Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus OUR 117th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 45-2007 SIXTY CENTS (908) 232-4407 [email protected]Thursday, November 8, 2007 USPS 680020 Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J. Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890 www.goleader.com PAGE INDEX Regional ........ 2-3 Editorial ........ 4-5 Community ... 6-7 Education ...... 8-9 Sports ............ 11-16 Real Estate .... 11-16 Obituary ........ 18 Classifieds .... 18 A&E .............. 19-20 Health Coord.: WHS Has No Reported MRSA Cases By MICHAEL J. POLLACK Specially Written for The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD – While Westfield High School nurse and Health Ser- vices Coordinator Margaret Teitelbaum has acknowledged that “there is a rumor going around that a student has been diagnosed” with MRSA, (methicillin/oxacillin resis- tant staphlococcus aureus) – an an- tibiotic-resistant organism that killed a student in Brooklyn last month – she told The Westfield Leader on Monday that the claim is false. “No student that I know of, at this time, has it,” Ms. Teitelbaum said. “There have been no documented cases at this time.” She said that a parent or physician must alert health services if a “posi- tive culture” is found. “Unless a child asks for our advice with an infection, we wouldn’t know [of the existence of MRSA],” she said. She added, “This is a [bacterium] that’s always been out there. Physi- cians are being proactive. When ad- dressing any soft tissue or open wound, they will treat for the bacte- ria.” Despite the “rumor,” Ms. Teitelbaum said the school has been “proactive” in informing students and parents about the infection. The school has taken measures to disinfect its facilities and school equipment, according to Ms. Teitelbaum. Nurses have received training on identifying signs and symptoms of the staph infection. Westfield Health Officer Robert Sherr told The Leader that it is “pos- sible” that a student has been diag- nosed with MRSA “because it is not a reportable disease.” He continued, “Schools are re- quested to report if more than two cases occur. If there is one isolated case, it is not going to be reported.” He said the disease spreads through direct person-to-person contact and is “prevalent” in ath- letic teams. “It’s not usually passed in a normal class setting,” he said. He termed MRSA “serious but not quite what’s being played up in the media.” He said that the existence of MRSA is more critical in a hospital or healthcare setting. “It’s more virulent because [pa- tients’] immune systems are already compromised,” he said. In order to prevent MRSA, Mr. Sherr said, “The biggest key is hygiene…and adequate cleaning.” Kean, Bramnick, Munoz Win LD-21 Re-Election Bids By FRED ROSSI and CHRISTINA HINKE Specially Written for The Westfield Leader BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Repub- lican State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. of Westfield and Republican Assembly- men Jon Bramnick of Westfield and Eric Munoz of Summit won their re- election bids for their District-21 seats on Tuesday night. Incomplete results showed Mr. Kean receiving 28,077 votes, win- ning a second term and defeating Democrat Gina Genovese, a former Long Hill township mayor, who re- ceived 18,759 votes. Mr. Bramnick won his third term with 25,714 votes, while Mr. Munoz won a fourth term with 25,831 votes. They defeated Democrats Bruce Bergen of Springfield, who received 16,751 votes, and Norman Albert of Cranford, who garnered 16,491 tallies. Green Party candidates George DeCarlo and Ryan Reyes received 1,172 and 1,126 votes, respectively. The victorious Republicans spoke to supporters, including Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-7th) and former Rep. Bob Franks, at Mt. Carmel Hall in Berkeley Heights about two hours after the polls closed. Mr. Kean and Mr. Bramnick hailed the Republican victories in local municipal elections, including Westfield and Fanwood, while Mr. Munoz promised to “fight hard” for “responsible fiscal policies and ethics” in Trenton. Speaking to The Westfield Leader, Mr. Bramnick said partisanship in Trenton “has to end. The state is in serious crisis.” He called on Governor Jon Corzine to “sit down with the best and the brightest of both parties” to solve the issues facing state government. “Get rid of the politics,” he said. “Get rid of the partisanship.” Mr. Kean told The Leader the Leg- islature should focus on three priori- ties when it reconvenes in January. First, he said, is “a new school-fund- ing formula” so that “towns like Westfield and Mountainside receive the school aid they deserve.” Second, he said, is economic de- velopment. “We need to create new jobs and opportunities in this state.” Third, Mr. Kean said it is time for “true and comprehensive ethics re- form.” He also said he wanted to block any proposed sale or lease of the New Jersey Turnpike or Garden State Parkway. Ms. Genovese said at her election- night party at the Primavera Restau- rant in Stirling that it was “not a good night for Democrats, not a good night for stem-cell research.” “I don’t regret [the campaign],” she said. “Everyone is so solemn. This is not a funeral,” she told supporters who clapped and chanted her name. “The last five months of my life have been the best five months of my life. I would never change a thing. I CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 GOP Sweeps Westfield Elections To Maintain 6-2 Council Majority By MICHAEL J. POLLACK Specially Written for The Westfield Leader WESTFIELD – The Republican slate swept all four council races in Westfield, amassing an aggregate of 4,348 votes to the Democrats’ 2,916. By 9 p.m. on Tuesday, with all precincts unofficially reporting tal- lies, the throng at the James Ward Mansion cheered as Republicans Frank Arena, Jo Ann Neylan, Mark Ciarrocca and James Foerst were de- clared victors. The sweep guarantees a 6-2 Repub- lican-controlled council through 2009. Also winning re-election Tuesday night, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (LD-21), chairman of the Westfield Republicans, told the crowd at the Ward Mansion that the GOP ticket was “built on hard work.” Republican representative Keith Loughlin said, “The voters have spoken…[The Republican candi- dates] have worked their tails off.” Mayor Andy Skibitsky, up for elec- tion in 2009, touted the “great job” of the incumbents, which “makes my job as mayor very, very easy.” He also said he looked forward to the “poten- tial that Frank Arena will be bringing to the first ward.” The mayor introduced the winning incumbents, beginning with Mr. Foerst. Representing the fourth ward, he received 1,131 votes to Lenore Scurry’s 741. Statistically, according to October 19 voter-registration numbers, Demo- crats outnumber Republicans by more than 100 votes in the area, making it the strongest Democratic region in town. Mr. Foerst, speaking to The Westfield Leader after the election party, called the victory “humbling.” He said, “Looking at demographics…the fact that the people of the fourth ward would trust me as a Republican shows that they put party affiliation aside and rewarded me for the four years of good work, ideas and things I plan to do. Sixty percent voted for me – that’s an awesome statistic.” Ms. Scurry, speaking at the Demo- cratic gathering, said, “I’ve lived in the fourth ward for the last 60 years, in the same house…I will definitely, definitely run again.” Mr. Ciarrrocca, representing the third ward, received the most votes, 1,148, and defeated Matt Sontz by close to 500 tallies. Mayor Skibitsky described Mr. Ciarrocca as “a phenomenal candidate…who has done so much for the town.” Mr. Ciarrocca said, “The numbers show that the people in the Town of Westfield really understood the posi- tive message that we gave of our vision and accomplishments over the last four years. The numbers are very heartening.” Mr. Sontz told the Democratic con- tingent, “Everyone came out, and I appreciate it. There’ll be another day.” Jo Ann Neylan, who specifically Sytko, Napolitano Win in GW; Borough Ousts Lombardo By KATHY MARQUES Specially Written for The Westfield Leader GARWOOD – Republican An- thony Sytko and Democrat Stephen Napolitano captured seats on the bor- ough council over Republican Den- nis Clark and incumbent council presi- dent Charles Lombardo, Tuesday night. Mr. Sytko, who nearly won a coun- cil seat three years ago, received 544 votes, while newcomer Mr. Napolitano garnered 475 tallies, beat- ing out Mr. Clark by eight and assur- ing a 5-1 Democratic-controlled coun- cil. Mr. Lombardo received the least votes at 421. “Words can’t describe how excited I am, and to have won…in all four districts, I couldn’t have dreamed it,” said Mr. Sytko at a GOP celebration at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Hall. He said he predicted he was going to win since the summer. “I knew I wasn’t going to lose. I had it in my PDA since July – ‘Win elections on Tuesday’ – and I did,” he said. Republican Councilman Victor DeFillipo, who did not seek a second term, said he was “very pleased that Anthony won. Both [he] and Dennis worked hard, and at least we have a Republican on council to maintain some sort of balance.” Mr. DeFillipo said he might look at running for the borough’s board of education. Mr. Napolitano stopped by the VFW and said he was “relieved” that the elections are over but was sad that Mr. Lombardo didn’t get re-elected. Mr. Napolitano said he wants to “make sure the town’s development goes the way the residents want it while also being fiscally responsible.” He said he was looking forward to working with Mr. Sytko on the gov- erning body. Democrats Sweep Over GOP, Independents in County Races By MARIA WOEHR Specially Written for The Westfield Leader MOUNTAINSIDE – Union County Democrats celebrated as votes for candidates rolled in for freeholder and sheriff positions on Tuesday night. Incumbent freehold- ers Bette Jane Kowalski of Cranford, 32,502, and Dan Sullivan of Eliza- beth, 32,121, along with Plainfield Councilman Rayland Van Blake, 30,604, emerged victorious. Ralph Froehlich, 36,278, returned to the sheriff post he has held for 30 years. Democrats have held a 9-0 free- holder majority since 1998 and have not lost a county race in 13 years. “This is a victory. Fifty-seven per- cent to 35 percent of our voters chose Democrats to back them,” said Char- lotte DeFilippo, Democratic county chairman. Ms. DeFilippo also said this was the lowest voter turnout she has seen this decade. Sheriff Froehlich won by more than 12,000 votes, returning for his 11th term. “This will be my 50th year in poli- tics. My job is first and then politics is second, and I think that’s what people like about me. I do my job,” Mr. Froehlich said. Ms. Kowalski, freeholder chair- woman, said she was happy to be serving her second term and be active in the Democratic Party for the last 10 years. “It’s gratifying to know that they are supporting us and our politics,” she said. Mr. Sullivan, an Elizabeth resident, said he was excited to be re-elected for a fifth term. “Hey, I’m still here,” Mr. Sullivan said. “It was a lot of hard work and now that the campaign is over, we are ready to start on the harder work,” he said. “We are really going to focus on property taxes and education.” Mr. Sullivan said the low voter turn- out “surprised” him. “Only 25 to 30 percent of people turned out. People are less interested in local politics I guess,” he said. Mr. Van Blake was elected to his first freeholder term. “I am really excited. Wow. I am so humbled, too. The county has already established a CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Susan Cook for The Westfield Leader THE SHERIFF SPEAKS...Democrat Ralph Froehlich, elected to a new Union County sheriff term after 30 years at the post, addresses the Democratic victory party at L’Affaire in Mountainside. Michael J. Pollack for The Westfield Leader READ IT AND SWEEP…Third-ward councilman Mark Ciarrocca and first-ward councilman-elect Frank Arena embrace after a Westfield Republican sweep on Tuesday night. Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader MAKING THE FAMILY PROUD...State Senator Tom Kean Jr., victorious in his re-election bid for the District-21 seat, pauses for a moment with his wife, Rhonda, and their two daughters at the Republican victory party in Berkeley Heights on Tuesday night. courtesy of the Westfield Historical Society FAHRENHEIT 451...Members of the Westfield Historical Society pick up a van- load of books that Westfield Memorial Library staff had left outside of the library to be thrown out with recycling earlier in the week. One source said that the rescued items included a carton of unique Westfield High School yearbooks dating back to the 1920s that the Historical Society has classified as “rare” and “collectable.” The library is currently closed for renovations. Kathy Marques for The Westfield Leader CHANGING OF THE GUARD...Republican Garwood Councilman Victor DeFillippo, left, who chose not to seek re-election, congratulates fellow Republi- can Anthony Sytko, the top vote-getter in the borough-council race, on Tuesday night at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Hall. Elections 2007: check goleader.com for full election updates, including poll numbers and results by district.
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Ad Populos, Non Aditus, Pervenimus
OUR 117th YEAR – ISSUE NO. 45-2007 SIXTY CENTS (908) [email protected], November 8, 2007USPS 680020
Periodical – Postage Paid at Westfield, N.J.Published Every Thursday Since September 3, 1890
By MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD – While WestfieldHigh School nurse and Health Ser-vices Coordinator MargaretTeitelbaum has acknowledged that“there is a rumor going around thata student has been diagnosed” withMRSA, (methicillin/oxacillin resis-tant staphlococcus aureus) – an an-tibiotic-resistant organism thatkilled a student in Brooklyn lastmonth – she told The WestfieldLeader on Monday that the claim isfalse.
“No student that I know of, at thistime, has it,” Ms. Teitelbaum said.“There have been no documentedcases at this time.”
She said that a parent or physicianmust alert health services if a “posi-tive culture” is found.
“Unless a child asks for our advicewith an infection, we wouldn’t know[of the existence of MRSA],” shesaid.
She added, “This is a [bacterium]that’s always been out there. Physi-cians are being proactive. When ad-dressing any soft tissue or openwound, they will treat for the bacte-ria.”
Despite the “rumor,” Ms.Teitelbaum said the school has been“proactive” in informing students andparents about the infection.
The school has taken measures todisinfect its facilities and schoolequipment, according to Ms.Teitelbaum. Nurses have received
training on identifying signs andsymptoms of the staph infection.
Westfield Health Officer RobertSherr told The Leader that it is “pos-sible” that a student has been diag-nosed with MRSA “because it is nota reportable disease.”
He continued, “Schools are re-quested to report if more than twocases occur. If there is one isolatedcase, it is not going to be reported.”
He said the disease spreadsthrough direct person-to-personcontact and is “prevalent” in ath-letic teams.
“It’s not usually passed in a normalclass setting,” he said.
He termed MRSA “serious but notquite what’s being played up in themedia.” He said that the existence ofMRSA is more critical in a hospital orhealthcare setting.
“It’s more virulent because [pa-tients’] immune systems are alreadycompromised,” he said.
In order to prevent MRSA, Mr.Sherr said, “The biggest key ishygiene…and adequate cleaning.”
Kean, Bramnick, MunozWin LD-21 Re-Election Bids
By FRED ROSSIand CHRISTINA HINKE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Repub-lican State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. ofWestfield and Republican Assembly-men Jon Bramnick of Westfield andEric Munoz of Summit won their re-election bids for their District-21 seatson Tuesday night.
Incomplete results showed Mr.Kean receiving 28,077 votes, win-ning a second term and defeatingDemocrat Gina Genovese, a formerLong Hill township mayor, who re-ceived 18,759 votes.
Mr. Bramnick won his third termwith 25,714 votes, while Mr. Munozwon a fourth term with 25,831 votes.They defeated Democrats Bruce Bergenof Springfield, who received 16,751votes, and Norman Albert of Cranford,who garnered 16,491 tallies.
Green Party candidates GeorgeDeCarlo and Ryan Reyes received1,172 and 1,126 votes, respectively.
The victorious Republicans spoketo supporters, including Rep. MikeFerguson (R-7th) and former Rep.Bob Franks, at Mt. Carmel Hall inBerkeley Heights about two hoursafter the polls closed. Mr. Kean andMr. Bramnick hailed the Republicanvictories in local municipal elections,including Westfield and Fanwood,while Mr. Munoz promised to “fighthard” for “responsible fiscal policiesand ethics” in Trenton.
Speaking to The Westfield Leader,
Mr. Bramnick said partisanship inTrenton “has to end. The state is inserious crisis.”
He called on Governor Jon Corzineto “sit down with the best and thebrightest of both parties” to solve theissues facing state government.
“Get rid of the politics,” he said.“Get rid of the partisanship.”
Mr. Kean told The Leader the Leg-islature should focus on three priori-ties when it reconvenes in January.First, he said, is “a new school-fund-ing formula” so that “towns likeWestfield and Mountainside receivethe school aid they deserve.”
Second, he said, is economic de-velopment. “We need to create newjobs and opportunities in this state.”
Third, Mr. Kean said it is time for“true and comprehensive ethics re-form.” He also said he wanted toblock any proposed sale or lease ofthe New Jersey Turnpike or GardenState Parkway.
Ms. Genovese said at her election-night party at the Primavera Restau-rant in Stirling that it was “not a goodnight for Democrats, not a good nightfor stem-cell research.”
“I don’t regret [the campaign],” shesaid.
“Everyone is so solemn. This is nota funeral,” she told supporters whoclapped and chanted her name.
“The last five months of my lifehave been the best five months of mylife. I would never change a thing. I
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GOP Sweeps Westfield ElectionsTo Maintain 6-2 Council Majority
By MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD – The Republicanslate swept all four council races inWestfield, amassing an aggregate of4,348 votes to the Democrats’ 2,916.
By 9 p.m. on Tuesday, with allprecincts unofficially reporting tal-lies, the throng at the James WardMansion cheered as RepublicansFrank Arena, Jo Ann Neylan, MarkCiarrocca and James Foerst were de-clared victors.
The sweep guarantees a 6-2 Repub-lican-controlled council through 2009.
Also winning re-election Tuesdaynight, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick(LD-21), chairman of the Westfield
Republicans, told the crowd at theWard Mansion that the GOP ticketwas “built on hard work.”
Republican representative KeithLoughlin said, “The voters havespoken…[The Republican candi-dates] have worked their tails off.”
Mayor Andy Skibitsky, up for elec-tion in 2009, touted the “great job” ofthe incumbents, which “makes myjob as mayor very, very easy.” He alsosaid he looked forward to the “poten-tial that Frank Arena will be bringingto the first ward.”
The mayor introduced the winningincumbents, beginning with Mr. Foerst.
Representing the fourth ward, hereceived 1,131 votes to Lenore
Scurry’s 741.Statistically, according to October
19 voter-registration numbers, Demo-crats outnumber Republicans by morethan 100 votes in the area, making it thestrongest Democratic region in town.
Mr. Foerst, speaking to TheWestfield Leader after the electionparty, called the victory “humbling.”
He said, “Looking atdemographics…the fact that the peopleof the fourth ward would trust me as aRepublican shows that they put partyaffiliation aside and rewarded me forthe four years of good work, ideas andthings I plan to do. Sixty percent votedfor me – that’s an awesome statistic.”
Ms. Scurry, speaking at the Demo-cratic gathering, said, “I’ve lived inthe fourth ward for the last 60 years,in the same house…I will definitely,definitely run again.”
Mr. Ciarrrocca, representing thethird ward, received the most votes,1,148, and defeated Matt Sontz byclose to 500 tallies.
Mayor Skibitsky described Mr.Ciarrocca as “a phenomenalcandidate…who has done so muchfor the town.”
Mr. Ciarrocca said, “The numbersshow that the people in the Town ofWestfield really understood the posi-tive message that we gave of ourvision and accomplishments over thelast four years. The numbers are veryheartening.”
Mr. Sontz told the Democratic con-tingent, “Everyone came out, and Iappreciate it. There’ll be another day.”
Jo Ann Neylan, who specifically
Sytko, Napolitano Win in GW;Borough Ousts Lombardo
By KATHY MARQUESSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
GARWOOD – Republican An-thony Sytko and Democrat StephenNapolitano captured seats on the bor-ough council over Republican Den-nis Clark and incumbent council presi-dent Charles Lombardo, Tuesdaynight.
Mr. Sytko, who nearly won a coun-cil seat three years ago, received 544votes, while newcomer Mr.Napolitano garnered 475 tallies, beat-ing out Mr. Clark by eight and assur-ing a 5-1 Democratic-controlled coun-cil. Mr. Lombardo received the leastvotes at 421.
“Words can’t describe how excitedI am, and to have won…in all fourdistricts, I couldn’t have dreamed it,”said Mr. Sytko at a GOP celebration atVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Hall.
He said he predicted he was goingto win since the summer. “I knew I
wasn’t going to lose. I had it in myPDA since July – ‘Win elections onTuesday’ – and I did,” he said.
Republican Councilman VictorDeFillipo, who did not seek a secondterm, said he was “very pleased thatAnthony won. Both [he] and Dennisworked hard, and at least we have aRepublican on council to maintainsome sort of balance.”
Mr. DeFillipo said he might look atrunning for the borough’s board ofeducation.
Mr. Napolitano stopped by theVFW and said he was “relieved” thatthe elections are over but was sad thatMr. Lombardo didn’t get re-elected.
Mr. Napolitano said he wants to“make sure the town’s developmentgoes the way the residents want itwhile also being fiscally responsible.”He said he was looking forward toworking with Mr. Sytko on the gov-erning body.
Democrats Sweep Over GOP,Independents in County RacesBy MARIA WOEHR
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader
MOUNTAINSIDE – UnionCounty Democrats celebrated asvotes for candidates rolled in for
freeholder and sheriff positions onTuesday night. Incumbent freehold-ers Bette Jane Kowalski of Cranford,32,502, and Dan Sullivan of Eliza-beth, 32,121, along with PlainfieldCouncilman Rayland Van Blake,30,604, emerged victorious. RalphFroehlich, 36,278, returned to thesheriff post he has held for 30 years.
Democrats have held a 9-0 free-holder majority since 1998 and havenot lost a county race in 13 years.
“This is a victory. Fifty-seven per-cent to 35 percent of our voters choseDemocrats to back them,” said Char-lotte DeFilippo, Democratic countychairman. Ms. DeFilippo also saidthis was the lowest voter turnout shehas seen this decade.
Sheriff Froehlich won by more than12,000 votes, returning for his 11thterm.
“This will be my 50th year in poli-tics. My job is first and then politics issecond, and I think that’s what peoplelike about me. I do my job,” Mr.Froehlich said.
Ms. Kowalski, freeholder chair-woman, said she was happy to beserving her second term and be activein the Democratic Party for the last 10years.
“It’s gratifying to know that theyare supporting us and our politics,”she said.
Mr. Sullivan, an Elizabeth resident,said he was excited to be re-electedfor a fifth term.
“Hey, I’m still here,” Mr. Sullivansaid. “It was a lot of hard work andnow that the campaign is over, we areready to start on the harder work,” hesaid. “We are really going to focus onproperty taxes and education.”
Mr. Sullivan said the low voter turn-out “surprised” him.
“Only 25 to 30 percent of peopleturned out. People are less interestedin local politics I guess,” he said.
Mr. Van Blake was elected to hisfirst freeholder term. “I am reallyexcited. Wow. I am so humbled, too.The county has already established a
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Susan Cook for The Westfield LeaderTHE SHERIFF SPEAKS...Democrat Ralph Froehlich, elected to a new UnionCounty sheriff term after 30 years at the post, addresses the Democratic victoryparty at L’Affaire in Mountainside.
Michael J. Pollack for The Westfield LeaderREAD IT AND SWEEP…Third-ward councilman Mark Ciarrocca and first-ward councilman-elect Frank Arena embraceafter a Westfield Republican sweep on Tuesday night.
Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderMAKING THE FAMILY PROUD...State Senator Tom Kean Jr., victorious in hisre-election bid for the District-21 seat, pauses for a moment with his wife, Rhonda,and their two daughters at the Republican victory party in Berkeley Heights onTuesday night.
courtesy of the Westfield Historical SocietyFAHRENHEIT 451...Members of the Westfield Historical Society pick up a van-load of books that Westfield Memorial Library staff had left outside of the libraryto be thrown out with recycling earlier in the week. One source said that therescued items included a carton of unique Westfield High School yearbooksdating back to the 1920s that the Historical Society has classified as “rare” and“collectable.” The library is currently closed for renovations.
Kathy Marques for The Westfield LeaderCHANGING OF THE GUARD...Republican Garwood Councilman VictorDeFillippo, left, who chose not to seek re-election, congratulates fellow Republi-can Anthony Sytko, the top vote-getter in the borough-council race, on Tuesdaynight at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Hall.
Elections 2007:check goleader.com
for full electionupdates, includingpoll numbers andresults by district.
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TV-36 AnnouncesNov. Programming
WESTFIELD – In addition to cov-erage of school sporting events,Westfield High School (WHS) BlueDevils Television is featuring new pro-gramming for November on channel36, including the groundbreaking cer-emony at Lincoln School, which isbeing renovated into the district’s firstEarly Childhood Learning Center.
The taping of the ceremony followsthe broadcasts of every board of educa-tion meeting, which are shown Tues-days and Thursdays at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.and Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m.
Blue Devil News, a one-hour newsprogram written and produced by stu-dents at WHS, will continue runningthrough November 20 on WHS BlueDevils TV-36, with exact times avail-able on westfieldnjk12.org.
Soccer League AddressesSpace Needs to Rec. Board
By MARIA WOEHRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Rec-reation Commission listened to fieldconcerns from the Westfield SoccerAssociation (WSA) and residents atits meeting Mon-day night.
The WSA ad-dressed the com-mission, ex-plaining what itsrole is in hostinggames. With thepopulation ofWestfield slowlyincreasing, thenumber ofgames has in-creased, and de-mand for fieldshas also risen,WSA officialssaid.
“We have con-cerns with fieldspace for the size of the program,andI believe this needs to be addressedbecause all children should be able toparticipate,” said Bob Clancy, vicepresident of the WSA.
“We understand that there is lim-ited space. However, I don’t want tolimit the space for other sports. Thesports should be diversified,” saidKaren Trzesniowski, a Westfield resi-dent.
“I have contacted the youth organi-
zations to request field space for thespring,” Recreation Director BruceKaufmann said.
Mr. Kaufmann said he has noticedthat field space has been a problemand that he has “even been threat-
ened” by adultplayers who heclaimed are ille-gally using thefields on week-ends.
“There are alarge number ofadults playing onthe fields on theweekends, and Ihad to call thepolice on thembecause I feltthreatened tell-ing them theyhad to leave thefield,” Mr.Kaufmann said.
He recom-mended a park guard position or anagreement with the police departmentbe established to monitor field use onthe weekends.
In other news, Memorial Pool reno-vations are running on schedule, Mr.Kaufmann said. He said the fillingand walls in the kiddie pool have beencompleted.
The commission announced that itis planning a family night for Decem-ber.
Maria Woehr for The Westfield LeaderTALKING SOCCER…Left to right, BobClancy, Brian Greenspan and Scott Faktorof the Westfield Soccer Association ad-dress the recreation commission at Mon-day night’s meeting. POLICE BLOTTER
courtesy of the Garwood Police DepartmentROAD CONSTRUCTION...A flatbedlumber delivery truck lost its load ofplywood while turning on to North Av-enue from Center Street in Garwoodon Tuesday. The load of wood struck a1997 Pontiac, which was stopped onNorth Avenue traveling west. Therewere no injuries, but the truck driverreceived summonses for improper load-ing and other equipment violations.
ing warrant after a motor-vehicle stop.Friday, November 2, Sidney Ayers,
48, of Plainfield was arrested for anoutstanding warrant after a motor-ve-hicle stop.
Saturday, November 3, JaepierreHenry, 23, of Plainfield was arrested foran outstanding warrant after a motor-vehicle stop.
Saturday, November 3, a resident ofPark Avenue reported that someone usedhis credit card without his authorizationto make purchases online.
Saturday, November 3, Peter Tevis,41, of Scotch Plains was arrested for anoutstanding warrant after a motor-ve-hicle stop.
MountainsideWednesday, October 24, police took
a report from a Sherwood Parkway com-pany stating that merchandise was or-dered, delivered and paid for by a fraudu-lent check. Police said the merchandiseordered was paving equipment thatweighs several tons and requires heavymachinery to reload and return.
Tuesday, October 30, Joaquim A.Moreira, 52, of Newark was arrested atthe Old Bridge Police Department foran outstanding warrant in the amount of$1,100.
Tuesday, October 30, police re-sponded to a report of juveniles lightingmatches on the fitness trail. Accordingto police, both juveniles were trans-ported to headquarters, where arrest re-ports were filed. The youths were turnedover to their mothers.
Sunday, November 4, ChristianPatterson, 19, of Westfield was arrestedand charged for criminal mischief forthrowing eggs at vehicles on MountainAvenue. According to police, Pattersonpurchased eggs from a convenience storeminutes before the incident.
Tuesday, October 30, a Summit Roadresident reported that someone slashedhis Halloween decorations sometimeover night.
Wednesday, October 31, police re-sponded to a report from a Sunrise Park-way resident that his tires were slashedon his vehicle, while it was parked in hisdriveway.
Friday, November 2, a Blazo Terraceresident reported that while he waswatching TV in his bedroom someonebroke into his house through an un-locked side door and took $160 in cashand unspecified jewelry.
Sunday, November 4, a resident ofStony Brook reported that someone ille-gally dumped two white garbage bagsof beer cans near the curb of his prop-erty.
Monday, November 5, a SheffieldStreet business reported that someonebroke into three company trucks, whilethey were parked in the company’s park-ing lot. According to police, someonesmashed the windows and rummagedthrough the vehicles. It was not knownat this time what was taken, police said.
GarwoodSaturday, October 27, Joseph Lopez,
19, of Garwood, was arrested andcharged with possession of marijuanaunder 50 grams, disorderly conduct,resisting arrest, underage consumptionof alcohol, disorderly conduct and re-sisting arrest.
Police received a call from a resi-dent who reported that someonetrashed Halloween decorations in frontof his home. Upon arrival, they foundLopez intoxicated. Lopez then beganarguing and becoming abusive withpolice officers. Lopez was arrestedand taken to police headquarters,where he posted bail. His case will beheard before the Garwood MunicipalCourt judge.
Sunday, November 4, Lisa Bruno, 24,of Toms River was arrested at SouthAvenue and Center Street and chargedwith possession of marijuana under 50grams. Bruno was a passenger in a ve-hicle stopped by police for driving er-ratically on South Avenue. Police saidthey observed Bruno smoking marijuanain the vehicle.
Police said the 19-year-old driver, theowner of the car, was found not to beunder the influence of any drugs oralcohol and was released after beingissued a summons for careless driving.
