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Betsey Burgdorf for The Westfield LeaderDANCING THE NIGHT AWAY...The Westfield High School Student Council held its second annual Dance-A-Thon lastFriday night to benefit the New Jersey Association of Student Councils’ state charity, Spread the Magic Foundation.

Photo courtesy of Jim LowneyHALL OF FAME... Robert Brewster of Westfield and Jack Byrnes of Rosellewere inducted into the Union County Baseball Association Hall of Fame at theUnion County Baseball Association’s 75th Annual Hot Stove League Dinner onFebruary 13 in Mountainside. Pictured, from left to right, are: Union CountyFreeholder Vice-Chairman Alexander Mirabella, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Byrnes andFreeholder Christopher Hudak.

Photo courtesy of Kim SokolFROZEN IN PLACE...A friendly snowman stands watch in front of a residenceon Summit Avenue in Westfield.

BOYS’ NIGHT OUT...Three chapters of UNICO joined with Westfield tocelebrate their annual Pig Roast fundraiser at the Knights of Columbus inGarwood this month. UNICO members, www.unico.org, support charitable,educational and service projects and promote Italian heritage. Pictured, left toright, are: Anthony Bengivenga, president of the Plainfield chapter; HenryVarriano of Clark; Mike Colucci, vice-president of the Plainfield chapter; JoeAlmeida, president of the Union chapter; Bob Tarte of Westfield; WestfieldCouncilman Frank Arena and Dave Lovato, president of the Westfield chapter.

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Forsgate Owner Seeks to AcquireShackamaxon Golf Course in SP

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS – As rumorssurfaced over the past few weeks of asale of the 95-year-old ShackamaxonGolf & Country Club, the club an-nounced Monday the pending sale ofthe 145-acre course to RDC GolfGroup, operators of the ForsgateCountry Club in Monroe Townshipand Tuscawilla Country Club in Or-lando, Fla.

Shackamaxon President RobertSchwartz said, in a letter to membersobtained by The Westfield Leader, thenext step is “to move as expeditiouslyas possible to complete and execute a

formal purchase agreement,” whichwill be subject to approval of theShackamaxon membership. Propri-etary members will then vote on theproposal, a vote Mr. Schwartz antici-pates at the beginning of March fol-lowed by a 60-day period that thenew owners have to conduct environ-mental and engineering studies of thegolf course, thus putting the newownership in place by May 1.

“The Shackamaxon Board of Trust-ees views the transition of the mem-ber-owned club to new ownership asa beginning, not an end, for the mem-bers of Shackamaxon, and a continu-ation of the long-standing good neigh-

bor relationship the club has enjoyedwith the Scotch Plains [and] Westfieldcommunities since 1916,” said Mr.Schwartz in a statement released Sun-day to the newspaper (Please see fullletter on page 4.)

RDC is owned by ChristopherSchiavone, president and chief ex-ecutive officer, and Matthew Galvin,executive vice-president. When reachedMonday for comment, Mr. Galvin saidRDC is a family-owned business, un-like Shackamaxon, which is equity-owned by its members. Mr. Schiavonealso owns the 54-hole Fiddler’s ElbowCountry Club in Bedminster,Hunterdon County, along with his busi-ness partner, Ray Donovan.

“Our focus is to keep it as a high-quality golf club,” Mr. Galvin said.“It’s our business and we have a lot ofpride in what we do.”

RDC also advises the MiddlesexCounty Improvement Authority onits four municipal golf courses. RDCsubmitted a proposal to Union Countyin 2009 to manage the county’s twogolf courses. That contract went toIllinois-based KemperSports.

Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Maloolsaid the announced sale of the coursedoes not change the township’s deci-sion to designate the golf course, aswell as properties occupied by themunicipal building and library, asAreas In Need of Redevelopment.The township council has asked theplanning board to examine the possi-bility of relocating those buildings tothe golf course property and then tosell the town-owned properties to adeveloper with the goal of improvingthe downtown while also increasingdowntown ratables. She questionedwhether RDC “knows what our in-tentions are.”

“It (the pending sale) doesn’t giveme the reassurance that the land isprotected forever as a golf course,”Mayor Malool said. “[And] it doesn’tchange at all my position that weneed to protect that land so that resi-dents are not negatively impacted.”She reasoned RDC could purchaseShackamaxon and instead opt to de-velop it for housing down the road.The property currently is zoned forone-acre residential housing lots, andthe township had said a developerhad proposed building 100 homes onthe property.

In Mr. Schwartz’s letter to mem-bers, he said the club considered “bidsof many developers,” but that thedevelopers would not pay the pur-chase price for the property “until theyreceived all permits necessary to de-velop the land” which, he said, couldtake up to five years, making such atransaction “impractical.”

Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky,whose town borders the golf course,


WF Council Approves Salaries,Hears Call for Traffic Testimony

By LAUREN S. BARRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – At Tuesdaynight’s Westfield Town Councilmeeting, the mayor and councilunanimously passed resolutions set-ting the 2011 salaries for all unionfire department and municipal em-ployees represented by theFiremen’s Mutual Benevolent As-sociation and the CommunicationWorkers of America (CWA).

For 2011, the 22 firefighter sala-ries range from $79,025 to $90,436;the eight lieutenant salaries rangefrom $98,462 to $100,578, and thefour battalion chief salaries rangefrom $107,302 to $109,419. Lastyear, both unions accepted a 0-per-cent increase and a 2.5-percent in-crease for 2011 as part of their con-tracts.

According to the resolution passed,the CWA represents 30 employees ina variety of town departments, in-cluding police dispatchers, parkingenforcement officers, municipalcourt clerks, recreation office em-ployees, finance clerks and the boardof health. The CWA salaries for 2011range from $34,116 to $70,820.

During the public comment por-tion of the meeting, resident GregKasko, who retired from theWestfield Police Department follow-ing a lawsuit against the town, askedthe mayor and council to reconsiderbringing traffic expert Gordon Methin to speak to the residents affected

by the new pedestrian crossing signalon Central Avenue.

When the mayor was asked severalweeks ago by Councilwoman VickiKimmins if Mr. Meth could come for ameeting, Mayor Andy Skibitsky re-sponded that Mr. Meth would not beasked to a meeting as it would cost thetown money to have him come and thatthis has become a “political” issue.

Mr. Kasko said that he understoodthat there was a cost issue involved inbringing Mr. Meth in, but said thatthere is more “wasteful spending”going on in town. He cited severalincidents of town employees usingtheir town vehicles for personal use.According to Mr. Kasko, Police Cap-tain David Wayman uses the town’sBMW to visit “watering holes,” pub-lic works employee Gavin Gray has achild seat in the back of his townissued vehicle and Police Chief JohnParizeau uses his town issued vehicleto travel to Vermont.

Mr. Kasko said that Mr. Meth shouldbe brought in to “confirm to the tax-payers” that this is the safest locationfor the light on Central Avenue.

Maria Carluccio again voiced hercomplaint regarding the placementof a pedestrian crossing signal onAdina Enculescu’s front lawn. Shesaid that she and her husband did usethe newly activated light and that fivecars went through the red light. Ms.Enculescu did not attend Tuesdaynight’s meeting because of a brokenleg, but Mrs. Carluccio stated that

she is suffering because there is nowa “red light glaring” into the win-dows of her home.

She also stated her disappointmentat the absences of Councilmen JamesFoerst and David Haas, as well asCouncilwoman JoAnn Neylan, fromthe meeting.

McCready, Hunnicutt NotTo Seek Reelection to BOE

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – Board of Educa-tion member Gary McCready an-nounced Tuesday evening that he willnot seek another term in the upcom-ing school board election slated forApril.

“For the 2011-2014 term, I will notbe running, due to personal and pro-fessional commitments,” he stated.“I have enjoyed working for the pastsix years as a member of the BOE,and note all the challenges ahead forthe board.”

Mr. McCready also asked thepeople of Westfield to “please con-sider running for a seat on the board.”He has been on the board since 2005.

Alice Hunnicutt, who has been onthe board for nine years, also hasannounced that she will not seek re-election. She also urged Westfieldresidents to run for election, notingthat it involves a lot of commitmentbut also is “an amazing experience.”

Board President Julia Walker an-nounced that any Westfield residentinterested in becoming a candidatefor the Westfield Board of Education

can obtain a nominating petition atthe office of Board Secretary RobertBerman at 302 Elm Street, Westfield.She said that candidates must deliversigned petitions to Mr. Berman by 4p.m. on Tuesday, March 8.

Board of Education members arevolunteers who are elected by thepublic during the annual school elec-tion, which will be held this year onWednesday, April 27. The term for anelected board member is three years.Mrs. Walker noted that each year,three positions become available as aresult of expiring terms. School boardmembers with expiring terms includeAnn Cary, Alice Hunnicutt and GaryMcCready.

In other business, residents DanielMoore and Eric Leuthold, both withchildren at McKinley ElementarySchool, spoke on behalf of BrendanHickey, a fourth-grade teacher in theWestfield school district who wasarrested last week on a charge ofmarijuana possession.

Mr. Leuthold noted, “I have adaughter in Mr. Hickey’s fourth-gradeclass, and think it is important to note

CONTACT We CareSeeks Ex. Director

WESTFIELD – CONTACT WeCare, a New Jersey-based non-profitdedicated to crisis intervention sui-cide prevention through its telephonehotline, has initiated a search for anew executive director. This profes-sional will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the agency, aswell as fund-raising, public relations,financial management and commu-nity and non-profit industry repre-sentation.

The executive director will overseethe execution of the agency’s missionwith a goal of expanding its capabili-ties and, ultimately, its ability to helpas many people as possible.

The current executive director,David Owens, is retiring. In retire-ment, he and his wife, Cathy, willseek volunteer positions abroad withthe Peace Corps.

For more information on the oppor-tunity, applicants may call(908) 654-0478 or [email protected]. Applications willbe accepted until Thursday, March 31.

Area Towns Fight BlazeAt Plainfield Apartments


AREA – Area firefighters fought awind-driven fire early Monday morningat a Plainfield apartment building on EastFront Street.

According to Plainfield Acting FireChief Frank Tidwell, the blaze at theNetherwood Village Apartments heavilydamaged five of eight units in one of theapartment buildings at the complex. Threeof the units were unoccupied.

Some 60 firefighters from a dozentowns, including Plainfield, BerkeleyHeights, Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth,Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside, Lin-den, Scotch Plains, South Plainfield andNorth Plainfield, Rahway, Springfield,Summit and Westfield were on the scene,according to Scotch Plains Fire ChiefJonathan Ellis, who was the on-scene firecoordinator.

Acting Chief Tidwell said it took threehours to bring the blaze under control.The cause of the fire is under investiga-tion, he said.

Chief Ellis said the fire was in thecenter of the apartment complex, whichhe estimated was 200 feet long, making it

impossible to reach with aerial equip-ment. Firefighters were able to containthe blaze to the one building.

News reports indicated that ninefirefighters were injured. WestfieldDeputy Fire Chief David Kelly told TheWestfield Leader a Westfield firefightersustained a knee injury and was trans-ported to Overlook Hospital, where hewas treated and released. Chief Ellis saidfirefighters from Clark and Linden alsosustained injuries.

Deputy Chief Kelly said Westfield dis-patched one engine with four firefightersto the scene at 1:40 a.m. and remained onthe scene until 6 a.m.

Seven residents were evacuated, withone person taken to St. Barnabas MedicalCenter in Livingston for second-degreeburns to his arms, according to newsreports.

Westfield firefighters also respondedto a fire at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Febru-ary 9, at the Westfield Senior HousingBuilding No. 2 at 1129 Boynton Avenue.

Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly saidthe fire was in an apartment located on thefirst floor of the east wing. Residents of


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Westfield Jaycees to Hold TexasHold’em Poker Tournament

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Jay-cees Third Annual Texas Hold’em PokerTournament will be held this year theevening of Friday, April 15, at theKenilworth VFW Hall. The money raisedby the tournament will be awarded ascollege scholarships for Westfield HighSchool seniors, as well as support otherlocal Westfield Jaycees projects.

The grand prize is a $1,000 Visa giftcard, and the top players also will receiveprizes. As in past years, the tournamentwill be played with professional dealersand will include a 30-minute tutorial atthe start of the evening. Past tournamentsprovided a great time to many novice andadvanced poker players.

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said residents would be happy to hearthe news that Shackamaxon wouldremain a golf course.

“I would think that the neighbor-hood would be relieved that this wouldnot impact negatively on their qualityof life,” Mayor Skibitsky said, notingthat a housing development wouldhave brought additional congestionto the area.

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that I feel that he is a very goodteacher. He has been very good formy daughter.” Mr. Leuthold alsoasked the board to keep in mind that,“everyone makes mistakes.”

Mr. Moore also addressed the board,stating that there has been no notificationto the parents as to what has happened toMr. Hickey and noted that the classroomneeds to be returned “to its normal state.”

Mr. Hickey, who has been a coach anda teacher for the Westfield school systemfor years, was arrested after police foundsuspected marijuana in his car on Febru-ary 9. He had been pulled over for aroutine traffic violation. He is due inWestfield Municipal Court on Thursday,March 3.

In other business, Mrs. Walker an-nounced that 11 students from WestfieldHigh School had earned a perfect score of800 on the SAT or SAT2 in reading,writing or mathematics. She also an-nounced that one student had achieved aperfect score in both mathematics andwriting, and yet another in both readingand writing. She also stated that one stu-dent received a perfect score in Chinese.

The next board of education meeting isscheduled for Tuesday, March 1, at 8p.m.


WF BOE

Freeholders OK Lifetime InsuranceFor Non-Union County Employees


ELIZABETH – The Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders last weekapproved an ordinance that will enablenon-unionized county employees to re-ceive lifetime health benefits upon retire-ment in exchange for not receiving payincreases the past few years.

Finance Director Larry Caroselli esti-mated that the ordinance would impactbetween 600 and 700 workers. The pro-gram follows one that has been availablefor years to union members such as countycorrections officers and law enforcement.

County Manager George Devanneysaid non-union workers have gone three-and-a-half years without a pay increase.“We thought it was fair to bring them inline with what we’ve been negotiatingwith unions,” Mr. Devanney said.

Mr. Caroselli said the costs of the pro-gram are being evaluated in actuarialstudy. He said the county sets aside fundseach year to pay the additional retireebenefit. He told The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times that as of last year, thefund had reached $10 million, a portionof which had been paid out to retirees. Anadditional amount will be included tocover non-union workers, he said.

In the ordinance, workers must be em-ployed by the county for at least 25 yearsand be 55 and over to be eligible to collectthe benefit. Employees will be able toselect a family plan of $5,000 per year ora single plan of $1,800. The family planwill be reduced to $2,500 when the em-ployee becomes eligible for Medicare.

The ordinance also includes a changein golf fees. Michael Yuska, director ofpurchasing, said the county is increasingall golf fees by $2 and eliminating the $2online-reservation fee in the hopes ofencouraging more online reservations.He said the county “had a low rate ofsuccess with the online reservation,”which the county prefers.

In other business, the board approvedthe use of $37,000 from a municipal law-enforcement account to be used to pay theRodgers Group, LLC of Island Heights.Frank Rodgers, a former deputy superin-tendent of the New Jersey State Police,said his firm would work over the nextyear to ensure the Union County PoliceDepartment (UCPD) receives accredita-tion from the New Jersey State Associa-tion on Accreditation for Law Enforce-ment and Chiefs of Police as well as the

Commission on Accreditation for LawEnforcement Agencies (CALEA).

He said CALEA includes 112 stan-dards dealing with everything from pris-oner transportation and evidence trainingto profiling, “things that are causing a lotof litigation” against police agencies. Mr.Rodgers said his firm is under contractwith 50 law-enforcement agencies, in-cluding seven prosecutor offices and ad-ditional sheriff’s offices.

Mr. Rodgers estimated that accredita-tion would result in a “substantial reduc-tion in litigation” against the UCPD. Hesaid the UCPD could see a 30-percentreduction in its litigation costs.

“It sounds interesting,” responded Free-holder Chair Deborah Scanlon, who in-quired about whether the accreditationwas required. Mr. Rodgers said the pro-gram is voluntary.

He said the police chiefs associationwent around the state to explain the ben-efit of accreditation to joint insurancefunds that, subsequently, have reducedinsurance premiums by 5 to 8 percent toagencies that complete the program.

“At some point, it is going to costagencies who do not have this status,”Mr. Rodgers said.

John Bury of Kenilworth said the boardhas a presentation for a program the samenight it votes on the related resolution. “Itseems like the presentations are like a dogand pony show. You could really get ridof them,” Mr. Bury said.

The board amended the 2011 tempo-rary budget by adding $12,462,024 ingrants. Among them is $18,500 for theCultural and Heritage Special Project.The grant requires a 50-percent match bythe county. Mr. Caroselli said the grantwill “provide for a description of UnionCounty’s role in the American Revolu-tion” and a Podcast will be prepared andmade available to the public.

The board approved a resolution forthe county to apply for $470,000 in fed-eral funding for the Route 22 shuttle aspart of NJ Transit’s Consolidated JobAccess and Reverse Commute program.The county will match the funding, whichis used to transport workers to retail storeson the highway. The program was initi-ated in 2007 to improve safety of pedes-trians along a two-and-a-half-mile stretchof Route 22 in Union and Springfield.

Bruce Paterson of Garwood said hewould like to see 100 percent grants thatdo not include county funding.

Garwood BOE’s Finance CommitteeSeeks Input From Public

By MANDY L. RUSSELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – During Tuesday’smeeting of the Garwood Board of Edu-cation, it was revealed that the financecommittee had met to discuss the bud-get. The board is applying for a waiverto increase health benefits and plans tosolicit the public’s input. From thispoint on, the finance committee hasdecided to hold off on any further bud-get meetings, as it will wait to hear theGovernor’s address which is set to begiven on Tuesday, February 22.

The education system is looking atsignificant budget cuts that will affectthe Garwood school district, amongmany others. The BOE finance com-mittee is looking to obtain as muchinput from the community as it canbefore any programs and spending arecut. After the Governor speaks, theboard of education will have a bettervision of its finance goals, but in themeantime, the finance committee toldthe board that big changes will be madefinancially.

Superintendent Teresa Quigley in-formed the board that Garwood has the“lowest per-pupil cost” in the county –even lower than charter schools.

In other business, board memberAdele Lewis officially announced tothe public that the school district hadentered into the solar panel programagreement. This subject matter had beenon the table for quite some time and wasfinally decided on by the board.

In other news, a police report wasfiled recently due to a break-in involv-ing vandalism at Washington School.A window and door were broken andthe intruder was able to get inside. Nodamage was done to the inside of theschool.

Also during the meeting, Superin-tendent Quigley offered a brief recapon the progress of “Family Week” atGarwood’s Lincoln School.

“How about those Packers?” Ms.Quigley asked the board and the publicbefore she began her Superintendent’sreport. “I am a Packers fan, so I washappy to see them win,” she added. Sheinformed the room that, last Monday,wearing a Packers jersey or any jerseywas permitted as long as individualsbrought in a can of soup to donate to theFood Bank.

“We decided to make it a real soup-

erbowl celebration,” SuperintendentQuigley said. “And the turnout wasgreat; we ended up with over 500 cansof soup to donate,” she added.

Ms. Quigley also took a few mo-ments to honor a handful of sixth, sev-enth and eighth graders with certifi-cates of merit for achieving straight A’sduring the marking period.

“I am so proud of my students. LikeI always say, I am not just teachingthese children how to read and write,but also to be good, upstanding citi-zens,” stated the superintendent.

In two weeks, the school will have“No Name Calling” week in hopes ofencouraging the children to shy awayfrom name-calling.

A survey is being conducted to nomi-nate the “teacher of the year.” Resultswill be posted on the school’s websiteafter Monday, February 21.

the east wing of the building were allsafely evacuated without injury, he said.One resident temporarily relocated.

The fire was contained to the first floorapartment and was declared under con-trol in 30 minutes.

Westfield received mutual aid cover-age from the Cranford, Roselle andPlainfield fire departments.


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By Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesCHIMING IN…Members of the North Brunswick Township High School Winter Percussion Ensemble were among theperformers at Saturday’s fifth annual “Day of Percussion” held at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. The event,sponsored by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Music Boosters, was an all-day program that featured student performances, aswell as clinics featuring renowned percussionists. See story on page 18.

Ted Ritter for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesLOCAL HERO...Fanwood resident Eric Thivierge, right, is honored by Chief ofPolice Richard Trigo and Mayor Colleen Mahr at the February 8 BoroughCouncil meeting. Mr. Thivierge was given a commendation for his actions duringan early morning Martine Avenue house fire last fall. Mr. Thivierge called 911 ashe saw smoke coming from the home and then pounded on the door to alert thelone resident, who woke up and made it out safely. “Your actions are, indeed,heroic,” said Chief Trigo. “I did what anybody would have done in thissituation...and it came out as a happy ending,” said Mr. Thivierge.

Photo courtesy of Jim LowneySTANDOUTS...Allie Zazzali of Scotch Plains and Jonathan Jones of Linden werehonored as 2010 outstanding athletes at the Union County Baseball Association’s75th Annual Hot Stove League Dinner on February 13 in Mountainside. Pictured,left to right, are: Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella,Ms. Zazzali, Mr. Jones and Freeholder Christopher Hudak.

Tom Fortunato for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesREMODELING PLANS...Representatives of McDonalds Corp. discuss remodel-ing plans for their store on Rte. 22 with the Scotch Plains Planning Board Mondaynight. Appearing for McDonalds are site engineer Keith Cahill, attorney DouglasJanacek and site planner Paul Phillips.

Forsgate Owner Seeks to AcquireShackamaxon Golf Course in SP

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – As rumorssurfaced over the past few weeks of asale of the 95-year-old ShackamaxonGolf & Country Club, the club an-nounced Monday the pending sale ofthe 145-acre course to RDC GolfGroup, operators of the ForsgateCountry Club in Monroe Townshipand Tuscawilla Country Club in Or-lando, Fla.

Shackamaxon President RobertSchwartz said, in a letter to members

obtained by The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times (see page 4), the nextstep is “to move as expeditiously aspossible to complete and execute aformal purchase agreement,” whichwill be subject to approval of theShackamaxon membership. Propri-etary members will then vote on theproposal, a vote Mr. Schwartz antici-pates at the beginning of March fol-lowed by a 60-day period that thenew owners have to conduct environ-mental and engineering studies of thegolf course, thus putting the new

ownership in place by May 1.“The Shackamaxon Board of Trust-

ees views the transition of the mem-ber-owned club to new ownership asa beginning, not an end, for the mem-bers of Shackamaxon, and a continu-ation of the long-standing good neigh-bor relationship the club has enjoyedwith the Scotch Plains [and] Westfieldcommunities since 1916,” said Mr.Schwartz in a statement released Sun-day to the newspaper (Please see fullletter on page 4.)

RDC is owned by ChristopherSchiavone, president and chief ex-ecutive officer, and Matthew Galvin,executive vice-president. Whenreached Monday for comment, Mr.Galvin said RDC is a family-ownedbusiness, unlike Shackamaxon, whichis equity-owned by its members. Mr.Schiavone also owns the 54-holeFiddler’s Elbow Country Club inBedminster, Hunterdon County, alongwith his business partner, RayDonovan.

“Our focus is to keep it as a high-quality golf club,” Mr. Galvin said.“It’s our business and we have a lot ofpride in what we do.”

RDC also advises the MiddlesexCounty Improvement Authority onits four municipal golf courses. RDCsubmitted a proposal to Union Countyin 2009 to manage the county’s twogolf courses. That contract went toIllinois-based KemperSports.

Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Maloolsaid the announced sale of the coursedoes not change the township’s deci-sion to designate the golf course, aswell as properties occupied by themunicipal building and library, asAreas In Need of Redevelopment.The township council has asked theplanning board to examine the possi-bility of relocating those buildings tothe golf course property and then tosell the town-owned properties to adeveloper with the goal of improvingthe downtown while also increasingdowntown ratables. She questionedwhether RDC “knows what our in-tentions are.”

“It (the pending sale) doesn’t giveme the reassurance that the land isprotected forever as a golf course,”Mayor Malool said. “[And] it doesn’tchange at all my position that weneed to protect that land so that resi-dents are not negatively impacted.”She reasoned RDC could purchaseShackamaxon and instead opt to de-velop it for housing down the road.The property currently is zoned forone-acre residential housing lots, andthe township had said a developerhad proposed building 100 homes onthe property.

In Mr. Schwartz’s letter to mem-bers, he said the club considered “bidsof many developers,” but that thedevelopers would not pay the pur-chase price for the property “untilthey received all permits necessary todevelop the land” which, he said,could take up to five years, makingsuch a transaction “impractical.”

Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitsky,whose town borders the golf course,said residents would be happy to hearthe news that Shackamaxon wouldremain a golf course.

“I would think that the neighbor-hood would be relieved that this wouldnot impact negatively on their qualityof life,” Mayor Skibitsky said, notingthat a housing development wouldhave brought additional congestionto the area.

Scotch Plains Council SeeksOptions on Shackamaxon

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — Despite thepending sale of Shackamaxon Coun-try Club to a golf management com-pany, the township council on Tues-day moved forward with a requestthat the planning board evaluatewhether the golf property and severaltownship properties should be desig-nated as areas in need of rehabilita-tion, a move that Mayor Nancy Maloolsaid would protect against the golfcourse property being developed intoresidential housing in the future.

Shackamaxon, a private golf andcountry club, has entered into anagreement to be acquired by RDCGolf Group, a New Jersey-based golfmanagement firm that plans to con-tinue to operate the 95-year-old facil-ity as a golf course.

Two weeks ago, the council passeda resolution asking the planning boardto look into whether the land on whichthe municipal building, the libraryand the public works department, aswell as Shackamaxon, currently sitshould be designated as Areas in Needof Redevelopment and whether itwould be viable to relocate the town-ship buildings at the Shackamaxonproperty, which currently is zoned asan R-1 Residential zone. The town-ship properties, in turn, would thenbe turned over to a Shackamaxondeveloper in exchange for the devel-oper building the new municipal com-plex at Shackamaxon.

Even with RDC Golf Group’s planto continue the Shackamaxon site asa golf course, Mayor Malool said itremained important that the munici-pal government “put a plan in placenow” to protect Shackamaxon fromhaving as many as 100 homes builtthere at some point in the future,should Shackamaxon eventually besold to a developer.

David Roberts of Maser Consult-ing, which was hired as townshipplanner on Tuesday and tasked withassisting the planning board in itsinvestigation, said that if the boarddoes find that the affected propertiesshould be declared to be Areas inNeed of Rehabilitation, then Maserwould develop a comprehensive planin which the Shackamaxon propertyand the municipal properties wouldstay connected, in effect, should thegolf course be put up for sale in thefuture. Mr. Roberts also said, in re-sponse to a question, that the reha-bilitation designation takes the pos-sibility of any eminent domain movesby the municipality “off the table.”

The council’s vote to forward therequest to the planning board was 4-1, with Councilman Michael Marcusdissenting. Earlier in the meeting, he

had opposed a $5,900 payment toMaser for its work with the board,saying that the announced sale ofShackamaxon had removed any ur-gency to stop development of thatproperty. He said there was “no sense”in spending taxpayer money “onsomething that may never comeabout.”

But Councilman William Vastinesaid if the municipal government tookno action and “hoped” the new buyerkept the golf course as is, and thendecided to sell to a developer later,“we’re completely exposed.” Hecalled the council’s move “an insur-ance policy against something hap-pening to that property that we haveno control over.” Deputy Mayor MaryDePaola echoed Mr. Vastine, sayingthat any potential owner of theShackamaxon site “is going to befully aware of what 145 acres is worthin New Jersey.”

Councilman Kevin Glover said thegoverning body was taking “a bit of aproactive position” while warning thatif Shackamaxon remains as is for anextended period of time, the affectedmunicipal facilities, which he de-scribed as “tired old buildings,” willneed extensive renovations.

The planning board plans to startconsidering whether to make the re-quested designation of the propertiesat its special meeting on Monday,February 21.

In other business, the council post-poned consideration of an ordinanceto revise the municipal zoning regu-lations by adding the category of

“Special Needs Schools” as a permit-ted conditional use in the B-1 Busi-ness Zone. Approval of the ordinance,which was introduced at Tuesday’scouncil meeting, will allow theNewmark School, a special-needsschool with facilities currently inPlainfield and Carteret, to consoli-date its services at the former Verizonbuilding at 1000 Cellar Avenue.Mayor Malool said the postponementuntil March 15 was due to the publichearing not being properly noticed toaffected residents.

Township Manager Chris Mariontold the council that a review by Town-ship Attorney Jeffrey Lehrer hadfound there to be “no impediment” toPinnacle Risk Solutions being con-sidered by the council to serve astownship risk manager. Two weeksago, when the governing body wasdiscussing the possible appointment,it was pointed out that Rich Duthie, amember of the township zoning boardof adjustment, is employed by Pin-nacle. Mr. Duthie took part inPinnacle’s presentation in Januarywhen the council was interviewingprospective risk managers for 2011.

Mr. Lehrer said two weeks ago thatthere was a question of whether Mr.Duthie “used his position [as a zon-ing board member] to secure a posi-tion [as risk manager].” Mr. Lehrerwas asked to investigate the concernfrom a legal standpoint before thecouncil moved forward on makingany appointment, which it will nowconsider at its Tuesday, March 1,conference meeting.

SPMC Moving Forward OnJune Car Show on East 2nd

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Management Corp. (SPMC)board of directors will evaluate aproposal from an event planner as itmoves forward on sponsoring a carshow later in the spring on East Sec-ond Street.

At its monthly meeting on Tues-day, the board briefly reviewed a$3,900 proposal from G-Wiz AutoEntertainment Co. to produce a newand exotic car show, likely in June,that will run much of the length ofEast Second Street and featuremostly state-of-the-art cars such aselectric and hybrid vehicles. Underthe proposal, G-Wiz will solicit areadealerships to participate, providemusic, secure the required permitsand organize the show itself. BothDavid Biagini ofFirsTEAManagement, SPMC’smanager, and board memberDominic Verdic said they hadworked with G-Wiz on earlier eventsand expressed favorable opinionsof the firm’s efforts.

In advance of its next meeting, the

board will further evaluate G-Wiz’sproposal before making a final deci-sion.

The board also discussed its 2011budget in advance of its formal ap-proval by the township council at thegoverning body’s meeting later onTuesday night. The $85,600 spend-ing plan will be financed by about$67,000 in property assessments and$18,000 in funds carried over from2010. Property owners would pay aflat $400 assessment per property.During the board’s discussion, boardmember Nick Del Negro questionedwhether SPMC’s magazine, SimplyScotch Plains, should be publishedthree times annually, saying a once-or twice-per-year publishing wouldsave money that could be allocated toimprovements along East SecondStreet.

Mr. Del Negro complained that thethoroughfare was lacking in streetlighting, flowers and benches. Mr.Verdic reminded him that the mu-nicipal government was responsiblefor lights, adding that the $8,000 thatwould be saved by not printing a third


Garwood BOE SeeksBudget Waivers

GARWOOD – During Tuesday’smeeting of the Garwood Board of Educa-tion, it was revealed that the board isapplying for a waiver to increase healthbenefits. The board awaits the Governor’sbudget address which is set for Tuesday,February 22. The BOE faces budget prob-lems due to limits imposed by the Gover-nor on spending increases. Superinten-dent Teresa Quigley said that Garwoodhas the “lowest per-pupil cost” in thecounty – even lower than charter schools.

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By Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesDRUMMING UP POTENTIAL…At Saturday’s fifth annual “Day of Percus-sion” held at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, students, parents and potentialpercussionists from the region browsed vendor tables checking out the lastest inmusical instruments. See story page 18.

Fred Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesTHANK YOU, VETS…Local veterans were honored last Friday evening at thethird annual “Valentine’s Day With a Veteran” dinner held at the EvangelChurch on Terrill Road in Scotch Plains. About 50 attendees enjoyed a multi-course buffet dinner provided by about 20 local restaurants and organizations.

edition of the SPMC magazine wouldbe enough to “give us maybe onelight” on East Second Street.

Other board members agreed thatthe magazine needed to be publishedthrice yearly, if for no other reasonthan exposure. “We need to have itout there,” said board member SteveGoldberg. Mr. Biagini said theSPMC’s budget is too small to fi-nance extensive projects likestreetscapes. He warned that, “you’dwipe out your whole budget” if theboard ever decided to install streetlighting. “That’s the job of the mu-nicipal government.” Mr. Biagini saidthe board has to “pick and choosewhat benefits the entire district.”

While speaking of the magazine,and in response to Mr. Del Negro’sconcern about the SPMC not aidinglandlords in filling commercial vacan-cies, it was agreed to include a page inforthcoming issues of Simply ScotchPlains that will detail commercial prop-erties that are available for lease.

Freeholders OK Lifetime InsuranceFor Non-Union County Employees


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ELIZABETH – The Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders last weekapproved an ordinance that will enablenon-unionized county employees to re-ceive lifetime health benefits upon retire-ment in exchange for not receiving payincreases the past few years.

Finance Director Larry Caroselli esti-mated that the ordinance would impactbetween 600 and 700 workers. The pro-gram follows one that has been availablefor years to union members such as countycorrections officers and law enforcement.

County Manager George Devanneysaid non-union workers have gone three-and-a-half years without a pay increase.“We thought it was fair to bring them inline with what we’ve been negotiatingwith unions,” Mr. Devanney said.

Mr. Caroselli said the costs of the pro-gram are being evaluated in actuarialstudy. He said the county sets aside fundseach year to pay the additional retireebenefit. He told The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times that as of last year, thefund had reached $10 million, a portionof which had been paid out to retirees. Anadditional amount will be included tocover non-union workers, he said.

In the ordinance, workers must be em-ployed by the county for at least 25 yearsand be 55 and over to be eligible to collectthe benefit. Employees will be able toselect a family plan of $5,000 per year ora single plan of $1,800. The family planwill be reduced to $2,500 when the em-ployee becomes eligible for Medicare.

The ordinance also includes a changein golf fees. Michael Yuska, director ofpurchasing, said the county is increasingall golf fees by $2 and eliminating the $2online-reservation fee in the hopes ofencouraging more online reservations.He said the county “had a low rate ofsuccess with the online reservation,”which the county prefers.

In other business, the board approvedthe use of $37,000 from a municipal law-enforcement account to be used to pay theRodgers Group, LLC of Island Heights.Frank Rodgers, a former deputy superin-tendent of the New Jersey State Police,said his firm would work over the nextyear to ensure the Union County PoliceDepartment (UCPD) receives accredita-tion from the New Jersey State Associa-tion on Accreditation for Law Enforce-ment and Chiefs of Police as well as the

Commission on Accreditation for LawEnforcement Agencies (CALEA).

He said CALEA includes 112 stan-dards dealing with everything from pris-oner transportation and evidence trainingto profiling, “things that are causing a lotof litigation” against police agencies. Mr.Rodgers said his firm is under contractwith 50 law-enforcement agencies, in-cluding seven prosecutor offices and ad-ditional sheriff’s offices.

Mr. Rodgers estimated that accredita-tion would result in a “substantial reduc-tion in litigation” against the UCPD. Hesaid the UCPD could see a 30-percentreduction in its litigation costs.

“It sounds interesting,” responded Free-holder Chair Deborah Scanlon, who in-quired about whether the accreditationwas required. Mr. Rodgers said the pro-gram is voluntary.

He said the police chiefs associationwent around the state to explain the ben-efit of accreditation to joint insurancefunds that, subsequently, have reducedinsurance premiums by 5 to 8 percent toagencies that complete the program.

“At some point, it is going to costagencies who do not have this status,”Mr. Rodgers said.

John Bury of Kenilworth said the boardhas a presentation for a program the samenight it votes on the related resolution. “Itseems like the presentations are like a dogand pony show. You could really get ridof them,” Mr. Bury said.

The board amended the 2011 tempo-rary budget by adding $12,462,024 ingrants. Among them is $18,500 for theCultural and Heritage Special Project.The grant requires a 50-percent match bythe county. Mr. Caroselli said the grantwill “provide for a description of UnionCounty’s role in the American Revolu-tion” and a Podcast will be prepared andmade available to the public.

The board approved a resolution forthe county to apply for $470,000 in fed-eral funding for the Route 22 shuttle aspart of NJ Transit’s Consolidated JobAccess and Reverse Commute program.The county will match the funding, whichis used to transport workers to retail storeson the highway. The program was initi-ated in 2007 to improve safety of pedes-trians along a two-and-a-half-mile stretchof Route 22 in Union and Springfield.

