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5 public safety promotions By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – t was a hail and farewell day for certain Kearny public safety employees last Tuesday. The municipal police and fire departments celebrated promotions in their ranks while paying tribute to veterans departing the ranks via retirement. Effective Feb. 4, Police Sgt. Anthony Limite is elevated to lieutenant at $133,971 a year and Officers Christopher Levchak and Peter Blair go to sergeant, each at $116,700 annually. Also as of Feb. 4, Firefighters Lorenzo Tirado and Victor Girdwood become captains, each at an annual pay of $105,137. And Juan Barroso Jr. was made permanent in the position of fire official/chief inspector, retroactive to Jan. 25, at his same salary. He

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Burglary/theft suspect nabbed By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 28-year-old Newark man, on parole after a 2007 conviction for aggravated manslaughter, was back behind bars last week on burglary and

theft charges, thanks to the KPD and tips from the public, authorities reported. The suspect, Bernard Easterling, was arrested Jan. 23 at an apartment complex in Newark by KPD Det. John Fabula, Det. Sgt. Michael Gonzalez and N.J. State Parole

Division officers in connection with a series of South Kearny car burglaries. Police said the crimes were committed between Dec. 18 and Jan. 13 and involved the theft of cash and credit cards from four vehicles. Fabula, the lead detective

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It’s unclear whether the firm was consulted on this particular agreement. BELLEVILLE – Ultimately, Kimble and the council voted to table conhe Township of Belsideration of the ordinance, leville put off approvwhich was up for public ing a tax exemption hearing and adoption and for a proposed multi-family which would have tendered residential redevelopment the redeveloper, 91 Terry project in the Valley section St. Urban Renewal LLC and last week after an embarrass- principal Dennis McNeill, a ing revelation. multi-year PILOT (payment At the Jan. 24 meeting of in lieu of taxes). the mayor and Township According to the proCouncil, resident Phyllis posed financial agreement, Ann Frantantoni appeared to the redeveloper – who is catch township officials off pitching a five-story/70guard when she asked about foot-tall building with 115 a section of the redevel“market-rate” rental units on oper agreement for 91 Terry a 2.15-acre tract – would pay St./371 Cortland St. Belleville an annual PILOT That phrasing, she noted, of $287,000 a year, which guaranteed that 2.6% of the translates to $2,400 per unit. apartments to be developed Over the life of the PILOT, were to be reserved for octhe township would pocket cupancy by township ema total of $5,402,016, accordployees “before any units are ing to the proposed financial offered to the public.” agreement. Mayor Raymond KimPlans call for development ble responded: “I read [the of four studio apartments, agreement]. I didn’t see it.” 69 one-bedroom units and Addressing other assem42 two-bedroom flats, with bled officials, the mayor monthly rentals pegged from wondered: “Did we miss it? I $1,200 up to $2,300. And don’t think it’s legal.” there would be 173 on-site, Mauro Tucci, the township ground-level parking spaces. manager, said: “That needs Meanwhile, the governing to be struck.” body did approve a 14-year And Thomas Murphy, tax exemption and financial the township attorney, said agreement for the 520 Belthe wording wasn’t in the leville Ave. Redevelopment agreement he had read. In Area, the former Soho hosany case, he added, “it’s an pital building which sits on unenforceable provision.” a 9.13-acre tract off Franklin Curiously, in mid-DecemAve. ber 2016, the mayor and The redeveloper, Alma council retained the ParsipRealty Corp. of Long Island pany law firm of Inglesino, City, N.Y., is in the process of Webster, Wyciskala & Tayconverting the brick buildlor, which specializes in real ing to 245 market rental estate law, for one year for apartments for which the legal services in connection township would receive a with “redevelopment prototal of $9,215,869 in PILOT jects” at $220 an hour “for all payments. attorney time” plus $150 per In recreation-related mathour “for all paralegal time.”

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ters, the mayor and council authorized applying to the state Department of Environmental Protection for $5,182,066 in Green Acres funding – in the form of a 75% matching grant of $3,886,549 combined with a loan of $1,295,516 – to finance improvements at Belleville Municipal Stadium at Belleville High School. Tom Herits, municipal engineer, said plans call for a new, “regulation, six-lane turf track” along with two new multi-purpose fields to accommodate soccer, football and baseball. He said the proposed track would be open to the general public in addition to serving the high school. Because of the way the current stadium field is pitched, Herits said that part of the projected cost would be for “surcharging” the existing field first. “And we’d probably put in a couple of retaining walls,” he added. Asked by Frantantoni whether he had safety and/ or health concerns about the artificial surface, given recent news reports about litigation in New Jersey over the use of a certain type of turf, Herits replied: “I’ve seen reports to the opposite in Massachusetts and Connecticut.” Resident Vincent Frantantoni urged Herits to make provision in the project specifications for proper drainage to ensure retention of any excess water from the pitched field. Asked about funding prospects from Green Acres, Tucci said: “We’re not ‘frequent flyers’ [in submitting a lot of grant requests] so our application should be received very well.”

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If the township is awarded the funding, Herits said it would probably take at least two years before construction is completed. The municipal body also voted to award contracts for the purchase of athletic equipment for the Friendly House recreation facility in the Silver Lake section. Picerno-Giordano Construction LLC of Kenilworth will get $64,854 to furnish unspecified items. The resolution for the award noted, instead, that “the indoor pitching mound, batting cage system and rolls of artificial turf,” were deleted from the township’s bid package on the recommendation of “the [township] manager and recreation department.” Why those items would be eliminated is a mystery since, as the award resolution notes, the township “has bonded $150,000 for the project.” Picerno-Giordano’s original bid was listed as $97,500 but there was no indication for what specific equipment that price was intended. The resolution also mentioned that Triple Crown Sports of Old Bridge submitted a bid for $7,023 but it said that the vendor “did not bid on all items in the proposal as required.” Except for being used as an election polling station, Friendly House has been sitting idle since its construction was completed a few years ago. The township has yet to disclose what types of recreational activities will be accommodated there. Thomas Agosta, township recreation director, has remained mum on plans for the facility.

