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INDEX

A& E............... Page 22 Business.......... Page 18 Classifieds ..... Page 21

Editorial ........ Page 4 Education ...... Page 8 Obituary ........ Page 10

Social ............ Page 6 Sports ............ Page 13

Westfield Schools Closed Today and Tomorrow For NJEA Convention

The Office of School/ Community Relations for Westfield Public Schools announced that schools will be closed today, November 9, and tomorrow, November 10, while teachers attend a convention sponsored by the New Jersey Education Association.

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BOE Opts to Put $21 Mil. Bond to Voters As One Question While Facing ‘Abysmal’ Field Concerns

By MELISSA BETKOWSKI

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

During its meeting Monday evening, the Westfield Board of Education passed a motion to put a $21 million school bond referendum to voters as one public question and include explanatory language with the question.

In his report, Superintendent of Schools William J. Foley, detailed the plans for renovations at Westfield High School and the construction of a Girls’ Athletic Complex at Kehler Stadium.

These renovations include 22 new classrooms, 18 renovated rooms and an extension to the cafeteria.

Dr. Foley said the current science labs are too few and too small. It is difficult to incorporate current technology in those rooms, he said.

The proposed renovations call for a threestory addition on the Trinity Place side of the school where the current portable classrooms exist. This addition would house new, stateoftheart science labs.

Another area of concern, Dr. Foley said, are the art classrooms, which are poorly ventilated and have very little storage space.

Calling to mind the projected high school population which is expected to reach over 1,700 students in the near future, Board Vice President Arlene Gardner said of the proposed renovations, “the timing is perfect.”

Ms. Gardner noted that the high school is already overcrowded.

One area of crowding within the high school is the current cafeteria configuration, which would be increased by an addition to be constructed into the courtyard.

New art rooms would be constructed on the second floor, over the cafeteria extension. These rooms would include a graphic arts computer lab.

Another area eyed for renovation is the current band room, which is not accessible to handicapped students, due to steps down to it. Dr. Foley said that talks about moving the band room up to the main level

had been had, but the current location is desirable because of noise reduction factors. He said that there is the possibility of putting an elevator in to increase access to the room.

With the population of the high school set to increase, the need for more guidance counselors will be seen, and with that will be the need for increased guidance office space, proposed for an addition into the current courtyard.

The proposed renovations also call for work to be done on the auditorium, including seat replacement, new sound and light systems as well as air conditioning.

Ms. Gardner called the proposed project a “facelift for the high school.”

Another area calling for that facelift is the foods classroom, which Dr. Foley called “something out of the ’50s.”

Darielle Walsh, Board President, announced that tours of the high school will be offered on Saturday, November 18, at 9 a. m. and Wednes day, November 29, at 7: 30 p. m. She

added that the details of the proposed renovations are available at www. westfieldnj. com.

Business Administrator and Board Secretary Robert A. Berman discussed the tax impact of the proposed bond. With potential state aid of around $6 million, the board would have to authorize bonds of approximately $15.5 million. The debt repayment on those bonds would be an average of $1.3 million per year over 20 years.

Mrs. Walsh commended the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for its hard work in helping put together the bond issue.

She stated, “Now we look forward to the December 12 referendum.” Mrs. Walsh added that the bond is a community bond and needs to be supported within the community.

In other board business, Bill Mansfield of the Westfield Boosters Association read a statement by the

Ferguson Edges Connelly in Battle To Replace Bob Franks in Congress

By DEBORAH MADISON AND MARYLOU MORANO

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

In yet another race that was too close to call early on, Republican Michael A. Ferguson won the Seventh Congressional District seat edging out Democrat Maryanne Connelly by a narrow margin.

Mr. Ferguson’s victory means Republicans will hold onto the Seventh District seat which has long been held by GOP.

The final count was Mr. Ferguson 115,706 to Mrs. Connelly’s 110,202 votes, a margin of 50 percent to 47 percent.

