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—Photo by John CanaveraEdison firemen battle warehouse blaze Tuesday night at Camp Kilmer. The fire, which was reported at 8‘28 p.m., destroyed an empty wooden warehouse. Cause of the fire was not determined.

Council plays 2 0 questions with cablevision operators

METUCHEN — The operators of Raritan Valley Cablevision assured members of the Borough Council Mon­day night that by year end, all residents of Metuchen will have access to cable TV.

They also promised that once Madison Square Garden gets hooked into its own satellite, it won't periodically be bumped off the one on which It presently is renting time.

And when that happens, there will be no more substitution of Japanese baseball for live basketball games of the New York Knicks.

But borough NBA fans, in­cluding Borough Attorney Mar­tin Spritzer, are going to have to wait until at least January before they can be certain that when they sit down for an even­ing with the Knicks, they won't have to settle for Pakistani ping- pong.

In fact, Herman Moeller, Raritan Valley's general manager, gave advance war­ning that the kind of difficulty with Madison Square Garden that has been frustrating Spritzer and other sports fans could be expected the very next night.

"We have been at the mercy of Madison Square Garden," said Moeller, who confided that his company “will have a problem tomorrow night.”

"They’re only playing the Pistons tomorrow night,” said Spritzer, “so it doesn’t matter. It's the worst team in the 'league'."

Moeller and Raritan Valley president. Will Baltin, were meeting with the council to dis­cuss a variety of homeowner complaints including the lack of accessibility of cable TV to all residents, the unreliability of Madison Square Garden programming and a recent $7 charge over and above the $13.90 residents are paying for normal cable TV fare plus Madison Square Garden and Home Box Office movies.

Some residents also have complained about the lack of locally originated program­ming, which will enable them to enjoy such events as Borough Council meetings in the privacy of their own living rooms.

As far as the accessibility question is concerned. Moeller reported that the job of string­ing 42 miles of aerial cable TV wires in the borough has been

completed and all that remains to be done is installing 38 per­cent of the .007 miles of un­derground cables that are need­ed to serve homes in the borough’s Windy Hill, East Chestnut Street, Mark Circle, Stirling Court and Stonegate neighborhoods.

This work is underway by a professional trenching com­pany, Moeller reported, and should be finished by theend of the year.

Mayor John Wiley Jr. said that it would save him a lot of time on the telephone if Raritan Valley would give prior notice before digging up utility rights- of-way that go through people s backyards. Moeller said this was a good idea

According to Moeller, the new $7 charge provides local viewers access to Ultra Vision, a channel that offers movies and sporting events 24 hours a day. He said that after a test run, it was determined that 90 percent of the 1,260 local subscribers of Raritan Valley wanted Ultra Vi­sion. And that's why. after a one-month tree trial period, it sent out bills for the additional $7 to all subscribers.

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Municipal complex has outrun budget

By TOM EVANSEDISON — Shortly before

Council President Angelo Orlando gaveled Monday night’sTownship Council agen­da session to order, he com­plained of poor lighting in the council chambers.

So, Harold McAvoy, director of recreation and public buildings, had the lights turned up. But by the end of the meeting, Orlando was asking McAvoy for a “stringent energy conservation program" for the new municipal complex.

Orlando's energy-saving plea was prompted by McAvoy's report that “the municipal com­plex has outrun the budget tremendously.” Township Ad­ministrator John Delesandro asked the council for an emergency resolution authoriz­ing $165,000 to pay for heatand light at the $8-million complex through December 31.

That money would be funded in the 1981 budget, Delesandro said. The council was expected to authorize the appropriation

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Edison self-insuranceprogram isn’t working

EDISON — The price of self- insurance for the township is going up by $100,000.

The Township Council was expected to act last night on a request fo r a $100,000 emergency appropriation to bail out the self-insurance program undertaken by the township last year

"Our experience with (self in­surance) has been very poor," Township Administrator John Delesandro told the council at Monday night's agenda ses­sion.

When the council adopted the self-insurance plan, it was es­

timated that it would save the township $100,000 a year.

Delesandro said new items in union contracts and some long­term hospital stays increased insurance payouts.

Mayor Anthony Yelencsics said the township is studying several companies, including Blue Cross-Blue Shield, which previously handled hospitaliza­tion insurance for the township. "We may have to go back to one of the original companies, " said the mayor.

"We took a chance.” said Yelencsics. “We didn’t expect these problems.”

Police on the watch for holdupsEDISON — Police Depart­

ment detectives will be “ riding shotgun", literally, to combat armed robberies, which usually rise during the holiday season.

“Detectives with sawed-off shotguns will be riding in un­marked cars to patrol con­venience stores, gas stations, liquor stores, banks or any es­

tablishments that might be vulnerable to holdups,” said Lieutenant Jospph Shirley.

The special squad will operate 24 hours a day during the “busy” season, Shirley said. Armed robberies increase this time of the year because people need money for the holidays, Shirley said.

Renora owner denies permit was revokedEDISON — The operator of a

South Main Street toxic-waste hauling company has denied that his transportation permit has been revoked by the State Department of Environmental Protection.

Ronald Kaschner, owner of Renora Inc. at 83 South Main Street, said yesterday that “We still have the permit; we have done nothing to cause the state to revoke it."

Kaschner said published reports stating that the DEP revoked the permits were based on "incorrect information."

Those reports said the per­mits were revoked because the firm failed to dispose of 150,000 gallons of hazardous waste material stored in drums and tank trucks at the site.

Kaschner admitted that his company did not meet an Oc­tober 22 deadline for removal of the waste material, and that he did not obtain an extension of the permit. “ I considered it an unwritten extension,” said

Kaschner. "We couldn’t meet that commitment because of the distance we have to truck the material." He said the removal of the waste is continuing.

Some of the material is being transported as far away as Alabama, he said.

Approximately 50 to 60 per­cent of the material, which originally amounted to 1,000 drums, has been removed, Kaschner said. “We’re doing the best we can," he added.

John Skoviak, enforcement manager for the DEP, yesterday told the Review that on November 10, Renora was put on notice of revocation, but was given 15 days from that date to apply for a hearing, If that application is not made, the revocation would become effective, he said. As of 3:30 p.m. yesterday, that application had not been filed. Renora is prohibited from receiving toxic waste material, but may dispose of what is there, Skoviak said.

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Subcommittee set to study real estate tax surcharges

Board studies guidelines for capital improvements

EDISON — A subcommittee comprised of tenants, two Rent Control Board members and a landlord's representative will study real estate surcharges to tenants in the College Park Apartments.

The group was set up follow­ing complaints by tenants and a sharp verbal exchange between Thomas Hamilton, board chair­man, and Al Bacskay, one of the College Park owners, at last week's board meeting.

Serving on the subcommittee will be board members John Giaquinto and Gary Burcin; Es­ther Nemitz, president of the Edison Township Tenants Association; tenant Shirley Hurdle, and Joy Hagerty, rental agent for College Park.

Complaints from tenants centered around a tax sur­charge that was based on in­creases in assessed valuations as buildings in the 460-unit complex are completed, rather than on the actual tax increase.

It was also argued that landlords, who are allowed un­der the township rent control ordinance to set the initial rent on a new apartment, include an estimated tax increase in that

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be impossible because the tax assessor estimated the assess­ment on College Park as between $66,000 and $300,000. "There was no binding figure,” said Bacskay.

“ I find that hard to believe,” said Hamilton. “ Nobody would construct a couple hundred apartments and not know what the taxes are going to be." i

When Bacskay insisted that' "nothing was figured in the base rent for taxes,” Hamilton replied, “ It seems ridiculous that you wouldn’t at least put in an increase based on the $66,- 000.”

At that point, Bacskay storm­ed from the meeting and told Hamilton, "You can take your rent control and shove it.”

Later, Bacskay said that New York City is a "perfect example of how rent control doesn't work." The result of rent con­trol, he said, is dilapidated buildings that the landlord can’t keep up with. “ It took 20 years in New York,” he said.

Asked why developers are still interested in building apart­ment complexes here, Bacskay replied, “ It's a good rental area,” but he hinted that it won’t be for much longer under rent control.

BIKE STOLENMETUCHEN — A Schwinn

bicycle owned by Steven Gierlich of 99 Durham Avenue was stolen sometime between last Wednesday and Thursday while parked by the side of his house. It was valued at $150.

Bacskay said the rent for a one-bedroom apartment four years ago was $245. “Now, it’s $260,” he said, “and what's in­flation?”^ added that, “ right now, I can’t pay my bills.”

Bacskay said he would join Ms. Hagerty on the subcom­mittee.

EDISON — The Rent Control Board is expected to announce guidelines on capital improve­ment surcharges at its December 3 meeting.

Michael Lombardi, board at­torney, said the board should consider a requirement that landlords apply for capital im­provement surcharges within six months of the work comple-

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EDISON — Complaints voic­ed by tenants at meetings of the Rent Control Board are usually received and investigated at a later date.

But one tenant got instant action at last Wednesday’s meeting.

A tenant of the Pine Hill Apartment complex told the board that she had received a notice of a decrease in her rent, but had not received a refund.

Whereupon, Alan Hammer, an attorney for N.J. Realty, owner of the apartments, jumped to his feet and triumphantly produced the re­fund check.

The delay, he said, was due to a mixup in the company’s com­puter.

Grant to identify jobs for youngsters

A $42,000 grant from the Un­ited States Department of Labor will be used to identify jobs for young people in industries coming to New Jersey.

Those industries include: mo­tion pictures, offshore fish processing, oil and natural gas supply, and the casino industry, according to Assemblyman David Schwartz, D-Middlesex- Somerset.

The program, to be applied through the Middlesex County Economic Opportunities Cor­poration, will develop job op­portunities, provide customized training and transportation, Schwartz said.

Library programs canceled by move

EDISON — A molded chocolate program and quilting program, scheduled at the Clara Barton Branch Library on Pleasant Avenue, have been canceled.

The molded chocolate program was scheduled for November 12, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and the quilting program was scheduled for November 18, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The newly constructed building to house the branch library has been completed and the library will be closed to make the move from the old building.

Sixth graders honor veterans and hostagesMETUCHEN — Faith Murphy's sixth grade (6-A) class at St. Francis School marked Veterans Day Tuesday by tying a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree in front of the Main Street school.

In addition to that 11 a.m. ceremony, the students wore yellow ribbons and selected the slogan “Pray and remember” in honor of all veterans, living and dead, and for the hostages in Iran.

be“ W e’ re try in g to cooperative,” said Hammer.

But not all Pine Hill tenants were as easily satisfied. Michael Lombardi, board attorney, said “numerous” complaints of overcharges are still pending in municipal court.

Hammer said some people were entitled to refunds, but added that the amounts were “not dramatic." He attributed the errors to a change in the managing agent a couple of years ago. "We’re not looking to go to court,” said Hammer. “ If we owe somone money, they’ll get it.”

