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Garwood Mayor Breaks TieTo OK Landscaping Ordinance

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD — This past Thurs-day evening, members of the bor-ough governing body passed uponsecond reading and public hearingan ordinance to register all in theborough who do landscaping workfor Garwood residents.

The ordinance, which was dis-cussed during many summerGarwood meetings, was met withcriticism from some council mem-bers and some residents.

Councilman Richard

McCormack, who has not been infavor of the ordinance since it wasfirst introduced in June, has statedthat he feels the ordinance is “bur-densome” to businesses which “onlyreally operate four months out ofthe year.”

Resident Bruce Paterson objectedto the ordinance, noting that somelocal landscapers are just one-manoperations that “put theirlawnmower in the back of theirtrucks” during the course of cuttinglawns for neighbors and friends.

The ordinance requires landscap-

ers who wish to work on propertieswithin Garwood to register them-selves with the municipality. MayorSara Todisco and members of thecouncil noted that more and morelandscapers have been flooding bor-ough sewers by blowing debris fromlawns into the street, thereby clog-ging sewer drains.

Officials have stated that becauseof the increase in landscaping ser-vices using unmarked trailers ortrucks, it has been increasingly dif-ficult to communicate with the land-scapers to inform them of local or-dinances mandating debris bebagged and not blown into the street.

The governing body discussedand decided at previous meetingsthat a $30 registration fee would berecommended — not as a revenue-producing endeavor, but more of anaccountability-stressing rule.

Those voting in favor of the ordi-nance were Councilmen Sean Benoitand Marc Lazarow. CouncilmenMcCormack and Russ Grahamvoted against it. Councilman MikeInce abstained from voting. A fa-

Scotch Plains-Fanwood AppliesFor Virtual Start to School YearBy JENNIFER GLACKIN

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SCOTCH PLAINS — Just daysafter parents made their choice be-tween in-person or distance learn-ing, the Scotch Plains-Fanwoodschool district applied to start theyear virtually. Larger districts suchas Elizabeth, Bayonne, Jersey Cityand Willingboro also have applied.Westfield’s application to the stateremains a hybrid of in-person andonline schooling, with families ableto elect for an all remote option..

In June, Governor Phil Murphyissued a directive that all schools

must have some form of in-personinstruction start in September. OnAugust 12, the governor reversedhis prior decision, saying he wouldallow some schools to start remotely,if they cannot meet the requirementsset forth by the New Jersey Depart-ment of Education (NJDOE). TheNJDOE checklist, updated earlierthis month, has 58 checkpoints in12 categories. Among the catego-ries are Reopening Plan, DigitalDivide, Transportation, ContactTracing, Classrooms (including theHeating, Ventilation and Air Condi-tioning or HVAC systems) and Per-

sonal Protective Equipment.In a letter to the community on

August 14, Scotch Plains-FanwoodSuperintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D.,wrote, “out of an abundance of cau-tion, our district is updating ourRestart Plan to reflect All VirtualLearning as our first option.” Thesuperintendent said school districtshad received further guidance fromthe New Jersey Department ofHealth on August 13 and it was thisinformation which prompted thedecision. She wrote, “The guide-lines provide clarity in regards tothe important role that ventilationsystems play in containing thespread of the virus. The overall dis-trict ventilation system is an area ofconcern which needs and requiresprofessional assessment and tar-geted remediation.”

Superintendent Mast further ex-plained that the schools’ HVAC sys-tems cannot accept the recom-mended MERV-13 filters, and there-fore need to be updated. She saidthat while the district schools’HVAC systems are adequate for anaverage school year, “this is not atypical school year.”

Grainger, an industrial and main-tenance supply company, posted anarticle regarding filters on the“Know How” section of the com-pany website in February. “An airfilter’s minimum efficiency report-ing value (MERV) rating measureshow effectively the filter stops dustand other contaminants from pass-ing through the filter and into the airstream,” it said. The higher the rat-

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderGO BLUE DEVILS...Westfield High School (WHS) students repaint the tennis wall at Tamaques Park on Monday. WHSstudents Dylan Murphy, Griffin Pardo, Adam Contract, Nate Katz, Ethan Abrams, Jonathan Giglio, Henry Stewart, DhillonPatal and Rohan Motwany participated in the project. A “W” will be painted on the wall later this week.

Ken Zierler for The Westfield LeaderBRIGHTWOOD PLANS...Westfield Councilman Scott Katz addresses attend-ees at the Brightwood Park meeting last Thursday. Some residents handed outfliers against the proposed bike paths, while others support the proposal. Thetown will have to seek approval from the State Department of EnvironmentalProtection and Green Acres before any changes can take place.

Ken Zierler for The Westfield LeaderDRAWING A CROWD...Residents both for and against the proposed bike paths in Brightwood Park attend last Thursdaynight’s meeting to hear of the proposal and tour the park. The town will have to seek approval from the State Departmentof Environmental Protection and Green Acres before any changes can occur.

Court Orders SPFHS toKeep Field Lights Off

By LAUREN S. BARRSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS – Neighborsof Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool were successful in obtainingan order prohibiting the board ofeducation (BOE) from using thenewly-installed lights at Perry TysonField. Union County Superior CourtAssignment Judge Karen Cassidyruled following a two-hour courthearing that took place via Zoomlast Friday, saying in her order thatthe prohibition would be in placeuntil the case is resolved. JudgeCassidy acknowledged the complex-ity of the case, and said that she wasnot yet ready to rule on the suit’smerits.

The lawsuit, brought by JamesHalpin, Kevin McSherry and JohnLucey, was filed on June 26 andinitially sought to keep the BOE fromconstructing the lights. JudgeCassidy previously denied an appli-cation to halt construction. The plain-tiffs, through their attorney, RobSimon, are claiming that the boardshould have put the plan through thetownship zoning board and not anapproval from the township plan-ning board due to the school havinga conditional-use variance in a resi-dential zone.

Mr. Simon told the judge that themotion would “protect and preservethe status quo” in preventing the useof the newly-installed lights. Heraised his clients’ concerns that withthe lights installed, the school coulduse them “in an unfettered manner”for both the school and potentiallyany group the school may rent thefield to. He said that the planningboard process did not require site-plan approval and lacked public com-ment.

Doug Silvestro, the attorney for

the BOE, said that the school hadbeen using temporary lights pow-ered by noisy generators prior toinstallation of the new lights. Hesaid that the board’s application wassent to the planning board, which didprovide comments on the plan.

Planning Board Attorney RobertPansulla said that the matter wasdiscussed at a public meeting of theplanning board and that the publicwas involved in the process, but thatit “may have been more streamlinedthan the public hoped.”

At the time of the hearing on Fri-day, an in-person school year wasplanned that would be changed tovirtual later that evening by the BOE.Judge Cassidy said that she reallydid not have enough informationabout whether or not the sports teamswould, in fact, have a season. Sheasked that the parties agree to the useof the fields for events that had oc-curred at night in the past, such as aband competition, which the attor-neys agreed to. She also recom-mended that the parties enter media-tion to resolve the issue.

Official PrimaryElection ResultsGarwood Council GOP

Joseph Nicastro 162Jesse Wilson 153

Anthony Goodell 117Richard J. McCormack 115

Candidates File forNov. BOE Election

Westfield - Vote for ThreeWendy H. Rogers

Deborah Feldman-KahnDavid SextonLeila MorrelliPaul Monusky

Sahar AzizEldanydia PavonKent Diamond

Priti DaveSonal Patel

Cranford - Vote for ThreeLisa A. CarboneKristen Mallon

Kurt Petschow, Jr.Francis N. Riccio, III

Garwood - Vote for ThreeAlbert Del Conte

Christine Guerriero

Mountainside - Vote for TwoDana Guidicipietro

Vivian Pupo

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Mountainside Council OKsResolution Accepting Audit

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE – For the 11thyear in a row, the Borough ofMountainside has maintained azero recommendation status for acorrective plan for its annual bor-ough audit. This announcement wasmade Tuesday at the governingbody’s monthly meeting, held re-motely and viewed via YouTubefor borough residents.

Mountainside Mayor PaulMirabelli addressed borough resi-dents, saying, “this is unprec-edented in the state of New Jerseyto have an audit with a zero correc-tive plan for 11 straight years!”

The mayor thanked boroughChief Financial Officer Jill Goodefor her work in this achievement.He also acknowledged other bor-ough employees for their hard workand dedication, including BoroughClerk Martha Lopez and BoroughAdministrator Thomas Atkins.

In other business, members ofMountainside’s governing bodyunanimously authorized an ap-proval to apply to the county’s Kid’sRecreation Trust Fund for $59,000.It is a matching-fund grant in whichthe borough also would pay$59,000.

The money, totaling $118,000,would be used to improve

Mountainside’s baseball and soft-ball fields. Funds also would beearmarked for the sprinkler sys-tems on the fields.

In separate business, it was an-nounced that, because of contin-ued concern over large crowds dueto the Covid-19 pandemic, theborough’s fireworks show, sched-uled for late September, has beencanceled. The vigilance regardingkeeping residents and visitors safeand practicing social distancingwas reported to be the cause of thecanceled event, originally sched-uled for September 26, 2020.

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Fred T. Rossi for The Westfield LeaderREMEMBERING ROSE...Scotch Plains Mayor Alexander Smith presides over the dedication of a garden in honor of RoseChecchio, who passed away in 2018. Ms. Checchio served as a township councilwoman from 2015 to 2018.

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SCOTCH PLAINSMonday, August 10, a resident of

the 2300 block of Elizabeth Avenuereported that their motor vehicle wasburglarized during the overnighthours. The matter is under investiga-tion.

Monday, August 10, a resident ofWestfield Road reported fraudulentactivity regarding accounts on hercomputer and an attempted moneyscam. The matter is under investiga-tion.

Tuesday, August 11, a resident ofAlgonquin Drive reported that theirmotor vehicle was burglarized duringthe overnight hours. The matter isunder investigation.

Tuesday, August 11, a resident ofCountry Club Lane reported unau-thorized transactions on a debit ac-count. The matter is under investiga-tion.

Friday, August 14, Disaun K.Mobley, 30, of Plainfield was arrestedand charged with possession of mari-juana during a motor vehicle stop.Mobley was transported to policeheadquarters and processed.

Friday, August 14, police officersresponded to Route 22 East on areported motor vehicle fire. Uponarrival they located a 2000 blackToyota engulfed in flames. The driverand passenger were outside the ve-hicle and were not injured. The ScotchPlains Fire Department responded andextinguished the fire.

Saturday, August 15, StephanieSerrano, 26, of Roselle was arrestedon an active warrant out of Piscatawayduring a motor vehicle stop. Serranowas transported to police headquar-ters and processed.

Saturday, August 15, Andrae A.Worthy, 25, of Plainfield was arrestedon an active warrant out of NorthPlainfield during a motor vehicle stop.Worthy was transported to policeheadquarters and processed.

Saturday, August 15, two motorvehicles were burglarized on SleepyHollow Lane during the overnighthours. The incidents are under inves-tigation.

Sunday, August 16, Anthony J.Torres, 23, of Emerson Borough was

arrested on active warrants out ofEmerson. Also arrested was Holly A.Donohoe, 26, of Georgetown, Ky., oncharges of possession of heroin, pos-session of marijuana, possession of ahypodermic needle and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. Both arrests werethe result of a motor vehicle stop.Torres and Donohoe were transportedto police headquarters and processed.

Monday, August 17, the manage-ment at a public storage facility onRoute 22 reported an incident of crimi-nal mischief. A motor vehicle enteredthe lot and struck the locked entrancegate several times before fleeing. Thematter is under investigation.

Monday, August 17, a resident ofChurch Street reported fraudulentactivity on credit accounts. The mat-ter is under investigation.

ing number, the more particles thefilter will catch. “Clean Rooms” inlaboratories and hospital operatingrooms typically use MERV-17 orhigher. Ratings under 16 currentlyare used in residential settings, of-fices and schools, according to theGrainger article.

Superintendent Mast said that thedistrict learned a great deal about“At Home Learning” in the Spring,and that starting the year virtuallywill allow the district to create “thebest pedagogical model for deliver-ing online instruction.” The districtalso will delay the start of the schoolyear until Monday, September 14,to allow more professional devel-opment for teachers.

There will be a virtual informa-tion session for parents and guard-ians on Monday, August 24, withSuperintendent Mast and the otherschool administrators.

The letter recognized the hard-ship this may put on a family’sschedule, and the superintendentsaid the district is working withlocal child-care organizations suchas the YMCA and JCC to help sup-port families during the school year.

“I am confident that, together, wewill continue to successfully edu-cate our children in the monthsahead,” wrote Superintendent Mast.“This pandemic will eventually end,and what will matter most, is thatwe move forward through this timeunited in protecting our commu-nity.”

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Virtual Emergency Response, Prison,Crim. Justice Bills Advance

By REBECCA MEHORTERSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

TRENTON — The New Jersey StateLegislature has been busy — address-ing more than one hundred bills inhouse meetings on July 30 alone. Manyof the bills addressed issues related tothe Covid-19 pandemic. Other legis-lation to keep an eye on concern crimi-nal justice, healthcare and environ-mental justice reform.

Bill A306 gives first responders whoforcibly enter a structure protectionfrom liability from civil damages. Itpassed the Assembly on July 30. Thecaveat is that the first responder musthave “a good faith belief that suchentry is necessary to provide emer-gency medical care or to prevent im-minent bodily harm and if no occupantof the property responds to requestsfor entry within a reasonable period oftime.”

In the realm of prison reform, BillA4369 passed the Assembly and wasreceived in the Senate on August 3.The bill would put in place recom-mendations from the Criminal Sen-tencing and Disposition Commission.One recommendation is the removalof mandatory minimum sentences forcertain crimes, like nonviolent prop-erty and drug offenses. According tothe non-profit organization The Sen-tencing Project, New Jersey has theworst sentencing disparity betweenblack and white offenders in theUnited States.

In the area of criminal justice re-form, Bill A1076 would require theAttorney General to create a program

that collects, records and analyzescriminal justice data. The AttorneyGeneral also would have to issue an-nual reports on the data. The informa-tion would include data on warrants,arrests, charges, dismissed or down-graded charges, court fees and fines,cases that go to trial and restitutionsordered, among other facets. The dataadditionally would include race,ethnicity, gender and age-related in-formation. The bill passed the Assem-bly, was amended and then passed inthe Senate and then was sent back tothe Assembly on July 30.

Bill A4389 would increase theaffordability of health insurance inindividual and small-group markets.The bill passed both houses on July 30and was approved July 31. The legis-lation imposes a 2.75-percent tax onhealth insurance entities to subsidizepremiums for individuals who pay fortheir own plans.

The Assembly Environment andSolid Waste Committee presented abill addressing environmental justiceat the Assembly’s July 20 meeting.Bill A2212 would require the Depart-ment of Environmental Protection toinclude an assessment of environmen-tal and health impacts when evaluat-ing certain permit applications for fa-cilities — such as certain sewage treat-ment plants, electric-generating facili-ties, landfills and transfer stations —in “burdened communities.” The billdefines these communities as any cen-sus tract that is ranked in the bottomthird of census tracts in median annualhousehold income.

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderFRESH COAT...Westfield High School (WHS) students repaint the tennis wall atTamaques Park on Monday. WHS students Dylan Murphy, Griffin Pardo, AdamContract, Nate Katz, Ethan Abrams, Jonathan Giglio, Henry Stewart, DhillonPatal and Rohan Motwany participated in the project. A “W” will be painted onthe wall later this week.

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It was stated that the $15,000 forthe fireworks display will be allo-cated for the next year’s event.

Under additional business, thegoverning body passed a resolu-tion via a unanimous vote to awarda contract to Denbar ConstructionInc. of Kenilworth for street repairwork in Mountainside. A sum of$364,690 was awarded for the re-surfacing and repair of Creek BedRoad.

A resolution awarding Axon En-terprises a five-year maintenanceagreement for maintenance of theborough’s police body cameraspassed unanimously. The five-yearagreement is for $14,238.60.

Officials unanimously approvedthe appointment of Theresa Snyderas a part-time planning board sec-retary, at a salary of $26 per hour.

The next Mountainside councilmeeting is scheduled for Tuesday,September 1, at 7:30 p.m. It can beviewed through the MountainsideFacebook page or via YouTube.


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From The Westfield Leader ArchivesLEAGUE CHAMPS…The Westfield Girls’ 12U softball team won the ParkwayInvitational Softball League title and finished with a 12-0 record (August, 2009).Pictured, left to right, are: front row; Chrissy Mosco, Emily Mastrocola, JuliaDiamantopoulos, Julia Criscuolo, Elena Scarano and assistant coach JessicaMondon; back row, Head Coach, Tara Pignoli, Lauren Schmeider, Allie McBrearty,Lizzie Fox, Michelle Kostyack, Ashley Abbott and Assistant Coach Katie Abruzzo.See more Memroy Lane sports photos on Pages 7 to 10.

County Clerk Advises onRemoval from Election Rolls

COUNTY – Union County ClerkJoanne Rajoppi advises residentswho have lost a loved one thatthere is a simple procedure to re-move them from the elections rollin order to discontinue Vote-by-Mail ballots or other official elec-tion mailings under the deceased’sname.

“Because of the increased use ofVote-by-Mail ballots this year, myoffice has received many calls fromresidents who continue to receiveVote-by-Mail ballots for loved oneswho have passed away,” Ms.Rajoppi said. “It is heartbreakingto hear of their distress, and I hopethis guidance helps in some smallway to ease their grief.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,New Jersey Governor Phil Murphyhas issued executive orders man-dating that the 2020 primary andgeneral elections be held primarilyby mail, resulting in a significant

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vorable vote by Mayor Todiscobroke the tie and approved the ordi-nance. The mayor stated, “this is thefirst time that I have ever voted onan ordinance as a mayor.”

In other business, Mayor Todiscoand council representatives thankedmembers of the borough’s Depart-ment of Public Works for their hardwork in clearing the streets of manyfallen trees in the aftermath of Tropi-cal Storm Isaias earlier this month.It was said the debris was cleanedup swiftly for residents. Officialsfurther noted that the borough’s FireDepartment also acted quickly inresponse to numerous fallen wires.

The next Garwood Council meet-ing is scheduled for Thursday, Au-gust 27, at 7:15 p.m. Instructionsfor residents to view the meeting orto call in to listen to the meeting canbe found on the borough’s website.


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TRIUMPHANT MOMENT...Arun Lakshman of Westfield celebrates his gradu-ation from the Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison during the school’s 137thCommencement Ceremony on July 17. The in-person event, during which attend-ees practiced social-distancing protocols, was the first time the Wardlaw+Hartridgecommunity had come together since March.

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Neighbors Obtain Court OrderKeeping SPFHS Field Lights Out

Scotch Plains-Fanwood AppliesFor Virtual Start to School Year

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – Neighborsof Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool were successful in obtain-ing an order prohibiting the boardof education (BOE) from using thenewly-installed lights at PerryTyson Field. Union County Supe-rior Court Assignment Judge KarenCassidy ruled following a two-hourcourt hearing that took place viaZoom last Friday, saying in herorder that the prohibition would bein place until the case is resolved.Judge Cassidy acknowledged thecomplexity of the case, and saidthat she was not yet ready to ruleon the suit’s merits.

The lawsuit, brought by JamesHalpin, Kevin McSherry and JohnLucey, was filed on June 26 andinitially sought to keep the BOEfrom constructing the lights. JudgeCassidy previously denied an ap-plication to halt construction. Theplaintiffs, through their attorney,Rob Simon, are claiming that theboard should have put the planthrough the township zoning boardand not an approval from the town-ship planning board due to theschool having a conditional-usevariance in a residential zone.

Mr. Simon told the judge that themotion would “protect and pre-serve the status quo” in preventingthe use of the newly-installed lights.

He raised his clients’ concerns thatwith the lights installed, the schoolcould use them “in an unfetteredmanner” for both the school andpotentially any group the schoolmay rent the field to. He said thatthe planning board process did notrequire site-plan approval andlacked public comment.

Doug Silvestro, the attorney forthe BOE, said that the school hadbeen using temporary lights pow-ered by noisy generators prior toinstallation of the new lights. Hesaid that the board’s applicationwas sent to the planning board,which did provide comments onthe plan.

By JENNIFER GLACKINSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SCOTCH PLAINS — Just daysafter parents made their choice be-tween in-person or distance learn-ing, the Scotch Plains-Fanwoodschool district applied to start theyear virtually. Larger districts suchas Elizabeth, Bayonne, Jersey Cityand Willingboro also have applied.

In June, Governor Phil Murphyissued a directive that all schoolsmust have some form of in-personinstruction start in September. OnAugust 12, the governor reversedhis prior decision, saying he wouldallow some schools to start re-motely, if they cannot meet the re-quirements set forth by the NewJersey Department of Education(NJDOE). The NJDOE checklist,updated earlier this month, has 58checkpoints in 12 categories.Among the categories are Reopen-ing Plan, Digital Divide, Transpor-tation, Contact Tracing, Class-rooms (including the Heating, Ven-tilation and Air Conditioning or

HVAC systems) and Personal Pro-tective Equipment.

In a letter to the community onAugust 14, Scotch Plains-FanwoodSuperintendent Joan Mast, Ed.D.,wrote, “out of an abundance ofcaution, our district is updating ourRestart Plan to reflect All VirtualLearning as our first option.” Thesuperintendent said school districtshad received further guidance fromthe New Jersey Department ofHealth on August 13 and it was thisinformation which prompted thedecision. She wrote, “The guide-lines provide clarity in regards tothe important role that ventilationsystems play in containing thespread of the virus. The overall

district ventilation system is an areaof concern which needs and re-quires professional assessment andtargeted remediation.”

Superintendent Mast further ex-plained that the schools’ HVACsystems cannot accept the recom-mended MERV-13 filters, andtherefore need to be updated. Shesaid that while the district schools’HVAC systems are adequate for anaverage school year, “this is not atypical school year.”

Grainger, an industrial and main-tenance supply company, postedan article regarding filters on the“Know How” section of the com-pany website in February. “An air

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesREMEMBERING ROSE...Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith presided over the dedication of a garden in honor of Council-woman Rose Checchio, who passed away in 2018.

Fred T. Rossi for The Scotch Plain-Fanwood TimesIN ROSE’S HONOR...Councilwoman Rose Checchio, who passed away in 2018,was honored with a plaque and garden dedication on Tuesday evening.

Ken Zierler for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesDRAWING A CROWD...Residents both for and against the proposed bike paths in Brightwood Park attend last Thursdaynight’s meeting to hear of the proposal and tour the park. The town will have to seek approval from the State Departmentof Environmental Protection and Green Acres before any changes can occur.

Council OKs Overlay OrdinancesFor Downtown Properties

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – The town-ship council on August 18 gave itsunanimous approval to three ordi-nances that will put into place over-lay zones on stretches of propertiesin the seven phases slated for devel-opment as part of the downtownredevelopment effort. The council’saction completes its court-mandatedobligations for the next five yearsand will allow township officials tonow turn their attention to actualredevelopment matters.

Last year, a court mandated that

the township enact the overlay zonesby June 30, 2020, for propertiesalong two segments of Terrill Road,two segments of East Second Street,Park Avenue from East SecondStreet to the Fanwood border, thecentral business district, where fourtownship-owned properties are theinitial focus of the committee’s re-development efforts, and theSnuffy’s property near Route 22.

The court granted an extension ofthe June 30 deadline was grantedseveral months ago. Similar over-lay zones have already been putinto place on properties near the

Scotch Hills Country Club that aretargeted for housing developments.

At Tuesday evening’s councilmeeting, redevelopment coordina-tor Thomas Strowe explained thatan overlay zone is basically “a zoneon top of a zone,” which in effectadds a second zone to an existingone that will allow a developer tobuild on a property that may not bedesignated for, say, multi-unit hous-ing.

During past council and redevel-opment committee meetings, it alsohas been emphasized that private

Garwood Mayor Breaks TieTo OK Landscaping Ordinance

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

GARWOOD — This past Thurs-day evening, members of the bor-ough governing body passed uponsecond reading and public hearingan ordinance to register all in theborough who do landscaping workfor Garwood residents.

The ordinance, which was dis-cussed during many summerGarwood meetings, was met withcriticism from some council mem-bers and some residents.

Councilman RichardMcCormack, who has not been infavor of the ordinance since it wasfirst introduced in June, has statedthat he feels the ordinance is “bur-densome” to businesses which“only really operate four monthsout of the year.”

Resident Bruce Paterson ob-jected to the ordinance, noting thatsome local landscapers are just one-man operations that “put theirlawnmower in the back of theirtrucks” during the course of cut-ting lawns for neighbors andfriends.

The ordinance requires landscap-ers who wish to work on propertieswithin Garwood to register them-selves with the municipality. MayorSara Todisco and members of thecouncil noted that more and morelandscapers have been floodingborough sewers by blowing debrisfrom lawns into the street, therebyclogging sewer drains.

Officials have stated that becauseof the increase in landscaping ser-vices using unmarked trailers or

trucks, it has been increasingly dif-ficult to communicate with thelandscapers to inform them of lo-cal ordinances mandating debrisbe bagged and not blown into thestreet.

The governing body discussedand decided at previous meetingsthat a $30 registration fee wouldbe recommended — not as a rev-enue-producing endeavor, but more

of an accountability-stressing rule.Those voting in favor of the or-

dinance were Councilmen SeanBenoit and Marc Lazarow. Coun-cilmen McCormack and Russ Gra-ham voted against it. CouncilmanMike Ince abstained from voting.A favorable vote by Mayor Todiscobroke the tie and approved the or-dinance. The mayor stated, “this is

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PAGE INDEXRegional ........ 13Editorial ........ 4-5, 11Police ............ 6, 12Community ... 2-3Obituary ........ 3

Education ...... 2-3, 12Sports ............ 7-10Real Estate .... 1, 3, 7Classifieds ..... 11A&E .............. 14

Mountainside Council OKsResolution Accepting AuditBy KIMBERLY A. BROADWELL

Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

MOUNTAINSIDE – For the 11thyear in a row, the Borough ofMountainside has maintained azero recommendation status for acorrective plan for its annual bor-ough audit. This announcement wasmade Tuesday at the governingbody’s monthly meeting, held re-motely and viewed via YouTubefor borough residents.

Mountainside Mayor PaulMirabelli addressed borough resi-dents, saying, “this is unprec-edented in the state of New Jerseyto have an audit with a zero correc-

tive plan for 11 straight years!”The mayor thanked borough

Chief Financial Officer Jill Goodefor her work in this achievement.He also acknowledged other bor-ough employees for their hard workand dedication, including BoroughClerk Martha Lopez and BoroughAdministrator Thomas Atkins.

In other business, members ofMountainside’s governing bodyunanimously authorized an ap-proval to apply to the county’s Kid’sRecreation Trust Fund for $59,000.It is a matching-fund grant in whichthe borough also would pay

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Paul Lachenauer for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesGO BLUE DEVILS...Westfield High School (WHS) students repaint the tennis wall at Tamaques Park on Monday. WHSstudents Dylan Murphy, Griffin Pardo, Adam Contract, Nate Katz, Ethan Abrams, Jonathan Giglio, Henry Stewart, DhillonPatal and Rohan Motwany participated in the project. A “W” will be painted on the wall later this week.



SCOTCH PLAINSMonday, August 10, a resident

of the 2300 block of ElizabethAvenue reported that their motorvehicle was burglarized during theovernight hours. The matter is un-der investigation.

Monday, August 10, a residentof Westfield Road reported fraudu-lent activity regarding accounts onher computer and an attemptedmoney scam. The matter is underinvestigation.

Tuesday, August 11, a residentof Algonquin Drive reported thattheir motor vehicle was burglar-ized during the overnight hours.The matter is under investigation.

Tuesday, August 11, a residentof Country Club Lane reported un-authorized transactions on a debitaccount. The matter is under inves-tigation.

Friday, August 14, Disaun K.Mobley, 30, of Plainfield was ar-rested and charged with posses-sion of marijuana during a motorvehicle stop. Mobley was trans-ported to police headquarters andprocessed.

Friday, August 14, police offic-ers responded to Route 22 East ona reported motor vehicle fire. Uponarrival they located a 2000 blackToyota engulfed in flames. Thedriver and passenger were outsidethe vehicle and were not injured.The Scotch Plains Fire Departmentresponded and extinguished thefire.

Saturday, August 15, StephanieSerrano, 26, of Roselle was ar-

rested on an active warrant out ofPiscataway during a motor vehiclestop. Serrano was transported topolice headquarters and processed.

Saturday, August 15, Andrae A.Worthy, 25, of Plainfield was ar-rested on an active warrant out ofNorth Plainfield during a motorvehicle stop. Worthy was trans-ported to police headquarters andprocessed.

Saturday, August 15, two motorvehicles were burglarized onSleepy Hollow Lane during theovernight hours. The incidents areunder investigation.

Sunday, August 16, Anthony J.Torres, 23, of Emerson Boroughwas arrested on active warrants outof Emerson. Also arrested wasHolly A. Donohoe, 26, ofGeorgetown, Ky., on charges ofpossession of heroin, possessionof marijuana, possession of a hy-podermic needle and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. Both arrestswere the result of a motor vehiclestop. Torres and Donohoe weretransported to police headquartersand processed.

Monday, August 17, the man-agement at a public storage facilityon Route 22 reported an incidentof criminal mischief. A motor ve-hicle entered the lot and struck thelocked entrance gate several timesbefore fleeing. The matter is underinvestigation.

Monday, August 17, a residentof Church Street reported fraudu-lent activity on credit accounts.The matter is under investigation.
















filter’s minimum efficiency report-ing value (MERV) rating measureshow effectively the filter stops dustand other contaminants from pass-ing through the filter and into theair stream,” it said. The higher therating number, the more particlesthe filter will catch. “Clean Rooms”in laboratories and hospital oper-ating rooms typically use MERV-17 or higher. Ratings under 16 cur-rently are used in residential set-tings, offices and schools, accord-ing to the Grainger article.

Superintendent Mast said that thedistrict learned a great deal about“At Home Learning” in the Spring,and that starting the year virtuallywill allow the district to create “thebest pedagogical model for deliv-ering online instruction.” The dis-trict also will delay the start of theschool year until Monday, Septem-ber 14, to allow more professionaldevelopment for teachers.

There will be a virtual informa-tion session for parents and guard-ians on Monday, August 24, withSuperintendent Mast and the otherschool administrators.

The letter recognized the hard-ship this may put on a family’sschedule, and the superintendentsaid the district is working withlocal child-care organizations suchas the YMCA and JCC to help sup-port families during the school year.

“I am confident that, together,we will continue to successfullyeducate our children in the monthsahead,” wrote SuperintendentMast. “This pandemic will eventu-ally end, and what will matter most,is that we move forward throughthis time united in protecting ourcommunity.”


