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THE COURIER-NEWS LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY. MARCH 21, 1997 C-3 Stadium vote postponed have been awaiting relief of a drainage problem in their back yards. Residents say a stream that which gets some runoff from Washington Valley Road and the mountain above it, has become a problem because it floods during heavy rains and erodes grass. Township engineers originally suggested solving the problem by fitting pipes throughout the stream to control the flow and the council passed an ordinance in 1992 authorizing the work. But the state Department of Environmental Protection refused to allow that work, saying it encroached on a "state open waterway." Engineers then suggested other alternatives, including building a storm sewer on Spring Run Lane itself, to divert the flow from the stream.

tee asked the council to strengthen the language about potential traffic problems one of the group's most pressing concerns. The committee has asked officials in Bridgewater and surrounding towns to support a comprehensive, regional traffic study of the impact of development at several sites on area roads. The Somerset County Board of Freeholders is considering whether to support the ballpark with public funds. A private developer has proposed building the shopping center. In other business, the council spent nearly two hours listening as residents explained a problem which has split neighbors along Spring Run Lane in the Martinsville section literally down the middle of the road.

For the past five years, residents of the east side of Spring Run Lane By JENNIFER BAUMAN Courier-News Staff Writer BRIDGEWATER The Township Council Thursday night tabled a resolution calling on county officials to decide quickly whether to build a $14.58 million minor-league baseball stadium here. Council members held off on the resolution to rework some of the language and to include the Finderne Advisory Committee in the discussions. The group of citizens and merchants has been addressing concerns associated with the proposed ballpark and shopping center on the former American Cyanamid site in the Finderne section. Members of the advisory commit Courier-News photo by J.T. Greilick ARTISTS AT WORK: Disabled art students Cindy Shanks, center, and Chet Cheesman, right, oversee the execution of a 10-foot by 24-foot mural at Matheny School's branch facility in Hillsborough.

Matheny School and Hospital art students are painting the mural with the help of 'art trackers' Kim Wenger, left, and Carol Critchlow, on ladder, who apply the paint, according to the artists' instructions. The Matheny artists have done well lately, according to painting teacher Tim Lefens. They have a show on display in Princeton, one student has sold a painting for $2,000, and CBS will air a segment on the students during the second week in April, Lefens said. Welfare reform for likely staff layoffs blame ry means of funding welfare until now. That is being replaced by a new block grant called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which is the funding source for Work First New Jersey.

The federal government has earmarked $16.4 billion a year until 2002 for that program. Because of the switch, however, the number of case managers at welfare agencies nationwide mostly likely will be reduced, including in Somerset County, Gaupp said. Employees are anxious about this, said Phillips, who works at the Somerset County Board of Social Services and is union president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2513. "The question then becomes, 'How are you going to account for the loss in Phillips said. "People who are left may have a larger burden." "That may be true," Gaupp said.

However, she said the agency will use more computers to reduce the workload of case managers. But at Wednesday's board meeting, Phillips dismissed the idea computers will allow case workers to take up the slack. "History tells us it's not going to be that way," he said. What employees would like, Phillips said, is an opportunity to have more say in how the agency deals with the impending financial crunch. jutes nn 1 I.

jtt f- ing you can do and then you have to face the bottom line." The bottom line is a new welfare policy called Work First New Jersey, approved by the Assembly last month after a tense tug-of-war with Gov. Christie Whitman. Under the new policy, welfare recipients must find a job or accept government work assignments within two years. It also sets a five-year lifetime limit on benefits. In exchange for almost absolute control over how to distribute money among its needy, states must meet those two requirements to qualify for federal block grants.

But critics of the recent welfare reform legislation say there is no safety net for welfare recipients who fail to find a job after two years. In addition, Gaupp said, the jobs that are available will mostly be low-paying positions. "Most of us are very pessimistic about how we're going to achieve these noble goals," said Clement Carney, deputy director of the Camden County Board of Social Services, which serves the third-largest welfare population in New Jersey after Hudson and Essex counties. "We're bare bones here," he said. "And I think that's true for most county welfare agencies." Case manager salaries are paid out of a block grant called Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which has been the federal government's prima tarn H.

I B. i i ttMHMji 1 L'n Vv i it xO i OBITUARIES Elsie M. Beck Good, former bank worker BRIDGEWATER Elsie M. Beck Good, 79, died Wednesday (March 19, 1997) at home here. Mrs.

Good was born in Minneapolis and spent her childhood there. She lived in Riverton before moving to Bridgewater in 1959. She was a graduate of Indiana Central College, now the University of Indianapolis in Indiana. Mrs. Good, a homemaker for many years, also worked in the early 1970s in the credit department of the former First National Bank in Bound Brook.

She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Somer-ville, the Somerville Civic League, the food bank organization in Somerville, Somerset County Habitat For Humanity and the Monday Evening Club of Somerville. Her husband, Lowell H. Good, died in 1980. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara Good Mathews of Deerfield, N.H., and Linda Good Wilson of Highlands Ranch, and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.

Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Somerville, preceded by visitation at 2 p.m. Arrangements are by Direct Cremations. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Somerville, 48 W. High Somerville, N.J. 08876.

Joseph Paul Salek J-M supervisor Joseph Paul Salek 74, died March 13, 1997 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Born in Mahanoy City, he lived in Raritan Borough and Montgomery before moving to Dayton, six years ago. He moved to Mount Airy, N.C, 2 12 years ago. Mr. Salek was a Navy veteran, serving during World War II.

He worked for Johns-Manville Co. in Manville as a building supervisor for 35 years, retiring in 1982. He was currently employed by Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy, N.C. Mr. Salek attended St.

Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Raritan Borough. He was preceded by a brother, Leonard Salek, and his parents, Olga Botchek and Joseph Paul Salek Sr. Surviving are his wife, Irene Stan-ski Salek; two sons, Robert Joseph of Mount Airy, N.C, and Joseph Paul III of Burlington, a daughter, Bonnie Hickman of Santa Monica, two sisters, Theresa Jasiak of Manville and Shirley Previte of Littleton, and six grandchildren. Services were Saturday at Moody Funeral Chapel in Mount Airy, N.C. Arrangements were by Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, N.C.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Airy Rescue Squad, Frederick Street, Mount Airy, N.C. 27030. FUNERAL NOTICES BURRESS Nuria (Estrada) 74 of Bridgewater, formerly of Galveston, TX. Wife of George T. Mother of Marylee B.

Worsham and Nuria Ann So-letto. Grandmother of Five. Funeral Mass 11 AM Saturday at Blessed Sacrement Church, Martinsville. Visiting hours 6pm-9pm. Friday at Cusick Funeral Home, Somerville.

NOLAN Tobias 85 of Green Brook on March 20, 1997. Husband of the late Dorothy, father of Linda Nolan, Jeffrey Gary Nolan, grandfather of 3. Funeral services will be conducted on Sat 10AM at the Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave. Dunellen Interment Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains. Visiting hours are Fri 2-4, 7-9PM at the Sheenan Funeral Home.

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Born in Austria, he moved to the United States in 1925, living most of his life in Middlesex. For the past eight years, he lived in Bound Brook. Mr. Albertine was self-employed for 50 years, delivering coal and ice. He retired in 1965.

His wife, Lillian Albertine, died in 1978. Surviving are a son, John Albertine of Milford; a daughter, Marie Papr-zycki of Bound Brook; a stepdaughter, Isabelle Rispoli of Basking Ridge; four grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Graveside services will be private. Arrangements are by Conroy Funeral Home in Bound Brook. Tobias W.

Nolan, Western Electric retiree GREEN BROOK Tobias W. Nolan, 85, died Thursday (March 20, 1997) at Greenbrook Manor Nursing Home here. Mr. Nolan was born in Plainfield, where he lived before moving to Green Brook 34 years ago. He was benefits manager for Western Electric in New York City, where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 1975.

Mr. Nolan was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Dunellen. His wife, Dorothy Nolan, died in 1991.

Surviving are two sons, Gary Nolan of Dunellen and Jeffrey of South Plainfield; a daughter, Linda Nolan of Dunellen; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sheenan Funeral Home in Dunellen. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 299 Cherry Hill Road, Parsippany, N.J. 07054. J. Anthony Pressens, retired safety engineer KINGWOOD J. Anthony Pressens, 60, died Wednesday (March 19, 1997) at home here.

Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Lebanon and Bloomsbury before moving to Kingwood 15 years ago. He was a safety engineer at PFK Mark II a construction firm in Newtown, retiring in 1996. Mr. Pressens served in the Army and then the Air Force as a staff sergeant. He graduated from LaSalle High School and LaSalle College, both in Philadelphia.

Mr. Pressens was a member of Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church in Baptistown. He was a member of Moose Lodge of Exmore, the National Audubon Society and the National Society of Safety Engineers. Surviving are his wife, Felicia Forte Pressens; a son, Troy, a student at Eastern Kentucky University; two daughters, Denise Prohidney of Haw-ley, and Dawn DeWald of French-town; his stepmother, Frances Pressens of Newtown, and six grandchildren. Services will be at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday at Our Lady of Victories Church in Baptistown. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 tonight at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home in Flemington. PLAINFIELD GRANITE WORKS LAMPERTI SONS Monuments Since 1921 416 RICHMOND ST. 756-4387 FIRST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of MATTHEW J.

ZANGARA Who Left Us On March 20, 1996 Dad, Hop-Pop, Yihi are upon die wind of Heaven's love, Hxtc is peace forever more. Hie moun will rise, the sun will set, Hut we wont tbixet your love and warmih. VCfe miss you but we know you will always lie with as until we meet again. SatBy Missed By, Fran. Chuck and lewh Ann Russell Wisniewski, formerly of Manville INDIANAPOLIS Russell Wisniewski, 37, died March 12, 1997, at Parkview Manor in Indianapolis.

Born in Somerville, Mr. Wisniewski lived in Manville most of his life, moving to Florida in 1985. He lived there for two years before moving to Sunman, a decade ago. He was a roofer with several contractors. Mr.

