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By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Senior quarterback JohnOblachinski and the Cranford HighSchool football team had theNorth Plainfield Canucks guess-ing incorrectly on Senior Night inNorth Plainfield and came up witha 28-6 victory on November 8.

Oblachinski crippled theCanucks with a steady runninggame but definitely “threw” themoff-guard with touchdown (TD)passes of 55 yards and 14 yardsto wide receiver Jack McCaffreyand a 48-yard TD strike to run-ning back Luke Christiano, whoalso had a three-yard TD run.

The 6-3 Cougars totaled 179rushing yards and Oblachinskihad 145 of them on 17 carries.Oblachinski completed fourpasses for 123 yards, which in-cluded the three touchdownpasses.

But it was the Cougars’ defensethat really kept the Canucks incheck with a pair of interceptions(lineman Mike Pastor andMcCaffrey), a fumble recoveryby Colin Scanlon and numeroussacks or throws for losses involv-ing lineman Brian Bruns, defen-sive end Steve Baglieri and line-backer/co-captain RobDelsandro. The only touchdownthat the Canucks had was not atthe expense of the Cougars’ de-fense, it had come on a DonavinWalker fumble that was pickedup at the Cougar 44 and run in forthe score.

The Canucks had one long drivethat involved 20 plays got as far

as the Cranford 11, but twostraight sacks ended the threatand the Cougars took over attheir 20.

“We stuck with our reads andjust do what we do. A bunch ofmistakes we made. I got on ourteam to keep pushing. Our goal

was to have a defensive shutouttoday, and that’s what we did,”Delsandro said.

The Canucks attempted to passnine times but three of the fourcompletions were read perfectlyby defensive back Kevin Trotter,who stopped them within a yard

of the line of scrimmage.“He’s a really good player. He’s

heads-up all the time,” Delsandrocommented.

Trotter led the team with 11tackles, followed by Christianowith 10, Scanlon with nine andlinebacker Niko Cappello withseven.

The Cougars scored on theirfirst series, taking seven playsand ending with Christiano’s

three-yard TD run. With 4:11 leftin the first quarter, Oblachinskispotted Christiano all alone inthe middle and made the con-nection for the 48-yard TD tomake the score, 14-0.

With 4:01 left in the half,Canuck Celcean Tucker-Grimesscooped up Oblachinski’s fumbleand turned it into a TD. The two-point conversion attempt failed.The next big sting came with2:01 remaining in the half.McCaffrey was wide open downthe middle and Oblachinski pin-pointed his throw for the 55-yard TD. Troy Ketler booted histhird point after to make thescore, 21-6.

The third quarter consisted oftwo Cougar fumbles recoveredby the Canucks and McCaffrey’sinterception returned to theCanuck 39 to help set up the nextTD. Six plays later, theOblachinski-to-McCaffrey 14-yard TD connection burned theCanucks once again.

“That’s what the play is de-signed to do. We had man cover-age and they had no safety overthe top. So I broke for the post.It was wide open. We figured if itworked once, it would work twice,and I was open again. It workedwell and John threw a good ball,”McCaffrey said.

“We knew that they were goingto play man against us. Wethought we had some advan-tages with that. Our wide receiv-ers got open and I threw somepasses and they scored. Weplayed alright offensively sometimes, but to do good in theplayoffs, we got to be more con-sistent. We got to hold onto thefootball,” Oblachinski said.

Coming into the game, the Cou-gars were considered underdogsin one media prediction.

“We don’t really focus on thattoo much. We just focus on win-ning the game. We knew we hada good game plan, and we weregoing to come out on top. We

OBLACHINSKI CONNECTS TO McCAFFREY FOR 2 TDs; CHRISTIANO TD RECEPTION, TD RUN

Cougar Footballers ‘Outwit’ N. Plainfield Canucks, 28-6

David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The TimesELUDING A CANUCK…Cougar receiver Jack McCaffrey, No. 16, had touchdown receptions of 55 yards and 14 yardsagainst the North Plainfield Canucks on November 8. Cranford won, 28-6.

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know inside as a team that weare going to do what we have todo,” McCaffrey said.

