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ON THE INSIDE Santos says Kearny’s Passaic River Crew House is ‘literally falling apart.’

But will it be fixed?

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20 YEARS AFTER, TOWNS PAUSE TO MOURN VICTIMS OF SEPT. 11, 2001

By Ron Leir For The Observer

Photo by Barbara B. Goldberg

Names of those lost engraved in Bricks by St. Stephen’s Catholic Church.

Photo by Lisa Feorenzo

Maureen Mellon donated a most historic piece of steel from the World Trade Center.

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The monument memorial design donated from Louis Stellato III & Stellato Funeral homes.

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Beam cross-donated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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n estimated 150 people gathered Friday night, Sept.

10, at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001, tragedy during a Service of Remembrance.

Earlier in the day, a Remembrance Flag was raised in a ceremony at Kearny High School attended by family members of two of Kearny’s 9/11 victims, Antoinette Duger and George Strauch Jr. Seven people who lived in Kearny or who had made their home in Kearny at some point were among the terrorist’s victims. They were: L. Patrick Dickinson, 35; Antoinette Duger, 44; Judith A. Reese, 56; Michell Lee Robotham, 32; Antonio Rocha, 34; George

Strauch Jr., 53; and Thomas Sullivan, 38.

Kearny’s evening ceremony started on the church lawn, decorated with 2,977 mini-American flags, as a Kearny Police Department Honor Guard led guests and members of the multi-denominational clergy carrying lighted candles around the flag display and processing into the church for a service.

Members of Boy Scout Troop 305 distributed programs and helped light candles.

Inside the church, soloist Nicole Gouveia sang from hymns “Christ, Be Our Light,” “O God, Our Help in Ages Past,” “My Soul is Thirsting for You, O Lord” and “God Bless America.”

In her sermon, the Rev. Dr. Lillian Ramos, pastor of First See 9/11, Page 19

LEONARD KAISER, FORMER NA MAYOR, DIES AGED 73 Leonard R. “Lenny” Kaiser, the former mayor of North Arlington and a fixture in Bergen County politics and government for 34 years, died Sept.

11, 2021 after a short illness.

He was 73.

Kaiser was elected to the North Arlington Borough Council in 1977

and won election as Mayor in 1983.

He went on to win four more consecutive terms, becoming the longest serving mayor in the borough’s history (1983-2002).

In 1985, Kaiser won election to the Bergen County Freeholder Board (now Board of County Commission-

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In 1987, Kaiser found himself running yet again for freeholder, but he lost by a narrow margin.

After serving two years as free-

holder, Kaiser was tapped to serve as County Executive Bill McDowell’s chief of staff, and was later hired

by County Executive William “Pat” Schuber to serve as his aide for municipal and labor relations.

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14 new parking spots in lottery for Kearny’s lower end

By Ron Leir For The Observer Residents of Kearny’s southwest section near the East Newark border will be vying for the right to claim 14 off-street parking spaces for overnight use. Applicants for those spots off Passaic Avenue near Belgrove Drive will be chosen by a lottery conducted by the Town Clerk’s Office.

This arrangement is made possible under an agreement between the owner of a newly developed residential complex at 60 Passaic Ave., the former bat factory property, and the town.

Mayor Alberto Santos and the Town Council greenlighted the plan Sept.

7 by approving an ordinance that adds a new location for off-street permit parking for

overnight use by residents.

Those spaces will be available to those chosen through a lottery on a daily basis, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Residents allotted those spaces will pay an annual $100 fee for the right to park their vehicles there.

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Santos told The Observer that when the developer of 60 Passaic Ave. submitted his project for site plan review and a tax abatement, members of the Kearny Planning Board and Town Council asked him to consider allowing the use of part of his property for overnight parking by residents other than those who occupy apartments on the property.

Santos credited Councilman Albino Cardoso, in particular, with being “very forceful on that point,” along with his First Ward colleague, Councilwoman Marytrine DeCastro. Overnight parking in that area of the First Ward is hard to come by, the mayor noted.

Initially, Santos said, it was the developer who offered space to accommodate 14 vehicles but, he added, “there was some backsliding from that number when [the developer] asked for a range of seven to 14 spaces. We wanted him to stick with the original 14.”

There’s no question as to the need for overnight parking in that section of town, the mayor stressed.

“There is a municipal parking lot a block away from [the 60 Passaic Ave. property] behind the old police substation on Belgrove which we’ve used for lottery overnight parking and it’s consistently oversubscribed.”

Even with these spaces being available, nighttime parking will remain a nagging issue for town residents, not just in the First Ward but all over, Santos acknowledged.

Some time ago, Santos said, town officials began exploring a potential resident permit parking system to be piloted in a few areas of town as one approach to ease the burden on residents hunting for spaces – exasperated by many residents who have garages or driveways still insisting on parking on the street, or by out-of-towners who park in

Kearny overnight or by folks who go away on vacation and leave their car on the street at a friend’s house to be shuffled around on street-sweeping days.

“We were also looking at how many vehicles should be permitted per household,” the mayor said. “But the pandemic killed all that planning.”

Asked if a municipal parking authority could be in the town’s future, Santos nixed that notion. “A parking authority is another layer of government, which needs a different set of attorneys, which has to be annually audited and which can issue debt,” he said.

Ride-sharing, the use of “zip cars” and resident permit parking – in the aftermath of the pandemic – “maybe could be part of a long-term solution,” the mayor said.

In other developments at Tuesday night’s lengthy meeting, the mayor and council: • Ratified a new two-year contract with the town’s crossing guards, represented in bargaining for the first time by Kearny Civil Service Council 11. The agreement provides the guards – who currently earn between $17.46 and $10 per hour, wage adjustments of 1.75%, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2020, and 1.75%, effective and retroactive to Jan. 1, 2021.

The guards will also see their uniform allowance rise, from the current $375 to $425 this year and they will add Thanksgiving as a paid holiday this year.

