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River jumper still missing By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – here is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into the Passaic River to avoid capture by police last Wednesday, Aug. 3, and has yet to turn up. Authorities speculate he may have drowned or possibly met his demise in a water/sewer chamber or somehow made his way to safety. According to Harrison Police Lt. David Doyle, the episode began at about noon on Aug. 3 when a Harrison police officer observed a black Chevy Impala parked at a fire hydrant at Second St. and Cleveland Ave. The officer noticed that two of the occupants were going in and out of the Impala and scanning a parking lot that has been targeted by numerous car burglars.

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KEARNY – Like the N.Y. Yankees, Kearny will be looking to fill some key positions in its lineup because the veterans now in those slots will be moving on soon.

Michael Martello, who serves a dual role as the town’s construction official/town administrator, has filed his retirement papers, as has Kim Bennett, the town’s principal personnel director. Unless either has a change of heart, each is scheduled to go Aug. 1, 2017.

By then, Bennett said she will have logged “25 years and nine months” with Kearny, having started as a clerk-typist in recreation, then shifting to finance and, after that, payroll. “I’ve had the privilege of watching the personnel office grow in to the full functioning office that it is today. I’ve had

the pleasure of implementing ADP’s self-service website and mobile app available to all employees,” Bennett said. “I’ve had a great career with Kearny thanks to every employee I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with, including the Police and Fire Chiefs.” Between 1996 – when she

was put in charge of personnel – and today, the number of full- and part-time town employees has fallen, from 465 to 375. Next to leave town employment will be Police Chief John Dowie, who will reach the see RETIREMENT page

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Steel impacts KHS opening earny High School will have a delayed opening for the fall term to allow for the installation of steel beams as part of the ongoing school construction project, school officials said. An official district announcement said that, “High School faculty will be off on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 8 and 9. There will be no [classes] for the high school students on these days. “High School students and faculty will return for a single session day on Monday, Sept. 12. There will be a full-day [class] schedule beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The High School graduation has been rescheduled to Friday, June 23 [in 2017], which is the last day of school for high school students and faculty. “Please note that beginning Friday, Aug. 19, through Sept. 11, there will be no access to the main building at Kearny High School. All offices will be relocated to the trailer classroom units during this time period.” Mark Bruscino, district operations director, said the expectation is that the general contractor, the Bennett Co., of Kearny, will be setting up a crane on or about Aug. 13 in preparation for “swinging in” the steel starting Aug. 19. For safety’s sake, officials wanted the contractor moving the steel into the site only when the high school was not occupied. Bruscino said the beams will be unloaded in the area of the driveway behind the high school and moved into place in the space formerly occupied by the old swimming pool with each section appropriately marked so the beams are properly positioned. In other unrelated district business, the Kearny Board of Education voted July 25 to defer contracting for special-

needs student transportation services for the 2016-2017 school year, pending further research prompted by questions raised by the incumbent vendor, Cross Country Transportation of North Arlington, about the apparent low bidder, 4 Diamond Transportation of Paramus. According to Michael DeVita, board business administrator/board secretary, Cross Country wanted to know how 4 Diamond would deal with delayed school openings, how many spare vehicles it has available, whether it logs accidents and a list of its vehicles and their capacities. DeVita said that 4 Diamond has operated in Hoboken and Union City and that the business administrators in those districts “haven’t had any problems with them.” DeVita said he’ll report back to the board Aug. 29 with answers to Cross Country’s queries. The contract, which could run close to $300,000, covers seven bus routes extending as far as Wayne, Livingston and Lodi. “We’re looking to re-bid a few others [routes],” said DeVita. ••• How to clean up Standard Chlorine The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to a meeting on Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at Kearny Town Hall, 402 Kearny Ave., to hear a presentation on a plan for cleaning up contamination at the Standard Chlorine Superfund site on the banks of the Hackensack River in the Kearny meadows. The 25-acre property, which has been acquired by the town for redevelopment, was used for chemical manufacturing by various firms from the early 1900s to the 1990s, leaving the site littered with tanks and drums containing toxins like

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ceedings, Kearny is still hoping that EPA can broker a deal with responsible parties for the cleanup of both properties so that redevelopment of the land – and subsequent ratables for the town – will result, Mayor Alberto Santos said. ••• All set for formal library reopening The Belleville Public Library – one of the nation’s Carnegiefunded libraries – which has been undergoing renovations since June 2014, is planning a grand re-opening for Sept. 24 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., it was announced by Joan Taub, BPL executive director. The building has remained open since the work by general contractor Three Sons Restorations of Union began. Taub said the first phase of the job involved the secondfloor skylight and the second, installation of marble tiling for the second floor and lobby along with a reconfiguration of the circulation department and moving of stairs to provide more openness. Additionally, the windows on the library’s Washington Ave. frontage were replaced and the Academy St. entrance was re-designed, she said. Carol Lauer, the library’s purchasing agent, said that all the work has, essentially, been done, except for a few “punch list” items remaining. The job, contracted for $721,000, has come in, thus far, at about $20,000 over budget but there are some credits still to be calculated, Lauer said. It was supposed to take 180 days from the start of work to finish, Lauer said, but the general contractor met with delays due to a particularly bad winter and work-related issues with sub-contractors, she added. “But now we do have our C.O. (certificate of occupancy),” Lauer said. – Ron Leir

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Special needs focus at Lighthouse campus By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST –

aving settled in as Lyndhurst superintendent of schools (after swapping places with James Corino, now interim assistant superintendent),

On the lead front, DeMarco and David DiPisa, business administrator/ board secretary, have advised parents that, in compliance with state rules, the school board “conducted lead testing district-wide” June 7-9, collecting 52 samples that were analyzed by McCabe Environmental Services of

ally disabled students. Last week, King-Dobson gave a reporter a tour of the newly revamped space, which is getting some lastminute adjustments. The space was previously used

for small group instruction. “Now we’re bringing it back to its original focus,” she said. When school opens Sept. 7, the program will begin with pre-assessment tests of

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Lyndhurst. Of that total, “only one sink, located in the office of the high school athletic director, by the gymnasium, did not pass the lead test,” a July 28 advisory said. “This sink has been placed out of service and follow-up tests are being conducted … to locate the origin of the problem and resolve it accordingly.” Parents can check out the full report submitted by McCabe by going to www. lyndhurstschools.net and clicking on the high school tab or they can call DiPisa at 201-438-5683, ext. 4728, for more details. On the school technology agenda, DeMarco said the district has provided students with the latest version of Apple iPads. The devices will be distributed on a oneto-one basis at the high school while a batch of 60 will be shipped to each of the elementary schools, she said. And then there is the Lighthouse, where Sharon King-Dobson, the district’s special services supervisor, is getting ready to implement a combination “Functional Academics/Life Skills” program for severely intellectu-

