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Courtesy of The Westfield Police DepartmentHELPING HAND...Westfield’s Mobile Command Center was used to assist Garwood in keeping the borough’s policedepartment up and running while the borough installed a new stand-by generator, which required all power to be cut toborough hall, including the police department.

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WPD Command Center HelpsKeep Garwood Dispatch Operating

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

AREA — Westfield’s Mobile Com-mand Center got its first real test lastweek when neighboring Garwoodused it to keep the borough’s policedepartment up and running while theborough installed a new stand-bygenerator, which required all powerto be cut to borough hall includingthe police department.

The Garwood Police Departmentpurchased a generator to power bor-ough hall, including the police de-partment, through funding by a New

Jersey Office of Emergency Man-agement sub-grant for disaster pre-paredness.

While it was apparent that businesswould not be as usual, Garwood Po-lice Chief Bruce Underhill and themembers of the Garwood Police De-partment said they were determinedto provide the same level of serviceand handle the situation with a mini-mum of inconvenience to the public.

The department looked at a num-ber of options, including transferringvital police jobs to neighboring po-lice departments and moving por-

table generators in with power cordssnaked through the building, but alloptions were less than ideal, said Lt.Jim Wright of the Garwood PoliceDepartment.

It was during this time thatGarwood learned that the neighbor-ing Westfield Police Department hadpurchased a new mobile commandcenter tailor-made for the jobGarwood needed. Equipped with fourwork stations, the mobile commandcenter has the ability to be pro-grammed with all of the radio, phoneand computer systems, including 9-1-1, that are required to run the policedepartment.

Westfield Police Chief DavidWayman said he was contacted inOctober by Chief Underhill to see ifthe Westfield Police Departmentcould assist Garwood, and ChiefWayman agreed to help.

“It was the first actual practicalexercise that we’ve done to ensurethat the capabilities of the commandcenter are what we expect them tobe,” Chief Wayman said. He said itwas the first time his department did9-1-1 dispatching from the commandcenter.

The Garwood police visited theWestfield Police Department two tothree weeks in advance, where theyviewed the department mobile com-mand center and learned of its capa-bilities. So on November 13, Garwoodclosed its borough hall for the daywhile the Westfield Police Depart-ment arrived early in the morningwith the command center and gen-erator truck, the latter of which wasused to supply power for lightingcertain areas of the interior of thepolice department needed for policeoperations during the day. Operatingfrom 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the generatortruck used 30 of the 40 gallons ofdiesel fuel it carries.

Chief Wayman said all ofGarwood’s non-emergency calls wereforwarded to four hard phone linesestablished inside the command cen-

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Cranford Zoning BoardApproves Variances

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD – The zoning boardof adjustment Monday approvedthree variance applications.

Meghan Walsh of 29 Elmora Av-enue was approved to replace hergarage, which was damaged lastOctober in a storm, she said. Shewas granted approval to replace thegarage with one of the same sizeand structure as the garage that wasdamaged. She said most homes inthe area have the same type of de-tached garage.

Stephen, Carol and MaryGiamboi, applicants for 21 MorseStreet, a two-family home, weregranted variance relief for the houseto remain a two-family residence.The home has been a two-familyfor some 80 or 90 years, Mr.Giamboi said. The Giamboisshowed architectural plans to buildan addition that will increase thebuilding area by about 50 percent,architect Carl Mazzola said. Theaddition is within the setback and

lot coverage parameters; however,the Giambois had to seek relief froma pre-existing non-conforming con-dition of a two-family dwelling.

Township Zoning Officer RobertHudak evaluated tax records thatconfirmed the home has existed asa two-family dwelling since 1922,the applicant’s attorney, RichardBrightman, said.

Mr. Giamboi said he and his wife,Carol, will occupy the larger unit,while his mother, Mary, will live inthe adjoining 1,508-square-footunit.

The existing detached two-car ga-rage will be demolished and re-placed with a new two-car garagethat will be attached to the homewith a bedroom above as part of theaddition. Mr. Mazzola said thedriveway’s length will be lessenedand will be changed from a single-car to a double-car width driveway.

This addition of more off-streetparking was favorable to BoardChairman Ronald Marotta, as he


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Westfield BOE Hears PresentationOn District Accounts, Technology

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD – At the board ofeducation workshop meeting on Tues-day night, members were brought upto speed on aspects of the currentbudget by Board Secretary/BusinessAdministrator Dana Sullivan. ChiefTechnology Officer Brian Auker andDistrict Network Manager ArvinVidal gave a PowerPoint presenta-tion on current and future technologyupgrades.

Ms. Sullivan explained that capitalreserve is an account that allows thedistrict to reserve funds for capitalprojects included in the long-rangefacilities plan. She said a capitalproject is defined as acquisition,demolition, construction, improve-ment, repair, alteration, moderniza-tion, renovation, reconstruction orcapital maintenance of all or any part

of a school facility. She also said thedistrict can deposit funds into thisaccount as part of the annual budgetprocess or by a board resolution ap-proved annually between June 1 andJune 30. She said Regular OperatingDistrict (ROD) grants are only avail-able for facilities projects deemed tobe capital projects. She said the dis-trict will know in early Decemberwhether it will receive any of thegrants for which it applied. She saidthe district will have two years to

decide how to use the money.Ms. Sullivan explained that main-

tenance reserve accounts allow a dis-trict to reserve funds to be used toimplement required maintenance ofthe school district’s facilities for sys-tem warranty purposes and which arenecessary for keeping a facility openand safe. She said it may be used forrepairs such as heating, lighting, ven-tilation and security. She said thedistrict also can put funds into this


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GARWOOD – The board of educa-tion (BOE) is seeking applications tofill an open seat on the board, it an-nounced Tuesday.

Board members Sue Groning andBrian McDermott were re-elected to athree-year term in the board ofeducation’s recent election and oneseat remains open.

Resident Bruce Paterson had beenthe winner of the third seat as a write-incandidate, however he had not soughtto run for the BOE. “I really wasn’tdestined for this direction,” Mr. Pater-

son said during the public commentsection of the meeting. Therefore, hewithdrew his name.

Board member John Sullvan hasserved two, three-year terms and chosenot to run for re-election.

The board will advertise the openingand applications must be received byFriday, December 6. The seat will befor a one-year term.

Superintendent Teresa Quigley andboard member Aaron Watkins pre-sented awards certificates Tuesday tothose students who achieved a perfectscore on the NJASK test taken in the


MS BOE Hears Overview onTechnology Infrastructure

By KATE BROWNESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

MOUNTAINSIDE - The Moun-tainside Board of Education (BOE)heard a detailed presentation fromJason Whitaker, Edward Bezerra andDon Stienmetz on the district’s tech-nology infrastructure challenges atTuesday’s board meeting.

Mr. Whitaker, the technology co-ordinator for the district, began hispresentation with an overview of thecurrent system’s architecture, whichhe said is not compatible with, orsufficient for the needs of the 21stcentury classroom. Mr. Whitaker ex-plained that the current system isplagued by network breakdowns,slow downloads, and does not com-ply with the new state standards forcomputerized testing, which will berolled out in the 2014-2015 schoolyear.

Computer professional, Mr.Bezerra, presented a detailed over-view of why it was necessary to up-grade the systems as part of the voterreferendum which is tentativelyscheduled for January 2014. Mr.Bezerra explained that the state De-partment of Education, as part of itsPartnership for Assessment of Readi-ness for College and Career (PARCC),has mandated that state standardizedtests for students in grades three toeight be administered via computerand the technology at Deerfield El-ementary School does not currentlymeet the state’s standards. Moreover,according to Mr. Bezerra, the system,which was installed in the 1990s, isantiquated and simply does not havethe capability to support today’s cur-riculum, which relies on interactivemedia and fast reliable internet ac-

cess. He analogized the present situ-ation to a home with a one inch pipetrying to carry a 10-inch water flow,noting that the student workstations,while not part of the proposed refer-endum, are almost a decade old andare the equivalent of “paperweights.”

Mr. Steinmetz provided additionalinformation on the proposed tech-nology platform, which will includethe one time purchase of aninterschool fiber optic connectionwhich will enable the district’s schoolsto share network and internet con-nectivity. The new connection willcentralize all networks operations atDeerfield School and reduce thedistrict’s operating costs potentiallypaying for itself within two years ofimplementation. He summarized thegoals of the technology referendumas providing students and teacherswith a system which was fast, reli-able, stable, sustainable and compli-ant with state standards.

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ter while Garwood had Verizon re-route all 9-1-1 calls to the WestfieldPolice Department, where they ranginside the command center and wereanswered by dispatchers utilizinglaptop computers. Westfield also pro-grammed Garwood’s paging systemfor both the borough’s fire depart-ment and rescue squad into the com-mand center so that Westfield couldpage out for additional resources ifneeded by Garwood.

“So it was just like taking theirdispatch center, picking up and mov-ing it right into our trailer,” ChiefWayman said. “Anything they werecapable of doing in their headquar-ters and in their dispatch center, theywere able to do in our commandcenter.”

Throughout the operation, West-field Captain Chris Battiloro waspresent for assistance along with aGarwood officer. Garwood’s Lt.Wright and dispatchers John Droneand Cassey Crooks answered 9-1-1calls in the command center.

said during the board’s delibera-tion. Mr. Mazzola said part of thenew design will give the home anappearance from the outside as asingle-family home.

The house will have new sidingwith a veneer stone front as part ofthe design that is, “pleasing andtypical to what you see in Cranford,”Mr. Mazzola said.

“It is a vast improvement to whatis there now,” Board Vice-Chair-man Jeffrey Pistol said. “You can’teven recognize it as the samehouse,” he said of the new design.

The third applicant, Rosa Tavaresof 513 Claremont Place, had pur-chased her property a few monthsago and the garage was previouslyconverted to a living space. She hadreplaced the non-working garagedoor with siding, and in doing soshe received a letter from the zon-ing office informing her that thiswas not conforming to the zoninglaws, which say a garage shouldprovide parking.

She was granted relief by the zon-ing board.

“It is almost like the applicantwas a victim,” Mr. Pistol said, re-ferring to the previous owner notseeking a permit to change the func-tion of the garage.

Zoning board member RobertBovasso said the siding was an “im-provement to the home” and is“more appealing to the neighbor-hood.”

During the workshop portion ofthe zoning meeting, the board me-morialized the resolution heard twoweeks ago by applicant TGCranford of 370 North Avenue East,which currently is Madan Plastics.The plan, according to the meetingagenda, is to raze the building andreplace it with a building to house abank, a restaurant and a coffee shop/restaurant with a drive-through win-dow. Mr. Bovasso said much of theapplication’s discussion involvedthe addition of landscaping to softenthe street view of the drive-throughwindow.

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Westfield Command CenterWhen asked if Westfield had

charged Garwood for its services,Chief Wayman responded, “We’renot a selfish community, nor are wea selfish police department. We wouldoffer assistance to anyone, andGarwood being our neighbor, we willshare services with them at any time.”

“Just like anything, police work isa partnership, and we’re partners withGarwood just like any of our neigh-bors,” he added.

Garwood police also were im-pressed with how the command cen-ter kept their department’s dispatchoperating.

“The command center made suchan effortless transition that the onlyway to know the building was emptyand without power was to drive byand see it for yourself,” Lt. Wrightsaid. “Chief Underhill and the mem-bers of the Garwood Police Depart-ment would like to thank ChiefWayman and the members of theWestfield Police Department for mak-ing a tough day a great success.”

SP Council Discusses SPMC,Downtown Parking Meters

By FRED T. ROSSISpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS — Saying shewas “increasingly concerned” abouthow the Scotch Plains ManagementCorp. (SPMC) is being operated,Deputy Mayor Colleen Gialanella wantsthe township government to exercisesome added oversight over the groupcharged with overseeing downtown re-vitalization.

At the township council’s confer-ence meeting last week, Mrs. Gialanellaraised several concerns, including whatshe said was the SPMC’s failure tocomplete its 2012 audit on time, whatshe claimed was an effort by the SPMCboard of directors to conduct votes viae-mail and questions about how thegroup is spending what money it has onhand. She noted that $33,000 is beingspent to purchase more than 100 newsnowflake-shaped holiday decorationsto be installed on utility poles in thedowntown business district, and askedhow that would serve to entice shop-pers into the area.

The deputy mayor asked TownshipManager Jerry Giamis to require theSPMC to make its meeting minutes andits agendas publicly available and toemphasize to those board members thatvotes via e-mail are not permitted. Shealso wondered what should be donewith the group going forward. The coun-cil early this year suspended the $400annual assessment levied on commer-cial property owners that has fundedthe SPMC’s budget, and at year’s end,the group is expected to have no moneyremaining to fund any activities in 2014.She raised the notion of revising inunspecified ways the ordinance thatcreated the SPMC and suspending thegroup while other options are lookedinto.

Mayor Kevin Glover, who is a mem-ber of the SPMC board, countered thatthe 2012 audit is being completed andsaid he was not aware of any votes beingconducted via e-mail. But he did say theSPMC “hasn’t been managed properlysince the outset” five years ago.

Other council members briefly dis-cussed the organization’s future, withCouncilman Michael Marcus saying hewas concerned about the SPMC’s“goals, purpose and direction.” Coun-cilman William Vastine, a frequentcritic of what he feels has been exces-sive political meddling in the SPMC’soperations, said that property and busi-ness owners — “without the politi-cians” — should meet and “come upwith a vision and a plan” for the down-town. Noting that every other specialimprovement district (SID) in New Jer-sey has had “overwhelming success,”he said that without the leadership ofbusiness and property owners, “we’llbe the only one in the state that’s failed.”He said the purchase of the snowflakedecorations was, to him, “tangible evi-dence of something being done” to en-hance the downtown.

Noting Mr. Vastine’s emphasis onthe importance of listening to the busi-ness and property owners, MayorGlover stated that those owners “havesaid they don’t need an SID.” Whileadmitting he did not like the currentmix of businesses, the mayor pointedout the low vacancy rates in the down-town.

In other business last week, the pros-pect of installing parking meters in thedowntown business district and in mu-nicipal parking lots was raised, butquickly swatted down by most councilmembers — with the governing bodyinstead pushing to have existing park-ing ordinances more strictly enforcedin an effort to deter commuters fromusing free parking spots during theweek.

Mr. Giaimis told the council thattownship parking lots are often fullduring the day, likely with cars used bycommuters who park and then ride busesinto New York, Newark and elsewhere,resulting in limited parking for down-town shoppers and others. “I want togauge your appetite” for the idea ofparking meters, he said cautiously. Un-like most area business districts, park-ing in Scotch Plains has been free.

He said simply enforcing a two-hourparking limit is “not practical” becauseit would entail always having a policeofficer on duty roaming the parkinglots and the streets seeking out viola-tors. He said the revenue from parkingmeters could be in the $100,000 to$200,000 range annually. MayorGlover, who was the only council mem-ber to signal any openness to the con-cept of meters, said the money frommeters could be used to fund commer-cial district redevelopment projects.

Another hot-button issue discussedlast week was the idea of bagging au-tumn leaves instead of sweeping theminto the street in advance of pickup.Mr. Marcus, saying that “year afteryear, the issue comes up,” pointed tonumerous township streets being re-

duced essentially to unsafe, one-lanethoroughfares due to leaf piles extend-ing far into the roadways. Bags, hesaid, would provide for a “neater, saferenvironment.” Mrs. Gialanella dis-agreed, saying the solution was bettercollection efforts by the township pub-lic works department. The idea of leav-ing leaves on residential properties untilthe time of scheduled collection wasraised by Mr. Vastine. Mr. Giaimis willtalk with the public works departmentabout possible solutions.

The council last week also approveda resolution awarding a contract not toexceed $8,200 to TBR Architects andPlanners LLC to examine the conditionof the building, roof and foundation ofthe building at Scotch Hills CountryClub. The evaluation by the Livingston-based firm is part of the township’seffort to preserve the 200-year-oldbuilding, which was originally knownas the Shady Rest Golf and CountryClub and was the country’s first Afri-can-American owned and operatedcountry club. The building’s roof andfoundation will be examined first, andMayor Glover was hopeful that a newroof could be installed before winter.

At last week’s meeting, LlewellynJones was sworn in as a member of thegoverning body, becoming the secondRepublican on the five-member coun-cil. Mr. Jones defeated DemocraticCouncilman Louis Beckerman in a spe-cial election two weeks ago and willserve out the remaining 14 months ofan unexpired term.

Mr. Beckerman’s departure set thestage last week for a somewhat absurdthree-way race amongst council mem-bers to take his place as the council’srepresentative on the planning board.Deputy Mayor Gialanella nominatedherself for the assignment while MayorGlover nominated Councilman Marcusand Mr. Marcus nominated CouncilmanVastine. On the first roll call, on Mrs.Gialanella’s nomination, she was the onlyone of the five council members to vote inher favor. On the vote for Mr. Marcus, hewas supported only by Mayor Glover.The vote to appoint Mr. Vastine to theplanning board was backed by Mr.Marcus, Mr. Jones and Mr. Vastine,with the mayor and deputy mayor vot-ing no.

account as part of the annual budgetprocess or by board resolution ap-proved annually between June 1 andJune 30.

She said the district is prohibitedfrom using funds in the reserve ac-counts for any other purpose and fromtransferring funds from one reserveaccount to the other. She said there willbe an audit on December 10 and moneywill be deposited into capital and main-tenance reserve accounts only. She alsosaid that capital reserve money must gointo the budget and cannot be used untilJuly 1. She said the plan was to go outfor bids much earlier.

Ms. Sullivan said priorities for thedistrict are: Lockers for Westfield HighSchool, expected to cost $267,000;Edison and Roosevelt IntermediateSchools motorized gym doors, expectedto cost $102,000 for each school; boil-ers for Tamaques Elementary andRoosevelt Intermediate Schools, ex-pected to cost from $491,000 to$541,900, and the re-grading and sod-ding of the Jefferson Elementary Schoolfield, expected to cost $37,500, whichwill be shared with the town using aUnion County Open Space Fund Grant.Those were the priorities; the districtwish list is much longer. The capitalreserve account balance as of June is

$1,338,813. The maintenance reserveaccount balance as of June is$1,097,139.

Mr. Auker, during his PowerPointpresentation, said Walls to Windows isthe district’s plan for Anytime/Any-where Learning via Virtualization. Theplan, which is now in progress, is ex-pected to cost $3,615,000. Phase 1,which already is completed, consists ofwireless laptops; a pilot BYOD (bringyour own device) program is going onnow for 100 students at the high school.All kinds of speed upgrades and re-mote site upgrades are included as well.In Phase 2, 3 and 4, he said he wants tosee more access points, which willallow the system to serve more stu-dents at one time, and allow them toaccess their school work at anytime,from any location. He would like to seeuser activity migration, backup expan-sion, virtualized servers and desktops,student e-mail and many other mod-ernizations and said he would like tosee BYOD in all the schools in thedistrict.

The board went into executive ses-sion to discuss personnel matters. Thenext meeting of the board will be Tues-day, November 26, at 7:30 p.m. in theAdministration Building, located at 302Elm Street.


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spring.Following the presentation of awards,

board member Christina Guerriero gavea speech about the history of the Na-tional Cemetery of Gettysburg and re-cited President Abraham Lincoln’sGettysburg Address in honor of the150th Anniversary of the GettysburgAddress.

The eighth grade play, WillyWonka and the Chocolate Factory,will be held this weekend at Lin-coln School.

Resident Angelo Alimonte askedwhen the Arthur L. Johnson HighSchool teachers’ union contract ne-gotiations are expected to settle.Ms. Guerriero said, “I understandthey are close to an agreement.”The teachers’ contract expired June30. Ms. Guerriero said teachers whohad volunteered to help students insubjects in the early morning orafter school have been advised tohalt.

“You don’t antagonize taxpayersand neglect the students,” Mr.Alimonte said.

On Sunday, December 8, the Of-fice of Emergency Management isexpected to give an update on theafter effects of Storm Sandy at Bor-ough Hall, board member Ann Palmersaid.

Mr. Paterson asked the board toapproach the Union County Board ofElections and suggest moving up theboard of education voting line abovethe governmental office section inthe voting booth. He said where itwas placed this year was confusing tovoters.

Superintendent Quigley said theboard is having the fire dampers andductwork reaffirmed that they are inproper working condition, after a resi-dent inquired about it at a previousmeeting.

The board announced it will put upitems that the school district is nolonger in need of at a county auction,with a date to be determined. Some ofthe items include projectors, a desk,cafeteria tables and a ping pong table.

In response to a new law, the boardof education on first reading approvedrevisions of the evaluation of teach-ing staff members and the evaluationof the principal. Ms. Quigley notedthat tenured teachers were evaluated


Garwood BOEonce a year, and under the revisionthey will be evaluated three times peryear.

BOE School Technology Commit-tee Representative, Ms. Groning, saidthe committee is researching grantsfor the district to receive Google Playtablets, as Google promotes its prod-uct to small school districts.

Ms. Quigley said during hersuperintendent’s report that therewere no bullying reports this month,.She announced this week is Ameri-can Education Week and many par-ents came to the school Tuesday insupport of it.

PTA representative AmandaLangston announced upcomingevents. Friday, December 13 isWinterfest, Tuesday, December 17 isBingo, and Friday through Tuesday,December 20 through the 24, is thebook fair. The PTA is also hoping toattract more members by havingpeople Like their Facebook page andentering those people who Like theirpage into a drawing for a prize.

Woman Found Dead atGarwood Train Station

GARWOOD — According to theNJ Transit Police, a woman wasfound dead Tuesday morning onthe south side of the Garwood trainplatform by the Garwood PoliceDepartment.

Garwood Police Captain DougStoffer said the woman, who was ap-proximately 50 years old, was foundslumped over a bench at about 1:45a.m.

The investigation was turned overto the NJ Transit Police, who statedthey are in the process of trying toidentify the woman. A preliminaryinvestigation has determined thatthere were no signs of foul play andthe cause of death has been deter-mined to be of natural causes.

The investigation into her identitycontinues and anyone with informa-tion is asked to call the NJ TransitPolice at (973) 491-8677.

technological advances such as thepurchase of interactive whiteboards,allowing teachers and students to“bring their own devices,” and thepossible use of “cloud computing.”Chief School Administrator NancyLubarsky and Mr. Whitaker re-sponded that while all availabletechnology options would be in-vestigated in the future, the imme-diate need was to take, what Mr.Whitaker called, a “back forward”approach and create a structuralfoundation, which would supportfuture technical advancements, in-sure data security, and be consis-tent and compatible with the needsof the classroom.

In other business, Ms. Lubarskyand other board members noted thepositive feedback from residentsand others who saw the DeerfieldSchool Choir perform the StarSpangled Banner at Saturday night’sNew York Knicks’ game at Madi-son Square Garden. Ms. Lubarskyalso updated those present on theDonors Chose program, which hasto date raised more than $13,000for the purchase of books and otherclassroom programs via contribu-tions from parents, corporate spon-sors, and matching grants. Ms.Lubarsky also provided concreteexamples of how the district’s newLanguage Arts program has in-creased student engagement withactive listening and critical think-ing skills and the positive studentand parent feedback for the recentVeterans’ Day assembly and work-shop on cyber bullying.

Finally, the board advised thepublic on the status of contract ne-gotiations with the MountainsideEducation Association. The partieshave succeeded in narrowing downthe issues in dispute and have fileda notice of impasse with the stateDepartment of Education. As a re-sult of this filing, a mediator hasbeen appointed to and the partiesare in the process of setting up adate for the first mediation session.


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Courtesy of The Westfield Police DepartmentHELPING HAND...Westfield’s Mobile Command Center was used to assist Garwood in keeping the borough’s policedepartment up and running while the borough installed a new stand-by generator, which required all power to be cut toborough hall, including the police department.

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WPD Command Ctr. Helps KeepGarwood Dispatch Operating

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

AREA — Westfield’s MobileCommand Center got its first realtest last week when neighboringGarwood used it to keep theborough’s police department up andrunning while the borough installeda new stand-by generator, whichrequired all power to be cut to bor-ough hall including the police de-partment.

The Garwood Police Departmentpurchased a generator to power bor-ough hall, including the police de-

partment, through funding by a NewJersey Office of Emergency Man-agement sub-grant for disaster pre-paredness.

While it was apparent that busi-ness would not be as usual, GarwoodPolice Chief Bruce Underhill andthe members of the Garwood Po-lice Department said they were de-termined to provide the same levelof service and handle the situationwith a minimum of inconvenienceto the public.

The department looked at a num-ber of options, including transfer-

ring vital police jobs to neighbor-ing police departments and movingportable generators in with powercords snaked through the building,but all options were less than ideal,said Lt. Jim Wright of the GarwoodPolice Department.

It was during this time thatGarwood learned that the neigh-boring Westfield Police Departmenthad purchased a new mobile com-mand center tailor-made for the jobGarwood needed. Equipped withfour work stations, the mobile com-mand center has the ability to beprogrammed with all of the radio,phone and computer systems, in-cluding 9-1-1, that are required torun the police department.

Westfield Police Chief DavidWayman said he was contacted inOctober by Chief Underhill to seeif the Westfield Police Departmentcould assist Garwood, and ChiefWayman agreed to help.

“It was the first actual practicalexercise that we’ve done to ensurethat the capabilities of the com-mand center are what we expectthem to be,” Chief Wayman said.He said it was the first time hisdepartment did 9-1-1 dispatchingfrom the command center.

The Garwood police visited theWestfield Police Department twoto three weeks in advance, wherethey viewed the department mobilecommand center and learned of itscapabilities. So on November 13,Garwood closed its borough hallfor the day while the Westfield Po-lice Department arrived early in themorning with the command centerand generator truck, the latter ofwhich was used to supply power forlighting certain areas of the interiorof the police department needed forpolice operations during the day.Operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., thegenerator truck used 30 of the 40gallons of diesel fuel it carries.

Chief Wayman said all ofGarwood’s non-emergency calls


Consolidation CommissionGets Bids to Study Merger

By DELL SIMEONESpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Fan-wood/Scotch Plains ConsolidationCommission has received bids to con-duct a study to merge the two towns.The bids were opened at thecommission’s meeting last Wednes-day at the Scotch Plains-FanwoodBoard of Education office.

Marc Pfieffer, assistant director ofthe Bloustein Local Government Re-search Center, a consultant to thecommission, opened bids that were aresponse to RFPs the panel had sentout seeking professionals to conductthe study.

The Government Strategy Group,of New Providence, sent in a certifiedbid for $115,000. The Center for Gov-ernment Research submitted a bid of$85,000, but after 10 months the cen-ter would charge between $500 and$1,500 a meeting. The third bid wasfrom Daniel Mason of Jersey Profes-

sional Management of Cranford, thefirm that had done a shared-servicesstudy for the two towns in 2010.Jersey Professional Management isasking for $17,450 to update the re-port it had already done and also isseeking an hourly fee of between$150 to $375.

“We do have an interesting issue;the incumbent has the advantage,”Mr. Pfieffer said. “We could meetwith the people (bidders). They ex-pect the township and the borough tosubmit information on a timely ba-sis.” The Government Strategy Groupincluded a CD, which Mr. Pfieffergave to Commission Chairman DonParisi, who said he would make cop-ies of it for commission members.

Jack Molenaar, a commissionmember and Fanwood councilman,said when Fanwood and Scotch Plainsrecently held a community meetingabout the possible consolidation of


Vo-Tech to Add NewBuilding to Campus

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — The UnionCounty Vocational-Technical Schoolsis planning an expansion at its RaritanRoad campus that will add about 30,000square feet of classroom and officespace to serve its nearly 1,500 students.

Representatives from the school ap-peared before the planning board lastWednesday to give board memberswhat is called a “courtesy hearing,” anoverview of what is being plannedeven though board approval for theexpansion is not needed. Vo-Tech Su-

perintendent Peter Capodice said thevarious academies that make up the Vo-Tech are seeking additional classrooms,10 of which, in addition to new labs,will be included in the new two-storybuilding.

Engineer Robert Gregoria explainedthat the new building will be situatedbeyond the baseball field’s right-fieldfence, on the opposite side of the drive-way leading from Raritan Road intothe campus’ main parking lot. A smallbuilding there will be razed to makeroom for the new one, which will be


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SP-F BOE Hears AuditReport, Science Presentation

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

SCOTCH PLAINS – At the be-ginning of the Scotch Plains-Fan-wood Board of Education (BOE)meeting held last Thursday night,members heard an audit report fromHeidi Wohlleb, a partner from theNisivoccia LLP Group.

During her presentation, Ms.Wohlleb stated that auditors hadspent time over the summer monthscompiling the year-end report end-ing June 30, 2013. She then notedthat three to four team memberscame back again in September foranother two weeks. Auditors lookedat receipts and revenue, bills, em-ployees and grant money. She notedthat they also looked at the studentactivity fees and food services andreviewed cash disbursements.

Ms. Wohlleb said the auditorslooked specifically at federal grantmoney received to make sure thedistrict was spending money theway it said it would. She also notedthat all mandated countysuperintendent’s office reports fromthe district were all “filed timely.”

She stated that the auditors were“very impressed with the accuracyof records kept,” and thanked Busi-ness Administrator DeborahSaridaki and the business office fortheir diligence.

The only recommendation thatMs. Wohlleb offered was that de-posits made for Terrill MiddleSchool student activities be made“in a more timely manner.” Shenoted, however, that the lapse intime was only one week.

Board President Trip Whitehousethanked Mrs. Saridaki for her work

and stated to the taxpayers that hehoped the report would help to re-inforce the district’s good fiduciaryresponsibilities, adding, “We arehaving another good year.” Boardmember Betty Anne Woerner said,“This audit shows that we are ingood financial shape, that we havea balanced budget and that we areliving within our budget.”

In other business, a presentationwas made by Mridula Bajaj, Kin-dergarten through 12 science su-pervisor for the district. Ms. Bajajtalked about a new program calledScience 2 Students, which has juststarted within the district.

In her presentation, she noted thatthe number of young people goinginto the science fields in college isstatistically decreasing while jobsin the science and healthcare fieldsare increasing. She noted that thenew program brings 40 select stu-dents from Park and Terrill MiddleSchools to a laboratory in EastHanover, where theScience2Students program is


Fanwood Council Gives ApprovalFor Skate Park Design Process

By CATHERINE WATSONSpecially Written for The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Times

FANWOOD — At Monday’sregular meeting, the borough coun-cil gave the Fanwood RecreationCommission approval to begin de-signing a skateboard park for For-est Road Park.

Before granting approval, thecouncil heard again from the recre-ation commission and opened thefloor for public comment. Someattendees raised concerns, whileothers lauded the proposed park forreaching out to the borough’sunderserved 12- to 17-year-old de-mographic and for providing a safelocation in which to practice a popu-lar, low-impact sport.

Borough Attorney Dennis Estisassured resident Carol Krauss, whoworried about potential lawsuits,that several layers of precaution

would be embedded in the park’soperations. The park would havelimited hours of operation and a 10-foot fence; skateboarders wouldwear stickered helmets to indicatethat they had registered and signedliability waivers, and signage in thepark would further indicate thatskaters use the park at their ownrisk. These measures, along withGarden State Joint Insurance Fundcoverage, would make skateboard-ing no more a liability concern than

other sports played in the parks,Mr. Estis stated.

Mayor Colleen Mahr said that arobust police presence could besupplemented by supervision froma part-time employee, similar to theteenage camp counselors who keepcampers safe during the summer.She opined that the close proximityof the playground to the skate parkwould allow parents to supervisetheir younger and older children at


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were forwarded to four hard phonelines established inside the com-mand center while Garwood hadVerizon reroute all 9-1-1 calls tothe Westfield Police Department,where they rang inside the com-mand center and were answered bydispatchers utilizing laptop com-puters. Westfield also programmedGarwood’s paging system for boththe borough’s fire department andrescue squad into the commandcenter so that Westfield could pageout for additional resources ifneeded by Garwood.

“So it was just like taking theirdispatch center, picking up andmoving it right into our trailer,”Chief Wayman said. “Anything theywere capable of doing in their head-quarters and in their dispatch cen-ter, they were able to do in ourcommand center.”

