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The Daily Register SPORTS 3 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1985 Your Town COMICS LIFESTYLE. 7 6 MIDDLETOWN HOLMDEL HIGHLANDS ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS Construction on board appointment en at issue BY KEVIN FRECHETTE MIDDLETOWN Two Democratic committeemen said they would have voted against re-electing Emile Wrede as chairman of the township's Construction Board of Appeals if the final vote was held at last night's Township Committee meeting. Committeemen Richard V. Kelly and Richard McKean last night denounced the board for its handling of alleged construction code violations leveled against Committeewoman Olga Boeckel and her husband, Raymond. "I was very displeased with the cavalier attitude taken by the board," Kelly said, adding that the charges should not have been heard by the board because of the "real or imaginary conflict of interest" existing between the two groups.

Kelly said any decision by the board would be tainted because the chairman and board members of the Construction Board of Appeals are appointed by the committee. The committee voted to approve Wrede for a second term as board chairman at a workshop meeting early last week. A final vote on Wrede's chairmanship was tabled at last night's committee meeting because the issue did not appear on the agenda. Kelly said Boeckel's appeal should have been referred to the county Construction Board of Appeals to avert any conflict between the township board and the committee. The board voted last week to set aside a notice of penalty from the Building Department that listed five violations for an A-frame residence built on the Boeckel's Sleepy Hollow Road farm in 1979.

The notice of penalty stemmed from the Boeckel's alleged failure to obtain a certificate of occupancy and several Raceway plans on right track FREEHOLD Plans to rebuild Freehold Raceway are on the right track and that also bodes well for the borough, in the opinion of the track's president and the Borough Council. Track President Joseph V. McLoone informed the council last night that reconstruction plans are moving on schedule, with a groundbreaking scheduled for Feb. 1. He said there was question" that the track would be rebuilt.

In addition, McLoone announced that he is close to reaching a simulcasting deal with the Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford. Freehold Raceway's grandstand and restaurant were destroyed by fire May 4. The track was bought in November by Wilmorite a Rochester, N.Y., development concern. Wilmorite last week announced plans to build grandstand, restaurant and clubhouse. The rebuilding cost was put by McLoone last night $10.4 million.

The proposed completion date is Jan. 1. 1986. Financing of the project will be facilitated by a $9 million state Economic Development loan. "You don't borrow all that money, with interest, if you don't plan to rebuild," McLoone said of the new owners' plans, addressing cynics who still doubt the project will go forward.

Robert Mulcahy, the Meadowlands' executive director. last night informed McLoone that other permits for the building. Wrede contended last week the township shared responsibility with the Boeckels for the alleged violations, attributing them to a breakdown in communication between the parties. The board last week voted to direct the building department to make a final inspection at the a certificate occupancy if no Boeckel's request, and and to issue. further violations are found.

However, Wrede said Thursday that the board forgot -to consider whether to set aside the $300 fine the township assessed the Boeckels for the alleged violations. "I felt he. (Wrede), had the opportunity to straighten out some facts that we didn't know McKean said, "Under his leadership, the board personally challenged the integrity of the township. If I had the chance, I would vote against every member of JOSEPH V. McLOONE credit to Monmouth County," and he ruled out a functional, steel-andconcrete design.

Instead, McLoone said, architects are envisioning something along the lines of Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby. "I can guarantee that the cupola and flags will remain," he said. He added that he hoped to hold an abbreviated live racing schedule from August to October while construction is still going on. McLoone also thanked the council for "sticking with us through thick and He estimated that approximately 1.000 jobs will be provided by the new structure, a development welcomed by council members. Although Planning Board approval is not required for the "bubble," McLoone said he would provide borough officials with a site plan.

The planners do, however, have to grant their approval to the permanent site, and McLoone pledged his full cooperation. Police planning air search for E. Keansburg urg woman MIDDLETOWN Police plan to conduct an air search with a borrowed helicopter today for Leocardia Stavitskie, who has been missing from her East Keansburg home since Jan. 3. An air search was planned for yesterday, but was postponed because warm weather was expected to melt the blanket of snow that would hide Leocardia's body from the eyes of airborne searchers, according to Capt.

William Halliday. "I'm baffled on this case. I have prospects were good for an arrangement whereby Freehold fans could wager on Meadowlands races, and their bets could be electronically transmitted to East Rutherford. The arrangement must receive New Jersey Racing Association approval, which McLoone expects shortly. Freehold had a similar setup last summer, under large fair" style tents.

Plans call for enclosing a square-foot area adjacent to the construction site underneath a plastic air-supported "bubble" to house the electronic betting machines which would be used for patrons -on races from the Meadowlands. Facilities would also be provided for fans to watch the races on television. McLoone is hoping to have a daily simulcasting schedule in operation by March. He said the $300,000 temporary structure would be heated in the winter and airconditioned in summer. The structure, which would feature bathroom facilities connected to municipal sewers, is similar to a being used by Rutgers University to enclose a practice football field, according to McLoone.

