Feb. 26, 2014 Edition of The Observer

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Tainted firm sues Kearny

Still seeking consensus on 9/11 steel

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The law firm founded by Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Chairman David Samson – one of several P.A. figures linked to the controversial closing of access lanes to the GWB in Fort Lee – is suing Kearny in connection with another quasi-traffic-related matter.

The firm says Kearny unfairly and improperly denied its client, Interstate Outdoor Advertising, a town contract for constructing and marketing advertising billboards in the Kearny meadows targeted to motorists using Rt. 7 and/or the N.J. Turnpike.

That contract, which Kearny awarded to a rival firm which the town originally used as a consultant on the deal, is designed to give the town a windfall in new municipal revenues.

In a complaint filed Dec. 26, 2013, in Hudson County Superior Court, attorney Michael Beck, with the West Orange law firm Wolff & Samson, alleges that the Kearny governing body improperly contracted with the Colorado-headquartered firm of All Vision LLC, which has a Rutherford office, for a license “to construct and operate billboards” on three town-owned see BILLBOARD page

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By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON –

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ome three years after the North Arlington Volunteer Fire Department secured one of the beams recovered from the World Trade Center site after 9/11, the corroded, twisted steel still sits in the borough DPW garage because officials haven’t agreed where to install it.

But now, according to Mayor Peter Massa, “We’re shooting for Memorial Day for a dedication.”

Where that will happen, though, was still undecided, as of last week, although reportedly, there was to be a meeting this week of NAFD and borough representatives to hash over that issue.

“We should have a determination at our next [March 13] council meeting,” Massa said.

While the firefighters’ preference is for Zadroga Park off Schuyler Ave.,

Mayor Peter Massa (l.) and Public Works Superintendent Peter Norcia and the 9/11 steel beam at the borough DPW garage.

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Overall decline in Kearny crime in ‘13

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Town of Kearny’s 2013 Uniform Crime Report Index has been released and shows a 2.5% total decrease in the prime categories, which represents a 13-year low.

The data, provided by the

Kearny Police Department and released by Mayor Alberto Santos and the Town Council, shows 1,286 reported crimes for last year, compared with 1,320 in 2012.

“While the decrease in crime for 2013 was modest, the recently released numbers [also] confirm the significant drops in crime that occurred

from 2011 to 2012 when reported crimes fell by 18%,” a statement from the mayor and Council noted.

According to the report, the category with the highest tally was larcenies, which showed a slight increase, from 633 in 2012 to 642 last year. That, Police Chief John Dowie told The Observer, is

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“probably because of the big jump in shoplifting.” Despite the count, it is still a far cry from the 867 larcenies recorded in 2001.

After three consecutive years with no homicides, Kearny did record one in 2013: the Jan. 17 killing of 16-yearsee CRIME page

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By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – global investment management firm specializing in real estate services has been contracted to broker the sale of the 116-acre Hoffman-La Roche research & development campus straddling the Nutley/Clifton border, stretching from Kingsland St. to Rt. 3.

Jones Lang LaSalle, with annual revenues listed at nearly $4 billion and with operations in 70 countries, is the firm entrusted with the task, according to a release issued by JLL publicist Shea Communications on Feb. 20.

Roche spokewoman Darien Wilson confirmed the announcement and said that Roche anticipated JLL would be “reaching out to various redevelopers” and arranging for them to visit the Roche site within the coming months.

“Hopefully, we’ll be in a position to identify a buyer and outline development options by later this year,” Wilson said. “It is still our plan to divest our property [in Nutley and Clifton] by the end of 2015.”

R&D operations at the site have been pretty much shut down with only a skeleton crew still working. Another Roche property in Belleville is also in the process of being sold but the Belleville governing body has already designated David Mack Properties of Southport, Conn., as the redeveloper for that site.

Roche Vice President Tom Lyon said the pharmaceutical research firm picked JLL based, in part, on its “proven

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The Roche campus overlapping Nutley and Clifton.

track record of successfully divesting complex, technically-sophisticated properties.”

JLL said the Roche account will be handled by Thomas Stanton 3rd, managing director; John Buckley, vice president; and Joseph Garibaldi, managing director with the firm’s capital markets group.

Stanton – whose father, the late Thomas Stanton Jr., was president/CEO of the former First Jersey National Bank, headquartered in Jersey City, and a prime mover of waterfront development and creation of the brownstone district in Jersey City – said in the JLL release that, “The proximity of Roche’s campus to major transportation corridors, mass transportation hubs and the surrounding urban demographic make this property a uniquely desirable site.”

In a phone interview with The Observer last Friday,

Stanton, who was recently elected vice chairman of the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce, said: “The preference is to divest to one buyer in a single sale.”

“We’re going to spend the next couple of months making sure we educate the relevant players in the marketplace, capable of this scale of redevelopment,” Stanton said. Those players, he said, would include “investors, buyers, users, developers to obtain the best price for Roche.”

And, Stanton added, “Part of that calculation is the speedy redevelopment of site.”

How that will play out, he said, will hinge on “collaboration between the buyer, the municipalities [Nutley and Clifton] and, of course, Roche.”

Asked if he was concerned about reservations raised in a Roche consultants report

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prepared by Perkins, Eastman that certain suggested redevelopment options, tempered by municipal misgivings, may face significant build-out delays, Stanton characterized the report as “thoughtful” but added that it “stands on its own … it’s not our report.”

Perkins, Eastman pitched varying scenarios of a mixed-use redevelopment of the Roche site that includes residential, retail, office, hotel and med-tech components, all interconnected by a “necklace” of green space.

“We’re really excited about this project,” Stanton said. “We view our mission as important because it’s going to play a material role in terms of the future for that area. For that reason, we want to expose it to the highest quality buyers.”

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Ready to flex their tech muscles

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON –

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he climbing mercury notwithstanding, winter is still with us but some Harrison school kids are warming to the idea that summer is only a few months away and, with summer, comes … more school!

Well, sort of.

Michael Landy, administrator in charge of Washington Middle School, explains that 12 of his students have been selected to receive scholarships to attend a SummerTech Computer Camp in Westchester County, N.Y. “The camp is run by our music teacher at Washington Middle School, Steven Fink, and it was his idea to generously provide the scholarships,” Landy said.

Each scholarship has a value of $1,600, he said.

That will pay for the kids’ lodging, meals and personnel costs associated with the camp’s instructional component. They’ll spend one week at the site, Landy said.

The camp, Landy said, “features high tech learning, with five curriculums to choose from, including coding, animation, Python, C++, Java and web curriculum.”

Those who will be attending are Aaron El Hassani, Natalie Giumarra, Kane Montan, Susan Perea, Marvin Acuna Jerez, Rusell Kennedy, Justin Cai, Alejandro Chavez, Luis Sobrino, Jamie Diaz, Polyanna Bautista and Gabriel Sousa. All are sixth- , seventh- or eighthgraders.

Landy said students were

Left photo courtesy Michael Landy; right photo courtesy Steven Fink

LEFT: Washington School students display scholarship certificates. In front row, from l., are: Jamie Diaz, Marvin Acuna Jerez, Aaron El Hassani, Luis Sobrino and Susan Perea. Standing, from l., are: instructor Steven Fink, Natalie Giummara, Justin Cai, Kane Montan, Alejandro Chavez, Russell Kennedy and teacher Eileen Winkleblech.

asked to fill out an application and write an essay describing how they planned to use technology in the future. Applicants needed at least a 2.75 grade point average to qualify, he said.

Eileen Winkleblech, the school’s technology teacher, reviewed the applications and picked the winners based on the contents, grades and students’ interest in technology as demonstrated in class, Landy said.

All of the students chosen have access to home computers and to school computer labs after school if needed, according to Landy.

Fink, who toured with a rock band during the ‘80s and ‘90s, said several of his musician friends started a “techno camp” and, after the band broke up in 1997, he began getting actively involved with his camp buddies, handling the business end, marketing, spon-

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that, eventually, it was bought out and “we started a new version,” initially based at Iona College, but which later moved to State University of New York at Purchase.

“We’re now in our eighth year at SUNY,” Fink said. “The

camp operates six weeks during the summer. We accept kids ages eight to 17 but, most typically, we get ages 10 to 15.”

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New fiscal personnel in borough “He realized he needed two days a week to handle ugene Leporiere has quit the work so he has formally resigned,” Massa said. as the borough’s newly On Feb. 17, the Borough hired CFO, just four Council hired Mahwah weeks after he was appointed resident Steve Sanzari as the to the part-time job, officials replacement for Leporiere. disclosed.

Sanzari has been serving as “He had a problem with CFO/treasurer for the village the work load,” Mayor Peter of Ridgewood, whose 2012 Massa said last week. municipal budget was listed as When Leporiere, the former about $35 million.

CFO of Upper Saddle River, Massa said Sanzari’s salary was hired on Jan. 14, it was remains uncertain at this point with the understanding that he until the borough decides confine his time in North Arwhether compiling the annual lington to just 10 hours a week, financial statement should be for which he would receive part of his scope of services. $25,000 a year.

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The Borough Council also voted to hire Steven Lo Iacono, the former city manager of Hackensack, as the new borough business administrator at an annual salary of $125,000 plus the use of a borough car, pending a background check.

According to reports by NorthJersey.com, Lo Iacono was a co-defendant, along with Hackensack Construction Official Joseph Mellone, in a 2011 sexual harassment suit brought by former clerktypist Marcella Sbarbaro that ended in a $495,000 settlement. The lawsuit alleged that Sbarbaro was forced to have

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Massa said Lo Iacono is getting a separation agreement from his former employer to work for North Arlington.

Lo Iacono replaces Terence Wall, who resigned last year to accept a comparable job in Cranford. Wall also served as the borough clerk. Massa said the borough is looking to split up the two positions and expects to fill the borough clerk slot shortly.

In other business, the governing body voted to appeal to the state legislature to exempt the cost of plowing the salting roads and personnel costs associated with that work from the state-mandated municipal budget cap.

Council President Al Granell said: “This winter has blown a hole through our snow removal budget and we still have another six weeks of winter weather when we could be hit by more snow and ice storms.”

Granell didn’t say how much the borough has spent so far for snow-related work.

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The show began filming at the Bergen County Jail in June 2013 and concluded in October.

A camera crew would often spend 40 to 60 hours a week there, conducting interviews

and observing the daily routines of inmates and corrections officers, Sheriff Michael Saudino’s office noted.

“Our corrections officers and staff at the jail are dedicated to running an efficient operation,’ Saudino said. “I am very thankful for their professionalism, and I look forward to their hard work being showcased in this documentary.”

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Kearny’s ‘Policeman of the Year’

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent

role in the investigation and subsequent arrest of a suspect in the Dec. 24 robbery of a Chase Bank in Kearny.

KEARNY – Gonzalez is also a member etective Michael Gonof the KPD’s Honor Guard, zalez has been named is a firearms instructor and a the Kearny Police member of the tactical team.

Department’s “Policeman In addition, he serves as a of the Year” for 2013, reprephysical training instructor senting the second time the at the Passaic County Police officer has been chosen for Academy in Wayne, from the KPD’s top honor. which he graduated in 2001.

The commendation will Gonzalez, who grew up in be presented Friday at the Newark and Kearny, joined annual PBA Ball and Valor the KPD in August 2001 after Awards Dinner. serving a year as a Hudson Gonzalez, a member County corrections officer Photo courtesy KPD of the force since 2001, and a year as an officer LEFT: Det. Michael Gonzalez; RIGHT: Det. Gonzalez with Chief John Dowie and fellow officers at 2009 presentation at was selected for the same with the N.J. Department American Legion hall. award in 2009 and is the of Corrections. He is also third KPD serving officer honoree’s overall perforrooftop rescue of a suicidal and composed of superior a graduate of the N.J. to be a repeat recipient. mance during the year in individual, at great peril to officers and representatives Department of Corrections The others are Lt. Anthony question. “It’s a review of job himself.” from the Patrol Division, Academy in Sea Girt. At both Gouveia, 1989 and 2003, and after job. It’s not just any one “The family was very COP Unit and Detective academies, he received the Officer Robert Turkowsky, appreciative,” Dowie said.

