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Salt piles have been depleted and shipments are tied up on barges at Port Newark and Port Elizabeth. JANUARY On Feb. 12-13, that predicted The revolving door on the blizzard dumps 15 inches office of the Kearny schools of snow on Kearny -- and superintendent keeps turning similar amounts in surroundas the Board of Education, at ing towns. According to one its reorganization meeting, report, more snow fell in the initiates a “vote of no contwo weeks than normally fidence” in Superintendent falls in an entire winter. Frank Ferraro and places him Accumulated ice and heavy on paid leave. snow have been endangerPatricia Blood, director of ing and damaging buildings curriculum for grades 6-12, is around the state. Now, it’s named acting superintendent. Kearny’s turn: a roof collapsThe Harrison Housing Aues on a four-family residence thority, three and a half years on Devon St. No one is hurt, after its chief administrator but 12 people have to be was fired, finally approves a evacuated. replacement: Roy E. Rogers Restricted space in a baseHarrison Mayor Raymond McDonough died on the job at age 65 on Feb. of Sicklerville, N.J. ment apartment on Schuy12. As one of the snowiest ler Ave. challenges Kearny with the continuing flak from Mass is offered at Holy Cross winters in recent memory firefighters in their rescue of the September 2013 “BridgeChurch. McDonough, mayor continues, authorities in a 66-year-old man trapped in gate” fiasco. since 1995 and a longtime various Observer communia bedroom. The victim, MaReaction is, to say the least, force in Democratic politics, ties remind residents that nuel Lampon, dies from his mixed. courted controversy with his they should not “reserve” severe burns at St. Barnabas The Nutley Public Library endorsement of Republican on-street parking spaces by Medical Center later in the readies a year of special pro- Gov. Chistie. But he also marking them with trash month. grams marking its centennial. earned accolades for his concans, traffic cones, lawn A mixed-use development The Wounded Warrior tinuing efforts to revitalize furniture, baby strollers, -- including offices, light Amputee Football Team, Harrison through extensive etc. We leave it to you to industry, a biotech campus, NFL alumni, and 9/11 first redevelopment, particularly surmise if the reminder hotel and residential units responders from New Jesey along the waterfront and in worked. -- is proposed by developers the southern end of town, Kearny EMS vacates Harri- and the FDNY participate in for the 118-acre Hoffmanna “Tribute to Heroes” charity which had been left a nearson’s Cleveland Ave. fireLaRoche property straddling house after the town votes to flag football game sponsored wasteland after numerous Nutley and Clifton. by Essex County. industries closed. The Red award its emergency serFor the first time, Harrison Observer towns are afflict- Bull stadium and new housvices contract to Monmouthmiddle school students join Ocean Hospital Service Corp. ed by Super Bowl fever leading replaced the defunct the international Canstrucing up to the Feb. 2 contest factories and vacant land and (MONOC). tion program, a combination to be held, for the first time, began to transform the comThe N.J. Division of Consculpture challenge and food in our own backyard: at the munity. sumer Affairs issues a warndrive. Also participating is Meadowlands (a/k/a MetLife On Feb. 25, the Harrison ing to and informational Kearny High School, for the Stadium). Town Council selects James fact sheet for shoppers who third year in a row. A. Fife, former Harrison High visited Target stores during Kearny releases its 2013 FEBRUARY School principal, to serve out the Christmas buying season. Uniform Crime Report InHudson County is shocked McDonough’s term, which It’s part of the fallout from a dex, showing a 2.5% decrease by the sudden death of Harends Dec. 31. massive Target data breach in major crimes, representrison Mayor Raymond McAs our snowy winter that may have affected 40 ing a 13-year low. Donough, 65, who suffers a continues, and with a blizmillion customers nationDetective Michael Gonzamassive heart attack in Town zard predicted, local towns wide. lez is named Kearny “Police Hall on Feb. 12. are burning up the phone Speaking of fallout, Gov. Officer of the Year,” marking As tributes pour in from lines trying to find a preChris Christie holds a twocious commodity: rock salt. hour press conference to deal leaders statewide, a funeral see 2014 REVIEW page

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Catch basin repairs completed NORTH ARLINGTON – ighteen crumbling storm water inlets around the borough have been rebuilt, Borough Council President Al Granell said. Granell said the inlets were in gross disrepair and required fixing to capture rainwater and melting ice and snow and carry it to storm sewers. “These repairs, identified some months ago as priority improvements that needed to be made, and they were recently completed,” Granell said. “Reconstructing these storm water inlets will improve public safety and quality of life for our residents.” Some of the inlets were in such bad shape that they were collapsing or at risk of collapsing soon and their ineffectiveness caused backups, allowing water to pond in the

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Two of the damaged storm water inlets that have been ﬁxed. streets, creating flooding conditions and – in winter – an ice hazard, he said. “With the heavy downpours we have been experiencing in recent years and the heavy snows, it was imperative to get this project done before

Truck yard fire in South Kearny KEARNY – A fire wrecked several vehicles at the Sarcona truck yard in South Kearny last Thursday. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Osborn, the on-scene commander, said an alarm of fire came in from the yard, at 123 Pennsylvania Ave., at 12:04 p.m. and the first Kearny fire units arrived at 12:06 p.m. When they got there, firefighters found three trucks, one van and two cars on fire, Osborn said. Firefighters aboard four en-

gines and one ladder truck had the fire under control around 1 p.m., but, by that point, the vehicles were burnt down to their metal frames, he said. A warehouse adjacent to the fire scene was not touched by the flames, Osborn said. Jersey City Fire Department stood by at Kearny firehouses as Kearny firefighters were occupied at the fire scene. No injuries were reported. The yard fire remains under investigation, Osborn said. – Ron Leir

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2014 REVIEW from the second time he has received that award. He also was honored in 2009. An Essex County Superior Court judge overturns the Belleville Zoning Board’s approval of a youth center and parking garage that St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Church wanted to build on Academy St. The lawsuit was filed by residents who objected to the construction in a residential neighborhood. In North Arlington, discussions continue on where to

install a 9/11 monument featuring steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center and secured by the Volunteer Fire Department three years ago.

by a three-alarm blaze in a home on Dukes ST. in Kearny. A 10-month multi-agency investigation busts an international carjacking ring based in N.J. and leads to the arrest of 23 people, including an alleged MARCH ringleader from Belleville. A proposal by NJ Transit to Luis Cruz, 44, of Nutley, build a back-up power system who pleaded guilty to vehicuin South Kearny threatens lar homicide in the 2011 hit-run to derail the Koppers Coke death of Belleville pedestrian Peninsula redevelopment plan Jodi DeSoto, is sentenced to that was expected to generate five years in prison. As the snows finally disbig tax ratables for Kearny and sipate, public works crews Hudson County. throughout The Observer Seven people are displaced

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Work continued on a replacement for the Wittpenn (Rt. 7) Bridge linking Kearny and Jersey City (top) and repairs to the Pulaski Skyway (bottom) proceeded with the closing of northbound traffic.

coverage area are beleagured by the job of filling all those potholes that are plaguing local streets. Firefighters Michael Janeczko and Andrew O’Donnell are named Kearny Firefighters of the Year for their work at a January 2013 blaze on Devon St. When the roof on the sixfamily home collapsed, several other firefighters were buried under burning debris. Janeczko and O’Donnell dug them from the rubble and saved their lives. Belleville says it’s “ready to roll” with an elaborate $2 million school security system. The Lyndhurst Board of Education alerts parents to the recent appearance of a viral ailment known as the “Fifth Disease” among several local grade-school students. Kearny police launch an initiative to identify the locations of private security cameras throughout the town and to seek access to the tapes if needed in a criminal investigation. Camera owners will register voluntarily. Sally Goodson of the American Association of University Women receives the inaugural Nutley Women’s Advocate Award presented by the township Department of Public

Affairs. Kearny reports that it will cost an estimated $15.8 million to revamp the Gunnell Oval recreation complex off Schuyler Ave. North Arlington announces it has finally decided where to put the 9/11 steel [see February]. The site will be the Schuyler Ave. firehouse, but the cost is uncertain. Patrons of the Arlington Diner are among many mourning the death of a beloved waitress, Barbara Gangi, 73, who was killed by a car while walking across River Road enroute to the diner. [As of January 2015, flowers and ribbons still mark a lightpole near the diner as a memorial to her.] Windy weather and dry conditions keep local firefighters busy, combating brush fires in the meadows of Harrison and Kearny, including three blazes in one day. In Belleville, a four-alarm fire in two multi-family dwellings on Washington Ave. requires response from firefighters from seven towns. All 31 residents are evacuated safely and no injuries are reported. The Kearny Board of Ed votes in favor of creating a centralized middle school continued next page

