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Photo courtesy of Susan FrancisWALKING TOUR…Third graders at Franklin Elementary School in Westfield recently took a walking tour of theirhometown. It included visits to the Westfield Historical Society, Trader Joe’s market, the rescue squad, police station andfirehouse on North Avenue. Pictured are firefighters with David Latessa’s third grade class.

‘FUN’-RAISING EVENT…More than 400 supporters of the Westfield CollegeMen’s Club gathered at the Westfield Armory on May 30 for an evening of food,music and friendship. The club’s newest fundraising event, a BBQ Band Party,featured dancing to Doug Winter’s band “Best Kept Secret” and was supportedby a long list of sponsors led by Vine Republic and Heineken. Formed in 1922 toprovide scholarships to local high school students, the College Men’s Club willaward $50,000 in scholarships to 12 members of the Class of 2014 at a specialceremony today at the Westfield home of Jet and Susan Taylor.

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderGARWOOD ROCKS…Families enjoy the Garwood Rocks street fair heldSunday. The event offered a variety of food, fun and games for all.

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Freeholders to Vote TonightOn Parks, Dam Projects

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

COUNTY — The Union CountyFreeholders are set to vote tonighton a number of professional ser-vices contracts, ranging from con-struction of new turf soccer fieldsto rehabilitation of Lake SurpriseDam in the Watchung Reservation.

At its agenda meeting last Thurs-day, the freeholder board consid-ered a resolution for a $94,200 pro-fessional services contract to Ma-ser Consulting, P.A., of Red Bank,for design, engineering and con-sulting services for installation of asynthetic turf system to accommo-date two multi-purpose soccer fieldswith lights and two adjacent base-ball fields at Cedar Brook Park inPlainfield.

Another $28,900 contract is setto be awarded to Harbor Consult-ants of Cranford for engineering,land surveying and constructionmanagement services for a newparking lot at the Nomahegan Parkbaseball field in Cranford.

Harbor is also set to be awarded a$26,700 contract for design andconstruction management for therehabilitation of the clay tenniscourts at Warninanco Park inRoselle. William Reyes, director ofeconomic development, said thecourts are in disrepair and will beresurfaced to “bring them back tousefulness.”

As the county begins work on theLake Surprise dam, the freeholdersare to vote tonight to add $44,379to the engineering services contractto T&M Associates of Middletownto provide construction support ser-vices for the project, bringing the

total contract to $281,191.Tom Mineo, county engineer, said

additional money was necessary for“having the design engineer onboard to check shop drawings dur-ing the construction phase.” He saidwhile changes are not expected inthe design, as “the nature of theproject is driving pilings and rely-ing on the borings and everythingto work,” some changes may benecessary as this type of project is“not as black and white as a roadproject,” Mr. Mineo said.

Ritacco Construction CompanyInc. of Belleville was awarded a$3,608,000 contract earlier this yearfor the Lake Surprise dam rehabili-tation.

The board is also set to approve anearly $3-million contract with OldBridge-based Black Rock Enter-prises, LLC for the first phase ofthe county’s 2014 road resurfacingproject. Mr. Reyes said the countywill resurface 14 miles of roadway,which is more than last year. Theproject is being funded through theNew Jersey Department ofTransportation’s 2013 AnnualTransportation Program. A sepa-rate contract will be issued for thesecond phase of the work in the fall.

The board also considered a$30,000 contract with the ClarkBoard of Education for a summeryouth program for developmentallydisabled youth. Antonio Rivera, di-rector of the Workforce InvestmentBoard, said the youth are putthrough a series of leadership train-ing courses and entrepreneurshiptraining and employment opportu-nities to gain the skills they need to


Cranford Bd. Begins Hearing forCentennial Three-Story BuildingBy CHRISTINA M. HINKE

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD — The planningboard Wednesday began hearing anapplication by Emanuel Nimrud,who is seeking permission to con-struct a three-story building withretail on the first floor and six apart-ments on the second and third floorsat 496 Centennial Avenue, a B-3Zone. The site formerly housedArnold’s Pest Control, whichburned down. The plans also in-clude a parking lot for 10 parkingspaces.

Mr. Nimrud sought the followingvariances and design waivers: toexceed the maximum allowableheight and stories; less than the

minimum required parking spaces;less than the minimum requiredfront-yard setback; no loading zoneprovided; and less than the mini-mum required foot candles in light-ing in a parking area.

Mr. Nimrud owns Old City Caféand Grill on North Union Avenueand said he has purchased other

land in town. “I am investing mytime and financials and taking overproperties to make it beneficial tothe town and myself,” Mr. Nimrudsaid.

Area residents said they were con-cerned with residents of the apart-ment complex and customers of the


WF Planning Bd. OksSummit Med. Group Signs

By LAUREN S. BARRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – A sign applica-tion by Summit Medical Group(SMG) for 574 Springfield Avenuewas approved by the Westfield Plan-ning Board at its June 4 meeting.

SMG received board approval lastyear for a change of use for thebuilding. The 32,000-square-footbuilding previously housed L’Orealoffices, and will now be medicaloffices and an urgent care center.SMG plans to open the building onMonday, June 23.

The Westfield ordinance only al-lows for one wall mounted sign,and the applicant was granted three.There will be a 15.97-foot-long by7.31-foot-high “Summit MedicalGroup” sign on the rear façade ofthe building facing the parking lot;a 12-foot-long “Main Entrance”sign, and an 18.21-foot-long “Ur-gent Care Center” sign.

John Michalski, an attorney with

McElroy, Deutch, Mulvaney andCarpenter who represented the ap-plicant, said the “signs are vital tothe operation of the business” andthat the wall signs were importantas the medical offices and the ur-gent care center have separate en-trances.

The applicant’s planner, MichaelTobia, testified that two monumentsigns were needed for the businessto operate effectively. He said whilethe building’s address is Spring-field Avenue, the driveway entranceis located on Cardinal Drive and thebuilding entrance faces the rearparking lot. Mr. Tobia testified thata monument sign was required atthe corner of Springfield Avenueand Cardinal Drive to direct pa-tients to the building and an addi-tional monument sign is needed todirect patients into the driveway.

While the board had no issue withthe driveway monument sign, it did

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Paul J. Peyton for The Westfield LeaderNEW LEADERSHIP...The Union County Republican Committee held theirreorganization meeting Tuesday night at the Newmark School in Scotch Plains,at which time a new leadership team was elected for the next two years. Pictured,from left to right, are: Mountainside Councilman Glenn Mortimer, UnionCounty GOP chairman; Westfield Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan, vice-chair-woman; Nicole Cole of Fanwood, secretary; Springfield Councilman Ziad Shehady,associate chairman; Cranford Committeewoman Mary O’Connor, associatechairwoman; Dorothy Burger of Summit, state GOP committeewoman, andWestfield Councilman Jim Foerst, state GOP committeeman. Not pictured is JimUlrich of Clark, treasurer.

Garwood Council ContinuesEminent Domain Debate

By MEGAN K. SCOTTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – The borough coun-cil on Tuesday directed the GarwoodPlanning Board to conduct an “Areain Need of Redevelopment” studyfor the abandoned Casale factoryproperty on South Avenue, includ-ing an eminent domain provisionthat drew a sharp objection fromCouncilman Jim Mathieu.

Mr. Mathieu was the only dis-senter in the 5-to-1 vote for theresolution. Mr. Mathieu, for at leastthe third time on council, ques-tioned the authority of local gov-ernments to take an individual’s

property for a non-public use. Forthe third meeting that the issue wasdebated, he questioned why emi-nent domain had to be included.

Councilman Bill Nierstedt, whoalso is a member of the planningboard, said the purpose is to ensurethat the borough will be able toobtain public parking. He reiter-ated that the resolution does notauthorize taking property. Thecouncil would have to take separateaction to do that.

“All this really is, and I hate touse the term, is a toolbox,” Mr.Nierstedt said. “It is a tool that


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WF BOE OKs 6-Percent Pay HikeFor WEA Over New 3-Yr. Contract

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – The board of edu-cation ratified a three-year contractwith the Westfield Education Asso-ciation (WEA) Tuesday night, givingteachers a 2-percent raise per year,plus an extra professional develop-ment day. The vote was 4 to 2 withboard members Mitch Slater andBrendan Galligan voting against thecontract.

The contract begins on July 1, 2014and runs through June 30, 2017. TheWEA represents 570 teachers, nurses,librarians, guidance counselors, so-cial workers, school psychologistsand educational specialists. Theteachers will be required, under NewJersey Chapter 78 legislation, to con-

tribute more to their health insuranceeach year of the contract and/or towaive the district insurance if theyhave additional sources of coverage.

An additional professional devel-opment day was added for a total oftwo annual professional days. Theextra day was added for what BoardVice-President Rosanne Kurstedt saidwas to give teachers time to think andtime to prepare for their classes.

Members of the BOE negotiatingteam included Human Resource Spe-cialist Barbara Ball, Business Ad-ministrator Dana Sullivan and boardmembers Ginny Leiz, who was thechairwoman, Ann Cary, GretchanOhlig and Mitch Slater. The WEAnegotiating team included its presi-dent and guidance counselor Kim

Schumacher, chief negotiatorMichael Seiler, Dominick Ceccio,Scott Rotherford, Gail Alston, DebbieVezos and Mary Wickens.

In explaining his vote, Mr. Slatersaid, “I wasn’t ready to sign off onthis contract without getting one yearwithout a raise.” He also objected tothe silent demonstration by the WEAwhich took place outside of the BOEadministration building in May dur-ing one of the negotiation sessions.He called it “a bit intimidating.”

“I blame the WEA for that tactic,”he added. He also said, “It’s not easy.I just felt the budget’s very tight. Youwin some, you lose some.”

Mr. Galligan said he objected tothe short time frame — less than 30hours — the board had to review theterms of the contract. He said hereceived it on Monday afternoon anddid not think it was enough time toread the 34-page contract and fullyunderstand it. He called the vote pre-mature and, thus, voted against theagreement.

Board President RichardMattessich and board member MarkFriedman were both away on busi-ness and did not take part in the vote.Ms. Kurstedt said to Mr. Galligan,“Brendan, I’m sorry you feel thatway. You had the green booklet withall the language that was in the con-tract.”

She further said, “The teachers needthe professional development daybecause they need time to work andplan.” She said the salary increasewas under the state cap of 2 percentand that the teachers will be contrib-uting as much as 10 to 35 percentmore to their health plan under thenew contract. She also said that thoserequesting extended maternity leavewill not be covered and will have togo on COBRA during that extendedperiod.

“Our WEA is working with us.Let’s not look back. Let’s look for-ward. I thank everybody. They arehard decisions,” Mrs. Kurstedt said.

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Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderWELL APPRECIATED...Paula Long receives the Appreciation Award fromGinny Rorden, left, and Nancy Priest, right, at the Westfield Historical Society46th Annual Dinner held May 28 at the Echo Lake Country Club.

Courtesy of Potter Architects LLCCOMING SOON…An artist’s rendering of a proposed nine-townhouse develop-ment at 484 Fourth Avenue in Garwood was presented by Potter Architects LLCof Union at the Garwood Planning Board meeting on May 28, at which time thedeveloper was granted a use variance for the project.

work within the school system dur-ing the summer.

He said additional funding hasbeen approved for summer youthemployment programs for the Bor-ough of Roselle, Rahway Commu-nity Action Organization, UrbanLeague of Union County, WorkforceAdvantage, Plainfield Board ofEducation and the City of Eliza-beth.

Also on the agenda was a$143,400 incentive fee payment toIllinois-based KemperSports Man-agement. Armando Sanchez, direc-tor of golf operations for the county,said the fee is based on a set thresh-old and gross revenues Kemper mustachieve per its contract with thecounty. Once it exceeds that num-ber, Kemper receives the incentivefee.

Kemper’s contract is up this year.A resolution on the draft agenda forlast Thursday for a new five-yearcontract was not on the actualagenda for the meeting.

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Freeholders

retail establishment parking on theresidential streets; the trash con-tainer area, which they thought wastoo small, and the seepage pitplanned as a detention basin forstormwater runoff.

“He has a lot of unknowns as towhere the overflows are going togo,” Sandra Caceras, assistant town-ship engineer, said regarding thestormwater management plans.

Residents asked if the seepagepit would have standing water thatwould then attract mosquitoes.

“No, I have not seen that,” NassirAlmukhtar, the applicant’s archi-tect, said.

“It is encased in two-feet-widegravel. It goes into the gravel andfilter fabric, then the soil. It wouldstand maybe two to three hours ifyou have a huge storm,” Mr.Almukhtar said.

“It seems a lot of people are con-cerned about it…and you have noteven done a soil test. Everything ishypothetical,” said Board SecretaryKevin Illing.

“You are almost doubling the im-pervious surface, which is why thestormwater management becomescrucial…if the system you are pro-posing is adequate, we need to beassured of that,” Board ChairwomanLynda Feder said.

Pat Daly, of Garden Terrace,asked about garbage. “A two-yarddumpster seems like a small spacefor 12 adults and a business,” hesaid. He had concerns about miceor bigger pests. “You are tripling insize. From the garbage pointalone….we find that troubling,” Mr.Daly said.

Attorney for the applicant,Gerasimos Kitsopoulos, said, “Wewill increase the number of timesof pickup to make sure there is nooverflow.”

There also were suggestions bythe planning board to increase thegarbage area to add more dumpsterspace, but it would lessen the num-ber of parking spaces.

Planning board members also hadconcerns about how a garbage truckcould enter and exit the parking lot,which they said is tight.

Under the zoning laws, 19 spacesare required, where the applicant isproviding 10.

Bahman Rzadme, traffic engi-neer and civil engineer, surveyedthe area one weekday between 4and 6:30 p.m. for the applicant.

Mr. Rzadme said the plan is tohave shared parking, where resi-dents are only allowed to park inthe evenings when the retail busi-ness is closed.

“Shared parking – it is usuallydone in big developments whereyou get a percentage of them leav-ing. Wouldn’t it fall apart?” Mr.Illing asked.

Mr. Rzadme suggested parkingin the parking lot for the CentennialAvenue Pool, which he said is 300feet away. Mr. Illing said that lot is

full to capacity in the summer whenthe outdoor pool is open. Mr.Rzadme also said there is availablestreet parking on residential streetswithin 300 feet of the property.

“No one is going to walk 300feet,” planning board member DanAschenbach said.

“I think the overreaching con-cern of parking is the density. Weare looking for mixed-use proper-ties along Centennial…but we arealways concerned about the con-tiguous neighborhoods…. Neigh-bors are justifiably concerned aboutwhat happens to their quality of lifewhen 10 more cars appear that werenot there previously. … I think youare not asking for a one- or two-space waiver; you are asking fornine spaces that don’t exist. Per-haps there are too many apartments.… If you are talking about 12 po-tential cars versus six, I think itwould make a huge difference tothe property and to the neighbor-hood,” Ms. Feder said.

Residents said the parking in theresidential streets is typically full.

Another issue was lack of an ease-ment. Town Planner VictorFurmanec asked since the buildingis proposed to be on the propertyline, where the access for mainte-nance would be. Ms. Feder sug-gested the architect include an ease-ment for allowing maintenance ofthe building to be performed.

The neighboring mixed-use prop-erty is co-owned by Jim Schoeningand James Burnette, who told TheWestfield Leader when Arnold’scaught fire the windows on hisbuilding that sided with the prop-erty were warped. “If it was built tothe property line, my building wouldhave burnt to the ground,” he toldThe Leader.

The new building will have asprinkler system throughout, theapplicant’s architect said in an ear-lier review of his plans.

The board will continue the hear-ing on Wednesday, July 9.


Cranford Planning Board

take issue with the corner sign. Theapplicant was initially proposing tohave the monument sign raised 10feet in the air. Both board memberRobert Newell and Board Chair-man Vince Wilt raised concerns overthe height of the sign. The appli-cant then agreed to change the signto a ground-level monument, muchlike the sign at Higgins and Bonneracross the street from the applicant’slocation.

In other business, the board hadno comment on a proposed changeto the conditional use section of thetown code. The new section wouldallow for an alternative treatmentcenter in the central business dis-trict, but it would require it to be astand-alone operation with no re-tail or residential mixed use. Theordinance will now go back to thetown council for approval.


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SP-Rec Comm. Waits ForAdvice On Defibrillators

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS — The town-ship recreation commission is wait-ing to hear from attorneys and in-surers about whether township rec-reation organizations will be re-quired to comply with a new statelaw that mandates portable heartdefibrillators be on hand at all youthsporting events.

Recreation Supervisor StephenDahl told the commission at itsmonthly meeting on Monday that“Janet’s Law”— named after JanetZilinski, an 11-year-old who diedof sudden cardiac arrest followinga cheerleading squad practice —requires public schools to have au-tomated external defibrillators(AEDs), and someone trained inhow to operate them, at all youthathletic events that take place atboard of education facilities. Hesaid the question for township rec-reation officials is whether the re-quirement extends to non-schoolorganizations that use board of edu-cation fields and facilities.

Among the questions to be ad-dressed before the law takes effecton Monday, September 1, is whowill have possession of the AEDswhen games are not being played,how many of them will be requiredand where they will be stored.

In other business, the summerconcert series will get underway onThursday, July 10, at Alan August-ine Park, and will run every Thurs-day evening through August 14,except for the first week of Augustwhen the annual National Night Outin conjunction with the police de-partment is held. For several years,when the township government wasunable to fund the concert seriesdue to budget constraints, local busi-

nesses donated money to ensure theannual concert series would takeplace. With the 2014 municipal bud-get again providing full funding forthis summer’s series, Mr. Dahl toldthe commission that all local busi-nesses in Scotch Plains and Fan-wood are being offered the oppor-tunity to set up a table, free ofcharge, at the Thursday night con-certs as a way of promoting theirservices and “as a thanks for theirsupport” in past years.

The water at Ponderosa Park willbe turned off this week as workersinstall a new surface on the spraypark to cut down on the excessiveheat build up that was experiencedat times last summer. Mr. Dahl saiddry weather is required to performthe work and that it is hoped thework will be done by the end of thisweek, although the weather fore-cast calls for rain.

In an effort to curtail vandalismduring overnight hours, an auto-matic locking system for restroomsat township parks has been installed,Mr. Dahl reported, making it pos-sible for the doors to open for theday and then lock for the evening.He also said the new pavilion forBrookside Park has been delivered,adding that he hopes it will be in-stalled by the first day of summercamp on Monday, June 30.

Total receipts at Scotch HillsCountry Club, including the mini-golf facility and building rentals,amounted to $39,121 in April, $776more than a year earlier. The year-to-date total is $99,791.

The commission’s next meetingwill be on Monday, July 14.

enables us to use it if we need it. Wedon’t need it; we don’t use it.”

Mr. Mathieu did not see it thatway.

“To me, this seems very shady. Itseems like an abuse of power,” hesaid, reiterating his concerns at pre-vious council meetings. “To havethis thing lurking back there thatwe really don’t need but we mightuse; folks, this is how the govern-ment takes away your liberty.

“It’s not a personal thing, but Ithink government should be shack-led,” Mr. Mathieu continued.

A frustrated Councilman MikeMartin said, “Jim. You are just mak-ing a ridiculous speech. Can we justvote on this, please?”

In other meeting news, Council-man Nierstedt said there is a UnionCounty town with an ordinance re-quiring property owners who losetheir home because of man-madeor natural disaster to start rebuild-ing or remove the structure’s foun-dation within two years. He de-clined to reveal the name of thetown but said the information wouldbe presented to the planning board,which is amending the land-useordinance.

Mr. Nierstedt first raised the is-sue in October. The matter stemmedfrom properties on Second Avenueand Center Street destroyed by firethat had been leveled to their foun-dations but had remained dormantsince their destruction. BoroughAttorney Robert Renaud had ex-pressed reservations over the en-forceability of such an ordinance.

The ordinance would not be ret-roactive.

“The sole purpose of zoning isthe protection of property values,”Mr. Nierstedt said. “So when youstart having houses destroyedthrough natural, man-made reasons,that derelict foundation, that chainlink fence around the property doesindeed lower adjacent values.”

While the Garwood Rocks streetfair was declared a huge success,two residents on the 300 block ofLocust Avenue complained that thefestivities caused more than a “mi-nor inconvenience,” as stated in theletter notifying residents of theevent. Karen McCarrick said herblock was turned into a theme parkwith “non-stop whining of genera-tors” used to power a “bouncyhouse,” spinning rides and an in-flatable slide.

“I had a 24-foot-tall rock climb-ing wall 150 feet away from thefront door of my home,” Ms.McCarrick wrote in a letter to themayor and council. She reiteratedher concerns at Tuesday’s meeting.“I had total strangers sitting on myfront lawn and on my steps. I had apetting zoo with donkeys, horsesand other farm animals on my block.


Garwood CouncilWas the zoning here changed tofarmland without proper publicnotification?”

Another resident, Jeanne Carven,said she missed a walkathon be-cause she was unable to get in andout of her driveway. Each year sheand her family participate in NJSharing Network’s walkathon inhonor of her brother, who died in acar accident about five-and-a-halfyears ago and whose organs weredonated through the organization.

“I could not go, and it was very,very upsetting to me,” she said.“While I support Garwood 100 per-cent, I do feel that the residents ofthe 300 block of Locust Avenueshould have been addressed sepa-rately that there were going to bethese vendors blocking our drive-ways, and we would not have ac-cess in and out to do what we neededto get done.”

Councilman Martin, who was onthe planning committee, apologizedto the residents and promised thatfor next year’s fair, the committeewould do its best to place noise-making equipment in an area whereit will not disturb residents.

In October, the one-seat ride withdirect service to New York City willinclude nightly trips, according toMr. Nierstedt.

Councilman Louis Petruzzellisaid completion of the Athletic FieldComplex does not appear to be onschedule, but “it’s getting there.”

“The site itself is looking prettygood. It’s just the building — theissue with the roof and gutters,” hestated. Mr. Petruzzelli said he hasasked for a completion date but thatno one wants to give him a defini-tive answer.

The town-wide yard sale will beheld Saturday and Sunday, June 21and 22. So far, about 40 householdshave signed up, half of what theborough had last year, according toBorough Clerk Christina Ariemma.

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Cranford Discusses FloodOptions, Bond Ordinance


CRANFORD – At Mondayevening’s Township Committeeagenda meeting, flooding solutionsby the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers (USACE), a $5.2-millioncapital bond ordinance and the po-lice department’s table of organiza-tion were discussed.

Mayor Andis Kalnins cited threeplans or options out of 10, whichwere mentioned in an article in TheWestfield Leader last week. Theyinclude a proposal to build a drydetention basin in the South Moun-tain Reservation, the constructionof new outlets on the Orange Reser-voir with channel modifications inCranford, and lastly, non-structuralmodifications to structures withinthe 10-year flood plain in Cran-ford.

The mayor favors the Orange Res-ervoir plan. Committeeman Tho-mas Hannen, Jr. suggested that thereis opposition to lowering the reser-voir and that maybe construction ofthe dry detention basin was the“least hard” of all the options.Mayor Kalnins said that right now,the mayors of Springfield andMillburn are not willing to go forthe Orange Reservoir plan.

Mayor Kalnins said there will bea meeting with state legislators atMcLoone’s Restaurant at the SouthMountain Reservation in the nearfuture to further assess the plans.

On another matter, members ofthe Cranford Historic PreservationAdvisory Board asked the town-ship committee to designateDroescher’s Mill, located at Lin-coln Avenue and High Street, as ahistoric site. The advisory boardsaid that it is already on the UnitedStates and the New Jersey lists ofhistoric sites in need of preserva-tion. The township committee wasin favor of the move.

The committee heard a laundrylist of proposed projects from Town-ship Engineer Carl O’Brien, whichincluded road repairs, equipmentfor the public works department,including a new vehicle, equipmentfor the recreation department, andequipment for the fire and policedepartments.

The cost of these projects is ex-pected to be approximately $5.2million and will be funded by acapital bond ordinance, TownshipAdministrator Terence Wall said.Mr. Wall further said the ordinanceshould be introduced at the Tues-day, June 24 township committeemeeting.

A presentation of the table oforganization of the Cranford PoliceDepartment was given by PoliceChief James Wozniak. Chief Woziaksaid that after this year’s (March)retirement of Chief Eric Mason,there is $121,557 in the remainingbalance of the salary and wages

budget. He said retirement madethe following deductions from thebudget possible: a captain promotedto chief, $8,476; lieutenant pro-moted to captain, $5,693; sergeantpromoted to lieutenant, $3,946;patrolman promoted to sergeant,$3,979, and a new recruit, $16,822.Chief Wozniak said the remainingbalance after existing positions arereplaced is $91,114 and the totalimpact on the salaries and wagesbudget from these changes is$58,427 and the pay differential is$32,686. He said that each time atop grade officer retires the paydifferential increases $58,233.

Chief Wozniak said he would puttwo new sergeants in the communi-cations unit, who will be crosstrained. This move will free up alieutenant to better supervise hisbroad range of responsibilities. Hesaid the men are working 10-hourshifts so that there is complete cov-erage for 12 hours. He also said thattwo recruits are coming out of theUnion County Police Academy nextweek. “The major point is to in-crease productivity this year,” thechief said.

In other business, Mr. Wall saidthat the township newsletter has alist of 15,000 readers and thetownship’s Facebook page has5,000 followers. He also said thatthe township website is being up-dated. He said the budget for theseinitiatives is $4,600.

In other business, five secondaryteachers who excel in their posi-tions were recognized by the board.They are seventh-grade mathemat-ics teacher Coleen Raparelli of theRoosevelt Intermediate School andguidance counselor Kerri Websterfrom the Edison IntermediateSchool, both named outstandingteachers of the year by the OptimistClub of Westfield, and WestfieldHigh School industrial arts teacherJames Hart, biology teacher BobBrewster and Spanish teacher RoseCalimano.

The next board meeting will beon Tuesday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. atthe administration building, locatedat 302 Elm Street.


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Freeholders to Vote TonightOn Parks, Dam Projects

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

COUNTY — The Union CountyFreeholders are set to vote tonight on anumber of professional services con-tracts, ranging from construction ofnew turf soccer fields to rehabilitationof Lake Surprise Dam in the WatchungReservation.

At its agenda meeting last Thursday,the freeholder board considered a reso-lution for a $94,200 professional ser-vices contract to Maser Consulting,P.A., of Red Bank, for design, engi-neering and consulting services for in-stallation of a synthetic turf system toaccommodate two multi-purpose soc-cer fields with lights and two adjacentbaseball fields at Cedar Brook Park inPlainfield.

Another $28,900 contract is set to beawarded to Harbor Consultants of Cran-ford for engineering, land surveyingand construction management servicesfor a new parking lot at the NomaheganPark baseball field in Cranford.

Harbor is also set to be awarded a$26,700 contract for design and con-struction management for the rehabili-tation of the clay tennis courts atWarninanco Park in Roselle. WilliamReyes, director of economic develop-ment, said the courts are in disrepairand will be resurfaced to “bring themback to usefulness.”

As the county begins work on theLake Surprise dam, the freeholders areto vote tonight to add $44,379 to theengineering services contract to T&MAssociates of Middletown to provideconstruction support services for theproject, bringing the total contract to$281,191.

Tom Mineo, county engineer, saidadditional money was necessary for“having the design engineer on boardto check shop drawings during the

construction phase.” He said whilechanges are not expected in the design,as “the nature of the project is drivingpilings and relying on the borings andeverything to work,” some changesmay be necessary as this type of projectis “not as black and white as a roadproject,” Mr. Mineo said.

Ritacco Construction Company Inc.of Belleville was awarded a $3,608,000contract earlier this year for the LakeSurprise dam rehabilitation.

The board is also set to approve anearly $3-million contract with OldBridge-based Black Rock Enterprises,LLC for the first phase of the county’s2014 road resurfacing project. Mr.Reyes said the county will resurface 14miles of roadway, which is more thanlast year. The project is being fundedthrough the New Jersey Department ofTransportation’s 2013 Annual Trans-portation Program. A separate contractwill be issued for the second phase ofthe work in the fall.

The board also considered a $30,000contract with the Clark Board of Edu-cation for a summer youth program fordevelopmentally disabled youth. An-tonio Rivera, director of the WorkforceInvestment Board, said the youth areput through a series of leadership train-ing courses and entrepreneurship train-ing and employment opportunities togain the skills they need to work withinthe school system during the summer.

He said additional funding has beenapproved for summer youth employ-ment programs for the Borough ofRoselle, Rahway Community ActionOrganization, Urban League of UnionCounty, Workforce Advantage, Plain-field Board of Education and the Cityof Elizabeth.

Also on the agenda was a $143,400incentive fee payment to Illinois-based

Fanwood Council Trimming TaxHike By $23,000 to $5.9 Million

By LANCE TUPPERSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — At a special publichearing held prior to its agenda meet-ing on June 4, the borough councildiscussed a municipal budget amend-ment to trim the local tax increase byabout $23,000, from $5,943,139 to$5,920,217, resulting in a 2.8-percenttax hike in 2014.

Based on the municipal budgetamendment published May 29 in TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times on page19, total spending would increase by$163,779 to $9,624,959, up 4.5 per-cent from 2013.

Borough Chief Financial Officer

Frederick Tomkins said grant monieswere added and reductions were madeto “various line items” in the budget.“There was a minimal impact on re-ducing the amount to be raised bytaxation slightly in this amendment,”he said.

Council President Russell Huegelsaid the council, collectively, had de-cided to review the budget, seeking tomake further cuts. “It’s a small cut butevery dollar counts. That’s our motto;that’s our goal,” Mr. Huegel said.

Mr. Tomkins said other taxes, in-cluding the local school board andcounty government assessments, willremain the same. Taxes paid to the

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Edu-cation account for slightly more than60 percent of the borough’s total prop-erty-tax bill, a percentage which hasheld steady for a while and is “notgoing to change,” Mr. Tomkins said.He noted that the municipal tax isslightly less than 20 percent, with theborough’s library and county govern-ment taxes representing the balance.

The Times was told that the total taxbill information for the average Fan-wood household will be available bythe next regular borough council meet-ing on Tuesday, June 17, when thebudget is expected to be adopted.

During the scheduled agenda meet-ing, Recreation Director BobBudiansky updated the council on theskateboard park in Forest Road Park.Mr. Budiansky said the total projectedcost will be around $241,000, includ-ing approximately $131,000 for con-struction and installation, $89,288 forpurchase of the materials, and a $21,000fee paid to engineering firm Adams,Rehmann & Heggan (ARH) for man-aging the project.

Mr. Budiansky said the design plansare ready to go out to bid. He said the$89,288 cost is fixed because the mate-rials are being provided by a state-approved contractor, Spohn RanchSkateparks. The project’s constructionand installation costs, however, couldvary depending on the bids receivedfrom other contractors, Mr. Budianskytold the council.

Replying to a question from Coun-cilman Tom Kranz about regular main-tenance of the skatepark, Mr. Budianskysaid the borough’s public works de-partment will perform routine mainte-nance, such as leaf blowing. Mr.Budiansky said the Spohn contract in-cludes a 15-year warranty on theskatepark’s concrete slab and ramps.The advantage to this type of construc-tion is its durability, Mr. Budianskysaid.



Scotch Plains Zoning Board RejectsSwimming Pool Application

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — Yielding toconcerns from neighbors, the zoningboard of adjustment last week unani-mously rejected an application froma homeowner seeking to install aswimming pool in his yard.

Geoff Dickstein’s home is locatedat the corner of Sky Top Drive andCrest Lane, with the front of his housefacing Sky Top Drive. At the board’smeeting last Thursday, he sought per-mission to install an in-ground poolin his backyard, which abuts the front

yard of his next-door neighbor’shouse that faces Crest Lane. The poolwould be 10 feet from the propertyline separating the two lots, and BoardVice-Chairman Chris Abeel admit-ted at the start of the hearing that theDickstein property “has some handi-caps due to how it’s situated” vis-a-

vis the neighbor’s property.An attorney speaking on behalf of

Mr. Dickstein’s neighbors said therewere other places that the planned15-foot by 30-foot swimming poolcould be situated. While Mr. Dicksteinagreed with this sentiment, he said

SP Rec Comm. Waits ForAdvice On Defibrillators


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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The town-ship recreation commission is waitingto hear from attorneys and insurersabout whether township recreation or-ganizations will be required to complywith a new state law that mandatesportable heart defibrillators be on handat all youth sporting events.

Recreation Supervisor Stephen Dahltold the commission at its monthlymeeting on Monday that “Janet’sLaw”— named after Janet Zilinski, an11-year-old who died of sudden car-diac arrest following a cheerleadingsquad practice — requires publicschools to have automated externaldefibrillators (AEDs), and someonetrained in how to operate them, at allyouth athletic events that take place atboard of education facilities. He saidthe question for township recreationofficials is whether the requirementextends to non-school organizationsthat use board of education fields andfacilities.

Among the questions to be addressedbefore the law takes effect on Monday,September 1, is who will have posses-

sion of the AEDs when games are notbeing played, how many of them willbe required and where they will bestored.

In other business, the summer con-cert series will get underway on Thurs-day, July 10, at Alan Augustine Park,and will run every Thursday eveningthrough August 14, except for the firstweek of August when the annual Na-tional Night Out in conjunction withthe police department is held. For sev-eral years, when the township govern-ment was unable to fund the concertseries due to budget constraints, localbusinesses donated money to ensurethe annual concert series would takeplace. With the 2014 municipal bud-get again providing full funding forthis summer’s series, Mr. Dahl told thecommission that all local businessesin Scotch Plains and Fanwood arebeing offered the opportunity to set upa table, free of charge, at the Thursdaynight concerts as a way of promotingtheir services and “as a thanks for theirsupport” in past years.

The water at Ponderosa Park will beturned off this week as workers install

WF BOE OKs Three-Year6-Percent Pay Hike for WEA

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

WESTFIELD – The board of edu-cation ratified a three-year contractwith the Westfield Education Asso-ciation (WEA) Tuesday night, givingteachers a 2-percent raise per year,plus an extra professional develop-ment day. The vote was 4 to 2 withboard members Mitch Slater andBrendan Galligan voting against thecontract.

The contract begins on July 1, 2014and runs through June 30, 2017. TheWEA represents 570 teachers, nurses,librarians, guidance counselors, so-cial workers, school psychologistsand educational specialists. The

teachers will be required, under NewJersey Chapter 78 legislation, to con-tribute more to their health insuranceeach year of the contract and/or towaive the district insurance if theyhave additional sources of coverage.

An additional professional devel-opment day was added for a total oftwo annual professional days. Theextra day was added for what BoardVice-President Rosanne Kurstedt saidwas to give teachers time to think andtime to prepare for their classes.

Members of the BOE negotiatingteam included Human Resource Spe-cialist Barbara Ball, Business Ad-ministrator Dana Sullivan and board


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Photo courtesy of Brian HortonFANWOOD HISTORY...After hearing about Fanwood's history from HistoricPreservation Commission members Joan Skubish and Joe Nagy, and checkingout the displays in the Fanwood Museum, third graders from Evergreen Schoolin Scotch Plains make notes on what they learned. Fanwood's museum is on thefirst floor of the borough's historic train station on North Avenue. School groupsoften tour the museum, which includes photos, books, maps and collections ofFanwood memorabilia.

Photo courtesy of Tom KranzIN TUNE…Rick Lisojo of SKY Yoga demonstrates a Tibetan Singing Bowl fortwo little girls at Sunday’s annual Fanwood Street Fair on South Avenue.Attendees enjoyed food, fun and music under sunny skies.

Photo courtesy of Tom KranzIN TUNE…Fanwood Rescue Squad members Ben Gechtman and Jazzmin Dixonpose with Kyra, 8, of Scotch Plains, at Sunday’s annual Fanwood Street Fair.

KemperSports Management. ArmandoSanchez, director of golf operations forthe county, said the fee is based on a setthreshold and gross revenues Kempermust achieve per its contract with thecounty. Once it exceeds that number,Kemper receives the incentive fee.

Kemper’s contract is up this year. Aresolution on the draft agenda for lastThursday for a new five-year contractwas not on the actual agenda for themeeting.


Freeholders

While answering questions about theanticipated timeline, Mr. Budianskysaid he believes the skatepark could becompleted “maybe before the wintersets in, November and December,” ifthe council, at its next regular meeting,authorizes the bidding process to be-gin.

Mr. Tomkins said through grantrepurposing and directing money bud-geted by the borough to the recreationcommission originally intended forrefurbishing the LaGrande Park tenniscourts, adequate funding is available inthe budget to begin the bidding pro-cess. If the bids received “are too high”then the council will need to revisit theproject, Mr. Tomkins said.

Assuming the process begins in June,Borough Attorney Dennis Estis said hebelieves bids will be “back shortly afterJuly 4,” and that the council “will knowthe result” by that month’s regularmeeting.

Resident Michael Lewis, expressinghis frustration with the project’s esca-lating cost estimates, said he was “quitedisgusted” and noted that he “wasagainst this project from the very, verybeginning.”

“They came in with a notion that itwas going to cost $124,000…but it’snot going to cost $124,000, is it? Now,it’s $241,000. I have a real problemwith that,” Mr. Lewis said, his voicecracking. He said he believes the coun-cil has already made up its mind andthat the skatepark’s construction is in-evitable, regardless of the cost.

“Now it seems like you’re moving

grants around here and there, and ev-erywhere,” Mr. Lewis said. The coun-cil did not respond to Mr. Lewis’ ques-tions or remarks.

Engineer Peter Bondar of T&M As-sociates addressed the council duringthe public works portion of the meet-ing. Mr. Bondar said several road im-provement projects are active, includ-ing the second phase of work on HunterAvenue, between Watson Road andMidway Avenue, and on Burns Way,between Helen Street and SouthMartine Avenue. Mr. Bondar also notedthat professional services are under-way as part of the redevelopment of thedowntown area on South Avenue.

At the end of the meeting Mr. Estistook the council into executive sessionto discuss potential litigation, contractnegotiations and personnel issues, andthe solid waste program in the down-town redevelopment area.


Fanwood Council

CF Bd. Begins Hearing ForCentennial Three-Story Bld.

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

CRANFORD — The planningboard Wednesday began hearing anapplication by Emanuel Nimrud,who is seeking permission to con-struct a three-story building withretail on the first floor and six apart-ments on the second and third floorsat 496 Centennial Avenue, a B-3Zone. The site formerly housedArnold’s Pest Control, whichburned down. The plans also in-clude a parking lot for 10 parkingspaces.

Mr. Nimrud sought the followingvariances and design waivers: toexceed the maximum allowableheight and stories; less than theminimum required parking spaces;less than the minimum requiredfront-yard setback; no loading zoneprovided; and less than the mini-mum required foot candles in light-ing in a parking area.

Mr. Nimrud owns Old City Caféand Grill on North Union Avenueand said he has purchased otherland in town. “I am investing mytime and financials and taking overproperties to make it beneficial tothe town and myself,” Mr. Nimrudsaid.

Area residents said they were con-cerned with residents of the apart-ment complex and customers of theretail establishment parking on theresidential streets; the trash con-tainer area, which they thought wastoo small, and the seepage pitplanned as a detention basin forstormwater runoff.

“He has a lot of unknowns as towhere the overflows are going togo,” Sandra Caceras, assistant town-ship engineer, said regarding thestormwater management plans.

Residents asked if the seepagepit would have standing water thatwould then attract mosquitoes.

“No, I have not seen that,” NassirAlmukhtar, the applicant’s archi-tect, said.

“It is encased in two-feet-widegravel. It goes into the gravel andfilter fabric, then the soil. It wouldstand maybe two to three hours ifyou have a huge storm,” Mr.Almukhtar said.

“It seems a lot of people are con-cerned about it…and you have noteven done a soil test. Everything ishypothetical,” said Board SecretaryKevin Illing.

“You are almost doubling the im-pervious surface, which is why thestormwater management becomescrucial…if the system you are pro-

posing is adequate, we need to beassured of that,” Board ChairwomanLynda Feder said.

Pat Daly, of Garden Terrace,asked about garbage. “A two-yarddumpster seems like a small spacefor 12 adults and a business,” hesaid. He had concerns about miceor bigger pests. “You are tripling insize. From the garbage pointalone….we find that troubling,” Mr.Daly said.