Only one other district claimed a narrower margin of victory, with Democrat Rush Holt defeating Republican Dick Zimmer, both securing 49 percent of the votes in the 12th District. The total number of New Jersey District seats is 13 with the Republicans winning in Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 11, and the Democrats claiming the other 7.

Mr. Ferguson declared his victory to a crowd of more than 100 enthusiastic supporters when he arrived at his victory celebration party just after midnight at L’Affaire in Mountainside. Mr. Ferguson, who resides in Warren Township, announced that he had just received a concession call from his opponent, Ms. Connelly conceded the race after approximately 76 percent of the district’s polls were tallied and the vote was 85,190 to 82,204 at 11: 45 p. m.

The mood at L’Affaire was overwhelmingly confident hours before the conclusion of the race, with many supporters waving Mr. Ferguson campaign posters, dancing to the live band and chanting his name for the cameras of several local television stations.

Dan Quinonez, Mr. Ferguson’s Campaign Manager echoed the sentiments of the crowd early in the evening, saying, “there’s no doubt that we are going to win,” despite both candidates running neck in neck for much of the evening.

At 10 p. m. the polls showed that both candidates were tied percentagewise, however, Mr. Ferguson retained a slight lead of approximately 2 percent over Ms. Connelly most of the night.

The crowd, many of whom had been involved in helping with Mr. Ferguson’s campaign, fervently cheered as the numbers on the giant screen TV reflected Mr. Ferguson’s lead. They were equally as vocal, booing and hissing when the numbers reflected a democratic margin in some districts and in the Presidential race.

Also among the supporters, were a large number of prolife activists and supporters, who were exceedingly vocal in booing when the screen reflected prochoice candidates such as Hillary Clinton, the

winner in New York’s U. S. Senate race. Anne Perone, the President of the New Jersey Committee for Life, an affiliate of the National Right to Life Organization said that members of her Committee had distrib to “restoring people’s faith in the

integrity of government.” He also acknowledged his close friend, Congressman Bob Franks and said, “I’m seeking to represent this district as well as Bob Franks did.” Jon Corzine Edges

Bob Franks to Win Seat in U. S. Senate By MELISSA BETKOWSKI

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Money may not buy happiness, but voters in New Jersey might say that it can and did buy a U. S. Senate seat.

Democratic candidate Jon Corzine, former cochairman of Goldman Sachs & Co. held off a late rally by Congressman Bob Franks (R7th) to claim the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Frank Lautenberg.

Mr. Corzine, 53, of Summit, drew fire for spending as much as $65 million during the race. Mr. Franks spent only $5 million, but in the days leading up to the election he was able to close the gap in the polls between himself and Mr. Corzine.

Network television projected Mr. Corzine as the winner by 8: 30 p. m., but Mr. Franks’ camp remained optimistic.

By 9: 30 p. m., Mr. Franks had pulled a slight lead over Mr. Corzine. At that time, Peter DeMarco, a spokesman for Mr. Franks, told The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood

“it’s far too soon (to call). We’re very good where we are.” Mr.

DeMarco noted that it would be a long night for the candidates.

Tom Shea, a representative of Mr. Corzine’s campaign said “we’re very pleased with the outcome and thankful to the voters of New Jersey.”

Mr. Franks conceded defeat just after 11 p. m., complimenting Mr. Corzine on a “terrific campaign,” calling him a “good and decent man.”

“I made a pledge to run the best campaign I possibly could. I just hope tonight that you believe I did,” he told supporters.

Mr. Franks made one last comment about Mr. Corzine’s spending, saying “What I gained over this past 14 months was something $60 million will never be able to buy.”

Mr. Corzine took the stage at the East Brunswick Hilton at about 11: 45 p. m., telling New Jersey voters, “I love you.”

He called his win “absolutely one of the greatest thrills of my life.”

Mr. Corzine said he will make it a goal to provide New Jerseyans with the opportunity to achieve the “American dream” as he did.

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uted campaign literature in support of Mr. Ferguson.