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Nearly 15 years ago … the day I thought I was going to die By Kevin Canessa Jr. JERSEY CITY –

eptember 2001 was probably going to be one of the best months of my life. I was in my fourth year as a teacher at St. Anthony High School, Jersey City, and I was finally going to be able to work with one of the greatest classes in the school’s history, the class of 2002. I started with the class of ‘02 back in September 1998 — I was a frosh on the faculty and they were all freshmen students. Over the three previous years (19982001), I got to know them all very well and got along with them all notoriously. Yet I had never taught them. Finally, in September 2001, I’d get to teach them — all 60 of them for religion and 25 in my criminal justice class, which was my favorite to teach. Before the first day of classes — in the first week of September — we had a series of faculty meetings as we did every other year. But there was a difference this time. A veteran teacher, who had been at the school many years ago and who left, was coming back to the school. He was and is a legend, a model teacher who taught me so much about being a better teacher. Before 2001, he was called Brother Ray. Now, he was just Ray, having left the Marist Brothers order just some time before coming back to St. Anthony’s. He was, as they say in the trade, a “Master Teacher,”

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LEFT PHOTO: The Jersey City Fire Department’s Hazmat Unit (1) is just east of St. Anthony High School (2). RIGHT PHOTO: A view of the Lufthansa 747 that came in very low over Kearny a few weeks ago.

and as such, was chosen to lead workshops for the rest of the faculty. On Friday, Sept. 7, 2001, during one of these workshops, he asked the entire faculty: “What is your biggest peeve about working at St. Anthony’s? I immediately knew my answer and didn’t hold back. I was the first to respond and I didn’t even wait to be called on. “The damn firetrucks,” I blurted out immediately. You see, the adjacent property to the St. Anthony’s building is the Jersey City Fire Department’s largest station — home to the Haz-Mat unit. Firefighters and their fire trucks were always going on calls — and the screams of the sirens were enduring. It seemed like they had to go out on a call every five minutes, though it wasn’t that often in reality. As someone who has undiagnosed ADD, those sirens always threw me off, especially when I was in the middle of a good lecture or

a heated discussion. They always threw me way off track — and it would often take a minute or two before I could regroup. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it would be those very sirens, that very sound that irked me to no end, that would in just a few days become the signature sound of the end of 2001 — somehow already 15 years ago. Little did I know that Friday morning, as I drove to Jersey City, and stared at the beautiful Twin Towers — something I did every single school day the three years prior while always taking them for granted — that in just four days, they’d be gone forever. Little did any of us know our world would soon be forever changed, our lives thrown upside down. Sept. 11, 2001 was just four days away, and it was the first day in my life — the only day in my life — when I thought I wasn’t going home (we at St. Anthony’s had been wrongfullytold nuclear missiles were heading

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for New York at about 10:30 a.m. that day). That day that started out with such amazing promise — with a sky that didn’t have a single visible cloud in it, with humid-less, 70-degree air and an aura that everything was just right — I thought I was going to die. Odds and ends Avoid Craigslist for rentals — use our classifieds instead A few weeks ago, my colleague Karen Zautyk wrote a story, with information from the Kearny PBA, of a scam that seems to be growing — fake rentals on Craigslist. People who don’t own apartments are pretending to own them — and are collecting all sorts of cash, from deposits, to firstmonth’s rent, you name it, from unsuspecting potential renters. The thing is — these scammers seem brilliant, and use actual photos from real-estate websites. They take information readily available and turn it around

to create the fake ads. One of the reasons why these scams are so successful is that it doesn’t cost a cent to post the ads. This is why we still believe our classifieds are the best way to go with apartment/home rentals — despite the nominal fee they cost. Scammers are much less likely to pay for a fraudulent ad — and you’d think they’d be much less willing to leave a paper trail as to their identities. So next time you’re ready to take out an ad for a rental — or search for one — on Craigslist, think twice and think of the ease of mind The Observer’s classified section offers. That was low! Flash back with me, if you will, to Monday afternoon, July 25. Did you happen to see, at around 4 p.m., that day, in Kearny, the six or so airplanes, including a Lufthansa 747, that came in for a landing at Newark, at what appeared to be an altitude of about 1,000 feet — maybe see COLUMN page

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t 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 3, Officers David Bush and Jonathan Dowie pulled over a 2013 Honda they had observed speeding westbound on Harrison Ave. and ended up arresting both the driver and the passenger -- as well as confiscating a loaded handgun, Kearny police reported. When the officers stopped the car, just past Schuyler Ave. in Harrison, they found it operated by Darnell Roberts, 20, of Herndon, Va., who reportedly was unable to produce a driver’s license, registration or proof of insurance. However, he did produce a “nugget of marijuana,” and when he exited the vehicle, what appeared to be more of the drug was seen “strewn about the interior,” police said. While collecting the evidence and attempting to locate the vehicle paperwork, the officers opened the glove compartment, in which police said was a 9 mm., Hi-Point automatic pistol, loaded with five rounds of ammunition. Passenger Donald Thomas, 22, of Ashburn, Va., was subsequently arrested for unlawful possession of a handgun and was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $100,000 bail. Roberts also went to the jail, on $1,000 bail, on charges of possession of pot and paraphernalia, along with summonses for operating an MV while in possession of a CDS, careless driving, driving while unlicensed and failure to produce vehicle documents. ••• Other recent reports from the Kearny police blotter included the following:

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with assault by auto, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, refusing to take an Alcotest and on a $389 Union Township warrant -- for DWI. Aug. 1 Officers Michael Gontarczuk and Sean Podolski responded to Midland Ave. and Argyle Place at 7:30 p.m. to mediate a workplace dispute (no, the workplace was NOT the firehouse) and subsequently arrested reputed disputant Joseph McFadden, 24, of Newark, on three outstanding warrants, all from Newark: $1,000 (full) for driving while suspended; $350 (full) for another MV violation and $500 (full) for hindering apprehension. He was processed at KPD headquarters and then transported to authorities in the Brick City.

Aug. 2 During a midnight MV stop near Passaic and S. Midland Aves., Officers Bush and Dowie detected the odor of marijuana emanating from a 2006 Nissan and observed in the car a package of E-Z Wider (we didn’t make that up) rolling papers, a package of what appeared to be pot, and a vaporizer pen containing suspicious residue, police said. Driver Ronald Smith, 19, of Belleville, was charged with July 30 careless driving, possession of Following a 3 p.m., two-car pot and paraphernalia, and opcrash on the Wittpenn Bridge, erating an MV while in possesOfficers Daniel Esteves and sion of a CDS. Daniel Lopez arrested Jona••• than Alvarado, 31, of Newark, Officer Richard Carbone, on for allegedly driving while inpatrol in South Kearny at 5:20 toxicated and while suspended. p.m., saw a 1987 Chevy with no Police said his 2001 VW had front license plate at Hackenstruck a 2002 Subaru operated sack Ave. and Rts. 1/9. It did by a 27-year-old woman from have a rear plate, but a comOrange. puter check revealed no such In her car were two children, tag on file, police said. one of them a 10-year-old boy Stopping the car near the who possibly suffered a broken county jail, Carbone found it knee, police said. driven by Jarrett Turner, 18, of Alvarado was also charged Jersey City, who reportedly had

a suspended license and was thus arrested. While waiting for a tow truck to take the Chevy to impound, police said, the officer ran a warrant check on passenger Phillip Preyear, 19, of Jersey City, and found he had one from Jersey City for trespassing. Now, both men were under arrest and were taken to HQ , where Preyear posted bail. Turner was additionally

charged with using fictitious plates and operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle -- and also on a Newark warrant for driving while suspended. Newark PD, when told that he was in custody, advised Kearny that he could be released with a new court date.

responded to a dispute at a Highland Ave. location and, after a warrant inquiry, arrested Edwin Gonzalez, 30, of Kearny. Police said he had a no-bail contempt-of-court warrant from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and a $2,500 one from Kearny for simple assault. He was booked and Bergen authorities were notified.

