May 21, 2014 Edition of The Observer

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Will KHS project run out of cash?

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

Stretching the thin Blue Line

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON –

KEARNY – Is the Kearny High School improvement project budget set to spiral out of control?

No one at the Kearny Board of Education is saying that – not yet, anyway – but the district is reaching out to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – one of the primary funders of the project – to learn how much leeway, if any, might be available if costs exceed the $44 million allocation.

If the project runs over budget, and if the agencies pay for the work won’t provide bailout money, the BOE may have to go hat in hand to local taxpayers for help.

The Federal Aviation Administration and state Department of Education are partners with the P.A. in the KHS Noise Abatement and Exterior Renovation-Addition job that has been sputtering along since 2010.

When will the job end?

Will there be enough money left to pay for it? No one has definitive answers. The BOE hired New York CPA firm D’Arcangelo & Co. in July 2013 to crunch the numbers but the board says it has yet to get the company’s report.

But Michael Dassatti, president of Brockwell & Carsee BUDGET page

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arrison’s local government and the state are adamant about stretching the town’s dwindling Blue Line into the public arena but the department commander is holding up a red caution flag.

Town Councilman James Doran, who chairs the council’s Police Committee, said: “We had requested of the chief extra resources to have more of a police presence with all shifts – a boots on the ground kind of thing.”

That recommendation, Doran said, extended to getting Police Chief Derek Kearns and his second in command, Capt. Michael Green, to stay in uniform instead of their civvies.

How to achieve more visible police presence “the chief’s call,” as head of the department, Doran said.

This was something that

former Mayor Ray McDonough espoused before he died Feb. 12, Doran said, and his interim successor James Fife “thought that was right

tive to patrol – leaving him with two detectives and one supervisor in the investigative division – and pulled a sergeant out of the traffic divi-

form “but discretion remains with the chief by statute.” If he feels it’s more appropriate for him to be in plainclothes on a particular occasion, he’ll do that, he said.

Of perhaps more significance, Kearns said, is a request by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) – which monitors local spending and hiring – to recall two Harrison police detectives currently on assignment with other law enforcement agencies, one with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Task Force and another with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Both deployments are justiObserver file photo fied, Kearns said, because of Police Chief Derek Kearns (l.) and Police Committee Chairman/Councilman the public safety benefits the James Doran. town enjoys from these connections. on target and has no plans sion for patrol duty. “Duties “When I have a concern to change.” Fife has been associated with traffic are now about a crime-related issue recovering from aortic value handled by our two patrol that is beyond my resources, I surgery. tours from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” can solicit help from the prosTo comply with the Police he said.

Kearns said he has no ecutor and anywhere Committee’s directive, Kearns said he’s reassigned one detec- problem with being in unisee POLICE page

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Close call for 2 school kids

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

police said, shortly before 8:30 a.m., as a group of youngsters waited for the bus in front BELLEVILLE – of 64 Franklin St., near Lake Potential tragedy was St., that would take them to averted in the aftermath of the Belleville Middle School for armed robbery of two Belmorning classes. leville teens on the morning of Police said a male and feFriday, May 16. male, both African-American, The incident unfolded, approached the group and

asked for the time.

In response, police said, a 14-year-old boy pulled out his cellular phone to check.

At that point, police said, the male suspect brandished a handgun and grabbed the phone.

Seeing that another boy, 13, had an earplug in his ear, the

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tate taxes that have come due to date, according to Tsao, while having reserved its right to contest whether they HARRISON – key legal referee’s call should be paying them at all.

Some background: In 1998, has gone against the Harrison declared 250 acres New York Red Bulls of abandoned industrial soccer team. property along its Passaic A state Appellate Court River waterfront a redevelruled May 12 that Harrison opment area and created the has the right to tax both the Harrison Redevelopment Red Bull Arena, the stadium where the professional soccer Agency (HRA) and the Hudson County Improvement team plays its home games, and the land occupied by the Authority (HCIA) partnered with Harrison to facilitate a stadium.

The team has 20 days from redevelopment plan for that area. the time it was served with At the time, Harrison the court’s ruling to ask planned to provide space the state Supreme Court to within the redevelopment consider hearing the case. tract to create a soccer staThat would give the Red dium as the possible future Bulls until early next month to decide whether to call for a home for the MetroStars professional soccer team. legal replay.

In 2003, the town adopted Red Bulls attorney Thomas a revised redevelopment Denitzio Jr. declined complan that proposed to reserve ment but team spokesman Brian Tsao said: “We respect about 12 acres of land to accommodate a 25,000 seat the court’s decision and will multi-use sports and enterdiscuss our legal options internally. As always, we look tainment stadium , “envisioned to be the new home forward to continue being a partner for the Town of Har- of the MetroStars” and home rison and its development for to concerts, graduations and local sporting events. the many years to come.”

In 2005, the town sold $40 For the time being, the team million in mostly tax-exempt has paid the town all real es-

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general obligation bonds to the HCIA to finance the acquisition and preparation of the land and gave the proceeds to the HRA to acquire and prepare the land.

And Red Bull (owner of the successor team) agreed to finance and build the stadium.

In May 2006, Red Bull, HRA and HCIA signed three agreements: a redeveloper agreement committing the Red Bulls to build a soccer/ entertainment stadium; a ground and stadium lease committing the HRA to lease the land to the HCIA for 30 years; and a ground and stadium sub-lease requiring the HCIA to sublet the land to the Red Bulls. Also, the team agreed to play its home games at the stadium for at least seven years.

Red Bull would receive all revenue generated by the stadium, including revenue from the sale of naming rights.

Red Bull was also granted “exclusive right to manage, operate and control [the land, stadium, parking lots and infrastructure],” including negotiating sponsor/signage/ vendor agreements, setting ticket prices for all events and making improvements/

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HRA and the town could use the stadium on a limited basis: the town, for example, was permitted four civic events a year, such as public ceremonies, high school/regional/state sports championships and municipal fairs, but Red Bull would get 50% of the net revenues from these events.

The lease provided that the land, stadium, parking lots and infrastructure “shall not be subject to real property taxation” and that “in the event that such tax exempt status is contested, the Parties agree to jointly defend such tax exempt status.”

But then it went on to say that, “If the [land] or the leasehold interest of [Red Bulls] is found to be subject to property taxation, [Red Bulls] shall pay all of such taxes.”

The new stadium, named Red Bull Arena, opened in 2010 and the team played 24 home games there and 18 in 2011. The Arena also accommodated free viewing parties for the World Cup and Big East Championship soccer games, three international see RED BULL TAX page

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Committed to strong coverage

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY —

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ecause not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or even in our own archives, no one is exactly sure this number is correct: But if there was a newspaper printed every week leading up to today’s edition, today marks the 6,560th print-edition of The Observer newspaper.

And next week will signal the unofficial start of the 127th year of The Observer as well.

What started out as an experiment in delivering the news to the people of Arlington has evolved into coverage in three counties and eight towns: Kearny, Harrison, East Newark, North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Bloomfield, Belleville and Nutley.

When the newspaper launched in 1887, it was a single-page broadsheet, packed

with stories about the town and its residents. Bylines were not published with stories, and the “journalists” wrote mostly about Arlington, the section of Kearny along the Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad, which gave the newspaper its first name — The Arlington Observer.

The cost for an annual subscription was $1.50.

Some stories in that first edition described businesses and institutions of the time, such as the town’s five churches, one public school, shipyards and manufacturing companies that framed the hub of the area. It also noted the town’s population of 1,600 in the late 1880s.

Things certainly evolved in

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Kearny.

By 1900, about 2,000 Scots had immigrated to work in Kearny, Harrison and Newark. Swedish, Lithuanian, Jewish, Portuguese and Japanese immigrants soon followed, according to a book on Kearny’s immigrant history.

By the 1940s, Kearny thrived on its commercial and retail businesses — many located in South Kearny, or what some liked to call “Industrial Kearny.” As the town’s population grew, so did the pages of the newspaper. Issues about businesses, taxes and resident concerns filled the weekly editions.

While long-established companies along the Belleville Turnpike were still operating, new small businesses, bars, bakeries and see OBSERVER page

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THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014

Kimble, Kennedy & Longo victorious

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

But a member of the Strumolo-Burke ticket did claim a victory: Joseph Longo edged out Kimble running mate Charles Hood for one of two Township Council slots on the ballot. Kimble ally Councilman Kevin Kennedy retained his seat, outdistancing opponent William Freda.

A tally sheet released Wednesday night by the

BELLEVILLE – fter a brutal, mudslinging campaign, Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble will remain in office after fighting off a challenge

by Councilwoman Marie Strumolo-Burke in last Tuesday’s municipal election.

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Township Clerk’s Office had the machine and absentee totals (provisionals hadn’t been counted yet) this way: Kimble the victor with 2,277 votes and Strumolo-Burke with 1,900.

In the council race, again, according to the Clerk’s Office, Kennedy led with 2,110 votes; next was Longo with 1,895; then Freda with 1,681; and Hood with 1,149 – all write-in votes. Hood was a last-minute replacement for Councilman Michael Nicosia, who withdrew his candidacy after the filing deadline, opting to devote more time to his business and family.

Despite her mayoral defeat, Strumolo-Burke is expected to continue to serve on the Township Council. She has two years remaining in her term of office.

At a post-election victory gathering at The Chandelier on Franklin Ave., Kimble, a retired township police chief and former township manager, relaxed at a buffet with his fellow candidates, family members, township employees and supporters.

“I’m really happy that the voters chose to return me to office, along with [Councilman] Kevin [Kennedy],” Kimble told The Observer. “It’s an

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honor to serve the people.

I’m looking forward to a third term.”

Hood, a retired Belleville deputy police chief who has never previously sought public office, said he was coaxed into running as a write-in candidate by Kennedy. “Kevin’s been a friend for a long time and he came to ask a favor, which he never does. He asked me to help and I did.”

“I’m a retired police officer, I’m president of the travel soccer team, I’ve coached baseball and soccer for 18 years,” Hood said. “People know me so I brought that to the table.

I didn’t think I had much of a chance to win but when you look at the [voting] numbers, it’s unbelievable. I think confusion in the whole [write-in] process cost me the election.”

Hood declined to say whether he’d consider running again at some point.

Over at Porto Restaurant & Bar on Washington Ave., where the Strumolo-Burke campaign adjourned for drinks and food, Longo told The Observer, “The team lost but I won and I’m looking forward to working with my other colleagues. I expect to see ELECTION page

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Searing memories of long-ago fire

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – ntriguing photograph, isn’t it?