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UC Democrats Sweep Againnumber of initiatives and education ishigh on my list,” he said.
Patricia Quattrocchi of Garwood,26,857, making her fourth-consecu-tive run at freeholder, John Russitano,Jr., 26,183, of Westfield, and RobertReilly on Winfield Park, 26,560, ranon the Republican ticket.
“This year is a whole different race.You have three Independent candi-dates – one who is an incumbent. Theincumbent and [his] team need to pullenough votes [away] from the Demo-crats to help us,” Mrs. Quattrocchisaid.
Mr. Russitano added, “I tried thebest I could, and I did this for every-body to see I am trying to do the best
Debbie Hoffman for The Westfield LeaderTHANKING SUPPORTERS…State Senate candidate Gina Genovese, secondfrom right, talks with supporters shortly after receiving the news that SenatorTom Kean, Jr. had won the race for the District 21 seat.
was testing democracy, and it didn’twork. I was saying ‘I had the bestteam in New Jersey,’” she said. “I dohave the best team in New Jersey.”
“I turned a lot of kids on to politicsand probably now turned [them] off ofpolitics,” Ms. Genovese said. “I guessnegativity wins, and scare tactics win.That’s what’s really scary about today.It doesn’t look good for stem-cell re-search. It doesn’t look good for peoplewho try to take the high road. That’s adisappointment today…That is why Ihave no regrets for what I did.”
Ms. Genovese said she would notrun again for Senate or for office inLong Hill.
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LD-21 StateLeg. Races
WestfieldSaturday, October 27, Thomas Pareso,
18, and a 16-year-old juvenile, both ofWestfield, were arrested on the 200 blockof North Avenue, East, for alleged pos-session of less than 50 grams of mari-juana. Pareso, who also was chargedwith possession of drug paraphernalia,was released on his own recognizance.The juvenile was released to a familymember.
Sunday, October 28, Andres Pacheco,22, of Newark was arrested for alleg-edly driving while intoxicated follow-ing a motor-vehicle stop at Elm Streetand Dudley Avenue. He was released toa responsible individual.
Tuesday, October 30, a resident of the400 block of Palsted Avenue reported asmashed rear window on a motor ve-hicle.
Tuesday, October 30, SafiyyahLawson, 30, of Plainfield was arrestedon an outstanding Bloomfield trafficwarrant, with bail of $100, following amotor-vehicle stop on South Avenue inGarwood. She was released on her ownrecognizance per the Bloomfield Mu-nicipal Court.
Tuesday, October 30, a resident of the500 block of Dudley Court reported thata section of fencing on her property wasdamaged.
Tuesday, October 30, ChristopherCassett, 19, of Westfield was arrested onthe 900 block of Everts Avenue andcharged with obstruction of administra-tion of law and disorderly conduct fol-lowing a police investigation. He wasreleased on his own recognizance witha summons.
Friday, November 2, Donald C.Payton, Jr., 49, of North Plainfield wasarrested on a North Plainfield trafficwarrant on South Avenue, East, near theintersection of Windsor Avenue. He wastransported to Westfield police head-quarters, processed and released afterposting $700 bail.
Friday, November 2, NicholasGuzman, 23, of Newark was arrested onEast Broad Street near the intersectionof North Euclid Avenue on a Westfieldtraffic warrant. He was transported toWestfield police headquarters, processedand released after posting $130 bail.
Friday, November 2, a resident of the900 block of North Avenue, West, re-ported that someone spray-painted let-ters in black paint on the sidewalk infront of her home.
Friday, November 2, Steven Bessette,35, of Elizabeth and Mary Kiernan, 28,of Roselle Park were arrested during amotor-vehicle stop at North and 4thAvenues.
Bessette was arrested for hinderingapprehension by allegedly providing po-lice with false information and also on aSeaside Heights criminal warrant withbail of $300. Bail on the Westfield chargewas set at $500.
Kiernan was arrested on criminal war-rants from Stewartsville and RosellePark, with bail amounts of $500 and$152, respectively. Both she and Bessettewere committed on default of bail to theUnion County jail, police said.
FanwoodTuesday, October 30, James D.
Phillips, 34, of Philadelphia, Pa. wasarrested and charged for possession ofmarijuana after a motor-vehicle stop.The driver of the vehicle, EdwardSpeight, Jr., 35, was also arrested fortwo Pennsville warrants and one out ofMillstone, police said.
Tuesday, October 30, three residentsfrom Pleasant Avenue, Forest Road andWoodland Avenue reported that theircars were vandalized with eggs, mus-tard and mayonnaise.
Wednesday, October 31. Lauren N.Peterson, 27, of Colonia was arrested ona Union warrant after a motor-vehiclestop on South Avenue.
Thursday, November 1, Vicky J.Cabrera, 32, of Westfield was arrestedafter a motor-vehicle stop on South Av-enue for an outstanding Bellville war-rant.
Friday, November 2, TheresaO’Sullivan, 39, of Cranford was arrestedon an outstanding Plainfield warrantafter a motor-vehicle stop on NorthAvenue.
Saturday, November 3, ManuelFlores, 43, of Clark was arrested after amotor-vehicle stop on LaGrande Av-enue for an outstanding East Hanoverwarrant.
Saturday, November 3, a resident re-ported the theft of an iPod from anunattended vehicle in the recycling cen-ter. The value of the iPod was $400,police said.
Scotch PlainsFriday, November 2, a resident of
Forest Road reported that a former friendconfronted her and yelled obscenities ather.
Friday, November 2, Jason Graham,32, of Scotch Plains was arrested for anoutstanding warrant after a motor-ve-hicle stop.
Friday, November, Jose Rosado, 32,of Linden was arrested for an outstand-
thanked her campaign manager,Deirdre Malacrea, garnered 1,026votes, winning over BruceRegenstreich’s 727 tallies.
Ms. Neylan said, “I take this re-sponsibility to heart. I try to do mybest for the people [who] I represent.I’m thrilled to be here again.”
In defeat, Mr. Regenstreich said,“This has been a wonderful experiencefor my family and me. I think it’s mademe realize how important the commu-nity is…I know the numbers say I lost,but I consider myself a winner.”
After Republican Peter Echaussechose not to run in the first ward,Mr. Arena represented the party onthe ballot and defeated DemocratRoss Katz by the closest differen-tial – 252 votes.
Mr. Arena said he had a “tremen-dous advantage” because Mr. Echausseand fellow first-ward councilman SalCaruana helped him knock on doors.
Mr. Katz, a political newcomer,said, “While I’m very disappointed atthe results, I met hundreds ofpeople…and it was a wonderful ex-perience over the last six months.”
Ken Rotter, Westfield Democraticchairman, said, “During this cam-paign, candidates from both partiesworked extremely hard, and I thinkthe Town of Westfield benefits fromthe two-party system.”
He added, “This is as good a groupof Democratic council candidates thatwe’ve ever run, and I’m proud ofeverything they’ve done.”
Susan Cook contributed to this re-port.
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WestfieldElection
BLUE’S CLUES…The Beinhaker family on Stoneleigh Park gets into the Hal-loween spirit by dressing up as the Blue Man Group. Back row, left to right, are:Anita and Fran Beinhaker, Rena Beldon and Mitch, Karin and Gary Beinhaker.Front row, left to right, are: Aylinn, Lleyton and Camden Beinhaker. Anita,Mitch, Aylinn, Lleyton and Camden are town residents. The family has dressedup as superheroes and Star Wars characters in the past.
for this county.”Union County Republican Chair-
man Phil Morin said, “I feel this is ayear when usually the turnout is low,but we had a good turnout. So far, theRepublicans had a great success atthe local level.”
Independent candidate AdrianMapp – elected as a Democrat to thefreeholder board three years ago –received 6,734 votes. His runningmates, Becky McHugh and GeorgeO’Grady, received 5,879 and 5,841votes, respectively.
Mr. Mapp thanked voters whoelected him to the board three yearsago and indicated that he would re-turn to local politics in Plainfield.
“Incremental change will bringfundamental change,” he said.
Wayne Baker and Ebony McQueencontributed to this report.
After NJ QSAC, WF QualifiesAs ‘High Performing District’
By CARALINE KOELLHOFFERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
WESTFIELD — The board of edu-cation approved the district’s sub-mission materials for NJ QSAC (Qual-ity Single Accountability Con-tinuum), thestate’s monitor-ing and evalua-tion system forpublic schools,Tuesday night.
Superinten-dent of SchoolsMargaret Dolanpresented theboard with theproposed sub-mission, whichincluded a self-assessment of the“350-odd indica-tors” within theevaluation.
Ms. Dolan re-ported that re-sults of the self-assessment show that “Westfield sat-isfies between 80 [and] 100 percentof the Quality Performance Indica-tors” in each of the key componentsof the evaluation and, therefore, quali-fies as a “High Performing District.”
The NJQSAC evaluates componentssuch as instruction and program, per-sonnel, fiscal management, operationsmanagement and governance.
Ms. Dolan said the county superin-tendent will assess the results, whichwill be sent to the commissioner ofeducation by January 15. The districtshould receive official placement onthe state’s performance continuumby January 30, she said.
The board also approved and
awarded the bid for construction onthe Early Childhood Center at Lin-coln School, as well as work atRoosevelt Intermediate School. Themoney used for these projects is partof the bond referendum which passed
in January.A r c h i t e c t
David Fraytak ofFaridy VeiszFraytak, PC re-ported that, intotal, the bidscame in$182,000 underbudget, with aprice tag of$6,640,749.
Board mem-ber Anne Riegelasked about thediscrepancy infunds betweenthe $9-millionbond referen-dum votedthrough last
January and the total constructionbudget of $6.8 million.
Mr. Fraylak replied that in projects“as large as these, you have to expect25 to 30 percent in soft costs.” Hesaid these include the architecturalfees and a 10-percent contingencyfund for unforeseen occurrences.These numbers are not included inthe total construction budget.
Mr. Fraylak also said that there area number of other projects includedin the bond that have not yet been putup for bid.
Board President Ginny Leiz said,“So we will be seeing things comingto us in the future” that are associatedwith the bond-referendum monies.
MOVING ALONG...The board of educa-tion approved and awarded the bid forconstruction work on Lincoln School,which will house the district’s early-child-hood center.
Susan Cook for The Westfield LeaderCONCESSION...Ross Katz, the Demo-cratic candidate for Westfield’s first-ward council seat, delivers a conces-sion speech at the Democrats’ party onTuesday night. Republicans swept thisyear’s race for four seats on the gov-erning body.
Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield LeaderGOP VICTORY...District-21 Republican incumbents celebrate their successfulre-election bids on Tuesday night. Left to right, Assemblyman Eric Munoz,Senator Tom Kean, Jr. and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick pose for cameras.
Susan Cook for The Westfield LeaderTHE LOWS AND THE HIGHS...Above, Westfield Democratic Party ChairmanKen Rotter, left, and second-ward council candidate Bruce Regenstreich calltheir Republican counterparts to concede the council races and congratulate theiropponents on their successes. Republicans swept the municipal races this year.Below, the Union County Democratic slate – left to right, incumbent sheriff RalphFroehlich, incumbent freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Dan Sullivan andnewcomer Rayland Van Blake – celebrate their sweep of the county races at theirvictory party at L’Affaire in Mountainside.
Summit, KenilworthDecide Mayoral Races
By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader
AREA – In other municipal elec-tion races Tuesday night, Republi-cans picked up two seats in Cranford,won the mayor’s office and two openseats in Kenilworth and picked up aseat in Springfield. Democrats heldthe mayor’s office in Summit andwon an open seat in Roselle Park.
Republican Kenilworth Council-woman Kathi Fiamingo defeatedDemocrat Councilman Peter Corvelliin the race to replace Mayor GreggDavid, a Democrat who did not seekre-election. Republicans Brian Johoand Toncia Sosnosky defeated Demo-crats Barbara Morison and MichaelBarrita for the two open seats in thecouncil. The GOP victory creates a 3-3 tie on the council.
Cranford Republicans will take a5-0 command of the township coun-cil after the victory of Mark Smithand Martha Garcia over incumbentDemocrats George Jorn and GeorgeMcDonough.
Democrat Larissa Chen Hoerningdefeated incumbent Robert Rubillain Roselle Park in the borough’s thirdward, while Republican ModestaMiranda Jr. defeated Joseph Fonte forthe open fourth-ward seat.
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By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
SCOTCH PLAINS — A townshippublic works employee filed a law-suit last month accusing townshipmanager Thomas Atkins of tarnish-ing his name and reputation, inhibit-ing his First Amendment rights anddenying him promotions in connec-tion with a letter sent 15 months agoto Mr. Atkins complaining about con-ditions at the department and the be-havior of then-public works directorCharles Cerami.
Nicholas DiNizo, a 27-year em-ployee of the department, is seekingunspecified damages in his suit, whichwas filed in State Superior Court inMiddlesex County on October 9. Thelawsuit has since been moved to fed-eral court because of the First Amend-ment issues.
In the August 18, 2006 letter, whichwas also delivered to The ScotchPlains-Fanwood Times, several un-named public works employees com-plained to Mr. Atkins that Mr. Cerami— who resigned his position earlierthis year following a December 2006indictment in connection with hisactivities as director of public worksin Clinton Township — had created ahostile work environment, had usedlanguage that was “often demeaningand abusive, including racial and eth-nic slurs,” and was, at the time, underinvestigation “for the exact same hos-tile behavior as well as for other egre-gious misconduct” during his four-
year tenure in Clinton Township,which ended when he took the ScotchPlains position in early 2006.
A month later, Mr. Atkins re-sponded to Mr. DiNizo about the let-ter, calling the accusations againstMr. Cerami “untrue” and stating thatafter discussing the matter with de-partment personnel, “It was clear thatnobody felt the comments and allega-tions in the unsigned, anonymousSeptember 18 letter from the ‘depart-ment’ had any basis in fact.”
The letter to Mr. Atkins surfaced inthe midst of last year’s municipalelection campaign, when Democratswere seeking to gain control of thetownship council. Mr. DiNizo’s suitclaims Mr. Atkins was “concerned”about the letter since he had hired Mr.Cerami and any adverse publicitycould hurt Republican chances in theNovember 2006 elections and, thus,jeopardize Mr. Atkins’ tenure as mu-nicipal manager.
According to the suit goes, Mr.Atkins, “Without any factual basis,accused Mr. DiNizo of creating theAugust 18 letter and misrepresentingthat it was prepared on behalf of thewhole DPW,” and suggested that Mr.DiNizo had given the letter to TheTimes “to defame Cerami, therebypotentially exposing the town to li-ability.” Mr. Atkins issued Mr. DiNizowhat the suits calls “a frivolous pre-liminary notice of disciplinary ac-tion,” charging him with insubordi-
Wayne Baker for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesHARDLY A BLAST… The Union County Bomb Squad took part in a drill atScotch Plains-Fanwood High School on Monday morning. Students were evacu-ated to secure locations nearby while the drill took place at the school. A bombsquad worker (inset) is helped into his 85-pound bomb suit to examine a“suspicious package.” The drill, which served to test both school and emergencyresponse, ended at approximately 10:30 a.m.
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Scutari, Stender, GreenWin New LD-22 Terms
By SUZETTE F. STALKERand KELSI BROWNING
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
FANWOOD – Incumbent Demo-cratic State Senator Nicholas Scutariof Linden and his running mates,Assemblywoman Linda Stender ofFanwood and As-semblyman JerryGreen ofPlainfield easilywon re-electionTuesday over Re-publicans RoseMcConnell ofNorth Plainfield,the Senate candi-date, and Assem-bly hopefulsB r y a nDesRochers ofRahway and Rob-ert Gatto of NorthPlainfield.
Mrs. Stenderwas elected to herfourth two-yearterm in the NewJersey GeneralAssembly. Withall 176 districts reporting results onTuesday night, Mrs. Stender received13,638 votes, while Mr. Green cap-tured 13,884. Their Republican chal-lengers, Mr. Gatto and Mr. DesRochers, garnered 8,238 and 8,229votes, respectively.
A former Fanwood mayor and
councilwoman, Mrs. Stender alsoserved eight years on the UnionCounty freeholder board. She joinedfellow Democrats at the South StreetCafé in Fanwood shortly after thepolls closed.
Fanwood Democrats celebrated there-election ofMayor ColleenMahr and Council-woman KatherineMitchell while la-menting BillPopulus’ loss toRepublican oppo-nent and formerFanwood policechief Tony Parentifor the secondcouncil seat up forelection. MayorMahr had run un-opposed for hersecond mayoralterm.
A full-time leg-islator, Mrs.Stender told TheScotch Plains-Fanwood Times
she “was gratified” that voters re-turned her to the Assembly for an-other term. She said Republicans“surely have shown their true colors”by what she called their “outrightlies” concerning her voting and em-ployment records.
Democrats Sweep Over GOP,Independents in County RacesBy MARIA WOEHR
Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
MOUNTAINSIDE – UnionCounty Democrats celebrated asvotes for candidates rolled in for
freeholder and sheriff positions onTuesday night. Incumbent freehold-ers Bette Jane Kowalski of Cranford,32,502, and Dan Sullivan of Eliza-beth, 32,121, along with PlainfieldCouncilman Rayland Van Blake,30,604, emerged victorious. RalphFroehlich, 36,278, returned to thesheriff post he has held for 30 years.
Democrats have held a 9-0 free-holder majority since 1998 and havenot lost a county race in 13 years.
“This is a victory. Fifty-seven per-cent to 35 percent of our voters choseDemocrats to back them,” said Char-lotte DeFilippo, Democratic countychairman. Ms. DeFilippo also saidthis was the lowest voter turnout shehas seen this decade.
Sheriff Froehlich won by more than12,000 votes, returning for his 11thterm.
“This will be my 50th year in poli-
Susan Cook for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesTHE SHERIFF SPEAKS...Democrat Ralph Froehlich, elected to a new UnionCounty sheriff term after 30 years in the post, addresses the Democratic victoryparty at L’Affaire in Mountainside.
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Fanwood Council Race Splits PartyLine; Parenti, Mitchell Win Seats
By TED RITTERSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
FANWOOD — Former FanwoodPolice Chief Anthony Parenti wasthe top vote-getter (1,026 votes, notincluding absentee ballots) in a closeborough councilrace on ElectionDay; the Repub-lican challengertook one of thetwo seats up forgrabs on the cur-rently all-Demo-cratic governingbody.
I n c u m b e n tD e m o c r a tK a t h e r i n eMitchell, with978 votes, wasvictorious in herbid for a fourthcouncil term.Council terms runthree years. Re-publican chal-lenger Joel Stroz,with 956 votes,and incumbentDemocrat Will-iam Populus, with939 votes, fin-ished third andfourth, respec-tively, in the race.Democrats willhave a 5-1 majority on the councilnext year.
Mayor Colleen Mahr, a Demo-crat, ran unopposed and was re-elected to a second four-year term.This was the first time in Fanwood’shistory that a mayor ran without op-position.
At Borough Hall as the polls closed,
officials estimated voter turnout atabout 45 percent (compared to 60percent last year), which the mayorpointed to as a factor in the councilrace.
“It’s very disappointing that people
chose to stay home on an importantnight,” Mayor Mahr said at theDemocrats’ post-election gatheringat the South Street Café on SouthAvenue.
“We look forward to working withMr. Parenti; I’m just sorry we’re notgoing to have Bill [Populus] on thecouncil because he has done a lot of
good work for Fanwood,” she said.Across the street from the Demo-
crats’ party, the Republicans held aparty in the basement of ProvidenceBank.
Mr. Parenti reflected on his cam-paign as hegreeted support-ers.
“My experi-ence as[ F a n w o o d ’ sformer] policechief, I think, hada lot to do with[my victory],” hesaid. “I made alot of statementsand promises,and I’m going topursue them asvigorously as Ican, being asingle Republi-can voice [on thecouncil].”
Ms. Mitchell,whom MayorMahr recognizedas “the longest-serving councilmember inFanwood’s his-tory,” thankedsupporters for“placing theirfaith in me once
again.”“I’m proud of what I’ve done,” the
councilwoman said. “And I guessthat’s an important thing, because Ihave to live with me.”
Mr. Stroz said that, despite his third-place finish, he is pleased that Repub-licans now have a “toe-hold” on thecouncil.
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Incumbent Senator Nicholas Scutariat the Union County Democratic
event on Tuesday evening.
Martin Sweeney for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesFOUR MORE YEARS...Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr, center, responds to con-stituents chanting “four more years!” at the borough Democrats’ election-nightparty at the South Street Café. She ran unopposed for a second mayoral term. Atleft, incumbent Katherine Mitchell won her re-election bid, while RepublicanAnthony Parenti beat incumbent Democrat William Populus, right.
Fanwood Unveils $2-Mil. Ord.To Buy South Ave. Building
By EBONY MCQUEENSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
FANWOOD – The borough coun-cil introduced a $2-million bond or-dinance Monday night with the intentof acquiring the Livingston-WilborCorp. Property at 238 South Avenueand 41 Second Street.
“Due to timing and other issuesfacing him, Mr. Wilbor had to con-sider relocating, to ensure the vitalityof downtown development,” saidMayor Colleen Mahr.
The mayor and council are sched-uled to vote on the ordinance, fol-lowing a public hearing, at the gov-erning body’s November 20 meet-ing. The bonds, according to theordinance, would be paid off in 40years.
A firewall from the borough’s Sta-tion Mews redevelopment project fellonto the Livingston-Wilbor buildingearlier this year causing the roof tocollapse. Two workers had to be res-cued after being trapped inside. The
business has been located in the bor-ough for 58 years.
When reached for commentWednesday morning, Mayor Col-leen Mahr said the borough wantsto purchase the property with theintention of selling it to a redevel-oper. The borough council servesas Fanwood’s redevelopmentagency.
“The rights will be assigned inadvance of the closing, prior to ex-penditure of funds,” Mayor Mahrsaid.
“Our goal is to be able to sell it to aredeveloper for that price [$2 mil-lion],” the mayor said, adding that theborough does not intend to developthe property itself. “It is a criticalpiece to the overall success of theblock.”
When contacted Wednesday morn-ing following his victorious run for acouncil seat, Councilman-elect An-thony Parenti said, “This is the first I
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Martin Sweeney for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSTENDER SHOWS SUPPORT...Assemblywoman Linda Stender (LD-22) ofFanwood, successful in her re-election bid, speaks with Democratic FanwoodCouncil candidate William Populus, who did not regain a seat on the borough'sgoverning body.
Ted Ritter for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSPLIT TICKET...Republican Anthony Parenti, left, won his bid for a seat on the Fanwood Council with the highest votetotal of any borough candidate. His running mate Joel Stroz, right, offers him congratulations; Mr. Stroz did not win a seat.
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courtesy of the Garwood Police DepartmentROAD CONSTRUCTION...A flatbedlumber delivery truck lost its load ofplywood while turning on to North Av-enue from Center Street in Garwoodon Tuesday. The load of wood struck a1997 Pontiac, which was stopped onNorth Avenue traveling west. Therewere no injuries, but the truck driverreceived summonses for improper load-ing and other equipment violations.
nation and conduct unbecoming apublic employee. The disciplinarynotice said Mr. DiNizo faced an im-mediate 180-day suspension.
In December 2006, a month afterRepublicans retained township coun-cil control in the elections, townshipattorney Brian Levine informed Mr.DiNizo’s attorney the disciplinarynotice was being dismissed, but thatan investigation into the distributionof the August 2006 letter was con-tinuing and could result in a separatedisciplinary notice. Nine months ago,Mr. Levine said the investigation hadbeen completed and the township andMr. Atkins would take no further ac-tion against Mr. DiNizo.
Mr. DiNizo accuses Mr. Atkins inthe lawsuit of going “out of his way totrample on people’s First Amendmentrights with the hope of minimizingany adverse publicity which couldhurt the Republicans and, in turn,himself.” The lawsuit claims “it is nocoincidence” that the charges werelodged against Mr. DiNizo by Mr.Atkins a month before the 2006 elec-tions and “no coincidence that it wasnot until after the Republicans werein office” that the township confirmedthat no charges would be broughtagainst Mr. DiNizo. The suit alsoclaims that Mr. DiNizo, who the suitdescribes as “an apolitical and ex-tremely long-term employee,” wasdenied overtime work opportunitiesand the chance for promotions.
When contacted by The Times, nei-ther Mr. Levine nor Steven Adler, Mr.DiNizo’s attorney, had additionalcomments on the lawsuit.
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DiNizo
FanwoodTuesday, October 30, James D.
Phillips, 34, of Philadelphia, Pa. wasarrested and charged for possessionof marijuana after a motor-vehiclestop. The driver of the vehicle, Ed-ward Speight, Jr., 35, was also ar-rested for two Pennsville warrantsand one out of Millstone, police said.
Tuesday, October 30, three resi-dents from Pleasant Avenue, ForestRoad and Woodland Avenue reportedthat their cars were vandalized witheggs, mustard and mayonnaise.
Wednesday, October 31. Lauren N.Peterson, 27, of Colonia was arrestedon a Union warrant after a motor-vehicle stop on South Avenue.
Thursday, November 1, Vicky J.Cabrera, 32, of Westfield was arrestedafter a motor-vehicle stop on SouthAvenue for an outstanding Bellvillewarrant.
Friday, November 2, TheresaO’Sullivan, 39, of Cranford was ar-rested on an outstanding Plainfieldwarrant after a motor-vehicle stop onNorth Avenue.
Saturday, November 3, ManuelFlores, 43, of Clark was arrested aftera motor-vehicle stop on LaGrandeAvenue for an outstanding EastHanover warrant.
Saturday, November 3, a residentreported the theft of an iPod from anunattended vehicle in the recyclingcenter. The value of the iPod was$400, police said.
Scotch PlainsFriday, November 2, a resident of
Forest Road reported that a formerfriend confronted her and yelled ob-scenities at her.
Friday, November 2, Jason Gra-ham, 32, of Scotch Plains was ar-rested for an outstanding warrant af-ter a motor-vehicle stop.
Friday, November, Jose Rosado, 32,of Linden was arrested for an out-standing warrant after a motor-ve-hicle stop.
Friday, November 2, Sidney Ayers,48, of Plainfield was arrested for anoutstanding warrant after a motor-vehicle stop.
Saturday, November 3, JaepierreHenry, 23, of Plainfield was arrestedfor an outstanding warrant after a mo-tor-vehicle stop.
Saturday, November 3, a residentof Park Avenue reported that someoneused his credit card without his autho-rization to make purchases online.
Saturday, November 3, Peter Tevis,41, of Scotch Plains was arrested foran outstanding warrant after a motor-vehicle stop.
WestfieldSaturday, October 27, Thomas
Pareso, 18, and a 16-year-old juve-nile, both of Westfield, were arrestedon the 200 block of North Avenue,East, for alleged possession of lessthan 50 grams of marijuana. Pareso,who also was charged with posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, was re-leased on his own recognizance. Thejuvenile was released to a family mem-ber.
Sunday, October 28, AndresPacheco, 22, of Newark was arrestedfor allegedly driving while intoxicatedfollowing a motor-vehicle stop at ElmStreet and Dudley Avenue. He wasreleased to a responsible individual.
Tuesday, October 30, a resident ofthe 400 block of Palsted Avenue re-ported a smashed rear window on amotor vehicle.
Tuesday, October 30, SafiyyahLawson, 30, of Plainfield was arrestedon an outstanding Bloomfield trafficwarrant, with bail of $100, followinga motor-vehicle stop on South Avenuein Garwood. She was released on herown recognizance per the BloomfieldMunicipal Court.
Tuesday, October 30, a resident ofthe 500 block of Dudley Court re-ported that a section of fencing on herproperty was damaged.
Tuesday, October 30, ChristopherCassett, 19, of Westfield was arrestedon the 900 block of Everts Avenue andcharged with obstruction of adminis-tration of law and disorderly conductfollowing a police investigation. Hewas released on his own recognizancewith a summons.
Friday, November 2, Donald C.Payton, Jr., 49, of North Plainfieldwas arrested on a North Plainfieldtraffic warrant on South Avenue, East,near the intersection of Windsor Av-enue. He was transported to Westfieldpolice headquarters, processed andreleased after posting $700 bail.
Friday, November 2, NicholasGuzman, 23, of Newark was arrestedon East Broad Street near the intersec-
tion of North Euclid Avenue on aWestfield traffic warrant. He was trans-ported to Westfield police headquar-ters, processed and released after post-ing $130 bail.
Friday, November 2, a resident ofthe 900 block of North Avenue, West,reported that someone spray-paintedletters in black paint on the sidewalkin front of her home.
Friday, November 2, StevenBessette, 35, of Elizabeth and MaryKiernan, 28, of Roselle Park werearrested during a motor-vehicle stopat North and 4th Avenues.
Bessette was arrested for hinderingapprehension by allegedly providingpolice with false information and alsoon a Seaside Heights criminal warrantwith bail of $300. Bail on the Westfieldcharge was set at $500.
Kiernan was arrested on criminalwarrants from Stewartsville andRoselle Park, with bail amounts of$500 and $152, respectively. Both sheand Bessette were committed on de-fault of bail to the Union County jail,police said.
MountainsideWednesday, October 24, police took
a report from a Sherwood Parkwaycompany stating that merchandise wasordered, delivered and paid for by afraudulent check. Police said the mer-chandise ordered was paving equip-ment that weighs several tons andrequires heavy machinery to reloadand return.
Tuesday, October 30, Joaquim A.Moreira, 52, of Newark was arrestedat the Old Bridge Police Departmentfor an outstanding warrant in theamount of $1,100.