Bruce Paterson of Garwood said hewould like to see 100 percent grants thatdo not include county funding.

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Area Towns Fight BlazeAt Plainfield Apartments


AREA – Area firefighters fought awind-driven fire early Monday morningat a Plainfield apartment building on EastFront Street.

According to Plainfield Acting FireChief Frank Tidwell, the blaze at theNetherwood Village Apartments heavilydamaged five of eight units in one of theapartment buildings at the complex. Threeof the units were unoccupied.

Some 60 firefighters from a dozentowns, including Plainfield, BerkeleyHeights, Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth,Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside, Lin-den, Scotch Plains, South Plainfield andNorth Plainfield, Rahway, Springfield,Summit and Westfield were on the scene,according to Scotch Plains Fire ChiefJonathan Ellis, who was the on-scene firecoordinator.

Acting Chief Tidwell said it took threehours to bring the blaze under control.The cause of the fire is under investiga-tion, he said.

Chief Ellis said the fire was in thecenter of the apartment complex, whichhe estimated was 200 feet long, making itimpossible to reach with aerial equip-ment. Firefighters were able to containthe blaze to the one building.

News reports indicated that nine

firefighters were injured. WestfieldDeputy Fire Chief David Kelly told TheWestfield Leader a Westfield firefightersustained a knee injury and was trans-ported to Overlook Hospital, where hewas treated and released. Chief Ellis saidfirefighters from Clark and Linden alsosustained injuries.

Deputy Chief Kelly said Westfield dis-patched one engine with four firefightersto the scene at 1:40 a.m. and remained onthe scene until 6 a.m.

Seven residents were evacuated, withone person taken to St. Barnabas MedicalCenter in Livingston for second-degreeburns to his arms, according to newsreports.

Westfield firefighters also respondedto a fire at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Febru-ary 9, at the Westfield Senior HousingBuilding No. 2 at 1129 Boynton Avenue.

Westfield Fire Chief Dan Kelly saidthe fire was in an apartment located on thefirst floor of the east wing. Residents ofthe east wing of the building were allsafely evacuated without injury, he said.One resident temporarily relocated.

The fire was contained to the first floorapartment and was declared under con-trol in 30 minutes.

Westfield received mutual aid cover-age from the Cranford, Roselle andPlainfield fire departments.

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Ward Opts Not to SeekThird Freeholder TermBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

ELIZABETH – Freeholder NancyWard of Westfield has announced thatshe will not seek a third term thisNovember, citing increasing profes-sional demands and family obligations.

Ms. Ward was appointed to free-holder board by the Union CountyDemocratic Committee in October2004 to fill a vacancy and was electedto a full, three-year term in November2005. She was reelected to a secondterm in 2008. The former Linden resi-dent moved to Westfield last yearwhere she has a private law practice.

“It has been a true honor to servethe residents of Union County and anhonor to be chosen by my Demo-cratic Party and to have been the firstwoman from Linden to sit on thisboard,” Ms. Ward said.

Union County Democratic Commit-tee Chairman Charlotte DeFilippothanked Freeholder Ward for her efforts.

“Freeholder Ward has been a greatasset to county government,” Ms.DeFilippo said. “She is an individualof empathy and intelligence who hasdemonstrated great foresight in herdecisions on the freeholder board.”

At last week’s freeholder meeting,where Freeholder Ward made her an-nouncement, she said she would fin-ish out the remaining 10 months onher term working mostly to continuethe implementation of Christopher’sProgram. The program works directlywith the courts to place at-risk youthsin the program which focuses on thedangers of gangs and youth violence.

Westfield Councilman and ActingDemocratic Chairman David Haas toldThe Westfield Leader that,“Christopher’s program has made areal difference for the youth of thecounty.”

Freeholder Chairwoman DeborahScanlon also thanked Ms. Ward forher service by saying, “Nancy is ahumanitarian who will be remem-bered for her work on this board inhelping others. She will be missedand we all wish her well.”

As 2008 chairman of the OpenSpace, Recreation and Historic Pres-ervation Trust Fund, Freeholder Wardworked on the county’s acquisitionof the Clark Reservoir and Ameri-can-Hungarian Citizens Club, and theopening of Esposito Farm Park, all inClark. She also chaired the board’sshared services committee.

Freeholder Ward has been a mem-ber of the Linden Economic Devel-opment Corporation and after the 9/11 attacks she volunteered her legalservices, for which she received rec-ognition from then-Attorney GeneralJohn Farmer.

She replaced John Wohlwrab onthe board when he resigned follow-ing his arrest in 2004 for domesticabuse.

Possible candidates for the seatinclude Mr. Haas who said he was“definitely interested” and was “ex-

ploring the possibility” of runningfor the seat.

The other incumbents up for re-election this year are FreeholdersAngel Estrada of Elizabeth and ChrisHudak of Linden, both Democrats.Mr. Hudak was named by his party tofill a vacancy in December left by theresignation of Rick Proctor, the newlyelected mayor of Rahway.

Sullivan Announces SupportOf Amtrak Tunnel ProposalCOUNTY — Union County Free-

holder Daniel Sullivan has announcedhis support for Amtrak’s proposedGateway Project, which, he said,would “greatly expand” capacity forAmtrak and NJ Transit trains travel-ing to midtown Manhattan.

“The Gateway Project would havea huge positive impact on UnionCounty and the entire region,” saidMr. Sullivan, who also serves as chair-man of the North Jersey Transporta-tion Planning Authority (NJTPA). “Itsconstruction would have immediatebenefits by creating much-neededjobs, and in the long run, the im-provements to our rail infrastructurewould fuel economic development inthe county and beyond.”

The proposed Gateway Project wasannounced last week by Amtrak Presi-dent and Chief Executive Officer Jo-

seph Boardman and U.S. SenatorsFrank R. Lautenberg and RobertMenendez.

Amtrak plans to spend $50 millionto begin preliminary engineering anddesign on two new rail tunnels fromNew Jersey to New York City thatwould increase NJ Transit’s train ca-pacity and allow for development ofregional high-speed rail on the North-east Corridor. The announcementcomes in the wake of the cancellationof the Access to the Region’s Core(ARC) rail tunnel project late lastyear.

“ARC may be gone, but there isstill a very real and compelling needfor more trans-Hudson transit capac-ity,” Mr. Sullivan said. “We’re nowvying with other regions around thecountry and the world for economicactivity. World-class transit servicefor New Jersey and real high-speedrail for the mid-Atlantic and north-east will make us truly competitive.”

Mr. Sullivan also pointed out thatthe project would have strong eco-nomic benefits at the local level byboosting home values along the linesand creating development opportu-nities, especially in areas near trainstations.

“Make no mistake about it,” Mr.Sullivan said, “the Gateway Projectwould be a true investment in thefuture of our county and region, withvery real and positive impacts for ourresidents.”

The new tunnels would allow foran additional 13 NJ Transit trainsper peak hour and increase the num-ber of Amtrak trains into the city byeight per hour. It would provide con-nections to Moynihan Station and anew Penn Station South, whichwould be connected to the existingNew York Penn Station. The projectalso would replace and expand thePortal Bridge, a “vital component”of the Northeast Corridor, Mr.Sullivan said.

Amtrak projects that the projectcould be completed in 2020 at anestimated cost of $13.5 billion. It willtake a lead in finding ways to pay thecost and will look for contributionsfrom local, regional and state gov-ernments, the New York’s Metropoli-tan Transportation Authority (MTA),as well as private investors.

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Local Women to Be HonoredAt Status of Women DinnerAREA – The year’s Union County

Commission on the Status of WomenExcellence Awards include severallocal residents.

The women will be awarded at adinner on Friday, March 25, at TheWestwood, located at 438 North Av-enue in Garwood. The award is givento women in a variety of differentfields, including education, healthcare, the arts, government, business,law, community service, technology,humanitarianism, public service,women’s advocacy, and lifetimeachievement.

Marylese Benson of Westfield, di-rector of behavioral health and psy-chiatry at the Trinitas Regional Medi-cal Center in Elizabeth, is being hon-ored for her work in the field ofmental health. According to her biog-raphy on the hospital’s website, Ms.Benson devotes her life to workingwith “vulnerable populations, prima-rily children and families, to helpthem lead healthier, safer, and moreproductive lives.” She has worked atTrinitas (formerly Elizabeth GeneralHospital) for 35 years.

Diana Taylor of Westfield was aUnited States Cadet Nurse Corpsduring World War II and received aUnited States Commission upongraduation from Jersey City StateCollege and Medical Center with aBachelor of Science Degree in Nurs-ing and Health Education. She alsohas a master’s from Rutgers Univer-sity with post-graduate work at Co-lumbia University and New York Uni-versity. She is currently a realtor withCentury 21/Taylor and Love inWestfield and is a mental health spe-cialist with the Red Cross.

Fanwood residents Adele Kennyand Phyllis Mirabella will also behonored. Ms. Kenny is being hon-ored for her efforts in arts and hu-manities. The author of 23 books inpoetry and nonfiction, she is thefounder and director of the CarriageHouse Poetry Reading Series, whichshe started in 1998. Ms. Kenny is alsothe arts council director at the PatriciaKuran Arts Center in Fanwood. Shetaught English and creative writingin the Rahway Public Schools for 20years.

Mrs. Mirabella of Fanwood, anassistant vice-president at ChubbGroup of Insurance Companies, andwife of Union County Freeholder AlMirabella, is being cited for her civicand community leadership. She is

part of the staff for the LeadershipTraining Conference LTC), which isa part of the New Jersey Associationof Student Councils (NJASC). For 12years she has served as a senior coun-selor and in the past two years, sheserved on the Coordinating Commit-tee (Board of Directors). She recentlyorganized a mini LTC session for 105students at Park and Terrill MiddleSchools. Mrs. Mirabella also serveson the Board of Directors of the Edu-cation Enrichment Foundation.

Scotch Plains resident AdrienneRobertiello, an autism educator atChildren’s Specialized Hospital inNew Brunswick, is being cited forher community service efforts in-cluding working to establish a par-ent advisory council for ScotchPlains-Fanwood public schools andorganizing workshops inMountainside and Toms River forrecreation providers from aroundthe state to discuss requirementsunder the Americans With Disabili-ties Act (ADA) to provide inclusiverecreation for people with disabili-ties. She also created the “MakeFriends With Autism” program atChildren’s Specialized.

Union County Sheriff’s Lieuten-ant Kara Davis of Hillside, presidentof the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge103, is being honored for her lawenforcement work.

Flor Gonzalez of Plainfield,founder and president of the LatinAmerican Coalition, is being recog-nized for her efforts in immigrationadvocacy. She has devoted herself toadvocating for the large Latino com-munity in Plainfield.

Joyce Passen of Monroe, employedat Atlantic Health in Summit, is to berecognized for her work in commu-nity health, while middle schoolteacher Maryellen Moffitt, an educa-tor for 28 years with the RosellePublic Schools, is be recognized forher work in education. She coordi-nates the Roselle gifted and talentedprogram.

Mary Reilly, a leader of Cranford’sGreen Team, a group devoted to-wards working to make the environ-ment cleaner, safer, and better forthe future, is being recognized forher efforts to protect the environ-ment.

Tickets for the dinner are avail-able at $40 per person by contact-ing Carol Lombardo at (908) 789-0508.

Lawmakers SeekFirearm Capacity Limits

TRENTON — Assembly BudgetCommittee Chairman LouisGreenwald (D-Camden) and Assem-blywoman Annette Quijano (D-Union) have announced they have in-troduced legislation (A-3807), whichwould protect New Jerseyans and re-duce violent gun crimes by imposingtighter limits on high-capacity ammu-nition magazines for firearms.

Under the bill, magazines used infirearms would be limited to a maxi-mum capacity of 10 rounds. This billwould enact a state-level prohibitiondesigned to mirror a provision of the1994 assault weapons ban.

“It is abundantly clear that the useof high-capacity magazines has, moreoften than not, been used with mali-cious intent,” Asw. Quijano said. “Byeliminating the availability of high-capacity magazines in New Jersey, thehope is to limit the number of injuriesor casualties in the event of an armedassault. This type of measure has beensuccessful in the past, and if we can re-implement it, all New Jerseyans willbe that much safer.”

The legislation follows the Janu-ary attack on a crowd outside a Tuc-son, Ariz. grocery store, includingRep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).The shooter fired a full 31-roundclip.

RSVP Offers TaxAssistance to SeniorsAREA — The Union County be

Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-gram (RSVP) program is offeringvolunteer income tax assistance taxcounselors offering free federal andNew Jersey state tax assistance toUnion County citizens that earn lessthan $50,000 per year.

Appointments are required at all ofthe following sites: Elizabeth PublicLibrary, call (908) 354-6060, exten-sion 7212; Union Township Center,call (908) 851-5290; Rahway Sr.Center, call (732) 827-2016 and NewJersey Community FoodBank in Hill-side, call (908) 355-3663, extension238 or 299.

Ed Pollack AwardedMeritorious Award

WESTFIELD — Dr. Seth Berkley,president of the International AIDSVaccine Initiative (IAVI), has awardedEd Pollack, director of business de-velopment, a long-time Westfield resi-dent, with the 2010 Presidential Meri-torious Service Award.

Mr. Pollack was recognized for his“outstanding contributions” as the keynegotiator of the agreements that es-tablished IAVI’s Protocol G Programwith clinical sites in Sub-SaharanAfrica, and with universities and com-mercial companies who collaboratedin the effort.

He joined IAVI in 2002 after tak-ing early retirement from Merck andCo., Inc. after 31 years of service.

S&P Lowers N.J.’sBond Rating to AA-

TRENTON — Standard & Poor’slowered New Jersey’s credit ratingon the state’s debt to AA- from AA,citing concerns about its massive re-tirement obligations. The state hasnearly $33 billion in debt, among thehighest in the nation, according toS&P.

Reacting to the news, GovernorChris Christie’sPress SecretaryMichael Drewniak responded that,“The Legislature must take a soberlook at this report and its message,which could hardly be clearer. Gov-ernor Christie’s pension and benefitreforms are necessary to manage thestate’s pension liability and ensurelong-term stability. Any further de-lay by the Legislature is irrespon-sible and reckless and jeopardizesNew Jersey’s fiscal health.”

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Videos, Events CalendarAdded to County Website

ELIZABETH –Union County hasannounced new upgrades to the UnionCounty website, ucnj.org., designedto increase public access to countyservices. The upgrades include a newvideo page, events calendar, and re-cycling schedule.

One feature of the upgrade is a newvideo page. It includes current andarchived editions of “Freeholder Fo-rum” and “Vintage Views,” two pro-grams for viewers to keep up withcurrent events and policy discussions.The shows are also broadcast on localcommunity access cable TV channels.

The new video page also includesa series on county events and pro-grams produced by the Office of Pub-lic Information, including: the grandopening of the Vo-Tech Schools Acad-emy for Performing Arts, remarks ofFreeholder Chairman DeborahScanlon at the 2011 county re-orga-nization meeting, TaylorMade Dayat Galloping Hills Golf Course, theColumbus Day flag raising ceremony,the grand opening of Snyder AvenuePark in Berkeley Heights, highlightsof the 2010 MusicFest and the distri-

bution of recycling enhancementgrants to municipalities.

The new video page can be ac-cessed through the “Video Channel”icon on the home page, or by visitingucnj.org/videochannel/. Another newfeature of the website is a new eventscalendar for Union County parks andrecreation facilities, redesigned forclarity and readability. The calendarfeatures programs that are used bythousands of county residents eachyear, including MusicFest, which lastyear attracted 80,000 fans along withhundreds of vendors and their em-ployees, according to the county’spublic information department. Thenew events calendar can be accessedthrough the “Programs and SpecialEvents” icon on the home page, orvisit ucnj.org/parkeventssite/.

The new recycling schedule can beaccessed through the “Community”link at the top of the home page, or goto ucnj.org/community/recycling.The new website was launched inSeptember 2010. Additional upgradesand features are being added on anongoing basis.

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Ex-Charlie Brown’s CEOGets Two Yrs. for Fraud

TRENTON – The former presi-dent and chief executive officer of theCharlie Brown’s restaurants, RussellD’Anton, 50, of Manasquan, has beensentenced to 24 months in prison forconspiring to defraud the companyby accepting more than $1 million inkickbacks in exchange for awardingcontracts to vendors, U.S. AttorneyPaul J. Fishman said.

Mr. D’Anton previously pleadedguilty before U.S. District JudgeMary L. Cooper to mail fraud andtax evasion.

According to Mr. Fishman, fromat least as early as 1999 through2008, Mr. D’Anton and co-con-spirator, Charlie Brown’s thanvice-president Michael Mulligan,51, of West Milford, used theirpositions as executives at CharlieBrown’s to direct business to ven-dors who paid them kickbacks inthe form of cash, checks and in-kind payments.

Mr. D’Anton admitted that he ac-cepted kickbacks from a variety ofvendors, including a constructioncompany and vendors who providedCharlie Brown’s with refrigerationservices and bakery products. Thekickbacks included expensive homeappliances, checks and cash. He alsotook steps to conceal the paymentsfrom his employer, purposely failingto report the value of the kickbacks asincome on his personal federal taxreturns including failing to claim ad-ditional taxable income of $123,000on his 2005 U.S. Individual IncomeTax Return. Had the income beenreported, it would have been subjectto a tax of approximately $44,341due to the IRS, according to the U.S.Attorney’s office.

Mr. D’Anton was also sentenced totwo years of supervised release andwill also be required to pay restitu-tion in an amount to be determined.Mr. Mulligan pleaded guilty to onecount each of conspiracy to commit

mail fraud and tax evasion whileDavid Slabon, 44, of Sea Girt admit-ted to paying kickbacks to Mr.D’Anton while serving as the presi-dent and chief executive officer ofDesignline Construction Services.Mr. Slabon pleaded guilty to con-spiracy to commit commercial brib-ery and conspiracy to commit wirefraud. Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Slabonare awaiting sentencing.

The Charlie Brown’s chain filedfor bankruptcy in November. TheOffice Beer Bar & Grill restaurants,which it owned, have been sold andthe company plans to sell the remain-der of its assets.

Lance ‘Disappointed’With Obama BudgetWASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep.

Leonard Lance (R-7th) released thefollowing statement in response toPresident Barack Obama’s $3.7-tril-lion budget proposal.

“I am quite disappointed with Presi-dent Obama’s budget plan,” Mr. Lancesaid. “The President promised theAmerican people during the State ofthe Union that he would finally tacklerunaway spending and growing defi-cits in his latest budget for Fiscal Year(FY) 2012. But, instead, his budgetproposal released and formally sentto Congress Monday adds $1.1 tril-lion to the deficit in FY 2012 byoffering more spending, more bor-rowing and higher taxes.

“There’s an old Washington, D.C.saying: ‘The President proposes, Con-gress disposes.’ The President’s budgetis just a proposed blueprint that lays outhis priorities. It is Congress, under theleadership of House Budget ChairmanPaul Ryan, that will be tasked withputting forth our nation’s budget planin April that will lower spending, re-duce our deficits and debt and bring uson a glide path toward a balanced bud-get,” Mr. Lance concluded.

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Menendez Sponsoring Bill toAddress Cyber Attacks

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is sponsoring the CybersecurityEnhancement Act, which is aimed tohelp financial markets, governmentagencies and other industries preventcyber attacks, The Record has re-ported. The bill was prompted bynews that computers at NASDAQhad been hacked multiple times.

The legislation would allow theNational Science Foundation and theDepartments of Defense and Home-land Security to develop cyber-attackprevention plans, research whichwould be shared with groups likeNASDAQ, the New York Stock Ex-change, power companies and oil re-fineries.

Camden County Laying OffForty-Six in Prosecutor’s OfficeTwenty-six investigators and 18

assistant prosecutors in the CamdenCounty Prosecutor’s Office have re-ceived layoff notices, according to

The Courier Post.The Post reported that the layoffs

are being made by Camden Countyofficials to save $3.1 million in bud-get reductions. Another 260 countyemployees also received layoff no-tices last Friday.

The prosecutor’s office handlesapproximately 10,500 cases eachyear, the second highest of thestate’s 21 counties, the newspaperreported.Potosnak ‘Appalled’ on Lance’sComment on Health CoverageEd Potosnak, the 2010 Democratic

candidate for Congress against Rep.Leonard Lance (R-7th), has accusedthe Congressman of misleading con-stituents by claiming he does notparticipate in the federal insuranceprogram available to House mem-bers. He said Mr. Lance and his fam-ily, however, do receive state benefitsto the tune of $1,906 per month or$22,877 a year from his 18 years inthe State Legislature.

Route 1&9 Among Most DangerousRoads for Pedestrians in N.J.

AREA — A new report from theTri-State Transportation Campaignfinds that an average of 415 pedestri-ans are killed in New Jersey, down-state New York, and Connecticut eachyear.

The tri-state region’s most danger-ous road for pedestrians, for the thirdyear in a row, is the Hempstead Turn-pike in Nassau County, according tothe new analysis by Tri-State Trans-portation Campaign.

In New Jersey, U.S. Route 1 & 9 inUnion County, Route 549 in OceanCounty, U.S. 322/40 (BlackhorsePike/Albany Avenue) in AtlanticCounty and U.S. 130 (BurlingtonPike) in Burlington were listed in thereport.

New Jersey’s Department of Trans-portation adopted an internal Com-plete Streets policy in late 2009, and

last year the state enacted a “stop, andstay stopped” law that requires driv-ers to stop for pedestrians at cross-walks.

County fact sheets showing themost dangerous routes for walkingare available from the organization.The fact sheets also include an inter-active Google Map showing the loca-tions of each pedestrian fatality, withdescriptive details for each victimkilled on the county’s most danger-ous route or routes.

The full report, as well as countyfact sheets and Google Maps, can befound at www.tstc.org/reports/dan-ger11/.

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Thanks to All WhoDonated to Toy DriveOn behalf of Sister Jacinta Fernandes

of The St. Joseph’s Social Service Centerin Elizabeth, the children that receivedthe toys, and The Msgr. John M. WalshCouncil 5437, Garwood Knights of Co-lumbus, I’d like to thank everyone fortheir generous monetary and toy dona-tions to our annual toy drive.

Our special thanks to the following fortheir generous donation of toys as well:The St. Anne’s Church of Garwood Ro-sary Society members and presidentChristine Guerriero, the Garwood PTAmembers and president Lisa Marano, theGarwood Pre-School Parents Playgroupand president Jennifer Blumenstock andScotch Plains-Fanwood High School se-nior Becky Chavan, who collected over100 toys at the First United MethodistChurch in Scotch Plains. Once again yourgenerosity has helped our council helpthe less fortunate.

Keith GallagherDennis Clark

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Resident Stands Up ForPolitical CorrectnessA recent letter-to-the-editor denigrated

political correctness and stated, “Neveragain should it raise its ugly head or beallowed to see the light of day.” I amsorry, but I couldn’t disagree more. I havenever defined political correctness as theauthor of that letter did. Indeed, I havealways seen political correctness as a sortof morally proper way of treating otherpeople. We all know names that we haveused that are insulting to various nation-alities. Political correctness to me simplymeans to think about other people beforeyou use such words. Think about howthey would feel if you used such words todescribe them. Political correctness meansthat you don’t use insulting slurs to de-scribe people of various nationalities, re-ligions, ethnic backgrounds, disabilitiesor sexual persuasions. “Mentally chal-lenged” may seem like a mouthful, but Ithink a person would much rather becalled that than “mentally retarded.”Speakers should use words that treat otherpeople with respect and dignity- as theywould like to be treated – rather thanusing insulting words. The author statedthat the concept of political correctnessgoes against all Constitutional guaran-tees because it does not allow us to ex-press ourselves the way we want to; thatpolitical correctness would make Ameri-cans afraid to express themselves. I amsorry, I did not realize that the Constitu-tion required us to be mean to each other.It may allow us to, but it does not meanthat we should choose to. I have seen howsome people have expressed themselves,and wished that they hadn’t done it socaustically. I do not believe that I mustuse disparaging words about others inorder to express myself. I prefer to live ina society that treats each other with kindwords instead of mean ones, with respectinstead of disdain, with empathy insteadof insults. Political correctness does nottake away my ability to voice an opinion;on the contrary, it forces me to think morecarefully about the words I use. It makesme think, “how would a truly good per-son make these statements?” Would he/she use that word to describe that person?While I may have the ability and the rightto use that word, should I really use it? Ido not wish to see the end of politicalcorrectness: I wish to see more peopleunderstand what it really is and then totreat each other with respectful words.

Bill NierstedtGarwood

Westfield Councilman and DPWLook Forward to Springtime

Dear Ms. Powell, Thank you so muchfor your kind letter (February 10, 2011letter to the editor). It is greatly appreci-ated. As you mention, this winter hastested our resources and manpower and iswhy so much credit needs to go to ourDepartment of Public Works employees.

At this time last year we had a total ofabout 14 inches of snow, while this yearwe have now greater than three feet! The

DPWs commitment and diligence duringthis record-breaking snowfall season hasbeen astonishing. (If there is anyone intown looking forward to springtime inWestfield, it is our DPW staff!)

Again, thanks so much and glad wecould help. All my best.

Frank ArenaWestfield Councilman

Shackamaxon Pres. Writes to PressRe: Golf Club Pending Sale to RDC

The Shack Is Back; SP Shouldn’tPlace Obstacles to Shackamaxon Deal

I was pleased to read the note (seebelow) from Shackamaxon’s RobSchwartz that the golf and country clubwill be sold to a company that owns andmanages golf courses nearby. My fatherwas co-owner of Shackamaxon from1954-1957 (and lived three houses awayfrom the course entrance for 51 years).He would be rolling in his grave if hethought the town would either allow itssale to a housing developer or make it thehome of its municipal buildings.

Golf and all the social activity thatrevolves around it remains a relevanttradition in the area and this facility,managed well, can rise to its former his-torical glory as a marquee attraction ofthe town. Reasonable due diligence isfine, but please don’t let the town placeunnecessary obstacles to letting this dealgo through.

Glenn GutmacherSharon, Mass.

Editor’s Note: The following letter,received by Mr. Gutmacher, was writtenby the club president.

I am pleaseed to report that after ourexhaustive efforts, the board has approvedmoving forward with a sale ofShackamaxon to a respected northernNew Jersey golf course operator. Thesale will be subject to approval of themembership, but the vital first steps havebeen taken and a path through the deepNew Jersey snows toward the continua-tion of Shackamaxon Golf and CountryClub for 2011 and beyond has been shov-eled.

RDC Golf Group, Inc.(rdcgolfgroup.com) owns and manages golfcourses in the area including Forsgate Coun-try Club. Founded by its president, Christo-pher Schiavone, RDC has a reputation forexcellence in the golf course industry. Mr.Schiavone is also affiliated with the ownersof Fiddlers Elbow. RDC appreciates theTillinghast gem that they are purchasingand knows how to care for it; we will beplaying golf at Shack in the spring!

Timing – After an exhaustive search,RDC and Shack have signed a letter out-lining the transaction. The next step is tomove as expeditiously as possible to com-plete and execute a formal purchase agree-ment (which will be subject to approvalof the membership). Once that is com-pleted, I will call a general meeting forproprietary members to vote on the pro-posal. I am hopeful that such a meetingwill occur at the beginning of March.Subsequent and frequent meetings willbe scheduled with all members and RDCin order to get to know them better and

hear about their plans for our club.Once the contract is signed, the formal

due diligence process begins (RDC hasalready commenced preliminary due dili-gence). RDC will have a maximum of 60days to do environmental studies of theproperty, engineering studies of the pre-mises and other important reviews. Whilethey will have 60 days, we hope that theprocess will not take that long. Once thedue diligence period is completed, thetransaction will be “closed” and RDCwill pay for and own the golf course,clubhouse and other assets ofShackamaxon. The board is mindful thatthis takes us to May 1 and will be discuss-ing various plans to get the club ready forthe season in advance of the finalizationof the sale.

Scotch Plains – The Township ofScotch Plains is very concerned thatShackamaxon not be to sold to a devel-oper.

While the board looked at the bids ofmany developers, they were not feasiblebecause the developers would not pay thepurchase price until they received allpermits necessary to develop the land.That is a process that could take three tofive years (or longer), which made such atransaction impractical. As a defensivemeasure, the Township of Scotch Plainshas undertaken a determination as towhether Shackamaxon is “in need of re-development.” Most of the criteria formaking this determination deal withblighted areas. It is my personal opinionthat Shackamaxon does not constitute a“blighted area.” It is further my personalopinion that as it becomes evident thatShackamaxon will continue its nearly100-year history as a golf course, themunicipal officials will back away fromits plans.

Many moving parts. Many questionsyet to be answered. I have deliberatelystayed away from some of the detailsbecause, as I have said, the discussionsare ongoing and there is much work to do.While I know that some (many) of youwould like to be involved in this on adetailed basis, it is just not possible. Youhave elected an excellent Board of Trust-ees and they are overseeing this processwith your best interest at the fore. Mynext communication will be to solicityour approval of the transaction. I hopethat you will agree that this is the bestpossible outcome for the club.

Just a little while longer and Shack willrise again!

Rob Schwartz, PresidentShackamaxon Golf & CC

I am writing regarding recent reportsin this publication and other local presson the demise of Shackamaxon Golf andCountry Club in Scotch Plains and theanticipated sale of its property.

As the current president of the club, onbehalf of our Board of Trustees, I am pleasedto report that we expect the nearly 100-yearhistory of the property as a golf club and animportant taxpaying citizen of the Town-ship of Scotch Plains will continue.

Subject to the completion of a formalcontract and the approval of our mem-bers, the Board of Trustees has approvedthe sale of the club to RDC Golf Group,Inc., a respected northern New Jerseygolf course operator which owns ForsgateCountry Club and is affiliated with Fid-dlers Elbow Country Club in HunterdonCounty. RDC was attracted to the oppor-tunity to own a golf course designed bythe famed golf course architect Albert W.Tillinghast. RDC intends to re-energizethe current membership of the club andinvest in the facility to make it moreattractive as a multi-faceted recreationalfacility for families.

Over the past several yearsShackamaxon has experienced all of thechallenges that confront golf clubsthroughout the country resulting fromgeneral economic conditions, changingfamily lifestyles and the aging and relo-cation of a long-term membership base.

Our Board of Trustees recognized thatmember-owned country clubs were rap-idly becoming very difficult to sustainand that the preservation and enhance-ment of the facility to make it attractive toyoung families required a new businessmodel. Accordingly, we decided to putthe club up for sale and we conducted anexhaustive process to identify prospec-

tive purchasers, both golf club operatorsand parties who might have an interest inthe property for development purposes.

Understandably, officials of the Town-ship of Scotch Plains were concernedabout the prospects of the property beingsold to a residential real estate developerand announced intentions to acquire con-trol of the property through a complexprocess of having the property desig-nated an “area in need of redevelop-ment,” which typically is a means ofredeveloping blighted commercial andindustrial properties. I doubt that theneighboring property owners in ScotchPlains and Westfield regard the openspace of a golf course as a blighted prop-erty.

With the contemplated sale to RDCnow being public, it is our expectationthat the concerns of Scotch Plains offi-cials will be mitigated, as the propertywill be preserved as attractive open recre-ational space and a significant taxpayerto the municipality. Moreover, the en-hancement of the facility’s catering andbusiness meeting capabilities and thecontinuation of the golf course as a venuefor regional golf tournaments will attractpeople to the Scotch Plains – Westfieldarea and benefit local business ownersand residents in numerous ways.

The Shackamaxon Board of Trusteesviews the transition of the member-ownedclub to new ownership as a beginning, notan end, for the members of Shackamaxon,and a continuation of long-standing goodneighbor relationship the club has en-joyed with the Scotch Plains – Westfieldcommunities since 1916.

Robert A. Schwartz, President,Shackamaxon Golf and CC, Inc.

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Micropterous – Short-winged or

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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!

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Community Living for DisabledLess Expensive Than Institutions

With Gov. Christie days away fromintroducing New Jersey’s 2012 budget,state leaders continue to overlook an op-portunity to achieve significant savingssimply by complying with federal law.Under the Olmstead Act, the Americanswith Disabilities Act requires states toenable people with mental disabilities tolive in community settings rather thaninstitutions. Nearly 3,000 New Jerseyresidents live in developmental centers –more than every state except Texas – andin 2005 New Jersey introduced its Path toProgress for complying with Olmsteadby 2015. To date the state has failed tomake meaningful progress and now faceslawsuits filed on behalf of these resi-dents.

Institutional living costs $285,795 perindividual per year, or 250 percent morethan the cost of community living. Thecost for providing those same services inthe community is $113,880. In 2009,New Jersey’s seven developmental cen-

ters consumed 31 percent of the $1.4-billion budget of the Division of Devel-opmental Disabilities while serving lessthan 8 percent of the population served bythe department – government inefficiencyat its worst.

We began CAU in 1979 by success-fully removing 20 people with develop-mental disabilities from institutional liv-ing and integrating them into the commu-nity. Today we assist more than 3,500individuals with all kinds of disabilitieseach year. Community living offers peoplewith disabilities the opportunity to live intheir own homes, receiving the supportthey need, contributing to society – inmany ways financial – and building self-esteem. Yet if that moral compulsion andcompliance with federal law is not enoughincentive, then Gov. Christie should justdo the math.

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Mountainside BOE Must Focus onCurrent and Future School Budgets

Letters to the Editor

Editor’s Note: The following was sentto Mountainside Board of Educationmembers.

Dear Board Members and Commu-nity:

I would like to take this opportunity tothank the board for coordinating the roundtable; it was fantastic to see so many fromour community participate.

I am sure that the board can empathizewith many of the families who are strug-gling with their own budgets. We do,unfortunately, have some members ofour community who have lost their jobs.We as a community need to be cognizantof our children’s education and personalfinancial struggles.

Although Madam President mentionedthat a few years ago under the CorzineAdministration the community did notwant to explore the option of shared ser-vices, times have changed and we, as acommunity, find ourselves in a budgetcrisis with a deficit of $1,000,000. We asa community need to explore the optionof shared administration with BerkeleyHeights. Although this would not solvethe immediate budget issue, we need toposition ourselves for the future. I am notsuggesting that we give Berkeley Heightsour money and have them decide thefuture of our students, or that we wouldnot have our own board of education. Wewould share the CSA, business adminis-trator, and the Child Study Team posi-

tions. Not sharing administration is aluxury we can no longer afford.

We are paying an IT teacher $74,000 toteach two classes at Deerfield and thatposition also receives a stipend for$29,000 to be the IT person for the districtplus benefits. Why can’t we share an ITperson with Berkeley Heights for the$29,000 and have one of the other staffmembers teach the two classes that arebeing taught? We would save the $74,000plus benefits.

I understand that the Mountainsideteachers are working without a contract.Has this been taken into account? Are weto assume that there will be no contract?Or will the teachers continue withoutraises?

As Laurie Maier suggested, we need toalign our curriculum with BerkeleyHeights so our children are on the samepage with the Berkeley Heights studentswhen entering Governor Livingston HighSchool. Purchasing textbooks and mate-rials with Berkeley Heights to receivebetter discounts is something that needsto be done immediately.

Borough Administrator Jim Debbieindicated that the childcare program twoyears ago was making a profit of $160,000.The board made a bad decision whenrevamping the child care program. Weneed to keep the childcare program INTOWN. We, as a community, need tobring in revenue to our school, not give

the revenue to another facility.There were mentions of state mandates

and board policy. Do we in Mountainsidehave board policies that are richer thanstate mandates? If so, would there be anysavings to the community to change aboard policy?

The figure was given that we are cur-rently paying Governor Livingston$12,xxx per year for our students to at-tend the high school. Last evening it wasmentioned that the auditors foundMountainside should be paying $14,xxxper student per year, so we will be givena bill. How can we budget $13,xxx perstudent per year if we already have ashortfall? We expect the cost to be lessnext year than what the audit stated thisyear?

My suggestions I propose for now:1. Privatize the IT position.2. Pay to play sports and transportation

for sports.3. Courtesy busing.4. Retain the daycare program and

revamp it to make it more profitable.5. Negotiate the per student rate with

Berkeley Heights.We as a community have tough deci-

sions to make. We need to focus not onlyfor the upcoming budget, but future bud-gets.

Tracey MurdochMountainside

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Candidates Seeking These OfficesHave Been Few and Far Between

These are historic times for volunteers who be-come elected and serve on New Jersey Public SchoolBoards. Soon, such as in Westfield, Mountainside,Scotch Plains and Garwood and throughout thestate’s more than 566 school districts, candidateswill file for the open positions to be decided by theschool board elections on Tuesday, April 27.

