^ Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 9 April '86

16 School Districts Elect on Tuesday —

(From page I) CAPE MAY Sidney T. Wetherill withdrew from a fourway race for three three-year seats so two incumbents and one newcomer stand unopposed. They are: board president Anita K. DeSatnick, 38. former teacher and current bookkeeper for the family business; incumbent Arnold C. Nyblade, 66. a self-employed engineer; and Bert Reid, 62. a retired telephone company employe. Board member Joanne Reagan decided 'not to seek reelection. Current Expense: $631,950. Capital Outlay: $25,000 (for heating system reconditioning and maintenance). Polling place: the elementary school. 921 Lafayette St. CAPE MAY POINT Incumbent James J. Smith. 36, a county planner and municipal firefighter, stands unopposed for reelection to a single threeyear seat. The district operates no schools, sending elementary students to Cape May and secondary students to Lower Cape May Regional High School. Current Expense: $50,694. Polling place: tlje Yale Avenue firehouse. DENNIS TOWNSHIP Three incumbents stand unopposed for their three-year seats with Bernard A. pecker. 46, vice principal of Woodbine Elementary School, running unopposed for Bradley Neilson's unexpired two-year term. The incumbents are: Robert R. Young Jr.. 39. a Newbold Real Estate salesman: board president Thomas„J. Champion. 55. i partner in L.M. Champion 0 Sons sawmill; i and electrical contractor Charles T Campi*). Current Expense: $1,887,036. Polling place: the Academy Road elementary school. Dennisville

LOWER CAPE MAY REGIONAL Board president Delton Brooks. 46, manager of the Social Security office. Wildwood. is the only incumbent standing for reelection. But three others also are vying for three three-year seats. They are: North Cape May residents and Middle Township High School teachercoaches Steven V. Bianco. 38. and William R. Lucas. 46. plus appliance repairman Bart J. Russell. 40. of Erma. who's also an incumbent in the Lower Township elementary school board election. The regional district includes Lower Township. Cape May and West Cape May. but only township residents vote on the can didates since they're running for three of the . township's six seats on the nine-member board Voters in all three municipalities, however, decide three budget questions. Besides Current Expense and Capital Outlay, voters are being asked to approve the transfer of funds from a $925,000 bond issue last year for more classrooms and other capital improvements Current Expense: $5,063,237 Capital Outlay: $75,000. Polling places: Cap v May — the Lafayette Street elementary school West Cape May — the elementary school. 5th and Diamond avenues Lower Township: First Ward — Villas firehouse. Bay shore Road and georgia avenues. Second Ward — Town Bank firehouse. Town Bank Road Third Ward — Lower Township Consolidated School. 838 Seashore Rd.. Cold Spring. Polling places and hours (4-9 p.m.) are the same for the three municipalities' elementary school board elections. LOWER TOWNSHIP Three challengers and three incumbents are running for three three-year seats. Challengers are: Erma dentist James W Rochford, 35; township Patrolman Michael P. Brogan, 43: and fellow Villas resident Dorothy Crawford. 36. a clerk-typist with the county Department of Aging Incumbents are: Erma appliance repairman Bart J. Russell. 40; Diana L. Hevener, 37, a certified dental assistant; and Anna "Dolly" MacDonald, past PTA treasurer. The PTA is sponsoring a Candidates' Night tonight at 7 in Maud Abrams School. Town Bank Road, Cold Spring. Current Expense: $3,179,026. Capital Outlay: $40,000 Polling places: same ward locations as listed above for township voting in the regional election. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP Three incumbents and newcomer Gregory C. Bostard. 34, an Acme manager

and self-employed sheet metal maker, are running for three three-year terms. Incumbents are: Benton Weimer, 48, a county MUA controller; board vice president John W. Hand, 59, a contractor-builder, and board president Calvin L. Back(*), builder and chief of the Cape May Court House Volunteer Fire Company. Indentified only as "C.B.," Back was listed as one of two unindicted coconspirators in a February 1984 county grand jury indictment against several defendants accused in county MUA kickback allegations. All the candidates are Court House residents. Current Expense: $4,722,615. • Polling places: First District, school administration building, 216 S. Main St.. Court House; Second District, the old Whitesboro School; Third District, Rio Grande firehouse; Fourth District. Green Creek firehouse; Fifth District, Daughters of America hall, Goshen. NORTH W1LDWOOD Three incumbents stand unopposed for three-year terms while Stephen H. Ritchie. 34. Wildwood's chief financial officer, is unopposed for Ralph Johnson's unexpired one-year term which Richie has filled since last year. Incumbents are board vice president • Richard S. Vance, 53, a banker with Midlantic National; Frank Turse. 65. retired Fidelity Bank vice president and a retired Marine sergeant major; and Craig Garrabranti"), a restaurant equipment salesman. Current Expense: $1,920,388. Capital Outlay : $50,000 Bonds: $700,000 for roof repairs and four new classrooms at Maragret Mace Elementary School Polling place: the elementary school, 1201 Atlantic Ave.

