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The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey • Page 5

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The Courier-Newsi
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Bridgewater, New Jersey
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(Poppy Day Planned 1 1 20 THE COURIER-NEWS Plainfield, N. Thursday, April 21, 1960 High School PTA To Hear Professor Longer school Year Metuchea Mrs. Jacob Haui- Middlesex Prof. Henry ler of Rutgers University, for Three Towns member of the Board of Educa enbeek. poppy chairman of the auxiliary of Fus'e-Hummer Post.

American Legion, has announced plans for Poppy Day to be held during the week preceding Memorial Day. Past Vice Commander Stephen Kish will be chair tion of Highland Park, will Planners Propose Middlesex Projects Warren Township Public schools in the Watchung Hills area will be in session three days longer next year, according to speak today at 8 p.m. before Middlesex High School PTA in the school cafeteria. Winkler will discuss the re man ol use uay pa- an agreement reached last night at a joint meeting of the four rade. area Boards of Education.

Studei.ts affected are group ha, urged the TVLl0Ll sponsibility of a member of those attending elementary schools QTm Brook Pupil unships and Watchung Borough and, Townshira iitieitiiwu passaic and Warren gram modeled alter the Master nan. classes. the Watchung Hills Regional High School. The ISS-day TllD ScFlCS IF YOU WALKED A THOUSAND MILES YOU COULD NT WEAR OUT THESE SOCKS! State planners summarized the proposals in a report, made public today by Pasqual V. De Crescenzo, Planning Board chair-The report states that public; will start Sept.

7. 1960 and end June 23. 1961. The meeting was held by 24 1 members and administrators of schools will offer a three-day-a- I Green Brook Pupils cf Green Brook School will go on rhtc trir irithin th TlXt few improvements needed in the'requipment necessary to utilize borough over the next two dec- the land. Bond financing should; the Boards of Education of Pas-ieek study program for saic and Warren and German in the seventh and; These trips are scheduled: u-athnnsr Wathunw Hills eirhth zrades.

The program will i Kindergarten. Walker-Gordon; ades include new be required only for major; Variances Are Denied After Protest be on a voluntary basis second grade. Forsgate Farm; third grade. Museum at Mon- schools, recreation areas, pubiicbuilding projects, the report buildings, parking lots, storm, says. drainage facilities and street Recreational changes at these improvements.

'schools are suggested: High It is said that many of these school athletic field. Central Some members from other dis- Regional High School in the new Washington Valley School. The school calendar provides i roe. lourtn trace. vasn- tricts questioned whether thejngton Crossing, Trenton; fifth time and money were needed' grade.

Franklin Institute, Phila School Improvements will have to be site, Hazelwood Ave. for two one-week vacations, at Edison The Planning Board delphia. sixth grade, a trip to Christmas and late in more to master English School, Fierce benool site, variances last night rest Street bccooi. Mountain Holiday Homes Inc. to build and three -day holidavs for made whether a well conceived capital improvement program is used as a basis or not The real value of programming procedure, planners say, Ave.

bcnooi sue, victor crow-el! Park. Raritan Avenue Play- o) .2) Administrators of the fouri ut; -e districts were asked to review observe the Legislature in ses-their common problems in edu sion and eighth grade, a trip eating the handicapped. A joint to Washington, school board committee will; field. Green Brook Rd. Play Thanksgiving and Easter.

In addition there will be four other holidays. "We should do more than meet the minimum standard of houses in tne Uaic Tree section. About 30 residents objected to the construction because, they said, it would cause "changing of streets" and "downgrading of the area. that artal nPfi will he Pond Ave. Park and iriatoH fnr spvpral vmi-s 1 recreation area.

Good Ave. and Farragut Ave. ahead, and the community meet May 18 to consider a co-j Heidelberg, a medieval city operative Trozram for handicap-! tucked in the Odenwald hills Playfield, Playfield. lOn A l--r cat KF Ka c-a AnA The residents objected also to! Tl t. i iboard member said in urging tne should have a better basis for doing first things first.

ped childrwi Primary financial variance request by Brookview beside the Neckar River, boasu Germany's oldest university, founded in 1386. bor- Homes to build seven houses ad Land Use Stressed ity would rest with the A tour of the Washington Valley School was held before the business meeting. The master plan gives most ous. "1C prominence to land Also suggested as sites for Thev say it must be Dursued' recreational facilities are the vigorously the next few Raritan River, Ambrose Brook wAfMMOor lur pants jacent to Woodcroft Homes Inc. in the Oak Tree section.

The matter was held for study. The board also reserved decision on a request by Woodcroft Homes to build in 100x100 foot lots. The ordinance calls for a minimum 90x150 feet lot. if i Green Brook, Bound Brook and longer school year. Others stressed the need for in-service work by teachers to raise school quality.

