THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018
OBITS
Continued from Page 21 before moving to Vernon last year. Visiting will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A service will take place Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
Chickie, the “matriarch of her family,” was the loving companion of Bob Kasak, cherished mother of Marcella Berrios (Frank Alvira) and sister of James Mumm and Ellen Ponczek. She is also survived by loving nieces and nephews along with their families. She was a member of the NJ Ski Club, loved golf, dancing and boating. She truly embraced the fun side of life and enjoyed her family and friends to the fullest.
Fernandez branches out with new business
J
ose Fernandez has spent the last 20 years working as an accountant — mostly in North Arlington. The St. Peter’s College (now University) graduate and his friend, Sandra Castro, also an accountant, decided, however, that the time was right to build their own business — and that’s exactly what they’re doing now, in Lyndhurst, under the banner Vista Services Group, LLC., at 290 Stuyvesant Ave. The one thing that hasn’t changed is what Fernandez — and Castro — deliver: excellence and attention to each customer’s needs. “We do taxes for individuals and small businesses and we treat every person who we work with like they were family,” Fernandez said. “We take the time to get to know each client ... what their needs are. We want to be sure we get things done right.” And do they ever
get it done right. Fernandez and Castro are, of course, accepting new clients — but don’t think just because the business is new that you won’t be getting the best service imaginable. “Sandra and I both have over 20 years of experience,” Fernandez said. “We’re looking forward to working with new clients.” The company also assists new businesses owners in setting up their corporations. And, they also do bookkeeping for nonprofits. As for Fernandez, accounting is hardly all he does. His roots are in Kearny — and he’s the former president of the now-defunct Kearny Rotary. He’s about to become the vice president of the Rutherford Rotary, too. Fernandez is also the treasurer of the Roosevelt School (Kearny) PTA. For more information, call Vista at 201340-4376.
STARBUCKS
Continued from Page 4 not demolished the car wash building and commenced construction of the new retail space within one year of [Feb. 6] or is not diligently pursuing completion of the project thereafter.” In other infrastructure news, Santos disclosed he has recommended that the town construction code official add
64 Laurel Ave., a boarded-up residential structure that has been vacant for the past five years, to the list of “abandoned properties” in Kearny. The mayor said the building’s condition “was brought to my attention by a resident” and definitely merited inclusion on the list of properties whose maintenance has been sorely neglected by their owners. In November 2016, Kearny passed an ordinance that
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provided for a public listing of properties that qualified as “abandoned” and gave the owner, lien-holder or responsible party a fixed amount of time to pay all outstanding taxes and bring the building up to code or post a bond for that cost. Or, if that cost rises to a certain threshold, the town can “take” the property. So far, Santos said, by the “public shaming” process, the town has seen one property sold.
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