• Renewed a 5-year agreement with SUEZ Water to operate, maintain and manage the town’s water system.

SUEZ will get $135,750 per month and $2,629,000 for the first year.

Starting Jan. 1, 2022, that amount will be adjusted based on the Employment Cost Index, Consumer Price Index and growth of service keyed to the percent of new customers added to the current 8,300 in the system.

Santos said SUEZ was the only vendor to bid for the service.

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KASIER

Continued from Page 1 In 2002, Kaiser was picked to serve as a commissioner at the NJMC, where he represented South Bergen’s citizenry until 2008. He was hired as executive director of the Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA), retiring in 2009. During his six-year tenure at the BCUA, he undertook a number of initiatives, including the construction of the Overpeck Valley Relief Sewer, which is one of the largest capital projects in the organization’s history. He also oversaw the construction of a cogeneration power plant.

GETTING THINGS DONE Kaiser leaves a legacy of many governmental accomplishments and a reputation for working with members of both political parties to accomplish important things for the people. Little highlights his bipartisan skills better than his handling of the North Arlington mine shaft crisis in the fall of 1989.

Residents on the eastern

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part of town woke up in late November to find that most of their backyards were gone, replaced by massive holes overlooking the New Jersey Meadowlands. Kaiser rushed to the scene with the borough administrator to evaluate the damage. By 9 p.m. that day, he called a meeting with affected residents, telling them not to worry, “we are going to find out what is causing this and fix the problem and return your neighborhood to normal.”

At stake for the residents was the loss of their homes.

The cave-ins were caused by abandoned copper mines from the pre-and post-Revolutionary War era that were improperly closed and were now caving in. Among other things, copper was used during the war to line the hulls of U.S Navy ships. About 75 houses were built atop the maze of tunnels since the mine had closed and sealed in the early 1900s. There were about 40 vertical air shafts in town. A team of mine experts assessed the problem and devised a way to fill in the mine shafts properly. The problem

was how to pay for it.

In typical Lenny Kaiser fashion, he reached across the political aisle and called Democratic Congressman Robert Torricelli for help.

Torricelli found a unique way to get federal money for the work. Working with his staff, he found information that one of the first U.S. Congresses vowed to pay reparations for materials used during the

Revolutionary War. Torricelli attached $2.2 million for North Arlington to a Defense Department appropriations bill – and the legislation passed – making North Arlington the last known community to receive federal payments for activities dating to the Revolutionary War. Kaiser managed to get another $500,000 in federal grant money through the county government and an additional $200,000 from the state. With the money in hand, all the mine shafts were safely closed.

REC & SENIOR CITIZENS Kaiser was most proud of being the Mayor of North Arlington. A graduate of Queen of Peace High School, Kaiser maintained a love for the borough throughout his life.

As mayor, his priorities were recreation, senior citizens and

tax relief.

As a former baseball and basketball coach, Kaiser made sure children had proper playing facilities. He updated playgrounds, carved out new parks and worked with the school board to add gymnasiums to two borough schools.

He created the borough’s first Recreation Center to give school children a safe place to go after school. He created a soccer field at Skyline Park, later renamed Zadroga Park.

Kaiser was always attentive to needs of senior citizens and brought the Meals-on-Wheels program and paratransit bus service to the borough, along with a senior nutrition site.

He created and financed the annual Senior Prom dinner dance for the elderly.

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I SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED

By JoAnn Barton Special to The Observer

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s I sit here writing this, I cannot believe it has been 20 years since the unthinkable happened to our country. If I reminisce about the many times, I should

have lost my life, the biggest one would be my experience of the fateful day of Sept. 11, 2001. Why have I survived so many near-death instances?

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just an ordinary day.

I got up in the morning, ready for work, ran to the train station to catch my train into Hoboken then jumped on the Path train to head into the World Trade Center. I came up from the mammoth basement where the trains pulled in and then up the longest escalators you could find (remember how long they were?) to enter the concourse for the many shops that were there.

After window shopping, I would walk across the street to my office at 120 Broadway.

Since it was a Tuesday, I should have been in work extra early to make sure I covered our large borrowers, so they had enough money to transact their deals for the day, but my son, who was only 2 at the time, begged me to stay and play.

He had never done that before and for some strange reason, I stayed to play with him. By doing so, it saved my life. I missed my normal train and took the next one. At the time, I was working on a new album and was in the studio late at night, many nights. So, in the morning, I would pass out on the train and try to catch up with my sleep.

It was a short ride, but any sleep was better than no sleep. I would put on my headphones to my Walkman and pass out until we arrived in Hoboken. Sometimes, the conductor would have to wake me up. For reasons I can’t explain, I had woken up prior to pulling into the

terminal. I looked out of the window and the view of New York was always clear as day with the mainstay of the World Trade Center’s towers touching the sky.

Sometimes it would almost look fake to me, almost like a painting. Even though I had seen it every day for 20plus years, it always looked picturesque to me.

A SICKENING SIGHT SEEN FROM HOBOKEN I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, and I was the first to see it and said, “Oh my god, those poor people.”

With that, everyone scrambled to the windows of my side of the train to see what was going on. We had no idea what had just happened, but we could see the black smoke and flames billowing out of the tower with several floors above it, leaving those above the flames trapped.

My heart dropped.

All I could think of was, I must get to work. I don’t want to get in trouble. Back then, my assistant vice president role was vital to the team, especially on Tuesdays. I had been given what I would like to call a very large beeper with a keyboard to always be in touch with my team at the office. It was a Blackberry.

(We’re talking early technology at this time.)

At this point, we still had no idea what had happened.

I messaged my boss saying, “I’m probably going to be late.

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THE ATTACKS OF SEPT. 11, 2001 Continued from previous page There is a fire at the Trade Center. I’m sure it will delay me.”

I never heard back.

The Hoboken Terminal was a madhouse. People were scrambling and running everywhere not knowing what to do. I struggled with, do I take the train or the ferry? I went to take the train and we were turned away. We were told the trains had stopped running, so take the ferry.

