wf council hears central ave. complaint, sets free parking

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Cranford Seeks to RepealSewer Fee, Restore Line Item

WF Council Hears Central Ave.Complaint, Sets Free Parking

By LAUREN S. BARRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — Acting MayorMark Ciarrocca announced at Tues-day night’s public Westfield Councilmeeting that the town will allow forfree on-street parking and free park-ing in the South Side commuter per-mit lot from December 20 to 31.

Last week, the DowntownWestfield Corporation requestedthat the council allow for free park-ing at all meters and parking lotpay-stations from December 15 toJanuary 1. According to ActingMayor Ciarrocca, the DWC’s origi-nal request would have resulted inan estimated revenue loss of$25,000 to $30,000. Under the

granted free-parking plan, the townestimates that it will lose $5,000 inrevenue.

During the public-comments por-tion of the meeting, retired policeofficer Greg Kasko handed out cop-ies of a memo from Police Chief JohnParizeau to all supervisors, datedOctober 25, 2007. In the memo, ChiefParizeau said that a “hand scannerwas put in place because a smallnumber of personnel were stealingtime. They were entering full shifts inthe sign-in book but not working thosehours.”

Mr. Kasko said that his comments“concern you (the council) and Mr.(James) Gildea” and not the policechief regarding “mismanagement” of

the town. He said that while ChiefParizeau chose not to punish any in-dividuals, “such investigations mustbe reported” to the Union CountyProsecutor’s Office.

Chief Parizeau told The WestfieldLeader that he would have to checkhis records in order to confirm theauthenticity of the memo.

Resident Jim Baker spoke to thecouncil about the placement of a mid-block lighted crosswalk on CentralAvenue. He said that when he spoketo the council four weeks ago, Coun-cilman Ciarrocca pointed out thatMr. Baker is a member of the Demo-cratic Committee and that “I thinkthat it is wrong for the mayor andcouncil to allow politics to preventany citizen from coming forward toaddress any of the topics that affectall citizens or our town.”

Mr. Baker said that he voted forformer Republican Councilman Pe-ter Echausse and, during the parkingdeck discussions, disagreed withDemocratic Councilman LarryGoldman.

He said that his opposition to thelocation of the crosswalk on CentralAvenue is “not partisan” and that“everyone – from Republicans,Democrats and Independents – shouldbe supporting [the residents whom itaffects].”

When Maria Carluccio of CentralAvenue approached the microphone,Acting Mayor Ciarrocca greeted herby her first name, but she told himthat she would prefer to be calledMrs. Carluccio. She questioned thecouncil as to why a crossing guardwas necessary at the new crosswalkbut not at an intersection like Groveand Central, where there are morepoints of conflict. She also questionedwhy trees were planted at the newcul-de-sacs, which would prevent firetrucks from gaining access.

Mrs. Carluccio also criticizedMayor Andrew Skibitsky, who was

Clark Planning Bd. PostponesAge-Restricted-Housing Nod

Courtesy of Jeffrey TarlowBEAUTY OF FALL...The foliage of Tamaques Park in Westfield is in all itssplendor in late October.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDEFINITELY DISPLAYING A LOT OF SCHOOL SPIRIT…A host of paintedWestfield High School boys cheer for their team during the North Jersey, Group4, Section 2 cross-country meet at Warinanco Park in Roselle on November 6. TheBlue Devil boys won. See story on page 13.

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD — Six months aftercreating a utility to collect sewer feesfrom property owners and a weekafter Democrats regained control ofthe township committee in an elec-tion in which the sewer fee was asignificant campaign issue, the town-ship committee this week introducedan ordinance repealing the sewer util-ity, thus restoring the status quo antein which sewer fees will be a line itemin the municipal budget.

At the committee’s regular meet-ing on Tuesday, commissioner MarkDugan noted the sewer fee was a“very big issue” in the recent electioncampaign. He said there was a “goodcause” for establishing the sewer util-ity earlier this year as the committeestruggled to stay within state-man-dated property-tax parameters. But“all of us heard [the voters] loud andclear” last week, when two Demo-crats were elected to the committee,which will have a 3-2 Democraticmajority come January.

Mayor Mark Smith, who was de-feated for re-election last week, saidthat “we have heard the people,” ad-mitting that it had been a “mistake”separating out the fee from the town-ship budget.

At the start of the meeting, bothnewly-elected Democrats spoke andcriticized the committee for intro-ducing the repeal ordinance, whichwill be voted on at its December 14meeting. Councilman-elect KevinCampbell told the committee he wasconcerned that there had been nostudies or legal analysis of how arepeal would affect next year’s mu-nicipal budget. “This is being imple-mented in a very poor fashion, a verychaotic fashion,” he said.

Ed O’Malley, who will join Mr.Campbell on the township commit-tee next year, called the repeal efforta “shoot-from-the-hip political reac-tion.”

Their comments led CommissionerDavid Robinson later in the meetingto question their commitment to dis-

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CLARK — The Clark PlanningBoard, along with dozens of resi-dents, heard a proposal last Thursdayevening by Clark Developers to buildan age-restricted housing project onTerminal and Westfield Avenues.

According to the applicant, theproject would be housed on 268-300and 285 Terminal Avenue and 1245-1255 Westfield Avenue, and wouldcontain 329 units for residents 55years and older.

Testifying on behalf of the build-ers, architect Larry Appel, of theAppel Design Group in Union, notedthat the project was slated to containfour buildings of which 20 percentwould be C.O.A.H. (Council on Af-fordable Housing) units.

Mr. Appel stated that two of thefour buildings would be three storieshigh and that the other two would befour stories. He noted that there wouldbe screenings on top of all buildingsto hide the air conditioning and heat-ing units that are housed on the roofs.He reported that together in the fourbuildings there would be 105 one-bedroom units, 12 one-bedroom withden units and 212 two-bedroom units.He also noted that of the total 329units, 66 would be designated as af-fordable housing units and were forpeople 60 or older.

Clark resident Vasiliki Diamandasasked how high the buildings wouldbe and if the air conditioning/heatingunits and their screenings would addmore height to the building. Ms.Diamandas was told that the maxi-mum height of the four-story build-ing was 45 feet and that it was thesame height allowed by the town’szoning ordinance. However, it wasnoted that the screening for the heat

and air units is not counted in thebuilding height and makes the struc-ture measure 53.25 feet in height.

Mr. Appel also testified that allfour buildings would be faced withbrick and stucco on all four sides andthat balconies would be added to theproject “to create a layering effect onthe façade.”

Mr. Appel also stated that the facilitywould offer parking beneath three ofthe four buildings. He added that park-ing for the remaining building wouldbe on the ground level. He stated thatone building would include a 4,500-square-foot community space.

During the hearing, Duane Nelson,a traffic expert, testified on behalf ofthe developer and stated that he feltthe impact of the project on traffic inthe area would be “minimal” as op-posed to industry, for which the areais currently zoned. He noted that notall residents will be driving on a dailybasis and that some might be usingtownship bussing as opposed to in-dustry, which would add commutertraffic to Clark roads.

Mr. Nelson reported that his ob-servations have determined that dur-ing peak hours of traffic, whichinclude 7 to 8 a.m. during the weekand 4 to 5 p.m. during the week, 130vehicles are now generating trips inthe area.

Attorney Donna Erem from theWolff Samson Agency also testifiedon behalf of the applicant and statedthat no variances were needed for theproject.

Because of the late hour and thefact that so many residents did not geta chance to voice their opinion of theproject, board members voted to ex-tend the application into the Decem-ber 2 meeting, which will begin at7:30 p.m.

Jim Mathieu Says GarwoodWon’t See Hike in State Aid

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – Borough Council-man-elect Jim Mathieu told the gov-erning body Tuesday night that theborough should expect the same lowermunicipal-aid numbers next year asit received this year. The new coun-cilman and Mayor-elect PatriciaQuattrocchi attended a meeting inTrenton with Governor Chris Christiefor newly-elected Republican offi-cials across the state at which state-aid numbers were discussed.

Mr. Mathieu said Governor Christiestated that the money was gone be-cause “Trenton had spent it all,” andmentioned that towns should prepareto receive as little aid as they had lastyear. The borough had its aid slashed$160,000 last year.

This announcement comes in lightof the controversy over the boroughcutting its bulky trash pickup thisyear. Mr. Mathieu stated that bulky

pick-ups were an issue across a num-ber of towns, not just Garwood.

In other business, the councilpassed an ordinance to address theissues of commuter parking on An-chor and Winslow Streets. The bor-ough council discussed the issue indetail at its September 28 meeting,but decided to leave it up to the resi-dents of those streets to decide acourse of action.

Councilman Jonathan Linken, re-porting for the laws and licenses com-mittee, said that a meeting with resi-dents of these streets had been wellattended and that they decided totreat the area like the 300 block ofWillow Avenue. Mr. Linken said resi-dents wished to have a two-hour park-ing limit from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.that would hopefully alleviate theissue of commuter parking while stillallowing people to park on the streetsto have access to local businesses.

Freeholders OK Federal BondsFor Wakefern Foods Expansion

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

ELIZABETH — The Board ofChosen Freeholders, last Thursday,approved the transfer of $15.6 mil-lion in American Recovery and Rein-vestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) re-covery zone facility bonds from anew hotel project to the $70-millionexpansion of Wakefern Foods, thewholesale arm of ShopRite super-markets, based in Elizabeth.

The City of Elizabeth is issuing anadditional $3.9 million in ARRA re-covery bonds. In addition, Wakefernis requesting a $2.5-million low-in-

terest loan through the Elizabeth Ur-ban Enterprise Zone Program.

According to a project overview,Wakefern is in the process of negoti-ating a new 15-year lease withKenilworth-based Elberon Develop-ment Co. LLC, the owner of 30 of the50 acres of land where a new, $50-

million, 524,000-square-foot dryfoods warehouse is to be constructed.The proposed lease also includes four,five-year options. Elberon is ownedby 2008 Republican United StatesSenate candidate Anne Estabrook.

“Obtaining those bonds is key to

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Courtesy of Linda GrahamGUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER...A turkey shows up on Hyslip Avenuein Westfield a few weeks early for the big feast.

A CHILI FALL AFTERNOON...There was a great turnout for the annualKempshall Terrace chili cook-off October 9 in Fanwood, with 14 competitorsbattling for the title. Don Rowbotham, last year’s winner, is shown herepresenting this year’s winner, Bruce Krieger, with the coveted trophy.

HOLY MOLEY...To celebrate Mole Day, dedicated to the chemistry measuringunit “mole” – two Westfield High School Project ’79 chemistry classes installedsand-filled cubes to demonstrate the power of 10. Students in ChristopherTafelski’s class spent two-and-a-half weeks with the help of art teacher RoyChambers in developing a display in the science wing stairwell. The exhibitstarted with a single grain of sand and was incremented, resulting in trillions ofgrains of sand. Because the amount was so large, students built cardboard cubesand filled them with the correct amount of sand (shown in photo).

absent from the meeting, for placingan eight-foot sign on her lawn whilecampaigning in 2009 and never thank-ing her or returning to retrieve thesign after the election.

Adina Enculescu, on whose prop-erty the traffic light was installed,told the council that “people confusemy driveway with Clover Street.” Shesaid that twice she has found cars inher driveway “in the middle of theday” and is concerned about the safetyof her property. She also told thecouncil that there are not a lot ofchildren using the crosswalk and thatthe “crossing guard is sitting in hercar.”

She told the council that she“want(s) to have the mistake in frontof my house corrected.”

solving the sewer utility, especiallyin light of their campaign rhetoric infavor of repeal.

In other business, Democratic com-missioner Daniel Aschenbach, whois expected to be selected as mayorfor 2011, told residents, “we have avery big task ahead of us,” and warnedthat next year “will be a challenge.”He urged any residents with privatesector expertise in finance or otherrelated areas to share their knowl-edge and insights with the incomingmunicipal team.

The committee also introduced sev-eral parking ordinances that will beconsidered on December 14 and ap-proved a resolution suspending park-ing-meter enforcement during theholiday season in the Special Im-provement District and the Centen-nial Avenue Business District.

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Cranford

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTHE SWEET FEELING OF VICTORY…Senior Emily Nagourney hugs assis-tant coach Michelle Tobier after the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girlsvarsity soccer team defeated Westfield, 2-0, for the Union County TournamentChampionship at Kean University in Union on November 7. See story on page 14.

Councilman Keith Sluka made sureto tell those in attendance that “theresidents [of Anchor and Winslow] arefully in support of these ordinances.”

Mayor Dennis McCarthy also tookthe time to remind residents that theChristmas tree lighting would takeplace on Saturday, December 4, at 6p.m., and the rain date would be Sun-day, December 5 at 5 p.m.


Garwood

FW Boro Council AddressesDowntown Redevelopment

the project being located in Eliza-beth. Wakefern has investigated sitesin other locations,” according to astatement from Elberon. Wakefern isalso said to be working on anothershort-term lease to temporarily relo-cate its grocery operation until con-struction is completed in 2013.

The bonds, according to ElizabethMayor Chris Bollwage, would helpreduce the cost of the lease paymentsto be paid by Wakefern over the lengthof its lease, thus resulting in the foodcompany being able to create addi-tional jobs.

The new building would replacethe existing 491,775-square-footwarehouse that has been utilized byWakefern for over 50 years and willbe demolished for the new warehouseas will a 140,000-square-foot build-ing located at 536 Dowd Avenue,which sits on land currently ownedby Elberon. Officials said the projectwould result in the retention of 345current jobs at the warehouse andcreation of another 350 new jobs overthe course of the next 20 years.

“I am very, very focused and so areour other Elberon people on this (leasenegotiations),” Ms. Estabrook toldthe board.

Mayor Bollwage said recoveryzone bonds would give Wakefern the“ability to borrow money at a verylow interest rate.”

“If you can borrow the money at avery low interest rate, then you getmore dollars into the project and [it]


Freeholders OK Fed BondsFor Wakefern Expansion

then goes and helps [keep] the rent ata lower rate over the next 30 or 35 or40 years,” Mayor Bollwage said. “Thishas nothing to do with $19 millionfrom the freeholder board or the Cityof Elizabeth going to the developer orto Wakefern. It is the ability to borrowmoney at an extremely cheap rate.”

The mayor said the recovery zonebonds were created by President BarackObama and Congress. “The allotmentswere decided by the President and theCongress based on the unemploymentrates, the foreclosure rate and on thegeneral economic conditions of citiesand counties and states throughout thecountry,” Mayor Bollwage said.

According to county spokesmanSebastian D’Elia, “The recovery zonefacility bonds are refundable tax cred-its through a federal subsidy paid bythe U.S. Treasury and IRS. The debtwill be handled by the developer, notthrough the county or the city.” Hesaid interest rates on recovery zonebonds are typically 1 to 1.5 percentlower than what is found through“conventional bonding.”

Freeholder Chairman Dan Sullivansaid the bonds would be held byElberon. “We’re not on the hook foranything,” he said.

According to a Star-Ledger report,Indiana-based Sun Development &Management Corporation, the devel-oper of a 189-room Embassy SuitesHotel, opted not to accept the recov-ery zone bonds previously approvedby the freeholders after it learned themoney could not be used to pay off aconstruction loan. The hotel, whichis still going forward, will be con-structed near the Jersey Gardens Mall.

In other business, the board con-sidered a number of resolutions toaward engineering service contractsfor road-intersection-improvementprojects. The projects include BroadStreet and Springfield Avenue in Sum-mit at a cost of $73,834, and RahwayAvenue and West Broad Street andScotch Plains Avenue in Westfield ata cost of $92,046. A resolution for a$63,000 contract was also consid-ered for engineering services involv-ing construction administration andinspection services for repairs to eightdams, which will include Echo Lakein Mountainside, Seeley’s Pond inScotch Plains, Milton Lake Park inRahway, Briant Park in Summit andSperry Park in Cranford.

The board also reviewed three reso-lutions for the county’s Green SkillsEquals Green Jobs program. Thecounty is in the process of searchingfor a non-profit company to conductassessments on all persons applyingfor the program, which will train 220unemployed and underemployedadults for jobs in the utility industry.The vendor, to be awarded a $300,000contract, is expected to be on theboard’s Tuesday, November 23, regu-lar meeting agenda, according to Hu-man Services Director Frank Guzzo.

The county is also looking to enterinto a $250,000 contract with RutgersUniversity for training 125 individu-als for careers in the green industry.Another $100,000 contract is to beawarded to the Union County Voca-tional-Technical Schools to train 100students for jobs in the solar industry.

The county received a $1-millionfederal grant from the United StatesLabor Department to fund its green-jobs initiative. The county is workingwith the Utilities Workers Union ofAmerica (UWUA-AFL-CIO) inlaunching the program.

By TED RITTERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD – The Borough Council’ssecond-to-last regular meeting of the cal-endar year featured a full agenda that tookabout two-and-a-half hours to cover.

The governing body called up for firstreading a proposed ordinance that wouldamend the borough’s downtown redevel-opment plan.

For example, the changes would limitthe number of commercial drivewaysalong South Avenue in the downtownzone and require the use of certain build-ing materials and architectural features.

Downtown business and propertyowner Helen Ling questioned why theproposed amended plan does not allowfine arts schools, dance schools or other“quasi-educational” uses on the first floorof new buildings in the redevelopmentarea.

Mrs. Ling said a ballet school that hadbeen in Fanwood for many years recentlyhad to relocate to Edison when Mrs. Lingwas unable to lease the first floor of herbuilding to the school.

“This is really putting a disadvantageinto our downtown redevelopment plan,”she said, asking the governing body torevise that part of the plan.

“With this economy situation, we’rehaving a tough time getting businessesinto Fanwood,” Mrs. Ling continued.

During an extended discussion, Bor-ough Attorney Dennis Estis determinedthat the redevelopment plan appears toallow ballet schools and similar busi-nesses, but only on the second floor.

“I don’t think it makes sense,” said Mrs.Ling.

Mr. Estis and council members agreed,as Mr. Estis theorized how the provisionoriginated.

“The thought was [those types of busi-nesses] would not create a lot of foottraffic in the downtown…I’m not sure Iagree with that,” said Mr. Estis, callingMrs. Ling’s request “reasonable.”

Mrs. Ling also said, “In order forFanwood’s downtown to remaincompetitive…we need to promote thedowntown; I want our downtown to beprosperous.”

Mrs. Ling also pointed to a “lack ofcoordination” regarding efforts to bring innew business downtown.

Councilman Robert Manduca sug-gested the need to “create an expeditedprocess” for reviewing new business ap-plications.

“This is a good catch by you, Mrs.Ling,” responded Council PresidentRussell Huegel, before Mr. Estis reworkedthe provision and the governing bodysignaled its support. A second reading ofthe amended redevelopment plan is set forTuesday, December 14.

Before moving on with the agenda,Councilman Anthony Parenti added, “Wedo have a downtown redevelopment meet-ing every month…and usually no onefrom the downtown shows up.”

Also on a related note, the governingbody Tuesday night considered on firstreading an ordinance that would prohibitnew nail salons in the downtown.

Council President Huegel, presiding atthe meeting in the absence of MayorColleen Mahr, said the measure comes “atthe request of Mayor Mahr, who has seena blossoming of nail salons in the bor-ough.”

Mr. Huegel said existing nail salonswould be “grandfathered” and allowed toremain in business.

Resident Michael Lewis said, regard-ing the proposal, “Don’t be too hasty onthis one…I just see this as an un-neces-sary law…more for personal aesthetics.”

A second reading on the measure isplanned for the December 14 regular coun-cil meeting.

Other meeting highlights included ap-proval, on second reading, of an ordi-nance amending the borough code gov-erning residential driveway widths andcorresponding curb cuts.

The measure dates back about twoyears, in response to a homeowner’s drive-way-widening application, and has mostrecently gone back and forth multipletimes between the governing body andthe planning board.

Essentially, the amended ordinance now

allows permitted, double-wide drivewaysof 18 feet to have matching curb cuts.

But the vote to approve the measure,which generated almost no discussionthis time, was not unanimous; CouncilPresident Huegel and CouncilwomanKatherine Mitchell voted against it, whilecouncil members Mike Szuch, AnthonyParenti, Joan Wheeler and RobertManduca supported the ordinance.

The governing body also approved, onsecond reading, an ordinance amendingparking regulations on Paterson Road.

Under the measure, there will be noparking permitted during the day betweenMartine Avenue and Russell Road andtwo-hour limited parking between Russelland Midway and Midway and HunterAvenues.

The restrictions are intended to preventcommuters from parking there and also toensure that fire trucks can safely passthrough in narrow spots.

Paterson Road resident Thomas Bergersaid, “you can barely squeeze through” onthe road when cars are parked on bothsides of the street.

Additional parking restrictions on otherroads in the borough will be considered atthe December 14 regular council meet-ing.

Also Tuesday night, Council PresidentHuegel announced that last night’s (No-vember 10) planned shared services pub-lic forum at the high school had beencanceled and will be rescheduled.

Mr. Huegel said the council wants toallow “more time to pass” since the firstforum was held several weeks ago and“also get more people to attend.”

The governing body additionally di-rected a special events and promotionsvendor working for Provident Bank tocontact the borough’s zoning officer andthe board of health regarding plans for a“special event” at the downtown branchtoday, Thursday, November 11.

A representative for the vendor, MikeMartin, said the local branch “has beenredone” and the bank would like to hold acelebration including hot dogs and snacks,a moon bounce and other activities forchildren.

Mr. Martin explained that the bank’sSouth Avenue entrance would be closedoff to allow for the moon bounce to be setup; he said a police officer would be onhand during the event.

Mr. Estis said the bank’s plans forbanners or signs require zoning approvalfirst. Borough Administrator EleanorMcGovern said the board of health has toapprove plans to serve food.

“It sounds like you have a very funevent planned,” said Council PresidentHuegel.

“I think we should do whatever we canto encourage things like this,” added Coun-cilwoman Wheeler, regarding efforts toretain business and bring people into thedowntown.

SP Zoning Board RejectsRequest to Keep ShedBy FRED T. ROSSI

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoningboard of adjustment last week turneddown an application by a homeownerseeking permission to keep a shed in itspresent location even though its loca-tion violates municipal setback require-ments.

Debbie Jorgensen’s home originallyfronted only on Johnson Street, withthe property’s rear yard abutting thewooded area that was eventually turnedinto the Heather Glen developmentseveral years ago. One of the HeatherGlen streets is the Cold Stream Courtcul-de-sac that ends at the rear of Ms.Jorgensen’s property, where a fenceseparates that roadway from theJorgensen property and her shed that islocated two feet from the property line.Technically, the cul-de-sac means thatthe Jorgensen property is considered tohave two front yards — on JohnsonStreet and on Cold Stream Court —and, as a result, the shed violates thetownship’s front-yard setback require-ments by 28 feet.

Ms. Jorgensen told the board at itsNovember 4 meeting that moving hershed back to meet the requirementswould be nearly impossible becausethe rear of her house is close to the rearproperty line. Moving the shed to theJohnson Street side of the house, fromwhich the property is accessed, wouldput the shed in front of her house.

About a dozen homeowners fromHeather Glen were present to voicetheir protests about the shed, with onecalling it an “eyesore” and others rais-ing the notion that its visible presencefrom their neighborhood would de-

crease their property values.The zoning board wrestled with try-

ing to find a solution to a unique situa-tion, but was unable to find a way tomitigate it. The six board memberspresent voted 4-2 to deny Ms.Jorgensen’s request to keep the shed inits present location.

In other business, the board unani-mously approved an application byAlex and Cathy Debelak to construct amaster bedroom addition at their 11Wellington Downs property. And theboard gave approval to Joseph Bankerto construct a 1,343-square-foot ga-rage at his property at 5 Tempe Court.

Mother Seton to PresentWizard of Oz Nov. 19-21

CLARK – Students at Mother SetonRegional High School will perform inthe school’s annual musical, The Wiz-ard of Oz, on Friday and Saturday,November 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. andon Sunday, November 21, at 2 p.m. Allperformances will be held in theschool’s auditorium.

Hannah Clark, a sophomore fromScotch Plains, is cast in the lead role ofDorothy. Following her down the yel-low brick road will be Soley Estevas, asenior from Avenel, as The FriendlyLion, Sarah Derderian, a senior fromEast Brunswick, as The Scarecrow andLauren Mateo, a senior from Iselin, asThe Tin Man.

Takisha Pierre of Irvington will por-tray The Wicked Witch of the West andKatherine Newton of Middlesex is castas Glinda, The Good Witch.

Catherine Serzan, a sophomore fromWestfield, will portray Aunt Em andRyan Durkin is cast as Uncle Henry.Paul Rosato of Woodbridge is cast as

Professor Marvel and The Wizard ofOz.

The play will be performed underthe direction of Margaret Hak. SisterTheo Furniss will serve as the playcoordinator. Music will be under thedirection of Lucille Obie, and MeganFerentinos is in charge of choreogra-phy. Carol Henderson, faculty memberat Mother Seton, is in charge of cos-tumes. Set design is under the directionof Janet Murphy and Jack Duffy.

Stage managers for the show includesophomores Juliana Balabusta of Lin-den, Vivian Cao of Colonia, MiahSimmons of Plainfield, and sophomoresCarla Souza and Jackie Stiles and fresh-man Breanna Barrett, all from Rahway.

Ticket prices on Friday will be $10for general admission and $8 for chil-dren and senior citizens. On Saturday,all tickets will be $10. For Sunday’sperformance, general admission willbe $10, while the cost for children andsenior citizens will be $5.

WF Library FriendsSlate Membership Drive

WESTFIELD – The Friends of theWestfield Memorial Library has an-nounced that its 39th Membership Drivewill begin in December.

The Friends has helped fund projectsfor the library since 1972. Over the past38 years, more than $800,000 has beenused to sponsor major library projects.The Friends have raised these fundsthrough the group’s yearly member-ship drive, book sale and other benefitevents.

Presently, the Museum Pass is one ofthe Friends’ most popular funded pro-grams, according to the organization.Currently 19 museums in New Jerseyand New York are available to be vis-ited by Westfield Memorial Librarycardholders at no charge.

On Saturday mornings during the2011 winter months, the Friends willhost 10 children’s programs for young-sters ages 3 to 5.

The Ann Hale Speaker Series, hostedby the Friends, will present variousadult programs again next year.

In 2010, the Friends awarded fourscholarships to future Westfield librar-ians.

The group is contributing half thecost of the Children’s Library mural.

Additionally, the Friends will con-tinue with book discussion groups;Books on Wheels to homebound li-brary patrons; the Paperback BookExchange at the train station; culturalbus trips and the Metropolitan Operaseries.

Education Panel LashesOut Against Activity Fees

TRENTON – State Democraticmembers of the Assembly EducationCommittee on Monday discussed whatthey see as the negative impact public-school participation fees for sportsclubs and other activities are havingon middle-class New Jerseyans.Westfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwoodare among those school districts thathave instituted such fees to offset sig-nificant state aid cuts.

Assemblywoman Bonnie WatsonColeman (D-Mercer), the AssemblyMajority Leader, said in order to par-ticipate in athletics, enrichment pro-grams and clubs, school districts haveimposed activity fees, which, she said,places additional costs on parents.“This is public education – in additionto the taxes that they’re already pay-ing,” she said.

“It just seems to me that this is apenny-wise and… it’s not even penny-wise. It’s just an absolutely foolish,unacceptable, negative impact onworking-class people,” Asw. Watsonsaid.

Assemblywoman Annette Quijano(LD-20, Union) commented that sheunderstands the financial struggles ofbeing raised by a single parent. “Indi-viduals and families that are barelymaking it now…are trying there hard-est to pay for the property taxes andneed [these] services,” she said.

“So many people have lost theirjobs. So many people are having ex-tremely difficult financial situations,

that the free public education systemis really essential. And then to addfees to our already-stressed-outpeople is just – I think – egregious,and we shouldn’t be doing it,” saidAssemblywoman Joan Voss (LD-38,Fort Lee).

Assembly Education CommitteeChairman Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr., (LD-18, South Plainfield) called the addedfees an “obvious hidden tax.” He saidhe has heard of fees as high as $350 forkids to participate in a sports program.“That’s effectively a $350 tax increasefor that family. So, across the board,it’s just an awful idea.”

Essex County Assemblyman RalphR. Caputo (LD-28, Belleville) addedthat, “parents really can’t afford topay for these services.”

“They’re doing without a home-stead rebate; their real estate taxeshave gone up, and now they’ve got topay for football or extracurricularactivities. It’s really a very seriousproblem,” Asm. Caputo said.

Assemblywoman Elease Evans(LD-35, Paterson) added, “We’reworking on reducing property taxes,job losses, all these things, yet we askparents to do more, we ask every-body – we ask the teachers, the super-intendents, everyone – to do more,and we’re giving our children less.”

If we don’t make educational op-portunity the clear, number one pri-ority for the State of New Jersey, weall lose,” Asm. Diegnan concluded.

Servicemen Should ApplyFor Stop-Loss Funds

REGION – Asm. Jon Braminick (LD-21) said, “This Veterans Day, we cometogether to honor our armed forces fortheir bravery and dedicated service toour nation. As our soldiers continue toserve overseas, their families are oftenleft behind with strained resources.

“To help our military members andtheir families, the federal governmenthas made additional ‘stop loss’ pay-ments available for service memberswho had their tours involuntarily ex-tended between September 11, 2001and September 30, 2009. Federal moneyhas already been set aside for thoseservice members to receive an addi-tional $500 for every month or partialmonth they served in stop-loss status.

“By law, our service members mustapply by December 3, 2010 for thispayment. Currently, less than half ofthose eligible have applied. I want toencourage all of our veterans and ser-vice members to take advantage of thesebenefits before the claim deadline runsout on December 3. For information onhow to apply, please visitwww.defense.gov/stoploss or contactmy legislative office at (908) 232-2073.”

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A CHILI FALL AFTERNOON...There was a great turnout for the annualKempshall Terrace chili cook-off October 9 in Fanwood, with 14 competitorsbattling for the title. Don Rowbotham, last year’s winner, is shown here present-ing this year’s winner, Bruce Krieger, with the coveted trophy.

Veterans Day, November 11

“NO” TO CELL TOWER ...From left to right, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (LD-21) and Westfield Town Councilmen James Foerst and Keith Loughlin discuss T-Mobile’s proposed cell-tower construction at the Westfield National GuardArmory, a project which they all oppose. Residents in the Scotch Plains andWestfield neighborhoods are concerned about the installation.

Cranford Council SeeksTo Repeal Recent Sewer Fee

Clark Postpones HousingNod to Hear from Residents

Fanwood Council AddressesDowntown Redevelopment

By TED RITTERSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD – The BoroughCouncil’s second-to-last regularmeeting of the calendar year featureda full agenda that took about two-and-a-half hours to cover.

The governing body called up forfirst reading a proposed ordinancethat would amend the borough’sdowntown redevelopment plan.

For example, the changes wouldlimit the number of commercial drive-ways along South Avenue in thedowntown zone and require the useof certain building materials and ar-chitectural features.

Downtown business and propertyowner Helen Ling questioned whythe proposed amended plan does notallow fine arts schools, dance schoolsor other “quasi-educational” uses onthe first floor of new buildings in theredevelopment area.

Mrs. Ling said a ballet school thathad been in Fanwood for many yearsrecently had to relocate to Edisonwhen Mrs. Ling was unable to leasethe first floor of her building to theschool.

“This is really putting a disadvan-tage into our downtown redevelop-ment plan,” she said, asking the gov-erning body to revise that part of the

plan.“With this economy situation,

we’re having a tough time gettingbusinesses into Fanwood,” Mrs. Lingcontinued.

During an extended discussion,Borough Attorney Dennis Estis de-termined that the redevelopment planappears to allow ballet schools andsimilar businesses, but only on thesecond floor.

“I don’t think it makes sense,” saidMrs. Ling.

Mr. Estis and council membersagreed, as Mr. Estis theorized howthe provision originated.

“The thought was [those types ofbusinesses] would not create a lot offoot traffic in the downtown…I’mnot sure I agree with that,” said Mr.Estis, calling Mrs. Ling’s request “rea-sonable.”

Mrs. Ling also said, “In order forFanwood’s downtown to remaincompetitive…we need to promote thedowntown; I want our downtown tobe prosperous.”

Mrs. Ling also pointed to a “lack ofcoordination” regarding efforts tobring in new business downtown.

Councilman Robert Manduca sug-gested the need to “create an expe-dited process” for reviewing newbusiness applications.

“This is a good catch by you, Mrs.Ling,” responded Council PresidentRussell Huegel, before Mr. Estis re-worked the provision and the govern-ing body signaled its support. A sec-ond reading of the amended redevel-opment plan is set for Tuesday, De-cember 14.

Before moving on with the agenda,Councilman Anthony Parenti added,“We do have a downtown redevelop-ment meeting every month…and usu-ally no one from the downtown showsup.”

Also on a related note, the govern-ing body Tuesday night consideredon first reading an ordinance thatwould prohibit new nail salons in thedowntown.

Council President Huegel, presid-ing at the meeting in the absence ofMayor Colleen Mahr, said the mea-sure comes “at the request of MayorMahr, who has seen a blossoming of

David B. Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesTHE SWEET FEELING OF VICTORY…Senior Emily Nagourney hugs assistant coach Michelle Tobier after the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School girls varsity soccer team defeated Westfield, 2-0, for the Union County TournamentChampionship at Kean University in Union on November 7. See story on page 14.

Scotch Plains Board RejectsHomeowner’s Shed Request


Freeholders OK Fed BondsFor Wakefern Expansion

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The zoningboard of adjustment last week turneddown an application by a homeownerseeking permission to keep a shed inits present location, even though itslocation violates municipal setbackrequirements.

Debbie Jorgensen’s home origi-nally fronted only on Johnson Street,with the property’s rear yard abuttingthe wooded area that was eventuallyturned into the Heather Glen devel-opment several years ago. One of theHeather Glen streets is the ColdStream Court cul-de-sac that ends atthe rear of Ms. Jorgensen’s property,where a fence separates that roadwayfrom the Jorgensen property, and hershed that is located two feet from theproperty line. Technically, the cul-de-sac means that the Jorgensen prop-erty is considered to have two front

yards — on Johnson Street and onCold Stream Court — and, as a result,the shed violates the township’s front-yard setback requirements by 28 feet.

Ms. Jorgensen told the board at itsNovember 4 meeting that moving hershed back to meet the requirementswould be nearly impossible becausethe rear of her house is close to therear property line. Moving the shedto the Johnson Street side of the house,from which the property is accessed,would put the shed in front of herhouse.

About a dozen homeowners fromHeather Glen were present to voicetheir protests about the shed, withone calling it an “eyesore” and others

raising the notion that its visible pres-ence from their neighborhood woulddecrease their property values.

The zoning board wrestled withtrying to find a solution to a uniquesituation, but was unable to find away to mitigate it. The six boardmembers present voted 4-2 to denyMs. Jorgensen’s request to keep theshed in its present location.

In other business, the board unani-mously approved an application byAlex and Cathy Debelak to constructa master bedroom addition at their 11Wellington Downs property. And theboard gave approval to Joseph Bankerto construct a 1,343-square-foot ga-rage on his property at 5 Tempe Court.

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

ELIZABETH — The Board ofChosen Freeholders last Thursdayapproved the transfer of $15.6 mil-lion in American Recovery and Rein-vestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) re-covery zone facility bonds from anew hotel project to the $70-millionexpansion of Wakefern Foods, thewholesale arm of ShopRite super-

markets, based in Elizabeth.The City of Elizabeth is issuing an

additional $3.9 million in ARRA re-covery bonds. In addition, Wakefernis requesting a $2.5-million low in-terest loan through the Elizabeth Ur-ban Enterprise Zone Program.

According to a project overview,Wakefern is in the process of negoti-ating a new, 15-year lease with


By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

CLARK — The Clark PlanningBoard, along with dozens of resi-dents, heard a proposal last Thursdayevening by Clark Developers to buildan age-restricted housing project onTerminal and Westfield Avenues.

According to the applicant, theproject would be housed at 268-300and 285 Terminal Avenue and 1245-1255 Westfield Avenue and wouldcontain 329 units for residents 55years and older.

Testifying on behalf of the build-ers, architect Larry Appel, of theAppel Design Group in Union, notedthat the project was slated to containfour buildings, of which 20 percentwould be C.O.A.H. (Council on Af-fordable Housing) units.

Mr. Appel stated that two of thefour buildings would be three storieshigh and that the other two would befour stories. He noted that there wouldbe screenings on top of all buildingsto hide the air conditioning and heat-ing units that are housed on the roofs.He reported that together in the fourbuildings there would be 105 one-bedroom units, 12 one-bedroom withden units and 212 two-bedroom units.Mr. Appel also noted that of the total329 units, 66 would be designated asaffordable housing units and were forpeople 60 or older.

