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DERMATOLOGIST DIES IN PLANE CRASH Kearny doctor was practicing for airshow at Stuart, Florida, Airport By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

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dermatologist with a practice here in Kearny died in a plane crash as he practiced for his participation in the Stuart, Florida, Air Show, the Martin County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office said over the weekend. On Friday, Nov. 1, Dr. Joseph Masessa was preparing for the event when his small plane, a Grumman Mohawk, crashed on a runway extension at Whithman Field, a small airstrip at Stuart Air-

port, located 43 miles north of West Palm Beach, Florida, on Florida’s Treasure Coast, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. “The crash occurred just after 1 p.m.,” on Nov. 1, the sheriff’s office said at the time. “The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is working with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate all aspects of this terrible tragedy. At this hour, the airport is closed.”

Main image: Dr. Joseph Masessa in an undated photo of him (left) in front of the plane that crashed. Inset: the wreckage following Dr. Masessa’s tragic crash in Florida over the weekend.

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As NJSEA seeks appeal, town moves ahead with suit v. NJDEP By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

appeal at the last possible moment it could. It doesn’t mean the case will be heard by an appellate court. However, it remains possible an appellate court could reject the request to hear the appeal or it could accept the request and hear the appeal. In its filing, lawyers for the NJSEA say some of the thinking Judge Jablonski used in his decision was

he New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority not only won’t cap the Keegan Landfill, now it’s decided to go ahead to seek an appeal of Judge Jeff Jablonski’s decision to keep the dump closed forever. The authority filed its request to T

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based on “hearsay evidence,” and that no tangible proof exists that there are health issues being faced by Kearny residents. “Notably, this court (appellate division) has already held that exceedances of the NJDEP’s standard for hydrogen sulfide emissions cannot, on their own, support a finding that such emissions pose a danger to the

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KHS culinary students may be creators of Auntie Anne’s newest pretzel item

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com Students in Jessica Barone’s Culinary Arts program at Kearny High School may have one heck of a resume builder to boast about soon. It’s all because the 60 or so students enrolled in the New Jersey ProStart Program at Kearny High School — already a highly celebrated and successful program — will attempt to be the first high school students in the nation to produce a new pretzel product for Auntie Anne’s

after a challenge was issued and accepted whilst a top executive recently visited the school. “It all happened organically,” Jackie Secor, vice president of operations for Auntie Anne’s and Jessica Barone, Culinary Arts instructor at Kearny HS, said jointly. Secor was invited by the NJ Restaurant Educational Foundation (NJREF) to tour one of the Garden State’s participating schools. She accepted the offer and chose Kearny HS because her grandmother was a KHS alumna from

decades earlier. Secor was quite eager to share her life experience with students considering she started her foodservice career at Auntie Anne’s as a store manager and worked her way up the corporate ladder. “I was talking with the kids, impressed with the talent, ambition and confidence of the Kearny students, when one student asked me how we determine what sells in stores. Shortly after, several other kids chimed in and asked why they couldn’t try to create a new

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franchise, located in the Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth, has offered to accept, sell and market the student’s final product, most likely this spring. If all goes well, the new pretzel will be evaluated by corporate like any other new product. “Our students are ethnically diverse and needless to say, are proud of their heritage. It will be interesting to see how the students’ Peruvian, Ecuadorian, Hispanic, Irish, Scottish and British cultures all dovetail together. To say I’m excited for them, is an understatement,” Barone said. Auntie Anne’s also supports the National Restaurant Educational Foundation via a national partnership where young adults from around the country are supported and encouraged to choose culinary arts and foodservice as a career.

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Blue Mass at Cathedral-Basilica slated for Nov. 7

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he Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark will celebrate its 27th annual Blue Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, at Clifton and Victoria avenues in Newark, Thursday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist. This annual celebration of law enforcement honors the dedication and sacrifices made by all active, retired and deceased law enforcement personnel from the four archdiocesan counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union. Hundreds of members in law enforcement and supporters of all faiths will take part in the Mass, including honor guard units, bagpipers, and drummers from throughout the state. Representatives from federal, state, county and municipal law

enforcement departments and agencies, as well as many public officials also typically attend the liturgy. Hoboken Police Chief Kenneth F. Ferrante is the honorary chairman of this year’s Mass. The Mass will honor, in order of their End of Watch dates:

• Police Officer April Bird, Asbury Police Department (Aug. 5, 2019) • Trooper Robert Nagle, New Jersey State Police (Nov. 26, 2018)

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Mass. The liturgy also will include a ceremonial presentation of the National Colors. A hot and cold luncheon buffet at the Rink in Branch Brook Park will follow the liturgy. Tickets to the luncheon are $20 and can be purchased by contacting Newark Archdiocese Blue Mass Committee Executive Co-Chairman Vincent Nardone at 800-427-7651 or bluemass@embarqmail. com.