Bureau. And there’s no influ- job,” he said. physical fitness award in his 2001 and 2008.

Even so, there are certain Dowie also noted that, in ence from the top: “I stay graduating class.

The “Policeman of the cases that stand out. The 2013, Gonzalez solved a seout of it,” Chief John Dowie He served with the KPD Year”is chosen by the dechief cited the actions of ries of armed robberies “here patrol units until 2009, noted. partment’s Valor Committee, Gonzalez, along with Officer and in surrounding jurisdic- when he was assigned to the Dowie explained that the headed by Sgt. Rick Poplaski commendation reflects the Steve Hroncich, “in the tions” and played a critical Detective Bureau.

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the same day he went out of town.

Whatever.

The point is that the wanland. derings of both Christie and That would be the curBooker have proven distracrent N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, tions that shoved local prioria Republican, and Sen. Cory ties to the back seat in favor Booker, the former mayor of of personal aspirations for Newark, a Democrat. operating on a wider political As head of the Republistage. can Governors Association, In Christie’s case, his adChristie already has a national ministration has to, at least, platform – and an excuse to fly share part of the blame – with to places like Chicago, Florida the feds – in failing to ensure and California to raise money that the “tens of thousands” for like-minded Red Staters. of New Jersey residents left And when he was the Brick homeless by the ravages of City chief executive, Booker Hurricane Sandy in October was not one to let the dust set2012 got storm recovery aid. tle, as demonstrated by a Star As folks continued strugLedger survey which reported gling to reclaim homes and on July 15, 2012, that the mayor businesses ruined by Sandy, “was out of state and the New our governor spent a comfortYork City area on at least 119 able weekend vacation with days since Jan. 1, 2001,” alhis family recently in San Juan. though Booker’s aides noted I guess he needed to recover that their boss often returned from all the jet lag he’s experio 2016 could see two New Jerseyans vying for the highest office in the

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enced flying around the U.S. Then, of course, there’s Bridgegate, where the jury of public opinion is still out, awaiting the results of investigations by the legislature and the Port Authority. Apologies notwithstanding, if Christie didn’t order the Fort Lee lane closures, how come he wasn’t

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paying attention to what his appointees were doing at the GWB? Same can be said for former Mayor Booker who recently condemned the actions of the former Newark Watershed Conservation & Development Corp. who, according to report issued by the state comptrol-

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Booker told The Ledger he was relying on the city business administrator to keep tabs on the Watershed and that’s why he didn’t attend any of that agency’s meetings.

Maybe the business administrator wasn’t in Booker’s Twitter phone book.

At a “Town Hall” meeting last week in Port Monmouth – the 110th such public meet and greet for Christie – a woman who identified herself as “Debbie from Brick” trying to get Sandy recovery aid told the governor, “I just wanna go home.”

Maybe that’s what Chris from Trenton needs to do: Stay in New Jersey.

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Ambulance fees targeted for hike LYNDHURST – t looks like out-of-towners, with certain exceptions, will be paying more for a ride to a hospital in a Lyndhurst ambulance.

A township ordinance introduced Feb. 11 and slated for public hearing on March 11, calls for an $800 transport fee plus $15 per mile to be charged to non-residents conveyed to a hospital by the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad (LPES).

“Any portion of the transport fee herein established (or the entire fee) may be waived for residents of Lyndhurst,” the ordinance states.

The current charges are $600 for a transport fee plus $12.50 per mile.

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Since the ambulance service began, those fees have been waived for township residents, although, based on a search of municipal records by the Township Clerk’s office, it appears that Lyndhurst has never put into writing the rules governing fees assessed by the LPES. Now the plan is to “codify” that protocol, officials said.

Asked why the township was planning to raise the fees, Mayor/Public Safety Commissioner Robert Giangeruso referred a reporter to the township’s Emergency Management Services (EMS).

Salvatore De Carlo, deputy director of Lyndhurst EMS, said the proposed rate hike is

not being sought by the LPES. “The recommendation to raise the fees came from the township, presumably to help with the [municipal] budget,” he said.

“The billing is revenue generating,” De Carlo said.

“The money collected goes to the township general fund. It doesn’t come to the squad.”

And, based on a review of records for last year, it doesn’t appear that the township lost money by providing the service, according to De Carlo.

For 2013, De Carlo said, Lyndhurst paid about $250,000 for maintenance costs associated with running the ambulance and for payments to 13 emergency medical technicians who

operate on a rotating basis and one supervisor and collected $326,388 in revenues.

“So it looks like the township makes a little money off us,” he said.

How that works, De Carlo said, is that, “If a township resident uses the [ambulance] service, we take what the person’s insurance company pays and, if there is a balance owed, the resident is not responsible for that balance. If a nonresident uses the service, that person is responsible for the balance.”

However, if somebody from Rutherford or another community that partners with Lyndhurst in a mutual aid pact gets hurt in Lyndhurst, there

is no charge to transport that person, De Carlo said.

Or, if a person from a mutual aid partner community gets hurt in one of those communities and Lyndhurst’s ambulance responds, that person “would be treated the same as a Lyndhurst resident,” De Carlo said.

An exception to the rule: a non-resident visiting Medieval Times who has an allergic reaction to the animals and who is taken by Lyndhurst ambulance to the hospital is responsible for the transport fees, said De Carlo.

A draft of the proposed ordinance is “still in flux,” he added.

– Ron Leir

‘Wearing Red’ to mark Women’s Heart Health The Montclair and Nutley Health Departments, in partnership with Clara Maass Medical Center, are hosting “An Evening on the Runway,” A Wear Red for Women’s Heart Health program. This free event will be held on Monday, March 10, at the United Way of Northern New Jersey, 60 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). The event was postponed from the original Feb. 10 date, due to bad weather and hazardous road conditions.

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KPD: Suspect nabbed on 50G warrant A Virginia woman, wanted on a $50,000 Kearny robbery warrant, was arrested Feb. 11 when she graciously returned to the scene of the crime, the Kmart on Passaic Ave., Kearny police reported.

Just a month before, on Jan. 10, Kmart security had attempted to detain Nora Jdira, 27, of Springfield, Va., on suspicion of shoplifting, but she reportedly became combative, “violently resisted” the guards and assaulted one with her handbag before escaping in a car with Washington, D.C., plates, Kearny Police Chief John Dowie reported.

Officer Leroy Bibbs did a plate/driver’s license check and found a Virginia license for the owner.

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Other recent reports on the KPD blotter included the following: Feb. 12 At 2:30 p.m., Jason Taylor, 29, of Lyndhurst, came to KPD headquarters to inquire about the status of a taxi-driver license application he had submitted. The visit proved to be unwise, since Officer Pat Sawyer had determined that the would-be cabby had two outstanding warrants, one from Kearny and one from Newark, police said. Taylor was arrested and booked.

His application has not been approved.

Feb. 15 Officer Tom Bannon, travelling on Schuyler Ave. near Midland Ave. at 8 a.m., came

upon a blue Jeep stopped in the northbound traffic lane, its driver asleep behind the wheel and two cans of beer sitting in the center console, police said. After Bannon roused the motorist and conducted field sobriety tests, Jose Castillo, 24, of Irvington, was arrested, brought to HQ for an Alco test and issued a summons for DWI. Officer Brian Wisely responded to Kmart at 5 p.m. after a shopper reported she had briefly left her cart unattended and then found her wallet had been removed from her backpack in the cart.

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At 3:30 p.m., on the 300 block of Davis Ave., Officer Feb. 19 Jay Ward investigated a Officers Rich Carbone and collision between a car and Giovanni Rodriguez, on patrol a snow plow. The operator in South Kearny, responded of the auto, Carl Astorga, 38, to a 7:45 p.m. report of a trespasser at a local business and encountered 30-year-old Elizabeth resident Hector Rodriguez. Police said he refused the officers’ requests to move on and was arrested for defiant trespass.

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C.O.A.L.G. coming to Centanni’s

By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent

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hile the heavy snow and frigid temperatures don’t exactly inspire memories of the Jersey Shore in the summer, frostbitten summer-lovers can escape the winter with the help of C.O.A.L.G. C.O.A.L.G., an acoustic guitar duo who frequently plays at Spicy’s Cantina in Seaside Heights in the summers, will perform a set at North Arlington’s Centanni’s on Feb. 28.

“We play everything from the Beatles up until today’s stuff and everything in between,” said singer/guitarist Wayne Bilotti.

Bilotti started his music career in high school, when he began playing the guitar with friends.

“I had the opportunities to play since high school and it sprung from there,” Bilotti said. “It’s just a passion to play.

I was just fortunate enough to make a living doing it.”

Bilotti’s style, with musical influences ranging from Paul Simon to Roger Waters, came from being exposed to varying styles of music.

“I just grew up listening to a lot of different types of music,” Bilotti said. “I was more into song writers than just random artists.”

Bilotti’s guitar career soon took him to many of the notable venues throughout the area, including the now-closed CBGB in Manhattan. However, as time passed, Bilotti found that playing acoustic guitar allowed him more opportunities to work.

“I think it has a lot to do with the scene changing,” Bilotti explained. “A lot of the old rock venues like CBGB are gone. There’s not a real scene out there for original rock music anymore.”

Looking to keep with the times, Bilotti and C.O.A.L.G. bandmate Andre Lahr kept

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Andre Lahr (l.) and Wayne Bilotti at a recent C.O.A.L.G. gig. The duo’s stage name is a shorthand combination of previous band names.

playing acoustic shows.

“The acoustic leaves you more versatile to do different types of music,” Bilotti explained. “It allows you to fit into more venues. It’s the one scene that kind of didn’t go away.”

With over a decade in the music business, Bilotti said that the duo’s success is derived from keeping tabs on their audience and their ability to play several varieties of music.

“What’s good is good,” Bilotti said. “We always had our ear out and we’re kind of out there in the (music) scene ourselves. The Beatles were way before I was even born, but they’re such a great band.

There’s always a call for (the

modern scene) too.”

C.O.A.L.G.’s wide array of musical styles is evident through performances of The Eagles’ “Hotel California” and the famed Beatles track “Don’t Let Me Down,” which have made their way onto YouTube.

C.O.A.L.G.’s rendition of “Hotel California,” taken from a July 2013 performance at the Spicy Cantina, is everything music lovers could hope for out of a cover. Trying to match Don Henley’s vocals on the track is no easy task, yet Bilotti and Lahr maneuver their way through the song, enough to get a crowd full of musiclovers singing along with their rendition.

In another cover, Bilotti’s cover of “Don’t Let Me Down”

with guitarist Norm Dodge again provides another singalong anthem for the audience.

While Bilotti has not had optimal success with original songs, just the ability to play music for a living is exhilarating.

“All you can do is love what you do,” Bilotti said. “I’m glad to make a living as I do with (playing music).”

While the summer is several months away, Bilotti said C.O.A.L.G. has already booked many appearances for the warmer months.

“We just booked our summer schedule, we’re just looking forward to that,” Bilotti said of his hopes for the future. “We’re always willing

to travel, maybe some nice climate weather stuff.”

One of Bilotti’s main goals is to show the Jersey Shore’s music scene, and disprove stereotypes that the Shore music scene revolves around electronica and dance.

“The shore has a misconception that it’s just like the TV Show (MTV’s Jersey Shore),” Bilotti explained. “We’ve been playing there for 10 years. It’s still the shore. There’s lots of acoustic bands and plenty of rock music going on down there.”

C.O.A.L.G. will perform at Centanni’s at 35 River Rd. in North Arlington on Feb. 28.

For more information on the band, visit their website at www.coalg.com.

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stalling the steel in front of Borough Hall on Ridge Road the mayor said last week that would, according to Neglia, the front lawn of Borough would amount to “about Hall could be a more practical $3,500.” choice.