When asked by a reporter with NJN news whether the prolife issue was a deciding factor for the Ferguson Campaign, Mr. Quinonez said that this race was more about economics than any other issue. He also mentioned that Middlesex County was a decisive factor in the outcome of the race.

In her concession speech at The Sports Section Café in Union, Ms. Connelly expressed her hope that her supporters would not let her defeat discourage them from advocating for patient’s rights, a prescription drug plan or a woman’s right to choose.

Her campaign manager Sujata Tejwani said, “We are disappointed. We ran a good race. We were massively out communicated and that was hard to overcome.”

Mr. Ferguson, who spent the day campaigning in Union, Springfield and Westfield, appeared at the podium with his wife and two daughters by his side. He told the roaring crowd that he would be committed

DEMOCRAT INCUMBENTS WIN; BETANCOURT BEATS ZIFF IN 2ND WARD

McDermott Beats Jacobson In Town Mayoral Election By PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

Four years ago, newcomer Thomas C. Jardim made history by becoming the first Democrat to win the Westfield Mayor’s office since 1912.

After winning a landslide reelection bid in 1998, Mr. Jardim stunned Democrats and Republicans alike when he opted not to seek a third term. On Tuesday night, Republicans recaptured the Mayor’s seat when Gregory S. McDermott won a 600plus vote victory over former longtime Board of Education member Susan Jacobson.

Mr. McDermott, the son of former state senator and exUnion County GOP Chairman Frank X. McDermott, has served on the Town Council for the past three years, representing the First Ward. Mr. McDermott edged out Mrs. Jacobson, 7,3756,720. That number includes absentee ballots.

Mr. McDermott won the north side of town, wards one and two, by some 900 tallies, while Mrs. Jacobson won on the south side of town, wards three and four, by over 300 votes.

“It’s just a wonderful victory and the town will be the benefactor of

this win,” said Robert W. Cockren, Westfield Republican Committee Chairman.

Mr. McDermott will enjoy a 63 GOP majority on the governing body come January.

“I think what we saw through the whole night was the enthusiasm that we were able to generate in Westfield. I’m very happy to be a part of it and to be part of the top of the ticket that got to at least get the mayorship back,” he told enthusiastic supporters at a gathering at the Ward Mansion on East Broad Street.

He did express disappointment, however, that three members of the local GOP party line were defeated.

Mrs. Jacobson, who served 12 years on the school board, half of that time in leadership posts, said she was excited to have had the opportunity to have run for mayor.

“I think we ran a real good race. You hate to lose, but I’m very proud of the work that we did,” she said.

“I wish Greg good luck. I know its a tough job, but I know he’s up to it,” added Mrs. Jacobson. She said she hoped Mr. McDermott would continue the work started under Mayor Jardim’s administration.

In the First Ward, incumbent Democrat Carl A. Salisbury defeated Mr. Echausse, 1,8571,734; Republican Rafael Betancourt defeated William Ziff, 1,8051,493, in the Second Ward; incumbent Democrat Claire Lazarowitz defeated Karen Trzesniowski, 1,7001,467, and incumbent Lawrence A. Goldman

edged Jay Boyle, 1,8751,669, to win a third term.

Mr. Betancourt, who will replace nineyear Republican Councilman James J. Gruba, emphasized that, “we won because Greg won.” The Councilmanelect had served as municipal prosecutor, a position he resigned from in April to run for council.

The town Republican Committee will have to appoint a replacement to fill Mr. McDermott’s seat on the council. That seat will be up for reelection next year.

Standing on the top of a spiral staircase in the Ward Mansion, Mr. McDermott said he was “looking forward to the challenge” of being Mayor.

“This is just the beginning,” he told a crowd of jubilant supporters.

Among the issues in the fall campaign were road and park maintenance, pedestrian safety, and development of a longterm capital plan for the town.

Mr. McDermott vowed during his campaign to initiate the first municipal longterm capital plan in town.

Westfielders chose Vice President Al Gore over Texas Governor George W. Bush, 7,0906,428 in the Presidential race, and Congressman Bob Franks over Jon Corzine, 7,7195,480.