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Belleville dips into vertical redevelopment

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ike its neighbors to the east, Harrison, North Arlington and Kearny, Belleville is now in redevelopment mode. Mayor Michael Melham

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a currently vacant plot of earth on Franklin Avenue left soggy from rain — and it will soon be the home to a modern three-story, red-brick building, as Belleville kicks off its own revitalization. Melham, several members of the Township Council and

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KPD: In cells, there are no cell phones

By Karen Zautyk kzautyk@theobserver.com On Oct. 25 at 4:17 p.m., a 14-year-old Kearny boy and his mother appeared at Kearny Police Headquarters to file a robbery report with Officer Anthony Nunez. The youth reported that, at about 3:15 p.m. that day, he was near Kearny Avenue and Afton Street when he encountered a 15-year-old boy he knows from town and Harkufhem-Re Sudan-El (a/k/a “Kuf”), 18, also of Kearny. According to the report, the 15-yearold asked to use the victim’s iPhone 11 to “call my mans,” but after it was handed to him, he told the victim the phone was his now and started to walk away with it. He also warned the victim against “snitching,” and “Kuf” then allegedly threatened the youth. Officer Nunez and Sgt. Mike Gonzalez interviewed the victim and quickly identified the two alleged bandits. At 5:40 p.m., the pair was arrested inside the Kearny Avenue Dunkin’ Donuts by Dets. Tim Castle

and Mike Andrews of the Street Crimes Unit. During arrest, police said, the 15-year-old was found to be hiding a large bag of marijuana under a sweatshirt on the chair next to him. Both suspects were charged with robbery and conspiracy. “Kuf” was remanded to the Hudson County Jail. The juvenile was additionally charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute, intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of drug paraphernalia -- and also with aggravated assault for allegedly striking Det. Andrews in the torso during the arrest booking. He was remanded to the juvenile detention center after a trip to Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, since he had reported recently ingesting marijuana, police said. Det. John Fabula recovered the stolen iPhone the next morning after finding that it had been sold the prior day to a Kearny Avenue phone and computer store. ***

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Noristz reportedly failed fieldsobriety tests and was subsequently arrested. He was later released with summonses charging DWI, careless driving, open container of alcohol in an MV, failure to possess proof of insurance, improper lighting and failure to give a proper signal.

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Oct. 27 At 3:56 a.m., Officers Christian Medina and Zack Latka, patrolling in the area of Bergen and Kearny avenues, saw a Toyota SUV pull out of a parking space without using a turn signal or headlights. This maneuver caused another vehicle to slam on its brakes in order to avoid a collision, police said. The Toyota continued to Wilson Avenue, twice swerving across the double-yellow line. The officers pulled the car over, observed signs of intoxication in driver Roberto Noristz, 48, of Kearny, and also saw five empty beer bottles inside the car, police said.

At 12:07 a.m., Officers Derek Hemphill and Dean Gasser responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Routes 1 & 9 and Hackensack Avenue. Police said they found that an eastbound Honda Accord had been stopped at a red light behind a Mack truck when a Toyota Camry approached from the rear at high speed and hit the Honda, pushing it into the truck. The Honda driver — a 31-yearold Edison man — complained of back pain and was transported by ambulance to St. Michael’s Medical

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NJSEA once again shows it doesn’t care about the health of West Hudsonians

he New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority has demonstrated, once again, that it believes West Hudson residents’ health matters not one bit, and that we’re all incapable of thinking for ourselves. In doing so, the autonomous board, appointed solely by the governor, actually tried to make it seem as if they were ready to cap the Keegan Landfill — only they then turned right around, a few days later, in an attempt to appeal a court-ordered, permanent closure of the dump that has caused so much consternation over the last year+. Here’s what the NJSEA said, in a statement, on Oct. 28 (we still aren’t sure who writes these things since at the last meeting of the NJSEA, we learned it certainly isn’t the commissioners, its chairman or its CEO.) “The NJSEA remains committed to the proper closure of the Keegan Landfill and, as requested by the town (of Kearny), will be installing an impermeable geomembrane final cover system in accordance with NJDEP regulations and approvals when the landfill is closed and capped.” Read that statement literally, and one might conclude the NJSEA was ready to give up their fight and adhere to Judge Jeff Jablonski’s order from last month. But that’s not what the NJSEA meant at all. They wanted you to believe they were finally doing the right thing — but as

EDITORIAL we’ve learned over the last year or so, they just can’t and won’t do the right thing, even after a judge ordered them to do so. The truth is, the above-referenced statement presumes the landfill is reopened somewhere down the line — and that future dumping leads to the landfill reaching its maximum-allowable height at 100 feet high. The landfill is already closed. So they should be putting that cap on now. Instead, they’ve indicated they want to appeal the decision to keep Keegan closed. Whether they’re granted such an appeal remains to be seen. Yet the bottom line here is they tried, yet again, to hoodwink each and every resident of West Hudson. They’ve lied again. And in filing an appeal request, they’ve said they believe information proffered by the town and the court about hydrogen sulfide being a health hazard at 30 parts per billion is nothing short of “hearsay.” Just think about that for a moment. We know, and have from the beginning, that 30 ppb is the maximum allowable H2S level. But we also know the gas is dangerous, especially for children, at levels much lower than 30 ppb. If it weren’t dangerous, would there be a need to shut down Harvey Field whenever levels approach 15-20 ppb? It as if the NJSEA is inferring that

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the Harvey closures are stunts. They suggest the town is using children as pawns in a political fight. But that is not the case at all. It is instead the NJSEA playing stupid political games. Would residents who live near the landfill need to go to emergency departments at hospitals three, four, five times in the last year if this were a game? No! Once again, the NJSEA knows it’s in serious financial trouble. How else would the authority be able to come up with the cash bondholders of the American Dream may soon call for? How else would the NJSEA pay its CEO Vincent Prieto the absurd $268,000 a year he collects for, essentially, doing absolutely no work? It’s never been clearer — the NJSEA couldn’t care less about your health. The governor has been as inept as any governor has been in recent memory. He could veto the NJSEA’s meeting minutes and immediately declare the appeal request is over. He could ensure the health of local residents becomes a priority. Instead, he says “it’s complicated.” The only thing complicated, however, is the NJSEA’s and the governor’s way of thinking. And we suppose the only way to change Phil Murphy’s way of thinking is to send him packing in 2021. The only shame is that moment comes two years from today — 731 days from now. Don’t think we’re not counting.

