Teens Injure Four As Careening Car Hits Yard
Four teens were injured when a car careened across Maple Ave from Winans Ave, jumped a curb, and struck a fire hydrant, bus stop sign, and fence before stopping on a lawn at 1551 Maple Ave. Driver Richard McCoy 19 faced chest pains but refused care. Ann Vollmann 6 suffered jaw fractures and facial lacerations requiring surgery. Rochelle Greenblatt 17 had a scalp laceration. Linda Goldberg 1541 Leslie St received leg injuries. A witness said the car failed to stop before entering Maple Ave.
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Maple Ave
Winans Ave
Summer Ave
Ann Vollmann
Morris Place
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Richard McCoy
Bloy St
Rochelle Greenblatt
Linda Goldberg
Leslie Sr
McCoy
Winane Ave
Hillside Week Report Highlights Incidents and Visits
The report notes Ronald Hart injured by a car at Center Bowl on 1319 N Broad St. Police log items include home break ins at A B Miller 601 Irvington Ave and Lawrence Beisler 1528 N Broad St, plus drag racing complaints on Wilkinson Ave and Windsor Way. Also listed are car entries at Maxon Pontiac and Hillside Kiwanis and Camera Club delegates to the New England Camera Club Council.
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Ronald Hart
Bank St
Center Bowl
N. Broad St
Wilkinson Ave
Windsor Way
Peter Stone
Matawan
Maxon Pontiac
Broad St
Yel DR
Lawrence Beisler
Hillside Camera Club
New England Camera Club Council
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Mass
Seymour Lampf
Fire safety week urges home electrical rewiring
Firemen report three house fires last weekend blamed on defective wiring and July heat. They urge residents to have electrical systems inspected and rewired to prevent further blazes and protect homes and families.
Community debates Ursino River Park archery plan
Fred Fox of Elizabeth proposes an archery area at Ursino section of Elizabeth River Park. The Union County Park Commission notes low archery demand and that Ursine Area is a water retention basin. He suggests benches and riverside recreation instead. locals see limited use and urge broader river-area development and shared county township support.
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Fred Fox
Elizabeth
Union County Park
Ursino
Elizabeth River
Park Commission
Warinancpark
Ursine
Uraine Lake
East Branch
Conant St
Fat
A.” Dam
Route 22
N. Union Ve
Phc
Hillside
Union County Park Commission
Firemen Struggle Through Weekend Blazes Across City
Firemen spent a hot busy weekend responding to fires at the American Can Co and multiple homes. Attic fires caused by defective wiring damaged Frank Slavinski and David Brown homes, with crews using booster lines smoke ejectors and oxygen. Several firefighters were treated for injuries as crews battled flames for hours under Capt Horvath and other chiefs.
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American Can Co
Harry Schildhaas
Winans Ave
Carmen Dill
Charles Horvath
Frank Slavinski
Florence Ave
Horvath
Lawrence von den Steinen
Nathan Grossman
Milton M. Lilien
William Bataille
John Kimmel
Andre Adamchak
Hillside Police Graduates Among 43 in Union County Academy
Four Hillside Police Department members are among 43 patrolmen who completed the eight week Union County Police Training Academy program at Union Junior College Cranford. Several officials spoke including Major Gen Henry G Nulton and Prosecutor Leo Kaplowitz.
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Hillside Police Department
Union County Police Training Academy
Cranwood
Garwood
Henry G. Nulton
Hillside
Union County
Leo Kap=lowitz
Linden
Kenneth C. MacKay
Union Junior College
Cranford
Ralph Bachman
Newark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Leo Cullo
New Jersey State Police Training Commission
Wilbur Selander
Springfield
Union County Police Chiefs Association
Lester W. Powell
Stanley Wilson
Roselle Park
State Police Training Commission
New Jersey
William &. Kerrigan
Ridgeway Avenue
Thomas A. Miller
White Street
William C. Paton
Hillside Candidates Urge Public Attendance on Zoning Referendum
GOP hopefuls Solomon P. Ostrin and An ton A. Vit Jr. urge Hillside residents to attend two July hearings on the zoning ordinance tied to the Master Plan and push for a binding township referendum at the November election. They call on the Democratic majority to place the issue on the ballot.