Also discussed were possible improvement in physical fitness, reading and writing skills and extension of foreign language teaching to elementary schools. Members disagreed on the foreign language proposal. However, Passaic Township If land needs are ignored for TMf r5Sj Bonnygut Brook Reservations. Land should be acquired for flood protection with financial CHICKEN BACKS 10c STEIN'S 717 Witt Fr Strf. PUinH FREE DELIVERY $5 ft PL 5-4334 PI 5-9773 i ii.niim.iT-S!!!!S!fSSrM"'MyM assistance from the countv andi -i i Approval was given Glenwood Heights Inc.

to build 29 homes in Plainfield Rd. Held for study were applica too long, developments will take over all of the desirable and and public facilities will be left with inadequate sites, the report says. It is suggested that a continuing six-year improvement -program be considered, which would schedule improvements for all local governmental units. The report asks that the program be re-considered each ear and re-evaluated in terms of changing conditions. At the same time, planning tions by Andrew Jacob to build an office and storage building federal governments, it was said.

Building Proposals Proposed buildings for which the borough would be financially responsible include a borough hall, police station, fire station and headquarters, health center, library, recreation building, auditorium, swimming pool. fo) mm LOWE EW comparable rabies $1 to I pair central park and band shell, all rPnAfl as a part of the "municipal center development, expansion of Emm the borough garage and acquisi UyLt, L-Z3 tion of land for construction of a fire station south of the rail road. In their proposal on schools, the master planners suggest a 25- in Henry St. and a request from Antonio J. Livres to build 20 homes in the Oak Tree section.

A letter from the fire department urged the board to include an additional entrance and exit in the proposed development. A request by th Branford-Edison Corp. to build 48 homes in Inman Ave. was rejected because of the "sizes of their lots." The board granted a request from Portland Garden Inc. for a 90-day extension for their application to build a development in Orchard St.

Preliminary approval was granted to the Capitol Holding Corp. to build 28 homes in Miko Rd. and Old Post Rd. A letter from Salvatore Bon-tempo, commissioner of the state Department of Conservation, notified the board the federal government had approved $10,500 aid to the township to be used to study development problems. 1 1 1 1 nil.

Tpifss is HEW MODELS JUST lii should stay six years ahead of current capital expenditures, the report states. Capital Outlay Set State planners feel that the borouzh "can reasonably spend" from $20,000 to $25,000 a year for capital improvements over what is now being spent. During the next few years, most of this money would have to go for land acquisition, the report says. At a later date provision would be made for purchase of hew MODELS Just hi room elementary school (Hazel wood School) to be built in stages; expansion of the site and development of an all-pur pose room and library at Pierce School; a 22-room elementary school (Forrest Street School) "VI q) to be built in stages; expansion of the site at Watchung and )1 CZ3 Central Schools; expansion of the site and minor improve ments at Parker School; an ele mentary school (Mountain Ave. School) to be built in stages; expansion of the site at the Only 2.50 Weekly Civil Service Discussion Set Somerville Somerset County "government employes, civic groups and the public are invited to a forum here Monday to discuss Civil Service coverage.

Somerset Council 23, heading Boy, 7, Injured A it" Senior High School, and devel opment of a Junior High School on part of the expanded high In Scooter Crash school site. Cost of all projects would be Edison John Wirtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph borne by local taxation, how Wirtz of 5 Central was reported in satisfactory condition yesterday in Middlesex ever, storm drainage systems and parking lots could be devel General Hospital, New Brunswick, with a possible fractured oped with local taxation and assessment. Route 28 Plan Told Suggested thoroughfares include development of Route 28 skull.

According to police, the youngster was injured when the for four moving traffic lanes; a move for a November referendum to bring the county under civil service, called the session for 8 p.m. in the Administration Building. It will be in the basement Civil Defense headquarters. The county is the only one in 'the state whose employes are not under civil service. Letters will be sent to most county employes today urging them to attend the session to learn about coverage provisions.

The Bound Brook and Watchung League of Women Voters groups will also attend. Civic groups are being encouraged to support the move. motor scooter he was operating went out of control and crashed through a window in the Edison High School yard. The mishap occurred at 2:55 p.m. Police said the boy had borrowed the scooter from Donald Schaefer, 15, of Harding Ave.

Schaefer told police the Wirtz boy had pleaded to be allowed to drive the scooter. a new major street serving extension of Lincoln Blvd. by county funds to Union Ave. in Dunellen (believed to be Route 28 there is no Union Ave. in Dunellen); completion of an industrial highway at county and federal expense across the southern edge of Middlesex; a new artery extending east and north of Green Brook, at state and federal expense; a new artery BIG CAPACITY AUTOMATIC DRIES 20 LBS.

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Invited to speak and answer questions are John F. Merrigan, to consolidate north-south move personnel director of Essex ment at county and federal expense; widening and resurfac County; Robert R. T. Rowan, president of the Mercer County Civil Service Council, and A. R.

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William Price, prsi dent of the state association, and John Gleeckman, chairman cf the civil service committee of the state association. Ave. and Clarendon Ave. as a crosstown route at borough expense, widening and resurfacing of So. Lincoln Ave.

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