The education system in New Jersey is undergoingsweeping changes led by Governor Chris Christie’sinitiatives, marked to improve performance and tobring taxpayer costs in line with fiscal necessity.

The existing public education system flywheel iscolossal and change is being fought at every turn toprotect ingrained arrangements. Granted, this is em-blematic of human reaction. The unions, superinten-dents and local boards are filing lawsuits at everyturn – the state funding formula, caps on superinten-dent salaries and property taxes, change of the tenuresystem with institution of performance based com-

pensation, healthcare, pensions, expansion of char-ter schools and support for private institutions.

That change will occur is certain in our opinion –but what change? The school board members to beelected in two months, along with others whoseterms have not expired will have a big part to play onwhere the new course heads. Will their service beconstructive, disobliging, inspired, inventive, or justa wait and see?

The times and the challenges may be dauntingsuch that few will seek the positions. We hope not. Inthe past, candidates seeking these offices have beenfew and far between – even in the best of times.

Residents interested in becoming a candidate canobtain nominating petitions at their local schoolboard office. For boards in our area, petitions need tobe signed and delivered to the board secretary by 4p.m., Tuesday, March 8, in order for the candidate’sname to be placed on the ballot.


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AARP Warns AgainstIdentity Theft

The phrase “I want to be just like you”takes a scary turn when we consider iden-tity theft. Somebody swipes your purseand, just like that, they have the chance tobe you. They can make purchases in yourname, charge your card, or empty yourbank account. Some victims may have tospend hundreds just to repair bad credit.Others will lose out on loans and jobofferings. In a few cases, victims caneven be arrested for crimes they did notcommit. Indeed, identity theft is one ofthe fastest growing crimes in the UnitedStates today. The United States FederalTrade Commission estimates that as manyas nine million Americans have theiridentities stolen each year.

The best line of defense against theft isNew Jersey’s “Identity Theft PreventionAct,” which was passed in New Jersey in2005. This allows for individuals to“freeze” their credit card reports to pre-vent thieves from accessing their infor-mation.

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Ordinance to Allow Medical OfficesAt Crossing Should Be Rejected

Cranford Ordinance No. 2011-03,which will permit medical and dentaluses in the retail space at Cranford Cross-ing, should be rejected. The amendmentthreatens the integrity of the township’szoning scheme in the downtown andshould be referred from the townshipcommittee to the zoning board of adjust-ment for consideration as a variance.

The amendment is portrayed as a fix tothe township’s debt at the Crossing ga-rage. The argument that filling the ap-proximately 4,000 square feet of remain-ing retail space will solve the severalhundred-thousand-dollar annual debt issilly. This change will not solve the park-ing garage problem. The garage was builtwithout proper analysis, and the amend-ment is being proposed with the samelack of scrutiny.

The timing of the proposed change hasalso raised questions. An application fora use variance allowing medical and den-tal use on North Avenue is currentlyscheduled for hearing by the zoning board.The applicant to the zoning board in thatcase has to overcome a significant burdenof proof. Adoption of the amendment bythe township committee makes that taskmuch easier, since it essentially givestownship sanction to medical use on thefirst floor throughout the downtown.

The zoning board process is very dif-ferent from the amendment process. Thezoning board applicant has to complywith requirements like submitting an ap-plication and paying a fee, providing no-tice to property owners within 200 feet,appearing before the zoning board tomake its case, etc. The applicant willlikely need to hire an attorney, and ap-proval of the requested change requiresfive of the seven voting members to votein the affirmative. And if the use varianceis granted on North Avenue the changewill be viewed as an exception to the

zoning ordinance.Adopting the amendment has far more

serious consequences than the grantingof a variance yet none of the requirementscited above. There was no written requestfor the change from the property owner.A single commissioner in November 2010reached out to the owner and proposedthe amendment without informing thetownship committee. If the amendment isadopted it will be used to support theNorth Avenue request and others seekingsimilar relief. Only three votes, a baremajority, are required to effect the change.

Finally, there was discussion amongthe committee that perhaps rescindingthe redevelopment plan was in order sothat similar future requests would go tothe township’s planning or zoning boards.I respectfully suggest that there is no needfor such action. The Appellate Divisionin an unpublished decision (Carrington v.Lambiase, A-2961-99T1 (App. Div.2001)) “in effect ruled that the develop-ment standards in a redevelopment ordi-nance become zoning standards for theredevelopment area and a planning boardor zoning board may entertain applica-tions for variances.” The Sixth Amend-ment should be referred immediately tothe zoning board where it belongs.

Mark SmithCranford

Mr. Smith served as mayor in 2010.

FOP Benefit in Mountainside to AlsoHonor BJ Giannone Memory

I will be hosting the 10th Annual Com-edy Show to Benefit F.O.P. Research onSaturday, March 12, at the Our Lady ofLourdes Parish Hall in Mountainside.Tickets are $50 per person. It’s a BYOBand Bring Your Own Food event — asold-out event for the past nine years andI’m extremely thankful for the supportgiven to help these children who areafflicted with a rare and presently incur-able disease.

On Monday, January 31, a part ofMountainside was lost when 18-year-oldBJ Giannone passed away after compet-ing in a swim meet with St. Peter’s Prep.No words can describe the pain, empti-ness and loss. If there is a shining point toany of this, it’s the way us Mountainsiderscame out in love and support for theGiannone’s and were there in every waypossible to help ease their pain during thismost difficult time in their life. This sup-port system is hard to duplicate else-where, but is ever present in Mountainside.

While BJ was a junior at St. Peter’sPrep, he and another fellow classmatehad an idea to form a club. They devel-oped the idea, presented it to the admin-istration and the club was approved andhas been thriving ever since. The club

that BJ formed is called “The Societyfor Comedic Appreciation.” We’ve de-cided that this year’s Comedy Show onMarch 12 will be in honor and inmemory of BJ.

BJ also had plans on going down toWest Virginia to help those in need. Inkeeping with that train of thought, our10th Annual Comedy Show will alsofeature a drop-off of non-perishable fooddonations which we will also donate inBJ’s name for the third annual food drivesponsored by the legislative office ofAssemblyman Jon Bramnick.

If you would like to join us this yearand put a table together with some of yourfriends, please let me know soon so I canaccommodate your request. If you cannotjoin us and would like to help defraysome of the costs of this production, wewill gladly welcome your donation. Thankyou for your support, kindness and gener-osity. Please make checks payable to the:I.F.O.P.A. and mail to: Gary W. Whyte,289 Old Tote Road Mountainside, NJ07092-1835. Call me with any questionsat (973) 712-4216.

Gary WhyteMountainside

As superintendent of the K-12 ClarkPublic School District, I wish to thank thenumerous members of the New JerseyState Legislature who took valuable timefrom their personal and professional timeto visit our school district in support of anAnti-Bullying initiative and program atArthur L. Johnson High School.

Last month Governor Christie signedinto law Assembly Bill A-3466, morepopularly known as the “New Jersey Anti-Bulling Bill of Rights,” of which each ofour legislative guests was a sponsor, co-sponsor or supporter. This legislation es-tablishes New Jersey as the most progres-sive and proactive state in the nation indealing with the societal issues of bully-ing, cyber bullying and harassment. Alltoo often in popular culture, the bully isdepicted almost in a humorous light, andas an acceptable part of a school or neigh-borhood.

The newly enacted landmark legisla-tion trains educators to the phenomena ofbullying and harassment, and places in-terventions in place to assure that bully-ing must be monitored, reported and actedupon immediately.

This past week the Clark Public SchoolDistrict scheduled three separate presen-tations on bullying, cyber bullying andyouth depression by national presenterJohn Halligan. Two student assemblieswere held at our high school, along withan evening parent presentation, PresenterHalligan, whose 13 year-old son, Ryan,committed suicide as a result of enduring

years of bullying both at school and onlineby his classmates; has dedicated his lifeto visiting schools to share Ryan’s storywith impressionable middle and highschool students.

Halligan imparts a message to studentsthat “you can turn an inkblot into a butter-fly,” highlighting the powerful healingmessages of forgiveness and uncondi-tional love. John Halligan also addressedthe often-overlooked third part of thebullying phenomena, that being the by-standers who comprise the bully’s audi-ence. If a bully’s friends refuse to toleratehis or her actions and encourage the bullyto stop, their efforts will likely be moreeffective than anyone else’s attempts tochange the bully’s mind.

During the evening session, Halligancommented that parents need to makesure that their children are knowledge-able of the power that bystanders pos-sess in regard to either encouraging ordiscouraging bullying. We were ex-tremely touched and honored to have atotal of 11 members of the New JerseyLegislature attend the various programsthroughout the day in support of ourDistrict’s Anti-Bullying message. Anumber of our guests addressed the as-semblage, speaking poignantly on theissue of bullying and their own experi-ences in encountering the phenomena ofbullying, personally as children and laterin life as parents.

In addition to our wonderful two locallegislators who can always be countedon to support the Clark Public Schools,Assemblyman Jerry Green and Assem-blywoman Linda Stender, we were joinedby nine other esteemed members of theState Legislature. Among our guestswere New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill ofRights Sponsors Senator Barbara Buonoand Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini;and bill co-sponsors, Senator Christo-pher “Kip” Bateman, Senator RaymondLesniak, Assemblymen Patrick DiegnanJr. and Jon Bramnick; and Assembly-women Joan Voss, Mila Jasey, andAnnette Quijano. Also lending their sup-port through their attendance at our pro-grams were New Jersey State Board ofEducation Members Edithe Fulton andJack Fornaro, and former Governor JimMcGreevey.

Both the attendance of our guests indistrict and their thought-provoking andsupportive comments underscored to allin attendance that we have legislators inTrenton who are engaged in making theirschool experience a better quality of life.At the same time it also illustrated tostudents, staff, parents and administra-tion that these legislators are workinghand in hand with school administratorsand boards of education to assure a posi-tive school environment where studentscan learn, grow and flourish, free fromthe negative influences of bullying, in-timidation and harassment.

To each of our guests I extend myheartfelt thanks and appreciation.

Kenneth Knops, SuperintendentClark Public School District

Rep. Leonard Lance voted to repealthe new health care reform law. He favorsallowing people to purchase insuranceacross state lines and implementing medi-cal malpractice insurance reform. Heagrees that health insurance providersshould not discriminate against peoplewith pre-existing conditions and that chil-dren should be allowed to stay on theirparents’ policies until age 26.

Mr. Lance does not suggest how the50,700,000 people presently withouthealth insurance, according to the 2010United States Census, are to get healthinsurance without this law. It is unreason-able to assume that they, many of whomlive in poverty, will be able to afford topurchase insurance across state lines. Hedoes not indicate what would motivatehealth insurance companies to lower theirpremiums. There is little evidence therehas been meaningful, if any, lowering ofpremiums in states with several healthinsurance companies competing againsteach other for business.

Some states have lower standards forbenefits and for protecting the rights ofthe insured. Mr. Lance would have peoplefind insurance from companies in thesestates among the others.

Medical malpractice reform would onlyslightly dent the high cost of health carein the United States. According to thenon-partisan Congressional Budget Of-fice in a letter dated October 9,2009 toSenator Orrin G. Hatch, “CBO now esti-mates, on the basis of an analysis incor-porating the results of recent research,that (tort reform)…would reduce totalnational health care spending by about.05 percent (about $11 billion in 2009).”For some perspective, according to USAToday, the United States spent $2.5 tril-lion on health care in 2009.

Mr. Lance said, “I want to be the primesponsor of the bill in the House, to ask theSupreme Court to take that case immedi-ately.” He was referring to the challengeto the constitutionality of the mandate ofCongress under the Commerce Clause ofthe United States Constitution (Article I,Section 8) requiring individuals to pur-chase health insurance or face penalties.The health insurance industry argues that,

unless everyone is insured, it would befinancially impossible to cover everyoneunder the new law.

A successful challenge to this mandatewould gut the new law, including thoseprovisions Mr. Lance supports! Nor doesthe American Medical Association favorrepealing a law, which would permit itsmembers to care for and treat the peoplenow financially unable to afford care.

Americans are required to do manythings. Pay taxes. Be drafted when thereis a draft. Have a Passport when goingabroad. Have car registration. Buy carinsurance. They do so because this iswhat good citizens do. Requiring them tobuy private health insurance would begood for them and good for the country.

But, sadly, we do not live in a countrytoday when doing for others is of highvalue. Long gone are the days when anew President could say, “Do not askwhat your country can do for you; askwhat you can do for your country.”

Today it is also about ideology ratherthan pragmatism. Gone are the days whenSenator Dirksen worked with DemocraticSenate Majority Leader Mike Mansfieldand Democratic President Lyndon B.Johnson to pass Medicare and Medicaid.

Health care insurance for all was firstproposed by Republican President TeddyRoosevelt more than a century ago. Howodd that Mr. Lance opposes the veryprogram one of the giants of the Repub-lican Party first supported!

Teddy Roosevelt would not feel athome in today’s right-wing ideologicallydriven Republican Party. This was, afterall, also the party of such politically dif-ferent people as Abraham Lincoln,Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald R. Ford,Ronald Reagan, Jacob K. Javits, NelsonA. Rockefeller, John V. Lindsay, Marga-ret Chase Smith, and Clifford P. Case.

Maybe the Supreme Court will holdthe new health care reform law unconsti-tutional. The time will come, however,when there will be universal health care.Quoting Victor Hugo, “Stronger thanarmies is an idea whose time has come.”

Stephen SchoemanWestfield

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LIGHT OF FAITH…Fifteen Cub Scouts from Westfield’s Holy TrinityInterparochial School’s Pack No. 73 have met their requirements for earningeither the Light of Christ or Parvuli Dei badge. They were honored February 13at a Scout Sunday Ceremony at the Sacred Heart Basilica in Newark andpresented with a medal from the Archbishop. Pictured, from left to right, are: Toprow, Joseph DeCicco, Aidan Nolte, Patrick Blowe and Patrick Munkittrick;center row, Brendan Sosinski, Michael Price, Patrick Bourke and Gabe Abood,and front row, James DeCicco, Michael Bonner, Michael O’Neill and Ben Abood.Standing with them is Father Alex Pinto. Not pictured are Jason Bober, MatthewKujawski and Sean Weiszczek. Storyteller to Share Talents

During Visit to LibraryWESTFIELD – To celebrate

Black History Month, the WestfieldMemorial Library will present JuliePasqual on Wednesday, February23, at 7 p.m. The libraryis located at 550 EastBroad Street.

A storyteller of Afri-can and African-Ameri-can tales, Ms. Pasqualtook up dance as her firstart form. She is a gradu-ate of New York City’sHigh School of Perform-ing Arts, has appearedwith ballet and moderndance companies, and herwork in musical theaterhas taken her to 48 of the 50 states.

As an actress, she has performedin everything from Shakespeare tothe work of inner-city teenage play-wrights. As a clown, she is part ofthe Big Apple Circus Clown CareUnit, performing as Dr. Ima Con-

fused for pediatric patients in NewYork City hospitals.

Ms. Pasqual’s storytelling workencompasses all of her perfor-

mance skills. She hastold stories at venuessuch as the KennedyCenter, the New JerseyStorytelling Festivaland the ConnecticutStorytelling Festival.

For more informa-tion about other libraryprograms and services,visit the library’swebsite, wmlnj.org,and click on the OnlineCalendar, or call (908)

789-4090 and press 0. Through thelibrary’s website, individuals alsomay sign up to receive the e-news-letter, “Library Loop.” They alsomay stop by the library for a copyof its quarterly newsletter, “TakeNote.”

Julie Pasqual

Lupus Support GroupSchedules Meeting

AREA – The Lupus Foundation ofAmerica, New Jersey Chapter, Inc.(LFA NJ) has announced that a freelupus support group meeting will beheld on Sunday, February 20, from 3to 4:30 p.m. in the Conference Roomof 150 Morris Avenue, Suite 102, inSpringfield. Elayne Feig will be thegroup leader.

Support group meetings offer in-formation about lupus, as well assupport for those with lupus and theirfamilies. For directions, more infor-mation or in the event of inclementweather, call the LFA NJ office at(800) 322-5816. Information also isavailable at lupusnj.org.

Single Jewish FriendsAnnounce LuncheonAREA – The Circle of Single Jew-

ish Friends 49+ will gather for a Meetand Eat Luncheon on Sunday, Febru-ary 27, at noon. It will take place atRed Lobster, located at 635 Route 1South/Gill Lane in Iselin. The costfor the outing is $3 plus the price of ameal from the menu and tip. Inter-ested persons are asked to respond bycalling Roberta at (908) 668-8450.

Nature Center Invites PublicFor 14th Annual Bird CountFANWOOD – With the 14th An-

nual Great Backyard Bird Count tak-ing place tomorrow through Mon-day, February 18 to 21, the FanwoodEnvironmental Commission invitesarea residents to the Nature Center onCray Terrace in Fanwood to countbirds during these four days.

People of all ages and skill levelsare needed to count birds in theiryards, neighborhoods or other loca-tions across the United States andCanada. They are asked to tally birdsfor at least 15 minutes on any day ofthe count, then to go to birdcount.organd enter the highest number of eachspecies seen at any one time.

Fanwood Nature Center caretakerDean Talcott has reported a variety ofbirds at the feeders at the Bird Obser-vation Deck, including Mockingbird,Carolina Wren, Cardinal, DownyWoodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker,Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Tit-mice, White breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco, Blue Jay, Chickadee andvarious sparrows, among others.

The Fanwood Nature Center isspread over eight acres of preservedland in suburban Fanwood, just offTerrill Road (turn on Cray Terrace and

park on street). Participants may pickup a Nature Center guide, available atthe Fanwood Memorial Library andthe Scotch Plains Public Library andat Fanwood Borough Hall, or obtain iton the Fanwood Environmental Com-mission website: fanwoodec.org.

Coordinated by the Cornell Lab ofOrnithology, Audubon, and BirdStudies Canada, the count providesan instantaneous snapshot of birdlifeacross the continent. Organizers hopeto receive more than 100,000 check-lists during the event, with tallies ofmore than 600 bird species in all.Last year’s participants reported morethan 1.8 million American Robins, aswell as rarities such as the first Red-billed Tropicbird in the count’s his-tory. Data from the Great BackyardBird Count can provide an early sig-nal of changes in bird populations.

The Guillotine Salon & SpaOffers Beauty for a Cause

CRANFORD – The GuillotineSalon & Spa is participating in theCranford First Presbyterian Church’s“More than Enough” stewardshipcampaign to use their Gifts and Tal-ents to help meet the needs in the

local community. They have chosen“Restore,” a community-based, non-profit organization located in the Cityof Elizabeth.

The mission of Restore is to nurtureeconomically disadvantaged and at-risk youth through positive peer sup-port and adult mentoring. The team atThe Guillotine will be offering nail,skin and hair services all day. You canvisit www.guillotinesalonandspa.comto view reduced pricing for the day.

Come join in this charitable eventon Sunday, February 27, 2011, from10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Space is limited,so call (908) 654-8686 to reserveyour space. All monies will be do-nated to Restore Ministries.

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Registration Set Feb. 28For Learning for LifeAREA – Registration for the 80th

term of Learning for Life, a seniorcitizen educational program, will oc-cur from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Monday,February 28, at the United Presbyte-rian Church, located at 525 EastFront Street in Plainfield. Classeswill begin on Monday, March 7, atthe church.

Two courses will be selected for10-week attendance at 10 and 11a.m. Mondays. Eight are available,including “Tai Chi,” “Knitting andCrocheting,” “Issues and Answers,”“Gardening Tried and True,” “Mu-sic Class,” “Drawing and Sketch-ing,” “Our American Story” and“Trips without Tickets.”

Although the program is entirelya volunteer one, a term fee of $20 isrequested to cover the facility costand insurance. The office entranceis the last door to the left facing thebuilding complex from the parkinglot. Classes will be followed by apersonal brown bag lunch, with cof-fee and tea available, after whichthere will be a speaker at 12:30 p.m.For further information, call (908)756-7724.

IHM to Prepare For LentWith Three-Day Mission

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Immacu-late Heart of Mary (IHM) Parish willcontinue its series of offerings inpreparation for the solemn season ofLent with a three-day Parish Missionto begin on Sunday, February 27, at7:30 p.m.

Featured speakers will be the hus-band-and-wife team of Bob and LizFiloramo, who will emphasizethrough song and spoken word thepromises of continuing care to befound in the Bible for all of creation.For more information about theFiloramos, visit bobfiloramo.com.

The theme for this year’s Mission,being offered with a particular eyetoward families, is “Do Not Be Afraid,I Am With You.” The Mission willopen Sunday with a presentation en-

titled “Do Not Be Afraid – You AreLoved, Safe and Free.” It will befollowed on Monday, February 28,with an appeal to “Stand Strong –You Have Power Through JesusChrist and the Holy Spirit.” The Mis-sion will conclude on Tuesday, March1, with a reminder to “Give Thanks –Worship the Lord Who Keeps YouSafe.”

All presentations will begin at 7:30p.m. in the Main Church, which islocated at 1571 Martine Avenue inScotch Plains. The Mission is freeand open to all.

For information on the Mission orother activities at IHM, call the Par-ish Office at (908) 889-2100, [email protected] or visit the parishwebsite, ihmparish.net.

Thrift Shop Plans DayTo Thank CustomersSCOTCH PLAINS – The

Fanwood-Scotch Plains ServiceLeague Thrift Shop volunteers invitemembers of the public to stop by theshop for a free cup of coffee andsnack on Monday, Presidents’ Day,February 21. Located at 1730 EastSecond Street in Scotch Plains, theshop will be open from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. The complimentary refresh-ments are planned as a gesture ofcustomer appreciation.

The league has operated the shopfor 37 years. Because of donations ofclothing and household itemsthroughout the year by members ofthe community, the Service Leaguehas been able to donate more thanone million dollars to local charitableorganizations since its inception.

Anyone interested in joining thevolunteer staff at the thrift shop isinvited to ask one of the volunteersworking that day for details.

The shop’s regular hours are 10a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednes-day and Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Friday and Saturday. The shopis usually closed on Mondays, butwill be open for this special event.For more information or directions,call (908) 322-5420.

WestfieldTuesday, February 8, Stanley Paul,

23, of Roselle was arrested at Rosellepolice headquarters on an activeWestfield warrant. He was processedand released on $261 bail.

Wednesday, February 9, BrendanJames Hickey, 31, of Scotch Plainswas arrested following a motor ve-hicle stop at East Broad Street andLinden Avenue and charged with pos-session of less than 50 grams of sus-pected marijuana. He was released onhis own recognizance with a summons.

Wednesday, February 9, a residentof the 700 block of Marcellus Drivereported two of her motor vehicleswere damaged through criminal mis-chief sometime between February 7and 8 while parked in her driveway.The power steering lines in both ve-hicles were disabled, causing the powersteering not to work. The amount ofdamage caused was unknown at thetime of the report.

Thursday, February 10, RalphMarquez, 57, of Linden was arrestedon a Roselle warrant during a motorvehicle stop at South Avenue and ElmerStreet. He was released after posting$200 bail.

Thursday, February 10, a Coach goldbracelet was found in a parking lot onthe 200 block of East Broad Street andturned over to the Westfield PoliceDepartment.

Thursday, February 10, GordonGrau, 52, of Bedminster was arrestedat Bedminster police headquarters onan outstanding Westfield warrant inthe amount of $1,000. He was releasedafter posting bail.

Friday, February 11, a resident ofthe 100 block of Manitou Circle re-ported the theft of an envelope con-taining a personal check, valued at$2,775.38, after it was mailed from theWestfield Post Office. The recipientof the envelope advised the sender thatan open envelope was received con-taining no check.

Saturday, February 12, JenniferMcCarthy-Higgins, 38, of Westfieldwas arrested and charged with drivingwhile intoxicated (DWI) pursuant to amotor vehicle stop on Elmer Streetnear Lenox Avenue. She was trans-ported to Westfield police headquar-ters, processed and released with sum-monses to a responsible adult.

Saturday, February 12, KrystynaKowalewski, 64, of Matawan was ar-rested and charged with shoplifting ata store on the 600 block of West NorthAvenue. She was released on her ownrecognizance.

Saturday, February 12, Wilson Gill,III, 40, of Westfield was arrested on anoutstanding Ocean Township warrantin the amount of $300 following amotor vehicle stop at South Avenueand Cacciola Place. Gill was releasedafter posting bail.

Saturday, February 12, a resident ofthe 100 block of Elm Street reported ahome burglary sometime between 7and 9 p.m. One or more individualsunlawfully entered the premises byunknown means and removed approxi-mately $10,815 worth of jewelry, com-puter equipment, electronics and cash,according to police.

Sunday, February 13, RayciomeScott, 34, of Bloomfield was arrestedat South Avenue and Hort Street onoutstanding warrants from Newark andScotch Plains. He was processed andreleased on $1,055 bail.

Sunday, February 13, Martin H.Spector, 58, of Westfield was arrestedduring a traffic stop on the 100 blockof Central Avenue on an outstandingElmwood Park traffic warrant in theamount of $165. He was transported toWestfield police headquarters, pro-cessed and released after posting bail.

Monday, February 14, Jordan Lowe,23, of Plainfield was arrested at ScotchPlains police headquarters on an out-standing Westfield warrant. He wasprocessed and held on $500 bail.

Monday, February 14, Yuel Petiote,40, of Elizabeth was arrested at SouthAvenue and Crossway Place on anoutstanding Elizabeth warrant. Heposted $380 bail and was released af-ter processing.

Scotch PlainsMonday, February 7, a resident of

Hetfield Avenue reported that some-one tried to use her credit card at a gasstation in Ohio.

Wednesday, February 9, a residentof Rahway Road reported that when hewent into his mailbox to get his mail,he noticed that multiple envelopes wereopen, but nothing appeared to havebeen removed.

Thursday, February 10, a resident ofCountry Club Lane reported that some-one called her claiming to be from agovernment agency and told her thatthe agency needed her Social Securitynumber in order to verify her address.According to police, she did not givethe caller the information.

Friday, February 11, a resident ofGrand Street reported that a formerfriend has been harassing her by call-ing her constantly and hanging thephone up when she answers.

Saturday, February 12, Carnell Gra-ham, 37, of Plainfield was arrestedafter a motor vehicle stop on NorthAvenue on an outstanding $1,000 war-rant issued by the Plainfield Court. Hewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released.

Saturday, February 12, Mark Mon-roe, 23, of Plainfield was arrested aftera motor vehicle stop on Terrill Roadon an outstanding $400 warrant issuedby the Scotch Plains Court. He wastransported to police headquarters, pro-cessed and released.

Saturday, February 12, WaealMasad, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa. wasarrested after a motor vehicle stop onRoute 22 on an outstanding $750 war-rant issued by the Avalon Court. Hewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released.

Saturday, February 12, HamkinColeman, 33, of Newark was arrestedafter a motor vehicle stop on SouthAvenue on an outstanding $500 war-rant issued by the Newark Court. Hewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released.

Saturday, February 12, Marc Purnell,

38, of Edison was arrested after a mo-tor vehicle stop on Terrill Road on anoutstanding $300 warrant issued bythe Kearny Court. He was transportedto police headquarters, processed andreleased.

Sunday, February 13, a resident ofStout Avenue reported that she hasreceived multiple harassing phone callsfrom a former friend at all hours of theday and night.

Sunday, February 13, KalokoTraore, 40, of Newark was arrestedafter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22on an outstanding $350 warrant issuedby the Rutherford Court. He was trans-ported to police headquarters, pro-cessed and released.

MountainsideTuesday, February 8, police re-

sponded to Deerfield School on a re-port of an injured student. Accordingto police, the student was running inthe hall with a pen in his hand andbumped into another student, at whichtime the pen became lodged in hischest. He was transported toMorristown Memorial Hospital fortreatment.

Tuesday, February 8, a resident re-ported that a large tree branch fell ashis wife was traveling on Route 22during an ice storm, causing approxi-mately $800 worth of damage to thewindshield, radio antenna and the pas-senger door.

Tuesday, February 8, police re-sponded to a Route 22 restaurant on areport of a patron who fell on the ice infront of the restaurant, injuring hishead. He was transported to OverlookHospital for observation.

Wednesday, February 9, a residentcame into police headquarters to re-port an incident of harassment after amale individual left a threatening mes-sage on her phone.

Friday, February 11, a resident cameinto police headquarters to report thatshe had received a phone call from anindividual claiming to be a friend ofher grandson, who said her grandsonwas in a motor vehicle accident inBarcelona, Spain, and she needed towire $2,800 to the individual or hergrandson would not be allowed to leavethe country. According to police, aftershe sent the money via Western Union,she received another phone call stat-ing that she needed to send $3,000 forlawyer costs. The victim confirmedwith her daughter that her grandsonwas not in Spain and did not send theadditional money, police said.

Friday, February 11, George J. Hess,45, of Springfield was arrested after amotor vehicle stop on Remer Avenuein Springfield following a citizen’sreport of a motorist driving carelessly.Hess was arrested for allegedly driv-ing with a suspended license and onoutstanding warrants out of Elizabeth,in the amount of $2,599, andKenilworth, in the amount of $966. Hewas transported to police headquar-ters, processed and released after post-ing bail.

Friday, February 11, Antoine D.Jean-Baptiste, 38, of Watchung wasarrested and charged with driving un-der the influence (DWI) and refusal tosubmit to a breath test after a motorvehicle stop on Summit Road follow-ing a citizen’s report of a carelessdriver. According to police, when anofficer located the vehicle, it wasparked and the suspect was asleep be-hind the wheel. He was transported topolice headquarters, processed andreleased with a court date.

Saturday, February 12, Monroe A.Shannon, 44, of Newark was arrestedfor allegedly driving while suspendedafter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22.

Saturday, February 12, Atiya K.Hughes, 29, of Newark was arrestedfor allegedly driving while suspendedafter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22.

FanwoodSaturday, February 12, Clifford

Lewis, 49, of Edison was arrested onan outstanding warrant out of Newarkafter coming to police headquarters tosatisfy an outstanding warrant out ofFanwood. He was processed and re-leased after posting bail.

Sunday, February 13, NikitaHudson, 23, of Newark was arrestedon outstanding warrants out ofBloomfield and Caldwell after a motorvehicle stop on South Avenue at Lau-rel Place. She was transported to po-lice headquarters, processed and re-leased after posting bail.

Sunday, February 13, RamonBrooks, 37, of Plainfield was arrestedon an outstanding warrant out of New-ark after the vehicle in which he was apassenger was stopped for a motorvehicle violation. According to po-lice, Brooks was not wearing a seatbelt, and a further check revealed theoutstanding warrant. Brooks was trans-ported to police headquarters, pro-cessed and released after posting bail.

Sunday, February 13, a 1995 white,four-door, Acura Integra, valued atapproximately $2,000, was stolen fromthe south-side Fanwood train stationbetween 8:30 a.m. and 4:05 p.m. Ac-cording to police, the motor vehiclewas locked and secured when the ownerleft it.

Sunday, February 13, Keith Young,44, of Glen Burnie, Md. was arrested oncharges of DWI and leaving the sceneof an accident after police responded toa motor vehicle accident on PortlandAvenue at Birch Street. According topolice, Young struck a parked vehicleand attempted to leave the scene whenhis vehicle got stuck in a snowbank.When an officer arrived, Young at-tempted to flee on foot but slipped onice, injuring his face, police said. As theofficer was administering first aid, hesmelled the strong odor of alcohol andhad probable cause to accompanyYoung to the hospital to obtain a bloodsample, authorities reported. Young wasreleased to the hospital.

Monday, February 14, David Quino-nes, 28, of North Plainfield was ar-rested and charged with DWI after amotor vehicle stop on North Avenue.According to police, Quinones failedmultiple field sobriety tests at the sceneand was transported to police head-quarters, processed and released to aresponsible party.


Temple Sholom AnnouncesAdult Jewish Educ. ClassesFANWOOD – This spring, mem-

bers of the community are invited totake part in multiple free adult Jewisheducation classes at Temple Sholomof Fanwood/Scotch Plains.

Beginning in March, the congrega-tion will kick off its third educationaltrimester of the year by exploring “GodConcepts” during Tuesday morningand Thursday evening courses.

“It is wrong to think that the onlyJewish idea of God is an old man witha big beard booming out command-ments from the top of a mountain andchecking off our sins in a big book,”said Temple Sholom’s Rabbi JoelAbraham, who will teach the classes.

“Judaism encompasses a widerange of sophisticated theologies,from the rational God of Maimonidesto the interactive connection of Mar-tin Buber,” he continued. “Judaismdoes not require a specific belief inGod, but rather challenges us to cre-ate a relationship with something ul-timately unknowable.”

Various God concepts will be dis-cussed in-depth on Thursdays from7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the class “ManyTheologies, One Religion: there is no

right way to believe in a Jewish God.”In April, a weekly Thursday evening

class will be offered from 7:30 to 8:30p.m., entitled “Siddur: The prayer bookshould not be a mystery; it should bea call to worship.” In May, “JewishLife Rituals: There are moments inlife that call out for ritual and reflec-tion,” will take that timeslot.

A class entitled “Shechinah,” onTuesday mornings from 10:30 a.m.to noon, will shatter the assumptionthat all the portrayals of God in theBible are masculine.

Also on Thursday evenings from8:30 to 9:30 p.m., beginning in Marchand continuing through May, a weeklyclass will concentrate on God as acharacter, starting with the Bible andmoving into modern books.

Temple Sholom is located in theFanwood Presbyterian Church at thecorner of Martine and LaGrande Av-enues in Fanwood. Classes will beheld in the Colville Room. For moreinformation, including a full list ofclass dates and times, or to sign up fora class, call (908) 889-4900, [email protected] or visit thecongregation’s website: sholomnj.org.

Alice In Wonderland to OpenAt Trinity Episcopal ChurchCRANFORD – Driftwood Players

will present Alice in Wonderland to-morrow and Saturday, February 18,19, 25 and 26, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,February 27, at 3 p.m. in SherlockHall at the Trinity Episcopal Church,located at North and Forest Avenuesin Cranford.

Tickets will be sold at the door.They will be $12 for general admis-sion and $7 for children and seniorcitizens. A preview performance willbe held today, Thursday, February17, at 8 p.m. All tickets are $5 for thepreview.

Written by Lewis Carroll and origi-nally published in 1865, Alice in Won-derland tells the story of a girl whofalls down a rabbit hole into a fantasyworld and encounters unusual crea-tures during a series of adventures.The story’s unusual use of logic hasentertained children and adults forgenerations. Alice in Wonderland hasbeen translated into 125 different lan-guages. There are more than 100 edi-tions of the book and it has beenadapted countless times for stage,screen and television.

Katherine Benson, artistic directorand founder of Driftwood Players,will direct this production. It willfeature Mark Bankin, Chris Braca,Allie Brand, Maddie Brand, TabbieBrand, Emily Burns, Hillary Burns,Danielle Frank, Kristen Fulton, HailyInselberg, Tom Kaercher, TheresaLyons, Danielle Manente, Kelly

Maher, Amanda Nordstorm, RussOrtiz, Matt Pana, Candy Predham,Jim Schmauker, Eli Taylor, DaveThompkins and Wendy Varela.

Founded in 2008, Driftwood Play-ers is dedicated to providing an outletfor New Jersey’s aspiring creativecommunity. For more information,call (908) 276-4047 or go tonjdriftwoodplayers.com.

Program to CelebrateBlack History MonthSCOTCH PLAINS – The His-

torical Society of Scotch Plainsand Fanwood will celebrate BlackHistory Month with a program en-tit led “African-American AllStars” during its meeting on Tues-day, February 22. Beginning at 8p.m., it will be held at the ScotchHills Country Club, located atPlainfield Avenue and JerusalemRoad in Scotch Plains.

Marie Leppert, a lifelong com-munity resident and longtime mem-ber of the historical society, willtalk about many distinguished Af-rican-Americans and their contri-butions to United States’ historysince the early 1700s.

Attendees will learn about inven-tors, statesmen, surveyors, writers, mu-sicians and educators, among others.Ending on a local note, Mrs. Leppertwill discuss the Jerseyland Commu-nity Center and its founder, ElizabethGroves. The center, established in1929, still exists on Jerusalem Road.

This meeting will be free andopen to everyone. Light refresh-ments and fellowship will followthe program. For more informa-tion, call Richard Bousquet, presi-dent, at (908) 232-1199.

Willow Grove Church PlansYoung Families Open HouseSCOTCH PLAINS – The Willow

Grove Presbyterian Church will holda Young Families Open House on Sun-day, February 27, following the 10a.m. worship service. Children will beencouraged to come to worship and toclasses for all ages, including nurserycare for babies and toddlers. Afterworship and classes, youngsters willbe welcome to come to the open houseevent. Snacks will be served.