I’m still thankful to this day I didn’t get on the train and wind up being stuck in those tunnels or at the Trade Center itself.

I waited in a long line to get on the ferry, much longer than usual — but eventually I boarded. The ride over to the pier was eerily quiet. No one knew what to say or do.

We just stared at the burning building and prayed for those who were still in it. We docked at the pier, and got off and I headed to my office.

As I got closer to the Trade Center, all I could see was people looking up, pointing and gasping at what they saw.

I tried to be cool and kept walking, all the while looking up at the burning building, when suddenly, we watched in horror as another plane was coming in from the south.

Everyone began to scream; we couldn’t believe what was happening once again.

FLIGHT 175: A MASSIVE, POWERFUL EXPLOSION At this point, I began messaging my office to warn them all to get out — we were under attack.

No replies. (There was no phone service for anyone, the cell towers were atop the Trade Center. I couldn’t even phone home to say that I was OK.) As I watched this plane speed in and approach the second tower, to me it looked like a tiny toy plane. I ridiculously tried swiping it away from its course and intended target, the second tower.

Suddenly, the inevitable happened. It struck the South Tower.

The explosion was massive and powerful, so much so that we could feel the heat on the street. Not only were we avoiding debris from the firsthit North Tower, but we were also now running for our lives to avoid being hit by even larger debris.

When safe, we all began looking up again. We were crying, we were shocked and we were most of all, scared.

Who would have thought just going to work one day could kill you? We were the innocent, collateral damage in a war against America. Average workers like you and I wound up on a battlefield on American soil, something I never thought I would witness in my lifetime or even be in the middle of, that’s for sure.

As time passed and it didn’t take long at all, we heard a rumble and with that, we began to see the South Tower begin to collapse. It almost looked like a preset implosion to deliberately take an outdated building down. Still to this day, I thank God for the buildings falling the way they did.

Had they fallen any way but in pancake formation, this all would have been even more catastrophic, taking down even more buildings in its wake. All we could do was run and once surrounding buildings, restaurants and stores saw we were under attack, they locked their doors.

I pulled on several door handles trying to get in to anywhere I could find safety.

My very own office building wouldn’t let me in. I finally ran into a gap between two buildings, covered my face and hid the best I could. After the thunderous smoke-filled tornado went past me, all I could see was black and all I heard was silence.

No one said a word, no one moved. I think we all believed we were dead. After a few minutes, I finally heard cries for help. We tried to help each other as best we could. I saw things I would rather not mention, but they’ve stuck with me to this day, seared on my brain.

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Thoughts & Views BARTON

Continued from Page 5 overcome by the toxins.

I was still affected by the toxins, but not as seriously as I could have been if I wasn’t wearing a mask every day.

I’m not sure if it is because I am a 9/11 survivor, but people not wanting to wear masks during COVID-19 is beyond me. Before Covid, masks were and still are used in hospitals to save lives. I don’t and never will understand why the pandemic wasn’t looked at as another 9/11, a time when the country should have come together and do what’s right to end the disease, illness and death.

I get it — if you don’t want to wear a mask, that is your choice; however, stay away from others. We lost almost 3,000 people 20 years ago and that was considered our biggest loss of life in one day. We are now approaching 700,000 lives lost, mostly because people won’t wear a mask or get vaccinated.

Do the right thing for you, your family, friends and for the country. We will never get out of this situation until everyone comes together. At a time when we should be one, we aren’t. I just hope this all passes very soon.

Listen to your doctor, not someone on television who is just trying to get ratings.

I would listen to a medical professional before anyone else and something else to keep in mind, most of the people who are fighting masks and vaccinations are vaccinated and must wear a mask at their places of business.

I am ashamed that Covid-19 has been handled the way it has. So many lives have been lost for no reason whatsoever. I was raised where America is a country that cares for each other and without doing it together, we will never win. America is the catalyst of the world. The way we react, the rest of the world reacts.

So, on this 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, I am very grateful to still be here and it haunts me every day and probably will for the rest of my life.

If there is anything we can do for those lost on this day two decades ago, in their memory, it’s to come together once again and do the right thing for our country.

Remember how everyone cared for each other and we came together to help back then? I was one of the lucky ones. Thousands were not.

Without my mask, I don’t know where my lungs or I would be today.

Our regular editorial column will return next week in our September 22 issue.

KAISER

Continued from Page 3 A strong supporter of community volunteers, Kaiser updated firefighting equipment in the borough and adopted an annuity program for the firefighters, called Length of Service Awards Program, that would allow them to collect a modest pension.

Kaiser pioneered the payment of Host Community Fees to the borough from the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission and later the NJMC, and the BCUA, which operated landfills and a trash baler in the borough. He demanded the agencies pay for the impact of their dumping activities. And they did.

Kaiser’s administration began collecting millions of dollars a year in host fees from the trash business.

He used the money to make improvements to the town and to offset property taxes.

TACKLING REDEVELOPMENT Among Kaiser’s most significant accomplishments was the creation of the Porete Avenue Redevelopment Area – the first such designation in Bergen County. He brought

sanitary sewers to the area and established zoning criteria, which transformed a rundown, overgrown area of the Meadowlands into land suitable for development that raised revenue for the borough and created jobs.

While he was mayor, Kaiser formed the North Arlington Education Foundation to save sports programs the board of education was going to abolish at North Arlington High School.

The Education Foundation went on to form the North Arlington School Age Child Care program (SACC) filling the borough’s need for after-school child care.

Over time, before-school care and summer day camp programs were added to the list of services provided to the community. The board of education supplies the facilities and the foundation raises the funds to provide the programs.

The SACC program was the first of its kind in New Jersey, and it was recognized at the time by Gov. James Florio as a model for all.