Where the money would A third site that Massa said come from remains to be had been under consideraseen. tion was near the firehouse Councilman Richard on River Road but that was Hughes, a member of the dubious at best because of the Fire Department, who, along potential for flooding. with Robert Kairys and Mark Logistics, security issues Zidiak, among others, reand cost weigh against placing sponded to a P.A. call for help the steel section – approxiwith replenishing air packs at mately 12 1/2-foot-long secthe 9/11 disaster site and aided tion of steel, estimated at 400 in the search and recovery efpounds in weight – at Zadroga fort in shifts for several days, Park, Massa said. said that the department – like Massa said that Neglia others around the country – Engineering, the borough’s put in a request for a piece of consulting engineering firm, WTC steel to specifically honhas calculated that installaor first responders who voluntion of fencing and securityteered at the disaster site. related infrastructure needed As they waited to hear from to protect the monument, if the P.A., the volunteers – who placed at Zadroga Park, would anticipated getting maybe a cost “in excess of the $17,000 three-foot section of steel – public bid threshold.” figured on placing it at their By contrast, he said, inRiver Road headquarters, BEAM from

Hughes said.

But when they learned – after a year waiting – that the P.A. had reserved for them a 12-foot-plus section, they concluded that another location would serve better so a committee established by the department selected the Zadroga Soccer Field site, named for North Arlington native James L. Zadroga, a NYC police officer who spent more than 400 hours helping out at 9/11 and who died in 2006 after being exposed to air-borne toxins at the site.

Congress passed the Zadroga Act to guarantee medical treatment through at least 2015 for first responders similarly exposed.

“We feel that the front lawn of Borough Hall would be too crowded as a location for the 9/11 beam,” Hughes said. “We have tree lighting events and memorial services there and we already have war memorials; with all due respect, 9/11

is kind of a different animal.

That’s why we wanted to locate [the beam] at Zadroga Field, since it’s named for one of the first responders to die from the dust at 9/11, we have a continuously maintained 9/11 memorial along the fence and the site offers a perfect view of the WTC site and the new Freedom Tower.”

Hughes said the volunteers had been told by former Business Administrator Terence Wall that the borough might be able to “reallocate” some previously awarded grant money for the 9/11 beam installation but before that could happen, the project was shelved.

“There was a whole slew of different excuses,” Hughes said, “including safety issues, parking. Are there safety issues? Maybe. Can they be remedied? Probably. We’ve already talked to the soccer association who’d be willing to open the gate for parking

Blood drive to aid Nutley residents On Saturday, March 8, Community Blood Services of New Jersey will be in town to conduct a Nutley Commu-

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Walk-ins are welcome.

The Health Department release said that Rotonda was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML in October 2013. As the longtime director of Nutley,

below.”

Massa, who at the time of the attack, was a detective for the N.Y./N.J. Waterfront Commission, recalled being called to help “lock down” Newark Airport for the next three days when air traffic was grounded during the national emergency.

He’d actually called in sick that morning, after having woken up with a severe sore throat, and had he gone to work, Massa said his route would’ve taken him along Vesey St. by the WTC shortly before the first plane struck the tower.

Asked about the prospects of using grant money for the 9/11 beam installation, Massa said: “I’d have to check with our new CFO. The way these grant awards are written, you have to be cautious on interpreting the language of the grant because sometimes there are restrictions on moving the money around.”

Special Young Adults Organization, Rotonda has dedicated herself to the well-being of countless special young adults who would otherwise have nowhere to turn, the release said.

The Nutley Board of Commissioners is hoping that residents will come out in support of one of our community’s true “township treasures,” the release said.

The urgent, critical need for volunteer blood donors at Community Blood Services continues as a result of backto-back snowstorms over the past few weeks. New Jersey on a whole is experiencing critically low donation numbers and ranks lowest nationwide in donations.

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“There is a wonderfully here is a difference for diverse community of peopeople who simply have ple who are in need of good a job, and those who legal advice,” Reilly said. “We are passionate about that have the opportunity to help job. Kearny plaintiff attorindividuals, which is a really ney Kathleen Reilly is one of wonderful gift.” those passionate people.

Reilly said that she is “I actually have a passion happy to serve a “diverse” for (being a lawyer),” Reilly and rewarding community. said. “I love what I do, I love “Most of our clients are helping people. I love going local from Harrison, Kearny, to court and interacting with East Newark, North Arlingthe people in court…We can ton and Belleville and they make a difference in people’s are ethnically diverse,” Reilly lives.” explained.

Reilly became a lawyer in What Reilly believes sepa1983 when she joined a derates her current firm, Brady, fense firm in Newark, allowBrady and Reilly, from other ing her to gain all the on-the- larger firms is the ability to job experience she could ever speak to the lawyers one-on need. one.

“It was a wonderful train“They can go to a big firm ing ground,” Reilly recalled. and deal with paralegals, or “There were a lot of brilliant they can come here where lawyers and a lot of great liti- they can meet and deal with gators. I had a great opportu- their lawyer on a daily basis,” nity at a young age and got to Reilly said. “We’re very hands see great lawyers in action.” on… We actually go to court Reilly said that becoming and try cases and there’s not a lawyer was always one of a lot of lawyers that do that. her goals, but added that she Reilly joined fellow plaintiff never had a reasoning behind attorney Lawrence Brady unit. der the firm Brady, Brady and “I always wanted to be a Reilly in September of 2007, lawyer,” Reilly said. “I didn’t where she remains today. know any (growing up). I “I’d love to grow my firm came from a middle-class some more,” Reilly said. “The family. I thought to myself, more people we can help the ‘That’s what I wanted to do.’” better, the better off people Reilly would complete her are.”

Bachelor’s degree from RoseReilly credits her passion mont College in Pennsylvania for her craft as the reason before getting her law degree behind the firm’s success. from Seton Hall University “I happen to love what I Law School. do and I feel very blessed to In 1998, Reilly started her honor and represent my cliown firm on Midland Ave. ents,” Reilly said. “I’m doing and began what has been

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this for over 30 years, I have never looked back. I truly feel very best and I have fun doing it.”

Reilly, a mother of three, added that the job has allowed her to spend time with her children.

“It’s enabled me to spend time with (my family) then work full time and split my energies between my family and my career.”

With seven lawyers in her firm, Reilly said the firm handles a wide variety of cases, including workman’s compensation, accidents, real estate and some criminal cases.

Reilly said the firm does not do divorce, and that they are “basically trial lawyers.”

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This week's 'Then' photo comes from a 1908 postcard, which unfortunately does not identify the photographer or the exact location, other than 'Along the Passaic River, Arlington, N.J.' Considering the curve in the distance, we surmised the view is from a spot south of Midland Ave. There appears to be a much narrower strip of land between the road and the river than there is now, but an online map from 1907 shows that Passaic Ave. was, indeed, that close to the riverbank. (Visit history-map.com for an incredible ‘bird’s-eye view’ of the region extending from Arlington through Harrison. How anyone who wasn’t a Wright brother got an aerial view in 1907 is a mystery.

Balloon? Blimp? Sheer imagination?) The card was mailed at 3:30 p.m., March 6, 1908, from Newark and was sent by M. Wainman to Miss Mary Rodgers, 158 Kearny Ave. There is no message; just the address and signature. In those days, ‘snail mail’ was not so snailish, and people used it for quick communication. The card might well have reached Miss Rodgers by the very next morning. Interesting, too, that simple scenes from small towns were considered important enough to warrant their own postcards.

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Fink said. And staffers tend Then, there’s about two to be former campers themand a half hours allotted for selves, he added. Counselors outdoor play time involving who are college undergraduactivities like dodge ball or ates can bring back computer Frisbee and in the evening skills learned at school and there are social activities and share those skills with the a chance to get to know fellow campers, thereby giving them campers on a personal basis. an edge when they return For some campers, it can be to their middle school or high the first time away from home school. so it affords an opportunity to “We teach at a high level,” develop real friendships, Fink Fink says. “The experience said. changes people’s paths.”

“We round out the week Campers stay in college with a closing ceremony,” he dorms under adult supervisaid. “We give them the tools sion. they need – free software Sunday, the first day in packages, except for animacamp, kids go through orienta- tion for which we charge – to tion and choose a tech course follow through back home.”

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Kearny duo are Marist booters Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., announced that Connor Flatley and Samantha Pace, both of Kearny, have been named as members of the college’s soccer teams for the 2013-2014 season.

Flatley plays midfielder/back on the men’s soccer team and Pace is a forward on the women’s soccer team.

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Belleville

Belleville UNICO sponsors a bus ride fundraiser to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on Sunday, March 9. A pre-paid donation of $30 is requested ($35 at the door). A continental breakfast will be served before the trip at 8 a.m. at the Disabled American Veterans Post, 612 Mill St. The bus will leave at 8:50 a.m. Call 973-7599259 to reserve seats (no last minute cancellations). Send checks, payable to IAOVC, to Gene Antonio, 436 Joralemon St., Belleville, N.J. 07109.

Belleville Boy Scout John Greco will conduct a blood drive for his Eagle Scout project on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fewsmith Presbyterian Church, 444 Union Ave. The blood drive is being held inside the auditorium of the church. (Use the side entrance on Little Str.) Greco is a Life Scout from Troop 350, sponsored by the church.

Snacks will be provided for all donors, courtesy of Walgreens. Door prizes will be drawn at random for those who have successfully donated blood.

Donors must be at least age 17; 16-year-olds must get consent from a parent or legal guardian to donate blood.

• Toddler Time Story and Craft, for ages 18 months to 3, on Fridays at 11 a.m.

There is no registration required for Storytime.

In case of inclement weather, call 973-566-6200 to check on possible cancellations.

East Newark

West Hudson Brave Women Fighting Breast Cancer meets on the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the East Newark Senior Center, 37 President St. The group will provide an atmosphere of warmth and comfort for patients and family. For more information, call Emma at 201-998-6828, Rosa 201-2467750, Fatima 973-485-4236 or email emidura2@yahoo.com.

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Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., will screen these Academy Award-nominated films: “Captain Phillips” (PG13) (Tom Hanks), Thursday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m.; “Gravity” (PG-13) (Sandra Bullock) Friday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m.; and “Despicable Me 2” (PG) (Steve Carell) Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. All films will be shown downstairs. Popcorn and light refreshments will be served. For more information on library programs, call Bloomfield 201-998-2666 or visit www.

Bloomfield Public Library, kearnylibrary.org.

90 Broad St., hosts: Kearny Community Gar• Financial Book Club & den invites town residents Workshops on Tuesdays at to register to join the garden 5:30 p.m.

• Neighbors Helping Neigh- on Saturday, March 1, at the Kearny Public Library, 318 bors (Job Search Support Group) on Wednesdays at 6:30 Kearny Ave., from noon to 2 p.m. Family membership for p.m. the entire growing season is • Knitting Club on Fridays $20. at 11 a.m.

Gardeners can also sign up • Regular Storytime series/ Sunday, March 2, or Friday or Preschool Storytime and Saturday, March 7 and 8 at the Craft, for ages 3 and up, on Kearny Community Garden, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

• Baby and Me Lapsit Time, located on River Road, just south of Midland Ave. from, for ages up to 18 months, on noon to 2 p.m.

Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Gardeners are urged to reserve garden space and bales as early as possible.

The Community Garden is also conducting a sweatshirt fundraiser through March 4.

Fertilizer is the garden’s biggest and most important expense. With a little help from the community, the garden can purchase enough to get through the season. All funds raised will be paid directly to The Town of Kearny, Recreation Department for The Kearny Community Garden.

To order a sweatshirt, visit https://www.booster.com/ kearnycommunitygarden.

The Roosevelt School PTA will hold a fundraiser dance/ mini tricky tray on Saturday, March 1, featuring an acoustic performance by Marliana Depasquale and the Screaming Nudes duo at the Copestone Masonic Lodge, 225 Kearny Ave. Tickets are $30. B.Y.O.B. For ticket information, contact Lynn Michaels at 201-9978794.

