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Horace Corbin for The Westfield LeaderPROUD OF SERVICE...Ron Frigerio, standing third from left, was among theformer Westfield Republican mayors honored at a GOP party held Monday,March 23, 2009 at the Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield. Also pictured, fromleft to right, are: Front row, Bud Boothe, who passed away on Thanksgiving Daylast year, and Alexander Williams, and back row, Acting Mayor Mark Ciarrocca,Senator Tom Kean, Jr., Mr. Frigerio, Greg McDermott, Allen Chin and Assembly-man Jon Bramnick. Current Mayor Andrew Skibitsky and former mayor RichardBagger were out of town on business.

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POSTER CHILD...Edison Intermediate School student Stephanie Wells of theeighth-grade chorus, which performed at the school’s Veterans’ Day Assembly,presents a “thank you” poster to retired Marine Sgt. Patrick Touhy, who servedin the war in Iraq. Sgt. Touhy, a 2000 graduate of Westfield High School,addressed the students, saying, “We are all so privileged to be able to live in a placewhere freedom and democracy are the cornerstone of our society.”

Michael J. Pollack for The Westfield LeaderGOD BLESS OUR VETERANS...The Martin Wallberg Post No. 3 of the Ameri-can Legion hosted ceremonies honoring all veterans, living and deceased, lastThursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Master of CeremoniesPeter Hogaboom spoke about Post No. 3’s Support Our Troops “WE Care”shipments to American military personnel serving in Afghanistan. Post Com-mander Bill Maines and Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan also spoke at the event,which culminated with a rousing rendition of “God Bless America” by KerryStubbs, above.

WF BOE Extends SuperintendentContract in Face of Gov’s Edict

Lawmakers, Mayors Differ AlongParty Lines on Property Tax Tool Kit

By PAUL J. PEYTON and MICHAEL J.POLLACK

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldBoard of Education, last week, unani-mously approved a five-year contractextension with Superintendent ofSchools Margaret Dolan. The pact,which became effective November 9,runs through June 30, 2015. At thesame time, the State of New Jersey is

reviewing all superintendent contractsin light of Governor Chris Christie’sedict, earlier this month, to cap su-perintendents’ salaries at $175,000.County superintendents have beenordered not to approve any contractsbefore the governor’s cap on superin-tendent salaries takes effect next Feb-ruary 7. Ms. Dolan’s contract was notto have expired until June 30, 2011,according to a copy of the agreement.

According to BOE President JuliaWalker, the new contract with Ms.Dolan includes a zero-percent payincrease for the first two years, 2-percent increases each in the thirdand fourth years, with the fifth yearreaching $203,625, plus an increaseequal to her salary multiplied by thetax-levy-cap percentage at that time.

In addition, the first year calls for amerit increase of 2 percent. The meritwill be based on student achieve-ments – such as SAT scores and thepercentage of graduates moving onto higher education – and athleticaccomplishments, as well as other“points of pride,” including wherenational news magazines rank theschool system.

“And it (merit raise) has to be earned.It is not automatic,” Mrs. Walker said.

Ms. Dolan currently earns$196,000, a salary she will continueto receive for the 2010-2011 and2011-2012 school years. Whenbumped up 2 percent for the 2012-2013 year, it reaches $199,632. In2013-2014, following another year-over-year increase, the salary wouldreach the $203,625 figure. Thesuperintendent’s salary will includea 1.5-percent payroll deduction forher participation in a Preferred Pro-vider Organization health plan.

Mrs. Walker was asked aboutwhether Governor Chris Christie’sproposal to cap superintendent sala-ries based on overall enrollmentwould impact the board’s decision.The Governor’s plan would cap Ms.Dolan at $175,000 because Westfieldhas fewer than 10,000 students.

Mrs. Walker said she understandsthe governor’s plan is “just a pro-posal” at the moment. If it were tobecome state law, then the boardwould have to go back and rework theagreement, she said.

“Right now, we are moving for-ward,” Mrs. Walker said. “We need asuperintendent, and we are all confi-dent in Dr. Dolan.”

She said a number of achievements,such as 52 students achieving perfectSAT scores, resulted in thesuperintendent’s contract increase. “Weare continuing to hit our mark on (stu-dents) achievement,” Mrs. Walker said.

As per a new policy, Union CountySuperintendent Carmen Centuolo’s of-fice would not comment to the press andforwarded all requests to Alan Guenther,the spokesman for the New Jersey De-partment of Education (DOE).

Mr. Guenther referred The WestfieldLeader to the DOE website for infor-mation on how the state handled arecent contract-extension attempt inParsippany. He also highlightedMonday’s announcement by Acting

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

AREA – As municipal officialsprepare to tackle municipal and schoolbudgets come January, 33 reformsaimed at controlling property taxesremain before the State Legislature.

These include arbitration reformsthat would impact how towns negoti-ate contracts with collective-bargain-ing units, civil-service reforms andteacher contracts, as they relate to the2-percent cap on school tax levies.

Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitskyis among the mayors saying they arein need of property tax reforms inpreparation of next year’s municipalbudget. He questioned why state law-makers are holding up the reformpackage after passing the 2-percentcap onto towns and school boards.

“I don’t understand what they (leg-islators) are thinking if they pass the2-percent cap but they don’t givetowns a tool kit,” the mayor said.“Even with the tool kit, we weregoing to have a difficult time. With-out it is just unthinkable.”

Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr, apast president of the New Jersey Con-ference of Mayors, described the toolkit as “a sound bite that has beenoverplayed” by the Christie Admin-istration. She also said property taxreforms should have been approvedby lawmakers before the state low-

ered the cap on tax levies.“The tool kit is not everything it is

cracked up to be,” she said. “It (mu-nicipal budgets) all comes down torevenues and expenses.”

“[The tool kit] is not going to haveany effect on our budget come Janu-ary 1,” Mayor Mahr said. “The bestthing Trenton can do is to keep theirhands off our [municipal] aid. This ismoney that comes back to us. It is nota handout.”

She said, in her judgment, the 33reforms in the tool kit are not the “be-all and the end-all” that will helptowns fall within the new cap. Shealso believes New Jerseyans have amisconception that property tax in-creases will not be greater than 2percent overall, when, in fact, mu-nicipal, county and school taxes willeach rise 2 percent, with the countyfollowing an equalization processcounty-wide.

Mayor Mahr also questioned theabsence of procedures on how localgovernments can place referendumsbefore voters to exceed the state cap.

Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Malooladmitted she is “anxious” about theupcoming budget process. She saidarbitration reform could help hertown, which is currently in negotia-tions with its local with Policemen’sBenevolent Association (PBA) andwill soon begin the same process

with its public works union. “[Cur-rently], when it goes to arbitration, itis out of our [control].”

“It (arbitration reform) would giveus some backup,” Mayor Maloolsaid.

In addition, she said civil-servicereform, should it pass, would enableScotch Plains to end what she saidamounts to a “complicated, bureau-cratic (civil-service) system thatmakes it difficult to lay off or evendemote municipal employees.”

“No matter what happens, it’s go-ing to be tough to get to 2 percent(cap),” Mayor Malool admitted.

State Senate Minority Leader TomKean, Jr. (LD-21, Westfield) said theonly way that the newly imposed 2-percent cap on municipal and schooltax levies is going to control propertytaxes is with the passage of the toolkit.

“Property taxes have skyrocketedin New Jersey because government,particularly at the local level, costsfar too much. Current law is complicitin this cost escalation by condoning,allowing and even encouraging out-rageous contract and arbitrationawards for compensation and ben-efits to public employees,” Mr. Keansaid in a column published in TheRecord last week.

“At the center of this property tax

Former Mayor Ron FrigerioRemembered for His Kindness

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – Former WestfieldMayor and ex-Union County Repub-lican Chairman Ron Frigerio diedlast Thursday. He was 70.

Mr. Frigerio served two, two-yearmayoral terms from 1983-1986. Hepreviously served on the town coun-cil from 1977-1980, during whichtime he chaired the finance, publicworks and laws and rules commit-tees, and served as the council repre-sentative on the planning board.

After leaving the council in 1981,he chaired the planning board andwas Westfield Republican Commit-tee chairman from 1981-1982. Mr.Frigerio was later elected to two termsas chairman of the Union CountyGOP Committee, serving from 2000to 2004. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention inPhiladelphia in 2000.

Former Cranford Mayor Phil Morinsucceeded Mr. Frigerio as CountyGOP chairman.

“I considered Ron a mentor and a

friend. Ron was someone I couldalways bounce thoughts and ideas offof and who often gave me sound,practical political advice, having satas both a mayor and county chair-man,” Mr. Morin said in an e-mail.“My deepest sympathies are with hiswife, Janet, and his family.”

Current Westfield Mayor AndySkibitsky called Mr. Frigerio “theultimate statesman” and “a realgentleman.”

“He will be missed by manypeople,” the mayor said.

Senator Tom Kean, Jr., who movedto Westfield in 2000 and who cur-rently serves as minority leader forRepublicans in the State Senate, de-scribed Mr. Frigerio as an “extremelycompassionate” and “warmheartedperson.”

“He was an individual who caredan extraordinary lot about Westfield,”Mr. Kean said. “He loved the per-sonal impact you could have on some-one through the political system.”

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, who

Houses of Worship to HoldFood and Clothing Drives

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

AREA – As in the past, many localcongregations and organizations willconduct food, clothing and other drivesin an effort to bring a little holidaycheer to those in need.

Temple Emanu-El is asking the com-munity to donate frozen turkeys tied inplastic bags – no glass – and othercanned and packaged Thanksgivingfoods to their Annual ThanksgivingTurkey Drive.

Donations can be dropped off atTemple Emanu–El’s parking lot, 756East Broad Street, during the followingdates and times: Sunday, November21, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Mon-day, November 22, from 9 to 9:30 a.m.;2:30 to 3 p.m.; 5 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday,November 24, from 9 to 9:30 a.m.; 2:30to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.

Food collected by Temple Emanu-El will be distributed by Yes, We CareSoup Kitchen of Zion Lutheran Churchin Clark, The Mandy Reichman Feed-

ing Program and members of TempleEmanu-El of Westfield.

Temple Emanu-El’s annual partici-pation in the “Jersey Cares Coat Drive”will be Sunday, December 12, from 8a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gently used coatsshould be dropped off at the temple’sparking lot on that day only. Donationswill be distributed to Temple Emanu–El’s “I Have a Dream” program orother participating agencies through-out the states.

For more information on either ofthese events, contact Carolyn Shane,Temple Emanu-El’s executive director,by phone at (908) 232-6770, extension114, or by e-mail at cshane@tewnj.org.To learn more, visit tewnj.org.

The Westfield firefighters are hold-ing their annual food drive. Non-per-ishables can be dropped off at the firestation on North Avenue any time untilDecember 3. All donations will be dis-tributed to local individuals in need.

This Saturday, November 20, Boy

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Horace Corbin for The Westfield LeaderSCRUMPTIOUS ...Troops and their families line up for chow, Saturday night, at the NJ National Guard Armory inWestfield, as citizens honor them for their service at the Casino Night fundraiser to assist families of the soldiers.

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LIRE – C’EST BON POUR LA SANTÉ...Champ de Mars – Westfielders PhoebeChadowitz, Liam Dougherty, Lucy Vanecek, Zoe Chadowitz, Claudia Dougherty,Bridget Dougherty, Rachel Vanecek and Lindsey Hamlin with The WestfieldLeader at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday, November 5.

Westfield IntermediateSchools Thank Veterans

WESTFIELD – Both intermediateschools in Westfield hosted assem-blies for the entire student body andstaff on Veterans Day with recogni-tion of special guests who are localveterans.

Sergeant Patrick Touhy, retired fromthe United States Marine Corps and agraduate of Westfield High School,addressed the assembly at Edison In-termediate School about his “belief inAmerican and our way of life.” He toldof “finding myself in the war in Iraq,away from family and friends, within ayear of signing up for the Marines.”The other Veteran speaker at Edisonwas Retired Army Nurse Mary Jo RiceMahoney, who shared experiences of

her tour of duty in Vietnam while serv-ing as an Army nurse.

Across town at Roosevelt Interme-diate School, Captain MichaelMcLane, retired helicopter pilot, spokeof the opportunities that his collegeyears in the ROTC, his tour of activeduty and his time in the Reserves haveprovided him later in life. He offeredstudents this advice: “Challenge your-self to take unpopular decisions.”

At each of the schools, studentchoruses and bands performed musi-cal selections and both students andstaff engaged in readings and shortspeeches to express gratitude to allveterans. The U.S. Marine Corpsserved as Color Guard.

Commissioner of Education Roch-elle Hendricks, ordering a review ofall superintendent contracts.

The order coincided with the re-scinding of a five-year contract exten-sion between the Parsippany Board ofEducation and the district’s superin-tendent, LeRoy Seitz, which wouldhave paid Mr. Seitz an average annualsalary of $225,064 over the contract’sspan.

In a news release on the State DOEwebsite, it reads that, “In correspon-dence released today (Monday) fromMorris Executive County Superinten-dent Kathleen Serafino to theParsippany Board of Education, theDepartment of Education made clearthat a contract extension for theParsippany Superintendent of Schoolshas not been approved. Today’s corre-spondence clarifies previous reportsand statements from local officialsindicating that the contract had beenapproved; those reports were incor-rect.”

Ms. Serafino wrote to the ParsippanyBoard of Education president andsecretary, telling them that theextension, agreed to on November 9,

was “improperly approved” and orderedthem to “correct this deficiency” by nolater than December 1.

When asked specificially aboutWestfield’s situation, Mr. Guenther said,“All superintendent contracts are underreview, including Westfield’s. The reviewwill be completed by December 3. Nofurther comment will be made at this time.”

In a letter, Monday, from Ms.Hendricks to the executive countysuperintendents, she asks them toprovide responses to 15 questionsconcerning superintendent contracts intheir county. Questions ask for thebeginning and ending dates ofsuperintendents’ contracts, the currentbase salary and rate of increase, as wellas the district’s enrollment.

Ms. Dolan, who has been superin-tendent for three years, joined thedistrict in 1996 as principal at FranklinElementary School after coming fromMountainside, where she was princi-pal at Deerfield Elementary School.She was later elevated to assistantsuperintendent of human resourcesin 2001, a position she held untilbeing named superintendent in Au-gust 2007.

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Superintendent Dolan

reform package is a hard 2-percentcap on compensation and benefit in-creases that can be awarded by arbi-trators,” Mr. Kean said. “Combinedwith the property tax cap’s intendedeffect of capping negotiated pay in-creases, the arbitration cap wouldlimit the rate at which public salaries,benefits and workforce rosters canrise from year to year.”

Mayor Skibitsky said he was hop-ing to have arbitration reform in placeto assist the town in its current nego-tiations with the PBA.

“They (state arbitrators) are mak-ing [contract] awards that are not inline with the times we are in,” MayorSkibitsky said. He said governmentsalaries have caught up with, andeven surpassed, the private sector inrecent years. “And I don’t know ifthat is fair to the taxpayers,” MayorSkibitsky said.

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (LD-21, Westfield) said Democrats, whocontrol both houses of the State Leg-islature, need to give local officials“the tools they need to meet the 2-percent cap.” He said the more strin-gent cap is needed if towns are to beable to better control increases inproperty taxes. He also accusedDemocrats of stalling on the issue ofproperty tax reform “rather than scor-ing [one] for taxpayers.”

“The average taxpayer will suffer adefeat if the Democrats don’t openup the discussion on civil-service,arbitration and pension reform,” Mr.Bramnick said. “We need to have anopen dialogue on the tool-kit billsand put them to an up-or-down vote.Ignoring this issue won’t make it goaway. It is time for us to take action

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Property Tax Tool Kitand give local governments the toolsthey need to control spending andgive property taxpayers the help theydeserve.”

Meanwhile, AssemblywomanLinda Stender (LD-22, Fanwood),who has served as mayor of Fanwoodand county freeholder chairman, hasa totally different take on the reformpackage.

“The fact is the Assembly has ad-vanced nearly 20 property-tax-reformbills this year and continues to workhard toward more progress, especiallyon salary arbitration and civil-ser-vice reform,” Asw. Stender said.“Still, the fiscal analysis done by theChristie Administration shows the so-called tool kit would save, at most,$288,000, which means this supposedtool kit appears rather empty. Also,sadly, nothing can undo the damagealready wrought by Gov. Christie’sdecision to drive up property taxesthroughout the state by cutting stateaid to schools and municipalities, anddeny senior citizens property tax re-lief by giving a tax break to million-aires.”

Asw. Stender said of the tool-kitbills, 22 have been introduced, 15 ofwhich require fiscal notes detailinggains or losses in state and local rev-enues. Of those 15 bills, she said “theChristie administration has submit-ted fiscal notes on only four (A-2955,A-3010, A-3075 and A-2956).”

“Of these four, the informationsubmitted by the administrationshows a net state savings of $249,000to $288,000. In comparison, localgovernments in New Jersey collected$24 billion in property taxes in 2009,”Asw. Stender said.

currently chairs the Westfield Re-publican Committee, said Mr.Frigerio “set an example on how youcould help your community…Heknew how to get things done,” Mr.Bramnick said.

“He had a twinkle (in his eye) anda warmth that just made you feelgood,” Mr. Bramnick said.

Mr. Frigerio defeated long-timeWestfield music teacher CarolynKlinger-Keuter in his first run formayor and Jim Hely, currently a stateSuperior Court judge in UnionCounty, for his second term in 1984.Mr. Hely later served 10 years on thetown council.

“Ron Frigerio’s legacy to the citi-zens of Westfield from his two termsas mayor and four years as a towncouncil member is profound,” Mr.Hely said in an e-mail. “One riding orwalking past the precisely restoredWestfield fire house or the now-two-decades-old Westfield Memorial Li-

brary should think of Mayor Frigerio,whose leadership made those beauti-ful buildings come to reality and be-come cornerstones of the presentcommunity.”

The $3.5-million referendum tobuild the library on the site of theformer Grant School on East BroadStreet was passed on the ballot thesame year Mr. Frigerio was re-elected.

Born in Jersey City, Mr. Frigeriospent his childhood in Lyndhurst be-fore moving to Mountainside. He hadbeen a Westfield resident since 1966.He is a graduate of Jonathan DaytonRegional High School in Springfieldand Fairleigh Dickinson Universityin Madison.

Professionally, Mr. Frigerio was afounding partner of AmalgamatedGeneral Agencies, known as aGa, afull-line insurance agent/brokeragecompany in Westfield. He later was afounder and partner of Marfico, Inc.an insurance financing company alsoin Westfield. Mr. Frigerio was a found-ing chairman of the board of direc-tors of the Town Bank of Westfieldwhen it opened in 1998.

Mr. Frigerio is survived by his wifeof 46 years, Janet; his children, SusanBuckley of Pennsylvania, R. GreggFrigerio of Pennsylvania and CherylKurtz of Westfield; his brother, Rich-ard, and 10 grandchildren. Funeralservices were held Monday at HolyTrinity Roman Catholic Church fol-lowed by burial at Fairview Cem-etery, both in Westfield. Dooley Co-lonial Funeral Home in Westfieldhandled arrangements.

Rotter Steps Down as Dem. Chair;Haas Named Interim Leader

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – After 11 years ofleading the Westfield DemocraticCommittee as its chairman, KenRotter announced on Tuesday thathe had officially resigned from theposition. He has been replaced onan interim basis by second-termThird Ward Councilman DavidHaas.

Mr. Rotter said, “It was just time tostep aside and to give other peoplethe opportunity to step up” and leadthe local party. “It’s public service;it’s not meant to be a lifelong job,” hesaid of the chairmanship.

“In Westfield, we are very blessedwith high-caliber candidates [formayor and town council] on bothsides of the aisle,” Mr. Rotter added.“It’s been a privilege to have been apart of the process.”

When reached for comment onTuesday afternoon, Mr. Haas said hewould be setting up a search commit-tee within a week to find a new mu-

nicipal chairman.“I am not going to remain a coun-

cilman and chairman of a [political-party] committee [at the same time],”Mr. Haas said. There is “currently toomuch going on in my life to do bothjobs at once.” He said he also feels hemight lose the trust of the rest of thecouncil with the party-chairman la-bel attached to his name.

Mr. Haas said he has not decidedhow many members will sit on thesearch panel or how long it will taketo find a new chairman. He also saidthe search for candidates to serve asparty chairman remains “wide open,”with the only criteria being someonewho is active in the party, such as infundraising or getting out the vote inelections.

The councilman said that Mr. Rotter“has done a phenomenal job” for 11years.

“I don’t think I would have beenelected and re-elected without hissupport,” Mr. Haas said. “I thank himfor all the work he has done.”

HOME OF THE SHAMROCK...Jenna Nierstedt of Garwood, a former newspa-per intern who is working and traveling in Ireland, reads The Westfield Leader onThe Emerald Isle. Earlier in the month, she was visited by her brother, Eric, whocurrently writes for The Leader’s arts and entertainment section.

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Ron Frigerio Dies at 70Scout Troops in Fanwood and ScotchPlains will be “Scouting for Food.”Residents of both townships are askedto leave non-perishable food items ondoorsteps for pick up by the Boy Scouts.Foods collected will then be brought toFanwood Presbyterian Church (FPC),where the Boy Scouts will stock theshelves of the FPC food pantry.

Food baskets will also be distrib-uted to the approximately 50 familieswho regularly receive monthly foodassistance from the FPC food pantry.For more information, contact FPCat (908) 889-8891.

Public libraries throughout UnionCounty are once again joining togetherto “Check Out Hunger.” The drive fornon-perishable food items to benefitthe New Jersey Community Food Bankand other local food pantries will beheld until December 31.

Food products most urgentlyneeded are canned meat and fish;canned soups and stews; peanut but-ter (in plastic jars); boxed pasta andrice; powdered milk; infant formula;canned vegetables and fruits.

Donations may be dropped off inspecially designated collection binswhenever the libraries are open. Foodcollected will then be donated to des-ignated food banks.

Students Concerned for the Needy(SCN), a service club of Scotch Plains– Fanwood High School, is collect-ing food items for their ThanksgivingFood Box Project. Members of thecommunity are asked to donate tur-keys to SCN. More information canbe found at scnonline.org/projects.shtml.

Area residents who wish to donatean entire holiday dinner can assist inEvangel Church’s “Bless a NeedyFamily Dinner Program.” A contri-

bution of $60 will pay for an entireholiday dinner; $30 will pay for halfa dinner. Those wishing to help shouldmake checks out to “Evangel Church”and place “holiday meals” in thememo. Donations should be sent tothe church at 1251 Terrill Road,Scotch Plains, and will be acceptedright up until Christmas Day.

St. Bartholomew the ApostleChurch, 2032 Westfield Avenue,Scotch Plains, will be collecting newhat, glove and scarf sets for men,women and children on Sunday, No-vember 28. All donations will be dis-tributed to guests of St. Mary’s “Din-ner Program.” Donations can beplaced in the receptacle of the church’snarthex.

Both the Fanwood Memorial Li-brary (FML) and the Westfield Me-morial Library (WML) are once againparticipating in the “Books for Kids”program. Donations of new children’sand teen’s books can be dropped offat the libraries during regular libraryhours. The FML drive runs until De-cember 5, and the WML drive runsthrough November 30.

Books are distributed throughoutthe state to young people who havelimited access to books.

Holy Trinity and St. Helen’s Catho-lic Churches are accepting donationsof food and turkeys for their annualThanksgiving Drive. Donations maybe dropped off at the Holy TrinityRectory, 315 First Street, or the St.Helen’s gymnasium, 1600 RahwayAvenue, until noon on Monday, No-vember 22.

Volunteers who wish to help packfood baskets are invited to St. Helen’sGymnasium at 10 a.m. on November22. For more information, contact HolyTrinity Rectory at (908) 232-8137.

Paul J. Peyton for The Westfield LeaderRECENTLY HIRED…Bozena “Bonnie” Lacina has assumed her duties asScotch Plains Township Clerk after serving as clerk in Metuchen for 15 years.

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Food and Clothing Drives

GW BOE Looks to ClarkFor Added Shared Services

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written of The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD — At Tuesday’sboard of education meeting, Super-intendent of Schools Teresa Quigleywarned that “this year would be an-other tough year” in terms of operat-ing within the budget.

She reaffirmed that she would doeverything she could in order to savemoney for the school system. Shementioned that she recently met withthe superintendent of the Clark schoolsystem in order to try and come upwith ways to share services. At thispoint, both school systems share abusiness administrator, but Ms.Quigley was confident that they couldfind other services to share.

The board also finalized the pay-ment of $26,331 to Valese Bros., Inc.and T.A. Valco contractors to replacethe roof and make other alterations tothe Lincoln School building.

In his committee report, JohnSullivan of the Education Founda-tion of Garwood (EFG) discussed theEFG’s first fundraiser of the year.Bensi’s Italian restaurant, located at300 South Avenue, is running a “Din-ing for Dollars” campaign to helpraise money for the EFG. The restau-rant will donate 10 percent of allpatrons’ bills, for those who dine in

or take out food on any Monday orTuesday in November and Decem-ber, to the Education Foundation ofGarwood.

During the public portion of themeeting, resident John Conlin praisedMs. Quigley and the rest of the boardfor their work. He said that they weredoing the best job they could to tryand save money. However, he hadharsher words for those in the bor-ough who he felt did not value educa-tion as much as they should.

“I was upset that the bulk-pickupproblem in our town became a biggerissue during elections than turningour education system, which is al-ready good, into one of the best in thestate,” Mr. Conlin said.

He asked for better communica-tion by the board to residents andsuggested the possibility of advertis-ing school events in the local news-papers so people would be more awareof what was happening.

At the beginning of the meeting,those in attendance, as well as theboard itself, were treated to a sneakpreview of the eighth-grade Garwoodplay, Beauty and the Beast. Therewill be two showings of the musical,one on Friday, November 19, and oneon Saturday, November 20. Both datesfeature 7:30 p.m. start times.

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Horace Corbin for The Westfield LeaderCHIPS ARE DOWN...Blackjack players ponder the odds at the Casino Nightfundraiser on Saturday at the National Guard Armory in Westfield.

Redistricting Plan AdoptedAgain By BOE After Ruling

By KIMBERLY A. BROADWELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD — In a 6-3 vote,Westfield Board of Education mem-bers approved, upon its first read-ing, the attendance-zone policy,Tuesday evening, which requiressome Wilson School children to bere-zoned to attend the Edison Inter-mediate School instead ofRoosevelt.

The policy, which was first passedin 2009, was the topic for most ofthe almost-three-hour meeting. Ac-cording to Board of Education Presi-dent Julia Walker, the board mustgo through the adoption processagain because of a ruling throughthe courts ordered by New JerseyActing Education CommissionerRochelle Hendricks. The court or-der was in connection to a legalchallenge filed by a group ofWestfield parents who challengedthe redistricting plan.

According to the Acting Com-missioner, a state administrativejudge found that the board of edu-cation violated their own by-lawsby having the second reading of thepolicy read only three weeks afterthe first reading. According to BOEby-laws, four weeks is the manda-tory period of time allotted betweenreadings of policies.

Superintendent of Schools Mar-garet Dolan said having the re-districting in place since 2009 hassaved the town almost $100,000 inadditional salaries that would havebeen needed to pay for additionalRoosevelt teachers.

Westfield resident Lee Stoller, aWashington School-area parent whohas been outspoken on this matter,spoke out against the re-districtingon Tuesday, saying that additionalmonies for salaries could have beenfound if the board had not approveda 3.9-percent salary increase withthe Westfield Educational Associa-tion (WEA), the teachers union,back in March. He said, “A 2-per-cent increase would have shown ashared sacrifice between teachersand taxpayers.” This, he added,“could help Washington studentsreturn to Roosevelt.”

He also noted that because of thecurrent economic situation, peoplein the private workforce “are luckyif they receive even a 1-percent in-crease.”

Resident Suzanna McClain saidher daughter, who was slated to goto Roosevelt School, was switched,by her own decision, to Edison be-cause of the district’s gifted-and-talented program. She noted thatshe worried about her daughter

switching schools and leaving herfriends behind. She reported thatsince the switch was made this Sep-tember, her daughter is “very happy”and that the switch was really a“non-event.” She said Roosevelt andEdison are both good schools thatfilter into Westfield High School.

Resident David Saroti com-mented that, “Kids are very resil-ient. The bigger issue I feel was theattitude of the board president atthat time. When Ginny Leiz waspresident explaining the redistrict-ing she would roll her eyes whenpeople would talk and make com-ments about the homes in the areabeing starter homes. We in the areastill feel the sting.” He stated, “Iknow you all put a lot of time intoserving the community, and we ap-preciate it. We just need a littlecommunication as to why thingsare happening.” He concluded bysaying “people in the communitydo not typically attend board ofeducation meetings.”

Board members voting againstthe policy were David Finn, Rich-ard Mattessich and Mitch Slater.

The second reading of the policywill take place at a Tuesday, De-cember 14, meeting to be held caf-eteria B at Westfield High School.

In other business, the BOE unani-mously voted to allocate an addi-tional $10,000 for a solar-panelproject. The board is set to award abid to a vendor before the new year.

During prior meetings and on Tues-day evening, Mr. Mattessich reportedon the solar-panel project and theaggressive timeline proposed for theproject. He had reported that the build-ing and grounds committee had metand discussed the possibility of cov-ering all schools in the district withsolar panels, thus reducing energycosts for the Westfield schools in thefuture.

He had stated the solar-panelproject would also include neededroof repair for Westfield schools. Mr.Mattessich also stated that the projectwas moving forward at an aggressivepace, as the district needed to utilizegrant monies that would otherwiseexpire on December 31. He notedthat the project is currently lookingfor solar-panel companies to make arequest for proposals (RFP) and thatthe deadline for such submissions isNovember 30. Discussion of propos-als and awarding of the bid will be onthe board’s December 14 agenda.

The next BOE meeting is sched-uled for Tuesday, December 7, at7:30 p.m. at 302 Elm Street, wherethe board will discuss the schooldistrict’s strategic plan.

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Shared-Services Forum on HoldUntil Payment Dispute Is Resolved

Bonnie Lacina TakesOver as Scotch Plains Clerk

At BOE, Parent QuestionsSinging of ‘Christian’ Song

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – After beinggreeted the last 23 years by BarbaraRiepe, residents will have a chance toget to know new Township ClerkBozena “Bonnie” Lacina. The newclerk began her duties on November9.

After serving as the Borough ofMetuchen clerk for 15 years, she saidshe jumped at the opportunity to jointhe Scotch Plains municipal staff.The new clerk is a graduate ofFordham University, and she holds adegree in International Studies. Aftergraduation, she was a substituteteacher for the Perth Amboy SchoolDistrict for a few years before be-coming clerk in Metuchen. She chosenot to go into international politicsand stay in New Jersey after gettingmarried.

“One of the reasons I stayed (inMetuchen) was that I loved my job. Ilove being able to help the public andhave them get problems solved. Theycan come here and see a friendly facewho will absolutely try to help themwith what they need,” she said wheninterviewed at her new office on Fri-

day.Mayor Nancy Malool, Deputy

Mayor Dominick Bratti and Town-ship Manager Chris Marion first in-terviewed Mrs. Lacina. She was thenbrought back for a second interviewbefore the township council, at whichtime she was hired.

She said the job of a municipalclerk “remains constant.”

“People come in and need copiesof things, [such as] death certificatesand marriage licenses,” she said.

The clerk handles the writing ofcouncil-meeting agendas, minutes andcontracts; the position also calls forhandling everything from filing an-nual dog and cat licenses to weddingand domestic-partner licenses, in ad-dition to handling all requests for cop-ies of public documents. The clerk isalso responsible for overseeing allmunicipal and school elections, in-cluding tabulating election results.

“It’s the day-to-day business thatneeds to get done here in ScotchPlains,” Mrs. Lacina said.

Mrs. Lacina is taking classes tobecome a certified municipal regis-trar, who records all vital statistics

Lawmakers, Mayors Differ AlongParty Lines on Property Tax Tool Kit

Township Council DiscussesNew RVSA Appointment

By PAUL PEYTONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

AREA – As municipal officialsprepare to tackle municipal andschool budgets come January, 33 re-forms aimed at controlling propertytaxes remain stalled before the StateLegislature.

These include arbitration reformsthat would impact how towns negoti-ate contracts with collective-bargain-ing units, civil-service reforms andteacher contracts, as they relate to the2-percent cap on school tax levies.

Westfield Mayor Andy Skibitskyis among the mayors saying they arein need of property-tax reforms inpreparation of next year’s municipalbudget. He questioned why state law-makers are holding up the reformpackage after passing the 2-percent

cap onto towns and school boards.“I don’t understand what they (leg-

islators) are thinking if they pass the2-percent cap but they don’t givetowns a tool kit,” the mayor said.“Even with the tool kit, we weregoing to have a difficult time. With-out it is just unthinkable.”

Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr, apast president of the New Jersey Con-ference of Mayors, described the toolkit as “a sound bite that has beenoverplayed” by the Christie Admin-istration. She also said property-taxreforms should have been approvedby lawmakers before the state low-ered the cap on tax levies.

“The tool kit is not everything it iscracked up to be,” she said. “It (mu-nicipal budgets) all comes down torevenues and expenses.”

“[The tool kit] is not going to haveany effect on our budget come Janu-ary 1,” Mayor Mahr said. “The bestthing Trenton can do is to keep theirhands off our [municipal] aid. This ismoney that comes back to us. It is nota handout.”

She said, in her judgment, the 33reforms in the tool kit are not the “be-all and the end-all” that will helptowns fall within the new cap. Shealso believes New Jerseyans have amisconception that property-tax in-creases will not be greater than 2percent overall, when, in fact, mu-nicipal, county and school taxes willeach rise 2 percent, with the countyfollowing an equalization processcounty-wide.

Mayor Mahr also questioned theabsence of procedures on how localgovernments can place referendumsbefore voters to exceed the state cap.

Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Malooladmitted she is “anxious” about theupcoming budget process. She saidarbitration reform could help hertown, which is currently in negotia-tions with its local Policemen’s Be-nevolent Association (PBA) andwill soon begin the same processwith its public works union. “[Cur-rently], when it goes to arbitration, itis out of our [control].”

“It (arbitration reform) would giveus some backup,” Mayor Malool said.

In addition, she said, civil-servicereform, should it pass, would enableScotch Plains to end what she saidamounts to a “complicated, bureau-cratic (civil-service) system thatmakes it difficult to lay off or evendemote municipal employees.”

“No matter what happens, it’s go-ing to be tough to get to 2 percent(cap),” Mayor Malool admitted.

State Senate Minority Leader TomKean, Jr. (LD-21, Westfield) said theonly way that the newly imposed 2-percent cap on municipal and schooltax levies is going to control propertytaxes is with the passage of the toolkit.

“Property taxes have skyrocketedin New Jersey because government,particularly at the local level, costsfar too much. Current law is complicitin this cost escalation by condoning,allowing and even encouraging out-rageous contract and arbitrationawards for compensation and ben-efits to public employees,” Mr. Keansaid in a column published in TheRecord last week.

“At the center of this property-taxreform package is a hard 2-percentcap on compensation and benefit in-creases that can be awarded by arbi-trators,” Mr. Kean said. “Combined

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — MayorNancy Malool says she wants to re-schedule a second public forum onthe shared services report, but needsto first resolve an issue regardingadditional payment to the consultantwho assembled the report and itsrecommendations.

Last week’s forum to discuss theshared services report was postponed,the mayor said at the townshipcouncil’s conference meeting onTuesday, primarily because she was“not comfortable” holding a secondsession without the presence of con-sultant Dan Mason of Jersey Profes-sional Management (JPM), the au-thor of the report, to explain variousaspects of the report’s conclusionsand recommendations.

Mayor Malool said that Mr. Masonwas requesting that he be paid anadditional fee to attend the two pub-lic sessions while the mayor said shefelt that the original state grant tofund the study also covered all of Mr.Mason’s public appearances to dis-cuss the details of the report, whichwas issued earlier this year and madepublic two months ago.

In the spring, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Shared Services Study

Committee, which is made up of rep-resentatives from Scotch Plains andFanwood, recommended that Mr.Mason be paid an additional $5,000,as opposed to the $15,000 requestedby Mr. Mason. Fanwood paid its$2,500 share, but the Scotch Plainsgoverning body has balked at makingthe payment. The mayor felt that sinceMr. Mason authored the report, heshould be present at the public forumto defend it and explain its recom-mendations to the public.

Among the main recommendationsin the JPM report were merging thetwo communities’ police departmentsand public works departments andmoving the Fanwood municipal court

to the Scotch Plains municipal build-ing and relocating the Scotch PlainsRecreation Department to theFanwood Borough Hall.

“We’re kind of at a standstill,” Mrs.Malool said on Tuesday, and calledthe dispute over the $2,500 a “dis-traction” from what she said was “thebigger picture” of moving forwardon further discussions of shared ser-vices between the two towns.

As the council continued discuss-ing the payments to Mr. Mason, Town-ship Attorney Jeffrey Lehrer urgedthat further talks be held in closedsession, which the council did afterits regular public meeting later onTuesday evening.

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The town-ship council, at its conference meet-ing prior to the regular meeting, dis-cussed whether to name a permanentrepresentative to the Rahway ValleySewerage Authority (RVSA). Coun-cilman Kevin Glover, noting thatlong-time commissioner Joan Papenhas technically been a holdover ap-pointment since February, asked thecouncil to consider appointing DanSullivan as Mrs. Papen’s replacement.

Touting Mr. Sullivan’s “outstand-ing technical background,” Mr.Glover said the name representative

would “recognize some of the issuesgoing on” at RVSA, namely thoseissues that have been reported in themedia in recent months, includingproblems with the facility’s new co-generation plant.

Deputy Mayor Dominick Brattiagreed, saying it was “time to havesome new people involved” whowould “bring a fresh eye” to RVSAmatters, especially in the wake of therecent media reports.

Councilman Jeff Strauss defendedMrs. Papen, saying she “served ourcommunity well” and adding that hedid not see the need to make a change

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – A townshipresident questioned the board of edu-cation last Thursday Scotch Plainsregarding her concerns over her sonsinging “Joy to the World” in lastyear’s winter program held at theColes Elementary School.

Lisa Rafel said her 8-year-old son,who still attends the school, sangalong with his class a “Christian Songglorifying the Lord as the Savior.”She stated that she felt that this was aform of prayer to a God that herfamily does not believe in.

“There is no place for prayer inpublic school,” Ms. Rafel said. “Ifstudents were praying to Allah, thenparents would be flooding the schoolwith complaints.” She also suggestedthat the Scotch Plains-FanwoodSchool system adopt a “more con-crete policy on no prayers in school.

Superintendent of Schools Marga-ret Hayes spoke out, saying, “We donot advocate that singing in a holidayconcert is indeed praying. We do singa variety of songs from various reli-

gions.” She also said, “During thecourse of time, songs are quite bal-anced and is reflective of the policythat the board has offered.”

Ms. Rafel stated that she felt thepolicy is “not balanced.” She stated,“one song is about home furnishings,and the other is that Jesus is our Lordand Savior.”

“‘Joy to the World’ is a Christianprayer that is written in the first per-son,” Ms. Rafel said. This, she said,“is not balanced.”

Mr. Whitehouse noted that theboard’s policy, which was last up-dated in 2006, took many viewpointsinto consideration. He said at thattime, many parents were concernedabout the winter concert just cel-ebrating winter and that the diversecommunity wanted to celebrate all ofthe holidays. He also stated that hethought that Ms. Rafel was not giving“the community enough credit,” not-ing that learning songs from differentreligions is also part of a “learningexperience.”

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Paul Peyton for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesWELCOME ABOARD...Bonnie Lacina, new Scotch Plains Township Clerk, isready to serve the residents. See story below.

Horace Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesSCRUMPTIOUS ...Troops and their families line up for chow, Saturday night, atthe NJ National Guard Armory in Westfield, as citizens honor them for theirservice at the Casino Night fundraiser to assist families of the soldiers.

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Benjamin B. Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesHONORS, THANK YOU...Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Malool speaks of thesacrifice of the nation’s soldiers during a Veterans Day ceremony last Thursdayin Scotch Plains on Park Avenue.