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GOP
Solomon P. Ostrin
Anton A. Vit, Jr
Hillside
Republic
Ostrin
Vit
Planning Board
Alvin E. Gershen Associates
Trenton
Hillside Times
Mystery Man Identified in Pool Photo
Scott Jeffrey Bornstein aged three of 237 Winans Ave is identified as the male companion of Idelle Feltman seen on a beach chair at the Municipal Pool in a photo tied to discussions of the sales tax. The image appeared on the front page of last week's issue.
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Scott Jeffrey Bornstein
Winans Ave
Idelle Feltman
Teen Drives Erratically Flees Police Crashes Hydrant
Patrolman David Brindle pursued a 19 year old, William Albert, who drove irregularly in CrannSt and fled when signaled. The car struck a fire hydrant at Broadway and Baltimore Ave, Albert was caught after a foot chase and charged with driving without a license, attempting to elude an officer, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
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David Brindle
CrannSt
Brindle
William Albert
Broadway
Baltimore Ave
Wines and Beer Delivery Ad at 1317 Liberty Avenue
Local ad lists free prompt delivery for wines liquors and beers at 1317 Liberty Avenue with contact numbers WA 3-0059 and WA 38-1495. Includes offers for keg beer coolers for hire and delivery service details.
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Liberty Avenue
Injured Youth Due Home Soon
Ira Kaplan, 13, of 318 Leland Place, lost portions of three fingers after a firework canister exploded at Elizabeth River Park. He and friends had retrieved unspent gunpowder bags and fired two before a third blast injured Ira and another boy. Ira required surgery and burns were reported. The incident occurred while the Fourth of July display was being prepared.
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Ira Kaplan
Leland Place
Woodruff
Elizabeth River Park
Conant St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Robert Schoen
Trinity Place
Ira
Robert Platt
Fairview Place
Gas Tank Fire Damages Garage At Ferro Trucking
Heavy smoke covered Hillside Avenue as a gas tank exploded at Ferro Trucking Co. causing extensive garage damage and triggering evacuations at nearby Hummel Distributing Co. Vincent Naddeo of East Brunswick was injured while escaping the blaze after flames spread through the premises. Two coworkers fled and alerted the fire department.
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Side Ave
Liberty Ave
Ferro Trucking Co
Hillside Ave
Hummel Distributing Co
Vincent Naddeo
East Brunswick
Naddeo
Nulton Ends 47 Years of Service as County Clerk
Union County Clerk Henry G. Nulton announced plans to retire with his current term ending November 18 after 47 years in county service. Born in Elizabeth and a veteran of World Wars I and II, he rose from file clerk to chief court clerk and served as commander of the 78th Infantry Division (OR). He and his wife live in Hillside with four sons. continued on Page 2.
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Hillside
Court House
Union County
Henry G. Nulton
Elizabeth
Roselle Park
U. S. Army
78Th Infantry
Organized Reserve
Mercer- Beasley School of Law
Newark University
Law School
Rutgers University
Newark
Union Junior College
Cranford
New Guinea
Beechwood Place
Henry G. Nulton Jr
Hillside Woman Killed In Route 17 Head On Crash
Angela M. Camarano, 62, of 1401 Doremus Place, died in a head on collision on Route 17 Tuesday night. Four others were hospitalized in serious condition at Hackensack Hospital. Driver Frank Fonfara, 18, of Lodi, fled an earlier crash and struck Joseph Longo, 55, and Nicholas Palladino, 55, both of Jersey City, who died. Also in the car were Monserrat Guzman, 38, and Michael Vegga, 18, Hoboken. Fonfaro and passenger Anthony Capobianco, 16, remained in serious condition.
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Angela M. Camarano
Doremus Place
Hackensack Hospital
Frank Fonfara
Lodi
Joseph F. Longo
Jersey City
Longo
Nicholas Palladino
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Kiddies
Att Rose
Thomas Miller
A. B. Miller
Irvington Ave
Il Pym
R. H. Clark
Bradenton, Fla
P. D. Berry
Looker St
Wilbur Sieko
Westfield
Cheshire
Conn
Jean Goldhor
Hillside Kiwanis Club
College Inn
Goldie
Dominick Cupido
David Brown
Bailey Ave
Peter A. Ferrigno
Cupido
Robert W. Sonntag
Combustible Bureau
Times
Ostrin and
Wit
TOBIA
Waverly
Teen
Hydrant
Robert
Evergreen Cemetery
Pingry
Elks
Columbian
Hillside Pal
Little League
Fabyan Swim
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Irvington
Westminster
Hollywood Park
Saybrook Ag
North End
Liberty Park
West Newark
Conant Estates
Calvin Coolidge
Nulton
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