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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
1
Multiple Hillside residents figure in a string of incidents and notices. A woman injured in a parking lot confrontation, a man fined in municipal court, juveniles caught with a stolen bike, and a brush fire response are noted alongside local club fundraisers and a garden club project.
City editor notes ongoing traffic hazards on Main Street as Central Avenue Extension grows toward North Broad Street. No plan for a second Route Mo crossing or better overpass linkage to Route 22 has been adopted, and delays extend for years while officials delay action.
The Board created the new assistant superintendent post and named Hillside High principal Dr Walter O Krumbiegel to it. Vice principal Anthony A Avella becomes principal and John Kulikowski moves to vice principal as part of a personnel reshuffle effective Sept 1.
Mayor Monroe Ackerman led a public hearing on the township proposed zoning ordinance affecting Maple Ave Hillside Ave and North Broad St. Over 150 residents, mostly opponents, attended as Planning Board drafts the ordinance and outlines process for final passage and a November referendum.
Jonathan Bell, president of the Hillside Education Association, sent six requests to the Board of Education. The board referred the proposals to committee during budget conferences. Also noted: $54,000 of $55,493.14 embezzled in the William Ostermiller case and bids for transportation were tabled for tabulation. resignations from two Hillside Ave teachers, new appointments at Hillside High and Abram P Morris School, a 1966 bulletin board permit, and contracts awarded to Bloomfield Drapery Co.
An old classified item lists Szarko's Liquor Store at 1317 Liberty Avenue with phone numbers WA 3-0659 and WA 3-1495. It promotes wines liquors beers and free prompt delivery plus rental options like kegs and beer coolers. The note also references a $700 drapery purchase for a high school stage and fuel oil service from National Fuel Oil Co Newark and an upcoming Pop Warner League permission to use Woodfield Stadium on multiple dates.
The Elizabeth Presbytery approved and Richard A Fox accepted the call to Hillside United Presbyterian Church in Hillside New Jersey. He will be ordained August 28 and installed September 15 and brings experience from Cornell University Westinghouse and Princeton Plasma Lab.
The Hillside Jaycees obtained the franchise for the Union County Junior Miss Pageant to be held in late November in the Elizabeth area. The event honors outstanding high school senior girls and is not a beauty contest. Contestants may enter themselves or be sponsored by local clubs or schools.
A large brush and grass fire near Route 22 and Route 1 in Newark blocked all routes and caused a four hour traffic jam. An electric storm with high winds and heavy rain then toppled trees and power lines delaying recovery. A house at 573 Purce Street was struck by lightning, charing a wall and sofa at 6:52 p.m. and another building at 1551 Maple Avenue reported hit with no further damage listed.
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