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at the moment. “I trust her judgment”on the issues facing RVSA, he said.Councilman Glover said that whileMrs. Papen has administrative skillsnecessary for an RVSA commis-sioner, he did not think she has the“technical skills.”

Noting that the discussion of anRVSA appointment was not on themeeting’s agenda, both Mayor NancyMalool and Councilwoman MaryDePaola urged that further delibera-tions be put on hold until the positioncan be publicly advertised, “in theinterest of transparency and fairness,”as the mayor put it. She added that,“We owe it to [Mrs. Papen] to make adecision one way or another.”

In other business, the council ap-proved an ordinance revamping thetownship’s oversight of the activitiesof hawkers, peddlers and solicitorswithin Scotch Plains.

Councilwoman DePaola said at thecouncil’s regular meeting that alltypes of solicitors will need to obtaina license before starting their efforts,be they charitable fundraising or sales,soliciting orders or selling merchan-dise house-to-house or from a fixedlocation such as an empty lot. Ped-dlers will be allowed to operate from9 a.m. to sunset, while canvassingactivities can take place from 9 a.m.to 9 p.m.

When applying for a license tooperate, which will cost $100, appli-cants will be asked to provide thetownship clerk’s office with the datesthey will be soliciting, the number ofcanvassers involved, the nature of thegoods or merchandise involved and

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that she had to respectfully disagreewith Ms. Rafel, stating that songs arealso learned for their “musicality.”

Board of Education memberDonald Parisi stated, “I feel this policymight be too vague.” He suggestedthat perhaps the board should talkabout the policy as an agenda item ata later meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting,Board President Trip Whitehouseobserved a moment of silence forfallen veterans and those who “sac-rificed so much for our country.”He also addressed some concernsthat came from residents about nothaving Veterans Day off fromschool.

Mr. Whitehouse stated, “While theboard of education is respectful to allholidays, we must also keep in mindthat we are required to give our stu-dents 180 instruction days.” He alsostated that having school on VeteransDay gave all the schools “uniqueopportunities to teach children andtalk about our veterans.” He noted

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with the property-tax cap’s intendedeffect of capping negotiated pay in-creases, the arbitration cap wouldlimit the rate at which public salaries,benefits and workforce rosters canrise from year to year.”

Mayor Skibitsky said he was hop-ing to have arbitration reform in placeto assist the town in its current nego-tiations with the PBA.

“They (state arbitrators) are mak-ing [contract] awards that are not inline with the times we are in,” MayorSkibitsky said. He said governmentsalaries have caught up with, andeven surpassed, the private sector inrecent years. “And I don’t know ifthat is fair to the taxpayers,” MayorSkibitsky said.

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (LD-21, Westfield) said Democrats, whocontrol both houses of the State Leg-islature, need to give local officials“the tools they need to meet the 2-percent cap.” He said the more strin-gent cap is needed if towns are to beable to better control increases inproperty taxes. He also accusedDemocrats of stalling on the issue ofproperty-tax reform “rather than scor-ing [one] for taxpayers.”

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such as death and wedding certifi-cates and births, etc., a position shedid not hold in Metuchen.

The new clerk said she plans tokeep the office running as it has beenfor years before considering any up-grades to the existing computers.

“Barbara had been here for so long.She knew where everything was. They

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Clerk Bonnie Lacina

Michael J. Pollack for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesGOD BLESS OUR VETERANS...The Martin Wallberg Post No. 3 of the Ameri-can Legion hosted ceremonies in Westfield honoring all veterans, living anddeceased, last Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Master ofCeremonies Peter Hogaboom spoke about Support Our Troops “WE Care”shipments to American military personnel serving in Afghanistan. Post Com-mander Bill Maines and Westfield Councilwoman JoAnn Neylan also spoke at theevent, which culminated with a rousing rendition of “God Bless America” byKerry Stubbs, above.

(the residents) will see, hopefully, nodifference in the services that theyreceive,” Mrs. Lacina said. “She (Ms.Riepe) has been a fixture in the com-munity for how many years? So, hope-fully, every time they (residents) comeinto my office, they will get what theyneed, and I will try to become a fixturejust like Barbara was.”

whether they have ever been con-victed of a crime. Badges with pho-tos will be issued and will have to beworn throughout, Mrs. DePaola ex-plained. In addition, residents will beable to post “no-knock” signs on theirfront doors if they do not wish to besolicited.

Although they will still have toregister, certain groups and individu-als will be exempt from the fee pay-ment requirement in the new regula-tions, including non-profit organiza-tions, political candidates, civic or-ganizations, police and fire depart-ments and rescue squads, charitableand religious organizations and per-sons distributing literature in publicareas.

At the start of its regular meetinglater on Tuesday, the council wel-comed new Township Clerk BonnieLacina, who had been borough clerkin Metuchen for 15 years. She re-places Barbara Riepe, who retiredearlier this month after a 53-yearcareer with the township government,the last 23 years as clerk. At Tuesday’smeeting, Mayor Malool presentedMrs. Riepe with a plaque expressingappreciation for her years of service,and several residents and townshipemployees stepped forward to thankMrs. Riepe for her service.

Mayor Malool issued three procla-mations, one designating November19 as National Adoption Day inScotch Plains, another designatingthis week as American EducationWeek in Scotch Plains and a thirdproclaiming November as PancreaticCancer Awareness Month.

that some schools were engaged in awriting campaign with local veter-ans, while some classes engaged inthoughtful discussions regarding Vet-erans Day.

In other business, it was announcedthat, as state mandated, the districtwould start teaching financial literacyto all students in the ninth grade.

“Teaching financial literacy is agreat goal but does cost the districtmoney,” Mr. Parisi said. He statedthat like the bullying teaching re-quirement, it cost the districtmoney in having to pay substituteswhile teachers are taking trainingcourses.

“While we applaud these topics,teaching these state-mandated topicsputs stress on an already-strained bud-get,” he said.

As part of a district technologyupdate, officials said 475 studentlaptops have been imaged and dis-tributed to elementary students, whilethe district infrastructure has beenupgraded to wireless service.

“The average taxpayer will suffer adefeat if the Democrats don’t openup the discussion on civil-service,arbitration and pension reform,” Mr.Bramnick said. “We need to have anopen dialogue on the tool-kit billsand put them to an up-or-down vote.Ignoring this issue won’t make it goaway. It is time for us to take actionand give local governments the toolsthey need to control spending andgive property taxpayers the help theydeserve.”

Meanwhile, AssemblywomanLinda Stender (LD-22, Fanwood),who has served as mayor of Fanwoodand county freeholder chairwoman,has a totally different take on thereform package.

“The fact is the Assembly has ad-vanced nearly 20 property-tax-reformbills this year and continues to workhard toward more progress, especiallyon salary arbitration and civil-ser-vice reform,” Asw. Stender said.“Still, the fiscal analysis done by theChristie Administration shows the so-called tool kit would save, at most,$288,000, which means this supposedtool kit appears rather empty. Also,sadly, nothing can undo the damagealready wrought by Gov. Christie’sdecision to drive up property taxesthroughout the state by cutting stateaid to schools and municipalities, anddeny senior citizens property-tax re-lief by giving a tax break to million-aires.”

Asw. Stender said of the tool-kitbills, 22 have been introduced, 15of which require fiscal notes detail-ing gains or losses in state and localrevenues. Of those 15 bills, she said“the Christie Administration hassubmitted fiscal notes on only four(A-2955, A-3010, A-3075 and A-2956).”

“Of these four, the informationsubmitted by the administrationshows a net state savings of $249,000to $288,000. In comparison, localgovernments in New Jersey collected$24 billion in property taxes in 2009,”Asw. Stender said.

Ex-Mayor, GOP Chair FrigerioRemembered for His KindnessBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

WESTFIELD – Former WestfieldMayor and ex-Union County RepublicanChairman Ron Frigerio died last Thurs-day. He was 70.

Mr. Frigerio served two, two-yearmayoral terms from 1983-1986. He pre-viously served on the town council from1977-1980, during which time he chairedthe finance, public works and laws andrules committees, and served as the coun-cil representative on the planning board.

After leaving the council in 1981, hechaired the planning board and wasWestfield Republican Committee chair-man from 1981-1982. Mr. Frigerio waslater elected to two terms as chairman ofthe Union County GOP Committee, serv-ing from 2000 to 2004. He was a delegateto the Republican National Conventionin Philadelphia in 2000.

Former Cranford Mayor Phil Morinsucceeded Mr. Frigerio as County GOPchairman.

“I considered Ron a mentor and a friend.Ron was someone I could always bouncethoughts and ideas off of and who oftengave me sound, practical political advice,having sat as both a mayor and countychairman,” Mr. Morin said in an e-mail.“My deepest sympathies are with hiswife, Janet, and his family.”

Current Westfield Mayor AndySkibitsky called Mr. Frigerio “the ulti-mate statesman” and “a real gentleman.”

“He will be missed by many people,”the mayor said.

Senator Tom Kean, Jr., who moved toWestfield in 2000 and who currentlyserves as minority leader for Republicansin the State Senate, described Mr. Frigerioas an “extremely compassionate” and“warmhearted person.”

“He was an individual who cared anextraordinary lot about Westfield,” Mr.Kean said. “He loved the personal impactyou could have on someone through thepolitical system.”

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, who cur-rently chairs the Westfield RepublicanCommittee, said Mr. Frigerio “set anexample on how you could help yourcommunity…He knew how to get thingsdone,” Mr. Bramnick said.

“He had a twinkle (in his eye) and awarmth that just made you feel good,”Mr. Bramnick said.

Mr. Frigerio defeated long-timeWestfield music teacher Carolyn Klinger-Keuter in his first run for mayor and JimHely, currently a state Superior Courtjudge in Union County, for his secondterm in 1984. Mr. Hely later served 10years on the town council.

“Ron Frigerio’s legacy to the citizensof Westfield from his two terms as mayorand four years as a town council memberis profound,” Mr. Hely said in an e-mail.“One riding or walking past the preciselyrestored Westfield fire house or the now-two-decades-old Westfield Memorial Li-brary should think of Mayor Frigerio,whose leadership made those beautifulbuildings come to reality and becomecornerstones of the present community.”

The $3.5-million referendum to buildthe library on the site of the former GrantSchool on East Broad Street was passedon the ballot the same year Mr. Frigeriowas re-elected.

Born in Jersey City, Mr. Frigerio spenthis childhood in Lyndhurst before mov-ing to Mountainside. He had been aWestfield resident since 1966. He is agraduate of Jonathan Dayton RegionalHigh School in Springfield and FairleighDickinson University in Madison.

Professionally, Mr. Frigerio was afounding partner of Amalgamated Gen-eral Agencies, known as aGa, a full-line insurance agent/brokerage com-pany in Westfield. He later was afounder and partner of Marfico, Inc. aninsurance financing company also inWestfield. Mr. Frigerio was a foundingchairman of the board of directors ofthe Town Bank of Westfield when itopened in 1998.

Mr. Frigerio is survived by his wife of46 years, Janet; his children, SusanBuckley of Pennsylvania, R. GreggFrigerio of Pennsylvania and Cheryl Kurtzof Westfield; his brother, Richard, and 10grandchildren. Funeral services were heldMonday at Holy Trinity Roman CatholicChurch followed by burial at FairviewCemetery, both in Westfield. Dooley Co-lonial Funeral Home in Westfield handledarrangements.

Gas Main Leak OccursIn Scotch Plains

SCOTCH PLAINS — As reported byNJ.com: “A severed power line ruptureda gas main in Scotch Plains early Wednes-day morning, sending flames shootinginto the air but injuring no one, police Lt.Brian Donnelly said.

Around 5:30 a.m., strong winds andrain tore the limbs off several trees intown, Donnelly said. One of them, on the1500 block of Cooper Road, severed apower line.

Police and firefighters responded tothe scene but did not have to evacuate anyresidents. The gas main break did notdamage any structures or start any addi-tional fires.

Crews from PSE&G were working torepair the gas and power lines by 9:45a.m., Donnelly said.

The gas main break knocked out powerto 600 homes in the area.”

Rotter Steps Down as WF Dem Chair;Councilman Haas Named Interim Leader

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

WESTFIELD – After 11 years of lead-ing the Westfield Democratic Committeeas its chairman, Ken Rotter announcedTuesday that he had officially resignedfrom the position. He has been replacedon an interim basis by second-term ThirdWard Councilman David Haas.

Mr. Rotter said, “It was just time tostep aside and to give other people theopportunity to step up” and lead the localparty. “It’s public service; it’s not meantto be a lifelong job,” he said of the chair-manship.

“In Westfield, we are very blessedwith high-caliber candidates [for mayorand town council] on both sides of theaisle,” Mr. Rotter added. “It’s been aprivilege to have been a part of the pro-cess.”

When reached for comment on Tues-day afternoon, Mr. Haas said he would besetting up a search committee within a

week to find a new municipal chairman.“I am not going to remain a council-

man and chairman of a committee (at thesame time),” Mr. Haas said. There is“currently too much going on in my life todo both jobs at once.” He said he alsofeels he might lose the trust of the rest ofthe council with the party-chairman labelattached to his name.

Mr. Haas said he has not decided howmany members will sit on the searchpanel or how long it will take to find a newchairman. He also said the search forcandidates to serve as party chairmanremains “wide open,” with the only crite-ria being someone who is active in theparty, such as in fundraising or gettingout the vote in elections.

The councilman said that Mr. Rotter“has done a phenomenal job” for 11 years.

“I don’t think I would have been electedand re-elected without his support,” Mr.Haas said. “I thank him for all the work hehas done.”

Horace Corbin for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood TimesPROUD OF SERVICE...Ron Frigerio, standing third from left, was amongformer Westfield Republican mayors at a GOP party held Monday, March 23,2009, at the Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield. Also pictured, from left to right,are: Front row, Bud Boothe, who passed away on Thanksgiving Day last year, andAlexander Williams, and back row, Acting Mayor Mark Ciarrocca, Senator TomKean, Jr., Mr. Frigerio, Greg McDermott, Allen Chin and Assemblyman JonBramnick. Current Mayor, Andrew Skibitsky, and former mayor Richard Baggerwere out of town on business.

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Houses of Worship to HoldFood and Clothing Drives

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

AREA – As in the past, this year manylocal congregations and organizations willbe conducting food, clothing and otherdrives in an effort to bring a little holidaycheer to those in need.

Temple Emanu-El is asking the com-munity to donate frozen turkeys tied inplastic bags – no glass – and other cannedand packaged Thanksgiving foods to theirAnnual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive.

Donations can be dropped off at TempleEmanu–El’s parking lot, 756 East BroadStreet, during the following dates andtimes: Sunday, November 21 from 8:30a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Monday, November 22from 9 to 9:30 a.m.; 2:30 to 3 p.m.; 5 to 6p.m. and Tuesday, November 24 from 9to 9:30 a.m.; 2:30 to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to7:15 p.m.

Food collected by Temple Emanu- Elwill be distributed by Yes, We Care SoupKitchen of Zion Lutheran Church in Clark,The Mandy Reichman Feeding Programand members of Temple Emanu-El ofWestfield.

Temple Emanu-El’s annual partici-pation in the “Jersey Cares Coat Drive”will be Sunday, December 12 from 8a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Gently used coatsshould be dropped off at the Temple’sparking lot on that day only. Donationswill be distributed to Temple Emanu–El’s “I Have a Dream” program or otherparticipating agencies throughout thestates.

For more information on either of theseevents, contact Carolyn Shane, TempleEmanu-El’s executive director, at (908)232-6770, extension no. 114, e-mailcshane@tewnj.org or visit tewnj.org.

Westfield firefighters are holding theirannual food drive. Non-perishables canbe dropped off at the fires station onNorth Avenue any time until December3. All donations will be distributed tolocal individuals in need.

This Saturday, November 20, BoyScout Troops in Fanwood and ScotchPlains will be “Scouting for Food.” Resi-dents of both townships are asked toleave nonperishable food items on door-steps for pick up by the Boy Scouts.Foods collected will then be brought toFanwood Presbyterian Church (FPC),where the Boy Scouts will stock theshelves of the FPC food pantry.

Food baskets will also be distributed tothe approximately 50 families who regu-larly receive monthly food assistance fromthe FPC food pantry. For more informa-tion, contact FPC at (908) 889-8891.

Public libraries throughout UnionCounty are once again joining together to“Check out Hunger.” The drive for non-perishable food items to benefit the New

Jersey Community Food Bank and otherlocal food pantries will be held untilDecember 31.

Food products most urgently neededare canned meat and fish; canned soupsand stews; peanut butter (in plastic jars);boxed pasta and rice; powdered milk;infant formula; canned vegetables andfruits.

Donations may be dropped off in spe-cially designated collection bins when-ever the libraries are open. Food col-lected will then be donated to designatedfood banks.

Students Concerned for the Needy(SCN), a service club of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, is collecting fooditems for their Thanksgiving Food BoxProject. Members of the community areasked to donate turkeys to SCN. Moreinformation can be found atwww.scnonline.org/projects.shtml.

Area residents who wish to donate anentire holiday dinner can assist in Evan-gel Church’s “Bless a Needy Family Din-ner Program.” A contribution of $60 willpay for an entire holiday dinner; $30 willpay for half a dinner. Those wishing tohelp should make checks payable to“Evangel Church” and place “holidaymeals” in the memo. Donations should besent to the church at 1251 Terrill Road,Scotch Plains, and will be accepted rightup until Christmas Day.

St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church,2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains,will be collecting new hat, glove andscarf sets for men women and children onSunday, November 28. All donations willbe distributed to guests of St. Mary’s“Dinner Program.” Donations can beplaced in the receptacle of the church’snarthex.

Both the Fanwood Memorial Library(FML) and the Westfield Memorial Li-brary (WML) are once again participat-ing in the “Books for Kids” program.Donations of new children’s and teen’sbooks can be dropped off at the librariesduring regular library hours. The FMLdrive runs until December 5 and the WMLdrive runs through November 30.

Books are distributed throughout thestate to young people who have limitedaccess to books.

Holy Trinity and St. Helen’s CatholicChurches are accepting donations of foodand turkeys for their annual Thanksgiv-ing Drive. Donations may be dropped offat the Holy Trinity Rectory, 315 FirstStreet, or the St. Helen’s gymnasium,1600 Rahway Avenue, until noon onMonday, November 22.

Volunteers to pack food baskets areinvited to St. Helen’s Gym at 10 a.m. onNovember 22. For more information, call(908) 232-8137.

WF BOE Extends SuperintendentContract in Face of Governor’s Edict

By PAUL J. PEYTONand MICHAEL J. POLLACK

Specially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

WESTFIELD – The WestfieldBoard of Education, last week, unani-mously approved a five-year contractextension with Superintendent ofSchools Margaret Dolan. The pactruns through June 30, 2015. At thesame time, the State of New Jersey isreviewing all superintendent contractsin light of Governor Chris Christie’sedict to cap superintendents’ salariesat $175,000. County superintendentshave been told not to approve anycontracts before the governor’s captakes effect next February 7.

According to BOE President JuliaWalker, the contract with Ms. Dolanincludes a zero-percent pay increasefor the first two years, 2-percent in-creases each in the third and fourthyears, with the fifth year reaching$203,625, plus an increase equal toher salary multiplied by the tax-levy-cap percentage at that time.

In addition, the first year calls for amerit increase of 2 percent. The meritwill be based on student achieve-ments.

“And it (merit raise) has to beearned. It is not automatic,” Mrs.Walker said.

Ms. Dolan currently earns$196,000.

Mrs. Walker was asked aboutwhether Governor Christie’s edict tocap superintendent salaries based onoverall enrollment would impact theboard’s decision.

Mrs. Walker said she understandsthe governor’s plan is “just a pro-posal” at the moment. If it were tobecome state law, then the boardwould have to go back and rework theagreement, she said.

Union County SuperintendentCarmen Centuolo’s office would notcomment to the press and forwardedall requests to Alan Guenther, thespokesman for the New Jersey De-partment of Education (DOE).

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CONTACT HonorsNash, Collins at 35th Gala

BY MICHAEL J. POLLACKSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SCOTCH PLAINS – CONTACTWe Care (CONTACT) celebrated 35years of “soothing souls and savinglives,” last Thursday evening, at ananniversary gala in Scotch Plains.

Gathered at Shackamaxon Golf &Country Club, a crowd of 250 peoplecame out to experience an evening ofheart-wrenching stories and tales oftriumph. The gala also served as afundraiser for the hotline, and whenall the raffles and auctions were tal-lied, the evening garnered $75,000 innet profits for the organization.

Folk-music icon Judy Collins andNobel Laureate John Nash, along withhis wife, Alicia, were honored fortheir commitment to enhancing thelives of individuals with mental ill-ness.

Both Ms. Collins and Dr. Nash haveexperienced the trauma of mental ill-ness, and it was fitting for CONTACT,the volunteers of which provide acaring lifeline for those in distress, tospotlight their efforts.

Also fitting, Mistress of Ceremo-nies Lori Stokes of WABC-TV notedthat Shackamaxon Golf Course lies amere “three wood” away from theWillow Grove Presbyterian Churchon Raritan Road in Scotch Plains,where CONTACT was founded byBetty Alexander in 1975.

Volunteers at CONTACT’s 24-hourhotline “listen actively, empathetically,without judgment, allowing the per-son with mental illness the ability totalk,” Executive Director David Owensof Westfield said. The volunteers helpfulfill the organization’s namesake,which came about in response to anAustralian gentleman’s suicide state-ment that read, “Nobody cares.”

What began as a program called“Lifeline,” CONTACT now handlesroughly 10,000 calls a year on itsaward-winning crisis hotline, whichemanates from Westfield. Sadly, only50 such centers are active nationwide.

“CONTACT remains, and for that,we are thankful,” Ms. Stokes told thecrowd. “They help provide solace andcomfort to so many.” Ms. Stokes doescharitable work of her own; she helpsprovide underprivileged children withthe necessary tools to excel academi-cally, as a member of Supplies forSuccess, and has recently been recog-nized in New York City by the Mayor’sOffice to Combat Domestic Violencefor her body of work. Being asked totake part in CONTACT’s evening was“an honor,” she said. “It’s dynamite.”

Dr. and Mrs. Nash, whose storieswere told through the acclaimed Acad-emy Award-winning film A BeautifulMind, know the realities of mentalillness. The mathematician, whoseworks in game theory, differential ge-ometry and partial-differential equa-tions earned him fame, suffered fromparanoid schizophrenia for manyyears, leading to his abrupt resigna-tion from M.I.T. and his eventual stayat Trenton State Hospital.

Beyond the toll the illness took onhis professional life, the Nashes’ mar-riage began to fail; Mrs. Nash grewprogressively more depressed becauseof her husband’s failing condition,and this eventually led to a divorce.The two were apart for eight years

before she took him back in as a“boarder.”

In the 1980s, Dr. Nash’s health be-gan to improve, and in 2000, the tworemarried. Dr. Nash has since returnedto Princeton to explore mathematics.

Dr. Nash said he was “very im-pressed” by CONTACT.

“Mental illness is a very big prob-lem,” he said. “And it may also betemporary. However, if someone com-mits suicide, then they’re gone for-ever.”

Ms. Collins greeted the audiencewith seemingly spontaneous song,belting her classic “Both Sides Now”a cappella.

The folk-rock guitarist and pianist,71, recounted her life as an “old hip-pie.” Her father, whom she describedas “dirt poor” and “blind since the ageof 4,” raised her. A singer, composerand radio broadcaster, he rose fromhumble beginnings to success. How-ever, Ms. Collins mentioned that hispenchant for liquor was constant, andit had a lasting effect on her. She, too,would become an alcoholic.

Successful from the onset, fameand notoriety did not preclude Ms.Collins from feelings of despair. Shemade an attempt on her life at 14.

“Not a week went by without athought of suicide,” she told thecrowd. “I learned in my early 20s tomedicate...My plan on a daily basiswas to have as much to drink as Ican.”

When she married, she learned thather father-in-law had committed sui-cide in his garage via carbon monox-ide poisoning. Ms. Collins’ son, Clark,would go on to take his life in thesame fashion in 1992.

Clark’s suicide came after both heand his mother had gotten sober. Forher son, he was clean for seven years,during which time he married andhad a daughter. She remembered herson, who passed at age 33, as “bright,beautiful and smart.”

Ms. Collins considers herself a “sui-cide survivor” and has gone on towrite about the subject in books, asshe attempts to comfort others throughsimilar tragedies.

Following up on Dr. Nash’s lineearlier in the evening, she said, “Theillness may be temporary, but theeffects of suicide are permanent.” Asfor the title of suicide survivor – “it’sa terrible club to be a part of,” sheremarked.

Being honored by CONTACT haslasting meaning for her, she said. Shesaid she admires the work of theorganization.

“Help lines...help us through thecritical hours. This is a wonderfulway to alter the brain’s course. Pre-occupation is a good thing...To beable to discuss is critical,” she said.

Before ending the evening with anaudience sing-along to “AmazingGrace,” Ms. Collins spoke of the glo-bal impact of addressing mental ill-ness.

“How we care for mental illnessescan affect not only the country, butthe world,” she said. “It’s never toolate. Healing is constantly available.”

Anyone in crisis and needing help isurged to call (908) 232-2880 or thetoll-free national hotlines at (800) 273-TALK (8255) and (800) SUICIDE.

Michael J. Pollack for The Westfield Leader and The TimesHELPING TO SOOTH THE SOUL...CONTACT We Care, based in Westfield,honored Sylvia Axelrod, center, the executive director of the National Alliance onMental Illness of New Jersey, for her dedication to enhancing the lives ofindividuals with mental illness. David Owens of Westfield, CONTACT’s execu-tive director and WABC TV’s Lori Stokes flank Ms. Axelrod for a photo-op takenat Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains last Thursday evening.

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Paul Peyton for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMOVING UP...Julien Neals, center,pictured at a disciplinary hearing for then-Westfield Police Officer Greg Kasko, has been named business administrator forthe City of Newark by Mayor Cory Booker. Mr. Neals, an attorney, represented Mr.Kasko at the 2006 hearing in Westfield. See Peek at The Week for more information.

Seventy-Four Districts Sign UpTo Take Out-Of-District Students

Seventy-four school districts facedwith declining enrollments havesigned up for a new program to seekstudents from around the state to fillempty seats in classrooms, accordingto nj.com. Most applicants were fromthe state’s southern counties.

Under a new law signed two monthsago by Governor Chris Christie, astudent can apply to participate oncethe list of receiving districts is final-ized by the Department of Educationin January.

The program will be available forstudents to find new schools for the2011-2012 school year. Districts thatreceive additional students will re-ceive students’ state-aid allotments,an average of $13,835. Up to 10 per-cent of a district’s students can attendany other school in participating dis-tricts. Participating students’ homedistricts will be required to pay stu-dents’ transportation for new schoolsup to 20 miles away.

Julien Neals Named NewarkBusiness Administrator

Julien Neals, the City of Newark’stop attorney, has been named as thecity’s new business administrator byMayor Cory Booker, according tonj.com. He replaces Michael Greene,who has been acting administratorsince May.

Prior to joining the city’s govern-ment as a municipal judge, Mr. Nealsrepresented then-Westfield police of-ficer Greg Kasko in a 2006 disciplinaryhearing. Mr. Neals takes over at a timewhen Mayor Booker is planning to sell17 city-owned buildings, includingfirehouses, and lay off 517 workers,including 167 police officers, to closean $83-million budget hole.

Christie Edges RomneyIn Poll for President of the USAA new Zogby Interactive poll, con-

ducted November 3 to 5, shows Re-publican voters favoring New JerseyGovernor Chris Christie as their can-didate for President in 2012. He ledwith 19 percent in the survey followedby former Massachusetts GovernorMitt Romney, with 17 percent, andformer Alaska Governor Sarah Palinwith 14 percent. However, the largestpercentage of Republicans, 27 per-cent, was not sure whom they wouldsupport in 2012. A total of 2,185 likelyvoters took part in the survey.

State Senator O’Toole RipsFAA over New Flight Paths

State Sen. Kevin O’Toole (LD-40Cedar Grove) said the newly unveiledflight plan by the Federal AviationAdministration (FAA), which will cre-ate new flight paths over Essex, Bergen,

Passaic and other northeast counties inNew Jersey, is unacceptable. The FAA’sredesign of the airspace routes an-nounced last week will send hundredsof planes from airports located in theNew York metropolitan area overheavily populated areas of North Jer-sey. About 575 flights per day departfrom JFK alone; about half of all thosewould fly over the state’s north-centralcore under the FAA proposed rede-signed departure routes, according topublished reports.

Rahway Dems Face FinesOver Lax Financial ReportingThe New Jersey Election Law En-

forcement Commission last monthalleged that the Rahway DemocraticParty and then-treasurer DiannaAndersen were slow to reveal thou-sands of dollars in contributions fromdevelopers and others, and filed pa-perwork with the commission longafter state-mandated deadlines.

Democrats who ran for office in2006 included Mayor James Kennedyand three council members, all ofwhom won their elections that year.Mayor Kennedy did not seek re-elec-tion this year and will be replaced byMayor-elect Rick Proctor, a UnionCounty freeholder who also chairsthe city’s Democratic committee.

Rahway Republican BryanDesRochers said he initially com-plained to the commission, leading tothe investigation. Rahway Democratscould face fines of up to $6,000 foreach violation under state law, for atotal of $120,000 in possible fines.

Mr. Proctor said the party wouldhire a lawyer to deal with the matter.The Rahway Democratic Committeehas the choice of bringing the casebefore an administrative law judge ornegotiating in private with the state.

Municipal Officials AttendAnnual AC ConventionBy PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The T`imes

AREA — Local officials from may-ors and council members to town clerksand tax collectors are making the trekto Atlantic City this week for the annualNew Jersey League of Municipalities(NJLOM) Convention. The confer-ence, running November 16 to 19 at theAtlantic City Convention Center, at-tracts some 20,000 attendees annually.

This year’s convention will have aheavy focus on shared services aswell as the new 2-percent cap on taxlevies and the subsequent tool kitproposed by Governor Chris Christieand now before the State Legislature.More than 200 league workshop ses-sions and 88 vendors are participat-ing in the convention, which endstomorrow with a league businessmeeting.

“This year’s programs will focuson practical ways to make your tax-payer dollars go further than everbefore. The sessions will also includethe most up-to-date tips on how tocompete for millions in state andfederal grants and stimulus funding,”said NJLOM Executive Director Wil-liam Dressel in a letter to municipalofficials.

In addition to recertification classesfor tax assessors and collectors, trea-surers, municipal clerks, finance of-ficers, planning officials and plan-ning officials, the convention offers anumber of workshops. One is en-titled “Budget and Audit Hurdles –Understanding the Process,” with an-other one discussing a “PedestrianSafety Tool Kit.”

But the real emphasis is on taxpolicy from the new Christie Admin-istration. A session yesterday dis-cussed the Governor’s proposed toolkit, aimed at assisting towns meet thenew 2-percent cap on tax levies, whileother sessions focused on “SharedSacrifice: State-Local Relations andGovernment Reform,” “Real Prop-erty Tax Reform: How Do We GetThere?” “Consolidating Services, TheWave of The Future,” “AdvancedSharing of Municipal Services” and“Shared Services Without SharedGrants.” There was also a session inwhich former New Jersey governorsanalyzed Governor Christie’s firstyear in office, and sessions were heldon affordable housing and how tosave money through “Green Tech-nology.”

Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (LD-21, Westfield) appeared on a panel onTuesday to discuss property tax re-form, while Fanwood Mayor ColleenMahr was among panelists to discusspension benefits. In addition, Lieu-tenant Governor Kim Guadagno wasthe guest speaker at a “Women inGovernment Breakfast.”

Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Maloolsaid she planned to attend sessions onproperty tax reforms and shared ser-vices in order to hear what others aresaying; Scotch Plains and Fanwoodhave been discussing merging de-partments such as police and publicworks to save money.

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GOP Names MembersTo Redistricting PanelTRENTON – New Jersey Republi-

can State Committee Chairman JayWebber has announced the composi-tion of the Republican members ofthe 2011 Legislative ApportionmentCommission.

The members are Asm. Webber, ofMorris Plains, who will serve as chair-man of the GOP delegation to thecommission; New Jersey RepublicanState Committeewoman Irene KimAsbury of Jersey City, who will serveas the vice-chairwoman; SenatorKevin O’Toole of Cedar Grove;Ocean County Republican ChairmanGeorge Gilmore of Toms River andRepublican National CommitteemanBill Palatucci of Westfield.

Democrats on the commission areNew Jersey State Democratic Chair-man and State Assemblyman JohnWisniewski of Sayreville; AssemblySpeaker Sheila Oliver of East Or-ange; Assembly Majority Leader JoeCryan of Union; State Senator PaulSarlo of Wood-Ridge and former As-semblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez ofCamden.

Mr. Webber called on Democratsto join the GOP by “immediatelysetting a schedule for public hearingsto encourage and receive those vitalcontributions from the public” on anew legislative map.

The commission is to produce anapportionment plan by February 1,2011, following the census, or withinone month after receipt of the officialfigures, whichever date is later.

If the commission fails to meet itsdeadline, or declares itself hopelesslydeadlocked before then, the ChiefJustice of the State Supreme Court,Stuart Rabner, appoints a tie-break-ing 11th member. The commissionmust then produce a plan within onemonth of that appointment.

Dems Call for PalatucciTo Resign From PanelTRENTON — New Jersey Demo-

crats have called for Reform JerseyNow board member Bill Palatucci toresign his position from the New JerseyApportionment Commission “until in-formation is disclosed on the secretiveslush fund of Chris Christie – ReformJersey Now – which could be financingthe Republican redistricting efforts.”

“The presence of an architect andcurrent board member for a shadoworganization that circumventsfundraising limits and reporting re-quirements completely underminesan exercise that is intended to be inthe public’s best interest,” said formerCommissioner on the NJ Apportion-ment Commission, AssemblywomanBonnie Watson Coleman (LD-15,Trenton). “If Republican membersare really interested in transparency,public input and accountability, theywill have Bill Palatucci resign hisappointment unless all contributionsand expenditures of Reform JerseyNow are made public immediately.Until that happens, the public willnot know who is subsidizing the Re-publican mapmaking efforts and whattheir hidden agenda is.”

Seminar to DiscussOpen Public Records Act

CRANFORD — Union Countycitizens are invited to free training onusing the Open Public Records Act(OPRA) to obtain public documentsfrom their local government on Tues-day, December 7, at 7 p.m., at theCranford Community Center, locatedat 220 Walnut Avenue.

The event is being sponsored bythe Union County Watchdog Asso-ciation (UCWA) in response to re-quests from local residents seekinginformation on how to utilize theOPRA. The New Jersey Foundationfor Open Government (NJFOG), astate advocacy organization dedicatedto open government, will provide thetraining and materials.

Topics will include an overview ofthe OPRA, enforcement policies andhow to make an effective OPRA re-quest to avoid common mistakes. TheOpen Public Meetings Act (OPMA)will also be discussed.

The speakers are long-time open-government advocates AttorneyWalter Luers and John Paff, chair-man of the Open Government TaskForce of the Libertarian Party.

“Hosting these events in UnionCounty gives us the opportunity toeducate the public on their rights andgive them the necessary tools to watchover their government,” explainedTina Renna, UCWA president.

Light refreshments will be served.Space is limited. To reserve a seatearly, e-mailinfo@UnionCountyWatchdog.org orcall (908) 709-0530.

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Lijoi Named Dir. ofEnterprise Zone Auth.

TRENTON – New Jersey Depart-ment of Community Affairs (DCA)Commissioner Lori Grifa, Tuesday,announced that the New Jersey UrbanEnterprise Zone Authority Board hasappointed Peter Lijoi as the authority’snew executive director.

Mr. Lijoi was most recently part-ner and legal counsel to FairfieldResidential LLC in Summit. He alsoworked as an acquisition advisor andlegal consultant to several nationalhomebuilders.

He served as president and com-missioner of the Union County Boardof Taxation and has run several timesfor Union County sheriff, includingthis year.

Jeff GrumanSALES MANAGER

Michael L. Bartiromo MARKETING PRODUCTION

Robert P. ConnellyBUSINESS OPERATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E-mailsenkean@njleg.orgsenscutari@njleg.orgasmbramnick@njleg.orgaswmunoz@njleg.orgaswstender@njleg.orgasmgreen@njleg.org

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

Reader Stunned by GloatingBy Freeholder Sullivan in Letter

Leader Readers Were Not ResponsibleFor Freeholder Incumbents Victory

It is Time to Reorganize FreeholdersTo Better Represent All Constituents

Protecting ‘Horrible’Acts by Teachers

Recently in New Jersey, one govern-ment-school teacher allegedly gave alco-hol and marijuana to his high-school stu-dents, while another government-schoolteacher called an elementary-school stu-dent of hers the n-word. Predictably, nei-ther teacher has been fired. Shame onNew Jersey’s teachers unions for protect-ing the jobs of horrible, vile teachers atthe expense of our children, and shame onthose government enablers who chooseto look the other way – for example,former governor Jon Corzine – in thehopes that they will attract votes frompeople who clearly don’t give a da*nabout our state’s youths.

Mark KalinowskiClifton

Freeholders Did Not Learn AnythingAfter Losing in 13 of 21 Towns

Garwood Residents Invited to ProvideThoughts on Municipal Budget

Fanwood’s MitchellThanks Voters

I wish to thank the Fanwood voters formy recent reelection. I am humbled andhonored that you have placed your trustin me once again. As my running mateKevin Boris and I walked the neighbor-hoods and spoke with you, we realizedyou have two major concerns: taxes andshared services. I am proud that I will beable to help guide Fanwood into the fu-ture.

I also wish to congratulate Tony Parention his win. I also want to congratulateKevin Boris and Jason Benedict, eventhough they did not win. Until you gothrough the process of putting yourselfout there, you don’t realize how muchtime it takes out of your life. I am sure wewill see both of you in future campaigns.

I do what I do because I love Fanwood.I will always do my best to help make lifebetter for our residents.

Kathy MitchellFanwood Councilwoman

As a registered Democrat, it was nev-ertheless stunning to read Freeholder DanSullivan’s letter-to-the-editor last weekin which he seemingly gloated over hisUnion County team’s victories over Re-publicans in this year’s local elections.By ignoring the fact that the constituencycovered by this publication voted againstevery incumbent freeholder up for elec-tion – in Westfield by a margin of nearlytwo to one – I am afraid that we are

destined to continue to experience a localpolitical environment that does not re-flect the needs or wishes of the entirecounty, and specifically, this readershipbody.

I hope to be proved wrong, but readingletters such as Freeholder Sullivan’sdoesn’t give me much confidence.

Steven AngelWestfield

Based on election results for TheWestfield Leader’s coverage area, re-elected Democratic Freeholder DanielSullivan should not be thanking your read-ers for any “resounding victory.” Total-ing up the votes reported for the towns ofWestfield, Scotch Plains, Fanwood,Garwood, and Mountainside show theRepublicans winning by 20 percent(12,797 to 8,821 on average).

Your readers did not vote their ap-proval at being the third-highest taxedcounty in the nation, or for maintaining$524 million in debt, or for continuing tospend tens of millions of dollars onprojects benefiting, primarily, Elizabeth,Plainfield, Linden, and Rahway, or forMusicfest. They voted to get rid ofSullivan, Kowalski, DeFilippo, Lesniak,

Devanney and the crippling tax burdentheir profligate fiscal stewardship hasengendered.

This was no personal victory for Free-holder Sullivan. Put a parrot on the ballotin Union County and it could win if itoutspent its opponent by 3-to-1, had anarmy of county employees to campaignwith, a phalanx of county vendors to callupon for support, and no organized oppo-sition in the two largest voting areas byfar. Though you would first need to trainthe parrot to robotically intone the word“yes,” as anyone who has witnessed aUnion County freeholder meeting knows,it’s been done.

