Retires From State Police Captain Wittcoff Heads To Aug 1
Hillside resident Captain Philip Wittcoff Troop C Commander Princeton will retire from the New Jersey State Police August 1 after twenty nine years service. He was born in Elizabeth a Rutgers graduate and began his career in 1937 in Keyport. He served in the Navy 1944 46 returned to police work in 1946 holding senior posts including Detective and Lieutenant before becoming Captain in 1964 commanding Troop C. He is married to Bertha and has four children. The zoning hearing was continued to Wednesday August 10 as master plan reviews resumed after a summer session.
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Philip Wittcoff
Hillside
Princeton
New Jersey
Wittcoff
Elizabeth
Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Keyport
U.S. Navy
Scotch Plains
Division
State Bureau of Identification
Morristown
Bertha
Winans Avenue
Esther
Susan
Harold
William Martucci
Planning Board
Heywood J. Girton
Robert Diamond
Bernard B. Bernestein
Jack K. Ferrel
Henry Konzelman
Homeowners Action Association
Arnold Witte
Republican Club
Diamond
Monroe Ackerman
Konzelman
Witte
Solomon J. Ostrin
Hillside Times
Ostrin
William Queale Jr
Alvin E. Gershen
Stanley Ter
Hillside Township Engineer outlines duties and future plans
Hillside Township Engineer Armand Fiorletti told Hillside Kiwanis members that the department handles roads, sewage, drainage, water supply and more. He praised the 35 year joint sewer decision, noted only 20 percent system use, and warned Route 78 will force land loss and new traffic challenges. He emphasized the engineer as a liaison, planner and technical advisor for residents and boards.
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Armand Florietti
Municipal Engineering Department
Hillside Kiwanis Club
College Inn
Fiorletti
Hillside youth injuries and arrests reported in local notices
Michael Cardaci 7 of 1022 Elmer Place slipped in a stairway and injured his head, taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital. Frank Sullivan 14 of 1421 Lexington Place injured after bicycle struck a parked car on Conant Street, treated for knee injury. Mykola Sobakar 48 of 253 W Runyon St Newark released on $10 bail for drunk and disorderly conduct after disturbance. Robert W Fossett 54 of 22 Evelyn Court Maplewood laceration from car door opening in Hillside. Stanley L Allen 34 of 861 Lafayette St Elizabeth reports near collision with Fossett vehicle door. Detective Jack King arrested Brewer Brunson 25 of 488 Imholt Ave Newark on false police report warrant. Page notes a car incident on Union St and a barricade removal near Elizabethtown Gas works. Local juveniles from Abram P Morris School released to parents. A building dept rep notes vandalism at Calvin Coolidge School rest room and $60 mirror damage.
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Michael Cardaci
Elmer Place
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Frank Sullivan
Lexington Place
Conant St
Frank
Mykola Sobakar
W. Runyon St
Newark
Haseen
Bude Steel Corp
Robert W. Fossett
Evelyn Court
Maplewood
Hillside
Hillside Ave
Stanley L. Allen
Lafayte St. Elizabeth
Robert Oram
Fossett
Jack King
Brewer Brunson
Lmont Ave
eWark
Abram P. Morris
Coe Ave
Building Department of Schools
Calvin Coolidge
Hillside Plans Face Pressure Over Master Plan Hearings
In Hillside two hearings on the Master Plan reveal conflict between officials aiming for objective zoning and residents opposing apartments. The town, boxed in by Beetle area development, weighs luxury rentals against land use pressures while federal planning support looms. Continued on Page 4.
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Hillside
Boston
Washington
Ledanee
Weekend Larcenies Reported Across Several Cars
Larcenies reported include two hubcaps from Mrs. Florence Epstein’s car on Westminster Ave and a tire slash at Marple Ave. Other thefts involve items from Francis Chevrolet, a stolen wheel from Jonathan Bell’s car, a battery from Arthur Saladino’s car at a bank lot, $14 stolen from a Newark bar, four hubcaps missing from Raymond Lehmann Jr.’s car, and two bicycles stolen from the Center Bowl.
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Mra
Florence Epstein
Westminster Ave
Marple Ave
Francis
Chevrolet
Wendel Co
Jonathan Bell
Con—ant St
Arthur Saladino
Pierpont St
Rahway
National State Bank
Hillside
Robert Garges
Manor Drive
Newark
College Inn
Raymond R. Lehmann Jr
Yale Ave
George Schneider
Riva St
East Brunswick
Center Bowl
Registration Evening Hours at Township Clerk Office
The Township Clerk's office in the Municipal Building will be open August 1 to 4 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to accept registrations and transfer registrations for the September 13 primary election. Naturalized citizens should bring their naturalization certificates.