Who is that man? Where was that fire? And when?

Along with the old photos for The Observer’s ‘Then & Now’ feature, we sometimes receive a stand-alone picture

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fish-and-chips shop to open in a town that would eventually have many.

The flames also destroyed the home of the Ostrom family, who occupied a “tiny apartment” in the back of the one-story building.

When the fire broke out that Thursday afternoon, father Bob Ostrom, mother Doris (who owned the shop) and

served as the family kitchen, there was smoke. The girls fled the apartment, barefoot and wearing only their pajamas.

The KFD’s records show that the first alarm came in at 1:51 p.m. from a call box (remember them?) at Johnston and Kearny Aves. Two engines and a truck company were immediately dispatched.

More equipment would arrive shortly afterwards.

Hyde said that her father “had grabbed fire extinguishers, but was overcome by smoke.”

“My mother and others dragged him out,” Hyde said.

“We had to literally drag him out.” In addition to the smoke inhalation, Bob Ostrom had also suffered suffered a back

injury.

But the rest of the family escaped unharmed. At least physically.

“We lost everything,” Hyde said. “The whole building was totally destroyed. It was total devastation.”

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This is one.

The scene is Kearny Ave. -- 5 Kearny Ave., to be specific. The date was March 21, 1963. And the man is longtime Kearny mayor, Joseph M. Healey, who was in office at the time and who apparently often went to the scene of local fires to offer support.

With the help of the Kearny Fire Department and one of the survivors of this inferno, we were able to gather info on the blaze, which destroyed the original Thompson’s Fish & Chips shop -- the very first

two of their three children, daughters Doreen, 17, and Jarlynn, 13, were in that apartment behind the shop.

Son Robert, 8, was at school.

Jarlynn Ostrom is now Jarlynn Hyde, the owner of Mid-Realty, and she shared the long-ago but naturally still-vivid memories of that day. Jarlynn and Doreen were home sick with the mumps and were in bed when they “heard a loud noise, and Dad went running” toward the sound, Hyde recalled. As soon as he opened the door to the shop’s kitchen, which also

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A poet for Memorial Day J

oyce Kilmer, New Jersey native and long-time Garden State resident, is most famous for his poem “Trees,” memorized by numberless schoolchildren and, unfortunately, mocked by latter-day writers who find it too precious.

Columbia University, his alma mater, had (maybe still does have) an annual Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest. For shame, Columbia.

How about an Allen Ginsberg Memorial Bad Poetry Contest?

Oh, I forgot. Ginsberg personified liberalism.

Liberals can’t write bad poetry.

Despite his misguided literary critics, this week’s column is dedicated to Kilmer.

His poem “The House With Nobody In It” still makes me a bit weepy. I always wanted to see that house, located somewhere between Mahwah, where Kilmer lived, and Suffern, “along the Erie track.” Supposedly it was at 150 Franklin Turnpike, for years the site of a tavern cleverly named “Nobody’s Inn,” however there are conflicting reports that it was elsewhere on the road.

But I digress.

The point is, as overly

sentimental as some lesser lights consider him, Kilmer had the ability to touch the heart. And “Trees” has become one of the most-quoted poems in America’s literary legacy.

But what some people might not know is that Kilmer was also a soldier. And as Memorial Day approaches, I wanted to share one of his lesser-known works.

Lesser-known to the general public, that is. It was written in 1918, and to this day, it is recited at gatherings of the Fighting 69th Regiment, including memorial services for deceased members.

Kilmer served with the Fighting 69th during World War I. In 1917, when the United States entered the war, he enlisted, even though, as the father of five, he would have been exempt from service. He requested assignment to the infantry and was deployed to France.

In the land of carnage called the Western Front, he rose to the rank of sergeant.

On March 7, 1918, the 69th was in the trenches at a place called Rouge Bouquet when it came under a German artillery barrage. One shell fell on a

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dugout where 22 soldiers were positioned.

As described on the 69th’s web site: “The men were buried under mud, dirt and beams. Major [William J.] Donovan rushed to the scene . . . and began digging. Two men were rescued and five bodies recovered. The voices of other survivors, including Lt. [John] Norman, could be heard . . . . After hours of intense rescue efforts, under heavy enemy artillery fire,

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efforts to reach the soldiers were halted. The bodies of 15 soldiers, including Lt. Norman’s, still remained in the dugout, but rescue was impossible due to mud-slides and enemy shelling.”

At a trenchside service afterwards, “Father Duffy [the regiment’s chaplain, Father Francis Patrick Duffy, whose statue stands in Times Square] conducted Last Rites, and the men placed a tablet at the dugout.”

Kilmer, a poet even on the battlefield, wrote “Rouge Bouquet” as a tribute to the dead, and it was read by Duffy on St. Patrick’s Day, 1918. What follows is part of the first stanza -- and if some lines sound as if they might be set to music, they were. A bugler “played ‘Taps’ before the last lines of each verse [and] the notes were echoed by another bugle player who was stationed in the woods nearby.”

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Four months later, on July 30, during the Second Battle of the Marne, Kilmer volunteered to accompany Maj. Donovan’s battalion as it led an attack on enemy positions. During a scouting mission, he was killed by a sniper’s bullet. He was 31.

For his courage under fire, Kilmer was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre.

He is buried in the OiseAisne American Cemetery in Picardy, France.

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KPD blotter: Can you top this?

A Kearny woman who wanted to add some edible ornamentation to her homemade donuts is now facing robbery charges after she tried to take toppings from a local yogurt shop, Kearny police reported.

At 1 p.m. on May 12, Sgt. Michael Cardella and Officer Steve Hroncich responded to the Yo-Lish store on Kearny Ave. on the report of a “disorderly and combative female” on the premises, Chief John Dowie said. They arrived to find that Officer Jordenson Jean, who had heard the radio call while on an offduty assignment in the area, was already there and was detaining Domenica Ferro, 42,

He was subsequently charged two men smoking handwith DUI and careless driving. rolled cigars and detected the odor of marijuana. When Other recent reports from approached by the officers, the May 11 the Kearny police blotter two discarded the cigars, but At 8 a.m., Officers Peter included the following: both suspects were reportedly Jahera and Jordenson Jean, found to be in possession of patrolling in South Kearny, May 12 additional pot. Charged with came upon a 2011 Hyundai At 1 a.m., at Highland possession of the drug and that was missing a wheel and Ave. and Liberty St., offdrug paraphernalia and being had fresh front-end damage. duty Officer Jay Ward saw under the influence of a CDS Police said the driver, David a 1995 Honda hit a parked Bowderbank, 46, of Rockaway, were Dashawn Capehart, vehicle and then attempt to 21, of Newark, and Abdel leave the scene, police said. He N.J., had slurred speech and Muhammed, 20, of Kearny. notified HQ , and Officer Tim a problem staying awake and Police said Capehart also Castle responded to interview a small plastic bag and glass vial were in plain view in the had an outstanding warrant the driver, identified as from Newark.

Anthony Larosa, 22, of Kearny. car. After field sobriety tests, he was taken to headquarters.

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Advised by the proprietor that she would have to pay for the goodies, Ferro allegedly refused. Asked to leave the premises, she allegedly began kicking him.

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New this year is that registration will be online only. Paper registrations will no longer be accepted. Registration is open to all children who live or attend school in North Arlington and are between the ages of 4 and 14. Children must be 4 years of age by October 1, 2014. To register, please visit www.na-soccer. org.

A Hot Dog Day and Open House will take place on Saturday, June 7, at Zadroga Field on Schuyler Avenue. Current

players will compete in skills competitions and an informational table will be set up.

Times will be announced on the association’s web site.

The association also announces its annual Red Bulls Soccer Camp. The camp will be held at Zadroga Field in the evening the week of July 21 through July 25. All attendees will receive a t-shirt and a soccer ball. Please visit www. na-soccer.org to register. For more information on these and other programs, visit www.na-soccer.org and like the North Arlington Soccer Association on Facebook.

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‘Law & Order UK’ brings twists that couldn’t work in the USA

Photos courtesy itv.com/lawandorderuk LEFT: Ben Daniels, portraying Crown Prosecutor James Steel Freema Agyeman, as Assistant Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips. RIGHT: Bradley Walsh, who plays Detective Sgt. Ronnie Brooks in ‘Law and Order UK.’

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent

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f you’re a fan of the “Law and Order” series — and let’s face it, who in America hasn’t at one point or another sat down to watch one or more episodes of the many versions of the show? — you certainly know how intense the show is here stateside.

What many don’t know is that for the last six years, there’s been a British version of “Law and Order” — all episodes are based on the original American version — and it’s by far the best created to date.

As is often the case in the U.K., the seasons of “Law and Order UK” are quite short.

There have been eight “series” or seasons and the most there’s ever been in a series is 13 episodes. The current series, the eighth, ended late in April with eight episodes.

There are some major parallels in the show. And some noticeable differences.

The show starts off with the words familiar to Ameri-

can viewers: “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.” But it changes here.

“The police who investigate crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

In the U.K., the Crown Prosecutors handle prosecutions.

Each episode begins with a cold open and quick look into the crime — and the police’s arrival on the scene. The crimes that take place have all happened somewhere in London in locations that actually exist.

Now, one of the reasons why this version of the show is so much stronger than the American version is that in the U.K., show producers are able to make the storylines much more dramatic — and sometimes graphic. The rules that keep things here somewhat tame don’t exist in the U.K. — at least at night.

So the writers have tweaked the original screenplays to

adapt them to a British audience. And they do so brilliantly.

Perhaps one of the biggest drawbacks of the U.K. version, however, is that there’s been significant turnover of the cast. But it’s the original cast that has done the best work.

Jamie Bamber, who starred in the TNT short-lived drama “Monday Mornings,” plays Detective Sgt. Matt Devlin.

He’s partnered with actor Bradley Walsh, a former U.K. soccer (football) player, who plays Detective Sgt. Ronnie Brooks.

Brooks’ character is clearly modeled after Lennie Briscoe, who was so brilliantly portrayed by the late Jerry Orbach. Like Briscoe, Brooks is a recovering alcoholic who has a strained relationship with his 20-something-year-old daughter. And like Briscoe, Walsh has a very sharp yet dry sense of humor. His experience and wisdom, as with Briscoe, makes him the go-to guy for younger detectives. So fans of Briscoe should im-

mediately be able to identify with Brooks.