Clark resident Vasiliki Diamandasasked how high the buildings wouldbe and if the air conditioning/heatingunits and their screenings would add

more height to the building. Ms.Diamandas was told that the maxi-mum height of the four-story build-ing was 45 feet and that it was thesame height allowed by the town’szoning ordinance. However, it wasnoted that the screening for the heatand air units is not counted in thebuilding height and makes the struc-ture measure 53.25 feet in height.

Additionally, Mr. Appel testifiedthat all four buildings would be facedwith brick and stucco on all four sidesand that balconies would be added tothe project, “to create a layering ef-fect on the façade.”

Mr. Appel also stated that the fa-cility would offer parking beneaththree of the buildings. He added thatparking for the remaining buildingwould be on the ground level. Hestated that one building would in-clude a 4,500-square-foot commu-nity space.

During the hearing, DuaneNelson, a traffic expert, testifiedon behalf of the developer, statingthat he felt the impact of the projecton traffic in the area would be“minimal,” as opposed to industry,for which the area currently iszoned. He noted that not all resi-dents would be driving on a dailybasis and that some might use town-ship bussing as opposed to indus-try, which would add commutertraffic to Clark roads.

Mr. Nelson reported that his obser-vations have determined that during


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

CRANFORD — Six months aftercreating a utility to collect sewer feesfrom property owners and a weekafter Democrats regained control ofthe township committee in an elec-tion in which the sewer fee was asignificant campaign issue, the town-ship committee this week introducedan ordinance repealing the sewer util-ity, thus restoring the status quo antein which sewer fees will be a line itemin the municipal budget.

At the committee’s regular meet-ing on Tuesday, commissioner MarkDugan noted the sewer fee was a“very big issue” in the recent electioncampaign. He said there was a “goodcause” for establishing the sewer util-ity earlier this year as the committeestruggled to stay within state-man-dated property-tax parameters. But,“all of us heard [the voters] loud andclear” last week, when two Demo-crats were elected to the committee,which will have a 3-2 Democraticmajority come January.

Mayor Mark Smith, who was de-feated for re-election last week, saidthat “we have heard the people,” ad-

mitting that it had been a “mistake”separating out the fee from the town-ship budget.

At the start of the meeting, bothnewly-elected Democrats spoke andcriticized the committee for intro-ducing the repeal ordinance, whichwill be voted on at the governingbody’s Tuesday, December 14 meet-ing. Committeeman-elect KevinCampbell told the committee he wasconcerned that there had been nostudies or legal analysis of how arepeal would affect next year’s mu-nicipal budget. “This is being imple-mented in a very poor fashion, a verychaotic fashion,” he said.

Ed O’Malley, who will join Mr.Campbell on the township commit-tee next year, called the repeal efforta “shoot-from-the-hip political reac-tion.”

Their comments led CommissionerDavid Robinson later in the meetingto question their commitment to dis-solving the sewer utility, especiallyin light of their campaign rhetoric infavor of repeal.

In other business, Democratic com-missioner Daniel Aschenbach, who is


HONORED FOR SERVICE…Maria La Morte-Wright, the newest member ofthe Rotary Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains, presents a plaque to the oldest pastpresident of the club, Robert Scalera, at the club’s November 3 meeting at theStage House Inn in Scotch Plains. During the meeting, 17 past presidents werehonored for their service to the club. Mr. Scalera was president of the club in 1967.The meeting ended with the membership lining up the past presidents andsinging, “For they are jolly good fellows.”

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Complaint, OKs Free Parkingnail salons in the borough.”

Mr. Huegel said existing nail sa-lons would be “grandfathered” andallowed to remain in business.

Resident Michael Lewis said, re-garding the proposal, “Don’t be toohasty on this one…I just see this as anun-necessary law…more for personalaesthetics.”

A second reading on the measure isplanned for the December 14 regularcouncil meeting.

Other meeting highlights includedapproval, on second reading, of anordinance amending the boroughcode governing residential drivewaywidths and corresponding curb cuts.

The measure dates back about twoyears, in response to a homeowner’sdriveway-widening application, andhas most recently gone back and forthmultiple times between the govern-ing body and the planning board.

Essentially, the amended ordinancenow allows permitted, double-widedriveways of 18 feet to have match-ing curb cuts.

But the vote to approve the mea-sure, which generated almost no dis-cussion this time, was not unanimous;Council President Huegel and Coun-cilwoman Katherine Mitchell votedagainst it, while council membersMike Szuch, Anthony Parenti, JoanWheeler and Robert Manduca sup-ported the ordinance.

The governing body also approved,on second reading, an ordinance


Fanwood Council

Kenilworth-based Elberon Develop-ment Co. LLC, the owner of 30 of the50 acres of land where a new, $50-million, 524,000-square-foot dryfoods warehouse is to be constructed.The proposed lease also includes four,five-year options. Elberon is ownedby 2008 Republican United StatesSenate candidate Anne Estabrook.

“Obtaining those bonds is key tothe project being located in Eliza-beth. Wakefern has investigated sitesin other locations,” according to astatement from Elberon. Wakefernalso is said to be working on anothershort-term lease to temporarily relo-cate its grocery operation until con-struction is completed in 2013.

The bonds, according to Eliza-beth Mayor Chris Bollwage, wouldhelp reduce the cost of the leasepayments to be paid by Wakefernover the length of its lease, thusresulting in the food company beingable to create additional jobs.

The new building would replacethe existing 491,775-square-footwarehouse that has been utilized byWakefern for over 50 years and willbe demolished for the new warehouse,as will a 140,000-square-foot build-ing located at 536 Dowd Avenue,which sits on land currently ownedby Elberon. Officials said the projectwould result in the retention of 345current jobs at the warehouse andcreation of another 350 new jobs overthe course of the next 20 years.

“I am very, very focused and soare our other Elberon people on this(lease negotiations),” Ms. Estabrooktold the board.

Mayor Bollwage said recoveryzone bonds would give Wakefern the“ability to borrow money at a verylow interest rate.”

“If you can borrow the money at avery low interest rate, then you getmore dollars into the project and [it]then goes and helps [keep] the rent ata lower rate over the next 30 or 35 or40 years,” Mayor Bollwage said. “Thishas nothing to do with $19 millionfrom the freeholder board or the Cityof Elizabeth going to the developer orto Wakefern. It is the ability to borrowmoney at an extremely cheap rate.”

The mayor said the recovery zonebonds were created by PresidentBarack Obama and Congress. “Theallotments were decided by the Presi-dent and the Congress based on theunemployment rates, the foreclosurerate and on the general economicconditions of cities and counties andstates throughout the country,” MayorBollwage said.

According to county spokesmanSebastian D’Elia, “The recovery zonefacility bonds are refundable tax cred-its through a federal subsidy paid by


Freeholder Bonds

peak hours of traffic, which include 7to 8 a.m. during the week and 4 to 5p.m. during the week, 130 vehiclesare now generating trips in the area.

Attorney Donna Erem from theWolff Samson Agency also testifiedon behalf of the applicant and statedthat no variances were needed for theproject.

Because of the late hour and thefact that so many residents did not geta chance to voice their opinions of theproject, board members voted to ex-tend the application into the Thurs-day, December 2 meeting, which willbegin at 7:30 p.m.


Clark

expected to be selected as mayor for2011, told residents, “we have a very bigtask ahead of us,” and warned that nextyear “will be a challenge.” He urged anyresidents with private sector expertise infinance or other related areas to sharetheir knowledge and insights with theincoming municipal team.

The committee also introducedseveral parking ordinances that willbe considered on December 14 andapproved a resolution suspendingparking-meter enforcement duringthe holiday season in the SpecialImprovement District and the Cen-tennial Avenue Business District.


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the U.S. Treasury and IRS. The debtwill be handled by the developer, notthrough the county or the city.” Hesaid interest rates on recovery zonebonds are typically 1 to 1.5 percentlower than what is found through“conventional bonding.”

Freeholder Chairman Dan Sullivansaid the bonds would be held byElberon. “We’re not on the hook foranything,” he said.

According to a Star-Ledger report,Indiana-based Sun Development &Management Corporation, the devel-oper of a 189-room Embassy SuitesHotel, opted not to accept the recov-ery zone bonds previously approvedby the freeholders after it learned themoney could not be used to pay off aconstruction loan. The hotel, whichis still going forward, will be con-structed near the Jersey Gardens Mall.

In other business, the board con-sidered a number of resolutions toaward engineering service contractsfor road intersection improvementprojects. The projects include BroadStreet and Springfield Avenue in Sum-mit, at a cost of $73,834, and RahwayAvenue and West Broad Street andScotch Plains Avenue in Westfield, ata cost of $92,046. A resolution for a$63,000 contract also was consid-ered for engineering services involv-ing construction administration andinspection services for repairs to eightdams, which will include Echo Lakein Mountainside, Seeley’s Pond inScotch Plains, Milton Lake Park inRahway, Briant Park in Summit andSperry Park in Cranford.

The board also reviewed three reso-lutions for the county’s Green SkillsEquals Green Jobs program. Thecounty is in the process of searchingfor a non-profit company to conductassessments on all persons applyingfor the program, which will train 220unemployed and underemployedadults for jobs in the utility industry.The vendor to be awarded a $300,000contract is expected to be on theboard’s Tuesday, November 23 regu-lar meeting agenda, according to Hu-man Services Director Frank Guzzo.

The county also is looking to en-ter into a $250,000 contract withRutgers University for training 125individuals for careers in the greenindustry. Another $100,000 contractis to be awarded to the Union CountyVocational-Technical Schools totrain 100 students for jobs in thesolar industry.

The county received a $1 millionfederal grant from the United StatesLabor Department to fund its greenjobs initiative. The county is workingwith the Utilities Workers Union ofAmerica (UWUA-AFL-CIO) inlaunching the program.

amending parking regulations onPaterson Road.

Under the measure, there will beno parking permitted during the daybetween Martine Avenue and RussellRoad and two-hour limited parkingbetween Russell and Midway andMidway and Hunter Avenues.

The restrictions are intended toprevent commuters from parkingthere and also to ensure that fire truckscan safely pass through in narrowspots.

Paterson Road resident ThomasBerger said, “you can barely squeezethrough” on the road when cars areparked on both sides of the street.

Additional parking restrictions onother roads in the borough will beconsidered at the December 14 regu-lar council meeting.

Also Tuesday night, Council Presi-dent Huegel announced that lastnight’s (November 10) plannedshared services public forum at thehigh school had been canceled andwill be rescheduled.

Mr. Huegel said the council wantsto allow “more time to pass” since thefirst forum was held several weeksago and “also get more people toattend.”

The governing body additionallydirected a special events and promo-tions vendor working for ProvidentBank to contact the borough’s zoningofficer and the board of health re-garding plans for a “special event” atthe downtown branch today, Thurs-day, November 11.

A representative for the vendor,Mike Martin, said the local branch“has been redone” and the bank wouldlike to hold a celebration includinghot dogs and snacks, a moon bounceand other activities for children.

Mr. Martin explained that thebank’s South Avenue entrance wouldbe closed off to allow for the moonbounce to be set up; he said a policeofficer would be on hand during theevent.

Mr. Estis said the bank’s plans forbanners or signs require zoning ap-proval first. Borough AdministratorEleanor McGovern said the board ofhealth has to approve plans to servefood.

“It sounds like you have a very funevent planned,” said Council Presi-dent Huegel.

“I think we should do whatever wecan to encourage things like this,”added Councilwoman Wheeler, re-garding efforts to retain business andbring people into the downtown.

Courtesy of Linda GrahamBIRD’S EYE VIEW...This gobbler takes a look around the yard on Hyslip Avenuein Westfield.

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

WESTFIELD — Acting MayorMark Ciarrocca announced at Tues-day night’s public Westfield Councilmeeting that the town will allow forfree on-street parking and free park-ing in the South Side commuter per-mit lot from December 20 to 31.

Last week, the DowntownWestfield Corporation requestedthat the council allow for free park-ing at all meters and parking lotpay-stations from December 15 toJanuary 1. According to ActingMayor Ciarrocca, the DWC’s origi-nal request would have resulted inan estimated revenue loss of$25,000 to $30,000. Under thegranted free-parking plan, the townestimates that it will lose $5,000 inrevenue.

During the public-comments por-tion of the meeting, retired policeofficer Greg Kasko handed out cop-ies of a memo from Police Chief JohnParizeau to all supervisors, datedOctober 25, 2007. In the memo, ChiefParizeau said that a “hand scannerwas put in place because a smallnumber of personnel were stealingtime. They were entering full shifts inthe sign-in book but not working thosehours.”

Mr. Kasko said that his comments“concern you (the council) and Mr.(James) Gildea” and not the policechief regarding “mismanagement” ofthe town. He said that while ChiefParizeau chose not to punish any in-dividuals, “such investigations mustbe reported” to the Union CountyProsecutor’s Office.

Chief Parizeau told The WestfieldLeader that he would have to checkhis records in order to confirm theauthenticity of the memo.

Resident Jim Baker spoke to thecouncil about the placement of a mid-block lighted crosswalk on CentralAvenue. He said that when he spoketo the council four weeks ago, Coun-cilman Ciarrocca pointed out thatMr. Baker is a member of the Demo-

cratic Committee and that “I thinkthat it is wrong for the mayor andcouncil to allow politics to preventany citizen from coming forward toaddress any of the topics that affectall citizens or our town.”

Mr. Baker said that he voted forformer Republican Councilman Pe-ter Echausse and, during the parkingdeck discussions, disagreed withDemocratic Councilman LarryGoldman.

He said that his opposition to thelocation of the crosswalk on CentralAvenue is “not partisan” and that“everyone – from Republicans,Democrats and Independents – shouldbe supporting [the residents whom itaffects].”

When Maria Carluccio of CentralAvenue approached the microphone,Acting Mayor Ciarrocca greeted herby her first name, but she told himthat she would prefer to be calledMrs. Carluccio. She questioned thecouncil as to why a crossing guardwas necessary at the new crosswalkbut not at an intersection like Groveand Central, where there are morepoints of conflict. She also questionedwhy trees were planted at the newcul-de-sacs, which would prevent firetrucks from gaining access.

Mrs. Carluccio also criticizedMayor Andrew Skibitsky, who wasabsent from the meeting, for placingan eight-foot sign on her lawn whilecampaigning in 2009 and never thank-ing her or returning to retrieve thesign after the election.

Adina Enculescu, on whose prop-erty the traffic light was installed, toldthe council that “people confuse mydriveway with Clover Street.” She saidthat twice she has found cars in herdriveway “in the middle of the day”and is concerned about the safety ofher property. She also told the councilthat there are not a lot of children usingthe crosswalk and that the “crossingguard is sitting in her car.”

She told the council that she“want(s) to have the mistake in frontof my house corrected.”

Jim Mathieu Says GarwoodWon’t See Hike in State Aid

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

GARWOOD – Borough Council-man-elect Jim Mathieu told the gov-erning body Tuesday night that theborough should expect the same lowermunicipal aid numbers next year as itreceived this year. The new council-man and Mayor-elect PatriciaQuattrocchi attended a meeting inTrenton with Governor Chris Christiefor newly-elected Republican offi-cials across the state, at which stateaid numbers were discussed.

Mr. Mathieu said Governor Christiestated that the money was gone be-cause “Trenton had spent it all,” andmentioned that towns should prepareto receive as little aid as they had lastyear. The borough had its aid slashed$160,000 last year.

This announcement comes in lightof the controversy over the boroughcutting its bulky trash pickup thisyear. Mr. Mathieu stated that bulkypickups were an issue across a num-ber of towns, not just Garwood.

In other business, the councilpassed an ordinance to address theissues of commuter parking on An-chor and Winslow Streets. The bor-ough council discussed the issue indetail at its September 28 meeting,but decided to leave it up to the resi-dents of those streets to decide acourse of action.

Councilman Jonathan Linken, re-porting for the laws and licenses com-mittee, said that a meeting with resi-dents of these streets had been wellattended and that they decided totreat the area like the 300 block ofWillow Avenue. Mr. Linken said resi-dents wished to have a two-hour park-ing limit from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.that would hopefully alleviate theissue of commuter parking while stillallowing people to park on the streetsto have access to local businesses.

Councilman Keith Sluka made sureto tell those in attendance that “theresidents [of Anchor and Winslow]are fully in support of these ordi-nances.”

Mayor Dennis McCarthy also tookthe time to remind residents that theChristmas tree lighting would takeplace on Saturday, December 4, at 6p.m. and the rain date would be Sun-day, December 5, at 5 p.m.

Fanwood Lions PostChristmas Tree Sale

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Li-ons Club will conduct its annualChristmas tree sale starting onWednesday, December 1, and con-tinuing until Christmas. Sale hourswill be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekendsand 6:30 to 9 p.m. on weekdays.This year, the Fanwood Fire Com-pany will assist the Lions.

A large selection of trees, wreathsand pine rope will be available. Thesale will take place at LaGrande Park,located at LaGrande Avenue and Sec-ond Street in Fanwood. Revenue fromthe sale supports local charities andscholarships to local students.

Mother Seton to PresentWizard of Oz Nov. 19-21

CLARK – Students at Mother SetonRegional High School will perform in theschool’s annual musical, The Wizard ofOz, on Friday and Saturday, November19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday,November 21, at 2 p.m. All performanceswill be held in the school’s auditorium.The school is located at 1 Valley Road inClark.

Hannah Clark, a sophomore from ScotchPlains, is cast in the lead role of Dorothy.Following her down the yellow brick roadwill be Soley Estevas, a senior from Avenel,as The Friendly Lion, Sarah Derderian, asenior from East Brunswick, as The Scare-crow and Lauren Mateo, a senior fromIselin, as The Tin Man.

Takisha Pierre of Irvington will por-tray The Wicked Witch of the West andKatherine Newton of Middlesex is cast asGlinda, The Good Witch.

Catherine Serzan, a sophomore fromWestfield, will portray Aunt Em and RyanDurkin is cast as Uncle Henry. Paul Rosatoof Woodbridge is cast as Professor Mar-vel and The Wizard of Oz.

The play will be performed under thedirection of Margaret Hak. Sister TheoFurniss will serve as the play coordinator.Music will be under the direction ofLucille Obie, and Megan Ferentinos is incharge of choreography. CarolHenderson, faculty member at MotherSeton, is in charge of costumes. Set de-sign is under the direction of Janet Murphyand Jack Duffy.

Stage managers for the show includesophomores Juliana Balabusta of Lin-den, Vivian Cao of Colonia, MiahSimmons of Plainfield, and sophomoresCarla Souza and Jackie Stiles and fresh-man Breanna Barrett, all from Rahway.

Ticket prices on Friday will be $10 forgeneral admission and $8 for childrenand senior citizens. On Saturday, all tick-ets will be $10. For Sunday’s perfor-mance, general admission will be $10,while the cost for children and seniorcitizens will be $5.

Courtesy of Jeffrey TarlowBEAUTY OF FALL...The foliage of the region is in all its splendor in late October.Pictured above are the trees in Tamaques Park in Westfield.

Asm. Bramnick UrgesServicemen to ApplyFor Stop-Loss FundsREGION – Asm. Jon Braminick

(LD-21) said, “This Veterans Day,we come together to honor our armedforces for their bravery and dedicatedservice to our nation. As our soldierscontinue to serve overseas, their fami-lies are often left behind with strainedresources.

“To help our military members andtheir families, the federal govern-ment has made additional ‘stop loss’payments available for service mem-bers who had their tours involun-tarily extended between September11, 2001 and September 30, 2009.Federal money has already been setaside for those service members toreceive an additional $500 for everymonth or partial month they served instop-loss status.

“By law, our service members mustapply by December 3, 2010 for thispayment. Currently, less than half ofthose eligible have applied. I want toencourage all of our veterans andservice members to take advantageof these benefits before the claimdeadline runs out on December 3. Forinformation on how to apply, pleasevisit www.defense.gov/stoploss orcontact my legislative office at (908)232-2073.”

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By Paul Peyton of The Leader/Times

In Politics

Peyton's Lance Says Jobs, EconomyTop Priorities of New House

Cohen Sentenced to Five YearsOn Child-Pornography Charges

Former Union County Assembly-man Neil Cohen (D) was sentencedlast week to five years in either jail ora mental hospital for viewing nudeimages of underage girls in his legis-lative office, according to the Associ-ated Press. Cohen must also registeras a sex offender under the state’sMegan’s Law.

Cohen’s lawyer told the judge hisclient has been suicidal and has sev-eral mental-health issues, includingchronic depression. The ex-assem-blyman pleaded guilty in April. Cohenserved 17 years in the State Legisla-ture as a Democrat representing UnionCounty, from 1994 to 2008 and 1990-1991. He resigned following his ar-rest in July 2008.

Democrats Win SeatOf Ex-Senator Baroni

Democrats picked up an unexpiredseat in the State Senate in South Jer-sey on Election Day with Assembly-woman Linda Greenstein’s victoryover Republican Senator TomGoodwin, thus increasing the Demo-crats’ majority in the upper house to24-16. Mr. Goodwin was appointedafter GOP Sen. Bill Baroni was se-lected by Governor Chris Christie asexecutive director of the Port Author-ity of New York and New Jersey.

GOP Wins Third Dist.Congressional Race

Republican Jon Runyan, the ex-Philadelphia Eagle, defeated fresh-man Rep. John Adler (D) in NewJersey’s third Congressional districtto reduce the Democrats’ edge in thestate’s Congressional representativesto 7-6. Mr. Runyan won 106,175 to100,069 (50 to 47 percent.) Rep. RushHolt (D) had the next-closest victory,

as he won a seventh term by a tally of107,147 to 93,311 over Scott Sipprelle(53 to 46 percent).

GOP Wins Majority in Bergen;Donovan Unseats McNerneyGOP Bergen County Clerk Kathy

Donovan unseated incumbent Demo-cratic County Executive DennisMcNerney to lead a Republicansweep last week. The GOP also wonthe sheriff’s office, where EmersonPolice Chief Michael Saudino de-feated incumbent Leo McGuire. TheGOP won three seats on the free-holder board, to take a 5-2 majoritynext year for the first time in nearly adecade, according to The Record. Allfive Republican freeholders have beenelected over the last two years.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi to SeekMinority-Leader Title in HouseHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, com-

ing off the loss of 60 DemocraticCongressional seats, said she wouldseek another term as minority leaderof her party. Ms. Pelosi is the nation’sfirst female speaker and has served inthe role the last four years. Her an-nouncement sets the stage for a battlebetween current Majority LeaderSteny Hoyer of Maryland and HouseWhip Jim Clyburn of South Carolinafor the no. 2 leadership spot.

Olbermann Returns to NBCAfter a Two-Day SuspensionMSNBC “Countdown” host Keith

Olbermann returned to the air Tues-day night after being “suspended in-definitely without pay” after NBClearned he had donated to three Demo-cratic candidates, which is against com-pany policy. Mr. Olbermann gave themaximum individual donation of$2,400 to Arizona Reps. GabrielleGiffords and Raul Grijalva, as well asSenate hopeful Jack Conway, who lostin Kentucky to Republican Rand Paul.

Christie Receives 51 PercentApproval Rating in Latest PollGovernor Chris Christie received a

51-percent approval rating in aQuinnipiac University poll of NewJersey voters, with 38 percentdisaproving of the job he has done.Only 24 percent of respondents, how-ever, believe Mr. Christie would makea good president.

By comparison, President BarackObama received a 46 percent ap-proval rating from New Jerseyans,with 50 percent disapproving of thejob he has done in nearly two years inthe White House.

The telephone poll of 1,362 NewJersey voters was conducted Novem-ber 3 to 8, and has a sampling errormargin of plus or minus 2.7 percent-age points.

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

AREA — Fresh off his re-electionvictory for a second term in Con-gress, Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7th)said the focus of a GOP majoritycome January will be “jobs and theAmerican economy.”

Mr. Lance has served on the power-ful 70-member financial services com-mittee in his first term, a position heanticipates he will continue to hold.

“I am honored to have been re-elected, and I want to thank all ofthose who have placed their faith inme,” he said. “Obviously, I think it isa stronger position to be in the major-ity than the minority. We (GOP) cer-tainly have our work cut out for us.”

“We will now have to help govern.We will be in a responsible position,but we are not the only players on thefield,” Mr. Lance said, pointing toDemocrats’ control of The WhiteHouse and the United States Senate.

Speaking of extending the Bushtax cuts of 2001 and 2003, Mr. Lancesaid he does “not favor raising taxeson anybody.”

“But we need to make a decisionon that. All income brackets will havetaxes increased on January 1 unlesswe do something in the lame-ducksession of Congress,” Mr. Lance toldThe Westfield Leader and The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times. Democratshave said they favor maintaining the2001 and 2003 tax cuts for personsmaking under $250,000, while Re-

publicans favor extending all the taxcuts.

The congressman said the adminis-tration needs to “modify the market-to-market rules” to get banks to increaselending “to qualified borrowers.”

“And obviously, I favor modifica-tion of the health-care bill,” Mr. Lancesaid. During the campaign, the GOPsaid it wanted to “repeal, replace andreform” the health-care law. Amongthe changes he supports to the legisla-tion is adding medical-malpractice re-form.

“I think all these matters takentogether would bring about greatercertainty in the business community,and that, in turn, would lead to thecreation of new jobs,” Mr. Lance said.

Although formal GOP caucus de-cisions on who will chair House com-mittees will not be announced untilDecember, the GOP ranking memberof the Financial Services Committeeis Rep. Spencer Baucus (R-Ala.). Rep.John Adler (D-3rd), who lost his re-election bid, and Rep. Scott Garrett(R-5th) are the only other NewJerseyans on the committee.

Mr. Lance noted that there will alsobe a change in leadership on the Sen-ate Banking, Housing and Urban Af-fairs Committee due to the retirementof Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.).Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.C.) is thenumber-two Democrat on that com-mittee. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)also serve on the Senate panel.

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Officials Prepare to BeginNJ Redistricting Process

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

TRENTON – The process of re-drawing New Jersey’s 40 legislativedistricts will soon begin with theappointment of 10 members (fiveeach from the two political parties)to the state’s apportionment com-mission by the head of the state’sDemocratic and Republican Parties,John Wisniewski and Jay Webber,respectively.

New Jersey has 40 legislative dis-tricts, each of which is represented bya senator and two assemblypersons.The 10 members of the commissionmust be appointed by this Monday,November 15, and certified by Secre-tary of State Kim Guadagno, the state’slieutenant governor, by December 1.

The statutory deadline for approv-ing a new legislative map is Febru-ary 1. If the commission membersfail to reach a majority decision bythen, and there is a 5-5 deadlock,state Supreme Court Justice StuartRabner would choose the tie-break-ing 11th member. The commissionwould then have until March 1 toapprove the new districts.

Democrats named to thecommision are: Mr. Wisniewski,Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (LD-27, East Orange), Assembly Major-ity Leader Joe Cryan (LD-20, Union),State Sen. Paul Sarlo (LD-36, Wood-Ridge) and former AssemblywomanNilsa Cruz-Perez from Camden. Asof press deadline, Republicans hadnot announced their appointments.

Following the 2000 redistricting,which was challenged in court by theRepublicans after the Democraticmembers’ map was selected, Legisla-tive District 22 saw the most signifi-cant change locally, with Plainfield,Linden and Rahway moved to thedistrict, replacing Westfield, BerkeleyHeights, Cranford and Mountainside,

which were shifted to District 21. Themove made District 21 a strong GOPdistrict and shifted District 22 into theDemocratic column.

In addition to Westfield, BerkeleyHeights, Cranford and Mountainside,District 21 includes Garwood, NewProvidence, Roselle Park, Springfield,Summit, Chatham Township, Harding,Long Hill, Warren and Watchung.District 22 includes Scotch Plains,Fanwood, Clark, Linden, Plainfield,Rahway, Winfield, Dunellen, GreenBrook, Middlesex and NorthPlainfield.

One week after the new U.S. Con-gress is seated, President BarackObama will release the list of Con-gressional districts per state. New Jer-sey is expected to lose one of its 13Congressional districts due to popula-tion declines. By June 15, 2011, the 12members of the Congressional appor-tionment panel will be appointed byleaders of the state’s two political par-ties – Senate President StephenSweeney (D), Senate Minority LeaderTom Kean, Jr. (R), Assembly SpeakerOliver (D) and Assembly MinorityLeader Alex DeCroce (R). Mr.Wisniewski and Mr. Webber will alsoeach appoint two members.

Mr. Webber told The WestfieldLeader and The Times that he is look-ing to appoint members to the com-mission who will “get the fairest mapwe can” for the state while adhering tostate and federal guidelines.

Once the commission is seated andcertified, he said, “We will get to this(redistricting map) as soon aspossible...We have been preparing forredistricting now for the better part oftwo years,” Mr. Webber said.

When asked about redistricting as itpertains to Union County, he said anydiscussion on district boundaries atthis point “would be purely specula-tive.”

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SCOTCH PLAINS — MayorNancy Malool has announced a publichearing will be held on the Housingand Urban Development RevenueSharing Block Grant Year 37 fundingon Tuesday, November 30. The hear-ing will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Room202 of the Scotch Plains MunicipalBuilding, located at 430 Park Avenue.

“We are attempting to set our ownpriorities and want to know how ourown citizens feel the county allocationshould be spent,” Mayor Malool said.

Scotch Plains has benefited fromCommunity Development funds since1975, amounting to nearly $4 mil-lion. It is expected that approximately$6 million will be available to UnionCounty for Community DevelopmentBlock Grant funding.The hearing willbe chaired by the township’s officialdelegates to the Revenue SharingCommittee. Nineteen towns in UnionCounty are involved, and all projectsmust have a two-thirds majority ofthe total committee membership ap-proval in order to become reality.

Application for projects will beavailable at the municipal buildingand include complete instructions con-cerning project eligibility. Projectsfunded throughout the 19 membermunicipalities include: housing, reha-bilitation, neighborhood preservation,code enforcement, senior-citizen fa-cilities, child-care facilities and vari-ous social-service programs.

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TRENTON — Assembly com-mittees considered nearly 40 piecesof legislation on Monday, but notone dealt with Governor ChrisChristie’s property tax reform toolkit.

Assembly Republican LeaderAlex DeCroce and ConferenceLeader Jon Bramnick said it is “dis-graceful” that Democratic Paryleaders “continue to waste valuabletime by failing to consider the keyparts of the tool-kit package.”

“New Jersey taxpayers will bedisgusted to find out that the As-sembly Democrats place a higherpriority on creating commissionsrather than tackling civil service,arbitration and pension reforms,”Mr. DeCroce said. “The Democraticleaders keep telling the public theyhave been working on tool-kit leg-islation, but taxpayers have seenlittle evidence of that. They must betone deaf to the election results de-livered on Tuesday. Property tax-payers are tired of listening to prom-ises made by Democrats, which isnothing more than talk.”

“Last week, our caucus heardfrom 20 bipartisan mayors through-out the state who implored us toenact the critical reforms which willhelp them control spending,” Mr.DeCroce said. “But Democrats be-lieve that discussing medical mari-juana is more vital to taxpayers.Assembly Republicans have waitedsince the summer to work on thekey components in the tool kit. Thestumbling block for the Democratsin developing meaningful legisla-

tion is that they have no experienceat cutting taxes or reducing spend-ing.”

“Another committee hearing ses-sion [on Monday contained] notone property tax reform bill mayorsand other local officials will needto keep their budgets within thenew [2-percent] cap law that takeseffect in 56 day,” Mr. Bramnicksaid.

“For months, Assembly Republi-cans have expressed our willing-ness to have open and meaningfuldiscussion on the tool-kit package,but Democratic leaders continue toturn a deaf ear. The clock is ticking.Without these necessary reforms,local officials will be forced to sig-nificantly cut services and person-nel.”

“Assembly Democrats have de-layed and mismanaged the tool-kitreforms to the point where they willhave to be crammed into our last twoscheduled voting sessions this year.If that even happens, it is likely thattaxpayers and local officials will onlysee watered-down legislation offeredby Democrats that doesn’t deliver thesubstantive reforms needed in orderstay within the new [2-percent] caplaw,” Mr. DeCroce stated.

“At this point, I seriously doubtthe Democrats want to change thesystem. Their goal is to maintainthe status quo,” Mr. DeCroce said.

Bill to Abolish COAHClears State Committee

TRENTON – Legislation to abolishthe state Council on Affordable Hous-ing (COAH) and revamp antiquatedaffordable-housing laws was releasedMonday by an Assembly panel.

“This is a reasonable compromisethat ensures that towns will have adiverse housing stock that takes intoaccount the needs of not only low-and moderate-income residents, butworking-class residents, too,” saidAssemblyman Jerry Green (LD-20,Plainfield). “This legislation repre-sents months of lengthy discussionswith interested stakeholders, the Sen-ate and the (Christie) administra-tion.”

The legislation would abolishCOAH, a move Mr. Green said issupported by the Assembly, the Sen-ate and the governor’s office. Chiefamong the bill’s other components isa 10-percent affordable-housing re-quirement for all new residential de-velopments in any municipality.

However, exempt from this require-ment are any municipalities where50 percent or more of the studentpopulation is receiving a free or re-duced lunch. Municipalities whereeither 12 percent of the housing isconsidered affordable or 25 percentto 50 percent of the student popula-tion is receiving a free or reducedlunch could impose a 10-percent “setaside” at their discretion.

The legislation stands apart fromthe state’s existing COAH laws be-cause it removes this requirement for

commercial development and links itonly with residential developments.

In addition to the 10 percent setaside, municipalities that are requiredto comply with the new developmentstandards would have to zone 20 per-cent of its vacant, developable landfor higher density, workforce hous-ing – essentially requiring the devel-opment of four stand-alone units onevery acre, or eight units if they areattached.

Municipalities, including those inurban areas, would also have to sub-mit rehabilitation plans for their ex-isting sub-standard housing stock.The legislation would also gradu-ally phase in the 2.5-percentdeveloper’s fee over the next fiveyears to fund housing efforts. Thisstandard fee was created throughlegislation in 2008 and later placedunder a moratorium, which expiredin July.

“With legislation this massive inscope, there are obviously going tobe parties that will never be satisfiedwith every component of it,” Mr.Green said. “I think this bill is areasonable alternative that takes intoaccount the needs of everyone in thisstate, regardless of socio-economicstatus, and provides a means to stimu-late development, both commercialand residential.”

The bill was released by the As-sembly Housing and Local Govern-ment Committee which is chaired byAsm. Green.

SP Mayor’s Gala TicketsOn Sale until November 19

SCOTCH PLAINS – Tickets forthe annual Scotch Plains Mayor’sCharity Gala on Friday, December 3,are now on-sale until Friday, Novem-ber 19, in the Scotch Plains Recre-ation Department. Tickets for theevent are $75, and groups of or morecan reserve a table together.

The gala, which will take place atShackamaxon Country Club inScotch Plains, is a non-partisan event,which serves to gather all segmentsof the community for an evening fullof dining, dancing and a silent auc-tion. Proceeds from the event supportthe Municipal Alliance Committeeand other local non-profit organiza-tions.

The event also recognizes citizensand groups that have made voluntary

contributions to Scotch Plains.Awards are presented in the follow-ing categories to the following re-cipients: Female Volunteer of the Year:Lisa Mohn; Male Volunteer of theYear: Michael Walch; Volunteer Or-ganizations of the Year: Scotch PlainsBoy Scouts and Fanwood-ScotchPlains Girl Scouts. Additionally, theBoy Scouts are receiving this awardduring their 100th anniversary as anorganization.

Tickets can be purchased throughthe Scotch Plains Recreation Depart-ment, located in Room 113 at theMunicipal Building.

For information about tickets, theMayor’s Gala, or how to donate agift, call (908) 322-6700, extensionno. 1221.

Panel Releases Bill to ExtendHousing Project Tax Credits

TRENTON – Legislation spon-sored by Democrats in Trenton thatwould extend the eligibility of cer-tain business and housing project taxcredits available to New Jersey busi-nesses was released Monday by theAssembly Commerce and EconomicDevelopment Committee, by a voteof 6-0-1.

“Anything we can do to stimulatebusiness growth in New Jersey, to helpput people back to work, we should beactively pursuing,” said LouisGreenwald (LD-6,Voorhees), the chair-man of the Assembly Budget Commit-tee. “These tax credits have provedeffective in the past, and extendingthem now will continue to induce busi-nesses to invest in our economy.”

The legislation (A-3143) wouldextend the eligibility of businesses toinvest in certain business or housingprojects for tax credits under thestate’s “Urban Transit Hub Tax CreditAct” (UTHTCA) and the “New Jer-sey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009.”