PIONEERING LEGISLATION While working in county government for the Schuber Administration, Kaiser shepherded a bill through

In Memoriam Mary A. Tortoreti 1942-2016

the state legislature creating the Bergen County Central Municipal Court. This first-of-its-kind legislation, approved in 1996, allowed the county to adjudicate cases filed by agents of the county government at a special court in the county court system.

While a member of The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission from 2002 to 2008, Kaiser helped oversee the transformation of the wetlands area into both an economic engine for Bergen and Hudson counties and a natural, protected environmental landscape.

HE VALUED LOYALTY Despite all his governmental and political accomplishments, Kaiser is perhaps best well known for his loyalty and his desire to help people in need. Anyone with a legitimate need for assistance, be it a job, health benefits or transportation, Kaiser stepped up to help – regardless of the person’s political affiliation. He was proud that he never turned his back on a friend and was loyal to a fault – although that loyalty was not always returned.

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Kearny crew house ‘literally falling apart,’ Santos says

the mayor and council authorized an application to the state Department istress signals of Environmental Protecare being sent tion’s Green Acres program out from the Ke- for a $965,250 matching Prep in Newark, along with arny crew house grant, supplemented by a Kearny’s Youth Recreation on the Passaic River and $321,750 loan “if available,” program. the town is launching what to finance what the town is Boys and girls teams are it hopes will be a rescue calling the “Passaic River represented by Nutley and mission.

Shoreline Stabilization and Belleville and St. Benedict Mayor Alberto Santos Dock Improvement Projis expected to field a girls’ outlined the mariners’ ect.” squad soon, according to plight at last week’s Town “If this situation is not David Paszkiewicz, longCouncil session, saying the addressed now,” Santos said, time KHS crew coach. dock facility used by the “we could be in a situation Currently, there are close town’s high school rowers where everything shuts to 175 boys and girls, in and and others is “literally falldown.” out of Kearny, using the ing apart.”

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ture issues, “it’s an amazing facility,” Paszkiewicz said, “and the town ought to capitalize on its location, just across the river from a 100-year-old church (in Belleville).

“Plus the (Passaic) River is coming back – in the time I’ve been on the river (34 years coaching), I’ve seen bald eagles, hawks and peregrine falcons.”

But, at the same time, Paszkiewicz agrees the infrastructure must be fixed.

“That bulkhead is collapsing and that will be dangerous because the bank of the river in time will pull the property down. Re-building

it would ensure that Kearny youths and others would continue to have the opportunity to row.

“Something should be done inside of a year. Having this location on the river is fantastic but you can’t stop nature from taking its course.”

In the meantime, the coach said, the town has sought to secure the dock area as best it can by installing hurricane-type fencing along the edge of the dock to prevent youths from falling down the riverbank.

“We don’t want anyone getting hurt,” he said.

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Hudson residents with Ida damage may get FEMA aid

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s Hurricane Ida continued dumping her never-ending downpour on Kearny, residents Jaime Collins and Jacquelyn Villalba used towels to try and soak up the water edging under the front door, through window ledges and plumbing fixtures in the first-floor apartment they share on Arlington Avenue.

After 45 minutes of futile efforts, with the incoming water steadily rising, Collins and Villalba gave up.

“We evacuated, climbing through a window, and only carrying essentials, we trucked up to my sister and stayed with her overnight,” Collins said.

When Collins and Villalba went back to their apartment next day, “it was all covered in septic — we lost a bed, couch, shoes, clothes — everything,” she said. “We even found a fish on the floor.”

Collins and Villalba have

insurance for fire and theft but not for flooding. They’re hoping to get assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Meanwhile, they’re looking for a new apartment.

Homeowners and renters who suffered losses like Villalba and Collins may now be in line for some government relief after all.

Gov. Philip D. Murphy pledged to get a disaster designation extended to Hudson County and on Sept.

10, the extension was granted.

“If you have homeowners or renters insurance, you should file a claim as soon as possible,” the Town of Kearny website posting said. “By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If you are uninsured or underinsured, you may be eligible for federal assistance.”

Residents should visit disasterassistance.gov or download the FEMA

smartphone app. Or they may call 800-621-3362 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.

Applicants will be asked for a phone number, address at the time Ida struck and their current address (if different), social security number, a list of damage and losses and, if insured, the policy number or agent and/or company’s name. Applicants should take photos of damages and begin cleanup and repairs to prevent further damage. They should also keep receipts from any purchases related to the cleanup and repair.

In just one hour, between 8 and 9 p.m., Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos reported at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, Ida dumped three inches of rain throughout the town – some parts of Kearny got as much as eight inches total.

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No question, said fellow Second Ward Councilman Peter Santana, that “the frustration for residents in the lower end of town, in particular, is bad. There’s just nowhere to send the water. It’s disheartening.

The solution comes down to funding.”

Hopefully, Santos said, funding “to fully modernize our sewer system” on a regional basis can be included as part of the federal infrastructure bill now being debated by members of Congress. Particularly for low-lying areas, part of the solution can be installation of large underground water retention containers to hold enormous amounts of stormwater which can be gradually released into nearby bodies of water instead of backing up into residents’ homes.

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Department was called out to aid drivers stuck in the flood waters and Fire Chief Joseph Mastandrea said firefighters rescued 16 people from stalled vehicles. An additional 45 cars abandoned by drivers were checked to make sure no one was trapped inside and 16 people were removed from high water at various locations, he said.

Police Chief George King said his department was so overwhelmed with calls for assistance and since the flooding made navigating local streets so difficult, priority was given to “life and safety” distress calls.

“I saw things I’ve never seen in my 35 years with the police department,” King said.

Among Ida’s casualties was the U.S. Postal System’s Greater Newark Processing & Distribution Center on Harrison Avenue where two sections of the roof gave way, forcing the evacuation of some 300 postal workers and injuries to seven employees.

During and a few days after the storm, access to Harrison Avenue at the Rt. 7 junction was cut off due to flooding and several downed utility poles, bringing traffic along Rt. 7 to a crawl.

