PULLS BIG UPSET, DENTE SEALS DEAL
Blue Devils Startle Raiders
In ‘Pin Cancer’ Mat Classic
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
DEFENSE PREVAILS...Blue Devil Danny Mitchell, No. 13, keeps close tabs on a Rahway Indian during the game between
Westfield and Rahway in Rahway on February 7. Westfield held off the Indians to win 44-41.
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earn a 4-3 decision over Guilliame
Hardin in the final bout at 138-lbs to
present his team with a 35-28 victory.
“We definitely remember last year.
We thought going into that match, we
were the better team on paper. Scotch
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Jammed packed gym, adrenalin
levels through the roof, strategic
moves by both coaching staffs and a
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Devil’s Den
DoCampo’s Mantra:
The Puck Stops Here
By BRUCE JOHNSON
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
SETTING UP THE HAMMER...Blue Devil Cotter Spurlock, left, works the arm of Raider heavyweight Karl Williams in
the “Pin Cancer” Classic on February 6. Spurlock pinned Williams in 3:31. On February 10, fourth-seeded Westfield defeated
Linden, 42-21, in the quarterfinals of the North Jersey, Group 5, Section 2 Tournament. See story in next week’s issue.
Blue Devils Startle Raiders in Mat Classic, 35-28
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Plains was hungrier than us last year.
We spoke about that. Matches are
wrestled on the mat, not paper. We
told the kids to believe in the things
that we do every day, go out there and
wrestle hard and they certainly did
that. They definitely have their moments where they wrestle like a good
team. Tonight was one of those moments,” Blue Devil Head Coach Glen
Kurz said.
“That’s why we don’t wrestle on
paper. We felt we should have won the
match coming into it. When I think we
are the better team, I say it and when I
think we got outclassed and
outwrestled, I say it. It’s very simple.
Westfield outwrestled us tonight,”
Raider Head Coach TJ Gavor said.
The outcome of the decisive bout
between Dente and Hardin would
have had little impact if the result of
the previous bout at 132-lbs between
Nick Kalimtzis and Raider Tom
Cunningham would have been different. With the Raiders trailing 3222, Kalimtzis appeared to be in full
control as he began with a four-point
roll-through to nearfall takedown and
added a double-leg takedown to carry
a 6-1 lead into the second period.
However, Cunningham chose top
position and clamped Kalimtzis with
a cradle in 2:49 to give his team a
chance for the comeback.
Dente recorded an arm drag
takedown and Hardin escaped in the
first period. After a scoreless second
period, Dente escaped but Hardin
quickly took him down to knot the
score. Dente then escaped to secure
his victory.
“I tried my hardest. This is one of
the best matches I think I wrestled.
And I just got mentally tough for it,”
Dente said. “I feel great. My family
was here, my girlfriend and all the
kids I knew. I did it for my team,
myself, but mostly for the team.”
“Dente! When you need a closer,
Dente is your man. Win or lose, you
know you are going to get a good
effort from him. All we needed him to
do was go six minutes to preserve the
win. We were very confident he would
be able to do that, Coach Kurz said.
The omen of things to come, perhaps, came in the 182-lb bout. Blue
Devil Devin Anderson bounced up a
weight class to face Jaylen Bryant,
Westfield Baseball League
Spring Tryouts 2015
Major & Pony Leagues Only
Majors: (5th & 6th grades)
Date
Time
Event
Location
3/14
3/15
3/21
3/22
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
Fielding
Hitting
Hitting
Fielding
Sid Fey Field
D-Bat
D-Bat
Sid Fey Field
Players (5th & 6th graders) who were on a Majors team last year do not
need to tryout again. You will automatically be placed on a team.
Date
3/14
3/15
3/21
3/22
who had beaten him last year, 8-2.
Bryant came on like a bronco bull,
but Anderson slipped his grasp and
recorded the first takedown.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
SPF Matmen Top GL,
Fall to Hanover Park
The Hanover Park High School
wrestling team won 11 of 14 bouts to
defeat the Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Raiders, 46-9, in Scotch Plains on
February 3 then on February 4 in
Berkeley Heights, the Raiders
bounced back to defeat Governor
Livingston, 42-29, winning nine of
the 14 bouts.
BOUT SEQUENCE:
HANOVER PARK 46, SPF 9:
113: Steven Conley (H) p Nadin
Korkmaz, 0:46
120: Lou Raimo (H) d Jack Cannon, 5-0
126: Anthony Cefolo (H) p Jashmar
Philippe, 5:46
132: Austin Nash (H) md Tommy
Cunningham, 14-2
138: Gene Angelo (H) p Guilliame
Hardin, 0:42
145: Christian Bassolino (H) d Brian
Lapham, 3-2
152: Matt Santos (H) d Jeff Lieblich, 6-3
160: Anthony Oliveri (H) p Brandon
Miguelino, 2:34
170: Rory DeLuca (H) d George Ramos,
3-1
182: Mason Sangillo (H) d Jaylen
Bryant, 2-1
195: Alex Mirabella (S) d Eric Boccard,
8-1
220: JT Webb (S) d Paul Rocha, 3-1
285: Tom Hunt (H) d Karl Williams, 4-0
106: Jacob Perone (S) d Mike Rubin, 6-3
SPF 42, GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON 29
106: Jake Pecorelli (G) md Perone, 9-1
113: Nick Mele (G) md Korkmaz, 18-4
120: Cannon (S) p Chris Sergio, 3:42
126: Philippe (S) p Andy Gallitelli, 3:29
132: Austin Senkarik (G) p Hardin, 3:24
138: Quinn Haddad (G) d Cunningham,
SV-1, 5-3
145: JT Beirne (S) d Turner Haddad, 9-6
152: Lapham (S) won forfeit
160: Miguelino (S) p Nick DeLuca, 1:43
170: Ramos (S) d Mike Rhodes, 1-0
182: Bryant (S) p Sam Burke, 0:51
195: Jack Blasch (G) p Frank DiNizo, 3:37
220: Mirabella (S) p Spencer Marke, 4:39
285: Sean Tomlinson (G) p Williams, 1:51
Ponys: (7th thru 10th grades)
Time
Event
Location
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
8:30-12:30
Fielding
Hitting
Hitting
Fielding
Sid Fey Field
D-Bat
D-Bat
Sid Fey Field
th
th
Players who were on a Pony League team last year and all 9 & 10 graders
do not need to tryout again. You will automatically be placed on a team.
If you do not wish to try out for a Major or Pony team you will be
automatically placed on either an International or Mustang team.
The address for D-Bat is: 1124 Globe Ave., Mountainside, NJ 07092
The phone for D-Bat is: 908-518-7950
Dan DoCampo’s daily routine during the school year is pretty basic.
“School, then practice or games, then
homework and repeat,” the no-frills
senior said.
If only life were that simple. But
maybe it is for DoCampo.
When the lifelong town resident
started his freshman year at the high
school, in the fall of 2011, his afternoons were free of care. In the winter
he was a diminutive right wing on the
junior varsity ice hockey team. And he
also played on the freshman baseball
team.
The times have definitely been
a’changing for the 5-foot-9, 150pounder.
In June he will graduate as one of the
rarest of the increasingly rare threesport athletes, with a varsity letter in
soccer, three letters as the best
goaltender in school history, and as a
two-year starting infielder on the baseball team. He is believed to be the
school’s first soccer-hockey-baseball
letterman.
Is there any one sport that DoCampo
craves?
“No, it just depends on which season
is going on at the time,” he said. “During baseball season I like baseball more
and during hockey season I like hockey
more. I’ve always thought that I’m
better at baseball, but I’m not sure. It’s
pretty equal. Success-wise I’ve had
more playing hockey because I’ve been
on the team longer, but I’ve won county
championships on both teams, so who
knows?”
Soccer is the odd sport here, so maybe
it’s best to start there, and work into his
main sports. Until this summer,
DoCampo had never played one minute
of organized soccer. Between the World
Cup on television and kicking the ball
around with some friends, he started to
catch the bug.
“Four of my good friends, including
Blue Devils Calm Bears
In Mat Battle, 37-27
The Westfield High School wrestling team defeated the Brearley
Bears, 37-27, in Kenilworth on February 4. The most watched bout of the
evening came in the 220-lb class when
Bear Saverio Salfcas (Union County
Tournament champion) nipped Cotter Spurlock, 5-4.
BOUT SEQUENCE:
106: — Zach Rabinowitz (W) me
Rebecca Pizuto, 9-0
113: — Chris Hoerle (W) p Julian
Chacon, 0:59
120: — Dan Hoerle (W) p Paul Alfano, :32
126: — Kevin Scozzarro (B) p Matt
Jones, 5:07
132: — John Fuller (W) d Tim Murphy,
1-0
138: — Charlie Buckley (B) d Al Dente,
11-5
145: — Kevin Miller (W) d Anthony
Machado, 6-1
152: — Aly Mohamed (B) d Isaiah
Reese, 7-5
160: — Kevin Wheat (B) p Doug Smith,
5:15
170: — Jarek Gozdieski (W) d Eoghan
Savona, 9-2
182: — Devin Anderson (W) won inj.
def. over Nick Nazario, 5:20
195: — Phil Ricca (W) p Nick Jones, 1:51
220: — Salfcas (B) d Spurlock, 5-4
Hwt: — Elijah Cole (B) won forfeit
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two captains, were on the team and we
messing around last summer,”
DoCampo said. “I was a decent shooter
and my friends convinced me that I
should try out for the team. I bought
cleats the next day and went to a field
every day for the next 20 or so days
before tryouts. Each day was anywhere
from three to five hours. I played decently but, looking at it from a numbers-wise standpoint, I didn’t think I’d
make it.”
But Eric Shaw was getting good
reports about the newcomer’s progress,
and the WHS coach was watching too.
“I first noticed Dan at our summer
sessions,” Shaw said. “You could see
he was very competitive and a very
hard worker. Through the summer and
into preseason his knowledge and technical ability improved tremendously. I
think every team needs players like
Dan, somebody willing to do the dirty
work on a daily basis, to not only make
himself better but to push each player
on our team. He was rewarded by starting in our Senior Game and scoring the
first goal.”
Blue Devil Dan DoCampo
That goal, the only point all fall for
the outside midfielder, made the long
hours of work worthwhile.
“I got to start on Senior Day, score a
goal and be interviewed on TV,” he
said. “That was pretty cool.”
As the varsity third baseman last
spring, DoCampo hit a solid .316 and
was good defensively at third base.
This season he and junior Chris Rinaldi
figure to battle it out for the shortstop
job, but whoever comes out on top it’s
a win-win for coach Bob Brewster,
with two shortstops on the left side.
But the strangest twists and turns of
DoCampo’s career were in hockey,
when the one-time jayvee right wing
made the adjustment to goalie prior to
sophomore season. The results have
been mind-blowing. Through Saturday night’s 0-0 tie with Hillsborough,
DoCampo holds just about every school
goalie record worth holding – shutouts
in a season (7, twice) and a career (20);
saves in a game (40), season (396) and
career (1,117), and wins in a season
(18) and career (42).
“I had played goalie in youth hockey
but had switched to a skater in middle
school,” he said. “Freshman year I had
about six goals and I was a bit undersized, so sophomore year, with a lot of
really good seniors, I didn’t know if
there’d be room for me. But the team
needed a goalie. Most of the older
players knew me from my goalie days
and coach Sean Cromarty urged the
captains to try and get me to switch
back to goalie. With a lot of help from
my captains (Liam Devin, Sam Meyer
and Dane Huber) and teammates, who
shot pucks at me relentlessly and encouraged me over many hours of private practice sessions before the season, it’s worked out pretty well.”
Sophomore year saw the team go
20-5-2 and beat Summit 3-1 to capture
the Union County Cup, before losing
in a shootout to Bridgewater-Raritan in
states. Last year the record was 14-5-2,
losing to Summit the UC Cup final, and
falling to Bridgewater 1-0 in states.
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This year the team is 11-4-1, including
a recent 3-0 shutout of Summit.
“Winning the county hockey championship sophomore year was probably the greatest day of my life,” he
said. “It was special because we had
lost to Summit the last time we’d played,
when they got three goals in the last
three minutes, including two that were
my fault in the final 30 seconds. To
come back and get redemption in the
county final was the greatest feeling in
the world.
“Last year’s county final win in baseball ranked up there as well,” DoCampo
said of the 5-3 win over favored Berkeley Heights, a game in which he had an
RBI single and an RBI double. “It was
probably my best game and it came in
our most important game. Brad
DeMartino pitched a great game and
held their hitters to pretty much nothing.”
The goalie received the ultimate compliment this winter when first-year ice
hockey coach Joe Bertucci named
DoCampo a co-captain, along with
Andrew Marino.
“Being named a team captain has
been very rewarding,” he said. “We
have six freshmen skaters (out of a
total of 14), so leadership is a high
priority. I feel the experience has helped
me grow, as a player and as a person.
Our record so far is a bonus, because I
don’t think anybody expected that …
outside of our players and coaches.”
THIS AND THAT
Glen Kurz can start signing his paychecks “GK3” now. After last Friday’s
stunning 35-28 wrestling victory over
Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the Devil’s
Den, Kurz officially earned a “GK”
letter for his coaching jacket, along
with coaching legends Gary (“GK”)
Kehler and George “GK2” Kapner.
“I didn’t spend lunch study crunching numbers because I really didn’t
think we had a chance,” Kurz said.
“Just mostly put together a lineup that
would keep us close and get my better
kids competitive matches. We had a
game plan, and the kids followed it
perfectly.”
After 13 matches, the Blue Devils
led 32-28, and the match came down to
138 pounds, where sophomore Alan
(Mariano Rivera) Dente closed it out
with a 4-3 victory.
“All he had to do was lose by seven
points or less and we’d win,” Kurz said
in some quality reverse thinking that
turned positive. “But Al pulled out the
W. It was one of the best wins we’ve
had in a while.”
WHS won eight of the 14 weights,
and eight of the 12 that were contested
(Kurz strategically forfeited at 152 and
220). There were pins by Chris Hoerle,
Phil Ricca and Cotter Spurlock, and
major decisions by Jarek Gozdieski
and Devin Anderson. Everybody contributed, but it all came down to Dente,
a sophomore who was 0-3 as a freshman and has split time with Ben Kwok
this winter on varsity.
“Al is 3-14, but the Linden, Governor Livingston and SP-F matches all
came down to him,” Kurz said. “He
won against Linden and SP-F, and his
loss against GL by major decision was
huge. He scored the first point in his
match, which helped us win the dual on
criteria. He’s our closer.”
If they won Monday’s semifinals
against Ridge and Bridgewater-Raritan,
respectively, the boys and girls swim
teams would be in the sectional finals
at the Raritan Bay Y in Perth Amboy,
both likely against powerhouse teams
from Hillsborough. The boys meet
would be today at 4 p.m. while the girls
would be tomorrow, also at 4.
***
Give first-year coach Liz McKeon
an ‘A’ for acknowledging the fact that
Linden, normally a girls basketball
power, is down in talent this year. So
she sat 1,000-pointers Jackie Knapp
and Lil Scott during last Friday’s 42-12
romp. Olivia Luzzi continued her nice
comeback from injury with 12 points.
The boys team rallied in the fourth
quarter for a 44-41 win over Rahway,
improving to 9-7. Junior Owen Murray
led a balanced attack with 13 points.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
BATTLE BUCKETS 31 POINTS, DOWNING 14 REBOUNDS
More photos at goleader.com
Ballyhoo Sports
Raiders Stop Rahway, 64-52,
For 3rd Straight B-ball Win
By ALEX LOWE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Junior Micaiah Battle scored a career high 31 points to lead the Scotch
Plains-Fanwood High School girls
basketball team to 64-52 victory over
Rahway (8-8) on February 5 in Scotch
Plains. The win was the third straight
for the Raiders, who improved to 611. Battle also added nine rebounds.
“I give all the credit to my teammates,” said Battle afterwards. “They
set me up with the ball in good position to score tonight.”
Battle scored from everywhere on
looked for her shot early in the second period and nailed a foul line
jumper to increase the lead to 18-8.
Moments later, Battle sank a 3-pointer
then followed with a driving lay-up to
give the Raiders their biggest lead of
the half at 24-11 with 3:20 to go.
For the Raiders, it has been a frustrating season in many ways. At different times, they have provided brief
glimpses of the kind of team they
would like to become, but all too
often they have not been able to sustain those spurts of high energy and
solid execution throughout the course
Alex Lowe for The Westfield Leader and The Times
VERY PRODUCTIVE GAME...Raider Micaiah Battle scored a career high 31
points in the game against the Rahway Indians on February 5. Battle also cank
10 free throws and nailed three 3-pointers.
the court, often times on nothing more
than sheer determination and second
effort. Battle drained three 3-pointers, drove into the lane many times,
broke down the defense and drew
fouls. She connected on 10 free throws
and also scored on a number of offensive rebounds. When Rahway pulled
to within four (41-37) early in the
fourth quarter, Battle took over by
scoring 14 points down the stretch.
“We always play hard as a team
despite what our records says about
us. The way we are playing right now
shows everyone just how good we
can be when we stick together,” said
Battle.
The Raiders charged to a 16-8 firstquarter lead then kept their foot on
the accelerator, extending to a 27-16
lead by the half.
Raider Kara Foley provided an early
spark by scoring the game’s first basket on a short jumper. Foley later
scored on a nice backdoor cut that
moved SP-F out to a 6-4 lead midway
through the opening quarter. Junior
guard Myaysia Taylor sank a 3-pointer
at the buzzer.
Senior center Thabitha Dwunfour
made solid contributions as well. A
fine passer from the post, Dwunfour
of an entire game. Thursday’s win
over Rahway was different.
“We only have one senior in our
rotation in Thabitha Dwunfour,” said
Raider Head Coach Camille
Mammolite. “It has taken a while for
our girls to mesh and truly understand the game and how to play as a
team. They have really started to do
things that are necessary for us to win
in recent games. Tonight was an extension of that trend.”
When the Indians made their inevitable push in the third quarter, eventually whittling the lead down to 4, at
Farmers Beat Cougars
In Girls Hoops, 49-37
38-34, by quarter’s end, the handwriting appeared to be on the wall.
This looked to be yet another hard
fought but incomplete effort that
would eventually end with a loss for
the Raiders. Not this time.
