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LOCAL HEWS MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1996 B-3 HIS: Petitions on a roll Continued from Page B-1 with the same "M-l" zoning. By law, those other areas', such as Ethicon, Fisher Scientific or Olivetti, must be included in the percentage requirements even though the proposed zoning change would only affect Harris. The group's petition fell short because members only figured in the number of residents who live near the Harris tract. The group needs to collect a handful of additional signatures, and Gano said the group will actually end up with many more signatures than the 82 required signatures. The petition is an essential part of the group's work, Gano said.

"We sink or swim on that petition," he said. "We'll have to wait and see." JENNIFER BAUMAN tower would be used for office space as part of the center. The Steiner firm has built more than 15 million square feet of industrial, office and retail space in New Jersey over 40 years. The company's projects include the computer center at 55 Corporate Drive off Route 202-206, Corporate Park on Interstate 287 in Pis-cataway, and other industrial and office sites in Lakewood, Cranbury, Middletown, North Brunswick and Tinton Falls. Most of Steiner's work has been in industrial and office development for such companies as MetLife and Continental Insurance.

Douglas Steiner said the company moved into retail development in recent years with projects including the Town Country Shopping Center in Lakewood. Though a vocal residents' group opposes a shopping center at the Harris site, David Steiner said the company plans to bring "responsible development" to Bridgewater. The company will retain ownership of die center, rather than turn it over to a management firm after it's built, Douglas Steiner said. Many developers sell shopping centers to such management companies after construction is finished. "We do a different kind of job, because we'll own it," he said.

Courier-News Staff Writer What's next The Township Council will decide on Jan. 6 whether to rezone the property for retail use. If the change is approved, Steiner may submit a site plan to the Planning Board. The development firm orouosine a shopping center and office building at the Harris Corp. tract is no stranger to the construction industry or to Bridgewa-ter.

The Steiner Equities Group of Ro- seland has agreed to buy the 83-acre tormer manufacturing site on Route 202, said Douglas Steiner. who owns ning Board to build a shopping center. The center could include "big-box" retailers on the scale of a Bed, Bath and Beyond or Home Depot. An existing the company with his father, David. If the property's zoning is changed from manufacturing, warehouse and office use to retail, the firm will seek approval from the Bridgewater Plan- THE COURIER-NEWS Builder has local track record 7 I A i yi.

i-f OBITUARIES Ly- A y. Margret E. Rey, 90, Curious George creator IMhW' T. "S'SI 4 -j Courier-News photo by Ed Murray wiirrea waianer ot tsnagewater digs tnrougn DaseDan carets the Sports Card, Comic, Toys and Collectibles show at the North Branch firehouse Sunday. Sporting fans find fascination at show By VINCENT PATERNO Courier-News Staff Writer BRANCHBURG Those who wanted to avoid last-minute holiday shopping at the malls found an alternative Sunday at the North Branch Firehcuse, where trading cards, comic books and related items were available at a collectibles show.

"This is a nice show. It's almost like a community show," said the promoter, Sallie Natowitz of Matawan. Natowitz said attendance was reasonably good considering the cold weather and the season. Shoppers could pick up all sorts of material, including increasingly popular figurines. Eric Piccolo, a dealer from East Hanover, said demand was particularly heavy for the new line of Star Wars characters.

The long-established Starting Lineup figures also sold well, Piccolo added, particularly "Dan Marino, Troy Aikman, Derek Jeter and of course, Brett Favre." There also was interest in new goalie figurines, he said, especially Patrick Roy of the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. Tom Babalis of Branchburg, anoth Mark S. Townley, Marine Corps veteran WARREN Mark S. Townley, 54, died Sunday (Dec. 22, 1996) at his sister's home in Warren.

Born in Plainfield, Mr. Townley lived in Hagerstown, North Plainfield and San Diego, before recently moving to Warren. He was a lab technician for Fluid Systems Inc. of San Diego for eight years. A Marine Corps veteran, he served in the Vietnam War.

Surviving are his former wife, Carol Watson of Los Angeles; two sisters, Ann Francose of Warren and Donna Carder of Hagerstown, Md. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Watchung. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Joseph Roman Catholic Church, North Plain-field. Visitation will be from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Muhlenberg Hospice Fund, co Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Park Avenue and Randolph Road, Plainfield, N.J., 07061. Anna Mae Stewart, Kings Market employee BERNARDSVILLE Anna Mae Stewart, 64, died Monday (Dec.

16, 1996) at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown. Born in Butler, she lived in Madison and moved to Bernardsville six years ago. Mrs. Stewart worked at Kings Market in Bernardsville. She formerly worked for the Summit Board of Education and Tepper's Department Store in Short Hills.