Tuesday, October 30, police re-sponded to a report of juveniles light-ing matches on the fitness trail. Ac-cording to police, both juveniles weretransported to headquarters, wherearrest reports were filed. The youthswere turned over to their mothers.
Sunday, November 4, ChristianPatterson, 19, of Westfield was ar-rested and charged for criminal mis-chief for throwing eggs at vehicles onMountain Avenue. According to po-lice, Patterson purchased eggs from aconvenience store minutes before theincident.
Tuesday, October 30, a SummitRoad resident reported that someoneslashed his Halloween decorationssometime over night.
Wednesday, October 31, police re-sponded to a report from a SunriseParkway resident that his tires wereslashed on his vehicle, while it wasparked in his driveway.
Friday, November 2, a Blazo Ter-race resident reported that while hewas watching TV in his bedroomsomeone broke into his house throughan unlocked side door and took $160in cash and unspecified jewelry.
Sunday, November 4, a resident ofStony Brook reported that someoneillegally dumped two white garbagebags of beer cans near the curb of hisproperty.
Monday, November 5, a SheffieldStreet business reported that someonebroke into three company trucks, whilethey were parked in the company’sparking lot. According to police, some-one smashed the windows and rum-maged through the vehicles. It wasnot known at this time what was taken,police said.
GarwoodSaturday, October 27, Joseph
Lopez, 19, of Garwood, was arrestedand charged with possession of mari-juana under 50 grams, disorderly con-duct, resisting arrest, underage con-sumption of alcohol, disorderly con-duct and resisting arrest.
Police received a call from a resi-dent who reported that someonetrashed Halloween decorations infront of his home. Upon arrival, theyfound Lopez intoxicated. Lopez thenbegan arguing and becoming abu-sive with police officers. Lopez wasarrested and taken to police head-quarters, where he posted bail. Hiscase will be heard before theGarwood Municipal Court judge.
Sunday, November 4, Lisa Bruno,24, of Toms River was arrested atSouth Avenue and Center Street andcharged with possession of marijuanaunder 50 grams. Bruno was a passen-ger in a vehicle stopped by police fordriving erratically on South Avenue.Police said they observed Bruno smok-ing marijuana in the vehicle.
Police said the 19-year-old driver,the owner of the car, was found not tobe under the influence of any drugs oralcohol and was released after beingissued a summons for careless driving.
“I really appreciate receiving the sup-port of this district,” stated Mrs. Stender,who pledged to continue to work hardon behalf of her constituents on suchissues as global warming, stem-cellresearch and property-tax relief.
Asw. Stender also expressed sup-port for her borough’s municipal can-didates, saying she was “thrilled” thatMs. Mitchell and Mayor Mahr would
tics. My job is first and then politics issecond, and I think that’s what peoplelike about me. I do my job,” Mr.Froehlich said.
Ms. Kowalski, freeholder chair-woman, said she was happy to beserving her second term and be activein the Democratic Party for the last 10years.
“It’s gratifying to know that theyare supporting us and our politics,”she said.
Mr. Sullivan, an Elizabeth resident,said he was excited to be re-electedfor a fifth term.
“Hey, I’m still here,” Mr. Sullivansaid. “It was a lot of hard work andnow that the campaign is over, we areready to start on the harder work,” hesaid. “We are really going to focus onproperty taxes and education.”
Mr. Sullivan said the low voter turn-out “surprised” him.
“Only 25 to 30 percent of peopleturned out. People are less interestedin local politics I guess,” he said.
Mr. Van Blake was elected to hisfirst freeholder term. “I am reallyexcited. Wow. I am so humbled, too.The county has already established anumber of initiatives and education ishigh on my list,” he said.
Patricia Quattrocchi of Garwood,26,857, making her fourth-consecu-tive run at freeholder, John Russitano,Jr., 26,183, of Westfield, and RobertReilly on Winfield Park, 26,560, ranon the Republican ticket.
“This year is a whole different race.You have three Independent candi-dates – one who is an incumbent. Theincumbent and [his] team need to pullenough votes [away] from the Demo-crats to help us,” Mrs. Quattrocchisaid.
Mr. Russitano added, “I tried thebest I could, and I did this for every-body to see I am trying to do the bestfor this county.”
Union County Republican Chair-man Phil Morin said, “I feel this is ayear when usually the turnout is low,but we had a good turnout. So far, theRepublicans had a great success atthe local level.”
Independent candidate AdrianMapp – elected as a Democrat to thefreeholder board three years ago –received 6,734 votes. His runningmates, Becky McHugh and GeorgeO’Grady, received 5,879 and 5,841votes, respectively.
Mr. Mapp thanked voters whoelected him to the board three yearsago and indicated that he would re-turn to local politics in Plainfield.
“Incremental change will bringfundamental change,” he said.
Wayne Baker and Ebony McQueencontributed to this report.
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UC Democrats Sweep Again
courtesy of the Westfield Historical SocietyFAHRENHEIT 451...Members of the Westfield Historical Society pick up a van-load of books that Westfield Memorial Library staff had left outside of the libraryto be thrown out with recycling earlier in the week. One source said that therescued items included a carton of unique Westfield High School yearbooksdating back to the 1920s that the historical society has classified as “rare” and“collectable.” The library is currently closed for renovations; see press release onpage 2.
its way toward real balance; I’m gladTony [Parenti] has broken the ice,”said Mr. Stroz. “It was a good race –a hard race, but I’m glad one of usmade it on [the council].”
Mr. Populus shook hands with sup-porters alongside Mayor Mahr andMs. Mitchell. “Everything comes toan end…it is what it is,” he said,before adding, “I’ll still be around,I’m not going anywhere.”
Mr. Populus, who served on thecouncil in the 1990s, replaced JosephHiggins on the governing body thisfall after Mr. Higgins resigned unex-pectedly for personal reasons.
Fanwood has 4,753 registered vot-ers – down about 80 from the lastelection. About half are not affiliatedwith a political party, and the rest arenearly evenly split between Demo-crats and Republicans.
Susan Cook for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesCOUNTY DEMOCRATS SWEEP AGAIN...(Clockwise from left) Republicanfreeholder candidates Robert Reilly, Patricia Quattrocchi and John Russitanoattend an election-night function in Garwood. Above left, the Union CountyDemocratic slate – left to right, incumbent sheriff Ralph Froehlich, incumbentfreeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Dan Sullivan and newcomer Rayland VanBlake – celebrate their sweep of the county races at their victory party at L’Affairein Mountainside. Center, Mr. Sullivan receives a congratulatory hug from fellowfreeholder Al Mirabella, a Fanwood resident. Right, Mr. Van Blake addressessupporters after learning that he will join the freeholder board.
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District 22 Raceshave further opportunities to servethe community. She also said she feltMr. Parenti “would do a good job.”
Mrs. Stender serves as vice chair-man of the Assembly’s transportationand public-works committee and is amember of the health and senior-services committee and the tourismand gaming committee.
Mr. Scutari, a former Union Countyfreeholder and Linden school-boardmember, said he was pleased with hisvictory in winning a second term.
“It is always good to win, espe-cially when you have a good candi-date running against you,” he said.
The senator attributed his re-elec-tion to the faith that the members ofhis legislative district, which includesScotch Plains, Fanwood, Clark,Rahway, Linden and Plainfield, havein his legislative record.
Looking forward to his next term,Mr. Scutari said he hopes to attackdual-office holding and corruption inTrenton even more than in the lastfour years.
Mr. Gatto said the GOP campaignbrought issues such as property taxesand ethics reform to the campaign.
“We didn’t succeed. However, I dobelieve that our campaign shed a num-ber of important topics for the Stateof New Jersey to light,” Mr. Gattotold The Times.
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Fanwood Council Meetingam hearing about it.”
“I really would not want to com-ment until I see it,” he said.
In other business Monday night,borough-council members discussedan ordinance to increase theborough’s dog license fees. The cur-
rent annual fee, which is set at $7 forneutered dogs and $10 for un-neu-tered dogs, may increase to $10 forneutered dogs and $15 for un-neu-tered dogs.
“The fees don’t come close to thecost” the borough has to pay for theanimal control service, said Council-man William Populus. “We’re losingmoney, we should try to balance itoff.”
Mr. Populus also suggested pollingthe surrounding municipalities to seehow much their dog fees are.
Officials announced that thecouncil was awarded $41,000 ofits requested $86,550 from UnionCounty’s Kids Recreation grant.The governing body hopes the grantwill cover the expense of improve-ments to a playground at ForestRoad Park, but they said it wouldnot cover the expense of the tenniscourts.
According to BoroughAdminstrator Eleanor McGovern, thecouncil applied for the grant in Sep-tember.
On another matter, the County ofUnion is requiring that the boroughpass an ordinance on the traffic-con-trol-signal installation along MartineAvenue.
“The county wants to make sure weagree to what they’ve already beendoing,” said Mayor Mahr. “It shouldhave been done a while ago, but theyare just requiring it.”
The council also discussed renova-tions to the borough’s public-worksbuilding. The governing body rejecteda bid in February that had estimatedthe renovations to total between$298,000 and $654,000. The renova-tions include existing offices, a largerbay for the borough’s mechanic towork in, the lunchroom and upgradesto the heating and lighting in thebuilding.
Zoning for new construction maybe a problem for the borough, as it willnot allow certain uses to remain insome areas of the borough. “The badthing is we have some users who aregoing to walk away,” said Mayor Mahr.
The agenda meeting ended withthe council going into executive ses-sion to discuss litigation. Mrs.McGovern would not disclose thenature of the litigation.
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Benjamin B. Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesEYED FOR DEVELOPMENT...Fanwood has introduced a $2-million bondordinance with the intention of purchasing the Livingston-Wilbor property at 238South Avenue. The hearing on the ordinance will be held November 20 at 7:30p.m. at Borough Hall.
Summit, KenilworthDecide Mayoral Races
By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times
AREA – In other municipal elec-tion races Tuesday night, Republi-cans retained four council seats inWestfield, picked up two seats inCranford, won the mayor’s office andtwo open seats in Kenilworth andpicked up a seat in Springfield. Demo-crats held the mayor’s office in Sum-mit and won an open seat in RosellePark.
Republican Kenilworth Council-woman Kathi Fiamingo defeatedDemocrat Councilman PeterCorvelli in the race to replace MayorGregg David, a Democrat who didnot seek re-election. RepublicansBrian Joho and Toncia Sosnoskydefeated Democrats BarbaraMorison and Michael Barrita forthe two open seats in the council.The GOP victory creates a 3-3 tieon the council.
Cranford Republicans will take a5-0 command of the township coun-cil with the victory of Mark Smithand Martha Garcia over incumbentDemocrats George Jorn and GeorgeMcDonough.
Democrat Larissa Chen Hoerningdefeated incumbent Robert Rubillain Roselle Park in the borough’sthird ward, while RepublicanModesta Miranda Jr. defeated Jo-seph Fonte for the open fourth-wardseat.
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Library Hosts Book Drive,Documentary on Katrina
FANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-morial Library, located at North Av-enue and Tillotson Road, has an-nounced the dates for a book driveand a film about people coping withthe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
This Monday, the library willlaunch its “Books For Kids” bookdonation drive. The library seeks newor used books for children from pre-school through high school.
Started in 1991, Books For Kids isa statewide program sponsored by
the New Jersey Library Association’sChildren’s Services Section. The goalis to allow disadvantaged children toexperience the joy of reading by be-ing given a book of their own.
Book donations will be acceptedthrough Monday, December 10, andwill be donated to the Plainfield of-fice of the Union County Social Ser-vices department.
This Wednesday, the library willscreen the film Tears For New Orleansat 1:30 and 7 p.m. Fanwood residentCandace Waller produced and directedthe film. She will be available after the7 p.m. show for a discussion of herexperiences in New Orleans.
The 15-minute documentary fea-tures the interviews Ms. Waller con-ducted while visiting New Orleans inMarch 2006. Her report focused onhow people who were involved in achurch were coping after the devas-tating hurricane.
For more information on either ofthese programs, please contact theFanwood Memorial Library at (908)322-6400.
COSTUME CORNER…On October 28, children went trick-or-treating at areabusinesses and participated in the Downtown Westfield Corporation’s fifthannual Halloween costume contest. Above, winners in each of more than 40categories receive a medal from the DWC and a gift from the sponsoring business.
Westfield Memorial LibraryAnnounces Grand Re-Opening
WESTFIELD – The Westfield Me-morial Library will officially open itsdoors to the public on Monday, No-vember 19, resuming normal hoursand services. The re-opening comesafter weeks of revamping and com-pleting the library renovation.
“I realize it’s been a long process,but I am confident that once peoplesee the changes, they will agree that itwas a worthwhile effort,” said PhilipIsrael, library director. “The entirestaff looks forward to the re-openingof the library and to welcoming pa-trons back through the doors of ournew and improved facility.”
December 9 will mark the grand
re-opening of the library with specialevents and activities planned for thepublic, including refreshments.
Normal library hours are Mondaysthrough Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from1 to 5 p.m.
Westfield residents can visit thelibrary website at wmlnj.org to usethe library’s online services. Thoseservices include downloadableaudiobooks, videos and movies, con-necting live to a librarian and accessto the library catalogue.
For more information, call (908)789-4090.
Fanwood Post Office to HoldPassport Fair for Community
FANWOOD – To make it easier toobtain a passport, Fanwood Postmas-ter Louis Formato and his staff willhost a passport fair for the communityon Saturday, November 17, from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, November18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the postoffice at 275 South Avenue.
Mr. Formato said enhanced travelsecurity and Department of State-mandated travel restrictions whenentering the continental United Statesmake possession of a valid passport“more important than ever.”
The United States Postal Service isoffering the service in conjunctionwith the Department of State.
“Our customers are the reason we’rein business, and providing them with anextra service like passports is an oppor-tunity for the postal service to serve theneeds of our community. By extendingPassport Day to include all [borough]residents and officials, we enable ourpostal customers to apply for a passportat a time accommodating their busyschedules,” Mr. Formato said.
The postmaster offered the follow-ing tips for applying for a passport:
Applicants should fill out the pass-port application (DS11) before com-ing to the post office. Forms are avail-able for download at travel.state.gov/download_applications.html.
Applicants must bring originaldocuments – such as an original birthcertificate, previous passport or natu-ralization certificate – to verify proofof U.S. citizenship. Proof of identitymust also be verified through a validdriver’s license.
All information on passport appli-cations, procedures and fees can beobtained by contacting the local postoffice or by visiting USPS.com, click-ing on the government links page andthen clicking “get a passport.”
Mr. Formato said residents shouldcall their local post office to speakwith a specialist who can assist themwith requirements and questions.
Garwood Knights ofColumbus Food DriveGARWOOD – The Garwood
Knights of Columbus organization iscollecting canned and dry food goods,turkeys and hams for its holiday fooddrives. Members will distribute foodbaskets to needy families in Garwoodand the surrounding areas duringNovember and December.
Donations can be dropped off after4 p.m. weekdays at their council hall,located at 37 South Avenue, (oppo-site Pathmark). The council asks resi-dents to call ahead before droppingoff on weekends. Those dropping offdonations should use the side-doorentrance.
Monetary donations may be madepayable to the Garwood K. of C. FoodDrive. For information, call the Knightsat (908) 789-9809 after 4 p.m.
Ex-Commerce Dept.Official Pleads Guilty
Former Commerce Chief of StaffLesly Devereaux has pleaded guiltyto creating false documents, accord-ing to The Star-Ledger. The plea waspart of a deal Devereaux made withprosecutors to avoid being retried oncharges of giving $11,000 in stategovernment contracts to her relatives.She resigned in 2004.
The state attorney general’s officeis handling the case. A grand jurydeadlocked in July on 12 counts thatDevereaux illegally hired her sisterand mother. The jury acquitted herof conspiring to cover up her ac-tions. She will be sentenced Decem-ber 14.
The Corzine Administration hasasked a state judge to drop a lawsuitfiled by two Republican legislators torelease a study by Steer Davies Gleaveof London on state toll revenues andtraffic trends, according to The Star-Ledger.
Assemblyman Sean Kean and As-semblywoman Jennifer Beck filed thelawsuit to try to gain release of thereport prior to Tuesday’s state elec-tions.
The Governor has said he may re-lease details of a monetization planthat includes the lease or sale of as-sets such as the Turnpike during theLegislature’s lame-duck session inNovember and December. A courthearing on the case is scheduled forNovember 16.
Text Messaging While DrivingNow Illegal in New Jersey
The Associated Press reported lastweek that Governor Jon Corzine hassigned legislation banning motoristsfrom text messaging on their cellphones while driving, effective March1. Violators face a fine of $100.
The state has banned the use ofhandheld cell phones while drivingsince 2004. Violators of that law facea $250 fine.
Port Authority Plans $2 HikeOn Hudson River Crossings
The Port Authority of New York andNew Jersey plans to seek a $2 increaseon Hudson River crossing tolls, ac-cording to WNYC New York PublicRadio’s website. New York MayorMike Bloomberg wants to charge $8for cars to enter Manhattan.
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Councilman Glen Mortimer and RoseSinisi of the Mountainside RotaryClub visited Deerfield ElementarySchool recently to distribute personaldictionaries to each of the third grad-ers in the school.
The Rotary Club, which startedthe program in 2003, donated nearly100 dictionaries this year to the stu-dents.
The Mountainside Rotary is a ser-vice organization comprised ofpeople who live and/or work inMountainside and are part of theinternational Rotary organizationthat helps people all over the worldthrough varied projects, includingthe construction of homes in Ecua-dor, supplying clean drinking waterin Honduras and purchasing librarybooks in Akumal, Mexico, amongmany other initiatives.
By MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
WESTFIELD – Allen Chin, formerWestfield mayor and the town’s cur-rent Rahway Valley Sewerage Au-thority (RVSA) representative, de-fended his recent dissenting vote onprivatization of the authority duringlast Tuesday night’s council meeting.
The RVSA is undergoing hundredsof millions of dollars of court-man-dated improvements to upgrade itscapacity that will not be complete foranother year.
Mr. Chin said a recent 6-5 vote didnot, in point of fact, approve an outsidecontractor to take over the facility butdid effectively authorize the prepara-tion of Requests For Proposal (RFPs)in order to first start that process.
He told the council that withoutknowing the “manning requirements”at the yet-to-be-upgraded facility,looking at privatization is “prema-ture” at the present time.
He said state government may dic-tate manning standards and stated in aletter to The Westfield Leader that a“base or standard number of employ-ees required has to be established, sothat privatization proposals can be com-pared against the number of presentestablished operating personnel.”
He said in his letter that the up-graded plant should be in operationfor a “sufficient amount of time” tocompare that practice to privatization.
Without performing a study of the
pros and cons of privatization, hiringlawyers to prepare for the possibilityof privatization would be a “waste ofhundreds of thousands of dollars,”Mr. Chin said. “If it makes sense,sure. Right now, it’s premature.”
However, he did inform the coun-cil, “I will vote the way you wouldlike me to vote.”
He offered “good news” that a $25-million grant will soon be executed toaid the RVSA and is only “waiting[President George W.] Bush’s signa-ture.”
He said RVSA has “under-spent”its budget by $3.5 million. He said hewants to use the budget surplus to“hopefully give you some relief.”
Mr. Chin said, responding to MayorAndy Skibitsky’s question, there is a“good chance” the decision to movetowards privatization would be over-turned.
In other news, Town AdministratorJim Gildea said Verizon would begininstalling equipment at town hall,eventually leading to the airing ofTV-36 on Verizon FIOS.
He said it would still take “a fewweeks,” in order to test the system.
He said in terms of “branding” thechannel on Verizon’s network, thecompany is “working out the details”of the channel’s number on FIOS.
“Most importantly, we are one ofthe first towns to provide local accessthrough FIOS [via a return-feed line],”Mr. Gildea said.
WINNING GRINS…Robert and Michael Juchnik, 7, pal around with buddy DJat the Westfield Community Center, one of 19-member agencies the WestfieldUnited Way supports.
This is the first in a series of ar-ticles that will feature the 19 commu-nity-service agencies that are part ofthe Westfield United Way. Contribu-tions to the WUW, a non-profit orga-nization, help fund people-orientedservices that those who seek help atthese agencies receive.
WESTFIELD – “You’re out!” yells7-year-old Robert. Robert andMichael Juchnik are having a blastwith a simple rubber ball and 10friends. Playing kickball at theWestfield Community Center (WCC)gym is a daily after-school activity.At this 70-year-old agency, it allstarted with the toys. And while to-day, walking canes and computersare as prevalent as board games andbasketballs, the agency’s mission ofserving children and adults – bothseparately and together – has neverwavered from its founding.
The WCC began life on West BroadStreet in 1935 as the Toy LendingLibrary, a National Youth Adminis-tration center focused on collecting,repairing and lending toys to chil-dren. It quickly grew into a full-scalerecreation and employment programserving more than 50 young men andwomen in the neighborhood and vi-cinity.
When New Deal funding was dis-continued in 1939, the center joinedforces with the United Campaign ofthe Westfield Social Agencies (nowthe Westfield United Way), and thetwo have enjoyed a strong relation-ship ever since. A program born ofthe Depression continues to fulfill avital mission serving its neighbor-hood and community at large.
Today, WCC provides educationaland recreational services to all agegroups, from the children and teens inits after-school and day-camp pro-grams to a bustling senior citizen’sprogram with more than 400 enroll-ees.
The overlap between the genera-tions is what Thelma Smith, thecenter’s director since 2003, findsespecially appealing. “The biggestbenefit is the relationship the chil-dren can establish with the seniors,”says Ms. Smith. “We have lots ofintergenerational programs – like ce-ramics, sewing and holiday parties –where the two can interact.”
But just as important to students likeRobert and Michael, the center is aplace where kids can be kids. Thebrothers, known collectively as “Twin”by their friends at the center, live nearbywith their teenage sister, mother andgrandmother. They are among the 16children currently enrolled at WCC,nine of whom qualify for state assis-tance. Second graders at McKinleySchool, the brothers arrive at the cen-ter every afternoon by bus along withstudents from Franklin, Tamaques andJefferson Elementary Schools.
After homework and a hot mealunder the watchful eyes of the center’sstaff, the children line up for someeagerly awaited gym time. A littlegood-natured wrestling ensues – Rob-ert is a “Smackdown” fan – and thenthe kids are turned loose in the center’sairy gym. Special events like holi-days and guest visitors break up theroutine at the center, and recent grantshave brought keyboard lessons anddance instruction to the program.Michael especially looks forward totime in the computer room andproudly displays his high score in“Gutterball.”
Robert and Michael were intro-duced to the center through its sum-mer day camp, an all-day programthat provides strong outreach for thecenter. Besides the swimming, craftsand organized day trips, the campprovides the added benefit of em-ploying teens, a notoriouslyunderserved group.
“The Westfield Community Cen-ter is not only one of our longest-standing agency relationships, but inmany respects, it is a microcosm ofwhy the [WUW] exists,” notes LindaMaggio, WUW director. “The diverse,multigenerational population theyhave served for so many years pro-vides an ideal portrait of the manyWestfielders we are able to help ev-eryday.”
The WUW supports its memberagencies through the contributions oflocal individuals, businesses and pro-fessionals. This year’s annual cam-paign is currently underway, with agoal of raising $715,000.
Those interested can send tax-de-ductible donations to the WUW at301 North Avenue East, Westfield,N.J., 07090, or make an online pledgeat westfield unitedway.org.
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Scotch Plains to Hold HearingOn HUD Block-Grant Funding
SCOTCH PLAINS – TownshipMayor Martin Marks has announcedthat a public hearing will be held onthe HUD (Housing and Urban Devel-opment) Revenue Sharing BlockGrant (now in its 34th year) fundingat 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November
20, in Room 202 of the Scotch PlainsMunicipal Building, located at 430Park Avenue.
“We are attempting to set our ownpriorities and want to know how ourown citizens feel the county alloca-tion should be spent,” Mayor Markssaid.
Scotch Plains has benefited fromCommunity Development funds since1975, amounting to over $3,750,000.It is expected that approximately $6-million will be available to UnionCounty.
The hearing will be chaired by Jo-seph Duff, Robert Johnston and PhilipSchick, official delegates to the Rev-enue Sharing Committee. Nineteentowns in Union County are involved,and all projects must have a two-thirds majority of the total committeemembership approval in order to be-come a reality.
Application for projects will beavailable at the municipal buildingand include complete instructionsconcerning project eligibility.
Projects funded throughout the 19-member municipalities include hous-ing rehabilitation, neighborhood pres-ervation, code enforcement, seniorcitizens facilities, child-care facili-ties and various social-service pro-grams.
DO-SI-DO…Attendees of the Union County Barn Dance for People with Disabili-ties enjoyed square dancing, a barbecue dinner and other activities at WatchungStable in Mountainside last month. Local restaurants and law officials helped outat the event, bringing Batman, food and T-shirts to the participants. For informa-tion about upcoming programs for people with disabilities, call (908) 527-4806.
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Added Tax Dollars on McMansionsShould Be Returned to Westfielders
It is a shame that our town has all ofthese McMansions taking over our neigh-borhoods. In the past five years, Westfieldhas had over 200 knockdowns, and inplace of those homes are McMansions.We all know them when we see them.
To me, it seems like very little is beingdone in town to slow down these stylehomes because they bring in more taxdollars, which makes all politicians, “D”or “R,” happy.
I have personally visited many of thesenew constructions, and I am amazed howbeautiful some of these houses are. Asyou walk through the house, the last roomyou visit is the attic, and I can tell you itis not your normal attic. It is not a space tostore things; it is a space that could be-come an additional bedroom or office.Some even look like an apartment for ananny.
Here are a couple of questions I have:I will assume many new McMansionitesget a permit, so how much more moneydoes the town make in tax dollars after thehome owner converts that “attic” into anew room?
Question two: is it possible some ofthose new neighbors are converting theseattics into rooms/apartments and the towndoes not know this? If that is the case,would it behoove the tax adjuster to visitevery McMansion built in the past fiveyears to make sure the homes that did notget a permit would now be taxed prop-
erly? The found tax dollars should berebated back to every homeowner inWestfield.
Let’s say they pick up an additional$100,000. They should divide every homeinto that money for a one-time tax rebatefor all Westfield residents. Let’s call it asmall way of putting up with all of thenoises long-time Westfielders have hadto put up with over the years.
John ManciniWestfield
Governor, Legislature Must MakeSchool-Funding Formula Priority
Like other education groups within NewJersey, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PTACouncil is concerned that a new state-funding formula for public schools willnot be ready by the time local boards ofeducation must adopt their budgets fornext year.
The Governor and the Legislature haveindicated that adopting a new formulawill be done during November and De-cember of this year in what is known as a“lame-duck session.” Yet, statewide dur-ing this election campaign in which everyseat in the Legislature is up for a vote, thepublic is hearing little about the need fora formula or what a new formula mightcontain.
We are concerned that with the manypressing issues before the Legislature andwith the complexity of building the for-mula, there will not be enough time tocomplete the job before the Governorgives his annual budget address at the endof February. New Jersey statute requiresthat school districts be notified of theirstate funding within 48 hours after theGovernor’s budget message. If there is nonew formula by the time local boards ofeducation must act on next year’s budgetin March, the 2008-2009 school year will
be the seventh year in a row that the statehas not provided a funding formula forpublic education.
We hear much about the need to pro-vide property-tax relief, but the publicknows that such relief cannot be realizeduntil a sustainable, fair funding formulafor all districts and communities isadopted. For years, overburdened localtaxpayers have been forced to make upthe difference when education aid hasfallen short. Valuable programs are un-necessarily put on the chopping block dueto the fact there is no funding formula.This is unfair to the board of education,taxpayers, administration and, most im-portantly, the students. New Jersey com-munities will receive long-term relief onlywhen a new, more equitable funding for-mula becomes a reality.
We are calling on Governor Corzineand all members of the Legislative tomake as their priority the quick adoptionof a sustainable, equitable funding for-mula that does not diminish educationalquality in New Jersey schools.
Trudi KarpelCorresponding Secretary
Scotch Plains-Fanwood PTA Council
Mayor Marks Enjoys Raiders’ ‘SuperSunday,’ Suggests SP-F Sports Column
By the end of the day Saturday, myfingers and toes were numb from the cold,but my heart was warm as our SP-F Raiderteams had one of their most exciting daysin recent memory. In the afternoon beforea packed house at the high school, ourfootball Raiders took on archrivalWestfield and dominated from the veryfirst play to achieve a hard-fought 28-14victory. It was then on to Clark to witnessthe finals of the Union County SoccerChampionships, where, for the third-straight year, both our boys’ and girls’teams made it to the finals. (It’s nice topay one admission price and see twoquality games!) The Raider boys sprintedout to an early lead and never looked backas they vanquished a very aggressiveElizabeth squad and took home yet an-other county trophy with a 4-0 victory.
Congratulations, especially to ourgraduating seniors who finished their high-school soccer careers on an incredibly
high note. The Saturday trifecta was com-pleted as the thermometer dipped and ourLady Raiders continued a stifling displayof defensive prowess in their final againstWestfield. Following last year’s split ver-dict with the Blue Devils, the girls’ countychampionship came home to SP-F with anail-biting 1-0 victory. While all this washappening, our state-champion SP-FRaider marching band was out in Allen-town, Pa., where they came within per-centage points of becoming this year’sregional champion. Perhaps now the edi-tor of The Westfield Leader/Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, in the interest of balanceand the exploration of an outstandingprogram, will consider a regularly ap-pearing sports column akin to BruceJohnson’s Devil’s Den. How does Raid-ers’ Report sound? Go Raiders!
Martin Marks, MayorScotch Plains
Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Levigate – To rub or grind; to make
smooth2. Drogue – A buoy attached to the end
of a harpoon line3. Sibilant – Hissing sound4. Splecheuchan – A tobacco or money
pouch
Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is correct.The others are made up. Are you sharpenough to discern this deception of dic-tion?
