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Be wary of ‘IRS’ scamsters By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent

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Scamsters posing as Internal Revenue Service representatives have been bilking American taxpayers for several years now, but recently they have been focusing on Kearny, to the extent that the Kearny Police Department is issuing an alert to local residents to be wary -- and beware. The con artists contact their potential victims by phone, warning the call recipients that they owe back taxes and face severe penalties, even arrest, if they do not pay up immediately, via check or moneygram or credit card or prepaid debit card. The call appears to be legitimate, since the scamsters can alter the caller ID to appear that it is indeed from the IRS. The trusting, threatened, frightened call recipient complies -- and his or her money ends up in the pockets of criminals. This con game has been flourishing nationwide for awhile now, but as KPD Lt. Anthony Gouveia told The Observer, “There has been a big increase in Kearny for about the last three months.” Kearnyites who were targeted -- including the unfortusee IRS page

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he Salvation Army of Greater Kearny, providing religious and social services for needy residents of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark, North Arlington and Lyndhurst, is seeking more volunteers for

its annual Red Kettle Campaign, launched last week in ceremonies held in front of Kearny Town Hall. It hopes to raise $59,000 in this season’s campaign to support Christmas programs and services across the state, throughout the entire year.

Last year, it fell just short of the goal of $43,000, according to members of the Salvation Army of Greater Kearny’s advisory board. During 2014, the Greater Kearny unit said it provided some form of assistance to about 6,300 people in its ser-

Keeping kitties cozy in winter By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent

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hat happens when a student government leader, theater geek, science whiz nerd, cheerleader, newspaper hound and football jocks, among others, get together to plan a prom? Well, they come up with a theme and then romantic intangibles and intrigue enter into the equation and … you have “Promedy,” a comedy by Wade Bradfordbeing presented by the Kearny High School Class of 2016 next weekend. Performances, open to the general public, will be Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, both at 7 p.m., in the high school auditorium. Tickets, available at the door only, are $5 for students and senior citizens and $7 for everyone else. Proceeds help support the actual prom for this school year’s senior class to be held in June 2016. First-time director Milly Gonzalez, a high school music teacher, said she’s thankful for the tons of support from both the adult technical advisers and from the 30 seniors involved in the production, behind and in front of the stage. “It’s a group of great kids,” said Gonzalez, who added that everyone has cooperated by pulling together during the lengthy seven-week rehearsal period despite scheduling conflicts posed by their participation in other extra-curricular endeavors and study time. “A lot of the students I really didn’t know well since I haven’t had them in class,” the director noted, “but the new people turned out to have great talent and have worked hard to bring out those skills. They have great heart.” Gonzalez, who taught music at Garfield Elementary School

the boa was “fake.” Doris “is weird – she’s president of the school reptile club,” Melanie explained. She’s “treating the boa as a child or one of my best friends.” Student body leader Beatrix is played by Kelly LeVan, who is seriously into music, as drum major of the KHS marching band, flute and piccolo player with the concert band and member of the K-Birds singing group. As for Beatrix, “she’s really loud, dorky and annoying. I’ve got to do a lot of loud squeaking and my voice cracks,” Kelly said. “I’ve channeled my inner geek to be the most nerdy student president I can imagine.” Theater newcomer Lawrence Gongora aims to go for the laughs as the character of Dr. Funky, a singer, if he can get his dialogue down. Photos by Milly Gonzalez “Remembering lines is really tough,” he confessed. Still, he’s Students rehearse for upcoming production of “Promedy.” already thinking about trying out for the spring musical, in a sixth-grade production of before transferring to the high “Alice in Wonderland.” Hector “Hairspray.” school in September, choPaul Bannon, whose short is a cater-waiter on weekends. reographed the annual KHS flick “The Case” won secCorey Sawyer and Quan Drama Club spring musical for ond place in the recent KHS Kelly, who play football playthe past six years. Student-Made Film Festival, But any hesitation she might ers Kyle and Kevin, respecplays Chester, a socially backhave felt about taking on a new tively, are both – appropriately ward science whiz. His characenough – student athletes. Cochallenge was quickly overter must be “enthusiastic” but come with the aid of colleagues rey pitches and plays centeralso “a nerd.” Sounds like it will field for the Kardinals baseball Don Bednarczyk, lighting and be tough to pull off but Paul set designer; Edward Gargiulo, team and Quan is the goalie for insists it will “come naturally.” the hockey squad. Previously, sound designer; Kathleen AsAnd then there’s Carly Hull, Corey was Hercules as an trella, business manager; Erin who plays Stephanie, a reporteighth-grader at Lincoln School Donnelly, photographer; Joe er/editor for the school paper. and Quan – drum line captain Domalewski, program preShe has performed in each parer; and Jessica Couto, senior in the KHS marching band – KHS musical for the past three did a lot of rapping as Sonny in class adviser. years and has played flute in the high school production of “It’s been a pleasant and the marching band for four “In the Heights” last year. really rewarding experience,” years. “Theater is my life,” CarWhen Melanie Hill, a Teen she said. ly proclaimed. She’s also taking Senior Hector Delacruz plays Drama veteran, showed up four honors classes this year. In for auditions, she was freaked Tanner, the gridiron team the meantime, she is dedicating when she learned that the captain who “has the hots” for herself to the art of journalsteady companion of Doris the character of Lee, said the ism. Her motivation? “Going audience will find his character – the character she read for around taking pictures and (and was cast as) – happened to be “a nice guy and a little trying to get juicy stories is bit of a softie.” This is Hector’s to be a boa constrictor. Her pretty cool,” she said. first high school stage produc- blood pressure leveled off after And we can’t help but tion, although he played a hare the director assured her that agree.

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BOE prodded by teachers; names principal By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – n out-of-town school administrator with ties to Kearny has been hired as the new principal of Kearny High School. Jacalyn Richardson, currently principal of Boonton High School in Morris County where she has worked for the

boys soccer along with girls basketball and softball. This is her fifth year at the helm of Boonton High School with an enrollment of nearly 600 – in contrast to Kearny High’s population of about 1,700. Before that, she spent six years as vice principal of the Boonton Middle School and, prior, was a substance abuse counselor and teacher of P.E. and driver’s education.

see passing up an opportunity to come back to a place that I enjoy.” Exactly when Richardson will be reporting to her new job was unsettled, as of last

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past two decades, was picked from a field of “more than 60” applicants, according to Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood. The Kearny Board of Education accepted Blood’s recommendation to appoint Richardson to the post at the Nov. 16 meeting at an annual salary of $151,087 “at an effective date to be determined.” Richardson will take over for interim KHS principal Linda Rocco, who has been in the job since July 1, having replaced former principal Al Gilson who departed to seek other job opportunities. Coincidentally, both Rocco and Richardson share an affinity for athletics. Rocco – a former Point Pleasant High School principal – served previously as the first woman athletic director at Whippany Park High School while Richardson, a 1984 KHS graduate, played soccer, softball and basketball for her alma mater. And, while working in the Boonton public schools, Richardson taught physical education for 10 years and coached

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Town seeks fix for school traffic hazard By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY –

osalia Diaz Colon is a Kearny parent standing up for safety. Colon, whose son attends Franklin School on Davis Ave., came to the Board of Education meeting last week to urge that something be done about traffic congestion outside the school when parents drop off and pick up their kids. “I’m afraid for our children,” Colon told the board members. Because of persistent parking in prohibited yellow zones, double-parking and kids running across a heavilytraveled roadway, Colon said she’s worried that “a serious accident may happen” and recommended that a “task force” of educators, police and parents hash out the situation. And that is, more or less, what is happening.

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Concern about trafﬁc perils outside Franklin School -- where parents often park in prohibited yellow zones (l.) or double-park to drop off kids -- prompted parent Rosalia Diaz Colon (r.) to ask the school board for help.

“We share your concern,” Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood said, adding that she meet two weeks ago with Police Chief John Dowie and the department’s traffic experts to discuss strategies that “might improve” the snarling of vehicles in front of schools at the start of the day and during dismissal time. Unfortunately, Blood said, “we don’t have the luxury

of the suburbs” where districts can install “long [looping] driveways for drop-off zones and, she added, there is a problem with expanding school no parking zones because it takes parking spaces away from neighbors. The issue that is troubling to school officials, she said, is that some parents who drive their kids to and from school “pull up to the school

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entrance,” typically in an area reserved for school bus parking, “or on the opposite side of the street, allowing children to run across a busy street,” exposing them to potential risk. “Several children have been hit by cars, although not always on the way to school,” she said. Kearny Police Sgt. John Taylor, the department’s traffic officer, said the traffic squad doesn’t have the personnel to be at every school every day but does manage to check a different elementary school each day on a rotation schedule. “We try to deter double parking and prohibited parking by asking drivers to move or by giving tickets – at least four or five a day,” Taylor told The Observer. But it is not an easy task, he said. “Parents have total disregard, and

especially if it’s inclement weather, forget it.” At the beginning of each school year, the KPD sends letters to each school, to be distributed to parents and guardians, strongly cautioning drivers to avoid “double parking, park[ing] in prohibited areas, blocking crosswalks, blocking school bus stops, dropping off or picking up children in the middle of the street, and speeding.” And, the letter adds, “violators will be summonsed.” Aside from court fines, violators found guilty can also be hit with additional penalties: two points for ignoring a safety officer, two points for failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, two points for careless driving, five points for reckless driving, etc. The pity of it is, observed Franklin School Principal Yvonne Cali, that for the most part, it’s probably unnecessary for students to be chauffeured to and from school. “My kids walked to school in Kearny, as early as third grade, with groups of their friends who they’d meet on the way,” she said. “And they enjoyed the camaraderie of it. And they’d stop at shops on the way home to buy things so it helped local business. And it’s good exercise for the kids. We’ve got to get back to the old Kearny. … We need to re-train our parents. I have 1,100 children in this school. We see TRAFFIC page