John BuryKenilworth

[Freeholder Dan] Sullivan, You arefooling no one. The reason Democratsprevailed in the freeholders “race” is quitesimple; it’s a numbers game. Even if thenet-GOP municipalities were to doubletheir voter turn out, while maintaining anequivalent ratio of Democrat-to-GOPvote, Democrats could not be unseated.So please, stop gloating. There were twiceas many municipalities voting Republi-can as there were Democratic. Clearly,the current freeholder association doesnot adequately represent all of UnionCounty.

Therefore, I propose a different courseof action. It is time to legally challengethe articles of law upon which the free-holder organization was established andreorganize it to better represent all con-stituents. The freeholders no longer un-derstand their mandate. The amount oftax dollars being shoveled to the county isunacceptable and everyone knows it. Yes,this is about the money; not some supe-rior platform or ideology.

Steven EckstineFanwood

Dear Mr. Sullivan, In response to yourletter in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Timesthis past week all I can say is wow! Itreally is hard to believe that any electedofficial could be that arrogant and delu-sional. With your letter you proved cat-egorically that you have little interest inserving the people of Union County andthis election was only about preservingyour political career and beating the Re-publican Party.

I would like to suggest that you andyour fellow candidates go back and takeanother look at the election results. Itneeds to be pointed out to you that youwere rejected by two-thirds of the townsthat you represent. You should be con-cerned that 13 out of the 21 Union Countytowns said that they did not want you oryou’re out-of-control-taxes and spend-ing. That information should concern you,not some comments made by your oppo-nents.

If you have the people of the countybest interests as your priority these kindsof results should be the wake up call thatyou pay attention to. We simply cannotafford your level of spending; we don’thave the money to make millions of dol-lars of improvements to any more areaparks. We absolutely don’t need to linkall area parks in the county with walkingtrails as hideously suggested by your“experts” in a recent report.

We need you to work on the countybudget and bring in a flat or reducedbudget next year. Do that and you cankeep your job forever as far as I amconcerned. Most folks really don’t caremuch who does the job and are happy toleave you there as long as their taxes arenot increasing unnecessarily. The worstthing you can do as a career politician ismake people pay attention to what youare doing and that is what you and theother eight folks on the county boardhave done.

People care about what is left in theirwallets first and foremost and when youcontinue to effect that, you get the situa-tion that you now have. A whole lot ofangry people are paying attention to ev-erything that you are doing and we are notgoing away just because the election isover. Everyday more and more peopleare signing on to the Union County Watch-dog group that you so distain, to bring usnew information on your activities.

Be smart Mr. Sullivan, listen to thepeople you claim to represent, the resultssay it all, a whopping two-thirds of yourcounty towns want you to do things dif-ferently, the towns that put the majorityof the money in the bank that you get tospend.

Geraldine KeoghScotch Plains

In recently being elected to theGarwood Borough Council, I have dis-covered that part-time elected officialslike me are no longer eligible for healthinsurance or pension benefits —hurray!In addition, as a result of a recent reformfrom Trenton, current members of thecouncil who may be on health insurancebenefits will no longer be eligible forthose benefits after their term expires. Ibelieve this reform is a very small, butimportant, step in the right direction ofreining in costs in Garwood and in NewJersey.

We have to start somewhere in cuttingback the exploding costs of municipalgovernment. I have been reviewing our$7-million municipal budget in detail formonths and I am looking forward to do-ing a bottom-up review of every singledollar we spend. In the past, our boroughhas simply assumed last year’s budget asa baseline and only argued about the size

of the increase. With this election, thosedays are over. Government must justifyevery single dollar it takes from its citi-zens in taxes and must be held account-able for every dollar it spends. In thisregard, I would like to ask as many of ourresidents as possible to become familiarwith our budget. The 2010 budget isavailable on www.garwood.org. I coulduse all the help I can get in analyzingwhere our tax dollars go and I welcomeany and all input on suggested changes.This is your money and you have a stakein ensuring it is spent sparingly and wisely.In the coming weeks and months, I wouldlike to engage in a detailed discussion ofvarious line items in our budget online, inthe local press, and across our borough.

We all need to be on the same page asto the reality of where our money isgoing. Once that is accomplished, thehard work of cutting spending and priori-tizing our expenses begins. For somereason, this process is much more diffi-cult to do in government, although we allmust do it in our businesses and homes onan almost daily basis. Who among ushasn’t had to make a major cutback inspending in their personal lives in re-sponse to a pay cut, a job loss, a businessfailure, a health crisis or some other trag-edy? It seems that only in government isit assumed that spending must alwaysincrease regardless of the reality facingtaxpayers. It is my hope to honor theobligations the residents of Garwood haveentrusted me.

James A. MathieuGarwood Councilman-Elect

GOP County Candidates ThankVoters for Support in Election

We would like to thank all of thosewho supported us during our campaign totake back Union County during this elec-tion season. It has been our honor to serveas the Republican candidates in this con-test. Although we did not succeed thisyear, we believe that with your help wegave voice to the frustration felt by somany residents about the addiction tospending and debt, which threatens ourway of life in Union County.

In particular, we thank Phil Morin,Glenn Mortimer, and Dorothy Burger for

their great efforts in fundraising and man-aging our campaign. We thank our gra-cious contributors, our energetic volun-teers, and the terrific municipal candi-dates and representatives who took thetime to walk us around this great county.And we thank our families for more rea-sons than we have words to list.

Peter Lijoi, Art Zapolski,Ellen Dickson, Brian Flanagan,

Elyse MedvedUC Republican Candidates

Lions Club ThanksGenerous Westfield

The Westfield Lions Club would liketo thank everyone who so generouslydonated to our Fall White Cane “Shake aCan” Fundraiser on October 30. Yourgenerosity will allow us to continue tosupport Lions charities that benefit theblind and visually handicapped inWestfield.

We have provided numerous eye examsand glasses to Westfield adults and chil-dren that have been referred to us by socialservices and the Westfield school system.We also support the Lions Eye Bank ofNew Jersey, located in Clark, which har-vests corneas for transplants and research.

Other district projects we work withinclude the Lions Eye/Earmobile Founda-tion and several camps for the blind/visu-ally impaired. Please note that every pennydonated goes towards Lions charities.

A special thanks to Scott from BagelChateau, Alex from the Exxon/DunkinDonuts at South and Central, and Andresfrom Manhattan Bagel for allowing us tosolicit funds in front of your businesses.

Douglas Schembs, Jr.Westfield Lions Club

Gerrymandering Is Political Art inRedistricting N.J. for Next DecadeNow that the mid-term elections are over, the

focus of New Jersey politicians has turned to redis-tricting of state and congressional districts, whichwill shape the political direction of the state for thenext decade. The new maps will reflect populationchanges per the 2010 United States Census. First upwill be the state’s 40 legislative districts as all are setfor redistricting in April, and all 120 seats within thedistricts are up for election in November.

Each New Jersey district has a state senator andtwo assemblypersons – totaling 120 elected offi-cials. According to New Jersey’s State Constitution,Article IV, Section III, Paragraph 1, the LegislativeApportionment Commssion consists of 10 membersappointed by the chairmen of the New Jersey StateDemocratic and Republican Parties, currently JohnWisniewski and Jay Webber, respectively. The com-mission is legally bound to produce a plan, i.e.legislative map, by February 1, 2011 or one monthafter Governor Chris Christie receives the officialcensus figures. If the committee were deadlocked, ashappened in 1990 and 2000, New Jersey SupremeCourt Chief Justice Stuart Rabner would appoint thetie-breaking 11th member. If this occurs the newlegislative map would be due March 1.

Legislative leaders in both parties appoint theCongressional redistricting commission’s 12 mem-bers, not just the party chairmen. The panel selects a13th member as its chairman. The Congressionalmap must be in place by January 17, 2011.

We ponder if members of the unaffiliated publicshould be included in the redistricting commissions.Should there be representatives from other politicalforces such as Tea Party members, given their suc-cess nationally on Election Day? And why not ap-point Independents or “Joe the Plumber?” Perhapsthis would lead to chaos.

Understandably, the system is geared to preserveand reinforce the two-party system. The commis-sion will draw lines to best suit the common interestsof the Democrats and Republicans — as has alwaysoccurred in the past. This is why New Jersey, andother states, has such geographically convoluteddistricts.

Maybe the system is the best we can come up with– or maybe not.

The 2010 appointments of Democrats are:Mr.Wisniewski, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver(LD-27, East Orange), Assembly Majority LeaderJoe Cryan (LD-20, Union), State Senator Paul Sarlo(LD-36, Wood-Ridge) and former AssemblywomanNilsa Cruz-Perez from Camden.

The 2010 appointments of Republicans are: Mr.Jay Webber, Republican State CommitteewomanIrene Kim Asbury of Jersey City; Senator KevinO’Toole of Cedar Grove; Ocean County RepublicanChairman George Gilmore of Toms River; and Re-publican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci ofWestfield.

The 2010 appointments of others are: (none).In our view, besides ensuring that population shifts

are accounted for, the new map must make sense –not going in twisted slivers from the Atlantic Oceanto the banks of the Delaware River. Also, we believethe districts should be more balanced politically sothat elections mean something. As example, how isit that Senator Ray Lesniak gets reelected each timewith only 20,000 votes and with no opposition whileSenator Tom Kean gets reelected, requiring 65,000votes with 40,000 in opposition? Should Sen. Kean’svote in the State Senate be worth three times morethan Sen. Lesniak’s?

Should Scotch Plains, Clark and Fanwood be withWestfield and Cranford in Legislative District 21?Where would you put Plainfield and how would youredraw District 22? Why is Millburn split betweenthe 10th (with Newark) and 11th (Morris County)Congressional Districts? How does Rep. DonaldPayne (D-Newark) have a district so one-sided thathe never faces a real challenge for his seat?

It appears to us that the real intent of politiciansmaking redistricting appointments is to protect theincumbents and make legislative races even moreone-sided than they are now. In the 2009 Assemblyraces, only a half dozen of the 40 districts had raceswhere the margin of victory was within 5,000 votes.

Although we should be able to do better in makingour districts more relevant, it is a mind-boggling taskfaced by the commissioners. The system is in placeto accomplish the task over the next few months. Wewish them the best of luck and encourage theirgoodwill for the sake of the citizens.

Presumably, many agreements are already in placebetween the parties. We’re very curious about theoutcome.

Union County Freeholders10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207(908) 527-4000

George Devanney, Mgr.gdevanney@ucnj.org

Sebastian D’Elia, Public Info.(908) 527-4419sdelia@ucnj.org

Dan Sullivan, Bd. Chairdsullivan@ucnj.org

Thanks to All WhoGave Candy for Troops

My staff and I would like to thankeveryone who brought in candy for ourtroops overseas. Through their generos-ity and efforts we were able to collectover 100 pounds of candy for our servicepersonnel. Our community should feelproud of their munificence. We wouldalso like remind our community mem-bers that we will be collecting nonperish-able foods for our Thanksgiving fooddrive and unwrapped toys for our Christ-mas toy drive. Happy Holidays!

Dr. Joseph Preziosi Jr.Westfield

To reach us:editor@goleader.com

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Dasymeter – An instrument used in

testing the density of gases2. Quindism – A fifteenth3. Metopomancy – Fortunetelling by

human features4. Plebicolist – One who caters to vul-

garity or seeks the favor of the commonpeople

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is correct.The others are made up. Are you sharpenough to discern this deception of dic-tion?

If you can guess one correctly – goodguess. If you get two – well-read indi-vidual. If you get three – word expert. Ifyou get all four – You must have a lot offree time!

All words and correct definitionscome from the board game DictionDeception.

LAPIDARIST1. A connoisseur of gems or precious

stones2. An expert in cutting precious stones3. A stamp collector4. One who prepares rabbit fur as an

imitation for more valuable skinsLITTORAL

1. Pertaining to an orchard or garden2. The outer or visible part3. The region on the shore of the sea or

large lake4. A marsh or swamp

PLUMOSITY1. The quality of being feathered2. Boldness; boastfulness3. Rotund; state of being round4. Very heavy, as with lead

GUARIBA1. A person of rude or clownish man-

ners2. A howling monkey3. The fermented juice of pears4. A lizard-like animal with a forked

tongue

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Trifiro Thanks Scotch Plains andSupporters; Congratulates Victors

Letters to the EditorThanks Westfield for SupportingDiabetes Research Fundraiser

Help Make Education A PriorityFor Kids at Newark YMCA

Reader Welcomes Debt ReductionProposals in U.S. Congress

We would like to again express ourthanks to the Westfield community, andthe PAL football program in particular,for supporting another fundraiser on be-half of the Foundation for Diabetes Re-search (FDR). This year we were alsofortunate to have assistance from theWestfield High School Diabetes Aware-ness Club. The FDR is an organizationformed in 1999 by New Jersey parents ofchildren with diabetes that has raisedover $2.5 million to fund research de-voted to find a cure.

Research grants have included work atUMDNJ, Columbia Presbyterian Medi-cal Center, University of Miami Schoolof Medicine and Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter, Los Angeles, Calif. to name a

few. Type 1 diabetes is a disease thataffects one out of every 500 children.Each year we are encouraged by the medi-cal advancements made possible by thesegrants that have made curing this diseasean attainable goal. Our fundraiser wasgenerously supported by Manhattan Ba-gel and Rockin’ Joe’s Café, who donatedbagels, hot chocolate and coffee.

Finally, we would also like to thankJohn Dugan and George Lanzano fromthe PAL. They have always enthusiasti-cally supported our cause and for manyyears have run one of the most successfulsports programs in our town. Thank you.

The Decker FamilyWestfield

Now that the election has passed andthis candidate’s life returns to some senseof normalcy, I would like to thank themany supporters of our ticket, in particu-lar our campaign managers PauletteCoronato and Marty Marks. Their leader-ship abilities inspired our desire to learnand our willingness to serve.

Being involved in many town organi-zations ranging from chair of the environ-mental commission, to chair of the Yaudit committee, I expected to be wellprepared in meeting and speaking withour town’s residents. However, havingknocked on almost 3,000 doors and hav-ing met and spoken with hundreds ofresidents, I came to some new realiza-tions. I found that I was sometimes greetedwith welcomed thoughts and ideas onhow the town might improve, but a littlemore often I was hearing their concernsand disappointments over some local is-sues.

Among them, the reduction of townservices, unwanted construction, and dis-agreements over school budgets and celltower ordinances. There’s still a sense ofpride felt for this town, but in many cases,people wanted to feel a greater sense ofspirit. They wanted to be uplifted whenspeaking about our town to their friendswho don’t reside here. That does occur,but it needs to happen more frequently.

We can give ourselves a voice and this

town a greater sense of direction, if wetake the time to make our presence felt.For example, make it an obligation toyourself to attend some council or zoningboard meetings, and voice your opinions.Inquire as how to get your neighborhoodconcerns listed on their agenda. Get in-volved with your local religious or cul-tural group and volunteer your time inbringing its beauty to the rest of our town.

Be involved in what direction yourchild’s school is taking. Find out theirbudget priorities. Let them know whatyou appreciate about their programs andwhat programs need to be enhanced. Inshort, your energy and self-confidencewill inspire your neighbors and our com-munity. I believe this town will thenreward you threefold with a renewedsense of spirit and pride.

I would like to extend my heartfeltcongratulations to my running mate BoVastine on his victory; he will make anexcellent councilman. I would also like tocongratulate Kevin Glover on his reelec-tion and best wishes to Mickey Marcuson what will be a challenging road ahead.I implore our residents to let our council-men have the benefit of your voices andinput, so they can steer our town on theright course. Thank you.

Sal TrifiroScotch Plains

Recently the deficit reduction com-mission released their recommendationsfor cutting the deficit. The commission isto be applauded for their politically un-popular tough love: loss of the mortgagetax deduction, reform of Social Security,cutting discretionary spending, and soon. Most reaction I have read in the mediahas been negative, and Congress, notsurprisingly, is running from this as fastas possible.

But I for one laud and welcome theseproposals. No one wants to pay moretaxes (I, too, am enjoying the mortgage

subsidy) but if we don’t act like grown-ups, the long-term situation will be farmore dire: a significant loss of America’scompetitiveness, economy, and with it,global power. If we like how the U.S. isstagnating at almost 10 percent unem-ployment while the emerging economiessurge ahead, then we should keep spend-ing like there’s no tomorrow. Please letCongress know how you feel on thisissue.

Mark KaplanWestfield

For the past 10 years, the Westfieldcommunity and schools have supportedthe “Gifts of Gold/Donate a Smile” pro-gram, which has made the dreams offoster and homeless children living at theNewark YMCA come true during theholiday season. This year our mission isno different, but we have been asked bythe YMCA director to support them in adifferent way – to provide them witheducational tools to promote and enhancethe children’s learning environment atthe shelter.

Therefore, in lieu of individual giftsthis year, we will be collecting money tohelp them create an educational center.They are in need of computers, books,and arts and crafts supplies. Your pastsupport has made this program very suc-cessful, and it is our hope that your dona-tions will allow us to purchase new com-puters, books for a library, and a fullystocked arts and crafts cabinet. We arealso collecting new and gently used books,

for ages infant through high school, andnew arts and crafts supplies.

To help make education a priority forthe Newark YMCA shelter, cash or checkdonations (checks made payable to LindaHeroux) can be dropped off at WestfieldHigh School to Mrs. Spreitzer in room140 or given to any committee memberlisted below. Checks can be mailed to:Linda Heroux, 187 Lincoln Road,Westfield, N.J. 07090. Gently-used booksand new arts and crafts supplies can alsobe dropped off at 187 Lincoln Road (onthe porch). All donations need to be re-ceived by December 12.

Thank you for helping us donate asmile — and so much more!

Gaby and Brandon GoldWestfield High School Students

Editor’s Note: The WHS Committeemembers include Emma Franks, RachelGross, Evan Heroux, Kim Hoffman, SamRosenburgh, and Zach Zagorski.

Details and Timing of ObamaCareAre Revisited by Fanwoodian

With all the hype and attention given tothe national healthcare debate recently,most of us are blissfully unaware of thenuances surrounding the upcomingchanges in personal taxation over thenext eight years. The Patient Protectionand Affordable Act (March 23, 2010) andthe Healthcare and Education Reconcili-ation Act (March 30, 2010) aka“Obamacare” contain the following high-lights:

Beginning in 2010/2009; we ease intothe year with very few changes. Amongthem, forgiven debts for medical profes-sionals who participated in a program tobring medical care to underserved areaswill not be considered taxable incomebeginning in 2009.

Small businesses will receive a creditof up to 35 percent of health insurancepremiums if they cover 50 percent ofhealthcare costs and employ fewer than25 full-time workers, whose averagewages are less than $50,000.

2011; Money in flexible spending ac-counts and HSA’s and/or other healthreimbursement arrangements cannot beused for over-the-counter medicines un-less proscribed by a doctor.

Businesses were to have begun report-ing the value of healthcare benefits onemployee’s W-2 statements but this re-quirement has been suspended.

2012; New Form 1099 tax informationreporting for businesses making paymentsof over $600 per year to Corporations.

2013; A new .9 percent surtax will beadded to the 1.45 percent Medicare pay-roll tax paid by individuals earning morethan $200,000 per year ($250,000 forjoint filers), subject to payroll withhold-ing.

New IRS code Sec.1411 will impose a3.8 percent tax on unearned income ofindividuals earning more than $200,000per year ($250,000 for joint filers).

Contributions to Healthcare Flexiblespending arrangements will be limited to$2,500 as of January 1, 2013.

2014; All U.S. citizens and legal resi-dents are required to maintain “minimumessential coverage.” The penalty is $95 or1 percent of taxpayers income over thethreshold amount of income required forincome tax return filing.

2018; 40 percent excise tax on high-cost health insurance plans (Cadillacplans) goes into effect. The tax paid byinsurers is the amount in excess of $10,200for individuals and $27,500 for families.

Neil SchembreFanwood

Congress Must StopCut In Medicare Funds

Seniors have earned their Medicare.We’ve earned the security of knowingthat we can keep seeing the doctors we’vecome to trust and with whom we arecomfortable after many years of treat-ment and checkups. Unfortunately, Con-gress created a flawed system to payMedicare doctors. Unless Congress takesaction to address this, seniors could losetheir doctors and future generations couldface having to give up the doctors theytrust.

Right now, if nothing is done, Medi-care doctors will receive a 25 percent paycut beginning January 1, 2011. Congressmust work together to stop this cut soseniors can continue to see their ownphysicians. Our elected officials have aresponsibility to keep doctors in the Medi-care program.

Marilyn AskinAARP New Jersey, Monroe

Horace Corbin for The Leader/TimesSOCIALITES...Scores of townspeoplegather at the New Jersey NationalGuard Armory last Saturday night inWestfield for Casino Night as a benefitfundraiser for the families of the sol-diers. The ladies were elegantly dressedand in good “spirits.” Pictured above,Gino Jannotti finds himself amongst abevy of beauties.

Can Chiropractic Help Your Back Pain?Each and every day, Chiropractors help countless back pain suffers.

Find out if you may be next…

Back pain can make your life miserable. Simple tasks like getting out of bed become virtually impossible. Back

pain is exhausting. It’s frustrating not knowing what is causing your pain – or what to do about it. Since back pain has many different causes, there is not just one solution. Different treatments get different results for different people.

That’s why today’s Doctors of Chiropractic have extensive training in Anatomy, Physiology, Neurology, Orthopedics and diagnosis.

Chiropractors go through rigorous programs at nationally accredited Chiropractic schools and then must pass both national and state board examinations to be licensed to practice.

Chiropractors must also keep up-to-date with current scientific advancements by going to continuing education courses every single year.

Because Chiropractors are so well educated in the diagnosis and treatment of back pain and related conditions, there is a very good chance a Chiropractor can tell you what is causing your back pain and how to get relief.

And just as important – a Chiropractor can tell you if Chiropractic care is not right for you and help you find an appropriate doctor or alternative.

How To Tell If Chiropractic

Is Right For YouThere are some signs and symptoms that

you may have that mean there is a good chance Chiropractic care can help you.

Simply take a look at this list – if you say “yes” to any of these questions –

Does your back feel like it “catches” and you feel a sharp pain?

Do you have pain when you bend over to touch your toes?

Does movement cause your pain?Do you wake up with stiffness or pain?Does your stiffness or pain “loosen

up” with exercise and then get worse when you stop?

Have you ever heard a “pop” or “crack” in your back?

Do you also have pain going into your legs or feet?

If you said “yes” to any of the question above, call “Dr. Carnucci” at (908) 928-1000 and schedule a visit. Chiropractic care is not expensive and doesn’t require long, extensive treatment plans.

Questions about your insurance coverage or cost of care? Get your answers right over the phone. Call (908) 928-1000 today.

Councilman-Elect Marcus LooksForward to Serving Scotch Plains

I would like to express my sincereappreciation and gratitude to the citizensof Scotch Plains for providing me withtheir support during my campaign and forgiving me the opportunity to serve ourcommunity on the Town Council. I lookforward to beginning my service on thecouncil and working for the residents ofour town.

As someone who was raised in ScotchPlains and educated in our schools, I feela great sense of pride being given theprivilege to represent the interests of ourresidents as a member of the council.

I wish to congratulate my running mate,Kevin Glover, on his re-election to thecouncil and Bo Vastine on his election tothe council. I look forward to workingtogether with them and with Mayor NancyMalool and Councilwoman MaryDePaola. I believe that we will be able towork together effectively to address theimportant matters, which involve ourcommunity.

I want to thank Neal LeStrange, who Ihad the pleasure of working along withduring this campaign. I also thank Coun-cilmen Jeff Strauss and Dominick Bratti

for their service on the council. I alsowish to recognize Tony Patti and SalTrifiro for their participation in the towncouncil campaign. This campaign waschallenging and I commend all of thecandidates for their efforts and for givingthe people of Scotch Plains the opportu-nity to hear their views.

I greatly enjoyed the experience that Ihad during the election campaign to meetwith many of you and to discuss differentissues regarding our town. I look forwardto continuing the discussion of issueswith our residents and working on yourbehalf when I begin my service on thecouncil. Thank you again and I wisheveryone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Mickey MarcusScotch Plains

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Gov. Christie Lays ItOn The Line

In what proved to be a sobering andinformative assessment of the currentsituation, Governor Christie explained[at the Town Hall meeting in BerkeleyTownship, Ocean County recently] in nouncertain terms the consequences for tax-payers if the State does not move forwardwith reform to reign in the cost of govern-ment. Any attempt by other interests todownplay the severity of our state’s fiscalcrisis both in the short and long termshould be met with skepticism and ire.

Sen. Christopher ConnorsAsm. Brian Rumpf

Asw. DiAnne Gove (LD-9)

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VFW PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIP…Scotch Plains-Fanwood Veterans of For-eign Wars (VFW) Post No. 10122 recently presented its annual scholarship toDeanna Dell Bene, a 2010 Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School graduate and alocal veteran’s child. This marked the 18th year that VFW Post No. 10122 hasawarded a scholarship. Deanna presently attends William Paterson University,where she is a freshman majoring in criminal justice. She is pictured with FrankChupko, VFW Scholarship chairman.

‘Lights, Action, Universe’To Be AAI Meeting Topic

CRANFORD – Amateur Astrono-mers, Inc. (AAI) will conduct itsmonthly membership meeting tomor-row, Friday, November 19, at 8 p.m.in the Roy Smith Theater in theNomahegan Building at UnionCounty College (UCC), located at1033 Springfield Avenue in Cranford.

Immediately following the businessmeeting at approximately 8:45 p.m.,the club will present a lecture entitled“Lights, Action, Universe,” given byDr. William Gutch. From planetariumsand museums to television studios, in-teractive space-flight simulators andsoundstages in Hollywood, Dr. Gutchwill go behind the scenes for a fun lookat the techniques and technology ofbringing the universe “down to Earth.”

Dr. Gutch served as chairman ofthe Hayden Planetarium in NewYork, as well as a syndicated colum-nist for the Gannett newspapers, sci-

ence editor for WABC-TV in NewYork and science correspondent forABC’s “Good Morning America”and “World News This Morning.”

Following the lecture, attendeeswill be invited to the William MillerSperry Observatory, located on theUCC campus, for refreshments andthe opportunity to speak with Dr.Gutch. If weather permits, a celestialviewing of Jupiter will be conductedusing the club’s two large telescopes.

In addition to monthly meetings,informal meetings are held on theremaining Fridays at Sperry Obser-vatory. For more information aboutAAI, visit asterism.org or call (908)276-STAR.

Fanwood Library AmongFood Drive Participants

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-morial Library, located at North Av-enue and Tillotson Road, is amongmultiple local libraries participatingin a holiday season food drive spon-sored by the Union County PublicLibraries.

Now through Friday, December 31,the Fanwood Memorial Library willaccept donations of non-perishablefood items to benefit the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Food Pantry, theCommunity FoodBank of New Jer-sey and other local food pantries.

Collection bins will be located atparticipating public libraries. Librarystaff will then route 100 percent ofthe donations to designated foodbanks.

The Community FoodBank of NewJersey assists those in need by sup-plying food to more than 1,500 non-profit charities in 19 counties, in-cluding soup kitchens, food pantries,shelters, local food banks, after-school programs and senior centers.

Groceries most urgently needed arecanned meat and fish; canned soupsand stews; peanut butter (in plasticjars); boxed pasta and rice; powdered

milk; infant formula; canned veg-etables and fruits. Personal products(soap, shampoo, hair conditioner,toothpaste, shaving supplies, deodor-ant, moisturizing lotion, mouthwash),paper products (toilet paper, napkins,paper towels, tissues) and cleaningsupplies (laundry detergent, variouscleaning products) also are welcome.

Other libraries participating in thefood drive include: Berkeley HeightsPublic Library, Clark Public Library,Cranford Public Library, ElizabethPublic Library, Garwood Free PublicLibrary, Hillside Public Library,Kenilworth Public Library, LindenPublic Library, Mountainside PublicLibrary, New Providence MemorialLibrary, Plainfield Public Library,Rahway Public Library, Roselle FreePublic Library, Roselle Park Veter-ans Memorial Library, Scotch PlainsPublic Library, Springfield PublicLibrary, Summit Public Library,Union Free Public Library andWestfield Memorial Library.

For more information, call theFanwood Memorial Library at (908)322-6400 or visit the Union CountyPublic Libraries’ website: luccnj.org.

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FUSP Holiday Craft FairSet For December 4 and 5

PLAINFIELD – The First Unitar-ian Society of Plainfield (FUSP) willpresent its annual Holiday Craft Fairon Saturday, December 4, from 9a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Decem-ber 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It will take place in the FUSP’snewly revitalized Parish Hall, locatedat 724 Park Avenue, near the cornerof West 7th Street, in Plainfield. Thebuilding is one block from thePlainfield Public Library.

Admission to the craft fair will befree and open to the public. The Soci-ety will host local crafters, who willdisplay and sell homemade foods,jewelry, textiles, pottery, knittedgoods and ornaments, plus othermerchandise.

A variety of Fair Trade products,from coffee to chocolate, will roundout the offerings. Coffee, dessertsand hot cider will be available in

FUSP’s Stevens’ Café, while holidaymusic plays through the Society’snewly updated sound system.

Returning this year will be Kids’Craft Workshops. For a small dona-tion, children can bring home a hand-made holiday craft of their own mak-ing. Additionally, certain crafters willdemonstrate some of the secrets oftheir handiworks.

Multiple crafters have donatedcrafts for the event’s Craft Raffle, anew feature this year. Visitors willbe able to purchase tickets at thedoor for the raffle, and need not bepresent to win.

Profits from the craft fair will sup-port the First Unitarian Society’s con-gregational work and outreach pro-grams to the community. For moreinformation about the Society or craftfair, visit fusp.org or call the congre-gational office at (908) 756-0750.

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Susan Auer ReceivesQuarter Horse AwardWESTFIELD – Susan R. Auer of

Westfield recently earned an awardfor logging 3,000 hours in the Ameri-can Quarter Horse Association(AQHA) Horseback Riding Program.

The program recognizes and re-wards AQHA members for time spentwith their American Quarter Horsesin activities such as trail rides, work-ing cattle, pleasure driving and sim-ply riding. For more informationabout AQHA and its programs, visitaqha.com or call (806) 376-4811.

Library Collecting‘Books For Kids’

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Me-morial Library currently is partici-pating in the “Books For Kids” pro-gram again this holiday season.

From now through Sunday, De-cember 5, the library is collectingnew and gently used children’s andteen books. These books will be do-nated to the Union County Divisionof Social Services, which will usethem in holiday baskets.

The Books For Kids program is aninitiative of the New Jersey LibraryAssociation. For more information,call the Fanwood Memorial Libraryat (908) 322-6400 or drop off booksat the library, located at North Av-enue and Tillotson Road.

WestfieldThursday, November 11, Benny L.

Rouland, 42, and Latice R. Hollis, 26, bothof Plainfield, were arrested for allegedlyshoplifting from a business on the 600 blockof West North Avenue. The pair, whichpolice said are suspects in prior thefts fromthe business, were charged with shopliftingand possession of burglary tools. Hollis wasprocessed and released after posting $3,500bail. Rouland was processed and held on$7,500 bail. He also was charged with pos-session of less than 50 grams of suspectedmarijuana and issued a summons. Addition-ally, he was wanted on an outstandingMiddlesex Boro traffic warrant in the amountof $1,116. He was committed to the UnionCounty jail.

Friday, November 12, Shafi Faisal, 19,of Brooklyn, N.Y. was arrested on an out-standing Carteret traffic warrant in theamount of $750 pursuant to a motor vehiclestop at West South and Westfield Avenues.He was transported to Westfield policeheadquarters, processed and released onposted bail.

Friday, November 12, Ronald Powell, 54,of Plainfield was arrested at the MiddlesexCounty jail on an outstanding Westfield trafficwarrant in the amount of $1,000. He wastransported to Westfield police headquarters,processed and released.

Saturday, November 13, Ryjon Burke, 37,of Westfield was arrested on the 100 block ofMyrtle Avenue and charged with disorderlyconduct. According to authorities, Burke wasshouting in the street, waving his hands andthreatened violence to neighbors and police.He was committed to the Union County jail inlieu of $1,000 bail.

Sunday, November 14, Brendan Dukes, 26,of Linden was arrested at North and 4th Av-enues on a Middletown warrant in the amountof $500. He was released after posting bail.

Monday, November 15, a burglary wasreported in the south-side Westfield train sta-tion lot, in which someone unknown entered astructure and removed merchandise valued atapproximately $80.

Monday, November 15, Moses Coley, Jr.,55, of Plainfield was arrested on South Avenuenear Sussex Street on a no-bail Union CountySheriff’s Fugitive warrant. He was turned overto Union County detectives.

MountainsideWednesday, November 10, a business on

Globe Avenue reported that someone cut thechainlink fence, entered the property and re-moved approximately $200 in scrap metal.According to police, included in the scrapmetal was a 100-gallon aluminum tank.

Thursday, November 11, James A. Pratola,32, of Bridgewater was arrested on two countsof criminal trespassing and one count of theftof movable property after police responded toan alarm going off at a Route 22 business.

According to police, an officer respond-ing to the alarm observed a section ofbarbwire fence surrounding the businessparking lot had been cut and Pratola’s motorvehicle partially hidden by a large truck inthe driveway of the business, with a femalein the front passenger seat. She told theofficer the car had broken down and thatPratola had pushed it to the location fromRoute 22, police said. She stated that she andPratola were headed to a friend’s house butdid not know the friend’s name, and thatPratola had walked to a nearby house forhelp, authorities reported.

According to police, Pratola was later ap-prehended in Westfield and told police that heand the female passenger were heading to adiner when he experienced car trouble. Uponsearching the vehicle, police found a toolboxand a large bolt cutter and took both individu-als into investigative detention. A subsequentinvestigation found Pratola to be in possessionof scrap metal removed from a Globe Avenuebusiness, authorities reported. A tow truck wascalled to remove the vehicle, which startedright up and was driven onto the back of aflatbed truck, police said.

Thursday, November 11, a resident of HollyHill reported that someone forced open therear door of his residence. According to police,it is not known whether entry was gained, asnothing was reported missing at the time.

Thursday, November 11, Richard N. Garcia-Lozano, 46, of Newark was arrested on anoutstanding warrant out of Newark in theamount of $200 after the motor vehicle inwhich he was a passenger was stopped for aviolation.

Friday, November 12, Nelda Festejo, 36, ofJersey City was arrested for allegedly drivingwith a suspended license after a motor vehiclestop on Route 22.

Friday, November 12, a resident of NewProvidence Road reported that someone con-tacted her through her website indicating aninterest in purchasing $146.26 worth of cos-metics from her. According to police, thesuspect sent the victim a check for $1,450 andasked her to cash the check, deduct the amountowed and send him the balance. The victimtook the check to her bank to confirm itsauthenticity and was told it was a fraudulentcheck. The incident is under investigation.

Saturday, November 13, an individual cameinto police headquarters to report that he lost

his cell phone, described as a black, MotorolaDroid, and later received a call from an indi-vidual using a pay phone who claimed that twopeople were attempting to sell him the phonefor $50. When the victim asked the caller tocontact police, the caller stated that he did notwant to get involved and hung up.

Saturday, November 13, Antonio Macedo,49, of Linden was arrested following a motorvehicle stop on Route 22 for allegedly drivingwith a suspended license and on an outstand-ing warrant out of Mountainside in the amountof $200.

Sunday, November 14, Juan Medina, 49, ofSomerville was arrested after a motor vehiclestop on Route 22 for allegedly driving with asuspended license.

Scotch PlainsMonday, November 8, a resident of Fawn

Ridge Drive reported that she arrived homeand observed a grey motor vehicle parked inher driveway. According to police, as shewalked up her driveway, she saw a black male,approximately 6 feet and 4 inches tall andapproximately 280 pounds, walking out of thehouse. The suspect then got into his vehicleand drove off, police said. The front door of theresidence had been kicked in, and severalhundred dollars worth of jewelry was removed,authorities reported.

Tuesday, November 9, the manager of aRoute 22 gas station reported that someoneordered $15 worth of gas, paid with a counter-feit $20 bill and drove off.

Wednesday, November 10, a student at theMagnet High School reported that, sometimeduring the school day, someone removed herwallet from her desk. The wallet containedpersonal identification and $80 in cash.

Wednesday, November 10, a contractorworking on Route 22 reported that, sometimeovernight, someone removed approximately$1,500 worth of scrap metal from the construc-tion site.

Wednesday, November 10, SaquanStevenson, 20, of Plainfield was arrested on anoutstanding warrant out of East Greenwich inthe amount of $575. She was transported topolice headquarters, processed and releasedafter posting bail.

Friday, November 12, Timothy Lamore, 23,of Fanwood was arrested and charged with pos-session of suspected marijuana after a motorvehicle stop on Park Avenue. He was transportedto police headquarters, processed and released.

Friday, November 12, two individuals play-ing softball in Farley Park reported that theyleft their equipment, valued at approximately$175, at the park and went to get food, andwhen they returned, the equipment was miss-ing.

Friday, November 12, Jose Hernandez,27, of Perth Amboy was arrested on an out-standing warrant out of Manchester in theamount of $500 after a motor vehicle stop onPark Avenue. He was transported to policeheadquarters, processed and released afterposting bail.

Saturday, November 13, Jalil Rogers, 31, ofElizabeth was arrested on an outstanding war-rant out of Elizabeth in the amount of $500after a motor vehicle stop on South Avenue.He was transported to police headquarters,processed and released.

Sunday, November 14, Heather Plotkin,37, of Plainfield was arrested on an outstand-ing warrant out of Springfield in the amount of$255 after a motor vehicle stop on MountainAvenue. She was transported to police head-quarters, processed and released.

FanwoodTuesday, November 9, Franklin Arias, 33,

of Plainfield was arrested for allegedly provid-ing false information to police after a motorvehicle stop on South Avenue. He was trans-ported to police headquarters, processed andreleased with a court date.

Wednesday, November 10, Susana Cueva,44, of Dunellen was arrested on an outstandingwarrant out of Elizabeth in the amount of $120after the motor vehicle in which she was apassenger was stopped for a violation. She wastransported to police headquarters, processedand released.

Wednesday, November 10, Juan Arroyave,52, of Elizabeth was arrested on an outstand-ing warrant out of Elizabeth in the amount of$280 after a motor vehicle stop on SouthAvenue. He was transported to police head-quarters, processed and released.

Friday, November 12, two 17-year-old malejuveniles from Plainfield were arrested andcharged with receiving stolen property andobstruction of justice following a car chasethat began in Fanwood and ended when thestolen vehicle in which they were travelingcrashed in Plainfield.

According to police, an officer attemptedto stop the vehicle that was listed as stolen,but after the officer activated his lights, thevehicle fled. After a brief chase, the vehiclecrashed into a parked vehicle on SouthJohnson Street and five male individualsfled the vehicle on foot, police said. Policesecured the perimeter of the area, and two ofthe five individuals were apprehended, au-thorities reported. The juveniles were pro-cessed and released to a responsible adultpending a court date in Elizabeth FamilyCourt. The vehicle was reported stolen fromPlainfield two days prior to the incident,police said.

Saturday, November 13, Daniel Moreno,27, of North Plainfield was arrested and chargedwith driving while intoxicated (DWI) after amotor vehicle stop on Martine Avenue, atwhich time the officer smelled the strong odorof alcohol. According to police, Moreno failedmultiple sobriety tests at the scene and wasplaced under arrest. He was transported topolice headquarters, processed and released toa responsible adult.

Saturday, November 13, a business on the100 block of South Avenue reported an inci-dent of shoplifting. An individual described asa black male, approximately 5 feet and 6inches tall and wearing a black jacket and lightgrey T-shirt filled a shopping cart with ap-proximately $100 worth of merchandise andfled the store without paying. According topolice, a search of the area did not produce thesuspect.

Saturday, November 13, a motor vehiclewas reported stolen from the 10 block of SouthAvenue. According to police, the vehicle wasrecovered the next day parked in Newark.

Police Seek WitnessesFollowing Shooting

UNION – The Union Police De-partment is seeking information re-garding an incident last Saturday inwhich shots were heard fired from aRoute 22 parking lot.

