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Page 10 Thursday, April 6, 2000 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION

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PUBLIC NOTICE

UNION COUNTY BOARD CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD

Date Adopted: March 30, 2000 Public Notice is hereby given that the UnionCounty BoardofChosenFreeholders hasawarded acontractwithoutcompetitive biddingasaprofessional dinary, unspecifiable service pursuant to

N. J. S. A. 40A: 115( 1)( a). This contract and the resolution authorizing it is available for public inspectionintheOffice oftheClerkof theBoard.

RESOLUTIONNO.:3782000 AWARDED TO: Jack Sievers, Real Estate Broker/ Consultant, 493 Madison enue, Roselle Park, New Jersey.

SERVICES: Toprepareupdatedapprais als on the Albender Building, 1143 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey, to

TITLE IV D facility revenue.

COST: not to exceed $575. M.ElizabethGenievich

Clerk of the Board 1 T – 4/ 6/ 00, The Leader Fee:$21.93

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of 13.73 feet to a point on the centerline of ShermanAvenue,

Thence (2) North 45° 42' East, along the centerlineofSherman Avenue,adistanceof 102.18 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (3) North 45° -15' East, continu ing along said centerline of Sherman Av enue, a distance of 39.79 feet to a point,

Thence (4) South 41° -19' East, a dis tance of 5.95 feet to a point on the northerly line of Lot No. 1.02, Block No. 103,

Thence (5) South 41° 51’ West, along the northerly line of Lot No. 1.02, Block No. 103, a distance of 40.00 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (6) South 42° -39' West, continu ing along the northerly line of Lot No. 1.02, Block No. 103, a distance of 101.03 feet to the point and place of beginning.

The described property contains 1,401.8 +/s. f. and is to be combined with Lot No. 1.02, Block No. 103, as designated on the Westfield Tax Records.

TRACT 4 AVENUEVACATION, PORTION TO BE ADDED TO

LOT NO. 21, BLOCK NO. 103

Beginning at the point on the southerly sideline of Sherman Avenue (Variable ROW),saidpoint being344.05feeteasterly along the southerly sideline of Sherman Avenue from its intersection with the east erly sideline of Prospect Street (54' ROW), andrunning;

Thence (1) North 41° -19' West, into Sherman Avenue Right of Way, a distance of 5.95 feet to a point on the centerline of ShermanAvenue,

Thence (2) North 45° -46' East, continu ing along said centerline of Sherman Av enue, adistanceof87.46 feettotheendline

ShermanAvenue, Thence(3)South47° -07'East,alongthe endline of Sherman Avenue, a distance of 1.52 feet to a point,

Thence(4)South42° -53'West,alongthe northerlyline ofLotNo.21, BlockNo.103,a distance of 87.95 feet to the point and place ofbeginning.

Thedescribed propertycontains326.7+/ s. f. and is to be combined with Lot No. 21, Block No. 103, as designated on the Westfield Tax Records.

TRACT 5 AVENUEVACATION, PORTION TO BE ADDED TO

LOT NO. 42, BLOCK NO. 101

Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly sideline of Prospect Street (66' ROW),withthe northerlysidelineofSherman Avenue (Variable ROW), and running;

Thence (1) North 42° -17' East, along the northerly sideline of Sherman Avenue and the southerly sideline of Lot No. 42, Block No. 101, a distance of 190.85 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (2) North 48° -41' East, continuenhance ing along said sideline and lot line, a dis tance of 230.34 feet to the end of Sherman Avenue,

Thence(3)South47° -07'East,alongthe endline of Sherman Avenue, a distance of 1.52 feet to a point,

Thence(4)South45° -46'West,alongthe centerlineofSherman Avenue,adistanceof 87.46 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (5) South 45° -15' West, continuMEMORIALS ing along the said centerline, a distance of 39.79 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (6) South 45° -42' West, continu1171 ing along the said centerline, a distance of 102.18 feet to an angle point in same,

Thence (7) South 42° -35' West, continu233ing along the said centerline, a distance of 190.88 feet to a point on a newly created

sideline of Prospect Street, Thence(8)North47° -25'West,alongthe newly created easterly sideline of Prospect Street, a distance of 12.72 feet to the point and place of beginning.

The described property contains 4,279.6 +/-s. f.and istobecombined withLotNo.42, Block No. 101, as designated on the Westfield Tax Records.

