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a TUESDAY, 14, 1004 the SHORTFALL IN OLD BRIDGE Agency trying to close cash gap By KATHLEEN DZIELAK But OBEDC members said there has been Home News staff OLD BRIDGE The financially ailing Old Bridge Economic Development Corp. expects to bring in close to $100,000 between fees and funds this week, but that will be grant not enough to solve its cash-flow problems, according to OBEDC Chairman Joseph Ferrano. OBEDC members last night discussed the status of the corporation's foundering business construction has been at a park, where standstill since Cardell the project's contractor, stopped work this summer because of non-payment for services. The corporation owes the contractor $140,000, said Ferrano. The problem developed, according to OBEDC member George Bush, because closings with companies slated to located in the park had not taken place.

Ferrano said two of those closings, involving the Woodlane Surgical Co. and J.M.M. Construction tentatively are scheduled to take place Thursday. Both Woodlane and J.M.M. Construe- When informed of the workhalt at the park recently, the Township Council promised it would underwrite a $200,000 mortgage to help keep the business park afloat for the remainder of the year.

tion plan to build warehouses at the park site. The park, located off Route 516 near the Glenwood Apartments, was made possible when the OBEDC purchased the property from the township for $200,000 in an effort to bring tax ratables here. When informed of the work-halt at the park recently, the Township Council promised it would underwrite a $200,000 mortgage to help keep the business park afloat for the remainder of the year. Cable-TV customers to get refunds By ELIZABETH VOISIN Home News staff SPOTSWOOD The borough's 1,300 subscribers to Storer Cable Communications will receive a refund credit of about $1.20 in their bills later this month for service lost May 1-3, a company official told the Borough Council yesterday. Severe transmission problems occurred when Storer reorganized its channels.

Jonathan E. Jones, general manager for Storer's center New Jersey region, characterized the dis- Obituaries Ciccanti, 67, of Hopkinson Avenue died yesterday at home. Born in Bristol, he resided in Piscataway for the past 35 years. retiring in 1980, he was a with Midland-Ross Engineering, Highland Park, for the past 12 years. He had been formerly employed as a typesetter with Art Color, Dunellen, for 18 years.

Mr. Ciccanti was an army veteran of World War II. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima R.C. Church, Piscataway. In addition, he belonged to the American Bowling Congress, the Middlesex County Horseshoe Pitchers, and the State and National Horseshoe Pitchers of America.

Surviving are his wife, Lucy DiNardo Ciccanti; a son, Jerry of Piscataway; a daughter, Linda Ricciardi of Edison; a brother, Emedio of Levittown, a sister, Yolanda Muller of Levittown, and a grandson. Services will be Friday at 9 a.m. from the Piscataway Funeral Home, 18 Stelton Road, Piscataway, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Fatima Church. Burial will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield.

Jerry Ciccanti, 67 PISCATAWAY Jerry "Leo" James B. Pullum 68 EAST BRUNSWICK James B. Pullum 68, of Valiant Road died Sunday at Middlesex General-University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Avon Park, he lived in Neptune City before moving to East Brunswick 27 years ago. Before retiring in 1978, he had been an electrician with the International Union of Electrical Workers Local 400, Wall Township, for many years.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Pullum was a member of Wall Lodge 73, Manasquan, and the American Association of Retired Persons. In addition, he was a member of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Marylou Talmadge Pullum; a son, James B.

of Budd Lake; and a daughter, Karen Stagg of Neptune. Services will be Thursday at 11 MAIN STREET FLORIST MEMORIAL FLOWERS 'WEDDING FLOWERS SILKS FRESH FRUIT BASKETS WORLD WIDE SERVICE SOUTH RIVER 257-2357 We Honor Most Credit Carde IN MEMORIAM In sad loving memory of SHAWN SEXTON who was taken from us 2 years ago today, Aug. 14. remember that day that you came home. newborn babe, the whole world your own.

remember the day that they came to sayA careless man has taken you away. To hear your voice, to see your smile, To hear your laugh, it seems such a long, while. But you're in God's hands now, no safer place to be. You've got a new home and I pray you're watching over We still miss me. you Love Forever Mom, Michael and friends movement on the part of the council since then.