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BJ’s grand opening set for Sept. 3 KEARNY – he new BJ’s Wholesale Club in Kearny is set to open Saturday, Sept. 3, at 9 a.m., and it could save local shoppers up to a combined $10 million a year, the club said in a news release. “People can be a little intimated when they think of shopping at membership warehouse clubs,” said Robert Reyes, general manager of the BJ’s Wholesale Club in Kearny. “But BJ’s Wholesale Club is different. We offer far more fresh produce, dairy, meat and deli items than other clubs at prices that are lower than

grocery stores. With almost twice as many products as other clubs, we’re the perfect one-stop shopping destination for everything from bananas to diapers to the latest electronics. And we’re committed to offering outstanding value and great quality.” To help shoppers save, the company shared the following: • BJ’s prices on key items families buy most often are always significantly less than supermarkets, saving families up to 25% or more. • The company is the only major wholesale club that accepts manufacturers’ coupons,

offering families another great way to save. • Its own brands, Berkley Jensen and Wellsley Farms, let families save without sacrificing quality or fun. • BJ’s biggest advantage is fresh food — produce, dairy, meat and deli. • Members buy 65% more fresh food from BJ’s than from other clubs. • BJ’s is the only major wholesale club to offer a fullservice deli with premium meats and cheeses. • Members are able to choose fresh meats cut to their specifications. BJ’s butchers will recut and re-

package at no charge. • BJ’s offers the most payment options of any major wholesale club. • Members are able to research, shop and install electronics with help from BJ’s tech advisers. • Its new Pick Up & Pay program allows shoppers to stock up by reserving items online and then picking them up in club. • Members can get rewarded with My BJ’s Perks Program. BJ’s Perk Plus and BJ’s Perks Elite MasterCard holders can earn up to 5% back on most purchases in and outside of BJ’s. They also receive 10¢

off per gallon of BJ’s gas every day as well as other benefits. The grand opening celebration Sept. 3 will include food and beverage sampling, balloon artists and face painters. Current members as well as the general public are invited to visit the new club where about 120 employees will provide information about membership and products. The Kearny BJ’s will be open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Shoppers can join BJ’s before the grand opening by logging on to www.bjs.com/ kearny.

Passaic Ave. Wells Fargo robbery suspect nabbed By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 25-year-old Passaic man was arrested last week in connection with a bank-robbery spree that began with a heist at

the Wells Fargo Bank in Kearny on June 24, authorities reported. According to the FBI, Quentin Morales is a suspect in four subsequent hold-ups, all at Wells Fargo banks: June 30, in Kenilworth; July 6, Linden; July

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KPD: 82-year-old driver takes out poles A KEARNY –

n octogenarian driver knocked down a utility pole, traffic signal and hit two cars while apparently attempting to pass

another vehicle on Kearny Ave. last Wednesday, according to Kearny police. Police Lt. John Taylor, in charge of the KPD’s traffic unit, said the incident oc-

curred at 4:11 p.m. on Aug. 3 at Johnston and Kearny Aves. Just before the crash, two vehicles were southbound on Kearny Ave., with a 2006 Nissan Altima operated by Bernardin Lucas, 82, of New-

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er was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, for observation while Lucas was reportedly not hurt. Taylor said Lucas told police that his foot had jammed on the accelerator, causing his vehicle to spin around the Camry. Witnesses told police that they saw the Altima try to get around the Camry by squeezing to her right, Taylor said. In any case, Lucas was issued tickets charging him with careless driving and failure to obey a traffic signal. For about a half hour after the crash, police detoured traffic off Kearny Ave. near the Johnston intersection until after the street had been cleared and investigators completed interviews. – Ron Leir

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mandatory retirement age of 65 by November 2017. Another employee who has long contributed to the smooth running of the town’s planning and zoning boards and who will have sufficient time earned to depart next year is Susan Evanchick. Her job title is administrative clerk but she really functions as municipal land use administrator. “Her institutional knowledge is probably one of the best in the state,” Martello said. “That makes her virtually irreplaceable.” And the town’s two publichealth investigators, Cathy Santangelo and William Pettigrew, become eligible for pensions next year. Which means that Mayor Alberto Santos and the Town Council have to start thinking about replacing a lot of their heavy hitters. Martello, who filed his pension application last Friday, has served in his two jobs since 2009, and, as such, has an unenviable workload which compels him to be available pretty much on a 24/7 basis. Last Wednesday night, for instance, he had to forego a meeting of the Planning Board, on which he sits, to supervise the aftermath of the removal of a leaking underground fuel tank on Grove St. to make sure the street was properly cleaned and passable. A 1978 Kearny High graduate who went on to get a degree in finance and economics at Seton Hall University,

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upcoming programs: • A free weekly yoga class Mayor Raymond Kimble for adults meets Thursdays and the Township Council at 10 a.m., through Sept. 1, in present Family Movie Night the Reading Garden. Particiwith a screening of the Disney pants should bring their own Pixar film “Inside Out” on mats. In the event of inclemTuesday, Aug. 16, at Belleville ent weather, classes will be Municipal Stadium. held in the lower-level assemApproximate start time is bly room. 8:45 p.m. • Desiree Mills presents Enjoy the movie with free Wednesday Summer Art popcorn, cotton candy and Days, now through Aug. 17, on more. Bring a blanket. No the lower level of the Main chairs or pets are permitted Library, as noted below: on the turf field. Preschool Art for ages 3 to 5 The rain date is Wednesday, meets at 11 a.m. One parent or Aug. 17. adult caregiver per child must stay in class to participate. No Kearny registration is required but VFW Post 1302 hosts the seating is limited and will be second annual 5K Run/ based on availability. Plan on Walk to benefit the Ssg. Jorge arriving early. Oliveira Scholarship Fund on Ages 6 to 8 are welcome Saturday, Aug. 27. Registraat School Age Art at 1:30 p.m. tion is at 9 a.m., and the race Students will work indepenbegins at 10 a.m. There is a dently, but caregivers must $20 fee per person in advance remain in the building. No if you register on RunSignUp. registration is needed, but com. The fee is $25 per person the day of the race. Water and seating is first-come, firstrefreshments will be provided. served. And ages 9 to 14 can par••• take in Cool Age Art at 4 p.m. The Kearny Public Library, Students may sign in and work 318 Kearny Ave., hosts these

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independently, but must provide a working phone number of a parent or caregiver. No registration is required but space is limited. • Martina Nevado teaches a free children’s sewing workshop for kids in grade 5 and older on Thursdays at 10 a.m., through Aug. 11. Students use a mini-sewing machine to make items like a tote bag and a summer hat. Each class is about 90 minutes. Classes are limited to 10. Call 201-9982666 to register. For a listing of all library programs, visit www.kearnylibrary.org. ••• The Presbyterian Boys & Girls Club, at 663 Kearny Ave., is open during August on Tuesdays and Thursdays 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: a Mets game (Aug.