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Kearny man ended up in the Hudson County Jail on $100,000 bail and a burglary charge after he tried to outrun a patrol car on a stolen bicycle, police reported. Read on. At 1:15 p.m., Nov. 12, Officer Jack Grimm, on patrol at Davis and Midland Aves., received a report that a white man clad in black had just stolen a pink bicycle near Franklin School and was pedaling north on Davis. Grimm headed his KPD car south on Davis, spotted the suspect riding near Quincy Ave. and advised him to stop. Instead, police said, the man turned west on Quincy, reversed course and headed back on to Davis, followed (closely) all the way by the patrol car. Grimm then passed the cyclist and cut the car to the sidewalk, blocking him. At that point, the pursued dumped the bike, took off on foot and disappeared into backyards on the 300 block of Hickory St., police said. As the hunt continued, the KPD received a call from a Hickory St. resident that a man had apparently just entered his house. Sgts. John Taylor and Joseph Vulcano responded, searched the home and reportedly found Joseph Ferguson, 23, of Kearny, hiding in the basement. Ferguson was arrested, charged with burglary and obstructing the administration of law, and was remanded to the HCJ. Police said Ferguson has had 13 prior arrests (five for burglary) in five jurisdictions, and six felony convictions. •••

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Other recent reports from the Kearny police blotter included the following: Nov. 15 Officer Ben Wuelfing was dispatched to Walmart at 2:20 p.m. on a report that a woman was apparently using drugs within the store. Police said Cassandra Romano, 24, of Paterson, was located in a restroom stall, where a hypodermic needle was also found. Romano was also discovered to be in possession of a glass pipe, a metal spoon and a small bag of cocaine, police said. She was charged with possession and use of a CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of the syringe and on a warrant from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. After being cleared at the Jersey City Medical Center, she was transferred to the Hudson County Jail. Nov. 16 Officer Damon Pein, investigating a two-car crash on the Newark Tpke. in South Kearny at 8:30 a.m., found that one of

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the drivers had a suspended license, police said. Abdullah Muhammed, 22, of Jersey City, was arrested on that charge and brought to headquarters. ••• At 10:30 a.m., police received a report of three men drinking in public at Kearny and Johnston Aves. There, Officers Dominic Dominguez and John Fabula reportedly found two Harrison men and one from Kearny consuming their breakfast beer and attempting to hide the brew under their jackets. All three were issued Town Ordinance summonses. However, one, Miguel Vargas, 51, of Harrison, was also found to have a $100 Harrison warrant, police said. He was arrested on that and Harrison PD was notified. ••• At 6 p.m., Sgt. Dave Rakowski and Officers Giovanni Rodrigues and Jose Resua responded to a residence on the 200 block of Maple St., where a 16-year-old man had report-

edly assaulted a man and another juvenile. The suspect, who had subsequently armed himself with a hammer, was discovered in the rear of the building and obeyed officers’ orders to drop the weapon, police said. Taken into custody, the teen was found to be wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet mandated by Hudson County juvenile authorities, police said. He was sent to the county’s Juvenile Detention Center in Secaucus for violation of probation and was additionally charged with simple assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes. Nov. 17 A 70-year-old Kearny woman was struck by a 2015 Honda at 7 p.m. at the Belleville Pike and Elm St. as she was attempting to cross the street. Police said that her injuries were not extensive and that the driver, Alexander Matusiefsky, 19, of Lodi, re-

mained at the scene. Responding Officers Chris Levchak and Sean Podolski reportedly found that his driver’s license was suspended, and he was charged with that offense, failure to surrender a suspended license and failure to yield to a pedestrian. Nov. 18 At 7:40 p.m., pursuant to an ongoing marijuana-distribution investigation, Vice officers executed a search warrant issued by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mitzy Menendez for an Oakwood Ave. home. In the residence, they reportedly recovered 23 bags of suspected weed and $260 in currency. Arrested was Timothy Valentine, 27, of Kearny, on charges of possession of more than 50 grams of the drug, possession with intent to distribute, intent to distribute in a school zone and possession of drug paraphernalia. – Karen Zautyk

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What about our homeless people? By Kevin Canessa Jr.

more than 50,000 U.S. vets who are living on the streets t’s rather interesting of America for a variety of that the terror attacks in reasons. Paris a few weeks ago have Imagine that just for a moopened up a discussion in this ment — 50,000 women and country that largely gets over- men who were willing to put looked — homelessness. their lives on the line for you It’s become an issue in and me do not have a home, the United States because do not have a consistent place politicians across the globe to get a meal, do not have a are now debating whether place to take a daily shower, it’s truly safe to admit Syrdo not have a place to call ian refugees who have been their own. forced from their home and Now there’s talk of putting native land. up these refugees in homes There’s been talk that some that have been foreclosed. 10,000 of them could be taken While in some way the in here in the U.S. humanist in me says this As a product of the Jesuwould be the right thing to its, my first response to this do, the American in me says notion was, “Of course, let not while there are still tens them in.” But then the attacks of thousands of Americans happened in France. And the who could all use the shelter debates opened up on TV of a home. news stations, in newspaper I don’t want this to be about columns and most vociferpolitics. But there’s also the ously, on social media. notion that President Barack Perhaps the starkest debate Obama doesn’t want stricter compared the Syrian refugees screening of the refugees who — most of whom are not ter- might come to America. rorists — to homeless veterAfter what happened in ans in our own country. Paris, I can’t for a second While it’s impossible to imagine letting in Syrian refuknow the exact number, the gees who haven’t been thorU.S. Department of Veterans oughly screened, as difficult a Affairs says there are likely

process as that might be. One of the terrorists in Paris allegedly purportedly represented himself to be a refugee. The very same could happen here in America. So while I certainly feel great compassion for the innocent people of Syria who have no place else to go, in my heart of hearts, I can’t see giving preferential treatment to people from a land far away when, in reality, there are many more Americans — especially veterans — who have nowhere to go. Is there a reason why any veteran should have to live on the streets? Is there any reason why any veteran should not be properly nourished? Is there any reason why any veteran should not have access to proper healthcare? The simple answer is no. And before we take care of people who aren’t Americans, those who are Americans and who are in the same predicament must be taken care of first before we open our nation to a single refugee. It’s a harsh reality. It doesn’t mean one is less compassionate about the horrors any Syr-

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Odds and Ends • The movie “Spotlight” opened in theaters nationwide last week. It’s the story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the priest sex abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in 2001. I haven’t been to a paid movie in more than a decade. But I will be going to see this one. • Speaking of movies, saw “The Walk” last week. That recounts the day — Aug. 7, 1974 — when Philippe Petit, a man from France, walked a tight rope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center a ghastly six times. There had been talk of people getting sick seeing the movie — and I was certainly close to

the same watching it. But it was the re-creation of the Twin Towers that got to me the most. They looked so realistic. And it reminded me that those towers should have been rebuilt exactly as they were before they came down on Sept. 11, 2001. • Want to take a moment to wish everyone reading this a very Happy Thanksgiving. It is a thrill, to this day, to be able to write for the newspaper I grew up reading as a kid in Kearny. And it’s an absolute honor to do so for the wonderful people of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark, North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Nutley, Belleville and Bloomfield. Thank you, one and all, for giving us all at The Observer a reason for keeping this newspaper going for 128 years. I am grateful for each and every one of our readers and advertisers. Have a great rest of the week — and see you again in a few weeks. Kevin Canessa Jr. can be reached by email at kevincanessa�icloud.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/kevincanessa or on Twitter �kevincanessa.

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Law provides an alternative procedure to public bidding that may be used Your article of Oct. 27, 2015, by municipalities for con“Township probing BOE,” tracts that would otherwise left out critical information. have to be awarded through It is true that I and two other public bidding. This project vendors were invited to [the recycling calendar] was submit “quotes” for the town under the $21,000 bid threshrecycling calendar. It was old and, therefore, was not a not a “public bid.” public bid, which would have The Local Public Contract been subject to public bidTo the Editor:

ian has gone through over the last few years. But for once, it’s time this country takes care of its own people who are struggling before it takes care of outsiders. Once the homeless problem in this country is eradicated — don’t hold your breath — perhaps we could revisit welcoming Syrians and others. But not until our own are taken care of first.

ding laws. I did what a salesman is expected to do and I followed up on my quote. Subsequent to the voicemail being played at the public meeting, I submitted an OPRA request for the documents that Jeff Mattingly requested in order to question me about this incident at the township meeting.

What I found out is that on Dec. 1, 2014, interim township manager Kevin Esposito asked Police Chief Joseph Rotonda and Dep. Chief Mark Minichini to investigate whether the incident was a violation of the law. Chief Rotonda replied [per a memo drafted by Esposito] that he asked the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office

who said they didn’t feel that there was any violation of the law. Although I explained that there was no violation and Esposito knew that there was no violation, he never expressed that [at the meeting]. Councilman Joe Longo, Belleville

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KEARNY – So far, the transition from the old Meadowlands tax sharing formula to a tax on meadows hotel receipts as the way to compensate certain communities in the Hackensack Meadowlands district has been somewhat rocky. That’s from Kearny’s perspective, at any rate. Mayor Alberto Santos said the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority, which is charged with passing along the hotel surcharge from the state, which collects the fee, still owes the town about $100,000 for the last of three payments for the year. That third payment was due last Monday, he said. “But considering that our total annual payment is about $3.7 million and that we’ve gotten $3.6 million, it’s not too bad,” the mayor said. Santos said the town was further behind earlier in the year “but we got caught up in August.” The presumption, he said, is that the hotel tax “is still not generating enough revenues” in a timely fashion. Asked for comment, NJSEA spokesman Brian Aberback said: “As the NJSEA receives further funds from the [state] Department of Treasury, it will continue to distribute those funds in accordance with the law.” NORTH ARLINGTON –

The borough’s Public Library Board is continuing to seek a new library director since the departure of former director Kristin Nelson, who left in late August to take charge of the Fairview Public Library. Kathryn Landis, the reference librarian, has been serving as acting director in the interim. Nelson, formerly the adult librarian in North Arlington, was appointed director June 15, 2012. Asked the status of the search for a replacement, Library Board President Margaret Zukatus declined to comment last week without first conferring with her fellow board members. BELLEVILLE – As the township continues to negotiate financial terms with Tulfra Realty for redevelopment of the Roche Diagnostic property, one potential public use for the 19-acre site has surfaced. Sonny Jumani, president of Tulfra Realty, told The Observer last week that township officials have broached the idea of locating a municipal firehouse on the property. “We would build it and pay for it,” Jumani said. Asked what the price would be, Jumani said he did not yet have the numbers. “We’re trying to work with the township to get more details,” he said. Belleville Fire Chief Robert

Schuyler School lists Students of the Month Valerie Iacono, principal of Schuyler School, Kearny, announces the following Students of the Month for October: PreK: Anna Humphrey and Jordan Alfonso. K: Raul Lopez, Juan Cabrejos and Christian Anfibio. 1st: Sasha Patoilo, Christian Rivera and Daniel Garcia. 2nd: Daniela Mantilla, Victoria Ferreira, Grace Lynn Teixeira and Julia Quispe. 3rd: Samantha Bedoya, Robert Fraga and Kayla Valdivia. 4th: Aidan Pham, Ariana Carvajal and Joshua Araujo. 5th: Sheyla Masias, Cath-

erine Ramirez, Leo Tantalean and Julia Sanchez. 6th: Youssef Bousada, Domenica Ordonez, Adrian Cano and Victor Rodriguez. Math: Jayleen Rodriguez. Language Arts: Jack Ledesma and Autumn KlepackiBaker. Music: Claudia Zmuda. Art: Kelly Chan. LLI: Sofia Munoz. ESL: Marianna Pastrana. Reading: Belissy Rodrigues. Band: Adrian Cano. Computers: Alex Montes De Oca. Health and Physical Education: Mia Martinez and Joseph Nigro.