“Construction trades have some ofthe highest unemployment rates inour state,” said Asw. Annette Quijano(LD-20, Union). “These tax creditswill help companies looking to investin business and residential construc-tion, putting people back to work inthe short term and creating jobs in thelong term.” Under the UTHTCA, abusiness may receive a tax credit ofup to 100 percent of its qualifiedcapital investment in a business facil-ity that is located in an urban transithub and employs at least 250 peopleat the facility. Annually, for 10 years,the business may apply a credit equalto 10 percent of the amount of theinvestment against the corporationbusiness tax, insurance premiums taxor gross income tax liability.

A tenant leasing space in a quali-fied facility would also be allowedcredits under the bill, provided thetenant occupies space in the facilitythat proportionally represents at least

$17.5 million of the capital invest-ment in the facility, while employingat least 250 individuals and that theowner of the facility has made oracquired at least $50 million in capi-tal investments in the facility.

Under a similar program enactedas part of the Stimulus Act of 2009, adeveloper may receive a tax credit ofup to 20 percent of the capital invest-ment in a qualified residential projectlocated in an urban transit hub, pro-vided the owner of the project hasmade or acquired at least $50 millionin capital investments in the project.

Mixed-use projects that consist ofa qualified business facility and aqualified residential project – neitherof which alone satisfies the $50-mil-lion investment requirement – alsowould be eligible, provided that theinvestment in each component of thedevelopment amounts to at least $17.5million and that the total amount in-vested in the project in aggregate is atleast $50 million.

The bill now heads to the Assem-bly Speaker, who decides if and whento post it for a floor vote.

Sheriff’s Office ToCollect Unsused MedsELIZABETH — The Union

County Sheriff’s Office will becoordinating the American Medi-cine Chest Challenge (AMCC) inElizabeth and Plainfield this Sat-urday, November 13, by enablingcounty residents to dispose ofunused, unwanted, and expiredmedicines.

County residents may take un-wanted prescription drugs to theUnion County Administration Build-ing, located at 10 Elizabethtown Plazain Elizabeth, and at the Park/Madi-son Building, 200 Park Avenue inPlainfield, between 10 a.m. and 2p.m. For information, call the sheriff’soffice at (908) 527-4450.

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Your State Legislators---LD-21---

Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R)425 North Ave. E.Westfield, N.J. 07090(908) 232-3673

Asm. Jon Bramnick (R)251 North Ave. WestWestfield, N.J. 07090(908) 232-2073

Asm. Nancy Munoz (R)57 Union Place, Suite 310Summit, N.J. 07901(908) 918-0414

---LD-22---Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D)

1514 E. Saint Georges Ave.Linden, N.J. 07036(908) 587-0404

Asw. Linda Stender (D)1801 East Second St.Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076(908) 668-1900

Asm. Jerry Green (D)17 Watchung Ave.Plainfield, N.J. 07060(908) 561-5757

LD-21 includes Westfield, Mountainside,Garwood, Summit and Cranford.

LD-22 includes Scotch Plains, Fanwood,Plainfield, Clark and Linden.

[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@njleg.org

7th Congressional DistrictRepresentative Leonard Lance, 425 North Avenue E., Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 518-7733

In Flanders FieldsBy: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD

(1872-1918), Canadian ArmyIn Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

It’s Dark Now And PedestriansEncounter Increased Danger

Winter and daylight savings time result in grayafternoons and dark evenings in our area. Nightapproaches quickly this time of the year. The end ofDecember will be here very shortly, and this is theshortest daytime of the year. Many don’t adjust wellto this sudden change in loss of daylight.

When everyone leaves work during this time ofyear, it’s dark. It’s hard to see while driving and it’sparticularly hard to see pedestrians. Pedestrians alsodon’t see very well, aren’t as aware as they need tobe, and assume drivers see them. This condition hasresulted in unfortunate pedestrian deaths over thelast few years.

The busy local thoroughfares, such as North Av-enue and East Broad Street in Westfield, have provento be particularly dangerous. Martine and Park Av-enues in Scotch Plains are equally busy. Thesestreets are uniquely laden with both cars and pedes-trians. It’s the most dangerous combination – manycars, many pedestrians and dark evenings.

We appeal to everyone to be extremely alert –drivers and pedestrians both. There’s more everyonecan do to help avoid tragedy. Please wear brightcolored and reflective clothing while walking. Crosson streets only where it is legal and safe. Please donot “J-Walk!” Every time you cross the street, as-sume that drivers don’t see you because they prob-

ably don’t.Take the time to remind your children to always

cross at the cross walks, and if you’re thinking aboutbuying yourself or the kids new winter coats, try tobuy bright colors.

Drivers, in their normal rush to get home, shouldremember how unsafe it is this time of year. Expectpedestrians to do unusual things because they will.Remember not to pass on the right through the leafpiles, as children may be at play. As the winterweather rolls in, ice and snow are bound to makeroad conditions worse; take it slow and stay alert.

Joggers and bicyclists need to be more on guard,too, because of the diminished visibility. Make surethe reflectors on your bicycles are cleaned off and ingood condition. Both joggers and cyclists shouldconsider purchasing and wearing a blinking light tomake them more visible.

Please remember that many “out of town” carspass through the area all the time. These drivers donot know the conditions of our local roads or thebusyness of pedestrian travel. They won’t be as alertas you.

We’d like to hear your suggestions on this issue.Please e-mail [email protected]. Let’s make ourwintertime as safe as possible this year by stayingalert.

Thank You, Veterans, for YourSacrifices in Keeping America FreeArmistice Day symbolizes the end of World War I

in 1918, when guns fell silent on the Western Frontat the 11th hour, 11th day, the 11th month. The “Warto end all wars.” Unfortunately for the world, thatdidn’t hold true. We’ve had many other horrors ofwar, and we continue today in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Yet we remain free because: “For centuries, manymen and women of the United States of Americahave put their careers, family and other interests onhold for months and years at a time. In uniform, theywere thrust into harm’s way. Military service couldbe unpleasant, lonely, dangerous and, sometimes,fatal. Our veterans did this for one purpose, and oneonly — to serve and protect this country.

“Communities across America are filled withmonuments to remember our veterans of wars. In themany towns of Union County, some of these monu-ments are well known, while others are forgotten. InWestfield, local veterans who lost their lives duringthe First World War are remembered by the monu-ment at the Plaza as well as with gold-star streetnames and signs. The 78 Westfielders who died in

World War II are memorialized by a bronze plaqueoutside the Town Hall Community Room. Those lostin Korea and in Vietnam are remembered…” ByGarland “Bud” Boothe, The Westfield Leader, Nov.2,2000.

Now we call it Veterans’ Day, established in 1938.Unfortunately, one year later, World War II startedand the world has hardly seen peace since then.

Freedom Isn’t FreeThis Veterans Day, remember the Americans who

died in war for our freedom: Over 4,300 currently inIraq and about 1,300 in Afghanistan; 4,435 in theRevolutionary War; 2,260 in the War of 1812; 13,283in the Mexican War; 558,052 in the Civil War, 2,246in the Spanish-American War; 116,708 in World WarI; 407,316 in World War II; 33,651 in the KoreanWar; 58,168 in Vietnam and 293 in the Gulf War. Aswritten on the Korean War Memorial in Washington,D.C.: “Freedom isn’t free.”

Ordinary men with extraordinary deeds have de-fended our fragile democracy.

The Westfield LeaderNov. 13, 1918

Thanks to All Who Made AnniversaryGala for Community Ctr. A Success

Resolve Community CounselingThanks Stage House for Support

Thank You Garwood as We FaceOur Challenges Together

Disgusted to See The CartoonSuggesting That NJEA Is A Bully

All Americans Should Visit Arlington;They Guaranteed Our Freedoms

Strauss Thanks Scotch Plains VotersAnd Congratulates His Opponents

Recently, I noticed a letter to the editor(Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times) by Ri-chard Fortunato a couple of weeks ago inwhich he mentioned that the media andpundits had suggested that should thegovernment be run by the “Tea Partiers”that the military would be short changed.This very idea from my experience inattending a couple “Tea Party” events isnothing but a misrepresentation of thosethat have attended “Tea Party” events.

In order, to use an example, I will relatea couple of experiences that I recentlyhad on a visit to the D.C. area. Afterspending a day at the well-maintainedCapital building, my wife and I took ashuttle bus to our hotel. While waiting forthis bus, I sat down next to a slightly oldercouple. At first I did not notice that theman had something in his lap, but when Idid see it, it looked like a raincoat since itheavily rained that day. Upon a closerlook, the raincoat proved to be a triangu-lar water proof holder, for a United Statesof America burial flag.

We were only a short distance fromArlington National Cemetery at that time.The man was honored to be presented by

our grateful nation this flag for a lovedone. On my part, I open the door of thevan, and all I could say was that I was“sorry.” I don’t know if it was for abrother, sister, daughter or son.

Then the next day we visited ArlingtonNational Cemetery and while on the tour,we saw a horse drawn caisson with acoffin going up the hill. This was one ofArlington’s 20 to 25 funerals each week.

I will never get these images out of myhead, especially knowing that my familyand my wife’s family are proud owners oftwo burial flags each and can attest thatwhen taps are played for a loved one, itgoes on for ever.

I simply do not care what the media,pundits or any one cares about my respectfor my country and military, even if Iattended a couple “Tea Party” events.

I suggest that every American visitArlington. It is here that those that guar-anteed our freedoms that we enjoy todayare honored. This is especially applicablesince today is Veteran’s day.

Albert MullerScotch Plains

The Westfield Community Centerwould like to thank The Westfield Leaderand its readers who helped us make our75th anniversary and gala dinner such asuccess. Without your assistance, wewould not have made it this far.

Gala dinner attendees included Con-gressman Leonard Lance and WestfieldMayor Andy Skibitsky. New Jersey As-semblyman Jon Bramnick presided overthe live auction that included a six-nightstay in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Alongwith dancing, a live band, and silent auc-tion, members took time to honor those ofyears gone by who had made lastingcontributions to the center.

The work of the Westfield Community

Center continues with your support. Pro-grams for seniors provide nutritional andsocial care and well-being. After-schooland summer programs give children asafe place to play and get help with home-work. These programs continue to runeach day, even as we receive walk-insand a steady stream of phone calls frommany people who need assistance.

In the midst of these challenging eco-nomic times, the Westfield CommunityCenter is glad to have supporters like youwho enable us to serve our neighbors.

Christopher BeckPresident, Westfield Community

Center Board of Directors

On behalf of Resolve CommunityCounseling Center, Inc. in Scotch Plainsand its’ Board of Directors, we sincerelythank the Stage House Inn for making ourrecent fundraising dinner event such asuccess. We have been fortunate to expe-rience a wonderful partnership with theStage House Inn these past few years asthey open their doors to Resolve’s guestsfor a sumptuous price fixe dinner.

Thank you again, Stage House, and to

all who attended the October 19 event.Your support is very much appreciatedand we look forward to another wonder-ful evening in February when Resolveand the Stage House Inn will once againwelcome guests for a fine dining experi-ence.

Barbara Roskin, PresidentResolve Com. Counseling Center

Scotch Plains

The New Year is the time for newbeginnings and the Borough of Garwoodwill be no exception as we join forces toface whatever new challenges may comeour way during these difficult economictimes.

However, first we wish to thank theresidents of Garwood who this ElectionDay gave us their votes of confidence atthe polls. We will endeavor to do our verybest to live up to your expectations as wework to move Garwood forward into thefuture.

Further we want to recognize MayorDennis McCarthy for his years of merito-

rious service to the borough and recog-nize his running mates, Ms. Villaggioand Mr. Allouf, for their dedication to theborough as well.

And finally, we are looking forward toworking with all of the members of theborough council as well as all the bor-ough employees and volunteers as we alljoin forces to ensure that Garwood re-mains the oasis for families that our found-ing fathers envisioned.

Thank you.

Patricia Quattrocchi, VictorDeFilippo and James Mathieu

Garwood GOP

I just returned from a college visit withmy daughter and opened to the editorialpage of the November 4 paper. After hear-ing only wonderful comments from collegeadmission personnel, including one dean ofadmissions, about the quality of WestfieldHigh School and its teachers, I was dis-gusted and disappointed to see the editorialcartoon suggesting that the New JerseyEducation Associaton (NJEA) is a bully.

The NJEA represents the public schoolteachers who give Westfield publicschools their glowing reputation through-out the country. It is not the NJEA that isthe bully, but Governor Christie and mem-

bers of our State Legislature, who aretrying to bully the public into believingthat it is our public schools and our teach-ers in New Jersey that have caused thefinancial crisis and other problems wecurrently face in this state.

I am hopeful that your readers aresmarter than you give them credit for andunderstand that it is our public schoolsystem and our teachers throughout thestate, particularly in Westfield, that giveNew Jersey one of the finest public edu-cation systems in the country.

Amy HerringtonWestfield

I wish to sincerely thank all of thosewho supported my efforts to win re-elec-tion to the Council.

Running as an Independent candidateis a very difficult and time consumingundertaking with long odds. I am notaware of an Independent ever winning inScotch Plains, much less running. Re-markably, this year there were eight can-didates for three seats inclusive of twoincumbent Independents, Dominick Brattiand myself. Despite these long odds, thetruly wonderful and dedicated supportand help that came my way was not onlyvery gratifying, but critical in mounting aserious campaign as well as keeping upmy spirits during the entire process.

The results disclose that we, as Inde-pendents, clearly affected the outcome ofthe election, but we simply could nottruly compete with the party influenceand resources to win. I believe I would beremiss as an elected official if I did notacknowledge this shortcoming in our lo-cal electoral process. The reasons for anindependent run still exist, but the oddsremain as long as ever.

I extend my congratulations to Mr.Marcus, Mr. Vastine and CouncilmanGlover on their election. The campaignand election is over. They must now workwith our truly excellent professional staffand town employees on behalf of allresidents of Scotch Plains and not just theparties that supported their efforts. I ex-pect to remain involved and watchfulwith the hope and expectation that ourtownship can remain a great place to live.

Jeffrey StraussScotch Plains

Bratti Thanks SPVoters for Support

I would like to thank the residents ofScotch Plains for giving me the opportu-nity to serve as your councilman for thelast two years. I am proud of all theindividuals with whom I served and ofwhat we were able to accomplish. I con-gratulate Councilman Glover, and Messrs.Marcus and Vastine, and wish them thebest of luck.

To those of you who voted for me andJeff Strauss, I thank you and applaud yourwillingness to support Independent can-didates regardless of political-party af-filiation. I hope that you will join us incontinuing to do so at all levels of govern-ment so that we may replace partisanshipand patronage with honesty and integrityin government.

Dominick BrattiScotch Plains

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Compilation DEM vs GOP By Towns for Union County Freeholders

Nov. 2, 2010 Gen’l Election(Results are unofficial)

% Voting = votes/population: Party votes = sum of the three party candidates/three: Absentee ballots not included

Letters to the Editor

On behalf of the Union County Demo-cratic team, I’d like to thank the voters ofUnion County for a resounding victoryon November 2nd. What made it evenmore remarkable was the national tide forRepublicans this year, which makes ourvictory even better.

I want to congratulate all the winnersregardless of party and also thank anyonewho put their name on a ballot to run foroffice. Believe me it’s not an easy thing todo.

After the election, I read various newsreports and reactions from the winnersand losers, but the story as reported in TheWestfield Leader topped them all. With-out exception, the county Republicancandidates’ remarks were all crude, class-less and insulting to anyone who hap-pened to vote Democratic. And this isfrom the folks who had just had their“platform” overwhelmingly rejected bythe voters!

We are the “knuckleheads” Mr.Flanagan? Strikes me as a bit of a soreloser, doesn’t it? Just hit “urban” voters

with a cattle prod and they’ll go under;there’s no brain power involved? Do youwant to tell us what you mean by an“urban” voter? It’s not too hard to figureout, is it?

To our opponents, there was no graceafter a defeat only bitter invective againstthe voters who rejected you. So it wastheir fault! They’re just not smart enoughto see how smart you are! You’re going towin a lot of elections that way. I see thatEllen Dickson has already declared her-self a candidate for next year’s race.

I just love her “largesse” comment.“Sucking all the rest of us?” Who’s us?I’m sure you will have some explanationfor that.

In case you missed it, Democrats had apretty good night in Cranford, ScotchPlains and Springfield. I’d call that thesuburbs, wouldn’t you?

Again, my thanks to the voters of UnionCounty for their support. You did a greatjob!

Dan Sullivan, ElizabethChairman, UC Freeholders

Gov. ChristieComments on Election

A lot of people didn’t think we’d beable to improve upon last year’s suc-cesses and accelerate our momentum in2010.

Well, we sure proved them wrong.Thanks to your help, we continued the

work we started together in 2009 andmade historic gains as a party all through-out the state on [Election Day].

Just like last year, we were outspent byour opponents. But just like last year, weoutworked our opponents and made surevoters heard our Republican message offiscal responsibility, lower taxes and lessspending – and it resonated loud andclear.

We put the 3rd Congressional Districtback in the Republican column, electingJon Runyan to Congress.

In the state’s largest county, we de-feated an incumbent Democrat countyexecutive in Bergen County, regainedcontrol of the sheriff’s seat and picked upnot one, not two, but three freeholderseats – a clean sweep!

Further south, Republicans – two –were elected to the freeholder board inGloucester County for the first time inmore than a decade, and we gained twofreeholder seats in Cumberland County.We also added another freeholder seat inMonmouth County and control of thesurrogate’s office in Atlantic County. Infact, at the county level alone, we saw anet gain of 11 additional Republican seatsacross the state.

In addition to these gains at the countylevel, we also celebrated significant vic-tories at the local level because of yourefforts. Republicans won control of gov-erning bodies in key towns across thestate like Paramus, East Brunswick andWashington Township in GloucesterCounty, and saw impressive gains inplaces like Livingston, New Providenceand South Plainfield.

We must also not ignore the placeswhere we fought hard but fell a littleshort. Even in the campaigns where wedidn’t come out on top, we saw unprec-edented energies and efforts that willserve as important building blocks for thefuture.

We did a lot together this year. But justlike we didn’t rest after our shared suc-cess in 2009, we cannot slow down afterimpressive gains this year, either. Now isthe time to begin preparations to for 2011’skey races in the State Senate, GeneralAssembly and important contests atcounty and local levels. I look forward tocontinuing to work with you to buildupon our successes as a party.

It is honor to serve as your Governor,and I look forward to what we are sure toaccomplish together in the future.

Congratulations on a job well done.

Governor Chris Christie

Glover and MarcusThank SP Voters

We would like to thank the voters ofScotch Plains for their support on Elec-tion Day. We look forward to workingwith the other members of the council onthe many important issues facing ourtown. We must move forward on sharedservices and look for ways to save thetaxpayers of Scotch Plains money so thatwe can make Scotch Plains affordable foreveryone. There is a lot to do, and we areready to get started.

Thank you again Scotch Plains.

Kevin Glover and Mickey MarcusScotch Plains

County Clerk ThanksAll Voters for SupportDear friends, Thank you for your con-

fidence and encouragement in my re-election bid for Union County clerk. It ismy privilege to serve the residents of ourcounty and to provide the best servicespossible.

My staff and I consider your needs ourtop priority. We look forward to servingyou now and in the future.

Thank you for your vote of confidence.

Joanne RajoppiUnion County Clerk

Letters tothe Editor

Scotch Plains TV Goes Live on theInternet With Soccer Games

SCOTCH PLAINS – On Sunday nightand Saturday night Scotch Plains TVpresented live webcasts of the boys andgirls county championship games fromAlumni Field at Kean University. Thismade it possible, for the first time ever, towatch a remote live SPTV productionanywhere in the world with an Internetconnection.

SP TV Director Bill McMeekan saidhe was not aware of any other localchannel in New Jersey that has done

this. He said the webcast was neithercostly nor difficult and the implica-tions for the TV channel are remark-able.

“We can essentially go live from any-where at any time on the web. This signalcan also be fed to the channel itself. Lastnight more than 30 people watched theSPFHS Girls’ Soccer team defeatWestfield live from the comfort of theirhome. The future is here,” said Mr.McMeekan.

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Councilman Tony Parenti ThanksFanwood For Re-Election Support

I wish to thank Fanwood voters forreelecting me for the honor and privilegeto represent them for the next three years.The knowledge and experience I gainedin my first term will enable me to effec-tively represent your views.

I cannot let the opportunity pass toexpress my gratitude to my running mate,Jason Benedict. I admire his courage andgenuine commitment to serve the peoplein Fanwood. I have confidence in hisability and I know he will be an excellentcandidate for office in the future.

Special thanks go to everyone whoworked on my behalf during the cam-paign. Their devoted efforts, guidance,and unwavering support helped me winthis election.

I would also like to thank and expressmy appreciation to all the candidates whoparticipated in this election. The fact thatthey were willing to volunteer and servespeaks volumes for each of them.

I am looking forward to serving thepeople in Fanwood once again and Ipledge to my best to help make Fanwoodbetter.

Anthony J. ParentiFanwood Councilman

Bo Vastine ThanksVoters, All Candidates

Dear Residents of Scotch Plains,Now that the remaining provisional

ballots have been counted, I would liketo thank you for your support and for thesupport of those who walked with usdoor to door, helped plant lawn signs, orwere there to offer encouragement dur-ing the toughest days of the campaign.

I want to congratulate CouncilmanKevin Glover and Mickey Marcus ontheir victory and express to them, MayorNancy Malool and Councilwoman MaryDePaola, my desire to move beyond thecampaign and into the job of workingtogether to solve the issues facing ScotchPlains.

I also want to extend my greatestappreciation to my running mates, TonyPatti and Sal Trifiro, for their hard workand dedication during the campaign. Al-though I was the one that received“enough votes,” the final results were byno means a reflection of their dedica-tion, ability or desire to help our town.

For the last several months, Tony, Saland I worked hard to express to the entirecommunity that our goal was to provide“fresh faces and fresh ideas.” Weknocked on over 3,000 doors, attendednumerous neighborhood meetings andparticipated in a number of communityevents. We were focused on issues thatwe believed would help Scotch Plainsmove forward during this difficult time,and I am convinced that our ideas aregood ones.

I want to assure the residents of ScotchPlains that my focus will remain stead-fast: I will work with all individuals and/or parties to find solutions to our chal-lenges without losing sight of our mis-sion to maintain the quality of life andcharacter of Scotch Plains.

Thank you once again.

Bo VastineScotch Plains Councilman-elect

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REG. 4866 238 231 241 224 321 205 279 194 210 44.0%PUBLIC Q 1 Yes 148 117 139 111 169 131 170 91 121 1197

No 30 33 31 32 36 31 27 40 25 285HOUSE OF REP.

D 70 72 66 50 108 65 95 58 53 637R Lance 160 155 172 171 202 134 172 131 155 1452

SHERIFFD 80 74 75 72 106 62 105 67 63 704R 151 151 161 147 199 134 161 114 141 1359

COUNTY CLERKD 77 74 77 74 113 62 107 72 69 725R 155 150 160 144 196 131 162 113 135 1346

FREEHOLDERSD Sullivan 70 64 62 55 101 55 91 54 56 608D 67 58 62 55 103 54 91 60 55 605D Carter 65 59 62 52 101 54 88 59 51 591R Dickson 162 161 172 165 205 141 173 125 146 1450R Flanagan 167 160 171 165 206 143 175 125 145 1457R 158 155 166 160 200 140 168 123 145 1415

MAYORUnexpired Term R 176 164 177 182 226 156 200 133 167 1581COUNCILMEN3 Year Term R Mortimer 176 155 178 180 217 148 196 127 160 1537

R 173 156 170 176 213 142 192 127 157 1506Unexpired Term R Andre 173 163 174 176 214 146 189 128 157 1520

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DIST. COUNT COUNT POTOSNAK LANCE FROEHLICH LIJOI RAJOPPI ZAPOLSKI SULLIVAN KOWALSKI CARTER DICKSON FLANAGAN MEDVED1 929 412 352 56 343 58 351 49 336 330 341 57 61 492 715 315 236 68 239 68 240 65 232 228 229 68 69 693 702 265 94 153 98 147 99 140 83 82 86 160 162 1514 662 304 110 182 114 173 124 167 112 100 107 175 183 1815 712 337 131 193 142 179 138 180 119 120 128 195 192 1806 518 231 99 126 94 131 101 119 87 83 85 130 137 1327 582 261 103 156 105 143 105 140 91 85 93 155 159 1468 1000 448 213 219 226 207 223 207 202 202 196 230 228 2249 705 325 138 176 151 163 159 153 132 134 134 172 176 170

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Absentee 132 138 151 118 178 105 131 128 129 149 148 141TOTAL 16014 7384 3517 3925 3618 3711 3741 3590 3301 3242 3299 3970 4012 3838

DIST. #1 DIST #2 DIST #3 DIST #4 DIST #5 DIST #6 DIST #7 TOTALREG. 676 509 912 730 714 775 817 5133Voting 308 242 455 353 343 371 390 2462HOUSE OF REP.

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151 132 188 161 182 189 227 1230 55STATE QUESTIONYes 177 133 255 197 195 227 225 1409No 31 32 48 46 42 34 159 392

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Veterans Day, November 11Vietnam Veteran Frank Chupko, Jr.

Recalls Helicopter Rescue ExperienceBy DAVID B. CORBIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Reprint Sept. 14, 2000: Nothingencountered went according to thebook for Third Class Petty OfficerRescue Air Crewman Frank Chupkoduring his first helicopter air-sea res-cue mission in January of 1970. Be-fore his two tours of duty in VietNam, his orders said “HelicoptersWest Coast” said Mr. Chupko. “Iknew where I was going.” He wassent to Imperial Beach, Calif.

“We had to go through a lot oftraining before we went to Vietnam.I had to go through hand-to-handcombat, physical education, para-medic school and survival school,”he said. “Everybody was there atsurvival school. There were pilots,navy seals and air crewmen for heli-copters.”

Mr. Chupko recalled his first res-cue experience. “We were off thecoast of Washington (state). It was abad night with a storm. The planeswere practicing takeoffs and land-ings. Our rescue heli-copter had a pilot, acopilot and two guys inthe back. One guywould be the swimmerand one would run thehoist. This time, I wasthe swimmer.”

A fighter pilot waswaved off while com-ing in for a landing onthe carrier, but he de-cided to land. “He camein on an angle, and thetail hook caught thecable. He punched out(ejected) sideways likea rocket into the water.”

Mr. Chupko droppedinto the ocean for therescue. The waves werehigh, and their guidelights bobbed in and outof view in the darkness.“I finally got to him andhad to get him awayfrom his parachute be-fore it choked him. Hisarm was broken, and he was scream-ing.”

After clearing him, Mr. Chupkodiscovered that the pilot did not havea D-line that all pilots are required tohave for rescues. A screwed up seriesof unexpected and dangerous situa-tions ensued. Mr. Chupko grabbedonto the pilot like an octopus. Thehelicopter was off with them dan-gling on the cable, high over the sea.The carrier was now about three milesaway.

“I had my arms and legs wrappedaround him. We started going up and

he passes out. Now, he’s dead weightand is sliding down my hands,” re-called Mr. Chupko. As the helicopterapproached the carrier, they werewaved off to the far end of the deck.The deck was being hosed down.

“The hoses knocked the plane overthe carrier. The plane was dangling.If the cable broke, it could cut you inhalf,” explained Mr. Chupko. “Wewere about to set down but had tomove. In the meantime, the pilotwakes up and starts fighting me. I lostmy grip, and he fell onto the deck.”

Remarkably, the pilot was all right.“It turned out that the Captain of theship put me in for a medal. The Cap-tain said that it was the best thing heever saw. We knew that it wasn’ttextbook.” Mr. Chupko received theNavy Commendation Medal. Just twodays later, Mr. Chupko and his crewmade a textbook rescue. Everythingwas according to plan. “This timethere was no medal.”

After graduating from college witha degree in economics and business

from Belmont Abbey,North Carolina in1967, Mr. Chupkojoined the navy and gotinvolved with aviationelectronics. His buddy,Paul Konyha, alsofrom Scotch Plains,signed up and joinedthe army.

“We wanted one lastfling before weshipped off. So, werented a CadillacHearse and droveacross country to Cali-fornia,” he said. “Weslept in the car likecampers, picked uphitchhikers andstopped in Vegas.”

Mr. Chupko had twotours in Vietnam – Mayof 1970 on the carrierUSS Oriskany and Oc-tober of 1971 on thecarrier USS Constella-tion. He received The

Air Gallantry Medal from the SouthVietnamese government.

During his tour in Vietnam, Mr.Chupko related his good times.“When you are out to sea 30 to 40days, pulling into port was like a wildwest city. You have two to three daysoff and you go back to sea again.”

Mr. Chupko lives in Scotch Plainssince he moved there from JerseyCity when he was four years old.Now 55, Mr. Chupko has been com-mander of the local VFW eight times.He is presently senior vice-com-mander. Two years ago, he was thedistrict VFW commander in chargeof all Union County chapters. He wasselected as All-State and All-Ameri-can Commander that consisted of 16people who received awards for theiroutstanding service. He was com-mander of the American Legion,Scotch Plains in 1985. Mr. Chupko istruly a hometown boy with his localreal estate business and with a 20-year career in the St. Bartholomew’sOldtimers Softball League.

Publisher’s note: This was part ofa series on veterans of the regionfrom all eras to archive their stories.On Veterans Day, November 11, 2000,there was a celebration dinner-danceattended by over 700 people from thearea at the Westfield National GuardArmory on Rahway Avenue.

Bertram Schwartz RecallsLife with ‘The Hump’

SERVING IN SCOTCH PLAINS…A youthful Ed Walsh, right, poses with someUnited States Navy personnel in this 1943 photo. Mr. Walsh served on the U.S.S.LST-207 in the Pacific during World War II.

Local Veterans ShareTales of Combat Duty

By JEANNE WHITNEYSpecially Written for The Times and The Westfield Leader

REPRINTED from November 5, 1998— War is hell. Veterans will admit that.Yet there are often other tales of warworth telling. Ed Walsh, a Scotch Plainsresident and World War II veteran of theU.S. Coast Guard said he was in nine warcampaigns and four invasions over thecourse of the war in the Pacific. He spentmuch of his time in a 327-foot LandingShip Tank that “rolled right up” on islandbeaches and unloaded tanks and otherground equipment for the Allies.

“I was never wounded,” Mr. Walshsaid, “until I was put on lighthouse duty inMaine after the war. I broke my knee.”Mr. Walsh explained that he joined theCoast Guard after the Japanese attack onthe United States at Pearl Harbor. “I triedto join the Marines but a doctor said I hada bad heart,” Mr. Walsh related.

He was 18 years old. Shortly after that,he proved healthy, told the Coast Guardhe had not been refused enlistment by anyother branch and joined. “As an IrishCatholic,” Mr. Walsh added, “I went toconfession over that.” He said he laterwound up fighting beside the U.S. Ma-rines with the U.S. Naval AmphibiousForce in the Philippine Islands anyway.“I really would like to see the CoastGuard get more credit for their part in thewar,” Mr. Walsh noted.

A Vietnam War veteran, Mary Jo Riceof Westfield, served as a hospital staffnurse in 1969 for one year. “I’m a verypatriotic individual,” she said, “I’d en-courage anybody to go into the military.“You get a lot of life clinical experiencesunder those conditions,” she said, “and ithelped me develop in many ways.”

She later went on to become chiefnurse in a Dover hospital. Although sherecently retired after 30 years in the mili-tary, Ms. Rice said a former patient fromher Vietnam tour of duty recently lookedher up. The soldier told her he remem-bered the moment she had put a Vietnam-ese orphaned toddler on his lap while hesat in a wheelchair at the hospital, andhow that inspired him to recover.

Another World War II veteran living inWestfield, who asked not to be identified,said he landed in Normandy 10 days afterthe D-Day invasion and was handed 50soldiers and a manual on how to detectand defuse German land mines. He wasbarely 30 years old.

“I told them, this is a job, you can’tmake a mistake, or you’ve forfeited yourlife,” he said. With K-rations, coffee andcigarettes, he and his “Thunderbolt” pla-toon made it through France into theRhineland, losing five of the 50. He waswounded in the leg by shrapnel on his

birthday in December 1944.When he went to medic for first aid, he

said he saw other soldiers in much worseshape, and turned around and left. Re-gardless, he was later awarded the PurpleHeart, and a Bronze Star for bravery andheroism.

Scotch Plains resident and Vietnamveteran Joe McCourt said even throughthe trauma of war, he found a positiveaspect in leading soldiers as an officer in1969 and 1970. “I saw boys turn intoyoung men,” he said. “I was 24 years old,25.”

BERLIN FALLS…Horace Corbin, Sr. carries the American flag into Berlin uponits fall in 1945 during World War II.

Bertram Schwartz

HANGING AROUND…Frank Chupko hangs from thehoist which is used to rescuepilots and any other person-nel in need. Photo is circa 1970.

By HORACE R. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

REPRINTED from June 15, 2000– Many call it “The Hump.” But forthose who flew it, it was also knownas “Aluminum Alley” because of thewreckage of hundreds of fuselagesstrewn over the mountainous air route.More than 600 lives were lost in thisendeavor – a three-year airlift, whichoccurred during World War II.

Flying from India, across Burmaand into China carriesone over some of themost inhospitable ter-rain in the world. The500-mile route fromAssam, India toKunming, China takesone across disease-in-fested jungles, then upand up and over 470snow-covered Hima-layan peaks – eachhigher than 13,000 feet.

The airlift was theonly way to supply des-perately needed ammu-nition, guns, food andmedical supplies to thesurrounded American and Chineseforces during the war being ragedwith Japanese military units. All inall, over 650,000 tons of war materielmade it over the Hump in support ofthe ultimate victory during those gravetimes.

This materiel kept the 341st BombGroup of the 14th Air Force, sta-tioned in China under the commandof Lieutenant General Claire LeeChennault, in operation.

“When you’re a strapping youngman from Brooklyn, you feel invin-cible,” said Bertram Schwartz. “Youdon’t give a lot of thought to thedanger, you just do your duty.”

It’s been more than 50 years sinceMr. Schwartz, a Westfield resident,flew those 50 missions for the 341stBomb Group as a radio operator/gunner. He remembers the flack andthe enemy fighters swooping in. Theright engine of his aircraft was shotout during his first mission, and hesurvived a crash landing in his 23rdmission.

Perhaps most memorable was his43rd mission, an attack on HongKong. Four bombers of his flightskimmed into the harbor on October16, 1944, below 100 feet altitudeunder heavy fire. Two enemy shipswere destroyed and two more werebelieved damaged beyond repair. Theplanes were badly shot up, but theymade it back.

This spring (2000), 55 years later,Mr. Schwartz returned to China as aguest of the People’s Republic ofChina through the China-Burma-In-dia Hump Pilots Association. Thisrendezvous of 300 American and Chi-nese veterans for a week providedtime for reunion and reflection ontheir experiences. Mr. Schwartz said,“It was strange being the youngestperson in the room. There are not toomany of us left now.”

But, Mr. Schwartz did run intosomeone from his squadron. Severalof the group participated in the nos-talgic Hump Flight over theHimalayas again during their visit toChina this year. Mr. Schwartz de-clined this part of the trip in favor ofexploring new areas of China. Hestated that 45 hours of commercial jetflying was enough and that cruisingat 35,000 feet in today’s aircraft is not

the same thrilling experience as be-ing airborne in the wartime bombersof 1943.

The trip brought back many memo-ries for Mr. Schwartz. “Much of Chinais just the same and just as ancient,but modernization is springing upeverywhere in urban centers. Theycertainly are going to be an economiccompetitor to reckon with soon,” hesaid. “The Chinese governmenttreated us well during the trip and

political overtones werekept in the background.The Chinese conductaffairs with ceremonyand a theme. As hard asthey try, procedures andbureaucracy seem tocause unnecessary ob-struction,” he said.

Sylvia, his wife of 51years, and their son,Arthur, of Union City,accompanied Mr.Schwartz on the three-week trip to China. “Itwas a nice family op-portunity, and we sawso many interesting

things,” she said.After the war, Mr. Schwartz stud-

ied chemistry at New York Univer-sity, then did graduate studies in physi-cal chemistry and mathematics atColumbia University and the Univer-sity of Southern California.

Most of his 43-year professionalcareer was spent at Bell Labs, then apart of AT&T in Murray Hill, as amember of the technical staff, whileresiding in Westfield with his wifeand family. He pursued research anddevelopment with transistors, inte-grated circuits and lasers. Mr.Schwartz has published 80 scientificpapers, edited two books, has beenissued 38 United States patents andhas been issued 126 foreign patents.Mr. Schwartz, who retired in 1995,still publishes but now in the areas ofpersonal interest in air force tactics.

He has had articles published in theJournal of Military History and haswritten for the United States Holo-caust Memoriam Museum on “Holo-caust and Genocide Studies.” In thisarea, he has tackled such subjects ashow the Allies could have destroyedAuschwitz and Birkenau by air. Al-though he’s retired, Mr. Schwartzsays he’s still not over “The Hump.”