The Cougars may be pitted toplay at Palisades Park in the firstround of the North Jersey, Sec-

tion 2, Group 3 tournament thisweekend, so serious practiceswould begin right away in prepa-

ration.“Playoffs begins on Monday, so

we will be ready,” Oblachinski

said.Cranford 14 7 0 7 28N. Plainfield 0 6 0 0 6





By DAVID B. CORBINSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times

Seedings meant nothing in theminds of the eighth-seeded WestEssex High School girls soccerKnights when they marched intoMemorial Field in Cranford onNovember 7 and pulled off astunning 4-2 penalty kicks (PK)shootout victory over the top-seeded Lady Cougars in thequarterfinal round of the NorthJersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tour-nament.

The irony was that the 17-2-1Cougars controlled possessionthroughout the majority of thegame, especially in the two 10-minute overtime periods. TheLady Cougars nearly ended thestruggle with four minutes re-maining in the first overtimewhen they penetrated the

Knights’ six-yard area andlaunched a series of shots, onlyto have them deflected by adefender or goalkeeper AmandaMasterson.

The Cougars nearly ended itagain in the second overtimewhen Anne Gunther crossed tosenior co-captain MaireadMcKeary, who was at pointblankrange from Masterson, who man-aged to clear the ball. In the allthe confusion, McKeary stumbledover the goal and was tempo-rarily injured, forcing her to comeoff the field.

“I thought that we came outand we were the better teamtoday. Unfortunately, we werenot able to put away our oppor-tunities. And when you let itcome down to PK’s, it could beanybody’s game. We didn’t havethe luck on our side today,” Cou-

gar Head Coach Jen Michewiczsaid.

The Cougars took five mean-ingful shots on goal in the firsthalf and the second one meant alot when Alexa Aldredge knockedthe ball into the net after a longthrow-in from Jenna Ellenbacherwith 28:15 on the clock. McKearyfollowed up with a pair of shotsthat Masterson saved, then laterMcKeary made a chargedownfield, forcing Masterson tocharge and make a crucial stop.

In the first half, Cougar goal-keeper Megan Pringle made twosaves, but neither shots wereparticularly considered threaten-ing, but she was put to the testand added two strong saves asthe 8-10-4 Knights took the ini-tiative for the first eight minutesof the second half. McKeary brokethat streak with a breakaway run

ALDREDGE HITS GOAL IN FIRST HALF.; McKEARY, DeMARS CONNECT IN PK SHOOT OUT

Knights Stun Lady Cougars in Sectional Soccer Shootoutdown the left center, but her shotwas deflected by a defender.

The Knights took one more shoton goal and made good on it with14:13 remaining in regulationwhen Erica Perrotta, assisted byEmily Valerian, made a slidingpush to roll the ball over the lineand knot the score. The Cougars,however, took several shots ongoal and with Aldredge’s andMcKeary’s close encounters withMasterson and her Knights de-fenders just a few feet away fromthe goal nearly ended the game,but the 1-1 tie forced overtime.

“I don’t think they outplayed usin the second half. They had oneplay that they were able to dribblethrough our center and get us onour heels a little bit,” CoachMichewicz said.

The Knights got the first oppor-tunity in the penalty kick phase

and Perrotta drilled her shot intothe middle left corner. McKearyknotted the score with a shot intothe upper left corner. Pringlemade a diving save of JaimeDellasanti’s shot, but the Knights’alternate keeper stopped AnaDiGiovanni’s PK.

Emma Faust gave the Knights a2-1 lead with a shot into theupper right corner, but HannaDeMars tied it with her right-sideshot. Knight Jenna Salluce bur-ied her shot then Ellenbachermissed to the right. Nina Siscodrilled her shot into the upperright corner to clinch the matchwith a 4-2 edge in PK’s and toadvance the Knights to the semi-finals.W. Essex 0 1 0 0 (4) 1Cranford 1 0 0 0 (2) 1

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By MEGAN K. SCOTTSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD – Borough Council-man Jim Mathieu asked for a reso-lution at Tuesday night’s councilmeeting in support of a state As-sembly bill to rein in sick daypayouts for public employees.

The bill, sponsored by Assem-blywoman Caroline Casagrande(R-11th, Freehold), was intro-duced into the Legislature lastyear but has languished in com-mittee. Mr. Mathieu is hoping tospur action on the measure.

The bill would end the practiceof allowing public employees toaccrue sick time that is paid as alump sum upon retirement, whichhas cost municipalities – includ-ing Garwood earlier this year –thousands of dollars. The prac-tice makes it difficult for munici-palities to stay within the state’s2-percent property-tax cap, Asw.Casagrande has said.

“Sick days are not meant to beused as a financial windfall at theend of a career,” she said in a pressrelease. “And taxpayers certainlycannot afford to pay municipalworkers who aren’t working.”

