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Kearny High School. Scaffolding that seemed a permanent feature of the high school building is now gone, KEARNY – signaling that work has been It’s all systems go for what the Kearny Board of Education completed on the installation of new windows with soundhopes will be the final phase of the long-delayed multi-mil- proof features designed to lion dollar project to renovate deaden the noise of low-flying

aircraft. And, with all the litigation involving a prior general contractor now out of the way, the Bennett Co. of Kearny – awarded the $26.8 million job of finishing work on the high school’s North Building – is currently moving forward

with excavation in the old pool area for concrete footings and foundation to serve as anchors for steel beams. BOE attorney Kenneth Lindenfelser said the way was cleared for Bennett, as the low bidder on the project, to proceed after an arbitrator ruled

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HARRISON – unicipal officials in Harrison will never know which way the state’s highest court was leaning about whether or not the town has the right to tax the soccer stadium and land occupied by the New York Red Bulls. The seven-member Supreme Court panel, which had agreed to rule on the issue, will now be spared making that decision because the town and Red Bull, the team’s owner, agreed to a compromise. That deal was approved by Mayor James Fife and those members of the Town Council attending a special meeting July 14. Two council members did not vote: Councilman Francisco Nascimento was out of the country and Councilman James Doran recused himself because he is a commissioner on the Hudson County Improvement Authority, which is also involved in the agreement. It was the HCIA — and Red Bull — that balked when Harrison had initially settled on terms for an agreement back in March, prompting the town to go back and try harder to find language that would accommodate all the parties. Now, finally, after more than 20 negotiation sessions and countless phone calls and text messages that stretched over some 17 months, there is an agreement which, it appears, everyone can live with. Essentially, according to Fife and Town Attorney Paul Zarbetski, the key ingredients remain the same as those struck in March: • Red Bull will transfer to

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the HCIA ownership of the stadium and the 12.34 acres of land on which the stadium sits. (In 2006, the HCIA sold $40 million in bonds for the acquisition, clearing and remediation of the stadium site within the town-designated waterfront redevelopment area.) • Red Bull will pay an annual rental of $1.3 million to the HCIA, with the rental to be “escalated annually” based on a “12-month average of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers during the preceding year.” • Red Bull will continue to make the annual lease payments through 2038 and those payments “may be extended at Red Bull’s option for four additional 5-year terms” through 2058. The terms of the initial agreement proposed that the HCIA apply income from the lease fees to pay Harrison an annual PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes), beginning in 2017, of $1.3 million and increasing each year thereafter based on the yearly CPI. Now, under the new settlement agreement, the annual lease payment by Red Bull is to be allocated as follows: the HCIA will retain $35,000 “plus 11.85% of remainder … with the balance … to be remitted to the town ….” This means that for 2017, the

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HCIA will receive $185,000 and Harrison will get $1.115 million, as specified by the settlement. (Red Bull will pay full taxes on land and the stadium for 2016.) Another new wrinkle gives Harrison “the right, but not the obligation, to require that Red Bull pay up to an amount that is double the town portion” under an “accelerated payment option [which] shall be available for the 2017 and 2018 tax years only.” Should the town exercise that option, then those payments would be credited against future amounts paid by Red Bull, “on a pro-rata basis,” from 2019 to 2038. Red Bull will maintain an escrow fund of $1.95 million which may be tapped by the HCIA and/or Harrison if Red Bull fails to pay its lease fee “on time and in full.” Red Bull has the right “to retake ownership of the stadium … at any time during its lease term” in which case the town would become the land owner and Red Bull would pay either full taxes on the stadium or a lease payment, whichever is higher. HCIA will have the right, during the term of the lease, to hold up to 48 “public use events” in the Red Bull Arena each year. HCIA will issue a bond in

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an amount “not to exceed $2 million” — [it was $1 million in the old proposed agreement] — “to finance certain upgrades [to the stadium]” and the bond “shall be purchased by a Red Bull affiliate.” And Red Bull will pay the debt service on that bond. If a “third party” successfully challenges the settlement, causing the stadium to be subject to taxation or if the HCIA “causes an event or default due to its intentional or grossly negligent conduct and such default impairs Red Bull’s quiet enjoyment of the stadium,” Harrison agrees to “assume certain liabilities” against such an occurrence. And, most importantly, “Red Bull waives all rights to the approximately $18 million in real property taxes paid to date” [since 2006] for the land and stadium. The possibility that the State Supreme Court could rule against the town on the tax issue was a prime motivation in a recommendation by the town’s tax lawyers to consider settling. If the town ended up having to return the taxes previously paid by Red Bull, “the state would be coming in [to Harrison Town Hall] to padlock the doors,” Zarbetski told The see STADIUM page

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when Hostway Services Inc., which hosts the “domain name” of the Harrison municipal website, “early in HARRISON – ehind the digital walls, the morning [on July 7] saw the keepers put up the some activity going on and they closed the site.” good fight. What had happened to But the relentless ontrigger shutting it down? slaught of cyber invad“The Town’s website was ers ultimately punctured hacked and compromised those walls on July 7, the [on that date],” Ayala said. day when the website of “Within two days we had the Town of Harrison went the website up and running down. again only to be hacked And, as of last week, it seven more times. These are was still down although highly intelligent criminals Mayor James Fife said it who seek to cause havoc was in the process of being and destruction in the cyber “rebuilt.” world. Unfortunately, these Nick Ayala, principal of Scan Worx, which has man- are the times that we live in.” aged that website for nine Still, it could have been years, was still fighting off worse. the invisible hordes when Because the contents of he took time to relate to The the Harrison website deal Observer how the episode with general information, unfolded. such as government meeting As explained by Ayala, notices, alerts about upcomthe problem came to light