TRACT 6 SHERMANAVENUEVACATION,

PORTION TO BE ADDED TO LOT NO. 8.01, BLOCK NO. 103

Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly sideline of Prospect Street (54'

with the southerly sideline of ShermanAvenue (VariableROW),andrunBruce ning;

Thence (1) North 47° 07' West, along a newly created easterly sideline of Prospect Street, a distance of 12.66 feet to a point on the centerline of Sherman Avenue,

Thence (2) North 42° 35' East, along the centerlineofSherman Avenue,adistanceof 126.93 feet to a point in same,

Thence (3) South 47° 52' East, a distanceof 13.33feettoa pointonthenortherly line of Lot No. 8.01, Block No. 103,

Thence(4)South42° -53'West,alongthe northerly lineofLotNo. 8.01,BlockNo.103, a distance of 127.00 feet to the point and place of beginning.

The described property contains 1,649.8 +/s. f. and is to be combined with Lot No. 8.01, Block No. 103, as designated on the Westfield Tax Records.

SECTION III. The Town reserves to itself any easements for municipal utilities. In addition, easements in favor of any utility companies shall also encumber the title to the property and shall not be disruptive by the property owners of the land being acquired by this vacation.

SECTION IV. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent with any part of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent that they are in such conflict or inconsistent.

SECTIONV.Inthe eventthatanysection, part or provision of this ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid by any court,suchholdingshall notaffectthevalid ity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, otherthanthepart soheldunconstitutional orinvalid.

SECTION VI. This ordinance shall take effectafterpassage andpublicationassoon as and in the manner provided by law. 1 T – 4/ 6/ 00, The Leader Fee: $211.65

TOWN OF WESTFIELD

PublicNoticeishereby giventhatanordi nance of which the following is a copy was introduced,readand passedonfirstreading by the Council of the Town of Westfield at a meeting heldApril4,2000, andthatthesaid Council will further consider the same for final passageonthe25th dayofApril,2000, at 8: 00 p. m., in the Council Chamber, Mu nicipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at which time and place any person who may be interested therein will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.

A.Heeney Town Clerk

GENERALORDINANCENO. AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE

SHERMANAVENUE

BEITORDAINEDby theTownCouncilof the TownofWestfieldin theCountyofUnion as follows:

SECTION I. The Town Council of the Town of Westfield does hereby find that the lands known as Sherman Avenue, extendSHERMAN ing eastwardly from Prospect Street, have been dedicated to public use as a public street and that the public interest of the Town of Westfield will be better served by releasing the lands herein described from thededicationthereof.

II.Itisthe intentionoftheTown, and the tax maps of the Town shall be so amended, that the vacated portions of Sherman Avenue attach to the contiguous lots as hereinafter described with the said tracts being described as follows:

TRACT 1 SHERMANAVENUEVACATION,

PORTION TO BE ADDED TO LOT NO. 4.011, BLOCK NO. 103

Beginningatapoint onthesoutherlysideof line of Sherman Avenue (Variable ROW), said point being 127.00 feet easterly along the southerly sideline of Sherman Avenue from its intersection with the easterly side line of Prospect Street (54' ROW), and running;

Thence (1) North 47° -25' West, into the Sherman Avenue Right of Way, a distance

13.33 feet to a point on the centerline of ShermanAvenue,

Thence (2) North 42° -35' East, along the centerlineofSherman Avenue,adistanceof 50.00 feet to a point in same,

Thence (3) South 47° -25' East, a disSHERMAN tanceof 13.59feettoa pointonthenortherly line of Lot No. 4.011, Block No. 103,

Thence(4)South42° -53'West,alongthe northerly line of Lot No. 4.011, Block No. 103,a distanceof50.00feet tothepointand place of beginning.

Thedescribed propertycontains672.8+/ s. f. and is to be combined with Lot No. 4.011, Block No. 103, as designated on the

Tax Records.