Responding to a report of a fight atapproximately 2:30 a.m. outside ofthe Rio-22 restaurant, located at 2185U.S. Highway 22, officers were con-fronted with a large crowd of morethan 100 people. Police were attend-ing to an injured person when theshots were heard from a nearby park-ing lot. Witnesses saw a white BMWsedan flee the area on Route 22 afterthe shooting. No one was injured as aresult of the shooting.

The Union Police Detective Bu-reau is searching for any witnesses oranyone who can identify the occu-pants of the BMW. Anyone with in-formation is asked to call DetectiveAnthony Marra at (908) 851-5045.

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Holiday Food Drive to GetUnderway at Local LibraryWESTFIELD – From Monday,

November 29, to Saturday, December18, the Westfield Memorial Librarywill participate in a holiday food drivesponsored by the Union County Pub-lic Libraries. Donations of non-per-ishable food items will benefit theCommunity FoodBank of New Jerseyand other local food pantries.

A collection bin will be availablein the front lobby of the library,located at 550 East Broad Street.Library staff will then route 100percent of the donations to desig-nated food banks.

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Rosary Altar SocietyPlans Christmas PartySCOTCH PLAINS – St.

Bartholomew’s Rosary Altar Societyinvites all women of the parish andtheir friends to its annual ChristmasParty, to be held on Monday, Decem-ber 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in theschool auditorium.

The festivities will include a 50/50and raffle prizes, along with food andopportunities to socialize. St.Bartholomew’s Children’s Choir, un-der the direction of Joanne Gurske,will provide entertainment. St.Bartholomew Interparochial Schoolis located at 2032 Westfield Avenue inScotch Plains. Anyone wishing to do-nate unused gifts for the raffle is askedto leave them at the rectory or to callJoanne Weber at (908) 322-7156.

Miller-Cory Plans ProgramOn Colonial Thanksgiving

WESTFIELD – Area residents areinvited to experience the atmosphereof a traditional Colonial Thanksgiv-ing this Sunday, November 21, from2 to 4 p.m. at the Miller-Cory HouseMuseum. The museum is located at614 Mountain Avenue in Westfield.

Ellen and Zoe Hess will demon-strate the preparation of an earlyAmerican Thanksgiving feast overthe museum’s open-hearth fire, us-ing Colonial recipes and seasonalingredients. Kathy Eaton will presenta program on early-American man-ners, place settings and other inter-esting “tabletop traditions.” Thisprogram is described as ideal forchildren.

Museum docents will be availableon Sunday to guide visitors throughthe restored, fully furnished Colo-nial-era farmhouse. The gift shopalso will be open. Admission will be$3 for adults, $1 for students andfree for children under age 4.

Among other programs the mu-seum has planned to celebrate theholiday season is “GingerbreadSunday” on December 5 from 1:30to 4 p.m. Children will make a gin-gerbread house plus another craft

to take home and will hear storiesabout this spicy treat. Advance res-ervations must be made no laterthan noon on Friday, December 3.The admission fee will be $4 perchild; accompanying adults mayattend for free.

Another holiday highlight willbe “Christmas at Mount Vernon withMartha Washington” on Saturday,December 11, between 4 and 7 p.m.Mrs. Washington will host anevening of candlelit tours, periodmusic, toasting, storytelling of lifewith President Washington, open-hearth cooking demonstrations, re-freshments and other festivities.Advance reservations and ticketsare required, and children must beage 12 or older to attend. Admis-sion is $12.

For more information regardingany of these upcoming events, callthe museum weekday mornings at(908) 232-1776. The museum’swebsite is millercoryhouse.org andits e-mail address ismillercorymuseum@gmail.com.

SONG OF THANKSGIVING…Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) of Scotch Plainswill host the annual Community Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 22,at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerial Association.Pictured, the CBI Choir, which will sing at the interfaith service, practices in thesynagogue’s sanctuary.

CBI to Host Annual ServiceFor Thanksgiving Monday

SCOTCH PLAINS – Congrega-tion Beth Israel (CBI) will host theannual Community ThanksgivingService, sponsored by the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Ministerial Associa-tion, on Monday, November 22, start-ing at 7:30 p.m.

The Ministerial Association is com-prised of all the faith communities in

Scotch Plains and Fanwood, as wellas civic organizations, such as theJewish Community Center of Cen-tral New Jersey and the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA, as well as themunicipal governments of ScotchPlains and Fanwood.

The interfaith Thanksgiving ser-vice, which is open to the commu-nity, has been a long-standing localtradition for more than 30 years. Thevarious houses of worship take turnshosting the service, which featuressong and prayer.

“Each year, the CommunityThanksgiving Service is a wonderfuland meaningful way to begin Thanks-giving,” said Cantor Matthew Axelrodof CBI. “I love to see our communityjoin together as we mark the obser-vance of a holiday that we all share incommon.”

Cantor Axelrod directs CBI’s 20-member choir, which will not onlysing at the service, but also will joinwith the choir of St. Bartholomew theApostle Roman Catholic Church ofScotch Plains for a combined song.Rabbi George Nudell of CBI alsowill participate in the service.

The service will be offered free ofcharge. Complimentary light refresh-ments will be available at its conclu-sion. CBI is located at 18 ShalomWay, at the corner of Martine Av-enue, in Scotch Plains. For more in-formation, call the synagogue officeat (908) 889-1830.

Viridian Rep to SpeakTo Westfield Rotary

WESTFIELD – Don Jones, an as-sociate with Viridian Energy, willreturn as the featured speaker at theTuesday, November 23 meeting ofthe Rotary Club of Westfield. He willoffer further insight into the recentchanges in energy deregulation andwhy a partnership with his companycan become a fund-raising opportu-nity for any non-profit, includingWestfield Rotary. Further informa-tion is available at viridian.com/jonesenergy.

One of 33,000 clubs in 160 coun-tries worldwide that makes up RotaryInternational, the Rotary Club ofWestfield is a non-denominationalservice organization of professionalwomen and men who live or work inthe Westfield area. The local clubprovides scholarships to Westfieldstudents and is a major contributor tocommunity grants as well as multipleinternational projects.

Westfield Rotary meets 50 weeksper year, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., forlunch and a program in the second-floor Kellogg Room at the WestfieldArea “Y,” located at 220 Clark Streetin Westfield. Guests are welcome atany of the club’s weekly meetings.

Anyone interested in attending aprogram or learning more about Ro-tary in Westfield may contact RayKostyack, president, at (908) 789-7834 orraymond.kostyack@wachoviasec.com.

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NAMI to Offer LookAt Bipolar Disorder

WESTFIELD – NAMI (NationalAlliance on Mental Illness) UnionCounty will present a discussion onmental health and bipolar disorderon Tuesday, November 23, begin-ning at 7:30 p.m.

The program will take place atAmerican Legion Martin WallbergPost No. 3, located at 1003 NorthAvenue, West, in Westfield.

Norma Bowe, a tenured profes-sor with the College of Education atKean University in Union, will bethe presenter. She holds undergradu-ate degrees in Nursing and Com-munity Health, a master’s degree inhealth administration and a Doc-toral degree in Community HealthPolicy. Additionally, ProfessorBowe is the author of “Perspectivesin Community Mental Health.”

Participants’ questions and expe-riences with the management of bi-polar disorder will be welcome atthis program. Refreshments will beserved. For further information, call(908) 233-1628, visit nami-nj-uc.orgor e-mail nami.union.nj@nami.org.

Jersey assists those in need by sup-plying food to more than 1,500 non-profit charities in 19 counties, in-cluding soup kitchens, food pantries,shelters, local food banks, after-school programs and senior centers.

Groceries most urgently neededare canned meat and fish, cannedsoups and stews, peanut butter (inplastic jars), boxed pasta and rice,powdered milk, infant formula andcanned vegetables and fruits.

For more information, visit theWestfield Memorial Library website,wmlnj.org, or the Union County Pub-lic Libraries website, luccnj.org.

Donations will be accepted any-time the library is open. Library hoursare Monday through Thursday, 9:30a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5p.m.; Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.

For further information about pro-grams and services offered by theWestfield Memorial Library, sign upat wmlnj.org to receive the library’se-newsletter, “Library Loop,” or stopby the library for a copy of its quar-terly newsletter, “Take Note.”

Temple AnnouncesTurkey Drive Dates

WESTFIELD – Temple Emanu-Elwill hold its Ninth Annual Thanks-giving Turkey Drive to feed needyUnion County families. Members ofthe community are asked to bringfrozen turkeys in tied plastic bags,and canned and packaged goods (noglass) suitable for Thanksgiving, tothe temple parking lot at 756 EastBroad Street in Westfield during thefollowing dates and times:

Sunday, November 21, 8:30 a.m.to 1:15 p.m.

Monday, November 22, 9 to 9:30a.m.; 2:30 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, November 23, 9 to 9:30a.m.; 2:30 to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:15p.m.

The food will be distributed byYes, We Care Soup Kitchen, TheMandy Reichman Feeding Programand members of Temple Emanu-Elof Westfield. For more information,contact Carolyn Shane, executive di-rector, at (908) 232-6770, extensionno. 114, or cshane@tewnj.org, or visitthe temple website: tewnj.org.

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BORR IS NOT OVERLOOK’ED…Westfield McKinley Elementary School fifthgrader Stephanie Borr, standing with standing with Principal Matthew Bolton,displays the picture she created for Overlook Hospital, which has been chosen as thecover of Overlook’s donor thank-you card this year. Stephanie’s artwork wasselected by Overlook Hospital from artwork submitted by all fifth graders atMcKinley, in a contest organized by McKinley Art teacher Alison Hooper-Korkuch.

UCC Hosts Bridge-BuildingCompetition Today at 9 a.m.CRANFORD – The annual Bridge

Building Competition will be heldtoday, Thursday, November 18, be-ginning at 9 a.m. in the Victor M.Richel Student Commons on UnionCounty College’s Cranford campusat 1033 Springfield Avenue. Teamsfrom 12 high schools are expected toparticipate, with a total of more than20 teams building models at the nov-ice or advanced level.

The following high schools will haveteams participating in this year’s com-petition: Abraham Clark High School,Chatham High School, Cranford HighSchool, Elizabeth High School, Hill-side High School, Union County Mag-net High School, New ProvidenceHigh School, Rahway High School,Somerset County Educational Ser-vices Commission, Somerset CountyChristian Homeschoolers, UnionCounty Vocational Technical HighSchool and Warren County TechnicalHigh School.

All teams are to build a ThroughTruss bridge using only woodentongue depressors, wooden dowels,plastic wire ties, string, and glue.Bridges built by the Novice teams areabout 48 inches long and by the Ad-vanced teams are about 72 incheslong.

The teams are given six weeks todesign and build the bridges. Thelength of the bridge is varied eachyear, allowing students to competeagain. On the day of the competition,the bridges are first weighed on ascale and then are supported betweentables and then weighed down with 1¼ pound free weights (standard bar-bell weights) hung from paper clips.

All bridges continue to receiveweights until they collapse. Bridgesare rated for strength and efficiency,

encouraging teams to use the mini-mum materials possible. Each teamis required to provide a list of the allthe materials used. Finally, a formulais used to factor the final breakingload of each bridge with the amountof material used, to determine thewinner.

The competition is hosted by theEngineering, Technology and Archi-tecture Department at Union CountyCollege. At times, the announcer alsomay act to enforce strict adherence tothe specifications of the competition.

Violations must be identified andmay cause an entry to be disqualified.The competition was developed as ameans to involve high school stu-dents in something challenging, in-teresting, creative and fun, and toexpose them to principles taught inthe engineering programs at UnionCounty College.

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Dr. Mira Stotland Joins TeamAt Advanced Dermatology

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Rutgers Business SchoolHolds Annual Fall Social

FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT…Al and Denise West, host and president of theRBS Edmund L. Houston Foundation, are joined by Patrice Senior, center,recipient of the Fellowship for 2009 and 2010; Dasheeda Dawson, Ralph Bunche,Scholarship fellow; Andres Lopez and Brian Fraser.

WESTFIELD – Advanced Derma-tology, Mohs and Laser Surgery Cen-ter is pleased to announce the arrivalof Dr. Mira Stotland. Dr Stotland is aboard certified dermatologist whospecializes in general dermatologyfor adults and children, skin cancerand cosmetic dermatology. She hasreceived extensive training in lasertreatments for hair removal, acne andscars, chemical peels,Botox treatments andfiller injections includ-ing Restylane andJuvederm.

After completing herundergraduate educa-tion at the Universityof Pennsylvania, Dr.Stotland graduatedsumma cum laude fromthe State University ofNew York (SUNY),Downstate MedicalCenter, in Brooklyn.She completed her in-ternal medicine intern-ship at St. Vincent’sMedical Center in New York and thenreturned to SUNY Downstate to com-plete her residency in dermatology,where she was named Chief Residentin Dermatology in her final year oftraining.

Dr. Stotland has published on vari-ous topics including acne treatments,sunscreen safety and laser treatments.She is an active member of the Ameri-can Academy of Dermatology and ofAlpha Omega Alpha, the prestigiousnational medical honor society.

She joins the practice of Dr.Sabatino Ciatti, Dr. Susan McFallsand Rachel Cittone, P.A.-C. Dr. Ciatti

is a board certified dermatologist andfellowship trained Mohs Surgeon whospecializes in the removal of skincancer, plastic reconstructions, der-matologic surgery, laser proceduresand cosmetic dermatology. Dr.McFalls is a board certified derma-tologist specializing in general der-matology for adults and adolescents.Rachel Cittone, P.A.-C is a certified

Physician Assistantwho specializes in der-matology.

Advanced Dermatol-ogy, Mohs and LaserSurgery Center is acomprehensive derma-tology center providingpatients with a widerange of medical andcosmetic services.Apart from skin screen-ings, general dermatol-ogy and surgical der-matology, we offer la-ser treatments for hairremoval, acne, nail fun-gus, tattoo removal, spi-

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WESTFIELD – The second an-nual Rutgers Business School(RBS) Edmund L. Houston Foun-dation Fall Social was held at thehome of Al and Denise West inWestfield on Sunday, October 31.In attendance were RBS alumni,current students and friends of theELH Foundation.

The ELH Foundation provides a$6,000 fellowship for one minoritystudent in the RBS MBA programeach year. It also awards one gradu-ating student the Alfreda P.

Robinson Award of $500. AlfredaRobinson, a retired Dean of Stu-dent Services at Rutgers BusinessSchool, was in attendance.

Gift basket/card donations for thesilent auction were given byWalmart, L’Oreal MIZANI,Hanesbrands Inc. and Jams By Kim.Denise West, current ELH Founda-tion president, and her husband, Al,are both alumni of the RutgersSchool of Business MBA program.

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Westfield Panel DiscussesThe Building Blocks of PlayWESTFIELD – The Westfield

PTC Special-Education Committeewill present an evening of educa-tion and insightful conversation onTuesday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m.,at the Edison Intermediate SchoolLibrary, located at 800 Rahway Av-enue in Westfield.

The committee will present apanel discussing the role of play inearly childhood development. Thepresenters represent a multi-disci-plinary team, all of whom work atthe Lincoln School in Westfield’sLeaps and Bounds program.

Anne Marie Heard is a special-education teacher; Angela Lotanois an occupational therapist, andLeanne Merlo is a speech therapist.

Attendees will learn about thedevelopment and progression ofplay, language and fine motor skillsin early childhood. Topics to becovered include: Why play is im-portant; How children with specialneeds are different from typicallydeveloping peers; How to teach playskills and enhance cognition, lan-guage and fine motor skills; andspecific games and play exampleswhich enhance these areas of de-velopment.

There will be a question-and-an-swer session at the conclusion ofthe presentation. In addition, Pro-

fessional Development hours (1.5credits) will be offered. This pro-gram is free, and all parents, teach-ers and therapists are invited to at-tend. Pre-registration is not re-quired. For further information, visitw e s t f i e l d n j k 1 2 . o r g /specialedparents.

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Alumni Ice Hockey SetsBenefit Game for ALSWESTFIELD – The Westfield High

School’s Alumni Ice Hockey team willplay Cranford’s Alumni team for thethird annual Alumni Ice Hockey Gamefor ALS at the Warinanco Ice Rink inWarinanco Park on Wednesday, No-vember 24, at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds fromthe game will be donated to the ALSAssociation’s Greater NY Chapter.

This is the third annual AlumniGame between WHS and CHS. So far,each team has won a game. Pleaseattend the game to see which teamcomes out ahead and to support theALS Association, which works to helpthose afflicted with the fatal diseaseknown as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Allplayers and attendees will be asked fora suggested donation of $5.

A WELL-ROUNDED PERSON…Westfield High School junior Emily Baileyearned a Silver Medal in the Congressional Awards program, which recognizescommunity service, personal development and physical fitness of young Americans.Emily has volunteered for two years at the Westfield Community Center and at ahistorical museum. She expanded her personal and physical development byparticipating in YMCA and Scouting events and is a member of the Westfield HighSchool track team. The award was presented to Emily in Westfield High SchoolPrincipal Peter Renwick’s office, with her parents, guidance counselor and Con-gressman Leonard Lance, above, all in attendance. “Emily is an extremely well-rounded person, and Congress wants to recognize that,” said Mr. Lance.

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SPFHS’s Lopez EarnsHispanic RecognitionSCOTCH PLAINS – The College

Board has informed TimothyDonahue, assistant principal (Coun-seling Services), that Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School senior IsabelLopez has been recognized as ascholar in the 2010-2011 NationalHispanic Recognition Program.

The National Hispanic Recogni-tion Program, established in 1983, isa College Board program that pro-vides national recognition of the ex-ceptional academic achievements ofHispanic high school seniors andidentifies them for postsecondary in-stitutions.

Students enter the program by tak-ing the Preliminary SAT/NationalMerit Scholarship Qualifying Test(PSAT/NMSQT) as high school jun-iors and by identifying themselves asHispanic.

This year, more than 200,000PSAT/NMSQT takers nationwideidentified themselves as Hispanic,and more than 5,000 of those stu-dents have been recognized as Na-tional Hispanic Scholars or Honor-able Mention Finalists based upontheir PSAT/NMSQT scores and theiracademic achievements. The CollegeBoard is a not-for-profit membershipassociation whose mission is to con-nect students to college success andopportunity.

The College Board is committed tothe principles of excellence and eq-uity, and that commitment is embod-ied in all of its programs, services,activities, and concerns.

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CABARET FOR A CAUSE…Ryan Hobson, a Westfield High School student,rehearses one of his numbers in front of the full cast of It’s an Art…Cabaret for aCause held last month at Woman’s Club of Maplewood. Performers were fromEssex, Union and Morris Counties. The performance raised money for familiesaffected by ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Pearl Displays WorksBy Roselle Park ArtistELIZABETH – The Union County

Board of Chosen Freeholders willpresent an exhibit of artwork by RosaliaTignini Verdun in the gallery space atthe Union County Office of Culturaland Heritage Affairs, located at 633Pearl Street in Elizabeth.

A selection of Ms. Verdun’s oil,acrylic and pastel paintings, as well asgiclée prints, entitled “Art of Rosalia,”is on display at the Pearl Street Galleryuntil December 2. Gallery hours are8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

“The talent and diversity of our countyartists ensure an inspiring and interest-ing variety of exhibitions at the PearlStreet Gallery,” said Freeholder BetteJane Kowalski, liaison to the UnionCounty Cultural and Heritage ProgramsAdvisory Board. “We are pleased todisplay an exhibit by award-winningpainter Rosalia Tignini Verdun.”

She is a member of Studio Montclair,Millburn-Short Hills Art Center, theWestfield Art Association and the Con-temporary Arts Group in Watchung. Tolearn more, call (908) 558-2550 or e-mail culturalinfo@ucnj.org.

Brunner School StudentsRelease Monarch Butterflies

GOTTA FLY…Brunner student LilyGaulin is ready for the butterfly pa-rade to begin.

SCOTCH PLAINS – There wasmagic in the air at Brunner School inScotch Plains on October 12, as pre-school students held a butterfly pa-rade and Monarch butterfly releasein the school garden.

The celebration was the culminationof a learning adventure that began onthe first day of school,when the students inBernadette Hoyer’spreschool classeswere introduced todozens of Monarchcaterpillars in theclassroom.

The students wereable to experienceeach stage of meta-morphosis as it tookplace. Through booksand songs, they alsolearned about theMonarch migrationto Mexico each fall.Parents had opportu-nities to go into the classroom and sharethe experience with their children as the

caterpillars grew and changed.The students from Mrs. Hoyer’s

classes and Mary Jean Madden’s af-ternoon class sported Monarch wingsand antennae, and held the parade tocelebrate all that they had learned.

The children sang “The Metamor-phosis Song” and encouraged specta-

tors to plant milk-weed to help con-serve the Monarchbutterfly population.The parade endedwith the release ofdozens of Monarchbutterflies, as theBrunner schoolcommunity and in-vited family mem-bers clapped andcheered.

Monarch eggswere collected fromthe milkweed plantsin the BrunnerSchool Children’s

Garden as well as on milkweed plantsin Mrs. Hoyer’s backyard.

94 percent of WHS GradsContinuing Education

WESTFIELD – A total of 94 percentof this year’s 438 Westfield High School(WHS) graduates are pursuing a highereducation this fall.

According to a report released bythe WHS Office of Counseling Ser-vices, 86.3 percent of students areattending four-year colleges and uni-versities; 7 percent are attending two-year colleges, and .07 percent enteredvocational, business and other post-high-school institutions.

The remainder have accepted em-ployment, pursued a military career orhad future plans that were undecided atthe time of graduation.

The class of 2010 is attending col-leges and universities from the Uni-versity of Alabama to the Universityof Wisconsin, in schools that are asclose as in the state of New Jersey to asfar away as London. These collegesand universities include specializedschools like the Cleveland Institute ofArt, Ivy League Institutions likeHarvard University and large stateschools like the University of Michi-gan.

The most popular out-of-state col-leges and universities selected by thisyear’s graduates include: Universityof Michigan at Ann Arbor (11 stu-dents); Saint Joseph’s University (10);Lehigh University (6); New York Uni-versity (6); University of Marylandat College Park (6); and University ofMassachusetts at Amherst (6).

A total of 89 WHS graduates arecontinuing their education in New Jer-sey, with 60 attending four-year col-leges and universities and 29 enteringtwo-year colleges.

The most widely attended New Jer-sey school is Rutgers, with 31 WHSgraduates attending various collegeswithin the university. Stevens Instituteof Technology also accepted six stu-dents from WHS. Looking at two-yearsecondary institutions, Union CountyCollege will be welcoming 24 WHSgraduates this fall.

A complete list of colleges attendedis available on the Department of Coun-seling Services’ website,w e s t f i e l d n j k 1 2 . o r g /postsecondaryplans.

Westfield Hosts CollegeNight Tonight at 7 p.m.

WESTFIELD – Tonight, Thursday,November 18, at 7 p.m., Westfield HighSchool will host approximately 200colleges and universities at its annualCollege Night. This event gives stu-dents and their parents an opportunityto gather information about collegesand universities nationwide.

Hosted for many years by the highschool’s Counseling Services Depart-ment, Westfield’s College Night offersa forum for students and parents to talkone-on-one with representatives fromcolleges and universities. The depart-ment works to provide students accessto an array of post-secondary options.

New this year to College Night isthe addition of numerous institutionsfor students who do not have plans toattend a university or college, yetwant to continue their education.

Among these institutions are theAnthem Institute (formerly known asthe Chubb Institute) and The FashionInstitute of Technology, as well as theFashion Institute of Design and Mer-chandise, DeVry University, LincolnTechnical Institute and the New YorkFilm Academy. Representatives fromthe Army, Navy, West Point MilitaryAcademy and U.S. Naval Academywill be in attendance as well.

UCC Workshop Helps EaseThe Employment Search

CRANFORD – Union CountyCollege (UCC) will offer two work-shops during November to prepareattendees with résumé writing andemployment-interview techniques;participants may take one or bothworkshops to address their needs andstrengthen any weaknesses.

“Make Your Résumé Work for You”will cover the rationale behind effec-tive résumé writing, getting into the

do’s and dont’s of the entire process.Various résumé styles will be dis-cussed as students review in-classsample resumes while having an as-sortment of other samples as take-home reference guides.

Participants will also gain insightinto preparing electronic résumé tobe scanned into corporate databases,and also learn how to prepare a con-vincing cover letter to accompanythe résumé. Experience and educa-tion will be highlighted. This coursewill be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. onMonday, November 22, at thecollege’s Cranford Campus.

“Developing Confidence for the JobInterview” will provide attendees withsolid information on how to prepare foran employment interview, thus gainingconfidence in their ability to “ace” theinterview and land a position.

Participants will be presented withvarious types of trick questions thatare often asked at interviews, ques-tions that the applicant also shouldask, negotiating for the salary, mul-tiple interviews, internal interviews,body language and closing the inter-view to their advantage.

As time permits, participants willhave the opportunity to practice andrefine their answers to such questionsthrough role-playing via mock inter-views. This course will be presentedfrom 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Novem-ber 29, also at the Cranford campus.

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Bullying PreventionOngoing in WF Schools

STOPPING BULLYING…The Westfield Public School District held a timelyparent meeting on October 27 on the topic of preventing bullying. Key speaker,far right, Dr. Stuart Green, founder and director of New Jersey Coalition forBullying Awareness and Prevention, met – right to left – co-speaker KimSchumacher, counselor at Roosevelt Intermediate School; Margaret Dolan,Superintendent of Schools; Alice Hunnicutt, board of education member, HeleneBergman and Lisa Kops-Wendel of the Parent Teacher Council Special Educa-tion Parents Committee, which hosted the event. Discussions involved the natureand impact of bullying, what is being done and what further steps can be taken.

evening Stuart Green, founder anddirector of the New Jersey Coalitionfor Bullying Awareness and Preven-tion, co-authored the Report of theNew Jersey Commission on Bully-ing in Schools. He is a behavioralscientist at Overlook Hospital/At-lantic Health.

Dr. Green stated, “Bullying af-fects academic performance.” Henoted that it is important to addressthe climate of schools to make them“warmer and more engaging.” Healso called for a better statewideassessment mechanism to report bul-lying.

Dr. Green encouraged collabora-tive learning, curriculum integration,clear and consistent rules, proactivework on relationships, and parentinvolvement.

Guest speaker Kim Schumacher,Guidance Counselor at RooseveltIntermediate School, provided an up-date on Westfield’s direct efforts withstudents and the district’s existingpolicies relating to student behav-ior.

Mrs. Schumacher cited examplesunderway in the Westfield PublicSchools. An anti-bullying committeewas created at Westfield High School,which was particularly active duringViolence Awareness Week in late Oc-tober and involved all students andteachers.

The issue of cyber-bullying willbe addressed the end of Novemberwhen a representative from theUnion County Prosecutor’s OfficeHigh Tech Crimes Unit will presentan informative program.

At the intermediate schools, Mrs.Schumacher announced that nationalspeaker John Halligan, whose soncommitted suicide, will speak to thestudents in November about the ef-fects of bullying. She also gave ex-amples of work being done directlywith Westfield students to encour-age respect.

The meeting in Westfield, whichwas taped and will be aired on WHS-TV36, was hosted by the ParentTeacher Council’s Special Educa-tion Parents Committee.

WESTFIELD – Held one day afteran announcement was made that theNew Jersey Assembly and Senateproposed what is termed the toughestanti-bullying law in the nation,Westfield held a meeting of its own,open to all parents, about the topic.

Planned since the summer in coop-eration with parents, teachers andadministrators, the Westfield PublicSchool district’s meeting mentionedthe efforts already underway in thetown’s 10 public schools.

Superintendent of Schools Marga-ret Dolan noted that the efforts theschool district undertakes to create asafe environment for children “aresmall in comparison to the impactyou have on your child.”

“We all serve as role models for thenext generation,” she added.

The Superintendent assured par-ents of measures already in place inthe Westfield Public Schools; shealso mentioned that at the start ofevery school year, the faculty istrained to address bullying.

Westfield Public School adminis-trators and counselors attended atraining session on effective poli-cies and procedures for combatingbullying and a two-day legal train-ing workshop on preventing andaddressing harassment, intimidationand bullying. Also, 80 Para-profes-sionals attended an in-service pro-gram on those topics.

“Not only do we keep track ofbullying incidents, as required bylaw, but we are trained to do our bestto prevent them,” explained Ms.Dolan.

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Red Devils’ Stubborn DefenseIces Blue Devil Gridders, 21-7

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

Top-seeded Hunterdon Central re-lied heavily on its mobile defense tolimit the eighth-seeded Westfield HighSchool football team to 39 yards onthe ground and 59 yards in the air in its21-7 victory in the first round of theNorth Jersey, Group 4, Section 2 play-offs in Flemington on November 12.

The quick-reacting Red Devil de-fense held Blue Devil running backAJ Murray to 20 yards rushing on 11carries. The Blue Devils’ front linewas banged up somewhat and was

without tight end John Lanzano, whosuffered a concussion from theImmaculata game the week before.

“It made it hard for us to do whatwe do. We couldn’t really get twobacks and run the ball. We couldn’tmake the short yardage,” Blue DevilHead Coach Jim DeSarno said.

“They were all over the field. Theirinside linebackers were making goodtackles, making good reads, and theirlinemen were forcing the plays. That’swhat you have to do on defense,”Murray said.

The 9-1 Red Devils totaled 188yards on the ground and 118 yards inthe air, including two touchdowns.Running back Brandon Brocklehurst

rumbled 114 yards on 24 carries,which included a one-yard touch-down run. Quarterback Chris Ibrahimadded 38 yards on 14 carries.

“The were very physical up front.They had a good running back. He ranhard the whole game, and the quarter-back ran hard the entire game. Westopped them most of the game, butthey capitalized on our mistakes. Theyare a good football team, and they aregoing to do well,” Murray said.

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Even though the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccerteam lost the North Jersey, Group 3,Section 2 championship to No. 12Chatham, 3-0, in Chatham on No-vember 11, the Raiders have reasonto hold their heads high. They played

a good game against the Cougars, butmostly they should be proud to just bein the game.

Halfway through the season theRaiders, a very young and inexperi-enced team, was just 2-6-3. A win-ning record seemed like an unreach-able goal. But the Raiders turned thecorner and started to reel off wins,

advancing to the county champion-ship game, an overtime loss toWestfield, and the sectional gameagainst Chatham.

The Chatham game, unfortunately,put an end to the run but the Raidersput up a strong fight.

In the first half, it was all Cougars.

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BLACKWELL GETS 2 TDs, CHANNAOUI 2 TD CATCHES

Raider Footballers TrampleMillburn Miller Boys, 38-12

By JOSEPH SCHACKMANSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

There have been few positives forthe Scotch Plains-Fanwood High

School football team this season, butfor the first time this year, the Raidersmarched off the field with the winagainst the hosting Millburn Millers,38-12, on November 12.

“Its really a testament to the kids,”Head Coach Steve Ciccotelli said.“You know they never gave up.”

On the first offensive drive, ScotchPlains-Fanwood moved the footballwell on the ground. Senior runningback Quentin Blackwell picked up 15yards on his first carry. But the Raid-ers lost their starting quarterback,Connor Thompson, after a big hit.Backup Brett Kovacs came in and onhis first pass attempt found wide re-ceiver Moussa Channaoui for a 24-yard touchdown pass to give the Raid-ers a 7-0 lead.

It was the only touchdown the Raid-ers could mount in the first two quar-ters, and they went into the lockerroom trailing, 12-10, after place-

kicker John Murphy added a fieldgoal.

In the second half, the Raiders’offense exploded, thanks to great run-ning efforts from Anthony Byers andBlackwell.

Blackwell was the first to find theend zone, with a four-yard scamper.He would add 25-yarder later in thehalf. Byers, to not be out done, had a37-yard touchdown run of his own.

“It has been tough this season,”Byers said after the game. “You knowwe just wanted to go out with a win,and we accomplished just that. Com-ing out for the second half, we madesome adjustments on defense, butoverall we just wanted to play harder.”

Blackwell led the way on the groundwith 160 yards rushing and two touch-

downs on 16 carries. Byers had 98yards and a touchdown on just ninecarries, good for an average of 10.6

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Joseph Schackman for The Westfield Leader and The TimesFINISHING THE SEASON WITH A VICTORY…Head Coach Steve Ciccotelli addresses the Raiders after they defeatedMillburn, 38-12, in Millburn on November 12.

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesLOOKING FOR A BREAKTHROUGH…Blue Devil running back A.J. Murray, No. 9, looks to sweep around the outsideof the Hunterdon Central defense that effectively plugged the middle all evening.

Joseph Schackman for The Westfield Leader and The TimesATTEMPTING TO OUTMANEUVER A COUGAR…Raider junior Phillipe Kwamir, left, attempts to maneuver arounda Chatham defender in the sectional title game. The Cougars won, 3-0.

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Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Westfield/Plainfield Rivalry Westfield 54, Plainfield 44, Tie 7

1900 –– Westfield 26-01901 –– Westfield NA1903 — Plainfield 15-01905 — Plainfield 24-01907 — Tie 6-6

Westfield 11-01908 — Plainfield 12-6

Plainfield 5-01909 — Plainfield 35-61910 –– Westfield 6-01911 — Plainfield 37-61912 –– Westfield 19-71913 — Westfield 20-6

Westfield 26-71914 — Plainfield 19-01915 — Plainfield 7-0

Westfield 6-01916 — Tie 0-0

Plainfield 7-31917 — Plainfield 39-01919 — Plainfield 6-01921 — Plainfield 28-01922 — Plainfield 19-01923 — Westfield 3-01924 — Plainfield 18-01925 — Plainfield 7-21926 — Plainfield 20-01931 — Westfield 21-01932 — Westfield 13-61933 — Tie 0-01934 — Westfield 7-61935 — Plainfield 7-01936 — Tie 0-01937 — Tie 0-01938 — Plainfield 13-01939 — Westfield 20-01940 — Westfield 13-01941 — Westfield 1-01944 — Westfield 12-61945 — Westfield 12-01946 — Plainfield 6-01947 — Westfield 32-121948 — Westfield 14-61949 — Plainfield 19-61950 — Plainfield 33-71951 — Plainfield 14-61952 — Plainfield 27-141953 — Plainfield 25-61954 — Plainfield 6-01955 — Plainfield 21-01956 — Plainfield 19-61957 — Plainfield 19-121958 — Plainfield 21-0

1959 — Plainfield 7-01960 — Westfield 13-71961 — Westfield 13-61962 — Plainfield 27-71963 — Westfield 14-121964 — Plainfield 13-71965 — Westfield 21-01966 — Plainfield 33-121967 — Plainfield 12-71968 — Westfield 25-211969 — Westfield 45-01970 — Westfield 49-61971 — Westfield 12-61972 — Westfield 27-61973 — Westfield 20-01974 — Westfield 31-141975 — Westfield 9-61976 — Westfield 34-0

Westfield 14-01977 — Westfield 38-01978 — Westfield 6-21979 — Westfield 3-21980 — Westfield 14-01981 — Westfield 28-61982 — Plainfield 21-31983 — Plainfield 14-61984 — Plainfield 14-01985 — Tie 0-01986 — Westfield 27-141987 — Westfield 35-61988 — Westfield 7-61989 — Westfield 14-71990 — Westfield 21-61991 — Westfield 28-01992 — Plainfield 14-91993 — Tie 0-01994 — Westfield 20-71995 — Westfield 28-201996 — Plainfield 38-71997 — Westfield 22-71998 –– Plainfield 21-71999 –– Plainfield 20-142000 — Westfield 42-252001 — Westfield 24-212002 –– Westfield 14-62003 –– Plainfield 9-72004 –– Plainfield 40-02005 –– Plainfield 9-02006 –– Westfield 17-72007 –– Westfield 28-272008 –– Westfield 21-192009 –– Westfield 26-6

WHS Girls X-C TeamKeeps Producing W’s

Way, way, way back in the fall of1973, Thom Hornish joined the coach-ing staff of WHS Hall of Famer WaltClarkson, helping in cross-countryand track. Seven years later WHSadded cross-country to its growinglist of girls sports, and Hornish tookthe reins. (Hornish was also the girlstrack coach from 1979-1991.)

In his 31 years as the (only) WHSgirls cross-country coach, Hornish’steams have compiled a dual-meetrecord of 235 wins and 35 losses.That’s correct, just 35 losses in 31years. And 10 of those losses hap-pened in the program’s first threeyears, and 24 of them in the first eightyears. In the 23 years since the 1987season, WHS’s female harriers havegone 196-11.

One hundred ninety-six wins and11 losses! That’s almost unbeliev-able!

From 1994-2003, there was a 92-meet win streak, the longest of anysport in school history. And from2005-2009 there was another streak,37 in a row.

Hornish’s teams have won 13 con-ference, 14 county, and seven sec-tional titles. His 1991, 1995, 1998and 2000 teams swept conference,county and sectional honors. And the’95 team was 17-0 and finished sec-ond in Group 4 to Shawnee.

For the past 51 years, the boysteams of coaches Walt Clarkson(1960-1982) and Jack Martin (1983-2010) have deservedly gotten theirshare of the headlines – they are acombined 463 wins against 51 losses,with 28 county, 21 sectional and 14state titles; the boys currently have a54-meet win streak alive.

Meanwhile, Hornish’s girls havequietly gone about putting up a dual-meet record that is worthy of Ripley’sBelieve It or Not.

HALL OF FAME TICKETSAll indications point to the largest

crowd ever for this Monday’s ninthWestfield Athletic Hall of Fame in-duction dinner. But a few tickets doremain, so if you haven’t gotten yoursyet, contact Supervisor of AthleticsSandy Mamary at the high school,(908) 789-4512, or either Bill Jordanor Roger Love at Taylor-Love Real-tors, (908) 654-6666. Tickets are $50for the 6 p.m. event at the Westwood,North Ave., Garwood. Tickets mayalso be available at the door, but thatcould depend on whether there’s roomto add tables. Getting them in ad-vance is a much better idea.

The ninth class of inductees in-cludes: Greg Chlan (’65), Bob Felter(’65), Chris Jordan (’90), Jim Kane(’41), K.C. Knobloch (’78), Bob List(’55), Don Mutz (’68), JenSchwarzenbek (’95), Kurt Stiefken(’72), Janney Zonnevylle (’82), the

1976 girls tennis team, the 1985 soft-ball team and former boys swim coachBruce Johnson (’63).

FOOTBALL UPDATEImmaculata 21, WHS 7: WHS had

more fumbles in this game than in itsfirst seven games combined. Still, itwas a beautiful night and two goodteams going at it. The only downerwas the announcer screaming“THAT’S AN IMMACULATA …”and letting the crowd say “first down.”Thankfully, his/their season endedwith a humbling loss to DePaul in theopening round of the playoffs. Noreal surprise there.

Hunterdon Central 21, WHS 7: OK,that was a rugged three-game stretch,with Linden (a 30-24 double overtimewin), Immaculata (a 21-7 loss) andlast Friday’s loss in the sectional play-offs. Four times we had first downsinside the HC 20 and came up empty.

The feeling here is that Linden wasthe best of those three teams. Notquite sure what it is that happenswhen WHS faces out-of-countyteams, but our three losses (the otherwas 19-13 to Bridgewater-Raritan)were to teams that were absolutely,definitely and without a shadow of adoubt, beatable by this WHS team.

WHS vs. Plainfield: For the 106thtime – and the 67th game scheduledon Thanksgiving Day, since 1944 – itwill be the WHS Blue Devils and thePlainfield Cardinals hooking up nextThursday at Hub Stine Field. WHS,which currently leads the series 54-44-7, can earn a co-championship inthe Mid-State 39 East A Divisionwith a win.

And the current players may not beaware of how big a difference there isbetween 7-3 and 6-4 until they lookback on that stuff 20, 30 years downthe road. Any athlete or coach wantsto win the last one, to “go out on top.”

That’s especially true this year be-cause this could be one of the lastTurkey Day games. A growing con-tingent of high school football coachesin the state seem very serious abouthaving a playoff system that playsdown to Group champions, rather thanthe current sectional title format.When, not if, that happens, the regu-lar season would end around Hallow-een weekend.

While that would be sad, it’s hardlythe end of the world. An even biggerrivalry than WHS vs. Plainfield (orPhillipsburg vs. Easton) is out in Ohio,where Massillon Washington andCanton McKinley drew a crowd of17,794 for their game on Saturdayafternoon, October 30.

