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Herald & Lantern 9 March '83

Peterson Predicts ‘Dirtiest’ Campaign

All-County Concert Tomorrow

bh tuba which he'll be playing in the annual All Cape May County Public High School Band Concert tomorrow night Kevin, 16-year-old Middle Township High School student, is the son of Mr. and Mrs Cluster Belcher of Cape May Court House

COCRT HOUSE Mid die Township Commit teewoman Patricia Peter son predicted “one of the dirtiest campaigns Middle Township hasever seen" in . announcing her candidacy for reelect ion last week Not on my part." she added, at a press conference in the Bellevpe

Tavern

Mrs Peterson, appointed as a Democrat in 1979 and elected to a three year term as a Democrat in 1980. changed to Republican last December She seeks the Republican * nomination See editorial, page 26 .lames Alexis, zoning •board chairman, has announced he will seek the Demoera'tic nomination in , the June primary Mrs Peterson said she anticipated “no adverse ef A feet from her. switch in pa>tics “Party affiliation doesn't mean that much.”

she said

SHE WAS ACCOM PA MED by county Freeholder William E

sturm Jr who la cnairman of the towpatfip Republican Executive Committee and

was himseU once a Democrat Sturm praised Mrs Peterson, as “the most mature and most ex perienced candidate " Mrs PeterSon complain ed that, a 25-membcr “Mayor s Advisory Council" appointed by Mayor ’Michael'J Voll last week was t oj> large and “politics • The mayor s release identified 15 as Democrats and 10 as Republicans Mrs Peterson charged two of the Republicans Mrs Ixiretta Dram is and Rod Downs - are “really Democrats “ She said Voll should have “gone to both Committee members" for suggestions on appointments - Her prepared news release said she was seek mg reelect ion to “let the people of Middle Tow’oship know exactly what's going on The behind doors politics are really starting to scare me " She said her complaints kept Voll and Democrat Charles M Leusncr from setting a six-cent tax increase this year A 3 5-cent hike has been proposed She said Voll and l/cusner/“keep me out of things as much as possible " Mrs Peterson has retained Action Advertising Agency of Wildwood Crest to coordinate her cam paign Bill Kuf of that firm was present at the press conference She said she expects to spend $H.(XXi to $10,000 on the campaign The jot) pays $12,000 a year

PHILIP M MM t < ( I

Name Matalucei To (Commission

TRENTON Capo May County Republican Chair man Philip Matalucei has been nominated by Gov Thomas Kean to one of two vacancies on the state's five memixr Civil Service Commission If approved by (he stale Senate, the Court House resident. who has served as county treasurer the past II years, will bo responsible for deciding Civil Ser vice cases that involve disputed firings and disciplinary actions Civil Service Commis sinners receive a salary of $14,500 They meet inTren ton twice a month, except August, to review and ac cept or reject decisions already handed-down by administrative law judges

ERMA - Moro than 100 students will perform in the 15th annual All Cape May County Public High School Band Concert at Lower Cape May Regional at 8 tomorrow night The concert coincides with the national observance of “Music in Our Schools Week." Participants were nominated by their band directors Lower ('ape May Regional. Ed Jurewicz; Wildwood High. T Salvatore Gicas. Ocean City High. Warren Miller, and Middle Township High. Richard P Lugwig Each director will con duct two selections with the symphonic band Two dollar admission charge pays for a medal presented to each partici pant and for music for next year's concert

Candidate

WILDWOOD - Earl B Ostrander has announced he will run for city mayor In a news release the candidate said he is running "without the endorse ment of any political party and as an independent candidate." “As Wildwood's next ‘first full-time mayor,'. I am prepared to work seven days a week, twelve months a year." Ostrander continued He added that he will announce this week his platform and other pertinent facts pertaining to his campaign Ostrander joins incumbent Mayor ano

Assemblyman Guy Mu ziani, in announcing his intention to seek the mayor's office in the May 10 elec lion Others have taken out nominating petitions, but have not officially announced their candidacies This year marks the city’s first council election. Voters will elect five councilmen and a mayor They

will take office July 1. replacing the present com mission form of government

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