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POLICE BLOTTERCharlie Newsom, 49, of Matilda

Avenue. Somerset was chargedMarch 28 at 6 :33 p . m . withpossession of six yials of cocaine.Police said the Street Crime Inter-vention Unit stopped Mr. Newsom ashe walked down Somerset Streetbecause he fitted a description given(hem by an anonymous caller.

In addition, Anthony Stani, 40, ofHome Street and Charles Green, 29,were charged March 30 at 10 p.m.with possession of drug para-phernalia. A patrol, while "checkinga suspicious vehicle," reportedlyfound a hypodermic needle, a spoon,and a pill bottle inside.

All three men reportedly wereprocessed at headquarters and re-leased on his own recognizance.

John Buck, 38, of Hopewell andEmil Barvicak, 70, of North Bruns-wick were charged this week withdriving while intoxicated after theirinvolvement in motor vehicle acci-dents, police said. Mr.-Buck's auto-mobile reportedly strayed onto thesouthbound shoulder of Route 27 at8:58 p.m. March 29. rebounded off aparked vehicle, and crashed into autility pole. He reportedly was trans-ported in the Robert Wood Johnson

University Hospital, where his bloodwas sampled.

Mr. Barvicak reportedly wasprocessed at police headquarters afteran accident on Somerset Street at6:41 p.m. March 28. Both men werereleased on their own recognizance,police said.

Michael Phillips, 30, of OlcottStreet and Willie Speede, 25, ofVirginia also were charged withdrunken driving. Mr. Phillips wasstopped at 9;06 p.m. March 28 fordriving erratically on his street,police said. Mf. Speede was pulledover on Hamilton Street at 3:46 a.m.March 30 for driving with no head-lights. Field sobriety tests reportedlywere administered to both men beforethey were processed at headquarters,and released on bail.

Jerome Thompson, 31, of Glaston-bury Drive, Somerset was chargedMarch 29 at 6:38 p.m. with shop-lifting after he allegedly tried to stealthree compact discs and a cassettefrom the Rutgers Plaza K-Mart onEaston Avcnua.

Robert Pere/L 19, of Donald Av-enue, Somerset was charged withtheft, police said, after he allegedlytried to obtain a refund for merchan-

dise that had been stolen previouslyfrom K-Mart, police said. He re-portedly was released on his ownrecognizance.

A Tire damaged plants and gardentools in an 8-by-10 foot greenhouseoutside a Mettlers Road residenceMarch 29 at 6:51 p.m., police said.The Millstone Valley and ElizabethAvenue Tire companies extinguishedthe blaze, which reportedly startedwhen an electric heater malfunc-tioned.

A Volkswagen was stolen betweenMarch 26-27 from the front of aSomerset Street' residence, policesaid. In addition, a Mazda that wasreported stolen between March 28-29from a parking lot at the Edgemereapartment complex was later re-covered a few blocks from where itwas taken, near the town LittleLeague field, police said.

Somebody broke a trailer windowat the Township mini-dump on BerryStreet between March 27-28 and stolea radio and two hammers, police

said, and someone reportedly took atelevision from a Berger Street homeMarch 30 after kicking in the backdoor.

Someone entered a HempsteadGarden Apartment on Route 27 be-tween March 24-25 after breaking thedoor lock, police said, adding how-ever that nothing apparently wastaken.

In. addition, somebody reportedlytampered with wires in a telephonebox outside an Oakland Avenuehome March 30 in what police de-scribed as an attempted burglary.

Somebody reportedly rippedplastic windows of two jeeps parkedat the Harrison Towers apartments onEaston Avenue this week, and forcedopen the passenger door of a thirdvehicle there. Three softball mitts, abasketball, and a roll of quarters weretaken in these burglaries, police said,as well as stereo equipment, twocases of cassettes, and a car vacuum.In addition, somebody reportedlyjimmied passenger door locks of twovehicles parked at the Ramada Inn onWeston Canal Road this week andtook a car stereo, a purse, and $10 intokens.

Five other automobiles were re-portedly burglarized this week inFranklin. The incidents occurred onSurry and Newkirk Roads, onBloomfield Avenue and AtriumDrive, and at Aamco Transmissionon Somerset Street. Taken weresound systems, a citizens band radio,a radar detector, a leather jacket and adriver's license.

Somebody smashed a rear windowto a vehicle parked on Hunt RoadMarch 28 but nothing was reportedmissing, police said. In addition,someone reportedly damaged thedoor lock and steering column of acar parked at a Route 27 officebuilding March 28 in what policebelieve was an attempt to steal thevehicle.

A computer, valued at $10,000was reported stolen between March27-28 from a common work area atthe Union Carbide Corporation onCottontail Lane.

A gas-powered go-cart reportedlywas removed from the garage of aDarby Road residence March 27. Inaddition, police said, two 20-inchBMX bicycles were reported stolen,one from outside a house on CedarGrove Lane March 27. and the other

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Franklin seniors roll out the red carpet for gulf vetsEdison brothers say thanks to 'pen pals' —

By Laurie Lynn StrasserStaff Writer

Residents at the Franklin Convales-cent Center proved that the pen is asmighty as the SCUD when theyban-aged Tim and Tom Harlin withletters during their active duty in thePersian Gulf.

1 The brothers, who are both in theNavy, visited the Route 27 nursinghome Tuesday to personally thanktheir pen pals for helping themsurvive the rigors of service duringOperation Desert Storm.

Tom, 21, who expects to completefour years of service in August, andTim, 23, who enlisted in September,managed to rendezvous for a fewdays before fighting broke out, whenTom flew into the airport where Timwas stationed. After that, things be-came too chaotic to maintain contact., ' Clad in his dress blues, Tom de-scribed his duties as a seaman appren-tice aboard the U.S.S. Wisconsin, abattleship that dates back to WorldWar II. Early on, the warshiplaunched 32 Tomahawk Missiles atIraq, he said, and later, it shelledoffshore islands "day in and dayout."

" I was in a tu r re t l oad ing110-pound powder bags into 16-inchguns," Tim said. "I could see theburning buildings, the oil fields onfire, and black smoke covering thesky. It was incredible."

Dressed in camouflage fatigues,Tim described his wartime experi-ence as a hospital corpsman attachedto a Marine squadron. Stationed at aninternational airport south of the Iraqiborder in Bahrain, he perched in atower when a Patriot interceptedoverhead an Iraqi SCUD missile enroute to Dharahn, a few miles away.

"It was like a giant fireworksdisplay," the Edison native said. " Iwas scared the whole time because Ididn't know whether the SCUD wasjust a warhead or whether it carriedchemical or biological weapons."

"The next worst thing was flyingbodies home," he confessed, addingthat he had to ship four or five deadsoldiers back to the states. The hottestit got was 134 degrees, he remarked.

Neither brother slept much. Tomwould keep watch for 12 hours, thenrest for four. "But you couldn'tsleep," he said. "Every time we'dshoot, it was so loud it rocks thewhole ship."

"Your Adrenalin gets going andyou can't sleep," his brother chimedin. "We'd have two to three warn-ings a night. At 2 a.m., after wearinga gas mask for a half hour, I'd finallylie down, but as soon as my head hitthe pillow, there would be anotheralert."

After roughing it on the sand andsea, the two appreciated those littlecomforts they used to take for grant-

"Tom, left, and Tim Harlin are greeted by residents of the FranklinConvalescent Center. The brothers visited the center to say thanksfor all the letters that residents sent while they were stationedoverseas.

Teens charged with possessionFour teen-age males were charged

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Police stopped a 13- and a16-year-old boy on School Avenue

' March 28 at 2:54 a.m. because they• "thought them young for the hour."

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for driving carelessly out of theEaston North apartment complex,police said, but the pair reportedlyfled onto Easton Avenue.

After "subsequent investigation."police said, they found stolenmerchandise in an apartment onHcmpstead Drive, where Mr. Malfet-tone lives.

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When Tim touched ground March21 in Newark, and Tom disembarkedat Norfolk, Va. a week later, theywere touched by the s ta tes ideevidence of solidarity.

"It really hits you," Tim said,gesturing to his heart. " I knew therewas support but not how much. If itweren't for all the people here, inNew Jersey, and throughout theU.S., it wouldn't have been thesame. Coming home from Vietnam,they didn't have that support."