Devlin, meanwhile, doesn’t appear to have an American parallel. He’s very emotional — and gets deeply involved in the cases, almost to a point where he crosses the line professionally. He’s often reminded about the dangers of getting too close to the families of victims.

In the original series, Ben Daniels, whom you may know from “House of Cards” as Adam Galloway — the on-again, off-again British love interest of Frank Underwood’s wife Claire Underwood — plays Crown Prosecutor James Steel. Steel is likely modeled after Jack McCoy, politically liberal but very tough when it comes to pleas and ensuring the guilty pay the price for their crimes.

He’s assisted by Alesha Phillips, an assistant Crown prosecutor, played by Freema Agyeman. She most recently played Larissa Loughlin on “The Carrie Diaries” on the CW Network.

It’s not really clear whom,

if anyone, Phillips is modeled after from the American version of the show, but she’s a great partner for Steel — and the two often are at odds over the direction to take cases.

While the show is broadcast on ITV in the U.K., it is often seen here on BBC America. No date has been announced yet for the debut of the most current season, but older episodes are often shown on the network — and are, depending on your carrier, available for viewing on demand, both on your TV and online.

There’s no question there will be some who will say there’s no way anything is better than the American versions of “Law and Order.” But if you take just a few moments to watch at least one of the British episodes, chances are you’ll get hooked.

And once that happens, you’ll discover that giving “Law and Order” a British twist is just what was needed to make this one of the greatest TV dramas ever created.

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Just to finish work on the high school’s North building – a job that includes erection of steel for a five-story addition – the only bid the BOE got was for more than $48 million -- $4 million more than the overall project budget. It has rejected that

bid and is looking to rebid the job.

As the BOE was preparing to separate itself from B&C, Dassatti said his company tried to persuade officials to allow the firm to complete the KHS South Building for about $1.6 million – a proposal the BOE rejected.

Instead, Dassatti noted, the BOE hired a new contractor, Paul Otto Building Co. of Flemington, to complete the South Building for a contract price of $2,968,000.

B&C, which has been paid $10.9 million of $38.1 million in billings, with change orders, for work on the South and North Buildings could have completed both buildings for $26.4 million, Dassatti said. “We pretty much knew what had to be done but the people in charge seemed to want us out of the picture.”

As it stands today, however, Dassatti said, the BOE is on the hook for the $2.9 million for Otto, plus $1.9 million

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(There will likely be extras resulting from B&C’s pending arbitration on the KHS Exterior Renovation contract in addition to whatever payment B&C and the BOE negotiate resulting from the termination of convenience agreement.)

Dassatti said he was disappointed that no BOE members had reached out to his firm to get all the facts.

“We’re not in litigation with them on the [KHS] Addition project so they can feel free to talk to us,” he said. “Are they worried about saving the taxpayers’ money or saving face?”

Meanwhile, the BOE has adopted its 2014-2015 school budget. At a special meeting held earlier this month, the BOE projected total spending at about $80.2 million, of which the district expects to get about $46.2 million in local school taxes. The tax impact on the “average” house, assessed at about $95,000, is a projected increase of about $74, due partly to a $7.3 million drop in town ratables.

Still, according to a BOE budget document, the new budget will reflect reductions in the following categories: • Surplus cut by $1 million.

• Instructional payroll cut by $840,000, by not replacing 11 teachers who are retiring.

• Custodial salaries cut by $107,840 by not replacing two custodians who are retiring and custodial/ maintenance overtime cut by $60,000.

• Technology supplies cut

by $100,000.

• School supplies cut by $45,000.

That same document listed as “further cuts,” minus cash projections, “all freshman athletic teams and coaches,” along with “possible additional reductions” to unspecified staff. KHS Vice Principal Michael Barbone will be retiring June 30 and, so far, the BOE hasn’t named his replacement.

While the freshman teams and coaches will likely remain untouched, the district’s No. 2 administrator will not be around after June 30. Debra Sheard, who was hired June 2013 as assistant superintendent of schools for $150,000 a year has been notified by Acting Superintendent Patricia Blood that her one-year appointment isn’t being renewed.

Blood couldn’t be reached to discuss the matter.

Sheard said she was told that “they’re eliminating the position” and that she would be seeking employment elsewhere.

A source familiar with the situation said that Sheard was advised through a written notice from Blood that she was being let go as part of a series of budget-cutting moves by the school board and that it should be up to a “permanent superintendent” to choose a second in command.

Sheard was recommended for her job in Kearny by the then-Superintendent Frank Ferraro and was narrowly approved by a 5-4 vote. The four dissenting votes came from Bernadette McDonald, Sebastian Viscuso, Cecilia Lindenfelser and James Doran Jr., all of whom became members of a new majority voting bloc after last year’s school board balloting who subsequently voted to place Ferraro on an involuntary paid leave and authorized hiring a detective agency to “investigate” Ferraro’s background.

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ible,” Riposta said. “And the beauty of it is they always know where to find me. If I am not at the deli, they can KEARNY – find me at home since I live ow Frank Riposta, owner of D&F Deli on right across the street from the deli.”

Davis Ave., gets any Riposta also says another sleep might just be one of the key to success is how he deals great mysteries of life. He and with his clients and customhis wife, Diane, have owned ers. the deli since 1983.

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I know my customers most successful and noted are from the working class. delis in Kearny, he’s also been They don’t want fancy food one of the most successful at fancy prices.

But I always real estate agents in the area. strive to give them the best And he credits a lot of his food possible at the best real estate track record to prices possible.” the success he’s experienced And because of that loyalty in 30-plus years of operating Riposta shows in the deli, it D&F. translates into his seeing the “It’s really remarkable,” Riposta said. “So many of the same people when they want people who I’m selling homes to buy or sell a home.

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Harrison has benefited from this additional coverage for the past two decades at least, he said.

As for the Homeland Security link, Kearns said he’s been able to rely on that agency for an expanded police presence during events at 25,000-seating

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“I’ve called on them countless times for information and assistance on immigration matters and we’ve gotten over $700,000 in criminal forfeiture funding over the last four or five years. We’ve been able to purchase surveillance cameras and other items we’d never have had without our participating in this program,” the chief added.

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With fewer personnel available, police overtime costs are climbing. Last year, he said, “we spent $400,000 and so far this year “we’re a little ahead of that. We’re attempting to get that under control.”

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And, he said, the economics of implementing that plan would work against any deployment advantages.

As for the chief’s request to add another officer, Doran said: “We’re going to ask DCA for permission to expand the force by one. We’ll try to see if we can fit it into our budget.”

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Belleville Veterans Council sponsors the following Memorial services, all scheduled for Monday, May 26: • Glendale Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave., at 9 a.m.

• Rutgers St. Bridge (Passaic River) at 9:30 a.m.

• Rutgers Church Cemetery, Main and Rutgers Sts., for World War II vets at 10 a.m.

• Belleville Township Hall for deceased fire and policemen at 10:30 a.m.

• Belleville Vets Memorial, 495 Union Ave., (Main Service) at 11 a.m.

Bloomfield

Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., presents Mike Tully, co-author of “Think Better, Win More! How Sports Psychology Can Make You a Champion,” May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Tully has spent 25 years as a coach on the college and high school level.

He’ll explain how an orange put a man on the moon, what Springsteen and Einstein have in common and why some people improve more than others.

The library also offers: • Financial Book Club and Workshops – Tuesdays at 6 p.m. – beginners welcome.

• Job Hunting Support Group – Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Knitting Club – Fridays at 11 a.m.

• Genealogy – Third Saturday of every month at 2 p.m.

• Games – Play chess, checkers, Go, Scrabble or whatever, whenever! Check in at the Reference Desk to borrow a game board or puzzle.

• Computer Classes – oneon-one tutoring in computer basics, email, online searching, Microsoft Office, etc. – sign up for a one-hour session - Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, and Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m. Participants must show a current Bloomfield Public Library card.

East Newark

East Newark Health and Social Services Day is set for May 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at

the Senior Center, 37 President St. Staff from the North Hudson Community Action health van will do screenings and outline benefit programs.

Harrison

Harrison American Legion Post 282, 8 Patterson St., announces: • Veterans Appreciation Barbecue will be held Saturday, May 24, at 3 p.m. All veterans are welcome with any American Legion/VFW membership card or DD214.

• Memorial Day Mass will be offered at Holy Cross Church, 16 Church Square, with Sgt. William Sawelson, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 340, Sunday, May 25, 10:30 a.m., followed by a service outside Harrison Public Library and refreshments at the American Legion post.

All are invited.

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The Presbyterian BoysGirls Club, 663 Kearny Ave., hosts a Tricky Tray Saturday, May 31. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $15, which includes a sheet of prize tickets and dessert.

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St. Stephen’s Church, 676 Kearny Ave., hosts a tour of the church June 1, 1:30 to 4 p.m., to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the completion of the church building. Sign-up sheets will be available in the church vestibule the weekends of May 17-18 and May 24-25 before and after Mass or register by calling the rectory office at 201-998-3314.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the public to a presentation on its plan to remove highly contaminated sediment from the lower eight miles of the Passaic River, May 21, at 6 p.m., at Franklin School auditorium, 100 Davis Ave. Public feedback is welcome or submit written comments by mail to: Alice Yeh, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway,

New York, N.Y. 10007-1866 or email comments to PassaicLower8MileComments.

Region2@epa.gov. The EPA’s remedial plan for the lower eight miles of the Passaic River is available at http:// www.epa.gov/region02/passaicriver. Another public meeting is planned for June in Belleville (more details to be announced later).

The Woman’s Club of Arlington hosts its fourth annual ice cream social/new member rally Tuesday, May 20, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Players Club, 12 Washington Place.

Prospective members are invited to meet current members to better understand the club’s focus. Admission is free.

Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., will hold a painting party with art teacher Desiree Mills Friday, May 30, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will go home with their own acrylic painting on a 16by 20-inch canvas. This class is open to ages 14 and up. A $5 registration fee helps cover the cost of paints and canvases. Class size is limited. Call the library at 201-998-2666 to reserve a slot.

Lyndhurst

Good Shepherd Medical Adult Day Care, 725 Valley Brook Ave., hosts a Health Fair May 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, call 201-933-0711.

Join the Meadowlands Environment Center educators to catch shrimp, fish and other critters in the marsh Tuesday, May 27, 6 to 8 p.m.

Dress for mess. Admission is $5; $4 for MEC members.