Lyndhurst

Explore the history of the universe with John Sloan, director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s William D. McDowell Observatory, at the NJMC Science Center, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza, on Wednesday, March 5, from 3 to 4 p.m. This program is for all ages. Admission is free.

Registration is recommended and appreciated. To register, go to www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec.

For more information, call 201-460-8300.

The Lyndhurst Public Library Children’s Room, 355 Valley Brook Ave., hosts the following events: • Children in pre-k to grade 3 are invited to create their own Mardi Gras masquerade mask on Tuesday, March 4, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Registration is required.

• Children in pre-k to grade

4 are invited to a screening of the movie “The Cat in the Hat Up and Away” on Wednesday, March 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., as part of Dr. Seuss’ birthday week observance. Registration is required.

• St. Patrick’s Day Craft for children in grades 1 to 4 is offered on Monday, March 17, from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Advance registration is required.

To register for these programs, call the library at 201804-2478.

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Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Dr., announces the following programs: • Play Bridge on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. No registration is required.

• Conversational ESL classes are held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. No registration is required.

• Wednesday Afternoon Knitters meets weekly at 1 p.m. Bring your own supplies.

• Story Time with Therapy Dog Rodney, open to ages 18 and under, is a one-hour proNorth Arlington gram that includes a discusNorth Arlington Public sion with Rodney’s guardian Library, 210 Ridge Rd., hosts Carol Schinski on Rodney’s these events: role and experience as a ther• Clarence Ferrari, a local apy dog, plus a craft, set for musician and music teacher Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m. with the Boys Club of New Registration is required. Only York, presents “A History of children need to be registered.

Irish Music,” for all ages, on Adults do not need a ticket.

Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m.

Register online at the Chil• Celebrate the birthday of dren’s Room website at http:// Dr. Seuss and Read Across nutleypubliclibrary.org/youthAmerica with a story time and services/, or call the library at activities for children in pre-k 973-667-0405, ext. 2623. to grade 5 on Monday, March The Nutley Recreation 3, at 4 p.m. To register, call 201- Department’s Art Workshop 955-5640 and leave a message. for grades 1 to 6 resumes • Amateur historian/phoMarch 15 for an eight-week tographer Bill Coughlin offers spring session. Classes will a New Jersey history program be held on Saturdays at the for all ages on Tuesday, March department, 44 Park Ave. 18, at 6:30 p.m. This program The fee is $30. Class size is is sponsored by the Woman’s limited and applications will Club of North Arlington. be accepted on a first-come, American Legion Alexanfirst-served basis. Register der Stover Post 37 meets on online at nutleynj.my.gov-i.

Tuesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. at com/recreation. For more the NAFD Engine Co. 2, 550 information, call 973-284Schuyler Ave. All veterans are 4966 between 8:30 a.m. and invited. For more information, 4:30 p.m. call 201-214-8253.

Registration is now open North Arlington Elks, 129 for the Nutley Department of Ridge Rd., hosts a fish fry on Parks and Recreation spring Wednesday, March 5, from 5 to fitness classes, including Core 8 p.m. Price is $12 per dinner Cardio, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga and includes fried or broiled and Positive Fitness. For dates fish or fried shrimp, French and times and online registrafries, clam chowder, baked tion, visit nutleynj.org. Apclam and cole slaw. Shrimp plications also are available at cocktails and clams on the half the Recreation Department, shell are also available for $5 44 Park Ave. For further infor half and $8 for a dozen. formation, call 973-284-4966 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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The contract was awarded Nov. 12, 2013, by unanimous vote of Mayor Alberto Santos and Town Council members Carol Jean Doyle, Laura Pettigrew, Michael Landy, Susan McCurrie, Albino Cardoso and Madeline Peyko. Councilwomen Alex Arce and Eileen Eckel were absent.

The resolution adopted by the governing body says that the town’s CFO reviewed proposals submitted by All

Vision, Interstate Outdoor Advertising of Cherry Hill and Lamar Advertising of Baton Rouge, La. and found that All Vision’s proposal would give Kearny the best deal.

At the time, Kearny officials said that under the contract awarded, All Vision would pay the town an annual “lump sum payment” for five years on each of the lots, all located off the N.J. Turnpike’s western spur, totaling $200,000 by the end of the fifth year, plus an “annual license fee” that would

generate $10.4 million after 35 years.

But Interstate’s complaint says that the town’s solicitation for bids and subsequent award process “… were undertaken in direct violation of … New Jersey’s Local Public Contracts Law …” and asks the court to set aside the town’s award to All Vision.

In October 2012, Kearny hired All Vision as a consultant in its plan to develop and market the meadows billboards and in April 2013, sought proposals for the

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project for which Interstate submitted the only response in June 2013.

In August 2013, Kearny rejected Interstate’s bid.

Next month, Kearny ended its consulting contract with All Vision and, two weeks later, called for another set of bids with somewhat different specifications but “did not notify Interstate of the September [bid solicitation],” the complaint says.

On Nov. 12, 2013, Kearny awarded the contract to All Vision.

The complaint says that Kearny failed to follow the state laws governing the “procurement process and award” in contracting with All Vision and “violated its responsibility to the public to ensure a fair and open public bidding process.”

Moreover, by engaging All Vision as a consultant, the company “gained inside knowledge” of the billboard sites, giving it an “unfair advantage” over rival bidders.

And Kearny never notified Interstate that its bid had fallen short, the complaint adds.

Attorneys differed on an interpretation of a 2005 case known as Clean Earth Dredging Technologies Inc. v. Hudson County Improvement Authority in which the Appellate Court was asked to rule on a contested lease of land through public bidding.

In a responding brief, Town Attorney Greg Castano filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, arguing that Interstate’s legal efforts to get the All Vision contract set aside were a “… transparent attempt … to portray a sinister scenario from non-sinister averments, none of which describe an illegality. Plaintiff attempts to bundle [its allegations] all up into a cause of action by saying they are violations of the Local Public Contracts Law. That is the essence of Plaintiff ’s case.”

The court has reserved decision, pending the filing of final briefs by both sides. A ruling may be several weeks away.

Town ends S. Kearny suit In another legal matter, on Feb. 11 the mayor and Town Council authorized a settlement agreement for the town to accept $435,000

to end longstanding litigation over the disastrous construction of the South Kearny Public Safety facility on John Miller Way. In April 2006 the town sued architects Louis F. Brandt, Michael Kuybida, Robert Strebi and BrandtKuybida Architects for professional malpractice and breach of contract after having discovered that the section of the building occupied by the Police Department in 1996 was sinking and there were leaks, buckled floor tiles and wall cracks. By 2007, ceilings had collapsed and utility pipes separated and pulled – all signs of land settlement.

In February 2007 the town ordered the facility vacated as unsafe.

Since then, after having temporarily relocated police and fire services to rented space in a nearby South Kearny warehouse, the town took steps to reconfigure the original facility – with the installation of interior trailers – to accommodate both a police and fire presence in an area excluding the original police portion of the building, which remains unremedied and which, Town Administrator Michael Martello says, could cost more than $2 million to fix.

“But for the six people – police and fire – we have down there now,” Martello added, “the space they have now is probably adequate to their needs.”

By Martello’s reckoning, Kearny has spent somewhere close to $300,000 to install the trailers, electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems, plus about $30,000 for furniture and computer equipment and is bonding an additional $250,000 to replace the 9-1-1 emergency communications system that Sandy wrecked, for a combined total of nearly $600,000.

And, between 1996 – when Martello condemned the original facility as unsafe – and 2012, the town was spending $8,000 a month (for a total amount of about $1.5 million during that period) to lease warehouse space as the then-substitute South Kearny Public Safety facility, plus whatever was spent to adjust that space to accommodate the police and fire presence.

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Sending three athletes to the NJSIAA Meet of Champs

Meadowlands Museum remembers fallen Marshall football players November 14, 1970, is a day that will be forever remembered in the minds and hearts of local football fans.

Because on that fateful day, Southwest Airways Flight 932 crashed, killing 37 members of the Marshall University football team, including coaches, fans, family members and the flight crew.

It remains the biggest single tragedy in the history of collegiate athletics in this country.

It’s a memorable date, especially in these parts, because three local standouts, namely Marcel Lajterman, Ted Shoebridge and Kevin Gilmore, all perished on that flight, along with another New Jersey resident, Art Harris of Passaic.

Lajterman and Shoebridge were natives of Lyndhurst, with Gilmore the proud son of Harrison.

That fateful crash, brought back into the limelight with the release of the popular motion picture, “We Are Marshall,” starring Matthew McConaghey, in 2006, is an event that will never go away, because of the massive impact it had locally.

Throughout this year, the Meadowlands Mu-

seum, located on Crane Ave. in Rutherford, has been focusing on the sport of football and its deep roots locally.

Last Monday night, the Meadowlands Museum remembered the Thundering Herd of Marshall, especially the four local natives who lost their lives on that flight.

In a special presentation and exhibit, the Meadowlands Museum honored the memories of Lajterman, Shoebridge, Harris and Gilmore. Special plaques, featuring their faces and achievements, were on display, while several people spoke of the athletes that were lost.

Tom Longo, perhaps the greatest football player to ever come from Lyndhurst, was invited to be the guest speaker. Longo, the former Notre Dame standout who played in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants, personally knew the players from Lyndhurst who perished.

“The whole exhibit was a great success,” said Longo, who played defensive back in the NFL from 1969 through 1971. “Everyone brought their memories and it was my honor and thrill see VIEW page

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The North Arlington indoor track and field program is in its first year of existence and already, the program is sending three athletes to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions this weekend. From l. are head coach John Zukatus, P.J. Sirotiak, Danny Cordeiro, Travis Fisher and assistant coach Joe Cioffi.

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

this winter, the interest began to peak.

“We had 22 kids come out for the first workout,” Zukatus or several years, there had said.

“Most of them were not always been talk about playing another winter sport.” the possibility of initiatFor an NJSIAA Group I ening an indoor track and field rollment school, getting 22 kids program at North Arlington to do anything at the same time High School, but nothing ever is truly remarkable. seemed to come to fruition.

“We just wanted to have the That was, until last year. kids more prepared for the “There was a push to have a outdoor season in the spring,” team from the Board of EducaZukatus said.

“Having an intion last year,” said John Zudoor program definitely helped katus, who has been a teacher us.

We tried to train the kids in and a track coach at North the off-season, but it was hard Arlington for a few years. “We without a team.

This gave them had looked at the possibility a chance to train and compete.” last year, but it wasn’t approved Travis Fisher is a North until the last week of NovemArlington student/athlete who ber.” was in a bit of a dilemma withOnce it was made official out having a track program in that the Vikings would indeed the winter months. have an indoor track program

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You see, Fisher, the younger brother of 2010 Observer Female Athlete of the Year Tara Fisher, competes in the pole vault. Without a legit track program, Fisher would have been relegated to simply training with his club, Apex Vaulting Club in Fairfield, and not much else.

“It was pretty rough going into the spring without it,” Fisher said. “I was one of the people who were pushing for it. I wanted it to happen.”

Sure enough, the fledgling track and field program gave Fisher an outlet.

The same goes for multisport athlete P.J. Sirotiak, who played soccer in the fall and once played baseball in the see TRACK next page

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team, Cordeiro would have perhaps become stale in the winter months, training on his spring. own to prepare for the spring.

During the winter months, However, the brand new it was strictly training for Siroindoor track team at North tiak with nothing to shoot for.

Arlington has already paid its “I basically trained for socdividends, as all three aforecer,” Sirotiak said. “That was mentioned athletes are headed basically it.” to the NJSIAA Meet of ChamAnd Danny Cordeiro, the pions this weekend at the Bensoccer standout who recently nett Center in Toms River. signed a national letter of In just their first year of intent to accept a scholarship existence, the Vikings will get to play soccer at NJIT, used the chance to compete with all track and field as an outlet, a the best track athletes in New weapon of preparation for the Jersey. soccer season.

