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Seniors are invited to a freelifestyle workshop and continen-tal breakfast 9 a.m. tomorrow atthe community center, Blooming-dale Avenue in Cranford.
Sponsored by the CranfordMunicipal Alliance, the .programwill include experts from WISE(Wellness Initiative for Senior
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The Cranford Board ofEducation recently approved theconference attendance for the fol-lowing personnel:
Catherine Stark and Paula-Nowicki will attend "the XYZ's ofBehaviorallntervcntipn - Reach-ing andTeaching.Individuals withAutism" at the Somerset MarriottJuly 21-24. the cost to-the dis-trict is $275 per person.
County parks officialto speak in Crantfor^
—: To mark the 75th anniversaryof the Onion County park system;Scan Ryan from the county ParksDepartment will speak 7:30tonight at the, municipal building
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The program is part of a jointmeeting with the Union CountyEnvironmental Commission. Thepublic is invited.
Cranford resident'sphotography shown
Granford resident VincentColabclla's photography is .feartured until June 28 at GalleryTaranto at 39 W. 14th St. in NewYork. . ; . • , •
A reception marking the open-ing of the exhibition \Vas held lastweek at the gallery...
For riipre i n f o r m a t ior i oh theshow, call (212) 691-9040. ,
Brearley>T6to meet tonight
The Daivld Brearlcy Mid-dle/HlghSchool PTO will hold its':next rheetlng7:30 tonight tn thev
school's cafeteria. ...'.'Items: on the agenda include
the 1998: eighth-grade ^dance,committee; signups and ProjecT
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Thick driver allegedly drunk3 a.m. accident on North Avenue could have been much worseBy SHEA THOMAS
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_lAdventure Fair' "
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CRANFORD .— Residents and businessowners are .grateful that last week's acci-dent on North Avenue involving a tractor-trailer cab did not end In tragedy. ,.. . .Pol ice charged John McKay,. 3 3 . .of
rf^''Wh'rtik'^lllh bpth'hig
regular and commercial driver's licenses,after the 3 a.m. J u n e 12 crash. He was alsocharged with careless driving and drivingah uninsured vehicle. Tills last charge willprobably be amended" In court becauseproper insurance identification was laterfound in the vehicle, police said.
"jf.he Is found guilty,- there will.be a.sus?nenstoh of his llcerise/an'd soriiemorietarv,
fines," said Fire Department Capt. and act-ing Chief Steven Patterson. Fire ChiefArthur Kiamie was on vacation. .
According.lo police. Mr. McKay salol-Jhalwhile traveling on North Avenue, he wascut off at Alden Street by another vehicle.
uHls version just doesn't coincide witlithe. physical evidence.at Ihe crime scene,"
; said traffic JJefgctlv'e Mtehael bow, :'.': •"
Arcording to Detective. Dow. the damagewas so massive, the cost to repair will be inIhe six-figure range. •
'There was a lot of environmental dam*age caused by the rupturevof a diesel fueltank located at the bottom of the truck. Thefuel seeped into the underground, whichdamaged telephpne and electrical wires,
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for children plannedLooking for a. grand adventure
for your child this summer? The, place to be is the "Adventure Fair:
God's Kids in Action," sponsoredby Cranford United MethodistChurch arid First PresbyterianChurch., •
This new vacation Bible schoolis open to pre 'kindergartenthrough sixth :grade phildren.Sessions will run 9-11:45 a.m.Monday through Friday, Aug. 4-8at United Methodist Church, 2011
Lincoln Ave. East.Registration ends Tuesday,
June 24 For more .information orregistration, cali 276-0936 or visiteither church's office.
La Leche Leagueto meet June 19
La Leche League, of Westfleid-Cranford next meet 10:15 a.m.Thursday, June 19 at CranfordPublic Library. 224 Walnut Aye...
The league, provides informa-tion on breastfeeding. For moreinformation, call. 709-1261, 757-9828or.755r35'45. * . •
Michael Margltlch of Cranfordhas won trie 1997 Ace Ehtrepren-eurship Award given, to the out-,standing Lehlgh (Pa.) Universitystudent entrepreneur.
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tes l le Bucclne, daughter ofThomas and Carol Buccine, hasmade the 1997 dean's list atSeton Hall University.
She will attend her third yearat Seton Hall, majoring in nurs-ing. Ms. Buccine Is a graduate ofCranford High School.
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Lori Joy Nauyoks of Union,granddaughter of Berta Pedde of.Cranford, has been named to. thedean's list and is now entering hersenior year at Rutgers College,Rutgers University. - _ ,
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Arthur Joseph Batista, son ofMr. and Mrs. Joseph Batista ofCranford, was awarded the Jurisdoctor degree on May 31,1997), atthe commencement of Seton HallUniversity School of Law.. ....
While attending the school oflaw, Mr. Batista also worked forthe Essex. County ProsecutorsOffice and for the law offices ofRose Marie Sardo in Newark,. ;
Mr. Batista graduated from•University of Noire Dame InIndiana in 1994. •?••
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Michael J. Hecht of Cranfordgraduated from The RichardStockton Collegfe of New Jersey 'May 16, 1997. Mr. Hccht, theaonof Arlene and Joseph Hecht, Is anaccounting major. ZZl
Glnny Colarasso, daughtcc.'ofGlniiy and J o h n •ColarusaCr1'^Cranford, has been named to lhespring 1997 dean's list in theCollege of Business Admin-istration at Rider University., InL^wrenceville.
• Ms. Colaru8so Is a rrtember ofthe Delta Phi Epallon sorority,
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'atrh.-3:30 "pT.niv Saturday ' at-'[he'Coriservatiori-Ceritep. ; . ;;, If you are unable to bring
your newspapers or cans, callGordon Bramwell Sr. at" 709-1568 to arrange a pickup atyour home.
Pet adoptionclinic set for Sunday
Would you like to have acat," kitten or clog for yourhome? You can adopt one at apet adoption clinic 11 "a.mi-3p.m. Sunday at BoulevardVeterinary Clinic, 429Boulevard In Keniiworth.
All. pets are neutered andh'aye received a full examina-tion. '- •'•• .,'•• : . - . \
For. more information, call245-5949, TliecUntc 4s spon-sored by Wag N' Baiic Inc.
Boy Scout troopto hold car waish:• Boy Scout Troop 80 ofCranford will hold its. annualcar '.wash. fund-raiser 8:30.
: a,m'r-4: p.ni.: Saturday lh: the •parliing lot of Gray MemorialFuneral Home, 12JSpringfieldAve. .' Ralnciate is "Saturday.""June'28.
Gonservation Centersets summer hours
Summer hours are now Ineffect for Cranford Con-servation Center on BirchwoodAveniie.
The center Is open 9:30a.m.-3:20 p.m. Wednesday,Thursday and Friday: 9:30a.m.73:56 P-m; Saturday andSunday, The center will beclosed Independence Day,Friday, July 4.
Township residents canpurchase yard waste permitsfor $30 . at rjie conservationcenter. Permits are required todrop off branches, grass and
; yard trimmings. Proof of vehi-cle registration is required.
No permit is necessary todrop off anything acceptablefor recycling: newspapers, cor-rugated cardboard, mixedpaper (no books), glass bottles,
.aluminum cans, steel cans,plastic bottles (with the num-ber 1, 2 or 3 inside the recy-cling arrows),
For more infornmllon, call709-7299.
Aircraft noisefoes credit senator
The New Jersey CoalitionAgainst Aircraft Noise hascredited U.S. Sen.- FrankLautenberg (D-N.J.) for his roleIn persuading the federal avia-tion agency to reinstate a toll-free complaint number.
The number to call aboutaircraft noise Is (888) 466-4732,
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is aheadof scheduleBy SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE .
CRANFORD — The long waitfor a new Lincoln Avenue bridgewill soon be a reality,
Residents will be happy tolearn the bridge will be finishedsooner than initially anticipated.
"The work has been going verywell. We are actually ahead of.schedule," Mayor J ; Rober t :
Hoeffler said. "-The mayor attributes good.
weatlier and working conditionsto the rapid construction of thebridge, which was slated to becomplete, in 1998. '
"If tilings continue at their eu iyren lpace . commuterswill be 'dri- .vlng.across the bridge by October1997,'' the mayor said. : :
Residents will be more than:pleased when fhe work i s com-'plete, the mayor said.
"This.is not your garden varl-'ety, plain Jane bridge,bridge will look like the originalhistorical version," Mayor Hoeffler,said. ••'.-. • '
Additions to the new bridge willinclude wrought iron railing and anew stone wall/There was even aspecial ^ sample .'of concrete madethe day.before the actual concretewas placed on the bridge to makesure it matched the wall.
"I have been in this: businessfor 20 years, and I've never seenanything like this," said Roman.Melliker, assistant engineer forthe state Department . ofTransportation, : .
Tliose aren't the only highlightsto the new bridge. About $22,000has been appropriated to provideelectrical outlets along.the bridgefor the addition of Victorian lightslike the ones downtown.
The money Is also being usedto install a new undergrounddrainage system. The current sys-tem allows water to flow andfreeze along the Intersection ofLincoln Avenue and Lincoln ParkEast. The new system will directthe water to two connectingunderground basins where thewater will remain. • . • '. • .
"This is gjbod for driversbecause the current drainage sys^tern leaves the road too slippery,"Mayor Hoeffler said.
The mayor will be relieved oncethe work is finally finished,
AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/THE CHRONICLE
Girls strike goldGirl Scout Gold Award winner Ashley Caldwell gets a hug from Troop 79 leader Susan Haustein at a recognition ceremony In Cranford lastweek, Other Gold Award winners were Dalna Lelberman, Amy Matz, Mary Ellen Sweeney and Katie Szymona.
Wilde seeks black female officersBy SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE
CRAWFORD — What's wrong with this pic-ture? . "
The Cranford Police Department is cele-.bratlng Its 100th birthday this year, but some-thing has been missing since Day One: anAfrican-American female officer. •
"It's definitely not for lack of trying." saidPolice Chief Harry Wilde." The department nowhas three African-American male officers andthere have been others over the years, Includ-ing Conatable Jpsh.ua Bryant ln the lale1800s. Mr. Bryant was the first. Alrlcan-Amerlcan elected to public office in Cr.anford.
After his 1991 appointment, the chief madeIt his priority to recruit female officers. Twoyears later In 1993, there was the appoint-ment of the department's first female officer,Vanessa Van Brunt.
This was fpllowedjjy the 1995 appointmentof the department's "second female officer.Jennifer Green. ~"~-——
"The appointment of female officers wassignificant because It was overdue. It wasn'tclone to be stylish or to satisfy a quota. Theseare extremely qualified individuals," the chiefsaid. .
As for finding a qualified African-Americanfemale officer, It has been a difficult task forthe department.
"We have actively searched for qualifiedminority, female candidates. Bui when vve
• administered the last exam, no minorityfemales showed up to take the test," ChiefWilde said.
Capt. James Washbourne added. "We havetried to attract qualified candidates and theyjust won't apply. We just don't know what todo."
Chief Wilde offered a couple explanations
for the lack of success in recruiting a-blackfemale officer. First, the starting salary is820,000.
; "Research suggests qualified minority can-didates do better salary-wise in the privatesector," he said. . ..
Second, the problem of geography. A candi-date must be a Cranford resident In order toget first preference. The problem with this isaccording to Cranford's 1996 demographicprofile, Cranford has just 5 percent minorityresidents, only 3 percent of whom are African-Americans, '
"We have to give first, preference to Cranfordresidents, then county residents, then final,preference goes to state and out-of-state resi-dents," the chief said.
The preference to lown residents isn't justpersonal. It's in the town statute. According iothe chief, It is believed a resident will be more
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Principal Figmanretiring from HillsideBy SHEA THOMASTHE CHRONICLE
CRANFORD — Dressed in anavy blue sports jacket, plaidnecktie and gray pants withmatching loafers, Hillside AvenueSchool Principal Irwin Flgmanlooks every bit the SherlockHolmes oharacter he portrayedthe first day of classes earlier thisschool year.
