July 30, 2014 Edition of The Observer

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Serial robber guilty

Classmates in court

TRENTON – An accused serial robber has admitted to playing a role in 11 robberies, primarily of drug stores, in Harrison, Newark and Jersey City over a period of eight months, it was announced by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.

On July 21, Christopher Mojica, 23, pleaded guilty to an information presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office charging him with one count of Hobbs Act conspiracy, one count of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Mojica was arrested April 27, 2013, in connection with the robberies and was ordered to be held at Essex County Jail, Newark, on $150,000 bond.

Mojica, represented by Woodbridge attorney Paulette Pitt, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton Federal Court. The government’s case was presented

by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dara Aquila Govan of the Organized Crime/Gangs Unit in Newark.

The government alleged that Mojica conspired with others to rob Pharmacy Plus, 234 Harrison Ave., Harrison, on Feb. 21, 2013. see MOJICA page

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he three young men, pictured above in their Kearny High School yearbook photos, had their whole lives ahead of them.

Laurence Brinkmeyer

Who knew where the future would take them?

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Last week, Laurence Brinkmeyer, 29, Bryan Caputo, 29, and Daniel Petryszyn, 28 -- all members of KHS Class of 2003 – were indicted on charges of money laundering and criminal possession of stolen property.

Blue ranks get reinforcements

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

will be Nolan James, 33; and Michael Giangeruso, 27. Those four, along with Nicholas Abruscato, 23, were sworn in as newly hired Lyndhurst cops in an outdoor ceremony in the park outside the Municipal Building July 22.

The additions to the police roster brings the strength of

And, last Friday, they entered the Bergen County Law LYNDHURST – & Public Safety Institute in Talk about parallel life paths: Mahwah to begin 22 weeks of Joseph White and Matthew training to become accredited Giunta went to pre-school (St. municipal police officers in Michael’s) together, then to their hometown.

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By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE –

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t’s been a year and two months since Gov. Chris Christie presided at a ballyhooed groundbreaking for Franklin Manor, an agerestricted 137-unit apartment complex for those 55 and over – the first such senior development for Belleville in more than three decades.

Since then, there’s been some land clearance work at the 2.5 acre site, Franklin Ave. and Mill St., but little else has happened except a lot of commotion over the project being gifted $6 million from a federal Sandy-relief pot for the project – even though Belleville homeowners were spared much of the storm’s wrath.

It was shortly after the $6 million was committed that Mayor Ray Kimble, a Democrat, endorsed Christie for re-election. Kimble and other township officials have said that it was the developer – not Belleville – who applied for the Sandy funds.

Last week, when The Observer called Robert Ricciardi, secretary to the Mill St. Development Urban Renewal Corp. and architect for the project, and asked when work would resume, he refused to comment and Paul DeBellis Sr., president of the corporation, couldn’t be reached.

But on July 22 there was some stirring … of paperwork at least … involving the project as the Belleville Township Council voted to authorize the mayor and township clerk to sign off on an amended redevelopment agreement and financial agreement with the developer who will be providing a PILOT (payment in lieu

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Not much has changed at the Franklin Manor project site since work began more than a year ago.

of taxes) to the township.

According to Township Attorney Thomas Murphy, “The project is being done in two phases [86 apartments are scheduled for phase 1 and 51 for phase 2] which the developer needed to clarify to get financing and tax credits. The revised agreement will reflect an increase in longterm payments to be received by the municipality, from $2.8 million to $3.5 million.”

Murphy said the township has “already been paid for the land” secured by the developer for the project.

The township Construction Department issued two permits for work at the site: one on Feb. 26 for demolition of an overhead railroad bridge and a second on May 22 for partial footing and foundation only.

Aside from $6 million from the state Community Development Block Grant program (via federal Sandy aid), project funding was also expected from the N.J. Housing Mortgage Financing Agency Low Income Housing Tax Credit program and the Essex County HOME program, in addition to developer equity. Construction and land costs were pegged at about $18 million.

DeBellis’s Franklin Development Group has partnered with the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency to build several mixed-income apartment clusters in the city’s Heights section and has also developed Willow Manor, luxury duplex townhomes in Bloomfield.

Meanwhile, at the nearby Roche Diagnostic tract, Belleville continues in negotiations with David A. Mack Properties of Southport, Conn., for development of that 18acre property which is being vacated by its owner. Mack was designated redeveloper in December 2013.

Township Manager Kevin Esposito said last week that there’s now some uncertainty about whether the Mack group would want to invest in the Roche site because of what he characterized as “longterm liability.”

The Mack group, Esposito said, “caters to residential and commercial-residential” development “but, based on restrictions for the site’s development, that site will not be residential, by the seller’s desire. We should know how this plays out within 30 days.”

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hospital building at Franklin and Belleville Aves., which Essex County sold to Alma Realty of New York to redevelop. Esposito said that Alma has been issued local permits to clear out broken windows and frames and secure access points to the structure.

“Next step, we expect, will be submission of an application for site plan approval,” he added. Township officials said that Alma has talked about adapting the building to accommodate market rate residential units and possible ground-floor commercial use.

And, in another prospective development-related move, the township governing body has accepted the Planning Board’s recommendation to designate Kidde Place and adjacent land at the old ice house property on the west side of Washington Ave. near the Nutley border as an “area in need of redevelopment” in anticipation of development plans by investors for the proposed “Imagine Center,” envisioned as a multimillion dollar, mixed-use project consisting of hundreds of residential units and thousands of square feet of commercial/ retail space with a rail connection.

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Still waiting for wall’s restoration

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

the wall could topple over and cause damage so the couple asked the municipal construction office to check out the HARRISON – wall’s condition. property dispute That, in turn, led to Conbetween a longtime struction Official Rocco Harrison business and Russomanno issuing a “notice some neighbors that has been of unsafe structure” to the simmering for a few years company on June 26, 2012, now appears to be coming to noting that the “retaining wall a boil. at Essex St. parking lot has Smack in the middle of developed vertical cracks and the controversy are Bergen has begun to overturn due St. homeowners Victor and to lateral loading. [The] wall Eleanor Villalta and Harmust be repaired or reconrison Equipment Co., which structed.” rents and sells air compresThe notice directed the sors, welders, generators and company to “demolish [the pumps from its Essex St. facil- wall] … or correct the … unsafe ity, across from the backyards conditions by no later than of several residents.

July 24, 2012.” Failure to do so, Villalta, a councilman who the notice said, can result in represents the Second Ward, “assessment of penalties up said that the trouble began a to $2,000 per week per violafew years ago when a concrete tion.” retaining wall put up many In a July 6, 2012, letter, Harriyears ago by the company son Equipment President Robbordering five residents’ yards ert Koones asked Russomanno began to “tilt.” “for an additional 90 days” beThat concerned the Villaltas yond the July 24 deadline “to – as it did their neighbors – have the property surveyed, because of the possibility that discuss the options to correct

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the issue with a qualified engineer, discuss all legal matters with our attorney, and finally to obtain permits and perform all necessary work to correct the problem.”

Koones then asked Russomanno’s office to “advise [neighbors] of the potential impact on their properties of the retaining wall correction ….”

In a Sept. 19 letter, Koones’ attorney told the Villaltas that his client was awaiting an engineering report on how to proceed with the corrective work and that because part of the company’s property “extends beyond the retaining wall and abuts your property … it will be necessary for the individuals doing the necessary work to access [that part

of the property]. It is not expected that this should materially impact your property.”

Nothing happened, Villalta said, until “three days before Christmas in 2013,” when a work crew showed up and took down the wall. But nothing was put in its place, he said. see WALL page

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espite repeated warnings from the Department of Environmental Protection, some anglers seem determined to harvest crabs from the Lower Passaic River.

One more time: DON’T! It is illegal. And hazardous to your health.

Note also, that there are consumption limits on fish caught in the river.   The blue claws that dwell in the Lower Passaic -- which is the part that runs through North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Kearny, Nutley, Belleville, East Newark and Harrison -- “are bottomdwellers that absorb cancercausing dioxins and other contaminants in high levels,� notes the DEP, which has issued yet another warning.

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consumed.

They should not even be caught.

To emphasize the hazards, the agency notes that anyone found illegally harvesting blue claw crabs may be fined $100 to $3,000. And that’s for a first offense.

DEP conservation officers are  patrolling the waters, including Newark Bay and surrounding areas, to ensure compliance with the ban.

Despite ongoing efforts to clean the Passaic, it remains polluted, thanks to sediments containing “highly toxic dioxins resulting from the production of Agent Orange many decades ago,� the DEP notes.

Considering the pollutants, it is amazing that the Passaic River and Newark Bay crabs have not developed fins, and

the fish, claws.   “Crabs in these waters are abundant and appear healthy, but they are not safe to eat,� said DEP Commissioner Bob Martin. “We have to be vigilant about preventing people from eating crabs caught in these waters because they can be harmful to those who consume them, especially vulnerable populations such as infants and children, expectant mothers and women of child-bearing age,�

Martin noted.

He added, “In concert with the federal government, we are now working to develop a massive cleanup project that will make these waterways safe for generations in the future, but the warnings remain in effect now.�

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and the N.J. Department of Health are working with local municipalities to distribute informative literature and signs about the crab consumption ban and fish consumption advisories.

Warning signs and informational literature are available in English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Korean and Tagalog.  “By heeding the ban on blue claw crabs, anglers can protect the health of themselves and their families,� said Michelle McBean of Future City Inc.,  a partner in the outreach initiative. “These blue claw crabs contain toxins that cannot be removed by cooking,� she cautioned. “It’s important that the public observe the ban.�

In addition to the Lower Passaic and Newark Bay, tidal waters affected by the crab ban and fish advisories include the Hackensack River, the Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, Elizabeth River and Rahway River.

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Getting to the bottom of sewage backups B NORTH ARLINGTON –

orough Hall is taking action on two fronts to try and figure out how to stop sewage backups into residents’ basements.

Last week, borough engineer Tom Lemanowicz began a camera inspection of sanitary sewers on Geraldine and Carrie Roads on the borough’s western edge bordering the meadows.

At the same time, the borough wants residents in that area to ‘fess up if they’ve put in basement sump pumps attached to the sanitary system without having secured local permits from the building department.

Running a camera through the sewers should help reveal

how well the pipes are holding up and to what extent ground and rain water are infiltrating the sanitary system, Lemanowicz said.

The engineer suspects that water infiltration from leaky manhole covers, cracked pipes, sump pumps and roof drains from residents’ homes is the reason for sewage being forced into basements in heavy storms.

One option that may be explored to remedy the problem is creating a water collection system for storm water runoff with the help of state and federal funding, suggested borough spokesman Thom Ammirato.

Having reviewed local sewer maps, Lemanowicz said that

the developer of the homes in the western neighborhood may have tied drainage systems installed around those homes to the sanitary sewer line.

It is the engineer’s judgment that sewage pumps at the bottom of the hill near Geraldine Road have enough capacity to handle the sanitary flow from the homes in the area; therefore, he believes that sump pumps and roof leaders tied to the sanitary system over the years have increased water flow beyond the ability of the sewage pumps to process it.

To determine how many residents have those sump pumps and roof drains linked to the sanitary system, Mayor Peter Massa has delegated Councilman Tom Zammatore and

three resident volunteers to go door-to-door in the neighborhood to ask residents if they improperly hooked up drainage to the sewer pipe.

“We’re not looking to punish anyone who has a sump pump in their basement,” Massa said, “but we do want to inform residents that part of the problem with sewage backups is likely due to illegal sump pumps.”

Lemanowicz said that once the data is collected from the cameras, he’ll be able to come up with the best strategy to remedy the backups.

In another public worksrelated matter, the borough governing body voted July 17 to contract with Downes Tree Service of Hawthorne for tree trimming and removal.

Downes was low bidder on a menu of tree services for which the borough solicited perunit prices in hopes of better controlling tree service costs which, according to Council President and Finance Chairman Al Granell, climbed from $200,000 in 2012 to $300,000 last year.

“We need to manage those costs and this bid award will help give us some predictability on the cost of tree management,” Granell said.

Putting a lid on those expenses is becoming particularly critical now that the borough is reaching the point where many of its larger street trees – like sycamores – are nearing the end of their life expectancy, noted Ammirato.

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few weeks ago, I did a column on “essential” movie quotes, which was prompted by newfound awareness of a growing lack of cultural consciousness, especially among the younger generations.

My “oy vey” moment came when I realized a coworker had never heard of the film “Apocalypse Now,” much less the unforgettable line uttered

by Robert Duvall: “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

I printed a little quiz, but did not provide the answers, assuming that anyone interested enough would find out for themselves. However, not everyone has ready access to the Internet, even these days, and in any case readers have been requesting answers.