If you can guess one correctly – goodguess. If you get two – well-read indi-vidual. If you get three – word expert. Ifyou get all four – You must have a lot offree time!
All words and correct definitionscome from the board game DictionDeception.
SPETCHES1. The trimmings of skins and hides,
used for making glue2. Splints used for broken bones3. Spittle4. Wetland; bogs
DREPANIUM1. A small cleaning cloth2. The art of interior decorating3. An eyepatch4. In botany, a sickle-shaped cyme
SHOTE1. Archaic past tense of shoot2. Undesirable; worthless3. A young pig4. To strike or hit
LIMICOLOUS1. Of or like a sea slug or shell-less snail2. Living in mud3. Very bright green shade4. Having edges partly overlapping, as
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By Milt Faith, Executive DirectorYouth and Family Counseling Service
Reader Suggests Books as WayTo Keep One’s Spirits Uplifted
A Reader Writes: At age 66, I findthat simple things make me feel good.Years ago, my wife and I were inmarriage counseling – that was 25years ago. I had been on some antide-pressant pills later on, and now I amfunctioning quite well. Some profes-sionals advise me to read “how-to”books to keep me going and feeling incontrol of my life.
Let me tell your readers what I havefound, which works best for me. Read-ing books that give me immediatepleasure. Go to any Barnes and Nobleor any local book store, and you’ll findbooks that are fun to read; i.e., howcertain sayings became famous, hu-mor books on all subjects, the 1,000most famous quotes of all time, etc.It’s very uplifting to read and onedoesn’t have to analyze anything.
For example, here’s a fun fact fromone of these books: “What is thelongest word in the entire Englishlanguage that is typed using the lefthand? The answer: stewardesses.”
Answer: It all sounds good to me.Whatever works. Actually, laughter,optimism, relaxation techniques, exer-cise schedules are all valid options. Asyou all may know, my sense of humorkeeps me going. A wonderful book thatis fun to read is Robert Byrne’s “The2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said.”Thanks for your letter.
A Divorced Woman Writes: I’m asingle parent, having divorced myhusband several years ago. I knew itwould be difficult to meet men anddate again, but what I encounteredwas unbelievable. Whether I am at asocial gathering or a bar, a blind dateor contacting someone through thesingles’ matching groups on the com-puter, I find that all that men want is
to end up in bed with you. This makesme very uncomfortable. I start be-coming defensive and want to changethe subject. Does this get any easier?
Answer: I’m sure the dating scenehas changed from the time you marrieduntil today. Many, many women feelthey are viewed as a sex object whenthey start becoming more available inthe social scene. They want a relation-ship, a friendship, a companion withwhom they can communicate.
If and when you find yourself inthis situation, let this individual knowyour interest and needs. If he doesn’trespond, look him in the eye and tellhim you are not interested in a sexualrelationship at this point. Say goodbyeand walk away. Or tell him to call youin the future if his needs change. Ortell him to get lost or find someoneelse at the bar.
A woman I knew came up with acreative response. Whenever a guymade a sexual move, she would tellhim that she was gay and was notinterested in men. Boy, did he moveaway. Good luck and stick to yourmoral and emotional convictions. Itwill get easier if you feel you are incontrol of the situation.
A Senior Citizen Writes: I am 70years old and have been retired forthree years. I have good friends andrelations, and they are concerned thatI am not active enough. I enjoy read-ing, walking and belonging to an ex-ercise group. They feel that I shouldwork, earn some money and travel. Ido not want to work. Any polite wayto tell them all that I am okay and tolet me do my thing?
Answer: A good friend, Alex Wil-liams, has a great saying. Use it. It is“retired – not looking to be hired!”
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 day-light hours during the months of November throughJanuary are very short. Combined with the timechange last week, many don’t adjust well to thissudden 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 alert as they need be andassume drivers see them. This condition has resultedin unfortunate pedestrian deaths over the last fewyears. The busy local thoroughfares, such as NorthAvenue and East Broad Street in Westfield, haveproven to be particularly dangerous. These streetsare uniquely laden with both cars and pedestrians.It’s the most dangerous combination – many cars,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 toalways cross at the cross walks, and if you’re think-ing about buying yourself or the kids new wintercoats, try to buy 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. Of course, turn offyour cell phone.
As the winter weather rolls in, ice and snow arebound to make road conditions worse; take it slowand stay alert. Joggers and bicyclists need to be moreon guard, too, because of the diminished visibility.Make sure the reflectors on your bicycles are cleanedoff and in good condition. Both joggers and cyclistsshould consider purchasing and wearing a blinkinglight to make them more visible.
Please remember that many out-of-town cars passthrough the area all the time. These drivers do notknow the conditions of our local roads or the busy-ness of pedestrian travel. They won’t be as alert asyou. 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.
Three or Four Hours After Midnight,With My Head Full of the Subject
This year, the federal government extended Day-light Saving Time by a month. It just ended lastSunday in the United States. Countries around theworld have different policies and time changes. Itcan be confusing. Maybe, all the while, we’ve justhad the wrong time, according to one of our favoritelines – “Three or Four Hours After Midnight, WithOur Heads Full of the Subject” by Benjamin Franklin.
A uniform implementation of Daylight SavingTime has eluded civilization, and controversy existswhether it actually saves energy, as Benjamin Franklinhumorously suggested in a letter to The Journal ofParis in 1784 – (Excerpts) “Messieurs, You oftenentertain us with accounts of new discoveries. Per-mit me to communicate to the public, through yourpaper, one that has lately been made by myself, andwhich I conceive may be of great utility…
I was the other evening in a grand company, wherethe new lamp of Messrs. Quinquet and Lange wasintroduced, and much admired for its splendour; buta general inquiry was made, whether the oil itconsumed was not in proportion to the light it af-forded, in which case there would be no saving in theuse of it…
I went home, and to bed, three or four hours aftermidnight, with my head full of the subject. An acci-dental sudden noise waked me about six in themorning, when I was surprised to find my room filledwith light; and I imagined at first, that a number ofthose lamps had been brought into it; but, rubbingmy eyes, I perceived the light came in at the windows.I got up and looked out to see what might be theoccasion of it, when I saw the sun just rising abovethe horizon, from whence he poured his rays plenti-fully into my chamber, my domestic having negli-gently omitted, the preceding evening, to close theshutters…
Your readers, who with me have never seen anysigns of sunshine before noon, and seldom regard theastronomical part of the almanac, will be as muchastonished as I was, when they hear of his rising soearly; and especially when I assure them, that hegives light as soon as he rises. I am convinced of this.I am certain of my fact. One cannot be more certain
of any fact. I saw it with my own eyes. And, havingrepeated this observation the three following morn-ings, I found always precisely the same result….
Yet it so happens, that when I speak of this discov-ery to others, I can easily perceive by their counte-nances, though they forbear expressing it in words,that they do not quite believe me. One, indeed, whois a learned natural philosopher, has assured me thatI must certainly be mistaken as to the circumstanceof the light coming into my room; for it being wellknown, as he says, that there could be no light abroadat that hour, it follows that none could enter fromwithout; and that of consequence, my windows beingaccidentally left open, instead of letting in the light,had only served to let out the darkness; and he usedmany ingenious arguments to show me how I might,by that means, have been deceived. I owned that hepuzzled me a little, but he did not satisfy me; and thesubsequent observations I made, as above men-tioned, confirmed me in my first opinion…
This event has given rise in my mind to severalserious and important reflections. I considered that,if I had not been awakened so early in the morning,I should have slept six hours longer by the light of thesun, and in exchange have lived six hours the follow-ing night by candle-light; and, the latter being amuch more expensive light than the former, my loveof economy induced me to muster up what littlearithmetic I was master of, and to make some calcu-lations, which I shall give you, after observing thatutility is, in my opinion the test of value in matters ofinvention, and that a discovery which can be appliedto no use, or is not good for something, is good fornothing…
I say it is impossible that so sensible a people,under such circumstances, should have lived so longby the smoky, unwholesome, and enormously expen-sive light of candles, if they had really known, thatthey might have had as much pure light of the sun fornothing. A Subscriber.”
For your enjoyment, we suggest that you read thiscomplete work of Benjamin Franklin on line atwebexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html.
Sometimes We Can StillLearn From Kids
I just wanted to thank the editors forposting all the youth sports articles. Iknow the children all love to see theirnames in the paper.
In your October 25 edition, you postedan article and picture of the Scotch PlainsPAL “C” team. The picture was of JacobWusterfield, a very special child who wasin the process of scoring his first touch-down ever. This was something that theentire team set as a goal for Jacob.
In a selfish society, sometimes we canstill learn from kids. I’m pleased that yourpaper allowed us to share his achieve-ment with everyone in our community.Thanks again for your coverage.
SPFPAL C Team ParentsScotch Plains
Why Oppose ChangeIn Wording Regarding
Mentally Ill?The New Jersey State Constitution was
written sometime in the late 18th or early19th century. As you can imagine, someof the language reflected those times and,as a result, certain provisions, by today’sstandards, are considered archaic and outof date. In rare cases, the language used isworse; it insults, hurts and may make uscringe. So it is with the way the NewJersey founding document defines peoplewho are or are not eligible as citizens tovote. “Imbeciles, maniacs and idiots,” theconstitution tells us, are not included asthose people who can exercise a citizen’smost precious franchise.
A year or so ago, a legislative commit-tee that was charged with the review ofNew Jersey laws recommended that thisconstitutional provision be changed andthe hurtful words removed to better re-flect the present time and state of the lawconcerning voter eligibility. This pastTuesday, the public was asked whether ornot the state constitution should bechanged in line with the committee’s rec-ommendations.
It seems like a slam-dunk. Who couldpossibly object to the public question? SoI thought. Last Thursday, my local news-paper [The Westfield Leader] carried itsusual pre-election editorial and publishedthe newspaper’s official view on the pub-lic questions. To my surprise, the news-paper rejected the proposal and advo-cated leaving the constitution unchanged.
There were four public questions. Threewere related to state finances – bondissues for one purpose or another – andthe third asks whether or not certain rev-enue be specifically reserved for propertytax relief. The editorial advocates a “no”on each of these. The last question is theone concerning removing the hurtfulwords and thereby reforming the defini-tion of those eligible to vote.
On this question, the editorial opines,“We don’t understand this one, and we’venot heard any of the candidates for stateoffice discuss this matter. On concernalone for authorizing them to tinker withthe Constitution, we say vote “no.”
Living in a small town, it is still pos-sible to call local government, shops orthe local newspaper to voice your opin-ion. I did just that. I called the paper andasked to speak with the person respon-sible for the editorial. Once I was con-nected to that person, I identified myselfand explained why I was calling. I thenattempted to impart the background forpublic question four.
“I know all about it. I did my research,”the editor said.
“Oh,” I said, “forgive me then, but youreditorial states that you did not under-stand the reason for the proposal. Okay,why then would you oppose the measure?Do you call people who are developmen-tally disabled or mentally ill imbeciles,maniacs or idiots? Tell me, do you havesomeone who is mentally disabled in yourfamily?”
The editorial writer replied, “No, I donot, but there are people who work in theoffice who do.”
I added, “That being so, why wouldyou take a position on this question thatinsults them?” With that, we concludedour conversation.
Reflecting on this episode, I began tothink about people who are disabled andwho, every day, face substantial prob-lems. If they are physically disabled, theyhave large problems just getting frompoint A to point B. In spite of changes oflaw concerning accessibility, there arestill public buildings, roadways and pub-lic transportation that contain barriers and,as a result, are inaccessible to persons inwheelchairs.
If they are mentally disabled, they stillface suspicion, discrimination and a lackof understanding concerning the natureof their mental illness. Sometimes thatlack of understanding is found in other-wise intelligent people, like editorial writ-ers for newspapers.
I also thought back to the McCarthyhearings of the early 1950s — In particu-lar the senator who finally had heardenough from Senator McCarthy. Heleaned forward and asked the senator aquestion that I should have asked thenewspaper this past Thursday afternoon,“Sir, have you no shame?”
Richard BennettWestfield
A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 8, 2007 Page 5
Rotarian Corbet RecountsHarrowing Sea Experience
WESTFIELD – During the Octo-ber 30 meeting of the Rotary Clubof Westfield, Rotarian Jubb Corbetrelated how he and his adult daugh-ter survived six years ago after anunexpected storm sank their boat inthe Bahamas, leaving them strandedat sea with nothing but their lifejackets and some debris from theboat.
The weather service had predictedslightly overcast and scattered show-ers, when suddenly several squallsmet to form the 65-knot storm thatsank their boat. Mr. Corbet and hisdaughter, Maggie, survived two fulldays in the burning sun and shark-infested water, 10 miles from an un-inhabited island.
The pair decided not to expend theenergy to swim to the island becauseit was surrounded by shoals and reefsand had never been visited by boats.They felt they would have a better
chance of being rescued by floatingalong in the strong Gulf Stream cur-rent.
Father and daughter eventuallywere rescued by the crew of a fishingboat, who did not see them butthought it would be a good spot tofish under the scattered debris float-ing on the surface. The incident wasrelated in several newspapers, in-cluding the front page of TheWestfield Leader.
A Rotarian for 42 years, Mr. Corbetis a past president of the RotaryClub, a former town councilman andserved on the Westfield Board ofHealth.
The Rotary Club of Westfield meetsevery Tuesday for lunch at 12:15 p.m.on the second floor of the WestfieldArea “Y.” Weekly meetings feature ahot lunch and a program. Guests arealways welcome and their first lunchis free.
TALE OF THE SEA…Longtime Rotarian Jubb Corbet, center, is pictured withRotarian Margaret Subhas and Rotary Club Vice President Mark Elsasser.During the club’s October 30 meeting, Mr. Corbet related a tale of survival whenhis boat sank in shark-infested waters.
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Veterans’ Day Ceremony SetFor This Sunday in Westfield
WESTFIELD – Veterans’ Day willbe commemorated in Westfield thisSunday, November 11. MartinWallberg Post No. 3 of the AmericanLegion and the Veterans of ForeignWars of Westfield will assemble inthe parking lot of the First UnitedMethodist Church, located at 1 EastBroad Street, at 10:45 a.m.
They will then proceed across thestreet to the Monument to Veterans ofWorld War I at North Avenue andEast Broad Street. Master of Cer-emonies and American Legion Se-
nior Vice Commander Patrick Tighewill pay tribute to living and deceasedveterans, as well as to active servicemembers.
The ceremony will include the sing-ing of “God Bless America” by KerryStubbs and Ted Schlosberg playing“Taps.” Wreaths will be placed at themonument in tribute to those whogave their lives for freedom.
Members of Westfield’s governingbody are among those expected at theceremony. At the conclusion, MasterBell Ringer Jack Panosh will ring thetown bells 11 times in memory of thearmistice that started at the 11th hourof the 11th day of the 11th month toend World War I in 1918.
The public is invited to attend theceremony. Afterward, all are invitedback to the American Legion head-quarters at the corner of North Av-enue and Cross Place in Westfield forcoffee and doughnuts.
Service League ThriftShop To Begin Toy Sale
SCOTCH PLAINS – Beginning onTuesday, the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsService League Thrift Shop will fea-ture a large selection of new andgently used toys and dolls for chil-dren of all ages. The shop is located at1730 East Second Street in ScotchPlains.
Toys for youngsters from infantsand toddlers through pre-teens in-clude packaged Legos buildingblocks, children’s books, videos,puzzles, trains, cars, trucks and stuffedanimals, among other items.
Some of the brand names includeFisher-Price, Sesame Street, Tho-mas and Friends, Tyco andPlayskool. For girls, the shop has instock porcelain collector dolls,Barbies, baby dolls in baskets, teddybears, doll clothes and some dollfurniture.
Due to the volume of merchan-dise, it cannot be displayed all atonce. The shop will restock through-out the week until the sale ends onNovember 17.
Also available for sale are orna-ments, china, serving dishes, wallhangings and a variety of other deco-rations for the home. There also arewinter coats for men, women andchildren, ski jackets, quilted vests,pea coats, long dress coats, infant andtoddler snow suits, along with hats,gloves and scarves.
The shop will hold a free drawingfor a frozen turkey with fixings; itwill pick the winner on November17.
Shop hours are 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Tuesday through Thursday and 10a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday.For more information, call the shop at(908) 322-5420.
Presentation to RecallHistory of Park System
WESTFIELD – The Westfield His-torical Society will present a pro-gram on the Union County Park Sys-tem on Friday, November 16, at 7:30p.m in the Community Room of theWestfield Municipal Building, locatedat 425 East Broad Street.
County voters decided on the es-tablishment of the park system onNovember 8, 1921. On the ballot wasa measure asking voters to decidewhether a permanent park commis-sion should be appointed. The mea-sure passed 15,475 to 11,462(Westfield voted against it.) On No-vember 19 of that year, the UnionCounty Park Commission was cre-ated.
Union County landscape architectSean Ryan will provide additional his-tory. For more details, contact the His-torical Society at (908) 654-1794 [email protected].
courtesy of Union County ArchivesKEEPING THE COUNTY GREEN…Pictured above are members of theUnion County Park Commission thatwas established when voters passed ameasure in November of 1921. TheWestfield Historical Society will presenta program on the history of the UnionCounty Park System on November 16at 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield MunicipalBuilding.
Trailside Offers CraftWorkshop for AdultsMOUNTAINSIDE – The Trailside
Nature and Science Center will offera workshop for adults ages 18 andolder on the art of making swagsusing wild, dried plants and flowersthis Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Participants will join Trailside parknaturalist Ruth Yablonsky as shedemonstrates how to weave grasses,stems, flowers and seeds into a deco-rative piece. They will use plantssuch as dock, wild grasses, sedumand hydrangea to create their ownworks.
Space is limited; pre-registrationis required. The fee, which includesall materials, is $20 per person forUnion County residents and $25 perperson for out-of-county partici-pants.
For more information, call (908)789-3670 or visit ucnj.org/trailside.Trailside is located at 452 New Provi-dence Road.
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MR. AND MRS. RYAN NEIL COOKERLY(She is the former Miss Meghan E. Cusimano)
Miss Meghan E. CusimanoWeds Ryan N. Cookerly
Miss Meghan Elizabeth Cusimano,the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ThomasCusimano of Westfield, was marriedon Saturday, November 4, 2006, toRyan Neil Cookerly. He is the son ofMr. and Mrs. James Cookerly ofGainesville, Va.
The afternoon ceremony took placeat the Church of St. Helen in Westfield,with the Reverend James Massa offi-ciating. A reception followed at TheGrand Summit Hotel in Summit.
Given in marriage by her father, thebride wore a strapless corset gown byMaggie Sottera featuring Alençonivory lace over light gold satin with asweep train, dotted with beads, se-quins and pearls. A fingertip veil withSwarovski crystals, attached to a combcomprised of beads, crystals andpearls, completed her attire.
The bride’s bouquet was composedof cream roses and burnt orange callalilies. She also carried a handkerchiefthat was the bridegroom’s christen-ing cap. It was embroidered with theinitials of the bride and bridegroomand the date of their wedding.
Ms. Jacquelyn Cusimano ofWestfield was the maid of honor forher sister. The bridal attendants in-cluded Mrs. Lisa Carlini ofBordentown, Ms. Jenna Cerefice ofTinton Falls, Dr. Sharon Gambino ofWashington, D.C., Ms. AnneLutkenhouse and Ms. Karen McGuire,both of Hoboken; Mrs. GretchenMcAuley of Boston, Mass. and Mrs.Kristen Sonnek-Schmelz of Philadel-phia, Pa. All are friends of the bride.
The bridal attendants all wore strap-less, tea length Jim Hjelm dresses inchocolate brown with thin champagnecolored ties and carried bouquets ofroses, each one carrying all one colorin a variety of autumn shades.
Blake Sonnek-Schmelz of Phila-delphia, Pa., a college friend of thebridegroom, was the best man. Serv-ing as groomsmen were StephenCusimano of Westfield, the brotherof the bride; Christopher Carlin ofRichmond, Va., Daniel Kassa and LeeMussler, both of Scotch Plains; Ian
Keenan of London, England andDouglas Kelley of Washington, D.C.,all friends of the bridegroom.
Michael Cusimano, uncle of thebride; Ms. Patricia Lord, aunt of thebride, and Keri and Jerry Moore,aunt and uncle of the bridegroom,did readings.
The bride earned an associate’s de-gree as a physical therapy assistantfrom Fairleigh Dickinson Universityin Madison. She also graduated fromCity University of New York - Collegeof Staten Island with bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees as a physical thera-pist and is employed with Children’sSpecialized Hospital in Fanwood as apediatric physical therapist.
The bridegroom graduated fromJames Madison University inHarrisonburg, Va. with a bachelor’sdegree in business. He currently ispursuing his master’s degree in ad-ministration and supervision throughthe University of Scranton and isemployed by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education as afourth grade teacher at Coles El-ementary School.
Mrs. Barbara Todd, a friend of thebride’s family, and the bridal atten-dants hosted a bridal shower on Sep-tember 16, 2006 at Mrs. Todd’sWestfield home.
The parents of the bridegroomhosted the rehearsal dinner theevening before the wedding at LaGriglia in Kenilworth.
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Miss Sara A. Finestein and Andrew F. Stauber
Miss Sara A. FinesteinTo Wed Andrew F. StauberRussell and Eve Finestein of
Westfield have announced the en-gagement of their daughter, Miss SaraAnne Finestein, to Andrew F. Stauberof Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. He is theson of Thomas and Mary Stauber,also of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
A 2000 graduate of Westfield HighSchool, the bride-to-be received herBachelor of Arts degree in Spanishfrom the University of Virginia atCharlottesville in 2004.
She currently is enrolled in theCurry Graduate School of Educa-tion at the University of Virginia andwill receive her Masters in Teachingdegree in elementary education inJanuary.
Her fiancé graduated from Arch-bishop Stepinac High School inWhite Plains, N.Y. in 1999 and fromthe University of Virginia in 2003with a Bachelor of Arts degree inGovernment. He currently is enrolledat Boston College Law School.
The couple will be married in De-cember at the University of VirginiaChapel in Charlottesville and willreside in Boston, Mass.
Local Girl Scouts ReceiveKudos For Earning Gold
WESTFIELD – Nine young womenfrom the Westfield Girl Scout commu-nity were honored at a ceremony at theFirst Congregational Church ofWestfield for earning their Gold Award– the highest award in Girl Scouting.
Each honoree explained her GoldAward project to the audience. VictoriaLynn Attanasio worked with theSamaritan’s Purse organization on Op-eration Christmas Child, filling 115boxes with school supplies, clothing,small toys and gifts for underprivilegedchildren in more than 96 countries.
Danielle Bercovicz held a “Day ofKnitting” during which teenagers andsenior adults were taught to knitsquares that were sewn together intoblankets for Project Linus. Clothingwas collected as an entry for the dayand donated to the Salvation Army.Participants also made cards for pa-tients at Children’s Specialized Hos-pital in Mountainside.
Emily Kirk Cozzi organized a“Think Pink” Cancer Awareness Dayfor intermediate and high school girlsin memory of her grandmother, whodied of breast cancer. The day in-cluded a presentation by a Susan G.Komen Foundation representative,decorating “Think Pink” shirts anddesigning get-well cards for cancerpatients.
Inspired by the Holocaust-centricnovel “Number the Stars” by LoisLowry, Katherine Ann Douglas pro-duced a short documentary entitledWatch, which she hopes will encour-age her peers to be more proactiveand not just bystanders during urgentsituations. Copies were distributed to
area high schools.Kathryn Elise Galasso worked
with the Elizabeth Coalition to Housethe Homeless, creating a tutoringprogram that pairs local high schoolstudents with homeless children ingrades 4 to 6 in the after-schoolprogram at St. Joseph’s Church. Shealso used some of her troop’s cookiesale money to create a study cornerin the St. Joseph’s center library.
Working with Westfield HighSchool’s Guidance Department, Mel-issa Anne Gallagher organized a Ca-reer Night event with nearly 40 profes-sions represented. The suggested do-nation of toiletries yielded 10 boxesfor the troops overseas.
Angela Carol Kerins’ project, “Em-powerment Day,” gave intermediateschool-age girls the opportunity tolearn about positive female role mod-els, some basic self-defense and self-esteem. Tote bags were decorated anddonated to a local family shelter.
Jaclyn Marie Kirna created an inter-active website for St. Paul’s Day Schoolin Westfield. It included web pages tomake school information more easilyaccessible for parents and staff. The sitecontains links important to the school.
Samantha Elizabeth Luscombe helda “Bear Fair,” during which local chil-dren assembled plush bears with stuff-ing and little hearts for youngstersfacing difficult situations. Addition-ally, pictures were made for seniorcitizens and shut-ins.
In addition to the Gold Award re-cipients, the ceremony honored 32intermediate school Cadettes whoearned the Girl Scout Silver Award.
Andrea Doria SurvivorTo Recall ExperiencesWESTFIELD – The Holy Trinity
Senior Social Club will meet on Mon-day, November 12, at 1:30 p.m. in theHoly Trinity Interparochial Schoolgymnasium on First Street in Westfield.
Ada DiFabio of Westfield will speakabout her girlhood voyage from Italyaboard the ill-fated Andrea Doria,which collided with another vessel enroute to the United States in 1956 andsank hours later.
The regular meeting and refresh-ments will follow this program. OnThursday, December 6, the club willenjoy lunch and a Christmas show atthe Hunterdon Theater. The bus willleave at 10 a.m.
Single Jewish FriendsTo Hold Lunch OutingAREA – The Circle of Single Jew-
ish Friends 49+ will hold a Meet andEat luncheon on Sunday, November18, at noon at the Jade Dynasty Chi-nese Restaurant, located at 925Amboy Avenue in Edison.
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GO FOR THE GOLD…The 2007 Westfield Gold Award Girl Scouts werehonored at a ceremony at Westfield’s First Congregational Church. Pictured,from left to right, are: Front row, Katherine Ann Douglas, Victoria LynnAttanasio and Emily Kirk Cozzi, and back row, Melissa Anne Gallagher, DanielleBercovicz, Jaclyn Marie Kirna, Angela Carol Kerins, Kathryn Elise Galasso andSamantha Elizabeth Luscombe.
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Finding God in the ‘Alley’:Linking Bowling and FaithBy REVEREND MARK BOYEA
Once or twice each year, a number ofour students and their parents go bowl-ing on a Sunday afternoon. For a coupleof hours, we bowl, eat pizza, talk, laughand get to know each other a little better.
It’s always great fun, but after one ofour outings I also found myself re-flecting on two of my most deeplyheld beliefs – that we can find Godanywhere in the world if we look, andthat we can learn as much about Godand faith through everyday things andactivities as we can through the “bigstuff.” I began to wonder if it really ispossible to find God in anything thatwe do. Like, for instance, bowling.What in the world could bowling pos-sibly have to do with God and faith?
Well, with apologies to RobertFulghum’s best-seller, “Everything INeed to Know I Learned in Kinder-garten,” I’d like to suggest some con-nections between bowling and faith –a list I’ll call:
“Things We Need to Know AboutFaith That Can Be Learned FromBowling”:
A “strike” is not always a bad thing.In bowling, a strike is actually a very
good thing. And in life, a strike – afailure or a setback – can also some-times be a very good thing. God speaksto us just as much, if not more, throughthe difficulties we experience in life asthrough the happier times.
Through the “strikes” in our lives,we have the chance to learn valuablethings about ourselves, and others.Through the “strikes,” we have theopportunity to develop a real, lastingfaith. Through the “strikes,” we re-ceive the important reminder thatwe’re not “masters of the universe,”and that we actually do need Godregardless of what we sometimes con-vince ourselves of to the contrary.
Until the last ball is thrown, there’salways a second chance.
In bowling, right through the verylast “frame,” you get two chances toknock down all 10 pins. Well, that’sthe way it is with God, too. With God,there’s always a second chance (and athird, fourth, fifth, etc.).
In addition, when you knock downall the pins that are still standing withyour second shot in bowling, it’s called“picking up a spare.” “Picking up.”Isn’t that what God does for us time,after time, after time? No matter whatwe’ve done or how often we’ve fallen,God calls to us, extends a hand andsays, “Come on. Let me pick you up,get you back on your feet, and giveyou a little nudge to get you started onthe right path again.”
Depending on which pins are stand-ing, you have to adjust your position.
Good bowlers are able to adjust thespot they throw the ball from depend-ing on how many pins are standingand where they’re located. That’s oneof the great challenges of bowling –being able to adapt to the circum-stances. That also happens to be oneof the great challenges of faith.
As much as we would sometimeslike our life circumstances to stay thesame, they won’t. And thank God forthat! Without change, there’s no op-portunity for growth. Sure, we’d bemore comfortable if we never had toadjust, just like I imagine most bowlerswould be more comfortable if theycould always throw from the samespot. But our faith shouldn’t be aboutbeing comfortable. It should be aboutgetting stronger and being able to seechanging circumstances as a way forGod to speak to us in new ways.
You get to develop your own style,but the ball still has to stay in the lane.
If you watch a hundred differentbowlers, you’ll see a hundred differ-ent styles of delivering the ball to thepins. Whatever way you throw it,though, your ball has to stay on thelane. On either side of the lane there’sa boundary called a “gutter,” and ifyour ball goes into the gutter, it can’tknock any pins down.
One of the most remarkable aspectsof faith is that we worship and have thechance to be in relationship with a Godwho is not a micromanaging dictator.Instead, God offers us complete free-dom to choose how we will respond towhat life brings.
