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NORTH PAGE B2 Home News Tribune FRIDAY, APRIL 24, LOCAL REPORT mmms oSs top alaamraPQ J.P. Stevens hopes Hall of Honor inspires students Chris Pe-trucelli, a 1980 grad- uate of J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, and now women's soccer coach at Notre Dame, talks with students Justin Hollo-way, left, and Joe Gallo, at yesterday's Hall of Fame re-, ception at the high school. If r)i Yl aj -f Autopsy may ID cause of death for foster baby By BERNICE PAGL1A STAFF WRITER An autopsy today may determine how a foster baby died in what Plainfield police now are calling a suspicious death. The 16-month-old girl was taken by her foster mother to Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center around midnight Wednesday PLAINFIELD and died soon wm afterward, Police Chief John Driscoll said.

The attending physician, whose name was not available, called police for reasons Driscoll declined to divulge. A detective responded, and police are treating the death as suspicious until autopsy results are known, Driscoll said. No further information was available yesterday from police, the Union County Prosecutor's Office or Muhlenberg. State Department of Human Services spokeswoman Wendi Patella said that when there is a suspicious death of a foster child, a Division of Youth and Family Services oaseworker would assess whether other foster, biological or adopted children in the home were at risk. Patella said doctors are required by law to notify police if they have any suspicions of neglect or abuse of a child.

and replaced with pictures of the honorees. The wall on either side had the honorees' high school pictures and a description of what they have done since they left J.P. Stevens. "Students have been looking at the case for the last week," Polyak said. "You can feel today how excited they are to see the alumni." By AIM EE PEREDA STAFF WRITER Students at John P.

Stevens High School in Edison did not have to look very far yes- edison terday for suc' mm cessful role models. All they had to do was go to school. Yesterday was the inaugural Hall of Honor ceremony recognizing 14 graduates from 1965, when the school opened, until 1982. Future inductees are anticipated. "We knew that other schools had something honoring graduates who had gone on to become very successful," said Chris Polyak, co-chair of the Hall of Honor.

"We wanted to give the kids role models and show them that they can succeed." A group of more than 50 students representing the school's clubs and selected from the student body of about 1,860 spent the early part of the afternoon talking to authors, astronauts, engineers and musicians. The Hall of Honor includes, in al phabetical order, Peter J. Barnes III, Class of '74; Jeffery R. Brown, '71; John Cipolla, '80; Jeffery S. Di-netz, '76; Gregory Edwards, '65; Syl-vie L.

Muldoon, '73; Lisa Lattal Ogorzalek, '74; Margaret Milcsik Palatini, '68; Christopher J. Petru-celli, '80; Mark L. Polansky, '74; Michael S. Sherber, '75; Jon L. Shevell, '75; Mayor George A.

Spadoro, '66, and Michael R. Turner, '69. Cipolla is a clarinetist who plays for Broadway shows and Radio City Music Hall orchestras in New York. "I would love to follow in his footsteps," said Adam Grnys, a senior active in the music program at the high school. "I wouldn't mind-studying privately with him." Cipolla said he felt honored to be inducted into his alma mater's Hall of Honor, located right across from the main office.

"I was shell-shocked. I can't be-lieve the extent everyone went to for this," he said with a huge smile. The school did go to great lengths to create the Hall of Honor. One trophy case was emptied of its statues TANYA BREEN Staff photographer any limitations. Any that you have are self-imposed." The school plans to add to the Hall of Honor every four years so all high school students will experience the ceremonies, Polyak said.

"We want the kids to interact with role models from the schooL" Polyak said. "We want to create an extended community with our students and alumni." Two arrested in prostitution case PASTORS: Efforts studied Florida suspects probed for links to Edison heist i Authorities arrested two New 7-l l.i I The alumni also enjoyed the experience. "I am glad to be able to share what I learned at the school, and that is you don't just settle for something but work to achieve and succeed," said Gregory Edwards, administrator of state Superior Court, New Brunswick. He also wanted to tell the students: "You do not have said. Clergy at the conference included Roman Catholic nuns, urban and suburban Baptist pastors and rural Methodist preachers, all of whom were interested in community development.