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(grades 6, 7 and 8) campus. Belleville Detectives Matthew Dox, Joseph Mundy and Rafael Reyes are cited by a security-management firm for helping to break a 2013 theft case.

unsuspecting targets are told they can make their warrant go away if they pay a fine via credit/debit/money card. It’s all a fraud. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces that it plans to undertake the APRIL most costly public waterway The long-anticipated, and cleanup in its 43-year history: long-dreaded, rehabilitation a $1.7 billion project to remove of the 80-year-old Pulaski toxic sediment from the lower Skyway finally begins, bringeight miles of the Passaic ing with it headaches for River, But plans won’t be finalmotorists, law enforcement, ized until 2015. emergency services and busiMeanwhile: The Kearny nesses. The $1 billion project High School crew team, with is expected to take at least two assistance from Belleville and years to complete. Nutley students, holds its The Kearny Zoning Board annual Passaic River cleanup, approves a plan for construcremoving 4 to 5 tons of debris tion of a Walgreens Pharmacy from the water and the riverand parking lot on Kearny Ave, banks. site of the former Lynn ChevThe Kearny Board of Ed rolet property, and the current establishes the Fred Kuhrt Irish Quality Shop. Scholarship Fund in honor Small businesses on the old of the Kearny High School Congoleum-Nairn property on automotive technology teacher Passaic Ave. prepare to move who died suddenly in January in advance of the 2015 arrival at age 58. of a BJ’s Wholesale Club on The Kearny Board of the site. Ed changes its mind about Area residents are warned of what would constitute a mida new “jury duty” phone scam. dle school, now looking to Callers identifying themselves merge only grades 7 and 8 as “Sheriff’s Office” employees -- not 6. It also rejects the lone are threatening call recipients bid received on the alreadywith arrest for allegedly not delayed Kearny High School appearing for jury duty. The noise abatement project.

About Schools” to press concerns about the state’s standardized-testing policies. Cub Pack Troop 305 and the Kearny DPW team up for a Riverbank Park tree-planting as part of the annual Arbor Day program. The Observer family mourns former editor Jeff Bahr of Bloomfield, killed in a motorcycle accident in Pennsylvania at the age of 56.

Wilfred Warhurst Purple Heart

In Harrison, Joseph Moscinski is saluted as Firefighter of the Year, and Cory Karas as Police Officer of the Year. Nutley Police Officer David Strus is recommended for a departmental award for saving the life of a stabbing victim in a Clifton mall. Parents in North Arlington form “North Arlington Cares

School in Harrison, Lady Liberty Academy -- a Newark charter school -- announces it is planning to move back to its home base across the river. A Purple Heart, awarded posthumously to Army Pvt. Wilfred J. Warhurst of Kearny, who was killed Jan. 19, 1945, in Europe during World War II, is returned to the township. The medal had been found in Pennsylvania and was turned over to Purple Hearts MAY Reunited, which contacted Hoffmann-LaRoche schedthe Kearny United Veterans ules a public meeting to Organization. Since Warhurst inform residents about plans had no known living relatives, to clean up its property on the the medal is donated to the Nutley-Clifton border when it Kearny Museum. vacates the site. The Kearny school district South Kearny businesses, re- reaches out to the Port Aucovering from the devastation thority of New York and New wrought by Superstorm Sandy, Jersey to find out how much report hopeful progress. leeway might be available if For the fifth year, Kearny the ongoing KHS renovation turns into one big bargain exceeds the $44 million budget venue as hundreds of residents from the P.A., FAA and state and businesses take part in the DOE. KUEZ-sponsored townwide A state Appellate Court yard and sidewalk sale. rules that the Town of HarriAfter three years of renting space in the former Holy Cross see 2014 REVIEW page

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‘The Interview’: Why did they even bother?

aving been exposed to all the hype over Sony Production Co.’s limited release of “The Interview,” I say, “Thanks, but no thanks.” I guess in what passes for mass entertainment today, it makes perfect sense for two TV people to partner with the CIA to blow up the leader of North Korea, the country with which we’re still, technically, at war. That’ll show him. Not to mention President Obama egging on Sony not to “back down” from the hackers’ threat of doom that would allegedly befall any theater that dared to screen this “comedy.” I guess nobody called in the Department of Homeland Security on this one. Oh well, that’s show biz. Unless, of course, there are “back channel” conversations going on between Dennis Rodman and Kim Jung-un on and off the basketball court that we aren’t privy to. (Now there’s a movie plot waiting to happen…. Like, maybe the reason the Dear Leader was seen limping around recently was because he tried to box out Dennis and got put down heavy on the hardwood???) Any of the above might’ve been a better call than seeing the Leader’s head go pop, es-

pecially a guy who’s got nukes at his beck and call, and especially in a film being given a Christmas Day release. There’s nothing like a nasty romp with no redemptive qualities to sweeten the festive season, spread good will among nations. Right on, bro. But hold on. Maybe I’m being unfair. After all, North Korea is a dictatorship, right? (The government, not the people.) Maybe they deserve to be slammed. A lot of American soldiers were killed in that conflict. Back in March 1942, when we were busy fighting Germany in WWII, United Artists put out an Ernst Lubitsch film, “To Be or Not to Be,” an American comedy, featuring Carole Lombard, Jack Benny and Robert Stack, about a troupe of Polish actors who outwit their Nazi occupiers, including Hitler. Some movie critics of the period, including Bosley Crowther of The New York Times, attacked Lubitsch for, in their view, attempting to extract humor out of a grim war. Lubitsch responded that the Nazis’ bombing of Warsaw was depicted on the screen “in all seriousness.” As for making the Nazis out to be bumblers, Lubitsch said: “What I have satirized in this picture are

the Nazis and their ridiculous ideology.” I tried researching, with Google’s help, whether FDR or anyone in his administration had anything public to say

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WE’VE GOT MAIL NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS FROM THE FIRST COUPLE To the editor: On behalf of my wife Cathy and my entire family, I want to wish the residents of North Arlington a very happy and healthy New Year. I look forward to serving as your new mayor in 2015 and working with the Borough Council to bring you good, efficient government.

about the film’s treatment of the war or Hitler or anything else but I was unsuccessful. Given how badly the war was going for the Allies at the time, I would guess that the

My door is always open to anyone who has a concern, a complaint, or wants to share their ideas on how we can improve our community. May God bless all of you and our town and help guide us as we face the challenges of the new year. Joseph and Cathy Bianchi North Arlington

President probably had his mind on other things – like whether the U.S. should’ve entered the war in the first place. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino offered his take on World War II in 2009 with “Inglourious Basterds,” where, typically for Tarantino, violent killing of advocates for both sides is the name of the game. The film culminates in blowing up a movie theater with the German High Command, including Hitler, trapped inside. The movie won lots of awards but it did nothing for me except make me want to run out of the theater that was showing his movie. Look, I’m not calling for censorship of scripts that call for an assassination of any government leaders – alive or dead – but come on, why be so casual about it? It defeats the whole purpose, deflates the intended humor. Doing the deed on “The Simpsons,” for example, where everyone gets zapped is one thing, I suppose, but to gratuitously blow up someone – even someone depicted as an obvious caricature – in a time where beheadings and suicide deaths have become the norm – makes no sense. So would you please stop it. Please. – Ron Leir