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broken into the vehicle. She said the contents of her glove compartment and her gym bag had been thrown around the car and the fuse box had been opened but that the only item missing was a pair of metallic blue Bear Wireless headphones valued at $399. She told police that her car doors were locked but there was no damage to the windows or doors. ••• A burglar apparently gained entry to a Cleveland Ave. apartment building and made off with various items, police said. The tenant of a basement apartment told police that she had left for work at 8:40 a.m. and that when she returned at 7:10 p.m., she noticed her door was ajar, her apartment had been ransacked and that she was missing an Apple MacBook Pro computer, waterproof speaker, portable speaker and jewelry, valued in total at more than $3,000. Police said they found pry marks near the dead bolt on her door. A third-floor tenant told police he left his apartment at 6:45 a.m. and at 3:45 p.m., got a text message from his brother who was at his apartment asking if he had taken his black Nike running shoes to work because they were not in front of his door where he normally leaves them. The tenant, whose apartment was not entered, told police someone else must have taken the sneakers. Police said a second-floor apartment was not broken into. At the bottom of the basement stairs, police said they found a metal hand tool with the tip of the metal bent outward, lying on the floor. Also, at the rear door, police said they found a pair of “oddly placed” Adidas sneakers on the top step leading to the door and, inside the sneakers, there were tiny glass shards with apparent blood stains and multiple strands of hair on the laces, all of which were bagged as evidence for a follow-up investigation. ••• A thief purloined a Kearny see HPD page

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wash. That is the tale of a Newark man who was picked up July 19 on a charge that he swiped a lot of items from the QuickChek on Bergen St. during the afternoon without dispensing the requisite cash for those

goods. At 1:09 p.m., police said the store manager flagged down a police officer and reported that a man she described as black, with a long pony tail, between 40 and 50, wearing dark-colored pants and T-shirt, had removed numerous food and cleaning products from a rear aisle, placed them into a black-and-white plastic bag and left without paying, walk-

Distracted driver in hit-run: HPD HARRISON – A man reportedly involved in a hit-and-run on July 15 was subsequently arrested on drug charges, according to the Harrison Police Department. Police said a BOLO was broadcast at 10:18 p.m. for a black or Hispanic man wearing black shorts and a hat who had allegedly fled the scene of an accident at Harrison Ave. and Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. on foot, last seen heading west on Jersey St. near Third St. According to a police crash investigation report, the driver of a 2009 Ford Crown owned by DF Transportation of Newark told police she was traveling west on Harrison Ave. when she was struck from behind by a 1999 Acura CL operated by the suspect who fled the scene. While traveling west on Jersey St., Officer Matthew Murphy observed an individual, later ID’d as Emmanuel Sanchez, 20, of Newark, matching the BOLO description, sitting on the front steps of 286 Jersey, police said. After the officer asked him for ID, police said the man produced a New Jersey license for a Jesus Sanchez-Ri-

os while reportedly attempting to conceal what turned out to be a New Jersey ID for Emmanuel Sanchez. Police said Sanchez told the officer that he uses Sanchez-Rios’ ID because he lacks a valid driver’s license. When asked where he had just come from, Sanchez reportedly replied: “I was afraid because the lady [in the other vehicle involved in the accident] yelled when I hit her.” Asked if he was driving and involved in an accident, Sanchez reportedly answered: “Yeah, I was driving my man’s car.” Sanchez was issued multiple motor vehicle summonses and was arrested on a charge of hindering apprehension. In a search incident to arrest, police said they found a small clear bag with green and brown vegetation believed to be marijuana and he was additionally charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana. Sanchez, who, according to the police accident report, said he was not paying attention at the time of the crash, was released pending court action, police said. – Ron Leir

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ing north on Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard and turning west onto Warren St. Police said Sgt. John Brown and Officer Marc Silva found an individual matching the description in the 100 block of Warren carrying a partly-open plastic bag containing several bars of Dove soap, Gain laundry detergent and several packages of chocolate chip cookies.

Police said the man, listed as Tyler Williams, 51, reportedly admitted taking the merchandise because he was jobless and hungry. Police listed the full contents of the bag as: two bags of Chips Ahoy cookies, two bags of Keebler cookies, three packets of Cheezit crackers, nine packages of Welch’s fruit snack, four bars of Dove soap, one bottle of Gain detergent

and one bottle of Febreze spray with a total value of $70, police said. Williams was also found to be wanted on four active Bloomfield warrants totaling $1,574. Bloomfield PD was notified and, after being issued a local summons for shoplifting, returnable July 27, was released pending a July 26 court date in Bloomfield. – Ron Leir

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Poking our heads in the wrong places By Ron Leir

have a dream. And, oh, what I wonderful dream it is. My dream is that one day, humankind will collectively wake up and recognize what fools we are, to have believed, for thousands of years, that we can make sense out of an essentially disorderly world by superimposing a religious, political and socio-economic structure on a shapeless void. By doing so, we have willingly bound up ourselves within those boundaries so rigidly having embraced them to the point where we will tolerate no deviance from those strictures. And we invoke these doctrines to justify war, obliteration of whole nations, displacement of populations, laying waste to natural resources, corruption, gender disparity, you name it. In my dream, though, people are quick to shed the mantle of artificiality and embrace diversity and tolerance. Except in Russia, where the nation of Putin is so desperate to extend their brand globally that the government does not hesitate to condone the doping of athletes to gain an unfair advantage over their competi-

tors. So now the upshot is that country’s many fine athletes – who were undoubtedly pressured to take the forbidden substances – are being deprived of their chance to shine legitimately with Russia’s suspension from the world games. And that is the real tragedy here. ••• This being the American Presidential season, we will hear a lot of promises and platitudes from the candidates but, for the most part, they are simply punctuating the air with giant balloons that are likely to pop at the first testing of those big pronouncements. It calls to mind the movie “The Candidate,” featuring Robert Redford as a wanna-be

renegade/turned into crowdpleaser who, after upsetting the incumbent in a California Senate election, desperately asks his campaign manager, “What do we do now?” ••• Unfortunately, this world has been cast adrift by its leaders, left in a state of moral paralysis – a case no better stated than by Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown, quoted as saying: “Every societal failure, we put it on the cops to solve. “Not enough mental health funding, let the cop handle it. Not enough drug addiction funding, let’s give it to the cops. Here in Dallas, we got a loose dog problem. Let’s have the cops chase loose dogs. Schools fail, give it to the cops. Seventy percent of the Afri-