Cordeiro punched his ticket Last spring, Cordeiro showed a major glimpse of his talents to the M of C the easy way by in track and field, winning the winning the gold medal in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1,600-meter run. In fact, Cord2, Group I gold medal in the eiro’s winning time of 1:58.29 1,600-meter run. set a new Group I meet record.

Without an indoor track “I’m happy I won,” Cordeiro

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said. “I was also happy that I had a PR (personal record). I’m going to the Meet of Champions now and I’m going to do my best.”

Has the idea that Cordeiro is an overall Group I state champion sunk in?

“Maybe a little bit, but not really,” Cordeiro said. “I guess only time will tell. I thought I had a chance going in. I had the fastest time going in, but you can never be sure. I had to run my best. I try to relax before the big races and not pay attention to much else. I breathe easily and that helps me relieve stress. I just try to pay attention to the race.”

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“It’s pretty exciting,” Sirotiak said. “I’m going to jump with all the best in the state. I’m just going to try to stay in it for as long as possible.”

Fisher earned his place by clearing 11-6 in the pole vault, good for sixth place and a berth in the M of C. “I’m really excited about it,” Fisher said. “This is giving me the opportunity to compete with the best.”

Needless to say, the coaching staff is ecstatic that the Vikings will get the chance to compete on the grand stage, in the very first year of the program.

“What they did far exceeded what we could have imagined,” Zukatus said. “We can’t ask for anything more.”

As for Cordeiro being an

overall Group I state champion?

“That just makes me speechless,” Zukatus said. “We knew he was talented. He has improved a lot since last outdoor season. But to win a state championship? It’s truly amazing.”

Assistant coach Joe Cioffi, who heads the program in the spring, agreed.

“We are speechless,” Cioffi said. “That’s the best way to describe it. To have two guys take over this program and have this happen, have three kids go to the Meet of Champs?

It’s unbelievable. It says our program is on the way up. We have talented kids here.”

“We have a lot to work for,” Zukatus said. “We now have to keep it going.”

KHS senior wins scholarship Kearny High School senior Alejandra Rodriguez has received a scholarship to attend Berkeley College in recognition of her high level of achievement, the college said.

These scholarships are renewable, based on the recipient’s cumulative grade point

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to talk about those boys. I knew them and their families. It seems like it happened yesterday. I thought that Ted Shoebridge and Art Harris were NFL prospects, Sunday players as we called them.”

Harris was a standout running back for the Thundering Herd, with Shoebridge as the starting quarterback. Lajterman was the team’s placekicker and Gilmore was a reserve running back.

“It was a big honor for me, because I remember Ted being called the next Tommy Longo,” Longo said. “I felt honored to be mentioned in the same breath.”

For some of the family members, the evening brought back good memories of their loved ones.

“I think something like this helps to keep all the boys alive,” said Tom Shoebridge, Ted’s brother and the current Lyndhurst High School track and field coach. “It’s good to have something local representing them. What happens at Marshall is one thing. No one ever forgets them there. But events like this helps to keep my brother alive here.”

Shoebridge said that he didn’t know of the exhibit until he heard from the board at the Meadowlands Museum.

“It kind of caught me by surprise,” Shoebridge said. “But it was an absolute honor to have something here in our own backyard. I just wish my Mom and Dad were here to see it.”

It was a good night for the Shoebridge family, as another brother, Terry, attended the event.

“Plus, Tommy Longo is always there for anyone in Lyndhurst,” Tom Shoebridge said.

“He’s a credit to our community and our school system.”

Sharon Gilmore Catrambone, who still resides in Harrison and is a municipal employee, was also happy to represent her family and her late brother.

“It makes me feel like we’re

Photo courtesy the Meadowlands Museum

It was a fine night of remembrance at the Meadowlands Museum in Rutherford, as the museum honored the 1970 Marshall University football team that was killed in a plane crash, featuring four locals. From l. are Mo Lajterman, the brother of Marcel; guest speaker Tom Longo of Lyndhurst, Sharon Gilmore Catrambone, Tom Shoebridge and Terry Shoebridge.

trying to keep Kevin alive, for my children and grandchildren,” Catrambone said. “I hope this makes them realize just how great he was. They did a good job focusing on Kevin. It was very touching that they took the time to share our memories. It was a very special night. I feel honored to have been asked to be a part of it. My family feels that way as well.”

Rod Leith, Meadowlands Museum board president, was also pleased to have honored the fallen players and their families.

“We wanted to have a program of remembrance for the local fellows,” Leith said.

“It worked out very well. Tom Longo as the key speaker was a big help. He spoke of his personal relationships with the players. I really felt it was a strong way to help bring back the memories.”

Leith said having Longo was a huge plus.

“He’s a class act and was very important to this exhibit,” Leith said. “He brings a lot to the table. We’re fortunate to always have Tom’s participation.”

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To coincide with the Super Bowl coming to MetLife Stadium, the museum held a Historic Schoolboy Football Exhibit, with several pieces of pertinent memorabilia, rare photos and other artifacts featuring local high school football standouts from the 1920s through the 1960s, like Vince Lombardi, Augie Lio, Bob DeMarco, Jack Tatum and Stan Walters, the latter three all having played in the Super Bowl.

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straight District 14 championship Saturday, holding off challenges from runner-up utley had captured the Bloomfield and third place Belleville. last two NJSIAA Dis“It’s definitely the most trict 14 wrestling chamgratifying of the three,” DiPipionships, but Maroon Raidano said.

“The kids all stepped ers head coach Frank DiPiano up and did well.” didn’t know whether his team The Maroon Raiders could make it a “three-peat.” crowned two champions and “We knew we could be rewill send eight wrestlers to building a little,” DiPiano said. the Region 4 championships “I thought if we wrestled well, this week at West Orange. we had a chance. The last Sophomore Robert Duxbury couple of years, we knew we won the 106-pound District had a really good shot. But this 14 gold medal.

The Maroon year, we had so much inexperience. That’s why I wasn’t so Raider sophomore, who was not even part of the varsity sure we could win again.”

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Belleville’s Jordan Greene (l.) won the 160-pound gold medal at District 14.

Greene has been a steady influence on a young Belleville team that finished third at the district championships. Nutley’s Robert Duxbury (r.) won the 106-pound championship at District 14. Duxbury wasn’t even a regular on the varsity last year and now has 29 wins and a district gold medal this season.

“He’s focused and wrestled to his style,” DiPiano said of Duxbury, who improved his record to 29-4 with the title win. “His work ethic carried him. He’s a hard-nosed kid who just loves to wrestle.”

Junior Joe Ferinde won the 120-pound class with a pin of Tyreek Staton of Montclair, improving his record to an astounding 32-0 entering Region 4.

“He has a lot of quality wins this season,” DiPiano said.

“He’s beaten some kids who

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He’s in control and he’s battle tested.”

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Steve Scuttaro was second at 138 pounds and heavyweight Adam Touah was the silver medal winner in the heavyweight division.

“We wrestled a tougher schedule this year and I think that paid off,” DiPiano said.

“That’s the reason why we won this district tournament.

We faced teams like High Point, DePaul, Watchung Hills and that only helped us get better. The young kids got better, stepped up and helped this team win.”

DiPiano said that the senior Scuttaro took a step up in

weight class at 138 pounds and still managed to finish second.

“It was his choice,” DiPiano said. “He had a better route to get to the state tournament in that class. He’s been in our program for four years and we’re trying to reward him with a trip to Atlantic City.”

Kenny Pena battled back from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss most of the regular season.

The Maroon Raiders will also send third-place consolation winners Gerard D’Alessio (170 pounds) and Sabino Coppola (195) to the Region 4

championships.

Belleville, under first-year head coach Emilio “Junior” Nardone, will send six wrestlers on to Region 4, including three Buccaneer wrestlers who earned District 14 gold.

Nardone, the two-time state champion during his schoolboy days, was selected as the District 14 Coach of the Year in his first season.

Jordan Greene won the 160-pound championship with a 9-4 win over Joey Zarro of Livingston.

Nick Nardachone won the

ardship provided the guidance necessary to see this organization through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.”

Under Wilbur’s leadership, Napco became the largest reprographics firm in New Jersey.

“Unlike many of us, Gary Wilbur was not born into the reprographics industry,” says Charles Gremillion III, a 2008 Bukovsky Award winner who has worked in reprographics in Houston, Texas, for nearly 40 years. “After graduation from Villanova University, Gary worked in the world of public accounting as a partner at Arthur Andersen before being convinced to enter the industry by his father-in-law, Jim O’Keefe, at R.S. Knapp Company in Lyndhurst. Along the way, Gary has selflessly served on the board of directors of ReproMax and the IRgA, where he also served as president. Gary has also been involved in the Eastern Regional Reprographic Association and the Firepower group, and has advised some of the industry’s most notable equipment manufacturers.

However, it is Gary’s professionalism that has made the reprographics industry, and the organizations within it, better and stronger.”

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class at the tourney held at North Bergen High School.

The Lyndhurst/North Arlington program sent three wrestlers on to the Region 2 tournament, which will be held at Bergen County Community College for the first time.

Joey Morreale was second in the 145-pound class at District 15 in Clifton. Matt DeMarco was second in the 182-pound class for Lyndhurst/North Arlington, while Corey LeClerc finished third in the 113-pound class.

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Wilbur is one of three men who will be honored at a reception and banquet during the joint Eastern Reprographics Association/International Reprographic Association convention on April 3-5 in Baltimore, Md. For information about that event, visit: http://www.irga.com/join-us!erairga-convention-2014.

Wilbur has been president of R.S. Knapp/Napco in New Jersey since 2000, and has worked there since 1990. He previously was a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. for 13 years. He was president of IRgA in 2010-2011, during a difficult transition time.

“The IRgA is pleased to recognize and honor Gary Wilbur with his selection to receive the George Bukovsky Award,” says Kimberly Long, president of IRgA and president of Reprodux Copy Centres in Canada. “Gary’s vision and continuous stew-

195-pound gold medal with a 10-3 win over Benjamin Panza of Montclair.

And Edwin Gaines won the 225-pound title with a pin of Marquise Roberts of Montclair in 2:32.

Jose Vergara was the runnerup in the 152-pound class and Luis Ovando (113 pounds) and Tien Le (heavyweight) finished third to earn a berth at the regions.

Josh Guerrero of Kearny was the lone Kardinal wrestler to move on out of District 16. He finished third in the 126-pound

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De Grace Plumbing: 20 years & thriving

By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Drivers traveling through the area for the past two decades have grown accustomed to the sight of a white van or truck with blue and orange lettering and associating it with John DeGrace Plumbing & Heating.

DeGrace, now entering his 20th year in the plumbing and heating business, has become a trusted face around town – a trust that wasn’t built overnight.

“I opened my business with one truck, and didn’t know anyone or any town, but we started slow and built ourselves up,” DeGrace said.

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“People care about having a uniform and nice trucks,” DeGrace explained. “We took pride in not just doing better work, but being neat and organized. We believe it wasn’t just a saying. We actually do it and we believe in being cleaner than everyone else.”

The purposeful attention to detail paid off for DeGrace, as his company has created a brand and reputation in the area for great service paired with professionalism.

“We’re still here and we have a great customer base,” DeGrace said. “They call and say how polite (our workers) are, that they’re not rude, and they explain things to the customer.”

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“We’re constantly updating our knowledge,” DeGrace said.

One of the company’s newer facets, he noted, is in the sewer business. Using new technology, DeGrace and his crew can show a customer a problem, rather than just telling them what it might be.

“Camera work has been the biggest thing in the last five years,” DeGrace said. “If you can’t see the problem, you can’t fix the problem. A picture is worth a thousand words.”

John DeGrace Plumbing & Heating is located at 267 River Rd. in North Arlington. The company also features 24-hour emergency repair service.

