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Jr. High concept unveiled to public By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent
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LYNDHURST – Bergen Community College is partnering with the N.J. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to widen the scope of its FUSE business center program by including Latino entrepreneurs in the mix. The FUSE business center (formerly Regional Accelerator at the Meadowlands) teams with the N.J. Small Business Development Center – both of which occupy space at BCCC’s Lyndhurst campus – to guide and support the region’s small business. On June 1, about 250 repesentatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBDC, FUSE, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and small business owners attended a kickoff ceremony for the newly configured FUSE program in Lyndhurst. At the event, attendees also were treated to an enlightening talk by guest speaker Ron Boger, president/COO of IdeaVillage Products Inc., a Wayne-based consumer direct marketing/consulting firm, about how the company operates. Boger said the company was responsible for “delivering 10 blockbuster [retail] hits a year.” As examples of some of see BCCC page
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Consultants Stanley Puszcz of CP Engineers (l.) and James Determan Jr. of Hord / Coplan / Macht outline plans for new junior high school, a mockup of which was displayed.
ownship residents got their first look last week at a preliminary “design concept” for the new junior high school that will be built on Matera Field. The plan, amplified by a replica model and colorful renderings displayed on wallto-wall charts, had something for every taste, including: • Classrooms with New York sightlines and lots of light exposure. • Glass-enclosed hallway “learning centers” where students can interact on cushy seats, work on smartboards and take in views of New York. • An 850-seat combination auditorium/ state-of-the-art theater. • A culinary arts classroom and a cafeteria where food will be cooked for all schools. • A full-size basketball court with room for two full-size cross courts and a 1,000seat outdoor stadium for football and soccer that would be built into the 40-foot slope separating the upper and lower plateaus of the Matera Field site. see JR. HIGH page
New rec boss eyes expansion By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent
term-councilman from 1996 to 1997, has been the No. 2 man in the Parks & Rec Department since 2007 and has KEARNY – been running the office with The Town of Kearny has a new Parks & Recreation direc- a part-time clerical assistant tor, although the individual in since his predecessor Philip Martone retired about two the post is by no means new years ago. to the job. On June 9, the town govRalph Cattafi, a former one
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erning body voted to appoint Cattafi as director at an annual salary of $84,020. Mayor Alberto Santos said that Cattafi “meets the [town’s] qualifications” for the job, based on education and experience in the recreation field. No state Civil Service exam
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is required for the position, Santos said. While there is only one part-time clerical employee in the department, Santos noted there are “numerous recreation programs, along with umpires, referees and coaches” that a director is called upon see REC page
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