Caruso said he would happily welcome a new, updated fire station. As to whether the proposed new facility would replace the Silver Lake firehouse – which has been closed for repairs – Caruso said that would be up to the township’s elected officials to determine. Dep. Mayor/Councilman Steven Rovell said that Mayor Ray Kimble and Interim Township Manager Kevin Esposito have

talked about the possibility of developing a one-acre tract on the Roche site for a two-bay firehouse as a possible replacement for the small, outdated Silver Lake facility. He said there have been discussions about possibly adapting the Silver Lake firehouse to house a township ambulance or police precinct and/or as a storage facility for municipal documents that must be

preserved for a certain time period. The township governing body has previously approved bonding funds for certain repairs to the Silver Lake building so it’s unclear whether that work would still go forward. Esposito, who was away last week to attend the N.J. League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City, could not be reached for further details.

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more unauthorized checks on his credit — one for another car loan and another for an employment application. The victim registered with the federal identity theft database, according to the NPD. Meanwhile, the NPD released the following reports of incidents that took place between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20: Nov. 14 Steven Babatunde, 25, of Plainfield, was arrested on Franklin Ave. on an outstanding Garwood warrant. Police said they’d pulled Babatunde over and later learned of the warrant. Babatunde posted bail on the Garwood warrant and was issued summonses charging him with driving on a suspended driver’s license, failure to possess a vehicle registration and driving with an obstructed view. He was released, pending court in Garwood and Nutley.

owner told police he had the only key to the grey and black bike that had a single Massachusetts license plate on it. • Kathleen Dunleavy, 43, of Nutley, was arrested and charged with drunken driving and was issued a summons charging her with speeding, following a motor-vehicle stop. Dunleavy was processed without incident and released on her own recognizance, pending court.

Nov. 20 A resident reported being the victim of fraud after he learned someone attempted to transfer $1,950 from his checking account to another account. The victim told police his bank contacted him before the transfer was approved. Ultimately, the transaction was canceled, the NPD said.

Nov. 22 Police are investigating a burglary at an East Centre St. Nov. 15 commercial building where Porfirio Abreuramos, 27, of three suspects gained entry to Newark, was arrested on two the building by cutting holes outstanding warrants — one in the building’s roof between from East Windsor and one 1 and 5 a.m. from Newark — following a Police said they reviewed motor-vehicle stop. Police said surveillance video and have Abreuramos was also issued captured the images of three summonses charging him with young men who are believed driving on a suspended license to be responsible for the and failure to notify the MVC break-in. of an address change. He was Anyone with information on released on his own recognithe burglary is asked to call zance, pending court. the Nutley Police Department at 973-284-4940 or to text the Nov. 16 anonymous tip hotline with • A motorcycle was stolen information at 274637 using on River Road, according the keyword NPDTIPS. to police. The motorcycle’s – Kevin Canessa Jr.

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The students at Queen of Peace Elementary School, North Arlington, collected food for the Queen of Peace Food Pantry. The Student Council made baskets to bring to the food pantry, just in time for Thanksgiving. From l. are Student Council officers Christina Palacios, Diana Ferreira, Christopher Anderson, Ava Rakowski and Maximillian Rueda.

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Lawmaker charged with taking bribe BLOOMFIELD – loomfield Councilman Elias N. Chalet was arrested last week and charged with allegedly soliciting and accepting a $15,000 bribe from a local businessman, promising to guarantee that the township would proceed with its planned purchase of the man’s commercial property, N.J. Attorney General John J. Hoffman reported. Chalet, 53, who represents the First Ward, has been charged with second-degree bribery in official and political matters. If convicted, he faces a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison, including

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a mandatory minimum of five years without parole, and a fine of up to $150,000. Hoffman’s office has not released the identity of the property owner or the address of the site in question, other than that it is located on East Passaic Ave. Chalet, who operates a real estate office on Broad St., initially met with the property owner in question on Oct. 8, allegedly telling him that the site purchase would go through only if he gave Chalet $15,000 in cash, authorities said. In a subsequent meeting Oct. 21 at the realty office, ing high school construction project for which the district will receive bids next month on what it hopes will be the final phase. And she will be stepping into a situation with many of the district’s teachers irked over the laggard pace of negotiations for a new labor contract since the old pact expired June 30, 2014. Teachers wearing red Tshirts provided by the Kearny Education Association and carrying signs packed the

the councilman and property owner reportedly agreed that the latter would make an ini-

tial payment of $10,000, with the balance of $5,000 to be paid after the township bought the site. That meeting was recorded, Hoffman said. Chalet allegedly accepted the $10,000 payment on Oct. 23 and the remaining $5,000 on Nov. 16. Both those meetings were also recorded, Hoffman said, and Chalet was arrested at his office Nov. 16 pursuant to the investigation by the State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau. “We charge that Chalet crookedly put the authority entrusted to him as an elected official up for sale for his own

personal enrichment,” said Hoffman. “When officials start selling favors, as alleged here, it undermines the integrity and fair administration of government.” Elie Honig, director of the Division of Criminal Justice, noted that “fortunately, the State Police were alerted in this case regarding Chalet’s alleged solicitation of a bribe, so we were able to investigate fully.” Chalet was initially remanded to the Essex County Jail and later released on $100,000 bail. – Karen Zautyk

auditorium at Franklin School where the meeting was moved to accommodate the crowd. One of their members, high school teacher Laurie Keim, reminded board members that, “We are moms and dads who have families to provide for,” adding that’s why “we ask for a fair settlement that will allow us to care for our own children as we care for yours.” KEA President Marcy Fisher told The Observer that the union, represented by an

11-member negotiating committee, has been bargaining with the district and its labor attorney Joseph Hannon since October 2014 and discussions have focused on “wages, instructional time and benefits.” Earlier this year, the KEA persuaded the Board of Education to contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield as its employee health care provider instead of another insurance firm the board was leaning toward, even though the choice of a provider is “not negotia-

ble,” Fisher acknowledged. But, Fisher added, her members must still contribute a portion of their salaries toward their health care benefits and “a lot of teachers who are at top scale on the salary guide see a net decrease of $900 from their annual pay” and when there is no increase in salary to compensate for that hit, “that can be hard-hitting – and, for some, that can be a mortgage.” Still, she said, “we’re hopeful we can settle.”

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until 8:30 p.m. Presbyterian Boys and Girls Club, 663 Kearny Ave., hosts its annual carnival on Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. The event features more than 30 games of skill such as goldfish toss, spin the wheel, feed the clown, go fish and much more. Kearny Elks Hoop Shoot basketball contest will be held at the PBGC on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. Children ages 8 to 13 are eligible to participate. Participants must bring a birth certificate. For more information, East Newark call Tom Fraser, PBGC West Hudson Brave executive director, at 201Women Fighting Breast Cancer meets the last Friday 991-6732 or Ron Pickel at 201-463-8447. of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., The Rosary Society of Our at the East Newark Senior Lady of Sorrows Church of Center, 37 President St. Kearny will hold a ChristFor more information, call Emma at 201-998-6828, Rosa mas party on Dec. 6, at 1 p.m., at La Venere Risat 201-246-7750, Fatima at torante, 614 Schuyler Ave., 973-485-4236 or email emiNorth Arlington. Cost is $28, dura2@yahoo.com. payable to Jean Morton (201991-4732), A.S.A.P. Harrison The Kearny Aereie No. The Harrison Cancer 2214, Fraternal Order of EaLeague is holding a Christgles, will conduct a canning mas Boutique on Dec. 4, at fundraiser on Dec. 12, from Town Hall, from noon to 4 9 a.m. to noon, outside varip.m. ous local businesses, includThe League is collecting ing Kearny Bank, Mid-Town toys for the Valerie Fund. Drugs, D&F Deli and more. Toys may be dropped off at Donations will go to various the Senior Citizens Center, 221 Harrison Ave. Donations charities, such as veterans, town recreation departof toys and gift cards for ages 2 through 21 will be ac- ments, schools, etc. Kearny UNICO hosts cepted through Nov. 30. a pancake breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec.12, at Kearny Applebee’s, 175 Passaic Ave., Kick off the holiday seafrom 8 to 10 a.m. A toy will son at the Kearny KUEZ be provided for each child Holiday Tree Lighting who attends. Tickets are Festival on Thursday, Dec. $10 per child and adult. To 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., purchase advance tickets, at Town Hall. The annual contact Joe at 201-998-6879 event begins at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of Town Hall with or Judy at 201-991-5812 or Lou at 201-368-2409. Tickets a holiday concert featuring local performers of all ages. will also be available at the At 6:30 p.m. Santa arrives to door. There will also be a raffle for a Christmas stockhelp Mayor Alberto Santos ing filled with toys and a light the Kearny Holiday 50-50 raffle. Tree. The festivities then Kearny Girls Softball move to Town Hall BicenBooster Club sponsors a tennial Park. Santa, joined fundraising clothing/colby Mrs. Claus and their lection drive. Items may be elves, will be on hand for dropped off at 77 Magnolia children (12 and under) to Ave. on Dec. 3 and 4, from visit until 8:30 p.m. The 6 to 9 p.m., and on Dec. 5, merry making continues from 9 a.m. to noon. Acceptthroughout the park with able items include shoes/ free events and activities The American Legion, 621 Washington Ave., hosts a fundraiser for Toys for Belleville Tots on Dec. 11, from 7 to 11 p.m. Admission is a new toy or $10 donation. Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., hosts a holiday decorating party for all ages in the children’s room on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. For more information, call 973-450-3434 or visit www.bellepl.org and www.facebook.com/bellepl.

