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SENIORS SAVOR PICNIC PLEASURE Cooler weather prevails for 27th annual affair Photo & Story By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com
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F THE 27th ANNUAL KEARNY SENIOR CITIZENS’ picnic had been a day earlier, the mercury, which had risen to 99 degrees, might have forced it to be canceled. But Wednesday, June 14, saw temperatures drop nearly 15 degrees, leading to a fantastic afternoon for Kearny’s senior citizens who came together at the Doyle Pavilion on Passaic Ave., for food, fun and fantastic times and prizes. For Third Ward Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle, who has coordinated the event since its inception, it was yet another great way to celebrate Kearny’s golden community — and to bring friends and neighbors together for a great day away from home. See PICNIC, Page 9
DiLascio out as counsel to township, BOE By Ron Leir editorial@theobserver.com LYNDHURST — e wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration in place, a longtime Lyndhurst public servant is gone from the scene. A former mayor and former longtime commissioner and school board trustee, Richard DiLascio has been displaced as counsel to
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the township and to the Board of Education. His departure comes in the wake of the May municipal election, resulting in a 4-1 majority led by Mayor/Commissioner Robert Giangeruso, who also reclaimed the leadership of the Public Safety Department. Since June 2013, DiLascio had been serving as the legal representative for both the municipality and the school board. He’d been reappointed annually since then — despite a major rift
that was evidenced publicly in late September 2013 when Giangeruso bashed DiLascio for allegedly usurping the mayor’s authority. The feud impacted the political makeup of the township governing body, with Giangeruso and Commissioner Tom DiMaggio on one side and Commissioners John Montillo, Theodore Dudak and Matthew Ruzzo holding a majority. That majority bloc ended up removing Giangeruso, a retired depSee DiLASCIO, Page 5
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