Voters approved a ballot question to create a Length of Service Awards Program for members of the Westfield Rescue Squad. The pro

Paul J. Peyton for The Westfield Leader VICTORIOUS!… With a 600plus vote victory, Republican Councilman Gregory S. McDermott won the title of Mayor Tuesday evening, defeating Democratic candidate and former Westfield Board of Education member Susan Jacobson. Mr. McDermott, the son of former state senator and exUnion County GOP Chairman Frank X. McDermott, has served on the Town Council for the past three years, representing the First Ward. Including absentee ballots, Mr. McDermott edged out Mrs. Jacobson, 7,3756,720. Pictured, above, Mr. McDermott prepares to deliver his victory speech at the James Ward Mansion in downtown Westfield after Mrs. Jacobson gave her concession speech.

Deborah Madison for The Westfield Leader AND THE WINNER IS… Voters chose Republican and Warren resident Michael A. Ferguson over Democrat and former Fanwood Mayor Maryanne S. Connelly to represent the Seventh Congressional District for United States Congress. Standing proudly at the dais with his wife, Maureen and son, Jack, the Congressmanelect delivers a victory speech to wellwishers at L’Affaire in Mountainside.

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WESTFIELD POLICE BLOTTER

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30

· A Sherman Street resident reported that someone burned a hole in her trampoline.

· A resident of Scotch Plains reported that his motor vehicle was defaced with egg yolks and a whitecolored foam while parked on Tamaques Way.

· It was reported to police that someone threw eggs at a Tamaques Way residence.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31

· An East Broad Street resident reported that someone poured relish over his car the previous evening.

· A resident of Lenox Avenue told authorities that someone burned an area of the lawn in front of his house.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

· It was reported to police that someone damaged a motor vehicle on Tudor Oval by scratching the right rear quarter panel and hood with some device.

· A Standish Avenue resident reported that someone keyed the passenger door, rear fender and trunk lid of her mother’s motor vehicle while it was parked in the Westfield High School parking lot on Dorian Road.

· A Piscataway resident reported that her motor vehicle was entered while parked on Nelson Place. A black wallet containing $200 in cash, along with a black cellular telephone, personal papers and several credit cards, were reported taken. The total value of the missing items was $350.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

· A resident of Bell Drive reported that the right rear side of her vehicle was scratched while parked in the Westfield High School parking lot.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

· A suspected burglary was reported at a West Broad Street residence. A door had been left open but nothing was reported missing at press time.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

· Kate Todaro, 18, of Edison was arrested on South Avenue and charged with possession of an alcoholic beverage while underage. She was released on her own recognizance with a summons.

Boosters, vowing support to the passage of the bond.

“It is critically important to move forward now,” Mrs. Walsh said.

Members of the board discussed the state aid, the amount of which was not known at the time of the meeting. Mr. Berman said that the figure should be roughly $6 million.

Dr. Foley said “regardless (of the amount of aid), we need to go ahead (with the bond).”

After the discussion of the bond, the board was addressed by Jan Onishi and Diana Chabrier, parents of Westfield field hockey players Katy Onishi and Francesca Chabrier. The parents came to the meeting to discuss what they considered the “abysmal” conditions of the fields.

Mrs. Walsh noted that the school’s fields never get rest, that they are always being used by one sport or another.

Dr. Foley noted that the board is waiting for a consultant’s report from Disko Associates about the field conditions and then the board will move forward with a plan to remedy the failure of the fields.

Ms. Gardner said, “The sorry state of the fields is not for a lack of effort.” She added that the board is as frustrated as the parents.

The board looks forward to discussing the field conditions at an upcoming meeting.

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Westfield BOE Hetfield Bridge

Is Open Again

The Hetfield Avenue Bridge spanning Scotch Plains and Fanwood reopened yesterday after having been closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic since July while repairs were completed.

Beginning on Monday, November 13, the Martine Avenue bridge will be closed to northbound traffic for about a week in order to facilitate repairs to the bridge deck. The bridge will be open to southbound traffic.