Commander EllsbergWESTFIELD – Extract of September

9, 2004 by Bud Boothe - Edward Ellsberg,a Westfielder, was involved in both themost important day in the 20th Century,D-Day, and the biggest issue in the Townof Westfield in the century, whether andwhere to locate a replacement for the ElmStreet High School.

Well known as Commander Ellsberg,the career navy salvage engineering ex-pert gave key advice that contributed tothe D-Day invasion being successful, notwithstanding sticky issues between Brit-ain and the U.S. and the respective mili-tary leaders. He was heavily involved ingetting two prefabricated “Mulberry har-bors” up and moved from England to theinvasion coast. Lack of same could havebeen a disaster from lack of supplies andreinforcements.

Mr. Boothe discussed CommanderEllsberg’s naval career, including inter-war submarine salvages and harbor clear-ings in the Red Sea and North Africa. Anexplanation was presented of the Mul-berry Harbors and how the project almostfailed. Mr. Boothe said of CommanderEllsberg, “I knew he had lived in Westfieldbefore and during World War II, and hadbeen on our board of education.

“He died in 1983 at 91,” Mr. Boothesaid. Mr. Boothe discussed Mr. Ellsberg’simportance to the town while serving onthe board of education from 1935 to 1939.It was during the Great Depression andthe board was struggling over whether toreplace or expand the high school in theElm Street building. Commander Ellsbergfought with the board on a site that finallywent to the voters who sided with him 4-1. The “official Edward Ellsberg” websiteis www.edwardellsberg.com. Peruse the100 letters he wrote to his wife in Westfieldfrom D-Day England, “Normandy Let-ters.” They cover FDR’s quest for a fourthterm, about German generals, family af-fairs, balancing the checkbook and fixingthe family furnace! Veterans of D-Dayand World War II buffs may be particu-larly interested.

NOT FORGOTTEN...Korean WarMemorial Clock in Scotch Plains.

ENGINEERING THE WAR…Mulberry Harbors at D-Day consisted of fourparts. Furthest out were Bombardons (floating breakwaters). Inner breakwaterwas provided by concrete caissons (called Phoenix) that were watertight forcrossing the Channel, then flooded and sunk. Inshore, there was Gooseberry, aline of old vessels sunk in shallow water. Finally, floating piers called Whales wereconnected by floating roadway that lead to the shore. See 2004/Sep/09 WF Leader.

Phoenix

Whales


PMW Founder to DiscussPeace Prospects on Nov. 18

AREA – Itamar Marcus, founderand director of Palestinian MediaWatch (PMW), will discuss theprospects for peace between Israeland the Palestinians on Thursday,November 18, at 7:30 p.m. atTemple Beth O’r/Beth Torah. Thetemple is located at 111 ValleyRoad in Clark.

Mr. Marcus also will review themessages that Palestinian leaderssend to their populations throughthe broad range of institutions andinfrastructures they control. The Is-

rael Support Committee of Congre-gation Beth Israel (Scotch Plains),Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah,Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim(Cranford) and Temple Emanu-El(Westfield) will sponsor the event,which is open to the community.

One of the foremost authoritieson Palestinian ideology and policy,Mr. Marcus has been appointed bythe Israeli government to repre-sent Israel in negotiations with thePalestinian Authority on incite-ment.

He has presented analyses of Pal-estinian ideologies in academic,cultural and government frame-works, including briefings to mem-bers of the United States Congressand the Canadian, British, French,Norwegian, Swiss, European andAustralian Parliaments. Mr.Marcus gives analysis on CNN,FOX News, BBC and the full rangeof world television news. He livesin Efrat, Israel.

Founded in 1996, PMW is anIsraeli non-governmental organi-zation that studies Palestinian so-ciety from a broad range of per-spectives, by monitoring and ana-lyzing the Palestinian Authoritythrough its media and schoolbooks.

This will be one of multipleevents sponsored by the Israel Sup-port Committee this year. A dona-tion of $5 is suggested for the lec-ture. Light refreshments will beserved. For more information, con-tact Conrad Nadell, committeechairman, at (908) 654-3169 [email protected].

SALUTE TO A VETERAN…New York Specialty Cleaners of Cranford hashonored Sergeant Salvatore Alice, pictured above, with a permanent displayof the decorated Vietnam veteran’s dress uniform and portrait. A 30-yearresident of Westfield, Sergeant Alice was drafted into the Army in 1968. Heearned the Vietnam Service Medal, three Purple Hearts, two Unit PresidentialCitations and a Bronze Star, along with the Distinguished Service Medal fromthe State of New Jersey.

Arthur Lefkowitz to SpeakAt Final 2010 Hale ProgramWESTFIELD – The Anne Hale

Speaker Series will host author andresearcher Arthur Lefkowitz onWednesday, November 17, at 7 p.m.at the Westfield Memorial Library.The library is located at 550 EastBroad Street.

Mr. Lefkowitz, who previouslyspoke at the library, will focus thistime on George Washington’s aides-de-camp. These 32 “IndispensableMen” volunteered to assist the gen-eral at his headquarters and operatedmuch like modern staff members toa top military figure. The patriots –among them lawyers, doctors, colle-gians and businessmen – also as-sisted Washington in his post-warcareer and his bid for the presidency.

Mr. Lefkowitz’s talk will be basedon his book, “George Washington’sIndispensable Men: The 32 Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win Ameri-can Independence.” His speech willbe the final one of the current HaleSpeaker Series.

The series is named after the lateAnne M. Hale, a library patron andactive member of the community,

who died in 2007. The ThomasGlasser Foundation and the Anneand Lee Hale Fund provide grantmoney for this series. The Friendsof the Westfield Memorial Libraryserve as the host group for the lec-ture series.

Those wishing to attend Mr.Lefkowitz’s talk, which is open to thepublic, are asked to register by ac-cessing wmlnj.org and clicking onthe Online Calendar, or by calling(908) 789-4090, extension no. 4140.

POLICE BLOTTER

Sew and Sews PlanQuilt Sale Saturday

WESTFIELD – The Sew andSews will have their Annual QuiltSale this Saturday, November 13,from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the MainLobby of Westfield Senior Citi-zens Housing, located at 1133Boynton Avenue in Westfield.

The group has made baby quilts,pillows, lap robes, placemats, run-ners and wall hangings, suitablefor gift giving, which will be avail-able for purchase.

Comprised of 20 residents ofWestfield Senior Citizens Hous-ing, the Sew and Sews have beentogether for nine years. The womenhave donated many of their itemsto charitable organizations.

All proceeds will go towards pur-chase of more fabrics and goodsfor future projects. For more infor-mation, call Randi Kass, recreationdirector, at (908) 233-5898, exten-sion no. 9.

Call 1-800-458-6715or visit www.fellowshipvillage.org

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Valley Furniture Shop20 Stirling Road, Watchung, New Jersey 07069

(908) 756-7623 * www.valleyfurnitureshop.comMonday - Saturday 10-5:30, Thursday until 7, Sunday 1-5

Stickley * Henkel Harris * Shifman * Kindel * E.J.Victor * Southwood * Harden * French Heritage * Hancock & Moore

TRUCKLOAD EVENT!18th Century, Mission, Metropolitan & More!

Sale Ends November 14thHurry In for Best Selection!

HALF PRICE SAVINGSon all truckload merchandise including:Dining Room, Bedroom, Fine Upholstery,

& Occasional Pieces!!

Visit the Newark Museum for the landmark exhibitionGustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement newarkmuseum.org

Anne M. Hale Speaker Series Made possible by a grant from

The Thomas Glasser Foundation and The Anne and Lee Hale Fund

Hosted by the Friendsof the Westfield Memorial Library 550 East Broad Street, Westfield

In George Washington's Indispensable Men, authorArthur Lefkowitz discusses a group of fascinating men who worked behind the scenes to help win American independence. Largely unknown and for-gotten, these unselfish, hard-working patriots served at Washington’s headquarters as volunteer aides-de-camp (personal assistants) and military secretaries. Their ranks included lawyers, doctors, artists, college students, businessmen and plantation owners. This promises to be an evening of insight and intrigue.

Open to the public. Visit the Library’s website at www.wmlnj.org to register and click Online Calendar, or call 908.789.4090 x 4140.

Arthur Lefkowitz, Researcher and Author, discusses his book: George Washington’sIndispensable Men: The 32 Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence

Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 pm

The Rotary Club of Westfield

www.westfieldrotary.com

Helping Our Community For 86 Years

Please Join Us For Lunch

Every Tuesday, at the Westfield Area Y

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm

WF Nursery SchoolTo Host Story Time

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldCooperative Nursery School, locatedat 125 Elmer Street, will welcomechildren between the ages of 1 and 5,along with their parents or caregivers,for free story-time events from Tues-day, November 16, to December 14.The events will be held from 10 to10:45 a.m. Story time will featurestories, music, crafts and more. Tolearn more, call (908) 233-4501 or e-mail [email protected].

WestfieldMonday, November 1, Carey E.

Krause, 39, of Cranford was arrestedafter responding to Westfield policeheadquarters to satisfy two Westfieldtraffic warrants. He was processed andreleased after posting $147 bail.

Thursday, November 4, Hassien A.Cody, 49, of Jersey City was arrested atthe Monmouth County jail on an out-standing Westfield criminal warrant inthe amount of $500. He also was pro-cessed on criminal warrants fromLawrence Township and Old Bridge,with bail amounts of $358 and $330,respectively. Cody was unable to postbail and was committed to the UnionCounty jail.

Thursday, November 4, Isis R.Stabenow, 20, of Westfield was arrestedin the area of Norwood Drive andTamaques Way on an outstandingKearny criminal warrant in the amountof $100. She was transported toWestfield police headquarters, pro-cessed and released after posting thefull bail.

Thursday, November 4, SolomonJohnson, Jr., 40, of Roselle was ar-rested during a traffic stop in the area ofEast North Avenue and St. Paul Street.He was wanted on an outstandingWestfield traffic warrant in the amountof $114. Johnson was processed andreleased after posting the full cash bail.

Thursday, November 4, a resident ofScotch Plains reported the theft of herClinique makeup kit, containing $2,200in cash and miscellaneous items, from abusiness on the 100 block of East BroadStreet. The victim said she forgot thekit when she left the store, and uponreturning a short time later, discoveredit was missing.

Friday, November 5, ElizabethBustamante, 26, of Elizabeth was ar-rested during a motor vehicle stop onthe 600 block of South Avenue, West,and charged with possession of a Con-trolled Dangerous Substance (CDS),identified by police as less than 50grams of suspected marijuana. She wasreleased with a summons.

Friday, November 5, JessicaOrleanski, 27, of Westfield was arrestedon Michael Drive on charges of posses-sion of heroin and possession of drugparaphernalia. She was processed andreleased on her own recognizance withsummonses.

Saturday, November 6, Jon Kim, 39,of Westfield was arrested and chargedwith driving while intoxicated (DWI)pursuant to a motor vehicle stop in thearea of Rahway Avenue and LambertsMill Road. He was processed and turnedover to a responsible adult.

Saturday, November 6, NolanSearles, 26, of Plainfield was arrestedat South Plainfield police headquarterson an outstanding Westfield warrant inthe amount of $500. He was processedand, unable to post bail, was turnedover to the Union County jail.

Saturday, November 6, MichalTerpilowski, 23, of Linden was arrestedduring a motor vehicle stop at CentralAvenue and Clifton Street and chargedwith possession of CDS, identified bypolice as less than 50 grams of sus-pected marijuana. He was released onhis own recognizance.

Saturday, November 6, Turney SinghBaba, 25, of Westfield was arrested atChestnut Street and North Avenue on aMountainside warrant in the amount of$89. He was released after posting bail.

Saturday, November 6, a business onthe 200 block of East Broad Street re-ported that one or more unknown indi-viduals took items from the store onmultiple occasions. The total value ofthe stolen merchandise was $904.

Sunday, November 7, Caitlin Dunne,29, of Roselle Park was arrested onNorth Avenue near Chestnut Street andcharged with DWI. She was released toa responsible adult.

Sunday, November 7, JosephLockhart, 34, of Linden was arrested atthe Union County jail on a Westfieldwarrant in the amount of $2,000. Healso had additional warrants for hisarrest from Plainfield and Roselle, inamounts of $1,000 and $500, respec-tively. Unable to post bail, he was pro-cessed and turned over to the UnionCounty jail.

Sunday, November 7, a resident ofColumbia, Md. reported that one ormore unknown persons gained entry toher motor vehicle while it was parkedon the 500 block of Springfield Avenueand removed miscellaneous items val-ued at approximately $4,000.

Scotch PlainsMonday, November 1, a resident of

Elizabeth Avenue reported that some-one made approximately $800 worth offraudulent charges on his credit card.

Tuesday, November 2, a patron of aLamberts Mill Road business reportedthat he left his jacket, valued at ap-proximately $50, in a locker and whenhe returned, it was missing.

Tuesday, November 2, a resident ofRose Street reported that someone en-tered her unlocked motor vehicle andremoved her purse, which containedcash and other valuables.

Tuesday, November 2, MichaelOlear, 24, of Scotch Plains was arrestedon an outstanding Watchung warrant inthe amount of $250 after a motor ve-hicle stop on Route 22. He was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand released.

Thursday, November 4, a resident ofWoodside Drive reported that someonefraudulently obtained a cell phone us-ing his personal information and madeapproximately $1,331 in calls.

Friday, November 5, Jason Cirrito,41, of Fanwood was arrested andcharged with driving while intoxicated(DWI) after an officer responded to anaccident and smelled the strong odorof alcohol. He was transported to po-lice headquarters, processed and re-leased.

Saturday, November 6, a resident ofGrand Street reported that someonegained entrance to his home through anopen window and removed several thou-sand dollars worth of jewelry.

Sunday, November 7, Michael Hayes,30, of North Plainfield was arrested ona no-bail warrant issued by the ScotchPlains court after a motor vehicle stopon Park Avenue. He was transported to

police headquarters, processed and re-leased.

Monday, November 8, AutumnTerry, 21, of Fanwood was arrested onan outstanding Fanwood warrant aftera motor vehicle stop on East SecondStreet. She was transported to policeheadquarters, processed and released.

Monday, November 8, Kelly Wash-ington, 25, of Newark was arrested onan outstanding warrant out of Elizabethin the amount of $333 following a mo-tor vehicle stop on Park Avenue. Shewas transported to headquarters, pro-cessed and released.

MountainsideWednesday, November 3, Edwin R.

Meza-Valdez, 19, of Plainfield was ar-rested for allegedly driving with a sus-pended license after a motor vehiclestop on Route 22. He was processedand released at the scene.

Friday, November 5, a resident ofWood Valley Road reported an inci-dent of criminal mischief after some-one smashed the back window of hismotor vehicle.

Friday, November 5, a residentcame into police headquarters to re-port that his wife had been the victimof fraud after she applied over theInternet to be a survey taker for acommission. According to police, af-ter taking the surveys, she was sent ane-mail stating that she would be is-sued two money orders totaling $1,867and was to keep a portion of the moneyand send the remainder to an addressin the Philippines. Copies were madeof both the e-mail and the moneyorders and the incident is under in-vestigation.

Friday, November 5, an officer re-sponded to a business on Route 22 on areport of possible alcohol poisoning ofa 16-year-old female attending a “Sweet16” birthday party at the location. Ac-cording to police, the party appeared tobe well chaperoned and no alcohol waspresent at the location. According toauthorities, witnesses told police thejuvenile and four friends had consumedvodka at home before attending theparty. The incident was turned over todetectives.

Saturday, November 6, a patron of aRoute 22 theater reported that he losthis wallet while at the theater. It wasdescribed as a black bi-fold wallet con-taining his driver’s license, credit cardand high-school identification card.

Sunday, November 7, an officer onroutine patrol observed that someonehad spray painted graffiti on two trucksparked at a Route 22 business.

Sunday, November 7, Bolivar J.Rodriguez-Mopos, 22, of Plainfield wasarrested and charged with DWI after amotor vehicle stop on Route 22. He wastransported to police headquarters, pro-cessed and released to a responsibleadult.

Sunday, November 7, New JerseyState Police arrested Michael R. Hayes,30, of North Plainfield after a motorvehicle stop on Route 22 on an out-standing warrant out of Mountainsidein the amount of $500. He was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand released after posting bail.

Monday, November 8, Aaron Ness,37, of Wayne was arrested and chargedwith DWI after a motor vehicle stop onMountain Avenue. He was transportedto police headquarters, processed andreleased.

Monday, November 8, DavidNeequaye, 24, of Union was arrestedfor allegedly driving while suspendedafter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22.

Monday, November 8, Jason A.Novello, 31, of Clark was arrested forallegedly driving while suspended af-ter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22.

Monday, November 8, Alberto Bello,34, of Kearny was arrested for alleg-edly driving without a license after amotor vehicle stop on Route 22.

FanwoodTuesday, November 2, Ljubisa

Clanak, 33, of Linden was arrested fol-lowing a motor vehicle stop onLaGrande Avenue on an outstandingLivingston warrant in the amount of$1,000. He was transported to policeheadquarters, processed and turned overto the Livingston Police Department.

Tuesday, November 2, WilliamEaves, 20, of Ringwood was arrestedon an outstanding warrant out ofWanaque after a motor vehicle stop onMorse Avenue. He was transported topolice headquarters, processed and re-leased.

Wednesday, November 3, GaryLazur, 57, of Roselle was arrested fol-lowing a field investigation on an out-standing Livingston warrant in theamount of $580. He was transported topolice headquarters, processed and re-leased after posting bail.

Wednesday, November 3, KristinCavalli, 29, of Woodbridge was ar-rested following a field investigationon an outstanding Linden warrant in theamount of $500. She was transported topolice headquarters, processed andturned over to the Linden Police De-partment.

Friday, November 5, David Joseph,42, of Plainfield was arrested on anoutstanding Woodbridge warrant aftera motor vehicle stop on Terrill Road.He was transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released.

Saturday, November 6, OlivierDelaurentiis, 52, of Plainfield was ar-rested and charged with DWI after amotor vehicle stop on the 100 block ofSouth Avenue. According to police,the officer smelled the strong odor ofalcohol, and after Delaurentiis failedmultiple field sobriety tests he wasplaced under arrest. He was transportedto police headquarters, processed andturned over to a responsible adult.

Saturday, November 6, a resident ofWatson Road reported that someoneentered her unlocked motor vehiclewhile it was parked in the driveway andremoved her purse. According to po-lice, the purse was discovered in a gar-bage can on the 100 block of NorthAvenue and $32 in cash had been re-moved.

Sunday, November 7, a resident ofthe 100 block of Hunter Avenue re-ported that someone entered the victim’sunlocked motor vehicle and removed aGPS unit, a Palm Pilot and loose change.


Mark Strus and Ms. Jillianne May

Ms. Jillianne MayTo Marry Mark Strus

Dr. Kenneth May and Mrs. SarahMay of Westfield are proud toannounce the engagement of theirdaughter, Ms. Jillianne May, to MarkStrus, son of Mr. Andrew Strus andMrs. Diane Strus of Old Bridge.

Ms. May is a graduate of the CDMInstitute of Woodbridge, N.J. and isemployed in the health care field.

Mr. Strus is a graduate of the

School of Visual Arts in New YorkCity and is employed by Saveologyas a Supervisor of Quality Assurance.

A 2012 wedding is planned.

MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL VINEGRA(She is the former Miss Robin Valentine)

Miss Robin ValentineWeds Michael Vinegra

Miss Robin Valentine, the daugh-ter of Mrs. Joy Valentine and the lateMr. Bradley Valentine of Livingston,was married on Saturday, August28, 2010, to Michael Vinegra. He isthe son of Mr. and Mrs. RobertVinegra of Westfield.

The afternoon nuptials took placeat St. Paul’s Episcopal Church inMorris Plains, with the ReverendPaul Olsson as the celebrant. A re-ception with dinner and dancing fol-lowed at the Fairwinds at the Bask-ing Ridge Country Club.

Meredith Valentine of Livingstonwas the maid of honor for her sister.The bridesmaids included SuzanneVinegra of Hoboken, sister of thegroom, and Leigh Smith of MorrisPlains, cousin of the bride. Theflower girls were Noelle Smith ofMorris Plains, goddaughter of thebride, and Sydney Valentine ofClifton, niece of the bride.

Philip Vinegra of Garwood wasthe best man for his brother. Servingas groomsmen were Reed Valentineof Clifton, brother of the bride, andRyan Maloney of New York City,cousin of the groom. The ring bearerwas Billy Smith of Morris Plains,godson of the bride.

The bridal party hosted a bridalshower in June at the home of Leigh

Smith. The parents of the groomhosted a rehearsal dinner at LaCampagna in Morristown.

The bride is a graduate of LivingstonHigh School and Elon University, andholds a Master of Business Adminis-tration degree from FairleighDickinson University. She is employedwith Pfizer Inc. in Human Resources.

The groom is a graduate of St.Joseph’s High School and VillanovaUniversity, and earned his Master ofBusiness Administration degree fromRutgers University. He works in theCorporate Client Group for MorganStanley Smith Barney.

Following a honeymoon in Ha-waii, the couple resides in Hoboken.

Olsens WelcomeNatalie Marie

Andrew and Sarah Olsen ofVillanova, Pa. have announced thebirth of their daughter, Natalie MarieOlsen, on Tuesday, October 5, 2010,at 6:51 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Hospitalin Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Natalie weighed 8 pounds and 9ounces and measured 21 inches inlength at birth.

The baby’s maternal grandmotheris Donna Discher of Haddon Town-ship, N.J.

Mary Olsen and the late RobertOlsen of Westfield, N.J. are her pater-nal grandparents.

Natalie’s maternal great-grandpar-ents are Tom and Eileen Buroojy ofCherry Hill, N.J.

Her father is a graduate of WestfieldHigh School, Class of 2001.

Rake and Hoe AnnouncesHoliday House Tour Date

WESTFIELD – Members of theRake and Hoe Garden Club Inc. ofWestfield will hold their “Deck theHalls” HolidayHouse Tour onSaturday, Decem-ber 4, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Thishouse tour, occur-ring once everyfour years, is theclub’s main fund-raising event.

Rake and Hoemembers willdecorate fourhomes inWestfield for theholidays. Eachhome will fea-ture a differenttheme and willinclude a varietyof fresh floral ar-rangements. Homes selected for thisyear’s event will comprise a condo-minium on Cowperthwaite Place, atraditional central hall colonial onTremont Avenue, a Tudor home onKimball Avenue and a contempo-rary home on Knollwood Avenue.

Tickets can be purchased for $30per person before the event from aclub member, Christoffer’s Flow-ers, Baron’s Drug Store, ColdwellBanker or Williams Nursery, and atthe door for $35 per person.

The entrance ticket is for all fourhouses, as well as a boutique at the

historic Reeve House of theWestfield Historical Society, whererefreshments will be served and par-

ticipants may pur-chase holiday flo-ral arrangements,small gift items,kits for making ar-rangements athome, topiaries foroutdoor decorat-ing and, new thisyear, “Porch Pots”to take home andplace by one’sdoormat.

Rake and Hoemembers havejust published anew cookbook,entitled “Well-S e a s o n e d , ”featuring acollection of

recipes for five seasons: spring,summer, fall, winter and holiday.The books will be displayed at theholiday house tour and will be onsale at the boutique, the Town BookStore and from members of theclub.

Proceeds from the holiday housetour will fund the club’s manycommunity projects and the ClaireBrownell Memorial Garden at theReeve House. For more information,call Maryann Pietruszki, clubpresident, at (908) 789-9254.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS…TheRake and Hoe Garden Club ofWestfield will decorate this historicTudor home on Kimball Avenue for itsHoliday House Tour on Saturday, De-cember 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Itfeatures a wooden shake roof, whichhas been authentically restored andhas won recognition from the WestfieldHistoric Preservation Commission.

Hadassah MeetingSet November 15

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldChapter of Hadassah will meet onMonday, November 15, at TempleEmanu-El, located at 756 EastBroad Street in Westfield.

The book club, under the direc-tion of Elaine Kolker, will meet at10:45 a.m. to discuss “Not Me” byMichael Lavigne. The author’s de-but novel, it tells the dramatic storyof a father and son living through 60years of uncertain memory, distortedhistory and assumed identity.

The chapter board of directors willmeet at noon, prior to the generalmeeting at 12:30 p.m. AbirMaliyanker, the Shaliach (emissary)for Israel at the Jewish Federation ofNew Jersey, will be the guest speakerat the general meeting. Mr.Maliyanker has served in the IsraeliArmy as a commander and instruc-tor of Battle Medics. He will discusshis life in Israel and the journey thatbrought him to the United States.

Members are encouraged to bringtheir lunch. Coffee and dessert willbe served. For additional informa-tion, call Carole Thau at (908) 771-9281.

Mr. Morse to SpeakAbout ‘The Shadow’MOUNTAINSIDE –Lecturer and

historian Henry Morse, who isknown as the “Old Time RadioMan,” will make a return visit to theMountainside Public Library onTuesday, November 16, from 7 to8:30 p.m. The Friends of theMountainside Library will sponsorthis program.

Mr. Morse will give a presenta-tion on “The Shadow,” covering thecharacter’s adventures in pulp fic-tion through his radio broadcasts.His discussion will include the ori-gins, characters and various plots,as well as audio clips.

At the conclusion of the lecture,an entire program will be played.There also will be time for audi-ence questions and answers. Ad-mission will be free.

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Knights to PresentWine-Cheese Event

GARWOOD – The GarwoodKnights of Columbus will host aWine and Cheese Tasting Party at itscouncil hall on Saturday, November20, from 8 to 11 p.m.

Samples of more than 10 cheese-and-wine pairings from around theworld will be served, along withaccompaniments and appetizers.There also will be raffles and give-aways.

Tickets are $30 per person or $50per couple. They can be purchasedafter 4 p.m. weekdays and after 2p.m. weekends at the Knights Coun-cil Hall, located at 37 South Avenuein Garwood (opposite PathMark.)Parking is available behind the halloff Willow Avenue. For more infor-mation, call the Knights at (908)789-9809.

Open House to FeatureUnited Way ServicesWESTFIELD – The United Way

of Greater Union County (UWGUC)and Susan Levy, United Way boardmember and long-time communityadvocate, will host an open houseevent with coffee and conversationfor Westfield residents on Tuesday,November 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 14Settlers Lane in Westfield.

Guests will have an opportunity tomeet with United Way board mem-bers, volunteers and staff of the agen-cies UWGUC serves, as well as learnmore about UWGUC’s programsthat address community needs. Formore information or to respond, con-tact Margaret Brautigam [email protected] or(908) 353-7171, extension no. 115.


Nominees Being RequestedFor Women of Excellence

COUNTY – Nominations currentlyare being accepted for the 19th An-nual Women of Excellence awardsprogram, sponsored by the UnionCounty Commission on the Status ofWomen and the Union County Boardof Chosen Freeholders.

“The Women of Excellence Awardhonors the many different contribu-tions of women from all walks of life,”said Freeholder Chairman DanielSullivan. “When you hear these per-sonal stories of achievement, you gain

a deeper understanding of the peoplewho shape our Union County com-munities and influence our lives.”

The commission is seeking out-standing nominees who live or workin Union County and have distin-guished themselves in one or more ofthe following categories: Arts andHumanities; Business/Entrepreneur-ial; Community Service; Education;Government; Law; Law Enforce-ment; Medicine/Health Care andWomen’s Advocacy.

The Women of Excellence who areselected from the pool of nomineeswill be honored at a celebratory din-ner to be held at The Westwood inGarwood on Friday, March 25, 2011.

To obtain a nomination form, callMadeline Brigantino at (908) 527-4144or visit WomenofExcellenceForm.pdfto download the form. The completedform should be mailed to: Jane O’Hara,708 Newark Avenue, Westfield, N.J.07090. Nominations must be post-marked by Wednesday, December 1,2010.

Library Event to FocusOn Marketing TacticsWESTFIELD – The Westfield Me-

morial Library will present a pro-gram by the Service Corps of Re-tired Executives (SCORE) entitled“How to Really Market Your Prod-ucts and Services” on Tuesday, No-vember 16, at 7 p.m.

Presenter Bob Serry, who recentlyretired from a successful sales career,will review sales procedures gearedtoward anyone who has something tosell. He will discuss the usual chan-nels for selling, such as word-of-mouth, personal contact, trade shows,magazines and newspapers, theInternet, seminars, phone campaignsand networking. However, he alsowill explain that the successful tech-nique is often not the obvious one; itis necessary to try everything.

SCORE is a non-profit associationdedicated to educating entrepreneursand a resource partner with the SmallBusiness Administration.

The library is located at 550 EastBroad Street in Westfield. This pro-gram is open to Westfield MemorialLibrary and MURAL cardholders.To register, visit the library’s website,wmlnj.org, and click on the OnlineCalendar, or call (908) 789-4090,extension no. 4140.

BENEFIT BREAKFAST…The 10th Annual Faith, Home and Charity fund-raising breakfast, benefiting Homefirst, Interfaith Housing and Family Services,will be held on Thursday, November 18, from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. at L’Affaire FineCatering in Mountainside. An hour-long program will begin promptly at 8 a.m.There is no cost to attend; however, an opportunity to donate will be provided.Reservations are required. For reservations, or more information, contact RickPorter at (908) 753-4001, extension no. 24, or at [email protected]. Pictured,Caroline Leahy, left, and Amanda Schroeder make a new friend at the HomefirstChildren’s Halloween Party that was organized and run jointly by members fromTemple Sholom and the Fanwood Presbyterian Church.

Thrift Shop RevealsHoliday Sale Dates

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Pres-byterian Church Thrift Shop will holdits annual Holiday Sale on two Wednes-days, November 17 and December 1,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. A largevariety of slightly used and new cloth-ing, toys, jewelry, kitchen supplies,dishes, glassware and decorativeitems, including pictures and frames,candles and trees, will be available.

The shop entrance is located onMcDermott Place on the side of thechurch, which is at the corner of Martineand LaGrande Avenues. Ample park-ing is available. All the shop workersare volunteers and the proceeds will begiven to local charities. For more infor-mation, call (908) 889-8891.

Nugent AssociationSlates Annual DanceAREA – The Joseph Nugent Sr.

Association of Union County willhold its 77th annual dance on Satur-day, November 20, from 8 p.m. tomidnight at the Kenilworth VeteransCenter, located at 33 South 21st Streetin Kenilworth.

The Irish-American organizationwill honor Paul Bulger as Irishman ofthe Year and Madelyn McCarron asIrish Woman of the Year. This year’srecipients of the Greta Sheridan Me-morial Community Service Awardare Frank and Sharon Loftus. RosellePolice Detective Matt Jakubowskiwill receive the Jack O’ConnorAward. The Nugent’s Bravest Awardwill be presented to retired ElizabethFire Chief Ed Sisk.

The Willie Lynch Show Band willprovide entertainment. Admission is$25 and will include beer, wine, cof-fee, cake and tea. There also will be acash bar. For reservations or moreinformation, call Carol Martin at(732) 851-5109 or Kevin Dowling at(732) 594-1763. Tickets also will beavailable at the door.

Founded by Joseph Nugent, Sr. in1933, the Nugent Association is theoldest independent Irish-American or-ganization in the State of New Jersey.

Temple Sholom PlansFree Pajama Party

FANWOOD – Temple Sholom ofFanwood/Scotch Plains invites fami-lies with children up to first grade to afree Chanukah pajama party on Satur-day, November 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The festivities will include a kosher-style pot-luck dinner, games, art projectsand music, among other activities, asparticipants gather together to endShabbat and get ready for the Festivalof Lights. Older siblings are welcome.

Temple Sholom is located in theFanwood Presbyterian Church at thecorner of Martine and LaGrande Av-enues in Fanwood. Its chapel is aroundthe corner off Marian Avenue. Visitorsare asked to enter through the door onMarian marked Temple Sholom.

For more information or to respond,call (908) 889-4900, [email protected] or visitsholomnj.org.

Turkey Drives to Take PlaceAt Area Sites November 20

COUNTY – Volunteers will be inthe parking lots at four locations inUnion County to collect frozen tur-keys, non-perishable food and do-nations on Saturday, November 20,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Locations will include the Com-munity FoodBank of New JerseyMain Warehouse, 31 Evans Termi-nal in Hillside; Franklin ElementarySchool, 700 Prospect Street inWestfield; St. James Roman Catho-lic Church, 45 South Springfield Av-enue in Springfield, and Orange Av-enue School, 901 Orange Avenue inCranford.

The turkeys and other donationswill help the FoodBank to provide atraditional Thanksgiving dinner andother holiday meals to those in need,and to be there for those in needafter the holidays.

“Our partner agencies have re-ported a rise in need of 30 to 40percent in the past year. When youcombine that recent rise in our pov-erty statistics, the situation is dire,”said Kathleen DiChiara, president andCEO of the Community FoodBank

of New Jersey. “We rely on theseturkey drives to help combat the prob-lem and provide a Thanksgiving mealfor those in need.”

In total, there are close to 40 sitestaking part in the 2010 TurkeyDrives across Northern and CentralNew Jersey. A complete list of sitesis available online.

The FoodBank also is encourag-ing financial donations, which willbe used to purchase turkeys at whole-sale prices and assist in distributingfood and groceries throughout thewinter months, when the number offamilies needing help increasesgreatly. Donations can be madeonline at njfoodbank.org/turkeydrive.

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Mr. Qutub to SpeakAt Library Next WeekFANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-

morial Library will present JosephQutub of Fanwood, who will speakon “America, the Land of Opportu-nity” on Thursday, November 18, at 7p.m. This program will be part of theALA and NEH Grant, “PicturingAmerica: Land of Opportunity.”

He will discuss how he and hisbrothers came to America from theMiddle East, educated themselves withscholarships and worked many jobs tosupport themselves. Each brother pur-sued a different career and each ful-filled his life goals and ambitions.

Mr. Qutub is a member of theFanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club,where he has served as president andhas worked on many of the club’sspecial projects. This program is opento all. To register, call (908) 322-6400or visit the library, which is located atNorth Avenue and Tillotson Road.

Local Youngster’s EffortsAids Autism Family Events

WESTFIELD – For a little over ayear, Alexandra Jackman of Westfield,who just turned 11, has been volun-teering as a Peer Mentorfor Autism Family Tourswith Brianna, Inc.(autismfamilytours.org).Among other activities,the group offers a peermentor program that pro-motes inclusion and ac-ceptance of children withspecial needs in the main-stream of everyday life.

A sixth-grade studentat Roosevelt Intermedi-ate School, and the daughter ofMichael and Lisa Jackman, Alex hasworked on karate programs, bicyclelessons, nature lessons at theWatchung Reservation, bingo andeven a fun Halloween party as a PeerMentor.

Alex started raising money forAutism Family Tours in June andcontinued through her birthday onSeptember 9. In lieu of birthday

presents, she asked everyone in-vited to her party to donate to theorganization. Through this initia-

tive, as well as Alex’sefforts to raise moneythrough babysitting,lemonade stands andpet sitting, she hasraised more than $600for the organization.

In celebration ofAlex’s giving, AutismFamily Tours will hosttwo family swim events– funded with Alex’s do-nations – that will in-

clude a light dinner. These events,which are now sold out, will takeplace on Saturdays, November 20and December 11, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. Families willhave an opportunity to swim from5:45 to 6:45 p.m. and have a lightmeal from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information about Au-tism Family Tours with Brianna, Inc.,visit autismfamilytours.org.

Alexandra Jackman

Knights, Theta Phi SetSeeing Eye ProgramWESTFIELD – The Westfield

Knights of Columbus and the ThetaPhi Alpha Alumnae Association willsponsor a seeing-eye dog demonstra-tion for scouting groups and otherinterested individuals and groups onTuesday, November 16, at 3:30 p.m.

A dog and handler from The See-ing Eye of Morristown, a leadingprovider for over 80 years of seeing-eye dogs for the blind and those withsevere visual impairment, will presentthe program.

The program will take place at theKnights of Columbus Council Hall,located at 2400 North Avenue inScotch Plains. For more information,contact Christine O’Brien, presidentof the Theta Phi Alpha Alumnae As-sociation, at (908) 612-3119 [email protected].

Nominations Are SoughtFor Marc Hardy Award

WESTFIELD – The First Congre-gational Church invites nominationsfor the 2011 Marc Wesley HardyHuman Rights Award. Candidatesmust be between the ages of 16 and22 who live in Westfield or surround-ing communities and who have dis-tinguished themselves in the area ofhuman rights.

This award will be presented to aperson who has demonstrated thefollowing qualities which were per-sonified by Marc Hardy: Opennessand friendliness to persons of all races,creeds and nationalities; involvementand leadership in organizations andactivities committed to improvinghuman relations; personal dignity; awillingness to take risks for what heor she believes is right; unqualifiedacceptance of others; respect for di-versity; personal integrity; caring andwillingness to listen and the ability tolead by example.