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Nutley man charged in Dumont crash: BCPO Nicholas J. Meehan, 25, of Nutley, has been arrested on a charge of assault by auto, the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Dumont Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced last week. According to Musella: At approximately 3:06 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 19, the Dumont Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of West Madison Avenue and Dance Boulevard. At the scene, officers observed a 2017 Ford Explorer off the road with severe front end damage and engulfed in flames. The driver and sole occupant of the Explorer, reportedly Meehan, was outside the vehicle and had suffered minor injuries. Officers also observed a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta off the road with severe driver’s side

Nicholas J. Meehan damage. The driver of the Volkswagen, a 19-year-old Pompton Lakes woman, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries and remains there in stable condition. As a result of the investigation, Meehan was arrested in Dumont on Oct. 19 and charged with one count of assault by auto, drunken driving and reckless driving.

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keep the score close with clutch hits by Mittenzwei, who singled in the second inning to score Tetto. Bradley doubled and brought Mittenzwei home in the third and Troyano who singled the tying run to bring Bradley home. Bradley pitched two shutout innings in the 4th and 5th. The momentum picked up in the bottom of the 5th with 2 outs when Tetto knocked a home run over the center field fence to give North Arlington lead they would not relinquish. Then Tetto came in the 6th inning to sit down the next three batters to shut the door on Hoboken and give North Arlington the title. The North Arlington squad finished the season at 11-5. The team was coached by Mike Tetto, Al Pinho, Will Lindsey and Mike Stanzione.

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Lyndhurst head football coach Rich Tuero holds the NJIC football championship trophy high, after Tuero’s Golden Bears defeated previously undefeated Park Ridge, 34-12, to capture the first-ever NJIC grid championship in school history.

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time ever that the Golden Bears won a league title via playoff. RICH TUERO WAS ASKED JUST The win also improved how big Friday night’s win the Golden Bears’ record to against Park Ridge was and a pristine 8-0 and enabled the Lyndhurst High School the Golden Bears to nail head coach didn’t mince down the top seed in the words. upcoming NJSIAA North “Bro, it’s the biggest win Jersey Section 2, Group II ever,” Tuero said. “Man, playoffs, meaning that the it’s big.” road to the state champiJust how big? Well, the 34- onship goes right through 12 win at home Friday night Weart Avenue. enabled the undefeated The Golden Bears will Golden Bears to capture play host to Pascack Hills the North Jersey Interscho- in the opening round of the lastic Conference champistate playoffs Friday night onship, winning both the in Lyndhurst at 7 p.m. at semifinal against Waldwick the high school field. and the title game against Tuero was really imPark Ridge in dominating pressed with the way his deand convincing fashion by fense played Friday night. a combined score of 67-19. “We knew what they Most teams can’t do that were going to do and we well in November playoff shut them down from start football. The Golden Bears to finish,” Tuero said. annihilated the opposition. “They’re really a run-first It marked the first league type of offense. Our defense championship of any kind is the strong point of the since 1997 and the first team. Defensive coordina-

tor (Joe) Castagnetti (the former two-time head coach of the Golden Bears) had a tremendous scheme ready for Park Ridge. He’s the best of the best. Our defense allowed them to score 12 points in the first half and then they had nothing.” Tuero credited nose guard James Blake, defensive end Michael Renta and inside linebacker Ismail Ay (who is having an All-Bergen County type of year) for being the stalwarts of the defense. “Ay has been killing it,” Tuero said. “Our kids were dominating them. Ismail was all over the place.” There was another defensive player who had nine tackles, including a sack. He also had a fumble recovery and an interception. But his biggest contribution came on offense. And

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At 7-2, Belleville’s football team rises from the ashes BELLEVILLE – A little more than two years ago, Jermain Johnson was ready to make the move to become a high school football head coach again. Johnson, a former head coach at Paterson Eastside for three years, was comfortable with his work as an assistant coach at Wayne Hills, one of the most prominent and most successful public school programs in New Jersey. But Johnson got the itch again and wanted to pursue a head coaching job. One such job popped up in Belleville. Yes, the same Belleville that put the term “struggling football team” on the map. It’s the same Belleville that once lost 28 straight games. Indeed, the same Belleville that actually lost a football game to a bunch of mental midgets and future brain surgeons from Irvington by the ungodly and unsportsmanlike final score of 84-0 just two years ago almost to the day. And yes – and the final point to make – the Buccaneers were a robust 33-119 over the last 16 seasons under six different coaches, one of whom had two stints. Despite all that, Johnson applied for the job. His friends, both in the coaching business and out, told Johnson that he had lost his mind. “They all thought I was crazy,” Johnson said. “Not one person told me to go after the job. Some people said that I could never win at Belleville.” But Johnson spent two full days at Belleville High to get a feel of the school

and the football program. “I needed a fresh start in my life,” Johnson said. “I liked challenges. I figured that there was only one way to go and that was up. I knew I could get kids to play if they would listen to me. I thought that maybe this might be the next best job.” Johnson took a team that went 1-9 in 2017 and molded the Bucs into a team that went 4-5 a year later. It’s not exactly earth shaking improvement, but when Belleville wins four games in a season, it’s time to throw the kids a parade right down Joralemon. “They knew that I would go to bat for them,” Johnson said. “That’s half the battle. I’m also in the school. It’s not always about coaching. It’s life first, then football follows.” Johnson was able to get the Belleville kids to buy into his program, which began in the weight room. “That’s where it all starts,” Johnson said. “I think we live and die by the weight room. The minute last season was over, we went right back into the weight room.” The hard work in the weight room was immediately noticeable. “We’re way bigger than last year,” Johnson said. “We’re way stronger than a lot of the teams we faced. It’s night and day to where we were.” Ray Deak’s family moved to Belleville from Piscataway, where he played football. He came from a program that was used to winning to a program that actually lost a game by 84 points.