The following week, the bridge will be closed to southbound traffic while work is done on the northbound side of the bridge.

Union County Saw Hike in Persons Registering for Presidential Election

By PAUL J. PEYTON

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

WESTFIELD -Although municipal clerks around the state were busy counting election tallies Tuesday night, their work began over a month ago when individuals began coming in to fill out voter registration forms.

New Jersey’s deadline for a General Election is 29 days prior to the election, or October 10 this year. Voters still had the opportunity to fill out registration cards after this date, but had to appear before a Superior Court judge to claim an emergency waiver of the state law to vote in the 2000 election.

Marcella Diaz, who moved to Westfield six months ago from New York City, said she wanted to vote but was unaware of New Jersey’s registration deadline. She indicated that, in New York, a resident can register 10 days prior to an election.

“I just find that (having to go before a judge) ridiculous,” she told

The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood.

Union County Board of Elections Administrator Patricia A. Formato said the individual state legislatures mandate registration rules. She said some states offer same day registration.

She said after the registration period ends, her office is no longer permitted by law to process submitted registration forms for that particular election.

A voter who believes that he or she has a legitimate reason for missing the registration deadline has the option of presenting his or her case before a Superior Court Judge. Judges are available to hear appeals up until Election Day.

As far as registrations are concerned, Westfield Town Clerk Bernard A. Heeney indicated that his office stayed open on October 10 for residents to fill out registration cards. He said a dozen persons took advantage of that opportunity, “which is a lot for us.”

Mr. Heeney said the office also was busy handing out absentee ballots this year.

“We were giving out absentee ballots like there was no tomorrow,” he said. In total, 1,017 absentee ballots were mailed to Westfield residents. Mr. Heeney said that in an average year, that number is around 15.

The clerk indicated that most of the influx was due to the presidential election, and not the fact that residents were selecting a new mayor this year.

An employee in the Scotch Plains Township Clerk’s Office said, “There hasn’t been an extraordinary influx of people (registering) this year.” The township saw its first ever mayoral election this year.

In the past, the Township Council appointed the mayoral annually.

Ms. Formato said the County Clerk’s office has informed her that over 10,000 absentee ballots had been taken out in anticipation of the closest Presidential election in 40 years. However, she stated this number is not unusual for a Presidential election.

“We saw this kind of activity in 1992,” she said, noting that voter interest picks up in years when an incumbent is not on the ballot. She believed the fact that both Senate candidates are Union County residents may also have had an impact on the registration blitz.

Ms. Formato indicated that about 6,000 to 7,000 absentee ballots had been returned as of Friday afternoon. Ballots must be returned by the time polls close, 8 p. m. on Election Day.

The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety reported that as of October 31, a total of 4,710,768 state residents were registered to vote, an increase from 259,432 from a year ago.

The total breaks down to 1,179,577 persons declaring themselves Democrats, 876,386 Republicans, 12,944 Independents and 2,641,861 persons who are unaffiliated with any political party.

In Union County, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 92,608 to 41,818, with 137,275 listed as unaffiliated and 535 persons filing as Independent voters.

Child Hit by Car Not Seriously Hurt

Fanwood Republicans Sweep Races Again to Win Two Council Seats

CORONATO BEATS TRIPET TO WIN COUNCIL SEAT

Marks Defeats Samuel to Win Scotch Plains Mayor’s Race

By FRED ROSSI

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

SCOTCH PLAINS -Republican Martin L. Marks won Scotch Plains’ firstever mayoral election on Tuesday while his running mate, Paulette Coronato, was elected to the Township Council, ensuring continued GOP control of the governing body.

Mr. Marks, 38, is currently in the 11th month of his oneyear appointed term as Mayor. He defeated Democratic Councilwoman Geri M. Samuel, who served as Mayor in 1999, by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. Vote tallies late Tuesday night, not counting absentee ballots, showed Mr. marks receiving 5,531 votes to Mrs. Samuel’s 3,636.