In the fourth quarter, Battle provided the unstoppable offensive force
that the Raiders needed all season to
answer an opponent’s rally. Battle
got help from freshman Nya Downing, who pulled down 14 rebounds to
go along with seven points.
Downing’s presence on the boards
was a key factor in limiting the visitors to one shot and out during much
of the second half.
“We’ve been working with Nya a
lot under the boards,” said
Mammolite. “She came to us with a
lot of experience having played AAU
ball, so she is more game ready than
most girls her age but she is still just
a freshman. Thabitha has really taken
her under her wing this season and
showed her some of the finer points
of post play. It has been very nice to
watch her develop and grow as a
player.”
The Raiders repelled Rahway once
and for all with a 6-0 burst late in the
game. Leading 52-48, Battle scored
on an inside move then followed that
by nailing two free throws. After a
defensive stop, Caroline Babis converted both free throws with :56 left,
providing the Raiders with a healthy
10-point bulge at 58-48.
Dwunfour and Taylor each finished
with eight points. Wil’Lisha Jackson
paced Rahway with 18 points.
The win was the third straight for
the Raiders after downing Summit by
13 points and crushing Linden by 40
points.
“This is definitely the best basketball we’ve played in a while,” said
Mammolite. “It is a good jump start
for next year to have these girls to
tasting success now. We have nowhere to go but up.”
Rahway
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BUSCH, McGOVERN, MURRAY, SCORESE VICTORIOUS
No. 7 Howell Rebels ‘Control’
Cougars in Wrestling, 45-18
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Ability to gain valuable points from
the top position probably has been a
good reason why the Howell High
School wrestling team is ranked No.
7 in New Jersey. The 22-1 Rebels
used their effective top control style
to defeat the Cranford Cougars, 4518, in Cranford on February 5.
The only time that the Cougars led
was after the first bout of the evening
when Gavin Murray converted a side
single leg takedown to a cradle to
clamp Dave Nocks in 3:17 at 152-lbs.
Murray also had a first-period
takedown.
But the Rebels quickly took the
team lead, 12-6, when Anthony
Pozsonyi received a forfeit at 160-lbs
and Nick Lurski pinned Dylan Budnik
in 2:30 at 170-lbs using a tight waist/
half nelson.
Cougar Niko Cappello added three
team points with a 6-2 decision over
Austin Silverstein at 182-lbs.
“I could tell that he was a big kind
of stocky guy, looked like a football
player, so I knew I had to move him
around a little, circle him so I could
get an easy shot on him. And riding,
I didn’t want to get called for stalling,
so I kept cutting him and taking him
down,” Cappello explained.
Cappello did get a double-leg/spin
behind takedown and added a singleleg lift and trip takedown. Silverstein
attempted a Merkel maneuver (for
CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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Lady Raiders Defeat
Linden Cagers, 51-11
The Union High School Lady
Farmers defeated the Cranford Cougars, 49-37, in basketball in Union on
February 3. Adora Moneme bucketed 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, while her sister Nneka sank
14 points and pulled 16 rebounds.
Cerys MacLelland scored 13 points
for the Cougars, Sarah Ross had nine
points, Bela Speer sank seven points
and Cam Wichelns added six points.
Cranford
Union
Linden
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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
GOING FOR THE PIN...Cougar Gavin Murray, top, pinned Rebel Dave Nocks in 3:17 with a cradle.
52
64
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High
School girls basketball team settled
the Linden Lady Tigers, 51-11, in
Scotch Plains on February 3. Laura
Charros led the Raiders with nine
points, while Kara Foley netted eight
points, eight rebounds and five steals.
Brianna O’Brien scored eight points
and had seven steals. Micaiah Battle
had six points, six steals and four
rebounds. Myaysia Taylor netted six
points and had four steals. Thabitha
Dwunfour grabbed eight rebounds.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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SMITH SCORES 19 PTs, CHRISTIANO 12, LEONARD 11
Cranford Cougars Hold Off
Rahway B-Ball Boys, 65-55
By ALEX LOWE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
GOING IN FOR THE LAY-UP...Blue Devil Owen Murray, No. 15, goes in for a lay-up in the game against the Rahway
Indians. Murray, who led his team with 10 points, also intercepted an inbound pass to seal the 44-41 victory.
Blue Devil Cagers Hold Off Rahway Boys, 44-41
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
The Blue Devils not only missed
all five of their free throws in the first
half but also embarrassed themselves
on several occasions with “air balls”.
Nevertheless, after trailing the Indians 15-11 after the first quarter, the
Blue Devils won the second quarter,
12-7, to squeak out a 23-22 lead at
the half. Sean Elliott hit five of his
nine points, including a 3-pointer, in
the first quarter, while Parker Hess
sank four of his eight points. Nick
Mele sank five of his seven points in
the second quarter, including a 3pointer.
“We shot probably like 10 percent, underneath a lot, lay-ups, cold.
We couldn’t make shots today. We
are glad to come out of here with a
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win. It was just an off day. We got to
get in the gym, make more shots,”
Blue Devil senior guardDanny
Mitchell said.
“We live and die by the jump shot.
That’s our style. There’s going to be
days where it’s going in and it really
opens everything up for us. Today,
when is wasn’t going in, it allowed
Rahway to pack it in, which closed
up all of the driving lanes. It was
frustrating, because that was the reason why we didn’t get a lot of layups, Coach Palmieri said.
The Indians went on a long distance offensive passing spree in the
third quarter and it paid off with trip
3-pointers, including a 3-banger at
the buzzer by Mike Famosa that
placed Rahway in the driver’s seat
with a 35-31 lead. Famosa, who also
hit a 3-pointer midway through the
quarter, finished with 13 points, including three 3-pointers. The Blue
Devils did hit 4-for-6 from the line,
which accounted for half of their
points in the quarter.
Murray, who led his team with 10
points, sank the first five points of
the fourth quarter to give the Blue
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Devils a 36-35 lead before Rahway
called a timeout with 6:49 on the
clock. Fred Womble (6 points) put
Rahway back in front, 37-36, but the
Blue Devils answered with a driving
lay-up by Mitchell (3 points, 4 assists), Elliott’s free throw and Mele’s
put back to seize a 41-37 lead. Indian Evan Amaker (8 points) rolled
in a lay-up but Murray hit both of his
free throws then Jordan Tutt (11
points) closed the score to 43-41.
With 16.7 seconds remaining,
Mitchell went to the line, missed his
first shot then after a timeout made
his second one. From that point,
Westfield’s defense frustrated the Indians until the final buzzer.
“Defensively, we were a little
sloppy at times, but we defended at
the end, which is the most important
thing. We got the stops when we
needed the stops,” Coach Palmieri
said. “When we called timeout there,
I really said we had five fouls to give
them. I said let’s see if we can use a
couple to force them to get the ball
in, put it on the floor and take a
couple of seconds off if we can.
Then at the end, I said let’s play them
straight up.”
Westfield
Rahway
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15 7 13 6
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injuries, Cranford held up well and
continued to pressure Rahway defenders with drives to the basket and
by converting their free throws.
Cranford would sink 18 free throws
on the game compared to 10 for
Rahway.
“We have had a lot of trouble with
injuries this season,” said Trotter.
“We are just taking the approach that
when someone goes down with an
injury it is the next man up who has
got to come through and play at a
high level. We know we have a small
starting five right now. That is just
the way it is. We’ve got to overcome
it.”
The Cougars took an eight-point
push the lead to 58-50. Trotter then
followed that with another transition
basket to make it 60-50 with just
1:36 remaining.
This time the Cougars made no
mental errors down the stretch, sinking three of four free throws and
never letting Rahway pull any closer.
The way the team closed out the
game left Head Coach Ryan Huber
with hope that his cast of young
players might finally be maturing.
“Other than Luke Christiano, this
team is made up of a lot of guys who
were JV players for us last year,”
said Coach Huber. “Injuries to players like Eric Donahue, Jack Shetelich
and Wills have made it that much
Michael Smith pumped in 19 points
as the Cranford High School boys
basketball team upset Rahway, 6555, on February 3 in Cranford. The
impressive win over the Indians, who
entered with a 10-4 record, may have
been the Cougars’ best effort of the
season. It came on the heels of a 6649 victory over Scotch PlainsFanwood.
The Cougars jumped out to an early
16-7 first-quarter lead against Rahway
then held the Indians at bay for the
rest of the contest.
“We had a team meeting a couple
of games back,” said Cougar Kevin
Trotter, who scored 10
points. “I think that really helped to change
our mindset. We’ve
been playing with a different attitude lately.”
In the opening quarter, Cranford scored on
a combination of
drives to the basket and
3-pointers, while sinking seven of eight free
throws.
Sean
Leonard’s baseline
drive was followed by
a nice back door cut in
which Joe Norton provided the assist, giving Cranford a 12-5
lead with 1:07 on the
clock.
“We played unselfish basketball today,
said Cranford forward
James Kellet. “We limited the mistakes to a
Alex Lowe for The Westfield Leader and The Times
manageable number READY TO INBOUND...Cougar Luke Christiano, No. 11, is ready to inbound the ball to a
and we did a good job teammate in the game against Rahway. Christiano finished with 12 points.
boxing them out. That
is always something we try to focus lead in the third quarter after Smith’s more difficult for us. Today was one
on but we don’t always succeed. inside bucket made the score 41-33 of those times where we managed to
Today we did and we got a good with 1:28 left in the period. But put it all together. I thought our guys
result because of it.”
Rahway surged at quarter’s end to did a great job of limiting second
In the second quarter, Cranford pull close again. Womble scored on shot opportunities for Rahway. Kevin
took an 18-7 lead then spent the rest a lay-up with 08 seconds left, then Trotter was big for us again. He has
of the period fending off a run by the stole a pass and scored again as the come on of late.”
Indians. A 3-pointer by Jayson buzzer sounded to cut the lead to 42Christiano finished with 12 points.
Peoples followed by a put back from 39 heading into the fourth quarter.
Leonard chipped in 11 points and
Fred Womble pulled the Indians to
The Cougars, once again, took Hunter Remley added six, while
within 30-28 at the half.
charge in the fourth quarter, and Albert Gargiulo and Fonseca had
Despite the rally, Rahway was slowly rebuilt their lead. The key three each. Michael Famosa led
struggling against the inspired Cou- sequence came when Trotter con- Rahway with 17 points.
gars. Normally outmatched on the verted a steal to a lay-up with just Rahway
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Howell Rebels ‘Control’ Cougar Matmen, 45-18
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13
takedown plus back points), but
Cappello was too wise for the ploy.
“He had that tight. He had his hand
around my neck. I was choking a
little bit,” said Cappello, who added,
“They were very good at keeping
their composure if they were down a
point. They just kept wrestling. I was
impressed by their team.”
Cougar Nick Ballas had a run of
misfortune in his 195-lb bout with
Eric Keosseian. The bout entered
overtime (OT) tied at 2-2. After a
scoreless standing period, Keosseian
rode out Ballas in the second OT then
added a penalty point and a reversalto-nearfall to win, 8-2.
At 220-lbs, Cougar Alex Esposito
also ran into bad luck. With no score
late in the second period, Rebel Sean
Silverstein managed to reverse
Esposito and quickly pin him with a
half nelson in 3:43. Rebel heavyweight Ryan Demian made the team
score 27-9 when he pinned Kevin
Doran in 2:45 with a half nelson.
Cougar Anthony Capece began his
106-lb bout with sixth-ranked Kyle
Slendorn nicely with a takedown, but
later became a victim of an arm bar/
half nelson pin in 4:00. After Rebel
Mikey Sisolak received a forfeit at
113-lbs, Cougar Tom DiGiovanni
took a 2-0 lead with a takedown in his
120-lb bout with Peter Dee. He then
controlled Dee throughout the sec-
ond period, but Dee demonstrated his
strength from the top position when
he picked up three points with a
nearside cradle then used a stretcher
until time ran out to claim a 3-2
victory.
At 126-lbs, Cougar Chris Scorese
got a first-period takedown and a
two-point tilt to grab a 4-0 lead over
Nick Ciacca, but Ciacca with an effective Crab Ride managed to control
Scorese in the second period. Scorese,
however, showed he was also tough
on top, controlling Ciacca to earn a 50 decision.
“I wrestled that kid over the summer and I knew he was good on top
too. This is the first time all year that
I have been ridden out. I knew basically from bottom my goal was first
to get points but, most importantly,
not to get turned,” Scorese said. “Actually, I chose top too because I turned
him on top.”
Rebel Anthony Gaglione snapped
a 2-2 tie at 132-lbs when he added an
escape and a takedown to eventually
grab a 5-3 decision over Vince
Concina then perseverance on the
part of Cougar Dave Busch paid off in
his 138-lb bout with muscleman
Hunter Leyden, who attempted to
throw him all over the mat. Trailing,
2-0 in the third period, Busch escaped and quickly added a takedown,
but Leyden quickly reversed to take a
4-3 lead. With time running low,
Busch added a reversal to win, 5-4.
“He was really big, so I had to
weather the storm like with a lot of
big kids. Sometimes they are not fit.
Later on the mats, they get really
weak, so in the third period, I got the
takedown late. He reversed me and I
was able to get the reverse to win the
match. I have really good cardio, so I
like to bring it out in the third period,”
Busch said. “The kid had the bulldog,
which he hooks to one leg and I
twisted the leg to get him off-balance.
I threw my weight on top of him then
kept my legs on him to ride him out.
I like to throw in legs a lot. It’s a lot of
fun.”
In the final bout, Cougar Brian
McGovern got a double-leg
takedown, an escape and a low ankle
takedown to defeat Jacob Esposito,
5-0, at 145-lbs.
BOUT SEQUENCE:
152: — Murray (C) p Nocks, 3:17
160: — Pozsonyi (H) won forfeit
170: — Lurski (H) p Budnik, 2:30
182: — Cappello (H) d Silverstein, 6-2
195: — Keosseian (H) d Ballas, 8-2 3OT
220: — Silverstein (H) p Esposito, 3:43
Hwt: — Demian (H) p Doran, 2:45
106: — Slendon (H) p Capece, 4:00
113: — Sisolak (H) won forfeit
120: — Dee d DiGiovanni, 3-2
126: — Scorese (C) d Ciacca, 5-0
132: — Gaglione (H) p Concina, 5-3
138: — Busch (C) d Leyden, 5-4
145: — McGovern (C) d Esposito, 5-0
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
TRYING TO GET UNTANGLED...Cougar Nick Ballas, front, aties to get free from Howell Rebel Eric Keosseian in his 195lb bout in Cranford on February 5. Ballas lost a tough overtime bout to Keosseian.
Blue Devils Startle Raiders in Mat Classic, 35-28
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12
“He tried to throw me and I just
popped my head out and ended out on
top. I heard the ref say, ‘two’ and I felt
ecstatic,” Anderson said.
Anderson added a reversal and a
fireman’s takedown in the second period to stretch his lead to 6-2 as Bryant
appeared to get frustrated. In the third
period, Anderson added a reversal and
a two-point, pullback nearfall to claim
a 10-2, major decision.
“I tried to have confidence the entire match. I remember losing to him
and I remember how that felt. The
team needed me to get a win and I
lost. This year I wanted to come back
and win. And I did,” Anderson said.
“I felt that in my match and many
other matches that we were in better
shape. Maybe we worked a little
harder in the wrestling room.”
“Devin Anderson! Huge! That was
all off-season work. He beat Devin
up last year by, at least, five. Devin
put in his time. You watched his confidence grow. We knew he was going
to have a good year. He keeps getting
better and better,” Coach Kurz said.
“Jaylen beat that kid last year. He
Raider JT Beirne Recorded his
100th Career win in a match
with GL on February 4
obviously remembered it, came back
and beat Jaylen tonight,” Coach
Gavor said.
The Raiders took a 4-0 team lead
after the opening bout at 145-lbs when
JT Beirne amassed five takedowns and
a pair of nearfalls to earn a 16-4, major
decision. Raider Brian Lapham received
a forfeit at 152-lbs then Blue Devil Jack
Miller recorded three takedowns and a
penalty point to defeat Brandon
Miguelino, 7-1, at 160-lbs. At 170-lbs,
Jarek Gozdieski recorded five
takedowns and an escape to top George
Ramos via 11-3, major decision.
After Anderson’s victory, Phil
Ricca pinned Frank DiNizo with a
wrist/half nelson in 2:27 at 195-lbs to
give Westfield a 17-10 lead then
Raider Alex Mirabella received a forfeit at 220-lbs. Blue Devil Cotter
Spurlock jumped up to the heavyweight class and used a double-leg
tackle to bring Karl Williams to his
back for a fall in 3:31.
The 106-lb bout was tense and tight,
but Raider Jacob Perone managed to
recorded a takedown, a two-point
nearfall and a reversal to nip Zack
Rabinowitz, 6-4. At 113-lbs, Chris
Hoerle gave the Blue Devils a 29-19
lead when he pinned Nadin Korkmaz
in 1:43 with a half nelson and tight
waist.
Raider Jack Cannon recorded a
shrug-and-throw takedown, a reversal and a penalty point to defeat Danny
Hoerle, 5-0, at 120-lbs. At 126-lbs,
Blue Devil John Fuller recorded a
low double-leg takedown then, after
controlling Jasmar Philippe from the
top position in the second period,
added an escape and another
takedown to claim a 5-1 victory and
to give his team a 32-22 lead with two
bouts remaining.
“Jack Miller, Nick Kalimtzis decided to come back tonight. That was
a mental boost for the guys. They’ve
both been out for a while. We didn’t
know how ready they were going to
be,” Coach Kurz said. “Now we just
have to keep going forward. This is
when you want to do your best wrestling. This is when it’s supposed to be
fun. Tonight was fun.”
BOUT SEQUENCE:
145: JT Beirne (S) md K Miller, 16-4
152: Lapham (S) won forfeit
160: J Miller (W) d Miguelino, 7-1
170: Gozdieski (W) md Ramos, 11-3
182: Anderson (W) md Bryant, 10-2
195: Ricca (W) p DiNizo, 2:27
220: Mirabella (S) won forfeit
285: Spurlock (W) p Williams, 3:31
106: Perone (S) d Rabinowitz, 6-4
113: C Hoerle (W) p Korkmaz, 1:44
120: Cannon (S) d D Hoerle, 5-0
126: Fuller (W) d Philippe, 5-1
132: Cunningham (S) p Kalimtzis, 2:49
138: Dente (W) d Hardin, 4-3
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David B. Corbin (February 2010 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times
HEADING HOME FOR THE WIN…Suzanne Lemberg won the Blue Devils’
only individual event when she touched the wall at 1:15.56 in the 100-breaststroke
in a win against the East Brunswick Bears on February 12, 2010.