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S P O R T S & R E C R E AT I O N LYNDHURST from 11 boy, did it ever! Senior do-everything Piotr Partyla played the role of his nickname, “The Polish Assassin,” by putting together one of the greatest offensive performances in north Jersey high school football history. And that’s actually underselling it. Partyla carried the ball an astounding 37 times for an unfathomable 326 yards and five touchdowns, leading the Golden Bears to victory. It was truly a legendary performance for the ages. “The kid is unbelievable,” Tuero said. “He said he could have carried the ball 30 more times. He never gets tired. He wants it. He’s hungry. During the game, I heard (assistant coach) Perrin Mosca ask, ‘Does the kid ever get tired?’ I guess the answer is no. He really was incredible. He told me he was taking over the game

and he took it over.” On the very first snap, Partyla ran around right end, tiptoed down the sidelines and ran away from the defense on a 65-yard touchdown run. “We knew he was taking over from the very first play,” Tuero said. “I actually knew that play would work all week. He took it for the TD. I said, ‘Strike up the band. It’s over. He wasn’t stopping.” The 326-yard performance had to be some sort of a single game rushing record at Lyndhurst. Petey Guerriero, the former Golden Bear standout and 2015-2016 Observer Male Athlete of the Year who is currently re-writing the rushing record books at Monmouth University, never had a single game like the one Partyla enjoyed. Partyla thoroughly enjoyed the best rushing night of his high school life.

“When I see my teammates happy, then everything changes around here,” Partyla said. “Even outside the football field, people are coming up to us and congratulating us. It’s a great feeling.” But 326 yards and five TDs? “Yeah, the numbers are pretty crazy,” said Partyla, who has given a verbal commitment to Northern Illinois University to play football there. “I just had a feeling that there were going be times like this could happen. It’s amazing and feels so much better than ever.” Especially since Partyla spends a lot of his time now operating out of the Wildcat formation, where Partyla takes the direct shotgun snap from center and then is off to the races. “It’s easier for me to run out of the Wildcat, because I can control the game,”

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Partyla said. “It’s my choice where to run. Our line has been doing a great job up front and it has been everything that the plays are designed to do. It’s a great feeling. I can’t relate anything in my life to this.” But running 37 times? “I love it,” Partyla said. “I want to keep getting the ball. People always ask me if I’m getting tired and I have to say no. And that it must be tough getting banged up that many times. I say, ‘Bring it on.’ I like having control of the game.” Tuero said that his team is now focused on the next prize, namely the NJSIAA North Jersey Group II state championship. But this championship was something special. Tuero held the NJIC Championship trophy like he held his wife Koriann on the night of their Senior Prom. “We had 28 teams in the NJIC and only the four division winners qualify for the playoffs,” Tuero said. “And then we had to win the two games to win the league. I

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time, I didn’t know what to expect,” Polk said. “It was the first varsity game I ever “I know things were really bad,” Deak said. “I was a little played. I don’t know how to explain what happened. worried about it. But in the I wouldn’t exactly call it an end, it didn’t matter, because I like the vibe I got. Just being embarrassment. But I knew I able to connect with the other wanted to get better. I wanted to work harder. I sensed there players meant a lot to me. I hang out with the players. We was a change in attitude. We came together as a team.” do a lot of things together.” Last Saturday, the BuccaSenior lineman David Peterkin was on the field two years neers made a thrilling comeback against Millburn, a team ago when Irvington ran up that already had six wins and that score. had defeated the Bucs three “I was sad, but I was also straight times -- 30-7 (2016), 42mad,” Peterkin said. “I felt like we gave up. So that game 19 (2017) and 32-15 last year. The Bucs scored a late encouraged me to come back touchdown to pull within a and become a better player. I wasn’t going to quit the team. point and instead of kicking I was very confident we could the extra point and going into overtime, Johnson decided to turn it around. The team was roll the dice and gamble by well organized. I knew our going for two and the win. coaching staff was better.” Sure enough, lineman Chris Senior do-everything Ben Freid, who had three previous Polk also played in that Ircarries all season and actually vington disaster. scored a touchdown on a 58“Being a sophomore at the

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Belleville is enjoying its best football season since 1981 after winning its seventh game against Millburn last Saturday. Front row, from left, are David Peterkin and Ray Deak. Back row, from left, are head coach Jermain Johnson and Ben Polk.

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without star running back Derek Leigh, who rushed for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, earning Observer Athlete of the Week one week. Let’s get this right. Belleville, once the laughingstock of high school football, owns a 7-2 record this season. It’s the highest win total Belleville has seen since 1981, back when Ronald Reagan was President, the year that both Reagan and Pope John Paul II were shot, the year Egyptian Prime Minister Anwar Sadat was assassinated, the year that Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Natalie Portman and Eli Manning were born, the year that Natalie Wood drowned and William Holden hit his head on the end table and died. Needless to say, that’s a long time ago. Although the 7-2 record

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James B. Robinson, 81, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Alaris Health at Kearny. James was born and raised in Kearny and moved to Lyndhurst in 1967. James was a New Jersey Bell foreman from 1956 to 1984 and AT&T supervisor from 1984 to 1996. He was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 1505 of Lyndhurst, a member of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) of Lyndhurst and the NRA. James was also a member of the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged. He was the beloved husband of 58 years of Elaine A. (nee Kukla) Robinson; devoted and loving father of James J. Robinson and his wife Stephanie, Robert Robinson and his wife Julie and the late Edward Robinson; dear father-in-law of Jill Robinson; cherished

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grandfather of Alexander, Emma, Matthew and Olivia; loving uncle of Michelle Pavlica and her husband Ed, Elaine Andrushko and her husband Walter and the late Robert Russo. Funeral arrangements were conducted by the Shaw-Buyus Home for Services 138 Davis Ave., Kearny. Cremation was private. In lieu of flowers, donations to Elks Lodge No. 1505, 251 Park Ave., P.O. Box 147, Lyndhurst, N.J. 07071, would be graciously appreciated. Please visit www.buyusfuneralhome.com.