"The bank has not been formally approached by anyone yet," said OBEDC member Joseph DiSepio, a vice-president with the Amboy-Madison National Bank. DiSepio added that he did not know what legal ramifications would be involved should the council underwrite a loan for the OBEDC. Despite the council's pledged involvement, DiSepio said it is the OBEDC that must take the first steps to secure the loan. "Somebody from this board has to come to the bank and arrange for the loan," said DiSepio. If the estimated $80,000 in closing fees and $25,000 in federal community development block grants materialize, corporation officials said they hope to make a $60,000 payment soon to Cardell so that work at the park may continue.

Cardell Inc. was hired earlier this year to build the park's roads, sewer and water systems. The Freehold Soil Conservation District has issued citations to the OBEDC for the i incompleted work, which has resulted in severe erosion at the construction site. Piscataway GOP luau is Saturday PISCATAWAY The Republican party will kick off its election cam-, paign with a Hawaiian luau fundraiser on Saturday at 8 p.m. at 25 Old New Brunswick Road.

GOP mayoral candidate Charles Garrod and Township Council candidates Harry Anthony, Howard Pachasa, and Brenda Barbour, will be there to greet voters. Reservations may be made by sending a $10 check, per person, to the Piscataway Republican Party, 412 Rivercrest Drive, 08854. Conrad G. Frisch, 88 NORTH BRUNSWICK Conrad G. Frisch, 88, of Hermann Road died Sunday at Roosevelt Hospital, Edi- son.

Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Metuchen before moving to North Brunswick many years ago. In addition, he owned a home in Wildwood. Before retiring, he was a self-employed steamfitter in the New Brunswick area, for more than 50 years. He had formerly been employed with the Steamfitters and Pipefitters Union Local, New Brunswick Mr. Frisch was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Brunswick.

Surviving are a brother, George of North Brunswick; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. from The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 N. Main Milltown, with the Rev. Kenneth Diable, officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, New Brunswick. Brian K. Helstowski, 15 OLD BRIDGE Brian Keith Helstowski, 15, of Naples View Avenue died Sunday at Perth Amboy General Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Rahway, he lived in East Brunswick before moving to Old Bridge four years ago. He was a graduate of Jonas Salk Middle School, Old Bridge.

Surviving are his parents, John Helstowski of South River and Mary Ann Meyers with whom he resided; two brothers, Christopher and John both of South River; his paternal grandparents, Frank and Dorothy Helstowski of Spotswood; his maternal grandparents, John and Jennie King of Somerville; and his maternal great-grandmother, Viola King of Whitehouse Station. Services will be Thursday at 9:45 a.m. from the Eckman Funeral Home, 475 Main Spotswood, followed by a 10:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spotswood. Burial will be in St.

James Cemetery, Jamesburg. man, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Road, North Brunswick. Private burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Six Mile Run Reformed Church. SCOTT In New Brunswick, on August 10, 1984, Fred of Rutgers Street. His wife, Priscilla Scott, died in 1980. Devoted father of Etta Scott Dotson, Delores Battiste, Emile Scott and Oliver Scott. Dear brother of Julia Sanders, Onedia Starks and Eddie Gardner.

Grandfather of six and great-grandfather of 13. Services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. from the Anderson Funeral Service, 201 Sandford New Brunswick, with the Rev. Henry A. Hildebrand officiating.

Burial will be Friday in Moss Bluff Cemetery, Lake Charles, La. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 p.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Zion A.M.E.

Church Building Fund, 25 Division New Brunswick, N.J., 08901. WILSON In New York City, on August 11, 1984, ROY, L. of Scheid Drive in the Parlin section Sayreville. Services will be held Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from the Flynn Son Funeral Home, 424 East Perth Amboy, followed by a 10 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's R.C. Church, South Amboy. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, South Amboy.

