Hillside Mayor Sees Apartments Amid Urban Pressure
Mayor Monroe Ackerman at the installation ceremony warns of a difficult year and hard choices as Hillside copes with urbanization. He urges building high rise apartments to bring rateables, fund police and fire upgrades, and improve water costs while the township remains strictly residential. The Hillside Times backs the plan and will publish a feature when the master plan is completed.
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Monroe Ackerman
Hillside
Ackerman
Hillside Times
Hillside Democratic Club Elects New Officers
New officers were elected for the Hillside Democratic Club: Louis Pratt president Edward Katz vice president James Manzo treasurer Evelyn Forer secretary Eleanor Saltzman recording secretary and Sergeants at Arms Bernard Mandy and Sam Laddy. Outgoing Mayor Robert Diamond praised past achievements while incoming Mayor Monroe Ackerman outlined ongoing progress and plans for the new year.
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Hillside Democratic Club
Louis Pratt
Edward Katz
James Manzo
Evelyn Forer
Eleanor Saltzman
Bernard Mandy
Sam Laddy
Robert Diamond
Monroe Ackerman
40th Anniversary of Harvey Peace at Hillside Bank
Harvey W Peace Jr vice president of National State Bank Elizabeth will observe his 40th bank anniversary. A Hackettstown native, son of the late Harvey W Peace Sr and Florence Buckley Peace, he grew up in Hillside. He attended Roselle High School and Newark Technical School before joining Hillside National Bank in 1925. The bank, once small in N Broad St, grew to over 44 million before merging with Elizabeth based National State Bank in 1962. Continued on Pages
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Harvey W, Peace Jr
National State Bank
Elizabeth
Hackettstown
Mr. Peace
Harvey W. Peace Sr
Florence Buckley Peace
Lyons Farms
Hil Side
Williamson Aves
Roselle High School
Newark Technical School
Newark College of
New York and
Pennsylvania
New York City
David Horemus
Frank Leonard
Doremus
Hillside National Bank
N. Broad St
Ridgway
Hillside Adult School Set To Open February 10
Hillside Adult School will begin its spring term at Hillside High School on Thursday February 10. Thirty courses are offered across evenings and include ballroom dancing for all levels, English for New Americans, bridge, judo, golf, painting, sewing, stenography, typing, French and Spanish, and photo techniques. Registration is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Municipal Building Recreation Office, Room 30. Call 926-2219 for details.
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Peter G. Humanik
Joint
Board of Education and Recreation Commission
Hillside
Planned Jewish Museum Tour From Hillside Lodge
Hillside Lodge 1514 B n ai B r ith organizes a guided tour of the Jewish Museum in New York for adults and children. Joe Derman chairman arranges special bus transportation. The tour is Sunday January 16 with bus departures at 12:00 p m from Sinai Congregation Maple Avenue. For reservations call WA 3 5176. Tickets cost two dollars.
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New York
Hillside Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Joe Derman
Sinai Congregation
Maple Ave
Mr. Derman
New Civic Leadership Selected in Hillside 1966 Appointments
Major township appointments for 1966 list Carmen J Ferrigno Joseph Ram and Anton A Vit Jr among new leaders across Finance Police and Public Works committees. Also includes safety council and recreation roles with several local officials named. Continued on Page 8. 1317 Liberty Avenue Hillside.
First New Year Baby In Hillside Born At Beth Israel
The Hillside Times notes the first baby born in 1966 is Marcia Dana Sheiner, seven pounds one and a half ounces, born 6 07 a.m. January 2 at Beth Israel Hospital to Herbert and Mrs. Sheiner of 230 Conklin Ave. Readiness and good wishes follow as additional local births of late December are mentioned.
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Hillside Times
Hillside
Marcia Dana Sheiner
Conklin Ave
Herbert Sheiner
Beth Israel Hospital
Sheiner
Levy Brothers
Elizabeth
Patrick
Rose Lavery
Baker St
William
Martha Pitman
Revere Dr
John
Marie Whittle
Woodruff Ave
Township Committee discusses Need for More Police in Hillside
The January meeting of the Township Committee focused on crime on Purce Street and the need for police protection for 115 homes. Residents claimed rising break ins, with one man citing 50 car break ins in a night and losses totaling up to $2500. Officials suggested forming a Purce Street committee to work with the police chief while noting a planning discussion on high rise apartments.
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Hillside
Pur-ee Street
Charles Blaustein
Puree Street
Purce Street
Monroe Ackerman
Murray Waton
Ackerman
Robert Diamond
Perce Street
Diamond
David Janett
Force Street
Fire Chief Undergoes Intensive Care After Heart Event
Deputy Fire Chief James Intrabartolo remained in the intensive care unit at Beth Israel Hospital after a heart attack on New Year’s Eve. Fire Commissioner Robert Diamond said his doctor expects at least a month’s hospitalization and urged well wishes. Diamond suggested Deputy Chief Garmenwil serve as acting chief for three months while the township committee awaits the next civil service exam results to determine the new chief. Fire Chief August H. Cavier resigned effective December 31.
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James Intrabartolo
Beth Israel Hospital
Hillside Times
Intrabartolo
Robert Diamond
Diamond
Garmenwil
New Jersey Civil Service
Peter A. Ferrigno
August H. Cavier
Meskin Cands Board of Education Pledges Progressive Education
Sanford A. Meskin, local attorney and candidate for Hillside Board of Education, urged supporters to pursue all avenues for improved education. He cited growing state and federal grants, his legal and business background, and his three children as reasons to invest in quality public education at efficient cost. He praised the current board’s work on the 1966-1967 teacher’s guide and urged Hillside to match neighboring communities to attract and retain qualified teachers.
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Sanford A. Meskin
Board of Education
Hillside Board of Education
Meskin
New Jersey
Hillside
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Hillside Times Classifieds Burn Fast Stove Ad Way
A reader notes a stove sold quickly for 25 dollars and urges selling more items from home. The Hillside Times promotes classified ads with phone contact 923 9207 and a billing promise.
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Hillside Times
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Carmen Ferrigno
V. William di Buono
Howard Rosi
Harvey Peace
Hillside Bank
Hillside National State Bank
The
Hillside Adult School
TOBIA
Liberty Avenue
N.J. Waverly
Joseph Ram Robert Diamond
Carmen J. Ferrigno
Anton A. Vit, Jr
Robert Diamond Joseph Ram
Hillside Safety Council
Joseph C, Berger
Edward F, Kennedy
John Brandi
Richard J. Kimmel
Margaret I
Brandi
Jennie Kress
Harry M. Brody
O. D
Louis Moss
Fred J, Burkert
Arthur M, Rose
Jack Redlus
Liberty Ave
Benj. Moore
Janet
Republican
Joseph Ram
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