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Lilias Tilley (nee Turner), 95, of Kearny died peacefully on Nov. 3, 2019. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Lilias at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on D-28, for attending. In brief remarks, Caputo thanked the mayor for his vision and noted that the building will be highly visible for motorists, even in Nutley. A rep from the developer said construction should begin in about three to five weeks, with a grand opening

Friday November 8 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Service will be celebrated in the funeral home on Saturday November 10 AM. Interment will follow at Arlington Cemetery. Born in Kearny, Lilias lived in Tuckahoe, New York, for 25 years and returned to Kearny following WWII, residing there ever since. She worked as a legal secretary for many years, and was also an auxiliary member of the Kearny Emergency Squad. Lilias was the wife of the late Elmer C. Tilley; loving mother of Bruce Tilley (Pat), Rob Tilley (Jeanne) and Doug Tilley (Diane); and dear grandmother of Robert, John, Meghan and her husband Nick Perruccio, Gregory and Augie Tilley. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter, www.sthuberts.org.

targeted for early 2021. He said the building will feature covered parking, a residential rooftop lounge with a fire pit and a barbecue, as well as a fitness center. It will also have electric car chargers and an on-site timeshare Zipcar that can be accessed by residents.

CYNTHIA ANNE O’DONOGHUE

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Cynthia “Tia” O’Donoghue, of Granite Quarry, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tia was born on Aug. 2, 1947 in Kearny, to Robert and Marion Myer. Tia was a 1965 graduate of Kearny High School and spent many years as the NJ Construction Codes Officer for The town of Kearny, the first female in New Jersey to ever hold the position. As a single mother, Tia often worked a second job to help provide for her children. She was an avid bowler in

her spare time. Tia is survived by a son, James, brothers Robert and Donald, grandchildren Jennifer Lino, Jessica Kennedy and Erin Kennedy, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Leane Kennedy and a brother, Kevin Myer. Tia will be best remembered for always putting others before herself, which is further witnessed in her final act of life — donating her body to the BowmanGray School of Medicine. At Tia’s request, there will be no memorial service. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the compassionate nurses in the hospice unit of Charlotte’s Presbyterian hospital for the loving care they provided Tia in the final days of her life.

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bird and rose from the dark ashes to seven wins. “Nothing comes easy,” Johnson said. “These kids all worked hard. Work ethic can go either way sometimes, but it went our way. These kids earned it. These are kids who bought in and believed. It says a lot about them as men.” “There’s definitely a sense of pride now,” said Polk,

who was battling a sprained shoulder, but has since returned to action. “I think we’re all proud. I think it’s amazing to say I was part of the group to bring Belleville up from nothing.” “I don’t know what I’d do without football,” said Deak, a slot receiver/running back/defensive back. “Football means a whole lot to me. This is my life. It relieves

the stress I have in life and makes me a better person.” “Walking around the school, the students are saying, ‘Good job,’” Deak said. “The teachers are congratulating us. We’re showing a lot of people we can do good things.” “A lot of people are happy, but it’s a great feeling proving a lot of people wrong,” Peterkin said.

Deak wants to play football in college. “I’m making plans for that,” Deak said. “I’m looking at a lot of different (NCAA) Division II schools. But this season? This is something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life.” So will a lot of people in Belleville. Football has definitely returned.

er Athlete of the Week. Witt gave all of the credit to the guys who do the blocking Savage said that he had no in the trenches to allow Witt qualms putting Witt behind to do his thing. the center. “If I didn’t have great pro“He has a football mind,” Savage said of the junior. “He tection, I couldn’t do a thing,” Witt said. “It’s all because knows the game so well that of them. I always practice he could step in right now throwing on the run with and take over my role. As a the line blocking. The other player, he’s fearless. When team thinks I’m running and I see a quarterback that can suddenly, nope, I’m throwing. run and throw, it makes the It catches the other team off whole team better. You have guard.” to account for him the whole Witt said that he gets a lot game, because if you don’t, of his football and baseball he’ll burn you.” wisdom from his father, who Recently, albeit in a loss to has dedicated almost 40 years Bogota, Witt summoned all he learned from Manzo-Lewis of his life coaching those two sports. and displayed all the incred“He’s a great influence on ible talents he possesses as a me,” Joey Witt said of his fafootball player. ther. “My Dad is my favorite In that game against Bocoach I ever played for. Just gota, Witt completed 6-of-10 to have him as my coach passes for 102 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown pass. was a big thrill. When I was younger, I had my Dad, my Witt also carried the ball 11 uncle (Tom) and my grandtimes for 152 yards and another touchdown and had two father (Tom, Sr.) to guide kick returns for 95 yards, one me. But I learned everything from my father. He always of which went for a touchhelped me to get better.” down. All totaled, Lewis had Savage said that Witt could 336 yards of offense and three be a college football player if touchdowns. he chose to be, but everyone For his efforts, Witt has knows that baseball will be been selected as The Observ-

