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BOYLE, DoCAMPO KEY HITS; PERCONTE KEY SNAGS; DeMARTINO CONTROLS ON THE MOUND

Blue Devils Topple GL, 5-3, for 14th UCT Baseball TitleBy DAVID B. CORBIN

Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Triskaidekaphobia no more!Clutch hits, run saving catchesand a strong pitching perfor-mance from Brad DeMartinoguided the third-seeded WestfieldHigh School baseball team to its14th Union County Tournament(UCT) championship with a 5-3victory over top-seeded Gover-nor Livingston at Kean Univer-sity in Union on May 11.

The Blue Devils won No. 13 in2012 with a 13-3 victory over

Union but were denied their questfor No. 14 with an 8-0 setback toCranford last year. UCT title No.12 came way back in 2006. Thistime, DeMartino recorded eightstrikeouts and walked only one,while allowing six hits.

“Our kids played relaxed. Wefell behind. We didn’t panic, whichhas been the story of our team allyear. We have an 11-game win-ning streak, and six were our lastat-bat. So we are never going toquit,” Blue Devil Head Coach BobBrewster said.

“I just kept pounding the zone.

It was nice when we scored thatrun in the first inning. I knew Icould just go out there and throwstrikes. I didn’t have to do any-thing too crazy,” DeMartino said.

“He was tough as nails. Fortu-nately, we have a deep pitchingstaff, and we had Jack Buntingready if we needed. We had MikeAndroconis. We had every pitcherwe needed ready. Five runs is allwe need. It was a nice win for ourguys,” Coach Brewster said.

The Blue Devils did score oncein the top of the first inning whenleadoff hitter Anthony Percontesingled, and after Tyler Bowmanwalked, Perconte scored on athrowing error. Even though theHighlanders turned a double play

to end the inning, the Blue Devilsforced Ethan Frohman, who en-tered the game with a 6-0 record,to throw a lot of pitches, and withthe exception of the fifth inning,that strategy continued.

“We got him at 135. That wasour goal to make him pitch a lot.We thought maybe we could gethim out early, but they left him inand that worked to our advan-tage, because the more pitcheswe saw the more we were goingto hit him,” DeMartino said.

The Highlanders taggedDeMartino for two runs in thebottom of the first. Barron Natellidoubled and scored on RyanJenning’s fading triple down theright field line. Ian Lynch hoppeda groundout to third as Jenningsscuffed the plate.

The Highlanders threatened

again in the second. With run-ners on base, John Tedescolaunched a shot toward the left-centerfield fence, but Perconteturned on the jets and managedto haul it in to save two runs.

“There was two outs, first andsecond, I heard it hit hard. I tookone look at it. It was going overmy head, and I turned straight atit and ran as hard as I could. Afterit was coming down, I looked upand got it about two or three feetin front of the warning track,”Perconte described.

“No doubt about it. We saw itand I said, ‘Oh my God! Now weare down 4-1, and he ran thatsucker down then he ran twodown in right-center. There isn’tanybody better than him. If thereis, I got to see him,” Coach

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Brewster said.Perconte’s other great snag

came in the sixth inning, thistime sprinting in the other direc-tion towards right field.

“Running left or right is fine.It’s the one that is hit straightover your head that is the hard-est. I was more sure of that,because that one hung up theremore,” Perconte said.

The Blue Devils, who totaledeight hits, got a big three-runfourth inning in a peculiar way.After the first two batters wereretired, Cal Robertshaw drew aseemingly harmless walk. JakeBoyle stepped in for the injuredChris Hogge and drilled a first-pitch fastball to center scoringRobertshaw.

“I was glad to get an opportu-nity today. Hogge hurt his arm,and I wanted to make the best ofthe opportunity. It was a fastballover the middle, so I wanted tojump on it. He has a really nicecurve, so I didn’t want to let himget ahead in the count. I didn’tthink he would be expecting muchof a guy coming off the bench,”

Boyle said.“That was probably the most

clutch at-bat I’ve ever seen. Hecame off the bench after notplaying too much during the sea-son. To hit a double with two outsto tie it up, you can’t get anybetter than that,” DeMartino said.

Next, Dan DoCampo droppedan RBI single into left then

Perconte made the score, 4-2,with an RBI triple to center. Inthe sixth, DoCampo broughtRobertshaw home again with adouble to left.