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Kearny boys’ soccer: Just like old times Even though the Kearny High School boys’ soccer team posted an impressive 11-3 record during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic world of 2020, there was still a level of concern heading into the 2021 season.

“The kids were worried whether we were going to play or not,” said veteran Kearny head boys’ soccer coach Bill Galka. “They were worried whether we were going to have a full season.”

Well, the Kardinals did have the best record in the Hudson County Interscholastic AthleBut tic League a year ago, it wasn’t full slate of games. And there wasn’t either a Hudson County Tournament or an NJSIAA Group IV state playoff to hang their hats on. There was just the 11-3 record and not much else.

But with the pandemic more than likely now in the rearview mirror and all schools scheduling a full allotment of games prior to the county and state playoffs, the Kardinals have to be considered a favorite to win both postseason tourneys.

“We’re glad to have a full compliment of games,” Galka said. “I’d say that we’re back to normal.”

The Kardinals have a deep and talented roster, led by senior Luis Rojas, who came out of nowhere

a year ago to collect a state-best 23 goals in just 14 games. Rojas will see time at both forward and midfield this season.

One thing’s for sure: Everyone and their mother knows that Rojas is a potent scorer.

“I’ve been telling him that all summer,” Galka said. “I said, ‘Now you’re known.’ Teams have to be paying more attention to him. He was recognized as the league’s MVP, so the league’s coaches know who he is. We have to keep him level headed.”

The Kards won their first two games of the new season last week, soundly defeating Hudson County rivals Union City (3-1) and Dickinson (4-0), two squads who should be among the HCIAL’s playoff teams come November.

Rojas scored a goal in the Kards’ win over Dickinson.

“We’re hoping that he can do what he did last year,” Galka said. “We certainly want the team to be more balanced scoring than we were last year, but we certainly want him (Rojas) to be scoring goals.”

Senior forward Dalton Davila has scored two goals in the first two games.

Davila had six goals and four assists last season.

“He gets us going both ways,” Galka said of Davila.

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The Nutley High School football program has won eight straight games, six last season and two in 2021 thus far.

From left are Billy Mielnicki, Anthony Pinal, Daniel Reyes, head coach J.D. Vick, Will Jennings, Joey Alberti and Paul Poplawski.

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NUTLEY – When J.D. Vick

was appointed to take over permanently for Steve DiGregorio as the head football coach at Nutley High School, he knew that he was inheriting a solid program, especially since in 2020, the Maroon Raiders posted their first undefeated season since 1939, winning all six of their contests in the truncated schedule caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Everything went pretty smoothly,” said Vick, a longtime assistant coach who was the interim head coach in 2019 when DiGregorio was taking care of his battle with pancreatic cancer.

“Since we were in the same situation before, it wasn’t new. We also brought back the same coaching staff.”

But the Maroon Raiders lost 23 kids to graduation, an uncharacteristically large

number to lose to graduation for an NJSIAA Group III enrollment school.

As Vick took over as head coach, he had just three returning starters on offense and four on defense.

“I think we were going to give an opportunity to play for a lot of guys,” said Vick, a native of Alabama who has been with the Maroon Raiders for the better part of the last decade. “They were going to get the chance to step up and see playing time.

I think we found out what we needed to work on during the preseason and our scrimmages. And the kids did great.”

The Maroon Raiders most certainly handled the transition in roaring fashion, because they have won their first two games of the 2021 season, defeating neighboring rivals Bloomfield (18-13) and Belleville last Friday night, winning a 29-28 thriller on the new surface at

Doc Ellis Field at Belleville Stadium.

The Maroon Raiders led from start to finish, but maintained the lead despite some scary moments down the stretch to secure the victory, improving Nutley’s winning streak to eight straight games.

Leading the way for the Raiders is talented senior quarterback Matt Harbison (6-foot-1, 215 pounds). Harbison has been the starter for the previous two seasons and has been everything anyone would ever want in a signal caller.

“Obviously, being a quarterback is such an impact position,” Vick said. “Matt’s worked so hard in the offseason to get ready. No one will ever outwork Matt.

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“He’s not totally green back there,” Vick said. “He’s one of our captains as well, another Continued from Page 9 leader we hav on the field.”

Junior Mitchell Mainithrow it. I have all the con- ero (5-9, 155) has collected a fidence in the world in Matt. team-high 140 yards over the He’s doing well.” first two games.

Harbison has already scored The fullback is senior four touchdowns rushing and Frankie Contella (5-10, 190), he’s completed 60 percent of who knows his role. his passes for 500 yards.

“The first thing a fullback “He knows he can even has to do is block,” Vick said. do better,” Vick said. “Matt “He knows how to block.” has improved from Week The wide receivers are 1 to Week 2. He really has senior Vincent Miller (5-8, such an impact on our entire 165) and senior Frank Kokos team.”

(6-0, 190).

The team’s top running “They are good playmakers back is senior Paul Scutti who are good pass catchers,” (5-9, 170), who has some Vick said. experience.

The tight end is talented

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athlete Billy Mielnicki (6-3, 225), who does a little bit of everything. So does junior Brandon Lucia (6-1, 195), who also handles the placekicking duties very well.

Senior Joey Alberti (5-8, 230) is the lone returning starter along the offensive line at tackle. Alberti is joined by senior Daniel Reyes (5-10, 220) at tackle, with big senior Paul Poplawski (6-5, 265), junior Nicholas Conca (6-0, 225) and junior Anthony Pinal (6-3, 270) sharing time at guard and junior Will Jennings (6-0, 215) at center.

Vick said that he had some concern about the inexperience of his offensive line, but they’ve obviously handled

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two weeks well so far.

“The scrimmages were important to us,” Vick said. “I think that’s what we had to see what happened.”

Defensively, the Maroon Raiders will use Mielnicki at defensive end, where he started last year. The defensive tackles are Alberti and Pinal, with Contella, Jennings and junior Michael Zitola (5-11, 175) at linebacker.