TRACT 2 SHERMANAVENUEVACATION,

PORTION TO BE ADDED TO NO. 9, BLOCK NO. 103

Beginningatapoint onthesoutherlyside line of Sherman Avenue (Variable ROW), said point being 177.00 feet easterly along

southerly sideline of Sherman Avenue from its intersection with the easterly sideMASTER line of Prospect Street (54' ROW), and running;

Thence (1) North 47° -25' West, into the Sherman Avenue Right of Way, a distance of 13.59 feet to a point on the centerline of ShermanAvenue,

Thence (2) North 42° -35' East, along the centerlineofSherman Avenue,adistanceof 25.91 feet to a point in same,

Thence (3) South 47° -52' East, a diseasterly tanceof 13.73feettoa pointonthenortherly line of Lot No. 9, Block No. 103,

Thence(4)South42° -53'West,alongthe northerly line of Lot No. 9, Block No. 103, a distance of 26.02 feet to the point and place ofbeginning.

Thedescribed propertycontains353.2+/ s. f. and is to be combined with Lot No. 9, Block No. 103, as designated on the Westfield Tax Records.

3 AVENUEVACATION, PORTION TO BE ADDED TO LOT NO. 1.02, BLOCK NO. 103

Beginningatapoint onthesoutherlysideROW), line of Sherman Avenue (Variable ROW), said point being 203.02 feet easterly along the southerly sideline of Sherman Avenue from its intersection with the easterly side line of Prospect Street (54' ROW), and running;

Thence (1) North 47° -52' West, into the Sherman Avenue Right of Way, a distance

Izydora Focht, 81

IzydoraFocht, 81,ofDunnellon,Fla. onMonday, March27,inWilliston Hospital in Dunnellon.

in Elizabeth, she had lived in Westfieldandin ing to Dunnellon 10 years ago.

Mrs.Fochtserved intheUnitedStates Army Air Corps during World War II.

Surviving are a son, Albert Focht; a daughter,PhylissMiller, children.

A Mass was offered on Saturday, April1,inSt. lic Church in Elizabeth, following the

funeral from the Krowicki Gorny morial Home in Clark.

April 6, 2000

Tina Weinberg, 103

Tina Weinberg of Scotch Plains, who turned 103 on July 30, died on Wednesday, March 29, in the Ashbrook Nursing and Columbiabeforemovtion Center in Scotch Plains.

Born in Newark, she had lived in Elizabeth and Springfield before cently moving to Scotch Plains.

Mrs. Weinberg was a life member andfourgrandof

Hadassah, Deborah and the hood of Temple B’Nai Israel, all of Elizabeth.

Adalbert’sRomanCathoSurviving are a son, Dr. Stanley Weinberg; a sister, Mildred Kaye;

Mefive grandchildren and three grandchildren.

Services were held on Thursday, March 30, at the Menorah Chapels at Millburn in Union.

April 6, 2000

James Slocum, Jr., 55

James H. Slocum, Jr., 55, of Oceanport died on Thursday, March 30, at the Meridian Nursing and habilitation Center in Red Bank.

Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Cranford beforemovingtoOceanport 15 years ago.

Mr. Slocum had been a site ager with the Morton Division of the Rohm & Hass Corporation in New Egypt and retired from E. I. Du Pont de Nemours in Parlin after 26 years as a chemical engineer.

He was a 1967 graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

He was a communicant of St. Dorothea Roman Catholic Church in Eatontown.

He was predeceased by his father, James H. Slocum, Sr.

Surviving are his wife, the former Kathleen Griffin; a son, Michael T. Slocum of Oceanport; his mother, Helen Laverty Slocum; a brother, George Slocum of Cranford, and a sister, Joan Alder of Mountainside.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, April 3, at St. Dorothea Church. Interment was pri vate.

Arrangements were under the di rection of the Braun Funeral Home in Eatontown.

Memorial donations may be made to the Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Avenue, Philadel phia, Pa. 191112497, or to the NaOF tional Kidney Cancer Association, 1234 Sherman Avenue, Suite No. 203, Evanston, Ill. 602021375.

April 6, 2000

Stewart W. Kelley, 84

Stewart W. Kelley, 84, of WashingSECTION ton, D. C. died on Friday, March 31, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Washington, D. C.

Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Westfield and in Tampa, Fla. before relocating to Washington, D. C.

Mr. Kelley was a United StatesArmy veteran of World War II, serving as a rifleman in Italy and North Africa be fore being captured in 1942. He was a prisoner of war until 1946 and retired from the Army in 1964.

Surviving are a daughter, Susan O’Neal; a son, Dennis Kelley; two sis ters, Virginia Miller and Muri Huston; three grandchildren and four greatof grandchildren.