A bright banner greeted Tim andTom before they marched brisklyside-by-side down the center of awheelchair reception line Tuesday.Amid applause and flag-waving, resi-dents presented the brothers with bigteddy bears dressed in Franklin Con-valescent Center T-shirts, and a fewgave the pair yellow-ribbon corsagesthey had worn until the boys' safereturn.

After fumbling to pin her ribbon onTom's lapel, 78-year-old BarbaraChillseyzn finally gave up andhugged him instead. "I wrote Tomthree times about how sorry I was tosee him there, that he shouldn't bethere and how I'd love to see himwhen he came back," she said. "1cried in my bed last night for fearthey wouldn't come."

Just like show and tell, the brothersfielded quest ions , circulated analbum of dramatic snapshots, anddisplayed souvenirs, such as an Iraqibanknote with Saddam Hussein pic-tured on the front, an Arab headdress,or one of the leaflets that weredropped on Iraqi troops with detailing

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Tim Harlin gets a hug and a kiss from Barbara Chillseyzn for his safe return home from the Persian Gulfwar.

in Arabic how to surrender.Shortly after Jan. 15, when the

bombing of Baghdad began, the con-valescent center's staff learned of theadopt-a-soldier hotline operating outof Edison. Tim and Toms' motherwas one of five women who or-ganized the program.

"Our parents were worried thewhole time we were over there," saidTim, "but they made a lot of friendsthrough the support group."

While overseas, the pair received asteady stream of letters, plus theoccasional care package, from con-valescent center residents and others,including many schoolchildren. Nowthat they're back, they've spent thebetter part this week calling upon thepeople who wrote them — a taskwhich they expect to extend well into

next week."I'll be getting mail for the next

six months," Tim said, adding thathe received about a dozen letters aday. Tom's situation tended moretoward feast-or famine because hewas aboard a boat; his cor-respondence arrived every few weeks— in bulk.

"I read every one," Tim said."and I tried to write them all back.but it was hard to do that and worktoo."

Some letters said things like, "Idon't know who you are but I supportwhat you're doing," he said, while

others were more personal. "It wassurprising." he said. "They weretrying to be like a friend. They'dexplain about their family and whatthey do, so that gave me an idea ofwhat to write back."

On a more somber note, the con-valescent tenter's residents have re-ceived no reply to the mail they havebeen sending to a third Americansoldier, Andrew Winne, of Middle-sex Courjty. We don't even know ifhe's alive or not." sakl recreationdirector Kelly Kwaak. "We've heardnothing at all, but we're still writingto him."

Man stabbed as melee breaks outJAMESBURG — An apparent

jealous rage turned a wedding recep-tion into a bat-wielding brawl Satur-day, hospitalizing one Somerset man,police said.

Matthew Harmon, 24. sufferedmultiple stab wounds to the right legand left buttocks after an event at theAmerican Legion Post 127 on Per-nneville Road turned sour, policesaid. Mr. Harmon was transported toOld Bridge Regional Hospital,treated and released.

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Sgt. Zielinski said the incidentpitted members of the bride's familyagainst the groom's family. He saidthe hnde's relatives are from theborough, while the groom's family isfrom of Somerset.

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While Mr. Stokes insisted the plan"doesn't carry a built-in advantagefor any party," the five Democraticmembers of the commission, whovoted in opposition, maintained thenew map gives a distinct advantage toRepublicans.

At a press conference held after thecommission meeting, where they ex-pressed their concerns, Democratslaunched a vicious attack on Mr.Stokes, accusing him of "intellectualdishonesty" and "intellectual ar-rogance."

Despite their complaints about theredistricting process and resultingplan, which Mr. Stokes predicted

they'd make, the Democrats said itwas unlikely they would challengethe plan in court.

They also predicted they would beable to overcome the advantage Mr.Stokes gave to the Republicans andmaintain their slim majorities in theAssembly and Senate next Novem-ber.

"It is a good map,"- said Mr.Stokes, noting the new districts arereasonably compact and respect mu-nicipal boundaries.

Mr. Stokes, who was appointed asthe Uth member by Supreme CourtChief Justice Robert Wilcntz March 1after the Democrats and Republicansdeadlocked, said the new districts

also reflect his efforts to "protect therights of minorities," while respect-ing incumbent lawmakers.

According to the Democrats, thedean, a registered Democrat, didn'tshow them enough respect, if any.

Senate President John Lynch(D-New Brunswick), the Democraticchair of the commission, said the newdistricts represent "very significantdisruptions to the Democrats."

Democratic ire focused on changesin two North Jersey districts, the 30thand 36th, that could force two incum-bent Democratic senators to runagainst each other.

Because he had been accused offavoring Democrats when he served

as the public member in the 1981redistricting, Mr. Lynch said DeanStokes "set out with the mission tosign a map with the Republicans."

"We were irrelevant to the pro-cess," Mr. Lynch complained.

Stephan DeMicco, executive direc-tor of the state Democratic Party, saidMr. Stoke's behavior during the pro-cess was "a heinous violation ofgood faith."

Although Mr. Lynch insisted themerger of the 30th and 36th Districtswas a result on the dean's unilateralactions, Mr. Stokes said he hadnegotiated the change with Mr.Lynch, a claim supported by one ofthe two incumbent senators.

Kathleen Donovan, the Republicancommission chair, said the redrawnmap is "fair and competitive" and"doesn't give either party an over-whelming majority."

Come next November , Ms.Donovan said, "Republicans or De-mocrats could lose."

Mr. Stokes dismissed the De-mocrats' complaints, noting the shiftof population from the moreurbanized northeast portion of thestate to Central Jersey and the shorearea almost guaranteed the De-mocrats would be hurt somewhat.

"You can't redraw a map the waywe have this year without displacingincumbents," Mr. Stokes said.

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"I'm not a very political being,"Mr. Berger related. "Barbara ismuch better at the salesmanship."

Ms. Plaksin recently founded BFlat Productions, of which Mr. 'Berger is a member of the fold.

By day, Ms. Plaksin sells eyeglassframes wholesale. After a long dayon the sales trail, she comes home,has dinner and begins her day asBarbara Plaksin, music promoter.'She often spends between 30 and 40hours per week on her musicalendeavors.

Assuming all goes well and thechurch is interested in continuing to '.sponsor the venue, Ms. Plaksin hopesto have one folk acoustic show eachmonth at the coffee house. Depend-ing on volunteer participation, shemay be able to hold one show every ,two weeks.

"Volunteers are needed," Mr.Plaksin stressed. "We need people tohelp set up, to put up posters andflyers."

The timing, Ms. Plaksin insists, isperfect to launch a new venue for •acoustic music. It's more than likelythat she's right.

"Pulling the plug" appears to thebe new wave in the music industry."Unplugged," a forum in whichhard-rocking acts go acoustic, is oneof the most popular shows on cable'television's MTV network. Tesla, aband known for flailing guitars and'thunderous drums, recently released '"Five Man Acoustical Jam," a liveacoustic album that is a staple on theBillboard charts.

"Music and fashion run in 20-yearc y c l e s , " Ms. Plaksin noted.'"Acoustic music is in a resurgenceperiod."

She hopes Franklinites get themessage.

"It's such a laid-back atmospherePeople can sit back and watch the-performers, sing along, have dessertand make new friends, which isgreat."

Horizons Coffee House opens its .dtxvs at 8 p.m.. Friday. April 5. atthe Six Mile Run Reformed Church. '.Route 27 in Franklin Park. Ms.Plaksin is also searching for a sound,system for the venue. For further-information call (W8> &21-M24.

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aniMKnjsly Tuesday to set the wheels^in motion to grant a distribution'license and a plenary license for retailconsumption In addit ion, theyauthorized Township Attorney'Thomas Cafferty to rewrite Frank-,lin's liquor ordinance to remove the>local cap of l() licenses, allowinginstead as many as arc permissibleunder state law The obsolete grand-,father clause also would he deleted.

Seeking the highest price for thetwo licenses up for grabs, the councilagreed to agrcssivcly market thembefore opening the bidding. Licensesgenerally sell lor about $200,000.Ms Pcllicanc said In addition, an-nual renewal fees would be just over$1,000 for the consumption license•nd just over VrtK) for the dutnbutionlicense

There are currently 25 liquorlicenses in town, according to M l .Pelhcanc - four for distribution,three for clubs, 13 for regular con-sumption. »nd live for consumptionunder the hotel /motel exemption.