The award is named in honor ofMarc Hardy, a member of the FirstCongregational Church who was

killed in a car accident in 1990, shortlybefore he was to graduate fromWestfield High School. He was anational merit scholar and a giftedsinger and actor with an abiding in-terest in human rights.

Nominations must include detaileddescriptions of the organizations andactivities the candidate has been in-volved in, as well as concrete examplesand stories that illustrate the criterialisted above; the nominee’s résumé;one letter of support documenting thenominee’s contributions from a non-family member, and the name and con-tact information for two references.

Nominations should be mailed ore-mailed by Friday, December 3, tothe First Congregational Church, 125Elmer Street, Westfield, N.J. 07090or [email protected].

Presentation of the award, whichwill consist of a certificate and amonetary award, will be made inJanuary 2011. For further informa-tion, call the church office at (908)233-2494 or Sharilyn Brown at (973)376-4097.

AARP Chapter PostsHoliday Luncheon

WESTFIELD – Westfield AreaChapter No. 4137 of the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons(AARP) will hold its holiday lun-cheon on Monday, December 6, atnoon at Giovanna’s Restaurant onSouth Avenue in Plainfield.

The menu will feature appetizer,Bowties Bolognese; Giovanna’smixed green salad; a choice of entréesincluding Chicken Francaise, BakedSalmon and Veal Parmigiana; des-sert, Giovanna’s Signature Cake, aswell as coffee, tea and soft drinks.

The cost is $25 per person. Thoseinterested are asked to send checks,made payable to Westfield AreaAARP, Chapter 4137, to Dom Lisanti,53 Maddaket Court, Scotch Plains,N.J. 07076, as soon as possible.


More Than 150 Earn APScholar Awards at WHS

WESTFIELD – A total of 157 stu-dents at Westfield High School(WHS) have earned AP ScholarAwards in recognition on their ex-ceptional achievement on the 2009-2010 AP Exams.

The College Board’s AdvancedPlacement (AP) Program allows high-school students to take college-levelcourses while still in high school,earning them college credit for a suc-cessful performance on the AP Test.

About 18 percent of the 1.8 millionstudents who took any AP exam lastyear performed at a high enough levelto receive an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes sev-eral levels of achievement based onstudents’ performances on the APExams.

Five students at WHS qualified forthe National AP Scholar Award byearning an average score of 4 or higheron a five-point scale on all AP Examstaken, and scores of 4 or higher oneight or more of these exams. Thesestudents are: Abigail Burton, TylerCusick, Samuel Mumford, GraemeStahl and Yixiao Wang.

Forty-seven WHS students quali-fied for the AP Scholar with Distinc-tion Award by earning an average ofat least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken,and scores of 3 or higher on five ormore of these exams.

These students are: Caraugh Ball,Kate Brennan, Emily Budnick,Abigail Burton, Victoria Cheung,Kevin Clancy, Andrew Cordeiro,Tyler Cusick, Wenqi Duan, MichaelEilbacher, Benjamin Fine, TrentGabriel, Emily Greene, Emily Har-ris, Zachary Helfand, Miles Hsu,Anne Knisely, Ho Yee Lam, SuzanneLemberg, Kamil Lupicki, DaltonMack, Jessica Margolies, AndrewMarino, Gregory Mitchell, JessicaMondon, Samuel Mumford, MichaelOster, Joshua Perlman, GaffneyPeterson, Anna Powell, Adam Reich,Megan Reilly, Melissa Riegel, JennaRodrigues, Amy Rosenfeld, MichalSagal, Maxwell Schuster, VishalShah, Dylan Simon, Robert Sinisi,Darla Stabler, Graeme Stahl, KellySullivan, Kamal Tamboli, YixiaoWang, Siyu Xiao and Bowei Zhang.

Forty students at WHS qualifiedfor the AP Scholar with Honor Awardby earning an average score of atleast 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, andscores of 3 or higher on four or moreof these exams.

These students are: Elise Annis,Katherine Bange, Leslie Bartsch, ScottBernstein, Amanda Centrella, MarcCervantes, Robert Ciarrocca, MonicaD’Amico, Sharon Faktor, DanielleFields, David Fishman, AlexandraFrankel, Kevin Furlong, ShelleyFussman, Andrew Gates, MichaelGismondi, Sarah Glickstein, WilliamGretsky, Kyle Higgins, Margaret Jacobi,Halli James, Michael Kaufhold, DanielKrack, Stephanie Kuntz, Justin Lee,Olivia Magnanini, Marisa Mormile,Kristi Peyton, Katie Ramire, KevinRamos, Alison Ricardo, Alicia Rogers,Amy Roggenburg, Rebecca Romano,Evan Rosenburgh, Julian Seltzer,Nikolay Shargorodsky, Justin Snyder,Sarah Szollar and Austin Wenta.

Sixty-five students qualified for theAP Scholar Award by completingthree or more AP Exams with scoresof 3 or higher.

The AP Scholars are: AstridAdriaens, Meredith Ambinder, NicoleAronson, Zachary Bakhtin, RichardBarber, Patrick Bergin, MichaelBlutfield, Juliana Capuano, SamanthaCavanagh, Gabrielle Cerami, AshtynChen, Nicholas Chopey, CaitlinColeman, Sarah Crawford, KatherineDavidson, Rebecca DeLaFuente, BrettDeNicola, Olivia Dunham, JenniferEisenberg, Daniel Eliades, JonathanErman, Sarah Frantz, Alex Furlong,Haozhe Gao, Alyssa Hatch, KateHeffernan, Leslie Holt, MadelineHorowitz, Ravi Jha, Melanie Johnson,Elizabeth Kamel, Kevin Kessler, Eliza-beth Kiefer, Richard Knapp, SaraKoznecki, Ian Kuhn, Corey Lipschutz,Melissa Littman, Grace Mackenzie,Mikhail Maslyuk, Colin McKevitt,Charlotte Murtishaw, Maria Niemiera,Drew Pecker, Megan Pulliam, EricRackear, Megan Ramage, JaraadRogers, Benjamin Rubin, ChristopherSalemme, Matthew Sanders, AndrewSauerwein, Drew Schapow, JennaSharkey, Joshua Simmons, WyattSmith, Eric Solomon, JoshuaSolomon, Sarah Spitz, Janya Tagat,Scott Thien, Christine Tsui, PeterWaddell, Isabelle Weisman and RosinaWissel.

A committee of college and univer-sity faculty and AP teachers developeach AP-level course, ensuring that APexams are aligned with the same stan-dards as a college course. Most four-year colleges and universities acceptAP scores of 3 or higher out of apossible score of 5.

Columbia Bank EmpowersHillcrest Academy Students

BANKING ON IT…The Economics students at Hillcrest Academies North andSouth will experience what it is like to work in the 21st-Century businessenvironment, thanks to a grant from Columbia Bank for $15,393 to purchasenetbooks. Pictured receiving the check from Columbia Bank are, from left toright, Jason Balsamello, principal, Hillcrest South; Victoria Cortes, student;John Marquet, principal, Hillcrest North; Yolanda Williams, student; MarkRellinger, VP/Business Banking Officer, Columbia Bank; Bill Presutti, UnionCounty Educational Services Commission (UCESC) superintendent; RichSkorupski, president, UCESC Foundation; Mark Sheridan, teacher, HillcrestNorth, and Martin Nazario, student.

AREA – The Economics studentsat Hillcrest Academies North andSouth, in Scotch Plains and Westfield,respectively, will experience what itis like to work in the 21st-centurybusiness environment, thanks to agrant from Columbia Bank for$15,393 to purchase netbooks.

A netbook is a small notebook com-puter, the main function of which is

to give the user access to online ap-plications like word processing,spreadsheets and PowerPoint-stylepresentations.

Hillcrest Academy Economics stu-dents will use Columbia’s netbooksto complete a curriculum of relevantprojects inspired by the recommen-dations of the Presidential Councilon Financial Literacy. Each studentwill create a “paper” stock portfolioand make daily journal entries abouthow their stocks performed and why.

They will use spreadsheets to con-struct a projected personal budgetfor when they are independent youngadults, and to model compound in-terest and the benefits of long-termsavings. A highlight of the semesteris the Entrepreneurship Module, inwhich teams of students workcollaboratively to create a simulatedbusiness enterprise, complete with abalance sheet and profit-and-lossstatement on spreadsheets.

Each team will create an onlinepresentation about their business anduse that to “pitch” their idea to UnionCounty Educational Services Com-mission Superintendent WilliamPresutti and Columbia Bank execu-tives, who will serve as “venture capi-talists,” deciding whether to invest inthe team’s business.

Victoria Cortes, one of the HillcrestNorth students using the newnetbooks, said that she liked thembecause “when everyone has theirown computer, and all the computerstalk to each other online, we can getour work done in half the time.”

The partnership between HillcrestEconomics students and the bank isongoing. Professionals from a nearbyColumbia Bank branch will serve asguest lecturers, explaining key topicslike the responsible use of credit andthe full range of financial services avail-able to individuals and small businesses.

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Oratory Art StudentsDemonstrate ‘Care’

SUMMIT – Oratory Prep Schoolart teacher Susan Preston not onlyknows art, she shows concern forothers. She has passed on her passionto art students at the Roman Catholic,all-boys school in Summit by takingmembers of the art club who wantedto share their knowledge, time andtheir talents with senior citizens tothe CareOne facility at Livingston.

The student volunteer activity in-cluded a demonstration of Chinesebrush painting at each table of residentsand then assistance with a watercolorwash followed by the blow-drying ofthe paintings. “Let’s write ‘happiness’on yours,” Mrs. Preston suggested toone resident as she helped her brush onthe appropriate Chinese symbol.

Just before the watercolor andsharpie works of art were completed,sophomore Tim Esteves of Cranfordsaid to one resident, “See this littlered mark? It’s the artist’s symbol.”Then he gave people at the table theirchoice of six stamps to make theirown finishing touch.

“I had a relative in this facility lastyear and thought how nice it might befor the boys to go to visit and sharetheir love of art with some of theresidents,” Mrs. Preston said. Becauseit was such a positive experience forthe boys and the residents, a Decem-ber return date has been scheduled.

Courtesy of Susan M. DoughertySHOWING “CARE” FOR OTHERS…Alex McDonald of Mountainside andTim Esteves of Cranford, left to right, sophomores at Oratory Prep School inSummit, help a resident with Chinese brush painting at CareOne at Livingston,a senior facility. The teens traveled with their art club adviser/art teacher, SusanPreston of Springfield, to share their love of art with the residents. Althoughcommunity service is not a requirement at Oratory Prep, students are encouragedto volunteer in an area they enjoy.

TV-36 Begins Airing TwoHealth-Related Programs

WESTFIELD – Beginning earlierthis month, Westfield High School(WHS) TV-36 began televising twohealth-related presentations. “Nutritionand Stress” can be seen every Thursdayat 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Thishalf-hour show features local nutri-tionist Susan Greeley describing thelink between nutrition and stress, aswell as tips to eat healthy to excel inschool, sports and in college.

“Drinking, Driving and the Law”can be seen on Tuesdays and Saturdaysat 6:30 p.m. Attorney Peter Ledermanaddressed senior health classes on theeffect of alcohol, underage-drinking

laws, court proceedings and legal con-sequences.

Following their presentations, WHSHealth Educator Susan Kolesar said,“We are fortunate to have had twoaccomplished professionals in their re-spective fields come in to share theirexperience and knowledge with ourHealth 12 students. The topics that ourspeakers addressed are relevant for ourentire community.”

The Westfield Public School districthas posted new online parenting re-sources on the Parents link atwestfieldnjk12.org. It will be updatedthroughout the year.


THE WEEK IN SPORTSSports Section Pages 13-18

MURRAY SCORES TD AFTER LANDZANO INTERCEPTS

Football Spartans Hold BackBlue Devil Grid Boys, 21-7

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

Two unfortunate events, a shankedpunt, a lost fumble and a series of ballmishandlings placed the WestfieldHigh School football team on theshort side of a 21-7 decision in ashowdown with No. 16 Immaculatain Somerville on November 5.

But before the tide of good fortuneturned in the 8-1 Spartans’ direction,the 6-2 Blue Devils had smooth sail-ing when outside linebacker JohnLandzano intercepted a pass on theSpartan 36-yard line. From there, ittook only six plays to get to the endzone when AJ Murray slanted in fromeight yards out with 7:34 remainingin the first quarter. Jon Gribbin kickedthe point-after.

The mishandled hikes and block-ing difficulties plagued the Blue Dev-ils throughout the game, resulting in

quarterback Dan Kerr being sackedfour times, and Murray being limitedto 54 yards on 22 carries. Kerr com-pleted nine of 17 pass attempts for 67yards. Ryan Hess had two receptionsfor 20 yards, Landzano had three for29 yards and Peter Ondi had one for18 yards, while James O’Rourke hada one-yard reception and GarrettPryor had one for minus a yard.

“We didn’t play well up front. Wepicked a bad day to not have a goodgame. We had been blocking well,but we didn’t block well today,” BlueDevil Head Coach Jim DeSarno said.“You can’t do that against a goodteam like this.”

The shanked punt that gave theSpartans great field position at theWestfield 37 was the first sign of

doom. Five running plays later, run-ning back Ish Mack, who surpassed1,000 yards on the season, plungedtwo yards for the touchdown andMatt Kassebaum nailed the extra pointto knot the score just 29 seconds intothe second quarter.

Next, the wind was wisped fromthe Blue Devils’ sails. Gribbins’ puntwas caught by Spartan Shayne Jonesat the 15-yard line, and the Blue Dev-ils seemingly had him firmly in theirgrasp, but he slipped free and sprinted85 yards for the touchdown with 8:39left in the half.

“We had him! We didn’t finish. Ithink too many of the guys kind ofrelaxed when they saw him tackled,and they didn’t finish,” CoachDeSarno said.

The Blue Devils responded withtheir best drive of the game, chewing

BLUE DEVIL GIRLS; RAIDER GIRLS, BOYS GET FIFTH

Blue Devil X-C Boys CaptureN.J. Group 4, Section 2 Crown


Intense pack mentality and thefriendly rivalry of Blue Devilfrontrunners Jack Leahy and AndrewKirna brought home the North Jer-sey, Group 4, Section 2 champion-ship for the No. 2-ranked WestfieldHigh School boys cross-country teamat Warinanco Park in Roselle on No-vember 6.

The rivalry was also with the No. 7Ridge Red Devils, who nipped theBlue Devils for the title last year. Butthis year, the Blue Devils took care ofbusiness with Leahy, who placed thirdwith a time of 16:21, and Kirna (fourthat 16:26) finishing ahead of Ridge’sNo. 1 runner, while Sam Tooley (12that 16:51), Kevin Smith (16th at 17:13)and Zach Lizmi (21st at 17:25) fin-ished ahead of the Red Devils’ No. 2runner. John Kirna finished 24th witha time of 17:29 and Evan Tarlowfinished 45th with a time of 18:10 to

give Westfield a 56 total to Ridge’s85. North Hunterdon placed third at117.

A tight pack of Blue Devil runnerswere occupying most of the thirdthrough 12th positions at the one-mile mark. Andrew Kirna was run-ning third at the time, and Leahy wasrunning tightly with three other com-petitors just behind Kirna.

“I tried to stick with Andrew, andthat’s what I did. Andrew and I, it’slike a friendly rivalry. [It’s] Whoevercan perform on that day. When I wascoming in, I was thinking like beingbehind him, I’ve got to push up front.It worked today, and I am reallyhappy,” said Leahy, who added, “Wehave always known that Ridge hasalways been our competitor. We werepumped, because they are a real big,rival.”

The Blue Devil girls were espe-cially yearning to break the top-fiveto qualify for the Group 4 meet, since

they placed sixth last year. At thebeginning of year, Blue Devil HeadCoach Thom Hornish had a goal forhis girls to all break the 20-minutemark to ensure a qualification to theGroup 4 meet at Holmdel.

“We are a little shy of that. We areimproving, but we are not there yet.There have been some breakthroughs.Hopefully today, we will try to be inthe top five to qualify for Group 4. Wecame up short last year. We weresixth. There are five teams shootingfor two spots,” Coach Hornish said.

The Lady Blue Devil kept tightenough to beat out Bridgewater-Raritan for fifth place with a total of144. Alyssa Hatch finished 21st witha time of 20:59. Shannon Mooneyand Anna Tanji, both at 21:11, fin-ished 27-28, respectively. Ellie Tanjiat 21:28 and Allegra Larche at 21:33finished 36-37, while Danielle Grimesat 21:36 and Hannah McRoberts at

CONTINUED ON PAGE 16Probitas Verus Honos


Remember the VeteransNovember 11 – 11 a.m.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHEMMED IN BY TOUGH SPARTANS…The Immaculata Spartans’ defense keyed on running back AJ Murray, No. 9,and stopped the Blue Devils offense at crucial times in Somerville on November 5.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesKEEPING CLOSE TO THE FRONTRUNNERS…Blue Devil Jack Leahy (650) and the rest of his teammates ran in the tightpack close to the frontrunners at Warinanco Park in Roselle on November 6.


Blue Devil X-C Boys Capture Sectional CrownCONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

DEVIL COSTELLO, RAIDER NAGOURNEY HITS 2 EACH

Blue Devils, Raiders AdvanceIn Girls Soccer Group Sections


Three sudden strikes put the fifth-seeded Westfield High School girlssoccer team in the driver’s seat enroute to a 4-0 victory over HunterdonCentral in the North Jersey, Group 4,Section 2 tournament at Gary KehlerStadium in Westfield on November5. In the North Jersey, Group 3, Sec-tion 2 quarterfinals a few hours later,the Scotch Plains-Fanwood girlsstruck gold in the second half to de-feat Rahway, 3-0.

The Lady Blue Devils have ad-justed well to the pre-season andearly-season loss of two key players,Katie Ponce and Emma Franks, bywinning their last eight games. Se-niors Tina Landeka, Hanna Kronickand Samantha Costello found the rightchemistry to score all four goalsagainst the Red Devils.

The Blue Devils took seven shotson goal in the first half and anothersix in the second half in what couldhave been called a half-court game.The Red Devils got the opportunityto take just one shot in the first halfand another late in the second half.

With 34:30 on the clock, Landeka,

a forward, was awarded a penaltykick and converted to give the BlueDevils a 1-0 lead. Less than five min-utes later, Kronick, a midfielder, ap-proached a volley near the penalty-kick area and ricocheted a shot off thekeeper’s back and into the net. Twominutes after Kronick’s strike,Costello, a forward, drilled a 25-yardskipper into the net to make the score3-0.

The score held up until 10 minutesinto the second half, Kronick dribbleddown the right side, drew the keeperout, then skid a right-to-left cross toCostello, who buried the ball into thenet from seven yards out for her sev-enth goal of the season. From thatpoint on, the Blue Devils enjoyed theluxury of fielding their entire reservesquad that held the Red Devils toonly one shot on goal.

The Rahway Indians played a coy

defensive game in the first half againstthe Raiders, who shelled the goal 14times, which included five direct kicksand two corner kicks. The Indians man-aged only one shot on goal in the half.

“They had every single player inthe box. That was our problem in thefirst half. It was hard to get by them.

We had difficulties trying to get theball around them, but we started shoot-ing more, and they opened up,” Raidersenior Emily Nagourney said.

Eight minutes into the second half,Nagourney took a wide-open shotfrom just outside the center of thebox, about 19 yards out, and drilled itinto the net for the first score of thegame.

“Christine Monroy got the ball backto me. I was wide open, and I took ashot,” Nagourney said

Moments later, the Raiders nearlyscored again when senior Avika Shah,on the right corner, directed a lowriser to Monroy, who put a head onthe ball and just sailed outside thenear post.

But, with 19:21 on the clock, Shahsent a left-to-right cross from nearthe far post to the near post wheresenior Erin Pierce tapped it in the

near corner.With less than two minutes remain-

ing, Nagourney launched an accurateshot from 30 yards away to make thescore, 3-0.

“Lea Salituro passed me the ball. Ijust took a touch from the outside andshot, and it went into the upper left-center of the corner,” Nagourney de-scribed.Hunterdon Central 0 0 0Westfield 3 1 4

Rahway 0 0 0Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 3 3

MIKLAS, GLOVER SCORE; KLEIN, SHAH GET ASSISTS

Raiders Top Blue Devils, 2-0,For UCT Girls Soccer Crown


Five Union County championshipsin six years became a reality when thefinal second ticked off the scoreboardthat revealed a 2-0 victory by the top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool girls soccer team over sec-ond-seeded Westfield at Kean Uni-versity in Union on November 7.

Interestingly, the 14-1-3, No. 15-ranked Raiders’ first goal came offthe foot of a defender, sophomoreoutside back Christine Miklas, whoslipped into the box and tapped JesseKlein’s one-hop corner kick from theright side into the net with 31:33 onthe clock in the first half.

“She comes up on the corner kick,and she put it in,” Raider Head CoachKevin Ewing explained. “It was greatfor her. She’s a great kid, and I amglad she did that.”

Julie Glover netted the second goal17 minutes into the second half whenshe was the first to reach teammateAvika Shah’s pass into a swarm in themiddle and ripped a shot past BlueDevil goalkeeper Gaby Gold.

Statistically, it appeared to be arelatively even game, but the Raidersruled the turf in the first half, and the13-5-1 Blue Devils came back with avengeance in the second half. TheRaiders held a narrow, 11-10 edge inshots on goal. Both teams had fourcorner kicks. Raider goalkeeper PaigeDella Badia made five saves, while

Gold made six.The powerful Blue Devils’ 1-2-3

punch of forwards Sam Costello andTina Landeka and midfielder HannahKronick put the Raiders’ defense tothe test in a big way in the secondhalf. All three ripped a pair of wickedshots that were either saved by DellaBadia or sailed just wide of the posts.

“They were able to shut down ourthree where no one else has. Thethree of them did not have their bestgame tonight, but for some of that,you have to give credit to ScotchPlains,” Blue Devil Head Coach AlexSchmidt said. “In the first half, ourgirls came out really nervous. Firstcounty finals in a while! The girlstalked at halftime. We settled down. Ithink we did better in the secondhalf.”

“They have probably the three bestoffensive players in the county. They

play hard. We were worried aboutthem. Our defense, Avia Shadmi,Claudia Falconieri and ChristineMiklas did a great job all year. Theyshowed how good a defense theywere today,” said Coach Ewing, whoalso mentioned that sophomore Chris-tine Monroy contributed strong de-fensive assistance.

Moments after Glover scored,Landeka send a right-to-left cross toKronick, but Della Badia made awise decision to charge and make asliding save.

“That was a great save on a great

player by Paige,” Coach Ewing said.“We had a few chances, but Scotch

Plains had them too. They finishedtheir chances, and we just missedours. That’s the game,” CoachSchmidt said.

The win marked the third time thisseason that the Raiders have defeatedthe Blue Devils. It was the first timeever that the Raiders have beatenWestfield twice, let alone three times.

“It is hard to beat a good team threetimes, and they are a very good team,”Coach Ewing said.

“We have never beaten Westfieldeven twice in one season,” Shah said.“We came out in this game saying,‘so what! We beat them twice thisseason. We need to prove to them thatwe deserved to be the winner in bothof those games.’ It was a whole newgame, and we had a brand new teamtonight with the loss of two of our

starters, Sarah Vanbuskirk and ErinPierce.”

“Obviously, Westfield is our rival.It feels so good to beat them, espe-cially in a county tournament,” se-nior Emily Nagourney said. “Avikaand I have been talking about thissince we were freshmen. We wantedto beat them in the county finals. Webeat them our freshman year, 1-0, inthe finals, so it’s like a full circle. Itfeels so good to beat our rivals threetimes in one season.”Westfield 0 0 0Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 1 1 2

21:43 finished 40-45.“We committed ourselves to going

back to Holmdel this year, along withdefending our conference title. Didit! Earning second place in the countymeet. Did it! And now qualifying forGroup 4,” Coach Hornish said. “Wehad to overcome Bridgewater-Raritan, Phillipsburg and JP Stevens.The ‘PAC’ plus a lot of heart gave usthe chance to advance. Five of sevenrunners ran their best efforts for thiscourse and you can’t ask any more.”

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boysand girls both qualified for the Group3 meet by placing fifth with respec-tive totals of 139 and 154. RaiderKathleen Leeper crossed third in herrace with a time of 20:03, and AlexParker finished sixth in his race witha time of 17:15.

Cougars Tom Feeney and EliasHoward finished 4-7 with respectivetimes of 17:25 and 17:34, and seniorMike Cassidy finished a strong 13thwith a time of 17:51 to earn theCranford boys their second straightNorth Jersey, Group 2, Section 2

championship with a total of 61, tobeat out Chatham at 96, Voorhees at101 and Summit at 102. MikeZanfardino crossed 17th at 18:02,Zach Fitzgerald was 20th at 18:08,Paul Cassaro finished 24th at 18:15and Connor McMahon finished 47thwith a time of 19:09. The team fin-ished with a 17:48 average time.

“The boys did an amazing job. Wegraduated our top four runners lastyear. To come back this year evenstronger, it is beyond words. I am soproud of these boys, the way theyworked, how hard they worked. Theyearned every bit of this title,” CougarHead Coach John Schiano said.

Feeney and Howard significantlycut their times from last year whenthe Cougars also won the title.

“Big improvement over last year.It’s funny, because The Star-Ledgersaid that Chatham was going to pull atight one over us, so we wreckedthem,” Howard said.

“Those top two guys really got usoff to a strong start, and then our packreally finished strong, and that is what

made the difference in today’s race,”Coach Schiano said.

The Cougar girls also qualified forthe Group 2 meet by finishing fifthwith a total of 130 points with a 21:59average time. Megan Byrnes finished10th with a time of 20:16, KatiaOltmann crossed 21st at 21:33,Veronica Miller was 30th at 22:34,Megan Byrne took 33rd at 22:40,Natalie Englese was 36th at 22:53,Bridget Miller finished 44th at 23:17)and Rebecca Roman was 46th at23:25.

“The girls did a great job. This is,hands down, the toughest section.You have some of the top teams in thestate, Voorhees, Summit, so for us toqualify as a team and for Megan toqualify as an individual, was an amaz-ing accomplishment,” Coach Schianosaid.

FIRST PLACE TEAMS:GROUP 4 BOYS: Westfield 56GROUP 3 BOYS: Mendham 37GROUP 2 BOYS: Cranford 61GROUP 4 GIRLS: Ridge 44GROUP 3 GIRLS: Mendham 37GROUP 2 GIRLS: Voorhees 26

Raider Footballers FallTo Warren Hills, Elizabeth

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool football team came up on theshort end of a 21-7 decision at thehands of Warren Hills at Warren HillsHigh School on October 29. On No-vember 5, the Raiders finished theirregular season with a 34-16 setbackto Elizabeth at Williams Field inElizabeth.

Raider senior running back QuentinBlackwell carried 15 times for 58yards against Warren Hills. FullbackNeville Hall rushed for nine yards ontwo carries. Quarterback Brett Kovacshad 11 completions for 137 yards andno interceptions. Wide receiverMoussa Channaoui had five recep-tions for 30 yards, and Sean Coloneyhad two for 95 yards.

Linebacker Kyle Berwick recordedthree tackles and one sack, MatthewJegede made 12 tackles, Hall madeseven tackles, Jack Cunningham hadfive tackles and Anthony Byers hadseven tackles.

The Raiders’ game against the 4-5Minutemen began like a seesaw.Elizabeth quarterback P.J. Walkerconnected with Jahad Thomas for a10-yard touchdown in the first quar-

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The Raiders immediately answeredwhen quarterback Conner Thompsonhooked up with Jegede for a 78-yardpass play, then Byers scampered in fora four-yard touchdown run. The pointafter attempt was blocked, but the Raid-ers got the ball back before the half, andJohn Murphy booted a 40-yard fieldgoal to make the score, 16-14.

The Minutemen took a 21-14 leadin the third quarter when Elijah Hugesbolted 40 yards for a touchdown. Laterin the quarter, Kevin Zakl picked up aRaider fumble and scored from20yards out to up Elizabeth’s lead to27-14. The Minutemen iced the gamewhen Devante Boles was on the re-ceiving end of a 54-yard pass play fora touchdown.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 16 0 0 16Elizabeth 7 7 13 7 34

Blue Devils Finish 3rdIn Section Gymnastics

The Westfield High School gym-nastics team finished third in theNorth Jersey, Section 2 gymnas-tics tournament held at Bishop AhrHigh School in Edison on Novem-ber 6. The Blue Devils totaled105.875, behind winner Bishop Ahrat 111.625 and Old Bridge at107.55. Cranford placed fourthwith a total of 105.5, Scotch Plains-Fanwood took sixth with a 100.2total and Union Catholic placedninth with a 69.75.

Cranford Cougar Mary KateWalch tied Corrie Greis (BishopAhr) for third All-Around with atotal of 36.625. Blue Devil AbbyCook placed fifth with a 36.25 to-tal. Walch placed second in thevault with a 9.325, while UnionCatholic Viking NicolePietrapertosa took fourth at 9.275.Walch also took second on the floorexercise with a 9.4. Blue DevilLyndsey Lee placed third on thebalance beam with a 9.3 and Cooktied for fifth with a 9.2.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBATTLING HARD FOR THE BALL…Blue Devil Sam Costello, center, and a Hunterdon Central defender leap for theloose soccer ball at Kehler Stadium in Westfield on November 5. Westfield won, 4-0.

Brian Dunlap for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE TOUGH KIND…Raider Christy Monroy, No. 13, and a Blue Devil collide whileapproaching the ball in the Union County Tournament championship game. The Raiders won, 2-0.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesKEEPING CONTROL OF THE BALL…Raider Erin Pierce, No. 7, controls the ball despite being held by a Rahwaydefender during the sectional game at Scotch Plains on November 5. The Raiders won, 3-0.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHEADING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH…Blue Devils Anna Tanji, right, and Shannon Mooney, center, head down thehome stretch during the North Jersey, Group 4, Section 2 meet at Warinanco Park in Roselle on November 6.


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HEINE CONNECTS WITH WINNING GOAL IN OVERTIME

Blue Devils Nip Raiders, 2-1,Claim UCT Boys Soccer Title

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

For the first time in 14 years (1996),the top-seeded Westfield High Schoolsoccer boys can call themselves UnionCounty Tournament Champions.

It took the full 80 minutes and fiveminutes of overtime to decide a win-ner but finally, senior captain RyanHeine broke the stalemate with a left-footed blast that screamed past Raidergoalkeeper Vincenzo Bianco.

“It felt like [the ball] was sittingthere for years,” Heine said after thegame. “I just knew I had to get to itand get a shot off. Soccer wise, by far,this is the best night of my life.”

The game, under the lights of KeanUniversity Stadium, started with anuneventful first half. It was physicaland chippy, but that was to be ex-pected whenever these two teamsmeet.

It was Scotch Plains-Fanwood thatlooked stronger early in the first half,but the Raiders’ two best scoringchances were stifled by Westfieldkeeper Zach Zagorsky.

But Westfield’s skill was hard tokeep down, and with 10 minutes leftin the half, the tide began to turn.Bianco made a big save for the Raid-ers off a Henry Smith header. Threeminutes later, Heine played a beauti-ful cross into the box, looking forstriker Joe Greenspan, but he justmissed getting a head on it.

In the second half, however,Westfield kept the pressure on theRaiders. In the 45th minute, Smithplayed a nice ball into the box toGreenspan. He fought off his defenderand blasted a shot that just sailed overthe crossbar.

Finally in the 56th minute, the BlueDevils got on the board on a scoring

connection they have made all year.Shane Kronick, the savvy sophomoremidfielder, played a perfect ball intothe box off a free kick. Greenspanused his height advantage and out-jumped the Raider defense, blastingit into the back of the net.

The Raiders, however, did not giveup, applying the pressure to theWestfield defense. They got the equal-izer with just 11 minutes left from thehead of senior Brian Fischer, off along throw in by Alex Markovits, andforced the game into overtime 1-1.

This is when Heine, who missedlast year’s county championship gamedue to injury, shined. Five minutesinto extra-time, Jake Heroux played along ball into the box that jumbledaround at the top of the box beforesquirting out to the left foot of Heine,who put it into the goal for the gamewinner.

“Ryan Heine was the best playeron the field tonight,” Head CoachGeorge Kapner said after the game.“He is a first team all-state player inmy estimation and is the best playerin the county. Without Ryan Heine onthe field we are a completely differ-ent team.”

Coach Kapner applauded Raiderscoach Tom Breznitsky and his assis-tant Joe Mortarulo. “The ScotchPlains coaching staff has done, in myopinion, one of the best jobs I haveever seen. ”

“[This feels] incredible.” Heinesaid. “I mean we were the top seed butknown to choke. But this year wewere able to pull out,” and with thathe ran off to celebrate with his team-mates; county champions for the firsttime in 14 years.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 1 0 1Westfield 0 1 1 2

Brian Dunlap for The Westfield Leader and The TimesUNION COUNTY BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONS…The Blue Devil boys celebrate and raise the trophy above their headsafter defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 2-1, for the Union County Tournament title at Kean University in Union onNovember 6.


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up the clock and reaching the Spartanone-yard line in 16 plays to set up afourth-and-goal with three secondson the clock. But, the ancient Spar-tans, who valiantly defended theThermopylae pass against the Per-sians in 480 B.C., would have beenproud, as the Immaculata Spartansstuffed Murray’s attempt at the one-foot line as time ran out.

“They were tough. They sure were!They are a good football team. Thathurt, but we couldn’t move the ball inthe second half,” added CoachDeSarno.

After a 10-yard sack of Kerr killed aBlue Devil drive on their first posses-sion of the second half, the Westfielddefense held tight and forced the Spar-tans to punt. O’Rourke grabbed theball at the 20 and returned it 41 yardsto the Spartan 39. Unfortunately, theBlue Devils fumbled at the 24 whereSpartan Shawn Dwyer scooped it upand charged to midfield. Seven playslater, Spartan Ralph D’Agostino scoredon a three-yard run with 5:02 remain-ing in the game.

“I thought our defensive line playedpretty good, but offensively, we didn’tget it done. We’ve got to get back to

work,” Coach DeSarno said.The Blue Devils will travel to

Raritan Township tomorrow, Novem-ber 12, to face top-seeded HunterdonCentral in the first round of the NorthJersey, Group 4, Section 2 playoff.

“It’s going to be another tough one!I told the kids today this is what it’sgoing to be about the rest of the way.We got to fix it quickly,” CoachDeSarno said.Westfield 7 0 0 0 7Immaculata 0 14 0 7 21

ABBATTISTA 20 ASSISTS, 10 DIGS; PARTRIDGE 5 KILLS

Lady V’ball Blue Devils SingeMinutemen in Group Sections

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

One may not know it from the wayshe plays, but Jenelle Abbattista, thesenior captain for the Westfield HighSchool girls volleyball team, doesnot even look at the score.

“I don’t really pay attention to thescore during the game,” Abbattistasaid. “I just try and stay focused onwhat I am trying to do, not the score.”

But it was her clutch play againstElizabeth that helped the Blue Devilsadvance past the Minutemen in thefirst round of the North Jersey, Group4 state tournament on November 3 inWestfield.

The Blue Devils jumped out to anearly lead in Game 1, opening withthe serve and winning the first fourpoints. Westfield cruised early on thestrong play of junior Morgan Bowen,

Abbattista and Emma Partridge, whohelped to open up a 12-4 lead.

However Elizabeth, taking a cru-cial timeout, clawed its way back intothe game. The Minutemen engineereda 7-3 run and came within three pointsof Westfield.

But the Blue Devils squashed any

comeback effort, highlighted by a greatblock by sophomore Courtney Weiss.Westfield took the game, 25-16.

Game 2, however, was much morecontested. The Blue Devils could notopen up an early lead. In fact, theLady Minutemen came out firing andreally limited their mistakes, makingthe Blue Devils work for every point.The game was tied at four, six andnine before Elizabeth pulled momen-tum on their side and opened up athree point lead, the biggest so far ofthe game, 13-10.

Head Coach Bev Torak, sensingthe game was slipping away, calledtime out to try and regroup.

“We made a couple of adjustmentswith being aware of their hitter andthat they would go to their big outsideand making sure we covered that playmore efficiently,” Coach Torak said.

Elizabeth did not let up though andbuilt on their lead, moving ahead, 15-11. Westfield, looking for a spark,

turned to their captain, Abbattista,serving and attempting to keep herteam in the game.

Abbattista rose to the occasion, andher strong serving put Elizabeth onits heals and gave the Blue Devilstheir first lead of the game, 17-16.The Blue Devils never looked backand won the final game, 25-17.

Partridge and Amanda Earl led theway with five kills, Jesse Fang andBowen had four. Grace Antonelli had10 digs.