Attorney for the applicant,Gerasimos Kitsopoulos, said, “Wewill increase the number of timesof pickup to make sure there is nooverflow.”

There also were suggestions bythe planning board to increase thegarbage area to add more dumpsterspace, but it would lessen the num-ber of parking spaces.

Planning board members also hadconcerns about how a garbage truckcould enter and exit the parking lot,which they said is tight.

Under the zoning laws, 19 spacesare required, where the applicant isproviding 10.



“Shared parking – it is usuallydone in big developments whereyou get a percentage of them leav-ing. Wouldn’t it fall apart?” Mr.Illing asked.

Mr. Rzadme suggested parkingin the parking lot for the CentennialAvenue Pool, which he said is 300feet away. Mr. Illing said that lot isfull to capacity in the summer whenthe outdoor pool is open. Mr.Rzadme also said there is availablestreet parking on residential streetswithin 300 feet of the property.

“No one is going to walk 300feet,” planning board member DanAschenbach said.

“I think the overreaching con-cern of parking is the density. Weare looking for mixed-use proper-ties along Centennial…but we arealways concerned about the con-tiguous neighborhoods…. Neigh-bors are justifiably concerned aboutwhat happens to their quality of lifewhen 10 more cars appear that werenot there previously. … I think youare not asking for a one- or two-space waiver; you are asking fornine spaces that don’t exist. Per-haps there are too many apartments.… If you are talking about 12 po-tential cars versus six, I think itwould make a huge difference tothe property and to the neighbor-hood,” Ms. Feder said.

Residents said the parking in theresidential streets is typically full.

Another issue was lack of an ease-ment. Town Planner VictorFurmanec asked since the buildingis proposed to be on the propertyline, where the access for mainte-nance would be. Ms. Feder sug-gested the architect include an ease-ment for allowing maintenance ofthe building to be performed.

The neighboring mixed-use prop-erty is co-owned by Jim Schoeningand James Burnette, who told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times whenArnold’s caught fire the windowson his building that sided with theproperty were warped. “If it wasbuilt to the property line, my build-ing would have burnt to the ground,”he told The Times.

The new building will have asprinkler system throughout, theapplicant’s architect said in an ear-lier review of his plans.

The board will continue the hear-ing on Wednesday, July 9.

Summit Med. Group SignsOK’d For New Location

By LAUREN S. BARRSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

WESTFIELD – A sign applicationby Summit Medical Group (SMG) for574 Springfield Avenue was approvedby the Westfield Planning Board at itsJune 4 meeting.

SMG received board approval lastyear for a change of use for the build-ing. The 32,000-square-foot buildingpreviously housed L’Oreal offices, andwill now be medical offices and anurgent care center. SMG plans to openthe building on Monday, June 23.

The Westfield ordinance only allowsfor one wall mounted sign, and theapplicant was granted three. There willbe a 15.97-foot-long by 7.31-foot-high“Summit Medical Group” sign on therear façade of the building facing theparking lot; a 12-foot-long “Main En-trance” sign, and an 18.21-foot-long“Urgent Care Center” sign.

John Michalski, an attorney withMcElroy, Deutch, Mulvaney and Car-penter who represented the applicant,said the “signs are vital to the operationof the business” and that the wall signswere important as the medical officesand the urgent care center have sepa-rate entrances.

The applicant’s planner, MichaelTobia, testified that two monument signswere needed for the business to operate

effectively. He said while the building’saddress is Springfield Avenue, the drive-way entrance is located on CardinalDrive and the building entrance facesthe rear parking lot. Mr. Tobia testifiedthat a monument sign was required atthe corner of Springfield Avenue andCardinal Drive to direct patients to thebuilding and an additional monumentsign is needed to direct patients into thedriveway.

While the board had no issue withthe driveway monument sign, it didtake issue with the corner sign. Theapplicant was initially proposing tohave the monument sign raised 10 feetin the air. Both board member RobertNewell and Board Chairman Vince Wiltraised concerns over the height of thesign. The applicant then agreed tochange the sign to a ground-level monu-ment, much like the sign at Higgins andBonner across the street from theapplicant’s location.

In other business, the board had nocomment on a proposed change to theconditional use section of the towncode. The new section would allow foran alternative treatment center in thecentral business district, but it wouldrequire it to be a stand-alone operationwith no retail or residential mixed use.The ordinance will now go back to thetown council for approval.

a new surface on the spray park to cutdown on the excessive heat build-up that was experienced at timeslast summer. Mr. Dahl said dryweather is required to perform thework and that it is hoped the workwill be done by the end of thisweek, although the weather fore-cast calls for rain.

In an effort to curtail vandalismduring overnight hours, an automaticlocking system for restrooms at town-ship parks has been installed, Mr.Dahl reported, making it possible forthe doors to open for the day and thenlock for the evening. He also said thenew pavilion for Brookside Park hasbeen delivered, adding that he hopesit will be installed by the first day ofsummer camp on Monday, June 30.

Total receipts at Scotch HillsCountry Club, including the mini-golf facility and building rentals,amounted to $39,121 in April, $776more than a year earlier. The year-to-date total is $99,791.

The commission’s next meetingwill be on Monday, July 14.


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Paul J. Peyton for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesNEW LEADERSHIP...The Union County Republican Committee held its reor-ganization meeting Tuesday night at the Newmark School in Scotch Plains, atwhich time a new leadership team was elected for the next two years. Pictured,from left to right, are: Mountainside Councilman Glenn Mortimer, UnionCounty GOP chairman; Westfield Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan, vice-chair-woman; Nicole Cole of Fanwood, secretary; Springfield Councilman Ziad Shehady,associate chairman; Cranford Committeewoman Mary O’Connor, associatechairwoman; Dorothy Burger of Summit, state GOP committeewoman, andWestfield Councilman Jim Foerst, state GOP committeeman. Not pictured is JimUlrich of Clark, treasurer.

those other spots were smaller in sizeand not as well shaded as his pre-ferred spot. Speaking for the neigh-bors, the attorney said a pool situatedbasically in their front yard would be“very detrimental to [the next-doorneighbor’s] property.”

Two other neighbors from CrestLane spoke in opposition, saying apool situated in the backyard wouldbe neither an asset to the neighbor-hood nor would it be in keeping withits character.

While saying he was “sympathetic”to Mr. Dickstein’s “odd-shaped prop-erty,” Board Chairman Ken Andersonsaid he was also sympathetic to theneighboring property owner and theimpact of a swimming pool. Boardmember Dan Sullivan said Mr.Dickstein’s back yard was “not theplace for this pool,” adding that itneeded to be situated elsewhere to“protect the aesthetics of the neigh-borhood.” Board member ChristineThompson said the proposed loca-tion of the pool, “encroaches toomuch” on the neighbor’s property.

Also at its June 5 meeting, theboard approved an application by

Greg Bayard to add a second garageto an existing one-car garage at hisJersey Avenue home. A month ago,the board first considered the appli-cation—which seeks a side-yard set-back variance because the edge of thenew garage would be 4.7 feet fromthe property line when the minimumallowed by local regulations is eightfeet — but an adjoining neighbor’sconcerns about flooding led the boardto put off the hearing. In the interim,Township Engineer Joseph Timkoinspected the property between Mr.Bayard’s house and his neighbor’shouse, specifically to evaluate a swalethat is used to collect storm waterfrom heavy rainfalls. In a report, Mr.Timko said he was “confident” theswale will not be impacted by theaddition of the new garage.

An application by Alan Gingold toerect a six-foot-high fence at hisHeather Lane home was approvedunanimously. One condition of theapproval, which was required becausefour-foot-high fences are the maxi-mum allowed, is that shrubs be placedin front of the fence to shield it fromthe street.


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members Ginny Leiz, who was thechairwoman, Ann Cary, GretchanOhlig and Mitch Slater. The WEAnegotiating team included its presi-dent and guidance counselor KimSchumacher, chief negotiatorMichael Seiler, Dominick Ceccio,Scott Rotherford, Gail Alston, DebbieVezos and Mary Wickens.

In explaining his vote, Mr. Slatersaid, “I wasn’t ready to sign off onthis contract without getting one yearwithout a raise.” He also objected tothe silent demonstration by the WEAwhich took place outside of the BOEadministration building in May dur-ing one of the negotiation sessions.He called it “a bit intimidating.”

“I blame the WEA for that tactic,”he added. He also said, “It’s not easy.I just felt the budget’s very tight. Youwin some, you lose some.”

Mr. Galligan said he objected tothe short time frame — less than 30hours — the board had to review theterms of the contract. He said hereceived it on Monday afternoon anddid not think it was enough time toread the 34-page contract and fullyunderstand it. He called the vote pre-mature and, thus, voted against theagreement.

Board President RichardMattessich and board member MarkFriedman were both away on busi-ness and did not take part in the vote.

Ms. Kurstedt said to Mr. Galligan,“Brendan, I’m sorry you feel thatway. You had the green booklet withall the language that was in the con-tract.”

She further said, “The teachers needthe professional development daybecause they need time to work andplan.” She said the salary increasewas under the state cap of 2 percentand that the teachers will be contrib-uting as much as 10 to 35 percentmore to their health plan under thenew contract. She also said that thoserequesting extended maternity leavewill not be covered and will have togo on COBRA during that extendedperiod.

“Our WEA is working with us.Let’s not look back. Let’s look for-ward. I thank everybody. They arehard decisions,” Mrs. Kurstedt said.

In other business, five secondaryteachers who excel in their positionswere recognized by the board. Theyare seventh-grade mathematicsteacher Coleen Raparelli of theRoosevelt Intermediate School andguidance counselor Kerri Websterfrom the Edison Intermediate School,both named outstanding teachers ofthe year by the Optimist Club ofWestfield, and Westfield High Schoolindustrial arts teacher James Hart,biology teacher Bob Brewster andSpanish teacher Rose Calimano.

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Garwood DemocratsAnnounce Campaign

LET THE CAMPAIGN BEGIN...This year’s Garwood Democratic ticket in theNovember General Election, from left to right, includes: Borough Councilincumbents Louis Petruzzelli and Sara Todisco and mayoral candidate CharlesP. Lombardo. Each was uncontested in the June 3rd Primary.

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GARWOOD — The GarwoodDemocratic Party has announced itscandidates for this year’s NovemberGeneral Election as well as upcom-ing events.

Running for mayor is Charles P.Lombardo, a Garwood resident andhomeowner for 39 years, who previ-ously served as a borough council-man from 1987 to 2007. Also, seek-ing re-election are council incum-bents Louis Petruzzelli and SaraTodisco. Mr. Petruzzelli has lived inGarwood for the past 21 years andowns Accent Electric, a local busi-

ness here in the borough. Ms. Todiscois a life-long, fourth-generation resi-dent and is a social studies teacher inChatham. The candidates were un-opposed in the June 3rd Primary Elec-tion.

The campaign manager for theupcoming election is Council Presi-dent Ann Palmer and the campaigntreasurer is Sal Perednia. As is theircustom, the Democratic Party’s slateof candidates will be walking door todoor in the fall, meeting residents,answering their questions, and lis-tening to their concerns.

The campaign committee will behosting a variety of events in the nearfuture. Scheduled to date are aSomerset Patriots Baseball Game withfireworks set for Saturday, August 9,at 7:05 pm., and a day at MonmouthPark Racetrack on Saturday, Sep-tember 27. These two events are notpolitical and anyone from any politi-cal affiliation may participate.

There will also be a Garwood FreePizza Night Friend-Raiser to be heldat the Knights of Columbus Hall inGarwood on Friday, October 24 from5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This Friend-Raiser will be an opportunity for resi-dents to meet and talk with the candi-dates casually. Children attendingmust be accompanied by an adult.

For further details, or to reserve aspace for one of the events, pleasecall Ms. Todisco at (908) 377-7890or Ms. Palmer at (908) 868-6129.Information about the candidates,events, and more is available atFacebook.com/GarwoodDem2014.

Independents File In7th, 12th Districts

REGION — A number of Congres-sional candidates filed by last week’sdeadline for Independent candidates.Filing in the 12th Congressional Dis-trict are: Allen Cannon of Titusville,D-R Party; Steven Welzer of EastWindsor, Green Party; Don Dezarnof East Windsor, Legalize MarijuanaParty; Rau Yelle of Monmouth Junc-tion, Let’s Do Better; JackFreudenheim of Plainfield, Start TheConservation, and Kenneth Cody, ofPrinceton, Truth Vision Hope.

They join major party candidates,Democratic Assemblywoman BonnieWatson Coleman (D-15th, Mercer),who won a four-candidate Primaryon June 3rd, and Republican AlietaEck, a medical doctor who runs ahealth clinic for the poor with herhusband in Somerset County.

In the 7th Congressional District,Libertarian Party candidate JamesGawron of Flanders has filed his can-didacy joining three-term Rep.Leonard Lance (R-7th), the Republi-can candidate who won a contestedPrimary, and Democrat Janice Kovach,the mayor of Clinton who was unchal-lenged in her party’s Primary.

More Unions Sue Gov. ChristieOver Cut In State Pension Funds

The New Jersey Education Asso-ciation (NJEA) on Monday filed alawsuit against Governor ChrisChristie, challenging his plan to cut$2.4 billion from the state pensionsystem over two years in an effort toclose a $2.7-billion revenue hole inthe state budget, according to a Star-Ledger report. The CommunicationsWorkers of America (CWA) has fileda seperate suit. In total, 14 unionshave sued the Governor. The unionscharge that the Governor’s action vio-lates state and federal constitutionsand the contractual rights that hun-dreds of thousands of public employ-ees won in 2011 when the Governoragreed to increase pension paymentsfor unions who, in turn, agreed to paymore for their benefits.

The New Jersey State Policemen’sBenevolent Association (NJSPBA),Firefighters’ Mutual Benevolent As-sociation (FMBA), American Fed-eration of State, County and Munici-pal Employees (AFSCME) and theAFL-CIO have joined the NJEA law-suit, according to The Ledger report.

Gov. Christie has said he would rathercut pension payments than raise taxesor reduce spending for schools or hos-pitals, according to media reports.

MacArthur Beats LoneganIn 3rd Congr. District

Former Randolph Mayor TomMacArthur defeated conservativeSteve Lonegan in the June 3rd Re-publican Primary in the Third Con-gressional District, by a tally of15,250 to 10,295. He now moveson to face Democratic BurlingtonCounty Freeholder Aimee Belgard,who easily won her Primary. Thedistrict stretches from the Phila-delphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore.

The district is currently repre-sented by Jon Runyon, a formerPhiladelphia Eagle, who opted notto seek a third term.Clark Councilman KazanowskiDies at 61 From Heart AttackClark Township Councilman Ri-

chard Kazanowski, 61, the loneDemocrat on the township council,died June 3rd after suffering a heartattack, according to The Star-Ledger.

Mr. Kazanowski was appointed tothe council in 1993, but lost a bid for afull term in 1994. He was elected to thecouncil in 1998, but lost his re-electionbid in 2002. He returned to the cam-paign trail and was elected again in2006 to represent Clark’s third wardand re-elected in 2010. He ran unsuc-cessfully for mayor against long-timeRepublican Mayor Sal Bonaccorso in2012. Mr. Kazanowski was seeking re-election to his council this year.Norcross Wins Dem NominationIn 1st Dist; To Face Cobb in Nov.

State Senator Donald W. Norcross(D-1st, Camden) easily defeatedFrank Broomell, Jr. and Frank Minor

to win the Democratic Primary inNew Jersey’s 1st Congressional Dis-trict. Mr. Norcross had 18,400 votes.Mr. Broomell finished second with 3,848votes and Mr. Minor had 3,276 tallies.

Mr. Norcross will face RepublicanGarry Cobb, 6,378; who won the GOPPrimary over Claire Gustafson, 1,334;Gerard McManus, 863, and Lee Lucas,766. Mr. Norcross and Mr. Cobb willnow face each other in the GeneralElection for the now vacant Congres-sional seat left by the resignation ofRep. Rob Andrews (D) in this strongDemocratic District. The district in-cludes parts of Burlington, Camden,and Gloucester Counties.

FEC Drops Probe ofEx-Rep. Rob Andrews

The Federal Election Commission(FEC) will drop its investigation offormer Rep. Rob Andrews (D-1st)over charges that he improperly usedtens of thousands of dollars in cam-paign donations to pay for a familytrip to Scotland and a party at hishome, as well as to support hisdaughter’s acting career, accordingto a Politico report.

Mr. Andrews resigned his Houseseat in February after serving morethan 24 years in Congress. A specialinvestigative panel of the House Eth-ics Committee was in the process oflooking into his use of campaign funds,but the panel had not issued a report.

“I thank the Commission for itscareful review of this case. I havealways stated that any fair review ofthe facts and law would lead to adismissal of these false and politi-cally-motivated accusations,” accord-ing to a statement from Mr. Andrewsincluded in the Politico story.

Christie To AppearOn Tonight Show

Governor Chris Christie is sched-uled to be a guest tonight on TheTonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Itis the Governor’s first appearance onthe late night TV since the Bridgegatescandal broke earlier this year.

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County Clerk CollectingTattered American Flags

COUNTY — As Flag Day ap-proaches this Saturday, June 14,Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppireminds residents that torn or tatteredAmerican flags may be dropped offat her offices in Elizabeth andWestfield for their proper, respectfulretirement.

“We honor the symbol of our coun-try on Flag Day; certainly we alsowant to honor the proper disposal ofretired flags,” Ms. Rajoppi said. “Ac-cording to the U.S. Flag Code, whena flag is in such condition that it is nolonger a fitting emblem for display, itshould be destroyed in a dignifiedway, preferably by burning. My of-fice assists Union County residentsby collecting unserviceable flags andmaking sure that they are destroyedin a correct manner by a local veter-ans group.”

Flags for retirement may be leftwith staff at the County Clerk’s mainoffice in the Union County Court-house, 2 Broad Street, Room 115, inElizabeth; and at the County Clerk’sAnnex in the Colleen Fraser Building,300 North Avenue East, in Westfield.

The Elizabeth office is open from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. The Westfield officeis open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. onTuesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 4p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. onSaturdays.

For more information about theUnion County Clerk’s flag retirementcollection program, please call (908)527-4787.

County to ParticipateIn N.J. Olympic Week

COUNTY — The Union CountyDepartment of Parks and Recreationwill participate in New Jersey Olym-pic Week activities to celebrate the120th Anniversary of the modernOlympic Games.

On Monday, June 16, at Oak RidgePark in Clark, there will be an Olym-pic archery clinic from 5 to 7 p.m.This event will provide an overviewinto the various styles of archery bysome of the top senior and juniorarchers in the area. Among the par-ticipants will be Junior Olympic ar-cher Yuji Sugimoto, a student at theUnion County Magnet High Schoolin Scotch Plains; Lelia Nelson fromOld Bridge, the New Jersey Senior

Archery Champion; the LightningWheels children’s Paralympics ar-chery group; Union County archeryinstructors Jon Vorob and “Doc”DeCaro, and members of the OakRidge Sportsmen’s Association.

On Saturday, June 21, at WatchungStable in Mountainside, there will beinteractive equestrian activities from10:30 a.m. to noon. The program willallow participants to tour the barn andsee some of the resident horses. Thenthere will be a narrated demonstrationof Olympic equestrian riding andjumping events. Members of the USAEquestrian Federation will be on handto discuss USEF programs and eventsin the local area and to display Olym-pic memorabilia including uniforms,replica medals, and photographs.

A full schedule of New JerseyOlympic Week activities, includinginformation on how to register toattend the free events, is availableonline at www.olympicsnj.com.

Water Co. InstallingService to New Bld.

FANWOOD — New Jersey Ameri-can Water Field Operations ManagerMichael Bange says the companywill be installing water service forthe new building under constructionacross from the Fanwood HistoricTrain Station on South Avenue, justwest of Martine Avenue, this week.

The project is planned for Wednes-day to Friday, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.Mr. Bange advises that traffic controlwill be coordinated with Fanwoodpolice.

There will be no interruption towater service in the area. The projectis not part of the continuing upgradeand renovations of Fanwood’s waterdistribution system.

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Garwood Mayoral Nominee SolicitsFeedback From Borough Residents

Garwood Mayor VowsTo Continue Doing Job

Words cannot express how truly ap-preciative I am for the loyal support ofeveryone who helped with my Primaryreelection campaign for mayor as well asthose residents who cast their ballot forme.

There is still seven months left to myterm in office and I do intend to continueto “Move Garwood Forward” doing myjob until the very last day of my term.

Patricia QuattrocchiMayor of Garwood

Citizens Asked WF Council PolitelyFor Delay in Liquor License Vote

I attended a town council [Westfield]meeting on June 3 after learning aboutthe council’s intention to vote to expandthe liquor licenses of fve local Westfieldestablishments. The changes, now ap-proved, allow alcohol to be served tocustomers whether or not they are plan-ning to dine.

I am not happy with the outcome of thevote, but not because I disagree that achange that should be considered. I amunhappy because I think this decisionwas made prematurely. Despite Council-man Foerst’s snippy comment that citi-zens are uninformed and that this issuehas been under discussion for 10 years,not one of the council members couldproduce any research to support theirpremise that the change won’t negativelyimpact our town. No study has beenundertaken to support making a decisionof this magnitude, and even Council-woman Kimmins agreed that the issuehas not been adequately discussed pub-licly. Yet, the council was unwilling toeven consider delaying the vote for acouple of weeks. The need for urgencywas also kept a secret. So, based onTuesday’s vote, these five establishmentswill now have greater latitude to servealcohol, basically constrained only by arequirement that their revenue be at least50 percent from food sales.

Since the paper did not record thecitizen’s comments last week, I urge read-ers to watch the meeting on Channel 36so that they may also experience firsthand our local democracy at work. In themeantime, I would like to share a few ofmy take-aways from the meeting:

1. Citizens asked the Council for thereports and/or information used to estab-lish 1) the fact that a change was neededand 2) that the public should not beconcerned about possible negative reper-cussions from the change. No reports orinformation were provided. In fact, ques-tions posed by the audience were notanswered. The meeting “rules” were suchthat public comments were allowed, but

that no interaction between the counciland the audience would occur. At the endof the public comment portion of themeeting, several council members madestatements in an attempt to allay con-cerns, including a comment by Council-man DellaFerra that if one wanted re-search, one should visit our neighboringtowns of Garwood, Cranford and Sum-mit and go to their bars.

2. Citizens making public statementsraised concerns that the nature of thetown might change, that Westfield mightbecome a destination for those interestedin bar-hopping vs. dining, and wonderedwhether the impact on our kids and pub-lic safety had been considered. There wasno direct response (per the rules) but thecouncilmembers did later comment sim-ply that there will be no increase in thenumber of liquor licenses, and thus thisvote was a non-issue.

3. Citizens asked (quite politely) for astay in the vote. The council provided noreason to explain the urgency, providedno data, fact or information, but insteadsuggested that these were old laws that noother town in NJ still abided, and thus,Westfield too should change.

4. Acknowledging that the town maycertainly be interested in additional rev-enue — for schools, for sports fields, forrepairs — I (in my public comments)asked if we were charging enough for theexpanded licenses. These license expan-sions are clearly valuable, so are we pric-ing them appropriately? Again, per therules, I did not receive a reply and unfor-tunately, none of the council membersaddressed this point before voting.

I don’t understand the lack of transpar-ency, the trumped up urgency nor thehostile and arrogant way in which thecouncil addressed the public. We are allneighbors in a small town, with sharedvalues for our community’s safe and pros-perous future.

Linda HabgoodWestfield

Thank you to all the Garwood voterswho put their trust in me and selected meas the Republican nominee for mayor ofGarwood in November. I will continue toseek out the concerns of our borough’staxpayers and to present to Garwood’svoters my vision for the future. In par-ticular, I look forward to going door-to-door all over our borough in an effort tolearn from all Garwood residents and tosolicit feedback on my ideas for our town.My mission is to provide competent,conservative leadership to our boroughand never to forget that I am a servant ofGarwood’s residents.

I would like to thank MayorQuattrocchi for her service to our town

and I look forward to learning from her asmuch as possible over the next sevenmonths of her term. Our borough’s Re-publican voters have expressed their de-sire to take our party in a different direc-tion. However, let’s not forget that ourmayor, her husband, John Quattrocchi,the outgoing Garwood GOP chairman,and many of the candidates for districtleadership positions were out represent-ing our party when no one else stepped upto do so. I look forward to their supportand insights so we will be successful inNovember.

Salvatore PiarulliGOP Nominee for Garwood Mayor

Congressman Lance Thanks Voters,Prepares for Fall General Election

I thank all of those who have made lastevening’s [June 3rd] strong victory pos-sible. I could not be involved in publicservice without the love and devotion ofmy wife, Heidi, whom I thank from thebottom of my heart. I return to Washing-ton to continue to support fiscally re-sponsible policies in Congress to lowerour deficits and help improve the privatesector economy across the nation.

I pledge to continue my efforts to stopObamacare, open more American-made

energy to consumers and serve as a checkon the President’s executive overreach –views that are shared by the overwhelm-ing majority of the people of this con-gressional district. And I ask my PrimaryElection opponent and those who sup-ported him to join me as we prepare for aspirited general election campaign.

Together we can restore our countryand get our economy working again.

Leonard LanceCongressman, 7th Dist.

Father’s Day: Daughter’s LoveInspired a Nation to Celebrate DadThis Sunday, June 15, is Father’s Day. A tradition

in the United States spanning more than a century,Father’s Day began as one daughter’s tribute to herfather, and evolved over the years to become abeloved national holiday.

The concept of a day to honor fathers is primarilycredited to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane,Wash. Born in Arkansas in 1882, she was theeldest of six siblings and the only daughter.She and her family traveled westward whenshe was a young child, settling in Spokane.After the death of her mother when she was16, she and her five brothers were raised bytheir father, a Civil War veteran. A singleparent raising six children faces many chal-lenges today — William Jackson Smart did soin an era before modern conveniences, medi-cine or transportation.

Having witnessed her father’s devotion to hischildren, Mrs. Dodd sought to establish a day recog-nizing fathers for their dedication to their families.She was further inspired after hearing a sermon in1909 celebrating mothers. Mrs. Dodd, now marriedand a mother herself, felt it was time that fathersreceived their due as well.

Mrs. Dodd began her campaign in 1910 by pre-senting a petition to the Spokane Ministerial Alli-ance, appealing to its membership to recognizefathers during church services on June 5, which washer father’s birthday. The Ministerial Alliance re-sponded that it needed more time to prepare ser-mons, and instead planned the observance for June19. On that day, the Reverend Dr. Conrad Bluhm,Mrs. Dodd’s pastor at the Old Centenary Presbyte-rian Church in Spokane, who had supported her inher petition to the Ministerial Alliance, delivered thefirst Father’s Day sermon. Pastors at other churcheslikewise lauded fathers in their own sermons. The

idea of honoring fathers spread beyond local congre-gations as well, with Spokane’s mayor and thegovernor of Washington state issuing Father’s Dayproclamations.

The popularity of a day for dads continued to gainmomentum after seven national newspapers pub-

lished stories about the inaugural celebra-tions. In the years that followed, during theirrespective administrations, PresidentsWoodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge bothchampioned a day to honor fathers. In 1966President Lyndon Johnson signed a procla-mation for the third Sunday in June to berecognized as Father’s Day; it was made apermanent national holiday by President Ri-chard Nixon in 1972.

More than 60 years after first bringing herpetition before the Ministerial Alliance in

Spokane, Sonora Smart Dodd — who was honoredas the founder of Father’s Day at the New YorkWorld’s Fair in 1940 and again at the 1974 World’sFair Expo in Spokane — saw her dream of officialrecognition for fathers come to fruition. She died in1978 at the age of 96.

We wish all fathers, grandfathers, surrogate fa-thers and father figures a happy and healthy Father’sDay. We encourage their children, and all whoselives they have enriched, to remember them in aspecial way this Sunday — and every day through-out the year.

On a special note, we want to acknowledge allthose fathers who cannot be with their families thisFather’s Day because they are serving our countryoverseas, as well as those fathers here at home whohave sons and daughters in the military and wait fortheir return. To all these fathers and their families,your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Happy Father’s Day.

Westfield United FundCourts New Generation

As President of the Board of Trusteesof the Westfield United Fund, I wouldlike to thank all of the local businessesand residents who supported our recentMini Golf Madness fundraiser. (See ourad in this issue for a full list.).

This fun family event would not havebeen possible without the support of thesesponsors and patrons. I would like toextend a special thank you to Lisa Natale,owner of Michelle’s on Prospect, whoprovided such wonderful food for ourvolunteers and participants. We are alsograteful to the management of ScotchHills Country Club for allowing us tohost our event there. It was a great way tointroduce the Westfield United Fund to anew generation of Westfielders.

For more information, go towww.westfieldunitedfund.org. TogetherWe Make a Difference.

Colleen McDonald Maz, WUFPresident, Board of Trustees

Voter Interest in Primary ElectionsSinks to Record Low

Last week’s Primary Election again has demonstratedthat New Jersey’s system vanquishes voters’ interest.Whether unaffiliated, Democrat or Republican, voters arestaying away from the polls. Many voters in N.J. are notaffiliated with a party – there was only about 7 percentturnout overall, depending in how one makes the calcula-tion.

Locally, only 300 of Garwood’s 2,770 registered votersparticipated in the Primary Election, which amounted tolittle more than 10 percent of the town’s voters. Only 212of those voters took part in the Republican Primary, wherevoters decided to change mayoral candidates on theNovember General Election ballot from Mayor PatQuattrocchi to Sal Piarulli. Eighty-eight voters took partin the borough’s uncontested Democratic Primary. If allvoters could have participated, isn’t it likely that theturnout would have been greater? Would the results havediffered? Why have a primary if the seat is uncontested?Should each party propose more candidates for all thevoters to consider?

In the 12th Congressional District Democratic Primarywhere Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman de-feated Senator Linda Greenstein and two other candi-dates, there were 35,916 votes cast for the four candidateswith another 6,570 votes cast for Republican Alieta Eck,who was uncontested in her Primary. With 440,114 reg-

istered voters in the district, that breaks down to only42,486 votes or a 9.6 percent participation.

As for the 7th Congressional District Republican Pri-mary where Rep. Leonard Lance defeated David Larsen,only 28,714 of the district’s 493,828 registered votersturned out to vote in that race with another 8,485 talliescast for Democrat Janice Kovach, who was unopposed inher Primary, meaning only 37,199 voters took part in thatPrimary.

And in the closely contested GOP four-candidate Pri-mary U.S. Senate race, only 138,000 of the state’s5,462,041 registered voters showed up at the GOP pollswith 197,158 DEM voters casting ballots for Sen. CoryBooker, who was uncontested in the Democratic Primary.Thus, overall round 335,000 voters turned out, amount-ing to 6 percent of the state’s registered voters.

Something must change with the system to have morevoters participate in New Jersey Primary Elections. Wedon’t know the answer.

Currently, all registered Democrats and Republicanscan vote in the Primary. Unaffiliated party voters can voteif they affiliate as GOP or DEM prior to voting that day.Many voters apparently don’t want to affiliate. The dead-line to change from GOP or DEM for the 2014 Primarywas April 9th. May 13th was the last day to register for thatelection.

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Melliferous – Producing honey2. Crotalidae – The pit vipers3. Taniwha – A dragonlike beast in

Maori legend4. Threap – To insist or quarrel

RIF1. To dismiss from employment2. A small brook3. Active; vigorous4. To defile

THEBAISM1. Deception; sleight of hand2. The habitual use of opium3. Devotion to the greedy pursuit of

riches4. Hospitality

THEROID1. Like an animal or beast2. Rust-colored3. Pertaining to the earth4. Having the shape of a funnel

JACAL1. A fool or imbecile2. A hut built of logs and daubed with

mud3. A nickname4. A rabbit or hare

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is cor-rect. The others are made up. Are yousharp enough to discern this deception ofdiction?

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

All words and correct definitionscome from the board game DictionDeception.

Why I Am Voting ‘No’ on TheProposed WEA Contract

I believe there are multiple reasonsthat our recent Board of Education elec-tions have been unopposed, and that as ofnow, nobody has stepped up to run thisfall.

One major reason, in my opinion, isnights like this and votes such as the onein front of me on a new contract with ourdedicated, outstanding Westfield teach-ers. Tonight’s vote is not easy, but as Iwas told by a very wise former boardmember, “it is your role to always speakup and vote your conscience.”

As some of you know, one of thereasons I was asked to run and was electedfour years ago is that I am not afraid togive my honest opinion on the toughchoices that have to be made in a districtof our size.

Let me start with a brief history lesson.Back in 2010, Westfield taxpayers weredealing with an economy with negativegrowth and massive job cuts, and paycuts (not raises) for most of our citizens.Many of my friends and neighbors werestruggling to make ends meet for the firsttime in their working lives. Then theunkindest cut of all came to New Jerseyeducation when the reality ofunderfunding hit Trenton, forcing a mas-sive slash in state aid that forced Westfieldand other N.J. districts to cut teachers,programs and implement a fee for allstudent activities. Our biggest budgetchallenges, in my opinion, came that yearwhen the Westfield teachers’ contractwas approved (curiously the night beforethe Governor’s speech) giving teachersnearly 4 percent raises that could not beafforded.

In my mind, that one decision haschallenged us and by delaying muchneeded state of the art technology infra-structure and classroom and building fa-cility repairs. I don’t have the exact fig-ures, but I am fairly confident that overthe last 10 years teachers’ salaries inWestfield have outpaced inflation dra-matically and the taxpayers had to bearthe brunt of that burden.

So this is the tough part again — I amnot saying the raises aren’t deserved.Teachers in our country are vastly under-valued and underpaid, compared to otherprofessions. But the fact of the matter isthat our budget that pays for Westfieldteachers’ salaries comes from Westfieldtaxpayers who continue to see exces-sively high taxes and live in a county thatprovides no help at all with funding orlegislating any of our local needs.

So here we are back at the table in 2014— This time I was fortunate to be on thenegotiating team and experience first handhow this process works. I will say Iwalked away with great respect for ev-eryone on both sides of the table andbelieve that all parties involved kept inmind the main reason we were there: the6,600 students that walk the halls of ourschools daily.

Still, tough decisions have to be made.This fall the halls of the high school willbe overflowing with nearly 2,000 stu-dents. We still have a wish list of itemsthat we hope to pay for in the next fiveyears. Later this week our kids will takefinals in rooms that are not air condi-tioned, we have auditoriums at the middleschool level that desperately need amakeover, we hope to create STEM labs,replace classroom floors and resurfacegym floors - the list of critical needs goeson and on. All of these hopefully will getdone eventually, but wouldn’t it be nice ifwe could do more of them now.

The way it works in public education issimple math. Roughly 75 percent of thepublic money we have to allocate goestoward district salaries and benefits. Wehave very little wiggle room beyond that.It is my view that we could have donebetter with this contract and perhaps, as Ihad hoped — negotiated at least one yearwithout an increase to lessen either thetax burden and/or evenly distribute thosefunds to other critical needs throughoutthe district. There needs to be more of abalance.

I was the only member of the boardnegotiating team to not sign the memo-randum of authorization to bring thiscontract forward and tonight, with a heavyheart but a clear conscience, vote NO onthis agenda item.

Mitch SlaterMember, Westfield Bd. of Ed.

AA+ Bond Rating forCounty Reaffirmed

COUNTY – Fitch has affirmedUnion County’s AA+ rating for itsupcoming bond sale. In upgrading thecounty’s outlook to stable, the just-released official Fitch rating cites thecounty’s return to structural balanceover the past several fiscal periods,along with expectations for balancedoperations in fiscal year 2014.

Fitch also credited the county’s“broad and diverse economy” for theupgraded outlook, specifically in thepharmaceutical, technology, petro-chemical and health care sectors aswell as the county’s transportation sec-tor, which Fitch noted includes New-ark Liberty International Airport andthe Port of Elizabeth.

In addition, Fitch noted that the saleof the county’s Runnells SpecializedHospital will “relieve pressures” re-lated to significant annual subsidies.Under the terms of the sale, the hospi-tal will continue to provide its ser-vices to county residents.

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WF Board of Health Sets LicensingFees for Electronic Smoking Devices

Chamber of Commerce InvitesStudents to Business Meeting

The Westfield Board of Health meton June 2. After a public discussion,the board unanimously adopted a newordinance to set licensing fees forestablishments that sell electronicsmoking devices, such as e-cigarettes.Westfield is apparently the first mu-nicipality in New Jersey to regulatetheir sale since the state banned themfor children aged less than 19 yearsold. The funds raised will be usedsolely to support the Westfield Re-gional Health Department’s TobaccoAge of Sale Enforcement Program,which monitors and effectively de-ters the sale of cigarettes to children,and other smoking cessation, pre-vention and control programs.

Measles is resurgent in the countrydue to some children not being vacci-nated, and New Jersey has had casesin 2014. Residents are urged to en-sure that their children are currentwith vaccinations to protect them.

Five public schools underwent vac-cine audits and each was 100 percentcompliant with state requirements.However, these requirements allowfor vaccine exemptions, so theWestfield Regional Health Departmentwill develop new tools to educate resi-dents about true vaccination rates inschools and preschool facilities.

Seventeen food establishmentswere inspected last month, of which13 were satisfactory. The four thatwere conditionally satisfactory weremonitored and corrections instituted.An additional 33 retail food estab-lishments were inspected related tothe Spring Fling and all were satis-factory.

Two properties in town had rats,which are often more detected inwarm weather. All residents must keeptrash in tight-fitting covered recep-tacles, especially during the summer.Trash pick-up must be twice weeklyfor residents and daily for businesses.

Finally, the Westfield RegionalHealth Department will sponsorhealth screenings with OverlookMedical Center. They will be at theOverlook Downtown Center at 357Springfield Avenue in Summit onselected Mondays from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Bone density screening forwomen will be on June 23, June 30,

July 14 and July 28. Cholesterolscreening will be on June 16, June30, July 7 and July 21. Each screen-ing has a $10 fee and requires pre-registration by calling the OverlookCommunity Health Department at 1-800-247-9580.

Information about all of the healthdepartment’s activities is availableon its website, www.westfieldnj.gov/health. The complete minutes of theJune 2 meeting will be posted afterreview and approval at our Augustmeeting in the municipal building.The public is invited to attend.

Lawrence D. Budnick, MDPresident, Westfield Board of Health

The Greater Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce Young Entrepre-neurs Academy (YEA!) class of2014–2015 invites students in grades6 to 12 to an informational meeting atthe Westfield Memorial Library, 550East Broad St., on Wednesday, June17 from 7 to 8 p.m. Learn how youcan become a part of the entrepre-neurial experience and be given theopportunity to pitch your ideas topotential investors for funding tolaunch your own company. Prior ex-perience in business is not required.

Started at the University of Roch-ester in 2004, YEA! Now teachesmiddle and high school students en-trepreneurial skills at multiple loca-

tions. The Young Entrepreneurs Acad-emy (YEA!) is an academic programthat educates students in a course ofproject-based hands-on education.

For further information, call theWestfield Area Chamber of Com-merce at (908) 233-3021 or [email protected].

Deficiencies in Wait Times, Care At VAGreater than Teapot Dome, WatergateThe Inspector General of the United

States Department of Veterans Af-fairs in his “Interim Report” datedMay 28,2014 stated, “Since 2005,the VA Office of the Inspector Gen-eral (OIG) has issued 18 reports thatidentified, at both the national andlocal levels, deficiencies in schedul-ing resulting in lengthy waiting timesand the negative impact on patientcare.”

Here is one of the greatest scandalsin American history! Greater thanTeapot Dome. Even greater thanWatergate. For hundreds of thousandsof Veterans have over many, manyyears been denied prompt medicalcare and attention and dozens of Vet-erans have died as a result of mis-management by and incompetencewithin the Department of VeteransAffairs! And all the while the Presi-dent and the Congress have donenothing to address the problem!

This scandal goes to the heat of thedysfunction that now permeates thefederal government! That the Con-gress cannot have done what

America’s bravest and finest had aright to expect. That the Commander-in-Chief has failed to guarantee thatthey whom he sends into battle re-ceive promptly nothing but the finestmedical care and attention. That theVeterans Affairs physicians have re-mained silent too long about what theOffice of the Inspector General callsa “convoluted scheduling process”that underestimates waiting times,incompetently handles patient appli-cations, and uses “inappropriatescheduling practices.”