However, just as in bowling, whenit comes to faith, freedom is only“complete” when it’s accompaniedby responsibility. In other words, Goddoes have boundaries and expecta-tions for us, and we can never experi-ence the fullness of our relationshipwith God and others unless we staywithin those lanes.
I’m sure there are probably manyother connections to be drawn be-tween bowling and faith, and I inviteyou to come up with some of yourown. Or, consider trying this: eachweek, reflect on the connections be-tween one activity you’ve engagedin, your faith and God. I think you’llfind it a great way to exercise yourmind, heart and spirit.
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Reverend Dr. Boyea is senior min-ister of the First CongregationalChurch of Westfield, located at 125Elmer Street.
College Club Reveals DatesFor Book Fair Fundraiser
FANWOOD – The College Club ofFanwood-Scotch Plains will hold itsseventh annual Book Fair Fundraiserat the Springfield Barnes and Noble,240 Route 22, West, from Wednesdayto Sunday, November 14 to 18.
Participants must present a Col-lege Club voucher at checkout. Barnesand Noble will donate 10 to 15 per-cent of the proceeds of any purchaseaccompanied by a voucher to theCollege Club. Vouchers can be usedfor purchases of books, compact disks,magazines, calendars, coffee beans,chocolate and gifts.
The club, which awards collegescholarships to female students livingin Fanwood and Scotch Plains, willuse all proceeds to fund local scholar-ships. Both incoming freshmen andcurrent college students are eligible toapply. Vouchers must be presented atthe time of purchase to apply the pro-ceeds to local scholarships.
Members of the community mayobtain vouchers from Di Francesco
Realty at 265 South Avenue inFanwood, online at the FanwoodBusiness and Professional Associa-tion website, fanwood.biz, or by call-ing Renate at (908) 889-0200. Thevoucher also is printed on the Novem-ber page of the College Club calendar.
Several events will take placethroughout the book fair, includingreadings from two authors. On Thurs-day, November 15, at 7:30 p.m., PamelaErens from Maplewood will read fromher adult fiction book “The Under-story.” On Friday, November 16, at6:30 p.m., Karen Rita Rautenberg willread from her children’s book, “LadyLucy’s Gallant Knights.” On Satur-day, November 17, at 7 p.m., EloisaJames will sign copies of her book “AnAffair Before Christmas.”
Ceremonies Set SundayHonoring Veterans Day
SCOTCH PLAINS – AmericanLegion Post 209 and Veterans of For-eign Wars Post No. 10122 will con-duct ceremonies on Sunday, Novem-ber 11, in observance of Veterans Day.The services will begin at 11 a.m.with the laying of wreaths at theVeterans Monument at Park Avenueand Front Street in Scotch Plains.
At 11:30 a.m., there will be a pre-sentation of wreaths at the FanwoodMemorial Library at North Avenueand Tillotson Road. The public isinvited to attend these programs tohonor the contributions and sacri-fices made by all former members ofthe armed forces of the United States.
Miller-Cory Plans ProgramOn Founding of JamestownWESTFIELD – The Miller-Cory
House Museum will commemoratethe first permanent English settle-ment in America with “Jamestown1607: A First for America” this Sun-day, November 11, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Four hundred years ago, three shipsset sail from London en route to the“new world.” In May 1607, 105 menand boys landed in Virginia. Theynamed the spot Jamestown after KingJames of England. The colonists, ledby Captain John Smith, braved In-dian attacks, starvation, disease, fireand storms to establish the colony.An Indian girl, Pocahontas, be-friended and assisted them.
Docent Fran Gold of Westfield,dressed as Pocahontas, will relatethese adventures during Sunday’sprogram. Admission is $2.50 foradults, $1 for students and free forchildren under age four.
Tours of the fully furnished 1740farmhouse will be available and openhearth cooking will take place in themuseum’s Frazee Building. SherryLange, Diane Hagmann and FadiaRiad of the cooking committee willuse authentic Colonial recipes andcooking methods of the period. Tastetreats will be offered.
Additionally, visitors may stop bythe museum’s gift shop, which of-fers a variety of Colonial toys, crafts,books and educational materials.
The Miller-Cory House Museumis located at 614 Mountain Avenue inWestfield. Other upcoming Sundayevents include “Gingerbread Sun-day” on December 2, “Polish Christ-mas Customs” on December 9 and“Christmas Traditions – Red andGreen Rule!” on December 16. Forinformation, call the office weekdaymornings at (908) 232-1776.
FCC Forum to ExplorePoverty Around GlobeWESTFIELD – The First Congre-
gational Church will host a forumexploring poverty on the global levelthis Sunday, November 11, at 7 p.m.Free and open to the public, it will beheld in the church’s Patton Audito-rium at 125 Elmer Street in Westfield.
Representatives of World Vision, aChristian humanitarian organization,will focus on issues of extreme pov-erty worldwide and share recent per-sonal experiences from overseas as-signments. World Vision is dedicatedto helping children, families and com-munities reach their full potential bytackling the causes of poverty andinjustice worldwide.
The Reverend Mark Boyea, seniorminister of the First CongregationalChurch, will serve as moderator. Thisprogram will be the second in a two-part series focusing on poverty spon-sored by the church’s Board of Chris-tian Education. For more details, callthe church office at (908) 233-2494or visit fccofwestfield.org.
Blood Pressure ClinicOn Tap November 13SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch
Plains Health Department will spon-sor its monthly screening clinic forhypertension (blood pressure) fortownship residents on Tuesday, No-vember 13. It will take place from 10a.m. to noon at the Scotch PlainsPublic Library.
Individuals who have not had theirblood pressure checked recently, andparticularly those who smoke, areoverweight or have a family historyof hypertension, heart disease or dia-betes, are encouraged to attend. TheScotch Plains Public Library is lo-cated at 1927 Bartle Avenue. For moreinformation, call (908) 322-6700, ex-tension no. 306.
CROP WALK…More than 100 walkers took part in an October 21 CROP Walkthrough Fanwood and Scotch Plains, raising thousands of dollars to fight worldhunger. Sponsored by Church World Service, the walk began at the FanwoodPresbyterian Church and included participants from 10 local houses of worshipand other organizations. Fanwood Lions Club members served as crossing guardsalong the route, while others registered walkers and volunteered at rest stops.
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St. John’s BaptistTo Honor Seniors
SCOTCH PLAINS – St. John’sBaptist Church will honor all of itssenior citizens this Sunday, Novem-ber 11, at the 10 a.m. worship ser-vice. The Reverend I.E. Bright of theFirst Baptist Church of Bound Brookwill be the guest speaker. Immedi-ately after the service, church se-niors will dine at The Westwood inGarwood. The church is located at2387 Morse Avenue in Scotch Plains.For more details, call the church at(908) 232-6972.
Thula Sizwe ReturnsTo FUMC TomorrowWESTFIELD – The South African
a cappella ensemble Thula Sizwe willreturn to the First United MethodistChurch tomorrow, Friday, November9, for a 7:30 p.m. performance. Addi-tionally, the 11-member group willperform at both the 9 a.m. and 10:45a.m. services this Sunday, November11. The church is located at One EastBroad Street in Westfield.
Thula Sizwe was founded in 1986as a way for young men who wereseparated from their families by apart-heid to enjoy themselves in theevening. The group’s repertoire in-cludes slow ballads, traditional song-and-dance routines and gospel musicin the Zulu tradition. Members comefrom townships near Pretoria and areactive in support of the disadvan-taged in their own communities.
Admission to the concert is $10for adults and $5 for students. Noreservations are necessary. Parkingis available in the church lot acces-sible from Ferris Place, on-street andin nearby lots. The church and sanc-tuary are handicap accessible. Formore details, call the church officedaily at (908) 233-4211 from 9 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
Jewish Book FestivalTo Return to JCC
SCOTCH PLAINS – The JewishCommunity Center (JCC) of CentralNew Jersey, 1391 Martine Avenue inScotch Plains, will hold its annualJewish Book Festival. Books, mu-sic, gifts, Judaica and Hanukkahitems will be available.
Sale days are Sunday, November11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday, No-vember 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday,November 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday,November 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Formore details about the book festival,including special events for childrenand author visits, access jccnj.org/JewishBookFestival2007-08.pdf.
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By LINDA B. CONDRILLOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
MOUNTAINSIDE — Four moti-vational posters, beautifully framedand mounted, hang prominently on awhite cinder-block wall in the officeof Principal Jeanette Baubles atDeerfield School in Mountainside.Written in script, set upon a backdropof tranquil land and seascapes, are thewords “Believe and Succeed,” “Vi-sion,” “Excellence” and “Integrity.”
In an interview with the fourthadministrator in six years to be hiredto lead the district’s middle school –which houses grades 3 through 8 –Ms. Baubles told The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times, “In order to achieveour school vision, we have to con-tinually believe in ourselves and ourstudents as we maintain our integ-rity and work together to pursue ex-cellence.”
Ms. Baubles is a former principalin the Scotch Plains-Fanwood publicschools. She told The Leader/Timesthat she left her former school districtto pursue and complete her doctoratefull-time at Seton Hall University.
She also told the newspaper thather affinity for teaching and the op-portunity to have an impact on adeeper level led her to school admin-istration and to her present positionas Deerfield’s new principal.
Chief School Administrator Rich-ard O’Malley told the newspaper, “Iam very pleased to have Ms. Baublesjoin the administrative team inMountainside. She brings to Deerfieldan excellent record of increasing stu-dent achievement and curriculumdevelopment that will allow the schoolto continue to move forward.”
Ms. Baubles’ focus this year willbe “to encourage leadership amongstudents and staff members.” She toldthe newspaper that one example,which has already sprung forth, is theimplementation of the school’s firstindoor-recess program.
A collaborative effort between stu-dents and teachers to better utilizeextra time after lunch during inclem-ent weather, the indoor-recess pro-gram was developed with input fromeighth graders through teacher-stu-dent interaction and questionnaires.
Students may now use the all-pur-pose room to play board games, watchan educational video, do artwork orread when it’s too cold to go out-doors.
Another collaborative effort thatMs. Baubles plans to implementwould focus on the youngest students– and those most affected with thebiggest transition.
Through the project “DeerfieldLife,” third graders would developcontent for the school’s website,mountainsideschools.org, designedto give incoming middle-school chil-dren a glimpse of what life is likeonce they enter Deerfield School.The site will aid students who enterthe middle school after they leaveBeechwood Elementary School orchildren who are new to the schooldistrict.
According to Ms. Baubles,“Deerfield Life” would be a transi-tion tool packed with frequently askedquestions intended to illustrate the“Deerfield culture,” which she saidnormally takes new students monthsto learn.
Ms. Baubles also told the newspa-per that she is committed to beingvisible to students, teachers and par-ents. “I’m out and about, I do busduty, I’m at the games on the field, Iworked at the fall festival. To be ef-fective as a principal, I’m in and outof the classrooms and I monitor les-son plans.”
The new administrator, who standsfive feet, three inches tall and oncetaught karate, has degrees fromVillanova University, The College ofNew Jersey, New Jersey City Univer-sity and Seton Hall University. Sheresides in Monmouth County at herbeach house, where she enjoys read-ing young-adult fiction in her sparetime.
She counts many of the Newberywinners among her favorites, espe-cially Scott O’Dell’s “Island of theBlue Dolphins.”
Ms. Baubles said that she wouldlike to extend her heartfelt thanks tothe community, which has been ex-tremely welcoming and supportivesince her arrival.
“The students, staff and parents, aswell as the firemen, policemen andmembers of the Rotary have just beendelightful,” she said.
She noted, “You can feel that thereis a real partnership between the com-munity and school, and that is won-derful from where I sit or stand.”
She added with a smile, “I wouldn’tbe surprised if someone showed upwith soup for me at my door if Iwasn’t feeling well.”
Courtesy of Deerfield SchoolA PRINCIPAL WITH PRINCIPLES…New principal Jeanette Baubles standsoutside of Deerfield School in Mountainside. The middle school houses thedistrict’s student body from grades 3 to 8.
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County Vocational Technical HighSchool, along with the Academy forInformation Technology, will host anall-day event called Rachel’s Chal-lenge, a non-violence school program,on Thursday, November 15.
Rachel Scott was the first personkilled at Columbine High School onApril 20, 1999. Her brother, Craig,was in the library that day and losttwo close friends while narrowly es-caping death himself.
A few weeks after the tragedy,Darrell Scott, Rachel’s father, spoketo a Congressional Judiciary Com-mittee regarding issues of school vio-lence. His speech has become one ofthe most widely read on the Internet.
Shortly afterwards, he founded“Rachel’s Challenge.” Since its be-
ginning and through 2005, more than400,000 students have heard theRachel’s Challenge presentation. By2006, more than 475,000 studentshad experienced Rachel’s Challengeand had the opportunity to accept thechallenges modeled after Rachel’s lifeand writings.
There will be a school-wide as-sembly from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Then,approximately 50 selected studentleaders will participate in an interac-tive training session to becomeRachel’s Challenge ambassadors.
At 7 p.m., there will be an hour-longassembly for parents and the surround-ing community. The assemblies willtake place in Bistocchi Hall on theUnion County Vocational TechnicalHigh School campus, located at 1776Raritan Road in Scotch Plains.
WHS Schedules CollegeNight on November 15
WESTFIELD – Next Thursday, at7:15 p.m., Westfield High School willhost approximately 200 colleges anduniversities at its annual CollegeNight.
This event gives students and theirparents an opportunity to gather in-formation about colleges and univer-sities nationwide.
Hosted for many years by the highschool’s guidance department,“Westfield’s college night offers aforum for students and parents to talkone-on-one with representatives froma host of colleges and universitieswho also come prepared with an ar-
ray of literature describing theirschools,” said Stephen Maczynski,director of Guidance.
“The guidance department worksdiligently to give students access toan array of post-secondary options,”he added, “and we aim to provide ourstudents and their parents with a broadoverview of schools for their consid-eration.”
CHEERS…Robyn Kelly, left, and Stacy Cole join family and friends at HolyTrinity Interparochial School’s 2007 Wine Tasting Social. The event benefited theHome and School Association. Tom and Maura Lezynski conducted the tasting,with several wines for the event donated by Pannotia Vineyards.
FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME…During the Brunner School “Week ofRespect,” October 15 to 19, students wore yellow or gold to help them rememberthe golden rule – “Treat others as you want to be treated.” They also wore yellowbracelets and designed Week of Respect T-shirts on paper, which were displayedaround the school. There will be a special assembly in November to reinforce whatthey have learned throughout the week. In addition, the PTA has suppliedteachers with lessons in the classroom and resources for the library on characterbuilding, which will continue throughout the year.
Mountainside PTAPresents Climate Project
MOUNTAINSIDE – TheMountainside PTA Parent EducationCommittee will present The ClimateProject on Monday, November 12, at7 p.m.
Presented by Derek Walker, deputydirector of the State Climate Initia-tive at Environmental Defense – whohas trained under Vice President AlGore – the program is intended forparents and children in grades 3through 8.
The program will take place in theAPR room at Deerfield and run ap-proximately 45 minutes.
Tenth Grader Jill PateOrganizes a Hair Drive
WESTFIELD – Jill Pate, a 10th-grade Girl Scout at Westfield HighSchool, is earning her Gold Award byorganizing and running a hair drivefor Locks of Love.
This event will benefit Locks ofLove, a not-for-profit organizationthat provides children who have per-manent hair loss with a custom,vacuum-fitted hairpiece.
She needs people who are willingto donate a minimum of 10 inches ofhair. About 10 donations make onewig. In addition to her current workon behalf of Locks of Love, Jill hasdonated to the cause twice.
The Guillotine Hair Salon inWestfield has offered its services tohelp Jill with the project. Guillotinewill host an event on Sunday, Febru-ary 3, 2008.
Pink Panther on TapAt RIS Nov. 16 and 17WESTFIELD – Roosevelt Inter-
mediate School will present WilliamGleason’s The Pink Panther StrikesAgain on Friday, November 16, andSaturday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m.
All performances will be held atRoosevelt School on Clark Street inWestfield. Tickets cost $5 in advanceand $7 at the door. For more informa-tion, call Roosevelt School at (908)789-4560.
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Jefferson Elem. SchoolTo Hold Clothing Drive
WESTFIELD – Jefferson Elemen-tary School will hold a clothing driveon Friday, November 16, to raise fundsfor the fifth-grade yearbook.
Clothing, shoes, stuffed animals,handbags, belts, sheets, towels, blan-kets and similar items will be col-lected. These items can be droppedoff between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. atthe Jefferson field on Clover Streetbetween Boulevard and Summit Av-enue.
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Presidents of WF SchoolsParent Organizations Meet
MEETING OF THE MINDS…Attending a recent meeting of the WestfieldParent Teacher Council (PTC), pictured left to right, are: Seated, Rose Hughes,president of the Westfield High School PTSO; Cindy Bansky, PTC treasurer;Joann Spera, PTC president; Cathy Kattak, PTC recording secretary; JackieCash and Nancy Hartzell, co-presidents of the Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolPTO, and standing, Theresa Korth and Kate Fleschler, Franklin School PTO co-presidents; Gretchen Ohlig and Jolene Ritter, Jefferson School PTO co-presi-dents; Karen Cohen, Tamaques School PTO co-president; Pam Wiaczek, co-president of Wilson School PTO; Stacy York, Edison Intermediate School PTOco-president; Ruth Maloney, PTC corresponding secretary; Mary Beth Finn andGrace Cetlin, Washington School PTO co-presidents; Lisa Cummings, EIS PTOco-president, and Pat Ick, McKinley School PTO co-president. Missing from thephoto are Cathy Miller, Tamaques PTO co-president; Terry Fazio, Wilson PTOco-president; Josephine Stokes, McKinley PTO co-president, and Cindy Morgan,PTC vice president.
WESTFIELD – The Parent-Teacher Council (PTC) of theWestfield Public Schools remains infull operation, meeting monthly withSuperintendent of Schools MargaretDolan to discuss school issues.
The PTC, led by 2007-2008 Presi-dent Joann Spera, serves as an um-brella organization of all the schools’parent-teacher-student organizations,meeting twice a month to share ideas,interests and news about each school.
Each of the nine Westfield schools’PTO, PTA or PTSO co-presidentsrepresent their respective schools onthe PTC. Parents also volunteer tojoin committees on the PTC such aseducational studies, budget task force,special education and scholarship.
Regular participants at the PTCmeetings include Ms. Dolan, GinnyLeiz, board-of-education president,and board member Ann Cary.
“It is extremely beneficial to havethis two-way communication,” said
Ms. Dolan. “At the PTC meetings, wehave the opportunity to hear both thegood news and the concerns of ourparents in our schools through theirrepresentatives. At the same time, thepresidents learn what decisions arebeing made or considered by the boardof education. It’s a very helpful pro-cess for all concerned.”
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Student Says Bush ShouldDenounce Forms of Torture
By NATHAN VERRILLISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
As a 16-year-old boy, it seems myfreedoms are restricted wherever Iturn. My parents restrict my freedomby setting a curfew and interrogatingme about my location, friends andactivities. As a teenager, I can only begranted a provisional license, restrict-ing the time in which I can drive andthe number of people in my car.
Some restrictions can be set forbeneficial reasons, like the aforemen-tioned, but I am worried about thecurrent restrictions being enacted byour government. One such restrictionis the Patriot Act.
The Patriot Act was signed into lawafter the attacks on the World TradeCenter in 2001. Basically, this actgives law-enforcement officials thepower to search and seize property orpeople without permission or a war-rant.
It also restricts our right to privacyby giving the government the abilityto search our library and onlinerecords. The ability to snoop throughrecords or hold suspects without per-mission is too powerful a weapon torisk placing in the wrong hands.
The power to search and seize with-out a warrant is incredibly influen-tial; those wielding this power cannotand should not misuse it, and theymust be monitored carefully.
When signing the reauthorizationof the Patriot Act, President Bushissued a statement saying he did notneed to inform Congress about thepowers being used if he thought do-ing so would jeopardize national-se-curity matters.
The audacity of this behavior be-trays my very notion of a leader.President Bush’s duty is to ensure thesafety of the American people; thiscannot happen if he continues to un-dermine laws placed for ourwellbeing.
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahyexpressed this same sentiment in hisresponse to President Bush’s com-ments – “The President’s constitu-tional duty is to faithfully execute thelaws as written by the Congress, notcherry-pick the laws he decides hewants to follow.”
The fact that our President believeshimself to be above the law is horrify-
ing. Most elementary-school studentsknow that the executive branch ofgovernment was created to enforcethe laws passed by the legislativebranch, not ignore or disobey them.
The Bush Administration contin-ues to ignore laws that it believes arehindering the War on Terror. For in-stance, Congress passed a law out-lawing the torture of any prisonercaptured by the United States, but,yet again, President Bush made itclear that if he believed it necessary,he would authorize the use of harshinterrogation methods.
Is the Bush Administration consid-ering the consequences of such ac-tions? President Bush is violating thebasic rights of every human being byendorsing cruel and unusual punish-ment.
Does the Bush Administration be-lieve that basic human rights are un-important? Does the Bush Adminis-tration really believe that human lifeis expendable in the face of Americansafety? A President is elected tochoose laws that best suit the country,not those that suit his own mind-set.
President Bush is hiding facts inhis belief that he does not need toinform Congress about the uses of thePatriot Act, and he refuses to listen tothe voices of others through his im-plications that during times of war,the executive branch should wieldmore power than legislative.
Should we worry that our democ-racy could crumble, only to be re-placed by a dictatorship?
Some people might suggest that itis better to torture prisoners than riskthe security of the American people.The very nature of torture does notsecure our safety; it is a method ofrevenge, and we sink to the level ofthe terrorists themselves. If we en-gage in such actions, then we are nolonger Americans, and there is noAmerica to be secured.
Nathan Verrilli, a sophomore, at-tends Cranford High School.
REMEMBERING A COACH AND FRIEND...Chase Levitt of Scotch Plains sitson the couch of the Lower Snowdon Library at The Wardlaw-Hartridge Schoolwith the books purchased from his family’s donation in memory of Ernie Vajda,Lower School physical-education teacher and coach.
SP Family Donates BooksIn Honor of Former Coach
SCOTCH PLAINS – Sixth graderChase Levitt of Scotch Plains re-called memories of Ernie Vajda, theWardlaw-Hartridge Lower Schoolphysical-education teacher and girls’varsity basketball coach who died inMarch, as he discussed his family’srecent donation of funds for the pur-chase of sports-related books to theschool’s Lower Snowdon Library.
“He meant a lot to me, and hereally encouraged me,” said Chase.“Mr. Vajda made me feel better –that I am who I am and that is good.He put a lot into his students’ sportsactivities and always helped when-ever he could.”
Chase and his family learned aboutthe library’s plan to memorialize Mr.Vajda through a book donation in theApril 20 edition of WHEN, Wardlaw-Hartridge’s electronic newsletter.
“It was good to see that I wasn’tthe only one who missed him,” saidChase, adding that donating moneyfor book purchases seemed like aworthwhile and tangible way to re-member one of his favorite teachers.“We’re in our anniversary year, andI think that 125 years from now, kidswill be flipping through these booksand will be remembering Mr. Vajda.”
Christine Mozlin, lower-school li-
brarian, thanked Chase for his dona-tion and added that the books bearthe phrase, “Donated by The LevittFamily In Memory of Coach ErnieVajda, 2007.”
When asked if he thought Mr.Vajda would be proud of his family’sthoughtfulness, Chase remarked, “Ithink he’s proud of all of his stu-dents. This is something that willlive on forever.”
ADVANCED…Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains announced therecipients of the 2007 Advanced Placement Scholar Awards. Class of 2007Scholars with Distinction include Megan Dyckman, who resides in Fanwood,Bryan Marques and Dianne Navoa. Scholars include Kaitlin Butler, Edgar Cruz,Melissa Dunn, Danielle Kania, Amanda Parker and Kaitlyn Ryan. Representingthe Class of 2008’s Scholars with Honor are James Trollo and Elizabeth Peach,Fanwood residents, and Michael Mastrola. Scholars include April Llamas andChristopher Wytenus. Pictured, from left to right, are: James Trollo, ElizabethPeach, Michael Mastrola, Christopher Wytenus and April Llamas.
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SHEEHAN GETS 2 TDs; WILLIAMS RETURNS KICKOFF 88 YARDS FOR TD
Pumped Up Raider Gridders OverrunBlue Devil Footballers in 2nd Half, 28-14
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Raiders Nip Blue Devils, 1-0,For UCT Girls Soccer Crown
By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Raider Tri-Captains Mike Alleman,Keith Baker and Mike Chervenyak,along with Jason Boff and the rest ofthe seniors, have waited since theirPAL football days to get even withthe seniors from Westfield. Finally, acharged-up Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School football team, featuringa ruthless defensive effort, defeatedthe visiting Blue Devils, 28-14, onNovember 3.
The Raiders’ defensive line and
linebackers recorded three quarter-back (QB) sacks and a number oftackles behind the line of scrimmage,along with two fumble recoveries, tolimit the Blue Devils to 44 rushingyards – four in the first half. LinemenAlleman and Joe Blaes, who had threetackles each, plugged the Blue Deviloffensive line to free up the lineback-ers. Baker, who had 11 tackles, had aQB sack and recovered a fumble.Linebackers Tim and Marcus Greenwere involved in 13 and nine tackles,respectively, and each recorded a QBsack. Defensive end Boff had six tack-les and returned an interception 28yards for a TD. Kyle Mihansky andShariff Scott each had six tackles andLordly Okarter recovered a fumble.
“We have been playing these guysall through PAL. They have alwaysbeen a good team. I don’t think weever beat them in PAL so this is thefirst time for our class. It feels great,”said Alleman. “The D line did a greatjob keeping them off the linebackers.We did a great job putting pressure onthe quarterback.”
“Everyone was fast today. We wererunning for the ball. Everyone wasgang tackling. The linemen, espe-cially, were the main guys who got itdone for us. If they didn’t get handson, we would never have been able tomake the tackles,” said Baker. “Weknew what we had to do to get it done.The last two weeks we have becomemore and more a team.”
“Every year we play these guys it’salways tough. Last year they beat us inthe last minutes. I don’t think we everbeat these guys this badly. It’s justgreat to come out our senior year andbeat them and, hopefully, get a homegame for the playoffs,” said Boff.
Blue Devil junior QB Tony DiIorio(nine rushes, 18 yards) completed 11of 24 attempts for 104 yards, includ-
ing TD passes of 24 and 15 to widereceiver Chris Sheehan (4 receptions,50 yards). He also was interceptedonce. Tailback Ricardo Johnson waslimited to 26 yards on 13 carries. RyanBrand had two receptions for 29 yards,John Wilt had a 17-yard reception andJihad Billups had a 13-yard reception.Three other completions resulted inminus five yards. Michael Clark nailedboth extra points.
Chervenyak (10 rushes, 60 yards,one-yard TD) completed 10 of 15 at-tempts for 114 yards, including a two-point conversion pass to Baker, andwas intercepted twice. Baker finishedwith three receptions for 16 yards. Widereceiver JJ D’Agostaro had three re-ceptions for 59 yards and Mihansky
had three for 26 yards. Tailback An-thony Taylor (one reception, 13 yards),who chewed up the majority of hisyardage in the second half, finishedwith 133 yards on 23 carries, includinga 41-yard TD sprint. John Domanskihit two-for-three in extra points.
John Dugan and Dan Selert led theBlue Devils with seven tackles each.Joe Vall-Llobera, Willie Johnson andJohn DiIorio recorded six each.
Raider Kameron Williams set thestage for battle when he took theopening kickoff, juked to his left then,with help from his blockers, sweptright for a 88-yard touchdown (TD)return with only 18 seconds off theclock. After the point after failed, the
By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Sophomore Sarah Canfield scoreda first-half goal and junior goalieJackie Law made two spectacularleaping saves late in the second halfto preserve a 1-0 victory for the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School soccergirls over Westfield to earn them theUnion County crown at A. L. Johnsonin Clark on November 3. The 17-2-3Raiders had defeated Oak Knoll forthe UCT title in 2005 and shared the
title with the Blue Devils in 2006after a 1-1 tie.
Law, who finished with eight savesto notch her 10th straight shutout and18th on the season, was especiallyput to the test severely in the secondhalf when the 14-5-1 Blue Devilswere far more accurate with theirshots. Senior Blue Devil keeper ClairBennett, who made seven saves, wasput to the test more in the first half.
In the first half, after Blue DevilHannah Wharam’s vicious shot was
stopped by Law, the Raiders mountedan offensive and Bennett rose to theoccasion by making a nice save on acorner kick and by successfully de-fending the net on a breakaway byRaider Katie Cornacchia. But, with13:25 on the clock Raider EmilyMeehan’s kick deflected to Canfield,who tapped the ball into the net.
“I think a few people tried to shootit. I was just at the right place at theright time and put it in. I used my rightfoot and I was about six yards back,”explained Canfield.
The Blue Devils stepped up thepressure increasingly as the secondhalf progressed but the Raiders’ steel-
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Raiders Give Coach ‘Brez’His 12th UCT Soccer Crown
By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Twenty-one years after ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School boys’soccer Head Coach Tom Breznitskycaptured his first Union County Tour-nament (UCT) championship, thefourth-seeded Raiders delivered himhis 12th and the team’s 14th overallUCT title with a 4-0 triumph overElizabeth on November 3 at A.L.Johnson in Clark. The Raiders won in2004 and 2006 and were stopped inthe finals by Elizabeth in 2005.
Single goals each by JohannHernandez and Joe D’Annunzio andTaylor Molinaro’s two goals, the sta-bility of Brandon Reddington in goaland fine defensive support made thefete an unforgettable one for the Raid-ers. Raider keeper Reddington cameout challenging the Minutemen, de-livering six saves including threeknock out punching-type saves.
