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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1973
Page
1
Democrat Alex ander J. Menza of Hillside credits 1973 as a turning point in child abuse fight. A new law allows doctors and officials to place children in protective custody amid suspected abuse, while a State Office on Child Abuse Control aims to curb rising beatings and boost public awareness.
The Hillside Times calls for all news copy by August 31 and classified ad materials by September 4 due to Labor Day. A New York medical convention cites 500000 expected US child abuse cases this year as lawmakers push two bills expanding social worker access to the state registry and removing willfully from abuse statutes. The child abuse hotline number 800 452 0150 remains in use with a new office opening next month in Ewing Township.
Fire at 230 Hillside Ave destroyed an unknown extent of property early last Thursday morning. Police later found eight school windows broken at A. P Morris School worth about 100 dollars. A stolen Buick was recovered on Williamson Ave with ignition and trunk lock punched out and tires poor. A lawn mower worth 100 dollars was stolen from Oheb Sholem Cemetery on North Broad St. Jacobi's Florists reported a broken window with 4 dollars in change taken. A 1968 Pontiac owned by Joseph McGlone from North Plainfield was broken into. an AM FM radio and two speakers were stolen. The Roy Rogers restaurant on Liberty Ave had glass worth 200 dollars broken.
The annual orientation for all incoming ninth graders will start at 1 00 p m in the Hillside High School auditorium on Wednesday September Sth. Principal Robert Searles announces the event and invites upperclass students new to the high school to attend.
Cesare Polidoro of Hillside New Jersey received the Getty Service Station of the Year award for Union and Middlesex counties after a two month cleanliness contest ending July 31. Jules J. Reynaud presented the plaque at a company awards ceremony attended by executives. Polidoro, owner for two years, now enters New Jersey Service Station of the Year competition seeking the Clean Station Award against stations statewide.
The Hill-Siade chapter will hold a board meeting on Wednesday September 5 at Temple Shomret Torah 910 Salem Ave at 8 15 P M Mrs Paul Trinker Membership Vice President will preside Reports from chairmen will cover projects to be completed this year
Angela Rippo of 1128 Woodruff Ave is a mother of eight who balances family life with ongoing education. She studied at Newark State College Union and earned a 1965 degree, followed by a 1969 certificate, a 1970 master's in Special Education, and plans further work toward a Ph.D. She tutors handicapped children, works part time as a bookkeeper, and her son Patsy is training with the Marines at Parris Island.
The Tri Hospital Fund begins a joint drive for $200 000 to support Elizabeth General St Elizabeth hospitals after leaving United Way. Donors will be solicited for annual, ongoing gifts to sustain a large regional health care center with 194 doctors and 680 nurses serving over 80 000 patients yearly.
Congressman Minish invites high school seniors in the 11th District including Hillside to apply for 1974 appointment opportunities at the Air Force Merchant Marine Military and Naval Academies. A preliminary civil service written exam will be held at the Montclair Post Office on September 29 to aid in selecting applicants.
Colonel D B Kelly directs Troop Commanders to assign all personnel to traffic duty from Friday night August 34 to Tuesday morning September. Five Italy Police helicopters will patrol major routes to locate trouble spots and coordinate flow. Troopers will act as observers on Turnpike and Parkway helicopters and saturations rely on tactical patrol units radar VASCAR and threattralyzer. Emphasis on 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM period.
Elizabethtown Gas official Peter Kassak warns Hillside could face fuel cutoffs in winter as demand for natural gas rises. The utility has a four phase plan to limit supply to industrial users first, then households, to prevent a crisis while Public Service may curtail electricity voltage.
The Community Pool prepares for its last weekend of the 1973 season with activities for all ages. On Saturday night an adult dance with live entertainment runs from 8 PM, refreshments available. Sunday features a diving contest at 1 PM, pie eating at 2 PM, and a watermelon eating contest at 4 PM. Monday offers a final swim event and a movie, Take the Money and Run, shown in the evening.
Marion Vath receives a plaque from Mrs. Gladys Gelman for voluntary service as program director of the Hillside Senior Citizens Club in 1972 and 1973. She is named as Director of Voluntary Services at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elizabeth.
The reconstructed North Union Ave entrance to the Garden State Parkway southbound in the Union Hillside Irvington area will open today weather permitting. With the ramp opening the Mill Road entrance will close permanently as part of the Interchange 142 project linking to I 78.
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