For this year's mystery theme,not only did Mr, Figman dress uplike Sherlock Holmes, but thechildren also followed footprintsto their classrooms and focusedon mystery authors, plays andpuzzles throughout the year.
All Mr. Figman's creativity paidoff because, the, .students wererecently recognized by^ the
Matlftfial Middle Scpopl Asso-ciation for having an, outstanding
mystery program In the easternUnited States.
They were awarded a grandprize of a $3,000 gift to the school.
"All of their hard work paid offand they also managed to havefun. They ran down to my officescreaming when they heard thegood news," Mr. Figman said.
After having more than 40. years' experience in education, 19
of which has been spent atHillside Avenue, Mr. Figman said:"It's time to retire and do some-thing else with the rest of my life,"
When news of his retirementplans were made public, bothfriends and faculty were disap-pointed.
"When I made, my announce-ment, people were surprised andthere were some tears," said Mr.
•\Flgmari, 'a Cranford resident,j _ (Please turn to page A-2) PrlnclpjB Irwin Figman la retiring from Hillside Avenue School.
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Principal Figraan retiring from Hillside(Continued from page A-1)A retirement party committee
It was formed and ro-chalred byt; Victoria Cetera and Janettl Libraclo, (earners of the fourih-d and third-grades, respectively.
"My party was wonderful. Over
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170 parents, teachers familymembers and ; friends." MrFlgman said.
After retiring. Mr. Flgmanplans to spend time with his wifeof 40 years. Paula, owner of theCambridge travel agency inCranford. He Is also preparing forthe new addition to his family thisfall.- \- ' ' '
"I'm going to be a grandpa and1 can't wait. My retirement will bea wonderful opportunity to spendtime with my first grandchild andtake a brief rest" Mr. Flgman
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Mr. Flgman, who has a masrtcf's degree in guidance fromMontclair State University, alwaysstressed the: Importance of educa-
.lidri to hfs three children^•'.•••. "Both rfly daughter arid
youngest son are. attorneys, andmy: oldest son has a master'sdegree in .marketing, so .I'mpleaded that all of them have pro-iessioriii careers and are in'depen-'deint;" he.'siaid. .
Stressing the Importance ofeducation, to his students wasalso a major priority.. and some-limes enforcing discipline wa9necessary.
"My students were never fear-ful of me. but when discipline wasnecessary. I did. No student everleft my office without knowingwhy they were there." he saldV.
This is why he feels, his dedica-tion to educating •young people is;his greatest contribution to theCranford school system.
"I've had many memorableyears with students, staff andparents. These are the people.I
••will miss the most once I retire,"he said. :
Brian Bradford honoredCRANFORD —"Brian Bradford
of Cranford has been named thefirst Professor of the Year byWarrens County CommunityCollege, based in Washington..
The Crariford,resident receivedhishonor May-29. . : ; ; .-.:..•.
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The Police Department 16 looking for a black woman to join Its ranks.
seeks black(Continued from page A- i) .
' committed to the communityand will: be.- more• §'UjjpoiflLiye; of. the. Police'Departrherit'sphliosq-.
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. pri bein^ boyrid to the epmrnd- -"' rilly; it's not jusf ah' Occupatiori.Many of bur officers are involvedwith the Police Athletic League
and the Police Explorers,".ChiefWilde said.- .; ' :: : .
• ;..• the ihiefj .said" .the; -departv.:/;in.ent|s;.moreihah happy to wel-come, qualined minority, femaleapplicants;- '.-- .. \. ; ',:. V- * . '
. ..' pranjOarJd's if)rst jeinple officer,shared this-sentiment: "ftegard:
less of race or gender, any com-petent candidate is great
because they are an asset to the• departrnent,;-'' pfficer Van' Bruiit
^ d 1 : : - ! ^ v ; ; ^• "iVe-are ..'interested 'in cjiujli;.
d)aplicants''wjii0;"'"iic; ve. ) : p p i j 0 ; j"•crirhmunity':'mj*wlejdi-. Sbmebpe. \yho .is very; ihvplyfid. in. c'omn}ii-;rilty service and lifts'some col-'lege experience," Chief WJl
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Truck driver allegedly drove drunk(Continued from page A-1)
along with sewage and streetdrainage which drains directlyinto the Rahway River," he, said.
Because of this, both the policeand fire departments had to becalled, along with the UnionCounty Hazardous,' MaterialsTeam, state Department ofTransportation, Department of
Environmental Protection and theUnion County Office ofEmergency Management.
Environmental damage wasn'tthe only damage the town has toworry about now. Investigatingofficer Steven Toy said after Jump-ing a curb. Mr, McKay struck twoparking meters, one of whlSh wasdestroyed;, swiped the exterior
wall or Puff & Stuff, and destroyeda park bench, a Victorian light,street sign and traffic light', '
"OnCe the fuel tank rupture.c|. a-fire was ignited and there are skidmarks which continued JroniNorth Avenue .and Alden toEastman streets. This, isabpiit nquarter of a mile., in xfetatuY-."Detective Dow said,
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Police said their vehicle wasImpounded on May 25 during aCentennial Avenue checkpoint fordriving an uninsured vehicle.
Police said they later receivedInformation that an illegal gunwas hidden in a secret compart-ment.
According to police. DetectiveThomas Feeney also learned of aplan to break into the police com-pound to steal the illegal gun.
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Aircraft, residentsmaking noise
With the creation of a new toll-free aircraft noise com-plaint number, various citizens groups Opposed to air-craft noise are making their presence; known, once again.They've written letters to the editor and scheduled meet-ings. "EheyVe put this issue back on the front burner.
These are obviously extremely dedicated people whoare committed to trjeir crusade. It's commendable thatthey're not just sitting around waiting for someone else todoing something about it. They're taking a stand.
While we're not saying that the aircraft noise isn't'annoying, we have do,ask: "WhprMoyou expect?" Thesepeople live a few miles from^majoii international airportand it shouldn't come a&jroo big aVirprise that there'saircraft noise. .
If the noise is so intolerable, why not move to a differ-ent part olNew Jersey? ll'you can't .st
;-er? youmbve; to .Flor ida ,r .'. ' New Jersey is-a :cbiinfnuter state.' !Y6u could live almost •Jany5v|ie're.V:incTtidirig deserted ^ a ^ e n ' . G o u f t t y v ' a n d ' still'• commute, t o . Newark-or JNew; Y^rk.:: The re ' s no airplane;noise out in the sticks. "••• . " ' :
-One also h a s to wonder if these people u s e the airporttha t they complain about . IJ's nice be in^ a few milesaway, but with that convenience may come the inconve-nience of noise.
Cougars are No. 1You can finally start calling Cranford High School
baseball champions. After 26 long seasons, the Cougarsare now the Group 3 state cHampions,-Their last title wasIn 1971 when the squad was in Group 4. \
The victory against Central Jersey sectional champSayreville was a fitting end to a fine season that saw theCougars finish at 27-2. ' ,
Anyone who has been around these youngsters knowshow dedicated a group they are. The wonderful season is
. also a credit to_coach Jamje Shriner arid his staff, whohave shown the boys-that hard work, and discipline hastheir rewards. . t . . • .
What's next for these youngsters? A townwide celebra-tion like a parade would be nice. How about it?
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Initialimpressions
It's'been one .of those weeks,where coincidence occurred often!enough to be noticed. It had to do|with first impressions.
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Your article in the June 12 edition of the CranfordChronicle regarding the. sports age cutoff date riotcoinciding with the school age cutoff .date hasbrought to the public forum^adiscussion that previ-ously had been held only altfiie? sidelines of the play-i n g field. V '•; - X - ' . i •' Y : y : ' • • / • • • - . -: •-.•''•
Being left out can be harmful to the self-esteem ofa child, which is also upsetting to parents who nat-urally want the best for their children. Although the.article contained/a few minor inaccuracies arid mis-quotes., it did p.ortray...'.lhe....em6tlo^al;.aipecjt;.'Qr^ig..Issue in an effective way. .. . . V
In all fairness to the Cranford Baseball aridSoftball league, and particularly to its Board ofDirectors, I am compelled to make others aware ofthe effort they have made to rectify this unfortunatesituation.
The article did not mention .that this matter wasdiscussed at the league's general meeting thismonth.. . . .
Board members present were actually very under-standing and supportive. In fact, prior to the pub-lished date of the article the Board of Directors hadalready taken action by forwarding; their commentsto the state association. 1 deeply regret any.misun-derstanding that may have been caused by the omis-sion of these facts. I am very, grateful to the boardmembers for their effort to pioneer a change that
_:Cpuld potentially benefitchildren.across the state.I am hopeful that, with the support of our com-
munity, other athletic clubs will follow their lead InInvestigating ways to achieve a more equitable ruleof participation.
LORI PYTLOWANYCranford
Fire victims thankful for supportTo The Chronicle:
This Is long overdue, but it has been on ourhearts to express our deepest thanks and gratitudeto so many In the town of Kenilworth and others whocame to our aid in the early morning hours, of Nov.12, 1996, when our home was destroyed by fire.
It was a devastating loss, but we felt very thank-ful that no lives, Includirig.the firemen, were lost. Weare also deeply grateful to the following people whowere such a tremendous help in helping us throughthis ordeal:
• Kenilworth Fire Department, along with the firedepartments from the towns of Cranford, Elizabeth,Roselle, Roselle Park, Springfield and Union — theyrisked their lives and yet showed such compassionin continually sending out whatever valuables theycame across. My wedding rings, which are Irreplace-able, were among them.
• Our wonderful 18th Street neighbors —Theyliterally gave us the shirts off their backs, along withshoes, socks, warm clothing and coffee.
• Mayor Tripod} — He was there on the scene andassisted us in getting a place to stay for the night.
» Kenilworth Police Department — They came Inseconds and were very professional and compas-sionate. We are especially grateful to Officer RichVitale for saving our pet dog.
• Kenilworth Gospel Chapel — Pastor DonDunkerton came immediately to offer support andinquire of our needs, and to the many wonderfulchapel families who opened their hearts to us withtheir encouragement, support and prayers.
•• Our dear family, friends and co-workers atAT&T, Lucent Technologies Inc. and ContinentalAirlines.
We can never repay the debt we owe to so many,but we pray that the Lord will bless you abundantlyfor your wonderful kindness to us in our time ofneed.
ANNE FULLER MARIO, MARGARET, SUZANNEand PERRY CARDOSO
Kenilworth
Sponsorship of town teams vitalTo The Chronicle:
As a softball coach in Cranford for four years now,It has been my pleasure to meet and get to knowmany wonderful, talented and committed parentsand youngsters.
This season has been no different except for thefact that one of the partners of our team sponsor,Frieri and Conroy Esq., also had a daughter on ourteam.
John Frieri and his family were not only a familythat 1 was fortunate to meet,.but also came to everygame and made sure their daughter along with otherteammates got to our*practices.
John offered his help from very beginning andwas ready to assist In whatever capacity he wasneeded.
Sponsorship of our town teams Is vital and nec-essary for the continuation and growth of Cranford'srecreation leagues, Sponsorship In Itself Is a displayof one's concern arid caring for today's youth and weas parents greatly respect and appreciate your help,.
John Frieri, who has displayed that concern, alsowent above and beyond that. At our last regular sea-son game, John surprised our team with new hatscustomized with our team name. The girls werethrilled and we coaches can't thank him enough forhis kindness and generosity.
The coaches of all Cranford sports thank all oursponsors. Especially to Frieri and Conroy, fromDenlse and Jim, we say, "It was our pleasure."