“Overall the season was a prettydifficult one whereby things did not gothe way we would have liked. We hadthat red-card incident where we had toforfeit two games, so that really put us
behind the eight ball,” said RaiderCoach Breznitsky. “I have to give thekids all the credit in the world. Theycame out, battled tough and won thelast three games qualifying them for(the) states, however, things there didnot go as we hoped. I told the kids fewteams win two championships in oneyear, so it presented another opportu-nity for them to come out and possiblywin a county championship, and theydid. They came home with the trophy,so it was a positive ending to theseason after all.”
The 11-9-2 Raiders scored early ona direct kick after Jeff Stuart faked akick and midfielder Hernandez’s 18-yard laser burned the lower right sideof the net at 22:27.
“We were deciding to see who was
going to take it, me or Stuart. We’rethe free-kick takers,” said Hernandez.“I saw Brez. He pointed at me to takeit. They gave me the whole left sideand I took advantage of that. It wasimportant to get that first goal and ittook the pressure off us early.”
The Raiders upped the score to 2-0,when fullback D’Annunzio streakeddown the right side, beat a one de-
Devil Gymnasts PlaceSecond in NJ SectionThe Westfield High School
(WHS) gymnastics team placedsecond with a total of 110.675 toBishop Ahr’s 112.775 total at theNorth Jersey, Section 2 tournamentin Montclair on November 3. TheBlue Devils’ team total topped theWHS record of 110.425 that theyset in a regular-season meet withBishop Ahr on October 8. TheScotch Plains-Fanwood girls placedfifth with a 100.975 total.
Blue Devil Lacy Cummings, whohad the third-best all-around scoreof 37.35, took top honors in thevault with a superb 9.8. She alsotook second on the balance beamwith a score of 9.575. TeammateJenna Rodrigues placed fifth all-around at 36.675, tied for third onthe beam with a 9.5 and placedfourth on the uneven bars at 9.15.Westfield resident KatherineGelline of Mount St. Mary placedfifth on the floor exercise with a9.275.
Blue Devils, RaidersQualify for XC Group
The Westfield High School andthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool boys and girls cross-coun-try teams qualified for their respec-tive group tournament on Novem-ber 10 at Holmdel Park.
The Blue Devil boys placed fifthin the North Jersey, Section 2,Group 4 meet at Warinanco Park inRoselle with a 133 total and thegirls, who totaled 137, took fifth ona tiebreaker. The Raider boys andgirls each finished fourth with re-spective totals of 102 and 127. PatDoliber placed seventh with a timeof 17:07.6 and Martin Sweeneyfinished ninth at 17:12.6.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesKEYING ON A TOUGH RUNNING BACK…Raider defensive end Jason Boff, No. 64, and company keyed on Blue Devilrunning back Ricardo Johnson, No. 31, all afternoon. The Raiders defeated the Blue Devils, 28-14.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING A FOOT ON IT…Blue Devil Christina Cognetti, No. 8, kicks the ballaway from her Raider defender.
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Devil’s Den
By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
fender then maneuvered past anotherfalling defender and rifled in a 12-yard shot past Minuteman keeperMatias Cei with 7:04 left.
“It was on a counter. Molinaroplayed a great ball and assistant coachMortarulo has been telling me allyear to use my speed, so I finally beata man, touched the pass on another.The goalie gave me the far post, so Islipped it in,” said D’Annunzio.
In the half, cheap shots earnedElizabeth three yellow cards and onered card that left the Minutemen short-handed for the rest of the game.Elizabeth’s rough play did not deterthe more physical and bigger Raidersfrom pounding away at the Minute-men defensive forces. Molinaro con-verted his first goal on a header intothe top right hand corner on a throw-in from Tommy Sutter at 6:21. Theicing on the cake came whenMolinaro, off an assist by sophomoreChris Freeman, burned the net with25:04 remaining.
“Adam Brous got the ball, played itto me from 30 yards out. I took thetouch, played it in to Molinaro, whohad a good first touch, and he droppedit into the back of the net,” said Free-man, a recent transfer from UnionCatholic.
“It was our last game with 14 se-niors on the team and the last for
some of us in our career. We came somentally prepared and the defenseplayed great. They did not allow any-thing to go in goal and the offensecame to play, putting four goals in theback of the net. All of us seniors loveeach other and we know how each ofus plays. I don’t even know what tosay,” said an emotional senior Tri-Captain DeVizio.
“Our game plan is always the same,try to knock the ball through themiddle and have our middle playersplay it out wide and it worked suc-cessfully for us tonight. Johann set itoff with a great free kick and I gotlucky, put one in and Taylor playedgreat all day and put two in back ofthe net,” said D’Annunzio. “Refer-ence our great defensive shutout per-formance, like Mike said, with BrianHessemer back there and our othersophomore Matt Greaney, whostepped in there, they really kept itheld down. Tim Sutter played a greatgame too. To add what Michael said,‘Our team has gone through so much.’Going away overseas twice really gotus together over those two seasons.We proved ourselves with the winhere tonight and I’m really going tomiss playing with both my cousinand the rest of my team.”Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 2 2 4Elizabeth 0 0 0
It was back in 1988, and lane 1 of theWestfield YMCA’s Wallace Pool wasclosed down … except for a lone swim-mer who would be attempting to swima world record amount of miles withina 24-hour period.
This was something few peoplewould attempt, so it was no surprise tolearn the swimmer was Max Wunderle,the original Mad Max of WHS swim-ming (before current junior Max Blumearned the nickname).
Wunderle had a well-earned reputa-tion for, shall we say, interesting behav-ior. Most of that was good, as his versa-tility (distance free, breaststroke) helpedkeep WHS a state swimming power inthe mid- to late-1980s, along with class-mates Mike Linenberg, ChrisMcFadden and Aaron Weber. But hewas also one of the four WHS swim-mers suspended from the team a weekbefore the 1986 Union County champi-onships for tearing up the locker room.Despite the suspensions, WHS earneda tie for the title with Summit, thusextending its win streak to 30 years.
Stuff like that might sound a bitstrange, but not if you knew Wunderle,whose brother Sam was a football co-captain and standout center/line-backer on a fine 7-2 WHS footballteam in 1990.
Wunderle ContinuesTo Pile Up the Miles
So the news that the 37-year-oldMax Wunderle (WHS, ’88) — nowliving in West Simsbury, Conn., withhis wife, former WHS swimming starChristina Caroe (’88), and their threekids, Sutton, Hagen and Torben —had taken up Ironman competitionswas not a shocker.
Wunderle will be in ClearwaterBeach, Fla., this Saturday with some1,500 athletes from around the worldcompeting in the second Ironman 70.3World Championships. The event in-cludes a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-milebike ride and a 13.1-mile run.
“This one in Florida is the worldchampionship for the half Ironman dis-tance,” Wunderle said recently. “I justgot back from the world championshipsfor the full Ironman distance (140.6miles) two weeks ago in Hawaii. That’sthe BIG one. I did pretty good, 52nd inmy age group (35-39) and 249th overall.I was happy with that.”
The difference is that everything isdoubled in the full Ironman: a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a26.2-mile run. That’s like swimming aBerkeley Aquatic Club mid-seasonworkout, followed by a leg of the Tourde France, before finishing up with theBoston Marathon … all non-stop.
Only the best of the best qualify forthe world championships. Wunderlenoted that of the 1,800 who qualifiedfor Hawaii, about 150 are profession-als. The Oct. 13 event in Hawaii willbe televised Dec. 1 on NBC. “That’sthe big one, but I love competing inthem all,” Wunderle said.
Wunderle is not the first former WHSswimmer of his era to take up this typeof recreation. Former All-AmericanDarren Hertell (’93), who recently gotmarried down in the Bahamas, has been
a nationally ranked triathlete.Wunderle has been doing stuff like
that since his high school days, whenhe earned the “Mad Max” nickname,after the character Mel Gibson playedin three movies. “Wow, I can’t believeyou remembered that,” he said. “Ihaven’t been called that in a while.”
When he was 17, Wunderle becamethe second youngest person to everswim the 28.5 miles around Manhat-tan Island. And then there was hisattempt at a world record for mostmiles swum in a 24-hour period. “Imade it to 33 miles in 15 hours, beforemy body went into shock,” he said.“We didn’t know a lot about nutritionback then. I might’ve been able to doa lot better.”
Wunderle has been competing inabout two triathlons a month sinceMay, mostly local events in Connecti-cut. He was pretty consistent, twicewinning his age group and never plac-ing lower than fourth. And it doesn’thurt during the grueling workouts tohave a familiar face alongside as histraining partner: His wife, Christina, aformer WHS distance swimmingrecord-holder and YMCA Nationalchampion in the 500 free.
“Yeah, Christina has been bitten bythe triathlon bug, too” Wunderle said.“It’s a lot of work, but it sure keeps usin good shape.”
FOOTBALL UPDATEOK, so we didn’t get a playoff game
against Phillipsburg AND lost to SP-Fin football, AND both the girls soccerand j.v. boys soccer lost to SP-F in thecounty final AND then Alabama lost toLSU. That’s a nightmare combinationthat was almost too much to handle. Iwill honestly admit that, on the drivehome from work last Saturday night, Istopped my car in the middle of anempty Burlington-Bristol Bridge and,looking down on the Delaware Riverbelow, pondered the importance of life.It’s been 62 mostly good years, I ratio-nalized, and there’s not much that hasn’tbeen seen or done.
But then the thought of Nick andIvan, my cats, waiting for me at thefront door became overwhelming, so Iput things on hold, got back in the carand headed home. And, lo and behold,the sun really did come up on Sundaymorning. Saturday’s football loss willjust have to linger until the next time;hopefully that will be on Thanksgiv-ing Day 2008, but that’s another storyfor a couple of weeks from now.
(Eventually it hit me that, although SP-F won the final three matchups of the fallseason, WHS still had an overall 9-4-1advantage in head-to-heads, and won fiveWatchung Conference and three UnionCounty titles, to SP-F’s one and two.)
As to Saturday’s 28-14 loss, it waspretty simple. SP-F’s lines dominatedthe WHS lines for the final three quar-ters. After coming up empty (minusseven yards in four plays) followingJoe Vall-Llobera’s second-period in-terception that gave WHS the ball atthe SP-F 3 with a 7-6 lead, it was allSP-F from there. Over two hours, mymood went from looking forward toplaying Phillipsburg, and thenHunterdon Central, and thenPiscataway, to wondering what hadjust happened and (almost) thinkingmaybe a consolation game wouldn’tbe so bad. But that was then and nowit’s time to get ready for the BayonneBees in our North 2 Group 4 openerthis Saturday, 1 p.m., at Kehler Sta-dium. Our last playoff game was a 20-13 loss at unbeaten Sayreville in 2003;our last playoff win was 7-0 atMorristown in 2001; and our last homeplayoff game was in 1998, a 30-6 win
over West Morris (the last one beforethat was in 1979!). It was great to seeso many former WHS players at thegame — guys like Bob Davis (’74),Dave Yatcilla (’75), Bruce Jester (’75),Glen Kehler (’75), Joe Della Badia(’77), Tom Della Badia (’80), BillBowers (’80), Kevin McCormack (’99)and probably many others who I didn’tsee. It sure seemed that the visitors’stands had more people than the homestands. But, given the rivalry and theimportance of the game, the size of thecrowd was pretty disappointing.
SOCCER UPDATEAn amazing come-from-behind win
over Elizabeth earned WHS a homegame this past Tuesday in the sec-tional semifinals against Bridgewater-Raritan. Lost in the aftermath of thefrenetic final five minutes — whichsaw Mike Irving convert a penaltykick to put WHS up 2-1 and then sawthree good Elizabeth shots at the tyinggoal carom off the goal post or sail justwide — was the 211th career win forcoach George Kapner, tying him withWalt Leonow at WHS.
It’s also sets up an interesting ques-tion for the papers who do rankings.Who exactly is going to be ranked theNo. 1 boys soccer team in UnionCounty? SP-F was just over .500 butdid win the county title. Of the top fourteams — WHS, SP-F, Elizabeth andUnion — one thing is certain: Whenthe sun came up Sunday morning,only one of the four was still playing inthe state tournament. And that teamwas also the only one with a winningrecord this fall against all three of theother teams.
A better subject might be: whichschool in Union County has the bestoverall program, both boys and girls?Not just the best program in 2007, butthe best program over a period of time.How would you judge that? By gameswon and lost? By championships won?I think most people would easily agreethat the two best overall programs,both boys and girls, are WHS and SP-F. So, to help settle the argument, TheDen will provide the numbers for thosetwo schools, let’s call them School Aand School B, and then let you decide,impartially.
School A has won 24 titles (17county, 7 state), School B has won 32titles (27 county, 5 state).
Head to head, School A has 40 wins,School B has 63 wins and there havebeen 18 ties.
So, who would you pick, A or B?Feel free to send in your vote — just anA or a B, no comments needed — [email protected] and we’ll print themnext week, along with some other fol-low-up comments about the wild andwooly soccer season.
The WHS girls saw their season endon Monday with a 1-0 loss toBridgewater-Raritan in the North 2Group 4 semifinals. That came on theheels of a 1-0 loss to SP-F in thecounty finals.
DEVIL OF THE WEEKThis week’s free sub from Al the
Owner at Westfield Subs (261 SouthAve. East) goes to gymnast LacyCummings. The sophomore won thevault (9.8), was second on the beam(9.575) and third in all-around (37.35)as the Blue Devils finished second toBishop Ahr at the North 2 sectionals.WHS had the fourth highest score amongall the Group 4 schools in the state.
The Devil’s Den appears Thursdayin The Westfield Leader during theschool year. Contact us with comments,complaints or suggestions [email protected]. GO BLUE DEVILS!
Devil of the WeekLacy Cummings
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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS
CITIZENS INPUT FORREVENUE BLOCK GRANT
Mayor Martin Marks has announced apublic hearing will be held on the HUDRevenue Sharing Block Grant, XXXIV Yearfunding on Tuesday, November 20, 2007in Room 202, Municipal Building, 430 ParkAvenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey at7:30 p.m.
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 Marks. Scotch Plainshas benefited from Community Develop-ment funds since 1975 amounting to over$3,750,000. It is expected that approxi-mately $6,000,000. will be available toUnion County for XXXIV Year funding.
The hearing will be chaired by JosephDuff, Robert Johnston, and Philip Schickofficial delegates to the Rev. Sharing Com-mittee. Nineteen towns in Union Countyare involved, and all projects must have a2/3 majority of the total committee mem-bership approval in order to become real-ity.
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 citizens facilities, childcare facilities, and various social serviceprograms.
Barbara RiepeTownship Clerk
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Lady Raiders AdvanceTo Sectional Finals:
Midfielder Jenna McGarry drilleda direct kick into the net early inovertime to give the second-seededScotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolgirls soccer team a 1-0 victory overMorristown in the North Jersey, Group3, Section 2, semifinals in ScotchPlains on November 5. Goalie JackieLaw made 12 saves in the shutout.
Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times2007 UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS…The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer teamcelebrate their 4-0 triumph over Elizabeth on November 3. It was Coach Tom Breznitsky’s 12th and the team’s 14th overallUCT championship.
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IRVING SCORES ON STRAUSS ASSIST, SCORES ON PK
Blue Devils Sting MinutemenIn Boys Soccer Sections, 2-1
By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
No. 3 was a charm and it came atthe right time when the WestfieldHigh School boys soccer team ralliedfrom a 1-0, halftime deficit to stingElizabeth, 2-1, in the quarterfinals ofthe North Jersey, Group 4, Section 2tournament at Gary Kehler Stadiumin Westfield on November 1. BlueDevil junior midfielder Mike Irvingscored both goals, the second comingon a penalty kick late in the game.
The two regular-season showdownsended in ties and both meetingsshowed furious action that did notcease until time ran out. Even thoughthe 12-4-3 Minutemen had only eightmeaningful shots on goal and the 12-4-3 Blue Devils took six, the fury ofthe game was no different than theprevious two games. Minutemangoalie Matias Cei finished with fivesaves, while Blue Devil goalies JeffO’Brien and Adam Fine shared four.
“It’s always an intense game. Com-ing out here for our first state game, itwas a big game for us to win. They arebig rivals. We tied them twice before.We wanted to put a win together anyway we could,” said Irving.
The Minutemen took the first seri-ous shot, 13 minutes into the game,that quivered the net but an offsidecall nullified the goal. But one minute
later, Minuteman Dennis Correiacrossed right-to-left to RobertoMoreno-Duque, who lodged the ballinto the upper right netting. Fifteenminutes into the second half, the BlueDevils evened the score when DanStrauss’ shot deflected off Matias’fingertips and Irving closed in to tapthe ball into the goal.
“They came out strong in the firsthalf. (In the) second half, we werepressuring the whole time. We had afree kick that played to the far post.One of our guys (Strauss) brought itdown and took a shot. It hit the goalie’shand and bounced right in front ofme. I was just there to put it in. I wasin there at the right time,” Irvingexplained.
With five minutes remaining, theBlue Devils were awarded a penaltykick for the Minutemen defenderscrowding Brandon Heroux. Irvingtook the kick and slid it into the leftcorner.
“We kept playing hard and theywere all over Brandon Heroux thewhole game. Finally they came overthe top and horse-collared him. Mikegot the penalty kick. Mike had thebest game he had all year. He was atthe right spot at the right time but youhave to be hustling to be there. He didthat all day,” said Blue Devil HeadCoach George Kapner.
“I have one thing that I do everytime. I’ve been doing it forever and italways works for me. I just go and putit in the corner. If the goalie can makea save on it, he can make a save. Butif you put it in the corner like that one,there’s nothing he can do,” said Irv-ing.
“We tried something a little differ-ent the last few days. We have beenshutout three of the last four games.We altered our system and they scoreda goal against us. At halftime, wealtered even more. We went with fourforwards, which I don’t even remem-ber the last time I did it. We playedgreat and got that goal. We then de-cided to go back to our normal sys-tem, a 4-4-2, and play some posses-sion. We didn’t play particularly well.Maybe me second guessing as thecoach! Our season was on the brinkof disappearing and we really cameout and played super hard,” said coachKapner.
The Minutemen, who minutes be-fore the penalty kick nearly scoredwith a shot off the right post, nailedthe post two more times in the finaltwo minutes.
“We were very lucky! They hadthree shots hit the post in the last 10minutes,” commented coach Kapner.Elizabeth 1 0 1Westfield 0 2 2
Blue Devils took advantage of a poorpunt with great field position on theRaider 24. After two running plays,netting no yardage, DiIorio slid ashort pass to Sheehan, who glidedinto the end zone for the 24-yard playwith 5:56 left in the quarter.
Toward the end of the quarter, theBlue Devils seemed to be on the vergeof another score when linebacker Vall-Llobera intercepted Chervenyak’s passon the Raider three but the Raiderdefense hung tough and, with the helpof Marcus Green’s crushing sack,stopped the Devils on the 10-yard line.
The Raiders marched 84 yards on13 plays to the Blue Devil six butChervenyak’s pass into the end zonewas intercepted by defensive backSelert – his fourth of the season. Onthe Raiders’ final drive of the half,Domanski’s 28-yard field goal at-tempt missed and the Blue Devilsheld a slim, 7-6 lead at halftime.
Early in the third quarter,Chervenyak engineered a 10-play, 73-yard drive that ended with his one-yard TD plunge. Baker added thetwo-point conversion with his recep-tion in the left corner of the end zone.After Okarter’s fumble recovery gavethe Raiders possession on theWestfield 46, Taylor carried for fiveyards then followed up, after a greatblock from Marcus Green, with his41-yard TD sprint with 2:13 remain-ing in the third quarter.
“Marcus was the guy. If the fullbackdoesn’t block, we are not running theball. He made a great block,” saidRaider Head Coach Steve Ciccotelli.
The final nail in the coffin was ham-
mered early in the fourth quarter whenBoff intercepted DiIorio’s pass in theflats and galloped 28 yards for the TD.
“As soon as the quarterback threwit, I figured I had a chance for it. Iwasn’t sure who was behind me, so Iran as hard as I could,” said Boff. “Myfirst touchdown ever!”
With time running out, DiIorio con-nected with Sheehan for a 15-yardTD reception. The Raiders recoveredthe anticipated onside kick andChervenyak sealed the deal with a33-yard keeper.
“We were the most pumped I’veever seen. Our offensive line has beengood all season. They give me plenty
of time in the pocket. They openedholes for the running backs,” saidChervenyak who added, “In the be-ginning, I threw a pick in the endzone. I threw a pick when I was tryingto throw to Marcus. I made some badreads but in the second half I startedmaking good reads.”
“In the first half, we shot ourselvesin the foot a couple of times. I thoughtwe were playing well but we just hadto come out and play well in thesecond half. We just kept playingwell and that’s what happened,” saidcoach Ciccotelli.Westfield 7 0 0 7 14Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 6 0 15 7 28
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWITHSTANDING A FURIOUS ATTACK…Blue Devil goalie Greg O’Brien was put to the test in the final minutes of thegame against the Minutemen, who bounced three shots off the post.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGETTING GOOD BLOCKING FROM HIS FULLBACK…Raider Anthony Taylor, No. 2, got good blocking from hisfullback Marcus Green and gained 133 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown run.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING THE INTERCEPTION…Blue Devil Joe Vall-Llobera, No. 9, inter-cepts a pass intended for Raider Marcus Green, No. 21, at the Raider three-yardline. The Raiders’ defense held.
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curtain defense of Stephanie Glover,Tina Camarda, Bridget Cornwell,Delia McGee and Emily Meehanwithstood the onslaught. Blue Devilmidfielder Corrine Parkinson rippeda shot into the net, but it came afterthe ref had blown a whistle. Parkinsonadded another shot that Law tippedover the crossbar. Seconds later, aftera corner kick, Law pounced on theloose ball. Law then used her basket-ball leaping ability once again to tipBlue Devil Natalie Morrison’s directkick over the crossbar.
“All year we have been relying onour defense. I guess that old adage istrue. Offense wins games. Defensewins championships. We’ve just beenfollowing our defense and Jackie hasbeen outstanding all year. She’s an
excellent athlete and she came up bigat the end again for us,” said RaiderHead Coach Kevin Ewing. “The girlswho we have back there, TinaCamarda, Steph Glover were out-standing today, Delia McGee, EmilyMeehan and Bridget Cornwell havebeen doing it all year.”
“It’s our entire team. Every girl onthe field works on defense. We are nota big offensive team. When we getthat one goal in, we are just going tohold you down the rest of the game.That’s been the way we have beenplaying all year. It gets the job doneand it gets us the county champion-ship,” Law said. “Tina had come offan injury so she’s not at her best yet.People haven’t seen what Tina can dobut in a game like this, you want the
CORTINHAL, HANDZA, PARKINSON LEAD DEVIL GIRLS
Lady Blue Devils Crush BeesIn Soccer Group Sections, 7-0
By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Seniors Corrine Parkinson andHannah Wharam, and juniors Brit-tany Cortinhal and Tara Handza ledthe fourth-seeded Westfield HighSchool girls soccer team to an unex-pectedly easy, 7-0, victory over fifth-seeded Bayonne in the first round ofthe NJSIAA Group 4, Section 3 tour-nament at Gary Kehler Stadium inWestfield on October 31. The Beeshad swarmed into Westfield with animpressive 12-4 record, while the BlueDevils entered the game with a 13-4-1 record.
“The thing about the states, the waythey do the seeding is based strictly onrecord. They don’t really look atstrength of schedule. You could play ateam that has a lot of wins but maybethey are not playing tough competi-
tion or you could play a team that hasa .500 record but has been playing thetop teams in the state. The recordsdon’t show all the time,” said BlueDevil Head Coach Katie Wertheimer.
If the game would have been a bas-ketball game, it could have been calleda half-court game as the Blue Devilspelted the Bees’s goal area with 24shots and forced goalie BrittanyMacLean to make 11 saves. Three ofthe Blue Devils’ shots ricocheted offthe crossbar and two more reboundedoff the post. The Blue Devils also had10 corner kicks in the first half – threewere successive shots – and three werein the second half. In the meantime,Blue Devil goalies Claire Bennett andMeghan Brody needed only to stopone relatively harmless shot. Also, theLady Blue Devils correctly anticipatedthe direction of the Bees’ throw-ins
and intercepted nearly all of their re-turn kicks.
“At this point in the season, we arereally coming together. It showed outhere today. We were passing the ballaround. We were finishing. We wantto keep our season going, so you haveto win these games,” said coachWertheimer.
Cortinhal scored the first goal 8:31into the game, after a cross fromParkinson, when she ripped a left-to-right bullet into the net. Two minutesafter Handza hammered a shot off thecrossbar, Arielle Zierling buzzed ashot that slipped from MacLean’sgrasp. Handza was at the right spot totap it lightly over the goal line.
“She’s got great foot skills. She doeshave a knack for being in that rightplace at the right time. A lot of timesher goals are coming off of rebounds.The goalie bobbled it. She’s there toput it in. You need people like that,”coach Wertheimer said of Handza.
Slightly more than two minutes intothe second half, Parkinson, assisted byGrace MacKenzie, upped the score to3-0. Four minutes later, MacKenziebooted a shot into the post and TinaCognetti took the rebound and headedit in for the score. Two minutes later,Parkinson crossed to Hannah Wharam,who made the score 5-0.
The remaining 31 minutes gave theBlue Devil reserves the opportunityto take to the field. The shelling con-tinued. Freshman Hannah Kronickscored an unassisted goal with 24:50remaining, then three minutes later,she added the final goal on abreakaway.
“She’s a finisher and that’s whatwe need there,” said coach Wertheimerof Kronick. “We got everybody in. Alot of people scored today. We pulledup a few from the JVs because wehave a few injuries at the varsity level.I think it’s important, when you can,to give people experience.”Bayonne 0 0 0Westfield 2 5 7
STRANIERO SCORES TWO GOALS; KRUPER, 3 ASSISTS
Lady Soccer Raiders ParalyzeFt. Lee in Section Tourney, 8-0
By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
One quick strike by halfback MollyMeehan and two kicks that hit themark by Alyssa Straneiro in the firsthalf led the way for the second-seededScotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolgirls’ soccer team to grab an 8-0 vic-tory over Fort Lee in the North Jersey,Section 2, Group 3 quarterfinals inScotch Plains on November 1.
The Raiders out-shot the LadyBridgemen, 30-1. In addition toStraniero’s and Meehan’s goals, KatieCornacchia, Bridget Cornwell,Stephanie Glover, Sarah Canfield andMorgan Burke added one goal each.Goalie Jackie Law rested the entirefirst half and midway through thesecond half. Law’s rest allowedbackup keeper Saxony Nielsen toshow off her talent with one save.
With 4:15 off the clock, MollyMeehan looped a shot into a melee infront of the goalmouth whereStraniero got off a shot that found thenet. The second goal came at the sixthminute mark when Cornacchia brokethrough and whizzed an unassistedshot between the pipes from 15 yardsout. The Raiders upped the score to 3-0 when Jenna McCarry launched abeautiful hook shot from the corner,Straniero took the pass and punchedit into the left corner of the net.
“We knew to come out aggressive,try to score first and early. Then afterthat we kept on being aggressive andour defense was able to hold it down,”said defenseman Delia McGee. “Wetry to pass the ball wide. Take it downto the line and get a cross off everytime. Once we see an opportunity, wetry to switch the field or play it down
and get the cross off.”Head Coach Kevin Ewing platooned
most of his first team in the secondhalf, but the Raiders kept up the pres-sure. With 6:20 off the clock, MollyMeehan, attacking from the left, sent across into center where Cornacchia,dogged by Bridgemen keeper Al Jarez,blazed a shot into the upper right cor-ner of the net. Cornwell struck gold atthe 20:29 mark off a corner by Kruper.Ninety ticks later, Ally Prestridgecharged down the right corner andhooked the ball towards Glover, whoheaded the ball inside the far post.
The Raiders scored again whenKruper, on the near sideline sliced theball towards Canfield, who smashedthe upper right side of the net. Withtwo minutes remaining, Prestridgecontrolling the ball broke away andhooked it into Burke, who eludedseveral defenders and notched thefinal goal.
“What a wonderful experience be-ing part of this team. We’re reallyyoung this year and it’s great watchingus just build as a team. No one ex-pected a lot from us this year, so it’sgreat to defy everyone’s expectations,do what we did last year and go far-ther,” said senior Sam Bremer. “In thegame, we knew to keep everythinglocked in, could not allow one goal.We kept possession, especially inmidfield, tried to avoid any type ofcounter attack. It was fortunate that wewere a lot taller than them, so we wonthe balls in the air. We played the feet,played the ball to each other and madeopportunities for ourselves. They, inturn, just kicked it and I don’t thinkthey really had a sense of purpose.They tried to kick up the field and playon luck to get a good shot off.”Fort Lee 0 0 0Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 3 5 8
ball as far away from the box aspossible. She is the girl you wantkicking it. Steph just holds our teamdown. We would not be anywherewithout Stephanie. I don’t knowwhere I would be without her. Bridgetwas put one-on-one with CorrineParkinson. Every time those two getmatched up, it’s great to watch.Parkinson is a great player. For her toonly get a few shots off on me, it’s anamazing job by Bridget. She’s a greatathlete.”
“They stepped up their pressure.They started throwing people up frontand we held on,” coach Ewing said.“It was an excellent game. Two goodteams!”Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 1 0 1Westfield 0 0 0
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDRILLING THE SOCCER BALL DOWNFIELD…Blue Devil Brittany Cortinhal, No. 25, gives the ball a good bootdownfield as Raider Jenna McGarry, No. 7, closes in.