Villagers startKidsVill series

KidsVill, the Franklin VillagersBam Theatre'* wrien of performingirtt for children, will present theCreative Theatre of Princeton In"The Bremen Town Musician*" at Iand i p.m. Saturday, April 6. Gen-eral admission tickets are $6 foradults and $3 for children under 12.

"The Bremen Town Musicians" Isan audience participation play withmusk, adapted by Creative Theatrefrom the Grimm tale by the tamename. An action-packed adventure. ItIn the story of four aged animals — adog, a cat i donkey and a rooster —who have been kicked out by their

KidsVill performances will be heldin the Intimate ZaWi Theam In thePrinkltn Villages l a m Theatre,located in the Franklin TownshipMunicipal Complex, 479 DeMottIjwe m Somerset, Par further Infor-mation or reservations, call a*"-"theater at (901) I7J.J7I0, /

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Task force to present board with optionsBy Kim H. Avettno

CorrespondentA task force formed to conjider

alternatives for the future of FranklinTownship Schools will presentpossible options to the Board ofEducation next month.

The 20-person group, consisting ofparents, senior citizens and con-cerned Franklin Township residents,was given a 90-day charge by the.Board of Education.

"Our charge was to corfie up withalternatives to the school board with

regard to building because the refer-endum was defeated," said commit-tee chairman Dave Shafer. "But somany factors figure into the equationthat we decided against giving theboard one alternative and saying,'you should do this.' "

Some of the variables that affectedthe committee's decision making in-cluded the senior citizens' meetingquarters, which would have beenprovided through the referendum.

"Since the referendum was turneddown, the township has looked for

other places for the seniors and now asignificant chunk of the building isnot going to be needed," said Mr.Shafer. "When even relatively minorchanges would impact the proposal,the state has to re-approve them,which requires a big time commit-ment. That has to be considered inlight of space needs now and in thenear future."

The original referendum proposedan addition to. Sampson G. SmithSchool and Franklin Park School. AtFranklin Park, the current facility

would have become a senior citizens'center, and the new addition wouldhave become the school . TheSampson G. Smith school renova-tions were envisioned to house alldistrict sixth-graders.

"The referendum, with respect toSampson, would have served twopurposes," Mr. Shafer said. "Itwould have allowed the board toimplement a curriculum change, andwould have freed up 18 or 19classrooms, giving us a breather interms of space for the next fewyears."

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activities each year through her de-partment.

The Franklin Park Club has alsoenjoyed free access to the old PhillipsSchool, but the structure has de-teriorated so badly it won't behabitable much longer.

"There's been a lot of wear andtear on the building," she said. "Adecision has to be made whether ornot to stay there. It's not as thoughwe're creating something new in anentirely different part of town. It's amatter of maintaining a service."

Ms. Osipowitz checked alternativelocations in the private, non-profitand public sectors, including theboard of education's administrationbuilding, the Villagers Barn Theatre,many churches, or rented retail spaceat the Towne Center on Route 27.Funds that are currently used tooperate the Phillips facility wouldsimply have been redirected to run acenter somewhere else.

However, the club members' firstchoice is to stay, Ms. Osipowitz hasadvised the town. Accordingly, theTownship Council raised the possi-bility of gaining title to the propertyat a March 13 facilities subcommitteemeeting with the Board of Education.

"There was interest in some sort ofequitable exchange, either in facili-ties, property, or services," said Ms.Osipowitz, adding that one possi-bility would be a three-way agree-ment enabling the Franklin publicschools to use the Villagers BarnTheatre on DcMott Lane, — which isbuilt on township-owned land — toenhance the fine arts portion of itsmagnet program.

Another option, according toTownship Manager John Lovell,would be for the town to gram theschool district access to the proposedenvironmental center on Bunker HillRoad for its science and technologies

magnet.Even if the township managed to

obtain the deed to the property, nodecision has been reached overwhether to renovate the existingstructure or replace it with a newbuilding.

It's been estimated that $400,000 isneeded to repair the 1 0 , 0 0 0square-foot Phillips School, Ms. Os-ipowitz said, while complete renova-tion would cost twice as much. Forthat price, a brand new building couldbe constructed, but it would besmaller — with 7,000 square feet ofspace. The assessed value of theproperty, she sa id , is about$600,000.

In spite of machinations towardreviving the Phillips School, Mr.Kuhn told the Franklin TownshipCouncil during the public commentperiod of last week's meeting,"We'd like input as to the location ofa senior center when it does happen.

"I could have brought 100 peoplewith me. We're all taxpayers. Wehave just as much right to speak up,"he said afterward, indicating his in-tent to "keep after the council."

At one time, plans were drawn fora building on Cedar Grove Lane, butthey were dropped without expla-nation, he said. "The council hasleaned toward satisfying the other

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group, but there are different peopleon the council now."

"Any senior in the township whowants to can use this facility. It's notexclusionary," Ms. Osipowitz said.Indeed, she said, ,175 people fromSomerset take advantage of theFranklin Park Club.

However, she admitted, "Franklinis a spread-out community. Theseniors are comfortable. They're notready to give that up and move."

Distance has prevented the twofrom collaborating in the past, Mr.Kuhn said, adding, "they live downthere and we live up here — period."

Nevertheless, said Lillian Bod-narek, president of the Franklin ParkSenior Citizens Club, "We're hopingfor a meeting of the minds betweenthe three clubs' officers this week."

'We're hoping to work with, notagainst each other," Ms. Bodnareksaid. "Right now we have no prob-lem."

The best way to appease bothfactions, said Ms. Osipowitz, wouldbe for the town to establish twofacilities, one in Somerset, and theother farther south.

However, she said, "they can onlydo that when the economic climate isright." Such projects stand a chanceof gaining federal grant money, aswell as private funding through fundraisers, she said.

MUNICIPAL CALENDARTHURSDAY, APRIL 4

• The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 8 p.m. in theMunicipal Building, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset.

• Municipal Recycling — Newspapers should be bundled with twineor placed in paper grocery bags. Corrugated cardboard should be brokendown into 24-inch pieces, stacked and bundled with twine.

Place all recyclables at the curb before 7 a.m. the morning of pick-up.

MONDAY, APRIL 8

• The Environmental Commission will meet at 4 p.m. in ihe MunicipalBuilding.• The Historic Preservation Commission will nice! at 7:.1() p.m. in theMunicipal Building.

• The Franklin Township Sewergc Authority will convene for aregular meeting at 8 p.m. at 70 Commerce Drive.

• The Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. in the CentralAdministration Building on Amwcll Road.

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Bridging the gapTristen Hohman, Beth Ann Clyde and "Grandma" Helen Larsen learn from Somerset CountyPark Ranger Dave Dendler that turtles can make good pets during a special Bridging the Gapprogram at the Franklin Convalescent Center. The program brings residents of the convalescentcenter together with Franklin preschool children to enjoy inter-generational programming inmusic and arts and crafts. The next session of Bridging the Gap will run from April 10-June 5on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30-11:30. For further information: 297-7330.

Local fire prevention bureau:spring ahead, change batteries

Every year in the United States.approximately 5.00(1 people arekilled by residential fires Most diefrom inhalation of smoke and toxicgases, not as a result of burns Andmost deaths and injuries result liomfires that happen at night, whilevictims are asleep

At least once a month. espcciallvduring the home heating season, con-sumers should test their smoke alarmsand replace the batteries it needed,according to the I'.S ConsumerProduct Safety Commission, a pos-ition the New Jerse\ Bureau of tireSafet) and the Franklin TownshipFire Prevention Department standllrml) hehind. Owner neglect of tes-ting and batten replacement has beena cause of smoke alarm failure, oftenresulting in tragedy

The Department also encouragesresidents to participate in the Inter-national Association of I ire Chiefs'safety program linking the seasonalrile ol di.inging clocks with what

Participants in theState Health Benefits Program

Expect a lot.Choosing the right health care plan ismore important than ever. Thousands olparticipants in the State Health BenefitsProgram continue to choose HIP/RutgersHealth Plan to care for them and theirfumilics.