Coach Torak said after the game,“It feels good to do it in two games,because this was the third time wewere playing Elizabeth, and we beatthem twice. You know what they sayabout the third game, its always moredifficult that final time. Every gamewe have played them, it has beenchallenging. So I was happy we cameout hot and controlled the first game.Second game I was really happy withour ability to chip back and take thegame. ”

Abbattista, who finished with 20assists and 10 digs, commented, “Ithink we really came together as ateam, we definitely had it in the firstgame, but in the second game westruggled, but in the end we were ableto pull it out and get the win.”

Soccer Raiders CrackNutley in Section, 2-0The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

School boys soccer team defeatedNutley, 2-0, in the semifinals of theNorth Jersey, Group 3, Section 2Tournament in Nutley on Novem-ber 8. Rory Szeto and AlexMarkovits netted goals for the ninth-seeded, 9-7-7 Raiders. Nutleydropped to 11-5-5.

Soccer Red Devils BurnBlue Devils in SectionsThe Hunterdon Central High

School boys soccer team defeated17-3-2 Westfield, 2-1, in the semifi-nal round of the North Jersey, Group4, Section 2 Tournament when RyanHall scored off a rebound in the sec-ond overtime in Westfield on Novem-ber 8. Blue Devil Phil Mendel scoreda goal off an assist from ShaneKronick in the first half. Shane Kohlerscored a second-half goal for the 16-5 Red Devils.

Blue Devils Top LionsIn Section Soccer, 1-0The fifth-seeded Westfield High

School girls soccer team won its sev-enth straight game with a 1-0 victoryover 12th-seeded North Hunterdonin the opening round of the NorthJersey, Group 4, Section 2 tourna-ment in Westfield on November 2.Hannah Kronick assisted TinaLandeka on a goal in the 17th minute.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA BATTLE IN THE TRENCHES…The Westfield Blue Devils’ and the Immaculata Spartans’ defense played verystubbornly in a crucial game in Somerville on November 5. The Spartans stopped a Blue Devil touchdown attempt at theone-foot line just before halftime.

Joseph Schackman for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING REVVED UP FOR THE GAME…The Blue Devil volleyball huddletogether before their game with Elizabeth in Westfield.


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WESTFIELD — The WestfieldWelcome Club will host a CharityBasketball Game to benefit theWestfield Neighborhood Council(westfieldneighborhoodcouncil.com.)The Harlem Rockets will be playingagainst the Westfield Dream Team(local community leaders.)

The event will take place on Satur-day, November 20, in the WestfieldHigh School gym. One-hundred per-cent of the proceeds will go to theWestfield Neighborhood Council. Seeadditional details below.

Saturday, November 20, 7 p.m.,Westfield High School Gym, HarlemRockets versus The Westfield DreamTeam. Advanced Ticket Sales: Kids –$8, Adults – $10; at door: Kids – $10,Adults – $12. Children under 3 arefree! For tickets, please [email protected] call (908) 789-1005.

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Westfield PAL A DefeatsSPF Gridders in Playoffs, 18-8

GETTING FINE BLOCKING…Westfield PAL “A” running back Danny Mitchell,No. 13, runs behind Nick Costa, No. 65, and Cotter Spurlock, No. 66.

The Westfield PAL A football teamdefeated Scotch Plains-Fanwood(SPF), 18-8, in the first round of theplayoffs on November 7.

Danny Mitchell led the offense onthe ground and through the air.Westfield opened the scoring follow-ing runs from Sean Elliott, JackSimcox and Mitchell. Elliott pow-ered in from the three-yard line be-hind the strong blocking from An-drew Malacrae, Cotter Spurlock,

Harry Williamson, Andrew Githensand Nick Costa. Before halftime,Mitchell hit Elliott on a 30-yard pass,followed by a 15-yard run by Mitchell.With 10 seconds left, Mitchell threwa 12-yard scoring pass to Simcox,who ran behind a key block fromJake Maher to go up 12-0.

Defensively, Luke Prybylski ter-rorized the SPF backfield with twosacks and four tackles for a loss.Costa, Spurlock and Liam Bolandshut down the SPF rushing machine.Malacrae and Elliott shared a sack,and Nick Buontempo, Jack Colleranand Matt Catanzaro made terrifictackles on the edge.

When SPF scored on a long run tomake the score 12-8, the Westfieldoffense went back to work. Elliott’s10-yard run was followed by a 52-yard run by Mitchell, who receivedtwo excellent downfield blocks fromColin Dursee and Maher. Simcox’srun set up the two-yard touchdownplunge by Elliott to make it 18-8.

Alumni Ice Hockey SetsBenefit Game for ALSThe Westfield High School’s

Alumni Ice Hockey team will playCranford’s Alumni team for the thirdannual Alumni Ice Hockey Game forALS at the Warinanco Ice Rink inWarinanco Park on Wednesday, No-vember 24, at 8:30 p.m. Proceedsfrom the game will be donated to theALS Association’s Greater NY Chap-ter.

This is the third annual AlumniGame between WHS and CHS. Sofar, each team has won a game. Pleaseattend the game to see which teamcomes out ahead and to support theALS Association, which works tire-lessly to help those afflicted with thefatal disease known as Lou Gehrig’sDisease. All players and attendeeswill be asked for a suggested dona-tion of $5.

Raiders Down TigersIn Section Shootout

One-hundred minutes yielded a 1-1 tie that had to be decided in ashootout to determine the winner ofthe North Jersey, Group 3, Section 2quarterfinal game between the ninth-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool boys soccer team and top-seeded host South Plainfield on No-vember 4.

Senior Rory Szeto sealed the vic-tory with his penalty kick that gavethe 10-6-6 Raiders, who have been 8-0-3 in their last 11 games, a 4-1shootout advantage. AndrewLeischner, Morgan Ellman and DanMcMillan also converted their pen-alty kicks. Leischner scored for theRaiders, and Edwin Molina scoredfor the 14-5-2 Tigers in the first half.

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WF Devilfish ‘A’ Boys FallTo Somerset Hills, 111-97

WF Devilfish ‘A’ Boys BeatW. Monmouth Co., 109-99

The Westfield “Y” Devilfish boys“A” swim team lost to Somerset Hills“Y,” 111-97, on October 30.

100 IM: (9-10) Ryan Bebel (sec-ond); (11-12) Lucas Fan (second),Griff Morgan (third); 200 IM: (13-14) Stephen Husch (first); (15-18)Larry Zhang (second).

25-free: (8U) Michael Riordan(first), Ryan Pettit (second), PeterYoussef (third); 50-free: (9-10) EricBebel (first), Matthew Barmakian(second); (11-12) Ryan Daniel(first); 100-free: (13-14) LukeMcGrory (second); 25-breast: (8U)Michael Riordan (first), AndrewKapadia (second), Peter Youssef

(third); 50-breast: (9-10) Kyle Picut(second), Eric Bebel (third); (11-12) Lucas Fan (first), Stefan Crigler(second), Colin Daniel (third); 100-breast: (13-14) Stephen Husch (first),Aidan Donadio (third); 200-breast:(15-18) Larry Zhang (second).

25-back: (8U) Andrew Kapadia(first), Ryan Pettit (second), AidanDailey (third); 50-back: (9-10) Mat-thew Barmakian (first); (11-12) JesseLiu (third); 100-back: (13-14) LukeMcGrory (first), Thomas Pyle(third); 25-fly: (8U) Andrew Kapadia(first), Michael Riordan (second),Colm Slevin (third); 50-fly: (9-10)Ryan Bebel (second); (11-12) RyanDaniel (first); 100-fly: (13-14) NoahStiles (third); (15-18) Michael Rizzo(third).

200-free relay: (9-10) A Relay: E.Bebel, R. Bebel, K. Picut, M.Barmakian (first); B Relay: J. Stiles,T. McGann, Z. Youssef, R.McGovern (third); (11-12) A Relay:G. Morgan, J. Liu, N. Youssef, R.Daniel (second), B Relay: E. Moore,L. Fan, C. Daniel, J. Naughton(third); (13-14) A Relay: L.McGrory, S. Beattie, A. Barmakian,S. Husch (first); (15-18) A Relay: W.Beckett, N. Donadio, L. Zhang, M.Daniel (first).

The Westfield “Y” Devilfish boys“A” swim team beat West MonmouthCounty, 109-99, on October 23.

100 IM: (9-10) Ryan Bebel (first),and John Stiles (third); (11-12)Ryan Daniel (first), and NicholasYoussef (second); 200 IM: (13-14)Stephen Husch (first) and AramBarmakian (third); (15-18) MichaelRizzo (first) and Max Shin (third);25 free: (8U) Andrew Kapadia (sec-ond); 50 free: (9-10) Eric Bebel(first), Matthew Barmakian (sec-ond) and Kyle Picut (third); (11-12) Ryan Daniel (first) and GriffMorgan (third). 100-free: (13-14)Luke McGrory (second); (15-18)Matthew Daniel (second).

50-breast: (9-10) Kyle Picut (first)and Eric Bebel (third). 100-breast:(13-14) Stephen Husch (first); 200-breast: (15-18) Michael Rizzo (first);25-back: (8U) Andrew Kapadia(third); 50-back: (9-10) MatthewBarmakian (first) and RoryMcGovern (third); (11-12) GriffMorgan (second); 100-back: (13-14)Luke McGrory (third); 200-back:(15-18) Max Shin (first) and BrennanHaley (third).

25-fly: (8U) Michael Riordan(third); 50-fly: (9-10) Ryan Bebel(first) and Timothy McGann (third);(11-12) Nicholas Youssef (first) and

Colin Daniel (second); 100-fly: (13-14) Noah Stiles (second); (15-18)Matthew Daniel (first); 100-free re-lay: (8U) A relay: M. Riordan, P.Youssef, R. Pettit, A. Kapadia (sec-ond); 200-free relay: (9-10) A relay:E. Bebel, R. Bebel, K. Picut, M.Barmakian (first), B Relay: L. Mizus,Z. Youssef, J. Stiles, R. McGovern(third). Probitas Verus Honos

Blue Devils Nip UnionIn Section Soccer, 1-0After soggy field conditions on the

turf field at Gary Kehler Stadium inWestfield prompted a change of lo-cale to Union, the 16-2-2 WestfieldHigh School boys soccer team de-feated the Farmers, 1-0, in thequarterfinals of the North Jersey,Group 4, Section 2 tournament onNovember 4. Andrew Garfinkelscored off a rebound of Ryan Heine’sshot three minutes before the end ofthe first half.


EXCELLENT SEASON…Holy Trinity (HT) Interparochial School eighth-gradecross-country team members Cailtin Glynn and Emily Wieszczek, along witheighth graders Lexi Forbes and Sarah DiIorio, have provided leadership resultingin another excellent season. Glynn, left, (2nd place) and Wieszczek, right, (1stplace) are pictured with Coach Lauren Stahl after receiving their medals at HT’shome meet on October 17 at the school’s Mountainside Campus.

WF ‘Y’ ‘B’ Devilfish FallTo W. Monmouth, 107-101

WF ‘B’ Devilfish Girls SinkMorris Center ‘Y’, 107-91

The Westfield Area “Y” girls “B”Devilfish swim team beat MorrisCenter “Y”, 107-91, on October 23.

8U: – Maggie Maguire (freestylesecond, breaststroke first); NatalieLee, Julia Anderson and LindsayWang took 1-2-3 in backstroke; Xe-nia Kobori and Emma Ryan took 2-3in the 25-butterfly.

9/10: Jillian DeBenedetto (50-backsecond, 50-fly second); CarolineBenou (100 IM third); Alexa Habib(50 free third); and Olivia Milford(50-breast second).

11/12: Emma Reilly, LizzieDiamantopolous and Jamie Thomasswept 1-2-3 in the 100 IM; MackenzieSmith (50-free second, 50-breast sec-ond); Grace Cash (50 free first); EmilyBeattie (50-breast third); MarinaDeCotiis (50-back first, 50-fly first);Emma Reilly (50-back second) and

L. Diamantopolous (50-fly thirrd).13/14: Emma Phillips (200 IM first,

100-backstroke first); Carly Kalis (200IM third, 100-fly third); Caitlin Collins(100-free first, 100-fly first); JuliaDiamantopolous (100-free second);Rachel Mattera (100-breast second);Emily London (100-back second);Olivia Whitmer (100-back third).

15-18: Katie Yamano (200 IM first,200-back 2nd); Brenna Berenholz(100-free second); MichaelaCavanagh (100-free third) and 200-back third); Mady Cannone (200-breast second); Courtney Han (200-fly second); winning relays: (8U)Hogge, Gerlitz, Habib and Benou;(11/12) L. Diamantopolous, Reilly,M. Smith and DeCotiis; (13/14)Collins, S. Cavanagh, Whitmer,Mattera; (15-18) Greeley, Han, M.Cavanagh and Berenholz.

The Westfield Area “Y” boys “B”Devilfish swim team lost to the West-ern Monmouth County “Y”, 107-101,on October 30.

8U: Aidan Fitzpatrick (second –25-freestyle); Jerome Emery (first –25-breaststroke, second – 25-butter-fly); Sean Marner (third – 25-back-stroke); 100-freestyle relay, Emery,Baker, Marner and Bittner took first.

9-10: Michael Vaden (third – 100IM and 50-breast); TeddyDiamantopolous (first – 50-free);Steven Warren (third in 50-back-stroke) Austin Chen (third in 50-flyand Ashlen Suen (first); ConnorSmith, Vaden, Sebastian Tretter andDiamantopolous won the relay.

11-12: Alex Prystupa (third 100

IM, third 50-fly); Aedan Collins (first50-free, second 50-fly); Steven War-ren (third 50-frees, second 50-back);Wang (second 50-breast); Noah Bram(third 50-back); Warren, Habib, Bramand Collins won the realy.

13-14: Mark Trinkle (second 200IM, first 100-breast); Austin Kreusser(third 200 IM, first 100-fly); AlecPenn (second 100-free); Blake Tay-lor (third 100-back); Kreusser, GavinConlon, Penn and Trinkle won therelay.

15-18: Matt Trinkle (first 200 IM,first 100-fly); Alex Bond (second 200IM, 1st 200-breast); Kevin Oster (tiedfor second 100-free); David Adsit(third 100-fly); Bond, Ryan Thomas,Sean Clark and Oster (first in relay).

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Westfield PAL ‘C’ Blue TipsScotch Plains Grid Kids, 13-0

MAKING THE HANDOFF…Westfield PAL “C” Blue quarterback PhilipMartini hands off to Kevin Brennan during a 13-0 win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood.

The Westfield PAL “C” Blue foot-ball team improved to 9-0 with a 13-0 win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood(SPF) at Kehler Stadium on Novem-ber 7.

Westfield scored on its openingdrive, marching 65 yards, capped witha four-yard touch down run byBrendan Glenn. Holder Timmy Dayand kicker Matt LaCorte teamed upfor the successful point after.

Key plays included a 30-yard runby Kevin Brennan, as well as 20-yardpass completion from quarterbackPhilip Martini to Kyle Dombroski onthird down. Outstanding up frontblocking by Jack Meiselman, RileyKopser, LaCorte, Aaron Coleman andJosh Ebel, along with bruising lead-blocking by fullback Sean Mikovits,helped Westfield move the ball downthe field.

Westfield stopped a SPF drive deepin its own territory when linebackerDombroski intercepted a pass on the10-yard line. For the second week ina row, safety Ian Humphrey had atouchdown-saving tackle by runningdown an SPF running back. Defen-sive lineman Matt Harris, Jeff Hoens,Nick Maher and Mike Moriarty de-livered key hits.

Westfield opened up the secondhalf with a long time-consumingdrive, ending with Brennan’s four-yard plunge. Brendan Glenn and MattVarano had back-to-back 10-yardruns. The PAT hit off the upright asthe third quarter ended. Westfield’sdefense had a great stand late in thefourth quarter. SPF drove all the wayto the 10-yard line, only to be stoppedon fourth down by a crushing tacklefrom defensive back Varano.

GETTING INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT…The Breakers from Westfield’s3rd Grade Girls Soccer League dressed up as Hippies for the holiday.

Westfield ‘Y’ Aquaducks SetSynchronized-Swimming Show

The Westfield Area “Y” Aquaduckswill perform at the Annual Synchro-nized Swimming Show, which willbe held on Saturday, November 20, at1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, November21, at 1 p.m. at the Westfield Area“Y” in Westfield.

The Aquaducks, comprised of 28

girls from fourth grade through highschool, will combine athletic swim-ming and dance skills synchronizedto music. The show includes multi-swimmer team routines, as well assmaller solos, duets and trios. Thisyear, they will perform to a variety ofpopular songs from different decades– including old favorites from Elvisand new hits from the TV show“GLEE.” Then, in a surprise treat forthe girls, the coaches and alumnaewill swim a routine for all to enjoy.

Aquaducks swimmers regularlyqualify to compete in U.S. JuniorChampionships and Age Group Na-tional Championships. As the onlycompetitive team in New Jersey, theAquaducks must travel for meets.Last year, the girls swam in Conn.,Pa. and Niagara Falls, NY. This year,the national competition is in Seattle,Wash. The annual show raises fundsto help defray the cost of the team’stravel all over the U.S.

Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 forchildren ages 3-12 and free for ages 2and under. All proceeds go to supportthe team. Snacks, gifts and raffleswill also be available. Tickets will beavailable at the door. The shows oftensell out early. Tickets can be pur-chased in advance by [email protected].

WF Devilfish ‘A’ Girls FallTo Summit Area, 111-97

The Westfield “Y” Devilfish girlsA Team lost to the Summit Area “Y”,111-97, on October 23.

100 IM: (9-10) Muriel Maloney(first), Sophia Weldon (third); (11-12) Caroline Basil (first), AudreyPicut (third); 200 IM: (13-14) ErikaDaniel (first), Allie McBrearty (third);(15-18) Abby Pires (second). 50-free:(9-10) Sydney Paoletti (second); 100-free: (13-14) Katherine Duffy (third);(15-18) Jackie Joffe (second).

50-breast: (9-10) Aidan Donahue(second), Kayla Rinn (third); (11-12)Audrey Picut (first); 100-breast: (13-14) Amy West (third); 200-breast:(15-18) Abby Pires (first), BeckyZhang (third); 50-back: (9-10) SophiaWeldon (second), Danielle Rubiano(third); (11-12) Caroline Basil (first),Emily McGann (third); 100-back:(13-14) Allie McBrearty (second),Courtney Day (third); 200-back: (15-

18) Kylie Bangs (second).50-fly: (9-10) Muriel Maloney

(first), Sydney Paoletti (third); (11-12) Gwyneth Devin (second), Jes-sica Trinkle (third); 100-fly: (13-14)Erika Daniel (first); (15-18) CarlyWhitmer (first), Summer Thomas(third); 200-free relay: (9-10) A Re-lay: M. Maloney, D. Rubiano, S.Paoletti, S. Weldon (second); (11-12)A Relay: A. Picut, E. McGann, G.Devin, C. Basil (second), B. Relay:A. Liang, E. Oster, D. Tibbals, J.Trinkle (third); (13-14) A Relay: K.Duffy, A. McBrearty, C. Day, A. West(first), B Relay: M. Bagger, S.Sokolow, R. Fan, E. Daniel (second);(15-18) A Relay: M. Kaveney, E.Reinhardt, A. Pires, C. Whitmer(first),B Relay: J. Joffe, M. Maloney, L.Ball, S. Thomas (second), and C Re-lay: A. Bangs, C. Carroll, K. Bangs,B. Zhang (third)

WF ‘B’ Devilfish FallTo Somerset Hills

The Westfield Area “Y” boys “B”Devilfish swim team lost to theSomerset Hills “Y”, 105-77, on Oc-tober 23.

8U: Michael Bittner and SeanMarner wee strong in the 25-freestyle,Jerome Emery and Bittner in 25-breaststroke, Marner and JonathanIzzo in 25-backstroke, and Emeryand Izzo in 25-butterfly.

9-10: Sebastian Tretter (third 50-breast); Teddy Diamantopolous (third50-back); Tucker Siegel (50-fly third).

11-12: Alex Prystupa (third 100IM, second 50-fly); Aedan Collins(first 50-free, third 50-butterfly);Steven Warren (second 50-breast).

13-14: Gavin Conlon (second 200IM) and Andre Benz (third); AlecPenn (first 100-free); Mark Trinkle(first 100-breast); Austin Kreusser(third 100-back); In 100-fly Penn(second and Benz third).

15-18: Tim York (third 200 IM);Kevin Oster (200-breast third and100-free second); David Adsit (100-fly third).

SPF PAL B Team StingsWestfield with Safety, 2-0

The Scotch Plains Fanwood (SPF)PAL B football team (Grade 7) useda safety late in the game to knock outWestfield Blue, 2-0, in the openinground of the New Jersey SuburbanYouth Football League playoffs atScotch Plains-Fanwood High onNovember 7.

The SPF B team pulled out thevictory when Rashan Gary tackledthe Westfield quarterback in the endzone in the final minutes of the fourthquarter.

The Raiders had driven to theWestfield 11 when Jack Valian took ashort pass from Jordan Belford andbolted 40 yards. However, two playslater, SPF fumbled on the six-yardline and Westfield recovered. Threeplays later came the decisive safety.

Defense was the name of the game.Gary, Jason Wendel and Zach Millerdominated the middle while ends VanKleemeyer and David Harris helpedseal the interior. Joe Grffith, MattHeath and Joe Annicchiatico stoodfirm at linebacker. Adam Marable,George Ramos, Jack Defouw andBelford contributed to the defense.

On offense, backs Valian, Ben Powelland George Liechtling ripped off runson blocks provided up front by Gary,Miller, Heath, Wendel, Kyle Coupe,Matt Schwitzer, A.J. Bonadies andRamos. Also pitching in on the offensewere ends and fullback Owen Martin,Defouw and Giancarlo Lorusso.

Next up is Richmond Boro, whichwill serve as the host to SPF this Sun-day, November 14, at Poly Prep HighSchool in Brooklyn at 2 p.m. in thesemifinals. The winner heads to the BLevel Super Bowl on November 21.

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CRANFORD COUGAR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

LADY COUGARS FINISH 5TH, QUALIFY FOR GROUP 2

Cranford X-C Boys CaptureN.J. Group 2, Section Crown


Cougars Tom Feeney and EliasHoward finished 4-7 with respectivetimes of 17:25 and 17:34, and seniorMike Cassidy finished a strong 13thwith a time of 17:51 to earn theCranford High School boys their sec-ond straight North Jersey, Group 2,Section 2 championship with a totalof 61, to beat out Chatham at 96,Voorhees at 101 and Summit at 102 atWarinanco Park in Roselle on No-vember 6. Mike Zanfardino crossed17th at 18:02, Zach Fitzgerald was20th at 18:08, Paul Cassaro finished24th at 18:15 and Connor McMahonfinished 47th with a time of 19:09.The team finished with a 17:48 aver-age time.

“The boys did an amazing job. Wegraduated our top-four runners lastyear. To come back this year evenstronger, it is beyond words. I am soproud of these boys, the way theyworked, how hard they worked. Theyearned every bit of this title,” CougarHead Coach John Schiano said.

Feeney and Howard significantlycut their times from last year whenthe Cougars also won the title.

“Big improvement over last year.It’s funny, because The Star-Ledgersaid that Chatham was going to pull atight one over us, so we wreckedthem,” Howard said.

“Those top-two guys really got us

off to a strong start, and then our packreally finished strong, and that is whatmade the difference in today’s race,”Coach Schiano said.

The Cougar girls also qualified forthe Group 2 meet by finishing fifthwith a total of 130 points with a 21:59average time. Megan Byrnes finished10th with a time of 20:16, KatiaOltmann crossed 21st at 21:33,Veronica Miller was 30th at 22:34,Megan Byrne took 33rd at 22:40,Natalie Englese was 36th at 22:53,Bridget Miller finished 44th at 23:17)and Rebecca Roman was 46th at23:25.

“The girls did a great job. This is,hands down, the toughest section.You have some of the top teams in

PAPANDREA RUNS FOR 4 TDs, 2-POINT CONVERSION

Delaware Valley Terriers NipCougar Gridders in OT, 36-35


Defense was not at a premium inthe final regular-season showdownbetween the Cranford High SchoolCougars’ football team and DelawareValley at Frenchtown on November5. When the dust finally settled fromthe seesaw battle, the 6-2 Terriersnipped the 5-4 Cougars, 36-35, inovertime.

Very little passing took place as theTerriers, even with a gun spread of-fense, ran the ball exclusively, and theCougars, with their option offense,passed nine times with five comple-tions. Sophomore wide receiver RyanWilliamson became Cougar quarter-back Joey Papandrea’s receiver ofchoice. Williamson turned three re-ceptions into 78 yards, while KasimLewis had a reception for 25 yards.

“We tried to mix it up a little bit, asfar as an option team goes. We did tryto stretch the field a little bit, and Ithought that backed them off us,”Cougar Head Coach Erik Rosenmeiersaid.

The Cougars carried the ball 61times for 284 yards, and Papandrealed the charge with 152 yards on 30carries, which included four touch-downs and a two-point conversion.Junior running back JP Christianohad eight carries for 33 yards, includ-ing a touchdown. Tyrone Avent car-ried 11 times for 46 yards, ReggieGreen had 21 yards on six carries,and Lewis added 32 yards on sixcarries.

“There was a lot of offense in thegame. Both defenses struggled a littlebit, or both offenses executed well. Itdepends on your perspective,” CoachRosenmeier said. “We had some pen-alties that hurt us. Not taking any-thing away from Del Val, they did agreat job offensively.”

Linebackers JT Vicci recorded 10tackles and Mike Klimek had eight.Lewis had six tackles and forced a

fumble, which he recovered. Line-backer Anthony DaSilva had fourtackles, and defensive back WalterJames had five tackles and a forcedfumble. Eric Garguilo made five tack-les, TJ Nichols had four tackles andJon Mendoza had three, while Green,Christiano and Bryan Fitzsimmonseach added two tackles. Rob Gaeta,Nick Diaz and Adam Smith each hadone tackle.

The Terriers seized a 10-0 lead inthe first quarter, but the Cougarsfought back with a touchdown earlyin the second quarter. The Cougarsnearly scored again before halftime,when they drove to the Terrier 18-yard line but fumbled.

At the beginning of the secondhalf, the Cougars got tricky and pulledoff a successful onside kick. It paidoff as the Cougars scored to take thelead, 14-10.

“I really thought it got them(Cranford) some momentum,” CoachRosenmeier said.

More good fortune for the Cougarscame when Lewis swiped the ballfrom a Terrier running back’s hand.The Cougars capitalized with anothertouchdown to make the score, 21-10.Delaware Valley immediately an-swered with a touchdown to make thescore 21-16, but the two-point con-version attempt failed.

Next, some controversy over an in-advertent whistle nullified a 10-yardgain by Papandrea. The down wasdone over, but the Cougars failed toget a first down. The Terriers tookadvantage of the Cougars’ misfortuneand churned the turf for another scoreto grab a 22-21 lead. Another two-point conversion attempt was stuffed.

The Cougars got on the better endof the seesaw with another scoringdrive to take a 27-22 lead. Papandreascored the two-point conversion toup their lead to 29-22. The Terriersbarked back and knotted the score,but the Cougars still had some time

on the clock. Unfortunately, an ille-gal procedure penalty, followed by aholding penalty spoiled the drive,and the Terriers gained possessionwith one minute remaining. Situa-tions got tense when the Terriersscampered to the Cranford 10-yardline, but the Cougars forced a fumbleto send the game to overtime.

“We got the ball first. We didn’twant the ball first, but that’s how thecoin toss came out,” CoachRosenmeier said.

The Cougars scored on their pos-session, but a low snap on the extra-point attempt proved costly.

“That’s something that we dealtwith a couple of times this year, un-fortunately,” commented CoachRosenmeier.

The Terriers also scored, and theirextra-point attempt was partiallyblocked, but it went through anywayfor the win.

“We got three losses [Rahway –21-20, Summit – 17-13, DelawareValley] by a total of six points. Weplayed a couple of close games toowhere we won, Hillside and ScotchPlains. It has been a season of veryclose games,” Coach Rosenmeiersaid. “We keep losing guys with in-jury. Bobby Anstatt [defensive line-man] didn’t play. [Sean] Trotter [start-ing running back] didn’t play. TheSummit game knocked us out of theplayoffs, but Del Val needed the winto be eligible for the playoffs. Theywere thinking that if they were win-ning, they were in the playoffs. Wewere faced with the prospect playingthe game to get another win. It wassomething that was very importantfor us, so we played as hard as wecould.”

The Cougars will host Red BankRegional at Memorial Field in a con-solation game tomorrow, Friday,November 12, at 7 p.m.Cranford 0 7 14 8 6 35Delaware Valley 10 0 6 13 7 36

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesNORTH JERSEY, GROUP 2, SECTION 2 CHAMPIONS…The Cougar boys cross-country team pose near the start lineafter winning its second consecutive North II, Group II State Sectional Title at Warinanco Park in Roselle on November 6.The Cougar runners include Elias Howard, Paul Cassaro, Connor McMahon, Mike Cassidy, Mike Zanfardino, Tom Feeneyand Zach Fitzgerald.

Cranford Cougars Finish Fourth in Section GymnasticsThe Cranford High School gymnastics team finished fourth in the North Jersey, Section 2 gymnastics tournament

held at Bishop Ahr High School in Edison on November 6. The Westfield Blue Devils placed third and totaled105.875, behind winner Bishop Ahr at 111.625 and Old Bridge at 107.55. The Cougars finished with a total of 105.5.Scotch Plains-Fanwood took sixth with a 100.2 total and Union Catholic placed ninth with a 69.75.

Cranford Cougar Mary Kate Walch tied Corrie Greis (Bishop Ahr) for third All-Around with a total of 36.625.Blue Devil Abby Cook placed fifth with a 36.25 total. Walch placed second in the vault with a 9.325, while UnionCatholic Viking Nicole Pietrapertosa took fourth at 9.275. Walch also took second on the floor exercise with a 9.4.Blue Devil Lyndsey Lee placed third on the balance beam with a 9.3 and Cook tied for fifth with a 9.2.

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David B. Corbin (Cougar Classic files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesPLACING THIRD ALL-AROUND…Cranford Cougar junior Mary Kate Walch tied for third in the All-Around at theNorth Jersey, Section 2 gymnastics tournament at Bishop Ahr High School with a total of 36.625.

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Cranford Cougar Cross-Country Boys Capture North Jersey, Group 2, Section 2 CrownCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

the state, Voorhees, Summit, so forus to qualify as a team and for Meganto qualify as an individual, was an

amazing accomplishment,” CoachSchiano said.

Intense pack mentality and the

friendly rivalry of Blue Devilfrontrunners Jack Leahy and AndrewKirna brought home the North Jer-sey, Group 4, Section 2 champion-ship for the No. 2-ranked WestfieldHigh School boys cross-country team.

The rivalry was also with the No. 7Ridge Red Devils, who nipped theBlue Devils for the title last year. Butthis year, the Blue Devils took care ofbusiness with Leahy, who placed thirdwith a time of 16:21, and Kirna (fourthat 16:26) finishing ahead of Ridge’s

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUGAR ATHLETES OF THE WEEK…The Cougar boys cross-country team captured its second consecutive North II,Group II State Sectional Title at Warinanco Park in Roselle on November 6. Pictured, left to right, are: front row; Elias Howard,Paul Cassaro and Connor McMahon; back row, Mike Cassidy, Mike Zanfardino, Tom Feeney and Zach Fitzgerald.

Great Pumpkin Carve OutDraws Crowds in CranfordCRANFORD – The Great Pump-

kin Carve Out that took place onSaturday, October 30, at Hanson Parkin Cranford drew crowds numberingin the hundreds.

Children’s performances andevening strolls through the park –viewing the carved pumpkins and themovie Frankenstein – provided ev-eryone with something to see and dothroughout the day.

Most people went around the parkmore than once taking pictures oftheir favorites or posing with the onethat they carved. Visitors to the eventincluded Cranford residents and resi-dents from the surrounding areas.

The first “Great Pumpkin CarveOut” was a wonderful sight to see anda complete success. The most-often-asked question was “Are you going todo this again next year?” said GeriLivelli of Hanson Park Conservancy(HPC).

There were many pumpkins put upon display, and judges Lisa and BobHunt thought hard as they made theirselections from so many creative en-tries.

The award winners in each cat-

egory were as follows. There werefour age groups, three categories and12 award winners.

For ages 4-8: Devin Haughey wonfor funniest; Dempsey Bobbit wonfor scariest, and Megan Cardona wonfor most original.

For ages 9-12: Natalie Schindlerwon for funniest; Bobby Puhak wonfor scariest, and Rose Denommeewon for most original.

For ages13-17: Beth Armstrongwon for funniest; Victoria Herlockerwon for scariest, and NatalieSalinardo won for most original.

For ages 18-Adult: June Brownwon for funniest; Nicole Bobbit wonfor scariest, and Charles Robertsonand Fran Labbate tied for most origi-nal.

HPC Vice President Julie Murphysaid, “The Hanson Park Conservancyis thrilled that Hanson Park proved tobe the perfect venue for this Hallow-een event.”

Adding to that, Deb Leber of Jer-sey Central Art Studios said, “I hopethat this becomes a Halloween tradi-tion in Cranford because it is truly anevent that all ages can take part in.”

No. 1 runner, while Sam Tooley (12that 16:51), Kevin Smith (16th at 17:13)and Zach Lizmi (21st at 17:25) fin-ished ahead of the Red Devils’ No. 2runner. John Kirna finished 24th witha time of 17:29 and Evan Tarlow fin-ished 45th with a time of 18:10 to giveWestfield a 56 total to Ridge’s 85.North Hunterdon placed third at 117.

A tight pack of Blue Devil runnerswere occupying most of the thirdthrough 12th positions at the one-mile mark. Andrew Kirna was run-

ning third at the time, and Leahy wasrunning tightly with three other com-petitors just behind Kirna.

“I tried to stick with Andrew, andthat’s what I did. Andrew and I, it’slike a friendly rivalry. [It’s] Whoevercan perform on that day. When I wascoming in, I was thinking like beingbehind him, I’ve got to push up front.It worked today, and I am really happy,”said Leahy, who added. “We havealways known that Ridge has alwaysbeen our competitor. We were pumped,because they are a real big, rival.”

The Blue Devil girls were espe-cially yearning to break the top-fiveto qualify for the Group 4 meet, sincethey placed sixth last year. At thebeginning of year, Blue Devil HeadCoach Thom Hornish had a goal forhis girls to all break the 20-minutemark to ensure a qualification to theGroup 4 meet at Holmdel.

“We are a little shy of that. We areimproving, but we are not there yet.There have been some breakthroughs.Hopefully today, we will try to be inthe top-five to qualify for Group 4.We came up short last year. We weresixth. There are five teams shootingfor two spots,” Coach Hornish said.

The Lady Blue Devil kept tightenough to beat out Bridgewater-Raritan for fifth place with a total of

144. Alyssa Hatch finished 21st witha time of 20:59. Shannon Mooneyand Anna Tanji, both at 21:11, fin-ished 27-28, respectively. Ellie Tanjiat 21:28 and Allegra Larche at 21:33finished 36-37, while Danielle Grimesat 21:36 and Hannah McRoberts at21:43 finished 40-45.

“We committed ourselves to goingback to Holmdel this year, along withdefending our conference title. Didit! Earning second place in the countymeet. Did it! And now qualifying forGroup 4,” Coach Hornish said. “Wehad to overcome Bridgewater-Raritan, Phillipsburg and JP Stevens.The ‘PAC’ plus a lot of heart gave usthe chance to advance. Five of sevenrunners ran their best efforts for thiscourse and you can’t ask any more.”

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boysand girls both qualified for the Group3 meet by placing fifth with respec-tive totals of 139 and 154. RaiderKathleen Leeper crossed third in herrace with a time of 20:03, and AlexParker finished sixth in his race witha time of 17:15.

FIRST PLACE TEAMS:GROUP 4 BOYS: Westfield 56GROUP 3 BOYS: Mendham 37GROUP 2 BOYS: Cranford 61GROUP 4 GIRLS: Ridge 44GROUP 3 GIRLS: Mendham 37GROUP 2 GIRLS: Voorhees 26

David B. Corbin (Union County meet files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesNOT NERVOUS AT ALL…Cougar Mike Zanfardino, second from left, is as loose as a goose at the start of the Union Countyboys cross-country meet at Warinanco Park in Roselle on October 28. The Cranford boys placed third with a 109 total. OnNovember 6 at the same locale, the Cougars won their second straight North Jersey, Group 2, Section 2 championship.