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Happy New Year! BELLEVILLE – n Saturday morning, to mark the start of the Chinese New Year, Belleville residents and representatives from ChineseAmerican communities in New Jersey and New York, gathered at Town Hall on Washington

stress MaryAnn Cassese. Said Perrone, “You can’t buy a 17th century Ming Dynasty flag off the shelf anywhere.”) Among the 50-60 people attending Saturday’s celebration were Newark Chinatown historian and author Yoland Skeete Laessig (seated lower left); Bel-

After the completion of the U.S. transcontinental railroad in 1869, the Chinese laborers on the West Coast who had worked on the project found themselves unemployed and

the victims of prejudice. They migrated east, to new jobs and a new home, right here on the banks of the Passaic. And it was in 1871 that Belleville first celebrated Chinese New Year.

The 2017 Chinese New Year’s celebrations will continue until Feb. 15. This is the Year of the (Fire) Rooster. That’s something to crow about! – Karen Zautyk

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Recalling anniversaries of 2 awful dormitory fires By Kevin Canessa Jr.

was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked the 17th anniversary of a dormitory fire that killed three and injured 58 then-Seton Hall University students. One of the victims was a cousin of a former student of mine. On Monday, Jan. 30, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Reps. Donald Payne and Bill Pascrell were to be on the campus of Seton Hall, South Orange, to announce a grant program that will bring greater awareness to college and university campuses about fire safety. This also reminded me of my final year of undergraduate studies at my alma mater, Salve Regina University, in Newport, R.I. On Feb. 25, 1997, an entire wing of one of the freshmen dorms – Miley Hall – was wiped out because of a fire. Following the fire, every student was required to tour what remained of the wing.

Telephones were melted into floors. Though it was a week after the fire, it was still very difficult to breathe in the hallway. Walls that were once painted white were now charred black. The floors were still wet and covered with disgusting black soot. Doorknobs were melted into doors in some cases. To say the least, the tour was harrowing. And yet, 20 years later, I am grateful that we were required to make this journey. Turns out, from what we were told by school officials, that the fire started in a room where a student had a candle lit directly underneath a wall tapestry. Both the candle and wall décor were on a list of items banned in dorm rooms. The tapestry reportedly came off the wall when the door to the dorm room slammed shut (all doors, for fire safety purposes, automatically shut.) After the tapestry met the candle, it was completely torched in a matter of seconds. Yet

Setting a fire was described as a prank. The two Seton Hall students responsible for the fire spent two and three years behind bars respectively, despite having each been sentenced to five years. Even five years doesn’t seem to have been enough for what they did. Perhaps even the besttrained college students would have had difficulty surviving a fire started as a prank. But the bottom line The exterior of Miley Hall, at Salve Regina University, where a third-ﬂoor ﬁre is thanks to this $15 million destroyed a wing of the building in 1997. program, if one life is saved because there wasn’t much pened in the world of college because of what it brings by way of fire-safety prepara- fire safety since 1997 and then forth, it will be well worth it. tion at that time, save for the 2000, I can’t help but think And we can only hope there occasional 2 a.m. fire drill, the that this program that was will never be another life lost person whose room caught to be announced Monday is in a dorm the way the lives fire did the unthinkable – she anything but good. FortuAaron Karol, Frank Caltabilopropped open the door on nately, in 1997, not a soul was ta Jr. and John Giunta were. her way out to pull the fire injured and not a life was lost Yes, we can only hope. alarm and to escape to safety. at my alma mater. But three The opinions expressed Had the door closed on its young men died at Seton Hall herein are solely those of own as it normally would and dozens were injured just the writer, Kevin Canessa have, the fire would have three years later. Jr. Reach Canessa by email likely been contained to just That fire was started as a at kc@theobserver.com or that one room, we were told. prank, the suspects later told on Facebook and Twitter @ No matter what has hapinvestigators. Imagine that. kevincanessa.

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t least two current Kearny residents were participants in Jan. 21 rallies convened a day after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Hundreds of thousands of people – women leading the way in most cases – took to the streets in cities around the U.S. to express solidarity, in response to distressing comments made by Trump during his campaign. Third Ward Councilman Eileen Eckel said she headed to Philadelphia to meet up with her daughter to walk with that city’s delegation “not as a protest but as a reminder that we exist… that we are grateful to those who have gone before us to provide to us the rights that we have grown to expect.” And Paula Cavalier, confidential assistant in the administration department, took a bus to Washington, D.C., to join several friends for a similar rally in the nation’s capital. Marching with Cavalier were Kearny teacher Elizabeth Camaraza, former Kearny residents Heidi Wenzel and Laura Borgess and former Newark resident Lisa Caruso. Borgess is a West Milford educator who taught previously in North Arlington. Wenzel and Caruso are partners in California-based Lightning Jar Media, which produces shows focusing on women’s issues. Cavalier credited former Kearny resident Jody O’Rourke with making the quartet’s matching “pink pussy hats” – a thematic millinery worn by many marchers – and she gave kudos to Borgess for