Private memorial services will be held at 2 p. m. today, Thursday, April 6,

serviceorextraorin the Graceland Memorial Park in

Kenilworth.

April 6, 2000

Dollie Stradford, 55, Assembly Worker; Active With Aenon Baptist Church

Robert Heffernan, 65, Was Postal Clerk; of New Jersey Jazz Society reAnnie

G. Cooke, 76

Annie G. Cooke, 76, of Berkeley SisterHeights died on Sunday, April 2, at

Runnells Specialized Hospital in Union County in Berkeley Heights.

Born in Plainfield, she had lived in Westfield for 25 years before movMember

greating to Berkeley Heights a year ago.

Mrs. Cooke had been employed at Art Color Corporation, formerly of Dunellen.

She was a former member of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Plainfield.

She was predeceased by her band, Herbert Cooke, in 1980. Surviving are three sisters, Evelyn Hill of Sewaren, Bernice DaSilva of ReLos Angeles and Margarette Gould

of Richmond, Va. Funeral services were held yester day, Wednesday, April 5, in Brown’s Funeral Home in Plainfield. manment took place at Hillside CemBernard etery in Scotch Plains.

April 6, 2000

Jozef Anaczkowski, 88, Parishioner; Was Steelworker at Newark Firm

Philomena Craffo, 87

Philomena Stripto Craffo, 87, of Scotch Plains died on Monday, April 3, at Rahway Hospital in Rahway.

Born in Plainfield, she lived in Scotch Plains for 30 years.

Mrs. Craffo had been employed in foodservice atPlainfieldHighSchool for 18 years before retiring in 1978.

She was a communicant of St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield and a member of its Rosary Society.

She was predeceased by her hus band, Austin Craffo, in 1969 and by a son, Peter J. Craffo, in 1967.

Surviving are a daughter, Pauline C. Stumpf of Fanwood; three sisters, Sophie Desiato of Scotch Plains, Pauline Nigro and Caroline Donelan, both of Plainfield, and two grand children.

Funeral services will be held at 9: 30 a. m. today, Thursday,April 6, at the Higgins Home for Funerals in Plainfield, followed by a 10 a. m. Mass at St. Bernard’s Church. Inter ment will be at the Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield.

April 6, 2000

Jozef Anaczkowski, 88, of Fanwood died on Saturday, April 1, at his home.

Born in Poland, he came to the United States in 1951. He had lived in Newark and Irvington for 25 years before settling in Fanwood in 1981.

Mr. Anaczkowski had been em ployed as a steelworker for United

States Steel Supply Company in Newarkfor25years, retiringin1977.

He was a communicant of the Sa cred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church in Irvington.

Surviving are two sons, Eugene Anaczkowski and Ignatius Anaczkowski; a daughter, Christina Gonnella, and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted yesterday, Wednesday, April 5, from the Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch

RehabilitaPlains, followed by a Mass at the

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church.

April 6, 2000

Dollie L. Stradford, 55, of Scotch Plains died on Friday, March 31, at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield.

Born in Chester, S. C., she had lived in Vauxhall before moving to Scotch Plains 29 years ago.

Mrs. Stradford had been employed as anassembler forSilverlineBuildingProd ucts in North Brunswick for 14 years.

She was a member of the Aenon Baptist Church inVauxhall for 37 years

was a missionary there. Surviving are her husband, John Stradford; a son, Kelvin D. Stradford of Scotch Plains; a daughter, Belinda

Stradford of Scotch Plains; her mother, Elner W. Glenn of Red Bank; two sis ters, Beatrice Glenn of Red Bank and ElizabethGlenn ofIrvington;fivebroth ers,Jesse GlennofIrvington,Haywood Glenn and William Glenn, both of Chester, S. C., Columbus Glenn of Irvington and Michael Irvin of Ger many, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held yester day, Wednesday, April 5, at the Aenon Baptist Church.

Arrangements were under the direc tion of the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield.

April 6, 2000

Robert W. Heffernan, 65, of Edison died on Monday, April 3, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Born in New Brunswick, he had lived there for 20 years and in husPiscataway for 25 years before moving

to Edison. Mr. Heffernan had been employed as a clerk with the Highland Park Post Office for 40 years, retiring in 1995.