The open house will last 30 min-utes and will cover Willow GroveChurch’s offerings for parents andchildren. Programs and groups willinclude Moms’ Growth Group, youngfamilies social gatherings,intergenerational lunches and dinners,Men’s Night Out, Bible studies, Al-pha series, KniTTogether, commu-nity service projects, youth group,family game and movie nights, aswell as Willow Grove Preschool.

Handouts with table graces, basicBible verses, bedtime prayers, activ-ity sheets and simple ways for fami-lies to celebrate Lent and Easter will

be available to take home.Parents will be welcome to talk with

Willow Grove’s pastor, the ReverendCynthia Cochran-Carney, about ques-tions regarding faith, the Bible, baptism,Presbyterian beliefs, death of a familymember or pet, or any other topic.

The Willow Grove PresbyterianChurch is located at 1961 RaritanRoad in Scotch Plains, near thesouthside soccer field. For more in-formation, call (908) 232-5678 orvisit willowgrovechurch.org.

All Saints’ to PresentPasta Dinner Feb. 25SCOTCH PLAINS – The All

Saints’ Episcopal Church will hold aPasta Dinner on Friday, February 25,between 6:30 and 8 p.m. A variety ofpasta shapes and sauces will be fea-tured. Beverages of all kinds will beavailable, and background music willset a festive tone.

Admission will be $10 per personfor adults and $7 for children under12, with a maximum of $25 for afamily. To make reservations, call thechurch at (908) 322-8047.

All Saints’ Church is located at 559Park Avenue in Scotch Plains, acrossfrom Park Middle School. The park-ing lot is behind the church, accessedvia Church Avenue to School Place.

A LESSON IN LOVE…The Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plainswill present a Young Families Open House following the 10 a.m. worship serviceon Sunday, February 27. See release on this page for further information.Pictured, Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney talks with children about God’s love.

Library Encourages PatronsTo Check Out ‘Blind Date’

GARWOOD – To celebrateValentine’s Day and Library Lover’sMonth, adult patrons currently maycheck out a “blind date” – a wrappedbook to take home and enjoy – fromthe Garwood Public Library throughFriday, February 25.

There are a few simple rules: Par-ticipants can not open the packageuntil they get home; they must prom-ise to read at least the first 50 pages,

and they must complete the brief “re-view form” indicating whether theydid or did not like the book and why.

If a patron does not like the bookafter the first 50 pages, he or shemay return it and choose another ifdesiring to “date” again. All par-ticipants in this “dating” event willhave their names entered into a ran-dom drawing for a prize to beawarded on or about noon on Tues-day, February 22.

Since February is “Library Lover’sMonth,” the library staff thought thiswould be an interesting way to intro-duce readers to some books that theymight not otherwise choose for them-selves, and expose them to differentgenres, period pieces and some non-fiction.

The Garwood Public Library, lo-cated at the corner of Walnut Streetand Third Avenue, is open Mondaythrough Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sat-urdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The librarywill be closed on Monday, February21, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

For further information, call thelibrary at (908) 789-1670, visityouseemore.com/Garwood or e-mail [email protected].

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AREA – The Haven Hospice pro-gram at JFK Medical Center is seek-ing individuals age 18 and older, ofall backgrounds and abilities, to serveas volunteers. Opportunities includehome visitation, nursing home andhospital visits, office support, trans-portation, massage, Reiki, family re-spite and musicians.

The hospice program personnelserve Middlesex, Monmouth,Somerset and Union Counties. Ha-ven Hospice is in special need ofbilingual volunteers to be of assis-tance to its Indian, Asian and His-panic populations.

Volunteers must complete a six-weektraining session in order to work in thehospice program. Classes are held in the

evening once a week and cover a varietyof topics pertinent to end-of-life care.

Haven Hospice provides care forpatients and families who are experi-encing a terminal illness and includesmedical, emotional, psychologicaland spiritual support, along with 24-hour staff availability. It also runs achildren’s program that focuses onthe emotional needs of children ages3 to 18 who are coping with either anillness or the loss of a loved one.

The next training session will be-gin on Wednesday, March 2, at 6 p.m.at JFK Medical Center, located at 65James Street in Edison. For moreinformation or to confirm plans toattend, call Maryanne Spencer, vol-unteer coordinator, at (732) 321-7704.

Class Open to ThoseWith Hearing Loss

WESTFIELD – The Hearing Soci-ety is a support group for people whoare experiencing hearing loss as theyage, making communication withfriends and family members difficult.

The Society offers help for thisproblem with a class in speech read-ing each Thursday morning, nowthrough the end of May, at the FirstBaptist Church, located at 170 ElmStreet in Westfield.

The class, which meets from 10:30 to11:45 a.m., also provides instruction instrategies for coping with hearing lossand in techniques for improved commu-nication. Led by Dr. Anne MichellePuglisi, audiologist, discussion of re-lated problems often is included in thesessions. All are welcome.

For more information about theHearing Society and the class, callKay Schmitt at (908) 232-6546(voice) or Alice Knecht at (908) 688-8241 (voice).

Local Knights to HoldSt. Pat’s Dinner DanceGARWOOD – The Garwood

Knights of Columbus will hold theirannual St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance attheir council hall on Saturday, March12, from 7 to 11 p.m. Advance ticketsare $25 and include corned beef andcabbage, potatoes, Irish soda bread,tapped beer, wine, soda, dessert andcoffee, plus live entertainment featur-ing The Brother John Brown Band.

Tickets can be purchased after 4p.m. weekdays at the Knights of Co-lumbus hall, located at 37 South Av-enue in Garwood, which is oppositePathMark. On weekends, interestedpersons are asked to call after 2:30p.m. Parking is available behind theKnights hall off Willow Avenue. Ad-vance ticket purchase is strongly rec-ommended. For information, call(908) 789-9809 after 4 p.m.

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SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-11000485

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-24812-09

Plaintiff: RWPO III, LLCVS.Defendant: HAYAN S. SHAALAN; SHERIEN

ADIE SHAALAN AND DANIEL SHAALAN, HERHUSBAND; RAMER ADIE SHAALAN; SHARIFADIE SHAALAN; HOSAM ADIE SHAALAN; LTASSET RECOVERY LLC; ERIN CAPITAL MAN-AGEMENT LLC; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC

Sale Date: 03/16/2011Writ of Execution: 12/09/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

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

The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredThirty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred EightyTwo and 51/100*** $437,982.51.

The property to be sold is located in the Bor-ough of Fanwood in the County of Union, and theState of New Jersey.

Tax Lot 18, Block 92Commonly known as 97 Beech Avenue,

Fanwood, New Jersey 07023Dimensions of the Lot are (Approximately)

135.10 feet wide by 49.24 feet long.Nearest Cross Street: Situated on the Center

line of LaGrande Avenue, 62.32 feet from theCenter line side of Beech Avenue.

The sale is subject to unpaid taxes and as-sessments, tax, water and sewer liens and othermunicipal assessments. The amount due can beobtained from the local taxing authority. Pursu-ant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also besubject to the limited lien priority of any condo-minium/homeowner association liens which mayexist.

Total Upset: ***Four Hundred Seventy NineThousand Three Hundred Forty Seven and 82/100*** $479,347.82 together with lawful interestand costs.

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

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

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

Ralph FroehlichSheriff

Attorney:SHAPIRO & PEREZ, LLP - ATTORNEYS14000 COMMERCE PARKWAYSUITE BMOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 08054(856) 793-30804 T - 2/17, 2/24, 3/3& 3/10/11 Fee: $189.72

– Obituaries –Eileen Lynch, 90, Cherished Family;

Was Head of Benefits For FactoryEileen O’Neill Lynch passed away

peacefully on Tuesday, February 1,2011, at home in Deland, Fla. at theage of 90, with family at her side.

Born to Bridget andJohn O’Neill in JerseyCity, she was raised in alarge and loving Irishfamily. She spent 50years of her life raisingher own family inScotch Plains, N.J.

Eileen is survived byher children, Judy andher husband, JosephRusso, Edward and hiswife, Nancy Lynch, andJack Lynch and his part-ner, Tom Carlisle; herson-in-law, KurtWambach, and her sister, KathaleenLynch. She also was the mother ofthe late Rosemary Wambach.

Her greatest joys in life were hergrandchildren, Joseph and Jen Russo,Colleen Russo, Katie and RobAmbrose, Kyle and JP Lynch and thelate Kurt Wambach, Jr. She was im-mensely proud of what fine individu-als her grandchildren grew to be, andthey always brought her great joy.

The main focus of her life wasfamily, and by her hard work andgenerous spirit, was an admirable

example of selfless love.Eileen was a widow and raised her

children on her own. She had a fan-tastic sense of humor and a strong

faith. She was beauti-fully strong willed andvery capable, a womanto be proud of.

Her long career atHyatt Roller Bearingsbrought her a great senseof fulfillment, and shewas Head of Benefitswhen the factory closed.That position well suitedher nature of wanting tohelp others. She hadmany friends, wherevershe lived, as she was easyto talk to, had great em-

pathy and could always make you smile.Eileen Lynch will be truly missed,

but as Irving Berlin wrote: “Thesong may be over, but the melodylingers on.”

A celebratory Mass will be held onFriday, February 18, at 10:30 a.m. atSt. Bartholomew the Apostle RomanCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.

In lieu of flowers, donations canbe made to St. Jude Children’s Re-search Hospital.

February 17, 2011

Eileen Lynch

Charles Heyder, Sr., 84, Navy Veteran;Potamkin Chevrolet Auto Mechanic

Charles F. Heyder, Sr., 84, ofWestfield passed away on Monday,February 14, 2011.

Born and raised in Newark, hemoved to Westfield in 1950.

Mr. Heyder was an auto mechanicfor 25 years with Potamkin Chevroletin Morristown.

A Navy veteran of World War II, heserved aboard the USS Squire, LST389 and LST 156.

He was a member of the VFW, ofUAW Local 259, the LST Associa-tion and Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No.10 F & A M of Westfield.

His beloved wife, Lena, prede-ceased him in 2002.

Surviving are two devoted sons,Charles Jr. and his wife, Beverly, andThomas and his wife, Barbara; eightloving grandchildren and nine be-loved great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10 a.m.tomorrow, Friday, February 18, atthe Dooley Funeral Home, 218 NorthAvenue, West, in Cranford. Entomb-ment will be at Woodbridge Memo-rial Gardens.

Friends are invited to visit from 2to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Thursday,February 17, at the funeral home.

Donations in his memory may bemade to the Alzheimer’s Association.

February 17, 2011

Philip A. Rahilly, 53Philip A. Rahilly, 53, of New Lon-

don, Conn. died on Saturday, January22, 2011, at Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center in Boston, Mass.

Born in Summit, Phil was the sonof the late Bernard and Anne SchaffRahilly of Westfield. He was a gradu-ate of Avon Old Farms School inAvon, Conn. and Northeastern Uni-versity in Boston.

Phil is survived by his son, Philip“Drew” A. Rahilly, Jr., and his daugh-ter, Elle F. Rahilly, both of New Lon-don, Conn. He also is survived by hissisters, Anne Rahilly Crawford ofNeedham, Mass. and Susan C. Rahillyof Brookline, Mass.

He was predeceased by his broth-ers, John Rahilly and David S. Rahilly,and his sister, Elizabeth Bukuvalas.

February 17, 2011

Dr. James C. Carroll, Sr., 88, Dentist;Was Military Veteran and Avid Golfer

Dr. James Clark Carroll, Sr., 88,passed away peacefully on Wednes-day, February 9, 2011, at his home.

Born in St. Louis, Mo., Dr. Carrollwas a lifelong resident of Westfield.He graduated from Holy TrinityHigh School, St. Peter’s Collegeand the University of MarylandDental School in Baltimore, achiev-ing valedictorian status in each of

his graduating classes.Dr. Carroll was a veteran of World

War II, having served in the Army.He later served in the Navy as aforensic dentist attached to the Ma-rines at Parris Island and CherryPoint, N.C., with his last commis-sion being in central New Jersey.

He spent four decades as a dentistin Westfield and also was affiliatedwith Children’s Specialized Hospitalin Mountainside. Dr. Carroll was amember of the Knights of Columbusand also was a member of MENSA.

Dr. Carroll enjoyed sharing his loveof golf with his grandsons. He oftenshot his age in score and had the honorof shooting holes in one twice in hislifetime. The first was on his 80thbirthday and the most recent was lastyear. He also enjoyed traveling.

Dr. Carroll was predeceased byhis wife of 55 years, ElizabethElaine Carroll. He is survived byhis children, Clark, Mary, Susan,Catherine, John, Priscilla and Bar-bara. He also will be deeply missedby his 12 grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated on Monday, February 14, at theHoly Trinity Roman Catholic Churchin Westfield. Interment followed atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

Arrangements were by the DooleyColonial Home, 556 Westfield Av-enue in Westfield.

Donations in lieu of flowers maybe made to Children’s SpecializedHospital, 150 New ProvidenceRoad, Mountainside, N.J. 07092.

For further information or to leavea message, please visitdooleycolonialfuneralhome.com.

February 17, 2011

Barbara Sue ThomsonBarbara Sue Pierson Thomson,

81, of Westfield, N.J. passed awayon Friday, February 11, at homewith her husband by her side.

Born October 11, 1929 in Westfield,she was the daughter of the lateMiriam and George W. Pierson. Shewas the youngest of four siblings,also including Marjorie Saylor,Marilyn Watts and Harold Pierson.

On July 29, 1955 she marriedJames G. Thomson. She graduatedfrom Mount Saint Mary Academyin Watchung, N.J. in 1947 and at-tended Centenary Junior College inHackettstown. She then took a po-sition with the Irving Trust Com-pany in New York, where she mether future husband.

Barbara worked at Central JerseyBank for 14 years and retired in 1990.

Surviving are her husband, JamesThomson; three daughters, WendyThomson of Meriden, Conn., JenniferThomson of Linden, N.J. and TraceyThomson of Sparta, N.J., and her sister,Marjorie Saylor of Springfield, N.J.

A service was held on Monday,February 14, at the Gray FuneralHome, 318 East Broad Street inWestfield. Interment was atFairview Cemetery in Westfield.

February 17, 2011

Denis G. Fitzgerald

Denis Fitzgerald, Devoted Family Man;Sports Fan and Outdoors Enthusiast

A wonderful husband and father,Denis Gerard Fitzgerald passed awayon Sunday, February 13, 2011,peacefully at home with his lovingfamily by his side, following anadmirable and courageous six-yearbattle with colon cancer.

Denis was bornNovember 25, 1962 inBrooklyn, N.Y. and grewup in Bay Ridge. Heattended Our Lady ofAngels Grammar Schooland was a graduate ofPower Memorial HighSchool. He moved toWestfield, N.J. with hisyoung family in 1998. Henever lost his family ties,friendship and love ofBrooklyn.

Denis was always involved withthe active lives of his two sons,Matthew and Alexander, and in hiscommunity with the CranfordHockey Club. He was an avid sportsfan of the New York Rangers, theNew York Mets and Dallas Cowboys.He loved the outdoors and had apassion for golf, his hobbyhighlighted by an opportunity to playa round at Pine Valley.

Denis also was active with hiswife’s church, St. Mary’s AntiochianOrthodox Church in Bay Ridge,Brooklyn.

In 1989, Denis found employmentat Royce Funds under the leadershipof Chuck Royce, where he remainedfor the last 22 years. His Royce familybecame an important facet of his lifethroughout the years, and especiallyduring his prolonged illness.

Preceding him in death are hisfather, Joseph, and mother, Eileen.

He was the loving husband of MicheleZahka and adoring father of MatthewJames Zahka Fitzgerald andAlexander Michael Zahka Fitzgerald.He was the cherished uncle of Amira,Cassidy, Corrina, Jackson, Jeffrey,

Joseph and Sammy;beloved brother of Beth,John, Regina, Eileen Hall,Mary and Thomas; lovingson-in-law of MimiZahka and brother-in-lawof Dorian, Marian,Jeffrey, Brian, Vincentand Adrian.

His quick wit, sharpsense of humor andtireless devotion to familyand friends will be missedby many cousins, aunts,uncles, friends and

colleagues.Truly, he was a great man.Visitation will be today, February

17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at theClavin Funeral Home, 7722 FourthAvenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. A FuneralMass will be held Friday, February18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Our Lady ofAngels Church in Brooklyn.

In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center, www.mskcc.org, orSt. Mary’s Antiochian Church, 8100Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, N.Y.11209.

College fund donations forMatthew and Alexander can be sentto Bruno Lavion at Royce andAssociates, 745 Fifth Avenue, NewYork, N.Y. 10151.

Arrangements are by the DooleyColonial Home, 556 WestfieldAvenue in Westfield.

February 17, 2011

Begun in 1876 by William Gray, in Cranford and later Incorporated in

1897 as the Gray Burial & Cremation Company.

Today, known by many simply as Gray’s. We continue to provide the

personal service that began with Mr. Gray, whether it be for burial or

cremation.

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318 East Broad St. 12 Springfield Ave.

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Barbara Maddow, 88, Worked at NBC;Longtime Owner of Real Estate Firm

Barbara Maddow, 88, of Oceanpassed away peacefully on Mon-day, February 7, 2011, surroundedby her loving family.

She was born in Hazleton, Pa. onJuly 4, 1922 with striking red hairin celebration of our country’s in-dependence. Barbara was the onlychild of May Hazlet Smith andKenneth Stanley Reynolds. As ayoung girl, she moved with herparents to Patchogue, Long Island,where she graduated from highschool. She then graduated fromKatharine Gibbs and became anadministrative assistant workingfor NBC in New York City.

Barbara raised her three daugh-ters in Ridgewood and Westfield,where she owned a real estate firmfor many years. She also was a GirlScout Leader and a member of theOrder of the Eastern Star inRidgewood.

Barbara loved to cook and travel.She was an avid reader and anexcellent ballroom dancer. She wasvery active in Pheasant Run inForked River, enjoying bridge,shuffleboard and bocci, while serv-ing as an officer of the Associa-tion. She also was a member of theSANE Board.

Most important to Barbara washer family. She loved cooking forthem and was a proud, strong sup-porter during the difficult timesand many celebrations. She will bemissed.

Barbara is survived by her hus-band, Lester Maddow of Ocean;

her daughters, Barbara LynnRogers of Westfield, Ronna JeanMurray of Bayview, Tex. and CarolAnn DeFrance and her husband,Joseph, of West Caldwell, and hergrandchildren, Leslie RogersGanczewski and her husband, Ed-ward, of Cranford, Bryan Rogersof Las Vegas, Nev., MichaelDeFrance of West Caldwell, SpikeYetter of Bayview, Tex. andAlexandra DeFrance of WestCaldwell.

Funeral arrangements have beenentrusted to the Ely Funeral Homeof Neptune. The celebration of herlife will be private.

Donations can be made to TheNature Conservancy. Condolencesmay be made online atwww.elyfuneralhome.com.

February 17, 2011

Ma’Ayan Education FundTo Honor Holly Wetscher

WESTFIELD – Mrs. BeatriceWetscher, mother of Holly E. Wetscher,and Ms. Wetscher’s sister, Dr. RosalindDorlen, and family have establishedthe Holly E. Wetscher Ma’Ayan Edu-cation Fund, a TempleEmanu-El program inher memory for the pur-pose of providing He-brew education for chil-dren with developmen-tal disabilities.

Holly Wetscher was aresident of Westfield andan active member ofTemple Emanu-El whodied on October 21, 2009of colon cancer. She wasa staunch activist andadvocate for accessibil-ity and for the rights ofindividuals with disabilities.

A rehabilitation counselor, spe-cial needs coordinator and memberof the staff of the Cerebral PalsyLeague, Ms. Wetscher had cerebralpalsy from birth and was acutelymindful of the needs of individualswith disabilities to have access tohealth care, education and entranceto public and private buildings, aswell as workplaces.

She was chairwoman of the boardof trustees of the Alliance for theDisabled in Action, Independent Liv-ing Center; a member of the govern-ing board of New Jersey’s Protectionand Advocacy, Inc. and a member ofthe board of trustees of CommunityAccess Unlimited.

Ms. Wetscher also served as a mem-

ber of the Union County AdvisoryBoard on the disabled and servedwith the American Disability Asso-ciation in New York. As New Jerseychairwoman of the Women with Dis-

abilities Health CareTask Force, an initia-tive of the New JerseyDevelopmental Dis-abilities Council, Ms.Wetscher organized thefirst New Jersey Con-ference entitled “Part-ners in Wellness: Work-ing together to promoteequality in health carefor women with dis-abilities.”

Ms. Wetscher was amember of the NewJersey Council on De-

velopmental Disabilities, having beenappointed to this post by the Gover-nor of New Jersey and approved bythe New Jersey Senate. In 2000, theUnion County Board of Chosen Free-holders named her a Woman of Ex-cellence in the area of Health Care.

Anyone wishing to make a contri-bution to the Holly E. WetscherMa’Ayan Education Fund may do soby calling the temple at (908) 232-6770, extension no. 149.

Temple Emanu-El is located at 756East Broad Street in Westfield. Formore information about the Ma’Ayanprogram, the Fund or Temple Emanu-El, contact Carolyn Shane, executivedirector, at (908) 232-6770, exten-sion no. 114, or [email protected],or visit tewnj.org.

Holly E. Wetscher

UCC, NJIT to Offer FreeMedical Education SeminarCRANFORD – Union County Col-

lege is partnering with the New Jer-sey Institute of Technology’s feder-ally recognized Health InformationTechnology Regional Extension Cen-ter, NJ-HITEC, to provide area phy-sicians with a free continuing medi-cal education (CME) seminar on elec-tronic health record (EHR) imple-mentation. This 90-minute presenta-tion has been reviewed and is accept-able for up to 1.5 prescribed creditsby the American Academy of FamilyPhysicians.

The program will be held on Wednes-day, March 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in theDr. Thomas H. Brown Center for Busi-ness and Educational Advancement onthe fifth floor of Union County College’sElizabeth I. Kellogg Building.

Topics to be covered include “Ob-taining Medicare and Medicaid Finan-cial Reimbursements for MeaningfulUse Compliance,” “EHR Vendor Se-lection Assistance,” “Practice Readi-ness Assessment,” “Workflow Rede-sign” and “Financing Opportunities andAdvice.” The program also will ex-plain the EHR implementation servicesavailable to physicians through NJ-HITEC.

Registration for the program isfree and those interested inattending should call Roxie Nettaat (973) 642-4055 or [email protected] information also can befaxed to (973) 622-2075. For moreinformation on NJ-HITEC and itsservices, visit NJHITEC.org.

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Ruth Scheidecker

Ruth Scheidecker, 90, Adored Family;Gourmet Cook, Seamstress, Traveler

Ruth Hardy Scheidecker, 90,passed away in Shelburne, Vt. onFriday, February 4, 2011.

Born August 17, 1920 in Andover,Mass., she was the eldest daughter ofHelen (Knowles) Hardy and RoyEdward Hardy. She graduated fromMiddlebury College, Class of 1941,and then worked for theUnited States militaryin Brazil during WorldWar II. It was there thatshe met Charles InstoneScheidecker, whom shemarried in 1946. Thatunion produced a life-time of love, friendship,travel all over the worldand many family gath-erings.

Aunt Ruth/Mother/Gramma Ruth/G-Ma/Rudy was an incrediblegourmet cook andseamstress, generous and caring, gra-cious, funny and fun loving, with abeautiful smile and a refined and el-egant stature. She loved art, clothes,shoes, skiing, tennis, MiddleburyCollege, crossword puzzles and paint-ing, but most of all she adored herfamily. Ruth and Charles raised theirtwo daughters in Mountainside. Shewas active in the First Congrega-tional Church of Westfield, the YMCAand the American Association of Uni-versity Women, and in many activi-ties with her daughters.

Charles’ work at Johnson &Johnson took them to nearly everycontinent and produced warm friend-ships and lifelong friends with J&J

employees. Ruth often used her culi-nary skills entertaining visiting dig-nitaries at their home inMountainside. Summers were spentwith her extended family in CapeCod sailing, swimming and playingtennis.

After the death of her husband,Ruth relocated toShelburne, Vt. in 1997.She was active in manyShelburne activities,including her cherishedpainting classes andMonday Monet din-ners. She was a mem-ber of the College StreetCongregational Churchof Burlington.

Ruth had fondmemories of her time atMiddlebury College,where she was active inDelta Delta Delta So-

rority, the Outing Club and hiking theLong Trail, and skiing at Breadloaf,and remained close with many dearcollege friends her entire life. Herfamily remains indebted to the col-lege for the required research by homeeconomics majors for the perfectpiecrust.

Her legacy lives on in her family,her daughters and sons-in-law,Fredrica and Bill Williams of Hun-tington, N.Y. and Helen and TedRiehle of South Burlington, Vt.; hergrandchildren, Ethan and MeghanPackard, Chris and Elizabeth Packard,Augusta and Adam Comey, Marlieand Tom Meringer, Emily Riehle andSarah Riehle, and her great-grand-children, Charles and Ella Packard,Maddox and Hayden Comey andStephen Hawkes Packard. She also issurvived by her sisters and their hus-bands, Ginny and Tom Moser ofCornwall, Vt. and Judy and NormanOlson of West Dennis, Mass.; hersister-in-law, Phyllis Toohey of NewYork City, and many nieces, nephewsand cousins.

Her body was donated to the UVMCollege of Medicine.

The family will gather in Ver-mont this summer for a celebrationof her wonderful life. Contributionsin her memory may be made to theCollege Street CongregationalChurch, 265 College Street,Burlington, VT 05401 in support oftheir recent major renovations tothe sanctuary, classrooms andYMCA day care space.

February 17, 2011


THE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWTHE STUDENT VIEWThe weekly column written by local high school students

PIE, ANYONE?… Westfield High School (WHS) Principal Peter Renwick ledstaff and cast members in a pie-eating contest to promote the WHS TheatreDepartment’s upcoming show Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,which will be presented on March 10, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the WHSauditorium. Sitting on their hands, the group was given five minutes to gobbledown a cherry pie. Senior Garrett Verdone won the contest and received a freeshave at the Towne Barber Shop. The pie-eating contest kicked off a fund-raisingpie sale to help raise funds for the costumes, sets and props for the show.Participants, from left to right, are: Catalina Gaglioti, Peter Surace, Matt Lynn,Garrett Verdone, set designer Roy Chambers, musical director John Brzozowskiand Principal Renwick. To order a pie, contact Pat Ick at [email protected].

By JULIA QUELLERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

This Friday, WHS students walkedthe hallways in a frenzy due to analtered schedule. Homeroom, theperiod in which students tradition-ally receive their report cards, wasmoved from the beginning to the endof the day, as a way to soften theblow of the impending grades.

While it was considerate of theadministration to think of the stu-dents’ emotional well-being, did ad-ministrators really think that all ofthe problems caused by dissatisfac-tory grades would be solved by justdistributing report cards later in theday?

The administration showed goodintentions, yet its actions actuallycaused more problems than theysolved. Ever since the district’sscreening of Race to Nowhere, therehas been a focus on students’ highstress levels due to society’s expec-tation for perfect grades. However,the manner in which we received ourreport cards furthered the notion thatgrades are all-important.

By making an effort to make stu-dents who didn’t receive perfectgrades feel more comfortable, thereis an implication that mediocregrades are, in fact, something to beupset about. Catering an entire dayto the distribution of grades actuallycalled more attention to grades andtheir significance.

While most students dread receiv-ing end-of-semester report cards, thetruth is that the majority of studentsalready know their grades before-

hand. My teachers had actually spentmultiple class periods meeting withstudents to inform them of theirgrades and printing personalizedgrade sheets to remove the shockvalue of report cards. This in itselfdemonstrates the magnitude of ourgrade-driven society.

Despite knowing most of mygrades already, I became antsy whilewaiting for my report card. Becausethe shift in the day had created suchhype about report cards, I began todoubt my grades and worry. Conse-quently, with only one period left inthe day after the delayed homeroom,students were forced to use the finalperiod as an outlet for their reac-tions. With most students eitherbeaming, forcing back tears, orshouting their grades, the prospectof learning during ninth period waseffectively lost.

I can applaud the administrationfor taking students’ emotions intoaccount, yet it seems that the changedschedule focused more on alleviatinganxiety about receiving report cards,rather than treating the larger issue.

The administration obviously isaware of students’ stress regardinggrades, but by attempting to imple-ment a short-term solution, it actu-ally caused more stress. Instead,more emphasis should be placed onpreventing the problem, by seriouslyreflecting on why students are sograde-obsessed and figuring outways to diminish these worries.

* * *Julia is a junior at Westfield High

School.

Sixth GradeDistinguished Honor Roll

Alexandra Aloe, Melissa Baldani,Danielle Barber, Nicole Barber, EmmaBeckerman, Allyson Bisgay, JasonCalabria, Alyssa Christina Cordero, Jus-tin Cunningham, Brooke De Paul, DejaDeMaria, Nicole Dencker, FrancescaDiFabio, Sarah Dolan, CarolineDrubulis, Fizzah Ehsan, Laurel Elkin,Robert Fallo, Daniela Fonseca, JackFriebely, Claudia Gentile, Lane Gen-tile, Rose Giandana, James Harcourt,Rachel Horn, Hayley Howell, Alexan-dria Hudak, Natalie Jablonski, BryceJones, Nupur Kashikar, WilliamKluckas, Grace Lama, Tayonna Lee,Amy Liu, Michael Lockfeld, JamieLopez, Ian MacPherson, MayaMansingh, Morgan Martinson, DavidMcQuilkin, Juliana Monteiro, AmeliaMorel, Andrew Mu, Kaitlyn Mullany,Haley Nakonechny, Alexa-Jada Nelson,Marc Occhipinti, Amelia Paladino, GiaPares, Ryan Peterson, Juliana Pigna,Zachary Polak, Jiatian Qu, Rhea Rao,Michael Rash, Margaret Richard,Emma Rossi, Vincent Ruzek, MeghanRyan, Mohnish Sabhani, StephenScarcella, Mary Schoenauer, ErinSheehy, Sydney Shuler, Julia Sikora,Holly Smith, Sydney Smith, BhupinderSohal, Daria Speranza, Lukas Stein,Neel Thombre, Luke Uriarte, SamuelVenick, Erin Walling, Kaitlyn Wilson,Ryan Yawger, Luke Zhuang

Sixth Grade Honor RollAshley Andrews, Madison

Annicchiarco, Julia Bonaccorso,Kaitlyn Buchanan, Charles Butler,Francesca Carvalho, Ryan Chan,Rebecca Citarella, Angelina Di Cataldo,Julia Di Giacomo, Garrett Dwyer, GraceFanning, Keara Farley, Matthew Furino,Raphael Genty, Victoria Gonzalez,Riley Guma, Brynne Hambor, ScottHargrove, Kenyela Horn, AndrewHunte, Gianna Januszanis, DemetriusJohnson, Morghan Johnson, TimothyKiel, Ramzi Korkmaz, Callen Leahy,Emma Levenson, Ryan Lo, EmilyLockatell, Kyra Lockhart, SamanthaLopez, Sylvia Lubalin, Jhoanna Lucas,Frank Machinski, Blake Mackey, An-thony Magnotta, Pasquale Maioriello,Hunter Marshall, Abraham May,Bennett Mazza, Colin McAlindin, ParisMcnamara-Wnoroski, Sean McNeely,Richard Nardone, Matthew Newman,Griffin O’Leary, Brittney Oliveira,Rucha Patel, Stephanie Ponterio, Jus-tin Purvis, Anisah Ramjohn, MichaelRaphael, Alan Richman, JessicaRickmers, Christina Rodgers, LorieMarie Rosado, Paul Santos, AlyssaSimmons, Arjeta Sinanovic, BriannaSorrentino, Victoria Stratton, LukeSusino, Mckella Sylvester, MichaelSzanto, Annie Thomas, Dionisio Trigo,Jessica Van Tassel, Gabriel Vaz, JessicaWaltsak, Kathleen Weideli, PeterYarem, Erica Yoo, Alexander Zitofsky

Seventh GradeDistinguished Honor Roll

Jamie Abar, Matthew Auda,Madeleine Bebout, Isabella Bernardo,Shay Blechinger-Slocum, EmmaCalabrese, Carter Zachary, NicholasCheney, Vincent Conti, BiancaDeMaria, Emma Duggan, SamanthaFerrara, Dominic Gannon, DaryaGanzha, Samantha Gorman, Ethan Gra-ham, Liam Guarnuccio, GabrielaGuerrero, Dakota Halma, ZacharyHalma, Julian Iarussi, Eva Isaacs, AnneMarie Kearns, Maxwell Kearns, MeganKieltyka, Brian Kilcullen, JonathanKriney, Kaavya Krishna Kumar, RachelLambert, George Leichtling, ThomasLeistikow, Sierra Lesiak, GabrielaMacPherson, Caitlyn Mannino, OwenMartin, Darren Mascioli, AndrewMathews, Sean Meisch, AlyssaMiguelino, Zachary Miller, MicaylaMirabella, Mark Mital, James Murphy,Kathryn Musso, Amanda Ni, SaleenaNival, Tyler O’Brien, Faegan Peck,Anne Pierce, Benjamin Powell, CaraProvenzano, Geneva Rata, DylanRedfield, Caroline Ringel, SandiRivera, Olivia Roberts, Mariel Sass,Matthew Schweizer, Caroline Scobee,James Sherry, Kelly Smeltzer, MaryStovall, Rohan Suresh, Kiersten Swaak,Adesh Thanawala, Jack Valian, BridgetVan Natta, Zoe Verrico, SamikshaVittalraj, Connor Walsh, Amani Will-iams, Victoria Williams, GaliZaborowski, Linda Zhang, Hang Zheng,Natalie Zimmermann

Seventh Grade Honor RollDylan Abar, Matthew Abdy,

Catherine Acito, Noelle Alber, PaolaAlmonte, Alfonso Amore, JenniferAnclien, Jordan Belford, BennettBriana, Joseph Bianco, Allison Busa,Sean Cheney, Paul Cherubini, ChloeCimino, Amanda Ciurciu, JacksonCooney, Christian Cornejo, KyleCoupe, Casey Daudelin, Mark Devine-Gelling, Gabriella DiLollo, JamesDiFrancesco, Frank DiNizo, FrancescaDobies, Courtney Dreyfus, MariaDuque, Abrahim Elseht, Zakary Elseht,Brendan Fanning, Allison Gara, StacyGarzon, Heather Goeller, Ian Gordon,Nathaniel Graham, Irem Gure,Cameron Heisey, Maya Jegede, ShreyaKachroo, Lauren Kaminskas, NolanKearns, Vance Kleemeyer, GraceLesce, Giancarlo Lorusso, StefanyLucas, Chloe Mansilla, JohnMarquardt, Michelle Marvosa, Kevin

McAlindin, Alivia McCoy-Guyton,Aaron McGriff, Connor McSherry,Tatiana Melendez, Timothy Mitchell,Lily Mitterhoff, Shannon O’Neill,Julianne Peccarelli, Celia Phansalkar,George Ramos, Daniel Reimers, Jen-nifer Rivera, Nicholas Robins,Anjanette Saleh, Katherine Seeney,Nikola Segulin, Alyssa Shann,Aboluwarin Songonuga, NicholasStone, Jacob Sutterlin, Lauren Szpond,Ryan Tannenbaum, James Taylor,James Tenzer, Kate Traina, TinnapatTriamarit, Dante Trigo, Erik Willis,Joseph Witkowski, Tyler Wrenn-Sheffield, Georganne Yarbenet

Eighth GradeDistinguished Honor Roll

Andrew Barcia, Samantha Bordman,Kayla Brady, Morgan Bransky, Shan-non Burns, Jamie Bush, MelissaCalabria, Jodie Cornwell, Roland Crys-tal, Nicholas D’Apuzzo, Steven Davies,Christopher Decker, Ariana Donaldson,Emily Fidlow, Sophie Giuliani, HannahGlock, Daniel Harcourt, Jeffrey Hasiak,Shivanee Hendre, Elizabeth Hom,Abigail Jenkinson, Amanda Karacsony,Kaitlyn Killeen, Michael Lee, LaurenLockfeld, Evelyn Logie, Alyssa Lopez,Rigel Madraswalla, Grace Makowski,Hannah Matysek, Ryan McSherry, JohnMusso, Nicole Nilsen, Grace O’Brien,Kelsey O’Connor, Alan Payne, KeenanPorter, John Quigley, Isabel Quinones,Megan Rickmers, Jeffrey Rodgers, Ja-son Rosen, Khansinee Ruangsirin,Danielle Scheu, Shannon Shaw, JohnSheehy, Kola Shomade, Connor Smith,Elisa Staniec, Amanda Suhovsky, PhilipTice, Phoebe Wahby, Alyssa Webster,Ethan Yoo, Lina Zikas

Eighth Grade Honor RollCarl Acito, Kayla Allen, Bruce

Arthur, Tori Baliatico, Brianna Bardwil,Ross Baron, Jacob Beckerman, ColinBrett, Olivia Brown, Taylor Brown,John Bruckman, Bryan Buchanan,Courtney Bunin, Megan Burke, RachelButler, Sabrina Canas, DiamondCarrington, Jazmyn Carrington,Brianna Cepparulo, Allyson Cerini,Corina Checchio, Abraham Cho, An-drew Ciccarino, Stephen Crawford,Justin Cryer, Mallory Cunningham,Thomas Cunningham, Natalie Daniele,Connor Danik, Christopher Debellis,Dustin Demarsico, Tyler Dencker,Alexandra Duke, Elisabeth Duke,Thabitha Dwumfour, Robert Eaton,Daniel Farrell, Daniel Federico,Jahtiana Foote, Alexandra Gale, Chris-tian Germano, Matthew Goetz, StephenHandy, Timothy Hesson, WilliamHochman, Brian Howard, TylerHubbert, Danielle Hurtado, AngelaIgnomirello, Matthew Irslinger, Chris-tian Isolda, Helen Johns, PierceJohnston, Joshua Kamath, MarissaLamastra, Elizabeth Lamorte- Wright,Patrick Lay, David Leong, JeffreyLieblich, Zachary Lipshitz, SashaLofton, Emily London, Brooke Lord,Michaela Lowe, Jessica Luong, LetiziaMacchini, Eric Manfra, WilliamMcDuffie, Alyson McGrath, GabrielMigliore, Josh Mineo, AlexanderMirabella, Anita Mo, Christine Nocum,Benjamin Pacaja, Ashish Patel, KaylaPennington, Matthew Perper, BriannaPeterson, Naomi Porter, Todd Ryan,Anthony Savoca, Jeremy Scialdoni,Rebecca Segal, Marcus Shaw, Christo-pher Sheil, Katarzyna Sierant, StevenSkubish, Peter Spiridigliozzi, WilliamStoll, Garrett Szeto, Raina Tellado,Tiana Thomas, Andrew Tomasulo,Hallie Traiman, Megan Tsipas, DavidValian, Paige VanBuskirk, John Wall-ing, Erica Waltsak, ChristopherWasieczko, Thomas Weideli, Jr., RachelWilliams, Ethan Yang, Jerry Zhu,Abbigail Ziobro

Park Middle School, Scotch Plains

Honor RollSecond Marking Period

FUTURE LEADERS…Westfield High School students Meghan Sullivan, CynthiaLam, Madeline Horowitz and Xio Alvarez were awarded the Premier Diplomataward at the Model UN Conference in Hershey, Pa.