Charge driver made improper turn on red

METUCHEN — David S. Price of 42 Ashley Road, Edison, was charged Monday with making an improper right turn on red after his car was involved in a collision at Middlesex and Lake Avenues.

According to Patrolman Stanley Bozinta, Price was traveling north on Lake and turned right into Middlesex, where his car collided with a vehicle being driven east on Middlesex by Charles I. Garrett of Roselle.

Price told Bozinta that he slowed down for the red light but did not come to a complete stop before making the turn.

tion date.A suggestion that the capital

improvement surcharge be ap­proved prior to completion of the work was made by board member John Giaquinto.

Thomas Hamilton, board chairman, said the board should "spell out just what a capital improvement is."

The board has previously ap­proved capital improvement surcharges for oil to gas con­versions, and those decisions have angered tenants and the Edison Township Tenants Association.

William Greco of Redfield Village calied the approval of oil to gas conversions as capital im provem ents as “ un­conscionable acts" by the board. He noted that Metuchen has turned down similar re­quests.

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Denise Ihrig (right) and Nichole Uchrin present flowers to Willie DeVaughn, a patient at Roosevelt Hospital, on behalf of Brownie Troop 1243, Metuchen. Girls potted and grew plants as a troop project.

Shade tree money seen as emergency

METUCHEN — The Borough Council probably will go the emergency appropriation route to provide approximately $2,- 500 for the pruning and removal of trees that are considered a hazard to people and property.

This course of action was suggested Monday night by Mayor John Wiley Jr. in response to a plea by the Shade Tree Commission for $2,492 over and above Its 1980 budget of $7,000 to finance work on trees that are in imminent danger of losing limbs or toppl­ing.

According to Chairman Nelson Dangremond, the com­mission has only $427 remain­ing In its 1980 budget but there are 48 borough owned trees in need of immediate work. These Include nine damaged in the severe rain and wind storm of three weeks ago.

In line with the mayor's suggestion, the council is ex­pected to introduce on first reading this Monday night an ordinance authorizing theemergency appropriation. The mayor pointed out that if the emergency appropriation Is by ordinance rather than by resolution, the funds, which will

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Wiley said the need to prune or remove the trees and es­pecially those damaged in the recent storm was something the borough could not have an­ticipated when it prepared its 1980 budget and, thus, a true emergency.

Councilman Donald Bar- nickel agreed that no one can “predict" when a bough or tree may fall,

"If we do not tend to them then by omission we have the burden to bear if something should happen if limbs or boughs come down," he said.

When Councilman Thomas Sharp asked why the tree work couldn't be financed by year- end budget transfers, the mayor replied: "We have not found any pot of gold as of now.”

Wiley also reminded Sharp that he has been pushing to use any leftover budget money for the purchase of new turnout coats for the 48 members of the Metuchen Fire Department. "We can’t do both,” the mayor declared.

Business Administrator David Kochel reported that the borough still faces some major year-end expenditures such as longevity payments to employees and a total of $15,- 000 in the yearly "stipends" due members of the Fire Depart­ment. "Things are very tight,” Kochel said of the budget.

W iley d e s c r ib e d the emergency appropriation as the "most practical method" to resolve the Shade Tree Com­mission's problem. He said the council adopted a "tight" 1980 municipal budget with the realization that it might have to resort to emergency ap­propriations.

"This certainly qualifies as one," he said of the trees. "We certainly are talking about life threatening circumstances."

Borough Attorney Martin Spritzer was instructed to check with the state Division of Local Finance to determine if the $2,- 500 will be available once the ordinance is introduced or whether it will be necessary to await final adoption before the tree work can be authorized.

EDISON — Twenty-five con­venience store operators and owners picked up some tips from Lieutenant Joseph Shirley at a crime prevention seminar Monday at the municipal com­plex.

Shirley was disappointed with the turnout, but hopes that more convenience store owners—or anyone with a business that remains open la te—w ill attend fu tu re seminars.

Police probe armed holdup at gas station

ED'SON — Police are in­vestigating the robbery of the BP gas station at Oak Tree Road and Wood Avenue Friday night.

The suspect robbed the girl friend of the night manager of a gold watch and $40 in cash after unsuccessfully trying to rob the station itself.

Police said the man walked into the station shortly after 10:30 p.m. to ask night manager, Tom Drake, for direc­tions. The suspect then walked outside and returned carrying a bag and told Drake to fill it with money from the station's cash register.

Drake told the man the money was locked in a safe and that he didn't have the key. The man then pulled out a knife and held it to Drake's leg, but he repeated the same answer. The suspect then snatched a pocketbook belonging to Drake's girlfriend, who was in the station at the time.

The suspect, described by police as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and wearing an Army jacket, fled in the direction of a nearby shopping center.

Tire company reports attempt at burglary

METUCHEN — An attempted burglary at Suburban Tire Com­pany at Lake and Amboy Avenues was discovered Mon­day at 7:30 a.m.

According to police, two skylights in the bay area of the building had been pried open. However, it appeared that because of the 20 foot drop from the skylights to the floorof the building, no entry was made.Rotary Foundation Week to be observed

METUCHEN — Members of the borough Rotary Club are observing Rotary Foundation Week.

Rotary International is an organization of business and professional men "united to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical stan­dards in all vocations, and help build good will and peace in the world." There are more than 18,000 Rotary Clubs with more than 871,000 members in 154 countries and geographical regions.

The organization was found­ed in 1905.

Scouts, Brownies help with party at hospitalEDISON — The North Edison

Junior Qirl Scout and Brownie troops at Oak Tree School donated 300 party favors to oatients at Roosevelt Hospital for the patients' recent Halloween party.

Brownie Troop 212 last month held an investiture and rededication ceremony at which Kerry Carmichael, Michele Cerami, Amy Novick, Michele Gelade, Patricia McElwain. Cathy Leahy and An­drea Insagna joined the troop.

The Township Council recently discussed an or­dinance that would close stores from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., but Shirley said police department statistics show that the prime time for armed holdups is between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

"Our big concern is for your safety," Shirley told the storeowners. He said this time of the year is when most armed robberies occur, because peo­ple need money for the holidays.

Shirley warned that "You are dealing with people who are desperate, so don't try to be a hero. Give them the money."

Crime prevention tips includ­ed removal of "special” sale signs that prevent police and the public from seeing holdups in progress; alarms, tv and still cameras and signs alerting robbers that the clerk cannot open the safe, or that a limited amount of cash is on hand.

He praised Krauszer’s and 7- 11 stores for instituting crime prevention programs at local stores.

Calling the crime prevention push a "War on Crime," Shirley warned the store owners not to believe there’s nothing they can do to prevent crime. "It’s up to you," he told them.

State DOT delays one-way plan for Oak Hills Road

EDISON — The Township Council approved a one-way designation for Oak Hills Road in September, and the signs were to have gone up 20 days after the council's action.

But the one-way signs have still not been placed on the two- tenths mile stretch of road.-It was reported at Monday

night’s Township Council agen­da session that the state Depart­ment of Transportation is

studying the one-way designa­tion, and may not approve it.

But Mayor Anthony Yelenc- sics said that a DOT study doesn't mean it won’t be ap­proved.

Oak Hills Road residents complained to the council that motorists use their street and Mason Drive and Clive Streetas a "bypass" for Metuchen. Many of the drivers exceed the 25 mph speed limit, residents contend.

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Moros sent back to drawing board

People powerWe've always had great respect for the electoral process

that enables United States voters to choose their leaders, from President to municipal offices, and that respect was strengthened by the November 4 elections.

In both Edison and Metuchen, 79 percent of the eligible voters cast ballots. That was an especially remarkable turnout in Edison, where no municipal elections were contested.

Nationally, it was good to see the American people deny re-election to a President who simply hasn’t done the job. The voters saw through President Carter's questionable campaign tactics—which attempted to paint Mr. Reagan as a war-monger and one who will divide the country.

However, Reagan now has to deliver on his promises, particularly in the economic area, unless he wants to suffer a similar fate in 1984.

All those things made us feel fortunate and proud to live here, but equally impressive was the manner in which President Carter accepted his defeat and promised to work with the president-elect for a smooth transition of power.

That’s something to think about next time we hearof some other nation changing governments by force, and not by the power of the people.

M oney magicThe stated five percent cap on municipal spending is

producing a major side effect that its sponsors probably never envisioned.

In financially strapped towns such as Metuchen, officials like Mayor John Wiley are becoming money magicians.

A tract of borough owned land that probably would have lain fallow for many more years if caps did not exist, is now scheduled to become a marketable municipal asset that, hopefully, will produce a big chunk of cap free money for the 1981 municipal budget.

And a recent wind storm that knocked down some trees has become more than just a mere Act of God. It is a true certifiable "emergency” that will enable the borough to spend a few thousand more outside its state cap.

Tom Walsh, the successful Republican candidate for election to the Borough Council, campaigned on the basis of his expertise in management. Perhaps next year’s crop of candidates should get an early start on laying in a stock of hats and breeding white rabbits.

A recent newspaper article about the effects of the 19- year-old drinking law on college campuses was headlined: Drinking age hike causes ripple effect on campus. Seems to me that Ripple should have been capitalized.

Bumper sticker: Caution: I break for bars.

The Edison resident who was recently named chairman of the New Jersey Youth for Reagan group also does some broadcasting for the Rutgers radio station. And why not, with a name like Ray TALKE.

When the Edison Township Council knocked down a proposed dog control ordinance, a solitary soul applauded weakly. It was the first known instance of a squatting ovation.

Message on a T-shirt strolling through Menlo Park Mall: "Electricians make shocking lovers.” Guess that’s where they got the term, "live wire.”

METUCHEN — Attorney Jay Arbeiter told the Planning Board last Thursday night that his client, Zack Moros, who wants to enlarge his Corner Deli building at Middlesex and Cen­tral Avenues, wasn’t planning “a Woodbridge Center or even a Tano Mall."

But the board stood firm on its insistence that Moros come up with a site plan that at least will partially meet the parking setback requirements of the borough’s new zoning restric­tions for shopping centers and supermarkets.

So, Moros' engineer, John Stefani, will go back to the drawing board and devise a new plan that the board will review informally at its November 20 meeting.

The new requirements for shopping centers and super­markets were enacted earlier this year after a tentative proposal was made to erect a giant Pathmark supermarket on the Montagna Restaurant property tract just west of Moros' property on Middlesex Avenue.

Among the requirements for the new B-4 supermarket and shopping center zone, which encompasses Moros’ property, is that there must be a 50-foot strip of, greenery between the street side line of any super­market or shopping center and its parking area.

Moros’ major problem stems from the fact that he cannot provide the 50-foot buffers if his present building stays where it is and he adds the 4,020 square feet of an addition that would be oqcupied by four or five other small retail stores or offices.

The board went so far as to suggest that Moros tear down his existing building, a former gas station which he purchased more than two years ago and converted into a delicatessen.