He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose in South River and a member of the New Jersey Jazz Society. InterSurviving are his wife, Thea

Heffernan; two sons, Robert W. Heffernan, Jr. ofBridgewaterandBrian

Heffernan of Edison; two daughters, Deborah Morone of Middlesex and JenniferHeffernan ofEdison;abrother, Donald Heffernan of Woodbridge; a sister, Elizabeth Czaszar of Mountainside, and five grandchildren.

A blessing will be offered at 10 a. m. tomorrow,Friday,April 7,attheBoylan Funeral Home in Edison. Burial will take place at St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Brunswick.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. today, Thursday, April 6, at the funeral home.

April 6, 2000

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

AvPlanning Board of the Township of Scotch

Plainswillholda publichearingonMonday, April 17,2000at8: 00P. M.inCouncilChamWestfield bers,Municipal Building,430ParkAvenue, to consider the Site Plan application of K. Hovnanian at Scotch Plains, Inc., contract purchaserfor175 UnionAvenue,BlockNo. 4901, Lot No. 3 (approximately 7.71 +/LOT acres and located in the ML2 MultiFamily Zone), which proposes the construction of 100 townhomecondominiumsincluding84 market units and 16 low and moderate inthe come units. The following variances are requested with this application:

Section 232.3( 1)( 4) Garages Required: 12feetx 20feet(240square

feet). Proposed: Substantiallylessthan240

squarefeet. Section 232.3( 1)( 3) Parking

Required: No parking within 20 feet from theedgeofpavement of any access roadway. Proposed: Several parking spaces

withinprohibitedArea. Section 235.1( h) Signs

To be reviewed by the Planning Board plus such other variance relief, exceptions and waivers that are deemed necessary or appropriate by the applicant or the Board based on existing plans or which may arise during the hearing process, including but notlimitedtodesign waiversfromtheScotch Plains Land Use and Development OrdiTRACT nance and the Residential Site Plan ImSHERMAN provement Standards, N. J. A. C. 5: 213.1, etseq.

All interested parties may be present and be heard in person or by an attorney. The filepertainingtothis applicationisinthe OfficeofthePlanning Boardandisavailable for public inspection during regular office hours.

BarbaraHorev Secretary to the Planning Board 1 T – 4/ 6/ 00, The Times Fee:$40.80

Dorothy Riddle, 74, Taught Biology At Plainfield High School for 17 Years

DorothyRiddle, 74,ofWestfielddied on Thursday, March 30, in Rahway Hospital.

BorninDetroit, shelivedinWestfield since 1957.

Mrs. Riddle had taught biology at Plainfield High School for 17 years before retiring in 1987. Previously, she had worked as a substitute teacher in Clark and Westfield.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1946 and a master’s degree in 1960, both in science, from Wayne State University in Detroit.

She was a member of the New Jersey Education Association for many years.

Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Lawrence P. Riddle; two daugh ters, Jeri R. Miller and Kristi LaRosa; a son, Hamilton Paul Riddle, and three grandchildren.

Serviceswere heldonTuesday,April 4, in the Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.

Arrangements were under the direc tion of the Gray Funeral Home, 318 East Broad Street in Westfield.

April 6, 2000

Bernard Rowe, 82, Corporate Attorney; Was in Army Intelligence During War

Bernard Rowe, 82, of Westfield died on Friday,April 1, in Rahway Hospital.

Born in South River, he had lived in Elizabeth and in Roselle Park before moving to Westfield 40 years ago.

A corporate attorney, Mr. Rowe had served as General Counsel for the Canada Dry Corporation in New York City before retiring in 1982. Prior to that, he had worked for Norton Simon, Inc. in NewYork City as assistant to the President, SecretaryandGeneralCoundied sel of the McCall Corporation.

He had earlier been in private pracBorn tice in Newark and Dover.

Mr. Rowe graduated summa cum laude in 1938 from Lafayette Univerand sity in Easton, Pa., where he received a Gary scholarship. He was awarded an Epstein scholarship while attending Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1941. He was admitted to theNewJersey BarAssociationin1942.

He was a First Lieutenant in the military intelligence of the United States Army during World War II.

He was a life member of the Union County Figure Skating Club.

Surviving are his wife, Lily Rowe; twodaughters, LoisFishmanandJanice Blinder, and four grandchildren.

Services were held on Sunday, April 2, in the Higgins and Bonner Echo Lake Funeral Home in Westfield.

April 6, 2000

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