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Where there’s a will ... By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON –
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ith Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a lot of folks are thinking of ways to please that special someone with a unique gift. Well, Goodwill NYNJ in Harrison may have the answer. Last week, the organization expanded its mission to “empower individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work” by opening its “Maker Market at Goodwill Etsy Store.” In a third-floor wing at its facility on Supor Boulevard, two women and five men, ranging in age from their 20s to 30s, spread among Essex, Bergen, Passaic and Union counties, are designing and creating a variety of merchandise, using 21stcentury technology. They’re turning out products such as signage, leather bookmarks, granite awards, metal dog tags, wood bottle openers, acrylic ornaments, wood picture frames, 3-D printed toys and crystal and acrylic key chains. The participants have the use of a 3-D printer and laser cutter and other equipment acquired
Photos by Kevin Canessa Jr.
see GOODWILL page
Goodwill clients fashion products at Harrison workshop as part of entrepreneurial project.
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Developer revising apartment project KEARNY – Plans to build new apartments on a Kearny Ave. site now occupied by a nowclosed gas station are on hold for now. After hearing testimony Jan. 19 from some of the prospective developer’s experts and
concerns from neighbors, the Kearny Planning Board agreed to hold over the application to April 5 when it expects to see an amended version. The applicant, listed as 694 Kearny Ave. LLC of Englishtown, and its managing member Felix Bruselovsky,
has proposed to tear down the former BP station at the northeast corner of Kearny and Linden Aves. and put up a three-story residential building with 12 one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom units, along with space to accommodate 12 on-site
parking spaces. However, as now proposed, the applicant would need variances from land use regulations covering density, front and rear yard setbacks and parking. Representing the applicant at last week’s hearing was
attorney Jeffrey Chang of the Millstone Township law firm Heilbrunn Pape. At its annual reorganization, the board designated James Doran Sr. as chairman and Fred Esteves as vice chairman. – Ron Leir
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