“ Is it really worth saving that building?” asked Chairman James Conlon. It was his posi­tion that granting the necessary conditional use and bulk variances in order to ac­comodate Moros' existing structure of 1,380 square feet was a case of "the tail is wagg­ing the dog.”

Arbeiter argued that it was “ unreasonable” to expect Moros to demolish a sound building that represents 25 per­cent of the total structure he envisions.

He asked whether the board would prefer what is there now or “a renovated, decent looking structure on what is a major corner in town."

Arbeiter declared that “no sensible development of this property" could conform to the borough requirements in all respects and he maintained that what Moros plans does not con­stitute a shopping center in the true sense of the definition.

“We want to be cooperative and we want to be reasonable," Arbeiter told the board, “but we already have a building.”

"My opinion is that this or­dinance for shopping centers just doesn’t apply to a develop­ment of this small scope," he added.

“ I disagree," replied Mayor John Wiley Jr., who said one of the purposes of the new zoning requirements is to head off “strip malls." And the objec­tions to this type of develop­ment, he said, stems from traffic problem considerations and not just "aesthetics."

While it may not be possible

for Moros to provide the 50-foot buffers, he continued, an effort should be made to try to come up with a plan that would attempt to approach the re­quirements.

“ I cannot accept abandon­ment," he said of the site plan requirements. “ I think there has to be at least some further effort at compliance. Maybe it can't be 100 percent compliance, but there should be some."

When Arbeiter responded that what Moros plans will be "superior” to what presently ex­ists but to impose the buffer requirements will create “an im­possible situation,” Wiley replied that sometimes it is necessary to endure short term conditions that are not desirable in order to achieve permanent improvements that do conform to what is en­visioned by zoning.

“ If zoning delays develop­ment until what the community wants comes along,” said the mayor, “then it has to wait until it is economically feasible for it to be done.”

"I am not adverse to seeing that building go,” Wiley declared.

“The man is in business," Arbeiter answered. "He’s ear­ning a living.”

Board member P h illip Pozycki suggested that there were alternative solutions to this problem such as permitting Moros to build around his pre­sent structure or permitting him to remain in it until an entirely

new structure was erected.However, Moros said that he

couldn’t just close the doors of his present store one day and open in another the next day. He said it would take between two to three weeks to move from one building to another because of relocating refrigera­tion equipment. He said the cost of this would be between $25,- 000 and $30,000. In addition, he told the board, he would face a $120,000 loss of business dur­ing such a move and would have the problem of losing between eight and 10 employees who he could not carry for two to three weeks without being open.

When Borough Engineer George Terwilliger suggested that Moros might be able to salvage his existing building by relocating the parking behind the proposed new structure, Moros said that this would dis­courage that part of his trade which involves people parking in front of the delicatessen and running in for coffee to go and whatever else they eat for breakfast enroute to work.

"You can’t have your danish and eat it, too,” said Terwilliger.

“ It does look like there is a better way to do this,” said Chairman Conlon as Arbeiter and his client agreed to come back before the board to try again.

Moros, who originally was represented by another at­torney, first came before the board with expansion plans more than a year ago.

Police promotions challenged by suit

NEW BRUNSWICK — Seven Edison Township patrolmen have filed a suit in Superior C o u rt c h a lle n g in g the promotions to sergeant of three fellow officers.

The suit, filed on Friday, alleges that the three new sergeants, Alex Haskins, George Zsido and Anthony White, have less seniority than the plaintiffs.

The complaint alleges that Edison Mayor Anthony Yelenc- sics disregarded a state statute which decrees that preference shall be given for merit and seniority in municipalities where Civil Service rules do not apply as is the case in Edison.

The plaintiffs also allege that Yelencsics, who as township public safety director is em­pow ered to make the

AAUW official guest speakerEDISON — Eleanor Peter­

man, the state Educational Foundation Program chairman for the American Association of University Women, will be the speaker at a meeting of the M etuchen-Edison AAUW Wednesday night at 8 at the North Edison Branch Library, Grove Avenue and Library Place.

According to Ms. Peterman, the New Jersey AAUW, through a new endowment plan, will provide funds to AAUW members who may wish to return to the job market, up­grade skills or re-direct their careers.

promotions, acted to some degree on the recommendation of Police Chief William Fisher. The chief and the Township Council are named as co­defendants.

The suit contends that the promotions made October 1 are “arbitrary, capricious and un­reasonable and adverse to the best interests of the township and its police department."

The plaintiffs, Patrolmen John Angeline, Joseph Cies, Alexander Dutka, William P. Mintchwarner Jr., William Petroff, Jack Sandas and Anthony Vitello, are seeking in­junctive relief, vacation of the promotions and appointment of three from their own ranks to fill the vacancies on the basis of seniority and merit. The suit also asks for damages, fees and costs.

The plaintiffs are being represented by attorney Jack Wysoker of New Brunswick.

DAR fundraiser slated tomorrow

METUCHEN — The Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a dessert- party fundraiser tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Old Franklin School House on Middlesex Avenue.

Money raised at the event will benefit local high school students and will be used to purchase some “symbol of citizenship" to be presented to a new citizen at the New Brunswick Naturalization Court sometime in the coming year.

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Linda Jean Vwed to Mark J. Oricchio

METUCHEN — Linda Jean Vandenbergh and Mark J. Oricchio of Woodbridge were married Saturday in the First P resbyterian Church of Metuchen. The 4 p.m. ceremony was performed by Dr. Robert Bayley, pastor.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. 'Vandenbergh o f Bryant Avenue. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Frederick Oricchio of Duxbury, Mass.

For her wedding, the bride wore-the ivory satin gown worn by her mother when she and Mr. Vandenbergh were married in 1949 in Belmar. She also wore the veil worn by her maternal grandmother, Gladys Wight, when she and Lester W. Wight were married in 1918 in Lakewood. The bride’s bouquet was of mums and stephanotis.

Nancy Vandenbergh was her sister's maid of honor. She wore a rust colored gown trimmed with ivory lace and carried fall flowers.

Bridesmaids were Mary Oricchio of Orleans, Mass., sister of the bridegroom, and Michele G. Barth of Point Plea­sant, cousin of the bride. They also wore rust colored gowns trimmed with ivory lace and carried fall flowers.

Another cousin, Melissa Barth of Point Pleasant, was flower girl.

Paul T. Oricchio of Duxbury, the bridegroom’s brother, was best man. Ushers were another brother, James L. Oricchio of Duxbury, and Richard K.

Metuchen woman named chairman

METUCHEN — Teresa Mar- sico of Metuchen was recently named chairman of the Primary Care Associates division of the College of Medicine and Den­tistry of New Jersey-School of Allied Health Professionals.

She is involved with nurse- midwifery, dietetic internships, emergency medical services and physicians assistant programs.

Sturges of Succasunna.The ceremony was followed

by a reception at the Redwood Inn, Bridgewater, after which the couple left on a wedding trip to the Virgin Islands. Their future residence will be in Woodbridge.

The bride, a graduate of Metuchen High School and Middlesex County College, is a secretary at the Rutgers Medical School in Piscataway. The bridegroom is a senior group leader employed at Lever Brothers Research Center in Edgewater. He is a graduate chemical engineer who receiv­ed h is degree from Northeastern University in Boston.

Township Seal to be donated

EDISON — Council President Angelo Orlando Monday night showed theTownship Council a replica of the township seal, from which an unnamed artist will recreate a four-foot wooden seal to be hung in the council chambers.

Included on the seal is the Edison Memorial Tower and the words, “Let there be light." Orlando, who will donate the finished product to the township, said the artist has done similar work elsewhere.

Education week at local schools

METUCHEN — Local public schools will celebrate American Education Week November 16- 21 by opening the five borough schools to parents and guests.

Visiting days at Moss, Edgar and Campbell Schools will be November 19 and 20. The Franklin Middle School and Metuchen High School will receive visitors November 17- 21.

A luncheon for borough senior citizens will be held at the high school next Thursday at 11 a.m.

Richard A. Hines winner

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Local LWV plans fundraising drive

METUCHEN — The League of Women Voters of Metuchen is conducting its annual fun­draising drive this month.

The non-profit organization provides information on political issues for members and the public, conducts voter registration drives and spon­sors a candidates night.

For more information, call 549-8893.

Pancake breakfast to benefit retarded

A pancake breakfast for the benefit of the Association for Retarded Citizens/Raritan Valley Unit will be held Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Paul's Church cafeteria in Highland Park.

The breakfast is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. For tickets or further information, call the Association at 846-2586.

St. Francis sets sale of clothing

METUCHEN — A sale of new clothing will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the St. Francis Church cafeteria.

The sale is sponsored by the Religious Education Center of St. Francis parish.

C lo th ing from Jane ’s Fashions will be sold at what is described as below retail cost Women’s, junior and children’s clothing will be included.

in scholarshipEDISON — Richard A. Hines

has won the Century III Leader competition at John P. Stevens High School.

Hines, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hines of 4 Wendover Road, is now eligible to com-

Intermarrlage to be discussed

TFANtCK — The Jewish f amily Agencies of New Jersey will sponsors discussion on the impact of intermarriage on the Jewish community of North America here on November 19.

The forum will feature two major addresses, one by Dr. Herbert Strean, professor of social work at the Rutgers Un­iversity Graduate School of Social Work and Rabbi Irving Greenberg, director of the National Jewish Resource Center in New York.

Reservations can be made by calling the Jewish Family Ser­vice of Northern Middlesex County at 494-3924. The fee, which includes lunch, is $30 per person.

The forum will be open to mental health professionals in the state of New Jersey, but a number of spaces will be made available to lay people.

competitionpete with other seniors throughout New Jersey for two $1,500 scholarships, two $500 scholarships, and also for a $10,000 national scholarship that will be awarded in a con­ference of state winners in historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.

The 17-year-old senior is a member of the National Honor Society, the Math League, the Key Club and the band. He was treasurer of the Chess Club, lettered on the varsity soccer team, and was a Student Coun­cil representative.

In addition, Hines has been active in the Boy Scouts, work­ing toward Eagle Scout rank, and has been a hospital volunteer.

Students in the competition were judged on the basis of their leadership abilities, com­munity involvement and score on a current events examina­tion.

Runners-up in the competi­tion at J.P. Stevens High School are Robin Simon and Matthew Battle.

The program is administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and funded by the Shell Oil Company.

JFK sets open house for registered nurses

EDISON — John F. Kennedy Medical Center will hold an open house and luncheon for registered nurses and 1981 graduate nurses Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nurses interested in atten­ding should make reservations by calling the medical center's Personnel Department at 321- 7170.

Air quality unit to meet Wednesday

EDISON — The Middlesex County Air Quality Planning Committee will meet Wednes­day night at 7:30 at the Corral Restaurant in the College Center of Middlesex County College.

For more information on the subject of the meeting, contact Linda Busch of the Middlesex County Planning Board staff at 745-4014.

