August 9, 2001 edition of The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch Plains Fanwood newspapers

NYC Trash Trains Are Planned From Linden

IN LOVE AT ECHO LAKE...Geri and Greg Imbracio of Linden share a dinner for two among music fans at Echo Lake Park in Mountainside during a concert with "Who's Johnny." The couple, which dine al fresco each week, have attended the outdoor music programs at the park since the inception of the concert series.

Westfield:
Westfield to Welcome New Businesses
Police, Community Seek Pedestrian Safety
County Taxes Up $1.057 Mil. in Town
Limiting Residential Expansion Favored
Trash Train Will Travel Rahway Ave.
Residents Say "No" to Light at Chestnut
Westfield Blues Reach Babe Ruth Final Four
Traffic Calming Methods Needed in Town
Scotch Plains/Fanwood:
FW Council Gets Update on PARSA
SP Taxpayers Face $4,248 in School Costs
Regional:
NJ Transit to Supply Commuter Jitneys
Mr. Carboy Focuses on Policing, Relationships
Editorial: Time Has Come for County Freeholders to Step Up to Plate on Ashbrook Ballfields; Education on Obeying Driving Rules Needs to Accompany Enforcement of Traffic Laws
Commentary: The Presidency of Bush Is Most Invisible Since Coolidge; Cell Phones, Driving Is Recipe for Disaster

STRAIGHT SHOOTER...Claire Butler of Mountainside participated in her seventh National Senior Games, where 9,000 participants from ages 50-101 competed in 18 sports events. She competed in archery, and since 1989 has broken records and won six gold medals and one silver. She also competed in the U.S. National Indoor. She earned first and second place in compound fingers in outdoors in Michigan, and placed first this year.

The Week In Sports: Pat Wins Battle of No. Ones, Block St. Jude's Quest, 5-3; Chico Advances to "B" Finals, Squeaks Past Friday's, 14-13; Pep Again Men Chuckle Past Kilburg's Klowns, 10-8; Red Thunder Jolts JCC Club 40, 21-16.

Michaels Mellows Out, Kicks It Up on New CD FASHION PLATE:

Local Models Burn Up Catwalk at PNC Center
BOOK NOOK:
Fritz Galt Pens Thriller
PEN & INK:
Judy Garland, West Wing Shoot Overshoot Sopranos' Gangsters
MUSIC SCENE:
Fanwood Tradition Preserved at Bandstand

RIPE FOR THE PICKING...Local residents flocked to the Farmers Market in Scotch Plains, selecting from Jersey Fresh produce. The event is sponsored by the Scotch Plains Business & Professional Association.

POPCORN:
Planet of The Apes: Remake See, Remake Do