Signing of the Declaration Brings New Jersey Figures to Fore
In August 1776 amid Washington’s calls for unity, New Jersey figures like Abraham Clark and John Hart face danger while the Continental Congress finalizes the Declaration signing. The 56 signers risk everything, with many losing fortunes, homes, or freedom as Britain’s siege questions loyalty and the new nation’s risks.
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George Washington
New York
White Plains
Howe
Henry Clinton
Staten Island
Washington
Ethan Allen
Colonies
New Jersey
Abraham Clark
Congress
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Livingston
Trumbull
Philip Livingston
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
John Hart
Hopewell
Sourland
New Jersey Assembly
Richard Stockton
Stockton
William Livingston
Elizabethtown
Morven
Perth Amboy
John Witherspoon
College of New Jersey
Princeton
Continental Congress
Francis Hopkinson
Bordentown
Rahway
Hillside Ambulance Squad praised for dedicated service
A Hillside resident thanks the Hillside Ambulance Squad and Hillside Police for swift aid and generous help with hospital transports, medical equipment deliveries, and support for her husband Bernie Bernstein. She urges continued community donations to sustain their essential volunteer work.
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Hillside Ambulance Squad
Bernie Bernstein
Children’s Crippled Hospital
Newark
St. Michael's Hospital
Bernie
Hillside
Hillside Police
Jean Bernstéin
Misspelling corrections for local spelling bee names
Letter to the editor criticizes multiple misspelled names in a prior article. The writer proposes exact correct spellings for participants Choborda Shroba Lew Intrabartalo Deprospro and notes omitted names Les Knox Fred Starke Johnny Rab Charles Richkus Carlo Di Buono Ed Budjake Pat Ferrigno. The piece credits late Sam Subow as a longtime athletic director and hints at continuation on Page 6.
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Chorbada
Shorba
Leey
Interfartalo
Deproser
Choborda
Shroba
Lew
Intrabartalo
Deprospro
Les
Newark and Elizabeth Court Dockets Report Fines and Hearings
Municipal court actions list multiple defendants across Elizabeth Newark Rahway and surrounding towns. fines range from 25 to 215 dollars for offenses including weed removal careless driving stolen property and suspended license. several defendants await grand jury action or bail continuation after probable cause hearings.
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Randi Scipio
Compton Pi
Walved
Jerome Coleman
Lafayette
Elizabeth
Harris C. Norton
Sheppard Ave
Newark
Commitment to Hillside growth and equal freedom for all
Eugene B. Byers urges Hillside taxpayers to build a resilient town with real commitment to progress. He argues against misallocation of funds for the poor and aging, calls out corruption at all government levels, and stresses desegregation, freedom of choice, and shared schooling to ensure equal opportunity for Black families and all residents.
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Hillside
America
East
Eugene B. Byers
To the Editor: Hillside Bicentennial Picnic gratitude
Madeleine Mess thanks many volunteers and groups for a successful Hillside Bicentennial Picnic. She highlights Ralph Milteer for games, Joe Casteluccio, First Aid squad, Alice Anderson for typing, Explorer Scouts led by Roger Brenner, Barbara Sassovitz husk, Bristol- Myers for clean-up barrels, John Boyla, and Food-providing organizations. Air Fare delivered entertainment at no charge. many organizations supplied food at cost.
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Ralph Milteer
Joe Casteluccio
Alice Anderson
Explorer Scouts
Roger Brenner
Barbara Sassovitz
Bristol- Myers
John Boyla
Air Fare
Not fit to serve Baldassano faces scrutiny over jest about police pay raise
The allegation that Commissioner Baldassano offered PBA Local 70 president Vincent DiMaio a promotion in exchange for a six percent raise questions his fitness as township commissioner. He calls it jest, but the stunt risks derailing 18 months of police contract negotiations and worsens PBA relations with the township, Franklin Gennaro, 54 Hollywood Ave.