Bids Sought for Aldene Plan Underpass in Union County
Bids on a contract to construct railroad commuter facilities in Roselle Park and Hillside, Union County, are due August 3 per a New Jersey Highway Department announcement. The work includes a parking lot for a new Roselle Park station and a pedestrian underpass near Long Avenue in Hillside as part of the Aldene Plan to divert Jersey Central trains onto Lehigh Valley tracks for direct service to Newark Penn Station. The first phase aims to improve service by rerouting trains from four counties onto Lehigh Valley lines and is slated to start operations early next year.
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Roselle Park
Hillside
Union County
New Jersey Highway Department
Aldene
Jersey Central Railroad
Long Avenue
Jersey Central
Hunterdon
Somerset
Middlesex
Union Counties
Lehigh
Ad Seeks Views On Apartments in Hillside
An advertisement on page 2 of The Times by Murray Tucker invites the public to vote on garden or highrise apartments in Hillside. It asks if officials should decide or if a referendum is needed and urges readers to mail back a straw ballot to Tucker at The Times.
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the Times
Murray Tucker
Herbert Ave
Hillside
Tucker
Care of the Times
Seek Letters From Hillside Boys Now In Vietnam
The Times invites letters from local residents with news about Hillside boys serving in Vietnam. Share updates on soldiers sailors marines or airmen on the scene of fighting and include a photo if possible.
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the Times
Sons
Vietnam
Hillside Boys
Fire sweeps Franklin Street building injuring residents
A two family frame house at 1437 Franklin Street owned by Mrs. Josephine Lomonaco suffered a major fire late Thursday night, injuring two residents and causing extensive damage. Fire crews battled the blaze for three hours, with two firefighters sustaining minor injuries.
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Josephine Lomonaco
Franklin St
Lomonaco
Jack Lomonaco
Anthony di Leo
Edward Ruhl
CORE Pickets Hillside Home Owners Over Rental Refusal
Morris County CORE Chapter picketed two Hillside men who own a Parsippany Troy Hills garden apartment project. They protested the refusal to rent a two bedroom unit to Bernard Newby of Elizabeth. About 10 members chanted Civil Rights slogans at the Westminster Avenue homes of Murray Panther and Isek Levenstein, two of four owners.
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Troy Hills
Morris County
CORE
Bernard Newby
Westfield Ave
Elizabeth
Murray Panther
Westminster Ave
Isek Levenstein
Westminster-ve
Wines Liquors Beers Free Prompt Delivery Flagship Ad
A compact classified noting address 1317 Liberty Avenue and delivery service for wines liquors and beers. Mentions free prompt delivery and beer kegs and coolers for hire. Includes telephone numbers WA 3-0659 and WA 3 1495 for contact.
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Liberty Avenue
Hillsider Men Named To Gulton Posts In New Appointments
Dr. Leslie K. Gulton announced Marc J. Friedenberg as Eastern controller and Charles T. Smith Jr. as manufacturing controller at Gulton Industries. Friedenberg joined in 1964 from assistant controller. Smith came in 1956 after serving as controller for the Alkaline Battery Division. Gulton, based in Metuchen, N J, is a major aerospace and rechargeable battery maker with plants nationwide. CARE aid in Cau Mau South Vietnam provided 10885 for sewing equipment to aid 18 war widows starting mosquito net businesses.
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Mark J, Friedenberg
Leslie K. Gulton
Gulton Industries
Marc J. Friedenberg
Charles T. Smith, Jr
Friedenberg
Cornell University
Rutgers University
Union Ave
Hillside
Smith
Gulton
Seton Hall University
Iselin
N.J
Metuchen
United States
Free World
Galton
American Stock Exchange
Cau Mau
South Vietnam
CARE
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Lewis Pratt
Bernard Bernstein
Vito Vulturo
Willian Martucci
Jack Ferreseywood Gillon
T'Wasp
Anton Vit, Jr
Central Avenue
Union County Park Commission
Route 22
Central Ave
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Union
David Parce
Long Ave
Elizabethtown Gas Co
TOBIA
NO. Waverly
Fire Routes
Dan Damico
Prospect St
Mertz Ave
N. Broad St
Oheb Shalom
Maurice Bright
Leslie Street
Joseph Andrews
Adams Ave
Joseph Peyser
Hillside Avenue
Hillsider
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