boots, accessories (pocketbooks, belts, backpacks, etc.), toys and bikes of any size. Items should be placed in 13-gallon trash bags. Hard toys should be placed in a 24-by-24 box. The Booster Club also hosts a Tricky Tray fundraiser dinner at the San Carlo, 620 Stuyvesant Ave., Lyndhurst, on Feb. 6 at 7 pm. For more information, visit the Booster Club’s Facebook page. Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., presents a program, sponsored by the West Hudson Arts and Theater Company, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m., featuring characters from its newest production “Elf.” Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For more information on any library program, call 201-998-2666 or visit www.kearnylibrary. org. For more information on upcoming W.H.A.T. performances, visit whatco.org.

cal Laboratory Diagnostics. Pre-registration is required. Call 201-804-2500 for an appointment. Lyndhurst Public Library, 355 Valley Brook Ave., hosts the following events for children. For more information, call the library at 201804-2478. • Walk-in Story Time, open to grades pre-k to 2, takes place every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. No registration is required. • A reindeer paper bag craft program, open to grades PreK to 4, is set for Monday, Dec. 7, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

about eligibility and/or for those who have recently traveled outside the U.S., call 1-973-676-4700, ext.132. North Arlington Senior Activity Center, 11 York Road, hosts a holiday celebration on Friday, Dec. 11, starting with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Bingo will be played at 10:30 a.m. with lunch at noon and entertainment and a raffle from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information and for reservations, call 201-998-5636. North Arlington Woman’s Club hosts a beefsteak dinner and Tricky Tray fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 11, from 7 to 11 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus hall, North Arlington 194 River Road. Tickets are North Arlington Volun$40 (50/50 and raffle tickets teer Fire Department holds sold separately). For tickets its annual Santa Claus call Christine 201-577-1088 Parade and food drive on or Mary Ann 201-997-8915. Saturday, Nov. 28. Beginning Proceeds will help supat 9 a.m., Santa and friends port local families during will be at Fire Headquarthe holidays and groups ters, 3 Legion Place. Dona- such as North Arlington tions of canned, dry goods Volunteer Fire Department, Lyndhurst and non-perishable food Emergency Squad, HANDS, Children and pets are items will be collected dur- Inc., the Salvation Army and invited to have their picture ing the parade route. Dona- many other local, state and taken with Santa Claus at tions will also be accepted international organizations. The Humane Society, 221-223 before Nov. 28 at Borough Stuyvesant Ave., on Dec. 6, Nutley Hall and the Senior Center. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost The Phoenix Center, a North Arlington Police is $10 for a 4-by-6 in a frame Chief John Hearn and the non-profit school serving or $20 for a CD. All phoPolice Department Crime students with disabilities tos are taken in a private, Prevention and Community from ages 5 to 21, holds its escape-proof room. ApRelations Unit are conduct- first annual Tuesday Taste pointments are available but ing their annual holiday on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from walk ins are also welcome. toy drive. New, unwrapped 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the For more information, call toys may be dropped off at Phoenix Center gym, 16 201-896-9300. the police department from Msgr. Owens Place. Local Mary Lou Mullins’ month- Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. Toys will area restaurants will offer ly bus trip to Atlantic City be distributed to children in samplings of their signature is set for Sunday, Nov. 29, area hospitals, local families dish. Suggested donation is to Resorts Casino. Cost is and others in need. $20 per person. $30 with a cash return of Queen of Peace Knights For reservations and ad$30. Early reservations are ditional information, conof Columbus Council 3428, encouraged. Call Mary Lou tact Mary Beth Green in the 94 River Road, conducts a at 201-933-2186. Development Office at 973blood drive on Friday, Nov. Lyndhurst Health Depart- 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. New do- 542-0743, ext. 403, or email ment holds its bi-annual nors must know their Social her at mgreen@thephoenixblood screening on Friday, centernj.org. Security number and preDec. 4, at 253 Stuyvesant For more information sent a photo or signed ID. Ave. Appointments begin about the Phoenix Center, All donors must weigh at at 8 a.m. Participants are visit www.thephoenixcenleast 120 pounds to donate, tested for chemistry proeat a meal and drink plenty ternj.org or visit them on Facebook at ThePhoenixCenter. file, cholesterol level, blood of water one hour prior to Nutley Public Library, 93 count, and thyroid level. donating, and all 16-year-old This service is available to Booth Drive, announces the blood donors must present following programs. For Lyndhurst residents over a signed Blood Center of more information or to registhe age of 18. There is a N.J. parental consent form $26 fee, payable in cash or on the day of the blood check only. Checks should drive. be made payable to MediFor more information see AROUND TOWN page

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Just make sure the shelter doesn’t wobble. You might also put a brick or stone on top of the lid, as extra protection from high winds. We were concerned that the 6-inch holes might be a bit small, but Twist insists they’re just right. Even large cats can get in, he said, but raccoons cannot. The reason for having two holes, though, is in case some other critter does venture in. The rightful tenant, the cat, can make a quick exit. (Editor’s covering-ourposterior note: If your town, or condo/apartment community, etc., has laws/rules against feeding and/or providing shelter to feral cats, please be advised that, despite the instructions provided herein, The Observer is in no way promoting or condoning illegal activity of any manner, sort, or type. But you might consider trying to persuade the powers-that-be to change the rules.) Lots more information on ferals -- and ruleschanging -- can be found on the website of a group called Alley Cat Allies, www.alleycat.org.

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Train spills toxic soil from Roche site NUTLEY – train reportedly carrying contaminated soil from the former Hoffmann-LaRoche site derailed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Hillside Ave. and High St., spilling some of its cargo next to the tracks. Nutley police said there were no injuries and that the spill posed no hazard to the public. The train, operated by Norfolk Southern, came off the rails at about 2:50 p.m., just a few blocks south of the LaRoche campus on Kingsland St. When police arrived, they found “several cargo containers leaning hazardously off the tracks, with one completely overturned,” an NPD spokesman said. “It appears that the soil

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advisory board member Lillian Russell. “Some people have been saying that if you get hired to mind a kettle, you pay $200 and you get to keep the contents of the bucket. That’s simply not true.” It was pointed out by a corps officer that each kettle is kept locked and that when the day’s collections are completed, the buckets are turned over to the customer service representative at each supermarket for safekeeping until a representative of the Salvation Army arrives to pick up the buckets. Only the Salvation Army personnel have a key to open the bucket, the officer said. Evelyn Hopler, the Greater Kearny unit corps secretary, said that she volunteers for the kettle drive “for the glory of God. Our church gives to us and we want to give back.” Advisory Board Chairwoman Ellie Nakrosis, whose husband designed the Greater Kearny facility, added that, “I’ve been blessed and I want to give back to the people what I’ve been blessed with.” Said Russell: “The Salvation Army is one group that really gives the most back.” Anyone interested in serving as a kettle volunteer is invited to call the Greater Kearny office at 201-991-1115, Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Seton Hall’s Gordon lives with being openly gay SOUTH ORANGE – Derrick Gordon took a huge gamble last year, while at UMass, when he became the first active college basketball player to admit that he was gay. Now Gordon has returned to his home state of New Jersey to finish his college career at Seton Hall. Gordon was asked recently if there were any problems with being gay in a new community? “None at all,” Gordon said at the team’s recent media day. “It’s all been good. One of the main reasons why I transferred here is because I knew it would be good. Everyone has been supportive. Every time I walk around campus, people have been encouraging me and cheering for me. I’ve been out for a year now. Everyone sort of knows.” The 6-foot-3 Gordon, now a senior in eligibility, first went to Western Kentucky out of St. Patrick’s in Elizabeth, then spent two years at UMass before arriving in Seton Hall. “It’s been a long time coming,” Gordon said. “I never thought I’d be here.” Gordon admitted that

Seton Hall contacted him when he was still at St. Patrick’s. “But I was a little hesitant at the time,” Gordon said. “Back then, I wasn’t looking to be close to home.” At that time, Gordon was still struggling with his true self. And his twin brother, Darryl, was in prison for attempted murder. “I went away just so I could be by myself,” Gordon said. “It wasn’t easy. No one wants to go through life like that. No one wants to have anyone they love behind bars. It was tough seeing my brother like that. He stressed to me the importance of being back home, back in New Jersey.” As for his personal life, Gordon, who is dating the much older actor from CSI Gerald McCullough, said that being gay almost drove him away from the sport he loves. “I was tired of lying,” Gordon said. “I was going to walk away from basketball. But then I made the decision to come out and got a lot of advice from good people.” see VIEW next page

Marck father, son become opponents on football field By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

nthony Marck said that his oldest son, Zack, took a liking to football when he was just a toddler. “He started drawing up plays on paper,” said Anthony Marck, the head football coach at North Arlington for the past 10 years. “He must have been 3 or 4 years old. We would be putting plans together for the next game and Zack would watch me, then take out his crayons and draw plays. His plays might have had only five or six players in them, but they were plays. He’s an extremely intelligent young man.” Marck said that he would constantly engage in football conversations with his son. “We would talk football all the time in the house,” the elder Marck said. “He just took to it right away.” Zack Marck was about six years old when he first officially started playing flag football in North Arlington. When the family moved to Emerson Borough, he continued his football prowess. But Zack was mindful of one fact – his father was never to coach him. “He didn’t come to practices,” Zack Marck said. “He liked being the Dad who separated himself from football. I thought it would have been very different if he was there all the time.” “I always kind of stayed away,” Anthony Marck said. “I watched as a father, not as a football coach. I might have given him some pointers now and then, but for the most part, I stayed away. I think that helped the relationship