The Office of the Inspector Gen-eral recommends that “the VA Secre-tary initiate a nationwide review ofveterans on waiting lists to endurethat veterans are seen in an appropri-ate time, given their condition.”

Eighteen reports since 2005! Howmany more reports must there bebefore the President and the Con-gress wake up to their solemn re-sponsibilities toward the veterans?

Stephen SchoemanWestfield

Letters to the EditorWestfield Business News andDWC Event Highlights

– PIZZA RUN: The DowntownWestfield 5K & Pizza Extravaganzawill be held on Wednesday, July 23with start time of 7 p.m. The race is pre-registration online only. Registrationsclose at midnight on Monday, July 21.See PracticeHard.com to register.

The race will be held on the follow-ing route: On East Broad Street, leftonto North Euclid Avenue, left ontoPark Drive through MindowaskinPark, cross Mountain Avenue, rightonto Lawrence Avenue, left ontoSylvania Place, right onto Elm Street,left onto Newton Place, right ontoProspect Street, left onto BrightwoodAvenue, left onto Embree Crescent,left onto Eaglecroft Road, right ontoClark Street, left onto West DudleyAvenue, right onto Elm Street, andfinish just past East Broad Street.(See www.westfieldtoday.com for thecourse map.) To find out more aboutevents, contact Sherry Cronin or BethBrenner at the Downtown WestfieldCorporation, 105 Elm Street,Westfield; (908) 789-9444.

Volunteers to help with the PizzaRun are needed. To help, please con-tact Meg Mehorter [email protected].

– JAZZ NIGHTS: The SweetSounds of Jazz in DowntownWestfield begin July 1 (Tuesdaysthrough August 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.).Rain dates will be the followingWednesday evenings at the same time.Four bands each night will be locatedat: Central Avenue in front of Turn-ing Point Restaurant, the lawn in frontof the North Avenue Train Station,the corner of East Broad Street andNorth Avenue, and Elm Street in frontof the First Baptist Church. Over thesummer 36 artists will be featured.

– Sidewalk Sale Days will be held

July 10th through July 13th. Thestreets throughout downtown will belined with some of each retailer’sbest products.

New Businesses Open:– Akai Lounge restaurant is lo-

cated at 102 East Broad Streets. TheJapanese Bistro and Sake and Mar-tini Lounge offer traditional Japa-nese cuisine, innovative new sushidishes with Latin flares, and a full barwith cocktails, wine, sake, and Asianbeer. See akailounge.com or call (908)264-8660.

– Amuse Restaurant is located at39 Elm Street, between Mojave Grilleand Potissi. Chef C.J. Reycraft, Jr.has opened his French bistro, BYO,that offers a modern twist on classicFrench dishes which highlight freshand local ingredients; daily specials,seasonal menu changes, special wineevents and Sunday brunch. Call (908)317-2640 and see amusenj.com.

– JL Makeup Artistry is located at231 North Avenue, West Suite 1. Thestore offers in-house makeup servicesfor special occasions and has an ex-clusive line of high quality cosmeticsfor sale. Seewww.jlmakeupartistry.com or call(908) 233.2337

– The Bar Method is located at 105Elm Street, 2nd floor. Using body-sculpting exercises based on physi-cal therapy, The Bar Method is anexercise technique that helps studentsdevelop beautiful, lean, toned andhealthy bodies for life. Call (908)232-0746 or seewww.westfield.barmethod.com.

– Details Made Simple, a weddingday-of coordinating service, is locatedat 231 North Avenue, West Suite 2.This service allows couples to enjoyevery moment of their special day.

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County to Hold E-cyclingEvent for Electronics

SCOTCH PLAINS – The County ofUnion will sponsor a recycling event forelectronic equipment on Saturday, June21, for computers, televisions and otherelectronic equipment.

The special E-cycling event will takeplace from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the campusof Union County Vo-Tech Schools, lo-cated at 1776 Raritan Road in ScotchPlains. All residents of Union County areeligible to participate at no cost. There isa limit of six electronic items per car.

Electronic equipment that will be ac-cepted on June 21 includes computermonitors, hard drives, modems, key-boards, CPU’s, mice, printers, scanners,speakers, televisions, tablets and e-read-ers, VCR’s, fax machines, telephones,circuit boards, CD’s, DVD’s and videocassettes. A complete list of the materi-als that will be accepted is available at

the Union County Bureau of Recyclingand Planning website, www.ucnj.org/re-cycle.

All that residents need to do is drive tothe site with their unwanted electronicequipment. Workers at the site will un-load the vehicles. Pre-registration is notrequired for this special Saturday collec-tion.

Refrigerators, washers and dryers,microwaves, and air conditioners willnot be accepted, but they are accepted atUnion County’s scrap metal recyclingprogram.

The electronics collection will be heldrain or shine for county residents onlyand not for businesses. Proof of UnionCounty residency is required.

For more information about recyclingevents, please call the Union CountyRecycling Hotline at (908) 654-9889.

County Shredding Setfor June 22

SCOTCH PLAINS - Union Countyannounces that the next mobile paper-shredding program for confidentialpersonal documents will be held onSunday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Union County Vo-Tech campusin Scotch Plains. For more informa-tion about future events or directions,please call the Union County Recy-cling Hotline at (908) 654-9889 orvisit www.ucnj.org/recycle.

Bramnick: LawmakersMust Finish ReformsTRENTON — Assembly Repub-

lican Leader Jon Bramnick (R-21st,Westfield), said a recent FairleighDickinson University PublicMindpoll which found that 52 percent ofthe state’s non-retirees said they planto spend their retirement years inanother state is the latest evidencethe state Legislature must addressthe interest arbitration law, whichexpired on March 31 and pass un-used sick payout reform.

“The latest poll clearly shows wemust finish these reforms now. Bind-ing interest arbitration is a key re-form that prevents property taxesfrom skyrocketing and hurting hard-working families. Reforming unusedsick leave payouts has been on thetable for over three years,” Asm.Bramnick said. “Recent news reportsshow an approved payout of $1.5million to eight public employeesover the last three months in Bergenand Passaic counties. Taxpayers andmunicipalities cannot afford theseburdens.”

Governor NominatesWarren Victor

TRENTON — Warren Victor ofWestfield was nominated last weekby Governor Chris Christie to theNew Jersey Environmental Infra-structure Trust Board of Directors,public member.

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Caroline McNamara AttainsGold Award Helping SeniorsWESTFIELD — Caroline

McNamara, a lifelong member ofWestfield Girl Scout Troop No. 40808and a senior at Wardlaw-HartridgeSchool, has earned her Gold Award— the highest award inGirl Scouting. She is thedaughter of Carla Bonacciand Bob McNamara.

Caroline founded amusic club, Snazzy Plat-ters, at Wardlaw in theUpper School two yearsago, with the purpose ofusing music to engage theelderly and to develop arapport between teensand senior citizens. Shebelieves this synergy be-tween generations is mu-tually beneficial.

The club created various musicalprograms featuring songs from the1920s to 1960s that would stir thememories of the elderly with the hopeof helping those with Alzheimer’sdisease. Caroline and other teens per-formed at Sunrise Assisted Living inWestfield and other local facilities.Additionally, Caroline worked witha music therapist, Sheri Kandel ofWestfield, and had the opportunity tointern with her and assist children onthe autism spectrum.

Caroline was so enthused by her

work that she extended her GoldAward Project and developed aCapstone Research Project that stud-ied the impact of music therapy onthose experiencing the effects of

Alzheimer’s disease.The Girl Scout Gold

Award is achieved bygirls who complete rig-orous leadershipprojects with a mini-mum of 80 hours ofplanning, organizingand implementation ofthe project. The projectportion of the awardchallenges the girls toventure out into the com-munity and address theroot cause of an issue.They use community re-

sources to create a lasting impact thatwill endure long after the project iscompleted. Approximately 6 percentof Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassa-dors nationwide earn the Gold Award.

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, ofwhich Westfield is a part, serves morethan 26,000 girls and 11,000 volun-teers in Hudson, Essex, Union,Somerset, Hunterdon, southern War-ren and parts of Middlesex counties.For information on Girl Scouts or tovolunteer, call (908) 232-3236 or visitgshnj.org.

GOOD AS GOLD...Westfield Area Y Chief Executive Officer Mark Elsasser, left,and Westfield Area Y Board Chairman Nick Dovidio, right, congratulate GoldenVolunteer Award recipient Dominic DiGiorgio on his achievement. Mr. DiGiorgiowas honored with the award at the Westfield Area Y’s Annual Dinner May 15.Additionally during the dinner, Kellie Joyce received the Youth VolunteerAward and Anna Daniels the Character Development Award.

Westfield Area Y RecognizesThree With Special Awards

WESTFIELD — During its An-nual Meeting on May 15, theWestfield Area Y presented severalspecial 2014 awards. Kellie Joycereceived the Youth Volunteer Award;Dominic DiGiorgio received theGolden Volunteer Award and AnnaDaniels received the Character De-velopment Award.

The Youth Volunteer Award is givenannually to an achieving teen whoparticipates at the Y. A senior atCranford High School who will at-tend Villanova University in the fall,Kellie has participated in the YMCAModel UN and Youth and Govern-ment programs for four years in highschool.

Kellie was selected this year bythe Youth Governor for a cabinetposition as the Secretary of Educa-tion. She was chosen to attend theYMCA Conference on National Af-fairs multiple times through bothModel UN and Youth and Govern-ment. Additionally, Kellie is a mem-ber of the Mock Trial Team. Theteam reached the county semi-finalseach year she was involved, and thisyear made the county finals.

The Golden Volunteer Award isthe highest award the Westfield Area

Y bestows to honor an individualwho has demonstrated exceptionaldedication, involvement and serviceto the Westfield Area Y.

Mr. DiGiorgio began his involve-ment with the Westfield Area Y as amember of the Y’s Men’s Club andjoined the Y Board of Directors in2004. He actively volunteers andparticipates in multiple programs andactivities to support the Y. While onthe Y board, he has served on vari-ous committees and for the past 10years has chaired the Golf Commit-tee – resulting in 10 very successfulgolf outings to support the StrongKids annual campaign.

The Character Development Awardis given annually to an individual whohas demonstrated particular dedica-tion, involvement and service to theWestfield Area Y and to the principlesof youth development, healthy livingand social responsibility.

Ms. Daniels became involved withthe Westfield Area Y as a member andeventually became a fitness instruc-tor. She is a volunteer and team leaderwith the Strong Kids Campaign viathe Fitness “Fun” Raiser and otherevents, including serving as Com-munity Campaign chairperson.

Library Program to OfferTips on Online Security

WESTFIELD — “Protect YourselfOnline,” a program presented byDebra Price, will take place this Sat-urday, June 14, from 10:30 a.m. tonoon, at the Westfield Memorial Li-brary. The library is located at 550East Broad Street.

Ms. Price is part of a team of cybersecurity professionals who providepresentations for the (ISC)2 Safeand Secure Online program. She hasspent 15 years in Internet Security atAT&T, producing services to keepEnterprise customers secure. Sheearned her CISSP (Certified Infor-mation Systems Security Profes-sional) certification through the In-

ternational Information Systems Se-curity Certification Consortium in2004. Ms. Price remains an activemember in the Information SystemsSecurity Association.

She will cover how to recognize e-mail scams that are used to try to stealpersonal information; how to deter-mine if clicking on a link may lead todownloading a virus; how to decideif a website is safe, and how to createstrong passwords and remember pass-words without using a “Post It” onone’s computer.

“You will save time, money andstress,” said Ms. Price, “and learnhow to keep yourself and your com-puter safe and secure.”

This program will be free and opento the public. Audience members areencouraged to register for the pro-gram by visiting the library’s website,wmlnj.org, and clicking on Calendar,or by calling (908) 789-4090, exten-sion 0.

Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday, and9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Satur-day. The library is closed on Sundaysuntil September 21.

For more information on libraryprograms and services, call (908) 789-4090, visit wmlnj.org and sign up forthe monthly e-newsletter, “LibraryLoop,” or stop by the library for acopy of its award-winning, quarterlynewsletter, “Take Note.”

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GARWOOD — The GarwoodSenior Citizens Club is planning abus trip to the Showboat Casino inAtlantic City on Wednesday, June25. The bus will leave from theGarwood Fire House, located at415 South Avenue, at 9 a.m., withan approximate return time of 7p.m.

The price for the trip is $25 perperson, with $25 returned in a slotvoucher upon arrival at the casino.For further information or to re-serve a place on the bus, call MarySpina at (908) 789-0127.

Westfield Area Y InvitesDads to Visit on Sunday

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldArea Y will join the nation in cel-ebrating Father’s Day this Sunday,June 15, at the Main Y Facility, lo-cated at 220 Clark Street in Westfield.

The YMCA organization is part ofthe founding of Father’s Day, withSonora Smart Dodd having success-fully petitioned the Spokane Minis-terial Alliance during its meeting atthe Spokane, Wash. YMCA for a dayto honor fathers. The first Father’sDay celebration was held in Spo-kane in 1910.

The Westfield Area Y invites fa-thers within the community to stopby the Y and receive a free gift, takea tour of the facility and begin theirjourney to healthy living on Father’sDay. For more information, contactLeo Gonzalez [email protected] or at(908) 233-2700, extension no. 271.

To learn more about WestfieldArea Y programs, visitwestfieldynj.org. Financial assis-tance is available for those whoqualify.

WestfieldTuesday, June 3, John Degnan, 44,

of West Orange responded to policeheadquarters to satisfy two Westfieldtraffic warrants for a total of $144bail.

Tuesday, June 3, Odalis Fletcher,33, of Elizabeth was arrested on anoutstanding Roselle warrant for $165following a motor vehicle stop onRahway Avenue in Clark. Fletcherwas released after posting bail.

Wednesday, June 4, Gwen Tyler,53, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. was ar-rested at the Newark Police Depart-ment on an outstanding Westfieldwarrant for $5,000. Tyler was un-able to post bail and was held atWestfield police headquarters pend-ing a court appearance the followingmorning.

Wednesday, June 4, a Westfieldresident reported the theft of a bi-cycle from the 400 block of Boule-vard. It was described as a green-and-white-colored, Fuji Hybrid, 10-speed bicycle, valued at $450.

Thursday, June 5, Donat Maligi,20, of Westfield was arrested afterturning himself in at police head-quarters on an outstanding Clarktraffic warrant for $200. He wasprocessed, posted bail and released.

Thursday, June 5, Jilberto Mejias,55, of Elizabeth was arrested at theUnion County Police Department inWestfield on a Westfield criminalwarrant for $750. An Elizabeth crimi-nal warrant also had been issued forMejias with bail of $250. Bail wasnot posted at the time of the reportand court dates were to be an-nounced.

Friday, June 6, Emily Colvin, 28,of Westfield was arrested on WestBroad Street as the result of an ear-lier disturbance call. Colvin wascharged with aggravated assault ona police officer fourth degree; pos-session of less than 50 grams ofsuspected marijuana; resisting ar-rest and disorderly conduct. Accord-ing to police, Colvin swung at andrepeatedly struck a police officerwho was attempting to turn her overto a responsible individual. Bail wasset at $2,500 and was posted thatafternoon. A June 13 court date wasset in Union County Superior Court.

Friday, June 6, AlexandraDeMarco, 25, of Cranford was ar-rested on an outstanding Westfieldtraffic warrant for $106 after turningherself in at police headquarters. Shewas processed and released afterposting bail.

Friday, June 6, a resident of the1400 block of Lamberts Mill Roadreported an act of identity theft, inwhich an unknown person attemptedto transfer her money into a foreignaccount. The victim did not autho-rize the money transfer and neverprovided personal information tobegin the process, according to po-lice.

Friday, June 6, a resident of the1000 block of Lawrence Avenue re-ported the theft of decorative light-ing, valued at $500, from the front ofthe home. The victim believes theremay be two unidentified individualsinvolved, based on outside videocamera footage. There were no sus-pects at the time of the report.

Saturday, June 7, Richard A. Tho-mas, 48, of Westfield was arrested onan outstanding Westfield warrant for$1,500 and a no-bail Union Countywarrant. He was processed and trans-ported to the Union County jail.

Sunday, June 8, Waymon Person,32, of Jersey City was arrested dur-ing a motor vehicle stop at NorthAvenue and Saint Paul Street andcharged with hindering apprehen-sion. According to police, Personprovided false information to au-thorities in an attempt to cover upwarrants for his arrest. Person wasprocessed and turned over to theMonmouth County Sheriff’s Office.There also was an additional de-tainer for him out of New York City.

Scotch PlainsThursday, June 5, a resident of

Rahway Road reported that some-time overnight someone entered herunlocked motor vehicle and removeda GPS unit, valued at approximately$300.

Thursday, June 5, a resident ofPeach Court reported that she hasbeen receiving unwanted phone callsfrom a former friend of her husband.

Saturday, June 7, a resident ofOakwood Terrace reported thatsometime within the previous sev-eral days, one of the workers in herhouse had removed several thou-sand dollars worth of jewelry.

Saturday, June 7, a resident ofVictor Street reported that someonemade approximately $200 in pur-chases on his credit card without hisauthorization.

Sunday, June 8, a resident of ByrdAvenue reported that sometime be-tween June 5 and June 9 someonehad entered his residence and re-moved several television sets. Ac-cording to police, it is unknown howentry was gained.

Sunday, June 8, police received areport that sometime overnightsomeone scratched the side of amotor vehicle that was parked infront of a Front Street residence.

Sunday, June 8, a resident of Con-cord Road reported that sometimeduring the previous several dayssomeone threw a rock through the

front window of his house.Sunday, June 8, a resident of Ev-

ergreen Avenue reported that some-time overnight someone removed abicycle rack, valued at approxi-mately $200, from the back of hismotor vehicle.

FanwoodTuesday, June 3, Etai Eluz, 34, of

Green Brook was arrested followinga motor vehicle stop at Morse andNorth Avenues on an active warrantout of the Essex County Sheriff’sOffice. He was processed and turnedover to the Essex County Sheriff’sOffice.

Friday, June 6, Jodi Madsen, 39,of Scotch Plains was arrested fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop atMartine Avenue and King Street andcharged with driving while intoxi-cated (DWI). After failing severalfield sobriety tests at the scene, shewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released to aresponsible person.

Friday, June 6, Delroy Campbell,43, of Plainfield was arrested andcharged with DWI after officers re-sponded to a call that a motor ve-hicle was stopped in the middle ofthe roadway at North and FarleyAvenues. Authorities said police lo-cated the vehicle, and upon check-ing on the driver found him slumpedover the steering wheel. When offic-ers tried to wake him up, he at-tempted to put the vehicle in gear.The driver was asked to step out ofthe vehicle to perform some fieldsobriety tests, but he refused to com-ply, police reported. Campbell wastransported to police headquarters,processed and turned over to a re-sponsible person.

MountainsideMonday, June 2, Olvin O.

Orellanacaballero, 31, of NorthPlainfield was arrested for drivingwith a suspended license and on anoutstanding warrant, in the amountof $600, after a motor vehicle stopon Route 22. He was processed andreleased after posting bail.

Monday, June 2, Deon D. Elliot,20, of Plainfield was arrested after amotor vehicle stop on Route 22 fordriving with a suspended license.

Tuesday, June 3, Thomas Conroy,53, of Jersey City was arrested aftera motor vehicle stop on Route 22 fordriving with a suspended license.He was processed and released.

Tuesday, June 3, Carla YvetteBrewer, 52, of Plainfield was ar-rested on an active Mountainsidewarrant after she was picked up bythe Plainfield Police Department.She was transported to the UnionCounty jail after failing to post bail.

Tuesday, June 3, the manager of aNew Providence Road business re-ported that a black male, wearing askull cap, described as 5 feet and 3inches tall and weighing approxi-mately 130 pounds, attempted to steala cell phone out of a purse that wasleft in a conference room. Accordingto police, a security guard confrontedthe suspect, who fled on foot down astairwell and out an automatic door,then jumped over a fence and fledtowards Knightsbridge Road.

The suspect dropped the cell phonewhen he fled, cracking the screen,and another employee stated that$15 was missing from her purse,police said. A manager stated thatthe suspect was thought to have ac-companied an individual into thebuilding in the morning. Policewould be following up on that lead,authorities reported.

Wednesday, June 4, Julianne N.Benjamin, 42, of Roselle was ar-rested for driving with a suspendedlicense and on an active warrant inthe amount of $90 out of UnionTownship after a motor vehicle stopon Route 22. She was processed andreleased.

Saturday, June 7, an individualcame into police headquarters to re-port that the license plate from histrailer had been lost or removed andwas last seen on June 2. The missingplate was entered into the NationalCrime Information Center (NCIC),police said.

Saturday, June 7, an employee of aRoute 22 gas station reported thattwo black females asked for $20 worthof gas, and while the attendant washelping other customers, one suspectremoved the hose from her vehicleand fled east on Route 22 withoutpaying. According to police, the at-tendant was able to retrieve a partialplate number from the vehicle.

Sunday, June 8, a resident reportedthat someone removed a recentlypurchased, extra large Midco gar-bage pail, valued at $80, which hehad filled with garbage, from thefront of his residence.

Monday, June 9, a patron of aRoute 22 storage facility reportedthat she was moving out of a storageunit and left a hand truck she hadrented from U-Haul unattended, andwhen she returned, it was missing.According to police, the victim statedthat there were several individualsin the area when the hand truck wasremoved and that U-Haul is charg-ing her $300 to replace it.

Monday, June 9, Nina S. Ford, 30,of Newark was arrested after a mo-tor vehicle stop on Route 22 fordriving with a suspended license.She was processed and released atthe scene.

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WNC Spaghetti DinnerTo Be Held TomorrowWESTFIELD — The Westfield

Neighborhood Council (W.N.C.),located at 127 Cacciola Place inWestfield, will hold a spaghetti din-ner fundraiser tomorrow, Friday,June 13, from noon to 8 p.m. Din-ners will include spaghetti, salad,bread and cake. A $6 per persondonation is requested.

Proceeds from the dinner will sup-port PANDA (Parents Against Nar-cotics, Drugs and Alcohol) pro-grams at the W.N.C., including theDreammakers.

The W.N.C. is a private, non-profit, community-based social ser-vice organization that seeks to em-power children, youth and adults ofthe community through quality edu-cation and direct, hands-on out-reach. W.N.C. has played an impor-tant role in the history of theCacciola community. For more in-formation about this benefit event,call Mary at (908) 616-9172.

Westfield Library to Host‘Julia Child’ Next Week

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldMemorial Library will feature “JuliaChild says Bon Appétit” on Wednes-day, June 18, at 7 p.m. The library islocated at 550 East Broad Street.

This lively, one-woman play, pre-sented by Linda Kenyon, brings thechef and cooking pioneer to life. JuliaChild (1912-2004) was an Americancook, author and television personal-ity who introduced French cuisine andcooking techniques to America. Shewas in the vanguard of “foodies” who,by changing Americans’ taste, helpedcreate modern American culture.

Her most famous works are the1961 cookbook “Mastering the Artof French Cooking” and her first tele-vision series, “The French Chef.” Sub-sequently she starred in 11 other tele-vision series and authored 18 otherbooks. While her face and voice be-came familiar to the public, this playfocuses on her private side — espe-cially the relationship with her hus-band, Paul Child.

As portrayed by Ms. Kenyon, Juliadescribes growing up in SouthernCalifornia, her adventures duringWorld War II (when she was not aspy), learning to cook French cuisine,learning to teach and write about thesoul of cooking, and discovering hertalent for being a public person and forbeing famous. But at her core was herlove for Paul and his love for her.

Ms. Kenyon has extensive experi-ence on stage, in television and inperformance. She has performed forthe Virginia Shakespeare Company,the Maryland Renaissance Festivaland the Washington Stage Guild.

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to the public but audience membersmust register for the program by visit-ing the library’s website at wmlnj.organd clicking on Calendar, or by call-ing (908) 789-4090, extension 0.

Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m., Monday through Thursday, and9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Satur-day. The library is closed on Sundaysuntil September 21.

Willow Grove Tag SaleOn Tap This Saturday

SCOTCH PLAINS — The WillowGrove Presbyterian Church will host alarge tag sale this Saturday, June 14.Featured will be household items, fur-niture, children’s toys and books,children’s clothing through size 5/6,sporting goods, seasonal items andelectronics, among other merchandise.There also will be hot dogs and bottledwater for sale, as well as a bake sale.

The event will run from 9 a.m. untilnoon, with early-bird admission for$5 at 8 a.m. Proceeds from the tag saleand the bake sale will support WillowGrove’s youth group summer missiontrip to the Heifer Project working farmin Massachusetts and the church’sSunday school program.

Heifer Project International helpsfight hunger and poverty globally by

teaching sustainable farming andsending animals and supplies to ar-eas of need. Heifer Project Interna-tional also empowers women throughteaching skills, crafting and businesstechniques. Willow Grove Church’sSunday school provides guidance andinstruction for young people ages 3through senior high school.

The tag sale will be held inside andon the lawn of the church, rain orshine, and will be cash only. TheWillow Grove Presbyterian Churchis located at 1961 Raritan Road inScotch Plains, across from the south-side soccer field. Ample parking isavailable on-site and all church fa-cilities are handicap-accessible. Formore details, call (908) 232-5678 orvisit willowgrovechurch.org.

GOOD BUYS...Shoppers peruse the merchandise at the 2013 tag sale at theWillow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains. This year’s tag sale andbake sale will take place this Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.“Early birds” will be admitted at 8 a.m. for $5. Proceeds from the cash-only salewill benefit the Willow Grove youth group’s summer mission trip to the HeiferInternational working farm in Massachusetts and the church’s Sunday school.

Nicholas Gage to Return ForChurch Comm. AnniversaryWESTFIELD — The Cultural

Committee of the Holy Trinity GreekOrthodox Church, located at 250Gallows Hill Road in Westfield, willcelebrate its 30th anniversary on Fri-day, June 20, beginning at 7:30 p.m.The Cultural Committee was foundedto educate and promote Greek cul-ture to the community.

Greek-American author NicholasGage, who was the first speaker 30years ago, will present “A Writer’sOdyssey.” It will include a discussionof his books, beginning with “Eleni,”“A Place For Us” and “Greek Fire,”as well as his other books and publi-cations. “Eleni,” his account of hismother’s life and death during theGreek Civil War, was translated into32 languages and nominated as bestbiography of the year by the National

Book Critics Circle. He was co-pro-ducer of the film version of “Eleni.”

In his long career as a journalist,author and producer, Mr. Gage spentthe first half as an investigative re-porter and foreign correspondent andthe second writing seven books andproducing several films, one of whichwas nominated for an Academy Awardas Best Picture. As a reporter for TheNew York Times, The Wall Street Jour-nal and the Associated Press, he re-ceived wide recognition for his inves-tigative articles on organized crime,drug trafficking and political corrup-tion. Abroad he covered numerouswars and revolutions, including theIranian upraising that toppled the Shah.

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Presby. Shop to BeOpen to July 23

FANWOOD — The thrift shop atthe Fanwood Presbyterian Churchwill remain open every Wednesdaythrough July 23. Run by volunteers,the thrift shop is open from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. It is located at the rear of thechurch complex on McDermott Place.

Gently used clothing andhousewares are available for sale.The pictures and flowers that deco-rate the shop also are for sale, as arethe variety of bric-a-brac, fabric, yarnand packaged needlecraft kits.

Donations are welcome on Wednes-days from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Electronicequipment and toys are not accepted.For more information and directions,call the church office at (908) 889-8891 or e-mail [email protected].

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES...During the weekend of May 16 to 18, Boy ScoutTroop No. 73 of Westfield canoed 10 miles on the Wading River and seven mileson the Oswego River in Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens of southern NewJersey. Twenty-one Scouts and 13 Adult Scouters participated. They camped atBodine Field, where they also held an obstacle course competition and an eveningcampfire show. Anyone interested in joining Troop No. 73 may call ScoutmasterHenry Hom at [email protected].

JCC to Be an Official HostFor Global Swim Lesson

SCOTCH PLAINS — Tens of thou-sands of children and adults at aquaticfacilities around the world will unitefor the fifth year in a row on Friday,June 20, to set a new Guinness WorldRecord™ in The World’s LargestSwim Lesson™ (WLSL).

The Jewish Community Center(JCC) of Central New Jersey will bea host for this global record attempt,which will take place at 11 a.m. TheJCC is located at 1391 Martine Av-enue in Scotch Plains.

Team WLSL holds the currentGuinness World Record™ for thelargest simultaneous swimming les-son, which stands at 32,450 partici-pants representing 13 different coun-tries across five continents.

For more information and to regis-ter for this free event, visit jccnj.orgor contact Kim Koza, aquatics direc-tor, at (908) 889-8800, extension no.219, or [email protected]. Interestedpersons also may visit WLSL.org.

The JCC of Central New Jersey isa constituent agency of the JewishFederation of Greater MetroWest NJ,

United Way of Greater Union Countyand the Westfield United Fund ofWestfield. Financial assistance isavailable for membership and vari-ous programs.

SAGE to Present TalkOn ‘Vial For Life’

MOUNTAINSIDE — SAGEEldercare will present “Vial For Life”on Tuesday, June 24, from 10 a.m. tonoon, in the second-floor Commu-nity Room at Mountainside BoroughHall, located at 1385 Route 22, East,in Mountainside.

Participants will learn aboutP.O.L.S.T. (Practitioner Orders forLife-Sustaining Treatment), portablemedical life decisions and the value ofa living will and advance directives.

Attendees also will be able to re-ceive assistance in completing theirown “Vial of Life.” Interested personsare asked to bring a list of their medi-cations and dosage, doctors, medicalconditions, medical device informa-tion and family member contacts.Refreshments will be served. To re-spond, call Kim Moriak, senior citi-zen coordinator, at (908) 232-4406.

Registration Begins MondayFor Teen Summer Reading

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Public Library will open regis-tration for its teen summer readingprogram on Monday, June 16. Thisyear’s theme, “Spark a Reaction,” willhelp young adults explore their scien-tific, intellectual and artistic sides.

Throughout the summer months, thelibrary will host lectures, book clubs,gaming sessions, crafts and parties.Highlights will include a visit fromauthor Yvonne Ventresca; The NightSky with area astronomers; an “Ender’sGame” book discussion and film view-ing; intensive chess workshops; Sci-ence Jeopardy; Kitchen Chemistry withDr. Benny Chan; a Mad Scientist Party,and Brunch Over Books.

The library acknowledges the sup-port of the Friends of the ScotchPlains Public Library and the dona-tions of products and talent by Scoops,The College of New Jersey,Monmouth University and the Na-tional Park Service.

The library’s Teen Summer Read-ing programs are free and open toyoung people in grades 6 to 12. Mostevents are limited to Scotch Plainsand Fanwood library cardholders.

Some programs have limited enroll-ment. Registration is on a first-come,first-served basis.

Teens may sign up for individualevents by visiting the library’s Refer-ence Desk, calling (908) 322-5007,extension no. 204, [email protected] or responding viathe library’s website, scotlib.org.

The Scotch Plains Public Libraryis located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, oneblock from Park Avenue, in the cen-ter of the township. Driving direc-tions and more information can befound at scotlib.org.

Irish Business GroupAnnounces HonoreesGARWOOD — The Irish Busi-

ness Association of New Jersey willhonor its 2014 Company of the Year,Man of the Year and Woman of theYear at the association’s annualAwards Dinner. It will be held onTuesday, June 17, from 6 to 9 p.m., atThe Westwood, located at 438 NorthAvenue in Garwood.

O’Connor Davies, a certified pub-lic accounting firm, will be recog-nized as Company of the Year. Rich-ard C. Callaghan, Jr., a certified fi-nancial planner and private portfoliomanager with R. Seelaus & Co. ofSummit, will be honored as Man ofthe Year. Kerri Smith, a certified IrishDance instructor and founder of theKerri Smith Academy of Irish Dance,will be feted as Woman of the Year.

To register to attend, contact KateConroy, vice-president of the Gate-way Regional Chamber of Com-merce, at (908) 352-0900 [email protected],or visit www.gatewaychamber.comand click on events.


– Obituaries – James M. Wickens, 77, Loving Father,Grandfather Who Had Many Talents

James M. Wickens, 77, inventor,costume designer, aspiring singer/dancer and personal banker, ofWestfield, N.J., died peacefully onMonday, June 2.

Jim was born on September 20,1936 to Albert and Mary (Schaller)Wickens in Newark, N.J. The young-est of eight children, he fondly re-membered hand-me-down clothingand getting the scraps left over fromthe dinner table. He adored his olderbrothers and sisters, Mary, Al, Paul,Barbara, Jean, Joe and Jack.

Jim attended high school at SaintBenedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J. andgraduated in 1954. He always enjoyedplaying sports and was a member ofthe high school basketball team, wherehis height and skills came in handy.

At 17, he began working for Pruden-tial Insurance Company, where his mathexpertise blew everyone away. With nocollege degree under his belt, he movedup within the company, eventually be-coming Director of Financial Services.

Jim also met his future wife, Eliza-beth, at Pru, and they married onSeptember 9, 1967. That’s when thefun really began.

After settling in, Jimbo and Liz hadtheir children, Kathy, Mary and Terri,and moved to Westfield, where manyof his untapped talents became notice-able. No one realized his secret flair forinventing games, costume design, per-sonal banking or singing and dancing.

First off, his games were legend-ary. Jim would always be ready toentertain his daughters on the spot.One of his inventions was “Table TopField Goal,” which involved usinghis fingers as a goal while his restlesschildren tried to flick sugar packetsthrough them from across the table.This was strictly a restaurant game,intended to keep his kids quiet untilthe food came. Another game was“Bury the Kids,” during which hewould let his girls jump intohumungous leaf piles and cover themup as he continued to rake. Dog poopin the leaves was a risk associatedwith this game, and forced someone“out” to go in the house and getcleaned up. In addition, he invented agame known as “Window Targets.”This game called for his daughters tohold and stand behind huge glasswindowpanes that needed to becleaned as Jim shot at them with thehose. The rules stated that he did nothave to use only his own children. Allkids in the neighborhood could bewindow targets, and they were.

Next, he astounded friends andfamily alike with his genius for cos-tume design. There was not one outfitthat he could not add a wig, or a largeenvelope, or a poofy ball hat to hishead. He could also wear a woman’srobe like nobody’s business. Finally,his most popular design was the “highwaist” look. On many occasions hecould be seen pulling his pajama pantsor sweatpants up to his chest andstrutting around. It was the height ofthe Wickens fashion line, and he posedwillingly to humor those around him.

In addition to the Pru, he foundsuccess in the financial field as hisdaughters’ personal banker. Keepingup with three girls is not easy, andJimbo let everyone know how muchhis girls loved him for his wallet.Even as his children grew into adultsand had their own families, he wouldspend countless hours creating bud-gets for them, never really noticingthat they still continued to borrowmoney. Or did he?

Finally, the last of Jimbo’s hiddentalents could be seen on the dance floor.He had signature moves such as “TheLawnmower,” “The Basketball Drib-bler,” “The Stabbing Victim” (from themovie Airplane!) and “Riding theHorse” (Some imagination is required).His dancing style was only second tohis singing career. Jim could spendmany hours listening to his favoritesongs and singing along with emotion.Knowing the words was optional.

Talents aside, Jimbo was also a natu-ral at talking to strangers. He couldstart a conversation with anyone, leav-ing his wife and kids totally embar-rassed. But being around people washis passion, and he could make any-one a lifelong friend and feel specialbecause he didn’t just talk about him-self. He was genuinely interested ineveryone’s life – good or bad.

Throughout the years Jim also im-pressed people by always having a tan,being a master coupon cutter, coachingsoftball for his girls, and his ability toconvince his family that “anythingcould be done in 15 minutes if we justworked together.” He and Lizzie en-joyed traveling to Aruba and the familyvacation spot of Wildwood, N.J. formany years as well. On his own, heloved breakfast at McDonald’s, watch-ing sports on TV, church on Sundaysand “making the rounds” in his car tovisit friends and family for free coffeeand some conversation.

As much as Jim loved Lizzie and hisgirls, his greatest accomplishment washis grandchildren. He was thrilled tofinally have some boys on his sidewhen Dan, Brian, Michael and Chriscame along. Yet, he doted on his grand-daughters as well — Erin, Ellie, Rileyand Bridget. He would come to practi-cally every game, practice, recital, com-munion and graduation. You name it –Grandpa was there, making new friends,of course, especially with the ladies.Jim was also the first-call babysitter,which the grandkids all loved, but oftencame without real meals or diaperchanges, much to his daughters’ cha-grin. He was a constant presence intheir lives and the kids hit the jackpothaving Jim as their Grandpa.

Jim was predeceased by his side-kick, Lizzie, in 2010; his parents,Albert and Mary Wickens; his brother,Father Paul Wickens, and his sisters,Mary Meade and Barbara Wickens.He leaves behind the most fantasticstories and memories to be cherishedby his daughters, Kathleen Wickensof Westfield, Mary Wickens and herhusband, Stephen Whitlock, ofWestfield, and Terri Hecht and herhusband, Michael, of Cranford. Jimwill also be deeply missed by his eightgrandchildren, Brian, Michael andErin Suler, Dan Wickens and Rileyand Bridget Whitlock and Chris andEllie Hecht. In addition, he is survivedby his brothers, Albert Wickens (Pat)of Madison, Joe Wickens (Dottie) ofRoselle Park and Jack Wickens(Nancy) of Roseland, plus his sisterand church date, Jean Sexton ofWestfield. Finally, he will be missedby his many nieces, nephews andfriends, both old and new.

Arrangements to celebrate Jim’s lifeare being made by Dooley ColonialFuneral Home in Westfield. The fu-neral took place at the Holy TrinityRoman Catholic Church in Westfieldon Monday, June 9. Interment followedat Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

In lieu of flowers, please considerdonating to the Westfield Area Y orthe Kessler Institute for Rehabilita-tion, where Jim found much hope.

June 12, 2014

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SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-140002206SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-2054-12Plaintiff: FLAGSTAR BANK, FSBVS.Defendant: RICHARD HARRINGTON, JUDY

LEE HARRINGTON AND LOUISE LAISale Date: 06/25/2014Writ of Execution: 10/09/2012By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue, at the UNION COUNTY ADMINISTRA-TION BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 10 ELIZABETH-TOWN PLAZA, Elizabeth, New Jersey onWEDNESDAY, at two o’clock in the afternoon ofsaid day. All successful bidders must have 20%of their bid available in cash or certified check atthe conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is: ***Three HundredTwenty-Five Thousand Twenty-Four and 47/100*** $325,024.47.

The property to be sold is located in the Townof Westfield in the County of Union and State ofNew Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 528 WestBroad Street

Block 2708, Lot 35Dimensions of Lot (approximately): 33 feet x

145 feetNearest Cross Street: Osborn AvenueSubject to: $0.00Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Twenty-Nine

Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty and 96/100***$329,980.96 together with lawful interest andcosts.

Surplus Money: If after the sale and satisfac-tion of the mortgage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any surplus money, themoney will be deposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claiming the surplus,or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the natureand extent of that person’s claim and asking foran order directing payment of the surplus money.The Sheriff or other person conducting the salewill have information regarding the surplus, ifany.

There is a full legal description on file in theUnion County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn thissale for any length of time without further adver-tisement.

Ralph FroehlichSheriff

Attorney:MCCABE, WEISBERG & COMPANY, P.C.216 HADDON AVENUESUITE 303WESTMONT, NEW JERSEY 08108(856) 858-70804 T - 05/29, 06/05, 06/12& 06/19/14 Fee: $161.16



DOCKET NO. F-036489-13Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.VS.Defendant: JOSEPH P. WAVRO AND PIERA

WAVRO, HIS WIFE; NEW JERSEY HIGHEREDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE AU-THORITY; DISCOVER BANK C/O DB SERVIC-ING CORPORATION

Sale Date: 06/25/2014Writ of Execution: 04/21/2014By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Three HundredSeventeen Thousand Eight Hundred sixty and12/100*** $317,860.12.