SISTERHOOD TO MEETMETUCHEN — Chapter Al.

P.E.O. Sisterhood will hold a meeting on November 24 at 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. D. Peter Siebert, 33 Huntington Road. Edison.

Stevens9 Edison high schools

chosen fo r CloseUp programEDISON — John P. Stevens

and Edison high schools have been chosen to participate in the CloseUp program, which is designed to educate teen-agers about the operation of the federal government.

In May, students from the two high schools will travel to Washington where they will meet with White House staffers, senators, congressman and members of the federal govern­ment.

The two township schools, along with eight other high schools in Middlesex and Somerset counties, were chosen by CloseUp's board of directors.

Holiday Bazaar set by St. Francis PTA

METUCHEN — The annual Holiday Bazaar of the St. Fran­cis School PTA will be held on Saturday, November 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parish cafeteria.

Craft articles, seasonal baked goods, trash and treasure, a hot lunch, raffle items, a children’s lunch and pictures with Santa Claus will be featured.

CHOCOLATE DELICACIESEDISON — Mary Ann Klisch

will demonstrate the baking of chocolate delicacies at the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu- El on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Each school will receive two fellowships worth about $440 each. The money will be used to pay the Washington expenses of one student and one teacher at each school. Additional s tu d e n ts may go to Washington, but will have to pay their own way.

Seminars set for Monday

METUCHEN — Registrations still are being accepted for three seminars to be conducted Mon­day night at Metuchen High School by the Metuchen Com­munity Adult School.

Those wishing to enroll should visit the high school of­fice between 6:45 and 7 p.m. There is a $5 fee for each seminar.

Scheduled for from 6:45 to 9:45 p.m. Monday is a seminar on "Buying and Selling a Home.” Ruth Dunkle of the Docs Agency will be moderator. An attorney, mortgage banker and realtor will be panelists.

"Managing Your Time" is the subject of a seminar to be con­ducted from 7 to 9:30 p.m. by Jo Molinair of Middlesex County College.

Dr. Arnold Keller, an account executive with Paine-Weber, will be moderator for a seminar from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. on the subject, "Investing in the 80 s

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Edison, Metuchen share title again

—Photos by Ed PagliariniJohn Watt of Metuchen (25) and Dave McCann of Edison battle for ball in Middlesex County Tournament finals.

Joe Lynch, hungry friends run through Cedar Ridge

By TOM EVANSNEW BRUNSWICK — If

you're a soccer fan with a taste for defense, goose-eggs, and goose-bumps, frigid Memorial Stadium was the place to be Saturday night.

That was the scene of the boys and girls finals in the Middlesex County Soccer Tournament, and in eight quarters and four five-minute overtime periods, none of the four teams could score a goal.

In the girls finale—a rematch of the 1979 finals—Edison battled East Brunswick to a scoreless tie, and the teams shared the championship.

Edison played Metuchen—in another 1979 rerun—in theboys finals. Last year, those teams played to a 1-1 tie and shared the title. Saturday's 0-0 tie resulted in another co­championship. The two teams met in a regular season game, and that game also ended in a scoreless tie.

Metuchen Coach Ken Graf wasn’t fully satisfied with his team’s performance. "We didn’t control the tempo of the game,” he said minutes after the final whistle.

Graf's defensive strategy in­cluded close coverage of Joe Corsaro, Bill DeAraujo and Jim Stivers, Edison’s chief scoring threats. "It wasn't man-to-man marking,” explained Graf. “We just picked them up whenever they went for the ball.”

While Graf was disappointed at not winning the title outright, he took nothing away from Edison’s effort. "They're tough and they played a strong game,” observed Graf.

Edison Coach Ed Primka credited Gabor Hilbert, who marked Rich Mongelli, and Curt Adams, who was marking Ron Rivera, for "outstanding jobs" on defense.

“We took them out of their game," said Primka, "and DeAraujo controlled the middlefor us.”

Metuchen came on strong in the first quarter, but Edison goalie Ed Stivers came up with some good sliding stops to turn away the threats. Edison had its share of opportunities late in the second quarter, after Stivers had made a nice diving save on a shot that was ticketed for the upper right corner of the net.

Metuchen goalie Mike Romeo knocked aside a hard shot and gathered in two other shots on goal in the closing minutes of the half.

Early in the third quarter, Romeo made the save of the game, diving to deflect Hilbert’s hard shot over the net.

Primka substituted freely in the second half and nearly wore the Bulldogs down, but the Eagles’ closest thing to a goal was a shot that bounced off the crossbar.

Edison also dominated the two overtime periods, but couldn’t crack Metuchen’s defense.

Metuchen had gained the finals with a big 2-0 victory over first-seeded St. Joseph’s, in what Graf called his team’s best effort of the season. Jim Beckenbach and John Watt scored goals within a two- minute span in the first period to oust the Falcons.

Edison defeated Monroe Tow nship, 2-1, in the semifinals, winning on a 3-2 advantage on penalty kicks after tying, 1-1, after regulation time and two overtime periods. Hilbert had scored for Edison in the first period, on a pass from DeAraujo.

In the shootout, DeAraujo, Jim Stivers and Curt Adams scored for Edison, with Adams putting in the decisive shot, for his first goal of the season.

By TOM EVANSOLD BRIDGE — When O.J.

Simpson rushed for more than 2,000 yards for Buffalo, he often treated his offensive linemen to steak dinners.

Well, Joe Lynch isn’t getting paid to carry the football for Edison High, but after his three- touchdown, 198-yard perfor­mance in the Eagles’ 22-6 vic­tory over Cedar Ridge Friday night, it’s clear that he owes Bill Siehl, Dan Szucs and Mike Wade a trip to Burger King.

Edison Coach Mike Wojcik praised Lynch for a “great” game, and pointed out that, most of his runs were over the left side, where Siehl, Szucs and Wade were moving people out.

It was Szucs, a 6-0, 270- pound senior, who executed a trap block to spring Lynch on an 87-yard touchdown run in the first period. Quarterback Dave Valerian! passed to Harry San­tos for the two-point conver­sion.

The play capped a 91-yard drive that followed a Cedar Ridge punt.

On the first play of the second quarter, Lynch returned a punt to midfield, but on the first play from scrimmage, defensive tackle Rich Totten picked up a fumble and roared down the middle of the field for a touchdown. Quarterback Dave DeMarco’s pass fell incomplete on the two-point conversion attempt and Edison held an 8-6 lead.

With a minute left in the half, Wade stepped in front of DeMarco's intended receiver at the Cedar Ridge 35, raced down the left sidelines, but was knocked out of bounds on the two-yard line.

Lynch carried three straight times, but was st ~ked up at the line of scrim mag l ->n each play. On fourth and goa , Valeriani's pitchout to Lynch was a little

late, but the ball popped back up and Lynch grabbed it and circled right end for a touchdown with 33 seconds left in the half. Greg Yock’s extra point attempt sailed wide to the left and Edison led, 14-6.

"We were extremely lucky on that one,” said Wojcik, who pointed out that the near mis- cue was one of a couple of breakdowns near the Cougars’ goal line.

The Eagles put together a time-consuming 80-yard march in the third period for their third touchdown. Two passes by Valeriani and two good runs by Lynch in clutch situations kept the drive alive.

On a third-and-8 at the Edison 32, Lynch gained 10 on a draw play. A minute later, on a third-and-2 at the 50, Lynch gained three yards. It was second-and-15 after a penalty when Valeriani hit Phil Gassaro on a quick pass for a first down at the Cedar Ridge 36. Then, on a third-and-10 at the 36, Valeriani fired a low strike to

EDISON — W ardlaw- Hartridge School has broken off athletic relations with Dwight- Englewood School after the latter canceled a football game with Wardlaw two weeks ago.

Wardlaw Athletic Director Evan Peterson was under the impression that, because of SATs on the morning of November 1, the starting time of the game had been put back to 2:30.

"I’m quite sure we did not change the starting time,” said Dennis Hurtzel, Dwight- Englewood athletic director. But Peterson is just as sure that

wide receiver Ken Bogdan, who fell to his knees to make the catch at the 23.

A pass interference play mov­ed the ball to the 12, and two plays later, Lynch broke a tackle and scored from nine yards out. Yock faked the extra point kick and Santos passed to Gassaro for the two-pointer.

Wojcik praised the play of linebackers, John Weber and Wade, and the secondary of Dave Bussiere, Lynch, Ron Pascoe, and Andy Bythell for an outstanding game “Weber was in their backfield all night,” said Wojcik.

The Eagles will play at Colonia Saturday at 1 p.m. Wo­jcik considers Colonia “a very decent club that has had a lot of close games.” Colonia beat Kennedy, 12-6, Saturday to br­ing its record to 2-2-3.

“We're looking forward to playing them,” he said. “We’ve been playing much better foot­ball since the Madison Central game.” Edison lost to powerful Central, 14-10.

an agreement to delay the kickoff was reached.

Wardlaw arrived at Dwight- Englewood at about 2, just in time to see the opposing team walking off the field. Hurtzel said the decision to remove the D-E team from the field was made to protect the players from injury. He explained that they had been on the field for some time, and "the chances of injury would have been in­creased by being out in the cold for a long period of time.”

Both athletic directors agreed that the mixup was due to a “misunderstanding.”

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Defense key to title fo r Edison girls

- Photos by Ed Pagliarini

Linda Brunner of Edison (4) boots ball away from East Brunswick player in Saturday night’s tournament finale.

Janet Smith and Matt Stein await cross-country finals

By TOM EVANSNEW BRUNSWICK — It may

be true that playing a tie game is like kissing your brother, but Pat Klarer, coach of the Edison High School girls soccer team was very satisfied with that 0-0 stalem ate against East Brunswick Saturday night in the finals of the Middlesex County Tournament.

"A win would have been nice," said Klarer, after her team gained a share of the title at Memorial Stadium, "but we’re really pleased."

Klaren recalled how, a few

Edison girls eliminated from tourney

EDISON — Hamilton East eliminated Edison from the girls State Soccer Tournament Tuesday with a 5-2 victory in a Central Jersey Group 4 contest.

Madelyn Palko scored both goals for Edison, hitting the nets in the second and third quarters.

In the first round, Edison defeated Stevens, 3-0, on goals by Palko, Maggie Muscarella and Debbie Rinaldi. Muscarella also earned an assist on Palko's goal.

Goalie Cindy Arouh turned aside three shots, while Stevens’ goalie Michele Fischer made eight saves. Edison out- shot the Hawks, 39-5.

Woodbridge eliminated St. Thomas Aquinas, 2-1, as Annie Mullen scored a goal in a losing cause. St. Thomas goalie Alicia Rianoso made 14 saves.

EDISON — It’s been five years since Wardlaw-Hartridge School has won a state soccer championship, but the Golden Rams can end that drought Monday.

That’s when they’ll play Pen­nington in the Independent Schools Group B finals.