So here they are, citing both the movies from which they came and the actors who spoke them: • “What do you mean, I’m funny? ... Funny how? Funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you?”: Joe Pesci in “Goodfellas”

• “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!”: Peter Sellers in “Dr. Strangelove” • “I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender”: Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront” • “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”: Peter Finch in “Network” • “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night”: Bette Davis in “All About Eve” • “I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.”: Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard” • “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli”: Richard Castellano in “The Godfather” • “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”: Gary Cooper in “The Pride of the Yankees” • “Snap out of it!”: Cher in “Moonstruck” • “You talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.”: Robert DeNiro in “Taxi Driver” • “Round up the usual suspects.”: Claude Rains in “Casablanca” • “The stuff that dreams are made of”: Humphrey Bogart in “The Maltese Falcon”

The headline on the column, “Go ahead, make my day,” was from Eastwood’s “Sudden Impact.”

In addition, scattered throughout the column were paraphrased quotes. How many of these did you catch?

• “What we have here is a failure to communicate.”: Paul Newman in “Cool Hand Luke” • “You can’t handle the • “Say ‘hello’ to my little bloom again.”: Katharine Hep- truth!”: Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men” friend!”: Al Pacino in “Scarburn in “Stage Door” • “Life is like a box of face” • “Attica! Attica!”: Pacino in chocolates”: Tom Hanks in • “You’ve got to ask yourself “Dog Day Afternoon” one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’

I also cited “What a dump!”- “Forrest Gump” • “I’m walkin’ heah!”: Dustin Well, do ya, punk?”: Clint East- - noting that no one recalls the Hoffman in “Midnight Cowwood in “Dirty Harry” movie, but you should know boy” • “Oh, no, it wasn’t the the actress. I have found that •”Houston, we have a airplanes. It was Beauty killed readers did recall both the problem.”: Hanks in “Apollo the Beast.”: Robert Armstrong movie, “Beyond the Forest,” 13”) in “King Kong” and Bette Davis’ role.

• “Well, nobody’s perfect.”: • “I have always depended My special thanks to Adele on the kindness of strangers.”: Koci of Nutley, who also knew Joe E. Brown in “Some Like It Hot” (It was the very last line Vivien Leigh in “A Streetcar that the co-stars were Joseph in the film.)

Named Desire” Cotten and David Brian.

• “ . . . liver with some fava • “We rob banks.” : Faye Thanks, too, to the anonymous Dunaway in “Bonnie and gentleman caller who wanted beans and a nice Chianti.”: Anthony Hopkins in “The Silence Clyde” to make sure I wasn’t conof the Lambs” • “Open the pod bay doors, fusing Davis with Elizabeth As for, “Frankly, my dear, I HAL.”: Keir Dullea in “2001: A Taylor, who parodied “What don’t give a damn,” if you can’t Space Odyssey” a dump!” in “Who’s Afraid of ID that, you’re hopeless.

• “The calla lilies are in Virginia Woolf?”

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Makeover continues at Carnegie library B BELLEVILLE – elleville Public Library, one of 1,689 U.S. libraries built with grants from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is continuing to undergo renovations.

Built with a Carnegie grant of $20,000 awarded in April 1909, the library has cost a lot more to make over: In 2011 the library Board of Trustees authorized spending nearly $400,000 to expose the original façade, install several skylights and improve accessibility.

And now, as part of what Library Director Joan Taub described as “phase 2” of a renovation project, the board is investing an additional $664,900 to “make over the whole second floor with casual seating and low tables that will, eventually, accommodate laptops.

Stairs leading to the second floor are being relocated to the space formerly occupied by the director’s corner office on the Academy St. side of the building and her new office and conference center will

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Library renovations are a work in progress.

be shifted to the area where library patrons accessed computers.

Taub said the reconfiguration is designed “to make things more efficient.”

Three Sons Restoration LLC of Union was awarded the phase 2 contract on Jan. 8 but

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the contractor didn’t start the job until around April, according to Taub. The work was expected to take about three and a half months to complete, she added.

The job hasn’t impacted

library activities or hours, although spaces dedicated to specialized services have been shifted to some extent.

“Our reference and computer access are still available and our circulation and children’s

rooms have been combined,” Taub said.

Taub has moved her office downstairs to merge with other administrative staff.

And the library’s main entrance has been moved from Washington Ave. to the Academy St. side of the building.

“We’re kind of used to it,” said Taub, referring to disruption of the normal routine.

“I’ve been working in this building since 1989, when I was reference librarian, and as director since 1999, and we’ve gone through various construction jobs before but my wonderful staff makes it easy to adapt.”

When the laptops arrive, patrons will be able to carry them into other parts of the library to use, Taub said.

How many laptops the library will be ordering – and how much they’ll cost – isn’t yet known. “We haven’t gone before the board on that yet,” the director said.

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News from the KPD blotter Kearny police are on the trail of a burglar who escaped with more than $11,000 worth of property from a Passaic Ave. business July 21.

Chief John Dowie said the break-in was reported at 10 p.m. on the 100 block of Passaic, where an office had been ransacked and assorted items -- primarily jewelry but also a camera and a Louis Vuitton bag -- had been stolen.

After the initial investigation

by Officer Derek Hemphill, the case was turned over to Detectives Scott Traynor and John Telle. “They have developed a suspect and we are hunting him,” Dowie said.

Other recent reports from the KPD blotter included the following: July 19 After Officer Daniel Esteves saw a Jeep run a stop sign

at Chestnut St. and Garfield Ave. at 2:30 p.m., his mobile data computer indicated the vehicle’s registered owner had a warrant from Elizabeth. The owner, Petronio Salazar, 39, of Kearny, turned out to be a passenger in the Jeep and was arrested. The driver was issued a summons for the traffic violation. It is not known if Salazar and the driver are still friends.

July 20 Officer Pat Becker, on patrol shortly after midnight, came upon a large and disorderly group at Kearny and Garfield Aves. and reportedly saw one of the individuals, Carlos Rabines, 22, of Kearny, punch another. Rabines was arrested for simple assault.

Meanwhile, as back-up Officer Derek Hemphill attempted to disperse the crowd, 22-year-

old Gianfranco Niccodemi of Kearny threw a metal object at the cop and fled on foot down Afton St., police said. Hemphill gave chase and found him hiding behind a picnic table in a Maple St. backyard.

Niccodemi was charged with obstructing the administration of law and on an outstanding Kearny warrant.

fied as Jamar Johnson, 25, of Roselle, who had a suspended license, police said. He was issued summonses for that offense, for careless driving and for driving without lights.

Price got a summons for allowing an unlicensed person to operate her car. And both were charged criminally with hindering apprehension.

July 22 At midnight, Officer Tom Sumowski stopped a car with no headlights at Kearny and Linden Aves. The driver, who identified himself as Antoine Johnson, had difficulty answering routine questions, such as his date of birth, police said.

His passenger, Sherell Price, 22, of Newark, reportedly “attempted to corroborate the lies.” At headquarters, the driver was eventually identi-

After the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office notified the KPD that it had issued a warrant for a 17-year-old Newark female who was known to frequent Kearny, Det. Michael Farinola spotted her at 4:30 p.m. at Belgrove Drive and Afton St. She allegedly resisted arrest and tried to flee but was taken into custody by back-up Officer Sean Kelly. Charged on the warrant and with resisting, she was remanded to the Hudson County Juvenile Detention Facility.

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At 8 p.m., Vice Unit officers, as part of an ongoing marijuana-distribution investigation, were conducting surveillance at Tappan St. and Davis Ave. when they reportedly witnessed a drug transaction between two Kearny men: Jovan Echevarria, 19, and Abdrubalameer Abdullah Alethan, 56. Police said Alethan, the alleged customer, was found to have four plastic bags of suspected pot and was charged with possession of the drug and drug paraphernalia.

Echevarria, who was reportedly holding another bag of pot and $40 in cash, was charged with possession with intent to distribute, distribution within school and playground zones

and possession of paraphernalia.

Officers Ben Wuelfing and Tom Pontrella encountered a large group gathered in a parking lot at Maple St. and Bergen Ave. at 10:20 p.m., saw among the John Rodrigues, 23, of Kearny, and arrested him on his outstanding Kearny warrant.

July 23 At 1:50 a.m., Officer Chris Medina was at Chestnut St. and Garfield Ave. whn his automatic license plate reader (ALPR) indicated that a passing VW bore plates that were not on file. Police said the driver, Walid Helmy, 20, of Kearny, was unable to produce a driver’s license or any paperwork on the vehicle.

He was charged with driving while suspended, operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle and misuse of plates.

The car was impounded.

At 7:20 a.m., Officer David Rakowski’s ALPR indicated that the car in front of his on Harrison Ave. had a suspended registration and that the registered owner had a Secaucus warrant. Terrell Golding, 28, of East Orange was arrested and also charged with driving with a suspended license.

At 2 p.m., Dets. Michael Gonzalez and John Plaugic saw a Nissan run a traffic signal at Passaic and Bergen Aves. and attempted to make a MV stop, but the car accelerated, passing other vehicles in see KPD page

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New twist to ‘The Addams Family,’ performed by Teen Drama, at W.H.A.T.

Photos courtesy W.H.A.T.

LEFT: Dennis Oliveira (Gomez Addams) and Maggie Spector-Williams (Morticia Addams) , CENTER: The cast and crew of “The Addams Family”, RIGHT: Dennis Oliveira (Gomez Addams) and James Berko (Lurch)

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent

formers in the show are Faith D’Isa (Wednesday) and James Berko (Lurch). Both D’Isa and KEARNY– Berko are longtime members There’s no doubt you’ve of Teen Drama — but are likely seen “The Addams Fam- back, one last time, as ascendily” at some point, whether ing college sophomores. And it’s the classic TV show or that delights Sarnoski. more recent versions on the “They are just amazing,” large screen. But this week Sarnoski said. “And what’s — Wednesday to Saturday perhaps the greatest part is to be precise — you’ll find a that this year, there are 11 new completely new take of “The kids in the production. And Addams Family” at West they’ve both grown to emHudson Arts & Theater Co. brace the new kids — to show (W.H.A.T.), presented in conthem what Teen Drama is all junction with Teen Drama, a about — and it’s not an easy local theater company for kids task. in kindergarten through 12th “A lot of what James has to grade, do is in his movements. It’s This production, says show physical. So he doesn’t get to co-director Michele Saruse his voice much to show noski, is based more on “The the other kids things. Yet he Addams Family” comics. It does it so well. And Faith, if focuses on Wednesday who is you’ve ever seen her, she’s all grown up and in love with always got a smile on her someone unlike any member face, she’s always so bubbly. of the Addams Family.

And she plays the ever-stoic “So a lot of the show is how Wednesday.

The Addams Family deals “But they’re both so awewith someone who comes some at showing the younger from a normal family,” said kids our traditions.”

Sarnoski, a graduate of LyndThe rest of the cast includes hurst High School.

Dennis Oliveira (Gomez The two most veteran perAddams), Maggie Spector-

St. Stephen’s School … and later Mater Dei Academy.

“Joe is my best friend, and I love working with him,” Sarnoski said. “So about five, six years ago, we put the program together for kids who are in kindergarten to the 12th-grade.

The first year, we had just 10 kids. Now we’re up to 25. It’s been an amazing experience.”

And the connections with W.H.A.T. have been very beneficial for both organizations, as well.

Many of the youngsters who have performed in Teen Drama shows have gone on to perform in W.H.A.T. shows.

5 years and counting And, because W.H.A.T. ofFor Sarnoski, this is year five of Teen Drama. She began fers several theater-related educational programs each the program after several year, the youngsters in Teen local parents approached her Drama have benefitted from and said they wanted more W.H.A.T.’s outreach, as well. for their kids to do, drama“We’ve been great feeders wise, in the summer months. for each other,” Sarnoski said.

So Sarnoski and her show Speaking of feeders, the co-director, Joe Ferriero, got together to form Teen Drama. young performers aren’t just Sarnoski and Ferriero had from West Hudson. In fact, worked together for quite this year, there are kids from some time — dating back to Nutley, Lyndhurst and North 2003 — when they co-founded Arlington — from middle an immensely successful schools and high schools, both drama program at the former public and private. And that Williams (Morticia Addams), Rachel Spillane (Wednesday Addams in two shows), Abigail Stokes (Pugsley Addams), John McCullough (Fester Addams), Joana Marmelo (Grandma Addams), Michael Oliveira (Beikeke), Samantha Armenteros (Alice Beineke), Tyler Bremner (Mal Beineke), Briana Dickinson, Alyssa Fink, Jillian Fitzpatrick, Lauren Gold, Melanie Hill, Stefanie Pancaro, Spencer Roda, Valentine Rojas, Alyssa Schirm and Julia Truskolawski (Addams Family Ancestors).

expansion is very exciting, Sarnoski says.

Sarnoski says she’s most satisfied when people leave Teen Drama shows with a smile.

“We want the kids to feel like they’re part of a family,” she said. “It’s only a six-week program, so there’s a lot to do in a short period of time.

Then when people leave happy after shows, and they’re impressed, we know we’ve done things right.

Indeed, they have.

Find out more about Teen Drama by visiting www. teendrama.org, or by calling 973-498-8336 or by sending a message by email to info@ teendrama.org.