DENISE BERKOWITZThunder manager, Cranford
Cranford's elected officials let CFC downTo The Chronicle:
As a member of the Cranford Family Careboard, which has been taking care of "our own" inevery conceivable manner for 61 years, I find itdeplorable that not one of our TownshipCommittee, mayor or other dignitaries chose toattend our open house In our new quarters onMyrtle Street.
I find It hard to believe that every one of themhad a prior engagement that Sunday.
As announced in the Cran/ord- Chronicle onPage One, it was an open house and a special
invitation was not needed In order to welcome us.Representation was forthcoming from the Girl
Scouts (who baked for us), Boy Scouts, clergy,United Way, Project Home, Cerebral Palsy, AARP,St. Michael's Rosary Society and many otherorganizations.
We also dedicated the center and planted a treeIn honor of past Director Sylvia SldoU, who devot-ed many years of service to our organization.
Where were the elected officials?GEORGE RUBINO
Cranford
ing golf at ritfcjweek, As a friendla,nd I waited.for the.group.of fourf
. in front of us to tee off .\ve.wer;e1Joined;.by. a .lady/'.making i u r...group, a .thr.eeso'me. She politely!said'hello "arid .then'began a .-coh'fvefsatlon with the front group; It|was obvious from their dialogueshe was a' pretty good golfer.
Maybe it was the fact she hadlgolf talent (which 1 don't); maybeit was her conversing with others]rather than, us strangerswhatever, my first impression!was she was rather lntimidatiniand 18 holes of golf with hemight seem like 38.
By the end of the second holdhowever, I came to see she was]pleasant, had a sense of humo:and her seeming to ignore us wasprobably because she was some-what shy about having to teamup with a pair of friends. Halfwaythrough the game,;we were hav-ing a fun time and the 18 holeswent by quickly.
So much for first impressions.The second encounter came at
a tournament bridge game late inthe week. At the last table of theevening, we played three handswith a young women we'd noticedat other tournaments as being avery earnest bridge player whohad little to say that did not con-cern bridge and was so intent onher game she hardly acknowl-edged each set of competitorscdmlng.to her table, . - . .
She was, to our way of think-ing, so single-minded in her needto win she was rather rude. '.
Because the tournamentended with our playing the lasthands with her and her partner,we conwas so itinued to sit at thetable while the scores were being|tallied. We had a sentence or two jabout the evening's play,- thenasked her where she came frobecause she had a delightfuaccent. '
That -opened a floodgate ojinformation about her couw(once an Iron Curtain country)about how there her talent foibridge had opened many doofor her, how fortunate she was t<win a yearly immigration.lotteigiving her permission to cotrie tthe States, and once here hVbridge helped her to meet peppland ultimately friends.
It was a most interesting co:versation and we came awlthinking she was a pleasan |even friendly, young womandespite being a very aggresshjbridge player because the gihad come to mean so muchher.
Again, it was a case of •"much for first impressions."
Then at week's end we atte:ed a picnic and met a young.m^from Lisbon, Portugal, who hidone much traveling and worIng in the Far East and SbiAmerica. He was vislting/vaitioning.in- the United.Stateshis way to Hong Kong andMacao, where he would live fayear as a company reprUve.
We compared notes aboutcountries he'd seen and we nioly have read about, and he mathe point that of all peopllAmericans were the friendliest Ifar.
We agreed that was becaumost of the countries wediscussing had only two cliof people — the very richwere arrogant and self-sand the very poor whose strugfor survival made them susflclous and self-absorbed.
So, as most tourists and,vi$tors tend to meet only middl;class Americans, who are rieltfpowerful nor starving and ther,fore have time and Inclination ibe friendly, they see u s as^ jnation of friendly people—.
And they are right. It's Just wijwho live here who forgetsometimes first impressions Ius from uncovering other frleriti
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Opacity problems mountingreconstruction
By SHEA THOMASTHE'CHRONICLE. •
' KENILWORTH — It's Just tineproblern after another for thereconstruction of the OpacityFuneral Home.
Owners AI and Ida Oparilyexplained that although they areopen for business, they are tem-porarily closed because of all theproblems.
"If we get a call from a family inneed, we would have to rentanother funeral home for them if
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without repairs to the 30-year-oldWashington Avenue building.Mrs. Opacity said.. First, "the entrance doors.
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Secondly, the sign for thebuilding was ordered from SignsUnlimited in Westfield andaccording to the Opacitys "is nowfalling apart." Mrs. Opacitybelieves the sign should havebeen made from vinyl Instead ofwood, then the letters could havebeen glued to the surface asopposed to being painted.
The paint is oxidizing. Whenyou touch it you get residue," Mrs.Opacity said.• ' '"Not so" said a Signs UnlimitedrepreseritaUve. who asked thathis named not be used. "Theyordered this sign five years agoand they got exactly, what they
'and had a gap otice they were!ri5tailed,".Mr;, Opacity said. . ;, .
• •;• The Qpaeitys neglected;ta file a:foyraaf corriplalnt Avith.'the door
. company,, however,..according, to• Stanley: Doors-.--' '"; '•'..-.. • ' • -•' :-;t
"They need to fill oat a formalcomplaint and a representative
"wHTTook at the doors, there couldbe an installation problem: thedoors are not necessarily defectiveand the customer is responsiblefor installation," said a StanleyDoors representative, who didn't,want to give her name.
The door'company did send anew set of doors recently and the
sudden, five: years later, they areunhappy with the^slgn," he addecl..•- • The sign-company-beHeves ftls!.unfair for;.theni .to fee; included Inthefiin'eralhome's reconstruction
..problems because' they have had'no contact with the Opacitys untilnow, . . . .
"We haven't heard anythingfrom them irt five'years. No dis-pleasure...nothing; We feel welived up to our end of the bar-gain," the representative said.
"The 'sign is 5 years old. It's asimple matter of the sign beingweathered." he said.
The sign company said they
would pick the sign up andrestore it by fixing the letters at nocharge, but will charge lo repaintIf necessary. "We got busy here atthe store and did not have anopportunity to pick up the sign,but we will do what we havepromised," he added. ,, ,,
This is not the end of 1 he-reconstruct ion problems for thefuneral home. .
The vinyl siding delivered fromthe Wolverine Siding Company,located inUvonla Mich., had to besent back because of a defect.
"One side of each strip of vinylis darker than the other side. Thecontractors have to examine theentire box to see if all the strips ofvinyl match. Now the job will taketwice as long," Mrs, Opacity said.
According to Greg Fedo, headof the complaints department atWolverine. "They have hot filed a.formal complaint, so I don't know
. anyth'irig ' about this situation..Once a complaint has been filedwe'will send a representative tollrp lni-fiflnn nnrl hnvp them vheck
RANDALL MILLER/THE CHRONICLE
AI Opacity does some of the workat the Opacity Funeral Home InKenilworth. The funeral home hasfaced a series of problems with Itsreconstruction.
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Also, If. the contractor Is In theprocess of repairing the vinyl, itshould not take long. "1 do notknow why It would take longerbecause vinyl repair is very easy.With any other type of siding itwould be. difficult," Mr. Fedo said.
Meeting to Jocus4)n jet noiseCRANFORD — The Union
County Air Traffic Noise Advisory.Board will hold its regular month-ly meeting in the. township nextweek.
The public Is welcome toaddress the meeting 7:30 p.m.Monday in Room 7 of the munici-pal building, Springfield Avenue.
A press release from the Boardof Chosen Freeholders states thatrecent efforts by the FederalAviation Administration to reducejet aircraft noise over UnionCounty "appear to have been afailure so far."' Rep. Bob Franks (R-7th Dist.)is sponsoring a. bill that wouldrequire the.FAA to reduce jet air-craft noise oven8&-percent of the•municipalities-within 18 miles ofNewark International Airport.
U.S. Sen. Robert Torrieelli (D-N.J.) has announced he wouldsponsor a bill to re-establish a
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Pending legislation In.Washington would authorizefunds for a study linking theeffects' of jet aircraft noise on
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By SHEA THOMAS
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CRANFRD — Spiritual guid-ance "for Granford's youth duringthe summer Is a priority for manyreligious leaders.
tmany houses of worship haveSunday schools where childrenlefytti /about the Bible throughouttiie* year. But some believe reli-gious;'studies are even moreirttportant during the summer.:
"Although we want children to"spiritual growth all-:
year-round, things have a tenden-cy to slack off during the summer.We give our summer Bible study abig push E}0 young people can ex'periehce fellowship while they'reenjoying their summer," saidMarjorle Miller, director of Chris-tian education at Cranford UnitedMethodist Church. .
•Both, Cranford United Meth-odlst Church and First Pres-byterian Church. will sponsor avacation Bible study for children'titled lAdv^nture Fair, God's KidsIn Action" to be. held Monday
through .Friday, Aug. 4-8 at theMethodist church on LincolnAvenue East.. . They would, like lo: extend_theprogram throughout the suminer.however that would be Impossiblebecause of lack of volunteers.
Tlie key to tlie program is thevolunteer staff. If we were running,the program the entire summer,we would not be able to get theneeded volunteers," ,Msv, Miller
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Ms. Miller-believes the spiritualgrowth, guidance and fellowship
gained .from a suitimer Biblestudy will follow the childrenthroughout the rest of the year.
"We believe it's an importantoutreach for. the. community atlarg'e to exgerjence,God's action.It's also positive feecause the chil-dren become closer to God bylearning more about him," she
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Cranford Alliance Church, whichwill be sponsoring Its SummerGreen House beginning Saturday,June 28 and lasting throughout
the summer.The church will also hold a
Kickoff Fun Fair on June 28. forthe community to introduce theprogram'. There will be a story-teller, arts and crafts, and minia-ture golf for children to participatein while learning about the Bible
"The program is necessarybecause it allows childien to learnBible truths and gospel whileinteracting with their peers on a"social level,". said Kay Storace,coordinator of Summer GreenHouse.
Christian children aren;t,, jttye,only ones who will be able to. rjeap,the benefits of spiritual grpjvtband enlightenment of areligious study '
Temple Beth-El on ftiirtAvenue-will also' sponsor religiousstudies for its youth.;. »I v*
We will hold a discuSSioYigroup during the summer .wheredifferent^congregattoh meriifrfefswill alternate material preparationand teaching duties. This'w^be.open to both children and adults."Rabbi Ronald Hofiberg id
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Members of Cranford Senior Citizens Monday Clubwho will celebrate birthdays in June are BarbaraGeissler. Elfrieda Sanford and WUUam Schirmer.
A strawberry festival is Monday. Mary Sicko is thehostess for this event, with the Side by Siders providingentertainment.
Events this month for the Crariford Senior CitizensTuesday Club:
Tuesday — Volunteers from Noah's Ark rescue group."A pet therapy program isJncluded._ _____
. Rlioda Arfken! Theresa BissW andTTjena D'Antonioare celebrating birthdays. . :
Scheduled events- of Cranford Senior CitizensWednesday Club: - .'.. Wednesday — Picnic. Cost §6 for guests. Donationsfrom all for welfare accepted.
July 2— Business meeting. '
Activities scheduled by Cranford Senior. CitizensThursday Club: -.
Tuesday — Trip to Atlantic City (Sands Casino). Cost-is $12; you will get $16 in coins. See, Frank Romeo for.reservations. •: June 26 — Judy Beam will speak about. "Hearing: Loss as We Age." . '.;';: ";;Th'e Thursday Club hgs donated money for a brick
that will-be set around the gazebo for Cranford's 125th;anniversary celebration. Aclub contribution of SI00 tothe Cranford First Aid Squad was approved. •• •
•**__ Activities scheduled by Cranford Senior Citizens
'Friday Club: . ~Tomorrow — Doug Mautner, speaking on "It's Your
Legal Right."June 24-26 — Trip to Gettysburg and Hershey, Pa.