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old Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home. All four suspects, none from Kearny, were arrested soon after the crime on charges of first-degree murder.

There was a small increase in motor vehicle thefts, from 131 in 2012 to 136 in 2013, and the number of rapes was three in each year. Authorities said these involved individuals known to each other, as opposed to street attacks.

All the other categories showed decreases.

Robbery: From 53 in 2012 to 41 in 2013 Aggravated assault: From 44 to 33 Simple assault: From 331 to 319 Burglary: From 123 to 110 Arson: From 2 to 1 The data also show a total of 1,275 arrests. According to the township statement, “A majority of the persons arrested were not residents of Kearny but instead from neighboring municipalities in Essex and Hudson Counties.”

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ROCHE from missioners have scheduled a public discussion on the recommendations contained in the Perkins, Eastman report on March 12 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs chambers at the Municipal Building.

Listed as existing “high-value building assets” now on the site, according to JLL, are these structures: • A 504,000 square foot building built in 1994 which “includes chemistry, biology, vivarium and support space typical of a fully integrated research complex, including a 130-seat auditorium, offices and collaboration space.”

• A 176,000 square foot building, renovated in 2011, that “can operate as a stand-alone integrated R&D facility [and which] features an 85-seat auditorium and an enclosed, glass walkway to [another building].”

• A 281,456 square foot building that lends itself to “manufacturing functions” and “highpotency tablet manufacturing that was renovated in 2011.”

• A 15-story, 325,000 square foot office building “that is newly renovated” including “green” building provisions.

• A seven-story, 250,000 square foot office building built in 1996 that can accommodate more than 800 people and

“These numbers show that the Kearny Police Department continues to be very effective in responding to calls quickly, which is necessary to deter criminals and maintain public safety,” Santos stated, noting also that surveillance cameras and license plate recognition cameras were installed last year at entry points to the town.

Not included in the crime report, but of equal interest, are the KPD incident stats, which cover more than crimes. These show that in 2013, the KPD responded to a total of 28,537 incidents, which include but are not limited to: town ordinance violations (1,400); medical calls (2,450); towed vehicles (1,180), and noise complaints (647). Along with 1,245 false-alarm calls.

The total number of uniformed personnel in the KPD stands at 99. The townshp report notes that this represents a ratio of one officer for every 411 residents in the community of 40,684 (2010 census tally).

Dowie, a lifelong Kearny which houses a fitness center.

JLL says that Roche will complete an environmental remediation investigation report on its property which “will be filed with the state Department of Environmental Protection within the upcoming months and that it “plans to implement approved remediation options designed to allow for any conceivable future use of the property.”

As part of its resume, JLL says it “provides management and real estate outsourcing services to a property portfolio of 2.6 billion square feet and completed $63 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2012. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $46.7 billion of real estate assets under management.”

Among the “featured properties” it’s currently marketing are the N.J. Center of Excellence, a life science facility with 500,000 square feet of lab space in Bridgewater; the Mall of America Crossings in Bloomington, Minn.; the 2,000-acre Grand Lake Park in Conroe, Texas, where a “mix of uses” is proposed; and the 62-acre Marine Industrial Facility, just south of Port Arthur, Texas, offered for sale for $22 million.

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resident who has served as police chief since 1998, told The Observer, “We’re down to under 100 people, and I’m not happy with that.” But he emphasized that the problem lies in the 2% spending cap imposed on municipal budgets statewide. “I don’t fault the town fathers at all,” the chief said. “They’ve been very supportive.”

As for his officers, Dowie said, “I tip my hat to them.

They’re holding their own.”

But the danger is they can get worn down. “I don’t want to see the department go from a proactive department to a reactive one,” the chief said.

Santos noted, “Kearny is very fortunate to have a police department as effective as this one is in arresting criminals and deterring crime . . . they continue to perform the job at a very high level, ensuring that Kearny remains a safe community.”

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Doors open at 6 p.m. on March 13 for a dress rehearsal and event preview before the main show at 7 p.m. Special ticket prices will be in effect that night: lower level seating for $30 (regularly $50 at the Anthony R. Caputo, MD

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The plot of “The Birthday Party” concerns a man, who may or may not be on the lam, hiding out at an English seaside bed and breakfast, and who is confronted by two men who then browbeat him to emotional collapse on what may or may not be his birthday.

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These area students were recognized for their academic achievements at various schools: Judith Guillen of Kearny was inducted into the Zeta Tau Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society at Essex County College, Newark.

Daniel Gilmour of Bloomfield was named to Dean’s List at Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Amanda Awad of North Arlington; Jessie Christian and Kevin Tucker, both of Bloomfield; Giselle Francis of Lyndhurst; and Adrian Pangilinan of Belleville made the Dean’s List at Rensselaer Polytechnic

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Evelyn Rodriguez of Belleville graduated from Centenary College, Hackettstown.

Brenda Bingham of Nutley and Cassey Kuo of Bloomfield were included on the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. Theresa Regetz of Lyndhurst was named to the Dean’s List at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis. Amy Conte of Nutley was included on the Dean’s List at Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

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Angelo Buttiglieri Private arrangements for Angelo Buttiglieri were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home.

Mr. Buttiglieri, a former Hudson County resident, died Feb. 18 in Jacksonville, Fla. Angelo was a self-employed retail salesman for many years in Jersey City. He was a World War II veteran. His burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery.

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adored father of Kathleen AdJames. amczyk and her husband Paul of North Arlington, Patricia Charles McBride Hanley of North Arlington, Thomas Hanley and his wife Martie of Lavalette, Marianne Carney and her husband Keith of Pequannock, Paul Hanley of Iowa, and the loving grandfather of 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was from the Parow Funeral Home, 185 Ridge Rd., North Arlington on Richard A. Gelcius Sr. Tuesday, Feb. 25, with a funeral Charles J. McBride, 83, Richard A. Gelcius Sr., 77, of Mass at Our Lady Queen of died on Feb. 18 at his home in Kearny, died on Feb. 22 at home. Peace Church, North Arlington, Kearny.

Visiting will be at the Armit- The entombment followed in Arrangements were by the age and Wiggins Funeral Home, Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, Thiele-Reid Family Funeral 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, on North Arlington.

Home, 585 Belgrove Dr., Kearny.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 2 to 4 Donations in his memory A funeral Mass was offered at p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of may be made to the North ArSt. Stephen’s Church, Kearny, Christian burial will be officilington Volunteer Emergency followed by interment at Holy ated on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Squad, P.O. Box 7088, North Cross Cemetery, North Arling10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Arlington, N.J. 07031. ton.

Church, Kearny. Interment will Condolences and memories be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

James Heinz may be shared at www.thieleMr. Gelcius was in shipping James Heinz, of Harrison, reid.com. and receiving with Chrysler entered into eternal rest on Charlie was born in Harrison Corporation, Tappan, N.Y., for Thursday, Feb. 20. He was 49. and raised in Newark. He has 42 years, retiring in 2008. He James was a lifelong resident lived in Kearny for the last 44 served in the United States of Harrison. He graduated years.

Army Reserve and was a from Harrison High School in Mr. McBride was a signal member of UAW Local 3039, 1982 and worked as a computer supervisor for NJ Transit. Prior, Tappan, N.Y. programmer in New York City he worked in the same capacity He was the beloved husband for the last 20 years. An avid for Conrail and before that the of 50 years of Lucille Pankdrummer, he played in several Erie-Lackawanna Railway. He iewicz Gelcius; father of of bands throughout the New worked for 41 retiring in 1998.

Johanna Gelcius and the late York City area.

He is survived by his son Richard Gelcius Jr. ; brother Predeceased by his parents, Charles P. and his wife Patricia of Marianne Cassidy, Barbara James and Rosalie (nee Bilotti) (Stotz) McBride and his belovRokas and Theresa Bilaitis; and Heinz, he is survived by his ed grandchildren Charles “C.J.” and grandfather of Sabastian uncle, Sam Bilotti.

Shaw and James Gelcius.

A memorial Mass will be St. Jude In lieu of flowers, donations held at Holy Cross Church, A Prayer of Thanksgiving to The Raptor Trust, 1390 Harrison, on Wednesday, Feb. Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for all the White Bridge Rd., Millington, 26, at 10 a.m. Funeral sergraces and favors which you have given us N.J. 07946 www.info@therapvices are under the direction = through the prayers of your Apostle, tortrust.org would be appreci- of Mulligan Funeral Home, Jude Thaddeus. = Great Apsotle, St. Jude, ated.

331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. we thank you for your intercession in reFor information or directions, sponse to our prayers. = We will always be Thomas Hanley please visit www.mulliganfugrateful to you. = Continue to intercede for Thomas Hanley, 87, died Feb. neralhome.org. our needs and in our difficulties. = Be with 22 at his home in North ArlingIn lieu of flowers, the famus particularly in the hour of our death = ton. ily requests that donations be that we may face that decisive moment with Born in Harrison, he lived in made to Holy Cross Church, courage and serenity. Amen.

North Arlington for the past 46 16 Church Square, Harrison, M.S. years. He was an avid bowler, NJ 07029 in loving memory of a member of the Knights of Columbus Queen of Peace Council 3428, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison He was a partner in OrganiLicensed Funeral Directors serving your needs include: zation Services in North Arlington for the past 21 years. PreviFrank X. Mulligan III, Manager, NJ Lic. 4221 ously, he worked as a draftsman Frank X. Mulligan, Jr., NJ Lic. 2953 for the Westinghouse CorpoPrivate Parking at 10 Frank Rodgers Blvd. North ration in Newark for 32 years before his retirement in 1976.

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and Mallory McBride. Charlie also leaves behind two brothers Raymond and Robert.

He was predeceased by his wife Sharon (McPhail) McBride, parents Charles P. and Louise C. (Conroy) McBride and siblings Veronica, Jerome, Ralph, Gene and Thomas.

“Pop-Pop Charlie” as he was affectionately referred to by many in Kearny will be deeply missed. Residents could always count on seeing him at youth sporting events or in Dina’s Cafe enjoying a cup of coffee.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).

children and three great-grandchildren.

Our Annie loved the Jersey Shore, cooking enormous meals for her family and the occasional jaunt to Atlantic City.

Her sense of humor and love of a good story will always be remembered. But mostly, we will remember how much she loved her family. Ann was laid to rest beside her husband, on Feb 14 in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla.

Gladys Tubens Gladys Tubens, 60, passed away on Feb. 21.

Born in Lima, Peru, she immigrated to Kearny 20 years ago.

She is survived by her Antoinette Pendlebury companion Enrique Brazo; her Antoinette Pendlebury, 89, of seven children Jesus, Gladys, Ormond Beach, Fla,, and forCelena, Karina, Cinthia Cormerly of Kearny, passed away dova and Milagros De La Rosa Feb. 12. and Miguel Calderon. Also Mrs. Pendlebury was a devot- surviving are eight grandchiled and loving wife to the late dren Samantha, Aaron, Kamille, John Pendlebury. She is surSantos, Sebastian, Alexandra, vived by her children, Thomas Kate and Aurelio. and Marianne Pendlebury, John Arrangements were handled and Deborah Pendlebury, Mary by Armitage and Wiggins Fuand Keith Lewis, Michael and neral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Vonda Pendlebury, 10 grandKearny.

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You will feel as if friends of family have taken over when you entrust funeral arrangements to the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home. The family-owned firm has been in business for 75 years, serving generations in West Hudson and South Bergen. Its beautiful facilities, in a setting reminiscent of a colonial mansion, reflect the graciousness and tact of its understanding personnel.

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O’HARA AGENCY (201)997-6300 Tired of the cold and snow? I am selling my home in Sunny Florida. Take a look at my webpage w/a video www.gulfportgem.com

BusiNess for sALe Hair Salon for sale, operators will stay.

Owner looking to retire. Caldwell area.

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Nutley – 250 center St. 600 square feet, busy street, $1400/month Call Frank 973-943-3633.

KEARNY One bedroom apartments, (Kearny & Newark).

