January 20, 2000 edition of The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch Plains Fanwood newspapers

Union County Proposes Largest Ever Budget
of Over $300 Millon

REMEMBERING DR. KING…The Reverend Kelmo C. Porter of St. John’s Baptist Church in Scotch Plains, left, reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Reverend D. Keith Owens, Senior Pastor at the Salem Baptist Church in Jersey City, who was the keynote speaker at a celebration at St. John’s last Sunday honoring the birthday of the late civil rights leader.

Westfield:
Fire Chief Battiloro to Retire In February
Community Marches To Mark Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Council Names Mr. Shannon as Administrator and Mrs. Lazarowitz to Governing Body
One-Year Rule Considered For Former Town Attorneys Who Appear Before Boards
Mountainside/Berkeley Heights:
Preliminary School Budget, Three Percent Hike
Scotch Plains/Fanwood:
Malibu Owners Tell SP Council of Plans To Reduce Noise and Enhance Safety
Fanwood Council Rejects Bid For Light Fixtures
School Board Grapples With Enrollment Boom
Union County and State:
County Proposes to Spend More Than Ever

Editorials: "The Time May be Right to Combine Efforts In Multi-Municipality Animal Control Effort"; "John Walsh’s Relaxed, Calm Demeanor Will Be Missed on Westfield Town Council"

THE EXCLUSIVE BUTTERFLY…Raider Dana Berkowitz, doing the butter-fly, set a new Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.46 during the meet against the Blue Devil boys on January 13.
The Week In Sports: Jesse Coxson Named Most Outstanding Swimmer as No. 1 Lady Blue Devil Swimmers Seize Pirate Invitational Meet; Raiders Win a Chess Match And Checkmate Cougar Matmen; Blue Devil Swim Boys Cruise Past Raiders and Delbarton; Devil Boys Frighten Farmers But Fall in 4th Period, 50-43; Blue Devils Icemen Sting No. 14 Bayonne Bees, 8-7; Canucks, Green Wave Halt G. L. Highlander Matmen.

ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Martha Kostyra Stewart
(1941- )
POPCORN
'The Hurricane'
Turbulent, But Cloudy
THE DINING TABLE
Windows On The Bay
699 Bay Boulevard, Bayville, N.J., 732.269.6161

‘African Landscape'
Victoria Falls

FAREWELL TO THE HOLIDAYS…A Westfield resident bids goodbye to the holiday season for another year as he deposits his Christmas tree at Tamaques Park, to be collected for recycling by the local Department of Public Works.

PEN AND INK
‘Without a Doubt: New Jersey Girls (Celebrities) Best In the World!'

Livingston Taylor Gears Up For Benefit Performance; Calvary Chorale in Summit Preps Trumpet, Organ Recital