Addressing a crowd of happy supporters at Republican campaign headquarters on Park Avenue, Mayor Marks said it was “humbling to be the first directlyelected Mayor” and lauded what he called “an unbelievable team effort” by campaign workers. Speaking to The Times of Scotch PlainsFanwood afterwards, Mr. Marks said “the two factors that resonated with voters were budget and taxes and open government. It played out in our polls and in our doortodoor campaigning.”

Mr. Marks said he approached this year’s election differently than in his first race fir Township Council four years ago.

“This time I had a record to run on,” he said. “So it was gratifying to win by a significant margin. This one is a lot more meaningful to me.”

Mrs. Samuel, who won two of the township’s 21 voting districts, spoke of her defeat by telling The Times

that, “I guess it was the taxes,” but, looking ahead to next year’s special council election, she added, “I guess I’ll have to wait to see what happens next year.”

Tuesday’s results means a continued 32 Republican majority on the council, with Mrs. Coronato replacing 10year GOP veteran William F. McClintock. She defeated her Democratic opponent, Peter Tripet, by 58 percent to 42 percent margin. Mrs. Coronato, currently a member of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment and an unsuccessful

candidate for the council in 1998, received 5,200 votes to Mr. Tripet’s 3,725. She and Mr. Marks will assume their posts in a ceremony on January 1.

Admitting that this year’s results “feel a lot better than two years ago,” Mrs. Coronato, at Tuesday night’s victory party, saluted the campaign’s team effort. Mr. Tripet was unable to be reached late on Tuesday evening.

As of January 1, the Township Council will be composed of three

Republicans: Mayor Marks, who will begin a fouryear mayoral term; Frank Rossi, who was elected in a special election a year ago to fill an unexpired term that runs for two more years; and Mrs. Coronato, whose own term runs through 2004. They will be joined by Mrs. Samuel, whose term runs through the end of 2002, and Sharynn Porter, recently appointed to the council until a special election next year.

By SUZETTE F. STALKER

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

FANWOOD -For the second year in a row, Republicans swept races for two open seats on the Fanwood Borough Council during Tuesday’s General Elections, increasing the GOP’s majority on the governing body from 43 to 52.

Council President Joel Whitaker was the lead votegetter, handily winning his second term with 1,807 tallies. Firsttime candidate Carol A. Wood, his running mate, came in second among four council contenders, with 1,670. Council terms in Fanwood are for three years each.

Democratic Councilwoman Cynthia L. Swindlehurst, who garnered 1,595 votes, lost her bid for a full term on the governing body. Ms. Swindlehurst had been named in March to fill out the remaining 10 months of former Councilman William E. Populus, Jr. ’s term.

She shared her party’s ticket with Matthew T. Glennon, a member of the Fanwood Planning Board, who made his inaugural bid for a council seat with this year’s race. Results showed Mr. Glennon with 1,485 votes. The votes for each candidate do not include absentee ballots, totals for which had not been confirmed at press time.

Last year, a threeway Republican victory in Fanwood, including races for Mayor and two council seats, reversed the Democrats’ longheld 43 edge on the governing body. Democrats had hoped to recapture that majority with a double win this year.

Instead, Councilwomen Karen M. Schurtz and Katherine Mitchell, both of whom are up for reelection next year, will be the only Demo crats remaining on the council come

Monday, January 1. As was the case at polls throughout the nation this Presidential year, Fanwood produced an unusually high voter turnout. Borough Administrator Eleanor McGovern’s office reported that 75.6 percent of Fanwood’s 4,794 registered voters, or 3,623 people, cast ballots in this year’s election.

“We’ve worked very hard and I think people could see we’ve done things this year,” Councilman Whitaker remarked during a victory celebration at the Sun Tavern restaurant in Fanwood, where he and Mrs. Wood, a local Realtor, were met by a jubilant crowd of wellwishers.

Mr. Whitaker also attributed the dual GOP win to what he described as the current council’s policy of conducting government business as an “open process,” saying that in the past, governing body decisions were commonly “presented as fait accompli.”