Wardlaw gained the final round Monday with a 2-0 victory over Rutgers Prep on goals by Randy Rogers and Tom Kopidakis and the goal-tending of Greg Cordasco.

With 9:24 left in the second quarter, Rogers scored from 20 yards out on a set play, on assists by Rick McMurrian and John Penvenne,

That’s how the score remain­ed until midway through the final period when right wing

Bulldogs win in tournament

Metuchen, Edison and St. Joseph’s are still alive in the state high school soccer tour­nament.

The Bulldogs of Metuchen gained the Central Jersey Group 1 finals Tuesday by beating Perth Amboy Vo-Tech, 3-0. Metuchen, 11-3-3, will play Montgomery tomorrow at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s High School.

Edison will play East Brunswick today at 10 a m. at Edison High School in a Central Jersey Group 4 contest. St. Joseph's will host Notre Dame of Trenton tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.

Rich Mongelli, John Kunze and Pat Kacani scored goals in Metuchen's victory over Perth Amboy Vo-Tech. Mike Romeo made four saves as the Bulldogs registered their 11th shutout.

weeks earlier, East Brunswick had scored a 4-0 victory in a regular season game. “We have a lot of respect for them, so it was quite an accomplishment to come back like this,” she said.

Edison won because goalie Cindy Arouh played "the best game of her life" and because Maggie Muscarella "controlled the middle" according to Klarer

Arouh came out to cut off several East Brunswick scoring threats, and got lots of help from the defense, which cleared the ball on several occasions following scrambles in front of the net.

“We had good timing on defense," said Klarer, “although we had three players who are relatively new to the positions."

“A lot of times defense is ignored,” she added, "but it’s very important.”

Beth Beyer, sweeper, and Linda Brunner, Chris Pen- nachio, and Andrea Schwanz, who was m arking East Brunswick's best player, led the defense.

East Brunswick dominated play in the first quarter, but Edison came to life and had some scoring threats of its own in the second period.

But both teams played good defense in the second half, and in the two five-minute overtime periods, to share the crown. Edison beat East Brunswick, 2- 1, in last year’s finale.

Following the game, the players lined up and shook hands, in the same way National Hockey League players con­gratulate one another at the end of a Stanley Cup playoff series.

Kopidakis took a crossing pass from McMurrian and blasted the ball into the net from 30 yards out.

Wardlaw last won a state soccer title in 1975, when the Rams compiled their best overall record, 15-2-2. The Rams lost in the state finals the following year.

Coach Howard Freeman, in his 10th year at the helm, said the success of this year’s team (10-4-2) is due, in part, to the defensive play of Rogers, the team’s central defender, and outside fullbacks Joe Kempson and Robert Berg. McMurrian, with 13 goals and eight assists, leads the team in scoring.

MESC slates first dinnerThe M etuchen-Edison

Soccer Club will hold its first annual dinner on Monday, December 1 at the Pines Manor, Edison.

A member of the Cosmos will be signing autographs at the 6 p.m. affair.

Donation is $10 for adults and $3 for children. For reservations and additional information, call Sonny Giniger, 572-5209.

Pop Warner teams lose three games

METUCHEN — The local teams in the Raritan Valley Pop Warner Football Conference ended the season with losses Sunday.

Bridgewater defeated the Midgets, 22-0, in a game called at halftime because of rain. In the Pee Wee game. Bridgewater took a 22-7 decision, with Vance Adams scoring for Metuchen. Ken Febles scored for Metuchen's Junior Pee Wees, who lost. 28-6.

Janet Smith and Matt Stein of J.P. Stevens High will compete Saturday in the state Group 4 cross-country finals at Holmdel State Park, after qualifying with impressive performances in the Central Jersey Championships Saturday at Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick.

Smith, the sensational 5-foot, 78-pound freshman, won the Central Jersey race in 18:29 to break the record set last yearby Highland Park’s Judy Ruff. Smith had won the Middlesex County championship a week earlier with an 18:34 clocking on the same course.

“She’s out of sight,” said Stevens Coach John Gundry. "It’s hard to believe that she's accomplished so much in such a short time.” What's even harder to believe is that she made a few “ mental mistakes" in Saturday’s meet, according to Gundry.

Her time was the best in the state, but not ail the group races were run on the same course.

Gundry feels that Lorrie Butterfield of Hunterdon Cen­tral, who finished four seconds behind Smith Saturday, and Mary Ellen M ileski of

Ridgewood, who won the North Jersey, Section 1 Group 4 race, will provide strong competition for Smith at Holmdel.

Another factor will be the Holmdel course, which has plenty of hills.

Gundry was “ especially pleased" with Stein's fourth place finish in the boys Group 4 race. The senior turned in his best time ever—16:41—and beat such runners as Dan Belford of Piscataway, the Middlesex County champion.

"It was one of the better times we’ve ever had by a Stevens runner," commented Gundry. "Matt has come a long way, and has worked very hard.”

Stein will again be going up against Belford and a host of other fine runners in the Group 4 finals. “ It’s the toughest sec­tion of all,” said Gundry.

Both Smith and Stein will be shooting for a place in the Meet of Champions, scheduled for November 22 at Holmdel. Only the top team in each group and the top 10 runners from each group will be invited to that one.

Edison’s boys team, the defending champion in Central Jersey Group 4, finished

seventh. Brian Taylor led the way with a 17:24 clocking, good for 24th place. John Curtis (29), Pat Flanagan (36), Steve Castles (52) and Jim O'Brien (58) also scored for the Eagles.

Edison’s Vinnie Poch, who finished 19th in the county championships, was ill the day before the race, and could manage only 99th place. Coach Art Rostel had expected him to finish in the top 25, if healthy. "We were hoping for a fifth place,” said Rostel, "but for some reason all the boys’ times were 20 seconds slower than their times in the counties."

The Edison girls team finish­ed ninth with 248 points, as Mary Jo Loeser finished 25th with a 21:39 time. Laura Henyecz (41), Lee Holgado (47), Julie Quimson (60) and Jeanne Hof (75) completed the team scoring

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Wardlaw team seeks state soccer crown

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Stevens eyes playoffs

Lanzafama s lo TD gallop sparks Hawks to big victory

By TOM EVANSPERTH AMBOY — It's not

easy to find a turning point in a 61-0 football game, but the closest thing to a momentum swing in J.P. Stevens High’s rout of Perth Amboy Saturday was a play by a guy who doesn’t often carry the ball.

Stevens was leading, 19-0, but Perth Amboy was threaten­ing after a bad pass from center on an attempted punt gave the Panthers the ball on the Stevens 20 with 2 minutes left in the first half. Some good defensive play be Joe Seeman, Bob Muha and Kevin Forker forced Perth Am­boy into a shotgun offense on a third and 16 play from the 15 with just 19 seconds remaining.

That’s where tackle Gary Lan­zafama came in. Perth Amboy also suffered a bad pass from center, and the 6-foot, 1-inch 225-pound Lanzafama scooped up the ball at the24and romped down the right sideline to score.

The big junior, perhaps not accustomed to such wide open spaces on the gridiron, stumbled a bit at the Perth Am­boy 20, but regained his balance and reached the end

—Photo by Ed Pagliarinl

Gary Lanzafama races for touchdown after picking up Perth Amboy fumble. (The other leg belongs to a team­mate.)

Metuchen boys, girls win MVC cross-country titles

METUCHEN — C ross­country runners at Metuchen High held a double celebration last week after winning both the boys and girls championships in the Mountain Valley Con­ference meet at Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick.

The boys pulled an upset to win with 68 points, while the girls won as expected with 20 points.

Coach Al Cummings was “thrilled to death” about the boys' triumph, which he called "a major upset.” The girls, led by first place finisher, Sue Gill, took the top three spots, and probably could have run better, according to Cummings.

Bob Kolbus led the boys to victory with an eighth place

finish, and teammates Bob Huff and Jon Massey took the next two spots. Ted Lorenz finished 16th and Ed Olson placed 25th to complete the scoring.

Gill won the MVC title that teammate Shelagh Reilly cap­tured last year. Alicia Carmine and Tammy Clausen finished 2- 3, and Maria Reilly and Maureen Ryan took sixth and eighth spots, respectively. Shelagh Reilly, bothered by a foot injury, was held out of the MVC meet.

But she’s expected to be ready for the state meet Satur­day at Holmdel. Both the girls and boys teams finished in the top five Saturday in the Central Jersey Group 1 meet at Buccleuch Park to qualify for the finals.

The girls finished third, led by Alicia Carmine’s ninth place finish. Clausen finished 10th; Sue Gill took 13th place; Maria Reilly finished 15th, and Shelagh Reilly was No. 17.

Huff, a senior in his first year of cross-country competition, placed 16th to lead the boys to a fourth place finish in the Central Jersey meet. “He’s a wrestler, but he caught my eye while he was running laps in the hallways last winter," said Cum­mings. “ I talked him into com­ing out for the team and he’s done very well.”

Kolbus finished 17th, just ahead of Massey in the Group 1 contest. Lorenz took 23rd place and Olson finished 35th.

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touchdowns, the Panthers found themselves down by four TD’s. "That seemed to take it out of them,” said Stevens Coach Joe Gutowski, who played quarterback Jim Schedeneck and other sophomores in the second half. But those players had the same golden touch that Phil Cary, JoJo Thomas and Forker had possessed in the first half.

Thomas scored the first touchdown on a 15-yard sweep around right end to cap a 61- yard drive after the opening kickoff.

Stevens drove 80 yards, star­ting late in the first period and finishing early in the second quarter on Porker’s four-yard burst over left tackle. That drive was kept alive when Cary’s pass on a third-and-18 from his own 18 was tipped by a defender and caught by an alert tight end, Scott Johnson, who took the ball to the 29.

Two minutes later, after some aggressive defensive play by Lanzafama, Forker and Cornell Crilly, Perth Amboy was forced to punt from its own 11. But Crilly crashed in from his right end slot and blocked the punt, which was recovered in the end zone for a safety by punter Moe Bryant.

Stevens took the free kick and drove to the Perth Amboy 36, but stalled there as two Cary passes went into the incomplete column. With a strong wind behind him, Ryan Varga tried a 53-yard field goal, but the ball veered sharply to the right and fell short. “He may have thought about it, took too much time and caught it w rong ,” said Gutowski. Varga had kicked a 43-yarder earlier in the season.

Perth Amboy also did something wrong on that play, namely, roughing the kicker, which gave the Hawks a first

down on the 20. But three plays gained nothing, and Varga got another shot at the field goal, this time from 37 yards away. And this kick from the hold of John Yorey sailed through the uprights and landed 15 to 20 yards beyond the goal posts. That kick might have been good from 53 yards.

Varga connected on eight ex­tra points and has now booted 20 straight conversions without a miss. His five field goals leave him one short of the school record. His extra point kick f o l l o w in g L a n z a fa m a ’s touchdown nearly broke up a cake sale being held in front of the distant front gate

Schedeneck took over at quarterback in the second half, and hit split end Jon Larson with a five-yard scoring strike to continue the rout.