Throughout the operation, West-field Captain Chris Battiloro waspresent for assistance along with aGarwood officer. Garwood’s Lt.Wright and dispatchers John Droneand Cassey Crooks answered 9-1-1calls in the command center.

When asked if Westfield hadcharged Garwood for its services,Chief Wayman responded, “We’re


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Command Centernot a selfish community, nor are wea selfish police department. Wewould offer assistance to anyone,and Garwood being our neighbor,we will share services with them atany time.”

“Just like anything, police workis a partnership, and we’re partnerswith Garwood just like any of ourneighbors,” he added.

Garwood police also were im-pressed with how the command cen-ter kept their department’s dispatchoperating.

“The command center made suchan effortless transition that the onlyway to know the building was emptyand without power was to drive byand see it for yourself,” Lt. Wrightsaid. “Chief Underhill and the mem-bers of the Garwood Police Depart-ment would like to thank ChiefWayman and the members of theWestfield Police Department formaking a tough day a great suc-cess.”

the respective towns’ police depart-ments, many residents knew littleabout it. He suggested the commis-sion keep the public informed of theprocess as it moves forward.

Ann Saltzman, of the commission’sfinance committee, said she did someonline research through the Founda-tion Library in Manhattan and iden-tified three possible funding sourcesfor the study. She said much moreresearch and reaching out would beneeded to connect with a donor. FredLange of the finance committee saidhe and his wife had gone to the Eliza-beth Library in person for the samepurpose. The commission had a dis-cussion on looking into becoming anon-profit entity in order to seek fund-ing.

Fanwood resident Michael Lewisreminded the group that consolida-tion might entail retirement settle-ments that would have to be spreadout over a five-year period and othercosts of transition.

The commission then adjourned.The next meeting will be on Wednes-day, December 11, at 7 p.m. at theboard of education office at the Ever-green School. The commission’s re-organization for 2014 was set forWednesday, January 8.

connected to the adjoining building bycorridors. A secondary driveway foremergency and other vehicles leadingfrom the main driveway into the quadarea will be re-routed and some exist-ing pole lighting will be relocated.

Mr. Capodice told the board that theVo-Tech’s board of education is ex-pected to award a construction contractat its meeting on Monday, November25, with ground broken in January fora project expected to last about 16months and completed by late spring2015.

Architect Laurence Uher briefed theboard on the floor plans for the two-story facility, which will have five class-rooms on each floor, a fitness center onthe first floor along with administrativeoffices and, on the second floor, threescience labs. He said that solar panelswill be installed on the roof.

The board was receptive to the plans,and at the end of the presentation, Mr.Capodice thanked the township for“being such good neighbors for the last17 years.”

Prior to the start of the meeting,Councilman William Vastine was swornin as a planning board member, replac-ing Louis Beckerman, the former town-ship councilman and the council’s rep-resentative to the board, who was de-feated in a special election earlier thismonth.


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the park simultaneously.Resident Michael Lewis sug-

gested that the council consider re-directing the grant money that willprovide half the funds for the skatepark towards other pressingprojects. Resident Phyllis Mahoneyagreed with Mr. Lewis and identi-fied drainage and repair of the ten-nis courts at Forest Road Park asone such project.

Recreation Director BobBudiansky explained that redirect-ing the grant money would requirespecial permission from the grant-ors. He said that Fanwood’s De-partment of Public Works is alreadyseeking to remediate drainage prob-lems at the tennis courts. The onlysolution appears to be to replace thecourts entirely.

Mayor Mahr told Ms. Mahoneythat implementing the skate park is along-term project and will not pre-clude addressing the tennis courts.Tennis court upgrades will be part ofbudget planning in the coming fiscalyear.

Four teenage residents, DylanRedfield, Sagar Patel, Zach Millerand Julian Iarussi, spoke in favor ofthe skate park.

Dylan pointed out that while manyother tennis courts exist in town,there are no legal places for Fan-wood teens to skateboard.

Zach asked community membersto think past skateboarding stereo-types. He said skateboarding wasthe least aggressive of several sportshe plays, as it involves no inter-player competition.

“It’s all about having fun,” Sagar

agreed.Julian observed that having a sepa-

rate place to skate would make non-skateboarding areas safer for kidswho do not skate, and would giveolder skaters a place to help youngskaters learn. “It’s really a commu-nity,” he said.

After closing the meeting to thepublic, the council agreed to ap-prove the next step, which would becreating a design for the park.

Mayor Mahr thanked the residentsfor their feedback. She reiteratedthat the recreation commissionershad performed “due diligence”through outreach and thorough con-sideration before making their unani-mous proposal. The mayor prom-ised that “making sure [the skatepark] is not a nuisance is prioritynumber one…[Forest Road Park] hasto be a park for everyone.”

In other news, Ethel Paoletti, whowrites for the Fanwoodian, wasnamed Volunteer of the Month.Mayor Mahr announced that Fan-wood will still accept food pantrydonations at Borough Hall, despitethe closure of the Scotch Plains’food pantry. Councilman AnthonyParenti said an electronic sign, mod-eled after Garwood’s, will be com-ing soon. Council President RussellHuegel reported that paving andlighting in the municipal parkinglot are complete. CouncilwomanKathy Mitchell asked residents tosupport the Fanwood MemorialLibrary’s online “Close the Gap”fundraiser.

The council will have an agendameeting on Tuesday, December 3.


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housed.According to the

Science2Students website, the labwas started in 2009 by scientistsand entrepreneurs Donald Truss,Paul Winslow and Richard Meyerto give students a chance to workside-by-side with local scientistsusing modern sophisticated equip-ment obtained from Dow Chemi-cal, Novartis, Roche and many oth-ers.

Ms. Bajaj stated that not onlydoes the program offer students achance to further study from the Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) subjects, butalso lessons on how to work in a teamsetting, conflict resolution, time man-agement and workplace readinessskills. She also stated that studentsparticipating in the program are testedbefore and after the program to moni-tor how the program is helping. Shestated that the students had just par-ticipated in their first experiment inNovember on the properties of matterand are scheduled to return in Januaryand June. She said fees for the chil-dren to participate were funded by theEducational Enrichment Foundationof Scotch Plains and Fanwood.

Ms. Bajaj also stated that the districthas just secured a $19,000 district-wide grant, which will allow 1,000students in sixth through ninth gradea chance to work on a web-basedprogram from the National ScienceTeachers Association and the U.S.Army. The program allows studentsa chance to compete in teams forregional and national awards in an


Scotch Plains-Fanwood BOEattempt to solve real problems incommunities.

At the end of the meeting Mr.Whitehouse congratulated thenewly-elected members of the board,Nancy Bauer and Charlotte Schirmalfrom Scotch Plains and Amy Winklerfrom Fanwood. Ms. Bauer and Ms.Winkler were reelected, while Ms.Schirmal will be a new board mem-ber.

The next board meeting will betonight, Thursday, November 21,at 7:30 p.m. in the BOE administra-tive offices on Evergreen Avenueand Cedar Street in Scotch Plains.

Woman Found Dead atGarwood Train Station

GARWOOD - According to theNJ Transit Police, a woman wasfound dead Tuesday morning onthe south side of the Garwood trainplatform, by the Garwood PoliceDepartment.

Garwood Police Captain DougStoffer said the woman, who wasapproximately 50 years old, wasfound slumped over a bench at about1:45 a.m.

The investigation was turned overto the NJ Transit Police, who statedthey are in the process of trying toidentify the woman. A preliminaryinvestigation has determined thatthere were no signs of foul play andthe cause of death has been deter-mined to be of natural causes.

If you have any information on theidentity of the woman, call the NJTransit Police at (973) 491-8677.

Photo courtesy of Bob CozzolinaGREETINGS FROM HANOI…Bob Cozzolina poses on King Island Golf Coursein Vietnam with The Westfield Leader and two women.

SP Council Discusses SPMC,Downtown Parking Meters

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

SCOTCH PLAINS — Saying she was“increasingly concerned” about how theScotch Plains Management Corporation(SPMC) is being operated, Deputy MayorColleen Gialanella wants the township gov-ernment to exercise some added oversightover the group charged with overseeingdowntown revitalization.

At the township council’s conferencemeeting last week, Mrs. Gialanella raisedseveral concerns, including what she saidwas the SPMC’s failure to complete its2012 audit on time, what she claimed wasan effort by the SPMC board of directors toconduct votes via e-mail and questionsabout how the group is spending whatmoney it has on hand. She noted that $33,000is being spent to purchase more than 100new snowflake-shaped holiday decorationsto be installed on utility poles in the down-town business district, and asked how thatwould serve to entice shoppers into thearea.

The deputy mayor asked TownshipManager Jerry Giamis to require the SPMCto make its meeting minutes and its agendaspublicly available and to emphasize to thoseboard members that votes via e-mail are notpermitted. She also wondered what shouldbe done with the group going forward. Thecouncil early this year suspended the $400annual assessment levied on commercialproperty owners that has funded the SPMC’sbudget, and at year’s end, the group isexpected to have no money remaining tofund any activities in 2014. She raised thenotion of revising in unspecified ways theordinance that created the SPMC and sus-pending the group while other options arelooked into.

Mayor Kevin Glover, who is a memberof the SPMC board, countered that the2012 audit is being completed and said hewas not aware of any votes being con-ducted via e-mail. But he did say the SPMC“hasn’t been managed properly since theoutset” five years ago.

Other council members briefly discussedthe organization’s future, with CouncilmanMichael Marcus saying he was concernedabout the SPMC’s “goals, purpose anddirection.” Councilman William Vastine, afrequent critic of what he feels has beenexcessive political meddling in the SPMC’soperations, said that property and businessowners — “without the politicians” —should meet and “come up with a visionand a plan” for the downtown. Noting thatevery other special improvement district(SID) in New Jersey has had “overwhelm-ing success,” he said that without the lead-ership of business and property owners,“we’ll be the only one in the state that’sfailed.” He said the purchase of the snow-flake decorations was, to him, “tangibleevidence of something being done” to en-hance the downtown.

Noting Mr. Vastine’s emphasis on theimportance of listening to the business andproperty owners, Mayor Glover stated thatthose owners “have said they don’t need aSID.” While admitting he did not like thecurrent mix of businesses, the mayor pointedout the low vacancy rates in the downtown.

In other business last week, the prospectof installing parking meters in the down-town business district and in municipalparking lots was raised, but quickly swatteddown by most council members — with thegoverning body instead pushing to have

existing parking ordinances more strictlyenforced in an effort to deter commutersfrom using free parking spots during theweek.

Mr. Giaimis told the council that town-ship parking lots are often full during theday, likely with cars used by commuterswho park and then ride buses into NewYork, Newark and elsewhere, resulting inlimited parking for downtown shoppersand others. “I want to gauge your appetite”for the idea of parking meters, he saidcautiously. Unlike most area business dis-tricts, parking in Scotch Plains has beenfree.

He said simply enforcing a two-hourparking limit is “not practical” because itwould entail always having a police officeron duty roaming the parking lots and thestreets seeking out violators. He said therevenue from parking meters could be inthe $100,000 to $200,000 range annually.Mayor Glover, who was the only councilmember to signal any openness to the con-cept of meters, said the money from meterscould be used to fund commercial districtredevelopment projects.

But the other four members opposed theidea, with Mrs. Gialanella saying the town-ship needs to create an “effective plan forcommuters” instead of creating a situationthat forces people to pay to park in thedowntown. Councilman Vastine agreed,saying that some township-owned prop-erty outside of the downtown could possi-bly be used for commuter parking. Coun-cilman Marcus said he favored “more vig-orous enforcement” of the parking limitsthat are presently in force.

Another hot-button issue discussed lastweek was the idea of bagging autumnleaves instead of sweeping them into thestreet in advance of pickup. Mr. Marcus,saying that “year after year, the issue comesup,” pointed to numerous township streetsbeing reduced essentially to unsafe, one-lane thoroughfares due to leaf piles extend-ing far into the roadways. Bags, he said,would provide for a “neater, safer environ-ment.” Mrs. Gialanella disagreed, sayingthe solution was better collection efforts bythe township public works department. Theidea of leaving leaves on residential proper-ties until the time of scheduled collectionwas raised by Mr. Vastine. Mr. Giaimis willtalk with the public works department aboutpossible solutions.

The council last week also approved aresolution awarding a contract not to ex-ceed $8,200 to TBR Architects and Plan-ners LLC to examine the condition of thebuilding, roof and foundation of the build-ing at Scotch Hills Country Club. Theevaluation by the Livingston-based firm ispart of the township’s effort to preserve the200-year-old building, which was origi-nally known as the Shady Rest Golf andCountry Club and was the country’s firstAfrican-American owned and operatedcountry club. The building’s roof and foun-dation will be examined first, and MayorGlover was hopeful that a new roof couldbe installed before winter.

At last week’s meeting, Llewellyn Joneswas sworn in as a member of the governingbody, becoming the second Republican onthe five-member council. Mr. Jones de-feated Democratic Councilman LouisBeckerman in a special election two weeksago and will serve out the remaining 14months of an unexpired term.

Mr. Beckerman’s departure set the stagelast week for a somewhat absurd three-wayrace amongst council members to take hisplace as the council’s representative on theplanning board. Deputy Mayor Gialanellanominated herself for the assignment whileMayor Glover nominated CouncilmanMarcus and Mr. Marcus nominated Coun-cilman Vastine. On the first roll call, onMrs. Gialanella’s nomination, she was theonly one of the five council members tovote in her favor. On the vote for Mr.Marcus, he was supported only by MayorGlover. The vote to appoint Mr. Vastine tothe planning board was backed by Mr.Marcus, Mr. Jones and Mr. Vastine, withthe mayor and deputy mayor voting no.

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Lance Comments onObamaCare Enrollment

Lance Votes to Allow AmericansTo Keep Their Health Plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep.Leonard Lance (R-7th) joined a strongbipartisan majority in the U.S. Houseof Representatives last Friday in sup-port of H.R. 3350, the “Keep YourHealth Plan Act,” to protect the mil-lions of Americans who have lost theircurrent health insurance because ofObamaCare.

“This legislation will provide much-needed certainty and relief the millions ofAmericans – including 800,000 in NewJersey – who have lost their health insur-ance under Obamacare,” said Rep. Lance,who as a member of the House Energy

and Commerce Health Subcommitteehelped craft the legislation.

“The Keep Your Health Plan Act is abipartisan solution that will keep Presi-dent Obama’s promise and let those wholike their current health care plans keepthem under the health care law. It’s timethe President stop working around Con-gress and begin working with us to helpthe American people on this issue,” Rep.Lance concluded.

Scutari, Stender Recognized forAuthoring Drunk Driving Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House En-ergy and Commerce Health Subcommit-tee member Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7th)has released the following statement inresponse to the Obama Administration’sannounced federal health care exchangeenrollment data for the month of Octo-ber:

“The ObamaCare enrollment numbersreleased today are disappointing and fur-ther proof that the law is unworkable,”Rep. Lance said. “The total representsabout one-fifth of the administration’sgoal for the exchanges’ first month.What’s more, officials did not say howmany people have actually purchasedcoverage under ObamaCare.

“What we do know is that these enroll-ment numbers are being dramaticallyoutpaced by the millions of Americanswho are losing their plans because of thelaw, despite the President’s promise theywould not.

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coverage. I encourage PresidentObama to keep his promise to theAmerican people and join us in sup-port of letting those who like theircurrent health care plans to keep themunder ObamaCare.”

TRENTON – Mothers Against DrunkDriving (MADD) has announced its “2013Legislative Champions” and recognizedSenator Nicholas Scutari (D-22, Linden)and Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-22, Scotch Plains) for their leadershipwithin the New Jersey State Legislature tostop drunk driving by authoring lifesavingignition interlock legislation.

“MADD thanks Senator Scutari andAssemblywoman Stender for their dedi-cation and commitment to advancingMADD’s mission in New Jersey. MADDappreciates their leadership in authoringlifesaving DUI reform legislation in NewJersey to ensure that first and second timeconvicted drunk drivers have an ignitioninterlock installed during a license sus-pension period,” MADD National Presi-dent Jan Withers said.

In 2013, Senator Scutari authored legis-lation S-2427 and Assemblywoman LindaStender sponsored A-3835, which requireignition interlocks for all convicted drunkdrivers. The legislation is pending in theAssembly Judiciary Committee after pass-ing by a vote of 34-2 in the Senate.

A major portion of MADD’s advocacyefforts in states originates from the Cam-paign to Eliminate Drunk Driving thatwas launched in 2006. Prior to the cam-paign, only one state, New Mexico, re-quired ignition interlocks for all con-victed drunk drivers.

Today, 20 states require or the use ofignition interlocks for all convicted drunkdrivers. In New Jersey ignition interlocksare required for all repeat and first-timeoffenders with a blood alcohol concen-tration of .15 or greater.

Christie Statement onJudge’s ConfirmationTRENTON – Governor Chris Christie

released the following statement regard-ing Monday’s confirmation of JudgeFernandez-Vina to the New Jersey Su-preme Court: “I congratulate JudgeFaustino Fernandez-Vina on his unani-mous and historic confirmation to be-come the only Hispanic member of theCourt. With his extensive experience inboth the private and public sector, JudgeFernandez-Vina is eminently qualified toserve on New Jersey’s Supreme Court,and has earned bipartisan support fromleaders on both sides of the aisle. I amglad the Legislature left politics out ofthis process and gave Judge Fernandez-Vina the smooth confirmation he de-serves.”

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COUNTY – A Union County grandjury on November 13 returned an indict-ment on a charge of first-degree murderfiled against the man accused of beatinga Clark resident to death earlier this year,acting Union County Prosecutor GraceH. Park announced.

Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, 25, whohas no established home address, ischarged in connection with the May 12death of 74-year-old Joseph Galfy, Jr.Investigators found the body of Mr.Galfy in his home on May 13 afterofficers were called to the scene for awelfare check, according to the facts ofthe case, which is being prosecuted byUnion County Assistant Prosecutor ScottPeterson.

Mr. Galfy, an attorney with theRahway law firm of Kochanski Baron& Galfy PC, had been the attorney forthe Fanwood Planning Board at onepoint. Mr. Galfy died of blunt forcetrauma to the head, according autopsyfindings.

The Star-Ledger reported in Maythat Mr. Galfy and McGillvary met inTimes Square on May 11. They spentthe next 24 hours together, most of it inMr. Galfy’s Clark home. Their associa-

tion turned violent after a sexual en-counter.

According to the prosecutor’s office,McGillvary remained at large for severaldays, until an employee at a Pennsylva-nia coffee shop phoned in a tip that ledinvestigators to arrest him at a Grey-hound Lines bus terminal in Philadel-phia, Mr. Peterson said.

McGillvary is better known as ‘Kaithe hatchet-wielding hitchhiker’ aftera video of him coming to severalpeople’s aid against a violent attackerwent viral on the Internet and on socialmedia.

He is expected to be arraigned beforethe end of the year and could face asentence of 30 years to life at trial. Thisremains an active investigation, and any-one with information about the case isbeing asked to contact Union CountyProsecutor’s Office Detective Johnny Hoat (908) 527-4509.

County Hires Deputy Mgr. As Two Dept.Directors Leave for Other Positions

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

COUNTY — Union County ManagerAl Faella announced last Thursday thehiring of William Reyes of Mountainsideas the new deputy manager, a positionthat has vacant since the retirement of LizGenievich, who was deputy county man-ager and director of administrative ser-vices, in February 2012.

Mr. Reyes comes from the City ofElizabeth where he was director of plan-ning and community development andhad a salary of $122,033. He will be paid$133,980 with the county.

Mr. Reyes began his career in 1999 in theCity of Elizabeth’s Office of Public Infor-mation and served as the office’s director ofpublic relations. In his most recent positionhe was responsible for the management ofthe Community Development Block GrantProgram (distribution of more than $3 mil-lion in funds), the Economic Developmentand Public Information Bureaus, the Eliza-beth Home Improvement Program and theOffice of Relocation.

He graduated from Union CatholicHigh School in Scotch Plains, and RutgersUniversity in New Brunswick, where heobtained a Bachelor of Arts in Communi-cations and Spanish.

At Thursday’s meeting, Mr. Faella saidhe decided to hire a deputy county man-ager due to recent personnel changes.Matthew DiRado, who has served in thedual role of director of administrativeservices and head of Division of Person-

nel Management and Labor Relations,left the county payroll last week for ahuman resources director position withthe New Jersey Education Association.Cherron Rountree, deputy director ofparks, recreation and community renewal,left the county the previous week to be-come the business administrator for theCity of Rahway. Mr. DiRado was beingpaid $122,399 while Ms. Rountree wasmaking $91,737.

In addition, Mr. Faella said a anotherdepartment head has had “some personalissues and has been out for some time.”

“Mr. Reyes will be assisting me but hewill also be taking on a number of dutiesin both parks and economic development,”Mr. Faella said. “In terms of moving for-ward, I am in the process of completing areorganization plan with respect to theentire county.” Mr. Faella said as part ofthe reorganization plan, Mr. Reyes will betaking on a role as a department director aswell as serving as deputy county manager.

In a county press release issued Mon-day, Mr. Faella, pointing to the pendingimplementation of major initiatives re-garding the Union County golf division,the jail and economic development, notedthat the timing was right to hire Mr.Reyes as deputy county manager. “Weare going to have to roll up our sleevesand get to work,” Mr. Faella said. “Billwill be able to greatly assist in theseendeavors.”

On another issue, commenting onCranford resident Tina Renna’s question

on Niel Palmieri, former director of fa-cilities management for the county whopled guilty to mail fraud earlier this year,Freeholder Chairwoman Linda Cartersaid, “We do not tolerate those who stealfrom our county and there are measuresin place...especially an asset managementsystem over the last year.” She said thecounty will take “full action for any em-ployee that abuses our system.”

Mr. Palmieri, who was making$111,804 at the time of his resignation inSeptember, filed invoices with vendorsfor products the county never received.The loss to the county was said to bebetween $120,000 and $200,000 over afive-year period.

Michael Brennan is currently the act-ing director of the facilities managementdivision within the Department Engi-neering, Public Works and Facilities.

Summit Councilman ThomasGetzendanner commented on a resolu-tion to add another $527,207 to the con-tract of KemperSports Management ofNorth Brook, Ill, which manages thecounty’s two golf courses, Galloping Hillin Kenilworth and Ashbrook in ScotchPlains. The new contract total is $5.8million.

Mr. Getzendanner noted that Mor-ris County is laying off 36 employeesand privatizing its three golf facili-ties. He said if Union County were toprivatize its golf courses it would“obviate Kemper’s entire $5,757,000contract.”

Union County ClerkOffers Vets ID CardsWESTFIELD – In honor of Veterans

Month, Union County Clerk JoanneRajoppi reminds any honorably dis-charged veteran living in Union Countythat they can receive a free identificationcard at the County Clerk’s offices inWestfield and Elizabeth.

The Veterans ID Card Act was signedinto law last year. The card is available toveterans whose original Certificate ofHonorable Discharge and/or DD-214forms are recorded at the Union CountyClerk’s office. It can assist veterans inreceiving educational benefits, death ben-efits, licenses, local property tax rebatesand discounts at big retailer box storeswhen presented with other identification.

If the original discharge documentsare lost, veterans can write to the Na-tional Personnel Records Center, Mili-tary Personnel Records, 1 Archives Drive,St. Louis, Mo. 63138. Those who havealready recorded their documents withthe Union County Clerk can call heroffice at (908) 659-7403 for additionalinformation.

The County Clerk’s Office inWestfield, located in the Colleen FraserBuilding at 300 North Avenue East, isopen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday,Wednesday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; and 9a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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Letters to the EditorABCDICTIONOPQRSTDECEPTIONUVWXYZ

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Letters tothe Editor

Answers to last week’s arcane words.1. Singultus – A hiccup2. Lazaretto – A public hospital for

lepers3. Trophic – Having to do with nutri-

tion4. Taube – A type of German mono-

plane having pigeon-shaped wings

ZEEKOE1. The hippopotamus2. A German helmet with a sharp metal

spike3. A wedge4. A heavy javelin used by the Roman

infantryKRANG

1. Second-class; something of lesservalue

2. The shattering effect of a suddenburst of energy, as in an explosion

3. Spittle4. The body of a whale stripped of its

blubberPHILAUTY

1. Pleasing, charming or delightful2. A selfish regard for oneself3. Self confidence; ability4. Understanding; perceptiveness

STOIT1. Slow-moving; sluggish2. To run abandon; decamp3. To stagger or stumble4. Sturdy; solid

Below are four arcane words, eachwith four definitions – only one is cor-rect. The others are made up. Are yousharp enough to discern this deception ofdiction?

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.

It’s Too Late For Us...But You Can Still Save Yourself

Only five million people have lost their health careso far because of ObamaCare. Unfortunately, ourworkers are included in this. This staggering numberis actually very low compared to what is coming.The vast number of citizens will not be affected untilnext year. With political manipulation and to divideand conquer, Obama and his henchmen have post-poned having it applied to corporations, unions,government, teachers, police, firefighters and othersuntil after the national elections next year (2014).

It’s evident to those who are bilked now thatObamaCare is fraught with lies, deception and mal-ice. Most of you don’t know how bad it is. You’llknow next year when the “bell tolls for thee.” Youstill have time to save yourself, though it’s too latefor us.

“... Then they came for the trade unionists, and Ididn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.Then they came for me, and there was no one left tospeak for me (Martin Niemöller, Nazi Germany).”Well, I’m speaking out for you.

You must defeat these “LIZARDS” next year inthe national elections. LIZARDS (Liberal InaneZombies and Radicalized Democrats).

Those calling for Obama’s resignation have notthought it through. Do they want Biden to becomepresident? What’s hungered for is the resignation ofthe matched set. Of course they won’t resign. Theiregos can’t contemplate such an honorable deed.

Obama will be gone in 2016. Until then, you mustminimize the damage.

There is no lobby to stand up for the middle-classAmerican citizen. You must stand up for yourselfstarting now. I promise all the ink in my barrel andall the gigabytes in my bandwidth to fight thisatrocity for you.

Yes, I’m fighting mad. It’s not about the moronicwebsite. For those who disagree with me, don’t takeit out on my employees — take it out on me.

My name is Horace Corbin, Publisher.****

Is Our Healthcare Plan Substandard?We’ve been asked to explain why we lost our

healthcare.The drift of things: Our employees determine the

features of their health care plan knowing that thecost comes out of their end of the year profit sharing(which they work hard for and deserve). No one hereis of child-bearing age, so they don’t choose to buymaternity leave or pediatric care. There are otheritems.

Obamacare requires them to buy extra things thatthey don’t need or want. So our group plan iscancelled. They are left with ObamaQuotes for eachindividual. The cost is much higher and unaffordable.It appears they will also be taxed on it if the companyhelps. Where is that money going? And where is thatmoney to come from?

Thank You Ward 3Voters For Your TrustI would like to thank the residents

of the Third Ward for placing theirtrust in me and electing me to repre-sent them as their councilman. I amhonored to serve the residents ofWestfield and I look forward to be-ginning my term in January.

As your new councilman, I willbring a positive attitude, an open mindand a balanced demeanor to the towncouncil. I will thoughtfully considerissues and bring fresh ideas as I workwith the mayor and other councilmembers to keep Westfield a greattown.

As I stated throughout my cam-paign, my focus will always be onkeeping Westfield a safe, family-friendly town with an excellent schoolsystem and a thriving downtown. Iwant to build upon the attributes ofthe town that encouraged all of us topurchase our home and raise our fami-lies here in the first place. I will workto protect Westfield’s strong propertyvalues and ensure that Westfield re-mains a desirable town, so that thetradition of children returning toWestfield to raise their own familycontinues.

Throughout my campaign I walkedthe Third Ward in an effort to meet asmany residents as possible and learnabout the issues important to them.As your councilman, I will continueto make myself available to residentsand I encourage you to contact me at(908) 228-2609 or via e-mail [email protected] with yourconcerns.

Thank you again for putting yourfaith in me. I look forward to theprivilege and opportunity to repre-sent the residents of the Third Wardas your councilman.

David Oliveira, Westfield3rd Ward Councilman-Elect

Mayor SkibitskyThanks Voters

I am honored to have been re-elected to serve as the mayor of thisgreat town for another four years,and would like to thank the residentsfor all of their support. I was fortu-nate to have a great slate of candi-dates to run with, and am excited tobe serving with our newest councilmember, David Oliveira, and to con-tinue working with re-elected coun-cil members Vicki Kimmins, SamDella Ferra, and Keith Loughlin.

I promise to continue to keep anopen door policy, and look forwardto getting to know more residentsduring the next four years. Again,thank you for allowing me to share inyour passion for this great town. Asalways, please feel free to make anappointment to meet with me duringSaturday morning office hours.

Mayor Andrew SkibitskyWestfield

Stop & Shop Expansion OpponentIs Being Paid By ShopRite

Editor’s Note: In examing the files,we found the following letter sent lastweek to Robert Cockren, who is serv-ing as Westfield Planning Board at-torney during the application by Stop& Shop of Westfield to expand theirWestfield store, from R.S.Gasiorowski, attorney for JamesHughes, who has opposed the appli-cation.

Dear Mr. Cockren:During several of the past planning

board meetings, a question has beenraised by certain board members withregard to the funding of this matter if,in fact, it is someone other than Mr.Hughes himself. If you recall, at themeeting of October 30, 2013, I re-sponded to one of the questions posedby a board member saying that Ithought it was a legitimate questionand the board is entitled to know thatin making a determination as towhether or not it affects the credibil-ity of the witness. In other words, ifthe witness is being compensated bysomeone who is a competitor to theapplicant, does this impact the cred-ibility of his testimony?

I believe that I said that I thought itwas a legitimate question and that ifthe board attorney would send me aletter with a request, I would respondto it. Following up on my representa-tion to the board, I would disclosethat this matter is being funded byVillage Supermarkets which, ofcourse, owns ShopRite storesthroughout the State of New Jersey.

When I first became involved inthis case, I did meet with Mr.Attenasio, and we discussed. Hethought there was an earlier disclo-sure concerning this. I also read thetranscript when Mr. Attenasio wasbriefly questioned with regard to thisand it is not clear to me.

Having said that, I have now madethis disclosure for the record. Thewitness has to stand on his own twofeet and his testimony has to stand thetest of cross examination whether itbe by Mr. Geneslaw and I wouldsubmit to a lesser extent by the board.The board has to make a judgment asto what weight it will give to thewitness that their compensation iscoming from an entity that is a com-petitor. The case law is quite clearthat there is nothing wrong with this;however, I acknowledge that the is-sue of credibility arises.

Also, I would state for the record,that the issue by one board memberthat Mr. Steck was withholding thebills so that he would not have todisclose who was paying him is sim-ply without merit. It is my practice tohave whatever professionals I am uti-lizing in a case to have a separateagreement with the client. The rea-son for this is that I do not want forthem to get into a situation where abill is unpaid and I am responsible. Inthis case, because I came into thismatter later, Mr. Oliver and Mr.Staigar were already on board. I wasinitially utilizing the planner retainedby Mr. Attenasio; however, duringthe course of the hearing, that rela-tionship was terminated and I re-tained Mr. Steck. I have an extensiveland use practice and I have utilizedMr. Steck on a number of occasionsas well as other professional plannersin various matters. These matters in-volve applicant’s work as well asobject. With regard to any of theprofessionals, I will never see a billunless there is a question, nor am Iinvolved in the payment of any ofthose bills.

R.S. GasiorowskiRed Bank

It Was Never A Good Idea for FedsTo Take Over Health Insur. IndustryHa! Ha! Who said Obamacare was

going to be bad for our country? I did.Turns out I was wrong. I never thoughtit was a good idea for the federalgovernment to take over control ourhealth insurance industry. I neverthought it was a good idea for thegovernment to completely destroythe concept of insurance by turning itinto a guarantee due to mandatorypre-existing condition coverage. Withthis came the need for mandatoryinsurance for all people and man-dated minimum policy coverage sosufficient taxes, uh, premiums, canbe raised to pay for all this. Besidesthe bad policy of the law, the badvision that the federal governmentwas going to be able to conceivesomething as complicated as this cor-rectly, the bad idea of a such an im-portant law being approved along100 percent political lines withoutanyone having read it and the badidea that the government was goingto be good at managing it, we havethe failed implementation execution.The perfect storm has hit.

