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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1975
Page
5
Letter to the editor commends Hill five right owner Hennessy and coaches for a 180 plus registration of boys and girls in grades 3-8. It notes parents’ volunteer Saturdays at Conant Park and mentions the children’s colored shirts. Audience invited to join weekly meetings at 11:00 each Saturday.
A reader commends the Board for appointing Charles Mancuso to fill the unexpired term of Charlotte DeFilippo and for naming William Marsh as director of guidance. The letter urges a bond issue to repair or replace schools, noting past delays and urging the Board toward unity and progress for the community.
Letter to the editor critiques the start of a new year political cycle. It argues Republicans caused high costs during two years of control beginning January 1, 1973. Claims include firing the long-time Building Inspector, hiring a part time inspector, adding two secretaries and two housing inspectors, and installing a part time Treasurer who previously failed in an election.
Fines ranged from 15 to 225 dollars for offenses including impaired driving, unregistered vehicles, speeding on Maple and Liberty avenues, and failure to carry registrations and insurance. Several defendants faced license revocation, suspensions, or jail time, with individuals named from Hillside Newark Elizabeth and Union counties.
The piece criticizes Squires and a political campaign, alleging improper hiring and a Superior Court suit that benefited Township Attorney James Welsh. It singles out John Kulish Louis Santagata and urges votes for Democrats in 1975, while also thanking the Columbian Squires for a successful Junior Class Flea Market and listing class officers.
A reader criticizes Democrat candidates for tax increases and lobbying while noting library hours were cut under a prior Township Committee. The letter argues promises were false and urges candidates to stay in Hillside and work for residents. The piece reflects local political frustration with state and county office ambitions.
An unsigned diatribe accuses a hidden group of disguising as public figures and aiming to skew truth. It then reproduces a 1975 Hillside ordinance notice set for first and second readings, detailing salary provisions for the Board of Health staff including a part time plumbing inspector with retroactive pay.
A letter to the editor from a Democrat District Leader accuses the Hillside Democratic party of serving a privileged few, not the public. The writer claims officials seek taxpayer funding for political appointments and questions Mr. Kaplan’s support for the system.
An unsigned letter to the editor opposes US entanglement in foreign wars, likening Sinai technician deployments to Vietnam era waste. It calls for halting federal bond and treasury note flows to curb congressional war policies, amid Hillside Times publisher and staff details.
Phil Nicolaus criticizes aid to North Vietnam and Egypt via the Soviet Union and accuses Congressmen of funding wars and debt. He claims the U S loan rates favored Russia and cites wheat and missiles. Helen Schmid Mountainside notes irony at Hillside Health Fair due to cigarette smoke.
The Hillside Police Benevolent Association president criticizes the Township Committee over a long running clash involving police and fire department parity. He alleges lack of political backbone from officials, including the mayor and Police Commissioner Harold Woysaniker, and insists the town must disclose how tax money is spent.
The page combines a multi sign astrology forecast for Aries to Pisces with a political union letter. It warns individuals to handle tasks themselves, notes potential delays and opportunities, and urges readers to seek facts and accountability in Hillside politics and police fire department negotiations with P.E.R.C. The letter condemns political pressure and calls for questions about tax dollars and fairness.
Roseann Trezza, Assistant Director of the Associated Humane Societies, announced today that the organization aims to mobilize citizen band and ham radio operators to form a statewide emergency network. The plan seeks to reach injured dogs, cats and wildlife and save them from suffering on roads when no one is available to help.
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