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2014 REVIEW from son has the right to tax both the Red Bull Arena and the land on which it stands. KHS’ Canstruction project reports it collected a whopping 28,511 cans of food, all of which were distributed to local food pantries. The state Department of Education assigns a monitor to oversee the Belleville Board of Education’s fiscal operations. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two suspects in the “jury duty” phone scam reported in The Observer in April. The alleged conspirators are a Georgia corrections officer and an inmate, and authorities say the scam was being run out of a prison in that state. The highly successful Kearny Community Garden officially opens its second season. Msgr. John Gilchrist of Kearny, a priest for more than a half-century, is honored in Jersey City as Hudson County’s Senior of the Year. East Newark residents learn there will be a special question on their Nov. 4 general election ballots: “Should East Newark

high school students be sent to Kearny High School instead of Harrison High School?” Patrick W. Martin is named East Newark school superintendent/principal. Nineteen people are left homeless when fire destroys a multi-family residence on Fifth St. in Harrison. Nutley’s Department of Health and Department of Public Affairs launch a Senior Call program, a concerted effort -- including twice-monthly phone calls -- to reach out to local senior citizens to offer any assistance they might need, and just to let them know they’re not alone. With the help of the Peruvian Civic Association, the Kearny Fire Department initiates a new fire safety program with a special seminar for Spanish-speaking residents. JUNE A monument honoring the contributions of the Portuguese-American community to Kearny and other towns is unveiled in Riverbank Park at a dedication ceremony attended by hundreds. On June 6, America com-

memorates the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy -- the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe. In Nutley, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs’ D-Day ceremony is held in conjunction with memorial services conducted in England by the Royal British Legion. Jack Kane, a lifelong resident of Nutley, is elected State Commander at the 95th Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention held in Wildwood. St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, which is marking the 75th anniversary of its Kearny Ave. building, holds an afternoon of guided tours of the cathedrallike structure. In North Arlington, it turns out that the debate over placement of the World Trade Center steel beams is not over after all. Cost reportedly is a factor. Lyndhurst is taking steps to create a safer foot approach to its playing fields off Valley Brook Ave. The Meritorius Acts Review Board of the KFD holds its first annual awards ceremony honoring both firefighters and

civilians. Recipients included Capts. Jerry Coppola and Rod Nardone and FF Dave Russell for their rescue of two Jersey City firemen who were trapped inside a burning Harrison building in 2013. Civilian awards went to David Moran of Moran Towing, Rob Neu of River Terminal Development and Observer correspondent Karen Zautyk [who remains humbled by the honor]. U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker visit a South Kearny Superfund site -- the “orphaned” Syncon Resins property -- to push for a polluter tax to clean contaminated industrial sites around the nation. Ten-year-old Miguel Vega of North Arlington is named “Chief for the Day” by the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and the Sheriff’s Office, is ceremonially sworn in at Town Hall and serves with distinction. The popular Kearny Farmers Market, sponsored by the KUEZ, returns for another season, but in a new location, moving from the Mandee’s lot to Garfield Ave. between Kearny Ave. and Chestnut St.

The Kearny Board of Ed approves a plan to send all seventh- and eighth-graders to a redesigned Lincoln Middle School for the 2014-15 school year. JULY The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission closes its Saw Mill Creek Trail to allow PSE&G to proceed with part of its $907 million Northeast Grid Reliability Project to replace and upgrade its power lines and sub-stations along a 50-mile route stretching from Roseland to Jersey City, including The Observer’s coverage area. Nearly a year after 40-yearold Belleville resident Dante Cespedes was killed in an avalanche of bullets fired by cops in his Lake St. apartment, an Essex County grand jury is convened to look into the shooting. In early December, the grand jury decides not to bring criminal charges against the cops involved in the fatal shooting. Kearny’s governing body promotes John View to police see 2014 REVIEW page

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local property owners. Overall, the average homeowner will pay $244 more in county, school and municipal taxes this year. The Meadowlands Board of Realtors, which advocated for real estate agents and their customers in West Hudson and South Bergen for 93 years, merges with the Eastern Bergen County Board of Realtors, creating the third largest realtor association in the state. Thirty-six Kearny youths complete the two-week training course offered by the Kearny Police Department’s Junior Police Academy. They are the academy’s sixth gradu- Three members of the Kearny High Class of 2003 were caught up in an alleged international cyber theft ring. They were: Bryan Caputo (in orange Tating class. shirt), Daniel Petryszyn (blue shirt) and Laurence Brinkmeyer. All await trial. 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The derelict Jeryl Industrial Park, off the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, is put on the path to a big upgrade with the intervention of a new operator, Ridge Crossing, which begins to demolish many of the 28 buildings on site. After his 5-year contract as Harrison superintendent of schools expires, James Doran is appointed director of personnel/human resources/ compliance and crisis management at about $200,000 a year – roughly $40,000 less than his superintendent’s pay. The state awards Kearny $2.5 million in transitional aid plus $500,000 in employees’ pension contribution to soften the 3.74% property tax hit on

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Foot issues? A podiatrist at your service By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent

and wanted to go to medical school to become a podiatrist. And that’s exactly what he NORTH ARLINGTON – did. “I never had had thoughts hen Dr. Paul Latora, of going to medical school at a podiatrist, was 20, the time,” Latora said. “I was he’d pretty much going to pharmacy school – no made up his mind he was question. But it all changed going to school to become a pretty quickly after the inpharmacist. But one day that credible treatment I received year, he discovered he had a for the wart. The rest is hiswart on one of his toes. tory.” When he went to the poAnd indeed it is. diatrist to get it removed, he Because Latora is now celknew, fairly quickly, that he no ebrating 25 years as one of the longer wanted to be a phararea’s most noted and wellmacist – instead, he developed liked foot docs. a fascination for the foot,

Latora has been in his current office location for the last 15 years in North Arlington, preceded by 10 years in another locale in the borough. “I’ve loved every minute of that time,” he said. “This is such a wonderful community to serve.” But just what does a podiatrist do? Many think of the podiatrist as the doctor to go to when you’ve got an ingrown toenail. Yet Latora says he (and others in his profession) do so much more. “Some of the more common

issues I deal with include heel pain, fungus on the toenail, infections, diabetic sores, sprains, strains, bunions (and) hammer toes,” Latora said. “I do see diabetics often, as well. And diabetics should see a podiatrist at least twice a year because of the potential ailments they could face.” So in reality, Latora handles all facets of podiatry which, in New Jersey, also means he does ankle work. (Ankle work doesn’t fall under podiatry in every state). In addition to his private practice, Latora is also Direc-

tor of Podiatry at the Columbus Hospital Wound Center, Newark, a a position to which he was appointed on Oct. 1. Latora’s North Arlington office is located at 312 Belleville Turnpike, Suite 1B. He can be reached by phone at 201998-3668. Visit his website at www.drlatorafootdoctor.com. Office hours are are: Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Calls are answered 24 hours a day as needed. (Latora also has an office in Paramus that operates two days a week – see his website for details).

Cardoso calls for anti-speeding remedy By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

resulted from cars speeding – east and westbound – on Patterson through Highland, he said. KEARNY – Currently, there are two A First Ward lawmaker is stop signs at the intersecpressing for four-way stops tion, at the northeast and as a safety measure at sevsouthwest corners. eral Highland Ave. intersecFor motorists proceeding tions in Kearny. east and west, the visibility But that’s something that at the intersection is bad, won’t happen overnight, if especially if cars are parked at all. near the corner, further At a recent Town Council meeting, Councilman Albino blocking the view, said Guerreiro. Cardoso said that residents Morning and afternoon had approached him with rush-hours become even concerns about drivers more of a safety concern, speeding, both along and Guerreiro said, “when across Highland, one of the town’s north-south arteries. you’ve got kids from Washington School walking to As examples of some of the more egregious intersec- and from school.” And, on the north side of tions where cars tend not the intersection, he added, to stop, Cardoso mentioned there’s the Scots-American Afton St., Quincy Ave. and Club, which draws crowds Patterson St. on weekends, in particular. He also said he’s lookAnother neighbor, who ing at the entrance to West lives across the street from Hudson Park at Woodland Guerreiro, said that the exAve. and N. Fifth St. where, isting stop signs aren’t much he added, “the traffic coming down Devon St. (toward help. “People don’t really stop,” the park) is going very fast he said, “and if they do, and there’s been a history of they’re already way out into accidents. We’ve got to look the intersection. I’m guilty at what the accident rate is.” of it, too, at times. And it’s One of the lawmaker’s all day long. Like with some constituents, Eddie Guerof the little cars coming up reiro, who has lived near the Patterson, the drivers see an corner of Highland and Patincline as they approach the terson for the past 15 years, agrees that something needs intersection so they give it to be done at that location to more gas.” But maybe a four-way stop put drivers on notice inwould at least prod drivers stead of watching them sail to pay more attention, the through the intersection. resident said. “Any little bit “I saw a couple of accihelps.” dents here at night,” GuerConditions are “even reiro said. Those incidents