Included are accommodations in Gettysburg; meals,guided battlefield tour, the Eisenhower farm, Hall ofPresidents and First Ladies, a guided tour of ChocolateWorld in Hershey. Cost is $275 double or $340 single.Bus will leave 8 a.m. June 24 from the Hillside AvenueSchool parking lot. . -"'June 27 — Social.•July 9 — Trip to Atlantic City. Bus will leave at noon
from the Hillside School parking lot. .For reservations on all trips, call 276-2849.Club member celebrating a June birthday is Kay
Heln.
GarwoodThe Overlook Hospital Health Van will visit the first-
aid building on Walnut Street from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.tomorrow. All Garwood seniors are invited for a freehealth screening.
For more information, call Ann at 789-0455.Members of the club celebrating birthdays in June
are Dorothy Christlano, Rae Clevenger, Mary Lutchko,Gert Nordhausen, Joe Pineiro, Pritzi Prendinelli andMary Ryan. '
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pineiro will- celebrate their 50thwedding anniversary Sunday.
:".••..-.' •;:.:;'>.••••;• :•••••• . • v •'"•;" :. '. '• i ' i : A U G U S T O F . M E N E Z E S / T H E C H R O N I C L EStudent April Sherman wipes a way a tear.as Dr. James Brunn sign, a yearbook at a farewell party.
By MAUREEN FOYECHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT • • ' ; '
GARWOOD —.James.Brunn,:principal of.tin-..Coin/Franklin : School, said goodbye Monday tostudents and faculty, as he will not return thisf a i l . ' . ••' . • • ."• " • " , •• ' ' ••-•'• ; '
Dr. Brunn has accepted the Job of principal atAlexander Batcho School in Manville, liis home-town. , • , ' "•
•;My commute will be eight blocks as opposedto the 30-minute commute I have to Garwood,"Dr. Brunn said.
This Is important because the reason for Dr.Bmnn's departure is to spend more time and be
"closer to his wife, Jane, and 2-year-old sonJimmy. "Being nearer to him Is all that counts,"Dr. Brunn said.
The 38-year-old principal received his bache-lor's degree from Trenton State College and wenton to Seton Hall University for his master's anddoctorate. Dr. Brunn began his teaching career atLincoln/Franklin as a science teacher in 1986. Hetaught for seven years and took a.sabbatical toobtain his advanced degree. He then returned tothe school as principal for another four years.
:. "Garwood was .my first educational experi-ence," Dr. Brunn said. "I-love Garwood and willmiss the students-very much,".
.....;. Dr. Brunn said he enjoys the challenge of beinga school principal.' •
"Going from teacher to principal was a 180-' degree change, You have to look at the whole pic-
ture and not just a class," Dr. Brunn said. "Asprincipal, you can'make a difference In a child'sl i f e . " ' ; . • • • ' • • ' • ' • • •
"Dr. Brunn enjoys new challenges and workingwith children, and he will now be in the home-town he grew up in," said Dr. Renee Howard,Garwood superintendent of schools.
"I think he will find this.exciting, and I wishhim much luck," she added. •
The superintendent said the search for a newprincipal for September has begun and that shehas already received more than 50 applications.
Dr. Howard said once the school year is offi-cially completed for students and teachers; shewill review all applications.
Dr. Howard said she will make the best selec-tion possible from all candidates and present herrecommendation to the Board of Education,which will then vote and make the final decision.
Ms. Matte*performs|fiAustralia :
CRANFORD — Berna'defCsMatten of Cranford was pctrJ/'pTfiperformance project called"Dance Across the Dat&lne'."which traveled to Australia earlierthis month. The project was'cfeai-
u ed by MontcMr State UnlVgrSltySchool of the. Arts ""and ,International Center for the(7ffj$.
Ms. Matten will be a seniordance major at Montclalrl Stttethis fall. She has performed-local-ly in numerous dance pro'grktSsand musicals, most recently atForum Theatre in Metuchen. < M
She will appear this summer as"Zenita" in the "Music. Man" at
. Plays in the Park in Edlso^'.'M^.Matten teaches dance at theYvette Dance Studio In CraWibrJlt
Parliamentarians -to meet Wednesday
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Summer concerts planned for Echo Lake ParkhoThe Union County Summer
Arts Festival has issued its sched-ule of concerts. i .•
Performances begin 7:30 p.m.Wednesdays at the SpringfieldAvenue end of Echo Lake Park,along the Westfleld-Mountalnsldeborder. In case of rain, concertswill be In the Cranford HighSchool auditorium. The schedule:. June 25 — Ocean County
String Band.*July 2 ' — New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra.July 9 — Mahoney Brothers.
("Jukebox Heroes")."July 16 — Verdict
(reggae/calypso).July 23 — Wooster Street
Trolley (Dixieland).July "30 — A.J. & The Hearts
(oldies)., •
Aug. 6 — Eagle Creek (coun-try). .
Aug.- 13 — Sensational SoulCruisers (Motown tribute).
Aug. 20 — Sammy KayeOrchestra {big band).
Aug. 27 — The-Party Dolls(oldies).
For updates In case of rain, call352-8410 after 3 p.m. the day ofany concert.
GRANFQRD— TheUnir of Parliamentarians will;froldits meeting and annual fundniaie-ing luncheon 10 a.m. Wednesdayat the Cranford Public Library.224 Walnut Ave. , ' . . ,_.
Jane Smith, acting presWle«W>fthe New Jersey State Associationof Parliamentarians; will ai!RJJe§sthe Cranford Unit on the subject"Doing Our HorneworMurphy of Garwood ispresident.
The Cranford Unit ..members from Cra___>rcl.Garwood and Scotch PlainjgJ" j
If you Have questionsliSSowtparliamentary procedure or wafitto become a member, call mem-bership Chairwoman Ruth Prinzeat 276-6760. «
People show their friendliness if you just give thein a diancds I stroll aroundCranford. Garwood andKenllworth gathering,thinfts to tell yon aboul.
liever ceases to amaze me howfj^idly people can be if you just
• say hello. It does seem, however.Ilia'tTni usually the one who
| says hello first. Most older people', like to say hello to Connor, my1 lH-month-old grandson 1 have in
the stroller, first and then ask mehow old he Is.
I believe people want to hefriendly, They just need someoneelse to make the first move. Why ,not try to say hello to those youmeet first and see what hap-pens? I've certainly met somewonderful people by making thefirst move.
As I said, older people usuallyspeak to Connor first and then tome. but not always. Such was therase of Hattle, who-Hves on thecorner of Elsie Street andJohnson Aveniie. As I was walk-
CranfordconnectionsBy Carol White
Ing by she was sitting on herporch and said "hi!" to me firstand then asked about Connor.She then Imparted some words ofwisdom that I've pondered eversince.
"Children are really them-selves from 1 until 5 years old,"she said. "When.they go to schooland meet others, they becomewhat the world wants them to be.
"Only a mother knows whather child is really likejf she paysattention to them when they areyoung. Learn that about yourchild before the world gets a holdof them, arid enjoy them."
I want to thank Hattle for herwords.
Just clown at the next cornerof Elsie and Burnside 1 wasgreeted by a couple enjoying theday on their front porch reading.They also responded whenConnor, said "Hi!" to them andthen asked how old he was. After1 told them, the woman said,"Well, enjoy him!"• "Oh. i do," I replied, and it gotme to thinking again. Do we real-ly enjoy our children ur are weloo busy to eve.n think aboutenjoying I hem?
Well, I guess that's what .beinga grandparent Is all about —enjoying the children. Thinkabout it!
***I met Amy DIAngelese, who
graduated from Cranford HighSchool In 1994 and now works atDress Barn In Westflcld. Amywas one of the friendliest andhelpful salespeople I've met in along time. Thanks Amy!
Ahmed Dogari spends manyafternoons in his folding chalrln.the park Just enjoying the sigbis__and sounds and reading hisnewspaper.
After greeting him, I realized .he did not really understandmuch of what I was saying and Inotloed the paper he was readingwas not English. I h a i n o ideawhat Is was, so I asked him.Turkish" was his reply and hepointed to a picture on the frontpage and said Turkish Clinton,"
So I gathered that It was thepresident of Turkey and heagreed. I didn't really understandwhat he was saying and he didn'tunderstand much of what I said,but we exchanged names andsmiles and I met a new friend.
I guess Turkish will be thenext language I try to get to knowa few words in so that I will beable to greet Ahmed in his ownlanguage. Nice meeting you. Seeyou again sbon.
Three-year-old Amber Kay wasstrolling her d6U-sized carriagewith her doll safely strapped inaround beh(nd her mother, whohad her 19-month-old brother, J.Ryan, In the cart she was push-Ing. Amber's mom said she alsohas an 8-year-old who goes toschool, so she shops while he'sthere so she only has two to con-tend with in the store.
The family lives in Kenllworthbut likes the Pathmark to shop.We had a nice chat about havingtwo little ones who are 20months apart and can be reallybusy. There we go again, beingbiisy, so 1 mentioned Hattie'swords to me and we boththought they were something toponder. See how words of wis-dom can help.
, •*« .Birthdays for June at the
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M.; June 8, Elgie; June 9,and Mark; June 12, Vinni21, Pete S.: June 23. Ca
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Earl Eriksen, 97Mechanical engineer; lifelong resident-
Obituaries97, died June 10, 1997 at hishome. He had been a mechanicalengtnfer. with Oil TankFabricators of Belford prior to hisI96|jjetirement.
Ar 'lifelong Garwood resident,Mr. Eriksen was a charter mem-ber of the United States PowerSquadron in Watchung andRebecca Violet Lodge 1 InCranford. He was a member ofAiiife Lodge 129, Free & AcceptedMasons, in Cranford;IndependentOrder of Odd Fellows
-todge .62,' In Perth Amboyl andHornet Encampment Lodge 6.0. ,
He was a pnriGhioner of All
Robert E. Roode, 77Retired from Garwood bolt company
Saints Episcopal Church inScotch Plains.
His wife. Hilda May Eriksen.died in 1984. A granddaughter,Annmarie, died in 1974.
Surviving are two sons, Earl Jr.of Delaware City, pel., and Robert
. of Laurence Harbor; five grand-jchildren and eight great-grand-children.
Services were held Friday atthe Gray Funeral Home InWestileld. Memorial contributionsmay be made to. the Center forHope Hospice, 176 Hussa St.,
.„ LindenJSW, 07036. . \
Anna Zaccaro Waehter, 81An assembler with Boyle-Midway
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EJjizabetk Gheety Wilson, 85Seamstress with a dress manufacturer""CRANFORD — ElizabethCheery'Wiison, 85, died June 9.1997'at the Cranford HaU NursingHqme,,She had been a. seamstresswith the Sun-Ray Dress Co. ofElizabeth from; 1955 until herretirenient in 1970.
• •';• 'Mris- Wilson! who. was born in"\fcahtih ilvprf; M: iHlarlt •ftrtrf•fr6miiv.RJv /'i-beftnit:i:'.m6yirig to.
Xranferdirt-1972.: iJS husband, Matthew, died.in-
of Linden; a daughter, Eleanor ofPlalnfleld; a brother. AlbertCheety of Union; a sister, RoseKeller of Toms River; five grand-children and 10 great-gituidchil-d r e n . . :,, \"^-•'•-*••
A funeral Mass was celebratedThursday at : St./.'Elizabeth's.RnmanCatVinUr nriufnhc Lfnderi.following services, at the LeoriardVLee Funeral Home'Ifj.Linden. '.;.-.'•< JBiirlal vwa^ jn-; .Clover 'Leaf
Memorial.;Park,[Wopdbridge;- .-,'.'
CRANFORD — Anna ZaccaroKubeWachter, 81. died June 12,1997 at her home.
She had been an assemblerfrom 1945-5J5 at the .formerCranford plant of the Boyle-Midway Co,
She was born In Linden andhad lived In Cranford since 1994.. Mrs. Wachter was a member of
the Ladies Auxiliaries to AmericanLegion Post 102 and Loyal Orderof Moose Lodge 913, both In
. Linden/She was a parishioner of St.