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LightsPlanning Board Attorney Rob-

ert Pansulla said that the matterwas discussed at a public meetingof the planning board and that thepublic was involved in the pro-cess, but that it “may have beenmore streamlined than the publichoped.”

At the time of the hearing onFriday, an in-person school yearwas planned that would be changedto virtual later that evening by theBOE. Judge Cassidy said that shereally did not have enough infor-mation about whether or not thesports teams would, in fact, have aseason. She asked that the partiesagree to the use of the fields forevents that had occurred at night inthe past, such as a band competi-tion, which the attorneys agreedto. She also recommended that theparties enter mediation to resolvethe issue.

the first time that I have ever votedon an ordinance as a mayor.”

In other business, Mayor Todiscoand council representat ivesthanked members of the borough’sDepartment of Public Works fortheir hard work in clearing thestreets of many fallen trees in theaftermath of Tropical Storm Isaiasearlier this month. It was said thedebris was cleaned up swiftly forresidents. Officials further notedthat the borough’s Fire Departmentalso acted quickly in response tonumerous fallen wires.

The next Garwood Council meet-ing is scheduled for Thursday, Au-gust 27, at 7:15 p.m. Instructionsfor residents to view the meetingor to call in to listen to the meetingcan be found on the borough’swebsite.


Garwood

property owners will make any de-cisions on what they want to dowith their properties located inthese new zones. They will not beobligated in any way to redeveloptheir properties or to sell to a de-veloper.

Mayor Alexander Smith calledthe ordinance approvals a “longprocess finally coming to an end,”while Deputy Mayor Josh Losardoexpressed his hope that the ordi-nances will lead to “careful devel-opment, not overdevelopment.” Headded that the ordinances will“jumpstart big changes in town.”

In other business, the councilvoted 4 to 1 to approve an ordi-nance rezoning the wedge-shapedproperty at 2650 Route 22 that isadjacent to Mountain Avenue fromR-Residential to B-Business.Councilwoman Elizabeth Stamlercast the lone vote against the zonechange.

S&G Fuel 2650 LLC, which op-erates the gasoline station and ser-vice center on the property, soughtthe zoning change, which raised


Downtownprotests from nearby residents. Sixhomeowners spoke in oppositionto the zone change August 18, call-ing attention to the possibility ofpotential future expansion of theproperty, which some said wouldhave negative effects on the neigh-borhood. Others spoke of the ap-pearance of the property at thepresent time, pointing to numerouscars parked on the property as wellas large number of tires and otherdebris stored around the building.“Don’t prioritize senseless over-development,” one residentpleaded to the governing body.

Stephen Hehl, the attorney for theproperty owner, spoke briefly at thepublic hearing and pointed out thatif the owners wanted to make anysignificant changes to the property,they would still need to make anapplication to one of the local land-use boards. He noted that the prop-erty has historically been used forcommercial purposes.

Tuesday’s meeting was held out-doors on the Alan Augustine Vil-lage Green. Township ManagerAlexander Mirabella said that, tohis knowledge, it was the first mu-nicipal governing body meeting toever be held outside in New Jersey.The five council members alongwith other township officials wereseated at a long desk on the VillageGreen stage, with the setting sunbathing them in an orange glow forthe first half hour of the 70-minutemeeting. It is unclear if future meet-ings also will be held outdoors, butMr. Mirabella said on Tuesday thatthe municipal building will remainclosed at least through the end ofSeptember.

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LEGGING OUT A DOUBLE...Netherwood speedster Brady Lau, center, legs outa double in the second inning as Diva pitcher Ron Germinder, No. 99, gets the relayand second baseman Andrew Lynch covers at Brookside Park on July 29, 2014.See more Memory Lane sports photos on pages 7 to 10.

County Clerk Advises onRemoval from Election Rolls

COUNTY – Union County ClerkJoanne Rajoppi advises residentswho have lost a loved one thatthere is a simple procedure to re-move them from the elections rollin order to discontinue Vote-by-Mail ballots or other official elec-tion mailings under the deceased’sname.

“Because of the increased useof Vote-by-Mail ballots this year,my office has received many callsfrom residents who continue toreceive Vote-by-Mail ballots forloved ones who have passedaway,” Ms. Rajoppi said. “It isheartbreaking to hear of their dis-tress, and I hope this guidancehelps in some small way to easetheir grief.”

Due to the COVID-19 pan-demic, New Jersey Governor PhilMurphy has issued executive or-ders mandating that the 2020 pri-mary and general elections be heldprimarily by mail, resulting in asignificant increase in the use ofVote-by-Mail ballots.

To have a deceased voter re-moved from the election rolls inUnion County, a family memberor next of kin must send a signedletter to the Union County Boardof Elections at 271 North BroadStreet, Elizabeth, New Jersey07207.

The letter must indicate that theperson who has passed away

should be removed from the rolls,and it must include the deceasedperson’s name, address, date ofbirth and date of death. A copy ofthe death certificate must be in-cluded.

Residents who have movedwithin Union County are alsourged to file a voter registrationform with their new address byTuesday, October 13. Registrationforms are available for downloadthrough the County Clerk’swebsite, unioncountyvotes.com,and through the free Union CountyVotes app for mobile devices.

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Ken Zierler for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesBRIGHTWOOD PLANS...Westfield Councilman Scott Katz addresses attend-ees at the Brightwood Park meeting last Thursday. Some residents handed outfliers against the proposed bike paths, while others support the proposal. Thetown will have to seek approval from the State Department of EnvironmentalProtection and Green Acres before any changes can take place.

$59,000.The money, totaling $118,000,

would be used to improveMountainside’s baseball and soft-ball fields. Funds also would beearmarked for the sprinkler sys-tems on the fields.

In separate business, it was an-nounced that, because of contin-ued concern over large crowds dueto the Covid-19 pandemic, theborough’s fireworks show, sched-uled for late September, has beencanceled. The vigilance regardingkeeping residents and visitors safeand practicing social distancingwas reported to be the cause of thecanceled event, originally sched-uled for September 26, 2020.

Mayor Mirabelli noted the eventusually draws a large number ofpeople.

It was stated that the $15,000 forthe fireworks display will be allo-cated for the next year’s event.

Under additional business, thegoverning body passed a resolu-tion via a unanimous vote to awarda contract to Denbar ConstructionInc. of Kenilworth for street repairwork in Mountainside. A sum of$364,690 was awarded for the re-surfacing and repair of Creek BedRoad.

A resolution awarding Axon En-terprises a five-year maintenanceagreement for maintenance of theborough’s police body cameraspassed unanimously. The five-yearagreement is for $14,238.60.

Officials unanimously approvedthe appointment of Theresa Snyderas a part-time planning board sec-retary, at a salary of $26 per hour.

The next Mountainside councilmeeting is scheduled for Tuesday,September 1, at 7:30 p.m. It can beviewed through the MountainsideFacebook page or via YouTube.


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DAY FOR CELEBRATION...Judy Minnium of Scotch Plains receives her di-ploma during the Wardlaw+Hartridge School’s 137th Commencement Ceremonyheld July 17. The in-person graduation, during which participants practicedsocial distancing, marked the first time the Wardlaw+Hartridge community hadcome together since March. Ms. Minnium is pictured with Head of School AndrewWebster.

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Emma Aronowitz, Lauren Bloch,Michael Bonner, Brooke Bradford,Aden Brooks, Amy Broughton, OliviaBryan, Margaret Cassidy, CharlotteCohen, Brooke Colannino, JustinColby, Ava Coustan, PatrickCunningham, Melissa DiDario, AlexaDiziki, Emily Engel, Katherine Evans,Alfonso Ferrara, Emilia Fowler, EliseFox, Ryan Friedberg, Aaron Fried-man, Matthew Fuccillo, JamesGefken, Daniel Gotz, Ryan Gruters,Colin Guinane, James Haley, LindseyHamlin, Sabrina Harrison, EmmaHeinze, Evan Hickey, Reagan Hickey,Avery Hoeft, Charles Iannuzzi, SienaJabon, Andrew Jiang, JulianaKaprowski, Asher Katz, Eli Katz,Nathaniel Katz, Samantha Katz,Aidan Kearney, Sarah Kennedy, JulieKurtz, Chelsea Little, Sean Logan,Catherine Lopez, Kayla Louison,Kerala McGrail, Parker Miesch,Margaux Neumann, MeghanO’Connor, Nate Oberstein, AnnarosaOrtis, Richard Panikiewsky, NicolasPanora, Jack Percival, JoshuaPinkhasov, William Powell, JohnPrice, Christian Prip, MatthewRobinson, Max Rokhsar, AidanRoyce, Ryan Rubel, Samantha Russo,Gwendolyn Sabato, Andrew Salvato,Carly Saunders, Alina Scantlebury,Jonathan Schaeffer, Samuel Sherman,Aidan Supranowitz, ThomasTardibuono, Amanda Wallis, ThomasWalsh, Kelly Wright, Jason Zheng

GRADE 11Danielle Ardente, Jack Arkin,

Maggie Aslanian, Alison Bachman,Ashleigh Bahadur, Luke Barry, JuliaBecker, Lleyton Beinhaker,Alexandra Blancato, Ryan Borak,Ellie Kate Brown, Gerard Bryson,Annabella Buontempo, JamesCalcagno, Isabella Cano, Erica Cerro,Alexander Cha, Thomas Chen,Pariyakorn Chuensuwonkul, JohnCiano, Anthony Ciotta, CarolineCollins, Benton Cummings, AndrewCunningham, Aidan Dailey, GiannaDavis, Graham Dennis, Paige Doyle,Kaitlyn Duffy, Emily Edwards, JadonEdwards, Kathryn Evans, AllisonFernandez, William Fischer, MiaFleming, Kareena Gandhi, LissetGarcia, Emma Hanley, Shane Hanna,Elizabeth Healy, Audrey Heber, CaseyHeintz, Shannon Helfman, SamanthaHorvath, Keri Jean, Zaria Katz, JackKelesoglu, Christopher Kirby, ElineLehland, Andrew Levy, PatrickLezynski, Talia Malinsky, SeanMarner, Chester Maz, Julia McGann,Matthew Meixner, Noah Metz, An-drew Miller, Paulette Moncayo, Mat-thew Moran, Eric Mordkovich, AidanMorrison, Juliette Mueller, SophiaNazzaro, Isabel Nolan, Kerry O’Gara-Donovan, Julia Ossman, JohnPaladino, Eric Palia, Aishik Palit,Robert Puglisi, Jade Radice,Karlynton Rankine, Sarah Rappoport,Joseph Retinger, Gabriella Ricerca,Owen Romano, Alina Romero,Sophia Rossetti, Tyler Rotella,Isabella Ruiz, Brian Sampson, Tho-mas Savorgiannakis, Joshua Saxon,Justin Shen, Elizabeth Shober,Madeline Silva, Rachel Simpson,William Skoletsky, Henry Stewart,Daniel Stirrup, Molly Stogner, BradenStryker, Emma Sugrue, Jane Sullivan,Madeleine Sullivan, Jack Sumas,Keegan Swanson, Anna Tichenor,Daisy Torralba Osorio, RachelVinnelrod, Natalia Vollaro, AmandaWhite, Katherine Wistner, IsabellaWolff, Tyler Wragg, Justin Yu, AndyZhao, Kailey Zhao

GRADE 12Zeina Afyouni, Ashley Amman,

Daniel Andrade, Christina Arida,Marcela Avans, Olivia Bergman,Morgan Boll, Katelyn Bromberg,Shayan Burns, Logan Calder, JustinCheripka, Alethea Cladis, ReidColwell, Gillian Constantinou,Gabrielle DeCotiis, JillianDeDomenico, John De Sena, LaurenDonohue, Aliyah Feinberg, AidanFink, Anastasia Fowler, WilliamGamba, Christopher Giglio, MatthewGoldman, James Greco, Aaron Hecht,Jeremy Heyder, Kathryne Humphrey,Grace Hutchinson, Luke Jayroe,Alexander Joseph, Benjamin Kaplan,Gabriella Kaplun, Jessica Karlin,William Kessler, MarcelinaKrowinska, Jacqueline LaMastra,Matthew Lampert, Noelle Laskaris,Andrew Li, Margaret Maguire, Chris-tina Martini, Nicholas Martini, ErinMcAndrew, John McDonald, ClaudiaMillwater, Jason Model, Lydia Nisita,Dustin Paden, Luke Pardo, MichaelPierro, Andrew Principato, QuinnPriscoe, Colin Rees, Zachary Rever,Joseph Rigney, Halle Riordan, Nicho-las Robinson, Jacob Rock, BenjaminRosen, John Rosenberg, Emma Roth,Sintra Rumpeters, Anna Saber, GraceSacco, Jared Saltzer, Joseph Schoen,Adam Schwartz, Henry Shapiro, Sa-rah Simon, Dylan Sturdevant, TaraSullivan, Anna Swartz, JakobTannenbaum, Katherine Troutman,Lucille Vanecek, Ruth Verga, AlissaWitzel, Sydney Wong, KevinYucetepe

HISTORIC PRESERVATION...Workers renovate the roof of the historic Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield. A grant from The Westfield Foundation fundedthe project, which called for historically-accurate materials and a contractorexperienced in using them in order to maintain the local landmark’s historicalaccuracy.


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WESTFIELD — The Miller-CoryHouse Museum, located at 614 Moun-tain Avenue, Westfield, recently re-ceived a “new lease on life” through agrant from The Westfield Foundation.

The museum was established bythe Westfield Historical Society in1972 and is a nationally-recognizedhistoric site. The volunteer membersof the museum are dedicated to thepreservation of the 18th-centurydwelling, its grounds and gardens.

As a “living museum” open to thegeneral public, the museum’s pur-pose is to recreate not only the atmo-sphere, but also the everyday activi-ties of colonial life. The property hasbeen a fixture in Westfield since 1740and has served the community as thetown’s first and only colonial living-history museum.

Over the years, the roof of the mu-seum has been deteriorating and indesperate need of repair. The delicaterenovation requires the use of histori-cally-accurate materials which are noteasy to come by and very costly.Additionally, the work requires a con-tractor with expertise in such materi-als to maintain the historical accu-racy of the living museum.

In the Spring of 2020, The

Westfield Foundation was ap-proached to provide funding forthis project. The board of trusteesof the Foundation approved a$140,000 grant to accomplish thegoal. This grant was funded by theBertha Bogaert Fund, a fund estab-lished in the Foundation by be-quest under the will of Ms. Bogaertand designated to provide signifi-cant funding to major projects inthe Westfield area.

Among other projects that havebenefited from the Bogaert Fund area $400,000 grant to the MindowaskinPark playground, a $93,000 grant toequip a STEM classroom at WestfieldHigh School, and a $200,000 grant tothe Westfield Area YMCA CapitalCampaign.

Since 1975, the mission of TheWestfield Foundation has been toprovide funding support in the arts,health, aging, historic preservation,social services and civic projects. Inpursuit of these goals, the Founda-tion has granted over $7 million tovarious organizations. For more in-formation about the Westfield Foun-dation, contact Executive DirectorBetsy Chance at (908) 233-9787 [email protected].

Scotch Plains Library Plans‘London Calling’ Zoom EventSCOTCH PLAINS — In celebra-

tion of the 40th anniversary lastyear of The Clash’s iconic album“London Calling,” the ScotchPlains Public Library will host“Listening to London Calling: OnThe Clash and My Life” on Tues-day, August 25, at 7 p.m., via Zoom.

Writer Terry Nelson will talkabout how the album has shapedhis life — from his first encounterwith it at the age of 14, through thefollowing decades. He will shareinsights into the band’s own com-plex story as well, focusing on thecreative inspiration it drew fromNew York City’s growing hip hopculture, and how The Clash foundcommercial success only to have itfollowed by the band’s downfall.

Mr. Nelson spent his formativeyears on the Upper West Side ofManhattan. As a young child, he

developed a love for music, mov-ies and writing that has lasted hisentire life. After college, he workedfor a few years as a Rock LP buyerfor Tower Records Lincoln Centerbefore beginning a 25-year careerin film and television post-produc-tion. He is a regular contributor tothe music website Albumism.

Advance registration is requiredfor this online program. The li-brary will send a Zoom link priorto the event. The registration form,and information about the entiresummer reading program, can befound at scotlib.org. For more in-formation or to register over thephone, call (908) 322-5007, exten-sion no. 204.

The library is grateful to theFriends of the Scotch Plains PublicLibrary for their generous support ofthe entire summer reading program.

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Sixty-Three Local StudentsOn MSU Spring Dean’s ListMONTCLAIR, N.J. — Montclair

State University congratulates RedHawks named to the Spring 2020 Dean’sList who excelled during an unprec-edented semester — including a transi-tion to online learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sixty-three local studentsare among the honorees.

The Dean’s List, issued after theclose of the Fall and Spring semestersby the academic deans, recognizesstudents with a 3.500 or higher semes-ter GPA if a minimum of 12 credits isearned in courses that contribute to theGPA and if there are no IN (incom-plete) grades for that semester.

Cranford residents who earnedDean’s List recognition for Spring 2020include Kayla Abella, Bridget Bakie,Alina Delgado, Chris Duverglas,Cameron Gomez, Katie Hickey, JuliaHiggins, Nia Jerome, Gavin Kellett,Christopher Kiamie, CerysMacLelland, Evan Mayer, BrianOblachinski, Mairead O’Gorman,Elena Olveira, Taylor Parente, MarcusSinclair, Ondrej Smalec, Alyvia Smith,Olivia Sobocinski and David Tonda.

Fanwood residents honored on theDean’s List include OghenekevweEkwofia, Jacqueline Gallo, MadisonLawton, Kiley Porter and Jack Valian.

Garwood honorees include TJ

Bianco, Carrie Bree, Karina Joyner,Nicholas Lipari Pazienza andDenisse Villalva.

Mountainside residents named tothe Dean’s List include JessicaFiorenza, Cristina Firetto and ScottJonach.

Scotch Plains residents recognizedon the Dean’s List include FrancescoAmore, Alexis Casterlow, KristynCerini, Amy Chen, Catherine Currie,Nya Downing, Madison Gal, CarolineGutierrez, Caroline Janssen, PaigeMcKeown, Ciara Nicdao-Richardson,Anna Piekutowski, Brogan Quigley,Allan Romero, Katherine Shanks,Gianna Strzalkowski, TinnapatTriamarit, Joe Varela, Jessica Yu andImran Zubair.

Westfield residents who earnedDean’s List distinction include Nicho-las Cherrey, Ciara Collins, Carly Kandel,Arianna Lurie, Kelly Pikaart, JamesSciortino, Brennan Sumner, GillianWadman and Karolina Zboralska.

Situated on a 252-acre suburbancampus 12 miles from New York City,Montclair State University is a re-search doctoral institution. It has 11colleges and schools that serve 21,000undergraduate and graduate studentswith more than 300 doctoral, master’sand baccalaureate programs.

Twenty Local Students MakeLoyola’s Spring Dean’s ListBALTIMORE, Md. — Loyola Uni-

versity Maryland has announced themembers of its Spring 2020 Dean’sList. In order to qualify for the Dean’sList at Loyola, a student must achievea minimum QPA of at least 3.500 forthe term, provided that in the term theyhave successfully completed coursestotaling a minimum of 15 credits.

Twenty local residents are among

the honorees. They are as follows:Kelley Chan, Wade Garrison,

Giovanna Goncalves, Madeline Hart,James Paradiso and Brooke Scotti,all of Cranford, were named to theDean’s List. Riley Deprospero, AaronLee and Kaitlyn Mullany, all ofFanwood, also earned Dean’s Listrecognition, as did MichaelWoitkowski of Garwood and AmandaCarrico of Mountainside.

Casey Daudelin, RobertMcGuinness, Connor McSherry andBrendan O’Connor, all of ScotchPlains, were included on the Dean’sList, along with Natalie Anzevino,Isabella DePalma, Luke Hiltwein,Samantha Howath and JonathanStiles, all of Westfield.

Established in 1852, Loyola Uni-versity Maryland is a Catholic, Jesuitcomprehensive university compris-ing Loyola College, home to theuniversity’s arts and sciences pro-grams; the Sellinger School of Busi-ness and Management, and the Schoolof Education. Loyola enrolls 4,000undergraduate and 2,000 graduatestudents from across the country.

Holy Cross AwardsChristopher RinaldiVarsity Club Honor

WORCESTER, Mass. — Christo-pher Rinaldi of Westfield, a psychol-ogy major, has received the 2020Varsity Club Norton Prize from Col-lege of the Holy Cross. The VarsityClub Norton Prize is given to an out-standing student-athlete.

Founded in 1843 and located inWorcester, Mass., College of the HolyCross is a four-year, exclusively un-dergraduate liberal arts college thateducates its 3,100 students in the Je-suit, Catholic tradition.

Photo courtesy of Mother Seton Regional High SchoolA GREAT DAY...A face mask can’t hide the joy on Sadia Decastro’s face. ThisCranford resident and 2020 graduate of Mother Seton Regional High School pullsup excited to receive her diploma.

Mother Seton Class of 2020Graduates In a Special WayCLARK — When one thinks

about high-school seniors, specificevents come to mind: proms, year-book signings, and, of course,graduation day. For the Class of2020, however, these rites of pas-sage were threatened to be non-existent as students prepared to fin-ish their high-school careers underthe specter of the Covid-19 pan-demic. These students, along withtheir parents, teachers and schooladministrators, were left at a losswhile trying to find a way to prop-erly commemorate this milestonein their lives.

As soon as the pandemic began,Sister Jacquelyn Balasia, principalof Mother Seton Regional HighSchool, along with her faculty, tookaction to ensure that the Class of2020 would graduate with all ofthe pomp their commitment to aca-demic excellence warranted re-gardless of the circumstances.

The school began by deliveringto each senior’s doorstep their year-books along with special gifts thatwere packaged by the senior classmoderators. Danielle Roach, Jes-sica Illingworth, Natalie Rotolo andCarolyn DeMaio loaded up theircars and headed out from school tobegin the socially-distant visits totheir students. Parents and studentsalike cheered, cried, and enjoyedthe gifts that were delivered.

On May 27, the next phase ofcelebration streamed over theinternet. Mother Seton’s Senior

Award Ceremony began to playwhile Corinne Wnek, director ofguidance, revealed that Mother Se-ton Regional seniors had garneredmore than $16.8 million in aca-demic college scholarships.

Class Valedictorian Simran Kaurwas named, along with Co-Saluta-torians Brooke Belmonte andBrooke Merced. Awards were an-nounced from each academic de-partment as well asacknowledgements for girls whoparticipated in school clubs andvolunteer organizations.

Graduation took place on May28, beginning with a streamingonline event. Outgoing SeniorClass President Sadia Decastro ledthe girls in a virtual “turning of thetassel,” recognizing their formalpromotion from students to high-school graduates.

Later there was a live drive-through graduation ceremony. Thegraduates and their families pulledup to see each of the graduates’pictures lining the school campus.Then, with cars spaced safely apart,as the roll call of graduates beganwith “Pomp and Circumstance”playing in the background, eachcar approached Sister Jacquelyn inorder for the graduates to receivetheir diplomas.

Mother Seton Regional HighSchool is located at 1 Valley Road,Clark, and enrolls students frommultiple area communities. Tolearn more, visit motherseton.org.

Three Local Residents MakeAlvernia Spring Dean’s ListREADING, Pa. — Three local

residents are among the more than850 students who were recentlynamed to the Dean’s List for theSpring 2020 semester at AlverniaUniversity. They are as follows:

James Maier of Mountainside,who in the spring studied occupa-tional therapy at Alvernia.

Daria Speranza of Scotch Plains,who is studying occupational therapyat Alvernia.

Olivia Speranza of ScotchPlains, who is studying PreK4 withSpecial Education at Alvernia.

Despite the disruption of the se-mester by the Covid-19 pandemicand the university’s quick transi-tion to an online-learning format,over 150 more students earned thedistinction from the Fall semester.

“Our students and faculty showedincredible resilience during the

Spring 2020 semester and theseresults showcase that ,” saidAlvernia University President JohnR. Loyack.

“The faculty’s quick transition tothe virtual-learning environment andthe students’ ability to adapt to thechanging instruction conditions istruly admirable and provides us withincredible faith as we prepare for theFall 2020 semester,” he added.

To be eligible for Dean’s Listrecognition, students must carry asemester GPA of 3.5 or better andtake a minimum of 12 credits. Afull list of students is available atAlvernia.edu.

Operating on a 191-acre subur-ban campus in historic BerksCounty, Pa., Alvernia is a distinc-tive Franciscan university ofnearly 3,000 students. It is locatedwithin 60 miles of Philadelphia.

SCOTCH PLAINS — Lately, be-tween Covid-19 restrictions and thehot, humid weather, many of ushave been spending way too muchtime indoors. People are workingfrom home, taking classes at home,and binge-watching their favoritetelevision shows for hours at a time.But, it’s still important to get out,stay active, and breathe in somefresh air. In order to stay fit andhealthy, our bodies need to move.One way to do this is to walk.

We’re fortunate to live in an areawith an abundance of beautiful out-door spaces. There are tree-linedstreets with sidewalks all over town,plus municipal and county parksnearby. If you would rather hike thanwalk, trails can be found all through-out the Watching Reservation. Theonly equipment you need is a goodpair of sneakers or hiking boots.

Walking is a great way to enjoynature, either alone or with family,while easily staying socially dis-tant. If you have a pedometer, evenbetter. Set goals to ensure you getthose steps in, and increase thosegoals as often as you can.

Whether you’re taking a shortwalk around a park or a longer trekthrough the mountains, there are

some important items to bringalong. Water, of course, is numberone on the list. It’s critical to stayhydrated while doing any form ofexercise. Sunscreen, bug spray,and/or some kind of tick repellentare necessary as well. For longerwalks, it’s also a good idea to bringalong some healthy snacks.

Your heart will benefit from theactivity, while your mind will ap-preciate the change of scenery. And,you can save that binge-watchingfor rainy days.

The Scotch Plains Rescue Squadis a volunteer organization ofNeighbors Helping Neighbors.With over 90 volunteers, we an-swer calls not only in Scotch Plainsbut in surrounding towns as wellwhen needed. Besides answeringcalls, you will see our ambulancesat many special events held in town.For more information, or to joinour organization, please go [email protected] call (908) 322-2103 (non-emer-gencies only).

***Contributing Author: Susan

Baldani, a life member of the ScotchPlains Rescue Squad.

Scotch Plains Rescue SquadPromotes Staying Active

Patrons Asked ToReturn Library ItemsWESTFIELD — In the begin-

ning of the Covid crisis, theWestfield Memorial Library encour-aged patrons to stay home and tokeep any library materials that theyhad previously borrowed.

Now that the library is again opento the public and many people arereserving materials or stopping byto browse for books, CDs andDVDs, the library is eager to haveas many overdue items returned aspossible.

There are still no fines or suspen-sions, but patrons are asked to dropmaterials in the outside book dropsby the curb, or to return them insidethe library. Library hours are Mon-day through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The library islocated at 550 East Broad Street.

Local Input SoughtTo Document Covid

GARWOOD — The Garwood Pub-lic Library has teamed up with theborough’s Historical Committee todocument the impact of Covid-19 onthe people of Garwood.

Between now and whenever thequarantine ends, those who live and/or work in Garwood are invited toshare their personal experiencesthrough pictures or words (1,500words or less) by sending their sub-mission via email [email protected].

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INSPIRATION...Junior Girl Scouts from Troop 40722 present their troop’sdisplay of colorful bows and a banner that troop members attached to thebridge railing on Springfield Avenue in Cranford as encouragement to resi-dents and passersby during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cranford Junior Girl ScoutsCreate Uplifting Display

CRANFORD – Sometimes asimple reminder can make a bigimpact. The Girl Scouts of JuniorTroop 40722 put that concept intoaction when they tied hundreds ofcolorful bows to the bridge railingon Springfield Avenue in Cranford.They also included a center bannerfeaturing the message “TIES THATBIND” “#CRANFORD STRONG.”

The eye-catching display is meantto remind residents and passersbythat a key to overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic is to stay united in theirefforts and to stay connected evenwhen social distancing is required.

“Our troop wanted to spread somejoy to the community during thepandemic,” explained volunteertroop leader Tracee Blanton. “Wetied nearly 1,100 brightly-coloredribbons to unite our community. Oneof the girls said that it felt reallygood to work on a project that wouldhave such a positive impact. Andthe feedback from the communityhas been so great. We were able toraise people’s spirits and that hasbeen very moving for the girls andfor us, too.”

Girl Scout Junior Troop 40722

consists of fifth graders who attendLivingston Avenue School inCranford. They are Callie Blanton,Adelaide Yurcisin, Clare Shuler,Claudia Cook, Meghan Wukovits,Riley Greco, Alexis Jankowski,Riley McKeon, Sara Phillips, SadiePizzella and Molly Moore. Ms.Blanton and Andrea Yurcisin arethe troop leaders.

Girl Scout Junior Troop 40722 ispart of the Girl Scouts of CranfordService Unit 48. The bridge is lo-cated across from Girl Scout Park,which is opposite the Cranford Ca-noe Club closest to the intersectionof Springfield and Orange Avenues.

The Girl Scouts of Cranford in-cludes more than 1,139 Girl Scoutmembers in 71 troops and Juliettes,making it one of the largest non-profit organizations in the town-ship. The Cranford Service Unit is apart of the Girl Scouts Heart of NewJersey (GSHNJ) Council, which ispart of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Families interested in learningmore about local Girl Scouts orfinding out more information on theGirl Scouts of Cranford are invitedto visit cranfordgirlscouts.com.

Garwood Library Is OpenTo Public on Limited Basis

GARWOOD — The Garwood Pub-lic Library is now open to the publicin limited capacity. Hours are Mon-day, Wednesday and Friday, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday and Thurs-day, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fivepeople are permitted in the library ata time for 30 minutes.

No computer, bathroom, water foun-tain or photocopier will be available.The staff can assist with copying andfaxing. All programs will continue tobe virtual. Masks and social distanc-ing are required. The library encour-ages no more than one family memberin the building at any one time. If it isnecessary to bring children, parentsare encouraged to hold the hand ofyoung children and to keep otheryoungsters within their control.

For those who wish to remain out-side the building, curbside pickup willbe available on Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 3p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays,from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Individuals areasked to call the library and request theitems they wish to borrow. Patrons cancheck out five items at a time perperson. The items will be ready within

30 minutes of the call time. Items willbe placed in bags with the patron’sname on it on a cart at the main en-trance. If anyone has any difficulty atthe time of pickup, he or she is askedto call the library for assistance.

Books will be available for all adultand juvenile cardholders in good stand-ing. All items checked out, includingDVDs and audio material, must bereturned to the library book drop.

The Garwood Public Library is lo-cated at 411 Third Avenue and may bereached by calling (908) 789-1670.For information on all library pro-grams, visit youseemore.com/garwood.