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North Arlington head football coach Anthony Marck (l.) found himself opposing his son Zack (r.) recently at Rip Collins Field, a game won by the father and his Vikings, 36-8.

we built together. We both like it like that. My 8-year-old Mason always wants me to coach him. Zack, it’s better to stay away, watch from the outside and let him do his own thing.” Anthony Marck admits that it’s hard not to be a father to his son. “It is tough at times, because I want to be involved,” Anthony Marck said. “But Zack appreciates that I stay on the outside.” Zack went on to play football throughout grade school. When it came time for high school, Marck, an aspiring tight end and linebacker, was good enough to make the varsity team at Emerson Borough High School as a freshman. “Growing up, he was a line-

man all the way,” the elder Marck said. “He was a center and a defensive tackle. But as he got older, he was moved to inside linebacker and tight end. And he made the varsity right away.” There was only one problem. There on Emerson’s schedule, in the final regular season game of the year, was a matchup that jumped off the page. Emerson vs. North Arlington at Rip Collins Field: It was the Marck Bowl, father against son. “My dad saw it before me,” Zack Marck said. “At first, I didn’t give it much thought, but as it got closer, there was some talk here and there.” Yes, some trash talking – see MARCK page

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me know that I’m not alone.” Gordon also received advice and encouragement from football player Michael Sam, the first NFL player to admit that he was gay, and CNN anchor and talk show host Anderson Cooper, who is also openly gay. Gordon was shocked with the way the general public has

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MARCK from and it was usually father to son. “He was saying that he was going to kick the ball right to me, then his players would come down and hit me hard,” Zack said. “Stuff like that.” “He’s not a big talker,” Anthony said. “He just shows up and does his job. He’s going to give you everything he has.” As the game was getting ready to kick off Nov. 6, both Marcks felt a twinge of uncertainty. “It was very different at first, seeing him on the other sideline,” Zack said. “I wasn’t used to it, not being on the same side.” “It was awkward, I have to admit,” Anthony said. “I didn’t think it would be, but it was once I saw him on the field.” Needless to say, the feelings ran deep in the Marck family. “You can’t ask my wife who she rooted for,” Marck said. Marck’s wife, Kim, was a great athlete during her heyday at North Arlington High School, playing basketball and softball. She is a member of the school’s athletic Hall of Fame.

“The emotions were mixed in the whole family, except Mason, who wore his North Arlington sweatshirt,” Anthony said. “My daughter really isn’t a sports girl, so it didn’t matter to her. As I walked onto the field, I probably knew every kid on the Emerson team.” “Once the game started,” Zack said, “it became like a normal football game.” It wasn’t so normal for Zack and his Cavo teammates, as they lost to North Arlington, 36-8. Dad got the family bragging rights for a while. “As we were walking down the line after the game, I shook everyone’s hand,” Anthony said. “When I got to Zack, I gave him a big old bear hug. He just smiled. Things worked out in our favor.” Zack said he would like to get his revenge before his high school days are through. After all, Zack is just a freshman. There should be other opportunities, right? Well, not exactly. The game was a crossover game between two teams in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, so there’s

no guarantee that the two schools would meet again. It’s all up to a twist of fate – and seeing whether athletic directors would manage another Marck Bowl in the near future. “I would like to play his team again sometime soon,” Zack said. “But it was a lot of fun.” Anthony did sing his son’s praises. He mentioned that Zack is president of his class and owns a 3.86 grade point average. “He’s a step above other freshman athletically because he is so much stronger than most,” Marck said of his son, who also plans to wrestle this season. “He’s also still diagramming plays on his own. He has a good knowledge of the game and he’s a good student.” And Zack was good enough to break away from his father – except for the family dining room table – at a very young age. The products of coaches don’t get that opportunity often. “It’s all for the best,” Zack said. “I think we’re better together because of it.”

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Lyndhurst girls’ volleyball enjoys best season ever By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

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When we took Secaucus to three and we hung with them the whole time, from that moment on, I knew we could have an awesome team.” Valhalla said that he could sense the Golden Bears had a special hunger from that match on. “We just kept building up,” Valhalla said. “We worked on our strengths and weaknesses. It really was exciting to watch.” Valhalla knows that there is a challenge ahead. “We were very senior heavy,” said Valhalla, with eight members of the roster being seniors. Other seniors included Nashalie Altiery, Noel Triguero, Rosemary Reyes and Lindsay Henning. McMaster and Adams will return next season. Sophomore Melis Akman is a promising hitter. Lauren Willis, Colette Bouteloupt, Olivia McMullin and Tiffany Esteves are defensive specialists. Tyla D’Andrea is a hitter. Emily Ringen, the head softball coach, and Sam Naszimento served as assistant coaches. It was a cohesive unit. So there’s promise for the future. “This was my first year as a head coach and I got to see this team work so hard,” Valhalla said. “It really was an awesome year.” Breaking the school record for wins in a season is proof of that.

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Clara Maass gets ‘A’ safety rating For the eighth consecutive time, Clara Maass Medical Center, a Barnabas  Health facility in Belleville, has received an “A” Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog  Group, an independent national nonprofit that measures hospital safety and  quality. Clara Maass is one of only 133 hospitals throughout the  country and eight in New Jersey to have received an A grade for safety each  rating period.     “It is through the dedication and passion of each member of the medical staff  and every employee to delivering the

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scam. Aside from demanding money allegedly owed for taxes, sometimes the callers “may try to con you by saying that you’re due a refund,” the agency notes. “The refund is a fake lure so you’ll give them your banking or other private financial information.” The IRS also cautions: “These con artists can sound convincing when they call. “They may even know a lot about you. They use fake names and bogus IRS badge

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ter for programs, call the library at 973-6670405. Registration is required only where noted. These programs are for Nutley residents only. • Babygarten, open to ages 3 to 22 months, is set for Tuesdays, Dec. 1 and 8, at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Registration is required. • Tech Club, open to grades 3 to 6, meets on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 3:30 p.m. E-mail megan.kociolek@nutley.bccls.org for more information. • Preschool Story Time, open to ages 3 to 5, is set for Thursday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. Registration is required. • Two-Year-Old Story

Time, open to ages 23 to 36 months, is set for Fridays, Dec. 4 and 11, at 10 a.m. Registration is required. • A screening of the film “Pitch Perfect 2” takes place Friday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. A new film is shown the first Friday of each month. Check the library’s events calendar for names of films. •Joe Fischer’s Holiday Magic Show, open to all ages, is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m. • Minecraft for Kids, open to ages 7 to 12, meets on Monday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. • P.J. Story Time, open to all ages, is set for Monday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. • The Nutley Public Library Outreach Program hosts a monthly

book discussion at the Nutley Parkside Apartments, 7 William St., on the first Tuesday of each month. The group’s next meeting is Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Residents who do not live at the Parkside Apartments meet at the library at 1:30 p.m. and proceed with the librarian to the senior building. The book selections are the same as the Monday Night Book Club. • Teen Video Game Club, open to grades 7 to 12, meets on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. • WordPress: An Introduction is set for Friday, Dec. 11, at 9:30 a.m. Learn how to create a custom blog. Class size is limited to 14 and registration is required.

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Vive la France! As a show of solidarity with France, in memory of those who perished at the hands of terrorists in Paris on Nov. 13 and in memory of all victims of terrorist acts around the world, the Township of Belleville is flying the French tri-color at the Municipal Building and 9/11 Memorial Park. Taking part in ceremonies in front of the Municipal Building, from l., are Dep. Police Chief Mark Minichini, Mayor Ray Kimble, Interim Township Manager Kevin Esposito and Dep. Mayor/ Councilman Steven Rovell, with two veterans, Police Officer Johnny Andino, a U.S. Army corporal; and Police Officer Anthony P. Tejada, a U.S. Army staff sergeant.

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cannot handle the traffic. And even if we had a loop in front of the school, we wouldn’t be able to start classes until 10:45 because it would take long for all the cars to complete the drop-offs.” Blood said she’ll be

setting up a meeting in mid-December with the police chief and Mayor Alberto Santos. “I’m going to present some ideas we have. But the issues are bigger than creating a few drop-off areas.” If parents feel they have to drive kids to school, at the very least, she

said, they could “park a block away” and walk their kids from there “but we can’t force them.” As for busing as a possible alternative, Blood said the district “cannot afford” that option but “we can get a safe walking route” program going.

School traffic mishaps logged A review of KPD records for accidents near schools during the last five years by Sgt. John Taylor, the department’s traffic supervisor, revealed these findings: • On Jan. 14, 2011, at 9:10 a.m., a 33-year-old parent of a Lincoln School student was struck in the crosswalk at New Lawn and Kearny Aves. by a car traveling south on Kearny Ave. The driver was ticketed for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. No accidents around schools were listed for 2012 or 2013. • On Nov. 5, 2014, at 8:15 a.m., an 11-year-old girl running west to east from her house, across Belgrove Drive, at Rose St. near Washington School was hit as she dashed between two parked cars by a car northbound on Belgrove,

police said. The driver was charged with reckless driving, safety glass violation (tinted windows) and four counts of failure to wear a seat belt (for the driver and three juveniles). • On April 1, 2015, at 8:25 a.m., a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car while crossing Oakwood Ave. near Beech St. near Lincoln School despite the presence of a crossing guard holding a stop sign in the direction of approaching traffic, police said. The driver, turning off Kearny Ave., told police they didn’t see the girl or the crossing guard. Police issued the driver summonses for careless driving, failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk and failure to obey orders of a traffic safety officer. • On Sept. 16, 2015, at 8:20 a.m., police said a 13-year-old girl was

struck in front of Lincoln School after stepping off the curb at Kearny and New Lawn Aves. Police said the driver’s vision was screened by a vehicle illegally parked in the yellow school zone. • On Oct. 15, 2015, at 3:19 p.m., during dismissal at Franklin School, a 9-year-old boy who, police said, darted between two parked cars in front of 146 Davis Ave. on the north side of Bergen Ave. was “tapped” by an oncoming vehicle. • On Oct. 29, 2015, at 8:19 a.m., a 13-year-old boy walking to Lincoln School was struck by a car at Forest St. and Pierce Place and suffered a broken right hand. Police said the driver’s line of sight was masked by a vehicle illegally parked in a yellow school zone. The parked car was impounded. – Ron Leir