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Mary Lou Mullins’ next Atlantic City trip to Resorts is Sunday, Aug. 28. Call Mullins at 201-933-2186 for details. ••• The regular meeting of the Lyndhurst Health Council, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 15, has been cancelled. ••• The Health Department is collecting new, non-drawstring backpacks and new and gently-used school uniforms for the upcoming school year. Glue sticks, dry-erase markers, pens, and three-subject notebooks are also needed. Donations may be dropped off at the Health Department, 253 Stuyvesant Ave., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 12. Parents and/ or guardians with children in need of school supplies are asked to contact the Health Department at 201-804-2500 to schedule a pick-up. ••• The Humane Society of

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Helping Exceptional People sponsors an arts and crafts fair on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Columbian Club Hall, 194 River Road. To rent a table or space, call Maureen at 201-446-2280. Inside tables cost $35 while those outside cost $25. There will be food for purchase and a 50-50 drawing every two hours. HEP is a local group that fundraises on behalf of area organizations that provide programs for those with special needs. ••• The Senior Harmony Club hosts a trip to Resorts, Atlantic City, on Thursday, Aug. 18. For reservations or information, call Florence at 201-9913173.

2 kids from Kearny win county fire poster contest KEARNY –

Two Kearny public school students earned top billing in the 2015-2016 Fire Prevention Post Contest on the county level, it was announced by Kearny Fire Department Chief Inspector Juan Barroso. They are Mya Faith Ochoa, who has completed kindergarten at Garfield School; and Laura Gosnell, who just finished seventh-grade at Lincoln School. Mya and Laura won the Town of Kearny contest to advance to the county contest. For their efforts, each received a $50 check from the Hudson County Fire Prevention & Protection Association and a personal computer. The posters submitted by Mya and Laura were submitted for consideration by judges for the state level of the competition in the K to grade 2 category and grades 6 to 8 category, respectively,

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LEFT: Maya Ochoa (with red bowtie) is congratulated on her award by, from l., Chief Inspector Juan Barroso, brother Ethan, father Hugo Villanueva and mother Karina Ochoa. RIGHT: Laura Gosnell (2nd from r.) accepts good wishes on her award. From l. are Juan Barroso, cousin Noelia Martinez, mother Maria Gosnell, brother Kevin and Fire Chief Steven Dyl.

but, unfortunately, they were not picked as state winners. Other Kearny students who were winners on the local level were: Victoria Kulikowski of Schuyler School

and Ryan Lu of Franklin School in the grades 3 to 5 category; Giselle Echeverria of Lincoln School in the grades 6 to 8 category; and Hailey Perez and Angel

Rameriez, both of Schuyler School, in the K to 8 special education category. The annual contest is sponsored jointly by the New Jersey Department of

Community Affairs and the N.J. State Fire Prevention & Protection Association. This year’s contest theme was: “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep.”

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to be “wanted by at least two other jurisdictions” – Orange for resisting arrest and the Union County Sheriff’s Office for obstruction of a court order. Officers then reached out to Newark PD and the N.J. State Police Marine Unit for help. Meanwhile, Jean continued swimming to a bulkhead surrounding the center bridge tower foundation as officers implored him to cooperate with them so he could be extricated from the water. About 15 minutes before the arrival of the State Police Marine Unit, along with a Newark Fire Department boat, with members of the Newark PD Tactical Response Unit aboard, Jean made his way from the bridge support to a storm outfall drain on the west bank of the river just south of the N.J. Transit bridge. At this point, Kearns said, the officers lost sight of Jean. Starting at about 1 p.m., the Clay St. sewer outfall was searched from the river side while Newark PD checked manhole access covers along the drain route from the street. Additionally, a camera on an extension pole was used to try and locate Jean with no results. As a last resort, police reached out to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) which sent a crew to insert a camera from street level into the storm drain’s path to search for Jean but again, they came up empty. The search was suspended at nightfall but was resumed next day, said PVSC Executive Director Greg Tramontozzi, who told The Observer that a PVSC crew “dropped a camera line into a manhole to

conduct video surveillance.” Another attempt would be made later in the day at low tide, he said. Asked to assess the chances of someone surviving an attempt to penetrate through the outfall system, Tramontozzi said an individual would face “an awful lot of hazards in that setting.” Assuming Jean had opted to walk through the pipe, which, he said, is big enough to accommodate a large man, “he could reach our regulator,” and, further on, an interceptor pipe where he would encounter “an awful lot of flow in our system” which, in turn, “would be very dangerous” due to low oxygen content along with the presence of hydrosulfide and methane gases. Given those conditions, “I can’t imagine him getting to our [treatment] plant [in Newark] which would be several miles away,” he added. Still, Tramontozzi said, at the regulator location, there is a ladder that leads to a manhole – whose weight he estimated at between 80 and 120 pounds – which, if he were sufficiently motivated and had enough strength, Jean could conceivably lift and free himself. However, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose was less optimistic about Jean’s survival chances in the outfall and suggested that among the potential perils awaiting him were rising water in the system, particularly at high tide. This operation, Ambrose was quoted as saying last Thursday, “was a rescue effort, but unless [Jean] gets out, and right now, no one has seen him get out, it will be a recovery [effort].”

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Mullins named new hoops coach at Harrison Bill Mullins had been away from the sport he loves, the game of basketball, for a few years, ever since he resigned after his second stint as the head coach at Kearny High School. And during that time, Mullins found out one thing — he truly missed the game. “I wanted to be a varsity head coach again,” said Mullins, who spent last season as a volunteer assistant to Bob Harbison at Nutley. “I didn’t know what was going to happen in the future, but I wanted to stay in the game of basketball.” Mullins, who doubles as the head boys’ volleyball coach at Kearny, said that once Noel Colon stepped down as the head basketball coach at Harrison, he definitely had interest. “Working with Bobby last year was a great experience,” Mullins said of his time with Harbison in Nutley. “It encouraged me to seek a head coaching position. I’m always thinking like a basketball coach, whether I’m refereeing or going to games. I knew that I was ready to get back into it.”

So the 60-year-old Mullins applied for the Harrison job, met with athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga and the two agreed upon Mullins taking over the open position. “I wasn’t worried about being able to handle it,” Mullins said. “I know what it involves. I always had the enthusiasm. I was just waiting for the opportunity. If an opportunity like this came along, I knew that I would be more than interested.” Mullins said that his sons are a little older now, so there’s not a major drawback at home with his wife, Jacqueline. “I have more time now with the boys older,” Mullins said. “I think I took Kearny as far as the team could go. We played some really competitive teams in a tough conference. I just have more time now with my family situation. Harrison is very close to Kearny. There are a lot of wonderful people in Harrison and Kim has done a great job there. I look forward to being aboard.” see VIEW page

Nutley’s Piro heads new Super Football Conference By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

he start of the 2016-2017 scholastic sports season is now less than a month away, so that means Joe Piro is already busy at his desk at Nutley High School, making all the necessary preparations. But besides being an athletic director at one of the busiest high schools in northern New Jersey, offering all types of sports from football to crew, Piro has now taken on the duties as the first president of the new Super Football Conference, an alliance of 113 schools in the northern and western parts of the state, strictly for football only. “It’s a little busier than usual, but nothing I can’t handle,” said Piro, who was recently listed by NJ.com as one of the most influential people in New Jersey sports — including pro and college. “Fortunately, I have some great coaches working with me and a great staff. I’m not the only guy putting it together. I’m just the guy in front.” The Super Football Conference was devised last December in order to level the playing field in high school football in New Jersey, designed to give every single school a fighting chance to qualify for the NJSIAA playoffs, to give every school a relatively equal schedule and to separate the public schools from the private schools. It was believed that the private schools had a much better chance to compete because they could draw students from all over the place, while the public schools had to stay within the borders established by the respective school districts.