Relatives and friends may call at the al home Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. the Should drawbridge be raised, or razed? RUTHERFORD (AP) It the bridge prompts almost all of costs Bergen and Passaic county the openings. taxpayers $100,000 a year to op- So far this year, the bridge has erate a drawbridge here so an oil opened 54 times for passing vesbarge floating along the Passaic sels, mostly during the winter, River can pass by once a month Ranuska said. in the summer and a few times a week in winter. "The law says the bridge has to "Even if it was to the point of be manned and operated," Ranusone guy with a sailboat I know ka said.

that's an extreme but still, in Two workers have to be there, the strictest sense we have to pro- he said, because it takes both to vide access to the waterway. We open and close the bridge one have to service the bridge," Ed- to operate the machinery and anward Ranuska, the Bergen Coun- other to make sure traffic is ty engineer, said yesterday. stopped. When the two-man crews ar- If the river were closed to marive for their shifts, they check rine traffic, said Lou Adesso, a the bridge for any vandalism that dispatcher for the fuel wholemight have occurred during the saler, the company could mannight and sweep the deck. It takes age.

about 30 minutes. "It would just mean we would After that, they sit and wait in have to work a little harder to get a tiny wooden hut on the bridge the oil here faster by truck," he until a vessel comes by. Often it's said, adding that the barge can a long wait between such open- bring in as much oil as 75 trucks. ings of the 88-year-old span that Joe Pellicone has worked as a joins Rutherford and Passaic. drawbridge operator at the span The bridge is staffed by two op- for 18 years.

Nothing much has erators from 8 a.m. to midnight changed since the early days, he seven days week. The Army said, except the river traffic has Corps of Engineers continues to dwindled "and the trees have gotdredge the channel, and the Coast ten taller." Guard ensures clear navigation. "Once in a while we get a few "And we're all doing it because kids who come around here to you've got one little toot going up fish," said his co-worker, Phil Luthe river," said Gaetano Farina, viso. "I try to keep busy.

I keep Passaic County engineer. "I guar- the supplies up, clean up inside, antee you, if this was private in- paint the bridge." dustry, they'd blow the bridge up Every day, the operators shut first." the bridge to cars and open the A barge going to and from the swing span even though no River Oil terminal on the Passaic boat is coming just to make side about a mile upstream from sure it works. ruption as unique "in the history of the system." The refund agreement resulted from negotiations between Council President George Balascak and Jonathan E. Jones, general manager for Storer's Central Jersey region. Existing law poses no requirement that cable television companies refund money to subscribers for loss of reception, "but it is good, business practice to do so," Jones said.

The company's policy is to make refunds for service loss in minimum time segments of 24 hours. provided a.m. from the Johnson Funeral Home, Highway 38, Wall Township. Burial will be in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls. Sarah Coppinger, 90 EDISON Sarah "Sadie" Marshall Coppinger, 90, of Gurley Road died yesterday at home.

Born in Hoboken, she lived there most of her life before moving to Edison six years ago. Mrs. Coppinger was a communicant of Guardian Angels R.C. Church, Edison. Her husband, Thomas A.

Coppinger, died in 1934. Surviving are three sons, John of Cliffwood Beach, Thomas of Columbia, S.C. and Harry of Jersey City; two daughters, Marie Brown and Rose Carney, both of Edison; three sisters, Stella Puglisi of Scarsdale, N.Y., Alice Sappah of Hoboken and Rose Schultz of Red Bank; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Services will be Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Boylan Funeral Home, 10 Wooding Edison, followed by a 9:30 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial at Guardian Angels Church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Elizabeth Baliell, 74 MILLTOWN Elizabeth M. Kaminski Baliell, 74, of Highland Drive died Sunday at Point Pleasant Hospital. Born in Altoona, she lived in South Brunswick before moving to Milltown 18 years ago.

Before retiring in 1974, she was a line operator with Decorated Metal Products Milltown, for more than 25 years. Mrs. Baliell was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Milltown. Her husband, James Baliell, died in 1961.

Surviving are a sister, Marion Kuzner of Detroit, and many nieces and nephews. Services will be Thursday at 8:15 a.m. from The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 N. Main Milltown, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, East Brunswick. IN MEMORIAM. In sad and loving memory of JOHN WILLIAMS who departed this life 12 years ago this day, Aug. 16.