fashioning the flower wreaths home. Her words did not repadorning the women’s hats. resent what the majority was Cavalier said the group carthere for.” ried signs reading, “We the Editor’s note: Madonna’s People are Greater than Fear.” comments referred to by She said the marchers Cavalier were: “I’ve thought assembled in front of the an awful lot about blowing up National Museum of Natural the White House.” The United History on Constitution Ave. States Secret Service says it’s in the Mall and “walked about investigating Madonna’s comnine miles around the capital ments and her intent. If the in a peaceful, uplifting, unified USSS determines her intent voice showing our support was malicious, it will turn the Photo courtesy Paula Cavalier case over to a U.S. Attorney’s for all the diverse people that Kearny’s Paula Cavalier (c.) and friends at the march in Washington, D.C. From l. Office to decide whether to make our country great. are Laura Borgess, Elizabeth Camaraza, Cavalier, Lisa Caruso and Heidi Wenzel. prosecute. “There was no violence or hatred shown at all. We proved that you can come together peacefully and demREGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR KINDERGARTEN onstrate your beliefs without REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NORTH ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS violence.” Registration Information On a personal basis, Cavalier said, “I was there beSuperintendent of Schools, Dr. Stephen Yurchak, announces the schedule for Kindergarten registration for cause I felt that I had to do children entering North Arlington Public Schools in September 2017. something to show that I was appalled at the past election Registrations will take place at our Elementary Schools on Tuesday, February 7th and Tuesday, March 28th cycles’ negative rhetoric and between the hours of 9:00 -11:00 am. how women, immigrants, and Please read carefully. It contains important information pertinent to registering your child for the 2017people of all races were de2018 school year. monized and disrespected. “I did not want to spend • Only parents or legal guardians may register children (proof of guardianship is required). the next four years complain• You will meet with the school secretary, the school nurse and the principal. Please do not ing without feeling that I did bring children to registration. something to allow my voice • The present policy requires that a child must be: five (5) years of age for Kindergarten on or to be heard. This massive before October 1st, 2017. group of voices are now uni• You will not meet with school officials for purposes of registration unless ALL REfied in showing the world that QUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED. In order to be registered in the North Arlington School District, parents of children seeking admission must provide the school district with we do not agree with the hateboth the original and copies of the specific documentation at the time of registration. ful, bigoted words and actions that were shown to us in the When you register your child, please have the following information with you: past year. We need to see original documents and you need to also bring copies of each document. “We are not going to spend the next four years hating and 1. Child’s Original Birth Certificate with raised seal and a copy of birth certificate disrespecting the office of the 2. Copy of child’s immunization records in English president but we will be more 3. Transfer papers if transferring from another school (if public school, we need SID numvigilant in protecting our ber). 4. Physical and dental forms rights, our equality and our 5. Proof of Residency: Every person must have Item A and 3 additional proofs of residency. freedom.” You must also provide Items B or C or D (which ever applies to your situation) Cavalier added that, “We A. Affidavit of Residence form – must be notarized. only heard about Madonna’s B. If you own the home in which you currently reside, bring a copy of the deed or violent words when we got (mortgage bill or title) back on the bus to come C. If you rent the home in which you currently reside, bring the current lease. The

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‘Spreading the love’ among the unfortunate By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Matt and Timothy Farias are practicing being brothers’ keepers. Sure, they’re brothers but it

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classes (he’s a psychology major) – noticed an increasing number of homeless individuals on the streets, with many concentrated outside Penn Station. One day, he stopped to talk to one man who told him he’d “had it all,” but then things turned sour when he lost his job, couldn’t pay his rent and got kicked out of his apartment. With no resources and nowhere to turn, he found himself out on the streets. For Timothy, that experience proved to be a turning point. “He wanted to make a difference,” said Matt, to give these unfortunate folks some reason not to give up on themselves. Enlisting Matt and several friends in the cause, the group brainstormed and came up with an idea to put their good intentions into action. “We all put in money,” Matt recalled, “and we started buying stuff that we would put in goodie bags” to distribute to those desperate souls. They collected supplies of toothbrushes and toothpaste (furnished by students from Eastern International College in Belleville), bottles of water, snacks (pop tarts and

chips), blankets, gloves and socks for winter conditions. “These were our care packages,” Matt said. And they called the enterprise “Got U Covered.” So, one evening this past mid-November, Timothy, Matt and 10 helpers met in his basement to assemble 50 care packages and then set out for Brick City on a mission to provide the bags to as many street people as supplies lasted. “We gave out all 50 bags,” Matt said. Recipients included men and women alike. No street children were seen that night, he said. The driving force behind their enterprise, said Matt, was “to spread faith, hope and love. By doing this, Tim wants to show that there are people out there that care for them.” Matt and Ralph DeSouza, another KHS alum from Timothy’s class, filmed the expedition and posted the video on the group’s Facebook page. The response was overwhelming, Matt said. “It just blew up. We had maybe 10,000 views.” And, after viewing Matt’s see HOMELESS page

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Outreach on Monday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program provides information about leg vein health and the dangers of vein disease and provides lower leg vein ultrasound demonstrations for each participant. Call 201-804-2500 for an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome. ••• The Department of Parks & Recreation has tickets for the Broadway play “Kinky Boots” on Monday, March 6. The price for orchestra seats and transportation is $92 per person. There is a limit of four tickets per person. Call the Parks Department at 201-804-2482 to reserve. A $50 nonrefundable down payment is required within a week of ticket confirmation to secure tickets. Full payment is due by Friday, Feb. 17. ••• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Senior Citizens sponsors an overnight trip to Dover Downs Hotel and Casino in Dover, Del., March 7-8. Enjoy an authentic Italian three-course dinner while experiencing the entertainment of Sean Reilly as he performs in the style of Old Blue Eyes. Participants receive $30 in free slot play as well as a complimentary breakfast at the festival buffet. Approximate cost for double occupancy is $165 per person and $215 for single occupancy. These prices are based on a 35-person minimum and the cost of a bus to and from the hotel. For more information or to sign up for the trip, call trip coordinator Annette Bortone at 201-438-1852. ••• Lyndhurst Public Library patrons are invited to sample the Mango Languages online language-learning system at no cost. More than 40 foreign language courses and 16 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses are available. Mango Languages can be accessed through www.lyndhurstlibrary.org. Log in with a valid Lynd-