I never thought it was good idea todestroy the health insurance that 270million Americans enjoyed in orderto provide insurance for the 30 mil-lion uninsured. Why not address the30 million part and leave the 270million part alone? Now after 45 daysof implementation, we have 265 mil-lion Americans insured and 35 mil-lion uninsured. The bill is pushinghealth insurance coverage the wrongway! The good news is that a whop-ping 107,000 signed up forObamacare insurance in October,according to the Obama administra-tion release on November 13, 2013.Good job Democrats. Thank God notone Republican voted for this mon-strosity.

The only bright spot in this wholemess I take comfort in is that surelysome of the five million Americanswho have lost their health insuranceas a result of Obamacare (as noted inall the cancellation notices) voted forthis disaster of a President in lastyear’s election. Now they get to learnthe lesson that elections have conse-quences. For that I am happy. I feelterrible for those Americans who did

not vote for Obama and have also losttheir health insurance.

Last November after the Obamawin, I could not comprehend how somany Americans could have re-elected this con artist President. Iliterally felt the same emotion I havefelt when mourning over the death ofa loved one. I was depressed for agood week and it slowly dawned onme that I was in the funk over what Ifelt was the inevitable deteriorationof America. How could the votingpublic not have seen the negativequalities in this President, his inexpe-rience and his misguided ideology. Ifelt let down and sad that the majorityof my fellow Americans had passed atipping point of not seeing or caringwhat was so clear to me that thecountry’s direction under his leader-ship had been terrible in the priorfour years. It was clear the easierpitch of the Democrats was going toprevail. Whether this was due tonaivety, ideology, being uninformed,receiving benefits or stupidity, I felt itwas over for my beloved country inthe long run.

Now Obamacare has rolled out andhas destroyed the health insurance offive million future Republican vot-ers. Very likely there will be another60 to 100 million or more futureRepublican voters as the Obamacarestorm rolls onto the business sector.There is nothing like seeing futurevoters getting slapped in the facewith reality, waking up and gettinginformed and angry over how thiscould have happened to them. Hope-fully, when they do, they will see the39 recorded speeches where Obamaflatly lied about the right to keep yourdoctor and your insurance if you likethem. Without this repeated lie, whichwe now know Obama knew was a lie,the bill would not have passed. Forthis I now have some hope. Too badbeing right about something will hurtso many. I hope most of them votedfor Obama, but nonetheless the satis-faction about being right is lost be-cause as an American I am a victim ofthis incompetent confidence manalso.

Richard T. SauerweinWestfield

The Future Is In Our Hands toRestore Constitutional Government

How did we get to the point where thelaw of the land is in the hands of one manresembling a dictatorship? The federalgovernment is in command and controlof our personal lives. We have elected apresident and representatives who couldnot pass the honesty test to be hired byanyone.

This has been many years in the mak-ing. It began where all begins – in kinder-garten, first grade, second grade and onthrough high school and college. Thevery day parents were financially com-pelled to forfeit their human and civilrights to raise and educate their childrenis the very day our constitutional liber-ties began to fall by the wayside.

Liberty, as life itself, is indivisible.When we old-timers went to school, wewere taught the famous quote of PatrickHenry, “Give me liberty or give me death.”This appears to have been replaced with,“Give me money, pleasure and power, orelse...” Restoring Constitutional Gov-ernment requires that we go back towhere we left the track. We must restoreliberty, by empowering every parent tosend their children to the school of their

choice, provided they are taught andtrained to adhere to the laws of the landand the Constitution – unlike what is nowbeing taught in many of our publicschools.

This can only be done by you. Youneed to contact your representatives andinsist they pass legislation that will em-power every parent to send their childrento the school of their choice withoutraising taxes at all. Public education, onaverage, is costing more than doublethan that of nonpublic education. Insistthey pass legislation to allow parents aneducational voucher valued at half ofcurrent public school costs, and if theyrefuse, you need replace them with thosewho will! If you are waiting for someoneelse to do this, you can be sure they arealso waiting for you. If we are to restoreConstitutional government, this needs tobe done by every one of us. The future isnow in your hands. If you fail to act, youhave no one to blame but yourself. Muchsuccess in your worthy efforts.

Israel TeitelbaumMorristown

GIANTS ARE ONLYONE GAME BEHIND

Why Is ShopRite Paying ResidentTo Challenge Stop & Shop Plans?

Everyone who has been in the Elm Street Stop & Shopin the last five years knows that the store needs a facelift.Stop & Shop has purchased the two adjoining lots on ElmStreet and has proposed an expansion of both its store andparking lot. Objecting to this is Massachusetts Streetresident James Hughes, represented by attorney RonaldGasiorowski, and a team of experts; at least that is the“official” objector.

Mr. Hughes, who has never appeared at any of thesehearings and is not in fact a property owner in Westfield,is the puppet of a much larger entity. This week it wasdiscovered that Mr. Gasiorowski and his team of expertsare being paid by Village Supermarkets, the owners ofmany ShopRite supermarkets, including Garwood. Seethe letter on this page.

But this isn’t the only falsehood that was uncovered inMr. Gasiorowski’s letter. Under oath, when questioned bythe board, the objector’s planner, Peter Steck, said that hewill submit his bill directly to Mr. Gasiorowski; otherexperts have said the same, or claimed not to know whowas paying them. While the courts allow for Mr. Hughesto act as the objector on ShopRite’s dime; given thissmoke and mirrors act the board should give little to noweight to the objector. The testimony of those who liedshould be thrown out entirely.

Village Supermarkets has been doing this up and downthe state. Whether it’s WalMart or Stop & Shop, seeminglyany time a new supermarket wants to open, or a current onewants to expand, Village rallies their team of lawyers andexperts to object. What are they so afraid of? Do they fearthat competition will hurt their profits? Maybe if they spentless money on lawyers and traffic engineers they couldcharge 50 cents less for a $6 box of cereal.

In addition to these costs being passed onto you in thegrocery store, it’s costing you in your property taxes.While applicants and objectors are required to pay addi-tional fees to hold special planning board meetings, thereare hidden costs that get passed on to the taxpayers. Dueto a conflict for the regular planning board attorney,former town attorney Robert Cockren is serving as theboard’s attorney for this matter. Mr. Cockren is fullyqualified, and a terrific choice given the complexity ofthis matter, but he has to get paid. He’s being paid toreview all of the exhibits, attend the meetings, review andrespond to the gobs of letters that have gone back andforth amongst the parties.

If the application is approved, we suspect that VillageSupermarkets, under the cover of Mr. Hughes, will filesuit against the board in state Superior Court. Mr.Gasiorowski has already made mention at the hearingsthat he did not feel the project was properly “noticed” inthe newspaper due to a language discrepancy – whichwould open the door for a lawsuit. This will cost the towntaxpayers untold amounts of money to defend itself.

Stop & Shop currently pays over $215,000 a year inproperty taxes on the four parcels it owns on Elm Street;an expansion of the store will undoubtedly increase thatdollar figure. A thriving business district can only help toenhance the town and offset residential property taxes.

On Monday, December 2, the 11th hearing will takeplace for this application. Members of the public haverarely attended these four-hour long meetings, but weurge you to come out on December 2 to voice youropinion on this matter to the board. Westfielders need anddeserve an updated convenient supermarket. Don’t not letShopRite’s mendacity be the last word the board hears.

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Please Joins Us ForInterfaith Service

Dear members of the Westfieldcommunity:

You are cordially invited to joinmembers of the Westfield Clergy andcongregations for an InterfaithThanksgiving Service this Sunday,November 24 at 5 p.m. As we beginthe holiday season, what is more ap-propriate than celebrating and join-ing with family, friends, and commu-nity members.

In addition, beginning at 2:30 pm.,there will be a bone marrow matchprogram to find a donor for a seri-ously ill young man with Westfieldconnections. (a cheek swab is all thatis necessary). Please bring a canneditem for donation to the WestfieldFood Pantry.

The service begins at 5 p.m. atTemple Emanu-El, 756 East BroadStreet. If you are interested in theInterfaith Choir, please join us at 4p.m. For further information, callCarolyn at (908) 232-6770, exten-sion 114.

Rabbi Doug SagalTemple Emanu-El

Westfield

We Can See ImpactObamacare Is HavingIt is no secret that the Affordable

Care Act (i.e. Obamacare) has been adisaster. The web site does not work,there are millions of insurance poli-cies that have been cancelled and theprices are, in some cases, more thanpromised. The President simply liedwhen he said multiple times that “ifyou like your insurance and yourdoctor” you can keep them. Well, thatis simply not true and was known thatit was not true at the time, but thepublic had to be lied to too, orObamacare may never have passed.

Now we see the impact and manywere not surprised and have beenfighting for years to do somethingabout it.

Last week, once again, PresidentObama bypassed the law of the land(Obamacare) and decreed that pri-vate insurance policies could be ex-tended for a year subject to localstates acceptance.

We then saw that some in Congresshad the light bulb go on that there wasserious problems. Some Democratsjoined with some Republicans, natu-rally not for the good of the people,but to save their own elected hideswith their re-election coming upshortly, to make the President’s prom-ise come true.

Congress actually went further thanthe President and developed two billslast week, which would have sup-ported the President’s statement thatif you like your insurance you cankeep it, not just for a another year aswhat was defined by the Presidentlast week, but as he initially promisedforever.

It was with great disappointmentthat my Congressman, Rush Holt,voted no! He simply did not careabout the 800,000 reported New Jer-sey residents who have already losttheir policies and the uncounted oneswho will lose their policies and besubject to the impacts of finding andaffording medical coverage in thenext year.

One can say that he said to thosealready negatively affected and thosethat will be affected, “Let Them EatCake.” Why should he and any otherelected officials who do not feel theimpact care?

Albert MullerScotch Plains

Letters tothe Editor

Garwood Reorg. NoticeThe annual re-organization meet-

ing of the mayor and council of theBorough of Garwood for year 2014will be held on Sunday, January 5,2014 at 3 p.m. in the council cham-bers, of the municipal building, 403South Avenue. The public is encour-aged to attend. For information call(908) 789-0710.

DogLicensesDog Licenses are due during the

month of January in the Borough ofGarwood. To obtain or renew yourlicense, visit the Municipal Clerk'soffice at 403 South Avenue, Mondaythrough Friday, between 9 a.m. to 4p.m.

Proof of rabies vaccine coveringthe entire licensing year is necessary.If you have any questions, please call(908) 789-0710.

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Don’t Miss Afterparty BandBefore Thanksgiving Feast

ROCKING OUT...New Jersey’s Hottest Cover Band.

WESTFIELD — Before stuffingyourself with turkey, spend a nightout dancing to New Jersey’s hottestcover band. The fun is at ColoradoCafé Wednesday night, whenAfterparty takes the stage at 10 p.m.to sing the latest songs from the ra-dio.

With a roster of more than 100tunes to choose from, the high-en-ergy, female-fronted cover band in-cludes music from Lady Gaga, KatyPerry, the Black Eyed Peas, Train,Cee Lo Green, Pink and RobinThicke, in addition to long-time fa-vorites from Journey, Motley Crue,Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi andBeastie Boys. “We cover what wefeel people want to hear,” said leadsinger Kristy Ball.

Afterparty will rock the 10,000-square-foot Colorado Café inWatchung, along with another band,Blame it on Richie. Attendees alsocan look forward to a huge lightshow.

Westfield’s Home Video Studiowill be filming the performance. Asits official sponsor, HVS is bringingtwo cameras to record for a bandhighlight reel and YouTube/websitepromotional videos. “It will be excit-

ing to be part of that,” said KristyBall.

While Afterparty band has beentogether for several years, its variousmembers have been playing in bandsfor 15 years. “It’s a very tight, veryprofessional band,” said Ms. Ball.“We get everybody dancing and hav-ing a great time.” You may also havealready seen Afterparty at the StageHouse Tavern, Tap Room at theSomerset Hills Hotel, and at privateparties. See Afterparty’s performanceschedule on their website,www.afterpartybandrocks.com. Forinformation on booking Afterpartyfor your venue, please call GinaFragner at (908) 370-1954 or e-mailto: [email protected]

Home Video Studio is locally-owned, and produces, edits and du-plicates all types of video, includingthose for sports and music scholar-ships, business promotions,fundraisers, family celebrations andmore. HVS also transfers slides, pho-tos, home movies and videotape ontohigh-quality DVD for archiving. VisitHVS at www.homevideostudio.com/dan or call (908) 301-9300.

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Dr. Jay Weinberg InductedAs a Fellow of ACD

Dr. Jay Weinberg

CRANFORD — Jay Weinberg,D.M.D., maintaining a dental prac-tice limited to Endodontics inCranford, N.J., has been inducted asa Fellow of the American College ofDentists at the 93rd ACDAnnual Meeting and Con-vocation on October 30,2013 in New Orleans.

The American Collegeof Dentists, founded in1920, is comprised of den-tists who have “demon-strated leadership, andmade exceptional contri-butions to dentistry, thedental profession, and so-ciety.” Less than 3.5 per-cent of dentists are invited to becomemembers.

The College is charged with theenhancement of dental care qualityand the profession’s service to the

public. The American College of Den-tists has become synonymous withdental ethics and professionalism.

Dr. Weinberg has been an associateprofessor of Endodontics at the Uni-

versity of Medicine andDentistry, president ofthe Union County Den-tal Society and the NewJersey Association ofEndodontists, and is cur-rently an attendee at theNewark Beth Israel Gen-eral Dentistry ResidencyProgram. Further infor-mation about Dr.Weinberg and his prac-tice, located at 300 North

Avenue, East, Cranford, is availableon his website, cranfordendo.com.

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More Letters to the EditorWe Must Reclaim Our Freedoms

Promised in Our ConstitutionAs the Declaration of Indepen-

dence requires of all Americans, ithas now become necessary for onepeople to dissolve the political bandsthat have connected them with an-other. It is critical for us to rise up andconfront the political establishmentthat has willfully and maliciouslybound our hands and voices. We mustinvoke our unalienable right to lib-erty. Our government has become sodestructive that, as our Founding Fa-thers expressed, it is our right andduty to alter or abolish it, while “in-stituting” a new government that trulyrepresents We the People.

With the growing scandals of theObama administration such as its ut-ter indifference to the brutal murdersin Benghazi, the willful targeting ofconservative groups and others bythe Internal Revenue Service, the un-constitutional, massive spying pro-gram instituted by Obama’s NationalSecurity Agency, and its blatant liesto the America people regardingObamaCare in its egregious and dan-gerous attempt to socialize the UnitedStates of America, Reclaim AmericaNow Coalition seeks to, in effect,“call out” the administration for itsunprecedented failure to representWe the People, to shine light uponwhat Barack Obama calls “phonyscandals,” and to allow people withlegitimate grievances to finally beheard.

Reclaim America Now will hostseveral prominent speakers such asformer U.S. Attorney and Congress-man Bob Barr, former U.S. SenatorGordon J. Humphrey, CEO ofWND.com Joseph Farah and has thesupport of prominent coalition mem-bers such as the Tea Parties, SpecialOperations Speaks, Western Center

for Journalism, Declaration Alliance,Gun Owners of America, JohnRatzenberger, Carl Paladino, PatBoone, Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely,Political Media Inc., Renew America,and other major individuals andgroups.

Larry Klayman, founder of Judi-cial Watch and Freedom Watch,former U.S. Justice Department pros-ecutor and an organizer of ReclaimAmerica Now, said this: “The Sec-ond American Revolution beginsNovember 19, 2013. Our country isheaded into a potentially fatal down-ward spiral, under the tyrannical con-trol of a hostile government that nolonger represents We the People. Icall upon all patriots – Democrats,Republicans and others – to peace-fully descend on Washington D.C. onthe 19th en masse, and reclaim ourfreedoms promised to us in our Con-stitution, the same Constitution thatthe Obama administration so fre-quently violates. We the People donot know where this road will lead usprecisely, but we know that it is nec-essary to begin the process of havingAmericans stand up for their rightsand not look to our compromised andcorrupted executive, legislative andjudicial branches of government todo what is our God-given duty; torestore freedom to the United Statesof America.” All interested personsand media are welcome to contactFreedom Watch [email protected] or (424) 274-2579. Seewww.reclaimamericanow.net for anupdated list of speakers and coalitionmembers.

Reclaim America Now CoalitionWashington, D.C.

Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act Should Be Repealed

Where are you, Albert Einstein,now that we need you?

A most apt question for anyonetrying to gain access to the infamousPatient Protection and AffordableCare website:

The website provides what arecalled “Help Steps” for setting up a“Marketplace Account” and provides“More troubleshooting solutionswhen creating or logging in to youraccount.” These are “the steps belowto see if this resolves the problem….

Restart your browser. Close andrestart your browser. This will re-solve many log in issues. Check tomake sure that your browser is set toaccept cookies. To use (the website),have your browser set to accept cook-ies. For instructions on how to acceptcookies in your browser, click on the‘How do I set my browser to acceptcookies?” question in the dropdownmenu of this page.

Delete your browser’s cache (his-tory/memory). To see instructions onhow to clear your cache, please seethe “How do I clear my browser’scache (history/memory?” question inthe dropdown menu at the bottom ofthis page.

Clear your browser’s cookies. Youmay need to clear your browser’scookies. To see instructions to dothis, please see the “How to clear mybrowser’s cookies?” in the dropdownmenu at the bottom of this page.

Check your e-mail ‘spam’ folder.You will need to verify your e-mailaddress before you can log in with anew account. If you have not re-ceived this e-mail, please check your‘spam’ or junk mail folder to see ifthe message was moved there acci-dentally. The e-mail will come from

(the website) “Marketplace accountcreated.”

For millions of Americans unfa-miliar with “tech talk” what thewebsite presents is indeed formi-dable!

President Obama and his team hadthree and one-half years from hissigning the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act into law onMarch 10,2010 to make the websiteclear and understandable. The kindof clarity and understanding that wetake for granted when we go online atany merchant’s website!

The President on the very day ofthe website rollout said, “Just visit(the website) and there you can com-pare plans, side by side, the same wayyou’d shop for a plane ticket on Kayakor a TV on Amazon.” But Kayak andAmazon would be out of business bynow if they had a website as malfunc-tioning as the Obamacare website!

The website is only a part of theproblem with the Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act. Personaldata not secure. Millions of healthinsurance policies cancelled. Higherpremiums for millions of Americans.Millions of Americans losing theirphysicians and their hospitals undernew health insurance plans.

Here was the noble idea that allAmericans should have health insur-ance, but the devil is in the details.Noble speeches and grand pro-nouncements are one thing but ex-ecution is quite something else.

The Patient Protection and Afford-able Care Act should be repealed.And I say this as a person who was amost enthusiastic supporter of theAct! For this Act is not only a domes-tic scandal, but also a deep embar-rassment to our beloved country fa-mous for its technological prowess!

Stephen SchoemanWestfield

Nominations Being AcceptedFor Women of Excel, Awards

COUNTY – Nominations are stillbeing accepted for the 22nd annualWomen of Excellence Awards, spon-sored by the Union County Board ofChosen Freeholders and the UnionCounty Commission on the Status ofWomen.

Awardees are guests of honor atthe annual Women of ExcellenceAward Dinner and receive a com-memorative Women of Excellenceplaque. The award program was es-tablished to raise awareness aboutthe contributions made to UnionCounty by women from all walks oflife.

Nominations are open to women21 years or older, who live or work inUnion County, and who have distin-guished themselves in professionalfields, public service, nonprofit orga-nizations, or community service.

For more information and to ob-

tain a nomination form, visit theWomen of Excellence website atucnj2.org or contact Jane O’Hara [email protected].

The nomination form and support-ing documents must be submitted nolater than Sunday, December 1, toMs. Jane O’Hara, 708 Newark Av-enue, Westfield N.J. 07090.

The 2014 Women of ExcellenceAward Dinner is scheduled for 6:30p.m. on Friday, March 21 at Gallop-ing Hill Caterers in Union.

Nicholas Kutsop EarnsGold Axe Award

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – NicholasKutsop of Mountainside was among22 students to receive the covetedGold Axe Award for their achieve-ments at Northern Arizona Univer-sity (NAU). The awards were an-nounced at the Gold Axe and Distin-guished Seniors awards banquet atthe High Country Conference Cen-ter in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The tradition of the Gold Axe Awarddates back to 1933, a year after thestudent body adopted the axe as thesymbol for Lumberjack athletics.

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Editor’s Note: This is the first partof a two-part series on this year’sWestfield election.

The margin of victory in Republi-can Mayor Andrew Skibitsky’s re-election was statistically large (morethan 10 percent), and an unambiguousvote of confidence for the outstandingjob he has done over the last eightyears as mayor - a period marked byunprecedented economic and budget-ary challenges during our national fi-nancial crisis. Having served withcouncilman and later Mayor Skibitsky,I believe his reelection was well earnedand deserved. It was disappointingthat his opponent, Democrat Council-man David Haas, had to give up hiscouncil seat to run for mayor. Both theThird Ward and Town of Westfieldwill soon miss David’s voice, passionand experience, and he will be takingwith him a legacy of eight years ofoutstanding public service.

There were other disappointmentsin this election cycle too, such as theWestfield Democratic Committeehaving sent Haas into a battle withoutan army. Specifically, there were noDemocratic candidates for council inthe First or Second Ward races, andthe Republicans won those electionsunopposed. In the Third Ward elec-tion for the Haas seat, the Democraticcandidate was a familiar name thehard way, having lost the same elec-tion twice before. In a close vote hewas rejected by the voters for a thirdtime. A campaign which countedheavily on name recognition for trac-

Westfield Election:A Post-Mortem

By Sal Caruana Former Westfield First Ward Councilman

tion also ran the risk of “retread,”which may have played into the handsof his opponent - a new name anddynamic individual. The Democraticcandidate in the Fourth Ward was anold face too, having served on thecouncil 13 years before. His low-energy campaign against a popularincumbent was perplexing, and hasled many to wonder if this party loy-alist was indifferent towards winningbut glad to be lending his name to theticket so that the Westfield Demo-crats would avoid the humiliation ofthree empty ballot lines in five localelections. This was Haas’ ticket. Thiswas his “team.”

Two races had no Democratic can-didates, no choice for the voters. Whatdoes this say about the state of par-ticipatory democracy in Westfield?We are a town with a strong reputa-tion for community activism andvolunteerism, and the DemocraticParty has more registered voters thanthe Republicans. There appears to bea party organization, and 200 resi-dents reportedly turned out whenCory Booker attended a Westfieldfundraiser for Haas. Amid this, thelocal party cannot find or inspire twopeople to run for office? How do youexplain such disinterest at the candi-date level in Westfield?

I am not sure you can explain it, butclearly the rage and personal attacksthat our mayor and council consis-tently face at public meetings from acabal (now entering year four) canmake elected office hardly worth seek-ing, even with the $1 a year paycheck.For those who have missed the originsof this dreadful reality show on TV 36,it goes like this: at the end of 2010 anew traffic light was installed on Cen-tral Avenue in front a resident’s houseand it made her unhappy for a bundleof reasons including public safety con-cerns. Joining the fray in support wasa very irate neighbor. In her earlypublic meeting appearances the neigh-bor often began her comments with aScripture reading, but as soon as sheconcluded with the citation “KingJames edition” you then had aboutfive seconds to get out the umbrella asshe rained fire and brimstone downupon Town Hall. In the last few yearsher proselytizing has abated, but thescreams, insults, and temper tantrumshave not.

Westfield Farmers’ Market to HoldPre-Thanksgiving Event on SaturdayWESTFIED -- The Greater

Westfield Area Chamber of Com-merce (GWACC) is sponsoring a one-time Westfield Farmers’ Market eventto take place on the Saturday beforeThanksgiving, November 23, from8:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Same time, andplace, as during our regular season, atthe South Avenue train station. Mostof the vendors you’ve come to know,and love, are planning to attend, in-cluding local produce from SkebaFarms!

So many items you find at WestfieldFarmers’ Market’s Pre-ThanksgivingEvent will be perfect for your specialholiday shopping! Most stuffing in-cludes nuts, and dried fruits. Gour-met Nuts is ready with a wide assort-ment of both, no matter your family’sspecific tradition! Consider addingthe balsamic vinegar, which HighMountain Foods sells, to your home-made cranberry sauce; it adds depthof flavor! Cooking for the holidayswithout butter? Almost unheard of!Bryan, at Sutton Family Farms, hasbutter, plus cheese, and eggs. Suttoneven brings homemade, natural soapsthat smell divine to get your powderroom guest-ready! Anticipating theneed to have some prepared foods onhand, so everyone can get lunch whileyou’re still preparing the big eveningmeal? Westfield Farmers’ Marketcustomers have been looking forwardto seeing Paolo’s Kitchen, with theirwide assortment of delicious preparedfoods, season after season! LithuanianBakery always has long lines withtheir delicious baked goods, such aspies, apple cider donuts, babka, andtheir award-winning rye bread. Vito,from High Mountain Foods, is quickwith a story and a smile, and deliverspickles, olives, JD Gourmet oils andvinegars. High Mountain also hasmany frozen delicacies, such as crabcakes, and ravioli.

The Greater Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce (GWACC) is a vol-untary, local business organizationwith the single objective of further-

ing the economic prosperity of ourmembers. We have been running theWestfield Farmers’ Market for al-most 20 years now as a revenue streamto help us help our businesses thrive.The market has become a valued tra-dition, and we hope you find it en-riching to the community at-large.We are grateful to the Town ofWestfield, and the DowntownWestfield Corporation for all the sup-port they always show us in workingtowards that goal. Our chamberstarted as a Westfield organizationfor over 60 years ago. But, as ourcommunities grew, and as we grew tounderstand how much all of our fivetowns depend on each other for neigh-borly support, we expanded our foot-print to include Fanwood, Garwood,Mountainside, and Scotch Plains.We’re always looking for active newmembers! It is our hope that we canall work together to be the best wecan be! It all starts with relationships.Thank you for supporting theGWACC, as we help expand net-works for the betterment of our area!

The Greater Westfield Area Cham-ber of Commerce office is located atthe top of the Bank of America Build-ing, 173 Elm St., 3rd Floor, Westfield,N.J., 07090. We can be reached at(908) 233-3021.

Heather RobinsonGWACC Exec. Dir.

WF GOP Have Not Had 9-0Mayor, Council Since 1982

2013 General Election Analysis

On Election Day, Republicans rompedin the Governor’s race and at the locallevel where the GOP took an 9-0 majority(mayor and town council) in Westfieldfor the first time since 1982. The GOPalso swept council seats in Cranford totake a 4-1 majority on the township com-mittee there. Does this mean Phil Morinwill be back as township attorney in2014?

Republicans also picked up a seat inScotch Plains to give Democrats a 3-2majority on the governing body includ-ing the seat of Mayor Kevin Glover,although Democrat Mickey Marcus usu-ally votes with GOP Councilman BoVastine. With Llewellyn Jones on coun-cil, does this mean the Joint Meetingapproach of merging the Scotch Plainsand Fanwood police departments is deadon arrival? Democrats did win in Fanwoodsince the GOP only fielded one candidatefor two council seats and that individualmade no effort to even try to win. ComeJanuary Democrats will control themayor’s office and all six council seats.

In Westfield, a search of our archivesreveals that Republicans held all eightcouncil seats and the mayor’s office in1980, 1981, and 1982. That string wasbroken, though, in the 1982 election whenDemocrat Brian Fahey won a councilseat. He only stayed on a year beforerunning for state Assembly, a race he

lost, and was replaced by Michael Dia-mond who was victorious at the polls thatyear. Jim Hely, who ran unsuccessfully formayor in 1984, came on council in 1986after winning a council seat to give theDemocrats two council seats for a year, onlyto see Mr. Diamond defeated in the 1986general election. Tony LaPorta also served aterm in the early 1990s before he lost a closemayor’s race to Bud Boothe in 1994.

Democrats scored their biggest vic-tory in town history in 1996 when TomJardim became the first Democrat to beelected Westfield mayor in 85 years.Also victorious were Larry Goldmanand John Walsh in the third and fourthwards, respectively, giving the partythree council seats and the mayor’s of-fice. At Democratic event a few monthslater, Mr. Hely pretended to be J. AllstonDennis, the only other Democrat to serveas mayor on town history. He served in1911 and 1912. Carl Salisbury joinedthe council in 1999 after he defeated JonBramnick, the current state AssemblyMinority Leader, in the 1998 electionfor a council seat in the first ward.

While the GOP won back the mayor’soffice in the 2000 election when GregMcDermott was elected, Democrats hada 5-3 council majority in 2002. Overthe last eight years, Democrats haveonly held between one and two councilseats.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSCHOOL IS OUT...The former St. Anne’s School in Garwood has been demol-ished to make room for a 72-unit complex for people age 62 and over. Thecomplex will be operated by the Westfield Senior Citizen Housing Corporation.

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Utilities OK’dTRENTON — An Assembly panel

on Monday approved a two-bill pack-age sponsored by Assemblymen Jo-seph Cryan (D-20th, Union) and TimEustace (D-38th, Paramus) to im-prove communications with utilitycustomers during the event of anemergency and help prevent downedutility wires during storms.

The first bill (A-3619) would requirepublic utilities, telecommunicationscompanies, and cable television com-panies to annually submit a request inwritten form to each customer to obtainalternate modes of communication soit may communicate with customers incase of a service interruption or emer-gency. The second bill (A-3746) wouldentitle New Jersey property owners toclaim a tax credit against the cost ofvegetation management in the vicinityof electric utility lines. Both measureswere approved by the Assembly Tele-communications and Utilities Com-mittee and now await full Assemblyapproval.goleader.com/classifieds


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– Obituaries –Elaine Werner Slabe, 75, Served OnWestfield ‘Y,’ Education Fund Boards

Elaine Werner Slabe, born Novem-ber 2, 1938, died on Tuesday, No-vember 12, 2013, at the age of 75.She was the daughter of Edwin Mon-roe Werner and Anna Navarro Werner.She died from intestinal cancer at ahospice in Manhattan.

Born in New York City, Elainespent 50 years living in the NewJersey municipalities of Elizabeth,Westfield and Mountainside untilreturning to her hometown of Man-hattan in 2006. She made profoundcontributions civically in both NewJersey and New York.

Active in the volunteer commu-nity, she served on both the WestfieldYMCA and The Education Fund of

Westfield board of directors as amember, primarily in fund-raisingcapacities. She chaired localfundraisers and various communityoutreach programs benefiting bothbusinesses and residents alike.

She is survived by James FrankSlabe, her husband of 40 years, andtwo children, Teena Marie LouiseHogan, age 57, of San Diego, Calif.and Michael Edwin Lozado, age 55,of Manalapan, N.J. She was precededin death by her parents and her threesiblings, Robert Werner, JamesWerner and Geraldine Werner.

Cremation services were privatelyheld in New York.

November 21, 2013

Carmina Villarin, 79, Enjoyed Family;Was Hospital Chemistry TechnologistCarmina Lopez Villarin, 79, of West-

field passed away on Monday, No-vember 11, at Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital at Rahway sur-rounded by her loving fam-ily.

Mrs. Villarin was bornin Caguas, Puerto Rico, toAnna and RaymondLopez. She was the oldestchild and was followed bytwo brothers, Raymondand Oscar. Carmina gradu-ated in 1962 from Brook-lyn Technical Institute andstudied medical andchemical technologies.She was employed byMaimonides Hospital as achemistry technologist for10 years and was a mem-ber of the association of AmericanMedical Technologists.

Carmina married Luis A. Villarinin 1956 and they lived in Hyde Park,N.Y. for 20 years before moving toWestfield, where they have lived forthe past 27 years. She enjoyed gar-dening, cooking and dancing withher husband and celebrating life withher children and grandchildren. Sheparticularly enjoyed nurturing chil-dren and animals with her infectiouslove for life.

Mrs. Villarin was predeceased byher two brothers, Oscar (1990) andRaymond (1986), and is survived byher loving husband of 57 years, Luis,and her devoted children, L. Albert

Villarin, M.D. and his fiancée, MichelleWalter, and Ronald H. Villarin and hiswife, Marie. She also is survived byfive grandchildren, Colin F. Villarin,

Katherine G. Villarin,Connor H. Villarin, ParkerJ. Villarin and Caroline M.Villarin; three nieces, DianaLopez Azize, ElizabethDemkow and Marie RuizBarry; her nephew, JRAzize, and her dog, Chase.

