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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1972
Page
1
The board of education added 33,500 to the current expense category, funding a 6.6 percent raise for all employees, about 750 per teacher. The revised budget, adopted less than an hour before the deadline, raises the local tax levy to 3,750,388 with a total current expense of 4,419,388 while other figures remain unchanged.
A Union County jury awarded Mrs Ruth Green and her husband Jack Green 37500 for injuries from an automobile collision on November 30 1968. The crash occurred on the Garden State Parkway in Cranford when her car was rear ended by Wesley Steele of Middletown NJ. The Greens were represented by Joel L Pitman Diamond and Pitman. Wesley Steele was represented by Stevens and Mathias Newark.
Mr. George Porper, safety adviser, meets with 8th grade patrol leaders to plan safety procedures. Students are selected to help at street crossings and remind youngsters of safety rules on the playground. Left to right: Sharon Berliner, Jodi Jacobs, co-captains Randi Luckno and David Clelland, Mr. Porper, Michael Wright and Donald Wilkenfeld.
Voters in Hillside head to the polls to approve the Board of Education budget and elect three members. The budget rises by 262000 from last year, mainly to fund teacher and staff raises and eight additional teachers across elementary and high school programs. Fixed charges such as social security, pensions, insurance, and bonding also increase. Ten candidates seek seats on the Board of Education including Castelluccio DeFilippo Flannery Forte Hric ke Humanik Lange Lenz Menza Taetzsch. Polls open 2 to 9 pm with districts at Hillside Avenue School and George Washington School.
Early Sunday blaze gutted the second floor of a home at 1210 Broadway. Fire Chief Dill cites eight minute alarm delay due to misrouted call. Deputy Chief Marsnick and Captain Muench treated on scene for minor injuries. Subfreezing temps hindered firefighting. correct reporting number 923 6464 urged.
The Hillside Ambulance Squad elected officers for 1972 led by President Eleanor L. O’Neil and Vice President Joseph Szalay. Officers include Treasurer Ira Weiss, Recording Secretary Douglas Spicer, Corresponding Secretary Anne Schaaf, Captain Wayne Hess, Lieutenants Ira Wasserman and Bruce Plisner, and Sergeant at Arms John Costello with Historian Anne Schaaf. Trustees include Eleanor O’Neil, Szalay, Weiss, Spicer, Hess, and others, with a photo showing Commissioner Gene Andrukite and several members.
The Hillside Community Orchestra directed by Mr. Howard Toplansky will give its second concert of the season on Thursday February 10 at 8 30 p m in the Hillside High School Auditorium open to the public with no admission charge The program includes Bach Handel Strauss and Brahms pieces and Saint Saens Marche Militaire Fran aise The performance is supported by a grant from the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds in partnership with the American Federation of Musicians.
The Mens Club of Sinai Congregation meets February 3 at 8 30 p m in Esther Berkowitz Hall Hillside High hosts a benefit basketball game on February 13 with signups February 9 at Hillside High School girls gym and 1235 Woodrutt Ave police report car damage from a Titan trailer truck and mailboxes forced entry at 160 Grumman Ave Jiffy Manufacturing Co typewriters stolen from 360 Florence Ave in a Chevrolet getaway and a 1966 Chevrolet car entered with a stolen tape deck.
Tuesday's Hillside town committee meeting drew strong opposition to a high rise senior citizens housing project with over 100 opponents and a single speaker in favor. Officials signaled a potential referendum as eighty percent opposed after a public hearing where many cited environmental concerns, tax relief alternatives, and potential disruption to the community.
Denise Pepe daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph G Pepe of 231 Crystal Terr Hillside was chosen as Hillside High School Girl of the Month She received a plaque from the Womens Club of Hillside at a meeting on Tuesday Feb 1 at the Eliadbeth Town and Country Club Denise has two sisters Debbie 11 and Michele 7 both named in the article and she has been accepted by three colleges awaiting decisions.
The Hillside Health Board launches a new anti litter contest with National Keep America Beautiful to reward groups and individuals. It aims to engage the entire community in a cleaner environment, with June 5 as a key date for the volunteer chair and coordinator to oversee planning and outreach at Hillside Municipal Building. Applications and rules will be available at the Hillside Health Department.
Stockholders of Union County Trust and Keansburg Middletown National Bank overwhelmingly approve a merger plan. If federal approval is obtained, the combined bank United Counties Trust Company will operate about 22 offices across Union Monmouth and Somerset with roughly 340 million in assets and 300 million in deposits. The merged bank will issue new stock at two for one and name changes place directors and executives from both banks in leadership roles.
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