His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall. He had a kindly word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him Someday, we know not when, To clasp his hand in the better land, Never to part again. Sadly missed by, Wife, Louise Son, Milton Daughters, Catherine Bell Josephine Griffin DEATH NOTICES BALIELL In Point Pleasant, on August 12, 1984, Elizabeth M. Kaminski of Highland Drive, Militown.

Services will be held Thursday at 8:15 a.m. from The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 N. Main Milltown, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, Milltown.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, East Brunswick. Relatives and friends may call at the tuneral home Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be Wednesday evening at the funeral home. CICCANTI In Piscataway, on August 13, 1984, Jerry "Leo" of Hopkinson Avenue.

Services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the Piscataway Funeral Home, 18 Stelton Road, Piscataway, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Fatima R.C. Church, Piscataway. Burial will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield.

Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. customers notify Storer, Jones said. Because processing costs "more than $1" for each refund issued, Jones said it is unduly costly for Storer to make refunds for service loss of less than a dav. Local residents also have complained about difficulties they've encountered trying to telephone Storer personnel to report service problems.

Jones said the divestiture of has permitted Storer to break a contract that would have required it to use that company's equipment, Elizabeth H. Innes, 89 MONROE Elizabeth H. Innes, 89, of Old Nassau Road in the Rossmoor section died Sunday at home. Born in New York City, she lived in Ridgewood and Princeton before moving to Rossmoor. Before retiring, she was a school teacher in New York City.

Surviving is a cousin, May Zugermayer of Millbridge, Me. A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Rossmoor Community Church, with Dr. Bruce W. Evans, officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of the A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main Cranbury. Burial will be Friday in Presbyte- rian Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, 182 N.

Harrison Princeton, N.J., 08540. Dorothy MacNab, 78 MONROE Dorothy B. MacNab, 78, of Glenwood Lane in the Rossmoor section died Sunday at home. Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Roselle before moving to Rossmoor 15 years ago. Before retiring, she was the organist for the Rossmoor Community Church for 12 years.

She was formerly employed as the organist with the Cranbury United Methodist Church, and the First Presbyterian Church of Roselle, for many years. Mrs. MacNab was a graduate of Glassboro State College. She was a member of the American Guild of Organists. Surviving are her husband, the Rev.

Robert M. MacNab; a daughter, Joan Messineo of Lawrence, and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Rossmoor Community Church, with the Rev. Carolyn Crawford, of the Chaplaincy Department of The Medical Center at Princeton, officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of the A.S. Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main Cranbury. Burial will be in Laurel Memorial Park, Pomona. Memorial contributions may be made to the Department of Community Health Hospice, 253 Witherspoon Princeton, N.J., 08540.

COPPINGER In Edison, on August 13, 1984. Sarah "Sadie" Marshall of Gurley Road. Services will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Boylan Funeral Home, 10 Wooding Edison, followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Guardian Angels R.C.

Church, Edison. Burial will be in 1 Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. FRISCH In Edison, on August 12, 1984, Conrad G. of Hermann Road, North Brunswick.

Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. from The Crabiel Home for Funerals, 170 N. Main Milltown, with the Rev. Kenneth Diable, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, New Brunswick.

Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. HELSTOWSKI In Perth Amboy, on August 12, 1984, Brian Keith of Naples View Avenue, Old Bridge. Services will be held Thursday at 9:45 a.m. from the Eckman Funeral Home, 475 Main Spotswood, followed by a 10:15 a.m: Mass of Christian Burial at Church of the Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Burial will be in St.

James Cemetery, Jamesburg. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. KRAMER In New Brunswick, on August 12, 1984, Dorothy Zimmerman of Carol Road in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. A memorial service will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at Six Mile Run Reformed Church, Franklin Park, with the Rev.