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Nutley athletic director Joe Piro holds the distinction of being the first commissioner of the new Super Football Conference, a duty that holds a high level of importance.

Piro was determined to be the organization’s face and voice. He coordinates league meetings and press gatherings. “Because of the nature of what we’re doing, I’m just leading the pack,” Piro said. “But I’m not doing it all.” Piro was quick to mention Dan Vivino of Westwood, who headed the scheduling aspect. “Once we got the divisions down, he was like a machine,” Piro said. Rich Hansen of St. Peter’s Prep is the league’s vicepresident, but Denis Nelson of River Dell was also very in-

strumental in the overall effort. “Denis was my right hand man,” Piro said of the River Dell AD. “We had others like Tony Karsich (St. Joseph Regional) and Jack McGovern (Bergen Catholic) who have their fingers on the pulse of what the parochial schools are doing. We have to be real careful, because we’re not just putting together what will be groundbreaking for New Jersey football, but we are setting a national trend. We have the biggest football conference in see PIRO next page

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New Jersey with 113 teams. No one has ever done anything like this before.” Piro said that the new Super Football Conference offers “a little bit of everything,” according to Piro. “We took geographic locations into account, school size, competition, local rivalries,” Piro said. One of the biggest steps that Piro took when it came to doing the breakdown involving his own school was the disassociation with neighboring rival Belleville. “To be honest, Belleville is not much of a rivalry anymore,” Piro said. “Who is to say what is going to happen down the road, but right now, anyone who knows anything about sports knows that Belleville is just not competitive with us. It doesn’t help Belleville’s program to play Nutley and get beat by 50 points. We want to make sure we’re helping all programs get better.” Piro believes that Nutley’s football schedule “is the most competitive we’ve been in

many years,” Piro said. The Maroon Raiders will face Pascack Valley, Barringer, Paramus, Orange, West Essex, Irvington, Chatham, Parsippany Hills and neighboring Bloomfield this season. “We have some old rivals, like Orange, going back to the old Big 10 and Paramus from the NNJIL,” Piro said. “When you look at all the other teams we have, there’s parity in the schedule.” The 113 schools have committed to two years with the new Super Football Conference. Again, it’s strictly for football, but the model can be used for other sports if it proves to be highly successful. “I don’t see us folding up the tents after two years,” Piro said. “I think most schools feel that this is the division and the direction we all want to go.” Piro said that he was “disappointed” that the North Jersey Interscholastic League, the organization that oversees schools like North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Queen of Peace and St. Mary’s of Rutherford, declined the invitation to join the Super Football Conference.

“There’s always strength in numbers,” Piro said. “We would have loved to have them. Their smaller schools would have fit in nicely with ours. It would have been a great marriage.” Piro believes that the new Super Football Conference will only grow in size. “After everyone sees how successful it is, the landscape will change,” Piro said. “Some schools are going to have to feel their way a bit. At least our non-public schools understand the importance of good strong competition. Others will come around. They’re going to catch on.” Piro also has plans to do things “outside the white lines,” namely raising academic standards. “There are some philanthropic issues to be addressed,” Piro said. “But we wanted to create more competitive games across the board, create a little bit of parity and make football fun again. Over the last few years, football has been coming under fire and we have to try to figure out ways to make it better.”

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sition at Queen of Peace. Ironically, in 1986, Mullins was the head coach at Harrison, filling in on an interim basis. Mullins left for Brazil, where he remained for five years, coaching at the American School of Rio de Janiero. He was an assistant coach to the legendary Ted Fiore at Montclair State for one season, then got the job at Kearny, where he first stayed for five years, then left and Photo by Jim Hague returned for three more at Former Kearny head basketball coach Kearny. Bill Mullins is now the new head And now, he’s taking over basketball coach at Harrison High the program that borders School. Kearny, where he still

teaches. Mullins knows that the Blue Tide program took a major hit at the end of last season, when standout player Quincy Rutherford transferred to Marist of Bayonne. “I can’t comment on Quincy, because he’s gone,” Mullins said. “We have to move on without him. I just want the kids to enjoy it, to enjoy playing, to have fun.” Mullins said that he plans on implementing a fastpaced style of basketball, with running on offense and pressing and trapping on defense. “I like to play up tempo,”

Mullins said. “I like put pressure on the opponent and have people in the right place at the right time and in the right frame of mind. There’s no substitute for hard work. One of my goals is to just try to get them to become better players, that they should become confident in themselves as players.” Needless to say, Mullins is ready for the challenge of coaching the Blue Tide. “I’m excited about it,” Mullins said. “I want it to be exciting for the kids. It’s up to me to try to make ourselves ready to play and ready to play hard.”

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and Wayne Hills and Sanacore didn’t see the value of facing those schools in terms of he new-fangled Super competition. Football Conference “We had to make adjustthat Nutley’s Joe Piro ments,” Sanacore said. “We will head will also feature two had to do a little running other local schools, namely around and get other games Belleville and Kearny. for those schools. So we got And apparently both schools Roselle for Wayne Valley and are emphatically in favor of Newark West Side in place the new football formation. of Wayne Hills. It’s all about “From a Belleville standbuilding a program at Belpoint, I like it,” said Belleville’s leville. We want to make it second-year athletic direcbetter.” tor Dan Sanacore. “We really Sanacore was asked about want to interest more players losing the rivalry with Nutley. coming out for football, so we “I can understand it from had to make some adjustments their point, because we’re a to the original plan.” Group IV school and they’re The original configuration Group III,” Sanacore said. “I’m had Belleville facing Passaic sure there’s disappointment County powers Wayne Valley there for now. Maybe the time

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as well as Fair Lawn, Newark Collegiate, Newark East Side and Belleville. “From a competition standpoint, I think it’s a better schedule,” said Kearny athletic director John Millar. “Fair Lawn and Belleville are very similar to us. We now have schools that are more competitive with us and I think we can have some success.” The Kardinals have never reached the NJSIAA state playoffs since the playoffs were initiated in 1976. “I think the league has been very fair in giving us at least a chance to be competitive in every game,” Millar said.

“Now, we should be in every game. Everyone always asks ‘Can we get into the playoffs?’ It’s always a goal, but we never made it. At least now we have a chance.” Millar thinks the Kardinals have a lot of team speed. “It’s the one attribute we have,” Millar said. “If we can get our players into the open field, they can make things happen. I’m excited about it. The kids feel pretty good. They’re working hard. That’s all you can ask for.” As for the league? “I think we’re okay,” Millar said. “I like it. I think it’s fair for everyone.”