Ohio, like all but three states, playsdown to Division (Group) champi-ons. It’s coming to Jersey soon, un-fortunately for those of us who lookforward to spending Thanksgiving

morning freezing and reminiscingwith old friends, many of whom wehaven’t seen since the previous year’sgame. There’s no room for sentimen-tality in sports any more.

THIS AND THATBoys soccer: The thrill of (over-

time) victory, the agony of (overtime)defeat. WHS felt both in less than 48hours on November 6 and 8.

First, WHS ended a 13-year droughtin the Union County Tournament witha 2-1 overtime win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood. The last UCT title for WHSwas in 1996, and the only other title inbetween was a sectional crown in2001. It was the 10th UCT title for theboys. (And, for those keeping track,the win gives the WHS boys a 32-31-11 lead over SP-F in the 74-matchrivalry; WHS also owns a 5-4 lead inhead-to-head UCT finals with theRaiders.)

Then, less than two days later, theDevils came up just short againstHunterdon Central in the sectionalsemifinals, in one of those gameswhere the far better team doesn’t al-ways win. No more getting to watchRyan Heine and Joe Greenspan, twohighly skilled guys.

It was all too similar to last year,when WHS eliminated SP-F in thecounty semis on penalty kicks, thenlost to Dickinson in states … on pen-alty kicks.

With a 17-3-2 record, this teamwas surpassed in wins by only thestate champion teams of 1991 (22-1-1) and 1995 (21-3) during GeorgeKapner’s 19 years as head coach.

Girls soccer: One good team usu-ally has a tough time beating anothergood team three times in one year.But that’s what SP-F did this yearagainst WHS, the third time comingin the county finals by a 2-0 margin.While WHS still leads the rivalry bya comfortable 39-12-8 margin, it tookan 0-for-3 this fall.

Less than 48 hours later the girlswere at top-seeded Watchung Hills fora sectional semifinal and, despite notallowing a goal in 100 minutes, lost onpenalty kicks. Goalie Gaby Gold (trysaying that fast five times!) didn’t al-low a goal in the three state games, andjust two in three county games.

Cross-country: Saturday’s Group4 championship included no less than11 of the state’s Top 20 teams, ac-cording to The Star-Ledger rankings.But when all the running was done, itwas WHS – Jack’s Pack – finishingNo. 1 in Group 4 for the secondstraight year. It was the Devils’ fourthstate title under Martin, and the 14thin school history. The seven-man en-try included three seniors (AndrewKirna, Sam Tooley and Zack Limzi)and four underclassmen (juniors JackLeahy, Dave Carville and John Kirna,

and soph Kevin Smith).IN THE (E)MAIL

This comes from Faithful Readerdanks22 out in Ohio.

There’s an annual contest atAustralia’s Melbourne Universitycalling for the most appropriate defi-nition of a contemporary term. Thisyear the term was “Political Correct-ness.” The winner wrote:

“Political correctness is a doctrine,fostered by a delusional, illogicalminority and rabidly promoted by anunscrupulous mainstream media,which holds forth the proposition thatit is entirely possible to pick up a turdby the clean end.”

Amen, brother Danks.

DEN’S TOP FIVEThis week we’ll go with my top

five musical groups, genius category.(Next time: Top five movies of all-time, non-sports category.)

5. (tie) Cream/Jimi Hendrix Expe-rience

4. Fairport Convention3. Fleetwood Mac1b. Moody Blues1a. BeatlesIt’s almost a tie for first. From

1967-1971, the Moodys released sixstraight classics – Days of FuturePast, In Search of the Lost Chord, Onthe Threshold of a Dream, To OurChildren’s Children’s Children, AQuestion of Balance and Every GoodBoy Deserves Favour – and all ofthem still sound great on my vinylalbums. But it’s really tough to topthe Beatles’ four-album streak ofRubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966),Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ClubBand (1967) and the double WhiteAlbum (1968).

Thanks to those Faithful Readerswho have sent in assorted Top Fives,about music and movies. We will getthem all in as space allows.

A couple of FR’s commented onour recent Top Five musical geniuses.Jeff from Pittstown wondered howWarren Zevon wasn’t included. Goodpoint. And DMS.14 from Westfieldcouldn’t believe there were no indi-vidual Beatles, no Motown and nowomen. Yup, yup and yup! And fromFR lynchnd: “What, no Cashman andWest?” Didn’t know that YankeesGeneral Manager Brian Cashman andformer Franklin Bowler Chet (theJet) West had started a band.

The Devil’s Den appears in TheWestfield Leader on the first and thirdThursday of each month during theschool year. Contact us with com-ments, complaints and suggestions atbj1019@aol.com. And remember, winor not, Whs4evr!

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REIMAN TOOK 6TH AT 1S, SULLIVAN 5TH AT 3S IN UCT

Raider Tennis Girls QualifiedFor Section, Placed 7th in UCT

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

With three of the top-four posi-tions vacant due to graduation andonly two returning senior starters, thevery young Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School girls tennis team defi-nitely had its work cut out this sea-son. The Lady Raiders battled througha ferociously competitive scheduleto qualify for the North Jersey, Group3, Section 2 tournament for the thirdstraight year and to finish 8-11.

“This year was a very tough seasonfor us, we lost three out of the top fourgirls on the team last season, and do

to the realigning of the conferences,the girls fought through the competi-tive schedule with an 8-11 record,”Raider Head Coach Gary Wassermansaid.

The Raider starters, which con-sisted of two seniors and five sopho-mores, endured a pair of face-to-facematches with Westfield, winners ofthe Tournament of Champions, aswell as with powerhouses GovernorLivingston, New Providence, OakKnoll, Summit and a surging CranfordCougar team. The Raiders lost toWarren Hills in the second round ofthe sectionals, but the most promis-

ing part of the season came at the endwhen the Raiders defeated Oak Knolland Summit.

Competing against the cream ofthe crop, senior co-captain ChristinaReiman finished 9-1 at first singles.Seeded seventh in the Union CountyTournament (UCT) at first singles,Reiman exceeded expectations whenshe advanced to the fifth/sixth roundafter recording a 6-1, 6-1, win overVictoria Henry of Plainfield. In theshowdown for fifth place, she lost byinjury default to Holly Ream of Gov-ernor Livingston.

David B. Corbin (UCT September 24 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesEXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS…Raider Christina Reiman, who was seeded seventh in the Union County Tournamentat first singles, exceeded expectations and finished sixth.

LEAHY, KIRNA FINISH STRONG; LEEPER TAKES 4TH

Blue Devil XC Boys CaptureGroup 4 XC Championship

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

Junior Jack Leahy and senior co-captain Andrew Kirna turned in per-sonal-best times to lead the No. 2-ranked Westfield High School (WHS)boys cross-country team to it secondstraight Group 4 championship atHolmdel Park on November 13.

The Blue Devils totaled 99 points,while West Windsor-Plainsboro Southplaced second with 120 points andRidge finished third at 144 points. TheBlue Devil boys also ran in a very tightpack to finish with a school-record16:35.6, average time.

Leahy crossed the line fifth in hisrace with a time of 16:02 (fourth all-time WHS), and Andrew Kirna fin-ished 13th with a time of 16:13 (fifthall-time WHS). But junior DavidCarville was the big surprise when hefilled in for Evan Tarlow, who was ill,and finished 47th with a time of 17:01to become the fifth Blue Devil to crossthe finish line.

“We have confidence in all the boyswe put in the championship races.David made the most of his opportu-nity and ran a great race to help uswin,” Blue Devil Head Coach JackMartin said.

Senior co-captains Sam Tooley at16:49 and Zach Lizmi at 16:53 fin-ished 36th and 42nd, respectively.Kevin Smith crossed 82nd with a timeof 17:28 and John Kirna took 101st at17:43.

Following the Blue Devil boys’ re-sults closely, Blue Devil girls HeadCoach Thom Hornish added, “Thiswas a golden day for the boys cross-country team. Their defense of Group4 in the field of competition is a testi-mony to their spirit, determination

and competitive excellence. JackMartin and Chris Tafelski [boys As-sistant Coach] are to be commendedfor their coaching and inspiration.”

The Blue Devil girls also turned ina strong performance and finished 16thin Group 4 with a total of 359.Hillsborough took first with a total of60 and Ridge took second at 153,followed by Hunterdon Central at 164.Coach Hornish was especially happythat the Blue Devil girls finished aheadof rival Phillipsburg that placed 17thwith a 444 total.

The first Blue Devil girl to cross thefinish line was Alyssa Hatch, whoplaced 40th with a personal-best timeof 20:42 (12th all-time WHS). AnnaTanji finished 70th with a time of21:20, Hannah McRoberts came in88th with a personal best time of 21:41,and Danielle Grimes shaved 33 sec-onds off her best time to finish 93rd at21:50. Alana Basil cut her best time by30 to finish 95th at 21:52. Ellie Tanjicrossed 102nd at 21:59 and ShannonMooney crossed 115th at 22:20.

“I have seen 26 Group meet racesfor the girl’s cross-country team. Inseveral instances, there was a secondand third place finish allowing us tomove onto the Meet of Champions.Although this was not a second orthird, this was one of the finest racesfor our team,” Coach Hornish said.“The field was highly competitive andeach member of the team rose to thechallenge. 2010 is the foundation teamfor great seasons to come. These youngwomen ran with pride and courage.”

Hornish recalled that in 1976 on hiswedding day, when he was an assis-tant to Walt Clarkson, the team wonthe Group 4 title and brought the tro-

phy to the church as the wedding wasabout to begin.

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girlsplaced 19th in Group 3 with a total of465. Kathleen Leeper finished fourthwith a time of 19:27. The Raider boysfinished 20th in their group with a 412total.

Tom Feeney at 17:18 and EliasHoward at 17:19 finished 18th and20th, respectively, the help theCranford Cougar boys place seventhin the Group 2 race with a total of 230.Haddonfield won with a total of 48,followed by Ramsey at 141. The Cou-gars’ seven runners had an averagetime of 17:51.8.

Zach Fitzgerald finished 65th witha time of 18:09, Paul Cassaro placed67th at 18:10, and Mike Zanfardinocame in 76th at 18:23. Mike Cassidywas 77th at 18:23, and ConnorMcMahon at 20:26, finished 140th.

The Cougar girls placed 13th with338 points and had an average time of22:13. Megan Byrnes with a time of21:03 finished 37th, and KatiaOltmann at 21:42 placed 59th.Veronica Miller crossed 88th at 22:31,and Megan Byrne finished 96th at22:48. Rebecca Roman at 23:03 placed99th, Ellie Truffa came in 126th at24:21, Bridget Miller at 24:23 fin-ished 127th.

“Very solid performance by bothteams on a tough course! [We had] 11PRs [personal records] on the day. We’revery happy with how the season ended,”Cougar Head Coach John Schiano said.“We had a great deal of individual andteam success on both sides. We arelooking to come back even strongernext year and will set our sights on a tripto the Meet of Champions.”

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Millers Stun RaidersIn Section Soccer, 1-0The No. 14 ranked, 14-2-3 Scotch

Plains-Fanwood High School girlssoccer team suffered a stunning, 1-0,defeat at the foot of Millburn MillerEmily Beimfohr, who tapped in afeed from Katie Beimfohr late in thesecond half of the semifinal round ofthe North Jersey, Group 3, Section 2tournament in Scotch Plains on No-vember 9. Paige Della Badia madetwo saves for the Raiders.

Warriors Nip WestfieldIn Sectional Soccer

After 100 minutes of scorelessplay, the No. 6, 15-2-4 WatchungHills High School girls soccer teamrecorded a 4-3 shootout victory over13-5-2 Westfield in the semifinalsof the North Jersey, Group 4, Sec-tion 2 tournament in Warren onNovember 9.

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Chatham Stops Raiders, 3-0,For Boys Soccer Section Title

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Raider Footballers TrampleMillburn Miller Boys, 38-12

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Raider Tennis Girls QualifiedFor Section, Placed 7th in UCT

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David B. Corbin (September 24 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesPLACING FIFTH AT THIRD SINGLES…Raider Alex Sullivan defeatedCranford Cougar Liz Berry, 6-3, 6-4, to place fifth in the Union County Tourna-ment at third singles on September 24.

Senior co-captain Isabel Lopez tooka giant leap from second doubles in2009 to second singles this seasonand faced very stiff competition, fin-ishing with a 4-14 record.

“Christina and Isabel will be trulymissed, their leadership with theyounger players really helped me outwith the coaching. It is always hard toreplace players like them,” CoachWasserman said.

Raider sophomore Alex Sullivan,who finished 14-9 at third singles,advanced to the fifth/sixth round atthe UCT with a 6-2, 6-1 win overNina Verghis of Summit. In the battlefor fifth place, she faced a familiarface in Cranford Cougar Liz Berry.Sullivan prevailed in her rematch withBerry, winning, 6-3, 6-4.

Sophomores Hannah Nizri andAlyssa Leyden filled the seconddoubles spot and finished 4-13. At theUCT, the pair had a marathon three-set match with Cougars KristyDaubert and Rachel Halek, butdropped a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, decision toshift to the seventh/eighth place roundwhere they defeated Summit’s EmmaRedest and Julia Shaffer, 6-3, 7-6.

Another pair of sophomores,Lindsey Wilkinson and GabriellaMendes placed sixth at seconddoubles in the UCT and finished witha 12-10 record.

Other members of the varsity teamwere seniors Eve Rosenheck andBetsy Appel, and sophomore TaylorSwaak.

“Next year, we are going to be a

very young team. Christina [Reiman]and Isabel [Lopez] will be graduat-ing. For the first time we had nojuniors or freshmen on the team thisyear,” Coach Wasserman pointed out.

Sullivan and Leyden have beennamed team captains for next year,and for the third straight season, boththe Raider boys’ and girls’ teams havebeen recognized by the United StatesTennis Association for having a no-cut policy for the program.

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The Raiders were on their heels fromthe start of the game. But the Raiders’defense held strong, led by captainMichael Daly, who was key in keep-ing the Cougars off the board. Goal-keeper Vincenzo Bianco was alsostrong in net. He made two hugesaves in the 19th minute. The first onewas a diving save off a Chatham freekick. Bianco leaped and just got hisfingertips on a ball that was headingfor the top corner. On the ensuingcorner kick, Bianco was able to jumpand just flip the ball over the bar off ofa strong header.

However, with three minutes re-maining, no one could keep the Cou-gars from putting the ball in the backof the net. After a defensive break-down the Cougars were able to get aclose range shot off. Bianco had nochance.

“To a degree, we were a little lazy,”Head Coach Tom Breznitsky said ofthe first half effort. “We were waitingfor the ball to come to us. We weren’tin our usual game.”

In the second half, however, theRaiders came out stronger. They wereable to maintain possession and mountsome offensive attacks. But 20 min-utes into the half the Cougars struckagain two give them the 2-0 lead.

The Raiders shifted their forma-tion, moving Daly up into attack totry and get back into the game. TheRaiders had chances over the last few

minutes. They had a free kick shotclang off of the crossbar. A header byDaly that just slipped over the net anda 2-1 opportunity where they failed toget a goal.

With time running down, the Cou-gars significantly increased the physi-cality of the game. However, theyshowed a great deal of composureand maturity over the last five min-utes. The Cougars committed a num-ber of dirty tackles, getting four yel-low cards in just three minutes. TheRaiders never stooped to their leveland continued to press on, looking forthe goal.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood could notpull off the comeback and ended theirseason with a 3-0 loss. The third goalwas fairly inconsequential as Biancowas all the way up the field taking afree kick.

After the game, Coach Breznitskywas dejected but positive. “I couldn’tbe prouder of this team,” he said. “Wegave a heck of an effort at the end. Wefelt we could get here and were play-ing with a lot of confidence. Nobodyexpected us to be in the county finalor in the sectional final, but we man-aged to reach both.”

With 20 of 23 players returningnext year, look for the Raiders to beholding up some hardware at the endof the season.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 0 0Chatham 1 2 3

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fumbles. But the Red Devils had goodfortune on the opening drive whenBrocklehurst fumbled on a 26-yardgain, but it was recovered by a team-mate. Five plays later with 3:19 left inthe first quarter, Brocklehurst scoredhis touchdown.

Late in the quarter, Blue Devil of-fensive lineman Nick Matthews (twotipped passes) tipped Ibrahim’s pass,which was picked off by linebackerJames McCrea to give Westfield goodfield position at the Hunterdon Cen-tral 37. Kerr handed off to fullbackGarrett Pryor, who barreled eightyards to the 29-yard line. Next, Kerrhit wide receiver Ryan Hess, whoadded 21 yards for a first down at theRed Devil eight. The next two run-ning plays yielded minus 10 yards.After an incompletion, Jon Gribbinset up for a 33-yard field goal attemptthat sailed just to the left.

In the second quarter, after Gribbinbooted a fine punt to the HunterdonCentral 16, Ibrahim engineered a 12-play, 84-yard scoring drive, whichended with Ibrahim’s 27-yard touch-down strike to Paul Leonhauser just43 seconds before halftime.

The 6-3 Blue Devils had zero suc-cess moving the ball up the middle inthe third quarter, but on the Red Dev-ils’ second possession, Blue Devillinebacker Pat Johnson interceptedIbrahim’s pass at midfield and re-turned it to the nine-yard line. Kerr

was sacked twice, and after fourdowns, the Red Devils took over attheir own 20-yard line.

But Ibrahim was intercepted again,this time by safety Patrick Bergin atthe 32. On the first play, Kerr lofted apass down the left sideline to Hess,who snagged it for the touchdown toput the 6-3 Blue Devils within a 14-7striking range with 1:56 left in thethird quarter.

A few minutes into the fourth quar-ter, Johnson recovered a Red Devilfumble at the Blue Devil 30. Afterthree running plays, the Blue Devilshad a fourth-and-inches near the 40.Kerr’s keeper was stuffed. The RedDevils took over. Ten plays later,Ibrahim hit tight end Mike Furstenbergin the middle of the end zone for a six-yard touchdown with 1:37 remainingto seal the Blue Devils’ fate.

“We couldn’t turn the turnoversinto points. We struggled offensivelyall day,” Coach DeSarno said. “Ourdefense played really well, but wecouldn’t match it offensively. We be-came a little one dimensional, be-cause we are a little banged up. Noexcuses! They just outplayed us fromthe defensive standpoint. They play alot of kids, and those guys on defenseare hungry. They were very aggres-sive. They were active. They made ithard for us all day. It’s nice to be ableto have that luxury.”

The Blue Devils will complete theirseason in the annual ThanksgivingDay showdown with Plainfield at HubStine Field in Plainfield at 11 a.m.

“We are fighters. We fight all game.That’s what we do,” Murray said.“We plan to play as hard as we can.It’s our last football game.”Westfield 0 0 7 0 7Hunterdon Central 7 7 0 7 21

yards per carry. Tight end AlexDaboub had a touchdown receptionand added a two-point conversion.

Kovacs, coming in off the benchearly in the game, finished the day 4-for-9 for 95 yards and two touch-downs with an interception. Bothtouchdowns went to Channaoui.

The Raiders’ defense also had astrong outing. Defensive back MattJegede led the way with eight tackles.Defensive lineman Mike Tufaro wasalso key in creating pressure in thebackfield, recording five tackles anda sack. Linebackers Neville Hall andAndrew Miller each had four tackles,and Byers added three tackles.

“For the kids,” Coach Ciccotelli saidafter the game. “You know it is tough

to come out and work, work, workwithout seeing rewards. And they hungin there. But that is what it is all about.You can’t stop! No matter what! Youjust can’t stop! There are so manytimes in life that failure teaches you,and I’m just proud that they hung inthere. They could have given up, theycould have said it was not worth it butthey didn’t. I’m happy for them be-cause they got something tonight.”

Coach Ciccotelli continued, “Youknow the kids just flat out executed.We had seven run plays ready fortonight, but I only had to call three.”

Blackwell probably summed up thenight the best, “You know we playedhard and we never gave up. I can’teven describe the feeling right now.”

Raider Frosh FinishFootball Season, 7-2

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood fresh-man footballer team finished its sea-son with a 7-2 record after defeatingElizabeth, 22-14, on November 7.

Once again the Raiders runninggame was in full effect with SamMcQuoid rushing for 160 yards andtwo touchdowns. James Lettieri ran for107 yards, including one touchdown,and a host of others ran for some gainsto total 305 yards on the ground. Thedefense, that has played great all year,once again shut it down, allowing only100 yards of total offense and four firstdowns to Elizabeth.

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Courtesy of Les Elfenbein for The Westfield Leader and The TimesICE-COLD CHAMPS…Caitlin Williams of Scotch Plains helped the Quarry Cats16&Under team win the Hudson River Autumn Classic Women’s Youth HockeyTournament in Albany, N.Y., on October 17. Pictured, left to right, are: front row;Hannah Synnott and Sarah Scrudato; second row, Megan Donnelly, Rachel Colvin;Brittany Meneghin, Devin Sickles, Diane Ellard and Nicollette Soden; third row,Zoe Elfenbein, Kayla Meneghin, Assistant Coach Marysa Krause, Alexa Aramburu,Christina Evans, Caitlin Williams (Scotch Plains), Taissa Michel, KathleenMarinzulich, Alessandra Vanore and Head Coach Matt Popan.

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WSA FC Premier CompleteBanner Youth Soccer SeasonThree of the four active FC Premier

teams from the Westfield Soccer Asso-ciation advanced to the semifinals ofthe New Jersey state tournament, andone team became state champions.

The U13G Rage, coached by TomBodily and managed by FrankGialanella, dismantled HunterdonUnited, 5-0, to face the Scotch PlainsHawks in the quarterfinals. The Ragewon, 3-2, to advance to the semis toface the Wayne United, where theydropped a 2-0 decision.

The U14G FC Premier Fury,coached by Sandro Dos Santos andmanaged by John Hawkins, competedin the National Championshipbracket. The Fury defeated 2009 semi-finalist Somerset Hills in penalty kicksand stunned Freehold, 1-0, with agoal at the death. In the quarterfinals,the Fury avenged an early-season lossto defeat Wall, 3-0. In the semifinalagainst the defending two-time statechampion Matchfit Cholchesters (for-mally Montclair), the Fury ended upon the short end of a 2-0 score againstthe eventual three-time state cham-pion.

The U14B FC Premier Santos,coached by Eduardo Paulo and man-aged by Brian Moynihan, became theN.J. State Cup Champions. The Santoshad an impressive run through thestate bracket, beating teams from

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at its meet-ing on September 15, 2010 the PlanningBoard of the Town of Westfield approvedthe application of MetroPCS New YorkLLC for variances and preliminary andfinal site plan approval to install six wire-less telecommunications antennas andrelated equipment on the roof of the exist-ing building, on premises identified on theTax Maps of the Town of Westfield asBlock 2505, Lot 1, commonly known as264 Prospect Street, Westfield.

All documents, including the resolutionof approval adopted at a meeting of thePlanning Board held on November 1, 2010applications, maps, plans and other re-lated documents submitted with the appli-cation are on file and available for inspec-tion at the Planning Board Office, 959North Avenue West, Westfield, during regu-lar business hours.

Richard S. SchkolnickBROWN MOSKOWITZ & KALLEN, P.C.

Attorneys for ApplicantMetroPCS New York, LLC

Dated: November 10, 2010Metro 56521 T - 11/18/10, The Leader Fee: $27.03

Freehold ‘Y’ Swim Girls NipWF ‘A’ Devilfish, 106-102

The Westfield girls Devilfish “A”team lost to Freehold “Y”, 106-102,on November 6.

100IM (9-10) Danielle Rubianosecond; 200IM (11-12) Caroline Ba-sil second and Audrey Picut third;(13-14) Erika Daniel first; (15-18)Abby Pires second and ElinorReinhardt third. 50-free: (8U) JuliaMcGann first and Katie Brombergthird; 100-free: (9-10) MurielMaloney first and Sydney Paolettithird; (11-12) Emily McGann third;200-free: (13-14) Caroline Baldwinthird; (15-18) Jackie Joffe and MaeveMaloney tied for second.

25-breast: (8U) Erin McAndrewfirst, K. Bromberg second and BridgetThomas third. 50-breast: (9-10) AidanDonahue first and Kayla Rinn third;(11-12) A. Picut second and E.McGann third. 100-breast: (13-14)Rachel Fan second; (15-18) Pires first;25-back (8U) J. McGann first. 50-back: (9-10) Emma Conlon secondand Sydney Paoletti third; (11-12) C.Basil first. 100-back: (13-14) C.Baldwin second; (15-18) Kylie Bangsthird.

25-fly: (8U) Amy Hitzel secondand E. McAndrew third; 50-fly: (9-10) Muriel Maloney second; (11-12)Gwyneth Devin second. 100-fly: (13-14) Erika Daniel second. 200-fly: (15-18) Carly Whitmer first and CaitlinCarroll third.

100-medley relay (8U) A relay: B.Thomas, A. Hitzel, J. McGann, K.Bromberg first. B relay: CatharineMiller, Connie Liu, E. McAndrew,Audrey Piuciarelli (third). 200-med-ley relay: (9-10) A relay: D. Rubiano,A. Donahue, M. Maloney, EmmaConlon (first). B relay: Keeley Th-ompson, Courtney Thomas, MollyRyan, S. Paoletti (second); (11-12)C. Basil, A. Picut, G. Devin, E.McGann (first); (13-14) A relay:Courtney Day, Elise Morano, E.Daniel, C. Baldwin (first). B relay:

Rachel Fan, Lauren Schmeider,Katherine Duffy, Meredith Bagger(second); (15-18) A relay: K. Bangs,A. Pires, C. Whitmer, Meg Kaveny(first). B relay: M. Maloney, BeckyZhang, Audrey Bangs, J. Joffe (sec-ond).

Charity Basketball GameNov. 20 to Benefit WNC

WESTFIELD — The WestfieldWelcome Club will host a CharityBasketball Game to benefit theWestfield Neighborhood Council(westfieldneighborhoodcouncil.com).The Harlem Rockets will be playingagainst the Westfield Dream Team(local community leaders.)

The event will take place on Satur-day, November 20, in the WestfieldHigh School gym. One-hundred per-cent of the proceeds will go to theWestfield Neighborhood Council. Seeadditional details below.

Saturday, November 20, 7 p.m.,Westfield High School Gym, HarlemRockets versus The Westfield DreamTeam. Advanced Ticket Sales: Kids –$8, Adults – $10; at door: Kids – $10,Adults – $12. Children under 3 arefree! For tickets, please contact

WestfieldDreamTeam@yahoo.comor call (908) 789-1005.

The Westfield Welcome Club is anon-profit social organization thatprovides a variety of activities, day-time and evening, for women andtheir families in the Westfield area. Itis dedicated to providing an inviting,friendly and diverse environment inwhich to enjoy a wide variety ofactivities and social gatherings. Theclub sponsors events tailored forwomen, couples, children and fami-lies. It also raises money for charity,with a new charity chosen twice ayear.

For more information, go towww.westfieldwelcomeclub.com.

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WF ‘Y’ ‘B’ Swim Girls StopMontclair ‘Y’ Girls, 107-97

The Westfield “Y” girls “B” swimteam beat Montclair “Y,” 107-97, onNovember 6.

8U: Abigael McKinney (secondfreestyle and backstroke); XeniaKobori (third freestyle, first breast-stroke); Emma R Ryan (first back-stroke, first butterfly); Libby Benou(third breaststroke); Natalie Lee (sec-ond butterfly).

9/10: Swept the 100IM and everyindividual event: 100IM CarolineBenou (1), Olivia Milford (2), CatieGerlitz (3); 50-free – Caitlin Hogge,Alexa Habib and Megan Cassiba took1-2-3; 50 breaststroke – Hogge (1),Lauren Wang (2), Grace Brown (3); 50backstroke – Benou (1), Habib (2) AnaMaria Kobori (3); 50 butterfly – Cassiba(1), L. Wang (2), Lindsay Wang (3).

11/12: Caroline Felix (second 50-freestyle, third 50-butterfly); 50-freestyle Lizzie Diamantopoulos

(3rd); 50-breaststroke MackenzieSmith (1), Jamie Thomas (3); 50-backstroke Brooke Sutton (2); 50-butterfly Marina DeCotiis (1).

13/14: Emma Phillips (first 200IM,first 100-backstroke); Carly Kalis(third 200IM, first 100-breaststroke);100-breaststroke – Rachel Mattera(third); 100-backstroke – JuliaDiamantopoulos (second); 100-but-terfly – Caitlin Collins (first).

15/18: Swept 200IM – KatieYamano (1), Kathleen Bond (2), KellyKalis (3); swept 200-backstroke –Yamano (1), Meghan Boylan (2),Kalis (3); 100-freestyle – VictoriaGreeley (third); 200 breaststroke –Bond (second); Maddy Cannone(third); 100 butterfly – AlexandraKapadia (first), Charlotte Milford(third). No places were recorded inrelays because the Devilfish hadmathematically won the meet.

GENEROUS DONATION…Independent BP Dealers Alex and Eric Cakirdas ofUnion County have donated 110 sets of shoulder pads to the New Jersey SuburbanYouth Football league, a donation worth $5,000. In coordination with the NewYork Giants and USA Football, BP has donated equipment to an additional nineother leagues in the New York/ New Jersey area, including items such as brand-new helmets, shoulder pads, footballs, field kits and other necessities. The tag linefor the BP youth football sponsorship program is “A little support can make aGIANT impact.” Pictured, left to right, are: Eileen Ghent (USA Football), EricCakirdas (BP), Charles Fugett, Spencer Moran, Chris Fugett, Tyler Aversa,Daniel Gant (USA Football), Alex Cakirdas (BP) and Bruce Moran (ScotchPlains-Fanwood Police Athletic League Football Chairman).

John Aslanian

Redefining Real Estate

Sales Associate 908.347.2042 - Cell John.Aslanian@cbmoves.com www.JohnAslanian.com

Business 908.233.5555 209 Central Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090

Coldwell Banker

1031 CLARKS LANE, SCOTCH PLAINS

Located on the corner of a quiet lane, this three bedroom two and a half bath French Colonial Cottage boasts “old barn” beams throughout the living room, dining room, and kitchen, plus random width pegged floors. Living room with a stone fireplace. Central air conditioning.

Offered for $699,000

Brick front Colonial with updated kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The floor plan features formal living and dining rooms, and a family room which opens to the oversized kitchen. Four bedrooms and two and a half baths, central air conditioning. Located in close proximity

to town, schools, parks and NYC transportation. Offered for $624,900

An enchanting Circa 1800’s farmhouse combining old world charm with all the modern conveniences. Features include wide heart pine floors, beamed ceilings, window seats, newer baths, CAC and a country kitchen. Set on almost half an acre and located on a quiet lane.

Offered for $559,000

© 2010 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and Operated by NRT LLC.

212 BENSON PLACE, WESTFIELD

55 CANTERBURY LANE, WESTFIELD

RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGEWESTFIELD EAST OFFICE

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FORNON-PAYMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS

Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned, The Collector of Taxes of the Townof Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, will sell at public auction on the 17th day ofDecember, 2010 in the Tax Collector’s office in the Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey, at nine o’clock in the morning, the following describedlands:

The said lands will be sold to make the amount of Municipal liens chargeable againstthat same on the 17th day of December, 2010, together with interest and cost of sale,exclusive however, of the lien for taxes for the year 2010.

The said lands will be sold in fee to such persons as will purchase the same, subjectto redemption at the lowest rate of interest, but in no case in excess of eighteen percent(18%) per annum. Payments for the sale shall be made by cash or certified check beforeconclusion of the sale or the property will be resold.

Any parcel of real property for which there shall be no other purchaser will be struck offand sold to the Municipality in fee for redemption at eighteen percent (18%) per annumand the Municipality shall have the right to bar or foreclose the right of redemption.

The sale will be made and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 ofChapter 5 of Title 54, Revised Statutes of New Jersey , 1937, and amendments thereto.

At any time before the sale the undersigned will receive payment of the amount due onthe property, with interest and costs incurred up to the time of payments, by certifiedcheck or cash.

Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act(N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A 58:10A-1 et seq.)and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.) In addition, the munici-pality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser whois or may be in any way connected to the prior owner or operator of the site.

The said lands so subject to sale, described in accordance with the tax duplicate,including the name of the owner as shown on the last duplicate and the total amount duethereon respectively on the 17th day of December, 2010, exclusive of the lien for the year2010 are as listed below:

Susan NoonCollector of Taxes

Westfield, New Jersey

Location of Block Amount DueProperty Address Owner & Lot Dec. 17, 2010

1. 5 Fairhill Road Sharpe, Larry & Susan 201/43 $ 5,414.702. 1053 Lawrence Avenue Lawrence Avenue, LLC 304/11 $15,705.01*3. 955 Lawrence Avenue Wissel, Conrad & Tina 304/17 $ 1,504.584. 24 Barchester Way Berry, Glenn & Sally 308/1 $35,535.015. 367 Brightwood Avenue Pringle, Edward 701/8 $ 3,236.566. 109 Dudley Avenue W Parsloe. Robert Joseph & Mary Lynn 1004/8 $ 17,422.037. 132 Lincoln Road Trask, Stephen & Megan 1006/15 $ 9,329.078. 619 Kimball Avenue Khedr, Christine-Gadzera, Irene 1206/23 $ 7,775.009. 209 Sunset Avenue Genievich, Jean 1902/15 $13,783.4210. 201 Baker Avenue Buontempo, Anthony 2212/6 $19,844.33*11. 618 Maye Street O’Brian, Theresa M. 2302/51 $ 302.6612. 728-734 South Avenue West Buontempo, Joseph, LLC 2510/5.01 $49,984.4813. 440 West Broad Street Centennial Lodge #400 IBOP Elks 2512/27 $ 3,520.8814. 1020 South Avenue West Buontempo, Joseph 2606/10 $18,286.8715. 1016 South Avenue West Buontempo, Joseph 2606/11 $16,444.4916. 918 South Avenue West Journeyman Title Agency, Inc. 2606/18 $11,127.2617. 115 Scotch Plains Ave No Taliaferro, Lucille & Evans, R 2704/20 $ 6,280.5018. 642 West Broad Street Barnes, James & Monroe, Mark 2709/21 $ 8,184.3519. 624 Downer Street Clavijo, Victor & Maria 2710/16 $ 1,659.1120. 601 First Street Aguirre, Donna Contreras M. 2802/1 $10,011.3121. 214 Scotch Plains Avenue Morse, Norman & Nancy 2816/2 $10,309.4422. 401 West Broad Street B & G Properties, A Partnership 2901/1 $ 4,209.92*23. 530 Summit Avenue Farrington, Robyn 3003/24 $ 487.6424. 220 Elmer Street CBK Realty LLC 3114/9 $25,253.8725. 412 Elmer Street South Mormile, Antonio & Mary Ann 3207/6 $ 1,219.8926. 724 Sherman Street Rear Hirth, Edward & Diane 3405/2.08 $ 64.6327. 118 Cacciola Place Colonel, Lottie c/o N. Pringle 4001/4 $ 423.5028. 114 Livingston Street Furnari, Nancy J. 4001/16 $ 1,444.3229. 228 Windsor Avenue Henry, Lois 4001/61 $ 4,725.4430. 117 Myrtle Avenue Frasier, Sheila Est of 4001/94 $ 5,914.2031. 727 Central Avenue Patel, Hasmukh S-Patel, Mahendra C 4001/98 $16,915.3432. 229 Windsor Avenue Winsor, Barbara Franklin 4004/43 $ 1,263.8133. 820 Carleton Road Buontempo, Anthony 4707/4 $14,416.4934. 124 Grove Street East Allen, Craig J. & Juanita 4802/4 $ 2,872.1235. 152 Harrow Road DelMonico, Gerald & Joanne 4911/16 $ 8,295.4736. 6 Byron Court Cort, James & Yvonne 5004/28 $ 8,441.1037. 8 Manchester Drive Metz, Lillian D. Est Of 5004/37 $19,672.4138. 454 Otisco Drive Genievich, Jean M. 5105/13 $13,435.0439. 30 Genesee Trail Buontempo, Anthony 5112/26 $13,154.3040. 12 North Wickom Drive Gabriel Estates, LLC 5203/13 $21,814.2241. 101 Surrey Lane Genievich, Jean 5205/17 $11,894.8942. 132 Cambridge Road Junno, Anna Mae 5717/1 $15,225.02*sidewalk or curbing assessment

In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, theTax Collector should be notified immediately.

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WF ‘A’ Tops Marlboro, 19-13,Advances to PAL Super Bowl

FORCING THE FUMBLE…Westfield PAL “A” defensemen Luke Prybylski,No. 84, along with Jack Simcox, No. 44, force a fumble, as Andrew Malacrae, No.45, and Cotter Spurlock, No. 66, engage Marlboro lineman on November 14.

It was a thriller in Brooklyn onNovember 14 when the Westfield PAL“A” football team defeated Marlboro,19-13, to advance to the Super Bowlto face Summit at Belleville on No-vember 21 at 12:30.

On the first drive, Jack Buntingcaught a 14-yard pass from DannyMitchell. Sean Elliott’s seven-yardrun and Mitchell’s 13-yard run set upJack Simcox’s five-yard touchdown(TD) run behind Nick Costa, CotterSpurlock and Nick Buontempo.

On the next Marlboro possession,Mitchell intercepted the ball on theWestfield two-yard line and returnedit 79 yards. On third and five, Mitchellhit Jake Maher for the TD. Westfieldconverted the extra point on anotherMitchell-to-Maher connection to goup 13-0 at halftime.

In the second half, Marlboro scoredtwice to even the score with eight

minutes left in the game. Westfieldwent on a 15-play drive, with mul-tiple runs by Elliott and Simcox.Westfield converted fourth-downplays twice during the drive, once ona Mitchell-to-Elliott pass. The win-ning TD was scored on a Mitchell-to-Colin Dursee pass in the left corner ofthe end zone to put Westfield up 19-13 with three minutes left in the game.

While the Westfield defense playedinspired football the entire day, re-ceiving excellent tackling from JackColleran, Matt Catanzaro and An-drew Malacrae, they would be testedat the end of the game, as Marlboroquickly moved down the field to theWestfield eight-yard line with 1:30remaining. That’s when LukePrybylski broke through the line, spin-ning the Marlboro runner around.Prybylski and Simcox combined toforce a fumble that was recovered byColleran to close out the game.

Courtesy of Bill Howard for The Westfield Leader and The TimesCROWDED AIRSPACE...Greg Howard keeps his eye on the disc while a curiousseagull keeps an eye on the Westfield High School (WHS) senior during the finalround of the Third Annual Rutgers Fall Classic Ultimate Frisbee tournamentplayed on the Rutgers Cook College campus on November 7. WHS was among 16regional teams taking part.

A DIVISION CHAMPS…The Cranford Lightning U12 girls travel soccer teamcaptured the U12 A-Division Championship at the 9th Annual Essex Fall SoccerTournament. Pictured, left to right, are: kneeling; Devyn Heinzerling, Molly Phelan,Delaney Fay, Maya Lawler, Jennifer Cappucci, and Elizabeth Cappucci; standing,Katie Romanovich, Kailey Phelan, Dana Acocella, Erin Readie, Christina Barlik,Victoria Stratton, Katherine Mackenzie, Daria Speranza and Caroline Plick.

WF ‘A’ Devilfish Boys LevelSummit Area ‘Y’, 107-101

The Westfield “Y” Devilfish “A”swim boys beat Summit Area “Y”,107-101, on November 6.

100IM: (10U) Ryan Bebel first;200IM: (11-12) Ryan Daniel finishedsecond; (13-14) Kevin Clauss secondand Noah Stiles third; (15-18) LarryZhang second and Michael Rizzothird; 50-free: (8U) Andrew Kapadiafinished second; 100-free (9-10)Matthew Barmakian first and EricBebel third; (11-12) Griff Morganfinished second; 200-free: (13-14)Luke McGrory first and Sean Beattiethird; (15-18) Matthew Daniel sec-ond.

50-breast: (9-10) Kyle Picut firstand Eric Bebel second; (11-12) StefanCrigler finished second and LucasFan third; 100-breast: (13-14) StephenHusch second and Aidan Donadiosecond; (15-18) Zhang first andNicandro Donadio third.