“Multi-way stop control is used where the volume of traffic on the intersecting roads is approximately equal. “The decision to install multi-way stop control should be based on an engineering study.” The manual says that among the criteria that “should be considered” in undertaking such a study are: whether “five or more reported crashes in a 12-month period” have occurred at a given intersection, whether the vehicular volume entering the intersection from the major street approaches “averages at least 300 vehicles per hour for any eight hours of an average day” and the “combined vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle volume” Councilman Albino Cardoso (l.) and resident Eddie Guerreiro check out interentering the intersection section of Highland Ave. and Patterson St. from the minor street apworse” along Afton St., at designated locations are proaches “averages at least Cardoso said, particularly on two different things, Taylor 200 units per hour for the the one-way stretch between pointed out. same eight hours.” Maple St. and Belgrove Dr. Local police departments Other criteria that can where there’s no stop sign are guided in such matters trigger the study include and cars push on through. by the Manual on Uniform whether “… a road user, A check of Kearny Police Traffic Control Devices after stopping, cannot see Department records showed (MUTCD), administered by conflicting traffic and is there have been a total of the Federal Highway Admin- not able to negotiate the three accidents at Highland istration, which “defines the intersection unless conand Patterson between 2011 standards used by road man- flicting cross traffic is also and 2014, three accidents at agers nationwide to install required to stop” or whether Highland and Afton during and maintain traffic control the proposed sign would be that same period, and six devices … including road located at “an intersection accidents at Highland and markings, highway signs and of two residential neighborQuincy over the past four traffic signals … on all public hood collector (through) years, according to research streets ….” streets of similar design and by Sgt. John Taylor of the A four-way stop can be im- operating characteristics Traffic Division. plemented, Taylor said, only where multi-way stop conAsking for – and getif certain traffic conditions trol would improve traffic ting – four-way stop signs are met, as per the MUTCD: [flow].”

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2014 REVIEW from U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hudson County Improvement Authority designates The Morris Companies as the prospective developer of the old 138-acre Koppers Coke redevelopment site in Kearny. Both sides are still negotiating a sale/purchase agreement for the parcel. Nutley closes DeMuro Park several days to conduct a “fogging” experiment – spraying an aerosol, Methyl Finance Officer Walter Tomasheski (l.) and Commander Keith McMillan mark Anthranilate, to rid the park the 95th anniversary of the J. E. Frobisher Jr. American Legion Post 99 of of an overabundance of starKearny. lings. “Frankie” Castelluccio, betCounty employee, Fornarotto Belleville veterans’ advoter known now as Frankie was a U.S. Navy veteran who cate Joseph T. Fornarotto dies Vallie of The Four Seasons. later served as a founding Aug. 25 at age 88. As the own- A one-term Township Commember and commander of er of Joe’s Lunch in the 1950s, missioner and a former Essex Disabled American Veterans he came to know Francesco Belleville/Nutley Chapter 22. Vanilla & Chocolate Cupcakes... Peach & Apple Pie... Crumb Cakes...

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investigation into a Sept. 4 incident at the Logistics & Distribution Center on Harrison Ave. which was evacuated after a postal employee reportedly found a container dropped in a postal hamper with the word “Ebola” written on it. A second hotel opens in Harrison: the 138-room SEPTEMBER Starwood Hotels & Resorts West Hudson Arts & Theat- Worldwide’s Element Harrier Co. (W.H.A.T.) moves to a son just steps from the PATH new home, from the former station. St. Stephen’s School on MidOccupancy of a Grand land Ave. to First Lutheran Place house in Kearny by Church on Oakwood Ave. Valentine House, a substance abuse recovery group, angers The U.S. Postal Service and FBI undertake a criminal neighbors who call on town

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New owner at The Smile and Implant Center By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Generations of residents of West Hudson and South Bergen counties have come to know just how special a place The Smile and Implant Center is. Even people who often cringe going to the dentist will tell you that fear is rare when they enter this practice’s doors. And while that same family and welcoming atmosphere is still as strong as it’s ever been — there’s been a significant change in leadership, as Dr. Blair Schachtel, D.M.D., has purchased the business and has taken over the practice with a partner. Schactel is an experienced dentist, having successfully practiced in Livingston for 18 years. His practice there remains. But when he heard The Smile and Implant Center was on the market, he knew it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. “I’d known about the place for many years,” Schachtel said. “I knew there was a wonderful staff and that patients were always treated like family — and they’d do anything for the patient. When I found out it was for sale, I made a quick call, and later that day, I was meeting with the then owners. “We made a deal quickly. And here we are now.” One of the reasons Schachtel says he was interested in taking over The Smile and Implant Center was because over the years,

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have dedicated their lives to the practice that have impressed Schachtel the most. “There are four people here who have been on the staff for more than 25 years. That’s incredible,” he said. “Even though I’ve only been here for a few days, I knew from day one that this place was different. The respect and care they’ve all shown me has been incredible — and I know that translates well with our patients.” Meanwhile, Schachtel

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Clarity Technologies, and the district’s state monitor which culminated with the district replacing Clarity with a new communications vendor. Lyndhurst Mayor and OCTOBER retired Deputy Police Chief Perkins Family Restaurant Robert Giangeruso is dis& Bakery closes its doors lodged as the township’s after seven years at the Valley public safety director in the Brook Ave. mall next to Town aftermath of several lawsuits Hall in Lyndhurst. It’s the sec- alleging his interference with ond retailer in the mall to fold. the management of the Police A Mandee shop shut more Department. Public Affairs than a year ago. Commissioner John Montillo Nutley Boy Scout Scott takes over public safety and, Bolton Jr. is feted as a “Scout four weeks later, Montillo prein Action” for intervening on sides at the promotions of sevSept. 9 when a 16-year-old boy en cops: Capt. Patrick Devlin, weighing 180 pounds attacked Lts. Robert Nicol, John Kerner an 8-year-old girl on a school and Michael Failace; and Sgts. bus with a key and then tried Kevin Breslin, Donna Niland to jump out the emergency and Richard Pizzuti. door onto Rt. 23. Scott reImprovements to the Lyndstrained the boy until the bus hurst approach to the DeJessa pulled over and then helped Memorial Bridge begin at the a female bus aide hold onto Kingsland and Riverside Ave. the boy when he tried to run intersections where cominto traffic until police and an muter tie-ups occur regularly. ambulance arrived. Officials blame badly synFor several days, calls to the chronized lights, off and on Belleville Board of Education the bridge, plus insufficient are answered by a voice mes- capacity on a 100-year-old sage that says phone service bridge with only one lane in has been suspended due to a each direction. Later in the “non-payment.” It’s part of a year, the North Jersey Transdispute between the vendor,

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portation Planning Authority earmarks a $750,000 grant to determine the best alternative for fixing or replacing the bridge. The Walmart on Harrison Ave. in Kearny has become a big security headache as Kearny PD reports it is closing in on 400 responses this year to the retail store and has already logged 113 arrests there – not just for shoplifting but many for outstanding warrants from other communities. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office reports an apparent murder-suicide in Belleville on Oct. 17. Police believe John Sykes, 47, fatally shot Felicia Hunt, 23, and himself at a New St. residence. Kearny veterans groups hold an Octoberfest to raise money for “care packages” for National Guard troops. A 16-year-old Kearny boy arrested on a receiving stolen property charge is released to his guardian at the recommendation of the county juvenile intake unit but the next day, the youth is arrested again, this time on a robbery charge. It marks the boy’s 50th “encounter” with the KPD

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since June 2010 when he was 13, according to Chief John Dowie. His history of charges includes armed robbery with a firearm, theft, aggravated assault and terroristic threats. East Newark concludes legal wrangling over a sexual harassment suit filed in 2013 by a former civilian police dispatcher against a thenborough police superior. It agrees to pay $101,000 to settle the litigation and to pay more than $90,000 in fees and costs to the plaintiff’s lawyers. The superior, Sgt. Robert Tomasko, has since accepted a voluntary

demotion to police officer. NOVEMBER Frank Ferraro resigns as Kearny superintendent of schools, after the Board of Education approves a settlement agreement that gives Ferraro about $70,000, representing four months’ pay. A woman who worked as a receptionist at a Kearny medical office pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $500,000 from her employer and using fake credit cards to make more see 2014 REVIEW page

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Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following programs: • The library presents its version of the traditional Italian legend of LaBefana with interactive storytelling, live musicians, singers and dancers, and more on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. Befana, like Santa Claus, delivers gifts to children on Epiphany Eve (Jan. 5). Children receive gifts from both Befana and Santa Claus. Reservations are required. • Book Club meets Jan. 5 at 6:45 p.m. to discuss “Riders of the Purple Sage” by Zane Grey. • Midday Movies are screened Mondays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Here’s January’s schedule: Jan. 5 – “Sunset Boulevard,” Jan. 8 – “The Giver”; Jan. 12 – “Million Dollar Arm,” Jan. 15 – “Selma, Lord, Selma,” Jan. 22 – “Chef,” Jan. 26 – “Winter’s Tale” and Jan. 29 – “Dolphin Tale.” • Storytimes resume Jan. 12. Days and times will remain the same: Baby and Me, for ages up to 18 months, is of-

fered on Thursdays at 11 a.m.; Toddler Time, open to ages 19 to 36 months, is held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m. Registration is not required unless otherwise noted. To register or for more information, call the library at 973566-6200.