In April, Garwood council mem-bers voted to approve a “specialemergency appropriation” of$88,250 to pay the unused sickand vacation time as well as a“terminal leave” payment to re-tiring police Captain James Pipala.The resolution allowed for theborrowing of the money thatwould pay Mr. Pipala in two in-stallments, and allow the bor-ough to spread the debt, at 1.25-percent interest, over theborough’s budget for the nextfive years.

Mr. Mathieu voted no, com-plaining about “paying people notto work” and also disliking theacquisition of more debt.

“I believe that public employeesshould only use sick days for oc-casions when they are ill and can-not report to work,” Mr. Mathieusaid in an e-mail Tuesday night.“It is a testament to the profound

shift in our culture that this con-cept is now somehow controver-sial as accrued sick days havemorphed into a property right.”

He said while he believes the billdoes not go far enough in manyrespects, most likely to appeaseDemocrats, it is a step in the rightdirection.

In other meeting news, Garwoodhas met with Westfield and UnionCounty representatives aboutsharing emergency dispatch ser-vices, according to Council Presi-dent Sara Todisco. The issue,which was originally under thepolice committee, is now beinghandled by the finance commit-tee as members seek to hire anoutside consultant to obtain anestimate as to what the cost wouldbe and if or how much the bor-

ough would save. Mr. Mathieupressed the committee to alsolook into sharing dispatch ser-vices with Cranford and hiringanother police officer.

The laws and licenses commit-tee is looking into leasing parkingspaces in Kennedy Plaza to com-muters, Councilwoman AnnPalmer said. She said she is notsure how many spaces the bor-ough should rent or for how much.She hopes to have a recommen-dation at the next meeting. NJTransit has encouraged Garwoodto make commuter parking avail-able in order to have trains stopmore frequently in the borough.

Borough Engineer DonaldGuarriello said he still has notreceived a schedule of work fromNew Jersey American Water Com-pany. He said he will set up ameeting to obtain the list of projectsand approximate dates. Some resi-dents have complained they werenot notified until the day of thework. Mayor Pat Quattrocchi saidshe received an e-mail from onecitizen complaining that the waterwas cut off mid-shower.

Leaf pickup is on schedule.Warnings have been issued toresidents for leaves left in thestreet, according to Ms. Todisco,who read Councilman BillNierstedt’s report. Mr. Nierstedtwas absent from the meeting.

It was noted that NJ Transit isinstalling another bus shelter onNorth Avenue near SovereignBank.

Council members approved theapplications of four grants toUnion County for the following:senior citizen program, seniorcitizen transportation, the SeniorCitizen Handyman Program andthe redevelopment study.

Mayor Quattrocchi announcedthat representatives from theborough’s Office of EmergencyManagement will be at the Tues-day, November 26 meeting toanswer questions about hurri-cane preparation. The presenta-tion has been postponed twice.

Paul Lachenauer for The Westfield LeaderRECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE...Frank Eichenlaub, left, and Jack White,members of the Military Transportation Association of New Jersey, admire a1945 Willys Jeep and a 1968 Jeep ambulance at the Hanson House in Cranfordon Saturday in conjunction withVeterans Day.

Cranford Announces NewAdministrator, Promotions

By CHRISTINA M. HINKESpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

CRANFORD —The TownshipCommittee Tuesday announcedit has hired Terrence Wall as itsnew township adminis-trator, replacing JosephHartnett, who an-nounced his resignationin August. Mr. Wallserved North Arlingtonfor six years as adminis-trator before taking thepost in Cranford, whichwill begin Saturday, No-vember 16. By resolu-tion, the committee des-ignated Mr. Wall as a QualifiedPurchasing Agent and authorizeda bid threshold of $36,000.

Each commissioner, the mayorand the township clerk thankedMr. Hartnett for his service to thetownship.

“He has put us on the path weneed to be on,” Commissioner

Andis Kalnins said of Mr. Hartnett.The committee, by resolution,

authorized the advancement ofJonathan Wojcik to the rank oflieutenant in the Cranford Fire

Department. Two dis-patchers were hired byresolution for the po-lice department. Jenni-fer Burns was appointedto the new position ofPurchasing Agent/Fi-nancial Specialist in theDepartment of Finance.Jennifer Kobliska waspromoted to the Assis-tant to the Township

Administrator and was reap-pointed as Registrar of Vital Sta-tistics.