Showtimes for “The Addams Family” are Wednesday, July 30, to Saturday, Aug. 2, at 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the W.H.A.T. Theater, 131 Midland Ave., Kearny (the former St. Stephen’s School).

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 or online at www.teendrama.org. Special $7 tickets are available for the Saturday matinee for senior citizens.

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The three were among six individuals indicted in concording to published reports, nection with a cybercrime he had been on his honeyring that allegedly illegally moon. accessed more than 1,600 All three have pleaded not user accounts on StubHub, a guilty. website where users can buy Bail was set at $2 million and sell tickets to various for Petryszyn; $1 million for entertainment and sporting Brinkmeyer, and $500,000 for events.

Caputo.

According to Manhattan Sources told The Observer District Attorney Cyrus R. that the trio had grown up Vance Jr., the ring was able together in Kearny, where to “steal personal identifyCaputo still lives. According ing information, use victims’ to the Manhattan District credit cards to make frauduAttorney’s Office, Petryszyn lent electronic ticket purcurrently resides in New chases [with a reported value York City. The office would of $1.6 million] and transfer identify Brinkmeyer’s place the proceeds through a of residence only as Bergen global network of accomCounty, but he is thought to plices in the United States, Screenshots courtesy NBC have a North Arlington adUnited Kingdom, Russia and Seated at defense table are Bryan Caputo (in soccer club T-shirt) and Daniel dress.

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The local trio apparently are suspects only in the resale of stolen tickets, not in the hacking of the StubHub accounts.

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Petryszyn, Brinkmeyer and Caputo are accused of reselling stolen tickets that they received from Polyakov and his associates.

“As instructed by Polyakov, criminal proceeds from the resale of stolen tickets were divided and directed to multiple PayPal accounts controlled by Polyakov and his associates, as well as multiple bank accounts in the United Kingdom and Germany,” a statement from Vance’s office said.

The statement continued: “One of these bank accounts belonged to Sergei Kirin, 37, a Russian national who advertised his moneylaundering services online.

Polyakov directed Petryszyn, Brinkmeyer and Caputo to send payments to Kirin, who retained a percentage of the money as his fee.

“Thousands of dollars were also split into separate payments and sent by wire transfer to other moneylaunderers in London, England and Toronto, Canada.”

After Interpol confimed that Polyakov was traveling in Spain, he was arrested July 3 outside a Barcelona hotel

by Spanish authorities working with U.S. Secret Service agents.

According to a July 24 report from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, “Matveychuk and Kirin remain in Russia, but the U.S. authorities hope they will be brought to justice.” At press time, no further information was available on their status.

Vance’s office reported that London police, “investigating what they suspect to be the proceeds of criminal activity being laundered through legitimate U.K. bank accounts,” had arrested and were questioning three men.

In Toronto, an additional money-laundering suspect was taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Observer readers who saw TV news footage of last week’s arraignment had to notice that one of the defendants appeared in court wearing a bright red T-shirt reading “KEARNY UNITED.” That was Caputo. We contacted representatives of Kearny United, who said they were not aware of any affiliation he might have with the soccer club.

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High-quality, bilingual talent at Coccia

Photos courtesy Coccia Realty

John Kwapniewski (c.) with several of his real estate agents (l.) and showing off the display window at Coccia’s Madison office.

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent

employs more than 100 agents.

And, by April 2015, there will be two more offices: one in Secaucus and another in KEARNY – Clifton.

If you’ve driven along Many of the agents speak Kearny Ave., you’ve no doubt more than one language, too, seen the Coccia Realty office. and that’s critical in today’s And no matter where you world.

Speakers of Spanish, go in town, you’ve seen its Portuguese, Italian and Polish neat-looking signs on lawns of will find an agent who can homes for sale. speak in their native tongue to And it’s not just in Kearny. make the home buying or sellThere’s a big reason why Coccia signs are seen so often ing process that much easier.

So just what is it that makes — it’s because for more than Coccia stand out from the 50 years, since 1961, when rest?

Well, for starters, KwapJoseph Coccia Jr. first opened niewski has never forgotten the agency to this day under what it’s like to be new to the ownership and leadership the business, and as such, he of John “Jan” Kwapniewski — imparts his experience and Coccia has always represented knowledge to his team as a the very best there is in real mentor and coach.

He does estate. everything in his power to Kwapniewski first got his ensure all of his employees real-estate license in 1985 — and then, just four short years are the best-trained and most later, he bought Coccia Realty knowledgeable in the industry.

And because of Coccia’s and became its president. connection to Better Homes Since that time, he’s opened and Gardens Real Estate, that four more offices — in Lyndtraining is the best in the busihurst, Rutherford, Madison ness, he says. and Montville — and has “The training Better Homes expanded what was once a and Gardens offers is outsingle-office entity into a standing,” Kwapniewski said. real-estate powerhouse that “And it’s constant. They offer

our agents live training, live webinars, pre-recorded seminars and weekly training on issues in the industry that are that are critical.”

Because of his style of leadership, and because of the topnotch training available to his agents, Kwapniewski says he’s always been able to attract the highest-quality talent to come to work for him.

“My goal always has been and always will be not to have the largest quantity of agents, but the strongest quality,” he said. “I don’t just hire anyone — and I am not afraid to let someone go if they’re not willing to work with our standards. But when there are people who can focus on our mission — people who are committed to learning, those are the people I want working with us.”

Kwapniewski says it’s also important to note that some of the best agents are those who have been well mentored.

He says each new agent is managed and mentored by a superior.

“To be really good agent, you’ve got to mentored and nurtured,” he said. “And it

takes about two years, in reality, for that mentorship to develop into something special.”

Why hook up with Better Homes?

While Kwapniewski has the statistics to prove he’s got the most sales and volume in our readership area, he says he wanted something more for the business. He really didn’t need to rebrand Coccia as most already know the Coccia brand and name. But he opted to rebrand to reinvent what he’s already succeeded at.

“They were after me for at least three years,” Kwapniewski said of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. “Their business model was fresh and put together by some of the brightest minds in the industry. And with the power and support of their branding, overall, it’s better for the consumer — and a win-win for the agents because of the aforementioned training.”

to perform social media or advertising on their own. He’s got a full-time social media expert on staff who does all the Tweeting and Facebook work. And, the company pays for all advertising.

Many other agencies demand agents pay for their own advertising and require them to do their own social media branding.

“Not with us,” Kwapniewski said. “Our agents’ job is customer service and to negotiate deals. We’ve got our own back office that does the brokerage, marketing, advertising and promotion. We don’t ask our agents to spend their own money. Others do, and in many cases, the agents don’t have the money to be spending. If it’s between putting food on the table or marketing your house, you know the choices they have to make.

“That is never the case with us. We do it all for them. And it benefits our people and our In-house marketing and consumers.” advertising To get in touch with KwapOne of the other major areas niewski, call him at Coccia’s where Kwapniewski says Coc- Kearny office at 201-997-7000 cia is different from the rest or stop in at 636 Kearny Ave., is that agents are not asked or visit www.cocciarealty.com.

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KPL hosts 2nd annual Chinese feast About 40 residents and library patrons were on hand to showcase their delicious traditional Chinese cuisine during Kearny Public Library’s second annual Chinese celebration July 16 in the Main Library’s kitchen.

Xiumin Dong, who hosted a dumpling program at last year’s event, made a Xinjiang dish that featured lamb and rice. She also demonstrated a dumpling dish called pan-fried noodles. Ying Wang made delicious steamed buns filled with cabbage, onions, noodles, tofu and eggs. Ai-Lien Po and Yachien Su made a savory chopped pork and rice dish, which took over an hour to prepare. And Jie Li made different colored noodles with spinach, carrot, pumpkin, broccoli, black wood fungi and stir fried beef.

Local English tutor Kathy Moss, who attended with several of

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her students, said, “On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a 10! Everything was delicious to eat and it was like going out to dinner.

I found out where the nearest Chinese grocery store is and I can

see myself cooking the dumplings at home.”

Paula Cavalier, another local patron, added that she “never knew there was so much culture here at my hometown library!”

Friendly Chihuahua needs a home Three-year-old Sonic, a male Chihuahua, is in need of a forever home and waits for you to visit him at the Humane Society of Bergen County, 221223 Stuyvesant Ave., Lyndhurst.

Sonic loves other dogs, cats and is great with children. He is very well-behaved and will sit on your lap and be loved.

Sonic has been neutered, microchipped and all of his shots are current. He

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weighs about four pounds and is Wee Wee pad and outside trained.

For more information, call 201-8969300.

The Humane Society has dogs, cats and kittens of all sizes and colors in need of loving homes. All animals age 12 weeks and older are already spayed or neutered.

Supplies needed for the care of any pets are available at the Humane Society’s store Kindness Korner, where all profits go to help homeless animals.

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rison Police Department and Elks will gather at Roosevelt Park, in front of the Harrison Public Library, along Harrison Ave., to meet residents and share strategies about stopping crime and educating folks about drugs. There will also be games and giveaways for children, along with music and food.

or call 201-230-4983.

NJMC Pontoon Boat Cruises are set for 5:30 p.m. for Aug. 5, 7, 13 and 15, departing from River Barge Park, 260 Outwater Lane, Carlstadt.

Experienced NJMC staff lead this two-hour cruise of the Lyndhurst Hackensack River. Cost is $15 Join Special Angels Recrea- per person. Cruises are rection, an organization for spe- ommended for ages 10 and up. cial needs children, as they Pre-registration is required.

Kearny take on the Lyndhurst Police For a complete schedule of Kearny’s National Night Emergency Squad in a kicktrips, directions, and to regOut celebration, sponsored ball game Aug. 16, at 9 a.m., at ister, visit www.njmeadowby the Kearny Police Depart- the Lyndhurst Little League lands.gov and go to the Parks ment, will be held Tuesday, field on Riverside Ave. After and Nature Programs tab at Aug. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., on the game, there will be fun the top of the page, or call Belgrove Drive at Veterans activities for all. For more 201-460-4677.

Field. The event will feature information or to learn how Lyndhurst Public Library, live music, a bounce house, to participate, call 201-804355 Valley Brook Ave., anspin art, balloon artists, a 2469 or email recruitment@ nounces: Bloomfield classic car show and dememergencysquad.com.

• Children of all ages are The Essex County Sumonstrations by the Hudson The Lyndhurst Health Dewelcome for a screening of merMusic Concert Series County Corrections K-9 unit, partment is collecting dona“Ratatouille!” on Monday, presents Jersey Sound and tions for students in need.

Aug. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. RegisKearny Fire Department and Almost Queen in a rock and Items welcomed include tration is required.

NorthStar Helicopter. roll show Friday, Aug. 1, at backpacks, marble composi• Children in grades pre-k Summer vacation Bible 7:30 p.m. in Brookdale Park. tion books, notebooks, divid- to 3 can make their very own School will be open from Jersey Sound is one of the Sunday, Aug. 10 to Thursday, ers, loose paper, crayons, and watermelon craft on WednesTri-State area’s premier oldAug. 14, 6 to 8 p.m. each night, 3-ring binders. Donations can day, Aug. 13, from 2:30 to 3:15 ies band, and Almost Queen at Calvary United Methodist p.m. Registration is required. be dropped off at the Health is a tribute band featuring Church, 342 Elm St. All ages Department, 601 Riverside the songs of the 1970s group are welcome.

North Arlington Ave., Suite 1, Monday to Queen. Admission is free.

“Princess” double features Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DonaThe North Arlington The Fab Four come to will be screened on the lower tions should be made prior to Woman’s Club holds a flapBloomfield in a free concert jack breakfast Saturday, Aug. Friday, Aug. 8, when the Essex level of the Kearny Public Li- Aug. 31. People with children brary, 318 Kearny Ave., on Fri- in need of school supplies are 23, 8 to 10 a.m., at Applebee’s County SummerMusic Condays throughout the summer. asked to contact the Health Restaurant in Kearny. The cert Series hosts the Beatles cost is $10. For tickets, call tribute band, featuring former Refreshments will be served. Department at 201-804-2500 Here’s the schedule: Aug. 201-889-2553. to schedule a pick-up of the cast members of the Broad1 – “Cinderella” (G) at 1 p.m.

Chief Louis M. Ghione of needed supplies. Be prepared way show “Beatlemania,” at the North Arlington Police and “The Swan Princess” (G) to give child’s gender and 7:30 p.m. in Brookdale Park.

Department announces grade level.

For more information, call the at 2:30 p.m.; Aug. 8 – “Beauty The New Jersey Meadthat National Night Out is Department of Parks, Recrea- and the Beast” (G) at 1 p.m. scheduled for the evening of and “Brave” (PG) at 2:30 p.m.; owlands Commission and tion and Cultural Affairs at Tuesday, Aug. 5. Residents Aug. 15 – “Shrek” (PG) at 1 Bergen County Audubon So973‑239-2485. are encouraged to meet their p.m. and “The Princess Bride” ciety announce that the First neighbors and leave a porch (PG) at 2:30 p.m.; and Aug. 22 Sunday-of-the-Month Bird Harrison light on overnight as a show Walk is set for Sunday, Aug. Harrison will mark National – “Aladdin” (G) at 1 p.m. and of unity against crime.

Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, “Princess and the Frog” (G) at 3, at 10 a.m. in DeKorte Park.

Borough residents are The walk starts outside the with a program co-sponsored 2:30 p.m. invited to a free outdoor Mary’s Traveling Seniors Meadowlands Environment by the Harrison Police Deconcert featuring the Duprees Center. Check meadowblog. sponsors a five-day, fourpartment and Harrison/East Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at Riverside Newark Elks. From 6 to 9 p.m. night trip to Wildwood, Sept. net for last-minute weather County Park. This concert is updates. Participants are on Aug. 5, residents are asked 14 to 18. Final payment is co-sponsored by the Borough due by Aug. 1. Price includes asked to sign a standard lito lock their doors, turn out ability release that is good for Recreation Department and transportation, accommodaoutside lights and spend the tions, breakfasts and dinners, NJMC/BCAS events through- Inserra ShopRite. evening outside with neighFood vendors will be availbors and police. During those entertainment, dolphin watch out the year. To R.S.V.P., conable at the park. Residents are cruise, a visit to Cape May tact Don Torino of the BCAS hours, members of the HarBelleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., hosts The Mad Scientist’s Laboratory, involving crafts and activities, on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m., open to all ages. The August schedule: “Rocket Power,” Aug. 5; “To the Stars,” Aug. 12; “What Planet,” Aug. 19; and “Alien Life,” Aug. 26.

The library will screen these children’s films on Fridays at 2 p.m.: “Ice Age,” Aug. 1; “Monsters vs. Aliens,” Aug. 8, “The Lego Movie” Aug. 15, “Happy Feet” Aug. 22 and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” on Aug. 29.

and Atlantic City. Cost for double occupancy is $482 and single is $90 additional. A deposit of $150 per person is required. For reservations and more information, call Mary at 201-998-1030.

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advised to bring their own lawn chairs.

The Duprees are known for their romantic interpretations of some of the most popular songs from the ’50s and ’60s.

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Story time, crafts and more are planned for this August at Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Drive. For more information or to register for programs, call the library at 973-667-0405 or visit http:// nutleypubliclibrary.org.

Here’s the schedule: • Two-Year-Old Story Time will be held Friday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. Registration is required and participants must be Nutley residents.

• Drop-in Craft session for children is set for Monday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. (while supplies last).

• Family Game Night is open to all ages at 7 p.m. on Aug. 4.

• Play Tuesday is open to children of all ages on Aug. 5 at 1 p.m.

• Static Science, a workshop program, is offered Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 2:30 p.m., for ages 8 and up.

• End-of-Summer Reading Treat Party is set for Thursday, Aug. 7, at 1:30 p.m., and features a live reptile show.

Children must be registered for summer reading to attend.

• “Happy Birthday, Annie Oakley,” a program on the famous sharpshooter and onetime township resident, is set for Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m.

Local historian Nancy Greulich will appear as Oakley.

The event, open to all ages, includes a craft and birthday treats.

• A screening of “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” is set for Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. as part of the library’s First Friday Films program. A new film is shown the first Friday of each month. Check the library’s event calendar for a film schedule.

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Girls get ready for hoop season in Kearny league

Viana new Harrison girls’ soccer coach After graduating from Harrison High School in 2004 as one of the best soccer goalkeepers in the high school’s history, Raphael Viana always hoped he could return to his alma mater as a coach.

“It’s something I always wanted to do,” Viana said.

Well, that chance has occurred, as the 28-year-old Viana has been named as the new girls’ soccer coach at Harrison, replacing Annemarie Sacco, who held the position for two seasons.

Viana – who now owns his own soccer company and training school called Go2Soccer in Livingston with another former Harrison great, Tony Dominguez – heard that the head coaching position for the girls’ team might be available. “(Harrison athletic director) Kim Huaranga called me and said that the position was open,” said Viana, who was in goal for some of the Blue Tide’s state champions in 2001 and 2002. “(Harrison boys’ soccer head coach) Mike (Rusek) might have whispered something in my ear to tell me that if I had interest, that I should call.”

A few phone calls

later and Viana was appointed to the position.

He was asked if there was any problem coaching girls’ soccer after being around the boys’ game for so long.

“I don’t look at it any differently,” Viana said.

“The girls are athletes as well, first and foremost. Like any other good athlete, you know that if you’re going to play soccer in Harrison, you know what you need to do. You have to have the kind of program that commands respect. There’s nothing better than getting the chance to work in my hometown. It’s a place I have an affinity for and I’m getting a chance to give something back.”

In recent years, Viana had been coaching travel soccer teams in Millburn while starting his business. But now, it’s all about coming home.

Viana said that he learned most about coaching soccer from the current Harrison coaching staff, namely the Rusek brothers, Mike and John.

“I learned so much from those guys,” Viana said. “It’s where I get my coaching from.

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Harrison guard Amber O’Donnell brings the ball up the floor during her team’s game against rival Kearny in the Kearny girls’ basketball summer league last week.

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

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he start of the high school basketball season might still be four months away, but it appeared to be in full bloom recently during the Kearny High School Girls’ Basketball Summer League.

For example, Kearny played Harrison last Thursday night in one of the regularly scheduled games in the league that ran from late June and will conclude next week.

The way the game was going, you could swear the game was in the middle of January instead of July. The only reminder that it wasn’t the

regular season was the heat coming from outside, the doors to the gym being wide open and fans were blowing to try to keep everyone cool.

Every loose ball was followed with a full-fledged dive on the floor. Bodies were bouncing off each other. Elbows and forearms were flying.

It was intense.

Sure, it was Kearny against Harrison and the two schools could face off in Chinese checkers or a forensic debate and it would become heated.

But this was particularly passionate for a summer league contest.

“It did get pretty physical,” said Harrison head girls’ basketball coach Al Ruiz said.

“The girls all know each other and work out together, so they really want to win here.”

“We wanted to win so much, so it did get a little chippie,” said Harrison sophomore forward Cynthia Ferreira. “You could see the competition. It was good for us.”’

“There’s that competitive side in me that always wants to win,” said Kearny junior forward Nawal Farih. “But then again, you have to be reminded that it’s just a summer league, so you just try to do the best that you can.”

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VIEW from have the same kind of success.”

Viana hopes that his experiences as a Harrison soccer player will go a long way as a coach.

“I think it has to help a little bit,” Viana said. “They can see me and think that he went through the same thing, that he’s from here and that he knows what it takes to do it. I’m a Harrison kid. I know that Harrison kids are a little different than anyone else. I think having that edge can only help me with the girls.”

Viana attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park after leaving Harrison. He played soccer for two years there. He had a stint as a volunteer assistant with the boys’ soccer team at Harrison after graduating from FDU-Florham.

“It’s a great feeling to be able to come back home,” Viana said. “There’s some-

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thing about spending the afternoons in September and October with Harrison soccer. It’s a little surreal that it’s all coming together for me being here.”

Viana said that he’s had a few workouts with the girls since taking over.

“It’s all been pretty positive,” Viana said. “We had a week in late June where we got together and we’ve been getting together twice a week recently. The response has been great.”

Viana said that as many as 40 girls have shown interest in playing soccer this fall.

Viana believes that he can turn things around in a hurry.

“I think they just needed to be coached properly,” Viana said. “I have to make them believe they can win.

It’s a nice group to work with.”

Viana was asked what kind of team he expects to field this fall.

“It’s tough to be a defen-

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Harrison High School graduate Raphael Viana has come home to take over the head coaching position with the school’s girls’ soccer program. Viana was a standout goalkeeper during his playing days with the Blue Tide.

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sive-minded team coming from Harrison,” Viana said.

“I think it all depends on what style the team allows us to play. We’re from Harrison. We’re going to take some risks. But at the end of the day, I was a goalie, so defense is always in my mind.”

Viana said that he is eager to get practices started for real next month.

“I’m really excited to get this going,” Viana said. “We have to get this program where it should be. I’m not here to be here a year. I’m here to build a program.

We’re coming in and we want to win every year. We have to believe we can win a state championship. I’m really excited to think we can do that. We have the right tools in the shed. They just need to be a little sharpened.”

Seems like someone wants to instill the Harrison winning ways in the girls’ soccer program right away – the only way Raphael Viana knows how.

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KEARNY from was lopsided in favor of the Blue Tide, who showed significant ball handling prowess en route to the win.

Ruiz was impressed with the way his team performed in the win.

“We do have a couple of ball handlers,” Ruiz said. “Shanaieda Falcon (a junior this upcoming season) is doing a good job, so that enables us to get Amber O’Donnell away from playing point guard. We have another senior, Kayla Montilla, who also can handle it well. Between Shanaieda and Amber, we have the possibility of having a nice season.”

Ruiz said that he has kept his girls busy during the summer. The Blue Tide also competes in the Paterson Kennedy summer league.

“We get them together three or four times a week,” Ruiz said. “It’s good that we can be together so much.”

“It’s a good opportunity for us to get to know each other better,” Ferreira said. “We talk more and it helps camaraderie. It gives me a chance to become a better player against good competition. It’s good practice and it gives me confidence that I am becoming a better player. And it’s a good feeling anytime you win at any time.”

Especially when it’s against the dreaded neighborly rival.

The Kearny girls’ summer league featured 12 teams from throughout Hudson and Bergen counties. Some of the other local teams to play in the league included North Arlington and Lyndhurst.

Lyndhurst second-year head coach John Cousins wasn’t pleased with the way his team performed against Marist, but he was just glad that his team was together in full force, working hard and playing hard.

“This is awesome,” Cousins said. “I’m so happy to get in this league. It’s a great op-

er,” Farih said. “It’s helped me a lot that I’ve learned to be more composed and relaxed as I play.”

Ruiz loves the way his team has come together during the summer months.

“We really have put a lot of time and effort all summer,” Ruiz said. “It’s been great for us. We’ve been playing in this league for a couple of years.

Jody comes to help us out with the training of the girls.

They know her and respect her. It’s all good.”

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Hill said that Thursday’s “She’s going to be a rising just want to try to compete league is going well.” short-handed game gave other star. She’s quick and she’s not and get better.”

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among the final 15 players for the United States U-15 national team.

Ortiz is the only representative from New Jersey on the squad, which will play in the World Baseball Classic tournament in Mazatlan, Mexico, beginning next week.

The team is currently en route to play exhibition games at Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, before heading to Mexico for the tourney that begins in 10 days.

Ortiz liked his chances to make the team once he got to the trials in North Carolina.

“I went in there pretty confident,” Ortiz said. “From the first couple of days, I knew it was not like any other tryout I had ever been to. All 40 kids there were very good players, so I just focused on being myself and focused on pitching like I knew I could. I just had to focus on myself and not

worry about everyone else.”

While Ortiz both pitched and played the field as a freshman at St. Joseph of Montvale, he was strictly a pitcher for the Team USA trials.

“Everything felt fine,” Ortiz said. “I really felt better than I did pitching my freshman year of varsity. The competition was better, because the players make more contact. After all, these are the best hitters in the country. I didn’t want to put any more pressure on myself.

I just had to trust myself and trust my stuff.”

Ortiz said that he relies on a two-seam and four-seam fastball, as well as a change-up and a curve.

But over the summer, Ortiz has also developed a cut-fastball, a la Mariano Rivera, that he has had success with.

“I learned the cutter over the summer,” Ortiz said. “One of the scouts saw me at the tricontinued next page

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als and said that the pitch had so much of a natural cut, that if I knew how to control it, it would become a good pitch for me. So for the last two weeks, that’s what I’ve been working on. It’s now a pitch that I can go to and use a lot.”

Ortiz said that he was a still a little shell-shocked to be selected among the top 15 players his age in the entire

country.

“It’s a very big honor,” said Ortiz, who was born in Belleville and played Little League baseball there before moving to Nutley a few years ago. “I’m very excited. I can’t wait to get there. Of course, it’s a big honor to be playing in Chase Field on a big league field. It’s all great for me.”

Ortiz said that he doesn’t

think he’ll face undue pressure as a high school sophomore next spring, knowing full well he was a Team USA selection this summer.

“I don’t think it’s any added pressure,” Ortiz said. “I think it’s a good thing. I think it’s a great honor. It just makes me come back and work even harder, to pitch the way I did last season and maybe even

better.”

Ortiz likes having the Team USA distinction.

“I’m going there to represent my country, represent New Jersey and of course, St. Joseph’s,” Ortiz said. “I also represent Nutley as well.”

The entire process has caught Ortiz by surprise.

“In June, I actually had no clue about all of this,” Ortiz

said. “My dad heard about the tryouts, so I came. I just kept working and one thing led to another. It’s really amazing. I’m just happy to be here, happy to get the chance to make new friends here and have a little fun.”

And take in the sights of Mexico as well. Not a bad way to spend a summer vacation.

Residents from The Observer coverage area have been recognized for making the dean’s list at the following schools: Loyola University, Baltimore, Md.: Brandon Alano and Laura Andrews, both of Nutley, Katelyn Feliciano of

Bloomfield and Molly Howell of Kearny.

Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa.: Kelsey Langenfeld of Bloomfield.

The College of New Jersey, Ewing: Mark Lodato of Lyndhurst; Nirali Vyas, John Irvine and Vanessa Silva, all of

Kearny; Lindsay Ryder, Casey O’Mara, Jun Wei Zhang, Chloe Salzman, Dana SanGiacomo, Deanna La Rosa, Annette Califano and Brandon Cresci,

all of Nutley; Eric Schmitt and Kristen Stefanelli, both of Belleville; David Susling, Ian Penrose, Brendan Owens, Vincent Albano, Kimberly Ho

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Seven Bloomfield residents were among the 92 graduates at Mount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell, commencement held June 1.

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Two yards down, a shed perched on the rear edge of the property line started slipping over.

Sometime in early spring, Villalta recalled, the company sent another work crew to install a “safety” orange plastic fence along the edge of the property which, Villalta said, offered little

security, especially with “a lot of kids who use our yard.”

A bit later, as reinforcement, the company also put up a chain link fence which Villalta said was “stretched out,” without metal poles to anchor the fence end to end.

Recently, Villalta said, Harrison Equipment auctioned off much of its inventory and is seeking a buyer for its property so he’s wondering “who’s going to take responsibililty” for the wall. Last week, Koones said that Custom Bandag, a local tire and truck repair shop, “is buying the property and he’s taking over responsibility for the wall after he gets

environmental approvals from the state” for a cleanup of the site.

As Bergen St. residents wait, Eleanor Villalta lamented the loss of several rose bushes and decorative brick latticework from the back of the yard that had to go when the wall was removed.

And, about a month ago, neighbor Susan Meneses of 515 Bergen said she was told by the company that she had to take down her backyard shed, because “they were going to be starting to work on [restoring] the wall,” forcing her to place storage items on her newly sodded lawn.

Locals get college degrees Area residents recently graduated from the following schools: Marymount University, Arlington, Va., awarded a degree in nursing from the university’s accelerated B.S.N. program to Jennifer Bonomo of Lyndhurst.

Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y., conferred a J.D. degree on Alyssa Flaherty of Nutley.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies to Derek Gibson of Bloomfield.

Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, granted degrees to Michelle Florea, Clariza A. Abad, Sherlley D. Alvarez, Rebeca S. Escobar and Gabrielle Valverde, all of Kearny.

Florea earned a B.A. in print and digital media, Abad received a B.S. in nursing, Alvarez received a B.S. in marketing, Escobar earned a B.A. in political science and Valverde graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in video game design.

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ferred a Bachelor of Arts degree on Alexa Canales of Kearny.

Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pa., awarded Kim Lovejoy of Nutley a Bachelor of Science degree in music education.

Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., granted a Bachelor of Science degree in biology to Daniel Gilmour of Bloomfield.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., conferred a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in professional photographic illustration to Brenda Bingham of Nutley.

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conversation with the mayor about that and it’s possible that we may see something happen around the first of the year.”

Abruscato, son of former Township Commissioner and current Board of Education vice president Joseph Abruscato, has already graduated from the police academy, having served the past year and a half as a police officer in Bergen County. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s in national security studies, both from New Jersey City University in Jersey City.

“He will go on the road immediately,” said O’Connor.

Giangeruso, whose dad Charles is a retired deputy chief with the Lyndhurst PD and whose brother Charles is a Lyndhurst police officer, has an associate degree in

criminal justice from Bergen County Community College and is pursuing a B.A. in psychology at Montclair University where he’s a dean’s list student, according to O’Connor. He’s a cousin of Mayor Robert Giangeruso, a former Lyndhurst deputy police chief.

“Law enforcement has been in my family forever,” Michael Giangeruso told The Observer. When asked

whether he felt any pressure to follow the blue path, though, “Not in any regard,” was the rookie’s reply. “I’m just altruistic,” he said. “I enjoy helping people.”

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from the DOC, O’Connor noted.

James, who attended the University of New Haven in Connecticut, holds a New Jersey teaching certificate.

With his new appointment, James said he was “happy to be further along in my law enforcement career.”

White has served as a member of the Lyndhurst Police Auxiliary and has a B.A. in criminal justice from Montclair State University and Giunta is pursuing a degree in criminal justice.

“I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement,” Giunta told a reporter. “I love the work and I look forward to a long career.”

Also beaming was White, who, after being handed his badge, said he was “on cloud 9. I’ve worked for the department as a maintenance officer, in charge of the vehicle fleet, traffic signs and barricades, as a member of the police auxiliary for several years. I’ve been the court bailiff. I’ve played sports

here – baseball, basketball – and I want to give back to my community what they gave to me.”

Addressing the crowd of relatives, fellow officers, township officials and well-wishers, including Rutherford Police Chief John Russo, attending last Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony, O’Connor said the five new hires were judged to be the best of some 100 applicants for the job.

O’Connor reminded the rookies of the challenges they’ll be facing. “You’ll be a “teacher, parent, problem solver, negotiator and be expected to solve everyone’s problem in several minutes,” he said.

Remember, O’Connor told the rookies, an officer has to react to a situation in a clearheaded fashion with no emotion. “There are no do-overs. … Go out in our community and enforce the law. But also be good to your families, your friends and your neighbors. Become proud members of this profession.”

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Additional robberies to The government said that which the government has Mojica could draw a maxilinked Mojica include these: mum penalty of 20 years in New Barbershop, Sept. 14, 2012; a “gambling operation,” prison on the conspiracy and Sept. 2012; Amcare Pharmacy, robbery charges and that the discharging a firearm charge Nov. 13, 2012; Summer Pharcarries a “minimum conmacy, Dec. 11, 2012; Commusecutive term of 10 years in nity Health Pharmacy, Jan. 19, 2013; Delson Jewelry, Feb. prison and a maximum of life 8, 2013; Forest Hill Pharmacy, in prison.”

“Each of these charges April 4, 2013; Harris Pharmacarries a statutory maximum cy, April 16, 2013; and Delta Gas Station, April 19, 2013, all fine of $250,000,” the governin Newark; and Montgomery ment said.

Mojica, who has waived Pharmacy, Jersey City, April prosecution by indictment, 15, 2013. will be sentenced Dec. 8 beAccording to the govfore Judge Pisano in Trenton. ernment, “Mojica and his Fishman credited special conspirators robbed each of these establishments at gun- agents with the FBI, under the direction of Special point, stealing cash, oxycodone pills, jewelry and other Agent in Charge Aaron T. items.” And, the government Ford in Newark, with the investigation leading to the said that at the time of the plea. He also thanked the robbery of the Delta Gas Station, 466 Bloomfield Ave., Newark, Harrison and Jersey City Police Departments for Newark, “… Mojica fired a their work on the case. .45-caliber semi-automatic

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ment about the incident and a parks crew was due to deal with the nest in the morning.

The female victim, who was examined by the Nutley Volunteer Emergency Response Service, told police she’d follow up with her personal doctor.

Other incidents logged by police during the past week included the following:

told police a customer who bought a vehicle gave two checks for $2,000 and $5,000 as a deposit that didn’t clear.

After calling to verify the buyer’s place of employment, the manager was told the buyer isn’t currently working there. The buyer, who applied for a loan, has possession of the vehicle which is valued at $19,532.

Police said the credit manager asked the buyer to reJuly 21 turn the vehicle or to make A resident of a senior good on the $2,500 deposit. citizen home was the would- Police said they left a phone be victim of an apparent message for the buyer, who, attempted scam. Police said they learned through the the resident got a call on state Motor Vehicle Comtheir cellular phone from an mission, has a suspended unknown person who said driver’s license. Police adtheir daughter had been kid- vised the credit manager to napped and would be killed send a certified letter to the unless her father came buyer to forward the money. up with $1,500. The caller The case is still open, police claimed to be the brother of said. someone who was involved in a motor vehicle accident July 24 with the resident’s daughAt 8:45 a.m., police reter. Police said the resident sponded to a Nutley Ave. called the daughter and location on a call about learned she was fine and a neighbors’ dispute. A hadn’t been in an accident. resident griped that their After doing an internet backyard neighbor has been search of the incoming banging on their fence at all phone number, police said hours of the day and night they found multiple comand on this date, made the plaints logged about similar noise at 1 and 3 a.m. and efforts to collect ransom again, just before officers arpayments for family memrived. The resident said the bers allegedly being held neighbor also harasses them hostage. Efforts by police to with verbal tirades outside. reach someone through that Police cautioned the neighnumber were unavailaing. bor to cease the annoying behavior.

July 23 Someone used a paint At 8:38 p.m., police remarker to scrawl a derogasponded to a Washington tory message on the driver’s Ave. gas station where the side portion of the front attendant told them that windshield of a vehicle after they’d pumped $38 parked on Oakridge Ave., worth of gas into a newer police said. The incident model Honda Civic with no was reported at 1:30 p.m. plates, closed the gas cap and walked to the driver’s At 3:15 p.m., a Wayne Place side window to collect the resident reported that some- money, the driver took off, one had slashed flat the last seen heading south on rear passenger side tire of Washington. The driver was their vehicle and left scratch described as a white female, marks on the vehicle’s rear possibly in her 20s, with panel. shoulder-length hair. Police planned to review surveilAt 6:57 p.m., a Washinglance tape with the attenton Ave. business reported dant to try and come up getting stuck with bad with an ID of the driver. checks. The credit manager – Ron Leir

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Leppard and baby sister Helen Thermon Francis Brooks of Teresa.

Kearny died on July 24 at the A beloved sister and aunt, West Hudson/Alaris Continuafter retiring she moved to ing Care Center in Kearny. He Rumson to be near her survivwas 85. ing sister Victoria Mazurczyk Arrangements were by the Aleniewski. She is also surThiele-Reid Family Funeral vived by her nieces and nephHome, 585 Belgrove Drive, ews: Monika Mazurczyk and Kearny. A funeral service was husband Joseph Garipoli of held from the funeral home, West Long Branch, Thaddeus followed by entombment in Mazurczyk and wife Stacy of Holy Cross Cemetery, North Josephine Helene “Josie” Littleton, Col., Victoria CarArlington.

Aleniewski, 88, of Rumson, for- lin and husband Benjamin of Born in Newark, Mr. Brooks merly of Harrison, died peaceBedford, N.Y., and Suzanne was the son of Milton and fully on Tuesday, July 22, due to Mazurczyk of Wall; Lauren and Bridget ( nee Garside) Brooks. dysphagia complications from husband Bob (“Karl”) Cottone A resident of Kearny since his a neurological condition known of Hightstown, John and wife marriage in 1951, Mr. Brooks as PSP (an atypical ParkinsonMarybeth of Lawrenceville, attended the Newark public ism syndrome).

Dr. Stephanie Friedfeld and schools and served honorably Born in Women’s and Chilhusband Dr. Dale Schrum of in the U.S. Army during the Kodren’s Hospital, Newark, she Jacksonville, Fla., Robert Fried- rean War. He pursued a career attended Harrison High School, feld and wife Sue of Nacogdowith the U.S. Postal Service for graduating with honors. She ches, Texas, and Eric Friedfeld most of his life. worked as an R.N. for 40 years, and wife Maggie of Warwick, Mr. Brooks was a member receiving her nursing degree in R.I.; Maureen Schroeder and for over 60 years of the Frobish1949 from St. Michael’s Hoshusband Harvey of Spring Lake, er Post No. 99 American Legion pital, Newark, where she was George Leppard and wife Cathy and the V.F.W. Post 1302, both trained by the nuns and later of Brielle, Dr. John Leppard and of Kearny, as well as a memworked as an OR nurse in the wife Joanne of Huntington, N.Y. ber of the Disabled American hospital as well as a private The funeral was conducted Veterans and the Korean War duty nurse. from the Mulligan Funeral Veterans. He enjoyed fishing A longtime resident of HarHome, 331 Cleveland Ave., and was a lifelong honorary rison, she served as a Board Harrison, on July 26. A Mass member of the Schuyler Tuna of Health nurse and as school of Christian burial was offered Fishing Club. nurse in Holy Cross School. at Our Lady of Czestochowa Surviving are his sons, ClifShe was also a member of the Roman Catholic Church, ford J., Kevin M., Christopher St. Michael’s Nurses’ Alumni Harrison, on July 26, followed J., and Martin G.; his daughAssociation. by interment in Holy Cross ters Leslie Oxenham, Pamela She loved learning and Cemetery, North Arlington. A Brooks, Lisa Fitzmaurice, and continued her studies at memorial service will be held at Cynthia Orr; and 13 grandchilMarymount College in ManHoly Cross Church, Ward Ave., dren. hattan and encouraged others Rumson, on a future date to be to get their education. Josie announced. For information or St. Jude was a passionate reader and directions, please visit www.