OCEAN CITY Two newcomers and two incumbents are running for three three-year seats. Newcomers are C. Gus Bruno. 38. city housing inspector, and Patricia Harris, 38. innkeeper and vice president of the city arts center Incumbents are Dr Ernest C. Dunn. 55. radiologist at Shore Memorial Hospital . and board vice president Donald W Johnson. 31. an electrical contractor. Current Expense: $12,823,316. Capital Outlay: $500,000 Polling places: Ocean City Primary School. Sixth Street and West Avenue; the intermediate school. 19th and Bay avenues , and Our Lady of Good Counsel. 40th Street and Central Avenue. STONE HARBOR Board president Douglas V Standord, 41. branch manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., is unopposed for a sixth term. Current Expense: $606,842 Polling place: the elementary school. 93rd Street and Third Avenue. 5-9 p.m. UPPER TOWNSHIP Two incumbents and two newcomers are running for three three-year board seats. Incumbents are Eugene R. Chojnacki, 40. of Ocean View, deputy commander of the 177th Fighter-Intercepter Group. N.J. Air flBf'onal Guard; and Donald Delia Porta, T5r a Petersburg salesman for Drakes Bakeries. Seeking their first terms are Edward J. Kozakowski M.D , 37, an Omnfcare HMO physician from Marmora, and Frank J Margaliano. 44, of Seaville, owner of HyGrade Wines & Liquors. Current Expense: $4,913,973. Polling places: First and Eighth Districts at Tuckahoe firehouse; Second. Sixth and Seventh Districts at the elementary school. 50 Tuckahoe Road; Third. Fourth. Fifth. Ninth and Tenth Districts at the Seaville firehouse. WEST CAPE MAY No one filed as candidate for the board seat being vacated by Constance VonColIn so the board will have to appoint a replacement. Borough voters nevertheless decide Lower Cape May Regional (above) and elementary district (below) budget questions. Current Expense: $175,729. Polling place: the elementary school. Fifth and Diamond avenues, 4-9 p.m. WEST WILDWOOD ^ Board vice president Ester Wheaton(') and board member Marguerite Hays(') are unopposed for three-year terms while Catherine Let ton, borough welfare director, is unopposed for Blanche Chatburn's unexpired two-yearlerm. The district does not operate any schools.

! sending students to Wildwood. Current Expense: $262,837. Polling place: Borough Hall, 701 Glenwood Ave. WILDWOOD Eight candidates are running for three three-year seats including incumbent Elizabeth Zuzulock. 43. owner of 'the Anchor Inn. Newcomers are: John F. Dever, 31, FAA controller at Atlantic City Airport, Pomona ; William R. Berry Jr.. 37, Wildwood 7-Eleven franchise owner; Bennie V. Langford, 37, city traffic maintenance worker , and Karen Anne Nelson, 34, a Ravioli House waitress. Other newcomers are: Verna MurrayC), Ernst Troiano Jr., 35, city zoner and firefighter, and Jerome Brown(*). Current Expense: $5,501,819. Capital Outlay: $250,000. Polling places : Glenwood Avenue School ; Wildwood High School, 4300 Pacific Ave. ; and the city Recreation Center, 243 E. Rio Grande Ave., 4-9 p.m. WILDWOOD CREST Five candidates are running for three three-year seats including two incumbents: board president Margaret D. Lewis, 42, a Middle Township High School English teacher, and retiree Stanley W. Gaged. Newcomers are: retiree James B. Klompus, 66; Kirk Hastings. 33, artist-composer with Leader Printers; and Edward L. Borneman, 49. a Wildwood teacher.