Registration is recommended. To register, go to www. njmeadowlands.gov/ec. Meet at the N.J.Meadowlands Commission Science Center, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza. For more information, call 201-4608300.

The Lyndhurst Disabled American Veterans announce a veteran’s ward party will be held Tuesday, May 26, at 2:30 p.m., at Chestnut Hill Extended Care Facility, Passaic. Games of chance will be played to allow the veterans to win some pocket money.

Bedridden veterans will have items distributed to them after the games. The party is sponsored by Harry and Beverly Brecthbill in memory of Beverly Brecthbill’s father John Girgenti, a World War II veteran. For more information, call John Deveney, veterans rehabilitation chairman, at 201-438-2255.

Lyndhurst Health Department, 601 Riverside Ave., hosts: • A blood screening on Friday, June 6. Appointments begin at 8 a.m. Staff will screen for chemistry profile, cholesterol level, blood count, and thyroid level. This service is available to Lyndhurst residents ages 18 and older for a $20 fee. To preregister for an appointment, call the Health Department at 201-804-2500. Payments can be submitted in cash or checks made payable to Medical Laboratory Diagnostics.

• Senior forum on Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m., in cooperation with Clara Maass Medical Center, Senior Helpers, and Park Financial Group.

Guests receive a free breakfast. Experts will discuss aging with dignity, financial and estate planning, and osteoporosis. Call the Health Department to reserve a seat.

North Arlington

The Angry Coffee Bean, 80 Ridge Road, hosts these upcoming events: • An art show for Kearny’s Schuyler School will be held Thursday, May 29, 5 to 7:30 p.m., to benefit the Schuyler Art Club.

• Greyhound Angels, an organization dedicated to the placement of retired racing greyhounds into loving adoptive forever homes, will conduct a “meet and greet” Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information on these events, call 201-7725554.

North Arlington Public Library, 210 Ridge Rd., offers these programs: • Comics Club for grades 6 and up meets Wednesday, May 28, at 3:30 p.m.

• Origami for grades 4 and

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up is held Friday, May 30, at 3:30 p.m.

• ESL class meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Visit or call for more information.

• Historical Fact and Fiction Book Club meets Thursday, May 29, at 10 a.m.

• Friends of the Library Book Club meets Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m.

North Arlington Youth Center, 1 Legion Place, (behind Borough Hall) conducts registration for its 2014 summer program through Wednesday, June 11. Sign up Monday to Friday, 2 to 5 p.m.

This seven-week program is for borough residents only between ages 5 and 10, costs $40 per week and runs Monday to Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Fridays, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Space is limited and registrants can pick and choose their weeks of enrollment. For more information, call 201-997-7709.

North Arlington Health Department offers a free seminar for senior citizens Thursday, May 22, at 10 a.m., at the Senior Center, behind the Health Department building, at 10 Beaver Ave. Tax consultant Robert Tarantula will advise guests how to fill out out forms and applications for senior assistance programs.

Registration is required. For more information and to register, call 201-955-5695.

Nutley

The Department of Public Affairs invites the public to honor America’s veterans at a special Memorial Day service Saturday, May 24, 7 to 7:30 p.m., at St. Mary’s Church, 17 Msgr. Owens Place. For more information, call 973-2844976.

Nutley’s 49th annual Recreation Golf Tournament -- including golfing, lunch, dinner and prizes -- will be held Monday, June 23, at Hendrick’s Field Golf Course in Belleville. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. The fee is $125 per player. Dinner, which costs $65, follows golf at The Chandelier. For more information, or to sponsor a hole, contact Frank DeMaio at 973-2844900, ext. 2512, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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RED BULL TAX from rugby games, three international soccer matches and a concert.

For 2010, Harrison sent Red Bull a tax bill of $215,863 for the land and $1.29 million for the stadium; in 2011, the town taxed the land at $119,482 and the stadium at $1.22 million.

Red Bull contested the town’s actions, citing state Redevelopment Law which says: “All properties of an

authority are hereby declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and those properties, and all public facilities, whether or not owned by the authority, are devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof.”

But, on June 13, 2012, state Tax Court Judge Christine Nugent dismissed the team’s

challenge, concluding that the HRA owned the land, Red Bulls owned the stadium and neither the land nor the stadium were tax exempt because they were not used for a “public purpose.”

Appellate Judges Marie Simonelli, Douglas Fasciale and Michael Haas came to the same conclusion but from a somewhat different perspective.

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“Generally,” the judges said, “all real property in New Jersey is subject to taxation unless expressly exempt by the Legislature.”

As an example of that legislative intent, the judges pointed to the N.J. Highway Authority’s construction of the Garden State Arts Center (now PNC Bank Arts Center) amphitheater and reception center, both leased to private operators. The amphitheater was found to be tax-exempt because it “served the NJHA’s underlying statutory purpose” in creating revenue for the authority while the reception center was declared taxable “because it had no nexus to the Arts Center’s original purpose [“to promote the public health and welfare…”] and exceeded the NJHA’s statutory mandate.”

Analogously, the judges cited the case of the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) which was authorized by the Legislature to carry out a “public purpose” by building, operating, owning and managing, “either directly or indirectly through lessees … a project to be located in the Hackensack meadowlands … consisting of one or more stadiums ….racetrack [etc.] …”

And, the judges noted, NJSEA “received all revenue generated by the sports complex, which is used to pay interest and principal on bonds and notes issued in connection with the project.”

By contrast, the judges said, the laws governing the operations of the HRA and HCIA

provide only for the “acquiring and clearing” of land and “not the actual operation of a stadium or any other commercial establishment that [the town’s redevelopment plan] eventually attracted.”

“We recognize that the Authorities Law authorizes the [HCIA] to operate to operate public facilities for public recreation and entertainment; however, Red Bull operates the stadium privately for its own economic benefit, not for recreation or activities freely open to the general public,” the judges wrote.

And, they added, even though the town and HRA are permitted a limited public use of the Arena, “those uses are subordinate to Red Bull’s rights and do not convert the stadium to a public use as contemplated by the Authorities Law and Redevelopment Law. “Unquestionably, attracting a major league soccer team was a major part of the redevelopment plan. Nevertheless, Red Bull’s actual operation of the stadium exceeds the [HCIA’s] and [HRA’s] statutory mandates. Accordingly, because the property is not used for a statutorily authorized public purpose, it is not tax exempt.”

The message being delivered here, said Harrison Tax Assessor Al Cifelli, is that, “there is nothing in those statutes that empowers a government agency to be in the private sports business by leasing [a stadium] to a private entity that is making all the decisions [about its operation] and, when you accept that and overlay the general laws of taxation, you can’t exempt a property unless it has a clear ‘public purpose.’ ’’

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Kearny’s Sarah Marks (2nd from r.) has been elected secretary to the Student Council Executive Board at St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, for the 20142015 school year. Other officers, from l., are Student Council President Anamaria Carrasco of Union City, Vice President Elizabeth Boyle of Bayonne and Treasurer Casey McIntyre of Hoboken.

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COUNTY CHAMPS!

Kearny softball team wins first-ever Hudson County title

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The revolving door keeps spinning with QP athletics There was a meeting that took place last August, set up by long-time Queen of Peace athletic director and do-everything Ed Abromaitis, with the new QP principal John Bellocchio and the sports columnist of The Observer.

Abromaitis told me that Bellocchio was concerned about negative publicity the athletic program had received in the paper and wanted to make sure that the Golden Griffins would get a fair shake in the future under his watch.

Bellocchio was told at the time that I was concerned about the direction that former QP principal Brother Larry Lavallee took the athletic program, that there was a constant revolving door at the school with coaches coming and going almost on a yearly basis.

Since Brother Larry had resigned last June and Bellocchio was hired as his replacement, he assured me that things were going to change in the future, that QP athletics was moving in a positive direction.

Well, it certainly didn’t last long.

It’s not even a year in Bellocchio’s tenure and already changes are be-

ing made.

For one, Abromaitis, who has had to endure two strenuous tenures as the school’s athletic director, has been reassigned by Bellocchio to a non-athletic role as a mentor to the school’s younger teachers and a physical education teacher.

Abromaitis, who declined to comment for this column, was reportedly not happy with the shift. But Abromaitis, who has spent nearly 40 years at the school as a coach and athletic administrator, has always been one to fall on the sword for Queen of Peace.

As Abromaitis’ replacement, Bellocchio has hired Mike Miello, the former Hackensack, Ramapo and William Paterson head football coach. Miello had been an associate of Bellocchio when the two worked together in Hackensack.

Miello may have a name recognition, but he’s certainly not a true green and gold bleeder like Ed Abromaitis.

Bellocchio, to his credit, did return my phone calls.

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The Kearny High School softball team poses with the Hudson County Tournament championship trophy after beating Bayonne, 6-4, Sunday to win the school’s first-ever county title.

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer

Group IV state playoffs.

Pickel was asked if there was a hangover at all after Saturday’s loss. hen the 2014 high “I actually don’t think it was school softball season a factor,” Pickel said. “As soon began, Kearny High as that game ended, we forgot School head coach Jimmy about it.

I wasn’t concerned Pickel didn’t know what to about it.

We were ready to make of his team. play.”

“I thought we maybe had a Rivera agreed. chance to do well,” Pickel said.

“After that game, we knew But the Kardinals stumbled we had to let it go,” Rivera said. out of the gate, losing three of “We had a bigger opportunity their first five games. to win the county. I wasn’t goThen, something magically ing to let that game affect me.” clicked. The Kardinals won 11 However, Pickel sensed that games in a row, defeating some something was different with of the top teams in Hudson his team.

County.

“They were a little tense ear“When we had the winning ly on,” Pickel said. “They got streak, that’s when I thought off the bus and I could sense we were pretty good,” said that they were a little nervous. sophomore pitcher Caralynne They were on the big stage for Rivera. “I thought we had the the first time.” ability to take it all. I thought Bayonne jumped out to an we had the talent.” early 4-0 lead on Sunday.

Sunday morning at the New “There was a lot going Jersey City University Gerrity through my mind,” Rivera said.

Complex, the Kardinals com“When we were down, 4-0, the pleted the journey, winning one good thing about softball the school’s first-ever Hudson is that the game is never over.

County Tournament champiThat lead was nothing.” onship by defeating Bayonne, However, as the pitcher, 6-4, bouncing back from a 4-0 Rivera knew that the pressure deficit to do so. was on her.

The win came one day after “Every single time someone the Kardinals lost to Montclair, came up, I knew that I couldn’t 6-2, in the opening round of the let that person score,” Rivera NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1,

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said.