The secondary features Miller at cornerback, where he shined last season, making big play after big play.

He is joined by tough-asnails senior Gerard DeMaio (5-7, 155), a prototypical old school Nutley football player, at cornerback. There was a time when practically every Maroon Raider gridder was about the size of DeMaio. No one has ever questioned DeMaio’s heart – nor any Nutley football player. The Maroon Raiders all play much bigger than the height and weight listed on their roster.

Scutti and Lucia are the safeties. Vick has been very impressed with what Lucia brings to the field every time he strolls onto the Nutley

Oval.

“He’s a very aggressive defensive football player,” Vick said. “And he makes all of his kicks. He’s a very important player for us. He does it all.”

Vick has been impressed with his team’s defensive effort.

“We beat a very good Belleville football team,” Vick said. “The defense stepped up when they had to. Our defense made huge plays when they had to make them.

I’m just so proud of our players. And my hat’s off to the coaching staff for getting us ready.”

It’s two down this year, eight in a row all together and much more to go. Orange is next up Saturday afternoon at the Oval with kickoff slated for 1 p.m.

“Coach D (DiGregorio) is a tough act to follow,” Vick said. “I’m just very fortunate to have the opportunity to coach these kids. We’re not in bad shape at all.”

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Kardinal superstar Jose Seniors Alan Castillo and Escandon, who was the Daniel Velazquez return to New Jersey Player of the their starting roles along Continued from Page 9 the Kardinals’ backline.

Year in 2018, the last year “They’ve been playing the Kardinals won the Davila had six goals and four Group IV state crown. The together for three years,” assists last season.

Galka said of Castillo and elder Escandon is now “He gets us going both ways,” playing at nearby NJIT. Velazquez. “They pick Galka said of Davila. “He scored The younger Escandon each other up well. It’s a nice goal against Dickinson.” good to have two experihas a ton of talent.

Junior Johan Baez is a center “He’s been a good fit Photo by Jim Hague enced guys there.” midfielder who scored a goal Junior Michael Reis is with the team,” Galka said. The Kearny boys’ soccer team should be and added an assist in the first “He’s getting more comfort- among the best teams in the state once again another defender with a lot two games. able with the team every of experience. Senior Gerthis season. Front row, from left, are Danilo “He has to be a good distribu- day. He’s good on the ball ald Cohertero is the final Parreira, David Cabral, Andres Rozo and tor of the ball, playing center and certainly can do a lot starter on the backline. He Gerald Cohertero. Back row, from left, are mid,” Galka said. of things on his own. He’s returns to the Kearny High Michael Reis, Alan Castillo, Alexander Cruz, Senior Aidan Mansilla has a good passer. He’s not a Joshua Rodriguez, Daniel Velazquez and head roster after playing club collected a goal and an assist as greedy player. He knows soccer the last two seasons. coach Bill Galka. well. what to do. He does have Max Silva is a junior who “He has good skills,” Galka some similarity to his brothis working his way back of Rodriguez. “We expect him said of Mansilla. “He’s a tricky er, but I don’t think anyone is into shape after an injury. He’s to be a leader back there. He’s lefty who has the ability to take comparing him to Jose.” awaiting clearance to return. pretty good with his feet. He on players. He has the ability to Senior Angel Tovar is a Others seeing playing time on has a good soccer mentality and score.” two-year varsity fixture in the the backline include junior Dareads the game pretty well. He’s Senior Alan Antonelli is a midfield, but he’s more of a vid Cabral, junior Andres Rozo a good shot stopper.” solid contributor in the middefensive midfielder. and senior Danilo Parreira.

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“We have a good group a first-year varsity player who far. I’m expecting him to play back there so far,” Galka said.

The Kardinals utilize a “fourhas impressed Galka. Junior a lot.”

“They’re all going to play.” across” defensive approach.

Alejandro Alvarado is another The Kardinals welcome back first-year varsity performer in goalkeeper Joshua Rodriguez the midfield. between the posts. The senior The Kardinals welcomed a Rodriguez has stopped all but familiar name to the fold this one of the shots he faced the season. Cristian Escandon is first two contests. the younger brother of former “He’s doing well,” Galka said

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“I think that will tell us a lot,” Galka said. “If we can get a good result, then that will put us a good place.”

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Vikings get off to solid start for new coach Barber

“It was easy,” Barber said.

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This is his program. I’m just NORTH ARLINGTON - Kevin sort of picking up the ball and running with it.”

Barber had definitely paid Barber has been coaching his dues. Barber spent eight all kinds of sports on all kinds years as an assistant coach of levels for all that time. He with the North Arlington High coached freshman basketball, School boys’ soccer program, junior varsity baseball, bowlso when long-time head coach ing, varsity golf, you name it. and friend Jesse Dembowski His wife, Jessica, coaches track decided he was stepping aside, and field and cheerleading at Barber was poised to step up the school.

They might be the and take over.

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“I came home and talked to Jessica about it,” Barber said.

“I really didn’t know what I wanted.”

Finally, Barber decided to do the right thing and take over the Vikings.

“We have great kids in a good program,” Barber said. “It’s actually a credit to our great Rec (North Arlington Recreation) program. I’ve coached many of these kids on JV.” The Vikings lost a good group of seniors to graduation, including the 2020-2021 Observer Male Athlete of the Year Tony Alho, currently a student and not an athlete at Seton Hall University. Alho was the starting goalkeeper for all four years of his days at NA, earning AllNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference honors three times.

“It’s always difficult to lose seniors,” Barber said. “They were good kids who would work their tails off. I think a lot of that has rubbed off on this team.”

Two juniors, Angel Arce and Patrick Lind, will share the du-

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“We have two goalies who are very good,” Barber said.

“They push each other and they make each other better.

Tony’s name doesn’t even come up with us. He’s as irreplaceable as they come, but Angel and Pat can do the job. We’re not looking for the next Tony Alho. We just want them to be the best Angel and the best Pat they can be.”