Westfield High School StudentsClaim Most Awards at Model UNWESTFIELD – Westfield High

School (WHS) students won the mostawards out of the entire Model UnitedNations conference held recently inHershey, Pa., which was attended byapproximately 1,600 students fromnearly 60 schools in New Jersey,Delaware and Massachusetts.

The entire WHS delegation earnedthe Premier Delegation award, pre-sented to only two delegations in theentire conference that show the bestoverall performance.

This year’s officers – Sarah Chan-dler, Zoe Greenburg, Kevin Oster,Brian Pollack, Taylor Anderson,Meghan Dunn, Casey Federbusch,Julia Harbaugh, Maggie Jacobi, RaviJha and Rachel Rickles – were incharge of running committees of stu-dents throughout the weekend.

Individuals from the WHS delega-tion took home the following awards:

Xio Alvarez, Cynthia Lam, MeghanSullivan and Madeline Horowitz wereawarded Premier Diplomat.

Caroline Snizek, Justin Lee,Madeline Horowitz, Eric Oberman,Liz Greismer, Lucas Bizzaro, AlanaBasil, Corey Lipshultz and RobCassie were nominated PremierDiplomat for being the best debaterin their committee. These studentswere nominated by officers andadult advisors.

Corey Lipshultz, Olivia Ryan, Sa-rah Chandler and Mikhail Maslyuk

were awarded for their OutstandingCountry Research Paper, which is thepreparatory writing done before theconference.

Megan Mulrooney, Austin Thien,Rachel Holtzman and Ed Carolanwere awarded Outstanding First YearDelegate.

Four WHS delegates were chosento attend the Conference on NationalAffairs this upcoming summer. Thisconference, which takes place inNorth Carolina, has delegates fromall 50 states participate in a simula-tion. WHS students will be CoreyLipshultz, Madeline Horowitz, JuliaHarabaugh and Xio Alvarez.

Also during this conference, theofficers for the 2011-2012 school yearwere announced, and are as follows:Rebecca Tunis, Rob Cassie, KevinOster, Brian Pollack, Zoe Greenburg,Sarah Chandler and JenniferMandelblatt.

The entire 2010-2011 WHS ModelUN delegation also took home anOutstanding Delegation award, givento the delegations that hand in theirpaperwork on time.

“The students performed tremen-dously on all levels of the competi-tion. They were well prepared, un-derstood the procedure and behavedwith decorum throughout,” saidDaniel Farabaugh, co-advisor withDavid Della Fera to the WHS ModelUN.

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Tosato Awarded Leaders andAchievers Scholarship

SCOTCH PLAINS – UnionCatholic High School in ScotchPlains has announcedthat Megan Tosato ofMountainside is a re-cipient of the ComcastLeaders and AchieversScholarship.

Every year, Comcastand the ComcastFoundation reach out tohigh-school guidancecounselors andprincipals to collaboratein identifying the bestand brightest high-school seniors in theircommunities.

Megan will be awarded a one-time grant of $1,000 to be usedtoward her pursuit of highereducation. Since 2001, the program

has recognized more than 13,300students around the country and

given away more than$13.4 million inscholarship grants.

As a student at UnionCatholic, Megan hasbeen a member of theBig Brother/Big SisterProgram and theNational Honor Societyand has been a StudentAmbassador. She alsois active in her parish,St. Helen’s in Westfield,and last summervolunteered as a

counselor for the Sister Pat’s Campfor Kids with Cancer, sponsoredby the parish community.

WHS HSPA TestingInformation AvailableWESTFIELD – Test dates for the

HSPAs are scheduled for March 1,2 and 3. Make-ups will be held onMarch 8, 9 and 10.

Student lists for all testing roomsare posted throughout WestfieldHigh School. All 11th, select 12thand ninth- and 10th-grade studentswho are entitled to extended timeare to report for testing at 7:55 a.m.

All ninth- and 10th-grade stu-dents who do not receive extendedtime are to report for testing at 8:25a.m.

On Tuesday, March 1, 11th and12th-grade students need a calcula-tor for the mathematics section ofthe HSPA.

On Thursday, March 3, ninth and10th-grade students need a calcula-tor for the mathematics section ofthe practice HSPA.

All students who are not beingtested must arrive at Westfield HighSchool at the times listed below:Tuesday, March 1, between 11:40and 11:50 a.m.; Wednesday, March2, between 11:40 and 11:50 a.m.;Thursday, March 3, between 11:30and 11:40 a.m.

For additional information, visitthe website westfieldnjk12.org.

Local Students NamedTo FDU Dean’s List

MADISON – Students atFairleigh Dickinson University’sCollege at Florham, located inMadison, have been named to theDean’s List for the Fall 2010 se-mester. To qualify for the Dean’sList, a student must carry a 3.2 orbetter grade point average out of apossible 4.0 and be enrolled in aminimum of 12 letter-graded hours(four courses). The following stu-dents have qualified:

Michelle Boise of BerkeleyHeights; Michael Distefano of Ber-keley Heights; John Bellingeri ofMountainside; Michael Saldida ofMountainside; and Jeremy Barnesof Westfield.

University of SciencesReleases Dean’s ListPHILADELPHIA, PA. – The fol-

lowing local residents have beennamed to the fall 2010 Dean’s Listat University of the Sciences inPhiladelphia. Selection for thisaward is based on completing andpassing all assigned courses withno grade below a “C” and attainingan academic average of at least 3.4for courses taken in the fall semes-ter of 2010.

Gopika Barai of Westfield andRoshni Shah of Westfield are bothdoctor of pharmacy students.

Megan Tosato


THE WEEK IN SPORTSSports Section Pages 11-15

GREENSPAN SCORES 14, PULLS 14 RBS; HESS 10 PTS

Indians Outrun Blue Devils,Grab 55-43, Boys’ Hoops Win

KALIMTZIS PINS, CLINE MAJORS, GIBBONS GETS WIN

Barber Achieves Win No. 100In Mat Bout with Somerville

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

Two District 11 crowns, one UnionCounty crown and three full years ofvarsity wrestling already tucked inand with a fourth year quickly ap-proaching tournament time, WestfieldHigh School senior Christian Barberattained the 100th career win mile-stone when he seized an 11-3, major-ity decision over Alec Holderbaum ina match with Somerville during aquad match in Westfield on February12, the 202nd birthday of AbrahamLincoln (16th President of the UnitedStates), known to be a bit of a wres-tler himself.

Although the Somerville Pioneerswon the match, 46-17, Barber’s “cen-tury” mark was earned in the veryfirst bout of the morning at 152 lbs.He executed a duck under takedown,a heel scoop takedown and two head-and-arm takedowns, but he earnedthe majority decision when he took

Holderbaum to the mat with less thaneight seconds remaining with a single-leg trip.

“Obviously, I didn’t want to havethat on my head. I wanted to keepfocused. I wrestled it like any othermatch. Just come out there and dowhat I had to do. I thought it was goodgetting that major decision with acouple of seconds left. I didn’t wantto blow the match away and do some-thing stupid. One hundred wins is agood accomplishment, but it’s notmy biggest goal. I am still proud thatI got 100 wins,” Barber said

In the past few weeks, Barber hasbeen honing his skills by facing stron-ger competition, which included a 5-3 victory over fourth-ranked ConnorBrennan of Brick in the All-Star Invi-tational on January 30.

“I want to get as much going before

regions. I want to get that confidenceup. I have [Devon] Geoghegan[Brearley – ranked sixth] and [Di-ego] Chavez [Rahway – rankedeighth] both in my district and re-gion. They are both tough kids. I justhave to keep my focus for the rest ofthe season. Smart wrestling, and Ishould do well,” Barber said.

After Barber’s bout, Pioneer TomCinque scored a takedown and a two-point near-fall in the third period toearn a 7-2 decision over Brian Bulgerat 160 lbs. At 171 lbs., Pioneer MattBruskin recorded a takedown and atwo-point near-fall in overtime to burnErik Gozdieski, 9-5.

Blue Devil Kieran Cline scored apair of takedowns, a back-door rever-sal and two near-falls to grab an 11-1,majority decision over QuazierFeatherson at 189 lbs. then Luke Gib-bons recorded a single-leg, front triptakedown and added another


Senior Night did not turn out theway the Westfield High School boysbasketball team wanted. The visitingIndians trapped the Blue Devils intoa running game, which led to a mul-titude of steals converted to lay-upsand a 55-43, Rahway victory in

Westfield on February 11.Rahway’s chief thief was Hakeem

Kornegay, who converted numeroussteals to lay-ups to lead all scorerswith 25 points. After the Indiansgrabbed a seven-point lead, he hitsix of his seven successful freethrows with 2:21 remaining in thefourth quarter to keep the Blue Dev-

ils at bay.“He had a very good game with a

lot of steals, a lot of lay-ups. You gotto give credit where credit is due,”acknowledged senior Joe Greenspan,who led the Blue Devils with 14points and 14 rebounds.

Senior Ryan Hess finished with 10

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PETERSON NETS 15 PTS, 17 RBS; SEBOLAO SCORES 11

Lady Raiders Top Blue DevilsIn UCT Hoops Tourney, 37-21


Senior forward Aysia Peterson be-came the “chairman of the boards”from the second quarter onwards tobecome the key ingredient in shuttingdown the Westfield Blue Devils’ of-fensive efforts, which led to a 37-21,Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Schoolgirls basketball team victory in thefirst round of the Union County Tour-nament in Rahway on February 12.

Peterson grabbed all but two of hergame-leading 17 rebounds after thefirst quarter. Eight of her reboundswere on the offensive boards andthree resulted in put-backs for lay-ups. Peterson, who also blocked twoshots and added a steal, finished witha game-leading 15 points.

Senior Martina Landeka led the BlueDevils with 10 points (two, 3-point-ers), while providing five rebounds (3offensive), three steals, two tips andtwo assists. Ellie Callinan led the teamin rebounds with eight (3 offensive),and added three tips. Danielle Millerhad six points, four steals and threerebounds. Char Lorentzen pulled sevenrebounds and added two points, twotips, a blocked shot and an assist.Sophia DeVita finished with threepoints and two rebounds.

Raider Taylor Sebolao (1 assist)bucketed 11 points and also had agood day under the boards with ninerebounds. Katie Harper finished withseven points, including a 3-pointer,and three rebounds. Evie Klotz ledthe team with three assists, scoredthree points and had four rebounds.Rebecca Kreyer had an assist, and

Tara Sweeney had three reboundsand one point.

The Blue Devils had success withtheir passing game, keeping theRaider defense and Peterson in check,to win the first quarter, 10-5. KristaEmbrett was acting as a buffer againstPeterson and Miller hit all six of herpoints, which included a 3-pointerjust before the buzzer. But the Raid-ers turned the tide drastically in thesecond quarter, and Embrett began torun into foul trouble, which resultedin a 10-0 run and a 15-10 Raider leadat the half.

“I think it was us not starting offstrong. We came out a lot better in thesecond quarter. We came out as strongas we needed to play against thisteam,” Peterson said.

“That’s what she is capable of do-ing. Changing the game! CoachMarino knew that he had to stop her.She kept her head. That made a bigdifference,” Raider Head Coach JenRyan said of Peterson.

“I think all her [Peterson’s] re-bounds wound up coming in the sec-ond half when Krista got in trouble.When Krista fouled out, I knew it wasgoing to be difficult, because we hadnobody really match-up to her at thatpoint,” Blue Devil Head Coach JoeMarino said.

“It’s because of how she [Embrett]had to play her, so that’s why she gotinto foul trouble,” Coach Ryan added.

The Blue Devils’ ice cold shootingcontinued in the second half. The

Probitas Verus HonosCONTINUED ON PAGE 14


David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING HIS DRIVE TO THE BASKET…Blue Devil senior Ryan Hess, No. 22, drives to the basket against the RahwayIndians on February 11. Hess scored 10 points and added four assists.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesABOUT TO GET HIS 100TH WIN…Blue Devil Christian Barber, top, earned his 100th career win when he seized an 11-3, majority decision over Alec Holderbaum of Somerville on February 12.

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By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

(Note: This was written not knowingthe results of Tuesday’s meet betweenthe WHS boys and Hunterdon Central,although WHS did, in fact, win 105-65to advance.)

Will it be Phil Collins’ “In the AirTonight?” Neil Young’s “Tonight’s theNight?” Or better yet, the ChambersBrothers’ great “Time Has Come To-day?”

Or maybe all of the above?The WHS boys and girls swim teams

take on defending state championBridgewater-Raritan in the North 2Public A final tonight at the RaritanValley YMCA in Perth Amboy.

In a double dual back in mid-De-cember, the WHS girls put it to thePanthers, while the WHS boys tookone solidly on the chin. But that wasthen … and this is now. Matching theB-R boys’ times from the SomersetCounty meet against WHS’s times fromthe UC meet, the meet should be an-other down-to-the-wire barnburner.

At stake: the favorite’s role to win thestate Public A championship. WHS andB-R are clearly the top teams of thoseremaining (the sectional semifinals wereMonday and Tuesday); the others are:Randolph-Ridge, Bayonne in North 1,Cherry Hill East-Shawnee in Central,Mainland, Vineland in South.

This will be the eighth straight yearthat WHS and B-R boys have met forthe sectional title … or every year since2004, when Bridgewater was movedfrom Central Jersey to North 2. WHShas easily won four of those meetings,while B-R barely escaped with the otherthree: 85-85 (won on power pointstiebreaker) in 2005, 88½-81½ in 2006on the final relay, and 86-84 last year.B-R went on to win its only state titlesin ’06 and last year.

The Blue Devils’ 22 state champion-ships are currently tied with MetuchenSt. Joseph for the most in state history.WHS has won six of them this century– 2000, 2002-03-04, 2008-09.

On the girls side, the teams have metin six of the last seven sectional finals– WHS beat SP-F in the 2007 final –with WHS taking all six. In fact, theWHS girls have won 13 straight sec-tional crowns ... and 15 of the last 16,last coming up short in 1997.

So, which will it be? Nothing againstPhil Collins or Neil Young, but let’shope WHS’s time has (again) cometoday!

THIS AND THAT+ You probably know about Jim

Kramer, the loud, fast-talking guy on

CBNC’s Mad Money. The Philadel-phia native and Summit resident is avery opinionated guy, especially con-cerning the financial world. During arecent show, Faithful Reader C.J. waswatching from Florida when a viewercalled in a told Kramer, “I’m (so andso), your neighbor, from Westfield, NewJersey.” (Pause) “Westfield eh? … greatswimmers and great restaurants,”Kramer said.

+ On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdayand Thursday, Feb. 7-8-9-10, the win-ner on Jeopardy was Paul Wampler.(He was finally beaten on Friday, Feb.11.) A football-wrestling-track-lacrosseguy at WHS (’87), where he earned all-county and all-state honors in football,Wampler also earned a football letter atPrinceton. He now lives in Knoxville,Tenn., and won nearly $75,000 for hisweek with Alex Trebek.

+ Congratulations to senior Chris-tian Barber, who on Saturday becamejust the second WHS wrestler to reach100 career victories (Cory Posey, with118, was the first). With three wins onSaturday, Barber is 31-0 on the seasonand brings 102 career W’s into thedistrict, region and state tournaments.

+ Speaking of the wrestlers, despitesome ups and downs – including a one-point loss to Bridgewater and a two-point loss to Randolph, they still didwell enough to tie the school record forwins in one season with a 16-7 finalrecord. The other teams with 16 winswere in 2009 and in 1990, a team thatincluded a junior 130-pounder namedGlen Kurz.

+ Junior Russ Workman won the 160-pound title at the Union County JuniorVarsity Tournament, and classmate NickKnepper was runnerup at 171.

+ Another sweet all-around game byJoe Greenspan in the Devils’ 69-38 routof A.L. Johnson on Feb. 5 in the BernoskyGames at Rahway. The 6-foot-5 seniorhad 16 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 2steals, 2 blocks and nailed a couple of 3-pointers to boot. Three other Devilsreached double digits – Tim Youngerwith 13, and the Hess brothers, Ryanand Keegan, each with 10 – while OzanYucetepe added 9. The win qualifiedWHS for the state tournament for thesecond straight year, and the seventhtime in the last 10 seasons. Consideringthe strength of schedule WHS faces,that’s a good job by all involved.

+ The girls team didn’t qualify forstates for the first time since 2005 andon Saturday they were ousted by SP-Fin the opening round of the county

tournament. Things would’ve been dif-ferent if senior captain Katie Poncehadn’t missed the season due to injury.

DEN’S TOP FIVEThis week it’s best cheeseburgers, a

subject we feel almost too well quali-fied to discuss. Narrowing it down tofive is pretty tough, but here goes, withapologies to Red Tower (Fat Boys),Fuddruckers, Five Guys, White RoseSystem, Charlie’s Hamburgers (withVelveeta cheese) in Folsom, Pa., andthe cheddarburgers at Barnacle Bill’sin Rumson, the Tiger’s Tail in Mont-gomery and the former Jolly Trolley,with mushrooms and onions, of course(also heard they have a good one atCahoots in Middlesex):

5. Wetson’s – located in Elizabeth,ironically at the current site of a GreaseMonkey shop – had the best fast-fooddouble cheeseburgers back in the mid-’60s, when the drinking age in NewYork (i.e., Staten Island) was 18, thatmeant two for the drive over theGoethals Bridge and two more for thedrive home.

4. White Castle: two, double cheeseand two, single cheese equals one Trol-ley cheddarburger.

3. White Manna (Hackensack): Howdoes the does the cook in the tiny littlebuilding get all the lunchtime orderscorrect?

2. The Springfield and White Dia-monds no longer exist, but Clark’s ispretty good, especially at 2:30 a.m. be-fore the drive home to Langhorne, Pa.(Two large cheeseburgers and a mug ofroot beer in the ’60s was $1.25 … total!)

1. Mr. Smith’s in Finderne(Bridgewater) no longer exists, but backin the early ’70s, the patty melts madethere by Mr. Yung were absolutely asgood as it will ever be.

Faithful Reader Don Welty (’68) e-mailed from New Mexico to say thatany list of top cheeseburgers shouldinclude the green-chile cheeseburgerfrom Manny’s Buckhorn Tavern in SanAntonio, New Mexico. This burger re-portedly slayed Bobby Flay in a cook-off challenge, and checking out thephoto online shows why. It looksverrrrrrry yummy!

Also, an anonymous FR says thatMax’s in Long Branch and Pal’s Cabinin West Orange are right up there.

(Next time: Best football fields (i.e.,those with the most ambiance: con-crete stands, real grass, spicy brownmustard for hot dogs, etc.) that WHShas played on in the last half-century(1960-2010).

DEVIL OF THE MONTHIn all the crazy happenings at the end

of January, we neglected to include therecord-breaking WHS boys 200-freestyle relay and Anna Fetter for Devilof the Month honors.

So, a belated free sub from Ryan(The) Mann at Hershey’s to senior JackLorentzen, sophomores Matt Daniel andTim Walsh and senior Nick Boyle. Theirwinning time of 1:28.25 at the countychampionships set a county meet recordAND broke the school record of 1:28.35set in 1996 by Brendan Lechner, EricLinenberg, Jon Jones and Colin McGee.

And also a belated free Hershey’ssub to Fetter, whose 2:08.24 broke team-mate Becky DeLaFuente’s school markin the 200-individual medley by 1.4seconds.

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By ANTHONY MONDISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

The Westfield High School LadyBlue Devils basketball team foughthard from the opening tip-off, butunfortunately could not pull off thevictory in a 48-39 setback to the UnionLady Farmers in Westfield on Febru-ary 10.

The game started off promising forthe Blue Devils when senior MartinaLandeka scored field goals on con-secutive possessions to grab a 4-1lead over the Farmers. However, de-spite generally positive execution onoffense, the Devils’ defense could notmake the plays when they needed to,as Union would take an early lead andnever relinquish it.

A bright spot for the Blue Devils onthis day was the excellent play fromtheir seniors. Before the game, theseniors and their parents were spot-lighted for Senior Day. The girlsclearly took this momentum into thegame, but could not withstand theoffensive pressure of Lady FarmersChioma Moneme and Wendy Berry.

Blue Devil team captains DanielleMiller and Landeka, who each hit a 3-

pointer, scored seven and 11 points,respectively. Landeka added eight re-bounds and five assists to her perfor-mance, while Miller added five assistsof her own. Junior Sophia DeVita andEllie Callinan, who also had a 3-pointer,each scored seven points, and CharLorentzen put in five points. AmandaMarcotullio contributed two points.Miller showed good control over theoffense throughout the contest.

Late in the game, the Blue Devilsmade it interesting by trimming theFarmers’ lead to four points, but Unionpulled away with a scoring spree thatincluded clutch free throws and aball-control offense. To the Blue Dev-ils’ credit, they fought for points downto the last second with Head CoachJoe Marino and the rest of the coach-ing staff continuing to motivate theirgirls and keep them competitive evenwhen the game seemed out of hand tomost spectators.

Despite their aggressive and tena-cious defense throughout the game,the Lady Blue Devils still had a hardtime defending Berry and Moneme,who recorded 15 and 17 points, re-spectively.

Raider Boys Place 3rd, WFBoys 6th at Group Track

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool boys placed third in the NorthJersey, Group 3, Section 2 indoortrack championship with a 32 total atthe Bennett Center in Toms River onFebruary 13. The Westfield boysplaced sixth in the Group 4 sectionalwith 21 points.

Raider Moussa Channaoui finishedsecond in the 55-meter hurdles with atime of 8.43 followed by teammateMike Farada at 8.55. Channaoui alsocleared 5’8” to place second in thehigh jump. Alex Parker crossed thirdin the 3,200 meters with a time of10:05.68. Sebastian Valdes placedfourth in the shot put with a shove of44 feet.

Blue Devil Jon Henry crossed firstin the 400 meters with a time of50.96. Andrew Kirna finished fourthin the 3,200 meters with a time of9:38.12. Zach Lizmi crossed fifth inthe 1,600 meters at 4:29.72. MikeDepaola placed fourth in the highjump with a clearance of 5’6.” The

Blue Devils also placed sixth in the4x400 with a time of 3:37.77.

The Raider girls placed fourth intheir respective section with 29 points.Osa Ebose won the shot put with atoss of 35’10.” Kathleen Leepercrossed third in the 3,200 meters witha time of 11:29.28. Erin Pierce fin-ished fourth in the 1,600 meters5:21.29. Justin Valdes finished fifthin the 800 meters with a time of2:331. Emily Nagourney placed sixthin the high jump with a clearance of4’6.” The Raiders also placed fourthin the 4x400 with a time of 4:22.75.

Natalie Englese finished first in the400 meters with a time of 59.06 tolead the Cranford High School girlsto third-place in the North Jersey,Group 2, Section 2 meet with a totalof 45. Rebecca Shimonov with a timeof 9.04 and Bryanna Grant at 9.06finished 3-4 in the 55 meters. Grantalso placed fourth in the pole vaultwith a height of nine feet. Englese,


Blue Devil Cagers RapOratory in UCT, 49-38The Westfield High School boys

basketball team rebounded from adisappointing loss to Rahway on Feb-ruary 11 by defeating Oratory Prep,49-38, in the preliminary round of theUnion County Tournament in Rahwayon February 13.

Senior Ryan Hess bucketed 21points. Keegan Hess scored sevenpoints. Tim Younger sank six points.Matt Androconis, Joe Greenspan andScott Toresco each scored four points.Andrew Garfinkel scored three points.Oratory 9 8 12 9 38Westfield 16 10 8 15 49

Raider Cagers LevelHillside in UCT, 56-46The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

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Bears Top Highlanders, 46-19,In Wrestling Sectional Semis


Union County’s two top wrestlingteams squared off at center mat in theNorth Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 semi-finals in Kenilworth on February 9 todetermine, which one would advanceto face top-seeded Delaware Valleyin Alexandria on February 11.

Both teams had very talented com-petitors, but the 10th-ranked BrearleyBears’ talented wrestlers matched-upperfectly with the 18th-ranked Gover-nor Livingston Highlanders’ talentedwrestlers to win 10 of the 14 bouts, andthe result was a 46-19 victory.

The victory boosted the Bears’record to 15-1 with their only lossbeing to No. 2 High Point, while theHighlanders dropped to 15-2. Theirother loss was also to the Bears onDecember 23, 43-21, but the High-landers have picked up some hugevictories through the course of theseason.

“Beating Raritan the first time, wemay have caught them asleep. I didn’tthink they realized how good we were.We didn’t sneak up on them the sec-ond time, because the match was muchcloser. Earlier in the year, we wentdown to Moorestown and beatPennsville, and they were ranked at

the time. We went to St. John Vianney.They were 8-1. We beat them prettyhandily. We had a great win overHackettstown and Paramus. It’s re-ally been a wonderful season. I amreally pleased with the way we com-peted throughout,” said HighlanderHead Coach Rick Iacono prior to thematch. “We are a senior team. I hopewe can compete at the level we arecapable of. We have a program inplace. We may not be as strong nextyear, but don’t think we are going togo away.”

With the match beginning in theheavyweight class, the Highlandersneeded to reap as many bonus pointsin their first three bouts and avoidyielding bonus points to Bear “FrontMen” Anthony Madonia (119 lbs.)and Anthony Rice (125 lbs.) beforerunning the gauntlet at “Murderers’Row” which would begin with Bear

Nick Lospinoso, the county cham-pion at 140 lbs.

Highlander heavyweight TonyManganiello was awarded a second-period escape and could only salvagea 1-0 victory over Mike Christian, butJon Mele, the county champion at103 lbs., clamped Bear GiovanniFillipone in 33 seconds with a cradle.Highlander Ryne Morrison, the 112-lb. county champion, recorded a se-ries of takedowns, then pulled off asmooth five-point lateral drop onDylan Oliva to seize a 12-1, majoritydecision to give the Highlanders a 13-0 team lead.

Madonia took a 3-0 lead over An-thony DeFranco in the second periodthen added a head-and-arm, spin aroundtakedown in the third period to earn a 5-1 decision. Rice, the county 125-lb.champion, followed quickly and used a

ROSEN, TUFARO, LETTIERI PIN; NATALE TECH FALL

AL Johnson Crusaders OutlastSPF Raider Wrestlers, 39-32


Injuries have brutalized the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School varsitywrestling team this season, and withfive varsity competitors out of thelineup, it took its toll in a 39-32setback to the A.L. Johnson Crusad-ers in Clark on February 10.

“Everyday, something else is hap-pening to one of the kids. It’s happen-ing to the varsity guys. The JV guysare all pretty healthy. This is the firstyear in my 12 years here that we havehad anything like this,” Raider HeadCoach John Scholz said. “We are

keeping our heads up. All the kids areworking hard. The varsity guys whoare in the lineup are doing their job.They are trying to get bonus points.They are keeping it together. Theyare wrestling as a unit, and they arelearning. They are getting on the jobexperience.”

On the other hand, the 7-11 Cru-saders have been able to fill somevacancies that they had at the begin-ning of the season and came readywith a full lineup.

“We actually had a 145-lb. guy outwith a concussion. Our 135 steppedin,” Crusader Head Coach Rick

Ortega noted.Beginning at the 125-lb. class,

Raider Steve Carrion came out on topin a rock-and-roll bout with MikeMarguez, 13-11. At 130 lbs., Cru-sader John Coler clamped MattHarnett in a cradle in 2:07 then RaiderDom Natale recorded five near-falls,which included grapevines with headsmothers and a cradle, to earn an 18-2, technical fall over Brian Mooneyat 135 lbs.

Bein Rice put Joe Rubano to sleepin 2:22 with a cradle at 140 lbs. to givethe Raiders a 14-6 team lead, but Kyle

Shiminov, Megan Schetelich and KateEvans finished second in the 4x400with a time of 4:14.89. AshleyMcGuire crossed third in the 55 meterswith a time 7.79. KristenVanBenschoten placed third in theshot put with a toss of 31’4.5.”

The Cougar boys tied for 11th withFort Lee in their meet with a total oftwo points. George El-Khoury placedsixth in the 1,600 meters at 4:37.75.Mike Cassidy placed sixth in the 3,200meters at 10:23.09.



David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTECHNICALLY CONTROLLING HIS OPPONENT…Raider Dom Natale recorded five near-falls to earn an 18-2,technical fall over ALJ Crusader Brian Mooney at 135 lbs.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTRYING TO PREVENT BEING ROLLED…Brearley Bear Nick Lospinoso,top, tries to prevent GL Highlander Joe Hoy from working a side roll. SeeCranford Online pages for more.


Bears Stop GL in SectionalsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 13

AL Johnson Crusaders OutlastSPF Raider Wrestlers, 39-32


Indians Outrun Blue Devils,Grab, 55-43, Boys’ Hoops Win


points and led the Blue Devils withfour assists. He also had three re-bounds and a steal. Senior MattAndroconis finished with six points,three rebounds and an assist. SeniorTim Younger finished with two points,three rebounds, two assists and a pairof steals. Senior Andrew Garfinkelhad two points, an assist and a steal.Scott Toresco finished with fivepoints, while Ozan Yucetepe and NateMitchell each contributed two points.

Each team patiently tested the wa-ters, which resulted in a 6-6 firstquarter. With good inside passing, theBlue Devils scored the first eightpoints of the second quarter, thentraded off points with the Indians totake a 20-15 lead at the half.

Kornegay began disrupting the BlueDevils’ inside passing, and the Indi-ans turned the tide to win the thirdquarter, 14-7, to carry a 29-27 leadinto the fourth quarter. The Indiansextended their lead to 37-29 with5:30 remaining. Three minutes later,with the score, 42-35, the Blue Devilswere forced to foul. Rahway went tothe line and hit nine of 12 free throwsbefore the final buzzer.

“You hope that they miss their foul

shots. We were getting some scoreson the other end, but they were mak-ing their foul shots,” Blue Devil HeadCoach Kevin Everly said.

“They really pressured us hard. Wehandled it well at times. Other times,we didn’t handle it so well. Theyplayed a good game, but we madesome mistakes. We just could not pullit out. It’s a little upsetting. It was onSenior Night. It could be our lasthome game, but we are going tobounce back in counties on Sunday,”said Greenspan, who also blockedtwo shots and had a steal.

“They [Rahway] did a great job ofcreating turnovers and making bas-kets in transition. The first half, wecontrolled the tempo. We got up by10. The game was going well. Wewere rebounding the basketball. Weforced them to make bad shots. Wewere coming down and getting somegood looks. We didn’t turn the ballover, but the third quarter was a dif-ferent ball game. They stepped up thepressure, and we weren’t able tohandle it,” Coach Everly said. “Bas-ketball is a four-quarter game.”Rahway 6 9 14 26 55Westfield 6 14 7 16 43

yank-and-crank half nelson to settleRyan Hoy in 1:41. Bear Dom Martineztallied a pair of double-leg takedownsand a single-leg trip takedown, thenfinished with a low double-leg takedownto claim an 8-2 decision over LintonBenitez at 130 lbs., narrowing the teamscore to 13-12.

Now it was the Bears’ turn to avoidyielding bonus points when AndrewScarillo faced county 135-lb. cham-pion Mike Stepien, ranked eighth inthe state. Stepien, a master plowmanknown for his grueling tight waist/arm bar maneuver, turned Scarillo tohis back to record a fall in 1:51.

Gauntlet time arrived andLospinoso was the first “glove man”on Murders’ Row. Among his arsenalof takedowns was a duck-under, aslip behind, a double-leg and a single-leg takedown, which led to an 11-3,majority decision over Joe Hoy.

The Bears took a 21-19 lead afterthe 145-lb. bout when Dan Ries, themaster of tilt near-falls and rankedfifth in the state, chalked up tightwaist tilts, two-on-one tilts, pipe-wrench tilts and a “claw” tilt to graba 16-0, 5:41 technical fall over VicOrosco. At 152 lbs., Bear DevonGeoghegan, ranked sixth in the state,converted a Navy ride to a Turk ridestack to stick Bryan Sobol in 2:53.

With John Balboni, a state qualifierlast year, back in the lineup at 160 lbs.after being on the injury list since theBeast of the East Tournament in De-cember, Murders’ Row got even more

vicious. But Balboni’s work was cutout for him. Trailing 3-1, HighlanderPat Eichner escaped in the third pe-riod and nearly added a takedown,but Balboni warded off the attack topull out a 3-2 decision.

“Johnny is a real talented athlete.We were really upset when he injuredhimself at the Beast. He’s still goingto get surgery, except it is going to beafter the season. He wanted to get inthe mix and help his team try to win astate championship. He ran every daywith us, and he went through thecardio drills that we do. He didn’tphysically wrestle live or did he doany hand fighting drills. We didn’twant to tweak his shoulder,” BearHead Coach Scott Weaver said.

“When I wrestle, I don’t really thinkabout it that much. I practice hard,wrestle hard and try to get through it.I was keeping in shape with the teamby running and drilling sometimes,”said Balboni, who added, “He’s agood wrestler. Luckily, I got that spinbehind [takedown] and got two.”

At 171 lbs., Dillon Geoghegan,ranked seventh in the state, came outthe back door to grab a first-periodtakedown on Ryan Dobbs then afteradding another takedown in the sec-ond period, he pinned him with aheadlock in 3:11 to make the teamscore, 36-19, with two bouts remain-ing, sealing the victory for the Bears.

But Murderers’ Row extended it-self when Anthony Tancs recordedsix takedowns to claim a 12-4, major-ity decision over Shane Haddad at189 lbs., and Greg Rice settled ZachHeissler in 1:41 with an arm bar andchin hook at 215 lbs.