He added that it would be designed by the same architects responsible for the Rutgers structure. As for the proposed permanent grandstand, McLoone said "it will be able to hold substantially more people" than the one destroyed by fire. He said the new owners agree that the structure should be "a no idea where she is," said Halliday. Police conducted an all-out search on foot Jan. 8, using high boots to search swamplands by the dike between East Keansburg and Port Monmouth.

The beach area and a spiral path extending outward from the Stavitskie residence were also searched. At that time, Halliday said "I hope we don't find her on the search system. I hope she's alive and healthy at a friend's house somewhere." According to Stavitskie's husband, the 56-year-old woman disappeared from her home at 28 Kentucky Ave. without her car, car keys, wallet, checkbook and false teeth. Halliday said no more searches on foot are planned at this time.

He said that township resident Stanley Werner is allowing his helicopter to be used for the search. The helicopter is based at a helipad in Port Monmouth. Halliday said police hope to cover ground with the helicopter that was not accessible to officers on foot. Resident wants Springsteen en honored in his hometown FREEHOLD Talk of "'The inevitably conjures up images of the Stone Pony and summers at Asbury Park. Few Monmouth residents remember that Bruce Springsteen actually grew up and went to school right here in the county seat.

But a 19-year-old resident is trying to have Freehold remembered as the hometown of the internationally-famous rock superstar and also to prevail upon his elected officials to pay tribute to the town's most illustrious son. Jim Cusson, a Rutgers University student who resides at Patten has asked the borough to hold a Bruce Springsteen Day, featuring a parade or some other appropriate ceremony, and to award the singer the key to his native home. Speaking at last night's Borough Council workshop meeting. Cusson also suggested renaming South Street, Bruce that board." The final vote on Wrede's reelection is scheduled for the next regular meeting of the committee. In other business, the committee passed an ordinance appropriating $25,000 for the installation of concrete flooring, air conditioning and ventilation systems, and some electrical and plumbing work on the Fire Department's new classroom off Normandy Road.

Township Administrator Herbert Bradshaw said the classroom would offer the Fire Department a place to train new volunteers. The committee voted to award a $15,500 bid to Square Builders Brick, for installation of the classroom's concrete flooring. NOD Mechanical Contractors Piscataway, was awarded a $37,145 bid for installation of the buildings heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and a $14,884 bid for installation of the plumbing. A $12,956 bid was awarded to BRIMEL Electrical Company, Hazlet, for electrical work at the classroom. The committee also voted to appoint Joseph Oxley and Vincent Nirellia to the Landmark Commission.

Oxley, an attorney, will serve a four-year term on the commission and Nirellia, an architect, will serve an unexpired one-year term. Mayor James F. Maher said it was mandatory for the committee to appoint an attorney and an architect to the commission. Joan Perry was appointed to a two-year term on the COPE committee. Carol Cooke, president of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce, was appointed to a one-year term on the township's Economic Development Committee.

Also appointed was Ernestine RICHARD KELLY Copeland to serve a five-year term on the Middletown Township Sewerage Authority. Local residents condemn provision of Master Plan RED BANK Residents came out in force last night to voice opposition to a Master Plan provision that they say will force them out of their homes if it is implemented. The majority of the 60 people who turned up for the Planning Board meeting the first of two public hearings to be held on the were residents of the westside, where planners have proposed a "creative residential development zone." Situated along the Navesink River between Locust Avenue and Newman Springs Road, the zone would "emphasize innovative residential design to revitalize the western boundry of the borough." The zone would also encourage public access to the river and allow "a mixture of housing types likely to promote owner HOWEVER, RESIDENTS SAID they feared the zone would encourage the development of luxury condominiums. The construction of BY CHRIS HAND such housing, they said, would increase property values, raise taxes, and pressure the predominately retired. homeowners in the area to sell.

is one hell of a lot of property-buying on the said Agustinho Monteiro, president of the Red Bank Chapter of the NAACP. "Nobody buys it just to sit there. If growth is not controlled, people will be pushed out." "When an individual lays down a few million on condos can he not have an influence on the the area?" John Newman asked. "Is he not going to have something to say about the area." William Byrne, chairman of the board's Master Plan committee, said the new plan would not be substantially change the zoning in the area. "WE KNOW ABOUT AREAS where there is pressure to build," he said.

"You see the pressure to develop and see if the area is zoned for the way you want it to look. The planning board doesn't develop any- thing. If there is pressure on that area it is the pressure of success." The new Master Plan would also alter density requirements in the area from 20 units per acre to 6. "Our intention is to improve the area with larger lot Byrne said. But Newman argued that the lower density of the units might further raise values in the area.

"If a builder builds six instead of 20 units, the selling price is Newman said. "How will it affect the taxes of neighbors? Most of us are over the hill as far as working is concerned. I don't want anything that would overburden "YOU CAN'T PUT A BRICK wall (to keep developers out)," Byrne said. "Not in America, I'm afraid." Others argued that Red Bank needs more low-income housing on the westside. Walter Johnson said there is no housing available for the younger people in Red Bank.