“My hat has to go off to JacobBoyle, who had played sparinglyall year. He comes in on andinjury and cracks a double,started a rally. DoCampo had

two big hits at the bottom of theorder. When you get big hits atthe bottom of the order, thatmakes your team that much bet-ter,” Coach Brewster said.

“I knew he was going to throwme fastballs, because I hit in thenine spot. I knew I wanted to hitit to left, because I saw theleftfielder shifted in the gap, andleftfield was good for a doubleand, at least, a run,” DoCamposaid.

DoCampo also keeps opponentson their toes, because of his repu-tation for laying down some nastybunts.

“I have been consistently get-ting them down no matter wherethey pitch to me. Anything forthe team,” DoCampo said.

The Highlanders’ third run camein the sixth when Lynch whackeda leadoff triple to right and PatMahoney tapped a slow RBIgroundout to second. But in theseventh, DeMartino slammed thedoor with two straight strikeoutsand a groundout to short.

In addition to his pitching,Frohman finished with a pair of

singles, and Jennings added achopping single. Blue Devil MarcLuino had two singles and Bow-man added an infield single.

The victory completed two fabu-lous weeks where the Blue Devilsdefeated Cranford twice in thefirst week and GovernorLivingston twice in the next.

“It feels great, because we cameso close the last couple of years.We faced a really good pitcherlast year, Williamson. We had agreat pitcher here again today.We knew we were going to haveto put up a couple of runs andBrad was going to pitch a goodgame for us,” Perconte said.

“It’s hard to describe how itfeels. I am just glad to be a partof it. We came this far last yearand lost, so we didn’t want to dothe same thing,” Boyle said.

“As a young guy on this teamwith a bunch of seniors, it’s greatto watch them close out with acounty championship,” DoCamposaid.Westfield 100 301 0 5Gov. Livingston 200 001 0 3

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By BRIAN TRUSDELLSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – Police Chief BruceUnderhill will have his depart-ment conduct a survey on boththe north and south sides of bor-ough to determine if parked carsbelong to local residents or, morelikely, commuters using buses orrail transit.

The survey came at the direc-tion Tuesday of the borough coun-cil, which discussed a growingconcern over parking, especiallyalong the 300 and 400 blocks ofSecond Avenue. For a secondtime in less than a month, Coun-cil President Ann Palmer raisedthe issue, saying it was evenmore imperative following theplanning board’s approval of twoprojects at its April meeting, bothof which required variances inparking ordinances.

“Although most of it is a goodproblem, with new retail and de-velopment, it has caused a park-ing problem,” she said. “It meanspeople are enjoying our town.They work here, they play here,but we’ve caused this problemand it needs to be solved.”

Councilman Bill Nierstedt, amember of the planning board,suggested a special committeeof members from both the coun-cil and planning board as well asresidents, some of whom he saidwere engineers, to tap availableresources to recommend pos-sible solutions.

Mayor Patricia Quattrocchi in-stead asked Mr. Nierstedt to con-sult with zoning code enforce-ment officer Victor Vinegra firstto discover if he had any imme-diate thoughts.

Ms. Palmer appeared to be con-cerned about the actions of theplanning board at its April 23meeting, when it granted per-mission for a $1-million-plus,three-story, mixed used build-ing of 12 apartments and 5,000

square feet of retail space at325-331 South Avenue. Theboard also allowed ErminaSavino Livieri to add two floorsabove her Emilia’s Coiffures hairsalon at 105 Center Street forthe construction of four apart-ments.

Both required variances for theowners to obtain off-site park-ing, as many as 16 spaces for theSouth Avenue property.

Mr. Underhill said the policedepartment has conducted park-ing surveys in the past, but theresults were “inconsistent.” Whilemuch of the council discussionfocused on Second Avenue, andthe complaint of residents therethat many cars belonged to com-muters, Mr. Underhill said heintended to be more comprehen-sive, examining both sides of theborough and reporting to thecouncil sometime in June.

Mr. Nierstedt also asked thecouncil to adopt a resolution thatdirects the planning board to con-duct a “in need of development”

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderFAMILY JEWELS…Attendees examine jewelry for sale at the bi-annualCranford Antique Show held Saturday in the parking lot of the Cranford UnitedMethodist Church.