Wisniewski was an avid hunter and fisherman. His father, Joseph Wisniewski, died in 1976. Surviving are his mother, Stella Kosko Wisniewski of Manville; a sister, Barbara Veneziale of Fleming-ton; and five brothers, Richard of High Bridge, Ronald of Richmond, and Raymond, Roy, and Robert, all of Manville. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. April 5 at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Hillsborough.

Arrangements are by Branchburg Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Parkview Manor Activities Fund, 2424 E. 46th Indianapolis, Ind. 46205. Tanner M.

Clark, architectural draftsman CALIFON Tanner M. Clark, 84, died Thursday (March 20, 1997) at home here. He was born in Plainfield and had lived in Readington before moving to Califon. He graduated from Somerville High School. He taught for a year at Vassar College before serving in the Navy in World War II.

For the past 35 years, he was an architectural draftsman at Shive, Spinelli, Perantoni Associates in Somerville. He was a professional artist in New Jersey and briefly in California. He won a national WPA competition for a mural he painted in the U.S. Courthouse in Newark. He was recently listed in Who Was Who in American Art.

Surviving are a son, Caleb Clark of Auburn, and three grandchildren. Services will be private. A memorial service will be held for him this summer in Somerville. Arrangements are by Coughlin Funeral Home in Califon. William H.Ruland electric technician SCOTCH PLAINS William H.

Ruland 69, died Wednesday (March 19, 1997) at Overlook Hospital in Summit. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in Parsippany before moving to Scotch Plains 22 years ago. Mr. Ruland received a bachelor's degree in 1959 from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.

He was an electric technician with CerberusPyrotronics in Florham Park for 23 years. He served during World War II with the Marine Corps. He was a member of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains. Surviving are his wife, Jean Di Francesco Ruland; two sons, William III and Christopher; three daughters, Diana Botluk, Nancy Nagel, and Marilyn Potents; and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Rossi Funeral Home in Scotch Plains, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains. Memorial contributions may be made to Scotch Plains Rescue Squad.

MONUMENTS in. 1861 L.L. MANNING SON 34 Brook Plaza Rt. 22 West Green Brook, NJ Between Rock Washington Ave. 752-0330 756-0706 SECOND ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory o( MARY ALICE CARTER Who Paied Awoy on March 21, 1995 Is it possible that two years have passed, Since we lovingly touched and saw you last, The passing time has not erased or worn, The image ol your smile which is constantly reborn.

love You Alwayi Ma, Love, Your Children Jimmy, Joyce A Joe Grandchildren Jarred, Tare Chris Mig, Wendy, Sharon frindi fr 'A By PAUL H.B. SHIN Courier-News Staff Writer The Somerset County Board of Social Services may lay off 15 to 20 employees next year due to budget cuts dictated by state and federal welfare reform, officials confirmed Thursday. According to preliminary aid estimates, Somerset County's welfare agency budget may be cut by up to $500,000 in 1998, said Mildred Gaupp, director of the county Board of Social Services. "Unless there is going to be a significant number of people resigning, which I don't anticipate, I would probably for the first time in the agency's history have to face layoffs," Gaupp said. The agency has relied on attrition over the past few years to reduce staff, she said.

According to local union leader Lyle Phillips, there were more than 180 employees at the Board of Social Services a few years ago. Today the agency has 153 employees serving 1,050 welfare recipients, not ing people who receive Food Stamps. "Other counties have been laying off since last year," Gaupp said. Somerset County has "been in a much better position because of our cost-saving measures over the past few years. But next year the shell game comes to an end.

There's only so much shift- EDUCATION Teen wins science symposium award Ann Ellis of the Martinsville section of Bridgewater is one of nine high school students from North and Central Jersey to be honored at the 1997 Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Rutgers University. Ellis, a senior at Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, was awarded fourth-place honors and a $500 prize for her paper on novel devices for converting sunlight into energy. She was one of six students awarded prizes for scientific papers presented at the two-day symposium, held March 7 and 8. Three other students won awards in the posterboard category. Amy Janes of Sayreville, a senior at Mount St.

Mary Academy in Watchung, placed third in that category for her work on the use of tomato plants in phytoremedia-tion. She won a $100 prize. Rutgers has hosted the event since 1993. About 230 students and teachers from 11 counties attended the symposium. Jennifer Bauman 'Urns ilDlllppRRrii Mini i rr Courier-News photo by Kenny Pang MAN PUTS OUT FIRE: Finderne firefighters work at the site of a kitchen fire in a second-floor apartment in the Columbia Drive apartment complex in Bridgewater.

Sunder Ganesan, 25, said he noticed smoke In his 3 Columbia Drive apartment before seeing the kitchen door catch fire. Neighbor Dan Slover, 36, of 43 Morgan Lane, a diesel mechanic, said he heard a siren and rushed out with an extinguisher designed for chemical fires. Slover knocked the door down with his bare feet and put out the fire. 'The floor, ceiling and cabinets were on Slover said. 'I'm only glad I had an Keep current with Central Jersey schools.

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