A Funeral Mass wascelebrated on Friday, No-vember 15, at the HolyTrinity Roman CatholicChurch in Westfield.Burial followed atFairview Cemetery inWestfield. Arrangementswere by the Dooley Co-

lonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue,Westfield.

Carmina and the Villarin familywould like to thank all their family,relatives and friends for being part ofher life.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefersa donation in Carmina’s name to anearby facility, Children’s SpecializedHospital, the largest pediatric rehabili-tation healthcare system in the UnitedStates, which Carmina absolutely lovedto talk about. The address is Children’sSpecialized Hospital, 150 New Provi-dence Road, Mountainside, N.J. 07092or https://8224.thankyouforcaring.org/cshdonation.

November 21, 2013

Jean A. Kinney, 75, Was Area Teacher;Enjoyed Choir, Bird Watching, Travel

Jean A. Kinney (Peters), 75, ofWestfield passed away peacefully onFriday, November 15, 2013, sur-rounded by her loving family.

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,raised in Hillsdale and resided inWestfield for 50 years.

Mrs. Kinney was an English andSpanish teacher for over 30 years.She most recently taught grades 1through 8 at St. Michael’s School inUnion. Jean received her bachelor’sdegree from Chestnut Hill College inPhiladelphia and her master’s degreefrom Seton Hall University.

Jean was very active with the HolyTrinity Senior Choir. She loved birdwatching and world travel and wasdedicated to the U.S. Lighthouse Pres-ervation Society. Currently she waspursuing her private pilot’s license.

She will be deeply missed by herfive children, nine grandchildren, twogreat-grandchildren and one sister.She was predeceased by her daugh-ter, Laura A. Woerner (2007).

A Mass was celebrated on Tues-day, November 19, 2013, at the HolyTrinity Roman Catholic Church inWestfield. Interment followed at St.Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia.

In lieu of flowers, donations in hermemory may be made to the HolyTrinity Senior Choir.

Arrangements were by the DooleyColonial Home of Westfield.

November 21, 2013

Cdr. Raymond E. PaulCommander Raymond E. Paul,

United States Navy (Retired), ofWestfield, N.J. passed away on Thurs-day, November 7, 2013, after a briefhospital stay with his wife and familyby his side.

The family requests that, in lieu offlowers, donations be made to theGarden Club of New Jersey Blue StarMemorial Fund, which supports theBlue Star Memorials and Gardensdedicated to U.S. service men andwomen, in honor of CommanderRaymond E. Paul, USN. Please sendchecks made out to Garden Club ofNew Jersey to: Susan O’Donnell,GCNJ Blue Star Chairman, 209Johnson Road, Whitehouse Station,N.J. 08889-3311.

A memorial website has been es-tablished at:www.dooleycolonialfuneralhome.com.

November 21, 2013

Ruth Tedesco, 84, Fond of the Theatre;Worked In Advertising, TV ProductionRuth Tedesco, 84, died on Friday,

November 15, 2013, from complica-tions of stroke at the Center for HopeHospice in Scotch Plains, N.J.

Born Ruth Marie Cocho on April6, 1929 in Twin Rocks, Pa. to Michaeland Anna Cocho (both deceased),Ruth lived in the Cambria Countyarea of Pennsylvania until she was17, when she moved to New YorkCity. She had a career in advertisingand television production prior toher marriage in 1965 to RichardVincent Tedesco (deceased) in NewYork City.

Moving to New Jersey in the early1970s, Ruth Tedesco lived inOceanport, Berkeley Heights andSummit before moving to Westfield in1982, where she resided for 30 years.It was important to her that she remainclose to New York City, her favorite

city, where she could continue to en-joy the arts. She was a lifelong anddevoted fan of the theatre.

Ruth Tedesco was widowed in1974. Her one sister, Betty Jane Cocho(born 1927), died in New York City in2009. Ruth Tedesco is survived byher two daughters, FrancescaCrispino of Springfield, Va. and Chris-tina Tedesco of South Plainfield, N.J.,and her grandson, Richard Crispinoof Springfield, Va. She has threenieces, Claudia Coleman, VivecaTedesco and Elissa Tedesco, in South-ern California.

A Life Celebration will be held inher honor on Saturday, November23, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Gray FuneralHome, 318 East Broad Street, West-field, N.J. 07090.

November 21, 2013

‘Y’ Invites CommunityTo ‘Gut Buster’ SwimWESTFIELD — The Westfield

Area “Y” Aquatics Department willhost a special free Thanksgiving GutBuster Workout for adults and teensages 13 and older on Wednesday,November 27, from 9:30 a.m. to noonat the Main “Y” Facility, located at220 Clark Street in Westfield.

Open to the community, this activ-ity will include two-and-a-half hoursof calorie-burning workout just intime to get ready for Thanksgivingfeasting. There will be Aqua Zumba,Water Yoga and Deep Water Exer-cise. Arthritis Aquatic Exercise alsowill be available.

Interested persons are asked to callPatti Cassiba at (908) 233-2700, ex-tension no. 223, or e-mail her [email protected].

Torah Center Posts DatesFor Menorah Lightings

AREA — The Union County To-rah Center (UCTC) has announcedthat menorah lighting ceremonies willtake place in multiple communitiesnext week in celebration of Chanukah.Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, willbegin on Wednesday, November 27,at sundown and continue throughWednesday, December 4.

A menorah lighting will be heldat the Westfield Train Station onNorth Avenue on November 27 at7 p.m. In Cranford, the menorahlighting will take place across fromthe municipal building, near thegazebo, on Monday, December 2,also at 7 p.m. There will be music,refreshments and “Chanukah gelt”for everyone in attendance.

The UCTC also will sponsormenorahs at the Scotch Plains Mu-nicipal Building, located at 430Park Avenue, and the MountainsideMunicipal Building, located at1385 Route 22, East.

Additionally, the UCTC willpresent a Kids Chanukah Day thisSunday, November 24, at the TorahCenter, located at 509 Central Av-enue in Westfield. A Chanukah Ol-ive Press Workshop will be offeredat 11:30 a.m. This workshop willdemonstrate, with the help of par-ticipants, the process the Maccabeesused to refine olive oil for the goldenmenorah in the Chanukah story. Par-ticipants will then light a menorahwith the oil they made. A ChanukahStory and Crafts Hour will takeplace from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Both ofthese programs will be free andopen to the public. Reservationsare required for the Story and CraftsHour by tomorrow, Friday, Novem-ber 22. For more information or torespond, call the Torah Center at(908) 789-5252, [email protected] or visittorahcenter.org.

The UCTC will sponsor a“Chanukah on Ice” event at the UnionSports Arena on Route 22, West, inUnion, next to Best Buy, on Saturday,November 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Par-ticipants will skate to Jewish music

while watching a menorah being litin the center of the rink. Refresh-ments will be served. The cost is $10per person, including skates. Reser-vations are not required. For moreinformation, call (908) 789-5252, e-mail [email protected] or visittorahcenter.org.

The UCTC will host a FamilyChanukah Party on Wednesday, De-cember 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at thecenter, featuring a traditionalChanukah dinner with latkes, lasa-gna and baked ziti; live entertain-ment with Looney Louie’s ChanukahShow, plus Chanukah gelt. The sug-gested donation is $5 per person.Sponsorships are $180. Reservationsare preferred but not required. Forfurther information, call (908) 789-5252, e-mail [email protected] visit torahcenter.org.

Torah Center PlansDinner-Farbrengen

WESTFIELD — The UnionCounty Torah Center will hold aShabbaton-Friday Night Dinner and“Chassidic Farbrengen” on Fridayevening, November 22, in honor ofYud Tes Kislev (the 19th day ofKislev) at 7 p.m. at the Torah Center,located at 509 Central Avenue inWestfield. The cost is $20 per adultand $10 per child.

The 19th day of the Hebrew monthof Kislev (Yud-Tes Kislev) is the dayon which Rabbi Schneur Zalman ofLiadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, was freed fromhis severe imprisonment in St. Peters-burg, Russia, in 1798. A farbrengen isan informal gathering at which peoplecelebrate their Judaism by means ofsong, stories and words of inspiration.In this case there also will be a fullycatered Shabbat meal.

The dinner and Farbrengen will beopen to the public. For more infor-mation, call the Torah Center at (908)789-5252, [email protected] or registeronline at torahcenter.org.

Westfield Weavers SetHoliday Sale SaturdaySCOTCH PLAINS — The Westfield

Weavers Guild will hold its annualHoliday Sale this Saturday, Novem-ber 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a newlocation, the Scotch Plains RescueSquad, second floor, located at 1916Bartle Avenue in Scotch Plains.

Fifteen members of the WestfieldWeavers will sell holiday gifts, in-cluding hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind,hand woven and hand knitted wear-able clothing and accessories such asjackets, scarves, mittens, hats andsocks, hand woven and printed tablelinens and household items, handknitted baby garments, blankets andtoys, wall hangings, baskets, orna-ments and jewelry, among other mer-chandise. In addition, three guest art-ists will show pottery and handmadesoap products.

Demonstrations of weaving andspinning techniques will be heldthroughout the day and visitors willhave an opportunity to try their handat weaving.

The Westfield Weavers Guild wasformed in 1947 by approximately 12people interested in weaving and othercrafts. The group has since grown to 23members who meet once a month tostudy the art of weaving and its relatedskills. For more information, call theWestfield Weavers Guild at (908) 397-8130 or visit westfieldweavers.org.

Thrift Shop Posts Schedule,Holiday Boutique Opening

SCOTCH PLAINS — TheFanwood-Scotch Plains ServiceLeague Thrift Shop, located at 1741East Second Street in Scotch Plains,will be closed Thanksgiving weekfrom November 26 to 29. It will re-open on Saturday, November 30, forits “Black Saturday” sales event. Ev-erything in the store will be offered at50 percent off the ticketed price.

The shop’s annual Christmas/holi-day boutique will begin on Tuesday,December 3. Featured will be new,unused items in original packaging.The gift boutique table will be re-plenished daily from the shop’s largeinventory. The Christmas/holidayboutique will continue through Sat-urday, December 21. The shop willthen close for the remainder of theholiday season and will reopen onThursday, January 2.

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Ser-vice League is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that has served lo-cal communities since 1974. Since itsfounding, the League has donated $1.1million to local causes. To learn moreabout the League or League member-ship, call (908) 322-5420, visitscotchplainsthriftshop.weebly.com orspeak to a volunteer at the shop. Shophours are Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., andFriday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Donations are always welcome dur-ing business hours. Free parking isavailable on the street and in the rearof the building. Visitors are asked toenter the parking lot via Willow Street.

Shopping FundraiserOn Tap Tonight

WESTFIELD — The JuniorWoman’s Club of Westfield will holdits 2013 Shopping Fundraiser thisevening, Thursday, November 21,from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church, located at 414 EastBroad Street in Westfield.

Various vendors will have merchan-dise for sale, including totes, bags,jewelry, cosmetics, children’s clothes,athletic wear and books, among otheritems. Proceeds will support NJ Seeds,an organization that helps underprivi-leged individuals get a better educa-tion. For more information about NJSeeds, visit njseeds.org.

Union Co. Libraries to BeginFood Drive on Monday

AREA — The Union County Pub-lic Libraries will sponsor a food driveduring which local public librarieswill accept donations of non-perish-able food items to benefit the NewJersey Community FoodBank andother local food pantries during theholiday season. The drive will takeplace from Monday, November 25,through Monday, December 16.

Collection bins will be located atthe public libraries. Library staff willthen route 100 percent of the dona-tions to designated food banks.

The New Jersey CommunityFoodBank assists by supplying foodto more than 1,500 non-profit chari-ties in 19 counties, including soupkitchens, food pantries, shelters, lo-cal food banks, after-school programsand senior citizen centers.

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

Participating libraries include: Ber-keley Heights Public Library, ClarkPublic Library, Cranford Public Li-brary, Elizabeth Public Library,Garwood Free Public Library,Kenilworth Public Library, LindenPublic Library, New Providence Me-morial Library, Plainfield Public Li-brary, Rahway Public Library, RosellePublic Library, Springfield Public Li-brary, Summit Public Library, UnionFree Public Library and the WestfieldMemorial Library. For more informa-

tion, individuals may contact their li-brary or visit the Union County PublicLibraries’ website, luccnj.org.

NAMI to SpotlightSuicide InterventionWESTFIELD — People who at-

tend NAMI (National Alliance onMental Illness) Union County’spublic meeting on Tuesday, No-vember 26, will learn about suicideintervention from representatives ofthe CONTACT We Care helpline.The meeting, beginning at 7:30p.m., will take place at AmericanLegion Post No. 3, located at 1003North Avenue, West, in Westfield.There is no charge to attend.

CONTACT We Care will offer tipsfor intervening in a presentation byExecutive Director Joanne Oppeltand trainer Fran McTernan. Helplineworkers have training and experi-ence dealing with suicide situationsand will share their knowledge withthose in attendance. CONTACT WeCare is a statewide helpline servicewith the mission of “soothing soulsand saving lives.” The local hotlinenumber is (908) 232-2880.

Refreshments and free literaturewill be provided and the newly up-dated NAMI Union County ResourceGuide will be available. For informa-tion, or in the event of inclementweather, call (908) 233-1628 or e-mail [email protected].

Garwood Lions PlanPancake Breakfast

GARWOOD — The Garwood Li-ons Club will hold the organization’sannual Pancake Breakfast this Sun-day, November 24, from 8 a.m. tonoon at The Westwood, located at438 North Avenue in Garwood. Ad-mission will be $7 per person; chil-dren under age 6 will be admitted forfree. The menu will include assortedjuices, homemade pancakes, baconand sausage as well as tea or coffee.

Although best known for the col-lection of used eyewear, the Lionsalso raise funds for multiple ongoingprojects which serve the visually-impaired, scholarships for local resi-dents, the borough’s annual Hallow-een Parade and Senior Citizens Pic-nic, as well as providing financialsupport to youth baseball, educationalendeavors and Scouting. For infor-mation regarding the upcomingbreakfast or Lions membership, callLion Peggy Briggs at (908) 654-4977.

WEAVING THEIR WAY...Westfield Weavers prepare for their Holiday Sale,which will take place this Saturday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a newlocation — the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad headquarters, second floor, at 1916Bartle Avenue. Pictured, from left to right, are: Arleen Levine of North Plainfield,Liz Heine of Plainfield and Marie Ozmon of North Plainfield.

Temple Turkey DriveTo Benefit Needy

WESTFIELD — Temple Emanu-El will hold its 12th Annual Thanks-giving Turkey Drive to help feedneedy families in Union County. Arearesidents are asked to donate frozenturkeys in a tied plastic bag, alongwith canned and packaged goodssuitable for Thanksgiving. Donationsshould not be in glass containers.

Items may be brought to the templeparking lot during the followingdates and times: Sunday, November24, 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Monday,November 25, 9 to 9:30 a.m. and2:30 to 3:15 p.m., and Tuesday, No-vember 26, 9 to 9:30 a.m. and 4 to 7p.m. Temple Emanu-El is located at756 East Broad Street in Westfield.

The food will be distributed toneedy families through the efforts ofThe Mandy Reichman Feeding Pro-gram in conjunction with theStreetLight Mission and membersof Temple Emanu-El of Westfield.For more information, contactCarolyn Shane, executive director,at (908) 232-6770, extension no.114, or [email protected], or visitthe temple website, tewnj.org.

Carmina Villarin

St. Bart’s AnnouncesGiving Tree TraditionSCOTCH PLAINS — A Christ-

mas tradition will get underway thisSaturday, November 23, at St.Bartholomew the Apostle RomanCatholic Church, located at 2032Westfield Avenue in Scotch Plains,when The Christmas Giving Treeappears in the narthex of the church.

In addition to its sparkling lights,the tree will be laden with almost1,000 tags in 10 different colors repre-senting the specific wishes and needsof children and adults in 10 differentservice organizations, among themThe Arc of Union County; Raphael’sLife House of Elizabeth; Missionariesof Charity of St. Theresa of Newarkand United Family and Children’sSociety of Plainfield, that provide themwith vital care.

The request for a wish list fromthese organizations goes out in Sep-tember so that a group of St.Bartholomew women can create spe-cifically detailed tags that will appearon The Christmas Giving Tree.

Parishioners select tags from thetree and purchase the requesteditems, gift-wrap them and returnthem to the narthex of the church,where the men of the Holy NameSociety sort the packages and de-liver them to the receiving institu-tions before Christmas Day.


Interfaith Service to Be HeldSunday at Local Synagogue

WESTFIELD — Members of thecommunity are invited to begin theholiday season with prayer, song,reflection and community spirit dur-ing an Interfaith Community Thanks-giving Service this Sunday, Novem-ber 24, beginning at 5 p.m. It will takeplace in the Main Sanctuary of TempleEmanu-El, located at 756 East BroadStreet in Westfield.

Anyone wishing to participate inthe Interfaith Choir is asked to cometo rehearsal starting at 4 p.m. onSunday in the Main Sanctuary. Drop-

ins will be welcome.The offering will support the

Westfield Food Pantry. Attendees alsoare asked to bring one canned item todonate to the Food Pantry. In addition,there will be a Bone Marrow Matchdrive at the temple from 2:30 to 4:30p.m. Sunday to seek a match for 2½-year-old Owen Hogan, a child withWestfield connections who is in needof a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.A simple cheek swab is all it takes todetermine if someone is a match forOwen or another person in need.

For further information about theservice, contact Carolyn Shane, ex-ecutive director, at (908) 232-6770,extension no. 114, [email protected], or visit the templewebsite, tewnj.org.

WESTFIELD — The Hope ChestThrift Store will welcome in theChristmas season on Monday, De-cember 2, with an array of new andgently-used holiday items.

Christmas decorations of all shapesand sizes will be available. There willbe wreaths, ornaments, strings oflights, holiday candles, linens andhousewares. Additionally, seasonaljewelry and clothing for all membersof the family will be featured.

The Hope Chest is run by volun-teers from the Center for Hope Hos-pice and Palliative Care Auxiliary. Itis open Monday through Saturday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Auxiliary sup-ports the Center for Hope Hospiceand Palliative Care, a non-profit or-ganization located in Scotch Plainsthat provides care for terminally illpatients and their families in two resi-dential facilities or in a patient’s home.

Anyone interested in information

regarding the Center for Hope or theAuxiliary is invited to visit the HopeChest and speak with one of the vol-unteers; call the center at (908) 889-7780 or visit the website atcenterforhope.com. New Auxiliarymembers are always welcome.

Donations of new and gently useditems such as clothing, books, jew-elry, housewares and toys are wel-comed at the Hope Chest on Tuesdaysand Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HOLIDAY CHEER...Members of the Mountainside Historic Committee gatherto set up holiday items in preparation for the “Old, New and Christmas, too”Holiday Boutique to be held at Mountainside’s historic Deacon Andrew HetfieldHouse on Constitution Plaza this Saturday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hetfield House to Be OpenFor Holiday Boutique

MOUNTAINSIDE — TheMountainside Restoration Commit-tee will present its “Old, New andChristmas, too” holiday boutique thisSaturday, November 23, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the historic Deacon An-drew Hetfield House.

During this sale, which will beopen to the public, the Hetfield Housewill debut its newly-created “VillageShop” featuring holiday décor items,ornaments, crafts, Thanksgiving andholiday arrangements, baked goodsand other selections – both new andvintage. In the future, the “VillageShop” will be relocated to the neigh-boring Levi Cory House after its res-toration. The Hetfield House bou-tique Saturday will benefit the resto-

ration of the Levi Cory House.The Deacon Andrew Hetfield

House is located on Constitution Plaza(Watchung Avenue, off Birch HillRoad), adjacent to the MountainsidePublic Library. The MountainsideRestoration Committee, also knownas the Mountainside Historic Com-mittee, is a 501(c)(3) charity and acommittee of volunteers governedby the Borough of Mountainside. Itspurpose is to maintain the circa 1760Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, re-store the circa 1818 Levi Cory Houseand collect and save historic infor-mation and items from destruction.For further information, call (908)789-9420 or visitmountainsidehistory.org.

Ministerium Interfaith ServiceSet For Monday Evening

SCOTCH PLAINS — The annualCommunity Interfaith ThanksgivingService, sponsored by the ScotchPlains-Fanwood Ministerium, will beheld on Monday, November 25, at7:30 p.m. at the First United Method-ist Church.

The Ministerium is comprised ofclergy and leaders of Christian andJewish faith communities in ScotchPlains-Fanwood, as well as leaders oforganizations, such as the Jewish Com-munity Center (JCC) and YMCA, theScotch Plains-Fanwood school dis-trict and the elected officials and staffof the Fanwood and Scotch Plainsmunicipal governments.

The Interfaith Thanksgiving Ser-vice, which is open to the commu-nity, has been a longstanding tradi-tion for more than 30 years. Thevarious houses of worship take turnshosting the service, which featuresspecial music, readings, liturgy andprayer. Music will be provided by a

combined choir from congregationsand the community.

“Each year, the CommunityThanksgiving Service is a meaning-ful way to celebrate Thanksgivingand express our gratitude for our com-munity that works together and wor-ships together,” said Cantor MatthewAxelrod of Congregation Beth Israelin Scotch Plains, current president ofthe Ministerium.

An offering will be taken to sup-port ongoing Hurricane Sandy reliefand recovery projects in New Jersey.Funds raised by the annual CROPWalk, which took place on Septem-ber 29, will be dedicated.

There will be no charge to attendthe service. Complimentary light re-freshments will be available at itsconclusion. The First United Meth-odist Church is located at 1171 TerrillRoad in Scotch Plains. For more in-formation about the service, call thechurch office at (908) 322-9222.

Miller-Cory Invites PublicTo Colonial Thanksgiving

WESTFIELD — The Miller-CoryHouse Museum invites visitors to ex-perience the atmosphere of a tradi-tional colonial Thanksgiving this Sun-day, November 24, from 2 to 4 p.m.during a presentation of “Thanksgiv-ing Dinner Demonstration and 18thCentury Table Customs and Manners.”

Members of the Cooking Commit-tee will demonstrate the preparationof an early American Thanksgivingfeast over the museum’s open-hearthfire, using colonial recipes and sea-sonal ingredients. The program alsowill include a presentation on au-thentic early American manners,place settings and other interesting“table top traditions.”

Museum docents will be availableto guide visitors through the restored,fully furnished, colonial-era farm-house. The gift shop, which carries avariety of colonial toys, crafts, cook-books and educational materials, willbe open as well. Admission will be $3

for adults and children age 13 andolder, $2 for children ages 3 to 12,and free for those under age 3.

The museum’s holiday-themedprograms will continue with “Gin-gerbread Sunday” on December 1between 1:30 and 4 p.m. During theprogram, children will make a gin-gerbread house and one additionalcraft to take home and will hear sto-ries about this sweet treat. Light re-freshments will be served. Admis-sion will be $4 per child; accompany-ing adults may attend for free. Spaceis limited, and advance reservationsfor specific time slots must be made.Requests will be accepted no laterthan noon on Monday, November 25.

For more information on programsand activities, [email protected] orcall (908) 232-1776. The museum’swebsite is millercoryhouse.org. De-tails on programs also are posted onthe museum’s Facebook page.

GATHER TOGETHER...The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerium invites thepublic to its annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Monday,November 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church ofScotch Plains. Pictured, members of the Ministerium gather at the 2012 service.

Bone Marrow DriveFor Child Is Sunday

WESTFIELD — The Gift of LifeBone Marrow Foundation, in con-junction with the Westfield InterfaithCommunity, will host a donor re-cruitment drive for 2½-year-old OwenHogan, who has Severe Aplastic Ane-mia and is in urgent need of a life-saving donor so he can receive thetransplant that can save his life. Sofar, no match has been found.

The drive will take place this Sun-day, November 24, from 2:30 to 4:30p.m. and 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.. at TempleEmanu-El, located at 756 East BroadStreet in Westfield. A 45-minute In-terfaith Thanksgiving Service will beheld at 5 p.m. that day in the mainsanctuary. All are welcome.

Tissue type is inherited, like eye orhair color. Owen’s best chance of find-ing a genetic match lies with donors ofWestern European descent, but volun-teers of all backgrounds are encour-aged to join the donor registry.

Testing is fast and painless, involv-ing only a simple cheek swab. Eligibledonors must be between the ages of 18and 60 and in general good health. Formore information, contact NicoleWolfset at (781) 690-9205 or by e-mail at [email protected]

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SCOTCH PLAINS — The ScotchPlains Public Library will present aprogram on the Affordable Care Actand the new Healthcare Marketplacethis evening, Thursday, November21, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

David Sachs of Get CoveredAmerica, a program of EnrollAmerica, will be the featuredspeaker. Certified Application Coun-selors from Neighborhood HealthServices Corporation also will beavailable to answer audience mem-bers’ questions and schedule ap-pointments for in-person enrollment.

Registration is recommended, butdrop-ins also will be welcome. To signup for the presentation, call the libraryat (908) 322-5007, extension no. 204,or visit getcoveredamerica.org/events/rsvp. Scotch Plains Public Library pro-grams are free and open to the public.The library is located at 1927 BartleAvenue, one block from Park Avenue,in the center of the township.

AARP AnnouncesHoliday Luncheon

WESTFIELD – The AARPWestfield Area Chapter 4137 will haveits holiday luncheon on Monday, De-cember 2, at noon at Giovanna’s Res-taurant in Plainfield. The cost is $30.To make a reservation and for themenu and any questions, call ChrisWeiss at (908) 322-6198.

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HOGGE 4 TD PASSES — ELLIOTT 2, KANE 1, RAWLES 1

Ridge Holds Off Blue DevilsIn Football Sectionals, 35-28

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

Big plays and hard hits were deliv-ered by both teams, but in the end, itcame down to an interception returnfor a touchdown (TD), two key fumblerecoveries to set up TDs and a kickoffreturn to midfield that gave the top-seeded Ridge Red Devils the edge tohold off eighth-seeded Westfield, 35-28, in the first round of the NorthJersey, Section 2, Group 5 tournamentin Basking Ridge on November 15.

“Well-played game. We knew howtalented they were. We couldn’t getthem off the field on third-and-long,second-and-long in the second half.We turned the ball over a little bit inthe first half, but I am proud of oureffort. We went for it. That was ourattitude. We were going to leave it all

out there. We were going to go for iton fourth down. We were going tostunt, blitz. We were going to dowhatever it took,” Blue Devil HeadCoach Jim DeSarno said.

Both teams produced a fine mix ofrunning plays with passing plays, andthe 5-4 Blue Devils had the highernumbers in the passing category,while the 10-0 Red Devils led on theground.

Blue Devil quarterback ChrisHogge completed 17 of 25 passes for189 yards, including four TDs.Flanker Dylan Elliott hauled in ninepasses for 114 yards, including TDreceptions of 33 yards and four yards.Running back Eugene Rawles had

two receptions for 42 yards, includ-ing a screen pass that he turned into a37-yard TD. Tight end Dave Kanehad a TD reception of nine yards togo with a 10-yard reception.

Perhaps more than any of his pre-vious games this season, despite hisfantastic numbers that he had alreadyput into the books, Rawles saved hisbest performance for this game withextraordinary efforts to turn no gainsinto key gains. Rawles finished with134 rushing yards on 32 carries.

“All year he has been doing greatrunning the ball. In this game, he wasputting his head down fighting forthe extra yardage. We are really proudof him,” Kane said.

“Eugene was unbelievable! He ranhard all game. He’s special! We are SPF RAIDERS FINISH SEASON WITH 17-5-1 RECORD

Millers Shock Raiders, 1-0,In Section Boys Soccer Semis


Millburn has been a “thorn in theside” to the Scotch Plains-FanwoodHigh School boys soccer team foryears when it comes to NJSIAA sec-tional tournament showdowns.

The “thorn” remained and dug evendeeper when the third-seeded Raid-ers, who had displayed a dominatingperformance nearly the entire game,became victims in a flash. VasilMatsur broke loose down the leftsideline, slanted toward the box, forc-

ing keeper Dan Korduba to charge,then crossed to forward Josh Mata,who tapped the ball into the open netwith two minutes remaining to givethe seventh-seeded Millers a 1-0 vic-tory in the North Jersey, Section 2,Group 4 semifinal round in ScotchPlains on November 12.

“Soccer is a cruel game! It was agame that was affected by a lot offactors, not just the cold. There wasan inability to finish on our part.Their game plan was to keep every-body back defensively and hope for a

shootout. They have a good goal-keeper. I believe that was what theywere looking for,” Raider Head CoachTom Breznitsky said.

Since 2006 when they defeatedVoorhees, 3-0, for the title, with theexception of 2007, the Raiders havequalified for the sectional tourna-ment and advanced, at least, to thesemifinal rounds only to be stunnedby the Millers three additional times.Last year, the two rivals tied, 2-2, inthe semis but the Millers won the



KUHN SCORES ON PENALTY KICK IN SECOND HALF

Warriors Down Blue DevilsIn Boys Soccer Semifinal, 2-1

By FRED LECOMTESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Seven minutes of superb soccer onthe part of the top-seeded WatchungHills High School boys’ soccer teamyielded a 2-1 victory over the fifth-seeded Westfield Blue Devils in theNorth Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semi-finals in Warren on October 12.

Kevin Cagnetta scored both goalsfor the Warriors. The Blue Devilsfinished the game with a successfulPK (penalty kick) from senior DanKuhn.

The showdown favored the BlueDevils who knocked down the War-

riors, 7-4, in shots during the first halfand, 8-4, in the second half. Seniorco-captain forward Alik Morgan ledthe Blue Devil attack with five shotson goal.

“We started off a little slow, just oururgency and our effort was not thereto start off with and that’s what madethem go up, 2-0 early on. Then as wepicked up urgency and the speed ofplay, we put more pressure on them inthe second half; just couldn’t finishthe chances that we created, and that’sthe game. Obviously we got back intoit with the PK at the end, which waswell deserved. Thought perhaps there

was another one early on that couldhave been called as well, but at theend, it’s not the officials, it’s ourability to start off a little bit better. Wecouldn’t find ourselves early on, andthat’s in the end what caused thedebacle,” said Westfield Head CoachEric Shaw.

The first Warrior goal came fiveminutes into the game when juniorforward Cagnetta tucked in a shot atthe five-minute mark.

“The guy (Cagnetta) simply settledit down after a clearance and tucked itaway top corner and there was not

Probitas Verus Honos


David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SOON TO WEAR DIFFERENT HATS...Six Blue Devil girls have signed to continue their athletic careers at a higher level.Pictured, left to right, are: Sarah Cronin (Brown University – swimming), Karli Sottung (The U.S. Naval Academy – soccer),Mary Randazzo (University of Massachusetts – lacrosse), Alexis Kardias (University of Southern California – lacrosse),Anna Tanji (College of the Holy Cross – lacrosse), and Caroline Baldwin (University of North Carolina – swimming). Backrow; Westfield High School Principal Peter Renwick and Director of Athletics Sandy Mamary.

Courtesy of Charles Mullrooney for The Westfield Leader and The Times

EARNING EVERY YARD...Blue Devil running back Eugene Rawles earned every bit of his 134 rushing yards against thetop-seeded Ridge Red Devils on November 15. See more photos at www.goleader.com Ballyhoo Sports.


MIXING IT WITH A MILLER...Raider Brian Howard, right, follows the ball after a Millburn Miller bangs a header duringthe North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament on November 12. See more photos at www.goleader.com Ballyhoo Sports.

November 22, 1963 – 50 Years agoPresident Kennedy Assassinated


Devil’s Den

By BRUCE JOHNSONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

They Came, They Saw,They Almost Conquered

They hadn’t made the trip to Ber-nards Township to be a sacrificiallamb, although that’s what most ofthe newspapers thought, and maybeeven some of their fans, too. But theWHS football team is nothing if notsmart, and resilient.

Since Ridge was undefeated andseeded first, one newspaper didn’teven mention Westfield in its previewparagraph about the game. But thecoaches and players knew better. Theyknew that if Westfield had won awinnable game against Union, itcould’ve been the No. 2 seed. And ifthey’d won a winnable game againstPhillipsburg, they’d have pushedRidge for the top seed.