O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great frequented the Harrison Public mulliganfuneralhome.org. in virtue and rich in miracles. Near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all Library. She also enjoyed travel In lieu of flowers, donations who invoke your special patronage in time abroad with friends and family may be made to The Foundaof need, to you I have recourse from the to various destinations such as tion for PSP, also known as depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to Yugoslavia, England, Italy, Swit- PSP.org, or Our Lady of Czemy assistance. Help me in my present and zerland, Greece and Poland. stochowa Church, Harrison, urgent petition. In return, I promise to make She loved New York for both Kosciuszko Foundation, New your name known and cause you to be invoked. Saint Jude pray for us and all who fashion and culture. She would York, Piast Institute, Hamtraminvoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Famarch up and down Fifth Aveck, Mich., St. Michael’s Nurses thers, Hail Mary’s and Glorias. Publication nue to “study” the windows and Alumni Association or Marymust be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request even attended FIT one summer. mount Manhattan College, N.Y. granted.

Most of all she enjoyed the R.I. opera, ballet and classical music Thermon Francis Brooks at Lincoln Center and sharing these experiences with her nieces and nephews. Proud of her Polish heritage, she served 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison many years as secretary of the Licensed Funeral Directors serving your needs include: Pro-Arte League of the Kosciuszko Foundation of which Frank X. Mulligan III, Manager, NJ Lic. 4221 her parents were founding Frank X. Mulligan, Jr., NJ Lic. 2953 members.

Private Parking at 10 Frank Rodgers Blvd. North Josie was predeceased by her parents George and Wladyslawa Aleniewski, her sisters visit us at: www.mulliganfuneralhome.org Dr. Monica Aleniewski, Jane

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In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Korean War Veterans Association, P.O. Box 407, Charleston, Ill. 61920-0407.

William J. Burke William “Bill” J. Burke, 64, of Nutley, formerly of Kearny, died on July 22.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral service was held from the funeral home, followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mr. Burke was a lab technician with Anheuser-Busch, Newark, for five years.

He was the father of Billy Burke Jr. (Tracey), Laura Burke and Dana Sblendorio; brother of Kathy Corbo and the late Theresa Burke Palumbo and grandfather of Noah, Mackenzie, Jake, Mia and Gavin. He was the companion of Nancy Ulrich. He is also survived by three nieces.

Paul A. Hettesheimer Sr. Paul A. Hettesheimer Sr., 84, died on July 27.

Relatives and friends may visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home. 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny on Tuesday, July 29, from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held from the funeral home on Wednesday, July 30, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Paul was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He later lived in Newark before moving to North Arlington 45 years ago.

He served in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Hettesheimer was a tech specialist for W.H. Linen in Clifton for the last 20 years and was still actively employed before his passing.

He is survived by his four adoring children Elizabeth “Betty” Donigian (Stephan), Judy Gann (Dave), Paul A. Hettesheimer, Jr. (Patty) and Mark J. Hettesheimer, Sr. (June).

He will be deeply missed by his 15 grandchildren and 21 greatgrandchildren. He also leaves see OBITS page

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You will feel as if friends of family have taken over when you entrust funeral arrangements to the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home. The family-owned firm has been in business for 75 years, serving generations in West Hudson and South Bergen. Its beautiful facilities, in a setting reminiscent of a colonial mansion, reflect the graciousness and tact of its understanding personnel.

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HT/HW included $1300/month.Avl. Jan. 1st 862-201-6166.

BELLEVILLE 2 BR modern apt.

With Central air & Heat.

Parking Space. 1 ½ month’s security. No pets. Avl. Now. 201-424-0957.

BELLEVILLE 1 BR in apartment building. $850 includes HT/HW. No pets.

(201)998-9465 BELLEVILLE 16 Howard Place. off Washington Avenue. 3 rooms.

1 BR. $850/month HT/HW included.

(973)801-5900

E. nEwaRK E.NEWARK 2 bedroom, kitchen, LR. No pets. No smoking. $1150/month. 1 month security.

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(862)371-3582

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HARRISON 2 bedrooms, kitchen, LR, bathroom.

Recently renovated.

Close to PATH. Available.

(201)376-3184

HARRISON Brand new 2 BR apt. Master BR, w/full bath, secondary bedroom w/full bath, office/den, kitchen and dinette, LR. Dishwasher, refrigerator, stove and ceiling fans are provided. W/D hook-up in laundry room. FREE cable TV with premium channels. HT/HW and C/A NOT included.

Close to PATH/NJ Transit/I-95/280. $1650/month.

(973)485-4105.

HARRISON 4 Bedroom, 2 baths.

Single family house. $2,000/month + utilities. 1 ½ months security. No pets. No smoking. 1 yr. lease required. Avl. Now. (973)610-5858

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HARRISON 5 room apt. 3 BR’s. 1st floor. 6 family home. $1,100 + utilities.

Walking Distance to PATH. (973)953-5031

KEARNY 3 room apt., 1 BR, 3rd fl. Stove & Refrigerator. HT/HW supplied. Avl. July 15th.

No pets. $875/month.

1-½ months security. Call 201-913-7295 201-970-2435.

KEARNY 3 modern room apt. 1 Bedroom, Ground Fl. Hardwood floors, Tiled Kitchen, A/C & Fridge Supplied.

Laundry Facilities.

Close to NY Transportation. $925/month + Utilties.

908-240-9302.

Avl. August 1st.

KEARNY 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1st floor.

HT/HW supplied.

Available August 1st.

Call Monday-Thursday (201) 991-8681

HARRISON 1 BR apt. ground fl.

Newer house.

Off street parking.

Stove, refrigerator & 2 wall A/C’s included.

Separate utilities. No pets.

Smoke free environment.

1 ½ months security. Avl Sept. 1st. Call 973-481-1721 leave message.

HARRISON 2 BR, 1 Bath, $1,225/month. 1 ½ months security.

HT/HW included.

Available 9/1. No pets.

No smoking. Call (973)483-4268 between 10am-5pm.

KEaRny KEARNY Newly renovated, hardwood floors.

Laundry onsite.HT/HW included. 2 BR start at $985. 1 BR start at $825. Jr.1 BR start at $750. (201)289-7096

KEARNY Convenient Location Large 3R, 1BR, includes HT/HW $925/month + security.

(512) 994-4986 KEARNY ELM COURT Kearny’s Best Kept secret 732 Elm St. 1 BR for $850 NYC Commuter Bldg Call Alan (201)955-4334 or PJ (973)922-1555 ext 1 Affiliated Mgmt.

KEARNY 1 BR. 3rd fl.

In Apt. building.

Steps to Bus stop.

Separate utilities.

Available August 1st.

(973)951-7385

KEARNY 2 BR, LR/DR, kitchen. No pets. Apt. use only. $1,200/month. 1 ½ months security.

Available immediately.

201-306-8148.

KEARNY Arlington Area. 5 rooms, 1 bath.

1-1/2 months security. $1200 + utilities. No pets. (201) 213-1871

KEARNY 4 rent By Owner 2 & 3 BR Apts.

Newly Renovated. All Units Have W/D Hook up & Basement Storage. Most units have A/C. Rents Range from $950$1150 + Utilities. 1 ½ months security. Close to NY Transportation.

No pets. Call 201-998-8226.

Between the hours 6am-4pm.

MondayFriday for Appt.

KEARNY 2nd Fl. 2 BR, $1,300/month.

HT/HW Supplied. 1 ½ months security. No pets. Avl. July 15th.

(201)991-5968 KEARNY Freshly painted, 3 bedrooms, EIK, DR, LR, bathroom. No pets. No smoking. No utilities included. $1300/month + 1-1/2 months security deposit.

(201)926-9511 KEARNY 2 family, 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, large kitchen, LV and DR. $1,200/mo. + utilities. Require 1½ security.

No pets allowed.

Available August 1st . Call 908-370-4444 for appointment.

KEARNY 4 beautiful rooms apt. Available August 1st. Separate utilities. 1-1/2 months security.

No pets.

(201)998-3284 (201)406-2413 KEARNY 1st floor, 6 room apt. $1200/month, 1-1/2 months security.

Separate utilities. No pets. Available August 1st.

(201)640-3681 (201)997-1118 KEARNY 2nd fl. 2 BR, Arlington section. Avl. Aug. 1st. $1,200/month. Close to transportation. No pets. (201)362-2264

KEARNY 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, DR/den, LR, kitchen, backyard.

Pets ok. $1000/month.

Separate utilities. 1 month security.

Available August 1st.

(201)348-1419

KEARNY 3rd fl. 3 BR, 1 bath. Avl. Now. $1,300/month.

1 month security. Call (201)622-8315

KEARNY 5 room apt.

2 BR. 2nd fl. No pets.

Supply own utilities. $1,020/month. 1 ½ months security.

Laurel Ave. Call between 9am-5pm (201)804-8077

KEARNY Arlington Area. 1 bedroom apt in classic building, wood kitchen cabinets, stove, refrigerator, ceramic tile floor, hardwood floor in hall, bedroom & LR. 4 closets, laundry in building. No pets. No smoking. Blocks to NYC bus, close to NYC train. $890/month + utilities. Security $1335.

Available September 1st.

Application fee $25.

Credit check required.

Call (551)226-0566

KEARNY Large 1 BR apt.

Loft style.

Featuring open floor plan, high ceiling, large windows, H/W floor throughout, New ceramis style in bath.

New kitchen, Ceiling fans in each room. $1,200/month + security & utilities. No pets. 201-991-6942.

KEARNY Completely renovated. 2 BR,, H/W floors. C/A & Heat. 2 car parking. With W/D. Close to school & transportation. 1 ½ months security. Avl. Now. 973-634-5485.

KEARNY 3 room apt., 1 BR, 1st fl. Stove, Refrigerator & HT/HW supplied.

Available September 1. No pets.

1-1/2 months security.

(201)913-7295 (201)970-2435 KEARNY 1 BR Apt. Located 1 block from City hall. H/W floors.

HT/HW included. $950/month. 1 month security. No pets. For more Info. Call Carlos (201)306-2994 KEARNY 2 BR Apt. HT/HW included. 1 ½ months security. No pets. $1,000/month.

Available Now. (973)393-4703 KEARNY 1 BR apt. nice area. $925/month + Utilities. 1 month security.

No pets.

Available Immediately.

(201)214-4915 KEARNY Modern large apt. 3 bedrooms, LR, DR, large kitchen, 2 full baths. Lots of closets, hardwood floors, laundry hookup, 1 car garage, 1 parking space.

Separate utilities. No pets. Available August 1st. (201)725-1212

To place an ad call: 201-991-1600 classified@theobserver.com ApArtments for rent lynDHURsT LYNDHURST 2nd fl. 1 BR apt. Private House.

H/W floors, $1000/mo + 1 month security.

HT/HW included.

Small pet ok.

201-575-5270.

LYNDHURST 3 BR, 2 baths, C/A, HT. No pets. $2,100/month + utilities.

1 month security. Avl. August 1st. 201-804-6307

LYNDHURST 604 New Jersey Ave. off ridge rd. Ground fl.

3 BR, LR, EIK. Close to bus & train station.

No pets. Available September 1st.

Call 9am-5pm after seeing the area.

(201)655-4663

n. aRlingTOn N.ARLINGTON 1 Bedroom Apt. HT/HW included.

Parking space. No pets.

201-342-2206.

N.ARLINGTON Immaculate 2 bedrooms, DR, LR, EIK. 2nd floor. No pets. $1050/month + utilities. Near NYC trans. (201)747-4167

N.ARLINGTON

Recently renovated apts.

• 1 bdrm, 1st flr. Avail immed. $900/mo + sec. + util.

• 2 bdrms, C/A, free parking spot. $1300/mo + sec. + utilities. Avail immed.

(201) 966-8095

THERE IS A $10 CANCELLATION FEE, WHEN AN AD IS CANCELLED BEFORE ITS FIRST RUN

ApArtments for rent N.ARLINGTON Rutherford Place, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom.

Heat not included.

Available August 15th. $925/month. 1 month security.

(201)997-1788

N.ARLINGTON Spacious 2 BR Apt. $1,400/month + utilities.

1 month security.

No pets.

Available August 5th.

(201)889-2709

N.ARLINGTON 1 BR apt. HT/HW included, No pets. Plenty of parking. Close to NY Transportation. $1,000/month.

1 month security.

Available now.

(973)444-9833

N.ARLINGTON 2nd Fl. Of 2 Family, 5 rooms. $1,400 + utilities. No Pets.

201-450-1370

n. nEwaRK

N.NEWARK Section 8 Welcomed. 3 Bedroom Apt. Newly Renovated.

New Bath, New Kitchen, 1st fl. 412 Woodside Ave. Call (973)202-8580 (973)925-3812

N.NEWARK Totally renovated studio apt. $775/month, 1 month security.

Utilities included.

Available now. No pets. No smoking.

(973)752-6877 call after 4:30pm

RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD 1 BR Garden Apt. Available 1st of September. $925 HT/HW included.

No Pets.