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Nutley’s Tucci Jr. to chair PVSC board NEWARK – Nutley resident Thomas Tucci Jr. has been elected chairman of the newly reorganized Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board of commissioners, it was announced last week. The board convened in special session last Friday at the PVSC’s Newark facility to choose new officers now that it has been fully reconstituted with seven members. Tucci Jr., brother of Nutley Township Councilman Dr. Mauro Tucci, was appointed to the PVSC board in 2014. He is the township manager of Cedar Grove. “It was an honor to be appointed to this commission by the governor and it is an even greater honor to serve as its chairman,” Tucci Jr. said. “The events of the past several years have been challenging for this organization. I am excited to work with PVSC’s

outstanding employees, the people who have met those challenges head-on and who are single-mindedly dedicated to protecting the health, safety and welfare of nearly 1.5 million residents of New Jersey.” Nearly 100 PVSC employees, including many patronage appointees, were fired, the finance director resigned and several supervisors were criminally charged in connection with a scheme to use PVSC labor on private property. To make matters worse, the PVSC treatment plant in Newark was badly damaged by Sandy in 2012, causing many thousands of gallons of sewage to flow, untreated, into the river. Repairs have been ongoing since then. At the reorganization, Passaic’s Kenneth J. Lucianin, the only member remaining from before 2011 when Gov. Chris Christie dumped six of the seven PVSC commissioners

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in the wake of the corruption scandals, was picked as vice chairman. Lucianin, a former Passaic councilman, is vice president of Matrix New World Engineering of Florham Park. New commissioners whose appointments were recently confirmed by the legislature are: Elizabeth Calabrese, of Wallington; David S. Catuogno, of Franklin Lakes; Scott Heck of Ringwood; and Mildred C. Crump and Luis A. Quintana, both of Newark. Calabrese has served on the Wallington Borough Council, Bergen County Board of Freeholders and N.J. Highlands Water Protection & Planning ACROSS 1. Boreal bursts 6. Soldier’s bed 9. Microbrewery product 13. *”We all will be together if the fates ____” 14. Romanian money 15. Plural of pupa 16. Stupid and silly 17. Eyeball shape 18. Bornean ape 19. *”Feliz ____” 21. *”...with your nose so ____, won’t you guide my sleigh...” 23. Gourmet mushroom 24. Windows to the soul? 25. “Hee ___” variety show 28. Persian backgammon 30. Knowledgeable 35. Shining armor 37. Oriental ware, pl. 39. One of seven dwarfs 40. St. Louis’ Gateway 41. *”Mele Kalikimaka is the ____ to say” 43. Singer-songwriter Amos 44. Scout’s mission 46. End of line 47. Mint product 48. Mrs. Potts of “Beauty and the Beast” 50. Falling-out 52. Lamb serving 53. Thomas the Engine’s warning 55. Plays for pay 57. Part of a flower, pl. 60. *The weather is frightful but this is so delightful 64. Natural talent 65. Nightcap rocks 67. Run ____ of the law 68. Full of curd 69. *”Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Lean your ____ this way” 70. First light, pl. 71. Algonquian people 72. Dashboard acronym 73. Wipe it clean to start fresh DOWN 1. No this without pain? 2. Longer forearm bone 3. Member of people of eastern Europe 4. Second T in T&T 5. ABBA’s home 6. Doofus 7. *”____ the fields we go laughing all the way” 8. Short and plump 9. Town 10. Sashimi choice

Council. Catuogno is an attorney with the Paramus firm of Forman Holt Eliades & Youngman. Heck is borough manager and public works director in Ringwood where he formerly served as councilman and mayor. He is a former commissioner on the Wanaque Valley Regional Sewerage Authority. Crump is the first woman and African-American president of the Newark City Council to which she was elected in 1994. Quintana was elected to his sixth term on the Newark City Council in 2014. In 1994, he became the first Hispanic to be

elected councilman-at-large. At last week’s meeting, the commissioners were briefed on bond refinancing issues and opportunities available to the PVSC through the state Environmental Infrastructure Trust that provides low-cost financing for environmental infrastructure projects that enhance and protect ground and surface water resources. Among the commissioners’ priorities will be finding a replacement for executive director Michael DeFrancisi who resigned, effective Oct. 30. Until then, PVSC general counsel Gregory Tramontozzi will serve as acting director.

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11. “____ Buy Me Love” 12. Liquor store pony 15. Composed and self-assured 20. Like exes 22. Christian minister, abbr. 24. Most avant-garde 25. *”It” in “...but the very next day you gave it away” 26. Come to terms 27. Neopagan religion 29. German industrial valley 31. Drilling group 32. Thread holder 33. Chill-inducing 34. *”The fire is slowly ____, and my dear, we’re still goodbying” 36. Do this until you drop?

38. Finger move 42. Charted record 45. *”You better watch out! You better ____ ____” 49. Beneficiary of holiday toy drives 51. Found on a tire 54. Basketry stick 56. Butcher’s refuse 57. Its out of focus 58. Like pink steak 59. Assistant 60. 4 years to a President 61. Caucus state 62. Litter member 63. Someone ____ 64. TV monitor, acr. 66. Part of graduate’s ensemble

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The Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny, (www.condonfuneralhome. com) was entrusted with the arrangements. Francine worked in the floral business for over 25 years and was also a chef. She worked for Miller Harness in East Rutherford, Brooklyn Brothers Cafe and Louis’ Newark and managed the O’Donnegal Cafe in Maria do Ceu Carinha Grilo Kearny. She had managed passed away at home on Nov. three local florists: Not Just 17. She was 80. Roses, Rosa’s Roses and Bob’s Born in Pardelhas, Murtosa, Kearny Florist. She worked Portugal, she lived in East most recently for Barrett’s Newark for 35 years. Florist in Jersey City. Arrangements were by the Surviving is her devoted Armitage Wiggins Funeral husband, Alfred Drew (BudHome, 596 Belgrove Drive, dy) Hacker. She was the Kearny. A funeral Mass was mother of Christine Bahring held at Our Lady of Fatima in Colton (Bill), Deanne Bahring Newark. Lugo (Jose) and the late DanMaria was the wife of the aMarie Bahring. Fran was the late Antonio Grilo, beloved sister of Denise Madsen and mother of Maria Carinha and best grandma to Anthony Dina Grilo and sister of the Bahring, Cristian Lugo, Kierra late Antonio Carinha. She is Lugo, Ethan Lugo and Aeden also survived by her pals Duke Hacker and stepmother of and Charlie. Danielle Hacker and Stephen In lieu of flowers, kindly Hacker. Francine was predeconsider a donation to the ceased by her parents Frank J. American Diabetes Associaand Rita (Boyce) Madsen; her tion. brother Dennis Madsen; and her grandparents John J. and Francine Ann Hacker Hanna (Malgady) Boyce. She also leaves behind a very large Mrs. Francine Ann Hacker (nee Madsen) passed away on loving extended family. Francine’s passions in life Nov. 18. She was 62. Maria do Ceu Carinha Grilo

were her husband, Al, her children, her grandchildren and the simple joys of life. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Susan G. Komen at komennorthjersey. org. Lawrence Hulley Lawrence Hulley, 68, of Kearny, passed away Nov. 18. He was pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Ana, mother-in-law Veronica Pekerosky and siblings Sally, Michael and Joey. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Veronica (nee Pekerosky). Devoted father of his daughters Laura (Foti) and her husband Darryl, Veronica (Valli) and her husband John, he is also survived by four grandchildren Christopher, Nicholas, Madison and Ryan, his father-in-law Steve Pekerosky, to whom he felt like a son, brothers-inlaw Joseph and his wife Doris and Davy and his wife Chris. Also surviving are his siblings Cathy, Ana and Johnny. Larry was a league bowler for many years and enjoyed gardening, home improvement projects and family gatherings that he played a huge part in planning. He was a great family man. Cremation was private for immediate family.

Residents encouraged to use special mailbox for veterans The Nutley Department of Public Affairs, Military and Veterans Affairs Bureau, in partnership with the Nutley Veterans Council, has unveiled a Letters to  Veterans mailbox, located in front of the Department of Public Affairs Building,  149 Chestnut St.     At a formal ceremony attended by veterans, Commissioner Steven Rogers  explained that anyone who wishes to send a hometown letter to a Nutley

veteran  can drop their letter in this box (no postage necessary), and the Department of  Public Affairs will make sure a local vet, active-duty member of the armed  services, or military reservist gets it.     “The entire Nutley Board of Commissioners fully supports our veterans,”   Rogers noted. “Each commissioner is playing a role in efforts like this one.”     He asked residents to address letters just to “Nutley

Veteran” and the Veterans  Council will do the rest.     “If you have a son, daughter, friend or relative in the military now, or who is a  veteran, call Dan Jacoby at 973-284-4976 with contact information and he will  make sure these veterans hear from our residents,” Rogers said.     “This letter-writing-toveterans program,” he added, “would be a great project  for children.”

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Olga Pateiro Olga Pateiro (nee Arguelles), 83, died peacefully on Nov. 21. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the ThieleReid Family Funeral Home 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com. Mrs. Pateiro was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Newark and Lyndhurst before moving to Kearny in 1980. She is survived by her daughters Amelia Bararezo (Fred), Martha Downey (Kenneth) and Elena Acakios (Paul.); four grandchildren Danielle Heney, Jacqueline Downey, Lauren Downey and Adrian Acakios; and two great-grandchildren Evelyn and Norah Heney. Olga also leaves behind her siblings

Marie Barbosa, Irene Arguelles, Connie Cuyar, Julie Yugueros, Edward, Arguelles and Evelyn Diaz. She was predeceased by her husband Emilio Pateiro and her siblings Henry, Gene, Anthony and Frank Arguelles and Dorothy Chiarchiaro. Mary D. Sansone Mary D. Sansone (nee Walsh) passed away on Nov. 18 at home. She was 56. Arrangements were by the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral service was held at the funeral home, followed by burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. To leave an online condolence, please visit www. armitagewiggins.com. Mary is survived by her husband Rick Sansone, her parents Tom and Emma (nee Mackie) Walsh, her daughter Emma Bartholomew and her brother Edward Walsh. Also surviving is her motherin-law Jean (nee Kaywork) Sansone.