Elizabeth of Hungary RomanCatholic Church in Llnden.l
Her first husband, Charaes L.Kube. and three sons, CharlesKube, James Kube and EdwardKube, are deceased. / .
Surviving are her Second hus-band, Joseph J,; another son, •Frank . Kube of Elizabeth; five..
. 'daughters,. Dolores Mundy; Mary •A ' i " - P J " - " " - ^ " riTVrl Dffhra Mlnrh"
Long Beach Island and LindaPaskovtch of Cranford; two broth-ers, Samuel Zaccaro ofPlscataway and James Zaccaro ofBrick; a sister; Rose Powers ofLinden: 33 grandchildren. 48great-grandchildren and threegreat-great-grandchildren.
• • Services were held Saturday atthe Krowicki McCracken FuneralHome, Linden, followed by afuneral Mass at St. Elizabeth ofHungary Church.
Burial was in St. GertrudeCemetery, Colonla.
Memorial contributions may bemade to Visiting Nurse andHealth Services,. P.O. Box 170,Elizabeths-NjJ, 07207.; ; : . - '
Roode, 77, died June 11, 1997 athis home in Westfield. He hadbeen with the DiamondExpansion Bolt Co. of Garwoodfor 40 years and- retired as amaintenance superintendent In1980.
Mr. Roode was born InBrooklyn and lived in Cranfordbefore moving to Westfield In1948. A member of the Old Guardof Westfield. he 'sen-eel in anarmored division of the Army dur-ing World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Vera E.;
Pa., and David R. of NorthBrunswick; a brother. Lawrence.
" and a. sister, Virginia. bo|tne£Florida; and a grandtcniiCLAnother son. Ronald A..1959. .
Services were held Friday S 1
the Gray Funeral Howejjn• Westfield..Burial was In FairvlewCemetery, Westfield. M <u
Memorial contributions may isemade to the Arthritis Foundation.'200 Middlesex Turnpike, Iselin.N.J. 08830. or the Salvation
'Space Station UCC set for childrenCRANFORD — Young people in grades five through eight may'travS
el to outer space and beyond wlthoiat leaving their home county tharjR^to a non,credit enrichment course, "Space Station UCC." to be held'dur-ing July 7 through 10 at Union County College's Sperry Ou<-~—'A~i'r'
For more information, call the college at 709-7600.
all.of..Elizabeth, Evelyn Kurtz.of ;;
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;A3ist, sculptor, bowling instructor; , " ! X ! K ^ ^ 6 R D —Caroline Turner a .founding member of the'BroOghton, 95, died95, died June 11.
5£at the Delaire Nursing andflesceht Center in Llhdeni
t and sculptor, she stud-3 | E the tutelage of artist4lwb«Weiley.'.----.
$6 was born in East Orangehad lived in Cranford since
*™Mrs."Broughton also had been«niinstructor. in the Clark Juniorliowljng-program and for 20 yearsprior to her retirement was a sec-retary with the East OrangeEngineering Department. She was
Sunriyacres Civic Association inCranford and , the OsceolaPresbyterian Church in Clark.
She was a member of theCranford Garden Club and a for-mer secretary of Azure Chapter87, Order of the Eastern Star, InCranford. .. . .
Her husband, Harry, • died In1974. . , •'•'".
Surviving are a son. Donald E.of Watchung; and three graridchil-.dren.
Services were held Friday atthe Dooley Funeral Home,
Gossaian with Bell Laboratories
CRANFORD — Salvatore Cossadied June 10, 1997 at MorristownMemorial Hospital. He had beenan electrician for 27 years at theMurray Hill.facilities of AT&T Belllaboratories (now Lucent! technologies). \^•"ft,native of Elizabeth,, he lived. In Cranford from 1.954 until hejttSyeft to Basking Ridge in 1984. .: Mr. Cossa was a member of'Owimunications Workers ofAmerica Local 1060 in. MurrayWlni He served in the Navy during'
World War II.Surviving are a son, Alan, and
a daughter, Susan Berry, both ofCranford; a brother. Gavin, and asister, Francine Argentine, both ofRahway; and three grandchildren.
Services were held Friday attlie Dooley Funeral Home. Burialwas in Fairview Cemetery,Westfield. ... Memorial contributions, may be
made to Children's SpecializedHospital. 150 New ProvidenceRoad, Mountainside. N.J. 07092.
Hilda Grunemeyer Olock, 71Active in high school
„ KENILWORTH — Hilda M.Omnemeyer Olock, 71, died June, j;$, ^ 9 7 at the Branchburg homeof her daughter, Linda Ventola.Mrs, "Olock had been active In theBooster Club, of David Brearley;High School In Kqnilworth.
A native of Germany, Mrs.Qis&fc lived in Emerson and NorthBergen before moving toKenilworth in 1940. She hadyes'iaSd in Branchburg; since'199G-.' She was a parishioner of St.Theresa's Roman CatholicChurch. Her husband, John J.Sr., died' W 11991. A sister.
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. CRANFORD — Memoriesof Rev. Charles, Hudson
, remain very much alive inthe hearts and minds of thetens of thousands of people.he touched in his life.
The Center for HopeHospice, which he Co-'
: founded In the late -1970swith Margaret J; Colpney, isnow giving everybody theopportunity to share his
•f_.<lream just six months afterhis.death.
A "Walk for the Center forHope Hospice" in memory ofRev. Hudson will take place10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday inNomahegan Park.
"Every year FatherHudson walked In memory"of all the patients who diedIn our program," said Mrs.Coloney, president of theLinden-based hospice. "This'year our, staff and manyfamily members of formerpatients requested to walkin memory of (him)."
For information, callGwen Perrl at 486-0700.
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Sun 7 3Q - 9:00 •10:30 -12 noonWeekday Masses: 7-9 am
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St Judes Perpetual NovenaWednesdays at.12 noon 9-7:30 pm
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Services will be 9 a.m. today atthe Mastapeter Funeral Home,400 Faitoute Ave., Roselle Park, Afuneral Mass will follow 10 a.m. atSt. Theresa's Church, 541Washington Ave. Entombmentwill be In the mausoleum atGraceland Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may bemade to the Hunterdpn CountyHospice. 2100 Wescott Drive,•'Remington. N.J. 08822..
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• X. Cranford Chronicle June 19,
The Friends of tin1 KenilutorUi—Masucci,Public .Library have, elected ofH-__Spiridei,cers for 1997-98.
"^^hedulecl to take office Sept. 9are .Constance Jakub. president;OrlQieSchak, vice president: RitaIannaxilli. secretary: • EdnaCaravello, treasurer; Donna
. membership: Dalepublicity: Dolores
Graham arid Joan Scheuermann,trustees. ' : : / . i--t:"': ' •'.. -. -.'_
The Friends 'are dedicated toongoing support of the . librarythrough fund-raising. and othere f f o r t s . •••',.'• •' .;
iBriefsGeneral membership meetings
are the second, Tuesday of March,.June, Septem&er arid December, .
Annual fees are $5 per individ-
or family, 915 per patron, $50"p e r s p o n s o r * :.•.-.:; •.- >:^ '••. •. .,;••
For a membership application,call Mrs; Sjplhdel ajt 276-2451 orvisit the library, 548 Bbulevafd
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Grjanford. : Board ;ofEducation recently honored mem-bers of the Cranfbr'd High School.Mock Trial Team, wWch placedfirst In• the 1997.Union GbuntyMock Trial Competltipri; '•• • :.
It was the- school's;l lth yictqiy.in 1hel5 :year history of iiJie com-petition. The following studentswere honored: Dave Feder/ BillHansen, . Brian Boyle, MaraGdodgold, Stacey ftebello, BillHarriett, Lisa Lavikoff,; BrianHarley. Chris Thee, Tyler. Ward.Rerinie Wolters and' Lisa Kardos.
Kenilworth Public UDrary lorbpok&on.the summerreadtagjlatoCdavld Brearley High Sqhoek"11*
More than; 120 titles from the';list are currently\ available.,
'•Adoyti6rial;^titles^are^prt'-''cB'4|'r.:.Books oh the: list may be;\!f§r-. -.rowed only for 14 days and can-.:not be' renewed;' Fpr titles riQi^ri:
the list,' every effort .wiil be madeto obtain a copy through an tritei;-libraryloan; , • • . - . ; . .;;;-^-'
For moreinforitiatlon, call 2
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fishing clufe meetsThe Cranford iSehlor •.•Boating'
arid Fishing Club is accepting newmeimbers; Members .must tie fromC f o d ? ' i ' ' ' "{"
.Meetings are. 2-3:15 p.m.,the. •second and fourth Wednesday ofeach: month at the'communitycenter. Blpomingdale Avenue.: The
more Information; call 769*7283.
Dance to benefit;.
at€ranjord 1il)rary ij '•. ;. An exhibit on. the^baughters ofthe; American. Reyoltitirin's ann'fi.alAniertcan'history ?ssay.contest t s:oh. display; through ;inidkJulj>!.'atthe %ranford Public Library'./ * *
•''"•••• Winrilhg- essays -and. pnoVtographs:. of the ' studehts'; j owrote; the essays are. featured in;the display cases irj the: front ofthe .library.:Copies of the esSay!sare availabie at tl^e.refererice' desk
•for the public to read./ •(::^t!^The local essay, contest is co'ri-
ducted;; by.',the;VCjane'sv!ferllqhatttf ^
benefit- Raphael's'Life;>ft6'use;',a;"trarisitibnal .resldenbe""fbr-,preg->riant ^vomen who are-homeless-•.""The; dance will begin 8. p.m.
tomorrow, in ..the gym of. St.Michael's School in Cranford withThe Posers providing music.Admission is $20. Soda, snacksand sandwiches will be provided;beeivarid wine must be brought.
For-: ticketSi call 272-4974 or276-8226.
Circus coming
p&-.the.
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forms support group(^'Senior Quarters,. 10 Jackson
Drive in Grdnford, has foritned^ ksupport group that .will addressconcerns and.questions children'
. may have!about aglrig-parentsy-,••"•;' Tlie group, will meet ;7,jxm.
Wednesday, and is conducted by:case manager Angela. Bisignano.For :more information; call:.7b9-
;- , Vl(Jbei;s Olde1 Tyme! Circus is.coming to Hillside Avenue Schoolin Cranford.
Showtirhes under the big- topWill :be. ;4, •6/ and. 8:15 :p.m;Wednesday;"Tickets canxbe, pur-chased .in advance at theCranford Book Store, Cranford,Dell or Cranford SunocoServicenter. For more- informa-tion, call 272-6114. • ': ;
Summer hours
Free;seminar/,';.'••;on herbs planned
:Summer hours go.into effectthis weekend, at the Garwoodpublic Lijbrary., ; ; : : ; ' .••. ,
•Hours will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
public is, invitedseminar on herbs 7 p.m. T y
Jit the Grahford Public Library,:224.WalnutAve; :! V-: ..
Susan Kemp will speak on howto;.feel' better,!be:heaithie'rvandhelp- the body overcome diseasefaster by way of herbs. For.moreinformationi call 322-5007. v^'v;
Garwood Dempcrats yto visit race track ^ •
The Garwood Dembcra'tlc, Clubis sponsoring a' bus trip Fri^gy, .June 27 to the, Meadov^iands
t 14:36 pim, Tuesday,-Thtirsday andFriday.-, Saturday hours for the :library will resume; after LaborD a y , " ; > ' • " • . . ; • • " • • • ' • . , • • . . ' " ' • ' . . " ;
Bookson firearley;tist now at libraley
: ^ A.sBeclal area hist ieen set upion the: .main ndor of . t h e
The bus will leave 6 p;m, frdmthe .Westwood, 438. North,j^w.Cost is$13, including elubhoviseadmission, reserved seatjngio.ihpgrandstand arid a program.SeaUngislimited.'. !•. . \ , ^ S
.". Formoreinformation o r ; ^ ^ -.vations,. call Jack Gallagher,, at.789-0251 or: Charles Lpmbarfjp at
. 789-0508; , •':'.- -',.'••
Dan Margolls of Big Sky Bread In Cranford presents a cheok for$233 td Marge Shackell of Cranford Cares for Kids. The jff lCIncludes a donation from Big Sky as well as the proceeds from***raffle for 12 months of free bread. Cranford Cares for Kids SSSSmoney for children with long-term Illnesses.