The U.S. Department of Agri-culture awarded the township a$400,000 grant and the Countyof Union a $100,000 grant to de-snag the Rahway River in the

Terrence Wall

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GW Discusses Sick Payouts, Share Dispatch with WF

Garwood KnightsLaunch Toy Drive

GARWOOD — The GarwoodKnights of Columbus are con-ducting their annual Toy Drivethrough December. Donations ofbrand-new, unwrapped toys onbehalf of St. Joseph’s Social Ser-vice Center in Elizabeth can bedropped off after 4 p.m. week-days at their Council Hall, lo-cated at 37 South Avenue inGarwood, opposite PathMark. Onweekends, individuals are askedto first call (908) 789-9809. Park-ing is available behind the build-ing off Willow Avenue (turn atMarty Shoes).

Visitors are asked to use theside-door entrance. Monetarydonations may be made payableto “The Garwood K of C ToyDrive,” Attention: KeithGallagher.

The Knights request that peoplenot donate toys depicting vio-lence, guns, dolls exploitingwomen, or old stuffed animals.For more information, call theKnights after 4 p.m. at (908)789-9809 or Keith Gallagher at(908) 789-0931.





Christina Hinke for The Westfield LeaderEARNING RECOGNITION…Nelson Dittman and Bob Hopkins of the UnitedWay of Cranford were awarded with a resolution announcing this week as UnitedWay of Cranford Week. Mayor Thomas Hannen, Jr. presents the resolution.

township, Mr. Hartnett said. Thegrant will aid in removing fallentrees and debris from the river,Mr. Kalnins told The WestfieldLeader. He said it would helpreduce flooding in “smallerstorms.”

The permit by the New JerseyDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection for the de-silting ofthe river is pending, Mr. Hartnettsaid. He expects it to be permit-ted and for bids to go out inJanuary.

The township is awaiting a greenlight from Conrail to move for-ward on its improvement to theHillside tunnel, Mr. Hartnett said.

Commissioner Ed O’Malley saidthe township received its officialre-certification for being a sus-tainable community. The town-ship first received its certifica-tion by Sustainable Jersey in2010.

Mr. O’Malley also made com-munity announcements. There willbe a ceremony at the communitycenter Saturday, November 16,beginning at 2 p.m. by theCranford Historic PreservationAdvisory Board for the install-ment of the Roosevelt School fire-place that was preserved. Theboard will have a meeting onMonday, November 18, at 7:30p.m. to discuss the historic desig-nation of the Crane-Phillips House.The Cranford Townwide Family

Dinner to raise awareness of therisks of drug addiction and alco-holism in teens will be held at St.Michael’s Church on Monday, No-vember 25, at 7 p.m.

The committee also authorizedby resolution an amendment tothe agreement with attorney Jef-frey Surenian for legal servicesin connection with the BirchwoodDevelopment litigation, for addi-

Clair Connolly, 80, Worked For AT&T;Was History and Poetry Enthusiast

Clair Connor Connolly, 80, ofGarwood died peacefully on Tues-day, November 5, 2013, with herfamily at her bedside.

A native of Philadelphia, shehad lived in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. asa child and spent her high schoolyears in Wildwood Crest. Clairplayed basketball at ImmaculataCollege, worked as a traffic su-pervisor for AT&T and was anavid student of history, poetryand antique furniture.

After stints in Houston, Detroit,New York City, Middletown, N.J.and Virginia Beach, she settled inWestfield, where she lived for 25years before moving to Garwoodfive years ago.

She is survived by her husbandof 48 years, William G. Connolly,Jr., and three children, WilliamG. III of Maplewood, Kathleen of

Providence, R.I. and Harold ofWashington, D.C. She also issurvived by three grandchildren,Claire, William IV and Nora; twosisters, Marie Smith and Marga-ret Levering, and dozens of niecesand nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered on Saturday, November9, at St. Anne’s Church inGarwood.

Arrangements were by theDooley Funeral Home, 218 NorthAvenue West in Cranford.

In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the Family Emer-gency Fund, The Learning Com-munity, 21 Lincoln Avenue, Cen-tral Falls, R.I. 02863 or to theCommunity Food Bank of NewJersey, 31 Evans Terminal, Hill-side, N.J. 07205.

November 14, 2013

– Obituaries –

Cranford Announces New Administrator, Promotionstional funds to continue the ap-peal. These additional funds werebudgeted for, CommissionerO’Malley said.

At the start of the meeting,Mayor Thomas Hannen, Jr. an-nounced this week as United Wayof Cranford Week. United Way ofCranford is seeking donations tosupport its human care servicesin the community.