month’s book is “I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic” by Lauren Tarshis. Resistration is required. • Play Bridge convenes on Tuesdays, Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1 p.m. No registration required. North Arlington • Tuesday Afternoon Book The Senior Harmony Club Club meets Tuesday, Feb. of North Arlington sponsors 7, at 2 p.m. The library’s a bus trip to Sands Casino Outreach Program hosts a on Thursday, Feb. 16. Cost monthly book discussion at is $25. For reservations or the Nutley Parkside Apartinformation, call Florence ments, 7 William St., on the at 201-991-3173. The club first Tuesday of each month. also sponsors a St. Patrick’s Residents outside of the Day trip for lunch and a Parkside Apartments meet show featuring a vocalist at the library at 1:30 p.m. and comedian at the Hilton and proceed with the librarHasbrouck Heights. For ian to the senior building. information, call Anna at The book selections are the 201-939-2960. same as those of the Monday Night Book Club. Nutley • Babygarten classes for The Nutley Public Library ages up to 23 months meet offers the following FebruTuesdays, Feb. 14 and 21 at ary programs: 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Babies • Wednesday Afterand their caregivers enjoy noon Knitters is available great books, nursery rhymes Wednesdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and and playtime. Registration 22 at 1 p.m. Share your love is required. Nutley residents of knitting and crocheting only permitted. with both beginning and • Teen Video Game club, experienced knitters. Bring for ages 7 to 12, gathers your own supplies. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. • Manga/Anime Club for No registration required. grades 7 to 12 meets Friday, • Preschool Story Time, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. No registra- for ages 3 to 5, meets tion required. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 10 • Monday Night Book a.m. Nutley residents only Club convenes Monday, permitted. Children and Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. to discuss their caregivers enjoy old “Travels with My Aunt,” by and new picture books and Graham Greene. This is the create arts and crafts. Regisstory of Henry Pulling, a tration is required. retired and complacent bank • Two-Year-Old Story manager who meets his sep- Time, for Nutley residents tuagenarian Aunt Augusta only, convenes Friday, Feb. for the first time at what he 17, at 10 a.m. supposes to be his mother’s Children and their carfuneral. Copies of the book egivers enjoy old and new and its discussion guide are picture books and create available at the library. This arts and crafts. Registration event is free and open to the is required. public. • Winter Break Movie • Hooked-On-Books Read- program screens Disney ing Club meets Monday, films appropriate for children of all ages on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. This proFeb. 21, Wednesday, Feb. 22, gram is for students enterand Thursday, Feb. 23, all ing the fourth-, fifth- and at 1 p.m. A craft activity is sixth-grades. Each month included. No registration members read and discuss required. a selected book, play a The Nutley Public Library game and enjoy snacks. The is located at 93 Booth Drive. monthly selection can be Visit nutleypubliclibrary.org picked up and borrowed at for more information. the circulation desk. This hurst library card number. Patrons can access this service from home. For more information, call Library Director Donna Romeo at 201-804-2478, ext. 7, or email romeo@lyndhurst.bccls.org.

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Unfortunately, word eventually arrived that the 71-yearold Kearny resident had expired. As of press time, the exact cause of death had not been revealed, but authorities said it appeared to be from natural causes. [Editor’s note: As opposed to local rumor-mongers’

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KEARNY – t 6:50 a.m. last Thursday, Jan. 26, Kearny police received a 911 call reporting a body on the sidewalk on Kearny Ave. near Boyd St.

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The Early Intervention System (EIS), under the Department of Health & Senior Services, implements New Jersey’s statewide system of services for infants and toddlers, birth to age three, with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families. To make a referral to the NJEIS Call the Statewide Toll Free Referral Number At 888-653-4463 This number will connect you to a regional system point of entry (SPOE) for the NJEIS. For children, birth to age 21 with special health care needs Referrals can be made through 21 county Special Child Health Case Management Units. Additional information is available at http://www.nj.gov/health/fbs/sch/sccase.shtm A rápida intervenção System (EIS), no âmbito do departamento de saúde & serviços da senior, implementa o sistema statewide da New Jersey de serviços para crianças e bebês, nascimento à idade três, com atrasos de desenvolvimento ou deficiência e suas famílias. Para tornar uma referência para a campanha de NJEIS a statewide n º Free referência número no 888-653-4463 este número irá conectar você a um ponto do sistema regional de entrada (SPOE) para o NJEIS. Para as crianças, nascimento à idade 21 com necessidades de cuidados de saúde especiais referências pode ser feito através de 21 especial do Condado de criança saúde Case Management unidades. Informações adicionais estão disponíveis em http://www.nj.gov/health/fbs/sch/sccase.shtm El sistema de intervención temprana (EIS), bajo el departamento de salud y servicios de Senior, implementa el sistema estatal de Nueva Jersey de servicios para bebés y niños pequeños, desde el nacimiento hasta la edad de tres, con retrasos en el desarrollo o la discapacidad y a sus familias. Para hacer una remisión a la llamada de NJEIS la estatal Toll Free referencia número al 888-653-4463 este número le conectará a un sistema regional de punto de entrada (SPOE) para el NJEIS. Para los niños, desde el nacimiento hasta la edad de 21 años, con necesidades de salud especiales referencias puede hacerse a través de 21 condado especial infantil salud Case Management unidades. Información adicional está disponible en http://www.nj.gov/health/fbs/sch/sccase.shtm

events includes an assembly, a Start With Hello wall to allow students to express their commitment to the cause, Wear Green Day, No One Eats Alone Day and a community proclamation recognizing Start With Hello Day. North Arlington High School and Sandy Hook Promise is asking schools, student clubs, parents and community leaders to visit www.sandyhookpromise. org/bringStartWithHello to learn how to begin using the SWH program resources in their classrooms, schools, communities and homes.

