Menza to Hold Town Meeting in Hillside
State Senator Alexander Menza will host an open forum in Hillside at 8 p.m. on December 3 in the Municipal Building at John F Kennedy Plaza. Citizens may ask Menza about State government as he surveys tax outlook and school funding concerns while serving on the Commission to Study the Financing of School Aid.
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Alexander Menza
Hillside
John F Kennedy Plaza
Menza
Chance
Trenton
Equal Pay Act and female employment trend summary
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 mandates equal pay for men and women in the same establishment for jobs of equal skill and responsibility. From 1963 to 1973 women working outside the home rose by about 40 percent. Roughly 400 skilled trades offer apprenticeships, with expanding access for women.
Hillside school board faces absence over budgeting concerns
The Hillside Board blames budgeting concerns for an absence and calls for Sunshine Law public meetings starting January 19. Dee and Messano voted to allow leave. Flannery urged public attendance as the education committee plans talks with the Black Christian Alliance on recommended changes. Mrs Pease criticizes counselor performance and student access to scholarships.
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Mandrinos
Hillside Education Association
Dee
Messano
Flannery
Hillside High
Pease
Princeton
Black Christian Alliance
Alliance
Karlik
Hillside Comets fall short but push top teams in tough schedule
Hillside High soccer coach Walt Hennessy praises a 4 7 4 season as the Comets fault line against state and county powers. Key players include Lou Ruffino Mitch Sattler and Mike Foley whose standout goalie work helped limited opponents. Ed Kennedy and a deep roster kept Hillside hopeful for a future return to county prominence.
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Hillside High
Walt Hennessy
Hennessy
Comets
Berkeey Heights
Westfield
Clark
Neptune
Kenilworth
Seton Hall
Edison Tech
Union County
Hillside
Bernice Plakey
Comet
Lou Ruffino
Mitch Sattler
Inners
Mike Blechman
Chris Shadis
The
Wings
Dom Naples
Scott Akers
Pete Salgado
Jon Rothschild
Dave Clelland
Everhustling
Joe Burkert
Gene Lusko
Steve Mischissin
Bill Domina
Matti Shimon
Mike Foley
Hennessy Tabs
Foley
Ed Kennedy
Kennedy
Rothschild
Obituaries for Brennan Harte Lewinski Yankitis and others
Obituary notices list Margaret Brennan aged 83 of 243 Clark St and Mary Ericson Harte aged 80 of 1036 John Glenn Drive both died after long illnesses. Teresa Lewinski 65 of 1232 Robert St died after a recent illness. Josephine Yankitis 62 of 385 Rutgers Ave died at Beth Israel Hospital. Josephine’s survivors and funeral details are named. The Growney Funeral Home at 1070 North Broad St Hillside is handling arrangements.
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Margaret Brennan
Clark St
Irvington General Hospital
Newark
Mary Ericson Harte
John Glenn Drive
Harte
Jersey City
Elizabeth
Hillside
Owen Harte
St. Gatherine's Church
Betsytown
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Thomas
Richard
Union
Eric
Carl
Charlestown
S.C
Ann Sharkey
Middletown
Teresa E. Lewinski
Robert St
Alexian Brothers Hospital
St. Catherine's Church
Growney Funeral Home
North Broad St
Carteret
Lewinski
Josephine &. Yankitis
Rutgers Ave
Beth Israel Hospital
Christ the King Church
Rosary Society
Charles Yankins
Victor G
Columbia
Paula Ann Brackman
Stephen Jankovic
N. Broad St
Hindu Proverb as Editor’s Quote Book
A concise editor’s note cites a Hindu proverb about aiding others before tending self, “Help thy brother’s boat across, and lo Thine own has reached the shore,” highlighting shared progress and mutual support.
Lyons Farms and the 1775 Winter Prep Across Hillside
The Hillside historical note recalls Lyons Farms residents busy with winter preparation in 1775. It highlights Benedict Arnold’s Canadian march with Major Daniel Morgan and possibly Aaron Burr, the Quebec surrender attempt, and local military recruitment tensions. It cites Continental Congress marine battalion plans, New Jersey political friction, and the declining Assembly role by December.
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Jewell
Lyons Farms
Elizabethtown
America
Canada
Benedict Arnold
Daniel Morgan
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Arnold
Quebec
Ig85
Richard Montgomery
Montreal
Schuyler
England
George III
Russia
Britain
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Mien
New Jersey
William Franklin
Burlington
Chesterfield Township
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Miami Beach
Air
Frances Goldstein
ARTO
Roselle Park
Westfield Ave
Jonas Clothing Shop
Men & Young Men Apparel
Liberty Ave
Hmillside
Mike Tobia
Magnavox
ARS Ale
Karen Thomas
Belleview Terrace
GAFCO
Karen
James Hulm
Junior Achievement Board of
Laura Hughes
Cranford
Florence Ave
Beth Israel Medical Center
Brookly
Capainche
Lyon’s Farm Manor
Mgr
Joseph F. Prokopowicz Sr
Mary Harte
Teresa Lewinski
Walter B
First Presbyterian Church
American Red Cross
Women's Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Lawrence
Jean Lucarello
Charles
Raymond Wehrle
Josephine Yankitis
By Arnold McClow
Hillside Historical Society
Iety
New Jersey Historical Commission
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
N. J
Vicinity
Lenox China
Waterford Crystal
Hummet
Lladro
John Degeorge Jewelers
Five Points
ShopRite
N. Bergen
Kennedy Blvd
Ridgefield
Broad Avenue
Efern Food Corporation
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