Comets Meet Belleville In Thanksgiving Football Clash
Hillside High's 1975 season wraps with a Thanksgiving battle at Wood Field Stadium. The 3-5 Comets face Belleville, led by QB Ricky Loma and runner Al Cervasio, aiming to stabilize their record and deliver a stronger defensive effort against a tough Bellboys squad.
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Comets
Springfield
Cranford
Clark
Bridgewater West
John Sofia
Ray Stokes
Bridgewater
Chadwick
Comet
Stokes
Roselle
Jeff Holmes
Belleville
Ricky Loma
Bellboys
Tom Testa
al Cervasio
Cervasio
Joe Pizzi
Ralph Amiano
John Valvano
Hillside
Hillside week of labor dispute and local sports
The Hillside dispute pits P B A Chief Vincent DeMaio against Mayor Vincent Baldassano over contract parity and PARC roles as negotiations stall. Meanwhile a Hess gas station robbery ended with a 17 year old attendant injured. Democrats plan to elect a new municipal chairman after Sam Katz’s resignation. Hillside High meets Belleville in the Thanksgiving football game at Woodfield Stadium.
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Sam Katz
Pay dispute escalates as PBA and Hillside township clash
The Hillside Township and the Policemen's Benevolent Association remain at odds over a 1975 patrolmen contract. The PBA accuses Mayor Baldassano of offering promotion to captain as a bargaining lure, while the township counterclaims PERC will not file against parties. Both sides cite divergent accounts of a recent PERC hearing and unresolved raises and parity with the fire department.
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Policeman's Benevolent Association
Township Committee
P.B.A
Vincent DeMaio
Vincent Baldassano
DeMaio
Fire Department
P.E.R.C
State Public Employees Relations Commission
Hillside
Baldassano
Reyie
PBA
Vinnie
Aldassano
College Inn
James Silva
Harold Wovsaniker
Wovsaniker
Silva
Balaassano
Kurtzman
Alex Menza
Hillside Football Coach Faces PBA Contradictions and Holdups
Hillside coach Steve Serafino praised for candor in interview as PBA dispute escalates with Mayor Baldassano over contract talks. The report also notes a Hess gas station robbery on North Broad Street with three to four suspects, injuries to attendant Danny Ollo, and police details from Hillside.
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Hess
North Broad St
Danny Ollo
Conklin Ave
Elizabeth General Hospital
Robert Mason
Hillside Police
Community calendar list of meetings and events
November 26 to December 3 schedule includes school closings Thanksgiving events and multiple clubs and public meetings at various locations such as College Inn Woodfield Stadium Municipal Building and Elks. Notable items include Hillside High football game and Sen Menza town meeting with organizations like Civil Air Patrol Hadassah and Overeaters Anonymous represented.
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Weil
Sen. Menza
B'nai B'rith Board
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Elo
Gurd Ave
Marie Riccardi
al Zienowicz
Elo‘s
Ralph Riccardi
Hillside High Comets
Woodfield Stadium
Jayme Winters
Winters
West Point
Ray Stokes Stokes
Leon Chadwick
Union County
Steve Serafino
Pop Warner
Rahway
Hillside High
P.A
Hillside Times
Hillside Township Committee
P.E.A
Serafino
Sal Catalano
Anthony Galioto
John Zappulla
Joe Hill
Menza
P.E.A.C
Irvington
Riously
Paul V. McLean
Red Bank
Toyota
Paul P. K
Elizabeth
Pontiac
Vva.m
Civil Air Patrol
Christ the King Church
Democratic Club
Sinai Chanukah Party
Elks
Schley St
Bp.m
Overeaters Anonymous
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