The library also reminds the com-munity about its digital service. Hooplaoffers thousands of digital books, au-dio books, comics, music, movies andmore. Patrons may check out fiveHoopla items a month. All GarwoodMiddle School Reading Fiction Booksare available on Hoopla.


Judith Wolf JudgeWestfield High School Graduate

Judith Wolf Judge, 74, of AnnArbor, Michigan, passed away athome on Friday, June 5, 2020, sur-rounded by family.

Judith was born inWestfield, New Jersey,to Helen and FrankWolf. She graduatedfrom Westfield HighSchool in 1963, earnedher Bachelor of Artsfrom Miami University(Ohio) and receivedher J.D. from HarvardLaw School. She had ameaningful career as alawyer while alwaysmaking time to coachfield hockey and lead Brownies.She was the inaugural president ofFriends of Greenview (Michigan),one face of her longstanding com-mitment to preserving nature areas.

Judith loved gardening, welding,painting, travel, golf, and doting on

her grandchildren. She had a sparkthat touched everyone around her. Liv-ing with cancer, particularly over the

last seven years, seemedto bring her even morealive.

Survivors includeher husband, CharlesJudge, of Ann Arbor;her daughters, Kathrynand Margaret; their re-spective spouses, Timand Ben; four grand-children, Sierra, Asher,Nora and Essie; twosiblings, F. RussellWolf and Barbara Bur-ton, and a gaggle of

nieces and nephews she adored.A service will not be held at this

time. In lieu of flowers, please reada book to a child, create somethingof beauty or find your own way tobring a little joy to this world.

August 20, 2020

Judith Wolf Judge


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Historic Preservation Ordinance MustAllow Homeowners More Freedoms

In 2016, our family bought a homein Westfield’s Kimball Avenue His-toric District. Mayor Brindle, who wesupport and like, makes a lot of goodpoints in her letter (Westfield LeaderAugust 6, 2020) regarding the His-torical Preservation Ordinance(HPO). But living in an historic homethese last four-plus years has given usinsight worth considering.

While most of the controversy re-garding the new HPO proposal cen-ters on whether undesignated homesbuilt prior to 1930 can be designatedwithout the agreement of the home-owner, we believe the HPO itself hassignificant failings that the currentproposal does not go far enough tocorrect. First and foremost, it is overlyburdensome to owners of old housesin constant need of repair. Here’s why.When these houses were originallyconstructed, builders used the materi-als that were state-of-the-art in theirtime. Today, of course, more effica-cious materials (say energy efficientwindows or Azek) are often avail-able. We should not be precludedfrom using these superior, and typi-cally more economical and sustain-able, alternatives for improvementsor repairs just because those materi-als were not invented 100, 50 or even20 years ago.

After all, baseball players don’twear wool-flannel jerseys today. Theywear uniforms made of modern syn-thetic fibers that are breathable andsensible. Likewise, why shouldtoday’s historical house owners belocked into using materials that arethe equivalent of horse-and-buggiesin the age of automobiles? While Iappreciate the proposal’s attempt toease the process for approvals, thereneeds to be a tight timeframe on re-sponses, especially during an ongo-ing project — one business day ismore than reasonable in my mind fora minor request — when a home-owner will be burning cash and timeas a result of delays. There also needsto be some standard of “reasonableconsent” for such decisions so we arenot subject to someone’s sincere, butpotentially misguided, loyalty to thedogmas of the technologically primi-tive past (to paraphrase Lincoln).

The main point Mayor Brindle andher colleagues on the town council

seem to be making is that tearingdown old houses is detrimental to thecharacter of our town. On that weagree. But there are miles of figura-tive space between a teardown andswapping out like-for-like materialsthat have the combined benefits ofpreserving the look and feel of an oldproperty and saving the homeownermoney by degrading at a slower pace.I suggest that homeowners be givenreasonable sway in making decisionssince they pay taxes and bear thecosts of acting as a steward for thestructures without, as far as I can tell,any subsidy from the town or thewider community.

Finally, let’s be honest, few if anyof the houses in question have thehistoric importance of such actuallandmarks as Grand Central Station,or George Washington’s headquar-ters in Morristown or the Stone Pony.In fact, many of Westfield’s historichouses, including the one we live in,have been modified many times overthe years in ways that stray from theoriginal design. I’ve seen a picturefrom the 1950s of our house thatshows that the attached garage andsunroom had not yet been added andthe brick walkway was laid out in acompletely different way than it istoday.

That’s not to say we don’t believein the principle of historic preserva-tion. For the record, we are proud toretain the front-facing façade of ourhouse and will strive to do so. But inour view, if there’s no visible changeto the front-facing façade,homeowners should be able to usetheir discretion to improve their prop-erty and living situation. Without thesecommon-sense modifications in theHPO, our family can’t support thenew proposal. We and our neighborslook forward to engaging further withMayor Brindle and the town councilto make sensible modifications to theHPO. I believe that would go a longway in securing the support of manyof the homeowners in the KimballHistorical District — and widen sup-port of others who may fall into thisdesignation over time — as they ad-vance the HPO proposal.

Steve MillerWestfield

Brightwood Park Information Sessions– More Questions than Answers

Mountain Bike TrailsProvide a Safe Activity

During a PandemicI am writing in support of the plan

for children’s mountain bike trails inBrightwood Park.

My suggestion is that a place forchildren to ride bikes while not sub-ject to the dangers of traffic is a goodidea. Especially during a pandemic, aplan for an outdoor activity for chil-dren, where social distancing may bemaintained, is especially commend-able.

By way of context I have lived inWestfield for 25 years and enjoyedcoaching my son and daughter’sWestfield sports teams for 15 years.

Tom GockelWestfield

Preserving the PastFor the Future

Westfield celebrates its 300th anni-versary in 2020. This moment pro-vides us a time to pause and reflectnot only on the contributions of pre-vious generations to our town but onthe contributions that we are makingfor future generations.

The proposed historic preservationordinance is designed to help us thinkabout the long-term future of ourtown’s many beautiful buildings andstreetscapes. A legacy from past gen-erations, these assets are highly val-ued by our community today.

Individual property rights are alsovalued. The proposed ordinance rec-ognizes the value of those rights.

The vast majority of houses inWestfield do not qualify for historicdesignation based on the Secretary ofthe Interior standards. Not all housesare worth preserving, but some are. Itis the work of the Historic Preserva-tion Commission, with input fromresidents, that helps determine thedifference. The rights of the indi-vidual and the community are clearlybalanced in this process.

We need to use this moment toensure that we are good stewards ofthe legacy that previous generationshave bestowed on us and that it ismaintained for the future.

Barbara BurtonWestfield

Kicked off by Council Members,the sole purpose of the meeting was todispel the “misinformation floatingaround”.

I learned one thing– the WestfieldCouncil and JORBA are telling uswhat we want to hear.

Mountain bike trails are being pri-oritized because JORBA is willing tocreate trails at no cost to the town.Well, actually, council hasn’t yet de-cided if they will use any of your taxdollars for trails.

The trail will be “completely inde-pendent of the existing gravel trail.”Well, actually, the proposed moun-tain bike trail will combine with theexisting trail.

The trail will be 2 to 3-feet wideand bikers will only travel 5 MPH.Well, actually, multiuse trails shouldbe 10 feet wide and mountain bikerstravel at an average of 10 mph but cango upwards of 20 mph.

JORBA will maintain and be re-sponsible for the trail. Well, actually,the Westfield DPW will be respon-sible and will rely on kids to volunteerevery month for maintenance.

The community “frequently re-

Brightwood Bike Trails WouldDisrupt Neighborhood

quested” bicycle trails. Well, actu-ally, hiking trails were requested by70 percent of respondents and moun-tain bike trails were only requestedby 18 percent.

JORBA has liability insurance andwould be responsible should there bean injury. Well, actually, JORBA re-quires participants to sign a liabilitywaiver. The town will likely be liable.

JORBA will help eradicate inva-sive species. Well, actually, they willcut through the invasive species cre-ating the trail. This may help slow thespread but will not eliminate invasivespecies.

So, which is it? Will Westfield fundthis? Is it independent? Who is re-sponsible? Who is liable? How willwe eliminate invasive species? Whyare we prioritizing bike trails whenwe can ride bikes now?

Why are council members openlyadvocating for a special interestgroup? Lots of promises, but not manyanswers.

Ava ScheiningerWestfield

My backyard backs BrightwoodPark, and as a senior citizen, it wasand continues to be a quiet respitefrom the hustle and bustle of dailylife. Between its natural beauty andthe wildlife, it is an oasis in Westfield.

I cannot understand why the townwould allow the Jersey Off Road Bi-cycle Association (JORBA) to enterthis serene small neighborhood parkfor the purpose of creating off roadtrails, which would severely impactthe park’s natural environment andwildlife population.

Additionally, given the current pan-demic conditions, why would the towneven consider the possibility of aninflux of “out of towners” and youngpeople (known to be asymptomaticcarriers of coronavirus) into our com-

munity, risking the spread of COVID-19 to persons of my generation?

As a tax payer and long-time resi-dent of Westfield I see no value to anytown resident’s quality of life or prop-erty values by allowing JORBA theopportunity to create a venue of thisscope and magnitude.

I have conducted a search intoJORBA, and it revealed that theirattempts to enter into other neighbor-hoods were met with community back-lash and ultimate revocation of theirprivileges.

We should learn from their errorsand not entertain JORBA.

Richard PecoraWestfield

By PATRICIA STECKLER, Ph.D.Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

If only I had more. If only I couldbuy a bigger house in that elite neigh-borhood. If only I had what they do:designer clothes, a Mercedes or aBMW, that perfectly slimmed body,or high schoolers accepted to IvyLeague colleges.

Pause for a moment. Think abouthow often we use that openingphrase: “If only…” Look at whatthose two small words suggest: Lifenow is not good enough.

So let’s ask: Do fancier posses-sions, and higher prestige jobs orcolleges generate sustained happi-ness?

No. Searching for more belong-ings is an uphill climb to nowheremeaningful, and away from valuingour loved ones, friends, safe homes,fresh air, and food on the table.Endlessly seeking possessions orstatus removes us from the trea-sures and pleasures of life: emo-tional intimacy, nature, art, litera-ture, music, sports, exercise, laugh-ter, silliness, altruism, affection, etc.

Why is the Container Store, val-ued at $750 million, so successful?Stuff is the answer. We have moreclothes, sports equipment, plushtoys, and kitchen gadgets than wecan use. Now we need customizedrepositories to stow this overabun-dance of material goods.

Here’s what research says aboutmoney and happiness: Little or nocorrelation exists between them. Itis true that living below the poverty

line, as too many Americans do, ishighly stressful, and results in de-pression. In contrast, an averageannual U.S. income of roughly $75,000 usually ensures that one canafford to live in a safe communityand provide healthcare and food forthe family. That’s enough for happi-ness. People earning ten times thatamount are not happier.

Rather than amassing materialgoods, which quickly lose mean-ing, try to reset your focus to per-sonally rewarding, satisfying, andfun experiences.

Good/Meaningful Experiences=Lasting Pleasure

Doing for others, saying kindwords, laughing raucously withfriends or family; all elevate mood.Purchasing those designer shoesmight give you a kick, and why not?But those Christian Louboutins orManolo Blahniks will not increaseyour level of lasting contentment.Fairly soon, we stop noticing thefancy Apple iPhone, shiny new car,and designer purse.

“Possessions recede into the back-ground, but experiences stay vividin our memories,” says DanielKahneman, the Nobel Prize-win-ning behavioral economist.

Here’s what gives joy for keeps:A day at the beach, a socially distantvisit to grandparents who beamwhen the grandkids wave and blowkisses at the nursing home window,a family karaoke night with thepreschoolers belting out songs fromFrozen I and II, teenagers rapping,

and mom and dad dancing and lip-syncing to their favorite oldies.

Prompts:1) Notice how often your thoughts

preface with: “If only…”2) Ask yourself questions like

these: “What feels good right now?”“How can I appreciate this momentmore.”

3) Share experiences with us thatgive pleasure, laughter, meaning.

You can reach me at The WestfieldLeader/Timesby writing Gratitudein the subject line and emailing:[email protected].

Gratefully Yours,Patti

Our Experience With CampIn the Time of Coronavirus

By JENNIFER GLACKINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

We sent our five year old daughterto camp this summer. It was a deci-sion that terrified me, but it is one thatI am glad we made.

My husband works at this campand would be exposed whether ourdaughter attended or not, but sendingher was an entirely separate decision.

We recognized the risks. We readthe research. We listened to the ex-perts. We understood that there were(and are) still so many unknownsconcerning coronavirus’ effect onchildren. We also knew how the virushad already affected her.

This goofy, loving, smart girl wasstruggling. After three months of stay-ing at home, old anxiety behaviorscrept back. Fighting with her 21 monthold brother was commonplace. Momand Dad’s once-fun ideas had losttheir luster. Ultimately, we knew thatour daughter needed a change, a chal-lenge, and to interact with friends. So,in addition to her bathing suit andtowels, we packed a mask. I waved

goodbye that Monday morning with asmile on my face and a swarm ofjittery butterflies in my stomach.

Within the first days of camp, ahappier and pluckier child began toemerge. She conquered one of herbiggest fears – putting her head underwater. Whether she needed time, theright set of instructors, or a life-alter-ing global pandemic to show her thatshe was braver than she realized, I’llnever know. She kept telling me,“Mommy, I wish we could have visi-tors so you can see me in the big kidspool!” It was a wonderful week!

We had finally returned to “nor-mal” life, but then one of her counse-lors tested positive for thecoronavirus. We were sent hurtlingback into the stress-riddled black holeof staying home. Her entire campgroup and their families had to quar-antine. A million questions and doubtsran through my head. Are they goingto be okay? Why did we do this? Wasit really necessary? Who else were wein contact with? Please let everyonebe okay!

The camp followed guidance fromthe CDC and took extra precautions:smaller group sizes, questionnaires,daily temperature checks, masks foreveryone, no visitors, modified swimlessons, etc. Still, the coronavirussnaked its way in.

Camp did it’s best. They sent acraft package and her remaining coun-selors held virtual camp from thecomfort of their homes. Two weekspassed. No symptoms emerged. Myhusband’s test results came back nega-tive within a week. My daughter’snegative result took three weeks, butby then she was already back at camp.

Yes. Back at camp.We wrestled with it once again, but

the virus hadn’t spread at camp. Somefamily members chided us for ourchoice, but in the end, it was ourdecision. The over-caffeinated but-terflies returned as I smiled and wavedonce again.

She loved her time at camp. Shemade clay lumps. She rode scootersand learned the backstroke. Most im-portantly, she got to be a kid again.




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Input Sought on GarwoodBicycle Network Plan

Public safety is my top priority asMayor of Garwood. That responsi-bility spans everything from ensuringresidents remain as safe as possibleduring the ongoing Covid-19 pan-demic as well as on our roadways.With that in mind, I attended a virtualpublic meeting to discuss the pos-sible implementation of a BicycleNetwork Plan for the Borough onMonday, August 10th.

This endeavor originated from ourChief of Police and Borough Engi-neer, who I fully support. Our Engi-neer submitted the Complete StreetsTechnical Assistance grant applica-tion, and we were awarded $10,000to cover the costs of the study thatproduced this plan. I am proud toshare that Garwood was just one ofeight towns in New Jersey to receivethis award.

Professionals from the VoorheesTransportation Center at Rutgers Uni-versity and Sustainable Jersey inves-tigated Center Street, Walnut Street,Second Avenue, Fourth Avenue (fromBenson Place to Brookside Place),Spruce Avenue, and Pine Avenue. Thestudy focused on bicycle lanes andalternative bicycle lane options tomake the roads safer for bicyclists,motorists, and pedestrians. Addition-ally, it looked at traffic calming mea-sures to tackle the concerns residentshave regarding speeding in our Bor-

Westfield Bd. of Health RecommendsContinued Caution of Covid-19

The Westfield Board of Healthmet on August 3. The board dis-cussed the progress and accom-plishments of the Westfield Re-gional Health Department in re-sponding to the pandemic of Covid-19 in Westfield and our seven con-tract neighboring municipalities.

The rate of new cases is cur-rently increasing, so the health de-partment is increasing its alreadyexpansive efforts. Its current em-phases are to educate the publicand to work to Stop the Spread,primarily through contact tracing.Since we are a community in thistogether, each of us can help tostop the spread. As the State De-partment of Health says, “For EachOther, For Us All.”

Here’s what you can do: Gettested for Covid-19. If you are ill,please stay home while awaitingtest results, even if you feel better.

If you get a call from the healthdepartment, please TAKE IT. Theyhave information to help you pro-tect yourself and your loved ones.They have called you becausesomeone cares about you andthought you could be at risk. Allinformation is strictly confidential.

If you have a positive test, pleasestay in isolation for 10 days toprotect those you love. If you areill, stay in isolation for at least 10days and until you have no feverwhile off fever-reducing medica-tions for at least 24 hours.

If you have been exposed tosomeone with Covid-19 – a con-tact is within 6 feet for at least 10minutes without protection like aface covering – then please stayhome in quarantine for 14 days.

Also, wash your hands often. Usesoap and water for at least 20 sec-onds or a hand sanitizer with atleast 60 percent alcohol. Avoidtouching your eyes, nose, andmouth with unwashed hands.

Stay socially connected but keepa physical distance of 6 feet fromthose not in your “bubble.”

Cover your mouth and nose witha face covering when out in publicto help protect others, especiallycover coughs and sneezes.

Clean and disinfect frequentlytouched surfaces.

If you are ill, stay home and iso-late yourself.

Residents can learn the most cur-rent information from the Mayor’sCovid-19 updates at ht tps: / /w w w . w e s t f i e l d n j . g o v /coronavirusupdates and the town’sCoronavirus Information Center ath t tps : / /www.wes t f i e ldn jgov /coronavirus. You will find more

useful information there about pro-tecting yourself.

In other business, the board dis-cussed the need to continue vacci-nating children against communi-cable diseases. Other diseases, likemeasles, chickenpox and pertus-sis, are still present and so all NJschool immunization requirementswill continue to be enforced. Par-ents should ensure that their chil-dren get their routine checkups andvaccinations.

Similarly, adults should continueto get their needed preventive ex-ams, such as mammograms andcolonoscopies, and to seek medi-cal care if they are ill. And thisupcoming winter, we should all bevaccinated against the flu, whichcan appear similar to Covid-19.

In addition to all its work con-cerning Covid-19, the health de-partment is continuing its publichealth promotion and oversightfunctions. For example, 10 foodestablishments and four pools wereinspected, and all were satisfac-tory.

Finally, there was an increase inreports of rats in town. The healthdepartment investigated 15 com-plaints concerning rats and rat bur-rows in June and July. All weresuccessfully addressed with the co-operation of the homeowners andextermination companies, exceptone. Please do NOT feed wild ani-mals, since this helps rats thrive.

Information about the healthdepartment’s activities, free edu-cation programs and helpful health-related advice and recommenda-tions is available at ht tps: / /www.westfieldnj.gov/health. Thedepartment’s monthly newsletter,Your Health Matters, recently high-lighted summer and hot weatherhealth and safety tips. It is avail-able on the department’s websitein the August Newsletter tab. Youcan sign up to receive health de-partment information throughht tps : / /www.westf ie ldnj .gov/townupdates.

The complete minutes of the Au-gust 3 meeting will be posted afterreview and approval at our Sep-tember 8 meeting at 5 p.m., to whichthe public is invited to attend.

Lawrence D. BudnickWestfield

ough.We had a good turnout for the vir-

tual public meeting with 29 peopleattending, but we could still use addi-tional input from the public. It isimportant the professionals workingon the study receive feedback beforefinalizing it and making recommen-dations to Garwood.

A recording of the meeting and theslideshow presentation detailing theborough plan can be found atwww.garwood.org. I hope you willtake the time to share your commentsby emailing [email protected] August 25th at 5 pm.

Once the final study is complete,we will again solicit community feed-back before deciding whether toimplement all, some, or none of therecommendations. As always, you cancontact me [email protected] or (908)377-7890. I would also like to en-courage everyone to sign up for theweekly email newsletter from theBorough at https://bit.ly/3duP6gE tolearn more about this project as wellas other initiatives that are ongoing inthe Borough.

I look forward to hearing from you!Enjoy the rest of the summer and staysafe!

Sara TodiscoGarwood Mayor

New Ordinance Empowers ResidentsTo Install Solar Panels

I am happy to report that the solarpanel ordinance 2178 was approvedby the Westfield Town Council onAugust 11 and was published in theWestfield Leader on August 13. Thisordinance replaces the previous ordi-nance that banned solar panels onstreet-facing roofs; the new ordinanceallows solar panels on street-facingroofs as long as they meet a fewreasonable requirements as listed inthe ordinance.

This is an important change in thatit will allow for the many homeownersin Westfield who might want to havesolar panels installed on their homesand would need to have them in-stalled on a street-facing roof to doso. This is a good year to install solarpanels on your home. If you installthem this year, you will get a federaltax credit of 26 percent of the costwhen you do your taxes in 2021. Theprice of solar panels has droppedsignificantly in the last few years, so

if you dismissed it previously as tooexpensive, now is the time to takeanother look at it! The economics ofsolar panels are very favorable. Typi-cally, it takes 58 years to break evenand then you start making moneyfrom the solar panels. Solar panelsare designed to last about 25 years.

In addition, adding solar panels toyour house is good for the environ-ment. It is a way to produce your ownrenewable energy and reduce theamount of energy you are using thatcomes from burning fossil fuel. As ascientist, I can state that climatechange is real; July was the hottestJuly on record! We all need to do ourpart to reduce the future effects ofclimate change. One way to do that isto add solar panels to your homes.Let’s do our part to make Westfield agreener city!

Walter A. KorfmacherWestfield

Brightwood Project Would Deliver aNet-Positive Outcome for Recreation

Mayor’s Message on BOE ChoosingVirtual-Only Learning

Courtesy of Robert MumfordFROM THE WAR TO WESTFIELD AND BEYOND...On August 15, 1945 (VJDay) LTJG William O. Collins wrote a short note to his 10-year-old nephew,Bobby Mumford, who was living in Westfield. LTJG Collins was on a small shipon Tokyo Bay. He stuffed the note into an envelope and mailed this from the ship.Before getting to Westfield, the letter went thru a number of mail junctionsincluding to another ship. It is unknown as to when the letter actually arrived inWestfield. 75 yrs later, retired Navy Captain, Robert Mumford, rooted throughdozens of old boxes of correspondences looking for this envelope. In the interim,the note itself had regrettably long disappeared. The envelope has made four tripsacross the country and endured temperatures from over 100 degrees to belowfreezing. It has resided in eight homes and at least two storage facilities. It evenescaped a house fire which reached within 20 feet from where it was stored, notto mention survived two home robberies. This envelope had not been seen by therecipient for 10 or more years. William Collins has now passed away but has twosurviving daughters - Virginia Collins-English in Massachusetts and BarbaraKirbawy in Ohio. Robert Mumford is now legally blind and living in Darnestown,M.D.

I have gotten many questions andseen many comments online aboutthe BOE’s decision to start school asvirtual-only learning on September14th, a decision based on the inabilityof our schools’ current HVAC sys-tems to use the State’s recommendedair filters.

Yes, I am disappointed that thestudent in-school option is off thetable at this time, but I support thedecision not to send our children,teachers, and administrators into whatthe State has declared to be an unsafesituation. If we wouldn’t ask our chil-dren to use playground equipment oreat school lunches known to be belowthe recommended safety standards,we can hardly choose to put them in apotentially unsafe environment dur-ing a pandemic. The safety of all ourresidents is my highest priority, and Idon’t believe we should ever com-promise on that.

I’m also sympathetic to those fami-lies who will be under enormous stresswhile trying to juggle virtual learningand work. But what I have learnedfrom this pandemic is that our com-

munity responds to needs of its neigh-bors. All throughout the crisis thisspring and summer, we supportedfood banks, provided meals and as-sistance to shut-ins, and looked outfor our most vulnerable. I know wecan find a way to safely help eachother through this latest challenge.I’m confident we will.

Whether you agree or disagree withthe district’s decision, I implore us allto speak and act responsibly, and withkindness. Having gone through somuch and come so far together thisyear, let’s not tear ourselves apartwhen we need each other the most.

Let’s act like residents of the townwe wanted Scotch Plains to be whenwe moved here. Despite our divisionsand disagreements, we are one com-munity.

I believe I speak for everyone onthe Council when I say that we will alldo whatever we can to help get usthrough this situation and come out astronger and more caring town.

Al SmithMayor of Scotch Plains

I love Brightwood Park, as doesmy wife. My dog loves BrightwoodPark, as did my dog before this dog.My kids love Brightwood Park, hav-ing spent many hours in their youngeryears riding their bikes all over thetrails and sharing, with practicallyevery friend who visited, the joys ofGeoCaching in the nooks and cran-nies of the park. (According toGeoCaching.com, there are still threeactive caches in the park today.)

A few summers ago, we house-swapped with a co-worker and hisfamily from Belgium, and they lovedBrightwood Park, saying that it wasone of the highlights of their stay inWestfield. They picnicked there, andall three of their kids thrilled at bikingto it and through it. One of their sonsbecame obsessed with fishing in thepond, doing so every day of their ten-day visit.

My in-laws loved Brightwood Park.They were regular walkers well intotheir 80s. Daily dog walks around thepond loop were part of the chill rou-tine we had during their visits, andthey always enjoyed seeing the vari-ety of birds and the occasional deer orraccoon as we walked the loop or didthe longer route, exiting via theFanwood Avenue gate.

I believe it is fair to say that I "get"Brightwood Park. I should also statethat I am a member of the town'sRecreation Commission. With thathat on, I am trying to diligently listenand make sure that my "getting it" isas inclusive as it can possibly be.

I live on Prospect Street and have anumber of friends and neighbors whoare against the proposal to allow thecreation and improvement of trailsfor use by off-road bicycles inBrightwood Park. I also have a largenumber of friends and neighbors whoare supportive of the proposal. Myfriends who are opposed tell me thatthis park is meant to be a quiet parkand that biking isn't a passive activity.Those who are in support tell me thatbiking isn't noisy or disruptive andthe type of riding done in a park likeBrightwood can be classified as apassive activity. My own researchreveals that both opinions can be cor-rect (and no, I'm not an attorney!). Itherefore must apply common senseand some degree of subjectivity.When I combine what I hear fromopponents and proponents with myown experiences in Brightwood Parkand elsewhere, I currently concludethat the proposal will be a net-posi-tive for those of us who use this parktoday and for our community overall.

As a member of the town's Recre-ation Commission, I have also hadthe opportunity to hear from the folksfrom JORBA who are proposing toprovide the design expertise and thelabor to improve and maintain thetrails... and to also provide some muchneeded, general TLC to this some-what ragged community asset. I findthem to be very sincere and profes-sional, and I am familiar with theirwork and commitment elsewhere(Franklin Lakes being one, recentexample). I am also familiar withother associations like theirs, in boththe biking and hiking communities.There seem to be some perceptionsout there that should this proposalbecome reality, we are inviting rowdy,abusive troublemakers into this park.If you have that perception, I encour-age you to objectively research whatorganizations like this are really about.I have done so and conclude the op-posite. They are a passionate com-munity of enthusiasts of a healthy,

Bike Trails ContradictBrightwood Park’s Intent

I am writing to express my strongopposition to mountain biking trailspaid for by a mountain biking organi-zation in Brightwood Park. This ef-fort contradicts the intent of the park,eloquently stated in the dedicationplaque. Better walking trails? Sure.More walking trails in the park? Defi-nitely. General maintenance at thepark to clear paths of debris and makeit easier to navigate for the enjoymentof residents of all ages? Absolutely.

A natural park should be kept asnatural as possible. We do not needthis particular park to be a mountainbiking destination negatively impact-ing the enjoyment of those Westfield

residents who are looking to enjoynature in its natural state. Your pro-posed “partnership” gives control toan outside organization focused ontheir members, not the Westfield com-munity. It will certainly transformfrom being a “quiet sanctuary” to abuzz of activity. Those residents wholive around the edges of the park willalso have their quality of life nega-tively impacted. They purchased thosehomes expecting the park to remain a“quiet sanctuary” in their backyardbecause that’s what the plaque at theentrance promises. There is no needto change, other to send some DPWemployees into the park to restore thetrails that have become a hazard fol-lowing each storm or have beeneroded as a result of minimal mainte-nance over the years.

Michael LezynskiWestfield

non-disruptive activity, and they arepassionate stewards within their rela-tionships with various landowners/managers across New Jersey.

I would also note that this proposal,as it stands today, A) will get allbicycles off of the existing pond looptrail B) improve the general condi-tion and the sustainability of a num-ber of the existing secondary/tertiarytrails C) close off from all use, exist-ing secondary/tertiary trails that arenot ecologically sound D) provideaccess to all users (bikers, trail run-ners, hikers, etc.) of these improvedsecondary/tertiary trails. On this lastitem, I would also share that my per-sonal experience with off-road bikersany time I have crossed paths withthem while I was hiking (in county,state and federal parks and forests), isthat they are consistently observantof the golden rule of mixed trail use,which is that bikers yield to hikers.

And lastly, a brief comment on theprocess. Our town council still haveresearch to do with respect to assur-ing that anything that would be doneis compliant with Green Acres and NJDepartment of Environmental Pro-tection restrictions/regulations. Aswith any proposal at this stage of theprocess, showstoppers could arise.Assuming they do not, I believe thatthis project would deliver a strong,net-positive outcome for expandedand improved recreational opportu-nities for the residents of Westfield.

Russ HowellWestfield





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THE WEEK IN SPORTSSports Section

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McKENNA HITS CYCLE; MENNONA HR, PATRYLO HR

Jun’s Eradicates Linwood InnIn UC Senior 50 Softball, 32-9

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

Mercy was offered only when MikeMcKenna decided to walk slowly tosecond base to allow a force out afterBruce Evans lashed a single to right-center during a 15-run seventh inning

by Jun’s Contractors in their UnionCounty Senior 50+ game against theLinwood Inn at Rahway River ParkField 1 on August 11. After the stunnedLinwood Tapsters went down in or-der in the bottom of the seventh in-ning, the Contractors strutted home

with a 32-9 triumph.Jun’s banged out 39 hits, which

included three home runs, four triplesand four doubles, and McKenna hitfor the cycle, going 6-for-6, with threeRBI and five runs scored. NickMennona went 5-for-6 with a two-runhomer, an RBI double and a pair ofRBI singles while scoring four times.The third homer came off the bat ofWalt Patrylo, who went 4-for-5 withfour RBI and three runs scored.

Pat Nigro rapped four hits, includ-ing a two-run triple, and scored threetimes. Pete Costello cracked an RBItriple, an RBI double and an RBIsingle, while scoring three times. PeteMatarazzo had an RBI single, tripledand scored once. Evans finished withfour hits, including a double, fourRBI and scored twice.