Current Expense: $2,032,200, Capital Outlay: $68,000. Polling place: Crest Memorial School, 9100 Pacific Ave., 5-9 p.m. WOODBINE Five candidates are vying for three threeyear seats with two more contendere competing for an unexpired two-year term and two more for an unexpired one-yea'r term. Running for the three-year seats are incumbents: Thomas E. Mold, 41, board vice president and senior repairman at Woodbine Development Center; Norma Priced and Chris Una Singleton) •), both Development Center employes. Challengers for the three-year terms are: Susan S. Peek, 31, bookkeeper for Hanson's Florist, and Fred Feliciano, 44, a Development Center carpenter. Linda K. Holmes, 27, a Development Center nurse, is running for the two-year seat against Roland Alexenberg, 62, a state Department of Human Services police officer, former borough acting police chief and a former Stalag 17 prisoner of war. Vying for the one-year term are Gregory Hudgins Sr., 39, senior training technician at the Development Center, and Donald T. St. George. 53, carpenter with J.J. Nugent Co., Northfield. Current Expense: $349,306. Capital Outlay: $1,000. Polling place: Webster Street elementary school, 5-9 p.m.

Strong Support for College -

(From page 1) projected to the views of the entire population." A number of respondents were critical of the county for failing to provide a college sooner. "It's time Cape May County got interested in the people that live here," wrote one. OTHERS COMMENTED: "It's about time." "It's been too long coming," and "What took you so long?" The freeholders more than 20 years ago opted for a vo-tech school instead of a community college Democratic candidates for the all-Republican freeholder board frequently raised the is^ue, but there was little indication the public cared. Instead, the county has been paying chargebacks, now running more than $1 million a year, for the county 's share of the cost of tuition for attending classes at other two-year schools. THIS COMMITTEE was appointed after the county solicited proposals last spring from Atlantic Community College and Cumberlapd^County College to establish branch campuses here. The committee expaneded its study to consider other possibilities, but a county college has not been one of them because of a state preference for a minimum 100.000 population. County planners estimate the county will reach that totaT this year. "I wouldn't rule anything out." commented Evans after learning of the adult survey response. A number of survey respondents expressed sentiments in favor of the county having its own school. "WE NEED OUR OWN community college." wrote one. "We want ourown campus, not an extension." commented another. Atlantic's proposed had included a suggestion that a joint commission investigate establishing an Atlantic-Cape May Community College. And it said it would pay the commission's costs. Cumberland's proposal said it intended "to lay the foundation for the establishment of a separate community college when and it" the freeholders thought it desirable. Other methods that would give the county some control over a local college would be a partnership with the college, or a socalled commission form in which the county would have its own board, but contract out to other schools for services. MANY RESPONDENTS commented on the difficulty of commuting to classes in addition to meeting the responsibilities of work and family. "I work, and travel time is difficult," wrote one. » "I object to having to go out of the county," commented another. "I have driven 100.000 miles in the past eight years to get a quality education." wrote one, who identified himself as a Rutgers graduate. Some suggested the county was failing to meet its responsibilities:

I ■ " r r j I _j BC. ' H i SURVEY — Cheryle Pohlig of this newspaper counts community college survey returns. "This county is falling behind other counties." wrote one. "We've got to catch up with the other areas," commented another "College for our young people is the major thing missing in Cape May County." summed up another MANY URGED the county to act swiftly with such comments as "Now. not later," "Long time coming," "The sooner the bet- „ ter." "Oh yes. as soon as possible." "go to it. build one. do it." and "How soon, how soon, how soon?" Evans is slated to make his recommendations. a list of the options in "rank order," by June 15. The committee has said jt will not be rushed into making a decision of such importance, and no one expects anything that would take effect this year. vEvans said Monday that he has mailed questionnaires to almost 300 persons in business, industry and the professions That includes a mailing to 136 attorneys by/the county bar association, he said He also has completed personal interviews with seven of the county's larger employers: county government, Cold Spring Fish and Supply Co., Atlantic Electric, the cities of Ocean City and Wildwood. Acme Markets and Super Fresh Markets. Still to be talked to: Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, New Jersey Bell and Stokes Laundry SEVERAL OF THE REPLIES to the survey in this newspaper said a college would bring jobs and one said that would "improve the self-worth of our young. " One of the respondents suggested the college "use the teaching talent available in the county as adjunct intructore." One asked, "Why not a four-year college?" , Another commented. "More would attend if the college were convenient." That was a point made in August by Dr. Carol Bronk, assistant director of the Office of Community Colleges, state Department of High Education. She told the committee that "a community college has a way of becoming a large employer. It creates jobs and has a total impact."