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can-American community is being raised by single women. Let’s give it to the cops to solve that as well.” The chief’s cry for help is one we’ve heard before from other sources, notably from school teachers (and their unions) who have similarly lamented that society is looking to them to rescue America’s lost children. For too many kids, though, it’s too late: we grownups have not done our job, we have abdicated our responsibilities on the home front. Yes, there’s no question economic stress has contributed to parental absence and benign neglect and it’s a wonder that so many kids find a way to thrive in such a world. On the other hand, maybe

that explains why, for so many folks – of all ages – the lure of electronic games is so strong: they are a welcome distraction – or actually a valuable tool to learn survival skills in a cutthroat environment. And so we arrive at Pokemon Go, the latest craze to arouse the populace worldwide. The game sends players all over the map, to “PokeStops,” where they use their cellular phones to hunt down imaginary figures superimposed onto the video feed of smartphone screens. The search for these creatures has led players to some unintended consequences – like drivers crashing into cars and trees while operating their electronic devices – and to some peculiar locations – such as the 9/11 Memorial in New York, the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington and Arlington Cemetery in Virginia, where officials have asked the game’s manufacturer to take them off the list – and at Holocaust memorials in Germany and cemeteries elsewhere in Europe where similar protests have been registered. Is this what our culture has come down to? Here is the absolute nightmare to end any dream, alas.

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WE’VE GOT MAIL ‘CHECK THE FACTS BEFORE DRAWING CONCLUSIONS’ person’s mind when confronted by an armed indiTo the Editor: vidual. Canessa, in his article, This letter is written in doesn’t want to hear things response to an article that like, “put the gun down,” or appeared in The Observer on “get on the ground,” or “put July 12 by Kevin Canessa Jr. your hands on the car.” D oes Having served 25 years in he have a secret method for the New Jersey State Police, disarming an armed person? 15 years in narcotics, I know If the person obeys the well the thoughts that go above commands, usually through a law-enforcement all goes well. If the person

refuses to put his gun down, then what? At this point, the officer’s very life is in jeopardy. Perhaps Canessa can enlighten us on his method for disarming a subject. Canessa reports that Alden Serine, of Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile, of Minnesota, were shot because they were black. How irresponsible is this reporting, not revealing that both men

were armed. Without a trial or hearing the police officers’ side of the story, Canessa has the officers convicted. Does he remember that in 1967, the untrue report that John Weere Smith, a cab driver, had been beaten to death by the Newark PD , sparked the Newark riots? On one point, Canessa is right: W ith hundreds of

thousands of police officers, there are probably a few bad apples. Every police department I know of has some type of internal affairs unit to weed them out. I am sure that with hundreds of thousands of journalists, there are a few bad apples also. Who weeds them out? Paul Bershefski Harrison

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and also charged with possession of pot and drug paraphernalia and possession of a CDS in a motor vehicle. The East Newark PD was notified.

July 15 The scent of marijuana reportedly was also in the air at 1 a.m. at Harrison and Schuyler Aves., where Dowie pulled over a 2008 Hyundai for an illegal turn off Bergen Ave. Police said a drawstring bag KPD July 14 containing a plastic bag of Katherine Bell Officer Jon Dowie, at Wilson pot and a prescription bottle Other recent reports from Ave. and Maple St. at 2:10 a.m., with Oxycodone were on the the Kearny police blotter was alerted by his on-board passenger-side floor. Backincluded the following: computer that the owner/opup Officer Bush also reportedly spotted four joints in an erator of a passing 1997 Honda July 13 open ashtray and a large bag — Franklin Lugo-Valdez, 41, Officer Jordenson Jean, on of small, empty ziplocks. of Kearny — had three East patrol on Passaic Ave. near the Driver Jose Lourosa-AlmeiNewark traffic warrants. Belleville Pike at 10:10 a.m., obda, 18, of Newark, was charged When Dowie stopped the served a 2008 Toyota with an with possession of pot and auto, police said, he detected obstructed windshield but reparaphernalia and got a sumthe odor of marijuana and, portedly was not able to get mons for turning without in plain view inside, saw a the driver to stop until the car crossed the bridge and turned plastic bag containing suspect- signaling. The passenger, a 16-year-old Newark male, was ed pot and a Poco Loco blunt onto Main St. in Belleville. charged as a juvenile with the cigar, “commonly used to Jean was advised that the ingest” the drug. Lugo-Valdez vehicle’s registration was see KPD page was arrested on the warrants expired, and as he waited for

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Official OK granted to keep QPHS open Q NORTH ARLINGTON –

ueen of Peace High School, which had been slated to close at the end of June because of declining enrollment and sagging finances in recent years, will now open for the 2016-2017 academic year, the Most Rev. John J. Myers, archbishop of Newark, announced Thursday, July 21. The Rev. Michael Donovan, pastor of Queen of Peace Parish, which operates the high school, received the good news on the phone from the Archdiocese. While the school announced several weeks ago it would reopen, the news did not become official until Myers gave his approval. “I spoke with Archbishop Myers yesterday to bring him up to date on our efforts,” Donovan said. “His Grace expressed his happiness over what we have accomplished. He also said that he has great hopes for our plan to be more

financially stable and to grow enrollment over the next few years.” News of the announcement is being communicated to parents and interested stakeholders by the school’s administration. After the high school and Queen of Peace Parish communities were informed in May that QP was slated to close at the end of this academic year, students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni and friends undertook an extensive fundraising effort in a very short time frame to ensure there would be sufficient funds to keep the school open for the coming year. Under the leadership of Donovan, a group of staff and volunteers, including prominent alumni, also began developing a series of longterm plans for tuition management, general financial support and management, enrollment and daily operations. To date, the school has