25-back (8U) Michael Riordanplaced second; 50-back: (9-10)

Barmakian finished first; (11-12)Morgan placed third; 100-back: (13-14) McGrory first and Clauss third;(15-18) Daniel placed third; 50-fly:(9-10) R. Bebel finished third; (11-12) Daniel second; 100-fly: (13-14)Husch placed first and Stiles third;200-fly (15-18) Rizzo second.

100-medley relay (8U) A relay:Colm Slevin, Peter Youssef, MatthewLampert and Christopher Giglio fin-ished second: 200-medley relay (9-10) A relay: Barmakian, Picut, R.Bebel and E. Bebel first. B relay: JonStiles, Luke Mizus, Timothy McGannand Zachary Youssef second; (11-12)A relay: Morgan, Crigler, NicholasYoussef and Daniel placed second. Brelay: Jesse Liu, L. Fan, Colin Danieland Jack Naughton third; (13-14) Arelay: McGrory, Donadio, Husch andBeattie first. B relay: Clauss, MaxPicut, Stiles and Evan Moore third;(15-18) Daniel, Zhang, Rizzo andWill Beckett placed first.

St. Peter’s Prep FootballersFeature Several WestfieldersWestfield will be represented this

Friday, November 19, when two ofNew Jersey’s top football teams col-lide in Ramsey. Don Bosco, thecountry’s number-one team last sea-son and currently ranked first in thestate and 19th in the country, willhost the game against St. Peter’s Prepof Jersey City, which was rankednumber two in the state last year andis currently ranked fourth this year.

Westfield resident, MichaelGiacone, is St. Peter’s starting tightend. The 6’5,” 230-pound junior isbeing recruited by Boston College,Wisconsin, Rutgers, UConn and theUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Another Westfield resident, An-thony Pafumi, is playing fullback and

special teams. Pafumi, a junior, isalso one of the state’s top wrestlers.

Prep’s side receiver is CharlieCallinan. The 6’3,” 185-pound sopho-more is also a Westfield resident. OtherWestfield players for St. Peter’s Prepare junior, William Hedley; sopho-mores, Brian Githens and Joe Burke;and freshman Michael Carlino.

Another local resident is seniorDaniel Lesce of Scotch Plains. Thestarting middle linebacker is also oneof St. Peter’s Prep captains.

The winner of this game will go onto play in the state championship atthe new Meadowlands Stadiumagainst the winner of the match be-tween Seton Hall Prep and BergenCatholic.

PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-19-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 9, 2010. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance authorizes the Recre-ation Commission to conduct an annualpublic auction to permit the lease on anhourly basis or daily basis of a portion ofBorough Property specifically Forest Roadand LaGrande Parks.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 14,2010, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that theZoning Board of Adjustment of the Town-ship of Scotch Plains will hold a SpecialMeeting in the Municipal Building, 430Park Avenue, Scotch Plains in the firstfloor Council Chambers:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010, tocontinue the hearing for T. Mobile North-east for property located at 1155 RooseveltAvenue, Block 8601, Lot 14 for a UseVariance, Height Variance and Site Planapproval to construct a 120 feet monopolewith 9 antennas, fencing and equipmentshelters.

All interested persons may be presentand be heard.

The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment, 430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ScotchPlains, and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara HorevZoning Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that onDECEMBER 2, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in theMunicipal Building, 430 Park Avenue,Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the ScotchPlains Zoning Board of Adjustment willhold a public hearing to consider the fol-lowing appeal:

Dr. William & Mrs. Heidi Terens, for ainterpretation-determination pursuant toN.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(a) and N.J.S.A.40:55D-70(b) for the application of UnionCatholic Regional High School forscoreboard, pole lighting fixtures, usageof the High School athletic field and or anyother improvements which are not cur-rently installed at the property located at1600 Martine Avenue, Block 12401, Lot1.

All interested persons may be presentand be heard.

The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment, 430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ScotchPlains and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara HorevZoning Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCENO. 10-15-R

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGSECTION 280-48 AND SEC-TION 280-49 OF THE CODEOF THE BOROUGH OFFANWOOD CONCERNINGNO PARKING, STOPPING ORSTANDING AND TIME LIMITPARKING

was passed and adopted on the sec-ond and final reading at a meeting of theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood held on November 9, 2010.

This Ordinance shall take effect imme-diately after final passage and publicationas required by law.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-18-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 9, 2010. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends Section 208-48and Section 280-46 relating to parking inthe Borough specifically on Cecilia Place,Paterson Road, Farley and Hunter Av-enues and Willoughby Road.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 14,2010, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-40137-10FILE NO. 11792-10

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT

(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:HENRY OUTLAW, HIS HEIRS,DEVISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES ANDHIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OFTHEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTER-EST; MARY OUTLAW, HISWIFE, HER HEIRS, DEVISEESAND PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVES AND HIS, HER,THEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST;

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED ANDREQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO& FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff’s attorneys,whose address is 290 ROUTE 46 WEST,DENVILLE NEW JERSEY 07054, an An-swer to the Complaint filed in a Civil Ac-tion, in which FT PROPERTIES, LLC isthe plaintiff and HENRY OUTLAW, HISHEIRS, ET ALS; are defendants, pendingin the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chan-cery Division, UNION County and bearingDocket No. F-40137-10 within thirty-five(35) days after November 18, 2010 exclu-sive of such date. If you fail to answer orappear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6,Judgment by Default may be renderedagainst you for relief demanded in theComplaint. You shall file your Answer andProof of Service in duplicate with the Clerkof the Superior Court of New Jersey,Hughes Justice Complex - CN 971, Tren-ton, New Jersey 08625, in accordancewith the Rules of Civil Practice and Proce-dure.

You are further advised that if you areunable to obtain an attorney you maycommunicate with the Lawyer ReferralService of the County of Venue and that ifyou cannot afford an attorney, you maycommunicate with the Legal Services Of-fice of the County of Venue. The tele-phone number of such agencies are asfollows: Lawyer Referral Service 908-353-4715 - Legal Services Office 908-354-4340.

THE ACTION has been instituted for thepurpose of foreclosing the following taxsale certificate:

1. A certain tax certificate no. 05-011,sold on 06/09/2005, dated 06/16/2005,and was recorded on 07/21/2005 in Book11261 at Page 150, made by JOSEPH P.SKELLY, Collector of Taxes of HILLSIDE,and State of New Jersey to FIDELITY TAXLLC and subsequently assigned to plain-tiff, FT PROPERTIES, LLC on 07/06/2010and was recorded on 07/13/2010 as In-strument No. 141174. This covers realestate located in HILLSIDE, County ofUNION, and State of New Jersey, knownas LOT 18 BLOCK 417 as shown on theTax Assessment Map and Tax Map dupli-cate of HILLSIDE. and concerns premisescommonly known as 1594 COMPTONPLACE, HILLSIDE, New Jersey.

YOU, HENRY OUTLAW, HIS HEIRS,DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR ORANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST and MARYOUTLAW, HIS WIFE, HER HEIRS, DEVI-SEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTA-TIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANYOF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST, are made partydefendants to the above foreclosure ac-tion because you are the owners of aproperty which is the subject of the aboveentitled action.DATED: November 11, 2010

Jennifer M. Perez, Clerkof the Superior Court of New Jersey

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LEWISBURG, Pa. – BrendanBurgdorf of Westfield, who plays forthe Bucknell University men’s soc-cer team, was named the 2010 PatriotLeague Offensive Player of the Year.Burgdorf, a sophomore forward, wasa First Team All-Patriot League se-lection.

Burgdorf is tied for the league leadin both goals (6) and points (14). Twoof his goals came in Patriot Leaguegames against Holy Cross andColgate. Early in the season, he scoredin back-to-back games against PennState and Ohio State en route to all-tournament honors at the Penn StateClassic. He had the game-winner inthe 77th minute against the 15th-ranked Nittany Lions. Burgdorf alsoscored a dramatic tying goal with1:23 left in regulation against Drexelin a game the Bison later won inovertime.

Burgdorf was an NSCAA ThirdTeam All-Region selection as a fresh-man last season when he scored ninegoals, but this is his first All-PatriotLeague honor.

WF’s Burgdorf Named Offensive Player of Year

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THEBOROUGH OF MOUNTAINSIDE IN

THE COUNTY OF UNION, NEW JERSEY

The Board of Education of the Boroughof Mountainside in the County of Union,New Jersey will conduct a public hearingon November 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Thehearing will occur at the Beachwood SchoolSusan O. Collier Media Center, 1497Woodacres Drive, Mountainside, NewJersey for the purpose of consideration bythe Board of authorizing the following re-funding bond ordinance:

REFUNDING BOND ORDI-NANCE OF THE BOARD OFEDUCATION OF THE BOR-OUGH OF MOUNTAINSIDE INTHE COUNTY OF UNION,NEW JERSEY, PROVIDINGFOR THE REFUNDING OFALL OR A PORTION OF THEOUTSTANDING CALLABLESCHOOL BONDS OF THESCHOOL DISTRICT, DATEDJULY 15, 2001, ISSUED IN THEORIGINAL PRINCIPALAMOUNT OF $4,968,000, AP-PROPRIATING NOT TO EX-CEED $3,500,000 THEREFORAND AUTHORIZING THE IS-SUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED$3,500,000 REFUNDINGBONDS TO PROVIDE FORSUCH REFUNDING.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OFEDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OFMOUNTAINSIDE IN THE COUNTY OFUNION, NEW JERSEY (not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmativelyconcurring) AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Board of Education of theBorough of Mountainside in the County ofUnion, New Jersey (the “Board of Educa-tion”) is hereby authorized to refund all ora portion of the remaining outstandingcallable school bonds issued in the origi-nal principal amount of $4,968,000, anddated July 15, 2001 (the “2001 Bonds”).The 2001 Bonds maturing on or after July15, 2012 may be redeemed at the option ofthe Board of Education as a whole or inpart on any date on or after July 15, 2011(the “Redemption Date”) at a redemptionprice equal to 100% of the principal amountof such 2001 Bonds to be refunded plusaccrued interest to the Redemption Date,if any.

Section 2. In order to finance the cost of

the purpose described in Section 1 hereof,negotiable refunding bonds (the “Refund-ing Bonds”) are hereby authorized to beissued in the aggregate principal amountnot to exceed $3,500,000 pursuant toN.J.S.A. 18A:24-61 et seq.

Section 3. An aggregate amount notexceeding $95,000 for items of expenselisted in and permitted under N.J.S.A.18A:24-61.4 has been included in the ag-gregate principal amount of RefundingBonds authorized herein.

Section 4. The purpose of the refundingis to incur an interest cost savings for theBoard of Education.

Section 5. A supplemental debt state-ment has been prepared and filed in theoffice of the Borough Clerk and the BoardSecretary and in the office of the Directorof the Division of Local Government Ser-vices in the Department of CommunityAffairs of the State of New Jersey asrequired by law. Such statement showsthat the gross debt of the Borough asdefined in the Local Bond Law and theschool debt of the Board of Education isincreased by the amount the RefundingBond authorization exceeds the amountof the proposed Refunded Bonds.

Section 6. A certified copy of this refund-ing bond ordinance as adopted on firstreading has been filed with the director ofthe Division of Local Government Ser-vices in the Department of CommunityAffairs of the State of New Jersey prior tofinal adoption, together with a completestatement in the form prescribed by theDirector and signed by the Business Ad-ministrator/Board Secretary of the Boardof Education as to the indebtedness to befinanced by the issuance of the RefundingBonds authorized herein.

Section 7. The Board President, theSuperintendent, the Business Administra-tor/Board Secretary and other appropriaterepresentatives of the Board of Educationare hereby authorized to prepare suchdocuments, to publish such notices and totake such other actions as are necessaryor desirable to enable the Board of Educa-tion to prepare for the sale and the issu-ance of the Refunding Bonds authorizedherein and to provide for the redemption ofthe 2001 Bonds referred to in Section 1hereof.

Section 8. This bond ordinance shalltake effect immediately after final adoptionand endorsement of the consent of theLocal Finance Board upon a certified copyof this ordinance as finally adopted.1 T - 11/18/10, The Leader Fee: $98.94

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SUPERBOWL CHAMPS…The Westfield third- and fourth-grade football teamrecently won the AFC Superbowl with a 2-1, overtime victory. (Scoring is differentfor this age group). The team includes: Colin Elliott, Jared Salter,John Ossman,Victor Coustan, Jason Lee, Dylan Dimaio, Declan Luka, Jimmy McCutchen,Luke Scanlan, Sean Link, Tim Allegro, Justin Chambliss, Brandon Gunn, ColinFreer, Theo Schoenfeld, Cloe Stoeppelwerth, Jason Model, Micharl O’Donnelland Brendan Loder, Head Coach Matt Schoenfeld and Assistant Coaches SteveLee, Mike Scanlan, Gene Allegro and Dondi Chambliss.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTFOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY

THE BOROUGH OF FANWOODRESOLUTION 10-10-141

CONTRACTOR: T & M Associates,Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, NewJersey 07748

NATURE OF SERVICE: Special Plan-ning Services

DURATION: Period ending September30, 2011

AMOUNT: Not to exceed $10,000.00A copy of this resolution and contract

relating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the Mu-nicipal Clerk’s office.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

Notice is hereby given that ORDINANCENO. 10-16-R

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING§ 184-163 OF CODE OF THEBOROUGH OF FANWOODWITH REGARD TO THEWIDTH OF DRIVEWAYS ANDCURB CUTS

was passed and adopted on the sec-ond and final reading at a meeting of theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood held on November 9, 2010.

This Ordinance shall take effect imme-diately after final passage and publicationas required by law.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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Joseph Noriega, Karen Noriega andTery Noriega, 175 King Street,$441,000.

Joseph J. and Christina L. Ehret toVince and Lauren Boyce, 103 BeechAvenue, $400,000.

Nirmal Kumar and TamaraMcAllister to Daniel and Jennifer McCarey, 116 Willoughby Road,$485,000.

Wilkin Building Inc. to Andrew J.and Dawn L. Weinstein, 38 ShadyLane, $602,500.

John and Jeanine Lahey to ArleneSchenker, 6 Winfield Place, $319,000.

Kim S. Agnes and Eric A. Meade toMark R. and Danielle R. Sabella, 212Second Street, $519,000.

Kenneth and Idelia Beja to GeorgeJ. and Carol A. Hahn, 68 PortlandAvenue, $440,000.

Jessica D. Linzer and Henry J.Simpson to Mathew and Sarah Berson,60 Midway Avenue, $315,000.

Christopher M. Denney andKathleen M. McGann to David M.Greenburg and Stephanie L. Ramos,110 Cray Terrace, $499,900.

Estate of Shirley Ballantine toElshiekh Enterprises, LLC, 30 FarleyAvenue, $260,000.

Jeremy and Lizabeth M. Lehrkampto Prudential Relocation Inc., 108Midway Avenue, $395,000.

Estate of Edward G. Garbus toUnion Holding Group LLC, 116Beech Avenue, $220,000,

Richard Laird to Rafaelle J. Iaione,

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Jean M. Hilton to Sergia Abreu, 57Locust Avenue, $330,000.

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FSPY Sets RegistrationFor Men’s Basketball League

FSPY Swim Boys DefeatRed Bank ‘Y’ Swim Boys

Conte Wins ‘A’, Franco ‘B’In WTA Singles Playoffs

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains “Y”(FSPY) Boys “black” swim teambounced back from a season-openingloss to defeat the Red Bank “Y.”

FSPY Individual Medley winnerswere Kyle Foster (9-10 age group),Matt Auda (11-12) and Greg Baliko(15-18). Freestyle was next, with 8Uswimmers Sean Merkle and LucasRoute turning in nice swims. For the9-10s, Cooper Prieto and TomasMoore posted personal-best times,while Eric Chang (11-12) and AlexSkoog (13-14) each finished second,and 15-18s Will Brown and Joe Dunntouched first and second, respectively.

In breaststroke, 11-12s NolanKearns and Jonathan Baron touched1-2, while 13-14s Joseph Baron andAustin Engelhardt finished 2-3, re-spectively. Baliko grabbed anotherfirst for the 15-18s, with Ryan

Gajdzisz touching second.Michael Braun (8U) placed sec-

ond in backstroke, and 9-10 EddieChrystal had a best-time swim. Auda,Skoog and 15-18 Alex Burzynski eachtouched second, and 15-18 Dan Pesintook third.

In the butterfly, 9-10 Foster andPrieto touched 1-2, while Chang (11-12) and Jeff Peart (13-14) each touchedsecond. 15-18s Dunn and Browntouched 1-2 to bringing FSPY withinstriking distance for the relays.

After dropping the 9-10 freestylerelay, the boys needed to sweep theremaining three and did so. BrodyRash joined Auda, Kearns and Changwon the 11-12 race. 13-14sEngelhardt, Baron, Peart and Skoogwon. The 15-18 boys, Burzynski,Dunn, Baliko and Brown, won thefinal relay by a wide margin.

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains “Y”(FSPY) Men’s 30+ BasketballLeague is now registering for its sec-ond season through November 19.Late registrations will be acceptedon a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration forms can be obtainedat the Fanwood-Scotch PlainsYMCA at the 1340 Martine Avenue,Scotch Plains facility.

Last season, the league played anine-game regular-season schedulewith a single-elimination playoff.This season, the league will play a12-game regular season followed byplayoffs. Games are slated for theFSPY’s Martine Avenue facility Sun-day mornings before “Y” youthgames are played. Games will be 40minutes of running time, with two20-minute halves.

Kevin Adams, who is helping toorganize the league, said, “Basically,the men in the league need a work-out. Actually, most of the men arelocal fathers, who coach and volun-teer to run a lot of the youth pro-gramming in the community and atthe Y. This league represents an op-portunity for them to get a littleexercise themselves but, more im-portantly, set a positive example ofcompetition, effort and good sports-manship for the same kids theycoach. We really appreciate theFSPY recognizing the need and ben-efit of this type of programming forthe men in our community who doso much.”

For more information about theleague, please call the FSPY at (908)889-8880.

Rookies Michael Conte and Fran-cisco Franco won the A and B brack-ets, respectively, in the Westfield Ten-nis Association (WTA) Singles Lad-der playoffs.

In the final against Joe Buda, Contestarted slowly to trail, 4-0. Budamanaged to place winner after win-ner out of Conte’s reach. However,the momentum swung in Conte’s fa-vor, and he reeled off the next sixgames for a 6-4 lead. The second setproved to be more one-sided, as Contewon 6-1 to claim the victory.

Along the way to the champion-ship, Conte defeated Francis Adriaens(10-0), Robert Errazo (6-2, 6-3) andAndrew Federbusch (6-2, 6-1). Budaalso had a smooth road to the final,with wins over Jeff Brinker (6-2, 6-

0), Tom Bauer (8-6) and Ren Gao (6-3, 6-4). Gao pulled off the biggestupset of the tournament, with a sec-ond round upset of the number-oneseed, Andrew Skalkin (0-6 7-6 6-3).

Franco claimed the B bracket cham-pionship with a 6-4, 6-2, victory overChris Bonn. Earlier, Franco had victo-ries over Nate Suri (10-0), DougLoffredo (6-1, 7-6) and PeterMagierski (walkover). Bonn made itto the final, with wins over Chris Farella(walkover), Marc Rappoport (6-0, 6-1) and Tom Bigosinski (10-6).

All of the members made the sea-son and playoffs a success. Pleasecontact Richard Pardo atrspardo531@msn.com for any ques-tions regarding the Westfield TennisAssociation.

Global Food and Nutrition:It Still Takes a Village

By SUSAN GREELEY, M.S., R.D.,Healthy Foods for Today’s Fast-paced Lifestyles

Even as many farmers’ markets areclosing for the winter, those seekingfresh and healthy food choices canstill look to their local grocery storesto keep the winter harvest.

Just in time for the holidays,Rutgers Cooperative Extension ofUnion County is offering a free classcalled “Bringing Vegetables to theTable,” conducted by Dr. Karen Ensle,Rutgers University Family and Com-munity Health Sciences Educator.

Dr. Ensle will demonstrate fun,easy ways to add more vegetables toyour diet. Tastings will be included.The free class is scheduled for Tues-day, November 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. atthe county services building inWestfield. Pre-registration is requiredby contacting Digna Torres at theExtension, (908) 654-9854 ordtorres@ucnj.org.

Last week, more than 10,000 reg-istered dietitians met in Boston forthe American Dietetic Association’s2010 Food and Nutrition Confer-ence and Expo (FNCE) for four daysof cutting-edge research and educa-tional presentations, lectures, de-bates, panel discussions and culi-nary demonstrations, along withmore than 350 food-and nutrition-related exhibitors.

The conference kicked off with aneye-opening exploration of what theworld eats today, guided by the au-thors of the new book, “What I Eat:Around the World in 80 Diets,” andclosed with the candid, colorful andrather humorous, insightful AnthonyBourdain imploring us to stop worry-ing and simply enjoy our food byeating “real” and “local,” yet em-bracing globalization and all the cui-

sines that it brings us.Taking Bourdain’s advice, Thanks-

giving is a great opportunity to re-flect on what we eat and how we feedour families. It is a good time to thinkabout the modern day mantra “ThinkGlobally, Act Locally.”

In this complex world, what doesthat mean for the local home cook, andwhat are some ways to do this? Takingcare of the family’s diet and health canbe simplified by getting back to thebasics. That is – Buy real foods. Cookat home. Eat meals together.

We are witnessing this very posi-tive trend and cultural change as faras food goes. Small, local and re-gional growers are gaining visibility,but more importantly, they are mak-ing “fresh and local” available to us.Grocery shopping in the local com-munity increasingly includes in-sea-son and local products.

Vegetables are always available,and yet Americans still eat far toofew. For anyone looking to get moreinvolved with local growers, joininga CSA (community supported agri-culture) is a great way to start.Westfield even has its own CSA,which can be found atwestfieldareacsa.com.

So it is that our “village” really isproactive and part of a positive trendgetting people to act locally, eathealthier and enjoy real food. ThisThanksgiving, as families and friendscome together to celebrate and givethanks, perhaps more tables will fea-ture foods from our area. Yet no mat-ter the origin of the food, it’s best tosimply give thanks for the abundanceand enjoy!

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FOOD FACTS…Susan Greeley checks out an exhibit at the American DieteticAssociation’s 2010 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo that was heldrecently in Boston.

Pancake BreakfastSet Sunday MorningGARWOOD – The Garwood Li-

ons Club will hold theorganization’s annual PancakeBreakfast this Sunday, November21, from 8 a.m. to noon at TheWestwood, located at 438 NorthAvenue in Garwood.

Admission will be $6 per per-son, with children under age 6 ad-mitted free. The menu will includeassorted juices, homemade pan-cakes, bacon and sausage, as wellas tea or coffee.

Although best known for the col-lection of used eyewear, the Lionsalso raise funds for multiple ongo-ing projects that serve the vision-impaired, scholarships for localresidents, the borough’s annualHalloween Parade and Senior Citi-zens Picnic, as well as providingfinancial support to youth base-ball, educational endeavors andscouting.

For information regarding theupcoming breakfast or Lions mem-bership, call Lion Peggy Briggs at(908) 654-4977.

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CRANFORD COUGAR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

DeMARS LED TEAM IN SCORING WITH FIVE GOALS

Cougar Soccer Boys ShowedPromise for Bright FutureBy DAVID B. CORBIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

“Work in progress” was the de-scription for this season’s CranfordHigh School (CHS) boys soccer teamthat featured just four returning, butvery experienced, starting seniorsfrom last year’s squad that shatterednumerous CHS records, won its firstUnion County Tournament (UCT)championship and finished with a22-1-2 record.

Those four starting seniors, Co-Captains Eric Walano (stopper) andmidfielder Ray El-Khoury, midfielderConnor DeMars and outside backDan Couto, along with seniors DanCleary (outside back), forwards SeanWheatley, Brian Petrucci and RobJotantos, midfielder Matt Guidon anddefender Brian Pastuzyn, and juniorback/returning starter George El-Khoury worked together to bring

along a very young, but talented groupof underclassmen.

Walano wrapped up his career withthree conference titles and the countychampionship, as did Ray El-Khouryand DeMars.

“They all had great careers hereand were a big reason we were able tohave so much success. From 2007 to2009, they were a part of 52 wins,”Cougar Head Coach Mike Curcipointed out.

As expected, with their toughschedule, the Cougars got off to arocky start with a 1-6 record, but asall the pieces began to fall in placeand the team chemistry began blendwell, they won five of their next sixgames, including a tie with ScotchPlains-Fanwood, to qualify for theNorth Jersey, Group 2, Section 2 Tour-nament.

“Our boys played very hard thisyear, so the results weren’t from alack of effort. Even when we were 1-6, the boys never quit. We went 5-0-

1 in the middle of the season to makethe states,” Coach Curci said.

Among the Cougars’ losses were a2-1, overtime setback to JonathanDayton in the UCT, a 1-0 and a 4-3loss to top-20 ranked Westfield and a1-0 loss to Union. The Cougars diddefeat Union 2-1 and beat countysemifinalist Elizabeth, 2-0, “So weproved we were competitive with thetop teams. And it wasn’t a lack ofcreating scoring chances. We hadthem. We just needed to finish bet-ter,” Coach Curci said.

One game in particular, the secondgame against the Westfield appearedto be heading in the direction of awipeout, when the Blue Devilscharged to a 4-0 lead, but the tidebegan to change when sophomoreforward Mike Helmstetter launcheda riser from 20 yards out that imbed-ded into the net just under the cross-bar with 18 minutes remaining in thegame. Nine minutes later, junior Dan

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Cougars Sink Red Bank Reg.In Football Consolation, 14-3

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

Defensive stubbornness was in thedriver’s seat throughout most of theconsolation game between theCranford High School football teamand Red Bank Regional at MemorialField in Cranford on November 12.

The 6-4 Cougars had several longdrives but made good on two of themto earn a 14-3 victory. The Cougarschewed up 195 yards on the ground,and quarterback Joey Papandrea ac-counted for 104 of them, which in-cluded touchdown runs of one yardand seven yards. Papandrea also

added a 23-yard completion to seniorrunning back Sean Trotter.

The Cougars took the opening kick-off and drove all the way to the RedBank 15-yard line but missed thefield goal attempt. Red Bank wentthree-and-out on its first possessionand punted to the Cougar 35-yardline.

Throughout the remainder of thefirst quarter and into the second quar-ter, the Cougars chewed up the turfon a 14-play drive for 65 yards and atouchdown when Papandrea slippedin from the one. Rob Gaeta bootedthe point after to make the score 7-0.

Papandrea had the majority of thecarries in the drive, while junior run-ning back J.P. Christiano added sev-eral gains.

“We moved the ball well. We hadtwo long drives. With six minutes leftin the half, Red Bank had run onlythree plays,” Cougar Head Coach ErikRosenmeier said. “They gave up yardsgrudgingly. We didn’t mind that. Itturned out to be not exactly a thrillerto watch in the stands. It was threeyards, four yards the whole waythrough, but we ate up a lot of clockdoing that. It was unfortunate that we

FEENEY FINISHES IN 17:18, HOWARD CROSSES IN 17:19

Cranford Boys Finish SeventhAt Group 2 XC Championship

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

Tom Feeney at 17:18 and EliasHoward at 17:19 finished 18th and20th, respectively, the help theCranford Cougar boys place seventhin the Group 2 race with a total of 230at Holmdel Park on November 13.Haddonfield won with a total of 48,followed by Ramsey at 141. TheCougars’ seven runners had an aver-age time of 17:51.8.

Zach Fitzgerald finished 65th witha time of 18:09, Paul Cassaro placed67th at 18:10, and Mike Zanfardinocame in 76th at 18:23. Mike Cassidywas 77th at 18:23, and ConnorMcMahon at 20:26, finished 140th.

The Cougar girls placed 13th with338 points and had an average time of22:13. Megan Byrnes with a time of21:03 finished 37th, and KatiaOltmann at 21:42 placed 59th.Veronica Miller crossed 88th at 22:31,and Megan Byrne finished 96th at22:48. Rebecca Roman at 23:03placed 99th, Ellie Truffa came in126th at 24:21, Bridget Miller at 24:23finished 127th.

“Very solid performance by bothteams on a tough course! [We had] 11PRs [personal records] on the day.We’re very happy with how the sea-son ended,” Cougar Head Coach JohnSchiano said. “We had a great deal ofindividual and team success on both

sides. We are looking to come backeven stronger next year and will setour sights on a trip to the Meet ofChampions.”

Junior Jack Leahy and senior co-captain Andrew Kirna turned in per-sonal-best times to lead the No. 2-ranked Westfield High School (WHS)boys cross-country team to it secondstraight Group 4 championship alsoat Holmdel Park on November 13.

The Blue Devils totaled 99 points,while West Windsor-PlainsboroSouth placed second with 120 pointsand Ridge finished third at 144 points.The Blue Devil boys also ran in avery tight pack to finish with a school-

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David B. Corbin (September files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesA TOP DOG IN DEFENSE…Cougar Co-Captain Eric Walano, heading the ball, was a one-man wall of defense againstopposing team this year.

David B. Corbin (Union County meet) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSTIFF COMPETITION FOR HIS COUGAR TEAMMATE…Cougar Elias Howard finished one second behind teammateTom Feeney in the Group 2 Championship meet at Holmdel on November 13.

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Van Ostenbridge ripped a pointblankshot into the net. With three minutesremaining, DeMars, who was nearthe left corner, drilled a wicked crossto Wheatley, who lined a header in-side the right post.

Along with Helmstetter, the Cou-gars went with a very young group ofstarting forwards that included fresh-man Andrew Gee and sophomoreMatt Aquiles, along with sophomoremidfielders Tommy Paparatto andTom Fitzgerald.

Although considered a newcomerto the varsity squad, senior goalie

Mark Osofsky improved vastlythroughout the season and made anumber of great saves.

“He hadn’t played since grammarschool, but he adjusted well in a toughspot,” Coach Curci noted.

The Cougars knew they were notgoing to have a super scoring threat,like Pat Hartnett, who netted 27 goalslast year, but DeMars led the teamwith five goals. Petrucci, Ray El-Khoury and Aquiles each had threegoals.

The Cougars finished with a 6-12-1 record, which included eight one-

goal losses. The good news for thefuture is that the Cougars have 14players returning with varsity experi-ence, which included eight sopho-mores and two freshmen.

“We were hoping for a better record,but that said – we were in every game,and if we could have scored a fewmore goals, our record could haveeasily been 12-6, so we’re not dis-couraged. We’ll have six starters backand plenty of guys with experience,”Coach Curci said. “There’s plenty oftalent in the program and they couldbe very good in the next few years.”

couldn’t get a score on two of ourother quality drives. The first drivewas probably better than the second.It just didn’t result in points.”

Cranford’s defense stopped RedBank’s offense flat once again, so thehalf ended with the Cougars leading7-0.

“We had over 120 yards of offense,and Red Bank only had three yardsoffense in the first half,” CoachRosenmeier pointed out.

After stopping Red Bank’s first pos-session of the third quarter, the Cou-gars responded with a short drive thateventually stalled. Cougar linebackerMike Klimek snagged an interceptionmidway through the quarter.

“He is a kid who can make somebig plays,” commented CoachRosenmeier.

Red Bank returned the favor andran the ball to the Cranford five-yardline, but Red Bank had to settle for afield goal as the third quarter ended.

“They had a first-and-goal at thefive, and we held them on three

straight pass plays,” CoachRosenmeier said.

The Cougars answered with a 19-play, 90-yard drive that Papandreafinished with a seven-yard touchdownrun. Gaeta added the point after, mak-ing the score 14-3 with seven minutesremaining.

“All runs! Joey had 70 yards rush-ing on the drive,” Coach Rosenmeiernoted.

Cranford’s defense held strongagain, and the Cougars got anotherchance to drive the ball, but the driveended when Papandrea’s pass justskid off Trotter’s fingertips.

As time ran down, Red Bank hadits best drive of the evening, usingseveral passes to advance to theCranford three-yard line.

“They had four opportunities fromthe three-yard line and couldn’t getin. We played very good defense. Weheld them to a total of 56 yards of-fense,” said Coach Rosenmeier, whoadded, “They are a passing team.They tried to throw the ball a lot. This

is a team that played good defense thewhole year. They held Rumson, whichis an offensive scoring team. Theylost 9-3. They held Matawan under30. It was the only time all year theyhave been under 30, so they had somekids on defense, who could play, andthey had some kids on offense, whocould play.”

The Cougars’ defense amassed sixquarterback sacks. Defensive linemanBobby Anstatt and Klimek each had apair of sacks, while defensive linemenTim Handy and Chris Folinusz eachhad one. Linebacker Anthony DaSilvaadded an interception.

“Bobby! I really think he is an all-county player. He started on the of-fensive line, and we rushed for over2,000 yards. He is a big reason why.Defensively, he is our fourth-leadingtackler, and for a defensive lineman,that’s pretty good. He blocked fourextra points. He has had a great year,”Coach Rosenmeier said.Red Bank Reg. 0 0 3 0 3Cranford 0 7 0 7 14

record 16:35.6, average time.Leahy crossed the line fifth in his

race with a time of 16:02 (fourth all-time WHS), and Andrew Kirna fin-ished 13th with a time of 16:13 (fifthall-time WHS). But junior DavidCarville was the big surprise when hefilled in for Evan Tarlow, who was ill,and finished 47th with a time of 17:01to become the fifth Blue Devil tocross the finish line.

“We have confidence in all the boyswe put in the championship races.

David made the most of his opportu-nity and ran a great race to help uswin,” Blue Devil Head Coach JackMartin said.

Senior co-captains Sam Tooley at16:49 and Zach Lizmi at 16:53 fin-ished 36th and 42nd, respectively.Kevin Smith crossed 82nd with atime of 17:28 and John Kirna took101st at 17:43.

Following the Blue Devil boys’results closely, Blue Devil girls HeadCoach Thom Hornish added, “This

was a golden day for the boys cross-country team. Their defense of Group4 in the field of competition is atestimony to their spirit, determina-tion and competitive excellence. JackMartin and Chris Tafelski [boys As-sistant Coach] are to be commendedfor their coaching and inspiration.”

The Blue Devil girls also turned ina strong performance and finished16th in Group 4 with a total of 359.Hillsborough took first with a total of60 and Ridge took second at 153,followed by Hunterdon Central at164. Coach Hornish was especiallyhappy that the Blue Devil girls fin-ished ahead of rival Phillipsburg thatplaced 17th with a 444 total.

The first Blue Devil girl to crossthe finish line was Alyssa Hatch, whoplaced 40th with a personal-best timeof 20:42 (12th all-time WHS). AnnaTanji finished 70th with a time of21:20, Hannah McRoberts came in88th with a personal-best time of21:41, and Danielle Grimes shaved33 seconds off her best time to finish93rd at 21:50. Alana Basil cut herbest time by 30 seconds to finish 95that 21:52. Ellie Tanji crossed 102nd at21:59 and Shannon Mooney crossed115th at 22:20.

“I have seen 26 Group meet racesfor the girl’s cross-country team. Inseveral instances, there was a secondand third place finish allowing us tomove onto the Meet of Champions.Although this was not a second orthird, this was one of the finest racesfor our team,” Coach Hornish said.“The field was highly competitiveand each member of the team rose tothe challenge. 2010 is the foundationteam for great seasons to come. Theseyoung women ran with pride andcourage.”

Hornish recalled that in 1976 onhis wedding day, when he was anassistant to Walt Clarkson, the teamwon the Group 4 title and brought thetrophy to the church as the weddingwas about to begin.

The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girlsplaced 19th in Group 3 with a total of465. Kathleen Leeper finished fourthwith a time of 19:27. The Raider boysfinished 20th in their group with a412 total.

Cranford Boys Finish 7th at Group 2 XC MeetCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

A DIVISION CHAMPS…The Cranford Lightning U12 girls travel soccer teamcaptured the U12 A-Division Championship at the 9th Annual Essex Fall SoccerTournament. Pictured, left to right, are: kneeling; Devyn Heinzerling, MollyPhelan, Delaney Fay, Maya Lawler, Jennifer Cappucci, and Elizabeth Cappucci;standing, Katie Romanovich, Kailey Phelan, Dana Acocella, Erin Readie,Christina Barlik, Victoria Stratton, Katherine Mackenzie, Daria Speranza andCaroline Plick.

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That’s why today’s Doctors of Chiropractic have extensive training in Anatomy, Physiology, Neurology, Orthopedics and diagnosis.

Chiropractors go through rigorous programs at nationally accredited Chiropractic schools and then must pass both national and state board examinations to be licensed to practice.

Chiropractors must also keep up-to-date with current scientific advancements by going to continuing education courses every single year.

Because Chiropractors are so well educated in the diagnosis and treatment of back pain and related conditions, there is a very good chance a Chiropractor can tell you what is causing your back pain and how to get relief.

And just as important – a Chiropractor can tell you if Chiropractic care is not right for you and help you find an appropriate doctor or alternative.

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Simply take a look at this list – if you say

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If you said “yes” to any of the question

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David B. Corbin (September files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesALWAYS ON THE ATTACK…Cougar senior Connor DeMars, left, led his team with five goals this season. DeMars wasalways looking for an opportunity to drill the ball into the opponent’s net.

David B. Corbin (September files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesOUTSIDE DEFENDER…Cougar senior Dan Couto defended the outside well during the season.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the following Ordinance was finallyadopted by the Township Council of theTownship of Scotch Plains, County ofUnion, New Jersey, on the 15th of Novem-ber 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 21-2010

Ordinance #21-2010 Amending Chap-ter IV of the Township Code Entitled, “Gen-eral Licensing” By Repealing and Replac-ing Existing Section 4-4 Entitled, “Hawk-ers, Peddlers and Solicitors” in its Entirety.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the following Ordinance was passedon first reading by the Township Council ofthe Township of Scotch Plains, County ofUnion, New Jersey on the 15th of Novem-ber 2010, and that said Ordinance will beconsidered for final adoption at a meetingof the said Township Council to be held inthe Council Chambers, 430 Park Avenue,on the 7th day of December 2010 at 8:30p.m., at which time and place a publichearing will be held prior to final passageof said Ordinance and all interested per-sons will be given an opportunity to beheard concerning the same. Copies ofsaid Ordinance can be obtained from theTownship Clerk’s Office at any time priorto final adoption at no cost to any memberof the general public who requests same.

ORDINANCE NO. 22-2010

AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGSECTION 8-1 OF THE TOWN-SHIP CODE TO REQUIRE THEREMOVAL OF UNDER-GROUND STORAGE TANKS.

ORDINANCE NO. 23-2010

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ-ING SALE OF AN ACCESSAND MAINTENANCE EASE-MENT OVER A PORTION OFWRIGHT STREET.

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PLANNING BOARD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at theplanning board meeting of November 8,2010, the Board adopted the followingresolutions:

Approved - Konstruct Enterprises,Inc., for 2234 Lyde Place, Block 3005, Lot8, R-3A Zone for a minor subdivision ofone lot into two conforming lots.

Approved – Alan & Michelle Ennisand Mark & Tara Freshwater, for 5 SwansMill Road, Block 15701, Lot 12.09, R-2AZone and 1320 Rahway Road, Block15701, Lot 13, R-1 Zone for a lot lineadjustment/minor subdivision to add anadditional 2,787 square feet to 5 SwansMill Road from 1320 Rahway Road.

The files pertaining to these applica-tions are in the Office of the PlanningBoard, Municipal Building, 430 Park Av-enue and available for public inspectionduring regular business hours.

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POLICY AS TO STUDENTSThe Wesley Hall School for Early Child-

hood admits students of any race, color,national and ethnic origin to all the rights,privileges, programs, and activities gener-ally accorded or made available to stu-dents at the school. It does not discriminateon the basis of race, color, ethnic andnational origin in administration of its edu-cational policies, admissions policies, schol-arship and loan programs, and athletic andother school-administered programs.