Linwood totaled 17 hits and onlytwo were for extra bases. Tim Mulhullblasted a bases-loaded double whichwould have been an easy grand slambut he pulled a hamstring muscle af-ter rounding first base. Mulhull alsosingled. Stu Lukowiak had the otherdouble. Steve Lerner went 3-for-3,walked once, scored twice and had an

SULLIVAN, D. SINGER, FERNANDES, CALLOW, LAWRENCE ON ‘O’

Westfield 2020 12Us CompeteIn First Annual ‘Last Dance’


The Westfield Baseball Leaguehonored the 2020 12U players andcoaches with one final opportunity tocompete on the 50/70 field beforethey graduate to the larger 60/90 fieldsby sponsoring what would be calledthe First Annual Last Dance atGumbert Field 2 on August 10. The12Us were divided into three teams

(White, Blue, Grey), which were tobe a four inning format but due to thelength, the competition was limitedto three innings.

Although the team that scored themost runs would be recognized as thewinner, the key was to establish arelaxed and fun scenario and the boyscertainly did that with gutsy base run-ning. In the end, the Blue came up with14 runs, while the White totaled eight

runs and the Grey totaled three runs.The Westfield Blue featured Chase

Willard, Joe DiMattina, Bryan Jor-dan, Brady Andretta, Liam Sullivan,Connor Whelan, Nathan Hickey, JackGraham and Dylan Singer. TheWestfield White consisted of LoganRevock, Alex Singer, Anthony Bulger,Ben Carno, Zach Fernandes, DylanLagrimas, Harrison Thorburn, Ben

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LLG MILLER HR; BIFANI, BACKUS 4-4; DB WALKER HR

Liberty LG Rattles DeBellisIn U.C. Sr. 60+ Softball, 23-3


Liberty Lighting lit up the sky withbright yellow softballs and when theyreturned to earth, the result was a 23-3, six-inning triumph over DeBellisAssociates in a Union County Senior60+ Softball League game at RahwayRiver Park Field 1 on August 12. Thewin assured Liberty Lighting Groupas the third seed in the A Division forthe upcoming playoffs that began onAugust 17. DeBellis was given thefourth seed in the B Division.

All 13 men in the Liberty Lightinglineup recorded at least one hit andscored at least one run in the 31-hitbombardment, which included sevendoubles, five triples and a home run.DeBellis Associates managed to tapout six hits, which included a doubleand a home run.

The power man for DeBellis was

Howie Walker, who bashed a solohomer and a double in his two plateappearances. Dan D’Arcy also went2-for-2 with an RBI. George Barcaand Artie Martines supplied the other

hits. Defensively, Walker also madesome fine catches in leftfield, LarryOlenrude made a fine grab incenterfield and D’Arcy pulled off acouple of impressive plays at short-stop, including an initiation of a doubleplay. The Lighting men also madesome fine plays, especially from LouBalestriere at second, Don Miller atshortstop, Rick Regenthal at third baseand first baseman Rich Pitonzo, whoconverted a first-to-third double play.

Offensively, Miller, who scored fourtimes, blasted a two-run homer and an

RBI triple to go with and infield single.Paul Bifani went 4-for-4 with a pair ofdoubles, an RBI and three runs scored.Mike Backus also went 4-for-4 with atriple and a double, an RBI and two

runs scored. Balestriere tripled twice,doubled, scored three times and hadthree RBI. Willy Jackson rapped apair of RBI singles and an RBI double,while scoring once in his three at-bats. Harry Semple rapped a two-runtriple and added an RBI sacrifice fly.Jeff Maglietta drilled a two-rundouble, singled and scored once andPitonzo had an RBI double, singledand scored twice.

Liberty Lighting scored six runs inthe top of the first inning and it began

From the archives of The WestfieldLeader and The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

July 30, 2019: Continuous shell-ing for the first five innings combinedwith four shutout innings from pitch-ing ace John Deitch during that spanput third-seeded Darby Road Brainardin a great position to glide through thenext four innings in Game 1 of theScotch Plains Men’s Softball LeagueWest Division semifinals against sec-ond-seeded Diva’s Salon at BrooksidePark in Scotch Plains on July 30. TheDarby Roadsters trampled home plate

22 times, while yielding just one runin the first five innings, en route to a24-5 triumph.

Deitch allowed two singles in eachof the first four innings and anothertwo hits plus a walk in the fifth whenthe Diva’s scored their first run. Deitchwould hold the Diva’s hitless in thesixth before giving up two runs ontwo hits and a walk in the seventh thenhe would permit just another single inthe scoreless eighth. John Rachkopitched the ninth inning, allowing tworuns on two hits and a walk.

Darby Road Brainard hammered

out 29 hits, which included sixdoubles, a triple and a home run, andleadoff hitter Brady Lau, who scoredfive times, had five of them with athree-run triple and a pair of doubles.Aaron Richards, who scored twice,went 5-for-5 with two doubles andfive RBI. Deitch went 4-for-5 with adouble, two RBI and a run scored.Moe Walters whacked a three-runhomer and an RBI single. DennisDiMascio had a pair of RBI singles,an RBI double and an RBI sacrificefly. Jeff Bendix took the patient route,walking twice, singling twice and scor-

ing four times, while adding two RBI.August 1, 2019: Transformation

from a cellar dweller after the first fivegames of the season to the top “crow”on the St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Soft-ball League ladder came to fruition atBrookside Park in Scotch Plains onAugust 1. The St. Francis men hadsomething to “crow” about when theycame up with the right formula toknock off the formerly first-placed St.George squad, 9-5, and to seize their10th straight victory.

Despite having only three outfield-

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GANG TOSSES SHUTOUT, PATEREK 4-FOR-4, GANO 3B, 2B

St. Mike Quells St. WolfgangIn St. Bart Men’s Action, 16-0


Pitcher Glen Gang with the help ofsome super defense, including adouble play, tossed a complete gameshutout in a 16-0 St. Michael victoryover St. Wolfgang at Brookside Park

in Scotch Plains on August 14. Thetriumph upped St. Mike’s record to 7-1, while the Wolfmen are still seekingtheir second victory of the season.

Gang permitted just five hits andthree walks. Wolfman Todd Feinberghad two of them in his three at-bats.

Bob Cihanowyz singled and walkedonce. Ryan Peters and Ross Alperteach tapped a single. Chris Millar,although he hit the ball long and hard,and Karl Grossmann could salvagejust one walk each.

Defensively, St. Mike secondbaseman Frank Samuelian turned adouble play in the first inning and wasinvolved in a number of fine putoutsas was shortstop Sal Gano, Jr. RichPitonzo and Don Rinaldo, who alter-nated at first base, pulled off somefine scoops. Mike Cunningham andVaro Baboomian each made a greatsnag in the outfield. Gang also madeseveral fine plays, especially a back-handed flick to third base to get aforce out.

Although Wolfgang did commit anumber of errors, there were a fewmoments of defensive glory. The mostglorious came in the fifth inning whenshortstop Dave Eckert flicked to sec-ond baseman Peters, who quickly firedto Grossmann at first to complete adouble play.

The offensive glory was almostentirely off the bats of St. Mike. The24-hit shelling included a 4-for-4

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David B. Corbin (August 2019 files) for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SWOOPING INTO THIRD...Darby Road’s (Brainard) Kyle Williams comesswooping into third base to beat the throw to Diva third baseman Matt Whitmanin the second inning of the West Division semifinal Game 1 on July 30, 2019.


STRONG EVENING AT THE PLATE...Cranford Cougar Nick Dizdar rappedan RBI double in the third inning and an RBI single in the first inning againstCherry Hill in the Cal Ripken, Jr. Mid-Atlantic 9U Tournament at the MemorialField Complex in Cranford on July 27, 2018. After a rain delay, the game wascompleted the next day and the Cougars won 9-8.

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David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times

CLOSE PLAY AT SECOND...Westfield Blue’s Bryan Jordan slides into second base as Westfield White shortstop AlexSinger makes a tag in the First Annual Last Dance 12U game at Gumbert Field 2 in Westfield on August 10.


MAKING CONTACT...Linwood Inn slugger Tim Mulhall blasts what wouldhave been a grand slam but he pulled a leg muscle and settled for a 3-run double.


VERY CLOSE CALL...St. Wolfgang’s Todd Feinberg tries to step on first beforeSt. Mike’s Don Rinaldo receives the throw in the fourth inning on August 14.


MASKED BOMBER...DeBellis slugger Howie Walker hammered a solo homerun in the second inning against Liberty Lighting at Rahway River Field 1 onAugust 12. Walker also doubled in his other at-bat.


READY TO MAKE CONTACT...Liberty Lighting batter Jeff Maglietta rappeda two-run double in the fourth inning against DeBellis on August 12.

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with a leadoff double to left by Bifani.Balestriere bashed and RBI triple toright and Miller mangled an RBI tripleto center. After Semple’s sac fly,Backus and Pitonzo both singled andRegenthal (2-for-4, run) wobbled anRBI single past first. Jackson joltedand RBI single to left and RichLinderman (2-for-3, run) hopped anRBI single past third.

DeBellis scored once in the bottomof the second when Walker wallopedhis solo homer over the leftfielder’shead but Liberty tacked on two runsin the third. Bifani slammed a tripledown the third base line and scoredon Miller’s deep home run to far rightfield.

In the fourth, Liberty upped its leadto 14-1 with six more runs. Regenthalsingled and sped to third when theball eluded the centerfielder. Jacksonlined an RBI single and Pat Nigro (2-for-3) hobbled a single past short.Linderman singled, Maglietta yankeda two-run double to left and PaulSouthwick bounced a two-run singleover first base. Mike Koslowski (2-

for-3) slapped a single to right andBifani singled in the sixth run of theinning.

Five more Liberty men scored inthe fifth. Balestriere lined a double tocenter and scored when Miller reachedon an error. Semple slammed a two-run double to left. Backus sliced atriple to right, Pitonzo pounded anRBI double to center and Jacksoncurled an RBI double into right field.

Four more runs in the sixth putLiberty up 23-1. Balestriere tripled inKoslowski and Bifani. Miller singledoff the shortstop, Semple reachedsafely on an error as Balestriere scoredand Backus ripped an RBI single toright.

Barca and Martines led off theDeBellis sixth with singles. D’Arcypoked an RBI single then Martinesmanaged to score when Liberty turneda 6-4-3 double play. The final outcame when Bobby DeBellis, whowalked in his first at-bat, lined out toleftfield.Liberty Lighting 602 654 23DeBellis Associates 010 002 3

ers, the Fran men still had the rightformula on defense with the pitchingof Howie Bialos and the sure-handedgloves of second baseman LouBalestriere, shortstop Rob Zerafa andthe efforts of outfielders Gus Alvarez,Joe LoBrace and Josh Baik. Zerafaand Balestriere turned an inning-end-ing double play in the second inning.Alvarez and LoBrace made key run-ning grabs and Baik came up with amemorable diving-and-rolling catchin the third inning. Balestriere pulledoff a smooth backhand for the thirdout in the fifth inning then ended thegame by absorbing a steamer off thebat of Rob Stratton and tossing to firstfor the final out.

August 2, 2019: Pitching excel-lence was in high gear as St. Anthony’sFrank Chupko and St. Wolfgang’s EdFernandez engaged in a duel that wasnot decided until Chris Millar’s flyball to right field was hauled in withthe tying run at third base during a St.Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague game at Brookside Park inScotch Plains on August 2. The resultwas a key, 5-4, win for St. Anthony,who just bumped St. Francis out ofthe first-place when the Fran mendropped a 14-10 slugfest to St.Michael.

St. Anthony shortstop Lou Messanoinsured his contract renewal when hepulled off an inning-ending double

play (DP) in the fourth then followedin the fifth with a diving stop that heconverted into a long-throw putout atfirst. St. Wolfgang shortstop WaltPatrylo was involved in two DPs. Thefirst was the most spectacular play ofthe evening when he chased a popupinto shallow leftfield and with hisback to home plate, he caught the ball,reeled around and fired to second intime to catch the runner off base. Thesecond DP was also very interesting.With the bases loaded and one out inthe seventh inning, St. Anthony’sGerry Riepe looped a ball into centeras a runner scored. Kevin Morrisquickly scooped it and flicked toPatrylo at second in time to get theforce out. Patrylo in turn fired home

to get the next runner attempting toscore.

July 27, 2018: Having wrapped upthe top seed in Pool A for the playoffround, Cherry Hill had nothing toloose in its match-up with the CranfordCougars in the Cal Ripken, Jr. 9UMid-Atlantic Regional Tournamentgame held at the Memorial Field Com-

plex in Cranford on July 27. Cranfordtook a 9-6 lead into the bottom of thefifth inning then Mother Nature inter-fered forcing the game to be com-pleted the next day and with the Cou-gars holding on to salvage a 9-8 vic-tory.

Cranford put the bat on the ballwell and totaled 12 hits. Leadoff hit-ter Tyler Muccigrosso poked a pair ofsingles, scored twice and had an RBI.Nick Dizdar drilled an RBI doubleand an RBI single and scored once.Cooper Falk punched three singles,scored once and had an RBI. BraydenFry hammered an RBI double andsingled. Charlie Springer (walk) andMatt Dugan each singled and scored.Aiden Capizzi singled. Gabe Deeb,

Alex Affronti and Brody Ewing eachscored once.

July 30, 2018: Nick Buontempobelted a pair of home runs, includingan inside the park job, to lead top seedVicki’s Diner/Gashouse Gorillas to a30-6 thumping of Darby Road in thefirst round of the Scotch Plains Men’sSoftball League playoffs played on

July 30 at Brookside Park in ScotchPlains. Jason Hoynoski and PeteCorvelli each went 6-for-6 for thevictors. Buontempo went 4-for-6, withtwo home runs and five RBI. CarlosRego drove in four runs in addition topitching a complete game for the vic-tory.

July 31, 2018: Mike Chronic drovein six runs on three hits, while DougDelle Donne chipped in three RBI onthree hits to lead Sofa Kings to a 24-13 victory over Grillestone in theopening round of the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League playoffs heldon July 31 at Farley Field in ScotchPlains.

Early August, 2018: After win-ning the district title and its first everstate title, Mountainside’s 8U ‘GreenMachine’ went 6-0 to win the MidAtlantic Regional Cal Ripken/BabeRuth Baseball Tournament. The Tour-nament consisted of 10 winners fromfive states; Maryland, Delaware,Pennsylvania, New York and NewJersey.

The Green Machine beat EastFishkill, NY, 18-4, Mt. Laurel, NJ, 8-5, Hilltop, Pa. 5-3 and Queensbury,NY, 18-2 in Pool play then edged Mt.Laurel, 7-6, and North Colonie, NY,7-5, to claim the title.

Mountainside received outstanding

efforts from Matt Filiaci, CJCantagallo, Jake Minnefor, AddisonAdornato, Mateo Liloia, MikeDonahue, Tyce Hanratty, NoahHunter, Drew Peris, Bobby Poth, GregDardanello and Alex Pater.

August 8, 2017: Same teams, butwith new names met for the ScotchPlains Men’s Softball A Divisioncrown in a best two-out-of-three se-ries held at Jerseyland Field in ScotchPlains on August 8 and the resultswere pretty much the same as theyhad been for the past 13 years. TheSheelen’s Crossing team, formerlyknown as the Stage House, faced River& Rail Cantina, formerly known asthe Netherwood and Park Beverage,in a double header and won both, 15-12, and 14-0, respectively. In that 13-year stretch, the men of Sheelen’swon 11 titles with River & Rail win-ning the other two (2014, 2010).

In Game 1, Sheelen’s amassed 23hits, with the most impressive comingoff the bat of Joey D’Annunzio, whowhacked a three-run home run in thefirst inning. D’Annunzio also addedan RBI single. Team captain ToddSimo (2 runs scored) went 4-for-4with a double and three RBI. MikeyDeVizio (2 runs) also went 4-for-4with a pair of doubles and two RBI.

evening from Chris Paterek, who alsohad three RBI and scored once. Ganopummeled an RBI triple, doubled andsingled, while scoring twice.Baboomian banged out three singles,scored twice and had two RBI. Gangsingled twice, doubled, scored twiceand had a pair of RBI. Rich Reichwent 3-for-4 with two runs scored andan RBI.

St. Mike’s Glenn Jones singledtwice, scored twice and had an RBI.Pitonzo rapped a two-run single. BobMcGinnis singled twice and scored

once. Cunningham singled and scoredonce. Rinaldo (RBI) and Samuelianeach singled once. Ted Florio (walk)and Frank Apicella each scored once.

St. Mike tagged pitcher PeteChemidlin for two runs in the top ofthe first inning. Reich rolled a singleover second, Gano yanked an RBItriple down the right field line and

Gang hacked an RBI single to center.Three errors led to four more St. Mikeruns in the second inning with Jones,McGinnis, Cunningham and Paterekdancing across home plate.

In the third inning, Gang looped adouble over first, Baboomian burneda steaming single off the secondbaseman’s glove and Pitonzo ploppeda two-run single into right field.Paterek made the score 9-0 with anRBI single to center.

The lead jumped to 11-0 in thefourth with RBI from Gang and

Baboomian then after a scoreless fifthand sixth innings, five St. Mike’sscuffed home plate in the seventh.Gano doubled to left, Gang slashed asingle to right and Baboomianbounced an RBI single over third.Florio’s grounder to third resulted ina throwing error that allowed tworuns to score. Jones and Paterek final-ized the scoring with RBI singles.St. Michael 243 200 5 16St. Wolfgang 000 000 0 0

50+ A DIVISION:TEAM W LDeegan Roofing 9 0Jun’s Contracting 6 3Douglas VW 6 3Linwood Inn 2 7

50+ B DIVISION:TEAM W LPhenomenal Boyz 5 4Riverside Inn 5 5Contact Lens & Vision 3 6Suspenders 1 8

50+ C DIVISION:TEAM W L TTamar Jewelers 7 3Cranford VFW 6 3 1Advanced Financial 5 4 1Garwood Metal 0 9

Riverside 24, Cranford VFW 8Pitcher Mario Fastiggi was backed

by some solid defensive play andcontributions throughout the entireRiverside lineup. Carl Gamba, JeffNicholls and John Veglia paced theCranford attack.Jun’s Contracting 32, Linwood 9

Jun’s came out swinging, bangingout 40 hits in 60 at-bats, and finalizedthe victory plating 15 in the 7th frame.Pat Nigro led the charge going 4-for-5 while Mike McKenna had a nightfor the ages going 6-for-6.Deegan 16, Phenomenal Boyz 7

Deegan Roofing scored 5 runs inthe 4th inning and then pulled away torecord the victory. Pitcher Doug Fisherwas backed up by an infield that turned

three double plays. Fischer addedthree hits to lead the offense. OtherRoofers with three hits were DamonRoth, Charlie Collins, Kevin Spellmanand Nick Russo.Douglas VW 28, Suspenders 13

The Douglas 32-hit attack was ledby Rich Gaul and Tom Renna, both 3-for-3 with a HR. Ed Rodriguez blasted4 hits while Hector Munoz, HaroldZayas, Mike Shriner, Dave Waymanand Joe Caliguari each chipped inwith 3 hits. Despite pounding out 24hits for a .639 game average, theupstart Suspenders could not keepup. Frank Verducci (3RBI), JimmyCross (2RBI), Dante Brando (2RBI),Joe Michael (2RBI) and GreggHerzfeld each supplied 3 hits.Tamar Jewelers 22, Contact 19

With a well balanced team attack,the Jewelers had Bobby McCarthy with3 hits and Feliz Colon a home run.Advanced 19, Garwood Metal 16

AF plated 6 in the bottom of the 3rdinning and then continued to score,shutting down a last inning rally forGarwood. John Rachko, Billy Hillyerand Mike Bernardo all had 3 hits topace Advanced. Dave Martoranoadded 2 hits and 3 RBI. Ron Kulik ledthe Metal Benders with 4 hits and 3RBI. Tom DeRocco and TomStraniero added 3 hits and 3 RBI aswell. Carey Durrett and Jose Jimenezchipped in with 3 hits apiece.

Union County Senior 50+Softball League Results:


GOOD STRETCH FOR THE DOUBLE PLAY...Joe Max first baseman BruceEvans makes the stretch to complete the double play on Contact Lens & Visionrunner Ed Quinn at Rahway River Park in Rahway on August 10, 2017.


SLIPPING INTO SECOND...St. Anthony’s Ed DeFrancesco slips into secondbefore St. Wolfgang shortstop Walt Patrylo makes the tag at Brookside Park inScotch Plains on August 2, 2019. St. Anthony took possession of first with a 5-4 win.


FINE EVENING AT THE PLATE...St. Francis batter Howie Bialos raps a singleas St. George catcher Brendan McNamara observes. Bialos had a fine evening atthe plate with three singles and a pair of RBI in the 9-5 victory (August 1, 2019).


NAILED AT THE PLATE...American Legion Post 3’s Gus Alvarez gets gunneddown at the plate after Charlie Brown’s catcher Tom Hercel got a great throw fromcenterfielder Kyle Berwick in the sixth inning at Jerseyland Field (August 1, 2018).


MAKING CONTACT...Contact Lens & Vision star Joe DeRosa makes contactwith the ball in the Union County Senior 50+ playoff game against Top Line.DeRosa worked miracles with a multitude of spectacular catches (August 4, 2016).

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A LITTLE DIFFICULTY...St. Mike first baseman Rich Pitonzo tries to catch adifficult throw in the game against St. Wolfgang at Brookside Park.


RIPPING A DOUBLE...Linwood Inn batter Stu Lukowiak rips a double toledtfield in the fifth inning against Jun’s Contractors on August 12 at RahwayRiver Park. The Contractors won 32-9.


APPLYING THE POWER...Liberty Lighting veteran Harry Semple bashed atwo-run triple in the game against DeBellis on August 12.


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AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGARTICLE VIII, SECTION 77 OFCHAPTER 410 “REVISEDORDINANCES OF THETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD,NEW JERSEY (2020),” BYAMENDING SCHEDULE XXIVAND INCLUDING CERTAINPORTIONS OF ROADWAYSAS INDICATED IN SECTION 1BELOW AND DESIGNATINGSAME AS “PREFERENTIALPARKING ZONES” (LINCOLNPARK EAST)

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Barshtak, Ethan Roosevelt and JakeGrossman. The Grey consisted ofLance Alexander, James Statler,Connor Smith, Duncan Callow, LouisCiullo, Alex Lawrence, James Oligino,William Singer and Dylan Erck.

Defensively, players were rotated invarious positions but the starting pitch-ers were Dylan Singer (Blue), Revock(White) and Lawrence (Grey). Lead-ing offensively for the Blue, DylanSinger went 3-for-3 with an RBI and arun scored. Sullivan went 2-for-2 withan RBI triple and an RBI single, whilebeing hit-by-a-pitch and scoring allthree times. Jordan rapped an RBIsingle, walked and scored twice.Andretta singled and scored twice.Williard singled and scored twice.DiMattina and Whelan both walkedtwice and scored twice. Hickey walkedtwice and Graham walked once.

Fernandes made sparks for theWhite team, going 2-for-2 with anRBI double and two runs scored. AlexSinger had an RBI double. Lagrimaswalked twice and scored once.Revock, Bulger, Carno, Roosevelt andGrossman each walked once andscored once. Thorburn had an RBIand Barshtak walked once.

Lawrence led the Grey team with apair of singles and Callow rapped atwo-run single. Statler and Smith bothsingled and scored once. Alexandersingled once in his two plate appear-ances, Ciullo scored once and Oliginowalked in his only plate appearance.

Singer was on the mound firstagainst the White team and shut themdown 1-2-3 with the help of a greatsnag of a liner off the bat of AlexSinger by second baseman Williard.

The Grey team scored all three ofits runs in the first. Statler hopped asingle past short as did Smith then

Callow crunched a two-run single tocenterfield. Ciullo reached first on aforce out and stole second. Lawrencescribbled an infield single and Ciullowould score on a wild pitch.

The Blue team scored four runs inits first inning. Willard wiggled asingle, stole second, moved to thirdon a wild pitch and scored whenAndretta’s grounder to first was mis-handled. Sullivan slammed an RBItriple then scored on a bad throwduring a pickoff attempt. Whelanwalked and managed to get all theway around to score on wild pitches.

The Blue added five more runs ontwo hits, four walks, a hit batter andan error, and batted around in thesecond inning. Dylan Singer (2 buntsingles in the inning — one via sui-cide), Willard, DiMattina, Jordan andSullivan all scored. The White cameup with two runs in the second.

Fernandes singled and would laterscore on a failed pickoff attempt.Lagrimas walked and would score onThorburn’s groundout to short.

After the Grey went down silentlyin the third, the White plated six runswith the help of six walks, RBI doublesby Alex Singer and Fernandes and anerror. The Blue team got one lastchance and made good with five moreruns. DiMattina began it all with awalk and would score on Jordan’ssingle. Jordan would score on a muffedpickoff attempt. Andretta jolted a hardsingle past first and Sullivan loopedan RBI single over first. Sullivanwould score on a wild pitch. Whelanwalked and Dylan Singer plopped anRBI single into right field.

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RBI. Paul Cassidy went 3-for-4 withtwo RBI and a run scored.

Interestingly, despite such a mas-sive amount of runs scored, there wereseveral fine defensive performances.Jun’s shortstop Rob Stratton scoopedseveral hot grounders and convertedthem to putouts and Patrylo chaseddown a few difficult pop ups aroundthird base. Evans demonstrated hisfine stretching ability at first base.

Linwood Tapster second basemanJeff Villani initiated a slick maneuverthat would eventually result in a doubleplay. Pitcher Rich Johns absorbed sev-eral steaming liners back to the moundand Cassidy at shortstop hauled in adifficult pop up into shallow leftfield.

Jun’s scored five times in the top ofthe first inning and Glen Gang (4-for-

5, 4 runs, 3 RBI) got things movingwith a single to right. Mennona ham-mered a two-run homer to deep rightand McKenna followed with a tripleto left. Evans slashed an RBI doubleto center, Costello lofted an RBI tripleto left and Matarazzo ripped an RBIsingle to left.

Linwood answered with two runsin the first. Lerner dinked an infieldsingle. Brian Latham (2-for-4, 2 runs)slapped a single to right and Cassidy(3-for-4, 2 RBI, run) loaded the baseswith a single to center. Slope Rzewuskidrew an RBI walk and Johns (2-for-4)added an RBI groundout to short.

Two Contractors scored in the thirdwhen Mennona and McKenna bothsingled and scored on a single byEvans and a sac fly by Stratton, re-

spectively. In the fourth inning, Jun’supped their lead to 10-2. Patrylo lineda solo homer to center, Nigro and AlGenova (4-for-6, 4 runs, 2 RBI) bothsingled, Gang tapped an RBI single toright-center then Genova scored as arunner got caught in a rundown.

One Tapster scored in the fourth.Rzewuski walked, Johns and LeoDiGuillo, who both went 2-for-4,singled and Joe Sarica added an RBIgroundout back to the mound. ButJun’s scored three in the fifth.McKenna whacked a leadoff homer.Evans’ fly ball to center was dropped.Costello cranked an RBI double andscored on Patrylo’s single.

Linwood did its best dancing withfive runs in the bottom of the inning tomake the score 13-8. Dave Dudas (2-for-3, 2 runs) singled, Lukowiakdoubled, Lerner and Cassidy tappedRBI singles and Mulhull crunched histhree-run double to deep right-center.

Four Contractors scored in the sixth.Mennona poked an RBI single to right,McKenna lashed an RBI double tocenter and Evans lined a two-runsingle to right. In the Linwood sixth,Dudas singled and Cassidy later addedan RBI single to left.

Now the Merry-go-round of 15 runsand 20 at-bats began with Matarazzo’striple in the seventh. Other highlightsof the inning included a pair of RBIsingles by Patrylo and Genova, a two-run triple by Nigro, an RBI doubleand RBI single by Mennona, and apair of two-run singles from Strattonand Gang.

The slaughter ended whenMcKenna grabbed a pair of liners inleftfield and Patrylo hauled in a popupbehind third base.Jun’s Contracting 502 334 (15) 32Linwood Inn 200 151 0 9

August 8, 2017: Pete Gilson blasteda two-run homer in the bottom of thesecond and a three-run homer in thethird to help Five Guys build an 11-1lead against Sofa Kings on their way tocapturing a 15-12 victory in Game 1 ofthe Scotch Plains Rec League B cham-pionship series played at BrooksidePark in Scotch Plains on August 8.Top-seeded Five Guys would have tostave off a furious rally from the sec-ond-seeded Sofa Kings, who scoredeight runs in the top of the fifth tobriefly pull ahead at 12-11. Five Guysregained the lead for good by scoringfour runs in the sixth inning.

August 8, 2017: Pete Gilson drovein three runs and the defense returnedto form in treating Five Guys to an 8-0 win over Sofa Kings in Game 2 oftheir B Division championship seriessweep. The sweep gave Five Guystheir first championship in six sea-sons and prevented Sofa Kings, whichhad vanquished two-time defendingchamps Gashouse Gorillas in thesemis, from claiming their first title inthree seasons. Five Guys mound aceJohn Hagy tossed a shutout.

August 10, 2017: Seven days aftertheir game at Jerseyland Field inScotch Plains was postponed in thetop of the second inning due to light-ning, the men of Joe Max Telecomand Contact Lens & Vision decided tobegin anew in a Union County Senior50+ League A Division game at

Rahway River Field in Rahway onAugust 10. But it was the Joe Maxmen, who made the most contact in a16-7 victory, which featured a pair ofbooming home runs and five smoothdouble plays.

Every player on Joe Max Telecomcontributed to the 19-hit attack butthe loudest cracks came off the bats ofBruce Evans and Pete Costello, whoboth whacked a three-run home runand finished with four RBI. Costelloalso singled and scored a second timeand Evans added a pair of doublesand a single, and scored three times.Dave Eckert, who doubled, singledand walked, had three RBI and scoredfour times. Rob Stratton singled twice,walked twice and scored three times,and John Miller mashed an RBI triple,singled and scored once.

Contact Lens also totaled 19 hitsand leadoff hitter Ken Zierler (runscored) had three of them, includingan RBI triple. Matt Kasper (run)thumped a two-run triple and an RBIsingle, Tim Walsh (run) had a pair ofsingles and a pair of RBI and LouBalestriere doubled and singled in his

three plate appearances.August 2, 2016: Netherwood Bar

& Grill swept their best of three, play-off match-up against Chico’s bypounding out a 12-10 win in Game 1before riding the strong pitching per-formance of Kevin Woodring to a 12-

3 victory in the nightcap. The double-header held at Brookside Park inScotch Plains was a semifinal matchbetween the second and third seeds inthe Scotch Plains Men’s SoftballLeague. Damon Roth, Billy Aumenta,Jared Pence and Brady Lau deliveredthe majority of the offense for theNetherwood gang.