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school’s life now is committed fully to ensuring that this foundation of student growth and development of adequate finance resources becomes a long-term reality. “While there still are hurdles to overcome in the months ahead — including how the parish will seek to resolve the outstanding debt that the high school’s circumstances had created — I am confident that parish and school leadership will work with our staff here in the chancery to find a solution that benefits all.” Myers added: “In heraldry, QP’s mascot, the Griffin, symbolizes someone with the qualities of strength, courage, intelligence and leadership. The results that the QP family has produced, and the new start they have created for this great school, clearly show that the Griffin has inspired them. I pray that they will continue to be inspired as they work to ensure the brightest of futures for Queen of Peace High School.” – Kevin Canessa Jr.

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Spend a ‘Night Out’ with neighbors By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY-HARRISON –

ark your calendar! Next Tuesday, Aug. 2, more than 16,000 communities across the United States — as well

that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.” Originally, it was known as the National Night Out Against Crime — with people asked “to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.” That “message to

dition, there will be a display from Classic Cars, children’s entertainment and activities by Clowns & Gowns and Aardvark Amusements, a dee-jay, and a N.J. State Police helicopter fly-over. Other participants/sponsors include: the Kearny Municipal Alliance, Liberty Family Success Center, Poland Spring, Kearny Bank and Provident Bank, Stella’s Empanadas and Mr. Softee. In Harrison, the event is

co-sponsored by the Harrison Police Department and Harrison/East Newark Elks. It will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Roosevelt Park, where representatives from the Mayor and Council, HPD and Elks will meet citizens and discuss crime prevention and drug prevention/ education topics. There will also be games and giveaways for children, and music and food will be available.

Elsewhere in our country, there is a lot of talk about the need for better communication between cops and citizenry. But The Observer’s towns have long prided themselves in their police departments’ communityoutreach and community policing efforts, which could stand as examples of just how well such programs can work. And National Night Out is one of the best. See you there!

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announcement to customers. Then, call the non-emergency number of your local police department or animal control. Stay on site until help arrives. While most pet owners have the best intentions, many are unaware of the danger of leaving a pet in a hot car. You can help spread the word. Free online resources, available at HumaneSociety.org, offer tips, advice and important information on keeping pets safe. This summer, be a hero to a pet in need. –SPM Wire

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dently, but caregivers are asked to remain in the building. No registration is needed, but seating is first-come, first-served. And ages 9 to 14 can get involved in Cool Age Art at 4 p.m. Students may sign in and work independently, but must Kearny provide a working phone numThe Kearny Public Library, ber of a parent or caregiver. 318 Kearny Ave., hosts these No registration is required but upcoming programs: space is limited. • The library hosts a free • Martina Nevado teaches a weekly yoga class for adults, free children’s sewing workwhich meets Thursdays at shop for kids in grade 5 and 10 a.m. in the Reading Garolder on Thursdays at 10 a.m., den. Participants should bring now through Aug. 11. Students their own mats. Classes run use a mini-sewing machine to now through Sept. 1. In the make items like a tote bag and event of inclement weather, a summer hat. Each class is classes will be held in the about 90 minutes. Classes are lower-level assembly room. limited to 10. Call 201-998-2666 • Desiree Mills presents to register. Wednesday Summer Art Days, • Preschool story time with now through Aug. 17, on the lower levelof the Main Library, adult participation for infants through age 4 will take place as noted below: from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays Children ages 3 to 5 are at the Main Library, and again invited to join Preschool Art from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on at 11 a.m. One parent or adult Thursdays in July. caregiver per child is asked to For a listing of all library prostay in class to participate. No registration is required but seat- grams, visit www.kearnylibrary. ing is limited and will be based org. ••• on availability. Plan on arriving The Presbyterian Boys & early. Girls Club, at 663 Kearny Ave., Ages 6 to 8 are welcome is open during July and August at School Age Art at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays Students will work indepen-

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from 7 to 9 p.m. for basketball, dodgeball, wiffleball, kickball, gymnastics, bowling, bumper pool, air-hockey, football, arts and crafts, ping pong and electronic games for ages 8 to 15. Adult staff supervise. Remaining summer trips, chaperoned by Kearny adults, include: Seaside Heights (July 27), a Mets game (Aug. 10) and a Jersey Jackals game (Aug. 17).

of the Year will be recognized. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For ticket information (including cost) or additional information, call Steve Cortese at 201-406-3113. ••• The Department of Parks & Recreation is running a trip to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, on Friday, July 29, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To reserve a seat or for pricing, visit the Parks Department at 250 CleveLyndhurst land Ave. or call 201-804-2482. The Health Department is ••• collecting new, non-drawstring Mary Lou Mullins’ next bus backpacks and new and gentlytrip to Resorts Atlantic City is used school uniforms for the Sunday, July 31. Call 201-933upcoming school year. Glue sticks, dry-erase markers, pens, 2186 for more information and and three-subject notebooks are pricing. ••• also needed. Donations may The Humane Society of be dropped off at the Health Bergen County, 221-223 StuyveDepartment, 253 Stuyvesant Ave., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 sant Ave., has a supply of both canned and dry dog food for anp.m. through Sept. 12. Parents and/or guardians with children yone having a hard time feeding dogs because of unemployment in need of school supplies are or any other financial hardship. asked to contact the Health For more information, call 201Department at 201-804-2500 to 896-9300 or just stop by. schedule a pick-up. ••• Knights of Columbus Council North Arlington 2396 hosts a communion breakHelping Exceptional People fast Sunday, July 31, at 10:30 sponsors an arts and crafts a.m., at the senior building, 250 fair on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 Cleveland Ave., where the EMT, a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Columbian Firefighter and Police Officer Club Hall, 194 River Road. Any-

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Recalling terror attack on Black Tom Island By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent

JERSEY CITY – n Liberty State Park, with its views across New York Harbor to where the Twin Towers once stood, there is a plaque that reads: “You are walking on a site which saw one of the worst acts of terrorism in American history.”