Pickel kept the spirits up.

“There was never a panic,” Pickel said. “It was still early in the game. We had given them a few runs. Instead of being down, we just knew we had to chip away at that lead.”

The Kardinals scored one run, then another, then received a huge break when a bases-loaded pop up was dropped and enabled the Kards to slice the lead to 4-3.

“I think then even Bayonne changed,” Pickel said. “They weren’t getting any hits. Even Caralynne said, ‘Just get me a few runs and I’ll take care of this.’”

Little did Pickel know that it would be Rivera who would deliver the crushing blow.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Rivera unleashed a bomb to left center field.

“I didn’t think it would go out,” Rivera said. “I thought it would hit the fence.”

But it didn’t. Rivera’s shot eluded the Bayonne centerfielder who did her best to catch the ball. However, Rivera’s blast went over the fence for a two-run homer that gave the Kardinals the lead for good at 5-4. see CHAMPS page

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described him best as being a legend here. He’s done a phenomenal job. I’m able to offer him as a role model, as someone who knows tradition, who has impeccable and exceptional character.

He’s going to help us grow.

I needed him internally to

help as a mentor. In my eyes, he has extraordinary talents there. This is right for Queen of Peace.”

Bellocchio continued to sing Abromaitis’ praises.

“He’s been a role model to me,” Bellocchio said.

Then why replace him? Why rip the man’s heart out – now for a second time – in order to

give him a thankless position inside the school? Abromaitis is and was Queen of Peace athletics. Anywhere in the state that you could go, if you mentioned Queen of Peace, the first name that came to mind was Ed Abromaitis.

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Mike Flynn, the long-time girls’ soccer coach at Queen of Peace, has resigned after 16 seasons, citing a difference of opinion between himself and school administration. The school has also reassigned long-time athletic director Ed Abromaitis and brought in long-time Bergen County football coach Mike Miello as the new AD.

in two different stints, but he was also the highly successful head baseball coach. He also served as an assistant football coach for many years and was asked to step in as an interim head football coach when former coach Tom Ferreiro was removed a few years ago.

In fact, when someone asked Abromaitis to do something there, he did it without a question or qualm. When the school was replacing coaches left and right a few years ago, Abromaitis was left to pick up the pieces and tell the media the reasons why the coaches were gone. The school administration left Abromaitis to twist in the wind time and time again. Then, the school replaced him and then brought him back after three years.

Now, he’s out again and replaced by an outsider in Miello.

“Mike Miello is my former colleague,” Bellocchio said.

“He’s another legendary character in northern New Jersey.

He’s a very decent man and an exceptional individual.”

Now, there’s another coaching change to deal with.

Mike Flynn – who was another soul dedicated to Queen of Peace in every facet imaginable – has decided to step down as the girls’ soccer coach after serving 16 years.

Flynn was saddened by his decision, but he realized he couldn’t remain at the school, especially after what took place with his longtime friend Abromaitis.

“He’s the principal and he set down rules,” Flynn said of Bellocchio. “I don’t have to agree with them. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. I love that school. I just don’t like the direction the school is going in. I don’t like

the way they treated Eddie.

And I don’t think I could work for anyone else other than Eddie. I would go up there on an August morning at 8 a.m. and Eddie would be there. Don’t get me wrong. We had our arguments. But he’s a great man and a great man to work for. He bled Queen of Peace colors.”

Added Flynn, “Everywhere I go, everyone asks me, ‘How’s Abromaitis?’ He’s so well known. It’s just a pleasure to know Eddie and he deserves much better than this. John’s the principal and he’s the boss.

I just don’t have to listen to him.”

Flynn served a variety of roles for the school. Not only was he the girls’ soccer coach, but he was also the former head softball coach, worked the sidelines at football games and drove the athletic teams to different games and events.

“I’m going to miss a lot of the girls,” Flynn said. “The hardest thing I had to do was to call parents and tell them that I wasn’t going to be there.

I wish nothing but the best for the school. I just didn’t like the direction in which the school was headed.”

Flynn took pride in the fact that his soccer teams qualified for the Bergen County Tournament 14 times in 16 years.

He hopes to find another coaching job somewhere.

“I love coaching and I love the game of soccer,” Flynn said. “It’s a sad day.”

Flynn said that he was promised a tuition break for incoming freshmen, so he went out and found five promising players, all coming to QP as long as they were receiving some tuition assistance.

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“That was the best feeling ever,” said the sophomore pitcher Rivera, who had hit one other home run earlier in the season. “I couldn’t explain it. I knew that it gave us a better chance of winning.”

Pickel knew that Rivera had hit the shot heard around Kearny.

“Once she hit it, I knew it was gone,” Pickel said. “I know the sound it makes coming off the bat. It had that sound.”

The Kardinals added an insurance run, giving Rivera a two-run cushion to begin the

final inning. She didn’t need it.

The Kards had created history.

Pickel credited the defensive work of left fielder Spiradoula Dimou, who made a running catch on a short fly ball with runners on base, and second baseman Kelly Wilkinson, who snared a scorching line drive with the bases loaded.

“Those two defensive plays saved the game for us,” Pickel said. “Once we took the lead, I could sense Bayonne was down.”

Pickel believes that Rivera matured this season as a pitcher.

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I think it helped having (freshman) Sydney (Pace) to pitch a few games. It helped Caralynne that she didn’t have to pitch every game. Having those games off was for her best interest.”

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“It’s so hard to explain how I feel afterwards. I felt we earned it and deserved it.

We all worked so hard to get there, so we deserved to win.”

“It’s the first championship game we’ve been to and the first time we won,” Pickel said. “I kind of like playing there and being there.”

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As for the euphoria?

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“Everyone thinks of Kearny as being a soccer town. Well, now we’ve won something else. Volleyball came close (the boys’ volleyball team lost to St. Peter’s Prep in the county tournament championship match Friday night), so we had to come through.

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The extra work was definitely beneficial.”

Nardini realized that her future was in track and field, so she had to make a tough decision this year.

“I gave up basketball to concentrate on track during the winter,” Nardini said. “I missed basketball, but it was a good decision for me to stick with track.”

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Nardini didn’t know how she was going to react with all the extra work, once the outdoor track season began in April.

“I didn’t have much confidence in myself,” Nardini said.

“I was very hesitant. I was nervous because I didn’t do what I wanted to do for the first couple of meets.”

But North Arlington girls’ track and field coach Bernadette Afonso knew that Nardini was ready to have a breakout season.

“She’s been doing exactly what I thought she could so,” Afonso said. “She’s made a lot of progress in the past year.

Running in the winter helped her, because she came to spring track in track shape. I expected her to be at the top of our league.”

Afonso likes the determination that Nardini displays.

“She’s very self motivated,” Afonso said. “She puts a lot of time in during the offseason.

As a high school coach, our first goal is to make sure the kids love the sport. Cristina always expressed interest in getting better and that’s the first step. I never have to worry about her working hard, because she’s putting in the extra time on her own. She’s really come a long way.”

Because the school has such a small enrollment, track participants have to learn to compete in more than one event.

“I almost had to force her to learn the triple jump,” Afonso said. “I tried her in the hurdles and the jumps and she did well. But she just wants to succeed in everything. After a while, I could just put her any-

where and I knew she would be fine.”

Nardini was more than fine at the recent Bergen County Group Championships at Northern Valley-Old Tappan.

She won three gold medals (the 100-meter hurdles in 16.27, the long jump in 16-3 1/2 and the triple jump in 34-10 1/2) and finished second in the 400-meter hurdles to neighboring rival Natalie Negroni of Queen of Peace. Four events: three gold medals and a silver.

Not a bad day at all.

For her efforts, Nardini has been selected as The Observer Athlete of the Week for the past week.

“It just kept happening for me,” Nardini said. “I’m ecstatic about it. I never would have suspected that this is where I would be today. I knew I had a chance in the 100 hurdles.

My favorite events are the 100 hurdles and the triple jump.

I looked at the other girls’ times. I did some research and thought I had a chance. When it comes to the other events, I’m not confident.

“So doing what I did, I’m actually honored and blessed. I finally made a name for myself and I think that’s great.”

She’s also etched her name in the school record book, scoring the most points in school history, as well as setting new marks in both hurdles events.

Nardini broke the school mark for career points that was set by former Observer Female Athlete of the Year Tara Fisher, who had 626 points during her brilliant track career. Nardini has 686 and can surpass the 700-point mark with a solid effort at the upcoming NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I championships. That’s a mark that may never be broken.

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“My name will be left behind when I graduate,” said Nardini, who has already committed to The College of New Jersey to compete there in the fall. “I think that’s the coolest part.”

“She just has a lot of natural athletic ability, a lot like Tara Fisher,” Afonso said. “She’s just one of those naturally athletic young girls. I think the extra time she put in helped her.”

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was not recovered, police said.

Then, police said, the Police charged the two suspects ran across 16-year-old with two the street to what was counts of robbery, poslater described as a blue session of a weapon and Honda Accord parked on possession of a weapon Lake St. and the driver for unlawful purpose and and the pair sped off receiving stolen property. south on Lake into NewKnight was charged ark. Police reportedly with two counts of robwere aided by surveilbery and receiving stolen lance cameras capturing property. an image of the suspects’ Hannah was charged vehicle. with one count of conArriving at the scene spiracy to commit robsoon after, police said they bery and receiving stolen learned that the stolen property. phone, an iPhone 5s, had As of Friday evening, a tracking device through the 16-year-old had been which police said they turned over to Newark were able to track a car authorities while the two matching the description adults were being held they had to Broadway and temporarily at Belleville Third Ave. in Newark.

Police headquarters to There, police arrested wait for bail to be set. a 16-year-old male from Belleville Schools Newark and Christopher Superintendent Helene Hannah, 19, of Newark.

Feldman said she arranged Also arrested was Asia to send counselors to the Knight, 20, of Newark, to Middle School to check on whom the Honda Accord the well-being of the stuwas registered. Inside the dents who were involved car, police said they found in or who witnessed the the missing cell phone. shocking armed assault.

The handgun, however, This close call comes ROBBED from

just one week after a similar incident reported on northjersey.com in which two Newark residents, ages 19 and 17, were arrested after they allegedly stole an iPhone 5 from a Belleville High School 16-year-old at Parkside Drive and William St. at about 5 p.m. on May 9.