Witt’s first choice. “He’s been around the game his whole life,” Savage said. “I think he could play at the next level as a slot. He’s the strongest kid we have on the team. He’s always lifting weights and looking to get better. He’s our engine and if you don’t have the key to the car, then you can’t drive it.” Friday night, in the Vikings’ season finale against Wood-Ridge, a 28-14 loss, Witt suffered a shoulder injury and was knocked out of the

game after completing four passes for 50 yards and rushing for another 42 yards. Witt hopes he will be fine for the basketball season opener next month. “I just love sports so much,” Witt said. “I love being at practice. I love going to games. I just love it.” And Witt is only a junior. He has another year to be a gutsy gridiron warrior for the Vikings. “This year was definitely a major learning experi-

ence,” Witt said. “It was my first year as a varsity quarterback. I definitely made mistakes and you learn from mistakes. I can get better and hopefully I’ll see a big improvement.” And although he has another year to be a Viking, Witt is looking forward to playing baseball in college. “I think about it all the time,” Witt said. “It motivates me all the time. But I still have time to go out and do my best here.”

will not be enough for the Buccaneers to make the state playoffs, they more than likely will get a home game next week for what the NJSIAA now calls a “Regional Crossover” game instead of the old “consolation” term. It’s no consolation for a history making football team that acted like the phoenix

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Oct. 28 At 7:51 p.m., Dets. Andrews and Dave Bush were surveilling the 300 block of Devon Street on reports of a neighborhood resident selling drugs. Police said they observed Alberto Gonzalez Jr. 37, of West Orange, drive onto the block, park and remain in his GMC SUV, and moments later, Juan C. Jimenez, 25, of Kearny, emerged from his home and entered the passenger side of the vehicle. The GMC drove a circuitous route for a few

blocks, with the detectives following, and then returned to its starting point. While watching, the detectives reportedly saw Jimenez hand drugs to Gonzalez in exchange for currency. Once back on Devon, Jimenez exited the SUV and was stopped by the detectives, who said they caught the odor of raw marijuana coming from the vehicle. Police said they recovered from Gonzalez one plastic bag of pot, and from Jimenez two $50 bills, allegedly the proceeds of the drug sale. Gonzalez was charged with possession of marijuana (50 grams or less), possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of CDS in an MV. He was later released with summonses. A subsequent search of Jimenez’ Devon Street apartment reportedly uncovered 108 grams of marijuana, a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette, a marijuana grinder and a digital scale. Jimenez was charged

POLICE BEAT with possession of marijuana (two counts) and paraphernalia (two counts), distribution of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute, intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of a public library and distribution within those two areas. He was remanded to the county jail. *** At 10:22 a.m., Officer Pedro Pina responded to Walmart, where security reportedly had witnessed Dana Gallagher, 42, of Carteret, select a 20-volt drill and a rotary tool from store displays, open the merchandise boxes and conceal one tool down his pants and one in his pocket before trying to leave without paying the $49.67 price. Gallagher was charged with shoplifting and

was also wanted on two $350 Newark warrants (possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering to obtain or distribute CDS). He was remanded to the Hudson County Jail.

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Oct. 29 At 7:49 p.m., Officer Sergio Nobre pulled over a Jeep Liberty on Wilson Avenue near Windsor Street for having a partially blocked and nonilluminated rear license plate. When he asked the driver — Denquia Patterson, 30, of Newark — for her documents, she opened the door and he was able to smell marijuana, police said. A search reportedly revealed a backpack containing one plastic tube of raw marijuana and one tube of burnt marijuana residue. Patterson was charged with possession of pot/ paraphernalia, possession of CDS in an MV and the plate violations — and was later released with summonses.

Donna Masters, principal of Garfield School in Kearny, announces Garfield School’s students of the month for September 2019. Caius Dos Santos, Rachel Duan, Chen han Xu, Izaabeth Moya, Mia Torres, Tiago Munoz, Natalia Garcia Torres, Cailin Kyak, Lauren Perez, Dakota Murphy, Lauren Rettschlag, Isabella Ferreira, Isabella Mangal, Julia Fontes Santos, Leah Carranza, Matthew Capcha, Allyson Polanco, Izael Moya, Giuliana Manzo, Yeilix Amparo, Shekinah Gavela, Logan Crispin, Jedidias Naranjo, Alek Kryzanowski and Emma Escudero.

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A History of American Legion

KEARNY – A century ago — Aug. 19, 1919 — 13 veterans of the Great War, as World War I was then known, gathered in the Kearny home of Fred E. Portz to organize a local chapter of the American Legion. Along with Portz, those founding members were Alfred Feickert, Willis E. Wood, Dr. John F. Hanold, John Hanly, Asher I. Roberts, Charles Whitehead, Al Downing, Robert Downing, Dr. Edward H. Willan, George Winne, Roland M. Ellis and Alexander Brockway. We list them all here because it was from this small group that emerged one of the strongest Legion chapters in the country, J.E. Frobisher Jr. Post 99. With the approval of the hero’s family, it was named for the late Joseph Edwin Frobisher Jr. of Kearny, a U.S. Army Signal Corps pilot who had been shot down over France in 1918. The Post received a temporary charter in October 1919 and a permanent charter in May 1921. The meetings were ﬁrst held at the Arlington Players Club (at the time located off Midland Ave.) and later at Town Hall, then the Exempt Firemen’s Headquarters and then the Elks Lodge. In 1923, Post 99 could stop bouncing around, its having acquired the Burroughs mansion on Midland Avenue, where the Kearny Post Ofﬁce is now located. The real estate investment proved wise: The Legion-