It is not referring to Sept. 11, 2001. Decades before 9/11, Hudson County was the scene of lethal sabotage that was felt, literally, as far away as Baltimore, and figuratively, all the way across the Atlantic, where World War I was raging. Indeed, this was one of the acts of sabotage linked to America’s eventually abandoning its isolationist stance.

Here is the story: At 2:08 a.m. on a sultry summer’s night, millions of pounds, thousands of tons, of ammunition stored on an island just off the Jersey City shoreline began exploding — and the earth began quaking (at an estimated 5.5 on the modern Richter scale). So massive were the chainreaction blasts, there were reports of people being thrown

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TOP: The explosions had stopped but smoke is still billowing from the island as curiosity-seekers begin to gather. CENTER: Fireﬁghters and others inspect what used to be munitions-depot buildings. Or maybe one building, split in two. BOTTOM LEFT: Lens has shortened the distance, but photo indicates Statue of Liberty’s proximity to disaster area. We don’t think those are trees in foreground; they might be remnants of metal supports or rigging. BOTTOM RIGHT:This shell, found near Black Tom Island, was presented to local historian William Styple by a Kearny man, John Smith.

from their beds. Windows in a 25-mile radius were shattered. Throughout the metropolitan area, people rushed into the streets in terror. Shrapnel struck buildings throughout Jersey City, and the sky above the harbor was filled with “bombs bursting in air.” According to the Smithsonian Magazine, “. . . falling shards of glass preceded

a mist of ash from the fire that followed the explosion.” (A mist of ash. Yet more echoes of 9/11.) The site of the holocaust was Black Tom Island, a bit west of Liberty Island. And the date was July 30, 1916. This Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the disaster. see BLACK TOM page

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board secretary Michael DeVita (reappointed June 27 at an annual base pay of $149,908 plus $3,500 longevity pay) nor operations director Mark Bruscino could be reached. Officials were hoping that the contractor could get a jump on the heavy construction during the summer before classes resume in

Queen of Peace in North Arlington, along with kids from the North Hudson area, Belleville and Garfield. Kearny BOE will be on the hook for tuition payments for all HA&S students who are Kearny residents and, based on the initial forecast, that could translate to an obligation of about $2.2 million for the 2016-2017

school year, according to the source. If those numbers hold, the BOE, which has already adopted its budget for the coming school year, will have to figure out where to make cuts to extract the required tuition fees it is mandated to pay the charter school. HA&S’s charter term ap-

proved by the DOE is for five years, running through the 2019-2020 school year, and with each succeeding year, the school gets to add an extra grade, up through grade 8, so that its enrollment is projected to grow to 540 by the fifth year so, conceivably, the Kearny BOE’s financial obligation could increase accordingly.

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supervisor of plant operations, told The Observer last Friday that Bennett “is looking to get the steel in by very early August.” In the meantime, Elsmore said, the contractor – who built an addition to Lincoln School some years ago – “cleared out a lot of the old stuff ” from the former pool site at the high school and has done “some demolition and light construction – pulled down a cornice and jacked out an area where the elevator will go.” That elevator will access an interior addition comprising 20 new classrooms spread over several floors, off a central vertical atrium. On the lower level, plans call for a new cafeteria and an expansive culinary arts program. Bennett will also be working on staging mechanicals for installation of standpipes, utilities and air-conditioning, Elsmore said. Where the steel will be coming from and exactly when delivery is expected could not be readily learned last week as neither BOE business administrator/

September. It appears that the classroom trailers stationed on the high school’s front lawn will continue to be used during the coming school year. Meanwhile, as the fall semester approaches, the BOE has concerns about how it will adjust financially to the anticipated September opening of the town’s first-ever charter school – Hudson Arts & Science – at the former Mater Dei/St. Stephen’s School building, across from BOE offices, on Midland Ave. Documents furnished by HA&S to the state Department of Education project an initial enrollment of 350 in kindergarten through grade 5. While the paperwork does not provide a geographical breakdown for those prospective students, one BOE source told The Observer that Kearny’s school residence office has learned, from discussions with HA&S, that about 300 will likely be Kearny children, with others expected to be transfers from Kearny Christian Academy and

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Hoop hopeful: The development begins at Kearny camp Larry Lerdo is a 10-year-old fifth grader at Kearny’s Garfield School who is committed to the sport of basketball. “I’m in 100%,” Lerdo said. “Basketball is my favorite sport. I play all the time. I play in the schoolyards. My favorite player is Stephen Curry. I want to be able to shoot like him.” So that’s why Lerdo wanted to be a part of the annual Kearny High School Boys’ Basketball Camp at Kearny High last week. “I learned how to dribble with both hands,” Lerdo said. “I learned how to defend.” But the biggest thing Lerdo came away with was a new shooting style. “I don’t want to bend my hand back too much,” Lerdo said. “I need to have my release with a curled hand. As soon as I got the application for this camp,. I was so excited. I knew it would help me shoot like him.” Lerdo said that he took what he learned during the week-long camp at Kearny High

right to the schoolyards. “It was really worth it,” Lerdo said. “I had a lot of fun.” Lerdo wasn’t alone. There were more than 70 youngsters who had the same chance as Lerdo, to learn something about basketball from head coach Bob McDonnell and a staff of excellent coaches that included St. Peter’s Prep head coach Alex Mirabel, former Harrison head coach Noel Colon and former Kearny assistant coach Mike Reilly. “I was very impressed with the turnout,” McDonnell said. “Most of the kids were from Kearny. They mostly are grammar school age, which is good and bodes well for the future.” Kevin McKenna is a nine-year-old fourth grader from Roosevelt School. “I learned to dribble with both hands,” McKenna said. “Before I could only dribble with my right hand. Now I can do both. If someone comes up to me, I can see VIEW page