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Corsetto resigns as NA head basketball coach He had been the veteran of the coaching wars for more than 40 years, the last four as the head boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School. But the pain in his feet couldn’t allow Rich Corsetto from finishing the current basketball season. Corsetto resigned last week midway through the 2016-17 season, leaving the Vikings with a 7-9 record this season. “The main reason for resigning is that I need to have to get surgery on my feet,” Corsetto said. “I have a nerve problem in my feet. I can’t stand anymore at practice. I felt like I was taking away from the kids. That’s the main reason.” Rumors were swirling that Corsetto had an altercation with a player and was having difficulty dealing with assistant coaches Marcello D’Andrea and George Rotondo. But Corsetto wanted to be quick to quell those rumors. “It wasn’t that at all,” Corsetto said. “I have to get the surgery done now. I can’t wait until the end of the season. It’s been affecting me and the way

I coach all season. The pain has gotten out of control. I couldn’t wait until March. The doctors told me that. I wasn’t able to do the things I was used to doing. I never wanted it to end this way.” Corsetto, who recently celebrated the 300th win of his high school career and enjoyed his 800th win as a coach overall last season, said that the team’s record had nothing to do with his departure. “I’m not a quitter,” Corsetto said. “I’ve never been a quitter. I also have never had a losing season in my 37 years of being a head coach. I knew it was going to be a tough year. I understood that we lost five starters and all of the key players from last year. We had a losing record this year, but that had nothing to do with it.” Corsetto had nothing but praise for the North Arlington athletic community as he departs. “The administration of the school, the parents, the coaches, the kids, they’re all the best,” Corsetto said. “I love them all. People may say see VIEW page

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Junior Grace Cappiello (l.) and sophomore Angela Downey are two of the major reasons why the Lyndhurst girls’ basketball team is experiencing its best season in recent years. The Golden Bears have won 10 games already this season, matching last year’s win total for the entire campaign.

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ver the last few years, the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball program has endured some tough seasons, surviving some years of growing pains under dutiful head coach John Cousins. “We didn’t know how to compete against teams better than us,” Cousins said of the Golden Bears’ malaise in recent seasons. But before the 2016-17 season began, Cousins felt that there was a little change in the team’s fortunes. “I think going into the season, we were not sure of how much the young kids would be able to contribute,” Cousins said. “But I could see with how hard the kids were working that we were going to see some results. We’re learn-

ing. You can see that we’re turning the corner. We’re very excited.” Just how much have the Bears improved? Well, how’s this for a fun fact: Last year, the Golden Bears won 10 games all season. After defeating Lodi 50-36 in the opening round of the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference tournament Friday night, the Bears own a 10-5 record this season, which means that they have already matched last year’s win total – with just about a half of the season to go. “The kids are doing a great job,” said Cousins, who had to display an incredible amount of patience in each of his first four seasons as head coach. “You could see it in the way we played against New Milford (one of the top teams in the NJIC). They were right there in the game the whole

way. The kids’ efforts have been tremendous.” The win over Lodi has catapulted the Golden Bears into the NJIC Tournament quarterfinals where they will face Eastern Christian Friday at Eastern Christian in North Haledon at 6 p.m. “I think it has helped that the kids understand their roles better,” Cousins said. “They understand where they need to be. We play a 2-2-1 press (on defense) a lot and they need to know where they have to be. Their understanding of the game improves every game.” Cousins said that another key to the Bears’ success this season has been the depth of the roster. “We have 12 kids on the team,” Cousins said. “And all of the kids play in every single see LYNDHURST next page

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LYNDHURST from game. We’re getting the maximum effort from our roster. We need to play solid defense to be competitive and that’s what we’re doing.” How stifling is the Golden Bears’ defense? Well, just last week, they held Bergen Charter to just five points total. The game prior, they held Leonia to just 11 points. That’s downright smothering defense. “That’s the only way we can be competitive,” Cousins said. “We need to play solid defense.” Leading the way is junior Grace Cappiello, who is averaging a little less than 11 points per game and five rebounds.

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Junior guard Makenzie McMillan is a 5-foot-5 guard. “I’d take 12 players like Makenzie,” said Cousins of McMillan, who is averaging nearly six points, three rebounds and three assists per game. “She’s a positive play waiting to happen.” Senior forward Uxia Parada is a 5-foot-8 fixture close to the basket, but can also stick the long-range shot if needed. “She goes after the ball and rebounds well,” Cousins said of Parada, who is averaging five points and three rebounds per contest. Photo by Jim Hague Fellow senior Alyssa Senior forward Uxia Parada has been Mezzina has also been a conone of the most consistent basketball tributor, averaging five points players on the Lyndhurst girls’ roster and nearly five rebounds per this season. game. Gabriela Schnur, a 5-foot-4 ed on 15 shots from beyond sophomore guard, averages the arch. nearly four points and two “She’s doing much more,” rebounds per game coming Cousins said. off the bench. Sophomore Angelina DeFreshman guard Julia BruCaro, a 5-foot-10 forward, is playing basketball for the first baker has also been a great addition to the program. time and is averaging eight “She just brings a great points and eight rebounds per defensive energy every time game. she plays,” Cousins said of “I don’t think anyone saw the rookie Brubaker. “She that coming,” Cousins said of has quickness and defensive DeCaro’s contributions. intensity. She has a ton of potential.”

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things, but I really love them all. I appreciate the opportunity they gave me to come back to coaching. I enjoyed my time in North Arlington.” Corsetto was a successful coach on the junior college level, first at Hudson County Community College, then later Passaic County Community, before rejoining the high school ranks in North Arlington. “The people in North Arlington made me feel like I was part of a family,” Corsetto said. “I wish them the best of luck.” Although he’s 70 years old, Corsetto doesn’t want to think that his resignation as the North Arlington coach is a retirement. “I hope to coach again some place,” Corsetto said. “I want to coach very much. After I get this taken care of, I’ll think about my future. But if I didn’t do this now, I would be in serious trouble. I feel like I’m in good shape and could coach again.” D’Andrea and Rotondo will run the program until the end of the season, when the administration will decide upon a permanent replace-

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Rich Corsetto has resigned as the head boys’ basketball coach at North Arlington, effective immediately.

said. “I didn’t want it to end this way.” No one did. Leaving before the end of the season always leads to questions and doubts. It’s always hard for a new coach to implement any new strategies while games are going on. Plus, the Vikings are uncharacteristically struggling a little this season. It’s a typical down cycle for an NJSIAA Group I program. So Corsetto’s sudden resignation last week did all of that – and more – to the Vikings. It has left good basketball men like D’Andrea and Rotondo to pick up the pieces and try to save what remains of the season. It won’t be easy. Corsetto always found a way to get his name into print – and he’s done so again with his sudden resignation in the middle of a season.