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February 9, 2012: Senior forward
Morgan Miller pumped in 25 points,
bringing her career total to 985, to
lead the 18-3 Cranford Cougar girls
basketball team to a 57-26 victory
over 10-14 Benedictine Academy of
Elizabeth in Cranford. Carly
Maucione scored eight points.
wrestling team tuned up somewhat
with a 69-3 trouncing of Elizabeth in
Cranford. Ian Henry came out firing
against Minuteman Mateo Perez at
130-lbs. His initial exuberance got
him on the wrong end of a takedown,
but he quickly recovered to pummel
Perez with a frenzy of near-falls to
seize an 18-3, technical fall in 6:00.
Cougar Kyle Markovitch (135) got a
wake-up call against D’Ondre Floyd,
David B. Corbin (February 2011 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times
NOT FLYING LIKE AN EAGLE…Cougar Ian Henry, right, puts Minuteman
Mateo Perez in a Spread Eagle pinning combination during his 130-lb bout.
Henry registered an 18-3, technical fall in 6:00 on February 8, 2011.
February 10, 2012: Concentrating on refining their skills, the 13thseeded Blue Devils successfully
tested several combinations to find
the basket and easily defeated the
20th-seeded Roselle girls basketball
who controlled him from the top position throughout the entire second
period. Markovitch did, however, win
2-0. Senior Joe Giaccio, with his win,
boosted his career wins total to 119.
February 10, 2011: Martina
David B. Corbin (February 2009 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times
CLOSELY GUARDED BY LADY MINUTEMEN…Blue Devil Diana Venezia,
No. 15, had Lady Minutemen swarming over her all evening in the Union County
Tournament game on February 16, 2009.
team, 52-30, in the first round of the
Union County Tournament in
Rahway. Freshman Jackie Knapp had
16 points and seven steals, while Lil
Scott had 11 points and four assists.
February 8, 2011: The Cougar
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Landeka scored 11 points and had
eight rebounds but the Blue Devil
girls basketball team lost to Union,
48-39, in Westfield.
February 11, 2011: Senior Night
did not turn out the way the Blue
Devil boys basketball team wanted.
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The visiting Indians trapped the Blue
Devils into a running game, which
led to a multitude of steals converted
to lay-ups and a 55-43, Rahway victory in Westfield. Blue Devil senior
Joe Greenspan led the Blue Devils
with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
February 12, 2010: The Blue Devil
boys swim team seized the opportunity to mix its lineup against South
Brunswick in the first round of the
North 2, Public A Tournament at
Wallace Pool in Westfield. The result
was an overwhelming, 126-44 victory, in which the Blue Devils took
first in every event, except the breaststroke, and included four sweeps.
Matt Meserole led the first sweep,
touching first in the second event,
200-freestyle, followed by Max Shin
and Andrew Cordeiro. Matt Daniel
led the sweep in the 100-butterfly,
with John Taylor taking second and
Matt Trinkle touching third. Jack
Lorentzen led a sweep in the 500free followed by Lawrence Keating
and Trent Gabriel. Brennan Haly led
the final sweep, touching first in the
100-backstroke, followed by Ryan
Hobson and Connor Moore.
February 13, 2009: Friday the 13th
held true to superstition for the Blue
Devils, who needed a win over the
visiting Kearny wrestling team to grab
the Watchung Conference crown.
Unfortunately, a chain reaction of
unfortunate events for the 15-2 Blue
Devils ended in a 37-27, Kardinal
victory.
The Black Cat crossed the Blue
Devils’ path immediately when the
Malcolm X. Shabazz wrestling team
failed to take the path to Westfield for
an opening match. Many of the
Kardinal wrestlers arrived without
their singlets and a coach had to return to Kearny to retrieve them. Christian Barber registered nine
takedowns, a two-point nearfall and
an escape to claim a 21-6, 5:36, technical fall over Matt McCurrie at 135lbs and Nick DeFreitas tallied five
takedowns and an escape to grab an
11-3, major decision over Bill Dimos
at 125-lbs.
February 11, 2008: Wesley
Morrison and Billy Jacobs won key
bouts to keep momentum on the
fourth-seeded Raider wrestling
team’s side en route to a 37-27 victory over fifth-seeded Ridge in the
quarterfinals of the North Jersey,
Group 3, Section 2 tournament in
Scotch Plains. Tristan Bundy tore
into Ben Tumulo with an ankle pick
takedown and later pinned him in
2:41, using an under half and an arm
bar at 119-lbs. Filling in for starter
Jawan Gaines, Nick Sebolao also
rocked Jay Bassin in 2:19 with an
under half at 125-lbs.
February 11, 2008: Blue Devil
Adam Bergo cleared 6’6” to take top
honors in the high jump event at the
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 meet
at the Jersey City Armory.
February 9, 2007: Blue Devil
sophomore Sam Reichbach turned a
near disaster into victory but his team,
after defeating the Malcolm X.
Shabazz Bulldogs, 60-21, was
crumbled, 46-16, by the Millers from
Millburn in a tri-meet in Westfield. At
140-lbs, Sam Collingwood rocked
RESOLUTION 15-01-32
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
CONTRACTOR: Brown & Brown Metro,
Inc., 26 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park,
New Jersey 07932-0678
NATURE OF SERVICE: Risk Management/Insurance Program, Administration
and Insurance Broker for Dental and Life
Insurances
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
AMOUNT: Not to Exceed $15,000.00
A copy of the Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $19.38
RESOLUTION 15-01-19
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
CONTRACTOR: Suplee Clooney &
Company, 308 East Broad Street,
Westfield, New Jersey 07090
NATURE OF SERVICE: Auditing services and other financial consultation services
PERIOD: For a period ending no later
than December 31, 2015
AMOUNT: Not to exceed $27,425
A copy of the Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $18.87
CONTRACTOR: John Draikiwicz, Esq.,
Gibbons, One Gateway Plaza, Newark,
New Jersey 07102-5323
NATURE OF SERVICE: Bond Counsel
DURATION: Period ending December
31, 2014 or until his successor is appointed
AMOUNT: Not to exceed $1,000
A copy of this resolution and contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the Municipal Clerk’s office.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $16.83
DAVID
David B. Corbin (February 8, 2007 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times
REGISTERING CAREER VICTORY NUMBER 100…Raider Sal Gano, top,
made quick work of Warren Hills 125-pounder Anthony Gaito, pinning him in
23 seconds with a Mallory to record career victory No. 100 on February 8, 2007.
February 11, 2005: Kearny became the latest victim of a furious
scoring assault, resulting in a 76-30
victory by the No. 8 Raider girls
basketball team. Senior forward
Maura Gillooly became the second
Raider on the team to surpass the
1,000-point mark. Entering the game
with 984 points, Gillooly bucketed
18 points, including two 3-pointers.
February 11, 2004: The Blue Devil
boys basketball team tuned up for the
opening round of the Union County
tournament 17 by handing the
Dickinson Rams from Jersey City a,
72-53, setback. Senior guard Jan
Cocozziello pumped in 25 points,
including 11 in the first quarter, and
added seven assists.
February 8, 2003: The Blue Devil
bowling team seized its third straight
North Jersey, Section 2 title and sixth
in eight years at Eagle Rock Lanes in
West Orange. The Blue Devils, who
defeated four top-20 teams in the
tournament, amassed a 3,145 total to
out-pin second-placed Linden by 33
pins.
Senior anchorman Matt Rothstein
(223, 232, 237) led all bowlers with a
692 series. Andrew Royston, who
placed fifth in the individuals with a
648 series, and Willy Masket, who
tied for ninth with Brian Sanders
with a 635 series, qualified for the
trip to the NJSIAA tournament.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
THREE SPORT ATHLETE...Cranford Cougar Luke Christiano, a three-sport athlete, flanked by his father John and
mother Ellen, along with twin brother Mark, has signed to play football at Lehigh University in the fall. Pictured, from left
to right, are: back row; Darren Torsone (Director of Athletics), and head coaches Ryan Huber (basketball), Erik Rosenmeier
(football) and Al Reinoso (lacrosse).
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 15-01-15
RESOLUTION 14-01-18
RESOLUTION 15-01-20
CONTRACTOR: T & M Associates,
Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, New
Jersey 07748
NATURE OF SERVICE: Planning Services as Redevelopment Agency Planner
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $5,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
CONTRACTOR: Palumbo & Renaud,
190 North Avenue East, Cranford, New
Jersey 07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Conflict Attorney
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $1,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
CONTRACTOR: Rogut McCarthy LLC,
37 Alden Street, Cranford, New Jersey
07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Ethics Attorney
DURATION: For a period ending no
later then December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $1,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
PUBLIC NOTICE
RESOLUTION 15-01-16
RESOLUTION 15-01-06
RESOLUTION 15-01-07
CONTRACTOR: NW Financial Group,
LLC, 2 Hudson Place, 3rd Floor, Hoboken,
New Jersey 07030
NATURE OF SERVICE: Financial Advisory services
PERIOD: For a period ending no later
than December 31, 2015
AMOUNT: Not to exceed $5,000
A copy of the Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
CONTRACTOR: Beckerman & Company, 430 Lake Avenue, Colonia, New
Jersey 07067
NATURE OF SERVICE: Insurance Brokerage Services General Liability and
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
DURATION: For a period not to exceed
December 31, 2015
FEE: Fee paid by Garden State JIF
A copy of this resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $18.87
CONTRACTOR: Rogut, McCarthy, LLC,
37 Alden Street, Cranford, New Jersey
07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Downtown Economic Development Coordinator Services
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $30,000
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
RESOLUTION 15-01-11
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There are good reasons why the vast majority of
homes are sold by real estate agents. To begin with,
they offer the seller the advantage of a Multiple Listing Service, which is a computerized network that provides immediate contact between most brokers and
real estate agents. This service provides all relevant
information about a home to every real estate agency
in the area, thereby greatly enhancing the prospects
for a sale. Listing agents also coordinate and host
showings, help sellers negotiate inspections, and
guide sellers through the closing process. Finally, and
very importantly, real estate agents have access to the
most recent market data, which enables them to give
Reichbach with four takedowns and
a nearfall to grab an 11-3 lead.
Reichbach gathered his composure
to emerge with a 16-11 triumph.
February 11, 2006: Heavyweight
John Loomis started a string of six
victories that led the Raider wrestling team to a 55-24 victory over 911 host Bridgewater-Raritan. Pat
Mineo jumped up to 145-lbs, smothered Sherrif Abozoid in 47 seconds.
Joe Bachi (160-lbs) baited Jimmy
Bruno with a walk over takedown
and whipped him over with a half
nelson at 0:49. At 171-lbs, Mike
O’Neill broke a 2-2 bout by clamping Andrew Hampton in 3:04. Nick
Giannaci (189-lbs) put the Raiders
on top, 24-18, when he cranked
George Koumcuzis his back in 0:52.
February 11, 2006: Blue Devils
Steve Cruikshank, Colin MacKay,
Mark Boyd and Colin Willard rose to
the occasion by recording falls but
four close bouts won by the visiting
Somerville wrestling team led to a
39-36 victory over Westfield.
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& PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 14-01-17
CONTRACTOR: Sedita, Campisano &
Campisano LLC, 145 Route 46 West,
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
NATURE OF SERVICE: Environmental
Attorney
DURATION: For a period ending no
later then December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $5,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 15-01-09
CONTRACTOR: Roth D’Aquanni, LLC,
150 Morris Avenue, Springfield, New Jersey 07081
NATURE OF SERVICE: Labor Counsel
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $5,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $16.83
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 15-01-10
CONTRACTOR: Rogut McCarthy LLC,
37 Alden Street, Cranford, New Jersey
07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Legal Counsel
Services as Borough Attorney
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $75,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 15-01-08
RESOLUTION 15-01-13
RESOLUTION 15-01-14
CONTRACTOR: Rogut McCarthy LLC,
37 Alden Street, Cranford, New Jersey
07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Redevelopment
Agency Attorney
DURATION: For a period ending no
later then December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $5,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
CONTRACTOR: Harbor Consultants,
360 North Avenue East, Cranford, New
Jersey 07016
NATURE OF SERVICE: Special Engineering Services
DURATION: Period ending December
31, 2015
AMOUNT: Not to exceed $ 1,000.00
A copy of this resolution and contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the Municipal Clerk’s office.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
CONTRACTOR: Najarian Associates,
One Industrial Way West, Eatontown, New
Jersey 07724
NATURE OF SERVICE: Special Engineering Services
DURATION: Period ending December
31, 2015
AMOUNT: Not to exceed $1,000.00
A copy of this resolution and contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the Municipal Clerk’s office.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $17.85
The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Page 17
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
HEADING TO ST. JOHN’S...Westfield Blue Devil Mike Prosuk has signed to play soccer at St. John’s University in Queens,
N.Y. Pictured behind Mike, left to right, are: his grandfather Richard, Head Coach Eric Shaw, former Head Coach George
Kapner, Liz Prosuk and Rick Prosuk.
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON...Westfield Blue Devil Jackson Simcox, center, will play football for Princeton University in the
fall. Pictured, left to right, are: standing; Football Assistant Coach Owen Brand, Steve Simcox, a Princeton grad, Lisa
Simcox and Football Head Coach Jim DeSarno.
See it all on the web in color . . .
www.goleader.com
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met on December 18, 2014 and
awarded the following contract(s) for professional services pursuant to 18A:18A-5.a(1).
The resolution of award and the contract(s) listed below are available for public inspection
at the Office of the Board Secretary located at Evergreen Avenue and Cedar Street,
Scotch Plains, New Jersey, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday:
Name
Nature of Award Contract Period
Settembrino Architects
Windows Project
Summer 2015
(Coles & Evergreen Schools)
Deborah S. Saridakim, Business Administrator
Fee: $25.50
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
PUBLIC NOTICE
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
CRANFORD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FEBRUARY 5...Junior ice hockey
player Richie Hurley leads the Cougars and the Union County Ice Hockey League
with 36 points. He most recently had 10 points, including 5 goals and 5 assists.
Senior swimmer Julie Byrne recently won her 4th straight Union County Title in
the 100 yard butterfly. She also broke her own county record in the 200 yard
Individual Medley. Julie was also recently selected to represent Cranford High
School at the New Jersey National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times
CRANFORD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FEBRUARY 12...Rickey Poszyler
bowled a 275 and the high single game at the North II Team Sectionals. This
includes Groups 1-4 and 200 bowlers. Ashleigh Poszyler finished fifth at the North
II Individual Sectionals with a three game score of 609. This includes Groups 14 and 216 bowlers. Ashleigh will advance to the individual championships on
February 18 at Carolier Lanes.
Contract Amount
$54,500.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 600
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625
Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received via the Internet until 10:00:59
A.M. on 2/26/15, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, from Bidders classified
under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.; in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A
Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton,
New Jersey 08625; for:
Route 22 WB over Burke Parkway, Contract No. 055123890, Township of Union,
Union County, Federal Project No: NHP-0040(192) UPC NO: 123890; DP No: 14160
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. Specifically, “the contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The
contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 26 in the award and
administration of DOT-assisted contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out these
requirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of
this contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury,
Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey
Department of Labor, Division of Wage and hour Compliance at the time of bid.
The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252
U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity to
submit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder on
the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the project award.
Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid
Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe
follow the instructions on the website. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans
and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly
payable to Bid Express.
Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design Field Offices at the following
locations:
200 Stierli Court
One Executive Campus Rt 70 West
Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
973-601-6690
856-486-6623
3 T - 2/5/15, 2/12/15 and 2/19/15, The Leader
Fee: $201.96
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider PAL Wrestling Team
Raider PAL Matmen Win Raritan Val. Tourney
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL
wrestling team, sparked by three
champions, claimed the Raritan Valley League Wrestling Tournament in
the Middle School Division on February 1, at the Bridgewater-Raritan
Middle School in Bridgewater.
The Raiders who captured individual championships were Kyle
Robinson at 75 pounds, Alex Oslislo
at 140 and JayJay Sistrunk at heavyweight. The Raiders, coached by
bothers Mike and Matt Ridge, placed
first out of 10 teams.
Placing second for SPF were 70pounder Andre Carinhas, 80-pounder
Anthony Robinson, 90-pounder
Brandon Bowles and 132-pounder
Zack
Zimmerman.
Tommy
Nakonechny finished third at 152,
while 100-pounder Billy Ricci and
128-pounder Mate Velez each placed
fourth.
In the tournament’s JV Division,
Jason Steinfeld, Justin James, Eddie
Smith and Billy Root each won a
title, while Tommy Ryan and Max
Steele each placed second, Harrison
Wustefeld and Angelo Dinizo each
finished third and CJ Estevez came in
fourth for SPF.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
RESOLUTION 15-01-05
CONTRACTOR: Timothy Hoffman, Inc.,
1 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey 07090
NATURE OF SERVICE: Appraiser
DURATION: For a period ending no
later than December 31, 2015
FEE: Not to exceed $1,000.00
A copy of this Resolution and Contract
relating to the services are on file and
available for public inspection in the office
of the Borough Clerk.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
1 T - 2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $16.32
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HOOPS CHAMPS...The Westfield Grey 7th Grade WBA team won the B
Division at the Hoop Hall Classic Hall of Fame Tournament in Springfield, Mass.
on January 18. They defeated Long Valley by 15 points in the championship game
after losing to them in the first round. They finished with a record of 3-1 in their
division and won by an average of 20 points over their opponents. Pictured, left
to right, are: front row; John Eric Tilyou, Dominic Maurillo, Eli Carayannopoulos,
Ray Hurtt and Christian Pansini; back row, Asst. Coach Paul Musho, John
Czarnecki, Jack Cobuzzi, Sean Link, Jack Musho, Bennett Galindo, Will
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 600
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625
Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received via the Internet until 10:00:59
A.M. on 2/24/15, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, from Bidders classified
under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.; in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A
Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton,
New Jersey 08625; for:
Electrical Underground Structures North Contract 2015 at Various Locations
within the Counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris,
Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren; 100% State; DP No: 15409
Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 (P.L 1975, c.
127); N.J.A.C. 17:27.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.19, contractors must provide a Certification and
Disclosure of Political Contribution Form prior to contract award.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury,
Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey
Department of Labor, Division of Wage and hour Compliance at the time of bid.
Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid
Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe
follow the instructions on the website. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans
and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly
payable to Bid Express. Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected
(BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design Field Offices at the
following locations:
200 Stierli Court
One Executive Campus Rt 70 West
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
Addiction Task Force Gets OK
Of State Assembly Panel
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HOME HEALTH AIDE
Westfield family seeking an
experienced part-time housekeeping and child-care provider.
DAYS - Tues/Wed/Thurs. TIME
2:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Three children
ages 10-15. Job requirements:
pick up after school; after school
activities, housekeeping, laundry
and meal prep. Must have clean
driving record and excellent
references.
Please email
[email protected]
if interested.
Certified Aide seeks position to
care for sick or elderly.
Live-in/out or hourly, nights or
weekends. Good References.
(973) 763-1438 or (201) 407-1903
TALENT DAY CARE
A new day care center in Westfield.
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[email protected]
FIREWOOD
Split hardwood. Our stock is
90% oak, seasoned for min. of
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Cord $100. Free local delivery.
Heron's Tree Service
(908) 757-3318
SNOW PLOWING SERVICE
Snow Plowing for the region.
Call or text Phil at
(908) 246-9448
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD
Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCE
NO. 15-01-R
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOROUGH OF FANWOOD,
COUNTY OF UNION, AND
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ESTABLISHING THE ELIGIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
FOR EXEMPTION AND
ABATEMENT PURSUANT TO
N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1 ETSEQ.
was passed and adopted on the second
and final reading at a meeting of the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of Fanwood
held on January 21, 2015.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication as
required by law.
Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk
2/12/15, The Times
Fee: $20.91
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-036683-13
FILE NO. 17757-13
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT
(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:
NABIHA SALIBA, HER HEIRS,
DEVISEES AND PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES AND
HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF
THEIR SUCCESSORS IN
RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND
OF MOLLY SALIBA, SAID
NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS;
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
REQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO
AND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is 290 Route 46
West, Denville, New Jersey, an Answer to
the Amended Complaint filed in a Civil
Action, in which PRO CAPITAL FUND I,
LLC BY ITS CUSTODIAN, US BANK is the
plaintiff and NABIHA SALIBA, HER HEIRS,
ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the
Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery
Division, UNION County and bearing
Docket No. F-036683-13 within thirty-five
(35) days after February 12, 2015 exclusive of such date. If you fail to answer or
appear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6,
Judgment by Default may be rendered
against you for relief demanded in the
Amended Complaint. You shall file your
Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate
with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New
Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex - CN
971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and
Procedure.
You are further advised that if you are
unable to obtain an attorney you may communicate with the Lawyer Referral Service
of the County of Venue and that if you
cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of
the County of Venue. The telephone number of such agencies are as follows: Lawyer Referral Service 908-353-4715 - Legal
Services Office 908-354-4340.
THE ACTION has been instituted for the
purpose of foreclosing the following tax
sale certificate:
1. A certain tax certificate 11-228, sold
on 6/8/2011, dated 6/9/2011, and was
recorded on 8/15/2011 in Book 13160 at
Page 652, made by MARIA GLAVAN,
Collector of Taxes of PLAINFIELD, and
State of New Jersey to PRO CAPITAL
FUND I, LLC BY ITS CUSTODIAN, US
BANK and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, PRO CAPITAL FUND I, LLC BY ITS
CUSTODIAN, US BANK. This covers real
estate located in PLAINFIELD, County of
UNION, and State of New Jersey, known
as LOT 18 BLOCK 326 as shown on the
Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of PLAINFIELD. and concerns premises commonly known as 633-35 EAST
2ND STREET, PLAINFIELD, New Jersey.
YOU, NABIHA SALIBA, HER HEIRS,
DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR
ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,
TITLE AND INTEREST, are made party
defendants to the above foreclosure action because you are the owners of a
property which is the subject of the above
entitled action.
YOU, JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF
MOLLY SALIBA, SAID NAME JOHN DOE
BEING FICTITIOUS, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action
because plaintiff has been unable to determine whether defendant MOLLY SALIBA
is married, and if married, the name of
MOLLY SALIBA’s spouse. If MOLLY
SALIBA is married, the plaintiff joins JOHN
DOE, HUSBAND OF MOLLY SALIBA,
SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS as a defendant for any possessory
or marital rights you may have.
DATED: February 6, 2015
Michelle M. Smith, Clerk
Superior Court of New Jersey
PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C.
Denville Law Center
290 Route 46 West
Denville, New Jersey 07834
(973) 586-2300
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TRENTON – Continuing her efforts
to combat the destruction or heroin and
other drug addictions,Assemblywoman
Mary Pat Angelini (R-11th, Ocean
Twp.) has sponsored a resolution establishing an Assembly Task Force on
Addiction and Behavioral Health. The
measure, AR-210, has earned the approval of the Assembly Health and
Senior Services Committee.
“Every day, families in New Jersey
are struggling with the horrors of
addiction,” Asw. said. “This week,
two more overdose deaths were at-
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD
BOARD OF EDUCATION
UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
March 12, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. sealed proposals will be received by the Scotch PlainsFanwood Board of Education at the office
of the Business Administrator at Evergreen
Avenue & Cedar Street, Scotch Plains,
New Jersey 07076 for the following:
AUDITING and
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Specifications and full information may
be obtained upon request at the Business
Office of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board
of Education, Evergreen Avenue & Cedar
Street, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SCOTCH PLAINSFANWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNION
COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
Deborah S. Saridaki
Business Administrator
Board Secretary
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
Public Notice is hereby given that an
ordinance of which the following is a copy
was introduced, read and passed on first
reading by the Council of the Town of
Westfield at a meeting held February 10,
2015, and that the said Council will further
consider the same for final passage on the
24th day of February, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., or
as soon thereafter as said matter can be
reached, in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,
Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and
place any person who may be interested
therein will be given an opportunity to be
heard concerning said ordinance.
Claire J. Gray
Town Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 2037
“AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION AND PRESERVATION
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
OF WESTFIELD”
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town Council
of the Town of Westfield in the County of
Union as follows:
SECTION I. The Town Council of the
Town of Westfield does hereby find that
the amendment identified below is necessary to confirm that it was the intent of this
Ordinance to not require the Town Council
to remove an individual property from a
historic district when the Historic Preservation Commission has previously obtained the written consent of the owners of
at least 75% of the properties located within
such proposed historic district.
SECTION II. Paragraph B.11 of Section
5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
11. Following receipt of any comments
from the Planning Board, the Town Council shall then consider the Commission’s
action and may vote to approve, reject or
modify the recommendation of the Commission, and may, in accordance with the
requirements of the MLUL, including but
not limited to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65.1, 55D64, 55D-26(a), adopt an ordinance designating as historic any sites and/or districts
recommended by the Commission for such
designation. Once adopted, the designation list and map may be amended to add
thereto any such site or sites as may have
been designated, in the same manner as
previously designated sites were adopted.
Except with regard to owners of properties
in a proposed historic district, if the owner
of an individual property proposed to be
designated as a landmark objects to such
designation, the Town Council shall not
vote to designate that individual property
as a landmark.
SECTION III. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with
any part of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are in such
conflict or inconsistent.
SECTION IV. In the event that any section, part of provision of this ordinance
shall be held to be unenforceable or invalid
by any court, such holding shall not affect
the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or
any part thereof, other than the part so held
unenforceable or invalid.
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tributed to lethally potent ‘brands’ of
heroin in Atlantic County. This is an
epidemic, and we need action.”
The resolution would create a sixperson task force to study and make
recommendations for controlling the
drug scourge that has invaded every
county in New Jersey.
“The disasterous impact of drugs
in our neighborhoods – all our neighborhoods – demands it,” she said.
“We need to ask some hard questions, make some tough decisions,
and help save lives.”
A LIFETIME OF FRIENDSHIP...Retired dentists Dr. Dick Dobyns, Dr. Bob
Mallin, Dr. Jerry Fechtner, Dr. Joe Galletta and Dr. Bruce Lewin, pictured from
left to right, enjoy lunch, camaraderie and sharing about their profession. The
men are part of a group formed more than 50 years ago, known as the New Jersey
Dental Research Group, through which members sought to increase their
knowledge of all aspects of dentistry.
N.J. Dental Research Group
Retains 50-Plus-Year Bond
AREA — It has been more than 50
years since 12 young dentists, eager
to improve their knowledge of their
profession, formed the New Jersey
Dental Research Group (NJDRG).
It was a study club dedicated to
improving their clinical skills, as well
as the rapport with their patients.
They developed a new technique for
learning: Rather than travel for miles
and sit in the audience with 200 other
dentists, they invited that same clinician to come to them.
Needless to say, this was an expensive way to learn, but a priceless way
when participants sat with their
teacher one-on-one. A myriad of subjects, on every phase of dentistry, was
explored, along with practice management and patient relations. In some
cases, the group would take the clini-
cian with them and, along with their
wives, enjoy educating themselves
while on vacation.
In 1974 the members of the NJDRG
decided that the concept of lifelong
education fostered by the Academy
of General Dentistry (AGD) was in
reality their goal. They formed a local component, were christened by
the AGD in Chicago, and proudly
founded the New Jersey Academy of
General Dentistry.
Time has whittled down the
NJDRG to five members. Those five
men, all retired now, meet every Tuesday for lunch — rain or shine — at
the Water and Wine restaurant in
Watchung. They find the camaraderie they enjoy in a sharing experience, along with solving the problems of the world, to be invaluable.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers
To Meet February 20
WESTFIELD — Jewish Family
Service (JFS) of Central New Jersey, a non-sectarian health and social service agency, will host an
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver
Support Group on Friday, February
20, from 10 a.m. to noon, at The
Presbyterian Church in Westfield,
located at 140 Mountain Avenue.
This group is free and open to
Alzheimer’s/Dementia caregivers in
the community and is run in accordance with Alzheimer’s Association
of New Jersey guidelines. Participants are welcome to join the group
at any time. Subsequent meetings
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
UNION COUNTY
DOCKET NO.: F-053337-14
FILE NO.: 36.3602
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS
STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:
MICHELLE RICART AND MR.
RICART, HUSBAND OF
MICHELLE RICART
You are hereby summoned and required
to serve upon FRANK J. MARTONE, P.C.,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, whose address is 1455
Broad Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey,
07003, an answer to the complaint in a civil
action in which PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION is plaintiff and MICHELLE
RICART AND MR. RICART, HUSBAND
OF MICHELLE RICART; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS ONE THROUGH TEN, et als.
are defendants, pending in the Superior
Court of New Jersey within thirty-five (35)
days after February 12, 2015 exclusive of
said date. If you fail to do so, judgment by
default may be rendered against you for
the relief demanded in the complaint. You
shall file your answer and proof of service
in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior
Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex, CN-971, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625,
in accordance with the rules governing the
courts.
You are further advised that if you cannot afford an attorney, you may call the
Legal Services office in the county where
you live or the Legal Services of New
Jersey Statewide Hotline at 1-888-LSNJLAW (1-888-576-5529). If you do not have
an attorney and are not eligible for free
legal assistance, you may obtain a referral
to an attorney by calling the Lawyer Referral Services. The names and telephone
numbers of such agencies in the county of
venue are as follows: Lawyer Referral
Services: 908-353-4715. Legal Services:
908-354-4340.
This action has been instituted for the
purpose of foreclosing a mortgage and
recovering possession of the lands and
premises described in a mortgage dated
August 2, 2004, recorded on August 13,
2004, in Book 10803, Page 0412, made by
MICHELLE RICART, to the plaintiff and
covers real estate located at 1305-07 EAST
7TH STREET, PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07060, Tax Lot 73, Block 625.
Pursuant to R. 4:4-4 and 4:64-1(d), mediation is available through the New Jersey Courts. Forms and instructions may
be obtained on the Court’s web site at
www.njcourtsonline.com.
You, MICHELLE RICART are made a
defendant because you are the record
owner(s) of the mortgaged premises, because you executed the Bond/Note and
Mortgage being foreclosed herein and may
be liable for any deficiency thereon, and
for any right, title, claim or interest you may
have in, to or against the said mortgaged
premises and your lien or encumbrance
on the mortgaged premises is subject to
plaintiff’s mortgage.
You, MR. RICART, HUSBAND OF
MICHELLE RICART are the spouse of
MICHELLE RICART, the mortgagor and
owner of the mortgaged premises and as
such may have a dower/curtesy or other
interest in said premises and your lien or
encumbrance on the mortgaged premises
is subject to plaintiff’s mortgage.
Dated: FEBRUARY 9, 2015
Michelle M. Smith, Esq.
Superior Court Clerk
Frank J. Martone, P.C.
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will take place on March 20, April
17, May 15 and June 19, 2015.
In addition to the support group,
JFS offers a specialized Alzheimer’s
and Dementia Family Care Program
which is funded by grants from the
Westfield
Foundation,
the
Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, Merck Inc., the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and Wells
Fargo Foundations.
Registration is recommended. If
planning to attend, or if interested in
more information about this new
program for Alzheimer’s and Dementia disorders, contact Marilucy
Lopes, group facilitator, at (908)
352-8375
or
[email protected].
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Township of Scotch
Plains, in the County of Union, State of
New Jersey, at the office of the Township
Clerk, Scotch Plains Municipal Building,
430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New
Jersey, 07076 (ATTN: Bozena Lacina,
Township Clerk) on or before Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. prevailing
time or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be reached, for “BULKY WASTE
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL” in accordance with the Specifications and Information to Bidders prepared by the Township. At that time and place, such bids will
be publicly opened and read aloud. No
bids shall be received other than at the
time and place herein designated for their
receipt, unless mailed to the Township
Clerk for receipt at the designated time
and place.
Copies of the Bid Documents may be
obtained during regular business hours
from the Township Clerk upon payment of
$50 for each complete set of documents,
which sum is non-refundable. Written questions regarding the bid specifications may
be submitted to the Bozena Lacina, Township Clerk, at 430 Park Avenue, Scotch
Plains, New Jersey 07076 on or before
February 20, 2015.
A certified check, cashier’s check or bid
bond in the amount of ten per cent (10%)
of the bid, but in no case in excess of
twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), must
be submitted with the bid guaranteeing
that if a contract is awarded, the bidder
shall execute the contract. Bidders must
also submit a Consent of Surety with the
bid, wherein the Surety agrees to furnish a
performance bond if the Bidder is awarded
the contract. Based on historical information, and not as a projection of the number
of permits that may be included in the 2015
Spring Cleanup program, in 2014 the Township issued 933 permits for bulky waste
pickup and disposal. There is no guarantee that the number of pickups for the 2015
Spring Cleanup will be greater or lesser
than 2014. However, for the purposes of
determining the amount of the contract for
bonding purposes, Bidder should multiply
its Total Bid Price times the number of
permits issued in 2014.
The successful bidder shall be required
to submit a Performance Bond in a sum
equal to one hundred per cent (100%) of
the full amount of the contract. Such Performance Bond must be furnished by the
successful bidder simultaneously with the
delivery of the executed contract.
Bidders are required to comply with the
requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.
and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and all other applicable statutes, laws or regulations.
Bidders are required to submit a valid
Business Registration Certificate from the
State of New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue.
Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed
envelope addressed to the Township Clerk,
bearing the name and address of the bidder, upon which shall be designated:
“BID- BULKY WASTE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL”
The Township reserves the right to reject any and all bids under the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2.
By Order of the Township of Scotch
Plains, in the County of Union and State of
New Jersey.
Alexander Mirabella
Township Manager
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VICTORY!...Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 73 from Westfield won the Senior
Division of the Watchung Mountain District Klondike Derby for the third straight
year on January 31 at the Watchung Reservation. The winning sled was manned
by the Moose Leech Patrol and finished the derby in three hours and six minutes,
besting their time from last year by 11 minutes. In the Junior Division, Troop 73 also
had a winning sled, as the Firefox Storm Patrol came in second place.
Bill Signed to Improve
Residential Care Centers
TRENTON – Legislation has been
signed into law by Governor Chris
Christie to improve conditions for
residents of boarding homes and other
shelters.
The bill (S-1856/A-3175) requires
state and local officials to post on the
Internet the inspection reports from
residential health care centers, boarding homes and homeless shelters that
fail inspections for health or safety
violations.
Department of Community Affairs
(DCA) officials provide inspections
of residential health care facilities,
while local officials are responsible
for emergency shelters for the homeless and rooming and boarding
houses.
Under the bill, the DCA’s commissioner will establish standard inspection practices.
Food And Wine Festival
To Benefit N.J. Firefighters
LIVINGSTON – On Monday, February 23, firefighters from around
New Jersey will compete at the
Cooked and Uncorked Food and Wine
Festival benefiting the New Jersey
State Firefighters’ Mutual Benevolent Association and The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
The competition is part of the culinary extravaganza where participants
will be able to experience the tastes
and flavors of more than 40 of New
Jersey’s finest restaurants, caterers
and dessert shops all in one location.
This event, which draws people from
throughout New Jersey, will be held
at The Pines Manor, 2085 Route 27,
Edison, from 6 to 9 p.m. Last year
more than $47,000 was raised from
the event, which was attended by
more than 800 people.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS
The Ultimate Fire Department Cookoff will be an integral part of the evening
as firefighters from the Bayonne,
Belleville, Carteret, Cranford, Hamilton
Township, Hillside, Elizabeth, Linden,
Long Branch, Maplewood, Millburn,
New Brunswick, Nutley, Paterson,
Plainfield, Rahway, Roselle, South
Orange, Trenton and Union Fire Departments compete against each other.
Event sponsors include: Allied Beverage Group, ShopRite, Paul Davis Restoration and Remodeling, Barnabas
Health, Affinity Federal Credit Union,
New Jersey State Police Benevolent
Association and New Jersey State
Troopers.
Tickets are $55 in advance and
$65 at the door. To order tickets,
view participating restaurants and
wine/spirits and for more information, visit cookedanduncorked.com.
Tickets also can be ordered by calling Kara Orlando at (973) 322-4331.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Township of Scotch
Plains, in the County of Union, State of
New Jersey, at the office of the Township
Clerk, Scotch Plains Municipal Building,
430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New
Jersey, 07076 (ATTN: Bozena Lacina,
Township Clerk) on or before Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing
time or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be reached, for “ Janitorial Services
Contract 2015-2016” in accordance with
the Specifications and Information to Bidders prepared by the Township. At that
time and place, such bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud. No bids shall be
received other than at the time and place
herein designated for their receipt, unless
mailed to the Township Clerk for receipt at
the designated time and place.