CRANFORD — The CranfordHistorical Society will presentLinda J. Barth, author of “TheGarden State: Where IdeasGrow, A History of Inventing inNew Jersey: From ThomasEdison to the Ice Cream Cone,”on Sunday, November 24, from2 to 4 p.m. at the Crane-PhillipsHouse Museum, located at 124North Union Avenue inCranford. The program will be-gin at 2:15 p.m.

Many Americans are familiarwith Thomas Edison’s “inven-tion factory” in Menlo Park,where he patented the phono-graph, the light bulb and manymore innovations. Yet manyother ideas have grown in theGarden State, too. NewJerseyans brought sound andmusic to movies and built thevery first drive-in theater. Inaddition to the first cultivatedblueberry, treats like ice creamcones and M&M’s® are Jerseynatives. Iconic aspects ofAmerican life, like BubbleWrap®, the boardwalk, theBand-Aid® and even profes-sional baseball itself started inNew Jersey. The vacuumcleaner, plastic and air-condi-tioning, as well as many otherimportant advances in medi-cine and surgery, also were

developed here.During her program, Ms. Barth

will explore groundbreaking,useful, fun and even silly inven-tions and their New Jersey roots.

Ms. Barth is a retired fourth-grade teacher who lives inSomerville. She has served onthe boards of Celebrate NewJersey, the Raritan-MillstoneHeritage Alliance and the D&RCanal Watch, and currently isexecutive director of the Leagueof Historical Societies of NewJersey. She is the author of“Bridgetender’s Boy,” “TheDelaware and Raritan Canal”and “The Delaware and RaritanCanal at Work” and has contrib-uted to the “Encyclopedia ofNew Jersey.”

Space is limited, so reserva-tions are required. To reservea seat, call the HistoricalSociety’s office at (908) 276-0082 or e-mai [email protected] will be free but do-nations are always welcomed.

The Society has been dedi-cated to the perpetuation ofCranford’s history by continu-ing to collect and document thetownship’s past as it progressesthrough the 21st century. Formore information, visitcranfordhistoricalsociety.com.

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Write-In CandidateThanks GW Voters

Although I was not listed on theformal ballot and ran only a write-in campaign five weeks beforethe Garwood Council election, Igraciously thank the voters forunderstanding the issue I ran onand choosing to take on the ef-fort to vote for me in that light.

Unfortunately, the write-in voteprocedure on the voting machinecreates much frustration. Mov-ing forward for at least the nextthree years, we Garwood resi-dents hope that each member ofGarwood’s governing body con-tinue to use common sense, de-bate and can compromise to bet-ter the quality of life for us. I wishincumbent Jim Mathieu andnewly-elected councilman MikeMartin good luck. I thank ThePointe association for inviting meto the council debate; my wifewho puts up with the politics;and all the involved residents,volunteers that work toward thebetterment of Garwood.

Bruce PatersonGarwood

Martin ThanksGarwood Voters

It is an honor to be given theopportunity to serve the resi-dents of the Borough of Garwoodas a member of the council. Thecoming year promises to be onethat holds many new challengesfor the governing body, as timeschange so does the manner inwhich business is done and so dothe demands on members of thecouncil.

I am certainly up to the chal-lenges and since I have my ownsmall business based here in theborough, I will be readily acces-sible to the residents, the othercouncil members and the em-ployees as well and look forwardto working with all of them.

Thank you to those who casttheir ballots for me and thankyou to the team of dedicatedindividuals who participated inthe campaign whether their rolewas big or small, the sum of theparts produced results. It is grati-fying to have their support andthe residents trust.

Councilman-elect Mike MartinGarwood

POLICE BLOTTERGARWOOD

Saturday, October 26, WilsonTenecota, 35, of Elizabeth wasarrested and charged with driv-ing while intoxicated (DWI) afterpolice responded to a report of amotor vehicle crash in the area ofthe 300 block of South Avenue.Upon arrival, police found that a2003 Chevy Avalanche, operatedby Tenecota, had rear-ended an-other motor vehicle. Further in-vestigation found that there wereempty beer bottles and cansthroughout Tenecota’s vehicleand that he appeared to be un-der the influence of alcohol, ac-cording to police.

Tenecota performed field so-briety tests at the scene, whichhe failed, police said. He wastransported to police headquar-ters and processed. Tenecota wascharged with multiple motor ve-hicle summonses, including DWI,careless driving and having opencontainers of alcohol in a motorvehicle. The driver and occupantsof the other vehicle were notinjured. Tenecota was releasedwith a court date.