“Those guys have been togetherfor a long time. They are buying intothe system. The kids are in good con-ditioning shape. They had fight well,and they toughen up their defense,”Coach Weaver said. “I was prettyhappy when I saw 285 weight classdraw. I knew they had the advantageat 3[103 lbs.] and 12[112 lbs.], andStepien is a multiple county cham-pion. He is a hammer at 35[135]. Iwas hoping that we could get throughthose first three weight classes andthen get on a roll like we did.”

BOUT SEQUENCE:Hwt: —Manganiello (G) d Christian, 1-0103: — Mele (G) p Fillipone, 0:33112: — Morrison (G) md Oliva, 21-1119: — Madonia (B) d DeFranco, 5-1125: — Rice (B) p Ryan Hoy, 1:41130: — Martinez (B) d Benitez, 8-2135: — Stepien (G) p Scarillo, 1:51140: — Lospinoso (B) md Joe Hoy, 11-3145: — Ries (B) tf Orosco, 16-0, 5:41152: — Geoghegan (B) p Sobol, 2:53160: — Balboni (B) d Eichner, 3-2171: — Geoghegan (B) p Dobbs, 3:11189: — Tancs (B) md Haddad, 12-4215: — Rice (B) p Heissler, 1:41

Mogensen pinned Matt Ridge with adeep arm bar in 1:51 at 145 lbs.

Crusader veteran Brendan Santosput on a clinic at 152 lbs. and pinnedJon Devia with a power half in 3:06.With three 152-lb. wrestlers in theregion ranked in the top eight, Santoshas his work cut out for him if hewants to advance to the state tourna-ment.

“We’ve got to take it match-by-match with him. Hopefully, he doeswhat he is supposed to do, gets out ofdistricts then we will worry aboutregions afterwards,” Coach Ortegasaid.

The Crusaders extended their leadto 30-14 when Taylor Kobryn pinnedRaz Mancebo in 1:51 with a pullbackat 160 lbs., and Mark Vinegra flat-tened Sam McQuoid in 3:14 with ahammerlock and under half nelson at171 lbs.

Known as the “Sultan of Junk,”Raider Sebastian Rosen created amaneuver that could be described as

a cross-shoulder, arm stretcher to pinDennis Funk in 1:57 at 189 lbs.

“He is the junkmeister,” chuckledCoach Scholz.

After Crusader Sal Montauri ekedout a 2-1 decision over Luke Mineo at215 lbs., Raider heavyweight AnthonyTufaro tacked on a back-trip takedownand a bulrush takedown then screwedRyan Baron to the mat in 2:40 with ahalf corkscrew-to-half nelson.

In the final bout, Raider MikeLettieri used a barrel roll to pin JamesKobryn in 1:30 at 119 lbs.

BOUT SEQUENCE:125: — Carrion (S) d Marguez, 13-11130: — Coler (J) p Harnett, 2:07135: — Natale (S) tf Mooney, 18-2, 6:00140: — Rice (S) p Rubano, 2:22145: — Mogensen (J) p Ridge, 1:51152: — Santos (J) p Devia, 3:06160: — Kobryn (J) p Mancebo, 1:51171: — Vinegra (J) p McQuoid, 3:14189: — Rosen (S) p Funk, 1:57215: — Montauri (J) d Mineo, 2-1Hwt: — Tufaro (S) p Baron, 2:40103: — Brian Siessel (J) won forfeit112: — No match119: — Lettieri (S) p Kobryn, 1:30

Barber Achieves Win No. 100In Mat Bout with Somerville


takedown, an escape and a penaltypoint to earn a 6-0 decision over Tan-ner Thexton at 215 lbs.

Heavyweight Dan Naples stuckKyle Kania with a lateral drop in 1:19to give the Pioneers a 12-11 lead, butMike Kalimtzis added six team pointswhen he pinned Brian Rogers in 36seconds with an arm bar stack at 103lbs. Blue Devil Nick Velez, unfortu-nately for him, charged into a lateraldrop pin thrown by Pioneer DanRemoli in 3:15 at 112 lbs. PioneerNick Wahba cradled Anthony Aldanato sleep in 2:28 at 119 lbs. then FrankLazkauskas used a double arm bar topin Brian Farrell at 125 lbs. to jumpthe Pioneers’ lead to 30-17.

Pioneer Jim Sutphen snapped a 1-1tie abruptly at 130 lbs. when he caughtNick Rotondo with a takedown to abody press pin in 5:58. Blue DevilKeith Peterson came up on the shortend of an 11-7 decision in his 135-lb.bout against Brandon Shee. PioneerPaul Kirschner recorded threetakedowns and three near-falls to graba 14-2, majority decision over EllisOpoku at 140 lbs. Blue Devil ColinBarber missed on a lateral drop attemptto lose 6-3 to Anthony Paun at 145 lbs.

BOUT SEQUENCE:152: — Barber (W) md Holderbaum, 11-3160: — Cinque (S) d Bulger, 7-2171: — Bruskin (S) d Gozdieski, 9-5189: — Cline (W) md Feathersen, 11-1215: — Gibbons (W) d Thexton, 6-0

Hwt: — Naples (S) p Kania, 1:19103: — Kalimtzis (W) p Rogers, :36112: — Remoli (S) p Velez, 3:15119: — Wahba (S) p Aldana, 2:28125: — Lazauskas (S) p Farrell, 3:24130: — Sutpen (S) p Rotondo, 5:58135: — Shee (S) d Peterson, 11-7140: — Kirschner (S) md Opoku, 14-2145: — Paun (S) d Colin Barber, 6-3

Lady Raiders Top Blue DevilsIn UCT Hoops Tourney, 37-21


Raiders, however, moved the ballaround and the assists began to come.By the end of third quarter, the Raid-ers had upped their lead to 23-14.

“That’s how it’s been for us allseason. We come out hot in the begin-ning sometimes, and then we get cold.If the shots fall for us we would be ina lot better position than we are rightnow. You would have momentum,”Coach Marino said.

“The assists came when we startedmoving the ball a lot more, like wedid against Summit. When they keptpressuring us inside, we just keptpassing it back outside and reversingit. That’s when all that started hap-

pening,” Peterson explained.The Blue Devils scored the first

four points of the final quarter andnarrowed the lead to 23-18, but foul-ing was necessary as time ticked away,and the Raiders made good, hitting11 of 12 from the line.

“I was happy about our foul shoot-ing. We finally hit some key foulshots, and that made a big differ-ence,” Coach Ryan said.

“They are good ball players. Theyare a well-rounded team. Well-bal-anced. They are going to go pretty far,”Coach Marino said of the Raiders.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 5 10 8 14 37Westfield 10 0 4 7 21

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesTAKING THE NEXT STEP…Five Westfield High School seniors sign letters of intent to play sports at their respectiveuniversities. Pictured, left to right, are: Hannah Kronick (Johns Hopkins – soccer), Katie Ponce (Towson University –soccer), Hannah Purdy (American University – field hockey), Sam Costello (Kutztown University – soccer) and Gabby Gold(Binghamton University – soccer).

Raider Icemen Top Millburn,Tie Then Lose to Cranford

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool ice hockey team experiencedan up-and-down week, tying theCranford Cougars, 3-3, only to loseto them, 6-1, three days later in arematch. But the Raiders reboundedto pull out a 7-6 comeback win againstthe Millburn Millers after being downby three goals in the third period.

In the first match-up againstCranford, the Raiders tied the score,2-2, in the first period. Junior assis-tant captain Andrew Skoog hit a pen-alty shot, and senior assistant captainEd Logie netted a goal. Logie scoredagain in the second period, butCranford tied it in the third. Sopho-more goalie Jason Breit stopped apenalty shot with a great save late inthe third period.

In the rematch, the Raiders playedwithout Alex Markovits, Kyle Dou-glas, Jim Healy and John Foti, whowere injured, and the Cougars took

full advantage.The game against Millburn on Feb-

ruary 13 had state play-off implica-tions. Foti was back in the lineup, butjunior defenseman Kevin Lewis wasout of the lineup. Skoog scored thefirst goals, but the Millers rolled toseize a 6-3 lead in the third period.Later, freshman Eric Hogan contrib-uted a pair of goals to tie the scorethen the Raiders netted the go-aheadgoal with two minutes remaining.The Millers pulled their goalie, butthe Raiders hung on for the win.

The Raiders ended their countyleague play at 5-6-1, finishing infourth place. Last year, the Raiderswere winless in league play. Theiroverall record rose to 8-10-1 with thecounty tournament on the horizon.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that theZoning Board of Adjustment of the Town-ship of Scotch Plains will hold a hearing onMARCH 3, 2011, at 7:30 pm in the Munici-pal Building, 430 Park Avenue to considerthe appeal of:

Francis & Catherine Plat, for a vari-ance to permit the construction of an in-ground swimming pool at 1221 RahwayRoad, Block 15601, Lot 5.04 contrary tothe following section of the Zoning Ordi-nance:

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 11-05-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on February 8, 2011. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends portions of Chap-ter 137 of the Fanwood Borough Coderelating to placement of a lien againstcertain property deemed unfit or aban-doned.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on March 1, 2011 at7:30 P.M., Fanwood Borough Hall, 75North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey.

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Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCENO. 11-01-S

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An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on February 8, 2011. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends Chapter 184and 253 of the Fanwood Borough Coderevising the schedule of fees related tosigns, sheds, fences and driveways.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on March 8, 2011 at7:30 P.M., Fanwood Borough Hall, 75North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey.


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CRANFORD COUGAR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

MARKOVITCH GETS TESTED, GIACCIO GETS NO. 119

Cougars Tune up for DistrictsWith 69-3 Win over Elizabeth


Honing skills and becoming morefluid on the mats, along with stayinghealthy, has been the main focus ofCranford High School wrestling teamwith the upcoming District 11 Tour-nament beginning tomorrow, Friday,February 18, in Westfield.

On February 8, the Cougars tunedup somewhat with a 69-3 trouncingof Elizabeth in Cranford, but havebeen looking forward to more in-tense competition with a matchagainst Perth Amboy on February 10,then completing the regular seasonwith a possible Quad match in BoundBrook on February 12.

“This is what this part of the season

is all about. We are getting ready fordistricts, trying to peak at the righttime and get a couple of good matchesin before that starts up,” Cougar HeadCoach Darren Torsone said.

Coach Torsone also had anotherreason for getting in as many matchesas he could before the districts begin.Senior Joe Giaccio, with his winagainst Elizabeth, boosted his careerwins total to 119. The Cranford HighSchool record happens to be 128 byGreg Donofrio (2002 graduate).

In the match against Elizabeth,which began at heavyweight, the

Minutemen got their only team scorewhen Carlos Cardenas scored a pairof takedowns and an escape to defeatJeff Weiss, 5-1. Ryan Espuga got theball rolling for the Cougars when hetook Wesley Ortiz to his back with abarrel roll and pinned him in 34 sec-onds at 103-lbs.

Three straight forfeits gave theCougars a 24-3 lead then Ian Henrycame out firing against MinutemanMateo Perez at 130-lbs. His initialexuberance got him on the wrong endof a takedown, but he quickly recov-ered to pummel Perez with a frenzyof near-falls to seize an 18-3, techni-cal fall in 6:00.

“I went out there not thinking toomuch of it, and I found out right away

that Elizabeth might not be a greatteam, but I got taken down at first. SoI had to start wrestling my match. Iescaped. I still wrestled sloppythroughout the match, but I was stillable to win my scrambles and stayout of danger. I am making a lot ofprogress. I used to give up those po-sitions, but this year I am starting tostay on top,” Henry said.

“Sometimes he gets a little anx-ious. When he gets anxious, he tendsto get a little high, but he recognizesit now, and he can adjust. Last year,he would recognize it a little too late.

Now he is starting to recognize it andfix it,” Coach Torsone explained.

One near-fall maneuver Henry usedthat was particularly impressive wasa Spread Eagle, sometimes known asa Banana Split.

“I never really looked for it toomuch. It was actually my dad whoshowed me that. It was there almostevery time, and I am starting to lookfor it. If it is there, I am going to takeit,” Henry said.

Competing at 135-lbs, Cougar KyleMarkovitch got a wake-up call againstD’Ondre Floyd, who controlled himfrom the top position throughout theentire second period. Markovitch did,however, win 2-0.

“I definitely need to work on bot-

tom a little bit more. In general, thatwas probably one of the most physi-cal matches that I have wrestled allyear. I got to work on getting the firstmove on bottom, so I don’t get stuckdown there. I need to clean somethings up before districts. We have aweek and a half to go,” Markovitchsaid.

“Kyle was sick. We are starting toget his conditioning back, hopefullyback to 100 percent for districts,”Coach Torsone said.

Cougar Eric Knight used a Julio

TROTTER SINKS 12 POINTS, GREEN SINKS 11 POINTS

St. Mary’s B’Ballers DisruptCranford Cougar Boys, 46-38


Forward Rashaun Liggon andguard Jarret Mustafa disrupted nearlyevery offensive effort by the CranfordHigh School boys basketball team ina 46-38, St. Mary’s of Elizabeth vic-tory in Cranford on February 11.

Liggon, who scored seven points,ruled the offensive and defensiveboards en route to a 16 rebound,evening. Mustafa, who had 11 re-bounds, several which were convertedto put backs, finished with a game-high 17 points.

Senior guard Sean Trotter led theCougars with 12 points, including a

pair of 3-pointers. He also had fiverebounds (1 offensive), an assist anda blocked shot. Sophomore forwardReggie Green rolled in 11 points andgrabbed seven rebounds. Junior for-ward Kurt Rutmayer also pulled sevenrebounds and added three points andan assist. Senior guard Mark Osofskybanged a 3-pointer and added a re-bound, while Sean Babos netted fivepoints, including a 3-pointer, andadded two thefts and two rebounds.Starting guard Joe Papandrea hadthree assists, and junior Eric Garguilo

scored two points, grabbed three re-bounds (2 offensive) and added asteal. Stephan Fevorchek came offthe bench and contributed three re-bounds, two points and a steal.

The Cougars got off on the rightfoot when Osofsky nailed his 3-pointeroff an assist from Papandrea, but theHilltoppers disrupted the Cougars’inside passing game and respondedwith eight unanswered points whenMustafa hit a pair of lay-ups and a freethrow, and DeRosa sank the first of histhree 3-pointers. Rutmayer sank a lay-up and a free throw, and Green rolledin a driving lay-up, but St. Mary’s wonthe quarter, 12-8. Rutmayer had fiverebounds in the quarter, and Liggonblocked two shots.

Because of Liggon’s hands-on con-trol of the boards, the Cougars werelimited to one shot and out on each oftheir offensive attacks in the secondquarter. DeRosa hit a pair of 3-point-ers as the Hilltoppers won the quar-ter, 12-8, to lead 24-16 at the half.Trotter hit a 3-pointer, and Greenadded the other five points. Garguilohad the Cougars’ only two offensiverebounds in the first half.

Continuing to own the boards, St.Mary’s stretched its lead to 31-18with 1:51 remaining in the third quar-ter. Liggons scored five of his pointsduring the stretch. The Hilltopperswon the quarter, 10-7. Trotter had allseven points.

Liggons was still disrupting, but itwas Mustafa and DeRosa who ranthe show in the final quarter. Greenscored four points, and Fevorchekand Garguilo each added 2-pointersto cut St. Mary’s lead to 36-31 with3:41 remaining. But DeRosa andMustafa drew fouls, while drivingtoward the basket. Each went 4-for-4from the charity line in the final threeminutes, and Mustafa added a lay-upto seal the victory.St. Mary’s 12 12 10 12 46Cranford 8 8 7 15 38




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ENGLESE TAKES FIRST IN 400 METERS

Cougar Girls Place ThirdAt Group 2 Track Meet

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCOUGAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK…Mike Cassidy, a senior on the winter track team, advanced to the State Group 2track and field championships with his outstanding performance at the North II, Group 2 sectional meet in Toms River onFebruary 13. He placed sixth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:23.

Natalie Englese finished first inthe 400 meters with a time of 59.06 tolead the Cranford High School girlsto third-place with a total of 45 pointsin the North Jersey, Group 2, Section2 indoor track championships at theBennett Center in Toms River onFebruary 13. Rebecca Shimonov witha time of 9.04 and Bryanna Grant at9.06 finished 3-4 in the 55 meters.Grant also placed fourth in the polevault with a height of nine feet.Englese, Shiminov, Megan Schetelichand Kate Evans finished second inthe 4x400 with a time of 4:14.89.Ashley McGuire crossed third in the55 meters with a time 7.79. KristenVanBenschoten placed third in theshot put with a toss of 31’4.5”.

The Cougar boys tied for 11th withFort Lee in their meet with a total oftwo points. George El-Khoury placedsixth in the 1,600 meters at 4:37.75.Mike Cassidy placed sixth in the 3,200meters at 10:23.09.

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool boys placed third in the NorthJersey, Group 3, Section 2 champion-ship with a 32 total The Westfieldboys placed sixth in the Group 4sectional with 21 points.

Raider Moussa Channaoui finishedsecond in the 55-meter hurdles with atime of 8.43 followed by teammateMike Farada at 8.55. Channaoui alsocleared 5’8” to place second in thehigh jump. Alex Parker crossed thirdin the 3,200 meters with a time of10:05.68. Sebastian Valdes placedfourth in the shot put with a shove of

44 feet.Blue Devil Jon Henry crossed first

in the 400-meters with a time of 50.96.Andrew Kirna finished fourth in the3,200 meters with a time of 9:38.12.Zach Lizmi crossed fifth in the 1,600meters at 4:29.72. Mike Depaolaplaced fourth in the high jump with aclearance of 5’6”. The Blue Devilsalso placed sixth in the 4x400 with atime of 3:37.77.

The Raider girls placed fourth intheir respective section with 29 points.Osa Ebose won the shot put with atoss of 35’10”. Kathleen Leepercrossed third in the 3,200 meters witha time of 11:29.28. Erin Pierce fin-ished fourth in the 1,600 meters5:21.29. Justin Valdes finished fifthin the 800 meters with a time of2:331. Emily Nagourney placed sixthin the high jump with a clearance of4’6”. The Raiders also placed fourthin the 4x400 with a time of 4:22.75.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesNOT FLYING LIKE AN EAGLE…Cougar Ian Henry, right, puts Minuteman Mateo Perez in a Spread Eagle pinningcombination during his 130-lb bout. Henry registered an 18-3, technical fall in 6:00.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesBEING DOUBLE-TEAMED BY HILLTOPPERS…Cougar guard Sean Trotter, No. 1, is double-teamed by St. Mary’sRashan Liggon, No. 33, and Steve Alexander, No. 24, in Cranford on February 11.

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Cougar Wrestlers Tune up for DistrictsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Brearley Rips Del ValFor Sectional CrownThe 10t h ranked David Brearley

Bears defeated top-seeded, No. 13Delaware Valley, 36-22, for the NorthJersey, Group 2, Section 2 title inAlexandria on February 10. TheBears’ “Murderers’ Row” reeled offeight straight victories.

BOUT SEQUENCE:112: — Matt Gilmore (D) p Dylan Oliva, 2:46119: — Mike Pongracz (D) d AnthonyMadonia, 3-0125: — Anthony Rice (B) p HoldenBaker, :51130: — Kevin Guenther (D) md DomMartinez, 14-6135: — Derek Zehnbauer (D) d AndrewScarillo, 8-7140: — Nick Lospinoso (B) tf AlexNiemann, 18-3145: — Dan Ries (B) md Kody Eichlin, 20-7152: — Devin Geoghegan (B) d MikeRogers, 5-3160: — John Balboni (B) d LukeZehnbauer, 6-4171: — Dillon Geoghegan (B) tf NickMaddakena, 21-6189: — Anthony Tancs (B) d Will VanDoren, 4-2215: — Greg Rice (B) md Don Glorioso,14-5Hwt: — Mike Christian (B) d Dan Shimo,9-7103: — Cody Barbiche (D) won forfeit

GROUP 1 SEMIFINALS:PAULSBORO 40, ROSELLE PARK 20:140: — Tyree Ellis (P) d Woods, 10-3145: — Acosta (R) md Mike Silvestro, 10-1152: — Dymere Rappa (P) p Fahoury, 3:33160: — Anthony Dawson (P) mdLoevsky, 12-4171: — Pozsonyi (R) d Matt Cosgrove, 3-1189: — Gabriel (R) md Ryan Dick, 14-6215: — Eric McMullin (P) p Galindo, 5:30Hwt: — Nick Curl (P) p Avsar Patel, :51103: — DeVito (R) d John Gentile, 10-7112: — Mike Zold (P) p Ramirez, 4:48119: — Pisauro (R) d Juan Rivera, 8-3125: — Anthony Bennett (P) d Luna, 7-0130: — Donte Scott (P) p Swain, 1:14135: — Longo (R) d Nick Knauer, 4-1

Rahway Tops LindenFor Conference TitleThe Rahway High School Indians

defeated the Linden Tigers, 47-21, toclaim their division of the UnionCounty Conference on February 11.Head Coach Fred Stueber’s team wonnine of the 14 bouts.

BOUT SEQUENCE:135: — Justin Becker (R) p Diego Attaca,3:14140: — Franco Mejia (R) d Lamar Coo-per, 11-7145: — Dan Walsh (R) won forfeit152: — Diego Chavez (R) p KeithSimpson, 5:34160: — Travis Foster (L) p CJ Orsini, 1:01171: — Brian Pyrus (R) p AzizSharabashev, 2:14189: — Rob Clark (L) d Hanif Denny, 7-0215: — Urayoan Garcia (R) p ChrisGonzalez, 3:23Hwt: — Austin Frank (L) d Laziek Jones,5-2103: — Nick Tekula (L) p Eric Melendez,2:55112: — Isaac Valentin (R) tf JoshSheehy, 21-6, 5:30119: — Jamal Gaines (R) p JustinRadrigues, 2:30125: — Adrian Betancourt (L) d TylerZihlbauer, 5-1130: — Christian Chavez (R) d DanTibere, 1-0

Roselle Park SeizesSection Mat Crown

The Roselle Park High Schoolwrestling team captured the CentralJersey, Group 1 crown with a 37-25victory over Bordentown in RosellePark on February 11.

BOUT SEQUENCE:152: — Zak Fohoury (R) d Pat Mallard, 4-3160: — Khalid Shakir (B) p SteveLoevsky, 5:20171: — Vic Pozsonyi (R) p Julius Neal, 2:15189: — Connor Gabriel (R) p GunnarDecker, 1:50215: — Matt Bauer (B) p Marc Signorello, :33Hwt: — Luis Galindo (R) d ZachTilghman, 9-4103: — John DeVito (R) d Ted Rigas, 2-0112: — Jovanni Ramirez (R) RobDiPierro, 5-3119: — Dan Pisauro (R) md JustinMcTamney, 12-1125: — Brandon Mazur (B) d Fred Luna,5-0130: — Alex Rizzo (B) p Matt Swain, 3:14135: — Shawn Gavin (B) md Phil Woods,9-1140: — Nick Longo (R) d Drew Peterson,8-2145: — John Acosta (R) p Omer Kaya, 1:27

Union County Wrestling Results:Bears Top Highlanders, 46-19,In Wrestling Sectional Semis


Union County’s two top wrestlingteams squared off at center mat in theNorth Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 semi-finals in Kenilworth on February 9 todetermine, which one would advanceto face top-seeded Delaware Valleyin Alexandria on February 11.

Both teams had very talented com-petitors, but the 10th-ranked BrearleyBears’ talented wrestlers matched-upperfectly with the 18th-ranked Gover-nor Livingston Highlanders’ talentedwrestlers to win 10 of the 14 bouts,and the result was a 46-19 victory.

The victory boosted the Bears’ recordto 15-1 with their only loss being to No.2 High Point, while the Highlandersdropped to 15-2. Their other loss wasalso to the Bears on December 23, 43-21, but the Highlanders have picked upsome huge victories through the courseof the season.

“Beating Raritan the first time, wemay have caught them asleep. I didn’tthink they realized how pretty goodwe were. We didn’t sneak up on themthe second time, because the matchwas much closer. Earlier in the year,we went down to Moorestown andbeat Pennsville, and they were rankedat the time. We went to St. JohnVianney. They were 8-1. We beatthem pretty handily. We had a greatwin over Hackettstown and Paramus.It’s really been a wonderful season. Iam really pleased with the way wecompeted throughout,” said High-lander Head Coach Rick Iacono priorto the match. “We are a senior team.I hope we can compete at the level weare capable of. We have a program inplace. We may not be as strong nextyear, but don’t think we are going togo away.”

With the match beginning in the

heavyweight class, the Highlandersneeded to reap as many bonus pointsin their first three bouts and avoidyielding bonus points to Bear “FrontMen” Anthony Madonia (119-lbs)and Anthony Rice (125-lbs) beforerunning the gauntlet at “Murderers’Row” which would begin with BearNick Lospinoso, the county cham-pion at 140-lbs.

Highlander heavyweight TonyManganiello was awarded a second-period escape and could only salvagea 1-0 victory over Mike Christian, butJon Mele, the county champion at103-lbs, clamped Bear GiovanniFillipone in 33 seconds with a cradle.Highlander Ryne Morrison, the 112-lb county champion, recorded a seriesof takedowns, then pulled off a smoothfive-point lateral drop on Dylan Olivato seize a 12-1, majority decision togive the Highlanders a 13-0 team lead.

Madonia took a 3-0 lead over An-thony DeFranco in the second periodthen added a head-and-arm, spin aroundtakedown in the third period to earn a 5-1 decision. Rice, the county 125-lbchampion, followed quickly and used ayank-and-crank half nelson to settleRyan Hoy in 1:41. Bear Dom Martineztallied a pair of double-leg takedownsand a single-leg trip takedown, thenfinished with a low double-legtakedown to claim an 8-2 decision overLinton Benitez at 130-lbs, narrowingthe team score to 13-12.

Now it was the Bears’ turn to avoidyielding bonus points when AndrewScarillo faced county 135-lb cham-pion Mike Stepien, ranked eighth inthe state. Stepien, a master plowmanknown for his grueling tight waist/arm bar maneuver, turned Scarillo tohis back to record a fall in 1:51.

Gauntlet time arrived andLospinoso was the first “glove man”

on Murders’ Row. Among his arsenalof takedowns was a duck-under, aslip behind, a double-leg and a single-leg takedown, which led to an 11-3,majority decision over Joe Hoy.

The Bears took a 21-19 lead afterthe 145-lb bout when Dan Ries, themaster of tilt near-falls and rankedfifth in the state, chalked up tightwaist tilts, two-on-one tilts, pipe-wrench tilts and a “claw” tilt to graba 16-0, 5:41 technical fall over VicOrosco. At 152-lbs, Bear DevonGeoghegan, ranked sixth in the state,converted a Navy ride to a Turk ridestack to stick Bryan Sobol in 2:53.

With John Balboni, a state quali-fier last year, back in the lineup at160-lbs after being on the injury listsince the Beast of the East Tourna-ment in December, Murders’ Rowgot even more vicious. But Balboni’swork was cut out for him. Trailing 3-1, Highlander Pat Eichner escaped inthe third period and nearly added atakedown, but Balboni warded offthe attack to pull out a 3-2 decision.

“Johnny is a real talented athlete.We were really upset when he injuredhimself at the Beast. He’s still goingto get surgery, except it is going to beafter the season. He wanted to get inthe mix and help his team try to wina state championship. He ran everyday with us, and he went through the

Roll takedown, then pinned Chris-tian Simoes in 1:30 with a frontstretcher and half nelson at 140-lbs.The Minutemen forfeited at 145-lbsthen Cougar Jim Dwyer tallied twotakedowns, a corkscrew near-fall, asingle grapevine near-fall and a three-point tilt to earn a 13-2, majoritydecision over George Travinsky at152-lbs. JP Christiano scored threetakedowns and a three-point leg scis-sors cradle before settling AngeloD’Agostino in 4:27 with a half nelsonat 160-lbs.

Wrestling up at 171-lbs, CoreyMarkovitch used his “snake man”tactics to squeeze a 9-6 decision overZek Villafava.

“That win is going to give him alittle confidence going into districts,which he can use at this point in theseason,” said Coach Torsone, whoadded, “We are looking for him tohave a breakthrough year next year.Get some strength and wrestle at hisweight next year.”

The Cougars also received forfeitsat 189-lbs and 215-lbs.

BOUT SEQUENCE:Hwt: —Cardenas (E) d Weiss, 5-1103: — Espuga (C) p Ortiz, 0:34112: — Mike Helmstetter (C) won forfeit119: — Corey Birch (C) won forfeit125: — Giaccio (C) won forfeit130: — Henry (C) tf Perez, 18-3, 6:00135: — Markovitch (C) d Floyd, 2-0140: — Knight (C) p Simoes, 1:30145: — Matt DiGiovanni (C) won forfeit152: — Dwyer (C) md Travinsky, 13-2160: — Christiano (C) p D’Agostino,4:27171: — Markovitch (C) Villafava, 9-6189: — Rob Kessler (C) won forfeit215: — Ray El-Khoury (C) won forfeit

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Brearley Bears GrabGroup 2 Mat CrownThe David Brearley High School

wrestling team defeated Delsea, 42-18, in the Group 2 semifinals, thencame out on top, 42-27, against WestEssex to grab the championship atToms River North High School onFebruary 13.

BREARLEY 42, DELSEA 18:130: — Matt Hennelly (D) d Martinez, 5-1135: — Curt Delia (D) p Scarillo, 3:26140: — Lospinoso (B) md Rick Azeglio,17-6145: — Ries (B) p John Scavelli, 1:40152: — Geoghegan (B) d DylanDobzanski, 6-0160: — Balboni (B) md Mike Jacobs, 17-5171: — Geoghegan (B) d Rob Keener, 4-1189: — Bryan Dobzanski (D) d Tancs, 8-3215: — Rice (B) d Sean Redden, 3-0Hwt: — Christian (B) md Mike Porch, 9-1103: — Jesse Swope (D) p GiovanniFillipone, :07112: — Oliva (B) d Rob Keener, 7-4119: — Madonia (B) p John Hennelly, 3:05125: — Rice (B) p John Borelli, :51

CHAMPIONSHIP:BREARLEY 42, WEST ESSEX 27:

135: — Anthony Pompei (W) d Scarillo, 7-3140: — Lospinoso (B) p JimAvraamides, 4:48145: — Ries (B) p Mark Dipsey, 2:48152: — Geoghegan (B) d Frank Marotti, 4-3160: — Balboni (B) p Joe Velardi, 1:37171: — Geoghegan (B) p Paul Cafone, 4:45189: — Tancs (B) p John Herbach, 2:12215: — Rice (B) d Grant McGuire, 6-1Hwt: — Dom Valerliani (W) p Christian, 1:59103: — Chris Caputo (W) p Fillipone, :23112: — Carlo Zazzara (W) p Oliva, :26119: — Madonia (B) d Mike Marotti, 2-1,OT TB125: — Rice (B) d Jim Ciampi, 10-7130: — Anthony Perrotti (W) p Martinez,1:06

Cougar Matmen RapPerth Amboy, 48-19

The Cranford High School wres-tling team defeated Perth Amboy, 48-19, on February 10.103: Yasel Corporan (P) p Espuga, :39112: Mike Helmstetter (C) p JeromeRios, 5:14119: Angel Sanchez (P) d Birch, 9-5125: Joe Giaccio (C) md HumbertoArgueta, 8-0130: Ian Henry (C) md Nelson Dilone,16-2135: Kyle Markovitch (C) md MartinArroyo, Martin, 9-1140: Eric Knight (C) p Anthony Valdez,2:37145: Matt DiGiovanni (C) p MarlonLopez, 3:30152: Jim Dwyer (C) p Ojilvis Nunez, 2:52160: JP Christiano (C) p JerameyMendez, 5:24171: Cory Markovitch (C) p BelalBahader, 5:22189: Eric Perez (P) d Rob Kessler, 8-1215: Johnson Alvarez (P) md RayElKhoury, 10-1285: Mike Chaykivsky (P) d Weiss, 7-3

Lady Cougars EdgeRiver Dell, 37-34

The Cranford High School girlsbasketball team got four points apiecefrom Morgan Miller and MaireadMcKeary in the fourth quarter to snapa 29-29 tie en route to a 37-34 victoryover 14-4 River Dell in Cranford onFebruary 12. Miller, who had a 3-pointer, led the 16-4 Cougars with 13points, while McKeary finished witheight points.

Jess McCoy finished with sevenpoints, including a 3-pointer. KateMcGovern had six points, and JennaGoeller had a 3-pointer. Kate Brockled River Dell with 17 points.River Dell 11 11 7 5 34Cranford 4 13 12 8 37

** Cougar Snacks: **Bulldogs Nip CougarsIn Boys Hoops, 50-44The 10th-seeded Jonathan Dayton

High School Bulldogs boys basket-ball team broke loose with a 23-8fourth-quarter to defeat the CranfordCougars, 50-44, in the first round ofthe Union County Tournament inRahway on February 13.

Sean Trotter led the Cougars with17 points, which included 13 pointsfrom the charity line. Sean Babossank eight points, while JoeyPapandrea and Eric Garguilo scoredfive points each. Mark Osofsky scoredthree points, while Reggie Green andKurt Rutmayer each contributed twopoints. Justin Grant led the 15-4 Bull-dogs with 16 points.Cranford 12 11 13 8 44Dayton 11 10 6 23 50

Cougar Cagers IceLady Comets, 57-33

The Cranford High School girlsbasketball team improved to 17-4with a 57-33 icing of the HillsideLady Comets in Cranford on Febru-ary 15. Junior Morgan Miller netted14 points, and sophomore Jess McCoyscored 13 points, while CarlyMaucione pumped in 10 points.Mairead McKeary had nine points,and Kate McGovern had seven points.Hillside 9 8 10 6 33Cranford 15 10 20 12 57

Cougar Cagers StopLady Minutemen

The Cranford High School girlsbasketball team improved to 15-4 witha 33-16 victory over the ElizabethLady Minutemen in Elizabeth on Feb-ruary 8. Sophomore Jess McCoy ledthe Cougars with eight points, whileKate McGovern, Carly Maucione andMairead McKeray each notched sixpoints. Morgan Miller, Dara Gugliucciand Jackie Monteagudo each had twopoints, while Jenna Goeller contrib-uted one point.Cranford 7 8 10 8 33Elizabeth 2 2 4 8 16

CONTINUED ON PAGE 3Probitas Verus Honos

The story of the Brearley/Governor Livingston

semifinal match is also inthe printed portion ofThe Westfield Leader

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSETTING UP THE BOUT ENDER…Highlander Mike Stepien, top, begins to set up his grueling tight waist/arm bar pinningcombination on Brearley’s Andrew Scarillo in the 135-lb bout.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCONTROLLING THE ANKLE…Brearley’s Anthony Tancs, top, grabs the ankle as Highlander Shane Haddad hopes toset up a Peterson roll in their 189-lb bout. Tancs won, 12-4.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesATTEMPTING TO WRAP THINGS UP…Cougar Jim Dwyer, top, controls Minuteman George Travinsky’s wrist as hewraps his leg in a grapevine during the 152-lb bout.

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Brearley Bears Top Highlander Matmen, 46-19CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

ORDINANCE: NO. 716-2011FIRST READING: 1/27/11Final Reading: 2/10/2011

Was introduced and passed on first reading by the Board of Chosen Freeholders at a REGULAR MEETING on January 27th, 2011,and said Ordinance has been published with Notice of Introduction thereof and of the time and place fixed for its further considerationand the Board has duly held a hearing thereof and has given all persons interested an opportunity to be heard. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Chosen Freeholders that said Ordinance be and the same hereby is finally passed and adopted,and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ordinance published herewith has been finally adopted on February 10th, 2011, and the20 day period of limitations within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such Ordinance can be commenced hasbegun to run from the date of first publication of this statement.

A copy of this ordinance has been posted on the Bulletin Board upon which public notices are customarily posted in the AdministrationBuilding of the County, and a copy is available up to and including the time of such meeting to the members of the general public ofthe County who Shall request such copies, at the office of the Clerk of the Board in said County Administration Building in Elizabeth,New Jersey.

Nicole L. DiRado, Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAWS OF UNION COUNTY: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND POLICIES ANDGENERAL LEGISLATION: BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 26-8 ARTICLE V (RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCEBENEFITS) AND CHAPTER 2, SECTIN 107, ARTICLE IV (FEES FOR RECREATION FACILITIES)

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union that the “Laws of Union County” are hereby amendedas outlined in the attached Schedule A:

Note:All text that is underlined is inserted/new language.All text that is struck through is deleted language.