Virtually all of your care, including lab,X-ray and diagnostic tests can be coor-dinated by your personal physician at anyone of our 13 convenient HIP/RutgersHealth Care Centers.

HIP/KulRirs Health Plan features in 1991include!

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program organizers are turning into anew and potentially life-saving ritual:changing smoke alarm and flashlightbatteries.

Called "Change Your Clock,Change Your Battery." the programencourages proper care and mainten-ance of smoke alarms and flashlightsas a key component of home safety.As batteries are often the basis ofsuch care, the effort urges people tochange their smoke alarm andflashlight batteries as they changetheir clocks for daylight saving time.

The overall goal of the nationalcampaign is to encourage routinereplacement of smoke alarm andflashlight batteries. The associationwith the change in lime is designed tomake this "anniversary" easy toremember and act on. Clocks thisyear will "spring ahead" at 2 a.m.Sunday, April 7. the first Sunday inApril.

Properly installed and maintained,the home smoke alarm is consideredone of the best and least expensivemeans of providing an early warning

when a Tire begins, before the con-centration of smoke reaches a danger-ous level, or before the fire becomestoo intense. There is no doubt thatsmoke alarms save lives, preventinjuries and minimize property dam-age by enabling residents to detectfires early in their development. Therisk of dying in a fire in homes wherealarms arc not installed or workingproperly is twice as high as in homesthat have functioning alarms.

Authorities also urge that the pub-lic develop and rehearse escape plansso when the smoke alarm sounds,family members will react ap-propriately.

Smoke alarms don't need muchattention, except for regular testingand prompt replacement of weakbatteries. Neglect their few require-ments, however, and the smokealarm won't do its job.

For additional information onsmoke alarms or any other fire safet)information contact the FranklinTownship Department of Fire Preven-tion at 873-2500. ext. 303.

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OBITUARIESSarah A. Mete

Sarah A. Mctz died Saturday,March 30; at Somerset MedicalCenter, Sofoerville. She was 91.

Born In.New Brunswick, she livedin East Millstone for the past 60years. ^

Mm. Met; was a homemaker.She was a communicant of St.

Joseph's R. C. Church, East Mill-stone. •

Mrs. Metz was a former member ofthe church's Altar Rosary Society.

She was one of the church's oldestparishioners. ,

Her husband, Martin J. Metz, diedin 1984.

Surviving are a son, Martin E. ofEast Millstone; three brothers, Ray-mond Seldy of New Brunswick, JackSeldy of Milford, Conn., and CharlesSeldy of Venice, Florida; a grandsonand a great-grandson.

Services were Tuesday at theBridge water Funeral Home, 707 EastMain Street, Bridgcwatcr, followedby a Mass at St. Joseph's R.C.Church, East Millstone.

Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery,East Millstone.

Dorothy Collins

Dorothy Collins died Saturday ather home in the Somerset section ofFranklin. She was 67.

She was born in Philadelphia andlived in Franklin for 25 years.

Mrs. Collins was a communicant, of St. Matthias Roman Catholic

Church in Somerset.' Surviving are her husband Law-

rence Collins; two sons, William, Collins of Clemcnton and Lawrence' Collins of Piscataway; a daughter,

Kathleen Assini of East Brunswick;her father, William Holsten of

• Havertown, Pa.; a brother, JohnHolston of Springfield. Pa.. and fivegrandchildren.

Services will be held Thursday at atime to be announced at Sacred Heart

- Roman Catholic Church in Manoa,Pa. Burial will be in Sts. Peter and

, Paul Cemetery in Springfield, Pa.Local arrangements are under the

direction of Gleason Funeral Home.' 1360 Hamilton Street. Somerset

Ethel Staats, Ethel Fitzgerald Staats died Sun-

, day, March 24, at her home in theEast Millstone section. She was 88.

Bom in Philadelphia. Pa., shelived in New Brunswick before mov-ing to East Millstone many years ago.

She was a popular baby sitter and_housekeeper in the East Millstone

f area.Mrs. Staats was a member of the

Quailbrook Senior Citizens Club,Franklin.

She was a member of the EastMillstone United Methodist Church.

Localsparticipatein seminar

Somerset residents Joan Fericy and•Janet Bcrkpwitz will present theirapproaches to recovering from addic-tions and codependency at a con-ference e n t i t l e d ' ' B u i l d i n gBridges ... Our Selves. Our Lives,Our Planet." which will he held inPrinceton on Saturday, April 13.

The conference it designed to helppeople create healthy environments,whether the focus is on personalhealth, die workplace, the family, orthe natural environment. Ms.Perky't workshop is called "The13th Step — Beyond Codependen-cy." Mi. Bcrkowitz. a teacher ofcreative drama and movement, willlead par t i c ipant s through •smorgatboard of playful techniquesIn "Creative Care of the InnerChild."

Approximately 30 workshops willbe offered on a variety of topics toinclude Native American per-spectives on the environment,non-competitive games, acupressure,and creative communication. An in-novative children's program willprovide a day of fun and learning foryoungsters aaci S through 12.

Then will be entertainment andexhibits throughout the day. Theevent is dedicated to former Princetonmayor Barbara Boggs Slgmund. whodied last year of cancer. In keepingwith Mayor Slgmund't beliefs. • freetMa canctr screening service will betvalUMr

Timed to prectd* Birth Day, thecoafmiKt Is Intended to provide i

7 backdrop for increasing peopk'ito the environment. John

of ths Pulitzer Priiebook "Diet for a New

America," will be the keynott•fatter. He will also lead a panelSewsten "Hetojig Our AUIngn t s * . " whkh will ftstuw PrincetontJafcenitt Scientist Robert Williams,Australian enviroitnuittallst Johntad aed Chief Jtke Swamp of tinMobswTNstlon.

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of the Princeton Ana M (609)«445tO.

Her husband, William Staats, diedin 1960,

Surviving are many cousins.Services were Friday at the East

Millstone United Methodist Church,Elm Street, East Millstone. Burialfollowed at Franklin Memorial Park,North Brunswick.

Arrangements are by AndersonFuneral Service, 201 Sandford Street,New Brunswick.

Russell G. HolmanRussell G. Holman died Thursday,

March 21 at his home after a longillness. He was 68.

Born in New Brunswick, he was alifelong resident. Mr. Holman was atruck driver for many years withLoizaux Builders Supply Co. inElizabeth. He was a member of theRaritan River Boat Club in Edison.

Surviving are his wife, BerthaLangcr Holman; two sons. Russell ofNew Brunswick and Kenneth ofNorth Brunswick; three daughters,Brenda Drew and Cathy Szur, both ofthe Somerset section of Franklin, andCindy of North Brunswick, and fivegrandchildren.

Funeral services will be private.Memorial gifts may be made to theMCOSS Hospice Program, 141 Bod-man Place, Red Bank 07701. Funeralarrangements were handled by TheBrunswick Memorial Home, 4S4Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.

James Ellison Sr.James R. Ellison Sr. of the Some-

rset section died Tuesday, March 26,at his home. He was 69.

He was born in Dillon, N.C., andhe lived in Franklin for 24 years.

Mr. Ellison worked as a machineoperator at General MotorsDelco-Remy Batteries Division.North Brunswick.

He was an Army veteran of WorldWar II.

He was a memtter of the FirstBaptist Church of Lincoln Gardens.

Surviving are his wife, LorettaHolmes Ellison; two sons, James R.of East Brunswick and SheldonMoody of New Brunswick; threedaughters, Rhoda Y. and Myra J.,both of Somerset, and ArnulfaMoody of New Brunswick; four sis-ters, Tearethea Sims and ChristineHarris, both of Jersey City, MattieJohnson of Trenton and Mary Rich-ardson of Marion, S.C.; and sixgrandchildren.

Services were Saturday at FirstBaptist Church of Lincoln Gardens,771 Somerset Street, Franklin.

Burial was in Franklin MemorialPark, North Brunswick.

Arrangements were handled byAnderson Funeral Service, 201 Sand-ford Street, New Brunswick.

Josephine SianJosephine Thompson Sian died

Monday, March 18 at SomersetMedical Center, Somerville. She was70.

Mrs. Sian was born in Somervilleand lived in Raritan 50 years.