August 3, 2016: St. Maximilianmay have been getting quite nervousas the sluggers went into the bottomof the fifth inning trailing St. Mat-thew, 2-1, in St. Bart’s OldtimersMen’s Softball League action at For-est Road Park in Fanwood. But as thetop dogs in the league, the Max Menwere able to reach down deeply toscore two runs in the fifth and threeinsurance runs in the sixth, while acepitcher John Deitch held the MattMen in check en route to a 6-2 tri-umph.

Deitch, after yielding both runs inthe first inning, shut out St. Matthewthe rest of the way and finished with asix-hitter, while walking no one. St.Matt pitcher Paul Newton allowedjust nine hits and only one was forextra bases.

August 4, 2016: One spectacularplay after another made for a very lowscoring game until top-seeded Con-tact Lens & Vision made contact withfour runs in the bottom of the sixthinning then limited fourth-seeded TopLine Appliances to one run in theseventh to claim a 7-2 victory in Game

1 of the Union County Senior 50+Softball League B Division playoffsemifinals at Rahway River Park.

The most spectacular defensive playof the game was exhibited by Contactleftfielder Joe DeRosa, who went air-borne and parallel to the ground torob Bob D’Meo of an extra base hit.DeRosa’s momentum on the play cata-

pulted him over the leftfield line andinto foul territory. DeRosa not onlyrobbed D’Meo again two innings laterbut he also robbed several Top Linersof hits with his exploits. DeRosa wasresponsible for seven putouts.

Peter Byer led Contact, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runsscored. Neil Kaufman contributedthree RBI, which included an RBIsingle and a pair of RBI sac flies.Leadoff hitter Ken Zierler rapped atriple and a single and scored bothtimes.

August 4, 2015: Would Vickie’sDiner bring home the bacon and sendAutoland to the junkyard or wouldAutoland run all over them and leavethem in the dust? That question wasanswered at Brookside Park in ScotchPlains when third-seeded Vickie’soutlasted top-seeded Autoland, 15-11, in Game 3 to claim the ScotchPlains Men’s Softball League B Divi-sion crown.

Vickie’s Jason Hoynoski providedthe “Thunder of Thor” with an RBItriple in the first, a two-run home run inthe second, a single in the third and a

three-run homer in the seventh to fin-ish with six RBI and four runs scored.In his final plate appearance, Autolanddecided to provide him with an inten-tional walk. Leadoff hitter Al Genovaslapped four singles and scored eachtime. He also drew a free pass.

August 5, 2015: Home runs seemedeasy to come by with some unsuspect-ing individuals collecting round trip-pers in a very interesting game be-tween St. Francis and St. Joseph in St.Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague action at Forest Road Park inFanwood. In the end, the St. Joe boys,who scored all of their runs in the firstfour innings, managed to survive a latescare but eked out a 14-13 victory.

In his first two plate appearances,St. Fran’s Neil Kaufman hammered atwo-run shot and a solo blast. Afterhacking a single in his first at-bat, St.Joe’s Gus Alvarez also launched atwo-run shot and a solo shot. How-ever, also adding to the barrage werethe unsuspecting three-run homers thatblazed off the bats of St. Joe’s EdFernandez and Rich Pitonzo and St.Fran’s James Barba.

August 6, 2015: Top Line Appli-ances needed a victory to be in conten-tion for the top-seed in the UnionCounty Senior 50+ B Division play-offs, but Contact Lens & Vision was ina more difficult situation and needed avictory to avoid being condemned to afourth seed in the A Division, whichwould mean a date to face the formi-dable top-seeded Deegan Roofing“Deeganators”. The two competitors

met face-to-face in their final regularseason game at Rahway River Park.

The Top Liners got off to a com-fortable 14-6 lead after three inningsbut managed to score a much neededfive runs in the bottom of the sixth todim the Lensmen’s hopes of a come-back and to exit the park with a 21-16victory. Top Liner Neal Iaccarino went4-for-4 with a triple, three runs scoredand two RBI. Leadoff hitter Ron Kulikconnected for four singles, while scor-ing three times and adding two RBI.Dave “Duck” Ball, who had threehits, led the team with five RBI, whileOsiris Hernandez rapped a two-rundouble and an RBI single and scoredtwice.

July 29, 2014: Twenty six runsmay have been scored, but it wassuperb defense that caught everyone’seyes and called the shots inNetherwood’s 14-12 victory overDiva’s in Game 2 of the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League A Divisionsemifinal round at Brookside Park inScotch Plains. Diva shortstop JamesDiNizo wasted little time demonstrat-ing his agility with a great lunge toland a liner off the bat of Billy Aumentain the first inning. DiNizo went on tomake several difficult plays look rou-tine. Netherwood shortstop JeffBendix performed his magic on sev-eral occasions, which included a rangyreach in mid-leftfield in the fifth anda leaping, diving stab in the sixth. Healso gathered a deflection off the footof pitcher Kevin Woodring and



SLIDING UNDER THE TAG...Todd Simo (Sheelen’s Crossing) slides into secondfor a double before River & Rail’s Billy Aumenta can make the tag in Game 1 ofthe A Division championship series at Jerseyland Field (August 8, 2017).

David B. Corbin (August 2015 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSAFE AT SECOND...Top Line’s Neal Iccarino slides safely into second just beforeContact Lens & Vision second baseman Jerry Archibald makes the tag in the thirdinning at Rahway River Park on August 6, 2015. Top Line won 21-16.


VERY CLOSE PLAY AT FIRST...St. Matthew first baseman Pat Nigro preparesto catch the ball as St. Maximilian player Frank Vecchione is about to step on thebase in the second inning at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 3, 2016.

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SLIDING IN WITH A DOUBLE...Jun Contractor Bruce Evans slides into secondbase with a double before Linwood’s Jeff Villiani can make the tag.


MAKING THE CALL...Westfield White’s Harrison Thorburn, No. 3, makes an“out” call as teammate Ben Carno prepares to get a throw back from the catcherduring the 12U Last Dance game at Gumbert Field 2.


PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD

PLANNING BOARD

PROPOSED CONDEMNATIONREDEVELOPMENT AREA

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accor-dance with the New Jersey Local Redevel-opment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1, et seq., and specifically N.J.S.A.40A:12A-6, the TOWNSHIP OFCRANFORD PLANNING BOARD will con-duct a public hearing on September 2,2020, at 7:30 p.m. by electronic means(the “Public Hearing”), for the purposes ofinvestigating and determining whethercertain lands and premises within the Town-ship of Cranford qualify as a Condemna-tion Area In Need of Redevelopment pur-suant to the criteria set forth in N.J.S.A.40A:12A-5. Due to the ongoing publichealth emergency, and the Governor’sExecutive Orders related to the same, thePlanning Board of the Township of Cranfordwill conduct all meetings, remotely and byelectronic means for the foreseeable fu-ture, including the Public Hearing. In ac-cordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 (the “OpenPublic Meetings Act”) and consistent withthe Department of Community Affairs, Di-vision of Local Government Services guide-lines, the Township’s Planning Board Pub-lic Hearing will be open to the public byelectronic means. The Public Hearing willbe held by videoconference and broad-cast live. The public may access the PublicHearing by tuning in to Cranford TV35 ontheir home television or via livestream onCranford TV35’s Facebook page. Thosewho wish to participate in the Public Hear-ing should follow the instructions and com-plete the registration form available at theTownship of Cranford’s website at https://www.cranfordnj.org/minutes-and-agen-das. The subject lands and premises arelocated in the southern portion of the Town-ship of Cranford, bounded by the railroadtracks, Walnut Avenue and the Hyatt HillsGolf Course. The subject properties are

known as 750 Walnut Avenue, and alsoknown as Block 541, Lot 2, Qualifiers C01,C02, C03, C04, C05, C06 and C07 asshown on the Township of Cranford TaxMap (the “Study Area”). A map depictingthe properties within the Study Area isavailable for public inspection during regu-lar business hours at the office of theTownship Clerk located at the Township ofCranford Municipal Building located at 8Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey07016. A Preliminary Investigation Reporthas also been prepared by a ProfessionalPlanner retained by the Township ofCranford, Leigh Anne Hindenlang of To-pology NJ, LLC. That report will be submit-ted to the Planning Board and will be on filewith the Township Clerk’s office ten (10)days prior to the hearing for review andconsideration of any interested membersof the public. At the Public Hearing, thePlanning Board will hear any persons whoare in attendance who are interested in orwould be affected by a determination thatthe above-mentioned properties qualify asa Condemnation Area in Need of Redevel-opment. At the conclusion of the hearingand after listening to the testimony of thePlanner and members of the public, thePlanning Board may determine whether torecommend to the Township Committee ofthe Township of Cranford that the abovereferenced properties should be desig-nated as a Condemnation Area in Need ofRedevelopment. A resolution with that rec-ommendation will be forwarded to theTownship Committee for its considerationas to whether the properties should bedesignated as a Condemnation Area inNeed of Redevelopment. A determinationby the Township Committee designatingthe properties as a Condemnation Area inNeed of Redevelopment shall authorizethe Township of Cranford to exercise thepower of eminent domain to acquire anyproperty in the Redevelopment Area.

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stepped on second for a force play.July 31, 2014: No whining for

Rosie’s Wine Bar this time as they puttogether a top-shelf performance toslam the door on AJ Jersey with a 13-3 jolting in Union County 50+ Soft-ball League action at Jerseyland Fieldin Scotch Plains. Veteran Rich

Polinitza led Rosie’s charge with threesingles, two RBI and two runs scoredin his three at-bats. Keith McDedecame through with a double, an RBIsingle and an RBI groundout. Thecrafty Tom Murray served up a pair ofsingles, walked once, had an RBI andscored all three times.

Jeff Hoffman topped the charts forthe Jersey Boys with three singles andan RBI. John Robertson, Jordan Scherand Howie Greco each scored onceand had two solid hits. Dave Rizzoalso had a pair of singles. GregHopson, Paul Sherman, MikeScacifero and Pat Keenoy each con-tributed a single.

August 7, 2013: Tossing a six-

hitter in a championship game thatfeatured two powerful teams wouldbe quite a fete, but pitcher Mo Wrightdid just that in a 16-2 victory in Game3 to earn the Stage House the ScotchPlains Men’s Softball League A Divi-sion title at Brookside Park in ScotchPlains. Scotty Savarese contributed

an RBI double and a pair of RBIsingles, while scoring three times.Eddie Zazzali zapped an RBI triple,an RBI double and an RBI single,while scoring three runs. Power manTony Wargo, who scored twice, wasintentionally walked in his first threeplate appearances but blasted a two-run home run and an RBI single in hisnext two at-bats. Wright went 3-for-4and scored twice.

August 14, 2013: Forest RoadPark’s baseball-sized diamond mayhave presented a different venue formembers of the St. Bart’s OldtimersMen’s Softball League, but St. Anneadapted to the conditions much ear-lier then held on to defeat St.Alexander, 16-9, in Fanwood. Inter-estingly, St. Alexander out-hit St.Anne, 19-16, but the Annies issuedmore influence with a pair of triples,

a pair of doubles and a grand slamhome run from Matt Brown, who fin-ished 2-for-3. Anne starting pitcherHarold Hopler went 4-for-4 with twodoubles, a walk and a triple, whilescoring three times and adding anRBI. Leadoff hitter Keith Karyczak,who scored twice, also had four hitswith a three-run triple and a double.

August 6, 2012: Impressive defen-sive plays, especially on the part oftop-seeded Autoland allowed the teamformerly known as the Sofa Kings tohold off second-seeded Five Guys, 5-4, in Game 1 of a double header of theScotch Plains Men’s Softball LeagueMonday Night Division champion-ship at Vo-Tech in Scotch Plains. Vet-eran Ed Belford, Autoland’s pitcher,

shined defensively and offensively.Belford made a fine backhandedscoop to record a putout in the thirdinning and demonstrated his quickreactions to grab a liner back to themound in the fifth, but his best movecame in the ninth inning when heturned a second-to-first double playto end the game.

August 6, 2012: After squeakingout a 5-4 victory in Game 1 of the bestof three championships series,Autoland zoomed into high gear andlaid tire tracks all over Five Guys toclaim the Scotch Plains Men’s Soft-ball League “B” Division crown atVo-Tech in Scotch Plains. The offen-sive hero for Autoland in this gamewas former Scotch Plains-Fanwood

High School football and baseballstandout Kyle Adams, who went 3-for-6 with a pair of bases-clearingtriples, while scoring three times.

August 10, 2011: With a 22-3 shel-lacking fresh on their minds, the top-seeded men of the Stage House neededto make some changes quickly if theywanted to wrestle the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League “A” Divisionchampionship from the grasp of sec-ond-seeded Park Beverage. The StageHouse beat the Beverage men, 13-1,in Game 2 then held off a Park Bever-age surge to grab a 7-5 victory and the“A” Division crown at JerseylandField. Tim Walsh initiated a pair ofdouble plays in Game 3 and TonyWargo whacked a key two-run double.

August 11, 2011: Heartbreak onceagain struck St. Aloysius when St.Rocco scored two runs in the top ofthe seventh inning and held off aserious threat to pull out a 2-1 victoryin St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague action at Farley Field in ScotchPlains. St. Aloysius pitcher Lewis Blauand St. Rocco pitcher Joe Matuskawere baffling batters throughout theevening, preventing them from get-ting a solid piece of the ball. BobCamisa laced an RBI double to centerto give the Roccos a 2-1 lead.

August 5, 2010: Playoff spirit wascertainly in the air with two teams fullof players, who had a refuse-to-loseattitude, in Game 3 of the UnionCounty Senior 50+ Softball League ADivision quarterfinals at JerseylandField in Scotch Plains.

With the bases jammed in the bot-tom of the 10th inning, Bob D’Meowatched four straight pitches fall awayfrom the strike zone to give the BrewCrew, formally known as Buffy’s and

before that Antone’s, an 8-7 victoryover Awnings Galore. Crewman Don“the Count of” Montefusco chargedand made a sliding, game-saving catchto salvage the evening.

August 1-2, 2009: The Westfield12 and under girls softball team nippedLong Hill and Mountainside, respec-tively, with identical 5-4 scores toclaim the Parkway Invitational Soft-ball League title at the Brewer com-plex in Clark. Against Long Hill, ElenaScarano ended the game with a two-out RBI double. Emily Mastrocolagot credit for the win, having relievedLauren Schmeider after a solid start.Against Mountainside, Julia Criscuolosingled twice and scored a run.

August 7, 2008: St. Jude offeredlittle mercy in a 25-8 pounding of theSt. Aloysius “Red Gang” at ForestRoad Park in Fanwood. Taking fulladvantage of the “Red Gang’s” short-handed situation, Jude recorded 29hits, including two doubles, threetriples and six home runs, to win itssixth-in-a-row.

Jude’s Tom Straniero went 4-for-4with two home runs, and scored sixruns, and Damon Roth thumped twohomers, tripled and had six RBI.Harold Hopler cracked a homer,tripled, singled and scored two runs.

August 8, 2007: Top-seededMontrose Avenue reclaimed su-premacy in the Fanwood Old Men’sSoftball Association by rocking de-fending champ Russell Road, 7-1, inChampionship Game 3 at the DorrisFerry Softball Diamond in Fanwood.Gary Pancoast went 3-for-3, includ-ing a double, with two RBI and a runscored. Bill Swisher and Jim Swishercracked two hits each and MikeSwisher banged an RBI single.


ORDINANCE 2020-13

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN-SHIP OF CRANFORD, CHAP-TER 93 POLICE DEPART-MENT, SECTION 10 NUMBEROF PERSONNEL

WHEREAS, the law enforcement pro-fession is rapidly to respond to communityneeds, which changes are reflected inpolicy training, policy, and public transpar-ency; and

WHEREAS, the Cranford Police Depart-ment is a leader among its peer depart-ments and has successfully balances aproactive approach to policing and en-forcement and community-based pro-grams to maintain the public trust; and

WHEREAS, the Chief of Police andTownship Committee of the Township ofCranford desire to create a Division withinthe Cranford Police Department for Com-munity Outreach and training, which Divi-sion shall be led by a Lieutenant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINEDby the Township Committee of the Town-ship of Cranford as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 93, Section 10 ishereby amended as follows:

§ 93-10 Number of personnel.The sworn personnel of the Police De-

partment shall consist of the following of-ficers and members which shall not ex-ceed 54:

A. Chief of Police.B. Captains: two.C. Lieutenants: fourfive.D. Sergeants: 10.E. Patrol officers: 3736.SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of

ordinances inconsistent herewith arehereby repealed to the extent of suchinconsistency.

SECTION 3. Upon final passage andpublication according to law, this ordinanceshall become effective immediately.

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE

The foregoing ordinance was introducedand approved on first reading at a meetingof the Township Committee of the Town-ship of Cranford, New Jersey on Tuesday,August 11, 2020 and will be further consid-ered for final passage after public hearingto be held at the Municipal Building, 8Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jerseyon Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 7:30p.m. or as soon thereafter as this mattercan be reached. All persons interested willbe given the opportunity to be heard con-cerning such ordinance. Copies of Ordi-nance 2020-13 are available, for no fee, inthe office of the Township Clerk, CranfordMunicipal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue,Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, during thehours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday (email: [email protected] or telephone:908-709-7210).


EXPLANATION – Matter struckthrough thus in the above Ordinance isnot enacted and is intended to be omit-ted in the law. Matter underlined thus isnew matter.

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FORQUALIFICATIONS/PROPOS-ALS FOR THE PROVISION OF2021 VEHICLES FOR THETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORDPOLICE DEPARTMENT ANDTHE TOWNSHIP OFCRANFORD POLICE COOP-ERATIVE PRICING SYSTEM,SYSTEM IDENTIFIER 47-CPCPS

Submission packages may be obtainedat the Township Clerk’s Office, (908) 709-7210, during regular business hours, 8:30A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday,excluding holidays, or by downloading thedocuments on the Township’s website:https://www.cranfordnj.org/bids. Registra-tion on the Township’s website is required.

Sealed bid proposals for the provision ofpatrol and administrative vehicles for thePolice Department in the Township ofCranford and registered members of theCranford Police Cooperative Pricing Sys-tem, System Identifier 47-CPCPS will bereceived by the Township Clerk on Sep-tember 8, 2020 in Room 108 of the Munici-pal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue,Cranford, New Jersey, at 11:00 a.m. pre-vailing time.

All bid proposals shall be submitted in anopaque sealed envelope clearly marked“PROVISION OF 2021 VEHICLES FORTHE TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD PO-LICE DEPARTMENT” with the bidder’sname, address and telephone number.

Bidders are required to comply with therequirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq.and N.J.A.C. 17:27.

The Township of Cranford reserves theright to reject any or all bid proposals orany part thereof, as in its judgment may bedeemed to be in the best interest of theTownship of Cranford. The Township ofCranford also reserves the right to waiveany minor irregularity or technicality.

Patricia DonahueTownship Clerk

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60+ A DIVISION:TEAM W LRenda Roads 9 1American Legion 7 3Liberty Lighting Group 6 4Kenilworth VFW 3 7

60+ B DIVISION:TEAM W LAwnings Galore 6 4Avengers 5 5Yogi’s Boys 4 6DeBellis Associates 0 10

Liberty Lighting 12, Yogi’s Boys 10Liberty Lighting plated 6 runs in

the first inning and then held back afinal inning comeback by a deter-mined Yogi’s squad. Willie Jackson(2 2B, HR), Lou Balestriere (3 singles,3 at-bats), Don Miller (single, 3-runHR), Paul Bifani, Harry Semple, MikeBackus and Rick Regenthal (2 hits

each) led LLG. The Yogi’s offensewas led by Dave McMorrow andFrank DeLuca who each had two hits.Joe DePierro came on in relief topitch a gem of a game and keep thegame close.Awnings 12, Renda Roads 6

In an improbable upset, AwningsGalore kept their B Division pennanthopes alive and handed powerful RendaRoads their first loss of the season.

Renda took a 3-run lead in the firstinning but the Shadesters answered inthe second inning, and never relin-quished the lead. Paul Newton (3B, 3-for-4), Tommy Pasko, Rich Polonitzaand George Merlo (2B) each addedthree hits, while John Campanellaadded 2 more singles for the victors.The Renda Roads offense was led byJoe Massimino, Tom Straniero, BernieMaguire and Dana Kimmel with 3hits apiece.American Legion 30, DeBellis 10

The Roselle Legion unloaded a 27-hit attack led by Willie Shumate’slong bases clearing triple. He wasjoined in multiple hit games by RalphGenova, Steve Miscia, Glenn Sytko,Gene Antonucci and Mike Jones.Winning pitcher Bill Daniel receiveddefensive support from Walt Serafynand Jim McCullough.Avengers 22, Kenilworth VFW 11

Solid defense, along and great pitch-ing from Avenger Alan Schachman,was supported by Leo DiGuilio, JoeSarica, Gino Raisley and Joe Brownwho were all 3-for-3. Key triples byStu Lukowiak, Gino Raisley and SteveLandau provided the Avenger power.Bob D’Meo (4 hits), Bill Vanderstreetand Carey Durrett (3 hits) led theVFW, Six others had 2 hits each.

Awnings 12, Kenilworth VFW 8Awnings Galore secured their sec-

ond upset victory of the week andclinched first place in the B Division.Bruce Crawford (3B, 1B), Paul New-ton (2B), and 2 hits apiece wereTommy Pasko, Rich Traub and Car-mine Priore led Awnings. Pasko’sstrong pitching performance onceagain held an A-Division team belowthe double digit run level. For VFW,Al Feigenbaum, Don Montefusco andJohn St. James each had 2 hits.American Legion 21, Yogi’s Boys 7

The Legion scored 13 runs in thelast two innings. John Amato, BillButeau, Willie Shumate and ChrisPaterek contributed key hits for theLegion in the late innings uprising.Winning pitcher Ed Lubas had threehits and received defensive supportfrom Gene Antonucci and Bill Daniel.Tony Zarvos and Joe Kenny led Yogi’sBoys with two hits each.

Union County Senior 60+Softball League Results:

ST BART’S STANDINGS:(As of August 14:)

TEAM W L PctSt. Francis 7 1 .875St. Michael 7 1 .875St. Sebastian 4 4 .500St. George 4 4 .500St. Anthony 3 6 .333St. Joseph 1 5 .214St. Wolfgang 1 6 .187

St. George 5, St. Francis 1St Francis watched the game slip

away early and could not recover in a5-1 loss to St George at Forest RoadPark. Tony Perconte toed the rubberfor Georgies and quieted the bats offirst place St. Francis. St. George to-taled 15 hits. Gus Alvarez (3B, 3RBI),Rob Stratton, Mike Abram and JimSosinski each racked up multiple hitsfor George. John “Vegs” Veglia (3-3),Geoff Dickstein and Chris “Rock”Sarna all collected multiple hits for StFrancis.St. Francis 11, St. Anthony 8

St. Anthony jumped out to a 6-1 leadafter two innings, but St. Francis tookthe lead for good with five runs in thefourth inning, fueled by a grand-slamHR by Joe LoBrace. St. Francis rackedup 22 hits. “Rock” Sarna (4-4, 3RBI),Rob Zerafa, Jason Virgil, Nam-June

Joe, Geoff Dickstein, Roger Billottoand Ben LoBrace all managed mul-tiple hits for St. Fran. Jim Devlin,Coady “Code Red” Brown, CaptainBobby Camisa, Russ Voorhees, JoeMcEvoy and Lewis Blau all collectedmultiple hits for St Ant.St. Sebastian 12, St. Joseph 9

Friday’s game against St Sebastianwas a heartbreaker for St Joseph, asthey lost the lead late in a 12-9 defeat.St. Joe was leading 9-2 beforeSebastian exploded for nine runs inthe sixth inning to claim victory. JoeDiBernardo, Keith Karyczak andNash Warfield each hit a home runand collected multiple hits to lead St.Sebastian’s offense.

The high-powered St. Sebastianoffense racked up 25 hits. Wells “Cap-tain” Pikaart, “Sweet” LouBalestriere, “Commish” Jim Killeen,John Deluca and Lou Fraguas alsochipped in with mult-hit games forSebastian. “Tiny Villegas (3-3), JoshBaik, Mike Surburg, Walt Patrylo andTom Swales each collected multiplehits for St. Joseph. League punditshave marked St. Sebastian as a verytough out in the playoffs as the likelynumber three seed.



TOO CLOSE TO CALL...St. Anne pitcher Harry Semple puts the tag on St.Alexander’s Chris Nardi and gets the “Out” call from the umpire in the fourthinning at Forest Road Park in Fanwood on August 14, 2013.

David B. Corbin (August 2012 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTRETCHING FOR THE PUTOUT…Five Guys first baseman Pete Gilsonstretches to record the putout on Autoland speedster Dom Centanni in the firstinning at Vo-Tech Field in Scotch Plains on August 6, 2012.

David B. Corbin (August 2010 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCHUGGING HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE…Brew Crew player Gary Capaldo,left, hustles toward first base as Awnings first baseman Fred Amado receives thethrow for the putout (August 5, 2010).

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

David B. Corbin (August 7, 2013) for The Westfield Leader and The Times

A DIVISION CHAMPS...The Stage House defeated Sun Tavern in three gamesfor the Scotch Plains Men’s Softball League A Division crown. Participatingplayers pictured, left to right, are: front row; Neil Kaufman, Brian Dayton, TimWalsh, Scotty Savarese, Ed Zazzali and Tony Wargo; back row, Aaron Richard,Mo Wright, Todd Simo with son, Mark Nies, John Palazzolo, Tim Rausch, RobHarder and two loyal fans. Missing: Emidio Monaco (August 7, 2013).

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GOING THE OTHER WAY...St. Wolfgang’s Bob Cihanowyz taps a single to theright side in the game against St. Michael on August 14.


RACE FOR THE PUTOUT...Liberty Lighting first basman Rich Pitonzo tries tograb the throw before the DeBellis runner get to the bag on August 12.


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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD

SUMMARY OR SYNOPSIS OF AUDIT REPORT FOR PUBLICATION

SUMMARY OR SYNOPSIS OF 2019 AUDIT REPORT OFTOWNSHIP OF CRANFORD AS REQUIRED BY N.J.S.A. 40A:5-7

COMBINED COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER DECEMBER31, 2019 31, 2018

ASSETSCash and Investments $21,209,228.66 $35,555,073.52Taxes, Assessments, Liens and UtilityCharges Receivable 811,595.93 811,595.93Property Acquired for Taxes 3,765,400.00 3,765,400.00Accounts Receivable 4,480,170.69 2,458,969.12Fixed Capital 5,467,928.34 5,467,928.34Fixed Capital Authorized and Uncompleted 1,500,000.00 1,500,000.00Deferred Charges:General Capital 49,984,465.22 66,003,995.04To Revenue of Succeeding Years 948.17 0.00General Fixed Assets 77,609,889.05 76,047,757.88

TOTAL ASSETS $164,829,626.06 $191,610,719.83

LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND FUND BALANCES

Bonds and Notes Payable $47,939,563.08 $57,469,010.94Improvement Authorizations 8,822,724.70 9,797,292.04Other Liabilities and Special Funds 11,822,434.06 29,680,894.97Amortization of Debt for Fixed CapitalAcquired or Authorized 5,680,791.34 5,633,928.34Reserve for Certain Assets Receivable 4,740,266.44 4,714,575.87Fund Balances 8,213,957.39 8,267,259.79Investment in General Fixed Assets 77,609,889.05 76,047,757.88

TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVESAND FUND BALANCES $164,829,626.06 $191,610,719.83

COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSAND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE - CURRENT FUND

YEAR 2019 YEAR 2018

REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME REALIZED

Fund Balance Utilized $2,950,000.00 $2,850,000.00Miscellaneous - From Other Than Local PropertyTax Levies 12,696,158.02 13,071,291.14Collection of Delinquent Taxes and Tax Title Liens 559,578.53 797,279.59Collection of Current Tax Levy 108,155,100.51 105,719,118.22

TOTAL INCOME 124,360,837.06 122,437,688.95

EXPENDITURES

Budget Expenditures:Municipal Purposes 37,185,740.73 36,816,185.41County Taxes 24,419,246.40 24,168,955.60Local School Taxes 59,126,691.00 57,337,589.00Other Expenditures 182,818.27 224,184.63

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 120,914,496.40 118,546,914.64

Excess in Revenue 3,446,340.66 3,890,774.31

Adjustments to Income Before Fund Balance: Expenditures Included Above Which are Deferred Charges to Budget of Succeeding Year 425,000.00

Regulatory Excess to Fund Balance 3,446,340.66 4,315,774.31

Fund Balance, January 1 7,426,576.19 5,960,801.88

10,872,916.85 10,276,576.19

Less: Utilization as Anticipated Revenue 2,950,000.00 2,850,000.00

Fund Balance, December 31 $7,922,916.85 $7,426,576.19

COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGEIN FUND BALANCE-SWIM POOL UTILITY FUND

YEAR 2019 YEAR 2018REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME REALIZED

Fund Balance Utilized $46,111.00 $75,839.05Collection of Membership Fees 1,175,735.35 1,193,691.30Miscellaneous 485,661.52 480,138.27Miscellaneous-From Other Than Pool Receipts 3,791.95 5,859.51

TOTAL INCOME 1,711,299.82 1,755,528.13

EXPENDITURESBudget Expenditures: Operating 1,547,447.00 1,537,345.00 Municipal Debt Service 73,500.00 76,500.00 Deferred Charges and Statutory Expenditures 91,300.99 39,949.00

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,712,247.99 1,653,794.00

Excess in Revenue 37,895.08Deficit in Revenue (948.17)

Operating Deficit to be Raised in Budget of Succeeding Year 948.17

Statutory Excess to Fund Balance 37,895.08

Fund Balance, January 1 47,628.32 85,572.2947,628.32 123,467.37

Less: Utilization as Anticipated Revenue 46,111.00 75,839.05

Fund Balance, December 31 $1,517.32 $ 47,628.32

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the practice of issuing confirming purchase orders be discontinued.

*That the Board of Health departments turn over receipts to the Treasurer within 48hours of receipt as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:5-15.

*Prior Year Recommendation

A Corrective Action Plan, which outlines actions the Township of Cranford will take tocorrect the findings listed above, will be prepared in accordance with federal and staterequirements. A copy of it will be placed on file and made available for public inspectionin the Office of the Township Clerk in the Township of Cranford.

The above summary or synopsis was prepared from the report of audit of the Townshipof Cranford, County of Union, for the calendar year 2019. This report of audit, submittedby Suplee, Clooney & Company, Registered Municipal Accountants and Certified PublicAccountants, is on file at the Township Clerk’s office and may be inspected by anyinterested person.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2183

NOTICE OF PENDING AMENDED ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY

General Ordinance No. 2183, a summary of which is included herein, was introducedas amended at a Regular Meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Westfield held onAugust 11, 2020 and was read for the first time. This amended ordinance will be furtherconsidered for final passage by said Town Council at the Westfield Municipal Building,Council Chambers, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 at a meetingbeginning at 8:00 PM on September 8, 2020 or at any time and place to which suchmeeting may be adjourned. All persons interested will be given the opportunity to be heardconcerning such Ordinance. If the meeting on September 8, 2020 must be held virtuallydue to COVID-19, the public hearing will be held digitally with a link/meeting ID to be madeavailable on the Town of Westfield’s website (www.westfieldnj.gov) in advance of themeeting.