GW to Survey Parking as Business Growsstudy, focusing on the largelyabandoned Casale sheet metalworks and Petro Plastics Co. siteson South Avenue just west ofCenter Street.

The study is just the first step inthe redevelopment of what usedto be called a “blighted” prop-erty. The study determines if theproperty meets the criteria to bedeclared “in need of develop-ment,” and gives municipalitiesmore control in regulations overthe area, such as design featuresof buildings.

Money for the study was allo-cated and approved in the mu-nicipal budget adopted last monthby the council, but at least threemembers hesitated when Mr.Nierstedt asked that the resolu-tion include that the planningboard consider eminent domainto possibly seize the properties ifnecessary.

Councilman Jim Mathieu balkedat the suggestion and BoroughAttorney Bob Renaud recom-


UCC Will Raise River Water AndFlooding, Not Academics

With the stroke of a magic penmultiple problems are solved!

How do you make a failingcollege look successful, inflatebureaucrats’ egos, make resumesfatter and attract more money tofill a magic “piggy bank?”Abracadabra! Demolish a forestnear a flood zone and build asports complex. Then drain thewater into Nomahegan Lake thatconnects to the ever-floodedRahway River. That is what UnionCounty College is doing. Contractbids to remove approximately700 trees are being collected.

These are some of the academicfacts that magic will not help:

According to completecollege.org, UCC ties for 18th or19th lowest out of 20 two-yearNew Jersey colleges. It has only 6percent graduating! On the websitecolleges.findthebest.com., UCCagain competed for 18th and 19thlowest place out of 20 two-yearN.J. colleges in the category of“Smart Rating” that included thecriteria of academic excellence,college ranking, etc.

For this magic to work, forgetflooding. Shortchangeacademics. Ignore rumblings ofthe staff, 1,500 signatures on apetition against it and thealternate sites offered. Disregardresolutions by the Township ofCranford and opposition from theCranford Board of Education,Environmental Commission, andFlood Advisory Board. Tune outthe Freeholders’ opposition. Payno heed to the Rahway RiverWatershed Association.Resumes, egos and the public’sawareness of poor academicratings are at stake!

With the stroke of a pen, theelites will magically transform afailing college’s forest into abureaucrat’s wonderland. Wedon’t see magic. We see failure.This magic will do nothing toraise the abysmal academicrecord, but will raise river waterand exacerbate flooding. That isnot magic!

Stanley KipnessCranford

Local Letters to the Editor

As Garwood Mayor I Have Been AbleTo Network and Form RelationshipsMost residents are unaware of

what takes place behind thescenes at the Borough Hall orwhat the mayor actually does.Though Garwood is a small mu-nicipality, we have the sameproblems and the same statu-tory requirements as our neigh-boring towns. Representing theborough has been an ongoingeffort with most events and meet-ings taking place during the day,making being retired from myjob as a headhunter a majorplus. I have been able to devote

the time necessary to networkand form relationships with per-sons who can offer help and areinterested in advancing the goalof “moving Garwood forward.”

I had the pleasure of hosting, inour Borough Hall, a breakfastmeeting for members of the Gate-way Regional Chamber of Com-merce with several local busi-ness owners attending. I person-ally visited police/emergency dis-patch centers, attended presen-tations regarding police depart-






mended against the inclusion,saying it would make the studymore cumbersome, would an-ger some who may see the moveas antagonistic, and was unnec-essary.

Mr. Renaud’s reservations ap-peared to cause concern on thepart of Ms. Palmer and Council-woman Sara Todisco until theyhad more time to consider theissue.

The council agreed to let Mr.Renaud prepare two resolutionsfor the panel’s next meeting onTuesday, May 27, one with theeminent domain provision andanother without.

Additionally, Rahway ValleySewerage Authority (RVSA) rep-resentative Steve Greet, whoalso is the chairman of the plan-ning board, told the council thatthe borough likely could see anincrease in next year’s assess-ment from the cooperative(RVSA).

Assessments are made on afive-year “rolling average,”meaning each town is billed byaveraging the cost of its pastfive years. Since the “flow” fromfive years ago was a relativelylow total, and the recent trendhas been upward, Mr. Greet saidthe borough should expect an-other increase in 2015.