(201)450-1370

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CLASSIFIEDS

Autos for sALe

BusIness for sALe

ConDo for rent

offICe spACe for rent

room for rent

2013 White Ford Truck, E350 Cargo Ecoline Van Super Duty, refrigerated, extended, 12,000 miles, thermo king V300.

Ref. unit, completely insulated interior, power locks, air conditioning, back up sensors, overnight plug. Call Al (201) 889-3114

Hair salon for sale 2,000 sq. ft. 6 cutting chairs. 8 Full manicure chairs. 4 pedicure chairs. 2 wax rooms. 1 Steticas & massage room. Property in red bank.

Contact: Brothers Commercial Brokers.

Charles Frank 732-747-5575.

NUTLEY 1 BR, LR, DR, Recently updated.

Mahogany floors, W/D, C/A, Close to NY Transportation.

No pets. $1500/mo. 1-½ months security. Avl. August 15th (201)424-5722

KEARNY Professional Commercial (2 locations available).

Office space on Kearny Avenue.

Immediate occupancy.

Close to NYC, public transportation, PATH, DeCamp, NJ Transit bus lines.

1,100 sq.ft.(corner) $2500/month + 1-1/2 months security, 1 to 5 year lease. 1,000 sq.ft. $2300/month + 1-1/2 months security, 1 to 5 year lease. Call Silvina (201) 456-2540

HARRISON Room f/rent, share kitchen, responsible. 1 month security.

Available immediately. Se habla español.

(973)420-7451

BuILDInG for sALe

1990 Dodge Van, 1,600 miles. Asking price $1,200. Please call (201) 991-1788 (201) 362-7475.

Special Moments Promo!

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EmplOymEnT

Totally renovated mixed use property w/2 apts. & 1 store.

Great location for business & to live.

Currently vacant.

Asking $309,00 For more information call (973) 930-6277

EmplOymEnT

ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE We have an opening for an aggressive energetic self-starter to sell newspaper advertising.

Duties include servicing existing account, calling inactive accounts, and generating new business while making friends.

Family owned and operated 126 years.

Team oriented environment.

You have the ambition and we will train.

High Commission Must have transportation.

Fax resume to: 201-991-8941 or E-mail: jobs@theobserver.com

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

for sALe RENTERS Stop Paying your Landlord’s Mortgage.

Free report reveals How Easy it is to Buy Your Own Home. www.stoppayrent.net Free recorded message 877-409-5775 ID#1001 Exit Golden Realty

HALL for rent Party Hall For Rent • Affordable • A/C • Nice Setting 201-889-6677 201-572-1839 House for sALe BELLEVILLE Nutley border, single family home. 2 BR, 2 full baths, finished basement, large backyard, quiet neighborhood. Close to NYC & Public transportation. $239,900 Negotiable, as is. No realtors.

973-747-7654

lOans Unlimited Money Available for any Business Purpose. $50,000 up.

Call 973-350-9932 or write:

The Thorntown Co. 590 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, NJ 07003.

offICe spACe for rent Ridge Road Office in N.Arlignton.

1 room office w/parking, great building $550/month. Owner (201)280-7483

N.ARLINGTON

2 for the price of 1. Office/apt, excellent location for any profession.

Will upgrade for right tenant. $1400/month.

(201)933-0364

pets for sALe Maximus is a 6 month of full breed beagle, loves dogs and people & and needs lots of play and attention. If interested call 862-202-7660.

Mami 11 year old tabby cat needs a loving and calm home.

Very gentle and great around people, But not with pets. Enjoys lying near open windows. If interested call 862-202-7660

personALs LIstInGs Nice looking man, looking for nice woman. Must be over 60 w/no children.

(973) 715-9586

Single man, healthy, secure, Spanish/English speaking lady, physically fit. Attractive 45-50 years old. For lasting relationship.

201-406-9443

room for rent KEARNY Furnished room for gentleman, Kitchen privileges, everything supplied.

Security required. Call 201-991-3289.

BELLEVILLE Furnished room f/rent.

Male preferred.

Responsible.

No kitchen. Avail immed.

(973)332-5613

spACe for rent 3 spaces for rent Storage, furniture, good for contractors. $350/month. Private & Safe area. Avl. Now. 201-997-2135 201-913-5305.

store for rent BLOOMFIELD Retail store for lease. Corner store avl. No food Please. Avl. June 1st.

800sq ft. private parking lot available.

Call 973-566-0333.

Kearny – 21 Kearny Ave. storefront for rent. Basement storage & bathroom.

Formerly a nail & hair salon. $1,200/month.

201-306-4051

empLoyment/ HeLp wAnteD Drivers CDL A/B Call today start tomorrow, Great Pay & Benefits.

201-991-1586.

Now Hiring!

Property inspectors FT/PT in your area.

Full, free training provided. msangelabove@ comcast.net (732)766-4425 ask for Mel

Stewarts Root Beer Now Hiring for season Cooks, Waitresses & Waiters Apply in person 938 Passaic Ave Kearny, NJ

(201)998-0600

Full time Landscaper w/experience. Must have clean drivers license. Call 201-998-1262

empLoyment/ HeLp wAnteD

Kitchen help wanted in local restaurant Tues-Sun. 614 Schuyler ave North Arlington 201 997-8778

Auto Body Combo Tech needed. Must speak English.

(201)997-9000

Help Wanted to install seamless gutter, experience needed. Must have valid Drivers License.

1(800) 479-3262 or (201) 954-4287

Onsite Truck & Auto repair company looking for parts driver & mechanic with background in diesel. clean license.

201-401-2645

To place an ad call: 201-991-1600 classified@theobserver.com AutomoBILes wAnteD

$300-$500 PAID For any Junk, Van or Truck.

Paid Cash!

888-869-5865

J & F TOWING CA$H 4 JUNK

CAR$ $200-$500 PAID ON THE SPOT. FREE TOWING 201-428-0441 ANY CAR, VAN OR TRUCK. NO TITLE, NO KEYS, NO PROBLEM. CArpet CLeAnInG Carpet Cleaning Residential & Commercial Deep Steam Cleaning Area rugs & Wall To Wall Free Estimates 201-887-8212

CLeAnInG servICes Light assembly & warehouse work.

Company located near Mill St., Belleville.

Must speak Both English & Spanish. $9.00/hr. to start.

Call 973-482-8603

Roofers wanted full time for shingles and torch down.

Mechanics & laborers 5 years minimum experience.

Serious Inquiries Only. Contact 973-481-9319

Dental office seeks full-time, matureminded person for front desk and chair side duties. No nights or weekends.

Fax Resume to (201) 997-1166 and we will contact you to arrange interview.

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Annie’s Cleaning Service Homes, offices. Move in-out cleaning.

Gift Certificates Avail.

Excellent references 973-667-6739 862-210-0681

Couple from Poland will clean houses, apartment, offices.

References.

(201)997-4932 Leave message

Will clean your home!

Our prices are reasonable; we are experienced cleaner, on time and reliable.

For more information call (201)702-9467 and ask for Mary.

cOnsTRUcTiOn Zamora Construction • Steps • Bricks •? Blocks • Sidewalks •? Pavers?

Fully ins. ? Free estmts ? Se Habla Español Lic#13VH08018600

201-515-4670 201-889-8112

seAmLess Gutters D. FITZGERALD Seamless Gutters Installed.

Gutters Cleaned We-R- Also Dennie’s Painting & Roofing Slate Roofs repaired.

1(800)479-3262

HanDyman “Chris The Handyman” For your home repairs and Outdoor Power Equipment Services (201) 694-0258 DO IT ALL Interior/Exterior new & repairs. All types of carpentry. Reasonable rates, quality work, reliable, experienced.

13VH06620900 (201)991-3223 “Fair Deal Dan” Painting, Sheetrock, Plastering, Odd Jobs, Flooring, Windows and Doors, Plumbing, replace water heater, leaky faucets, tile work for floors, bathrooms, kitchen, counter tops and granite.

Lic#V203575 (201)448-1563 NUWAY HOME IMPROVEMENT (201) 380-1313 Handyman work on your home, so you don’t worry how it’s done, all phases of construction.

HeAtInG & CooLInG P&M Mechanical LLC Heating/AC Service, Maintenance & Replacements Fully Insured Free Estimates (201)686-1269

Home Improvement Angel Martinez Construction LLC Chimney specialist relining* Chimney * Caps * Roof Leaks * Water Proofing * Dampers * Cleanings * Flashings * All types of Masonry: Chimney * Rebuild * Repairs * Stucco, Roofing, Siding & Steps: New and Repairs Gutter Service Fully Ins. And License (201) 952-0076

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Home Improvement

FENIELLO CONTRACTING LLC. BASEMENT RENOVATIONS NO MORE WASTED SPACE. Baths, Kitchens, Deck, Painting. All types of Home Improvement. Quality work fair prices.

Fully insured.

Lic# 13vh03006100 (201) 906-2422

FM Property Home Repairs & Improvements • Kitchens • Bathrooms • Doors • Floors • Windows • Painting • Decks All types of repairs Lic. # 13VH05674000

Fully Insured

201-428-7160

www.repairsbyfm.com fred@repairsbyfm.com

G & R Builders Roofing, Siding, Windows/Doors, Decks, Painting, Tiles & Masonry, Sheet Rock. All types of Carpentry.

Lic. #13VH02536200 Free Estimates 20% Senior Citizen Discounts

(201) 893-0656

Handyman Star All inside or outside repairs. Windows, painting, sheetrock, carpentry, masonry, and decks. No job too big or small. Free estimates.

Tom (201)4245042

LAnDsCApInG/ DesIGn

pAIntInG & DeCorAtInG

A1 Affordable Landscaping Weekly maintenance • Busch Trimming • CleanUps • Design For free estimates call (201)998-1262

Bills Interior Painting & Repairs. Free Estimates (973)801-9487

Andriello Lanscaping Contruction Design Maint/Clean Ups Shrub Triming Grass Cutting Lic. 13VH04443200 (201) 939-7308

Chris Painting

Copacabana Landscaping

* Lawn Maintenance * Spring Clean-up * Design Retaining Walls • Pavers * Tree Service • Fences Installed Free Estimates & fully Ins.

Eder (201) 997-9271 www.copacabana landscaping.com

LADYBUG Landscapes Inc.

• Design • Construct • Maintain • Paving Demolition-Commercial (201)804-0587 (201)655-1938

MARIO ESPOSITO

LANDSCAPING LLC Spring Clean-Up Lawn maintenance Top Soil • Mulch Free Estimates (201)438-3991

masOnRy G&T Mason Contractors Retaining Walls • Brick • Block • Stone Work • Patio • Roof • Siding. All type of Masonry Work.

Free Estimates Fully Insured 30 yrs Experience 973-803-0556 Giuliano Turano

pAIntInG & DeCorAtInG Ranne Tile & Home Improvement Ceramic Tile Repairs • Walls & Floors • Big & Small • Regrouting • Caulking • Repair soap dishes • Tile Floors.

Free Est. Fully Ins. (201)355-8489

Sal Mazzola Home Improvement • Steps • Windows • Doors • Additions All type of home repair need.

(201)997-6656 (201)280-0600

CLASSIFIEDS

Alexander Painting, Decorating Sheet Rock/drywall. Skim coat, tape & tackle. Water damage. Wallpaper remove. 15+years of experience. Free estimates.

(973) 985-6644

ANDREAS PAINTING

Professional House Painter 165 Interior & Exterior Printing-Plastering-Taping Free Estimates

(201)997-0706

Speak slow on answer machine please

Interior/Exterior • Water damage • Sheetrock Aluminum siding spray Referrals Licensed Fully Insured Owner Operated • Free Est. (201)896-0292

Classic Painting Interior/Exterior Rooms start $45 Exterior Start $799 Call Don Leave Message 862-754-1789

Kevin’s Home Improvements

Painting, Plastering, Sheet rocking, Wall papering & Much More. Very neat & Clean. No money down. Fully insured Senior Discounts.

201-565-6393.

REpaiRs APPLIANCES & ELECTRONICS REPAIR. Erving NJ since 1996!

Visit us at www.Santronics.net or call Mario at (908) 403-0313

roofInG & sIDInG

Exterior Specialist

Roofing & Siding Additions & Decks Quality Home Builders Lic#13VH05368600 Robert Nadrowski

201-317-0282

N&J REMODELERS

Roofing + Siding Specialist. Windows, Doors, Decks, Kitchen/ Baths. Complete Home Renovation. Quality workmanship. All work guaranteed. Free Estimate. Fully insured

Nick (201)997-7657

SAL POLIZZOTTO

Painting, Decorating interior, exterior, Paper Hanging, ceiling. Full Installation, General Repairs. Over 14 years experience.

FREE ESTIMATE

(201)939-8781

William J. McGuire Painting & Powerwashing Decks & Siding Refinished Fully Insured Senior Citizen Discount Available Lyndhurst, NJ Call today!

201-955-2520

plUmBing Courageous Plumbing HVAC LLC Lic. # 11103 • Plumbing • Heating • Cooling • Sewer • Complete basement pump out & Sump pumps MC/VISA and Finace Available $50 off when mention this ad.

(201)206-4845

JOSEPH V. FERRIERO Plumbing & Heating Kitchen and bath remodeling.