So it wasn’t really any great sur-prise that the Blue Devils gave theRed Devils (in their green and whiteuniforms) all they could handle lastFriday night, before finally falling bya 35-28 score. Coach Jim DeSarnopulled out all the stops, including asuccessful fake punt (Holden Ehrhardtran for a first down) and a fateful butnearly successful attempt to convert afourth-and-one from his own 40(shades of Gary Kehler!).

Chris Hogge had a huge game, ashe’d done against P-burg. He threwfour touchdowns, tying the schoolrecord held by four players, mostrecently Dan Kerr in 2010 againstRahway. The other three are SamMitchell (1948 vs. Union), BudMueller (1961 vs. Hillside) and JoeMonninger (1970 vs. Hillside).

Hogge also completed 17 passes,tying him with Nate Mitchell for No.2 all-time, behind Monninger’s 19 onThanksgiving Day 1970.

Nine of the passes were caught byDylan Elliott, tying Pete Ondi’s two-year-old school record againstImmaculata. Elliott, who was alreadythe school record holder in careertouchdowns, increased his total to 15with two. He also passed Ondi as theall-time yardage leader for receiverswith 1,088.

And Eugene Rawles added 138yards on 28 carries, pushing him to1,137 this fall. Since he’s averaging126 yards a game, an average gameagainst Plainfield on Thanksgivingmorning will put him within range of

Dave Reitze’s No. 2 all-time 1,274.Butch Woolfolk’s 1,637 is out of reach.

All of those gaudy accomplish-ments were made possible by theblocking up front by the unheraldedoffensive line of Chip Mulrooney,Tom Morley, Jack Kessler, BrianMoum and Nick Costa, along withtight end David Kane and fullbackNick Buontempo. They were a ques-tion mark early, especially afterDeSarno announced the Blue Devilswould use a two-platoon team. Thatmeant guys like Joe Scaglione, ChrisSweeney, Tom Anderson and JackSimcox played defense only. Thank-fully, their play along with juniorsColin Spurlock, Luke Prybylski andMatt Catanzaro, and sophomoresKevin Frega, Mike O’Connor, BrettRobinshaw and Owen Colwell madeit all work.

There were tears Friday night. Butthey happen, especially when you’vedone everything you can, played ashard you can and still come up short.

“As a senior captain, I’m extremelyproud to come off a 2-8 junior seasonand make the playoffs,” said JoeScaglione, a 6-foot, 275-pound de-fensive tackle. “None of the currentsophomores and juniors knew what itfelt like to be a part of a (playoff)game like that. It’s truly a specialfeeling when your whole team knowsthey did everything they could to winthe game. I got to play in games likethat as a sophomore, so all I wantedwas to be part of something like thatagain, and I got it.”

“I’m disappointed now, but defi-nitely not mad. We could’ve won thegame. They could’ve made more mis-takes, we could’ve made less. Butthat’s the way it goes. I hope thisexperience for the underclassmen getsthem ready for their own successfulsenior years.”

Added Elliott, “Coach DeSarno toldus that he was proud of the way weplayed and how we battled back, andthat’s all he could ask for. We knewnobody had us beating them {Note:Dylan didn’t ask the Devil’s Den re-porter] or even coming close. I thoughtwe left it all out on the field. Weplayed great and battled to the end.That’s all you can do. It was just a

great game to be a part of.”A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE

As has tended to happen too often,I’d lost touch with the Harcourt twins,Chuck and Billy (’80), after I movedto Bucks County, Pa. When their fa-ther Big Jim passed away at age 49 inFebruary 1985, there was no morecontact with “Frick and Frack.” Then,while waiting for the ticket windowto open Friday night, a guy was post-ing signs about a fundraiser for ChuckHarcourt. I read the poster and foundout Chuck had spent much of hisadult life coaching and supportingyouth sports programs in the BaskingRidge area. He’d suffered a heartattack a couple years ago, had moreheart problems and then, just when itlooked like he was getting back, in-operable cancer was recently discov-ered in his body.

I told the guy putting up the signsthat Chuck had graduated fromWestfield, and they might want to addthat to the P.A. announcement beforethe Ridge cheerleaders went aroundcollecting donations. It sure lookedlike the Westfield stands responded,as they filled several jars with bills.

Chuck and his wife Danielle hadfour kids – Kelsey, Kyle, Kevin andKarson. Some of them are in collegenow. Funny how when I first think ofChuck and Billy, they’re doingpushups on the bar at the Jolly Trolleyas their dad took bets; later it wascoaching them – Chuck was the lefty,Billy was the righty – on some ofWestfield’s first travel baseball teamsback in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

RIVALRY UPDATEThe Plainfield vs. Westfield

Thanksgiving Day football rivalry hasbeen selected by USA Today as oneof the state’s/country’s biggest rival-ries. The 109th meeting will be heldnext Thursday. And you can helpdecide how great the rivalry is.

It’s officially called the Best HighSchool Football Rivalry contest. Lastyear’s winner of the inaugural event –a month-long, three-vote competi-tion – was Missouri’s Brookfield vs.Marceline. To get involved, and we’rehoping all the Den’s readers fromCalifornia to Arizona to Iowa to Mon-tana and Kentucky, will get involved,just go to contest.usatodayhss.com/rivalry and follow the directions. Youcan vote as often as you want.

Beginning this past Monday, Nov.18, there will be three rounds of voting.The top 51 vote getters in all 50 statesplus the District of Columbia advanceto eight regions for the second round.The regional winners, plus two wildcards, continue on to a final round of10. Voting continues until Dec. 18.

Brookfield and Marceline, in north-west Missouri, are two tiny schools… but they got out the votes, and thevotes of rival schools, alumni, towns-people, etc. In fact, Brookfield re-

portedly held a lock-in, with 60 stu-dents (out of the school’s total enroll-ment of 300) getting food donated bya local McDonald’s and Pizza Hutand staying in the school all night –voting!

Hershey’s would help out, maybeJersey Mike’s and one or two pizzaplaces in town, should a lock-in beconsidered. And the rest of you acrossthe country, make yourself heard.There’s no limit to how often you canvote (and no gerrymandering or voterID either!).

STATE TOURNEY UPDATE+ The boys and girls cross-country

teams ran with the state’s best lastSaturday, the boys finishing secondin Group 4, behind champion WestWindsor-Plainsboro South and aheadof sectional winner Millburn. Thegirls finished a solid fifth, ahead ofboth Millburn and North Hunterdon,who were 1-2 to WHS’s third atsectionals.

The boys, led by fifth-place fin-isher Matt Luppino, advanced to nextSaturday’s Meet of Champions, whichWHS won in 1976 when it was calledthe All-Groups Championships. Theyhave won 15 state Group 4 titles, themost recent being a three-peat in 2009-10-11.

The girls almost got a wild-cardentry, but it went to fourth-place fin-isher Shawnee. The girls’ best finishwas in 1995 when they took secondplace. Saturday’s effort was their bestfinish since the 2001 team was sev-enth.

+ The gymnasts took third overallin last Thursday’s team finals at Mont-gomery High. Archrival Bishop Ahr,who they beat in the North 2 sectionalfinals, came back to win the teamcrown, with Ramapo second.

In Saturday’s individual competi-tion, senior Abby Cook took 12th onthe balance beam.

COLLEGE SIGNINGSSix of WHS’s outstanding female

athletes signed national letter of in-tent last week to attend college. Inalphabetical order:

Caroline Baldwin, swimming,North Carolina.

Sarah Cronin, swimming, Brown.Alexis Kardias, lacrosse, Southern

California.Mary Randazzo, lacrosse, Massa-

chusetts.Karli Sottung, soccer, Naval Acad-

emy.Anna Tanji, lacrosse, Holy Cross.Let us know if/when you sign

([email protected]) and we’ll keepWHS fans updated as more signingshappen.

COLLEGE UPDATEHannah Kronick (WHS ’11) was

named the Centennial ConferencePlayer of the Year for the secondstraight year, and to the all-confer-ence team for the third time. Thejunior became the school’s all-timeleading scorer and goal-scorer. Sheled the conference in points (47),goals (19) and assists (9). She alsomade the Academic Honor Roll. Sun-day Kronick kept Hopkins’ seasonalive with an overtime goal for a 1-0win over York. The Blue Jays ad-vance to the NCAA Sectional Final/Sweet 16 this weekend.

Also enjoying success on the col-lege soccer level:

Grace Mackenzie (’10), atWheaton, whose team won the con-ference title with Grace serving as theteam’s manager after tearing her ACLin the spring.

Tina Landeka (’11), at MontclairState, which lost in its conferencefinals.

Sarah Freer (’12), at William Smith,which won its conference title.

Jess Kenny (’12), whose MessiahCollege won its conference title.

Courtesy of Liz McAlister for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSenior Captains Abby Cook, Morgan McAlister and Christana Psyhojos.

Blue Devil Gymnasts PlaceThird at State Tournament

The Westfield High School gym-nastic team placed third in the StateMeet held at Montgomery HighSchool on November 14. Of the 10qualifying teams, Bishop Ahr tooktop honors with a total of 111.875,followed by Ramapo at 111.1 andWestfield at 110.275.

Each team fielded four gymnastsin each event, with the top three girls’scores on each event contributing tothe team total. Westfield’s competi-tors included senior tri-captain AbbyCook, juniors Jenna Rizkalla, MaeDevin and Hannah Goldring, fresh-man Hannah Prieto and sophomoreJess Keenan. Other tri-captains wereseniors Morgan McAlister andChristana Psyhojos.

The Blue Devils’ strong team depthand third-place showing was a greatsendoff for head coach MelissaGreenwald, who will retire as coachafter a 14-year tenure.

“Our team was very excited to placethird at States. We exceeded our goalsfor the season and wanted to finishstrong for our coach MelissaGreenwald’s last season,” tri-captainCook said.

Bridgewater-Raritan placed fourthat 109.675, followed by HunterdonCentral at 108.95, Holmdel at 108.1and Hillsborough at 107.95. Red BankCatholic finished eighth at 107.925,followed by Howell at 106.975 and

Brick Memorial at 105.675. Cranfordand Scotch Plains-Fanwood did notqualify for the team state meet.

Vault: Rizkalla scored a 9.575 do-ing a front/front tuck; Cook scored9.125 with a Tsukahara); Devin had a9.075 with a Tsukahara and Prietonailed her Tsukahara to score 9.0.

Uneven Bars: Cook scored a 9.25with a blind full turn on the high barand double back dismount; Rizkallascored an 8.875 with a front toe dis-mount; Prieto scored an 8.5; Devinhad a 7.625.

Beam: Rizkalla scored 9.325, land-ing a front handspring connecting toa back tuck; Cook scored 9.25, fea-turing a back handspring layout step-out; Goldring landed her back tuck toscore 9.125, Devin scored an 8.7,routine included two fine leaps.

Floor: Rizkalla scored 9.5, includ-ing back double full; Goldring per-formed a front handspring layout andfull twist to score a 9.45; Keenanscored 9.15, landing a layout with afront twist); Devin scored 9.225.

At the State Individuals on No-vember 16 also held at MontgomeryHigh School, based on their results atSectionals, Cook, Rizkalla and Devin(all-around) qualified. Goldring, whoplaced fourth at sectionals on beamand floor, missed qualifying for theall-around by only .025. AlexandraPuryear of Cranford also placed intothe all-around category for IndividualStates.

Westfield did not end up with anygymnasts in the top-12 all-around,but Cook placed 12th on beam andPuryear placed on bars.

Westfield Individual Scores:Rizkalla (vault 9.35; bars 9.0; beam

8.475; floor 9.275).Cook (vault 9.175; bars 9.275;

beam 9.275; floor 8.875).Devin (vault 8.8; bars 8.15; beam

9.05; floor 9.1).Goldring (beam 9.225; floor 9.275).

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AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 18, 2013. 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 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.

This Ordinance amends Chapter 86,Salaries and Compensation and Chapter67, of the Borough Code and establishes asalary range for a non-contractual em-ployee.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 3,2013, at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood BoroughHall, 75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood,New Jersey.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT THE MAYOR ANDCOUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OFGARWOOD WILL HOLD A SPECIALMEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CON-DUCTING A TRAINING SEMINAR FORTHE MAYOR, COUNCIL, VOLUNTEERS,BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND STAFF.SUBJECT MAY INCLUDE ETHICS, SUN-SHINE LAW, OPRA, HARASSMENT, ANDDISCRIMINATION.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that on Thurs-day, December 5, 2013 at 7:30 PM in theCouncil Chambers, first floor, MunicipalBuilding, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains,New Jersey, a Public Hearing will be heldby the Zoning Board of Adjustment of theTownship of Scotch Plains for Site Plan,Use Variance and Bulk Variance Approv-als (Section 23-3.11a: parking lot notpermitted as a primary use in the B-2Zone) and such other variances, reliefand/or waivers that may be required uponan analysis of the plans and testimony atthe PUBLIC HEARING on the Applicationsubmitted by the Applicant/Owner, Com-munity Access Unlimited, Inc., for the prop-erty located at 535 Terrill Road, Block 301,Lot 12 on the Tax Map of the Township ofScotch Plains & 193 Terrill Road, Block 1,Lot 2 on the Tax Map of the Borough ofFanwood. The Applicant is proposing toconstruct a 14-space parking lot on theScotch Plains parcel for use in connectionwith a 3-story mixed-use building to beconstructed on the Fanwood property. Themixed-use building will provide office spaceand 10 apartment units, consisting of mar-ket-rate units and also affordable units forindividuals with developmental disabilities.The property is located in the B-2 Zone.

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always going to ride a kid like that.He played with so much heart,” CoachDeSarno said.

Red Devil quarterback ConorHughes completed 11 passes for 130yards, including respective TD strikesof 26 yards and 10 yards to tight endRyan Bell, who finished with sevenreceptions for 102 yards. FullbackLiam Dergasch rushed for 102 yards,including third-quarter TD runs oftwo yards and one yard, respectively.

The Red Devils gave the Blue Dev-ils a wakeup call early when NickFranzese took the opening kickoffand returned it to the Ridge 48. De-spite a five-yard sack by Blue Devildefensive end Tom Anderson, the RedDevils managed to take just six playsto score when Hughes hit Bell in theend zone for the 26-yard TD.Westfield’s first series was ruinedwhen Franzese returned an intercep-tion 38 yards for the TD with less thanfour minutes off the clock, makingthe score 14-0 to bring back memo-ries of the dismal, 49-13, loss to theRed Devils in 2008.

But that was not to happen whenHogge engineered a nine-play, 69-yard scoring drive that was concludedby his screen pass to Rawles with0:00 left of the quarter. The drive wasperpetuated when Holden Ehrhardt

pulled off a fake punt and carried iteight yards for a first down.

“You know what? That wasn’t sup-posed to be a fake. We were tellinghim to punt it to this side. He took offand ran,” Coach DeSarno confessed.

Next, Brett Robertshaw recovereda Ridge fumble, caused by a hard hitfrom lineman Joe Scaglione, at the35. After a saving fumble recovery byright guard Brian Moum, Hoggedropped back to pass and under heavypressure, managed to scramble thenfired to Elliott, who found an openspot, grabbed the pass and turned itinto a 33-yard TD and a 14-14 tiewith 9:22 remaining in the half.

“I saw him rolling out, so I brokeoff my route and found a hole,” Elliottsaid.

“We had some whacky plays,”Coach DeSarno added.

The Red Devils roared back whenthey forced a fumble and recovered iton the Westfield 17. After a seven-yard gain, Hughes hit Bell for a 10-yard TD. On the ensuing kickoff,Anderson returned the ball to the 36.On the ninth play, Hogge hit Kane inthe end zone for the nine-yard TD toknot the score.

“It was a good pass by Hogge. Weknew we could win. We gave it our all,and we just came up short,” Kane said.

Ridge grabbed a 28-21 lead with3:28 left in the third quarter whenDerkasch plunged in from the twoafter a 13-play drive. More misfor-tune shadowed the Blue Devils whenRidge recovered another fumble atthe Westfield 40. On the third play,Derkasch carried 32 yards to the onethen took it in for the score to end thequarter.

Westfield mixed seven pass playswith five running plays to cover 90yards for the score, ending withElliott’s four-yard TD reception with5:47 remaining in the game. After-wards, Ridge managed to get enoughfirst downs to run out the clock.

“We just played our hearts out.That’s all we could do. We knewcoming in we weren’t expected to dothis, but we played our guts out andcame up short,” Elliott said.

“They are a great team. It’s too badwe had to lose to them,” Kane said.

“It will hurt for a day or two. Wewere 2-8 last year. We made the play-offs and they were fighting to theend,” Coach DeSarno said.Westfield 7 14 0 7 28Ridge 14 7 14 0 35


shootout, 5-4. In 2009, the Millersnipped the Raiders, 1-0, for the title,and in 2008, the Millers seized thecrown with a 3-0 victory in Millburn.

“We haven’t had good luck withthem. I couldn’t believe that it wouldhappen again. Last year’s shootoutand another they won on a rebound.

With our loss in Millburn, they hada legitimate team. We were all dis-appointed that we didn’t make it tothe sectional finals,” Coach

Breznitsky said.Chatham defeated the Raiders, 3-

0, for the title in 2010, but the Raid-ers got even in 2011 when they

defeated Chatham, 2-0, for thecrown.

Against the Millers last week, the17-5-1 Raiders were without the

services of co-cap-tain ChristianZazzali, who hadalways been partof a fearsome of-fensive threat thatincluded seniorMike Walsh, jun-ior forward JustinRodriques andsophomore centermidfielder JamesMurphy.

“The loss ofZazzali hurt. Hehas that energy togive our team theenergy weneeded,” CoachBreznitsky said.

The Raiders car-ried the attack tothe Millers’ half ofthe field through-out the first half,but neither teamgot many seriousshots on goal.Raider ZachLipshitz launcheda liner from 40-yards out thatsailed over the

crossbar, then with four minutesremaining, Miller goalkeeper MarcLangendorff made a diving save offa corner kick and a defender man-aged to kick the rebound out ofharms’ way. The Millers took oneserious shot on a free kick that de-flected off the near post.

The Millers’ half was terrorizedeven more in the second half andLagendorff was forced to add fivemore saves, beginning withRodriques’ shot. Lipshitz ripped an-other shot, but Lagendorff was therefor the save, then Murphy looped afree kick high over the crossbar.The Millers’ defense also thwartedseveral attempts before they couldget to Lagendorff.

Midway through the final half,Rodriques added two more shotsthat Lagendorff managed to get ahand on. Then as the clock wasnearing the two-minute mark, theRaiders added a header that liftedover the crossbar. Then in a flash,Matsur’s successful cross to Matasent the Millers to the champion-ship to face the top-seededWatchung Hills Warriors, who de-feated fifth-seeded Westfield in theother semifinal.Millburn 0 1 1Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 0 0

Millers Shock Raiders in Soccer Semifinal, 1-0CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

FSPY Red Swim Girls EdgeWestfield ‘Y’ Girls, 198-190The Fanwood-Scotch Plains “Y”

(FSPY) Girls Red swim team de-feated the Westfield Area Y’s swimteam, 198-190, in Westfield on No-vember 9.

FSPY had 10 first-place finishesacross 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 agegroups. Heidi Compton and her twinAllie both achieved first-place fin-ishes in the 11-12 age group for their100IM and 50-breaststroke, respec-tively, with Grace Cull winning the50-butterfly. In the 13-14 age group,firsts were attained by SydneyVonOehsen (200IM, 100-back-stroke), Macie Schaper (100-free) andCaroline McNichol (100-butterfly).Kate Musso, Jillian Breckenridge andCasey Daudelin touched first in the100-freestyle, 200-breaststroke and100-backstroke, respectively, for the15-18 age groups.

In all, FSPY girls had 31 top-3finishes in the 24 individual events,including second-place finishes by9-10s Alexa Fazio (100IM, 50-back),Nicole Ben-David (50-free) andJulianna Warren (50-fly), and a first-place finish by 8U Leanne Dailey inthe 25-backstroke.

The relay competition ended ex-citingly with both FSPY’s 13-14 and15-18 teams winning their relays. Inthe 13-14 age group, VonOehsen,McNichol, Small and Schaper had a

close race with under a second sepa-rating them from their opponents,while the 15-18 FSPY team of CaseyDaudelin, Amelia Markey, KateMusso and Lauren Sjonell bested thecompetition by more than 8 seconds(1:48.41).

For more information on Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA’s swim teamprograms, please call (908) 889-8880or email Chris Karelus, Y Head SwimCoach at [email protected].

SUPER BOWL BOUND...The Westfield PAL Football D-Team’s Ryan Pettit,No. 5, makes a leaping reception and scores the game’s only touchdown in avictory over Bloomfield. The team’s record is 10-0 and, with this victory,advanced to the Super Bowl Championship game this weekend.




GETTING A HEAD ON THE BALL...Raider James Murphy, center, or Alex Cimring, No. 6, gets ahead on the ball against the seventh-seeded Millburn Millers.


CAUSING THE FUMBLE...Blue Devil lineman Joe Scaglione, No. 68, crunches Red Devil Nick Franzese, No. 5, and forcesa fumble that Blue Devil Brett Robertshaw recovered. See another photo on page 15.


Warriors Down Blue Devils, 2-1CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

Blue Devil Boys Finish 2nd,Girls 5th at Group 4 X-C

Top-Seeded P-Burg RocksRaider Gridders, 40-20

The top-seeded 9-1 PhillipsburgHigh School football team seized a27-0 lead by the third quarter thenrolled to a 40-20 victory over 2-8Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the firstround of the North Jersey, Section2, Group 4 tournament at MaloneyStadium in Phillipsburg on Novem-ber 15.

The Stateliners rocked the Raid-ers, especially with their gruelingground game, which included touch-down runs of one yard, 47 yards, 38yards and 66 yards from Joe Maso,and a 34-yard touchdown run fromSam Galuppo in the fourth quarter.Maso amassed 247 yards on 15 car-ries to total 1,236 yards and 13 touch-downs on the season.

Quarterback Tyler Troxell com-pleted eight of 14 passes for 134yards, including an eight-yard touch-down strike to Chris Trent with 6:21

left in the first quarter. That drive wasset up by Maso’s 55-yard run on afake punt. Maso then added a one-yard touchdown run before the endof the quarter.

Maso’s 47-yard touchdown runmade the halftime score, 20-0, thenhe put P-burg up 27-0 with his 38-yard run. Raider quarterback EmendoThomas, who finished with 92 rush-ing yards, scored on a two-yard runlate in the third quarter, making thescore, 27-6.

Maso answered early in the fourthquarter with his 66-yard touchdownsprint, then Thomas hit wide receiverJordan Jones for a touchdown. AfterGaluppo tallied his 34-yard touch-down run, Raider Kobe White (97yards rushing) galloped 14 yards forthe final touchdown.Sc. Pl.-Fanwood 0 0 6 14 20Phillipsburg 13 7 7 13 40

The Westfield High School boyscross-country team finished secondwith a total of 114 to West Windsor-Plainsboro South (WWPS) at 80 inthe Group 4 Meet at Holmdel Park onNovember 16. The Blue Devil girlsplaced fifth with a total of 190 in theirmeet also won by WWPS at 87.

The boys’ performance qualifiedthem for the Meet of Champions heldthis Saturday at Holmdel. MattLuppino finished fifth with a time of16:10. The remaining Blue Devilsturned in personal-record (PR) times.Phil Edwards placed 16th at 16:33,Matt Russo finished 20th at 16:36,Andrew Stockwell crossed 41st at17:04, Ryan Siegel finished 44th at17:05, Mike Esler finished 79th at17:34 and Dalton Herzog finished98th at 17:46.

The girls’ group featured 10 of thetop-20 teams in the state, seven ofwhich were in the top-10. The first sixBlue Devil girls had PRs, beginningwith Gabby Stravach, who crossed19th at 19:39. Amanda Fischer fin-ished 28th at 20:02. Meghan O’Dwyercrossed 51st at 20:21, followed byNatalie Marcotullio at 20:22.Gabrielle Brennan finished 58th at20:28, Anna Tanji finished 71st at20:48 and Kelly Morrison crossed114th at 21:54.

“The team set a new school recordof 20:10 for the team’s collectiveperformance and we set six personal-best performances. The qualifyingrules for the Meet of Champions is

top three from each group and twowild cards based on time performance.Westfield was the third best time inthe wild card category with a teamtime of 1:40:52 which was bested byMiddletown North who ran 1:40:07.Their average time for five runners20:01.4 seconds and ours 20:10.2seconds,” said Blue Devil girls HeadCoach Thom Hornish, who added,“It is unfortunate that the wild cardrules are as they are. Westfield hadthe 12th-best time of the day.”

This season, the Varsity girls re-corded the schools’ fastest team timesat Conference, County, Sectional andGroup Meets. The Varsity returnedthe County championship toWestfield, defended for an eighth yeartheir Conference Title, took third inthe Sectionals.

The JV team has won five titles:Shore Coaches team and individualchampionship, The Fall Classic teamand individual championships, TheConference and County team and in-dividual championships, and a suc-cessful defense of their State Cham-pionship. The Frosh were among totop three teams throughout the invita-tional part of the season, took theteam titles in both the Conferenceand County Meets, and finished eighthoverall in the state championshipmeet.

The Lady Blue Devils’ final racewill be on Saturday, November 30, atWappingers Falls, NY for the NikeNortheast Regional Championships.much that could have been done,”

said Blue Devil junior goalie KorynKraemer.

The Warriors reaped dividends justtwo minutes later when Cagnetta suc-cessfully burned the Blue Devil net tomake the score, 2-0.

“We just did not pick up our runner.The guy snuck in there near post,finished it right in, and I didn’t haveenough time to react. We need morecommunication as far as that goes.You got to pick up your guys at the farpost so they don’t go free, saidKraemer.

“They were good at the transition.When we lose the ball in the middleof the field, the midfield got forwardquick; they played only one forward,but the goals did not come off that.The goals came off of mistakes in theback, not closing balls off quickenough on our side. Give credit tothem. They finished two of the four

chances,” said coach Shaw.“We tried to keep our heads. They

came off quick and got two quickgoals. We started to realize that wehave to start playing now, because itwas not looking too well. We startedgetting the ball more forward, movedthe ball around more, but it was get-ting stopped in the middle a lot. Wethen re-adjusted ourselves, re-ad-justed our formation, started movingthe ball more forward, getting intothe attack more. We had possessionthe majority of the time and out-shotthem. Mainly where we broke downwas finishing our chances,” saidMorgan.

“The second half we definitely hadthe run of play, especially in the lasttwenty or so minutes. We had goodball movement, good chances at goal.I think we had an open goal, almost,that we missed. So you look at thatone that we missed, you get the PK;it’s tied up right there. You have toplay for eighty minutes and we werenot good enough for eighty minutestoday,” said coach Shaw.Westfield 0 1 1Watchung Hills 2 0 2

PUBLIC NOTICESUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY

CHANCERY DIVISIONUNION COUNTY

DOCKET NO. F-29706-10FILE NO. 12240-10

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT

(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:RAYMOND HAMMOND, HISHEIRS, DEVISEES AND PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVESAND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANYOF THEIR SUCCESSORS INRIGHT, TITLE AND INTER-EST; SUSIE HAMMOND, HISWIFE, HER HEIRS, DEVISEESAND PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES AND HIS, HERTHEIR OR ANY OF THEIRSUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST;RAYMOND HAMMOND, JR.;MRS. RAYMOND HAMMOND,JR., WIFE OF RAYMONDHAMMOND, JR.; SANDRABRUCE; JOHN DOE, HUS-BAND OF SANDRA BRUCE,SAID NAME JOHN DOE BE-ING FICTITIOUS; ROBINMOFFAT; JOHN DOE, HUS-BAND OF ROBIN MOFFAT,SAID NAME JOHN DOE BE-ING FICTITIOUS; ANNKERNAHAN; LTD ACQUISI-TIONS, LLC;

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED ANDREQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINOAND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff’s attor-neys, whose address is 290 Route 46West, Denville, New Jersey, an Answer tothe Fourth Amended Complaint filed in aCivil Action, in which PLYMOUTH PARKTAX SERVICES LLC is the plaintiff andRAYMOND HAMMOND, HIS HEIRS, ETALS; are defendants, pending in the Supe-rior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Divi-sion, UNION County and bearing DocketNo. F-29706-10 within thirty-five (35) daysafter November 21, 2013 exclusive ofsuch date. If you fail to answer or appear inaccordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgment byDefault may be rendered against you forrelief demanded in the Fourth AmendedComplaint. 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 may com-municate with the Lawyer Referral Serviceof the County of Venue and that if youcannot afford an attorney, you may com-municate with the Legal Services Office ofthe County of Venue. The telephone num-ber of such agencies are as follows: Law-yer Referral Service 908-353-4715 - LegalServices Office 908-354-4340.

THE ACTION has been instituted for thepurpose of foreclosing the following taxsale certificates:

1. A certain tax certificate 08-032, soldon 11/28/2007, dated 12/7/2007, and wasrecorded on 1/22/2008 in Book 12395 atPage 820, made by MARIA GLAVAN,Collector of Taxes of PLAINFIELD, andState of New Jersey to PLYMOUTH PARKTAX SERVICES LLC and subsequentlyassigned to plaintiff, PLYMOUTH PARKTAX SERVICES LLC. This covers realestate located in PLAINFIELD, County ofUNION, and State of New Jersey, knownas LOT 10 BLOCK 122 as shown on theTax Assessment Map and Tax Map dupli-cate of PLAINFIELD and concerns pre-mises commonly known as 320-22STEBBINS PLACE, PLAINFIELD, New

Jersey.2. A certain tax certificate 080382, sold

on 04/15/2008, dated 4/23/2008, and wasrecorded on 5/22/2008 in Book 12496 atPage 96, made by MARIA GLAVAN, Col-lector of Taxes of PLAINFIELD, and Stateof New Jersey to PLYMOUTH PARK TAXSERVICES LLC and subsequently as-signed to plaintiff, PLYMOUTH PARK TAXSERVICES LLC. This covers real estatelocated in PLAINFIELD, County of UNION,and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 10BLOCK 122 as shown on the Tax Assess-ment Map and Tax Map duplicate ofPLAINFIELD and concerns premises com-monly known as 320-22 STEBBINSPLACE, PLAINFIELD, New Jersey.

YOU, RAYMOND HAMMOND, HISHEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONALREPRESENTATIVES AND HIS, HER,THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORSIN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; SUSIEHAMMOND, HIS WIFE, HER HEIRS, DE-VISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES AND HIS, HER THEIR OR ANYOF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT,TITLE AND INTEREST; RAYMONDHAMMOND, JR.; SANDRA BRUCE; andROBIN MOFFAT are made party defen-dant to the above foreclosure action be-cause you are the owner of a propertywhich is the subject of the above entitledaction.

YOU, MRS. RAYMOND HAMMOND,JR., WIFE OF RAYMOND HAMMOND,JR.; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF SANDRABRUCE, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEINGFICTITIOUS; and JOHN DOE, HUSBANDOF ROBIN MOFFAT, SAID NAME JOHNDOE BEING FICTITIOUS, are made partydefendants to the above foreclosure ac-tion because plaintiff has been unable todetermine whether defendants RAYMONDHAMMOND, JR.; SANDRA BRUCE; andROBIN MOFFAT are married, and if mar-ried, the name of RAYMOND HAMMOND,JR.; SANDRA BRUCE; and ROBINMOFFAT’s spouse. If RAYMONDHAMMOND, JR.; SANDRA BRUCE; andROBIN MOFFAT are married, the plaintiffjoins MRS. RAYMOND HAMMOND, JR.,WIFE OF RAYMOND HAMMOND, JR.;JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF SANDRABRUCE, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEINGFICTITIOUS; and JOHN DOE, HUSBANDOF ROBIN MOFFAT, SAID NAME JOHNDOE BEING FICTITIOUS as defendantsfor any possessory or marital rights youmay have.