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KEARNY KEARNY Newly Remodeled. 6 room apt. 2 full baths, garage & driveway. W/D hook-up. No smoking. Storage/recreation space. (201) 968-6344.

HARRISON Newly renovated large studio. Private Entrance. Bath, Kitchen. Close to PATH & Highways. $850/month. 1.5 months security. Avl. Dec. 1st. (201) 741-3174.

HARRISON 2 bedrooms, 2 LR’S & 2 full Baths. w/ balcony & parking. Separate utilities. Avail. now. (917) 770-5677.

HARRISON 1 BR LR, kitchen, 1 bathroom. No smoking. No pets Utilities included $1150/ month 1-½ month security (973) 268-9572

KEARNY 95 Windsor St. 3 BR, LR, DR, Bath, Kitchen. $1,100/month. 1 month security. Avl. Now. (404) 901-4053 (404) 901-4054.

KEARNY 1 BR Apt. Located 1 block from City hall. H/W floors. HT/HW included. $975/ month. 1 month security. No pets. For more Info. Call Carlos (201) 306-2994.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

KEARNY 2nd fl. 2 family house. 2 BR. No pets.. $1400/month. HT/HW included. 1 1/2 months security. Avl. Dec. 1st. (201) 994-5056.

KEARNY Newer 2 BR, LR kitchen, no pets. Separate utilities. 1 1/2 months security. Central Air. (973) 380-9007.

KEARNY Newly renovated. 1 BR, 3rd fl. HT/HW included. $1,200/ month. 1 month security. Avl. Dec. 1st. (201) 719- 0280.

HARRISON KEARNY 1 BR. Apt. Bldg. Arlington Sect. Newly Renovated. Laundry on Premises. HT/HW included. Near Transportation. No pets. $850/mo.+ sec. (201) 998-4972

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

KEARNY $900/month, HT/HW included. LR, DR, KEARNY 1 BR EIK. 2 BR’s Full Bath. Call renovated apt. in classic Bill (201) 463-2180 apt. building in residential area. EIK. Wood kitchen cabinets, stove, refridg. Ceramic tile floors. H/W KEARNY 355 Kearny floors throughout rest of Ave. 1 BR, LR, kitchen, apt. laundry in building. hardwood floors, heat Near NYC train & bus & inc. $900/mth. In Same mins. To highway. No location Store for rent pets. No smoking. $895/ month + utilities. Securi$800/month. (201)283-2729 or ty $1,342.50. Application, credit check and ability (973)465-0166 to pay required. $25 appl. Fee. Call or text (551) 226-0566. KEARNY Arlington Section 2 fl. Apt. in 2 family home, 3 BR, C/A, $1,675/month. 1 1/2 months security. Avl. Dec. 1st. (201) 925-3227.

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KEARNY studio apt. $800/month. 1 month security. HT/HW included. No pets. No smoking. Credit check required. Call (201) 997-2265 Between 9am-7pm for appt.

LYNDHURST 2 BR apt. $1,450/month. 1.5 months security. Section 8 ok. Avl. Now. (973) 760-4877

N. NEWARK N.NEWARK Government Section Eight preffered. 1 BR, Completely renovated. 1st fl. New tile, bath & kitchen new H/W floors. Private entrance. Call (973) 202-8580.

N.ARLINGTON 1 BR, Large Kitchen, LR, Bathroom, Basement 1st. fl. 2 blocks from bus to NYC, $950/month. 1 month security. Utilitites included. No pets. No smoking. Please Call 201-4249784 Avl. Dec. 1st.

KEARNY 4 ½ rooms, 2 Br, LR, Bathroom, Kitchen. 1 month security. No pets. Utilities separate. A/C. Avl. Dec. 1st. (201) 463-0368.

KEARNY 2 BR, LR, DR, 1 Full Bath & Kitchen. $1,300/month. 1 1/2 months security. No pets. (201) 855-2761.

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KEARNY Arlington section, 5 Large Rooms, LR, Formal DR, Mod. EIK, 2 smaller BR’s. $1,350/month plus utilities. 1 mo. sec. Call (732) 859-9957.

KEARNY 4 rent By Owner 2 BR Apt. & 3BR single family home. All units have W/D Hook up & Basement Storage. $1050-$1,600/month + Utilities. 1 1/2 months security. Close to NY Transportation. NO PETS. Call (201) 998-8226. Between the hrs. 7am4pm. Monday-Friday for Appt.

N.ARLINGTON 2nd fl. 4 room apt. quiet neighborhood, near transportation. $1,150/month + utilities. Years lease. 1.5 months security. (973) 838-1662

N.ARLINGTON 1 BR. $1,000/month. HT/HW included. Parking space. No pets. (201) 342- 2206.

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KEARNY 3 BR LR DR EIK. $1300/month + utilities. 1.5 months security. No pets No smoking Credit check . (201) 362-9485

KEARNY Arlington Section, 5 rooms, 2 BR’s, LR, DR, Large EIK. 1st fl of 2 family. Just renovated. Kitchen w/granite & SS app, W/D in unit, all new floors, $1650/month HT/HW Separate. No Pets. Ref req. & Application. (201) 320-7402

KEARNY Newly renovated, hardwood floors. Laundry onsite. HT/HW included. 2 BR start at $1,000. 1 BR start at $825. Jr. 1 BR start at $900. (201) 289-7096

Kearny Elm Court Kearny’s Best kept secret 732 Elm St. 1 BR fr $850. NYC Commuter Bldg Call Alan 201-955-4334 or PJ 973-992-1555 ext. 1 Affiliated Mgmt

W.ORANGE 2nd fl. 2 BR, LR, DR, EIK, 1 Bath. $1,400/month. Proof of income. Credit report. 1 month security. HT/HW included. No Pets. No smoking. Avl. Now. (973) 994-0439.

ROOM FOR RENT BELLEVILLE $460/ mth plus 1/2 mth security. Fully furnished. Male preferred. Call after 5pm (973) 450- 9457.

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ROOM FOR RENT BELLEVILLE 3rd fl. Utilities included. Shared Bathroom. Require 1 month Security. No Smoking. Call Maria (973) 759-7077.

ROOMMATE WANTED KEARNY Roommate wanted for exchange of company for elderly woman from 6pm-8:30am. Female preferred. Must speak Spanish. (973) 309-5773 or (973) 951-3435.

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT N.ARLINGTON prime location on Ridge rd. 2,500sq. ft. Can be used for Retail, office or medical space. On Ground floor. Off street parking call for details (201) 538-1319 or (201) 997-2341 Bloomfield office 2nd fl. 400sq. ft. private bath. Plus utilities. & Retail/Office space. 1st fl. 500 sq. ft. includes utilities Available now. (973) 566-0333

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1980 Toyota custom built motor & trans. 900/miles. Asking $7,000 (201) 954-4287.

STORE FOR RENT N.Arlington on ridge Road Office/Storefront. New HT. & C/A Parking. 1400 sq.ft Building. Excellent condition. $1,800/month + utilities. owner 201-280-7483. BLOOMFIELD Established deli/grocery store 850sq.ft. 8 door walk in freezer. $1,300/ month + 1 1/2 months security. Call 201-998-2101

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT BELLEVILLE Office/ store for rent Excellent corner location off Union & Greylock. 318 Greylock Ave. Apprx. 850sg.Ft. Avl. Now. Call (973) 202-8580.

KEARNY 2 room office KEARNY Office space space 2nd Fl. great for rent 600 sq. ft. Avl. location.600 sq.ft. dec. 1st (201) 991-0467. $600/month. (201) 997-2341 LYNDHURST Ridge rd. 5 room office, ideal for chiHOUSE ropractor or dentist. Used FOR SALE as Chiropractor office for many years. $1,300/ month. HT/HW included. N.ARLINGTON $248,000 2 Family, 1 BR (201) 306-8068. each floor. 1 car garage. Full basement. Separate GARAGE Utilities. Call owner FOR RENT (973) 284-1056. KEARNY Small 1 Family home. Completely renovated, kitchen, LR, 2 bedrooms, finished basement. $1500/month, 1-1/2 months security + utilities. Available Oct. 1st. (732) 364-0702

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KEARNY 1 Bedroom condo. $1,000/month + utilities. 529 Kearny Ave. Call Sophia for apt. (201) 998-3516

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Warehouse workers. Apply in person 260 Schuyler Ave., Kearny, NJ (201) 719-2599

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Sawcreek, Poconos. Hook-up ready. Gated Community. $12,000. Call (201) 994-5056.

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W/EXPERIENCE Call Robert (201) 246-0100 for more information.

Property Inspectors FT/PT in your area. Free training provided. msangelabove@ comcast.net. (732)766-4425

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Reliable, responsible person needed for dynamically growing manufacturer in busy shipping and receiving area. Experience preferred. Must be able to operate a forklift. Excellent benefits, paid vacation and holidays, and 401K with company match. Qualified Individuals should apply at 147 N. Michigan Ave., Kenilworth, NJ.

Polyurethane caster Manufacturer of cast polyurethane components is seeking and individual with experience in automated casting machines and hand batching various formulations of polyuthane. Excellent benefits, paid vacation and holidays, and 401K with company match. Qualified indivuduals should apply at Precision Escalator 147 N. Michigan Ave. Kenilworth NJ. We use E-Verify. Currently hiring Compounding Pharmacy Sales or prior Pharmaceautical Sales Experience with a Network of Doctors. Highly Competitive Commission. Please email your reume to PharmaceuticalReps@ lmfmarketing.com to set up an interview.