naires bought the property for $15,000 and sold it in 1930 when they received an offer for more than twice that price. For several years, they met in the Patterson Building on Kearny Avenue, and then they moved to the headquarters they still occupy, at 314 Belgrove Drive, across from what is now called Veterans Field. That structure, by the way, had been the carriage house and stable for the Old Soldiers Home, which moved to Menlo Park after many decades in Kearny. Post members did the renovations and they also repaired and renovated the building that has been in continual use as a meeting hall/ gathering place since 1936. Post 99’s primary mission has always been to assist veterans. Even back in 1919, its programs involved vets’ insurance, cooperation with the Red Cross on veterans’ matters, and outreach to the community. But at the height of its activities, between the wars and with an inﬂux of veterans after World War II, it also sponsored student essay and oratorical contests, a competitive drum and bugle corps and basketball, baseball, softball and bowling teams. In the 1940s, it organized the Kearny Civilian Police Reserve force, which supplemented the KPD through 1946. And following World War II, it was instrumental in the development of veterans’ housing, including 25 homes built on Passaic Ave. The program was so successful, and garnered so

much attention, Post 99 received requests for advice from more than 200 localities nationwide. You can also thank Post 99 for the existence of the veterans’ memorial park between Kearny Avenue and Beech Street, north of Quincy Avenue. The Legionnaires bought the land, donated it to the town and raised funds for the ﬁrst monument, the towering World War I memorial, which was personally dedicated by Gen. John J. Pershing on May 27, 1922. Now, lest you think your correspondent did massive research to collect all this knowledge, she did not. It comes courtesy of Fred E. Portz, the same gentleman who hosted that 1919 organizational meeting. When he died in 1964, Portz was in the process of compiling and writing the Post 99 history. It was published posthumously by his widow, Jessie E. Portz, who noted she had it “printed unedited.” (You’d never guess. It looks pretty neat to our copyeditor’s eyes.) It was from this booklet that we harvested the information presented above. Today, like many other veterans’ groups, American Legion Post 99 is dealing with diminishing membership. Over the last decade or so, it has dropped from 325 to 187, primarily due to the loss of the WWII generation. But this is not discouraging current Post Commander Keith McMillan. A lifelong Kearny resident, McMillan is an Air Force veteran who served three tours of

JOSEPH E. FROBISHER, JR POST 99 Ceremony will be taking place near the statue at MEMORIAL PARK located on Kearny Ave. & Beech St.

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Keith McMillan, Post 99 Commander

duty in Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and Afghanistan. His father and grandfather were both Post members. He joined in 2004, and he is anxious to recruit new blood. “I understand that most of the guys that have come back home want to start a new chapter in their life — getting a job, starting a family,” McMillan said, but he has hopes the younger vets will join. “We’re trying to communicate with the new generation of veterans. We are fortunate enough to be next door to the VFW and close to the Marine Corps League, and we’re starting to work more together.” “Each is unique,” the commander continued, “but we have a common understanding: We all served. And we have a common commitment — keeping the heritage and history alive and helping other veterans.” In 2012, Post 99 Auxiliary President Mary Alyn Fisher spearheaded the launch of a new project, Kearny VOICE (Veterans Outreach Information Community & Education) totally up and operational run by William Sweeney and Thomas Nash, which is partnered with the VFW and Marine Corps League. VOICE provides Kearny veterans and their families with information and assistance regarding beneﬁts, claims, counseling, education and job training. After a century, American Legion Post 99 has lost none of its commitment to its founders’ goals. - Karen Zautyk

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that the sludge that was clearly seen in a video being dumped at the Keegan Landfill was not, in fact, sludge. “Thomas Marturano testified that the parties explained to the NJDEP that the material was snails and grit from raceway cleanouts at a treatment plant and, as a result, the NJDEP deemed the alleged violation satisfied,” the brief read. Mayor Alberto G. Santos, meanwhile, took to social media Oct. 31 to slam the NJSEA once again. “Earlier today the NJSEA filed papers seeking to appeal the Superior Court’s closure order of the state-owned and state-operated Keegan Landfill. So don’t be fooled by the vague and misleading statement that the NJSEA recently posted on their website about capping the landfill,” Santos wrote. “Their true intent is to reopen it to get to 100 feet before installing a real cap. In the meantime, we suffer the health and environmental impacts. “But in (the) NJSEAworld, as stated in their filed appellate brief, hydrogen sulfide exceedances of 30 ppb are not bad for your health, the

liquid sewage sludge that was caught on video being dumped are permitted ‘snails and grit’ and the illegal venting systems that have signs ‘Danger, Vents’ are not really vents and only allow ‘ambient air into’ the landfill. George Orwell would be impressed. The State of NJ should be ashamed.” The statement Santos refers to was posted a few days before the NJSEA filed its appeal. In doing so, the NJSEA demonstrated a clear attempt to mislead the people of West Hudson by making it seems as if it was preparing to cap the landfill as residents and officials have been demanding. However, based on its appeal, it can now be deduced their only commitment to cap is, as Santos noted, when the landfill reaches its initial maximum height of 100 feet. “The NJSEA remains committed to the proper closure of the Keegan Landfill and, as requested by the town, will be installing an impermeable geomembrane final cover system in accordance with NJDEP regulations and approvals when the landfill is closed and capped.” Note the language used here. “…When the landfill is