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Invitations are extended to qualified Bid-ders to Re-bid for the following Project:

LOADING, TRANSPORTA-TION AND DISPOSAL OFLEAVES CONTRACT

Bids will be accepted only by mail or inperson to the Office of the Township Clerk,Scotch Plains Municipal Building, 430 ParkAvenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076(attn: Mrs. Bozena Lacina, RMC, Munici-pal Clerk) until December 2, 2010 at 10:00a.m. The Township of Scotch Plains (here-inafter “Township”) shall not be respon-sible for any bid mailed which is lost intransit or delivered late by the Postal Ser-vice. At the above time, the bids will bepublicly opened and read aloud. All bidsmust be presented in sealed envelopes,which are clearly marked “Bids for Load-ing, Transportation and Disposal of LeavesContract, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains,New Jersey 07076”. No bid will be re-ceived after the time and date specified.

After receipt of bids, no bid may bewithdrawn within (60) sixty days after thedate of the bid opening except if providedfor herein. The bid of any bidder whoconsents to an extension may be held forconsideration for a longer period of time asmay be agreed upon between bidder andthe Township.

All bids must be on the bid forms pro-vided by the Township of Scotch Plains inthe bid package. Specifications and bidforms may be obtained from the office ofthe Director of Public Property, 2445Plainfield Avenue, Scotch Plains, betweenthe hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, Mondaythrough Friday.

Bid proposals and all required docu-ments must be completed and submittedby the date as set forth above. All docu-ments in the enclosed bid package mustaccompany the bid proposal.

In addition to the above documents, acertified check, cashier’s check or bid bondissued by a responsible bank, trust com-pany or insurance company, payable to theTownship of Scotch Plains shall be submit-ted with each bid as a guaranty that if acontract is awarded the bidder shall ex-

ecute said contract. The bid security shallbe in the amount of ten percent (10%) of thetotal amount of the bid or Twenty-Thou-sand Dollars ($20,000) whichever is lower.

All bid security, except the bid security ofthe three (apparent lowest responsiblebidders shall, if requested in writing, bereturned after ten days (10) from the open-ing of the bids (Sundays and Holiday ex-cepted) and the bids of such bidders shallbe considered withdrawn.

The Township reserves the right to re-ject any or all bids, and to waive immaterialinformalities, or to accept any bid which, inthe opinion of the Township of ScotchPlains, will be in the best interest of theTownship all in accordance with the NewJersey Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A.40A:11-1 et seq. In the event of an equalor tie bid, the Township shall award the bidto the bidder, which, in the Township’ssole discretion, best serves, the interest ofthe Township.

The Township also reserves the right toreject any and all bids if sufficient funds arenot available and/or appropriated.

The selected Bidder, will, within sevendays (7) of award of the bid, enter into anappropriate contract with the Township.

All bidders must comply with P.L. 1975,Chapter 127 entitled “An Act Relating toAffirmative Action in Relation to discrimi-nation in connections with Certain PublicContracts and supplementing the ‘LawAgainst Discrimination’ approved April 16,1945 (P.L. 1945, chapter 169)” N.J.A.C.17:27, as amended from time to time, andthe Americans With Disability Act.

All bidders must be registered with theNew Jersey Department of Labor to en-gage in public work as defined in therequirements listed under N.J.S.A. 34:11-5651 through 56.55, as well as N.J.A.C.12:62-1.1.

Where applicable, prevailing wage rateshall be paid to all workers on the job asper N.J.A.C. 34:11-56, 25 et seq.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWNSHIP OFSCOTCH PLAINS OF THE COUNTY OFUNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

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Westfield Holiday FestivitiesTo Begin on November 26

WESTFIELD – Almost 100 holi-day events are being planned as part ofthe annual “Welcome Home toWestfield” celebration. A brochuredetailing these events, produced bythe Downtown Westfield Corporation(DWC), is available online atWestfieldToday.com, as well as atdowntown stores.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will greetvisitors and shoppers as they strollthrough downtown Westfield Thanks-giving weekend. They also will be atthe Photos with Santa and Mrs. Clausevent and the Annual Tree Lighting.

The DWC and Lord & Taylor willco-sponsor the Photos with Santa andMrs. Claus event at Lord & Taylor,located at 609 North Avenue inWestfield. This event will take place onFriday and Saturday, November 26 and27, from 1 to 7 p.m., and on Sunday,November 28, from 1 to 4 p.m.

A free, 5-inch-by-7-inch photo-graph will be provided in exchangefor two cans of non-perishable foodfor the Knights of Columbus HolyTrinity Food Drive. Professional pho-tographs will be available online within24 to 48 hours, and additional photopackages will be available for pur-chase. A nominal shipping fee will

apply.The Annual Tree Lighting will take

place at 5 p.m. November 28 at theNorth Avenue Train Station, with theWestfield Community Band perform-ing holiday music. The Lions Club ofWestfield will collect used eyeglasses,and the Girl Scouts will collect newgloves, mittens, hats, scarves and socksto distribute as gifts to the needy.Additionally, the First United Meth-odist Church Youth Group will pro-vide hot chocolate. Local businesseswill provide cookies, candy canes anddecorations.

The DWC also will sponsor enter-tainment for the remainder of the sea-son. The Yuletide Carolers “Dickens”-attired carolers will stroll through thedowntown on Saturdays, December11 and 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. Escape –Women’s Barbershop Quartet willperform while strolling in downtownstores and restaurants on Thursdayevenings, December 2, 9, 16 and 23,from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and also onSaturday, December 11, from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. The Watson HighlandersBagpipe Band will perform whilestrolling around downtown from 2 to5 p.m. on Saturdays, December 4, 11and 18. The New Jersey Workshop forthe Arts International Alphorns En-semble will perform every Saturdayin December from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. atthe corner of Elm and East BroadStreets (the rain date is Thursdays.)

The Town of Westfield will providefree, two-hour on-street meter park-ing December 19 through January 2 atthe bagged metered locations. Visi-tors are reminded to still pay at the paystations in the lots. Parking tokens andsmart cards (refillable up to a $200value) can be purchased at the ParkingServices Department at Westfield po-lice headquarters at 425 East BroadStreet. For more information, contactthe DWC at (908) 789-9444 or visitWestfieldToday.com.

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– Obituaries –

Annelou M. JohnsonAnnelou M. Johnson died from

complications of pneumonia on Fri-day, October 29, 2010.

Annelou lived in Scotch Plainsfor over 50 years and was marriedto John J. Johnson, Jr. of New York,who died in 1979.

She received her degree from theUniversity of Mississippi. Upongraduation, she taught school inMississippi and then moved to NewJersey, where she taught in ScotchPlains for 45 years.

Annelou was very active at St.Bartholomew the Apostle RomanCatholic Church in Scotch Plains.

She is survived by her daughterand son-in-law, Caroline andMichael Saran; her sister, Alice;brother, Johnny, and two grand-daughters, Kristen and Karly.

There will be a Memorial Fu-neral Mass held in her honor at 9:30a.m. on Saturday, November 27, atSt. Bartholomew Church.

November 18, 2010

Erskine F. Roberts, 77, Was DirectorOf Christian Education at Churches

Erskine F. Roberts (Fowler), 77,passed away on Tuesday, November9, 2010.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she wasraised in Boonton and lived in Lin-den before moving to Westfield 48years ago. In high school, she playedthe cello and was a member of boththe All-State Orchestra and the All-State Chorus.

Mrs. Roberts worked for manyyears as director of Christian Educa-tion at both the Calvary LutheranChurch in Cranford and The Presby-terian Church in Westfield. She alsowas a deacon at The PresbyterianChurch in Westfield.

Mrs. Roberts was a 25-year mem-ber and volunteer with the New Jer-sey State Opera Chorus. She alsowas a trustee and counselor withJohnsonburg Presbyterian Campsand Conferences. Additionally, Mrs.Roberts volunteered for many yearswith the Chaplain’s Office at Over-

look Hospital.Surviving are her husband, Harold

E. Roberts, Jr.; her daughter, KathrynA. Brady, and her husband, Don, ofRumson; four grandchildren, Jenni-fer, Emily, Michael and Donald, Jr.;her sister, Susan Lum of Aspen,Colo., and two nieces, Skye Skinnerand Hillary McAllister.

Her brother, the late AlexanderFowler, Jr., predeceased her.

A memorial service was held onSaturday, November 13, at The Pres-byterian Church in Westfield.

Arrangements were by the Higginsand Bonner Echo Lake FuneralHome, 582 Springfield Avenue inWestfield.

In lieu of flowers, contributions toCamp Johnsonburg, P.O. Box 475,822 Route 519, Johnsonburg, N.J.07846 or to a favorite charity wouldbe appreciated.

November 18, 2010

Russell Barrett, Jr.

Russell ‘Bob’ Barrett, Jr., 96, Realtor;Decorated Veteran of World War II

Russell R. (Bob) Barrett, Jr., 96years old, of Grafton, Vt. died atValley Cares Assisted Living inTownshend, Vt. on Sunday, Novem-ber 7, 2010.

Born on June 12, 1914 in Sewell,N.J., he graduated from the Univer-sity of Virginia in 1939 with a Bach-elor of Science degree in Chemistry.Prior to that, he attended the PingrySchool in Elizabeth, N.J. from 1929to 1933. He is the son of RussellRobinson Barrett andEdith Hurff Barrett. Hehad one brother andthree sisters – James,Kathleen, Molly andPatty, all deceased.

Bob joined the servicein September 1939. InNovember 1940, he re-ceived his wings as anaval aviator and wasordered to Hawaii to joinpatrol bombing Squad-ron 102. He was eventu-ally sent to the Philip-pines, where he becamea part of the ill-fated Pa-trol Wing Ten. He flew PBYs, am-phibious rescue planes that werepressed into service as bomber,fighter and patrol aircraft during thebattle for the Philippine Islands. Pa-trol Wing Ten was the only U.S.Navy aviation unit to fight the Japa-nese in the early weeks followingthe United States’ entry into WorldWar II.

Bob was stationed in Hawaii, 1940,and in Subic Bay in the Philippinesfrom 1940 to ’41. VP-102 wasberthed aboard the Navy’s first air-craft carrier, USS Langley, tempo-rarily until a seaplane ramp could beconstructed at the former submarinebase on Subic Bay at Olangapo inZambales Province. VP-102 mademass formation flights across thePacific from Manila Bay and wasbased alternately at Sangley Point,Cavite and Olangapo at Subic Bayuntil December 14, 1941. With theenemy closing in on all sides, Admi-ral Hart, Commander-in-chief, Asi-atic Fleet, ordered the remainingplanes to fly to the Dutch East Indiesand continue to fight the Japanesefrom the many islands there. By early1942, Pat Wing Ten had sufferedmany casualties, and Bob escaped toAustralia in one of the last two re-maining planes (out of 40) and re-turned to the states.

In early 1944, he returned to thePacific to join Rescue Squadron 3 asExecutive Officer and proceeded tooperate in support of the invasionsof Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.He rose to command his own squad-ron VH-1 at the end of the war. Herecently completed a self-publishedbook about the daring pilots of PatWing Ten.

Citations and awards include Dis-tinguished Flying Cross (2), AirMedal (7), Presidential Unit Cita-tion (Pat Wing Ten), Navy Unit Com-mendations (VH-3), Defense of thePhilippines Medal, US Army andPhilippine Unit Citations (OLC), andarea service ribbons with BattleStars. He was a life member of ADBC(American Defenders of Bataan andCorregidor) and the Naval AviationMuseum. He also was a member ofthe Sons of the American Revolu-tion (SAR). He retired with the rankof commander from the U.S. Navyin 1949.

Bob married Virginia MulfordBarrett on April 11, 1942, and theymade their home in Westfield, N.J.following the war. There, in 1950,he founded Barrett and Crain realestate company. In 1952, he formedBarrett Corporation (Barrett andCrain, Inc.) and launched an officethat was to become a leading realestate office in the area, eventuallygrowing to four office locations. Hewas part of a team of 25 who createdCountry Living Associates from theformer Land Vest, with offices on

Madison Avenue in New York Cityand on Long Island and in Connecti-cut.

In 1969, he moved to Grafton, Vt.and in 1970 he founded Barrett andCo. He continued to fly a small pri-vate plane until 1995. He lived inGrafton until January 2010, when heand Virginia moved to Valley Caresin Townshend, Vt.

Bob was elected president of theWestfield Board of Realtors in 1957

and awarded State ofNew Jersey Realtor ofthe Year (1969). Chari-table activities includedWestfield Area presi-dent/trustee, UnitedFund; president/trustee,YMCA; Civil DefenseDirector; foundingmember of the WestfieldHistorical Society andVestry Member of St.Paul’s Episcopal Churchin Westfield. He also wasa member of the EchoLake Country Club.

In Vermont, he waspresident of the Grafton HistoricalSociety for seven years, trustee ofthe Grafton Community Church, andfounding member with the WindhamFoundation and the University ofVermont of the Grafton-BarrettWildlife Coverts Project, which be-came a leading wildlife program inthe Northeast (1972-82), involvingmany wildlife biologists and stu-dents. He was elected trustee of theNational Board of the Ruffed GrouseSociety. He was a volunteer solicitorfor the award-winning Valley Cares(housing for the elderly, Townshend,Vt.) He also helped restore the earlyAmerican hamlet of Houghtonville,Vt. (part of Grafton). He was a mem-ber of Stratton Mountain Golf Club.

Bob enjoyed fishing and bird hunt-ing and loved his three dogs, Jessie,Katy and Luke. He also enjoyedskiing and anything that includedthe great outdoors. He had a lifelonginterest in U.S. history, particularlyas it related to Pacific campaigns inWorld War II.

One of his most difficult chal-lenges in life was facing his addic-tion to alcohol, but he had nearly 60years sober. He always believed inthe Golden Rule, hard work and thehonor system. He touched many liveswith his kindness, generosity andunderstanding. Recently he was writ-ten up in the Valley Cares SeniorSentinel: “While Bob is very proudof both his Naval and real estatecareers, he considered his marriageto Jinna and his children to be thegreatest joys of his life.”

The family wishes to thank ValleyCares Assisted Living and its won-derful staff and caregivers and hisprivate end-of-life caregivers, Su-san Nelson, Barbara Duquette, Bar-bara Kolodziej, Charlene Brown,Dorothy Fontaine and KathyBadgley, for the beautiful and lov-ing care he received.

He is survived by his wife andthree children, Lynn Barrett ofDummerston Center, Vt., RussellRobinson Barrett, III and his wife,Dorothy, of Northfield, Vt. and RandiBarrett and her partner, JoannePereira, of Elmore, Vt., and threegrandchildren, John Grumeza, wholives in Brattleboro, Vt., BobbyGrumeza, who lives in Burlington, Vt.and Lynna, who is married to LachlanBarnard and lives in Australia.

A service will be held on Friday,November 19, at 2 p.m. at theHoughtonville Cemetery in Grafton,followed by a reception at 3 p.m. atthe Phelps Barn, Old Tavern,Grafton. Relatives and friends arecordially invited.

In lieu of flowers, the family re-quests donations be sent either toValley Cares Assisted Living inTownshend or to The Grafton His-torical Society, Brick Church project.

November 18, 2010

Ronald Frigerio, 70, Former Mayor;Town Bank Board of Directors ChairRonald Frigerio, 70, a longtime

Westfield resident and former coun-cilman and Mayor of Westfield,passed away peacefully at home onWednesday, November 10, 2010, sur-rounded by his loving family.

Born in Jersey City, Mr. Frigeriospent his childhood in Lyndhurst be-fore moving toMountainside. He hadbeen a Westfield resi-dent since 1966.

Ron attended grammarschool in Mountainside,Jonathan Dayton Re-gional High School andFairleigh Dickinson Uni-versity in Madison, N.J.

He proudly served hiscountry as a tank com-mander in the UnitedStates National Guard’s102nd armored cavalrydivision.

Mr. Frigerio was afounding partner ofAmalgamated General Agencies,known as aGa, a full-line insuranceagent/brokerage company in Westfield.He later was a founder and partner ofMarfico, Inc., an insurance financingcompany, also in Westfield. In 1998, hebecame a founding chairman of theboard of directors of the Town Bank ofWestfield.

Ron’s political activities includedtwo terms as a councilman (1977-1980) and Mayor of the Town ofWestfield (1983-1986). During Ron’stenure as mayor, he was responsiblefor the renovation and continuing lo-cation of the northside WestfieldFirehouse and for the new WestfieldMemorial Library.

He also was chairman of theWestfield Town Republican Commit-tee (1981-1982), Fourth Ward Leaderto the Westfield Town RepublicanCommittee (1987-1988), vice-chair-man of the Westfield Town Republi-can Committee (1987-1999), Legis-lative Aide and campaign chairmanto Frank X. McDermott, a formerstate senator and assemblyman; a two-term chairman of the RepublicanCommittee of Union County (2000-2004), a delegate to the RepublicanNational Convention in Philadelphiain 2000 and a member of the NewJersey Conference of Mayors.

Ron’s community service includesbeing past president of the Holy Trin-ity Elementary School Board of Edu-cation, charter member of the WestfieldChapter of UNICO National, pastpresident of the Home and SchoolAssociation of Holy Trinity Elemen-tary School, and a former member of

the board of trustees of the CollegeMen’s Club of Westfield, UnionCounty Chapter-American DiabetesAssociation and the board of trusteesof the United Fund of Westfield. Healso belonged to the Two HundredClub of Union County and SalaamTemple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Livingston.

He also enjoyed manymemorable times at thefamily’s country farm inPennsylvania and condoin Boca Raton, Fla., andbelonging to Echo LakeCountry Club inWestfield, Boca WestCountry Club in BocaRaton, Fla. and theArmy and Navy Club inWashington, D.C.

Ron and his wife,Janet, enjoyed travelingand visiting many partsof the world.

Ron was a man with akeen wit and sense of

humor who had a strong and quietfaith combined with uncompromis-ing integrity. He truly enjoyed hisquiet philanthropy. He held his friendsclose to his heart and his family closer.

With Ron’s life well lived, he leavesa legacy of close friends and a lovingfamily that includes his wife of 46years, Janet (née Christiano), and hischildren, Susan Buckley and her hus-band, Timothy, of Pennsylvania, R.Gregg Frigerio and his wife, Shan-non, of Pennsylvania and CherylKurtz and her husband, Frederick, ofWestfield. He also will be deeplymissed by his brother, Richard, andhis grandchildren, Jack T. Buckley,Katherine B. Buckley, Ronald L.Buckley, William I. Frigerio, RobertH. Frigerio, Grace M. Frigerio,Audrey J. Frigerio, Ricky Kurtz,Jacqueline Kurtz and Madison Kurtz.

A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated on Monday, November 15,at the Holy Trinity Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield. Interment fol-lowed at Fairview Cemetery inWestfield. Arrangements were by theDooley Colonial Funeral Home inWestfield.

In lieu of flowers, donations inRon’s memory may be made to Me-morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen-ter. Checks should be made payableto Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerCenter, in the memo section pleasenote Schear Fund. Donations can besent to: Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center Contributions, Atten-tion: Joan Roseman, 633 3rd Avenue,28th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017.

November 18, 2010

Alfonse Bartiromo, 91Alfonse Bartiromo, 91, passed

away on Wednesday, November 10,2010.

Born in Newark, he lived in Lindenfor the past 45 years.

Mr. Bartiromo had worked in thegarment industry as a material cutterand as a custodian for the RahwayBoard of Education.

Surviving are his wife, Mary; hisdaughter, Lucille; his son, Joseph;five grandchildren; two great-grand-children and his sister, Sue.

A funeral service was held onMonday, November 15, at the Higginsand Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home,582 Springfield Avenue in Westfield.Entombment followed at FairviewCemetery in Westfield.

November 18, 2010

Daniel E. Debbie

Daniel E. Debbie, 61, Talented Athlete;Loving Husband, Father and Friend

Daniel E. Debbie, 61, passedaway on Thursday, November 11,2010, at Overlook Hos-pital in Summit.

Born in Plainfield,he was a lifelong resi-dent of Scotch Plains.

Mr. Debbie was em-ployed and still activewith the Union CountyDepartment of Proba-tion in Elizabeth. Hewas a member of theHistorical Society ofScotch Plains andFanwood for many years and was anavid Yankees and Giants fan, an avidgolfer and accomplished runner.

He was a member of the ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School cham-pionship track team in 1967 andcontinued a remarkable track ca-reer in college.

Mr. Debbie was a 1971 graduateof Kean College, where he received

his degree in education.Dan is survived by his

wife, Susan; his daughter,Moira Kate; his sister,Patricia Griffith, and her hus-band, John; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Carland Judy Tongring; his neph-ews, Jay and ChristopherGriffith and Christopher andMichael Tongring, and manyloving family and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas offered on Tuesday, November16, at St. Helen’s Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield.

Arrangements were by the Me-morial Funeral Home, 155 SouthAvenue in Fanwood.

In lieu of flowers, a donation inhis memory to the American Can-cer Society, 507 Westminster Av-enue, Elizabeth, N.J. 07208 wouldbe appreciated. For additional in-formation or to express condo-lences, please visitwww.fanwoodmemorial.com.

November 18, 2010

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-10006615

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. L-2915-09B

Plaintiff: VELOCITY INVESTMENTS LLCVS.Defendant: MILDRED ECKERSale Date: 12/08/2010Writ of Execution: 05/26/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

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

The judgment amount is: ***Twenty Four Thou-sand Eight Hundred Forty Seven and 92/100***$24,847.92.

Street and street number: 625 West BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey 07090

Tax Lot and Block Number: Block 2819, Lot1.01 on the Tax Map of the Town of Westfield,New Jersey 07090

Nearest cross street: Corner Lot, West BroadStreet and Hazel Avenue

Dimensions: 86.16 x 100 x 83.61 x 100.02Full Description: Deed Book 3190, page 480Prior Liens: None knownTotal Upset: ***Twenty Seven Thousand

Seven and 10/100*** $27,007.10 together withlawful interest and costs.

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

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

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

Ralph FroehlichSheriff

Attorney:RAGAN & RAGAN - COUNSELLORS AT LAWBRINLEY PLAZA BUILDING ONE3100 ROUTE 138 WESTWALL, NEW JERSEY 07719(732) 280-41004 T - 11/11, 11/18, 11/25& 12/02/10 Fee: $155.04

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-10006607

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-32982-08

Plaintiff: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, ASTRUSTEE FOR THE BENIFIT OF CERTIFI-CATE HOLDERS, CWMBS, INC., CHL MORT-GAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2007-J2MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES

VS.Defendant: ERNEST DI FRANCESCO;

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUN-TRYWIDE BANK FSB

Sale Date: 12/08/2010Writ of Execution: 09/02/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

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

The judgment amount is: ***Four HundredNinety Five Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Sevenand 99/100*** $495,947.99.

Property to be sold is located in: Township ofScotch Plains, County of Union, in the State ofNew Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 1923 Moun-tain Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

Tax Lot # 18.0201, Block # 1803Approximate Dimensions: .31 AcresNearest cross street: Union AvenueTaxes: Current through 3rd Quarter of 2010*Other: Sewer = $425.96 (estimated)**Plus interest on these figures through date of

payoff and any and all subsequent taxes, waterand sewer amouts.

Total Upset: ***Five Hundred Fifty Six Thou-sand Nine Hundred Twenty Eight and 81/100***$556,928.81 together with lawful interest andcosts.

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

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

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

Ralph FroehlichSheriff

Attorney:PARKER MC CAY - ATTORNEYS7001 LINCOLN DRIVE WESTTHREE GREENTREE CENTRE - PO BOX 974MARLTON, NEW JERSEY 08053-0974(856) 596-89004 T - 11/11, 11/18, 11/25& 12/02/10 Fee: $183.60

SHERIFF’S SALESHERIFF’S FILE NO.: CH-10006380

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYCHANCERY DIVISION

UNION COUNTYDOCKET NO. F-11809

Plaintiff: MIDFIRST BANKVS.Defendant: KEVIN T. HURTT; KAREN B.

HURTT; HOFFER & LEFF, DDSSale Date: 12/01/2010Writ of Execution: 08/25/2010By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution

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

The judgment amount is: ***Two HundredForty Eight Thousand Ten and 38/100***$248,010.38.

The property to be sold is located in: The Townof Westfield, County of Union, State of NewJersey.

Commonly known as: 517 Cumberland Street,Westfield, New Jersey 07090

Tax Lot No: 15 in Block: 2707Dimensions of Lot (Approximately): 142 x 91Nearest Cross Street: Osborn AvenueSubject to any open taxes, water/sewer, mu-

nicipal or tax liens that may be due.Tax and prior lien info: At the time of publica-

tion taxes/sewer/water information was not avail-able. You must check with the tax collector forexact amounts due.

Prior Mortgages and Judgments (if any): None.Total Upset: ***Two Hundred Eighty Two

Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Two and 73/100***$282,662.73 together with lawful interest andcosts.

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

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

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

Ralph FroehlichSheriff

Attorney:ZUCKER, GOLDBERG & ACKERMAN, LLC200 SHEFFIELD STREETSUITE 301MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092(908) 233-8500File No: XFZ-1136864 T - 11/04, 11/11, 11/18& 11/25/10 Fee: $173.40

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

1897 as the Gray Burial & Cremation Company.

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

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

cremation.

Gray Funeral Home Gray Memorial Funeral Home

318 East Broad St. 12 Springfield Ave.

Westfield, NJ 07090 Cranford, NJ 07016

William A. Doyle Mgr. Dale R. Schoustra Mgr.

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Gray Funeral Homes Since 1897

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www.grayfuneralhomes.com

Dr. Sanford Reiss, 84, Local Physician;President of Medical Staff at OverlookDr. Sanford Reiss, 84, of Westfield,

N.J. passed away on Saturday, No-vember 13, 2010, at Overlook Hospi-tal in Summit, N.J.

Born in New York City, Dr. Reissmoved to Westfield in 1956. As aphysician in private practice, his spe-cializations were in the fields of inter-nal medicine and gastroenterology.He also served as president of themedical staff at Overlook Hospital.

Dr. Reiss earned his Bachelor ofScience and medical degrees fromCornell University in New York.

A member of the Alumni Associa-tions of Cornell University and itsSchool of Medicine, as well as a mem-ber of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity,Dr. Reiss also was an active alumnusof DeWitt Clinton High School in theBronx, N.Y. He served in the United

States Navy during World War II.In Westfield, Dr. Reiss was an ac-

tive member of Temple Emanu-Eland its Men’s Club. He also was amember of the synagogue’s board oftrustees for many years.

Dr. Reiss is the beloved husband ofBeatrice (née Strauss); the loving fa-ther of Monica Gail Reiss, FranciReiss-Sagar, Ruth Amy Reiss andDavid Reiss; the dear brother of Rob-ert Leonard Reiss and cherished grand-father of Aleza, Sophie and Caleb.

Services for Dr. Reiss were held onMonday, November 15, 2010, atTemple Emanu-El of Westfield. In-terment followed at Beth Israel Cem-etery in Woodbridge, N.J.

Arrangements were by MenorahChapels at Millburn, 2950 VauxhallRoad in Union, N.J.

November 18, 2010

Best Friend to HoldSale November 26-27SCOTCH PLAINS – Best Friend

Dog and Animal Adoption will havea 60-percent-off sale on all merchan-dise in its store on Friday and Satur-day, November 26 and 27. Items cost-ing $1 or less will be regular price.

The store is located at 1750 EastSecond Street in Scotch Plains and isopen from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.every day except Sunday and Mon-day. It will be open until 6 p.m. onFriday. All proceeds will benefit theanimal rescue group.

Frank J. Daleo, 96Frank Joseph Daleo, 96, of

Westfield died on Tuesday, Novem-ber 16, 2010.

Born in New York City, he lived inWestfield since 1958. He was a com-municant of the Holy Trinity RomanCatholic Church of Westfield.

Frank was the vice-president incharge of sales for Gibson Associatesin Cranford for many years, retiringin 1986.

His wife, Ann Daleo, predeceasedhim in 1983.

Surviving are a daughter, SuzanneD. Less, and her husband, Richard,and two grandsons, Paul and Philip.

Visitation will be today, Thursday,November 18, from 10 a.m. until the 11a.m. service, at the Gray Funeral Home,318 East Broad Street in Westfield.Entombment will follow at GracelandMemorial Park in Kenilworth.

November 18, 2010

Church SchedulesBlood Drive Dec. 4

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Pres-byterian Church will conduct its an-nual blood drive on Saturday, De-cember 4, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. atthe New Jersey Blood Services Do-nor Center. The center is located at2279 South Avenue, about one mileeast of the Fanwood Train Station.

There is a great need for all bloodtypes and plasma donations. For anappointment, contact Debbie Gloverat (908) 822-2242 oraglov1120@aol.com. Walk-ins alsowill be welcome.

Ronald Frigerio

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-22-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 9, 2010. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends the FanwoodRedevelopment Plan in the Borough ofFanwood. relating to permitting location ofcertain establishments downtown.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 14,2010, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-21-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 9, 2010. Copies ofthis ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends Sections 1-9,67-25 and 184-36 of the Code of theBorough of Fanwood establishing copycharges for government records.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 14,2010, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTFOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY

THE BOROUGH OF FANWOODRESOLUTION 10-11-144

CONTRACTOR: T & M Associates,Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, NewJersey 07748

NATURE OF SERVICE: EngineeringServices, Borough Hall Parking Lot Light-ing

DURATION: Period ending October 31,2011

AMOUNT: Not to exceed $17,950A copy of this resolution and contract

relating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the Mu-nicipal Clerk’s office.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-17-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 9, 2010. Copiesof this ordinance can be obtained withoutcost in the Clerk’s Office, at the FanwoodBorough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue,Fanwood, New Jersey between the hoursof 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday throughThursday and 7:30 a m. to Noon on Friday.

This ordinance amends Chapter 325ofthe Fanwood Borough Code regulatingrecycling in the Borough.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 14,2010, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 10-20-R

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An Amendment to Ordinance No. 09-08-R, An Ordinance Creating the Roleand Defining the Functions of a Pur-chasing Agent for the Borough ofFanwood, was introduced and passed onfirst reading by the Mayor and Council ofthe Borough of Fanwood at a meeting heldon November 10, 2009. Copies of thisamendment to Ordinance No. 09-08-Rcan be obtained without cost at theFanwood Borough Hall, Municipal Clerk’sOffice, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey, between the hours of 8 A.M.and 4 P.M., Monday through Friday.

A public hearing on this amendment willbe held on December 8, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that theBoard of Adjustment of the Township ofScotch Plains will hold a public hearing onDECEMBER 2, 2010, at 7:30 pm, Munici-pal Building, 430 Park Avenue, CouncilChambers to hear the Application for theInterpretation of the Scotch Plains LandUse & Development Ordinances requestedby Union Catholic Regional High School,1600 Martine Avenue, Block 12401, Lot 1,R-1 Zone pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b. The High School is a conditional usein the R-1 Zone. One of the conditions asappears in Section 23-5c(3) states “nostructure is located within 100 feet of astreet or property line.”

The Applicant presents the followingquestions for interpretation:

(1) Are the proposed lighting poles and/or scoreboard structures within the mean-ing of Section 23-5c(3)?

(2) If the determination regarding ques-tion (1) above is in the affirmative, doesSection 23-5c(3) apply only to principalstructures or does this Section also applyto accessory structures?

(3) Section 21-5.1 sets forth site plandetails. Subparagraph 21 sets forth stan-dards associated with outdoor lighting.These standards appear in the site planreview ordinance and not the zoning ordi-nance. Does proposed lighting that devi-ates from these standards require waiversand not variances?

All interested persons may be presentand be heard. The file pertaining to thisapplication is in the Office of the Board ofAdjustment and available for public in-spection during regular office hours.

William B. Butler, Esq.Attorney for Applicant

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

OF ALLEGHENY COUNTYPENNSYLVANIAFAMILY DIVISION

TRACEE CRAWFORD, Plaintiffvs.

DONALD CALVIN CRAWFORD,Defendant.

NO. FD 04-009154-006

NOTICE TO DEFENDAND CLAIM RIGHTS

You have been sued in court. If you wishto defend against the claim set forth in thefollowing pages, you must take promptaction. You are warned that if you fail to doso, the case may proceed without you anda decree of divorce or annulment may beentered against you for any other claim orrelief requested in these papers by theplaintiff or claimant. You may lose moneyor property or other rights important to you,including custody or visitation of your chil-dren.

When the ground for divorce is indigni-ties or irretrievable breakdown of the mar-riage, you may request marriage counsel-ing. A list of marriage counselors is avail-able in the Office of the Prothonotary at:

1st Floor, City-County Building414 Grant Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FORALIMONY, DIVISION OF PROPERTY,LAWYER’S FEES OR EXPENSES BE-FORE A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT ISGRANTED, YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHTTO CLAIM ANY OF THEM.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TOYOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DONOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO ORTELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTHBELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDEYOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIR-ING A LAWYER.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE ALAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLETO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATIONABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFERLEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PER-SONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NOFEE.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICESCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

NOTICE OF MEETINGS(In Compliance with OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT - Chapter 231)

*ADDENDUM TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS*

TYPE OF MEETING: Regular Public Meeting

DATE OF MEETING: December 9, 2010

LOCATION: Administration BuildingEvergreen Avenue & Cedar StreetScotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PURPOSE OF MEETING: Public Meeting Agenda, Personnel Action, andreview and discuss Superintendent’s contract.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES,ASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, Lori Majeski, Collector of Taxes of the Townshipof Scotch Plains, County of Union will sell at public auction on TUESDAY, DECEMBER7, 2010 in the Municipal Court, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ at 2:00 o’clock in theafternoon or at such later time and place to which said sale may then be adjourned, allof the several lots and parcels of land assessed to the respective persons whose namesare set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount ofmunicipal liens chargeable against said lands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A.54:5-1, et seq. as computed to the 7th day of December 2010.

Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount ofmunicipal liens chargeable against each parcel of said land assessed as one parcel,together with interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowestrate of interest bid, but in no case in excess of 18%. Payments for said parcels shall bemade prior to the conclusion of the sale in the form of cash, certified check or money orderor other method previously approved by the Tax Collector or the property will be resold.Properties for which there are no other purchasers shall be struck off and sold to theTownship of Scotch Plains at an interest rate of 18%.

At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any propertywith interest and costs. Payment must be in the form of cash, certified check or moneyorder.

Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act(N.J.S.A. 58-10-23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58-:10A-1 etseq.) and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.), In addition, themunicipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaserwho is or may be in any way connected to the prior owner of the site.

In the event that the owner of the property is on Active Duty in the Military Service, theTax Collector should be notified immediately.

The lands to be sold are described in accordance with the last tax duplicate as follows:

BLK LOT OWNER LOCATION TOTAL DUE03603 31 Zydalis, Dennis 2343 Belvidere Drive $5,938.32

Lori MajeskiCollector of Taxes

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that onDECEMBER 2, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in theMunicipal Building, 430 Park Avenue,Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the ScotchPlains Zoning Board of Adjustment willhold a public hearing to consider the fol-lowing appeal(s):

Ray William D’Amato for a Use Vari-ance in order to permit the construction ofan approximate 26 feet x 17 feet rearaddition, which is an expansion of a non-conforming use in the B-3 Zone, at theproperty located at 1975 Valley Avenue,Block 1902, Lot 15, contrary to the follow-ing section of the Zoning Ordinance:

Section 23-6.1a(3) whereby “no non-conforming use may be expanded.”

All interested persons may be presentand be heard.

The file pertaining to this application is inthe Office of the Zoning Board of Adjust-ment, 430 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, ScotchPlains, and is available for public inspec-tion during regular office hours.

Barbara HorevZoning Board of Adjustment

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

BOARD OF HEALTH

Notice is hereby given that Board ofHealth Ordinance 10-09-01

“AN ORDINANCE ESTAB-LISHING A FEE FOR FLUINNOCULATIONS PROVIDEDTO THE PUBLIC”

Was passed and adopted on secondand final reading at the Regular Meeting ofthe Board of Health, Borough of Fanwood,held on November 4, 2010.

Colleen M. Huehn, SecretaryBoard of Health

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACTFOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY

THE BOROUGH OF FANWOODRESOLUTION 10-11-143

CONTRACTOR: T & M Associates,Eleven Tindall Road, Middletown, NewJersey 07748

NATURE OF SERVICE: EngineeringServices, RR Tie Replacement WallProject

DURATION: Period ending October 31,2011

AMOUNT: Not to exceed $14,500A copy of this resolution and contract

relating to the services are on file andavailable for public inspection in the Mu-nicipal Clerk’s office.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD, UNION COUNTY

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 12-13, the Borough ofFanwood will offer the following used police vehicles for sale at public auction. Auctionto take place on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM to Noon (preview 9:00 AM)at the Department of Public Works Yard at One Manfra Way, Fanwood, New Jersey,07023.

Year Make Identification Number Minimum Bid Location1999 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71W6XX2077897 $500 1 Manfra Way, Fanwood1999 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71W4XX207896 $500 1 Manfra Way, Fanwood2003 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAHP71W03X216369 $750 1 Manfra Way, Fanwood1998 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAFP71W3WX135989 $750 1 Manfra Way, Fanwood

1. Said sale shall be conducted by the Borough Clerk or by any person so designatedby her.

2. Said property is being sold “as is”.3. Payment is to be made in cash or certified check4. All prospective purchasers are put on notice to personally inspect the property at the

Department of Public Works on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 9:00 AM.5. At the Time of said sale, the purchaser shall deposit the entire purchase price with

the Borough Clerk. If the purchaser fails to take title and possession within ten (10) daysof the date of purchase, the governing body of the Borough of Fanwood may declare thecontract of sale to be terminated and may retain all monies paid there under as liquidateddamages, and the Borough may resell said property or pursue such other and furtherlegal and equitable remedies as it may have. If the purchaser fails to take title orpossession within said ten (10) days, purchaser will be liable for reasonable storage fees.

6. If the title to this property shall prove to be unmarketable, the liability of the Boroughshall be limited to the repayment of the amount of any sums paid by said purchaser tothe Borough without any further costs, expense, damage, claim against or liability uponthe Borough.

7. The Borough of Fanwood reserves the right to reject all bids and shall not beobligated to accept any bids

8. All prospective purchasers are put on notice that no employee, agent, officer, bodyor subordinate body has any authority to waive, modify or amend any of the withinconditions of sale.

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New Jersey Youth Theatre‘Roasts’ Cynthia Meryl

AREA – New Jersey Youth Theatre(NJYT) alumni, friends, family andsupporters of the arts are invited for anevening of food, music and fun “roast-ing” Cynthia Meryl, the award-win-ning artistic director of this non-profityouth theater organization.

The “roast,” a fund-raising benefitcelebrating Ms. Meryl’s 60th birthdayand NJYT’s 20th anniversary, will takeplace on Saturday, November 27, atLiberty Hall, located at 1085 MorrisAvenue in Union, from 8 p.m. to mid-night.

The “roast” will be hosted and at-tended by 20 years of NJYT alumniand will feature a panel of Ms. Meryl’sfunniest former cast members and stu-dents, including Adam Biner, JaclynIngoglia, Michael Tannenbaum, DarylStewart and Justin Restivo.

The band Keeping Riley, led by NJYTAssociate Music Director Jack Bender,will entertain and provide dance music.

A professional actress, director andtheatre-arts educator for nearly 50 years,Ms. Meryl teaches acting and musicaltheatre classes, provides private train-ing/coaching in voice and offers freeaudition workshops to high schoolsthroughout New Jersey.

Her stage-direction credits include40 major musicals and plays. She wrotethe book and lyrics for Midnight Mad-ness (a musical adaption of “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream”), and her per-formance credits as a professional ac-tress include the Broadway musicalNine with Raul Julia and My Fair Lady

opposite Noel Harrison.NJ YT is celebrated as one of the

most critically acclaimed youth-the-atre companies in New Jersey. TheNew Jersey State Council on the Artshas repeatedly recognized it, and itssummer productions at the New JerseyPerforming Arts Center and theAlgonquin Arts Theatre have receivedmultiple honors as well.

For 20 years, the mission of NJYT(formerly Westfield Young Artists’Cooperative Theatre or WYACT) hasbeen to provide the highest qualitytheatre arts education and on-stage ex-perience to aspiring young performersand technicians interested in enteringthe professional arena, at little or nocost to participants.