She was a member of the Green Brook Baptist Church in Green Brook. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Stewart of Bernardsville; two sons, John Korb of McCloud, and Steven Korb of Bernardsville; a stepson, Fred Stewart of Summit; a sister, Mary Titus of Deposit, N.Y.; two brothers, George Decker of Butler and John Decker of Maine; and four grandchildren. Services will be private. Arrangements are by Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield. LeoliaR.Winsor,91, City housekeeper PLAINFIELD Leolia R.

Winsor, 91, died Friday (Dec. 20, 1996) at Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Home in Plainfield. Born in King and Queen County, she lived in Plainfield for more than 35 years. Mrs. Winsor was a housekeeper.

She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Plainfield, a member of its senior and angelic choirs, the Golden Age Senior Citizens and the United Chapter 169, Order of the Eastern Star of Virginia Prince Hall affiliate. Surviving are three nieces, Irene Lockley of Plainfield, Bertha Miller and Estelle Braxton, both of Bryn Mawr, and her companion, Herman Austin of Plainfield. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brown's Funeral Home in Plain-field. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.

until time of service Tuesday. Scout helps make boro safer James E. Devaney, construction worker DUNELLEN James E. Devaney, 34, died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) in Dunellen.

Born in Jersey City, he lived in Penns Grove before moving to Dunellen a year ago. Mr. Devaney was a self-employed construction worker. Surviving are his wife, Jacqulyn Stiglitzc Devaney; three daughters, Amy Lynn, Kelly Rose and Ashley Danielle, all of Carney Point; his mother, Janet Devaney of Cocoa, his father, James Devaney of Penns Grove; two brothers, Joseph of Dunellen and Jude of Cocoa, four sisters, Ellen Roberts of Penns Grove, Marilyn Coriell of Bethlehem, Mary Ann Mattingly of Alpha, and his twin, Janet Devaney of Dunellen. Services will be at 9:30 a.m.

at Our Lady of Mount Virgin Church in Middlesex. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Sheenan Funeral Home in Dunellen. Samuel A.

Barone, Nurseries owner MIDDLESEX BOROUGH Samuel A. Barone, 81, former borough Democratic Party chairman, died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born in Pocahontas, W.Va., Mr. Barone lived in the Possumtown section of Piscataway before moving to Middlesex in 1946.

He owned Nurseries in Bound Brook for 53 years. He was a member of the Nurserymen's Association. Mr. Barone was a charter member of the Lions Club. His first wife, Kathleen Barone, died in 1965.

He is also preceded in death by a son, Edward J. Barone, who died in 1992. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Elizabeth Welch Barone; a son, John of Dunellen; a daughter, Michele Bar-one of North Brunswick; a brother, Dominick of Green Brook; a sister, Josephine Alparone of Dunellen; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 8 a.m. Thursday at Middlesex Funeral Home, followed by a 9 a.m.

Mass at Our Lady of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Central Regional Chapter, 200 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, N.J.

08873. James A. Howley, English, history teacher RARITAN TOWNSHIP James A. Howley, 77, died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Township, Pa.

Born in New Castle, he lived in New York City and Oxford, before moving to Raritan Township in 1959. Mr. Howley earned a bachelor of arts degree from Slippery Rock State College and a master of arts degree from Columbia University. He taught English and history at North Hunterdon Regional High School, Clinton Township, retiring in 1981. Surviving are his wife, Lorna Davis Howley; a son, Craig of Scott Depot, W.Va.; two daughters, Diane Muncy of Providence, R.I., and Jaime Osborne of Cortland, N.Y.; a sister, Helen Johnson of Seville, six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Services are private. Arrangements are by Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Joseph Heimbold Sr. created Exxon campaign NEPTUNE (AP) Joseph Heimbold the Garden State man who created Exxon's renowned "tiger in the gas tank" marketing campaign and the New Jersey Championship Tomato Weigh-in, has died.

Heimbold died Wednesday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center here, according to published reports. He was 83. Heimbold, of Monmouth Beach, was a sales manager and executive for Federal Wine and Liquors in PortKearny. For the record PISCATAWAY Mr. Anthony D.

Frusco died Friday (Dec. 20, 1996) at home. Mr. Frusco's son Daniel lives in Plainfield. His daughter is Eileen Barry.

His brother Patrick lives in Whitehouse. Mr. Frusco retired from MacArthur Fuel Oil in Clark, formerly South Jersey Fuel Oil and Loizeaux Fuel Oil of Plainfield. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Margret E.