Carpentry. Fully Ins. Free Est. Lic# 165 (201)637-1775

• New + Re-roofing • Slate Repairs • Gutters Cleaned • Flat Roofing • Also Do Painting Free Estimates Fully Insured

(201)998-5153

ruBBIsH removAL A1 affordable Rubbish Removal Attics, Basements, Yard Cleaning. We Haul or You Can Rent 10-15 Cubic Yard Containers.

We Accept Visa/MasterCard (201) 998-1262.

ANDRIELLO CLEANOUTS

Yards, Garages, Basements, Attics, Real Estate, Rubbish Removal/Demolition Lic.13VH04443200

(201)874-1577

Armin Cleanouts Rubbish removal, garbages, basements, attics, demolition. We’ll match any price.

(973) 460-2963

ruBBIsH removAL Danny’s Clean Up and Demo Basements, Attics, Garages, Estates, etc.

• Sheds, Decks, Pools, Fences, Trees, Gut-Outs, etc.

Free estimates.

Senior Discounts.

Interior Exterior painting.

551-200-2869

sCrAp metAL Ace Auto Salvage 34 Stover Ave. Kearny, NJ 07032 201-997-6178 We buy ALL metals and cardboard.

sCreen repAIrs Danny The Screen Man

Glass & Screen Repairs Screens made to order Free pick-up (973)743-8574 (201)303-3930

ElEcTRical

servICes offereD Errands, Tasks, Chores Multi-talented, energetic, reliable woman desires to lend a hand. Cleaning, driving, organizing, typing, paperwork, etc.

Reasonable hourly rate.

Good references.

Call Elsie any day between 9am-9pm at (973) 743-2039

wAnteD to Buy Estates Bought & Sold Fine Furniture Antiques, Accessories, Gold & Silver.

Cash Paid (201)920-8875 Items for sALe

Brand New, Free mattress with white washed crib & attached dressing table. B.O. 973-735-3150

merCHAnDIse for sALe 2 Bedroom sets King/Twin and other furniture. Call to set up appointment (201) 638-0849

ElEcTRical

EMERALD ELECTRIC 25 Years Experience • All types of electrical wiring 24 hour emergency service Free Estimate Lic # 11909

10% OFF with ad El. Insp. # 7566

(201)955-2678

ROOFing

ROOFing

MIKE’S ALL SEASONS ROOFING & SIDING • Roofing • Siding • Windows • Doors • Gutter & Leaders • Roof Repairs 13VH008B0300 Free Est 201-438-0355 Fully Ins’d masOnRy

To place an ad call: 201-991-1600 classified@theobserver.com

masOnRy

ALL CONCRETE WORK SIDEWALKS, PATIOS, DRIVEWAYS, RETAINING WALLS, STEPS BRICK PAVER DESIGNS SANTOS CONSTRUCTION CO. FREE ESTIMATES Family owned For Over 30 years Fully Insured and licensed Call our Office 973-589-2712 “LET US SHOW YOU OUR WORK!”

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YOUR HOROSCOPE for the week of JULY 20 - 26, 2014

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: VIRGO, LIBRA, AND SCORPIO.

ARIES

You are happy to travel great distances, especially to be reunited with family members. You find ways to give yourself a holiday that meets all your expectations.

the angry coffee bean coffeehouse & cafe

Brought to you by the best baristas in town!

89 ridge road - n. arlington, nj

(201) 772-5554

CROSSWORDS

PUZZLE NO. 729

TAURUS

A little patience is needed before getting some answers. You send out lots of invitations to participate in a wonderful activity, but people seem to take a long time to confirm their presence.

GEMINI

You social life sees lots of action. You feel more like partying than working, but the announcement of a promotion helps you recover your motivation.

CANCER

There is sure to be some confusion and lots of things to do. You need to take a few moments to think before you jump into the action.

LEO

There are a lot of people around you, and you have to raise your voice in order to be heard. Afterwards, you feel tired and so some changes will have to be made.

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ACROSS 1. Healthy place 4. Coffeehouse 8. Prepare for traffic 12. Small goat 13. Informed about 14. Opera show-stopper 15. Obligated to repay 17. Meaning 18. Small plateau 19. Deteriorates 21. Shrunk 25. Eared seal 28. Kind of orange 32. Footed vase 33. Melba ____ 35. Intimidate 36. Tennis contest 38. Swindled 40. Radiators 42. Accompany 45. Jab 49. Melt 50. Conflicting

54. Harbor 55. Damsel 56. Journey section 57. Weeded 58. Toboggan 59. Affirmative answer DOWN 1. Type of milk 2. Soft wood 3. Inserts 4. Young bear 5. Prone 6. Enemy 7. Finished 8. Chinese temple 9. Without moisture 10. Workbench jaws 11. Has brunch 16. ____ Grey tea 20. Tenant 22. Or’s partner 23. Pigeon’s cry 24. Pass, as a law

25. Total 26. Pitcher’s stat 27. Picnic nuisance 29. Storage tank 30. Woolly female 31. Guided 34. This lady 37. Ate heartily 39. Certain vipers 41. Potent particles 42. Imprint firmly 43. Drive away 44. Mountain hollow 46. Like suntan lotion 47. Reflex-test joint 48. “Green ____ and Ham” 51. Amigo 52. Bakery item 53. Bizarre

VIRGO

You end up shouldering quite a few responsibilities and time is a scarce commodity. Take your agenda with you, even when you’re on vacation, so as not to forget anything.

LIBRA

You decide to go on a trip on the spur of the moment. You may be thinking about going back to school with the intention of starting a new career..

SCORPIO

A few emotions tackle you with force.

Listen to them closely, for they signal a clear need for change. After a thorough cleanout, you find your smile and joy of living again.

PUZZLE NO. 465

Solutions

from July 23, 2014

SAGITTARIUS

You show some skill for negotiating.

Don’t hesitate to haggle when you go shopping, and you’ll find some real bargain-price treasures. You’re also capable of making compromises.

CAPRICORN

There is lots of work on your agenda this week. Even if it’s just in planning your vacation, there are lots of details to look after in order to satisfy all your loved ones.

AQUARIUS

You are at the center of attention; you do something that allows you to feel proud of yourself. People hang on your every word.

PISCES

You spend part of the week at home.

You do a few things to improve your surroundings and maintain your little home-nest with care.

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the angry coffee bean coffeehouse & cafe

Call the Bean for your Delivery & Catering Needs!

WE SERVE:

Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Desserts • Micro Roasted Coffee

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BUSINESS

DIRECT D&F

Deli & Liquors 396 Davis Ave • Kearny

201.998.1293

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ERICK CONSTRUCTION INC.

Specialized in Roofing • Siding • Gutters Windows Installation • Repairs Scrap Metal • Rubbish Removal

AVAILABLE 24/7!

973.343.1167 Lic. 13VH04302300 www.erickconstructionnj.com

Free Estimates - Fully Insured - Serving all NJ

Divorce $299 + Court Cost

Bankruptcy $450 + Court Cost

20% OFF!

877 Broad St. #208 Newark, NJ 07102

with purchase of $10 or more

(973)273-1325

525 Riverside Ave. Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

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Crepes & Paninis

Begins 08/01/14 • Expires 10/01/14

201-528-8163

Rita’s Kitchen & Deli subs & salads sandwiches Fresh Fruit Breakfast Hot Food Cakes Hours Mon - Fri 7am-6pm sat. 7am-4pm

201.991.7707

515 Kearny Ave. • Kearny, NJ 07032

NOW OPEN in

Restaurant & Bar Specializing in Seafood & BBQ Catering for All Occasions & Takeout

973.481.3646 224 GRANT AVENUE • EAST NEWARK

www.picnicrestaurant.com Drywall/Sheetrock Patching & Repairs

Landlord & Homeowner

Special

Kearny

Starting with our Basic Painting Plan Special 9x12 - 4 Rooms Min.

Deliveries available for Kearny, Harrison, North Arlington and East Newark!

$99 per room!

190A Kearny Ave | Kearny. NJ. 07032 201.628.2168 | www.burgerbound.com

Yoga Studio & Juice Bar

201-589-5311

eligiohandyman@gmail.com Ceramic/Marble Tile Repairs & Installations

Cleaning Service

Beginner & Intermediate Yoga|Meditation|Massage Fresh Squeezed Juices|Healthy Meals|Natural Facelift Classes

We Clean Everything! þ

209 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South, Harrison, NJ 07029

Residential • Commericial þ De-cluttering • Organizing Event (before & after) þ Cleanup Move-In & Move-Out

862-229-2940

Stretch Studio & Café

StretchHarrison

Yoga•Juice•Music•Art•Wellness•Community Cleaning Service (973) 851-1265

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School of Radiology. She was a former instructor at Passaic County Community College and Bergen Community College. She served on the Harrison Board of Health and the New Jersey Local Boards of Health. She was a member of the Board of Governors, Northeast Osteopathic Medical Education Network and various educational review boards.

Judith was an avid traveler and wine connoisseur. She traveled extensively, visiting Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Scotland, France, England, Canada, and various places of interest in the continental United States, to name a few of her destinations. She often hostDr. Judith E. Malinowski ed and attended wineDr. Judith E. Malinowski tasting events sharing and entered into eternal rest enjoying that “perfect” on July 18 in Bloomfield, glass of wine with friends after a long and valiant and acquaintances. She battle against cancer. enjoyed Scottish dancing Arrangements were by and kicked up her heels at the Thiele-Reid Fammany ethnic events. ily Funeral Home, 585 Judith is survived by a Belgrove Drive, Kearny. brother, Robert, and his A celebration of Judith’s wife, Carolyn; an aunt, life was held at the First Gail Makofsky; cousins, Presbyterian Church of Lorraine; Joseph and Arlington, 663 Kearny Stanley Kloska; Bonnie Ave., Kearny, on July 26, Makofsky (Les); and Mifollowed by a private chael Makofsky (Mona). cremation.

A faithful and true Condolences and friend to the very end, memories may be shared Judith will be cherished at www.thiele-reid.com. and greatly missed by Born in Kearny, she her loving family at St. was the only daughter Michael’s Medical Center, of the late Edward and and her lifelong friends, Emily (nee Makofsky) Marilyn, Ellen, Robert, Malinowski. She resided and her beloved minister, most of her life in Harthe Rev. Elaine Connolly, rison. of the First Presbyterian Dr. Malinowski reChurch of Arlington. ceived her doctorate in Appreciation is exhealth sciences leadership tended to the staff at at Seton Hall University St. Michael’s Medical and a master’s degree in Center, Newark, and educational communicathe Job Haines Home in tions/instructional design Bloomfield, for the excelat New York University. lent care and compassion Her passion and commit- extended to Dr. Mament to education was linowski. evident as she fulfilled In lieu of flowers donamany roles in the educations to Waves of Health tional field. She served at www.thewavesofhealth. as director of education, org or to the Royal Oak special projects, at St. foundation at www.

Michael’s Medical Center, royal-oak.org in Judith’s Department of Medical memory would be greatly Education, and as direcappreciated. tor of education for Seton Hall University. In her Tadeusz Naprawa earlier years at St. MiMr. Tadeusz Naprawa chael’s Medical Center, (Ted) died on Tuesday, she served as director, July 22, at home. He was OBITS from behind his brothers Marc and David Hettesheimer.

He was predeceased, in 2004, by his wife Theresa (Melodick) Hettesheimer to whom he was happily married to for 56 years and also his siblings Betty Hillard and Weldon and Howard Hettesheimer.

Paul was a self-made man who deeply cared and provided for his family and will be forever missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or to the Deborah Heart and Lung center at www. deborah.org

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The funeral Mass is on Thursday, July 31, at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Harrison at 10 a.m., followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Relatives and friends may visit in the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny (condonfuneralhome. com) on Wednesday, July 30, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Mr. Naprawa had been a machinist for Newark Die Co. in Springfield for many years until retiring in 1988. He had served in the British Army Polish Brigade under Gen. Anders during World War II. He was a member of the board of directors and the bar manager at the Polish National Home in Harrison. He had also served as the president of the Polish American Citizens Club in Kearny where he was also a member.

Ted was predeceased by his wife, Adela (nee Pastula) and is survived by his son Richard Naprawa and his wife, Barbara and his daughter, Izabela Naprawa. Also surviving are his grandchildren Alex and Elizabeth Naprawa.

Eleanor Coan Steel Eleanor Coan Steel, born Aug. 7, 1951, died on July 1 at home in Toms River surrounded by her family.

Eleanor was born in Queens, N.Y., and grew up in the Kearny area, where she also raised her four children. She was a nurse at West Hudson Hospital and volunteered for the Holiday City Berkeley EMT squad after moving to Toms River.

She is survived by her four children Kimberly Kane, Tara Kazenmayer, Kristen Pela and Brian Yudichak; her 11 grandchildren and her greatgrandson. She is also survived by her brother James Coan and her lifelong friend Susan McCluskey.

Funeral arrangements were by Quinn Hopping Funeral Home, Toms River. Condolences may be sent to www.quinnhoppingfh.com.

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