No pets. No Smoking. $880/Month + Utilities.

1 1/2 months security.

Available Now. 973-951-2343.

KEARNY 4 big rooms, furnished or Unfurnished. Large closets. 2nd floor.

No pets. 1 month security. Available Now. 201-955-2841.

KEARNY 3 ROOMS (ONE BEDROOM) IN ARLINGTON SECTION. $915 INCLUDES HT/HW. NO PETS. 973-493-7868.

KEARNY 4 BR’s Ideal for large family. 1 month security. Avl. April 1st.

201-674-1473 or 732-602-4043.

KEARNY Newly renovated, hardwood floors.

Laundry onsite.HT/HW included. 2 BR start at $985. 1 BR start at $825. Jr.1 BR start at $750. (201)289-7096

BELLEVILLE 1 BR apt. 3rd fl. Parking for 2 cars, Utilities not included. 1 month security. $890/month.

No pets. No smoking.

Avl now.

973-986-8085.

KEARNY 144 DEVON TERRACE. 2 BR. 2ND FL. INCLUDED HT, USE OF BACKYARD. $950/MONTH. CALL OWNER 201-615-7960.

HARRISON Luxury 2 BR, 2 Bath, 2 car garage. http://riverparkat harrison.com $2,100/month.

1 ½ month security.

Available April 1st.

201-275-5598.

Kearny - Kearny Av. Store for rent, available now. Pay own utilities.

201-997-0026.

HALL for reNt Party Hall For Rent • Affordable • A/C • Nice Setting 201-889-6677 201-572-1839

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Harrison Store for rent, prime location, 307 Harrison Ave, currently being used as hair salon.

1100 sq.ft. $1400/month + utilities, 1-1/2 months security. Good credit.

Available in March.

Call (862)222-4204

Kearny KEARNY ELM COURT Kearny’s Best Kept secret 732 Elm St. 1 BR for $850 NYC Commuter Bldg Call Alan (201)955-4334 or PJ (973)922-1555 ext 1 Affiliated Mgmt.

Kearny 738 Kearny Ave. $700/month.

Deposit required.

551-226-0566.

KEARNY Arlington Area. 5 rooms, 1 bath.

1-1/2 months security. $1200 + utilities. No pets. (201)213-1871

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KEARNY 3 BR apt.

2nd Floor.

Newly renovated. No pets. $1,200/month. 1 ½ month security.

Available March 1st.

Call 201-467-1568 KEARNY 4 rooms, 3rd floor. Refrigerator, 1 ½ months security.

References. $875/month.

201-815-6870.

KEARNY 355 Kearny Ave. 1 BR, LV & Kitchen. $750/month.

HT/HW Inc. 201-2834591 or 973-465-0166.

KEARNY 3 ROOMS (ONE BEDROOM) ON THIRD FLOOR: 12 GRANT AVENUE. $815 PLUS UTILITIES. LAUNDRY ROOM. NO PETS. 973-493-7868.

KEARNY 2 BR, LV, Kitchen, Bathroom. No pets. 1 1/2 month security.

Available Now. Call 973-477-4797 KEARNY 3 bedrooms, 2nd floor. Separate utilities.

Kitchen/DR combo.

Close to transportation & school. $1400/month.

1-1/2 months security.

Available immediately.

(973)268-2311 between 10am-5pm, (201)702-9097 anytime KEARNY Arlington Section. LR, DR, 3 bedrooms. 1 month security. 1 month rent.

No pets. $1325/month.

Separate utilities.

Available March 1st.

(201) 991-6619 (201) 877-3999 KEARNY Arlington Section. 3rd fl. 1 BR Apt. LV, EIK, Bath, refrigerator. Plenty of closets. Convenient to NY transportation & shopping.

Utilities separate. 1 month security.

No pets.

Available now. $800/month.

201-889-2657.

KEARNY Arlington Section. LR, DR, 3 bedrooms. 1 month security. 1 month rent.

No pets. $1325/month.

Separate utilities.

Available March 1st.

(201) 991-6619 (201) 877-3999 KEARNY Arlington section 3R, 1BR, $825/mo.

H/HW + security. Also Similar Apt. in Garfield same price. No fee.

(908)696-1866

KEARNY Studio apt.

Nice & clean. Private entrance.

W/W closets.

Cable & internet included.

Separate utilities. $800/month. Available March 1st. (201)9550897 after 5pm.

KEARNY 4 rent By Owner 2 & 3 BR Apts.

Newly Renovated. All Units Have W/D Hook up & Basement Storage. Most units have A/C. Rents Range from $950$1475 + Utilities. 1 ½ months security + Good Credit required.

Close to NY Transportation.

No pets. Call 201-9988226. Between the hrs.

6am-4pm.

Monday-Friday for Appt.

KEARNY 3rd floor, 3 bedrooms. Separate utilities.

Available March 1st. $900/month. 1 month security.

(201)736-6264 KEARNY 2 floors, 4 BR’s, 2 full bathrooms.

LR/DR, W/D, Furnished.

Parking available. $2,300/mo.

1.5 month security.

Available April 1st.

732-272-8813.

KEARNY 1 BR apt.

1st fl. nice area. $975/month + Utilites.

1 month security. No pets. Avl. Immediately.

201-214-4915.

KEARNY 2nd Fl. 2 BR’s. $1,100 + Utilities.

1 month security.

Close to Transportation, Shopping center & Schools. No pets. Avl. March 1st.

201-991-0263.

KEARNY 1st floor apt. 2 bedrooms, LR, DR, Kitchen and bath.

Separate Utilities. $1300 + 1 month security. W/D hook-up.

Available Immediately.

Call 201-207-8029.

KEARNY Modern 1 Bedroom Apt. 1 ½ month’s security. No pets. $700 + Utilities.

201-997-4629. 9AM5:45pm. Monday – Saturday.

KEARNY Good Condition. 3 BR’s. 1 bath, LV/DR. 2nd fl.

Laundry hook-up in basement. $1400/mo.

1 month security. Avl. April 1st. No pets.

908-591-8268.

KEARNY 4 room apt.

No smoking. No pets.

HT/HW supplied. 1-1/2 months security.

(201)991-6344 or (201)600-1023

KEARNY East Midland Ave. 2nd fl.

2BR Apt. LR, Big Kitchen, Bath, Central Air. Separate Utilities.

No Smoking.

Off Street Parking. $1250/month. 1 ½ months security.

Available March 1st.

Call 201-519-3778.

Leave Message. Se habla español.

KEARNY Arlington Section.

Renovated 1st fl. 2 family home.

Original H/W floors.

LR/DR, 2BR, Kitchen has stove, refrigerator and ceramic tiles.

Laundry on site. No pets. $1200/month + utilities.

Security required $1800. No smoking. Avl. March 1st. Application Fee, Credit and Background check required.

908-244-5847.

BeLLeviLLe BELLEVILLE 2nd fl. 2 BR’s, Belleville Nutley border. W/D Hook up.

HT/HW included $1300/month.Avl. Jan. 1st 862-201-6166.

BELLEVILLE Newly renovated, 1st fl. Apt. 2 BR’s, Large EIK, LV, 1 full bath. Hardwood floors.

Close to schools. $1300/month + utilities. 1 month security required. No pets. Avl. April 1st.

(973)296-0439

KEARNY 1 BR Apt. Located 1 block from City hall. H/W floors.

HT/HW included. $950/month. 1 month security. No pets. For more Info. Call Carlos 201-306-2994.

BELLEVILLE 6 large rooms, 3 bedrooms, DR, large EIK & LR. All remodeled. Close to transportation. $1125/month.

Separate utilities. 1 month security.

Available March 1st.

(973)951-6946

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Barbara Gerbasio RE & Management Co. 201-998-8415

KEARNY • 726 Elm ST. 1 bed rm 1st fl. H/HW supplies, Hardwood Fls. Laundry in basement close to shopping & Transport. Superintendent Raz 201-889-4047.

• 748 Devon St. (1st fl.) 1 bed rm. Hardwood fls. H/HW supplied $925.00 Superintendent David 908-406-2083

BELLEVILLE 2 BR Apt .2nd fl. $1250/month + Utilities. No pets. 1 ½ Months Security. Avl. March 1st.

973-751-1321.

harrison HARRISON 2 bedrooms, 2nd floor, hardwood floors, central heat. Walking distance to PATH. Near schools & transportation.

Avail now. (973)714-2368 HARRISON 2 BR apt.

EIK/LV & Balcony. 3rd Fl. $1200/month.

Available Now. Mulock Pl. Call Leave Message 908-838-7034.

HARRISON 41 Cleveland Ave. Lovely 2 bedrooms, 2 bath apt in newer 2 family home. Washer/dryer hook-up. Central air.

Tenant pays utilities.

No smoking. No pets.

Must have good credit.

(954)448-3339 HARRISON 3rd floor, 2 BRs, LR, kitchen, bathroom, small porch.

Refrigerator, A/C. $1100/mo. Separate utilities. (973)673-1111

HARRISON 4 large rooms w/ parking. No pets. Available now.

201-736-3538.

HARRISON 2 family house, 2nd fl. 6 rooms. $1350/month + 1 month security.

Utilities not included.

Available March 1st.

973-482-8543 908-451-6023.

HARRISON Studio Quiet area, all utilities included, Refrigerator, one person preferred.

Available March 1st. please call (973) 4892995 (973) 580-5218.

Se habla espanol.

HARRISON 5 room apt. 3 BR’s. 3rd floor. 6 family home. $1,100 + utilities. Avl. March 1st.

973-953-5031.

HARRISON 2 BR’s Clean Apt. 2nd fl. $1300/month + utilities.

1 month security. No pets.

973-484-1326

Lyndhurst LYNDHURST 2 BR, LV, Kitchen, Bathroom.

Available March 1st.

201-804-6258 or 201-279-9306.

HARRISON Modern 1 BR, 2nd Fl. Private Entrance. Clean, Quiet & comfortable.

Refrigerator. No pets. $750/month + utilites.

Security & lease.

862-223-9974.

LYNDHURST 4 large rooms, off street parking 1 car. W/D in basement. 1 month security $1350/month + utilities. No pets. Avl. Now. 973-865-3966.

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ApArtmeNts for reNt LYNDHURST 2nd fl. 1 BR apt. Private House.

H/W floors, $1000/mo + 1 month security.

HT/HW included.

Small pet ok.

201-575-5270.

LYNDHURST 2nd fl. 2 BR. Separate utilities. $1,300/month.

1 month security. No pets. Avl. Now. Near NYC Transportation.

201-370-9105

neWarK NEWARK 1 BR $865 & 2 BR $1,100 Vailsburg, Near Seton Hall. HT/HW included.

Safe/Secure.

Brick Historic Bldg. Extra Large BR’s. Newly Renovated.

Kitchen, Bath, H/W Floors, Refrigerator, Ceiling Fans.

1 month security. Section 8 ok.

No fees. No pets.

973-216-9470

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N.ARLINGTON 2 BR, W/D, NP. NS. Off street parking. Utilities included. Call After 5pm 973-420-4633.

NUTLEY 1st floor apt. in Kearny 2 BR’s, 1 bath, LR, Large EIK. Utilities NOT included. $1,250/month 1 month security required. Call 973-662-9059

N.ARLINGTON 2 bedroom apt., Central AC/HT, hardwood floors. Close to bus stop and schools. $1400/month.

Separate utilities. 1-1/2 months security.

(973)699-6658 (973)202-6662 N.ARLINGTON 3rd fl.

4 rooms. $1025/month + utilities. 1 month security. W/D Hook-up Additional fee.

Refrigerator included.

H/W Floors. No pets. 1 block form NY/NJ transportation.

Avl. March 1st.

201-618-0316.

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ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE We have an opening for an aggressive energetic self-starter to sell newspaper advertising.

Duties include servicing existing account, calling inactive accounts, and generating new business while making friends.

Family owned and operated 126 years.

Team oriented environment.