Copies of this ordinance are available in full at the Office of the Town Clerk, WestfieldMunicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey 07090.

A summary of General Ordinance No. 2183 as amended is as follows:

TITLE: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A HISTORIC PRESERVATIONCOMMISSION AND PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION AND PRESER-VATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN THETOWN OF WESTFIELD

Summary of Ordinance Establishing a Historic Preservation Commissionand Designating Historic Districts and Landmarks in Westfield

Section 1. Short Title and Index· No changes.

Section 2. Findings, Purpose, and Policy· No substantive changes. Examples of changes include: “The welfare of the

municipality is dependent on…” is changed to “The welfare of the municipality isenhanced by.

Section 3. Definitions· Changes some definitions, notably:o Historic Landmark. Clarifies that a historic landmark need not just be a building,

but can include the whole site, or any structure on a site.o Minor Application. Expands on the existing definition to make the term more

easily understood.o Major Application. Redefines the term by indicating it is anything not specifically

defined as a minor application, and any application that involves the subdivision of ahistoric landmark or a property within a historic district.

· Adds definitions for the following terms:o Buildingo Historic Preservation Commission Application Subcommitteeo Object (as in a material things)o Siteo Structure

Section 4. Historic Preservation Commission· Clarified that alternates are non-voting members except in absence of a regular

member.· Clarifies that a Planning Board member is a regular member of the HPC and not

a liaison.· Clarifies that the Town Council liaison is not a voting member of the HPC.· Provides that, to the maximum extent feasible, one member of the Commission

should be an individual who owns a property in a designated historic district, or owns adesignated landmark.

· Requires memorializing resolution on Certificates of Appropriateness within 45-days.

· Requires the HPC to adopt design guidelines for historic landmarks and district.

Section 5. Designation of Landmarks and Historic Districts· Clarifies that the designation criteria include federal regulations and this ordi-

nance.· Rewrites procedures for designating properties and districts, as follows:o Designation by the Town. Permits the HPC or the Planning Board to recom-

mend a property or a district for designation, and the Mayor and Council may designatethe property by amendment of the local land use ordinance.

o Designation by Property Owner of His/Her Own Property. Allows a propertyowner to nominate their own properties. The property owner, or the HPC in their absence,must prepare a report to support nomination. The HPC must hold a publicly noticedhearing. The HPC must vote on the recommendation, prepare a report supporting theirrecommendation and forward that to the Town Council. Town Council forwards HPCreport to the Planning Board for review. The Planning Board then reviews the designationand sends its recommendations back to Town Council for adoption or non-adoption ofdesignation of property as an amendment to the local land use law

o Designation of Historic District. Any one or more property owner(s) within theproposed district may recommend a district designation. The HPC or Planning Board mayalso recommend a district to the Town Council. Like single property designations, a reportmust be prepared examining the properties to be designated. The HPC must hold apublicly noticed hearing, with specific notice to homes within district. The HPC must voteon the recommendation, prepare a report supporting their recommendation and forwardthat to the Town Council. Town Council forwards HPC report to the Planning Board forreview. The Planning Board then reviews the designation and sends its recommenda-tions back to Town Council for adoption or non-adoption of designation of property as anamendment to the local land use law.

o Objections to One Property or District Designation. The owners of 20% ormore of the area of either the proposed historic site or district, including the lots or landincluded in the proposed designation, or of the lots or land extending 200 feet in alldirections therefrom, inclusive of street space, may sign a petition against the designationwith the Town Clerk. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-63, if such a petition is filed, the

proposed designation will require a favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) by all of the membersof the Town Council in order to pass.

Section 6. Certification of Appropriateness· Clarifies that any time the Planning or Zoning Board allows the subdivision of a

historically designated site, or an individual property within a historic district, the HPCmust review that application. The HPC may provide its advice and opinion on thesubdivision, but it may not prevent it. The HPC has the power to grant or deny acertification of appropriateness for any development on such a historic site or in suchhistoric district.

· Clarifies that a Certificate of Appropriateness is not required for any interior work,repairs, or an exact reconstruction of any existing faades, and adds a provision thatindicates that the HPC has no authority over choice of exterior or interior paint colors.

· Clarifies that changes to other than the exterior façade of a designated home, ora property within a district, does not require a certificate of appropriateness.

· Changes how a determination is made regarding whether a certificate of appro-priateness application is a “minor one or a “major one. Previously, the zoning officer madethat determination alone. The proposed ordinance makes that a determination of theTown Planner in conjunction with the “Historic Preservation Application Subcommittee(which consists of the HPC chair and 2 HPC members designated by her/him).

· Clarifies that the planning and zoning board must refer to the HPC any develop-ment applications for any property identified in the master plan element, as well as ahistorically designated property. Previously, the referral obligation appeared only appli-cable to “designated properties and not “identified properties as well.

Section 7. Procedures for Filing an Application· Adds a requirement that no Certificate of Appropriateness may issue without

proof that taxes or assessments are fully paid.· Permits the HPC to require Certificate of Appropriateness applicants to submit

such additional information to the HPC as may reasonably be required by them.· Clarifies that, after a decision on a Certificate of Appropriateness, the HPC must

memorialize that decision in a written resolution within 45 days of the decision.· Removes economic hardship as a consideration in reviewing a subdivision

application for a designated property, or a property within a designated district.· Makes explicit that the HPC may recommend to the planning or zoning boards

that a historically designated property not be subdivided and specifies that the planningor zoning boards may rely upon that recommendation in order to deny a subdivision.

· Clarifies that, if a historically designated property is subdivided, the original andany new lot(s) both retain their historic designation.Clarifies the existing section 7(M)informal review of work to be performed on a designated property by giving examples ofthe type of minor work that would qualify for such review.

Section 8. Standards of Consideration for Issuance of Certificate ofAppropriateness

· Specifies that the locally adopted design guidelines shall guide review ofCertificates of Appropriateness.

· Clarifies that the HPC may recommend to the planning and zoning boards that ahistorically designated property not be subdivided, and that those boards may take thisrecommendation into account to deny a subdivision application.

Section 9. Effect of Approval or Denial of Certificate of Appropriateness· No changes.

Section 10. Special Requirements for Demolition· Adds new requirements for seeking to demolish any 75 percent of any building

or structure, or 25 percent of the faade of any building or structure, erected prior to 1930,or identified on the historic preservation element (or both).

· For any such building, no demolition approval may be issued by the zoningofficial, without the following procedures being followed:

o The zoning official must immediately provide all such applications to the HistoricPreservation Officer (the HPC Secretary or other member of the HPC as appointed by theHPC).

o If the HPO determines that the building has “historical, cultural, architectural,aesthetic or other significance in accordance with the criteria for historic designation setforth in Historic Preservation Ordinance, he must notify the zoning official of that fact.

o The HPO must immediately provide the demolition application to the HPC forreview, which must occur within 15 calendar days of the HPO¡¦s report.

o If the HPC agrees with the determination made by the HPO, the HPC may but isnot required to promptly seek designation of the landmark pursuant to the procedures setforth in section 5 of the ordinance.

o If the HPC disagrees with the HPO’s determination, the Commission shall within5 calendar days notify the Zoning Official, who may issue a demolition permit immediatelythereafter, provided all other requirements are met.

· Clarifies that this process shall occur, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant,prior to certain obligations set forth in the Town¡¦s general demolition ordinance (TownCode section 8-7).

Section 11. Penalties· Monetary penalties for undertaking work on a historically designated property

increase as follows:o for each day, up to 10 days, increases from $100 to $1,000 per day.o for each day, from 11th through 25th day, increases from $150 to $1,500 per day.o for each day beyond 25 days, increases from $200 to $2,000 per day.o in the case of unauthorized demolition, increases from $1,000 to $10,000.

Section 12. Preventative Maintenance· Incorporates the concept of “demolition by neglect, and applies the increased

penalties (above) to such conduct.

Section 13. Permit Review· No changes.

Section 14. Designated Historic Landmarks· Permits the HPC to place an appropriate plaque on historically designated

properties, with the owner¡¦s permission.Tara Rowley, RMC, Town Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT

FOR THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD

CONTRACTOR: Ben Shaffer Recre-ation Inc., P.O. Box 844, LakeHopatcong, New Jersey 07849

NATURE OF SERVICES: Purchase andInstallation of Playground Equipment forSycamore Park through the EducationalServices Commission of New Jersey Co-operative System, Contract No. ESCNJ20/221-02

DURATION: One-year termAMOUNT: Fee not to exceed $66,388.02

to be charged to the Park ImprovementTrust Fund (T-05-600-076) and $30,000.00to be charged to Kids Recreation TrustFund Grant (0-01-55-900-232) under PO#20-02472 prepared in accordance withN.J.A.C. 5:30 1.10.

THE RESOLUTION AND CONTRACTFOR SAME ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICEOF THE TOWN CLERK.

Tara Rowley, RMCTown Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

BOARD OF HEALTH

Notice is hereby given that Board ofHealth Ordinance 20-03-02

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGCHAPTER 354, SANITARYREGULATIONS, ARTICLE V,FOOD AND DRINK, SECTION354-13B, LICENSING FEES.

Was passed and adopted on secondand final reading at the Regular Meeting ofThe Board Of Health, Borough of Fanwoodheld on August 6, 2020.

Colleen M. Huehn, SecretaryFanwood Board of Health

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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day ofAugust the Zoning Board of the Townshipof Cranford, in the County of Union took thefollowing actions:

1. Application ZBA 20-002: Grantedapproval to Diana Egan for a design wavierfor a fence on Block 524 Lot 8 as desig-nated on the Township Tax Map also knownas 128 Lehigh Avenue North in the R-4zone.

2. Application ZBA 19-019: Adopted aResolution of Memorialization approvingthe request of Ryan and Noreen Matloszfor a c(2) variance for construction of deckon Block 251 Lot 6.01 as designated onthe Township Tax Map also known as 25Sutton Place in the R-4 zone. Decks inresidential zones must be setback fromthe rear lot a minimum of 20 feet. Also,decks may only encroach up to 25 percentinto the minimum rear yard setback whichin this case is 20.5 feet. Requesting an 18-foot setback which is 2.5 feet less thanrequired §255-38F.

3. Application ZBA 19-018: Adopted aResolution of Memorialization approvingthe request of Giovanny and Lina Pulidofor a a c(1) variance to construct an addi-tion and interior modifications to the frontof the structure on Block 403 Lot 70 asdesignated on the Township Tax Map alsoknown as 32 Johnson Avenue in the R-5Zone. Minimum front yard setback is 25feet where 14 feet exist and 10.4 feet isproposed §255-34, Attachment 1, Sched-ule 1 and maximum building coverage is30 percent where 29.7 percent exists and32 percent is proposed §255-34, Attach-ment 1, Schedule 1.

Kathy LenahanBoard Administrator

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UNION ESTATE SALE

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Letters to the EditorHistoric Pres. Ordinance Effects30 Percent of Westfield’s Homes

How many more letters do we haveto read from residents who supportMayor Brindle’s plan to force his-toric designation on Westfieldhomeowners without their consent,but who for decades have never soughtto voluntarily designate their ownhomes, as permitted under the currentordinance?

Last week, the sermon was fromDeirdre Gelinne, who has lived in her1904 home for 27 years without both-ering to seek historic designation forit, or for her classical North EuclidAvenue neighborhood. Ms. Gelinne’sletter can be translated as “do as I say,not as I do.”

To make matters worse, Ms.Gelinne wrongly states as “truth” thatthe proposed ordinance will affectless than 1 percent of the houses inTown. That is demonstrably false —it will apply to each and everyWestfield home.

The ordinance will give the Townthe power to veto the highest offer tobuy ANY pre-1930 house, if that of-fer comes from a builder or otherbuyer intent on new construction.Roughly one-third of all houses inWestfield were built before 1930, sothat impacts more than 30 percent ofus — far more than 1 percent.

Worse yet, the forced historic des-ignation under the Mayor’s ordinance,even as amended, sets no minimumage on a home as a requirement forhistoric designation. The truth is that

ANY house, in ANY neighborhood,built in ANY year, in ANY design,can be designated as historic withoutthe owner’s consent, if the Mayor’sHPC appointees and her Council col-leagues find that any one or more ofseveral criteria are met.

Those criteria include that your houseembodies “distinguishing characteris-tics of a type, period, or method ofconstruction, architecture, or engineer-ing;” has “a unique character resultingfrom its architectural style;” or“represent[s] a significant period in thearchitectural and social history of themunicipality.” Read them for yourselfin the ordinance. Can Ms. Gelinne sayfor certain that her house, my house, oryours does not now and will never meetone of the standards? She cannot.

It is not “political” to oppose gov-ernment overreach; it is the Americanway. I encourage residents to read theordinance and see the truth for them-selves. Supporters of the Mayor’spower grab should simply admit thatthe ordinance sacrifices the privateproperty rights of EVERY Westfieldresident on the altar of “historic pres-ervation.” And as they continue to sit,as they have for decades, in theirolder or unique but not voluntarilyhistorically designated homes, thosesupporters should also own up to theirbold hypocrisy.

Sam Della Fera, Jr.Westfield

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSIGNS...The signs pictured above have been popping up on both the north andsouth sides of Westfield over the past few weeks in response to the town’s revisedHistoric Preservation Ordinance.


PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF CRANFORDCRANFORD, NEW JERSEY

ORDINANCE 2020-12

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OFCRANFORD, CHAPTER 306 PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTICLE I:FEES FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

WHEREAS, the Township Committee recognizes the value recreational programmingcontributes to the community of Cranford; and

WHEREAS, the Township Committee wishes to maintain and encourage participationin the various programs offered by the Department of Recreation; and

WHEREAS, the Township Committee identifies the need to keep up with the changingdemands of recreational programming offered to the residents of Cranford; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the Townshipof Cranford as follows:

SECTION I. Chapter 306-1 of the Code of the Township of Cranford is hereby amendedto read as follows:

§ 306-01 Fees Established.The Recreation Department is authorized to charge fees for programs as set forth in the

Recreation Brochure in the year of the service within the following range:Seniors: $0-$300Children/Adults: $5-$300.

The Recreation Brochure is available in print copy in the recreation office and mailedto all Cranford residents. The Recreation Brochure is also available online atwww.cranfordnj.org/recreation-parks.

The following fees are hereby established as the fees for the use of the recreationalfacilities herein set forth:

Facility or ProgramAdult Tennis $45All Sports for Kids $50Amazing Athletes $145Amazing Tots $120Amazing Warriors $130Art Class $80Astronomy Stargazers $30Aviators Summer Camp $160Baseball Fitness $170Basketball $35 to $85Basketball Clinic $30 to $60Basketball – Hall of Fame Camp - Ages 4 to 7 $85Basketball - Hall of Fame Camp - Ages 8 to 13 $150Basketball - Hoops There It Is - Fall $110Basketball - Hoops There It Is - Summer $235Beginner Quilting $100Beginning to Rock $100Body Barre $80Body Barre Summer $50Cardio Kickboxing $80Co-Ed Volleyball $100Cool Chemistry $150Core, Balance & Stability $170Crafty Kids $45Cranford West Rentals:Cabins $25 to $50Tents $25 to $50Creative Art Lab $125Creative Art Lab Summer $175Electronic Game Design $130Elementary Cooking $70Engineering Fundamentals $50Essential Oils 101 $10Fall Field Hockey $45Fashion First Workshop $160Fashionably Chic $135Fashionably Chic Summer Camp $175Field Hockey $30 to $60Fun with Physics $150Girls Cougar Skills Camp $55Golf for Juniors $150Golf for Juniors – Winter $90Golf for Juniors Summer Camp $150Golf for Women $150Groovy Girls $175Hocus Pocus Summer Camp $175Holiday Makeup $25Inspired Spaces $75Intro to Dance $100Intro to Guitar $90Intro to Guitar – Summer $70Intro to Keyboard $90Intro to Keyboard - Summer $70Intro to Rock $90Intro to Rock – Summer $70Jewelry Design $125Juggling $160Junior Ceramics $10 per classJunior Robotics $199Kid Safe $85Kid Sewing $100Kid Sewing – Summer $150Kinder Book Club $95KinderGym $115KinderGym Summer $80KinderMotion $125

KinderTots Summer $80KinderTots $115Kinder Yoga $55KinderCook/Arts and Crafts $130Ladies Night Out Ceramics $20LAX Academy Lacrosse Camp $105Lego Robotics $130Lights Camera Kids Action Summer (3-5) $135Lights Camera Kids Action Summer (K-2) $95Lights, Camera, Kids Action! $85Little Bakers Workshop $150Makeup for the Real Woman $25Mannerations - Dining $50Mannerations - Social Etiquette $40Microsoft Kodu Kart Racing $199Minecraft $130Minecraft Medieval Redstone $199Mommy & Me Music $120My First Friends $35Outdoor Co-Ed Volleyball $100Over 35 Basketball $75Parent & Me Yoga $50Parisi Speed Clinic $150Parisi Speed Clinic Summer $75Photography $75Piano, Beginner $20Piano, Intermediate $20Pilates $85Pilates Summer $50Playground Program $10 per childPower Yoga $85Power Yoga - Summer $50Pre-Engineering $50Preschool Arts and Crafts, a.m./p.m. $45Puppetry $160Relaxation Training $75Schoolhouse Chess $110Schoolhouse Chess - Summer $90Science Matters $120Scrapbooking $60Scratch Game Design $199Skyhawks Cheerleading $95Skyhawks Track & Field $95Sing a Song Music $120Smartycat Junior Scientists $150Smartycat Junior Scientists Summer $175Spanish Enrichment $125Spring Break Sewing $150Stretch-N-Grow $85Stretch-N-Grow Summer Olympics $65Summer Arts and Crafts $30Techgineering $175Teen Cooking $75Teen Yoga $85Teen Zumba $85Tennis Instruction $90Tennis Private $50 to $100Total Conditioning $75Total Conditioning Summer $45Town Tennis $90Travel Latin America $130TRX Suspension $115TRX - Summer $90Typing $35Volleyball $50Volleyball Camp $105Waterbotics Full Day $250Waterbotics Half Day $125Weight Loss Training $480Wizardly Wonders $135Yoga $85Yoga Summer $50Youth Dances $5 to $10Zumba $80Zumba Summer $50

SECTION II. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and publication accordingto law.


The foregoing ordinance was introduced and approved on first reading at a meeting ofthe Township Committee of the Township of Cranford, New Jersey on Tuesday, August11, 2020 and will be further considered for final passage after public hearing to be heldat the Municipal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey on Tuesday,September 8, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter can be reached. Allpersons interested will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.Copies of Ordinance 2020-12 are available, for no fee, in the office of the Township Clerk,Cranford Municipal Building, 8 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey, 07016, duringthe hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (email: [email protected] or telephone: 908-709-7210).


EXPLANATION – Matter struck through thus in the above Ordinance is notenacted and is intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is newmatter.

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PLANNING BOARD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that theCranford Township Planning Board willconduct a public hearing on Wednesday,September 2, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. whichHEARING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLYas set forth below for the purpose of con-sidering a proposed amended HousingElement and Fair Share Plan for adoptionas part of the Township of Cranford MasterPlan (the “proposed amended HEFSP”).The Planning Board will hear testimonyfrom its affordable housing planning ex-pert as to the proposed amended HEFSPand allow cross examination and testi-mony and evidence by interested personsregarding same. Following the public hear-ing the Planning Board may take action byamending and/or adopting the proposedamended HEFSP as part of the Townshipof Cranford Master Plan.

Anyone who wishes to participate in thevirtual public hearing should follow theinstructions and complete the registrationform available at the Township of Cranford’swebsite at https://www.cranfordnj.org/min-utes-and-agendas or on the PlanningBoard’s webpage under the tab marked“Planning Board Virtual Meeting PublicAccess Information”. Anyone who regis-ters by noon on the day of the hearingwill be confirmed by telephone prior tothe hearing, and will receive informa-tion on how to access and participatein the meeting.

Copies of the proposed amended HEFSPwill be on file in the Zoning/Planning Of-fice, Cranford Municipal Building, 8 Spring-field Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey 07016but are not available for public inspectionat the building due to the Covid-19 pan-demic. Copies of the proposed amendedHEFSP may be obtained by contacting thePlanning Board secretary (Kathy Lenahan:Email – [email protected] Phone– 908.709.7211; - and requesting either anelectronic copy or by delivery of hard cop-ies to the person requesting the materials.

As set forth above, the Planning Boardwill conduct a VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEAR-ING on Wednesday, September 2, 2020at 7:30 p.m.

Kathy Lenahan, SecretaryCranford Township Planning Board

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF GARWOOD

ORDINANCE NO. 20-11

AN ORDINANCE OF THEBOROUGH COUNCIL OF THEBOROUGH OFGARWOOD, COUNTY OFUNION, NEW JERSEY, REGU-LATING PLANNING BOARDFEES

WHEREAS, the Municipal Land UseLaw (“MLUL”) of the State of New Jersey,N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et seq. grants to mu-nicipalities the power to adopt a zoningordinance relating to the nature and extentof the uses of lands, buildings, and struc-tures thereon; and

WHEREAS, as part of that legal struc-ture, the Planning Board for the Borough ofGarwood is entitled to charge certain feesfor applications for variances and condi-tional uses; and

WHEREAS, the governing body of theBorough of Garwood has determined thatthe fees and escrow deposits for said ap-plications should be updated to remaincurrent to the needs of the Borough, whichis in the public interest.

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that OrdinanceNo. 20-11 was introduced and passed onfirst reading at a meeting of the BoroughCouncil of the Borough of Garwood, in theCounty of Union, State of New Jersey, heldon the 13th DAY OF AUGUST 2020, andthat Ordinance No. 20-11, will be taken upfor further consideration for final passageat the meeting of said Borough Council tobe held at its meeting held VIA VIRTUALMEETING, on the 27th DAY OF AUGUST,2020, at 7:15 p.m., or as soon thereafter assaid matter can be heard, at which timeand place all persons who may be inter-ested therein will be given an opportunityto be heard concerning the same.

In response to the COVID-19 emergency,pursuant to Governor Murphy’s 2020 NJExecutive Orders Nos. 103, 107, et seq.,and per the corresponding guidelines is-sued by the N.J.D.C.A. Division of LocalGovernment Services, the meeting will beconducted virtually, via RingCentral, andthe meeting is accessible to the public atthe below login:

Join from laptop/PC/desktop/cell phone:https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/

6432970558Alternatively, you may dial in to hear/

participate at audio dial-in:Telephone: Dial: +1 (646) 357-3664,Meeting ID: 643 297 0558During the week prior to and up to and

including the date of such meeting the textof the full ordinance will be available to thegeneral public on the Borough’s website(www.garwood.org).

ATTEST:Christina Ariemma

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Westfield Police Arrest ThreeFor Attempted Car Theft

Arrests, Recovery of StolenVehicle Follow Police Chase

WESTFIELD — Westfield PoliceChief Christopher Battiloro has an-nounced the arrest of three more peopleon charges relating to additional at-tempted motor vehicle thefts, whichoccurred on the 500 block of ToppingHill Road on August 12 at 6:27 a.m.

Delano Fletcher, age 18, of East Or-ange, was charged with burglary (a 3rddegree crime), accomplice to a bur-glary (a 3rd degree crime) and theft (adisorderly persons offense).

Qausin Lee, age 19, of East Orange,was charged with receiving stolen prop-erty (a disorderly persons offense) andhindering apprehension (a disorderlypersons offense). He was also chargedwith possession of a controlled danger-ous substance, namely crack cocaine (a3rd degree crime), and possession ofdrug paraphernalia (a disorderly per-sons offense).

Jawaun Whitted, age 18, of Newark,was charged with burglary (a 3rd de-gree crime), attempted burglary (a 3rddegree crime), theft (a disorderly per-sons offense) and receiving stolen prop-erty (a disorderly persons offense).

The Westfield Police Departmentresponded to a report of a vehicle flee-

ing the scene of an attempted motorvehicle burglary. This information wastransmitted to the Mountainside PoliceDepartment, which located the vehiclein question on Wychwood Road nearCherry Lane in Westfield. It was occu-pied by Fletcher, Lee, Whitted and afourth person who was not charged.

A subsequent investigation byWestfield Police Department detectivesresulted in the criminal charges, whichwere approved by the Union CountyProsecutor’s Office. All three were re-leased on their own recognizance afterbeing processed and served with com-plaint summonses.

“Make no mistake,” stated ChiefBattiloro. “Westfield residents and theirunlocked motor vehicles are being tar-geted by criminals for their demon-strated complacency. These arrests, andthe ones announced last week, unques-tionably affirm that.”

Residents are once again stronglyurged to remove all valuables and locktheir vehicles at all times. Additionally,they should immediately report all sus-picious persons, vehicles and activitiesto the Westfield Police Department via911.

WESTFIELD – Westfield PoliceChief Christopher Battiloro has an-nounced the arrest of four (4) morepersons and the recovery of yet an-other stolen vehicle following a policepursuit and crash, which occurred onAugust 13 at approximately 8:34 p.m.

The Westfield Police Departmentinitially responded to a report of ashoplifting at Walgreens, located at260 E. North Avenue in Westfield.The suspects were reportedly fleeingthe area in a vehicle traveling east onE. North Avenue.

Officer Eric Carrero observed thesuspect vehicle, confirmed its licenseplate was reported stolen, and pur-sued the vehicle into Garwood,through Cranford, and eventually intoKenilworth, where it subsequentlystopped on Market Street after strik-ing Officer Carrero’s patrol vehicle.

It was determined that not only wasthe suspect vehicle’s license plate sto-len, but so, too, was the vehicle.

Anthony Frazier, age 50, AltriqLampley, age 47, Stuart Sanders, age50, and Sumac Shabazz, age 46, all ofNewark, were arrested and chargedwith Shoplifting (a disorderly per-sons offense) and two (2) counts ofReceiving Stolen Property (one counta 3rd degree crime, the other count adisorderly persons offense).

Additionally, Lampley, the driverof the suspect vehicle, was chargedwith Eluding (a 2nd degree crime),Aggravated Assault (a 2nd degree

crime), Assault by Auto (a 4th degreecrime), Criminal Mischief (a disor-derly persons offense) and HinderingApprehension (a disorderly personsoffense).

Following treatment at an area hos-pital, all arrested persons were trans-ported to the Westfield Police De-partment for processing. Frazier,Sanders and Shabazz were subse-quently Released on their Own Re-cognizance (ROR) after being servedwith complaint summonses. Lampleywas served with a complaint warrantand remains in custody. He will becommitted to the Union County De-tention Center in Elizabeth pending adetention hearing.

The Westfield Police Department’sDetective Bureau continues to inves-tigate this incident and additionalcriminal charges against one or moreof the arrested persons are likely forth-coming.

Officer Carrero sustained neck andback injuries, as well as multiple con-tusions and abrasions, as a result ofhis patrol vehicle being struck by thesuspect vehicle. He, too, was treatedat an area hospital, but later returnedto duty.

“Police pursuits are extremely dan-gerous,” stated Chief Battiloro, “AndI commend the extraordinary effortsof Officer Carrero in bringing thisone to an end without any injuries toinnocent civilians,” he added.

Chief Battiloro also commendedthose additional responding Westfieldand Kenilworth Police Departmentofficers who assisted in effecting thearrests. “All of these officers undoubt-edly put themselves in harm’s way toenforce the law and protect the pub-lic, and we owe them a tremendousdebt of gratitude,” he stated.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTFOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY

THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD

RESOLUTION NO. 20-08-150

CONTRACTOR: Berto Construction,625 Leesville Avenue, Rahway, New Jer-sey 07065

IN THE AMOUNT OF: $784,764.50SERVICES FOR: Forest Road Park –

Phase 1 Improvements

A copy of this resolution and contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk.

Kathleen M. HolmesBorough Clerk

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RESOLUTION NO. 20-08-152

CONTRACTOR: Russell J. Huegel,Esq., Borough Attorney, 190 MiddlesexEssex Turnpike Suite 200, Iselin, NewJersey 08830

IN THE AMOUNT OF: $25,000.00SERVICES FOR: Service

A copy of this resolution and contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk.


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PUBLIC NOTICEPatricia Steckler Ph.D., clinical

psychologist, is changing her officetelephone number in Westfield. From nowon, for psychotherapy appointments oraccess to records, she can be reached at(908) 591-3260.

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTBY THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD

RESOLUTION 20-08-157

As required by N.J.S.A. 40A:4:57,N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.5, and any other appli-cable requirement, I hereby certify thatfunds are available to award a payment/contract to

Contractor: Jalloh & Jalloh, 21 WestBlancke Street, Linden, New Jersey - La-bor Attorney

In the amount of: $5,000.00Services For: Legal Service

A copy of this Resolution and contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk.


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CONTRACTOR: Kiersten Swaak, 124Russell Road, Fanwood, New Jersey07023

NATURE OF SERVICE: SustainableJersey Services

FEE: Not to exceed $1,000.00

A copy of this resolution and Contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk.


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CONTRACTOR: Richard Cervasco,Ed.D., P.A., 52 Stratford Drive, Manalapan,New Jersey 07726

NATURE OF SERVICE: PsychologicalServices

DURATION: For a period not to exceedDecember 31, 2020


A copy of this resolution and Contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Borough Clerk.


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CONTRACTOR: CME Associates, 3141Bordentown Avenue, Parlin, New Jersey

NATURE OF SERVICE: AdministrativeServices for Construction

DURATION: For a period not to exceedDecember 31, 2020


A copy of this resolution and Contractrelating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the officeof the Acting Borough Clerk.


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Westfield Police Report HomeInvasion, Armed Robbery



College Club Seeks SupportFor Scholarship Fund

FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS —The College Club of Fanwood-ScotchPlains has announced that its $500ShopRite Gift Card Raffle tickets and50-50 Raffle Drawing tickets are avail-able for the new drawing date: Sunday,October 4, 2020, at 2 p.m.

Both raffles normally would havebeen drawn at the club’s Annual SpringLuncheon on April 19, 2020. In order toaccommodate Covid-19 regulations, theCollege Club made arrangements toreschedule the drawing. Since there areonly 500 $500 ShopRite tickets avail-able, at a cost of $5 per ticket, odds ofwinning are 1 in 500.

The 50-50 Raffle tickets are $2 perticket or a book of 10 for $20, and willaward a first-, second- and third-placeprize based on one half of the collectedproceeds.

