Voter Referendum Scheduled For Dec. 15, 1998
Westfield School Board OKs $11.7 Million Bond

Westfield - Mountainside

• Officials Seek Funds For South Side Neighborhood Preservation

• Residents Fight New Parking Lots at Tamaques Park

• Tamaques, Gumpert, Sycamore In ‘Pocket Park’

• Roger McGuinn Takes Audience on Tour Of 1960s

A DAY AT THE FAIR... The Westfield Neighborhood Council held its first-everall-day street fair on October 11 at Cacciola Place in Westfield, which was blocked off to vehicular traffic. The fair featured a variety of entertainment and OUTDOOR COOKING. Penny Faggins serves up some delicious barbecued lunch at the Fair. Volunteers at the center’s kitchen prepared homemade sweets and lunch.

SP Columbus Day Gathers Community;
Artwork Celebrates Italian Heritage

COLUMBUS DAY IN SCOTCH PLAINS... A three ton marble sculpture commemorating the voyages of 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus is unveiled Monday on the Village Green along Park Avenue in the township. Standing to the right of the statue is Lennox Brown, the Union County College student who designed the artwork. Rocco L. Cornacchia, President of UNICO, is pictured at far right. UNICO spearheaded the drive to raise nearly $50,000 to fund the monument.

Scotch Plains - Fanwood

• SP Council Wants Steady State Funding

• Fanwood OKs Ordinance for Storm Damaged Garages

• SP Council Responds to Democratics Concerning Policy on Conflict of Interest

The Week In Sports

A HOST OF BLUE DEVILS...Lamont Turner, with football, rolls for a gain as Todd Dowling, No. 44, Rob Albino, No. 53, and several other Blue Devils loosen up the Indian defense.

• Blue Devils Avert Disaster; Take Out the Indians, 16-9

• Raiders Win Home Opener; Shutout the Cougars, 18-0

• Raiders Pass Their First Test; Defeat Chatham in OT, 4-3

• Blue Devil Gymnasts Tame Cougar Girls, 97.25-65.45

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