According to the online report, the student was jumped by the two young men who knocked him down and stole his $300 phone but were later tracked down, along with the stolen phone, by police. Both suspects were charged with robbery.

By an odd coincidence, just two days before the most recent incident, the Belleville Board of Education had voted to endorse the nationwide Safe Routes to School program, funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation, which is designed to encourage kids to walk or bicycle to and from school safely as a way of stimulating more physical activity among children.

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OBSERVER from shops moved into the area. And significant redevelopment was about to kick off along the Passaic Ave. corridor.

Big changes to the paper The Observer itself went from being a broadsheet to a tabloid a little more than a decade ago.

When it became a tab, it was one of the first newspapers to make the switch (during a time when many publishers were at least considering such changes).

The move was made primarily because of the rising cost of newsprint and printing. A tabloid format used less paper, plus it made reading the paper much less cumbersome.

It was the vision of late Observer President Anthony Tortoreti that led to the major change.

And it wasn’t the first radical move he’d made.

A few years earlier, The Observer added sporadic color to jazz up the pages — and to give advertisers an opportunity to attract more business. While the use of color was costly, it was something Tortoreti knew was necessary — and it was a trend he helped to set in the industry.

Mary Tortoreti, Anthony’s widow, is The Observer’s president today — and back in 2007, she fondly recalled how she and her husband would discuss the changes together — while at home or while they were on the road traveling (usually to Cape Cod.) “He was the only one doing it [using color], and of course, he wanted the color to be perfect,” Mrs. Tortoreti said. “He made sure everyone worked on it until we got it right.”

Technology, technology, technology There were two other areas where Anthony Tortoreti was a newspaper visionary.

First, he wanted readers and advertisers to have the best-looking newspaper. So, when it was hardly common for papers to be paginated and designed using computers, he went out and bought what was then the top-of-the-line Compugraphic computers. The investment was costly, but it cut considerable time in the overall production process.

“Tony and I would talk about the computers all the time,” Mrs. Tortoreti said. “We’d be going all see OBSERVER page

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Deadline for obituaries:

Monday by 10 AM

Lawrence J. Fallon Lawrence (Larry) J. Fallon, entered into eternal rest on May 8 at University Hospital.

He was 75.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home. A funeral Liturgy will be held on Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 100 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North, Harrison.

Larry was a past trustee of the Elks where he volunteered countless hours in the kitchen for every charitable event.

His dedication to the handicapped children of Elks Camp Moore and the numerous school charities will be greatly missed.

Larry is survived by his sister Jacqueline McCoy and his brother Brian Fallon.

He was predeceased by his parents John and Mercy Fallon, a sister Jane Bruzzi and a brother Charles (Todd) Fallon.

Donations may be made to the Harrison East Newark Elks Lodge #2326, 406-408 Harrison Ave., Harrison, N.J. 07029 in memory of Larry.

obituaries

Jerry B. Leahy

Jerry B. “Skeeter” Leahy, 78, died on Monday, May 12, at his home in Kearny while surrounded by his loving family.

Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home. 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. The funeral service was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Kearny, followed by interment in Arlington Cemetery, Kearny. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Mr. Leahy was born in Jersey City, and was a lifelong resident of Kearny.

“Skeeter” owned and operated the Thistle Restaurant, Kearny, for 40 years, retiring 12 years ago. In 2010 his children moved the restaurant to its Frank J. Kurzawa current location on Valley Frank J. “Hot Dogs” KurBrook Ave., Lyndhurst. zawa, 97, of Harrison, passed He was a proud member of away on May 10. Frank worked Forest Hills Field Club where in maintenance for the Harhe loved playing golf. Jerry rison Housing Authority and was also a member of the Irish was employed by Harrison American Club and the ScotsTaxi Cab Company. He was a American Athletic Club.

World War II veteran, serving On many occasions in the Army from 1941 to 1945. “Skeeter” would host Celtic Frank was predeceased by Football Clubs. In the town his wife, Cecelia Kurzawa, and of Kearny, he could always be a son, Frank D. Kurzawa. He counted on to sponsor many is survived by his daughter, youth and recreation sports Cecelia Alfano and grandchil- teams. He will always be redren: Karen Painter, Michael membered for his generosity.

Alfano, Bruce Alfano, Patricia Jerry is survived by his Alfano, and several nieces and beloved wife Julia (nee Mcnephews.

Curley); his adoring children, Funeral services were under Jane Souza (Chris), Susan the direction of the Mulligan Jutkiewicz, Anne McCaffrey Funeral Home. A funeral (John) and William Leahy mass was held at Holy Cross (Kimberly). He was predeChurch, Harrison. His interceased by his son-in-law Danment took place in Holy Cross iel Jutkiewicz on Feb. 20.

Cemetery, North Arlington.

“Skeeter” will be deeply The family would appreciate missed by his grandchildren donations in Frank’s name to Christopher, Allyson, Jessica, the Disabled American VetJustin, Paige, Julia, Keara, erans, 20 Washington Place, Brooke and Johnny.

Newark, N.J. 07102.

He also leaves behind his

siblings Barbara Bingham,

Margaret Carson, Jacqueline Giguere and Dennis Leahy as well as his brother-in-law Donald McCurley and many nieces and nephews.

Jerry was predeceased by his brothers James and Edward Leahy and his sister Patricia Pegram.

Mr. Leahy was the patriarch of his family and will be dearly missed by everyone.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the food pantry at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington.

Robert (Roy) McClymont Robert (Roy) McClymont, 72, passed away peacefully on May 6 at the Accord Hospice, Paisley, Scotland.

Born in Paisley, Roy served in the Royal Navy then moved to the United States in 1972, where he was a member of the Scots American and Ulster Clubs and the Copestone Masonic Lodge.

Roy had many friends in the Kearny area. In 1974, Roy returned to Paisley, where he met his wife Carol and settled there.

Roy leaves behind his loving wife Carol; brother Edward, niece Kerry and stepdaughter Lorraine (Brian) and grandson Scott. He will be dearly missed by all. Roy was predeceased by his father Robert and mother Catherine Wiggins McClymont.

John V. Starkus John V. Starkus, 84, died peacefully at home on May 13.

Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive. A funeral service was held at the funeral home, followed by interment in Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thielereid.com.

Mr. Starkus was born in Kearny and was a lifelong resident.

He was a computer programmer for Prudential in Newark for 25 years, retiring 20 years ago.

John leaves behind his companion Dominick Lofaro.

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Ann M. Swankie Ann M. Swankie (nee Maffey) passed away suddenly but very peacefully at home on May 11. She was 85.

Born in Harrison, she was a lifelong resident.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church, Harrison, followed by a private cremation. To leave online condolences, please visit www.armitagewiggins.com.

Ann and her beloved husband Dick spent a beautiful Mother’s Day afternoon at their daughter Michele’s

home. After returning home, she quietly closed her eyes and entered into eternal rest.

Ann always had a smile and loved her monthly trips to Atlantic City. She enjoyed Holy Cross Church and was a member of the Rosary Society, the Crafts Club and the Seniors. She had many wonderful friends.

She is survived by her husband Richard Swankie, her daughter and son-inlaw Michele and Matthew Brennan and two beautiful granddaughters Danielle and Katie Rose.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to Holy Cross Church in Harrison.

Mulligan Funeral Home 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison

Licensed Funeral Directors serving your needs include:

Frank X. Mulligan III, Manager, NJ Lic. 4221 Frank X. Mulligan, Jr., NJ Lic. 2953 Private Parking at 10 Frank Rodgers Blvd. North

973-481-4333

visit us at: www.mulliganfuneralhome.org

Shaw-Buyus Home for Services

Mario Teixeira, IV, Manager, NJ Lic. #3757

Mario Teixeira, Jr. Director, NJ Lic. #2542 • Monique Teixeira, Director, NJ Lic. #4048 Newly renovated family owned and operated funeral home with multiple locations.

Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. Handicapped Accessible.

138 DAVIS AVE. • KEARNY, NJ 07032

(201) 991-2265 www.buyusfuneralhome.com

WILFRED ARMITAGE & WIGGINS FUNERAL HOME Mark G. Wiggins, Manager N.J. Lic. #3916 John W. Armitage, Director N.J. Lic#2642

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.

Wilfred Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home

Deadline for obituary submissions is Monday by 10AM

596 Belgrove Dr. • Kearny, NJ 07032 (201) 991-0657

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Deadline for classifieds is Monday by 4:00 PM.

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BeLLeviLLe

BELLEVILLE 2nd Fl. 2 BR. LR, Kitchen. 2 car parking. Utilities separate. Near NY Transportation. $1000.

1 month security. Avl. June 1st.

(973)759-7040 201)306-7903

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 5 rooms, $1,075/month.

HW included. 1 ½ month security. No pets. 732-572-6885 or 732-789-5154 BELLEVILLE 2 room Studio apt.

Utilities included. $700/month.

1 month security.

Available May 1st.

973-454-1002 BELLEVILLE 1 large bedroom, kitchen, LR, three big closets, big bathroom, Jacuzzi.

Nice area. Available now. $1000/month. 1 month security.

Utilities included.

(862)596-7550 BELLEVILLE 2nd fl. 2 Bedroom, 1 bath, eat in kitchen. No parking in premises. 1 ½ months security. $1,200/month + utilities. Kitchen table included & small bedroom furnishes.

Available June 1st.

(973)759-8525 BELLEVILLE 1 BR Apt. Available now. 1 ½ month’s security required.

Utilities separate. No smoking.

No pets. Please Leave Message.

(973)202-1919

Wanted to Buy Estates Bought & Sold Fine Furniture Antiques, Accessories, Gold & Silver.

Cash Paid (201)920-8875 apartmeNts

haRRiSon HARRISON 2 bedrooms, kitchen, LR, bathroom.

Recently renovated.

Close to PATH. Available.

(201)376-3184

HARRISON 2nd fl. 3 bedrooms. $1,200/mo + utilities. No pets.

Available July 1st.

(201)283-2063 (973)757-5355

HARRISON Newly Renovated 2 BR. apt. in 2 family home. New EIK Kitchen, New Marble Bathroom, Parking Available.

Close to transportation.

Available June 1st.

(973)277-7471

HARRISON 3 bedroom apt, 3rd floor.

97-99 Hamilton St. $1200/month + utilities.

Hardwood Floors. Available June 1st. Call Norma (201)921-3954

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

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

Security & lease.

(862)223-9974

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hoUse for sale

KeaRny

Kearny – 2 BR, 3rd floor.