The Vikings will utilize three defenders, which is more of a testament to junior standout Sean Manzo more than anything else. Manzo is a captain as a junior, which should tell you a little about Manzo’s leadership skills.

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Obituaries She also leaves her daughter Rosanne Mullin Nutkis, Helen L. Bryla (Nee Boyer), of together with her grandchilHarrison, NJ, entered into eterdren Jennifer, James and Jeff nal rest at home on Sunday, SepNutkis, and great-grandchildren tember 5th 2021. She was 87 Liam and Hudson. She leaves years old. A funeral service will her mother Anna Baffige and be held at the Mulligan Funeral a sister Veronica Dragos. She Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, was predeceased by her father Harrison, NJ 07029 today, on Evo Baffige and brother Frank Tuesday, September 14th at 11 Baffige. She was also predeam. Her Burial will follow in St. ceased by her former husband Mary’s Cemetery, Perth Amboy.

James P. Mullin.

Friends and relatives may visit In addition, she leaves her this morning after 10 am. Born step-daughters Liz McCarthy in Perth Amboy, Helen was a DeCarlo and her husband lifelong resident of Edison, NJ Anthony, and their children before moving to Harrison in Samantha and Anthony, Jr., 2017. She worked as a Librarian Kathy McCarthy Grau and her for Edison Public Library, Clara husband Eddie, Cheryl McBarton Branch in the Children’s Carthy King and her husband room for over 30 years before Erik, and their children Diane retiring in 2012. Helen is surand Max and his wife Rebecca, vived by her Son, Christopher with their children Natalia and Bryla. She was predeceased by Nathan, Sharon McCarthy and her Son, Anthony (2014), her her fiancé Michael Palady and Husband Anthony (1978) and their daughters Shannon and her Son-in-law Joseph Nelson Michaela.

(2020). If you would like to Her remains will be cresend a condolence message to mated; and at her request there her family, please visit www. mulliganfh.com.

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MARTINHO DACRUZ

Martinho Dacruz passed away on September 5, 2021. He was 81. Private arrangements are with Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home.

Husband of Marie Emilia, he was the father of Emily Peso, Edite Matos, Martinho Cruz and Peter Cruz. Also surviving are 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

nal rest at home on Thursday, August 26th, 2021. He was 32 years old. A funeral service will be held at the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, AIDA MONROIG Harrison, NJ 07029 on SaturAida Monroig of Kearny, day, September 18th at 3:30 pm. passed away on Thursday Friends and relatives may visit September 9, 2021. She was on Saturday from 12 to 4pm.

56. Arrangements were by the Born in Newark and raised in Armitage Wiggins Funeral Harrison. Miguel worked for Home.

Iberia Construction Company Aida was the beloved wife with his father for many years. of Emilio Monroig. She was He enjoyed watching NFL the daughter of Artemio and Football and going to the Movthe late Zoraida. She also has a ies. stepfather, Teifilo Lorenzo. LovMiguel is survived by his ing mother of Emilio Monroig, Parents Angel and Liliana Jr., Arthur Monroig and Natalie Redonda, his Sisters Brittany Monroig she is also survived by and Vanessa Marques as well her cherished grandchildren; as many Aunts, Uncles, Nieces Vivienne, Audrey, James and and Nephews. If you would like Maximus. In lieu of flowers to send a condolence message kindly consider a donation to to his family, please visit www. the American Cancer Society to mulliganfh.com. find a cure for Breast Cancer.

will be no viewing. Burial will be held privately. Arrangements are entrusted to the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home.

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Kearny passed away at home on September 8, 2021. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Mike at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Monday September 13 from 4-8 PM. A Funeral Service will be celebrated in the funeral home on Tuesday at 10:30 AM, with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Born in South Bend, Indiana on September 22, 1949, Michael was a resident of Kearny for 70 years. He proudly served in the Marines during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970. He was a graduate of Kearny High School Class of 1968, earned his bachelor’s degree at Kean College, and later received his master’s degree from Montclair State University. Mike worked as a probation officer for the State of New Jersey for 29 years See OBITS, Page 14

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before his retirement.

Mike was an avid football and baseball fan, and especially liked cheering for the New York Giants.

Mike was a member of the Kearny Elks and the American Legion.

He was a dedicated coach, passing on his love of the games to the next generation. Mike coached Kearny Recreation Sports, the Saturday Basketball Biddy League, Minor League and Colt League Baseball. Mike was the beloved husband of 40 years to Karen (nee Cassese) Reilly. In lieu of

flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or to St. Barnabas Hospice.

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Doris Haskins, “Dee”, (nee Cawley), 85 passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at her home in Harrison, NJ. Relatives and friends are invited to visit the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Saturday, September 18, from 2 to 4 p.m Doris was a life-long resident of Harrison. She owned and operated Dee’s Driftwood Lounge on 3rd Street in East New-

ark, NJ for seven years before retiring. Doris is survived by her children, Darren Haskins, Diane Bozzone, Denise Richmond and Donna Richmond, and one brother, Howard Cawley, Jr. She was the grandmother of Peter, Dwayne, Rhiannon, Stephanie, Shana, Ashley, Kimberly and Brian and the greatgrandmother of Tyler, Olivia, Joseph, Ethan, Layla, Leah and Grayson. Dee was predeceased by two children, Robert Haskins and Debra Richmond-Kazar, two sisters, Carol Nichols and Helen Howjeski and two grandchildren, Jesse and Toni-Ann.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021 said. “We have to use that height to our advantage.”

Senior Tiago Regatao is Continued from Page 12 “fast and smart,” according to Barber. “He played Seniors Shane Gilchrist forward last year, so he’s and Christopher Gilmour one of those utility guys are the other two defend- you need in order to win.” ers. Gilchrest started last Sophomore Declan year.