All proceeds will go directly intothe College Club Scholarship Fund.The College Club has been awardingscholarships to young women formore than 80 years. A sum of $20,000has been awarded to deserving youngwomen for the upcoming 2020-2021

school year.According to the College Club, due

to Covid-19, the raffle ticket sales aremore crucial than ever to provide fundsfor its scholarship awards and will mostlikely be the club’s only fundraiser forthe 2020 fiscal year.

Anyone interested in purchasingShopRite tickets is invited to contactDorothy Lusk at (908) 230-4917 [email protected]. For 50-50 Drawing tickets, contact Sue Spirkoat (908) 472-8515 or [email protected].

WESTFIELD — Westfield PoliceChief Christopher Battiloro an-nounced a home invasion and armedrobbery reportedly occurred on the200 block of Cacciola Place on Au-gust 15 at approximately 10 p.m.

The Westfield Police Departmentresponded to an initial report from aneighbor of an apparent dispute in-side the first floor apartment. Thefirst arriving officer attempted to makecontact with the apartment’s occu-pants and, after identifying himself asthe police, subsequently observedmultiple suspects exiting out of a bed-room window and fleeing the area ina gray Cadillac Escalade, which wasparked just outside.

Additional responding officers at-tempted to pursue the fleeing vehicleeast on South Avenue East intoGarwood but reported that it was trav-eling extremely fast with its head-lights off and that they lost sight of it.

An ensuing investigation deter-mined the victim, a male in his late20s, reported there was a knock at thedoor. Upon opening it, four blackmales wearing masks then forced theirway in. At least three of the foursuspects reportedly brandished fire-arms.

The victim was reportedly thrownto the ground, “pistol whipped,” andthreatened. The victim sustained acontusion to his forehead as well asother minor injuries and refused medi-cal attention. A female in her late 20s

was also in the apartment at the timeand was uninjured. The apartmentwas subsequently ransacked.

The Westfield Police Department’sDetective Bureau responded to thescene. It was assisted with a search ofthe scene by the Union CountySheriff’s Office.

Two of the suspects were furtherdescribed as wearing white “hoodies”in addition to masks. Another suspectwas further described as “heavy set”and wearing a blue shirt.

Anyone with additional informa-tion relating to this incident is askedto contact Detective Dennis DaSilvaof the Westfield Police Department at(908) 789-4000 (Extension 0).



Three Local StudentsGraduate From RITROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester

Institute of Technology conferred some4,000 degrees at all of its campuses inthe 2019-2020 academic year. A virtualcelebration was held May 8 at rit.edu/classof2020. The following local resi-dents received degrees:

Austin Brogan of Cranford earned aBachelor of Science in Computer Engi-neering.

Sam Finston of Cranford wasawarded a Bachelor of Science in GameDesign and Development.

Jacob Kennedy of Scotch Plainsgraduated with a Bachelor of Sciencein Electrical Engineering.

Founded in 1829, Rochester Insti-tute of Technology enrolls about 19,000students in more than 200 career-ori-ented and professional programs, mak-ing it among the largest private univer-sities in the United States.


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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-11

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN-SHIP OF CRANFORD, CHAP-TER 255 LAND DEVELOP-MENT, ARTICLES II & VIII,PERTAINING TO AFFORD-ABLE HOUSING, AND TOCREATE AN ABANDONEDPROPERTIES TO AFFORD-ABLE HOUSING PROGRAM

SUMMARY

On August 11, 2020, the Township ofCranford (the “Township”), introduced Or-dinance 2020-11. Section 1 of the Ordi-nance updates and replaces the existingSection 255-6 of the Municipal Code of theTownship of Cranford (“Code”) regardingAffordable housing development fees.Section 2 of the Ordinance updates andreplaces the existing Code Chapter 255,Land Development, Article VIII AffordableHousing Regulations. Section 3 of the Or-dinance amends Code Chapter 255, LandDevelopment, to create a new Article XAbandoned Properties to Affordable-Hous-ing Program. This program permits theTownship to designate certain propertieson the Township’s Abandoned PropertiesList for acquisition as Affordable Housingthrough a program administered by theTownship’s Affordable Housing Adminis-trative Agent.

Section 4 of the Ordinance states thatthe separate sections of the Ordinance areseverable, and if one section is invalidatedfor any reason the other sections remain ineffect. Section 5 of the Ordinance statesthat it supersedes any inconsistent or con-flicting ordinances. Section 6 of the Ordi-nance directs the Township Clerk to pro-vide notice to the Union County PlanningBoard and all other persons entitled tonotice pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-15,and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-6. Section 7 of theOrdinance directs the Township Clerk tosubmit a copy of the Ordinance to theTownship Planning Board for its review inaccordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26 andN.J.S.A. 40:55D-64. Section 8 of the Ordi-nance states that the Ordinance shall takeeffect immediately upon adoption and pub-lication, and filing of the final form of adop-tion with the County Planning Board andtax Assessor.




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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEsupplemental requirements.

Section 7 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to create the Elise-BurnsideOverlay District, including accessory uses,yard and bulk requirements, and generaland supplemental requirements.

Section 8 directs that the Township’sSchedule of Zone District Area, Yard andBuilding Requirements be updated to re-flect the preceding amendments.

Section 9 directs that the Township’sZoning Map be updated to reflect the newoverlay zoning districts.

Section 10 states that the separate sec-tions of the Ordinance are severable, andif one section is invalidated for any reasonthe other sections remain in effect.

Section 11 states that the Ordinancesupersedes any inconsistent or conflictingordinances.

Section 12 directs the Township Clerk toprovide notice to the Union County Plan-ning Board and all other persons entitled tonotice pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-15,and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-63.

Section 13 directs the Township Clerk tosubmit a copy of the Ordinance to theTownship Planning board for its review inaccordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26 andN.J.S.A. 40:55D-64.

Section 14 states that the Ordinanceshall take effect immediately upon adop-tion and publication, and filing of the finalform of adoption with the County PlanningBoard and tax Assessor.




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TOWNSHIP OF CRANFORDCRANFORD, NEW JERSEY

ORDINANCE 2020-14

AN ORDINANCE TO AMENDTHE CODE OF THE TOWN-SHIP OF CRANFORD, CHAP-TER 255 LAND DEVELOP-MENT, TO CREATE AFFORD-ABLE HOUSING OVERLAYDISTRICTS

SUMMARY

On August 11, 2020, the Township ofCranford (the “Township”), introduced Or-dinance 2020-14, to create five overlayzoning districts for inclusionary affordablehousing developments. Three of the over-lay districts coincide with the boundaries oftheir eponymous underlying districts: i.)Downtown Core Overlay District; ii.) Down-town Business Overlay District; and iii.)Downtown Transition Overlay District. Thefourth district, the Park Street Overlay Dis-trict consists of the property identified onthe Tax Map of the Township of Cranford(June 1977) as Block 555, Lots 1, 2, 3, and7. The fifth district, the Elise-Burnside Over-lay District consist of the property identi-fied on the Tax Map of the Township ofCranford (June 1977) as Block 402, Lots17, 14, 15, 16, & 18; and Block 403, Lot 34.

Section 1 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-33 to designate the five overlaydistricts.

Section 2 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to establish residences asPrincipal Permitted Uses in the i.) Down-town Core Overlay District; ii.) DowntownBusiness Overlay District; and iii.) Down-town Transition Overlay District.

Section 3 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to create the Downtown CoreOverlay District, including accessory uses,yard and bulk requirements, and generaland supplemental requirements.

Section 4 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to create the Downtown Busi-ness Overlay District, including accessoryuses, yard and bulk requirements, andgeneral and supplemental requirements.

Section 5 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to create the Downtown Tran-sition Overlay District, including accessoryuses, yard and bulk requirements, andgeneral and supplemental requirements.

Section 6 of the Ordinance amends Sec-tion 255-36 to create the Park Street Over-lay District, including accessory uses, yardand bulk requirements, and general and

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Notice is hereby given that the WestfieldBoard of Adjustment adopted resolutionsat its meeting on August 10, 2020, for thefollowing applications decided upon at themeeting held on July 13, 2020.

Tamra & Tim Healey, 825 StandishAvenue. Applicants sought approval toconstruct a rear covered porch and recon-struct a patio contrary to Section 11.06E6,12.04F1, 11.06E14 of the Land Use Ordi-nance to allow a building coverage of23.32% where the Ordinance allows amaximum building coverage of 20%; toallow a side yard setback of 10.64 feetwhere the Ordinance requires a minimumside yard setback of 12.5 feet; to allow aone car garage where the Ordinance re-quires a minimum 2 car garage. Applica-tion approved with conditions.

Daniel Josephs, 1032 Rahway Av-enue. Applicant sought approval to con-struct an inground pool, patio, and poolhouse, and to reconstruct the existing drive-way contrary to Section 12.04G of theLand Use Ordnance to allow a coverageby improvements of 29.1% (9,705 squarefeet) where the Ordinance allows a maxi-mum coverage by improvements of 30%(8,000 square feet). Application approvedwith conditions.

Mark Dow, 247 Prospect Street. Appli-cant sought an extension of approval forone year to July 13, 2021. Extension ap-proved.

Plans and applications are on file in theoffice of the Town Engineer, 959 NorthAvenue West, Westfield, New Jersey andmay be seen Monday through Friday from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Linda JacusBoard Secretary

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WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 2188

NOTICE OF PENDINGORDINANCE AND SUMMARY

General Ordinance No. 2188, a sum-mary of which is included herein, wasintroduced at a Regular Meeting of theTown Council of the Town of Westfieldheld on August 11, 2020 and was read forthe first time. This Ordinance will be furtherconsidered for final passage by said TownCouncil at the Westfield Municipal Build-ing, Council Chambers, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 at ameeting beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Sep-tember 8, 2020 or at any time and place towhich such meeting may be adjourned. Allpersons interested will be given the oppor-tunity to be heard concerning such Ordi-nance.

Copies of this ordinance are available infull at the Office of the Town Clerk, WestfieldMunicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090

General Ordinance No. 2188 is summa-rized as follows:

TITLE: AN ORDINANCEAMENDING THE DEMOLI-TIONS REQUIREMENTS OFTHE TOWN CODE

SUMMARY

Amends Article IA, “Demolitions,” withinChapter 8, “Buildings,” of the Town Codeof the Town of Westfield by: (1) requiringpermits for demolitions to go through theZoning Official instead of the ConstructionOfficial; (2) clarifying how to determinewhen a building or structure is being de-molished; (3) adding an appeals processfor denial of a demolitions permit; and (4)eliminating certain requirements for appli-cants to streamline the process and en-sure compliance with state law.

Tara Rowley, RMCTown Clerk

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PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given that a Public ArtApplication has been submitted to the Townof Westfield by the tenants of 524 CentralAvenue, Cathy and Rob Jenson/ Ralph’sFamous Italian Ices and Ice Cream ofWestfield, to create a mural on the façadeof the building located at 524 Central Av-enue, Westfield, New Jersey.

In accordance with the “Open MeetingAct, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975”, the Town ofWestfield Public Arts Commission will holda meeting at 7:00 PM on August 27, 2020for the purpose of reviewing the Public ArtApplication for a mural and to render adecision to approve or deny it. All inter-ested persons will be given an opportunityto be heard concerning said application.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this meet-ing will be held virtually through ZoomWebinar. Interested persons wishing tospeak must do so during the open discus-sion by citizens portion of the meeting byconnecting to the webinar via Zoom at thefollowing link http://www.bit.ly/WestfieldPublicArtsCommissionMeeting.

Copies of the application are available atthe Town Clerk’s Office, Town of WestfieldMunicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090,[email protected].

Alex StoneCo-Chairperson

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County Resumes ChildSafety Seat Inspection Prog.

Bill Would Permit MunicipalitiesTo Issue Covid Relief Bonds

Lt. Governor Oliver Selected ForLeadership Role With NLGA

COUNTY — The Child Safety SeatInspection Center will resume opera-tion began August 19. Safety Seatinspections are conducted at theGarwood First Aid Squad, located at401 2nd Avenue, every Wednesdayand Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00a.m. No appointment is necessary.The inspection program is closed onmajor holidays and during inclementweather.

Safety seat inspections will run incompliance with state Covid-19 pan-demic orders regarding social dis-tancing and other protocols. Every-one, including children, is required towear a mask and practice social dis-tancing with others attending the in-spection facility. It is recommendedthat whenever possible, only parents/caregivers and children essential tothe inspection attend.

Certified child passenger safetytechnicians will check the car seat forproper installation and educate par-ents and guardians on using the seatcorrectly. Parents and caregiversshould be prepared to assist with theinstallation of the car seats unlessthey are elderly or physically inca-pable. Residents coming for an in-

spection are asked to read the owner’smanuals for both their vehicle and thecar seat and attempt to install the seatbefore arriving.

The proper use and installation ofchild safety seats is one of the mosteffective methods for protecting thelives of children in the event of amotor vehicle accident. Union Countyfirst launched the Child Safety SeatInspection Program in 1999 in re-sponse to surveys showing that theoverwhelming majority of child safetyseats are improperly installed eventhough most users are confident thatthey know the correct procedure.

New Jersey’s new child safety seatregulations took effect in Septemberof 2015. The new state law requiresparents to adhere to American Acad-emy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommen-dations for child passenger safety.

For more information about the carseat inspection program, the CarFitprogram for seniors, or the bicyclehelmet safety initiative visit ucnj.org/childseats or contact ChristineMarcantonio, traffic safety programcoordinator, by email [email protected] or by phoneat (908) 789-6830.

NEW RESTAURANTS...Downtown Cranford Director Gabe Bailer, MayorPatrick Giblin and Township Commissioner Jean Maisonneuve were on hand forribbon cuttings of two new restaurants, Folklore Artisanal Taco, located at 101North Avenue West (pictured below), and Spoonful Masala, located at 200 SouthAvenue East (pictured above).

County Libraries Can NowApply for Covid-19 Funding

Bill Reducing AccessLink Fares Now LawTRENTON — Legislation

authored by Senator Nicholas Scutariand Senator Joe Cryan that will re-duce fares for NJ Transit Access Linkriders was enacted into law August 12by Governor Phil Murphy.

“Many individuals who utilize Ac-cess Link’s services are living on fixedincomes,” said Senator Scutari. “Thislaw allows riders to travel on bus andrail at a greatly discounted rate, greatlybenefiting riders with disabilities whorely on public transportation as theirmain source of mobility.”

The law, S-1563, will automati-cally enroll individuals determinedeligible for NJ Transit Access Linkservices into a reduced fare programapplicable for all of NJ Transit’s bus,train and light rail services. It willrequire NJ Transit to issue an identi-fication card for reduced fare eligi-bility to Access Link riders.

Access Link is a paratransit serviceestablished by NJ Transit to providepublic transportation to people withdisabilities who are unable to use thelocal bus service according to theAmerican with Disabilities Act.

New Law Maintains TransitService for Disabled

TRENTON — The paratransitservices for people with disabilitieswill be maintained during any “stateof emergency” under legislationsigned into law August 12 by Gov-ernor Phil Murphy.

The law, S-362, requires New Jer-sey Transit to operate its AccessLink service in any area of the stateunder a state of emergency, as longas it doesn’t pose an undue risk todrivers or passengers.

“People with disabilities rely onAccess Link for their basic trans-portation needs,” said Senator JoeCryan. “During emergencies, theirreliance on this service is even moreimportant. Access Link has provento be a real success in serving a vitalservice for those who need it most.It will now be maintained in emer-gency conditions so those with dis-abilities are not left to fend for them-selves.”

TRENTON — New Jersey Lieu-tenant Governor Sheila Oliver isnow serving as an East Region AtLarge Member of the NLGA (Na-tional Lieutenant Governor’s Asso-ciation) Executive Committee. TheNLGA is the professional associa-tion for the second-highest rankingofficials in all 50 states and the U.S.territories.

“The lieutenant governor waschosen and confirmed to this posi-tion bi-partisanly by her peers fromacross the nation,” said NLGA Ex-ecutive Director Julia Brossart.

“As an Executive Committeemember, Lt. Governor Oliver willwork with her colleagues to pro-mote shared priorities and to findand foster multi-state solutions tomutual problems,” said Brossart.

“I’m thrilled and honored to takeon this leadership role for the NLGAand to represent our country and thestate of New Jersey in this newcapacity,” said Lt. Governor Oliver,who serves as Commissioner of theNew Jersey Department of Com-munity Affairs (DCA). “As we facethe ongoing day-to-day challengesof Covid-19, it is critical now morethan ever to band together with otherstate leaders to find solutions to thecomplex problems we are facing.We work most effectively when wework together as one nation.”

The committee meets three timesa year to chart issues and work to bepursued by the nation’s officehold-ers first in line of gubernatorial suc-cession. Lt. Governor Oliver willserve in this role until July of 2021,when the term expires.

Lt. Governor Oliver was elected

to office with Governor Phil Murphyin 2017. She also serves as DCACommissioner where she has ledefforts to strengthen and expandinitiatives for fair and affordablehousing, community revitalization,homelessness prevention, and localgovernment services that supportNew Jersey’s 565 municipalities.

When periodically serving as Act-ing Governor, she has signed mul-tiple bills into law including thosethat established a Caregiver TaskForce to identify ways to supportpeople taking care of loved oneswho are elderly or disabled, requireall public school students in grades68 to receive financial literacy edu-cation, strengthen equal pay forequal work by preventing employ-ers from asking employees’ previ-ous salary history, and protect em-ployees from wage theft.

TRENTON — Legislation thatwould seek to alleviate the financialpressures on counties and municipali-ties during the current public healthemergency due to the Covid-19 pan-demic advanced from the Senate onJuly 30. The bill would permit localgovernments to issue “coronavirus re-lief bonds” to cover revenue shortfallsduring the Covid-19 public health emer-gency. The bill is sponsored by SenatorTroy Singleton, Senator Vin Gopal andSenator Nicholas Scutari.

“Covid-19 is not only a publichealth emergency, but it has quicklycascaded into an economic emergencyas well,” said Senator Singleton. “Lo-cal governments are feeling budget-ary pressure resulting from lost rev-enues and emergency spending re-lated to their Covid-19 response. Thisproposal, modeled after the existingFiscal Year Adjustment Bonding Pro-gram, will allow counties and mu-nicipalities to continue to service theircommunities at high levels withoutthe fear of economic disaster.”

The bill would seek to provide relieffor counties and municipalities that arefacing budgetary challenges resulting

from the effects of the pandemic. Itwould allow local governments to bor-row, through the issuance of long-termbonds or short-term notes, to cover therevenue shortfalls and additional costsattributable to the COVID-19 pan-demic. They would have to pay backthe money over a 10-year period.

The bill, A-3971/S-2475, was releasedfrom the Senate by a vote of 25-15.

“Local governments are reeling dueto their projected budget plans beingdecimated by the economic fallout ofCovid-19, especially at a time whenpeople will need the help of the govern-ment the most,” said Senator Scutari.“This legislation provides a path torelief that is sorely needed by manylocal and county governments so theycan continue to provide essential ser-vices to their communities.”

COUNTY – The Union CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders an-nounced it is now accepting appli-cations from municipal librariesfor 2020 Union County LibraryGrant awards. Letters were mailedout to all 20 municipal librarieslast week, and applications mustbe submitted to the office of OpenSpace, Recreation and HistoricPreservation Trust Fund by Friday,September 18.

“Union County libraries are a ma-jor resource and learning tool in ourcommunities that must be supportedthroughout Covid-19 and beyond,”said Freeholder ChairmanAlexander Mirabella.

The 2020 Library Grant fundswere voted on and approved duringthe August 13 Freeholder Boardmeeting.

This year’s grants are funded bythe CARES Act through the UnionCounty Open Space, Recreation andHistoric Preservation Trust Fund.

A total of $500,000 will be madeavailable for approved submissionsto be used by libraries for program-ming and purchases directly relatedto needs created by the Covid-19pandemic.

“This funding will allow librariesto adapt during these uncertain cir-cumstances while continuing to cul-tivate the minds of residents of allages,” said Freeholder ChristopherHudak, who is the Chairman of theOpen Space Trust Fund Board.

The Open Space Trust Fund wasestablished by popular referendumin 2000 with an initial focus onexpanding and improving UnionCounty parks.

In 2004 the mission of the TrustFund was broadened to include KidsRecreation annual matching grantsto municipalities for improving lo-cal children’s recreation resources,as well as annual Greening UnionCounty “tree-for-tree” matchinggrants to plant trees on municipalproperties.

The Trust Fund also includesgrants from the Preserve UnionCounty program, which providesfunding to municipalities and non-profit organizations for historicpreservation projects.

For information on both pro-grams, contact Victoria DurbinDrake of the Open Space, Recre-ation and Historic PreservationTrust Fund at (908) 558-2278.






The Show Goes on Out of Doors atPaper Mill Playhouse in Millburn

A Teenager In Europe: 22Countries In 105 Days

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for the Leader/Times

Summer Travel Series

Six years ago, my then 17-year-oldson — fresh out of high school —gave his mother and me a wave frombeyond the security gate at NewarkLiberty International Airport and, car-rying only a backpack and an ambi-tious itinerary, departed for a three-and-a-half-month solo adventure inEurope.

Evan told me thisweek that the idea for agrand tour of Europewas sparked when heread a book aboutMarco Polo’s travelswhile he and I werevisiting Rome in 2011.European nobles usedto tour the continent assort of a rite of pas-sage, and this also “ro-manticized the idea ofEurope” for Evan. Forhis age, he was fairlywell-traveled, havingbeen to the U.K.,France, Iceland, Scot-land, Italy and variousplaces in the Caribbeanand the U.S. So whenhe first broached theidea a few years ear-lier, we agreed but toldhim he’d have to comeup with a reasonabletravel plan and also look into all thenuts and bolts of traveling throughoutEurope.

Two months before graduation, hepresented his plan for visiting sometwo dozen countries, starting in Por-tugal and going as far east as Turkeyand as far north as the Faroe Islands inthe North Atlantic. Our main rule forhis trip was that he be in touch with usvia text or email daily, just to let usknow he was alive and safe. He’d bespending 105 days on his own, sev-eral time zones away and far from theprotective clutches of his parents orany other responsible adult. Backhome, we’d track his progress througha private Facebook page we set up forfriends and family.

I asked him recently what histhoughts were as he was flying out onAugust 2 and during those first daysabroad. “I was somewhat anxious andhaving second thoughts until Ichecked in to the hostel in Lisbon” onAugust 3, Evan said. He had thoughtarranging transportation and accom-modations “would be the main chal-lenges of the trip, so once I first sawthat I could easily negotiate thoseaspects, the rest of the journey wasn’tsuch a daunting prospect. It wouldjust be a matter of rinse and repeat.”

We felt he’d be fine. I was moreconcerned about outside forces — amugging, a wrong turn or a wrongtrain to a dangerous area — causingproblems than I was about Evan get-ting into trouble himself. I cautionedhim about scam artists and othersketchy people and situations. Hismother, Lydia, noted this week thatthe trip “wasn’t an impulsive whim”and that Evan had planned the trip “indetail for a couple of years prior.”She, like me, had “faith in his judg-ment and self-responsibility.” Plus,he was well-traveled and had been toEurope “so he had a sense of how tomanage transportation, currency andstrangers/people skills.”

Evan spent his first days in thePortuguese capital and told us oneday that he’d “unwittingly spent timein the world’s oldest bookstore,” the281-year-old Bertrand Bookstore inLisbon. He then took an overnighttrain to Madrid, which he found simi-lar to New York City “architecturally

and rhythmically.” There, he sawPicasso’s famed “Guernica” paintingin a museum and also took a trip toSeville for a day. Then it was on toBarcelona briefly before he took atrain into France and headed eastalong the Mediterranean coast.

Evan celebrated his 18th birthdayon the beach in Nice, and it was therethat he had meals that were memo-

rable enough that he sent us the de-tails on both. He said his dinner at LaRoute du Miam was “hands down,the best dining experience of my life,”citing the combination of “service,atmosphere, drinks, food itself andchance. If nothing else,” he wrote us,“I can lay claim to having the world’sbest foie gras.”

He then headed up to Zurich fortwo days before spending a week inMadulain, a village of 240 peoplenear St. Moritz, where he hiked andwent horseback riding while stayingin a rustic alpine cabin with spectacu-lar views of the Alps. He then trav-eled back into Italy, stopping in Milanand then Venice, where he took in aperformance of “La Traviata” at thecity’s opera house after having snuckinto the dress rehearsal the night be-fore. From there, it was on to Triestebefore slipping behind the old IronCurtain — the first in our family to doso since his great-grandparents 40years earlier. He first took a bus toLjubljana, the Slovenian capital thathe described as a “really charmingcity” and “Parisian” in feel. Then itwas on to Zagreb, the Croatian capi-tal that my son said “might be themost enchanting city I’ve visited yet,”where he was greeted at his hostelwith a generous shot of the nationalliqueur.

On September 10, Evan arrived inBelgrade, the Serbian capital, report-ing that it was “a bit spooky” to seeCyrillic letters everywhere. He wasn’timpressed by the place or by his nextstop, Sofia, the Bulgarian capital,where he arrived after what soundedlike the overnight train ride from hell.“The train was covered in graffiti thatlooked more than 10 years old,” hewrote us. “Six mattresses squishedtogether were in the sleeper car.” Hesaid he smashed a bug on the pillow-case, “relieved to find blood, becauseapparently bed bugs don’t smash orbleed too easily.” Also, “the toiletwas a hole in the floor and everythingwent directly on the train tracks. Notoilet paper.” He was joined duringthe night by a young couple fromAustralia, a German girl and eventu-ally a Turkish guy who was bored inthe regular section and asked if hecould join them. They talked all night

and fell asleep “until the KGB camein to check passports.”

I had only two sleepless nights dur-ing my son’s 105 days abroad. Thefirst was his long overnight trek fromSofia to Istanbul from September 13to 14, when he’d be the farthest fromhome and out of cell phone range formany hours in the middle of nowherein southeastern Bulgaria and north-

western Turkey.We’d been keep-ing tabs on theslowly deteriorat-ing political situa-tion in Turkey andwere adamant thathe not go if thingsthere went south.But things lookedall right in mid-September, sowhile I stayed upwaiting for wordof his safe arrival,he went first fromSofia toDimitrovgrad, asmall town 50miles from the bor-der, and then to theTurkish bordercrossing ofKapikule, wherehe arrived at 2:00a.m. (9:00 p.m.New Jersey time).

Then it was on to Cerkezkoy, wherehe arrived at dawn. From there, it wasan hour-long bus ride into Istanbul,where he texted us in the middle ofthe night that he had arrived safelyafter crossing the Bosporus water-way separating Europe from Asia.

He spent four days in the Turkishcapital, where he saw the famed BlueMosque and the Hagia Sophia, vis-ited the bazaar and heard the Muslimcall to prayer multiple times daily. Healso visited his first hookah loungeand sent us a selfie of him exhaling alarge cloud of smoke. Evan told mesaid that, despite some of the travelchallenges, the most interesting partof his European trip was the Balkansand Istanbul in particular.

He recalled how it felt to “roll intoIstanbul on the bus and see the sunrising over the Bosporus. It was sobeautiful. A perfect morning.” He andtwo fellow travelers spent the firstmorning wandering the city and see-ing some of the sights. Evan recalled“the smells, the sounds” of Istanbuland how the city felt “very exotic andalive.” It was “kind of what I imag-ined it,” he said, likening it to “step-ping into another universe,” espe-cially being so far away from home.

From Istanbul, he then flew toBucharest, a 40-minute flight acrossthe southwest Black Sea that some-how included time for full meal ser-vice of filet mignon, chicken, rice,bread, dessert and Raki, the Turkishnational drink. After a few days in theRomanian capital, he took a train tovisit with a family friend living inSibiu in central Transylvania and wentto a rehearsal at a local symphony hallwhere that friend was a conductor.

Romania was the 11th country Evanhad set foot in and it also marked thehalfway point in his journey: 5,100miles so far and 28 cities and townsvisited. Most of northern Europe stilllay ahead—as did some true adven-tures that I’ll recount next week.

SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTY Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

MILLBURN – For theater folkslike me who are craving live perfor-mances not just on Zoom, the PaperMill Playhouse is offering the perfectsummertime satisfaction with dinnerand a cabaret show or live music onthe outdoor patio - portion of theplayhouse in Millburn.For weeks now,weather permitting,the iconic CarriageHouse Restaurant hasbrought together atasty dinner and show.Of course, it is called“Brookside Dining”because of the bab-bling brook that runsadjacent to the play-house. Overhangingtree branches providethe perfect venue oftranquility yet excite-ment of the live per-formance.

On the Saturdaynight in late July that Iattended, SusieSpeidel and Joe Reganperformed from 7 to8:30 p.m. The two per-formers have knowneach other for years. In a phone inter-view with The Westfield Leader andThe Times, Ms. Speidel said, “We goway back. I think we first workedtogether 30 years ago through artseducation.” She was the Paper MillPlayhouse’s Education Director fortwo decades under whose directionthe Rising Star Awards program, aswell as the Summer ConservatoryInstitute, was formed. An accom-plished performer and theatre teacher/director, she is well-known through-out the Union County Area in theatercircles. Mr. Regan does a VirtualPiano Bar online at 6 p.m. on Fridaynights, and was a regular at “Don’tTell Mama” in NYC and 16 Prospectin Westfield on Sunday nights beforethe pandemic struck. He is a talentedteaching artist for the Education De-partments at Paper Mill and the Per-forming Arts School at The MayoPerforming Arts School inMorristown.

During their outdoor performance,they challenged the audience to “namethat tune” from the first verse of oneof the songs that Ms. Speidel sang.No one raised a hand to venture aguess, but this reporter sheepishlywhispered, “Where or When” fromBabes in Arms, the correct answer. Ijust could not admit I knew it for, asmy mother always warned me, “noone likes a know-it-all.”

From the raised platform that satbehind a plexiglass shield, the twosang, quipped, and delighted the au-dience. With Mr. Regan on the key-board, their varied repertoire included

some jazz, Broadway numbers, someoldies from the American Songbook,and an adorable parody. “Ilona” fromthe musical She Loves Me was turnedinto “Corona” and, with clever lyricsby Michael Mooney, asks for the vi-rus to go away. The next time this fun-loving, talented, popular duo is on thebill is September 5, so make reserva-

tions now. Other performers forThursday or Saturday nights in thenext few weeks will include DwayneClark, Rema Webb, Elizabeth WardLand with Matt Castle, Kelli Rabke,Kyle Taylor Parker, Nicole VanessaOrtiz. Check the website atpapermill.org for the full listing ofdates and scheduled performers.

The outdoor restaurant area is me-ticulously cleaned for the well-beingof the diners and masked servers alike.Of course, as in most places today,one’s temperature is checked beforeentering the area, and reservationsare required through Open Tableonline or by calling 973-315-1701.Face coverings must be worn to andfrom one’s table but may be removedas soon as the party is seated. A lacarte items and small plates and drinksare served in the area called “HighStools.”