Property to be sold is located in: Borough ofFanwood, County of Union, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 79 La GrandeAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey 07023.

Tax Lot # 14, Block # 56Nearest cross street: Stagaard PlaceApproximate Dimensions: 50 x 125 x 50 x 120Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Twenty-Seven

Thousand Ninety-Two and 16/100***$327,092.16 together with lawful interest andcosts.

The sale is subject to any unpaid taxes andassessments, tax, water, and sewer liens andother municipal assessments. The amount duecan be obtained from the local taxing authority.Pursuant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also besubject to the limited lien priority of any Condo-minium / Homeowner Association liens whichmay exist.

All interested parties are to conduct and relyupon their own independent investigation to as-certain whether or not any outstanding interestsremain of record and/or have priority over the lienbeing foreclosed and, if so, the current amountdue thereon. **If the sale is set aside for anyreason, the Purchaser shall have no furtherrecourse against the Mortgagee or theMortgagee’s attorney.**





Attorney:MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC1 EAST STOW ROADMARLTON, NEW JERSEY 08053(856) 482-14004 T - 05/29, 06/05, 06/12& 06/19/14 Fee: $197.88

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-14002602

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-023277-12

Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.VS.Defendant: SHERRY J. RIVERA,

ALEXANDER RIVERA, BANK OF AMERICAN.A.



The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredFifty Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One and47/100*** $450,181.47.

Concise statement of description of real prop-erty to be sold.

Municipality: Scotch Plains TownshipCounty: UnionState of New JerseyStreet & Street No: 49 Canterbury DriveTax Block: 5602 and Lot: 5Dimensions of Lot: 230.07 feet x 24.86 feetNearest Cross Street: Copperfield RoadSuperior Interests (if any): Scotch Plains holds

a tax sale certificate in the amount of $3074.21as of 02/26/14.

Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Sixty-SevenThousand Two Hundred Fifty and 40/100***$467,250.40 together with lawful interest andcosts.





Attorney:POWERS KIRN - COUNSELORS728 MARINE HWYPO BOX 848 - SUITE 200MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 08057(856) 802-10004 T - 06/12, 06/19, 06/26& 07/03/14 Fee: $167.28




Plaintiff: BAYVIEW LOAN SERICING, LLC, ADELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

VS.Defendant: 354 NORTH GARWOOD ASSO-

CIATION, LLC; GIUSEPPE AMATO A/K/A JO-SEPH AMATO, INDIVIDUALLY; WACHOVIABANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION N/K/A WELLSFARGO BANK, N.A., GARWOOD KITCHENS &BATHS AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY



The judgment amount is: ***Eight HundredFifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nineand 01/100*** $859,239.01.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS LOCATEDIN: Borough of Garwood, County of Union, in theState of New Jersey.

PREMISES COMMONLY KNOW AS: 354North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027

TAX LOT # 26, BLOCK # 111APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 50 Feet X 150

FeetNEAREST CROSS STREET: Walnut StreetTaxes: Current through 1st Quarter of 2014**Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and

sewer plus interest through date of payoff.Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Eighty-Four

Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three and 51/100*** $884,123.51 together with lawful interestand costs.





Attorney:PARKER MC CAYPO BOX 50549000 MIDATLANTIC DRIVESUITE 300MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 596-89004 T - 06/05, 06/12, 06/19& 06/26/14 Fee: $181.56



DOCKET NO. F-019295-13Plaintiff: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL AS-

SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGOASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORT-GAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SE-RIES 2007-14

VS.Defendant: MARK MARKOWSKI; KATHY

MARKOWSKI; WIFE OF MARK MARKOWSKISale Date: 06/25/2014Writ of Execution: 04/10/2014By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Seven HundredEighty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Five and 93/100*** $784,785.93.

The property to be sold is located in: The Townof Westfield, County of Union, State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 51 Mohican Drive,Westfield, New Jersey 07090

Tax Lot No.: 33 (fka Lot 12) in Block: 1905 (fkaBlock 480)

Dimensions of Lot (Approximately): 0.376ACNearest Cross Street: Springfield AvenueSubject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu-

nicipal or tax liens that may be due.Subject to Tax and prior lien info: At the time of

publication taxes/sewer/water information wasnot available - you must check with the taxcollector for exact amounts due.

Subject to Prior Mortgages and Judgments (ifany): None

Total Upset: ***Eight Hundred Fifteen Thou-sand Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight and 45/100***$815,878.45 together with lawful interest andcosts.


“The Fair Housing Act prohibits”any prefer-ence, limitation, or discrimination because ofrace, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta-tus, or national origin, or intention to make suchpreference, limitation or discrimination” in con-nection with any aspect or a residential realestate transaction, Zucker, Goldberg, andAckerman, LLC encourages and supports theequal housing practives of the Fair Housing Actin the conduct of its business.”




Attorney:ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC200 SHEFFIELD STREETSUITE 301MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092(908) 233-8500File No.: XCZ-1510874 T - 05/29, 06/05, 06/12& 06/19/14 Fee: $212.16




Plaintiff: VALLEY NATIONAL BANKVS.Defendant: LILLIAN J. DUDA, ADMINISTRA-

TOR OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH CHARLESDUDA a/k/a KENNETH C. DUDA a/k/a KEN-NETH DUDA, LILLIAN J. DUDA a/k/a LILLIANDUDA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, FANWOODALE HOUSE, INC. d/b/a SUN TRAVERN, RICH-ARD CASEY and PATRICIA CASEY, VASYLKAVATSIUK, MARIA KAVATSIUK and NICHO-LAS J. BERKEY, LLC



The judgment amount is: ***One Million NineHundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Three Hun-dred Ninety-Five and 20/100*** $1,929,395.20.

The Property to be sold is located in theBorough of Fanwood, County of Union, State ofNew Jersey.

Commonly known as 15 South Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey a/k/a Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6,Bolck 21 on the Official Tax Map of the Boroughof Fanwood.

Distance from nearest cross street (TerrillRoad): Beginning at the point along the Northerlysideline of South Avenue, said point being dis-tant 97.62 feet Easterly along the same from theintersection with the Easterly sideline of TerrillRoad, both sidelines extended, and from saidpoint of beginning running:

1. North 31 degrees 30 minutes 00 secoondsWest 190.14 feet to a point; thence

2. North 58 degrees 30 minutes 00 secondsEast 200.00 feet to a point; thence

3. South 31 degrees 30 minutes 00 secondsEast 195.79 feet to a point in the Northerlysideline of South Avenue; thence

4. Along said sideline, South 60 degrees 07minutes 00 seconds West 200.5 feet to the pointand place of Beginning.

Total Upset: ***One Million Nine HundredSixty-Nine Thousand Eighty-Two and 38/100***$1,969,082.38 together with lawful interest andcosts.





Attorney:MANDELBAUM, SALSBURG, LAZRIS &DISCENZA, P.C.155 PROSPECT AVENUEWEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 070524 T - 06/05, 06/12, 06/19& 06/26/14 Fee: $208.08

Erik B. Kolb, 34, Died on Mt. Rainier;Loved By All, Was Avid Outdoorsman

Erik Britton Kolb, 34, formerly ofWestfield, died climbing MountRainier on Thursday, May 29. Erikwas smart, gentle, and of agenerous spirit, loved byall who knew him.

Born in Minnesota, Erikgrew up in St. Paul, ScotchPlains and Westfield, N.J.,graduating from WestfieldHigh School in 1998. Erikgraduated from LafayetteCollege in 2002. He thentook a position as an eq-uity analyst with ValueLine, and then Standard &Poor’s, where he wasnamed a “Best on theStreet” by The Wall Street Journalmultiple times. After earning his MBAfrom Georgetown University in Mayof 2013, Erik accepted a job as a

finance manager at American Ex-press in New York.

Erik lived with his adoring wife,Lisa, in Brooklyn, and isalso survived by his lovingparents, David and PamelaKolb of Westfield, N.J.; sis-ter, Kirsten, of Raleigh,N.C., and by his extendedand loving family.

A celebration of Erik’slife will be held at 1 p.m.on Tuesday, June 17, atEcho Lake Country Clubin Westfield, N.J.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests donationsto the Erik Britton Kolb

Memorial Scholarship, LafayetteCollege, 307 Markle Hall, Easton,Pa. 18042.

June 12, 2014

Erik B. Kolb

St. Michael to Host SpeakerWho Aids Nepalese ChildrenCRANFORD — St. Michael

School will welcome guest speakerMaggie Doyne on Tuesday, June 17,at 7 p.m. Ms. Doyne will share herexperiences helping children andfamilies in Nepal. St. Michael Schoolis located at 100 Alden Street inCranford.

Following her senior year of highschool, Ms. Doyne, then 18, boardeda plane in New Jersey and set off tosee the world with just her backpackand her eyes wide open. Four coun-tries and 20,000 miles later, she foundherself trekking through theHimalayas and walking along thedirt roads of Nepal’s most poverty-stricken villages.

It was there that she met a 6-year-old girl named Hima, one of the hun-dreds of struggling children she en-countered on her journey. Hima wasbreaking stones in a dry riverbed andselling them to earn a few dollars tofeed her family. Ms. Doyne was

shocked by what she saw and disap-pointed that any child should have tolive this way.

Ms. Doyne got to work. She helpedHima go to school, paying for hertuition, uniform and books, and startedto transform her life. Helping onechild eventually led to 20. Ms. Doynecalled home and asked her parents towire the $5,000 savings she had earnedbabysitting in high school to purchaseland in Surkhet, Nepal.

Ten years later, she is now the motherto 47 orphaned children; built andoperates the Kopila Valley Children’sHome, the Kopila Valley School andthe Kopila Valley Women’s Center,and is executive director of the BlinkNow Foundation.

For more details, call Erin Pettit at(908) 518-0436 or Lisa Durant of St.Michael at (908) 276-2050. Moreinformation on Blink Now is avail-able at BlinkNow.org or by [email protected].

‘Y’ Announces Lecture AboutBeing Health Care Advocate

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldArea Y will offer a lecture on “How toAdvocate for Yourself or a Loved Onein the Hospital” on Monday, June 16,from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. It will takeplace at the Main Y Facility, located at220 Clark Street in Westfield.

Dr. Peter Pasley, medical directorof the Saint Barnabas Multi-Spe-cialty Practice in Westfield, will bethe presenter. He will discuss issuesregarding medical decision-making,including living wills, advanced di-rectives and health-care proxies andalso will cover medical testing, thera-peutics and how one can be an advo-cate for themselves or loved oneswhen faced with a difficult decision.

“Healthcare today has taken greatstrides from the Marcus Welby era,when the approach could be de-scribed as ‘The doctor knows best’,”said Dr. Pasley. “With progresscomes challenge, and we are all toofamiliar with the economic toll thatmodern medicine is having on the

country, and the difficulty the na-tion is having in keeping health-care costs down.

“Modern medicine also comeswith a minefield of emotional and,at times, heart-wrenching decisionsthat can confront families, often withlittle or no warning. The most for-ward thinking physicians of todayare doing all they can to help pa-tients understand the complexity ofdecision-making in the current medi-cal environment,” Dr. Pasley added.

This lecture will be free to mem-bers and non-members. Attendeesare encouraged to bring a bag lunch.Interested persons must registeronline at westfieldynj.org or in per-son at the Welcome Center of theMain Y Facility. For additional in-formation, contact LynneApplebaum at (908) 233-2700, ex-tension no. 239, or by e-mail [email protected].

Imagine Seeks VolunteersTo Be ‘Loving Listeners’

WESTFIELD — Imagine, a griefsupport center located in Westfieldand serving all of Union County andbeyond, is seeking additional volun-teers to serve as “loving listeners” forchildren and adults who are copingwith loss.

Imagine provides free, year-round,peer grief support programs for chil-dren and teens, ages 3 to 18, who arecoping with loss due to the death of aparent or sibling. The program alsosupports parents and guardians inconcurrent support groups and youngadults ages 18 to 30. Free peer sup-port groups also are available forchildren who have a parent or guard-ian living with illness through theImagine Tender Living Care program.

Support groups are facilitated bytrained adult volunteers who attend a32-hour training program and quar-terly continuing education programs.Volunteers come from all walks of lifeand need no special background otherthan a willingness to listen, a heartinclined to serve, and the ability to bewith children and adults in pain with-out trying to fix, solve or give advice.

Volunteers must be age 21 or older. Noprior experience is necessary.

The next Imagine Volunteer Facili-tator class will be held Friday throughMonday, August 1 to 4, 2014. Train-ing classes prepare participants tofacilitate Imagine peer support groupsfor children and teens who are cop-ing with loss due to death, or who arecoping with a terminal or chronicillness themselves or within their fam-ily. Imagine volunteers also facilitateparent and adult support groups.

“We needed to train more volun-teers so we can start our fourth Nightof Support starting this fall,” saidMandi Zucker, Imagine Program di-rector. “Our programs are growing soquickly because of the great need inthis community — over 700 childrenannually will lose a parent to death inUnion County. Over 170 childrenand adults from 41 New Jersey townsare currently participating every twoweeks at Imagine. It is essential wefill our August training so that wewill not need to place families on awaiting list.”

For more information, contact Ms.Zucker at (908) 264-3100 [email protected], or visitimaginenj.org.

Wine-Cheese SaturdayTo Benefit The Arc

AREA — The Arc of UnionCounty’s Sixth Annual Wine andCheese Tasting fundraiser will takeplace this Saturday, June 14, from 4to 7 p.m., at the Liberty Hall MuseumCarriage House and Gardens, locatedat 1003 Morris Avenue in Union.

Guests can sample fine wines, vari-ous cheeses and an assortment ofhors d’oeuvres, all while strollingthe scenic grounds of the LibertyHall Museum. Tickets are $40 perperson and can be purchased atarcwinetasting2014.eventbrite.com.Tickets will be sold at the door —only cash or credit card will be ac-cepted at that time.

All proceeds from the event willsupport programs and services of-fered by The Arc of Union County tochildren and adults with intellectualand developmental disabilities. Formore information, contact TrishFelix at (973) 315-0020 [email protected].




Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.VS.Defendant: THOMAS A. BECKER A/K/A THO-

MAS ANDREW BECKERSale Date: 07/09/2014Writ of Execution: 04/29/2014By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Twenty-Five Thou-sand Two and 85/100*** $25,002.85.

Concise statement of description (N.J.S.A.2A:61-1)

The property to be sold is located in the Townof Westfield, County of Union and Sate of NewJersey. The premises is commonly known as410 Springfield Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey07090.

Tax Lot No. 26Block No. 1905Dimensions of Lot: Approximately 50.51 x

422.13 x 50 x 415 feet.Nearest Cross Street: 152.52 feet from the

intersection of Springfield Avenue andNomahegen Drive.

Total Upset: ***Twenty-Nine Thousand FiveHundred Twenty-Seven and 17/100***$29,527.17 together with lawful interest and costs.


The above advertisement does not constiturea full legal description of the real estate. There isa full legal description on file in the Union CountySheriff’s Office during regular business hours.



Attorney:KOURY, TIGHE, LAPRES, BISCULA &SOMMERS, P.C.1423 TILTON ROADSUITE 9NORTHFIELD, NEW JERSEY 08225(609) 383-12334 T - 06/12, 06/19, 06/26& 07/03/14 Fee: $173.40

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Providence CollegeAnnounces Grad

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – AmandaCentrella of Westfield, who wasawarded a bachelor’s degree duringProvidence College commencementceremonies held on May 18, wasrecently honored for her academicachievements.

Amanda, an English major, re-ceived the Alembic Award for thebest student’s literary work in poetry.

While at Providence College, shewas editor-in-chief of The Alembicand president of SHEPARD.

Susquehanna Univ.Awards Degrees

SELINSGROVE, Pa.— Two localstudents received degrees asSusquehanna University closed its156th academic year with annualcommencement exercises on May 11.

Elaine Anderson of Westfield,graduated cum laude with a Bachelorof Science degree in psychology. Sheis the daughter of Kevin and JenniferAnderson and a graduate of WestfieldHigh School.

Anneliese Himmel of Westfield,graduated with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in biology. She is the daughterof Mr. and Mrs. George Himmel anda graduate of Westfield High School.

Westfield High School — Third Marking Period

Westfield High School Principal,Peter Renwick, announces the thirdmarking period honor roll for the 2013-2014 school year. Westfield HighSchool recognizes student achievementevery marking period at two levels:Honor Roll and Distinguished HonorRoll. Determination of inclusion on theHonor Roll is based on the followingcriteria: For the Distinguished HonorRoll, the GPA must be between 3.75and 4.0 with no grade lower than a B.For the Honor Roll, the GPA must bebetween 3.5 and 3.74 with no gradelower than a B.

Distinguished Honor RollNinth Grade

Nina Alameno, Nicolina Albano,Benjamin Albert-Halevy, SamanthaAlfano, Madeleine Armstrong, AlishaAsija, Olivia Aurigemma, CharlesBaldwin, Owen Bartok, Spencer Beals,Emily Beattie, Carly Bechtloff, TaylorBechtloff, Matthew Bernstein, StellaBillek, Evan Binder, Cullen Birkel,Kayla Bleich, Dana Boretz, GraceBrindle, Elizabeth Brown-Cordero,Marcus Budashewitz, Eli Burk, LoukasCarayannopoulos, Ava Carey, RafaelCestero, Erica Cheung, Soo MinChung, Camila Coelho, Emma Cravo,Stefan Crigler, John Cunningham,Matthew DeBenedetto, Lily DeFelice,Amanda DePinto, Samantha DellaFera, Shannon Devitt, ClaudiaDougherty, Michael Echausse, NicoleEisenberg, Melissa Endy, AbbyErasmus, Haley Farella, LaurenFernandez , Mark Fico, SpencerFishman, Katherine Foley, KarenForbes, Sara Frankel, MichaelGagliardi, Gabriel Givelber, BrendanGlenn, Sydney Gordner, SamanthaGould, Emily Greaney, SamanthaGreenaway, Lucy Hale, OliviaHamilton, Christina Harvey, MichaelHauge, Maggie Hinel, Sara Hipschman,Lauren Ho, Christopher Hoerrner,Emily Holtzman, Sophie Hurwitz, LilaHutchins, Sara Israel, AlexandraJackman, Madelyn Jacobs, AlistairKapadia, Jacob Kaplan, Max Kaplan,Hayley Kasko, Matthew Kaufman,Max Kleiman-Lynch, RafaelaLaitamaki, Julia Li, Amy Liang, EmmyLiederman, Jeremy Lu, NicholasMaher, Philip Martinez, SarahMastrocola, Carl Mazzara, JuliaMazzucco, Jesse McBrearty, CameronMcLaughlin, Jack Meiselman, ZacharyModel, Allanis Moreira, Griffin Mor-gan, Meme Morgan, Ryan Murphy,Esther Nam, Victoria Napolitano, Chris-topher Ng, Nicholas Nolan, MatthewOmberg, Andrew Orenberg, EmilyOster, Ethan Otis, Marie-Elena Pafumi,Sean Pass, Pinar Pekdemir, ElizabethPenn, Sonya Peregrim, Charlotte Perez,Natali Pinho, Casey Popowski, HannahPrieto, Owen Prybylski, AleksandrPrystupa, Cindy Qiang, Zoe Rader,Connor Ragoza, Noah Reich, KevinReinhard, Sofia Reverendo, SamanthaRicci, Alexis Riley, Danielle Rinaldi,Logan Robertson, Zackary Rodrigues,Conor Root, Charles Rule, HenrySacco, Emily Sackett, BenjaminSalerno, John Sanders, CameronScalera, Chloe Schafer, OliviaScheuermann, Matthew Schiff, EleanorScott, Kathleen Seaman, CarolineSeery, Christina Seery, Jack Shirk, KyleShirk, Braden Siegel, Hannah Siegel,Aditya Singh, Rebecca Smoot, EmmaStern, Eric Storms, Kathleen Sullivan,Laura Surace, Christopher Swingle,Natasjia Taylor, Jason Telsey, MichelleTelsey, Brooke Tepper, Brittney Tiffault,Jacob Triarsi, Olivia Turner, MatthewVarano, Grace Venezia, Darlena Vo,Kevin Wang, Keelyn Weber, MirandaWhelan, Katherine Whipple, MollyWhitehead, Jake Wolynez, ParkerYarusi, Nicholas Youssef, PhilipZanfagna, Natalia Zeller MacLean,Andrew Zhou, Eli Zidel

Tenth GradeRobert Abbott, Isaac Amador, Nicho-

las Antonelli, Matthew Baker, JakeBarrow, Caroline Barry, Ryan Bass,Chloe Beauchamp, Luke Beaulieu,Dylan Belka, Madeline Berry,Samantha Beurer, Noelle Blackford,Christopher Boutsikaris, Ryan Bow-man, Sarah Boyle, Kevin Bronander,Sarah Broughton, Anna Browne,Lauren Busardo, Daniel AlexCampbell, Victoria Cappo, Max Carle,Courtney Casale, Claire Cassie, AlbertChen, Cameron Chin, MargaretClarkson, Gabrielle Cofone, David

Honor RollCollins, Brendan Collum, SantiagoCorrea, Greta Crandall, NicoleCristiano, Ryan Dang, Ryan Daniel,Theodore Dannevig, Evan Davis, KaylaDerman, Elisabeth Diamantopoulos,Julia Dibella, Kelly Dorry, JessicaDoyle, Sidharth Eleswarapu, Lucas Fan,Alan Fang, Caroline Felix, Sara Fetter,Jack Fico, Jared Foley, Cecile Foun-tain-Jardim, Julia Frontero, DanielleGabuzda, Samantha Gargiulo, IsabellaGelfand, Jessica Gold, JonathanGorczyca, Mary Gouldson, MatthewGreeley, Julia Gretsky, VeronicaGrycan, Frankanthony Guerriero,Hannah Haar, Bridget Harrington,Emily Hecht, Eloise Hendricks, Jor-dan Hindes, Kenneth Hoerle, AbigailHurwitz, Roxanne Jiang, MayaJonsson, Natalie Karter, Nicholas Kay,William Kelly, Catherine King, JacobKurstedt, Nicholas Lawrie, MadelineLevy, Raquel Levy, Briana Litchholt,Jesse Liu, Celeste Loffredo, OliviaLoggia, Olivia Luzzi, Erin Mackenzie,Erin Malley, James Marner, MichaelMasciale, Rachel Mattessich, PaigeMcCann, Kyle McIntyre, HannahMcLane, Ben Meltzer, Felicia Mermer,Lillian Metzger, Carlee Miller, MichaelMizus, Allyson Morgenthal, SarahMorton, Nick Mueller, Hopper Murray,Owen Murray, Julia Myers, LukasNaeveke, Andrew Natko, KathleenNogan, Michael O’Connor, ShannonO’Donnell, Kevin Palmer, RebeccaPariente, Anthony Pericolo, Nova Qi,Jenna Rediker, Bryanna Reinhardt,Tyler Ricci, Lauren Rigney, Christo-pher Rinaldi, Jacob Ritter, NicholasRizzi, Fiona Rosenthal, Tyler Roth,Hope Rothenberg, Andrejs Rumpeters,Thomas Sabato, Nicolas Salvato,Deanna Sanchez, Brooke Schaeffer,Lauren Schnepf, Dylan Scott, ChanelShum, Julia Simpson, Douglas Smith,Elizabeth Smith, Helen Sparrow, Sa-rah Steiner, Emma Stierhoff, AlexaStiles, Aidan Sumner, Kelsey Swingle,Gary Taks, Aaron Tavasi, Blake Taylor,Shelby Taylor, Allyson Tazbin, MeganTroutman, Scott Tupper, ChristopherVarano, Michael Vricella-Stokes, PaigeWhitman, Constanza Wolff, ConnieWu, Diana Wu, Laine Yamano, JustinYoon

Eleventh GradeSameena Asija, Elise Ballan,

Alexander Bennett, Megan Blutfield,Yasmine Boto, Victoria Breza,Samantha Bromberg, Julie Brown-stone, Taylor Bulger, John Bunting,Lisa Calello, Christopher Caminiti,Nicholas Cannone, Paige Carlin,Eamon Caton, Sabrina Cavanagh, Wil-liam Chandler, William Chen, AmandaCheung, Kevin Clifford, Daniel Coelho,Jeremy Cohen, Grace Cook, KayleighDenner, Nicole DiGiorgio, LaurenEchausse, Samantha Francisco, JaneFranks, Rebecca Freer, Matthew Fried-man, Rafik Galal, Gregory Gao,Hannah Goldring, Christina Griesmer,Jaime Gunchar, Aidan Hamilton, ErinHart, Andrew Harting-Smith, RaquelHenriques, James Hunter, Isabelle Ick,Alexandru Ionescu, Leah Iosif, KyleJason, Brian Johnson, Bryn Johnston,Caroline Kacmarsky, Carly Kalis,Katherine Ko, Alison Krakauer, An-drew Kuznetsov, Jorge Ledesma, JackLee, Frances Ling, Alexandra Little,Jason Liu, Maria Lizzo, MichaelMaguire, Jameson Maher, AndrewMalacrea, Natalie Marcotullio, LeandraMargolies, Catherine Massa, SaraMcCutcheon, Judy McDonald, JohnMcKinley, Johanna Mermer, AimeeMeyo, Mary Meyo, Kevin Miller, MiaMiller, Erica Millwater, Kelly Morrison,Nicholas Moynihan, Rita Murphy,Jacqueline Napolitano, Melanie Nettler,Charlie O’Brien, Corinne Petersen,Christopher Pettit, Amanda Pinho,Emily Posyton, Christopher Prasek,Emily Pritsker, Luke Prybylski,Chelsea Rader, Anna Reid, SamanthaRiley, Thomas Rohwetter, ChristopherRomano, Jack Rose, MichelaSabba,Logan Schwartz, Lillian Scott, DanaSeigelstein, Jackson Simcox, JulietteSmith, Anastasia Smolenski, AmandaSpiezio, Caroline Stocking, LindseyStrauss, Emily Sullivan, Meghan Sum-mers, Michael Tivenan, Tyina Vilchez,Nina Wang, Christopher Why, OliviaWindorf, Eli Wirtshafter, Andrew Zale,Katelyn Zelko

Twelfth GradeTristen Abaya, Ashley Abbott, Elena

Arida, Grace Aronds, Audrey Bangs,Alexander Beals, William Bennett,Alexandra Berry, Julia Bieber,Gabrielle Bleich, Kathleen Bond,Jacob Boyle, Harry Brafman, NatalieBrennan, Nicolas Carayannopoulos,

Caroline Caruso, James Castaldo,Anna Centrella, Abigail Cook, OliviaDembiec, Alexa Derman, LeiaDescalzi, Nicole Devitt, Erica Di Bella,Allison Diamond, Philip Edwards,Jared Ellner, Rachel Fan, JuliannaFederico, Justin Fields, AmandaFischer, Peter Foltz, Elizabeth S. Fox,Mara Friedman, Ethan Frisch, Nicho-las Gabuzda, Evan Garfinkel, EdwinGee, Mark Gillespie, ElizabethGonzalez, Elizabeth Granovsky,Melanie Grycan, Oona Harrigan, Aus-tin Hatch, Kristin Hauge, KaitlynHughes, Matthew Jenkins, JakeKaplan, Jack Kessler, Caroline King,Alicia Kohl, Rebecca Kreutzer, DavidKushner, Julia Kuzman, Olivia LeWarn, Hongeun Lee, Lyndsay Lee,Lucia Liu, Matthew Luppino, HannahMackenzie, Kirsten Mahler, ShannonMalley, Sarah Margolies, EmilyMastrocola, Elizabeth McCabe,Kathleen McCutcheon, ThomasMcDonald, Sarah McIntyre, StephanieMilan, Lena Morello, Nora Moriarty,Christina Mosco, Daniel Myers, JuliaNapolitano, William Nisley, LaurenNogan, Matthew Nuzzo, ShannonO’Brien, Alexandra Palatucci,Madeline Pfeifer, Megan Pinna,Kristin Ragoza, Calvin Robertshaw,Deirdre Romer, Christian Rosa, JillRosenfeld, Daniel Sanders, SarahSarkos, Elena Scarano, LaurenSchmeider, Katherine Seery, SophiaShiffman, Andrew Stockwell,Gabrielle Stravach, Anna Tanji,Sebastien Trott, Tiffany Tsui, DaraTucker, Alec Vaughan, John Venezia,Isabella Vergara, Kristen Villane, Jo-seph Vricella-Stokes, Yixue Wang,Fraser Weist, Michaela Winberg,Amanda Womelsdorf, Francis Wong,Matthew Wornow, Jingyan Xiao, Tif-fany Youssef, Erin Yucetepe

Honor RollNinth Grade

Mia Anderson, Joelle Ballecer,Samuel Bennett, Andrew Boley,AlainaBrotman, Elizabeth Brucia,Nicholas Calcagno, KevinCampanello, Alyssa Capone, JosephChen, Hsiao-Yi Chiang, Ryan Childs,Katherine Clancy, Quinn Clarke-Magrab, Aaron Coleman, KatherineColleran, Christina DiBella, GabrielDiamond, Jack Edmondson, HannahFrankel, Thomas Fuccillo, SkylarGeoghan, Maria Gerckens, EvanGibbs, Chloe Gordner, Jack Hall, BeauHeffron, John Heimall, Jenna Iorio,Abigail Jones, Tylah Jordan, BenjaminKelly, Emily Kelly, Owen Kessler,Victoria Knaul, Mark Kostyack,Daniel LaMastra, Javier Lara, Mat-thew Mackin, Caroline Martini, Eliza-beth Massa, Michael McGrail,Jonathon Miller, Keren Moncayo,Michael Moriarty, Kelsey Moum,Hailey Nettler, Coston O’Brien,Meagan O’Connell, Isabel Otis, Chris-tian Panarese, Alana Payne, ZacharyRabinowitz, Alessandra Sabba, Mar-garet Schantz, Sarah Schneider, SarahSlavin, Brett Spass, Vivek Sreenivasan,Paul Stefanov, Sydney Stewart, RachelVanecek, Paige Venturino, DanielVergilis, Paul Vernick, ElizabethVillane, Max Wasilewski, Megan Why,Isabelle Wright, Juliana Yang

Tenth GradeSophia Alvarez, Devin Anderson,

Hannah Angus, Andrew Annitsakis,Caroline Basil, Michael Bergman,Katherine Brown, Samuel Brown,Mitchell Bryk, David Burns, Chris-tina Caggiano, Isabelle Cohen, OwenColwell, Benjamin Cook, IsabellaD’Olier-Lees, Sarah Davis, MarinaDeCotiis, Isabella DePalma, GwynethDevin, Christian Dobosiewicz, DanielEvans, Tyler Faris, Rachel Geskin,Kelly Giacone, Jarek Gozdieski, Am-ber Haridopolos, Hannah Hawkins,Liam Heinbokel, Rachel Holt, Jack-son Hughes, Paul Jakobovic, AlisonJaruzelski, Stephanie Jung,Maxamillion Kaiser, Jessica Keenan,Shanna Kelly, Jake Klofta, Austin

Kreusser, Marija Landeka, JustinLankler, Brian Lawrence, MackailLiederman, Elise Lloyd, Cody Lynes,Claire Magnanini, ChristianMancheno, Sara Massimo, PatrickMcCormack, Katherine McDonald,Emily McGann, Matthew McIlroy,Kayla McMillan, Edward Mebane,Megan Melillo, Michael Mobarakai,Evan Moore, Emily Mordkovich, JuliaMorgan, Ryan Munley, Jack Oates,Rowan Oberman, Alyssa Pascoguin,Julia Pikaart, Hannah Priscoe, JennaReed, J. Mack Rembisz, Amelia Ritter,Evan Rooney, Jacob Sagal, IsabellaSalerno, Claudia Sarkos, ClaudiaSavickas, Haley Sharlow, EmilyShields, Ryan Siegel, CatherineSimon, Devin Simpson, MollySkowron, Christina Sloan, JuliaSoalheiro, Ryan Soldati, PavelStepaniouk, William Stern, CamrynSullivan, Erik Swanson, CassandraTeschner, Evan Trott, Matthias White,Martin Wiaczek, Amanda Williams,Allison Worms, Jessica Zimmermann

Eleventh GradeDereck Amakye, Nicholas

Barroqueiro, Benjamin Bass, SophieBass, Jessica Bebel, Seth Botos, ValeriaBouchoueva, Gabrielle Brennan,Stephanie Brown, James Brucia, ElizaBryen, Kimberly Burns, MadelineCapodanno, Elena Chermak, BryanChou, Amanda Christian, LaurenD’Amico, Liam Datwani, MichaelDazzo, Edward Dellarso, DanielDoCampo, Molly Dombroski, ColinDursee, Zoe Federbusch, EmilyForcht, Elizabeth Fox, Seth Fraenkel,Erin Frankel, Andrew Frantz, MichaelFriel, John Fuller, Jared Geoghan,Frederick Gladis, Harry Glasser-Baker, Andrew Gorczyca, Nicole Graf,Matthew Greco, Mary Harbaugh,Kaelyn Heard, Benjamin Howell,Kevin Irving, Amber Johnson, MargotJohnston, Ian Knapp, JacquelineKnapp, Corinne Kuntz, David LaVelle,Matthew Lanzano, Kaitlyn Larkin,Hongju Lee, Jianhong Liu, RachelLogan, Meredith Luerssen, DanielMitchell, Helen Mizrach, AlexanderMonteiro, Maya Moritz, AnnaO’Brian, Samantha Paoletti, MeghanPettit, Anthony Pirrone, Jack Reinhard,Alexandra Rood, Amy Rosenzweig,Matthew Russo, Emily Schuman,Victoria Scognamiglio, CaitlynSerafin, Finn Siegers, Andrew Simcox,Lisa Simon, Georgia Slater, HermesSuen, Dhruv Tikku, Kristen Toth,Samantha Velez, Mallory Weisse, Bra-dley Whitman, Emma Williams, HarryWilliamson

Twelfth GradeJane Aronds, Nora Aronds, Caroline

Baldwin, Brigid Barber, Matthew Bar-ber, Aram Barmakian, Anna MingBauer, Matthew Binkowitz, SeanBohrod, Nicole Carpetto, Ida Chen,Sarah Cronin, Jennifer De Candia,Gianna De Vito, Andersen Eckert,George Egberts III, Holden Ehrhart,Vikranth Eleswarapu, Rayna Erasmus,Michael Esler, Geneva Gleason,Victoria Guerriero, Patrick Harris,Jenna Helfand, Casey Hewett, SaraHoerrner, Dane Huber, Luke Iorio,Sadie Jezierski, Alexis Kardias,Helen Forrest Keating, MichelleKim, Michelle Kostyack, RebeccaKraus, Mackenzie Kuhl, GemmaLarche, Andrew Lehmberg, CarlyLevine, Jagger Linsky, OliviaMasciandaro, ChristopherMcGlynn, Emily McLane, AustinMiller, Hannah Moloshok, WilliamMurtishaw, Elisabeth Neylan, JosephOhaus, Brianna Parkinson, JuliaPenczak, Thomas Pyle, Mary Rippe,Kayla Rodrigues, Noelle Rodriguez,Patrick Rogers, MichaelRoggenburg, Neldina Sandeep, Jo-seph Santry, Amanda Schwarz,Zachary Sheil, Andreia Silva, EmilySimpson, Allison Sprung, NoahStiles, Maria Tata, Amy Wang, JacobWasserman, Ryan Weber, AaronWenta, Christopher Wright

Loyola University NewOrleans Awards Degree

NEW ORLEANS, La. – LoyolaUniversity New Orleans awarded 942degrees at its undergraduate andgraduate commencement ceremonyat the Mercedes-Benz Superdome onMay 10.

Theodora Potter of Mountainsidereceived a Master of Science in Nurs-ing degree from the College of SocialSciences.

WEA Awards ScholarshipsTo Class of 2014

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Edu-cation Association (WEA held itsawards ceremony on May 22 atWestfield High School, at which timescholarships were presented to students.

This year’s WEA scholarship wasawarded to Christine Ferraro. The schol-arship is based on academic achieve-ment, school activities, and commu-nity service.

Christine will attend Cabrini Col-lege in Radnor, Pennsylvania and plansto study exercise science. Christine’smother, Maureen Ferraro, and sister,Caitlin Ferraro, are both teachers atJefferson Elementary School.

The Barry Judd Memorial Scholar-ship is given in memory of Barry Judd,who was a well respected World Lan-guage Teacher at Westfield High Schoolfrom 1974 to 1992. Mr. Judd’s teach-ing career embodied a love for learningand a devotion to helping others. Theaward is granted to a WEA member’sson or daughter who will be attendingcollege in the fall.

This year’s recipient is CatherineHiggins. Catherine will graduate fromWatchung Hills Regional High School,Class of 2014, and plans to attendBucknell University in Lewisburg,Pennsylvania. Her mother is DonnaHiggins, a world language teacher whoshared her classroom with Barry Juddduring the beginning of her career. She

teaches Spanish at WHS.This year’s scholarship committee

included Moira Abraham, RooseveltIntermediate School’s librarian andchairperson of the WEA ScholarshipCommittee; Carole Stavitski, WHSschool nurse; WHS School CounselorsFaith Qualshie and Jan Fine; EdisonIntermediate School art teacher, DanielBlack and Jefferson Elementary Schoolfourth grade teacher Elizabeth Shull.

Funds for these scholarships areraised through the generous donationsof the Westfield Education Associa-tion.

Christine Ferraro Catherine Higgins

Spencer Pascal

Pascal Receives the H.L. Hunley JROTC AwardHARLINGEN, Tex. – Spencer Pas-

cal of Westfield was presented withthe H.L. Hunley JROTC Award onMay 24 at the Class of 2014 Gradua-tion Parade at Marine Military Acad-emy (MMA). The honor is bestowedupon a cadet who has displayed corpsvalues, honor, courage and commit-ment to his unit during the schoolyear. The award, which consists of amedal, ribbon and certificate, is spon-sored by the Sons of ConfederateVeterans.

Spencer was previously presentedwith the Cadet of the Month awardfor the MMA Leatherneck Band forApril 2014.

Spencer, a rising senior, will returnto MMA in the fall where he will holdthe rank of second lieutenant and theposition of platoon commander forAlpha Company.

He plans to attend Virginia Poly-technic Institute and State Universityin Blacksburg and major in forestry

management and science. He intendson becoming a fire marshal.

Spencer is the son of Sherryl Pas-cal-Schmidt and David Schmidt ofWestfield.

WHS Operation SmileClub Car Wash and

Clothing DriveWESTFIELD - The Westfield High

School (WHS) Operation Smile Clubis having a car wash and clothingdrive fundraiser on Saturday, June14, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon, in theWHS parking lot.

All proceeds will fund surgeries torepair cleft lips, cleft palates and otherfacial deformities for children aroundthe world.

Stop by for a car wash and/or witha bag of old clothes to help bring asmile to a child’s face.

TEA TIME…Kindergarten students in Joellen Surace’s class at Westfield’sLincoln School topped off their three-week study of England with a Royal EnglishTea attended by parents and other guests. At the classroom’s entrance with Mrs.Surace, Mila Payne and Sam Judka prepared for their entry into the classroomas the queen and prince for the day. The kindergarten class impressed their guestswith their knowledge of England and invited them to join in dancing the Minuet.During the high tea, the children shared the “All about England” books that theywrote which supported their writing curriculum.

MARINE BIOLOGIST... Sandy Miller of Westfield, a seventh grade student atThe Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, holds a spider crab during a class tripto Sandy Hook, where students participated in the Clean Ocean Action StudentSummit. The seventh graders met other middle school students from northernand central New Jersey to learn first hand about ocean life and environmentalconcerns including pollution and climate change.


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Union Catholic High School ath-letes showed their muscle by takingtop honors in three of the boys eventsand two of the girls events at the track& field NJSIAA Meet of Champions(MOC) at Frank Jost Field in SouthPlainfield on June 4.

Turning all heads were the effortsof Union Catholic Viking freshmanSydney McLaughlin, who capturedfirst in the 100-meter hurdles with a

time of 13.47, which became the newnational age group record for 14-year-olds. The former record of 13.62was set by McLaughlin in the trials.