Excellent condition & location.

Utilities included. Coin laundry on premise, refrigerator & stove. $900/month.

1-1/2 months security.

Available now. 201991-0396 201-6374429.

KEARNY 2 BR apt.

Kitchen, Living Room.

Utilities Separate. $1,300/month. 1 year lease. Available mid June. (201)978-1168

n. neWaRK

By owner, 9 family building in East Newark, fully rented, many updates and renovations, excellent rent roll.

Asking $739,000.

Call (201)951-5321 or email aquinor23@gmail.com

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

KEARNY 1 ½ rooms.

HT/HW included. No pets. $850/month 1 ½ security + 1 month rent. (201)997-0590 KEARNY Convenient Location Large 3R, 1BR, includes HT/HW $825/month + security.

(512) 994-4986 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 1st fl. 2 BR, 1 bath. Avl. May 1st $1,200/month.

1 month security. Call (201)622-8315 Kearny – 4 rooms, 2 BR, EIK, LV. Fridge.

1 ½ months security.

No Smoking. $940/month.

Supply Own Utilities. Call 201-991-5651.

Kearny – 2nd Fl. 2 BR, $1,300/month.

HT/HW Supplied. 1 ½ months security. No pets. Avl. July 1st.

201-991-5968.

KEARNY Arlington Area. 5 rooms, 1 bath.

1-1/2 months security. $1200 + utilities. No pets. (201) 213-1871 KEARNY 1 BEDROOM. ARLINGTON SECTION. NEWLY RENOVATED. LAUNDRY ON PREMISES. HT/HW INCLUDED. NEAR TRANSPORTATION. NO PETS. $825/MONTH + SECURITY. (201)998-4972

KEARNY 6 total room.

2nd fl. Renovated apt.

Large LR/DR, No pets. $1,600/mo + 1 month security. HT/HW incl.

(201)306-0892 after 5pm KEARNY Nice and clean apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath.

New kitchen. Recently painted. $1000/month.

Separate utilities.

(201)852-0994

KEARNY 5-1/2 rooms apt.

Avail June 1st.

1-1/2 months security. $1250/mo. Brand new house.

Pay own utilities. No dogs/cats.

Laundry on premises.

6 family house. Call (201)424-5067 After 5pm.

We speak Spanish.

KEARNY 1 BR + small study.

Recently renovated. Hardwood floors. Coin laundry on site.

No pets. $985/month + HT/HW. Security required $1477.50. $25 application fee. Call (551)226-0566 KEARNY 2nd floor. 1 bedroom, large EIK. LR $900/month + utilities.

1 month security.

No pets.

Smoke-free.

(201)997-9468 KEARNY 2nd floor, 5 rooms.

No pets.

Separate utilities. 1 month security.

(973)432-9042 (201)991-2468

KEARNY Large 1 BR apt. Featuring new kitchen, never used stove & refrigerator.

New ceramic tile bathroom. Space for office. Lots of closet space.

H/W floor throughout.

Ceiling fans in each room. $1,200/month + security & utilities. No pets. (201)991-6942 KEARNY 2nd fl., 3 BR’s. DR, Kitchen.

Storage Room. Utilities separate. 1 1/2 month security.

Available June 2nd.

(201)889-4843 or (201)889-4847 KEARNY 4-1/2 rooms.

1 BR. No smoking. No pets. Separate utilities. $875/month.

1-1/2 months security.

(201)991-3533

KEARNY 2 BR. 3rd fl.

In Apt. building.

Steps to Bus stop.

Separate utilities.

Available July 1st.

(973)951-7385

LyndhuRSt 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 3 rooms, 1 BR, Brand new Kitchen with ceramic tile, LV, Bathroom, Walk in Attic for storage, Near Train station & shopping. No pets. No smoking. $875/month + utilities. 1 ½ months security.

(201)460-0917

n. aRLington N.ARLINGTON 1 Bedroom Apt. HT/HW included.

Parking space. No pets.

201-342-2206.

N.ARLINGTON 1 bedroom, 3rd floor.

Available Now. No pets. Separate utilities. $900/month. 1 month security.

(201)467-1551

neWaRK NEWARK 1st fl. 2 BR, LV, EIK. 1 month security.

Separate Utilities. No pets. No smoking. Avl. Now. (973)634-5704

KeaRny

N.NEWARK Section 8 Welcomed. 3 Bedroom Apt. Newly Renovated.

New Bath, New Kitchen, 1st fl. 412 Woodside Ave. Call (973)202-8580 (973)925-3812 N.NEWARK Totally renovated studio apt. $775/month, 1 month security.

Utilities included.

Available now. No pets. No smoking.

(973)752-6877 call after 4:30pm

bUildiNg for reNt Commercial building f/lease in Belleville.

Indoor 80x80 w/office, etc. High ceilings, four 16’ doors, drive thru, joining lot 80x80 for parking or storage.

Secured area.

(201)310-4433

bUsiNess for reNt Mechanic shop with 4 bays and 12-car parking. Compressors and lifts included.

Ready to work. Bill 973-390-0763.

Located on schuyler Ave. in N. Arlington.

hall for reNt Party Hall For Rent • Affordable • A/C • Nice Setting 201-889-6677 201-572-1839 hoUse for reNt KEARNY 1 family house. 3 BR’s. 1 ½ baths. Full attic & basement.

Nice backyard. Close to Kearny High 1,500/mon. 1 month security.

Available June 1st.

(201)726-0176

KeaRny

Barbara Gerbasio RE & Management Co. 201-998-8415 KEARNY 138 Rutherford PL 1 bdrm H/HW supplied, Hardwood fls. laundry in basement close to shopping & Transportation $965. avl. July Superintendent Martin 201-762-4420 748 Devon ST 1 bdrm ,Hardwood fls,1st fl avl. June 1 H/HW supplies $925.

• 1BR Hard wood fl. Laundry in basement close to shopping & transportation $965. 2nd fl avl.

July 15th. Superintendent David 908-406-2083

merchaNdise for sale 608 Warren St. Harrison.

3x5 ft.

Banners – Grand opening & Open Flea market, Electric neon signs, & Sunglasses.

Pocket knives. 973268-9572. Open Sat & Sun 10-5pm.

For sale 2 Aluminum ladders, 32 feet and 28 feet. (201) 998-5523

office space for reNt KEARNY Professional.

Kearny Avenue location in free standing building.

Former medical office of approximately 1000 square feet $2,300.

DeCamp and NJ Transit bus lines. 1 to 5 year lease. Available June 1st. Call Mary at (201)362-5028

Ridge Road Office in N.Arlignton.

1 room office w/parking, great building $550/month. Owner (201)280-7483

PeRSonaLS Nice looking man, looking for nice woman. Must be over 60 w/no children.

(973) 715-9586 54 Year old male looking for a women 40-60yrs., that would like to have some fun.

If interested call Donald 201-606-5622.

Room foR Rent HARRISON Room for rent.

Big closets.

Female preferred.

Near PATH & transportation. Share kitchen. No smoking.

No drinking. Available now. Utilities & Directv included. Se habla español.

(973)485-9464

Room foR Rent LYNDHURST 1 room w/ utilities included. $600/month. Shared Rathroom, LR & Kitchen. Good Area.

(201)667-5920 (201)208-8354 HARRISON Room for rent. Share apartment w/mother & daughter.

Female preferred. 1 month security.

Available June 1st.

(973)985-3893 BELLEVILLE Everything included. $450/month.

No smoking. No pets.

Close to PATH. Call (973)391-6429 Belleville furnished room for rent. One month security. Call (973) 450-9457. Se Habla Español/Ingles.

Kearny – Furnished room for rent. 13x13.

Female preferred.

Kitchen use. Near NY Transportation.

No smoking.

Available July 1st. 201-719-0380 or 201-283-4719 BELLEVILLE 3rd floor, room f/rent. Utilities included.

Share bathroom. 1 month security. Smoke-free environment.

No kitchen. Available now.

(973)759-7077 Kearny – Room for rent. Male preferred. $350/month + utilities included. Avl. June 1st. 201-955-7908.

space for reNt Truck parking and/or storage. Secured lot in Belleville.

50x100.

Available now.

(201)310-4433

store for reNt BLOOMFIELD Retail store for lease. Corner store avl. No food Please. Avl. June 1st.

800sq ft. private parking lot available.

Call 973-566-0333.

KEARNY 842 Kearny Avenue. Store for rent.

(973)229-2786 KEARNY 21 Kearny Ave. Small storefront for rent. Formerly a nail & hair salon. $1,200/month.

(201)306-4051

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Deadline for classifieds is Monday by 4:00 PM.

Yard sale Yard Sale – 314 William St. Harrison.

Saturday May 24th & Sunday May 25th.

8am-5pm.

Clothing, Household & Baby items, Misc. items.

emPLoyment Drivers CDL A/B Call today start tomorrow, Great Pay & Benefits.

201-991-1586.

Now Hiring!

Property inspectors FT/PT in your area.

Full, free training provided. msangelabove@ comcast.net (732)766-4425 ask for Mel

Stewarts Root Beer Now Hiring for season Cooks.

Apply in person 938 Passaic Ave Kearny, NJ (201)998-0600

Looking for drivers and helpers with moving experience.

Livingston area.

Call 973-255-0621

Auto Body Combo Tech needed.

Must speak English.

(201) 997-9000 Dishwasher Help Wanted.

Apply in Person at Peppino’s 194-1/2 Midland Ave., Kearny.

See Mac

Full time Landscaper w/experience. Must have clean drivers license. Call 201-998-1262 Part Time Day Care Center looking for teacher’s aid.

Afternoon hours Experience and CDA preferred.

201-991-5684.

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Experienced Machinist: Manufacturer in Ironbound near Penn Station. Light production, set-ups, tool & die repair/sharpening.

Minimum 15-20 year experience.

Call 973-589-4876.

Drivers / Chauffeur Wanted Busy limo company in North Arlington Seeks FT & PT chauffeurs to service the NJ/NYC/CT area.

Must have clean license & no criminal history. Company provides Training & drug testing. Pay is Hourly/Commission + gratuities & all expenses paid.

Call Avalon Transportation 201-991-1307

D. FITZGERALD

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 Enterprise HVAC Supply is looking for someone responsible, bilingual, with good attitude, and have some experience in order to work at the warehouse or counter.

If you have any questions regarding the job, please call 973-477-4797

Help Wanted Belleville - Full time position for a maintenance man.