Copies of the Bid Documents may be
obtained during regular business hours
from the Township Clerk. Written questions regarding the bid specifications may
be submitted to the Bozena Lacina, Township Clerk, at 430 Park Avenue, Scotch
Plains, New Jersey 07076 on or before
February 20, 2015.
A certified check, cashier’s check or bid
bond in the amount of ten per cent (10%)
of the bid, but in no case in excess of two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500),
must be submitted with the bid guaranteeing that if a contract is awarded, the bidder
shall execute the contract. Bidders must
also submit a Consent of Surety with the
bid, wherein the Surety agrees to furnish a
performance bond if the Bidder is awarded
the contract.
The successful bidder shall be required
to submit a Performance Bond in a sum
equal to one hundred per cent (100%) of
the full amount of the contract. Such Performance Bond must be furnished by the
successful bidder simultaneously with the
delivery of the executed contract.
Bidders are required to comply with the
requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.
and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and all other applicable statutes, laws or regulations.
Bidders are required to submit a valid
Business Registration Certificate from the
State of New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue.
Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed
envelope addressed to the Township Clerk,
bearing the name and address of the bidder, upon which shall be designated:
“Janitorial Services Contract 20152016”
The Township reserves the right to reject any and all bids under the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-13.2.
By Order of the Township of Scotch
Plains, in the County of Union and State of
New Jersey.
Alexander Mirabella
Township Manager
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF WESTFIELD
NOTICE OF PENDING
BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY
The bond ordinance, the summary terms
of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a
meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Westfield, in the County of Union, State of
New Jersey, on February 10, 2015. It will
be further considered for final passage,
after public hearing thereon, at a meeting
of the Town Council to be held in the
Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,
Westfield, New Jersey, on February 24,
2015 at 8:00 P.M. During the week prior to
and up to and including the date of such
meeting copies of the full ordinance will be
available, at no cost and during regular
business hours, at the Clerk’s office for the
members of the general public who shall
request the same. The summary of the
terms of such bond ordinance follows:
TITLE: BOND ORDINANCE
TO AUTHORIZE THE UNDERTAKING OF THE TAMAQUES
PARK TENNIS COURT RENOVATION PROJECT IN, BY
AND FOR THE TOWN OF
WESTFIELD, IN THE COUNTY
OF UNION, STATE OF NEW
JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE
THE SUM OF $510,000 TO
PAY THE COST THEREOF,
TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT, TO APPROPRIATE A
COUNTY GRANT, A CONTRIBUTION
FROM
THE
WESTFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TOWN TRUST
FUND MONEYS, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH
APPROPRIATION AND TO
PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
SUCH BONDS.
Purpose(s): Undertaking of the
Tamaques Park Tennis Court Renovation
Project in, by and for the Town.
Appropriation: $510,000
Bonds/Notes Authorized: $235,000
Grants (if any) Appropriated: $85,000
Section 20 Costs: $10,000
Useful Life: 15 years
This Notice is published pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.
Claire J. Gray
Town Clerk
Town of Westfield
County of Union
State of New Jersey
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Assembly Dems Seek to
Abolish Waterfront Panel
TRENTON – Legislation sponsored
by Assembly Democrats to abolish the
Waterfront Commission of New York
Harbor was released Thursday by an
Assembly committee.
The Waterfront Commission of New
York Harbor was created through a compact between the states of New Jersey and
New York (and approved by Congress in
1953) to ensure fair hiring and employment practices and investigate, deter, and
combat criminal activity and influence in
the Port of New York and New Jersey.
However, the commission has been
tainted by corruption in recent years, and
has been accused of compromising port
operations by exercising powers it does
not have.
The bill (A-3506) directs the Governor, on behalf of the State of New Jersey,
to notify Congress, the Governor of New
York, and the Waterfront Commission of
New York Harbor, of the state’s intention
to withdraw from the compact creating
the commission, and repealing the compact establishing the commission and
related statutes. The bill would transfer
the commission’s functions and duties
within the State of New Jersey to the New
Jersey State Police. Those duties include:
processing applications filed by individu-
als and firms required to be registered or
licensed to undertake port-related employment; supervising the hiring of longshoremen, checkers, and pier guards in
the port; and making employment information available to these dock workers.
The State Police would be responsible
for screening, registering, and licensing
individuals who are interested in working at the dock. In doing so, the state
police would be authorized to deny or
revoke the registration or licenses of those
who involve themselves in criminal activity.
The bill contends that the compact does
not contain an express withdrawal provision, nor does it contain a mandatory
effective term. While Congress retains the
power to repeal its approval of the compact, this does not vitiate the contractual
rights of the compacting states. Unilateral
termination of the compact by a contracting state is supported by principles of
contract law. Since the compact contains
no language that New Jersey and New
York are perpetually bound by it, contract
law allows a party to terminate the contract
at will upon reasonable notice if the party
is not perpetually bound by it.
The bill was released by the Assembly
Appropriations Committee.
drinks, go ice skating, or enjoy a potluck
meal. One caveat: Consciously choose
to stay positive, not to wallow in bitterness.
Give yourself a break. Be a rebel. Take
a look at your to-do list and cross something off of it even though you haven’t
actually completed that task. (Gasp!)
Then do something nourishing instead.
Get a massage, read a book, take a nap,—
whatever! Just make sure you’re nurturing yourself.
Challenge yourself to be the voice of
dissent. Saying what we really feel and
being true to our opinions is a courageous act of self-love. This could be as
simple as speaking up in a colleague’s
defense at the water cooler, or telling
your friends you don’t like the restaurant
they’ve picked for dinner. So many of us
fall into the trap of living our lives to
please others while not making waves,
and in the process, we become disconnected from our true selves.
Take yourself out on a date. After my
second marriage ended, I made a special
effort to discover life beyond being a
wife. For me, a big part of that was
exploring and enjoying the spectacular
dining scene in Washington, D.C. Sounds
simple, I know, but learning to enjoy a
meal alone became a crucial survival
tool that enabled me to reconnect with
myself after a disappointing marriage.
Affirm a bright future. To help yourself stay focused on loving yourself, find
a personal mantra and remind yourself of
it frequently. It might have to do with
moving on, finding someone new, or
personal development. Don’t discount
the power of the words you tell yourself.
Positive or negative, they are powerful
tools in focusing your intentions and
shaping your attitude.
Clarify your vision of Mr. or Ms. Right.
Is it possible that your past romances
have failed because you’re looking for
the wrong type of person? Are you hoping to find someone who mirrors your
favorite movie character or someone who
will solve all your problems? Do you
tend to overlook flaws and incompatibilities when the other person is funny or
flattering? This year, stop daydreaming
about what you want in a relationship
and get real about what you need.
Remind yourself that February 15th
will be here soon. No matter how much
you focus on showing yourself love and
boosting your mood, you may still feel
the “Singles’ Awareness Day” blues—
and that’s okay! Nobody is immune to
negative feelings, so when they hit, allow
yourself to experience them for a few
minutes. Then remind yourself that this
too shall pass—and maybe turn the radio
to a song that will make you smile and
dance!
Even after experiencing infidelity and
divorce, love is still the center of my
existence on Valentine’s Day and throughout the year. My number-one goal and
priority is to value, honor, and love myself. I encourage you to do the same!
About the Author: Avalon Sequoia
Brandt, Esq. from Baltimore, is the author of Still I Love: Loving after Three
Divorces.
JAZZING IT UP...The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Jazz Band, directed by Durand
Thomas, will be one of the bands performing at the Fifth Annual Scotch PlainsFanwood Jazz Festival. The event will take place on Friday, February 27,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.
SP-F Jazz Festival to Feature
Area High School Musicians
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Fifth
Annual Scotch Plains-Fanwood Jazz
Festival will take place on Friday,
February 27, at Scotch PlainsFanwood High School, located at 667
Westfield Road, Scotch Plains.
Young jazz musicians from five
central New Jersey schools will perform starting at 5:30 p.m. General
admission is $7 per person; the cost
for students and senior citizens is $5.
A variety of food also will be available for purchase at reasonable prices.
The festival will showcase three
jazz bands from Scotch PlainsFanwood High School: SPF Jazz,
Monday Jazz Lab and Thursday Jazz
Lab. Also featured in the evening’s
lineup will be guest bands from
Westfield High School, BridgewaterRaritan High School, Monroe Township Middle School and John P.
Stevens High School.
The schedule of performances will
be available on the Scotch PlainsFanwood Music Boosters Association website: spfmusicboosters.org/
spf-jazz-festival.
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Panel OKs Bill to Create Sex
Assault Victims’ Rights Act
Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times
BARGAINS...Shoppers look for bargains on Saturday at the Cranford Artisans
Market.
This Valentine’s Day, Push
The Reset Button on Love
By Avalon S. Brandt
If you aren’t currently in a relationship—and especially if you’ve recently
ended one—you might not be looking
forward to Valentine’s Day. The loveydovey cards, heart-shaped candy boxes,
sappy commercials, and made-for-TV
movies can all feel like too much.
Having been married and divorced
three times, I understand how difficult it
can be to spend Valentine’s Day without
the one you love, and I have some advice
to help you survive the next few weeks
without strangling Cupid.
Our culture has made Valentine’s Day
couples-centric, but it doesn’t have to be.
I use this time to consciously reset how I
feel about love in general, and myself in
particular. One lesson I’ve learned the
hard way is that if we don’t know, respect, and appreciate ourselves, it’s unlikely that anyone else will, and we’ll
continue to attract unfulfilling, dysfunctional relationships.
Here are 12 ways to show love to
yourself—which is the first step toward
attracting the relationships you need.
Identify all the things you love about
yourself. Figure out exactly what you
love about yourself. Is it your smile, your
hair, your laugh, your shape, your intellect, or your talents? Allow yourself to
not only acknowledge these things, but
to bask in them.
Strengthen your existing relationships
by celebrating other people you love.
Make a mental list of the people who
enhance your life: family, friends, mentors, colleagues, etc. Consider reaching
out and making plans with some of them,
or writing a “thank you for being in my
life” email.
“De-friend” and distance yourself from
people who are bringing you down. It’s
amazing how far others can drag us down
without our consciously realizing it. Especially at a time of year when you’re
already feeling vulnerable, take a fresh
look at your friend list and back away
from people who act in a way that makes
you feel worse about yourself. You don’t
have to sever all ties—but don’t sacrifice
your self-esteem, either.
Forgive your ex—and yourself. Allow
yourself to process any anger and resentment you feel toward your ex—but eventually, try to let go of those negative
emotions. You can’t fully love or be
loved if you can’t forgive. As long as
you’re living your life with bitterness
and anger eating away at you, you’ll be a
prisoner of the past. Learn the lessons
you can, stop playing the blame game,
and move forward.
Re-evaluate your daily life. Try to
look at your daily routine through fresh
eyes. What do you like about it? What
don’t you like? What energizes you and
what drags you down? What can you
change to make yourself happier and feel
better? Even “little” things like quitting
the spinning class you dread and signing
up for tai chi instead can make a big
difference.
Plan a fun evening out (no chocolate
and roses necessary). Reach out to friends
who are also flying solo on Valentine’s
Day and make arrangements to meet for
Thursday, February 12, 2015
TRENTON – An Assembly panel
on Thursday approved legislation
sponsored by Assembly Democrats
including Linda Stender (D-22nd,
Scotch Plains) to establish the Sexual
Assault Victims’ Rights Act and give
victims access to information pertinent to their cases.
The bill (A-3936) would require
sexual assault victims to be notified
of certain developments concerning
the evidence in their cases. Specifically, the bill would expand the state’s
Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights to give
sexual assault victims the right to be
informed if:
A DNA profile of an assailant was
obtained from the processing of evidence in the sexual assault case; a
DNA profile of an assailant has been
entered into any data bank designed
or intended to be used for the retention or comparison of case evidence;
there is a match between the DNA
profile of an assailant obtained in the
sexual assault case to any DNA profile contained in any data bank designed or intended to be used for the
retention or comparison of case evidence; and sexual assault evidence is
submitted to a forensic laboratory, if
that evidence is compared against
any data bank, and the results of the
comparison.
“Criminal investigations can be
lengthy and consuming,” Asw.
Stender said. “Keeping victims informed can help bring victims of
sexual assault some comfort, knowing that progress is being made on
their case and that law enforcement
is getting closer to bringing their
attackers to justice.”
The bill was approved by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee.
The Cameos to Perform
At Gran Centurions
CLARK – The Cameos, New
Jersey's favorite oldies group, will
appear at The Gran Centurions, 440
Madison Hill Road, Clark on Friday,
March 13.
The dinner show will open at 7
p.m. featuring a deluxe buffet, dessert, wine, beer, and soda. Cash bar is
available.
This event is sponsored by UNICO,
the largest Italian American service
organization in the nation.
For information or tickets call (908)
337-0141.
Film Festival Announces
Line-up for 25th Year
Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader and The Times
IN CHARGE...Phyllis Mirabella of Fanwood calls things to order on Saturday at
the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Leadership Conference at the high school.
Kean Department of Theatre
Presents Musical Peter Pan
UNION – The Kean University
Department of Theatre’s 2014-2015
Season continues with the high-flying
musical Peter Pan, opening Friday,
February 20 in Kean’s Wilkins Theatre. Based on the tremendously popular play by Sir James M. Barrie, Peter
Pan will be directed by Department of
Theatre faculty member Holly Logue
with musical direction by Meg
Zervoulis, choreography by Michele
Mossay, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, and
music by Morris "Moose" Charlap.
The cast of Kean University students
also includes two local children Joshua Hunt of Cranford and Lucas
Luchsinger of Elizabeth - who will
share the role of Michael Darling.
In this classic tale of Neverland - a
place where dreams are born and no
one ever grows up - Peter and his
mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell
visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night, and with a sprinkle
of pixie dust begin a magical journey
across the stars that none of them will
ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face
with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Native American warrior, a band of bungling pirates, and the villainous Captain Hook.
Kean’s production, which began
rehearsing in early January, will feature a number of complex flying sequences, according to Ms. Logue. “The
characters of Peter, Wendy, Michael,
John and Jane will all be flown by the
original Peter Pan flying company,
Flying by Foy,” stated Ms. Logue.
“With multiple tracking systems, the
Wilkins Theatre has been absolutely
transformed to allow for the magic of
flight.”
Widely considered the premier theatrical flying service in the world,
Flying by Foy was established in 1957
by Peter Foy, who famously flew actress Mary Martin as Peter Pan on
Broadway in 1954. In the past sixty
years, Mr. Foy’s company has flown
thousands of Peter Pans in productions across the globe, including
Allison Williams, a star of the HBO hit
series “Girls,” in NBC’s recent television special, “Peter Pan Live.”
Kean’s production will also benefit
from some spectacular fight choreography by legendary fight director Rick
Sordelet. A faculty member of the
New School for Drama, the Yale
School of Drama, and the Neighborhood Playhouse, Mr. Sordelet has
staged fights for 65 renowned Broadway productions, including The
Scottsboro Boys, The Royal Family,
Disney’s The Lion King, Beauty and
the Beast, Tarzan, and Aida. “With
multiple national and international
productions, over 1000 episodes of
daytime television, and a dozen feature films, the Kean students in Peter
Pan have been afforded an unprecedented opportunity to work with a
wonderfully high-profile professional
in Rick Sordelet,” said Ms. Logue.
Peter Pan runs February 20th
through 28th in Kean’s Wilkins Theatre at 1000 Morris Avenue in Union.
Performances are scheduled for Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m.; Saturday,
February 21 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, February 25 at 8 p.m.; Thursday,
February 26 at 5:00 p.m. (followed by
a brief Q & A with the cast); Friday,
February 27 at 10 a.m. (student matinee) & 8 p.m.; and Saturday, February
28 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Standard tickets are $15, with $12
tickets available for Kean faculty, staff,
and alumni, and $10 tickets available
for students. To purchase tickets or
request a Department of Theatre season brochure, please call the Kean
Stage box office at (908) 737-SHOW
(7469), email [email protected], or visit
www.keanstage.com.
Auditions Announced for
Summer Conservatory
CRANFORD – The Pineda Conservatory has announced upcoming
auditions for the 2015 summer conservatory featuring fully staged productions of the Tony Award Nominated
musical The Wedding Singer and When
You Wish Upon A Star, a cabaret of our
childhood favorites. Students entering
9th grade and graduating high school
seniors are eligible to audition for this
rigorous training program.
Center Stage is a five-week intensive program for outstanding musical
theatre students taught by professional
staff with experience on Broadway,
regionally and on theatre & concert
stages around the world. Students participate in daily dance, voice, audition preparation and acting classes as
well as special industry-related workshops and master classes. In the 2014
season the Center Stage class was
treated to a visit from Michelle
O’Connell, who plays Carlotta in
Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera and students also participated in
fundraising efforts for Broadway
Cares Equity Fights Aids.
Former Pineda Conservatory students have been accepted into some
of the nation's leading college theatre
programs and conservatories and have
gone on to appear in television, movies, professional theatres and opera
houses around the country.
The program runs June 29th to
August 2nd, meeting daily monday
through friday from 12:30 to 5:30
p.n. at the Cranford Dramatic Club
Theatre in Cranford. Enrollment is
limited and acceptance into the program is by audition only. Every student selected participates in both
shows. Those who are ensemble in
The Wedding Singer will perform as
the featured players in When You
Wish Upon A Star, with songs selected specifically for them.
Auditions will be held Saturdays,
February 21 and 28 and Sunday, March
1 by appointment only. Further audition information can be found and
audition appointments can be made at
www.pinedaconservatory.com/Summer-Center-Stage.html. or by calling
(908) 731-1377.
AF
MOUNTAINSIDE – Imagine seeing a festival-winning gem before
release to the public, then the lights
come up, and there in front of you are
the creators of the film, ready to answer questions and discuss their work.
Starting Monday, March 2,
Arthouse Film Festival will run for
ten weeks at two New Jersey theatres: AMC Mountainside and AMC
Monmouth Mall.
The festival has hosted 1,661 movie
premieres with 1,062 live guest appearances over the past 24 years.