Her brother Taylor, a junior, wasone of the Viking foursome, that in-cluded Jordan Jimmerson, KennyEvely and Oba Animashaun, who wonthe 4x400 with a time of 3:15.12.Taylor also finished second in the400 meters with a time of 47.74.

“My brother just encourages meand pushes me to go harder and do

whatever I can. He says no matterwhat happens, he will never be upsetwith me. And everyone will supportme no matter whatever happens,”McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin also won the 400-meter hurdles with a meet recordtime of 56.91, shattering the formerrecord of 58.44 established by Am-ber Allen of Passaic Tech in 2009.

McLaughlin, who indicated thatthe 100 hurdles is her favorite race,has always been quite aware that she

WF’S PINNEY, CHANDLER, ANTONELLI, LUPPINO 6TH IN 4X800, SPF’S KOBE, QUARYEE, MERLIN, EMENDO 8TH IN 4X100

Vikings Win 5, SPF’s Baliatico Finishes 4th in 400H at MOCshould not allow such early fame andpublicity get into her head.

“It shows that what I am doing nowcould definitely affect my future. Itpushes me and shows that if I am doingthis as a freshman, in the future years,I will be able to go farther,” she said.

Running in Lane 1, Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider junior Tori Baliaticogot the opportunity to keep her eye onher entire heat, including McLaughlin,and placed fourth in the 400 hurdleswith a personal record time of 1:01.71.

“I have been training to work onpulling my trail leg and getting throughthe hurdles. Also Lane 1 was kind of anadvantage, because everyone was [po-sitioned] ahead on me, so I could pacemyself and try to keep up with them.Both times, this week and last week, Iwas in Lane 1 and I got my two besttimes that I’ve ever had,” Baliatico said.

McLaughlin’s achievements havealso been quite an inspiration.

“Oh yes! She is ridiculous. She’sso good,” exclaimed Baliatico.

Her steps between the hurdles hasalways demanded a high degree ofconcentration.

“There are certain steps you haveto have between hurdles. If you don’tthink you are going to make it overthe hurdle, you have to bring yourknees higher. Stutter stepping willcause your time to go down [getworse],” Baliatico said.

With her time getting closer andcloser to that magic 60 second (1:00)


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GETTING WEDGED IN...Blue Devil Matt Luppino, No. 13 center, gets wedged in during the second lap of the 1,600 at theMeet of Champions at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield on June 4.


HEADING TOWARD THE FINISH...Raider Kobe White receives the handoff from Quaryee Bull and heads for the finishline in the 4x100 relay at the Meet of Champions at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield on June 4.

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Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Boys Lacrosse TeamCarries State Banner

Two weeks ago there were fiveWHS teams ranked in the state’s top20, several of them in the top 10, allwith high hopes in their respectivestate tournaments.

Then girls lacrosse fell in the sec-tional semifinals to Montclair, andsoftball lost in the same round toWatchung Hills.

Boys tennis and baseball bothreached the sectional falls, but cameup short against Millburn.

Only the boys lacrosse team got tolive the dream, riding road “upsets”of Ridge and Bridgewater-Raritan intothe state Group 4 final, where theyearned a 10-6 win over a SouthernRegional team that entered the gamewith a 20-2 record. It was lacrosse’sfirst state title since the back-to-backchampionships in 1986 and ’87.

It was a great spring all around.Let’s take a look at the best of thebest.

BOYS LACROSSEA few weeks ago coach Pat Tuohy’s

club was trying to get its record up tothe .500 mark, not an easy trick, givenhigh quality of their opponents. Thenscrappy Dane Huber returned froman injury, defenseman Jack Simcoxgot healthy, and the whole team uppedtheir game. They were, as their huddlecheer says, “all in.”

In one of the more amazing runs inthe history of WHS sports, which takesin a whole lot of amazing runs in awhole lot of championships, Tuohy’sboys captured the 2014 state Group 4championship, outscoring its five stateGroup 4 tourney foes by a 55-29 mar-gin. The run was capped in the Group4 final when the summertime LongBeach Islanders beat the year-roundLong Beach Islanders.

Jack Kessler dominated the face-offs, Alex D’Amato and TobyBurgdorf made key saves whenneeded, the attackers – Huber, Chrisand Pat Aslanian, Luke Prybylski,Pat Decker, Chris Callahan, James

Bohlinger, Chris Capuano and BlakeTaylor – slowed things down andtook their time before attacking, andthe defense – Simcox, DannyMcHugh, Owen Colwell, OwenPrybylski, Matt McIlroy and KyleDombroski (starter Kevin Frega wasinjured) – never rested.

Bottom line: the first state title sincethose long-ago back-to-back titlesunder coach Shaun Cherewich – who,along with former player and coachGerry Benaquista, was among thehundreds and hundreds of WHS fanswho were in attendance at BrooksField in Somerville.

The team got a police/fire truckescort through town, ala the swimteam, and one look at the roster tellsyou that this should not be a one-yearthing. Yes, Huber, Chris Aslanian,Decker and Chris Callahan graduate,as does D’Amato. But Prybylski andPat Aslanian return along with JamesBohlinger (that trio had 8 of the 10goals vs. Southern), as does the entiredefensive corps, and Burgdorf in goal.

The Group 4 final victory was No.398 in Westfield’s 37-year history,against 291 losses. Cherewich, whobuilt the program from the groundup, coached 19 years and had 208victories.

The season didn’t get to end on thehigh note of a Group 4 title, however.WHS qualified for the Tournament ofChampions, and they lost 13-6 intheir opener to Mountain Lakes, theGroup 1 champions.

Aslanian, Decker and Huber werechosen to play – and Tuohy coached –in last Sunday’s 36th annual Gil GibbsAll-Star Games at Madison High.

BASEBALLA 20-4 record, a school record-

tying 17-game win streak, and an-other Union County Tournament titleis a pretty good season.

While the 2015 Blue Devils figureto be pretty good again, replacing cMike Ionta, 2b Tyler Bowman, ssMatt Storcks and cf Anthony Percontewon’t be easy. Down the middle, thatwas one of the more impressive four-somes WHS has ever had. (More onthat in a future Den.) Other seniorswere 1b Calvin Robertshaw, lf ChrisArena, rf Chris Hogge, of JacobBoyle, dh Marc Luino and pitchersBrad DeMartino, Mike Androconisand Brad Norris.

Junior pitchers Jack Bunting, An-drew Malacrea and Ben Herbster will

provide a good starting point. DanDoCampo and Matt Catanzaro willlikely handle short and second.

Ionta and DeMartino were selectedto play at Diamond Nation in RaritanTownship tonight in the North-SouthAll-Star Game.

BOYS TENNISThis figured to be a rebuilding year,

so 20-5 is quite good. But at somepoint they are going to have to re-learn how to beat Summit andMillburn if WHS wants to return to itsplace as conference, sectional andstate dominator.

And next year would be appear agood time to start, with six of the topseven players back. Sophomore TylerRoth, the Union County first singleschampion, was 21-7 and is obviouslyready for two more years as the No. 1;he was 21-1 at third singles as afreshman. That’s provided he winsthe challenge matches from fresh-men Noah Reich (18-9) and OwenBartok (17-11), who played Nos 2and 3 this spring. Ben Cymbala andJack Siegel (23-4) went deep into thestate Doubles Tournament recently,and Will Kelly also returns, after asolid season (22-2) at second doubleswith captain Chris Algarin, the lonegraduating senior.

“We achieved all our realisticgoals,” said coach George Kapner,after concluding his 24th year incharge, tying Sam Bunting as thelongest-lasting tennis coach. “Theonly disappointment was losing toSummit twice. And, unfortunately,the best team in the state (Millburn) isin our section now.”

SOFTBALLIn four years, they won 66 games

and two Union County Tournamenttitles – and they beat state Group 4champion North Hunterdon on theirfield. In addition, a super strong se-nior class put up some seriously sickoffensive numbers.

Julia Criscuolo and Cali Chamblisswill graduate 1-2 in career hits, pass-ing the great Cyndil Matthew (’09).Chambliss and Chrissy Ferraro are 1-3 in career runs scored. Criscuolo,Chambliss, Ferraro and ShannonSchaefer are 1-2-3-4 in career at-bats.Criscuolo tied the school record with11 doubles this year (Chambliss alsoshares it with Matthew and Hall ofFamer Chris Diemer ’80). Chamblissset a school record this year with 9triples. Schaefer hit 8 home runs as asophomore, No. 2 all-time.

And there’s more. Criscuolo fin-ished with 90 career RBI, two morethan Matthew’s old mark. Criscuoloand Chambliss tied for first with 27career doubles, six more than the oldrecord by Hall of Famer Jacki Booth(’78). Chambliss’ 16 career triplestopped Tara Vitale’s old mark of 11set in 1986. And Chambliss set aschool record for career extra-basehits with 53 – the old mark was 44 byBooth and Matthew.

mark, Baliatico still has another op-portunity to shave off a few tenths ofa second this season.

“I am going to nationals next week,so I have a chance to bring it downthere, but next year, definitely low60, work from there and maybe break60,” she said.

Blue Devil senior Matt Luppino rana 4:16.46 time in the 1600 at the Group4 meet to qualify for the MOC. Com-peting against a very competitive field,Luppino kept at the front of the pack forthe first lap but found himself pinchedin by several runners after the secondlap and could not shake the enclosure.He finished 16th overall in the two-heatevent with a time of 4:20.23.

“The pace went out pretty slow.The one thing that Coach [Chris]Tafelski always tells me how in theseraces, sometimes when you run cham-pionship style, no one wants to takeit. We talked about maybe me gettingup there and go for the lead. I was upthere the first lap. By the time I wantedto start pushing it, I got pinched in.That’s the way these races are. Youhave a lot of guys really competitive.They all want to win and it comesdown to the last lap who wants itmost,” Luppino said.

Due to an early season injury,Luppino has experienced a toughgoing, but qualifying for the MOChas been special.

“I give a lot of credit to my coachesand my teammates. [They] Coachedme the whole way through the season.I don’t think I would be here at theMeet of Champions if it wasn’t for allthe people I had around me in the pastand present, Coach [Jack] Martin andCoach Tafelski,” Luppino said.

Even more special, Luppino, FrankiePinney, Will Chandler and NickAntonelli recorded a time of 7:58.95 toqualify for the MOC in the 4x800.

“This is the same team that we havebeen running all season. As the meetshave been going, we have been get-ting better and better. Last week webroke eight minutes. People are run-ning PRs today. It’s a great day forsome of our guys to break two min-

utes. We are going up against the bestguys in the state. Competition alwaysbrings out the best in everyone, so wehave to show them what Westfield’sgot,” Luppino said.

The Westfield foursome did indeedshow them what they were made ofand finished sixth in the MOC withan even better time of 7:53.84.

After placing third in the 4x100 at theGroup 3 meet, Raiders Emendo Tho-mas (junior), Merlin Edmond (junior),Quaryee Bull (senior) and Kobe White(junior) placed eighth in the event witha personal record time of 42.84.

“I feel good about the team as awhole. We did really well. I thank theteam for everything. The handoff wasgood. It was smooth and we ended upgetting a PR,” White said.

Bull’s handoff from Edmond alsowent smoothly.

“It’s always really, really good. Thiswas my last one. He came in real fast.I got out. It was a smooth handoff andwe ran the fastest time of our wholeseason,” Bull said.

“It was great that we did it in ourlast meet of our season. I wish that thehandoff between Emendo and I was alittle better. It was a little shaky. It wasstill a PR and I am happy about that,”Edmond said.

“I am happy about the season. Wewere running 43’s in the beginning,and we dropped our time by over asecond. The three of us are going tomiss Quaryee. He was a big contribu-tion to this team. He was a leader. Hegave us encouragement in practicesand everything. I’m sad that he’s leav-ing, but I’m glad that next year wecan look forward to a big season,seeing that we have another year leftto go,” Thomas said.

Viking Andrew Ghizzone took thevery top spot in the pole vault with aclearance of 16-0. Animashaun was thefastest in the 110 hurdles when he crossedthe finish line in 14.2. He also finishedthird in the 400 hurdles with a time of53.62. Viking Sean Brennan placed thirdin the discus with a toss of 170-9. LelandJones of Summit finished third in the3,200 with a time of 9:10.57.

Elena Scarano earned 46 wins (No.5 all-time and she’s No. 3 in careerstrikeouts), while Schaefer picked up17 pitching wins when not playing3b, 1b or rf. And don’t forget LizzieFox, who played catcher or first base,and Becca Kaufman, who also playedleft and right field while hitting .302.

“We’re gonna have a lot of teach-ing to do next year,” coach CaitlinMacDonald said.

Ferraro earned a special mention.In addition to finishing her career 36-for-36 on stolen base attempts, theslap-hitting center fielder, who cameinto her fourth season with three ca-reer doubles, hit the team’s only twohome runs this spring.

GIRLS LACROSSEIt seems like forever since their last

game, but it was a solid season for thegirls team, which tackled a brutalschedule. Seniors Alex Kardias andAnna Tanji were the top two scorers,becoming the 14th and 15th membersof the 50 Goal Club. And they willgraduate as the Nos. 8 and 9 all-timescorers. They had help from class-mates Sam Paoletti and MaryRandazzo. And freshman HannahLiddy emerged as a star of the future.Junior goalie Mallory Weisse alreadyholds the school record for career saves.

SILLY NUMBERSThe eight combined defeats for the

baseball (20-4) and softball (21-4)teams is a school record for fewest“ball” losses in the same season. Thebest record was in 1978, when base-ball was 21-5 and softball was 27-1.BRAUN TO SPEAK AT VIETNAMDEDICATION

Peter Braun (WHS, ’61) will be thekeynote speaker on Sunday, June 22,at the Dedication of the WestfieldVietnam Memorial – titled “All GaveSome, Some Gave All.” Braun, a two-time all-state football player at WHSbefore attending West Point, servedin Vietnam.

The 2 p.m. ceremony will be at thesite of the other War memorials onNorth Avenue by Lord and Taylor,across from the Methodist church.

The names of the 11 Westfield na-tives who gave their lives in the Viet-nam War will be displayed on a panel:Roger J. Bachman, Richard C. Brunn,James T. Egan Jr., John A. Griner,William R. Hardin, Richard G. Lewis,Robert T. Miller, Daniel C. Nichols,John W. Price, Arthur C. Retzlaff,Ronald J. Selig.

IN THE GENESJB Kole, the son of former WHS

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IN PASSINGChuck Harcourt (WHS, ’80), twin

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Blue Devil Boys Won UCT,Finished Tennis Season 20-5

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Blue Devil Softball Srs. GaveTeam Grace, Talent & Titles


Freshman power with speedstepped onto the softball field atWestfield High School four years agoand provided a season of excitementand promise for the future. This yearthat group, now seniors, added morethan just excitement, but in that spanadded three trips to the Union CountyTournament championship game,coming away with the title in 2013and 2014, and improved upon theirrecord each year to finish with a four-year won/lost record of 65-35.

“This senior group is very special.Not only are they very talented ath-letes, they also are great people. Eachof them represented this program withgrace. It has been a pleasure to work

with all of them over the years. Al-though I’m sad to see them go, they’reall moving on to bigger and betterthings and I can’t wait to see all thatthey accomplish,” Blue Devil HeadCoach Caitlin MacDonald said.

This year the Blue Devils also wereco-conference champs and finishedwith a 21-4 record and senior pitcherElena Scarano had a record of 15-4with an ERA of 2.2. She recorded107 strikeouts and walked only 24 in116 innings. At the plate, she had a.349 batting average (BA) with 19RBI and 11 runs scored.

Scarano ended her four-year ca-reer with the third-most wins (55) inWHS history and also the third moststrikeouts (436). She was the 2013Union County Player of the Year.

Senior Julia Criscuolo has been a“metal stick” master all four of heryears. This Season, she had a BA of.419 with 39 hits, including 11 doublesand one triple. She led the team with30 RBI. She had 152 career hits anda BA of .410 (27 doubles, 6 triples, 79runs scored). Criscuolo was first WHSall-time with 90 RBI, hits with 152and doubles in a season (11) andcareer (27), and second with 47 hitsin a season.

Senior shortstop Cali Chamblissfinished the season with a .438 BAwith 39 hits, including six doublesand nine triples, and a slugging per-centage of .708. She scored 41 runsand had 25 RBI. In 22 of the games,Chambliss recorded at least one RBI


One senior, two juniors, two sopho-mores and two freshmen started onthe courts for the Westfield HighSchool boys tennis team, but the BlueDevils’ overall youth did not preventthem from winning another UnionCounty Tournament (UCT) champi-onship and finishing with a 20-5record.

The Blue Devils’ losses came at therackets of Summit (twice), NewarkAcademy, Haddonfield and Millburn.The Blue Devils won the WestfieldInvitational, placed second to Sum-mit in the conference and lost in theNorth Jersey, Section 2, Group 4championship match to Millburn.

“The shame of the season was thatin our section, the best team in the

state was Millburn. Two years in arow we ran into that roadblock. Theywon the Tournament of Championsthis year and last year. If that’s theway it happens, that’s the way it hap-pens. There were other teams thatwon sections and got to the Groupchampionships that can’t competewith us. I am proud of this team. Ithink they did everything they werecapable of doing. Both losses to Sum-mit we never played them at fullstrength except in the county tourna-ment,” Blue Devil Head Coach GeorgeKapner said.

Team Captain Chris Algarin, whocompeted at second doubles withsophomore Will Kelly, was the onlysenior starter. The twosome won theUCT title at second doubles and fin-ished with a 22-2 record. Last year,

Kelly was a UCT second doubleschamp with Jack Siegel.

Juniors Ben Cymbala and Siegel, theassistant captains, competed at firstdoubles and also captured a UCT crownat that position. Cymbala and Siegelalso advanced to the NJSIAA statedoubles quarterfinals and finished witha 23-4 record. Last year, Cymbala wasalso a UCT first doubles champ.

One huge step was sophomore TylerRoth’s jump from third singles as afreshman to first singles this season.Even bigger, Roth managed to knockoff Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raider JeffRodgers, last year’s UCT first singleschamp, and Summit’s Max McDonaldto become the UCT champ.

“In the same day, having lost toboth of them just a week earlier. It




BLUE DEVIL LEADING SCORER...Senior Chrissy Ferraro, right, scores in an early season game against Linden. Ferraraled the Blue Devils in runs scored this season with 36. She also led theteam with a .505 batting average.


SUCCESS AT FIRST SINGLES...Sophomore Tyler Roth, the Union County Tournament champion at third singles lastyear, jumped up to first singles this season and won the Union County Tournament title again.

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or run scored.In her four-year WHS career,

Chambliss was first all-time with 129runs scored, first all-time in doubleswith 27, tied for first with 11 doublesin a season, career triples with 16 andnine in a season, second in hits with147, second in runs scored in a seasonwith 41, third all-time in RBI with 81and tied for fifth place all-time formost RBI in a season with 34.

This season, senior Chrissy Ferraroled the team with a .505 BA , hits with46, home runs with two and runsscored with 36. She added 13 RBI, 13stolen bases and had an on base per-centage of .521. As a centerfielder,she had 25 putouts and four assists.

Ferraro had a career total of 120hits, a .436 BA, 102 runs scored, 36stolen bases and 103 putouts in theoutfield. She was third all-time with102 career runs and third with 46 hitsin a season, fourth all-time in careerhits with 120, fifth all-time with 36runs in a season and tied for sixthwith highest BA in a season at .505.

Senior Shannon Schaefer recordeda .321 BA with 25 hits, seven doublesand one triple. She led the team with13 walks. On the mound, Schaeferhad a 3-0 record with 35 strikeouts in31 innings pitched.

In her four-years, Schaefer had 104hits, 16 doubles, seven triples and 11

homeruns. On the mound, she had a17-13 overall record with 166strikeouts. She was second all-timewith eight home runs in a season(2012), fourth in career RBI with 78,fourth with 43 hits in a season, fifthwith 80 career runs scored and sixthwith highest season BA of .500 (2012).

Senior catcher/first baseman LizzieFox recorded a .259 BA this seasonwith 14 runs scored, 10 RBI and 15hits, including two doubles. Fox re-corded 152 putouts with only twoerrors – 70 more touches than anyoneelse on the team. She had a careertotal 388 putouts with only sevenerrors in four seasons.

Senior outfielder/first basemanBecca Kaufman ended the seasonwith a .302 BA with 19 hits, includ-ing one triple, 10 RBI, 16 runs scoredand 13 free passes. Defensively, shehad two assists and 26 putouts.Kaufman had a .290 career BA with34 hits, including a triple and fourdoubles, 16 RBI and 24 runs scored.

Junior Sam Velez, a two-year letterwinner, exercised her versatility, play-ing multiple positions, and showedher moxie on the base paths. Thisseason, she had a .338 BA with 25hits, including a double, 16 RBI and19 runs scored. As a catcher, out-fielder and third baseman, Velez re-corded 10 assists and 41 putouts.

Junior two-year letter winner BobbiSnyder had a .340 BA with 17 hits,including two doubles, nine RBI and14 runs scored.

Sophomore Elena Elliott, whoplayed in all 25 games, finished witha .271 BA, 16 hits, including twodoubles, eight RBI and 15 runs scored.Defensively, she had six assists and16 putouts. In 15 innings pitched,Elliott recorded 10 strikeouts and hada 3-0 record.

Freshman Danielle Rinaldi playedin 20 games and had 17 assists and 22put outs.

“This team as a whole had a greatyear. Every single player contributed tothe success of the season. Some of thebest moments of our season includewinning another county title, beatingNorth Hunterdon for the first time inmany years and going on an 11-gamewinning streak after our loss againstJohnson. This team competed and per-formed,” Coach MacDonald said.

A lot of new faces will be seen onthe field next year, but, “The fourplayers who we have returning nextseason are so fortunate to have hadthe opportunity to be on a team withso much experience. We’ll be look-ing to them to use that next season toprovide leadership for what will be avery inexperienced team,” CoachMacDonald said.

was a sensational day for the youngman. It catapulted the team for weeksafterwards. It was just a great perfor-mance. It was a great athletic perfor-mance, not only for this year but foryears and years of watching tennis,”Coach Kapner said.

Roth, who also won the UCT thirdsingles title last year, advanced to theNJSIAA singles round of 32 and fin-ished with a 21-7 record.

Freshman Noah Reich demon-strated his ability at second singlesand came out on top with a UCTcrown and eventually finished withan 18-9 record.

“Noah didn’t play Summit the first

time we played, so we didn’t knowhow he was going to match up withtheir second singles player. He got tothe finals and beat him, 6-0, 6-0. Heblew the kid away. It was awesome towatch if you were a Westfield fan,”Coach Kapner said.

Freshman Owen Bartok competedat third singles, placed third in theUCT and finished 17-11.

With only one slot to be filled nextyear, Coach Kapner said, “There’s anumber of players ready to be thatseventh player and who are workinghard to get there. I am excited aboutthe future.”

One thing that Coach Kapner al-

ways does not seem to look forwardto is the inter-team competition.

“I don’t enjoy the month of March.We have challenge matches. The kidsare going after each other. It’s kids onmy team against kids on my team.There were nights that I didn’t gethome until after dark. Challengematches were going three sets, and 7-5 and 7-6. There was one that was a10-8 tiebreaker in the third set, be-cause they were so evenly matched.The thing that I love is, as soon as thelineup is set, you see it go away. Theycare about each other so much. Thishas been part of our culture for quiteawhile,” he said.

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St. Francis Scores 5 in Sixth,Minimizes St. Max Men, 10-8


Anthony Blasi “The Younger”blasted pitcher Anthony Blasi “TheElder” for a leadoff home run in thethird inning, but Blasi “The Elder”had the last laugh when his team, St.Francis, scored five runs in the bot-tom of the sixth inning and held on topull off a 10-8 come-from-behindvictory over St. Maximillian in St.Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague action at Jerseyland Field inScotch Plains on the 70th anniversaryof D-Day.

Aware of the nature of this father/son showdown, Blasi “The Younger”said, “They got us the first times. It’sour turn this time.”

It almost happened, except for St.Francis’ five-run outburst in the sixthinning.

St. Max out-hit St. Francis, 17-9,but defensive miscues made the Franslook larger on the imaginary

scoreboard. Blasi “The Younger” alsohad another hit, while teammate GusAlvarez slashed three singles, scoredtwice and added two RBI. RobStratton also had three singles withan RBI and a run scored. PitcherHowie Bialos plunked an RBI double,singled and scored once. Jim Killeenhad a pair of RBI singles and walkedonce. Paul Leso (2 runs) and JimRichey (run) each had two singles,and Jeff Friedlander chopped an RBIsingle.

Mike Surbrug had the hammer forSt. Francis with a three-run home runto go with his single with a run scoredand RBI sacrifice fly. Kevin Woodringwent 2-for-2 with a run scored, anRBI and a walk. Paul Erbafina alsohad a pair of singles, scored once andwalked once. Dave Hill skid an RBItriple and scored once. Paul Newtonsingled once and scored in all three ofhis at-bats. Dan Margolis slapped anRBI single, Larry Szenyi had an RBIand John Stueck scored twice.

The Max men struck for two runson five hits in the top of the first. Leso

lashed a leadoff single to right, youngBlasi yanked a single to left andAlvarez reach first on a groundout.Stratton hobbled an RBI single pastshort, Bialos singled and Killeendropped an RBI single into center.Francis barked back with one in thebottom of the inning. Erbafina walkedand later scored on Woodring’s singleto center.

In the Francis second, Stueckreached first on and error then cameall the way around to score whenNewton’s fly to center was dropped.Surbrug’s RBI sac fly to right madethe score, 3-2, and stirred the benchto shout, “Way to get him in Mike.”

Blasi “The Younger’s” leadoffhomer ignited a four-run surge and a6-3 lead for the Max men. Alvarezand Stratton each hacked singles toright and Bialos plopped a lazy RBIdouble into shallow center. Killeendrilled an RBI single and Friedlanderlofted an RBI sac fly to right.

Offensive silence prevailed untilSt. Francis spoke up with two runs in


OLD “BOYS” OF SUMMER...St. Maximillian second baseman Stan Lesniewski awaits the throw in an attempt to nail St.Francis’ John Stueck in the sixth inning. St. Francis scored five runs in the sixth to beat St. Max, 10-8.


YOUNG “BOYS” OF SUMMER...Russ Kobrin steals second base in the top of the sixth inning in an 11U baseball gamebetween two Westfield teams at Gumbert 2 Field in Westfield on June 7. Kobrin’s team won by one run.

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60+ B DIVISIONTEAM W LRobin’s Nest 8 4The Office 5 6Creative Industries Too 4 7Associated Auto Parts 0 12

Due to rainouts there were no gamesplayed in the 50’s Division.

Super ‘60s Division:Robin’s Nest 7, Creative Too 3

Ray Pelesko led the Nesters withthree hits and Harry Streep continuedhis strong pitching. Howard Gerbersettled down after allowing the Nest-ers to score five in the first to pitch astrong game. The victory was the

Nesters’ third victory in four tries vs.Creative Too.The Office 11, Li’l John’s 10

The Office jumped out to a 7-4 leadafter three, but the pizzamen scoredsix unanswered runs to take a 10-7lead going into the sixth. The Officescored two in the sixth, aided by adropped fly ball, to close the gap to10-9. The seventh featured singles byGerald McDermott and Bob Renaudfollowed by a double by Mike Volpe(just off the DL), to tie the score.Ernie Spinelli ripped a single to cen-ter to drive in the winning run, givingKen Dunbar the victory. The Officewas led by Gerald McDermott (2H,3BH, 2R, 3RBI), Bill Early (2H, 2BH,2R), Gary Schaller (2BB, 3R, RBI)and Lou Koehler with a key 2R single.Awnings II 18, Kilkenny House 4

AG IIs explosive attack and strongdefense were the key to defeatingKilkenny. Rich Polonitza (4H, 3RBI),Bobby Rahnenfuherer (3H), BobbyLorincz (3H, 2RBI), Neil Grandstrand(3H, 2RBI), Danny Mendoza (2H,2RBI), Gary Cuttler (2H, RBI), andRich Grossberg (2H, RBI) led theAG2 offense.Creative 15, Associated Auto 0

Creative was led by Joe DiPierro(3H, 2R, 2RBI), Steve Ferro (3H, R,2RBI), Frank Pete (2H, R, 2RBI),Frank DeLuca (2H, 3R) and Tom

Lombardi, Karl Grossmann and Den-nis Mosier had multiple hits. TomLombardi pitched the shutout.Awnings II 8, Li’l John’s Pizza 1

Awnings led from the start. RichTraub (2H, 2RBI), BobbyRahnenfuherer (2H), Bobby Lorincz(2H, RBI), Neil Grandstrand (2H,3BH, RBI), Gary Cutler (2H, HR,RBI), Tom Pasko (2H, RBI), TommyColandro (2H, RBI), and RichGrossberg (2H) led the AG2 offense.Robin’s Nest 16, Associated 9

The Nesters were led offensivelyby the strong hitting of Ed Kushner,John Symczak and Harry Streep withthree hits each. Streep picked up an-other complete game victory. Asso-ciated was led by Phil Fink, PaulBrody and Rich Krov with three hitseach. Contributing two hits apiecewere Pat Sarullo, Bo Bodine, RonHrinko and David Levine. Pat Sarullo,Teo Fernandez and Bo Bodine con-tributed to a strong AAP defense,while playing out of their normalposition.Kilkenny House 10, Creative 9

Kilkenny scored six in the first andthen held on. Leading Creative hit-ters were Tom Straniero (3H, 3RBI),Brian Williams (2H, 2R, 2RBI) andFrank Pepe, Frank De Luca, SteveFerro and Karl Grossmann had mul-tiple hits. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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the fifth to narrow Max’s lead to 6-5.Newton dropped a single over thirdand Surbrug slapped a single to right.Mike Walch walked to load the basesthen a bungled double play attemptallowed Newton to dash home.Szenyi’s groundout to second allowedSurbrug to strut home.

Max stretched its lead to 8-5 in thetop of the sixth when Leso reachedon a muffed infield grounder, Richeysingled to left-center and Alvarezlashed a two-run single to right. How-ever Max was minimized when theFrans took vivid offensive action in

the bottom half of the inning.Woodring hobbled a one-out singlepast second and Hill rapped an RBItriple that slid under the glove of thecharging leftfielder. Margolis pushedan RBI single to right and Stueckreached base on a force-out. Newton’slittle grounder confused the thirdbaseman then Surbrug whacked histhree-run homer over the rightfielder’s head.

The Max men went down quietly,1-2-3, in the seventh.St. Maximillian 204 002 0 8St. Francis 120 025 x 10

St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’sSoftball League Standings:

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS...The Red Sox recently became theWorld Series Champs of the International League. Pictured (in no order), are:Coach John Mizerek, Dylan Berger, Coach Marc Berger, Coach Shakal, CharlieBeurer, Will Heflin, Daniel Shakal, Coach Chuck Beurer, Alex Maruillo, EnzoMizerek, Michael Rossin, Joe Graham, Matthew Mykytka, Brian Kastner,Michael Moore, Travis Smith and Jessie Weinstein.

ST. BART’S STANDINGS:(As of June 6:)

TEAM W L PctSt. Joseph 3 1 .750St. Jude 2 1 .667St. John Paul II 3 2 .600St. Nicholas 3 2 .600St. Anthony 2 2 .500St Francis 2 3 .400St. Maximilian 1 2 .333St. Vincent 1 4 .200

St. Joseph 5, St. Nicholas 4St. Joe’s scored three runs in the

bottom of the seventh inning to pullout a dramatic come from behindvictory over St. Nicks on July 6 atFarley Park. Kevin Spellman had threehits and Ed Marchelitis had two hitsto pace the victors. For the Nick’ssquad, Captain Ron Labin led theway with a home run and 4 RBI.Rookie Chris San Juan and Bob

Cihanowycz had a pair of hits apiece.St. Francis 10, St. Maximilian 8

(See exclusive story) St. Francisscored five runs in the bottom of thesixth inning to pull out a 10-8 victoryover St. Max. For the winners, PaulNewton had three hits and MikeSurbrug drove in four runs. RobbieStratton and Paulie Leso had hotnights in a losing effort, each bangingout three hits for the Maxies.St. John Paul II 11, St. Vincent 7

In a high scoring affair, Walt Patrylohad three hits and Ed Villaverde drovein three runs to help lead St. Paul to afour-run victory over St. Vincent onJuly 6 at Brookside Park. BobbyCamisa plated two RBI for the win-ners, while Pete Costello and KeithKaryczak paced St. Vincent’s offen-sive attack.

CHS Coach Bonitatis SignsMixed Martial Arts Contract

Justin Bonitatis, a Health and Physi-cal Education teacher and assistantwrestling coach at Cranford HighSchool, recently signed a mixed mar-tial arts contract with Cage Fury Fight-ing Championships. Bonitatis willenter his first professional mixedmartial arts match on Saturday, June21, at the Mennen Sports Arena inMorristown for Cage Fury FightingChampionships 36.

Bonitatis, age 26, attended CherryHill High School East (CHE) from2002-06, compiling a scholastic wres-tling record of 125-20. Wrestling runs

in the Bonitatis bloodline as his fa-ther, Ronnie, was a two-time districtwrestling champion for CHE in the1970’s.

Bonatatis attended The College ofNew Jersey where he compiled a 138-16 record at 165 pounds, setting thesecond highest wins total in schoolhistory. At TCNJ he captured threeconference championships, was athree-time NCAA Tournament quali-fier, two-time NCAA All-Americanand two-time NCAA Scholar All-American.

At Cranford as assistant wrestlingcoach, Bonatatis earned the honor ofAssistant Coach of the Year in Dis-trict 11 after just his third year.

For the past two years, Bonatatishas been training at Allstar BrazilianJiu Jitsu under head professor, pro-fessional boxer and second DegreeRenzo Gracie BJJ Black Belt JamalPatterson. He also has discipline un-der Damion Logan and MatthewWernikoff, head coach and owner ofApex Wrestling School and assistantmanager and strength and condition-ing coach of Champion Athletes, re-spectively.

UNDEFEATED...The Westfield Steel Roses finished with a 9-0-1 spring seasonand captured the U13 MNJYSA Flight 4 Championship. Pictured, left to right,are: bottom row; Caroline Hendrix, Jackie Kurtz, Ellie Curry, Sam Addis,Hannah Jepsen and Charlotte Clausen; top row, Bob Clausen, Jade Holes, DaleyBrown, Caroline Mikovitz, Sam Colucci, Maddy Sherry, Olivia Miedrzynski,Madison Kurtz, Celine Crenshaw and Mike Addis. Not pictured: Amanda Pyleand Ellie Meacock.

WF ‘Y’ Flyers to Host AnnualYouth Track & Field Meet

The Westfield Area Y will host theSecond Annual Flyers Youth Trackand Field Meet on Sunday, June 22, atKehler Stadium at noon.

The meet is open to the community,and approximately 500 youth ages 7-16 will compete in running, jumpingand throwing events. This is a USATFsanctioned meet. Ribbons will beawarded for first through sixth place.

This year, a one-mile adult run hasbeen added, for a $15 suggested tax-deductible contribution. Proceeds willbenefit the Westfield Area “Y” StrongKids Campaign, which provides di-

rect financial assistance to ensure thatno one who lives or works inWestfield, Cranford, Garwood orMountainside and is suffering a bonafide financial hardship is turned awayfrom the “Y” for inability to pay.

To register for either the youthmeet or adult run, please visit theWestfield Area Y Main Facility, 220Clark Street or register online atwww.coacho.com. Questions?Please contact Paul Garwood, Assis-tant Director of Physical Programsat (908) 233-2700 extension no. 258;[email protected].

ALL-STARS...The 2014 Majors All Star game was played on Gumbert Field 1 onJune 7. The White team coached by Gene Alliegro, Paul Musho and SteveCriscuolo out-slugged the Blue team and won 7-2. The Blue team was coached bySteve Murphy, Mike Varano and Darren Composto. Pictured are the 24 boys whowere selected: Team White: Tim Alliegro, Matt O’ Connor, Johnny Audino,Brendan Hiltz, Jack Musho, Luke Scanlan, Danny Kohler, Henry Meiselman,Leo Loffredo, Victor Coustan, Jack Cobuzzi and Dominic Maurillo. Team Blue:Danny Varano, Justin Chambliss, Ryan Smith, Andrew Echausse, CJ Composto,Jack Riley, Will Kessler, Daniel Friedman, Colin Murphy, Luke Pardo, GriffinRooney and Christian Pansini.

Westfield Crew OffersSummer RegistrationWestfield Crew offers competitive

rowing for high school students and asummer Learn-to-Row program forstudents entering grades 8-12. TheLearn to Row program is a prerequi-site for any new rower wishing to rowduring the 2014/15 school year. Pleasevisit www.westfieldcrew.com for reg-istration details and to learn moreabout Westfield Crew.

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FILE NO. 17760-13

NOTICE TO REDEEM

PRO CAPITAL FUND I, LLCBY ITS CUSTODIAN, USBANK; PLAINTIFF VS. THEHOUSE OF PRAYER,CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST;MONKOR, INC.; COMMUNITYBANK OF BERGEN COUNTY,NJ; STATE OF NEW JERSEY;DEFENDANT(S)

TO: MONKOR, INC.;PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an order

made on May 29, 2014, the Superior CourtFixed July 14, 2014 between the hours ofnine o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clockin the afternoon, prevailing time, at theoffice of the Tax Collector of PLAINFIELD,located at 515 WATCHING AVENUE,PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07060 as thetime and place when and where you maypay to the plaintiff the amount so found duefor principal and interest on its certificate oftax sale as follows:

LOT 10 BLOCK 111 on the tax duplicateof PLAINFIELD. Total amount required toredeem tax sale certificate no. 11-033 is$7,126.42, together with interest fromMarch 4, 2014 and costs of $1,002.83.

And that unless, at the same time andplace, you or one of you redeem by payingthe aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff,then you, and each of you shall be de-barred and foreclosed of and from all rightand equity of redemption of, in and to thelands and premises above set out anddescribed in the complaint and every partthereof, and that the plaintiff be vested withan absolute and indefeasible estate ofinheritance in fee simple in said lands andpremises.

Anything to the contrary notwithstand-ing, redemption shall be permitted up untilthe entry of final judgment including thewhole of the last date upon which judg-ment is entered.

Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq.Attorney for Plaintiff

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U15G FC Premier Legend WinsSaratoga Springs NE Showcase

LEGENDS...Pictured, left to right, are: front row; Carly Bechtloft, Jenna Iorio,Katie Romanovich, Dana Acocella, Ashley Ferry, Raffi Laitamaki and MaggieHinel; back row, Assistant Coach Rob Bechtloft, Lea Moynihan, Hannah Liddy,Lizzie Brucia, Lily DeFelice, Nell Beatty, Maya Dunchus, Kat Mackenzie andCoach Yvette Cepiel.

The U15G FC Premier Legend ranthe table and won the Northeast Show-case Tournament in Saratoga Springs,N.Y., on June 8 and 9 after winningfour straight games and not letting ina goal throughout the tournament.

The victors beat four high qualitysquads from New York, including theTop 20 FC Alleycats, and notched winsby the scores of 2-0, 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0.

The Legend offense got balancedscoring led by Hannah Liddy, Carly

Bechtloft, Maya Dunchus, LilyDeFelice, Maggie Hinel and KatieRomanovich. The stingy defense wasanchored by Jenna Iorio, KatMackenzie, Lea Moynihan and RaffiLaitamaki in front of the goalkeepertandem of Lizzie Brucia and DanaAcocella who notched four cleansheets. Working tirelessly in midfieldwere DeFelice, Bechtloft, Hinel andNell Beatty. The win capped a springseason where the Legend lost onlyone game in a nearly 20 matches.

TAKING LAPS...Westfield Area “Y” Flyers take laps around the track


ACTION AT THIRD...St. Maximillian’s Paul Leso slides into third base as St.Francis third baseman Mike Walch tries to snag the throw.


JUST IN TIME...St. Francis’ Eric Fisher sneaks into third base just in time beforeSt. Maximillian third baseman Wells Pikaart makes the tag.