David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesALWAYS AROUND THE BALL…Blue Devil Tara Handza, No. 16, has theknack to position herself in the right place at the right time.
Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBREAKING THROUGH FOR A SCORE…Raider Alyssa Straneiro, off an assistby Molly Meehan, is determined to get her shot in goal. Later, Straniero struckthe Ft. Lee net for her second goal off an assist by Jenna McCarry.
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Westfield PAL A White BeatsStaten Island in Playoffs, 24-16
OPENING UP THE HOLE…Westfield A White running back James O’Rourkegets through the hole opened by lineman Ryan Elliott during the playoff winagainst Staten Island.
Jim O’Connor (www.njsportpics.com) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesGIVING IT THE BOOT…Allie Hambleton of Scotch Plains takes a shot forRutgers against St. John’s in a women’s soccer game on November 1. After 110minutes of scoreless soccer, the Scarlet Knights found the touch in penalty kicks,out shooting the Red Storm, 4-2, to move on to the second round of the Big EastTournament.
The Westfield PAL A White foot-ball team defeated Staten Island, 24-16, in the first round of the SuburbanYouth Football League playoffs inSummit on November 4. Westfield AWhite will face the Westfield A Blueteam this weekend in the divisionalchampionship game.
Westfield scored first on a 15-yardrun by James O’Rourke, who followedthe strong blocking of Alex McHughinto the end zone. In the second quar-ter, the Westfield defense held StatenIsland on fourth down and, on the nextplay, RB Pat Johnson scampered 25yards to the six-yard line. O’Rourkethen pounded into the end zone for hissecond TD run of the day.
Late in the second quarter, Westfield
completed its scoring as O’Rourke ran20 yards for a TD. Kicker Jonnie Gribbinsuccessfully converted all three PAT’smaking to score, 24-8, at halftime.
In the second half, Westfield got keyfumble recoveries by Ryan Elliott andGribbin, which thwarted the StatenIsland drives. Cornerback KurtKowlaski and linebacker Bill Hedleyeach made several big tackles. JohnLanzano, who had a big game on bothsides of the ball, knocked down a HailMary pass on the last play of the game.
Westfield’s offense had several strongruns up the middle by fullback BrendanDugan and halfback Paul Werner, whofound daylight behind the blocking oflineman Nick Calello, Kevin Ander-son, Dan Bigelow and Elliott.
WF Y A Swim Girls DefeatWest Morris Y, 112-96
On October 27, the Westfield Ygirls A team hosted and defeated theWest Morris Y’s girls, 112-96.
8U: Shannon Pyle took first in the25 backstroke and 25 butterfly. EmilyOster won the 25 free and took sec-ond in the 25 fly. Muriel Maloneyplaced second in the 25 back andthird in the 25 free. Mackenzie Smithwon the 25 breast. Emily Beattie (25breast) and Emily Lockatell (25 free)took second. Pyle, Lockatell, Maloneyand Oster won the 100-free relay.
9-10: Elise Morano won the 100-IM and the 50 breast. Katherine Duffy(50 free), Johanna Mermer (50 breast),Caroline Basile (50 back) andCourtney Day (50 fly) placed second.Morano, Gwen Devin, Day and Duffy
finished first in the 200 free relay.11-12: Audrey Bangs won the 50
free and 50 back. Becky Zhang wonthe 50 breast. Carly Whitmer finishedsecond in the 200-IM and won the 50fly. Alexandria Korba placed secondin the 50 free. Korba, Bangs, Zhangand Whitmer won the 200-free relay.
13-14: Caitlin English (100 free),Abby Pires (100 breast) and KylieBangs (100 back) took first. OliviaScrofani (200-IM), Summer Thomas(100 free), Allison Rose (100 breast)and Maeve Maloney (100 back) tooksecond. Loren Ball, MargauxFleschler, Scrofani and Thomas wonthe 200 free relay.
15-18: Suzanne Lemberg placedsecond in the 200-IM and the 100 fly.
WF Y B Swim Boys DefeatFSPY Swim Boys, 109-97
The Westfield Y boys B swim teamdefeated the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsY (FSPY) boys B swim team, 109-97, on October 27.
8U: Hunter Casazza placed secondin the 25 free and 25 fly. MatthewHarris placed second in the 25 backand Jack Edmondson won the 25breast. Jack Cifelli (25 free and 25breast) and Joseph Chen (25 fly)placed third.
9-10: Lucas Fan won the 50 backand took second in the 50 fly. StefanCrigller won the 50 breast and tooksecond in the 100 IM. Austin Kreusserwon the 100 IM. Tomasso Wagner(50 free) and Evan Moore (50 back)placed second. Kreusser, Moore, NickCannone and Wagner won the 200-free relay.
11-12: Connor Moore won the 100IM and 50 breast. Tommy Pyle wonthe 50 backstroke and took second inthe 50 fly. David Adsit (50 free) andSean Beattie (50 back) placed sec-ond. Adsit, Moore, Ryan Thomas andPyle won the 200 free relay.
13-14: Sean Clark won the 100
free and 100 breast. Tim York wonthe 100 back and took second in the100 free. Nicandro Donadio (200IM) and by Matt Trinkle (100 fly)took second. Ryan Thomas, a 12-year-old, placed second in the 100breast and third in the 100 back.York, Donadio, Trinkle and Clarkwon the 200 free relay.
15-18: Andrew Cordeiro placedsecond in the 200 IM and second inthe 200 breast, while John Taylorfinished second in the 100 fly.
WF A Devilfish Boys StingWest Morris Boys, 127-85
On October 27, the Westfield AreaY Devilfish boys A team stung theWest Morris Y Sharks, 127-85.
100-IM (9-10): Ryan Daniel (first),Andre Benz (second); (11-12) MattDaniel (first), Stephen Husch (third);200 IM: (13-14) Daniel Pesin (sec-ond); (15-18) Matt Meserole (third).
25 free (8 and under): JackNaughton (first), Colin Daniel (sec-ond); 50 free: (9-10) Ryan Daniel(first), Gavin Conlon (second), Jor-dan Hickman (third); (11-12) An-thony Gurrieri (first), Max Shin (sec-ond), Luke McGrory (third); 100free (13-14) Jon Drori (first), KevinOster (second).
25 breast (8 and under): ColinDaniel (first), Jack Naughton (sec-ond); 50-breast: (9-10) Jack Rose(1st), Andre Benz (third); (11-12)Stephen Husch (first), Aidan Donadio(third); 100 breast (13-14): Jon Drori(first), Daniel Pesin (third); 200breast: (15-18) Matt Morgan (first),Brian Pesin (third).
25 back (8 and under): MatthewBarmakian (first), Nick Youssef(third); 50-back: (9-10) GavinConlon (first), Kevin Clauss (sec-ond); (11-12) Max Shin (first), LukeMcGrory (second); 100 back: (13-14) Kevin Oster (first), RyanHobson (second). 200-back: (15-
18) Matt Meserole (third).25-fly (8 and under): Nick Youssef
(first), Aedan Collins (third); 50 fly:(9-10) Jack Rose (first); (11-12) MattDaniel (first), Anthony Gurrieri(third); 100-fly (13-14) Ryan Hobson(third); (15-18) Matt Blutfield (first);(8 and under): 100-free relay (Daniel,Naughton, Youseff, Collins); (9-10)200-free relay: (Rose, Conlon, Benz,Daniel); (11-12): 200-free relay(Gurrieri, Shin, Husch, Daniel); (13-14): 200-free relay (Oster, Pesin,Hobson, Drori).
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The Borough of Fanwood will conductan auction on Saturday, November 17,2007, Public Works Garage, Manfra Way,Fanwood, New Jersey. Auction hours tobegin at 10 A.M. to Noon (Preview at 9A.M.). Items for sale include but are notlimited to the following:
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The police vehicles can be inspectedat the Police Department Parking lot, 75North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey on Friday, November 16, 2007,9AM – 3 PM.
Bicycles, office furniture and equipment(Copier, adding machines, printer, phoneequipment) assorted found property.
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The right is reserved by the Mayor andCouncil to reject any or all bids and waiveany informalities if deemed to be in theinterest of the Borough to do so.
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Westfield Y Aquaducks PutOn Synchronized Swim Show
TAKING A BREAK…Some of the younger members of the Aquaducks take abreak from practice.
The nationally-ranked WestfieldArea Y’s synchronized swim teamwill feature the Aquaducks 15th An-nual Synchronized Swimming Showin its annual fundraising show for thepublic. This year’s show entitled,“Tune in to Synchro,” is scheduledfor 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday,November 17, and Sunday, Novem-ber 18 at 1 p.m. at the Main Y facility.
The show is made up of team rou-tines as well as duets and trios. Syn-chronized swimming has graduallyevolved from what was once knownas “water ballet,” to become a moredemanding combination of gymnas-tics and ballet in water. Lifts andthrows are a highlight of the sport.
The Aquaducks team is made up of
girls aged 8 to 18 who come from allover Central New Jersey includingPrinceton, Holmdel, Bridgewater,Basking Ridge, Maplewood,Plainfield, Fanwood, Scotch Plains,Cranford and Westfield, as well asPennsylvania.
The show raises money to helpdefray travel costs to competitions allover the U.S. The team participates inthe U.S. Junior Championships, AgeGroup National Championships andthe U.S. Open, which took place lastyear in Hawaii.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 forchildren (12 years and under). Ad-vance tickets are available. For moreinformation, call Diane Hunsinger at(908) 233-2700, extension no. 324.
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SOCCER VICTORY…The Westfield U-9 Juventus boys soccer team registereda 2-1 victory over the South Brunswick Stingrays.
A SOCCER TREAT…The Westfield Breakers U-13 soccer team was invited tobe ball girls for the Rutgers Woman’s Crimson Knights on September 9 in theirgame vs. Monmouth College. Rutgers won 1-0. The Breakers included ZoeCanavan, Lillie Russo, Amanda Williams, Rebecca Harris, Reilly Shiarella,Emily Ince, Erin Fitzpatrick, Kristi Troutman, Giana DiGiorgio, Emma Lysek,Jennifer Murphy, Sian Scott, Jennifer Tresnan and Charlotte Russo. Missingfrom the photo are Ashley Dietz and Jessie Murray.
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WF ‘Y’ B Devilfish DefeatSPF Swimming Girls, 121-96
On October 27, the Westfield Ygirls B Devilfish swim team defeatedthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls, 121-96, to start its record at 1-0.
8U: Emma Conlon placed first inthe 25 free, while Danielle Rubianoplaced third. Jessica Trinkle won the25-breast. Conlon, Amy Liang andSara Gargiulo placed 1-2-3 in 25 back.In the 25 fly, Trinkle, Liang and GraceCash placed 1-2-3. In the 100-freerelay, Trinkle, Conlon, Rubiano andLiang placed first.
9-10: Charley Hays placed first inthe 100 IM, while Marina DeCotiisplaced third. In the 50 free, MeredithBagger, Carly Kalis and CaitlinCollins placed 1-2-3. In the 50 breast,Kalis, Emma Phillips and Hays swept.Phillips placed first in the 50 back,while Rachel Mattera took third.DeCotiis took first in the 50 fly, whileCecily D’Amore took second andCollins third. In the 200-free relay,Bagger, Kalis, Hays and Collins sweptfirst.
11-12: Shannon Sokolow won the
100IM, while Kathleen Bond placedthird. Victoria Greeley won the 50 freeand 50 back. Kyla Gargiulo placedsecond in 50 breast, while CharlotteMilford placed third. Sokolow tooksecond in the 50 fly. In the 200-freerelay, Bond, Gemma Larche, Sokolowand Greeley swept first.
13-14: Alana Basil won the 200-IM, while Katie Yamano placed sec-ond. Brenna Berenholz won the 100free. Maura Colwell took third in the100-breast. In the 100 back, Basilplaced second, while Amanda Adsittook third. In the 100 fly, Berenholz,Adsit and Meghan Bachman swept 1-2-3. In the 200-free relay, Bachman,Adsit, Yamano and Berenholz tookfirst.
15-18: Kathleen O’Neil took sec-ond in the 200 IM. In the 100 freeAbigail Ryan placed first. O’Neiltouched second in the 200 breast andLindsey Anderson placed second inthe 200 back. Ryan won the 100 fly.O’Neil, Megan Boersig, Andersonand Ryan won the 200-free relay.
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted Resolutionsat its October 29, 2007 meeting for thefollowing applications heard at its Septem-ber 17, 2007 meeting.
Lisa Barry, 1050 Rahway Avenue,Applicant seeks permission to construct apool enclosure consisting of a six foot highcedar fence (5 feet board-on-board and 1foot lattice) on three sides and 54 incheshigh aluminum fencing on the fourth sidecontrary to Sections13.02D5 of the LandUse Ordinance. Application approved.
Teresa M. Diamantopoulos, 1018Boynton Avenue, Applicant seeks per-mission to enlarge the front porch andconstruct a roof over the porch contrary tosection 12.03D of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Application approved.
Mike and Alecia Scala, 136 HarrowRoad, Applicant seeks permission to con-struct a front porch addition and a secondstory addition to the rear of the homecontrary to Section 12.03D of the LandUse Ordinance. Application approved.
Hector Alvarez, 810 Wallberg Avenue,Applicant seeks permission to retain anexisting two car garage contrary to Sec-tion 12.04F1 of the Land Use Ordinance.Application denied.
Charles & Susan Schafer, 824 St.Marks Avenue, Applicant seeks permis-sion to construct a two story addition con-trary to Section 12.04F1 of the Land UseOrdinance. Application approved.
Meridian Health Care, Inc. d/b/aWestfield Center Genesis Healthcare,1515 Lamberts Mill Road, Applicantseeks permission to construct three (3) 12foot x 12 foot concrete pads for summercanopies and one 50 foot x 80 foot con-crete pad for a summer tent and; to re-move a non-ADA compliant ramp andconstruct ADA compliant stairs and rampcontrary to Section 19.03A and 19.03B ofthe Land Use Ordinance. Application ap-proved with conditions.
Kathleen A. NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment
1 T - 11/8/07, The Leader Fee: $46.41
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT425 EAST BROAD STREETWESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY
SPECIAL MEETING
The Board of Adjustment of the Town ofWestfield, New Jersey will meet on No-vember 26, 2007 in the Council Chambersin the Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30pmto hear and consider the following appealfor variance relief from the requirements ofthe Westfield Land Use Ordinance:
Joseph Buontempo, 1016 - 1020South Avenue, West, Block 2606, Lots10 & 11 seeks preliminary and final majorsite plan approval with variance relief fromSections 11.28G8, 11.28G11, 17.02B.4,and 17.10G of the Land Use Ordinance.Applicant proposes construction of a colo-nial style, three-story, mixed-use, framebuilding with office space on the first floorand residential units on the second andthird floors.
List of New C.40:55D-70 c and dvariances requested
§11.28.G.11 Maximum Allowable Im-pervious Coverage is 70%. Proposed is75.9%.
§11.28.G.8 Maximum Allowable Habit-able Floor Area is 50% or 10,000 squarefeet. Proposed is 57.33% or 11,466 squarefeet.
§17.02.B.4 Parking required by zone is33 spaces. Proposed are 25 spaces.
§17.10G Location of Light Fixture fromCurb: required is a minimum of 3 feet.Proposed is 1.5 feet.
Formal action may be taken.Variances, waivers or exceptions from
certain site plan details or relief from re-quirements may be sought as appropri-ate.
The application and plans are on file inthe office of the Secretary of the Board ofAdjustment, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey and may be seenMonday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Kathleen A. NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment
1 T- 11/8/07, The Leader Fee: $43.86
SPFYBA RegistrationSet for November 10The Scotch Plains Fanwood Youth
Baseball Association’s (SPFYBA)2008 Registration will close on No-vember 10. Please take a few minutesto enjoy the convenience of our on-line system anytime before Novem-ber 10 at www.SPFYBA.ORG
You can register in person at BoothField on Saturday, November 10 from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Players from 6-years old to 18-years old are eligibleto play. See the improvements thathave been made to the program, in-cluding lower registration fees forour younger players, to the two newfields our Recreation Department andUnion County friends have built forus at UC Vo-Tech and Route 22(McDonalds Field). 2008 will alsosee the inaugural season for our PrepLeague for players ages of 16 to 18.
If there are any questions, pleasecall our Registration Director, JimMorris, at (908) 322-8387.
WTA Women’s SinglesFinal Tennis Ladder:Listed below are the final stand-
ings for the 2007 season followingthe September playoffs of theWestfield Tennis AssociationWomen’s Singles Ladder. Nine play-ers achieved six or more matchesduring the season in which 32 matcheswere played. For the fifth year in arow, JoAnn Purdy won the title, beat-ing Clara Karnish in straight sets.
1. JoAnn Purdy 2. Clara Karnish 3. Janice Honymar 4. Linda Coleman 5. Nancy Freundlich 6. Lisa Alonge 7. Andrea Krest 8. Priscilla Wood 9. Ann Diver-Diehl10. Vanessa Barber11. Jean Power12. Lisa Sottung13. Lisa Black-Polak14. Mari Melao
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A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, November 8, 2007 Page 17
PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD
NOTICE OF PENDINGBOND ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE 07-21-S
The bond ordinance, the summary termsof which are included herein, was intro-duced and passed upon first reading at ameeting of the governing body of the Bor-ough of Fanwood, in the County of Union,State of New Jersey, on November 5,2007. It will be further considered for finalpassage, after public hearing thereon, at ameeting of the governing body to be heldat the Municipal Building, 75 North MartineAvenue in the Borough of Fanwood, onNovember 20, 2007 at 7:30 o’clock PM.During the week prior to and up to andincluding the date of such meeting copiesof the full ordinance will be available at nocost and during regular business hours, atthe Clerk’s office for the members of thegeneral public who shall request the same.The summary of the terms of such bondordinance follows:
Title: Bond Ordinance Providing An Ap-propriation of $2,000,000 for Acquisitionof Property in and by The Borough ofFanwood, In the County of Union, NewJersey And Authorizing The Issuance of$2,000,000 Bonds Or Notes Of The Bor-ough For Financing Part Of The Appro-priation.
Purpose(s): Acquisition of Property lo-cated at 238 South Avenue and 41 Sec-ond Street, (Block 64, Lots 4 and 21).
Appropriation: $2,000,000Bonds/Notes Authorized: $2,000,000Grants (if any) Appropriated: NoneSection 20 Costs: $200,000Useful Life: 40 yearsThis Notice is published pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.Eleanor McGovern
Borough Clerk1 T - 11/8/07, The Times Fee: $38.25
PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD
PLANNING BOARD
Notice is hereby given that the PLAN-NING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD after public hearing on Sep-tember 17, 2007, granted approval for aconditional use and a lot width variance forproperty owned by JMG Properties at 126Farley Avenue, Fanwood, New Jerseybeing Block 27, Lot 40.
Documents pertaining to this applica-tion are available for public inspection atBorough Hall during normal businesshours.
Mr. Michael GalbraithJMG Properties, LLC644 Jerusalem Road
Scotch Plains, New Jersey 070761 T - 11/8/07, The Times Fee: $17.34
Gala Comm. Names SP-FBoosters Organization of Year
SP-F Arts Association OffersPainting Demo Next Thurs.
SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Mayor’s Gala Committee hasnamed the Scotch Plains-FanwoodMusic Boosters Association(SPFMBA) the Volunteer Organiza-tion of the Year for 2007. The organi-zation will be among those honoredon November 30 at the annual Mayor’sGala at Shackamaxon Country Club.
The SPFMBA, which boasts morethan 150 families, ensures that allstudents who have the desire to par-ticipate in music programs, both cho-ral and instrumental, have the re-sources and the encouragement to doso. The organization strives to createstudent, parent, educational and com-munity pride in local music programs.
The SPFMBA provides logisticaland financial help to the music de-partment on a district-wide level. Al-though many of the activities are basedfrom the high school, the funds thatraided are used throughout the dis-trict to purchase musical instruments,sheet music and equipment for allfive elementary schools, both Parkand Terrill middle schools and ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School.
At the gala, the Moonglowers,SPFHS’s jazz ensemble, will performduring the first portion of the evening.Tickets are $65 per person and areavailable at the Scotch Plains Recre-ation Commission office in the mu-nicipal building.
HISTORY LESSON…Librarian Jes-sica Myers recalls the City ofPlainfield’s transportation history forthe Westfield Area Old Guard at itsOctober 6 meeting. The Old Guardgathers every Thursday from 9 a.m. tonoon at the Westfield Area “Y,” lo-cated at 220 Clark Street in Westfield.
Dina McGreevy VisitsSpringfield Free Library
SPRINGFIELD – On Sunday, No-vember 18, at 2 p.m., Dina McGreevywill present her book, “Silent Part-ner: A Memoir of My Marriage,” atthe Springfield Free Public Library.
In it, she answers questions such as“What were you thinking when yourthen husband announced to the worldthat he was gay?”
Mrs. McGreevy will spend themajority of the time answering ques-tions from the audience. Books willbe available for sale, and Mrs.McGreevy will autograph them.
The library is located at 66 Moun-tain Avenue. For additional informa-tion, call (973) 376-4930.
See it all on the web in color . . .www.goleader.com
Area Librarian GivesTalk About PlainfieldWESTFIELD – Jessica Myers, a
librarian and head of the PlainfieldPublic Library’s local history andspecial collections department, spoketo the Westfield Area Old Guard at itsOctober 6 meeting. Her talk was en-titled “Plainfield on the Move.”
Ms. Myers discussed the city’stransportation history from the 1700sthrough the 1920s, describing its evo-lution from large horse-drivencoaches to steam engine trains, auto-mobiles and fire engines.
The Westfield Area Old Guard in-vites retired men throughout the west-ern part of Union County to come toits meetings, which are held on Thurs-days from 9 a.m. to noon at theWestfield Area “Y,” located at 220Clark Street in Westfield.
Participants have an opportunity toenjoy refreshments and fellowshipprior to the short meeting and aspeaker. For more information, callJack McHugh at (908) 233-1539 orWalter Halpin at (908) 889-2074.
SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains and Fanwood Arts Associationwill hold a meeting next Thursday,November 15, at 7 p.m. on the lowerlevel of the Scotch Plains Library,located at 1927 Bartle Avenue. Aftera brief business meeting, SandraCerchio will offer a demonstration onoil painting in the style of the Renais-
sance Masters.Ms. Cerchio began as a self-taught
artist, creating portraits in pencil andpastel. She started studying oils at anadult night class and at a private stu-dio in Jersey City. She continued herstudies at Saint Peter’s College underthe director of the fine arts depart-ment.
She currently teaches art to chil-dren in the Scotch Plains-FanwoodSummer Creative Workshop programand provides private lessons to chil-dren and adults.
The demonstration is free and opento the public. For more information,contact Tom Yeager at (908) 322-5438.
Greg Ryan for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSUCCESSFUL SEASON...Taken in South Plainfield after the Westfield March-ing completed its season, members display some of the trophies won during theband’s six competitions.
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– Obituaries –
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Cranford218 North Avenue
276-0255Charles V. Dooley
ManagerNJ License # 3703
Begun in 1876 by William Gray and later Incorporated in1897 as the Gray Burial & Cremation Company.
Today, known by many simply as Gray’s, we continue toprovide the personal service that began with Mr. Gray,
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Eleanor Arace, 80Eleanor Smoliga Arace, 80, of
South Plainfield died on Thursday,November 1, at Muhlenberg RegionalMedical Center in Plainfield.
Born in Perth Amboy, she had livedin Scotch Plains before moving to SouthPlainfield more than 20 years ago.
Mrs. Arace had been employed as asecretary with Edison High Schoolfor many years before retiring.
Her husband, Albert Arace, prede-ceased her in 1965.
Surviving are her son, Robert Arace,and his wife, Katie, of Glastonbury,Conn.; her brother, Joseph Smoligaof Denver, Pa.; two grandsons, Mat-thew and Jeffrey Arace ofGlastonbury, and her niece, ArleneEngel of Westfield.
Funeral services were held onMonday, November 5, at the Memo-rial Funeral Home, 155 South Av-enue in Fanwood. Interment followedat Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the American Cancer So-ciety, P.O. Box 815, Elizabeth, N.J.07207 (www.cancer.org).
November 8, 2007
Myron Gadol, 84, Industrial Engineer;Army Veteran and Old Guard President
Saverio Germinario, 67Saverio Germinario, 67, of Westfield
died on Sunday, November 4, at hishome surrounded by his loving fam-ily.
Born in Molfetti, Italy, he came tothe United States in 1972 and lived inWestfield for more than 30 years.
Mr. Germinario had worked forWeldon Materials in Westfield for over15 years, retiring in 2001.
He was the beloved husband for 45years of Vincenza Magarelli Germinario;devoted father of Corrado Germinarioand his wife, Marcia and Maria Binettiand her husband, Damiano, and lovingbrother of Elena Mariani, Anna MariaCrosta, Nicola, Girolomo and AntonioGerminario. He also will be deeplymissed by his four grandsons, Stephan,Saverio, Vincent and Michael, and histhree granddaughters, Hayley, Alexiaand Julianna.
A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered yesterday, Wednesday, No-vember 7, at the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church in Westfield. Entomb-ment took place at Fairview Cemeteryin Westfield.
Arrangements were by the DooleyColonial Home, 556 Westfield Av-enue in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, please make do-nations in his name to either the Ameri-can Cancer Society or the AmericanDiabetes Association.
November 8, 2007
Barbara JaroszewskiBarbara Jaroszewski, 70, of Scotch
Plains died on Saturday, November 3.Born in Jersey City, Mrs.
Jaroszewski resided in Scotch Plainsfor many years. She was a home-maker.
Her brother, George, predeceased her.Surviving are her husband, Walter
Jaroszewski; a son, Roger Jaroszewski;a daughter, Susan Rickmers; her twinsister, Lillian Brett, and three grand-children.
Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. today, Thursday, November 8, atthe Gray Funeral Home, 318 EastBroad Street in Westfield. Entomb-ment will follow at Fairview Cem-etery in Westfield.
November 8, 2007
Marie C. Scott, 104Marie C. Scott, 104, died on Satur-
day, October 27, at her home in ScotchPlains.
Born in the Germantown section ofPhiladelphia, Pa., she was formerly ofFords. She maintained residences inboth Scotch Plains and PompanoBeach, Fla.
Mrs. Scott was a member of theCalvary Presbyterian Church in Co-conut Creek, Fla.
She was predeceased by her hus-band, Eric Scott, in 1972 and her son,John W. Scott, in 1998.
Surviving are her daughter, Marie A.Parsons of Scotch Plains; her daughter-in-law, Karen Kenney Scott; five grand-children, Kim Parsons Koch, Scott B.Parsons, Kelly Scott Maranchick, KirkE. Parsons and Dawne Scott, and sevengreat-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held onSaturday, November 3, at the FanwoodPresbyterian Church. A luncheon fol-lowed the service.
Arrangements were under the di-rection of the Memorial Funeral Home,155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
In lieu of flowers, donations may bemade to the Center for Hope Hospice,1900 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, N.J.07076 or to Habitat for Humanity, 2Randolph Road, Plainfield, N.J. 07060.
November 8, 2007
Alice L. Sikorski, 83Alice L. Sikorski, 83, of Scotch
Plains died on Thursday, November1, at Westfield Center-GenesisElderCare in Westfield.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she hadlived in Hudson Heights before mov-ing to Scotch Plains in 1960.
Mrs. Sikorski had been employedwith MetLife in New York City beforeretiring in 1946.
Surviving is her husband, ThomasJ. Sikorski.
Funeral services were held on Sat-urday, November 3, at the MemorialFuneral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood. Interment followed at SaintGertrude Cemetery in Colonia.
November 8, 2007
Kathleen Anderson, 41, Was Volunteer,Lay Deacon With Presbyterian Church
Kathleen Anderson
Kathleen “Kay” O’Brien LipperAnderson, 41, of Summit died on Fri-day, October 26, of breast cancer atOverlook Hospital in Summit.
Born November 17, 1965 atMuhlenberg Hospital inPlainfield, Kay was a mem-ber of the Central Presbyte-rian Church in Summit,where she also volunteeredfull-time as a church recep-tionist, served as a lay dea-con and volunteered as aStephen’s Minister.
Surviving are her husband,Troy “Andy” Anderson ofSummit; her mother, Betty LipperO’Brien of Boulder, Colo.; her fatherand step-mother, A. Michael and RuthC. Lipper of Summit; her brothers,Ken Lipper of Westfield, Steve Lipper
of New Providence and Don Lipper ofDavis, Calif., and a large and lovingfamily of sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews and cousins. Kay willbe greatly missed by her family and
many devoted friends.A memorial service was
held on Tuesday, October 30,at the Central PresbyterianChurch in Summit.
Arrangements were by theWilliam R. Dangler FuneralHome in Summit.
In lieu of flowers, Kay’sfamily has requested thatdonations be made to the
Central Presbyterian Church in Sum-mit, the Cancer Center at OverlookHospital in Summit or to Our House,Inc. in Murray Hill.
November 8, 2007
Myron Gadol, 84, of Westfield diedon Friday, November 2.
A Westfield resident since 1966, Mr.Gadol had been an industrial engineer forElastimold, a division of Amerace Esna, inHackettstown. He retired in 1997.
He received his degree in industrialengineering from the College of theCity of New York in 1951.
He was a United States Army vet-eran of World War II, having served inCentral Europe and the Rhineland.
Mr. Gadol was a member and pastpresident of the Westfield Area OldGuard.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years,Mildred Zetler Gadol; a son, StevenGadol; three daughters, Anne Calvert,Julie Coulter and Emily Martinez; abrother, Morris Gadol, and eight grand-children.
