Budget Defeated as Conway Dee Messano Win Board Seats
Conway led the trio election for the Board of Education with 1,523 votes followed by Dee with 1,291 and Messano with 1,156. Taetasch narrowly edged by Messano for the final seat, Lange trailed. The $4,667,115 current expense budget and $75,526 capital outlay budget were defeated, setting a path to township committee trimming and possible legal disputes over funds.
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Robert J Conway
Anthony J. Bee
Gennaro (Tiny) Messano
Board of Education
Conway
Middlesex County
Dee
Messano
Tiny
Liberty Ave
William Taetasch
Taetasch
William Lange
Philip R. Nicholas
Wok Gw cc HL AB Apm Hhs SA Abs Total
Nicolaus
Taetzsch
Lange
Voters Reject School Budget Fourth Time In Five Years
The Board of Education budget failed on Tuesday night with 1 176 votes to 831 for the current expense and 1 195 to 745 for the 75 526 capital outlay. Chairman Michael Flannery called the defeat extremely disappointing citing inflation and tax aversion. The budget now goes to the Township Committee for possible cuts and a familiar cycle of cuts hearings and state restoration is expected.
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Board of Education
Board
Michael Flannery
the Boar
State Commissioner of Education
American Can Fire Injures 28 Workers at North Union Plant
A smokey blaze at the American Can Company plant on North Union Ave sent 28 employees to hospital Wednesday of last week. Firefighters, ambulances, and the fire brigade fought heavy smoke and extensive damage to cans before the trailer box was demolished. No firefighters were injured and the cause remained unknown.
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American Can Company
North Union Ave
Carmen Dill
Ty Beth Hospital
Nome
American Cans Fire Brigade
Dill
American Can Co
Hillside Board Election and Budget Defeat News
Hillside elected Robert J. Conway Anthony J. Dee and Gennaro Messano to the Board of Education Tuesday with incumbents Lange Tuetzsch and Nicolaus defeated. The school budget was rejected by several hundred votes for the fourth time in five years. Library trustees accuse the Township Committee of underfunding while officials say funds are constrained by state cuts. An incident at American Can Co. hospitalizes 28 workers. Teachers and staff back Superintendent Dr. Anthony Avella as board seeks his resignation. Administrative Assistant Alfred Cito was fired. employment ends April 4.
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Iow
Conway
Democratic
Calvin Coolidge
Hurden- Looker
A. P. Morris
Saybrook
Walter O Krumbiegel
Dee
Hurden-Looker
Hillside High School
Walter O. Krumbiegel
Messano
Harden-Looker
Hillside High
Board of Education
Taetzsch
Dorothy Hricka
Lange
Anthony Avella
George Washington School
Robert J. Conway
Anthony J. Dee
Gennaro (Tiny) Messano
William Lange
William Tuetzsch
Philip Nicolaus
Hillside Education Association
Avella
William Taetzsch
Gennaro Messano
Robert
J. Conway
Mildred Karlik
Robert Parker
Michael Flannery
Taetzseh
Local Page Index Highlights Sections and Features
The front page index lists Public Opinion Classified School Lunch Menu Horoscope Society Municipal Court and Weather notices along with a police blotter and datebook. It outlines page locations such as 4 8 9 66 12 and 3 and 5 6 7 5. A summary of sections guides readers to municipal court updates and community notices.
Future of Mental Health Discussed in New Jersey Meeting
Senator Alexander Menza of Hillside and Benjamin Haddock of Scotch Plains spoke at the An nish Meeting of the Union County Psychiatric Clinic in Cranford on March 24. Menza, chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Mental Health, outlined current realities and the goals of proposed legislation in the field. Haddock, chairman of the State Mental Health Planning Committee and executive director of the clinic, introduced the program and context.
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New Jersey
Alexander Menza
Hillside
Benjamin H. Haddock
Scotch Plains
Annish
Union County
Cranford
Menza
Haddock
Barber Arrested Over Store Fire
Philip Vitro owner of Phil's Barber Shop at 1127 Liberty Ave. was arrested and charged with malicious burning of a building after a March 3 fire at his shop. Deputy Fire Chief Pate Ferrigno described the blaze as suspicious and said it began early morning and was not reported until 10:09 a.m. Vitro faces a probable cause hearing in Municipal Court on April 3.
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Philip Vitro
Phil
Liberty Ave
Pie
Pate Ferrigno
Vitro
Cito Fired As Hillside High School Assistant
The Hillside Board of Education unanimously terminated Alfred J. Cito, administrative assistant at Hillside High, effective April 4 with no stated reason. Cito, suspended earlier by Superintendent Avella, will be paid through April 4. He has 20 years Newark teaching experience and holds degrees from Seton Hall and Kean.
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Board of Education
Hillside High School
Alfred J. Cito
Cito
William Taetaseh
Anthony Avella
Monteliir State
Seton Hall
Kean
Newark
Pords
Woodbridge
Hillside High
Robert Searles
George Gould
Trustees and Town Clash Over Library Funding
Library Trustees claim the 1975 municipal budget shortchanges services. Township Committee members insist the town will provide more funds this year, though state cuts reduce overall value. Mayor Baldassano noted last year’s insurance bill rose by 8500 dollars as part of the funding discussion.
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Hill Side Times
Thebrary
Harold Wovsaniker
Vincent Baldassano
Richard Hess
Avella Gains Support To Keep Job As Superintendent
Hillside community backs School Superintendent Anthony Avella as teachers administrators and staff publish an ad in the Hillside Times. A board member supportive of Avella hints at action against colleagues pressing his resignation amid secret negotiations and contested contract talks.
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Avella
Anthony Avella
Hillside ‘Times
Board of Education
Side Times
Neighbors Form Westminster Civic League to Fight Crime
Dr. Donald Holtzman leads the Westminster Civic League formed after petty vandalism and house breaks spurred neighbors to act. About 70 families joined, paying $25 yearly dues as the group incorporated as a nonprofit with tax-deductible status. The league, praised by police and prosecutors, aims to curb crime and monitor local development such as the Pingry School site sale.
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Holtzman
Westminster Civic League
League
George Shelbourne
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Conway, Dee
Anthony J
Robert J, Conway
Eac
SRE
Alfred Cito
Asst
Charlotte de. Filippo
Town
Westminster
By Bernard Levine
Westminster Club League
Hillside Times
Donald Holtzman
Pingry
Elizabeth
Westminster Ave
North Ave
Conant St
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