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Children can * V irm up to:, CRANFORD--It's not too latefor township children to "WarmUp to Books" at the•GranfordPubllcLlbrary, 224 Walnut Ave.
Vouhgaters may register for thesummer readjhg program at thelibrary. They will rejcelve a readingrecord . tokejep track "of hoursspent /reading of glistening;; tpbooks- A: apeclaj aiirpiise will beavailable every ^yeek When theygive the Wuiftberof hpiirsread to,
^ th ! l ib ra ian i ; '3^"::: : 3 - ; ! vb r a a 3 ^ : ;Eadh child will have hei1 name
written on a circlebecome a butterflylibrary.
All hours read must be ied by 2 p.m. Aug. 15 in „,—.-.receive credit. A carnival for \partlclpartts will be Aug. 20 in thelibrary parking lot. -'""<*l>
, For more Information, i1 2 1 % •'• ' • .- '••:• • : • . .
The library will be c||Saturday for-the summer h:ntng this weekend. SatOToTSyhours resume Sept. 6.
ByMIKECHRISTEL
p ^is bound for Univ. of Memphis
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If you think Cranford HighI hurdler Monlque Brown is goingIto )iang .'•: up \ her ; running shoesI anytime soon, guess again.1 : Willie her high school gradua-
ttojji^aybe tonight, the four-yearI'Cougar speedster, who specialized
r.and;10p:high hurdles, may actur\'ally" nfeed; a brand-new . pair ofI crAss trainees-when she talces her
I talents :• to'.; the- , University of^ ^ j p h l s I n 'August.'•• Brp\vn( who has placed in theQ'Cl!;!iH at the: last three Meet of
I :€lmmpions, .recently.;.1 made the| 'cfecislon to attend Memphis after
!.-^^rV;': ?H"ma]ieft. iraMrig-in the M.-^d
I said Brown! who will" likely major| ; in "soel616gjf-;dnd/social work:.at.
Memphis; "I like the. .track pro-fii-araf the coach, and the school Isgoodfor my major. It'll take a lot of
'tiynC'to get used to the coaches,I ;but they.allseem really nice,"»>Another aspect- of collegiate
I .ntlitetlcs Brown will have to getacciVstomed td, Is the grueling•practice,schedule and increased^biWUionlng-. programs. ButvBrbwn, already experienced from
| fv'Tlfdtime. of Cougar workouts,seems more: than ready for thechallenge, : •• "We. start intense training rightaway," sajd Brown, Who beginspracticing with the team In
August In preparation for the win-ter season, which starts inJanuary. "In order to become asgood as ypu are, you have to trainhard, because that's how, you getbetter/It's something you. have tobe able to deal with to become.,successful." '•/.'. ;.-..";... . . .;'.;•
"I thlnk.'she's going to be aii •excellent college runner,.: and'how:far she goes depends on how; farshe wants to gQ,". said Cranfordgirls track Head Coach Bay White,;:"I think she'll continue to lift and'.'•'•get; her: legs stronger, for the: col-lege cPmpetition. I like the pro- •gram she's going, to. It's • a small.Division 1 where she can get a.'good education and; have anopportunity to be ihvolVeii; with'...athletics at the sa me time." '••:.: Brown has been,a. model of
. consistency while." running-for.,- Cranford;. 'She won • the • Unibn'
f^Gouht^.^QttlH'tltl'e this past; t\wgi:'.• years" and •doubled.three. straight• seasons. In the :40b IH arid 400 ;at.':
the North Jersey Section .2, Group3 championships. Brown placedfifth in the state In. the 400 IH asa sophomore, seventh as a juniorand sixth as a senior, And recentrly, Brown took second at theEastern Invitational in 63.2 sec-onds after, placing third there ayear ago; . : ;: .
"She has had a very consistentcareer," said White. "She is thekind of: athlete .you build yourteam around. Her. father ran; incollege and she kind. of got a' love
. for tracjc at an early age witii her• dad. She has always Had a love for
track and a great dedication to
Reuter recoservice
•AUG.USTO F. !MENEZ^7rHE.CH|IONICLECranfprd-'s'. Monlque Brown signs" collegiate letter of Intent withPrlncipalMlchael Blasucci, coach RayWhite arid .Ajthletlo Director BobL e l H I p o k l r i g f o n . : • •.•-•.,"••:'.•'••-!•.'. ' • /^ , - \^ : : • ' • ' • • ••'.•; • • . : ' ' : ! l : ! " v ' " - ^ • ' • ; - . - v . - ;
hi " ' ' ' school; # 4ot,:". addedfBrown. "I'ml i t h ? h••'•tJrbwn;-:'.wh.qse; faihily .•moved.'.-goingtpmiss.the?c6acheg~an4t.l;ie.
froip, Pafersori idrCrariford.in thie.'••';..pe'bjpjlfr I rah"with'. Bitt.'i guess'-.thfr-'"'l '•••••••-••• \ime-tcomes':• When yot i • h a v e -to!:
move 'orli I know 1 can deflnilely.get better and come down on.myUmes."
Besides Brown's second-place,effort, three other Lady Cougarsdelivered strong showings at last'week's Eastern Invitational at St..John's Unlveraity.^nfoTr" . Danielle Chilinski,:
headed to the College of NewJersey this fall, placed seventh Inthe .100 high hurdles (15.9), whileJuniors Eileen Garrlly (100 feet)and Melissa Slavlck (95) finished,ninth arid 13th in the Javelin,respectively.
Robert Reuler. President ofDavid Brearley Regional HighSchool Athletic Booster Club, wasawarded the first ever LaBarcaCommunity Service Award at the
/annual Spring Football Clinic heldat Johnson Regional High Schoolin Clark.
. ! Reuter was recognized' for his;commitment to the- youth ofKeriilworth and Garwood and hissupport of the LaBarca Clinic and.CoHege Days events.
•'•/'•. Reiiter, a retired Kenilworthpolice Sergeant.;-|ook over ,the$rearley Athletic 'Booster Cluband developed a model support
' unit' providing scholarships and.awairds for Kenilworth and
: Qarwopd sludeht-jathletes. .• When'the regional .schopl wasclosed -to a! downsizing, effdrt.i
• R,euter.,kept the'gi;oup alive; sup-'-
porting students In thelr?!ifiii$yassigned schools, JohnsqlirTiiiHDayton Regional ^'"» m
In September, when BffaJlQyre-opens Its doors to a fuilsia'Ui.iifathletics. Reuter will contlnuell-JJsefforts at the newly dediciUUtl"Robert Reuter Booster Stancl^S
"Bob Reuter never says no, #£.always finds a way to support purstudent-athletes. He is a credit'tpour community," said ClinicDirector1 and Johnson Regionalfootball Head Cpach Bob Taylor, {iformer Brearley coach. T' ••• v
The LaBarca organizationsponsors two events annually topromote New.Jersey high schocjlfootball. In December, the.LaBarca__Cgllege Day provides^
• meeting place for football.playerb.,-: 'state..wide; to; coininunlcate' vWth,
over-:.50 fpot^l^layirig' ed.liej
Semester, also!acknowledges: herfather had a strong influence onher aspiratlotis to run track.
•'/My! father kind of wanted meto tun . and I just started to loveIt," said Brown. '
And with the love came theaccompHshments arid the memo-.rles that 'Brown.and her alma msr~
'tar won't soon forget.' •• ...• "Making the' Meet ofChampions every year Is probablygoing tobe my best memory," saidBrown, "Because a lot of peopledon't get there.1'. . \ : ' • \- - ..
• "I enjoyed running In high
By MIKECHRISTELT-flE CHRONICLE." •;.,'•
Who says dreams don't comet r u e ? • • • . . . . ; •.•'••
Jem Michael Clravold ofKenilworth was recently selectedby th'e AUanta Braves In the 15th
.round .-of..-.the Major LeagueBaseball Atnateur draft,
1 •' •'(eiravola,' 21, was signed by a.representative of the Braves June
^"cU-'hls home-ini Kentlworth,"It's"like a dream come trite."
'HaHti Clravdlo.'.a 6-foot-l, 190-pbund pitcher, who recently com-
' f>le't'efl his senior season at Kean€ollege,;-•'finishing.- with a 7-3
record and the school record i nstrikeouts In a season "with 93,_"It's, something I've been waiting"for, and I felt.lt was Just a matterof time/ It's always been a goal ofmine since 1 was a kid." . '
Clravblb, while elated to be aBrave, -."was taken' a little "bysrprlse Ithat It was. Atlanta thatcame calling with a! former dealwhen draft time rolled around. .:
: "I .was., a little!, surprisedbecause the Braves only called me
• "bribe;:" during- -the season,"; said -Clravolo, a. two-year graduate ofBrookdale College, n '
"Teams like Colorado, theOrioles and Tama called me the
whole season. But I'm happy to be-wlth the Braves,"
"They're a good team with goodfacilities.! And their pitching staffare my Idols, especially Greg.Maddux." :
"The Yankees, are my favoriteteam, but the Braves are myfavorite pitching s t a f f . " . . .
Ciravolo...:; graduated ! DavidBrearley, Regional High School
! (which will open again;this,fall) in'•• 1993 where! 'he.,received: state;,;Union;-County -and-MountainValley Cortference Jipnorsi ;
Clravold Is best known for-pltching two no-hittere while atBrearley, a school record.
He left Jun.e . 11 for Danville,Virginia on assignment with theBraves advanced rookie •team,which competes in theAppalachian RopklcP League. .
Clravolo will return briefly Inlate. Aiiguat before playing twomonths of" Instructional Leaguebaseball In September andOctober, .
And form there, Clravolo won'tmake any predictions Just yet..
"I'm Just, going to take It .onestep-at a timer- He. said,- - ----- ;
"Hopefully I can make! theJump to single A next season and
. be ready for Spring training,"
LonfltlmS booster Bob Rjeutei-,LaBaraa Community Service 'tcoach Bob Taylor,
lth wife PhyJIls, receives the dJohnson Regional football
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YOUTH SPORTSSOCCER
BLUB MAGIC WIN DIVlSlbNthe Blue Magic finished a brll-
lkint season wlui record of/8-0rHiid-won the Senior Division title| IIIT the Cranford Soccer Club,i i Under the leadership of JohnI Mbnluorl, the Blue Magic playedi outaianding. LeacMng the way ont nlfense was Matt' Fahey with an! Impressive 13 goals,!. I'Also '• contributing on offense[were* Alison. Martlnes, Craig.iMontduri, Bob Nowicki, Darren|KTOb,- Thomas '. Cartwrlght,i Jaolde Pelllcioi Andrew Bobucky,I'JtJISfca Barr arid Matt Ford.• Defensively,/ the- Blue Magic were, spearheaded by Craig Moiituorl In; 11* middle.. With, outstanding, playi fronv Andrew Bobucky, VirginiaIStgrjttjs,.Emily Stokes,.and Caroli Sweeney;,"'; • . .! ''."ffie. Blue Magic demonstrated'superb goalkeeplng. Including! tKree shutouts' *y Matt Ford,;All96n Martines, Darren Kucab,1 Craig Moritudrl, andBobNpwickl.| t"vPRANFQRP THUNDER•• 'The Division.. 5 Cranford!'nj(i{jder.wo.ri: one and lost one at1 the>Soccerama Tournament at St.I-J^ph'a In Metucheri on June 9.! ''€ranfora topped the Berkeleyi Heights B'ulls 7-0 In its first| m f m . t h e thunder got Its first'gc3K when: Patrick Noonan| pcJDffifCed oh a; loose, ball In front ofJ the Bulls goal a made a shot from115 d b t
. Cranford talllfed its second goal-!when bilion Malar blistered a cor-:.ner kick that ricocheted in off the :a Bulls' dafender. The next, scorecame from Steven Mllwicz, whoused some nibble, dribblingmoves to free himself for a well vangled shot that found the back ofthe net. ! ;.