On Thursday and Saturday nightswhere there is live music, dinner isFixed Prix at $70 plus tax and gratu-ity for two courses. Wine by theglass or bottle and “Hand CraftedCocktails” are available. I chose atasty Mai Tai and did some peoplewatching before the show. Becauseof the seasonally high temperature,people were casually dressed, withmen in Bermuda shorts and golf shirtsand women in casual, loose-fittingpants and tops. Because there arestaggered arrival times for safetysake, there is no line at the “door,” asmall tented area. I was given aseating choice and I elected to sitnear the brook that runs alongside

the far side of the theatre. A drink, a plate of warm focaccia

bread and butter, and more peoplewatching promoted a laid-back ambi-ance. There is no second seating, sothere is no rushing of the servers toget the food out to the diners. Relaxedsocial interaction at one’s table is thenorm. My first course from a choice

of soups or saladswas a delicious,warm seafoodbisque. Leisurely,unhurried diningheightened the ex-perience. With fiveentre choices, myselection was thelobster ravioliwhich was a plen-tiful bowl ofstuffed pasta thateasily could haveserved two people.Others seeminglyenjoyed beef orchicken dishes.Carriage HouseRestaurant’s ChefHolly Guber hasoutdone herselfwith an extensiveand exciting menubound to make any

palate happy. Sweets, at an additional cost, in-

clude gelato, sorbet, and decadenttarts. Couples around me snuck ataste from each other’s plate. As thesun started to descend in the sky, aslight breeze picked up and the lushvegetation formed a bit of a canopywhile darkness was dispelled bylights throughout the trees.

If night dining is not an option foryou, try the Sunday Brunch at $30 perperson. And if outdoor dining is notyour thing, the Carriage House Res-taurant offers curbside take out.Wednesday – Saturday and Sundaybrunch takeout for a heat- and- servebrunch for $25 to enjoy at one’s house.Non-live event nights are a bargain at$40 per person for dinner. Reserva-tions are highly recommended for allseating.

There is nothing like the interac-tion between a live performance andan audience. Make plans now to sup-port the Paper Mill Playhouse whiletreating yourself to a delightful expe-rience.

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Susan Dougherty for The Westfield Leader and The TimesVIEW FROM ABOVE...Diners enjoying dinner and a show outside thePapermill Playhouse.

Photo courtesy of Westfield Historical SocietyTURN-OF-THE-CENTURY TUNES...This circa 1890 Regina Mahogany CasedDisc Music Box would be right at home in a Victorian parlor, entertaining thefamily with crisp, clear melodies. Operated by coin, it features a music disc whichplays “The Watch on The Rhine” (German National Hymn, 1200 by Wilhelm).Regina manufactured this music box in Rahway. It was donated to the WestfieldHistorical Society in 2018 by Lowell Schantz. The music box and other “ReeveHouse Artifacts” are compiled on the website westfieldhistoricalsociety.org/reeve-house-artifacts.

Restaurants Team UpTo Benefit CSH KidsAREA — This summer, local res-

taurants are coming together to ben-efit the kids at Children’s SpecializedHospital.

Area residents are invited to sup-port participating New Jersey restau-rants by dining at these establish-ments or picking up takeout duringChildren’s Specialized Hospital’sfirst-ever Better Together RestaurantWeek from Monday through Sunday,August 24 to 30.

To find a list of participating loca-tions and stay up to date, visit theevent page at facebook.com/events/614577985929774/.

For more information about theChildren’s Specialized HospitalFoundation and the Better TogetherInitiative, access childrens-specialized.org/better-together.

Anyone with questions may con-tact Teresa McCann atT M c C a n n @ c h i l d r e n s -specialized.org or (908) 301-5518.

Regional TheatersForm Alliance

LONG BRANCH – Five theaterorganizations today announced theformation of the #theatre5alliance tobring the arts to people’s homes andto highlight the importance of keep-ing local theater alive and thriving.

The alliance is comprised of Berk-shire Playwrights Lab, DurangoPlayFest, Laguna Playhouse, New Jer-sey Repertory Company, and SevenAngels Theatre. Like similar groupsnationwide, each of these organiza-tions canceled their summer perfor-mances due to the coronavirus pan-demic.

The alliance will harness the writ-ing talents of dozens of well-knownscreen and stage actors to create origi-nal vignettes of three to ten minuteseach. The project is the brainchild ofactor Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years,Lombardi), who called upon friendsin the industry to create videos ofthemselves reading works they’vewritten under the banner “KeepingLive Theatre Alive.” He has broughtin Filmmaker Jeremy Fletcher to editindividual videos of the actors andalliance members will be making themavailable on their websites startingSaturday, August 29. Lauria is alongstanding supporter of local the-ater and of the alliance members.

“Every sector in society has beenimpacted negatively by COVID-19,including theaters,” Lauria said. “Iwanted to raise awareness of the plightof these organizations while celebrat-ing how actors are keeping their cre-ative juices flowing.”

Actors committed to the project sofar include Kim Brockington, BryanCranston, Bruce Davidson, Andre DeShields, Judd Hirsch, Stacy Keach,Dan Lauria, John Larroquette, JudithLight, Hal Linden, John Lithgow, JodiLong, Priscilla Lopez, WendieMalick, Joe Mantegna, CarolynMcCormick, Patty McCormack,Laurie Metcalf, Alfred Molina, EdO’Neill, Lou Diamond Phillips, JamesPickens Jr, Stephen Root, TonyShalhoub, Charles Shaughnessy, Pe-ter Scolari, Joe Spano, Chris Sullivan,Reno Wilson, Henry Winkler, andRobert Wuhl.

The content will be available toviewers by each theatre and they willuse the vignettes in creative ways to

raise awareness of their organizationsas well as thank their patrons for theirsupport during this difficult year.

For more information on each theatre’sprogramming plans, visit any of thesetheatre websites: New Jersey RepertoryCompany, Berkshire Playwrights Lab,Durango PlayFest, Laguna Playhouseor Seven Angels Theatre.

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July 30, 2019: Continuousshelling for the first five inningscombined with four shutout in-nings from pitching ace JohnDeitch during that span put third-seeded Darby Road Brainard in agreat position to glide throughthe next four innings in Game 1of the Scotch Plains Men’s Soft-ball League West Division semifi-nals against second-seededDiva’s Salon at Brookside Park in

Scotch Plains on July 30. TheDarby Roadsters trampled homeplate 22 times, while yieldingjust one run in the first five in-nings, en route to a 24-5 tri-umph.

Deitch allowed two singles ineach of the first four innings andanother two hits plus a walk inthe fifth when the Diva’s scoredtheir first run. Deitch would holdthe Diva’s hitless in the sixthbefore giving up two runs on twohits and a walk in the sevenththen he would permit just an-

other single in the scorelesseighth. John Rachko pitched theninth inning, allowing two runson two hits and a walk.

Darby Road Brainard ham-mered out 29 hits, which includedsix doubles, a triple and a homerun, and leadoff hitter Brady Lau,who scored five times, had five ofthem with a three-run triple anda pair of doubles. Aaron Richards,who scored twice, went 5-for-5with two doubles and five RBI.Deitch went 4-for-5 with a double,two RBI and a run scored. MoeWalters whacked a three-runhomer and an RBI single. DennisDiMascio had a pair of RBI singles,an RBI double and an RBI sacri-fice fly. Jeff Bendix took the pa-

tient route, walking twice, sin-gling twice and scoring four times,while adding two RBI.

August 1, 2019: Transforma-tion from a cellar dweller afterthe first five games of the seasonto the top “crow” on the St. Bart’sOldtimers Men’s Softball Leagueladder came to fruition atBrookside Park in Scotch Plainson August 1. The St. Francis menhad something to “crow” aboutwhen they came up with the rightformula to knock off the formerlyfirst-placed St. George squad, 9-5, and to seize their 10th straightvictory.

Despite having only three out-fielders, the Fran men still hadthe right formula on defense withthe pitching of Howie Bialos andthe sure-handed gloves of sec-

ond baseman Lou Balestriere,shortstop Rob Zerafa and theefforts of outfielders Gus Alvarez,Joe LoBrace and Josh Baik. Zerafaand Balestriere turned an inning-ending double play in the secondinning. Alvarez and LoBrace madekey running grabs and Baik cameup with a memorable diving-and-rolling catch in the third inning.Balestriere pulled off a smoothbackhand for the third out in thefifth inning then ended the gameby absorbing a steamer off thebat of Rob Stratton and tossingto first for the final out.

August 2, 2019: Pitching ex-cellence was in high gear as St.Anthony’s Frank Chupko and St.Wolfgang’s Ed Fernandez en-gaged in a duel that was not

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STRONG EVENING AT THE PLATE...Cranford Cougar Nick Dizdar rapped an RBI double in thethird inning and an RBI single in the first inning against Cherry Hill in the Cal Ripken, Jr. Mid-Atlantic 9U Tournament at the Memorial Field Complex in Cranford on July 27, 2018. After a raindelay, the game was completed the next day and the Cougars won 9-8.


SWOOPING INTO THIRD...Darby Road’s (Brainard) Kyle Williams comes swooping into thirdbase to beat the throw to Diva third baseman Matt Whitman in the second inning of the West Divisionsemifinal Game 1 on July 30, 2019.

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decided until Chris Millar’s fly ballto right field was hauled in withthe tying run at third base duringa St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s Soft-ball League game at BrooksidePark in Scotch Plains on August2. The result was a key, 5-4, winfor St. Anthony, who just bumpedSt. Francis out of the first-placewhen the Fran men dropped a14-10 slugfest to St. Michael.

St. Anthony shortstop LouMessano insured his contract re-

newal when he pulled off an in-ning-ending double play (DP) inthe fourth then followed in thefifth with a diving stop that heconverted into a long-throwputout at first. St. Wolfgangshortstop Walt Patrylo was in-volved in two DPs. The first wasthe most spectacular play of theevening when he chased a popupinto shallow leftfield and with hisback to home plate, he caughtthe ball, reeled around and fired

to second in time to catch therunner off base. The second DPwas also very interesting. Withthe bases loaded and one out inthe seventh inning, St. Anthony’sGerry Riepe looped a ball intocenter as a runner scored. KevinMorris quickly scooped it andflicked to Patrylo at second intime to get the force out. Patryloin turn fired home to get the nextrunner attempting to score.

July 27, 2018: Having

wrapped up the top seed in PoolA for the playoff round, CherryHill had nothing to loose in itsmatch-up with the Cranford Cou-gars in the Cal Ripken, Jr. 9UMid-Atlantic Regional Tourna-ment game held at the MemorialField Complex in Cranford on July27. Cranford took a 9-6 lead intothe bottom of the fifth inningthen Mother Nature interferedforcing the game to be com-pleted the next day and with the

Cougars holding on to salvage a9-8 victory.

Cranford put the bat on the ballwell and totaled 12 hits. Leadoffhitter Tyler Muccigrosso poked apair of singles, scored twice andhad an RBI. Nick Dizdar drilled anRBI double and an RBI single andscored once. Cooper Falk punchedthree singles, scored once andhad an RBI. Brayden Fry ham-mered an RBI double and singled.



SLIPPING INTO SECOND...St. Anthony’s Ed DeFrancesco slips into second before St. Wolfgangshortstop Walt Patrylo makes the tag at Brookside Park in Scotch Plains on August 2, 2019. St.Anthony took possession of first with a 5-4 win.


FINE EVENING AT THE PLATE...St. Francis batter Howie Bialos raps a single as St. Georgecatcher Brendan McNamara observes. Bialos had a fine evening at the plate with three singles anda pair of RBI in the 9-5 victory (August 1, 2019).


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Charlie Springer (walk) and MattDugan each singled and scored.Aiden Capizzi singled. Gabe Deeb,Alex Affronti and Brody Ewingeach scored once.

July 30, 2018: NickBuontempo belted a pair of homeruns, including an inside the parkjob, to lead top seed Vicki’s Diner/Gashouse Gorillas to a 30-6thumping of Darby Road in thefirst round of the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League playoffsplayed on July 30 at Brookside

Park in Scotch Plains. JasonHoynoski and Pete Corvelli eachwent 6-for-6 for the victors.Buontempo went 4-for-6, withtwo home runs and five RBI.Carlos Rego drove in four runs inaddition to pitching a completegame for the victory.

July 31, 2018: Mike Chronicdrove in six runs on three hits,while Doug Delle Donne chippedin three RBI on three hits to leadSofa Kings to a 24-13 victoryover Grillestone in the opening

round of the Scotch Plains Men’sSoftball League playoffs held onJuly 31 at Farley Field in ScotchPlains.

Early August, 2018: Afterwinning the district title and itsfirst ever state title,Mountainside’s 8U ‘Green Ma-chine’ went 6-0 to win the MidAtlantic Regional Cal Ripken/BabeRuth Baseball Tournament. TheTournament consisted of 10 win-ners from five states; Maryland,Delaware, Pennsylvania, New

York and New Jersey.The Green Machine beat East

Fishkill, NY, 18-4, Mt. Laurel, NJ,8-5, Hilltop, Pa. 5-3 andQueensbury, NY, 18-2 in Poolplay then edged Mt. Laurel, 7-6,and North Colonie, NY, 7-5, toclaim the title.

Mountainside received out-standing efforts from Matt Filiaci,CJ Cantagallo, Jake Minnefor,Addison Adornato, Mateo Liloia,Mike Donahue, Tyce Hanratty,Noah Hunter, Drew Peris, Bobby

Poth, Greg Dardanello and AlexPater.

August 8, 2017: Same teams,but with new names met for theScotch Plains Men’s Softball ADivision crown in a best two-out-of-three series held at JerseylandField in Scotch Plains on August 8and the results were pretty muchthe same as they had been forthe past 13 years. The Sheelen’sCrossing team, formerly knownas the Stage House, faced River



GOOD STRETCH FOR THE DOUBLE PLAY...Joe Max first baseman Bruce Evans makes thestretch to complete the double play on Contact Lens & Vision runner Ed Quinn at Rahway RiverPark in Rahway on August 10, 2017.


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& Rail Cantina, formerly knownas the Netherwood and Park Bev-erage, in a double header andwon both, 15-12, and 14-0, re-spectively. In that 13-yearstretch, the men of Sheelen’swon 11 titles with River & Railwinning the other two (2014,2010).

In Game 1, Sheelen’s amassed23 hits, with the most impressivecoming off the bat of JoeyD’Annunzio, who whacked athree-run home run in the first

inning. D’Annunzio also addedan RBI single. Team captain ToddSimo (2 runs scored) went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI.Mikey DeVizio (2 runs) also went4-for-4 with a pair of doubles andtwo RBI.

August 8, 2017: Pete Gilsonblasted a two-run homer in thebottom of the second and a three-run homer in the third to helpFive Guys build an 11-1 leadagainst Sofa Kings on their wayto capturing a 15-12 victory in

Game 1 of the Scotch Plains RecLeague B championship seriesplayed at Brookside Park inScotch Plains on August 8. Top-seeded Five Guys would have tostave off a furious rally from thesecond-seeded Sofa Kings, whoscored eight runs in the top ofthe fifth to briefly pull ahead at12-11. Five Guys regained thelead for good by scoring fourruns in the sixth inning.

August 8, 2017: Pete Gilsondrove in three runs and the de-

fense returned to form in treat-ing Five Guys to an 8-0 win overSofa Kings in Game 2 of their BDivision championship seriessweep. The sweep gave Five Guystheir first championship in sixseasons and prevented SofaKings, which had vanquished two-time defending champs Gash-ouse Gorillas in the semis, fromclaiming their first title in threeseasons. Five Guys mound aceJohn Hagy tossed a shutout.

August 10, 2017: Seven days

after their game at JerseylandField in Scotch Plains was post-poned in the top of the secondinning due to lightning, the menof Joe Max Telecom and ContactLens & Vision decided to beginanew in a Union County Senior50+ League A Division game atRahway River Field in Rahway onAugust 10. But it was the Joe Maxmen, who made the most con-tact in a 16-7 victory, which fea-tured a pair of booming home



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SLIDING UNDER THE TAG...Todd Simo (Sheelen’s Crossing) slides into second for a doublebefore River & Rail’s Billy Aumenta can make the tag in Game 1 of the A Division championshipseries at Jerseyland Field (August 8, 2017).


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runs and five smooth doubleplays.

Every player on Joe MaxTelecom contributed to the 19-hit attack but the loudest crackscame off the bats of Bruce Evansand Pete Costello, who bothwhacked a three-run home runand finished with four RBI.Costello also singled and scoreda second time and Evans added apair of doubles and a single, andscored three times. Dave Eckert,who doubled, singled and walked,

had three RBI and scored fourtimes. Rob Stratton singled twice,walked twice and scored threetimes, and John Miller mashedan RBI triple, singled and scoredonce.

Contact Lens also totaled 19hits and leadoff hitter Ken Zierler(run scored) had three of them,including an RBI triple. Matt

Kasper (run) thumped a two-runtriple and an RBI single, TimWalsh (run) had a pair of singlesand a pair of RBI and LouBalestriere doubled and singledin his three plate appearances.

August 2, 2016: NetherwoodBar & Grill swept their best ofthree, playoff match-up againstChico’s by pounding out a 12-10win in Game 1 before riding thestrong pitching performance ofKevin Woodring to a 12-3 victoryin the nightcap. The double-

header held at Brookside Park inScotch Plains was a semifinalmatch between the second andthird seeds in the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League. DamonRoth, Billy Aumenta, Jared Penceand Brady Lau delivered themajority of the offense for theNetherwood gang.

August 3, 2016: St.Maximilian may have been get-ting quite nervous as the slug-gers went into the bottom of thefifth inning trailing St. Matthew,

2-1, in St. Bart’s Oldtimers Men’sSoftball League action at ForestRoad Park in Fanwood. But as thetop dogs in the league, the MaxMen were able to reach downdeeply to score two runs in thefifth and three insurance runs inthe sixth, while ace pitcher JohnDeitch held the Matt Men in checken route to a 6-2 triumph.

Deitch, after yielding both runsin the first inning, shut out St.Matthew the rest of the way and



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finished with a six-hitter, whilewalking no one. St. Matt pitcherPaul Newton allowed just ninehits and only one was for extrabases.

August 4, 2016: One spec-tacular play after another madefor a very low scoring game untiltop-seeded Contact Lens & Vi-sion made contact with four runsin the bottom of the sixth inningthen limited fourth-seeded TopLine Appliances to one run in theseventh to claim a 7-2 victory in

Game 1 of the Union CountySenior 50+ Softball League BDivision playoff semifinals atRahway River Park.

The most spectacular defen-sive play of the game was exhib-ited by Contact leftfielder JoeDeRosa, who went airborne andparallel to the ground to rob BobD’Meo of an extra base hit.DeRosa’s momentum on the playcatapulted him over the leftfieldline and into foul territory. DeRosanot only robbed D’Meo again two

innings later but he also robbedseveral Top Liners of hits with hisexploits. DeRosa was responsiblefor seven putouts.

Peter Byer led Contact, going3-for-3 with two RBI and tworuns scored. Neil Kaufman con-tributed three RBI, which includedan RBI single and a pair of RBIsac flies. Leadoff hitter Ken Zierlerrapped a triple and a single andscored both times.

August 4, 2015: WouldVickie’s Diner bring home the

bacon and send Autoland to thejunkyard or would Autoland runall over them and leave them inthe dust? That question was an-swered at Brookside Park inScotch Plains when third-seededVickie’s outlasted top-seededAutoland, 15-11, in Game 3 toclaim the Scotch Plains Men’sSoftball League B Division crown.

Vickie’s Jason Hoynoski pro-vided the “Thunder of Thor” withan RBI triple in the first, a two-run home run in the second, a

single in the third and a three-run homer in the seventh to fin-ish with six RBI and four runsscored. In his final plate appear-ance, Autoland decided to pro-vide him with an intentional walk.Leadoff hitter Al Genova slappedfour singles and scored each time.He also drew a free pass.

August 5, 2015: Home runsseemed easy to come by withsome unsuspecting individualscollecting round trippers in a very


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interesting game between St.Francis and St. Joseph in St.Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague action at Forest RoadPark in Fanwood. In the end, theSt. Joe boys, who scored all oftheir runs in the first four in-nings, managed to survive a latescare but eked out a 14-13 vic-tory.

In his first two plate appear-ances, St. Fran’s Neil Kaufmanhammered a two-run shot and asolo blast. After hacking a singlein his first at-bat, St. Joe’s GusAlvarez also launched a two-runshot and a solo shot. However,also adding to the barrage werethe unsuspecting three-run hom-ers that blazed off the bats of St.Joe’s Ed Fernandez and RichPitonzo and St. Fran’s James

Barba.August 6, 2015: Top Line Ap-

pliances needed a victory to be incontention for the top-seed inthe Union County Senior 50+ BDivision playoffs, but ContactLens & Vision was in a moredifficult situation and needed avictory to avoid being condemnedto a fourth seed in the A Division,which would mean a date to facethe formidable top-seededDeegan Roofing “Deeganators”.The two competitors met face-to-face in their final regular sea-son game at Rahway River Park.

The Top Liners got off to acomfortable 14-6 lead after threeinnings but managed to score amuch needed five runs in thebottom of the sixth to dim theLensmen’s hopes of a comeback

and to exit the park with a 21-16victory. Top Liner Neal Iaccarinowent 4-for-4 with a triple, threeruns scored and two RBI. Leadoffhitter Ron Kulik connected forfour singles, while scoring three

times and adding two RBI. Dave“Duck” Ball, who had three hits,led the team with five RBI, whileOsiris Hernandez rapped a two-run double and an RBI single andscored twice.

July 29, 2014: Twenty sixruns may have been scored, butit was superb defense that caughteveryone’s eyes and called theshots in Netherwood’s 14-12 vic-tory over Diva’s in Game 2 of theScotch Plains Men’s SoftballLeague A Division semifinal roundat Brookside Park in Scotch Plains.Diva shortstop James DiNizowasted little time demonstratinghis agility with a great lunge toland a liner off the bat of BillyAumenta in the first inning. DiNizowent on to make several difficultplays look routine. Netherwood

shortstop Jeff Bendix performedhis magic on several occasions,which included a rangy reach inmid-leftfield in the fifth and aleaping, diving stab in the sixth.He also gathered a deflection offthe foot of pitcher Kevin Woodringand stepped on second for aforce play.

July 31, 2014: No whining forRosie’s Wine Bar this time asthey put together a top-shelfperformance to slam the door onAJ Jersey with a 13-3 jolting inUnion County 50+ SoftballLeague action at Jerseyland Fieldin Scotch Plains. Veteran RichPolinitza led Rosie’s charge withthree singles, two RBI and tworuns scored in his three at-bats.Keith McDede came through with


David B. Corbin (August 2012 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTRETCHING FOR THE PUTOUT…Five Guys first baseman Pete Gilson stretches to record theputout on Autoland speedster Dom Centanni in the first inning at Vo-Tech Field in Scotch Plains onAugust 6, 2012.

David B. Corbin (August 7, 2013) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA DIVISION CHAMPS...The Stage House defeated Sun Tavern in three games for the Scotch PlainsMen’s Softball League A Division crown. Participating players pictured, left to right, are: front row;Neil Kaufman, Brian Dayton, Tim Walsh, Scotty Savarese, Ed Zazzali and Tony Wargo; back row,Aaron Richard, Mo Wright, Todd Simo with son, Mark Nies, John Palazzolo, Tim Rausch, RobHarder and two loyal fans. Missing: Emidio Monaco (August 7, 2013).


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A Special Look Through the Rearview Mirror at Local Sportsa double, an RBI single and anRBI groundout. The crafty TomMurray served up a pair of singles,walked once, had an RBI andscored all three times.

Jeff Hoffman topped the chartsfor the Jersey Boys with threesingles and an RBI. JohnRobertson, Jordan Scher andHowie Greco each scored onceand had two solid hits. DaveRizzo also had a pair of singles.Greg Hopson, Paul Sherman, MikeScacifero and Pat Keenoy eachcontributed a single.

August 7, 2013: Tossing asix-hitter in a championship gamethat featured two powerful teamswould be quite a fete, but pitcherMo Wright did just that in a 16-2victory in Game 3 to earn theStage House the Scotch Plains

Men’s Softball League A Divisiontitle at Brookside Park in ScotchPlains. Scotty Savarese contrib-uted an RBI double and a pair ofRBI singles, while scoring threetimes. Eddie Zazzali zapped anRBI triple, an RBI double and anRBI single, while scoring threeruns. Power man Tony Wargo,who scored twice, was intention-ally walked in his first three plateappearances but blasted a two-run home run and an RBI singlein his next two at-bats. Wrightwent 3-for-4 and scored twice.

August 14, 2013: Forest RoadPark’s baseball-sized diamondmay have presented a differentvenue for members of the St.Bart’s Oldtimers Men’s SoftballLeague, but St. Anne adapted tothe conditions much earlier then

held on to defeat St. Alexander,16-9, in Fanwood. Interestingly,St. Alexander out-hit St. Anne,19-16, but the Annies issuedmore influence with a pair oftriples, a pair of doubles and agrand slam home run from MattBrown, who finished 2-for-3.Anne starting pitcher HaroldHopler went 4-for-4 with twodoubles, a walk and a triple,while scoring three times andadding an RBI. Leadoff hitterKeith Karyczak, who scored twice,also had four hits with a three-run triple and a double.

August 6, 2012: Impressivedefensive plays, especially on thepart of top-seeded Autoland al-lowed the team formerly knownas the Sofa Kings to hold offsecond-seeded Five Guys, 5-4,

in Game 1 of a double header ofthe Scotch Plains Men’s SoftballLeague Monday Night Divisionchampionship at Vo-Tech inScotch Plains. Veteran Ed Belford,Autoland’s pitcher, shined de-fensively and offensively. Belfordmade a fine backhanded scoopto record a putout in the thirdinning and demonstrated hisquick reactions to grab a linerback to the mound in the fifth,but his best move came in theninth inning when he turned asecond-to-first double play to endthe game.

August 6, 2012: After squeak-ing out a 5-4 victory in Game 1 ofthe best of three championshipsseries, Autoland zoomed into highgear and laid tire tracks all overFive Guys to claim the Scotch

Plains Men’s Softball League “B”Division crown at Vo-Tech inScotch Plains. The offensive herofor Autoland in this game wasformer Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School football and base-ball standout Kyle Adams, whowent 3-for-6 with a pair of bases-clearing triples, while scoringthree times.

August 10, 2011: With a 22-3 shellacking fresh on their minds,the top-seeded men of the StageHouse needed to make somechanges quickly if they wantedto wrestle the Scotch Plains Men’sSoftball League “A” Divisionchampionship from the grasp ofsecond-seeded Park Beverage.The Stage House beat the Bever-age men, 13-1, in Game 2 then



LEGGING OUT A DOUBLE...Netherwood speedster Brady Lau, center, legs out a double in thesecond inning as Diva pitcher Ron Germinder, No. 99, gets the relay and second baseman AndrewLynch covers at Brookside Park on July 29, 2014.


STRETCHING FOR THE PUTOUT...Vickie’s first baseman Al Dente stretches to get the out onAutoland’s Billy Mariani in game 3. Vickie’s won the Scotch Plains Men’s Softball League BDivision title with a 15-11 win (August 4, 2015).

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A Special Look Through the Rearview Mirror at Local Sportsheld off a Park Beverage surge tograb a 7-5 victory and the “A”Division crown at JerseylandField. Tim Walsh initiated a pairof double plays in Game 3 andTony Wargo whacked a key two-run double.

August 11, 2011: Heartbreakonce again struck St. Aloysiuswhen St. Rocco scored two runsin the top of the seventh inningand held off a serious threat topull out a 2-1 victory in St. Bart’sOldtimers Men’s Softball Leagueaction at Farley Field in ScotchPlains. St. Aloysius pitcher LewisBlau and St. Rocco pitcher JoeMatuska were baffling battersthroughout the evening, prevent-ing them from getting a solidpiece of the ball. Bob Camisalaced an RBI double to center to

give the Roccos a 2-1 lead.August 5, 2010: Playoff spirit

was certainly in the air with twoteams full of players, who had arefuse-to-lose attitude, in Game3 of the Union County Senior 50+Softball League A Divisionquarterfinals at Jerseyland Fieldin Scotch Plains.

With the bases jammed in thebottom of the 10th inning, BobD’Meo watched four straightpitches fall away from the strikezone to give the Brew Crew, for-mally known as Buffy’s and be-fore that Antone’s, an 8-7 victoryover Awnings Galore. CrewmanDon “the Count of” Montefuscocharged and made a sliding,game-saving catch to salvagethe evening.

August 1-2, 2009: The

Westfield 12 and under girls soft-ball team nipped Long Hill andMountainside, respectively, withidentical 5-4 scores to claim theParkway Invitational SoftballLeague title at the Brewer com-

plex in Clark. Against Long Hill,Elena Scarano ended the gamewith a two-out RBI double. EmilyMastrocola got credit for the win,having relieved LaurenSchmeider after a solid start.Against Mountainside, JuliaCriscuolo singled twice andscored a run.

August 7, 2008: St. Jude of-fered little mercy in a 25-8 pound-ing of the St. Aloysius “Red Gang”at Forest Road Park in Fanwood.Taking full advantage of the “RedGang’s” short-handed situation,Jude recorded 29 hits, includingtwo doubles, three triples and sixhome runs, to win its sixth-in-a-row.

Jude’s Tom Straniero went 4-for-4 with two home runs, andscored six runs, and Damon Roth

thumped two homers, tripled andhad six RBI. Harold Hoplercracked a homer, tripled, singledand scored two runs.

August 8, 2007: Top-seededMontrose Avenue reclaimed su-premacy in the Fanwood OldMen’s Softball Association byrocking defending champ RussellRoad, 7-1, in ChampionshipGame 3 at the Dorris Ferry Soft-ball Diamond in Fanwood. GaryPancoast went 3-for-3, includinga double, with two RBI and a runscored. Bill Swisher and JimSwisher cracked two hits eachand Mike Swisher banged an RBIsingle.


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LEAGUE CHAMPS…The Westfield Girls’ 12U softball team won the Parkway InvitationalSoftball League title and finished with a 12-0 record (August, 2009). Pictured, left to right, are: frontrow; Chrissy Mosco, Emily Mastrocola, Julia Diamantopoulos, Julia Criscuolo, Elena Scarano andassistant coach Jessica Mondon; back row, Head Coach, Tara Pignoli, Lauren Schmeider, AllieMcBrearty, Lizzie Fox, Michelle Kostyack, Ashley Abbott and Assistant Coach Katie Abruzzo.


GETTING TO THIRD IN TIME...Rosie’s Wine Bar player Keith McDede slips into third in timeas AJ Jersey’s Dave Rizzo is about to catch the throw in Union County 50+ League softball actionat Jerseyland Field on July 31, 2014.

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