Another sophomore, Marc M o fsow i tz , raced fo r touchdowns on runs of 23 and 50 yards in the third period. Tom DiVizio dived one yard to score and George Valenda picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards for the f inal touchdown.

Stevens will host J.F. Kennedy of Iselin Saturday at 1 p.m. Until this year, Stevens and Kennedy had played on Thanksgiving Day. “ It’s been a good rivalry,” said Gutowski. Since 1964, Stevens holds a 12- 3-1 edge in the series.

Last year, JFK pulled out a 12- ID decision with a last-minute touchdown.

"Every game is important,” said Gutowski, "especially at this stage of the season.”

He was referring to the Cen­tral Jersey Group 4 playoffs, in which Stevens (5-2) could earn a berth by winning its sixth game Saturday. Also in the pic­ture are East Brunswick, 6-1, Hamilton West, 6-1, Wood- bridge, 5-1-1, Middletown North, 5-2, and Raritan, 5-2.

Wardlaw looking for winning year

EDISON — Wardlaw- Hartridge School can complete a winning season Saturday with a victory at Pingry. Game time is1:30 p.m.

The Golden Rams evened their record at 3-3 Saturday with a convincing 42-6 victory over Montclair-Kimberly.

A 23-point first period, with three different players scoring touchdowns, was all Wardlaw needed. Steve Maxwell scored

MHS net team finishes 19-5

METUCHEN — Despite a 3-2 loss to Scotch Plains-Fanwood last week, Metuchen High’s girls tennis team completed its most successful season.

In addition to winning the Valley Division title in the Mountain Valley Conference with an 11-1 mark, the Metuchenites captured the Central Jersey Group 1 crown and compiled a 19-5 record.

Juniors Megan McDowell and Michelle Meisner were the top singles players with records of 21-3 and 20-4, respectively. The doubles team of Cathy Brodeur and Missy Reiner went 15-2.

on a 3-yard run; Mark Domino returned a punt 34 yards for a touchdown, and Osborn Mayers caught a 6-yard pass from Domino.

Jay Kimball passed to Dave Hall for a two-point conversion, Maxwell ran for another two- pointer, and Brian Culp kicked an extra point in the first period. Culp also hit on an extra point kick in the second quarter.

The Rams added two more touchdowns in the second period as Domino hit Irv Green on a halfback option pass from 30 yards out, and Kimball pass­ed six yards to Jim Sisto just before halftime.

Maxwell romped 80 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and finished with 143 yards rushing. Domino gained 119 yards on the ground.

Metuchen J-V team loses 14-8 decision

METUCHEN — Roselle Park defeated Metuchen, 14-8, Mon­day in a junior varsity football game The loss left the Bulldogs with a 3-4 record.

Paul Bruder scored on a five- yard run, and Kelvin Hankerson ran for a two-point conversion for Metuchen.

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Metuchen keeps will to win despite five losses in row

METUCHEN — Metuchen High’s football team will be out to break a five-game losing streak Saturday when it visits Middlesex fora 1:30 p.m. game.

Despite the losses and a 1-6 record, the Bulldogs haven’t lo.st the will to win, Coach George Conti happily reported this week. "After the last two games they're still pretty high," said Conti. "They know what they can do after being in two close games with top con­tenders."

The Bulldogs lost a 14-10 heartbreaker at Roselle Park Saturday, and dropped a 7-0 decision two weeks ago to a strong Immaculata team.

Conti expects Middlesex to come at the Bulldogs with an eight-man line and put pressure on quarterback Hank Pitcher. Middlesex defeated Kenilworth, 21-7, Saturday to raise its record to 4-2-1.

"Their running and passing games are sound,” said Conti.

The running game is sparked by halfback Mike Girvan, who rushed for 100 yards and two to u c h d o w n s aga ins t Kenilworth. Quarterback Bruce Flippen leads the offense.

Metuchen’s defense had its hands full with Roselle Park running back Mike Shriner, who rushed for 102 yards and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run. was a one-man show," com­mented Conti. “ He’s so hard to bring down, and we didn’t have anyone to give our defensive players a breather." -

Still, Conti was pleased with his team’s performance. “They’re tough little guys,” said the coach. “ If we try to keep them on the bench for a while, they jump all over us. . .they want to get back in there.”

Metuchen took a 10-0 lead in the first period by taking advan­tage of Roselle Park errors, but a fumble and an interception stopped fourth period drives

that could have pulled the gameout.

On the opening kickoff, Kelvin Hankerson and Tim Brown combined to cover a fumble at the Roselle Park 10, but the Panthers held on the 14, and soccer-style kicker Dan Deevey booted a 31-yard field goal to put the Bulldogs on top.

Minutes later, after a fumble recovery at the Roselle Park 39, Pitcher ran six yards for his first varsity touchdown. Deevey converted to give the Bulldogs their 10-0 advantage.

But Roselle Park recovered a fumble in the third period and Shriner eventually scored on a 15-yard run. JoeCulocci picked up a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and ran 25 yardS to score.

Pitcher, in addition to rushing for his first touchdown, com­pleted nine of 16 passes for 84 yards. End Mike McManus was on the receiving end five times for 62 yards

Second chance gives Keansburg victory over St Thomas squad

EDISON — Stopping a team from scoring on four plays in­side the 1-yardlineisalottoask of a defense. Getting the defense to duplicate that feat a few minutes later is too much to ask.

St. Thomas Aquinas High's defense came up with one superb defensive effort in the fourth quarter Saturday, but Keansburg got another close-in shot and made it count for a 16- 6 victory.

Keansburg led, 8-6, late in the third period, and appeared ready to add to that lead when John Landosca ran five yards on a third and four from the St. Thomas 6-yard line.

But some fine defensive play by Joe Nisky, Pete Fennelly, Ted Theodosatos and Todd Kaden stopped Keansburg, for­cing a fourth and goal at the 1 as the third period ended.

On the first play of the final period, an interior lineman mov­ed prematurely and Keansburg was set back to the 6. Quarter­back Tom Regan’s pass fell in­complete on fourth down and the threat died.

After an exchange of punts, St. Thomas took overon itsown 36 with 7:56 to play, but on the first play from scrimmage, Keansburg recovered a fumble on the St. Thomas 33.

Regan ran a keeper play to the 22, and a penalty moved the ball to the 11. Three plays later, Keansburg had a first down on the 1, but again an illegal procedure penalty moved the ball back to the 6. This time, however, Regan handed off to Landosca on a draw play and he bulled up the middle to score. Marty Crane caught a two-point conversion pass from Regan to put the game out of reach.

Keansburg scored in the first period when Ted Dean raced 61 yards after a roughing-the- kicker penalty had kept the first drive of the game alive Regan hit Landosca with a pass for the two-point conversion.

St. Thomas scored just before halftime when Theodosatos plunged over from one yard away. But Theodosatos’s kick for the extra point missed.

Keansburg had an edge in rushing. 183 to 145 yards for the Trojans. Dean had 76 of those yards for Keansburg, while

Theodosatos picked up 58 for St. Thomas.

The victory was the fifth straight and raised Keansburg’s record to 6-1. The loss left St. Thomas with a 4-3 mark, and eliminated the Trojans from the state playoff picture.

St. Thomas lost starting right guard Joe Parauda, who suf­fered a broken leg in the third period. The game was delayed

for about 20 minutes, until an ambulance arrived and transported Parauda to the hospital. Two weeks ago, the Trojans lost right defensive end Bruce Tarnalicki, who was hurt during practice.

New Brunswick, which lost to North Brunswick, 28-6, Friday night, will visit St. Thomas tomorrow night for an 8 o'clock game.

Trojans win soccer gamesSt. Thomas Aquinas High’s

boys soccer team went over the .500 mark this week with vic­tories over South Riverand New Brunswick.

In the 3-1 victory over South River, Mark Krutzinger, Pete Muglia and Glenn Kapper scored goals, and Dan Wasylak earned two assists. Goalie Doug Kimball turned aside 10 shots.

Pete Dilorio, with an assist from Joe Donahue, and Tom Parauda scored in the 2-1 vic­tory over New Brunswick. Kim­ball had nine saves, while the

Women’s Team Tennis group making plans

METUCHEN — The Garden State Women’s Team Tennis organization is recruiting players and reorganizing for the spring-summer season.

The GSWTT is a league of teams from New Jersey com­munities which encourages and supports the development of competitive women’s team ten­nis, according to a spokesman.

Any woman 18 years old by April 1, 1981 is eligible to join at beginner, intermediate or ad­vanced levels.

The league was formed in 1976 with four teams in central New Jersey. The league now has 10 teams and 200 members and is sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association.

Because of the growth of the organization, regional group play has been adopted by the league to minimize travel and to create playoffs.

For further information, con­tact Kathleen M. Molnar, 494- 3011.

Trojans took 15 shots to raise their record to 8-7-2.

South Plainfield defeated J.P. Stevens, 2-1, as Mike Nigro scored a third-period goal in a losing cause.

Mark Taylor scored two goals and Marty Costello and Paul McGinty each tallied once as St. Joseph's defeated Colonia, 4-0, Tuesday in regular season ac­tion. Goalie Pat Kirchner stopped three shots to record the shutout.

Stevens’ goalie MikeAntczak also made three saves to beat J.F. Kennedy, 3-1, Tuesday. Behzad Seyed, scored twice and Nigro hit the nets once for the Hawks, now 5-8-2.

St. Thomas wins in cross-country

EDISON — St. Thomas Aquinas High's cross-country team defeated St. Mary’s, 20-36, and South River, 19-43, this week to raise its record to 10-1.

Mark Janiec won both races, turning in a 15:21 time against St. Mary's and running the three-mile course at South River in 18:26. Mike McDonald was runner-up in both events.

Mike Kilburg. Matt Zinsky and Pat Kennedy took the fourth, fifth and seventh spots, respec­tively, against St. Mary’s. Tom McCarthy, Kilburg, Zinsky and Jim Anan took places four through seven and Kennedy finished ninth against South River.

O CONNELL FOURTHMETUCHEN — Gloria

O'Connell, 15, of Edison, took a fourth place for the Metuchen- Edison YMCA Racers in a re­cent AAU swimming meet at Ocean County College

School sceneBy MARIA BACHMAN Metuchen High School

During the past couple of weeks at MHS, an overwhelming supply of Nestles chocolate candy bars were being hoarded by many and avoided by those few with will power. The candy sale, sponsored by the junior class, will aid in diminishing the financial burden of the prom.

Rehearsals are now in progress for "Experiment in Theater’s" student-directed plays. The production is slated for November 21- 22 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium.

"Scriblerian,” the school literary magazine urges all writing buffs or aspiring artists to submit their works for eligibility in the annual contest. Don’t let your talent go to waste!