Must have a Black Seal. Duties include: Cleaning, Attending to homeowners, some electrical & plumbing, general maintenance.

If interested please call Joanne or Tricia 973-284-0900 Receptionist for welding company in Kearny, Full time position hours are 8am-5pm M-F Duties include (but not limited to): Typing, filing, copying/ Faxing, answering phones, and data entry on QuickBooks.

Bilingual preferred.

Email resume to silvasmech@ gmail.com or fax resume 201-246-9605

emPLoyment

Student Assistant – Intern Seasonal summer position within the Urban Enterprise Zone office. Duties include administrative assignments and interaction with the Farmer’s Market assisting the public and farmer businesses during the operation of the market.

College student pursuing a career in government or business administration preferred. Salary $11.34 per hour. 24.5 hours per week. App deadline 5/30/14. For applic, go to www.kearnynj.org. Town of Kearny EOE/ADA

automoBiLeS Wanted

J & F TOWING CA$H 4 JUNK

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Getting to the root canal of case

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent

reportedly found in his residence.

Kearny Police Chief John KEARNY– Dowie said police were By gum, here’s a story to sink tipped off by a relative of a your teeth into. “dissatisfied customer.”

Kearny police last week On the morning of May 10, reported the arrest of a Officer T.J. Hernandez went 75-year-old township man to the suspect’s home after who was allegedly practicing police received a report of a dentistry illegally in his possible illegal dental practice Wilkinson Terrace home. in the town. After information The suspect, Ludwik was documented, the case Strzyczkowski, has been was investigated by Det. Lt. charged with operating an Anthony Gouveia, who visited unlicensed medical practice Strzyczkowski on May 12, and illegal possession interviewed and subsequently of a CDS, five boxes of arrested him. the anesthetic Lidocaine

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Ludwik Strzyczkowski

According to police, Strzyczkowski said he had had some dental training in Poland but admitted he was not a licensed dentist.

Gouveia reportedly observed extensive dental equipment, including a dentist’s chair, drills and needles, in the living area of the one-family home.

A search incident to the suspect’s arrest uncovered the Lidocaine, which he was not licensed to possess or distribute, police said.

Strzyczkowski was also summonsed for possession of a CDS near a school, possession

with intent to distribute and possession of paraphernalia.

Dowie said the Kearny Board of Health was notified of the situation, as was the state Division of Consumer Affairs, “in the event they had received additional complaints.”

Dowie added that in Gouveia’s opinion, the conditions in the area where the dental work was apparently being done were “very unsanitary” and “not conducive to a sterile atmosphere normally associated with a medical facility.”

St. Michael’s takes aim at diabetes treatment Starting this fall, St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) will implement a medical “home” at the hospital’s Primary Care Center for patients with diabetes and hypertension.

The new initiative, part of a five-year Delivery System

Reform Incentive Payment Program demonstration approved by the New Jersey Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is designed under the state’s Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver, to upgrade patient care for prevalent chronic

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According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 25 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and SMMC, through this initiative, hopes to fill an unmet need for access to care and service in the Newark com-

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The new medical unit will feature community health screenings and education, referrals and access to needed health care services, focus on lifestyle modification and nutritional counseling, and offer a dedicated patient navigation system as well as assistance with social services.

“The project seeks to improve the health of the community by providing greater access to primary and specialty care, ultimately reducing costly admissions, readmissions, emergency department visits and length of stay for patients with diabetes and hypertension,” said David A. Ricci, SMMC president and CEO. More information is available at www.smmcnj.org.

The public is invited to attend the 12th annual Essex County Open House, which will be held Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Turtle Back Zoo. The carnival-like event combines games and activities to entertain and provide information to raise public awareness about the programs and services provided by Essex County.

The Open House includes free admission to the zoo, located at 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange.

“Our annual Open House has become a county tradition,” County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. said. “Hosting this popular event at Turtle Back Zoo is a unique way to make county government more accessible and raise awareness

about the many ways we contribute to our residents’ quality of life,” Every county department, division and office will have information about their functions, and directors and employees will be on hand to answer questions. Free parking is available on-site and at the South Mountain Park-NRide facility.

Zoo admission and rides on the miniature train will be free. Admission to the miniGOLF Safari is $6 for children and $8 for adults. Carousel and pony rides are $2 each. Feedsticks at the Outback Adventure Aviary are $2. Fees also apply at the Treetop Adventure course and paddle boating on the Orange Reservoir.

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So the computers seemed natural.”

In 2007, when The Observer was celebrating its 120th anniversary, then-Advertising Manager Jack Marflak recalled what life was like before computers came into play.

“Paste up, the old system, was very time-consuming, compared to the technology of today,” Marflak said. “We always got it done, but it just took a lot longer and a lot more people.”

Next, and perhaps most importantly, in 1996, when the World Wide Web exploded onto the scene, Tortoreti had the foresight to purchase the Web domain www. theobserver.com. There are

countless newspapers in the world called The Observer, and, sensing that newspapers would have a future on the Web, he was able to grab one of the best domain names for this publication.

Were there another newspaper that wanted to buy The Observer’s domain, it could sell for a considerable amount of cash today.

It was Tortoreti’s vision that allowed The Observer to have its presence felt, not only locally, but worldwide.

Today, the newspaper averages around 500,000 nonunique hits a month — and about 30,000 unique visitors a month — from around the globe. Traffic from the United Kingdom, Portugal and Brazil is often quite high.

New blood takes over In June 2002, after Tortoreti died, his daughter, Lisa, took over as publisher Robert Pezzolla became general manag-

er.. Pezzolla will mark his 12th year as general manager next month. His leadership helped transform the paper as The Observer grew exponentially in readership and in sales.

Online edition makes debut Today, under Pezzolla’s leadership, readers can see the newspaper for free each week in an e-Edition — which is the exact newspaper as it appears in print, only on a computer screen.

Each week, more than 10,000 readers from across the globe read the publication on theobserver.com — and it has also allowed advertisers to significantly expand their reach to potential customers.

In addition, the online edition has opened up the possibility of having significantly more non-local advertisers — something few local weeklies can boast.

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As for newly launched enterprises, Pezzolla says it’s critical for them to budget at least 10% of their start-up capital for advertising and publicity.

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ELECTION from work well with the mayor and the existing council members.”

During the campaign, the Kimble team accused Strumolo-Burke of making a racial slur in a voice mail message left on Councilman Kennedy’s phone a few years ago – an accusation the councilwoman vehemently denied. A member

of the campaign team enlisted the aid of an out-of-state forensics lab to do an analysis of the tape message and compare it with a recording of a recent Township Council meeting to compare the voice on the tape with Strumolo-Burke’s voice on the council recording and the lab concluded there was an “85%” probability that

the voice on the phone tape was that of Strumolo-Burke.

That claim, in turn, led to the Kimble team to demand that Strumolo-Burke resign her council seat which she refused to do.

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When asked how he could feel so confident about establishing a positive working relationship with the Kimble team such a bitterly-waged campaign, Longo said: “We’ll have to wipe the slate clean and work together for the good of the town.”

Peter Zangari Jr., who serves on the Belleville Board of Education with Longo and Longo running mate Freda, draped his arm around his colleague and declared: “Joe’s the most standup, hardworking man

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p.m., but KFD crews, under the direction of Fire Chief John Sherlock and Assistant Chief John J. Kennedy, remained at the scene for about five hours.

Hyde said it was thought that the cause of the blaze was electrical, compounded by the kitchen oil used to fry the fish and chips.

In the aftermath, “neighbors brought us food and clothing,” a still-grateful Hyde said, recalling particularly one woman who arrived with clothing for Hyde and her pajama-clad sister.

Left homeless, the Ostroms rented a three-room apartment in the Gen. Kearny Apartments on Belgrove Drive.

In other hands, the fire might have meant the end of Thompson’s, but as those who recall the shop fondly know, it made a comeback.

In 1963, Thompson’s had already been in Kearny for 50 years. Hyde’s aunt had bought

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in politics and he’s certainly deserving of this victory.”

Also extending congratulations to Longo at the subdued Porto gathering was Belleville Schools Superintendent Helene Feldman.

Longo, whose term on the school board expires this year, will be shortly tendering his resignation from the board as he prepares to take a seat on the Township Council.

Barring any unforeseen developments, Kimble, Kennedy and Longo will be sworn into office on July 1. the business and the building from the original owner, and Hyde’s mother, Doris, later purchased it. She was not about to give up.

Mrs. Ostrom obtained a loan to rebuild from Nutley Savings. On Feb. 12, 1964 (Ash Wednesday, by the way) -- less than a year after the disaster -- Thompson’s reopened on the same site.

The new building also had two apartments, one on the second floor for the Ostroms and a rental unit in the back.

Thompson’s Fish & Chips continued to serve the Kearny community for nearly four more decades, closing its doors for good in August 2000.

The Ostoms’ younger son, Arthur -- who was born after the fire -- opened Thompson’s shops in Sea Bright and Belmar, but these have closed.

As for the undaunted, indefatigable Doris Ostrom, she finally retired from the business world in 2000. At age 75.

Noting her mom’s entrepreneurship, and success, in an era when a businesswoman was a rarity, Hyde said, “She was definitely a woman ahead of her time.”

(Editor’s note: For those of you wondering about that car in the photograph, it is a brand-new 1963 Chrysler Newport, which looks about half-a-block long.)

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Placing flags on the graves in the Veterans’ Circle at Arlington Cemetery (in Kearny, not Virginia) are residents of the Old Soldiers’ Home, some of them veterans of the Civil War. Officially known as the N.J. Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, it stood on Belgrove Drive north of Bergen Ave. and operated from 1887 until 1932. As the aged heroes honored their comrades, a bugler was playing ‘Taps.’ You can see him at the bottom left of the old photograph.

Don’t be disturbed by the undecorated graves in the ‘Now’ photo. Veterans laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery (aka Arlington Memorial Park) are still honored every year. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will be there this coming weekend with flags to mark the headstones in advance of Monday’s holiday.

As we have noted before, ‘Then & Now’ has become a learning experience.

This week, we learned how many Civil War veterans are buried in this cemetery, located at the intersection of Schuyler Ave. and the Belleville Turnpike. Care to hazard a guess? The answer is 553. And you can find all their names at newjerseycivilwargravestones.org. On the home page, click on ‘Browse Gravestones by Cemetery.’ Then select Hudson County. Arlington Memorial Park is at the top of the list. The names are in alphabetical order.

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