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If Isaac Newton were to take hismeasure of us, he’d deduce we live ina corpuscular culture. At thesociopolitical level, thiscorpuscularism has everything to dowith the stagnation of our nationalpolity, the nation’s pressing techno-socio-economic problems and theabnegation by the Congress of itsaggravation of the country’s woes.Our political system, including theapparatus of both political parties, iswholly vested in the evermore dys-functional powers of an antiquatedregime.

Whose fault is that? The fault lieswith every American, who knowsthat our pseudo-representative gov-ernment cannot keep pace with a fu-ture that is passing us by, and withevery citizen with suffrage, who won’texercise the backbone we must dis-play jointly. It is time we demand notsome wooly form of change, but trueefficacy through direct participatoryengagement.1

As a technologist, who spent hislife’s career at empowering the elec-tronic cottage with instantaneous e-global connectivity, I find it fate-fully ironic that the more intercon-nected people are interfacing withothers electronically, as nodes on aninteractive digital high-speed net-work, the more insular a singleperson’s perspective and avoidanceof critical thinking seems to become.This phenomenon that has beennoted and lamented upon by themedia’s celebrated punditry. It is sobad now, for the first time in sixtyyears, I cannot recognize the AmericaI grew up in. Simply put, our senseof living in a shared community isbreaking down. As reflected intoday’s social milieu, so too havethe workings of our central govern-ment become less attached to thebody politic, which has become lessand less virtuous and more and morevicious. The privations brought aboutby the former in tandem with thelatter have made systemic failure sys-temic along a geometric progression.The public mind and the Congress, asassembled, are walking together in anightmare, where the nation’s collec-tive capacity to generate wealth isbeing plundered by an embedded lib-ertarian cabal that is fully filled withitself and obsessed with its own paro-

chial interests.It is as though everyone in America

today knew all there was to knowabout the tulip bulb, but only a veryfew e-politans cared to understandthe workings of the earth’s endan-gered ecology. It was mused in cen-turies past, how: “‘The tulip nextappeared all over gay/But, wanton,full of pride and full of play.”’ In thepresent era, it seems as if a myopicpsychic pathology has fixated on thetulip bulb, reaching vast endemicproportions. There is, however, animperceptibly small e-politan fac-tion of singular people, who havededicated their lives to their belief inthe communal viability of the Ameri-can spirit. Presently, they are a tinyminority, but these Communitariansare our last best hope for bringingtogether a stable political middle-sothat our faith in a government con-ceived of, by and for the people shallnot now perish into something less.As the word of their cogent“cognitariat” vision spreads andtakes hold,2 Americans of everystripe, all capable of using their natu-ral common sense, will wake up totheir need to engage each other inopen collaborative discourse, to-gether building a watershed of revo-lutionary innovations, which can beappended to the fundamental law ofour land, grounded on ideals of faith,hope and charity, inward and to-wards each other, and sustained bythe practice of temperance, forti-tude, prudence and justice, as wasdesigned into the foundations of thisnation by its founders.3

The first objective of this e-politanCommunitarian Movement should beto take to task those that are moststricken with acute mental myopia,the so-called governing elite of thenation. They are: 1) the major broad-casters, who compete to tease us withfleeting headlines; 2) the writtenmedia to the extent those adhering tothe finest point-of-view are thosemendaciously blotted-out of the mar-ketplace of open ideas; 3) politicalparty operatives, who at best see twoyears ahead; 4) the stereotypical tech-nocrat, who tends to his or herfiefdom, more than the people’s busi-

ness, and 5) those elected officehold-ers, who wish most to stay in officeonly to find themselves snared by“the institutional forces of [SecondWave]4 money, media, interest groupsand the [thoroughly unsatisfactorynature of the incumbent] legislativeprocess.”5

From one dismal dawn to the next,our alleged elite look like they havenot the slightest clue about what hashappened to this nation over the past

three decades. Incorrigibly, they actlike an untrained rugby scrum, inter-locked in a circle of perpetuatingcircuitous motion. With their headsdown, pushing at each other, so theymight get a chance to pick-up and runwith a balloon shaped ball thatwobbles around on the ground, aswell as in their hands, so much so

they never really get a firm grip on it.This game is played out just so theycan command the 24/7 spotlight forthree minutes in one half-hour slot, atmost. No longer than that can a pon-tificating celebrity of the tube keepthe attention of an unimpassionedaudience, already numbed by the re-hearsal of their inanely empty plati-tudes. Tens of millions of Americanviewers no doubt grab for their re-mote and change the channel, before

the superfluous effects of such hy-perbolic antics have a chance of del-eteriously affecting their evening dis-position in ad nauseam.

In an interview, the late BillBuckley once noted that “the onlything that is wrong with capitalismis capitalists.” I wish the only thingwrong with our polity was our poli-

ticians, but the solutions to our prob-lems are more complex than simplydividing our government betweentwo political parties, for both willhold on to a withering past with thelast dying breath of our lives. “Thegap between objective changes inthe world at large and the stagnationof politics and government is under-mining the very fabric of our politi-cal system.”6 Such was said, light-years ago. Socioeconomic upheavalis everywhere, now, if we only wouldopen our mind’s eye. Like our virtu-ous founders, it is time we, theirhallowed posterity, concede the needfor ourselves to “experiment” withwhat was then radical technologicalinstitutional innovations. Hence, inour time, let it be mandated that ourcentral and state governments changethe way they are structured and op-erate, which will require dynamicchanges in every charter, each hav-ing been rendered obsolete, to in-clude, if necessary, amending TheConstitution of the United States,for now, it is the time we begin theprocess of re-engineering our rela-tionship with our government andeach other.

Very Respectfully,I.M. SisyphusReply to [email protected]:1. In The Ennobling of Democ-

racy, by Thomas Pangle, 1992, hard-cover, at page 83 is a quotation byWinston Churchill, “[T]he word

‘Civilization.’ What does it mean? Itmeans a society based on the opin-ions of civilians.” Under proper andfitting conditions, no better justifica-tion for rule by e-plebiscite couldever be made.

2. See Creating a New Civiliza-tion: The Politics of the Third Wave,by Alvin and Heidi Toffler, paper-back, 1995, at page 55.

3. The genealogy of civic virtueextends from the ethical teachings ofthe Greek (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle),the Roman (Cicero, Seneca), the Jew-ish (Philo), the Muslim (Ibn Khaldun)and Christian traditions (Clement ofAlexandria, Augustine, Aquinas, etal.) And, if not by explicate tracts,then by demonstrative inferencesGeorge Washington, John Adams,Thomas Jefferson, BenjaminFranklin, Abraham Lincoln, WinstonChurchill, Russell Kirk and AlastairMacIntyre, etc. The e-politanCommunitarian Movement followsMacIntyre, directly.

4. In Toffler, read about the at-tributes of Second Wave Civiliza-tions at pages 17, 21, 28-30, 33, 73,77, 93 and 105.

5. See The Audacity of Hope, byBarack Obama, hardcover, 2004, atpages 10 and 128.

6. In Toffler, Forward by NewtGingrich, A Citizen’s Guide to theTwenty-First Century, at page 16.

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Agnes Trembicki, 82, BOE Secretary;Loved Family, Friends and Animals

Agnes Trembicki, 82, died onWednesday, November 3, 2010, ather home in Scotch Plains.

Born in New Philadelphia, Pa., shewas a longtime resident of ScotchPlains.

Agnes was employed as an execu-tive secretary with the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education beforeretiring.

She loved the theater, classicalmusic and going to casinos and horserace tracks with her brother. A won-derful “horse show mom,” Agnesdoted on all animals, and took greatpleasure in celebrating the holidayswith family and in attending regularluncheons with her friends. She wasan avid fan of the Cincinnati Reds.

She is survived by her husband,John, who considers her the “bestperson in the whole world,” and herthree daughters, Kathryn Graves(Charles), Joanne Tobey (StevenZerby) and Christine Trembicki-Guy(Ed); her brother, Andrew Carroll;her sisters, Theresa Chizauskas (John)and Helen Wendel, and her belovedlittle dog, Midgey.

Her brother, Joe, and her sisters,Anna Dubosky, Marie Buber and

Jeanie Laughlin, predeceased her.Visitation will be on Saturday,

November 13, from 10 to 11 a.m.,with services at 11 a.m., at MemorialFuneral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood.

In lieu of flowers, donations may bemade to the Plainfield Area HumaneSociety, 75 Rock Avenue, Plainfield,N.J. 07063. For additional informa-tion, or to sign the guestbook, pleasevisit www.fanwoodmemorial.com.

November 11, 2010

Diane Wetzel, 50, Devoted to Animals;Was Sergeant For USAF IntelligenceDiane Reeve Wetzel, 50, died on

Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at herresidence in Elizabeth Port, N.J.

Born in Brooklyn,N.Y., she grew up inWestfield before mov-ing to Elizabeth. AtRoosevelt Junior HighSchool and WestfieldHigh School, Dianewas an active memberof the drama depart-ment and received sev-eral awards for herabilities.

Diane served in theUnited States Air Forcefrom 1980 to 1986,where she was a sergeant in the intel-ligence department. She devotedmuch of her time and energy to ani-mal rescue efforts and was tireless inher quest to help abandoned and in-jured animals.

Surviving are her parents, Charlesand Marion Wetzel; her sisters, Dor-othy Wetzel and Florence Wetzel; hernephew, Alexander Sugarman; herniece, Flora Jane Sugarman; her

brother-in-law, Dan Sugarman, andnumerous friends.

Diane received a private burial atFairview Cemetery inWestfield on Friday, No-vember 5, under the direc-tion of the Gray FuneralHome. A memorial servicewill be held at 11 a.m. onFriday, November 26,2010, in the chapel of ThePresbyterian Church inWestfield, 140 MountainAvenue in Westfield.

Donations in lieu of flow-ers may be made to SummitAnimal Rescue Associa-tion, P.O. Box 124, Berke-

ley Heights, N.J. 07922, (908) 464-1203 or [email protected], aswell as Best Friend Dog and AnimalAdoption, P.O. Box 335, Cranford,N.J. 07016, (908) 486-0230 [email protected].

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Sophia Glimis, 75Sophia Glimis, 75, of East Windsor,

N.J. died on Saturday, November 6,2010.

Born to the late Kostas and MalamoMouhtis on April 20, 1935 in Menidi,Greece, she emigrated to the UnitedStates in 1956 and married AngelosGlimis on September 27, 1959.

Sophia was a long-time employeeof the Irvington Board of Education,where she worked as a school busaide for special needs children.

Surviving, in addition to her hus-band, are three children, Al Glimisand his wife, Emily Cook, ofPrinceton, N.J., Gus Glimis and hiswife, Lisa Frankfort, of San Fran-cisco, Calif., and Joanne Thiel andher husband, Robert, of East Windsor,N.J. Three grandchildren, OliviaThiel, Sergei Glimis and RobertAngelo Thiel, also survive her.

The funeral service took place yes-terday, Wednesday, November 10, atthe Holy Trinity Greek OrthodoxChurch in Westfield. Burial followedat Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were by the GrayFuneral Home, 318 East Broad Streetin Westfield.

In lieu of flowers, the family isrequesting donations to theAlzheimer’s Association.

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SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-10000699

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-40581-08

Plaintiff: CHASE HOME FINANCE LLCVS.Defendant: VICTOR PADILLASale Date: 11/17/2010Writ of Execution: 12/01/2009By 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 Four Hundred Sixty Threeand 07/100*** $325,463.07.

The property to be sold is located in the Bor-ough of Garwood, County of Union and State ofNew Jersey.

Commonly known as: 269 4th Avenue,Garwood, New Jersey 07027.

Tax Lot No. 3 in Block No. 203Dimension of Lot Approximately: 50 x 100Nearest Cross Street: Cedar StreetBeginning at a point in the Southerly line of

Fourth Avenue distant 100.00 feet Easterly alongsaid side line of Fourth Avenue from the intersec-tion with the Easterly side line of Cedar Street;thence

Prior Liens/EncumbrancesTotal as of September 23, 2010: $0.00Total Upset: ***Three Hundred Seventy Three

Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Three and 78/100*** $373,363.78 together with lawful interestand costs.

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:FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, PC7 CENTURY DRIVESUITE 201PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054(973) 538-47004 T - 10/21, 10/28, 11/04& 11/11/10 Fee: $169.32



UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-11809

Plaintiff: MIDFIRST BANKVS.Defendant: KEVIN T. HURTT; KAREN B.

HURTT; HOFFER & LEFF, DDSSale Date: 12/01/2010Writ of Execution: 08/25/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Two HundredForty Eight Thousand Ten and 38/100***$248,010.38.

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

Commonly known as: 517 Cumberland Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090

Tax Lot No: 15 in Block: 2707Dimensions of Lot (Approximately): 142 x 91Nearest Cross Street: Osborn AvenueSubject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu-

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

tion taxes/sewer/water information was not avail-able. You must check with the tax collector forexact amounts due.

Prior Mortgages and Judgments (if any): None.Total Upset: ***Two Hundred Eighty Two

Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Two and 73/100***$282,662.73 together with lawful interest andcosts.





Attorney:ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC200 SHEFFIELD STREETSUITE 301MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092(908) 233-8500File No: XFZ-1136864 T - 11/04, 11/11, 11/18& 11/25/10 Fee: $173.40



UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. L-2915-09B

Plaintiff: VELOCITY INVESTMENTS LLCVS.Defendant: MILDRED ECKERSale Date: 12/08/2010Writ of Execution: 05/26/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Twenty Four Thou-sand Eight Hundred Forty Seven and 92/100***$24,847.92.

Street and street number: 625 West BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090

Tax Lot and Block Number: Block 2819, Lot1.01 on the Tax Map of the Town of Westfield,New Jersey 07090

Nearest cross street: Corner Lot, West BroadStreet and Hazel Avenue

Dimensions: 86.16 x 100 x 83.61 x 100.02Full Description: Deed Book 3190, page 480Prior Liens: None knownTotal Upset: ***Twenty Seven Thousand

Seven and 10/100*** $27,007.10 together withlawful interest and costs.





Attorney:RAGAN & RAGAN - COUNSELLORS AT LAWBRINLEY PLAZA BUILDING ONE3100 ROUTE 138 WESTWALL, NEW JERSEY 07719(732) 280-41004 T - 11/11, 11/18, 11/25& 12/02/10 Fee: $155.04



UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-32982-08

Plaintiff: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THE BENIFIT OF CERTIFI-CATE HOLDERS, CWMBS, INC., CHL MORT-GAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2007-J2MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES

VS.Defendant: ERNEST DI FRANCESCO;

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUN-TRYWIDE BANK FSB

Sale Date: 12/08/2010Writ of Execution: 09/02/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution


The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredNinety Five Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Sevenand 99/100*** $495,947.99.

Property to be sold is located in: Township ofScotch Plains, County of Union, in the State ofNew Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 1923 Moun-tain Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

Tax Lot # 18.0201, Block # 1803Approximate Dimensions: .31 AcresNearest cross street: Union AvenueTaxes: Current through 3rd Quarter of 2010*Other: Sewer = $425.96 (estimated)**Plus interest on these figures through date of

payoff and any and all subsequent taxes, waterand sewer amouts.

Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Fifty Six Thou-sand Nine Hundred Twenty Eight and 81/100***$556,928.81 together with lawful interest andcosts.





Attorney:PARKER MC CAY - ATTORNEYS7001 LINCOLN DRIVE WESTTHREE GREENTREE CENTRE - PO BOX 974MARLTON, NEW JERSEY 08053-0974(856) 596-89004 T - 11/11, 11/18, 11/25& 12/02/10 Fee: $183.60

HUNG UP!!

By Milt Faith, Executive DirectorYouth and Family Counseling Service

Friend Caught in the MiddleFollowing Couple’s Divorce

A Troubled Friend Writes: Robinand Rex (disguised names) and I havebeen the best of friends for over 10years. In recent months, they haveseparated and divorced. I want toremain friends with both; I do notwant to choose one over the other. Inorder to accomplish this, I’ll havedinner with Rex once a month, and Ivisit Robin and we go to a movie or amuseum on a Sunday afternoon. Ithought this would work well, but it isbecoming a problem.

Every time I see them, one starts badmouthing the other and/or tries to winme over as being their “best friend.” Idon’t want to lose these friendships,and so I’ll say nothing or quietly agreewith whatever I’m told. Any advice onhow to continue the relationships with-out feeling I have to be quiet and notexpress my discomfort?

Answer: Your sense of comfort isthe most important part of this situa-tion. The healthier way to resolve thisis to be open and honest. I would telleach that, whether he/she is aware ofit or not, you are uncomfortable whennegative things are said about theother, that you want to retain a lovingand caring relationship with each,and you would appreciate it if eachcould honor your feelings. I believe,and hope, that they will listen to youand abide by the healthy (and appro-priate) boundaries that you are set-ting up. They must respect the factthat you must remain neutral or youwill have to distance yourself. One ofthe most endearing priorities in life isto maintain special friendshipsthroughout one’s lifetime.

You are not alone in this difficulty.Often, a friend has to choose sidesand/or has to go with the one wholistens and agrees to the feelings thatyou have expressed. Good luck, andfollow through with my suggestions.

The following are responses toquestions I was unable to answer inearlier columns:

To the parent who wonders whichinterviewing TV personalities are goodrole models for TV viewers (and ifyou care to comment, which are bad):

My pleasure: I enjoy Larry Kingand Ellen DeGeneres, who are ac-cepting of and respectful to theirguests, even though they may dis-agree with them politically; I cannotstand Judge Judy and Dr. Laura, forthe condescending and sarcastic waysin which they speak their rhetoric,demanding that you agree with them.

To the young parent who is an-noyed when her best friend’s son(age seven) eats the cream in betweenthe Oreo cookies and then replacesthem in the box of cookies, whichconfuses your son. You also indicateshe does not like criticism.

If your friend doesn’t mind anddoesn’t set limits, I would tell yourchild that this is inappropriate behav-ior because of health factors and en-courage your child to eat cookies orother snacks from another box. Youhave indicated that your friend doesn’twant to be “criticized,” so I wouldavoid any discussion about this area.

To the parent who never put inwriting that her husband would paytowards the children’s college ex-penses (when they went to college),but has continued to work at two jobsto cover these costs, only to find outthat the children agree with their fa-ther that she is responsible for theeducational expenses:

I would do two things: First, see alawyer and find out about your legalrights regarding this difficult situa-tion, and secondly, stand up straight,look your children in their eyes andtell them it is about time they playeda role in financing their educationby working part-time, seeking stu-dent loans and applying for scholar-ship assistance. Your ex may be sur-prised to learn that he is not legallyoff the hook regarding the children’seducation. If all else fails, your chil-dren should consider a two-year col-lege and get an associate degree dur-ing this period of resolution.

And finally, to the mother-in-lawwho wants to tell her daughter-in-lawto stop naming newborn grandchil-dren with the letter J because she findsit cute:

Your daughter-in-law has everyright to name her children whatevershe wants (hopefully, the names arenot bizarre). I assume she and yourson concur with the names. I encour-age family members to build on thestrengths of each person, somethingthat strengthens family unity.

Miller-Cory to CelebrateCranberries on Sunday

WESTFIELD – The Miller-CoryHouse Museum will go “Crazy forCranberries” this Sunday, November14, from 2 to 4 p.m. The museum islocated at 614 Mountain Avenue inWestfield.

The program will include a slideshow presentation about cranberries,one of the few fruits native to NorthAmerica. Also featured will be astorytelling tribute to the late Harryand Wende Devlin, creators of thebeloved “Cranberry Series” ofchildren’s books.

In Miller-Cory’s Frazee Building,cooks will prepare various seasonalfoods over the authentic, 18th-cen-tury open hearth, incorporating thisfavored fruit of Native Americansand Pilgrims alike.

Tours of the 1740 farmhouse willbe included in the program, and thegift shop will be open. Admission tothe museum and its grounds is $3 foradults and $1 for students; childrenunder 4 are admitted for free.

On Sunday, November 21, themuseum will present “ThanksgivingDinner and Table Customs and Man-ners,” when visitors may watch the

preparation of Colonial Thanksgiv-ing foods.

“Gingerbread Sunday” will takeplace December 5 from 1:30 to 4p.m., during which children will makea gingerbread house to take homeand hear stories about this spicy treat.Advance reservations must be madeno later than noon on Friday, Decem-ber 3, for this event. Admission willbe $4 per child; accompanying adultsmay attend for free.

On Saturday, December 11,“Christmas at Mount Vernon withMartha Washington” is scheduledbetween 4 and 7 p.m. “Mrs. Washing-ton” will host an evening of candlelittours, period music, toasting,storytelling of life with PresidentWashington, open-hearth cookingdemonstrations and other festivities.Advance reservations and tickets arerequired, and children must be 12 orolder to attend. Admission is $12.

For more information, call themuseum weekday mornings at(908) 232-1776. The museum’swebsite is millercoryhouse.org andits e-mail address [email protected].

Emily Tebbetts to Shave HeadAfter Raising $5K For KomenWESTFIELD – In honor of her

mother, who has been battling breastcancer for the past decade, EmilyTebbetts plans to shave her head pub-licly on November 27, after pledgingto do so if she could raise $5,000 byThanksgiving Day for the Susan G.Komen Foundation.

Emily’s mother, Laura Tebbetts,was diagnosed with breast cancer 10years ago in January. It has sincecome back multiple times in herbreast, spread to her liver, then to herbrain several times. It was determinedlong ago that she would need chemo-therapy treatments once a week forthe rest of her life.

This past summer, the chemomedication Emily’s mother was tak-ing was severely and irreversiblydamaging her heart, making it hardfor her to go anywhere without get-ting winded. Since she was cleanand because the medicine was sodamaging, her doctor decided to takeher off chemotherapy while she vis-ited her parents for four weeks.

However, by the time she got back,she was having trouble walking. Itturns out that in four weeks, severaltumors had formed in her brain along-side one in her spine, which was largeenough that it was pressing on a nerve,making it difficult to walk.

A 2009 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, Emily has said she has sev-eral reasons for deciding to shaveher head in exchange for the dona-tions, and two incentives in particu-lar. One is to show solidarity withher mother, whose chronic hair lossas a result of chemotherapy and ra-diation has sometimes drawn strangelooks and stares from people. Thesecond is in tribute to her mother’scontinued ability to beat the odds,which her daughter attributes to hermother’s positive attitude and theproduction of new medicines.

Emily’s ultimate goal is to raise$10,000, marking her mother’s 10years with breast cancer. As of lastSunday, she had raised $7,475.

To donate online and receive moreinformation, visitemilytebbetts.chipin.com/breast-cancer-research-susan-g-komen.Those wishing to donate also canmail checks to Emily’s dorm: EmilyTebbetts, No. 245 780 ColumbusAvenue, Boston, MA 02120, or dropthem off at her house in Westfield.For the address, [email protected].

Checks can be made payable ei-ther to Emily or the Susan G. KomenFoundation, but should be made outto SGK with “Emily TebbettsFundraiser” in the subject line ifwishing to get a tax credit. Checkswill all be sent in together on No-vember 27.

CARDS AMi...Westfield Leader freelance writer and photographer Linda BeaudryCondrillo displays her wares at the PTA Fall Festival held on October 16. Theamateur shutterbug and self-proclaimed “desperate scrapbooker” hand-craftsnotecards, incorporating her love of travel and “tons of extra photos” she printsafter a trip abroad, or around the block. Mrs. Condrillo resides in Mountainsideand will appear at a local trunk show in November. For more information, e-mailLinda at [email protected].

VFW Outreach EventOn Tap December 2

COUNTY – On Thursday, De-cember 2, the Veterans of ForeignWars (VFW) State Service Office,in conjunction with VFW Post No.2433, will host an outreach pro-gram from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for allUnion County veterans. It will takeplace at the post home, located at2012 High Street in Union.

Assistance will be available to allveterans in enrolling in the VeteransAdministration (VA) system, filing aclaim for medical services and otherentitlements due them from the VA,and resolving any problems they maybe experiencing within the system.

All veterans are encouraged toattend. Participants need only bringvalid identification and a copy oftheir DD-214 or other separationpapers given them by the military.For further information, call Ber-nard McElwee, VFW state serviceofficer, at (973) 297-3226 or Den-nis Clark at (908) 247-5389.

Library Invites AdultsFor ‘Violin Magic’

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldMemorial Library, located at 550 EastBroad Street, will present “ViolinMagic for Adults” on Saturday, No-vember 20, at 2 p.m.

New Jersey Workshop for the Arts(NJWA) Executive Director TedSchlosberg will lead the class. Partici-pants should bring their own violin ifthey have one, or call (908) 789-9696to make an appointment for sizing, sothat they can borrow one from theNJWA. Fingernails must be trimmed.

This class will be limited to 16participants and is open to WestfieldMemorial Library and MURALcardholders. To register, visit thelibrary’s website, wmlnj.org, andclick on the Online Calendar, or call(908) 789-4090, extension no. 4140.

Rotary to SpotlightVillage In Kenya

WESTFIELD – The Rotary Clubof Westfield will feature “KenyanVillage Takes A First Step” as itsprogram on Tuesday, November 16.Westfield Rotarians meet 50 weeksper year, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.,for lunch and a program in the sec-ond-floor Kellogg Room at theWestfield Area “Y,” located at 220Clark Street in Westfield. Guestsare welcome to attend any weeklymeetings.

The upcoming program will focuson the people of Burangi, a smallvillage in the Malindi district, whotook their first steps in the process tobecome a “Total Health Village” inAugust, when a nine-person Ameri-can medical team came to providecare and assess needs.

Team member Lorrie Apel, a Reg-istered Nurse and volunteer withGenesis World Mission, will shedlight on the successes and challengesof conducting the six-day medicalcamp, during which 2,500 patientswere seen, and working with in-country partners to help the villag-ers assess their needs and resourcesto develop long-term solutions forhealth care. For more information,visit genesisworldmission.org.

Anyone interested in attending aprogram or learning more about Ro-tary in Westfield may contact RayKostyack, president, at (908) 789-7834 [email protected].

Lions Club LaunchesWhite Cane Drive

GARWOOD – The Garwood Li-ons Club is conducting its annualWhite Cane Drive. A major fund-raising event, this campaign involvesLions clubs worldwide reaching outto their communities to secure thefinancial resources necessary to carryout various vision-related and youth-oriented projects.

The Garwood Lions Club main-tains a drop-off box by the GarwoodPost Office for the collection of usedeyeglasses that are refurbished anddistributed to the needy.

The club also supports Garwoodscouting programs and a baseballteam, awards scholarships to high-school seniors and recognizes aca-demic excellence of eighth-gradegraduates, as well as hosting freeevents for both children and seniorcitizens. To obtain information re-garding membership, call Lion PeggyBriggs at (908) 654-4977.


Teen Raises MoneyIn Memory Of Her Mother

RIBBONS FOR ROBIN…WHS student Sydney Metzger, right, her aunt KristineAmmerlaan, center, and her grandmother, Janice Metzger, walked in memory ofRobin Metzger, Sydney’s mother, who lost her battle with breast cancer July 6, 2006.

WESTFIELD – Sydney Metzger,a junior at Westfield High School,and her team, “Ribbons for Robin,”raised more than $10,000 to helpfund research to find a cure for breastcancer through their participation inthe two-day Avon Walk for BreastCancer, held October 16-17. Sydney,her aunt, Kristine Ammerlaan, andher grandmother, Janice Metzger,walked in memory of Robin Metzger,Sydney’s mother, who lost her battlewith breast cancer on July 6, 2006.

In Robin’s memory, they walked a39.3 miles. They walked 26.2 mileson the first day and 13.1 the secondday. The evening between was spenton Randall’s Island in a vast tent

encampment.In 2008, Sydney was unable to

walk in the Avon walk because shedid not meet the age requirement.Instead, she organized a walk inTamaques Park in Westfield alsocalled “Ribbons for Robin.”

Sydney’s walk raised more than$15,000. She was recognized for hereffort and involvement from theBreast Cancer Research Foundation.

Tired but with a great sense ofaccomplishment, Sydney met her fa-ther and walked the last two milestogether to the finish line.

Donations can still be made to TeamRibbons for Robin at the Avon walkfor Breast Cancer site.

Sundance StudentsTo Perform Aladdin Kids

NORTH PLAINFIELD – On Sat-urday, November 13, The SundanceSchool’s (North Plainfield) GalaxyClass of third and fourth graders willperform Disney’s Aladdin Kids. Theperformance will take place at 11:30a.m. during the school’s open house.The show features local residents RyanBrace and Kiana McQuade of ScotchPlains and Eino Korpela of Westfield.

The Arabian-set show was selectedto represent this year’s school theme– “It’s a Small World.”

Students ranging from preschoolersthrough fourth grade will perform inother musical productions of interna-tional origin throughout the year atSundance, including versions of MaryPoppins, Madeline and The Mitten.

“Theater, dance and music are anintegral part of our curriculum atSundance,” said Sundance founderGinny Tobey. “These activities are agreat way for the children to gainconfidence in expressing themselves,an important skill they will usethroughout their lives. Given the in-ternational aspect of the shows, wecan also teach the children about lifein different countries.”

Beyond the stage productions, theschool will weave lessons about worldgeography, language, art, govern-ments and more into the curriculum.The theme will be capped off by avirtual recreation of countries aroundthe world for the school’s big annualHappening entitled “The SundanceWorld’s Fair.” The Happening willtake place the end of February throughearly March.

More information about theschool’s creative approach to educa-tion for children ages 2 years thoughfifth grade will be available at theopen house. Tours of the school willbe given before and after the showfrom 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Sundance School is located at401 Greenbrook Road in NorthPlainfield. For more information, call(908) 561-5055 or visitthesundanceschool.com.

Kean Stage Presents MusicOf Composer-In-Residence

HILLSIDE – The Concert ArtistProgram of Kean University cel-ebrates its 11th season with The Mu-sic of Samuel Zyman on November18 at 8 p.m. in Enlow Recital Hall.

The music of the 2010-2011 com-poser-in-residence will include Mu-sic for Five, Search for Piano Trio,Variations on an Original Theme forSolo Pianoand the world premiere ofhis first String Quintet, written espe-cially for the concert artists.

Musicians performing include:Brennan Sweet, Victoria Stewart andElissa Cassini, violins; MaurycyBanaszek, viola; Susannah Chapmanand Caroline Stinson, cellos; AnthonyScelba, double bass; Lisa Hansen,flute; Romie de Guise-Langois, clari-net; Allison Brewster Franzetti andGabriela Martinez, piano.

The Concert Artist Program brings

world-renowned performing musi-cians onto Kean’s Conservatory ofMusic faculty. While maintaining ca-reers as professional performers, con-cert artists present solo, chamber mu-sic and jazz recitals at Kean; teachprivate, weekly studio lessons to Keanstudents and conduct master classesand other community outreach ser-vices in the public schools and juniorcolleges. Some concert artists alsocoach ensembles and teach classroomcourses related to their specialties.

Enlow Hall is a new concert hallwith precision acoustics. The 312-seat concert space is located on theNathan Weiss Graduate School cam-pus of Kean University at 215 NorthAvenue in Hillside.

Tickets are $25 and are availableby calling (908) 737-SHOW (7469),and online at keanstage.com.

CLASSIFIEDS

PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theScotch Plains Municipal Manager hasscheduled a public input/public commentsession regarding the 2011 MunicipalBudget on Wednesday, November 24,2010 between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noonat Township Hall, 430 Park Avenue, ScotchPlains.

The public is invited to provide any com-ments and/or input concerning the 2011budget at that time.

Christopher R. Marion, Municipal Manager1 T - 11/11/10, The Times Fee: $13.26

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES,ASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, Lori Majeski, Collector of Taxes of the Townshipof Scotch Plains, County of Union will sell at public auction on TUESDAY, DECEMBER7, 2010 in the Municipal Court, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ at 2:00 o’clock in theafternoon or at such later time and place to which said sale may then be adjourned, allof the several lots and parcels of land assessed to the respective persons whose namesare set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount ofmunicipal liens chargeable against said lands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A.54:5-1, et seq. as computed to the 7th day of December 2010.

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, but in no case in excess of 18%. Payments for said parcels shall bemade prior to the conclusion of the sale in the form of cash, certified check or money orderor other method previously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold.Properties for which there are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to theTownship of Scotch Plains at an interest rate of 18%.

At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any propertywith interest and costs. Payment must be in the form of cash, certified check or moneyorder.

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 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:

BLK LOT OWNER LOCATION TOTAL DUE03603 31 Zydalis, Dennis 2343 Belvidere Drive $5,938.32

Lori MajeskiCollector of Taxes

4 T - 11/11, 11/18, 11/25 & 12/2/10, The Times Fee: $124.44

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINSZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at themeeting of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment of the Township of Scotch Plainsheld on November 4, 2010, the Boardmemorialized the following Resolutions:

Terens, Dr. William & Mrs. Heidi, de-nied as time barred, the requested relieffor determination for an appeal of theZoning Officer’s decision on permitsgranted and interpretation of certain exist-ing structures located within the 100 feetsetback of Union Catholic High School.

Maloney, Richard & Felix, Magali,approved, for 2091 Raritan Road, Block12901, Lot 2, for a variance to construct apool house.

Evangel Church, denied, a Use Vari-ance for an LED sign at 1251 Terrill Road,Block 11603, Lot 15.

Stone Art Design, approved, for aTemporary Operating Permit for outdoorstorage at property located at 2371 Beryl-lium Road, Block 6901, Lot 25.

Poeschl, Andre and Kelly-Lynn, ap-proved, for a variance to retain a 6 feethigh fence in the front yard at propertylocated at 2030 Wood Road, Block 10504,Lot 1.

The files pertaining to these applica-tions are in the Office of the Zoning Boardof Adjustment, 430 Park Avenue, and avail-able for public inspection during regularoffice hours.

Barbara Horev, SecretaryZoning Board of Adjustment

1 T - 11/11/10, The Times Fee: $35.19

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

INVITATION TO BID

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-CEIVED BY THE TOWN CLERK OF THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY,ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010 AT10:00 A.M. PREVAILING TIME AT THEMUNICIPAL BUILDING, 425 EASTBROAD STREET, WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY FOR THE:

“2011 COLLECTION ANDMARKETING OF RECY-CLABLE MATERIAL IN THETOWN OF WESTFIELD, NEWJERSEY”.

Proposals shall be in writing on the formsfurnished and must be delivered at theplace and before the hour above men-tioned, and must be accompanied by acertified check or bid bond payable to theTown of Westfield in an amount equal to atleast ten percent (10%) of the base amountof the bid, but not less than $500.00 normore than $20,000.00. (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.

All bidders must submit with their bida copy of their New Jersey BusinessRegistration Certificate. Failure to sub-mit proof of registration will disqualifythe bid.

SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE SEEN OROBTAINED AT THE OFFICE OF THETOWN ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKSCENTER, 959 NORTH AVENUE, WEST,WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL RE-SERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANYAND ALL BIDS AND TO WAIVE ANYINFORMALITY, IF IN THE INTEREST OFTHE TOWN, IT IS DEEMED ADVISABLETO DO SO.

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PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-14444-09FILE NO. 10840-09

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PARK FINANCE, LLC PLAIN-TIFF VS. MARY C. MORAN,HER HEIRS, DEVISEES ANDPERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIROR ANY OF THEIR SUCCES-SORS IN RIGHT, TITLE ANDINTEREST; FRANCIS M.CONNELLY, HIS HEIRS, DE-VISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES ANDHIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OFTHEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTER-EST; EILEEN MORAN;BAYSHORE COMMUNITYHOSPITAL; BELL ATLANTICNJ INC. N/K/A VERIZON NEWJERSEY; LIBERTY MUTUALINSURANCE COMPANY;SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUPPA; ANESTHESIA ASSOCI-ATES OF MORRISTOWN;STATE OF NEW JERSEY;DEFENDANT(S)

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an ordermade on November 3, 2010, the SuperiorCourt Fixed December 20, 2010 betweenthe hours of nine o’clock in the forenoonand four o’clock in the afternoon, prevail-ing time, at the office of the Tax Collectorof CLARK, located at 430 WESTFIELDAVE, CLARK, NEW JERSEY 07066, asthe time and place when and where youmay pay to the plaintiff the amount sofound due for principal and interest on itscertificate of tax sale as follows:

LOT 41 BLOCK 176 on the tax duplicateof CLARK. Total amount required toredeem tax sale certificate no. 0702 is$38,435.16, together with interest fromDecember 31, 2009 and costs of$1,410.91.

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 vestedwith an absolute and indefeasible estateof inheritance in fee simple in said landsand premises.

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.

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Murder Mystery Play to BeStaged at Wardlaw School

Photo by Linda KourilUNRAVEL THE MYSTERY...The full cast of the fall play, The Mousetrap, whichwill be staged at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison on November12 and 13 is pictured before rehearsal: Aneesa Sonawalla, Kush Mody, SamanthaLamparello, Jessie Flood, Billy Buchbinder of Scotch Plains, Jian Bland, SamBrukhman of Cranford and Samantha Barbeito.

