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REGION 3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1 982 THE HOME NEWS Renovation to start at home for disabled Probation operation 75 and still growing 1 1 If By ANNEMARIE E. COOKE Home News staff writer Renovations can begin on a North Brunswick apartment building being converted into a group residence for developmentally disabled senior citizens following a ruling yesterday by Superior Court Judge Richard S. Cohen. John Baron, attorney for SERV Centers Inc. of Woodbridge, had filed a motion seeking permission for six residents to move into the 14-unit apartment house on Patton Street.

Under state law, a group home for six people or fewer must be treated as any residence for a single family, be it a house or apartment unit. A guarantee that six residents could take occupancy was needed before funds for renovation work would be released by the state Department of Human Services' division of mental health and hospitals, the North Brunswick attorney said. But the township "told us in so many words" that SERV would meet with resistance if any clients moved in, Baron said after the court hearing. To head off any problem with the municipality, SERV sought the support of the court, he added. Baron even offered to accept a restraining order that would allow no more than six clients to take occupancy initially, but Cohen did not deem that necessary.

The renovations are mainly cosmetic: new paint, carpeting and installation of ramps for wheelchairs. "We're not planning to move By TED SERRILL Home News staff writer NEW BRUNSWICK More than 200 members of the Middlesex County Probation Department and friends celebrated the department's 75th birthday yesterday 74 years after the first probation officer was hired. An open bouse was held in the freeholders' offices at Kennedy Square and a dinner-dance took place later at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center. Walls of the freeholder meeting rooms were decorated with collages of photos, drawings, newspaper headlines and memorabilia highlighting the department's history. Chief Probation Officer Lyman O'Neill the seventh in the department's history awarded certificates of recognition to employees with the most service.

Employed with the department the longest 33 years is Olga Sowash, senior administrative analyst. Administrative secretary Josephine Henry has been an employee 30 years. Authorized for 231 job slots, and employing more than 100 probation officers, the Middlesex probation department is the second largest in the state. The first probation officer, Russell E. Watson, was hired in 1908.

The second, hired in 1910, was Charles MacWilliam, who went on to become the first chief probation officer and served until 1940. The second chief, any walls," he said. In issuing his decision, Cohen reminded Baron that the people who will be living in the apartment building must abide by an amendment to the township code passed Oct. 4 which stipulates that a new certificate of occupancy must be obtained from the municipality each time the tenancy of any residential or commercial property changes. Baron said no clients would move into the apartment house until all ren-novations are complete and the nces-sary permits obtained from the township code officers.

Appearing for the township, attorney Leslie Lefkowitz, also of North Brunswick, argued that Baron's motion was "a subterfuge, a way of getting around the intent of the Legislature." He noted that the apartment building can accommodate more than six people but Baron added that there is no law that says a multi-unit dwelling must be fully occupied. Although the idea of mainstreaming former insitutional residents and others into the community is a popular idea, "nobody wants them next door," the judge said. Cohen also indicated that "what is perceived to be the negative attitude of the township has gone on for some time" and added that he had "no hesitancy" in granting Baron's request. Details were not immediately available from Baron on the amount of state renovation funding for the project nor when that work might be completed. Bernhardt Jensen, served until 1964.

O'Neill has been chief officer for 8V2 years. O'Neill said probation departments were created to serve two functions: Provide the court with more information on offenders and supervise offenders conditionally released back to the community. "While continuing to perform these two basic tasks, probation's role has continued to expand with the court system," he said. "Volume has multiplied manyfold, and staffing along with it. "It is my belief that the quality of the work has improved, not only through expanded knowledge of human behavier, but through the expertise, dedication and caliber of the staff.

Over the last decade or so, Middlesex County has become a leader in the state in terms of performance, quality of work and a willingness to try new ideas that will hopefully benefit the courts and the public." The oldest annual departmental report in 1947 noted that 313 non-support and divorce cases were supervised for a total collection of $49,000. Today, the department supervises 8,500 support cases and collects nearly $12 million a year. Twenty-five officers currently supervise the probation of 2,557 offenders. Another 400 are supervised by the welfare fraud section. A thousand offenders who live out of state are supervised.

Nearly 700 juveniles also are on probation. Khan, in a letter to subscribers to the professional black theater company at 320 Memorial Parkway, indicated the arrangement should resolve the "inconvenience and difficulty caused by our previous parking policies." SISTERS BEATRICE AND ROMANA made America their home Mission job converts nuns to U.S. citizens Patrons of Crossroads Theater allowed to park at Hyatt Hotel Judge dismisses suit by service association K.W. RASTALL Russian as well as Polish and English. She chuckles when recalling her ealier struggles with the English language.

"When I first came here, all the words sounded the same," she said." My teacher in Poland was from Eng--land and she said not to be surprised if Americans sound different." She said Poland, where 97 percent of the population is Catholic, has more religious freedom than other Soviet bloc counties. There is even a flourishing Catholic university, she said. Her big wish is to bring her brother to America. He is one of the four brothers and two sisters in her family. Sister Beatrix emigrated to the U.S.

a decade ago. "I never dreamed about going abroad," said the native of Lodz, Poland. "But my superiors sent for me, so I came." She has worked in several capacities with the order, and now specializes in geriatric nursing at St. Joseph's Senior Residence in Woodbridge. "I devote my life to the service of God," the 44-year-old nun said.