Oscar winners and nominees
Danny Aiello, Alan Arkin, James
Cromwell, Frank Darabont, Jesse
Eisenberg, Ethan Hawke, Jean-Pierre
Jeunet, Melissa Leo, Viggo
Mortensen, Chazz Palminteri, John
Sayles, Aaron Sorkin, Fisher Stevens
and David Strathairn have joined
Dylan Baker, Famke Janssen, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Derek Luke, Mary
Stuart Masterson, David Morse,
Connie Nielsen, Joe Pantoliano and
Kevin Smith as guest speakers who
have come to share their insights with
festival participants.
“The program will always be flexible in order to take advantage of
opportunities as they arise,” said festival director Chuck Rose. “Wonderful
surprises and fantastic celebrities can
pop up out of nowhere, so we try to
keep the schedule as fluid as possible.
“Seven of the films we premiered
before public release last year went
on to receive a total of 18 Oscar and
European Film Award nominations,”
explained Mr. Rose.
For information, to see which films
were screened in the past or which
ones may be screened this spring, or
to
register,
visit
www.ArthouseFilmFestival.com or
call (732) 870-6012.
The festival is open to anyone, but
seating is limited, so early enrollment is advised. Subscription is $139
for five weeks or $245 for all ten
weeks. Also being offered is a specially priced flex ticket so the user
may choose any eight out of ten nights
for their convenience. Discounts will
be available for early registration.
Confirmed films and those under
consideration for the upcoming festival include: “A Pigeon Sat on a
Bench Reflecting on Existence” with
Nils Westblom, Holger Andersson;
“The Age of Adaline” with Blake
Lively, Harrison Ford, director Lee
Toland Krieger; “Child 44” with Tom
Hardy, Noomi Rapace, director
Daniel Espinosa; “Cameron Crowe
Untitled” with Bradley Cooper,
Emma Stone, director Cameron
Crowe; “Clouds of Sils Maria” with
Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart,
director Olivier Assayas; “El Critico”
with Rafael Spregelburd, Dolores
Fonzi, director Hernan Guerschuny;
“Far from the Maddening Crowd”
with Carey Mulligan, Matthias
Schoenaerts, director Thomas
Vinterberg; “Gemma Bovery” with
Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton,
director Anne Fontaine; “Iris” with
Iris Apfel, Carl Apfel, director Albert
Maysles; “Kumiko, the Treasure
Hunter” with Rinko Kikuchi, Nathan
Zellner, director David Zellner; “Love
& Mercy” with Elizabeth Banks, John
Cusack, director Bill Pohlad; “Misery
Loves Company” with Tom Hanks,
Larry David, director Kevin Pollak;
“Mistress America” with Juliet Brett,
Michael Chernus, director Noah
Baumbach; “Of Horses and Men” with
Ignvar E. Sigurdsson, Charlotte
Boving, director Benedikt Erlingsson;
“Rock the Kasbah” with Bill Murray,
Bruce Willis, director Barry Levinson;
“She’s Funny That Way” with Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, director
Peter Bogdanovich; “Slow West” with
Michael Fassbender, Kodi SmitMcPhee, director John Maclean;
“Suite Francaise” with Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, director
Saul Dibb; “Sunshine Superman” with
Carl and Jean Boenish, director Marah
Strauch; “Woman in Gold” with Helen
Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, director
Simon Curtis; and “The Wrecking
Crew” with Brian Wilson, Glen
Campbell, director Denny Tedesco.
Westfield Area Y to Host
Fifth-Grade Beach Party
WESTFIELD – The Westfield
Area Y has announced that dance
parties for fifth graders are back
this year. A “Beach Party” dance
will be held for fifth graders on
Friday, February 20, at the Robert
and Virginia Bauer Family Branch,
located at 422 East Broad Street,
Westfield, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Participants can wear a Hawaiian shirt if they wish. A DJ will
spin music, run fun games and have
plenty of giveaways. This will be
an opportunity for fifth graders to
hang out with old friends and make
new friends within a safe, fun environment. Snacks and drinks will
be available for a nominal fee.
Parents can take advantage of the
new valet drop-off and pick-up services for this event. A parent-signed
Youth/Teen Event form is required
(one form is valid for the school
year). The form can be found online
at westfieldynj.org under Event
Registration Form; at the Main Y
Facility, located at 220 Clark Street,
Westfield, or at the Bauer Branch.
Interested persons can take advantage of special pricing if purchasing
before 6 p.m., or they may pay at
the door the night of the event. For
questions or more information, email [email protected] or call
(908) 233-2700, extension no. 406.
To learn more about Westfield Area
Y programs, visit westfieldynj.org.
Financial assistance is available for
those who qualify.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION
Speed-The-Plow Paves the
Way for Laughs and Surprises
SPF Arts Association Sponsors
Trip to The Barnes Foundation
SCOTCH PLAINS – On Friday,
March 27 the Scotch Plains
Fanwood Arts Association (SPFAA)
will sponsor a trip to the Barnes
Foundation in Philadelphia. SPFAA
members and guests will leave by
bus from Brookside Park in Scotch
Plains, at 9 a.m. returning by 5 p.m.
The Barnes collection is the greatest private collection of post-impressionist and early-modern art.
Explore more than 3,000 masterpieces, including 180 Renoirs, 68
Cézannes, 59 Matisses, 46 Picassos,
16 Modigli-anis, and 7 Van Goghs,
plus textiles, metalwork, decorative
objects, African sculpture, Native
American ceramics and jewelry, and
Pennsylvania German furniture.
The fee for the bus is $35 and
admission to The Barnes is $20.
The reservation for entrance to the
Barnes is for 11:30 AM. Anyone
interested in visiting other museums and would like to pay for the
bus only may do so. The bus will
leave from the Barnes Foundation
at 3 p.m.
Payment is due by Monday, March
2. Please make checks payable to
Scotch Plains Fanwood Arts Association and mail to P.O. Box 151,
Fanwood, NJ 07023.
SPFAA generally meets the first
Sunday of the month from September thru June, at 1 p.m. The following schedule is in place for March
through May 2015: Sunday, March
22 - Primavera Luncheon at Scotch
Hills; April’s date is to be deter-
mined and will be a water color
demonstration by W. Carl Burger;
Sunday, May 3 – a demonstration of
plein aire by Dannille Mick; Sunday, June 7 – Botannical Drawing.
Meetings are held at the Scotch Hills
Country Club, 820 Jerusalem Road,
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.
The SPFAA 49th Annual Members’ Show and Sale will be Saturday, April 11 to Friday, May 1. It
will be held in the gallery at the
Scotch Plains Public Library.
For membership information, and
any additional details, please visit
the SPFAA website at SPFAA.net
or call Sandra Cerchio, President,
at (908) 868-8909.
The SPFAA is a group of fine
artists, crafters, photographers and
sculptors forming a social group to
express and enjoy their talents.
SPFAA’s mission is to promote and
foster an appreciation of the arts
and related cultural activities, and
to provide an organization for local
artists to meet and share their talents while providing an atmosphere
of collaboration and empowerment.
All are welcome who want to use
their creative skills to share, appreciate and grow with others. A main
goal of the SPFAA is the integration
of the arts into daily life. We strive
to achieve this through informative
demonstrations, discussions and
group trips.
By DEVON YANVARY
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
CRANFORD – Everybody likes
to criticize Hollywood, usually saying something along the lines of:
“The media only cares about
money!” Well, if your sentiments
are along similar lines, you might
want to check out The Cranford
Dramatic Club’s (CDC) production
of Speed-The-Plow in the upcoming week it’s playing, and see just
what goes into the movie-making
process.
From the profit-geared mindset,
to the exploration of self and morality, Speed-The-Plow is not your typical comedy about two money sharks
and a mild-mannered secretary.
Playwright David Mamet provides
realistic, blunt and relatable dialogue, and gives us an interesting
display on the dynamics of human
nature. Speed-The-Plow, originally
written in 1988 is still just as relevant—perhaps even more so—as
it was when it was written. Though
there are just three characters in this
play, it will have you laughing, reflecting and sympathizing.
Humor is the key component to
this piece, whether characters are
poking fun at something in their
lives or themselves. The humor is
relatable, and at times, tastefully
offensive.
The premise of the play is that
mildly successful Hollywood movie
executive Bobbie Gould has finally
found the manuscript that will make
him rich. What’s more is that he
even has a famous actor who is
interested in playing the lead. It’s a
Visual Arts Center of N.J.
Offers Summer Art Camp
BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE...Westfield High School students in United
States History classes recently had a visit by Barb Baltrinic, author of A Founder
for All, a book about Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Ms. Baltrinic (left), who was welcomed by Social Studies Supervisor Andrea
Brennan, discussed the prominent role of New Jersey and its dedicated citizens in
the Revolutionary War and in the birth of a new government. She shared the story
of Abraham Clark, who was born in Elizabethtown (Elizabeth, NJ), and became
an outspoken champion for the rights of the common man. Ms. Baltrinic detailed
the social and political forces at play during the Revolutionary period and shed
light on how siding with the patriot cause made many signers of the Declaration
of Independence wanted men. Students had the opportunity to ask Ms. Baltrinic
questions about her research process, how she overcame obstacles to becoming a
published author and what were the most interesting surprises she learned during
the research for her book.
SUMMIT — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, located at 68 Elm
Street, Summit, has announced that
registration is now open for Summer Art Camp for all ages. Interested persons are invited to sign up
for Kids Art Camp for ages 5 to 12;
Teen Art Camp for ages 13 to 15,
and the Adult Sip & Sample.
Summer Art Camp begins on
Wednesday, July 8, and continues
through August. For those wishing
to participate in art camp programs
before the summer, The Art Center
also is offering Spring Break Art
Camp, a five-day program during
the week of spring break, April 6 to
10, for youngsters ages 5 to 12.
Parents can choose from one day or
a full week during spring break.
To register, visit artcenternj.org,
call (908) 273-9121 or fax (908)
273-1457. Individuals also may register in person at the front desk or
the Registrar; or by mail at: 68 Elm
Street, Summit, N.J. 07901.
sure-fire hit. And he has his righthand-man Charlie Fox to thank for
it. The two naturally decide to celebrate with lunch and a bet: Fox
bets Gould that he cannot get his
(temporary) secretary to go on a
date with him. Gould accepts the
bet. What follows next is nothing
short of an unexpected—but highly
satisfying— shock.
Mike Burdick gives an amazing
performance as Bobbie Gould, the
successful, sarcastic movie executive. Though the dialogue is written
to intentionally sound conversational, Mr. Burdick sells it
seamlessly and genuinely, regardless of whether he’s cracking a dirty
joke or exploring his own mortal
purpose. Gould’s character seems
to be the audience’s representative—he is critical and aware of
other characters, life and even himself, and is the least static of the
three. Mr. Burdick does a fine job
of personifying the essence of this
character and really bringing Bobbie
Gould to life.
The very talented actor and play
director Jonathan Fishman plays
Charlie Fox, Gould’s most “loyal”
friend and co-worker. Mr. Fishman
does a fantastic job as Fox, and
plays the part so honestly that during the climactic final scene, one
forgets that it’s all scripted. Mr.
Fishman’s character surely is to
show how fickle humans can be,
and Fishman portrays it perfectly.
Audible gasps were heard as
Fishman truly shocked the audience
with his dynamic performance.
Finally is actress Kate Bade, who
plays temp worker Karen. The character of Karen is depicted as naive,
and probably the biggest cork screw
in the play. Ms. Bade does a brilliant job of sounding like she has no
idea what’s happening, which is really quite an accomplishment, considering she knows something the
audience doesn’t! Cunning, clever
and convincing, Ms. Bade is able to
fool both her fellow characters and
the audience with a performance
that truly brings the whole story
together.
Despite the quick, cohesive performance, director Mr. Fishman
says the cast only rehearsed for a
month. “The play is written to be
conversational, very precise,” he
told The Westfield Leader and The
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, “we
may phrase some things differently
from show to show, but we try to be
as precise as possible.”
Though practice time was limited, he praises his co-stars’ talent
and dedication. While some may
wonder why do a play that is 27
years old, Mr. Fishman expresses a
sincere happiness at being able to
perform, and stated that, “people
are more tech savvy and knowledgeable than they were back in the
eighties,” and this makes the play is
just as relevant as ever, maybe even
more so, “especially now that people
know more about the movie industry.”
Performances run weekends until
Saturday, February 21. Tickets are
available at www.cdctheatre.org.
Masterwork Chorus
Presents Come Away
SUMMIT – Join The Masterwork
Chorus as they present Come Away
at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at
Calvary Episcopal Church, 31
Woodland Avenue, Summit under
the baton of guest conductor Sun
Min Lee. Exploring the joys, sorrows and hopes shared by mankind
across the centuries, the program
includes works by Renaissance composers Thomas Greaves and Orlando di Lasso, romanticist
Johannes Brahms, and contemporary composers Stephen Paulus,
Steven Sametz and Moses Hogan.
Ms. Lee, the first of the two finalists
to perform as part of Masterwork’s
music director search, is Robert Cutler
Professor of Practice in Choral Arts at
Lehigh University, and until December 2014 was associate conductor of
the Masterwork Chorus. Christopher
Jennings, recently appointed organist
and choir master at Calvary Episcopal
Church, and pianist Carol Walker, an
award winning conductor in her own
right, are the accompanists for the
concert. Tickets are $25 and are available through the Masterwork website
www.masterwork.org or by calling
Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 8383006.
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DAVE BUSCH WINS BIG AT 138-LBS; McGOVERN, MURRAY, SCORESE EMERGE VICTORIOUS
No. 7 Howell Rebels ‘Control’ Cougars in Wrestling, 45-18
By DAVID B. CORBIN
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Ability to gain valuable points
from the top position probably
has been a good reason why the
Howell High School wrestling
team is ranked No. 7 in New
Jersey. The 22-1 Rebels used
their effective top control style to
defeat the Cranford Cougars, 4518, in Cranford on February 5.
The only time that the Cougars
led was after the first bout of the
evening when Gavin Murray converted a side single leg takedown
to a cradle to clamp Dave Nocks
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in 3:17 at 152-lbs. Murray also
had a first-period takedown.
But the Rebels quickly took the
team lead, 12-6, when Anthony
Pozsonyi received a forfeit at 160lbs and Nick Lurski pinned Dylan
Budnik in 2:30 at 170-lbs using a
tight waist/half nelson.
Cougar Niko Cappello added
three team points with a 6-2
decision over Austin Silverstein
at 182-lbs.
“I could tell that he was a big
kind of stocky guy, looked like a
football player, so I knew I had to
move him around a little, circle
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him so I could get an easy shot on
him. And riding, I didn’t want to
get called for stalling, so I kept
cutting him and taking him down,”
Cappello explained.
Cappello did get a double-leg/
spin behind takedown and added
a single-leg lift and trip takedown.
Silverstein attempted a Merkel
maneuver (for takedown plus
back points), but Cappello was
too wise for the ploy.
“He had that tight. He had his
hand around my neck. I was choking a little bit,” said Cappello,
who added, “They were very good
at keeping their composure if
they were down a point. They
just kept wrestling. I was impressed by their team.”
Cougar Nick Ballas had a run of
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misfortune in his 195-lb bout
with Eric Keosseian. The bout
entered overtime (OT) tied at 22. After a scoreless standing period, Keosseian rode out Ballas in
the second OT then added a penalty point and a reversal-tonearfall to win, 8-2.
At 220-lbs, Cougar Alex
Esposito also ran into bad luck.
With no score late in the second
period, Rebel Sean Silverstein
managed to reverse Esposito and
quickly pin him with a half nelson
in 3:43. Rebel heavyweight Ryan
Demian made the team score
27-9 when he pinned Kevin Doran
in 2:45 with a half nelson.
Cougar Anthony Capece began
his 106-lb bout with sixth-ranked
Kyle Slendorn nicely with a
takedown, but later became a
victim of an arm bar/half nelson
pin in 4:00. After Rebel Mikey
Sisolak received a forfeit at 113lbs, Cougar Tom DiGiovanni took
a 2-0 lead with a takedown in his
120-lb bout with Peter Dee. He
then controlled Dee throughout
the second period, but Dee demonstrated his strength from the
top position when he picked up
three points with a nearside
cradle then used a stretcher until
time ran out to claim a 3-2 victory.
At 126-lbs, Cougar Chris
Scorese got a first-period
takedown and a two-point tilt to
grab a 4-0 lead over Nick Ciacca,
but Ciacca with an effective Crab
Ride managed to control Scorese
in the second period. Scorese,
however, showed he was also
tough on top, controlling Ciacca
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to earn a 5-0 decision.
“I wrestled that kid over the
summer and I knew he was good
on top too. This is the first time
all year that I have been ridden
out. I knew basically from bottom my goal was first to get
points but, most importantly, not
to get turned,” Scorese said. “Ac-
tually, I chose top too because I
turned him on top.”
Rebel Anthony Gaglione
snapped a 2-2 tie at 132-lbs
when he added an escape and a
takedown to eventually grab a 53 decision over Vince Concina
then perseverance on the part of
Cougar Dave Busch paid off in his
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138-lb bout with muscleman
Hunter Leyden, who attempted
to throw him all over the mat.
Trailing, 2-0 in the third period,
Busch escaped and quickly added
a takedown, but Leyden quickly
reversed to take a 4-3 lead. With
time running low, Busch added a
reversal to win, 5-4.
“He was really big, so I had to
weather the storm like with a lot
of big kids. Sometimes they are
not fit. Later on the mats, they
get really weak, so in the third
period, I got the takedown late.
He reversed me and I was able to
get the reverse to win the match.
I have really good cardio, so I like
to bring it out in the third period,” Busch said. “The kid had
the bulldog, which he hooks to
one leg and I twisted the leg to
get him off-balance. I threw my
weight on top of him then kept
my legs on him to ride him out. I
like to throw in legs a lot. It’s a lot
of fun.”
In the final bout, Cougar Brian
McGovern got a double-leg
takedown, an escape and a low
ankle takedown to defeat Jacob
Esposito, 5-0, at 145-lbs.