YOU, ANN KERNAHAN, are made partydefendant to the above foreclosure actionbecause on January 10, 1996, a childsupport judgment was entered in the Su-perior Court of New Jersey, MiddlesexCounty, by Ann Kernahan against RayHammond. Said judgment was entered asJudgment No. J-003100-1996, Case Num-ber 60212215A. Said judgment is subordi-nate to the Plaintiff’s lien.

YOU, LTD ACQUISITIONS, LLC, aremade party defendant to the above fore-closure action because on February 3,2009, a judgment was entered in the Su-perior Court of New Jersey, MiddlesexCounty, by LTD Acquisitions LLC againstLawrence Hammond disclosing a debt inthe amount of $38,819.82, plus costs. Saidjudgment was entered as Judgment No. J-034156-2009. Said judgment is subordi-nate to the Plaintiff’s lien.DATED: November 15, 2013

Michelle M. Smith, ClerkSuperior Court of New Jersey

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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

PLANNING BOARD

The Planning Board of the Town ofWestfield, New Jersey will meet on De-cember 2, 2013 in the Council Chambersat the Municipal Building, 425 East BroadStreet, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m.where formal action may be taken to adoptamendments to the Town of WestfieldMaster Plan as follows:

The 2013 Housing Plan Element andFair Share Plan and

The 2009 Land Use Element amendedApril 10, 2013.

The proposed amendments to the 2013Housing Plan Element and Fair SharePlan and the Land Use Element are on filein the Planning Office of the Town ofWestfield, 959 North Avenue West,Westfield, New Jersey and may be seenMonday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m.

Kathleen NemethAdministrative Secretary

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PUBLIC NOTICEBOROUGH OF FANWOOD

NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OFORDINANCE 13-19-S

AND PUBLIC HEARING

An ordinance was introduced by theMayor and Council of the Borough ofFanwood on November 18, 2013. 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 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.

This Ordinance amends Ordinance 13-19-S pertaining to salaries and compen-sation of employees.

This ordinance is scheduled for publichearing and adoption on December 3,2013 at 7:30 P.M., Fanwood Borough Hall,75 North Martine Avenue, Fanwood, NewJersey.

Eleanor McGovernBorough Clerk

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WF’s Wilson SistersExcel at Rhodes College

MEMPHIS, TENN. Rhodes Col-lege freshman field hockey playerMcKenna Wilson and her sisterKelsey, a senior on the swim team,both of Westfield recently were namedSouthern Athletic Conference Offen-sive Player of the Week and Women’sSwimmer of the week, respectively.

McKenna, a forward, had abreakout weekend for the Lynx, whowent 2-1 on the weekend. McKennaearned her first career start and scoredfour goals in two games, includingback-to-back scores in six minutesagainst Sewanee. Wilson also scoredthe game-winning goal in Rhodes’ 7-1 win over Oberlin. McKenna hastremendous speed, tenacity andstrength on the ball.

Kelsey won two events for Rhodes,while establishing new in-season besttimes for the 50 and the 500 in theLynx’s first competition of the sea-son. Kelsey also led off a winning400-free relay to cap a successful dayat Hendrix College.

The Westfield PAL (AFC) repre-sentatives “Black Team” vs. “WhiteTeam” played in their Super Bowl

this past Sunday at Kehler Stadium.The loyal crowd in attendance got

what they came for as they witnesseda tight game, going deep into thesecond half, at which point the Blackteam pulled ahead and prevailed, 19-6. Both teams played great and trulyshowed their skills.

Special thanks goes to PeteGialluisi, head of Westfield’s AFC/NFC PAL program, assistant coachesSergio Cabrera and Brian Tilyou, aswell as all the coaches and playersacross all three AFC teams: Black,White and Blue, whom all contrib-uted countless hours, leading to asuccessful season and much promisefor future seasons.



The Westfield PAL AFC third grade football “Black Team”

WF PAL ‘Black’ Faces ‘White’ in Super Bowl

Courtesy of Jim O’Connor (njsportpics.com) for The Westfield Leader and The Times

PLAYING FOR THE PIRATES...Scotch Plains resident Sterling Gibbs, No. 4,dribbles down court for the Seton Hall Pirates.

Fred Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SOARING HIGH FOR THE BALL...Blue Devil Alik Morgan, No. 21, explodesinto the air for the ball in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 boys soccersemifinal game against Watchung Hills.

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GETTING THE CONVERSION...Colin Elliott breaks a tackle on his way toconverting an extra point in Westfield PAL C team’s 32-6 victory over RichmondBoro on November 17.

The Westfield PAL “C” footballteam tallied a 32-6 victory overRichmond Boro in the second roundof the playoffs on November 17.The Blue Devils scored three touch-downs and converted one extra pointin the first-half to pace the team tothe win.

In all, the Blue Devils amassedover 225 yards on the ground withTim Alliegro, Griffin Rooney, ReidColwell and Hank Shapiro all run-ning for scores. Colin Freer andJohn Eric Tilyou also broke free forsome long runs and Colin Elliott

and Henry Meiselman hauled insome great passes from Shapiro.

As well as the offense performed,the defense was also up to the task.The Blue Devils recorded manygreat tackles on its way to stiflingRichmond Boro’s offense. Notewor-thy plays were by Declan McCauley,Bryan Felter, Brian Mikovits, MaxGigantino, Chris Larkin, Nick Mar-tini, Kevin Stokes, Matt O’Connorand Eric Daaleman. Next up for theBlue Devils is a trip to the NJSYFLC division (6th grade) champion-ship game.

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Cougars Clip Palisades ParkIn Group 3 Sectional, 47-21


Sweet revenge from a shocking lossin last year’s sectional semifinals be-came a reality for the Cranford HighSchool football team when the Cou-gars battered the hosting Palisades ParkTigers, 47-21, in the first round of theNorth Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tour-nament on November 15.

Last year, the seventh-seeded Ti-gers used a persistent left-side run-ning attack to get a 35-7 jump on thesecond-seeded Cougars in the semi-final round at Memorial Field en routeto a 35-21 victory. The Cougars actu-ally scored the first touchdown of thegame before the Tigers rolled off 35unanswered points. The Tigerschewed up 341 yards on the groundand only passed twice in the second

half, in addition to a two-point con-version pass.

“It was a nice win for our kids. Weplayed well in all three phases of thegame. I don’t think there was much ofa revenge factor as this is a com-pletely different team, but since theyhad most of their team back, it mayhave been hard for their coaches toconvince them that we could win. Asfor us, they certainly got our attentionlast year, so we were very focused inpractice,” Cougar Head Coach ErikRosenmeier said.

This time, Cougar quarterback JohnOblachinski, who was a receiver inlast year’s game, blended a strongpassing game with an effective run-ning game to bewilder the 8-2 Tigers.As a matter of fact, the 7-3 Cougarstotaled 196 yards passing and 196yards rushing.

“Offensively we were very bal-anced. We had 196 yards rushing and196 yards passing, so I think we havebecome a little more difficult to dealwith. It says a lot about the versatilityof our skill players who all have toblock, catch and run with the ball.nothing happens without the guys upfront. We have become a much betterpass-blocking team as of late and theresults are evident,” CoachRosenmeier said.

Oblachinski carried 25 times for111 yards, including respective touch-down runs of five yards, one yard,five yards and 23 yards. He also com-pleted nine of 13 attempts with touch-down passes of 59 yards and 15 yardsto senior wide receiver JackMcCaffrey and 10 yards to juniorrunning back Luke Christiano.

McCaffrey finished with four re-ceptions for 108 yards, whileChristiano, who had three carries for26 yards, had three for 65 yards.Junior running back Kevin Trotterhad a 14-yard reception and juniorrunning back Donavin Walker had anine-yard reception to go with 51rushing yards on 13 carries.

The Tigers scored first when quar-terback Adeymi DaSilva fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to Malik St.Hilaire in the first quarter. Unlike lastyear, the Tigers went to the air andDaSilva completed 22 passes for 319yards, which included three touch-downs.

The Cougars answered in a bigway with five straight touchdowns,beginning with Oblachinski’s 59-yardtouchdown strike to McCaffrey toknot the score in the first quarter.Oblachinski added a five-yard touch-down run early in the second quarter,making the score 14-7, then followedup with a one-yard plunge and with

the failed point after, the score was20-7. Before halftime, Oblachinskiadded his five-yard touchdown runand the point after was good.

In the third quarter, Oblachinskifound McCaffrey again, this time fora 15-yard touchdown to jack up theirlead to 34-7. The Tigers finally spokeup in the quarter with a 14-yard touch-down reception by Eric Johnson thenearly in the fourth quarter,Oblachinski hit Christiano with a 10-yard touchdown strike. Oblachinskiadded his 23-yard touchdown runthen DaSilva connected with TajHuggins (9 receptions, 144 yards) fora 33-yard touchdown.

Cougar kicker Troy Kettler finishedwith five points after touchdowns.Defensively, Christiano made ninetackles and caused one fumble.McCaffrey had four tackles and aninterception. Trotter made five tack-les and tipped a pass. LinebackerNiko Cappello had seven tackles. Co-captain/linebacker Rob Delsandromade five tackles, caused a fumbleand tipped a pass. Lineman BrianBruns recorded a six-yard sack.

“We did a good job playing assign-ment football this week. Our d-lineBallas, Baglieri and Matthews at theends and Amaker, Oshaughnessy,Pastor and Bruns inside, all playedtheir most physical game of the yearas did our linebackers DelSandro,Scanlon and Cappello. The safetiesChristiano and Trotter cleaned thingsup,” Coach Rosenmeier said.

This Saturday a 1 p.m. in Summit,the Cougars will face the defendingchampion 10-0 Summit Hilltoppers,who have won 22 games in a rowafter they grounded GovernorLivingston, 34-14, on November 16.On the third game of the season onSeptember 27, the Hilltoppers de-feated the Cougars 48-14.

“The nice thing about this team isthat we are still getting better andthere is room for improvement. Mostimportantly, our coaches and kidshave a genuine interest in gettingbetter every week,” CoachRosenmeier said.

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THE ULTIMATE GERMAN MACHINE...Team Germany of Westfield SoccerAssociation U7 Boys Division just completed a successful Fall season. Pictured,left to right are: Jake Pardes, Emilio Vinnelrod, Garrett Gao, Zachary Epp, JackWallin, Daniel Gonzalez, Benjamin Carno and Austin Williams; back row, HeadCoach Dali Gao and Assistant Coach Ian Wallin.

Courtesy of Laura Ortiz for The Westfield Leader and The Times

SUPER BOWL BOUND...Westfield PAL A Team player Kevin Brennan, No. 7,hauls in his second touchdown reception from QB Jake Vall-Llobera, en routea 20-0 victory over Richmond Boro to advance to the NJSYFL Super Bowl.

Westfield PAL ‘C’ Team StopsRichmond Boro in Playoff, 32-6

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CHASING THE RED DEVIL QB...Blue Devils Matt Catanzaro, left, and Jackson Simcox, No. 44, chase Ridge Red Devilquarterback Conor Hughes, No. 10, in the sectional playoffs on November 15. Ridge held on for a 35-28 victory.





PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD

OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERSNOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD

Date Adopted: 11/14/13Public Notice is hereby given that the

Union County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an extraordinaryunspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (11). This contract and theresolution authorizing it is available forpublic inspection in the Office of the Clerkof the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2013-911AWARDED TO: Standard Insurance

CompanySERVICES: Short Term and Long Term

Disability Insurance PolicyPERIOD: January 1, 2014- December

31, 2014COSTS: in the amount not to exceed

$257,070.00James E. Pellettiere, Clerk

of the Board Chosen Freeholders1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.44




Union County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an Professional servicepursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). Thiscontract and the resolution authorizing it isavailable for public inspection in the Officeof the Clerk of the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2013-913amending (Resolution No. 894)

AWARDED TO: Aramark CorrectionalService Atlanta, Georgia

SERVICES: for the provision of foodservices for the Union County Jail

PERIOD: for the period of November 13,2013 through November 12, 2014 in anamount not to exceed $161,000.00 fromNovember 13, 2013 through December31, 2013 and in an amount not to exceed$1,039,000.00 from January 1, 2014through November 12, 2014.

James E. Pellettiere, Clerkof the Board Chosen Freeholders

1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $24.48





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-912AWARDED TO: Delta Dental and Flag-

ship Health Systems, Parsippany, NewJersey

SERVICES: to provide a dental insur-ance plan

PERIOD: January 1, 2014- December31, 2014

COSTS: in the amount not to exceed$1,483,353.12


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.95





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-929amending (Resolution No. 2012-124)AWARDED TO: Palumbo & Renaud

of Cranford, New JerseySERVICES: in the matter entitled Kevin

Kolbeck v. UC, et als.COSTS: in an amount not to exceed

$10,000.00 for a sum not to exceed$20,000.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $21.42





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-914AWARDED TO: French and Parrello

Associates, PA, Consulting Engineers,of Wall, New Jersey

SERVICES: for the purpose of providing2014 Inspection of Dams

COSTS: in an amount not to exceed$21,750.00.


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $20.40





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-930amending (Resolution No. 2013-803)AWARDED TO: Bauch Zucker

Hatfield, LLC, Springfield, New JerseySERVICES: in the matter entitled Beverly

Figueroa v. UC, et als.COSTS: in an amount not to exceed

$15,000.00 for a sum not to exceed$80,000.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $21.42PUBLIC NOTICEUNION COUNTY BOARD




RESOLUTION NO: 2013-893AWARDED TO: Robert Restifo, D.O.,

Summit, New JerseySERVICES: to provide for a Direct of

Pulmonary Medicine//Respiratory CarePERIOD: January 1, 2014- December

31, 2014COSTS: in an amount not to exceed

$4,000.James E. Pellettiere, Clerk






RESOLUTION NO: 2013-894AWARDED TO: Specialty Medical

ConsultantsSERVICES: to provide services to the

patients/residents at Runnells SpecializedHospital

PERIOD: January 1, 2014-December31, 2014

COSTS: in the amount of $5,000.00James E. Pellettiere, Clerk






RESOLUTION NO: 2013-895AWARDED TO: Practitioners/Psy-

chiatrySERVICES: to provide professional ser-

vices for the patients/residents of the Cor-nerstone Units at Runnells SpecializedHospital



of the Board Chosen Freeholders1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.44PUBLIC NOTICE

UNION COUNTY BOARDOF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARDDate Adopted: 11/14/13

Public Notice is hereby given that theUnion County Board of Chosen Freehold-ers has awarded a contract without com-petitive bidding as an Professional servicepursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-5(1)(a) (i). Thiscontract and the resolution authorizing it isavailable for public inspection in the Officeof the Clerk of the Board.

RESOLUTION NO: 2013-896AWARDED TO: Shanthi Chezian, MD.,

Behavioral Medicine Associates, PA,South Plainfield, New Jersey

SERVICES: for the purpose of Profes-sional Fees for Medical Psychiatric EveningCoverage for the patients/residents of theCornerstone Units at Runnells Special-ized Hospital


COSTS: in the amount of $6,500.James E. Pellettiere, Clerk






RESOLUTION NO: 2013-898AWARDED TO: Total Hearing Care,

LLC, Somerset, New JerseySERVICES: to provide audiology ser-

vices to the residents/patients at RunnellsSpecialized Hospital

PERIOD: November 1, 2013- October31, 2014

COSTS: in an amount not to exceed$10,000.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.44





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-910amending (Resolution No. 2013-572)AWARDED TO: Roth D’Aquanni,

LLC., Springfield, New JerseySERVICES: special counsel for person-

nel affairs to increase the cap for legalservices

COSTS: in the amount of $12,000.00 fora total contract amount not to exceed$155,000.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.44





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-884amending (Resolution No. 2013-358)AWARDED TO: Various AgenciesBridgeway (MICA Program)

$19,904.00Bridgeway (Supportive Education)

$7,962.00Central Jersey Legal Services

$27,866.00Community Access Unlimited

$27,866.00Elizabeth Coalition to House the

Homeless(ECHH) $29,856.00Family & Children’s’ Services

$27,866.00Jefferson Park Ministries $23,885.00Jewish Family Services $23,885.00PROCEED, Inc $27,866.00Sunrise House/Dudley House

$35,827.00Trinitas Hospital $25,875.00YWCA of Central New Jersey

$19,904.00SERVICES: for the purpose of providing

a variety of social services to county resi-dents

PERIOD: June 1, 2013-May 31, 2014COSTS: in the total amount of

$103,146.00 for a new total amount of$298,562.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $38.76





RESOLUTION NO: 2013-885amending (Resolution No. 2012-637)AWARDED TO: Alliance GrantBerkeley Heights $14,866.00Clark $22,110.00Cranford $31,464.00Elizabeth $116,784.00Garwood $21,221.00Hillside $22,982.00Kenilworth $26,139.00Linden $54,894.00Mountainside $20,499.00New Providence $24,714.00Plainfield $51,187.00Rahway $42,893.00Roselle $19,545.00Roselle Park $40,947.00Scotch Plains-Fanwood $50,126.00Springfield $31,191.00Union $38,452.00Westfield $39,931.00SERVICES: to prevent Alcoholism and

Drug AbusePERIOD: January 1, 2013-June 30, 2014COSTS: in the amount of $265,436.00

for a new total amount of $796,308.00James E. Pellettiere, Clerk






RESOLUTION NO: 2013-886AWARDED TO: Various AgenciesBridgeway Rehabilitation Services

$13,333.00Central Jersey Legal Services

$6,567.00Elizabeth Coalition to House the Home-

less $27,489.00Family Promise $7,213.00Homefirst $26,267.00Plainfield Area YMCA $24,000.00PROCEED $13,815.00The Salvation Army $22,950.00YMCA of Eastern Union County

$29,728.00YMCA of Eastern Union County

$8,000.00SERVICES: to increase the quality of

emergency shelters and transitional hous-ing facilities for homeless individuals

PERIOD: December 1, 2013-July 31,2014






Union County Board of ChosenFreeholders has awarded a contract with-

out competitive bidding as an extraordi-nary unspecifiable service pursuant toN.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a) (11)

This contract and the resolution autho-rizing it is available for public

inspection in the Office of the Clerk of theBoard

RESOLUTION NO: 2013-888amending (Resolution No. 2012-1020)

AWARDED TO: Various AgenciesCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of

Newark $139,708.00Central Jersey Legal Services

$20,000.00Elizabeth Coalition to House the Home-

less $83,000.00FISH Hospitality Programs $9,000.00Homefirst $100,955.00Plainfield Area YMCA $105,135.00Urban League $195,095.00SERVICES: providing emergency shel-

ter, motel/hotel nights, rent/mortgage as-sistance








RESOLUTION NO: 2013-887AWARDED TO: Various AgenciesPROCEED, Inc $54,700.00The Salvation Army $18,300.00Trinitas Regional Medical Center

$15,000.00Urban League of Union County

$48,200.00YMCA of Eastern Union County

$28,800.00SERVICES: to provide various activities

programs and services to low income resi-dents

PERIOD: November 15, 2013-May 31,2014







RESOLUTION NO: 2013-892AWARDED TO: Medical PractitionersSERVICES: to provide professional

medical services for the patients/residentsof The Cornerstone Units at Runnells Spe-cialized Hospital


COSTS: in an amount not to ex-ceed$60,000.00


1 T - 11/21/13, The Leader Fee: $22.44

Seminar to Offer Help WithGrief and Finding Healing

CRANFORD — The First Pres-byterian Church of Cranford, lo-cated at 11 Springfield Avenue,will hold its eight-week seminarentitled “Journey to Wholeness —Healing the Grieving Heart” onSunday evenings from January 5through February 23, 2014.

Patti Williams, a Registered Nurseand certified pastoral bereavementcounselor, and Virginia Waters,Ph.D., a psychologist, will lead thesessions from 7 to 9 p.m. in theThompson Youth Center of thechurch. Both Mrs. Williams and Dr.Waters have offered this seminarfor 14 years, helping hundreds ofpeople experience healing and finda new purpose for their lives.

The sessions include learningabout the stages of grief and under-standing the tasks of the grievingprocess; coping strategies; how totake care of oneself and why this isso important; the changes, challengesand choices that occur; creatingmemories one can cherish; coping

with holidays and anniversaries, anddealing with feelings of lonelinessand being disconnected spiritually.

A special candlelight ceremonyis held to remember lost love ones,which includes walking the laby-rinth and a time of fellowship.

Both of the leaders and all of thefacilitators have experienced losswithin their lives. It does not matterif participants’ loss is caused by di-vorce, death or job loss — it is a lossthat must be grieved. Participantsare invited to bring family membersand friends. All faiths are welcome.To register for this seminar, call (908)709-1341. No fee is charged. Duethe success of the program and highdemand, three seminars a year willnow be offered instead of two.

The seminar is dedicated to Mrs.Williams’ late husband, the Rever-end Dr. Bruce D. Williams, whohad a vision for the seminar 14years ago, wanting to help othersdeal with their pain and sufferingduring their time of loss.

Service League Thrift ShopReadies For Holiday Sale

WESTFIELD — The non-profitWestfield Service League ThriftShop, located at 114 Elmer Streetin Westfield, will hold its huge Holi-day Sale on Saturday, December 7,from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hundreds ofholiday items, including new toys,clothing and bric-a-brac, will be

available at discounted prices.Shop racks and shelves will be

replenished throughout the day dueto the large volume of merchandiseavailable. In preparation for thissale, the thrift shop will be closedon Friday, December 6, to restockfor the Holiday Sale. The upstairsConsignment Shop will be closedas well. The shop also will havespecial sales on Tuesday, Wednes-day and Thursday, December 3, 4and 5, to make room for the holidaymerchandise.

Additional specials will be avail-able in the Holiday Area of theConsignment Shop. Both shopscarry men’s, women’s andchildren’s clothing as well as shoes,books, toys, household items, jew-elry and holiday gift selections.

The thrift and consignment shopsare open Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri-day and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5p.m., and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6p.m. For more information, call thethrift shop at (908) 233-2530 or theconsignment shop at (908) 232-1223.The Westfield Service League hasdonated almost $2.5 million to thecommunity in its 80-year history.

FESTIVE SELECTION...WestfieldService League (WSL) volunteerRandy Rosenfeld displays holidaymerchandise that will be available atthe WSL Thrift Shop Holiday Sale onSaturday, December 7, from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. The League’s thrift shop andconsignment shop are both located at114 Elmer Street in Westfield.

St. Paul’s Day SchoolSchedules Book FairWESTFIELD — The St. Paul’s Day

School Annual Book Fair will be heldon Tuesday, December 3, and Wednes-day, December 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.in the Parish Hall of St. Paul’s Episco-pal Church, located at 414 East BroadStreet in Westfield.

In addition to picture books, activ-ity books, easy readers and chapterbooks for children, there will be a vastselection of holiday and activity books,as well as some New York Timesbestsellers, fiction and non-fiction foradults. A portion of all sales goesdirectly to St. Paul’s Day School.

Hist. Soc. to RecallJFK Assassination

SCOTCH PLAINS — The His-torical Society of Scotch Plains andFanwood will mark the 50th anniver-sary of the assassination of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy with a program en-titled “Where Were You WhenKennedy Died?”

This program will take place dur-ing the Historical Society’s monthlymeeting on Tuesday, November 26.Attendees are invited to share theirstories and the assassination’s impactupon them.

The meeting will begin at 8 p.m.and will be held at the Scotch HillsCountry Club, located at PlainfieldAvenue and Jerusalem Road in ScotchPlains. Fellowship and refreshmentswill follow the program.

Menendez Pushes forFlood Insurance Fix

TRENTON – New Jersey Depart-ment of Community Affairs (DCA)Commissioner Richard E. Con-stable, III has announced a $182,000Neighborhood Revitalization TaxCredit (NRTC) grant award to Eliza-beth Development Company (EDC)to facilitate outreach efforts for itsOn-the-Job Training Program to befocused on unemployed residentsof the Elizabethport neighborhoodof Elizabeth.

Since the creation of the NRTCprogram, 24 corporations have con-tributed $58,081,000 to fund 24neighborhood revitalization plansin 13 urban municipalities through-out the state.

“The Neighborhood Revitaliza-tion Tax Credit program continuesto have positive impacts in NewJersey’s urban neighborhoods andhas allowed the state to work withlocal organizations to foster revi-talization in communities like Eliza-beth. We are able to continue toinvest in innovative ideas that willsupport New Jersey’s seniors, work-ing families and children,” Com-missioner Constable said. “Throughthis program, the Christie Adminis-tration will continue to encouragenew housing options, economic de-velopment opportunities for smallbusiness and improve streetscapesand public open space in neighbor-hoods.”

To address the Elizabeth’s highunemployment rate, one of the goals

of the Elizabethport neighborhoodplan is to strengthen the workforcethrough improved training and edu-cation. EDC will use NRTC fundsto encourage unemployed neigh-borhood residents to enroll in theUnion County Workforce Invest-ment Board programs administeredby EDC through Union County’sOne Stop Career Center.

Through a partnership with theElizabethport Presbyterian Center’sFamily Success Center and the Re-tail Skills Center at the Jersey Gar-dens Mall, EDC will also providejob-readiness assistance and sup-portive services to neighborhoodresidents with a focus on those thatwill participate in the On-the-JobTraining program.

Other communities that have ben-efited from the NRTC program thisyear include Paterson’s GreaterSpruce Street neighborhood,Orange’s Valley neighborhood andCamden’s Waterfront South neigh-borhood.

More information on the Neigh-borhood Revitalization Tax Creditprogram, visit www.nj.gov/dca/di-visions/dhcr/offices/nrtc.html andfor more information on ElizabethDevelopment Company, visitwww.edcnj.org.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continu-ing efforts to provide thousands ofNew Jersey homeowners relief fromflood insurance rate spikes, U.S.Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)has submitted his Homeowner FloodInsurance Affordability Act as anamendment to the National DefenseAuthorization Act (NDAA) currentlybeing debated by the Senate.

“We have to do everything we canto protect homeowners still recover-ing from the worst natural disasterin our state’s history from a suddenspike in flood insurance premiums,”Sen. Menendez said. “Without ac-tion, the combination of new floodmaps, phase out of premium subsi-dies and grandfathered rates for theNational Flood Insurance Programwill force thousands of homeownersto pay premiums they simply cannotafford, forcing them to either sell orabandon their homes. These arehardworking middle-class families,who played by the rules and pur-chased flood insurance responsibly.We must stop this manmade disasterfrom doing more damage, take atime-out and assess the impact thesepremium hikes will have onhomeowners and the communitiesthey live in.”

On the one year anniversary ofSuperstorm Sandy, SenatorsMenendez and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) led a bipartisan coalition ofmembers in introducing the Home-owner Flood Insurance Affordability

Act to protect millions ofhomeowners from facing huge floodinsurance premium rate hikes. Ratehikes would be frozen for severaltypes of properties until FEMA com-pletes its overdue affordability study,proposes solutions to address theissues found in that study, and certi-fies top Congress that their mappingprocess is accurate.

Revitalization GrantAwarded to EDC

COLLEGE NIGHT…On October 29, the College Club of Fanwood-ScotchPlains, in co-ordination with the Guidance Department of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, organized the 62nd annual College Night. Over 200representatives of universities and colleges attended, providing informationabout their institutions to 11th and 12th graders in all area high schools and theirparents. The event was co-chaired by Lisa O’Brien and Sue Spirko of the CollegeClub. Refreshments were provided to the representatives by members of theCollege Club, with Marie Leppert and Helen Piasecki manning the kitchen.Attendance at the event was outstanding.

ECF Seeks PeopleTo Grant Kids’ WishesSCOTCH PLAINS — The

Emmanuel Cancer Foundation(ECF) is seeking help from the com-munity to fulfill the “Holiday WishLists” of children who suffer fromcancer.

These children face an ongoingbattle with this disease and ECFwants to give them a very specialholiday – a time to forget aboutcancer.

Individuals or companies/orga-nizations interested in being a WishGrantor are asked to contact Bar-bara Kopel at (908) 322-4323, ex-tension no. 17, [email protected]. Themission of ECF is to provide a vari-ety of specialized services, at nocharge, to any New Jersey familyfacing the challenges of caring fora child with cancer.




POLICE BLOTTER CLASSIFIEDS

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF WESTFIELD

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES ANDASSESSMENTS AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS

Public notice is hereby given that I, The Collector of Taxes of the Town of Westfield,Union County, New Jersey, will sell at public auction on the 6th day of December, 2013in the Tax Collector’s office in the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield,New Jersey, at nine o’clock in the morning, the following described lands:

The said lands will be sold to make the amount of Municipal liens chargeable againstthat same on the 6th day of December, 2013, together with interest and cost of sale,exclusive however, of the lien for taxes for the year 2013.

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 certified checkor 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 municipalityis precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or maybe 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 6th day of December, 2013, exclusive of the lien for the year2013 are as listed below:

Susan NoonCollector of Taxes

Westfield, New Jersey

BK/LT/QUAL OWNER PROPERTY LOCATION AMOUNT

TAX & SEWER401 6 Seo, Toru & Noriko 318 Woods End Rd $10,548.681112 7 Moule Partners, LLC 425 Kimball Ave $3,818.042301 3 O’Donnell, Maureen G 203 Chestnut St N $19,022.062606 1 Mormile Brothers 1144 South Ave W $7,372.112704 20 Taliaferro, Lucille I & Evans, RLT 115 Scotch Plains Ave N $4,983.554001 17 Price, Mary 120 Livingston St $9,596.244801 7 Brown, Violette M 115 Grove St W $8,675.724808 17 Evans, Gina & David 919 Grandview Ave $11,404.50

TAX812 12 Bridgman, Stephen A & Pamela W 643 Coleman Pl $16,512.611002 8.02 Marx, Leslie 615 Elm St $9,387.231406 8 Mastroianni, John & Maria 616 Garfield Ave $5,778.272212 6 Buontempo, Anthony 201 Baker Ave $22,258.472512 27 Centennial Lodge #400 I B O P Elks 440 W Broad St $3,524.552512 28 Centennial Lodge IBPO Elks of World 444 W Broad St $16,055.722710 16 Clavijo, Victor & Maria 624 Downer St $5,267.602816 2 Morse, Norman 214 Scotch Plains Ave $12,752.963005 5 Park, Edward 215 South Ave W $8,589.703405 2.08 Hirth, Edward B & Diane 724 Sherman St Rear $150.434001 16 Furnari, Nancy J 114 Livingston St $905.664001 94 Frasier, Dennis 117 Myrtle Ave $11,274.624803 12 Costantino, Jo Ann 227 Elizabeth Ave $12,041.925204 24 Desapio, Antonio & Martin 25 N Wickom Dr $7,239.08

SEWER104 6 Howard, Anthony 130 Madison Ave W $214.46201 22 Neiswenter, Joanne E & Ronald 31 Fairhill Rd $214.46304 17 Wissel, Conrad J & Tina 955 Lawrence Ave $214.46306 24 Brafman, Ari Milton & Alison Hart 1031 Minisink Way $113.38601 9 Heflin, Roger E Jr & Jennifer A 901 Wyandotte Trl $214.46701 9 Stappas, Thomas 357 Brightwood Ave $214.46703 1 Polizzano, Mary Ellen 354 Brightwood Ave $214.46703 3 Wysokowski, Elizabeth L.- & Jason 910 Everts Ave $214.46707 7 Gambrino, Clair M & John 732 Embree Cres $214.46707 20.01 Barham, Patrick A & Charleen 215 Brightwood Ave $214.46707 29 Peterson, John W & Shareen 769 Clark St $214.46801 23.02 Grandinetti, Tim & Kathryn 621 Glen Ave $214.46801 31 Cozzini, Ann Marie & Nancy C 601 Short Hills Ct $214.46801 33 Burke, Mark W & Sara L 1024 North Ave W $214.46901 17 Chan, Edward 405 Edgewood Ave $214.46901 33 Jules, Previlege 942 North Ave W $214.46906 31 Menza, John - Estate of 848 North Ave W $214.46907 18 Nuber, Paul T & Mary E 420 Dudley Ave W $214.46907 19 Vergel, Katharine & Ricardo Dias 910 North Ave W $214.461002 9 Humprey, Gregory P & M. Rogers 609 Elm St $214.461003 19 Sharma, Shyam & Manju 412 Prospect St $214.461103 14 Nelson, Michael P & Lois W 252 Sinclair Pl $214.461108 8 Hess, Susan 545 Alden Ave $214.461304 4 Fernandez, Carlos 815 Oak Ave $214.461304 48 Fitzpatrick, Brian & Jennifer 711 Girard Ave $214.461409 2.01 Teese, David T & Gail M 527 Wychwood Rd $214.46

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WestfieldMonday, November 11, a business

owner on the 400 block of South Av-enue, West, reported a burglary at theestablishment. There were no signs offorced entry, but $1,125 in cash andmerchandise was removed. There wereno suspects at the time of the report.