UBS Financial Advisors AmongFinancial Times’ Top 400

WESTFIELD — Financial Advi-sors Christopher Zangari, AlanSpierer and Nina Hakim of UBS Fi-nancial Services Inc. have beennamed to the Financial Times Top400 Financial Advisors list for 2014.The list, recognizing financial advi-sors who have risen to the top in theirindustry, is released annually and rep-resents the 400 most influential advi-sors in the United States, accordingto the Financial Times. Chris andAlan credit their success to their out-standing team, which includes DavidSytsma and Timothy Yagasits. Ninacredits her success to the outstandingresources and support provided toher by her complex’s managementteam, which is led by John E.Geoghan, Managing Director, aWestfield resident.

With over 25 years of experiencein the financial services industry,Chris and Alan are responsible formanaging the Northeast FinancialGroup in Westfield, N.J. They serveboth institutional and individual cli-ents. With their institutional clientsthey provide advice on corporate re-tirement plans. They have both beendesignated as Senior Retirement PlanConsultants, a designation that theyshare with only 55 other teams atUBS nationally. Additionally, theyare both designated as Senior Portfo-lio Managers. They work with indi-viduals and families to create com-prehensive wealth managementplans. This enables their clients tobuild, protect and grow their wealthto meet their needs and aspirations.

Chris is a member of the firm’sChairman’s Council, which includesonly the top 1 percent of advisors atUBS. He also is a designated UBSInstitutional Consultant, a title heshares with only 95 other consultantsin the United States. Chris receivedhis Certified Investment ManagementAdvisor (CIMA) certification in1997. He is a graduate of GeorgetownUniversity. Chris lives in Westfieldwith his wife and daughter.

Alan has been a member of thefirm’s President’s Council for the pastfive years. Additionally, Alan is anAdvisory Board member of the Na-tional Association of Plan Advisorsand the Retirement Board Council.Alan is a graduate of the State Uni-versity of New York at Oneonta. He isa resident of West Orange, N.J. withhis wife and two daughters.

With over 30 years of industry ex-

perience, Nina focuses on servinghigh net worth clients and helps themconstruct income-producing portfo-lios in a tax-efficient manner. Ninauses all of the firm’s resources, whichinclude financial and estate planning,alternative investments and GlobalFamily Office services to provide bestin class service to her clients. Ninajoined UBS in 2010. In each of thelast three years she has been a mem-ber of the firm’s President’s Council.Nina lives in Maplewood, N.J.

Contact: Branch Manager — MattPower, (908) 789-3163.

To qualify for the Financial Times400, advisors met a standard set bythe Financial Times and were scoredon assets under management (AUM),AUM growth rate, compliance record,experience, industry certificationsand online accessibility. Neither UBSFinancial Services Inc. or its employ-ees pay a fee in exchange for theseratings. Past performance is not in-dicative of future results.

CIMA® is a registered certifica-tion mark of the Investment Manage-ment Consultants Association, Inc.in the United States of America andworldwide.

UBS Financial Services Inc. is asubsidiary of UBS AG. MemberFINRA/SIPC.

Notes to Editors: UBS draws on its150-year heritage to serve private,institutional and corporate clientsworldwide, as well as retail clients inSwitzerland. Its business strategy iscentered on its pre-eminent globalwealth management businesses andits leading universal bank in Switzer-land. Together with a client-focusedInvestment Bank and a strong, well-diversified Global Asset Managementbusiness, UBS will expand its pre-mier wealth management franchiseand drive further growth across theGroup.

UBS is present in all major finan-cial centers worldwide. It has officesin more than 50 countries, with about35 percent of its employees workingin the Americas, 36 percent in Swit-zerland, 17 percent in the rest ofEurope, the Middle East and Africaand 12 percent in Asia Pacific. UBSemploys about 60,000 people aroundthe world. Its shares are listed on theSIX Swiss Exchange and the NewYork Stock Exchange (NYSE).www.ubs.com/media.

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How to Protect Your PetsFrom Warm Weather Pests

As the weather warms, grass be-gins to grow, the bugs come out, andour pets need protection. Fleas, ticksand mosquitoes are some of the mostcommon parasites affecting dogs andcats. Not only can these critters biteour pets, but they also can transmitdisease.

Fleas are small,about one millimeter,wingless, brown andfast moving. Mostcommonly they causeour pets to be veryitchy. Often this canprogress to inflamedskin, bald spots andskin infections as theycontinually scratch,lick and bite them-selves trying to getcomfortable.

Ticks can attach toour pets and cause ir-ritation, skin damage, anemia andtransmit disease. In our area Lymedisease is the most common tick trans-mitted disease. This can cause fever,lethargy, decreased appetite and lame-ness. To remove a tick from your pet,the first thing to do is apply a smallamount of alcohol to the area to loosenit, then using tweezers and as close tothe head of the tick as possible, pull itoff slowly.

Mosquitoes are not only irritatingwhen they bite our pets, by they, too,

can transmit disease. Heartworm isspread by infected mosquitoes toanimals. This disease may lead toheart failure and even death if leftundetected.

Much has changed in the way wetreat our pets against these insects.

Flea baths or tick collarsare no longer the treat-ments of choice as thesecan be highly toxic, in-ducing severe side effectslike vomiting, fever, sei-zures, coma, and possiblydeath. Instead of dippingyour dog or cat, you caneasily apply a drop to yourpet’s skin that will not onlykill the fleas and ticks pres-ently on them, but also pre-vent them from getting anyfuture infestations for onemonth.

There are many prod-ucts out there that claim to protectour pets against these parasites. Tomake sure the product you are usingis safe, please call Westfield AnimalHospital at (908) 233-6030. WestfieldAnimal Hospital, at 357 South Av-enue East, is a full-service animalhospital committed to providing per-sonalized care for your pets.

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Dr. Shannon Cabell

BERKELEY HEIGHTS – VincentTurturiello, Berkeley Heights resi-dent, and music educator in the ScotchPlains-Fanwood School district for28 years, is one of 222 quarterfinalistsfor the 2014 Music Educator Awardpresented by the Recording Acad-emy and the Grammy Foundation.

This is the second annual GrammyAward to be given to a music educa-tor. The Grammy Foundation estab-lished this award to honor and recog-nize those individuals who helpedcreate and inspire the talent behindall the award winning artists – theeducators who taught and trained theprofessional musicians in the nation.

This year, Vincent Turturiello, hasmade the quarterfinal nomination.However, to advance to the next level,the Grammy Foundation wants to seeas many video tributes and writtentributes on how Mr. Turturiello’s roleas an educator has influenced andchanged the lives of former studentsand staff members. So far many trib-utes received by email and onFacebook have ended with, “…noone deserves this Grammy more thanMr. T.”

During his tenure at Scotch-PlainsFanwood, he has served as Fine Arts

Supervisor, High School MarchingBand Director, High School WindEnsemble Director, and Jazz BandDirector in the district.

Mr. Turturiello holds a Bachelorsand a Masters of Arts degree fromNew Jersey City University in musiceducation. He studied clarinet underDavid Dworkin of the MetropolitanOpera Orchestra and saxophone un-der Charlie “Leeds” Liebowitz. Hecredits much of his teaching successto Nick Cerratto, the Wind SymphonyDirector and percussion professor atNew Jersey City University.

The Grammy Foundation is look-ing for video statements of how Mr.Turturiello influenced the lives ofstudents and staff members.

For more information, and to sharevideo entries, send them [email protected].

SPRING HAS SPRUNG…Spring has come alive at Lincoln School in Westfield,thanks to the hard work of all the pre-kindergarten students. At Lincoln’s annualspring planting event, the preschoolers loved getting their hands dirty and manyoffered to plant multiple flowers; in no time, beautiful, colorful pansies filled theflower beds. The Home Depot in Garwood generously donated over 30 flowerbaskets and many bags of mulch to sponsor this PTO Event, bringing the projectto perfect completion.

CLEAN COMMUNITY GIFTS...Scotch Plains-Fanwood media specialists andmembers of the Fanwood Clean Community Committee display environmental/recycling educational books purchased, along with CDs, through the committee.Pictured, from left to right, are: Front row, Carla Herniter, Park Middle School;Robin Stayvas, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School; Jacqueline Mack, SchoolOne; Eileen Raszka, Coles School, and Terry Keller, Evergreen School, and backrow, committee members Joan Skubish and John Celardo; Philip Yap-Diangco,Terrill Middle School; John Lohn, McGinn School; committee member BobMcCarthy; Danielle Hirschhorn, Brunner School, and committee members ClintDicksen and Dean Talcott. Not present were committee members Linda Talcott,Karen Diaz and Pat Hoynes.

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JUNIOR GARDENERS...Members of the Junior Garden Club of The Rake andHoe Garden Club of Westfield keep busy maintaining their butterfly garden at theShadowlawn Pocket Park. They are pictured with Jeanie Jeremia of the GardenClub of New Jersey learning how to install “Pollinator Houses” in the garden.

Rake and Hoe Garden Club,Juniors Highlight Activities

WESTFIELD — The Rake andHoe Garden Club of Westfield andits Junior Garden Club have beenactive with multiple projects andevents. The Rake and Hoe GardenClub of Westfield has a diverse mem-bership spanning all ages, interestsand occupations. Federated with theNational Council of State GardenClubs and the Garden Club of NewJersey, The Rake and Hoe GardenClub of Westfield has between 50and 70 members, all of whom shareone thing in common: a love of flow-ers and gardening.

In addition to maintaining theirbutterfly garden at the ShadowlawnPocket Park, the Juniors learn thebasics of flower arranging, whichhelps them make flower arrange-ments with which to compete in theannual New Jersey Garden Showeach February. In the 2014 show,they won five of nine Top ExhibitorAwards in the Youth Division, in-cluding “Best in Show,” out of morethan 150 entries. Anyone interestedin joining the Junior Garden Club isasked to call Beth Siano at (908)233-4150.

During the month of June, a dis-play at the Westfield Memorial Li-brary will highlight the many ac-tivities and community projects ofThe Rake and Hoe Garden Club of

Westfield. Included in the displaywill be the 2014 “Deck the Halls”tour of four elegant homes inWestfield, fully decorated forChristmas, set for Saturday, De-cember 6; activities of the club’sJuniors program for future garden-ers; mini-flower arrangements forWestfield’s “Mobile Meals;” holi-day gift bags for residents of theLyons Veterans Hospital, and themedornaments for the December andSpring trees, based on belovedbooks, which are then donated to theJardine Academy library.

As a volunteer organization, TheRake and Hoe Garden Club alsoprovides civil service to the com-munity by maintaining the gardensat the north side of the WestfieldTrain Station, the Miller-CoryHouse Museum, the ShadowlawnPocket Park, a Blue Star Memorial,and the Claire Brownell MemorialWildflower Garden at the ReeveHistory and Cultural Resource Cen-ter, the home of the Westfield His-torical Society.

For more information, call KarenJolley-Gates, club president, at(908) 233-5125. Interested personsalso are invited to check out theclub on Facebook at facebook.com/rakeandhoe or the club’s website,rakeandhoe.org.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES,ASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, Colleen M. Huehn, Collector of Taxes of the Boroughof Fanwood, County of Union will sell at public auction on TUESDAY, JUNE 24th 2014,in the Mayor and Council chambers at the Borough Municipal Building, 75 North MartineAvenue, Fanwood, New Jersey at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or at such later time andplace to which said sale may then be adjourned, all of the several lots and parcels of landassessed to the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respectiveparcel as the owner thereof for the total amount of municipal liens chargeable against saidlands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1, et seq. as computed to the 24thday of June 2014.

Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount ofmunicipal liens chargeable against each parcel of said land assessed as one parcel,together with interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowestrate of interest bid, not to exceed 18%. Payment for said parcels shall be made prior tothe conclusion of the sale in the form of cash, certified check or money order or othermethod previously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold. Propertiesfor which there are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to the Borough ofFanwood at an interest rate of 18%.

At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any property withinterest and costs. Payments must be in the form of cash, certified check or money order.

Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act(N.J.S.A. 58-10-23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58-:10A-1 etseq.) and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.). In addition, themunicipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaserwho is or may be in any way connected to the prior owner or operator of the site.

In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, theTax Collector should be notified immediately.

The lands to be sold are described in accordance with the last tax duplicate as follows:

BLKLOT OWNER PROPERTY LOCATION TOTAL22 6 JOHNSON, KEVIN P & ARETHA C 70 PORTLAND AVE 3,237.3324 9.01 FELA,DEBRA 167 PLEASANT AVE 12,957.5439 40.01 MESSERCOLA, FERNANDO & MICHELE A 96 WOODLAND AVENUE19,613.6440 6 CARUSO, BENEDETTO & SHARON 30 ESTELLE LANE 8,116.9549 6.01 SCHMIEDE, MARTIN & LIESELOTTE 351 TERRILL RD 7,464.9955 2 DUDA, KENNETH & LILLIAN 15 SOUTH AVE 39,619.3964 17 STATION SQUARE AT FANWOOD, LLC 225 LA GRANDE AVE 4,813.9264 18 STATION SQUARE AT FANWOOD, LLC 217 LA GRANDE AVE 1,971.8664 19 STATION SQUARE AT FANWOOD, LLC 213 LA GRANDE AVE 4,383.0564 20 STATION SQUARE AT FANWOOD, LLC 47 SECOND ST 1,904.5766 18.01 SOBOLTA, JOSEPH & HELEN 31 OLD SOUTH AVE 7,119.8471 12 SUMNER, ALFRED & AMY 36 GLENWOOD RD 6,544.2081 41 PATEL, ANIL B & USHA A 112 LA GRANDE AVE 28.68102 26 BELL, HOWARD F-BELL, JEAN & JACKSON 1 PANDICK COURT 17,653.71120 2 ONWUANAEGBULE, DONATUS & APPOLONIA 48 TRENTON AVENUE 101.54

Colleen M. HuehnCollector of Taxes

4 T - 5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/14, The Times Fee: $338.64

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board, at its meeting on June 4,2014 adopted the following resolutions forthe applications acted upon at the May 12,2014 meeting.

PB13-12 Michael Mahoney, LLC, 231Elizabeth Avenue, Block 4803, Lot 11.Applicant sought minor subdivision ap-proval to subdivide the property into threelots with the following lot areas: Lot 11.01– 10,681 square feet; Lot 11.02 – 8,242square feet and Lot 11.03 – 30,552 squarefeet. The existing single family residence,car port and shed will be retained on Lot11.03. New single family residences areproposed for construction on Lots 11.01and 11.02. Application approved with con-ditions.

PB14-03 Louie Real Estate Holding,LLC, 147-149 Elmer Street, Block 3108,Lot 19. Applicant sought preliminary andfinal site plan approval with variances toallow a dental practice on the first floor andto retain two existing apartment units onthe second floor. Applicant sought neces-sary variance relief to allow 5 parkingspaces where 14 are required; to allow aparking lot setback of 1 foot were a setbackof 2 feet is required; to allow a buildingcoverage of 34.8% where a maximum of30% is allowed; to allow an all improve-ment coverage of 71.9% where a maxi-mum of 70% is allowed; to allow a frontyard setback of 22.27 feet where 31.35feet is required and to allow a street sideyard setback of 5.03 feet where a minimumof 20 feet is required. Application approvedwith conditions.

Plans and applications are on file in theoffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kris McAloonPlanning Board Secretary

1 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $41.82

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

PLANNING BOARD

Please take notice that on June 25, 2014at 7:30 PM at the Fanwood Borough Hall,located at 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey, the Planning Boardwill hold a hearing on the application of theundersigned. The property in question islocated at: 3 Crest Lane, Fanwood, NewJersey, also known as Block 107 Lot 4, asshown on the Fanwood Tax Map, ownedby Dara Eisenstein & David Levenson.

The applicant requests deck which is inviolation of:

Section 184-134D2 of the Fanwood LandUse Code. Variance Requested: rear yardsetback (deck); Permitted: 25; Present:31.5; Proposed: 20.

Section 184-115E4 of the Fanwood LandUse Code. Variance Requested: front yardsetback; Permitted: 30; Present: 28; Pro-posed: 28.

Section 184-163C2 of the Fanwood LandUse Code. Variance Requested: drivewaywidth; Permitted: 18; Present: 22; Pro-posed: 22.

The applicant will also seek such otherrelief as may be determined necessary atthe public hearing based upon review ofthe application or amendment(s) to theapplication.

The file pertaining to this application isavailable for public inspection during nor-mal business hours (8 AM - 4 PM, Mondaythrough Friday) from the Secretary of thePlanning Board at the Administration Of-fice of the Borough of Fanwood at 75 NorthMartine Avenue, Fanwood, New Jersey.

Any interested party may appear at saidhearing and participate therein in accor-dance with the rules of the Fanwood Plan-ning Board.

Applicant:Dara Eisenstein & David Levenson

3 Crest LaneFanwood, New Jersey, 07023

1 T - 6/12/14, The Times Fee: $39.78

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF HEALTH

Public notice is hereby given that an Ordinance amending BOH Ordinance #2-2013entitled “An Ordinance Relating to Personnel Positions and Salary Ranges of Officers andEmployees of the Board of Health of the Town of Westfield, County of Union, State of NewJersey” of which the following is a copy was introduced, read and passed on first readingby the Westfield Board of Health at a regular meeting held on June 2, 2014. The Boardof Health will further consider the same for final passage on August 4, 2014 at 5:30 P.M.The meeting will be held in the Council Conference Room of the Westfield MunicipalBuilding located at 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey at which time and placemembers of the public will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning said ordinance.

Megan AvalloneBoard Secretary

BOARD OF HEALTH ORDINANCE #2-2014AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PERSONNELPOSITIONS AND SALARY RANGES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEESOF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD, COUNTYOF UNION, AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY”

Be it ordained by the Board of Health of the Town of Westfield, County of Union, Stateof New Jersey, that Board of Health Ordinance #2-2013 is hereby amended as follows:

Section 1The following personnel positions and salary ranges are hereby established for Officers

and employees of the Board of Health and shall be effective retroactively from January1, 2014.

Job Title Salary RangeRegional Health Officer $90,000 — $130,000Public Health Nursing Supervisor $65,000 — $85,000Principal REHS $65,000 — $85,000

Section 2This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after Final Passage and publication

according to law.1 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $60.18

PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that at theirmeeting of June 5, the Zoning Board ofAdjustment of the Township of ScotchPlains adopted the following Resolutions:

Anthony & Johanna Tittanegro, 363Cook Avenue, Block 2703, Lot 29, ap-proved for a variance to construct a sec-ond story addition and rear porch.

The Jewish Community Center, 1391,Martine Avenue, Block 10301, Lot 16 andBlock 10401, Lot 1.01 approved for a Tem-porary Operating Permit renewal to permitthe usage of tents for their day camp pro-gram.

Barbara HorevSecretary to the Board

1 T - 6/12/14, The Times Fee: $18.87

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF GARWOOD

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 14-07

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-ING THE SALE OF CERTAINREAL PROPERTY TO THERAHWAY VALLEY SEWER-AGE AUTHORITY

STATEMENTTAKE NOTICE THAT ORDINANCE NO.

14-07, WAS PASSED ON THE FINALREADING AFTER PUBLIC HEARING ATA MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUN-CIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GARWOODON, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014

ATTEST:Christina Ariemma

Municipal Clerk1 T - 06/12/14, The Leader Fee: $18.36


NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 14-08

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND§ 5-18 (COMPENSATION) INARTICLE IV (OFFICE OF THEBOROUGH ATTORNEY) INCHAPTER 5 (ADMINISTRA-TION) OF THE CODE OF THEBOROUGH OF GARWOODTO REVISE THE METHOD OFCOMPENSATION OF THEBOROUGH ATTORNEY.






NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 14-09

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND§14-16 (COMPENSATION) INARTICLE II (MUNICIPALPROSECUTOR) IN CHAPTER14 (MUNICIPAL COURT) OFTHE CODE OF THE BOR-OUGH OF GARWOOD TOREVISE THE METHOD OFCOMPENSATION OF THEMUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR.






NOTICE OF ADOPTION

ORDINANCE NO. 14-10

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDCHAPTER 111 (MASSAGEESTABLISHMENTS) OF THECODE OF THE BOROUGH OFGARWOOD TO REPEAL ANDREVISE CERTAIN REQUIRE-MENTS.





Parking Fees Should BeUsed to Cut Prop. Taxes

One solution to the problem ofhigh property taxes is to graduallyreplace this outmoded method of taxa-tion with revenues from parking fees.The latter, by creating a market fortransit alternatives – from biking tohigh-tech van services – stands toreduce household costs. I’ve writtena series of columns arguing that edu-cators should start the process: afterstate-mandated concessions expire in2015, we could offer to pay for park-ing on a daily basis in return forbenefits from management.

Several New Jersey educators haveendorsed this proposal, while othersare naturally skeptical about offeringconcessions. But I’m only advocat-ing concessions in return for ben-efits. This stands in stark contrast towhat we received in return for thestate-mandated concessions: a big fat

zero.As a resident of Westfield for 10

years, I have occasionally needed theservices of law enforcement andfirefighters. My wife and I are con-sistently impressed by their knowl-edge and professionalism. The samegoes for our children’s teachers. Thesededicated employees – who arelargely responsible for our town’sexcellent reputation – should be ap-preciated, not vilified. I would en-courage residents from the privatesector to also acknowledge the excel-lent work being done by our publicemployees.

My series can be accessed atwww.raritanval.edu/aronsonarticles.

Dan Aronson, Prof. of EconomicsRaritan Valley Community College

Somerville

IWV Thanks Eck forSigning Repeal Pledge

REGION — Independent Women’sVoice (IWV) President and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer Heather Hissings re-leased the following statement aboutNew Jersey Republican 12th Congres-sional District candidate Alieta Eck:

“On behalf of the IndependentWomen’s Voice, I want to congratulateFranklin Township physician Alieta Eckon advancing unopposed as NewJersey’s 12th congressional district

Republican candidate. This is tremen-dously good news for all Americanswho have had enough of ObamaCare’sdamage to our health care system andwant reforms that put power back in thehands of patients and doctors. That’sbecause Dr. Eck signed the RepealPledge, a true demonstration that she iscommitted to repealing ObamaCare.”

According to a IWV press release,the Repeal Pledge advocates not justrepeal, “but defunding, deauthorizing,and dismantling the misleadingly-titledPatient Protection and Affordable CareAct, enacted in early 2010. The RepealPledge was designed as a litmus test tohelp the American public understandwhich candidates and office holdersare serious about repeal, versus thosewho claim to be but won’t actually takeaction.

“Signers of the Repeal Pledge be-lieve that this law cannot be ‘fixed’ andthat stopping its implementation andultimately repealing it are necessaryfirst steps to ensure that citizens andtheir doctors, not government bureau-crats, have choice and control overtheir health care, and that medical carein our country becomes more afford-able and available.”

For more information on The RepealPledge, including a complete list ofsigners, visit TheRepealPledge.com.

Westfield: 04/07/14Pierce and Loretta Joyce to Promi-

nent Properties LLC, 84 FairhillDrive, $650,000.

D. Villane Construction LLC toAiming Gao and Li Fan, 840 GrantAvenue, $1,300,000.

Angese Cuccaro and John andRosemary L. Cuccaro to 26 IrvingAvenue Corp., 1131 South AvenueWest, $206,250.

Angese Cuccaro and John andRosemary L. Cuccaro to 26 IrvingAvenue Corp., 1129 South AvenueWest, $206,250.

Paul and Mary DiBari to NCNProperties LLC, 730 Austin Street,425,000.

Angelo Dipuma to Denise F. LauriaVenitelli, 1037 Irving Avenue,$400,000.

Michael Galindo and Jill A.Stankiewicz to Andrew and AmyBuck, 1007 Ripley Avenue, $585,000.

Estate of Elizabeth F. Gorman toHao Tang and Ling Luo, 101 OxfordTerrace, $362,000.

Keystone Partners LLC to CharlesA. and Claire Cognata, 1258 SummitCourt, $1,250,000.

German Cardenas and SandraCaceres to Christopher and MeganHilly, 73 Tamaques Way, $775,000.

Westfield: 04/21/14James and Debra Wall to David M.

and Ashley B. Provenzano, 559 Co-lonial Avenue, $1,140,000.

Alan L. and Brooke E. Poller toPeter S. and Nicole Hansen, 710Girard Avenue, $750,000.

Monarch Homes Holdings LLC toBrent R. Fisher and Allison J.Grolnick, 210 Golf Edge, $1,597,000.

Richard A. and Pauline F. Harris toRyan D. and Robin D. Meyers, 640Arlington Avenue, $1,175,000.

Rowland Smith Jr. to Abdramaneand Lisa C. Serme, 603 CumberlandStreet, $350,000.

Estate of Carl E. Stoffers to An-drew Bausch and Maria Inneo, 126Hyslip Avenue, $441,000.

Estate of Hrisa Coukos to RobertScherer, 406 Edgar Road, $350,000

Megan A. Brenan and Susan D.Brenan to Andrew R. and JoannaRapuzzi, 479 Otisco Drive, $590,000.

Estate of Grace E. Sefing to MichaelMahoney LLC, 5 Faulkner Drive,$415,000.

Carl and Beverly D. Figueroa toTeddy Gencarelli, 14 South WickomDrive, $515,000.

Recent Home SalesFor more info see:

http://clerk.ucnj.org/UCPA/DocIndex

Michael Ortiz and Linda Slim toMarsella Bros at Pine Grove LLC,1509 Pine Grove Road, $425,000.

John P. and Michele E. McIntyre toMichael Locurto and AntoniaCarbone, 114 Virginia Street,$485,000.

Westfield: 05/05/14Matthew C. Merkle and Katherine

E. Hall to Bjoern D. Roeling andMarie Kratzmann, 351 BrightwoodAvenue, $405,000.

John and Beth S. Chevalaz to An-drew J. Cammarano and FrancescaDeGiuli, 262 Clark Street, $801,500.

Estate of Hortense Green to JosephM. and Ann M. Quirk, 260 ProspectStreet, $440,000.

Estate of Magnus Svalesen to JohnP. Pinto, 413 First Street, $275,000.

Eric Santos and Sarah D. Rubinoto Christopher Pye, 515 Trinity Place,$220,000.

Michael Mahoney, LLC to Ryan J.Andreoli and Nina NeedlemanAndreoli, 655 Fourth Avenue,$1,229,000.

Susan E. Wolf to Taymour andBeth Matin, 503 Chestnut StreetSouth, $699,000.

Rosa Appezzato to AngelicaRomero, 130 Windsor Avenue,$173,000.

Scott J. Smith to Marcy Borr, 243Myrtle Avenue, $342,000.

John C. and Rose M. Simons toDaniel A. and Rachel S. Hennes, 865Summit Avenue, $865,000.

Westfield: 05/13/14Luciano Rossetti to Neil and

Abigail Wolitzeer, 13 Breeze KnollDrive, $1,848,000.

John P. Wheatley to V5-400 BirchLLC, 400 Birch Place, $458,000.

John and Amy B. Hancock to SigridAmil, 5 Karen Terrace, $522,500.

Michael J. and Jena M. Swenssonto Jason and Elizabeth Christiansen,586 Rahway Avenue, $500,000.

Glenn and Kelly Johnson toRebecca J. Sizelove and RobertStrong, 132 Wells Street, $715,000.

Stuart and Tara Glassmith to An-drew N. and Lauren B. Merel, 49Manitou Circle, $745,000.

Thomas J. Pickert and MaryO’Donnell to Thierry P. and CeciliaY. Saint-Denis, 656 Willow GroveRoad, $700,000.

Alecia Seery to Michael MahoneyLLC, 136 Harrow Road, $395,000.

Letters to the EditorCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTS

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education met in public session on various boardmeeting dates in spring of 2014 and awarded the following contracts. The resolution ofaward and the contracts listed below are available for public inspection at the Office of theBoard Secretary located at Evergreen Avenue & Cedar Street from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday:

CONTRACTOR PROJECT SCHOOL $ AWARDE. R. Barrett, Inc. Partial Roof Replacements Terrill Middle School $615,190.00E. R. Barrett, Inc. Partial Roof Replacements Evergreen Elementary $632,190.00Haig’s Service Corp. Fire Alarm Systems SPFHS $289,000.00Haig’s Service Corp. Fire Alarm Systems Terrill Middle School $235,000.00Kelin Heating & AC, Inc. Roof Top Units (RTUs) SPFHS $1,059,000.00

Deborah S. SaridakiBusiness Administrator/Board Secretary

1 T - 6/12/14, The Times Fee: $31.62

PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY


DOCKET NO. F-025159-13FILE NO. 17159-13

NOTICE TO REDEEM

US BANK CUST EMPIRE IV,CAP ONE; PLAINTIFF VS.JENNIFER MONTES DE OCA,ET ALS.; DEFENDANT(S)

TO: FRANKIE RIVERA; MRS.FRANKIE RIVERA, WIFE OF FRANKIERIVERA; ALBERTO LOPEZ; ELBAORTIZ; WILLIAM S. HOPKINS, A MI-NOR BY G/A/L ELVA HOPKINS; ELVAHOPKINS; SOLOMAR TRAVEL; CARYLOPEZ; MARIA ARCE; PARKWAY IN-SURANCE CO; DIANE M. FERREIRO;

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an ordermade on June 6, 2014, the Superior CourtFixed July 21, 2014 between the hours ofnine o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clockin the afternoon, prevailing time, at theoffice of the Tax Collector of ELIZABETH,located at 50 WINFIELD SCOTT PLAZA,ELIZABETH, New Jersey 07201 as thetime and place when and where you maypay to the plaintiff the amount so found duefor principal and interest on its certificate oftax sale as follows:

LOT 980.A ADTL LOTS: SUBDIV(5-980)BLOCK 5 on the tax duplicate of ELIZA-BETH. Total amount required to redeemtax sale certificate no. 10-00160 is$15,259.29, together with interest fromMarch 31, 2014 and costs of $2,000.51.

And that unless, at the same time andplace, you or one of you redeem by payingthe aforesaid sum so found due to plaintiff,then you, and each of you shall be de-barred and foreclosed of and from all rightand equity of redemption of, in and to thelands and premises above set out anddescribed in the complaint and every partthereof, and that the plaintiff be vested withan absolute and indefeasible estate ofinheritance in fee simple in said lands andpremises.

Anything to the contrary notwithstand-ing, redemption shall be permitted up untilthe entry of final judgment including thewhole of the last date upon which judg-ment is entered.

Michael G. Pellegrino, Esq.Attorney for Plaintiff

PELLEGRINO & FELDSTEIN, L.L.C.290 Route 46 WestDenville, New Jersey 07834(973) 586-23001 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $50.49

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT

MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTY

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Reso-lution adopted by the Town Council ofWestfield, New Jersey on June 3, 2014 theChief of Westfield Police Department isauthorized and directed to dispose of prop-erty that the undersigned will expose forsale on the following website,www.municibid.com starting on June 25,2014. Property owners or their where-abouts are unknown and cannot be ascer-tained. Any individual who feels that theirproperty may be in possession of theWestfield Police Department, must bringproof of ownership to the Westfield PoliceDepartment, by June 25, 2014.

All property offered is strictly “as is” con-dition, with no representation as to condi-tion or fitness for any particular purpose.

Purchase must me made by certifiedcheck or money order payable to the Townof Westfield within 7 days.

Property is available for viewing onmunicibid.com starting June 25, 2014.

Winner of bid is responsible for pickingup property at Westfield Police Depart-ment or pre-pay all shipping costs.

All sales are final.1 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $27.54


INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Cham-bers at the Municipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at10:00 AM prevailing time on Tuesday, July1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., for the “2014 VARI-OUS STREET IMPROVEMENTS, IN THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY”.

The work under this Proposal includesthe furnishing of all labor, materials andequipment necessary to complete the workas shown on the Contract Drawings anddescribed in the Contract Specifications,and Proposals shall be in accordance withsuch Drawings and Specifications and theterms proposed in the Contract.

The major items of work under this con-tract include, but are not limited to, thefollowing in estimated quantities:

500 tons of 2 inch thick Superpave HotMix Asphalt Surface Course

1,750 linear feet of granite block curbing4,200 square yards of Milling, 2 inch

thickness1,300 square feet of Concrete Walk, 4

inches Thick1,600 square feet of Concrete Walk, 6

inches ThickALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT WITH

THEIR BID A COPY OF THEIR NEWJERSEY BUSINESS REGISTRATIONCERTIFICATE. FAILURE TO SUBMITPROOF OF REGISTRATION WILL DIS-QUALIFY THE BID.

Proposals shall be in writing on the formsfurnished and must be delivered at theplace and before the hour above men-tioned, and must be accompanied by acertified check or bid bond payable to theTown of Westfield in an amount equal to atleast ten percent (10%) of the base amountof the bid, but not less than $500.00 normore than $20,000.00. (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-21) Each bid must also be accompaniedby a Surety Company Certificate statingthat said Surety company will provide thebidder with the required Performance bondin the full amount of the Contract (N.J.S.A.40A:11-22), by a Non-Collusion Affidavitand a Contractor’s Qualification Statement,Statement of Ownership, on the formsincluded in and explained in the contractdocuments.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.and N.J.A.C. 17:27 and must pay work-men the prevailing wage rates promul-gated by the New Jersey State Depart-ment of Labor and Industry for this project,copies of which are on file in the Office ofthe Town engineer.

Plans and specifications may be seen orprocured at the office of the Town Engi-neer, Public Works Center, 959 North Av-enue West, Westfield, New Jersey. Thenon-refundable cost of contract documentsis ($50.00) made payable to the Town ofWestfield, which must be paid in cash orcertified check. The Mayor and Councilreserve the right to reject any bid, and towaive any informality in any bid, if in theinterest of the Town, it is deemed advis-able to do so.

Kris J. McAloonTown Engineer

1 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $


CLASSIFIEDS

PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD

BOARD OF EDUCATIONCOUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given thatsealed bids will be received by the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Board of Education (theDistrict), in the County of Union, for thefurnishing of the hereinafter described la-bor, material and equipment for ProposedParking Lot Repaving, Park MiddleSchool and School One ElementarySchool Staff, Scotch Plains, New Jer-sey (hereinafter, the “Project”) and openedand read in public at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education, Ever-green Avenue and Cedar Street, ScotchPlains, New Jersey on June 25, 2014, at10:00 a.m. prevailing time. Bids to bereceived for this work shall be Combined/Lump Sum Bids for all the work required.

Bidding Documents may be examinedat the office of Potter Architects, L.L.C.,410 Colonial Avenue, Union, New Jersey07083, during business hours. A copythereof may be procured in person only onor after June 12, 2014, at the Architect’soffice for the purpose of bidding. Biddersshall notify the Architect in advance prior toobtaining bidding documents (Plans andProject Manual) by calling Potter Archi-tects (908-686-2547). Documents will notbe mailed. Cash or check to the order ofsaid Architect in the sum of $125 (compactdisk) or $175 (hard copy) is required, whichis non-refundable. Neither Owner nor Ar-chitect assumes any responsibility for er-rors, omissions, or misinterpretations re-sulting from the use of incomplete sets ofBidding Documents, or copies of BiddingDocuments obtained in electronic mediaform, internet plan rooms or other internetplan sites, or copies of Bidding Documentsobtained from any source other than theArchitect’s Office.

All bids must conform to the ProjectManual. Bids must be made on standardbid forms in the manner designated by theProject Manual, must be enclosed in sealedenvelopes bearing the name and addressof the bidder, the contract being bid on theoutside thereof, addressed to Owner andshould be delivered in person to the Owner.Owner will not be responsible for bids sentby mail or delivery service.

There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting atPark Middle School, 580 Park Avenue,Scotch Plains, New Jersey on June 16,2014 at 10:00 a.m. prevailing time, for thepurpose of observing the work site, dis-cussing the bid documents and expectedprocedures, and to review questions posedby Bidders. Attendance at the Pre-BidMeeting is strongly encouraged, but notmandatory. Alternate site visitations maybe arranged by calling 908-322-4132.

Each bid shall be accompanied by thefollowing:

1. The District shall require that all Bid-ders submit with their Bids an uncondi-tional certified check, cashier’s check, orbid guarantee in an amount of ten percent(10%) of the Bidder’s Base Bid, but not inexcess of $20,000. Such bid guaranteeserves as a guarantee that, should aBidder’s bid be accepted, the Bidder willexecute and comply with the Contract.Within ten (10 Days after delivery to theDistrict of a Contract executed by the se-lected Bidder, together with all other itemsthat may be required to be submitted there-with, the District shall return the Bid guar-antee to each unsuccessful Bidder.

If the selected Bidder fails to execute theContract or to provide all guarantees, in-surance and other items required, the fundsrepresented by such Bidder’s Bid guaran-tee shall be released to the District andbecome and remain the property of theDistrict. Delivery of the Bid guaranteeconstitutes the Agreement of the Bidderand the surety or other entity that issuedthe Bid guarantee that such amount shallbe released to the District in such event.

All Bid guarantees must be issued by asurety licensed to issue such guaranteesin the State. Certified or cashier’s checksshall be drawn on a state or national bankrated “A” by at least two nationally recog-nized agencies. Checks shall be madepayable to the District.

2. Certificate from a surety companystating that it will provide the Bidder with aPerformance, Payment Bond and Mainte-nance Bond in such sum and form as isrequired in the Specifications.

3. Affidavit showing Notice of Classifica-tion in accordance with the standards ofand by the New Jersey Department of theTreasury, Division of Property Manage-ment and Construction, for bids $20,000and over, for prime Bidders and all sub-contractors, prior to the date that Bids arereceived.

Notices of Classification for PrimeBidder must include:

C008 General Construction,C009 General Construction/Alter-

ations and Additions, orC059 Road Construction and Paving.Any other work of the project is consid-

ered incidental and, therefore, Notices ofClassification in other trades is not re-quired.

4. A statement setting forth the namesand addresses of all stockholders owning10% or more of the stock in the case of acorporation, or 10% or greater interest inthe case of a partnership, or acknowledg-ment that no person or entity has 10% orgreater proprietary interest in the Bidder.

Bidders are further notified as follows:Addendum may be issued by the Owner

in accordance with the Project Manual upto seven (7) business days prior to receiptof Bids.

Bidders are notified that they must com-ply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.37 and 34:11-56.38 et seq. (Wages onPublic Works) and that the contract to beawarded in the case shall contain a stipu-lation that the wage rate must be paid toworkmen employed in the performance ofthe contracts shall not be less than theprevailing wage rate as determined by theCommissioner of the Department of Laborand Industry of the State of New Jersey.

Bidders are notified that they must com-ply with the provisions of P.L. 1999, c.238(The Public Works Contractor Registra-tion Act), which became effective on April11, 2000, and P.L. 2004, c.57 (BusinessRegistration of Public Contractors) whichbecame effective on September 1, 2004.

Bidders are notified that they must com-ply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:31-1to 52:33-4, the statutes on the use ofdomestic materials on public work.

Bidders are put on notice that the Owneris an exempt organization under the provi-sions of the New Jersey State Sales andUse Tax (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-1 et. seq.) and isnot required to pay sales tax.

Bidders are put on notice that they arerequired to comply with all rules and regu-lations and orders promulgated by theState Treasurer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et. seq. and with all provisions of N.J.S.A.10:2-1 through 10:2-4 (Affirmative Action),and N.J.A.C. 17:27.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for aperiod of sixty (60) days after the date setfor the opening thereof. The Owner re-serves the right to consider the Bids forsixty (60) days after receipt thereof, andfurther reserves the right to reject any andall Bids and to waive any informalities inany Bid or Bids, and to make such awardsas may be in the best interest of the Owner.

By order of the Scotch Plains-FanwoodBoard of Education, in the County of Union,New Jersey.

Ms. Deborah Saridaki,Business AdministratorScotch Plains-Fanwood

Board of EducationEvergreen Avenue and Cedar Street

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PUBLIC NOTICE


BOARD OF HEALTH

Public notice is hereby given that Boardof Health Ordinance #1-2014 entitled “AnOrdinance Setting Licensing Fees for Elec-tronic Smoking Device Establishments theTown of Westfield, County of Union, andState of New Jersey”, was adopted at ameeting held on June 2, 2014.