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BOUT SEQUENCE:
152: — Murray (C) p Nocks, 3:17
160: — Pozsonyi (H) won forfeit
170: — Lurski (H) p Budnik, 2:30
182: — Cappello (H) d Silverstein, 6-2
195: — Keosseian (H) d Ballas, 8-2
3OT
220: — Silverstein (H) p Esposito, 3:43
Hwt: — Demian (H) p Doran, 2:45
106: — Slendon (H) p Capece, 4:00
113: — Sisolak (H) won forfeit
120: — Dee d DiGiovanni, 3-2
126: — Scorese (C) d Ciacca, 5-0
132: — Gaglione (H) p Concina, 5-3
138: — Busch (C) d Leyden, 5-4
145: — McGovern (C) d Esposito, 5-0
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SMITH SCORES 19 POINTS, CHRISTIANO PUTS IN 12 POINTS, LEONARD SINKS 11 POINTS
Cranford Cougars Hold Off Rahway B-Ball Boys, 65-55
By ALEX LOWE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Michael Smith pumped in 19
points as the Cranford High School
boys basketball team upset
Rahway, 65-55, on February 3 in
Cranford. The impressive win over
the Indians, who entered with a
10-4 record, may have been the
Cougars’ best effort of the season. It came on the heels of a 6649 victory over Scotch PlainsFanwood.
The Cougars jumped out to an
early 16-7 first-quarter lead
against Rahway then held the
Indians at bay for the rest of the
contest.
“We had a team meeting a
couple of games back,” said Cougar Kevin Trotter, who scored 10
points. “I think that really helped
to change our mindset. We’ve
been playing with a different attitude lately.”
In the opening quarter, Cranford
scored on a combination of drives
to the basket and 3-pointers,
while sinking seven of eight free
throws. Sean Leonard’s baseline
drive was followed by a nice back
door cut in which Joe Norton
provided the assist, giving
Cranford a 12-5 lead with 1:07
on the clock.
“We played unselfish basketball today, said Cranford forward
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James Kellet. “We limited the
mistakes to a manageable number and we did a good job boxing
them out. That is always something we try to focus on but we
don’t always succeed. Today we
did and we got a good result
because of it.”
In the second quarter, Cranford
took an 18-7 lead then spent the
rest of the period fending off a
run by the Indians. A 3-pointer
by Jayson Peoples followed by a
put back from Fred Womble pulled
the Indians to within 30-28 at the
half.
Despite the rally, Rahway was
struggling against the inspired
Cougars. Normally outmatched
on the boards due to lack of
height and injuries, Cranford held
up well and continued to pressure Rahway defenders with
drives to the basket and by converting their free throws. Cranford
would sink 18 free throws on the
game compared to 10 for Rahway.
“We have had a lot of trouble
with injuries this season,” said
Trotter. “We are just taking the
approach that when someone
goes down with an injury it is the
next man up who has got to come
through and play at a high level.
We know we have a small starting
five right now. That is just the way
it is. We’ve got to overcome it.”
The Cougars took an eight-point
lead in the third quarter after
Smith’s inside bucket made the
score 41-33 with 1:28 left in the
period. But Rahway surged at
quarter’s end to pull close again.
Womble scored on a lay-up with
08 seconds left, then stole a pass
and scored again as the buzzer
sounded to cut the lead to 42-39
heading into the fourth quarter.
The Cougars, once again, took
charge in the fourth quarter, and
slowly rebuilding their lead. The
key sequence came when Trotter
converted a steal to a lay-up with
just under three minutes remaining to push the lead to 58-50.
Trotter then followed that with
another transition basket to make
it 60-50 with just 1:36 remaining.
This time the Cougars made no
mental errors down the stretch,
sinking three of four free throws
and never letting Rahway pull
any closer. The way the team
closed out the game left Head
Coach Ryan Huber with hope that
his cast of young players might
finally be maturing.
“Other than Luke Christiano,
this team is made up of a lot of
guys who were JV players for us
last year,” said Coach Huber.
“Injuries to players like Eric
Donahue, Jack Shetelich and Wills
have made it that much more
difficult for us. Today was one of
those times where we managed
to put it all together. I thought
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our guys did a great job of limiting second shot opportunities for
Rahway. Kevin Trotter was big
for us again. He has come on of
late.”
Christiano finished with 12
points. Leonard chipped in 11
points and Hunter Remley added
six, while Albert Gargiulo and
Fonseca had three each. Michael
Famosa led Rahway with 17
points.
Rahway
Cranford
7 18 11 19
16 14 12 23
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THREE SPORT ATHLETE...Cranford Cougar Luke Christiano, a three-sport athlete, flanked by his father John and
mother Ellen, along with twin brother Mark, has signed to play football at Lehigh University in the fall. Pictured, from
left to right, are: back row; Darren Torsone (Director of Athletics), and head coaches Ryan Huber (basketball), Erik
Rosenmeier (football) and Al Reinoso (lacrosse).
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CRANFORD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FEBRUARY 5...Junior ice hockey
player Richie Hurley leads the Cougars and the Union County Ice Hockey
League with 36 points. He most recently had 10 points, including 5 goals and 5
assists. Senior swimmer Julie Byrne recently won her 4th straight Union County
Title in the 100 yard butterfly. She also broke her own county record in the 200
yard Individual Medley. Julie was also recently selected to represent Cranford
High School at the New Jersey National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
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CRANFORD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FEBRUARY 12...Rickey Poszyler
bowled a 275 and the high single game at the North II Team Sectionals. This
includes Groups 1-4 and 200 bowlers. Ashleigh Poszyler finished fifth at the
North II Individual Sectionals with a three game score of 609. This includes
Groups 1-4 and 216 bowlers. Ashleigh will advance to the individual championships on February 18 at Carolier Lanes.
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Blue Devils’ Defense Holds Off Rahway Indians in Boys Basketball Clash, 44-41
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Modern Living Is Game
Changer in Fighting Fires
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
CRANFORD — The township began its 2015 departmental budget review Monday at its workshop meeting. During the budget review of the fire department, Fire Captain Andy Stratton
said when a fire ignites in a building made with modern-day construction materials and furnishings, the fire will spread more
rapidly than with materials used
in the mid-20th century.
“The game has changed,” Capt.
Stratton said.
Firefighter deaths have risen
by 67 percent, a study by Underwriters Laboratories shows, due
to the fires in newly constructed
buildings, as well as firefighters
having less on-the-job training
and fighting more complex fires.
The fire department requested
to increase its manpower by three
— by adding a deputy chief and
two firefighters. It also requested
to reinstate an administrative
officer position. The total additional cost for the deputy chief
and two firefighters would be
$230,000 for 2015.
Capt. Stratton said the department is regarded as the “Miracle
Fire Department” by other municipal fire departments.
Westfield and Cranford have
the two lowest staffed fire departments in Union County, Capt.
Stratton said.
The additions of new apartment buildings in Cranford —
555 South Avenue, Riverfront,
and the potential of a development at Birchwood Avenue —
would indicate a public safety
impact, Capt. Stratton said. He
also compared those buildings to
the Avalon at Edgewater that
caught fire recently.
“The modern fire problem is
very dangerous,” Fire Chief
Leonard Dolan III said.
Mayor Andis Kalnins said later
in the meeting that the township
building department has inspected the new construction and
those buildings are meeting the
codes and also have sprinklers
and fire blocks. He said regarding the fire in Edgewater, “the
impression is some codes were
not met.”
Chief Dolan also noted that every officer in the department is
new. Additionally, Chief Dolan is
to retire next month.
Chief Dolan also requested an
increase in the per diem rate of
the EMT workers to $18 per hour.
Currently they are paid $15.39.
The equipment and the fire department building, built in 1980,
he said are old.
The zoning department presented a flat budget.
Municipal Judge Mark Cassidy
requested the Municipal Court
budget be increased to allow for
two additional court sessions because he said the sessions run
too late. The court sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. and end somewhere between 11 p.m. and midnight, he said. He also requested
an increase in his salary and a
raise for a member of the clerical
staff, who he said is “grossly
underpaid.” He said he has been
employed with the township for
seven years without a pay raise.
Chief Financial Officer Lavona
Patterson presented the finance
department budget. Payroll services provided by ADP is $64,000,
and is one of the larger expenses
in the budget, she said.
Township Clerk Tara Rowley
presented the budget of the
clerk’s office. An increase of
$20,000 was allotted for the cost
of the codification of the Master
Plan and an increase in legal
advertising costs was included.
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Instead Of $1 Million Study,
We Should Dredge Rahway River
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through Springfield, Cranford and Rahway
Mayors of Cranford, Garwood, Millburn,
then to the ocean outlet in Elizabeth was
Rahway, Springfield and Union Townpracticed.
ship having been calling for help to
mitigate against future flooding such as The old-timers tell us the Rahway River
occurred during Hurricane Irene in Au- bed in Cranford was 12 feet deep back
gust 2011. They sent a letter to Gover- then. It’s about four feet now, having
been silted up (with little way for the
nor Chris Christie requesting $20 milwater to pass through). Could the oldlion to build floodwater storage areas
timers be correct?
and enhance their levies.
Surely, a solution must be regional — and
This past week Senator Robert
it must be put in the hands of the engiMenendez (D-N.J.) announced
$500,000 in federal funding from the neers.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ budget and another half-million dollars
from President Barack
Obama’s federal budget
to complete a flood mitigation study of the 82mile Rahway River Watershed.
The project itself is said
to cost $68 million. That’s
a lot of money. The study
is said to primarily focus
on the area between Orange Reservoir to the
north through Rahway
to the south.
Would this be the correct
solution or just a repeat
of past mistakes? Seems
like dredging the river
on a regular basis is a
more effective safeDavid B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader
guard. We understand A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT…The Riverside Inn in Cranford takes the brunt of
from old-timers that the floodwaters that raged down Springfield Avenue onto North Avenue on August
dredging from Millburn 28, 2011 after Hurricane Irene’s wrath. Vast areas of Cranford were under water.
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get presentations, during public
comment, resident Jim Anderson of Walnut Avenue requested
the township delineate driveway
access by painting a yellow box
on the street on Walnut Avenue
across from the community center. Users of the community center typically park on the street
instead of in the parking lot, he
said, and cars will park in front of
the driveways along homes spanning 213 Walnut Avenue and 227
Walnut Avenue, he said.
“We will follow up on this,”
Mayor Kalnins said. “I’m supportive of it.”
Township Engineer Carl O’Brien
and Kevin Nollstadt, an engineer
with Hatch Mott MacDonald
(HMM), presented an update on
Phase 2B, which ties the storm
drains into the Riverside Drive
pump station, and Phase 5 for
the
Northeast
Quadrant
Stormwater
Management
Project. Phase 5 provides for additional interior drainage improvements along the west side
of the Rahway River. The drainage improvements are to include
a stormwater pumping station,
express sewer system, and collector storm sewer system, according to the HMM website.
The township retained HMM to
develop a comprehensive plan for
improvements to reduce the frequency of flooding in the Northeast
Quadrant of the Township of Cranford, according to HMM’s website.
“Phase 2B is designed and ready
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to be submitted,” Mr. O’Brien
said. The deadline to submit the
paperwork to the New Jersey
Environmental Infrastructure
Trust (NJEIT) for the loan application is Monday, March 2. Phase
5 has yet to be designed and will
not be ready for the March 2
deadline, Mr. O’Brien said.
The cost estimate for Phase 2B
and Phase 5 are between $10
million and $12 million, Township
Administrator Terence Wall said.
NJEIT offers no- and low-interest
loans over a 20-year period, according to the NJEIT website.
HMM laid out four potential locations for the pump station that
is to be built for Phase 5. Mr.
Nollstadt said HMM is recommending the pump station be
located in a lot on Park Drive.
Phase 5 is addressing flooding
issues in low areas in the flood
zone such as Balmiere Parkway,
Hampton Road, West End and
Park Drive, Mr. Nollstadt said.
The express sewer would collect stormwater and discharge it
to the Rahway River, he said.
Mr. O’Brien also said he applied
for a $20,000 grant for i-Tree
software that will map the trees
in the township and assess each
tree as good, bad or indifferent.
The last tree inventory was conducted in 1999, Mr. Wall said.
Two major permits were received
for the North Avenue Train Station
Plaza Pedestrian Improvements
Project and will be submitted to
the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Mr.
O’Brien said. The project paid partly
by grant funds is for beautification
of the North Avenue train station,
as well as creating safe traffic
patterns for pedestrian, vehicular
and bus traffic, Mr. O’Brien said.
Commissioner Thomas Hannen,
Jr. asked how many parking spots
will be lost, and Mr. O’Brien said he
would find out.
Detective Matthew Nazzaro of
the Cranford Police Department
gave an update on his role as the
School Resource Officer (SRO), a
newly created position. The SRO
is present in each of the schools in
the township to act as a mentor to
the students and to work with the
principals to assess the needs
and problem areas in each school.
The SRO heads up Project Alert,
which has replaced the DARE program in the schools. The SRO is
also involved in many other safety
aspects of the schools.
In committee reports, Commissioner Robert D’Ambola proposed
adding a new ordinance that requires all cars to be removed
from parking on the street when
the roads are snow covered to
allow for the plow trucks to clear
the roadways.
PSE&G has said it will knock
down the substation on South
Avenue and replace it with one
directly in front of it, thereby
moving the parking lot behind
the new substation. Mayor
Kalnins said the township recommended that PSE&G raise the
building to one foot above the
500-year storm floodwaters.
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Council OKs New Boiler,
Spars Over Retiring Sgt. Pay
By BRIAN TRUSDELL
Specially Written for the Westfield Leader
GARWOOD – Borough Council
members approved funds, Tuesday night, for the emergency
replacement of the cast iron boiler
at Borough Hall, OK’d the hiring
of a replacement police officer
and then sparred over 2015 vacation/sick payments to a retiring officer.
The 32-year-old boiler gave out
Monday morning, necessitating
the emergency repairs by
Cranford Plumbing and Heating
of Garwood that afternoonevening. Two bids were received
within hours, according to Councilman Jim Mathieu, the buildings and grounds committee
chairman — one for $11,385 by
Cranford Plumbing and another
for $10,500 by a company he did
not name.
Department of Public Works Superintendent Fred Corbitt recommended that Cranford Plumb-
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ing be authorized to do the repairs due to the relative similarity of the bids, his familiarity with
the company and Cranford
Plumbing’s familiarity with the
Borough Hall heating system.
After consulting with Mayor
Charles Lombardo, the building
and grounds committee approved
the work.
The council also voted to allow
Police Chief Bruce Underhill to
hire Garwood native Valerio
Zuena, 32, who now lives in
Springfield, as a probationary
patrolman and numerical replacement on the force for Sgt.
Mario Morelli, who retired January 31 after 25 years.
Mr. Zuena, who has served as a
deputy sheriff with the Essex
County Sheriff’s Department, will
begin Monday.
Both resolutions passed unanimously, 5-to-0, with Councilman
Mike Martin absent.
But Mr. Mathieu balked at an
item originally on the consent
agenda, authorizing $34,305.81
to Sgt. Morelli for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time
and other hours for 2015.
He criticized the payment, saying that officers that work one
day into a calendar year are paid
an entire year’s vacation and off
time for “not working.”
“It erodes the faith in the police,” he said. “Our police should
be paid and paid well, but this is
gaming the system.”
After rhetorically asking Borough Attorney Bob Renaud what
the likely consequence would be
if the council voted not to authorize the payment, Councilwoman
Sara Todisco said the money
being paid to Sgt. Morelli was a
contract provision and denial
would almost assuredly result in
a lawsuit the borough would lose.
This sparked a terse exchange
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between the two, with Mr.
Mathieu calling for the
policemen’s contract to be
changed and an exasperated Ms.
Todisco claiming it would be irresponsible to vote against the
measure.
“Whether we agree or not, I
don’t want to waste the taxpayers’ money,” she said.
When Mr. Mathieu shot back
that someone has to speak up for
the taxpayer, Councilwoman Ann
Tarantino snapped back from the
other side of the dais: “We are
standing up for the taxpayer.”
The measure passed 4-to-1.
In the work session, the council
once more discussed the three
remaining encroachments on the
Recreation and Sports Complex
from private homes.
As building and grounds chairman, Mr. Mathieu approached all
three home owners and gave the
council a rundown on the status,
telling the council that two of the
three made reasonable requests
of the borough.
The owner at 116 Myrtle Avenue asked that the property
line be delineated again so she
could understand where it is, and
the owner at 119 Willow Avenue
requested that if a fence was to
be removed and replaced properly on the line that both actions
be done on the same day for her
dog.
However, the owner at 167
Myrtle, identified by Mr. Mathieu
as Kenneth Higney, is disputing
the borough’s claims and indicated he would seek counsel if
the town sought to enforce its
claim.
“We have our survey,” Mr.
Renaud said. “He provided the
same survey that showed the
same encroachment.”
Councilman Bill Nierstedt suggested moving ahead with the
undisputed properties, and the
council deferred on the third while
Mr. Renaud researched an ordinance that would enable the town
to place a lien on the property.
In other issues, Traffic Committee Chairwoman Mrs. Tarantino
informed the borough that due to
mounting complaints over the
years regarding speeding vehicles
on Fourth Avenue, the police department was looking into obtaining grants to erect “radar feedback” signs. The devices detect a
car’s speed and flash it at the
drivers, intending to get those
over the limit to slow down.
Chief Underhill said at the meeting that speed bumps were an
option, but he considered them a
“drastic start” that came with
maintenance costs. He also expressed concern that it would
force traffic onto North Avenue
and through the Lincoln School
zone.
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Officer Hand Remembered
By Cranford Police Dept.
CRANFORD — The Cranford Police Department remembered Patrol Robert F. Hand yesterday and
the sacrifice that he made 40 years
ago on February 11, 1975 when
he was killed in the line of duty
during a motor vehicle pursuit.
The car that Patrolman Hand
was chasing was driven by an
18-year-old Rahway resident.
The chase began in Cranford and
continued onto Westfield Avenue
in Clark, where the officer lost
control of his car and crashed
into the storefront of a glass and
mirror shop. The 18-year-old
driver of the car that Patrolman
Hand was chasing was arrested
in Rahway several minutes after
the crash. Patrolman Hand was
taken to Rahway Hospital where
he was pronounced dead. Patrol-
Services Held for Teen
Killed in Warinanco Crash
CRANFORD — A funeral Mass
was held Monday for a 16-yearold Cranford High School student
who was killed February 3rd in a
car crash in Warinanco Park.
Justin Juzefyk was the passenger in a 2003 Honda CRV when it
struck a light pole and then a tree
on the passenger side, according
to a NJ Advance Media report.
He was taken by county EMS to
University Hospital in Newark and
died around 2:30 a.m., according to the report. The accident
occurred about a quarter-mile
from the Warinanco ice kating
rink around 8:30 p.m., after the
conclusion of the 6:45 p.m.
