Budget Meeting Thursday Sets Tax Relief and Budget Path
The Woodbridge Township Committee approved a resolution offering interest relief on delinquent taxes and authorized accepting township bonds in tax payments. The adjourned budget meeting is set for Thursday February 23 at seven o'clock to discuss bills and measures before proceeding to Trenton.
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Memorial Municipal Building
Township Committee
Woodbridge Township
Joseph Gill
Willam P. Campbell
Harry Gerns
Gill
Henry St. C. Lavin
George Applegate
Fred Arner
Fords
Costable
Lavin
Trenton
District Fire Elections Set for Tomorrow
Fire district elections go forward tomorrow with budget cuts by commissioners John Berh and Edward M. Satler shaping the contest. Incumbents faced re election while C William Stead and others vie for board seats in Port Reading and nearby districts amid reduced appropriations and revised expense allocations.
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Waa
John Berh
Edward M. Satler
William “Tead
Port Reading
En Hutnick
William Krouse
Merchants Plan Large Show For Theatre Party
Merchants Association plans a large theatre party at the Memorial Municipal building this week. The program opens with a show at 8 15 p m and features vaudeville skits and a popular film If I Rean with Gary Cooper. The High School band and local groups will perform amid dancing and student participation.
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Gary Cooppe
Idee High School
Akita
Sewaren Man Found Dead At Wheel Of Car
Francis Drake aged 50 of 490 Cliff Road Sewaren was found dead in his car at the corner of Green Street and the super-highway shortly after five o clock Monday afternoon. Dr C How ard Rothfuss of Woodbridge observed him slumped with head back and hat half off. Death attributed to heart failure. Coroner E A Finn notified and body taken for further handling. Continued on page six.
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Francis Drake
Cliff Road
Sewaren
Green Street
C. Howard Rothfuss
Woddbridge
Rothfuss
Rothfues
Autolat
Bandits hold up Woodbridge merchant in late Monday raid
Four youths about eighteen or nineteen robbed J. Zilal of 311 Main Street Woodbridge shortly before seven Monday night taking 25 dollars and cigarettes. Witnesses describe them in gray clothes with guns. police link the gang to an earlier Carteret line slaughter house raid that netted 650 dollars. They fled in an Oldsmobile toward Port Reading after cutting telephone wires.
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J. Zilal
Main Street
Woodbridge
Zilal
Abraham Brothers
Carteret Line
Slaughter Hope
Edsh Register
Port Reading
Sodalities to Receive Communion on Sunday
The Sodality of St James Church will receive a group communion at the eight o'clock mass Sunday morning. All members are urged to attend. A Sodality meeting is set for Monday at eight in the school auditorium, followed by a social hour and refreshments.
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Gsodality
St. James’ Church
the Sodality
Woodbridge Township Sets Delinquent Tax Interest Rates
The Township Committee adopts reduced interest on delinquent real and personal taxes for specified periods in 1988. Delays in payment prompted by relief efforts are addressed, with rates fixed for multiple date ranges and adopted February 15, 1988.
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Local Youths Back Campaign as Elections Loom
A Sewaren scene shows eight or nine year old youths holding signs reading Vote 4irk while others observe. Mentions Ben Jensen and Chick Egan in local sports and drive by incidents. references to John, Les Peterson, and Mike Jogan as part of a young crowd and community chatter about operators.
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Ben Jensen
Sewaren
Siga
John
Chick” Egan
Banks
Crigger
Wolf
Les Peterson
Mike Jogan
Lee
Merrill Outlines Relief Road Work By Township
Township Engineer George Merrill outlined relief road work at a Tuesday meeting. He said the township has not assumed responsibility for workers, only laid out tasks for the relief committee to place men. Fraser Heights work and planned paving on Outlook Avenue and Inman Avenue in Colonia were discussed, with Keasby school access and Port Reading Coal Neck paths noted.
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George. Merrill
Memorial Municipal
Howard Madison
Merrill
Fraser Heights
Outlook Avenue
Inman Avenue
Colonia
Madison
Keashey School
Children Reading Company
Port Reading
Nicholas Dieducibus
Ensign Filer and McClain Win Tight School Board Race
In a razor close contest with over 2,700 votes cast Filer High Man Neary and Turk fell just behind McClain as Ensign and Filer secured seats at the school board.
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Filer High Man
Neary
Turk
McClain
Appropriations and School Board Re-Elections in Township
In a tight race, R E Ensign James Filer and Mark D McClain were re-elected to the Township Board of Education as 2,775 ballots set a turnout record. Filer led with 1404 votes, Ensign had 1952, and McClain 1396, with Neary and Turk close behind. Appropriations for current expenses 323000 passed 1005 yes 636 no, repairs 16000 passed 942 655, manual training 910 yes 784 no, and library 200 passed 917 yes 697 no. Voter interest was high with large crowds at the High School polls.
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R E. C. Ensign
James Filer
Mark D. McClain
Board of Education
Ensign
Mr. McClain
J. Lester Neary
John Turkman
Mr. Neary
Mr. MaClain
Turk
John Hendlewitch
John G. Kunie
John B. Labat
Andrew Luthas
Joseph McAndrews
Ilné
Truck Driver Fatally Hurt In Newark Collision
August Gilmore a 29 year old Newark truck driver was killed when his truck was struck by a car driven by Charles Fredrickson of Union City while Gilmore repaired a light on the vehicle outside Marys Service Station in Avenel. Gilmore suffered a skull fracture and catastrophic injuries. Fredrickson and his wife were taken for hospital treatment. Fredrickson was held on a manslaughter technical charge.
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August Glimore
South 6Th Street
Newark
Charles Fredrickson
Sumit Avenue
Union City
Gilmore
Samuel Hersch Metal Co., Inc
Mary's
Avenel
Fredrickson
Rahway Memorial Hospital
C. Zuccaro
Three Hopelawn Youths Admit Hold-Up
Three Hopelawn youths Paul Nochta Charles Kaplen and Andrew Kopaca were held for the Grand Jury without bail by Judge B W Vogel in police court on a Perth Amboy store holdup charge. Scullian the store manager said two masked men with guns robbed the Butler store on Ford Avenue and Main Street after 7 90 PM Saturday night taking about $30. The suspects were arrested after a Chevrolet sedan was traced through Hopelawn Summit Avenue and the men reportedly confessed.
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Hopelawn
B. W. Vogel
John Scullian
Rector Street
Perth Amboy
Butler
Ford Avenue
Main Street
Fords
Paul Nochta
Fiorid Grove Road
Charles Kaplen
Warden Avenue
Andrew Kopaca
Juliette Street
George E. Keating
Ben Parsons
Patrollman August Matthews
Scullian
Wgager
Fordavenue
Summit Avene
Summit Avenues
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Keating
Pargona
Matthews Nochta
Kaplen
Aay
Five Convicted In Local Hold-Up Case
A Woodbridge jury convicted five men Angelo Esposito Joseph Resto Tony Russo Bartholomew Russo and Harry DiStephano for a November 10 holdup at the David Owens store 806 Fitton Street Woodbridge. They robbed patrons of 381 in cash and jewelry and cut telephone lines then locked patrons in a cellar. Owens identified items recovered by police.
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David Owens
Fitton ‘Bt
Woodbridge
Puesday
Angelo Esposito
Carteret
Joseph Resto
Tony
Bartholomew Russo
Harry DiStephano
Brooklyn
Damon Wight
Ralph
Wearick
George Keating
Owens
Owena
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