library at 201-998-2666 or visit www.kearnylibrary.org. West Hudson Arts and Theater, 65 Oakwood Ave., announces the following auditions: “Father of the Bride” on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 5 and 6, 7 to 9 p.m. each night, and early bird auditions for the June production of “Grease” on Sunday, Jan. 11, 3 Kearny to 5 p.m. each day, and MonKearny UNICO is sponsoring a bus trip to the Tropicana day, Jan. 12, 5 to 7 p.m. Visit Casino on Sunday, Jan. 25. The www.whatco.org for more cost is $30 with $25 in slot play information. back from the casino. The trip leaves from American Legion Lyndhurst Post 99, 314 Belgrove Drive, The N.J. Meadowlands at 8:30 a.m. Refreshments Commission hosts a New will be served inside the hall Year’s Day Nature Walk with beginning at 7:30 a.m. To the Bergen County Audubon purchase tickets or for more Society at Mill Creek Marsh information, contact Chapter in Secaucus, Thursday, Jan. 1, President Lou Pandolfi at 10 a.m. to noon. This event is either 201-368-2409 or lpanfree and open to all ages. To dolfi@verizon.net. R.S.V.P., contact Don Torino of Kearny Public Library, 318 the BCAS at greatauk4@gmail. Kearny Ave., will screen the com or call 201-230-4983. new Teenage Mutant Ninja The NJMC’s First-SundayTurtles (PG-13/101 mins.) on of-the Month Nature Walk Friday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. Popcorn with the BCAS is set for and light refreshments will be Sunday, Jan. 4, starting at the served. Admission is free. For Meadowlands Environment more information on any of Center at 10 a.m. (directions the library’s programs, call the are on meadowblog.net in the

left-hand column.) This free two-hour guided walk in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst and nearby Disposal Road features raptors and waterfowl. Participants are asked to sign a standard liability release that is good for NJMC/ BCAS events throughout the year. To R.S.V.P., contact Don Torino of the BCAS at greatauk4@gmail.com or 201-2304983. Registration is recommended and appreciated. Lyndhurst Health Department announces: • Flu vaccine is available for township residents. Call 201-804-2500 for an appointment. The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older receive a yearly flu vaccine. • Rabies Clinics are set for Thursdays, Jan. 8 and 15, at the Community Center on Riverside Ave. (behind the Little League fields), 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Township residents can also license their dogs and cats at these clinics. Licensing deadline is Jan. 31. Call the Health Department for more information. Sacred Heart Home-School

Association, 620 Valley Brook Ave., hosts its annual Tricky Tray on Friday, Jan. 16. Tickets are $10. No one under age 18 will be admitted. Doors open at 6 p.m. Each ticket includes one sheet for first level prizes, coffee/tea and dessert. For tickets and information, call the school office at 201-939-4277 or Patty at 201-803-9580. Ticket deadline is Jan. 6. No tickets will be sold at the door. Knights of Columbus Council 2396 sponsors a Tricky Tray Friday, Jan. 16, at the Senior Center, 250 Cleveland Ave. The $15 admission includes coffee plus one prize sheet of tickets. No alcohol is permitted. No tickets will be sold at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, call Steve Cortese at 201-657-0800 or Sal Russo at 201-446-7244.

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American Legion Alexander Stover Post 37 meets on Monday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m. at the VFW hall, 222 River Road. For more information, call 201-2148253.

Don’t get ‘burned’ by AFP scammers TRENTON – The N.J. Division of Fire Safety has been made aware of recent solicitations by a California-based organization, a self-described charity called the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics (AFP), ostensibly using the guise of support of local fire and paramedic groups to solicit funds for “burn victims.” A check of this organization with the Division of Consumer Affairs’ Charitable Campaign Unit reportedly revealed that it had not registered with it as required by N.J. state law.

According to the warning issued by the Division of Fire Safety: This fundraising organization is “consistently rated by charity watchdogs as one of America’s worst” and was once portrayed by California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown as “betrayers of the public trust placed in them.” Brown was speaking about a 2010 settlement reached with the organization, which was headquartered in Orange County, Calif., at the time, documenting hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for burn victims having been

diverted to such things as Caribbean cruises and trips to posh resorts. The Division of Fire Safety is enlisting the assistance of local and county emergency response agencies to call the public’s attention -- and especially that of senior citizens who hold emergency services in high esteem and donate generously to them -- to avoid solicitations by this organization, which “undermines the work of legitimate charities by its practices.” The following excerpt was taken from a report done by

the charity watchdog organization SeriousGivers.org on the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics two years ago: “AFP’s stated mission is to provide financial assistance and support to burn victims and burn center programs . . . . Its spending suggests a different focus: AFP spent about $61 on fundraising for every $1 it spent on programs. AFP raised about $1.3 million for the year. About 90% of that came through 10 outside fundraising organizations hired by AFP to conduct mail and/or telephone campaigns. Those 10 collected

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2014 REVIEW from than $200,000 in personal purchases. Gwendolyn Muller, 53, reportedly a former Kearny resident, faces sentencing in February. Kearny police stop providing security at scholastic sports and other school-related events after the Board of Education says it can’t afford to pay newly raised off-duty pay rates for cops. A federal judge grants the government’s request to put off the trial of Kearny’s John Leadbeater for allegedly taking part in a conspiracy to defraud banks of $13 million in mortgage proceeds for three months, to March 2, after federal prosecutors designate the matter as a “complex case,” necessitating more prep time. Harrison attorney Al Cifelli, a county freeholder and Harrison tax assessor, is honored as Knight of the Year by the Harrison Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Grace Council 402. Election results: It’s a clean sweep for the GOP in North Arlington as voters oust North Arlington Mayor Peter Massa, a Democrat – along with his council running mates Mark Yampaglia and Daniel Castro – in favor of GOP Mayor-elect Joseph Bianchi and council candidates Daniel Pronti and Kerry Cruz, giving the Republicans a 4-2 majority on Jan. 1. The GOP also get to pick someone to fill part of Bianchi’s unexpired term on the council. In Harrison, interim Mayor James Fife, a Democrat, beats Republican challenger Eric Brachman by a more than 2-1 margin. Democratic council incumbents (Jesus Huaranga, Laurence Bennett and James Doran in the First, Third and Fourth Wards) faced no opposition; in the Second Ward, incumbent Democrat Anselmo Millan defeated independent Ramon Rodriguez. And, in East Newark, borough residents voted 157-52, in a non-binding referendum, that they’d prefer to send

Voters chose Republican Joseph Bianchi (l.) as mayor of North Arlington and Democrat James Fife as mayor of Harrison.

their kids to high school in Kearny, not Harrison – where they’ve gone for more than a century. Two Newark men – Jonathan Fontenot and Terrence Morris, both 26 – are killed in an accident on Rt. 21 South in Belleville after a tractortrailer collides with two passenger cars on Nov. 3. Nutley Irish American Association selects Charles E. O’Mara as

Thomas J. Goffredo of the North Arlington firm, Thomas Meloro & Son, which crafted the stone, bears the name of Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, a Kearny soldier killed in Iraq nine years ago at age 25. Nutley senior citizen Ernesta Fernandez is killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Centre St. on Nov. 15. The Prosecutor’s Office

Newest addition to Kearny’s Monument Park is a memorial to the War on Terrorism and honoring Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, whose mother Krystyna Karolasz (c.), and sister Kristine Lancha (l.) and Donna Kornas attended the dedication.

grand marshal for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in March. Ann E. Morris is deputy grand marshal, Joe Milbauer is Member of the Year and Diandra Kelly is 2015 Parade Queen. Mace Bros. Fine Furniture, which has done retail business at in Kearny for 62 years at Oakwood and Kearny Aves., announces it is closing. Monument Park in Kearny gets a new addition: a memorial to the military victims in the War on Terrorism. It is dedicated at the town’s annual Veterans’ Day ceremony. The new monument, designed by

have reportedly located the driver but no charges have as yet been filed. A three-alarm fire displaces 90 occupants of a 41-unit, five-story brick apartment building at 425 Beech St. in Kearny on Nov. 23. One woman is rescued from a fire escape and many cats are also saved. An intoxicated Newark man commandeers an excavator at a construction site in West Hudson Park in the Harrison section of the park and begins driving home, running over some park property and a parked car in the process see 2014 REVIEW page