Cranford-Summit hockey game,
according to the report.
The car’s 17-year-old driver
survived the crash with only minor injuries. His name has not
been released. Union County
spokesman Seb D’Elia said the
Union County Police are investigating the accident.
According to his obituary, Justin was a junior at Cranford High
School with an interest in photography and was a member of
the Cranford swim team. A
candlelight vigil was held in his
memory on February 4.
Justin is survived by his parents, Steven Juzefyk and Theresa
Gambino; a sister, Halley Juzefyk,
and his grandparents.
Dooley Funeral Home in Cranford
handled funeral arrangements. ULTIMATE SACRIFICE... Cranford Police remembered Patrolman Robert F.
The funeral was held at St. John Hand, yesterday, February 11th, 40 years after he was killed in the line-of-duty
the Apostle Church in Clark.
during a motor vehicle pursuit.
man Hand left behind a wife and
four young children.
Patrolman Hand was nicknamed
‘The Senator’ because he was
known to stop and talk to all of
the store owners , shoppers, and
everyone else who he saw on his
beat. His peers would joke that it
would take him half of his shift to
walk just one block because of
his desire to help people and
start conversations with everyone he saw.
Cranford Police Chief James
Wozniak said, “Patrolman Hand
could have written a book on
community policing. His desire
to give back to the community
wasn’t something that anyone
could teach; it was a gift that
came very natural to him.”
Patrolman Hand was an Air
Force veteran who served in the
Korean Conflict and he received
an honorable discharge in 1950.
He was sworn in as a Cranford
patrolman in 1956 and received
numerous commendations during his 19-year career. In 1968
he was issued a commendation
for breaking up a large scale
narcotics ring that resulted in the
arrest of 10 drug dealers, and in
1969 he was commended for
arresting a child sex offender.
Patrolman Hand was active in
the Cranford Elks Lodge and VFW
Post 335 and had been elected
by his fellow officers to serve as
president of the Cranford P.B.A.
Uniformed Cranford officers
wore black mourning bands yesterday, February 11, across their
badges in remembrance of their
fallen brother.
“Officer Hand is nothing short
of a legend within the Cranford
Police Department, and this week
we will take time to remember
his service to our country, his
dedication to our community, and
the sacrifice that he and his family made 40 years ago,” Chief
Wozniak said.
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Cranford Budget Review Continues;
Parking Restrictions Passed
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
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South Union Avenue as a means
to deter long-term parking by
commuters. There will be a time
restriction between Washington
and Christopher Street on South
Union Avenue between 9 a.m.
and noon, Commissioner Mary
O’Connor said.
Adjustments to the salaries of
the police chief and the assistant
chief financial officer (CFO) were
made in the adoption of an ordinance fixing salaries and wages.
The salary range for the police
chief is between $148,000 and
$174,803, and the CFO is between $53,657 and $73,000.A
resolution that authorizes an
amendment to the township committee bylaws was passed by a
vote of 4-to-1, with Commissioner Tom Hannen, Jr. opposing
the amendment.
“I think this ordinance is rather
broad and I would not want to
see this used for a bludgeon or
attack on any commissioner,”
Mr. Hannen said.
“The conflict of interest law is a
statutory law…,” Deputy Mayor
Lisa Adubato said.
The resolution prohibits commissioners who have a conflict of
interest on a certain matter to be
in the room during discussion of
that particular matter, Ms.
Adubato said. She said in the
past it was unclear that when a
conflict of interest was present if
that person should be privy to
the discussions of the matter. “It
is a simple clarification,” she
added.
“By leaving the room, we eliminate the appearance of conflict,”
CRANFORD — The township’s
2015 departmental budget review continued Tuesday at the
township committee conference
session held prior to the official
meeting. The health department
and TV-35 discussed each of their
department’s budgets with the
committee members.
The health department salary
remains flat, Monika KoscovaJencik, registered environmental health specialist, told the committee. The department is in need
of a new copier and the low bid
came in at $5,000, she said. The
Environmental Commission has
a budget of $3,500, she said.
Ed Davenport of TV-35 said the
station’s budget, “has stayed
mostly the same.” The mainteCONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
nance and repair budget totals
$130,221 and is used for repairs
of cameras, tape machines and
other equipment. An additional
cost of $1,500 for access to the
Omni music library that safeguards against copyright infringement and offers 25,000
songs for the channel to use for
its broadcast was included in the
budget. Also, $2,800 is an annual fee for broadcasts to be
made available on the pay channel as an on demand option for
TV viewers. “We had to add
$12,000 to get our radio station
back on the air,” Mr. Davenport
said. “We need it for emergency
backup.”
During the official meeting, the
committee passed the rescinding of an ordinance that establishes a conservation utility.
“This does not impact the conservation center, the environmental commission or the green
Christina Hinke for The Westfield Leader
team,” Mayor Andis Kalnins said.
The committee also passed BUDGET TALKS … Cranford Fire Department Captain Andy Stratton gave a
three ordinances that will re- presentation Monday to the township committee regarding staffing of the fire
strict parking on a portion of department.
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Sports, Humor and Commentary
Zoning Officer to Recommend
Changes to Land Dev. Ord.
By CHRISTINA M. HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
CRANFORD — Township Zoning Officer Robert Hudak has recommended amending the land
development ordinance the planning board signed off on and
township committee passed in
December. Mr. Hudak is to make
his final recommendations to the
township council Monday at the
workshop meeting.
Within the ordinance, building
coverage maximums were
added. Since the ordinance was
passed, he said most of the homes
in Cranford are non-conforming
in building coverage. This would
mean any construction to a home
would need a variance sought
and would burden the taxpayer
and the zoning board.
“If all these houses are nonconforming…their houses are
worthless then. That is a big
issue,” Mr. Hudak said at the
Cranford Planning Board’s February 4 meeting.
Building coverage is the percentage of the lot area covered
by a home or attached garage,
Mr. Hudak said. This is different
from lot coverage, which includes
building coverage and impervi-
The Cameos to Perform
At Gran Centurions
CLARK – The Cameos, New
Jersey's favorite oldies group,
will appear at The Gran Centurions, 440 Madison Hill Road, Clark
on Friday, March 13.
The dinner show will open at 7
p.m. featuring a deluxe buffet,
dessert, wine, beer, and soda.
Cash bar is available.
This event is sponsored by
UNICO, the largest Italian American service organization in the
nation.
For information or tickets call
(908) 337-0141.
ous surfaces such as driveways.
“I think we need to recognize
our issues with flooding and impervious surface…What we need
to be concerned about is impervious surface,” Board Vice-Chairwoman Lynda Feder said.
In 2009, the township had concerns with McMansions being built
on small properties and changes
to lot coverage were put in place
to “severely curtail development,” Mr. Hudak said.
Mr. Hudak said he is still investigating the matter. He will
present his recommended
changes to the percentages of
building coverage in the various
residential zones at Monday’s
council meeting.
During the public portion of last
Wednesday’s planning board
meeting, resident Frank Krause
again brought up his issue with
the North Avenue corridor. He
has concerns with how the board
of adjustment has approved applications for two new banks: Investors Savings Bank, to be built
next to the Rustic Mill Diner, and
Two River Bank, on the corner of
Lincoln and North Avenues. He
believes the front-yard setbacks
are too shallow and that there is
a public-safety issue with ingress
and egress of traffic to the banks.
He had previously addressed the
township committee and planning board on these issues.
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Budget Review Continues; Pk. Restrictions Passed
Commissioner Robert D’Ambola
said.
“Each of the committee members were elected by voters… By
prohibiting a person’s ability to
be in the room… disenfranchises
those voters who sent those commissioners here with a specific
job in mind,” Commissioner
Hannen said.
The committee passed a resolution authorizing the mayor to
enter into a settlement agreement with Government Strategy
Group, a consultant that provided chief financial officer services for a period of approximately two years, Mayor Kalnins
told The Westfield Leader. The
township has since hired an inhouse chief financial officer.
The new Mexican restaurant,
River & Rail Cantina, slated to
open at the Riverfront, was authorized by resolution to accept
a person-to-person transfer of a
liquor license.
A resolution was passed that
designates $9.7 million of notes
consisting of $9.55 million general bond anticipation notes and
$141,151 swim pool utility bond
anticipation notes. Those notes
were funded at 0.25- percent
interest rate, Mayor Kalnins said.
“We know those rates won’t
last and we are in the process of
putting together a debt management plan,” he said.
“We need to come up with a
plan we can sustain over time.
There is a lot of discussion around
the (state’s) Transportation Trust
Fund. I recommend we continue
to pressure our state leaders to
make sure that is funded so our
roads do not crumble,” Mayor
Kalnins said.
Mayor Kalnins also announced
the $1 million authorized by the
federal government to complete
the Rahway River Basin Flood
Risk Management Feasibility
Study by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. Once the study is com-
pleted, the next step would be to
attain funding for construction.
The invocation said by Commissioner O’Connor was in honor
of Father John McGovern, pastor
emeritus at Saint Michaels Roman Catholic Church, who died
January 21 at the age of 74.
“I worked many years with Father McGovern at the school and
church,” Ms. Adubato said. “He
was a source of comfort to many
people in the community… He
will be missed.”
CF Rotary, Alliance Offer
Medication Safe Boxes
CRANFORD — Recognizing that
many youngsters who take illegal drugs start with the prescriptions in the medicine cabinets in
their own homes, the Rotary Club
of Cranford is partnering with the
Cranford Municipal Alliance to
stop them before they can begin.
The two organizations are making low-cost medication safe
boxes available to families in the
community at local outlets.
A recent survey released by
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
and the MetLife Foundation confirmed that one in four teens
reports having misused or abused
a prescription drug at least once
in their lifetime. More than four
in 10 teens who have misused or
abused a prescription drug obtained it from their parents’ medicine cabinet.
Experts recommend that parents secure prescriptions the
same way as other valuables,
like jewelry or cash. If possible,
all medicines, both prescription
and over-the-counter, should be
kept in a safe place, such as a
locked container.
“Keeping our students safe from
drugs is something we should all
be involved in. These medication
boxes should be in every house,
reinforcing what we are saying in
school – stay away from all
drugs,” said Cranford Superintendent of Schools Gayle Carrick.
The safe boxes are small plastic containers that hold three
to four smaller pill bottles or
two larger bottles. They have a
combination lock attached
which makes the box tamperevident, so parents will be able
to tell if someone has tried to
get it open. While someone can
break into the box, it sends a
signal that parents are concerned and interested in their
kids’ well-being.
The boxes are available for purchase locally for $5 at the
Cranford Community Center, 220
Walnut Avenue, and at Bell’s
Pharmacy, 17 North Union Avenue, Cranford.
The Rotary Club of Cranford
was established in 1923 and
serves the Cranford community
through service projects, sponsorships and scholarships. The
club meets every Thursday at
7:45 a.m. at the Cranford Community Center. Any man or
woman, actively employed or retired, is invited to attend a meeting of the club. For additional
information, call Membership
Chairman Mike Flynn at (908)
272-2827.
The Cranford Municipal Alliance
Committee is a community-based
organization, consisting of volunteer members, which is dedicated to a comprehensive and
coordinated effort to reduce and
prevent substance abuse. For
more information, call Kara
Noesner, Municipal Alliance coordinator, at (908) 709-7200.
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BARGAINS...Shoppers look for bargains on Saturday at the Cranford Artisans
Market.
Trinity Day School to Hold
Tricky Tray, Registration
CRANFORD — Trinity Episcopal
Day School (TEDS) will host its
fourth annual Tricky Tray event
next Thursday, February 19, from
7 to 10 p.m. It will take place in
the Trinity Episcopal Church’s
Sherlock Hall, located at 205
North Avenue East, Cranford.
Tickets are $15 per person.
“Proceeds from the evening will
go for an AED Defibrillator for the
school and build the necessary
facilities to provide infant care,”
said Nancy Ditzel, TEDS director.
“We invite all adults to join us for
a fun evening for a great cause,”
she continued.
Attendees need to bring their
own food and wine. Tickets may
be purchased in advance or at
the door.
Additionally, TEDS has announced that Fall 2015 enrollment is now open. TEDS serves
children from age 2½ through
kindergarten. Flexible schedule
options include half days, two
days per week, five days per
week, as well as early drop-off,
from 7 a.m., and late pick-up,
until 6 p.m. It also offers a Kindergarten Wrap-Around program
and full-day kindergarten, said
Ms. Ditzel.
Kindergarten Wrap-Around
provides a full day of kindergarten, half day in TEDS and a half
day in public school, which eases
the child’s transition into first
grade in public school. TEDS also
has an active Aftercare Program
for children, kindergarten
through grade 5, from the
Cranford Public Schools.
For more information about
Trinity Episcopal Day School or
the TEDS Tricky Tray, call (908)
276-2881,
e-mail
[email protected] or visit
tedscranford.org.
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Auditions Announced for
Summer Conservatory
Trinity Plans Services
For Ash Wednesday
CRANFORD — The Trinity Episcopal Church invites everyone
to come for Ash Wednesday
services at noon and 7 p.m. on
February 18. The Reverend Dr.
Gina Walsh-Minor, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, will
be the celebrant. Trinity is located at 119 Forest Avenue,
Cranford.
Ash Wednesday is the first
day of Lent. The name comes
from the practice of placing of a
cross of ashes on the forehead
of Christians as a sign of their
mortality and penitence.
Lent is the liturgical season of
40 days of penitence and fasting. Sundays, the Sabbath day,
are not part of the Lenten fasting days. Christians are invited
“to observe a Holy Lent by selfexamination and repentance by
prayer, fasting and self-denial,
and by reading and meditating
on God’s Holy Word.”
Historically, Lent was a time
converts were prepared for Holy
Baptism or for reconciling those
who had been separated from
the church through penitence
and forgiveness. The liturgical
changes in Lent include quieter, more meditative services,
purple vestments, veiled
crosses and less ornate altar
pieces.
New Jersey
CRANFORD – The Pineda Conservatory has announced upcoming auditions for the 2015 summer
conservatory featuring fully staged
productions of the Tony Award
Nominated musical The Wedding
Singer and When You Wish Upon A
Star, a cabaret of our childhood
favorites. Students entering 9th
grade and graduating high school
seniors are eligible to audition for
this rigorous training program.
Center Stage is a five-week intensive program for outstanding
musical theatre students taught
by professional staff with experiHONORED FOR SERVICE...The Interfaith Human Relations Committee of ence on Broadway, regionally and
the Cranford Clergy Council honored Pat Jurpalis, a parishioner at the Calvary on theatre & concert stages around
Lutheran Church in Cranford, with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award at its the world. Students participate in
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service January 15 at the First Baptist daily dance, voice, audition prepaChurch of Cranford. Ms. Jurpalis was recognized for her service to local elderly ration and acting classes as well as
and shut-in residents. She is pictured with Rabbi Benjamin Goldstein of Temple special industry-related workshops
Beth-El Mekor Chayim in Cranford.
and master classes. In the 2014
season the Center Stage class was
treated to a visit from Michelle
O’Connell, who plays Carlotta in
Broadway’s The Phantom of the
Opera and students also participated in fundraising efforts for
KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth by helping to defray the cost of Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids.
Historical Society will host a soup- an elevator that makes all levels
tasting event on Tuesday, March of the newly restored site fully
3, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the cafete- accessible to everyone.
ria of David Brearley Middle and
The Kenilworth Historical Society
High School, located at 401 Mon- is an independent, volunteer-based,
CRANFORD — New Jersey Deroe Avenue, Kenilworth. Entitled non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)3 or“Soup’s On,” this event will give ganization dedicated to the research, partment of Environmental Proparticipants the opportunity to preservation and interpretation of tection (NJDEP) Watershed Amtaste a variety of favorite home- the Oswald J. Nitschke House, local bassador Brittany Musolino will
lead a rain barrel workshop in
made soups, along with assorted history and culture.
breads and desserts.
The recently restored Nitschke partnership with the Cranford
Admission is $14. Advance res- House “living history” museum fea- Environmental Commission on
ervations are required by Tues- tures five authentically furnished Saturday, March 21. Taking place
day, February 24. For reserva- historic rooms on the first floor for at the Cranford Community Centions/tickets, call (908) 709-0434 interpreting life in the 1905 to ter on Walnut Avenue, the event
or (908) 709-0391 or visit Espe- 1934 period; an exhibition center will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rain barrels are an important
cially Yours Florist, 13 North 20th on the second floor and a cultural
Street, Kenilworth, where tickets arts center on the lower level, all tool for preventing run-off from
for the event also are being sold. of which are wheelchair-accessible. entering storm drains, which
Proceeds from “Soup’s On” will For further details regarding the transport non-point source polbenefit the Kenilworth Historical Kenilworth Historical Society and lutants to rivers and streams. At
Society’s circa 1880 Oswald J. the Nitschke House, visit the the workshop, residents will be
Nitschke House “living history” organization’s
website. given a presentation on why rain
barrels help to protect water qualmuseum and cultural arts center kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org.
Kenilworth Historical Soc.
Schedules Soup-Tasting
Former Pineda Conservatory
students have been accepted into
some of the nation's leading college theatre programs and conservatories and have gone on to
appear in television, movies, professional theatres and opera
houses around the country.
The program runs June 29th to
August 2nd, meeting daily monday
through friday from 12:30 to 5:30
p.n. at the Cranford Dramatic Club
Theatre in Cranford. Enrollment is
limited and acceptance into the
program is by audition only. Every
student selected participates in both
shows. Those who are ensemble in
The Wedding Singer will perform as
the featured players in When You
Wish Upon A Star, with songs selected specifically for them.
Auditions will be held Saturdays, February 21 and 28 and
Sunday, March 1 by appointment
only. Further audition information can be found and audition
appointments can be made at
www.pinedaconservatory.com/
Summer-Center-Stage.html. or
by calling (908) 731-1377.
Rain Barrel Workshop On Tap For
Environment Panel in Cranford
ity and aid in easing floods. For a
fee of $12, participants will also
receive their own barrel with training on how to construct and install this rain collection system.
The workshop would not be possible without the donation of barrels from L’Oreal USA and support from the Cranford Environmental Commission, Union
County Parks and Recreation and
Rutgers Water Resources.
Registration is limited. To preregister for the workshop, Ms.
Brittany Musolino, watershed
ambassador for Watershed Management Area 7, at (908) 7893209
or
e-mail
[email protected].
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