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QP’s Watkins enjoys breakout game against Shabazz By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

amira Watkins was a dutiful member of the Queen of Peace girls’ basketball team ever since she transferred from DePaul Catholic in Wayne two years ago. The 6-foot Watkins was a serviceable power forward, content to serve as a backup for Raven Farley Clark, the McDonald’s All-American headed to Louisiana State University in the fall. She scored all of 45 points last year as the Golden Griffins won 28 games and advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public B North title game against Saddle River Day. Watkins’ role increased somewhat this year, averaging six points and nine rebounds in seven games prior to the first of the year. She had 12

rebounds in a win earlier this season against Holmdel, one of the best teams in central New Jersey. But no one could have ever predicted what Watkins has been contributing since the calendar year turned to 2017. And certainly no one could have envisioned the game Watkins had last week in place of Farley Clark, who sat out the game against Shabazz. Prior to the Shabazz game, Watkins had been on somewhat of a tear, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a win over Atlantic City, collecting 10 points and 12 rebounds against Weequahic and scoring 10 points against Somerville, definitely showing an increase of production. When Watkins learned that Farley Clark wasn’t playing against Shabazz, leaving her

with the inside duties, she admittedly got a little nervous. “Sure, there was a little more pressure,” Watkins said. “Everyone depends on Raven to do so much. I knew I had to step it up. When Raven’s there, I just try to get my points from put-backs (on rebounds off missed shots). But I knew I was going to do the best that I could. I just go out there and play.” “It was important for us to have Jamira play well,” said Queen of Peace head coach Jiovanny Fontan. “When Raven didn’t play, we definitely needed Jamira.” But no one could have ever believed that Watkins would explode for 29 points and 25 rebounds. Those numbers are astounding, but true. Watkins had the game of her life. She scored 25 of her 29 points in the first half

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alone. This coming from a girl whose career high was 15 just a few weeks ago. “Something just happened to her,” Fontan said. “It’s one of those unexplained things. Over the past two weeks, she’s been our best player hands down. She’s been on another level on both ends. It was really a surprise to everyone.” For her efforts, Watkins has been selected as The Observer Athlete of the Week for the past week. “I just go out and try my best every game,” Watkins said. “I know I have to just keep going now. I honestly didn’t know I had that much. I was shocked when I was told I had 29. It proved to me that I could do things I didn’t think that I could. I will now go out every game and try to improve on this one. I’ve set

the bar pretty high now.” Watkins grew up in Paterson, part of a basketball family. Her father was a youth basketball coach in the Paterson PAL who once coached Jiovanny Fontan. Her cousins are Darryl Watkins, who played for Syracuse and later played in the NBA and currently plays professional basketball in France, and Myles Mack, the former St. Anthony and Rutgers University guard currently playing pro basketball in Denmark. Needless to say, the game has been pumped through her veins. “I fell in love with the game,” Watkins said. “I somehow knew I should have been getting more out of basketball. I have to thank my family and my teammates for getting me the opportunity to do more.” continued next page

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Fontan knew that Watkins had improved. “She had been putting a lot more work into the game,” Fontan said. “She had been the first one in the gym and the last one to leave. She’s being active around the basket. The shot goes up and she goes and gets it. Being active has helped her get points. She has great energy and provides energy. Something just happened to her and it’s been good for us.” Watkins has not made a decision about college just yet. She has not received any NCAA Division I offers, although St. Peter’s College (where teammate D’Ayvion Magazine is headed) and Coppin State have made initial calls. She has received inquiries from Division II and Division III programs, but Watkins has her sights set. “I have to go D-I,” Watkins said. “I have been motivated by my teammates (Farley Clark and Magazine) to go D-I. I know this game helps me a lot. You never know.”

Fontan is hopeful that Watkins gets a chance to play big-time. “It’s just a matter of her getting the right look,” Fontan said. “I think she’s developed into a player that could help some school. I know this game helps out a lot. This sets her up well. It would be great if St. Peter’s offered her, because the two of them would be there.” As for leaving DePaul to come to Queen of Peace: “I feel like I made the best choice. It was perfect for me, both academically and for sports. It was a perfect fit.” The Golden Griffins won their first-round game in the Bergen County Tournament, defeating New Milford. They face Westwood this Saturday in the quarterfinal round. And there’s the other matter, losing the state sectional title last year by a single point in the closing seconds. “We’re all ready for that,” Watkins said. “We’re not going to fall short this time. Everyone wants another chance at that.”

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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 $310,000

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BLOOMFIELD

Bloomfield - 2 Family - 1st Floor w/ Living Rm, Dining Rm, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen & Bath. 2nd Floor w/ Living Rm, Dining Rm, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Bath & Extra 2 Bedrooms & Bath on 3rd Floor. Semi-Finished Basement. Central Air & Many Updates. Close to Transportation. Asking $289,000

REDUCED! Kearny - 1 Family - Nice 1 Family w/ Good Sized Living Rm, Dining Rm & Eat in Kitchen on 1st Floor. 2nd Floor has 2 Bedrooms & Full Bath. Central Air & Unfinished Basement. Close to Transportation-Bus Stop on Corner. Asking $239,900

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Harrison - 3 Family - Apartments on 1st & 2nd Floor w/ Living Rm, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchen & Bath. 3rd Floor w/ Living Rm, Bedroom, Kitchen & Bath. Thermal Windows & Small Paved Yard. Short Walk to Path Train. All Apartments Fully Rented. Asking $449,000

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Kearny - 1 Family - 1st Floor Has Foyer, Living Rm w/ Front Porch, Full Dining Rm, Den & Eat in Kitchen. 2nd Floor Has 3 Bedrooms & Ceramic Tiled Bathroom. Finished Walk Up Attic. Full Semi-Finished Basement & Detached 1 Car Garage. Wood Floors & Oil Heat (Tank in Ground). Asking $241,250

NUTLEY

Nutley - 1 Family - Large Colonial. 1st Floor w/Open Front Porch, Entrance Foyer, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Modern Eat in Kitchen & Half Bath. 2nd Floor w/ 3 Good Size Bedrooms, Den & Classic Bath w/ Tub. Walk Up Finished Attic w/ Full Bath. Full Open Unfinished Basement & Large Private Yard. Parking for 2 Cars at Street Level. Asking $362,000