Kids enjoy week of baseball fundamentals at Kearny Kards Kamp By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

ichael Bosveld is only a seven-yearold second-grader at Kearny’s Roosevelt School, but he was able to talk about what he learned at the annual Kearny Kids Kamp for aspiring baseball players held last week at Franklin School. “I learned how to throw the baseball with three fingers,” Bosveld said. “I learned how to use my whole body when I throw. I learned to hold the ball with the seams. I also learned to always keep my eye on the ball and keep the ball on the bat. I also learned to catch the ball with two hands, to get the ball and then close the glove.” Yes, Michael is only 7. But he spoke like he was a grizzled veteran. “I had a lot of fun,” Bosveld said. “It was great to be here.” Bosveld wasn’t alone with his feelings about learning baseball and having a good time. “It was a lot of fun,” said Michael Antunes, who is only six years old and will be a firstgrader at Garfield School. “I learned to always keep my eye on the ball and I learned how to throw a four-seam fastball.” Not bad. There were older kids present as well who also wanted to learn more about the national pastime. “I learned to try to stay inside the ball and then drive it up the middle,” said Chris Serrano, a 13-year-old who will be in the eighth grade at Lincoln School this fall. “It really helped me a lot as a player.” Serrano plays shortstop in the Kearny Senior Little

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TOP: Batter up as youngsters Michael Bosveld (l.) and Michael Antunues show off their batting style at the Kearny Kids Kamp baseball session last week at Franklin Field. BOTTOM: Isabella Fortatalo (l.) and Emma Carson are all smiles at the Kearny Kids Kamp.

League. “This also helped me to get to know who the coaches are, so I can be ready when I get to Kearny High next year,” Serrano said. “But I had a lot of fun.” Jack Cullen is a 13-year-old who is headed into the eighth grade at Lincoln School as well. “I worked on my hitting a lot,” Cullen said. “With my size, I’m expected to hit a lot of homers, but I only hit

the fence. I want to get more power. That’s why I’m here.” The camp was not limited to just boys. There were a handful of girls who attended as well. “I came here two years ago and I enjoyed it,” said nine-year-old Emma Carson, a fourth-grader at Schuyler School. “I don’t have any problem being with the boys because I have two brothers, so I’m used to it. I like it here see CAMP next page

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ball properly and throw it,” Fortatalo said. That’s all good news for camp director Dave Smart, who inherited the Kearny Kids Kamp from former head coach Frank Bifulco, who has left the district to become the athletic director at Millburn High School. “We had good numbers because we had short notice putting it all together,” Smart said. “We had 51 kids. We had to put things together quickly. With Frankie leaving, we didn’t want to lose the Kamp. The parents were a tremendous help. They helped to publicize it on Facebook. That was a huge help.” Smart said that he was grateful to have a lot of the current and former coaching staff on hand to help run the camp. Former head coach Jim Sickinger, Harrison head coach Jairo Mendez (a Kearny High graduate), and current assistants Doug Gogal, Jeff Caputo and Jay Scavalla were all there to lend a helping hand. “We worked well as a team and it came out great,” Smart said. “For me, it was just a

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were the best. I liked that they were here to help us.” cross over to the left hand Jaiden Pinto is a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Sacred Heart and keep going.” School in Lyndhurst. The energetic McKenna “I learned how to shoot betwas overjoyed to be with the ter,” Pinto said. “I had to learn other campers. to let it go with my finger tips. “It was a lot of fun,” McKI can see the difference in enna said. “Basketball is my my shot right away. I’ve been favorite sport. I think I’ve practicing on the hoop in become a better player. I’m going to practice all the time.” the driveway. Every day, I’ve been practicing on my own. McDonnell said that the I notice the difference. I’ve campers worked on fundabeen to a lot of camps, but mentals. “We did a lot of core drills,” this one helped me a lot. I got more out of this camp than McDonnell said. “With some the others. Others were kind of the little ones, we started of boring.” out with baby steps and kept Colin Buggle is a 10-year-old going from there. The majorwho will be in the fifth grade ity of them did very well.” at Queen of Peace School in McDonnell said that there North Arlington. were several campers who “Coming here improved my returned from previous years. “We had a lot of returnees,” dribbling a lot,” Buggle said. “I came here two years ago and McDonnell said. “All the kids I wasn’t very good. Now I’m worked hard.” getting better.” McDonnell said that the Buggle improved so much most popular station each day that he played 9-and-under was the agility drills. travel basketball in North “The kids loved that one,” Arlington. McDonnell said. “Each coun“I want to make sure I keep selor said that the kids were going,” Buggle said. “I have well behaved and listened. I a goal to score 50 points this didn’t have to raise my voice year. I had a lot of fun here once.” and I plan to do it again next “I liked the coaches here,” McKenna said. “I’ve been with year.” Wes Latka is a 14-year-old other coaches, but these guys VIEW from

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Nutley East 12-year-old Little League All-Stars proudly display the District 8 banner they won last week.