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Triumphs galore in high school sports Area teams celebrate NJSIAA state glory By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

o what were the top local sports stories for 2014? For one, it was an unprecedented year for local teams and individuals earning their fair share of NJSIAA state championships. There were a lot of celebrations to be found throughout the area all year long. It was also a year for farewells and tributes, of traditions being restored and returned. It was also a World Cup soccer year, one that captivated soccer fans throughout the area for more than a month. All in all, it was a year to remember. So let’s take a closer look at the Top 10 Sports Stories of the Year for 2014. Harrison wins NJSIAA Group I state soccer title The last time that Harrison High School, the most prolific high school soccer program in New Jersey state history, had captured a state crown, was back in 2008. But led by the goal-scoring prowess of Ali Lakhrif, who ended up setting a new single-season school scoring record by knocking home 37 goals, and a stingy defense, the Blue Tide steamrolled its way through the NJSIAA Group I state playoffs, eventually defeating Haddon Township, 4-0, in November to win the 25th NJSIAA state soccer championship in the school’s history, the most ever in the history of boys’ high school soccer in United States history. The Blue Tide won all six of their state playoff games by a combined goal total of 33-1. That’s utter dominance. For capturing the state championship, Harrison boys’ soccer team owns the

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Harrison’s boys’ soccer team celebrated the NJSIAA Group I state championship in November, earning the No. 1 sports story locally for 2014.

No. 1 spot among local sports the overall Group III meet, stories for 2014. earning her place among the elite throwers in the state. Before her final throw of Nutley’s Montgomery wins NJSIAA Meet of Champions gold in the competition, Montgomery was 12th and appeared the javelin headed to finishing out of Nutley’s Grace Montgommedal contention. ery, who was a standout However, on that final three-sport athlete at Nutley High School and who would throw, Montgomery unleashed a bomb, throwing eventually go on to capture the javelin 129 feet, further The Observer Co-Female than any other girl competiAthlete of the Year for her tor and earning her place in athletic achievements, did the unthinkable in June, cap- Nutley and Essex County history. By winning the gold turing the gold medal in the at the M of C, Montgomjavelin at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, becoming the ery earns the No. 2 spot for school’s first-ever girls M of sports stories in 2014. C winner. Montgomery had captured Kearny wins Hudson County titles in both boys’ and girls’ the NJSIAA North Jersey soccer Section 2, Group III gold It’s nothing new for Kearny medal, then placed third at

to win county championships in soccer, but it’s pretty special when both the boys’ and girls’ teams win Hudson County Tournament titles in the same year. The Kearny girls reigned supreme for the sixth straight time, defeating Memorial in the title game. Barbara Paiva, who set a new single-season school goal scoring record with 38 goals, led the way for the Kearny girls, who finished the season 18-3. Lily Durning scored 17 goals and Amber Crispin added 16 for the Kardinals. The Kearny boys won the county title for the first time since 2012, defeating North Bergen in the finals. Danny Vicente scored two goals in the title game and Sebastian

Ferriera posted a shutout en route to being selected to the First Team All-State squad. Needless to say, it was a year to remember for both Kearny soccer programs. Lyndhurst wins first-ever NJSIAA softball sectional crown The Lyndhurst softball team enjoyed a historic moment in May, when the Golden Bears defeated Madison, 3-2, to the win the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I state crown, the first state title in softball in school history, earning the No. 4 spot in our list. First-year head coach Emily Ringen molded the team properly, with pitcher Jenn see SPORTS REVIEW page

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key contributor to both the indoor and cross country Tellefsen leading the way. championships. Jake EsteFirst baseman Alyssa Pipon vez won three medals at the delivered the clutch RBI single North 2, Group I championthat gave the Golden Bears the ships, beating Shabazz in the elusive state crown. process. SPORTS REVIEW from

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head coach Bill Mullins and standout players Joel Vivas and Bryan Rodriguez, the Kearny boys’ volleyball team made it all the way to the NJSIAA Group IV finals, where they lost to nemesis Lyndhurst’s Servideo retires St. Peter’s Prep. In fact, two The area lost a huge legof their three losses were end, when long-time Lyndto the powerful Marauders. hurst athletic director and Still, it was a great season head baseball coach Butch for the Kardinals, a epic seaServideo announced his retirement after giving 55 years son, a 20-win campaign that will resonate for the years to of his life to Lyndhurst, the come. first 13 as a student, then 44 more years as a coach and Just missed list administrator. There were several noteThe Golden Bears won the worthy events that just overall NJSIAA Group I title missed being among the top under Servideo’s guidance 10, like Kearny’s Steven Kozin 2008 and won more than iel winning six medals at the 500 games under Servideo’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions leadership. He will be sorely for his work as a paraplegic; missed. the Nutley football team reached the NJSIAA North North Arlington’s Keefe wins 2, Group III playoffs for state sectional bowling title North Arlington junior Ty- the first time in four years; ler Keefe created his slice of Cristina Nardini of North history, when Keefe won the Arlington won three medals at the Bergen County outNJSIAA North 1, Group IA state sectional championship door track championships; Kearny’s Corey Sawyer in bowling. He rolled a 776 exploded onto the scene by series and a 279 high game throwing three no-hitters for to secure the gold medal. the Kardinals’ baseball team; He’s one of the top bowlers Nutley’s Joe Ferinde finished to watch this season. eighth in the state wrestling Kearny volleyball reaches state at 120 pounds; the North sectional title game continued next page Under the guidance of Zoe Steck (soon to pick the school of her choice) the Maroon Raiders moved a step closer to their elusive goal, a state title.

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Arlington boys’ golf team qualified for the NJSIAA state sectionals for the firsttime ever; Queen of Peace’s Kevin Momnohin played in the annual New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic; North Arlington sent three athletes to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions for the first-time indoor track program; Kearny resident Tomasz Adamek lost a huge fight against Vlacheslav “Czar” Glazkov, more than likely ending his

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A would-be burglar came up empty in a big way in Lyndhurst on Christmas Day. Police said officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of Livingston Ave., at 5:14 a.m., on Dec. 25 on a report of an attempted entry. The occupant told police that after hearing a loud noise from outside her third-floor apartment window, she looked outside and saw a man lifting up a screen and begin to open a window to the second-floor apartment below. After a light came on in that apartment, she said, the intruder closed the screen and retreated across the roof, only to

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Ave. near Lake. The suspect, Andy Paredes, 30, of Elmhurst, N.Y., suffered what police described as minor injuries from the fall and declined medical attention. Police said a check of the roof area and outside of the Livingston Ave. residence uncovered damage to a leader pipe and gutter and broken branches to the shrub consistent with the witness’s account of the incident. Peredes was charged with burglary and criminal mischief and taken to the Bergen County Jail on $5,000 bail with no 10% cash option. – Ron Leir