“I had a good feeling, but you don’t know because anything can happen,” Mrs. Wood said as she accepted congratulations and expressed her gratitude to voters. “I appreciate their support and I’ll do my best,” she stated.

Mr. Whitaker, who commended local Democrats for having “run a good race,” said the council’s priorities in the year ahead would continue to be downtown redevelopment, improvements to local parks and projects such as equipping borough law enforcement vehicles with video cameras.

At the South Street Café in Fanwood, where borough Democrats gathered after the polls closed, Mr. Glennon reflected on the campaign he and Ms. Swindlehurst waged this year, thanking “every

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gram, passed by a margin of 7,4491,886, will create a pension fund as an incentive to retain membership. The program will cost Westfield a maximum of $92,000 a year.

Contributions to the LOSAP, as it is called, will range from $120 to $1,150 annually for each squad member. Benefits will be calculated based on both active duty and years of service on the squad. The latter category will be capped at 10 years in the pension plan.

Ingrid McKinley for The Westfield Leader SIGNS OF THE TIMES… Along Route No. 22, near the exit for Mountainside and Westfield, Democratic candidates for Union County Freeholder, United States Senate, Mountainside Borough Council and President and Vice President posted campaign signs which called out to voters on Election Day.

Dr. Glass to Recount Years Spent in Shanghai as Youth

WESTFIELD – “Growing Up in Shanghai” will be Dr. Werner Glass’ topic when he speaks to members of the Woman’s Club of Westfield at their general meeting on Monday, November 13.

Dr. Glass, a Westfield resident for more than 30 years, will illustrate his talk with slides taken in China, mostly in the 1930s and 1940s, while he and his father, a

pediatrician, his mother and sister lived there. The Glass family moved to China from Berlin in 1933 when the Nazi Party came to power in Germany.

The Woman’s Club general meeting will begin at 1 p. m., followed by the program at 1: 30 p. m. in the Patton Auditorium of the First Congregational Church on Elmer Street in Westfield.

A reception will follow the program, hosted by members of the club’s International Affairs Department. Interested individuals may call (908) 6543946 for further details.

Veterans Day Programs Set

SCOTCH PLAINS – American Legion Post No. 209 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10122, both of which serve Scotch Plains and Fanwood, will conduct ceremonies this Saturday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

The ceremonies will begin at 11 a. m. with the laying of wreaths at the Veterans Monument at Park Avenue and Front Street in Scotch Plains. At 11: 30 a. m., there will be a presentation of wreaths at the Fanwood Memorial Library at North Avenue and Tillotson Road.

All members of the community are invited to attend these programs. one who was involved in it.”

“Everyone helped a lot,” Mr. Glennon stated. “We ran a great campaign and we ran an honest campaign. We did everything we could. I personally learned a lot about the community and about the people and about their concerns.”

Although disappointed by his own loss, he said he regretted even more that Ms. Swindlehurst “was not given the chance” to serve a full term on the governing body.

He said his running mate “clearly worked harder than anyone on the council. She brought up some great issues. It’s a shame she wasn’t given more time.”

By SUZETTE F. STALKER

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader

A 10yearold Westfield girl sustained minor injuries Friday afternoon after she was struck by a car while attempting to cross Rahway Avenue, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred 70 feet south of Vermont Street and within 100 feet of Edison Intermediate School.

Lieutenant John M. Parizeau of the Westfield Police Department said the child apparently ran out from between two cars which were stopped on the southbound side of Rahway Avenue at 3: 17 p. m. She was hit by a Plymouth Neon driven by Kathleen Ryan, 18, of Cranford that was traveling northbound.

The girl came to rest beneath a Dodge pickup operated by Robert Goldberg, 41, of Elm, Pa., in the stopped southbound traffic. Police did not release the identity of the victim, who was transported by Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel to Overlook Hospital in Summit.

The child was treated for minor injuries to her face, as well as scrapes and bruises, before being released later that night, according to Officer Mark Cierpial of the Westfield Police Department. Authorities said no charges had been filed in connection with the incident as of yesterday morning.

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