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ThePascack Valley News A urn. TKfiwaew. i 1 Covering Paramus and the Pascack Valley Newsstand Price 35 cents An Independently Edited Member of Suburban Newspapers of Northern New Jersey November 9, 1 989 If II Ji Newsline Gogginc, Cipolla Mame Pairamiiis for party logs "2 I Ml. 0 i if I I vJZ III w. if Subscriber Notice Subscribers should expect The Sunday News to be delivered Monday instead of Saturday due to a federal postal holiday.

Copies will be available on newsstands Saturday morning, as usual. Paramus The N.J. Animal Rights Alliance will sponsor a demonstration against the killing of animals for fur p.m. Nov. 11.

Page 8. Bergen Community College and Ramapo College have developed a joint admissions program between the two institutions. Page 8. Bergenfield "Ethics in the Business World," a lecturediscussion given by Stuart Bloch and Faith Hochberg, will be presented 2 p.m. Nov.

12 at the Free Public Library and Information Center. Page 15. Washington Township The GFWC Contemporary Woman's Club thanks everyone who has contributed to the beau-tification of the public library's grounds. Page 18. Local news See our election results page By CHRISTINE NUNN PARAMUS Following Tuesday's election, Democrats here seem to be losing their foothold on the -Borough Council.

Lone-term Councilman Joe Goe- 0 gin, a Democrat, finished last in the four-way race for two three-year council seats. Final tallies came in at: Democrat Vic Amato, 4498; Republican Jim Smith, 4235; Republican Rich Lambert, 4219, and Goggin, 4,209. "I'm glad I didn't get your endorsement," Smith said of The Post's editorial when asked for a commend on his upset victory. "It's a death notice." The political balance on the 4 governing ooay is now spur even- 1 S1 T-v a. a1 ly, wiin inree uemocrais ana inree Republicans.

Mayor Joe Cipolla, tiebreaker. Before the election, there were four Democrats and two Republicans. But the even split is only theoretical, according to Cipolla, examining the election results in the aftermath. He pointed to a split in the Democratic party, one which he believes may have affected the results. Specifically, the mayor referred to Democratic Councilmen Allen Sklar and Joseph Coniglio, who, along with the GOP, publicly i ii ii i i iiivviii iiiii iiii ec i Tuesday's election.

Victor Amato, Joseph Goggin and Joseph Cipolla at the Paramus Golf Course following Schuber, Roma score in district 38 Around the Towns 1 1 Citizens 18 Classified 28 Editorial 10 Legals 38 Obituaries 16 Public Forum 7 Religion 16 Seniors 20 Sports 23 Photo by Kim Kerrigone "Joe and I work hard," said Cipolla. "We are here every day to help the residents. For them to drag it down is a total disgrace. In a short period they have destroyed their own party from the Assembly on down." In addition, Cipolla, a four-term mayor, and Goggin, who has held (See AMATO, Page 2) operate the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike and Atlantic City Expressway. Fellow Republican Assemblyman Patrick Roma, a lawyer and former Palisades Park councilman, is a first-term mem-7 ber of the Assembly.

Democrat Greta Kiernan of Hackensack, a top aide to State Senator Paul J. Contillo, is both a former Assemblywoman and lobbyist for the League of Women Voters. Fellow Democrat Joseph Cipolla, a teacher, has been the mayor of Paramus for the past 16 years. mayor, who lost in his bid to gain an Assembly seat in district 38. "They knew Goggin and I never sent police to the course." Goggin said next year he will not support Sklar and Coniglio, who are both up for re-election.

"They turned their back on their own party," he said. "I'm not going to support them next year." Unofficial returns, according to the county clerk, were: Schuber, Roma, Joseph Cipolla, and Greta Kiernan, 23,933. This diverse district includes 13 communities that have in the past varied their party alliances by voting for Republican presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan and Democratic senators Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley. The district includes such towns as Paramus, Oradell, Saddle Brook, Rochelle Park and Hackensack. Within his eight-year Assembly term, Schuber continually has strived to apply firmer controls on the independent authorities that police involvement at a June 30 incident at the borough golf course.

The incident involved the refusal of then-vendor Skippy DeAngelis to accept delivery of a Coke machine. "I think they (Sklar and Coniglio) set out to do this three months ago when they began with the abuse of power," said the disdain for Donald Trump's development applications via a campaign flier. During the campaign, Cipolla and Kiernan expressed disdain over the. incumbents' stance on abortion and opposition to. a proposed ban on assault weapons.

"We covered the good issues, such as assault weapons and abortion," said Kiernan. Cipolla was upset about the negative campaign tactics used by the Republicans. "I was disappointed with the results I received in Paramus. I thought residents had more faith in me," said Cipolla. He blames this on fliers criticizing the mayor and the borough.

By meg McCaffrey PARAMUS Republican incumbents William "Pat" Schuber. and Patrick J. Roma retained their seats in district 38. "It was a good, modern hardhitting campaign," said Greta Kiernan, the Democratic candidate. The campaign had been both costly and negative in that campaign literature had focused on competitors' weaknesses.

Campaign costs for both sides are estimated to have exceeded $450,000. Democratic candidate Joseph Cipolla, mayor of Paramus, was the subject of town scrutiny after he broke his silence and expressed 40 Pages Vol. 35, No. 88 Quote of the day "Better than counting your years is to make your years count." JENETTE SMITH Midland Park If you have a favorite quote, send it to The Ridgewood News, 50 Eisenhower Drive, Paramus, N.J. 07652..