The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey • 19

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1992 THE HOME NEWS REGION BS County residents can light up tree, and somebody's life, in December MCUA foresees no hike in participant fees for next year Highland Park pupils perform at street fair HIGHLAND PARK Pupils from the Bartle and Irving elementary schools performed in a talent contest at last week's borough street fair. The top prize of $50 went to Lauren Stevenson, Melissa Bowe and Christen Pruitt, who formed the lip-syncing group "Shack Babies." The second-place prize of $25 went to Michael Friedman and Darryl Ingram, who lip-synced and danced to the Kris-Kross song, "Jump." And the third-place prize of $10 went to Cheryl McNulty. All are Bartle School pupils. 5:30 p.m.

If an individual or a business makes a donation of $5 or more, a white light will be put on the tree. For a donation of $25 or more, a red heart will be put on. For a donation of $100 or more, a silver ornament will be put on. For $500 or more, an angel will be put on. Money raised by the program will be for cancer research, public and professional education and service to cancer patients and their families.

To make a donation or for more information, call Barbara Stickle at the American Cancer Society in Somerville at (908) 725-4664. "I'm honored that the cancer society has selected me as their 1992 honorary chairman for the Love Lights a Tree program," said Maxwell-Pierson, 28, who received the bronze medal in the 1992 Olympic games for rowing. "It's nice to be able to give back to this community after it's given me so much." The program, sponsored by Johnson Johnson will enable the community to purchase a "love light" or a "love ornament" The lights and ornaments will be placed on a live evergreen tree in front of the Somerset County Courthouse on Main Street during a tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 3 at this year, said Malinofsky, because they may share more of the burden due to the closing and downsizing of industrial plants. The authority's costs of collection and treatment remain about the same, or a bit less with the new efficiencies.

The average household using 270 gallons of water daily paid $77.43 throughout the MCUA district this year, it was calculated. Kevin Aiello, environmental division chief, said yesterday he will not be able to compute the 1993 figures for each town until after he returns from a two-week MCUA trip to Bulgaria. Among the dozen towns that will pay more next year, East Brunswick's estimated payout is up 15.2 percent, or nearly $200,000. South Brunswick is up 10.6 percent, or $105,320. The increases generally can be attributed to new construction that more than canceled out any business losses, said Malinofsky.

If more money will be collected from more properties, the average households in those towns may well not pay any higher rate in 1993, he said. Only Aiello's calculations will determine if that is true. The authority opened the new Edgeboro II landfill in East Brunswick this year and is sending only construction and demolition debris to the old Edgeboro Disposal Inc. landfill. In spite of ever-increasing recycling rates reported by the towns, "little impact" has been experienced in the amount of tons dumped annually at the landfills, said Commissioner Theodore Simkin.

For the first nine months of this year, 578,767 tons were landfilled, slightly less than the 582,239 tons weighed for the same period a year ago. Simkin urged a countywide recycling program that can begin to reduce volumes and help preserve the "life" of Edgeboro IL The county government which took recycling away from the MCUA early this year, is working to develop such a program. The solid waste budget of $44.8 million is down by $114,740. By TED SERRILt Home News staff writer SAYREVILLE The Middlesex County Utilities Authority intends to raise no more money from participants in 1993 to pay for the collection and treatment of sewage waste. And, for the third consecutive year, the landfill tipping fee for disposal of garbage and refuse will be imposed in 1993, without an increase.

The MCUA commissioners Thursday introduced their wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal budgets for next year, and scheduled public hearings at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the authority's headquarters off the Main Street Extension. Because of economies achieved in operation, the total wastewater treatment budget is down by $3.14 million to $44.65 million. However, because Woodbridge, Carteret and Perth Amboy will no longer be paying $1.4 million in connection fees after paying the fees for three years revenue from outside sources is down by $894,320 to $5.24 million.