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CLIFFSIDE PARK

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Kearny - Co-Op – One Floor Living w/ One Bedroom, Living Rm, Eat in Kitchen & Bath. Laundry Area w/ Coin Operated Washer & Dryer. Dishwasher, Microwave, Refrigerator, Gas Stove & Wall AC included. One Parking Space. Asking $135,000

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NUTLEY

Belleville - 1 Family - Ranch w/ 2 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Modern Eat in Kitchen & Modern Bath. Full Unfinished Walk-out Basement w/ Laundry Area and Plenty of Storage. Asking $119,000

KEARNY

NEW LISTING! Cliffside Park - 1 Family - Beautiful End Unit w/ Hardwood Floors & NYC View. Ground Floor w/ Family Rm, Full Bath & Attached 2 Car Garage. 1st Floor w/ Open Floor Plan, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen, & Powder Rm. 2nd Floor w/ 2 Bedrooms & Master Bedroom Suite w/ NYC View. Asking $538,900

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NITY! 3 FAM, 7 BR, 5 FULL BATH. FINSIHED ATTIC, CENTRAL A/C AND FORCED HOT AIR. MOVE IN READY!

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KEARNY: 1 FAM, UPDATED CAPE, 4 BEDROOMS, 2 FULL BATH, FULL FINISHED BASEMENT, DETACHED 1 CAR GARAGE, CENTRAL A/C.

NTAL NEW RE KEARNY: 1 FAM, COLONIAL, 4 BEDROOMS, 2 FULL BATH, HARDWOOD FLOORS, LARGE BACKYARD WITH DECK, DRIVEWAY FOR 3 CARS. 8.

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Nutley - 1 Family – Large Expanded Cape w/ Oversized Kitchen w/ Eating Counter & Dining Area. 2 Large Bedrooms, 2 Ceramic Baths, Fireplace, Central Air, Wood Floor & Wallto-Wall Carpet. Deck off Kitchen w/ Sliding Door & Deep Yard. Finished Basement w/ Laundry. Great Schools. Asking $435,000

Kearny - 2 Family - Arlington Section - Totally Renovated. Finish Basement w/ Rec Room, Full Bath & Laundry Area. 1st Floor w/ 1 Bedroom, Living Rm, Modern Kitchen & Modern Bathroom. 2nd & 3rd Floor used Together w/ 2 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Modern Kitchen & Modern Bathroom. Driveway for 2 Cars. Asking $428,900

Kearny - 3 Family - Beautiful 3 Family w/ Bedrooms, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen, & Full Bath on Each Floor. All large Rooms. Sun Porch on 1st floor. Newer Roof & 2 Car Garage. All Separate Utilities. Asking $539,000

KEARNY: 1 FAM COLONIAL STYLE, 4 BR, 2 FULL BATH, 1 HALF BATH, ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE, MASTER BEDROOM WITH MASTER BATH, HARDWOOD FLOORS, CENTRAL A/C!

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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RIDGE, 2 BR, 2 FULL AND 1 HALF BATH, ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE, CENTRAL A/C, MASTER SUIT W/ 2 WALK IN CLOSETS! CLOSE TO TRANSPORTATION.

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UNDER CONTRACT IN 7 DAYS Kearny - 1 Family - Arlington Section – Beautiful Colonial w/ Foyer Entrance, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Modern Kitchen w/ Pantry & Deck, 3 Bedrooms, Full Ceramic Tile Bath, 2 Additional Rooms on 3rd Floor. Finish Basement w/ Rec Room, Laundry & Full Bath. Asking $389,000

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Lyndhurst – 1 Family – Colonial w Entrance Foyer, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Bath, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Modern Kitchen w/ Center Island & Sliding Doors to Deck. High Semi-Finished Basement. Private Driveway. Asking $313,900

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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.

NORTH ARLINGTON: 2 FAM, 4 BR, 4 FULL BATH, SEPARATE UTILITIES, HARDWOOD FLOORS, 2 CAR GARAGE, LAUNDRY IN BASEMENT, CLOSE TO SCHOOLS AND TRANSPORTATION.

LYNDHURST: 1 FAM, COLONIAL, 4 BR, 3 FULL BATH, FULL FINISHED BASEMENT, HARDWOOD FLOORS, 1 FIREPLACE, ALL NEW PLUMBING, ELECTRICITY, AND BRAND NEW ROOF!

LISTED NEWLY LYNDHURST: 1 FAM, COLONIAL, 3 BR, 1.5 BATH, FULL FINISHED BASEMENT, 1 CAR DETACHED GARAGE, HARDWOOD FLOORS, UPDATED KITCHEN WITH GRANIT COUNTERS.

LISTED NEWLY ROCHELLE PARK: 1 FAM, NICELY DONE 3 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATH HOME, MUST SEE!! FULL FINISHED BASEMENT, HARDWOOD FLOORS, 2 CAR DETACHED GARAGE!

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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 $259,900.

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NEW LISTING! 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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UNION

North Arlington - 3 Family – Excellent Income Property! 1st and 2nd Floors w/ 3 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Kitchen & Full Baths. 3rd Floor w/ 2 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Kitchen and Full Bath. Basement Partially Finished. All apartments Remodeled. Asking $449,000

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Garﬁeld – Townhouse – 1 Year Old Townhouse w/ 2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath, Living Rm, Dining Rm & Modern Kitchen w/ Beautiful Cabinets, Granite Countertops and Stainless Steel Appliances. Built in 1 Car Garage. Asking $380,000.

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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.

Kearny – Store & 2 Apartments – Store w/ over 1100 sq ft of Commercial Space & Both Apartments Have 3 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Kitchen & Bath. All Separate Utilities. Asking $429,000

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NEW PRICE! Kearny – 1 Family – Colonial w/ Living Rm, Dining Rm, Eat in Kitchen, 3 Bdrms (2 Large), Full Bath & Walk-up Finished Attic. Basement w/ Rec Room, Laundry & Full Bath. Great Condition. New windows, New Roof & New Chimney. Fenced Backyard w/ Above Ground Pool. Asking $264,900.

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Kearny - 2 Family - 1st Floor w/ 2 Bedrooms, Living Rm, Eat-in-Kitchen & Bath. 2nd Floor w/ Bedroom, Living Rm, Eat-in-Kitchen, Den & Bath. Semi-Finished Basement w/ Rec Rm, Utility/Laundry Rm, Den & Bath. Asking $279,000

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RETIREMENT from But Martello’s progression was very nearly derailed when, in 1996, he said he was offered a job in Clifton. And he said he was ready to go “but [current Councilwoman] Carol Jean [Doyle] talked me out of it.” And today, he’s thankful she did. “I love Kearny. I grew up here. I have family and friends here. My grandfather and father built homes all over town.” In 2009, after the death of Bob Armstrong, he was also named town administrator. “I was only supposed to do it for two and a half years until they found a permanent successor but the mayor told me to stay so I just kept doing it,” he said. Now Martello figures it’s enough. “My wife, who did pensions and payroll for the town, is retired. Both of us had cancer. And my wife said, ‘Let’s enjoy life. It’s time.’ See, that’s what makes retirement sweet.” Next year, Martello said he and his wife will be moving into their new home in South Carolina. “But I’ll be coming back to visit my relations and I still have business interests here,” he added. In the meantime, of course, there’s still the business of Kearny that beckons. “We’re advertising for building sub-code official which has been filled by my assistant Tony Chisari and myself. And we also need additional building inspectors,” he said, and those jobs are

