Riot Law Introduced Evaluation Excludes Officers
The township moved to have all municipal employees evaluated by the State Civil Service, excluding police and firemen due to refusals and cost concerns. The assessment aims to classify positions and set pay scales at no cost to the township, with a separate rioting ordinance to empower curfews and enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire and Police Department
State Department of Civil Service
Princeton Ave
LSD
Liberty Ave
Alex Menza
Board of Health
Hillside Week Sees Record Pool Attendance and Nearby Theft Reports
The Margaret M Roche Community Pool drew record crowds over the weekend as temperatures hit new highs. A theft from Mid-States Container Co. on North Broad Street and several burglaries were reported. A gasoline spill was cleaned by Fire Co. 2, and a freight car fire was extinguished near the Lehigh Valley Railroad siding. A bicycle and a sound projector were stolen, and Police noted entries at Calvin Coolidge School and First Baptist Church. A stolen car was recovered at Center Bowl Parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-States Container Co
N. Broad St
Lehigh Valley
New York Brass and Copper Co
J. Allen Nicholson
Hillside Avenue
First Baptist Church
Knifing at Pine Tavern Leaves Two Men Wounded
Detectives investigate a Sunday night knifing at the Pine Tavern at 10 50 p.m. Two patrons Joseph Loyko 50 of 226 Long Ave and Melvin Prentice 30 of 384 Rutgers Ave were wounded. Earl Arnold of Grumman Ave Newark is charged with atrocious assault and battery. He and the injured men were taken to St Elizabeth Hospital Elizabet h.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tavern
Joseph Loyko
Long Ave
Melvin Prentice
Rutgers Ave
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Elizabeth
Earl Arnold
Grumman Ave
Newark
Truck Tries Taking Bridge to Nowhere
Traffic tied up briefly at 5 51 a m when a tractor trailer swerved to avoid a halted car and climbed the bridge abutment of the Public Service Coordinated Transport Bridge to Nowhere. A panel truck could not avoid the swerving truck and struck its rear. The tractor trailer was operated by Robert E Wintermeyer 27 of 40 Laurel St York Pa and the panel truck by John Brace 62 of South Plainfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Coordinated
Robert E. Wintermeyer
Laurel St
York
John Brace
South Plainfield
Lawrence Sadlon
Autos Collide Two Injured in Union Chain Reaction
Miss Natalie A. Jacobs, 19, of 54 Bailey Ave and Miss Diane E. Cameron, 20, of 64 Elm Rd Newark were injured in a Union chain reaction crash on Milltown Rd near Springfield Ave. Cameron’s car was rear ended by Samuel Scrimen te, 63, of 85 Blackburn Pl Summit, sending it into Jacobs vehicle. The two women were taken to Memorial General Hospital, Union, for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie A. Jacobs
Bailey Ave
Union
Wedngsday
Jacobs
Milltown Road
Springfield Ave
Diane E. Cameron
Elm Road
Newark
Samuel Scrimente
Blackburn Place
Summit
Cameron
Miss Cameron
Memorial General Hospital
Overtime Ordinance Aimed At Firemen And Police
Hillside moves to adopt an ordinance granting time off in lieu of back pay for overtime earned in past years. Initiated by Arnold Witte, the measure cites a court decision and aims to restore compensated overtime while ensuring protection of public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ced
Arnold Witte
Republican Township
Witte
Mittee
Fire Department
Hillside
Flag Day Observance in Elizabeth Parade and Ceremonies
Flag Day in Elizabeth featured a 9:00 a.m. parade led by the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard along Caldwell Place and Broad Street to the courthouse steps. Arthur L. Johnson High School Band and Color Guard performed selections including Stars and Stripes Forever and America The Beautiful, with the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders arranging the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard
Caldwell Pl
Broad St
Court House Steps
Arthur L. Johnson High School
America
Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Hillside High School Scholarship Fund to Award 15 Grants
The Hillside High School Scholarship Fund will award 15 tuition grants totaling $4,100 at the Commencement Exercises on June 18. Funds come from interest and dividends on investments purchased from donations. The fund began in April 1952 by Ruhl L. Custer and five residents. 107 grads have received $24,900 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside High School
Sidney Englander
Anthony Avella
Ruhl L. Custer
Hillside
Englander
Dads Booster Club of
W. Stacy Dunham
Young bugler Benjamin Hecht named Coast Guard Official Bugler
Benjamin L Hecht fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Leo Hecht is named Official Bugler for the Third District Coast Guard League New Jersey Chapter 303 He is the youngest bugler to hold the post The ceremony included memorial services at Trinity Church New York City and aboard the Coast Guard Cutter FIREBUSH with taps for absent shipmates Hecht a ninth grade pupil at South Orange Junior High School is active in band and has attended a Congressional session in Washington D C He also participates in Maplewood Little League and a soccer team and is supported by his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Murray Steinberg of 280 Conklin Ave in public duties for Chapter 303.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin L. Hecht
Leo Hecht
Coast Guard League
New Jersey
Murray A. Steinberg
Conklin Ave
Benjamin
Trinity Church
New York City
Coast Guard Monument
Battery Park
Lewis A. Hirsch
Maplewood
South
Orange Junior High School
Washington, D.C
Above Ground Pool Ordinance Compliance Notice
Building inspector Carmen Monaco Sr calls all above ground pool owners to comply with ordinances L-30-56 and L 301-A-59. Permits required. copies available in the Building Department. If not installing this summer, notify the department at 926-5050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Monaco, Sr
Municipal Building
Pool Open for Weekend June 15 16
Community swimming pool opens for the weekend of June 15 16 inviting lifeguarded sessions and supervised use. Residents are urged to file applications now to take advantage of the extended weekend access and facility hours.
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Mary Skerbe
Joseph Skerbe
Everett Stewart
George Greer
Sylvester Pierce
Cliff Woodruff
William Eichler
Dan Fitzsimmons
Frank Wukitch
Marge Gyure
Ralph Erdman
Joe Skerbe
William Clark
The
Times
Margaret M. Roche
Hillside Arts Commission
James Deal
Maple Ave
Fire CO. 2
Hillside Ave
Joseph Pellettiere
Virginia St
Jack Wagner
Calvin Coolidge
Raymond Protzman
Center Bowl
Robert F. Kennedy
Hillside Democratic Club
TOBIA
BBC Appliances
Liberty Avenue
Waverly
Adventure
Bloch
Falik
Halem
Kalman
NOVY
Woodfield Stadium
Irene Halem
Leonard Kalman
Ruth Falik
Rochelle Kaplan
Sherryl Widowsky
Lauren Block
Debra Lamps
Donald Novy
Annamarie Palumbo
Rachele San Filippo
Anthony A. Avella
Wayne T. Branom
Sanford A. Meskin
Board of Education
Coast Guard
Firebush
Narrows
Steinberg
League
Spartners
Sylvia Ross
EUY
Hillside Times
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