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Baldassano
PBA Local 70
Vincent DiMaio
PBA
Township Commission
Frank Gennaro
Hollywood Ave
Stop Bomber Rabbi Reuben Levine Letter
A letter from a New Jersey senator expresses support for halting B-1 bomber production. The sender, as chairman of the Senate Institution Health and Welfare Committee, agrees federal funds could be better spent on human services rather than the B-1 program.
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Reuben R. Levine
Mountain Ave
Springfield
N.J
Rabbi Levine
New Jersey
Senate
Health and Welfare Committee
School honors and military notices amid local life
Nicholas A Wybolt son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Wybolt of 576 Leo St made the Dean's Academic Honors List at New Jersey Institute of Technology for the 1976 spring semester. Marine Private John J Frize 20 son of Mr and Mrs William Frize of 1458 Leslie St completed recruit training at Parris Island. A 1974 Hillside High School graduate he joined the Marine Corps in March 1976. Births: Mr and Mrs Michael A Mazzeo of Blackburn Road announce the birth of daughter Pamela Ann on July 10. Mrs Mazzeo is the farmer Miss Diana Sciarrillo. Conter Page &
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Nicholas A. Wybolt
Stanley Wybolt
Leo St
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
N.J
John J. Frize
William Frize
Leslie St
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Hillside High School
Marine Corps
Michael A. Mazzeo
Blackburn Road
Pamela Ann
Mazzeo
Diana Sciarrillo
Senior Citizen Program earns thanks from Virginia Rodgers
A Hillside widow, Virginia Rodgers, expresses gratitude for the Senior Citizen Program and its coordinator Mr Palladino. She attends four months, volunteers, makes friends, and values the center at William H. Buie Community Center, praising the people and the program.
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William H
July and August Community Calendar Notes
A dated timetable lists events from July 29 to August 4 including Lions at College Inn 6 30 p m Old Guard at Presbyterian Church 10 a m Civil Air Patrol at Christ the King Church 7 30 p m Senior Citizen Mosaic Class at Community Center 12 30 p m Teen Dance at Municipal Pool Monday August 2 Overeaters Anonymous at Municipal Building room 12 8 p m Creative Arts at Community Center Senior Citizens Elks Ambulance Squad at 1600 Schley St 8 p m Tuesday August 3 Hoop and Hammer Association at Firehouse 7 30 p m Senior Citizen Mosaic Class at Community Center 12 30 p m Rotary at College Inn 12 15 p m Woman's Club at Elizabeth Town and Country Club 12 30 p m Township Committee meeting at Municipal Building 8 p m Wednesday August 4 Keep Well Station free shots and tests for children to age six 9 a m to 1 p m Municipal Building Basement Overeaters Anonymous at Municipal Building Rud 12 10 a m
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Civil Air Patrol
Christ the King
Overeaters Anonymous
Creative Arts
Senior Citizens Elks
Schley St
Hoop and Hammer Association
Hollywood Ave
Rotary
College Inn
Woman's Club
Elizabeth Town and Country Club
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Colonial Jersey
Arnold H. McGlow
the Hillside Times
School OF
Thomas L. Moses
Jack K. Rogers
Sylvia Zonderma
Sid Kushner
Hillside Times
New Je
N. J
The
New Jersey Press Association
Lands Squad
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Henry Goldhor
Anthony Mauti
Fanny St
Angelo Bonanno
Salem Ave
John Furia
Mt. Prospect Ave
Herbert W. Castor
Richmond Ter
Craig Wynn
Summer St
Passaic
Union Plaza
Garden State Parkway
Bobby Anthony
Williamson Ave
Gilbert Negron
Wolf Place
Irvington
Efrain Olana
Bank St
Eric Lomonaco
Fairmount Ave
Thomas Tyson
Staska St
Annette Graef
Pennsylvania Ave
Madeleine Mess
Robhi
Hudson
Rma
Conter Page
Mleshille
Virginia Rodgers
Old Guard
Presbyterian Church
Bill Meg
Broad St
Soroust
North Broad St
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