Escort service principals plead guilty to charges FREEHOLD Two principals in the Venus Escort Service admitted in Superior Court yesterday to promoting prostitution, saying they did nothing to stop the that went on between customers and employees. Michael V. Bonnano, 42, and Valerie Revoir, 29, both of South Riverside Drive, Neptune, each pleaded guilty to one count of promoting prostitution before Superior Court Judge Alvin Y. Milberg. In accepting the plea, Senior Staff Attorney Paul J.

Feldman of the county prosecutor's office agreed to dismiss the three other charges against the two: conspiracy to' promote prostitution, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit racketeering. However, the two corporations, Borevoir Inc. and Venus International are still scheduled for trial Thursday. The corporations are each charged with promoting prostitution and racketeering. Bonanno is president of Venus International Revoir is presi- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN dent of Borevoir according to Feldman.

In making the plea, Bonanno said he "failed to exercise the proper diligence to stop the shenanigans going on I didn't stop the Bonanno said he advertised the escort service in magazines, newspapers and matchbook covers. He told Milberg that a customer would come in, pick out a girl, and take her to dinner. The customer paid the service $90, of which the girl received $10. However, the customer was required to tip the girl a minimum of $60, Feldman said. When asked by Milberg if the tip was for sex, Bonanno replied, "Yes, I guess it came to that I didn't know exactly what was going on, but I didn't care to Revoir, who was represented by attorney James J.

McGuire, said she was the office manager for the escort service in 1980-83. "People would come in and use the service, and when outside my sight, they engaged in sexual activity and I didn't stop it," Revoir said. The two could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $7,500 fine. But Feldman said the state would not oppose a noncustodial sentence for the two. Bonanno and Revoir received conditional discharges two months ago for possessing a controlled dangerous substance at the time of their arrest, but Feldman said it should not affect their sentencing.

Milberg scheduled the two for sentencing on April 12. Feldman said the state would confiscate all records and properties of the business, but would return personal property to Bonanno and Revoir. Feldman told Milberg he expected the case against the corporations to be heard in a non-jury trial. Attorney Edward Riley, who is representing Bonanno, said the two corporations were expected to file for bankruptcy sometime in the near future. Long Branch fire was caused by child BY LIZ SHEEHAN BY TED LOUD Springsteen Boulevard.

He asked that the borough construct a large sign alerting motorists that they were about to drive over the street named in honor of the superstar. Springsteen now lives in Rumson. Councilman John Ballew said he has spoken to Springsteen about such an event. He said the "major stumbling blocks" for a largescale ceremony would be finding a time when Springsteen, with his busy schedule, would be available, and in controlling the massive crowds which would undoubtedly be attracted to such an event. Councilwoman Susan Sweetman suggested that Springsteen might prefer "less of a hulabaloo." She suggested a more "small-scale, event with minimal advance publicity.

thing we have to assure him of is that we would note be trying to capitalize on Bruce being here that day to make money, or to put him in a position that might endanger him," Sweetman said. Cusson said that "it might be a good idea to make it less official and governmental, and more the people of Freehold honoring him." Council members seemed in general support of renaming the street. They pressed for an event in which Springsteen would be present, terming it useless to have a special day in which the guest of honor was not present. But getting him here in the near future may not be very easy. Cusson said Bruce and the Street Band are departing in March for a tour of Australia and Japan, and officials said that would leave them with too little time to prepare for the event.

The ceremony would thus probably have to wait until summer, with officials hoping for a date some time in July. Pending approval from the Boss, of course. LONG BRANCH A fire that resulted in the death of five children here last week was caused by one of the children playing with matches, police said yesterday. Detective Gregory Crumrine, who investigated the blaze, said Leroy Foy, 6, had apparently been playing in his bedroom with matches when the fire started. It appears the fire began in the bed, Crumine said.

The bedding and the beaverboard walls ignited to produce a fire of such intensity that it spread to the hall of the second-floor apartment when the door was opened by Leroy's mother, Cynthia Foy, according to the theory developed during the investigation. The fire was "very intense and spread quite rapidly," Crumrine said. Vinyl siding, on the two-family house, "holds in" heat. The siding surrounding the windows on the front of the house at 17-19 Long Branch Ave. melted.

Crumrine said the house had been built with a space between the walls and the. exterior wall, called "balloon construction." added to the fire's "rapid oxidation." he added. Police believe that when Cynthia Foy opened the door to her son's room, "the fire moved toward air and spread out Crumrine said. Crumrine said the back entrance to the apartment opened into the hall outside of Leroy's room. The fire probably blocked the entrance once the door to the room was opened, he said.

He said a smoke detector with a battery was found in the living room of the apartment, but it is not known if it was activated by the fire. According to Crumrine, one of the two adults present when the fire began said the smoke alarm rang. while the other said it did not. Selena Foy, Cynthia Foy's sister, was visiting her sister at the time. Two of Cynthia Foy's children, Leroy and Lakeisha Grimes, 2, died in the fire.

Serena Foy's daughter, Serena, 10 months, and a niece, Kanisha Yarbrough, 7, also perished. Shaun Foy, 4, Cynthia Foy's son, died Friday night in the burn unit at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Serena Foy's son, John. 2, was saved when his mother dropped him from a kitchen window..