Both nuns concede that it is hard to give up the citizenship of one's birth. They plan to return to Poland to visit their families, and said they will remain Polish in their hearts. There are about two dozen members of the Little Servant Sisters order in Woodbridge and Milltown. NEW BRUNSWICK The Crossroads Theater has entered into an agreement with the Hyatt Regency Hotel that would allow theater patrons to park for free in the hotel lot, said Rick Khan, executive producer. Correction clarification A story in Thursday's paper incorrectly stated that Steven Ivak, under indictment for dumping toxic waste in East Brunswick, was the owner of Maaco Paint and Body Works in New Brunswick.

Ivak was manager of the shop until about a month ago, according to the shop's owner, and is no longer associated with the firm. Route NORTH Lube RACK (at our new location) 130 Davidson Mill Road BRUNSWICK 246-2521 Suppliers of: 2 Home Heating Oil, Gasoline, Diesel, White Kerosene Products PICK UP: 2, White Kerosene Superior Court Judge Richard S. Cohen yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the Eastern Service Workers Association, saying it was too vague and covered too wide a scope. But the dismissal was without prejudice, meaning another suit could be filed at a future date. The complaint charged city Code Administrator Michael Gupko and other city officials with arbitrary enforcement of building codes.

The ESWA, which describes itself as repesenting 5,000 low-income residents of Central Jersey, had been occupying the first floor of a house at 196 George St. rent-free until the structure was damaged by a suspicious fire June 9. Last winter, Gupko had sought to evict ESWA from the three-story building because the structure was unfit for human habitation. Because of several postponments, a hearing scheduled for March never was held. ESWA members have charged Gupko with singling them out for enforcement because of their work with the poor of the city.

In June, Cohen continued an order which prevented ESWA from moving back to the fire-damaged structure. Susan Paquin, who said she is arena operations manager for ESWA, also indicated the group now has its offices at the Sisser Bros, warehouse building on Livingston Avenue. Foreclosure proeedings by the May- 'I gar Savings and Loan have been completed against the former owners of the building, Willie and Jane Durr, who now live in California. ESWA has no attorney, and Ms. Paquin, accompanied by a small group of ESWA members, asked the judge if he would hear the case without a lawyer.

ESWA, she explained is not incorporated, but is a mutual benefit organization. She also said she would like a full trial to explore the various grievances she feels the group and poor people in general have against the city and its officials. Assistant City Attorney Ralph Stan-zione suggested that a sociologist, not an attorney, might be in order for such an inquiry. Ms. Paquin also said the group has had difficulty getting relocation assistance from the city after the fire.

But Stanzione said ESWA has been never been denied such assistance and that relocation assistance is based on the amount of rent paid. In ESWA's case, no rent was paid, he said. "I am reluctant to pass over what may be some real problems with groups of people in the city," Cohen said. "There is no doubt about the sincerity of the motives of the plaintiffs." But he said the group itself is undefined and the scope of the definition as well as of its allegations about the city would have to be narrowed in any future suit. student aid," said Princeton President William G.

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By ANNEMARIE E. COOKE Home News staff writer NEW BRUNSWICK Missionary work usually evokes images of dedicated women and men bringing religion to exotic nations. But missionary work is somewhat different for two Polish Roman Catholic nuns, who do their chosen work in Middlesex County. At the behest of their superiors, Sister Romana, who teaches in Milltown and Sister Beatrix, a registered nurse in Woodbridge, yesterday became American citizens. They were among 100 people sworn in as new Americans at the Middlesex County Administration Building.

Following picture-taking and congratulations from other members of their order, the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, there was a small party with coffee and cake at the order's provinical house in Woodbridge. Sister Romana was born Helena Stepnik 43 years ago in Kielce, about 100 miles from Krakow. "Poland has plenty of nuns and priests and there is a need for us here," she said, in explanation of why she came to the U.S. in 1975. "I love Poland and I love America," she said.

Sister Romana teaches second grade at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Milltown. The 43-year-old nun speaks fluent Gas touched off Middlesex fire The explosion and fire that gutted a Middlesex Borough home on Monday have been traced to a natural gas leak, arson investigators said yesterday. Detective Charles Clark, commander of the Middlesex County Arson Task Force, said the point of origin for the blast appeared to be the gas main at the hot water heater in the basement of the home of Arthur and Isabella Moore, 3 Park Place. The Moores were not home at the time of the 10:30 a.m. incident and no other related injuries were reported.

Task force members and borough police officers also were able to determine that the explosion preceded the fire. They found as evidence pieces of broken glass from the house that showed no signs of burned residue, Clark said. Parkway ramp 1784 debuts Monday SAYREVILLE -Gov. Thomas Kean will open the new exit from the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway onto Main Street at 9:30 a.m. ceremonies Monday.

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According to RUMP member John Kart, that organization will submit a list a persons who could possibly serve as arbitrators in the case to university officials on Monday. "We do not feel that the actions of the African Student Congress are appropriate," said Kart. "This issue has been around for a while. We are doing our best, but we want to get an answer from an arbitrator before we issue a statement." By KATHLEEN DZIELAK Home News staff writer NEW BRUNSWICK An arbitrator will be brought in next week to try to resolve differences between Rutgers University Major Programs and the African Student Congress, whose members yesterday peacefully protested an alleged lack of musical and cultural representation on campus. Alfred Edmond chairman of the ASC's press and public relations committee, said approximately 60 black students valked yesterday from the Paul Robeson Cultural Ce- ier to the Provost's Office at L.oliop Place, where they told their grievances to acting Provost Jean Parish.

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