‘[The prospective retirees] are without question, very valuable and experienced employees. The Council and I will look to identify highly qualified and dedicated individuals to fill those openings. … My own personal tribute is one of deep gratitude for their decades of public service on behalf of our town and its residents.’ – Mayor Al Santos needed more than ever, given the increasing pace of residential and commercial redevelopment and construction. “That’s my biggest concern,” he said. It will be up to the mayor and council to decide whether to divide the duties of administrator and construction code official after he leaves or find someone to do both, Martello said. Martello said he’ll keep pressing for the owners of the old bat factory property on Passaic Ave. – where an old smokestack awaits demolition – to proceed with redevelopment plans while their LSRP (licensed site remediation professional) teams with the state DEP on cleanup plans. “They just can’t seem to get it going,” he said. On the other hand, Martello said, the town is sure to see new ratables in coming years from such projects as the Passaic Ave. mall revival by DVL Kearny LLC with a BJ’s as its anchor, the renovations at the Kearny Point industrial site and the expansion of the River Terminal complex. “Over the next five to

10 years, Kearny will be out of its [economic] funk,” he predicted. As part of his legacy, Martello cited the “advances in technology” made by the town. “I put in the town’s first network computer system and we’ve gone from dial-up connection to fiber optic. We’re very advanced from where we were when I started.” He also mentioned economies in operating costs as another accomplishment. “We’ve reduced starting salaries by 10% and cut the maximum on the salary guide by 15% and added steps to reach maximum,” he said, and now, he added, the town can afford to hire replacements at lower rates of pay. One frustration is the laggard pace of the town’s efforts to secure outside grants for the long-envisioned waterfront bike trail. “We started the process two years ago but dealing with the public sector it takes forever to get things done,” he said. Just to get Cardoza Park completed, after remediating the site, took a decade, he added.

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obituaries@theobserver.com Paula Tomasheski Paula Tomasheski (nee Hudson) died early Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, at Clara Maas Medical Center, Belleville. She was 65. The funeral was from the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, Kearny, on Saturday, Aug. 6. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Stephen’s ROBBERY from

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is survived by. Paula had three siblings — Pamela, Donna, and the late Jeanine. Much of Paula’s life was spent working with children as a daycare provider in her home from 1982-2000, and as a State Superior Court clerk in Newark. She also served as president of Lincoln School PTA, and ran for Kearny School

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Board in 1991. She was an avid traveler, and enjoyed spending time with family at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Mrs. Tomasheski is survived by her three children and their spouses, Walter V. Tomasheski and Hally S. Tomasheski of Easton, Pa., Paul J. Tomasheski and Carmen Tomasheski of Hopatcong and Christine Y.P.

Favocci and Robert Favocci Jr. of Nazareth, Pa. She was predeceased by her stillborn son, Stephen Matthew. Paula also had seven beloved grandchildren, from eldest to youngest, Matthew Tomasheski, Eva Tomasheski, Luke Tomasheski, Gina Favocci, Paul Tomasheski, Cynthia Favocci and Robert Favocci III.

Sgalia guides Unico on Ellis Island tour

Members of Kearny UNICO visited Ellis Island on On July 21. With Chapter President Joe Sgalia (l.) serving as tour guide, members visited the National Museum of Immigration located in the restored main building. Members toured the many exhibit galleries and also viewed the film “Island of Hope/Island of Tears.” Members also visited the American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Attending the trip were, from l., Sgalia, Ida Nigro, Celeste Pandolfi, Theresa Trucillo, Judy Hyde (seated) Lou Pandolfi and JoAnn Mitchell. KPD?

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Det. Sgt. Michael Gonzalez,” the suspect was identified as Morales. On July 3, “based on information developed in collaboration with the Newark police and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Kearny detectives applied for a warrant” to arrest him, the KPD reported. “After an exhaustive surveillance operation,” Morales was nabbed Aug. 2 in Newark by a task force of officers from the KPD, N.J. Parole, Newark PD, Union PD and the FBI. Police said the suspect had been spotted in North Newark driving a gray Mercury with a fictitious temporary tag. The surveillance team watched as he pulled into a gas station, where they took him into custody without incident. N.J. Parole officers were part of the task force because Morales reportedly is a parolee. Police said he was released in from prison in September 2015 having served time on a carjacking charge. He had been sentenced in August 2010. According to authorities, he has a record of 10 prior arrests and four felony convictions -for carjacking, resisting arrest/ eluding, receiving stolen property, and criminal attempted theft. The current case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Grace Ann O’Connor at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Czestochowa in Harrison, NJ on Saturday August 13th. Grace passed away on January 11th, 2015 and her ashes will be placed in Holy Cross Memorial Mausoleum following the service. Her family and friends will be gathering to honor her beautiful soul that we were all blessed to know and love.

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HARRISON 1st floor, 2 bedrooms, LR, kitchen. Close to PATH. $1200/ BELLEVILLE 1 BR month. 1-1/2 months seGarden Apt., located on curity. Separate utilities. Garden Avenue, laundry No pets. (973) 388-8916. facilities on site, 1 parking space, nice quiet location, $925/month, HARRISON spacious 1 1 1/2 months secuBR apt. HT/HW includrity, no pets. Please call ed. Electric separate. Joanne at (973) 699$1,100/month. 1 month 3146 security. (862) 367-3800.

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HARRISON HARRISON 1 BR Apt., Bathroom, Kitchen. & LR. $1,000/month. Water included. 1 1/2 month security. No pets. No smoking. Avl. Sept 1st. (973) 485-8525.

HARRISON Small 1 BR apt. Kitchen, LR, No pets. $850/month. 1 1/2 months security. supply own utilities. Avl Immediately. (201) 388-0463.

KEARNY ALL Renovated Modern, 3 BR, LR, DR, Bathroom w/Jacuzzi & Laundry + Office space. 1 month security. Avl. Sept. 1st. (973) 536-6559.

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HARRISON 3rd fl. 1 BR, Kitchen, Bathroom, LR. $900/month. 1 month security. Avl. Sept 1st. HARRISON Modern (973) 437-7019 or Studio apt. Private Entrance. No pets. $775/ (973) 412-1279. month. Utilities not included. Security & HARRISON Cross St. 3 lease. (862) 223-9974. BR, 2 Bath, 1 1/2 months security. Avl now. HARRISON New duplex (646) 675-5113. Harrison apt, 3 bedrooms, two big LR’s, 3 HARRISON Modern Full Baths many closets, Studio apt. Private Enparking space included, trance. No pets. $775/ 3 minutes walking to NJ month. Utilities not path train. Avl. Septemincluded. Security & ber 1st $2,500/month.1 lease. 862-223-9974. 1/2 months security (917) 346-7736 or KEARNY (917) 776-9915.

KEARNY 5 rooms, 2 BR’s, 2nd fl. No pets. 1 1.5 months security. Avl. Sept. 1st. $985/month + utilities. (201) 401-0488. KEARNY Large 8 rooms (5 BR) 2 full baths, LR, DR. Ideal for extended family. Laundry room, Storage. $2,250/month. (201) 968-6344. KEARNY Newly Renovated 2 BR apt. HT/HW & 1 parking included. $1,450/month. 1 1/2 months security. Avl. Sept. 1st. (201) 4070773. KEARNY 3rd fl., Newly Renovated. 1 1/2 months security. Central Air. No pets. Avl. Sept. 1st. (201) 923-7611.