SCHEDULE APART I - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

ARTICLE V, Retiree Health Insurance Benefits Package[Adopted 11-25-1986 as Res. No. 845-86; Amended 12-20-2007 by Ord. No. 664; amended 3-27-08 by Ord. No. 667]§ 26-8. Retiree subsidy.B) Constitutional Officers, Department Directors and Division Headsb. If at the time of retirement a Constitutional Officer’s, Department Director’s or equivalent or Division Head’s or equivalent

(hereafter employee) spouse is retired and has, in effect, benefits coverage for herself/himself and employee, for life, the employeemay opt to participate in the Voluntary Health Benefit Buyout Program and for a family plan receive a payment of $5,000.00 per annum,reduced to $2,500.00 per annum upon employee reaching Medicare eligibility; and for a single plan receive a payment of $1,800.00per annum which shall continue up to and beyond employee reaching Medicare eligibility.

C) Exclusionary Employees/ Non – Contractual Employeesa) There shall be provided a subsidy toward health benefits insurance premiums for all retirees who are exclusionary / non –

contractual employees and who have retired from and after January 1, 1986 and before March 1, 2011 said subsidy to be consistentwith the subsidy schedule for retirees as negotiated with Council No. 8 through the collective bargaining procedure.

b) Consistent with the State of New Jersey’s policy and criteria for health benefits for state employees who have served twenty-five years in the State pension system, the County shall remove the existing cap on the retiree health benefit subsidy excluding Medicarepremiums, for all employees actively employed with the County of Union as of March 1, 2011 holding the status of exclusionary / non-contractual employee at the time of retirement who a) retire on a disability pension; b) retire on or after March 1, 2011 having reachedthe age of 55 years and have twenty-five (25) years or more of service with the County of Union or c) retire on or after March 1, 2011having reached the age of 62 years or older with at least 15 years of service with the County of Union.

c) If at the time of retirement, an exclusionary / non-contractual employee’s (hereafter employee) spouse has, in effect, benefitscoverage for herself/himself and employee, the employee may opt to participate in the Voluntary Health Benefit Buyout Program andfor a family plan receive a payment of $5,000.00 per annum, reduced to $2,500.00 per annum upon employee reaching Medicareeligibility; and for a single plan receive a payment of $1,800.00 per annum which shall continue up to and beyond employee reachingMedicare eligibility.

d) There shall be provided a subsidy toward health benefits insurance premiums for all exclusionary / non-contractual employeeshired after March 1, 2011, said subsidy to be consistent with the subsidy schedule for retirees as negotiated with Council No. 8 throughthe collective bargaining procedure.

WHEREAS, this Board authorized an amendment to the County’s Proposed Park Fees and Charges for the Year 2010 underOrdinance No. 701-2010 adopted on January 21, 2010:

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Union that the schedule of fees as adopted on January 21,2010 is hereby amended to reflect the changes and/or insertions as outlined below:

GOLF 2010 2011 PROPOSEDGolf Season – April 1 to November 30ID CARDS#1 County $40.00 $40.00#3 Senior Citizen $35.00 $35.00#5 Edison Township Residents applicable at all golf Courses in county rates $40.00 $40.00#6 Out of County $75.00 $75.00#2 Season – Player’s Card – in-County $195.00#7 Season – Player’s Card - out of County $250.00

Player’s Card – Union County Resident $40.00 $40.00Player’s Card Senior – Union County Resident $35.00 $35.00Player’s Card – Non Union County Resident $75.00 $90.00Player’s Card Senior – Non Union County Resident $75.00 $80.00Player’s Card – Edison Resident $40.00 $75.00Player’s Card Senior – Edison Resident $50.00Player’s Card Junior $35.00 $35.00Player’s Card – 10 day advance $195.00 200.00Association Card – 18 Hole (1-day) $100.00Association Card – 18 Hole (2-day) $200.00

RESERVATION FEE:Reservation Fee $2.00/round/per golferFailure to Modify (No show) $5.00/green fee $5.00/green fee

GREEN FEES – FOR MAXIMUM OF 18 HOLES 2010 ADOPTED 2011 PROPOSEDWeekdays Weekends Weekends Weekends

County $27.00 $29.00 $27.00 $29.00Season – Player’s Card $24.00 $26.00 $24.00 $26.00Senior Citizens $16.00 $29.00 $16.00 $29.00Youth – Ages 9 – 17 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00Out of County with ID $44.00 $48.00 $44.00 $48.00Outing (reservation fee and cart included) $55.00* N/A $55.00* N/AOuting with shot gun start (reservation and cart fee inc) $70.00* N/A $70.00* N/ASingle Nine – Galloping Hill – Maximum of 9 holes $10.00 $10.00 $12.00 $12.00Single Nine – Galloping Hill – Maximum of 9 holes Youth-In-County $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 Out of County $12.00 $12.009 – Hole Twilight on 18 Hole Golf Course – Galloping Hill after 5:00 pm $18.00 $22.00 $18.00 $22.00

Weekday 18 open-11:00 (Regular) $54.00 $56.00Weekday 18 open-11:00 (Player’s Card) $27.00 $29.00

2010 2011 PROPOSEDWeekday 18 open-11:00 (Senior Player’s Card) $16.00 $18.00Weekday 18 open-11:00 (Youth) $16.00 $18.00Weekday 18 Mid-Day 11:00-3:00 (Regular) $49.00Weekday 18 Mid-Day 11:00-3:00 (Player’s Card) $27.00Weekday 18 Mid-Day 11:00-3:00 (Senior Player’s Card) $16.00Weekday 18 Mid-Day 11:00-3:00 (Youth) $16.00Weekday Twilight 3:00-close (Regular) $41.00 $43.00Weekday Twilight 3:00-close (Player’s Card) $23.00 $25.00Weekday Twilight 3:00-close (Senior Player’s Card) $13.00 $15.00Weekday Twilight 3:00-close (Youth) $12.00 $14.00Weekday 9 5:00 PM-close (Regular) $23.00Weekday 9 5:00 PM-close (Player’s Card) $18.00Weekday 9 5:00 PM-close (Senior Player’s Card) $14.00Weekday 9 5:00 PM-close (Youth) $14.00Weekday 9 - Learning Center (Regular) $15.00 $17.00Weekday 9 - Learning Center (Player’s Card) $12.00 $14.00Weekday 9 - Learning Center (Senior Player’s Card) $12.00 $14.00Weekday 9 - Learning Center (Youth) $10.00 $10.00Weekday AB Pitch & Putt (Regular) $7.00 $7.00Weekday AB Pitch & Putt (Player’s Card) $7.00 $7.00Weekday AB Pitch & Putt (Senior Player’s Card) $6.00 $6.00Weekday AB Pitch & Putt (Youth) $6.00 $6.00Weekday Outing GH $79.00 $79.00Weekday Outing AB $75.00 $75.00Weekday Advance Booking $65.00League - 18 Hole $45.00League - 9 Hole $35.00Public Safety Day (Monday GH - Wednesday AB) $40.00(for active military, police and firemen)Senior Reciprocity (weekdays only) 20.00 $29.00

Weekend 18 open-3:00 (Regular) $58.00 $60.00Weekend 18 open-3:00 (Player’s Card) $29.00 $31.00Weekend 18 open-3:00 (Senior Player’s Card) $29.00 $31.00Weekend 18 open-3:00 (Youth after 11am) $16.00 $18.00Weekend Twilight 3:00-close (Regular) $43.00 $45.00Weekend Twilight 3:00-close (Player’s Card) $24.00 $26.00Weekend Twilight 3:00-close (Senior Player’s Card) $22.00 $24.00Weekend Twilight 3:00-close (Youth) $16.00 $14.00Weekend 9 5:00 PM-close (Regular) $25.00

Weekend 9 5:00 PM-close (Player’s Card) $20.00Weekend 9 5:00 PM-close (Senior Player’s Card) $20.00Weekend 9 5:00 PM-close (Youth) $12.00Weekend 9 - Learning Center (Regular) $15.00 $18.00Weekend 9 - Learning Center (Player’s Card) $12.00 $15.00Weekend 9 - Learning Center (Senior Player’s Card) $12.00 $15.00Weekend 9 - Learning Center (Youth) $10.00 $10.00Weekend AB Pitch & Putt (Regular) $8.00 $8.00Weekend AB Pitch & Putt (Player’s Card) $8.00 $8.00Weekend AB Pitch & Putt (Senior Player’s Card) $7.00 $7.00Weekend AB Pitch & Putt (Youth) $7.00 $7.00Weekend Outing GH $79.00 $89.00Weekend Outing AB $75.00 $85.00Weekend Advance Booking $80.00Cart Rate* - 18 (Regular) $16.00 $16.00Cart Rate* - 18 (Player’s Card) $16.00 $16.00Cart Rate* - 18 (Senior Player’s Card) $12.00 $12.00Cart Rate* - 18 (Youth) $16.00 $16.00Cart Rate* - 9 (Regular) $9.00 $9.00Cart Rate* - 9 (Player’s Card) $9.00 $9.00Cart Rate* - 9 (Senior Player’s Card) $7.00 $7.00Cart Rate* - 9 (Youth) $9.00 $9.00*New Jersey Sales Tax included in price

2010 2011 PROPOSEDOut –of-County Weekdays Weekends Weekends WeekendsAdults $54.00 $58.00 $54.00 $58.00Senior Citizens $32.00 $58.00 $32.00 $58.00Youth $30.00 $52.00 $30.00 $52.00Edison (both courses with proof of residency) $28.00 $30.00 $28.00 $30.00Senior Citizen (out-of-county Reciprocity Program) $27.00 N/A $27.00 N/AOuting (reservation fee and cart included) $55.00* N/A $55.00* N/AOuting with shot gun start (reservation and cart fee inc) $70.00* N/A $70.00* N/A

WINTER RATES (Green Fees Only) November 1 – March 31 December 1 -March 31

GOLF LESSONSPer half hour $45.00 $45.00Book (six ½ hours) $230.00 $230.00Group (4-12 INDIVIDUALS)(4 SESSIONS TOTAL)

Ages 6 – 8 $90.00 per person $90.00 per personAges 9 – 11 $125.00 per person $125.00 per personAges 12-14 $150.00 per person $150.00 per personWomen (2 hr class) $100.00 per person $100.00 per person

Create Your Own Class (1 hour)3 to 4 students $50.00 per person $50.00 per person5 to 7 students $40.00 per person $40.00 per person8 to 12 students $30.00 per person $30.00 per person

Create Your Own Class5 to 7 students $55.00 per person $55.00 per person8 to 12 students $45.00 per person $45.00 per person

Rental of Clubs $15.00 $15.00Lost or broken club (per club) $10.00 per club $10.00 per clubPlaying Lessons (9 hole, green fees additional) $90.00 $90.00

Head PGA Golf Professional;30 Minute Adult $60.0045 Minute Adult $75.0060 Minute Adult 110.0060 Minute (2) Adults $145.0030 Minute Junior $45.0060 Minute Junior $75.0060 Minute (2) Juniors $90.00

Assistant Golf Professional;30 Minute Adult $55.0060 Minute Adult 100.0060 Minute (2) Adults $125.0030 Minute Junior $45.0060 Minute Junior $75.0060 Minute (2) Juniors $90.00Junior (10) 60 Minute Lesson Package $650.00

CAMPS/CLINICS:Wall In Clinic – (open) Per Person – Maximum 24 people $20.00Adult Beginner – (Four 60 minute classes) $100.00Half Day Schools $95.00Short Game School (3 hours) $95.00Junior Development – one 2-hour session week – price per month $120.00Junior Intermediate – 8:30 – 2:00 pm – price per week $399.00Junior Advanced – 8:00 am -5:00 pm $650.00Beginner Clinic – four 60 minute clases $100.00One Day Academy $175.00Junior half day school $75.00

2010 ADOPTED 2011 PROPOSEDAFTERNOON GREEN FEES: Weekdays Weekends Weekends WeekendsAfternoon Start Times will be after 1:00 pm during season (April 1 – November 30)County $23.00 $24.00 $23.00 $24.00Season – Player’s Card $17.00 $22.00Senior Citizen $13.00 $22.00 $13.00 $22.00Youth $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00Reciprocity (weekdays only) $20.00 N/A $20.00 N/AOut-of-County $41.00 $43.00 $41.00 $43.00Out-of-County Senior $24.00 $38.00 $24.00 $38.00

2010 2011 PROPOSEDMISCELLANEOUS:Golf Camp (16 hours per camper) $150.00 $150.00Hand Pull Cart* $4.00 $4.00Locker rental* (season) $20.00 $20.00Golf cars * - 9 holes – fee per rider (riding fee) $18.00 $9.00Golf cars* - 18 holes – fee per rider (riding fee) $32.00 $16.00Senior golf cars* – 9 holes-fee per rider (riding fee) $14.00 $7.00Senior golf cars* – 18 holes-fee per rider (riding fee) $24.00 $12.00High School practice $6.00 $6.00High School match $29.00 $29.00College match $52.00 $52.00GHIN Handicap $40.00 $40.00Range Token $5.00 $5.00Birdie Key $100.00 $100.00Par Key $250.00 $250.00Eagle Key $500.00 $500.00Card Replacement $5.00 $5.00GHIN Handicap $40.00 $40.00Fitting Fee – set $250.00Fitting Fee - single club $50.00MATT Room Lesson $150.00*New Jersey Sales Tax included in priceNOTE: Holiday rates apply from Good Friday to Columbus Day only

2010 ADOPTED 2011 PROPOSEDPITCH AND PUTT** Weekdays Weekends Weekends WeekendsAdults $6.00 $7.50 $7.00 $8.00Seniors with ID $5.50 $7.50 $6.00 $8.00Youth (17 and under) $5.50 $7.00 $6.00 $7.00Groups (minimum 12) $5.00 N/A $5.00 N/ALost or broken club $10/club $10/clubLost Ball $1.00 $1.00**Organized groups of children utilizing the facility during school hours shall be charged on-half the youth rate. (9AM-3PM weekdays)

2010 ADOPTED 2011 PROPOSEDGALLOPING HILL GOLF PRACTICE AND LEARNING CENTERSmall Bucket $5.00 $5.00Medium Bucket $8.00 $8.00Large Bucket $10.00 $10.00RANGE KEYS $100.00

$250.00$500.00

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED as follows:1. That this Ordinance shall take effect at the time and manner provided by law.2. That the Clerk of the Board be and is hereby authorized and directed to publish the required notice in the appropriate newspaper

of such introduction and of a public hearing on February 10, 2011 and shall forward one certified copy, upon final passage, to each Clerkof all Municipalities located within the County of Union.1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $0.00

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal AdvertisingPaid for by the advertisers and staff of The Westfield Leader andThe Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times as a service to the readers.

cardio drills that we do. He didn’tphysically wrestle live or did he doany hand fighting drills. We didn’twant to tweak his shoulder,” BearHead Coach Scott Weaver said.

“When I wrestle, I don’t really thinkabout it that much. I practice hard,wrestle hard and try to get through it.I was keeping in shape with the teamby running and drilling sometimes,”said Balboni, who added, “He’s a goodwrestler. Luckily, I got that spin be-hind [takedown] and got two.”

At 171-lbs, Dillon Geoghegan,

ranked seventh in the state, came outthe back door to grab a first-periodtakedown on Ryan Dobbs then afteradding another takedown in the sec-ond period, he pinned him with aheadlock in 3:11 to make the teamscore, 36-19, with two bouts remain-ing, sealing the victory for the Bears.

But Murderers’ Row extended it-self when Anthony Tancs recordedsix takedowns to claim a 12-4, major-ity decision over Shane Haddad at189-lbs, and Greg Rice settled ZachHeissler in 1:41 with an arm bar and

chin hook at 215-lbs.“Those guys have been together

for a long time. They are buying intothe system. The kids are in goodconditioning shape. They had fightwell, and they toughen up their de-fense,” Coach Weaver said. “I waspretty happy when I saw 285 weightclass draw. I knew they had the ad-vantage at 3[103-lbs] and 12[112-lbs], and Stepien is a multiple countychampion. He is a hammer at 35[135].I was hoping that we could get throughthose first three weight classes andthen get on a roll like we did.”

BOUT SEQUENCE:Hwt: —Manganiello (G) d Christian, 1-0103: — Mele (G) p Fillipone, 0:33112: — Morrison (G) md Oliva, 21-1119: — Madonia (B) d DeFranco, 5-1125: — Rice (B) p Ryan Hoy, 1:41130: — Martinez (B) d Benitez, 8-2135: — Stepien (G) p Scarillo, 1:51140: — Lospinoso (B) md Joe Hoy, 11-3145: — Ries (B) tf Orosco, 16-0, 5:41152: — Geoghegan (B) p Sobol, 2:53160: — Balboni (B) d Eichner, 3-2171: — Geoghegan (B) p Dobbs, 3:11189: — Tancs (B) md Haddad, 12-4215: — Rice (B) p Heissler, 1:41

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesWARDING OFF AN ATTACK…Brearley’s Devon Geoghegan, top, wards off Highlander Bryan Sobol’s takedown attemptin the 152-lb bout. Geoghegan pinned Sobol in 2:53.


AAI Program TomorrowTo Feature CCD Imaging

CRANFORD – Amateur Astrono-mers, Inc. will conduct its monthlymembership meeting at 8 p.m. tomor-row, Friday, February 18, in the RoySmith Theater of the Nomahegan Build-ing at Union County College, locatedat 1033 Springfield Avenue in Cranford.

Immediately following the busi-ness meeting, the club will present alecture entitled “From Tri X to Zerosand Ones” presented by Jim Burnell.During his presentation, Mr. Burnellwill relate his long use of CCD imag-ing and its developments.

In the mid 1980s, Mr. Burnellstarted taking his own images using avenerable Nikon F and hypered film.But like many, he found it frustratingto have to wait to see the results – oreven just to know if the object was infocus. In the early 1990s, he ran into

Richard Berry at Stellafane and foundthe answer to his dilemma in thetechnology of CCDs.

Following Mr. Burnell’s talk, at-tendees will be invited to come to theWilliam Miller Sperry Observatoryfor refreshments and the chance tolook through the largest telescopes inthe area (weather permitting.) SperryObservatory is also open to the publicevery Friday evening between 7:30and 10:30 p.m. for an informal talkand observing. For more information,visit asterism.org or call (908) 276-STAR. Admission and parking is free.

PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD

OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSNOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD

Date Adopted: 2/10/11Public Notice is hereby given that the

Union County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an professional servicepursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1) (a) (i).This contract and the resolution authoriz-ing it is available for public inspection inthe Office of the Clerk of the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2011-149amending (Resolution No. 2010-77)AWARDED TO: Trinitas Hospital,

Elizabeth, New JerseySERVICES: changing the funding allo-

cation from 100% County to a portionbeing funded by the victim AssistanceGrant

PERIOD: to reflect an extension of timeonly through March 31, 2011

Nicole L. DiRado, Clerkof the Board of Chosen Freeholders

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Union County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an extraordinaryunspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a)(11). This contract and theresolution authorizing it is available forpublic inspection in the Office of the Clerkof the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2011-161AWARDED TO: Rodgers Group, LLC,

Island Heights, New JerseySERVICES: to Provide consulting and

hands-on services relating to the UnionCounty Police Department to receive ac-creditation from New Jersey State Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police and the NationalCommission on Accreditation for Law En-forcement

COSTS: in the amount of $37,000Nicole L. DiRado, Clerk

of the Board of Chosen Freeholders1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $23.46





RESOLUTION NO: 2011-159AWARDED TO: Alaimo Group, Mt.

Holly, New JerseySERVICES: for design, construction

administration and inspection services fornew fire alarm system and suppressionsystems at various Public Works Build-ings

COSTS: in an amount not to exceed$83,150.


1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $21.93PUBLIC NOTICE

UNION COUNTY BOARDOF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDDate Adopted: 2/10/11

Public Notice is hereby given that theUnion County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an professional servicepursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1) (a) (i).This contract and the resolution authoriz-ing it is available for public inspection inthe Office of the Clerk of the Board.



administration and inspection services fornew fire alarm at Church Store Building,Berkeley Heights, New Jersey



1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $20.91







administration and inspection services fornew fire alarm system and suppressionsystems at various County Park Mainte-nance Garages

COSTS: in an amount not to exceed$55,000


1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $22.44




Union County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an extraordinaryunspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a)(11). This contract and theresolution authorizing it is available forpublic inspection in the Office of the Clerkof the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2011-128AWARDED TO: Venture & Venture,

Inc., Plainfield, New JerseySERVICES: to Provide pre-dispositional

services for both male and female juve-niles by utilizing intensive case manage-ment techniques, educational activities andrecreational programming

PERIOD: January 1, 2011-December31, 2011

COSTS: (state funding:$115,000)Nicole L. DiRado, Clerk

of the Board of Chosen Freeholders1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $23.46





RESOLUTION NO: 2011-162AWARDED TO: Comprehensive Psy-

chological Services, PA, Clark, NewJersey

SERVICES: to provide County PoliceOfficer candidate psychological evalua-tions for pre-employment screening in theamount of $400, fitness for duty screeningin the amount of $350 and critical incidentdebriefing in the amount $800

PERIOD: January 1, 2011-January 31,2012



1 T - 2/17/11, The Leader Fee: $25.50


ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

Take notice that application has beenmade to the Mayor and Council of theTown of Westfield for a place-to-placetransfer (expansion of premises) of ClubLicense 2020-31-019-001 owned by Mar-tin Wallberg Post 3, The American LegionInc., 1003 North Avenue West, Westfield,New Jersey 07090.

The persons who hold an interest in thislicense are:

Bill Maines, 78 Tussel Ln, Scotch Plains,New Jersey 07076, Commander

Jim Kane, 218 Grove St., Westfield,New Jersey 07090, Junior Vice Com-mander

Pete Hogaboom, 759 Carleton Rd,Westfield, New Jersey 07090, Adjudant

Ralph Douglas, 20 Fenimore Dr., ScotchPlains, New Jersey 07076, Financial Of-ficer

Jeff Peterson, 1517 Summit Terr., Lin-den, New Jersey 07036, Sgt at Arms

Bob D’arecca, 24 Cowperthwaite Sq.,Westfield, New Jersey 07090, Chaplin

Walter Ridge, 214 Grove St., Westfield,New Jersey 07090, Historian

Bill Kessinger, 2241 Lyde Pl., ScotchPlains, New Jersey 07076, Service Officer

Bob Kopnicki, 2411 Seneca Rd, ScotchPlains, New Jersey 07076, Judge Advo-cate General

Fred Wening, 1542 Ramapo Way,Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076, FlagOfficer

Plans of the proposed licensed premisesmay be examined at the office of theMunicipal Clerk.

Objections, if any, should be made im-mediately in writing to Claire J. Gray, Mu-nicipal Clerk of the Town of Westfield, atthe Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090.

Martin Wallberg Post 3,The American Legion Inc.1003 North Avenue West

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICENEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT, BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES1035 PARKWAY AVENUE, PO BOX 605

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08625Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received via the Internet until 10:00:59

A.M. on 3/3/11, downloaded, and publicly opened and read, from Bidders classifiedunder N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.; in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & ABuilding, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton,New Jersey 08625; for:

Route 22 EB, From Vauxhall Road to Highland Avenue, Safety ImprovementContract No. 056098005; Union Township, Union County;

Federal Project No: STP-0040(172) UPC NO: 098005; DP No: 11101Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1975, c. 127 N.J.A.C

17:27.For Federal projects, Bidders must register with both the New Jersey Department of

Treasury, Division of Revenue pursuant to N.J.S.A 52:32-44 AND the “Public WorksContractor Registration Act”, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48 et seq. (P.L.2003, c. 91) prior tocontract execution. Appropriate proof of these registrations should be provided toNJDOT as soon as possible.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity tosubmit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder onthe grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the project award.

Plans, specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available atBid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. Tosubscribe follow the instructions on the website. Fees apply to downloading documentsand plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees aredirectly payable to Bid Express. Plans, specifications, and bidding information may beinspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our Design FieldOffices at the following locations:

200 Stierli Court Route 79 and Daniels Way 1 Executive Campus Rt 70WMt. Arlington, NJ Freehold, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ973-770-5141 732-308-4025 856-486-6624

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF MEETINGS(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)

*ADDENDUM TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS*

TYPE OF MEETING: Board Meeting

TIME: 7:30 p.m

DATE OF MEETING: Monday, February 28, 2011

LOCATION: Administration BuildingEvergreen Avenue & Cedar StreetScotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

TIME/PURPOSE Adoption of 2011-2012 Tentative School Budget

ACTION TO BE TAKEN: Action will be taken.1 T - 2/10/11, The Times Fee: $28.56


BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoard of Education of the Westfield SchoolDistrict, Union County, New Jersey, at theBoard of Education, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey, for the followingsupplies, equipment or services:

BID FOR:B 12-01 SUPPLIES FOR THE2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

BIDS DUE:MARCH 16, 2011 AT 1:00 PM

The bids will be received at the Admin-istration Building, 302 Elm Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090, on the dateand at the time indicated, and then publiclyopened and read aloud.

Bids must be in strict compliance withspecifications. Specifications may be se-cured from, Purchasing Office 302 ElmStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (908)789-4407. Bids must be made on theproposal forms in the manner designated.Proposals must be endorsed on the out-side of the sealed envelope, with the nameof the bidder, the bidder’s address and thename of the supplies, equipment, or ser-vices for which the bid is submitted. It isunderstood and agreed that proposals maybe delivered before the time or at the placespecified for opening. The Board of Edu-cation assumes no responsibility for bidsmailed or misdirected in delivery. No bidsshall be received after the time desig-nated.

Bidding shall be in conformance with theapplicable requirements ofN.J.S.A.18A:18A-1 et.seq., pertaining tothe “Public School Contracts Law”.

The Board of Education of the Town ofWestfield, in Union County, New Jersey,reserves the right to reject any or all bidspursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-2(s), (t), (x),(y), 18A:18A-4(a), 18A:18A-22, and towaive any informalities. The Board furtherreserves the right to take such alternatesas they deem appropriate, and in anyorder that the Board feels may be in thebest interest of theWestfield Public SchoolDistrict.

All bidders are required to comply withthe requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et.seq., Affirmative Action Against Discrimi-nation and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et. seq.

Corporate bidders are required by law(Chapter 33, Laws of 1977) to submit a listof names and addresses of all stockhold-ers owning 10% or more of their stock.

A Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Con-tractor Questionnaire/Certification alsomust be filed with the bid. The bid packagewill also include other documents that mustbe completed and returned with the bid.Failure to comply with Instructions to Bid-ders and to complete and submit all re-quired forms, may be cause for disqualifi-cation and rejection of the bid.

All bidders shall submit with their bidpackage a copy of the New Jersey Busi-ness Registration Certificate as issued bythe Department of Treasury of the State ofNew Jersey. (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44)

BIDDERS NOTE: Each bid shall beaccompanied by a bid bond, cashier’scheck or certified check made payable tothe Westfield Board of Education, for tenpercent (10%) of the amount of the totalbid, however, not to exceed $20,000.

By order of the Town of Westfield Boardof Education, Union County, New Jersey.

Robert A. BermanBoard Secretary

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PLANNING BOARD

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldPlanning Board, at its meeting on Febru-ary 7, 2011, adopted the following resolu-tions for the applications decided at theJanuary 5, 2011 and the February 7, 2011meetings.

PB 09-08 Allan Chrone, 766 ProspectStreet and 769 Lenape Trail, Applicantsought an extension until April 30, 2011 ofminor subdivision approval granted Octo-ber 5, 2009, memorialized November 2,2009. Extension granted.

PB 05-18(V) C.F.G.R., LLC, 430, 500and 510 Central Avenue, Applicantsought an extension Until April 3, 2011 offinal major site plan approval with vari-ances granted on March 6, 2006, memo-rialized April 3, 2006. Extension granted.

PB 10-15(V) Chipotle Mexican Grill ofColorado, LLC, 109 East Broad Street,121 East Broad Street and 112 Pros-pect Street Block 2505, Lots 24, 25.01and 30. Applicant sought preliminary andfinal major site plan approval with vari-ances to operate a Chipotle Mexican Grillrestaurant at the premises located at 109East Broad Street. Applicant sought vari-ance relief from Sections 16.04E6e,17.02C, 17.07, 17.02B5, 17.03B5 and17.10 of the Land Use Ordinance to allowa 12 feet 4 inches rear entry wall signwhere a 4 feet sign is allowed; to allow noparking spaces where 54 spaces are re-quired by use; to allow concrete curbingwhere granite block curbing is required; toallow 5 parking spaces where 15 are re-quired; to allow a parking space setback of.18 feet where 2 feet is required and tomaintain the existing lighting in the parkingarea. Application approved with condi-tions.

PB 09-05(V) Estate of Eileen G. Farley,745-761 Lenape Trail, Applicant is seek-ing an extension until April 30, 2011 ofminor subdivision approval granted onNovember 2, 2009, memorialized Decem-ber 7, 2009. Extension granted.

Kris McAloonPlanning Board Secretary

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Public Notice is hereby given that theordinances as follows were passed andadopted by the Town Council of the Townof Westfield at a meeting thereof held onFebruary 15, 2011.

Claire J. GrayTown Clerk

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 1974AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE GENERAL PROVISIONSOF THE WESTFIELD TOWNCODE IN ORDER TO ESTAB-LISH A NEW FEE FOR THEPURCHASE OF THE TOWNMASTER PLAN AND REEX-AMINATION REPORT

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 1975AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE LAND USE ORDINANCEOF THE TOWN OFWESTFIELD IN ORDER TOESTABLISH A NEW FEE FORTHE FILING OF APPLICA-TIONS FOR CERTIFICATESOF APPROPRIATENESS RE-GARDING HISTORIC DESIG-NATED SITES

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ErratumIn the February 10 article

“Gleason Uses Technology toPrevent Substance Abuse,” BenGleason’s home state was incor-rectly identified. His home stateis New Jersey.

Optimist Club SeeksNominations for Award

WESTFIELD - For the 15th con-secutive year, the Optimist Club ofWestfield is seeking nominations forits annual Karyn Oros Youth VolunteerAward. The award is given to aWestfield resident who is a junior orsenior in high school, who has distin-guished himself or herself through vol-unteer service in the community.

“As an organization that is itselffounded on the principals ofvolunteerism, the Optimist Club ispleased to recognize young men andwomen who have embraced these val-ues at an early age”, says Youth Volun-teer Award Co-Chairperson TrudySilverman.

The award includes a cash grant. Ifthe winner is a Westfield High Schoolstudent, it will be presented at the“Awards Night” ceremony at the highschool on May 26.

If you would like to nominate astudent for the Youth VolunteerAward, please contact Trudy Silvermanat (908) 654-0825 [email protected] for anomination form.

The Optimist Club of Westfield is anot-for-profit community service or-ganization founded in 1989. Its mis-sion is to enhance the overall quality of

life in Westfield by developing, initiat-ing and maintaining projects and pro-grams that primarily benefit the youthand families of the community.

The Club works closely with theschools, public agencies, and other civic-minded organizations in Westfield tosupport other endeavors that are in con-cert with their primary objectives. TheOptimist Club of Westfield meetsmonthly and encourages like-mindedmen and women to attend.

For more information, interested per-sons may call Membership ChairmanMike Walsh at (908) 654-3144.

Wardlaw-HartridgeAnnounces Honor Roll

EDISON – Rhona Eserner, UpperSchool Head at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison,announced the names of students fromWestfield and Scotch Plains who havebeen placed on the Honor Roll andHonor Roll with Distinction for thesecond quarter of the 2010-2011 aca-demic year.

The students named to the HonorRoll with Distinction include: ScotchPlains residents: Jessica Clarke, KatieBuchbinder and Emily Wexler.

The students named to the HonorRoll include: Westfield residents: An-drew Dumont and CarolineMcNamara. Scotch Plains residents:Peter Minnium, Charlotte Greaney,Haley Needle, Catherine Badalamenti,Billy Buchbinder, Brian Downing,David Monte, Ayan Ahmed, MichaelAnastasiou, Aditya Dalal, and ChaseLevitt.

Rider UniversityAnnounces Dean’s ListLAWRENCEVILLE - Rider

University’s colleges of BusinessAdministration; Continuing Studies;Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences;and Westminster College of the Artshave announced the names of under-graduate students who have beenplaced on the Dean’s List for the fall2010 semester.

Area Dean’s List students are:Christy Quickstad of BerkeleyHeights, a senior Public Relationsmajor; Casey Albrecht of Cranford, ajunior Accounting major;Catrina Coffey of Cranford, a seniorSecondary Education major; RachelJacquin of Cranford, a sophomoreFine Arts major; Kevin Rumzie ofCranford, NJ, a senior Accountingmajor; Anne Marie Swayze ofCranford, a sophomore Political Sci-ence major; Kimberly Hiller ofMountainside, a junior Communica-tion major; Rebecca Kape ofWestfield, a freshman ElementaryEducation major; Mallory Miller ofWestfield, a sophomore Music The-ater major; Brittany Shaykevich ofWestfield, a junior Psychology ma-jor; Narihiko Watanabe of Westfield,a senior Accounting major.

Kohn Named to Dean’sList at Wells CollegeAURORA, NY - Zachary R. Kohn

of Mountainside, a sophomore at WellsCollege, has been named to the Dean’sList for the fall 2010 semester.

To be eligible for Dean’s List, astudent must carry a semester GPA of3.5 or better and take a minimum of12 letter-graded hours (four courses).

Betsey Burgdorf for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDANCE THE NIGHT AWAY...On Friday, February 11, the Westfield HighSchool Student Council held its second annual six-hour Dance-A-Thon to benefitthe New Jersey Association of Student Councils’ state charity, Spread the MagicFoundation.



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that theZoning Board of Adjustment will hold apublic hearing on MARCH 3, 2011, at 7:30pm, in the Municipal Building, CouncilChambers, 430 Park Avenue, ScotchPlains to hear the following appeal:

Nicholas Cocuzza, Gagliano Hold-ings, LLC, for a Use Variance which isrequired to sell five (5) used cars at prop-erty located at the Delta Service Center,2040 Route 22, Block 2801, Lot 1, B-3Zone contrary to the following section ofthe zoning ordinance:

Section 23-5.2(e)-Permitted Condi-tional Uses

Motor Vehicle Service EstablishmentsAllowed

Section 23-3.12-B-3 Highway Busi-ness Zone

Used car sales not allowed


The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment, 430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ScotchPlains and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara Horev, SecretaryZoning Board of Adjustment

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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Notice is hereby given that WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted Resolutionsat its February 14, 2011 meeting for thefollowing applications decided at its Janu-ary 10, 2011 meeting.

Dyanna Pepitone & Douglas Parker,200 North Chestnut Street, Applicant isproposing an addition to an existing singlefamily dwelling which requires a two cargarage; the applicant is requesting tomaintain the existing one car garage. Thisapplication presents an Appeal allegingerroneous Zoning Officer decision, pursu-ant to Section 7.02B of the Land UseOrdinance of the Town of Westfield and inthe alternative a “c” Variance applicationpursuant to Section 7.01C of the Land UseOrdinance. Applicant proposes to retain asingle car garage contrary to §11.06E14of the Land Use Ordinance. Appeal alleg-ing erroneous Zoning Officer decision de-nied. C variance application approved withconditions.

Paul and Laurie Gama, 546 SherwoodParkway. Applicant sought approval toconstruct a front porch contrary to Section11.09E5 of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordi-nance requires a front yard setback of36.6 feet. Proposed is 31 feet. Applicationapproved with conditions.

Renee Dorfman, 531 WashingtonStreet. Applicant sought approval to con-struct a two story addition contrary to Sec-tion 11.09E6 of the Land Use Ordinance.Ordinance requires a side yard setback of10 feet. Proposed is 7 feet 4 inches. Appli-cation approved with conditions.

Karen and Jonathan Fishman, 23Cornwall Drive. Applicant sought approvalto extend a portion of the second floorforward to provide an area of a great roomto be two stories, to add a two story baywindow to the proposed great room and toconstruct a front porch contrary to Section11.07E5 (12.03D) of the Land Use Ordi-nance. Ordinance requires a minimumfront yard setback of 33.06 (EFYD). Pro-posed is 28.6 feet. Application approvedwith conditions.

Metri Malki, 9 Tamaques Way. Appli-cant sought approval to construct addi-tions to the first and second floors of thehome contrary to Sections 11.08E6,12.04F1 and 12.04E1 of the Land UseOrdinance. Ordinance requires a mini-mum side yard setback of 10 feet. Pro-posed is 7.5 feet and 5.5 feet. Ordinanceallows a maximum building coverage of20%. Proposed is 21.9%. Ordinance al-lows a maximum habitable floor area of37%. Proposed is 38%. Application ap-proved with conditions.