Her son, Joseph V. Sian Jr., diedin 1987.

Surviving are her husband, JosephV. Sian Sr.; two daughters, PatriciaImpcllizeri of Bethlehem Townshipand Kathleen Kowal of Raritan; ason. John of the Somerset section ofFranklin; a sister, Isabelle Zamorskyof Peapack-Gladstone; 10 grand-chi ldren and threegreat-grandchildren.

Services were Thursday, March 21from Bongiovi Funeral Home, comerof Bell Avenue and Anderson Street,Raritan. followed by a Mass at St.Ann's R.C. Church. Raritan. En-tombment followed at St. BernardCemetery Mausoleum, Bridgewater.

Helen TellerHelen Hobel Teller died Wednes-

day, March 27, at Somerset MedicalCenter, Somerville. She was 55.

Born in New York City, she livedin Somerset for 31 years.

Mrs. Teller worked as a secretaryfor St. Joseph's R.C. Church, NewBrunswick. She retired two yearsago.

She was a communicant of St.Joseph's Church and president of thechurch's Rosary Society.

Mrs. Teller was a life member ofthe Deborah Hospital Foundation,Browns Mills.

Surviving are her husband, FrancisJ. Teller; a son, Francis J. Jr. ofSomerset; her mother, Irene Hobel ofSomerset; three sisters, Florence Ruf-fa.of Old Bridge, Irene Cafforelli ofHagerstown, Md., and Joan Swaffordof Tennessee.

Services were Tuesday at theGowen Funeral Home, 233 SomersetStreet, New Brunswick, followed bya Mass at St. Joseph's R.C. NewBrunswick.

Burial was in Resurrection Cem-etery, Piscataway.

Memorial contributions may bemade to the Deborah Heart and LungCenter, Trenton Road, Browns Mills,New Jersey 08015.

Grady Davis, Jr.Grady Davis. Jr., died Thursday,

March 23, at his Los Angeles home.He was 47.

Born in Rose Hill, Miss., he livedin New Brunswick before moving toLos Angeles in I96S.

Mr. Davis was a member of St.Peter's Baptist Church in Los An-geles and the West Coast AssemblyTrue Workers Lodge 7. AF&M ofLos Angeles.

He was the brother of the lateDavid Thigpen of New Brunswick.

Surviving are his wife, Mac C.Davis of New Brunswick; twodaughters, Gwendolyn Davis ofNorth Carolina and Latasha Davis ofCalifornia; a step-daughter, DeborahEnsley of Frankfurt, Germany; threesons, DeMarcus Davis of New Jer-sey, Corey Davis and DemetriusDavis of Los Angeles; his mother,Ethel Davis of Los Angeles; threesisters, Blondie Davis Edmond of the

Sommet section of Franklin Town-ship, Rita Davis of Los Angeles andRena Davis Beal of Jackson, Miss.;four brothers. Willie C. Davis ofPerth Amboy. Melvin Davis ofSomerset, James Young of McComb,Miss., and Dennis Davis of Edison.

Services were Tuesday at theAnderson Funeral Service, 201 Sand-ford Street, New Brunswick. Crema-tion was in the Franklin MemorialPark Crematorium, North Bruns-wick.

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THURSDAYApril 4, 1991 TOWN FORUM SA

EDITORIAL

Let's talkthings out

A few months ago, an area parent stood upat a school board meeting and lamented thatthere is never any chance for the public todiscuss — and debate — important educa-tional issues, either among themselves orwith the board.

He is so right.And, although the school budget season is

probably the worst time of the year for us toraise philosophical issues, we second thatmotion.

Why now? Because this is school budgetseason.

In 26 days, some of you will go to the pollsto decide what will go on in our schools.Having long ago despaired of enticing orcajoling more than a few of you to vote, wewould like to encourage those who do intendto exercise their franchise to learn as muchabout the issues as they can.

It will take work. It will mean giving upsome things we all enjoy more, but we feel itwould be worth it.

And finding the time is really the smallestproblem you will face in trying to study theissues. Finding opportunities for such dis-cussions will be much more difficult.

Candidates nights are too infrequent andtoo given over to partisan posturing toprovide much of an indication of where anyof the candidates really stand on education.School board meetings are so taken up withmatters of the moment that there is little timeor energy left over for discussing long-rangeissues or intangibles.

Bars and cocktail parties are too hit ormiss. And if you do get a good discussiongoing, you invariably attract someone whoconfuses volume with intelligence, so talkshifts quicTUy to less inflammatory matters.

One prerequisite for really good dis-cussions is good research. The local libraryis a good source of information. Despiteeveryone's complaints about the media,magazines and newspapers are still one ofyour best sources of the basic informationyou need to make your decisions. And. theyoften carry columns expressing a widevariety of opinions — opinions that may helpyou formulate your own.

Many will express themselves to theirneighbors at church or at the supermarket.Some, we hope, will enter into a dialogue bywriting letters to the editor.

If you are one of the latter, you can makeit easier for us to print your letter. If it is nottyped, it should be printed or written veryclearly. Equally important, it must get to usin time to be used. Monday is the deadlinefor them to be in our office — because of ourproduction deadlines, Tuesday really is toolate

Whatever your opinions, then, we hope tohear from vou soon

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Rabbit seasonPaolo Gonzalez, 5, got to spend some quality time with the Easter Bunny during Saturday's annual EasterJamboree at the Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue.

Making polluters pay for their sinsI believe thai polluters should have to

make up tangibly tor their environmentalsins Now two new and dillerent ways of

. getting this to happen are emergingBoth ways put money directly into the

hands of agencies providing for remedies,rather than simply having dollars disap-pear into stale or federal treasu ICS

One method is via the federal CleanWaier Act, which allows cm/ens orciti/en groups to sue polluters Resultingfines or sellcmcnt dollars can be con-tributed to charitable organizations to doprojects that result directly in cleanerwater

Another way is called mitigation. It tooresults from laws calling for keepingresources from diminishing, such as thosefor wetlands protection. It works like this:If a wetland must he sacrificed fur adevelopment that is judged to be in thepublic interest, replacement wetlandsnearby must be established

Sometimes that means reclaiming aformer marsh destroyed by fill, or creatinga wetland where none existed before. Itcan even assure protection of a largewetland area in perpetuity throughpurchase or casement.

One of my favorite examples of such aproject is along the Delaware bayshore.There public-private partnerships, includ-ing the ciii/cn supported New Jersey Con-

THE STATEWE'RE INDavid F. Moore

scrvation Foundation (NJCF). which Iserve as executive director, have securedland along the beaches and in the marshesbehind them so that thousands ofshorebirds can continue to find safe havenwhen they feed on horseshoe-crab eggs intheir arduous spring migrations.

Much of the funding for this operationcame from Public Service Electric andGas Company, which provided dollarsboth to restore marsh and to buy bayshoreland and manage it. through the auspicesof the Mate Nature Lands Trust. This is inexchange for the Tilling of marsh to buildthe access road to (he Salem nuclear plant

Another project resulted from a CleanWater Act violation suit lodged againstUnited States Metals Refining Companyby the New Jersey Public Interest Re-search Group (NJPIRU). NJCF receivedan award of SI. I million to acquire landslo protect stream corridors flowing intothe Arthur Kill, where the pollution oc-curred.

A study to find the highest-quality lands

LETTERS TO THE EDITORBoard could saveby planning aheadTo I N tdllor:

This letter is in response to commentsmade by Franklin Township Board ofEducation President Karen Bodnar regard-ing our efforts to require school boards losend sample ballots in advance of specialschool elections.

In the piece. Mi Dodnar expressesconcern over the $4,(MX) (her figure) that itwould cost to mail these sample ballots Ibelieve a sample ballot requirement wouldactually save money. It would encouragethe school board to present all their issuesat the April election. Is there some reasonwhy school boards can't project theirncedi a year In advance? Instead of

h hncedi ywringing her hands over the $4,000 costof mailing sample billots in advance ofwwcial tMctioM, Mi, Bodnar shouldconsider tht $6,0(10 of other electionexpenses thai could he tivtd In the Boardcould eliminate special election* by plan*nlAi *« advance.

Mto, M». Bodnar commend* iht Boardfar tending "school children horn* with

literature for their parents." Election no-tices should be made available to alltaxpayers, not jut! those who have chil-dren in the public schools. It's a shamethat Mi, Bodnar doesn't realiie this.