. Malar then scored his secondgoal on a free kick that he sentover a Berkeley! Heights wall andinto the lower left-hand corner of.the net, ':
Robbie Morrissey scored nextby intercepting a Berkeley Heights 'goal kick and booming In a longshot. Malar closed out the scoring,and tallied his first hat trick a9 amember of the thunder by smok-ing a brisk breakaway shot past
. the .Berkeley Heights keeper.Steve Wilcox sparked the
Thunder offense with some veryactive play at mldfleld, TheThunder defense, anchored bysweepers''Chris Rldente andJustin Seara, was .superbthroughout the match and did notallow a . single shot on goal.Although they were never! serious-ly challenged, keepers Chamra
• and Noonan sparked the Thunderoffense by . sending Well-placedkicks into Bulls territory,
Hlllsborough : Avalanche 2,Cranford. Thunder 0 --• In, theirsecond match of the day, theThunder fought hard and nearlyscored on .several occasions, but
heiCwhO Blue Thurideryouth soccer team en|oyed a successfulspring campaign, going 8-0 and capturing the Senior Division title.were shut out to the very skillful and the 5th grade 400 (1:17.4).
Bronze medals wentHlllsbprdugh Avalanche.t h e ..Soccerama tournament
marked the end of the thunder'stwo seasons together.
Coached by Pete Mllwicz, theteam complied a record of 23-11-
TRACK.'. t he St. Michael's track squadrecently competed In Us confer-ence championships in Edison,
Lindsay Fontana was the con-ference champion in the 800 racefor the second year In a row.
The 8th grade St. Michael rep-resentative, won in 2l48.9,
' Ryan Byrnes won two silvermedals In the 5th grade 200 (34.21
to MaryBeth Zanko In the eighth grade1600 (6:57.9), Jimmy Goskl In thefourth grade 1600 (6:47.9) andTersea Gounley In the third grade1600(7:15.4).
Placing! fourth in the.meet andreceiving medals were LlamAhearn In the 8th grade 800(2:49,9), Conor Byrnes In the sec-ond grade 200 (19.9)* LesleyHendrlcks In the third grade 200(35,02) and John Gounley Iri the5th grade 1600 (6:54.0).
Also placing fifth at the'meetand recevlng a medal was PatrickMahoney in the 7th grade 200(29.28).
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SCOREBOARD•v-nu-fc . SPORTS BRIEFS . , open.8tartir(fl;jun8 24,wlth(hetollowjtig6tr\ed'
•-' • ' ? • * " * • * • : • • • y e a * C E N T E R • , ' • • '••'••• u l e ; ' : ' . • • . • > ' , : : > • ' • • • • ; ; ' ; ; » > • • V - . ' V . ' ' • • ' - -. • 'rtg^'njhfford .Teen Cent&r hosted a volley- Tues & Thurs—7th and 8th -grades only, 7--ball:iou(fiamont last month ond lecomad a p r c t . — 1 0 p m ,
Wed 4 Sat r- grjades .only, 8-11ty good response. >' . E l d t o M M n s signed up atid played lor sev- p.m. . ,- _ - , . — . . - . . . . -
w a f h o u B : The winners received prizes trom Frl — 7tb and 8ttvgrades ortly, 7-9 p.m'the.ScidJS*SHoD, Blockbusterand£rowsers. -Fr i—Sth- I2t t )gradesonly^9-H prn- - , ." Thei I6£n center at Lincoln School will be Tho Evening Yquth Opan-Cranlord Toon
'Center will. be. open.'untll:7iiVug,'iiActtvlBaSf;planned are g^meS; pool? basketball/ Hlr hock-
.ey and videos, ":.' : ... . . •'••".' " ;•'•• -.Thft rentof [« innldnq -1M an air cnnriltlnnnr
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V SiSpterriber can attend the high school sessloh. of the tour days ol ptay.desplte pourlhg rain andONOSZKO. FARES WELL „ . record-tow' temperatures throughout most o(
Christopher Qnqszko of Elizabeth,'a fmsfv the tournament.. , man.rrjernbei'.ol Union County College's'meite-^- Recording to golf coach Bill Durincombe, II• golf. team;. ranked, an Impressive 32hd in Onbszkoshot only nine strokes better, he
t)lvlslon"3 national tiolf finals competition'of the- would have '-qualified as an All-American player.National Junior Cpllego 'Athleilp, Association However, the young man will return to the
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DEIGNS!
igss goll.ieam nexi year io lunner aavanc• h l s . c u r r e . n t r a n k ; . . ." • . '.••'.•'" " '•'. •••'•' ' • - . ' •
Coach' punscolribb said Cmbsiko did thebest at the nationals of all UCC students who
"ha've-parllclpatedHn national golf tournaments;;--with this being the 11th tfnie. UCC's golf team ofa niembor of the team has qualified for" thonational tournament since 1983. . ,
"Chris hits the ball: extremely straight," saidDunscombo; "He has good control and a senseof golf course management. He knows that typeof shot he needs.to make based on the per-'centage 61 success regarding his position Or)'tho green,, and is'excellent with clup selection,"..
Dunscorhb'e ''qdded "that • Onoszko'• Is ."extremoly dedicated" with an excellent tern-,poramont, noting: that Is the young man had..;developed all of his golfing expertise by playing.. .nt public courses. ' ..•'•',-
Orloszko tias received a nomination for-ranking as an All-Academic player In RoglorVXIX wrtnlch covers the Middle Atlantic stales,'based on his .combined,'athletic and academic.e x c e l l e n c e . • • : , ' . . • . '• . • ! . - ' . -
Onqszko, who's major Is undecided, holdsa 3 3 grade-point average,.. . . . .
ADULT SOCCER PROGRAMBill p.unscpmbeC If The Cranford Recreation...
and Parks Department will conduct an adultopen soccer program for, adults 30 years .of age •' •a n d o v e r . . • '•• . " ' ' " . . . ' ' - ' . . - ' •" . '
This program will be held on Tuesday;.ovonlngs beginning on July 1 to August 26 frorn-.G 30-8:t30 p.m. at the fields of community can;,'
• t o r '-. .. •• ' . . . . . . . ~.\)
Registration is required al the Community.Corner, lor. Cranford residents only. Hour?, tor-register ..are Monday-Friday 9 a'm-4 'p.m. andMonday nights from 7:30-8:30 p.m,', "' .":- Pick-up soccer wlirbe played, Sr«l'all play-S-el's roglslbrod and attending will be divided Into'. -.
steams. Assort field will be used. For lri|6rma-t i o n c a l l 7 0 9 - 7 2 8 3 . ' : ' , ',.'.' ': . •'.- • ' • • ' . ' -
B A S E B A L L CLINICDetective.Robert.Seagar, of/the Cranfotd-
Police. Department-Juvenile. Division, • (who-has-:
conducted, the "Baseball. Elsies" Jnslrtipjlonal""'-camp'.fpr thGi'past'-nfnp"y^(ar.9iJhas toamedup-,'with Jatnle'Shriner, Cranlord Hlgb varsity b a # j 'ball HeacUvoacrv, anb'his. staff W f t i r m l j K e M :
" aryujaripisisfeball Basics" surnrner-IriBtruWlojiifc."camp,6che'9(jled^prihe';week of Jugdst;u-15,.. .aldraihgeAvehue'School,''.' ' * . - - i 5.•:.-'. •-'''£;.'
_For- details 'anil "a brochure;,loaye' yoilr .:•name,'.niimber-jind/or'addres.5'. at' 245>54?g,' :
Inlormallbhwlil be mailed as soon as possible.;.KICK AGAINST DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
The Worfd •Wyua Rang Dp black belt cer-emony, was held, on Aptjl 19' at-{he -Muhfcipal- •'
. Byllding of Union City HsH underthe auspice's;•'•of Mayor Greg. Muller and Grarldmaster Kl fjarjv •Y u m . . ' . .• . . ' : ' • ' • " . ' •'. . ' , - • ! . . .
Thirty students from Union' Headquarters,..Oldbridge, Fort Lee and Long Island branches-received; their-black, belts arid were offlcTglly-Invited Into .the IHwa Rang Do family.. • . • . -•
Martial Arts- Royalty awards were given a tthe ceremony to Miss Hwa'Rang Do Andrea". 'Chang, .Hwa. Rang r Do Qgeen MelissaSutkowskl, Hwa Rang Do, Princess Vanessa,Sulkowskl and Hwa Rang Do Princess EuniceK h i m . , ' " • • • - ' • • • ! . . ' • ' • - . , . . . ' : • : ; , . " •
Over J00 hundred, family members, friprfrJi''and studehts were present to watch the eve r t ;
•...•:.' u c c T E N N I S ;."; .-.»'•..;••Beginning. and. Intermediate.• level. tennis
courses are being provided this .summer by11
Union County College and will open on Monday"'- ..a n d T u e s d a y . ••-.•• . ' . .- ,,','.•*'.,
A choice pf tour time slots available lor lha .convenience of persons with active schedules.- v
Each clinic will be conducted on. the out-1
door tennis'courts of the College's CranfoftTcampus; -; -., ' • ' . . . . . ;;"-ll':-
Achoice of the following time slots, is avail'-*-. •able for beginning tennis, all on Mondays: 5 to6 pm., or 6:10 ot. 7:10 pm, both on June-2 'through 30, or pn the Same times on July: 7through August 4. ' ' .''!'.'".
A choice of the following time slots Is avail1...able for Intermediate tennis, all on Tuesdays;-5- .to 6 p.m:,- or '6:10 to 7:16 pm, both on' June..?-through. July 1 , or the same-times on July 8through August 5,. . - i':'"
Those interested in further Information..should call the College's Department ofContinuing Education and Community Services'at 709-7600:.: ' ".' ' ' • ' - -
TENNIS CLINIC -., • ' The WestfieldTennls-Assoclatlon Is offering-'-. lessons for all levels this'spring andsummeri (or1
players entering third' grade up to adults-Tha'.,,..classes will betaught by head pro Nancy Harlem 'and her assistants at the Wesilleld Memorial- .Pool tennis courts^ For information call Dodl- 'Corbett at 233-6635.
ADULT SOFTBALL. UNION COUNTY 60 PLUS
' Mark Bslllsano belted a home run a drove. -:' In four runs forMarlpn Rooling in its 1T-6 vlcjp-
.. , ry over the Pioneer.' Harold Stiles added three,defensive gefris. • .'• ;
Marlon Rooting 13, L.A. Law 7, - Bob• PajasltSi John- Patrlccp,. Armando Duar teand ' ...Frank-.Smith-had multiple hits for the winners;,"• '••
, who Improved to.7-0. Tony OrlandP and joe . 'LaPlaca-had multlplehlts (Or the losers,
•. • Mangels 9 , Marlon Rooting 1 — Howard; McNlcholas went • 3 for' 3 : and Mike Dencl'
•-. chipped In going 2for '3 with a horfie run. Bob; •':-. Roland pitched .a seven hitter. Ted- Kurtz,. TpiW. Prince and George Cermak had multiple hits,;,-.'