Eugene Speck- 1,100 gather to mourn slain Irvington officer MAPLEWOOD (AP) More than 1,100 people, including hundreds of police officers, have paid their last respects to a 41-year-old Irvington policeman allegedly gunned down by a man he stopped on a street. Services for Patrolman Anthony Garaffa of Union, a 16-year veteran of the force who was married and had a 2-year-old daughter, were held at St. Joseph's Church here yesterday. Garaffa was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover. "The killing was so said Irvington Deputy Police Chief Bernard De Lucia.

He said more than 400 police cars carrying officers from across the state as well as state police from New Jersey, Connecticut and New York were counted at the memorial service. An additional 400 to 500 people stood outside the church during the 45-minute service. A contingent from the U.S. Navy, in which Garaffa served, honored the slain officer with a three-gun salute. De Lucia said the officer's family was "very shaken" at the service and that "it's beginning to hit everybody." "It brings it home," De Lucia said of the shooting.

Garaffa, described as an officer "who just wanted to be a street cop," died early Friday on the operating table at the University of Medicine and Dentistry Hospital in Newark less than four hours after the shooting. Teddy Rose, 21, of Irvington was charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a sawed-off shotgun, possession of weapon for unlawful purpose and hindering apprehension in connection with the shooting, authorities said. Essex County Prosecutor George L. Schneider said Rose, who allegedly fled 1 the scene and later turned himself in to state police in Princeton, pleaded innocent to the charges. Officials said Rose had fled to the South Brunswick home of an aunt, Helen Pyne on New Road, where relatives persuaded him to surrender.

Schneider said he would seek the death penalty against Rose, who is being held in the Essex County Jail. Garaffa had been asked to join the detective squad many times, including as recently as last week, but he wanted to continue patroling the streets, his superiors said. Jamesburg mayoral-election lawsuit goes on, rules judge By RENEE EDELMAN Home News staff JAMESBURG A suit contesting the results of last November's mayoral election will continue even though John Bee, the unsuccessful Republican challenger, has moved out of the borough. Superior Court Judge J. Norris Harding ruled at a hearing Friday that the suit will continue, said Mario Apuzzo, the attorney representing the 15 petitioners who filed the suit on Bee's behalf Dec.

8. The hearing will resume early next month. The 15 petitioners had opposed dropping the case, since "there is a vacancy statute which will allow the court to make a replacement for Bee (as mayor), should he be declared the winner," said Apuzzo. The suit charges that Bee lost his bid to become mayor in November because of 73 allegedly illegal absentee ballots cast for Joseph Tonkery, the Democratic incumbent. Tonkery wound up with 805 votes in all to Bee's 751.

Without the absentee ballots, Bee would have come out ahead. Tonkery's attorney, Steven D. Altman of New Brunswick, had made a motion to dismiss the case because Bee took a job in West Virginia. Bee resigned July 24 from his Borough Council seat, to which he was appointed six months earlier to fill the unexpired term of another Republican, Valerie C. Perrine.

The names of three candidates to succeed Bee on the Republican-controlled council will be submitted tonight, said GOP Municipal Chairman Myron Gayda. The council then has 15 days in which to appoint a successor, but will probably act tonight, said Gayda. Closed funhouse burns in Wildwood pier blaze WILDWOOD (AP) A fire apparently sparked by faulty electrical wiring in a closed fun house here sent flames shooting more than 100 feet above an amusement pier early yesterday, police said. No one was injured, but the fire gutted the fun house, destroyed a hot dog stand and severely damaged a water slide on Fun Pier, authorities said. Wildwood Fire Chief Ernest Troiano said the heat from the fire melted portions of the fiberglass slide, and the water attraction probably will have to be torn down.

Officials estimated the fire caused about $200,000 in damage. Fire Capt. Leonard Lauriello said investigators believe the fire began in an electrical line that ran beneath the pier to the fuse box serving the hot dog stand. Fire officials said Fun Pier officials had not opened the fun house attraction since the end of the summer of 1982, and no one was inside the two-story wood structure when the blaze broke out at about 3:45 a.m. About 120 firefighters from Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest helped battle the blaze, which was declared under control at about 5:30 a.m.

Correction Due to a reporter's error, the obituary of Roy L. Wilson, 52, which appeared in yesterday's editions, incorrectly identified his place of death. He died Saturday at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City..