Megan AvalloneBoard Secretary

BOH ORDINANCE #1-2014

“SETTING LICENSING FEESFOR ELECTRONIC SMOKINGDEVICE ESTABLISHMENTS”

Section 1. Purpose.The purpose of this ordinance is to li-

cense establishments that sell electronicsmoking devices. The funds collected bylicensing of such establishments shall beused to fund the Town of Westfield’s To-bacco Age of Sale Enforcement programand other smoking cessation, preventionor control programs.

Section 2. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this section, the fol-

lowing terms, phrases, words and theirderivations shall have the meanings statedherein unless their use in the text of thissection clearly demonstrates differentmeaning. When not inconsistent with thecontext, words used in the present tenseinclude the future, words used in the pluralnumber shall include the singular number,and words used in the singular numberinclude the plural number. The word “shall”is always mandatory and not merely direc-tory.

Board shall mean the Westfield Boardof Health

Electronic Smoking Device shall meanan electronic or other powered device thatcan be used to deliver nicotine or othersubstances to the person inhaling from thedevice, including, but not limited to, anelectronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe.

Retail Electronic Smoking DeviceEstablishment shall mean any establish-ment that sells or offers for sale electronicsmoking device products designed forconsumption through inhalation.

Sale shall mean every delivery of elec-tronic smoking devices, whether the sameis by direct sale or the solicitation or accep-tance of an order, including the exchange,barter, traffic in, keeping and exposing forsale, displaying for sale, delivering forvalue, peddling and possessing with intentto sell.

Section 3. Licensing FeesA. No person shall conduct, maintain or

operate an establishment that sells elec-tronic smoking devices without first obtain-ing from this Board a license to do so.

B. Fees in accordance with the followingschedule shall be paid before any licenserequired in this article shall be issued:

Electronic Smoking Device Establish-ment License $200

C. Licenses issued under the provisionsof this article, unless forfeited or revokedby this Board, shall expire annually on the31st day of December of each year.

D. No license is transferrable by sale orotherwise.

E. Such license shall be posted in aconspicuous place in such establishmentor, if an itinerant establishment, shall bereadily available for display.

Section 4. Enforcement.This section shall be enforced by the

Health Department and/or other municipalofficials of the Town of Westfield.

Any person found to be in violation of thissection shall be ordered to cease the saleof electronic smoking devices immediately.

Section 5. Violations and Penalties.Any person(s) who is found to be in

violation of the provisions of this sectionshall be subject to the following penalties.For any and every violation of any of theprovisions of this section, the violator ofsaid provision will be subject to a fine of notless than five hundred ($500.00) dollarsand not more than two thousand($2,000.00) dollars. No fines shall be is-sued for sixty (60) days after publication ofthis ordinance.1 T - 6/12/14, The Leader Fee: $83.13

PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD

BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bidswill be received by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education (hereinafterreferred to as the “Board”) in accordancewith N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-4.5 at the Boardoffices located at Evergreen Avenue andCedar Street, Scotch Plains, New Jersey07076, from interested vendors for Custo-dial Supplies (herein referred to as the“Vendor”) in accordance with the Bid Re-quests prepared by the Board.

A copy of the Bid Requests may beinspected and picked up at the Boardoffices between the hours of 8:30AM and4:00PM, except Saturdays, Sundays andholidays. Further information may be ob-tained by calling Ms. Deborah S. Saridaki,School Business Administrator/Board Sec-retary at (908) 232-6161 ext. 4013. BidRequests may also be e-mailed to inter-ested providers upon request.

All vendors submitting bids must useand complete all forms in the manner des-ignated and include all information requiredin the Bid Requests. The Board assumesno responsibility for bids mailed or misdi-rected in delivery. No bid may be with-drawn for a period of sixty (60) days afterthe date set for the opening thereof.

Pursuant to P.L. 2004, c. 57, all bidsmust be accompanied by a New JerseyBusiness Registration Certificate (BRC)issued by the New Jersey Department ofTreasury, Division of Revenue. All ven-dors are required to comply with the re-quirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127, “LawAgainst Discrimination” and the Affirma-tive Action statutes and regulations,N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C.17:27-1.1 et seq.

Bids must be submitted to the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Board of Education nolater than 10:00am on Tuesday, June 24,2014.

1. Submit three (3) copies of the com-pleted bid package, one (1) with originalsignatures and two (2) copies in an enve-lope addressed to:

Office of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Edu-cation

Evergreen Avenue and Cedar StreetScotch Plains, New Jersey 07076ATTENTION: Ms. Deborah S. Saridaki,

Business Administrator/Board Secretary2. Plainly identify on the outside of the

sealed envelope “CS2015 BID #2.”3. A Bid Bond or Certified Check for ten

percent (10%) of the bid amount mustaccompany the Bid, but not in excess of$20,000.

All bids will be opened and read publiclyat that time by the School Business Admin-istrator/Board Secretary, or her designee.

The Board reserves the right to rejectany or all bids and waive any informality inthe process if it is in the best interest of theBoard. No proposal may be deemed ac-cepted until the adoption of a formal reso-lution by the Board.

By order of the Scotch Plains-FanwoodBoard of Education in the County of Union,New Jersey.

Deborah S. SaridakiBusiness Administrator

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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Cham-bers at the Municipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at10:00 AM prevailing time on Tuesday, July1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., for the “2014 IM-PROVEMENT OF WESTFIELD AVENUE(between South Avenue & Park Street),IN THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY”.



850 tons of 2 inch thick Superpave HotMix Asphalt Surface Course

7,000 square yards of Milling, 2 inchthickness

1,250 square feet of Concrete Walk, 4inches Thick

ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT WITHTHEIR BID A COPY OF THEIR NEWJERSEY BUSINESS REGISTRATIONCERTIFICATE. FAILURE TO SUBMITPROOF OF REGISTRATION WILL DIS-QUALIFY THE BID.



This project is being funded by a Trans-portation Trust Fund Grant administeredby the New Jersey Department of Trans-portation.



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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed proposals will be received by theTown of Westfield in the Council Cham-bers at the Municipal Building, 425 EastBroad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at10:00 AM prevailing time on Tuesday, July1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., for the “2014 IM-PROVEMENT OF RAHWAY AVENUE(between West Broad Street & GroveStreet, West), IN THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY”.



2,500 tons of 2 inch thick Superpave HotMix Asphalt Surface Course

20,000 square yards of Milling, 2 inchthickness

4,500 square feet of Concrete Walk, 4inches Thick

7,750 square feet of Polymer CementSlurry Surface

Due to the project’s proximity to vari-ous Westfield School facilities, all workmust be completed no later than Au-gust 29, 2014.

ALL BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT WITHTHEIR BID A COPY OF THEIR NEWJERSEY BUSINESS REGISTRATIONCERTIFICATE. FAILURE TO SUBMITPROOF OF REGISTRATION WILL DIS-QUALIFY THE BID.



This project is being funded by a Trans-portation Trust Fund Grant administeredby the New Jersey Department of Trans-portation.



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GRADUATION DAY…On June 1, the Class of 2014 graduated at the 120th KentPlace School Commencement. Among the 74 members of the Class of 2014 areWestfield residents, pictured, left to right, Lauren Ertman, Grace O’Connor,Claire Lynch, Megan Landriau and Nita Whelan. Claire Lynch was awarded theDrama Prize during Commencement.

Chamber Music WorkshopBegins June 19

CHAMBER MUSIC...On four consecutive Thursday nights, starting June 19 at7:30 p.m., chamber music will resonate throughout Burgdorff Hall in NewProvidence as the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) ChamberMusic Workshop gets under way. Pictured, a string quartet from the 2013Chamber Music Workshop.

NEW PROVIDENCE — On fourconsecutive Thursday nights, start-ing June 19 at 7:30 p.m., chambermusic will resonate throughoutBurgdorff Hall in New Providenceas the New Jersey IntergenerationalOrchestra (NJIO) Chamber MusicWorkshop gets under way. Theworkshop will provide professionalcoaching for brass, woodwind,string players and pianists whowould like to participate in a cham-ber ensemble.

Playing chamber music under theguidance of a coach is an excellentway for musicians to tune up theirtechnique and expand their reper-toire. Chamber music is consideredby many musicians to provide theperfect environment for collabora-tive music making. It provides anopportunity for individual musicalexpression as well as an intimateway for several musical voices tocombine in a in a way that is largerthan each individual. Chamber mu-sic can be performed across a widerange of skill levels ranging frombeginners to experienced musicians.The workshop participants will spanall ages. The musicians will begrouped into several chamber en-sembles that are appropriate fortheir abilities and instruments.Whether you are a first time or anexperienced chamber musician, thisprogram will provide professionalcoaching on exciting chamber rep-ertoire, in a non-competitive atmo-sphere provided for making beauti-ful chamber music.

Marty Steinberg, Principal Cel-list with the New JerseyIntergenerational Orchestra andprofessional chamber musician willdirect the workshop. Each chamber

ensemble will be mentored by pro-fessional chamber coaches. En-sembles for strings, woodwinds,brass and pianists are forming soon.The registration deadline for thefirst session is today, June 12. Asecond session of chamber musicruns four consecutive Thursdayevenings beginning July 17. If youare interested in the second session,please call for the details.

One of America’s unique orches-tras, New Jersey IntergenerationalOrchestra (NJIO) bridges the gen-erations through music and bringsartistic excellence to communitiesin New Jersey by presenting freeconcerts in addition to outreach per-formances at senior and health carefacilities. Recognized across thecountry as a model forintergenerational programming,NJIO provides education and per-formance opportunities for peopleof all ages who would like to be partof an orchestra or ensemble. Ourmembers are friends, families andindividuals of all ability levels, withages that have ranged from 5 to 85.

NJIO members learn side-by-sidewith experienced players and pro-fessional musicians who mentortheir fellow performers. A finalistin 2013 for the prestigious EisnerPrize for Intergenerational Excel-lence, NJIO has performed at theUnited Nations, the Kennedy Cen-ter and Lincoln Center and runsprograms all year around out of itshome in New Providence. NJIO iscommitted to ensuring that our pro-grams and events are accessible to all.

For more information on NJIOprograms, performances or patronservices, contact Mary Beth Sweetat [email protected] or (908) 603-7691.

SCIENCE FAIR…Deerfield School in Mountainside held its 4th Annual PTAScience Fair on March 22. Close to 100 students in grades 3-8 spent an excitingafternoon showcasing their creativity and love of science at the fair. The mission ofthis event is to encourage Deerfield students to ask their very own scientificquestions and explore the world around them with an independent science project.Judges with backgrounds in research, education, and the pharmaceutical andbiotech industries interviewed students, evaluated their displays, and determinedthe top experiments and demonstrations. Pictured, third-graders Jonathan Raimi,Cole Williams and Danny Berkow participate in the Science Fair.

HELP WANTED

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Please send resume [email protected]

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BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Experienced and reliable collegestudent with car available forbabysitting week nights andweekends. Please contact me at(908) 477-7941. Referencesavailable upon request.

MOVING SALE ON 6/14

Saturday, June 14, 8 am to noonMoving Sale at

230 Connecticut Street,Westfield

Kids items, lots of furnitureand men's clothing.

CHILDCARE NEEDED

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HEALTHCARE CLASSES

CNA classes startmornings & evenings, July 1st

CHHA, classes startevenings July 7th.

NCLEX RN/PN REVIEWweekends July 20th.High Success Rates

Humane Concepts Healthcare(908) 688-8184 or (908) 265-9803

LACROSSE TRAINING

Lacrosse lessons given by ChrisAlbanese. Offensive Specialist(stick skills, shooting, dodging,etc.). $25 per hour, group ratesavailable. Bring your game to thenext level! (908) [email protected]

PART TIME AUTO-CADD DRAFTER

FANWOOD LAND SURVEYINGFIRM IN NEED OF AUTO-CADDDRAFTER WITH INTER-MEDIATE SKILLS. OPPORT-UNITY TO LEARN BASIC LANDSURVEYING. WILL CONSIDERHIGH SCHOOL PERSON.

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GARWOOD TOWN-WIDE YARD SALETHE SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG HEART

IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL TOWN-WIDE YARD SALE!SATURDAY, JUNE 21st & SUNDAY, JUNE 22nd 2014

9:00 A.M. TO 4 P.M. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE!COME HAVE A FUN DAY OF SHOPPING! LIST OF

PARTICIPANTS AND MAP ARE AVAILABLE THE DAY OF SALE,8:45 A.M. AT BOROUGH HALL, 403 SOUTH AVE, GARWOOD

Any RESIDENT that wishes to participate MUST pre-register byFriday, June 20th to avoid permit charges. Register at Borough Hall inperson, e-mail [email protected] or call daytime (908) 789-0710

HOME HEALTH AIDE

Certified Aide seeks position tocare for sick or elderly.Live-in/out or hourly, nights orweekends. Good References.

(973) 763-1438 PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted resolutionsat its meeting on June 9, 2014 for thefollowing applications decided upon at itsmeeting on May 12, 2014.

James & Judy Ng, 914 ClevelandAvenue. Applicant sought approval toconstruct a first story addition contrary toSection 11.09E14 of the Land Use Ordi-nance to allow a garage located + 10.67feet in front of the main façade where aminimum setback of a front facing garagefrom the main façade of 2 feet is required.Application denied.

The Bar Method of Westfield, 177East Broad Street. Applicant sought ap-proval to install a directory sign for anentrance serving multiple non-residentialuses contrary to Sections 16.04G3,16.04G4 and16.04G5 of the Land UseOrdinance to allow a horizontal dimensionof 48 inches where a maximum of 30inches is allowed; to allow a maximumvertical dimension of a panel (includingbackground) of 13.99 inches where a maxi-mum of 4 inches is allowed; to allow avertical dimension of the entire directorysign of 13.99 inches when maximum of 4inches is allowed and to allow verticaldimension of the letters on the sign of 9.79inches where a maximum of 3 inches isallowed. Application approved asamended.

David Hertzberg, 437 Roanoke Road.Applicant sought approval to construct afront porch contrary to Section 12.03D ofthe Land Use Ordinance to allow a frontyard setback of 24.55 feet where a setbackof 31.35 feet is required. Application ap-proved with conditions.

Plans and applications are on file in theoffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kathleen NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

“Cellco Partnership and its controlledaffiliates doing business as Verizon Wire-less (Verizon Wireless) is proposing tobuild a 126-foot TelecommunicationsMonopole in the vicinity of 4 GoodmansCrossing North, Scotch Plains, New Jer-sey 07076.

Public comments regarding potentialeffects from the site on historic propertiesmay be submitted within 30 days from thedate of this publication to: MarianneWalsh, E2PM, 87 Hibernia Avenue,Rockaway, New Jersey 07866, by emailto: [email protected], orphone: (973) 299-5200. Please refer toE2PM Tracking Number P-14-01-73.”

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Westfield High School Students HonoredAt Annual Awards Night

WESTFIELD — At WestfieldHigh School’s annual Awards Night,more than 130 awards were pre-sented to graduating seniors.

The following students receivedawards:

Elena Arida – Gail W. TrimbleMemorial Award; Jane Aronds –Westfield Welcome Club; BrigidBarber – Charles Addams Memo-rial Art Award; Jamirah Barden –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Asso-ciation/Dorothy Kirkley MemorialAward; Alexander Beals – NationalMerit Scholarship Program – Fi-nalists; Alexander Beals – AdvancedPlacement Computer Science;Alexander Beals – MargaretDietrich Award; Matthew Binkowitz– Katherine E. Cuthbertson Memo-rial Achievement Award; KathleenBond – Most Outstanding WorldLanguage Student; Natalie Brennan– Bruce Dunning Scholarship;Catherine Bruno – Concert Choir“Esprit de Corps” Award; GabrielleBuckman – Helen Bell and John S.McMartin Award; GabrielleBuckman – Douglas C. Yearley Me-morial Scholarship; NicolasCarayannopoulos – National MeritScholarship Program – Com-mended; Anna Centrella – ItalianClub Achievement Award; AnnaCentrella – Forensic Science Award;Abigail Cook – National MeritScholarship Program – Com-mended; Abigail Cook – SpanishClub Academic AchievementAward; Abigail Cook – AdvancedPlacement Statistics Award; AbigailCook – Chemistry 2 AP Award;Tyler Debbie – David M. Hart Sci-ence Award; Jennifer DeCandia –National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; ChristopherDeMasi – The Douglas J. OdenkirkMemorial Award; Alexa Derman –National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Alexa Derman– Youth and Government Award;Alexa Derman – English Depart-ment Award for Excellence in Lit-erature; Alexa Derman – Jean M.McDermott Fine Arts Award; NicoleDevitt – National Merit Scholar-ship Program – Commended;Nicole Devitt – The Seeing EyePuppy Raiser Service Scholarship;Nicole Devitt – English DepartmentAward for Excellence in Language;Julia Diamantopoulos – Robert L.and Marilyn P. Bunting Award; JuliaDiamantopoulos – State Farm GoodNeighbor Scholarship; Allison Dia-mond – Calculus AB Award;Brianna DiDario – Justina V. TaylorMemorial Award; Jackson Dumont– The Les Jacobsen SBATAI Award;George Egberts – Peggy H. andJeremiah A. Lott; BenjaminEisenberg – National Merit Schol-arship Program – Commended;Catherine Eliades – Westfield As-sociation of Administrators and Su-pervisors Scholarship; Jared Ellner– Italian Club Achievement Award;Jared Ellner – Rachel MatherSullivan Scholarship Award;Michael Esler – Katherine E.Cuthbertson Memorial Achieve-ment Award; Rachel Fan – NationalMerit Scholarship Program – Com-mended; Catherine Felix –Katherine E. Cuthbertson Memo-rial Achievement Award; ChristineFerraro – Westfield Education As-sociation Scholarship; ChristineFerraro – Westfield Chapter ofUNICO; Erica Fischer – Exerciseand Sports Science; SheaFitzpatrick – National Merit Schol-arship Program – Commended;Evan Garfinkel – Sylvia CumminOutstanding Business StudentAward; Evan Garfinkel – Exerciseand Sports Science; Edwin Gee –

National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Edwin Gee –Biology 2 AP Award; Thomas Gerris– Westfield Chapter of UNICO;Thomas Gerris – Douglas C. YearleyMemorial Scholarship; MarkGillespie – National Merit NelsonF. Peterson Scholarship sponsoredby Genentech; Mark Gillespie –Marc Hardy Memorial Latin Award;Mark Gillespie – Colonel and Mrs.Henry Bayard McCoy Scholarship;Mark Gillespie – Calculus BCAward; Mark Gillespie – Seminarin College Mathematics; MarkGillespie – Physics 2 AP-C Award;Nia Glasco – Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Association/DorothyKirkley Memorial Award; GenevaGleason – Foreign LanguageAwareness Group Award – French;Geneva Gleason – Edmund K.Faltermayer Award; SophiaGoldschmidt – Westfield JayceesScholarship; David Gruskin – Na-tional Merit Scholarship Program –Commended; David Gruskin – Jo-seph E. Rood Memorial Award;Samantha Gruskin – Steven LapidusMemorial Scholarship; SamanthaGruskin – Youth and GovernmentAward; Victoria Guerriero –Westfield Welcome Club; VictoriaGuerriero – The Gregg F. ClyneMemorial Foundation Award; Aus-tin Hatch – Biology 2 AP Award;Kristin Hauge – National MeritScholarship Program – Finalists;Kristin Hauge – Excellence inFrench Award; Kristin Hauge –Physics 2 AP-C Award; CaseyHewett – Laurence F. GreeneAchievement Award; Sara Hoerrner– National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Sara Hoerrner– Laura Meierhans MemorialAward; Rachel Holtzman – NationalMerit Northwestern UniversityScholarship; Nicole Johnson – TheWil…Power Scholarship; NicoleJohnson – Douglas C. Yearley Me-morial Scholarship; Michelle Kim– National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Caroline King– National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Caroline King– Charles E. Brown Prize in His-tory; Rebecca Kreutzer – New Jer-sey Certified Public AccountantHigh School Scholarship; GemmaLarche – French Elan Award; LuciaLiu – National Merit ScholarshipProgram – Commended; Lucia Liu– Chemistry 2 AP Award

Matthew Luppino – NationalMerit Scholarship Program – Com-mended; Matthew Luppino – Ex-cellence in History Award; Mat-thew Luppino – Westfield Demo-cratic Committee Public ServiceAward; Agatha Magierski – Will-iam E. Wyman Memorial Award;Agatha Magierski – Westfield Jay-cees Scholarship; Magda Magierski– Foreign Language AwarenessGroup Award – French; MagdaMagierski – Megan Beck Memo-rial Scholarship; Kristen Mahler –Environmental Science; OliviaMasciandaro – Waldron W. HolckMemorial Award; Jake Mastronardi– Katherine E. Cuthbertson Memo-rial Achievement Award; KellyMazzucco – Liesja Anne TortorelloCarpe Diem Award; BrittanyMcCarthy – Mandeville-RentropScholarship; Thomas McDonald –State Farm Good Neighbor Schol-arship; Stephanie Milan – NationalMerit Scholarship Program – Com-mended; Stephanie Milan – LisaMonteleone Teaching Scholarship;Lena Morello – Westfield Chapterof UNICO; Alex Mossawir – Na-tional Merit Scholarship Program –Finalists; Julia Napolitano – ModelUN Award; Elisabeth Neylan –

Photo courtesy of Bob CentrellaPRE-PROM FUN…Westfield High School seniors and juniors enjoy the day at a Pre-Prom party hosted by Bob and AnnMarie Centrella at their Westfield residence on May 31 prior to the Westfield High School Prom.

Westfield Spanish Ladies Club;Elisabeth Neylan – MatchingMcCoy Scholarship by theWestfield Foundation; Laura Nogan– Forensic Science Award; Shan-non O’Brien – Joel P. LangholtzAward; Alexandra Palatucci –Model UN Award; Sophia Palia –State Farm Good Neighbor Schol-arship; Abigail Paone – KatherineE. Cuthbertson Memorial Achieve-ment Award; Megan Pinna – ItalianClub Achievement Award; Eliza-beth Ponce – Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Association/DorothyKirkley Memorial Scholarship;Elizabeth Ponce – The BarbaraPhilpot School Spirit Award; TyraQuallis – Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. Association/Dorothy KirkleyMemorial Award; Jill Rosenfeld –National Merit Novartis Scholar-ship; Jill Rosenfeld – WestfieldDemocratic Committee Public Ser-vice Award; Kimberly Roth – Con-cert Choir Award; Daniel Savickas– Westfield Republican CommitteePublic Service Award; LaurenSchmeider – National Merit Schol-arship Program – Commended;Alex Schneider – Katherine E.Cuthbertson Memorial Achieve-ment Award; Alex Schneider – TheWilson School Scholarship Award;Sophia Shiffman – Noel and ThelmaTaylor Memorial Award; Chase Ski-bitsky – Douglas C. Yearley Memo-rial Scholarship; Samuel Sokolin –National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram – Commended; Lorena Souza– Helen Bell and John S. McMartinAward; Allison Sprung – TheSeifeldin Ashmawy Peace Award;Gabrielle Stravach – J. IsabellaDodds Award; Rebecca Trickey –Discrete Mathematics, Probability,and Statistics; Rebecca Trickey –Social Studies Department Award;Tiffany Tsui – Environmental Sci-ence; Dara Tucker – National MeritScholarship Program – Com-mended; Jack Venezia – The BookLover’s Award; Joseph Vricella-Stokes – Charles H. FrankenbachAward; Joseph Vricella-Stokes –Fundamentals of Calculus Award;Lily Yixue Wang – National MeritScholarship Program – Finalists;Fraser Weist – Madeline WildBristol Award; Fraser Weist –Westfield High School Distin-guished Student Award and JingyanCindy Xiao – National Merit BayerScholarship.

Westfield High School teachersreceived awards for outstandingachievement during the 2013-14academic year, including:

The Distinguished Teacher of theYear Award - Robert Brewster, Sci-ence teacher; Robert and LindaFoose Memorial Award- JamesHart, Industrial Arts teacher; andPTSO Outstanding Teacher Award-Rose Calimano, Mathematicsteacher.

A new award was created by par-ents this year – the Westfield HighSchool Above and Beyond Award –presented to Andrew Buckner,Guidance Counselor, and MichaelSeiler – Science teacher.

Bio-Blitz in Oak Ridge Parkand Ash Brook ReservationAREA - Nature lovers of all ages

will have the opportunity to get up-close and personal with wildlife intheir own “backyard” during Bio-Blitz 2014, beginning at 5 p.m. onFriday, June 13. The annual out-door event will organize teams ofplant and wildlife specialists toscour two Union County parks inClark and Scotch Plains in searchof plants and animals over a 24-hour period.

Plant, fungi, insect, fish, bird,mammal, amphibian and reptile ex-perts, plus water monitors and ama-teur naturalists will collect and iden-tify species from the parks. Teamswill return to Bio-Blitz Central, anoutdoor, tented field lab and exhibitspace in Oak Ridge Park, 136 OakRidge Road in Clark, to sort andcount what they find.

The primary purpose of Bio-Blitz2014 is to gain a “snapshot” of thebiodiversity (or richness of species)in these adjacent Union Countyparks. Another important goal of theevent is to raise public awareness ofthe importance of parkland as wild-life habitat and outdoor classrooms.

Free nature-related programs forall ages will be offered throughoutthe event, including evening pro-grams from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday,June 13, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Saturday, June 14.

Free shuttle buses will be avail-able to get participants to and fromprogram sites. Programs will in-clude: Mammal Tracking, FrogSlog; Owl Prowl; Star Watch;Stream Sampling; Wild Edible PlantWalk; Live Hawk and Owl Talk;Early Morning Birding, and more.

Bio-Blitz Central, the hub of theevent, will be located at Oak RidgePark in Clark. The large field tentwill house team “labs” where sci-entists will sort and identify theirfindings. Live fish will be on dis-play along with plants, insects,fungi, and amphibians and reptiles.

Bio-Blitz Bingo will offeryounger “scientists” an opportunity

to record their findings and enter adrawing to win nature-relatedprizes. A Junior Scientist tent willhave young naturalists interactingwith hands-on activities related tothe natural environment. UnionCounty’s Trailside Nature and Sci-ence Center staff also will be on-hand to offer guided walks and pro-vide live animal exhibits.

Gardeners and homeowners whowant to attract wildlife and increasebiodiversity in their own yards willhave the opportunity to learn allabout invasive and native plantsthrough exhibits by the NJ InvasiveSpecies Strike Team and the NativePlant Society of N.J. Native plantswill be on sale by Toadshade Farm.

Bio-Blitz 2014 is sponsored bythe Union County Board of ChosenFreeholders, the Union County De-partment of Parks and Recreation,Kean University and the RahwayRiver Watershed Association, withpartial funding provided byPSE&G. Team volunteers will befed and “watered,” caffeinated and“clothed” thanks to generous dona-tions from ShopRite of Clark;Starbucks of Westfield; N.J. Ameri-can Water and Whole Foods ofUnion. Additional donations willbe provided by the Rahway RiverWatershed Association, Reed Writ-ers, Wild Birds Unlimited,Jenkinson’s Aquarium of PointPleasant, Staten Island Zoo andother area vendors.

Other partner organizations in-clude the Arthur Kill Watershed As-sociation, Brooklyn Botanic Gar-den, Friends of Lenape Park, NewJersey Mycological Association, theNew Jersey Department of Envi-ronmental Protection Fish and Wild-life, the NJDEP AmeriCorps Wa-tershed Ambassador Program, theU.S. Department of Agriculture’sAnimal and Plant Health Inspec-tion Service and Plant Protectionand Quarantine Programs.

For more information, visitwww.ucnj.org/bio-blitz.

Photo courtesy of Linda B. CondrilloSERVICE WITH A SMILE…Viv, Kate and Emily of Westfield ran a first classlemonade stand during a recent garage sale on Lawrence Avenue. Served the oldfashioned way, with courtesy and a smile, making the drink a much welcomerefreshment, indeed.

Photo courtesy of Jim Lowney/County of UnionEXCELLENT…Pictured, from left, Union County Freeholders Sergio Granados and Alexander Mirabella congratulateJoseph Cowper of the Kenilworth Fire Department on graduating from the Union County Fire Training Academy as partof the Fall 2013 Class during a graduation ceremony at Union County College in Cranford. Firefighter Cowper earned theChief Anthony Schepis Award for Excellence in Firefighter 1, the Battalion Chief Ken Nocera Memorial Award forOutstanding Excellence in Firefighter 1 and the Ben Laganga Leadership Award. They are joined by Kenilworth Fire ChiefLouis Giordino and Hillside Deputy Chief Steve Ruhl (Ret.), Dean of the Union County Fire Training Academy.

NJ Intergenerational Orchestra and HHSCollaborate on Les Misérables

HILLSBOROUGH — The NewJersey Intergenerational Orchestra(NJIO) in collaboration with theHillsborough High School (HHS)Theatre will present three perfor-mances of Les Misérables: In Con-cert, on June 13, 14 and 15 atHillsborough High School.

Winner of over 100 internationalawards and seen by more than 65million people world-wide, LesMisérables is an epic, grand and

uplifting musical that packs anemotional wallop. It is a saga ofbroken dreams, passion and re-demption against the backdrop of anation in the grips of revolution.

The NJIO adds its strong orches-tral expertise to the exceptionalvocal talent found at HHS TheatreDepartment to deliver a spectacularperformance on the stage. This pro-duction includes 101 performersfeaturing Hillsborough faculty,alumni and current students along-side a 65 piece intergenerationalorchestra.

At the center of this collabora-tion are Warren Cohen, artistic di-rector of the NJIO and B.J.Solomon, director of the HHS The-atre. Mr. Solomon leads an ambi-tious theater program at HHS withseveral productions each year. Pre-vious musical successes includeFiddler on the Roof, Titanic andPhantom of the Opera. B.J’s pro-ductions and students have receivednumerous awards and accolades,

including an invitation to the re-nowned Edinburgh Fringe Festivaland awards and nominations fromthe Paper Mill Playhouse includingthis year’s Rising Star Award.

With this performance MaestroWarren Cohen is returning to hisroots. He began his career conduct-ing musicals and operas in Hawaiiand Arizona before becoming anorchestra conductor and music di-rector. During his first year with theNJIO as Artistic Director and Con-ductor, Mr. Cohen has led the or-chestra in several special perfor-mances included the Kennedy Cen-ter in Washington, D.C, and their20th anniversary concert at UCPAC.Mr. Cohen also serves as the MusicDirector of MusicaNova in Arizona.

Tickets are $15. Performanceswill be held on Friday, June 13, andSaturday, June 14, at 7 p.m. andSunday, June 15, at 2 p.m. atHillsborough High School, 466Raider Blvd, Hillsborough, NJ

Tickets are .available online atwww.hhstheatre.org or call (908)431-6600 ext. 2099

For more information about NJIOand their intergenerational pro-grams contact Mary Beth Sweet at(908) 603-7691. NJIO is commit-ted to ensuring that our programsand events are accessible to all.

LES MIS...The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra (NJIO) in collaborationwith the Hillsborough High School (HHS) Theatre will present three perfor-mances of Les Misérables: In Concert, on Friday through Sunday, June 13, 14 and15, at Hillsborough High School. Pictured, the orchestra in rehearsal for the Juneproduction of Les Misérables: In Concert.

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Continuo Arts Hosts OpenAuditions for Singers

MILLBURN — Continuo ArtsFoundation, New Jersey’s most com-prehensive intergenerational choralprogram and Paper Mill Playhouse,one of the country’s premier not-for-profit theaters will partner for PaperMill Playhouse’s production of TheHunchback of Notre Dame.

Selected members of Continuo ArtsSymphonic Chorus will be featuredas the on-stage choir in the musical’sUnited States premiere from March 4– April 5, 2015 at the Millburn the-ater. Individuals interested in beingconsidered for the Continuo ArtsSymphonic Chorus can schedule anaudition by calling Continuo ArtsFoundation at (908) 264–5324.

“The Symphonic Chorus will offersingers of all ages a unique and oncein a lifetime opportunity,” saidCandace Wicke, President and Ex-ecutive Director of Continuo Arts.

“Continuo is honored to have beenselected to be a part of the US Pre-miere musical at one of our nation’sleading regional theaters.”

Auditions for the many vocal en-sembles of Continuo Arts Founda-tion will begin on Tuesday, June 17,and continue throughout the sum-mer. Singers should prepare 32 barsof an a capella selection that besthighlights the singer’s vocal rangeand versatility for the audition. Therewill also be a sight reading compo-nent at the audition.

All auditions will be held at His-toric Twin Maples, 216 SpringfieldAvenue, Summit.

Singers will be called or e-mailedif they are selected for a callback.Choir rehearsals for The Hunchbackof Notre Dame will begin on Tues-day, September 2, and will continuethrough the beginning of March 2015.

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“A Million Ways to Die in the West”Home, Home on the Raunch

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By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERFilm critic

To laugh or not to laugh? That isthe question prim and proper tender-foots will ask. Otherwise, you canadd laughing to the list of “A MillionWays to die in the West.” So call mea boor. I snickered, chuckled, issuedtwo or three bona fide guffaws and, Ithink, at one point let loose a full-fledged chortle.

Yet, there are also moments whensome of director-cowriter SethMacFarlane’s amalgam of high-con-cept satire and adolescentdisgustingness falls as flat as theWestern plains it so irreverently de-picts. We’re just agape in disbelief.

That’s part and parcel of the double-edged sword style Mr. MacFarlaneemploys in his attempt to have asmany moviegoers as possible howlthemselves silly in an abashed confabof guilty thrills. Concurrently, thesheer wit and intelligence of the film’ssociological observations temper theceaseless inundation of scatologicalobsession.

Reminiscent of the style and char-acter Bob Hope fashioned,MacFarlane stars as the Eastern green-horn paradoxically out of place in theWild West. His sensibilities bespeaka later place in time. As such, he is theever-disgruntled narrator, the gist ofhis gripes bemoaning the incivility ofhis surroundings. Exampling thefrightening medical incompetence in1882, a poor soul laments, “She had asplinter…what could you do?”

As hero/likable nerd, MacFarlane’sAlbert, a sheep farmer, and not even agood one according to Louise(Amanda Seyfried), the object of hisunrequited love, illustrates the con-founding inexplicableness of our mat-ing choices. The would-be gold-dig-ger picked him because he’s nuts forher. Low self-esteem won’t let thefellow seek someone who loves him,too. Like kids at a Saturday matineetrying to save the cowboy from thevillain sneaking up on him, we want towarn Albert against her artificiality.

Adding insult to injury, Louise soongives Albert the gate and takes up withFoy, the entrepreneurial owner of thetown’s successful Moustacherie. Buthark! Analogous to the sound of buglesand thundering hoof beats heraldingthe approach of the U.S. Cavalry to therescue, moseying into town stage rightis the pulchritudinous Anna, portrayedby Charlize Theron. Though her ar-rival is as mysterious as she is beauti-ful, more perplexing is that she takesan immediate liking to our displacedand forlorn Albert.

What Albert doesn’t know is thathis newfound friend and confidante,who makes it her mission to im-prove the sweet dude’s confidence,has a bit of baggage to sort throughherself. Sad fact is, she’s unhappilymarried to Liam Neeson’s murder-ous Clinch Leatherwood, a nameinterchangeable with gunfighter inthese here parts of the Old West. Oneneedn’t be Zane Gray to venture thatthis must inevitably lead to a show-down.

Shades of Aaron Copland andvariations on “The MagnificentSeven” (1960) theme, accompaniedby shots of iconic landscapes, playbackdrop as MacFarlane vigorouslylays out his title’s thesis. One par-ticularly outrageous riff of acciden-tal deaths at the county fair, an ac-

knowledged recurring phenomenon,more than proves his point.

On the bright side, part of whyLouise dumps Albert is because, with“people now living to 35,” she shouldexplore her options.

Naturally, we revel in the savvysmugness of ourviewpoint…beneficiaries of penicil-lin, public sanitation and arguably afew less gunfights. It’s good to oc-cupy the Earth 132 years hence,where getting gored by a bull isusually an optional thing limited toone festival in Spain. And, if we’vethe good fortune to be middle classor luckier, odds are the municipalitywhere we pay taxes is a far cry fromthe grungy burg represented here, asshamefully filthy as the film’s R-rated dialogue.

Fine supporting performances fur-ther emphasize the ludicrously sor-rowful humor of the place and time.Giovanni Ribisi is a pip as Edward,Albert’s best friend and cuckoldextraordinaire to Sarah Silverman’szanily played Ruth, a prostitute whoflagrantly favors everyone in townbut Albert with her conspicuouslybusy charms.

Understandably, just to keep usfrom becoming overly giddy withrevulsion, the plot injects dramaticrelief in the persona of the afore-mentioned Leatherwood, a socio-pathic killer no disrespecting parodyset west of the Pecos can omit. TheGoliath to Albert’s David, a deadlyserious Mr. Neeson is as formidablyfearsome as Jack Palance’s Curly in“City Slickers” (1991), but withoutthe redeeming good side.

Unleashing a Gatling gun eruptionof hit and miss lampoonery, the film-maker is forever testing the line we’dprefer comics not to cross. It is revolt-ingly epitomized by one scene thatmakes the ode to flatulence in “BlazingSaddles” (1974) seem almost EmilyPost acceptable. But whether engen-dering accolades or repugnance, “AMillion Ways to Die in the West” con-firms MacFarlane’s continually edgyexploration on the comedy frontier.

…“A Million Ways to die in the

West,” rated R, is a Universal Pic-tures release directed by SethMacFarlane and stars SethMacFarlane, Charlize Theron andLiam Neeson. Running time: 116minutes

Photo courtesy of Warren WestoraOKLAHOMA!...This coming summer, New Jersey Youth Theatre will presentOklahoma! at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan and at Morris Museum’sBickford Theatre in Morristown. The production will feature Erica Morreale asLaurey and Keenan Buckley as Curly, above.

Young Artists Star inOklahoma! At NJ Theatres

MORRISTOWN — This comingsummer, the award-winning NewJersey Youth Theatre (NJYT) willpresent Rodgers and Hammerstein’smusical classic, Oklahoma! at theAlgonquin Arts Theatre inManasquan (July 17-27) and at Mor-ris Museum’s Bickford Theatre inMorristown, both professional the-atre venues.

For 23 years, NJYT has offereddramatic and musical theatre fare toNew Jersey audiences with produc-tions including West Side Story (2003and 2013), winner of the MusicalTheatre Award of Excellence, andRagtime (2006) and Sweeney Todd(2009), both named by theatre critic,Peter Filichia as “best musical reviv-als” in New Jersey for those respec-tive years.

Oklahoma!, Rodgers andHammerstein’s first collaborationremains, in many ways, their mostinnovative, having set the standardsand established the rules of musicaltheatre still being followed today.

Set in Oklahoma territory just afterthe turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the localfarmers and cowboys provides thecolorful background against whichCurly, a handsome cowboy, andLaurey, a winsome farm girl, WillParker, a fun-loving steer roper andAdo Annie, a love-hungry flirt playout their love stories. They succeedin making new lives together in whatwill be a brand-new state building upto the ultimate climax, the trium-phant “Oklahoma!”

Songs include “People Will SayWe’re in Love,” “I Cain’t Say No,”“The Surrey With the Fringe on Top,”and “Out of My Dreams.”

Starring in Oklahoma! are well-known, local performers, EricaMorreale as Laurey, Veronica Waltonas Gertie, and Zachary Love as WillParker, all from Cranford. SamanthaTropper from Scotch Plains playsAdo Annie and Katy Cockrell fromFanwood plays Aunt Eller. Other lo-cal cast members include KevinBrodie, Katie Morreale, NiamhO’Donovan, and Brenden Scalea,from Cranford, Jacqueline Daalemanand Hannah Moloshok fromWestfield, Alonzo Hall from Plain-field, Marion Petite from Clark, andMarjun Valdez from Garwood.

For tickets to Oklahoma! at theAlgonquin Arts Theatre, please callthe box office at (732) 528-9211; atMorris Museum’s Bickford Theatre,call (973) 971-3706.