Jo in T, Paff,member, Hmdt Acroea New Jeney

Special electionsrequire notice

To the editor:

I am concerned by the misunderstand-ing that Sen. McManimon and FranklinTownship Board of Education PresidentKaren Bodnar have of Hands AcroM NewJersey.

This misconception It apparent In theirresponse to our advocacy of a statewiderequirement that sample ballot! be sentout to all registered voters In advance ofspecial achool board election!. They bothImply that Hands hat ton«how becomehypocriteal and untrue to lu originalpurpose, Both seem to think that HindiBat one, and only one, agenda — (hatbefall to lave money.

to be protected is being paid for with theinterest earned by the award moneyMatching dollars are being offered totowns and counties in the 26-municipalityarea buying the best-quality streamsidelands, or buying and repairing damagedlands with the fund

Most of the dollars will go to endowloans offered lo local governmentsthrough the state Green Trust, a part of thestate Green Acres Program By spendingdollars in that way, towns can more thandouble their money!

Such settlement monies are carefullymonitored by NJPIRG, and by the U SAttorney's office, through a periodic re-porting system. NJPIRG doesn't gel tokeep any of the settlement money; they'rein it to keep the water clean.

Charitable donation dollars are harderand harder to find because of growingcompetition among private non-profitgroups assuming responsibilities formerlyshouldered by government. This situationresults from budget cutbacks and lax lawchanges making it less advantageous tocontribute to charities.

The resulting bottom line is that mitiga-tion and money from settlements areessential if society is to stay even in thestruggle to maintain the environment.

David F. Moore i% executive director ofthe New Jersey Conservation Foundation.

While we do want lo save money, wedon't want the savings to be at the expenseof vita) governmental functions. We feelthat giving citizens notice of upcomingelections is a keystone in the democraticprocess. We are therefore bewildered bySen. McManimon's staff member's state-ment (Franklin News-Record. March 28)lhal such voter not i f icat ion is a"cost-prohibitive prospect." Taken lo itsextreme, this logic would require that weeliminate all sample ballots, even those in(he gubernatorial and presidential elec-tions, for (he sake of saving money.

When • school board leeks funding fora major project at a special election, wefeel that the cltiiem have a right to knowabout it. We have no objections lo spend-ing a few thousand in order to givecitltcni notice that the government IsIntcndihg to spend several million.

Simply put, Handi members areresponsible cltiuns who an tired ofseelni government waste money and thendemand more, We want our elected of-ficials to act responsibly and wend ourhard earned tax dollan wisely, We expectnothing more and will i >™

', Hindi Aero* Mr*

Surprise!Higherschooltaxes

It's that time of year again when schoolboards all over the state pad and inflatetheir budgets in preparation for elections.

It's necessary, in these trying times, topropose spending plans that are at least200 percent higher than boards expectvoters to stomach. That way, when theinevitable backlash comes, the Board ofEducation can trim a little here, nip asmidgeon there, and clip the homeowneranyway.

BROKENCRACKERS

Gerry Jurrens

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Franklin Township introduced its ten-)tative budget recently, demanding anjawe-inspiring $300 increase in school'taxes for the owner of the now-fictional'$100,000 home. Try buying one of those!in Franklin these days, and I'll show youja fixer-upper next to the township minildump. |

The $300 increase brings the total'school tax extorted from that Franklin!homeowner to $2,390 or about $200 a1

month. <Franklin Board member Karen Bodnarl

calls this a "tie-over budget," one that,offers nothing new. She's "concerned1

about how the public is going to perceivethis," and well she might be. After all.the jerks that foot the bill can't beexpected to know what's going on. The)problem is simply too astronomical andjout of control for us simple folk uxunderstand. As she says. "People usually)don't look at the entire picture." j

Like the Picture of Dorian Gray, thisjone's sure to age us. Or kill us. ,

South Brunswick's definition of "the*leanest budget this district has seen in l(j(years or more," according lo Dr. DcnniJW. "Drop Dead Taxpayer" DaggettJrepresents a mere''24.7 percent increase*over last year's plan. I'm glad he's notwriting ad copy for Lean Line.

According to my calculations, based onlast year's 91 cents per $100 of assessedvaluation, a Kendall Park resident with hisimaginary $100,000 home will pay$ 1,140 in school taxes next year, or a littleless than $100 per month.

Gee, it would probably pay for me tobuy a lot across Route 27, jack up myhouse, put it on wheels and push it overthe county line to South Brunswick. Theschool taxes, while only 24.7 percenthigher this year, are still less than halfthose in Franklin.

The kicker is that Franklin schools,with a few exceptions, reportedly havetheir problems. South Brunswick's stilloffer the illusion of quality.

Both districts cite mandated programswhich must be funded. Daggett threatensloss of "basic services for the kids andpersonnel" should the budget be defeated.Bodnar complains that Franklin will haveto dip into its surplus funds.

Well, Boards of Education, hear this:there aren't too many of us with anysurplus funds to give you. My propertytaxes surpassed the cost of my mortgagepayments long ago While the value of myproperty plummets (as a direct result ofNew Jersey's headlong plunge into theabyss created by Florio and his cronies)my taxes continue to skyrocket. Many ofus are unemployed, labeled "displacedworkers." what about retirees on fixedincomes? Where are we supposed to findthe money to pay these exorbitant in-creases? Shall we be displaced into thestreet, too.'

Florio mandated a shift in pension fundslo local districts. The Stale forced aiuill-conceived and probably hystericalasbestos removal plan down our wind-pipes In South Brunswick, the cost ofStale-defined special education programsdoubled.

Salary increases in the neighborhood of7 to 9 percent in each district threaten todrive most of us from our neighborhoodsAnd do we really need a magnet schooladministrator?

Meanwhile, the good folk* at HandsAcross New Jeney an characterized atcranks for their public outcry.

During the First Revolutionary War,pamphleteers — yesteryear's cohimnitu— stirred the colonists lo action,

Come the Second Revolution, ten willbe more than tea dumped in the harbor.

In memoriam: Jane-Bell Harklm, anemployee of the Franklin TownahipSchools for more than IS yaan. died mGood Friday morning after a loaf boutwith cancer, Mrs, Harttiw, an In-defatigable worker In the ichooi cafeteria,was one of thoat often nameJeu ptopttwho make a difference In kkaV M m S t oU wrvtvtd by two M M and twodau|hten, one of whom la mylUter-ln-law, MaryLu W M B ,

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^THURSDAYApril 4, 1991 AROUND TOWN 9A

"The Boys Next Door" opens at the Franklin Villagers Barn Theatre on Friday, April 12. The castfeatures, from left, Jill Alpert, Janet Rogan and Charles Wagner. For reservations, call (908)873-2710.

Villagers welcome The Boys Next Door'"The Boys Next Door," a com-

edy by Tom Griffin, opens at theFranklin Villagers Barn Theatreon Friday, April 12. Performanceswill continue on weekendsthrough May 5.

Originally produced at theMcCarter Theatre in Princeton in1986, this moving comedy wenton to please audiences in NewYork and around the country.

The play is the "touching andsensitive account of a young munwhose job it is to monitor the dailylives of four retarded men livingtogether as outpatients."

Jack, the monitor, is portrayedby Adrian Stein. Arnold, afuss-pot worrier with a penchantfor nonscquiturs. is played byDrew Miliianu. Lucicu, played byAlfred Nirns. is severely retarded

but makes the best of life bymemorizing the alphabet song andf o l l o w i n g the he ro i c s ofSpiderman. Norman, portrayed byCharles F. Wagner IV, works in adoughnut shop and cheerfully con-sumes the broken rejects. Barry,played by Ken Webb, is aschizophrenic who fancies himselfa golf pro.

The cast also includes Jill Alpertas Norman's girlfriend Sheila, JoeBcnduvid as Mr. Klemper, Bar-ry's Father, as well as RobertHickson. Janet Rogan and MarciaTamm in supporting roles. Thecast is under the direction ofVillagers' veterans John Hicksonand Bill Jamieson. Mr. Jamiesondesigned the set. Lights and cos-tumes are designed by Jim Rinereand John DcMatvo respectively

Performances of "The Boys

Next Door" will run April 12through May S on Fridays andSaturdays at 8:30 p.m., Sundays,April 14 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. andSundays, April 21 and May S at2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 onFridays and Saturdays, and $10 onSundays. For reservations orfurther information, call thetheater at (908) 873-2710.