Hughes is another versa“Just having the experi- tile player. ence of Shane and Sean “We don’t have to means so much to us,” worry about him,” Barber Barber said. said. “He’s a coach’s son.”

The Vikings are talentThe forward line has ed in the midfield as well. already combined to Junior Tomas Custodio is score eight goals – in one more of a defensive midmatch. fielder, but he can move Senior Tiago Alves the ball up and down the tallied four goals in the field.

Vikings’ 8-1 win over “We’re going to move Hoboken in the season him around,” Barber said. opener.

Senior Matthew Mu“He was so pumped for chotrigo is another of the the season,” Barber said. team’s captains.

“He kept hounding me “He’s a distributor who with e-mails throughout should score some as the offseason, asking me, well,” Barber said.

‘What can I do?’ It was Senior Ethan DeJesus is every day. He’s going another solid ball distrib- to be so difficult to play utor in the midfield. against.”

“He’s so tall that he’s Four goals in one game going to get to a lot of should be enough of a balls in the air,” Barber message to Viking op-

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Junior Daniel Janosek tallied two goals in the season opener.

“He’s a good shooter,” Barber said. “He’s good with both feet. He’s just an all-around good soccer player.”

And Vincent Richard also scored two goals from his forward position.

Junior Mert Kutlutan is a solid midfielder who can also play forward.

Freshman Hugo Rojas is a transfer from Kearny who will contribute right away.

Barber knows that this team has the makings of being something special.

“The majority of these kids went undefeated while on JV,” Barber said. “They have taken what they learned on that level and brought it to varsity.”

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DUE TO COVID-19, ALL RESIDENTS MUST REMAIN IN THEIR VEHICLE AND PLACE THEIR MATERIALS IN THEIR TRUNK.

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IMPORTANT! In an effort to accommodate all those wishing to participate please limit your documents to no more than 40 lbs. For further information, contact the HCIA’s Environmental Hotline: (201) 324-6222 ext. 3257 or visit www.hcia.org. Documents will be commercially shredded safely, privately and properly by trained, licensed and bonded document destruction specialists. Residents may bring documents in whatever type of container they wish. These events are open to Hudson County residents. Businesses are not eligible to participate.

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Chief Executive Officer • Norman M. Guerra

Chairman • Frank Pestana

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Baptist Church of Arlington in Kearny, reminded attendees that families of the dead have “worked to keep their memories alive … everyone from investment bankers to busboys and maître ds who worked at Windows on the World.”

As we honor the memory and contributions made by the victims, Ramos said, it’s important to keep alive the traits of “compassion and resiliency.

The dark, evil stain does not define us – that’s the terrorists.

It’s the good of people, not the bad(ness) of some that we remember.”

And the “dry bones” of the dead “rest securely in Him,” Ramos said. “They are no longer dry, not forgotten,” much as after the attacks, “we did not stop living…. United we stand, beloved of God.” Since Sept. 11, 2001, she said, “we can remember where we were when it happened and how God helped us through those challenging days…. The dry bones “we turn into living memories and God turns our tears into living joy, living

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spirit.”

Joseph Reese, brother of victim Judith Reese, shared his memories of his late sister, remembering her as “a woman of strong conviction … tenacious” who exhibited a strong “sense of loyalty to family and friends.”

Joseph recalled Judith, who worked as an administrative assistant with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey at the World Trade Center, was an avid rooter for the Washington Football Club (Joe, conversely, is a major Rams’ fan) and was a lover of country music which she’d tune to during car trips to Cape May and Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

She was also known for her “delicious devilled eggs,” he said. “Judith was determined to squeeze out every second of every day. The comfort of family and friends in Kearny means a lot and today, we treasure every moment we have. God bless our first responders.”

Mayor Alberto Santos said even with the passage of two decades since the attacks, “we still recall vividly the pain

and trauma” and how people rallied by “coming to this and other churches to pray and hold hands. It was our faith that lifted us. We did not let a sense of revenge overcome us.

We act on the hope for a better tomorrow.

“Guided by the faith of the Four Chaplains (memorialized with a bronze monument that stands outside St. Stephen’s) who joined in the service of love for others, we renew that commitment today,” the mayor said, through military or volunteer service. And, by so doing, “we found God in each other through community ... We still grieve for those lost, but we still have faith.”

And the Rev. Joseph Mancini, pastor of St. Stephen’s, concluded the service, saying, “Evil can never defeat us. Each of us can make a difference.”

Lyndhurst also hosted a 9/11 memorial observance on Saturday, Sept. 11. The township lost four residents.

The rousing commemoration included musical pieces from students and Lyndhurst High School, the releasing of

peace doves, speeches and the unveiling of a new monument, part of which includes steel from one of the World Trade Center towers.

“Despite the passing of 20 years since that somber day on Sept. 11, 2001, it remains as important as ever that we continue to come together to honor the victims and our shared history,” Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso said. “It is almost impossible to overstate the lingering effects that 9/11 has had on our country, as well as Lyndhurst as a small

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Continued from Page 8 developed, causing sections of the county roadway to buckle. It has since reopened pending repairs.

Some municipal facilities were scarred by Ida: the Kearny Police Department facility sustained water damage from infiltration, as did the Town Hall Annex, Santos said. And two recreation

community.

“On that somber day ... amongst the 2,977 innocent people who perished from a heinous act of terror, were that of our own Lyndhurst residents, Gino Calvi, Kenneth Grouzalis, Myoung Lee and Craig Lilore.

“On behalf of our Township of Lyndhurst, as I acknowledge the Calvi, Grouzalis, Lee, and Lilore families here with us today, please know that we as a small-town family also share your tears in our memory and in our hearts.” sites were declared off-limits for now.

Harvey Field will likely remain shut for at least three weeks and possibly longer, according to town Recreation Director Ralph Cattafi.

Scheduled soccer games have been moved to alternate locations, he said.

Cattafi said the Oval “came out of (Ida) very well.

It had no damage.”

And it is available for practice and games.

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