.^ange ls ' 20 , Pioneer 7 — Ralph-Del' .Vecchlo, George Engelhardt and Tony Manfro •
. led Iho Pioneer In a losing cause Io the heavy-
. hitting Mangels, •••. •.-- :.• • . .• :';';";"'L.A. Law 18, Pioneer 4 — L.A. Law^pi-,,;
• lected 24 hits, four each by Fred ZitorrierandJoo LaPlaca, who also .belted a home runVRpn • •'.Carina', Don Auer, Hank Latawlec, 'Lou-
' Vaspaslano and Bill Kelhoffer each had'tv/b.. hits. Del Vecchlo and Lou Mellllo had *wo-,rjlj|"
apiece for the Pioneers. . - . . . : - ! i - '
ASHBBOOKQOLF - •TOURNAMENT RESULTS ";','..'".'
Results of June> 12 tourhameht: . ..,..".18-Holers Handicap Stroke Play , •«•
Presidents Cup •.•••«•-FLIGHT A
. Low Gross — Anna,Chung 77 •'"*- 1st Low Net — A n n a Chung 62 .Z',.
2nd LowJ>let-— Nancy Bowers 64 , , i , .. 3rd Low Net -^ Mariana Deara 67 . vn
FLIGHT B •.-- .»»••Low Gross — Joyce Bukowlec 92 • •':'•'*•.1st Low Net —- Joyce Bukowieo 65 *£:
2nd Low Net r - Margaret Hickey 66 ' ,\.3rd Low Net — Meg Williamson 67 ....<*•
FLIGHT C .Low Gross — Doris Relnhart ••'-•'*•-1st Low Net — pbria Relnhart 65 ' '"
'. 2nd Low Not — Audrey Young-71 ' -."':
3rd Low Net —.Nancy Phares, Audrey Said 72..low Putts — Joyce Bukowlec 30 . -..».•Chip-Ins — Rhoda Faughnan 15, Margaret-Hlckey No. 15, Carol Madden No. 14 • ••"
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Concerts will, be heldiri'doors in case of rain. Formore information.. call 709-7283. ' • •'•:
Library offeringread, write kits \.;' .The Garwopd Public Libraryis .again distributing."Read/Write/ . Now" kitsoffered by the U.S.Department of Education. Kitsare/available on a first-come,first-served basis..
Blood driveset for July 15
A blood dflve sponsored byThe Blood Center ;.of NewJersey will be 10:30 a.m.-4;30p.mi:Tue9day, July .15 at:theCranford Post Office.1 For more information, call
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Mothers groupinstalls officials
.Mountain Plains Mother ofMultiples Club recentlyInstalled 1997-98 of fleers at aformal, dinner and candle-lighting ceremony at the ParkPJa.ce restaurant in ' ScotchPlains.; . — '.••-•"y'JThe new roster of officersincludes Kim Maycbtt ofCYanford, piiblicatiqns.;;:' The club was established-in1962 to give support, informa-
.iion and encouragement tomothers witli . twins, tripletsand more,!;"£The club Is open to motherswith multiple children or any-pile pregnant with a multiplebirth.' For more Informationabout meetings or the club,call Tricla Miller at 317-9628.
Conservation Centersets summer hours
Summer hours are now Ineffect for the CranfordConservation Center onBirchwood Avenue. The centerIs open 9:30 a.m.-3:20 p.mWednesday, . Thursday andFriday; 9:30 a,m.-3:50; p.mSaturday-and Sunday. .Thepehter. will be - closedIndependence Day, Friday,July 4,.Township residents canpurchase yard waste permits
, for. L$30 at the conservationcenfer.. For more information,call 709-7299.
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re-routing planfalls short, residents sayBy SHEA THOMASTHE-CHRONICLE
. CRANFORD — While the May1 decision by the Federal AviationAdministration to re-route someof tiip. airplanes was supposed .to
•'•hcl]p. -the;:Situation, -many' resi--4^rit4 Jeel the situation has.wdfs^'-i e n e d . 1 ;'"• ..;'''.:'.••-".•"••' .•••-.•':-'•'•'..-
'..•. • '.At. Monday's Township Aircr.aftCommittee meeting! UnioriCounty residents expressed theirconcerns. '
"The last six months has got-ten worse, when It \yas supposedto get better. The situation is tak-ing away our peace of mind andhas devalued our property," saidKenilworth representative, JerryRamos.
"According to CommitteeChairman Jerry Feder ofWestfleld, the FAA is In violationof federal law because it is defyingwhat the proper route should be.It would be better If they justobeyed the law and followed theroute they said they would, he.said.
The -amount of aircraft trafficand noise Is so bad for one fami-ly, it has taken its toll on theirpersona] lives. •
"One-hundred a'nd eightyflights a day fly over my house:that's 18 planes an hour. The sit;-uation at our home has gotten sobad. we can barely hear ourselves
speak." said Plalnfield residentMurray Roberts. ;
Air traffic and noise aren't theonly things that have residents;worried. Potential health prob-lems that may be causedbymir-,,Craft are .of.great.eqn.cern. .'•;•- ,
- '-It's not-jusl £"he iiolsei' it's'^lso;•'a!' matter of jjpw, oiir quality. ;of•:-rw^Rh.1i8;.taeiriigi.'aff?d!ed- by.:t'he.'fuel ernissicins.".)'saicV Elizabftlirepresentative Marian Dudis. ' "J
Ms. Dudis - added 'thafElizabeth residents have reportedlarger amounts of -asthma casesto local doctors.
An unidentified Linden resi-dent also believed that fuel emis-;slon could have a damaging effecton his family as well.
"One evening we were In the1
yard and a plane flew so low overour home, we could actually sethe fuel seeping out ontolawn," the man said.
The health Issue Is of suchgreat concern that Elizabeth rep-,resentatlve Alex Sharpe made amotion for Union County free-holders to get the County HealthDepartment Involved with thevarious health hazards,
Once'the motion was passed,the committee and residents con-tinued to discuss ways of resblv-ing the situation. Many agreed ithad to be a joint effort from the
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and businesses conferon South Ave. developmentBy SHEA THOMAS
Graiiford getting readyto cfetebrate the Fourth
CRANFORD — A traditional fireworks show willbe the highlight of the township's Independence Daycelebration Friday, July 4..
The day-long community festival Includes canoeraces, a 1-mile fun run, a 4-mile run, a bicycle dec-orating contest and field games.
Festivities will begin 8 a.m. with canoe racesscheduled at the Cranford Canoe Club, Trophies willbe awarded for top finishers In.seven categories; 13-under, 14-20, 21-plder, parent-child, ma-pa,marathon 17-and-under, marathon 17-Jind-older. Toregister for the canoe races, visit the CommunityCenter. Bloomingdale Avenue. Late registration will
•• be accepted at the Cahpe Club beginning 7:30 a.m.July 4..: .; •;•;•.•••
The Firecracker Run sponsored by the CranfordJaycees will feature a l-mlle fun run 9 a.m. and a 4-mlle race 9:30 a.m. Both events will begin fromNomahegan Park.. '
The bicycle decoration contest in Nomahegan
Park will begin 2 p.m. Ribbons will be awarded forthe best decorations by those 7 and under, $-10'and11-13 who bring bikes to the park. Trophies will beawarded for the biggest, funniest and most patrioticdecorations. .
Games beginning 2:30 p.m. will Include egg toss,sack race and (for parent and child) backwards race.Ribbons will be awarded for top finishers In eachrace. All children will receive ribbons for participa-tion."" ••• ' . •
Food vendors. In -Mcmahegan Park will serve zep-pole; hot pretzels, barbecue, Italian sausage, pizza.Italian tee and soda 2-10 p.m. Novelties, face paint-Ing and balloon art will be for the children duringthose hours as well. '
Fireworks will begin 9:15 p.m. Residents areurged to walk, to the park If possible; limited parkingwill be available at Union County College- In case ofrain, the fireworks will be at the same time Saturday,July 5. For more information, call 709-7283.
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CRANFORD — The DowntownManagement Corporation andbusiness owners met last week todiscuss new business possibilitiesfor South Avenue.
'It was agreed that ahotel/motel would be a fine addi-tion to town because it would be agood meeting place for college stu-dents, business people and visi-tors.
"It would be nice If it was locat-ed on the edge of town. It wouldbe a wonderful Idea becauseguests would have an opportunityto access restaurants, shops andentertainment," said DMCManager Mlchele Plrou.
Delores Tomace, owner of FourD Jewelers, agreed with Mrs.Plcou.
"I love the idea of a small hotel.This type of thin;; would do wellfor the downtown, businesses,"she said.
DMC Chairman Paul LaCortebelieves the design of the buildingwould be the key factor to Its suc-cess.
"We don't want something that,won't look Dice. That's why wedon't want to build a chain store,"Mr. LaCorte said. Besides,, itwould be bad for business, headded/ ' •
"If residents want the conve-nience of a chain drug store, wehave Drug Fair right In the centerof town," he said.
He believes the most Importantthing Is to remain sensitive to res-idents.
"We definitely don't want astrip mall because the proposedarea touches a residential areaand they don't want that," hesaid.
Elizabeth Youngs, consultantand Historical Society trustee,expressed the need for Cfarifordto add upgraded stores to the mixof local businesses. .
'The younger generation Withlarge Incomes are moving In andthey are complaining they don'thave places- to eat or shop.Although they may buy homeshere, they are taking their busi-ness to neighboring towns such,as Westfleld, Summit and Far
. Hills," she said.All agreed that whatever type of
business was built would have tobe economically feasible while nottaking any business away fromdowntown,' "We.must Identify what we are
working with. If. business onSouth Avenue becomes too suc-cessful, the downtown businesseswill fall," said business ownerTony Mack.
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After 29 years, Porter hands in his badge
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CRANFORD — If you ever need. a bit ofCranford history, the historical society isn'tthe only place to look.
You might want to pay Carter Porter a visit.He moved to the town after fighting In WorldWar II and has lived hera ever since.. "When I first moved to the neighborhood,my first house was $12,000 and there was notelevision, milk arid groceries were delivered tothe front door, and doctors still made housecalK". Mr, Porter Joked; . '
He has contributed years of communityservice to the town he loves so much, He spent30 years with the U.S. Army Reserves, 30,years as a'Boy Scout volunteer and another 49years with the Cranford Auxiliary PoliceDepartment. He contributed all of this com-munity service while having a 35-year careeras a chemical engineer with the ExxonChemical Co, ' . v ^ • - • • . ' . • ' . •
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remains humble."When'l came out of WW II, 1 felt I Just had
to do something for the town and I enjoyed myvolunteer efforts very much," he said,
This year will mark his retirement from theauxiliary police department. He would havelike to have made It to 50 years of service, butbecause of family obligations he feels the timeIs right to step down.
"In a way I'm sorry I can't make It to 50, butafter seeing three generations of police officerscome and go, It's time for me to leave," Mr.Porter said, . ,
Over the years, he has seen and enjoyed theprogress of the auxiliary police department.The, department has • better uniforms . and. equipment and are also very selective of thepeople they allow to Join, he.-.said, •
•'The. state- requires the volunteers to con-tribute 100 hours per year. Our'.'volunteer' offi-cers usually put In three times that amount.We don't allow any dead weight around here,"Mr. Porter said. .
This year alone the auxiliary police depart-ment has contributed more than 5,000 hoursof community service and shows no signs ofslowing down. This Is a good starting groundfor someone who Is Interested In a law enforce-ment career, he said,
"Many auxiliary officers have gone ontobecome officers In the regular police depart-ment. This Is a wonderful opportunity for thedepartment to find out who would make goodpolice officers," Mr. Porter said.. Along with his career and community ser-
vice efforts, Mr. Porter has been married to hiswife, Catherine, for 51 years and has r,alsedfive children who now live In different parts ofthe country,
You could say fate has played a large partIn Mr. Porter's/life. He and his wife lived threemiles from one another In suburban Chicago,but didn't meet until they were both in France,where he was an officer and she was an Armynurse. "I've had a wonderful life, and I'm; Just,now getting started," he said.
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