The Villagers next presentationwill be "Big River," the musicaladventures of Huckleberry Finn.Performances will run weekendsfrom May 24 through June 30.The Franklin Villagers BarnTheatre is located in the FranklinTownship Municipal Complex at475 Demott Lane — betweenEaston Avenue and Amwell Road— m the Somerset section ofFranklin Township.

NEIGHBOR NOTESA local Girl Scout has earned the

Girl Scouts' coveted Gold Award, thehighest achievement in the organiza-tion.

Jacqueline A. Spitzer, of New-port Avenue, Somerset, dedicated anenormous amount of time and re-search in her program, the EarthAwareness Weekend, Girl Scout of-ficials said. Jacqueline's project in-volved teaching Junior Girl Scoutsabout ways to preserve the environ-ment.

To qualify for the Gold Award,Jacqueline had to demonstrate excep-tional leadership skills, the ability tomake and meet goals, display maturi-ty and offer the community a service.

Her parents are Agnes and MiklosSpitzer, who described their daughteras active in skiing, tennis and worldtravel. Jacqueline has been active inthe Girl Scouts for over eight years,earning her Silver Award prior towinning the Gold Award.

Jacqueline attends Franklin HighSchool, where she has been an honorstudent and was mentioned in"Who's Who in American Stu-

RECENT BIRTHSThe Medical Center at Princeton

recently announced the followingbirths:

A baby girl was born Sunday,March 10 to Raj and Deeptl Rana ofSomerset; a baby girl was born Satur-day. March 2 to Sean and IngridBrandle of Somerset.

dents."For further information on the Girl

Scouts, contact the membership de-partment at (908) 821-9090.

Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey R.Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. NicholasPeters of Somerset, retired from theUnited States Navy — after 20 yearsof service — on Friday, March I.

At the retirement ceremony, held atthe U.S. Atlantic Command CruiseMissile Support group in Norfolk,Va., he was awarded the DefenseMeritorious Service Medal for excep-tional Meritorious Service for theArmed Forces of the United States.

He is a 1965 graduate of FranklinHigh School, and received his mas-ter's degree from Trenton State Col-lege in 1970.

Members of Aid Assocation forLutherans, Branch 4934, Somerset,have been awarded a gold star ratingby the fraternal benefit society inrecognition of exemplary volunteer

service to the community.AAL's 7,600 branches are ranked

in eight pcrformace categories. Toachieve the highest ratings, gold orsilver stars, branches must annuallysponsor at least one AAL benevolentactivity (fund-raising, work project,etc.), conduct nine to 12 branchmeetings, sponsor at least one educa-tional activity and one memberawareness event, and comply withAAL's attendance, voting and report-ing requirements.

Officers of AAL Branch 4934 are:Darwin E. Hibbard. president, ofSomerset; Mark Trampe, vice presi-dent, of Somerset: Amy M. Crisp.secretary, of North Brunswick andLois E. Habratschk. treasurer, ofSomerset.

AAL provides 1.5 million mem-bers with fraternal benefits, while itsaffiliated companies oftcr membersother financial services. In addition.AAL members are offered volunteeropportunities to help others in theirown communities. AAL, head-quartered in Applcton, Wise, is thenation's largest fraternal benefitsociety in terms of assets and or-dinary life insurance in force.

Robert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital in New Brunswick recentlyannounced the following births:

A daughter, Patricia ROM, wasborn Wednesday, Feb. 27 to Caroland Walter H. Dcutsch of Somerset;a daughter, Jamyllah JazzmynBooker, was born Thursday, Feb. 28to Inez Ismail and Curtb Booker ofSomerset: a daughter, Sidney BoseCarvin. was born Friday, March I toDeraina M. Carrin of Somerset; ad a u g h t e r . L a u r e n WendyNbamblatt. was bom Monday.March 4 to Suzanne and Michael

Nissenblatt of Somerset: a daughter,Ellen Margaret Jurgens, was bornFriday, March 8 to Martha andPeter Jurgens of Somerset: a daugh-ter. Kelsey Victoria Hodgson, wasborn Friday, March 8 to Nancy A.and Brian L. Hodgson of Somersetand a son. Ali Ashraf Abdu. wasborn Wednesday. March 13 to ImanA. El-Mikawi and Ashraf A. Abduof Somerset.

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THURSDAYApril 4, 1991 IN THE

Marilyn Peluso, standing, guides her students, from left, Joseph Bujalski, Tammy Hoelzer and Attilaimre, as they study in preparation for the high school equivalency diploma.

The Sampson G. Smith Gifted & Talented Choir, under the direction of Noel Sell, during a recentperformance for the Franklin Township Board o r Education. The choir was honored for thejrperformance at the New Jersey School Boards Convention in Atlantic City.

SCHOOL SHORTSThe budding artistsof MacAfee School

This marks the fifth year thatchildren from MacAfee School havehad art work chosen to be part ofChannel Thirteen's Annual Arts Fes-tival.

Ljch >ear. Channel Thirteen spon-M>P> an arts festival. This year'stheme was Rainbow Harmony. Out• •I \^IK) applicants, first-grader Brit-I.HH I niar placed along with 50 otherchildren trom New Jersey. New Yorkami Connecticut. Their art work willbe on a tn-state exhibition tour.Brittany and her parents were invitedto attend a reception at Sothebys inV « York City to honor the finalists.Hnttan\'s entry was a brightlypainted dragon frolicking in theocean

The other winning entry fromMacAtfc was created by Josephinekhjtcr. a lirM grader whose art workdepicted a dancer taking a curtaincall luNcphinc's work was createdusing iniv.il media Het work wasctiosen as one ol I(H) out of l.SIRIchildren whose work was selected to

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tour the tn-state area in another show.Josephine and her parents werehonored at a reception at the SouthStreet Seaport. Josephine's work isscheduled to be shown on ChannelThirteen at 5:58 p.m. Friday. May24.

Other entrants from MacAfee in-cluded Tia Branch, Supriya Kumar,Ellen Bowers. Doug Gillormo. DanaGoldberg. Ryan Olsen. Eric Kempf,Adam Hunter and Patricia Brennen.

M a c A f e e ' s p r i n c i p a l , TomDelCasale. is proud of these studentsand their unique achievement. Theirart teacher. Sally Judd, applauds thesuccess of all these talented artists.

Teachers attendC.A.R.E. workshop

Project C A R E , staff members ofFranklin Township's After SchoolExtended Day Care Program attendeda two-day workshop March 15-16 atthe Somerset Marriott The workshopsponsored by the New JerseySchool Age Child Care Coalition wasentitled "S A (.'C A Professionl.nited lor (irowth

lhe keynote speaker on Friday wasl)r Harry Cialinskv. superintendentot schools from Paramus He tracedthe history ot the development of thealter school program in Paramus andthe expansion that the program hastaken since Us start Remarks weredelivered by Nicholas Scalera. actingdirector of the Division of Youth andFamily Services: Robert Francesk.director ol lhe Division on Women.NJ Dept of Community Aflairs andFran Arenstein. program development specialist. Division on WomenAll speakers emphasized (he need the

Tedi DeVries, a member of the Franklin Board of Education, wasrecently awarded a plaque by the Music Department of FranklinTownship Schools in recognition of her attendance and support ofthe entire department Presenting the award is Cal Chase, K-12supervisor of music. -•.

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SchiHil-Age Child Care programs andthe impact these programs have onfamily life, particularly for workingparents.

The following members of theC A R E stall attended the work-shops: Doris Stevens, program direc-tor: Marilyn Peluso. Hillcresl Schoolsite manager, Diane LoCicero. Con-crly Road site manager; YvonneEverett, Elizabeth Avenue site man-ager: Joyce Keimig, site manager forPine Grove Manor School; AnnalicseMueller, MacAfee Road School sitemanager and Nancy Glassey. headteacher. MacAfee Road School.

Stalf members attended a variety ofworkshop sess ions i nc lud ing ,hands-on art activities; fund-raisingand grant writing, building children'ssell-esteem, intcrgencrational careand gu id ing the b e h a v i o r ofschool-age children.