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Belleville - 2 Family - 1st Floor w/ Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen, Full Bath, Bedroom & Laundry Area. 2nd Floor w/ Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen, Full Bath, 1 Bedroom & 2 Extra Bedrooms on 3rd Floor. Finished Basement & Extra Large Lot w/ 2 Car Detached Garage. Asking $309,900

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Nutley - 2 Family - 1st Floor w/ Foyer, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Large Eat in Kitchen, 2 Bedrooms, Ceramic Tile Bath & Den. 2nd Floor w/ Living Rm/Dining Rm Combo, Bedroom, Modern Eat in Kitchen, Ceramic Tile Bath, Den & 2 Additional Rooms on 3rd Floor. Fire Damage on 3rd Floor & Water Damage inside. Great Potential. Asking $299,900

Kearny - 1 Family - 1st Floor w/ Sun Porch w/ Double Closets, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Full Bath & Modern Eat in Kitchen w/ New Cabinets, Granite Countertops & Stainless Steel Appliances. 2nd Floor w/ 3 Bedrooms & Full Bath. Full Walkout Finished Basement w/ Rec Rm, Laundry Rm & Full Bath. Driveway & 2 Car Garage. All New Plumbing & Electric. Forced Hot Air & Central Air Conditioning. All New Windows, Vinyl Siding & Roof. Asking $339,000

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Hear the music that inspired her painting F ormer Kearny resident Kate Griffin will exhibit 16 original paintings in her solo show, “Seen and Heard,” at the Sandy Bennett Art Gallery in the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, for the entire month of March. An opening reception takes place Tuesday, March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. “Seen and Heard” is comprised of acrylic self-portraits of the artist, which represent different feminist themes. These themes are explored both literally and figuratively and include, but are not limited to love, loss, betrayal, triumph and societal expectations as experienced from the female perspective. Each piece was directly inspired by modern music, and visitors are invited

to listen to the songs while observing the works by scanning QR codes with their smartphones. The songs used to create these works were all written and performed by female musicians, some of whom include Sara Bareilles, KT Tunstall, Margaret Glaspy and Alanis Morissette. The series was chosen to be displayed in March to coincide with Women’s History Month. Griffin was raised in Kearny, where she attended Roosevelt School, Lincoln Middle School and graduated from Kearny High School in 2004. There, she was inspired by John Bednarczyk to pursue a career as an art teacher. Griffin graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor’s degree in draw-

on an assault charge. He was released after posting bail. and under that moniker ••• he reportedly had a $250 At 9:30 p.m., Vice Newark ordinance warofficers stopped Jorge rant. He was charged on Martinez, 30, of Kearny, both and with hindering at Belgrove Drive and apprehension and havLincoln Ave., confising an open container of cated two plastic bags alcohol (E&G Brandy) in Jan. 25 of marijuana and arthe car and ended up in Officers Patrick rested him on a pot/ the county jail. Becker, Jay Ward and paraphernalia charge, ••• At 9 a.m., HQ received Sean Wilson responded police reported. to a 5 p.m. report of an ••• a call from a concerned altercation between a Vice, on Bergen Ave. citizen that someone group of juveniles and at 10:20 p.m., stopped was climbing the fire an adult male on the a 1999 Saturn whose escape of a multi-family building on the 100 600 block of Schuyler driver was not wearing a seatbelt, detected the block of Beech St. Offic- Ave. and found the kids aroma of pot and arrester Giovanni Rodriguez still there but the man ed passenger Irvin Cook, interviewed the caller, gone. The group said it 28, of New Brunswick, got a description of had been a verbal arguwho police said admitthe suspect and issued ment and that the man ted to being the owner a BOLO. Officer Philip had threatened them. of three plastic bags of Finch and Dets. Ramon John Vasquez 38, of Lopez and Michael Newark, found walking weed in the car. The Farinola located Kelvin on Schuyler, was arrest- driver got a seatbelt Mayo, 19, of Kearny, ed when a warrant check summons. Cook got a room in the county jail. near the military park showed he had a $100 – Karen Zautyk on Beech and charged (full) one from Caldwell KPD from

him with trespassing and possession of pot/ paraphernalia – the latter stemming from the digital scale, plastic pill pouches and pot found in a backpack he had allegedly discarded prior to his flight.

ing and painting and a teaching certificate in 2009 – and from Kean University with a master’s degree in studio art in 2015. Since 2009, Griffin has been both teaching art and painting the theatrical sets at Watchung Hills Regional High School, and since 2012, she has been working at a summer art program at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey in Summit. The Sandy Bennett Gallery is on the second floor of the Bergen Performing Arts Center, at 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. All artwork on display is for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going to support the Bergen Performing Arts Center.

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day,” Matt said. “This past winter,” video, Timothy said, he added, “was an “other community eye-opener for me. groups want to team You don’t realize what up with us on other you have until you see projects.” what some people don’t Based on the widehave.” spread interest, the A video of that misgroup decided to set up sion is being produced a GoFundMe account for viewing on the to raise money for fugroup’s Facebook page, ture projects, said Matt. he said. That led to a winter Meanwhile, Timothy vacation trip to Brazil, said he’s in the process the homeland of Matt of applying for notand Timothy’s dad, and for-profit certification a nine-hour boat ride for Got U Covered so from Parintins to an that it can solicit taxisolated, impoverished exempt donations. village in the Amazon. “And a website is There, at the village coming soon,” added school, the brothers Matt. and family members, Plans are in the Matt’s classmate Joseph works for an upcomRodrigues and about 20 ing mission focused local volunteers handed on homeless women, out 200 Got U Covered specifically, in Newark, packages, each conTimothy said. He’s retaining pencils, pencil cruiting female volunsharpeners, erasers, lit- teers to help distribute tle Bibles and candies. packages that will in“We also fed the chil- clude feminine sanitary dren three meals that products. HOMELESS from

For the next – or future – project, Timothy “is hoping to incorporate barbers” as part of the group to cut the hair of the homeless, Matt said. As excited as he is about this particular extracurricular activity, Matt is no slouch when it comes to everyday academics. According to KHS Assistant Principal Paul Measso, Matt is taking Advanced Placement classes in literature and composition, government, calculus, statistics and macroeconomics, not to mention a Latin Honors class. After graduation, Matt said he’s hoping to attend college and major in business and marketing. Given his track record, maybe we should expect him to be promoting and financing a big project to combat homelessness.