You have the ambition and we will train.

High Commission Must have transportation.

Fax resume to: 201-991-8941 or E-mail: jobs@theobserver.com

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

NUTLEY 3 room apt. $900/month. freshly painted. New floors & rugs. Close to NY transportation. Move in condition. No pets. No smoking.

973-517-7517.

room for rent KEARNY Furnished sleeping room for single person.

Smoke-free, Drugfree.

Close to transportation.

304 chestnut street.

Security required.

201-207-8029.

BELLEVILLE Nice area. Room for rent. $400. 1 month security. Call after 4:00pm (973)336-5335 (862)215-9440 HARRISON Room to share.

University students preferred.

Needed to share apt.

105 Frank E Rogers Blvd. South. Please call 201-657-3691.

HARRISON 1 room for rent. Private entrance.

One person preferred. $550/month everything included.

(973)525-3860 E.NEWARK Room with Bathroom, Furnished, for single person.

1 month security & Rent.

Available March 1st.

Call 973-865-5766.

room for rent BELLEVILLE Roommate wanted.

Female preferred.

Large Room. $550/month + security.

Lucy 973-855-6136.

KEARNY Room for rent. female preferred.

Kitchen use. Near NY Transportation.

Available Now. 201-719-0380.

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201-991-1586 Now Hiring!

Property inspectors FT/PT in your area.

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Real Estate Agents Call for a confidential interview or if interested in taking a local real estate course to obtain your license CALL Mid-Realty, Inc. (201)991-5719 Now Hiring for season Servers & Cooks, Waitress & Waiter.

201-998-0600 Apply in person Stewarts 938 Passaic Ave Kearny

Bus Boy, Kitchen Help, Waiter & Waitresses wanted.

Call 201-246-0100 Hair stylist needed for KIDS HAIR Salon in VERONA Exp. preferred.

Call Norma 973-239-3828

KEARNY Room for single person, responsible, good manners. 1 month security & rent.

732-859-1678.

Bartenders and waitresses wanted.

Bilingual a must.

English & Spanish.

Apply in person.

El Meson de Luis.

217 Harrison Ave. Harrison.

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Medical Assistant needed FT in Fair Lawn, experience a must.

Salary based on experience.

Aesthetician and Massage therapist needed PT (to start), at spa in Fair Lawn.

Salary based on experience.

Please call 201-390-6901

Carpenter: Looking for experience FT carpenter for furniture repair. Must have knowledge of all hand tools and work on own, without supervision.

Wood refinisher/ Touch up: Looking for experienced wood refinisher of office furniture. Someone with full knowledge of refinishing process and technics.

Must have a valid driver’s license.

Call 201-246-2199.

“Chris The Handyman” For your home repairs and Outdoor Power Equipment Services (201) 694-0258

Looking for Dental Assistant/ Front Office Receptionist at least 6 months experience, Xray license a Plus.

Must speak Spanish or Portuguese.

Please fax resume to 973-465-7878 or email: empiredentalcarepc@ yahoo.com

PT Administrative Nights & Weekends Busy Real Estate Office Must have Good Phone & Computer Skills. Bilingual a plus. Office Experience Required.

Please email your résumé to tyisha.martinez@ century21.com

FT Instructor Wanted.

Must have clean driving record, no points or accidents.

NJ Drivers License for more than 4 years A MUST. Reliable & Responsible.

Bilingual preferred.

(201)246-8000 Looking for ambitious, full time warehouse employee to operate forklift, ship and receive metal, process and handle scrap, work outside, get dirty and do medium lifting. Will train.

Competitive hourly wages and Overtime.

Including health benefits and pension plan. Fax resume to (201) 998-0769 or emai:

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Warehouse Supervisor Newark University Heights manufacturer is looking for a warehouse supervisor. Will be responsible to supervise pick and pack, shipping and receiving, and control inventory of both finished goods and components.

Handle cycle counts and requisition parts from purchasing as needed.

Must have a minimum of 5 years warehouse experience and at least 2 years supervisory.

Computer literacy a must. Familiarity with AS400 , Word and Excel a plus.

Some college preferred. Apply via fax at 973-643-2167 or call 973-643-3000.

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Tips to spring clean your deck and patio (StatePoint) It’s the time of year when sprucing up your deck and patio becomes a top weekend priority. Whether you use the space for entertaining or for solitude, you’ll want it clean, comfortable and safe this spring.

Take time to dust off your outdoor furniture and wipe down cushions that have been in storage all winter. Inspect flower pots, bird feeders and other outdoor décor to ensure they withstood the cooler months. Replace anything that is damaged.

Before setting furniture and décor back, give the surface below a good clean.

Whether you’re dealing with cement, brick or wood, the quickest and most thorough way to deep clean and restore surfaces to a like-new condition is with a pressure washer.

Knowing how to use one properly is important for a quality job and for your safety.

the spray gun with both hands to avoid injury if the gun kicks back before squeezing the spray gun trigger.

• Never spray near power lines, service feeds, electrical meters, wiring and windows.

• Check the engine oil level each time you use a pressure washer.

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• High-pressure spray Selecting the right can cut through skin, pressure washer for so never spray peoyour needs depends on ple or animals. Wear what you’re going to closed-toed shoes and goggles while pressure clean, how often you plan to do so, and how washing. much time you want • Assume a solid stance and firmly grasp to spend. Ask yourself

these questions before making a purchase.

• Look for a versatile pressure washer that can be used for a variety of tasks. For example, the new Briggs & Stratton POWERflow+ pressure washer has both a high pressure and a high flow mode for different spring cleaning chores. Deep clean your patio and driveway in high pressure mode or clean more delicate surfaces and rinse away debris in high flow mode.

• Consider going green with a model having reduced environmental impact. If you have an older pressure washer, a newer model could offer lower emissions and better fuel efficiency.

• Learn more about pressure washers before making an investment. For a buying guide and instructional videos, visit www.

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Guests of hoops tourney

Elks host Legion

Harrison East Newark Elks Lodge 2326 recently invited members of Harrison American Legion Post 282 to a Super Bowl Party at the lodge.

The lodge presented the Legion with a $1,000 donation. From l., are Thomas “ Babe” Haran, Robert Gerris, Past American Legion Commander Robert Marshman, Elks Exalted Ruler Larry Bennett and Charlie Lutkus.

Harrison Recreation Basketball players were invited to attend the SportsNet New York TV High School Basketball Tournament Finals held at the City College of New York on Jan. 25. SNY-TV provided the town Recreation Center tickets to the game plus round-trip transportation.

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ACROSS 1. Bikini, e.g.

6. U.S. central bank 9. Old World duck 13. _____ New Guinea 14. Luau souvenir 15. *Middle-earth region 16. Not slouching 17. Be in a cast 18. *Black Beauty 19. *Greg Heffley’s brother 21. Take without owner’s consent 23. Compass dir.

24. Agitate 25. OB-GYN test 28. “The Sun ___ Rises” 30. Marked by smallpox 35. Misfortunes 37. Flock members 39. Alluring maiden 40. Surveyor’s map 41. *King of the Elephants 43. Long forearm bone 44. Carried a torch 46. Buddhist teacher 47. *Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh, e.g.

48. Quill-dipping vessel 50. *”Froggy Goes to ____” 52. E or G, e.g.

53. Adam’s apple spot 55. *Shel Silverstein’s constrictor 57. *”The Jungle Book” protagonist 60. *Roald Dahl title character 64. Painting support 65. Poor man’s caviar 67. Dora the Explorer’s farewell 68. Accent mark 69. PC monitor technology, accr.

70. *Children’s literature, e.g.

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22. Not square 24. Sears’ partner 25. *Pig-tailed, read-headed nineyear-old 26. To bet everything 27. Isometric core exercise 29. ____ vs. Class 31. 1973 event in Chile e.g.

32. Russia’s prosperous peasant 33. “Sesame Street” Muppet 34. *”_____ of a Wimpy Kid”

36. Flight segment 38. Actress ____ Gilbert 42. “Dancing with the Stars” number 45. Thumb drive, e.g.

49. Rolodex abbr.

51. Thick soup 54. Approximately, as in date 56. Helped 57. *Amelia Bedelia, e.g.

58. Norse capital 59. Marries 60. Self-referential 61. Pick-up ____ 62. Student’s quarters 63. Away from port 64. Greek H 66. Scepter’s partner

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The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

“This scam has recently hit taxpayers in the Southeast Region. We encouraged taxpayers to guard against being misled by unscrupulous individuals trying to persuade them to give out their social security numbers and personal financial information. The IRS does not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a prepaid debit card or wire transfer,” said IRS Spokesman Mark S. Green.

“If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.

The first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail.

Don’t let yourself get involved in a tax scam or be bullied by a con artist,” said Green.

Other characteristics of this scam include: Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.

Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.

Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number

on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.

Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS e-mails to some victims to support their bogus calls.

Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.

After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do: If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.

If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Adminis-

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If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov.

Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” to the comments of your complaint.

Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS. The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and e-mail scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by e-mail to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels.

The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@ irs.gov.

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Riverkeeper offers study opportunity Hackensack Riverkeeper is accepting applications for the 2014 Ron Vellekamp Environmental Scholarship. Now in its 14th year, the program was created to support collegebound high school seniors who excel academically while demonstrating a strong commitment to the natural world and environmental protection.

Applicants must either live within the 210-square mile Hackensack River Watershed or attend a school located within that region. Seniors at 66 high schools in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland Counties are eligible.

Teachers and guidance counselors are invited to submit applications on behalf of deserving students but each school may nominate only one student.

A panel of Hackensack Riverkeeper trustees and staffers led by Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan and Program

Director Hugh Carola will review applications. The panel will consider the applicant’s academic achievements, environmental extra-curricular activities and future plans.

The $1,000 scholarship is unrestricted and can be used for any required purchases during the student’s first year at college.

“We received only two applications last year but both were stellar – which made for an extremely tough decisionmaking process,” Carola said.

“After a lot of back-and-forth between panelists, Maya Kates of Cresskill was chosen as our 2013 winner. She is now engaged in a specialized environmental curriculum at Connecticut College in New London, Conn.”

Full scholarship application criteria are available online at www.hackensackriverkeeper. org or by calling 201-9680808. A list of all watershed municipalities is available on

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the Links page of the Website.

For those residing in bi-watershed communities like Jersey City, Paramus or Ramapo some additional sleuthing (or a phone call to scholarship administrator Carola) may be necessary to determine a student’s eligibility.

Applications must be postmarked no later than Earth Day, April 22. The winner will be chosen no later than June 1.

The late Ronald Vellekamp was a science teacher in Ridgefield. He also served as a Palisades Interstate Park ranger and Boy Scout leader and was a founding trustee of Hackensack Riverkeeper.

“One of the many things I learned from Ron during the all-too-short time he was with us was that you should never let a teachable moment pass by,” said Sheehan. “That’s something that I, Hugh and the rest of our staff both understand and live by every single day.”

Nutley Little Theatre, 47 Erie Pl., has completed casting for its production of the comedy “Born Yesterday,” opening Friday, April 11.

Evening performances will be on April 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26, all beginning at 8 p.m. Matinee performances are on April 12, 13 and 26, all at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $15. There is a $2 discount (matinees only) for students and senior citizens who show IDs at the box office.

Patrons can order tickets by calling 1-877-238-5596.

To order online, patrons can go to the NLT web site at www.nutleylittletheatre.com and click on the “Click for Tix” icon, or go directly to www.SmartTix. com.

For directions to the

theater, visit www.nutleylittletheatre.com.

Nutley residents participating include cast members Helen Exel, Mike Winslow and Gina Sarno and director Vicky Chalk.

“Born Yesterday” may be best known for propelling Judy Holliday’s career, through her portrayals of showgirl Billie Dawn on Broadway in 1946, and in an Oscar-winning film performance in 1950. The play’s theme of unscrupulous Washington politics will ring true to theatergoers in 2014 as much as it did over 60 years ago.

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