Habla Espanol?The Pine Grove Manor School

P.T.A. recently sponsored an as-sembly that carried an internationaltheme. Felix, a Puerto-Rican bornBrooklynite. entertained studentswith a variety of folk tales and songsdrawn from his nat ive Lat inAmerican culture

The children were intrigued by histales of an 'old witch" who tempts alittle boy to take a drink in the forestThe boy docs take a sip. even thoughthe children in the aduience warnedhim not to, and has to deal with theconsequences He finds himselfunder her spell and must find out hername to be c u r e d C h i l d r e nparticipated by helping Felix think ofgood names lor a witch They alsolearned about Hispanic foods, instru-ments, words and even danced the l aBamba

HIGH SCHOOLHAPPENINGS

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This calendar of events is prepared and submitted by the Franklin 'High School PTSO. To add events, call Jenny Beidler. 248-2770 (w), or |,846-6897 (h). two weeks prior to the intended publication date.

., Friday. April 5

a Varsity baseball. Watchung High. home. 3:45 p.m. o&/a JV baseball. Watchung High, home, 3:45 p.m.a Freshmen baseball, at Watchung High. 3:45 p.m.a JV softball. at Watchung. 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 6

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be• Girls outdoorannounced.• Boys outdoor track. Ridgewood Relay• Varsity baseball. Ewing. home, noon• JV baseball. Ewing. home, noon

Monday, April 8

• Boys varsity tennis. Bridgcwater East. home. 3:45 p.m.• Boys iV tennis, at Brtdpewater East. 3:45 p.m.• Varsity baseball, at Huntcrdon Central. 3:45 p.m.• JV baseball. Huntcrdon Central, home. 3:45 p.m.• Varsity softbali. Huntcrdon Central, home, 3.45 p.m.• JV softball, Hunterdon Central, home. 3:45 p.m.• Golf team. North Huntcrdon. at Quail Brook, 3 p.m

Tuesday, April 9

• School Board Candidate's Night — open to the community —•.sponsored by the FTA. PTO. PTSO president's council and hosted by iFranklin High PTSO• Golf learn, Rutgers Prep, at Quail Brook, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10

• A college career night has been scheduled for Franklin High School'students. • :J• Boys varsity tennis. Somcrville High, home, 3:45 p.m. Zip

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THURSDAYApril 4, 1991 LIFESTYLE 11AIntimate Risks

Dr. Joan Goldstein hopesher book on DDT, pesticides

will motivate actionBy PrtocMa E. Hayes

Special Writer^When Dr. Joan Goldstein re-nrched the history of DDT use as an(ricultural pesticide in the Unitedtales for her third book, "Demand-g Clean Food and Water," she

' arted having flashbacks.!"My father worked in the whole-

sale florist business from age 13 on,"she recalled. "Every day he wouldcome home from work with irritatedeyes. The skin around his eyes wouldbe red and irritated."

The local doctor thought it mightbe an allergy to pollen, but Dr.

^Goldstein remembers the irritation»was not limited to her father's eyes,| but also showed up in skin rashes oni his hands. Worse yet, later in life, the{author's father developed chronic andf inexplicable skin problems.' The Kingston resident now; suspects the widespread use of DDT• and many other pesticides on the• flowers her father handled every dayI might have been a factor in all ofi these problems.

DR. GOLDSTEIN'S father isnow dead, and she cannot ask himabout her suspicions. Like manypossible cases of pesticide-relatedhealth problems, this one will remaina mystery.

But the potential connection, rathertoo close to home, made the topic ofpesticides, and especially DDT, veryreal to the writer.

As Dr. Goldstein's book notes,DDT was one of the first syntheticagricultural pesticides used in theU.S. It was used for decades on awide variety of food crops. It wasfinally banned as an active ingredientin pesticides used here, largely be-cause of its failure to break downover lime into simpler, less toxiccompounds

As wildlife ate treated vegetation,and in turn were eaten by largeranimals. DDT moved up the foodchain virtually intact. Birds who hadingested it produced eggs with shellsso fragile that the mere act of sittingon the egg to keep it warm woulddestroy it.

DDT still remains in the environ-ment: traces can still be found in rootcrops such as potatoes, and everyhuman mother passes it on to herchildren in utero.

BUT ONE of the shocking facts"Demanding Clean Food andWater" exposes is that DDT con-tinues to be in use. long after its banhere, and all of us continue to getfresh doses.

DDT is still used as an activeb ingredient in agricultural pesticides

manufactured and exported by U.S.chemical companies to other foodgrowing countries of the world.

Those countries return the favor,by exporting their produce, complete'with pesticide residues, to consumers

' nere.More alarming ttill is a point Dr.

"Goldstein makes as if in pawing

Although DDT is banned as an activeingredient in pesticides used in thiscountry, no controls exist over its useas an inert ingredient, one that issupposed to be only used to bind thecompound and assure that the activeingredient takes its most effective .form.

Presently, pesticide manufacturersare not required to indicate the natureof inert ingredients used in theiragricultural formulations, and theamount of DDT which is suit foundin our environment and systems sug-gests these undisclosed ingredientsmay include DDT.

Christopher Milne, pesticide pro-ject manager for New Jersey's De-partment of Health, confirmed it islikely DDT continues to be used in

The Kingston residentnow suspects the wide-spread use of DDT andmany other pesticides

on the flowers herfather handled every

day might have been afactor in the chronic

and inexplicable skinproblems he developed

later in life.

the U.S. as an inert ingredient. Infact, he said the federal GeneralAccounting Office has identified atleast 50 inert ingredients that are ofknown toxicological concern, andanother SO suspected to be. But 800or 900 such ingredients are still ofunknown effect.

DR. GOLDSTEIN'S book de-scribes the history of agriculturalpesticide use in this country, startingwith DDT. Individual small farmsgave way to the American "agribusi-ness" of today, featuring large farmswhich produce acres and acres ofone. or a very few, crops, generallywithout diversifying or rotating fromyear to year.

Such farms presented insect andother pests with unparalled op-portunities for development: rowsupon rows of a pest's favorite food,carefully nurtured each year for thepest's greatest eating pleasure.

The resulting large wale pest prob-lems seemed to necessitate new kindsof solutions — and chemicals ap-peared on the scene at precisely theright moment.

Pesticide* seemed to provide apanacea for one problem in a businessalready subject to the vagaries ofweather or natural disaster.

The federal government requiredregistration of chemical pesticide for-mulations by enacting the FederalInsecticide, Fungicide, and Roden-

ticide Act ("FIFRA") in 1947. How-ever, initially, the Act only protectedfanners against false claims ofpesticide effectiveness against theintended claims. No thought wasgiven to human health hazards.

BY THE TIME federal law beganto require safety information in 1972,decades had passed without anysignificant effort to collect data on theeffects that formulations already inuse might be having on humanhealth. Moreover, collection of safetydata from scratch, and re-registeringof all pesticides already in use takessubstantial time. Hundreds ofpesticides still needed to bere-registered.

This has left a significant infor-mation gap which allows pesticidespotentially lethal to humans to remainin active use and make their way tothe public via residues on or in food,and in the water we drink. Dr.Goldstein clearly hopes her book,with its warnings about the risks ofpesticides on human health, will havethe same far-reaching effects on pub-lic consciousness as "Silent Spring,"the famous 1962 book by RachelCarson.

It was "Silent Spring" whichbrought such concepts as"ecosystem," the interrelatedness ofall of life, including human life, intogeneral awareness.

Ms. Carson's book for the firsttime cast doubt on the miraclechemicals developed for agriculturein language that was accessible andnon-technical, and helped initiate thepublic and governmental actionswhich led to the ban on DDT.

"There are no risks more intimatethan those which come with eatingfood and drinking water withpesticide residues," Dr. Goldsteinsaid in an interview concerning herbook. "You are actually puttingthose residues inside your body.''

IT WAS people responding to theintimacy of the Alar risk to theirchildren that led to Alar being discon-tinued last year. Alar (trade name fordaminozide) had been applied toapples to cause them to remain on thetree and ripen longer, and to remainred and firm longer after picking, butwas found to be a carcinogen.

Children, who tend t