KEARNY 2 BR’s, LR, Kitchen, $1,150/month. Separate utilities.1-1/2 months security. Avl. Now. (201) 246-0683.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT KEARNY Newly renovated, hardwood floors. Laundry onsite. HT/HW included. 2 BR start at $1,050. 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

APARTMENTS FOR RENT KEARNY Arlington Area, 1 BR renovated apts. in classic apt. building in residential area. Wood kitchen cabinets, stove, refridg. Ceramic tile floors. H/W floors throughout rest of apt. Ample closets. Laundry in building. Near NYC train & bus & mins. To highway. No pets. No smoking. $985/month + utilities. $1,477.50 security. Credit check and ability to pay required. $25 appl. Fee. Call or text (551) 226-0566. KEARNY Davis Ave./ Quincy. 3 BR apt. 1st. fl. Large Kitchen, LR, bath, Utilities separate. Laundry area. Near Public Transportation. Near Schools. $1,350/month. No pets. Avl. Sept. (201) 991-1892.

KEARNY Gorgeous, completely redecorated 3 BR bedroom apartment on Belgrove Drive. LR, DR, extra sitting room. EIK with new washer and dryer. HT/ HW & WIFI all included. Plenty of Closet space. $2400.00/month. Call KEARNY 2nd fl. 2+ BR’s, 1 Bath, Large EIK, Large 201-218-3370. Formal DR, New Carpets, Stove & refrigerator, KEARNY 3 BR apt. Excel- A/C. No pets. No W/D. lent condition, laundry $1,400/month. 1 month on site, excellent loca- security. No smoking. Avl. tion. $1,450/month. 1 now. (201) 998-3366. 1/2 months security. No pets. (201) 637-4429 or LYNDHURST (201) 991-0396. KEARNY 1 BR apt. HT/ HW included. Elevated building. Laundry facility on premises. $995/ month,. Call Sofia after 3pm 201-998-3516 or see super after 3pm 654 Elm St. Apt Basement 1.

LYNDHURST Large 1 BR, Convenient Location. 1 1/2 months security. Semi-Furnished. No Smoking. No pets. Call evenings until 7pm. (201) 933-1970.

LYNDHURST 2 BR, HT & HW included, ceramic tiles, H/W floors, backKEARNY 1 BR . HT/HW yard. $1,475/month, included. From $950/ Garage & Driveway extra month. See super 6 (973) 277- 0942. woodland Ave. Apt. 1, or call after 5pm 917-858- LYNDHURST 4 room apt. 8246 for appointment. 1st fl. just remodeled. 1 block to train & Bus. KEARNY Studio apt. lo- $1,500/month + secucated on Devon Street, rity. (201) 438- 1987 $785/month, 1 1/2 E. NEWARK months security, no pets. Please Call Joanne at (973) 699-3146 E. NEWARK 2nd fl. 2 BR, Bath, Kitchen & Sitting room. Small Closet. KEARNY 2 Bedroom $1,200/month + utilities. apt. on 1st floor HT&HW 1 1/2 month security. included. No pets/smokAvl. Now (201) 463-6684. ing $1325 + month security avail Sept. 15 call 973-459-6183 NEWARK KEARNY Studio apt. nice, clean, neat, Private entrance. Cable & internet included. $800/month. Avl. August 1st. (201) 955-0897 Call after 5pm.

NEWARK 3/4 BR’s. 1st fl. $900/month. 1 month security. Close to Transportation. No pets. Avl. Now. (973) 517-6544. NEWARK 1 BR, Kitchen, Stove & Fridge. $850/ month + 1 month security. Utilities included. Avl. Sept. 1st. (973) 4770925 or (973) 202-5103.

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SPECIALfrom “By October, we should be in full swing,” she added. Ten students from grades 6, 7 and 8 — and 16 from high school — will spend part of their day at their home school and the balance at 601 Riverside. School buses will take them back and forth, along with teachers Loretto Morton, Kimberly Hykey and Anthony Latti — and eight instructional aides. Six of the 26 students are returning to Lyndhurst from prior outside placements in special facilities, thereby saving the district from paying costly tuition and transportation fees and enabling students to feel more secure being closer to home. These students are exempt from the statemandated PARCC test, so, instead of trying to master rather abstract concepts like algebra, for example, they will be focusing on the application of essential survival skills, KingDobson said. So, for example, she said, students will learn how to do budgeting for everyday expenses, maintaining a bank account

and writing checks, figuring out how to read a map or a train or bus schedule. They’ll be accountable for managing their time, plotting out and executing household tasks such as laundry, ironing, making beds, changing and cleaning sheets and bedspreads, preparing meals to help them “function on an adult level and maintain a certain level of independence,” she said. To that end, students are put through their paces with the aid of a replica house, or at least one with the key components of a typical dwelling: a model kitchen outfitted with stove, microwave, toaster, refrigerator and partlystocked cabinets; a dining room; a boy’s bedroom and girl’s bedroom; an office where students can answer phones and print documents; a computer room with eight computer terminals that students can use to research ingredients for making meals or locating transit information; two classrooms, to be used by middle schoolers in the morning and secondary schoolers in the afternoon; and a lounge for social interactions. To develop employ-

COLUMN even less? I was just outside The Observer office on Seeley Ave. (at Kearny Ave.) as the jumbo jet came in — the Lufthansa logo was clear as day, as were the windows on the plane. When the plane banked south (it had been heading due east) I was almost certain it was about to crash. I later learned the planes were redirected because of the storm clouds that had formed to the west (over Belleville and Newark). That said, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen planes landing at such a low altitude. Thank you for the dialogue I want to thank Kearny police Capt. Tim Wagner, Sgt. Anthony Limite and retired N.J. State Police Trooper Paul Bershefski for their responses to a column I wrote several weeks ago. They opened up a dialogue like we’ve never had before on the pages of this newspaper. That was my only goal in penning what I did — so thank you to each for taking the time to write.

able skills, some of the students will be involved in “Community-Based Instructional Transition,” meaning that they will visit local workplaces and try out preparatory work like folding boxes and sorting utensils. High schoolers age 16 and older will participate in “Structured Learning” and will work at a job site with a coach. Both staffers and the community have generously contributed to the program: ShopRite donated $200 worth of cake and pancake mix, pots and containers; the township Board of Health gifted wall paintings from its old offices, Lowe’s provided five house plants for the lounge, staff members came up with a love seat, a large cushion, furniture and paintings for the bedrooms and several puzzle pictures assembled by special needs students were hung in the bedrooms. “But we still need a dining room table and/or set, dinner wear, cushions, sheets and towels and wall décor,” King-Dobson said. Anyone wishing to help is invited to call her at 201-438-5683, ext. 4716.

CORRECTIONS:

• A story in the Aug. 3 edition of The Observer incorrectly listed the first name of the recently retired Chief of the Belleville Police Department. His name is Joseph Rotonda. • Last week’s issue of The Observer contained a misstatement by The Observer attributed to North Arlington Board of Education candidate Heather Gilgallon. Here is what the article should have reported: Gilgallon had concerns with her son’s educational program but not with how either North Arlington or Queen of Peace were handling it. Her concern was elsewhere. Gilgallon said she is in a unique position in that she is a school social worker, parent and knows both the public school and non-public law. • Another article in last week’s Observer had faulty information about the upcoming Belleville Board of Education election. In fact, two incumbents are seeking re-election: Ray Kuebler and John Rivera. Incumbent Lillian Torres is not running.

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