To ensure that the $38.16 million collected from 24 municipal and eight industrial participants does not increase, the authority is transferring some money from surplus accounts into revenue for 1993, explained William Malinofsky, finance committee chairman. Although the overall payment by participants will remain unchanged, changes in flow and quality of sewage will change the amount raised from each town. Because of the recession, the quantity of sewage has dropped by 10.6 percent this year, largely due to "substantial losses" at commercial and industrial locations, he said. "Our budgets, over the past several years, clearly show that the county's industrial base is eroding," said Malinofsky. Half the towns, or rather the consumers and business in those towns, will pay less to the authority next year.

That does not necessarily mean that households will pay less than By WISAM ALI Home News staff writer SOMERVILLE Somerset County residents will be given the opportunity to honor or memorialize someone special during the holiday season and to help fight cancer at the same time. The Board of Freeholders on Tuesday proclaimed Dec. 3 Love Lights a Tree Day for the Somerset unit of the American Cancer Society. Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, the 1992 Olympic medalist and a native of Somerville, was on hand at Tuesday night's freeholder meeting to accept the proclamation. Ralph L.

Ivins, 75 EUREKA, Texas Ralph L. Ivins, a renowned professional boxer formerly from Jamesburg, N. died Thursday at home after a long illness. He was 75. Born in Jamesburg, he lived in Trenton, before moving to Eureka, Texas, 18 years ago.

He was a freight conductor with the Central Railroad now the Penn Central Railroad for 38 years before retiring. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. Mr. Ivins was a professional boxer, fighting at Madison Square Garden in New York City as well as overseas during the war. In 1943, he won the Allied Forces Heavyweight Championship in Cairo, Egypt His first wife, Yvonne Hutchinson Ivins, died in 1969.

Surviving are his wife, Gladys Sir-man Ivins; a daughter, Tourrahn Kriz of the Somerset section of Franklin, N.J.; three sons, Dr. Gregory of Fulton, Gordon of Alexandria, and Bryan of Browns Mills, N.J.; a stepdaughter, Bobbie Forman of Hewitt Texas; a sister, Lois Schroeder of Cranbury, 10 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the M. David DeMarco Funeral Home, 125 Rhode Hall Road (Route 522), Monroe, N.J., followed by burial in Princeton Memorial Park in Robbinsville, J.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Josephine Puya, 54 OLD BRIDGE Josephine "Jo" Cangiano Puya died Thursday at St Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 54. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y, she lived here and in Matawan before moving back to Old Bridge this year. She was a sales associate in the jewelry department of J.C.

Penney in East Brunswick for the past six years. She was a member of "The Friends of Bill and a communicant of St Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church. Surviving are a son, John Puya of Old Bridge, and a brother, Sam Parker of Boston, Mass. Services will be 8:15 a.m.

Tuesday at the Brunswick Memorial Home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass at St Thomas the Apostle Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Burial Park in South Brunswick. Construction projects bring 1,650 jobs to city Helena Stevenson, 81 SOUTH BOUND BROOK Helena Rock Stevenson died Thurs-' day at home. She was 81.

Mrs. Stevenson was born in Scranton, and had lived here since 1917. She had been the assistant post master for the borough post office where she had worked for more than 50 years, retiring 15 years ago. Her husband, Charles Stevenson, died in 1961. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mercy R.C.

Church, a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the National Association of Postal Su-. pervisors Branch 327 and the' Friends of Horticulture of Somerset County Park Commission. Surviving is a sister, Tracy Pfister of Middlesex; three brothers, John Rock of Port Charlotte, Edward Rock of Montros, and Thomas Rock of Easton, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Conroy Funeral Home, 21 E.

Second St, Bound Brook, followed by a 10 am. Mass from Our Lady of Mercy Church. Burial will be at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield. Frank P. Miranda, 64 SAYREVILLE Frank P.

Miranda died Thursday at home. He was 64. Bom in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in the Parlin section for the past 25 years. He worked in the New York City Department of Transportation for 35 years before retiring in 1990. He was a World War II Army veteran.

He was a communicant of St Bernadette's R.C. Church far Parlin. His son, Joseph, died in 1978. Surviving are his wife, Virginia McGreen Miranda; a daughter, Donna Kincaid of Lexington, a son, Frank J. of Palmer, and three grandchildren.