closed …” Clearly, the NJSEA was operating under the assumption the landfill would be reopened — and then closed again — when it reached 100 feet. Numerous residents took to Facebook to slam the NJSEA’ actions under the mayor’s original post. Perhaps most striking comment came from Jane Doffont-Carey. “When the death of a West Hudson resident is the result of those poisonous fumes, then the state will suddenly do the right thing,” she wrote. “It will take a death before they act. Really sad. What a disgrace.” Kearny’s Second Ward Councilman Peter Santana’s words weren’t exactly minced, either. “To all of the people suffering from toxic gases coming from Keegan Landfill — I am beyond disgusted, however not surprised, by the NJSEA’s decision to appeal the court order to close it permanently,” Sabtana wrote. “They will not simply let go of the almost $20 million being collected from that dump. Vincent Prieto and his board are being told not to. “What other explanation can that be? Governor Phil Murphy claims he is the

governor for the people and the environment. Oh well, all of sudden “it is complicated” to stop poisoning a whole community over collecting $20 million by the NJSEA. I have some news for you, Mr. Governor — it is not complicated! You can stop this madness by ordering the NJSEA to not appeal it and cap it, as promised by them when they came to our community proposing a golf course and playgrounds. Shame on you, governor, and shame on DEP and Commissioner McCabe for doing absolutely nothing to stop NJSEA. “Do not forget: We won the battle and we will win this war. I don’t think Kearny residents have short memories ... think about that … we can’t continue like this.” Meanwhile, Santos, who a little more than a week ago decided to file a suit against the NJDEP, expanded on that suit in another social media post. “…The court scheduled a hearing for Dec. 19 and in the interim restrained the DEP from issuing any permits or exemptions for the operation of the Keegan Landfill by NJSEA! This is critical to keeping the landfill closed (and holding the DEP accountable)

since the landfill’s permit (to operate) expires later this month,” Santos wrote. “The town’s lawsuit against DEP, filed last week, alleges the State of New Jersey violated the town’s rights, under the Environmental Rights Act and the due process clause of the state and federal constitutions, by repeatedly issuing year-to-year temporary permits for operation of the landfill by the NJ Sports Authority (NJSEA) without following the mandated process for public hearings and without adequately funding escrow accounts for closure and post-closure costs. “The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment enjoining the state DEP from issuing further permits to the NJSEA; ordering the state DEP to produce a certified accounting of the landfill escrow accounts and to immediately fund any deficiencies; and ordering the state DEP to produce a schedule for the capping of the landfill with an impermeable liner. “To put it very simply, we want the state to do its job in protecting our health and our environment, even when the violator is the state itself!”

2019 Kearny PBA Golf Outing On Thursday, Sept. 26th, the Kearny PBA held its Annual Golf Outing at Beaver Brook Country Club in Annadale, NJ. We would like to thank all of the businesses that generously donated - making the outing the tremendous success that it always is:

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Masessa, who was a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatologists, had one of his five Jersey offices at 655 Kearny Ave., on the southwest corner at Washington Avenue, under the practice name North Jersey Dermatology Center. He had other offices in Newfoundland (N.J.), Clifton, Parsippany and Rockaway. He also had practices in several South Florida locations, including in Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Jupiter, Boynton Beach and Fort Lauderdale. According to his biography, Masessa was a decorated and celebrated dermatologist and was highly rated in other specialties he chose not to pursue. He trained in skincancer surgery, reconstructive surgery and general-cosmetic dermatology. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey’s Medical School in Newark, he received honors in psychiatry, ophthalmology, surgery, pediatrics and dermatology. He served his rotating internship at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston whilst his dermatology

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The rest of the airshow on Nov. 1 and 2 — the 30th annual affair — was canceled, but not because of the tragedy, but because of lingering poor weather in the area, the show’s organizers said on social media. It appears to have resumed Sunday, Nov. 3, though the airshow’s organizers appeared concerned about not being able to carry on for two days because of the weather more so than anything else. “We’ve had an incident involving one of our aircraft. All local and federal agencies are on site and investigating so that we may ensure the safety of our airshow before we continue,” the Stuart Air Show said in announcing the fatal crash. Around three hours after the “incident,” organizers appeared even more aloof in their social media posts.

“Due to an unfortunate incident today, the Stuart Air Show’s night time air show and Dirty Flight Suit Party have been cancelled for this evening, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019,” a social media post read. “We are working to reschedule this event for after tomorrow’s airshow, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. At this time, the remainder of the weekend’s event will resume as planned.” Then, at around six hours after the crash, organizers again announced the air field was still closed because of NTSB activity and investigations. “At this time, the Stuart Airport is closed to air traffic. We are waiting for the NTSB and county to finish their investigations into the incident. We hope to hold the day airshow at its regularly scheduled time, tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.” That didn’t happen. At no time did the airshow’s officials refer to the “incident” as a fatal crash. Only the Martin County Sheriff’s Office did that. Meanwhile, when the airshow organizers announced a second day of full cancelation, many on social media appeared more angry about refunds than anything

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else — as they were not going to be granted for those who had ducats for the first two days of the show. “While the passing of this amazing airman is tragic, my heart truly goes out to the friends family and loved ones of this individual. That said, and, while I understand the show is a non-profit and continues from donated funds, please no disrespect to all parties involved, but, l don’t feel a non-refundable ticket policy is the correct approach regarding Friday and Saturday’s shows,” one commenter wrote. But another commenter slammed what she saw as an improper way of handling Masessa’s tragic death. “I personally feel even though the weather may not be cooperating, it (the cancelation notice) should have been worded out of respect for the pilot who passed and the investigations going on with NTSB and FAA,” the poster wrote. “… Prayers to the family. The saddest thing is we saw the plane practicing prior. When one of the pilots from the Blue Angels died they, did not fly at the Vero Beach show. They did a beautiful memorial and we all got to sign the board.”

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