Auto Detailer/Porter Frank’s Truck Center is looking for a full time Detailer. Experience preferred. Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record. Must be motivated and demonstrate good judgment. Neat and professional appearance. Ability to work outdoors in all weather. Physical ability requiring frequent movement: i.e. bending, lifting, reaching, squatting, and repeatedly getting into and out of vehicles. Contact Christine at cmelleno@ frankstruckcenter.com

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Security Guard PT positions in Municipal library and Recreation Depts. Under direction, patrols municipal library and/or recreation parks, playgrounds and fields, enforces policies, deters vandalism, controls users of facilities, closes buildings and other related duties. Possession of a valid NJ drivers license req. Exp a plus. 24.5/hr. wk, $12/hr For residency req and applic, please go to www.kearnynj.org. Applic deadline 12/4/15. Town of Kearny 402 Kearny Ave, Kearny. EOE/ADA Recycling Company Drivers: NE seeking a Roll Off Regional Run. $.44cpm. Monthly Driver with a CDL Bonus. Home Weekly. Class A or B. Top Complete Benefit Pay & Benefits with Package. Rider Program Immediately. plenty of overtime 100% No-Touch. 70% available. Must have D&H. 888-406-9046 Roll Off Experience. Night and Day time FT Licensed HAIR STYLIST & NAIL TECH. work available. Must WANTED be able to drive Well Established standard Trans. Salon Seeking Min 4 years Motivated Candidate experience. Good with Min. 1 yr. Exp. Driving Record (201) 248-0628 a Must. Apply by calling CONSTRUCTION 201-863-3035 SERVICES FT Driver’s Helpers MUST be fluent in English and Spanish Experience required Warehouse Employee Must work early hours Experience required Basic math skills and fluency in Spanish and English required Req. (201) 997-7689 Ext. 1104

CLEANING SERVICES Couple from Poland will clean houses, apartments, offices. References.

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CLASSIFIEDS ELECTRICAL SERVICES 25 years experience Twin Electric Quality Work. Good affordable prices. Senior discounts. Fully Insured. Bonded. Lic.#16158 (973) 715-4150 (201) 562-5985

HANDYMAN SERVICES HANDYMAN All types of home repair at reasonable cost. Free Estimate Augi (201) 575-6842

Painting, Sheetrock, Plastering, Odd Jobs, Flooring, Windows and Doors. Replace window screens. Power washing. Plumbing Lic#V203575 (201) 448-1563

HEATING & COOLING P & M Mechanical LLC Heating/AC Service, Maintenance & Replacements Fully Insured Free Estimates

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Ranne Tile & Home Improvement Ceramic Tile Repairs • Walls & Floors • Big & Small • Regrouting • Caulking • Repair soap dishes • Tile Floors. Free Est. Fully Ins.

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Danny Construction • Steps • Roof leak • Sidewalks •Chimneys •Gutter Clean •Repair • Painting • Stone (973) 391-5275 (973) 558-9089

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

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All Around House Repairs Inside & Out • Brick Steps • Sidewalks • Wood Steps • Replacing windows • Doors • Painting & Addition Call: 201-280-0600 LANDSCAPING & DESIGN A1 Affordable Landscaping Weekly maintenance • Bush Trimming • Clean-Ups • Design For free estimates call 201-998-1262 MARIO ESPOSITO LANDSCAPING LLC Spring Clean-Up Lawn maintenance Top Soil • Mulch • Snow Removal Free Estimates 201-438-3991

Exterior/ Interior William J. McGuire Senior Discounts.

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PLUMBING & HEATING Courageous Plumbing HVAC LLC LIC. # 11103 • Plumbing • Heating • Cooling • Sewer Drain Cleaning • Hot Air Furnaces • Air Conditioning • Video Sewer Inspections $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

Painting & Decorating Andreas Painting Professional HousePainter 165. Interior & Exterior Printing - Plastering - Taping Free Estimates (201) 997-0706 Speak slow in answering machine please

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Father & Sons Clean outs, Handyman, Estate, Delivery, Clean-ups, Odd Jobs. You call we haul. Free Estimates. (201) 443-9164

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Michael J. Rizzo, principal of Lincoln School in Lyndhurst, recently released the list of students who earned High Honors and Honors for the 2015 first marking period. High Honors were as follows: Grade 4 – Sarah Alvarez, Serena Berges, Davan Gerdes, Ava Granese, Rahma Heneiber, Jake Herman, Thomas Hiel, Maya Lobue, Anastasia Loutroutizis, Dylan Mabasa, Angel Maliszewski, Naya Martinez, Lucas Melendez, Francesca Muravin, Olivia Oliveira, Estaban Ramirez, Kiara Sanchez, Stephanie Sibilia, Joshua Solorzano, Ashley Torres, Allen Vega, Brianna Vega, Christopher Vega and Erick Vergara. Grade 5 – Sarah Ahmad, Nicole Bae, Natalia Ferrulli, Gregory Frangipane, Ghaus Kosgi, Jus-

tin Mayewski, Adriana McClain, Jessica Paolazzi, Deeksha Prabhu, Jake Renzi, Brianna Tartaglia and Lara Yousef. Grade 6 – Jack Altieri, Mia Blanco, Joseph Brubaker, Averi Carmeci, Matthew Duran, Alexa Espinoza, Klarita Kapaj and Claudia Lapinski. Grade 7 – Mariem Ahmad, Anthony Demarco, Andrew Palma and Anna Rynkiewicz. Grade 8 – Laura Abreu, Abigail Ayala, Krzysztof Faras, Katrina Hauser, Audrey Lockett, Bianca Miyata and Selim Selim. Honors were as follows: Grade 4 – Afnan Alezzi, Antonio Lima, Daniel Mabande, Drake Mabasa, Ariana Napper, Danielle Paolazzi, Veronica Rojo and Tara Yiyaloglu. Grade 5 – Nathaly Ayala, Janiece Diaz,

Adrianna Fiouris, Antonio Frangipane, Steven Friedman, Meryem Guvener, Nayeli Hernandez Diaz, Marcos Hervis, Kaynat Khan, Juan Sanchez, Laura Sanchez, Andreas Spiratos and Ricardo Vasquez-Febres. Grade 6 – Carolina Aguilar, Sean Capiello, Fernando Gonzalez, Trystan Guzman, Daniel Martinez, Jasmin Martinez, Sienna Ordonez, Sebastian Ribadeneira and Nicholas Sibilia. Grade 7 – Isabela Alvarez, Daniela Buendia, Amy Cardenas, Iran Medina Castaneda, Nicole Masnik and Nicholas Morelli. Grade 8 – Julia Brubaker, Eliana Gentil, Janaina Lima, Julia Lima, Stephanny Marin, Agraw Mindaye, Sean Murphy, Yaren Ozbay, Dominika Perkowska and Mengyi Wang.

Kudos to honorees at Jefferson School Jefferson School in Lyndhurst has released the names of students who have received High Honors and Honors for the 2015 first marking period. High Honors were as follows: Grade 4 – Alex Abelleira, Nicholas Adamo, Michelle Bysina, Andres Cevallos, Nell Chojnacki, Gabriel Diaz, Laura Drejaj, Camille Echols, Tricia Fobi, Ava Garcia, Francesco Infurna, Sebastian Liuba, Michael Rizzo, Joseph Sweeney, Robert Thomson, Maya Wachlaczenko and Cameron Werner. Grade 5 – Eliana Cardona, Elize Cardona, Jade Montgomery, Samuel Ruggler, Sierra Sommers and Luisa Vallaneuva. Grade 6 – Alessandra Alberti, Gianna Cruz,

Collin Inciong, Danny Liu, Joshua Nam, Emma Rodrigues and Kyle Werner. Grade 7 – Gianna Alberti and Julia McCann. Grade 8 – Kiara Acta, Alicia Henrichsen, Brian Madura, Omelia Novak and Selin Surdum. Honors were as follows: Grade 4 – Matthew Carrino, Zindy Curiales, Jakob Dimler, Melissa Gempp, Michael Kara, James Keefe, Kylie Koehne, Isaiah Lopez, Clare Malfetti, Sebastian Marin, Gabriel Mendez, Bryant Mendoza, Giovanni Mule, Jack Nowinski, Sarah Nuwosse, Bryanna Pando, Emily Reed, Jeremiah Santos, Lia Tripodi and Natalie Voza. Grade 5 – Jayden

Baliatico, Daniela Cabrera, Kevin Carranza, Emily Claros, Brielle Gedrimas, Corey Held, Tara Kibbe, Jalen Maharaja, Aidan McCann, Emily Melleno, Jimena Molina-Capurro, Kara Murgittroyd, Kenneth Paglio, Christopher Paskas and Alex Ryabenkov. Grade 6 – Isabella Bauer, Kane Henrichsen, Alejandro Jaramillo, George Keefe, Jaylene Rivera and Dean Wise. Grade 7 – Emily Acosta, Alexa Borino, Gia Estrella, Tanish Mehta, Marc Melvan and Stephanie Voza. Grade 8 – Gabriella Bruno, Elaina Henning, Samantha Lago, Johanna Majano, Nicole Mercado, Jordan Nunez, Halimat Olunlade and Jordan Werner.

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Letters to Santa Nutley Commissioner Steven Rogers has announced plans to once again collect  letters written to Santa by children in the township and to forward them directly  to the North Pole. Santa has promised that each and every letter will be read  and responded to, thanks to the Santa Express Mailbox.     The Santa Express Mailbox will be placed

at the Nutley Park Oval entrance on  Chestnut St. Children can mail their letters starting Friday, Nov. 27, in  conjunction with Santa’s arrival at the Oval, which is sponsored by the Nutley  Chamber of Commerce. The last day of collection will be Friday, Dec. 18, allowing Santa enough time to respond to each letter.     Parents are asked to please remember to have

children include their age and  return address on each letter. The address is really important since Santa  doesn’t always have the luxury of time to look up addresses during the busy  holiday season.     For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 973-2844976. Remember to visit www.nutleynj.org for the latest on township news, programs  and events.

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Dogs are crime-fighters, too A Healthier & Happier life awaits you. Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer Lilly Santiago performs a demonstration with Colin.

On Nov. 17, the Kearny Public Library hosted police officers and their German  Shepherds from the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit. More than 70 children and  families attended the special event on in the lower level of the Main Library.     Officers Joseph Barone and Lilly Santiago were on hand to talk to the audience about how  their dogs are trained to go

after and detain suspects, as well as sniff out bombs and other dangerous devices. Afterwards, Tahoe and Colin, the officers’ dogs, did a short demonstration of how they are trained to seize and hold a suspect on  command. Once the demonstration was done, there was plenty of time for the children to give the dogs some love.     Library Director Josh Humphrey said

that he was “happy to host such a great  community program. The kids really responded to learning about the K-9 Unit’s  procedures and having a chance to meet the actual dogs. The officers were  extremely knowledgeable and patient in answering questions from the audience.  We would be overjoyed to have them back anytime.”

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