Services will be 9:15 ajn. Saturday at the Kurzawa Funeral Home, 338 Main St, South Amboy, followed by a 9:45 am Mass at St Bernadette's Church. Burial will be at Shoreland Memorial Gardens in Hazlet Memorial contributions may be made to MCOSS Hospice Program, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, N.J. 07701. Nadya Makeich, 84 SOUTH RIVER Nadya "Anna" Borak Makeich died yesterday at home.

She was 84. Bom in Matawan, she lived here most of her life. She was co-owner of the Fritz Market for 30 years before retiring 20 years ago. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, where she was a 60-year member of the church choir.

She was a member of the Sisterhood and St Magdaline Society of the church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and served as state soloist Her husband, Theodore Makeich, died in May. Surviving are three sisters, Olga Holod of South River, Mary Wisocky of Cashiers, N.C., and Sophie Kurdonick of Milltown; four brothers, John Borak and Paul Borak, both of South River, Dr. Peter Borak of Palm Springs, and Dr. Walter Borak of West Palm Beach, and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Maliszewski Funeral Home, 218 Whitehead followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St Peter and Paul. Church. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Panahida services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. H. Diaz Casanueva, 84, Chilean poet, diplomat SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) Chilean poet and diplomat Humberto Diaz Casanueva has died of a heart attack in Santiago, the family reported yesterday. He was 84.

Diaz, who died late Thursday, was a member of the Socialist Party who served as ambassador to the United Nations for President Salvador AUende. In his final years, he was active in international groups opposing apartheid in South Africa. Edwin Chudkowski, 62 SAYREVILLE Edwin A. Chudkowski died yesterday at University Hospital in Newark. He was 62.

He was a lifelong borough resident He was a custodian at the St Stanislaus R.C. Church, the school and was sexton of the church cemetery for the past 12 years. He was formerly employed as a laboratory technician at Johnson Johnson Co. in New Brunswick for 13 years before working at the Essex Chemical Co. and Kentile Floor Co.

in South Plainfield. He was a Korean War Navy veteran and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of Victory Council 2061. He was a communicant of St Stanislaus Church and was a member of its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Zamorski Chudkowski; four Edwin S. of Millstone, Ronald M.

and Gregory, both of Old Bridge, and Dr. Stephen P. of St Louis, two daughters, Mary Jane Sheldon of Jackson and Diane M. of Sayreville; his mother, Jennie KIo-sek Chudkowski; two brothers, Joseph of Sayreville and Michael of Freehold; a sister, Doris Wysocki of Freehold, and six grandchildren. Services will be 8:30 ajn.

Tuesday at the Maliszewski Memorial Home, 121-123 Main St, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass at St Stanislaus Church. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Thomas R. Radics, 62 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.

Thomas R. Radics, formerly of New Brunswick, died Sunday at home. He was 62. Bom in New Brunswick, Mr. Radics was a California resident for 30 years.

He was a teacher for the Orange County schools in Anaheim, before retiring in 1987. He was a communicant of St Ladislaus R.C. Church in New Brunswick. His parents, Thomas G. and Anna Radics died in 1972.

His father was New Brunswick postmaster for many years and was a New Brunswick City Commissioner. Surviving are two sisters, Anna Small and Elizabeth Csehi, both from the Somerset section of Franklin, N.J., and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grand-, nephews. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Gowen Funeral Home, 233 Somerset St, New Brunswick, fol-'lowed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St Ladislaus Church.

Burial will follow at St Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick Patrick Morris in, 71 EDISON Patrick H. Morris III died Wednesday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center. He was 71. Born in Bentonville, Ark, he lived in Little Rock, before moving here in 1960.

He was a customer service supervisor at Railway Express Co. in Manhattan for many years before retiring. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy N. Nelson Morris; two sons, Patrick H.

IV of Alexander, Ark, and Robert K. of Edison; three daughters, Leah M. Wilcox of Sarasota, Judith A. Travers of Bangor, and Ka-thy E. of Swiftwater, and nine grandchildren.