Kathleen NemethSecretary, Board of Adjustment

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Mother Seton toSponsor Auction

CLARK - On Friday, March 4, theParents’ Guild of Mother Seton Re-gional High School will sponsor a“Pot of Gold” Gift Basket Auction.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and thecalling begins at 7:30 p.m. Admis-sion is $15 sold in advance only. Notickets will be sold at the door. Ad-mission includes one sheet of tickets,coffee, tea and dessert.

There will be many wonderfulprizes, including a Flat Screen TVwith Home Theater, a laptop, and iPad.

Four one-day Disney Hopperpasses and a handcrafted Victoria’sDollhouse will also be auctioned.Bring your own food; beverages willbe available.

Mother Seton Regional HighSchool is located at 1 Valley Road inClark (GSP Exit 135 – across fromthe Crowne Plaza Hotel).

For tickets or additional informa-tion, please call (732) 382-1952 oremail [email protected] and enjoy a fun evening withfamily and friends.



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that theZoning Board of Adjustment of the Town-ship of Scotch Plains will hold a SpecialMeeting in the Municipal Building, 430Park Avenue, Scotch Plains in the firstfloor Council Chambers on WEDNESDAY,MARCH 2, 2011, at 7:30 pm, to continuethe hearing for T. Mobile Northeast forproperty located at Willow Grove SwimClub, 1155 Roosevelt Avenue, Block 8601,Lot 14 for a Use Variance, Height Vari-ance and Site Plan approval to construct a120 feet monopole with 9 antennas, fenc-ing and related equipment.


The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment, 430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ScotchPlains, and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara Horev, SecretaryZoning Board if Adjustment

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Kristi Peyton NamedTo Pitt Dean’s List

PITTSBURGH, PA - Kristi Peytonof Westfield has been named to theDean’s List for the fall semester atPittsburgh University.

Kristi is a freshman neurosciencemajor. She is a 2010 graduate ofWestfield High School and the daugh-ter of Robert and Carole Peyton ofWestfield.

Kane Named to WakeForest Dean’s List

WINSTON SALEM, NC –Michael William Kane, a 2008 gradu-ate of Westfield High School, and asenior at Wake Forest University, hasbeen named to the university’s Dean’sList for fall semester, 2010.

Students who achieve a 3.4 gradepoint average and no grade below a“C” were named to the list.

Local Students MakeDean’s List at Miami U

OXFORD, OH - Miami Universitystudents who achieved a 3.5 or bettergrade point average for second se-mester 2010-2011 have been namedto the dean’s list recognizing aca-demic performance.

Victoria Ann LaBrutto of Cranford;Emma Katherine Hand of Westfield;Kimberly Sheran Berke of Westfield;Lauren Michelle Finestein ofWestfield; and Aileen Louise Gutchof Berkeley Heights.


Notice is hereby given that OrdinanceNo. 11-03-R

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGSECTION 141 OF THE CODEOF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD CONCERNINGBUSINESS, TRADE OR OC-CUPATION LICENSING

and the amendment thereto was passedand adopted on the second and final read-ing at a meeting of the Mayor and Councilof the Borough of Fanwood held on Feb-ruary 8, 2011.



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Notice is hereby given that OrdinanceNo. 11-02-R

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGSECTION 118-1 OF THECODE OF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD CONCERNINGTHE DEFINITION OF PETSHOP

and the amendment thereto was passedand adopted on the second and final read-ing at a meeting of the Mayor and Councilof the Borough of Fanwood held on Feb-ruary 8, 2011.



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“Sanctum”Subterranean Stereotypical Blues

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By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERFilm critic

Alister Grierson’s “Sanctum,” a3D adventure yarn about cave explo-ration which should first be avoidedby claustrophobics, and then by any-one who values their movie time,brought back memories of a kid inmy dorm: The Mole. Save for jog-ging that recollection and some fairlygood FX, there is little to recommendthis standard survival gambit.

The Mole, on the other hand, wasanything but standard. Perenniallyappearing as if he had just returnedfrom a death-defying escapade insome dank, dark grotto, he was rarelyout of costume, his outfit capped by aminer’s hat, built-in lantern and all.Where exactly the caves were nearour Iowa campus, I never discovered.But I did learn a new word.

Spelunking is the study of caves.Thus The Mole and the two or threelesser gnomes always at his side,though never achieving celebrity ortitle like their champion, were spe-lunkers. I assume they accompaniedhim on his delves. I don’t recall everseeing any of them in a class. Suchcharacters are part of the enrichingexperience that is college.

Unfortunately, the characters indirector Grierson’s feature lengthdrop down the rabbit hole can’t holda miner’s candle to The Mole. Theycomprise the typical assemblage ofrisk taking globetrotters, put beforeus so that we may guess who, if any,will endure the derring-do about tobe perpetrated. The undisputed leaderis Richard Roxburgh’s Frank.

Only the venue changes for theFranks of this genre. But it’s alwayssomething life-and-death dangerous.Rarely do you see a film about afamous accountant, admired by hisfellow accountants, but estrangedfrom his coming-of-age son and wife.Alas, he left them to handle the sub-urban home and hearth on their own.The CPA wanderlust called.

And then, to the background of theTsunami of all tax seasons, sonnyboy is tossed into the scenario. Dad’spals try to convince the young manthat he just doesn’t understand theold man…that he’s not such a badguy at all, but merely driven by theforces of his great number crunching.But the kid, who has super account-ing skills despite himself, is angry.

We can only hope that the harrow-ing mess of 1040 forms they’re aboutto challenge will prove the cruciblethat makes father and son realize theimportance of making peace andbonding. Now, transfer said stereo-type to where the stalagmites and

stalactites grow, and there you have“Sanctum’s” plot. Remember, the sta-lagmites come up from the floor.

Yet to be more precise, the taleisn’t just about perusing caves. Mak-ing it even tougher for particularlyemotive viewers, Frank and companyspecialize in mapping the paths ofwaterways that stream through saidcaverns. That means scuba gear,bubbles, divers gesturing by handand lots of talk about the bends. Oy,thinking about it, I can’t breathe.

Of course it’s no small accom-plishment to effect such discomfort.Thus it occurs that a documentarydetailing the fine engineering and artdirection that went into making“Sanctum” would easily trump thisotherwise trite affair. Combining CGImagic with tricks dating back toEdison’s Black Maria, technically thisis pretty good filmmaking.

Unfortunately, the script by JohnGarvin and Andrew Wight doesn’trise above the usual boilerplate.There’s a special art to the screenplayin close quarters, evidenced best bythe biting dialogue so magnificentlyarticulated in Alfred Hitchcock’s“Lifeboat” (1944). But then that wasthe handiwork of no less than BenHecht, John Steinbeck and JoSwerling.

Here, fed the usual fodder and sonenmity via Mr. Roxburgh’s disap-pointing dad and Rhys Wakefield’sreluctant chip off the old block, ourminds tend to wander. Gosh, con-fined and bored. If only there weresome good cave drawings to at leasttake up the slack. The equally clichédsupporting players do little to as-suage the unease and ennui.

Ioan Gruffudd is Carl, the play-boy/financial backer/daredevil whoarrives on scene with his pretty girl-friend (Alice Parkinson) in tow. Bet-ter watch him. To show us exactlywhat kind of hairpin he is, Carl doesn’tjust climb down to the expedition’scontrol central, but skydives. Moredown to earth is George, Frank’s right-hand man. Gee, hope he survives.

While we learn a bit more aboutthe holes in our landscape than weknew going in, the filmmakers miss achance to complement the action withtruly intriguing facts. If only they haddug up the Mole. I’m sure he couldhave shed some informative light onthe subject. As it stands, viewers de-termined to avoid “Sanctum” are ad-vised

“Sanctum,” rated R, is a UniversalPictures release directed by AlisterGrierson and stars Richard Roxburgh,Rhys Wakefield and Ioan Gruffudd.Running time: 109 minutes

Loews to Host Arthouse FilmFestival Opening March 7

MOUNTAINSIDE – The Film-makers Symposium’s Arthouse FilmFestival will begin Monday, March7, at AMC Loews Mountainside andAMC Loews Monmouth Mall.

The festival allows audiences toview movies before public release,and offers them the opportunity tomeet the creators of the film, whowill be on hand to answer questionsand discuss their work at the conclu-sion of the film.

The Filmmakers Symposium’s

Arthouse Film Festival will run for10 weeks. The festival has hosted1,427 movie premieres with 942 liveguest appearances over the past 20years.

Oscar winners and nomineesDanny Aiello, Alan Arkin, FrankDarabont, Jesse Eisenberg, EthanHawke, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, MelissaLeo, Viggo Mortensen, ChazzPalminteri, John Sayles, AaronSorkin, Marc Shaiman, HowardShore, Fisher Stevens and DavidStrathairn have joined Dylan Baker,Famke Janssen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Delroy Lindo, Derek Luke,Mary Stuart Masterson, David Morse,Connie Nielsen, Joe Pantoliano andKevin Smith as guest speakers whohave come to share their insights withfestival participants.

The festival is open to anyone, butseating is limited, early enrollment isadvised. Subscription is $133 for fiveweeks, $235 for 10 weeks, or $205for flex ticket (choose any eight out10 nights).

Discounts will be available for earlyregistration. Also being offered is a‘Bring Your Friends’ special: for eachfriend (new subscriber) who signs upwith you, you get $50 off your sub-scription for 10 weeks ($25 off forfive weeks, or $40 off for flex ticket);or bring four friends and your sub-scription is free.

For information or to register, call(732) 870-6012 or visitPrivateScreenings.org.

Black HistoryMonth Art Exhibit

ELIZABETH – In celebration ofBlack History Month, the UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freehold-ers is sponsoring an exhibit of workby three artists with diverse art back-grounds at the Freeholders Gallerynow through March 9.

Local artists Derek Jay Dent, RayHorner, Jr., and Suree Minnatee areexhibiting their artworks at the gal-lery located on the 6th floor of theUnion County Administration Build-ing on Elizabethtown Plaza at RahwayAvenue in Elizabeth. The artwork ison display weekdays from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

For further information about thisexhibit and other programs and ser-vices related to the arts and UnionCounty history, contact the Office ofCultural and Heritage Affairs at 633Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202, byemail at [email protected] or byphone at(908) 558-2550; NJ Relayusers dial 711.

NJ Youth Theatre ReceivesPrestigious State Arts AwardWESTFIELD - The New Jersey

Youth Theatre (NJYT) received aCitation of Excellence from the NewJersey State Council on the Arts forexcellence in artistic quality, pro-gramming and public service in thearts, achieving among the highestevaluation through the Council’s peerpanel grant review process.

Cited organizations demonstratehigh artistic quality, sound manage-ment, financial accountability, sig-nificant public benefit and broad ac-cessibility. Lieutenant Governor KimGuadagno along with State ArtsCouncil leadership held an awardsreception on January 25 in Trenton torecognize the excellent work of NJYT.

Cynthia Meryl, Artistic Directorof NJYT, said, “We at NJYT areespecially honored to receive thisaward for the third time from theState Arts Council. We are so grate-ful to the council; It’s financial con-

tributions to NJYT make it possiblefor our nonprofit organization to beable to continue to offer to the youngtalent of New Jersey professionallevel theatre classes and the free (toparticipants) summer musical the-atre production program in associa-tion with the New Jersey Perform-ing Arts Center.”

This award, the State Arts Council’smost prestigious mark of distinction,is designated based on grant applica-tion review and conferred upon NJYTfor the duration of the grant periodfor which funding is received.

The New Jersey State Council onthe Arts is a division of the NJ De-partment of State. It receives fundingin direct appropriations from the Stateof New Jersey through a dedicatedHotel/Motel Occupancy fee andgrants from the National Endowmentfor the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteermembers and professional staff haveworked to improve the quality of lifein New Jersey by helping the arts toflourish.

The mission of New Jersey YouthTheatre is to provide the highest qual-ity theatre arts education and on-stage experience at little or no cost toaspiring young performers and tech-nicians interested in entering the pro-fessional arena. The mission is alsofor the general public to receive thehighest caliber performance and pro-duction that NJYT’s talents and re-sources can provide.

For more information about theNew Jersey State Council on the Artsand NJYT, visit njartscouncil.org andnjyouththeatre.org.

Woodworking Experts toShare Secrets During Expo

SOMERSET - D.I.Y enthusiasts,homeowners and craftspeople willpolish their skills and learn new tricksto tackle their next project duringnon-stop hands-on seminars from themost recognized experts at The Wood-working and D.I.Y. Show in Somerset,Friday, February 25, through Sun-day, February 27, at the Garden StateExhibit Center.

Visitors of all experience levelswill benefit from informal instruc-tion from woodworking and D.I.Y.experts, as they share their expertisein free start-to-finish demonstrationson everything from cutting, joinery,and finishing to choosing tools, sharp-ening blades, and creating a dreamkitchen.

In addition to the informative andentertaining seminars, visitors to TheWoodworking and D.I.Y. Show willtest out the latest tools and products

from leading manufacturers.Families can share the joys of

woodworking with kid-friendlyprojects in the Learn to Turn area andmarvel at the best work from localwoodworking guilds.

The Woodworking and D.I.Y Showwill be held Friday, February 25, from12 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, February26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sun-day, February 27, from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. in the Exhibit Hall of the GardenState Exhibit Center, located at 50Atrium Drive in Somerset.

Show admission is $10 for adultsand free for children under 15 yearsold. Admission discounts are avail-able online.

For more information about TheWoodworking and D.I.Y. Shows or toregister for the ShowOFF Showcase,visit TheWoodworkingShows.com orcall (800) 826-8257.

SNEAK PEAK…“Potiche,” starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu,and 20 more not-yet-released movies will premiere at the Filmmakers Symposium’sArthouse Film Festival beginning in March at AMC Loews Mountainside andAMC Loews Monmouth Mall.

Meet Author BradParks at The

Town Book StoreWESTFIELD - The Town Book

Store in Westfield will host a Meetand Greet with Brad Parks, authorof the New Jersey-based mystery“Eyes of the Innocent” on Satur-day, February 19, from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Town Book Store is locatedat 270 East Broad Street inWestfield (corner of East Broadand Elmer Streets). If you are un-able to attend this event, call TheTown Book Store at (908) 233-3535 to reserve an autographedcopy.

Suree Minnatee’s Abstract Zebra

LEAD LEFT... Jimmy Clabby, shownabove in a picture taken in 1912, wasthe inspiration behind “The IndianaWasp: The Jimmy Clabby Story,” writ-ten by Westfield resident and authorJim Clabby.

Cranford’s Collier CastIn Lycoming Play

WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – MollyCollier, a sophomore theatre andart major from Cranford, has beencast in the Lycoming College The-ater production of John Oliver’sThe Voice of the Prairie.

The production will be held atthe Mary L. Welch Theatre onFebruary 18, 19, 24 and 26, withperformances starting at 8 p.m.

For more information, inter-ested persons may visi tlycoming.edu.

Improve Trumpet SkillsAt Clinic at NJWA

WESTFIELD - With a wealth ofprofessional experience and musiceducation in his background, WayneTrager will offer a Trumpet Clinic onSunday, February 27, from 1 to 3p.m., at the New Jersey Workshop forthe Arts (NJWA).

The fee for participation in theNJWA Trumpet Clinic is $25. Earlyregistration is encouraged. To regis-ter, or obtain additional information,please call (908) 789-9696 or visitthe New Jersey Workshop for theArts studios located at 150-152 EastBroad Street in Westfield.

For information about otherNJWA programs, log on tonjworkshopforthearts.com.

WHS Grad LaunchesBook Tour

WESTFIELD – Nature authorDavid Wheeler whose new book,“Wild New Jersey: Nature Adven-tures in the Garden State,” hits book-stores this week, will kick off hisstatewide book tour with a speakingevent on Saturday, March 5, at 2 p.m.at The Towne Book Store located at270 East Broad Street.

Mr. Wheeler is a 1991 graduate ofWestfield High School.

His highly anticipated book hasreceived glowing endorsements froma wide range of state leaders, fromformer Governor James Florio, toNew Jersey Audubon president TomGilmore, to author and New Yorkerwriter Tony Hiss.

Mr. Wheeler, an experienced andcompelling public speaker, is launch-ing a book tour – the Wild New JerseyRoad Trip – across New Jersey andbeyond, with over 30 events sched-uled so far in 2011.

Mostly Music - February 15Temple Emanu-El

Beethoven “Kakadu” Variations, Brahms’ Cello Sonata inF Major, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time; AniKavafian, Violin; Carter Brey, Cello; David Shifrin,

Clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, PianoBy BARBARA THOMSON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD - Alex Ross, in theNew Yorker magazine, describedOlivier Messiaen’s Quartet for theEnd of Time as “the most ethereallybeautiful music of the twentieth cen-tury.” Mostly Music’s performanceSunday night lived up to that descrip-tion.

The 50-minute, eight-movementwork was written in 1940 whenMessiaen was a prisoner at the StalagVIIIA prisoner-of-war camp inGörlitz, Germany. A sympatheticguard brought Messiaen pencils andmusic paper and gave him an isolatedplace to work; the result was theQuartet for the End of Time, writtenfor the violinist, cellist, clarinetist,and pianist who were also interred atthe camp.

The premiere took place in thedead of winter, 1941, in an unheatedbarracks, attended by prisoners andguards alike. Messiaen was a de-voutly religious Roman Catholicwho was influenced by both Easternmysticism and the songs of birds.He prefaces this score with a quotefrom the Book of Revelation: “Inhomage to the Angel of the Apoca-lypse, who lifts his hand towardheaven, saying, ‘There shall be timeno longer,” and indeed, listeners mustsuspend all normal sense of time andallow themselves to be absorbed intohis ecstatic, mystical religious vi-sion.

The slow movements are very slow(one is marked “infinitely slow”) –sometimes almost hypnotically static– and lack any sense of pulse ormeter. Faster movements share thislack of pulse but at the same timedrive forward toward climaxes pro-pelled by angular, intricate internalrhythmic devices. While this pieceis intensely the composer‘s own vi-sion, there are opportunities for theperformers to make their own con-tributions.

Only four of the eight movementsuse all of the instruments, the restare for one, two, or three. An ex-tended solo for unaccompanied clari-net, “The Abyss of the Birds” wasexquisitely wrought by noted clari-netist David Shifrin. Notes seem-ingly emerged from nowhere, be-ginning as almost imaginary wispsof sound and growing into beautifullines, often bending pitches, usingsubtle vibrato, and colorations frompalest monochrome to fiery bril-liance. (Messiaen himself oftenequated sound with color.)

Both the cello and the violin havetheir own slow, extended solos ac-companied by piano, which are state-ments of the mystical eternity at theheart of the work. The most livelysection, the “Dance of Fury for theSeven Trumpets,” has all four in-struments playing a highly complex,energetic rhythmic melody in uni-son for the duration of the move-ment. The final section, the ascen-sion of Jesus into heaven and theAngel’s proclaiming of the end oftime, fades into eternity with everslower, higher, and softer pitchesfrom the violin alone.

The performers, all of whom did aconsummate job, would agree that

you do not just play a work of thismagnitude; you are allowed to in-habit its space for a while and tobecome a part of its ecstatic mysti-cism. Much of the audience seemedto agree, and gave a standing ova-tion to a work many might considertoo difficult for an audience to com-prehend.

The first half of the program wasmade up of more standard fare.Beethoven’s “Kakadu” variations forpiano trio (violin, cello and piano,not three pianos) is an somewhatunusual piece. Scholars surmise thatthe set of variations based on thelittle tune “Ich bin der SchneiderKakadu” (“I Am the Tailor Kakadu”)was an early work. It seems fromstylistic evidence that Beethovenmuch later revisited it, rewriting thelengthy introduction and adding amore complex ending. It is a pleas-ant work, even if it there is a stylisticcontrast between the lightheartedcentral variations and the heavierbeginning and ending.

Brahms’ Sonata in F Major forcello and piano rounded out the firsthalf. A major work, it is intense,tender, and driving by turns, givingboth the cellist and pianist a goodworkout. Carter Brey and Anne-Marie McDermott played withsubtlety and authority, with fluidityand ease of technique.

As is often the case with cello-piano works, the piano occasionallydrowned out the cello in its lowerregister. Perhaps having the pianolid on the short stick instead ofopened all the way would havehelped. The Mostly Music concertsdo not use printed program notes,but instead have the performers makea few remarks about the works fromthe stage. This adds a human touchand suffices for most repertoires.But for a long, complex work likethe Messiaen it really isn’t enough.

The program listed the eight move-ments, of course, but only in theiroriginal French. When a movementis listed as “adagio” or “andante”,no translation from the Italian isnecessary. But when a title is “Abîmedes oiseaux” or “Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel” non-French speakers could usea little help.

Ani Kavafian did make extensiveremarks about the work before per-forming it, including the movementtitles in English, but not all are likelyto remember details a half-hour laterin the middle of the piece. Interest-ingly, the title – Quatour pour la findu temps – was listed in English as“Quartet Till the End of Time,” ratherthan the usual “Quartet for the Endof Time,” and there really is a differ-ence in meaning.

Nonetheless, their performance ofthe work was magnificent, and willstay with me for quite a while. Onenote to audience members – don’tcough. Or at least do not cough inthe soft spots. Several gorgeousplaces were marred by loud hacksfrom the audience. We can all coughand clear our throats quietly. Weowe it to the performers and ourfellow audience members not tobreak the spell.

Free Concert at GraceOrthodox Church

WESTFIELD— Grace OrthodoxPresbyterian Church will be hostinga pair of visiting Tennessee choralgroups from Chattanooga ChristianHigh School this Sunday, February20.

The program will be followed by areception in Fellowship Hall at thechurch, with pizza for both the cho-risters and all attendees.

The concert is a return visit by theChattanooga Christian High choris-ters, who visited three years ago.

A professional traveling group ofsingers, they perform a variety ofmusical styles, and all selections aresung from memory.

The program will begin at 6 p.m.and is free and open to the public. Thechurch is located at 1100 Boulevardin Westfield.

The church is handicapped-acces-sible. For further information, call(908) 963-4578.

Plainfield Symphony toPerform Virtuoso

WESTFIELD – Music DirectorCharles Prince and the PlainfieldSymphony will perform VirtuosoVariations, at the Crescent AvenuePresbyterian Church located at 716Watchung Avenue in Plainfield onSaturday, March 5, at 8 p.m.

The concert will feature the talentof sixth grader Seth Blumer, GoldPrize Winner of the Young PianistCompetition of New Jersey. Just 10years old when he won the competi-tion, he brought tears to the eyes ofCharles Prince when the conductorfirst heard Seth perform the BachPiano Concerto in D minor.

The concert will also feature thewell-known Rossini overture fromthe opera La Gazza Ladra and endwith Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4.

After the concert, the audience isinvited to join a free reception at thechurch, where coffee and treats willbe served.

Tickets to Virtuoso Variations are$45 for reserved, $25 for generaladmission and $15 for Seniors/Stu-dents. Children 12 and under are free.

Tickets can be purchased with acredit card online atplainfieldsymphony.org.

For more information, call (908)561-5140.

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DRESS REHEARSAL...The Westfield High School Theatre Department re-hearses for their upcoming performance of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber ofFleet Street.

WHS Theatre Department toPerform Sweeney Todd

WESTFIELD - Last spring whenRupert Holmes, the creator and writerof The Mystery of Edwin Drood, stoodon the stage of Westfield High School(WHS) on closing night and pro-claimed, “the last time I saw a pro-duction of Edwin Drood of this cali-ber was 25-years ago on Broadway,”the theater erupted with applause.

Once again, the Westfield HighSchool Theatre Department has cho-sen a particularly challenging andcritically acclaimed production totackle for the spring of 2011.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barberof Fleet Street, a musical thriller, willbe presented on March 10, 11 and 12

Cranford Dramatic Club’s Moon Over BuffaloShines Fully in Entertaining Comedy

By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CRANFORD - Farce doesn’t haveto be the Three Stooges. Farce cel-ebrates confusion and involves a ri-diculous situation in which every-thing goes wrong, yet the audiencecan see it coming. The Cranford Dra-matic Club (CDC) CommunityTheatre’s latest production of KenLudwig’s Moon Over Buffalo is com-plete with slapstick, twists and predi-cable turns that produce farce as itsbest.

By the same playwright as LendMe a Tenor and similar to the behind-the-stage play Noises Off, the showfinds doors slamming, people fallingover furniture and identities beingmistaken. The audience can’t helpbut laugh at the absurd silliness.

Originally, the play opened in the‘90s with Philip Bosco and CarolBurnett. Leads Jonathan Fishman andLynn Langone in the Cranford pro-duction fill those size 12 shoes beau-tifully.

The fast-paced two-act play cen-ters on a dysfunctional traveling the-ater troupe performing in Buffalo,New York in 1953. The lead actress,diva Charlotte Hay (Lynn Langone),shows disgust for her philanderinghusband, George (Jonathan Fishman)who plays opposite her nightly. TheHays are hams past their prime. Theyhave worked in Hollywood, but neverwith significant success.

Their mercurial daughter Rosalind(Mandy Feiler) has left theatre life

behind in favor of life with a “nor-mal” boyfriend, her nerdy bow-tiedfiancé Howard (Juan Haro). But whenshe visits her parents at the Buffaloplayhouse, she falls for her formerfiancé Paul (Matt Burns), who worksas the company’s stage manager.

Eileen (Allison Acquafredda), ahigh-voiced “dumb blonde” stereo-typed ingénue in the company, re-veals her pregnancy by George, whichthrows wife Charlotte into a snit andGeorge into a drunken stupor. AddCharlotte’s nearly-deaf mother, Ethel(Arlene Britt), and Richard Maynard(Richard Colonna), a pompouswould-be suitor for Charlotte into themix and mayhem erupts.

The company learns that famedfilm director Frank Capra will attendthe matinee performance to considerthe Hay couple for a movie. Anyperformer can tell you that it’s unset-tling to know that a famous person isin the audience. To top it off, thissecond rate traveling troupe presentsCyrano de Bergerac one night andthen switches gears to perform Pri-vate Lives, so the possibility for mis-takes is high.

The actors race through a tangle ofconfusion to produce a woeful mix-ture of the two different plays in theirhoped-for showcase presentation, andin the play’s funniest scene, manageto set everything right by still moreimprobable coincidences.

Overall, CDC’s version of MoonOver Buffalo is an energetic night ofentertainment thanks to veteran per-

formers, great timing and spot-ondirection by John Menter. No weaklinks in this acting pool; the castplays their stereotyped charactersfull out. Especially terrific are MattBurns as Paul whose frustrationscene is a hoot; Mandy Feiler whoseRosalind’s portrayal of every actor’snightmare, being on stage alonewhen the anticipated entrance of afellow actor doesn’t happen; andJonathan Fishman who risks lifeand limb nightly in his pratfalls asan inebriated, rubber-leggedGeorge. Lynn Langone is especiallydelightful with her characterizationof the egocentric Charlotte, obsessedwith growing old.

John Menter shows he’s not onlya talented director, but shines in his

Fred T. Rossi for The Westfield Leader and The TimesDRUM ROLL…Drummer Tommy Igoe, who has toured and recorded withLauryn Hill, Art Garfunkel and Blood, Sweat and Tears and also wrote the drumbook for the Broadway musical The Lion King, provided pointers on his craft toan auditorium full of students and parents at Saturday’s “Day of Percussion” heldat Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.

at 7:30 in the WHS auditorium.The cast will include several re-

turning young performers alongwith talented new cast members.

With music by Steven Sondheimand the book by Hugh Wheeler, theproduction will transport the audi-ence to 19th century England to thebarber shop of the former BenjaminBarker, who has been transformedinto Sweeney Todd because of“many wrongs, what happenedheaven knows, how many yearsago.”

For tickets and reservations call(908) 233-0563 or [email protected].

masterfully designed set of the Buf-falo theatre’s green room which wasconstructed by Terry Schultz and co-designed by John Hoppe. Costumes,by Cathy Cohane, provide a marvel-ously authentic trip back to the ‘50s.Professional lighting by Mark Reillyspotlights every bit of the physicalcomedy.

By the show’s end, one characterconfesses that “actors are recklessand insane and people live their livesthrough them.” If that’s true, be pre-pared to have a wild ride at this crazyshow.

Final performances will be on Fri-day, February 18, and Saturday, Feb-ruary 19, at 8 p.m. For informationvisit cdctheatre.org of call (908) 276-7611.

Passion for PercussionEvident at All-Day Seminar

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield leader and The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — The jazzpercussionist Max Roach called theAmerican drummer “a one-man per-cussion orchestra,” and that feelingwas clearly evident among perform-ers and attendees on Saturday atScotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool’s fifth annual “Day of Per-cussion” that featured student perfor-mances, as well as clinics featuringrenowned percussionists.

Sponsored by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Music Boosters, the all-day program led off in the morningwith impressive performances bypercussion ensembles from severalarea schools, including Ridge HighSchool, Randolph Middle School,Randolph High School and NorthBrunswick High School. The percus-sion ensembles from Terrill MiddleSchool and Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School, under the direction ofCharles Jackson and Joseph Reo, alsoperformed.

Mr. Reo told The Westfield Leaderand The Times that the event, whichhe termed a “mini-drum convention,”was a “great opportunity [for stu-dents] to see professionals perform”and to get a look at “the latest percus-sion equipment out there.”

Mr. Jackson echoed Mr. Reo, say-ing students got to “see each otherperform and see professionals per-form.” He told The Westfield Leaderand The Times that attendance andparticipation at the program has beengrowing each year. He also laudedthe involvement of the parents, whohe said helped with ticket sales, set-ting up the program and cooking thefood. “The day would not run with-out them,” he said.

The 20-minute sessions, whichwere held in the auditorium, had asteady flow of several dozen stu-dents, parents and potential percus-sionists filtering in and out. Attend-ees browsed the vendor tables in thesurrounding hallways or stopped inseveral classrooms that had been con-verted into a small food court where

food and drinks were available. Avariety of music-oriented items wereraffled off as well, with prizes do-nated by a number of national per-cussion manufacturers, as well as lo-cal merchants.

John Gillick, a district musicteacher and one of the organizers ofSaturday’s program, told TheWestfield Leader and The Times thatthe event “gives our percussionistsan opportunity to showcase their tal-ents” and “allows us to celebrate theworld of percussion.” Mr. Gillick,who has taught in the district formore than a decade, praised the schooldistrict’s music program, which helabeled “the best in Union County,”because of the way that music teach-ers parallel their students as theyprogress from elementary schoolthrough middle school and beyond—“we get them, we mold them”—sothat by the time they reach high schooland join one of the bands, “they knowus all” from the previous five or sixyears.

Attendance on Saturday swelled toa few hundred for each of the fourhour-long afternoon clinics, whichfeatured four nationally-known per-cussionists who shared with the en-thusiastic audiences their vast expe-riences and offered advice on boththe practical and technical aspects oftheir craft.

Professionals who took part in theevent were: Dennis DeLucia, consid-ered one of the most renowned per-cussion arrangers and teachers atRutgers University and PiscatawayHigh School; Leigh Howard Stevens,whose repertoire ranges from theRenaissance period to more contem-porary marimba works, was called“the world’s greatest classicalmarimbist” by Time Magazine;Tommy Igoe, who recorded withLauryn Hill and Art Garfunkel andwrote the drum book for the Broad-way hit, The Lion King.

Danny Seraphine, an original andfounding member of the popular1970s rock group, Chicago, roundedout the day.

WF Art Association to OfferDemonstration on Collage

WESTFIELD - The Westfield ArtAssociation will present a demon-stration by Montclair collage artistRachel Leibman on Sunday, Febru-ary 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Com-munity Room located at 425 EastBroad Street in Westfield.

Rachel Leibman uses small piecesof paper as her palette and “paints”colorful, detailed and elaborate pic-tures. The collages are composed ofimages of ancient illuminated manu-scripts, wall paintings and totems.Leibman incorporates manuscripts ofdifferent religions, languages andstyles into each collage. The collagespay homage to those who came be-fore us and celebrate the uniquenessof our varied heritages. At the sametime, they portray the humaninterconnectedness and cultural meld-ing that is our global society.

Although the source materials forthe collages are sacred documents,Leibman does not consider them tobe religious. Rather, for her, this cul-tural amalgamation represents a char-acteristically contemporary, secularand humanistic view.

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Photo courtesy of Rich KowalskiMISTAKEN IDENTITY...Juan Haro, who plays the nerdy Howard in CDCCommunity Theatre’s production of Moon Over Buffalo that continues throughthis weekend, is in the center of confusion. Lynn Langone, Jonathan Fishman,Juan Haro, Matt Burns and Mandy Feller get caught up in the mayhem of the KenLudwig farce that features physical comedy, slapstick and absurd situations.

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The Community Room is wheel-chair accessible. Refreshments willbe served.

For more information on this event,or the Westfield Art Association, con-tact Brooke Gardiner at (908) 233-5270.

Nancy Ori and TheWizards Exhibit atBouras Galleries

SUMMIT - Nancy Ori of Berke-ley Heights and the Wizards willexhibit at Bouras Galleries. The ex-hibit is from March 1, through April.The galleries are open to the public.

The Wizards is a group of fivelocal photographers who have beenworking together since 2008 to sup-port the efforts of Nancy Ori and theNJ Media Center in BerkeleyHeights. While using their uniquepersonalities and skill sets for thispurpose, they also participate in ashared learning environment whereeach member is both teacher andstudent.

The subject of this group exhibit ismonochromatic photography.

Bouras Gallery is located at 25DeForest Avenue in Summit. Formore information or to make an ap-pointment at (908) 277-6054.

“Lady Bird, Patand Betty” at theFanwood Library

FANWOOD - On Sunday, Febru-ary 27, at 3 p.m., the Fanwood Me-morial Library and the Friends of theLibrary will present “Lady Bird, Patand Betty: Tea for Three.” This amaz-ing performance reveals a gallery ofintimate portraits of three remark-able, radically different First Ladies.

Award winning actress ElaineBromka brings to life the fictional-ized accounts of three presidentialFirst Ladies - Lady Bird Johnson, PatNixon and a giddy, lively Betty Ford,in this brilliant play by Eric H.Weinberger.

Particularly apt in a time of height-ened politics, this one-woman showis both funny and deeply moving, athought-provoking exploration ofthese fascinating women and whatthey faced in this most unusual job.The author creates his vignettes fromthe biographical and autobiographi-cal material of these ladies. Ms.Bromka takes on the persona of LadyBird Johnson, Pat Nixon and BettyFord in this compelling perspectiveon the politics of love, devotion, andduty of First Ladydom.

For more information, contact theFanwood Memorial Library at (908)322-6400. This program is made pos-sible by the support of the Friends ofthe Library.

WESTFIELD - Roosevelt Inter-mediate School will present the clas-sic family musical, You’re a GoodMan, Charlie Brown.

Performances will be on Friday,March 4, and Saturday, March 5, at7:30 p.m. There also will also be a 2p.m. matinee on Sunday, March 6.

All shows will be performed on themain stage at Roosevelt, located at301 Clark Street in Westfield.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brownstars a cast of talented Roosevelt stu-dents including: Blake Fallon asCharlie Brown; Jackie Daaleman asLucy; Daniel Coelho as Schroeder;Ben Howell as Linus; JesseZimmermann as Sally; and LaurenEchausse as Snoopy.

The performers are accompaniedby a live orchestra. Refreshments will

be sold at the show and during inter-mission.

Tickets for the production are re-served seating. This popular musicalis fun for kids of all ages, and sure todraw a large crowd.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10($8 for students) at the door. To pur-chase tickets in advance, visitwestfieldnjk12.org/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=9011 orcontact Judy Augustino [email protected].

In addition, Roosevelt students willbe able to purchase tickets duringlunch period on the Thursday, March3, and Friday, March 4.

IntergenerationalOrchestra Open House

BERKELEY HEIGHTS - The NewJersey Intergenerational Orchestra(NJIO) has open seats for student mu-sicians of all ages – from primary schoolthrough high school – for the remain-der of the 2011 season and for the2011- 2012 season.

By joining now, you will be able toperform in the Spring Concert on May1. There is a specific need for bassoon,bass, trumpet, trombone and percus-sion players. Three ensembles withvarying musical skill levels are avail-able.

Musicians must bring a music standand instrument. The Orchestra rehearsesat the Wharton Music Center, 60 Lo-cust Avenue in Berkeley Heights. Formore information visit njio.org, [email protected] or call (908) 603-7691.

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