"The needs are there," said Kip Wright of New Hope Baptist Church, Metuchen, which recently set up a nonprofit corporation. "If there weren't needs, I don't think so many people would be here." The Rev. Keith Benjamin is pastor of three rural Methodist churches in an impoverished area near Noxen, Pa. By learning how to set up a nonprofit corporation, his church might be able to attract government grants and open a tutoring center, he said. "I think government has had its opportunity (to help) and has not really done a good job of it," Benjamin said.

the early morning hours, smashing into jewelry stores or department store jewelry counters and leaving within minutes. In November, thieves stole at least $300,000 worth of jewelry from Macy's at Menlo Park Mall in Edison, just one day after they broke into Macy's in Quaker-bridge Mall for the second time in three weeks. Gold and pearls were taken from five cases at the Quakerbridge Mall store in November, and some $265,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from the same store in September, police reported. The suspects arrested in Texas and tied to three other thefts there allegedly used two-way radios, police scanners and a courier to transport stolen goods to New York. Authorities said the ring may be responsible for 26 heists that snared millions in loot.

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To be eligible to attend the district's kindergarten classes for the 1998-99 school vear. a child must be years of ape on or before December 31. 1998. Pre-Kindergaiien and Kindergarten registration will take place at ai our neighborhood elementary schools from 1:00 am and from pin. Please bring with yon to your neighliorhood school a copy of your child's, birth certificate, his or her immunization records, and proof of Klizaheth residency in the form of a recent property tax bill, a current leae.

or a notarized letter from your landlord. If a notarized letter is submitted as document at ion. you must also present two additional forms of identification with your address indicated. Township massage parlor and charged one with prostitution, police said. Galyna Kuz- UNI0N netsova, 25, of TOWNSHIP LonS Island anm City, N.Y., was charged with prostitution after police said she offered to perform a sexual act on an undercover officer posing as a customer at Baltic Massage, 2116 Morris on Tuesday.

Police said Olga Madorskji, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with obstruction of the adminis-, tration of law for interfering with detectives during the post-; arrest investigation. Police began investigating; Baltic Massage after being told that a prostitution ring was op-; erating out of the business. Joseph Picard spring thunderstorm hits. "It's important you watch the sky! and know what to do in the he said. Cimino advised the pupils to go indoors if they hear the rum-; ble of thunder, even if it's still, sunny outside.

1 "It's the thunder that makes the lightning. The lightning heats up' air molecules and makes thunder, but light travels faster than sound. Get to a safe location, not under a tree in a chaise lounge, but in the! house," said Cimino, a native New; Yorker. Cimino, who provides weather! forecasts for the weekend editions; of "News Channel 4Today in New' York" and local evening news, saidi he often goes out on location in York, New Jersey and Connecticut and has met celebrities including. Elton John.

Unlike television news! anchors who read off TelePromp; Ters, Cimino's weather report is all ad lib, he said. "I love my job. I'm blessed it's; something I wanted to do since the second grade. I remember the' snowstorm that stopped the city. It was quiet, but it cost the (New York; City) mayor an election.

I loved the-power of that snowstorm," Cimino! said. "Short of playing center field; for the Mets, this is my dream." SNORING Continued from page Bl Under Soaries' leadership, the church has doubled in size to 4,000 members, started construction on a $10 million sanctuary, established three nonprofit corporations and attracted state and federal funding for social-service projects. It also spearheaded the Renaissance 2000 plan, which the church hopes will attract developers and government funds to renovate the blighted Route 27 corridor between Franklin and New Brunswick. Soaries, hired by First Baptist in 1990, described yesterday how he took a vibrant but fragmented church with no budget and no strategic plan and encouraged its members to envision a new role in the community. It took 18 months of targeted sermons, committee meetings and research to get a plan on paper, he 3L 99 SCHOOL YEAR FOR ALL i iikirpnNnmi r-rs (718) 390-4503 If yrm hare any questions, please call the Office of the Assistant Superintendent of Schools nl (908) 629-3922.

Continued from page Bl Already this spring, there have been tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in Tennessee, he said. Cimino, who has seen the movie "Twister" a few times, said that even though tornadoes are uncommon in New Jersey, children should be aware of what to do when a BANKRUPTCY Eliminate Debts. End Creditor Harassment. Almasy Almasy, LLC Attorneys at Law Weekend Evening Hours Payment Plans Available FREE Consultations 732-326-1200 429 Amboy Ave. Woodbridge, NJ STOP Transfer Students Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m.

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