Monday, November 11, a residentwithin the 100 block of South WickomDrive reported her bicycle was stolenwhile it was parked, unsecured, onRahway Avenue. The bicycle was val-ued at $200. There were no suspects atthe time of the report.

Monday, November 11, a Garwoodresident reported the theft of $1,000from a financial institution on the 500block of North Avenue. According topolice, someone unknown removed thecash while it was left unattended.

Monday, November 11, AnthonyDavis, 25, of Rahway was arrested andcharged with possession of a controlleddangerous substance (CDS)/less than50 grams of suspected marijuana pursu-ant to a motor vehicle stop on LivingstonStreet. He was transported to police head-quarters, processed and released with asummons for a mandatory court date inWestfield Municipal Court.

Tuesday, November 12, SeanWoodrow, 26, of Rahway was arrestedand charged with driving while intoxi-cated (DWI) pursuant to a motor vehiclestop in the area of Central and MyrtleAvenues. He was transported to policeheadquarters, processed and released toa sober adult. Woodrow was given amandatory court date in Westfield Mu-nicipal Court.

Thursday, November 14, MarkVenson, 53, of Plainfield was arrested atthe Somerset County jail on a Westfieldwarrant for $143. He went before theWestfield Municipal Court judge andwas released on his own recognizance.

Thursday, November 14, KelleyLancaster, 54, of Greensboro, N.C. wasarrested on an outstanding Westfield traf-fic warrant for $500 pursuant to respond-ing to police headquarters. She was pro-cessed and released on posted bail.

Friday, November 15, AdalbertoVelez, Jr., 31, of Perth Amboy respondedto police headquarters to satisfy an out-standing Westfield warrant for $500. Heposted bail and was released.

Friday, November 15, Sharon Wash-ington-Bhamre, 48, of Roselle Park wasarrested and charged with shoplifting atan establishment on the 600 block ofWest North Avenue. According to po-lice, Washington-Bhamre attempted toremove $1,271.98 worth of merchan-dise without paying for it. She addition-ally was charged with possession ofburglary tools after removing the secu-rity tags from the articles, police said.She was released on her own recogni-zance with summonses pending a No-vember 22 Superior Court date.

Saturday, November 16, Joseph Bork,22, of Cranford was arrested and chargedwith possession of a CDS/less than 50grams of suspected marijuana follow-ing a motor vehicle stop at SycamoreStreet and Columbus Avenue. He wasreleased on his own recognizance with asummons pending a November 26 courtdate.

Sunday, November 17, Maxwell Tho-mas, 26, of Westfield surrendered him-self at police headquarters on four out-standing warrants. They included onewarrant each from Madison andCranford and two from Garwood, for acombined total bail of $2,000. Cash bailwas posted and court dates were to beannounced.

Sunday, November 17, MichaelMattina, 48, of Perth Amboy was ar-rested as a result of a motor vehicle stopon North Avenue near Central Avenueand charged with possession of CDS/less than 50 grams of suspected mari-juana and possession of drug parapher-nalia. He was released with multiplesummones and a November 26 courtdate.

Scotch PlainsMonday, November 11, a resident of

Lake Avenue reported that sometimeovernight someone scratched the side ofher motor vehicle.

Tuesday, November 12, a resident ofProspect Avenue reported that she hasbeen getting multiple texts from herboyfriend’s former girlfriend.

Tuesday, November 12, a resident ofNorth Avenue reported that sometimeovernight someone removed the handi-cap-parking permit from her motor ve-hicle, which was parked in her drive-way.

Wednesday, November 13, a residentof Raritan Road reported that someonemade approximately $160 in purchaseson her credit card without her authoriza-tion.

Thursday, November 14, KabirNunnally, 44, of Newark was arrestedand charged with burglary following aninvestigation into several commercialburglaries that occurred in the down-town area. According to police, two bur-glaries occurred October 2 and two oc-curred November 5 and 6. Informationwas received from the Garwood PoliceDepartment linking Nunnally to theScotch Plains burglaries. He was chargedwith four counts of burglary and trans-ported to the Union County jail, wherehe is being held on $75,000 bail.

Thursday, November 14, KristienParisi, 26, of Plainfield was arrestedafter a motor vehicle stop on CushingRoad on an outstanding $800 warrantissued by the Scotch Plains Court. Parisiwas transported to police headquarters,processed and released.

Thursday, November 14, ChristinePastor, 37, of Linden was arrested aftera motor vehicle stop on Park Avenue onan outstanding $500 warrant issued bythe Scotch Plains Court. She was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand released.

FanwoodMonday, November 4, Deon Elliott,

20, and Amir Martin, 29, both ofPlainfield, were arrested following amotor vehicle stop at South and LaGrande Avenues and charged with pos-session of a controlled dangerous sub-

stance (CDS). According to police, theofficer smelled the odor of marijuana. AK-9 unit was called in and eventuallydiscovered the CDS. Elliott was pro-cessed and released after posting bailand Martin, a passenger in the vehicle,was released with a summons pendinghis court hearing.

Saturday, November 9, MichaelSeawright, 28, of Plainfield was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop at TerrillRoad and Front Street on an active war-rant out of Rahway. He was transportedto police headquarters, processed, postedbail and released.

MountainsideWednesday, November 13, Casmir

U. Ihe, 25, of Piscataway was arrestedfor driving with a suspended licenseafter a motor vehicle stop on Route 22.

Wednesday, November 13, a residentof Poplar Avenue reported that he hadhired a contractor and given him anadvance of $200 to purchase supplies.According to police, the contractorstarted the work while the victim lefthim alone in his residence but neverreturned to finish the job and has notreturned numerous phone calls from thevictim. The victim also stated that hisbank account was compromised aftersomeone forged his signature on twochecks totaling $1,100, police said.

Saturday, November 16, NapisChapman, 21, of North Plainfield andShabre McDowell, 19, of Philipsburgwere arrested by the Union Police De-partment after a pursuit that originatedin Mountainside. According to police,an officer’s automatic license plate readeralerted him of a stolen motor vehicle onRoute 22. The officer initiated a motorvehicle stop and as he approached thevehicle, it sped away, authorities re-ported. A high-speed pursuit followed,reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour,police reported. The officer terminatedthe pursuit after the vehicle exited onMorse Avenue and entered a residentialarea, authorities reported. The suspectswere later apprehended in Union after afoot pursuit, police said.

Saturday, November 16, an individualreported that his license plate was re-moved from a trailer parked on GlobeAvenue.

Sunday, November 17, a resident ofMaple Court reported that someonebroke into his residence. According topolice, it was not yet reported if any-thing was taken and the incident is underinvestigation.

Sunday, November 17, a resident ofSawmill Road reported that someonebroke into his residence and removedseveral pieces of jewelry. The incident isunder investigation.

GarwoodWednesday, November 6, Richard

Kolovyansky, 25, of Cranford was ar-rested and charged with theft after apatron of a South Avenue fitness centerreported his watch, valued at $2,800,was removed after he took it off whileusing a piece of workout equipment andforgot that he left it there. When hereturned, it was gone.

Police obtained surveillance video andsaw the suspect observe the watch on theground, pick it up, put it in his pocketand leave the gym, authorities reported.

Kolovyansky was located and takeninto custody at his place of employmentin Berkeley Heights. The watch wasrecovered. Kolovyansky was transportedto police headquarters, processed andreleased after posting bail set at $3,500.

Thursday, November 7, Leroy Wood,49, of Newark was arrested following amotor vehicle stop on the 100 block ofSouth Avenue for driving with a sus-pended driver’s license and on an activetraffic warrant for $350. Wood was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand released on his own recognizancewith a court date.

Saturday, November 9, Levi Samoya-Montufar, 33, of Plainfield was arrestedfollowing a motor vehicle stop on the300 block of South Avenue for drivingwith a suspended license and on activetraffic warrants totaling more than$2,500. He was transported to policeheadquarters, where he was processedand released with a court date.

Sunday, November 10, Mario Gerges,23, of Jersey City was arrested on chargesof disorderly conduct, resisting arrestand assault on an officer after a report ofan argument in progress on the 200block of North Avenue. According topolice, Gerges was highly intoxicatedand got out of the motor vehicle he wasriding in after arguing with another pas-senger, and while officers were separat-ing the suspect and the other person whowas involved in the argument, the sus-pect became aggressive. When an at-tempt was made to take him into cus-tody, the suspect began fighting with theofficers, and during the altercation asergeant injured his back and knee, au-thorities reported. The suspect was trans-ported to police headquarters, processedand released with a court date after pos-ing bail, which was set at $10,000.

Tuesday, November 12, KabirNunnally, 44, of Newark was arrestedon charges of burglary and theft in con-nection with a break-in at a North Av-enue pet groomer, after being taken intocustody by the Newark Police Depart-ment. Nunnally was transported to po-lice headquarters, where he was pro-cessed and transported to the UnionCounty jail. He currently is being heldon over $30,000 bail. Nunnally also wasa suspect in other area burglaries, in-cluding ones in Westfield and Union. Hewas turned over to the Westfield PoliceDepartment and Union Police Depart-ment and was charged in those jurisdic-tions as well, authorities reported.

Thursday, November 14, PatrickBrowne, 48, of Westfield was chargedwith driving while intoxicated (DWI)after a motor vehicle stop on the 300block of Cedar Street. According to po-lice, Browne was asked to perform sev-eral field sobriety tests, which he failed,and was transported to police headquar-ters, where he was processed and issuedmultiple motor vehicle summonses.Browne was released with a court date,authorities reported.

Police Make Arrest InStore Burglaries

WESTFIELD — Westfield policehave arrested Kabir Nunnally, 44, ofNewark in connection with threebreak-ins of stores and an attemptedbreak-in.

According to Westfield Police ChiefDavid Wayman, Nunnally was arrestedon November 12 and charged withburglary and theft in connection withbreak-ins at Baci Hair Studio andDreamer Nails, both on Central Av-enue, and Hunan Wok on East BroadStreet, and the attempted burglary ofCarlo’s Bakery on East Broad Street.

The Carlo’s Bakery attempted bur-glary occurred on October 12, whilethe Baci and Hunan Wok burglariestook place on November 10, ChiefWayman said.

Tickets Are AvailableFor Mayor’s Gala

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Mayor’sGala Committee has announced thattickets for the 2013 Mayor’s Gala arenow on sale. The event will take placeon Friday, December 6, from 7 p.m.to midnight at the ShackamaxonCountry Club, located at 1607Shackamaxon Drive in Scotch Plains.

Included in the $65-per-personticket price is a sit-down dinner. Tick-ets can be purchased at the ScotchPlains Recreation Department, lo-cated within the Scotch Plains Mu-nicipal Building at 430 Park Avenue,or online by visiting the township’swebsite, scotchplainsnj.gov, clickingthe link “Communty Pass” and se-lecting 2013 Mayor’s Gala.

The Gala serves as a way to honorvolunteers and non-profit organiza-tions within the Scotch Plains com-munity. This year’s honorees includethe following:

Male Volunteer of the Year: Ed-ward Zazzali.

Female Volunteer of the Year: GraceCheney.

Volunteer Organizations of theYear: Jerseyland Community Centerand Scotch Plains Golden Agers.

Proceeds raised from the Gala aredonated to the volunteer organiza-tions as well as to the MunicipalAlliance Committee. For more infor-mation or to donate, call the recre-ation department at (908) 322-6700,extension no. 223.

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 publichearing on DECEMBER 5, 2013 at 7:30pm, Municipal Building, 430 Park Avenue,First Floor Council Chambers to hear theapplication of Nehal Shah, 1 Cherry Blos-som Lane, Block 15101, Lot 8.0102,who proposes to install a six (6) foot fencein what is known as the front yard of acorner lot contrary to the following sectionof the Zoning Ordinance:

Section 23-2.3o-Regulations Appli-cable to All Zones – Fences. MaximumAllowed: 4 feet in the front yard. Proposed:6 feet in the front yard.

All interested persons may be presentand be heard. The file pertaining to thisapplication is in the Office of the ZoningBoard of Adjustment and available for pub-lic inspection during regular office hours.

Barbara HorevSecretary to the Board

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JERSEY CITY – Fifty-seven se-niors were inducted as members ofthe McNally-Sinnott Chapter of theNational Honor Society at SaintPeter’s Preparatory School in JerseyCity during a ceremony on October22 recognizing their excellence inthe areas of scholarship, leadership,service and character.

Highlights of the induction cer-emony included reflections on thefour areas of excellence that havedefined NHS members since thesociety’s creation in 1921, given bythe chapter’s officers for this year.Incoming President Andrew Mauroof Bloomfield spoke on leadership;Vice-President Conor Finn ofWestfield on scholarship; AlexanderGill of Bayonne on character, andMichael Fernandes of Newark onservice.

The following local residents wereinducted:Peter Apicella of Mountain-side; Matthew Giardiello of ScotchPlains; and Conor Finn and ConorGelson of Westfield.

AREA - Graduating seniors haveuntil Friday, April 11, 2014 at 5 p.m. tosubmit their applications and essays toqualify for one of two scholarshipsoffered by the New Jersey VietnamVeterans’ Memorial Foundation. Thescholarships, each in the amount of$2,500, will be awarded to high schoolseniors from New Jersey who plan tofurther their education either at a col-lege or university or trade/technicalschool.

Winners will be notified in earlyMay and will be awarded the scholar-ship on Monday, May 26, 2014 duringthe Memorial Day Ceremony held atthe New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’Memorial.

In addition to the scholarship appli-cation and proof of acceptance to acollege or trade school, all applicantsmust submit an essay about his/her

visit to the New Jersey Vietnam Veter-ans’ Memorial, located off the GardenState Parkway at exit 116 in Holmdel.

The deadline for application and es-say submission is 5 p.m. on Friday,April 11, 2014. Those postmarked priorto due date, but received after the dead-line, will not be accepted. Applicationsmay be mailed, faxed (732) 335-1107or delivered to the NJVVM Scholar-ship Program, 1 Memorial Lane, P.O.Box 648, Holmdel, NJ 07733.

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IN HIS HONOR…On November 9, St. Bartholomew CCD students held a bakesale in honor of SSgt. TJ Lobraico, Jr. SSgt. Lobraico was killed on September5 in Afghanistan. The bake sale was held in Fanwood at the home of JakeFriedman. SSgt. Lobraico was his neighbor’s nephew and cousin. Pictured areBrogan Quigley, Tommy Drubulis, Anthony Miguelino, Liam Hickey, CooperHeisey, Jake Friedman, Matt Johnson, Caroline Darmarajah, Rich Danielovich,Arjuna Darmarajah, Jack Lynch, Alex Manfra, Alex Pelosi and Cole and NeelaDarmarajah. (Not pictured are Ethan Johnston, Andrew Kriney, Nicky Pelosi,David Baratucci and Jack Brady). The group raised $1,000, which will go to theSSgt. TJ Lobraico, Jr, Scholarship Fund.

Holy Trinity Brings HomeScholastic Olympics TrophyWESTFIELD – A team of 15 eighth

graders from Holy TrinityInterparochial School in Westfieldwon the Roselle Catholic High SchoolScholastic Olympics for the secondyear in a row. It was the 42nd annualrunning of the elementary-schoolcompetition among local parochialschools. It was Holy Trinity’s 10thoverall victory, earning nine first placetrophies, four second place and onethird.

Among the 10 participatingschools, Holy Trinity earned 35 per-cent of the total possible points. Lastyear, the school’s team earned 25percent of the total points.

In separate boys’ and girls’ divi-sions, individual first-place awardswent to Colleen Glynn in art; SamiraMorin in mathematics; RachelMerendino in current events; andDaniel Scalia and Kyra McDevitt inscience. In English, Olivia Yarem fin-ished first and Meghan Root, second;in history Spencer Vito finished firstand Patricia Lezynski, third; in reli-

gion Siobhan Hunziker finished firstand Ronan Hagar, second; in spellingSamantha Howath finished first, andTheresa Fiumefreddo, second; andin forensics Deirdre Kelly finishedsecond. William Slaski also competedin mathematics.

Being chosen to participate on thescholastic team is an honor for theeighth graders, who are selected bytheir teachers based on success in theclassroom in specific subject areas,said Patricia Byrne, one of the eighthgrade teachers at the school.

“Holy Trinity is very proud of itsstudents for their continued excel-lence in academics,” she said.

Holy Trinity Interparochial School,a National Blue Ribbon School ofExcellence in 2011, is a pre-K througheighth grade parochial school, oper-ating from two campuses in Moun-tainside and Westfield, New Jersey.As a Middle States Accredited school,it is run under the auspices of theNewark Archdiocesan School Sys-tem.

SP-F Schools Commemorate Veteran’sDay With Visit From Soldiers

VETERAN’S DAY VISIT…The 10th Mountain Division 222nd Battalion visitsColes School in Scotch Plains to share their stories with the students.

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD -Throughout the school district, ScotchPlains-Fanwood students participatedin activities that supported and rec-ognized how much those who serveor who have served our nation areappreciated.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, J. A.Coles School had a surprise visitfrom the soldiers of the 10th Moun-tain Division 222nd Battalion.These men recently returned from atour of Afghanistan. Prior to thisvisit, students discussed veteransand the importance of this NationalDay of Honor in their classroomsand many students made cards thatwere presented to the soldiers dur-ing the program.

The Veteran’s Day assembly forstudents began with The Pledge ofAllegiance, led by Staff SergeantSchnell. Ashley Manion, Coles’ mu-sic teacher, led everyone in the sing-ing of patriotic songs. PrincipalDeborah Evans introduced StaffSergeants Powell and McTighe whoshowed the students photos and an-swered questions.

The age-appropriate slide-showhighlighted the gear they wear andthe vehicles they use, along withsharing ways that they relax, suchas the sports and games they play,in addition to depicting their daily

responsibilities and activities. Thestudents were a captivated audi-ence demonstrating their heartfeltrespect for the service of these men.

The Halls Are Alive WithMusic at Mother Seton

Photo by Joan BarronTHE HILLS ARE ALIVE…Standing left to right, are: Standing left to right:Kristel Babtiste of Rahway as Marta, Alexandra Manacop of Edison as Brigitta,Sara Dedinsky of Linden as Louisa and sitting Carolyn Rodrigo of SouthPlainfield as Maria.

WHS to Hold ‘A Day Without’To Benefit Those in Need

WESTFIELD From Monday, No-vember 25, through Wednesday,November 27, the Westfield HighSchool (WHS) community will beparticipating in “A Day Without”campaign, benefiting the WHSHelping Hands Fund.

Over the years, many faculty,staff, students and their families atWestfield High School have suf-fered with a serious illness or deathof an immediate family member.

The Westfield High School Help-ing Hands (WHSHH) fund was cre-ated out of a desire to help ease thefinancial burden placed on familiesduring those stressful times.

“A Day Without” asks studentsand staff to do a “day without” asnack from the vending machine,an app downloaded to their phone,or simply a cup of coffee. In lieu ofthis purchase, the monies are do-nated to WHSHH.

The WHSHH board ensures fundsare thoughtfully and prudently dis-tributed to individuals whose fi-nancial needs are not capable ofbeing met from other sources. The

board is committed to helping oth-ers in need and helping the fundgrow in the future.

More information can be foundon the WHS website. You may alsocontact WHSHH [email protected].

If you wish to make a donation tothis fund, send your check to: West-field Foundation, P.O. Box 2295,Westfield, N.J. 07091. Checksshould be made payable to West-field Foundation, with a notation of“WHSHH Day w/o 2013” in thememo.

CLARK - Students from MotherSeton Regional High School willperform The Sound of Music byRodgers and Hammerstein.

Mother Seton Regional HighSchool, celebrating 50 years of aca-demic excellence and Seton spiritis continuing the celebration withthe performance of this play, whichwas the very first play performed atMother Seton in March, 1968.

Performances will be held on Fri-day, November 22, and Saturday,November 23 at 7:30 p.m. andSunday, November 24, at 2 p.m.

Carolyn Rodrigo, a junior fromSouth Plainfield, will portray MariaRainer and Dan Montealegre fromCranford will portray Captain VonTrapp. Jocelyn Brown, a senior fromEast Orange is cast as The MotherAbbess. The Captain’s children arecast as follows: Liesl, EmilyBledsoe, Linden; Friedrich, TommyMeade, Clark, Louisa, Sara

Dedinsky, Linden; Kurt, PatrickJoxt, Rahway; Brigitta, AlexandraManacop, Edison; Marta, KristelBaptiste, Rahway; Gretl, GabriellaWetherell,

Rahway. Diana White, a fresh-man from Garwood is cast as SisterBerthe, senior, CatherineBialkowski, Clifton, portrays Sis-ter Margaretta and senior JoannaDerisse, Irvington, is Sister Sophia.Senior, Erin Alexander of Linden,portrays Frau Schmidt and Ken-neth Marples, Elizabeth, is cast asRolf Gruber. Aurora Starr, a sopho-more from Linden, is cast as ElsaSchraeder and Bobby Morris,Cranford, has the role of MaxDietweiler. Freshman, BarbaraFiedorowicz, Edison, is cast as FrauZeller and Ryan Durkin, Clark, iscast as Herr Zeller. Noni Tinglin-Jarrett, Irvington, is Baron Elberfeldand Baroness Elberfeld is AlexaSalotti, Colonia. Franz, The Butleris Adrian Camano, Linden, KandaceMoore, West Orange, portraysUrsula, Alyssa Tolentino,Woodbridge, is the new postulant,and Ciara Ryan, Sewaren, as Admi-ral Von Schreiber. Freshman,Victoria Gaspar,

Avenel, is the Dancer at the festi-val, while Clara Dizon, JessicaMcGuinness, South Plainfield, andDomenica Padron, Newark are thetrio at the festival.

The stage managers for the pro-duction are senior Terynn Mingo,Plainfield, Juniors, Sue EllenKushner, Linden and CarolinaGuerreiro, Metuchen.

Christine Danelson, a graduateof Mother Seton Regional HighSchool, who portrayed the MotherAbbess in the 2004 production atMother Seton, now is the directorof this year’s production. Christineis also the musical director and cho-reographer of the show. This artsprogram is made possible in part bya HEART(History, Education, ArtsReaching Thousands) Grant fromthe Union County Board of ChosenFreeholders.

Tickets are $8 for senior citizensand children (under 12). All othertickets are $10 each. For tickets,call (732) 382-1952 between 9 amand 3:30 p.m.

Lincoln School in GarwoodPresents Willy Wonka

GARWOOD - Roald Dahl’s time-less story of the world-famouscandy man and his quest to find anheir comes to life in LincolnSchool’s production of Willy Wonkaunder the direction of Music andTheatre Arts teacher, ArmandoGonzalez.

This gender-bending adaptationfollows the mysterious candy manu-facturer Willy Wonka, played byEmma Knutson, as she stages a con-test by hiding five golden tickets infive of her scrumptious candy bars.Whoever comes up with these tick-ets will win a free tour of the Wonkafactory, as well as a lifetime supplyof candy.

Four of the children, played byCheyenne Doggett, Tristan Challis,Brandon Domingues, and Carly

Collins are insufferable brats. Thefifth child is a likeable young ladnamed Charlie Bucket, played byOwen Graham. He takes the tour inthe company of his equally amiablegrandfather, played by VictorDefilippo. The children must learnto follow Ms. Wonka’s rules in thefactory - or suffer the consequences.

This scrumdilyumptious musicalis guaranteed to delight everyone’ssweet tooth. The performance willtake place at Lincoln School, 400Second Avenue in Garwood on Fri-day, November 22, and Saturday,November 23. Curtain is at 7:30p.m.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6for seniors and students, if pur-chased in advance. All tickets are$9 at the door.

Photo courtesy of Jean LehmbergCLASSIC FUN…Edison Intermediate School will present its fall production,The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Performances are Thursday, November 21, at 4p.m.; Friday, November 22, and Saturday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m. TheThursday matinee is a special presentation for senior citizens and elementaryschool students accompanied by their parents, with open seating tickets availableat the door for $5. Purchase reserved seating tickets for the evening performancesfor $7 presale and $10 at the door. Edison Intermediate School is located at 800Rahway Avenue in Westfield. Pictured is the cast.

SP-F to Host EverydayMath Parent Workshops

SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD -The Scotch Plains-Fanwood PublicSchools will host a series of parentworkshops focused on the elemen-tary mathematics program, Every-day Mathematics. The workshop se-ries is designed to provide parentswith the information and tools toenable them to continue to supporttheir child as they learn mathemat-ics.

The workshops will be held from7 until 8:30 p.m. on the followingdates: Wednesday, December 11, atSchool One – Number Sense; Tues-day, January 14, at Brunner School–Time and Money; Wednesday, Feb-ruary 5, at Coles School – Geom-etry; Thursday, March 13, at Ever-green School –Algebra and Patternsand Monday, March 31, at McGinnSchool – Data Analysis

In order to prepare for each mathworkshop, parents will be requestedto RSVP directly to thesuperintendent’s office at (908) 232-6161, Ext. 4002.

Denison AwardsScholarships

GRANVILLE, Ohio - Local stu-dents were awarded scholarships atDenison University.

Sofia Beneroff of Westfield re-ceived a Denison Alumni Award.The Denison Alumni Award is basedon academic achievement, leader-ship and personal merit.

Timothy Esteves of Cranford re-ceived a Tyree/Parajon Scholarship.The Tyree/Parajon Scholarship isbased on academic achievement,leadership and personal merit.

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Westfield Weavers Holiday Sale Saturday, Nov 23rd 10am to 5 pm

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Majestic Winds to PerformHoliday Concert

HOLIDAY CONCERT…Majestic Winds perform a holiday concert at ZionLutheran Church. They will perform at the same location on Thursday, Decem-ber 12, at 7:30 p.m.

Susan M. Dougherty for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSPECIAL EFFECTS…Gods and narrators alike are bathed in the WestfieldHigh School Theatre Department’s special effects from a fog machine andhaunting lighting in Metamorphoses, a play consisting of Greek myth vignettes,presented last weekend.

wearing a suit and tie. Right behindhim is a toga-clad drunken reveler.No detail is spared in the costumes– from the electrified rainbow skirtof Iris to the golden sandals withthree-dimensional gilded wings onHermes’ feet.

The playbill gives a succinct syn-opsis of the ten stories presented,but contemplative narrators for eachone walk the audience through thescene.

CLARK - Majestic Winds, the pro-fessional wind band of the New Jer-sey Workshop for the Arts (NJWA),will present a holiday concert at theZion Lutheran Church, 559 RaritanRoad, Clark, on Thursday, Decem-ber 12, at 7:30 p.m. The ensemblewill be directed by Howard Toplansky,an NJWA staff instrumental instructor.

The featured selections on this con-cert will be: “Fatinitza” Overture byFranz von Suppe, Galop from “Mos-cow Cheremushkey” by DimitriShostakovich and Treasure Waltzesfrom “The Gypsy Baron” by JohannStrauss.

Broadway will be represented byhighlights from King and I by Rich-ard Rodgers and holiday selectionswill be “Beneath the Holly” byBrockton and “A Christmas Festival”

by Anderson. Both of these are col-lections of Christmas songs appro-priate for the occasion.

The band will present several fa-mous marches on the program whichare: “The Thin Red Line” by Ken-neth Alford, “Dam Busters” from themovie of the same name by EricCoates and “Tall Cedars” by EricOsterling.

To round out the program the bandwill play “Cake Walk” by ClaudeDebussy and “The Lost Chord” bySir Arthur Sullivan.

This event is open to the publicand, while there is no charge foradmission, a freewill offering will begratefully accepted.

For additional information aboutNJWA or Majestic Winds, call (908)789-9696.

In the repetitive fashion of themovie “Groundhog Day,” theOrpheus and Eurydice myth is a“twice told tale.” It is first told fromthe male and then the female pointof view. It requires the actors torepeat their blocking nearly a dozentimes to hauntingly dramatic ef-fect.

Although an ensemble piece doesnot usually spotlight one person,mention must be made of a high-light in the second act. Senior FraserWeist plays his intriguing, originalmusic on the baby grand piano dur-ing one of the vignettes. At the endof his musical offering, he strips offhis suit and tie to reveal a neongreen bathing suit. As modern dayPhaeton, son of Apollo the sun god,he dons sunglasses, grabs an inflat-able lounge raft and jumps into thepool. While he floats in the water,he laments his tale of destroyingthe earth while his taciturn thera-pist sits patiently alongside the pool.

By now, audiences of WestfieldHigh School productions shouldknow what to expect from directorDaniel Devlin who has been withthe theatre department for almost adecade. Mr. Devlin eschews themundane and commonplace, en-couraging his drama students toembrace the unique. His deft handguides these budding thespians toamazing heights time and again.Lucky students. Lucky audiences.

Kean Department of TheatreTo Present Macbeth

UNION – Kean University’s De-partment of Theatre will presentMacbeth, Shakespeare’s timelesstale of lust, betrayal, and powerthrough Saturday, November 23, inKean’s spacious Wilkins Theatre.

Directed by Department of The-atre professor Ernest W. Wiggins,Macbeth features a cast of 26 stu-dent actors, as well as scenic, light-ing, and sound designs by studentdesigners. Daniel Pellicano, whorecently received rave reviews asthe troubled Jacob in The BeautifulDark at Premiere Stages, plays thetitle role.

Kean’s Macbeth comes on theheels of a number of high-profileproductions, including LincolnCenter Theater’s current incarna-tion, starring Ethan Hawke andscheduled to open Thursday, No-vember 21. A one-man version of“the Scottish play,” as the classic iscommonly termed by the supersti-tious, appeared on Broadway ear-lier this summer, featuring re-nowned British stage actor AlanCumming in every major role.

This acclaimed if unconventionaltake on Shakespeare’s masterpiecefollowed yet another well-reviewedproduction in London’s West Endthis spring. The London productionstarred Scottish actor JamesMcAvoy, perhaps best known toAmerican audiences as CharlesXavier in “X-Men: First Class.”

In preparation for their own pro-duction, Kean students recently at-tended a preview of the LCT pro-duction in New York. Actor DerekWilson, who plays Lennox and un-derstudies Mr. Hawke, met studentspost-performance for an informalQ & A session. The students’ ques-tions ranged from how best to tackleShakespeare’s complex language tohow professional stage fights arechoreographed and rehearsed. Di-rector Ernest W. Wiggins accompa-nied his cast and crew members on

the trip, which was arranged byPremiere Stages, the professionaltheatre company in residence atKean.

Macbeth features sets by FrankGiamella, lights by Zack Gage, andsound by Jonathan Stanley, all cur-rent Kean students. The ProductionStage Manager, Morgan Rabush, isa Kean student as well. Costumesare designed by Department of The-atre professor Karen Lee Hart, andMichele Mossay, Coordinator ofKean’s Dance Minor program andAcademy of Performing Arts Liai-son, served as movement coach.Fight choreography is by Erik Hall.

Macbeth will be performed onThursday, November 21, at 5 p.m.;Friday, November 22, at 10:30 a.m.and 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Novem-ber 23, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Theperformance on November 21 willbe followed by a post-show discus-sion with Dr. Susanna Rich, Profes-sor of English and Recipient of thePresidential Excellence Award forDistinguished Teaching at Kean.

Tickets are $10 for students, $12for seniors, and $15 for the generalpublic. Tickets may be purchasedonline at www.keanstage.com orby calling the Kean Stage Box Of-fice at (908) 737-SHOW (7469).For more information on the KeanDepartment of Theatre, visitwww.kean.edu/ku/theatre.

Visual Art Center ToOffer Learning SeriesSUMMIT - The Visual Arts Center

of New Jersey will present the fiveweek Lifelong Learning Series“Women and Art: Up Front and Be-hind the Scenes” on Tuesdays, Janu-ary 11 through February 14 from7:30 to 9 p.m.