Saturday, October 26, ToddHuffman, 44, of River Edge wasarrested for having a suspendeddriver’s license following a motorvehicle stop on the 400 block ofSouth Avenue for equipment vio-lations. Further investigationfound that the driver, identifiedas Huffman, was operating a ve-hicle with an expired registrationand also was operating the ve-hicle with a suspended driver’slicense. Huffman was issued sev-eral summonses and released atthe scene.

Sunday, October 27, KabirNunnally, 44, of Newark has beencharged with burglary, theft andcriminal mischief in connectionwith a break-in at a business onthe 300 block of North Avenue,according to police.

Responding to a report of thesound of broken glass in the rearof the business, police found that

the rear window of the businesshad been broken and that entrywas made through that window.Police found that the suspect hadleft the scene prior to their ar-rival. The suspect had been ableto open the cash drawer andsteal $450 before leaving. Videosurveillance of the incident wasrecovered and the suspect wasidentified as a result of the inves-tigation. Arrest warrants wereissued and Nunnally remained atlarge at the time of this report.

Thursday, October 31, BriannaSummers, 20, of Newark wasarrested for having a suspendeddriver’s license after a motorvehicle stop on the 300 block ofSouth Avenue for equipment vio-lations. Summers was issuedsummonses and released at thescene.

Thursday, October 31, ShakiraWilliams, 37, of Newark andSawab Wright, 43, of East Or-ange have been charged in con-nection with an incident involv-ing a stolen purse.

On April 22, 2013, police re-ceived a report of a purse, con-taining over $630, having beenstolen from a business on the100 block of North Avenue. Dur-ing the investigation, video sur-veillance showed a female cameinto the store at the time thepurse went missing. The suspectdistracted the store owner whilea second individual enteredthrough the rear door and tookthe purse. The identity of thesuspects was found through com-parisons of similar incidents inother jurisdictions throughout thestate, according to police.

Williams was charged with theftand currently is in jail on $25,000bail. Wright also was chargedwith theft and a warrant for hisarrest was issued. He was still atlarge at the time of this report.

Local Letters to the EditorMathieu Happy to Be Returning

For Second Term In GarwoodI am so happy to be returning

to borough council for anotherthree years. The thought that Iwould ever be elected in Garwoodat all on my first run for publicoffice after only living here intown and in New Jersey for a-year-and-a-half seemed only apipedream. Now, being reelectedafter voting my conscience, tak-ing on the bureaucracy at Bor-ough Hall, and not going againstmy principles, is a truly humblingexperience and an honor greaterthan I deserve.

There is a movement afoot inGarwood and I am just one of its

messengers. People have beenstepping up to volunteer, con-tribute, vote and take leadershippositions in Garwood’s GOP. Thiselection is merely a prelude tothe change we hope to bring toour local Republican Party and tothe government in Borough Hall.I will keep fighting for the peoplewho get up, go to work everyday, and pay the taxes that makethis borough work. They deservemuch better than we have giventhem thus far.

Thanks from me, Liz, James,my mom, my sister, and mycousin Robert as well as thecountless volunteers, voters, andcontributors who made this hap-pen. It will be nice having a nicequiet weekend at home with myson. God bless all of you!

Jim MathieuGarwood Councilman

By PAUL J. PEYTONSpecially Written for The Westfield Leader

GARWOOD — Union County In-terim Executive Superintendentof Schools, Kathleen Serafino,will now be responsible for fillinga seat on the Garwood Board ofEducation after last week’s elec-tion failed to produce a candi-date willing to serve on theboard.

According to Garwood BoroughClerk Christina Ariemma, theschool board race, where incum-bents Brendan Mc Dermott andSusan Groning were unopposedand subsequently won reelec-

tion, produced a write-in candi-date for the third open seat. Nocandidate filed by the June 4deadline for the board seat.

Ms. Ariemma said in an e-mailthat Bruce Paterson, who ran anunsuccessful write-in campaignfor borough council, received ninevotes for school board. Understate law, only one vote is neededfor a write-in candidate for theboard of education to win if thereare no other write-in candidates.

Mr. Paterson, a regular attendeeat council, school board andcounty freeholder meetings, de-clined to serve when Ms. Ariemmacontacted him.

Paterson Declines GW BOE Seat;County Super To Appoint Member

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