In other developments, Mr.Nierstedt reported the dumptruck, purchased for the depart-ment of public works and ap-proved in last year’s budget,finally has arrived but has notbeen put into service since it isstill awaiting its registration.

And the Union County laddertruck that had been given to theGarwood Fire Department tohouse and use when not neededby the Union County Fire Acad-emy has been taken out of ser-vice. Mr. Mathieu, fire commit-

tee chairman, reported thatwhile undergoing a scheduled$18,000 in repairs and mainte-nance, paid for by the county,the 1987 vehicle was found tobe in need of another $20,000 tomeet requirements.

He said Union County was con-sidering whether to spend theadditional money, but he had notimetable when that decisionwould be made.

ment operating structure with aneye toward consolidation andshared services. Actually met withour neighboring municipalitiesregarding sharing public worksdepartment services/equipmentand continued to formulate apossible plan via phone meet-ings. Attended group luncheonswith other Union County mayorsto discuss common areas of con-cern regarding redevelopment aswell as the push for the RaritanValley Rail Coalition “one seat

ride.” Been involved with thecounty by participating In a se-ries (5) of lengthy brainstormingmeetings with a variety of share-holders regarding phases of eco-nomic development on the Northand South Avenue corridors alsomeetings with NJ Transit regard-ing the same and the rapid busproject as well.

I have been an active partici-pant representing the boroughon the Union County CommunityDevelopment Revenue SharingCommittee meeting five plustimes per year to disburse HUDfunding to Union County townsto include the borough. I havebeen able to get Garwood as one

* Garwood to Survey Parking * Garwood Mayor Able to Network, Form Relationships

Garwood Republican Committe Urges Primary VotingAs the chairman of the

Garwood Republican CommitteeI cannot stress enough howimportant it is for our registeredRepublicans to vote in theupcoming Primary Election onTuesday, June 3rd. Our localcandidates have been awardedthe official line by the UnionCounty Republican Committeechair and are aligned with ourcongressman and statelegislators, any others are notthe official candidates of theGarwood GOP.

Our candidates, most whohave previously served as district

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of three towns in the entire PSE&Gservice area to be a chosen par-ticipant in a pilot program todevelop with the utility and NJBoard of Public Utilities (BPU) aviable plan for tree/vegetationmanagement working toward thepossible elimination of wide-spread power outages duringweather crisis such as Irene andSandy. This is currently ongoingwith the meetings and phoneconference sessions during theday.

On a regular basis, I partici-pated in telephone conferencesfor mayors with the Office of theGovernor, the county Freehold-ers and the utilities to discussboth pre plans and recovery ac-tivities when a state of emer-gency is declared; after Sandy itwas three hours daily for 10 days.Been involved with the MayorsCouncil on the Rahway RiverWatershed flood control groupand, with Clark Mayor SalBonacorso, pushed to have thePassaic River environmentalcleanup suit settled. I have alsomet with several developers re-garding bringing projects to theborough to lessen the tax impacton our taxpayers.

Even with all of the foregoingactivities outside during the dayand more in the evening, I alsoserve on the planning board; Ienjoy and look forward to meet-ing with our local senior Citizenstwice a month, and promise toget to our seniors bowling atsome point, attend the construc-tion meetings for the AthleticField Project, have an open doorpolicy for residents and employ-ees to visit in my office both byappointment and drop in onMayor’s Saturdays, and partici-pate in numerous events by invi-tation.

I ask for the continued supportof the voters on June 3rd, Pri-mary Day, as we continue to“Move Garwood Forward.”

Patricia Quattrocchi, MayorGarwood

leaders, have attended local andmunicipal meetings, countymeetings and conventions whencalled. They have conducted voterregistrations and providedcampaign assistance toRepublican candidates on alllevels by dropping campaignliterature and walking door todoor with candidates. They areoutstanding members of theGarwood community.

District 1 Carol Kearney is aGarwood business owner, realestate agent and attorneysassistant, assisted in writingchanges to a bill to grant pensionbenefits to widows of Police andFire officers signed into law in1996. Gene Jannotti – Degreedin Math, Manager to largeinternational corporations in theIT arena is currently an activemember of UNICO.