Rey, half of the husband-and-wife team that created the "Curious George" children's books about the irrepressible monkey, has died at age 90. Rey died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) at her home in Cambridge after suffering a heart attack about three weeks ago, her publisher said. She and her husband, H.A. Rey, created the fictional monkey Curious George while living in Paris in the 1930s.

The couple escaped on bicycles with the unsold manuscript in 1940 before the German occupation. After Houghton Mifflin published "Curious George" in 1941, the Reys wrote six more books over 25 years, all about the trouble-prone monkey who wreaks havoc and has to be rescued or forgiven or saves the day. Though both were artists, H.A. Rey illustrated the Curious George books while Margret Rey created the stories. She had met Hans Augusto Rey as a girl and they married in 1935.

A German native, Rey studied at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany, the Academy of Art in Duesseldorf and at an art school in Berlin, where she had a one-woman show of her watercolors in the early 1920s. She also worked as a newspaper reporter, an advertising copywriter and a photographer. After the Reys' honeymoon, they Dina 'Marie' Aiello, Piscataway resident PISCATAWAY Dina "Marie" Aiello, 25, died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick.

Born in Perth Amboy, Miss Aiello had lived in Piscataway for 24 years. She was a 1989 graduate of Piscataway High School. Surviving are her boyfriend, Joseph Solimeno of Piscataway; a daughter, Ashlyn Solimeno of Piscataway; her parents, Angelo and Barbara Aiello of Piscataway; her paternal grandfather, Angelo Aiello of Clifton; her maternal grandmother, Maria Salzano of Piscataway; and a sister, Sarissa Aiello of Piscataway. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Piscataway Funeral Home, followed by 10 a.m.

services at Our Lady Fatima Roman Catholic Church Piscataway. Visitation is from 2 to 4 j.ro. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the 'uneral home. MOHUMEUTS L.L.

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by Diane Warren Hick your love and faith in me and the girls is wliat keeps me going. We miss you and think of you every day. Love forever your wife, daughters, family friends Factory Tained Technicians On-Premises Repairs In-Home Repairs Power Drive Manual Medicaid Accepted Most Repairs While You Wait Appointment Necessary (908) 6-70 756-7074 1-800-287-1793 23-627PARKWEPlAINFIEW SURGICAL It T' Margret E. Rey with friend moved to Paris. It was there that a publisher who had seen Hans Augusto Rey's humorous drawing of a giraffe asked them to collaborate on a children's book.

The result was the 1939 book "Rafi et les Neuf One of the "Nine Monkeys" of the title was a prototype for George. After escaping Paris, the couple eventually made their way to New York. Almost as soon as they arrived, the Reys sold "Curious George" to the Houghton Mifflin. "He became very much a figure of his own," she said in an interview with The Associated Press in April. "He knew what he could do and couldn't do.

He became a person." Clara Magaw, 93, elementary teacher BOUND BROOK Clara Muzik Magaw, 93, died Saturday (Dec. 21, 1996) in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. Born in Bound Brook, she lived in Elizabeth before returning to Bound Brook in 1926. Mrs. Magaw was a Manville public school elementary teacher for 17 years, retiring in 1963.

Prior to that, she taught in the Elizabeth school system. After her retirement, she was a substitute teacher for the Bound Brook public school system. She was a member of the Bound Brook Chapter 94, Order of the Eastern Star, for more than 70 years; YMCA Seniors in Somerville; National, New Jersey and Somerset education associations; and Congregational Women's Association. Mrs. Magaw was a member of the Bound Brook Congregational Church.

Her husband, Joseph H. "Budgie" Magaw, died in 1973. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley M. Buono of Bound Brook. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Friday at Taggart-Chamberlain Funeral Home, 305 E. High Bound Brook. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., with Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home. THIRD ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory 01 RUTH E.

Decanter 23, 1993 Hie-) say time IhmIs all sorrow. And helps us to lorel. IUii lime so tar, has only proven How much we nitvs you yet. Hod jjave us strength to fight it. And courage to bear the blow.

Bui wh.il it meant to lose you. Mother. Only we ill ever know. Sadly missed by. Children John, Janet, Lawrence Dave, Mother Lillian, Children, Grandchildren, Immediate amily Friend FIRST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of CHARLES DOYLE Who I'iLssed Away December 23, 1995 Time goes by so quickly, Ixu not a moment passes thai we don't think of you.

Vie liave so much to tell you and so much guidance we still need. Vi knmv you atch wit us. Altliough you're at peace ith otlter family and friends our hearts are still very empty. Until our paths cnoss again. Vie love you Sadly Missed by.