“I played for Nutley Central back then,” Lamond said. “We weren’t very good.” But things have changed in his native Nutley now, as the current Nutley East Little League has become a dominant force in the District 8 Little League All-Star tournament. “Things have turned around in this area,” said Lamond, the manager of the Nutley East 12-year-old All-Star team that captured the District 8 crown last week and moved on to the Section 2 tournament, where they fell in the final round to Rutherford. “Our teams have been doing very good,” said Lamond, whose team captured top honors in the District 8 tourney for the fourth time in the last five years. “We have a great group of kids this year. Every one of them is a ball player. The kids had a strong desire to be district champions.” Lamond was asked what the strength of his team was — and the manager had a tough time answering, but when pushed, he said it had to be the team’s pitching. “It’s hard to say,” Lamond said. “The pitching has been doing fine. We have about nine or 10 kids who can pitch if we need them. We only have two kids who cannot pitch. It’s an absolute rarity to see a team

like that with so much pitching depth. Sometimes it makes it harder to see who pitches, but I’m not hesitant to use any of them.” In the Section 2 tourney, Lamond used four pitchers to gain a win against eventual sectional champ Rutherford. “They all did a fantastic job,” said Lamond, who strategically used his pitchers against the Little League rule of once a pitcher reaches 75 pitches, he has to come out of the game. “They all understood their roles,” Lamond said. Handling the deep pitching staff was starting catcher Cooper Fojas, who was also used as a pitcher. “Cooper turned out to be a great catcher for us,” Lamond said. “He didn’t play catcher all year until the All-Stars and did a great job. He has a good baseball mind who knows what he’s doing back there.” Fojas is the team’s No. 9 hitter in the lineup. “He’s hitting the ball well,” Lamond said. “They’re all hitting well. Out hitting has really come around in the tournament.” Christopher Lamond, the manager’s son, is the team’s first baseman. The younger Lamond is also one of the continued next page

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team’s top pitchers. “He’s been crushing the ball,” said Lamond of his son, who hit three home runs during the tournament. “He’s our No. 2 hitter in the lineup. It has been a lot of fun coaching my son.” The younger Lamond hit a homer in the tournament win over Rutherford, a game where Nutley East overcame deficits of 4-0 and 10-4 to win 16-10. In all, Nutley East powered six round trippers in the win over Rutherford. The second baseman is Matt Harbison, who is the son of Nutley High School head baseball and basketball coach Bob Harbison. “He can also play shortstop,” Lamond said of the younger Harbison. “He has good knowledge of the game. I think it helps having a father who is a high school coach.” Matt Harbison is another Nutley East player who could pitch. The starting shortstop is Evan Cirone, who amassed six homers during the district and sectional tournaments. “Evan can play anywhere,” said Lamond,

who also uses Cirone on the mound. “He’s just a great athlete.” Nick Polewka is the third baseman. “He’s been hitting the ball real well,” Lamond said. The left fielder is Joe Senatore, who is also one of the team’s top pitchers. Senatore won two games on the mound and hit a homer in the win over Rutherford. The centerfielder is leadoff hitter Max Malanga, who has hit an incredible eight homers in the postseason. Malanga hit two homers in the huge comeback win over Rutherford. “He’s also one of our main pitchers,” Lamond said. The right fielder is Chris Cugliari, who has also cleared the fence a few times as well. Cugliari is another pitcher at Lamond’s call. The Nutley East team also features Roger Dierterle, who was the team’s utility player. Dieterle played centerfield, second base and catcher during the tournament. Ben Wuebben is a left fielder/catcher, Alex Sanchez plays all outfield positions and

Jonathan Velez plays left field, shortstop and pitches. “It’s a huge advantage to have so many pitchers,” Lamond said. “We had them ready when we needed them.” All in all, Nutley East might have fallen just one win short of going to the state tournament, but there’s no reason for these kids to hang their heads. They did themselves — and Nutley — very proud. “It was a great experience,” Lamond said. “We played well. We kept our fingers crossed that we could keep going. It was all about the kids.” Lamond thanked his assistant coaches, namely Greg Latino, who is better known as “Tiny” and has spent the last 40 years volunteering his service as a Little League coach in Nutley, as well as Wayne Umbach, who has been coaching for 30 years. “We had a great staff,” Lamond said. “I was very lucky to have them. We have great minds that work well together.” It was a great run, a memorable one, for Nutley East, the District 8 champs.

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Kearny – 1 Family – Updated Cape w/ 3 Bedrooms, Dining Rm, 2 Full Baths, Kitchen & Nice Deck. Hardwood Floors, Central Air & 2 Car Garage. Basement w/ Large Rec Room & Laundry Rm. Asking $320,000.

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Kearny – 2 Family – 1st FL w/ 2 Bdrm, Modern Eat in Kitchen & Modern Bath. 2nd FL w/ 1 LG Bdrm. SemiFinished Basement w/ 2 Rm, Full Bath & Laundry Area. Fenced in Backyard. Separate Utilities. Asking $269,900.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE! Kearny – Business for Sale - Successful Sushi Restaurant with Excellent Takeout Business. All Equipment Included in Sale. Call for more Info.

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Union – 1 Family – Cape w/ 3 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Modern Eat in Kitchen & Bath. Finished Basement. Large 60 x 100 Lot. 1 Car Garage. Asking $239,900.

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Kearny - 2 Family – Both Apartments Have 2 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Modern Eat in Kitchen, Dining Rm & Bath. Finished Basement. Driveway For 2 Cars. Asking $275,000.

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KEARNY: 1 FAM, RAISED RANCH, 4 BR, 2.5 BATH, HARDWOOD FLOORS, GROUND LEVEL WITH SUMMER KITCHEN LEADS OUT TO PATIO WITH POOL. QUIET DEAD END STREET.

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KEARNY: 1 FAMILY RANCH, 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, FULL FINISHED BASEMENT, ATTACHED CAR GARAGE PLUS PARKING, CENTRAL A/C, HARDWOOD FLOORS.

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CAPE COD STYLE, 4 BR, 2 FULL BATH, CENTRAL A/C, HARDWOOD FLOORS, VERY CLOSE TO SCHOOLS AND TRANSPORTATION, AND SHOPPING.

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UNDER CONTRACT Kearny – 2 Family – Arlington Section - Both Apts Have 2 Bdrms, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen & Bath. Semi-Finished Basement. Driveway and 2 Car Garage. Asking $419,900.