District 2 Cheryl Neidermaieris a lifelong resident of Garwoodand attended local schools. Sheis multi degreed and employedas a regional sales manager to amajor consumer productsdistributor. Glenn Sytko servedon the Garwood BOE and is retiredDep. Chief of the Irvington FireDept. and served the borough asthe Director of the Office of

Emergency Managementbringing it into compliance.

District 3 Patricia Quattrocchi– Mayor and past councilwoman,a Union County RepublicanCommittee Vice Chair, StateRepublican Committeewoman.John Quattrocchi – founder andpast president of the BattleshipNJ Historical Museum Society,current NJ Assembly Sergeant atArms, as US Coast Guard AuxiliaryLt. conducted candidatescreenings of potential USCGAcademy applicants.

District 4 Victor DeFilippo –Prior member Garwood BOE,Councilman, served in the MarineCorps., Newark Housing Auth.building inspector. Judy DeFilippo– Respiratory therapist, formerowner/operator of family retailbusiness.

The committee asks voters tosupport the official candidatesfor Mayor, Council and DistrictLeaders/Committee persons tocontinue to make Garwood thebest place to live, work and raisea family and give to the residentsthe quality of life they expectwith a return on investment.

John Quattrocchi, ChairmanGarwood Republican Committee

Floraphile Club PlansIris Gardens Visit

CRANFORD — The FloraphileGarden Club of Cranford will tourthe Presby Memorial Iris Gar-dens, located at 474 Upper Moun-tain Avenue in Montclair, at 10a.m. on Monday, May 19. Afterthe visit, participants will havelunch at nearby restaurant Up-town 596, located at 596 ValleyRoad in Montclair. Guests arewelcome. For more information,contact Mary Ellen [email protected].

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Local Museum to Present‘Music in Bloom’ Sunday

CRANFORD — The Cranford His-torical Society will present “Mu-sic in Bloom: A Garden Concert”this Sunday, May 18, at 2:15p.m. at the Crane-Phillips HouseMuseum, located at 124 NorthUnion Avenue in Cranford. Doorswill open at 2 p.m.

Local musicians Mel Freda,Leonard Hargiss, Mary Heller,Bruce McKinney and DeborahSchnapf will perform music byHandel, Telemann, Bizet,Schumann and Romberg whilesurrounded by the blossominggardens at the museum.

Ms. Freda has been teachingpiano in the Cranford area formore than 25 years. She hasaccompanied the Orange AvenueSchool Chorus and Orchestra,the Hillside Avenue School Or-

chestra and the Brookside PlaceChorus. Currently she is the or-ganist for the Cranford UnitedMethodist Church and accompa-nist for the vocal group TheWestfield Chansonettes. Ms.Freda also accompanies theSchola Chorus at St. John theApostle School in Clark.

Mr. Hargiss is a chemist whohas been playing piano and harp-sichord for over 30 years. To-gether with Bruce McKinney andDeborah Schnapf, Mr. Hargisshas been playing baroque triosonatas for the past two yearsand have performed locally.

Ms. Heller has sung with the St.Paul’s Episcopal Church Choir andhas performed with the Celebra-tion Singers, the Oratorio Sing-ers of Westfield and the NewJersey Choral Art Society. Sheadditionally has appeared at theWestfield Workshop for the Artsand the Westfield Bach Festival.

Mr. McKinney conducted en-sembles and taught courses inmusic technology atKingsborough Community Col-lege. His electronic compositionshave been heard at various ven-ues in the tri-state area. He cur-rently performs with the PlainfieldSymphony and teaches piano andtrumpet locally.

Ms. Schnapf has performed asan oboist with the Plainfield Sym-phony, the Livingston Orchestraand the Summit Orchestra andhas played in chamber musicrecitals in the New York area.

Ms. Schnapf and Ms. Heller wereboth part of previous Cranford His-torical Society programs, including“Letters During the Revolution” and“A Civil War Era Christmas.”

Admission will be free but res-ervations are required. To re-spond, contact the HistoricalSociety’s office at (908) 276-0082 or by e-mail [email protected].

Zelnik and Evans to PresentBig Band Tribute at LibraryGARWOOD — Joel Zelnik and

Francine Evans will present atribute to the vocalists of thebig band era on Tuesday, May20, at 7:30 p.m. at the GarwoodPublic Library. Admission is free;however, registration is re-quired.