All winter sports commence on November 17: all athletes who were not involved in fall sports are required to be examined by the school doctor before this date. In addition, insurance, medical and permission forms must be submitted at this time.

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite Miss Merry Christmas candidate. Contestants are: Lisa Bonanno, Christine DiNicola, Denise Hamilton, Sue Peterson and Maria Reilly. Ballot boxes are stationed in the local stores that are members of the Chamber of Commerce.

By ALLAN LANGER & PAUL MUENZEN St. Joseph's High School

With the first quarter gone, and all exams completed, we would like to begin the second quarter refreshed and invigorated As you know, the beginning quarter left us with the reputation of our achieving and dedicated athletes, the renovation of the track and the high jump area, which is now green and metric measured, the monthly Student Council dances, Freshman Night and Open House for interested eighth-graders, the Fathers Club Flea Market, Honors Night for our highly respected students, a new president of the United States, a chance to fly the United Nations Flag, of which we are very proud, a food drive that will end with incredible success, and many other trivial items too numerous to mention

After reaching the halfway point, the Student Council's annual Food Drive has surpassed all goals and figures to be a tremendous success. Chairman Andy Bauman has announced that the goal of $3,000 will be reached before the culmination of this worthy cause. He cited an enthusiastic response by the student body as the reason for the amount that has exceeded all expectations and will provide some 225 baskets of Thanksgiving food to needy families in the Metuchen-Edison area.

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Dr. Norman L. Cash, resident of Edison

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local businessmanEDISON — Dr, Norman

Lawrence Cash, 54, of 12 Timber Lane, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital, New York City.

Born in New York City, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 19 years in South Plainfield.

Dr. Cash received his bachelor's degree from New York University and graduated from the University of Amster­dam School of Medicine, the Netherlands.

He completed his internship at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, and his residency training at Fordham Hospital, New York.

Dr. Cash was a fellow and diplomats of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a senior atten- ding in obstetr ics and gynecology on the staffs of John F. Kennedy and Muhlenberg hospitals in Edison and Plainfield.

He was a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Dr. Cash was a World War II

Anna Romanowskl, 83; Jersey City native

METUCHEN — Anna Romanowski, 83, of Central Avenue, died Sunday at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick.

Born in Jersey City, she had lived there most of her life before moving here two years ago.

Surviving are her husband, Frank; a son, Joseph R. of Metuchen; a daughter, Dolores Hancocks of Somerset; seven grandchildren; five great­grandchildren; four brothers, Henry Ja n iszew sk i of Waretown, John Janiszewski of Beach Haven and Edward and Charles Janiszewski, both of Jersey City, and two sisters, Rose Kropkowskl of Rochelle Park and Irene Waricka of Jersey City.

Services were held yesterday at the Koyen Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church.

Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway.

U S. Air Force veteran and a member of Temple Neve Shalom, Metuchen.

Surviving are his wife, Florence Roth Cash; two sons, John and William, both at home; his mother, Anna Cash of New York City, and two sisters, Reva Barnard of New York City and Sondra Eisenberg of Yonkers, N.Y.

Services were held Monday at Temple Neve Shalom, followed by burial in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Muhlenberg Hospital.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Higgins Home for Funerals, Plainfield,

Mr. Cichocki; local resident for 30 years

METUCHEN — Joseph Cichocki, 88, of Center Street, died Saturday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison.

Born in’ Poland, he had lived in Metuchen for 30 years.

He was a baker and formerly operated the New York Bakery on French Street in New Brunswick for many years.

Mr. Cichocki was a communi­cant of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Bednarz Cichocki; a son, Joseph of Woodbridge; a daughter, Victoria of Metuchen; two grandchildren, and a sister, Josephine Lescinski of Wan- taugh, Long Island,

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday at St. Francis Church, followed by bur ial in Resurrect ion Cemetery, Piscataway.

Children’s films at library today

METUCHEN — The Metuchen Public Library will present three children's films today, beginning at 2:30.

The films, for children ages 4 through 12, are “Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman," “Right Thumb, Left Thumb" and “Nate the Great Goes Undercover."

Mrs. McGrann dies at age 101

METUCHEN — Catherine McGrann, 101, formerly of Mason Street, died Saturday at the Brunswick Park Nursing Home, New Brunswick.

Born in Germany, she had lived most of her life in New York City before moving here 12 years ago.

Surviving are a nephew, John W. McConnell of North Brunswick, and two nieces, Anne M. Levy of Virginia Beach, Va., and Lorraine McDonald of Rumson.

Services were held Tuesday at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, Woodbridge, followed by burial in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.

Drunk driving charge lodged

EDISON — Alex Sinclair of 132 Old Post Road was charged with driving while under the Influence of alcohol Friday morning following an accident at Woodbridge and Plainfield avenues, according to police.

Sinclair told police he was driving south on Woodbridge Avenue, but did not know how his car collided with a vehicle driven by Arnold Naiken of New Brunswick.

Naiken told police he had stopped for a light on Wood- bridge Avenue when he was struck in the rear by Sinclair's car. Police noted no skid marks and said the brake lights on Naiken's car were functioning properly.

The accident occurred at 10 a.m.

Drivers in accident disagree on signals

METUCHEN — Vehicles driven by two Edison residents, Alexander R. Dutka of 116 Park Way and Vertebelle Tomlinson of 22 Koster Boulevard, were involved in a collision last Wednesday on Main Street near Brunswick Avenue.

Dutka told Patrolman John DeAmorin he was traveling south on Main when the Tomlinson vehicle, which, he said, had on Its left turn signal, slowed down and came to almost a complete stop. Dutka said when he started to pass on the right, the other driver made a sudden right turn.

Ms. T o m l in s o n to ld DeAmorin she had her car's right turn signal on and was starting to turn right when her vehicle was struck.

Lake and High scene of two-car accident

METUCHEN — Lake Avenue and High Street was the scene of a collision Sunday involving cars operated by Kathleen D. Murray of 3 Ely Court and Theresa A. Zuppa of 6 Wilshire Road, Edison.

Miss Murray told Patrolman Gary Weingart she was travel­ing west on High and had stopped forthestop sign butdid not see the oncoming Zuppa vehicle, which was being driven south on Lake.

Miss Zuppa was given a ticket charging failure to have all re­quired driving credentials in her possession.

LAMPS DAMAGEDMETUCHEN — A lamp post

at the end of the driveway of the Joseph Buttafuoca house at 216 Highland Avenue was torn down sometime between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 8:20a.m.Satur­day. The lamps were tom off three other posts on the proper­ty

EDISON — Benjamin Kempner, 72, of Vineyard Road, died Saturday at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had lived in the central New Jersey area for many years and was the owner and operator of Ben's Bar in Edison for 40 years,

Mrs. Yolinsky; lived in Edison for 24 years

EDISON — Helen Rose Yolinsky, 56, of Seymour Avenue, died Monday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center.

Born in Newark, she had lived in Edison for the past 24 years.

Surviving are her husband, Philip; two sons, Robert of Bridgewater and Ronald of Edison; two grandchildren; her mother, Elmaza Hadeed of New Brunswick; a brother, Joseph Hadeed of New Brunswick, and two sisters, Frieda Roessler of Monroe and Louise Armenti of North Brunswick.

Services were held yesterday at the Rusciano Funeral Home, Highland Park, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church.

Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick.

Mrs. Casey, 73; Edison resident

EDISON — Beatrice R. Casey, 73, of Jones Place, died last Thursday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center.

Born in Hoboken, she had lived in East Orange before moving to Edison 27 years ago.

Mrs. Casey was a communi­cant of St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church and was a member of Its Altar Rosary Society.

Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Gehrum of Metuchen, and a sister, Anita L. Hogan of Weehawken.

Services were held Monday at the Koyen Funeral Home, Metuchen, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Matthew's Church.

Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Metuchen.

retiring in 1975.Mr. Kempner was also the

former owner of the Route 27 Carwash in Metuchen and was the builder of the Stelton Recreation Center, which later became the Bottle and Cork Bowling Center. He also built the Foodtown Shopping Center in Metuchen,

He was a trainer of harness racing horses, having owned the Pine Lane Farm in Freehold.

Mr. Kempner was formerly a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1914 of Metuchen.

S u rv iv in g are th ree daughters, Judith Molsky of Massapequa, N.Y., Ellen "Terry" Woods of Fair Haven and Susan Aiello of New York City; four grandchildren, and three brothers, Seymour of Staten Island, N.Y., and Mike and Leo, both of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Services were held Sunday at the Koyen Funeral Home, Metuchen, followed by burial in Beth Israel Cemetery, Wood- bridge.

Mr. Comito; was employed by township

EDISON — Vincent P. Com­ito, 77, of 522 Grove Avenue, died Sunday at Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield.

Born in New York City he had lived here since 1917,

He served as assistant direc­tor of public works in the township from 1957 until his retirement in 1968.

Mr, Comito as also a member of BPO :iks Lodge 1914 here and a charter member of the Menlo Park Fire Co.

Surviving are two sons, Philip and Richard, both of Edison; 11 grandchildren; two great­grandchildren; a brother, Philip of Metuchen, and a sister, Frances Roden of Goodyear, Ariz.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday at St. Helena's Roman Catholic Church, followed by burial in Hillside Cemetery, Metuchen.

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Rotary Club to hear Blue Cross president

METUCHEN — Joseph Walsh, vice president of Blue Cross will be the guest speaker at tonight's meeting of the Metuchen Rotary Club.

The meeting will be held at Perri’s Pumptown Comer's Restaurant, Edison, at 6:30. This meeting is for club members only.

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Two houses broken into

METUCHEN — The homes of Raymond Suominen of 25 Voorhees Place and Emil G. Switzer of 56 Rose Street were broken into last week.

According to Patrolman Ber­nard Lanoue, silverware, jewelry and coins with a total value of $600 were stolen from the Suominen residence, which was entered last Wednesday between 6:50 and 9:10 p.m.

Lanoue said the house was entered by breaking a basement window. He said the master bedroom had been ransacked and all drawers in the dining room had been opened.

The Switzer house was entered Friday between 7 and 9:30 p.m. through a rear base­ment window. Lanoue said all bedrooms in the house had been ransacked.- It was not determined im­mediately what had been taken.

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Police chief urges more citizen calls

METUCHEN — Police Chief Joseph Perrino has cited two cases of citizen involvement as examples of the kind of assistance that police welcome if they are to make Metuchen “ a safe town for everyone."

The chief was referring to the recent apprehension of a burglary suspect as the result of a telephone call received from a neighbor of the victim and to the number of calls received from citizens in response to a police appeal for information about a recent hit and run death in the borough.

It was because of the actions of the neighbor whose suspicions were aroused by the actions of a stranger on Chest­nut Street that police were able to reach the scene and ap­prehend the suspect before he could drive off, according to Perrino.