Funeral services were held on Tues-day, November 6, at the Dooley Colo-nial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue inWestfield. Burial took place at FairviewCemetery in Westfield.
Memorial donations may be madeto the Westfield Rescue Squad, P.O.Box 356, Westfield, N.J. 07090.
November 8, 2007
Anne Mason Hale, 81, Honored By ‘Y’Active With Charitable Organizations;
Anne Hale
Anne Mason Hale of Westfield, N.J.died on Friday, November 2, of cancerat home. She was 81 years old.
Anne was the daughter of Carl andCatherine Mason and granddaughterof Lawrence B. and Anne L. Masonand Spencer and Florence Damon. Bornin Cranford, she lived in Summit be-fore moving to Westfield in1952. Anne attended MountIda Junior College in Bostonand graduated from BerkeleySchool in East Orange. Shewas an executive secretarywith Merck.
Anne was active in manycharitable organizations. Shewas a trustee of the Westfield“Y,” a trustee of the WestfieldUnited Fund, vice president of theWestfield Service League, a member ofThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield, aSunday school teacher and a 20-yeardispatcher at the Westfield Rescue Squad.
Anne was named “Golden Man ofthe Year” for her service to the Westfield“Y” in 1991. She also was behind thescenes in support of her husband, Lee,in his work with many of Westfield’sphilanthropic organizations.
Anne was a 42-year member of EchoLake Country Club. She was a winnerof the 9-hole golf club championship in1965 and a winner of a number of otherEcho Lake titles, climaxing her career
with a hole-in-one at the Venice Golfand Country Club in 2004.
In addition to her work in the com-munity, enjoyment of sports and com-mitment to family and friends, Annehad a wide range of interests, talentsand skills. She designed home and clubrenovations, hung wallpaper, replaced
fixtures and repaired leaky fau-cets. Anne loved to cook, tendto her vegetable garden, makebraided rugs, throw a goodparty, play a game of Scrabble,do the Sunday puzzle, dance,work on the computer and,best of all, read a good book.
Surviving are her husband,Lee; daughters CatherineHale Viceps and Barbara
Hale; son Thomas Hale, and grand-daughter Jessica Ricker.
A memorial service will be held atThe Presbyterian Church in Westfieldat 140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield,N.J. on Friday, November 9, at 11 a.m.All are invited to a reception celebra-tion of Anne’s life at Echo Lake Coun-try Club after the service. Burial willbe in the Burial Grounds across fromThe Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, the family respect-fully requests that donations be made tothe Westfield Memorial Library, 550East Broad Street, Westfield, N.J. 07090.
November 8, 2007
Marion Dosch, 80, St. Vincent Alumna;Had Been Legal and Judicial SecretaryMarion Hoehn Dosch, 80, wife of
the late William A. Dosch, Sr., died onFriday, November 2, at her home inFanwood.
Born in Newark, Mrs. Dosch was agraduate of St. Vincent Academy in New-
ark and was a legal and judicial secretaryto the Honorable James J. Walsh for 30years before retiring in 1999.
Surviving are five sons, WilliamDosch, Daniel Dosch (Marie-France),Paul Dosch (Eileen), John Dosch(Theresa) and Matthew Dosch(Cheryl); three daughters, Mary AnnShaffer (Scott), Patricia Reinholz(Barry) and Bernadette Vokes (Tom);21 grandchildren and nine great-grand-children.
A Mass was offered on Monday,November 5, at St. Bartholomew theApostle Roman Catholic Church inScotch Plains, following the funeralfrom the Memorial Funeral Home,155 South Avenue in Fanwood. Inter-ment took place at Fairview Cemeteryin Westfield.
In lieu of flowers, donations may bemade to St. Vincent Academy Alum-nae Association, 226 West MarketStreet, Newark, N.J. 07103.
November 8, 2007
CLASSIFIED ADS
PT NANNY NEEDED-WESTFIELD
Caring, energetic and experiencednanny needed. Care for 6-monthold and 5-year old Monday throughFriday 4PM until 7 or 8PM. Nannywill pick up children at school anddaycare, organize play dates,make dinner for children, getchildren ready for bed, dochildren’s laundry and clean upafter them. Must have own carand a good driving record.Experience with infants, toddlersand school age children a must.
Please call Melissa at(212) 699-1927.
TEACHERS / TUTORS
$18.00 - $22.00 per hourPT, all subjects, K-12
Certification or experience requiredWestfield, Scotch Plains
& Fanwood Areas(908) 239-7982
OFFICE ASS’T / RECEPT
Professional phone manner andattention to detail a must.F/T position answering phones,bookkeeping, office duties forlocal business. Experiencerequired. FAX resume, cover letterand salary requirements to(908) 322-7081 Attn: Dawn
EXPERIENCED TUTOR
Local elementary/specialeducation teacher with MA
available fortutoring in your home or mine.
Grades k-8, all subjects.Specializing in
Orton-Gillingham instruction.Call (908) 233-3951
OPEN HOUSE SUN NOV 11
Westfield: 862 Dorian Rd.3 BR Col; many reno-vations. EIK/granite counters; fin bsmt;garage; deck; CAC. $699,900OPEN 1-4PM, DIR; W Broad toLambertsville Rd to Dorian
(732) 560-0200ERA Van Syckel Weaver &
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CLERK / TYPIST
WESTFIELDPT Clerk Typist
Call (908) 256-2797 orFax resume to (908) 232-4351
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
Raritan Road, Clarkapprx. 910 sq.feet
Prof. Bldg., near P.O. and banks,util. includ, parking. avail immed.
Call (732) 382-6070ask for Stan, Fay, or Gene
HELP WANTED
“Something special is happeninghere.” Grow with Prudential NJProperties! Hiring new/exper-ienced agents! Excellent training!
(908) 232-5664 (Margie)
GARWOOD APARTMENT
6 rooms, 1st fl, w/d hookup, waterinc. 1-1/2 month sec., $1600/mo.Call (908) 889-0402. Avail immed.2 car garage also avail, $160/mo
TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE
SCOTCH PLAINSSouthwyck VillageLarge Upgraded
2 Bedroom Unit with New KitchenPool, Tennis & Club House
(732) 381-1172
HELP WANTED
Part Time - Health Food StoreCollege Student - Thur, Fri, Sat
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OFFICE SPACE
WESTFIELD500-1,100 sq. ft. ProfessionalOffice Suite, prime downtownlocation, ample off-street parking,starting @ $1,250.00/mo.Immediate Occupancy. Walkingdistance to train station.
Call (908) 233-8186
INTERIOR HOUSE PAINTING
Quality work at an affordable price.No jobs too small. 10 yearsexperience. Fully insured. Foryour FREE estimate, please call
Matt @ (908) 358-5197
NEIDE HOUSE CLEANING
I will clean your house,apartment or condo.
Reliable, reasonable rates.I do laundry. Good references.
5 years exp.For each client you give me,
1 extra job free.Call me! (973) 583-5570 or
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HOUSE CLEANING
Experienced, responsiblePolish woman will clean yourhouse for reasonable prices.
Free estimates.Call Urszula (732) 388-2355
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Dorothy Giambalvo, 84, Opera Singer;Soloist With Various Area Churches
Dorothy W. Giambalvo died onSunday, November 4, at her home inScotch Plains. She was 84 years old.
Born in South Bend, Ind., she hadlived in Brooklyn, N.Y. before mov-ing to Scotch Plains in 1962.
Mrs. Giambalvo attended theEastman School of Music at the Uni-versity of Rochester in Rochester,N.Y. She was a soloist with variouschurches in the area and also an operasinger, retiring in 1992.
She was a member of the MondayAfternoon Club in Plainfield and itschoral group, as well as the Daugh-ters of the American Revolution. Mrs.Giambalvo had served in the USO inEurope during World War II.
Her husband, Michael Giambalvo,predeceased her in 1990.
Surviving are her son, Michael (Bar-bara) Giambalvo; her daughter, Elaine(Rudy) Giannascoli; her grandchildren,Peter Giannascoli, Jennifer Hayeck andMichelle Giambalvo, and her great-grand-
children, Emily and Michael Hayeck.Funeral services were held yesterday,
Wednesday, November 7, at the Memo-rial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue inFanwood. Interment followed at Hill-side Cemetery in Scotch Plains.
In lieu of flowers, donations in hermemory may be made to either Ha-ven Hospice, in care of The JFKMedical Center Foundation, 80 JamesStreet, Edison, N.J. 08818-9972 orthe Arc of Somerset County, 141 SouthMain Street, Manville, N.J. 08835.
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Bloody Lane and a Headless Ghost:Tales of the Watchung Reservation
By DEBBIE HOFFMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Presently, a lot of ghost shows onTV are “debunking” ghost storiesand “hauntings.” So, I looked intoghost stories associated with theWatchung Reservation and tried tofind out if there’s any truth to them…
AREA – Drive down the road ad-jacent to Surprise Lake in theWatchung Reservation at midnightduring a fullmoon, and theroad turns bloodyred. Why? Be-cause a carload ofteens plunged intothe lake manyyears ago anddied.
Nice tale, butit’s not true. Ex-tensive newspaperresearch from thepast hundredyears reveals nota single storyabout a carload ofteens dying. Thatwould’ve been abig story, don’t you think? Yet thestory persists and was actually partof a Watchung Reservation ghost tourmany years ago.
Ghost stories of the reservationare not new. You can read them in“Weird New Jersey.” Google searchesrepeat the tales all over the Internet.
Many people believe the tales be-gan with Baltus Roll, who was mur-dered in 1831. People claim that hisheadless spirit continues to run downthe road, linking the circle in thereservation with Summit Road.
A conversation with L’AuraHladik, founder of the New JerseyGhost Hunters Society, revealed thata headless spirit often doesn’t knowhe or she is dead because decapita-tion is a quick death.
Okay, makes sense. But why is Mr.Roll supposedly a headless appari-tion? No account of his death mentionsthat he lost his head (no pun intended).So, if there’s a headless spirit runningthrough the park, it’s not Mr. Roll.
Dan Bernier, who has lived in thereservation since 1992, hasn’t come
across any apparitions in the past 15years and scoffs at these stories. “Ihaven’t heard any of them,” he said.
Mr. Bernier did admit that twosuicides occurred at the tower in thereservation. After the second, the lad-der was taken down. “I never heardof any ghosts related to those events,”he said. Yet many still insist the toweris haunted. As a point of fact, Mr.Bernier said when the ladder wastaken down, he took one last climb
up, becoming thelast person, to hisrecollection, atopthe tower.
Another onlinestory tells the taleof the bell hang-ing in the De-serted Village, theformer FeltvilleVillage. Accord-ing to Mr. Bernier,the ringing of thebell, which sup-posedly predicteda person’s immi-nent demise,hasn’t existed atthe Deserted Vil-
lage for many years. “There was abell that David Felt used to wake hismill workers and send them to andfrom work and again at the 9 p.m.curfew,” Mr. Bernier said. “But it’sno longer there.”
A fire gong that hung in the villagewas given away to a local fire depart-ment. So what bell is tolling? Is it aninvisible bell? And who exactly isdying?
Every so often, Mr. Bernier smellspipe smoke in his home. “The oldergentleman who lived in the house didsmoke a pipe,” Mr. Bernier said. Buthe’s sure the smell is just residualodors left in the home’s walls. Or isit...?
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JUST SAY CHI…Suzy Minken, right, of Every Day Is Feng Shui presented a FengShui workshop on October 28 to the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El. Membersenjoyed the presentation, which introduced key principles underlying this ancientscience and examined how Feng Shui can be applied in their everyday lives toachieve greater balance and harmony. Gail Erlich, president of the Sisterhood,stands with Ms. Minken. Ms. Minken’s next workshop in the Westfield area willbe held on November 15 at the Westfield Recreation Department at 1 p.m.
Debbie Hoffman for The Leader/Times‘ROLL’ WITH THE PUNCHES…Alook down Summit Lane from the circlein the Watchung Reservation wherestories say the headless specter of BaltusRoll roams.
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Sweet of soul, enchanting, won-derfully ridiculous and beautiful inits simplicity, Craig Gillespie’s Larsand the Real Girl should be requiredviewing for anyone taking a degree inclinical psychology. Of course, ven-triloquists, caterers and we regularfolk can also benefit from this lovingpeek into Lars Lindstrom’s variationon an imaginary friend.
Richly portrayed by Ryan Gosling,Lars lives in the garage next door tothe house occupied by his brother,Gus (Paul Schneider), and expectantsister-in-law, Karin (EmilyMortimer). The inherited domicile ishis as well. But while regularly be-seeched to move in, he refuses.Therein lies the big problem, untiltrumped by Lars’s grand delusion.
The big change in the heretoforerecluse’s life comes with the arrivalof a rather large box. Mysteryabounds. And then, Lars announceshe has a girlfriend, Bianca, a formermissionary…a very religious lass con-fined to a wheelchair. Yes, indeed, heand she will be joining Gus and anespecially delighted Karin for dinnerthat very night. Surprise!
It’s a small Wisconsin town, and itisn’t long before everyone knows thatLars Lindstrom is in love with a life-size, mail-order doll…“anatomicallycorrect,” snicker those so inclined. Gusagonizes. Karin looks for the good init. But it’s soon apparent that whateveranyone thinks or says, it’s Lars who’sgoing to be calling the shots.
Funny thing is, there’s another changecome over our boy. With Bianca by hisside, suddenly the hermit is acceptingall invitations. What’s more, whetherby design or simply because it feelsright, a fraternal contagion reminiscentof the good will in Bill Forsyth’s LocalHero (1983) takes hold; practically ev-eryone joins in the fantasy.
The phenomenon in no small partfollows Dr. Dagmar Berman’s astutelead. Superbly etched by PatriciaClarkson, the wise family doc/thera-pist, in cahoots with Karin and Gus,puts a whimsical spin on things bydiagnosing Bianca with chronic lowblood pressure. She’ll need weeklytreatments. While Lars and the docwait, they talk.
Although softer than the rude awak-enings and tearful epiphanies thatusually erupt from the couch in filmicdepictions of such long suppressedfeelings, the veiled therapy sessionstake a proven route. The pithy, sensi-tive doctor, following her good in-stincts, establishes a safe place forher patient to work out his demons.He seizes the opportunity.
While it’s Psychology 101, direc-tor Gillespie adroitly frames the in-structively heartwarming divulgenceswithin the greater construction of thestory. There is a balance and symme-try, and always a new wacky wrinkleto explore. When the townsfolk electBianca to the school board, you’lljoin in the cynical chuckle.
The great thing about it is thatwe’re never really quite sure howthings will turn out for our wistfulprotagonist. Each time we think mat-ters can’t get nuttier, Nancy Oliver’sscreenplay proves us wrong. Mean-while, we learn the story of Lars: howhis mom died giving him life; thatGus, distressed by their dad’s sad-ness, left home as soon as able.
The only real subtext concerns KelliGarner’s Margo, a colleague who oc-cupies a nearby cubicle at their non-descript, manufacture-who-knows-what plant. She’s head over heels forthe guy…maybe has been since child-hood. When someone at a party whis-pers negatively about Lars and Bianca,she indignantly reprimands: “It’s adisorder.”
We venture that perhaps, under dif-ferent circumstances, the feelingmight be mutual. But how’s a gal tocompete with so immortal a love?Suffice it to note, Miss Garner does avery nice job of working Margo’sfeminine wiles without outwardlydissing the chimera Lars has madethe town’s cause celebre. No harm in
dating another coworker.While this rather odd triangle brews,
a nicely edited, sociological surveyof the tranquil town’s liberal deni-zens brims optimistically. Though apie-in-the-sky assessment, it creditsno mystical quality for their hearten-ing tolerance. Rather, it contends hu-mankind is entirely capable of foster-ing individualism without impedingindustry or law and order.
It’s a nice thought, an interestingmodel, leaving the imagination toenvision something like America’sutopian experiments sans the usualsocialism. For these are hearty Mid-westerners, self-determiners all. Yetthey’ll be there after your barn burnsdown. Or, as in this case, when yourpsyche suffers a meltdown. But youcan keep their weather.
Gosh it’s chilly looking, the peren-nial coat of snow a constant reminderthat this is the winter, not only ofLars’s delusion, but of his introspec-tion and crisis. So we hang on andcheer, because it feels good to hopefor the underdog, for spring and forrebirth. Our trust is won. Fanciful asit may be, there is nary a phony emo-tion in Lars and the Real Girl.
* * *Lars and the Real Girl, rated PG-13,
is an MGM release directed by CraigGillespie and stars Ryan Gosling,Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider andBianca. Running time: 106 minutes.
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Potters’ Guild HostsAnnual Pottery Festival
AREA – The Potters’ Guild of NewJersey will host its annual HolidaySale of functional and sculptural ce-ramics at the Community Presbyte-rian Church, located at 1459 Deer
Path inMountainside(corner ofDeer Pathand Meet-ing HouseLane), thisS a t u r d a yfrom 11a.m. to 5p.m. andS u n d a yfrom noonto 5 p.m.
The freeevent drawshundreds ofcustomers
from throughout northern and centralNew Jersey, in addition to a contingentof out-of-state attendees. The showoffers a place to find a holiday gift ora special present for any occasion.
Area potters will exhibit their workthis season. Mountainside’s JudyMusicant has a new line of vases thatwill be available.
A selection of vases, wall pieces,pitchers, teapots, platters, casseroles,raku and pit-fired vessels in varyingcolors and styles, as well as sculp-tures and decorative objects of art,will be available.
For directions to the show, seePottersGuildNJ.org. or call Ms.Musicant at (908) 233-1633.
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Vic’Vic’Vic’Vic’Vic’s Pics Pics Pics Pics PicksksksksksSinger-Songwriter Graham
Colton: ‘Here’ In StyleBy VICTORIA McCABE
Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
Graham Colton is back – but thenagain, you probably didn’t know heever left.
The singer-songwriter-guitarist hadreleased the excellent “Drive” withthe Graham Colton Band in 2004 andstayed in relative obscurity while like-minded musicians like Howie Daygot their big breaks.
Colton’s new solo effort, “HereRight Now,” dropped last week andalready has generated more buzz thanhe’s ever experienced before, thanksto iTunes’ selection of the album’sfirst single, “Best Days,” as its freesong of the week.
And even though iTunes has madesome dreadful song-of-the-weekchoices despite its endless cache ofmusic (the song selectors couldn’tpay me a dollar to keep some of thosefree songs on my computer), last weekthey got it right.
“Best Days” adds a touch of thegrandiose into the guitar-driven alter-native vibe the Graham Colton Banddid so well. Subtle string arrange-ments and vocal echoes augment thesound and open up the song.
Colton’s voice is one of the bestelements in his music. It’s comfort-able and fits perfectly over hisinstrumentals, serving great melodieswell. Mellow songs like “New Year’sResolution” and the softer phrases ofthe piano-laced “Take You Back” ben-efit the most, as Colton lets his voicecarry their emotional weight.
“On Your Side” pulls together well-utilized strings, layered vocals and
big drum moments to build a rockerout of what starts off as a subduedacoustic-guitar texture.
Colton has a great sense of dra-matic orchestrations – on “ForgetAbout You,” he times string swells toexplode at the same moment as drumhits, and the effect is awesome.
“All the World Tonight,” the lasttrack on “Drive,” was an incredibleending cut and now seems like a har-binger of Colton’s new bigger, fleshed-out sound. By far the most ambitioussong on that album, it was expansiveand anthemic, the kind of closer thatmerited immediate repeat listens.
Not gonna lie, the last track here,“Let It Go,” is pretty painful. Thelyrics are so awful that I’m pretty sureI had better rhyming abilities whenmy second-grade class and I forayedinto poetry by replacing selectedwords from a hate-poem to home-work. Zucchini, zucchini, I hate you,you stink – I wish I could wash youaway in the sink…but I digress.
A “Let It Go” lyrical sampling:“Where there’s love, there is pain/with the sun comes the rain.Without wrong, there’d be no right/every day begins with night.”
Yuck.And so Colton continues this infatu-
ation with opposites that rhyme overintensifying instrumentals that couldhave provided the foundation for asolid ending had they been paired withjust about any other lyrics in the world.
But don’t despair, because after thecorniness finally stops, the hiddentrack that takes the album’s name isone of Colton’s best. With only acous-tic guitar instrumentals, he gives thealbum the outro it deserves.
So it’s not all killer, but in betweenthe filler, Colton offers quality songsthat should keep generating excite-ment even though iTunes’ song of theweek has moved on.
“I’m delighted that the book was pickedup by a national publisher,” said Mr. Weill,who originally self-published the bookthrough a print-on-demand publishinghouse.
The new edition contains two new po-ems, “Every Breath I Take” and “SlowGoing,” which were not included in theprevious edition.
Linda Braucht illustrates the hardcoveredition.
The poems in “The Older I Get…” ad-dress a variety of themes, including medicalailments, forgetfulness and relationships.
According to Mr. Weill, he wrote thepoems over a span of 44 years.
“The Older I Get…” also includes one ofMr. Weill’s first published poems, “TheReluctant Investor,” which he wrote in 1977and has been reprinted thousands of timessince then.
“I usually don’t get credit for ‘The Reluc-tant Investor,’ said Mr. Weill, who addedthat often, the poem is usually attributed to“Author Unknown,” or “Anonymous.”
A poet all his life, Mr. Weill was once theowner of the “Somerset Star,” a small paperbased in Somerville.
Both “Love, Lies and a Double Shot ofDeception” and “The Older I Get…LightVerse from a Senior Perspective” are avail-able at local bookstores or online.
SCOTCH PLAINS – After performingin such Broadway hits as 42nd Street and AChorus Line, David Meenan, also known asthe Broadway Chef, will entertain and edu-cate at the Student Movement Against Can-cer (SMAC) fundraiser on Tuesday, No-vember 13.
The event takes place at 6:57 p.m. atUnion Catholic High School in ScotchPlains. The Broadway Chef delivers a dem-onstration of the latest kitchen gadgets andcooking tips from the Pampered Chef.
Funds raised will support the UnionCatholic Team, which will walk in theAmerican Cancer Society’s Relay for Lifeon May 9 and 10, 2008.
Those interested should R.S.V.P. by Fri-day, November 9, [email protected]. Those who reg-ister by tomorrow will receive a special gift.Online orders may be placed atpamperedchef.biz/broadwaychef.
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Rick Steves Offers ‘A WorldOf Advice’ At WF Travel Show
The Rainbow ExperiencePresents Musical Seussical
WESTFIELD – The Rainbow Ex-perience, a multicultural communitytheater group, will present Seussicalthis weekend.
The show, playfully narrated bythe Cat in the Hat, strings together thestories of Dr. Seuss. It features char-acters such as Horton the Elephant,the Whos of Whoville, Mayzie LaBirdand Gertrude McFuzz.
Scott Goldman directs this year’sproduction. Mr. Goldman, who di-rected Rainbow’s production ofCinderella, serves as executive assis-tant to the artistic director at theGeorge Street Playhouse. Music di-rector Mike Yesenosky and choreog-rapher Michael Gary, founder ofAcrodanse Theater, assist him.
The cast features a pair of sisters,
Kirsten and Kara Lutz of Westfield,and a father-daughter team of Alfredand Jada Nimms.
The show will be performed twoweekends at two different locations– this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. andSunday at 3 p.m. at the First Con-gregational Church on 125 ElmerStreet in Westfield and next Satur-day, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. andSunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. atthe First Congregational Church on220 West Seventh Street inPlainfield.
General admission is $15 for adultsand $10 for seniors or children under12. Tickets may be purchased at thedoor or reserved in advance by call-ing (908) 233-2494 or (908) 755-8658.
By LINDA B. CONDRILLOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
WESTFIELD — Great deals onluxury travels to exotic corners of theworld might have been partially re-sponsible for the record-breaking at-tendance at the third-annual WestfieldTravel Show at the Armory on October20 and 21. But most likely, it was RickSteves – a regular guy from Edmonds,Wash., who prefers hanging his hat inhostels and quaint European bed andbreakfasts – who drew a packed audi-ence to the show, sponsored by TheStar-Ledger and Apple Vacations.
Mr. Steves has spent one third ofthe past 25 years “blitzing” Europe,often with his camera crew in tow,filming public television’s “RickSteve’s Europe.” He is the author ofbest-selling travel-guide books to Eu-rope and host of public radio’s “Travelwith Rick Steves.”
Prior to event, The Westfield Leaderand The Times met with Mr. Steves,who spends about 140 days out of theyear on the road trekking primarilythrough Europe and the Mediterra-nean discovering the biggest bargains,as well as places to avoid. He told thenewspaper he never tires of travel. “Icould live in a hotel,” he said, andadded, “I work out of joy.”
“I also know my body well enoughand when it’s telling me to slow down,so I never neglect my sleep,” he said.
Besides writing guidebooks for“smart people who were asleep in his-tory and art class before they knew theywere going to Europe,” Mr. Steves’other journey is turning travel lessonsinto a life of social activism.
“We’ve become a nation of mindlessproducers and consumers,” he said.
He stresses that travel can be a vitalforce for peace and believes that themost effective way individual Ameri-cans can contribute to homeland se-curity is to travel a lot and learn aboutthe world.
“I don’t buy the myth of the innocentcivilian. We cannot be terrorized byterrorists,” he said. “It comes right downto you and me to help our countryembrace the rest of the world instead ofbeing afraid of it.”
But what about the recent wisdom,which posits that the rest of the worldhates Americans and no one’s travelingto Europe because of the dismal ex-change rate?
According to Mr. Steves, there’snever been a better time to travel –
“because tomorrow you could bedead” – and it’s not Americans whomEuropeans hate, but rather the United
States’ foreign policy.Ricksteves.com states that America’s
current stance on world trade and theenvironment is in the world minorityand that the world’s well-being de-pends on travel, so Americans can un-derstand other countries’ policies onthese issues. “The traveler has a role toplay, to show them how the 4 percent ofthe population fits into the other 96percent,” he said.
And the weak dollar? “Considerthe two-star hotels and order a carafeof the house wine.”
Mr. Steves was the guest speakeron the first day of the show, where headdressed hundreds of people, manyof whom count themselves as“Ricknicks.” He noted, “James Tay-lor sings ‘Fire and Rain,’ and I checkout cheap hotels.”
He’s both charming and charmed,especially with the mom-and-pop shophotels and the old-fashioned approachand commitment to service that hereceives from small-business owners.
At the travel show, Mr. Steves wovehis quirky sense of humor and hisviews on politics between tips on howto avoid lines at the Coliseum (buy acombo ticket at the less-frequentedPalatine Hill) and where to take youngchildren in Europe (“to Grandma andGrampa’s on the way to the airport”).
He noted that travelers’ checks area thing of the past and advises the useof ATM machines instead. However,he warned, “Beggars are fast-fingeredthieves. Put your valuables in a moneybelt and shrug off the experience ofhaving a gypsy place a hand into yourpocket as just one more cultural expe-rience.”
No matter what one’s politics is,there’s no arguing with Mr. Steves’thrifty and nifty tips and timesavingadvice. Check out his happy travels atricksteves.com.
ON THE GO…Travel writer Rick Steves,far left, spoke at the Westfield Armory ata Star-Ledger/Apple Vacations-spon-sored show. Also pictured, left to right,are event coordinators John Corbin ofThe Star-Ledger, as well as Greg Jakowsand Debi Tortoriello of Apple Vacations.Other speakers included Anne McAlpin,who adapted her smart and stylish travelwisdom into the book “Pack it Up,” andSteve Perillo, operator of America’s larg-est travel company to Italy.
Works by Two WF Authors HitBook Shelves in Recent Months
By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times
WESTFIELD – Two books writtenby Westfield authors have recentlyhit bookstore shelves.
This past summer, Lois Winston,an award-winning romance writer,released “Love, Lies and a DoubleShot of Deception,” a romantic–sus-pense book spiced with a generoushelping of humor.
Mrs. Winston’s latest book comesright on the heels of her 2006 debutnovel, “Talk Gertie to Me,” which hasbeen nominated for a Reviewers’Choice Award and a Readers andBookbuyers Best Award.
Like her first novel, “Love, Lies anda Double Shot of Deception” containsa strong, unpredictable heroine.
In “Talk Gertie to Me,” the pro-tagonist is Nora Stedworth, a sexy,single Manhattanite enjoying the goodlife until her mother arrives for anextended stay.
The main character in “Loves, Livesand a Double Shot of Deception” is
Emma Wadsworth, a wealthy Phila-delphian socialite.
“Emma is a woman with a lot ofsecrets. She’s Philadelphia’s favorite
daughter until her life is turned upsidedown, and she becomes the city’s mostnotorious criminal,” Mrs. Winston said.
“She not only has to clear her name,but she’s got to salvage her buddingromance with the billionaire hunk some-one is willing to kill for,” she continued.
Mrs. Winston actually wrote “Love,Lies and a Double Shot of Decep-tion” before “Talk Gertie to Me” and
was inspired to write it by a dream shehad while traveling on a business tripin the spring of 1995.
“Some of the events in ‘Love, Liesand a Double Shot of Deception’ wereinspired by the Princess Diana/paparazzi fiasco and several criminalcases I read about,” explained Mrs.Winston.
Real-life people inspired other char-acters, but specifics were changedenough so that the individuals in ques-tion wouldn’t recognize themselves.
The New Jersey Romance Writers,a chapter of Romance Writers ofAmerica, recently nominated “Love,Lies and a Double Shot of Decep-tion” for a Golden Leaf Award.
A book of another genre, poet DonWeill’s anthology “The Older IGet…Light Verse from a Senior Per-spective” has recently been re-pub-lished in hard cover by Running BookPublishers.
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