Wife Jean, Children Laurie, Steven Ken, Stm m-Unv Larry, Grandchildren Derek, Ryan, Anthony Sbamen i if 4 er dealer, said hockey items were selling well. "It tends to be seasonal," he said, noting there was relatively little post-season baseball spillover despite the New York Yankees' World Series triumph. Among Babalis' wares were autographed plaques. Baseball fans could get items signed by Don Mattingly, Mike Schmidt or Duke Snider for $65, while a similar plaque signed by the late Mickey Mantle cost $150. Near the end of the show, Piccolo purchased a four-card pack with one guaranteed to be autographed for $10 from a neighboring dealer.

He opened the pack and found cards of Roger Clemens, Rey Ordonez and Dean Palmer, but the autographed card was of journeyman pitcher Ricky Bones. "It's a gamble," Piccolo said. Things went a bit better for 7-year-old Robbie Muller of Branchburg, whose father bought him a Yankee baseball card, "but I don't know his name." It turned out to be a rookie card of touted prospect Ruben Rivera. Natowitz plans two shows next month in Branchburg, splitting them into separate toy and sports card categories. the 165 hydrant areas throughout Bound Brook.

"Some had vegetation on the curbing," Hunt said. "Some had potholes. Some were falling apart." Painting began Oct. 12, though planning for the project took more than a year, he said. Four scouts and two adults one a fireman worked in each hydrant area, a job that Hunt said 1 I i nn ja aveiageu ueiween ou aim muiui.es.

Had borough officials done the work, lie added, it would have taken an estimated 223 hours. As part of the project, Hunt also updated a map of the borough's hydrants. The only hydrant areas not finished are on major streets, such as Union Avenue and Main Street, where borough officials believed the amount of traffic would make working conditions too dangerous for a minor. Hunt's father, Pete Hunt, said his son will complete hydrant areas on those streets with the help of a firetruck, which will provide traffic control. The younger Hunt has been accept-1 ed at two colleges Daniel Webster in New Hampshire, where he would major in aviation, and the State University of New York Maritime College in the Bronx, where he would pursue a meteorology degree.

Rush time minute shopping to leave them with respectable sales for this year's holiday season. Thirty-two percent of all holiday purchases last year were made the week before Christmas, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, a New York-based trade group. "It used to be the Friday after Thanksgiving was the biggest shopping day, but really now it's the Saturday before Christmas that's No. 1," said Karen Sack, an analyst at Standard Poor's Corp. Stores opened early, and many ran pre-Christmas sales some offering-discounts as high as 50 percent off.

But most retailers hoped that merchandise would sell without significant price cuts. The Associated Press contributed to this story. By VINCENT PATERNO Courier-News Staff Writer BOUND BROOK There are plenty of ways for Boy Scouts to earn Eagle merit badges, but the results of Jay Hunt's project will probably be among the most visible. Hunt, 17, is a senior at Bound Brook High School and a member of Troop 41. He worked on Hunt a project to mark no-parking emergency zones by painting 10-foot yellow sections of curbs on each side of fire hydrants in the borough.

He also marked streets with an in front of fire hydrants so they can be spotted when there's snow on the ground. "I noticed they were fading," Hunt said. "I was looking for a way to help the town out." So he contacted the borough's public works department, which provided him with paint, stencils and other equipment. He had help from fellow scouts, parents and scout leaders in painting SHOPPING: Continued from Page B-1 find an empty one. "It's a zoo," said Elgin.

"Look where I parked." Elgin parked his Jeep Cherokee on a grassy knoll that separates Commons Way from the inner road that surrounds the mall. Dozens of other Jeeps, pickup trucks or sport-utility vehicles also settled on the grass. Bridgewater police monitored intersections at the Commons Sunday. At 3:30 p.m., a long line of cars had backed up from the Routes 202-206 north ramp onto Commons Way. Elgin was frustrated by the traffic, but not surprised by it.

"This is what I get for waiting 'til the last minute," he said with a grin. Shoppers may not like the crowds, but sellers do. After last year's dismal Christmas, retailers were hoping for a burst of last- 1 Si Vjrt FOURTH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of GRACE BARRON BURR VI ho Passed Away Decemlvr 23. 1992 In our home she is fondly remcnitered, Sweet memories cling lo her name, Those who loved her in life sincerely Slill love her in death just the same. Loving Husband, Children Grandchildren TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of ROBERT IE.

WILLIAMS Vi'lio Passed Awav Decemlier 21 l')S4 His life was earnest, his actions kind, A generous hand and an active mind. Anxious to please. loath to offend. A loving Uncle and faithful friend. Sadly Missed by, Niece Charlotte, Nephew Warren, Family Friends -4 RG3CI HARRY FREZZA on local sports in The Courier-News..