Services will be private and at the family's convenience. Margaret Moke, 95 NORTH PLAINFIELD Margaret Waldron Moke died Thursday at the Margaret McCutchen Nursing Home. She was 95. Born in Bridgewater, she lived in Highland Park before moving here in 1985. She was a member of the Auxili-'ary of American Legion Post 88 in Highland Park and a member of the Highland Park Reformed Church.

Her husband, Edwin Coleman Moke, died in 1990. Surviving are a son, Edwin C. Jr. of East Brunswick; a daughter, Lois M. Feller of North Plainfield, four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services are private and under the direction of the Memorial Funeral Home in Plainfield. George M. Frisch, 94 PISCATAWAY George M. Frisch died yesterday at St Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 94.

Born in New Brunswick, he lived here since 1957. He was a partner in the M. Frisch and Sons Hardware Co. in New Brunswick for 57 years before retiring in 1968. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick and a life member of the New Brunswick Rotary Club.

He also served as a director of the New Brunswick YMCA. Mr. Frisch was also a member of the Palestine Lodge 111, Free and Accepted Masons, in Princeton and was a former member of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 12. His wife, Helen Feller Frisch, died in 1985. Surviving are a brother, J.

Adam Frisch of Sun City West and four nephews. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Road, North Brunswick, followed by burial at the Van Liew Cemetery in North Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of the Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, 100 Livingston New Brunswick, NJ. 08901.

Angela Kwitkowski, 79 SPOTSWOOD Angela V. Strugala Kwitkowski died Wednesday at home. She was 79. Born in Sayreville, she moved here two years ago. She was a trimmer with Brodsky and Sons Clothing Co.

in South River for 34 years before retiring 20 years ago. She was a communicant of St Stanislaus R.C. Church in Sayreville, and was a member of the church's Rosary Society and a former member of its Seniors Club. Her husband, Frank, died in 1972. Surviving are a daughter, Teresa of Sayreville; a son, Lawrence of Sayreville; two brothers, Louis Strugala and Lawrence Strugala, both of Sayreville, and a granddaughter.

A 10:30 a.m. Mass will be" offered at St Stanislaus Church. Cremation will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Maliszewski Memorial Home, 121-123 Main St, Sayreville. Services will be 10 a.m.

Monday at M. David DeMarco Funeral Home, 125 Rhode Hall Road (Route 522), Monroe, followed by burial at Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home only 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

MAKEICH In South River on Oct. 23, 1992, Nadya "Anna" Borak of South River. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Maliszewski Funeral Home, 218 Whitehead South River, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at Ss.

Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River. Burial will be at the church cemetery, South River. Panahida services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Sunday. MIRANDA In Sayreville on Oct. 22, 1992, Frank P. of the Parlin section. Services will be 9:15 a.m.

Saturday at the Kurzawa Funeral Home, 338 Main South Amboy, followed by a 9:45 a.m. Mass at St. Bernadette's R.C. Church, Parlin. Burial will be at Shore-land Memorial Gardens, Hazlet.

Memorial contributions may be made to MCOSS Hospice Program, 141 Bod-man Place, Red Bank, N.J. 07701 PUYA In New Brunswick on Oct. 22, 1992, Josephine "Jo" Cangiano of Old Bridge. Services will be 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at Brunswick Memorial Home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, followed by a 9 a.m.

Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church, Old Bridge. Burial will be at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Sunday and Monday. RADIC3 In Laguna Beach, on Oct. 18, 1992, Thomas R. of Laguna Beach, formerly of New Brunswick. Services will be 9:30 a.m.

Monday at Gowen Funeral Home, 233 Somerset New Brunswick, N.J., followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Ladislaus Church. Burial will follow at SL Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Sunday. By RAYMOND FAZZI Home News staff writer NEW BRUNSWICK Construction projects in the city have been creating a lot of traffic backups, but city officials said Thursday that they've also been creating a lot of jobs. Six major construction sites in the city this year most of them by local hospitals and Rutgers University have created 1,650 jobs, and two proposed plans are envisioned to create another 225 jobs by the end of the year, Mayor Jim Cahill said yesterday. According to figures compiled by the city's economic development office, the top job-creating project in the city is a clinical-academic building project by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, expected to lead to 500 jobs. The other projects listed by the city are Rutgers University's student-housing project on Easton Avenue, 350 jobs; the expansion of the university's Alexander Library, 300 jobs; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's CORE Pavilion, 200 jobs; the expansion of St Peter's Medical Center, 200 jobs, and the RiverWatch housing project 100 jobs.