EDISON – The Wardlaw-HartridgeSchool, located at 1295 Inman Av-enue in North Edison, will stage itsfall play, Agatha Christie’s TheMousetrap, on Friday, November 12,at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, No-vember 13, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. in theschool’s All-Purpose Room.

The Mousetrap is a murder-mys-tery play that opened in the West Endof London in 1952 and has been run-ning continuously since then. It hasthe longest initial run of any play inhistory, with more than 24,000 per-formances so far. It is also the longestrunning show (of any type) of themodern era.

The Mousetrap is known for itstwist ending, which, at the end ofevery performance, the audience is

asked not to reveal.The cast includes: Samantha

Lamparello as Mollie Ralson, JessieFlood as Giles Ralson, SamanthaBarbeito as Christina Wren, Jian Blandas Mrs. Boyle, Kush Mody of Edisonas Major Metcalf, Aneesa Sonawallaas Miss Casewell, Sam Brukhman ofCranford as Mr. Paravicini and BillyBuchbinder of Scotch Plains as Detec-tive Sergeant Trotter.

Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 perstudent and senior citizen, and $30per family. Additionally, there will bea ticket extension in which ticketscan be reserved, paid for and pickedup at a “Will Call” table on the eve-nings of the performances. To re-serve tickets, call (908) 754-1882,extension 609.

Legawiec to Perform at Pro ArteMOUNTAINSIDE – Walter

Legawiec, violinist and composer, ofMountainside, will perform at the ProArte League of the Kosciuszko Foun-dation fundraiser “Reflections,” whichwill commemorate Chopin’s 200thanniversary of his birth and IgnacePaderewski’s 150th anniversary of hisbirth.

The event will take place at the RoyalManor in Garfield on Sunday, Novem-ber 14. Mr. Legawiec will be perform-ing the works of Chopin andPaderewski.

A World War II veteran, Mr. Legawiecgraduated from the Julliard School ofMusic. He studied with the late Gregor

Fitelberg, Poland’s great conductor.Mr. Legawiec has been the recipient

of many awards, including the AbrahamAxelrod and Koussevitsky FoundationScholarships to the Berkshire MusicCenter at Tanglewood. He has playedin Broadway orchestras, at Tanglewood,the Copacabana Club in New York andfor Time Records.

Most recently, he performed in aprogram celebrating the bicentennialof Chopin and Robert Schumann at theCommunity Presbyterian Church inMountainside. Featured in the programwas the first performance of Mr.Legawiec’s “Serenade for Piano.”

To learn more, call (973) 773-9721.

SONGS OF SHIRU NAH…The Shiru Nah choral group, pictured above, willperform at the Women’s Fall Dinner at Congregation Beth Israel of Scotch Plainson Tuesday, November 16, at 7 p.m. The congregation’s Sisterhood will sponsorthis dinner, which is open to the community. For more information or to register,call Sisterhood Co-Chairwomen Arlene Feller at (908) 889-9553 or Linda Ross at(908) 654-1582.

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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted Resolutionsat its November 8, 2010 meeting for thefollowing applications heard at its October13, 2010 meeting.

Stuart and Jane Baker, 1001Wychwood Road (700 Woodland Av-enue), Applicant sought permission to con-struct first and second story additions con-trary to Section 11.06E5 of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires a mini-mum front yard setback of 35.8 feet.(EFYD). Proposed was + 20.5 feet. Appli-cation approved with conditions.

Jennifer S. Scutti, 102 Roger Avenue,Applicant sought permission to replace anold deck with an outside kitchen and apergola and to relocate an existing shedand hot tub. Applicant sought relief fromthe following Sections of the Land UseOrdinance: §13.02B, §13.02C, §13.02E1-to allow a deck, a shed and a hot tub to belocated in the side yard and a portion of thefront yard where a rear yard location isrequired. §13.01G1a -to allow a 5 feet sideyard setback where a side yard setback of10 feet is required for an accessory struc-ture (shed) abutting a front or side yard ofan adjacent property. §12.0-4G - to allowan all improvement coverage of 45%/8,024square feet where a maximum of 40%/7,200 square feet is allowed. Applicationapproved with conditions.

St. Helen’s Church, 1600 RahwayAvenue, Applicant sought permission toretain three existing signs contrary to Sec-tions 16.04K and 16.07B of the Land UseOrdinance. Amended application approvedwith conditions.

David Zornitsky & Michelle Rosen,842 Standish Avenue, Applicants soughtpermission to construct a second flooraddition contrary to Section 11.06E6 ofthe Land Use Ordinance to allow a sideyard setback of 10.7 feet where 12.5 feetis required. Application approved with con-ditions.

NRT, LLC, 600 North Avenue, Appli-cant sought preliminary and final majorsite plan approval with c and d variances touse a portion of the basement as a trainingroom/computer room contrary to Sections12.04C and 17.02C. Ordinance restrictsthe use of the basement to storage or asimilar support function. Proposed is atraining/computer room. Based on the use,the ordinance requires 26 parking spaces.Proposed were 11 parking spaces. Appli-cation denied.

Kathleen NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

CITIZEN INPUT FORREVENUE BLOCK GRANT

Mayor Nancy Malool has announced apublic hearing will be held on the HUDRevenue Sharing Block Grant, XXXVIIYear funding on Tuesday, November 30,2010 in Room #202, Municipal Building,430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NewJersey at 7:30 PM.

“We are attempting to set our own priori-ties and want to know how our own citi-zens feel the county allocation should bespent”, said Mayor Malool.

Scotch Plains has benefited from Com-munity Development funds since 1975amounting to nearly $4,000,000. It is ex-pected that approximately $6,000,000 willbe available to Union County for Commu-nity Development Block Grant XXXVII Yearfunding.

The hearing will be chaired by theTownship’s official delegates to the Rev-enue Sharing Committee. Nineteen townsin Union County are involved, and allprojects must have a 2/3 majority of thetotal committee membership approval inorder to become reality.

Application for projects will be availableat Township Hall and include completeinstructions concerning project eligibility.

Projects funded throughout the 19 mem-ber municipalities include: housing, reha-bilitation, neighborhood preservation, codeenforcement, senior citizen facilities, childcare facilities, and various social serviceprograms.

TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINSChristopher R. Marion

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Kean University CrossesOver to The Other Shore

UNION – Kean University Depart-ment of Theatre presents The OtherShore by Pultizer Prize-winning play-wright and author Gao Xingjian. Thisthought-provoking avant-garde pro-duction will be performed in the ZellaFry Theatre on the university campusin Union, from November 12 throughthe 20.

Written in 1986, The Other Shorewas originally scheduled to be pro-duced by the Beijing People’s ArtTheater, where the playwright was anartist in residence. For political rea-sons, however, it was banned and neverstaged in mainland China.

Thematically, the play addresses is-sues of collectivism and individual-ism — themes that Xingjian has ad-dressed throughout his career and onesthat are considered to be highly vola-tile in the Communist Chinese con-text.

“Xingjian was pushing a lot of po-litical buttons at the time,” said AnnaDeMers, assistant professor of The-atre at Kean University, where sheconcentrates on movement for the ac-tor training.

Ms. DeMers directs the production,adding, “I wanted to explore with thestudents a piece that asked to be devel-oped through the body. My training as

an artist and my specialty is in physi-cal theatre and movement.”

Stylistically, Xingjian’s works sel-dom follow conventional narrativemodes, so The Other Shore lends itselfto Ms. DeMers’ choreographic ap-proach.

The cast of The Other Shore featuresBecca Bowe, Brandon Elia, DavidFarrington (who was seen this past fallwith Kean University’s professionaltheatre in residence, Premiere Stages,in Lost Boy Found in Whole Foodsstarring Emmy-winner Kim Zimmer),Shabazz Green (who frequently under-studies roles with Premiere Stages, andperformed in their production of HUM-BUG), Steve Sharkey, Samuel Spare,Natalie Bailey, Megan Bandelt, BeccaDagnall, Cara Ganski, Cathy Garciaand Katelyn Morgan.

The Other Shore performs Novem-ber 12, 13, 17, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m.,November 13, 14 and 20 at 2 p.m. andNovember 18 at 5 p.m. A discussionwith the cast follows the November 18performance. Tickets are $15 (stan-dard ticket), $12 for seniors and Keanfaculty, staff and alumni and $10 forstudents, and can be ordered by call-ing the box office at (908) 737-SHOW(7469). To learn more, visitkeanstage.com.

Audiences to Experience TwoU.S. Premieres at Enlow

HILLSIDE – Gene and ShelleyEnlow Recital Hall at Kean Univer-sity (Enlow Hall) announced that ArcoEnsemble will perform in concert;the evening will feature the U.S. pre-mieres of two English works, on Fri-day, November 12, at 8 p.m.

State Symphony Capella of Russiawill perform the following evening,Saturday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m.in Enlow Hall.

Arco Ensemble’s two U.S. pre-mieres are part of “Music from Acrossthe Pond,” a concert of English musicfor strings. London-based David An-gus will conduct the performance.

Serenade for 4 Solo Violins andString Orchestra, an unpublishedwork by Herbert Howells, will re-ceive its first U.S. performance along-side Reflections on a Theme of Will-iam Walton, by the celebrated com-poser Richard Rodney Bennett.

Other works on the program includeEdward Elgar’s popular Serenade forStrings and Benjamin Britten’s monu-mental Les Illuminations, which willfeature soprano Katherine Harris.

State Symphony Capella of Russiais a 50-member vocal ensemble witha performing style that highlightswarmth, a flexibility of phrasing, no-bility of expression and skillfully bal-ances choral sections.

World-renowned conductor ValeryPolyansky will lead the capella.Capella’s program includes master-pieces by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff,Bruckner, Schnittke and more.

Enlow Hall is located on the EastCampus of Kean University at 215North Avenue in Hillside. Tickets areavailable by calling (908) 737-SHOW(7469), and online atEnlowHall.kean.edu.

UCC’s Sperry HostsTelescope Talk Tomorrow

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – A free presentation out-lining the do’s and don’ts of pur-chasing a telescope will be presentedtomorrow, November 12, at 8:30 p.m.at the William Miller Sperry Obser-vatory on the Cranford campus ofUnion County College. AlanWitzgall, a nearly 40-year memberof Amateur Astronomers Incorpo-rated (AAI), will be the featuredspeaker. If weather permits and theskies are clear, a night sky viewingsession will follow Mr. Witzgall’stalk.

“Astronomy is the eldest of sci-ences, and yet, [it is] still the young-est. We have always looked at thesky with a sense of wonder and hope,”explained Mr. Witzgall, who holds aBachelor’s degree in Earth Sciencefrom Kean University.

The presentation is a timely one;with the holiday season approach-ing, many people will be shoppingfor telescopes and binoculars. To-morrow night’s talk will help themdifferentiate quality from junk.Those who already own a telescopeand are not sure how to use it willalso benefit from Mr. Witzgall’stalk.

“Astronomy provides an outlet forthe restlessness in all of us,” said Mr.Witzgall. “It seems all of Earth isknown, but we still find new fron-

tiers in the sky. The moon is barelyunderstood, [and] the rest of the SolarSystem [as well as] the Milky Waymystifies and beckons to all that seeit,” he continued.

Forty-thousand years ago inFrance, primitive peoples createdcave paintings predicting the move-ment of bison that were connected tothe constellations and sun. Ancienthistory aside, Mr. Witzgall believesastronomy is vital for our daily lives.

“Astronomy is important for keep-ing track of time, the safe navigationof ships and planes and understand-ing whether or not the climate ischanging, and why,” he said.

In essence, according to Mr.Witzgall, astronomy serves human-ity in many ways, including guard-ing the planet against the near-Earthobjects that could collide with it andthreaten life.

Those who cannot make tomor-row evening’s presentation, and whowant to know more about astronomy,can visit the Sperry Observatory anyFriday evening from 7:30 to 10:30p.m .(except for the third Fridays,September to May).

Clear skies permitting, membersof AAI will show all present won-ders of the sky that they might nothave seen otherwise. UCC is locatedat 1033 Springfield Avenue inCranford. More information aboutAAI is available at asterism.org.

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Maria Gillan to ReadAt Carriage House Series

FANWOOD – The Carriage HousePoetry Series invites the public toattend a poetry reading by AmericanBook Award winner Maria MazziottiGillan on Tuesday, November 16.The free performance beginspromptly at 8 p.m. in the PatriciaKuran Arts Center on Watson Road,off North Martine Avenue, adjacentto Fanwood Borough Hall.

Ms. Gillan won the American BookAward for her book “All That LiesBetween Us.” She is the founder andthe executive director of the PoetryCenter at Passaic County Commu-nity College in Paterson.

Ms. Gillan also is the director ofthe Creative Writing Program and aProfessor of Poetry at BinghamtonUniversity (State University of NewYork), and she is editor of the award-

winning Paterson Literary Review.Ms. Gillan has published 11 books ofpoetry, including “The Weather ofOld Seasons” (Cross-Cultural Com-munications), “Where I Come From,”“Things My Mother Told Me” and“Italian Women in Black Dresses”(Guernica Editions).

She is co-editor with her daughter,Jennifer, of four anthologies, includ-ing “Unsettling America,” “IdentityLessons” and “Growing Up Ethnic inAmerica.” Ms. Gillan’s latest book is“What We Pass On: Collected Po-ems, 1980-2009.”

An open mic will follow the fea-tured performance. For more infor-mation, call (908) 889-7223 or (908)889-5298. For online directions andinformation, visitcarriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com.

By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER2 and ½ popcorns

Director Tony Goldwyn’s Convic-tion, about a woman who becomes alawyer solely to overturn her brother’sguilty sentence for murder, instantlyrecalled the old saying concerningfilms that are based on actual stories– “If it is a true story, then the art mustfirst be absolutely dedicated to theauthenticity. There can be no realsurprise. But if a previously untoldtwist is woven into the subtext, thenthere can be a novel freshness.”

By that standard, the slow-movingfilm is partially successful. BecauseBetty Anne Waters, expertly portrayedby Hilary Swank, seemingly devotedher entire being to the crusade, itcame at an expense to her marriageand parenting. This poses a philo-sophical question that could keep thebrows of a university ethics classfurrowed for a semester.

While Betty Anne’s quest makesfor a reliable enough, feature-lengthversion of what you might see in anyof TV’s cold-case detective serials,it’s this sibling devotion that’s mostbound to give the viewer pause. Thesubsequent fallout slyly asks whereone’s ultimate responsibility shouldlie. To his credit, the filmmaker onlyhints his opinion.

It’s the sheer single-mindedness ofit all that sets the imagination in mo-tion. While Magnificent Obsession(1954) melodramatically chroniclesRobert Merrick’s (Rock Hudson) re-turn to medical school just so he cancure Helen Phillips’s (Jane Wyman)blindness, it is a work of fiction, so itlessens the outlandishness.

Fine evocations of the two pro-tagonists in Conviction, the only folkswho, curiously enough, seem to mat-ter, help improve many of the clichésthat have been worked into a screen-play lacking engaging dialogue.Much of what is said is purpose-driven. We surmise that a lot of thelittle business between the lines ispure poetic license.

But a close-up, three-quarter pro-file of Miss Swank’s Betty Anne,framed in slight shadow at a crucialjuncture, portrays a lonely anguishworthy of Picasso. The actress re-peatedly does with her face what thescript cannot. Likewise, SamRockwell as Kenny Waters, the prodi-gal brother in question, manages anaugmenting intrigue of his own.

While Kenny may not be guilty ofmurder, he is undeniably a loose can-non, a quality evidenced early onwhen he starts a bar fight. Fair or not,it’s no wonder the local police regu-larly round him up as one of the usualsuspects. Flashbacks convincinglydetail the poverty-stricken, dysfunc-

Conviction: Not BeyondA Shadow of a Doubt

tional background from which he andsis emanated.

The pop psychology in these ex-pository scenes dramatically explainsthe strong, sibling bond of survival inwhich they find refuge from a mostlyabsent, ineffective father and a shame-less, slovenly mother. Trespassing inempty houses when they can, theybuild a fantasy home they one dayhope to occupy. It’ll be located on alake named for them.

Other shortcomings aside, PamelaGray’s script subtly probes the powerof blood relationship, of lives so tiedtogether that they must open the doorto speculation. Betty Anne’s greatdevotion encompasses complete cer-tainty of her brother’s innocence. Wewonder if it’s to a fault. Could shepossibly ever believe that he is guilty?

It gets a bit more complicated, whichis exhaustively related in twists andturns that make the movie 15 minuteslonger than necessary. This includes,but is not limited to, a problematicpolicewoman and a new attorney gen-eral looking to make a reputation.These plot wrinkles might have beeneffective if we didn’t know the truetale’s outcome.

This fact continually arises to hauntthe film’s entertainment value. Andwhile indeed Hollywood must embel-lish, the uncertainties it causes hereinstill a cautious uneasiness in us. Allthe same, if Goldwyn had fully capi-talized on the psychologically intrigu-ing aspect of Betty Anne’s Antigone-like loyalty, it would make a bettercase for seeing Conviction.

* * *Conviction, rated R, is a Fox

Searchlight Pictures release directedby Tony Goldwyn and stars HilarySwank, Sam Rockwell and MelissaLeo. Running time: 107 minutes.

Schrager Fictionalizes TaleOf Growing up in ADKs

WESTFIELD – The Town BookStore in Westfield will host a meetand greet with Gloria Schrager, au-thor of the children’s book, “Rebeccaand her Brothers,” on November 13from 2 to 4 p.m.

“Rebecca and her Brothers” isabout a family in pre-war Americathat is part of the immigrant experi-ence: a Jewish family adapting toAmerican society, facing economichardship and prejudice with cour-age, innovation, humor and love.

After the father’s business inBrooklyn fails in the 1929 crash,Rebecca, her parents and her twoolder brothers move to a small townin the Adirondack Mountains wherethey have many adventures with thediverse inhabitants of their newhome, including Native-Americansand American Nazis, as well as wildhorses and hungry bears.

Dr. Schrager was inspired to writethis fictionalized account of her un-usual childhood so that her grand-children would learn more about herfamily’s decision to escape povertyand unemployment during the GreatDepression.

Dr. Schrager decided to become adoctor at a time when few womenwere admitted to medical school andfaced many obstacles in her struggleto be accepted, first as a student andthen as a doctor.

She met her future husband, AlvinSchrager, during their internship, andthey started a practice in Westfieldin 1953. Their two sons went toWestfield public schools and becamephysicians, as did a niece and grand-niece, establishing three generationsof doctors in their family.

In 1972, she left private practiceto become Director of Pediatrics atOverlook Hospital. This led to afaculty position as Clinical Profes-sor of Pediatrics at Columbia Uni-versity. She retired in 1989 andstarted a new career as an author.Her first book is a memoir, titled“The Complex Life of a Woman Doc-tor.”

The Town Book Store is located at270 East Broad Street in Westfield(corner of East Broad and ElmerStreets). To learn more, call (908)233-3535 and reserve anautographed copy.

Concert to Benefit SP-FMusic Boosters

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Coun-cil for the Arts will sponsor a concert tobenefit the Scotch Plains-FanwoodMusic Boosters on Saturday, Novem-ber 13, at 7 p.m., at Fanwood’s PatriciaM. Kuran Cultural Center (The historicCarriage House).

The concert will feature three localmusicians – jazz pianist Nathan Gra-ham, guitar and vocal duo Zero Gravityand indie-rock band Pilot Blue (un-plugged).

The suggested donations for theFanwood Performing Arts Series are$7 ($5 for seniors and students). Park-ing is free. Refreshments will be soldon the patio before the performanceand during the intermission. For fur-ther information, call (908) 418-1301or visit fanwoodperformanceseries.org.

SCOPING OUT A TELESCOPE...The William Miller Sperry Observatory onthe Cranford campus of Union County College, pictured above, welcomes thepublic to a free presentation outlining the do’s and don’ts of purchasing atelescope. The event will be presented tomorrow, November 12, at 8:30 p.m. Ifweather permits and the skies are clear, a night sky viewing session will follow.

FEMME PHOTALE…Jody Pfeiffer, a Westfield resident, will exhibit her photo-graphs at Art on the Hill, Saturday evening, November 13, at the Shrine of St. Josephin Stirling. An accomplished photographer and former art teacher, Ms. Pfeiffer is amember of Femmes Photales, a group of professional women photographers.

Plainfield Club ConcertTo Benefit ‘Good News’

PLAINFIELD – The PlainfieldMusical Club will present a benefitconcert for the Good News Commu-nity Choir of Plainfield on Sunday,November 14, at 3 p.m. at the Cres-cent Avenue Presbyterian Church inPlainfield.

The concert will feature perfor-mances of classical music by mem-bers of the Plainfield Musical Club,including pianists Paul DiDario,Beverly Weber, Paul Kueter andCarole-Ann Mochernuk; flutist Su-san Graham; clarinetist RobertRomano; trumpeter Lorne Graham;organist Trent Johnson and the NFLvocal Jazz Trio, featuring FredFischer, Liz Fischer and NancyNelson.

The Good News Community Choir,under the direction of Mark Miller,will also perform. This choir is adynamic ensemble that formed inOctober 2007, in Plainfield. The choirhas performed twice to a full house atCarnegie Hall and has performed torave reviews in churches in Plainfield.

The choir’s repertoire reflects itscentral theme of social justice andthat “God’s love is meant for allpeople.” Their director composesmany of the songs they sing.

Choir director Mark Miller is in-structor of sacred music and Directorof Music for the Theological School atDrew University and is lecturer in thePractice of Sacred Music at the Insti-tute of Sacred Music at Yale University.

Mr. Miller is also a composer andhas published more than 30 of hisanthems for choirs. He received hisBachelor of Arts degree in Musicfrom Yale University and Masters ofMusic degree in Organ Performancefrom the Juilliard School. He wasalso a Plainfield Musical Club Schol-arship winner in 1985.

The Plainfield Musical Club wasfounded in 1892, making it the oldestmusical club in New Jersey. The clubmeets monthly at sites in the Plainfieldarea, its membership consisting of pro-fessional and amateur musicians, andthose that support the arts and enjoygathering for informal music concerts.

Tickets to the concert are $10 andwill be sold at the door. CrescentAvenue Presbyterian Church is lo-cated at 716 Watchung Avenue inPlainfield. For more information,please call (908) 322-7490.

Brunner Hosts‘Toys That Teach’

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD –The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Pre-school Program invites parents andguardians of preschool-age childrento attend an informative presentationon Toys That Teach.

This non-commerical presentationwill feature toys that enhance gross-motor and fine-motor skills in a funway for children. The presenters willbe Scotch Plains-Fanwood districtOccupational Therapist ClaudeLundgren and Physical TherapistBrenda Reilly.

The event takes place on Friday,November 12, at 9 a.m. at BrunnerElementary School’s MultipurposeRoom; the school is located at 721Westfield Road.


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SCOTCH PLAINS – SoroptimistInternational of the Greater WestfieldArea (SIGWA) will host a specialevening of entertainment for mem-bers and guests on Tuesday, Novem-ber 16, at 7 p.m. It will take place atthe Scotch Hills Country Club, lo-cated at 820 Jerusalem Road in ScotchPlains, immediately following theclub’s 6 p.m. business meeting.

Actress-playwright-directorHeather Jopling will perform scenesfrom her own one-woman shows,entitled Date Him, Date His Angstand Five Years Behind in My FiveYear Plan, that were favorably re-viewed by the Toronto Star, EyeMagazine and Brighton-PittsfordMagazine.

Soroptimist International(soroptimist.org) is a women’s serviceorganization that works to improve thelives of women and girls in local com-munities and throughout the world.

Admission will be complimentary,but donations for SIGWA’s scholar-ships and local service projects areappreciated. Light refreshments, cof-fee, tea and a dessert table will beprovided. For more information, callMaria at (732) 381-2600 or Krystynaat (732) 396-0890.

WF’s Winsbury ExaminesIntersection of Art and Mind

Gail Winbury’s “Wellfleet in Autumn,” watercolor and pen and ink

WESTFIELD – Art lovers weretreated to an exploration of the inter-section between the study of art andthe workings of the mind on Saturdaynight, October 23, at an exhibition byWestfield psychologist and artist GailWinbury.

Displayed in a local Westfield homewere more than 40 works in oil,acrylic, watercolor and ink, includ-ing landscapes, abstract works andportraits, including portraits of theartist.

Fifty guests from Westfield,Scotch Plains, New York City andPhiladelphia came to enjoy thisshow of 13 years of art. The guestsranged in age from a young boy of7- to a 92-year-old art lover andgrandmother who once performedin vaudeville.

Psychologists, teachers, lawyers,physicians, artist, interior designers,financial planners, public speakersgrandparents and some youth all gath-ered to celebrate and view this exhi-bition.

The host, a local psychologist, au-thor and friend of the artist, openedher Westfield home as a gallery.Rooms served as separate galleries,

one showing many abstract land-scapes based on the southwest.

Another room was filled with deli-cate watercolors of mother and child,and portraits of families and models.The first floor held larger oils andacrylics. Ms. Winbury’s art is knownfor its emotional tone and its visualstrength. Viewers enjoyed the brush-work and colors of the oils and acryl-ics.

The artist’s work is influenced byher work as a psychologist. In herartist’s statement, she discussed herinterest in what is on the surface ofthe painting and allowing theunderpainting to show through muchlike in her professional work as apsychologist, where she “helps oth-ers to see what is on the surface aswell as what is below.”

This was also accomplished by al-lowing the canvas or ripped edges inher work to be seen, thus implyingthat “wholeness in art and life mustencompass an acceptance of mistakesand imperfections.”

Her next solo show will be heldnext year between April 4 and June 3at the Pearl Street Gallery in Eliza-beth.

Pineda Continues to Bring QualityOpera to the Area, with La Traviata

By SUSAN M. DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD – La Traviata, one ofGiuseppe Verdi’s most beloved Italianoperas of the 19th century, was in thecapable hands of producer ValeriaPineda, choral directors Juan and ValeriePineda and director Fausto Pineda forthe weekend of November 6.

Presented at Cranford DramaticClub’s Community Theater playhouse,Pineda Lyric Opera Company’s ver-sion offered a marvelously professionaltreatment of the work that is filled withmerriment and gaiety with an under-current of despair and anguish.

Violetta (Michelle Trovato), a Pari-sian courtesan around 1850, greets herparty guests and is introduced to anadmirer, Alfredo Germont (JuanCarolos Franco). This young man, hav-ing adored Violetta from afar for over ayear, joins her in a rousing song,“Brindisi: Libiamo.”

From the moment Ms. Trovato opensher mouth, the audience is in for a treatof epic proportions because her spar-kling coloratura voice handles the skips

and leaps in the music like an Olympicgymnast effortlessly completing a rou-tine.

Guests at the party dance to the mu-sic, while Violetta suffers a faintingspell, which foreshadows her poorhealth. Alfredo remains behind andconfesses his love for her as Violettawonders aloud, in a gorgeously ren-dered aria, “Ah, fors’è lui,” if Alfredocould be the man she could love. Sheagrees to meet him the next day, and therelationship progresses from there.

Months elapse to find Alfredo andVioletta living together in her countryhouse near Paris, where Mr. Francosings magnificently of their bliss in“De’ miei bollenti spiriti.” Maid Annina,Rebecca Futrow, with her rich, velvetvoice, reveals that Violetta has pawnedher jewels in order to afford to keep thehouse.

Trouble surfaces with the appear-ance of Alfredo’s father GiorgioGermont (Gustavo Ahualli), a statelyman who demands she renounce hisson. The scandal of Alfredo’s affairwith Violetta has threatened hisdaughter’s engagement to a man ofhigh class.

Violetta says she cannot give upAlfredo, but the senior Germont even-tually convinces her to do so in hiswonderfully soulful rendition of “Ditealla giovine.”

She leaves Alfredo for the good ofhis family. When Alfredo sees an invi-tation from Violetta’s beautiful friendFlora (Jessica Renfro, a physical beautywith a voice to match) to a party thatnight, he thinks Violetta has left him foranother lover and prepares to go to theparty to confront her.

Alfredo strides into the party, gamblesrecklessly at cards and insults Violetta,who has arrived on the arm of BaronDouphol (John-Andrew Fernandez).Tenor Franco’s best musical momentcomes when he expresses regret pri-vately to Violetta for embarrassing andshaming her. But they part because ofVioletta’s agreement with Alfredo’sfather.

They meet again months later, butthe estranged pair finds it’s too late forhappiness. Professional backdrops andcolorful costumes of this productionset the mood, but it’s the ensemble’sintensity that provides the energy andexcitement of the party scenes.

The professional voices and outstand-ing orchestra make magic. The perfectmarriage between these stellar voicesand orchestra is due to conductor

Guerguan Tsenov’s attention to detail.With a small, but magnificent, orches-tra of nine members, he was able tomake Verdi’s music soar and take wing.

The lush stings, led by GeorgyValtchez, were complemented by astandout oboe (Jason Smoller) andmellow clarinet (Goergy Borisov). ToMr. Tsenov’s credit, the orchestra nevertipped the delicate balance betweeninstruments and vocals.

The night, however, belonged to theexceptional soloists. Through this pro-duction, the Pineda Lyric Opera Com-pany has brought high-quality opera toUnion County while providing an op-portunity for local teens and adults tobe onstage in an unforgettable musicalexperience.

The company’s friends, relatives andstrangers leapt to their feet at Fridaynight’s memorable performance toshow their appreciation of the ama-teurs and professionals alike.

THE WOMAN GONE ASTRAY...From left to right, Jessica Renfro, as Flora, and Michelle Trovato, as Violetta, appearin act one of La Traviata, presented by Pineda Lyric Opera Company in Cranford this past weekend. La Traviata is one ofGiuseppe Verdi’s most beloved Italian operas of the 19th century.

WHS to Use ComedicTouch with ‘Midsummer’

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldHigh School (WHS) Theater De-partment has decided to take on “TheBard” as it endeavors to bring to lifeWilliam Shakespeare’s lightheartedcomedy, A Midsummer Night’sDream.

The play takes on themes such aslove, dreams and the creative imagi-nation itself. The main plot is a com-plex weaving of three smaller inter-locking plots connected by a cel-ebration of the wedding of DukeTheseus of Athens and the Amazo-nian queen, Hippolyta.

This grand love story and thefairytale woods where the story takesplace serve as the backdrop for alively group of young lovers, thewoodland fairies with mischievousPuck leading the merriment and the“rude mechanicals,” a merry band ofsimple folk who gather in the woodto rehearse a play as a wedding giftto the Duke.

Romance, complications, confu-sion, trickery and folly under themidsummer moon ensue, as the lov-ers, the fairies and the amateur ac-tors roam about this magical forest.In the end, all are left wondering ifthe night’s adventure was a reality oronly a dream.

The production will feature morethan 70 WHS student actors, techni-cians and crew. Director DanielDevlin said, “It’s love, transforma-

tion and imagination magic. That’sthe show. And really that’s what the-atre is supposed to be. We love the-atre; I love working with them, andtheir imaginations are magical andkind of transform them from regularhigh-school students into beingartists…and there really is a lot ofgreat stuff going on here.”

The production will be presentedat the high-school auditorium onThursday, November 18 at 4 p.m.,and Friday, November 19, and Sat-urday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are available for general seat-ing for $8 at the door.

The cast includes: TravisPrzybylski, Meghan Sullivan,Michaela Tropeano, Geoffrey Ko,Annie Oldakowski, ChristopherMorrissey, Garrett Verdone, CatalinaGaglioti, Adam Ziering, AmeliaMorabito, Chris Mench, NicoleZimmerman, Hannah Margolin,Matt Lynn, Peter Carmo, TaylorJackson, Colleen McCabe,, PeterSurace, Rachel Choder, IsabelDoCampo, Allie Hecht, KateCapodanno, with Elena Arida, ToriBonsall, Claire Dorwart, MeganMulrooney, Veronica Murphy,Megan Pinna, Jessica Sipe, RebeccaSkowron, William Cary, DanConnolly, Nick Gabuzda, AsherHorowitz, Chris Ick, Kevin Morris,Robert Romano, Malcolm Spurlock,Jack Venezia and Fraser Weist.

FOLLY WILL ENSUE…The cast of WHS’s A Midsummer Night’s Dreamperforms in a recent rehearsal. Pictured, from left to right, are: Adam Ziering asBottom, Catalina Gagliotti as Helena, Christopher Morrissey as Lysander, PeterSurace as Oberon, Peter Carmo as Puck and Annie Oldakowski as Hermia.

SPFAA WelcomesChildren’s Book Designer

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains and Fanwood Arts Associationmeeting will be held on Thursday, No-vember 18, from 7to 9 p.m. at thePatricia M. KuranCultural Arts Cen-ter, located onWatson Road inFanwood.

A program onchildren’s-book il-lustration and de-sign by author/illus-trator DavidNeuhaus will fol-low a brief businessmeeting.

Mr. Neuhausstudied graphic design at the Philadel-phia College of Art and received aBachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illus-tration from Par-sons School of De-sign, where helearned the “craft”of children’s-bookillustration fromCaldecott Honoraward recipientsRobert AndrewParker and the lateJames Marshall.

Since then, hehas illustrated 20books for childrenand has createdmany illustrationsfor various children’s publications. Hehas worked as a senior designer or artdirector for several children’s publish-ing companies, including Simon and

Schuster, Reader’s Digest, Morrow Jr.Books, Lee and Low Books, Scholas-tic and HarperCollins Children’s Books.

Mr. Neuhaus andhis wife, Susan, runNeuStudio, Inc. agraphic-design stu-dio located inFanwood, wherethey concentrate onchildren’s-book il-lustration, art direc-tion and design.

Mr. Neuhaus willgive a presentationon children’s-bookillustration and de-sign, and will dis-play samples of his

work, as well as the work of others toshow the range of art in children’spublishing. He will have copies of books

that he and his wifehave designed attheir home studioand will do a dem-onstration of how heapplies dye washesto line art in hiswork. His designportfolio can beseen on his website,neustudio.com

All meetings,demonstrations andworkshops are freeand open to the pub-lic. There is ample

parking at the Carriage House PocketPark directly across the street on WatsonRoad. For more information, contactPaula Pearl at (908) 322-2590.

Plainfield Honors and Remembers‘The Real Joe Black,’ A Pioneer

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – The recent renaming of thePlainfield High Schoolbaseball field to “JoeBlack Field” coincidednicely with the release abiography entitled“Meet the Real JoeBlack,” written by oneof Mr. Black’s formerstudents, Steven MichaelSelzer.

Assemblymen JonBramnick (ofWestfield) and GeraldGreen joined Plainfieldofficials at the dedica-tion ceremony, whichwas held earlier in au-tumn.

Governor Chris Christie signed aproclamation declaring the day of thededication “Joe Black Day” in trib-ute to the Plainfield native, who wenton to become a pitcher for the Brook-lyn Dodgers, at age 28, and be namedthe National League Rookie of theYear in 1952.

That was the same year that Mr.Black became the first African-American to win a World Series game.

In “Meet the Real Joe Black,” Mr.Selzer chronicles the ball player’shumble beginnings as a Plainfieldyouth who pitched rocks against thefront stoop of his house on East FourthStreet because he couldn’t afford abaseball. After his career as a profes-sional player ended in 1958, Mr. Blackreturned to Plainfield and worked atHubbard Junior High School as ateacher and baseball coach. Later inlife, he went on to become a vice-president of Greyhound Bus.

From 1969 to 1980, Mr. Blackwrote a column for Jet and EbonyMagazines called “By the Way.” Alsosyndicated in 40 newspapers, “Bythe Way” provided inspirational com-mentary that examined “the prob-

lems all blacks share.” Several “Bythe Way” columns are included in“Meet the Real Joe Black.”

The book also in-cludes an introductionby Bill Cosby, whoserelationship to Mr.Black was so close, heconsidered himself Mr.Black’s youngerbrother.

Mr. Selzer main-tained a 45-year friend-ship with his mentoruntil Mr. Black’s deathfrom prostate cancer in2002.

“As the coach of ourjunior high school base-ball team, he would

play individuals based not on their

ability but on their effort, team atti-tude, sportsmanship and enthusiasmfor the game…he did not worry aboutwinning,” Mr. Selzer said.

During the process of writing thebook, the author had the opportunityto interview Mr. Black’s family,friends, and others who came in con-tact with him.

“It was very satisfying for me towrite about this man [who] had beenthe best schoolteacher I had ever hadand then was kind enough to be mymentor for 40 years,” continued Mr.Selzer, adding, “I enjoyed hearingthe stories of how he helped so many.[It] reinforced my belief about hisunselfishness.”

“Meet the Real Joe Black “can bepurchased at MeettheRealJoeBlack.comor through many online booksellers.