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TNR gaining favor in region By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST –

t’s becoming a trend of sorts. Now there are two communities in The Observer coverage area that have adopted a TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) policy to control feral cat populations. Kearny was first to do so in November 2014, largely at the behest of interested citizenry, with animal advocates Len Twist and Kathy DeRay and others leading the charge. On Jan. 10, 2017, Lyndhurst entered the lists with a practically identical ordinance governing the process, which is volunteerdriven and run. Mayor Robert Giangeruso, the township’s public affairs

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LEFT: Maya Sohal, 4, plays with cats Tom (orange) and Minni at home. RIGHT: Kittens, abandoned by their mother, discovered by a resident.

commissioner, said he was “glad we adopted [TNR]. It’s long overdue. It’s good for pets and for residents, with cats running at large. We think it will be good for the town.” No township funds will be spent on the program, the mayor said. “The Bergen County Animal Shelter will be working along-

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obituaries@theobserver.com Bill Kay Bill Kay died Jan. 24. He was 79. Born in Fair Lawn, Bill lived many years in Kearny before moving to Chester in 1986. Visiting was at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home Saturday, Jan. 28, where a service also took place. Cremation was private. Bill is survived by his wife Maureen (nee Adams), his sons and their wives Keith and Jennifer Kay and Douglas and Karen Kay. The brother of Tom and Norman Kay, he is also survived by his granddaughters MacKenzie, Addison and Penelope. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org/Donate. View a more detailed obituary at www.armitagewiggins. com. Georgetta Kotchkowski Georgetta Kotchkowski (nee Hicks) died Jan. 26. She was 92. Born in East Newark, she lived in North Arlington before moving to Toms River seven years ago. A funeral Mass was cel-

side [the volunteers], a committee is picked to run it and there’s no cruelty to animals,” he added. A prime mover in the effort to enlist Lyndhurst in TNR is Monu Sohal, a computer business owner who has lived in the township since 2008. “I started it off and it took two years to build the case for

the program,” Sohal said. There was some resistance at first, apparently because some people had the mistaken notion that it was “just about feeding cats.” But, eventually, with help from Kearny’s Twist and by using Facebook to further educate residents, Sohal said he managed to get the message across. Under the monitoring of a

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ebrated Monday, Jan. 30, at Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Arrangements were by the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny. Wife of the late Theodore, she was the mother of Daniel Kotchkowski, Frances Bezak, William and John Kotchkowski, Sharon Munker and the late Theodore Kotchkowski and Kathleen Harvey. Sister of William Hicks, Rita Farley and the late Sally Sulette, Margie Fraser and Daniel and Sonny Hicks, she is also survived by eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org/Donate.

Marta was the wife of the late Juan Milian and is survived by her son John Milian and his wife Yolanda. She was also the sister of Rubin Garrido, Rene Garrido, Maria Rivera and Eloisa Valdes.

Marta Milian Marta Milian died Jan. 16. She was 70. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, she lived many years in Orange before moving to Bloomfield three years ago. Arrangements were by the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny. Burial was in Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield.

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. Please grant my request. Say this prayer 9 times a day. By the 9th day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. R.I.

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TNR Committee, which, according to Sohal, is currently being formed, community members will set up and maintain “feral cat colonies” – which, Sohal said, will be in residential backyards or wooded areas near homes – and serve as caregivers for these cats by providing them suitable shelter and feeding them only during daylight hours. The caregivers must also: • Arrange to vaccinate the colony population for rabies, get them spayed/neutered by a licensed veterinarian and ear-tipped (which, Sohal said, the county animal shelter will do at no cost), document those procedures and maintain digital photos of all cats in the colony. • Get “proper medical attensee CATS page

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of cats within a colony” and assume any expenses incurred with the program operation. Sohal said the shelter will teach caregivers how to “trap” feral cats, what “precautions” they should take in doing so and related issues. Caregivers can also use social media to exchange information, he said. “It’s a collaborative effort.” Anyone who wants more information about Lyndhurst TNR is invited to check out a Facebook page that Sohal has put up: “Lyndhurst Feral Cat Alliance.” Giangeruso said the township has never done a survey to learn the number of stray cats but Sohal – the proud owner of six rescued cats – guesstimated there are “600 to 1,000.” Sohal said he started a group called “Cat and Kitten Fostering Networks of Northern New Jersey” to promote people adopting cats that have been abandoned or abused. Sohal said that by colonies feeding cats on a fixed schedule, the township should see a “nuisance reduction” by ensuring that stray cats used to cadging food and water put out at different locations “don’t wander from one house to

another” and caregivers removing any leftover food should help deter the presence of any wildlife competing for that food. “We have traps and food for the cats,” Sohal said. Whatever costs cannot be readily covered will be handled through “local fundraising” by TNR volunteers, he said. “It costs maybe $15 a month to feed the average cat.” In Kearny, meanwhile, Twist reported that after two years of TNR in place and more than 40 colonies of varying sizes operating, “we’ve had a 51.6% reduction in feral cats. Last cat season, we had no kittens brought to the shelter. We had been seeing over 300 feral cats around town. I trapped over 200 in our first year. By far, we exceeded what I had projected as our goal and our success I credit to the dedication of our caregivers.” Next up for TNR, Twist predicted, is North Arlington, whose governing body, he said, he expects will execute a similar program shortly. And, Twist said, Harrison may be looking to follow their lead, judging from interest expressed by that town’s health officer.

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