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no is recognized as a 2014 Voya Unsung Hero. She’s one one of 100 teachers on Nov. 14. feted nationwide by Voya A kitchen fire on Nov. Financial to honor inno15 forces the temporary vative teaching methods. closure of a popular E. North Arlington will Passaic Ave. pub, the Old get $275,000 this year Canal Inn, in Nutley. The and $50,000 next year in owners have vowed to a settlement of litigation reopen as soon as repairs with the Passaic Valley are done. Water Commission. The After finally adopting borough and PVWC had a 2014 municipal budget, differences over issues North Arlington officials A Bayonne man helped solve such as the payment say the spending bluethe mystery of the missing of permit fees, police print will account for an headstone for Kearny’s Theosecurity at job sites and 8% increase in the local dore Zetterlund. advance notice on protax rate for municipal purposes or about $254 lic workshop to heighten posed water rate hikes. Silver Lake Baptist more on the “average” residents’ awareness of Church in Belleville tax bill. When school and how they can take steps marks its 100th annivercounty contributions are to protect their vehicles included, that bill will re- from break-ins and thefts, sary. It was founded as flect an overall increase prevent wallets or purses the First Italian Baptist of $268, officials say. from being snatched, use Church of Belleville to serve the area’s ItalianNutley’s Department of ATMs safely and teach speaking population. Public Affairs is creattheir children how to Harrison retains a ing a “Wall of American keep themselves safe. Bloomfield law firm, Honor” to feature imTwo Kearny teens are Pearlman & Miranda, for ages (photos, sketches, charged with arson in up to $100,000 to defend portraits) of all township connection with a fire veterans from 1776 on. that gutted a single-fami- the town’s right to tax Three Kearny resily house on Garfield Ave. Red Bull for its land and stadium. Both sides are dents are rescued from a at the corner of Elm St. awaiting a review of the second-floor front porch on Nov. 10. longstanding tax case roof during a Nov. 20 A Bayonne tire dealer, by members of the New house fire at 47 Beech St. Bruce Dillin, helps solve Jersey Supreme Court. The trapped residents – the mystery of why the Mazur’s Bakery, a two women and a man headstone of Theodore landmark store on Ridge – are taken away safely Zetterlund, a Kearny Road in Lyndhurst, reoby Firefighters Victor butcher/grocer killed by pens under new ownerGirdwood and Ron Proa would-be robber some ship: the Sugarflake tokowicz, also credited 79 years ago, was missBakery Chain, operating with saving a dog hiding ing until its discovery in Westwood, Wyckoff in a first-floor apartment. by Dillin in the Kearny and Fair Lawn. A lottery for 15 affordmeadows in May 2014. The state Departable senior apartments After much travail, Dillin ment of Environmental at the newly completed recovered the headstone Protection announces a Harrison Senior Resiand – with help from a $190 million settlement dence is held by the Kearny cop friend, an enwith Occidental Chemideveloper, Domus Corp. vironmentalist with the cal Corp. to resolve Close to 150 people apply N.J. Turnpike Authority the company’s liability to be on the list. Domus and John Burns of John for contamination of hopes to have the list of Burns Memorials – arthe Passaic River. The finalists screened shortly. ranges for its placement money will be applied Residents of North at Zetterlund’s gravesite Arlington, Lyndhurst and in Holy Cross Cemetery, to efforts to clean up the river. Bloomfield are among North Arlington. Two armed robbers 31 individuals arrested Kearny Councilwoman invade the Radio Shack in seven counties durAlex Arce announces she on Main St. in Belleville ing a Nov. 23 pre-dawn is stepping down from on Dec. 21, bind three sweep by 26 law enforce- her council seat Jan. 5 – ment agencies targeting with two years remaining employees and pistolwhip one before fleeing, an estimated $1 million in her three-year term – slamming a township narcotics trade involving because she’s expecting patrol car as they go. heroin, cocaine and mari- her first child soon. Belleville Board of juana. Agents confiscate Members of Local 3, Education, still awaiting 518 bricks of heroin, with Building Construction an estimated street value Laborers of North Jersey, the final results of an audit on how much it overof $300,000, eight pounds picket demolition work spent during the 2013of marijuana valued at at the Passaic Ave. mall $40,000 and $50,000 in site being redeveloped by 2014 school year, votes to spend more than $3 cash. DVL Kearny Holdings. million for infrastructure Belleville High School DECEMBER science teacher Joy Alfa- technology and phone upgrades. Nutley PD holds a pub2014 REVIEW from

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and then saw a fire at the base of the front steps which they put out. Police, who found debris and paper wrapping in the front area, surmised that an M80 firework had been set off.

Dec. 22 A Franklin Ave. business owner reported that someone had broken their front window. ••• Dec. 20 An identity theft victim While assigned to a DWI reported receiving a call about detail, police said they a transaction for close to observed a van parked il$3,000 made on their credit legally outside a Chestnut card which, the victim said, St. business and two men, was unauthorized. After the later identified as Michael account was closed, the victim A. Smith, 39, and Alfredo learned from Capital One that Llivicota-Penafiel, 46, both of 13 attempts had been made to Newark, place a yellow drum open up accounts using much filled with used cooking oil of their personal information. inside. Police later learned Dec. 23 that the business contracts Police stopped a motor with a different company to vehicle reported being driven retrieve the drums. Smith and erratically and nearly hitting Llivicota-Penafiel were both a parked car along Franklin charged with theft. Smith also Ave. and issued the driver, had an outstanding warrant Joseph Bravoco, 25, of Nutley, from Jersey City. Both were summonses charging him with released on bail pending court DWI, reckless driving, disreappearances. gard of traffic control device, ••• speeding and failure to mainJoseph Kaplan, 34, of Nutley, tain lane. He was released was arrested on Franklin Ave. pending a court date. on outstanding warrants from ••• Roselle, Linden and Jersey A Franklin Ave. business City. He was turned over to owner reported the theft of Roselle PD for processing. several tools: three nail guns, a ••• compressor, an impact driver, A Passaic Ave. resident jig saw, sawzall, two lithium reported that two packages batteries and charger, all of delivered to their front porch the DeWalt brand, and valued between 10 and 11 a.m. were at about $800. Police said they stolen. The items were valued found no sign of forced entry. at about $200. ••• ••• Police responded to a River Frank Carfagno, 30, of West Road location on a report of a Paterson, was arrested on vehicle driving on three tires. Hancox Ave. after police said Police said the vehicle was inithey found Carfagno had 20 tially believed to be involved folds of heroin and several hy- in an accident but the driver, podermic needles. Police said Mario Aymara Galvez, 24, of each fold had a street value of Carteret, told officers that he’d between $4 and $10. Carfagno just been robbed during an atwas charged with possession tempted carjacking. However, of heroin and possession of police said an investigation hypodermic needles. revealed that Galvez fabri••• cated this account to cover Police responded to a up his role in the accident Brookline Ave. residence on a in which he allegedly hit a report of explosion with fire. concrete barrier after leaving At the scene, the fire was out a Clifton establishment. He and police were told by the was charged with filing a false homeowner that a few minpolice report, hindering aputes after they’d just returned prehension and DUI. home, they heard a loud explosion in front of the house – Ron Leir

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Nellie Dames Nellie Dames (nee Dzekevich), 92, passed away on Dec. 25. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 8:30 a.m. A funeral Mass will be offered at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny, at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Mrs. Dames was born in Providence, R.I., and lived in Kearny for the last 68 years. She graduated from Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing in 1942 as a registered nurse. Nellie served in the Navy as a registered nurse at the Naval Air Training Base in Jacksonville, Fla., during World War II. She later worked for 30 years as the evening supervisor at the former West Hudson Hospital in Kearny before retiring in 1985. She is survived by her children, Suzanne Gibbs, Dr. Nancy Sweet, Maryann Mezan, Ralph Dames and Thomas Dames, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Nellie was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Dames, her daughter, Annella Dames, and her brother, Joseph Dzekevich. Louis P. Saporito Louis P. Saporito, former chief of police of Harrison, died Saturday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank at age 92. He was born and raised in Harrison, where he resided for 65 years. His was a lifetime of service—to his country, to his community, and above all, to his cherished family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Theresa, and four children: Jacque Piatkowski, of Carolina Beach NC and her husband, Stan; Bill Saporito, of Manhattan and his wife, Laurie; Francene Kanter, of Marblehead, Mass. and her husband, Todd; and Jane Green of Florham Park and her husband, Tim. He is

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also survived by 10 adoring grandchildren—Marc (Susan), Douglas (Shelley), and Elise Piatkowski; Garrett, Justin, Eric, and Danielle Kanter; Mitchell, Terri, and Tim Green; and four great-grandchildren— Mia and Maximo Piatkowski and Siena Grace and Barrett Piatkowski—as well as his wonderfully caring sisterin-law Kathleen Confroy, sister-in-law Pat and brother-in-law Joe Mango and family, and Maryann and Andy Boothroyd and family, who loved “Uncle Lou.” His brothers, Carmen and Max, and sister in law Elsa, predeceased him. Chief Saporito was born Sept. 13, 1922, on Franklin Ave. in Harrison, the son of Mary and Joseph Saporito. For most of his life, he never lived far from the block where he was born. After moving to Tinton Falls in his retirement years, he would often talk about how great it was to have been raised in the town of Harrison. He was a small-town man through and through. Like so many men of the Greatest Generation, he left home to serve his country. During World War II, he became a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, ultimately being trained as a flight officer of a B-29 bomber—the most complicated job on the ship, he would point out. After the war, he returned home to Harrison to help take care of his mother. He joined the Harrison Police Department in 1947 rising first to sergeant, then to detective and deputy chief, and finally to chief of police. He retired from the force in 1987. The funeral will be conducted from the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 9:15 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church, at 10 a.m. Friends may call Tuesday starting at 8:45 a.m. His interment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. For information, directions or to send condolences to the family, please visit www. mulliganfh.com.

