THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016
Continued from previous page open sometime in April. April least one dosage of Narcan The month starts off with a on board in anticipation of major raid on what the KPD possible ODs. called a Kearny Ave. ‘drug forThe Observer’s Karen tress.’ Based on intelligence, Zautyk, in a March 23 column, the KPD expected to find pens a reminder to readers drugs, firearms and stolen that Joanne Chesimard, acproperty. With help from the cused of killing an NJ State Hudson County Prosecutor’s Trooper in the 1970s, is still Office and the Branchburg at-large and living in Cuba. PD, the KPD arrests Alan The column comes in reArias, Anthony Robinson and sponse to President Obama’s Antony Desai. During the normalization of relations raid, police find, as expected, with the tiny island nation. drugs, firearms and stolen In Kearny, town officials cut property. a ribbon to reopen Vets Field, Red Bull Arena is to host Belgrove Drive, after the Peruvian elections in April. completion of the installation Under Peruvian law, ex-pats of turf at the field. Several may vote in their new countown officials are on hand, tries. Peruvian-born Harrison including a nice contingency Councilmen Jesus Huaranga of members of the town’s and (the-late) Victor Villalta recreation commission. coordinate the U.S. vote in the March comes to a close region. with a significant fire in LyndCANstruction is up and hurst at an aged 2 1/2 story running at Kearny High building that had apartments School. Taking the reign as and offices. The chief of the leader is David Mach, founder department notes there were of the Kearny Community flames “blowing out onto the Gardens. He replaces Paul street.” Fortunately, no one Rogers, who had run the was injured, but the building program since its inception. appears to be a complete loss. For the first time, Boystown At West Hudson Park, on Belgrove Drive is used as a parishioners from St. Cestaging area. cilia’s church recreate Jesus In Kearny, veterans from Christ’s passion or, “The Way the Vietnam War are saluted of the Cross.” Hundreds from at a special ceremony. Comthe parish’s English-, Spanmunities throughout the ish- and Portuguese-speaking country also honor Vietnam communities come together vets. as one for the moving recreaAmerican Legion Post 99, tion. Prayers and the “script” meanwhile, honors the best were recited in all three lanin Kearny uniforms. Det. guages of the parish. Michael Andrews is named The Kearny Police DepartKearny Police Officer of the ment releases its 2015 crime Year and Michael Kaywork is statistics – and the news it named Kearny Firefighter of good – crime is at a 15-year the Year. low. Police Chief John Dowie The Rev. Msgr. William credits KPD officers with beFadrowski, pastor at Queen of ing “proactive and alert while Peace Church, North Arlingon patrol. I also have to credit ton, announces his retirement their use of the technology following nearly three decavailable to us in the form of ades of service to the Catholic Mobile Data Computers and parish, 17 as pastor. Fadrowski license-plate readers. These continues to work with the proved very valuable in the Order of Malta while living mall areas at the end of the in and working as a parish year, alerting us to stolen weekend assistant in Morris vehicles and/or stolen license County. plates.” In Nutley, Det. Sgt. Anthony On March 22, 18 new Kearny Montanari announces a rash firefighters were sworn in of thefts of religious statues. by Mayor Santos. Fire Chief Most are in the same neighSteve Dyl says it’s the most borhood and are stolen from new firefighters to be swornresidents’ front lawns. in at once since 1962, when 32 Meanwhile, the FBI invesprobies were hired. tigates an April 2 Belleville As March ends, Kearny bank robbery. Two suspects announces it’s in talks with allegedly enter a Valley SUEZ to take over the town’s water department and it announces a new dog park is to see REVIEW page
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Mayor Alberto Santos cuts a ribbon to reopen Veteran’s Field on Belgrove Drive following placement of new turf.
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