Even in this economic climate, NJYThopes to continue to provide high-qual-ity theatre education to the youth ofNew Jersey. Benefits such as this “roast”will assist in making this possible. Tick-ets for the “roast” are available atnjyouththeatre.org or by calling (908)233-3200.

By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER2 popcorns

“Sacrilege…plagiarism…they dideverything but pay the original writerroyalties,” I uttered as the plot ofdirector Todd Phillips’s Due Dateunspooled.

The fact is, beloved films are in-deed old companions, and we don’tcare for anyone stomping on theirmemory. Granted, although thiscouldn’t-possibly-ever-be-buddiesroad trip isn’t a word for word copyof John Hughes’s Planes, Trains andAutomobiles (1987), it stops just shortof earning a place in some lawyer’slegal brief.

But while there is no outright vio-lation of copyright, Due Date is guiltyof a far worse offense. I hereby ac-cuse the filmmaker of the artisticcrime of committing a variation on atheme without veiling it in a noveltwist.

In any event, after duly noting thisfilmic felony, I found myself spirit-edly laughing and, yes, even guffaw-ing at Robert Downey, Jr. and ZachGalifianakis’s antics.

You probably know the plot. Buthere’s a little refresher. RobertDowney, Jr. does the Steve Martinpart. He is Peter Highman, a but-toned-down, conservative architectwho not only didn’t inhale, but looksdown his nose at anything he consid-ers déclassé. In Atlanta on business,he’s off to Los Angeles to be at hiswife’s side when their firstborn ar-rives.

But thanks to the un-friend whowill soon be foisted on him, this willnot be easy. Enter his direct opposite,bumbling, stumbling and switchinghis pot-containing luggage withPeter’s at the airport. Assuming theJohn Candy role, his French bulldogin tow, Zach Galifianakis is EthanTremblay, a would-be actor hopingto make it big in Hollywood.

Through what seems like a seriesof coincidences, their fortunes aresoon as inextricably tied as the pro-verbial wet shoelace. Of course,lonely, multi-issue Ethan, whose dadjust recently died, sees it as an oppor-tunity to make a pal. Just as predict-ably, haughty Peter wants no part ofwhat appears to be an unsavory loser.He will have no choice.

The airline has put them both onthe no-fly list, and amidst this mess,Peter has lost his wallet and creditcards, and, thus, his independence.Ethan, who has by now rented a car,suggests that the two set out for theLeft Coast together. The picture ofreluctant pragmatism, Peter accepts.The Planes, Trains and Automobilesredux is on the road.

Although the script isn’t an exactstencil of its iconic model, the ebband flow of Ethan and Peter’s cross-country travail contains an analogous,farcical speed bump for every inci-

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dent that befell arrogant Neal Page(Steve Martin) and sad sack DelGriffith (John Candy). No need toitemize each one here; you’ll pointthem out along the way.

Plainly, Messrs. Downey andGalifianakis’s representations areneither an homage to, nor a creativereinvention of, their spiritual prede-cessors. Instead, they occupy a noman’s land between the two. But moreimportantly, by failing to establishpersonae beyond hollow stereotypes,it invites the original film to haunt thework at every turn.

Consequently, the underachievingmovie doesn’t strive beyond the ado-lescent cachet director Phillips seizeson in most of his efforts. Admittedly,it often entertains on this lowbrowlevel. But without full-bodied char-acterizations, there can be no suc-cessful establishment of the bitter-sweet component necessary to a taleof conflicted relationship.

Downey’s Peter Highman is up-tight and intolerant, with only smid-gens of potential humanity peekingthrough the cliché. Mr. Galifianakis’sEthan, on the other hand, is a ratio-nalizing mass of emotive flotsam andjetsam. While we’re not quite surewho or what he is, our better instinctssuggest empathy for whatever theactor is trying to portray.

The result is diversion by default.So see it if there’s nothing new at theRivoli, your mail carrier gave yourlatest Netflix to someone cross-town,or because it’s being shown on aplane and just has to be less boringthan the guy sitting next to you. Oth-erwise, no bundle of joy, Due Datedelivers pretty much what you wereexpecting.

* * *Due Date, rated R, is a Warner

Bros. Pictures release directed byTodd Phillips and stars RobertDowney, Jr., Zach Galifianakis andMichelle Monaghan. Running time:100 minutes.

Rec. Dept. to OfferHoliday Light ToursWESTFIELD – The Westfield Rec-

reation Department will once againoffer the New York City Holiday LightTour. These bus trips are available onTuesdays, December 7 or December14. The cost is $45 per person.

Participants will take an escorted,narrated tour of New York City to seethe holiday lights, with stops atFerrara’s Bakery, the Winter GardenAtrium Building and Lord & Taylorto view the Christmas displays, aswell as the progress at the WorldTrade Center site. Additional siteswill include the Christmas tree atLincoln Center, Tavern On The Green,Little Italy, a view of the ChryslerBuilding and the Christmas tree atRockefeller Center, among otherhighlights.

The tour also will include a stop ata local eatery. Dessert and coffee orsoft drink is included in the cost.Participants may pack a dinner forthe bus ride. Spaces are limited.

The bus will depart at 5 p.m. fromthe front of the Westfield MunicipalBuilding, located at 425 East BroadStreet, and return at approximately10:30 p.m. For additional informa-tion, call the Westfield RecreationDepartment at (908) 789-4080.

Mrs. Carolan Named FinalistFor 2010 Teacher of Year

SCOTCH PLAINS – UnionCatholic High School has announcedthat Humanities teacher MaryannCarolan has been selected as the2010 Non-public Teacher of the YearFinalist by the New Jersey Councilfor Private Education (NJ CAPE)and the New Jersey Department ofEducation Advisory Committee forNon-public Schools.

Mrs. Carolan has taught for 20years at Union Catholic and also is agraduate of the Class of 1986. Shereceived a Bachelor of Arts degreein Speech and Theater fromMontclair State University, a Mas-ter of Science degree in Educationfrom Walden University, and shewas a fellow at St. Andrew’s Univer-sity.

She has taught a variety of En-glish courses and is assistant chair-woman of the Humanities Program.Additionally, Mrs. Carolan servesasdirector of the Union Catholic Per-forming Arts Company.

Mrs. Carolan’s service includesher many roles in her parish commu-nity of St. Michael’s Roman Catho-lic Church in Cranford. She is amember of the National Council ofTeachers of English and the Educa-tional Theatre Association, and sheis an adjunct faculty member atFairleigh Dickinson University.

Under her directorship, the UnionCatholic Performing Arts Companyincludes a spring musical, a fallcomedy and summer musical. Lastschool year, her students traveledto an Off-off Broadway stage wherethey produced and performed Love(Awkwardly), an original play byMrs. Carolan and fellow UnionCatholic graduate John Rotondo incollaboration with 12 Union Catho-lic students.

She has been involved in assistingmany teachers in differentiated learn-

ing techniques while creating ru-brics for teachers to use as part oftheir professional development ac-tivities.

Mrs. Carolan describes her phi-losophy of education as being prag-matic, given her desire to teach prac-tical life skills along with the con-tent of the course, and she tries tohave students connect abstractthoughts with concrete elements intheir daily lives.

“Teaching students to value the pro-cess of learning will help make themstudents of our world and create thehunger for knowledge that far sur-passes anything,” said Mrs. Carolan.

This is the second consecutive yearthat a member of the Union Catholicfaculty has been recognized as aNon-Public Teacher of the Year Fi-nalist. In 2009, Barbara Dellanno,chairwoman of the Humanities De-partment and English teacher, wasawarded this distinction.

POSSIBLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR…Maryann Carolan is pictured alongwith Brother Ralph Darmento, deputy superintendent of schools for the Archdio-cese of Newark; John O’Neill, associate superintendent of schools for the Archdio-cese of Newark, and Sister Percylee Hart, principal of Union Catholic High School.

Knights ConductingToy Drive For NeedyGARWOOD – The Garwood

Knights of Columbus are collectingbrand new, unwrapped toys throughDecember on behalf of the childrenof St. Joseph’s Social Service Cen-ter in Elizabeth.

Donations can be dropped off after4 p.m. weekdays at the council hall,located at 37 South Avenue in Garwood(opposite PathMark.) Parking is avail-able behind the hall off Willow Av-enue. Individuals should use the sidedoor entrance. The Knights ask thatno toys depicting violence be donated.

Monetary donations may be madepayable to Garwood K of C ToyDrive, Attention: Keith Gallagher.For more information, call theKnights at (908) 789-9809 after 4p.m. Those making weekend dona-tions are asked to call first.

ECF Invites PublicTo Be Wish GrantorsSCOTCH PLAINS – The Emmanuel

Cancer Foundation (ECF) is askingmembers of the community to becomewish grantors by adopting one of thefoundation’s pediatric cancer childrenfor the holiday season.

The goal of this program is to makethe holidays a joyful and memorabletime for the pediatric cancer childrenwho are a part of the ECF family. Tax-exempt information and donor receiptswill be provided.

Based in Scotch Plains, ECF serveschildren diagnosed with cancer andtheir families. For further information,contact Barbara Kopel at (908) 322-4323, extension no. 17, or via e-mail atbarbara@emmanuelcancer.org.

Folk Music Café MarksAnniversary TonightMOUNTAINSIDE – The

Mountainside Public Library will cel-ebrate the two-year anniversary of thelibrary’s Folk Music Café tonight,Thursday, November 18, from 7 to8:40 p.m.

“Homegrown Music at theMountainside Library” will feature thefounding members of the HomegrownString Band. Known for their family-style, high-energy acoustic American-roots music, band members Georgianneand Rick Jackofsky will entertain withtheir banter and their collection of origi-nal and traditional songs and stories.Their performance will include guitar,mountain dulcimer, banjo, harmonicaand percussion.

The evening also will include a song-share segment, for which participantscan bring their own instruments. Apiano is available. Topping off theevening will be an informal jam ses-sion for everyone. Coffee, tea and des-serts will be provided.

The monthly Folk Music Café issupported by a grant from the Watts-Mountainside Community Foundation.Admission will be free. TheMountainside Public Library is locatedon Constitution Plaza. For more infor-mation about the library and its ser-vices, visit mountainsidelibrary.org orcall (908) 233-0115.

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Local Artist Takes ThreePrizes with One Piece

WESTFIELD – In May, Bruce Longof Westfield entered his segmentedwoodturning piece into the ninth an-nual “National Arts Program and Ex-hibit for Union County Employeesand Their Families.”

He took first place in the AmateurCraft category. He is eligible since hiswife, Paula, works in the county’sOffice of Cultural and Heritage Af-fairs.

Next in line was the “2010 UnionCounty Senior Art Show” in June,where he entered the same piece andreceived first place in the 3D Craftcategory.

All first-place winners in the CountySenior Art Show are automaticallyentered into the “State Senior ArtShow,” held this year in East Windsor.Entries were submitted from all butsix counties in the state. Judging tookplace in September, and after much

deliberation, Mr. Long’s piece wonsecond place in the Non-Pro Craftcategory. An awards ceremony washeld late last month.

The work is comprised of hundredsof pieces of wood of different speciesprecision-cut into segments and gluedtogether to form rings. The rings arethen stacked and glued together toform an original geometric design.The stacked formation is then turnedon a lathe to its final form. Sandingand finishing complete the work.

Mr. Long is an amateur woodworker,specializing in woodturning on thelathe. He is a member of the NewJersey Woodturners and their parentorganization, the American Associa-tion of Woodturners. He is also a mem-ber of the Westfield Art Association.For information on any of these orga-nizations, call him at (908) 654-1874or (908) 461-1548.

Mother Seton to PresentWizard of Oz Nov. 19-21

CLARK – Students at Mother Se-ton Regional High School will per-form in the school’s annual musical,The Wizard of Oz, on Friday and Sat-urday, November 19 and 20, at 7:30p.m. and on Sunday, November 21, at2 p.m. All performances will be heldin the school’s auditorium.

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

Takisha Pierre of Irvington willportray The Wicked Witch of the Westand Katherine Newton of Middlesexis cast as Glinda, The Good Witch.

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

Oz.The play will be performed under

the direction of Margaret Hak. SisterTheo Furniss will serve as the playcoordinator. Music will be under thedirection of Lucille Obie, and MeganFerentinos is in charge of choreogra-phy. Carol Henderson, faculty mem-ber at Mother Seton, is in charge ofcostumes. Set design is under the di-rection of Janet Murphy and JackDuffy.

Stage managers for the show in-clude sophomores Juliana Balabustaof Linden, Vivian Cao of Colonia,Miah Simmons of Plainfield, andsophomores Carla Souza and JackieStiles and freshman Breanna Barrett,all from Rahway.

Ticket prices on Friday are $10 forgeneral admission and $8 for childrenand senior citizens. On Saturday, alltickets will be $10. For Sunday’s per-formance, general admission will be$10, while the cost for children andsenior citizens will be $5.

Author Helps PeopleLearn to ‘Be Happy’WESTFIELD – The Town Book

Store in Westfield will host a meetand greet with Westfield residentJosie Varga, author of the inspira-tional book “Make Up Your Mind toBe Happy,” on November 20, from 2to 4 p.m.

This book is not about teachingpeople how to be happy; it is aboutwhat one’s soul already knows to betrue. Ms. Varga grew up with a dis-ability that often left her self-confi-dence floundering, and she shares thesecret to staying positive and happy.

In addition to her book writing,she has completed several medicaltreatments that were broadcast forreality television, including a televi-sion series for her book, “Visits fromHeaven.” A creative thinker, she isthe holder of two patents. She livesin Westfield with her husband andtwo daughters. For more informa-tion about the author, visitjosievarga.com.

The Town Book Store is located at270 East Broad Street in Westfield(corner of East Broad and ElmerStreets). To learn more, call (908)233-3535.

Crescent Society PresentsTwo Versions of Magnificat

PLAINFIELD – The Crescent Cho-ral Society will present two versionsof the Magnificat, written two centu-ries apart, on Sunday, November 21,at 3 p.m. in the Crescent AvenuePresbyterian Church, located at thecorner of Crescent Avenue and Sev-enth Street in Plainfield. The concertis the second of this season’s Cres-cent Concerts Series.

Conducted by Ronald Thayer,music director at the Crescent Av-enue Church, the chorus and soloists,accompanied by nine strings and or-gan, will offer J.S. Bach’s Magnificatin D major and Alan Hovhannes’sMagnificat.

The text for these works is drawnfrom the Gospel of Luke, I: 46—55.Mary, having been informed by an

angel that she will bear Jesus, the“Son of the most high,” offers praiseto God that begins, “My soul magni-fies the Lord,” which in Latin is“Magnificat anima mea Dominum.”

The Magnificat text has been set tomusic countless times, dating back tothe Renaissance. Most of these arerelative short and meant to be in-cluded in religious services. But asmall number, such as the two to beheard on Saturday, are performed to-day as part of a concert.

Tickets at $20 ($15 for seniors and$5 for students) may be purchased atthe door.

Handicap access, bathrooms andlarge-print programs are available.For enquiries, call (908) 756-2468.

Musical Trio GirlymanReturns to Westfield

WESTFIELD – The Coffee WithConscience Concert Series contin-ues its 11th season by presenting thepop-folk group Girlyman at the FirstUnited Methodist Church, located at1 East Broad Street (corner of NorthAvenue), in Westfield on Saturday,November 20. Doors will open at7:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 8p.m. Admission is $19 on line and$23 at the door. Advance purchase oftickets is recommended by going togirlyman.eventbrite.com.

Doris Muramatsu and TylanGreenstein became best friends insecond grade. The two met NateBorofsky in college at a talent show,and since then, they have been creat-ing their own unique language ofthree-part harmony.

Informed by 1960s vocal groupslike Simon and Garfunkel and TheMamas and the Papas, and infusedwith years of classical and jazz train-ing, Girlyman’s songs are a dance ofmelody and suspensions – a blend of

acoustic, Americana, and rock.Girlyman formed in 2001 in Brook-

lyn, where the friends shared an apart-ment; their first rehearsal was sched-uled for Tuesday, September 11. Itwas postponed, but the events of thatday helped the trio clarify its vision:“We decided to just have fun and nottake ourselves too seriously,” Mr.Borofsky said.

The Keith Knost Special NeedsTrust is the beneficiary of this con-cert. Keith Knost is a former Summitresident who was paralyzed from thechest down in a horrific car accidentin October 2000. He currently re-sides at Manor Care in Mountainside,where he is adjusting to his new lifecircumstances. For more informationabout Keith Knost and the Trust, goto girlyman.eventbrite.com.

To learn more, visitcoffeewithconscience.org or call theconcert hotline at (908) 412-9105 orsend an e-mail to ahrre@ahrre.com.Volunteers are always appreciated.

Comedian Marino ComesHome for Special Benefit

SCOTCH PLAINS – Scotch Plainsnative Mike Marino will bring his“New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy”act to the Italian-American Hall inScotch Plains at 8 p.m. on Saturday,November 27.

Mr. Marino lives in Los Angelesnow, but he never misses an oppor-tunity to come home to New Jersey.His parents still live in the house hegrew up in, just down the road fromthe Italian-American Club.

“I was always in the limelightwhen I was a kid,” Mr. Marino re-called over the phone from Holly-wood, where he was taping a showwith fellow comedian Tom Arnoldat The Laugh Factory.

“I got into the Screen Actors Guildat age 4 and started doing commer-

cials when I was 16. and I’m stilldoing them.”

At Scotch Plains-Fanwood HighSchool, he performed in RepertoryTheater and was a drummer for theMoonglowers jazz ensemble and thehigh school marching band.

“If there was a drum, I banged onit,” said Mr. Marino.

“Mr. [Vincent] Turturiello was ournew band director my senior year,and he asked me to lead the drumsquad,” he continued. “All theseyears later, Mr. ‘T’ saw me performat a comedy club in New Jersey andasked me after the show if I wouldcome home to do a benefit for thekids. So I called my older brother,Paul, and he agreed to bring his bandfor the Thanksgiving weekendshow.”

Mr. Marino’s New Jersey rootsinspire the standup material he de-livers to audiences all over the world.He has one of the most popular clipson YouTube, with over 1.9 millionviews. He just finished filming ayet-to-be released movie, OrdinaryAverage Guys. His 2011 comedy tourwill take him across the country andaround the world to England, Aus-tralia and Dubai.

His last HBO special was in 2006,and he hopes to do another HBOspecial in 2011.

“This one I would love to film atthe high school,” said Mr. Marino. “Iwould call it, ‘Mike Marino – Fi-nally Out of Detention.’”

Tickets to Mr. Marino’s homecom-ing event in Scotch Plains, to includespecial musical guests The Paul MarinoBand and 33 and a Third, cost $30. Allproceeds benefit the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Music Department and theItalian-American Club. The hall is lo-cated at 1976 Valley Avenue in ScotchPlains. To learn more or to purchasetickets, call (908) 322-6533 or e-mailspfcomedynight@gmail.com. Peoplecan also buy tickets directly everyMonday and Wednesday, between 7:30and 8:30 p.m., in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School lobby, locatedat 667 Westfield Road.

Celebrate the HolidaysWith Westfield Symphony

WESTFIELD – From traditionalto pops, choral favorites to musical-theater classics, this season ofWestfield Symphony Orchestra(WSO) concerts will fill the wholefamily with holiday cheer.

In addition to the now-renownedNew Year’s Eve celebration, on Sat-urday, December 4, at 8 p.m. theWSO will present a brand-new holi-day concert guaranteed to make theseason merry. Attendees can joinMaestro David Wroe and WSO mu-sicians at the Presbyterian Church inWestfield for “Home for the Holi-days,” a family festival of traditionaland contemporary songs and music,sing-a-longs and more.

Tickets prices range from $25 to$70 for adults, and there is a specialdiscount price of only $10 for stu-dents in grades K-12.

On Friday, December 31, at 7 p.m.,the fully professional WSO againpresents its New Year’s Eve musical

celebration. This year’s performance,“The Great American Songbook,”promises a superb revue of Americanmusical-theater classics presented inglorious symphonic splendor.

This year’s lineup reads like a“Who’s Who” of the best of Ameri-can musical-theater composers andagain features renowned guest vocal-ists direct from the Broadway stage.

The New Year’s Eve sellout concertwill take place in the newlyrefurbished Westfield High Schoolauditorium, located at 550 DorianRoad in Westfield, and will finish atapproximately 9 p.m. Tickets inadvance are $35 for general admissionand $65 for preferred seating.

Tickets for both concerts may bepurchased directly from the WSO bycalling (908) 232-9400 or visitingthe office at 224 East Broad Street.Tickets are also available from TheTown Bookstore in Westfield, andMartin Jewelers in Cranford.

By JAYNE BOOK SALOMONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Thanksgiving, the commemorationof our arrival to this country and a dayto reflect on the things for which weare grateful, kicks off the entire holi-day season this year on November25. Since 1941, the fourth Thursdayof the month has been the officialdate to celebrate this most-festive fallholiday.

This year, the Jets have the privi-lege of also kicking off on Thanks-giving Day. This may be a very excit-ing event for the Jets and their fans,but it certainly complicates my favor-ite holiday plans.

I believe, I have mentioned beforethat I live with three avid Jets fans.The good news is that the game againstthe Cincinnati Bengals doesn’t beginuntil 8 p.m. The bad news is that forthe first time I can remember, thegame impacts the timing of our holi-day feast.

One of my sons actually wantedthe family to have a Thanksgivingdinner in the parking lot of the NewMeadowlands Stadium, tailgate-style. He was dead serious. That ideawas, of course, immediatelysquashed. However, the compromiseis the dinner will be served early inthe afternoon this year to allow myfans the opportunity to enjoy aThanksgiving tailgate party at thestadium.

Accordingly, leftover turkey andtrimmings will be on the menu for theparking-lot gala. After the dinner isdigested and naps are taken, giantsandwiches will get packed to snackon before kick-off time.

On Wednesday, the 24th, I willleave my kitchen only to go to Panera.We are so lucky to have one of thesebakeries/restaurants right here inWestfield.

Their specialty, delicious bakedbreads, are the biggest I have evercome across. I will pick up one of theseveral varieties of these huge breadsand have it thickly cut. The choicedepends on my mood. Should I buythe semolina or the whole wheat.

After dinner on Thanksgiving Day,as we clean up, I will create a large,unusual and hearty sandwich for theguys. First, I will lay a generousportion of turkey (of course) on aslice of the bread.

Next, stuffing followed by cole-slaw and then top it all off with gravy.Put a slice of hunky bread on top, andwrap. No cutting these man sand-

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the holiday this year, enjoy thesegood-old, down-home and easyThanksgiving recipes.

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1 medium head cabbage, shredded or 1 bag(16 ounces) shredded cabbage

2 medium carrots, grated1 green pepper, grated1 teaspoon Kosher salt

½ cup sugar½ cup Hellman’s mayonnaise

1 teaspoon white vinegar

PROCEDURE Put the shredded cabbage in alarge bowl. Add the carrots and greenpeppers. Add the salt, sugar, mayon-naise and vinegar. Toss and serve.

Yield: 6 servings *This coleslaw recipe is still thebest.

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INGREDIENTS1 bag (14 ounce) stuffing*

1 egg2 tablespoons butter1 cup chicken broth

PROCEDURE Prepare stuffing according to thepackage directions. Spread the stuff-ing on the bottom of a large roastingpan. Place the turkey on top. Pour thechicken broth over the turkey.**Cover and roast 15 minutes per poundof turkey. Remove the turkey andspoon the stuffing into a large bowl.Serve. *Any brand of stuffing will suffice. ** Since the stuffing is full of thefat drippings from the turkey, this isnot a low-calorie recipe, but it isincredibly good.

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NJWA Concert BandTo Play at Lady of LourdesMOUNTAINSIDE – On Sunday,

November 21, at 2 p.m., the NewJersey Workshop for the Arts(NJWA) Concert Band, under thedirection of conductor HowardToplansky, will perform a fall con-cert at Our Lady of Lourdes Church,located at 300 Central Avenue inMountainside.

This is the second of a four-con-cert series for the 2010-2011 con-cert season. The event is open to thepublic, and admission is $10 perperson.

“We are delighted to be invitedback to play at OurLady of LourdesChurch. Our mu-sical selectionsare geared toplease a variety ofmusical tastes,and range fromRenaissance toRagtime favor-ites,” said Mr.Toplansky.

The Overture to“Zampa” by LouisHerold, Highlights from “Gigi” byLerner and Lowe and “MarcheTriomphale” by Berlioz will be themain selections on the first half ofthe program.

“Gold and Silver Waltzes” byFranz Lehar will also be featured onthis program. Lehar was the succes-sor to Johann Strauss as the premiercomposer of the Austro-HungarianEmpire.

John Ondrey, the organist and adultchoir director at Our Lady of LourdesChurch, as well as band director atKenilworth’s David Brearley HighSchool, will be featured as guestconductor while the concert bandperforms “Toccata for Band” by theAmerican band composer FrankErickson and “Dedicatory Overture”by Clifton Williams.

The concert will also offer “DillPickles,” a ragtime feature and “LaComparsita” by Rodriguez. Severalmarches will also be performed onthis program, which includes “Nos-

talgia for the Moth-erland” by the Rus-sian composerTrofimov and“Royal WelchFusiliers” by JohnPhilip Sousa.

“Royal WelchFusiliers” wascomposed inmemory of the as-sociation of theU.S. Marines withthe Second Battal-

ion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers dur-ing the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China.Rounding out this concert will be “Pre-lude and Fugue in F minor” by Bach,“Caprice for Band” by Havlicek and“Mr. Sandman” by Pat Ballard.

For further information about theconcert or to learn how to become amember of the NJWA Concert Band,call (908) 789-9696 or e-mail atnjwaband@att.net.

The NJWA Concert Band, picturedabove, will perform at Our Lady ofLourdes Church on November 21, thisSunday.

Symphony Orchestra’s David Wroe in action ~ Courtesy of Joe Perez

SHOWING OFF THEIR TECHNIQUES…Helen Frees, left, Art teacher atEdison Intermediate School, and Alison Hooper-Korkuch, right, art teacher atthe McKinley and Lincoln Schools, display their creative techniques at thepresentation of Kanzashi Fabric Folding, a class the teachers team-taught for theArt Educators of New Jersey annual conference in Somerset. The two arteducators also worked together to demonstrate a second hands-on workshopinspired by the artist Louise Nevelson. The final product of the second lesson,titled Rainbow Wall Assemblages, is on permanent display in the front hallwayof the Lincoln School at 728 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.

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Courtesy of the film-makers and Thomas S. FortunatoWHOM WOULD YOU CHOOSE?... Two Scotch Plains residents premiered a short film at Westfield’s Rialto Theatre, lastThursday. Choose, which was hosted by the Summit chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, focuses ona husband’s decision of either treating his comatose wife, who has developed a brain tumor, immediately and possibly killingthe couple’s unborn child or letting her condition deteriorate irreversibly until the baby can be saved. Above, from left toright, are: Deborah Twiss ("Terri"), Carter Roy ("Jonah"), Stephanie Yuhas (assistant producer), Christine Bothelo(producer and Scotch Plains resident) and Robbie Bryan (writer/director and husband of Ms. Bothelo). Pictured at left inthe screen shot, Jonah reflects in a bathroom mirror as he thinks about his impending decision.

Choose Focuses on a DecisionNo One Should Have to Make

By THOMAS S. FORTUNATOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD – Last Thursday,Scotch Plains filmmakers Robbie Bryanand Christine Botelho premiered theirlatest short film, Choose, at the RialtoTheater in Westfield, hosted by theSummit chapter of the Susan G. KomenBreast Cancer Foundation.

The movie was written and directedby Mr. Bryan, produced by his wife andfirst-time producer, Ms. Bothelo, andwas dedicated to Mr. Bryan’s collegefriend, Liza Ringer-Chance, whopassed away earlier this year from ova-rian cancer.

“I’m more proud of this than any-thing I’ve ever made,” Mr. Bryan an-nounced before the movie screened.This movie was a first for the coupledue to its compactness, only 20 min-utes in length.

“Christie [Botelho] and I have onlymade features up until now,” he ex-plained.

The movie centers on the characterJonah, played by Carter Roy, a manwhose wife, Terri, develops an aggres-sive brain tumor during the 21st weekof pregnancy.

At first, Terri, played by DeborahTwiss, declines to be treated until afterher unborn child is capable of surviv-ing outside the womb, but she falls intoa coma before that point is reached,

leaving Jonah to make the decision totreat Terri immediately and possiblykill the baby, or let Terri’s conditiondeteriorate irreversibly until the babycan be saved.

Since the movie is short, Mr. Bryantook an interesting approach to tell thestory without wasting any time; themovie starts off at the climax, withTerri being wheeled into a hospitalunconscious on a stretcher with Jonahfollowing her every step of the way.

From there, the movie flashes backand forth between the present and keymoments in the course of Terri’s preg-nancy, including when the couple firstlearns of the brain tumor, Terri reveal-ing to her girlfriends that she is preg-nant and a heated religious debate be-tween Terri’s Catholic parents and Jonahabout what to do about this situation.

The movie ends with Jonah, deep in

prayer at the hospital’s chapel, beingcalled by a nurse telling him it is time tomake his decision. Even thoughthroughout the movie the audience isbeing hinted at what Jonah’s choice isgoing to be, Mr. Bryan never actuallyreveals what Jonah chooses, insteadopting for viewers to make up theirown conclusions at the end of the movie.

“I just wish I had $5 million to give[Bryan and Botelho] right now so theycan expand [Choose],” Ms. Twiss said.“I want to know more about [Terri’s]dad; I want to know more about Terriand her husband, and what their wholerelationship is.”

Following Thursday’s screening inWestfield, Choose will return to theediting room for some last-minute pol-ishing before it is scheduled to make itsway across the country on the filmfestival circuit.

Emerald Trio Wins HonorsAt Continuo Competition

Karen Bogardus, Orlando Wells, Mat-thew Castle

AREA – The Emerald Trio – com-prising Karen Bogardus, flute, Or-lando Wells, violin, and James Mat-thew Castle, piano and composer –impressed thejudges with Mr.Castle’s originalc o m p o s i t i o n ,Sonatina, Op.2, ata recent ContinuoArts Competition.

The trio has beena dream realized forMs. Bogardus andMr. Wells. The mar-ried couple hadbeen searching foryears for a third person with whom toform a chamber ensemble.

Several years ago, they met Mr.Castle and realized they had foundthe perfect fit, both musically andpersonally. Individually, the mem-bers of the Emerald Trio wear manydifferent hats in their musical ca-reers: actor, director, composer, re-

cording and concert artists while per-forming diverse and varied styles fromBach to cabaret and Broadway tohip-hop and jazz.

Their love ofclassical and con-temporary cham-ber music was thecommon interest,and from there,the trio was born.

The Young Art-ist winner was an-nounced at theContinuo ArtsMaking MusicalDreams Come

True Gala in mid-October, followingperformances throughout the eveningby all finalists who were competingfor a chance to make their debut inCarnegie Hall with the Continuo ArtsSymphonic Chorus and Orchestra.

The artist finalists were sopranoNina Berman, violinist Amy Zhang,soprano Rhie Yungee, mezzo-sopranoClare Maloney, pianist Pham Hoang,soprano Allison Linker, The ArgosPiano Trio, mezzo-soprano SarahKraus and The Emerald Trio. Origi-nally numbering more than 200, theartists came from as far away asCanada and abroad.

The evening was topped off by asurprise appearance by DESTINO,the Canadian tenor trio that sang forthe Beijing Olympics, and last spring,appeared at Carnegie Hall in “TheSounds of Music” concert withContinuo Arts under the baton ofCandace Wicke.

Continuo Arts offers anintergenerational choral music pro-gram for ages 6 to past 60 and aSummer Musical Theater Conserva-tory. For more information, call (908)264-5324 or visit continuoarts.com.

NAG’s Work Does NotIrritate Visual-Art Fans

By MARYLOU MORANOSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

AREA – The New Art Group (NAG),six professional artists whose work rep-resents a wide range of visual artsexpression, recently exhibited “Imagi-nary Landscapes,” an art show with thetheme of landscape as metaphor.

The exhibit, which was held in theLes Malamut Gallery in theUnion Public Library, steppedout of the ordinary use of land-scape as artistic subject andemployed it, instead, as alle-gory for the human condition.

Westfield artist FrancescaAzzara, well known for en-caustic paintings, exhibitedmixed-media works that wereautobiographical.

One such painting, “Pink Moon Ris-ing,” was an energetic representationof “places [Ms. Azzara] has visited butnever seen.”

Joan Dreyer’s work often embracesthe emotional landscape of grief andloss. Mostly working in fiber, Ms.

Dreyer takes her inspiration from thewillow tree.

She exhibited several somber-col-ored works featuring postage-stamp-sized photographs within a larger artis-tic framework.

Jim Fuess’s abstract paintings arefull of color and life.

One of his pieces, “Worm Wars 1,” isnow part of a series of paint-ings depicting relationshipsbetween worms in conflictwith each other.

Several of his works wereuntitled at the time of the ex-hibit.

“Sometimes, the titles comebefore the work is even fin-ished; sometimes, much later,”

he explained.Among Susan Ahlstrom’s exhibited

work was “Tree of Life, a Study afterKlimt,” which was created from deli-cately flattened slabs of clay, handformed, fired and mounted on a paintedboard.

According to Ms. Ahlstrom, it is astudy of part of a famous marble,ceramic, enamel and precious stonemosaic wall in the Palais Stoclet inBrussels, known as the Stoclet Friezeand drawn by Austrian artist GustavKlimt.

“I liked the moving qualities of thebranches, how they spiral inward andoutward, expanding, contracting, ris-ing and falling,” she said.

The work of photographers NancyOri and Paul Pinkman rounded out theexhibit.

NAG was formed from the membersof the Visual Arts Committee of theWatchung Arts Center about 20 yearsago.

The NAG’s goal is to developopportunities for artists to exhibittheir work. More information aboutNAG can be found atnewartgroup.com.

“Picnic in the Rain,”Paul Pinkman, 2009.Installation view,mixed media with sound

Jim Fuess ~ Running Egg

WF’s Alexander PresentsConcert This Sunday

WESTFIELD – Westfield residentFlora Alexander will present a fluteand piano concert on Sunday, No-vember 21, at 3 p.m. at the FirstCongregation Church, located at 125Elmer Street in Westfield.

Ms. Alexander will be playing fiveclassical works on flute, accompa-nied by pianist Mary Beth McFall.Both musicians were featured at thispast Wednesday’s Westfield MusicalClub concert. The November 21 pro-gram will feature works by AaronCopland, Georges Bizet, PhillippeGaubert, Béla Bartók and Ian Clarke.

Ms. Alexander graduated recentlyfrom the University of Michigan,where she studied music educationand flute performance under masterflutist Amy Porter. Ms. Alexander iscurrently the director of bands andchoruses at Carl H. Kumpf MiddleSchool in Clark.

Ms. McFall has accompanied manymusicians, including those from theChoral Art Society of New Jersey, theSummit Playhouse, the WestfieldCommunity Players and the MusicalClub of Westfield.

The November 21 concert is opento the public. There is a suggesteddonation of $10 for adults and $5 forstudents and seniors. A reception fea-turing light refreshments will followthe performance. All are welcome tostay and meet the performers.

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Temple Audience Feels Like PartOf the Performance at Mostly Music

By BARBARA THOMSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Ani Kafavian, violin; PaulNeubauer, viola; Carter Brey, cello;Liang Wang, oboe; Mozart, OboeQuartet in F Major; Britten, Phan-tasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings;von Dohnanyi, Serenade in C Majorfor String Trio; Temple Emanu-El,Westfield. November 14, 7:30 p.m.

* * *A large crowd was in attendance

at Sunday’s “Mostly Music” con-cert. This New York chamber musicgroup has been performing togetherfor many years, usually with co-directors Ani Kafavian and CarterBrey joined by musical friends.Sunday’s program featured musicfor oboe and string trio, and was achance to hear some less-known rep-ertoire.

Mozart’s Oboe Quartet (this termdoes not mean four oboes, just fourplayers, one of whom is an oboist)was written for his good friendFriedrich Ramm, a virtuoso playerwho was principal oboist in theMunich orchestra. The oboe in the18th Century was a much more rudi-mentary instrument than now, asmodern oboes have many improve-ments, which have made them easierto play. Even by today’s standards,this is a difficult work; on the oboeRamm used, it was even harder.Mozart was clearly challenging hisfriend; the work is, in essence, anoboe concerto with string trio ac-companiment.

Liang Wang, principal oboist ofthe New York Philharmonic, rose tothe occasion splendidly with a warm,rich tone that never got thin orscreechy, even in the highest rangesof the instrument. Particularly lovelywas the Adagio slow movement, aflorid, melancholy aria over a simplestring background. In the lively fi-nale, Rondeau:Allegro, Ms. Wangwowed the audience with his prodi-gious technique, running up anddown the range of the instrumentwith great speed and dexterity.Mozart would have been proud.

The first half of the program con-cluded with Benjamin Britten’sPhantasy Quartet for Oboe andStrings. The work is Britten’s opus2, written while he was a 19-year-old student at the Royal College ofMusic in London. It is an interestingnote that the British compositionalscene in the early part of the 20thcentury is rife with “Phantasies.” Awealthy amateur musician, W.W.Cobbett, had established a presti-gious competition for single-move-ment chamber music Phantasies, andcomposers wrote Phantasy afterPhantasy in pursuit of the annualCobbett Prize. Britten won it in 1932for his Phantasy String Quartet, andlater the same year wrote his OboePhantasy. It did not win the prize,but as performed on the BBC by

famed oboist Leon Goossens, it wonthe young composer praise for itsconstruction and originality.

The work has a formal intricacythat fascinates analysts, but is notreadily heard by the listener. Sufficeit to say that there is a lot of dis-jointed scurrying in the strings whilethe oboe sails along above it, some-times joining in, sometimes remain-ing aloof. A more lyrical middlesection with strings alone eventu-ally returns to the opening ideas, andthe work closes with the same pas-sage with which it began. The workis intelligent and edgy, but not reallyheart-warming.

The concert concluded with Ernstvon Dohnányi’s Serenade in C Ma-jor for String Trio. (The nameDohnányi is well known to contem-porary listeners, as the composer’sgrandson, Christoph von Dohnányi,was conductor of the Cleveland Or-chestra for many years.) Ernst was aHungarian pianist, composer andconductor of great repute in his na-tive land. He ran afoul of the Fas-cists in his early years (disbandingthe Budapest Philharmonic ratherthan fire its Jewish members) andlater the Communists after WorldWar II, eventually moving to theUnited States to teach at FloridaState University.

His Serenade is in five movementsof varying lengths – some quite short,several more substantial. The sec-ond movement, Romanza, gave achance for the wonderful violist, PaulNeubauer, to exploit the dark reso-nance of this under-appreciated in-strument with long lines and lushsonorities. A lively Scherzo of al-

most continuous rapid passageworkled into a substantial Theme andVariations, and finally a rondo Fi-nale with hints of a Hungarian folkdance.

Each of the works was preceded byinformal, often light-hearted remarksby the performers. This establishedjust the right atmosphere for cham-ber music, which is a more intimate,personal form than orchestral music.The size of the room is important,too, as the intimacy of small en-sembles can be lost in large concerthalls. Temple Emanu-El’s sanctuaryis just the right size for music of thistype, with the audience being closeenough to the stage to see the interac-tion between the players and feel apart of the performance.

Throughout the concert, it was apleasure to watch how experiencedchamber musicians of this caliberfollow each other’s subtle cues tostay together. Lacking a conductor,they must make constant eye contactand watch each other’s body lan-guage intently, breathing together asone organism. All four of these per-formers are terrific musicians at thetop of their game – wonderful intona-tion, beautiful sound, rhythmic vital-ity and precision. Westfield is fortu-nate to have this series, and I lookforward to their upcoming perfor-mances.

CorrectionIn an article highlighting the

artwork of Westfield artist andpsychologist Gail Winbury, lastweek, her name was misspelled inthe headline. We regret the error.

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