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Mia K. Schoeberle Mia K. Schoeberle of Kearny died on Christmas Day in St. Barnabas Medical Center. She was 54. Relatives and friends may call at the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 9 to 10 a.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny. Cremation will follow at Rosedale Crematory in Orange. Ms. Schoeberle had been a science teacher in Kearny High School for 25 years. Prior to that, she was employed in the same capacity for the New York City Board of Education. She is survived by Joe Cravo and their sons, Paul, Brian and John Cravo. Also surviving is her mother, Celia Orr Schoeberle and her sister, Marsan Stromberg. In lieu of flowers it was Mia’s wish that donations may be made to the Salvation Army, 443 Chestnut St., Kearny, N.J. 07032 in her memory. Thomas William Sheppard Thomas William Sheppard, of East Newark, died suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 23. He was 33. Funeral services were under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, Harrison. For information or to send online condolences to the family, please go to www.mulliganfh.com. Born in Newark, Tom was a lifelong resident of Harrison and East Newark. He worked as a warehouseman for Fedway, South Kearny. What Tom loved most in life was spending time with the apple of his eye, his daughter, Madison. He was an avid sports fan, with his favorite teams being the N.Y. Mets and N.Y. Giants. Tom is survived his beloved daughter, Madison Sheppard, cherished sister, Melissa Sheppard, and his loving mother, Kathleen Bell. He also leaves behind many nieces, nephews,

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tion. Carol had been the parish administrator of Trinity Episcopal Church in Kearny for 10 years before retiring last year. She served the parish for over 36 years. She is survived by her husband, Robert Stec and her daughters, Eve-lyn Carol I. Stec Nixon and Liana Witthoeft Mrs. Carol I. Stec, of and her husband Ian. Also Kearny, died on Dec. 26 in the Canterbury Care Center. surviving is her mother, Doris Nixon and a sister, Linda She was 63. Arrangements were by the Nixon. Condon Funeral Home, 684 In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donations to Kearny Ave., Kearny. The Episcopal Relief and Defuneral service was held at velopment, P.O. Box 7058, Grace Episcopal Church, Merrifield, Va. 22116-7058 in 200 Highfield Lane, Nutley, followed by a private crema- Carol’s memory.

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n. arlIngton N.ARLINGTON Brand new 3 room apt. 2nd fl. Coin operated W/D in basement. 1 ½ months security. $1,000/month + utilities. Avl. Jan 1st. (201) 696-0496. N.ARLINGTON 2nd fl. 5 rooms. No pets. No smoking, separate utilities. $1,200/month. (201) 774-0548.

N.ARLINGTON Garden Apt. 1st fl. 1 bedroom $1,000/month HT & parking included. • 3 room apt. $900/month. Heat included. O’Hara Agency (201) 997-6300. N.ARLINGTON 2 bedrooms, parking. $1500/month. 1 month security. Separate utilities. Available January 1st. (201) 218-0756 N.ARLINGTON 3 family house 3rd fl. $1,200/month, 1 month security. Utilities separate. Close to NY Transportation. Available February 1st. (201) 456-8657. N.ARLINGTON 2nd floor. 5 rooms: 1 bedroom, 1 loft, brand new kitchen w/dishwasher, microwave & oven, new carpeting, newly painted, washer/dryer hook-up. No pets. No smoking. 1-1/2 months security, $1250/month. Separate utilities. Immediate occupancy. (201) 998-0173

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RUTHERFORD 3 room apt. $900/month heat included. O’Hara Agency (201) 997-6300. AUTomoBILE for SALE Toyota, 2009 Corolla, 4 dr. white. 4 Cyl. Low miles. Like new. PS, PB, A/C. (201) 937-4277

gArAgE for rENT BELLEVILLE 3 car garage for rent. 25x19. $450/month. 1 month security. Available now. Good for parking cars, storage, boats, contractors. Safe location. (973)951-6315

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offICE SPACE for rENT KEARNY Office space, 850 sq. ft. center of town. $950/month Kearny Ave. O’Hara Agency (201) 997-6300. 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) 1-1/2 months security. (2nd) 1,000 sq.ft. 1-1/2 months security. Immediate Occupancy. Call Silvina (201)997-4257 & (201)889-3115

room for rENT HARRISON Private entrance. Available now. Near transportation. No smoking. No pets. 1 month security. Male preferred. Se habla espanol. (650) 787-0833 (650) 645-0307

BELLEVILLE Studio For rent. $700/month. Utilities included. (201) 719-0723.

KEARNY Separate entrance. Own bathroom. No kitchen. $650/month. 1 month security. Utilities included. Female preferred. No smoking. Contact (201) 519-3778. Se Habla Espanol.

HARRISON 1 attic room for rent. $450/month, everything included cable & internet. (973) 525-3860.

N.NEWARK Room for rent, Forest hill section. $350/month. Shared Bath, No Kitchen. Utilities included. 1 month security. No smoking. No pets. Call after 4:30pm (973) 752-6877.

KEARNY Female preferred, private entrance, utilities included w/cable & internet. 1 block to transportation. $550/month + security. Available January 1st. Se habla español. 201-772-7417

KEARNY Room for rent. Male preferred. $520/month. 1 month security. Available now. Utilities & cable included. (862) 823-3331

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roommATE for rENT Roommate sharing large townhouse all furnished, bedroom & office/TV room, bath & parking for tenant, common W/D, C/A all utilities included. Working responsible adult, use of kitchen conditional, $750/month + security. (201) 406-9443. Roommate wanted for exchange of help or companionship after 6pm for Elderly woman, willing to pay $150/week (973) 951-3435, Must speak Spanish.

STorE for rENT Retail space available for rent in Kearny. Great location. 3,000 sq. ft. Available January 1st. (973) 986-6456.

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Winter running made safe You don’t have to stop running outside just because it’s winter. It is possible to do it safely; just follow a few basic rules to reduce your chances of an accident. DRESS PROPERLY When you stop moving after sweating, you’ll get cold. So opt for multiple layers rather than a winter coat. You need a layer that breathes, a layer that insulates, and a layer that protects you from the wind. Choose a hat that covers your ears and opt for mittens rather than gloves. How do you tell if your outﬁt is appropriate? You should be shivering slightly at the beginning of your run. You’ll warm up quickly, without overheating.

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STAY HYDRATED AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN Although you may feel less thirsty in winter than in summer, it’s still very important to stay hydrated. Protect your skin against both the cold and the sun. Skin moisturizer, lip balm, and sunscreen are all essential for winter running.

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ADAPT TO WINTER CONDITIONS In winter, it’s a good idea to run in a loop around your neighbourhood. That way, if something goes wrong, you’re always close to home. Make sure you run into the wind at the beginning of your run so the worst cold will be on your back as you get tired. Always stick to the same route so you can become familiar with possible dangers, such as where slippery ice tends to form. And remember to shorten the length of your stride in order to reduce your risk of falling.

Ten reasons to put on your skates

BE CAREFUL Make sure you’re always visible and run in the opposite direction to on-coming trafﬁc so you can see what’s coming towards you. If the temperature drops below minus 20°C, postpone your workout to the next day or exercise on a treadmill instead.

Instead of going into hibernation this winter, make the most of the cold weather by getting out your skates. Here are ten good reasons why this is a great idea.

not dependent on the weather with skating. You can even swap your blades for wheels and skate during the summer as well.

1. It’s an activity for the whole family. Skating is for beginners as well as experts. Learning to stay up on your skates only takes an hour or so and then you can take all the time you want to improve your technique.

5. It’s a no-impact sport, thus gentle on the joints.

2. It’s very inexpensive. All you need is a pair of skates (which you can either rent or buy) and a helmet for children and those nervous about falling. It’s also a good idea to wear gloves.

Happy Holidays

3. It’s easy to plan. Skating doesn’t have to take up much of your time, and you can usually skate at an arena or outdoor rink close to home, or even in your own backyard.

F rom ou r Fa m i ly to you r s. at thiele-reid Family Funeral Home, we believe that reflecting on the good times is an important part of celebrating life. this season, we are grateful for the community, families and clients we serve. so, whether this year has been a season of loss or a season of joy, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

4. It’s a sport that can be practiced both inside and outside. You’re

6. It’s a great activity to improve your balance. 7. It’s also a sport that improves arm-leg coordination. 8. It improves cardiovascular endurance if you skate for longer periods of time. 9. It’s great for strengthening your muscles, and not just those in your legs and your thighs. The muscles in your back and abs are also enlisted to help you keep your balance. 10. It is, above all, a fun activity. So this winter, go to your local park or arena, and jump on the ice for a few hours of pure bliss.

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