To register call (908) 273-9121 orvisit www.artcenternj.org.

“Thor: The Dark World”Looking for the Light

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By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGERFilm Critic

An informal poll of five 13-year-old boys in the theater lobby follow-ing a recent showing of director AlanTaylor’s “Thor: The Dark World”went like this:

Befuddled, Fuddy-Duddy FilmCritic: Did you like the movie?

The Next Generation: (en masse,enthusiastically) Yes!

Befuddled: What would you give itout of 10?

The Next Generation: (unequivo-cally, again en masse) 9!

Befuddled: ThanksI briefly thought of asking if they

understood it, but decided I didn’tneed an “of course!” delivered withaskance glare to confirm my inter-loper status. So I just adopted thatsilly, philosophically accepting smileas I walked to the car and contem-plated the pageant of the generations.

Oh sure, I could grok the thing…ifI saw it about three times andcrammed the cheater notes beforeeach viewing. However, never toomuch a fan of parallel worlds beyondthe classics of the genre (i.e. –“TheTime Machine” – 1960), and hesitantto embrace entertainment that im-plies a secret handshake, my procliv-ity is to mine the basic tale of goodand evil that lies deep beneath all thehigh-tech fuss and fancy.

It’s all there, elaborately cachedwithin the bright, shiny, cyberspacepackaging, tweaked here to pleasemodern sensibilities, including atrans-world love affair between thegod of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth)and a pretty mortal (Natalie Portman).It’s just the sort of thing to strike anadolescent male, or female’s, fancy.

Let’s skip for the moment all the lore,minutiae, appurtenances and librettonecessary to an informed, uh, enjoy-ment of the fanciful, Marvel Comicsrendition of Norse mythology. Andnever mind that no less than five Holly-wood scribes had their hand in adapt-ing it for the screen. Suffice it to note,the good folks of Asgard are in trouble.

Well, actually they’re gods, althoughOdin, played by a patch-eyed AnthonyHopkins, reminds bad adopted son Lokithat they do die.

“Yeah,” retorts the snotty black sheep,superbly portrayed by Tom Hiddleston,“In about 5,000 years.”

Hmmm….can’t trust that kid. Ourfiner, humanitarian instincts say weshould try. However, we fear the power-hungry prodigal, recently banned byhis stepdad to life in the dungeon, is,like Fredo in “The Godfather II,” incahoots with the family’s enemies.

That would mean Chris Eccleston’sMalekith, the despicable ruler of theDark Elves of Svartalfheim. Whowouldn’t have a chip on his shoulder ifhe couldn’t spell the name of the placehe’s from?

In any case, if he ever gets hold of theAether (the plot’s McGuffin), boy ohboy. That stuff could very well destroythe universe. Duh! You see, it also justso happens that the Asgardians haverecently learned that the Convergence,an unusual configuration of the NineRealms, is looming. But then whodoesn’t know that?

But I dare not tell any more, lest I ruinit for you. Besides, my spell-checkprogram has taken to rolling its eyes indisbelief of the words I’ve okayed to“add to dictionary.” Hey, I’ll need them

for the unavoidable sequel.But so much for the condescending

rants of an outsider. Odds are, had Ibeen raised on a diet of psychedeliccartoons and video games, and made toimbibe most of my liquid nourishmentfrom juice boxes, Thor and his realms(yep, all 9 of ‘em), would probablyserve to alleviate life’s pressures: suchas playing sports I’m really not into (soI’ll be well-rounded) and getting intothe college most preferred by my par-ents.

In more exigent circumstances, thecolorful panoply of fantastic lands andinfinite possibilities might prove anuplifting distraction from cancelledlunch programs, crime-littered streetsand being raised by a grandmotherwho, at 64, is still cleaning houses.

It is romance and hope, albeit dis-guised in the most illogical glossary ofcutting edge notions. Yes, worlds col-lide, dimensions mesh and time is turnedupside down in a kaleidoscopic confu-sion of force and matter—the moregobbledygook-infused, the better.

But bottom line, this is a love story,the everlasting kind, determined to pre-vail no matter the cosmic interferenceor time continuum impossibility.

He, the title character played by ChrisHemsworth, is handsome….a younger,taller Brad Pitt, and for gosh sakes, agod. OK, she’s only human…butappealing…the girl-next-door but withan exotic look and smart like nobody’sbusiness. Natalie Portman’s astrophysi-cist, Jane Foster, is probably the onlyone in the film, Asgardian, human orotherwise, who understands what’sgoing down.

Scratch the rambunctious veneerjust a little more and the saga inwhich this love affair is placed retellsa tale of power, corruption and ambi-tion with all the usual lessonsMachiavelli so astutely delineated.Now, there was some political thinker.Too bad he didn’t suggest a diplo-matic way to get out of that promiseto take your nephew to see “Thor:The Dark World.”

…“Thor: The Dark World,” rated PG-

13, is a Walt Disney Studios releasedirected by Alan Taylor and starsChris Hemsworth, Natalie Portmanand Tom Hiddleston. Running time:112 minutes

Mid-Day Musicales toBegin December 4

WESTFIELD — The First Congre-gational Church of Westfield, 125 ElmerStreet, announced the schedule of theirMid-Day Musicales concerts for Ad-vent. These half-hour concerts are heldat noon on Wednesdays in the churchsanctuary for a suggested donation of$5.

The schedule for this December is:December 4 – Brennan Sweet, violin,Brett Deubner, viola; December 11 –The Kaiser Quintet, Laura George, flute,Gary Hamme, oboe, William Shadel,clarinet, Janet Lance, French horn,Wendy Large, bassoon; December 18– Maureen Francis, soprano, BarbaraThomson, piano.

Funding for these concerts has beenmade possible in part by the New Jer-sey State Council on the Arts, Depart-ment of State, a partner agency of theNational Endowment of the Arts,through a grant administered by theUnion County Office of Cultural andHeritage Affairs. The church is handi-capped-accessible.

For more information call the churchoffice at (908) 233-2494.

CDC to Host ArtContest

CRANFORD - The Cranford Dra-matic Club (CDC) will hold a “DearEdwina” student art contest at CDCTheatre. To enter, send a self-portraitthat shows what makes you unique.

Entries will be displayed in theupstairs gallery and audience mem-bers will vote for their favorites dur-ing performances of Dear EdwinaDecember 6, 7 and 8.

First, second and third place prizeswill be announced at the last show.

Mail entries to Megan Ferentinos,c/o CDC Theatre, P.O. Box 511,Cranford, NJ 07016.

Entries must arrive by Monday,December, 2, and include the artistsname and address.

Come to the shows and bring a newor gently used book to donate toCDC’s book drive.

For more information visitwww.cdctheatre.org.

Masterwork Chorus IgnitesThe Season with Messiah

IGNITING THE SEASON…MusicDirector Andrew Megill, above, willlead The Masterwork Chorus in their252nd performance of Handel’s holi-day classic, Messiah at Carnegie Hallon Wednesday, December 18, and atRidge Performing Arts Center in Bask-ing Ridge, on Saturday, December 21.

AREA — Join The MasterworkChorus as they ignite the holidayspirit with their annual “Sing” andtwo performances of Handel’s clas-sic work, Messiah.

Conducted by award winningCarol Walker, the “Sing” will beheld on Sunday, December 8, at 2p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church,

215 Boulevard, Mountain Lakes.Fellowship and complimentary re-freshments will follow. Scores areavailable on loan and reservationsare not needed. A donation of $10 issuggested to help defray costs.

Under the baton of acclaimedMusic Director Andrew Megill, theChorus will perform the completeMessiah on Wednesday, December18, at 8 p.m. on the Perelman stageat Carnegie Hall and on Saturday,December 21, at 8 p.m. at the RidgePerforming Arts Center (PAC) at 268South Finley Avenue, BaskingRidge.

Mr. Megill and the Chorus willbe joined by a full-complement pro-fessional orchestra and four accom-plished soloists making theirCarnegie Hall debut. In 2012 at-tendees at Carnegie Hall numberedover 2,300, near capacity for thehouse.

Tickets for Carnegie Hall are $25to $85 and are available by calling(212) 247-7800 or online atwww.carnegiehall.org. Individualtickets for Ridge PAC are $25 to$75 and are available by calling(800) 838-3006. Ridge PAC ticketsmay also be purchased as part of a30 percent discounted New JerseySeries that adds two 2014 springconcerts. Visitwww.Masterwork.org or [email protected] for more in-formation.

Town Book Store to Host Author of‘Greek Yogurt Cookbook’

WESTFIELD - Greek yogurt, thenew super food, has skyrocketed inpopularity in the past few years forgood reason. In addition to con-taining vital nutrients your bodyneeds, it has an unforgettable tangytaste.

Meet author Lauren Kelly on No-vember 23, at The Town Book Storefrom 2 -4 p.m. Her book, The GreekYogurt Cookbook features over 125flavor-packed recipes that show youhow to make Greek yogurt a kitchenessential, whether it is swirled up insmoothies, stirred into soups, oradded for depth of flavor to yourmain courses.

Lauren Kelly is a recipe devel-oper, food blogger and the staffnutritionist at The Bar Method inMontclair.

Lauren is also the author of “TheEverything Wheat-Free Diet Cook-

book.” Lauren has been featured inSHAPE magazine for tips on thebest and worst foods to eat and forcreative quinoa recipes. Lauren cur-rently lives in Westfield, with herhusband and three small boys.

Meet Lauren Kelly at The TownBook Store located at 270 EastBroad Street in Westfield (corner ofEast Broad and Elmer Streets). Ifyou are unable to attend this event,feel free to call The Town BookStore at (908) 233-3535 to reservean autographed copy of “The GreekYogurt Cookbook.”

MetamorphosesCONTINUED FROM PAGE 20

Photo courtesy of Geoffrey MorrisSEASON OF MIRACLES…Pushcart Players will present “A Season of Miracles”now through Tuesday, December 31. The production will delight audiences in thetri-state area with performances in schools and theatres throughout New Jersey.For more information, visit pushcartplayers.org.



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Susan M. Dougherty for The Westfield Leader and The TimesIT’S ALL GREEK TO ME…In Metamorphoses, a Westfield High SchoolTheatre Department production, Aphrodite (Abbie Paone), standing, cursesMyrrha (Jesse Zimmerman). The vignettes presented by the play explored theentwined relationship of Greek mythology and psychotherapy.

WHS’ Metamorphoses TransformsThrough Enchantment

By SUSAN MYRILL DOUGHERTYSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

WESTFIELD — If the definitionof metamorphose is “to change, toundergo transformation by enchant-ment,” the audience was certainlyenchanted last weekend by the trans-formation of the Westfield audito-rium into a Greek temple area. Apool of water is the focal point ofthe Westfield High School (WHS)Theatre Department’s latest produc-tion by Tony-winner MaryZimmerman, Metamorphoses ,which is based on the Greek poetOvid’s myths.

Kafkaesque at times, the com-posite play of beautiful vignettesmingles age-old myths that are

given modern twists. This isstorytelling at its most captivating,through an ensemble of talentedactors trained by master directorDaniel Devlin.

The production is encompassedby a set that rivals the theatricalityof the best Off-Broadway show.Almost a main character of the play,the set, designed by artistic directorand art teacher Roy Chambers, wasconstructed by no fewer than 23students and the WHS Stagecraftclass. It features a giant pool filledwith 1,500 gallons of water and isbuilt into the pit area of the stage.At different times and for differentstories, the impressive pool servesas a clothes washing basin, a swim-

ming pool, the Underworld’s RiverStyx and the sea itself. The actorswho get to perform in the pool rel-ish the water as their character in-teracts with it.

Embedded into the side of themammoth pool is a fog machinethat heightens the drama when uti-lized in certain scenes. A musicalbackground of recorded accompa-niment, sometimes classical, some-times contemporary, helps set themood. All action is highlighted withstellar lighting by students MattBinkowitz and Mary Kate Millerand their sound and light crew. Noordinary mirrored ball on the ceil-ing for this production; an intri-cately ornate sculptured ornamen-tal adornment embellishes the tra-ditional sphere. With each revolu-tion of the orb, “stars” come out asa scientist explains the theory of theearth’s beginning at the top of theshow.

Based on Ovid’s epic poem of thesame name, the writer and originaldirector, Mary Zimmerman, ex-plores threads of commonality be-tween myth, theatre, and psycho-therapy. More than two dozen ac-tors take on multiple roles to por-tray myths that involve various as-pects of love.

Luscious costumes, designed byMaddie Kevelson, range from clas-sic Grecian togas to modern bath-ing suits, sometimes in the samescene. This juxtaposition of what isnormally thought of as Greek garbof antiquity and contemporary at-tire is particularly vivid in the storyof Midas who walks into the water

Hedgehog & FeatherPresents Amahl

WESTFIELD — Westfield’schildren’s theater, Hedgehog &Feather Theatre Company, willpresent Amahl And The Night Visi-tors, the beloved story of a young,crippled boy named Amahl, and themiracle that cures him on Friday,December 6, and Saturday, Decem-ber 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Holy TrinityChurch, 315 First Street, Westfield.

Three kings come to visit Amahland his mother. They have been fol-lowing a bright star and have come toa small village as they continuesearching for a king. They bring withthem treasures of great value. AfterAmahl’s mother is caught trying tosteal some of the gold to help herchild, the kings forgive her. She is soovercome with gratitude that she triesto donate his crutch – because, due toa miracle, he can now walk.

Amahl is played by Westfield’sMax Kleiman-Lynch who was previ-ously seen in Hedgehog & Feather’sThe Secret Garden and How I Be-came A Pirate. This wonderful fam-ily opera in one-act is a great way tostart off December and the Holidayseason.

The show is free of charge with asuggested donation at the door. Formore information visithefgehogandfeahter.org.

Holiday Events Bring FamilyFun to Downtown Westfield


HAPPY HOLIDAYS…The Yuletide Carolers entertain shoppers during a pastholiday season. They will sing at various places throughout downtown Westfieldon Saturdays during December from 1 to 2 p.m.

WESTFIELD — Downtown West-field Corporation will sponsor “Wel-come Home to Westfield” holidayevents. These events focus on familyentertainment during holiday shop-ping time and have been a Westfieldtradition for decades.

The first event begins Saturdaythrough Monday, November 23-25,with photos with Santa and Mrs. Clausat Lord & Taylor and the annual treelighting. The Miracle on Elm StreetShopping Spree offers downtownvisitors a chance to win one of six$50 gift cards each week (November23 – December 22) to the winner’schoice of shops or restaurants. Any-one over the age of 18 can completean entry form. The Town of Westfield

is pleased to offer complimentaryparking in metered spots on streetsand in lots Monday, December 16,through Thursday, December 26.

Roaming entertainers includingThe Yuletide Carolers, Watson High-landers Bagpipe Band and HarmonicQuartet – will perform on Saturdaysand Thursday evenings in December.The New Jersey Workshop for theArts Alphorns will play Saturday af-ternoons on Central Avenue nearQuimby Street. Alphorns are ancientwood horns from the Swiss alps, upto 11 feet in length. Watching thisensemble play is a real holiday treat.

For details, visitw w w. w e s t f i e l d t o d a y . c o m /welcomeHomeToWestfield.

Emily Bailey Earns‘Best Student Film’

JERSEY CITY — Emily Bailey, asophomore at the Newhouse Schoolat Syracuse University studying tele-vision and film and a graduate ofWestfield High School, Class of 2012,was officially selected to have herfilm, “The Heartbreaker,” shown dur-ing the Golden Door InternationalFilm Festival of Jersey City in Octo-ber.

The film was nominated for beststudent film at the festival, whichbrought her and the university greatpride. Emily is an executive producerof Citrus Television’s Noticias Pro-gram, which is student run at Syra-cuse University.

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Sweet revenge from a shockingloss in last year’s sectional semi-finals became a reality for theCranford High School footballteam when the Cougars batteredthe hosting Palisades Park Ti-gers, 47-21, in the first round ofthe North Jersey, Section 2, Group3 tournament on November 15.

Last year, the seventh-seededTigers used a persistent left-siderunning attack to get a 35-7 jumpon the second-seeded Cougarsin the semifinal round at Memo-rial Field en route to a 35-21victory. The Cougars actuallyscored the first touchdown of thegame before the Tigers rolled off35 unanswered points. The Ti-gers chewed up 341 yards on theground and only passed twice inthe second half, in addition to atwo-point conversion pass.

“It was a nice win for our kids.We played well in all three phasesof the game. I don’t think therewas much of a revenge factor asthis is a completely differentteam, but since they had most oftheir team back, it may havebeen hard for their coaches toconvince them that we could win.As for us, they certainly got ourattention last year, so we werevery focused in practice,” CougarHead Coach Erik Rosenmeier said.

This time, Cougar quarterbackJohn Oblachinski, who was a re-ceiver in last year’s game,blended a strong passing gamewith an effective running gameto bewilder the 8-2 Tigers. As a

matter of fact, the 7-3 Cougarstotaled 196 yards passing and196 yards rushing.

“Offensively we were very bal-anced. We had 196 yards rushingand 196 yards passing, so I thinkwe have become a little moredifficult to deal with. It says a lotabout the versatility of our skillplayers who all have to block,catch and run with the ball. noth-ing happens without the guys upfront. We have become a muchbetter pass-blocking team as oflate and the results are evident,”Coach Rosenmeier said.

Oblachinski carried 25 timesfor 111 yards, including respec-tive touchdown runs of five yards,one yard, five yards and 23 yards.He also completed nine of 13attempts with touchdown passesof 59 yards and 15 yards to se-nior wide receiver Jack McCaffreyand 10 yards to junior runningback Luke Christiano.

McCaffrey finished with four re-ceptions for 108 yards, whileChristiano, who had three carriesfor 26 yards, had three for 65yards. Junior running back KevinTrotter had a 14-yard receptionand junior running back DonavinWalker had a nine-yard recep-tion to go with 51 rushing yardson 13 carries.

The Tigers scored first whenquarterback Adeymi DaSilva firedan 11-yard touchdown pass toMalik St. Hilaire in the first quar-ter. Unlike last year, the Tigerswent to the air and DaSilva com-pleted 22 passes for 319 yards,which included three touchdowns.

The Cougars answered in a bigway with five straight touch-downs, beginning withOblachinski’s 59-yard touchdownstrike to McCaffrey to knot thescore in the first quarter.Oblachinski added a five-yardtouchdown run early in the sec-ond quarter, making the score14-7, then followed up with aone-yard plunge and with thefailed point after, the score was20-7. Before halftime,Oblachinski added his five-yardtouchdown run and the point af-ter was good.

In the third quarter, Oblachinskifound McCaffrey again, this timefor a 15-yard touchdown to jackup their lead to 34-7. The Tigersfinally spoke up in the quarterwith a 14-yard touchdown re-ception by Eric Johnson then earlyin the fourth quarter, Oblachinskihit Christiano with a 10-yardtouchdown strike. Oblachinskiadded his 23-yard touchdown runthen DaSilva connected with TajHuggins (9 receptions, 144 yards)for a 33-yard touchdown.

Cougar kicker Troy Kettler fin-ished with five points after touch-downs. Defensively, Christianomade nine tackles and causedone fumble. McCaffrey had fourtackles and an interception. Trot-ter made five tackles and tippeda pass. Linebacker Niko Cappellohad seven tackles. Co-captain/linebacker Rob Delsandro madefive tackles, caused a fumble andtipped a pass. Lineman BrianBruns recorded a six-yard sack.

“We did a good job playingassignment football this week.

Our d-line Ballas, Baglieri andMatthews at the ends andAmaker, Oshaughnessy, Pastorand Bruns inside, all played theirmost physical game of the yearas did our linebackers DelSandro,Scanlon and Cappello. The safe-ties Christiano and Trottercleaned things up,” CoachRosenmeier said.

This Saturday a 1 p.m. in Sum-mit, the Cougars will face thedefending champion 10-0 Sum-mit Hilltoppers, who have won22 games in a row after they

grounded Governor Livingston,34-14, on November 16. On thethird game of the season on Sep-tember 27, the Hilltoppers de-feated the Cougars 48-14.

“The nice thing about this teamis that we are still getting betterand there is room for improve-ment. Most importantly, ourcoaches and kids have a genuineinterest in getting better everyweek,” Coach Rosenmeier said.Cranford 7 20 7 13 47Palisades Park 7 0 7 7 21

OBLACHINSKI RUSHES FOR 111 YDs, 4 TDs, 3 TD PASSES; McCAFFREY, CHRISTIANO 2 EACH

Cougars Clip Palisades Park in Group 3 Sectional, 47-21

David B. Corbin (2012 files) for The Westfield Leader and The TimesMAKING THE COMPLETION…Last year, Cougar John Oblachinski, No. 12,as a wide receiver made the reception but is about to be brought down by a Tigerin the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinals.


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CRANFORD – The zoning boardof adjustment Monday approvedthree variance applications.

Meghan Walsh of 29 ElmoraAvenue was approved to replaceher garage, which was damagedlast October in a storm, she said.She was granted approval to re-place the garage with one of thesame size and structure as thegarage that was damaged. Shesaid most homes in the areahave the same type of detachedgarage.

Stephen, Carol and MaryGiamboi, applicants for 21 MorseStreet, a two-family home, weregranted variance relief for thehouse to remain a two-family resi-dence. The home has been a two-family for some 80 or 90 years,Mr. Giamboi said. The Giamboisshowed architectural plans to buildan addition that will increase thebuilding area by about 50 per-cent, architect Carl Mazzola said.The addition is within the setbackand lot coverage parameters;however, the Giambois had toseek relief from a pre-existingnon-conforming condition of atwo-family dwelling.

Township Zoning Officer Rob-ert Hudak evaluated tax recordsthat confirmed the home hasexisted as a two-family dwellingsince 1922, the applicant’s at-torney, Richard Brightman, said.

Mr. Giamboi said he and hiswife, Carol, will occupy the largerunit, while his mother, Mary, willlive in the adjoining 1,508-square-foot unit.

The existing detached two-cargarage will be demolished andreplaced with a new two-car ga-rage that will be attached to thehome with a bedroom above aspart of the addition. Mr. Mazzolasaid the driveway’s length will belessened and will be changedfrom a single-car to a double-carwidth driveway.

This addition of more off-street

parking was favorable to BoardChairman Ronald Marotta, as hesaid during the board’s delibera-tion. Mr. Mazzola said part of thenew design will give the home anappearance from the outside asa single-family home.

The house will have new sidingwith a veneer stone front as partof the design that is, “pleasingand typical to what you see inCranford,” Mr. Mazzola said.

“It is a vast improvement towhat is there now,” Board Vice-Chairman Jeffrey Pistol said. “Youcan’t even recognize it as thesame house,” he said of the newdesign.

The third applicant, RosaTavares of 513 Claremont Place,had purchased her property afew months ago and the garagewas previously converted to aliving space. She had replacedthe non-working garage door withsiding, and in doing so she re-ceived a letter from the zoningoffice informing her that this wasnot conforming to the zoninglaws, which say a garage should

Christina Hinke for The Westfield LeaderCURB APPEAL...Attorney Richard Brightman, standing at right, and appli-cant Stephen Giamboi present an application for a use variance of a two-familyhome at the Cranford Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on Monday.

Garwood BOE Seeks BoardMember to Fill Open Seat


GARWOOD – The board of edu-cation (BOE) is seeking applica-tions to fill an open seat on theboard, it announced Tuesday.

Board members Sue Groningand Brian McDermott were re-elected to a three-year term inthe board of education’s recentelection and one seat remainsopen.

Resident Bruce Paterson hadbeen the winner of the third seatas a write-in candidate, howeverhe had not sought to run for theBOE. “I really wasn’t destined forthis direction,” Mr. Paterson saidduring the public comment sec-tion of the meeting. Therefore,he withdrew his name.

Board member John Sullvanhas served two, three-year termsand chose not to run for re-election.

The board will advertise theopening and applications mustbe received by Friday, December6. The seat will be for a one-yearterm.

Superintendent Teresa Quigleyand board member AaronWatkins presented awards cer-tificates Tuesday to those stu-dents who achieved a perfectscore on the NJASK test taken inthe spring.

Following the presentation ofawards, board member Chris-tina Guerriero gave a speechabout the history of the NationalCemetery of Gettysburg and re-cited President Abraham Lincoln’sGettysburg Address in honor ofthe 150th Anniversary of theGettysburg Address.

The eighth grade play, WillyWonka and the Chocolate Fac-tory, will be held this weekend atLincoln School.

Resident Angelo Alimonte askedwhen the Arthur L. Johnson HighSchool teachers’ union contract

negotiations are expected tosettle. Ms. Guerriero said, “I un-derstand they are close to anagreement.” The teachers’ con-tract expired June 30. Ms.Guerriero said teachers who hadvolunteered to help students insubjects in the early morning orafter school have been advisedto halt.

“You don’t antagonize taxpay-ers and neglect the students,”Mr. Alimonte said.

On Sunday, December 8, theOffice of Emergency Managementis expected to give an update onthe after effects of Storm Sandyat Borough Hall, board memberAnn Palmer said.

Mr. Paterson asked the boardto approach the Union CountyBoard of Elections and suggestmoving up the board of educa-tion voting line above the gov-ernmental office section in thevoting booth. He said where itwas placed this year was confus-ing to voters.

Superintendent Quigley said theboard is having the fire dampersand ductwork reaffirmed thatthey are in proper working con-dition, after a resident inquiredabout it at a previous meeting.

The board announced it willput up items that the schooldistrict is no longer in need of ata county auction, with a date tobe determined. Some of theitems include projectors, a desk,cafeteria tables and a ping pongtable.

In response to a new law, theboard of education on first read-ing approved revisions of theevaluation of teaching staff mem-bers and the evaluation of theprincipal. Ms. Quigley noted thattenured teachers were evaluatedonce a year, and under the revi-sion they will be evaluated threetimes per year.

provide parking.She was granted relief by the

zoning board.“It is almost like the applicant

was a victim,” Mr. Pistol said,referring to the previous ownernot seeking a permit to changethe function of the garage.

Zoning board member RobertBovasso said the siding was an“improvement to the home” andis “more appealing to the neigh-borhood.”

During the workshop portion ofthe zoning meeting, the boardmemorialized the resolutionheard two weeks ago by appli-cant TG Cranford of 370 NorthAvenue East, which currently isMadan Plastics. The plan, ac-cording to the meeting agenda,is to raze the building and re-place it with a building to housea bank, a restaurant and a coffeeshop/restaurant with a drive-through window. Mr. Bovasso saidmuch of the application’s discus-sion involved the addition of land-scaping to soften the street viewof the drive-through window.

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Seminar to Offer Help WithGrief and Finding Healing

CRANFORD — The First Presby-terian Church of Cranford, lo-cated at 11 Springfield Avenue,will hold its eight-week seminarentitled “Journey to Wholeness— Healing the Grieving Heart” onSunday evenings from January 5through February 23, 2014.

Patti Williams, a RegisteredNurse and certified pastoral be-reavement counselor, and Vir-ginia Waters, Ph.D., a psycholo-gist, will lead the sessions from 7to 9 p.m. in the Thompson YouthCenter of the church. Both Mrs.Williams and Dr. Waters haveoffered this seminar for 14 years,helping hundreds of people ex-perience healing and find a newpurpose for their lives.

The sessions include learningabout the stages of grief andunderstanding the tasks of thegrieving process; coping strate-gies; how to take care of oneselfand why this is so important; thechanges, challenges and choicesthat occur; creating memoriesone can cherish; coping with holi-days and anniversaries, and deal-ing with feelings of lonelinessand being disconnected spiritu-ally.

A special candlelight ceremonyis held to remember lost loveones, which includes walking thelabyrinth and a time of fellow-ship.

Both of the leaders and all ofthe facilitators have experienced

loss within their lives. It does notmatter if participants’ loss iscaused by divorce, death or jobloss — it is a loss that must begrieved. Participants are invitedto bring family members andfriends. All faiths are welcome.To register for this seminar, call(908) 709-1341. No fee ischarged. Due the success of theprogram and high demand, threeseminars a year will now be of-fered instead of two.

The seminar is dedicated toMrs. Williams’ late husband, theReverend Dr. Bruce D. Williams,who had a vision for the seminar14 years ago, wanting to helpothers deal with their pain andsuffering during their time of loss.

Garwood Lions PlanPancake Breakfast

GARWOOD — The GarwoodLions Club wil l hold theorganization’s annual PancakeBreakfast this Sunday, Novem-ber 24, from 8 a.m. to noon atThe Westwood, located at 438North Avenue in Garwood. Ad-mission will be $7 per person;children under age 6 will beadmitted for free. The menuwill include assorted juices,homemade pancakes, baconand sausage as well as tea orcoffee.

Although best known for thecollection of used eyewear, theLions also raise funds for mul-tiple ongoing projects which servethe visually-impaired, scholar-ships for local residents, theborough’s annual Halloween Pa-rade and Senior Citizens Picnic,as well as providing financial sup-port to youth baseball, educa-tional endeavors and Scouting.For information regarding the up-coming breakfast or Lions mem-bership, call Lion Peggy Briggs at(908) 654-4977.

Garwood Reorg. NoticeGARWOOD - The Annual Re-

organization Meeting of the Mayorand Council of the Borough ofGarwood for year 2014 will beheld on Sunday, January 5, 2014at 3:00 p.m., in the CouncilChambers, Municipal Building,403 South Avenue, Garwood, NJ.The public is encouraged to at-tend. For information call 908-789-0710.

GARWOOD - Roald Dahl’s time-less story of the world-famouscandy man and his quest to findan heir comes to life in LincolnSchool’s production of WillyWonka under the direction ofMusic and Theatre Arts teacher,Armando Gonzalez.

This gender-bending adaptationfollows the mysterious candymanufacturer Willy Wonka, playedby Emma Knutson, as she stagesa contest by hiding five goldentickets in five of her scrumptiouscandy bars. Whoever comes upwith these tickets will win a freetour of the Wonka factory, as wellas a lifetime supply of candy.

Four of the children, played byCheyenne Doggett, TristanChallis, Brandon Domingues, andCarly Collins are insufferablebrats. The fifth child is a likeable

young lad named Charlie Bucket,played by Owen Graham. Hetakes the tour in the company ofhis equally amiable grandfather,played by Victor Defilippo. Thechildren must learn to follow Ms.Wonka’s rules in the factory - orsuffer the consequences.

This scrumdilyumptious musi-cal is guaranteed to delighteveryone’s sweet tooth. The per-formance will take place at Lin-coln School, 400 Second Avenuein Garwood on Friday, November22, and Saturday, November 23.Curtain is at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6for seniors and students, if pur-chased in advance. All tickets are$9 at the door.

Benjamin B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesSCHOOL IS OUT...The former St. Anne’s School in Garwood has been demol-ished to make room for a 72-unit complex for people age 62 and over. Thecomplex will be operated by the Westfield Senior Citizen Housing Corporation.

Woman Found Dead atGarwood Train StationGARWOOD — According to the

NJ Transit Police, a woman wasfound dead Tuesday morning onthe south side of the Garwoodtrain platform by the GarwoodPolice Department.

Garwood Police Captain DougStoffer said the woman, who wasapproximately 50 years old, wasfound slumped over a bench atabout 1:45 a.m.

The investigation was turnedover to the NJ Transit Police, whostated they are in the process oftrying to identify the woman. Apreliminary investigation hasdetermined that there were nosigns of foul play and the causeof death has been determined tobe of natural causes.

The investigation into her iden-tity continues and anyone withinformation is asked to call theNJ Transit Police at (973) 491-8677.

BOE School Technology Com-mittee Representative, Ms.Groning, said the committee isresearching grants for the dis-trict to receive Google Play tab-lets, as Google promotes its prod-uct to small school districts.

Ms. Quigley said during hersuperintendent’s report thatthere were no bullying reportsthis month,. She announced thisweek is American Education Weekand many parents came to theschool Tuesday in support of it.

PTA representative AmandaLangston announced upcomingevents. Friday, December 13 isWinterfest, Tuesday, December17 is Bingo, and Friday throughTuesday, December 20 throughthe 24, is the book fair. The PTAis also hoping to attract moremembers by having people Liketheir Facebook page and enter-ing those people who Like theirpage into a drawing for a prize.

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