“ It is that kind of cooperation that we need," hesaid, “ if weare going to be successful in mak­ing apprehensions in breaking

Soldiers Home head resigns

EDISON — John White has resigned as the administratorof the New Jersey Home for Dis­abled Soldiers here.

White, an Edison resident, was informed by Ann Klein, commissioner of the state Department of Human Services that his appointment as ad­ministrator would not be renew­ed.

White’s dismissal comes in the wake of some recent problems at the institution. This summer, admissions to the 50- year old home were prohibited for the first time, following in­spections by the state Depart­ment of Health.

Health inspectors compiled a checklist of alleged violations in May. The admissions ban was lifted on September 8.

Did you quit in Smokeout?

EDISON — Are you a success story from the 1979 Great American Smokeout in Middlesex County?

If you quit smoking as a result of the American CancerSociety event, you’re invited to contact the Society and geta handsome "I Quit” button, according to Connie Castanera, Great American Smokeout Chairman for Middlesex County.

A survey conducted after the 1979 Great American Smokeout showed that about 5 million cigarette smokers did not smoke at all on the day of the Smokeout and about 2.3 million cigarette smokers were still not smoking a few days later. She said, “We’d like to reward those who are still not smoking.”

“One thing the Smokeout does is show smokers they can get the pack off their back' for one day at a time,” she added.

Ex-smokers can also call 985- 9566 for buttons.

Musical Book Talk slated at library

METUCHEN — The Metuchen Public Library will hold a “ Musical Book Talk" next Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

The hour-long program, which is part of Children's Book Week, is for children ages 4 through 12.

and entry cases."Perrino said that promptness

is important in alerting police to suspicious activity. If a resident knows that a neighbor is away from home and sees an un­known person near the house, police should be notified im­mediately, he said.

“We do not consider respon­ding to any call a wild goose chase’," the chief declared. “So often, after something has happened, people will say ‘I saw that car or I saw that man and I didn’t call but I should have'."

"If something just doesn't look the way it normally looks, please call," the chief appealed.

Besides enabling police to arrive at the scene in time to make an arrest, according to the chief, this kind of citizen cooperation eventually will make Metuchen known among lawbreakers as a place to avoid.

In the case involving the hit and run death of Kevin Clyburn on October 31, Chief Perrino said that in response to the police request for any lead, s x or seven phone calls were received offering information about cars that fit the descrip­tion of the one seen leaving the scene.

Although an arrest eventually was made by Patrolmar uonalo Bjornsen, who stopped the alleged hit and run car six days later as the result of another traffic violation, Perrino said the cooperation of the public was an example of the "citizen cooperation that we welcome "

Project seeks young artists

EDISON — Application forms for the Middlesex County Ad­junct High School of the Arts are now available from arts department chairmen in county public and non-public high schools, and from the arts high school program administration.

Weekly sessions with artist- instructors are to begin the wet* of January 19, 1981. Classes will be offered in the following art forms: creative writing, dance, drama, in­strumental music, vocal music, and visual art.

Students may be nominated for the program by themselves, their teachers, parents, peers or comminity leaders. Nominees will be screened, and final selection of 120 students will be made by interviews with auditions or presentations of work. People may nominate students cy filling out an application form and mailing it to the arts high school ad­ministration along with a letter of recommendation.

Sessions will be held one afternoon a week during school time at a centrally located program site. Students will be released from their classes and transported by vans to and from the program site. The site loca­tion is to be announced.

The arts high school is cosponsored by the Middlesex County Arts Council, its designer, and the Middlesex County Educational Services Commission. It is funded by grants from the New Jersey Department of Education, Gifted and Talented Division, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and by services from the Middlesex County Arts Council/County Department of Parks and Recreation.

For further information, con­tact Joyce Orenstein, assistant director, at 752-3321.

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Accuse Edison manin hit-run deathMETUCHEN — Peter Toth.

19, of 56 West Calvert Avenue, Edison, has been accused by police of being the driver of a car which struck and fatally injured a borough man the night of October 31 as he was cross­ing Central Avenue at Durham Avenue,

Police have charged Toth with leaving the scene of the accident in which Kevin Ciyburn, 23, of 230 Center Street, suffered injuries from which he died 24 hours later in John F, Kennedy Medical Center.

Police Chief Joseph Perrino said that whether Toth is charg­ed with causing death by auto will be determined by a grand jury.

According to Chief Perrino, Toth was charged with being the driver of the car that hit Ciyburn after his vehicle was stopped on Main Street near Highland Avenue last Wednes­day afternoon by Patrolman Donald Bjornsen.

Perrino said Bjornsen, who was on foot patrol, halted Toth when he observed his car attempt to pass a line of northbound traffic in the

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southbound lane. He was charged with careless driving.

The chief said Bjornsen realized, after stopping Toth, that his car matched the description of the blue Datsun that witnesses reported was the vehicle that struck Ciyburn. Perrino said that questioning and further investigation led to the charge against Toth.

Ciyburn, according to witnesses, was crossing Central from west to east at about 9 p.m. when he was hit. Witnesses said the driver of the car did not stop but continued in a southerly direction on Central.

Ciyburn, a graduate of Metuchen High School and Howard Universi ty, was employed as a case coordinator for the Newark Municipal Court.

United Way contributions at $885,790

Employee contributions and corporate pledges to theUnited Way of Central Jersey have reached $885,790, or31 percent of the $2,830,000 goal set for the annual fundraising campaign.

In the corporate campaign division, the Insurance Com­pany of North America in Piscataway checked in with a 22 percent increase over last year’s contributions.

Robert Dowe, INA resident vice president and general manager, praised Kathy Stritch of Edison and Sandy Van Wyck of Piscataway for an “outstan­ding job of bringing the United Way message to our 114 employees.”

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Captain Heinrich Kurt Carlsen and his wife, Agnes, were guests at last week’s meeting of the Metuchen Woman’s Club, represented here by Ramona Hamilton (left) and Dolores Powell (right). Captain Carlsen gained worldwide recognition in 1951 when he stayed with his sinking ship, the S.S. Flying Enterprise. Films of that historic moment and a talk by Carlsen highlighted the meeting.

Municipal complex has outran budget

(continued from page 1)at last night’s regular meeting.

McAvoy said part of the problem was that the entire building is run electrically, and that in the first few months— since February—the heating and cooling systems ran 24 hours a day. “We couldn’t con­trol it,” said McAvoy.

At one point, the temperature was set at 65 degrees, on a central thermostat, but because of complaints from chilled employees, it was raised to 68, McAvoy said. He added that the building is not zoned for heating or air conditioning, and cannot be zoned.

Meanwhile, township at­torney Peter DeSarno has notified the heating and cooling contractor, Air Con of Moun­tainside, to rectify the problems in seven days. If the contractor does not comply, DeSarno said the township could “throw him off the job.” DeSarno said the job is “ long overdue” for com-

Colonia driver gets ticketsEDISON — A Colonia man

was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident at 2:20 a.m. last Thursday, according to police.

The summonses were issued to George A. Rechtsteiner, who, police said, drove his car into a parked vehicle owned by Rox­anne L. Troxell of 51 Fayette Street.

Police said Rechtsteiner left the scene, buthiscarwas found Vh miles away, at Raritan Avenue and North 6th Avenue, Highland Park.

Blame parked vehicles for obstructing view

METUCHEN — Parked cars which blocked the vision of a driver exiting from a driveway were blamed for an accident Friday morning in front of 259 Amboy Avenue.

Sally H. Ruzich of 9 Lee Street, Edison, told Sergeant Pasquale Sardone that she was driving out of the driveway at a slow rate of speed and was starting to turn into the roadway when her car hit a vehicle driven by Martha A. Hagedorn of Iselin. Ms. Ruzich told Sardone that her view of the roadway was obstructed by cars parked to her left.

pletion. The contract, he said, calls for damages and pur diem costs. But he added that the township would rather get the contractor to do the work.

Another problem, McAvoy said, is that five major contrac­tors worked on the building because they were the low bidders. “There’s an overlap­ping of responsibility in all areas." He said the contractors have been at the building, “but to get work done, you have to stand over them with a whip.”

Councilman John Hogan questioned why action wasn’t taken sooner, and DeSarno replied that the contractors kept “passing the buck” to each other.

McAvoy said the type of l igh t ing —mercury vaporbulbs—waste energy if not used

properly. Constant on-off switching uses excessive energy, he said. Orlando then called foran education program for township employees, and McAvoy said all departments have been notified of that problem.

One conservation program is already in the works, McAvoy said. Half of the lightbulbs in some areas are being removed. The building has 4,000 bulbs, which cost $8 apiece.

Mayor Anthony Yelencsics said the lighting system is sup­posed to be part of a heat recovery system, but added that "more time is needed to com­plete the building’s shakedown cruise.” The mayor stressed that energy conservation should be practiced in each department.

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Spritzer said there was "some resentment” among cable TV subscribers who felt Ultra Vi­sion had been “forced on them” and were of the opinion they should have been asked if they wanted it before being billed for it.

“No one is required to take it,” explained Baltin, and the coun­cil was assured that even though-the free trial period ex­pired November 1, those who don’t want Ultra Vision will be disconnected and there will be no charge to them.

Locally originated television programs is next on Raritan Valley’s agenda, according to Moeller, who said his com­pany’s first priority was to get its local facilities off Durham Avenue constructed and then provide subscribers with “what they wanted"—movies and sports.

By mid-December, he said, Raritan Valley will be offering up to 15 hours a week of local television from such places as Rutgers University.

"Within the next year and a half, you are going to see quite an explosion of local originating television coming to you through Raritan Valley cable TV,” said Baltin, who ex­plained the details of upcoming connections with various Rutgers facilities.

However, according to Spritzer, the council also is in­terested in knowing when the public can tune in on its meetings.

'That’s 2A,” replied Moeller,

who said that plain No. 2 was expanding Raritan Valley’s Durham Avenue facility to in­clude a "local access” studio.

When the discussion was open to the 10 members of the public at the meeting, one said he didn’t like waking up at 7:30 or 8:30 a.m. on a weekend mor­ning and finding his young child watching “Clint Eastwood blowing off people’s heads" via the new Ultra Vision channel.

“Are we responsible for the morals of a community?" asked Moeller. “Yes, we are.” But that doesn't include what movies people watch, he said, adding that 90 percent of Raritan Valley subscribers wanted Ultra Vi­sion. “You have the right not to take the service," he advised.

Counc i lman-elect Jack Belowich wanted to know why the cable TV monthly program books were delivered seven to nine days late. Moeller said this problem has been corrected by an earlier deadline for listings and the November booklets were delivered on schedule.

“ It arrived right on time," Borough Attorney Spritzer con­curred.

Another member of the audience said that because of its “unique position" as “a monopoly,” Raritan Valley must be "responsive and responsi­ble" when it come to respon­ding to complaints of citizens. To espouse a “free market con­cept," in answer to complaints, he said, "doesn't hold water."

"A monopolistic situation in the wrong hands," he declared, "could be devastating.”