New Jersey Youth Theatre pro-gramming is made possible in part bythe generous support of the GeraldineR. Dodge Foundation, the New Jer-sey State Council on the Arts/Depart-ment of State, a Partner Agency of theNational Endowment for the Arts,the Westfield Foundation, the LillianPitkin Schenck Fund, the Blancheand Irving Lurie Foundation, theEdelman Foundation, and individualcontributions. For detailed informa-tion on NJYT, visitwww.njyouththeatre.org. For produc-tion or class information, call (908)233-3200.

Businesses Receive Free Table AtSP Cultural Arts Concert Series

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Recreation Commission andthe Cultural Arts Committee areoffering all Scotch Plains and Fan-wood businesses the opportunity topromote and showcase themselvesfor free during the 2014 ScotchPlains Cultural Arts Concert Se-ries.

Businesses will be allocated a10x10 spot on the Alan AugustineVillage Green on a first-come first-serve basis each night. Each busi-ness is responsible for providingtheir own tables and chairs.

All businesses interested shouldcontact either, Ray Poerio [email protected] orStephen Dahl

[email protected] vendors are welcome but

do need to include in their emailwhat they plan on selling. Addi-tionally, food vendors will need tocomply with all township healthand fire regulations.

The Recreation Commission andCultural Arts Committee are offer-ing this opportunity to Scotch Plainsand Fanwood businesses as a thankyou for their years of continuoussupport of the series.

The Concert Series runs Thurs-days on July 10, 17, 24, 31 andAugust 14.

For more information, contact theRecreation Department at (908)322-6700 ext. 223.

AUDITION NOTICE...Continuo Arts Foundation, New Jersey’s most compre-hensive intergenerational choral program will partner with Paper Mill Play-house for the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Selected members ofContinuo Arts Symphonic Chorus will be featured as the on-stage choir in themusical’s United States premiere. Auditions for the many vocal ensembles ofContinuo Arts Foundation will begin on Tuesday, June 17, and continue through-out the summer.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED…Westfield Community Players (WCP) is looking forvolunteers to help with all aspects of running the theater. The stage crew at WCPpictured, front row, left to right, are: Stage Manager Barbara Ruban, JuliaBieber, stage crew and JoAnne Lemenille, props mistress. Pictured, back row, leftto right, are: Kevin Coulson, stage crew; Michael Bieber, sound operator andJessica Foerst, light operator.

SMALL STRINGS ATTACHED TO BIG IDEAS…Dr. Ted Schlosberg, founderand executive director of the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts (NJWA), showsthe basics of playing a 1/10 size string bass to 5 year old May Kang. The MusicStudio’s recent acquisition of this unique size instrument now allows very youngmusicians to play the string bass using pizzicato and bow. Lessons are private andare part of the regular Music Studio offerings. For more information, call (908)789-9696, visit the NJWA studios at 150-152 East Broad Street, Westfield, or logon to www.njworkshopforthearts.comfor more information.

Westfield Community Players Honor Volunteer

Premiere Stages Opens SeasonWith The Ansel Intimacy

UNION – Premiere Stages at KeanUniversity will launch its much-an-ticipated 10th Anniversary Seasonwith a free staged reading of VincentDelaney’s new play, The Ansel Inti-macy, Friday, June 20, through Sun-day, 22, in Kean’s Murphy DunnTheatre.

Selected from over 400 submis-sions, The Ansel Intimacy is the firstof two scripts scheduled for expandeddevelopment as part of the 2014 Pre-miere Stages Play Festival. The Fes-tival is an annual competition forunproduced scripts by playwrightswith ties to the greater metropolitanarea (New Jersey, New York, Penn-sylvania, and Connecticut), and per-fectly embodies the theatre’s pas-sionate and longstanding commit-ment to supporting emerging artiststhrough the development and pro-duction of new plays.

Mr. Delaney has received an hono-rarium and the opportunity to furtherdevelop his play through a profes-sional, 29-hour rehearsal process cul-minating in three public readings.

The Ansel Intimacy, directed byPadraic Lillis, will feature Eric TroyMiller as Tate, Scott Hudson as Ansel,and Kelley O’Donnell as Iris.

A masterful blend of prescienceand fantasy, The Ansel Intimacy in-vites audience members to a not-so-distant future of humans and their“sharers” in a story that is both come-dic and cautionary. On his 16th birth-day, Tate receives a gift he neverwanted: Ansel, who was scientifi-cally engineered to provide him withreplacement parts. But as the bondbetween them grows, Tate discoverssome gifts can not easily be accepted.

Audience members attendingPremiere’s workshop of The AnselIntimacy will have the opportunity toprovide direct feedback to Mr.Delaney through interactive post-show discussions following eachreading, as well as written evaluationforms. Positive feedback from pa-trons attending an earlier reading ofThe Ansel Intimacy in March con-tributed to Premiere’s eventual deci-sion to name the play this year’s

PRESCIENCE ANDFANTASY...Premiere Stages at KeanUniversity will launch its much-antici-pated 10th Anniversary Season with afree staged reading of The Ansel Inti-macy, by Vincent Delaney on Friday,June 20, through Sunday, 22, in Kean’sMurphy Dunn Theatre.

WHS Wins TwoPaper Mill PlayhouseRising Star Awards

WESTFIELD — The Westfield HighSchool spring musical production ofAnyone Can Whistle garnered twoawards at the 2014 Paper Mill Play-house Rising Star Awards ceremony.

This year’s recipients were seniorsAlexa Derman for Student Achieve-ment in Hair and Make-up Design andSamantha Gruskin for Student Achieve-ment in Stage Management.

In addition to these two awards, JohnBrzozowski, vocal teacher at WestfieldHigh School, was recognized with anHonorable Mention for musical direc-tion.

“These awards are well deserved,”stated Mr. Devlin. “I congratulate theawardees as well as the entire cast, crewand pit orchestra for their continuedoutstanding work.”

RISING STAR…Samantha Gruskin, pictured with Director Daniel Devlin, wonthe 2014 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star award for Student Achievement inStage Management for her part in the Westfield High School spring musicalAnyone Can Whistle. Samantha is a senior at Westfield High School.

WESTFIELD — At the end ofevery performance, actors point offstage as a sign that they are sharingthe applause with those working be-hind the scenes. At the end ofWestfield Community Players’ sea-son this May, one member of thestage crew was especially recog-nized.

Julia Bieber, who will graduatefrom Westfield High School laterthis month, has been volunteering atthe theater for six years. As part ofthe stage crew she reset props duringscene changes in the dark, and madesure everything was repositioned toits original spot for the beginning of

the next performance.She helped actors with hair and

make-up and assisted during speedywardrobe changes. Julia could alsobe seen in the lobby, selling raffletickets and refreshments and help-ing in the box office.

After a gap year volunteering,studying and traveling in Israel, Juliawill attend Ithaca College in the fallof 2015.

Westfield Community Players islooking for volunteers to help withall aspects of running the theater.Anyone interested can contact thetheater [email protected].

Runner-Up in the prestigious PlayFestival.

“Staged readings are so importantto the new play development pro-cess,” said Clare Drobot, Premiere’sproducing associate. “PremiereStages audiences are so intelligent,and their feedback is invaluable to allof our playwrights as they continueto develop their plays.”

The Ansel Intimacy runs Friday,June 20, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 21,at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 22, at 3p.m. in the Murphy Dunn Theatre,located in Kean University’s VaughnEames Hall at 1000 Morris Avenue,Union. Admission and parking arefree. Reservations are strongly rec-ommended, as seating is limited. Call(908) 737-4092 or [email protected] to reserve, or visitwww.kean.edu/premierestages formore information.


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Fred T. Rossi for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWEEKEND GET-A-WAY…The Champ de Mars in front of Montreal’s impos-ing City Hall provides a perfect spot to relax.

Montreal’s Jazz Fest Is Just OneOf the Many Things To Do

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for Summer Travel Series

On your to-do list for today: Bookyourself a flight and reserve a hotelroom—now—and get yourself up toMontreal (it is a little more than anhour away) in time for that city’sInternational Jazz Festival, whichruns from June 26 to July 6 and willfeature artists such as Diana Krall,Aretha Franklin, Rufus Wainwright,Elvis Costello, Tony Bennett, DianaRoss, Michael Buble, Earth, Windand Fire and dozens of others.

It ’is estimated that two millionpeople attend the 10 days of perfor-mances, most of which take placeon a series of large outdoor stages setup right in the middle of downtown aswell as at several indoor venues. Mostof the shows are free, and things getunderway around 6 p.m. during theweek and noon on weekends and runlate into the night.

I did not even know the festival wasgoing on when I first visited Montreala few years ago, and the all-day andall-night music turned out to be suchan enjoyable place for pit-stops whileI was sightseeing during the day and agreat way to wrap up the evening enroute to my hotel for the night.

And if, in the coming weeks, youvisit Montreal, Canada’s second-larg-est city and one that’s actually situatedon an island, you will be all-but-as-sured of doing so in nearly-perfectweather. Average daytime tempera-tures are in the 70s while the ther-mometer after sundown drops intothe low 60s. While French is theofficial language, I found Englishto be spoken pretty much every-where I went.

My time here was mostly spent inOld Montreal, a neighborhood thatruns along the St. Lawrence Sea-way and features a number of build-ings dating back to the 17th cen-tury. There are plenty of hotels inthe area along with great places—big and small—for brunch, lunch,dinner and drinks.

The Champ de Mars is a park andformer military parade ground thatonce was the site of the city’s forti-fications a quarter-mile from thewaterfront. Some of the ruins of theold fortifications are still visible.Today, it is a grassy park that facesMontreal’s imposing Hotel de Ville,or City Hall. It was there in 1967that French President de Gaulle gavehis controversial “Vive le Québeclibre” speech that delighted advo-cates of sovereignty for the Quebec

province.Nearby is the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-

Secours Chapel, one of Montreal’soldest churches, built in 1771. A fewblocks away, you can wanderthrough the Chinatown district,which is centered on La GauchetièreStreet, a pedestrian walkway. Dur-ing the summer, weekend street fairsare common in Chinatown, whichalso boasts four different “paifang,”the traditional Chinese arch thatmarks your entry into the neighbor-hood. There are also several muse-ums in Old Montreal, including onethat might be a hit with the kids: theMontreal Science Centre.

A few blocks inland is Ste.Catherine Street, the main artery ofdowntown Montreal’s commercialdistrict. Here you will find all theshopping you need to do. For oneweekend every July, one mile of thestreet is closed to traffic so thatCanada’s largest open-air sidewalksale can be held, an event that in-cludes live entertainment for crowdsthat can number up to 300,000.

Be sure to also duck below streetlevel and check out Montreal’s Un-derground City, one of the largestunderground complexes in theworld. The more-than 20 miles oftunnels spread over a five-squaremile area connect shopping malls,apartment buildings, offices, hotels,museums, subway stops, train sta-

tions and an arena.Notre-Dame Basilica is the very

definition of grandeur. Built 190years ago and a perfect example ofGothic Revival architecture, thebasilica’s exterior bears a resem-blance to its counterpart in Paris.Its interior is majestic, topped by aceiling of deep blue and decoratedwith golden stars. A kaleidoscopeof colors—reds, blues, purples, sil-vers and golds—is evident through-out as are a variety of wood carv-ings and religious statues. And,unusual for a church, the basilica’sstained-glass windows do not tellthe story of the bible, but rather thereligious history of Montreal.

An interesting thing about Cana-dians: They behave—and so shouldyou—especially when it comes tocrossing the street. Unlike Manhat-tan, where pedestrians never waitfor the traffic light to turn in theirfavor as they edge their way acrossintersections and dodge oncomingvehicles, people in Montreal, atleast, wait for the light. My first daythere, I found myself standing at anintersection Seeing no cars ap-proaching, I started to cross thestreet before a policewoman barkedat me to get back on the sidewalk.Even at two in the morning, I no-ticed people waiting for the light tochange before crossing a street—evenwith no cars or police in sight!

‘Reckon So’ Delights with EclecticMix of Music at Fanwood Library

Marylou Morano for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDYNAMIC DUO…Fanwood Library Director Dan Weiss and his wife, Mary Olive Smith, who together make up the eclecticand modern country Western-style duet, “Reckon So,” perform on the lawn of the Fanwood Memorial Library on Sunday.

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

FANWOOD – There was a down-home, folksy feel in the air on Sun-day as the band, “Reckon So” pre-sented an outdoor concert on the lawnof the Fanwood Memorial Library.

Led by guitarists and vocalists DanWeiss and Mary Olive Smith, ReckonSo performed an eclectic mix ofhonky-tonk, country western, blue-grass and Americana music to thedelight of all.

Fanwood residents will recognizeMr. Weiss as the director of the Fan-wood Memorial Library.

Ms. Smith, his wife, is an Emmyaward-winning documentary filmproducer and cinematographer inaddition to her musical inclinations.

Ms. Smith and Mr. Weiss have beenperforming together for 15 years.Their first song together was theLouvin Brothers’ “If I Could OnlyWin Your Love,” which they per-formed on Sunday.

Accompanied by Joe Ongie onbass, the duet sang songs whosethemes ranged from animals to love,to being in prison, to patriotism.

Ms. Smith delighted the audiencein a solo performance of “Walkingafter Midnight,” which was a hit in1957 by Patsy Cline.

Together the duet sang, amongmany others, the George Jones’ tune,“Will You Travel Down This Roadwith Me?” and the contemporaryblue-grass song, “It Rains Every-where I Go.”

One of the most poignant songsof the concert was Ms. Smith andMr. Weiss’s recreation of the TammyWynette and George Jones 1976hit, “Golden Ring.”

Mr. Weiss also treated the audi-ence to two of his own composi-tions, “On Valentine’s Day” and“I’m a Lucky Man.”

Waltz-lovers were pleasantly sur-prised by Reckon So’s rendition of“Cry, Cry Darling,” a Cajun-influ-enced melody written by Jimmy C.Newman.

Reckon So also played“Buckeroo,” an instrumental madefamous by Buck Owens and hisBuckeroos in 1965.

The duet closed out their first setwith the resounding Woody Guthrie

hit, “This Land is Your Land.”“I’ve been at the Fanwood library

for over 16 years now and havefound over and over that my dualroles as the library director and as amusician continue to complementand enhance each other,” said Mr.Weiss. “I feel that I’m lucky to beable to do two things that I love, andthat both make a contribution andadd value to the community and theworld.”

Reckon So’s performance wassponsored by the Friends of theFanwood Library.

The Friends is currently conduct-ing a membership drive and wel-comes new member support in avariety of ways.

In addition to providing invalu-able help to the Library, Friends’benefits include a 10 percent dis-count from selected area merchantsand email announcements aboutarea museum updates.

To learn more about the Friendsof the Fanwood Memorial Library,call the library at (908) 323-6400or visit their website atfanwoodlibrary.org.

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Union Catholic High School ath-letes showed their muscle by tak-ing top honors in three of theboys events and two of the girlsevents at the track & field NJSIAAMeet of Champions (MOC) atFrank Jost Field in South Plainfieldon June 4.

Turning all heads were the ef-forts of Union Catholic Vikingfreshman Sydney McLaughlin,who captured first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of

13.47, which became the newnational age group record for 14-year-olds. The former record of13.62 was set by McLaughlin inthe trials.

Her brother Taylor, a junior,was one of the Viking foursome,that included Jordan Jimmerson,Kenny Evely and ObaAnimashaun, who won the 4x400with a time of 3:15.12. Tayloralso finished second in the 400meters with a time of 47.74.

“My brother just encouragesme and pushes me to go harder

and do whatever I can. He saysno matter what happens, he willnever be upset with me. Andeveryone will support me nomatter whatever happens,”McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin also won the 400-meter hurdles with a meet recordtime of 56.91, shattering theformer record of 58.44 estab-lished by Amber Allen of PassaicTech in 2009.

McLaughlin, who indicated thatthe 100 hurdles is her favoriterace, has always been quite awarethat she should not allow suchearly fame and publicity get intoher head.

“It shows that what I am doingnow could definitely affect my

future. It pushes me and showsthat if I am doing this as a fresh-man, in the future years, I will beable to go farther,” she said.

Running in Lane 1, ScotchPlains-Fanwood Raider junior ToriBaliatico got the opportunity tokeep her eye on her entire heat,including McLaughlin, and placedfourth in the 400 hurdles with apersonal record time of 1:01.71.

“I have been training to workon pulling my trail leg and get-ting through the hurdles. AlsoLane 1 was kind of an advantage,because everyone was [posi-tioned] ahead on me, so I couldpace myself and try to keep upwith them. Both times, this week

and last week, I was in Lane 1and I got my two best times thatI’ve ever had,” Baliatico said.

McLaughlin’s achievementshave also been quite an inspira-tion.

“Oh yes! She is ridiculous. She’sso good,” exclaimed Baliatico.

Her steps between the hurdleshas always demanded a highdegree of concentration.

“There are certain steps youhave to have between hurdles. Ifyou don’t think you are going tomake it over the hurdle, youhave to bring your knees higher.Stutter stepping will cause yourtime to go down [get worse],”Baliatico said.

With her time getting closerand closer to that magic 60 sec-

BLUE DEVIL BOYS FINISH SIXTH IN 4X800 RELAY, SPF RAIDERS PLACE EIGHTH IN 4X100

Vikings Win 5, SPF’s Baliatico Places 4th in 400H at MOC

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ond (1:00) mark, Baliatico stillhas another opportunity to shaveoff a few tenths of a second thisseason.

“I am going to nationals nextweek, so I have a chance to bringit down there, but next year,definitely low 60, work from thereand maybe break 60,” she said.

Blue Devil senior Matt Luppinoran a 4:16.46 time in the 1600 atthe Group 4 meet to qualify forthe MOC. Competing against avery competitive field, Luppinokept at the front of the pack forthe first lap but found himselfpinched in by several runnersafter the second lap and couldnot shake the enclosure. He fin-ished 16th overall in the two-heat event with a time of 4:20.23.

“The pace went out pretty slow.The one thing that Coach [Chris]Tafelski always tells me how inthese races, sometimes when yourun championship style, no onewants to take it. We talked aboutmaybe me getting up there andgo for the lead. I was up there the

first lap. By the time I wanted tostart pushing it, I got pinched in.That’s the way these races are.You have a lot of guys reallycompetitive. They all want to winand it comes down to the last lapwho wants it most,” Luppino said.

Due to an early season injury,Luppino has experienced a toughgoing, but qualifying for the MOChas been special.

“I give a lot of credit to mycoaches and my teammates.[They] Coached me the wholeway through the season. I don’tthink I would be here at the Meetof Champions if it wasn’t for allthe people I had around me inthe past and present, Coach[Jack] Martin and Coach Tafelski,”Luppino said.

Even more special, Luppino,Frankie Pinney, Will Chandler andNick Antonelli recorded a time of7:58.95 to qualify for the MOC inthe 4x800.

“This is the same team that wehave been running all season. Asthe meets have been going, we

have been getting better andbetter. Last week we broke eightminutes. People are running PRstoday. It’s a great day for someof our guys to break two min-utes. We are going up againstthe best guys in the state. Com-petition always brings out thebest in everyone, so we have toshow them what Westfield’s got,”Luppino said.

The Westfield foursome did in-deed show them what they weremade of and finished sixth in theMOC with an even better time of7:53.84.

After placing third in the 4x100at the Group 3 meet, RaidersEmendo Thomas (junior), MerlinEdmond (junior), Quaryee Bull(senior) and Kobe White (junior)placed eighth in the event with apersonal record time of 42.84.

“I feel good about the team asa whole. We did really well. Ithank the team for everything.The handoff was good. It wassmooth and we ended up gettinga PR,” White said.

Bull’s handoff from Edmond alsowent smoothly.

“It’s always really, really good.This was my last one. He came in

real fast. I got out. It was asmooth handoff and we ran thefastest time of our whole sea-son,” Bull said.

“It was great that we did it inour last meet of our season. Iwish that the handoff between

Emendo and I was a little better.It was a little shaky. It was still aPR and I am happy about that,”Edmond said.

“I am happy about the season.We were running 43’s in the be-ginning, and we dropped our timeby over a second. The three of usare going to miss Quaryee. He wasa big contribution to this team. Hewas a leader. He gave us encour-agement in practices and every-thing. I’m sad that he’s leaving,but I’m glad that next year we canlook forward to a big season, see-ing that we have another year leftto go,” Thomas said.

Viking Andrew Ghizzone tookthe very top spot in the pole vaultwith a clearance of 16-0.Animashaun was the fastest inthe 110 hurdles when he crossedthe finish line in 14.2. He alsofinished third in the 400 hurdleswith a time of 53.62. Viking SeanBrennan placed third in the dis-cus with a toss of 170-9. LelandJones of Summit finished third inthe 3,200 with a time of 9:10.57.

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St. Francis Scores Five Runs in Sixth then Holds Off St. Maximillian for 10-8 Victory

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Cranford Bd. Begins Hearing forCentennial Three-Story Building

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD — The planningboard Wednesday began hear-ing an application by EmanuelNimrud, who is seeking permis-sion to construct a three-storybuilding with retail on the firstfloor and six apartments on thesecond and third floors at 496Centennial Avenue, a B-3 Zone.The site formerly housed Arnold’sPest Control, which burned down.The plans also include a parkinglot for 10 parking spaces.

Mr. Nimrud sought the follow-ing variances and design waiv-ers: to exceed the maximum al-lowable height and stories; lessthan the minimum required park-ing spaces; less than the mini-mum required front-yard set-back; no loading zone provided;and less than the minimum re-quired foot candles in lighting ina parking area.

Mr. Nimrud owns Old City Caféand Grill on North Union Avenueand said he has purchased otherland in town. “I am investing mytime and financials and takingover properties to make it ben-eficial to the town and myself,”Mr. Nimrud said.

Area residents said they wereconcerned with residents of theapartment complex and custom-ers of the retail establishmentparking on the residential streets;the trash container area, whichthey thought was too small, andthe seepage pit planned as adetention basin for stormwaterrunoff.

“He has a lot of unknowns as towhere the overflows are going togo,” Sandra Caceras, assistanttownship engineer, said regard-ing the stormwater managementplans.

Residents asked if the seepage

pit would have standing waterthat would then attract mosqui-toes.

“No, I have not seen that,”Nassir Almukhtar, the applicant’sarchitect, said.

“It is encased in two-feet-widegravel. It goes into the graveland filter fabric, then the soil. Itwould stand maybe two to threehours if you have a huge storm,”Mr. Almukhtar said.

“It seems a lot of people areconcerned about it…and you havenot even done a soil test. Every-thing is hypothetical,” said BoardSecretary Kevin Illing.

“You are almost doubling theimpervious surface, which is whythe stormwater managementbecomes crucial…if the systemyou are proposing is adequate,we need to be assured of that,”Board Chairwoman Lynda Federsaid.

Pat Daly, of Garden Terrace,asked about garbage. “A two-yard dumpster seems like a smallspace for 12 adults and a busi-ness,” he said. He had concernsabout mice or bigger pests. “Youare tripling in size. From thegarbage point alone….we findthat troubling,” Mr. Daly said.

Attorney for the applicant,Gerasimos Kitsopoulos, said,“We will increase the number oftimes of pickup to make surethere is no overflow.”

There also were suggestionsby the planning board to in-crease the garbage area to addmore dumpster space, but itwould lessen the number of park-ing spaces.

Planning board members alsohad concerns about how a gar-bage truck could enter and exitthe parking lot, which they saidis tight.

Under the zoning laws, 19

spaces are required, where theapplicant is providing 10.



“Shared parking – it is usuallydone in big developments whereyou get a percentage of themleaving. Wouldn’t it fall apart?”Mr. Illing asked.

Mr. Rzadme suggested parkingin the parking lot for the Centen-nial Avenue Pool, which he said is300 feet away. Mr. Illing saidthat lot is full to capacity in thesummer when the outdoor poolis open. Mr. Rzadme also saidthere is available street parkingon residential streets within 300feet of the property.

“No one is going to walk 300feet,” planning board memberDan Aschenbach said.

“I think the overreaching con-cern of parking is the density. Weare looking for mixed-use prop-erties along Centennial…but weare always concerned about thecontiguous neighborhoods….Neighbors are justifiably con-cerned about what happens totheir quality of life when 10 morecars appear that were not therepreviously. … I think you are notasking for a one- or two-spacewaiver; you are asking for ninespaces that don’t exist. Perhapsthere are too many apartments.… If you are talking about 12potential cars versus six, I thinkit would make a huge differenceto the property and to the neigh-borhood,” Ms. Feder said.

Residents said the parking in

Garwood Council ContinuesEminent Domain Debate

By MEGAN K. SCOTTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – The borough coun-cil on Tuesday directed theGarwood Planning Board to con-duct an “Area in Need of Rede-velopment” study for the aban-doned Casale factory propertyon South Avenue, including aneminent domain provision thatdrew a sharp objection fromCouncilman Jim Mathieu.

Mr. Mathieu was the only dis-senter in the 5-to-1 vote for theresolution. Mr. Mathieu, for atleast the third time on council,questioned the authority of localgovernments to take anindividual’s property for a non-public use. For the third meetingthat the issue was debated, hequestioned why eminent domainhad to be included.

Councilman Bill Nierstedt, whoalso is a member of the planningboard, said the purpose is toensure that the borough will beable to obtain public parking. He

reiterated that the resolutiondoes not authorize taking prop-erty. The council would have totake separate action to do that.

“All this really is, and I hate touse the term, is a toolbox,” Mr.Nierstedt said. “It is a tool thatenables us to use it if we need it.We don’t need it; we don’t useit.”

Mr. Mathieu did not see it thatway.

“To me, this seems very shady.It seems like an abuse of power,”he said, reiterating his concernsat previous council meetings. “Tohave this thing lurking back therethat we really don’t need but wemight use; folks, this is how thegovernment takes away your lib-erty.

“It’s not a personal thing, but Ithink government should beshackled,” Mr. Mathieu contin-ued.

A frustrated Councilman MikeMartin said, “Jim. You are just

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderGARWOOD ROCKS…Families enjoy the Garwood Rocks street fair heldSunday. The event offered a variety of food, fun and games for all.

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the residential streets is typi-cally full.

Another issue was lack of aneasement. Town Planner VictorFurmanec asked since the build-ing is proposed to be on theproperty line, where the accessfor maintenance would be. Ms.Feder suggested the architectinclude an easement for allowingmaintenance of the building tobe performed.

The neighboring mixed-useproperty is co-owned by JimSchoening and James Burnette,who told The Westfield Leaderwhen Arnold’s caught fire thewindows on his building that sidedwith the property were warped.“If it was built to the propertyline, my building would haveburnt to the ground,” he told TheLeader.

The new building will have asprinkler system throughout, theapplicant’s architect said in anearlier review of his plans.

The board will continue thehearing on Wednesday, July 9.

making a ridiculous speech. Canwe just vote on this, please?”

In other meeting news, Coun-cilman Nierstedt said there is aUnion County town with an ordi-nance requiring property ownerswho lose their home because ofman-made or natural disaster tostart rebuilding or remove thestructure’s foundation within twoyears. He declined to reveal thename of the town but said theinformation would be presentedto the planning board, which isamending the land-use ordi-nance.

Mr. Nierstedt first raised theissue in October. The matterstemmed from properties onSecond Avenue and Center Streetdestroyed by fire that had beenleveled to their foundations buthad remained dormant since theirdestruction. Borough AttorneyRobert Renaud had expressedreservations over the enforce-ability of such an ordinance.

The ordinance would not beretroactive.

“The sole purpose of zoning isthe protection of property val-ues,” Mr. Nierstedt said. “So whenyou start having houses de-stroyed through natural, man-made reasons, that derelict foun-dation, that chain link fencearound the property does indeedlower adjacent values.”

While the Garwood Rocks streetfair was declared a huge suc-cess, two residents on the 300block of Locust Avenue com-plained that the festivities causedmore than a “minor inconve-nience,” as stated in the letternotifying residents of the event.Karen McCarrick said her blockwas turned into a theme parkwith “non-stop whining of gen-erators” used to power a “bouncyhouse,” spinning rides and aninflatable slide.

“I had a 24-foot-tall rock climb-ing wall 150 feet away from thefront door of my home,” Ms.McCarrick wrote in a letter to themayor and council. She reiter-

ated her concerns at Tuesday’smeeting. “I had total strangerssitting on my front lawn and onmy steps. I had a petting zoowith donkeys, horses and otherfarm animals on my block. Wasthe zoning here changed to farm-land without proper public notifi-cation?”

Another resident, Jeanne Carven,said she missed a walkathon be-cause she was unable to get in andout of her driveway. Each year sheand her family participate in NJSharing Network’s walkathon inhonor of her brother, who died ina car accident about five-and-a-half years ago and whose organswere donated through the organi-zation.

“I could not go, and it was very,very upsetting to me,” she said.“While I support Garwood 100percent, I do feel that the resi-dents of the 300 block of LocustAvenue should have been ad-dressed separately that there weregoing to be these vendors block-ing our driveways, and we wouldnot have access in and out to dowhat we needed to get done.”

Councilman Martin, who wason the planning committee,

apologized to the residents andpromised that for next year’sfair, the committee would do itsbest to place noisemaking equip-ment in an area where it will notdisturb residents.

In October, the one-seat ridewith direct service to New YorkCity will include nightly trips,according to Mr. Nierstedt.

Councilman Louis Petruzzellisaid completion of the AthleticField Complex does not appearto be on schedule, but “it’s get-ting there.”

“The site itself is looking prettygood. It’s just the building — theissue with the roof and gutters,”he stated. Mr. Petruzzelli said hehas asked for a completion datebut that no one wants to give hima definitive answer.

The town-wide yard sale will beheld Saturday and Sunday, June21 and 22. So far, about 40households have signed up, halfof what the borough had lastyear, according to Borough ClerkChristina Ariemma.

Cranford Discusses FloodOptions, Bond Ordinance


CRANFORD – At Mondayevening’s Township Committeeagenda meeting, flooding solu-tions by the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers (USACE), a $5.2-mil-lion capital bond ordinance andthe police department’s table oforganization were discussed.

Mayor Andis Kalnins cited threeplans or options out of 10, whichwere mentioned in an article inThe Westfield Leader last week.They include a proposal to builda dry detention basin in the SouthMountain Reservation, the con-struction of new outlets on theOrange Reservoir with channelmodifications in Cranford, and

lastly, non-structural modifica-tions to structures within the 10-year flood plain in Cranford.

The mayor favors the OrangeReservoir plan. CommitteemanThomas Hannen, Jr. suggestedthat there is opposition to lower-ing the reservoir and that maybeconstruction of the dry detentionbasin was the “least hard” of allthe options. Mayor Kalnins saidthat right now, the mayors ofSpringfield and Millburn are notwilling to go for the Orange Res-ervoir plan.

Mayor Kalnins said there will bea meeting with state legislatorsat McLoone’s Restaurant at theSouth Mountain Reservation inthe near future to further assessthe plans.

On another matter, membersof the Cranford Historic Preser-vation Advisory Board asked thetownship committee to desig-nate Droescher’s Mill, located atLincoln Avenue and High Street,as a historic site. The advisoryboard said that it is already onthe United States and the NewJersey lists of historic sites inneed of preservation. The town-ship committee was in favor ofthe move.

The committee heard a laundrylist of proposed projects fromTownship Engineer Carl O’Brien,which included road repairs,equipment for the public worksdepartment, including a new ve-hicle, equipment for the recre-ation department, and equipmentfor the fire and police depart-ments.

The cost of these projects isexpected to be approximately$5.2 million and will be fundedby a capital bond ordinance,Township Administrator TerenceWall said. Mr. Wall further saidthe ordinance should be intro-duced at the Tuesday, June 24

Courtesy of Potter Architects LLCCOMING SOON…An artist’s rendering of a proposed nine-townhouse devel-opment at 484 Fourth Avenue in Garwood was presented by Potter ArchitectsLLC of Union at the Garwood Planning Board meeting on May 28, at which timethe developer was granted a use variance for the project.

GW Council Continues Eminent Domain Debate

Cran. Bd. Hearing

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township committee meeting.A presentation of the table of

organization of the Cranford Po-lice Department was given byPolice Chief James Wozniak. ChiefWoziak said that after this year’s(March) retirement of Chief EricMason, there is $121,557 in theremaining balance of the salaryand wages budget. He said re-tirement made the following de-ductions from the budget pos-sible: a captain promoted to chief,$8,476; lieutenant promoted tocaptain, $5,693; sergeant pro-moted to lieutenant, $3,946;patrolman promoted to sergeant,$3,979, and a new recruit,$16,822. Chief Wozniak said theremaining balance after existingpositions are replaced is $91,114and the total impact on the sala-ries and wages budget from thesechanges is $58,427 and the paydifferential is $32,686. He saidthat each time a top grade officerretires the pay differential in-creases $58,233.

Chief Wozniak said he wouldput two new sergeants in thecommunications unit, who willbe cross trained. This move willfree up a lieutenant to better

supervise his broad range of re-sponsibilities. He said the menare working 10-hour shifts sothat there is complete coveragefor 12 hours. He also said thattwo recruits are coming out ofthe Union County Police Acad-emy next week. “The major pointis to increase productivity thisyear,” the chief said.

In other business, Mr. Wall saidthat the township newsletter hasa list of 15,000 readers and thetownship’s Facebook page has5,000 followers. He also said thatthe township website is beingupdated. He said the budget forthese initiatives is $4,600.

Cranford Discusses Flood Options

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderGARWOOD ROCKS AGAIN AND AGAIN…Families enjoy the Garwood Rocks street fair held Sunday. The eventoffered a variety of food, fun and games for all.

Garwood Mayor Vowsto Continue Doing JobWords cannot express how truly

appreciative I am for the loyalsupport of everyone who helpedwith my Primary reelection cam-paign for mayor as well as thoseresidents who cast their ballotfor me.

There is still seven months leftto my term in office and I dointend to continue to “MoveGarwood Forward” doing my jobuntil the very last day of myterm.

Patricia QuattrocchiMayor of Garwood

Garwood Mayoral Nominee SolicitsFeedback From Borough Residents

Thank you to all the Garwoodvoters who put their trust in meand selected me as the Republicannominee for mayor of Garwood inNovember. I will continue to seekout the concerns of our borough’staxpayers and to present toGarwood’s voters my vision for thefuture. In particular, I look forwardto going door-to-door all over ourborough in an effort to learn fromall Garwood residents and to solicitfeedback on my ideas for our town.My mission is to provide compe-tent, conservative leadership toour borough and never to forgetthat I am a servant of Garwood’sresidents.

I would like to thank MayorQuattrocchi for her service to ourtown and I look forward to learn-ing from her as much as possibleover the next seven months ofher term. Our borough’s Repub-lican voters have expressed theirdesire to take our party in adifferent direction. However, let’snot forget that our mayor, herhusband, John Quattrocchi, theoutgoing Garwood GOP chair-man, and many of the candi-dates for district leadership posi-tions were out representing ourparty when no one else steppedup to do so. I look forward totheir support and insights so wewill be successful in November.

Salvatore PiarulliGOP Nominee for Garwood Mayor

Garwood SeniorsTo Visit Showboat

GARWOOD — The GarwoodSenior Citizens Club is plan-ning a bus trip to the ShowboatCasino in Atlantic City onWednesday, June 25. The buswill leave from the GarwoodFire House, located at 415South Avenue, at 9 a.m., withan approximate return time of7 p.m.

The price for the trip is $25per person, with $25 returnedin a slot voucher upon arrivalat the casino. For further infor-mation or to reserve a place onthe bus, call Mary Spina at(908) 789-0127.

Irish Business GroupAnnounces HonoreesGARWOOD — The Irish Busi-

ness Association of New Jerseywill honor its 2014 Company ofthe Year, Man of the Year andWoman of the Year at theassociation’s annual Awards Din-ner. It will be held on Tuesday,June 17, from 6 to 9 p.m., at TheWestwood, located at 438 NorthAvenue in Garwood.

O’Connor Davies, a certified pub-lic accounting firm, will be recog-nized as Company of the Year.Richard C. Callaghan, Jr., a certi-fied financial planner and privateportfolio manager with R. Seelaus& Co. of Summit, will be honoredas Man of the Year. Kerri Smith, acertified Irish Dance instructorand founder of the Kerri SmithAcademy of Irish Dance, will befeted as Woman of the Year.

To register to attend, contactKate Conroy, vice-president of theGateway Regional Chamber ofCommerce, at (908) 352-0900 [email protected],or visit www.gatewaychamber.comand click on events.

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St. Michael to Host SpeakerWho Aids Nepalese ChildrenCRANFORD — St. Michael

School will welcome guestspeaker Maggie Doyne on Tues-day, June 17, at 7 p.m. Ms. Doynewill share her experiences help-ing children and families in Nepal.St. Michael School is located at100 Alden Street in Cranford.

Following her senior year ofhigh school, Ms. Doyne, then18, boarded a plane in NewJersey and set off to see theworld with just her backpackand her eyes wide open. Fourcountries and 20,000 mileslater, she found herself trek-king through the Himalayas andwalking along the dirt roads ofNepal’s most poverty-strickenvillages.

It was there that she met a 6-year-old girl named Hima, one ofthe hundreds of struggling chil-dren she encountered on her jour-ney. Hima was breaking stonesin a dry riverbed and selling themto earn a few dollars to feed herfamily. Ms. Doyne was shocked

by what she saw and disappointedthat any child should have to livethis way.

Ms. Doyne got to work. Shehelped Hima go to school, payingfor her tuition, uniform and books,and started to transform her life.Helping one child eventually ledto 20. Ms. Doyne called homeand asked her parents to wirethe $5,000 savings she hadearned babysitting in high schoolto purchase land in Surkhet,Nepal.

Ten years later, she is now themother to 47 orphaned children;built and operates the Kopila Val-ley Children’s Home, the KopilaValley School and the Kopila Val-ley Women’s Center, and is ex-ecutive director of the Blink NowFoundation.

For more details, call Erin Pettitat (908) 518-0436 or Lisa Durantof St. Michael at (908) 276-2050.More information on Blink Now isavailable at BlinkNow.org or bye-mailing [email protected].

LET THE CAMPAIGN BEGIN...This year’s Garwood Democratic ticket in theNovember General Election, from left to right, includes: Borough Councilincumbents Louis Petruzzelli and Sara Todisco and mayoral candidate CharlesP. Lombardo. Each was uncontested in the June 3rd Primary.

GARWOOD — The GarwoodDemocratic Party has announcedits candidates for this year’s No-vember General Election as wellas upcoming events.

Running for mayor is Charles P.Lombardo, a Garwood residentand homeowner for 39 years,who previously served as a bor-ough councilman from 1987 to2007. Also, seeking re-electionare council incumbents LouisPetruzzelli and Sara Todisco. Mr.Petruzzelli has lived in Garwoodfor the past 21 years and ownsAccent Electric, a local business

here in the borough. Ms. Todiscois a life-long, fourth-generationresident and is a social studiesteacher in Chatham. The candi-dates were unopposed in the June3rd Primary Election.

The campaign manager for theupcoming election is CouncilPresident Ann Palmer and thecampaign treasurer is SalPerednia. As is their custom, theDemocratic Party’s slate of can-didates will be walking door todoor in the fall, meeting resi-dents, answering their questions,and listening to their concerns.Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD ROCKS AND REVS…The ‘Hot” cars at the Garwood Rocksstreet fair held Sunday gave visitors a lot to get revved up about.

Youth Sports Programs

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Garwood Democratic PartyAnnounce Campaign/Candidates

The campaign committee willbe hosting a variety of events inthe near future. Scheduled todate are a Somerset PatriotsBaseball Game with fireworks setfor Saturday, August 9, at 7:05pm., and a day at MonmouthPark Racetrack on Saturday, Sep-tember 27. These two events arenot political and anyone fromany political affiliation may par-ticipate.

There will also be a GarwoodFree Pizza Night Friend-Raiser tobe held at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall in Garwood on Friday,October 24 from 5:30 p.m. to8:30 p.m. This Friend-Raiser willbe an opportunity for residentsto meet and talk with the candi-dates casually. Children attend-ing must be accompanied by anadult.

For further details, or to re-serve a space for one of theevents, please call Ms. Todisco at(908) 377-7890 or Ms. Palmer at(908) 868-6129. Informationabout the candidates, events,and more is available atF a c e b o o k . c o m /GarwoodDem2014.


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