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BLACK TOM from Black Tom, reportedly named for a fisherman who had lived there in more bucolic times, was by 1916 connected to the Jersey City mainland by a pier. Although thenneutral America had avoided joining the World War I combatants, “it was no secret that the United States was selling massive quantities of munitions to the British,” the Smithsonian notes. And Black Tom was a major munitions depot. On a regular basis, freight trains full of dynamite and ammunition were arriving, some to sit on the pier sidings until they could be unloaded. There were also barges and boats full of armaments, awaiting shipment to England or the battlefields of France. In the August 1964 edition of The American Legion Magazine, authors H.R. Balkhage and A.A. Hahling wrote that, on the night of the explosion, “somewhere between 2 million and 4 million pounds of explosives” were sitting in those freight cars, barges and ships. “There were all types,” the article continued, “from small arms ammunition to deadly TNT in bulk. No one ever knew exactly how much ammunition or the types of ammunition that were stored at Black Tom at any given moment.” According to the

authors, one of the barges, “moored tight against the pier, in blatant violation of safety laws” contained 100,000 pounds of TNT and 417 cases of detonating fuses. We leave to your imagination the sights and sounds — and panic — of that night. Suffice it to say, by the time the detonations stopped and the resultant fires were quenched, there was not much left of the island’s warehouses, rail cars, barges, etc. — or of Black Tom Island itself. Today, its remnants are actually part of Liberty State Park, joined to it by landfill. The exact death/injury toll is still being debated and may never be known. Injuries were estimated in the hundreds, but early reports of 50 dead were later reduced to seven. It was likely that low because the detonations occurred in the middle of the night, long after the munitions workers and longshoremen had gone home. Among the fatalities officially recorded were Jersey City Patrolman James F. Doherty and Chief Cornelius J. Leyden of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Police. Reportedly, a 10-week-old infant died after being thrown from his crib by the blast. As for property damage, that was estimated at $20 million (in 1916 dollars). The 2016 equivalent is about a half-billion.

And among the “property” damaged was the nearby Statue of Liberty. Ever wonder why visitors are not permitted to climb the staircase in the arm up to the torch, as they once could? Blame the Black Tom explosion. Immediate repairs were made to the shrapnel-damaged torch, but even after the 1984-’86 centennial refurbishing, that part of the statue is still off-limits to the public. Initially, it was thought that the explosion had been ignited by smudge pots some island guards had lit to ward off the swarms of mosquitoes that plagued the swampy area. Two guards were even arrested — and then released. Sabotage by German agents was deemed more likely. The investigation continued for years. It was not until 1939 — when the Lehigh Valley Railroad won the suit it had filed — that Imperial Germany was judged responsible. However, as noted by Wikipedia, it took until 1953 for a reparations figure of $50 million to be reached, and “the final payment was made in 1979.” This Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m., a ceremony to honor the Black Tom victims will take place at Liberty State Park. It will be held at the Flag Plaza, which is where that plaque citing “one of the worst acts of terrorism in American history” is located.

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ed Jorge Ovando-Ramirez, 43, of Kearny, for alleged simple assault. Police said he was then found to be in possession of two Social Security cards and a resident alien card — all of them fraudulent. He was additionally charged with three counts of exhibiting false documents and was later released on bail ($1,000/10%). July 17 Shortly before midnight, Officer Ekladious observed Victor FerrerHernandez, 32, of Harrison, riding a bicycle at Halstead St. and Brighton Ave. and arrested him on an $850 North Bergen warrant. He was taken to HQ and the North Bergen PD was notified. — Karen Zautyk

Wanna know what cops deal with? By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For those misguided souls who think “routine” police work is easy in a relatively small town, we share the following account of one recent night in the life of some local officers: On July 19, at 8:30 p.m., police said, Det. Michael Farinola was on patrol in an unmarked car at Belgrove Drive and Rutland Ave. when he observed Juan Santiago, 34, of Kearny, standing next to a 2005 Honda, urinating in the street. While Farinola was making a U-turn to issue a town-ordinance summons, Santiago got in the Honda and drove away, but the detective pulled him over at Rutland and Brighton Aves. Police said Farinola detected the odor of alcohol, and back-up Officer David Bush spotted a marijuana cigarette in the center console. Following field sobriety tests conducted by Officer Chris Manolis, Santiago was charged with DWI, possession of pot and drug paraphernalia and possession of a CDS in a motor vehicle. And he got the peeing-in-public summons.

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The officers were also advised by headquarters that Santiago’s license was suspended and that he was the subject of a Hudson County Sheriff’s Office warrant for child neglect — so two more charges were added. Santiago was processed at HQ and put in a holding cell until he could be transferred to the county jail. At 3 a.m., Officers Jon Dowie and Rich Pawlowski were assigned to transport the subject to that facility. Police said he initially refused to leave his cell but “finally complied and was cuffed and taken to the patrol car.” However: Once inside the car, he reportedly began to scream and to try to both kick out the cage and break the rear window. Police said this was accompanied by a “tirade of profanities and threats,”

including: “I can’t wait for this police purge. I’m going to kill myself a few cracker-ass cops.” When the patrol car arrived at the jail, Santiago reportedly claimed to need medical treatment. Law enforcement officers are obliged to oblige such requests, so he was instead taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where, police said, he proceeded to “insult the staff” with “profanity-laced racial remarks.” He was cleared by the medical personnel and finally brought to the jail for lodging. Lodged with him were three new charges: criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and making terroristic threats. In addition to Kearny, Santiago reportedly had been previously arrested in Jersey City, Bayonne, Newark and Manhattan. Authorities said his prior charges include: simple assault, aggravated assault, aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, first- and second-degree robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief and menacing. For more information on that with which cops must deal, you are invited to read the police blotters elsewhere in the paper.

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