The proposed Providence Square seniors' apartment complex is expected to result in 100 jobs, and the construction of a new Rutgers CHUDKOWSKI In Newark on Oct 23, 1992, Edwin A. of Sayreville. Services will be 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maliszewski Memorial Home, 121-123 Main Sayreville, followed by a 9 a.m. Mass at St.

Stanislaus R.C. Church, Sayreville. Burial will be at the church cemetery, Sayreville. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Sunday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Monday. The following will meet Monday at the funeral home for ser- vices: St. Stanislaus Rosary Society, 7:30 p.m.; St. Stanislaus Holy Name Society, 8 p.m.; Sayreville Knights of Columbus Council 2061, 8:30 p.m. I FRISCH In New Brunswick on Oct 23, Community Health Plan headquarters on the New Brunswick-North Brunswick boundary is expected to create 125, according to the figures.

The total cost of all the projects listed is about $166 million, according to the city. Cahill said the city did not have figures on how many of the jobs are being filled by local residents, but said the city has encouraged developers to hire local people. "I think it's critical," Cahill said. 'Certainly, large numbers would be from New Brunswick. Developers have always had a preference for local people because it saves money." Independent City Council candidate Seth Grodofsky, who has been pushing the administration to get more local people hired for such projects during his campaign, said Cahill and the council should be more aggressive in getting local people hired for such work sites.

He said the city should take a particularly tough stance when the projects have received tax abatements, naming the RiverWatch housing project as an example. "It sounds like a positive step, but I'd like to see the City Council be more aggressive in ensuring that local people get the jobs by working with the contractors, monitoring the contractors and going over the list of workers," Grodofsky said. "If it's city money, the council can be more aggressive." wrapped books for the Books to Keep program, which distributes them to needy children during the holiday season. All books or money donations should be brought to the library anytime through Dec. 15.

The library will continue to collect proofs of purchase from Mott's products through November. Mott will contribute to purchases of books. Stop Smoking jwiMfiGOTi now 1HI Milltown Library sponsoring a poster contest for children services will p.m. munuay cu fislnvar Funeral Home. 555 GeorQeS Road, North Brunswick, followed by burial at Van Liew Cemetery, North Bruns-wick In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, 100 Livingston New Bruns-.

wick. N.J. 08901. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

HEINZ In New Brunswick on Oct 22, 1992, Arthur of Milltown. Beloved husband of Martha Armbrust Heinz; dear father of Carl R. Heinz and father-in-law of Lois Heinz; brother of Royal and the late Wilbur, John P. and Sarah; grandfather of Joyce Heinz of Keyser, W.va., and Leonard and Margaret Heinz of Pittsburgh, Pa; and greatgrandfather of Julia and David. Services will be 11 a.m.

Monday at Branson and Son Funeral Home, 152-156 N. Main Milltown. Entombment will follow at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ Scholarship Fund, 62 S.

Main Mill-town, N.J., 08850; or to the Milltown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 308, Milltown, N.J. 08850. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

Milltown Senior Citizens will meet at 3 p.m. at the funeral home to conduct a service. IVINS In Eureka, Texas, on Oct 22, 1992, Ralph of Eureka, Texas. MILLTOWN The Public Library's Children's Department is sponsoring a poster contest during Book Week, Nov. 16 to 22.

The contest is open to all children from pre-school to sixth grade. Children must illustrate a favorite part of a book. All entries must be received by Nov. 18. Prizes will be awarded in age groups.

The name, age and telephone number of each child should be written on the back of the poster, and the title and author of the book on the front Posters can be dropped off in the library at any time. They will be displayed there. The library will accept new, un.