Mr. Zelnik has entertained fivepresidents, been a pianist/bandleader for thousands ofevents and has performed atconcert venues in New York, At-lantic City, Las Vegas, Japanand Greece. He has recordedfour CDs and also holds a Masterof Arts from Rutgers University.Both he and his wife, Francine,

an accomplished vocal talent inher own right, are regular per-formers in New York and North-ern New Jersey clubs and nowalso appear at many librariesand other community venues,performing tributes to FrankSinatra, the Rat Pack, the BigBand era and Broadway.

The Garwood Library is locatedat the corner of Walnut Streetand Third Avenue, behind theLincoln School complex. Regis-tration may be done in person atthe library, by calling (908) 789-1670 or at the library’s interac-tive calendar found at its website,youseemore.com/garwood.

HONOR CHOIR…Seven area students were chosen to perform in the 2014 NewJersey All State Honor Choir Concert held on May 3 in Flemington. Pictured,from left to right, are: Conor Flood of Scotch Plains, Robert Morris of Cranford,Thomas Meade of Clark, Tom Pedas, music teacher of Garwood, Patrick Jotz ofRahway, Kelly Meade of Clark, Madison Panno of Cranford and AdrianCamano of Linden.

Local Beauty IssuesInvitation to

‘Charity by Design’CRANFORD — Melissa Hoffman,

a Cranford resident and contes-tant in the upcoming Miss NewJersey Pageant is hosting a char-ity night at Alex and Ani inWestfield, at 200 East BroadStreet in Westfield on Tuesday,May 20, from 7 – 9 p.m.

“This will be a fun night of lightbites and energy punch, chattingand shopping,” Miss AtlanticShores 2014 said. The event willbenefit the Children’s Miracle Net-work, a charity partner of theMiss America contestants. Thereis no admission charge, but Ms.Hoffman said that the event isoffered to the community at largeto not only see the upscale andcontemporary jewelry at Alex andAni, but to learn more about herjourney to the Miss New Jerseyfinals in June.

For more information about theevent, call (908) 447-1962.

CRANFORD — The CranfordChamber of Commerce will hostits 16th Annual Golf Outing onThursday, June 5, at the Subur-ban Country Club on Morris Av-enue in Union.

Registration for the outing willtake place from 10:30 to 11 a.m.,followed by lunch on the patio, openpractice facility and a shotgun startat 12:30 p.m. stroke play. After golf

there will be a cocktail party with aone-hour open bar.

Many golf prizes will be avail-able, including a chance to win aRolex watch and a 2014 Ford fora Hole-in-One. Proceeds from thisevent will be used to award schol-arships to 2014 Cranford HighSchool seniors. To reserve a spot,call the Chamber of Commerceoffice at (908) 272-6114.

Cranford Chamber Posts Golf Outing

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CRANFORD — The JardineAcademy will host an openhouse on Monday, June 16, at8:30 a.m. The event will takeplace at 75 Rod Smith Place inCranford.

The Jardine Academy provideselementary and secondary edu-cation for children and youngadults, ages 3 to 21, with mul-tiple disabilities. The curricu-lum is aligned with the NewJersey Common Core Standardsand focuses on self-care, healthand fitness, interpersonal skills,mobility and functional academ-ics.

The facility offers a state-of-the-art design to simulate a“Main Street” environmentwhere students can practice anddevelop their community inter-action skills. Some of the fea-tures on “Main Street” include a“Fun Zone” containing adap-tive games and toys; a store;an apartment; a fitness centerand a library.

The open house will be freeand will include a continentalbreakfast. Topics will includean overview of the multiply dis-abled population; mobility train-ing; medical concerns, and spe-cialized services such as occu-pational therapy, physicaltherapy, speech therapy,assistive technology and aug-mentative technology.

Anyone interested in attend-ing Jardine Academy’s OpenHouse is asked to call PrincipalCynthia Isaksen at (908) 603-1463 to make a reservation.The Jardine Academy is a pri-vate school for children withspecial needs and is operatedby the Cerebral Palsy League(CPL). For more information onCPL, call (908) 709-1800 orvisit thecplinc.org.

Jardine Acad. to HostOpen House in June

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